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THE Cl.Ass. ASHBEL HINMAN BARNEY Arabella, Ash-barrel Was born at Irvington-on-Hudson, New York, july 29th, 1876, and prepared for Yale at Groton. His father, Charles T. Barney, Williams '7o, is a banker in New York City. Two uncles and two cousins have ,graduated at Yale. ARTHUR HENRY BARTLETT Iceberg Was born in Plainville, Conn., june zd, 1877, and has since spent his life on the fence. He prepared at '-the Plainville High School and came to Yale, in his own language, to poke up his innate ideas. Incidentally he has shown to a remarkable degree how a man can put himself through college by his own efforts. His father, Henry L. Bartlett, is a merchant. SAMUEL ELIOT BASSETT Sam, Plato 'Our crack orator and scholar, was born August nth, 1873, in Wilton, Conn., where he has since lived. His father, Benjamin F. Bassett, Yale '47, was a physician. An uncle, two cousins and some more distant relatives have graduated here. Wilton Academy and Hopkin's Grammar School prepared him for Yale.

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YALE '98 CLASS Book, ABRAHAM ROSECRANS BALDWIN Rosey, Pucker, O'Grady Lives in Chicago, but Orange claims the credit of intro- ducing him. He was born December Sth, 1877. That makes him very young. His father, Abraham Baldwin, is in the woolen business. Rosey boasts of English and Dutch descent and prepared in Chicago. Hel whistles beautifully. A great-uncle, three uncles and several cousins have attended Yale. CARLETON HENRY BARCLAY Bare, Barkis Son of Dr. William F. Barclay, a physician, was born in Saltsburg, Pa., June 17th, 1875. He prepared at the Butler High School and was at one time a member of Washington and Jefferson University. A brother graduated at Yale and a great many distant relatives took degrees at Washington and jefferson. WILLIAM LOCKWOOD BARNETT ff Bi11y, H Polo Was born in New Rochelle, N. Y., September 26th, 1876, but now lives in New Haven. His father, a rail- road attorney, is William E. Barnett, Yale '69. Uncles have been at Brown and Yale. Billy prepared at Hopkin's Grammar School.

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YALE '98 CLASS Book. ABRAHAM BURTIS BAYLIS 7 Bram, Babb1er Was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., October 29th, 1875. He prepared at the Brooklyn Latin School and came to Yale to swell the '98 Brooklyn tide. His father was Abraham Burtis Baylis. CLIFFORD EDWARD LIVINGSTON BEAR Chesterfield, Sprocket Was born in junius, N. Y., january 31st, 1878, but later pedaled to Lyons, N. Y., where he now lives. I-Ie prepared at the Lyons Union School, and is the son of Albert E. Bear. NORMAN BUCKINGHAM BEECHER -f Milk, ff Windy Struck Hillsboro, O., the zzd of july, 1877, where he has since resided. He claims to combine a high strain of Irish kings' blood with a little honest blacksmith's. His father, George B. Beecher, is a minister and a Yale graduate, Class of '61, A grandfather and great- grandfather had the same luck, and cousins and uncles favored Harvard and Amherst with their presence. Andover prepared the present generation, making it four straight.