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VOLUME XIX.
May, J 897 to March, 1898.
EDITORS:
WALTER C. JANNEY, '98, Editor-in-Chief.
ROBERT N. WILSON, '98. HOWARD H. LOWRY, '99.
J. EDGAR BUTLER, '99. GRAYSON M-P. MURPHY, '00.
JOSEPH H. HAINES, '98, resigned and succeeded by WILLIAM B. BELL, '00.
FRANK K. WALTER, '00.
J. H. HAINES, '98, Business Manager.
J. W. TAYLOR, '98, Assistant Business Manager.
Ibaverforo College,
1898. CONTENTS
PAGE. Page. Alumni Day, W. C. Janney, '98, 36 Communications— Annual Meeting of the I. C. C. A., The, Cricket Letter, H. H. Lowiy, '99, 94 Dr. Francis B. Gummere, '72, 19 Annual Report of the President of the Y. Foot Ball Letter, M. C. A., The, E. Field, '97, 3 Dr. Thomas F. Branson, 'S9 43 Commencement, R. N. Wilson, '98 39 82 Class Day, J. H. Haines, '98 37 Harvard Letter, T. Harvey Haines, '96, 106 Class Foot Ball Games, The, Letter from Dr. Gummere 100 H. H. Lowry, '99, 62 Matriculate Catalogue, The, Class Relay Races, The, /. E. Butler, '99,.. 29 Prof. Allen C. Thomas, '65, 18 Cricket Averages for 1897, The, 70 Originality of " The Anaesthetic," The, Everett Medal Oratorical Contest, The, R. D. Wood, '98, 97 W. C. Janney, '98, 8 Report of the College Improvement Freshman Sports, The, W. C. Janney, '98... 12 Committee, The, Handicap Sports, The, J. E. Butler, '99,... 13 Amelia B. Gummere, 19 Junior Exercises, The, H, H. Lowry, '99,.. n Discussing the Question, "Shall Hav- " Meeting of the New England Alumni, The, erford Raise Her Standard ? George L. Crosman, 'S2, 41 Charles S. Crosman, 'yS, 42 Ninty-four's Class Dinner, W. Comfort, W. William W. Comfort, '94 43 '94, 79 President Sharpless, 50 Ninty-six's Class Dinner, P. D. I. Maier, '96, 79 Charles f. Rhoads, 'oj 51 Ninty-seven's Class Dinner, f. Henry Scattergood, '96 51 R. N. Wilson, '98, 79 Dr.f. Cheston Morris, 67 Relay Race at Franklin Field, The, Barker Newhall, 'S7 70 E. Butler, '99, 14 J. Cricket— Reunion of the Class of Seventy-two, First Eleven Matches, W. C. Janney, '98, 31 1897, Sophomore-Freshman Sports, The, H. H. Lowry, '99, 21 Second Eleven Matches, J. E. Butler, '99, 63 H. Haines, '9S, Sophomore Play, The, ('99) f. 26 Matches, H. H. Lowry, '99, 10 Third Eleven Sophomore Play, The, (1900) R. N. Wilson, '9S, 2S Editorials— W. C. Janney, '98, 93 Spring Sports, The, J. E. Butler, '99, 29 By W. C. Janney, '98. Tennis Tournament, The, Appeal, An 33 W. C. Janney, '9S, 30 Award of Haverfordain Prizes, 81 Alumni — Notes Competition for College Prizes, 49 J. H. Haines, 'p5, 32 Haverfordian Prizes 18 W. C. Janney, '9S, and Steere, '92, J. M. 46 Haverford Cricket Spirit, The 99 W. C. Janney, '98, 80 Management of the Skating Pond, The, 65 College Notes— New Cover, The, 2 R. N. Wilson, '98 14 New Cricket Captain, The, 67 J. H. Haines, '98, 32 New Fellowship, The, S2 Butler, J. £. '99, 47 NewMembersof the Board, 1 H. H. Lowry, '99 63 Past Summer's Cricket, The, 34 80 Prize Competition, The, 1 96 Recent Action of the Board of Mana- 112 gers, The 66 ) 1
CONTENTS.
Page. Page Recent Decision of the Board, A, Si James Garfield, L. H. White, '00, 9 Support Needed by the Athletic Asso- Night on the Gulf Stream, A,
ciations, The, 17 V. Gilpin, '9S, 7 Third Quarter, The, 2 On How to Master the Chafing Dish, Tendency Toward Thoroughness, A 9S 5. F. Seager, '00, 76 Trouble, The 1 Record of Haverford—Swarthmore Foot Ball— Games, 1879- 1897, A. G. Scattergood, 'g8, W. C.Janney, 'gS G. M-P. Murphy, '00; R. N. Wilson, 73 Speaks the Kettle, 'gS,- J. E. Butler, '99 58 G. M-P. Murphy, '00, 104 W. C. Jaunty, 'p8 ; R. N. Wilson, 'gS, 77 Sticks from a Seashore Daily, Hockey— G. M-P. Murphy, '00, 91 H. H.Lowiy, '99, 108 What are the Ten Best Short Poems in Lectures— English? W. C. Janney, '98 21 Telepathy, Prof. Rufus M. Jones, William Morris, F. K. Walter, '00 5 reported by F. K. Walter, '00, 95 The Song of Roland, Dr. Frank E. Far- Treasurers' Reports— ley, reported by F. K. Walter, '00,.... 96 Annual Report of the Treasurer of the Modern Experiments in Electrical Heat- Athletic Association, ing, Prof. Levi T. Edwards, M. B. Dean, '98, 30 reported by F. K. Walter, '00, 109 Annual Report of the Treasurer of the The Fenlands of England in History Haverford College Cricket Club, and Song, Prof. A. C. Thomas, F. A. Evans, '99, 45 reported by F. A*. Walter, '00, no Annual Report of the Treasurer of the Literary Articles— Foot Ball Association, (season of 1896) /. P. Morris, '99. 31 Anaesthetic, The, R. D. Wood, '9S 84 Annual Report of the Treasurer of the Brief Account of Shelley's Philosophy, A, Foot Ball Association ( season of 1 H. Se?isenig, '00, S~ , 897 A. G. Tatnall, '00, no Dread Book of Account, The, Annual Report of the Treasurer of the W. B. Bell, '00, 54 Haverford College Tennis Association, Escort, The, G. J. Walenta, 'o/ 90 E. H. Lycett,Jr., '99, 45 Farm Home, E. R.Ross, '9S, 56 — Hero of the War, A, R. N. Wilson, '9S, 53 Verse History of Foot Ball at Haverford, The, Bits,/. E. Butler, 'gg, 64 A. G. Scattergood, '9S, W. C. Jau- Cricket Precepts of Baloo, The, nty, 'gS 71 Norman Gale, 28
How Jim and I Scored Against Penn- Evolution, T.J. Grayson, '01, 1 1 sylvania, R. J. Burdette,Jr., '00, 74 To the Virgin, [Lines suggested by a It's Last Appearance, picture of a wayside shrine], R.J. Burdette, Jr., '00 103 T.J. Grayson, 'o/, 111
THE ^IBRFORD^
Haverford College
Volume XIX, No. \ May. J 897
CONTENTS
EDITORIALS— The Everett Medal Oratorical Contest, 8
New Members of the Board, . . J The Everett Medal Prize Oration, . 9
The Trouble, i The Sophomore Play, 10
The Prize Competition, . . . . t The Junior Exercises, M The Third Quarter, 2 The Freshman Sports, 12 The New Cover, 2 The Handicap Sports, J 3 The Annual Report of the President
The Relay Race at Franklin Field, . J of the Y. M. C A., 3 4 William Morris, 5 College Notes, J4 A Night on the Gulf Stream, ... 7 Clippings, J5
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Vol. XIX. Hayerford, May, 1897. No. 1.
Zbc IbaverforMan. is certainly looking up. It is flat on its back, you see, and can't look any other EDITORS way." WALTER C. JANNEY, '98, We are convinced that a majority .of Editor-in-Chief. the students consider that the Haver- JOSEPH H. HAINES, '98. fordian has been "looking up" for ROBERT N. WILSON, '98. many months, but we are also convinced
'99. J. EDGAR BUTLER, that these same students do not realize
HOWARD H. LOWRY, '99. that they are responsible in a large measure for the standing of their college GRAYSON M-P. MURPHY, '00. paper whether it be good or bad.
J. H. Haines, '98, . . Business Manager. As there can be no government with-
J. W. Taylor, '98, Ass't Business Manager. out the people, so there can be no live, up-to-date college paper without the Subscription Price, One Year J1.00 constant support of the student body. Single Copies, 15 Nor do we call denunciation in any of
The Haverfordian is published in the interest of its forms support. What the Haver- the students of Haverford College, on the tenth of each fordian needs is " not more criticism," month during the college year. but more and heartier co-operation on Entered at the Haverford Post-Office, for transmission the part of the students. tkrough the mails at seeond-ctass rates. When instead of trampling their col- THE recent competition for places lege paper under foot, and running it on the Haverfordian Board, down at every possible opportunity, the resulted in the election of Joseph students take an individual interest in the '98 Butler, '99, Haverfordian and write for it and H. Haines, ; J. Edgar and Grayson M-P. Murphy, '00. fight for it ; then, and not till then, will Owing to the small number of con- it become a paper worthy of Haverford, testants and the quality of the work sub- and one of which they may justly feel mitted, the Board of Editors did not feel proud. justified in filling the fourth vacancy. The new Board earnestly desires that The seventh man will probably be chosen during the coming year all who are, or
next fall. have been, connected with Haverford will encourage and support the Haver- U USINESS is looking up," said fordian in every way that is in their B a big jolly-looking man the power. other day to his friend when he met him on the street. URING the past year the Haver- " Glad to hear it," said his friend. D fordian offered nearly forty "Yes," said the big man, "business dollars in prizes for various forms THE HAVERFORDIAN. of literary work. The offers seemed again and again. It is the man who
rather liberal to the Board and it was goes in for every thing that wins the expected that the competition would be most honor and develops most rapidly. very keen and that some of the material The standards are not so high that any- submitted would be of a high order. one need shrink from trying. On the contrary, however, the number We hope to see in the future a larger of contestants was small and the articles number of contestants and more spirited were of only average merit. competitions not only for Haverford- The examination of the causes of this ian, but for all College prizes. result brought to light some startling facts. Each student seemed to have EVERY year the tendency seems to argued that he would not have any be to crowd the third quarter chance of winning because so-and-so or more and more with lectures, some other chap would be sure to get the debates, oratorical contests and college prize. entertainments in general.
Consequently all or nearly all waited This is unfortunate in the extreme, as for the literary giants of Haverford to in any case the third term is a hard one step in and seize upon the booty. As for the students. Not so much because usual the dreaded geniuses were not their college duties are more difficult at heard from. They were either not as at that time as because they are weary brilliant as was supposed or they were of indoor work in general and in need too lazy to make the necessary effort. of a vacation and of spring. Thus the contest essentially failed in If this outside work were distributed its purpose chiefly because the students more evenly throughout the second and in general were afraid of being beaten if third quarters the improvement would they entered the competition. certainly be a very appreciable one and There can be no more foolish mis- we cannot see why this plan is not en- take than to stand aside for such a tirely practicable. We believe that the reason. At a small college every man best way to institute the reform would has a chance of winning honors in every be to include in the college calendar the branch of work if he is only willing to dates for the various entertainments. make a determined effort throughout his course. Perhaps he may fail at first, THE HavERFORDian appears this but what of that ? If he only perseveres month with a new cover. This in true sportsmanlike fashion he will is the second time in the history gain by his defeats and by them learn of the paper that such a change has been how to succeed. made, and we trust that the present ex- Specialization in outside work at terior will appear as attractive to our Haverford has been proved a mistake readers as the former ones. THE HAVERFORDIAN.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE HAVERFORD BRANCH OF THE Y. M. C A.
THE Y. M. C. A. has come to the au increase of 4 over last year. The close of another year of its work. largest meeting of the year was the one The problems are much the same addressed by Mr. Charles T. Studd, as those that faced the Association last when 75 were present. year, the opportunities are greater, and In addition to our student leaders, the the experience of the j'ear's work will aid following have addressed us : President much in the solving of these problems and Sharpless, Prof. Babbit, State Secretary in the improving of these opportunities. Hugh Beaver, Mr. Wm. E. Tatum, of Philadelphia We shall glance at the purpose and the ; Mr. R. E. Lewis, Travel- work of the Association for the past year. ling Secretary of the Student Volunteer
: for The aim of the Association has been Movement Foreign Missions ; Mr. To unite all the students who desire to T. H. P. Sailer, of the University of promote the spiritual life, activity, and Peunsylvania ; Dr. Wm. H. Taylor, Rev.
influence of the college, and to enlist C. H. Arndt, of Germantown ; Mr. definite, practical Christian Chas. Cookman, them in H. '95 ; Kin Takahashi,
work ; to deepen the spiritual life of the of Maryvale College, and Mr. Chas. T. individual student and through him to Studd, of Cambridge University, Eng- strengthen the moral and religious tone land.
of the college ; to be an aggressive, The Association has endeavored to spiritual force within the sphere of the make Bible study its pivotal work. The influence of the college, and to influence individual daily study of the Bible has men as they go forth from college to been urged, and for the promotion of this place their lives where they will count study the four classes have been con- most in the work of the church to ad- ducted as heretofore, with student vance the Kingdom of Christ. It has leaders. The courses aim to be perman- sought to lay aside all class distinctions ent and progressive. The Freshman in its meetings, and to harmonize with all class study the life of Christ, historically
college activities, with which it bears es- and devotionally ; the Sophomores, the life sential relations. It has sought to make of Paul ; The J uniors, the divinity of its sphere definite and to allow to all its Christ from internal evidences of the Four members a full share in the work and Gospels ; the Seniors, sketches of Old management. Testament characters. The Seniors had The work of the Association can be formerly a typographical and chronologi- briefly summarized. From April 29, cal study of the life of Christ, but it 1896, to April 4, 1897, there were 66 seemed best to include in the graded religious meetings held. The total at- course, a plan of work in the Old Testa- tendance at the mid-week meetings was ment. The weekly attendance of the 1366, and the average attendance 43, an four classes has been 34 out of an en- increase of 3 over last year. At the rollment of 56, as compared with 39 out Sabbath evening meetings the total at- of 44 for the preceeding year. The tendance was 897, and the average 30, record of the four classes is as follows : THE HAVERFORDIAN.
No. in Class. Average Attendance. $74.41, leaving a present balance of '97 8 13 $40.41. This does not include the 98 ir 8 •99 17 10 amount in the mission fund. 1900 15 8 We have felt the need of improved
Totals, 56 34 quarters for our meetings, for our present We feel that we have not advanced room has served our purposes but in- strongly enough along these lines of differently. We look forward to the Bible study, and although it is difficult time when the Association shall have a to trace the causes of such failure, the home of its own. Recognition is due the requisite for success is a more prayerful Room Committee for their careful work consideration of the privileges of such and tasteful improvements in the decora- study, and a cheerful determination to tion of the room. Mrs. Rudy has very improve these opportunities. We recom- kindly presented an easel, for which an mend that stronger emphasis be laid on appropriate picture has been purchased. the Bible study classes this coming year. The musical feature has been faithfully The Mission study class has about attended to by Henry S. Drinker, completed two courses, eight " Biographi- Jr., 1900. cal Studies," and an outline of the As a feature of next year's work it is
' work of the ' Apostles of Mediaeval recommended that there be, under a Europe." The enrollment of this class committee, some organized work carried was 17, with an average attendance of on outside the college. Such effort not
1 1 . The money to be contributed to only enlarges the sphere of usefulness of missions this year will amount to about the Association, but is a stimulus to the $70, as against $60 last year. The in- organization itself. terest in the school at Tokio, Japan, is President Sharpless' attitude toward still maintained. Efforts are being put the work has been most encouraging to forth to increase the size and usefulness us. He has continued to meet with the of the missionary library by the addition Association on Sabbath evenings, and to of new and desirable volumes, and it is assist very much with practical and sug- hoped that its practical efficiency will gestive talks. It has been most gratify- be increased thereby—in short, that the ing to receive the sympathy of the whole students will read the books. Several faculty, and especially of the ladies, who new volumes have been placed in the have most willingly aided us as occassion college library. arose. We have not come in as close The present membership of the As- touch with the alumni as the Associa- sociation is 73, as against 63 a year ago. tions have done in previous years and Thirty-two members have been added we strongly urge attention to this in the during the year, 22 of the old member- future. ships having been terminated by gradu- Our delegation to Northfield last sum- ation or removal. This is our high mer was reduced, by force of circum- water mark, and while it is most grati- stances, to six. There seems to be no fying, it is hoped that we may very soon reason, however, why a very large num- enlist the sympathies of many who are ber should not attend the Conference not at present on our roll. this summer, a Conference which will be The financial condition of the As- of unusual interest. The prospects for sociation is most satisfactory. Receipts a large delegation are, at present, very amount to $114.82, expenditures to encouraging. THE HAVERFORDIAN.
As has been characteristic of the Christian principles. There have been work in previous years, there has been faults, and slippings by the way, but no marked revival among the students. there has been advance, and, above all, The policy of the Association has been conscientious effort to realize the possi- to lay the lines broad and deep, to en- bilities that the work has afforded. deavor, by earnest, persevering effort, to ELLIOT FIELD, lead men to a deeper spiritual life, and Retiri?ig President. to a more active expression of their
WILLIAM MORRIS. BY the death of William Morris on the Of an artistic temperament himself, third of October, 1896, England and surrounded by artistic friends it was lost a citizen whose character was only natural that he should seek to ex- in many ways unique. There have been press his artistic ideas in painting. He many men who have achieved eminence made several attempts and painted several in some one direction ; there have been pictures but with indifferent success. others who have divided their attention Disappointed in this direction, he started among many things. Few have success- an establishment for the manufacture of fully done both and have been at the artistic articles of household decoration. same time engaged in various lines of In this he was very successful. The work and successful in almost all they quality of the material used, joined with undertook. William Morris was one of the artistic taste displayed in the color- these few. He wrote good poetry and ing and in the designs, many of which good prose. He was a classical scholar, were made by Morris himself, almost artist, successful business man revolutionized taste in matters of decora- an and a ; a rich employer and a socialist. His tive art in England and America. success in these varied and often oppos- In this work he came face to face with ing lines of work was due in great part the social problems of the day. His to his ceaseless energy, his magnificent sympathies for the working man were health, and his strong physical constitu- aroused. He drifted into socialism and tion. He never was an idler and it is remained a socialist the rest of his life. said of him that his idea of rest was to He was no doubt mistaken in many of go from one kind of work to another. his views, but we must at least give him In his earl)' life he did little that was the credit of sincerity, and consider his remarkable. He was graduated from mistaken notions the perversion of a Oxford without having distinguished noble sentiment. If we remember that himself in any way. But, while yet a he preached equality while he himself young man he came under the influence remained a rich man, we should also re- of Rosetti and the pre-Raphaelites and member that he paid the men and women his association with them changed the employed the best of wages and made all whole course of his after-life. His their surroundings as pleasant as possi- poems, his works of decorative art, his ble. His time, his money, and his tal- socialistic views, all reflect the romantic ents were constantly used in attempts to inspiration he received at this stage of bring the lower classes up to the higher his development. level he wished them to reach. That the ' :
THE HAVERFORDIAN. workiug people themselves believed in ing for effect, but no one will deny the hiin is well shown by the compliment dreamy beauty that characterizes the paid him by a working man. most of his work. The characters he
' ' ' They tell me, ' said this rough la- has created and the atmosphere they borer, "that you're a poet, Mr. Morris. move in may not bear the stamp of realty.
Well, I know nothin' about poets and But if his world is a dream world it is a poetry, but I'm well sure I know a man, world full of beauty. Morris himself, and you're one." has well described much of his work in It may seem difficult to reconcile the these words socialist leader with the romantic poet " The idle trouble, the bewildering care whose songs are of the great and noble. That weighs us down who have to earn our bread, Yet it is as a poet that he will probably These idle verses have no power to bear be longest remembered. It is too early ; So let me sing of names remembered, now to decide what place he will take Because they, living not, can ne'er be dead, among the poets of the present century. Or long time take their memory quite away Had he devoted all his energy to this From us poor singers of an empty day." work he might have attained an enviable If there are faults in the character of position among them. Even with his Morris we must criticise, there is also divided powers, his verses display a gen- much we can admire. He was sur- ius which places him far above the mere rounded by every temptation to ease and rhymester. His inspiration is from the indolence. He had wealth, a beautiful past. His fancy dwells amid gods and and affectionate family, a circle of friends heroes, with the mighty deeds of long- that included some of the foremost men
' gone days. He has written of ' The of the time. In spite of all these things Eife and Death of Jason," "The Defence his life was full of toil. Now telling in
' ' ' of Guinevere, ' 'The Lovers of Gudrun. delicate verse a romance of the past, now He has given us in his favorite work working in the midst of the employees in "The Earthly Paradise," tales of many his factory, now busy with schemes to lands as " Atlanta's Race," " Pygma- help his fellow-men in the way he felt to lion and the Image, " " The Man Born be his duty, he has given us an example to be King." In the telling of these of energy, of successful effort that we tales, Morris displays his highest gen- may do well to imitate. ius. The influence of Chaucer, whom he He is worthy to be remembered as a confessed his literary master, is seen at poet ; his influence on art will keep his
its best in them. name from being easily forgotten ; but
If the works of Morris live, it will not above all, the earnest endeavor, the hon- be on account of their strength or power. est purpose of his life will make his He has given no great theme to the memory live. And England, looking at world for future authors to develop. the fullness and completeness of his His power, as he well understood, lay in career will honor him because the laud the beautiful rather than in the sublime. was enriched by the influence of his He has been accused of sometimes strain- manly life. ' '
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A NIGHT ON THE GULF- STREAM. THE little forty-foot sharpie another mighty heave, and a plunge "Heron" was off the Atlantic down, down—seemingly far below the coast of Florida, in the Gulf surface—only to bring up with a crash stream, with Biscayne Bay somewhere against that solid water. And so it went south of her, bound for Lake Worth on. somewhere to the north. Her exact In a few moments the whistling in position could only be guessed, for it was the rigging grew shriller —the boat two o'clock on a black stormy night, heeled to an uncomfortable angle—while and the powerful drift of the Gulf stream the pattering of great raindrops sounded together with a violent north-easter, en- sharp above us. We heard Mr. Potter livened by constant squalls and flurries outside shout, " Drop that foresail." of rain and hail, made calculations nearly Then somebody scrambled forward, and useless. a great mass of thundering canvas and Two little rags of canvas were all the banging spars and blocks came down on
' ' men could show, and these required care- the cabin above us. The ' Heron
' ' ful watching. The ' Heron ' was a became more nearly upright, and swung flat-bottomed boat, and was having a slowly around with her head to the wind. hard time in the short deep swells kicked Thus she lay for five minutes, pitching up by the wind blowing against the and drifting wildly, amid the seething of current. white-caps, the howling of the wind, and We inside, of course, could only the vicious pelting of rain and spray. imagine the scene as we lay in drowsy Gradually the squall passed. Then half consciousness in the warm drj- the foresail went slowly and laboriously bunks. But it was a pretty clear sort of up again, and the little yacht recom- imagination—almost as clear as we would menced her fight. have had outside. Eyes were of very A quarter of an hour later, after a deal little use then, and we could hear and of heaving and creaking and splashing, feel inside as well as out. a second and more severe squall forced
How the old boat did pitch ! One us to heave-to again. Then Mr. Potter great heave at last roused us completely. cautiously opened the companion doors Tossed high on the crest of a sea, half and slipped in. His oil-skins were her length out of water, her flat bottom streaming, and his teeth were chattering came down in the hollow with a mighty with cold. thud that threatened to shatter her " I think we'd better give it up," he planking. Her whole frame shuddered said, drying his face and hands hastily, as though she were some sentient being. and munching at some crackers from the A great shower of spray rattled like shot box in the corner. "She can't stand on the forward cabin windows, and the this all night. I know you wanted t( single caudle glimmering incompetently get into Lake Worth to-day, but I don't by the cabin doors waved wildly about in known where the Inlet is now, and we its swinging socket. Away up forward could not possibly pass the rocks with we heard, faintly, the crash of china this sea on an}^way. I'm going to run slipping from the racks and sliding about for New River. ' among the provision boxes. Then came We said nothing—there seemed to be ' '
8 THE HAYERFORDIAN. nothing to say. New River was some- There was no more pounding—no where behind us and promised comfort more handling of sails, no noise but the for us and for the boat. If we could not soothing rush of waters outside, and in reach Lake Worth, we had better get a few moments we were sound asleep. into some place of peace. When we awoke, we sat up and rubbed Mr. Potter went on deck again as the our eyes in astonishment. The boat squall subsided, and gave a few orders. was motionless. A brilliant sun was We heard the foresail go up a little glaring down on us. Little breaths of way—just enough to swing the boat's hot air occasionally drifted in at the head away from the wind. She turned open windows, wafting the light cur- slowly, gave one tremendous roll as she tains to and fro, and bringing the odor fell into the trough of the sea, and started of tobacco and scraps of conversation off with a swoop on her race with the from two of the men who were lying on wind. deck lazily smoking and spinning each No more pitching now. As a swell other yarns. behind us would rise slowly under the We went outside, and a question or stern, the boat would rush humming two solved the mystery. We were in down the slope like a sled down hill. New River, near the mouth, beached on Then as the swell passed ahead, she the little strip of sand which separates would bury her nose up to the deck in the river from the sea. The wind and it, and stop suddenly with a great roar- the clouds were gone. It was nearly ing and seething. She was rolling too, noon on a hot calm day, and the only with those long sweeps to and fro which trace of the storm we had fought the make such hard work for the man at the night before was a mighty surf raging tiller. on the beach outside. THE EVERETT MEDAL ORATORICAL CONTEST. " first Annual Freshman-Sopho- Reciprocity with Canada," THE Rufus Horton '99 more Oratorical Contest for the Jones, " The Cuban Question," Everett Prize Medal was held in Frank Eugene Lutz, 1900 Alumni Hall on the evening of April " William Penn,"
1 2th. President Sharpless presided, aud William Warner Justice, Jr., 1900 " after a few appropriate remarks he in- The American Protective Association," Malcolm Augustus Shipley, '99 troduced in turn the speakers of the Jr., "James A. Garfield," evening. Linden Harris White, 1900 We regret that lack of space prevents " Thomas Alva Edison," us from giving an abstract of each ora- Benjamin Satterthwait DeCou, '99
' ' tion, especially as all of them were care- ' The Popular Election of Senators, Frederic Cope Sharpless, fully written and were upon interesting 1900 subjects. Committee of judges: Hon. James M.
Beck, chairman ; Cheesman 0. Herrick, The programme was as follows :
' ' The Future Position of the Anglo-Saxon Joseph M. Huston. Race" William John Bawden, '99 Mr. Beck, after making a short address
' ' ' Arbitration a Substitute for War, on the art of oratory, announced the Elisha Roberts Richie, '99 " Robert Burns" Arthur Clement Wild, '99 decision of the judges aud awarded the " William Morris"... Frank Keller Walter, 1900 silver medal to Linden Harris White, THE HAVERFORDIAN.
1900, for his oration on "James A. Gar- very encouraging to those interested in field," which we publish in full. Honor- oratory at Haverford, and must have able mention was accorded to W. J. been a source of great gratification to Bawden, '99, and to F. E. Lutz, 1900. Mr. Alfred Percival Smith, '84, the The number of contestants and the donor of the prize. general excellence of the speaking were
JAMES A. GARFIELD. [THE EVERETT MEDAX PRIZE ORATION.] THE short but eventful history of the gress. The entire annals of American United States has called into history can show no other promotion so prominence the names of many varied and so rapid. men, men who are remarkable for the Garfield was not the tool of politicians. wisdom, and purity of their lives. These When John C. Fremont, the first Re- men have been called at the nation's publican candidate for President was need to assume the reins of government. nominated, Garfield dared to vote for
' ' The ' Revolution ' demanded the him, although he knew it might mean genius, and perseverance of a Washing- the end of his political career. heart, his ton ; the "Rebellion" the pure Throughout whole public life Gar- and noble purpose of a Lincoln, and field never forsook the calling of a the critical period which followed the scholar. Even in the midst of the busy " Rebellion," the beautiful and unselfish turmoil of his official career he took life of a Garfield. delight in reading the Greek and Latin The life of Garfield appeals to us authors in theorginal and found time to pre-eminently as the life of a scholar. master French and German. Born in obscurity of humble and religious Ever seeking to learn some new thing, parents his whole life was one grand Garfield devoted himself to the study of struggle for learning. Filled with an un- law, and like everything he undertook quenchable thirst for knowledge he he soon became proficient in it. His struggled on, surmounting every obstacle studies, however, were interrupted by a in his path, and his lot was by no means call to the army. He was given com- an easy one. Compelled by necessity to mand of the brigade he had organized, work, he made heroic sacrifices to attain in whose ranks were included one hun- an education, and as a result of persistent dred students from the college of which efforts he graduated from Williams Col- he was president. At the famous battle lege with the "highest honors." Gar- of Middle Creek Garfield gained a de- field is the great, living example of what cisive victory' over the Confederate pluck and perseverance can accomplish General Marshall, a graduate of West in the education of a man. Point, and thereby saved Kentucky to At twenty-six Garfield was the presi- the Union. dent of a college and during the next six Garfield as a soldier was fearless. years of his life, his career was as check- When no one else would pilot a boat ered as it was brilliant. In quick suc- laden with provisions for the relief of his cession he became a state-senator, a starving army, and although experienced major-general in the national army pilots said it was madness to contend and a representative in the national con- with such a flood, Garfield seized the IO THE HAVERFORDIAN.
helm, and for the space of forty-eight bringing honor on old Williams College.
hours guided his boat in safety to its On the day of his inauguration it was a destination. matter of the greatest concern to him as Before the battle of Chiekamauga to how many of his old college chums Garfield was the only one of the seven- were up there in the lobby to witness his teen generals on Rosecrans' staff to triumph and theirs. advise battle. Rosecrans took his ad- Like that good old English King vice. Garfield wrote all the orders that Alfred the Great Garfield saw that day except one, and that one lost the although by the perseverance of the battle. When no one else would volun- Immortal Washington his country had teer Garfield rode under fire of the been freed from the rule of the foreign enemy's ranks to order General Thomas tyrant, and although by the moral to retreat, and thereby saved the army courage of Abraham Lincoln its unity from utter destruction. For his gallantry had been preserved that the true safety he was promoted on a lost field to the of his country lay in the education of its rank of major-general. people. Therefore Garfield with all the With a military future assured, this fervor of his consecrated life devoted student soldier reluctantly gave up his himself heart and soul to the furtherance brilliant prospects at the urgent request of the national education. of President Lincoln and assumed new His death intensifies our spirit of honors in the national congress. reverence for the man cut off in the early He served honorably in all his posi- part of his administration by the shot of a tions of trust, and was finally made chair- disappointed office seeker. He lingered man of the Committee on Finance. Here ten long weeks in excruciating pain he obtained an appropriation of $44,- which he bore with the fortitude of a 600,000 of the forty-five million asked martyr. for by him to be used chiefly in the His death shocked the whole world. maintenence of schools. He obtained Every nation put on mourning for the this appropriation against great opposi- man who was so universally loved. tion by the sheer force of his logical Messages of sympathy were received from argument. all the crowned heads of Europe. The Garfield, always unselfish, was seeking grief of the people was sincere. Garfield the nomination of Mr. Sherman for had performed his mission. His work President when he was brought promi- remained to bear witness to his character. nently before the eye of the convention There can be no estimation of the good himself and received its unanimous nomi- he would certainly have accomplished nation, entirely unsought and unwished had he been permitted to serve out his for by him, and was elected. administration—but the ways of Provi- The many honors which were showered dence are best, Garfield died as he had
' upon him did not change his character lived, ' and nothing in his life became one whit. He took boyish delight in him like his leaving it." THE SOPHOMORE PLAY. t I \HE fifth annual Sophomore Play success, outranked in the opinion of all X_ took place in Alumni Hall on who witnessed it, any thing of the kind Friday, April second. " The that has ever before been presented at Rehearsal," besides being a financial Haverford. The entire cast acted their THE HAVERFORDIAN. ii parts admirably, but special praise is due CAST. Carroll Samuel Bettle, Samuel Bettle, Jr., '95, who helped to Jack Jr., '95. Ernest Tyler (his chum), ..M. A. Shipley, '99. write the play, and who took such a Jr., Frank Coleman (their friend), Arthur Hames,'9g. prominent part in more than one role. Daniel G. Tyler (Ernest's father), ..M. Lee, '99. plan, can hardly say plot, is The we Ezekiel Sykes, A.M., Ph.D., ..Clement Wild, '99. the story of a day spent at Harrowgate Uncle Ben, Linden H. White, '00. University. The arrival of visitors cuts Ethel Tyler, (Ernest's sister), Edward H. Lycett, '99. short a rehearsal by students in one of Dollie Meredith (her friend), the college rooms. The rehearsal con- Frank M. Eshleman, '00. sists "Trilby and Gecko," "Min- of INCIDENTALLY. strels," " A Mandolin Trio," and a Trilby, Edward B. Conklin, '99. " comic sketch entitled Willie and Gecko, Charles H. Howson, '97. Tillie." All four of these performances MINSTRELS. took so well that when further rehearsing S. Bettle, Jr., '95. V. Gilpin, "98. was interrupted, we were willing to be- A. S. Harding, '98. D. G. Jones, '98. lieve we had heard the best part of the M. Marshall, '00. TRIO. entertainment ; but the engaging ap- '00. pearance of the new-comers and the W. J. Taylor, '9S. H. H. Stuart, K. Moorhouse, '00. bright dialogue which ensued prevented J. Willie S. Bettle, Jr., '95. our interest from nagging, so that when Tillie, Arthur Haines, '99. the curtain fell at last we fully agreed COMMITTEE. with " Mr. Tyler " that we had spent a J. Edgar Butler, Howard Haines Lowry. very pleasant day at Harrowgate. Arthur Haines, M. A. Shipley, Jr. Edward H. Lycett, M. Lee, Chairman.
