Yale University - Sheffield Scientific School Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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G . 22 HISTORY OF 1916 S. the team met Princeton on November Znd. When the game Was over, the tiger limped off the gridiron with but 14 points to his credit in contrast to the 19 which the triumphant Bulldog carried back to New Haven. A Week later, the team was lined up against Harvard in the first game ever played in the Yale Bowl, and-the Historian finds it difficult to proceed. One thought is ever recurrent in his mind to the exclusion of all else:- Of all the words of tongue or pen, The saddest are-it might have been. Yes, it might have been -Worse than 0-36. But certain things are almost impossible of conception. A Barely a month later We packed our valises-the more fashion- ably inclined taking trunks as well-and disbanded for the Christmas holidays. A good time fell to the lot of all, but the ways of courting Dame Pleasure were too varied and diverse to be related here. Close upon the heels of vacation-mid-year's came and Went- and several of the Class '4Went with them. But even PRO XI COMMITTEE

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.... H. 76 VO? .. E ' 1 I , ' ff ,envy ? fi 'sf' Y 1, N wr f-E Z i'wUHlnr4mfJ My ll! THEM hm ' ' F' 4 S MW W ff Our Academic brothers exhaust the full period of two years in their gradual evolution from round-eyed Freshmen--wonder ing what is going to happen next-to sedate Seniors, undis- turbed in their grave dignity-yet, withal, a trifle subdued by the unaccustomed weight of great learning. But here in Shelf, this same metamorphosis is accomplished between September and June of Junior year. So Kultur loses out in the race with Scientific Efficiency. Indeed, so much ground Was covered Junior year that the Historian can touch upon only the high places, deeming it wiser to tax the reader's imagination rather than his immunity to boredom. On the night of October 3rd, the three classes marched out Prospect Street with a little music and much noise. It was there that Willy Wilson took a fall out of the 1917 men, altho Bradley lost the light-weight match, establishinga precedent which our heavy-weight, Wheeler, was forced to follow. This gave the victory to the Freshmen, who-greatly encouraged by our far-sighted generosity-commenced to feel that they were indeed part of Yale. It is a long, weary journey from the Port of Entry to Diplomatown, and for the next month, or so, our time was well CD occupied by paying homage to the great God Curriculum. Yet no less than six of us,-Betts, Easton, Scovil, Sheldon, Walden, and White-represented the college in at least one of the Big Games last fall, thus win- ning their Y 5 and the six probably would have been raised to seven had not Dick Kent-recently transferred from Stevens-been declared ineligible for that reason. VVith a record of six victories-one for each Sheff player--and but a single defeat-at the hands of Washington and Jefferson-

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JUNIOR YEAR 23 THE ARAIVIORY IN BLACK AND WHITE adversity has its uses, and the joys of Prom tasted all the sweeter in contrast to the harrowing strain of Exam week. During the winter term, Bradley, Cleveland, Matthews, and Shear all proved that the Sheif Junior is nimble in body as well as in mind by accomplishing the physically impossible on the University Gym Team. With the advent of spring, the sidewalks soon became even more dangerous thoroughfares than the streets. The latter were guarded on all the important intersections by New Haven's Finest, but the arm of the law stretched no farther than the curb-stone, and, once on the sidewalk, only Providence and quick dodging could save the unwary pedestrian from frequent hordes of grotesque Hgures bearing down upon him on their little steel wheels, or clustered at each corner, madly hurling little wooden cones, tipped with steel, upon the unoffending pavement. Per- haps facing such dangers was the direct cause of our remarkable showing on the Track Team in sprinting, jumping Cbroad and highl, etc. Preston was awarded his Y in the pole vault. Barker ran well in the half and Story jumped well in the high