Williams College - Gulielmensian Yearbook (Williamstown, MA)

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CLASS OF NINETEEN of the Lzl. he has edited for the past year the St. john's Parzlvh Tz'dz?4gs and was chair- man of the last handbook board. In the work of the curriculum, the English courses have been the ones for which he has shown the greatest liking, and in them he has done excellent work, not only in the class-room but also in individual work outside the regular requirements of the catalogue. He has also been active in the religious life of the college and was one of the leaders of the Senior Bible study class. Next year he expects to be engaged in the silk manufacturing business in Dover, N. J. William Peter Schell, Kappa Alpha, Gar- goyle, was born at Reading, Pa., April 17, 1878, and is a graduate of Lawrenceville. ff Billy has been particularly associated with the religious life of Williams during the past four years, and in the Y. M. C. A. has been, successively, treasurer, corresponding secre- WILLIAM P. Sc111f:1,1,. HUNDRIQD AND ONE. 33 tary, and president. He has been an active worker in Philotechnian and has held various ofiices in the society, besides being one of its representatives in preliminary debates. Sopho- more year he was president of the class and has served its welfare in many ways. He is also an associate editor of the PVeclcb1, and president of the Lawrenceville Club. He will devote his life to the work of the ministry and will e11ter Auburn Theological Seminary next fall. His permanent address is 119 West State street, Harrisburg, Pa. WELL1Nc'1'oN B. SM rrn. Wellington Bullard Smith, Zeta Psi, was born in Lee, Mass., September 19, lS79, and prepared for college at the high school of that place. H Duke has excelled as a social leader at Williams, and was a member of the Sophomore Prom. committee. He is also a member of the Chemistry Club and Junior year was one of the speakers at the Moon-

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32 WILLIAMS and the first Sophomore prize in the Moon- lights of the following year, and was the Senior orator of the Shirt-tail parade. In debating he has taken a strong stand, has held several oriices in the Philologian Society, and was the alternate dcbater in this year's team against XVesleyan. He has been one of the leaders in class matters, was a member of the Gul. board, is president of the class this year and will deliver the address to the lower classes on Class day. He is also a member of the dramatic club. His future years, he says, will be devoted to law or business and his birthplace will continue to be his address. William Rooney, Gargoyle, was born in Dalton, Mass., November 22, 1878, and did COLLEGE. February of this year, equalled the world in- door record forthe sixty-yards sprint. Dur- ing the past two seasons he has done work in football quite up to 'Varsity standard and the determination and enthusiasm which he has put into the game has made anything but success impossible. In connection with this work in athletics he has not shirked the work ofthe class-room and his record there is far above the average. I-Ie has never been lack- ing in class spirit and it may be a sort of reward for this that he was made one of the Class day marshals. His work for next year is as yet undecided, but his home address is Ballston Spa, N. Y. his preparatory work at NVesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, Mass. H Bill is one of the dis- tinguished athletes of the class. I-Ie has won points for the college in intercollegiate con- tests and at the meet with Columbia, held in Wli.I.l,xM Roonuv. jusaril M. Ross. Joseph Meeker Ross, Phi Delta Theta, was born in Newark, N. j., June 7, ISSI, and graduated at the Morris Academy, Morris- town, N. j. joe has been particularly interested in the literary activities of the col- lege, and besides being one of the editors

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34 WILLIAMS lights. Senior year he was elected manager of the class baseball team. After Commence- ment his address will be Lee, Mass., where he will be engaged in business. COLLEGE. School. He is one of the genuine sharks of the class. Freshman year he won the Horace F. Clark Scholarship, Sophomore year he was given honorable mention in Latin and Greek, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at the first jo11N W. S1-ooNER, JR. John Winthrop Spooner, jr., Kappa Beta Phi, was born in l-lingham, Mass., january 15, 1878, and fitted for college at Stone's School, Boston. Spooner has found time during his course to enjoy most thoroughly the passing events, and has been one of the social leaders of South College life. The his- tory which he read at the junior banquet made such an impression on those who heard it that at the Class day elections he was again elected historian, this time for the Senior class supper. After Commencement he will devote his energies to business and his doings may be ascertained by writing to I-lingham, Mass. Lewis Squires, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Beta Kappa. was born in Plainfield, N. J., june 2, 1881, and is a graduate of the Plainfield High drawings and received an appointment for Commencement. Latin and Greek have been his favorite subjects and he has elected them throughout his course, so that the presidency of the Classical Society naturally came to him. l-le was one of the editors of the Gul. and is a member of the lVcek01 board, being assis- tant-editor-in-chief this year. Next fall he will enter Columbia Law School, and letters .1-f at L1cw1s SQUIRES. for him may be addressed to 20 Cortland street, New York. Lawrence Edmunds Straw, Delta Kappa Epsilon, was born in Carey, Ohio, September 12, 1877, and received his preparatory instruc- tion at the University School. In college he