THE JUNIOR EXERCISES. THE Junior exercises, on April four- evening previous to the disappearance of teenth, contrary to the hitherto Duck, that on the following morning the unbroken custom of having study room of Lander and Duck was dis- speeches, consisted of a mock trial, fol- covered in the greatest disorder, with lowed by the usual reception. After the Duck's new mandolin smashed to pieces Banjo and Mandolin Clubs had opened and blood-stains on the floor. the entertainment with a few selections, From the witnesses for the defense the President Sharpless made a short ad- court learned that Lander bore a much dress welcoming the large audience to better character among the students than
Haverford on this time- honored occasion. did Duck ; that the physical difference
The trial then began. The case was in the two men made it impossible for that of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- Lander to have removed the body by vania against one A. S. Lander, charged himself and that, since no carriage tracks with the murder of his room-mate were found near, Duck must have taken
Ichabod Duck. himself off ; and that finally, the blood The witnesses for the prosecution on the floor belonged not to Duck but to proved to the court that there were fre- Lander. quent quarrels between the accused and The testimony of the prisoner threw the murdered man, that there had been no further light on the case. He as- an exceptionally violent one on the serted as his belief that Duck had gone ;
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South to study the dialects of certain Murdered Man, Ichabod Duck. Frederick Asa Swan. regions. The District Attorney and the lawyer WITNESSES FOR PROSECUTION. for the defense then made their summing Gym Slicker, Frederick Stadleman. up addresses. The Judge was half Dr. B. O. Brummel, William Jordan Taylor. Josiah Gurney Thomas Wistar. through his speech explaining the law to the jury, when Duck, the supposed WITNESSES FOR DEFENSE. murdered man, made his appearance in Artful Dodger Arthur Search Harding. Cos. X. Pert court and the case was closed. The pres- Ira Isbon Sterner. Dr. Jacob Kleinstuber, Davis Godfrey Jones. ident of '98 then invited the audience to Mary O'Donnell Richard Davis Wood. reception in Founders Hall. a TWELFTH JURYMAN. The new venture was very interesting, Uriah Heap, John Gyger Embree. and the college owes '98, who spared no OTHER JURYMEN. expense to make the affair successful, John Schott (foreman) Jonathan A. Rose, man}' thanks for a delightful evening. Jonathan Fell, Aaron N. Sude, CHARACTERS. James B. Held, Gen. A. Larm, Judge, William Blackstone. Seth Low, A. R. Rest, Vincent Gilpin. John S. Cope, John Tride, District Attorney, John H. Dodson. N. O. Case. Morris Burgess Dean. Committee on Entertainment. Lawyer for Defense, Austin Fogg. Vincent Gilpin, Robert North Wilson. Robert North Wilson, Bryan. Crier, Wm. J. Richard Davis Wood, Francis Reeves Strawbridge. Morris Burgess Dean, Chairman. Recorder, B. Y. Belus. Alfred Garrett Scattergood. Committfe on Arrangements. Court Marshall, " Dogberry." Joseph Howell Haines, Samuel Rhodes. Walter Coggeshall Janney, Prisoner, A. S. Lander. William Jordan Taylor, Joseph Howell Haines. Morris Burgess Dean, Chairman.
THE FRESHMAN SPORTS. As the Sophomores declined to meet The most exciting event of the day, the class of 1900 this spring in the however, was the bicycle race in which customary track contest, the Freshmen the Haverford record was again nearly decided to hold sports of their own for broken. Schober lead till within twenty the purpose of discovering their promis- feet of the goal where Allen, who had ing athletes. been spurting magnificently for nearly This meet was held on the afternoon two hundred yards, passed him. of April 6th, and although the spirit
summary : of class rivalry was greatly missed, never- theless the races proved very interesting. 100 yards, first heat—Won by Justice. Although the weather and condition 100 yards, second heat—Won by Sensenig. Mile run Won by Ross second, — ; Llovd of the track were unfavorable for fast ; third, Chamberlain. Time, 5 minutes 8)£ time, R. J. Ross succeeded in running seconds. the mile run, unpaced and without being 100-yard dash, final—Won by Sensenig ; sec- pushed, in five minutes eight and a half ond, Stewart ; third, Tatnall. seconds, or within six seconds of the Running broad jump—Won by Sensenig college time. second, Hoopes ; third, Justice. THE HAVERFORDIAN. 13
One mile bicycle race—First heat, won by Pole vault—Won by Hoopes ; second, Mif-
Hoopes ; second, Febiger ; third, Seager. Sec- flin ; third, Jenks.
heat, Schober ; second, Allen The officials were : Referee, A. ond won by ; J. Lester, '96 third, Drinker. ; judges, F. B. Jacobs, '97, and E. B. Conk-
Putting the shot—Won by Freeman ; second, lin, '99 ; measurers, T. Wistar, '98, and A. M.
Sensenig ; third, Lloyd. Collins, '97 ; timers, Professor Collins, C. H. bicycle race Final heat, won One mile by Howson, '97 ; B. Conklin, judges — E. '99 ; of
Allen ; second, Schober ; third, Hoopes. Time, finish, A. Haines, '99 ; M. Collins, A. '97 ;
2.50. starter, Professor J. A. Babbitt. 120-yard hurdle race—Won by Justice; sec- ond, Jenks ; third, Hoopes.
THE HANDICAP SPORTS. THE first of the series of track games Two records were broken in other preparatory to the annual inter- events. J. A. Lester threw the 16 pound class contest in May was held hammer 86 feet 4 inches, breaking the college record April 13, and was very successful in by 6 feet 4 inches ; al- bringing out men. The Freshman class though Embree's 15 foot handicap has some excellent material. Ross and brought him up first with McCrea, 10 Sensenig in the runs, Freeman in the feet, 3rd. weights, and Allen and Schober in the In the pole-vault A. M. Collins cleared bicycle. It is gratifying to note that one 9 feet 1 inch, breaking the previous of their number has been practicing the record by one inch. Second, Lowry, 10 first systematic inches 3rd, Hoops, and concientious all- ; 8 inches. round training the writer has seen at In the hundred yards dash, Conklin
Haverford. with 5 yards handicap tied for first with The most important event was a Lester, scratch, in iof seconds. Sen- scratch 440 yards dash to determine who senig, scratch, 3rd. should represent the college in the relay It was necessary to hold preliminary races at Franklin Field. One or two heats for the 120 yard hurdles, of which good quarter Conklin won the first milers were not entered, yet ; Jenks, 2nd, and the race was close enough to be interest- Hoopes 3rd. Collins won the second ing to the end. A strong wind was heat with Lycett 2nd. In the final Conk- blowing the lin, scratch, won in i8i seconds down course and this, to- ; 2nd, gether Jenks, yards 3rd, Collins, with a track which was loose and 4 ; 4 yards. heavy in parts, contributed to make the Ross bids fair to develop into a good race slow. Butler, who had the inside half-miler, catching his handicappers position at the start, got off with the before the end of the first lap and easily pistol and kept ahead for thirty yards winning the event in 2.15 against the when Howson passed him, setting the stiff breeze which blew down the west pace up to the last hundred yards where side of the track. Second, Rodney, 10 Rodney yards 3rd, Morris, went ahead at a great spurt, ; 40 yards. winning in 56^ seconds. Sensenig, 2nd; Howson, 3rd ; Butler, 4th. H THE HAVERFORDIAN.
THE RELAY RACE AT FRANKLIN FIELD. FOR the first time in the three years ler before the latter got off. At the be- during which the two Quaker col- ginning of the third lap Swarthmore was leges have met in relay races, Haver- leading New York by thirty yards and ford has beaten Swarthmore and once more the latter, Haverford by two yards, with and in a different branch of athletics have Rutgers a close fourth. At the middle " the sweaters of the Swarthmore men of the big west stand, Rutgers moved up turned a Haverford hue through deep to third place and this order continued to humiliation." The contest was between the home-stretch, where Haverford Haverford and Swarthmore, the latter sprinted, the lap ending as it had begun, winning the second and third laps and except that Patton, of Swarthmore, had lost most of his lead. the former the first and fourth ; and though not far behind at the finish The race now began to look interest- neither New York nor Rutgers seemed at ing. For Swarthmore Sullivan started any time likely to win. The race was off at a fast clip, closely followed by Jell- fast—the fastest run except by univer- inghaus of New York, and right behind sity teams—and well-contested through- came Rodney of Haverford. At a third out, the Garnet making most of her gains of the distance, Sullivan had gained at the starts, which she was enabled to slightly but evidently was doing all he do by reason of her inside position—an could. At two hundred and twenty unaccountable piece of good luck which yards the three leaders were bunched also fell to her last year. and remained so till a hundred yards In the beginning, Matteson got off from the tape where Rodney in a fine ahead and increased his lead, waving to burst of speed went ahead ten yards, the band of students from his college which he held to the end, winning the who cheered in turn for Pennsylvania, lap in 52! and the race in 3.37!, nearly Yale and Swarthmore. Meanwhile Sen- six seconds better than Swarthmore 's senig, who got off last, was creeping up, time last year. and on the home stretch he spurted, fin- The following men composed the ishing twenty feet ahead of the Swarth- teams : more runner. Rutgers third. Time, Haverford: Sensenig, 1900; Howson,
'97; Butler, '99 ; Rodney, '97. Swarth-
Howson got off quickly, running in more : Matteson, Hoadley, Patton, Sul- good form, and led to within a few rods livan. College of the City of New York: of the finish where Hoadley passed him. Roberts, Grossi, Roll, Jellinghaus. Rut-
Grossi was so close a third as to enable gers : Case, Mason, Williams, Dobson. Roll from his inside position to pass But- COLLEGE NOTES.
Besides the Harvard and Pennsylvania May 26, Tioga at Haverford ; May 29, games the following have been arranged Linden at Haverford : June 5, Next for the first XI : May 1 , Belmont at Eighteen at Haverford June 9, Alumni ;
Haverford ; May 8, Merion at M. C. C. at Haverford.
Grounds ; May 13, Radnor at Radnor The facilities for watering the cricket ;
May 15, Philadelphia at Wissahickon ; field have been increased by the laying — — —
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of a new line of pipe. The batting paintings—a gift from Mr. Cope, '69. creases on the foot-ball field have also The college Y. M. C. A. hopes to send been put in order. a larger delegation to Northfield this Quite a number of Haverford students year than ever before.
under the captaincy of Thacher, '97 The pictures of Haverford' s team with cruised along the Jersey coast during the various teams, taken during the English holidays. They report good weather trip, which were presented to the college and a fine time. by the class of '98, will be hung in the F. W. Else, P. G., has gone to An- collection room. napolis, Md., to teach. He will be away The Seniors have revived the old but for one month. excellent custom of singing college songs President L. L. Hobbs, of Guilford on the front steps evenings after dinner.
College, N. C, made Haverford a short That ver}7 interesting and senseless visit recently. game of French cricket bids fair to rival The Juniors will have their final ex- the usual after dinner stroll as an even- amination in psychology7 on May 6, on ing diversion.
account of the departure of Prof. Jones The base-ball team has derived a lot
for London, where he goes to attend of fun if not much glory from several Yearly Meeting. games with the Grammar School.
Officers for next year have been elec- At a spread given by Collins '97 to the ted by the Y. M. C. A. They are as Senior class, one of the interesting feat-
: '98 vice- follows President, Swan, ; ures of the evening was a potato race won recording secre- president, Jones, '99 ; by White. tary, Moorhouse, '00; corresponding sec- At a meeting of the Loganian Society '00 retary, Marshall, ; treasurer, Hallett, held April 9, the following officers for '00. President Swan attended the con- the ensuing year were elected : Presi- ference of college presidents at Lancaster dent, Prof. Thomas ; vice president, during vacation. R. N. Wilson, '98 president of ; the colonial '98 The beauty of the new room council, J. H. Haines, ; secretary, in Founders Hall has been very much W. W. Justice, Jr., '00; treasurer, increased by the addition of two oil L. R. Wilson, '99. CLIPPINGS.
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Volume XIX, No, 2 June, 1897
CONTENTS
EDITORIALS— Second Eleven Cricket Matches . . 26 The Support Needed by the Ath- Third Eleven Cricket Matches ... 28
letic Associations . . . . .17 The Cricket Precepts of Baloo ... 28 Haverfordian Prizes 18 The Class Relay Races 29
The Matriculate Catalogue . . .18 The Sports 29 Report of the College Improvement Tennis Tournament 30 Committee J9 Treasurers' Reports 30 Cricket Letter 19 Reunion of the Class of '72 ... 31 What are the Ten Best Short Poems in English? 21 Alumni Personals 32 First Eleven Cricket Matches ... 21 College Notes 33
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She must have a present worthy of her past and one that will not disgrace the EDITORS future. WALTER C. JANNEY, '98, The most important questions relat- Editor-in- Ch ief. ing to Haverford 's position among H. HAINES, '98. JOSEPH other colleges are, of course, decided by ROBERT N. WILSON, '9S. the Managers and Faculty, but the re- J. EDGAR BUTLER, '99. sponsibility of Haverford 's position in Athletics rests with the students. For HOWARD H. LOWRY, '99. this reason every student should look to GRAYSON M-P. MURPHY, '00. it that he does his best to maintain the in line. in- J. H. Haines, '98, . . Business Manager. proper standards this As an J. W. Tayi,or, '98, Ass't Business Manager. dividual he may not care to play cricket or foot ball, he may not even feel a lively Subscription Price, One Year, $1.00 interest in the games, but as a Haverfor- Single Copies, •15 dian he should do his utmost to further The Haverfordian is published in the interest of these sports and ever}' other form of the students of Haverford College, on the tenth of each sport as long as his college decides to mouth during the college year. contest with other colleges along these Entered at the Haverford Post-Office, for transmission lines. through the mails at second-class rates. Every student, if he is naturally qualified to take part, should do so, but attention has been called to a OUR whether he does or does not participate mistake which appeared on the in these various branches of athletics, he second page of the May number. should be a member of all the associations It was there stated that the cover of the regulating these matters and should do Haverfordian had been changed but twice his share in deciding the policies to be in the history of the paper. As a pursued. The Athletic Associations at matter of fact the present cover is the Haverford should be College Associations fifth one iu which the paper has appeared. and not organizations with barely ten or fifteen members. the present time we hear a great AT As this question vitally concerns the Col- deal about brilliant the future lege it is necessarily of equal importance which lies before Haverford —so to the respective classes, and it is probably much, indeed, that a great many men through the classes that the difficulty can seem disposed to sit down and wait for best be overcome. As the College needs that sunny day to come. This is a great the brains and brawn of every student, mistake, as Haverford cannot live now each class should see that none of its on the records she is going to make. members shirk their duties in this direc- i8 THE HAVERFORDIAN. tion. If a man is too poor to join the E desire to call the attention of associations there is no need for him to w our readers to the following feel ashamed, but if his class will not pay important communication : for him the whole college should be To the Editors of The Haverfordian: ashamed of it. Two or three years ago it was decided If the students will only take this mat- by the Alumni Association to prepare a ter up with spirit we will cease to look so General, or Matriculate Catalogue of much to the future of Haverford athletics Haverford College, similar to the Matri- for the present will be all that can be culate Catalogue of the University of desired. Pennsylvania and the general catalogues of other colleges. Having recently accepted the editor- THE Haverfordian offers the fol- ship of this Matriculate Catalogue, I lowing prizes for student competi- wish to ask the co-operation of the old tion during the coming year : students in bringing the work to a speedy i. A prize of $10.00 for the most work conclusion. accepted by the Haverfordian before It is the purpose to give a brief sketch March 15, 1898. of every student who has ever been at 2. prizes of and for Two $6.00 $4.00 Haverford, whether graduate or not. the best and second best story submitted. The sketches will be without comment, Competition to close December 15, 1897. and will necessarily be very condensed. 3. Two prizes of $5.00 and $3.00 for They will contain dates of birth, of the the best and second best literary article class, entrance and departure, marriage submitted. Competition to close Decem- (if individual is married) ; the names of ber 15, 1897. parents, of wife (if married) ; the oc- 4. Two prizes of $5.00 and $3.00 for cupation, and present address. Any dis- the best and second best college song or tinguished record, literary, athletic, or short poem submitted. Competition to other, whether while at college or after close January 15, 1898. leaving it, will also be given The competitions will be governed by Several hundred replies to the ques- tions sent out have already been received. the following regulations : Those who have not replied and those to a. The Board of Editors reserves the whom blanks will be sent, are urged to right of witholding any or all of these reply promptly. prizes provided the work submitted is not All names on the college lists will be in- of a sufficiently high character. serted with such information as the editor b. The Competitions are open only to is able to obtain ; the responsibility of the students of Haverford College. any errors or omissions, therefore will c. No member of the Board of Editors rest with those who, having received the shall be allowed to compete. blanks, fail to return them filled up. d. In no single competition will the Very truly, first and second prizes be awarded to the Allen C. Thomas, '65. same man. Editor. THE HAVERFORDIAN. 19 REPORT OF THE COLLEGE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE. THE committee interested in the im- A feature in the matter is an increasing provements in Founders Hall de- interest in the lawn and in its improve- sire to thank all contributors who ments, due in large measure to a former so kindly responded to its appeal. The student of the college, Samuel B. Par- expenses have amounted to $467.13, in- sons, Landscape Gardener for Central cluding furnishings, of which sum the Park, New York, who, during a recent committee have secured $421.00, leaving visit, made valuable suggestions for but $46 00 to be paid. Thanks to the future guidance in the planting and de- taste and kindness of Charles E. Bush- velopment of the grounds. nell, two very handsome carved ma- We trust that from the small beginning hogany arm-chairs have been placed in already made, may grow the idea of an the parlor, and Henry Cope, '69, has association whose purpose is to develop loaned two paintings by Gabrini. It re- and cultivate a feeling for the artistic, mains to secure some needed chairs, rugs, manifested in the collection of works of casts and pictures. These, it is hoped, art of educational value, and in the de- will be obtained by the committee which velopment of our beautiful old lawn. has just been appointed by President For the Committee, Sharpless for the coming year. Amelia M. Gummere. CRICKET LETTER. To the Editor of The Haverfordian : athletics. The members of team and is club is THERE nothing in this season's are forever changing ; hardly a record of cricket at Haverford to man trained for his best work than he cause even the slightest feeling passes out of sight—perhaps to appear of discouragement. The scores have again in the ranks of an opposing eleven. been light, the bowling might have been To put one's trust in princes is as more effective ; the snap and vigor of ruinous in cricket as at court. More- general play might have been greater, over, it is not only fatal to depend upon but all this could be said with equal one man ; it is fatal to depend on a set justice in regard to the practice games of men, on the collective vigor to be played by the team which is to represent found in the club at any given time. It the Gentlemen of Philadelphia against is absolutely necessary to create tradi- the best cricket in England. A few con- tions, to support traditions, even, if one clusions, however, may be drawn from will insist upon the phrase, to worship the season's experience, and may be of traditions. Here is the element of service in laying out the work of another stability. There should be certain tradi- year. tions of cricket at Haverford which could To begin with general considerations, keep the game in line even when its it must be remembered that the maxim interests were left to feeble individual ' ' of ' the flowing philosophers ' applies hands. There is a Yale spirit in foot- nowhere with such force as to the con- ball and athletics generally ; there must duct of a leading branch of college be a Haverford spirit in our own noble — 20 THE HAVERFORDIAN. game. We forget too easily. Where, do not own a private bat. The demo- for example, is the Haverford cut ? I cratic spirit of twenty-five years ago have seen only one this season, and an almost looked askance upon too great enemy perpetrated it ! We could have display of ownership. The alumni must better spared a better stroke if this scold less and pay more ; a groundsman oblivion means that our cricket is to be in summer, a professional trainer in shorn of its traditions, its individuality, winter, are necessary. The time of its I playing flavor. should like to see a match this year was too short ; three arranged each autumn between veterans weeks cannot bring out the strength of and the college eleven and set for the a team. More net practice at irregular first Saturday of the term. As far as times, more scrub matches in the after- possible, the veterans should be recent, noon, might well be indicated. Three with a good sprinkling of the previous matches I have watched pretty carefully, year's cricketers. Everybody should which were lost simply because our turn out to see this match ; and the pro- bowlers were unable to perform the ele- fessor or instructor who should cut with- mentary task of keeping the ball on the out a reasonable excuse—to be passed wicket. It should be an ambition to upon by the Ground Committee—should bowl on a Haverford Eleven ; let the be fined one-tenth of his salary, and aspirant bowl at marks, practice un- should be warned that a repetition of the weariedly, study the Badminton direc- offence would involve very serious con- tions, cultivate a chastened ferocity to- sequences indeed. After this match, wards every man whom he faces at the perhaps, a cricket meeting, a dinner wicket—and there will be an army of even (in the new dining-room), good bowlers. Finally, brethren, we must advice, reminiscences, speeches ; the learn to hit. Let those that are hitters traditions of cricket would then be firmly by nature be unhindered in their hitting; set for the year, and the field could be a young trainer will often unmake a fine cleared for foot-ball. Seriously, some swiper and fail to make a master of good such concentration of interests is dis- strokes. Oh the anguish of it, my tinctly needed in more ways than one. masters, to see a young giant carefully Centrifugal forces may be harmless in a block a ball two feet off his wicket, large university ; they spell ruin and when he might have smitten it even what is worse—flabbiness, lassitude, unto the place of pigpens ! In short, if indifference, when they rule in the small one would win a cricket match, one must college. What triumphs could not be able to bowl on the wicket, to catch Haverford boast in addition to the pres- or stop whatever comes, and to hit hard ent laurels, if all her sons had shown the and often when at the bat. With con- devotion of such an alumnus as that gratulations to Captain Howson and his tried and untiring friend of our cricket, men upon their sturdy efforts to uphold Cope of '69 ! the honors of Haverford cricket—and The bill of particulars is often coupled defeat as must follow ; honor with but it is no truculent search for faults well as with victory—and with un- that inspires this part of my letter. The diminished confidence in the future of implements of the game should be pur- our chosen game, both here and in other chased at the best rates, kept in careful colleges, I bring these wild and whirling hands, and ready at any time. There sentences to their protracted end. should be strong club bats for those who Francis B. Gummere, '72. ' . THE HAVERFORDIAN. 21 WHAT ARE THE TEN BEST SHORT POEMS IN ENGLISH ? FEW weeks ago Dr. Gummere re- The following are the ten poems which A ceived a communication from the received the highest number of votes : New York Sun requesting him 1. Gray, Elegy Written in a Country to send to the editor of that paper a list Churchyard. of what he considered the ten best short 2. Tennyson, Crossing the Bar. poems in English. The letter went on 3. Lowell, Vision of Sir Launfal. " to define what was meant by a short 4. Shelley, To a Skylark. poem," and stated that similar communi- 5. Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient cations had been sent to the professors in Mariner. English at the principal American uni- 6. Poe, The Raven. versities and colleges. 7. Wordsworth, Ode on Intimations Before complying with this request, of Immortality Dr. Gummere asked the members of his 8. Keats, Ode to Nightingale. 1 Shakspere and Milton Class, as a 9. Dryden, Alexander ' s Feast. 3 matter of interest, to bring in on MBy 10. Burns, Cotter s Saturday Night. 14th a list of what they personally con- The list which Dr. Gummere himself sidered to be the ten best short English made out was as follows : poems. This was done with the follow- 1. Gray, Elegy. ' ing result : 2. Shakespere, Take, Oh Take Those The names of eighty-three poems were Lips Away' (one stanza). presented, of which number two were 3. Beaumont, On the Tombs in West- anonymous, and the remainder taken minster Abbey. from the works of forty different poets. 4. Dekker, The Happy Heart. Gray's Elegy headed the list with 5. Wordsworth, 'A Slumber Did My eighteen votes, while Tennyson seemed Spirit Seal. to be the most popular poet, receiving 6. Keats, Ode to the Nightingale. twenty-five votes for eleven poems. 7. Milton, Lycidas. Milton received eighteen votes for five 8. Coleridge, Ode to France. poems, Shelley ten votes for three 9. Shelley, Stanzas near Naples. poems, and Keats nine votes for four 10. Herrick, ' Bid Me to Live.' poems. FIRST ELEVEN CRICKET. send obtained very low averages. Haver- Haverford vs. Belmont. ford did poorly during her innings, S. HAVERFORD played her first match Rhoads, 24 not out, being the only one of the season on the home to come off creditably. The college grounds on May 1, and lost to fielding, too, was slow, and altogether Belmont by the score of 68 to 95 (for six the showing made was not encouraging. wickets). The wicket was in good con- For Belmont, Pacey, Townsend, Guest, dition and a rather high wind blowing Van Loan and Bamford all got into across the crease was the only help to the double figures, Van Loan leading with bowlers, yet Pacey, Wendell and Town- 23 not out. The score : 22 THE HAVERFORDIAN. HAVERFORD. the bowling of Lane and A. P. Morris A. B. Mifflin, c. Morgan, b. Pace)- 5 and were quickly retired. Allen had the W. S. Hiuchman, c. Bamford, b. Pacey 3 top score of 9, obtained after a careful Wistar, b. Townsend o T. inning. In spite of the one-sidedness of C. H. Howson, b. Townsend 2 the score, the game was an interesting S. Rhoads, not out 24 F. C. Sharpless, b. Townsend o one to watch, owing to the fast fielding F. A. Evans, 1. b. w., b. Townsend — o and hard free batting. The score : C. G. Tatnall, c. and b. Pacey 11 HAVERFORD. C. J. Allen, c. Van Loan, b. Pacey 9 b. Pacey 6 A. G. Scattergood, A. B. Mifflin, b. Lane 2 Wendell, c. Townsend, b. Pacey o R. S. C. H. Howson, c. Bailey, b. Morice o Byes leg-byes 8 5, 3 T. Wistar, 1. b. w., b. Lane 8 C. G. Tatnall, b. Morris Total 68 3 S. Rhoads, b. Lane o BOWLING ANALYSIS. C. J. Allen, b. Morris 9 B. M. R. W. W. S. Hinchman, c. Morris, b. Lane 3 Pacey 8 87 19 5 A. Haines, b. Morris 1 Townsend 66 1 39 5 H. H. Lowry, b. Lane 3 R. Hincliman C. 30 3 70 A. G. Scattergood, c. Morris, b. Lane o Reaney 12 1 4 o R. S. Wendell, not out o leg-byes BELMONT. Byes 9, 1, wides 1 11 C. R. Hinchman, runout 4 Total. 45 F. Morgan, b. Mifflin 5 Pacey, b. Wendell 16 BOWLING ANALYSIS. H. C. Townsend, b. Wendell 13 B. M. R. W. A. H. Graham, b. Wendell 5 Lane 60 5 21 6 b. Mifflin 16 G. C. Guest, J. H. Morice 24 2 9 1 not out W. Van Loan, 23 A. P. Morris 42 4 4 3 L. E. Bamford, not out 11 MERION. Bye 1, leg-bye 1 2 J. Borland, b. Hinchman 77 Total 95 S. W. Morris, c. Scattergood, b. Wendell... o ANALYSIS. BOWLING A. P. Morris, c. Tatnall, b. Wendell 4 B. M. R. W. W. E. Bates, c. Lowry, b. Mifflin 25 Rhoads 30 o 14 o W. Thayer, c. Howson, b. Haines 11 Mifflin 36 o 38 2 F. L. Baily, c. Lowry, b. Mifflin 11 Wendell 42 4 4 3 P. Thompson, b. Mifflin 5 Hinchman 39 I 31 o J. H. Morice, b. Hinchman 5 Wistar 60 60 Thouron, c. Wistar, b. Hinchman 5 Bennett, not out 5 Lane, c. Lowry, b. Wendell 17 Haverford vs. Merion. Byes 16, leg-byes 1, wides 2, no balls 4 23 May 8, on the Merion grounds, Total, ONHaverford received a sound trounc- 183 ing at the hands of the Merion, BOWLING ANALYSIS. who disposed of Haverford for the small B. M. R. w. score of 45, and in their innings rolled up Wendell 49 o 4i 3 Mifflin 78 4 the large total of 184. J. Borland was 35 3 Rhoads 12 o 22 o mainly to blame for this result, knocking Haines 54 3 22 1 up in brilliant style. Haverford's 77 Tatnall 36 2 20 o batsmen seemed utterly helpless before Hinchman 36 I 20 3 THE HAVERFORDIAN. 23 Haverford vs. Philadelphia. C. S. Patterson, Jr., b. Howson 11 P. Hood, c. Allen, b. Tatnall 22 match on May 15 against Phil- J. THE T. R. Swift, not out 5 adelphia at Wissahickon resulted D. Banks, M. Harris, Tingley, did not bat. in an easy victory for the home No ball 1 1 club by the score of 65 to 113 for 7 Total 113 wickets. For the third time Haverford BOWLING ANALYSIS. at failed to do what was expected of her B. R. M. W. the bat and offered but feeble resistance Tatnall 4S 30 1 2 to the bowling of Tingley and Welsh. Wendell 54 25 2 3 A. Mifflin 60 2 o Haverford began the batting. Wistar 32 Hinchman 30 810 and A. B. Mifflin did well while they Rhoads 12 II o I stayed in, as did Howson later, but all Howson 30 631 were retired far too cheaply considering the fine condition of the wicket. Haverford vs. University of Penna. Philadelphia started in to score quickly THE second of the series of inter- and soon passed the college total with collegiate matches was played the loss of but three wickets. When May 19 on the grounds at Wissa- time was called, the score had reached hickon Heights between Pennsylvania 113 for 7 wickets. The batting of J. S. and Haverford. In the opinion of all Clark was the feature of the game who witnessed the game each team did although he was well backed up by itself full justice, and the best team won Hood 22 and Lippincott 18. The score : on its merits. Pennsylvania may at- HAVERFORD. tribute her victory to the bowling of S. Rhoads, b. Tingley 2 Morice and the batting of Goodman, Hinchman, c. b. W. S. and Welsh 4 while Haverford can explain her defeat T. Wistar, c. Dixon, b. Tingley 12 only by the failure of the whole eleven, A. B. Mifflin, c. Clark, b. Roper 14 with two exceptions, to withstand the C. G. Tatnall, c. Swift, b. Hood 1 C. H. Howson, c. and b. Tingley 17 attacks of the bowling. S. W. Mifflin, c. Hood, b. Tingley o Captain Goodman won the toss and C. Allen, c. Hood, b. Welsh 2 J. decided to bat on a perfect wicket, send- H. H. Lowry, c. and b. Welsh 3 ing in Greene and Jones to the defense. A. G. Scattergood, b . Welsh 3 and then S. Wendell, not out 2 Morice soon joined Jones, Byes 4, leg-byes 1 5 Biddle and Patterson in order. Wen- dell's bowling quickly proving too much Total 65 for the latter, Goodman took his place. BOWLING ANALYSIS. Soon after, Jones, was run out for 21 B. R. M. W. when he had played a very taking Tingley 60 16 4 4 Welsh 31 11 o 4 innings. Goodman and Henry kept Hood 36 6 2 1 things lively and the score rose from 66 Ro er P 3° 7 3 1 to 109. Wales also helped to swell the Lippincott 18 13 1 o total with but he was the last to do PHILADELPHIA. 19, so, the three tail-end wickets falling for S. Welsh, c. S. Mifflin, b. Wendell 6 of Pennsylvania's T. H. Dixon, b. Tatnall 12 o runs. The feature innings was the hard, accurate hitting J. S. Clark, c. Tatnall, b. Rhoads 34 G. Lippincott, b. Wendell 18 of Goodman who compiled his 52 with- W. \V. Roper, c. A. Mifflin, b. Wendell 4 out a mistake. 24 THE HAVERFORDIAN. Haverford made a bad start. Mifflin BOWLING ANALYSIS. B. M. R. W. and Wistar being retired before they had Morice 113 3 39 7 reached double figures. When Lester Goodman 96 5 42 3 and Hinchman became partners they Biddle 24 o 15 o raised the hopes of the Scarlet and Greene 12 o 50 Black considerably and brought the RUNS AT THE FALL OF EACH WICKET. score from 21 to 80. Following these 12345 6 7 8 9 10 two, however, Tatnall was the only one Univ. of Pa. 6 26 42 42 66 109 115 149 149 149 to make a stand, the remaining batsmen Haverford . 