Williams College - Gulielmensian Yearbook (Williamstown, MA)

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CLASS OF NINETEISN having represented it in the Wesleyan pre- liminariesg in the class he was choragus the tirst two years, historian the second year, and at the Class Day election was chosen ivy poet. He has contributed verse to the lflfcekbf and the L17., and is manager ot' the latter publica- tion. In scholarship he has made a good record and won the Clark scholarship prize Sophomore year. Menkel is an Iipiscopalian and has given much time to work in St. john's church, of which he is a vestryman. The law is to be his profession and his ad- dress for next year will be 28 North Terrace Avenue, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. William King Miller was born in Rock Island, lll., December 21, 1879, and tilted for college at the Sedgwick Institute, Great liar- Wi1.i.i.ui K. Mimi-za. rington, Mass. 'journalism is his particular tield of activity and he has been the Williams correspondent of three Philadelphia papers HUNDRED AND ONE. 27 while he has been in college, and junior year he was secretary of the Press Club. In ath- letics he has shown a preference for baseball and was a member of the class team last year. His work next year will be that ofa journalist and his address will be 4224 Spruce Street, l'liiladelphia, Pa. Ilowaun IJ. Mix:-ia. Howard Dwight Miner was born in North Adams, l cbruary 9, 1879, and did his pre- paratory work at the Shattuck School, Fari- bault. Minn., and at Drury Academy. In the work of the college, he has devoted most time to the languages and has taken Greek throughout his course. lle was vice-president ofthe Chemical Society-junior year and is a member of the Classical and Philologian societies. His work next year will be in teaching and his address North Adams, Mass. Burnett Orion Moseley was born at West Hoosick, N. Y., November 25, 1876, and did

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26 WILLIAMS COLLEGE. devoted to various branches of college work, and have had to do with the musical, literary, and debating interests of WVilliams. He is a member of the Mandolin Club and chairman ot' the Y. M. C. A Music conunittee. He possesses ability as a poet, wrote the poem lbr the junior class supper, and will be the author ofthe Class Day ivy song. ln Philologian he has been a constant worker and is now the president ot' the society. I-le is also an enthu- siastic chess player, having competed suc- cesfully in the Williams-Amherst tournament last spring, and is the president of the Chess Club. Ile has done excellent work as an orator and captured the second junior prize in the Moonlights. He will study law next year and will receive all communications directed to Asbury Park, N. -I. at Lawrence Academy. Of the curriculum subjects H Mas has shown a liking for math- ematics and the sciences and in them he has done good work. He has also indulged in athletics, having played on the scrub foot- ball eleven junior and Senior years, and hav- ing contested in the hammer throw and shot- put in preliminary meets. He is a member of the l'hilotechnian Society and of the Chem- ical, Mathematics, and Physics clubs. He is uncertain about his work for next year, but Groton, Mass., will be his address. V -:xi 4 f ' 3' J ai'- .gene r SUMNIQR R. lWASON, Jn. Sumner Redway Mason, jr., was born in Groton, Mass., june Io, 1877, and gained the knowledge required for admission into college v ,Ore 1 i ff, ANTHONY M. MENKEI,. , Anthony Martin Menkel, Sigma Phi, was burn in lirooklyn, N. Y., August 28, 1873. Menk spent several years in business before he decided to come to college, and then did his preparatory work at the Wilson and Kellogg School, New York city. He has been active in many branches of college life. In the Philologian Society he has been secre- tary, vice-president and president, besides

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28 WILLIAMS COLLEGE. his preparatory work at the Troy Conference Academy, at Poultney, Vt. In the scholastic work of the course, Chemistry has been his favorite subject and he is a member ot' the Chemical Society. He is also a good speaker and participated in the Freshman oratorical preliminary Dartmouth debates this winter. Senior year he was made a member of the Honor System committee and at the Senior elections was chosen editor of the Class Book. He is uncertain what he will do next year but contest and in the Moonlight preliminaries of the following year. During the past two years he has been the private secretary of President Carter. Moseley expects to study medicine BURN lC'l l' O. Mos ELEY. next year but has not yet decided where. His home address is-West Hoosick, N. Y. Fred Leslie Newton, Phi Beta Kappa, was born in Cazenovia, N. Y., August 24, I379, and is a graduate of Cazenovia Seminary. His class-room record has been very good and he graduates with a Commencement ap- pointment. He has been interested in debat- ing while in college, has been president and critic of the. Philotechnian Society and was one of the representatives of the society in the Fiusn I.. N tfzwrox. intends ultimately to enter the ministry. His permanent address is Cazenovia, N. Y. Charles French Osborn, Theta Delta Chi, was born in Fall River. Mass., May 2, 1878, and the 15. M. C. Durfee High School was the place of his preparation for college. De- bating and dramatics have been his specialties. He has been critic and president of the Philo- technian Society, participated in the Dart- mouth and Wesleyan preliminary debates, and won third prize in the extemporaneous prize debate Junior year. He has been a member of the Cap and 'Bells throughout his course. Charlie has also been prominent in class mat- ters, has served on several committees and