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

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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

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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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