8 21 75 So S7 87 95 104 116 117 making only momentary resistance to the fast ones of Morice and Goodman. Haverford vs. Harvard. The innings netted 117 runs, in con- BY her defeat at Cambridge on May sideration of the class of bowling not a 21, Haverford lost the inter-col- discreditable performance. The score : legiate championship which she UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. has held for the past two years. The game was intensely exciting and F. A. Greene, c. and b. Lester 2 Harvard A. H. Jones, run out 21 just barely won out. It may be some W. N. Morice, b. Haines 16 consolation to us to remember the fact L. Biddle, b. Wendell 6 that it took a Haverford man to do the C. S. Patterson, b. Wendell o trick. S. Goodman, b. Wendell 52 Wistar and Mifflin started A. Henry, b. Haines 14 the game W. Davidson, 1. b. w., b. Wendell 5 for Haverford. Wistar batted in good J. P. Wales, b. Mifflin 19 form for 10 and gave place to Hinchman. O. Paul, b. Mifflin o The latter was neatly run out for 8 and F. Fraley, not out o Tatnall came in. Lester and Tatnall Byes 10, leg-byes 1, wides 2, no balls 14 gave the bowlers considerable trouble Total 149 until Lester was put out 1. b. w. for 19. BOWUNG ANALYSIS. Tatnall continued to hit freely, pardnered B. M. R. W. in turn by Rhoads and Haines when he Lester 1 108 4 55 was well taken in the outfield by Web- Haines 66 1 42 2 ster. Haines played a good innings of Wendell 90 4 33 4 Tatnall 60 50 18, but the last three batsmen failed to Mifflin 12 2 02 keep up the work and the innings ended HAVERFORD. for 117, the same score as was made in A. B. Mifflin, b. Morice 4 the Pennsylvania game. T. Wistar, b. Morice S Harvard started poorly. Drinkwater A. Lester, b. Goodman J. 34 went out for 1 , Adams for 9 and Perkins W. S. Hinchman, c. Paul, b. Morice 29 and Comfort and Haughton for goose C. H. Howson, b. Morice o eggs. Five wickets down for 37 and S. W. Mifflin, b. Morice 1 things were beginning to C. G. Tatnall, b. Morice 13 assume a Haver- A. Haines, c. Fraley, b. Goodman 4 ford hue. At this stage, however, H. H. Lowry, b. Goodman 5 Carleton and J. H. Scattergood became A. G. Scattergood, c. sub, b. Morice 2 associated and saved the day for the R. S. Wendell, not out 1 Crimson. Carleton was dismissed for 35 Byes 11, leg-byes 5 16 by a beautiful catch at short slip by Total 117 Lester. Webster and Hastings who THE HAVERFORDIAN. 25 came next proved stickers, and while not BOWLING ANALYSIS. B. M. R. obtaining runs themselves, stayed long W. Lester 10S 6 55 4 enough for Scattergood to win the game Mifflin 36 2 23 1 Harvard. score at last reached for The Wendell 42 o 17 1 113 for eight wickets. Haines was given Haines 24 1 16 2 the ball again for a last effort, du Pont Hinchman 18 o 13 2 ' ' RUNS AT THE FALL OF EACH WICKET. hit the first ball for 2 , but was ' yorked ' on 123456 7 8 9 10 the next. Gray, the last Harvard bat- Haverford .... 6 26 42 43 82 82 101 101 115 117 ter, then came in and drove a short ball Harvard 2 30 34 34 37 67 9S 106 115 132 past point to the boundary, winning the match. Fourteen more runs were added Haverford vs. Belfield. before Gray was caught out, thus ending HAVERFORD played a draw with the last game of the inter-collegiate Belfield on May 26th, on the series, with the championship in the home grounds, the result being possession of Harvard. The score : somewhat in favor of Haverford. Bel- HAVERFORD. field played one man short in the field A. B. Mifflin, c. Comfort, b. Adams 3 and four at the bat. When time was T. Wistar, c. Carleton, b. du Pont 10 called the last pair were defending their J. A. Lester, 1. b. w\, b. Adams 19 wickets for Belfield and another over or W. S. Hinchman, run out 8 two would have decided the game. Hav- C. G. Tatnall, c. Webster, b. Carleton 25 C. H. Howson, c. Adams, b. Carleton 14 erford took the bat and made 118, mainly S. Rhoads, 1. b. w., b. Comfort 9 due to Mifflin's good stand of 30, near A. Haines, 1. b. w., b. Adams 18 the last when things were going poorly. H. H. Lowry, b. Comfort o In Belfield 's turn, Foulkrod gave a fine A. G. Scattergood, b. Comfort 6 exhibition of hitting, fast R. S. Wendell, not out 2 treating and Byes 2, leg-bye 1 3 slow bowling with equal contempt and cruelty. Palmer and Mifflin each bowled Total 117 BOWLING ANALYSIS. to good effect. The score : B. M. R. W. HAVERFORD. Adams 102 5 43 3 T. Wistar, c. Krause, b. Stokes 18 du Pont 90 5 22 r W. S. Hinchman, c. and b. Odell, 6 Hastings 30 1 15 o C. H. Howson, b. Krause, 3 Comfort 46 2 15 3 C. G. Tatnall, run out 4 Carleton 24 1 11 2 A. B. Mifflin, c. Foulkrod, b. Palmer, 30 HARVARD. S. Rhoads, b. Palmer o R. H. Carleton, c. Lester, b. Haines 35 F. C. Sharpless, b. Foulkrod, 7 A. Drinkwater, 1. b. w., b. Mifflin 1 F. A. Evans, 1. b. w., b. Palmer, 5 D. H. Adams, b. Lester 9 A. Haines, b. Palmer, 8 H. C. Perkins, b. Lester o H. H. Lowry, run out 22 W. W. Comfort, b. Lester o A. G. Scattergood, not out 1 R. Haughton, c. Haines, b. Wendell o Byes 14, leg-bye 1, no ball, 16 J. H. Scattergood, not out 60 W. C. Webster, c. Lester, b. Hinchman 4 Total, 120 T. M. Hastings, c. Scattergood, b. Hinchman 3 BOWLING ANALYSIS. E. du Pont, b. Haines 2 B. R. M. W. H. G. Gray, c. Howson, b. Lester 3 Palmer, 68 23 4 4 Byes 9, leg-byes 2, wides 3, no balls 1 15 Morgan 12 900 Total I3 2 Odell 48 16 3 1 26 THE HAVERFORDIAN. Krause 36 34 I I every chance, several of which were very Stokes, 21 O I 30 difficult while Haverford's wretched Foulkrod, 12 2 I work presented an extremely odious con- BELFIELD. trast. The score : W. W. Foulkrod, c. Haines, b. Mifflin, 55 HAVERFORD. F. J. Stokes, b. Haines, 5 T. Wistar, c. G. Varley, b. Allen R. Krause, c. and b. Mifflin, 13 12 W. S. Hinchman, run out o J. P. Morgan, b. Mifflin, 4 A. W. Tillinghast, b. Sbarpless, 2 C. G. Tatnall, b. G. Varley 7 L. Evans, not out o A. B. Mifflin, c. G. Varley, b. Allen o O. Odell, not out, 6 C. H. Howson, b. G. Varley 1 H. Palmer, ' H. H. Lowry, not out 12 S. Rhoads, b. G. Varley 1 B. Brown, ,., . . . ' > did not bat. C. Potts, A. Haines, 1. b. w., b. G. Varley 7 F. C. Sharpless, b. G. Varley o A. L. Trites . S. Mfflin, St. Haigh, b. Varley No balls, 6, 6 W. G. o A. G. Scattergood, c. G. Varley, be Allen... o R. S. Wendell, b. Varley o Total for 5 wickets, 91 G. Byes leg-byes 1 BOWLING ANALYSIS. 4, 5 B. R. M. W. Total 45 Haines, 36 23 o 1 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Hinchman, 18 12 o o B. R. M. W. Tatnall, 18 27 o o Allen 4S 23 o 3 Mifflin, 30 14 o 3 G. Varley 47 17 2 7 Sharpless, 24 7 2 1 LINDEN. J. Allen, c. Hinchman, b. Wendell... 3 Haverford vs. Linden. B. Haigh, st. Lowry, b. Mifflin o LINDEN followed the example set by S. Dawson, b. Sharpless 32 the other Philadelphia Clubs and J. I. Clark, c. Haines, b. Wendell 9 G. Hodgson, c. Scattergood, b. Haines r administered defeat to Haverford W. Bailey, b. Sharpless 3 on May 29 by the score of 84 to 45. G. G. Varley, c. Hinchman, b. Sharpless 3 Varley's bowling was the main factor in T. Hodgson, b. Sharpless 2 the result, simply playing with the A. Shaw, run out 3 B. Bottomley, c. and b. Sharpless college batsmen. His average was 7 3 S. Smith, not out o wickets for 2 f runs per wicket. Varley, c. Rhoads, b. Howson 3 Sharpless for Haverford did even better, J. Byes 18, leg-byes 2, wides 1, no-balls 2 22 but he was not tried till too late to save the game. Total 84 Of the play little need be said. Wistar BOWLING ANALYSIS. 12 and Lowry, not out, 12 got the top B. R. M. W. Mifflin 60 29 2 1 scores for Haverford while Dawson Wendell 48 12 3 2 played a very pretty innings of 32 for Haines 36 11 2 1 Linden. The game was won and lost, Sharpless 54 7 4 5 possibly, on fielding, Linden accepting Howson 9 301 SECOND ELEVEN. Haverford II. vs. Belmont. the toss and took the bat and succeeded The second eleven opened the season in knocking out 93 runs before the last at Belmont on May 1. Haverford won wicket fell. Maxfield's 31 was the THE HAVERFORDIAN. 27 largest score for Haverford, Justice with they were separated. The runs then 12 and Dr. Mustard with 10 were the came steadily until all were out for 102. only others to reach double figures. In Smith's 33 and Bennett's 18 were the the meantime it had commenced to rain largest scores. and when Haverford took the field the and slippery. In spite ground was wet Haverford II. vs. Philadelphia II. the showers, however, Belmont suc- of On May 26 the second eleven again ceeded in getting 23 runs for 3 wickets suffered defeat, this time at the hands of when the rain made it necessary to call Philadelphia. Maxfield won the toss the game. and chose to take the bat. The match was played on the foot-ball field where Haverford II. vs. Germantown Zingari. the Philadelphia bowlers, Roper and This match was played on May 8 at Tingley, seemed to be irresistable. Manheim. Haverford again won the Haverford was all out for 39 runs of toss and took the bat. They succeeded, which Dr. Gummere made the most. however, in only making 68 runs, on a When Philadelphia went to the bat good wicket. The small score was things looked pretty dark for Haverford; largely due to the number of men run but if all the chances given had been out, no less than four being retired for held, Haverford would have won, no less this reason. The largest score was S. than five flies being dropped that should Mifflin's 23. J. P. Morris was second have been held. Even as it was Philadel- with 13 and M. Marshall made 12 on phia only made 49 before Dr. Mustard three hits. The Zingari then went in took the last wicket. and although two wickets fell for 10, they succeeded in knocking up 160 for Haverford II. vs. Haddonfield. five, when time was called. Henry W. Second Eleven sustained their Stokes, '87, made the highest score for THE worst defeat this season at Had- Germantown 52 retired. — donfield, on May 29th. Haddon- field won the toss and went to the bat Haverford II. vs. Moorestown. and made 123 runs before they declared The second eleven was again defeated their innings, with eight wickets down. at Haverford by Moorestown on May 22. Frank H. Taylor, '76, made the highest Moorestown won the toss but sent Haver- score for Haddonfield—20. ford to the bat. The team scored very Haverford then went to the bat and evenly down to the last wicket, making was rapidly dismissed for 57. E. R. Rich- a total of 84 runs. Dr. Gummere and ie's 18 runs not out, was the largest con- Maxfield each made 14, Sharpless 12 and tribution to this score. By the time Evans n. Moorestown 's first three Haverford was all out, time was nearly wickets fell in rapid succession for 21, up, and although some Haverford men 21, 25, when Smith and Bennett got went to bat no record was kept of their together and ran the total up to 66 before score. . — 28 THE HAVERFORDIAN. THIRD ELEVEN. Haverford III. vs. Germantown Friends' Haverford III. vs. Friends' Selec t School. School. ON May 22nd, the Third Eleven de- THE first game of the season was feated Friend's Select School, at played at Haverford, on May i. the home grounds. Score 41 to The Third Eleven won by a score 39. Haverford's wretched fielding came of 75 to 34. For Haverford, Richie made near losing the game. The bowling top score with 37 not out. For Friends' was good for both teams, Lloyd getting 6 School, Germantown, Wood had wickets for 9 runs, and Norris for the Haverford' s fielding was good, missing visitors getting 7 for 13. For Haverford, very few chances, and getting 3 difficult Emlen and for Friend's Select, Norris catches by Marshall, Burns and Richie. made top scores, with 9 and 15 each. Haverford III. vs. Radnor Jrs. Haverford III. vs. Merion Jrs. THE Third Eleven won a close game On Wednesday May 26, the Third against Radnor Juniors, on May Eleven met its first defeat at the hands 8th. The visitors went to bat first of the Merion Juniors, on the Merion and put up a score of 57 runs. Haver- grounds. Haverford went to bat first ford then went to bat and succeeded in and succeeded in making 58 runs, of making 67, of which Maule made 24, not which Wild contributed 21. In their out. McWade made top score for Rad- innings Merion made 90. nor, with 1 1 THE CRICKET PRECEPTS OF BALOO. [Suggested by Mr. Kipling's Jungle Laws.] By Norman Gale. Now this is the Law of the Pastime, as wily as Go slow from the Tent to the Wicket ; be- padded and ever a trout; gauntleted go ; And the man that shall keep it may prosper, but Though the Man with the Ball is a Fellow, the the man that shall break it is Out. man with a Ball is a Foe. As the sky that is over allforeheads, the Law is Confer with Umpire for Guard's sake, ask thrice for thin andforfat— if the Middle be right For the strength of the Bat is the Wood, and the ; Though the Bowler trot slow to the Crease, yet strength of the Wood is the Bat. the Ball she shall come as the Light. When Team meets with Team on the green- sward, each burning with zeal to prevail, A Baby may suck at a Jujube, but, Lad, ere shall a copper impressed One Captain toss up thy whiskers are grown, with a Head and a Tail. Remember thy call is for Cricket, go forth and The Captains shall run to the Copper, as ram get runs of thine own. when he butteth at ram Keep peace with thy Club and Committee, nor crieth out 'tis Tail, not Who Head when seldom surlily growl as a bear resorteth to ; If scanning the Order of Going, thy name is the But, Lad, in thy whiskerless state, and again bottommost there. when thy whiskers are there, ******* Take Luck as it falls by the Copper, and deem If a ball after rapping thy fingers, is caught it unlovely to swear. while the enemies shout. ; THE HAVERFORDIAN. 29 Prepare for a dignified exit. My friend, thou Now these are some laws of the Pastime, and he art certainly out. who would cheat at the game, Was whelped by the Goblin Confusion, and suckled unwisely by Shame. The ball that is dead on the wicket thou shalt Yea, these be some laws of the Pastime, and obstruct with thy knee many and mighty are they not ; ; If so, then the Trundler appealeth, and another Rut the Skin and the Skull of the Law, and the shall come after thee. tuft and the tail, is—Obey ! THE CLASS RELAY RACES. April fifteen men from each Justice, '00, second Morris, '99, third '• ON 29, ; class ran the annual inter-class relay Wistar, '98, fourth. race. But the silver cup was as Howson, '97, first Fourth quarter— ; heretofore awarded to the winner of the Sensenig, '00, second ; Butler, '99, third; mile championship. This the Seniors Haines, '98, fourth. Time, 3.49. won with ease. The results : The race was then continued by eleven First quarter—Ross, 'oo, first ; Conk- other men from each class, who in turn lin, ; third quarter mile. short '99, second Field, '97, ; ran a For a time Strawbridge, '98, fourth. '97 kept their lead, but '00 gradually first Second quarter—McCrea, 97, went ahead and won. '97, second ; '99, Lloyd, '00, second Lycett, '99, third ; '98, fourth. ; third, and Gilpin, '9S, fourth. first Third quarter—Rodney, '97, ; THE SPORTS. the contest on May Lester threw THE ninth annual track games of In 4, the Athletic Association were held the 16 pound hammer 88 feet 9 inches, May 4 and 7 —a month later than breaking his own and the college record last year's meeting—but for best results by 2 feet 3 inches. Schober, '00, in still almost a month too early. qualifying for the mile bicycle rode the In spite of this sacrifice to cricket the distance in 2.45*4, but he did not equal season of '97 has probably mraked a new that time in the finals. era in track sports in that we have been The second day of the meeting was admitted to contest in the Mott Haven warm and sunny. Only a track which games. Then, too, the profits from the was hard and sandy in parts, detracted skating pond have been turned over to from best conditions. Certainly Rodney the Athletic Association and promise and Ross who respectively broke records a source of revenue sufficient to put track in the 440 yards dash and the half mile sports on a firm basis. Men were sent run, could have done better on a fairly this spring to handicap meets at Penn- good track. sylvania, Yale and Princeton. At the The Freshmen won the College latter place Haverford took first and Championship with a total of 44 points, second prizes in the quarter mile run, compiled, however, principally from sec- second in the high jump, and third in onds and thirds. The Sophomores were there the mile run—enough we hope to define second with 29 points in which our position if next year we care to apply were five first places. Seniors 17 and again to contest with the colleges of this Juniors 8. State. 3° THE HAVERFORDIAN. WINNER. SECOND. TIME OR DISTANCE. ioo yds. Dash J. E. Butler, '99 H. Sensenig, 'oo J. A. Lester, '96 zoji seconds '00 Putting Shot J. A. Lester, '96 E. Freeman, A. Haines, '99 32 feet S14 inches 120 yds. Hurdle E. B. Conklin, '99 V. Gilpin, '9s 17% seconds '00 l 440 yds. Run W. B. Rodney, '97 H. Sensenig, C. H. Howson, '97 53 A seconds '00 One Mile Bicycle E. R. Richie, '99 C. J. Allen, F. R. Strawbridge, I 2 minutes 51 4-5 seconds One Mile Run R. J. Ross, 'oo W. B. Rodney, '97 J. E. Lloyd, 'oo 5 minutes 3-5 seconds '98 220 yds. Hurdle J. A. Lester, '96 V. Gilpin, 29 seconds 220 yds. Dash J. E. Butler, '99 H. Sensenig, 'oo C. H. Howson, '97 24^ seconds Pole Vault M. Hoopes, '00 H. H. Lowry, '99 and S. Mifflin, '00, (tied) 8 feet Running High Jump E. B. Conklin, '99 W. W. Justice, Jr., 'oo V. Gilpin, '98 5 feet 6 inches '00 '00 Throwing Hammer J. A. Lester, '96 S. Mifflin, E. Freeman, 88 feet 9 inches '00 S80 yds. Run W. B. Rodney, '97 R. J. Ross, J. E. Lloyd, 'oo 2 minutes 11 & seconds '00 '96 Running Broad Jump H. Senseuig, J. A. Lester, A. Haines, '99 19 feet TENNIS TOURNAMENT. THE Ground Committee of the Only regular members of the Tennis Tennis Association having decided Association were allowed to enter and of that it would be impracticable this these such as played on any of the College spring to hold • the Annual College tour- Cricket Elevens were excluded. No en- nament, a few devotees of the sport ar- trance fee was charged and on this ranged a series of games which were account no prizes were given. played under the following conditions. PRELIM- INARIES. FIRST ROUND. SECOND ROUND. SEMI-FINALS. Palmer, \ Palmer, by default Gilpin, Palmer, 6-4, 6-4, Moorhouse, I Moorehouse, 6-1,6-4 Fibiger, Hutton, Hutton, 6-3, 6-3, Wood, V Hutton, by default Hutton, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, Jenks, Jenks, 6-1, 6-2 Hutton, Freedley. [ 6-4. 3-6. 7-5, Battey, Battey, Miller, J 6-1, 6-0, Dean, Dean, 6-4, 6-4, Dean, 6-1, Janney, J 14-12, . Hutton, Cope, ' 6-1,6-1. Cope, 6-4, Seager, J 3-6, 6-3. Logan, Cope, by default, Logan by default, Harding J Murphy, Murphy, ) by default, -* E. B. Taylor, 1900 / Murphy, 6-1, 6-2, Murphy, 6-1, 8-6, . Lycett, } Cadbury, / Cadbury by default TREASURERS' REPORTS. 1T the suggestion of the Faculty and ciations concerned we print the following with the permission of the asso- A : reports Annual Report of the Treasurer of the Athletic Association. Entrance Fees from Spring Sports 26 25 DR. Total receipts, $1,028 21 Brought forward from the year 1895-6,.. 7 91 CR. Tickets to Skating Pond, 275 00 Printing, 17 50 Entrances and gross earnings 6S1 02 Stamps, 1 39 Sale of Watchman's implements, . 3 50 Provisions for Skating Pond 43 78 Rebate on Cracker-cans, .... 6 00 Implements for Skating Pond, 41 14 Dues to H. C. A. A., 18 50 Equipment " " " 35 93 Interest on Bank Account, 1 03 Running Expenses of Skating Pond, Rebate from Track Team,.. 9 00 Labor, etc 424 65 THE HAVERFORDIAN. 31 Light 22 oo Balance carried forward,. 2 41 Coal 3 75 Water 10 oo $1,028 21 Lumber 29 17 Respectfully submitted, Advertising and Expressage, . 8 25 MORRIS Polo-sticks, Skate-straps, Skates 86 45 BURGESS DEAN, Hockey-team 3 10 Treasurer. Wages 122 Superintendent's 50 Examined and found correct, Gymnasium, 9 45 Thomas Wistar, Track Athletics, 161 74 F. Algernon Evans. Total expenses, $1,025 80 Annual Report of the Treasurer of the Foot-Ball Association. RECEIPTS. By amount paid for advertisements of By amount received from late Treasurer games, 10 55 By amount paid manager for car fare, with interest $ 45 77 By amount received from dues of mem- expressage, etc., 25 95 bers, 66 00 By amount paid Smedley & Mehl, 1 28 " By amount received from guarantees 295 00 " " Ardmore Hardware Co. 1 75 " " " " " " gate receipts,.. 242 85 " Supplee & Co. for lime, 1 20 " " " " Sophomore " Captain for various ex- play, 60 63 penses, 10 16 By amount received from subscriptions.. 30 00 BY amount paid for telegrams and post- " " " " other sources.. 20 28 age 90 By amount paid for incidentals 15 59 Total, $760 53 Total, $751 39 EXPENDITURES. Total receipts $760 53 By amount paid A. G. Spalding, $266 46 Total expenditures 751 39 " " " for team's expenses to games, 228 20 Balance due, $9 14 By amount paid for guarantees to other Respectfully submitted, teams no 00 By amount paid Gilbert & Bacon 26 25 JOSEPH' P. MORRIS, " " " to man for rubbing 15 00 Treas. " •' "to man for white-wash- Examined and found correct, May 25, ing, 10 00 By amount paid seamstress for sewing... 4 10 1897. " " " C. S.Williams for coach- Alfred Collins Maule, ing, 20 00 Alfred G. Scattergood. By amount paid for the expenses of an umpire, 4 00 REUNION OF THE CLASS OF 72. THE class of '72 celebrated its presided. The other members present twenty-fifth anniversary on Satur- were : Richard T. Cadbury, James day evening, May 15, with a Carey, Jr., Thomas S. Downing, Jr., banquet in the Faculty Room of Foun- Walter Erben, John E. Forsythe, Dr. ders Hall. Francis B. Gummere, Caspar W. Haines, Of the eighteen members of the class Abram F. Huston, William M. Long- now living, twelve were present at the streth, C. S. Howland, Edward M. dinner. William H. Gibbons, President, Wistar. 32 THE HAVERFORDIAN. The class raised $60 to aid the College are much more enjoyable when held at Improvement Committee in fitting up the Haverford amid the old familiar scenes Reception Room, and a committee was than when they take place at some hotel also appointed to raise a fund to advance at a distance, and it is believed that it the college interests in a way which will would be an excellent thing if all the old be announced later. classes followed '72's example and held The experience of the class of '72 their class dinners within the college points to the fact that the class reunions walls. ALUMNI PERSONALS. '42. Richard Cadbury, died suddenly '90. Members of the class of 1S90 at his home in Philadelphia, April 19. will hold their annual reunion on June Ex-' 62. Samuel B. Parsons, Land- 12. Place of meeting, Boothby's hotel scape Gardener for Central Park, N. Y., and restaurant, 13th and Chestnut Sts., visited Haverford May 15, in order to Philadelphia, at 8 p. m., or at Queen & examine the campus and to make sug- Co's., 1010 Chestnut St., at 12 m. gestions as to its future care and im- Ex-'9i. J. Howard Rhoads was mar- provement. ried on June 9 to Miss Elise Stewart Logan, at the Church of St. Asaph, Bala, '85. Marriott C. Morris was married Pa. on June 8 to Miss Jane G. Rhoads, at '93. Clarence G. Hoag was married the Friends's Meeting House, German- on Miss town. June 5 to Anna Scattergood, of Philadelphia, at the Twelfth Street Meet- '87. William L. Baily, '83, is draw- ing House. ing the plans of a house for P. Hollings- '94. Louis J. Palmer has been elected worth Morris, '87. It is to be built on principal of the Pottstown High School. the Morris property at Upton. '96. Henry J. Harris sailed on April '88. Howell S. England, A. M., de- 28 for Germany where he will continue livered the Alumni Oration on June 9th. his studies in Economics at the University ' His address was entitled ' Eugene Field of Halle. as a Poet." '96. John A. Lester sailed for England '90. Edward M. Angel has recently with the rest of the Philadelphia Cricket returned from Minneapolis and is Team on the St. Paul, May 26. practising law at Glens Falls, N. Y. The following Haverford men expect ex-' 90. John R. Valentine was mar- to be at Harvard next year : T. Harvey ried on 8 to Miss Elizabeth Simp- Haines, '96 ; D. Adams, '96 June H. ; J. A. son, at the Church of the Redeemer at Lester, '96 ; B. Dean, '98 Gil- M. ; V. Bryn Mawr. pin, '98. COLLEGE NOTES. On May 4 a picture was taken of the Society was held on April 30. The sub- faculty and also one of the cricket team. ject of the meeting was Eugene Field. On the 6th one was taken of the students R. C. Brown, '97, gave an interesting and faculty and on May 8 one of the account of his life, after which several of Banjo and Mandolin Clubs. his poems and stories were read and dis- A meeting of the Everett-Athenaeum cussed. ' ; THE HAVERFORDIAN. 33 The Everett-Athenaeum held a meet- lasted until late, and after it was over the ing devoted to Edgar Allan Poe on May class drove over to college in a brake. 14. An account of his life was given by The following men expect to enter the J. H. Haines, after which several of his Senior Class next year with scholarships stories and poems were read. instead of becoming P. G.'s with fellow- Dr. Pratt delivered his lecture on May ships as hitherto : Oscar P. Moffit and 6 on " Life in the Deep Sea," before the S. H. Hodgin, of Guilford College faculty and students of Smith College. Eldon A. Ross, of Wilmington, and On May 10, President Sharpless de- Robert B. Pemberton, of Penn. ' livered an address on ' The End of There will be several changes in the Quaker Control of the Pennsylvania faculty for next year. In Dr. Gum- Assembly," before the Historical Society mere's absence, his place will be filled by of Pennsylvania. Frank E. Farley, Ph. D., of Harvard. Thomas L. Hicks, Chief of the Bureau Dr. Breckenridge's position will be taken of Highways, of Philadelphia, addressed by Don Carlos Barrett, A. M., also of the Senior and Junior classes in Alumni Harvard. W. W. Comfort, A. M., Hall on May 1 1 . He delivered an in- Haverford, '94, who has been studying ' teresting talk on ' The Ways and at Harvard since his graduation, will be ' Methods of the Bureau of Highways. here as Instructor in French and German. On May 12 Theophilus Waldemeyer Prof. Morley also expects to be away gave an interesting account of his travels and his place will be filled by Prof. and life in Abyssinia to the college. Brown. At a meeting of the Foot-ball Associa- About twenty-five men are expecting tion held May the following officers 5, to attend the Y. M. C. A. conference were elected : President, A. Scatter- G. at Northfield this summer. good, '98 ; Vice-President, E. B. Conk- The Sophomores presented the Fresh- lin, '99 ; Manager, W. C. Janney, '98 ; man Class with the class spoon on the Assistant Manager, A. C. Maule, '99 ; evening of May 27. Secretary and Treasurer, A. G. Tat- President Warfield, of Lafayette Col- nall, 1900. lege, is to deliver the address to the Dr. Miller, of Bryn Mawr, led the graduating class at Commencement. Sophomore and Junior Bible classes on May 11. At a meeting of the College Associa- Prof. William C. Ladd was married on tion held May 27th, the following men elected officers for June 2 to Miss Anna Ely Rhoads, of Bryn were the coming year : President, A. S. Harding, '98 Mawr, a daughter of the late James E. ; Vice- President, '98 Rhoads, ex-President of Bryn Mawr W. C. Janney, ; Secretary, '00 College. J. K. Moorehouse, ; Treasurer, H. A dinner of the class of '98 was M. Hallett, '00. held at Francis R. Strawbridge's house The prize of ten dollars offered by the in Germantown on May 24. All but one Class of '96 to the member of the Sopho- of the present members of the class and more Class passing the best final examin- six former members were present. ation in Latin has been divided between Strawbridge presided as toast-master and M. M. Lee, '99, and L. R. Wilson, '99. introduced the speakers of the evening Honorable mention was accorded to J. P. with appropriate remarks. The fun Morris. viii THE HAVERFORDIAN. ....E. GUEST.... High A. C. Leeds Agent lor 817 Filbert Street Relay and other fiiab Grade Wheels Grade WHEELS BOUGHT AND EXCHANGED 'phone 2528 BICYCLES REPAIRED, CLEANED AND CHECKED ********* Haverford Station, Pa. Old Post office Printing ....WM, H. DIXON.... 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PEIBCE SCHOOL, 917-918 ChMtnat St., Phllnda. RMord Building. txxxaooooooooexxaoooocaoett THE ^ERFOR- Haverford College Volume XIX., No. 3 October, 1897 CONTENTS EDITORIALS— Meeting of the New England Alumni 41 An Appeal 33 Shall Haverford Raise Her Standard ? 4J The Past Summers' Cricket 34 Foot Ball Letter 43 Alumni Day 36 Treasurer's Reports 45 Class Day 37 Alumni Notes 46 Commencement 39 College Notes 47 The I,eeds Press, 817 Filbert St., Philadelphia . 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JANNEY, '98, and Faculty for their all-round and Edito r-in - Ch ief. heartiest support during the coming '98. ' ' ROBERT N. WILSON, months. We say ' all-round ' support '99. J. EDGAR BUTLER, because there are several ways in which HOWARD H. LOWRY, '99. those most interested in Haverford can GRAYSON M-P. MURPHY, '00. advance the interests of her college paper. Manager. H. Haines, '98, . . Business J. In the first place every undergraduate, W. Tayi.or, ,'98, Ass' I Business Manager. J. graduate and professor should be a reg- ular subscriber and reader of The Hav- Subscription Price, One Year, $1.00 erfordian. If it is not as interesting a Single Copies, • 15 periodical as it should be surely the so- The Haverfordian is published in the interest of called readers cannot honestly criticize or Haverford College, on the tenth of each the students of make helpful suggestions unless they are mouth during the college year. Matter intended for insertion should reach the familiar with the contents of each the month Editor not later than the twenty-fifth of number. preceding the date of issue. Secondly, there should be a sustained Entered at the Haverford Post-Office, for transmission and whole-souled effort, more especially through the mails at second-class rates. on the part of the student body, to ele- vate the literary standard of the paper. regret to announce the resig- This does not mean that The Haver- ' ' WE Haines, ' nation of Joseph H. fordian wants long literary articles '98, from the Board of Editors. or stories ground out at regular intervals Mr. Haines feels that his work as an Ed- but it means that the students should itor conflicts seriously with his duties as take the trouble to put on paper Business Manager, and that it is not for the interesting, amusing or serious the best interests of the paper that he thoughts which occur to them from time should fill both positions. to time. Such contributions on account As no man was elected last spring of their naturalness and genuineness are to fill the seventh place on the Board, bound to be far more readable than there are now two vacancies. It is hoped forced compositions containing a certain that all students, both new and old, at all number of words and written to fill a interested in literary work will enter the definite space in these columns. There competition for these positions on the are in every class a number of men to staff. whom it should be an actual pleasure to lighten and brighten these pages with 34 THE HAVERFORDIAN. " Jest and youthful jollity, All the following men have done very Qpips, and cranks, and wanton wiles, creditable work with the bat and a few Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles," of them have met with considerable suc- leaving the reporting of college exercises cess in bowling: —Captain C. H. Howson, and the regular routine work to the '97, H. H. Lowry, '99, A. B. Mifflin, '99, plodding Editors. S. W. Mifflin, 1900, and R. S. Wendell, Again, the Alumni, Faculty and Stu- 1900, for Radnor; T. Wistar, '98, S. for dents should, one and all, use these columns Rhoads, '98, and J. H. Haines, '98, more freely for the discussion of the im- '99, and F. C. Sharp- Belfield ; A. Haines, Haverford. Allen, portant problems confronting less, 1900, forMerion ; C. J. 1900, Such communications in the past have and E. R. Richie, '99, for Moorestown ; been far too few in number, and too many andW. S. Hinchman, 1900, for Belmont. of that few have been the result of re- This summer practice is most encour- peated and urgent requests on the part of aging as it not only shows the proper the Board. enthusiasm and love of the game on the Lastly, we would direct your attention part of the players but is bound to im- to the financial support which the paper prove their form and make them more needs. It is a well-known fact that every valuable men for Haverford Cricket next magazine depends for existence upon its spring. advertisements. Comparatively few of our Leaving now the successes of the readers can aid directly in this way but all undergraduates we have the very pleasing can help by patronizing as far as possible task of recording the brilliant records those who do advertise in The Haver- made on the English cricket fields during fordtan and by mentioning the paper the past few months by those two ster- when doing so. This smoothes the path ling young athletes—John A. Lester, '96, '96. of the Business Manager, which is a and J. Henry Scattergood, rough one at best, and greatly increases We cannot but claim for Haverford the reputation of the paper as an adver- also a share of the praise due to Captain tising medium. George S. Patterson and Henry P. Baily Realizing that appeals very similiar to for their excellent work on the Phil- this have been made in the past with adelphia Cricket Team, but it is in the monotonous regularity and made in vain laurels won by our two young graduates we yet hope that this one may meet with that we naturally take especial pride. greater success and confidently believe John A. Lester, '96, sailed with the that a hearty response on the part of our Philadelphia Cricket Team from New readers will make the present college York on the " St. Paul," May 26th, and year a memorable one in the history of returned on the same boat, reaching here The Haverfordian. September 10th. During his stay in England he scored 891 runs in 26 in- THE past summer has been a most nings of strictly first-class cricket. He remarkable one in the history of ended the tour at the head of the batting Haverford Cricket. Indeed it is list with an average of 37.12 runs per probable that during no previous vacation inning, having been not out twice. His have so many undergraduates participa- highest score was 92 which he made in ted with such success in the matches of the match against Sussex, while his bat- the local clubs. ting throughout was uniformly con- — ' — — THE HAVERFORDIAN. 35 sisteut, he having failed but four times point was consistently good, and with to reach double figures. He was also the ball, while not given a thorough trial second on the list of bowlerB with an until late in the tour, he proved a wicket average of 27.46 taker, even on a hard crease, and ended Surely all Haverfordiaus have been the trip with a bowling average second proud to read in the daily papers the ac- only to that of King." counts of this young cricketer's perfor- F. W. Ralston, Jr., the only wicket mances across the waters and to see side keeper who sailed with the team, became by side with his name that of his Alma crippled early in the tour, both as to his Mater. From the many favorable com- hands and legs, owing to his constant ments of the press we have selected the work behind the wickets. His condition following extract from the summary of became so serious, however, that early in the tour given in The Public Ledger. July Captain Patterson cabled to the Having chosen J. B. King as the most Philadelphia Committee to send over a useful member of the eleven, —a choice stumper to relieve Ralston. Much to with which we can by no means all agree the satisfaction of all Haverfordians the : choice —the Correspondent says of the Committee fell upon J. H. ' " ' Lester has unquestionably earned the Scattergood, '96, who sailed on the St. right to come next on the honor list, and Paul," July 7th, after but 23 hours many will think he should have been notice. accorded first place. The consistency of By the time he reached England it his batting during the entire tour has had been almost two months since he had been little short of marvelous, and he had the pads and gloves on and consider- ends the season with an average of over ing this and the fact that he had never 37 runs per innings, and with a total that handled any of the bowlers before the falls but nine runs short of reaching exhibitions of wicket keeping he gave the ninth century. This average is the seem little less than marvelous. more commendable as it was not reached We quote the following extract also by the gathering of one or two big scores from The Ledger' s summary : when the bowlers were tired and dis- " Scattergood 's performance was one heartened, but on the contrary most of of the most unexpected bits of brilliancy his runs were made when wickets were of the trip. Coming as he did, fresh falling fast, and when the prospects were from the steamer in the midst of a lot most disheartening. One of his very few of bowlers to him unknown, his position failures was in the one big innings re- was difficult, but he surprised all by his corded by his side, while his best perfor- ability and pluck. There can be no mance was in carrying his bat through doubt that a great future awaits him be- the innings against Oxford on a wicket hind the stumps. ' which was all in favor of the bowler. The match between the All Philadel- Such a batsman is indeed valuable to phia and English Elevens at Belmont is any side, but it was not with the bat too recent an occurrence to need any alone that the finest cricketer old Haver- mention in these columns. Suffice it to ford (the great incubator of American say that Eester made 73 runs in the first cricketers) ever produced proved him- innings and 24 in the second, while Scat- self serviceable during the series of tergood in the second innings caught five matches just ended. His fielding at men at the wickets and stumped one — — ; 36 THE HAVERFORDIAN. both men contributing largely to the vic- in a draw, G. Lippincott, '95, C. H. tory of the Philadelphians and thor- Howson, '97, A. B. Mifflin, '99, and W. oughly sustaining their international S. Hinchman, 1900, all did excellent reputations. work both at the bat and in the field. No account of the summer's cricket, D. H. Adams, '96, who was chosen for however, would be complete without some the team was unfortunately unable to mention of the match between the Phila- play. A. Haines, '99, and F. C. Sharp- delphia Colts and the Gentlemen from less, 1900, were both substitutes. England. In this contest, which ended ALUMNI DAY. the Orator, '69 Alttr JUNE ninth was pronounced very Pendleton King, ; rainy even for Alumni Day, and on ?iate Orator, Isaac T. Johnson, '8i. this account the Annual Cricket Executive Committee, Charles Roberts, Match '70 between the College and '64 ; Howard Comfort, C. Eleven ; John Old Haverfordians did not take place. Winston, '81 Joseph Sharp, ; W. Jr., Late in the afternoon, however, the '88; Franklin B. Kirkbride, '89; and rain ceased and a goodly number of grad- Charles Henry Howson, '97. uates were present in Alumni Hall, when Prior to adjournment the Secretary President Lewis called the Forty-first read a number of letters which he had Annual Business Meeting to order. received from the Head Masters of En- After the reading of the minutes Sec- glish Schools in reply to a letter sent by retary Nathaniel B. Crenshaw read an the Association, thanking the Schools for account of J. A. Lester's brilliant in- the courtesies extended to the Haverford nings of 72 not out in the match between Cricket Team on the occasion of its visit Oxford University and the Gentlemen of to England. Philadelphia. This announcement was The meeting being over the visitors re- received amid hearty applause, and paired to Chase Hall where as usual a shortly afterward—thanks to the energy collation was served. The Association of Henry Cope, '69—the following cable- kindly extended a special invitation to gram was sent to the famous young the Senior Class and to the members of cricketer : the football and cricket teams to join in this part of the celebration, which invi- "Swish! Swack ! Scarlet and Black. tation, needless to say, was very gen- Warm congratulations. erally and thankfully accepted. Alumni, Faculty and Students." After refreshments the graduates re- The general business of the Meeting turned to Alumni Hall where at eight having been transacted the following o'clock, President Lewis introduced officers were elected to serve during the Howell S. England, '88, as the orator of present : year the evening. Mr. England spoke upon President, Dr. William Draper Lewis,' 88. " Eugene Field as a Poet," and the in- Vice-Presidents, Dr. Randolph Win- terested attention he received throughout slow '71 ; Edward P. Allinson, '74 the evening fully attested the appro- and W. Nelson L. West, '92. prieteness of the subject. Treasurer, Jonathan M. Steere, '90. From the time of his introduction to Secretary, Nathaniel B. Crenshaw, '67. Field some twelve years ago the speak- ' —' — ——— — — THE HAVERFORDIAN. 37 er said he had watched eagerty for ceits mixed with the common slang of productions from the pen of the Western the street. ' poet. " There was through all of them The latter part of the oration was de- a certain ease of expression, a certain voted to Field's love poems and " Poems musical flow of language, coupled with a from Childhood," the speaker quoting child-like frankness, that always had for frequently and at length from some of his me a peculiar charm. ' best and most characteristic poems. Mr. His poems undoubtedly lack the ex- England's deep appreciation of this part quisite touch of a master hand and with of Field's work is well shown in the but few exceptions are wanting in mas- following original poem with which he culine force, but those relating to children closed his address : and home appeal so strongly to every A fragrant field o'ergrown with purpling clover, lover of verse that they well deserve the Where romping children play, place they have won in our literature. And little brooks make music, babbling over, Consciously and unconsiously it seems The pebbles in their way. Field borrowed style, thoughts and even We see the wild rose ope' her fragile petals, whole lines from other poets, the most We hear the hum of the bees, The butterfly upon the woodbine settles, noticeable imitations perhaps being those Light zephyrs sway the trees. passages in which he follows Cowper, Aud at the even-tide Lowell, Lanier, Bret Harte and James when lengthening shadows, Tell of the close of day, Whitcomb Riley. Across the velvet carpet of the meadows, From speaking of Field's imitations Two constant lovers stray.— Mr. England naturally passed on to his He with deep, dreamy eyes, and brow uplifted, ' translations : "Of these the Sabine She with sprightly mien, Farm,' —an attempt, shall I call it, to He with innocence of childhood gifted, " translate Horace into English verse, —is She always sweet sixteen." by far the most pretentious." Though Let others sing in epic numbers stately, Field regarded this as his masterpiece Others the martial lyre, Smite till we thrill, or stir our pulses greatly, and declared that it would outlive all his — With passion's raging fire ! other works it is nevertheless a great But dissapointment to most of his readers. while dear childish hands in love caress us, While parents fondly shield, ' ' What Field has been trying to persuade While home affections sooth and cheer, and us is a labor of love done conscientiously, bless us, is largely but a mass of impossible con- We'll love you, Eugene Field ! CLASS DAY. THE Class of Ninety-seven on Class tainment was a distinct success. As the Day followed the custom of former curtain rose we found ourselves no longer years in entertaining their friends in the well-known benches of Alumnj with a play. We use the word play Hall, but transferred to some point of under protest for nothing could be vantage whence we could easily see the more unlike a conventional play than Senior dining-table in Founders' Hall. this mixture of college jest and fun. Why We hardly understood where we were be- does not some one coin a word to fore Founders' bell began to ring and the describe the aforesaid production? Seniors burst noisily upon the stage. Play or no play, however, the enter- They took their places at the table and —; 33 THE HAVERFORDIAN. ' ' the play began. ' William ' in the per- good to last long and the scene soon came ' ' son of ' Max ' followed them to their to a close. seats and offered them the usual choice Before the curtain fell, however, Alfred ' ' of ' beef and lamb. ' We might go on M. Collins, as President of the Class, in describing the scene with plenty of ' as a few words announced the choice of usuals ' scattered through the description Charles H. Howson as Spoonman, and but it would be merely rehearsing a scene presented the spoon to him. The ap- well-known to our readers—a dinner in plause which followed the announcement Founders' Hall. The scene was certainly showed how popular this choice was, both very good, well conceived and cleverly within and without the college. We take carried out, with a sprinkling of good from the program the following account jokes through it. The meal was soon of Howson' s Class and College honors : ' over and the Seniors adjourned to the ' President of Class Junior year ; Cap- (supposed) porch of Founders' Hall, tain Class cricket eleven three years ; where although we could not follow, we Captain Class relay team two years heard them sing several songs. As their member of team winning inter-class de- singing died away the curtain fell amid bate Senior year played on College ; hearty applause. cricket eleven four years, being Captain In the second scene we were transferred Senior year ; President of College Asso- again, this time to room 56, Barclay Hall, ciation Senior year ; Vice-President Log- in which a rehearsal of the Class Day anian Society Senior year ; College relay play was about to take place. The play team three years ; Class track team four was to be a Class Reunion in 191 7, years; winner of "Improvement Bat," twenty years after graduation. The Freshmen year ; winner of gold watch fellows gathered slowly, some already U. of P. relay races Senior year ; took made up for the parts they had to part in Sophomore play, Sophomore and play, some busy making up while Senior years ; winner of medal for high- others had to go out for the pur- est number of points in Freshmen-Soph- pose. At length they were all ready omore sports both years." and such a gathering of teachers, When the spoon had been awarded the lawyers, ministers, doctors and prominent curtain fell and the audience and their politicians was very impressive, in fact hosts adjourned to Founders' Hall where the best we can wish Ninety-seven, is an plentiful refreshments were served. The early fulfillment of their hopes for each rest of the evening was spent by the other. A pleasant feature of the gath- guests in wandering over the lawn under ering was the music of the Class Man- the guidance of their College friends. dolin Club which however included only The discussions we overheard at this a few pieces. time were all in praise of Ninety-seven's The scenes common to all Class Re- entertainment, and it was universally unions followed, —stories were told, jokes agreed that notwithstanding the fact were cracked at the expense of class- that graduation is the saddest rJkrt mates, and well-known professors were of a college course, the Seniors had imitated. The missionary of the Class done their best to make it very pleasant told his story in a clever song, to " the for the rest of us. ' typical tune Zanzibar ' and more songs The following song, which was sung and stories followed. But the fun was too during " Rehearsal," is so good that we : THE HAVERFORDIAN. her interest have given, feel it should be given entire. The To we All our cares and all our aims. words and music are by Elliot Field, '97. With the cricket bat and pigskin, CLASS SONG. In the gym and on the track, have tried to add some glory, We can sing of gay young Freshmen, We To the Scarlet and the Black. We can sing of Sophomores bold, Of Juniors tall and stately, While our college days are shortening, Of Seniors grave and old. We will make our friendships fast, We can tell of pranks and mishaps, For we soon will know a parting, Of the games we've lost and won, When our Senior year is past. Of the midnight feasts and revellings, Let us gather on the Campus, Of the jokes and all the fun. Then we'll raise the tune to heaven, Here's a song to Alma Mater, For our College we have striven, Three cheers to Ninety-seven ! We have helped to win her games, COMMENCEMENT. AFTER the successful termination of Frank Whittier Else, American History. Class Day exercises on Thursday Thomas Harvey Haines, Philosophy. evening, the class of '97 was John Ashby Dester, English. ready for the more serious occasion of Paul Tasso Terrell, Mathematics. Graduation day. Homer Jeptha We"bster, American History Bad weather prevented no one of the Bachelor of Arts. invited guests from being present, and Richard Cadbury Brown, Morton Pen- those who were unable to find seats in nock Darlington, Elliot Field, Vincent Alumni Hall, enjoyed themselves stroll- Gilpin, Benjamin Rose Hoffman, Charles ing about the campus. Henry Howson, John Elias Hume, Fran- The exercises opened with the reading cis Norton Maxfield, Roswell Cheyney of the ninety-first Psalm, by T. Wistar McCrea, Ottis Earl Mendenhall, Warren Brown, President of the Corporation, Brown Rodney, Edward Thomas, Henry followed by prayer led by Dr. James Alva White. Carey Thomas of Baltimore. President Sharpless then delivered his Bachelor of Science. address to the Graduating Class, in William John Burns, Morris Burgess which he spoke of the increased respon- Dean, Frank Hughes Detwiler, Francis sibilities of the college consequent Brinton Jacobs, George Martin Palmer, of of upon the new endowment and some Charles Gibbons Tatnall, William Jor- the problems to which it must necessar- dan Taylor, Frank William Thacher. ily give rise. Honors and Prizes were then an- At the conclusion of his address, Presi- nounced as follows : dent Sharpless conferred the following degrees Honors. general honors. Master of Arts. Morton Pennock Darlington, Vincent William Otis Beal, Astronomy. Gilpin. John Allen DeCou, English. Honors in Political Economy. Jonathan Dickinson, Jr., New Testament Greek. Roswell Cheyney McCrea. ) . 40 THE HAVERFORDIAN. Honors in Modern Languages. held the close attention of the audience Morton Pennock Darlington. throughout. His address was straight- forward, forcible and full of good advice. Honors in Physics. It contained many things which we have Edward Thomas. heard before, perhaps ; but things so full Prizes. of truth and meaning to the college man 77/i? Alumni Prise in Composition and that, told in a new way are ever new. Oratory ($50) zvas awarded to The exercises in Alumni Hall being Elliot Field, (1897). over, the audience adjourned to the The Everett Society Medal for Oratoryfor campus in front of Founders' Hall, from Sophomores and Freshmen, was the porch of which President Collins of awarded to the Cricket (Sub announced the winners of the cricket prizes for Linden Harris White, (1900). 1897. First Eleven. The fohn B. Garrett Prizesfor Systematic The Cope Prize Bat was awarded to Reading for funiors were aivarded to Charles G. Tatnall, '97 with an average First Prize, ($60.00). (Not awarded.) of 985. Second Prize, ($40.00). The Congdon Prize Ball was awarded Joseph W. Taylor, 1898. to R. Stewart Wendell, '00 with an aver- Composition. The Class of 1870 Prize for age of 8.25. (Was not awarded. The Haines Prize Fielding Belt, was The Class of i8g6 Prizes in Lati?i and awarded to Alfred G. Scattergood, '98. Mathematics for Sophomores and Second Eleven. Freshmen were awarded to The Class of '85 Prize Bat was awarded Latin, ($10.00). to Francis N. Maxfield, '97, with an Morris M. Lee, Louis R. Wilson. average of 1 1 The Class of '85 Prize Ball was awarded With honorable mention of to Joseph P. Morris, '99, with an average Joseph P. Morris. of 9.5-12. Mathematics, ($10.00). The Class of '85 Prize Fielding Belt, John Howard Redfield. was awarded to F. Algernon Evans, '99. honorable mention of F. Alger- With Other Prizes. non Evans. The Shakespeare Prize Bat was The Philip C. Ganett Prizes were awarded awarded to R. Stewart Wendell, '00, to with an average of 8. For Senior Mathematics, ($10.00). The Class of '85 Prize Class Ball was Thomas. Edward not awarded. For Freshman Latin, ($10.00). The Improvement Bat was awarded to Henry S. Drinker, Jr. Howard H. Lowry, '99. President Sharpless then introduced Following these announcements, Mr. President Warfield of Lafayette College, Allen Evans, on behalf of the Merion who spoke to the Graduating Class on Cricket Club, presented to Alfred M. ' ' ' The Life of Service. ' His easy man- Collins, on behalf of the Haverford Col- ner, strong, musical voice, and withal a lege Cricket Club, a silver loving cup, in deep earnestness merging into eloquence commemoration of the tour of the Haver- ; THE HAVERFORDIAN. 4i ford Eleven through England, in the The usual collation was then served in summer of 1896. Founders' Hall. MEETING OF THE NEW ENGLAND ALUMNI. THE Association of Haverford ities which will devolve upon the man- Alumni in New England held its agement in the near future, and an earn- Fourth Annual Meeting and est appeal soliciting for the College and Dinner at the University Club, Boston, its future welfare the earnest thought, June 25, 1897. The members were much practical interest and helpful suggestions gratified to have present as their guest, of all members of the Alumni. Brief President Sharpless from the College. At addresses were made by Barker Newhall, the business meeting eight applications '87, Norwood P. Hallowell, Wm. W. for membership were reported by the Comfort, '94, and others. Executive Committee and acted upon. The members separated at a late hour The following officers were elected for after a delightful evening spent in renew- the ensuing year : President, Henry Baily, ing old acquaintance, indulging happy '82 '78 ; Secretary, Geo. L. Crosman, reminiscence and awakening fresh inter- Treasurer, Jesse E. Phillips, 87 ; Execu- est in their Alma Mater. tive Committee, Henry Baily, Geo. L. It is desired that all old Haverfordians Crosman, Jesse E. Phillips, John H. who are in or of New England will feel Gifford, '79 and Chas. T. Cottrell, '90. an interest in the New England Associa- Dinner being announced at 6.30, was tion and become members of it. The presided over by Prof. Clement L. Smith membership at the present time numbers of Harvard, who has been President of thirty, several having joined this year as the Association since its first meeting in above stated. The secretary, whose ad- 1894. A bountiful menu was partaken dress is Lynn, Mass., will be pleased to of after which President Sharpless gave hear from all New England Alumni, and an informal address presenting appre- will send to anyone desiring it, a printed ciated information about the college, its copy of the By-Laws of the Association. present condition and future prospects. The New England Alumni feel a live Of special interest was the President's interest in Haverford and desire to show account of Haverford's good fortune in it by a strong association and a gather- the large bequest into posession of which ing at least once a year. she has recently come. He made sug- Georgb L. Crosman, '82. gestions regarding the larger responsibil- Secretary. SHALL HAVERFORD RAISE HER STANDARD ? THE question as to whether Haver- terested in the future of their Alma ford should raise her standard is Mater. necessarily one of vital import- The following extract from President ance to the institution and as it must be Sharpless' address to the Graduating definitely decided in the near future, Class last June is a clear and concise owing to steps recently taken by sister statement of Haverford's position. ' colleges, it demands the immediate and ' About two-thirds of our Freshmen careful consideration of all graduates in- come from schools whose main objects in 42 THE HAVERFORDIAN. this stage are to meet the demands of the lege, the question of the standard of Universities of Pennsylvania and Prince- admission is a very vital one. ton. Hitherto we have maintained a In these days of change, when the standard practically equivalent to theirs, larger colleges of the Middle States are and boys have gone from the same class making their entrance requirements fully to all institutions. One of these now equal to those of Harvard and Yale, proposes to advance its standard, and the Haverford, it seems to me, needs to take schools in response will place another her stand side by side with these other year to their course. Personally, I do institutions in maintaining a uniform not belive in advancing the age of col- standard of admission. lege admission. I know it will cut out In confining her work strictly to un- of college possibilities many young men dergraduate courses of study, and this is of slender resources, who cannot afford undoubtedly the true field for the smaller to maintain themselves through the long college, Haverford is able to meet the years embracing school and college. If constantly increasing demand for that we could do just what I think is right in kind of training which comes from the the abstract we would not raise our close personal influence of the professor courses, but would strive to have the over the student; she is able to maintain boys ready for us as now, but with more as high a standard of scholarship in her accurate preparation, at sixteen and four year's course as is maintained in any seventeen. undergraduate course of study in any of "But can we do this in the face of uni- our colleges. To drop back to a stand- versity demands? Will the schools give ard of admission one iota lower than us the boys a year before completing this that of the sister institutions about us, course, or will they enter the Sophomore would demand from every one of us who class?—an undesirable arrangement at are fitting boys for college, an apology the best. Could we control our own to our students for the standard of our source of supply, and act independently, Alma Mater ; such an apology we are an easy answer would result ; and to a loth to give ; for such an apology we sin- certain extent we can, but not largely cerely hope there will be no need. enough to suit us. So we may be driven While we may regret the step taken against our will, and against the wishes by the majority of the higher institu- of our patrons, as a condition of future tions in placing their standards of admis- success to adopt a standard which neither sion so high, thus requiring an additional we nor they desire. year of preparation and thus advancing "The college and the university will the age of those who enter college, the some day have to part company, and per- fitting schools are prepared to meet such haps now is the time." demands of the colleges, and those of us We publish below some communica- who are in close touch with Haverford tions bearing on the subject in question are anxious to see her keep pace with and we trust that they will serve to start every advance made by the foremost in- a free discussion of the problem in these stitutions of the land. columns. To admit boys a year earlier than a O those of us who are specially in- neighboring institution is to invite com- T terested in the continued growth parisons and criticism that are not help- and prosperity of Haverford Col- ful ; to admit to the Sophomore Class THE HAVERFORDIAN. 43 graduates of Secondary schools is, as is especially discouraging to would-be President Sharpless has well said, an un- college students who are in needy cir- dersirable arrangement at the best. It cumstances. is to l^e hoped then, that as the standard The question then, so far as we are is raised elsewhere, it will be raised at concerned, is this : shall Haverford keep Haverford, and that as that standard is her requirements where they are at pres- maintained, the fitting schools, by care- ent, thus enabling some to get a collegi- ful attention to the very lowest classes of ate training who have not the time for a their own institutions, may be able to university education ; or shall she follow keep the average age of students enter- in what is undoubtedly a general advance ing college from being materially raised. toward higher education in this country? Charles S. Crosman, '78. Now no step is taken toward a higher standard, either here or elsewhere, with- AGAIN the problem of raising the out good reason. If such a step is taken entrance requirements confronts at other neighboring institutions, it must the management of Haverford be because there is a demand. Haver- College. This thrie the pressure comes ford aims to accomplish exactly the same from the near-by universities, whose result as the college departments of Penn- academic demands and instruction have sylvania and Princeton. She cannot, as hitherto generally been regarded as par- competition goes now, afford, by hang- allel with our own. ing back, to merit the reputation of The proposed advance of entrance re- holding a lower scholastic standard. quirements brings with it what, in the As regards the regretted age advance- eyes of many, will be a serious drawback. ment which threatens as an immediate No doubt exists but that Haverford result, it is probable that a remedy will should continue true to her aim of being a be soon devised. If President Eliot is first-class small college, capable of laying right in indicating the primary schools the best possible foundation for a busi- as the weak point in our American edu- ness or professional career. Most young cational system, then as soon as the men enter Haverford with just such science of education be sufficiently devel- a general education in view. With the oped, the remedy should be applied entrance requirements as they now stand, there. the average age of the entering class is It seems, finally, that Haverford with not far above seventeen. But such a her comparatively youthful student body change as that contemplated at Princeton can, better than most colleges, afford to and Pennsylvania will, in the immediate make a reasonable advance in the require- future, require a year more of prepara- ments for admission when the time is tion from students intending to enter ripe for such an upward movement. these institutions. Such a postponement William Wistar Comfort, '94. as this is of almost universal regret, but FOOTBALL LETTER. republish with the permision of confident that it applies as strongly to WE the Season of Doctor Branson, the following 1897, as it did to that of letter from Number 4, Volume 1895, and trusting that every football XVII. of the Haverfordian, feeling player will read it and take it to heart. 44 THE HAVERFORDIAN. "Dr. Branson, a daily spectator at society youth must forego these for the practice writes as follows : First and season. His afternoon calls must be sus- foremost let every man in college do all pended, his smoking must cease. he can to aid. If he is unable to play, It has disgusted me beyond measure to let him see that some man in his class see men, who are perhaps not in physi- never fails to be present at each scrub cal condition for active work, going about match. The class organization should dressed in tenuis suits, or playing in a be all-powerful in supplying material for childish way with a base ball or a shot, both eleven and scrub. instead of limbering their stiffened joints The labor of training the Haverford by following the practice, and studying team has long been too much the task of the detail of each play. The average one man. For years it was the captain's, man at Haverford seems to be possessed then a few seasons brought a coach, this of two ideas—first, that he should be on year finds a strong tendency to throw the team ; second, that he knows it all the entire responsibility again on the when he gets there. These are great captain. Though the Captain has been mistakes. After many years of football, an earnest football player from the time I feel even more than ever my own in- he entered college, and though to-day he ability full}' to understand the best meth- is an excellent example of well developed od of play. At few colleges does head- muscle and brain, he cannot make this work show itself more completely want- season a success without a more hearty ing than at Haverford. response from each man iu college. If Having now said some very severe the men now playing and any others, things to those men who are trying for the more the better, are willing to make the team, let me turn to the second some sacrifice to the uplifting of our eleven. You, too, have a duty in Haver- football name, let it be done conscient- ford football, which, unless you perform, iously, and not as a favor. The half- the team can never be a success. Each hearted football player is worse than one of you must come out every practice none, and the man who can play, and day, rain or shine, and give the first will not, is a disgrace to his college. eleven a chance to educate themselves. What are the necessary sacrifices ? Rise The short man and the tall man, the early, not later than 7.30 a. m., dress, thin man and the fat man, are all needed. take one soda biscuit, then walk to the You must not think there will be a full meeting-house or the end of the lane be- team, so you will not go to-day. Go fore breakfast. At 1 2. 30 come promptly every day ! Go everybody ! There are from class rooms to signal practice for many men in college who can help make fifteen minutes. At 3.30 p. m. get a team if they cannot be on a team. dressed without delay and never be seen Parents may forbid them from devoting on the college grounds between the hours time to team-work either because they of four and six with other than football think it may interfere with studies or suit on. At 8.30 p. m. no man should because they fear supposed dangers in absent himself from signal practice in college matches. These men should not cricket shed, to be followed by a run. stop playing on the scrub, for their help Each man should retire by 10 p. m. A is invaluable. football man cannot go to " parties and Having mixed up my expressions of ' balls ' and win games afterward ; the what must be done, and of football this THE HAVERFORDIAN. 45 autumn, let rne say a word on the qual- find you where it has found you so often ity of the material and the prospects of before. If each man makes up his mimd the season. to do his duty, let others do as they may, Never have I seen more good material the end of the season will as certainly at Haverford ; it is there, and on each find the rejoicings of 1888 and 1889 re- man now in college depends the success newed and victory perched upon your of your season. If you go on in your banner and ours. listless, school-boy, practice-when-I- feel- Thomas F. Branson. like-it state, the end of the season will Rosemont, October 18, 1895." TREASURERS' REPORTS. Annual Report of the Treasurer of the Haverford College Cricket Club. Dr. By am't paid for man for keeping fire in cricket shed I 00 To am't received from former Treasurer..!; 11 37 $ " " " dues to H.C.C.C... 192 00 shoes for horse 800 " " " 1st to " sale of Cricket ball 2 00 expenses of XI donated to H. C. C. C 28 00 Cambridge 23 50 " '• " " received from Dorian Fund 50 00 Haverford College 2 " ' " " Professional for empir- ' sale of cocoa mat- ing 5 00 matting 5 90 " Alumni for floor- In payment of loan to H. C. C. C 75 00 ing 8 20 Total expenses 318 59 " donated for expenses of 1st VI. Balance on hand 26 13 to Cambridge, 47 25 $344 72 Total receipts $344 72 Respectfully submitted. By am't paid for schedules of games $ 20 50 " " " letterheads 1 25 " F. Algernon Evans, " " cocoa matting 7 20 " " repairing cocoa matting 800 Treasurer. " " record boards 23 95 Examined and found correct, " " cricket supplies.. 13082 " " stamps and telegrams... 3 85 Thomas Wistar, " " cricket ball and expres- Walter C. Janney, sage on same 8 43 Annual Report of the Treasurer of the Haverford College Tennis Association RECEIPTS. Total receipts $38 25 By amount received from late Treasurer, Total expenditures 32 00 with interest fi6 25 By amount received from membership Balance f 6 25 dues 22 00 Respectfully submitted, $38 25 Edward H. Lycett, Jr., EXPENDITURES. Treasurer To amount paid for purchase of Courts... $20 00 Examined and found correct, To amount paid for putting courts in Arthur S. Harding, condition 6 90 Walter C. Janney. To amount paid for two new nets 5 10 $32 00 46 THE HAVERFORDIAN. ALUMNI NOTES. '36. (?) William Gummere died at his been taking a leading part in the recent home in Burlington, N. J., June 14, Musical Festival at Worcester, Mass. His 1897. He was born January 29, 1814, performances have been very favorably at Westtown, Chester County, Pa., and received in this country as in Europe, was the son of John Gummere, a noted and he has received the highest praise mathematician, who conducted a school from the best musical critics of both Con- at Burlington, known as Gummere's tinents. Mr. Bispham will return School, and who in 1834, succeeded Sam- shortly to England to fulfil his winter uel Hilles as Superintendent of Haver- engagements in Loudon. ford School. William Gummere was one '87. Barker Newhall has taken the of the twenty-one students enrolled at Chair of Greek at Kenyon College, School in the opening of Haverford 1833, Ohio. and while pursuing his studies acted as '87. E. Phillips is teaching at the assistant teacher in Latin and of Ancient J. Worcester Academy, Worcester, Mass. Literature. In 1838, he entered the United States Bank, and on the failure '90. Dilworth P. Hibberd has grad- of that institution became connected, in uated from the Law Department of the 1842, with the Bank of the Northern University of Pennsylvania, and has Liberties, of Philadelphia, of which became a member of the law firm of seven years later he was made Cashier, Pattison, Tate and Hibberd, with offices and in 1874, President. He continued in at 1001 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. the latter office until 1890, when he re- '90. John F. T. Lewis is farming at tired from active business, and in recog- Broomall, Pa. nition of his forty-eight years of service '92. William P. was named President Emeritus. Jenks has returned from Germany, where he has been en- '70. William W. Griscom while out gaged in the cotton business for the past rifle shooting on Governor Island, Lake four years, and has been admitted to the Ontario, on the morning of September firm of McFadden & Brothers of this 24th, was instantly killed by the acci- city. dental discharge of his rifle. Mr. Gris- '92. M. Augustine Blair com was born in 1851, and spent two W. was married on July 1st. to Miss years at Haverford, afterward finishing Judith G. Mendenhall at Guilford College, his course of studies at the University of N. C. Pennsylvania. He was a well-known '92. The engagement is announced of electrical engineer and was President of M. W. Nelson L. West to Miss Anna the Electro-Dynamic Company, besides Ervina West of Philadelphia. being a director of several other compa- '93. Clarence G. Hogg, will spend the nies. The deceased was the son of John year in graduate work at Harvard. D. Griscom, M. D., and a brother of '93. The engagement is announced Clement A. Griscom, President of the of M. Gifford K. Wright to Miss Eliza- International Navigation Company. beth Ball of Lock Haven, Pa. M. Wright '76. David Bispham, S. the famous has recently been admitted to the bar and opera and singer, baritone oratorio has hasopeueda law office in Pittsburgh, Pa. E HAVERFORDIAN. 47 Ex.—'93 The engagement is an- '97. Wm. J. Burns is ^a the employ Earle, Phila. nounced of Dr. J. Gurney Taylor to of Williams, Brown & Richards of Philadelphia. Miss Mary L. '97 Elliott Field has entered upon a is resident physician at Dr. Taylor now three years course at the Union Theolo- Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia. the gical Seminary, New York City. '97. Benj. R. Hoffman is taking the '94. William W. Comfort is giving at the Pierce College, some advanced courses in French and course in Business German Literature at Haverford. Phila. '97. Chas. H. Howson is attending '96. D. H. Adams is teaching at the the University of Pennsylvania Law Cloyue School, Newport, R. I. School. '96. S. K. Brecht has relinquished '97. R. C. McCrea is studying law at teaching and is with the Northwestern Columbia University. Insurance Company at Norristown. '97. O. E. Mendenhall is taking a post '96. "Deuell is taking graduate work graduate course at Haverford, and is at Cornell University," and A. J. assistant in the College Library. Lester and T. H. Haines are doing the '97. G. M. Palmer is employed at same at Harvard Williams, Brown & Earle, opticians, '96. J. Q. Hunsicker and P. D. I. Phila. Maier have entered the Law School of '87. Chas. G. Tatnall will soon enter the University of Pennsylvania. the works of the Bethlehem Iron and '96. J. H. Scattergood has entered Steel Company, Bethlehem, Pa. the office of The Sharpless Dyewood '97. During the present year Henry Extract Company of which his father is A. White will have in charge the Com- President. mercial and Mathematical departments at N.Y. '96. H. J. Webster is teaching at Oakwood Seminary, Union Springs, Bethel College, Newton, Kansas. Ex-' 98. John S. Jenks, Jr., is in the '97. Richard C. Brown is teaching Banking Department of the Girard Life Latin and French at Westtown Boarding Insurance, Annuity and Trust Company, School. Phila. COLLEGE NOTES. Haverford opened for the College The old Dining Room has been re- year of 1897-98, on September 22nd. painted and the wood-work in the rooms One hundred and ten students are regis- in Barclay Hall has been revarnished tered, 'distributed as follows : —One Grad- while four new shower baths have been uate, twenty- one Seniors, twenty-one placed in the basement. Juniors, thirty-four Sophomores and thirty-three Freshmen. At a meeting of the Cricket Club held June 8th, the following officers were During the summer the south end of elected:—President, T. Wistar, '98; Vice- the old Laundry Building has been fitted President, A. Haines, '99; Secretary, up as a Dining Hall for the Senior Class F. W. S. Hinchman, 1900 ; Treasurer, and connected by a pantry with Founder's C. Sharpless, 1900. Ground Committee : Hall. : — — 4 8 THE HAVERFORDIAN. President Wistar, Chairman, A. G. The Manager of the Foot Ball Team Scattergood, S. Rhoads, A. B. Mifflin, has announced the following schedule : and W. S. Hinchman. Haverford College vs., The Tennis Association held its Annual October 2, Delaware College, at Wilmington Meeting for the election of officers on October 9, Ursinus College, at Haverford October 16, Dickinson College, at Haverford June 8th, with the following result : October 20, Johns Hopkins Univ., at Baltimore '98 President, A. S. Harding, ; Vice- October 23, Delaware College, at Haverford October 27, Rutgers College at Haverford President. F. A. Evans, '99 ; Secretary, October 30, Ursinus College, at Collegeville C. E. Wild, '99 ; Treasurer, H. H. November 6, Franklin & Marshall Col., at Haverford November 10, Univ., at Jeuks, 1900. Ground Committee, A. Johns Hopkins Haverford November 20, Swarthmore College, at Haverford C. Maule, '99, L. R- Wilson, '99, J. K. November 25, Penna. Military College, at Chester Moorhouse, 1900, S. F. Seager, 1900. Class Championship Matches, Class officers have been elected as September 30, 1900 vs. 1901 follows October 5, '9S vs. '99 October 7, The Winners. Senior Class, President, A. G. Scatter- Vice-President, R. N. Wilson good ; ; The annual cane rush between the Soph- Treasurer, W. Secretary, F. A. Swan ; J. omore and Freshmen Classes took place Taylor. September 23rd, on the football field, Butler total Junior Class, President, J. E. ; and was won by 1900, with a of ten Vice-President, H. H. Eowry ; Secretary hands to seven of 1901. and Treasurer, D. Carter. J. The Y. M. C. A. gave its annual re- Sophomore Class, President, M. Mar- ception to the new men September 27th. Vice-President, D. Freeman shall ; E. ; President Sharpless, Prof. Jones, Prof. Treasurer, Secretary, F. R. Cope Jr. ; Babbitt, and President Swan, of the As- H. M. Hallett. sociation made addresses. Freshman Class : President, L. W. De The Everett- Athenaeum Society held ; President, Randolph Motte Vice E. ; its first meeting of the year September Secretary and Treasurer, Bullinger. twenty-eighth. New officers were elected '98 D. G. Jones, '98, has been elected as follows : President, J. W. Taylor leader of the Banjo Club, and H. H. Secretary, R. N. Wilson '98 ; Treasurer, of Mandolin Stuart, 1900, leader the R. H. Jones '99 ; President of the Council, Club. M. M. Eee '98. Class Football Captains have been The first literary meeting will be held elected as follows : '98, A. G. Scatter- October eighth when Dr. Farley will H. Lowry ; 1900, M. lecture Kipling. good ; '99, H. on Rudyard Marshall; 1901, H. G. Babbitt. Owing to the fact that the Penn- The Freshmen Advisory Committee is Harvard match is to be played in composed of A. G. Scattergood, '98, Philadelphia, November twentieth, the Chairman; J. H. Haines, '98, F. R. date of the Haverford-Swarthmore Strawbridge, '98, R. N. 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BROAD AND CHESTNUT Jacob Reed's Sons 1412-J4J4 Chestnut Street We Lay Great Stress Upon Pleasing^ <& «g The Young Dressers There is a style and a fit about our Clothing and Other Wear that give it the first place^^^^M The Best Things in Suits, Over- coats, Trousers, Hats, Shoes, Shirts, Neckwear, Underwear, Gloves, etc. CHOICE MERCHANT TAILORING AND OTHER ORDERED WORK Diamonds, Watches GdcDQpd *p. ^acplop and Jewelry Masonic Marks 3 SOUTH 13th ST., PHILADELPHIA (Opposite Wanamaker's) The Haverfordian Vol. XIX. Haverford, November, 1897. No. 4. There are offered annually at Haver- £bc IbaverforMan. ford, some nine prizes for literary work. They are awarded in the form of books, EDITORS : medals and money, and amount in actual WALTER C. JANNEY, '98, value to about three hundred dollars. The Editor-in- Ch ief. object of graduates and classes, however, ROBERT N. WILSON, '98. in generously contributing these college J. EDGAR BUTLER, '99. prizes was certainly not merely to enrich a HOWARD H. LOWRY, '99. few men each year by the value of the prizes WILLIAM B. BELL, '00. themselves, but rather, by offering a GRAYSON M-P. MURPHY, '00. tangible reward, to induce a number of FRANK K. WALTER, '00. students to overcome their natural inertia benefit themselves a little extra J. H. Haines, '98, . . Business Manager. and by well-directed exertion which, J. W. Taylor, '98, Ass'/ Business Manager. although not a part of the regular college work, serves none the less to essentially Subscription Price, One Year, . ... $1.00 Single Copies 15 strengthen their intellectual powers. The beauty of the plan lies in the fact that The Haverfordian is published in the interest of the students of Haverford College, on the tenth of each the winner of the prize is not the only during month the college year. man who is rewarded, but that each con- Matter intended for insertion should reach the Editor not later than the twenty-fifth of the month testant profits according to the amount preceding the date of issue. of his own individual work. The prizes themselves, of course are well worth win- Entered at Ike Haverford Post-Office, for transmission through the mails at second-class rates. ning, but no one should decline to enter a contest because he realizes that there take pleasure in announcing WE is a chance of not winning, nor if he that the recent competition for fails to win should he feel that he has places on the Board of Editors not profited by the struggle. In the past resulted in the election of Frank K.Walter most men have laid too much stress on and William B. Bell, both of the Sopho- the possibility of failing and this feeling more Class. has tended materially to lessen the num- ber of contestants for all college prizes. NOW that the foot ball season is Each student has the opportunity to rapidly drawing to a close and the compete for every prize sometime during attention of the students is turning his course and the men in the past who have more and more to the work of the coming tried for one after another as they became winter, The Haverfordian would like eligible, are the men who have won the to give a word of advice which, if fol- most prizes, who have received the lowed, may do much toward making the greatest benefits and who have made the college year of i897-'98 a successful one. most brilliant records.. Consequently we 50 THE HAVERFORDIAN. believe that each student, as a matter of preaching when it is least difficult for a policy, if for no other reason, should Haverfordian to devote his time to indoor enter regularly the contests that are open work and we would earnestly urge every to him without weighing too nicely his man to decide now what prizes he intends chances for defeat. to try for and to make his preparations The season of the year is rapidly ap- accordingly. SHALL HAVERFORD RAISE HER STANDARD ? IN response to the request of the Editors ditions without the extension of their of The Haverfordian for my views courses by one year. on the proposed change of standard ' 'The effect of this upon us is important. for entrance to Haverford, I append an I suppose that most Plaverford supporters extract from a recent report to the Board would prefer their boys to enter at six- of Managers. teen or seventeen, with the present The question is a very important one standard of admission, graduate in four for all Haverfordians, and is still un- years and complete their higher educa- settled. I think it will be well to have it tion in the Senior or Graduate courses of extensively canvassed in the coming the Universities. It is certain that many months. young men will be unable to afford the time for the extended course, more par- ticularly when a professional course is to ' ' Important changes in the standards be added, and that education in the of institutions over which we have no in- higher branches will be unhealthily con- fluence, are bringing into prominence the fined to the well-to-do. question of our own standards of admis- " Already the reaction against the ad- sion and consequently the whole charac- vanced age of graduation has set in, and ter and standing of our College. the same institutions which have raised " Early in 1896 a series of conferences their standards of admission are con- was held between representatives of the templating a reduction of the college Universities of Harvard, Yale, Columbia, course to three years, while others permit Cornell, Princeton and Pennsylvania, to one technical year to count in place of the consider the proper preparation of boys Senior year for the Bachelor of Arts for college. Each department drew up degree. the principles which, in its judgment, ' ' Under these conditions if we would should guide the work of the preparatory maintain rigidly our present standard and schools. Probably there was no general keep our college for well-prepared young intention to advance standards all around men, in the main between the ages of and all suggestions were advisory simply, sixteen and twenty-one, we should proba- without any binding character. The bly most effectively carry out its purpose, recommendations were of the highest satisfy its present patrons and secure new value, encouraging thoroughness and ones. effectiveness rather than the addition ' of ' But in this case our relation to the much new matter, but when the schools preparatory schools constitutes the prim- came to act upon them as required by ary difficulty, about three-fourths of our one or more of the Universities, it was Freshmen each year coming to us from found impossible to comply with the con- schools whose standards are set by the THE HAVERFORDIAN. 5i Universities of Pennsylvania and Prince- be maintained at a standard equal to the ton. It will create friction if we encour- undergraduate departments at our best age the withdrawal of boys before the universities. With due respect to the completion of their school course. It opinions of many friendsof Haverford, I will be unsatisfactory to admit them to should be in favor of abolishing the course our Sophomore Class. The other altern- in engineering, on the ground that Haver- ative seems, therefore, to be necessary. ford has not the facilities to compete with Much as it is opposed to my idea of what the leading technical schools, and also I is abstractly best, for the sake of preserv- think that this course might be regarded ing the quality of our students, we must as a professional course for which a man advance our standards and refuse to accept should prepare himself by a general edu- certificates. cation, with special attention to applied " This will perhaps interfere with the mathematics and the natural sciences. growth of the College in numbers, but I realize that Haverford has not at we will now be able to offer such advantages present the plant or means to maintain that we may confidently expect to receive the position I have indicated, but, though yearly a goodly number of the best young I have no practical knowledge of educa- men of our neighborhood, in addition to tional problems, I fancy that Haverford the Frieuds who will naturally patronize could be built up most easily on these us." lines. Isaac Sharpness, I am therefore in favor of raising the President. standard at Haverford to the level of the undergraduate departments of our lead- To the Editor of The HaverFordian : ing universities. I would require all endeavoring to comply with your IN candidates for admission to pass a good request for my views on the question entrance examination and thus avoid the of raising the standard at Haverford, great waste of time and effort spent each I am placed in a somewhat ridiculous year on Freshmen who come in on certi- position in attempting to write on the ficates given by unprincipled school- subject of education at Haverford, when masters. If the objection is made that even those who are much older and more this higher standard, with the longer pre- experienced in such matters are somewhat paration incident to it, will deprive many puzzled, to determine the best course for students of moderate means of the advan- our Alma Mater. On the other hand, I tages of a college education, I would am very much interested in this question reply that the best men will obtain an and with due apologies to those in education in spite of obstacles and that authority, I shall venture to write a few the average man, after receiving a words which, though they contain no thorough training at a good preparatory new ideas, may provoke discussion and school, is probably better educated than thus contribute ultimately to a right the Haverford graduate of the " sixties," decision. many of whom we know to be cultivated My ideal for Haverford is a College and successful men." with about 300 undergraduates, with Charles James Rhoads, '93. first-class courses in Greek, Latin, French, German, English, Mathematics, Philoso- N discussing the question as to wheth- phy, History, Political Science, Chemistry, I er or not Haverford should raise her Biology and Physics. These courses should standard of entrance, along with the 52 THE HAVERFORDIAN. University of Pennsylvania and Prince- fore all educational standards and ideas ton, two points of policy must be borne will be advanced, Haverford, should she in mind—first, that Haverford's ack- remain static, would be regarded as nowledged policy has been to be and to hardly giving a complete general educa- remain a high grade small college and tion ! In this case old and new Haver- secondly, in carrying this out, she has fordians could not rightfully feel the pride heretofore kept her undergraduate work in their Alma Mater which they now can fully up to the standard set by American and furthermore, they would perhaps in colleges and collegiate faculties—with the in some cases be compelled even to make single exception of Harvard, which has an apology for her. Surely this is not led all others by a year. to be desired, and Haverford cannot af- Now with the proposed raising of ford even to take the risk of it. standards at Pennsylvania and Princeton, Of course it is argued in opposition to there is naturally thrown upon the man- this change that many needy students agement of Haverford the enforced and will thus be " cut out of college possibil- probably the unwelcome necessity of de- ities." This may unfortunately be true ciding whether or not this policy shall be for a time ; but matters will eventually changed. For if Haverford is to continue adjust themselves to this new condition. to stand in the highest grade in under- For, as is generally known, educational graduate education, whether in college experts are of the opinion that our pri- or university, she must keep pace with mary and secondary schools are a little the leaders and change than they need be, and that her standards ; or more slack if, on the other hand, she is willing to when the loose screws of our present alter this policy she can remain static system of early education are tightened and keep the standards where they are. up, at least one year will be saved. Hence a decision must be made, and Hence this obstacle is only temporary at this decision must be based upon the fact most, and in fact it may be a blessing in that the present policy can exist only disguise, for it may, by its very urgency through an advance of standard. be the cause of an immediate tightening In view of this, then, the question may of the screws—a process which migt oth- be asked " Can Haverford afford not to erwise be delayed because of no immedi- make this advance' ' which is necessitated ate necessity. by her long-cherished policy of giving as On the whole, Haverford should be good a general education as any college. eager to make the advance. For if the It appears to me that not only can she preparatory schools are to be improved not afford not to do it, but that she so as to prepare lads a year sooner, then should positively wish to do it. For if either, with the standard as it is, boys she once allows large colleges or even will enter college at sixteen, which is collegiate departments to take a lead on assuredly too early to fully appreciate her, her particular feature of combining college opportunities, or, with the newly advanced work in small numbers will be added year, they will enter a twelve- lost, and her distinctive characteristics mouth higher at seventeen. Manifestly will no longer exist. the latter course is the better one, be- And in this locality, where all the cause in this case boys will enter as they schools will undoubtedly prepare their do now—which is early enough to satisfy scholars one year more, and where there- the public demand—and they will have ' THE HAVERFORDIAN. 53 gained a whole year in education. Any college change being the immediate cause general advance like this appears to me and not the after effect. to be an enormous step forward in edu- Arguing then, first, from the inadvis- cation. ability of a change of policy ; secondly, The only question is "Shall the rais- from the temporariness of the supposed ing of the college standard be postponed obstruction, and thirdly, from the inevit- until the perfecting of the school system, ableness of school improvement, I should or shall it be effected now." This of judge that Haverford should by no means course is debatable, but it can be very part company with any university large strongly argued in favor of the latter that or small, but that she should rival even the complete advance will probably be the best in what she claims to be. brought about more rapidly through the J. Henry Scattbrgood, '96, A HERO OF THE WAR. There 'possums grow on 'simmon trees, his division. He was indeed a model rivers run with brandy, The liar. The old folks live on sugar and cheese, Under all this rubbish, however, there And the girls are sweet as candy. was a bit of solid timber, a touch of the sound reechoed and died away AS rugged grit which once in a while ap- among the Virginia hills, the peared on the surface. singer's horse pricked up his As they rode along they approached a pointed ears and stepped along at a live- farmhouse ; one of the old Virgina kind. lier pace. Negro charters on the left, —now almost "That's a good boy Billy," said his deserted ; an orchard in the rear, and master patting him on the shoulder, straight rows of prim cedars and box- "we've had a hard day of it, but we woods in the front yard. must get to camp to-night with these " Charley," said Gholston, " that fool dispatches and then for a good rest. ' song of yours has put a notion into my He had hardly spoken when he saw, head. Do you see that house yonder ? riding toward him, down a by-road two Well, if I know anything about it, they's troopers clad in grey. bee-gums in that yard, and if some of " Hello Charley," called out one of Stuart's cavalry don't have one of them ' them as they came nearer, ' what in the by midnight, Gholston Smith is no good mischief are you ridin' 'long here singin' at honey raisin'. You see them hives a fool song like that fur? W'y the 'longside the fence, —this as they rode woods are as full of Yankees as a hive is past—Well our lines ain't more than two of bees." miles from here, and after dark we'll At this the other trooper gave the — come back and then ' Possums grow on young orderly a knowing wink and both " simmon trees.' men burst into a laugh. They knew the reputation which Gholstou had gained by his ability to spin yarns, and make About dark three silent horsemen rode statements, the truth or falsity of which cautiously out past the Confederate lines depended very much on the innocence of towards the enemy's outposts. the listener. He had been in more tight "Now we've got to go easy boys," places and had done and seen more won- said Gholstou, "the Yanks are not fur derful things, than any other trooper in away, and we are as like as not to run ' ' —, 54 THE HAVERFORDIAN. into a squad of cavalry any minute. The " Halt !" house is right here to the left, come along The only answer was a pistol shot. with me Jake and we'll go in the front Then nothing but the crack of car- way, and Charley you go around on the bines and the hoof beats on the hard back side and watch while we load up." road. Charley obeyed, and Gholstou, leaving It was a hard race, for although Ghol- Jake to hold the horses, went cautiously ston' s horse was heavily loaded he was forward. All Jake could hear was Ghol- of a kind with his master who never ran ston's thumping on the hives and talking so well as when an enemy was in the rear. to himself as he did so. Still they are almost on him, when from Thump, thump, thump, — " Empty," the picket line, — " Halt, who goes —thump, thump, — " Just been robbed," there?" another thump, " Half full," thump, Gholston all perspiration and excite- thump, thump, "Golly this is the one, ment was soon the center of a group of way out here to one side too, but full as comrades telling them how many ' ' she can be." ' Yanks ' he had put out of the waj Just at this moment Charley burst when his pursuers rode up and then, ' ' around the house, calling out without ' Three cheers for Gholstou. stopping, " The' re coming boys, lets get " Well boys you fooled me this time, ' out of this ! sure, but I've got the honey yet." "They shan't have this gum," said " Lets take a look at it," —from all. " Gholston gritting his teeth. Jake help Whack ! and it burst open. me git it on my horse," and as the " Ashes? " yelled the crowd. enemy (?) came on they headed for camp " Lye Hopper," laughed Charley. on a run. •' Well I will " from Gholston. THE DREAD BOOK OF ACCOUNT. ALBERT Wharton, have seen death remembered that the current was all on I - face to face, but still live. On that side of the stream and that conse- Saturday, February the 6th, 1896, quently the ice was probably not strong. my two older brothers and I left our I heard the shouts of my brothers warn- home to ice swaying ; the was go skating ; and after a brisk ing me to stop but morning walk of fifteen minutes, reached fearfully beneath me, and to turn would the bank of the Schuykill river, a short be to break through. The bank was but distance above Norristown. The stream a few yards further, and I determined to is here about four hundred feet in width. go on. But not more than thirty feet After practicing a little fancy skating, from the bank my left skate broke we organized a game in which each en- through the surface, I was thrown vio- deavored to keep a block of wood away lently down, and went through the ice from the others by striking it with hock- with a crash. ey-sticks. A powerful blow from my I am a fair diver and had sufficient oldest brother sent the block skimming presence of mind to catch my breath as across the ice to the opposite shore. I I sank. The weight of my skates and started after it at once as fast as possible. wet clothing carried me far down, —per- When I was not more than fifty feet haps fourteen or fifteen feet ; but I im- from the bank the ice cracked. Then I mediately commenced swimming and THE HAVERFORDIAN. 55 gradually rose. Instead of coming up its beauty. Then, suddenly, a bright at the hole through which I had broken, light burst through the dome of trees, my head struck the ice, and I realized until the}' disappeared entirely and the that the current had carried me down the most gorgeous clouds stood between me stream. Instantly I began swimming up and the light. Framed in these clouds stream, towards where I supposed the was a picture, —a perfect representation hole would be. In vain. Either I made of an earlj' event in my childhood. Scene no headway against the current or mis- after scene followed in a majestic pan- took the direction. I had been under orama, each fading rapidly into its suc- water perhaps one minute. If you will cessor but not until I had recognized it hold your breath for that length of time, perfectly, —though usually something I —even under the most favorable circum- had long ago forgotten. A curious fact stances, —you will begin to appreciate my was that in each picture I saw myself and situation. My heart was beating much the petty motives which had induced my more slowly but each pulsation sounded actions as they were thus portrayed. through my whole body. I grew des- Beginning with my infancy, the story of perate. Frantically I tore at the ice over- my life was rehearsed to that moment. head with my finger nails in a vain en- I went once more to school. I saw my class- deavor to claw it to pieces. I must have mates and my teachers. I stood again breath. It seemed to me that my very at the bedside of my dying brother. I heart beat was a blow from some mighty went to his grave and caught the last hammer, —a blow which would shatter glimpse of his coffin as the brown dirt my whole frame. Oh, breath ! I must covered it up. My whole life was re- have breath ! viewed before me, up to the present Unable longer to withstand the fearful morning, the skating party, and my fall. strain, I involuntarily attempted to in- Then the light grew ten times brighter hale. The water, of course, choked me than before, and all around me from an and I swallowed more. Immediately I hundred thousand throats, rose a great began to strangle, losing all reason, all cry, — " On Thy right hand, or on Thy " self-control ; tearing at the ice with left? Shrinking, I trembled in fear, fiendish fury. In what must have been awaiting the dreaded answer. The but a few moments, —though they seemed nerves beneath my heart grew tense as in an eternity, —the struggle passed over, I moments of terrible anxiety. Then there became quite calm, and was apparently was a crash and I remember nothing in an unconscious condition, of which I more. remember nothing. After what seemed a long night, filled From this I was gradually awakened with horrible visions of which I recall by a marvellous melody, —richer and none, but at the mere thought of which more harmonious than anything I had I involuntarily shudder, I heard a fami- ever heard before. When I opened my liar voice. Opening my eyes I saw the eyes I saw a luxuriant tropical growth on face of my mother bending over me. I every side. From the vault of branches sank back on the pillows exhausted by overhead swung long vines which waved surprise at the sight. Again I awoke. their foliage before me. Slowly, as I Since then I have slowly rebuilt my awoke yet further, the sight grew more shattered nerves and am now in compar- distiuct and I was lost in admiration of atively good health. — 56 THE HAVERFORDIAN. The story of my rescue is simple but My brothers estimate that I was under remarkable. Crazed with fear lest I water about eight or nine minutes, far should be drowned, both my brothers had too short a period in which to review a skated as near as possible to the hole in lifetime, you will say. Two years ago I the ice through which I had fallen. Not would have thought so too. But since seeing me reappear, they skated down then I have done it. Whether every one stream, knowing that the current must would have such visions as I had, I can- inevitably carry me into an eddy along the not say. My training and mental make- left bank, not seventy-five feet further up may have caused them. As to down. Their knowledge, gained from long discussion on that point, I do not care. experience on the river since boyhood stood For my part, I believe this is the " Lamb's them in good stead ; for under the dark, Book of Life," "The Dread Book of transparent ice they soon saw my body. Account." May God in His infinite Breaking through the surface with a mercy, grant that I so live the rest of fence rail, they drew me out, regardless my days, that with calm confidence, I of the danger to themselves. After may await the answer to that terror- carrying me to the nearest house, they inspiring question, —"On Thy right summoned a doctor, who discovered signs hand, or on Thy left?" of life after an hour or so of work. 'FARM HOME."-10-30-'97. Cousin Ned:— among other necessary domestic articles You no doubt have long forgotten that two iron gray members of the genus when you were out here in Ohio, two Felis—named "Moses" and "Hazel" years ago, you had me promise to write who had long occupied places of distinc- to you, and this letter will be in the tion in our family circle, being especially nature of a surprise to you as will also dear to the heart of our little sister. the news, which the heading indicates, During our journey from the old home that we have moved to the country. to the new, Moses and Hazel (who not- You know, Ned, that I had always withstanding the weeping protestations lived in the city, and you might suppose at their mistress who was sure they as I did that I would not like the country would smother) had been confined in a but I have really found unanticipated bag, got out and made their escape. pleasure in living at old " Farm Home," A few days later Moses, the most where of all places I have ever been the worthy of the two, was rescued and air seems the freshest, the birds sing the brought to his new abode. All pains sweetest and the round of life the were taken to reinstate him into the happiest. I think our moving here was family associations but he would not be the greatest event of my life, thus far, satisfied with country life, and uninflu- with one exception perhaps—my birth. enced by the pleading tears of his mis- I know of nothing more interesting to tress whose lavish devotion he had write than to try to give you a short ac- hitherto always returned with usury, count of my surroundings out here. he made his escape and " his after fate When we moved, my brothers being mar- is untold in martial strain." ried, our family consisted besides myself, Farm Home, including land both cul- of just mother, my three sisters and tivated and uncultivated to say nothing THE HAVERFORDIAN. 57 about the fences and buildings, must forward, throw her head and put out her occupy about two and a half acres. The rough tongue as if to tell me that she is house—an unpretentious two story frame very hungry. For some time I missed structure stands among beautiful trees the corn and accused the pigs of the theft whose cool shade appeals invitingly to the but one day I caught Bonnie hooking passer-by. it and I have never trusted her since. One valuable feature of this place is But, Ned, you ought to see old Silver that garden truck out here grows with with her family of teu—less two which no care but the gathering. Having the departed this life not long since. Old general supervision of the farm myself, Silver is a distinguished member of that the weeds in the orchard were not cut class of quadrupeds familiarily known as last year until just previous to their swine. She is a Chester White of pure ripening seed, when I discovered among blood, and the many ribbons and red the luxuriant growth of vegetation many cards that her illustrious ancestors have sturdy tomato plants laden with fine large triumphantly borne from state and fruit. In fact several bushels of tomatoes county fairs have given her a great pres- were gathered off these volunteer plants tige over all others of her kind in the which had had no cultivation at all. I neighborhood. Old Silver—the proud always thought before that everything and dignified mother with her ten snowy had to be cultivated by hard work, and white babies was the pride of her owner mother says that is the reason I at first and the admiration of all who saw them, was adverse to coming out here. But I but in' an unlucky hour the mother lay on ' ' think farmers have no right to complain two of her ' babies ' and their last rest- of low prices when things grow so ing place is in a field near by. On account easily. of hard times no monument has yet been The chief attraction, however, of Farm erected. Home is the stock which I have the Old Silver is a good christian mother pleasure of owning myself and with and tenderly nurtured her children in which every visitor must become ac- the paths of virture and truth. The re- quainted. First of all I would like to maining eight are noble monuments of introduce you to Miss Bonnie who on her efficient motherhood. However, one account of her diminutive size is often of them is not as large and strong as the called a calf by strangers, but she is rest on account of a very severe attack really a cow and furnishes a copious of bumps. I put it iu a separate apart- supply of butter and milk. She is a ment and doctored it daily with doses of Jersey too—but she can't help that. On coal oil—the only nourishment it received the contrary she is quite proud of her for several days. When the change came pure blood and has her family record in- convalescence was rapid and now it has scribed in a book with honorable men- fully recovered in all but size. tion of her nearest relatives. Another one became lame and because Miss Bonnie has two characteristics it could not get to feed as soon as the that are common to the sex : She is both others I sometimes carried it. Now it very affectionate and deceptive. She is very corpulent on account of which it will steal corn by hooking it out of the cannot run as fast as the rest and fre- crib between the slats and then when I quently it stops by me and wishes to be come about she will incline her ears carried as formerly and sometimes is so 58 THE HAVERFORDIAN. gratified. The intelligence of these pigs, about them as well as of many other " —Miss Bonnie included—strikes one as points of interest about " Farm Home being remarkable in which respect par- but for further particulars I will invite ticularly they bear a decided resemblance you to pay a visit here to to their owner and I wish you could see Your Cousin how perfectly polite, genteel and good Rube. natured they are. Much could be written FOOT BALL. Touchdowns : Haines, 2 Mifflin Haverford, 16; Delaware, 0. G. Jones. ; Goals : Freeman, 2. Time, 20 and 15 minute opening game of the season THE halves. was played on October 2nd, with Delaware College, at Newark. Haverford, J8; Ursinus, 0. The day was bleak and wet, so that only URSNIUS went down before theScarlet a small crowd was gathered around the and Black on the tenth of Octo- field, but to the little band of Haverford ber by the score of 18 to o. The sympathizers present the result was very ball was in Haverford 's possession nearly encouraging. The eleven showed up in all the time, but still the game was fairly excellent shape. The interference was interesting. Few long runs were made. good for the time of year and the de- Most of the gaining was done by short, fence, except for occasional holes in the heavy plunges iuto the center and mass center of the line, quite up to the aver- plays aimed at the tackles. It is proba- age. Mifflin did magnificent work in ble that, if Haines had been able to go bucking the center and smashing into in at half back the score would have been the tackles. used his head very clev- He much larger and far more brilliant from erly in picking his hole and, it although a spectator's point of view. Mifflin, and was his first college game, he did not Stadelman, did the best offensive work show a particle of nervousness. Haines for Harverford. In the defence Marshall ran well, especially round the ends. His showed up well in breaking up interfer- tackling, too, with the possible excep- ence and Stadleman's superb play at tion of Stadelman's was the best seen on tackle made it impossible for Ursinus to the field. The final score 16 was to o, gain through the left side of the line. in favor of the Scarlet and Black. For Ursinus, Waltman and Reimert The line-up : showed up in good form. Haverford. Position. Delaware. The line-up : Marshall left end H. McCabe Haverford. Position. Ursinus. Stadelman left tackle Green *aPP- Reimert Chase left end { , 1. Kockendurfer Freeman left guard J. McCabe Stadelman left tackle Kopenhaver Swan center Hughes Embree left guard Most Maule right guard Morris Swan centre Roth Wilson right tackle Mullin Maule right guard Seifert Babbitt right end Brown Lowry, Harding.. .quarter back Hartman Freeman ri ht teckle S { KoSdurfer Mifflin left half back Davis Hallett right end Shelley Haines right half back Wolf Lowry, Harding. quarter back Kelley Richie full-back Pierce Moffitt right half back Bell Referee, Dr. J. A. Babbitt. Umpire, Mr. an 0a ,t Harrington. Marshall left half back... ^™ ' ' Linesmen, Mr. Steele and Mr. D. { — THE HAVERFORDIAN. 59 Mifflin full back Lerch piece, and fell over, giving Haverford 2 Mifflin 2. Goals Touchdowns—Stadelman, ; five points. A short time after by heavy —Freeman. Time of halves 25 and 20 minutes rushes Dickinson scored a touchdown and Umpire, Mr. Johnson. Referee, Mr. Moore. kicked a goal. After that no more scor- Linesmen, Richie and Shenk. ing was done. At the call of time the ball was near the middle of the field. Dickinson, 6 ; Haverford, 5. The line-up was : DICKINSON came down on the Six- Havkrford. Position Dickinson. teenth of October and gave the Chase left end. Hoover Scarlet and Black one of the Stadelman ^ hardest fought and most exciting battles left tackle Duvall Moorehouse J her foot ball history. Dickinson, 6 in ; Embree left guard Sheetz Haverford, 5, was the final score a Swan center Ralston touchdown made after a blocked punt, Maule -1 Murphy right guard Stevens and a goal against a place kick from the [ Wilson. ) field. The match was bitterly fought Freeman right tackle Ford from the start. Dickinson outweighed Hallett right end Craver (Capt.) our men considerably—their short, heavy Lowry quarter West H plunges into the line gaining from two Ma-haU left half { <£^ to ten yards at a play. But just when Haines, Moffitt right half Lowther they seemed fairly on their way to a Mifflin full back Jones brace touchdown Haverford would up Officials. —Referee, Mr. Cutts. Umpire, Mr. under Captain Haines' encouraging ex- Wilson. Linesmen, Haines and Babbitt. Touch- hortations and the line would hold down, Duvall. Goal from touchdown, Ford. Goal from field, Freeman. Time of halves, 20 like a stone wall. Dickinson would lose minutes. the ball and Haines would punt it far down the field for the bull dog pound- Haverford, JO; Johns Hopkins, 0. ing to commence again. No scoring at all was done in the first ON the twentieth of October the team half. Dickinson made some miserable journeyed down to Baltimore to play fumbles and though she tore the right Johns Hopkins. The day was a side of the Scarlet and Black line apart miserable one for the game. It had been for big gains she could not carry the ball raining since early morning, and when across the goal. It was the magnificent the elevens lined up against each other defensive work of Lowry, Haines, Swan the field was thoroughly sloppy with and Stadelman that was largely respon- mud and water. In spite of the slippery sible for this fact. In the second half, ground, however, the match was a good after a few minutes play, Haines kicked one. Haverford' s line proved impenet- to within two feet of Dickinson's line, rable at every point and her backs ran where Chase threw the runner with the hard and fast. The interference got off ball. Dickinson kicked to their own well, driving into the center and the twenty-five yard line where L,owry made tackles for gains at each play. There a free catch and held the ball for Free- was only one fumble throughout the man to kick a place goal. Just as Free- game—a remarkable record considering man kicked, a Dickinson man leaped up the wet ball. Johns Hopkins seemed and struck the ball. It bounded up in unable to make any ground, but several the air, struck the top of the cross- of her men tackled in excellent form. It : 6o THE HAVERFORDIAN. was largely owing to the brilliant work At the beginning of the second half of Robinson and Talty that the score was Delaware got the ball on the kick-off and kept down to ten points. by hard line bucking advanced it to the One touchdown was made in each middle of the field, where Haverford half. Eight minutes after play was held them for downs. From that time called Marshall dashed around right end on Haverford rapidly increased the score for a twenty yards run and carried the to 48, when time was called. The line- ball across the line, after the team had up is given below : rushed Johns Hopkins down the field Haverford. Position. Delaware. from the kick off. No goal was kicked. Chase left end Hartman At the end of the half, the ball was in Stadelman left tackle Greene Freeman left Haverford's possession on Johns Hop- guard McCabe HuShes kins' one yard line. In the second half Swan center.. .[ t-Mullins (Capt.) Stadehnan made another touchdown Maule right guard Morris from which Freeman kicked a goal. A Wilson right tackle Mauvie short time after time was called, the final > right end Vansant score being Haverford, Hop- Sharpless ) 10 ; Johns Low Mullins (<**) kins, o. 7 } quarter back.. I Harding * I Hartman The line-up was Marshall left half back Mason Haverford. Position. Johns Hopkins. Haines (Capt.) J ri ht half back Wolf Moorehouse > Chase left end Brady Mifflin full back Pierce Stadehnan left tackle Lazenry Freeman left guard Kennard Umpire, Mr. Babbitt. Referee, Mr. Murray. Swan center Handcock Halves, 25 and 23 minutes. Touchdowns, Mif- Maule right guard Francis flin 3, Haines 2, Marshall, Stadleman, Chase Wilson right tackle..Hodges, (Capt.) Goals, Freeman 6. Hallett right end Armstrong Lowry quarterback Robinson Haverford, 28 ; Rutgers, 0. Marshall left half Guggenheimer game Haines, (Capt.) right half Talty THE with Rutgers on October Mifflin full back Cabrera 27th, was very satisfactory to Officials : Umpire, Dr. Babbitt. Referee, Mr. some admirers of the Haverford Goodrich, University of Michigan. linesmen, team—more so perhaps than a conserva- Seager and Harwood. Touchdowns, Marshall tive estimate of the work warrants. The and Stadelman. Goal, Freeman. Time, two eleven played a hard fast game when at twenty-minute halves. last they got started, and barring a few fumbles and some thoroughly inexcus- Haverford 48 ; Delaware 0. able failures at goals, there are few faults HAVERFORD'S second game a- to find. Rutgers, however, was not up gainst Delaware College was to her last year's form. None of her played on the home grounds on Oc- backs, except Ryuo knew how to take tober 23rd, and resulted in another victory their openings and the ends seemed in- for our team. Haverford played a fast, experienced. snappy game and during the first half, Rutgers kicked off and Haines caught ran the Delaware men off their feet. The the ball, advancing to the 25 yard line principal gains were made by long runs from where the Haverford backs aided around the ends, although good gains by two off side plays gained their oppon- were made through Delaware's line. ents 3 yard line, but lost on four downs. : THE HAVERFORDIAN. 61 On the kick out, Haines made a good Haverford J 2 ; Franklin and Marshall 10. catch, but gave up the ball because of HAVERFORD'S game with Franklin foul interference. Van Winkle, Cud- and Marshall, which was sched- deback, and Parsons went in quick succes- uled for November 6th, was sion through left tackle till Stadelman played on the home grounds, October came on—Freeman going to left guard. 30th, and the score shows another victory Haverford then secured the ball on downs for the Scarlet and Black. near the east side line, and Chase scored Haverford kicked off, Franklin and on a forty yard run from a double pass Marshall returned the kick and secured from Hallett. Freeman failed in the try at the ball on Haverford' s 35 yard line. goal. Here Haverford held them for downs.but The team now struck its pace. Lowry failed to make any advance on account of picked up the ball from the kick off and fumbles. Again Haverford held them, ran to midfield. Short gains by Wilson but again lost the ball on a blocked and the backs and a long run by Sharp- kick. By short dashes outside the less, brought the teams to Rutgers five tackles and good gains around the ends, yard line. Mifflin made the touchdown. Franklin and Marshall succeeded in push- No goal. ing Hostermann over the line. Locher In the three minutes left to play, kicked the goal. Chase, aided by strong interference, Haverford kicked off from the middle three times skirted the end as far as the of the field, and Franklin and Marshall full back. Haines scored the touchdown returned the kick. Haverford forced the but failed at goal. Score, 1 2-0. play to Franklin and Marshall's 40 yard Ryno went on in the second half, and line, when Chase, on a well executed criss- made first down for his team three times cross, carried the ball down the field for in succession. Haverford now got the a touchdown, which was, however, not' ball on two tackles of Embree who broke allowed on account of his going out of through and tackled the runner for a loss. bounds. Haverford kept up the same fast Rutgers scarcely had the ball during the steady game and soon carried the ball remainder of the game. over the line. Freeman punted out to The line-up Lowry and kicked the goal. Haverford. Position. Rutgers. A second time Franklin and Marshall la^ge:::::}-^^ «v* got posession of the ball after the kick- off Freeman, Stadelman, left tackle Van Winkle and steadily forced the Haverfordians back towards, and finally over their own Embree, Freeman,..left guard, { pltte/son line. The try at goal failed, and the Swan centre. .Thompson, Woodruff first half ended 10-6, in favor of Frank- Maule, Embree right guard McMahon Wilson right tackle. ..Patterson, Black lin and Marshall. Hallett right end Pettit In the second half the wind favored Eowry quarter back Mann Haverford. Haines' splended punting and Chase left half back Oram, Ryno the excellent work of the backs and ends Haines right half back Cuddeback with the ball, made it possible for Haver- Mifflin full back Parsons ford to score a second touchdown and Time of halves 25 and 20 minutes. goal. No more scoring was done, but it Officials, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Mason. was still anybody's game, and the play Touchdowns: Chase, 3; Haines, 2. Miff- moved first one way and then the other. lin. Goals from touchdowns, Freeman, 2. At one time Frankiln and Marshall with 62 THE HAVERFORDIAN. the ball cm Haverford's 20 yard line and Swan centre Ginter eight minutes to play, made our men Embree right guard.. .Zimmerman Wilson right tackle.. Thomas show what they could do. From then Hallett right end...... Greenwald on, however, the best Franklin and Lowry quarterback. Locher Marshall could do was to keep Haverford Haines right half back Hosterman from scoring, and time was called with Chase left half back McLaughlin Mifflin fullback the ball on their 15 yard line. Wisner Umpire, Mr. Johnson. Referee, Mr. Bull. The line-up was as follows. Linesmen, Moorehouse, Jenkins. Touchdowns, Haverford. Position. F. and M. Chase, 2; Hosterman, McLaughlin. Goals from touchdowns, Freeman, 2 Locher. Butler left end Schneider ; Time of halves, 25 and 20 minutes. Stadelman left tackle Hartman Freeman left guard Marburger CLASS FOOT BALL. IN the first of the series of inter-class Referee, L. H. Wood '96. Umpire, C. A. foot ball games the Sophomores de- Varaey, '98. Touchdowns, Mifflin and Freeman. Goal, Freeman. Time of halves, feated the Freshmen on September 10 minutes. 30th, by the score of 10 to o. The game was not very evenly contested , 900 mak- class game between the Seniors 1 THE ing gains at will while 1901 was unable and Juniors on October 5th, was to make an}' impression on their oppon- most exciting and ended finally ents line. in a tie, neither side scoring. '98 was 1900 caught the ball on the kick-off the aggressor all through the game and and after a series of steady gains, Mifflin four times lost the ball inside of 99's went around left end for the first touch- fifteen yard line, either on downs or down. The punt out was not heeled so fumbles. '99 was unable to make much no try for goal was allowed. In the sec- ground at any point in the line and early ond half, both sides lost ground by con- resorted to kicking, and by this means tinual fumbling but just before time was undoubtedly averted defeat. called Freeman was pushed over the line After playing the first half with no for the second touchdown, from which result, it was agreed that if, by the end he kicked a goal. The best feature of of the second half, the game should still the Sophomores play was their team be undecided, an extra ten minutes work, and for the Freshmen, Patton and should be played. This was done but to Babbitt did some effective tackling. The no purpose as neither side was able to line-up follows : score and the same had to be abandoned. 1900 Positions. 1901 The line-up follows : Sharpless left end Scull Tatnall left tackle Chase '9S Positions. '99 Lloyd left guard De Motte Wistar left end Morris Drinker center Randolph Wilson left tackle Jones Hinchman right guard Scholey Strawbridge left guard Lycett Murphy right tackle Brown Swan centre Battey Hallett right end Zook Embree right guard Maule Moorhouse quarter back Kirkbride Ellis, (Jones) right tackle Mellor Marshall, Capt...left half back Mellor Rhoads right end Evans Mifflin right half back Patton Harding quarter back.... (Capt.) Lowry Freeman full back (Capt.) Babbitt Scattergood, Capt.left half back Richie THE HAVERFORDIAN, 63 Moffitt right half back Butler Umpire, Mr. Babbitt. Referee, Marshall, Stadelman full back Carter 1900. Linesmen. THE SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN SPORTS. THE Fourth Annual Track Games The summaries are as follows : between Sophomores and Fresh- Putting 16 pound shot—Won by Free- men were held October 4th—a lit- man, 1900, at 31 feet 1 inch; second, tle earlier than in past years. Chase, 1901 ; third, Lloyd, 1900. The fall contest originated with '96, 880 yards run—Won by Lloyd, 1900, and lias been very successful in bringing in 2 minutes 25 seconds ; second, De out new men in time to be trained for Motte, 1901 ; third, Wendell, 1900. Field Day in the spring. This season 220 yards run Won by Marshall, finds the track and relay teams with sev- — 1900, in 26 seconds; second, Walenta, eral vacancies which will be hard to fill. 1901 ; third, Babbitt, 1901. And since cricket interests as well as the early date of the relay race on Franklin 100 yards dash—Won by Marshall, Field, soon put an end to general track 1900, in 26 seconds; second, Waleuta, work in the spring, we must stir up the 1901 ; third, Babbitt, 1901. general interest early, if we are to de- 100 yards dash—Won by Marshall, velop a team which will represent us 1900, in 11% seconds; second, Justice, well at Mott Haven. 1900; third, Brown, 1901. The Sophomores won, 46 points to 26 Running high jump Justice, 1900, and without their best man, Sensenig. — and Walenta, 1901, tied for first place at Yet this does not mean that the Fresh- feet 1 inch ; third, Jenks, 1900. men are without some good material. 5 Chase, '01, threw the 16 pound hammer Throwing the 16 pound hammer—Wou feet '-]]4 inches, which is but little 85 by Chase, 1 901, at 85 feet 7^2 inches; short of Lester's record last season. In second, Mifflin, 1900; third, Freeman, the mile bicycle Webster, of the same 1900. class, won iu 2 minutes 53^ seconds. 120 yards high hurdle race—Won b3' Marshall, 1900, who was last year un- Lloyd, 1900; second, Jenks, 1900; third able to compete, did creditable work in Justice, 1900. Time, 20 seconds. the dashes, in 1 winning the 100 yards 1 J^ seconds. In the 880 yards run De Motte, One mile bicycle race—Won by Web- '01, set the pace at start but was unable ster, 1901, in 2 minutes, 53^ seconds; to hold it and Lloyd, '00, passed him second, Allen, 1900 ; third, Neilson, near the finish and won. 1901. COLLEGE NOTES. THE record of the foot ball team so Professor Lorenz has been secured to far this season is six victories and take charge of the classes in French I., one defeat. The total of points II. and III. scored by Haverford is 137 and by op- R. H. Carleton, '98, of Boston, has ponents, 16. been elected Captain of the Harvard Professor Ladd has been ill since col- Cricket Team for this year. Carleton lege opened and is still unable to attend was one of the most consistent scorers on his classes. In his temporary absence the Crimson eleven last spring and in the 64 THE HAVERFORDIAN. match with Haverford scored thirty-five. iors, Jeremiah ; Sophomores, St. Paul ; The Athletic Association has elected Freshmen, The Life of Christ. the following officers : —President, A. G. It was decided at a college meeting Scattergood ; Vice-president, E- B. Conk- held October ist, that membership in the lin ; Secretary, F. R. Cope ; Treasurer, Foot Ball Association should be by clas- F. A. Evans ; Ground Committee, the ses, each class paying two dollars for President (ex-officio), T. Wistar, E. B. each of its members. Conklin and H. H. Jenks. A new duty The Everett- Athenaeum met on Octo- was imposed upon the President, namely, ber 29th and continued the discussion of the superintendancy of the pond. Rudyard Kipling" s poetry. The Everett-Athenaeum held its first A challenge for Dual Track sports has meeting of the year on October 8th. Dr. been received from Rutgers. At a meet- Farley addressed the members on Rud- ing of the Athletic Association, held yard Kipling. November 1, it was decided to decline The cricket division of the Alumni the challenge on account of the time it Advisory Committee on Athletics has would take from cricket work. announced that George Wooley has been E. B. Conklin and A. G. Scattergood engaged to coach the Cricket Team this have been elected Captain and Manager year. Wooley was on the staff of coaches respectively of the Track Team. of the Germantown Cricket Club last W. A. Battey has been elected Cap- summer. tain and Manager of the Hockey Team. A new game has been introduced at The first regular meeting of the Eoga- Haverford, called "Tonic Foot Ball." nian Society was held on November 5th. As played, it is a modification of Associa- The subject for debate was "Resolved: tion football and was invented for the that Haverford should raise her standard purpose of affording a means of out-door to conform with the standard of the exercise for' these who do not engage in Eastern Colleges." On the affirmative the regular practice. were : Wild, Cadbury and Murphy, The subjects of study in the class Bible The negative were : Mendenhall, J. H. Classes are : Seniors, Jeremiah and affirmative won. — ; Jun- Haines Eutz. The VERSE. She was a dear sweet Ardmore girl, Make the player noble, Who was extremely shy, To his lady fair. My call on her was at an end, Little gifts for playing, 'Twas time to say good-bye, Little grains of sand, I threw my arms around her neck, Make the football player, She cried aloud and fled, To his Coach look grand. Then turning to me at the door, Foul tackle ! sir, she said. 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AUMONT, Manager of Trust Dept MANAO.ERS Effingham B. Morris, George Tucker Bispham, Henry Tatnall. John A. Brown, Jr. William H. Gaw, Isaac H. Clothier, Benjamin W. Richards, Francis I. Gowen, John C. Sims, John B. Garrett, George H. McFadden, Pemberton s. Hutchinson, William H. Jenks, Josiah M. Bacon. BROAD AND CHESTNUT Jacob Reed's Sons J4J2-J4J4 Chestnut Street We Lay Great Stress Upon Pleasing^ *£ *g The Young Dressers There is a style and a fit about our Clothing and Other Wear that give it the first places* jt-j-J- The Best Things in Suits, Over- coats, Trousers, Hats, Shoes, Shirts, Neckwear, Underwear, Gloves, etc. CHOICE MERCHANT TAILORING AND OTHER ORDERED WORK Diamonds, Watches 6du3Qpcl *p. YQ9I0P and Jewelry Masonic Marks 3 SOUTH 13th ST., PHILADELPHIA (Opposite Wanamaker's ' ' THE AVERFORDIAN Vol. XIX. Haverford, December, 1897. No. 5. Two j'ears ago, when the plan of charg- ftbe ibavcrfor&ian. ing admission to the pond was first set on foot, the management was placed in the EDITORS: hands of the Athletic Association with WALTER C. JANNEY, '98, the understanding on the part of the col- Editor-in-Chief. lege authorities that the proceeds would ROBERT N. WILSON, '98. be devoted to the interests of Haverford EDGAR BUTLER, '99. J. athletics in general. The misleading and HOWARD H. LOWRY, '99. ambiguous title of ' 'Athletic Association' WILLIAM B. BELL, '00. is certainly accountable for this mistake. GRAYSON M-P. MURPHY, '00. This association does not, as its name FRANK K. WALTER, '00. implies, have control over the athletic interests of the college, but merely over J. H. Haines, '98, . . Business Manager. the department of track athletics ; and J. W. Tayi.or, '9S, Ass't Business Manager. hence the proceeds of the pond, instead aiding annually in the support of Subscription Price, One Year, $1.00 of Single Copies 15 cricket and foot ball, as was originally intended, have been diverted to the The Haverfordian is published in the interest of interests of this one branch of sport, under the students of Haverford College, on the tenth of each ' month during the college j'ear. cover of the name, ' Haverford College Matter intended for insertion should reach the Athletic Association." Editor not later than the twenty-fifth of the month preceding the date of issue. The question naturally arises why the the Entered at the Haverford Post-Office, for transmission students, who were acquainted with through the mails at second-class rales. true nature and object of this association, ever allowed this arrangement to be made. IT was stated in a college note in the The answer is probably to be found in last number of The Haverfordian the fact that the question was never that at a regular meeting of the Ath- brought before the students for considera- letic Association " a new duty was im- tion, but that the management of the posed on the President, namely : the pond was simply placed in the hands of superintendency of the pond. ' the officers of the association by the Col- At the time the above notice was writ- lege under a false impression, as has ten, and consequently at the time the been said, of the purpose of the organi- Association took the action alluded to, zation. the students were not aware of the fact However this may have been, the diffi- that the Faculty had previously decided culty has been most effectively overcome that the management of the skating pond by the assumption of control on the part should this year be taken out of the of the College. The present plan insures r hands of the Athletic Association and competent management from year to ) ear should be undertaken by the College. and will undoubtedly prove more satisfac- 66 THE HAVERFORDIAN. tory to students and outsiders than the By this action the number of Haver- old system. ford scholarships is swelled to forty-six, If at the close of the season there is a bal- which considering the size of the college ance in the treasury, we understand it is to is certainly a very generous total. be divided among the various associations. The substance of both decisions is The only point, however, which has not given in the following announcement yet been settled is the proportion of the which has been presented to the public profits which each association is to receive. by the college, in the form of a circular : It would seem that as cricket is preemi- ' nently the college game it should be ac- ' The President of Haverford College corded the lion's share of these proceeds. desires to call the attention of Principals Track athletics and foot ball should of of Preparatory Schools, and others who course come in for their portion also, may be interested, to two recent decis- and possibly the Tennis Association ions of the Board of Managers. should be considered as a claimant, but 1. After i8g8 no student shall be ad- the question of what percentage each as- mitted to the Freshman Class except on sociation should be entitled to is rather a examination. The certificates of approved difficult one. schools zvill be accepted in i8p8 as hereto- Without doubt, however, now while fore. there are no profits to divide, is the time 2. Sixteen Scholarships of the annual to definitely decide this question and The value of $300 each, shall be awarded on HavErfordian trusts that the matter competitive examination . These shall be will receive the proper attention within known as Corporation Scholarships. the next month and not be allowed to ' drift until spring. ' Five of these Scholarships will be offered in 1898, and there will be not less The recent decision of the Board of than four vacancies each year. No con- Managers requiring all students after dition is attached to them except the pos- 1898, to pass examinations for admission session of general good character. They to the Freshman Class is most significant. will be awarded on the regular entrance As all the leading eastern universities and examinations in the Sixth Month, with colleges have one by one addopted this some additional questions on each paper. plan as the most impartial and satisfactory They will be given for one year, but may one obtainable, this action is distinctly a be continued in succeding years if the step in accord with the times, and as recipient gives evidence of high scholar- such is a gratifying proof of the fact ship and character. An unsuccessful that Haverford is to be kept in the van candidate for a Corporation Scholarship with the really first-class colleges in the may still be eligible for a smaller Schol- march toward higher and more thor- arship. ' ough education. ' The exact dates of the entrance ex- The foundation of sixteen new schol- aminations may be obtained after Fourth ' arships to be known as ' Corporation Month 1st, from the Secretary of the ' Scholarships ' and to be awarded on College. They will be held at the Col- competitive examination is another im- lege, except in the case of distant appli- portant and very interesting piece of cants, for whom special arrangements legislation. may be made." THE HAVERFORDIAN. 67 THE election of Thomas Wistar, '98, ment Bat at Commencement for his ex- to the captaincy of the Cricket cellent work during the spring. He Eleven, occurred too late last accompanied the team to England in 1896, month to receive any notice in our Nov- and during the tour proved to be one of ember number, and, although a little be- the mainstays of the Eleven. His aver- hind hand, The Haverfordian now age for fifteen completed innings was desires to extend to the new captain its 9.46, and his highest score, 30, which heartiest congratulations and best wishes was made in the M. C. C. game at Lord's. for a successful season. There is little in the record of last The choice of the First Eleven did not year's team that we can point to with come in the nature of a surprise either to pride, but Wistar's individual work 'was the students or the cricketing Alumni, very creditable in the field and at the owing to the very prominent part Wistar bat—he missing the first place on the list has taken in the game since entering of averages by only a fraction of a run. college. Although aided by a natural aptitude In the spring of his first year, by in- for the game, Captain Wistar has attain- dividual work, he won the Sophomore- ed his present standing as a cricketer Freshman Match for his class and the largely by conscientious and painstaking Shakespere Prize Bat for himself, with a practice in the shed during the winter score of 54, not out. He played in the months, and if the candidates for the last three First Eleven matches, Freshman eleven will but follow his example in this Year, and was a regular member of the particular, there can be but little doubt team his Sophomore Year, ending the that the spring will find us with a strong home season third on the list of batting team, and one worthy of representing averages, and carrying off the Improve- Haverford. SHALL HAVERFORD RAISE HER STANDARD? Isaac Sharpless, Sc.D.,L.L.D., at a sacrifice of a great part of their nat- President Haverford College. ural lives and forces, and with the result My Dear Sir : merely of a certain amount of culture In regard to the question as to the ad- and refinement, in the great majority of visability or otherwise of raising the re- cases without positive advance in think- quirements for entrance to our colleges ing and working power, I believe there are and universities, and lengthening, as must very many, and an increasing number, thereby necessarily be done, the whole too, who will be inclined to ask " Cui course of preparation ? ' of a young man for bono ' and to seek for some other his life-work what ever it may be, it seems method of obtaining the desired result at to me that due consideration has hardly a less serious expense : I mean both been given to the very object for which of time and money, as well as of life parents generally send their children to energy. College, namely, to fit them to undertake The average college graduate now their life-work, and to occupy honorably enters life, or is supposed to do so, well and usefully their proper places in the equipped in one respect and seriously social fabric. If this is to be done only hampered in another. If his curriculum 68 THE HAVERFORDIAN. has been a well-balanced one and thor- they may in the wild disorder of "isms" oughly carried through, he ought to be and" ologies " of the day. well trained in modes of thinking and As if mischief enough had not already expression, and well grounded in the laws resulted from this neglect of the funda- of physical science, and also familiar at mental reason for college education, the least with the principal facts of the his- fitting a young man for the battle of life, tory of his race and country, and with the effort is now made to prolong his the problems which are likely to occupy preparation through the very years the thoughts and attention of the men of during which his actual engagement in his day. The mental habits of close it ought for physiological reasons to be observation and accurate reasoning ought most active. We all know the value of to have become so fixed by long use that youthful energy and enthusiasm when they can be profitably and quickly turned properly directed and expended, as we in any needed direction for immediate also know but too sadly the results of use. Such are the advantages which we misdirected energies and wasted enthu- seek for him. The disadvantages under siasms ; and we appreciate the youth who which we find he labors may be summed can and will set a high ideal before him up, as follows : Too great a diversity of and work unflinchingly and regardless subjects of study for the average indi- of obstacles up to it. But at the very vidual mind to grasp, with a consequent time of life when such ideals should be neglect of some, and resulting want of most potent and attractive we say to him : " proper balance ; and a feeling of exag- Not yet ; wait a while till your tastes gerated self importance at having accom- are more fully formed and your j udgment plished what is after all only a preparation riper—then you can select for yourself a for the serious struggle of life. When suitable career. Meanwhile you can this begins he finds himself in competi- amuse yourself with a variety of studies tion with those much his juniors who and find out what there is in life." have acquired a practical knack in their Many a young man is in college with various callings which renders them more no higher ideal than this ; and the whole immediately successful, and the college college life becomes infected by it. boy too often comes to forget all he has What wonder then that when they ' ' begun to learn, nay even seems to be ' graduate ' the springs of life are ashamed of it—to denounce it as useless, poisoned for them but too often—that and to strike blindly at what he con- they have learned lotus eating, and prefer siders a waste of time, life and energy. it to the Pierian founts of Castaly or the To meet this, college curricula have been arduous labors of Hercules ? Or what varied ; electives have been multiplied wonder if we find so many of the suc- ; athletic amusements of various sorts en- cessful men in life are self-taught men couraged, until too many of our institu- rather than college graduates ? The latter tions of learning are in fact becoming often need to have many of their illusions physical training schools mainly with a scattered before they can come into few intellectual adjuncts. Instead of healthy collision with their fellowmen ; producing well trained logical young and we can understand why a railway or men we are bringing up a set of illy commercial employer would rather take a balanced mental and moral cranks, who young man of 1 6 or 1 8 years old who can must find their places or their uses as easily be trained for the business, than a THE HAVERFORDIAN. 69 ' " ' graduate of 23 or 25 who has so much "dilettante" or a great comfort to the to unlearn before he can fairly begin. man of elegant leisure, but may embar- Meanwhile the opportunities of life are rass the progress of one who is struggling slipping by ; and the disheartened dis- for bread, and is tempted or lured into illusioned young man finds his life-energy pursuing it unduly. Mere culture with- ebbing without the return flow which out fruitfulness is undesirable. comes from success. Nor is his comrade Second. A man rarely attains success in who has drifted into L,aw, Medicine or anything without striving for it with all Theology much better off if any—years of his might. An object to live for, to gain, study, waiting, and unremunerative toil, is necessary to bring out our highest and anxieties, distresses, and sufferings, while best exertions. This is as true of' the the glittering reward of fame is attained as of the man and he should as boy ; by but few—he may hope to begin to be soon as possible grasp the idea that he is self-supporting perhaps when he is 28 or to be what he makes himself ; all that we 30. The precarious paths of engineering, can do is to supply as far as we can the architecture or literature scarcely offer means and materials—to aid him with any higher inducements. When it is re- advice and direction—but the work has membered that fifteen years is probably to be done by himself, and for himself. rather above than below the average He must earn his own living. length of active professional life, it is If we bear these two things in mind seen at once how serious the proposal we shall soon see that thorough primary becomes thus to shorten it by prolonging and secondary education, unhampered by the necessary period of preparation. useless frippery, may readily be obtained Surely this prolongation has already gone by the average boy of 15 or 16. I would far enough if not too far in late years ; and advocate healthy amusements, and more the question of what good if any is or less useful accomplishments, such as thereby to be gained will come home to drawing, music, and use of tools ; but the great majority of parents. To aid all of these should be subsidiary to a us in solving it we may look abroad and thorough grounding in knowledge and see if they do not manage these things the acquisition of habits of accurate better in France, or Germany, or Eng- study. Good work in the preparatory land—not that I would advocate educating schools, whose daily sessions should be a child out of its natural relations or five hours during nine months of the future probable surroundings—but to see year instead of four hours during seven if we cannot profit by their experience. months, would easily accomplish the A thorough grounding in knowledge and fitting of their students for the entrance a liberal training of the faculties of mind examinations of the Freshman classes. and body so as to enable it to enter on All but the necessary studies for this its life career at as early a period of its purpose should be omitted or postponed maturity as possible will give the longest for special classes, formed of those desir- and best results. ing higher education, but without Two things which are often overlooked going to college, or of those desiring should not be forgotten: special courses. No better general First. Useless knowledge is frequently system of college studies has yet been only an encumbrance, a hindrance in the evolved than that which leads to the race of life ; it may be all very well for a baccalaureate degree in our priucipal 70 THE HAVERFORDIAN. institutions, which ought with our im- To the Editor of The Haverfordian : proved methods of instruction to be thus IN considering the proposed advance in obtained by our average youth of 19 or admission requirements for college 20. After 18 his studies ought to be it seems desirable to distinguish be- shaped in accordance with the calling or tween the functions of a small college profession he may intend to enter. If and a large university. Each has its this is done judiciously one year's advan- work to perform, the one as important as tage might be allowed him in the special the other, but it can best succeed by re- studies as of law or medicine ; and he maining within the proper sphere. A would be fitted to enter upon his life college maintains just as high a stand- work for himself at 23 to 25 instead of ard, if it does full college work, as if it while those 28 to 30 ; whose means or were copying university methods. Ac- taste so inclined might continue their cordingly, an institution like Haverford work as post-graduates or Fellows. We may well be satisfied if it has the same cannot all of us spend all our lives as requirements as Amherst, or Williams, of life students or professors ; the work while it would be a mistake it seems to has to be done, and we have to do it. me, to compete with Harvard or Prince- Quick, earnest zeal in preparing for it, ton. If the colleges of New England or and entrance upon it while our hearts are the Middle States should unite in the young and warm and strong, will make proposed advance, Haverford may with success easier and surer. propriety join them, but it would seem I know that in thus urging the neces- unwise that it should desert its own class sity of good sound preliminary education and endeavor to rank with the large (in which I would include grammar and universities. Pres. Sharpless, in a recent logic) I shall meet with little favor from address, gratified his hearers by announ- the advocates of the special vagaries of the cing that Haverford would remain a small day, or from those who would universalize college, in spite of its large endowment, all culture. L,et such go to the universities, and maintain the highest possible stand- where there is plenty of room and scope for ard of pure collegiate work. It is to be them. But let our colleges maintain a good hoped that this high ideal can be con- standard of sound learning and general sistently followed. Of course, the re- education, such as will qualify for safe and lations of the college to the Philadelphia efficient entrance on one's life work,wheth- schools may render^this impracticable, as er profsssionalor otherwise, before the the President suggests, but nothing but pleasureless years draw nigh ; and the com- strong pressure from without should in- mon sense of the American people will duce Haverford to surrender its conser- support them in so doing. With highest vative position in this matter. regards, Yours truly, Barker Newhaix, '87. J. Cheston Morris, M. D. 1 5 14 Spruce St., Phila., Nov. 25, 1897. CRICKET AVERAGES FOR J 897. UR attention has been called to the the Cricket averages for 1897. With O fact that the October number did an apology for this oversight, we give not contain, as is customary, lists of them below : THE HAVERFORDIAN. 7i FIRST XI. BATTING AVERAGES : 1897. FIRST XI. BOWLING AVERAGES. Innings. Runs H. S. N. 0. Av. B. M. R. W. AV. Sharpless 6 6 J. A. Lester, P. G 2 53 34 o 26.50 F. C. 78 14 2.33 C. G. Tatnall, '97 7 69 25 o 9.85 C. H. Howson 39 3 9 2 4.50 T. Wistar, '9S 7 6S iS o 9.71 R. S. Wendell 325 13 132 16 8.25 H. H. Lowry, '99 6 45 22 1 9.00 A. B. Mifflin 330 12 171 12 14.25 A. B. Mifflin, '99 7 5S 30 o 8.28 A.Haines 216 7 114 7 16.28 A. Haines, '99 5 38 18 o 7.60 W. S. Hinchman 141 3 83 5 16.60 '00 W. S. Hinchrnau, 7 53 29 o 7.57 J. A. Lester 216 10 no 5 22.00 S. Rhoads, '98 6 36 24* 1 7.20 C. G. Tatnall 108 3 82 2 41.00 C. H. Howson, '97.... 7 37 17 o 5.2S S. Rhoads 54 o 47 1 47.00 A. G. Scattergood,'9S 7 iS 6 1 3.00 R. S. Wendell, '00.... 6 5 2* 4 2.50 HISTORY OF FOOT BALL AT HAVERFORD. THE following history of the game During the years of 1880 and 1881 no of foot ball at Haverford has been games were played. compiled in the belief that a con- 1882. —Class of '86, Swarthmore, de- cise and accurate statement of the records feated Class of '86, Haverford, by a score of all Haverford teams would be of interest of 1 goal and 10 touchdowns. to the Alumni and students, and might 1883. —In this year two games were prove useful for future reference. played between Haverford and Swarth- The data given below have been col- more ; one in the spring and the other in lected chiefly from back numbers of The the fall. Haverfordian and from "The History The first was won by Haverford. Score, of Haverford College," but when these Haverford, 1 goal, 2 safeties ; Swarth- have been indefinite in their accounts, more, 1 touchdown, 6 safeties. various alumni have been consulted. The second was won by Swarthmore. There is, of course, however, room for Score, 12-9. error and we shall be greatly indebted to Class of '86, U. of P., defeated Class any Haverfordian who will acquaint us of '86, Haverford, at Haverford ; score, with whatever mistakes he may discover 29-0. in the following account. In 1884 foot ball became established as a college game. On November 19, 1879, the first game 1884. —Haverford defeated Lehigh at of Rugby foot ball was played at Haver- South Bethlehem ; score, 36-12. ford. Haverford defeated Swarthmore ; score, Class of '83, Haverford vs. Class of 10-6. '83, U. of P. ; score, 0-0. The Haver- In 1 88 5 the Foot Ball Association was ford Freshmen indulged in but two days founded. of practice. 1885. —Haverford defeated Lehigh by A little later the first Haverford- the score of 24-8. Swarthmore game was played. The Haverford defeated Swarthmore. Score, match resulted in a victory for Haver- 40-10. ford. Score—Haverford, 1 goal, 1 touch- Class of '88, Haverford, defeated Class down, 1 safety; Swarthmore, 13 safeties. of '88, Swarthmore; score, 16-12. A safety counted for the opponents. Class of '88, Haverford, defeated Class — — , 72 THE HAVERFORDIAN. of '88, U. of P. ; score, 19-10. 1 891. of '89, Class Haverford was defeated Haverford, o ; U. of P., 34. by Class of '89, Swarthmore; score, 35-0. Haverford, 16 ; Germantown C. C, 10. 1886.— Lafayette, Haverford, o ; 38. ; o. Haverford, 32 Tioga, Haverford, 4 ; Dickinson, 22. Haverford, 4 : U. of P., 16. Haverford, 4; F. and M., 23. Haverford, 4 ; Lehigh, 18. Haverford, o ; Bucknell, 23. of '89, Haverford, Class of Class 6 ; Haverford, o ; State, 58. '89, Swarthmore, 2S. Haverford, o ; Swarthmore, 62. 1887.— Class of '94, Haverford, o ; Class of Haverford, 22 ; Tioga, 6. '94, Swarthmore 40. Haverford, 4; Lafayette, 12. 1892.— 16 Haverford, ; Swarthmore, 32. Haverford, o ; F. and M., 30. ; Haverford, o U. of P., 36. Haverford, 40 ; Delaware, o. Haverford, 36 ; Oxford, o. Haverford, 12 Princeton 2nd, o. '90, Haverford, 22. Class of 16 ; Class of Haverford, 4 Germantown C. C, '90, Swarthmore, 18. Haverford, o Columbia A. A., 4. 1888.— Haverford, 8 Lawrenceville, 10. Haverford, 16 ; Alumni, o. Haverford, 6 Dickinson, 24. Haverford, 6; Lehigh, 16. Haverford, 6 Swarthmore, 22. Haverford, o; P. M. A., 14. Class of '95, Haverford, 14 Class of Haverford, o ; Lafayette, iS. '95, Swarthmore, 4. Haverford, 6 ; Swarthmore, o. 1893.— Haverford, o ; Riverton, o. Haverford, 6 Germantown C. C, o. ; 1889.— Haverford, 32 Warren A. A., o. In this year the present foot ball field Haverford, A. 4 ; Camden A., 24. was made and used for the first time. Haverford, o Johns Hopkins, 22. ; Haverford, Riverton, Haverford, F. and M., 28. 4; 4. 4 ; Haverford, o ; Lehigh, 60. Haverford, o ; Bucknell, 26. Haverford, 16; P. M. A., 14. Haverford, 6 ; Dickinson, 28. Haverford, o ; Dickinson, 28. Haverford, o Swarthmore, ; 50. Haverfoid, 56 ; Tioga, o. 1894.— Haverford, 10 ; Swarthmore 4. Haverford, 36 ; Delaware, o. Class of '92, Haverford, o; Class of Haverford, 36 ; Melrose C. C, 6. '92, Swarthmore, 4. Haverford, .y> ; Ursinus, o. 1890. Haverford, 40 Haddonfield A. A., 6. 22. Haverford, o ; Tioga, Haverford, 4 F. and M., Haverford, ; o. 5 Alumni, Haverford 6 ; Johns Hopkins, 4. Haverford, o; P. M. A., 4. Haverford, 12 ; Dickinson, 14. Haverford, o; Columbia A. A., 28. Haverford, o : Swarthmore, 32. Haverford, o ; Dickinson, 6. JS95-- Haverford, ; Swarthmore, Haverford, o "West Chester, o. 14 30. ; Haverford, iS ; P. M. A., o. Haverford, 5 ; F. and M., o. o ; Dickinson, 12. Haverford, Haddonfield Haverford, 6 ; A. A. Class of '93, Haverford, o; Class of Haverford, 12 Merion C. C, S. '93, Swarthmore, 30. Haverford, 5 ; Dickinson, 4. — THE HAVERFORDIAN. 73 Ursinus, o. Haverford, ; Swarthmore, 6. Haverford, 34 ; 42 Hopkins, 16. Haverford, 12 ; Pa. Military Col., 16. Haverford, 4 ; Johns Haverford, 6 ; U. of P. Freshmen, 26. 1897.— o. Haverford, 24 ; Swarthmore, o. Haverford, 16 ; Delaware, Haverford, 20; Wilrn. Y. M.C. A., 4. Haverford, 18 ; Ursinus, o. 6. 1896. Haverford, 5 ; Dickinson, Haverford, 4 ; F. and M., 4. Haverford, 10; Johns Hopkins, o. Nova, Haverford, ; Delaware, o. Haverfoid, 4 ; Villa 5. 48 Haverford, 2 Rutgers, 6. Haverford, 28 ; Rutgers, o. ; Haverford, 24 ; Delaware, o. Haverford, 12 ; F. and M., 10. Haverford, Dickinson, Haverford, 8 ; Swarthmore, 6. o ; 32. Haverford, 6 Delaware, o. Haverford, 10; P. M. C, o. ; Haverford, 10 ; St. John's, 10. RECORD OF HAVERFORD—SWARTHMORE GAMES. 1879—1897 Year. Haverford Captain. Where Played. Haverford. Swarthmore (1 goal ° *iSy9 R. S. Rhodes, '83 Haverford < 1 touchdown , . Safetiesc ( 1 safety *i88 3 (Spriug)...Pennock Swarthmore { \ f^^ JJjjJ*" 1883 (Fall) W. S. Hilles, '85 Swarthmore 9 12 1884 W. S. Hilles, '85 Swarthmore 10 6 1885 A. C. Garrett, '87 Haverford 40 10 1887 J. T. Hilles, '88 Swarthmore 16 32 1888 T. F. Branson, '89 Haverford 6 o 1889 H. P. Baily, '90 Swarthmore 10 4 1890 E. J. Haley, '90 Haverford 14 30 1891 W. H. Detwiler, '92 U. of P. grounds o 62 1892 N. B. Warden, '94 Swarthmore 6 22 1893 W. J. Strawbridge, '94... Haverford o 50 1894 W. C. Webster, '95 Swarthmore o 32 1895 L,. H. Wood, '96 Haverford 24 o 1896 C. A. Varney, '98 Swarthmore 42 6 1897. A. Haines, '99 Haverford 8 6 No games were played in 1880, 1881, 1882 and 1886. * Won by Haverford. A Safety counted for the opponents. Total number of games won by Haverford 9 Total number of games won by Swarthmore 7 ' ' 74 THE HAVERFORDIAN. HOW JIM AND I SCORED AGAINST PENNSYLVANIA. IT was the day of the Pennsylvania- suppose there were thirty people Buckuell foot ball] game when Jim watching the board. But as soon as we'd ' ' and I came up to the third floor ' started the game ' the people began to ' ' of the ' Inquirer ' building to manage stop and watch right away. I began to " ' what the Sporting Editor called the feel nervous again and said : ' Jim this most complete representation of the is risky," but he only answered, " Guess game, accurately reproducing every play your cigarette's out, isn't it?" and slid ' and ' —But what's the use of telling the the indicator down to Bucknell's ten yard rest, —you've seen the thing : a diagram line. There was a hum in the crowd of the field with an indicator to show then, for they wanted to see what the where the ball is—looks like a steam Baptists would do. We began cautiously gauge turned sideways. and let Bucknell gain only to the centre Well, we were going to get ready right of the field on three " downs" and then away for we knew the reports of the kick to Pennsylvania's twenty yard line. game might be telegraphed to us in about When Pennsylvania had made her third ten minutes. But the Sporting Editor down and we were waiting for the next " " " —Dwain was his name, —stopped talking report to come in Jim said : Guess to a couple of fellows and said : "Some- we'd better make something startling." " thing's wrong with the connection ; no So I put up Quarter Back Kick," and report of the game this afternoon, I we looked down at the crowd, to guess. But as I was saying, gentlemen' watch the effect it would have on them. —and he went on talking to the two other It seemed to worry them, for Day had fellows. Pretty soon they left, and never been tried much at kicking ; so the Dwain settled back in the office-chair and crowd buzzed a little and kept looking up lit another cigarette—I always said he at the board as if it would fly away if had Cuban blood in him. He hadn't half they didn't watch it. "I wonder if smoked the thing before he was sound Day kicked well," Jim asked. I'd asleep, and as soon as he snored Jim begun to like the thing now, and said : motioned to me and crawled out of the " He made the prettiest kick ever seen window upon the small balcony which on Franklin Field!" Jim laughed and held the diagram of the field. slid the ball over to Bucknell's ten yard ' As soon as we were out there Jim line ; and I held up the board ' Man winked that diplomatic eye of his and Hurt," so we'd have time to watch the " said : Don't you think the connection's crowd some more. The kick pleased all right ? " I understood, but I felt a them and we saw their heads bobbing little nervous : so while Jim was getting away like corks. things ready I lit a cigarette. Soon Jim As soon as we thought that man ought " " asked whose ball is it, Mickey ? "Eet to be well, we got to work again and had Penn have it, of course," I said. He Pennsylvania holding Bucknell well and chuckled and turned the board so that soon had Bucknell kicking to the centre " it read Penn' s Ball" while I put up one of the field. Then we decided it was ' ' marked ' kicks. nearly time for Pennsylvania to score. Now when we first came out I don't So we shoved the ball nearer and nearer —— THE HAVERFORDIAN. 75 to Bucknell's goal-line till we had it on guess you did hear it if you don't live ' further than Overbrook ! The people ' Man her five yard line ; then came " Hurt " soon followed by " Touchdown just yelled and surged about and waved as Jim poked the ball clear over the line. their hands. Out toward Tenth Street a couple of fellows While the crowd was cheering, Jim said : exchanged mouey "Too much wind for Pennsylvania to one of them looking blacker than thun- make a goal, Mickey." So I held up der. I knew the way we'd been managing "No Goal," "Pennsylvania 4, Buck- things would start up the bets. On the nell o." That didn't surprise them much, right of the crowd those Bucknell fellows Pennsylvania having no man to take threw their hats and canes into the air Head's place since he left in 'ninety- and forgot about them till one of the eight. canes fell back on a policeman. He We let Bucknell have things her own tried to get at them to arrest them, but blocking the you couldn't have led a shingle through way from the kick-off now ; return kick and getting the ball on that mass of people. So he broke the Pennsylvania's twenty yard line. Then cane over his knee and glared back on the students. Bnt they didn't care, they Jim grinned and called to me : "I bet you Bucknell scores." christened him and presented him with The crowd was large by this time and his new name tacked on the end of their filled the sidewalk in front of Snellen- college yell. berg's and overflowed into Market Street By the time the ten minutes were over so that the bicycles had to go along the the crowd had calmed down a little and other side of the street. There was a was anxiously waiting to see the rest of group of fellows wearing University that game. We let Penn have things colors, who hadu't stopped talking since easier this "half;" and after twenty Day's kick. They were disgusted with minutes the score was 20-5 in her favor. the way Pennsylvania was playing, and But we sprinkled the "Fumbles" " were explaining " to the by-standers. in thickly and let Bucknell have the Jim and I let Bucknell get the ball a ball a large part of the time, so the little past Pennsylvania's ten yard line crowd didn't begin to grow tired till it ' " was nearly five o'clock. and then I put up ' Fumble —while the crowd grew nervous and talked away like We didn't know how to have any more an old phonograph. Then I put up fun out of the affair, for we were afraid " Bucknell's Ball," —and a couple of to go too far. You see Pennsylvania Bucknell students on the edge of the wasn't scored on that entire season crowd took off their hats and yelled. not even in the Harvard game, and Then we two had a discussion up Bucknell had only a block and tackle there, by ourselves. I was for Bucknell's team that couldn't gain against any of having a goal from the field but Jim was the big teams she'd met. But as I held for a touchdown and no goal. But finally up "Man Hurt," Jim jumped into the softly still as to decide it, we tossed up a penny where window —Dwain was sound asleep as a terrier and soon came out nobody could see us—and I won ! So I — held up " Goal from Field, Pennsylvania with a paint pot, brush and piece of big " as climax cardboard. Then he set to work painting 4, Bucknell 5 ; and Jim put up "End of First Half." You just something on it. Now you see there ought to have heard that crowd—and I was one fellow whom the papers howled 7 6 THE HAVERFORDIAN. about and clamored for, to be put on the what he'd written: "Perry takes regular team. But the Coach hadn't Smith's place at Guard." So I expected tried him yet, though everybody was to see a perfect whirlwind of caps and anxious to see how he'd do. He came canes and hear them throw their lungs from one of the smaller colleges, but was out of joint ! But instead of that the perfectly eligible by this time for he'd crowd was silent at first, then they gave been at Pennsylvania for over a year. way to guffaws and roars of laughter, Rumor said he was a good kicker, and and went away without even looking could show Trotter a thing or two about back at the score. I turned and looked goals. So everybody was anxious to see at the board Jim was holding up and saw how he'd play if given a chance on the what he hadn't noticed—that he had held First Eleven. it up wrong-side-out. And there shining Well, when Jim had finished writing out to the whole city of Philadelphia " on that cardboard and put it up, I was were the words : Connection broken. looking down at the crowd. I'd seen No report of the game here to-day." ON HOW TO MASTER THE CHAFING DISH. The first requirement is a "cast iron" your first invitation we will suppose them nerve and " nextly," as our country to come without your using force (the ' friend aptly puts it, ' nextly the ability second time it is doubtful). to know how." Always be careful not to tell them Abilities to know how are born, not what the}' are to have, as you often wish made. They come to a man like the to rename a dish after you have cooked wool comes to a sheep. it. There are cooks and cooks, also some The fellows having collected in your that are not cooks. room, and betaken unto themselves sofa These last, however, are the only ones pillows and happy expectant expressions; whose ambition it is to penetrate the with as much gusto or sangfroid as you mysteries of chafing dish delicacies. can summon (either will do), proceed to You do not agree with me ? Get some mix the ingredients. parlor cook of your acquaintance who Stir them well, preferably with your you think knows how, to make you one lead pencil. You will probably have to ' ' of his ' delicious ' Welsh Rarebits and borrow a pencil from a friend later on as eat it just before seeking your downy one or two are always lost (friends and couch. pencils) in this manoeuvre. Do not bother to fish them out as they will add If, gentle reader, you are not inclined a distict flavor of their own, provided the to go behind the scenes and view the dish be thoroughly cooked. thing in all its hideous deformity, stop Season well. Do not look vexed when where you are and continue to enjoy (?) the top comes off the salt cellar letting in those dainties your friends concoct. a trifle more salt than you intended, not In the first place you undoubtedly to speak of the top. L,ook pleased. Say wish to cook something, Lobster a la that as the top is of solid silver it will Novice is a good thing to begin with. not injure the dish, but lend a sterling Assemble the fellows, and, as this is flavor to it, and if any one seems uneasy, THE HAVERFORDIAN. 77 drop in a fork or two to reassure them. Serve it with greens on a small platter; You can tell when the dish is cooked and if any one, through a regard for you by the unmistakable oder that will arise. that almost reaches adoration, is still in Open the door of your room and when the room, present him with a small por- the fellows next door begin to send for tion and a most engaging smile. the Fire Department, Matron and Board The rest should be thrown out the of Health, you may know that your window as quickly as possible. Goose or Lobster is cooked. FOOT BALL. was sent around right end for a touch- Haverford, 8 ; Swarthmore, 6. down. On the punt out, Freeman did THE sixteenth annual game between not allow enough for the wind, which Haverford and Swarthmore was was very strong. The ball was not played at Haverford, November caught, so that there was no try for a 13th, and resulted in a victory for Haver- goal. Score, 4-0. ford by the score of 8 to 6. Swarthmore kicked off for a second The day was too cold and windy to be time. Haverford, by steady rushes, ad- an ideal one for foot ball, either from the vanced the ball to mid-field where she players' or spectators' standpoint, but as was forced to kick. Captain Haines it was clear and bright the attendance punted to Swarthmore' s ten yard line, was very large, it being estimated that where the Haverford ends downed Way fourteen hundred people were on the in his tracks the instant he caught the field at three o'clock when played started. ball. By plays directed chiefly against Captain Haines won the toss and chose the tackles Swarthmore advanced the to defend the north goal, thus giving ball twenty yards, when Haverford Haverford the advantage of the strong secured it on a fumble. After a series of north wind blowing down the field. brilliant dashes through left tackle, Cap- Captain Farquhar kicked off for Swarth- tain Haines scored the second touchdown more. Stadelman caught the ball on for Haverford. Freeman failed to kick Haverford' s twenty-five yard line and the goal. Score, 8-0. gained ten yards before he was downed. Captain Farquhar again kicked off An attempt to gain through the centre for Swarthmore. Haverford secured the failed, but on the next play Butler ball on her twenty- five yard line, but gained twenty yards around the end. after the first few plays failed to gain. Swarthmore then obtained the ball on a Captain Haines punted and Swarth- fumble, but was unable to gain. Haver- more was downed on her fifteen yard line. ford secured the ball on downs, but fail- From this point the Garnet carried the ing to advance it, was forced to kick. ball by steady rushes to Haverford 's Swarthmore caught the ball and on the twenty-yard line, where she was held for next few plays made some good gains downs just as the half closed. through the line, but again lost the ball The intermission of ten minutes having on downs, in the middle of the field. expired, play was resumed. Freeman Captain Haines made a beautiful run of kicked off to Swarthmore's twenty-five thirty yards around the left end, and yard line. Brownfield caught the ball after a number of shorter gains, Chase and gained fifteen yards before being 78 THE HAVERFORDIAN. downed. Swarthmore advanced the ball Embree right guard D. Jackson Scattreg'd, Wilson. ...right tackle McVaugh to mid-field, when she was forced to kick. Hallett S - Verle"den Captain Farquhar punted well down the ) righteud'J- Scattergood > I O. Jackson field and the ball rolled over the goal Lowry quarterback A. Way line. Freeman kicked from the twenty- Chase left half-back Brownfield °- Jackson five yard line and Swarthmore secured Haines, (Capt) right half-back.. [ t Seaman the ball on the forty yard line. Mifflin fullback. ...Farquhar, (Capt.) By the use of a revolving mass-play Touchdowns—Chase, Haines, Farquhar. Goal directed against the tackles, Swarthmore —Farquhar. Umpire—Dr. Adams, of U. of P. carried the ball to Haverford's five yard Referee—Mr. White, of Lehigh. Timekeepers Cutts, of Bates Palmer, Swarth- line. Here there was a fumble, but Har- —Mr. ; Mr. more. Linesman: Conklin, Haverford ; Brown, per fell on the ball for Swarthmore. Swarthmore. Time of halves, 35 minutes. Haverford held well for three downs, but on the third play Farquhar was pushed over the line for a touchdown. Captain Haverford, JO; P. M. C, 0. Farquhar kicked a difficult goal. Score, The Haverford team closed its 1897 8-6. season by winning the Thanksgiving Day Haverford again kicked off. Swarth- game from Pennsylvania Military Col- more secured the ball on her thirty-five lege. yard line, but soon lost it on a fumble. Haverford got the ball on the Haverford failed to gain and was forced kick-off, and, by steady gains, forced the to kick. Swarthmore advanced the ball play to the P. M. C. 15 yard line, where slowly for a few plays and was then in turn she lost the ball on downs. P. M. C. forced to kick, Captain Farquhar again kicked and Haverford, by short gains punting over the Haverford goal line. through the tackles and around the ends, Freeman punted out from the twenty-five succeeded in pushing Haines over the line. yard line and Swarthmore carried it to No goal. Haverford again rushed the Haverfrod's thirty-five yard line, ball from kick-off into the opponents ter- where she lost on a fumble. Haver- ritory. Here P. M. C. braced and the ford failed to gain and was thrown ball changed hands several times on for a loss on the fourth down. kicks and for holding ; but soon Mifflin At this point Referee White called the broke through the line and made the game on account of darkness. The light second touchdown. Freeman kicked the had been fading rapidly for some time goal. No more scoring was done during and it was now impossible for the officials the game. to distinguish clearly between the oppos- In the second half P. M. C. played ing elevens. When the game closed the much better ball and occasionally found ball was in Swarthmore' s possession on weak places in Haverford's line. Hav- Haverford's twenty-five yard line, with erford kicked off and P. M. C. advanced ten minutes of actual play still remaining. the ball to the 25 yard line. On the next The line up : play a double pass gained 50 yards, and from then until time was called the play HAVERFORD. SWARTHMORE. moved back and forth between Haver- Butler left end Harper ford's 15 yard line and the middle of Stadelman left tackle. ...A. Verlenden Mifflin's Freeman, Maule left guard Downing the field. line bucking was the Swan centre Booth feature of Haverford's offensive play, : THE HAVERFORDIAN. 79 while Harris, Goodloe and Bowers played Hallett right end Goodloe Harding quarter-back Bowers well for P. M. C. The line-up was as Marshall, Chase..left half-back Arnold follows Haines right half-back Holruan HAVERFORD. P. M. C. Mifflin full-back Harris Butler left end Starr Referee— Mr. Harris. Umpire—Mr. Varney. Stadelman left tackle Ripple, Holston Linesmen—Messrs. Lawrence and Lowry. Freeman left guard Lewis Touchdowns—Haines, Mifflin. Goal from touch- Swan centre Ache down—Freeman. Time—25 and 20 minute Maule right guard Fildes halves. Wilson right tackle.. Hardenbergh, Capt. CLASS DINNERS. ^TMiE Class of '94, held its second class as toastmaster The following toasts X_ Dinner since graduation on Satur- were responded to : day evening, November 13, 1897 "The Game"—W. H. Bettle. The regular date for the dinner was last " '96 in the World"—W. K. Alsop. Spring in connection with some important "Baltimore Bells"—S. Middleton. cricket game at Haverford. It was de- "Our Embryo Lawyers " —M. Brooke. cided to postpone the dinner this year "The Class"—M. W. Way. until it might coincide with the Swarth- Ten members were present. Letters more game. were read from a number unable to be The graduated and quondam members there, and also a poem written by D. H. of the class number about thirty-five, Adams. but many are living at a remote distance At the business meeting it was decided distance from Philadelphia. Two mem- to award the two '96 prizes in mathe- bers of the class have died, Charles H. matics and Latin for work done in Sopho- Pinkharn, of Mass., and learner S. more year only. Gardner, of New Jersey. About eight o'clock the following ^HE first annual reunion and dinner members of the class gathered in the new T of the Class of '97 was held in Senior dining-room where dinner was Founders' Hall, Friday evening, served by Trower : November 12. It was a very pleasant Alfred Busselle, Oscar M. Chase, Wil- occasion and the members present en- liam W. Comfort, Clifford B. Farr, J. joyed themselves, talking of old times Paul Haughton, Samuel W. Morris, Sec- and of future prospects. retary, Frederick P. Ristine, Jonathan T. Those present were : A. M. Collins, Rorer, Henry W. Scarborough, Frances G. M. Palmer, O. E. Mendenhall, W. B, J. Stokes, William J. Strawbridge, D. Rodney, J. E. Hume, R. C. Brown, W. Shearman Taber, Jr., Parker S. Wil- J. Burns, W. G. Rhoads, F. B. Jacoob, liams, ( President). W. P. Hutton, C. H. Howson, W. H. McAfee, C. G. Tatnall, E. Field, F. W. THE second annual Class Dinner and Thacher, and B. R. Hoffman. C. D. re-union of the Class of '96 was Nason was expected but was prevented, held the night of the Haverford- at the last moment, from being present. Swarthmore game, Eleventh mo. 13th, The following toasts were responded 1897, at the Colonnade. L. Hollingsworth to: "Ninety-Seven Out of College," " Wood, the president of the Class, acted Elliot Field ; Haverford Without '97," 8o THE HAVERFORDIAN. " O. E. Mendenhall ; Haverford and Uni- president and secretary to constitute the versity of Pennsylvania," C. H. Hovvson. Executive Committee of the Class: Presi- Collins In addition several members spoke on dent, A. M. ; Vice President, J. topics of interest. The Class decided to E. Hume ; Secretary and Treasurer, meet, if possible, at Haverford each year, C. H. Howson. some time during the month of November. After singing a number of old songs, The following officers were elected for the Class adjourned to inspect the new the ensuing year, the president, vice- trophy room. ALUMNI NOTES. '76. David S. Bispham has been sing- '96. A picture of J. A. Lester, before ing in the Grand Opera in this city dur- the wickets, accompanies the short ac- ing the past two weeks. count of the English tour of the All-Phila- Ex-'92. The cover for the December delphia Cricket Team given in Harper's number of Scribner's Magazine was de- Weekly for November 27. signed by F. Maxfield Parrish. '96. G. R. Allen is with the Pennsyl- '94. The engagement has recently vania Railroad, at Jersey City, N. J. been announced of Kane S. Green to '96. J. H. Scattergood and L. H. Miss Katharine Warren, of West Phila- Wood were recently elected members of delphia. the Corporation of Haverford College. COLLEGE NOTES. The touchdowns scoredthis season were The picture of the football team was distributed individually as follows : Cap- taken by Gilbert and Bacon on Dec. 7th. tain Haines, 8 ; Mifflin, 8 ; Chase, 7 ; The Loganian Society met on Decem- 2 1. Stadelman, 4 ; Marshall, ; Sharpless, ber 3rd. The question for debate was Freeman kicked goals from fifteen of the " Resolved, that the United States should touchdowns and made one goal from the immediately annex Hawaii." Affirma- field from a place kick. tive, L. R. Wilson, Levick and Bell. The Loganian Society met on Novem- Negative, Walter, J. P. Carter and Justice. ber 5th, and discussed the question The affirmative won. " Resolved, that Haverford should raise her standard to conform with the stan- Notice has been given that competitors dard of the large eastern Colleges." for the Class of 1870 prize in composition Wild, Cadbury and Murphy took the must chose one of the following subjects, affirmative side and J. H. Haines, Wilson papers to be handed in by May 15th. and Mendenhall the negative. The judges (1.) The Character of Stevenson as awarded the decision to the affirmative. Revealed in his Poetry. (2.) The Conspiracy of Aaron Burr. (3.) Nom- The subject for debate at the Loganian inating Conventions and their Effect on Society meeting on November 19th, was Government. Reforms in the Treat- ' (4.) ' Resolved, that Haverford should not ment of Defective and Criminal Classes. admit students on certificate." Dowry and Swan were on the affirmative, and The sixth annual Sophomore play will Wilson and Janney on the negative. The be presented in Alumni Hall on the decision was awarded to the negative. evenings of December 21st and 22nd. THE HAVERFORDIAN. Vll When you want something to call is in the way of a suit or over- E. O. THOMPSON'S SONS coat.—Stylish, in fact the 1338 Chestnut Street the latest.—And at a very Benjamin Thompson economical outlay, the place E. O. Thompson, Jr. ....TO H. 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Taylor, '98, Ass't Business Manager. When the paper was started nineteen years ago it naturally began its first vol- Subscription Price, One Year $1.00 ume with the college year. The new Single Copies 15 Board then assumed control after the The Haverfordun is published in the interest of issue of the June number and started its the students of Haverford College, on the tenth of each month during the college year. work with the Jul)' number. This plan Matter intended for insertion should reach the was evidently not successful probably Editor not later than the twenty-fifth of the month — preceding the date of issue. because College having closed it was difficult for Editors to confer and a Entered at the Haverford Post-Office, for transmission the — through the mails at second-class rates. change was made in the plan of the vol- umes. Exactly when and why the April THE competition for the prizes offer- number was selected as the one to close ed by The Haverfordian for the volume is difficult to ascertain. the best and second best literary It has long been customary at Harvard article and story closed December 15th, and several other of the large universities and like most of its predecessors was for the work of the Senior Editors to disappointing in that it failed to draw end with the first half of the Senior forth representative work from those year although in some cases their names best qualified to compete. continue on the list of editors after that The Board considers that it would have time. This plan of closing the volume been perfectly justified in withholding at the mid-years or as soon after as is pos- all the prizes but as a matter of policy it sible seems to offer so many advantages has decided to award three out of the that we have decided to adopt it in the four prizes offered for the sake of en- case of The Haverfordian. It is, of couraging competitors in the future. course, needless to add that this change Heber Sensenig, 1900, was awarded will in nowise affect the interests of the - 82 THE HAVERFORDIAN. subscribers or of those who advertise in This year it is held by John A. Lester, the paper. '96, who is devoting himself to graduate work in English at Harvard. In future LAST year when our graduate depart years it will be awarded by the Faculty, i ment was abolished, the Haverford who will give preference to a member of Graduate Scholarship together with the Senior class who has spent more than the Guilford, Earlham, Wilmington one year at Haverford and to one who and Penn Scholarships was changed expects to take a liberal rather than a to a Senior Scholarship. It was then technical course in the graduate depart- generally understood, however, that ment of a universit)' of high standing. it was only a question of time when We cannot but believe that the foun- Haverford should offer a liberal fellow- dation of this fellowship will have a most ship to encourage some one of her stu- beneficial influence on the undergraduate dents each year to continue his work in work at Haverford. It is such a very the graduate department of one of tempting prize that it should lead several the large universities. But "questions of men in every class to study hard through- time' ' are so very uncertain that it is not out their course to carry it off not only to be wondered at that the announce- for the practical advantages it offers but ment, made prior to the holidays, that also for the honor attaching to it. Every the fellowship was indeed a reality came good student, surrounded though he be in the nature of a very pleasant surprise by all the diverting attractions of college to most Haverfordians. life, should be steadied by the thought The new fellowship which amounts to that careless work will ruin his chances five hundred dollars annually is the re- of preferment and in this way should sult of contributions on the part of the escape that dangerous tendency of under- Alumni, varying in size from five dollars graduates to depreciate the value and im- to fifty dollars. We understand that this portance of maintaining a high standard sum has only been promised for five of scholarship throughout the four years' years but there can be but little doubt course. that at the end of that time the fellow- The Haverfordian desires to thank ship will be made permanent or at least the Alumni, who have donated this fel- extended for a long term of years. lowship, for their generosity and devo- The object of this generous gift from tion to the best interests of their Alma the Alumni is to aid a graduate each year Mater and trusts that the results of the to pursue his studies at some one of the next few years will prove in some measure American or European Universities. the appreciation felt by the student body. FOOT BALL LETTER. To The Haverfordian : very naturally fears that anything he YOUR Editor requests a letter on the may say, will be translated with a new Haverford foot ball season of and personal meaning, tho' his earnest 1897. It is difficult for one so desire has been to speak without partiality peculiarly associated with the team, its or prejudice. successes, or its failures, to find himself The team of 1897, nas done as well as in the position of critic or prophet. He or better than the average Haverford D M V. r > , 5 I 3 ~- THE HAVERFORDIAN. 83 aggregation. We found ourselves when Two methods offer themselves for our the season opened with five old men, and consideration. The Alumni Advisory a mediocre file of new material, from Committee, composed of old foot ball which selections must be made, to fill men who give their attention to the the vacancies. It was noticeably a young thorough development of a distinct set of fellows, who lacked steadiness and Haverford system, and the professional foot ball brains. The men were slow in coach. meeting emergencies and were cowed by Let us consider first the Alumni Com- opponents who possessed dash and nerve. mittee. For the accomplishment of good From the beginning to the end of the results from this system much time, season, particularly at the end, they were thought, patience and perseverance must soft and undertrained. Add to these must be given. There must be unity of conditions, the fact that the burden of action. Definite systems of play must the training fell upon the captain, be- be adopted and insisted upon. Co-opera- cause of inability to obtain coaches among tion in the execution of these plans must the Alumni, and I think every Haver- be heartily entered into, both by every fordian has reason to congratulate the member of the Alumni Committee, and Foot Ball Team of 1897. every member and substitute on the The average Alumnus is given to eleven. Frequent meetings of the com- measuring the success of the season by mittee and the eleven must be held. ' ' the ' Swarthmore Game. ' This is very Alumni as well as players must sacrifice natural, but not fair to the team. The society for the good of the eleven. It is last annual game was played after a sea- this element of sacrifice and devotion to son of unusual success. It would have the cause of athletics by her Alumni that been crowned by a magnificant victory places Yale in her high position to-day. over Swarthmore, but for an error Are Haverford' s Alumni ready to do in training, during the two weeks this? Can they do it? I believe the previous to the match. This error right answer is, that they cannot. As was due to lack of a thorough and foot ball is a modern game, its devotees daily attention by the Alumni Advisory are among the younger men and these Committee. [As its Chairman I have a men seldom have command of their time. right to criticize the foot ball section.] In so small a college as our Alma Mater Such results can only be averted by per- the foot ball Alumni are necessarily few, sonal sacrifice of much time and thought, so while it may be possible at Yale to by members of the Alumni interested in find men who can come each year and foot ball. perfect the team, I fear we shall find it What shall be the lessons taught us by impossible at Haverford. Haverford foot ball during the last ten The method of employing a coach years? The evolution of the game in seems, therefore, almost forced upon us. American schools and colleges has been I approach the subject of the professional so rapid that the conditions of yesterday coach with much trepidation, for Haver- are swept away as forgotten history by ford Alumni have subscribed liberally to the conditions of to-day. We have employ worthless coaches. If, however, conclusively proven that the student body a man—tried, experienced, up-to-date, alone cannot develop the best team, nor gentlemanly—can be procured at a mod- is it reasonable to suppose they would. erate cost, I believe the best interests of , 84 THE HAVERFORDIAN. Haverford foot ball will be served. meet with the hearty co-operation and Should an opportunity offer to secure the support of the Alumni. Yours sincerely, services of such a man, I hope it will Thomas F. Branson, '89. THE ANAESTHETIC. SELDOM enter the Bellevue, not be- in what he made you say. His English I cause I regard it as a gilded palace was perfect, yet I had not talked long of vice as some people do, but be- with him before I knew him to be neither cause one is alwaj^s bound down to English nor American. such extreme propriety there by the One thing struck me as curious. Short- possibility of meeting one's father's ly after he sat down I raised my glass to friends. But foot ball season was over. my lips and was about to take my first sip This was the first night out of training, of champagne for ten weeks, when he and rejoicing in the thought of hitherto seized my hand and cried in an agitated forbidden delicacies, I sauntered in. I voice, "Stop? Don't do that ? it's sim- took a table and ordered a most tasty and ple poison." unwholesome supper, bnt I had sarcely " L,et me be a suicide then," said I, touched my lobster, and my wine was but, nevertheless, I set down my glass. ' , not even uncorked, when I heard a ' Good good , very good " he muttered , voice saying: " May I sit down, sir?" and then went on with what he had been and glancing up I beheld the following saying. figure. We had been talking a long while be- He was a small, thin man, slightly fore I thought of time at all, and then bald, with iron-gray moustaches and side glancing at my watch, saw that it was whiskers. He was dresssed almost daint- eleven o'clock. ily in evening clothes, in his buttonhole " You are right," said my companion, was a red carnation, and the angles of his "let us be off." shoulders suggested padding. The one Here was a pretty mess? He had remarkable thing about him was his eye, known me all along. What did he want for he had but one. This was large and with me? thought I, as visions of mur- brown, but its brown centre seemed insep- der and kidnapping rose before my eyes, arably mixed with the yellow bilious-look- but before I had decided on what I should ing white, while a bright red spot seemed do, or eveu guessed at the man's mean- to glow like a live coal in its centre. This ing, I gave him a knowing look and said, last fact was due, I think, to the shifting "Yes," in a tone which spoke volumes. glance which the loss of his other eye Why I did this I have never known, cer- necessitated. Altogether, at first sight, tainly it was one of the most foolish the man was far from prepossessing, actions of a consistently foolish life, yet which makes all the stranger the foolish in the first place, I was longing for an acts into which he afterwards led me. adventure after the monotomy of the Without waiting for an answer he sat training house, and this seemed to prom- down and plunged into talk. He was the ise one ; secondly, the man was very best conversationalist I have ever heard, fascinating, and, lastly, I have always and like most such men his genius lay been a fool, was born so, and prefer to not so much in what he said himself as blame heredity. ' ' THE HAVERFORDIAN. 85 Without more words we stepped out, I do not hesitate to say that I am no jumped into a cab, aud drove away. coward. I have been tried more than My companion had not spoken to the once. It is thus with a better grace that driver, and then I knew that I was indeed I confess that when I felt that deadly out for an adventure. muzzle pressed against my back, and For a while we drove up Broad Street heard that fierce suppressed voice in my rapidly and in silence, then, exactly ear, my heart turned to water within me where I never knew, but somewhere and I knew what it was to feel faint from north of the Reading Railroad tracks, fear. we swung off toward the east, aud drove "On! on!" he muttered again. My toward the Delaware. legs moved of themselves, and we passed Then my companion said : up the hall. Under the gas jet and then ' ' ' You are all ready ? up an uncarpeted staircase we went, "Yes," said I. straight on after reaching the top and "You have seen her, and she ap- through an open door. Then I felt my- proves ?' self released, heard the door slam, and Again I said yes. again breathed freely. "Well, then, here we are," and as he The room was about twenty feet square. spoke, we stopped in front of a large In the corner a small gas-jet burned, by shabby looking house in an ill-lighted, whose light I was able to see my prison. narrow street. There was literally nothing in it. The Without more words he walked brisk I}' paper hung from the walls in yellow, up the steps aud opened the front door mouldy layers, aud the warped floor with a key. He courteously allowed me grated against my feet as I stumbled for- to precede him, and I entered a narrow ward. The symmetry of the four dismal hall at the end of which a dim gas-jet walls was broken by no window, aud a burned. little fire-place was apparently the only Now although I have frankly owned means of ventilation. that I am a fool, and that I had been After a few moments my mind seemed carried along by impulse thus far in my to shake off the mists of fear which adventure, for adventure it certainly dimmed it, and I began to think of proved to be, yet at this stage I hung escape. I tried the door. It was a stout back. No sooner had my manner changed one, coated on the inside with sheet iron, than his did also, and in the most alarm- and locked. The walls showed no way ing manner. I heard the sharp click of of escape, they were apparently solid. a cocking revolver and felt something I threw myself against the door, struck pressed between my shoulders which I it with my fists, and screamed at the top rightly guessed was the wrong end of the of my lungs. The door withstood my cocked weapon. attack, and there was no answer. Then " !" Here ! here said my former friend. the fit passed, and sitting down on the " It is too late now, walk on. " His voice floor I gave myself up to hopeless thought. had completely changed. Having lost There seemed to be no escape, no the softened tones of the mannerly gen- hope, no chance to fight. What could tleman, it had become the eager, tremb- he want with me, what did his strange ling voice of the miser or nervous en- allusions mean, and what should I do thusiast. next, were a few of the hundreds of — 86 THE HAVERFORDIAN. questions which surged through my looking up, I saw leaning over me, my brain, and all the while the arteries on captor. I hardly knew him. His one my temples seemed to beat, "fool ! fool ! eye gleamed under its shaggy eyebrow. " fool ! like the ticking of a clock. The yellow skin of his face was drawn Then, tired as I was by my excitement tight over his cheek-bones and his chest and unusually late hours, I fell asleep. was covered with a yellow undershirt How long I slept I do not know, but as smudged here and there with blood. " " " " it turned out it must have been some So ! he said, So ! and the slow hours. I was rudely awakened by the distinctness of his voice was in amazing ' shock of being suddenly jerked to the contrast to his wild looks, ' led away not floor. I tried to stand. I could not. I by the love of woman or money, but was tied hand and foot, and could feel mystery. Fool, fool, I chose my bait bound about my eyes a muffler of some well ! You are cool ! Men about to die coarse stuff. I struggled, kicked, and should not be so. You will receive more used all my strength to break my bonds. than you deserve, for you will die in the It was of no use. At last I lay still, interest of science, and your name will dogged, and determined that come what go down in history coupled with mine. might I would bear myself as a man "I will tell you a story. A man once should. made a discovery, a discovery which will Then someone laid hold of a rope revolutionize surgery. Was he thanked which was apparently attached to my and honored for it ? No ! Why ? Be- feet, and I felt myself being dragged cause the fool upon whom he first tried slowly across the floor. My head bumped it died. Hounded out of my own coun- up and down on the warped boards as try, I came here. I picked you out gradually and by jerks we crossed the as my next subject, and now you are " room. Soon I felt myself passing over the mine ! door-sill, and then down the stairs, step He seized a pair of scissors which lay by step. The agony of descending those on the board beside me and deftly cut stairs was something unspeakable. Stiff away the clothes from my left arm. as I was from my cramped sleeping posi- With a quick motion he threw the band- tion, the tightness of my bonds and the age again over my eyes, and then after jolts of the steps made me feel like a man an instant I felt in my wrist a sharp on the rack. At last when I was almost prick. I had taken hypodermic injec- unconscious, we reached the ground floor, tions before, and hence knew what he and then, when we had gone about thirty was doing, but I was altogether unpre- feet further, my tired body was allowed pared for the thrill of intense pain which a few moments rest. ran up my arm. Gradually this subsi- I was too weak, tired, and despairing ded, and I then underwent the most to make any resistance, so that my tor- peculiar sensations of my life. mentor was easily able to roll me upon At first I was dizzy, and almost uncon- some kind of a board and bind me down scious, feeling much as I felt when I first to it. Then I felt the board being lifted inhaled tobacco smoke, then suddenly and placed in a horizontal position some my mind became again clear. Never in feet from the ground. my life has my brain worked as it did There was a long pause. At last the then. All my senses and faculties were bandage was pulled from my eyes and, strained like the strings of a violin, and ! — ' THE HAVERFORDIAN. 87 thoughts occurred to me not in words but arm, and raised the member so that I in pictures. Things before obscure then could see it. became clear to me, and I felt that my What I saw was almost too horrible to brain was acting like a perfect mechanism. tell. One long hideous ditch laid it open Then I felt him doing something to from the middle of the upper arm to the my bared arm. It seemed as though wrist. Shrivelled arteries and muscles warm water was being poured slowly had been twisted by the heat around the over it and I waited with eagerness white seared bone, while the hairs on the for what should come next. Then my skin which was yet whole, were matted captor gave a little shrill cry of delight with clotted and dried blood. and exclaimed : I remember giving one long scream ' ' It works ! It works ! He does not and hearing a cry from the man " ' ' ! feel the knife ! ' It has succeeded ! My anaesthetic " " Can there be another victim here? Then I fainted. thought I. When I regained consciousness I was Then coming apparently from close in the Pennsylvania Hospital and had beside me, I heard that hissing sound lost my left arm. My life had been which water poured on a hot iron makes, saved by the timely arrival of the police and smelt the sickening stench of burn- who had for some months been tracking ing flesh. the crazy doctor who was charged with ' " ' What are you doing ? I cried murder. He escaped, however, through For answer he tore the bandage from a back window, and has not since been my eyes, cut the bonds that held my heard of. A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF SHELLEY'S PHILOSOPHY. WHEN Shelley is spoken of many objective existences are one and the people think of him as the same. As concomitant of this belief he atheistic poet who degraded his advocated the doctrine of necessity—that genius by fighting against the most sacred nothing in the universe could be other- ' and firmly established institutions of his wise than it is. ' Man is a link in this time. Such persons have not investi- immense and uninterrupted chain of gated his literary productions with suffi- causes and effects, no one of which could cient care, neither have they taken into occupy any other place than it does oc- consideration the motives which prompted cupy or act in any other place than it him to write as he did. does act, and therefore man has no moral Although not a Christian Shelley was responsibility," and so as he says, "there no atheist. He firmly believed in an is neither good nor evil in the universe all-ruling, all-sufficing power which he otherwise than the events to which we names the Spirit of Nature, the Soul of apply these epithets have relation to our the Universe. In this belief he followed own peculiar mode of living." the doctrine of idealistic pantheism, for At au early age Shelley came under he maintained that everything in this tre- tbe influence of Godwin, an author who mendous scheme of the universe is God, had made himself notorious by his radi- matter being but a mode of spirit mani- cal opinions. Godwin maintained that festation, and that man's subjective and neither God nor kings had a right to 88 THE HAVERFORDIAN. assert authority over man, that man wonder at the mystical signification and would be perfect if his natural develop- grandeur of the manifestations of the ment were not restricted. universal spirit, and since man is the The influence of Godwin is manifested medium of these manifestations and na- most prominently in "Queen Mab," which ture is these manifestations as they Shelley wrote when he was eighteen appear to man, he studies and portrays years of age. In this poem he takes the man as man reveals himself in nature. ' ' most decided antagonistic stand to the In the last book of ' Queen Mab ' he Christianity of his time. He blasphemes gives us his conception of the human against the Christian's God, scoffs at the race as it will be when it has freed itself Biblical theory of salvation and repre- from error. Man has finally compre- sents Christ as capable of feeling hatred hended and also realized in his social and of taking vengeance. Here he also and religious life his duty to God and to manifests his hatred of priests and kings. his fellow beings. The aims and efforts Priests by binding man to fixed religious of each individual's life are for the good forms, prevent the spontaneous growth of all and in harmony with the divine of the soul, and religious worship, which aim. Man is a unified being of many is the spontaneous outpouring of the parts, which live and move ' 'harmonious heart in adoration of the Spirit of Nature, as the sacred stars." Now that man is is degraded into a routine of mechanical perfect and sees the reflection of his per- action, which tends to make man a mere fectness in nature there are no longer any machine. So long as man leads a moral conflicting elements on the earth, no ex- life in obedience to authority, either treme heat, no extreme cold, no deserts, through hope of reward or through fear no ocean waste, animals no longer kill of punishment, he does not develop his each other, neither do the plants yield moral nature. Virtue cannot be forced poisonous fruits. Nature is reconciled on man. It is a development from with- to herself now that man has thrown off in, a gradual unfolding of the god-like sin. attributes of the soul as it yields its nat- "Prometheus Unbound" is the greatest ural impulses. Kings impose war upon of Shelley's creations. It is not, as some man, "the statesman's game, the hired think, an attempt at the restoration of assassins trade, whose safety is man's the lost drama of jEschylus. Although deep unlettered woe, whose glory his de- he makes use of Greek gods and god- basement." The very thoughts of war desses for his characters they are not es- are a curse to mankind, for they develop sentially Greek. They are of his own his brutal nature. Even the little child construction and are used to symbolize his is filled with murderous instincts when it peculiar views concerning humanity. It is taught of a warrior's deeds. is largely a subjective poem, although From what has been said do not infer from his method of dealing with nature ' ' that ' Queen Mab ' is an agressive poem it at first sight appears to be objective, throughout. It is not. But a small por- "for much of its imagery," he says, tion of it is devoted to this attack on "was drawn from the operations of the political and religious customs. A feel- human mind or from those external ing of devotion to a higher power per- actions by which they are expressed." vades the whole poem, a feeling which Prometheus, the most prominent figure voices itself in prayers of adoration and in the drama, represents humanity the THE HAVERFORDIAN. 89 offspring of the earth suffering under the infinite succession of causes and effects reign of evil which is impersonated in which is the universe and in which each Jupiter. Asia is the Spirit of Nature. and every event is subordinated to the Demogorgon symbolizes eternity. The gaining of some definite end man is an spirits, echoes, fawns and fairies which important part, and that man by work- surround Prometheus are those abstrac- ing against this universal progress makes tions of the human mind which minister discord and misery which restricts his either to its happiness or to its misery. freedom of action. For nature will not Panthea is the mediator between Asia permit man to act free-willed unless he and Prometheus, that is, between man wills to act in accordance with her laws. and the Spirit of Nature. Instead of Therefore she punishes man in order studying the impersonations of this that he shall forego a certain line of con- drama let us turn our attention to the duct which is detrimental to universal abstractions and learn what they teach. advancement. So punishment is not Mankind having forsaken the Spirit of given as recompense for the error com- Nature is suffering under evil brought on mitted, bnt is merely a forcible and often by his worship of an evil god. Jealousy, irresistible suggestion to man to revise hatred, and strife born of this worship his line of conduct. As often as man live ever present in his mind and taint all goes wrong nature will remind him of his its happiness and hopes with fear and error, and she will continue to do this misery, yet man looking far beyond his until he happens upon the right course present condition sees himself as he will when she will signify her approval. Thus be when he has broken loose from his when man reaches that stage of devel- thraldom to evil. The study of nature opment in which he will have no tenden- gradually unites him to the Spirit of cies to evil he will have achieved freedom Nature, and as time passes he becomes of will, for all his aims and acts will be ex- more closely united, and finally when the erted for the furtherance of universal union is perfected evil is hurled from the progress, and will be in harmony with throne forever. Now man is free and the divine laws. perfect and rejoices, and reveals his per- Space will not permit me to discuss fection and rejoicing in nature which is any more of Shelley's poems. In the the reflection of himself. character of their philosophy they are The teaching of "Prometheus Unbound" similar to those of which I have spoken. is a reiteration in a grander and more In closing I shall quote a passage from mature style of the teaching of "Queen Browning. He says: "I would rather Mab." Its predominating theme is man's consider Shelley's poetry as a sublime present degradation as incurred by fragmentary essay towards a present- his obedience to all kinds of alien and ment of the correspondence of the uni- self-imposed authority, his final emanci- verse to deity, of the natural to the pation how brought about, and his power spiritual, of the actual to the ideal, than and happiness when free. I would isolate and separately appraise Shelley sincerely believed that what- the worth of many detachable portions ever was man's present condition man which might be acknowledged as utterly had but one goal towards which to travel, perfect in a lower moral point of view perfection that in his and that goal was ; under the mere conditions of art." " go THE HAVERFORDIAN. THE ESCORT. > I'm thirsty." Harry as if in welcome to the cooling tt A RRY breeze X\ rolled over on his side, and that swept the Tiaked sands. Gaunt unscrewed the top of his can- wolves answered from a distance with teen. He carefully avoided the dead their mournful howls. Harry dug a body of a trooper to reach the can- small groove in the breastwork and teen to his wounded comrade, who peered warily out. gulped down the precious fluid feverishly. Here and there between the low shrubs, As he sucked the last few drops from in the fading light of sunset, flitted dark " his lips he asked, "Are they still there ? crouching bodies that seemed like the For answer Harry stuck his cap on a porpoises which he had so often watched carbine and elevated it above the low as they leaped flashing from the summer rock breastwork that barely covered sea in the wake of the slow plodding them. In a second the cap was cut transport. and torn with whistling balls. Earth It would soon be over. Would the and stones were spattered about as folks far away in the little cottage know, the lead flattened on the cliff at their he wondered. Half in a dream he saw backs, or buried itself in the wood of the again the old home beside the rustic lane. broken wagon that lay close to the shallow Faint odors of box and close clipped rifle pit. grass were wafted to him. Far off he These two men were the remnant of the heard the village children laughing and escort to a little party of emigrants who shouting in play. sought shelter from the outbreak of Then once more the yellow sand glared the natives. The others were scattered, in his eyes, and he drew back with a some under troop horses, some beside or choking sigh as he heard the weary voice in the wagon, some stretched out in the saying in a dull monotone, " 'Arry, I'm little breastwork. so thirsty." A short stand after the surprise, a So was he ; yet the only water near desperate defence to the rush of the fan- was strapped to the back of the dead atics, and then—two men in a small hole, horse between the pit and the foe. surrounded by dead, wounded, and des- The wounded man groaned and ram- perately angry natives, the last named bled in his talk. The west changed from class of whom did uot know the numbers a shimmering blaze of splendor to a dull in the trench but were willing to wait reddish gray. and see. Their wholesome regard for A small black cloud sailed over the British marksmanship kept their pleasure northern horizon and expanded as it in anticipation longer than they desired gained headway, while skurrying white but some of the heat of battle had worn clouds formed its vanguard. Afar off in off, and they were only human, after all. the camp arose the thrumming of drums Darkness came on slowly, moving over and the bellowing of shells, mingled the plains like a shadowy cloud that with the stamping and shouting of men. hides the sun, and the sky was red with Now and then a ball would whistle the parting light of day. The wounded over the pit and seem to say, "We are horses raised their heads and neighed as waiting—waiting—waiting. THE HAVERFORDIAN. 9i The moon rose higher and higher in second and glinted on the tin. A report the heavens and the noises of men and rang out and Harry rolled into the trench beasts were stilled. Only now and then with his hand pressed close to his side to a weary man would shift his aching body stay the pain. He tore his coat and and respond to the futile moan, " 'Arry, bound the pieces tightly to his side with I'm so thirsty." his belt, then he held the canteen to his But for the companionship of the voice comrade's lips. A faint sigh of relief fol- Harry would have fallen asleep from ex- lowed the gurgling of the water in haustion, or else turned his carbine side- Bill's parched throat. " 'Arry, if they wise and left nothing for the last rush come wake me," he mumbled, and then but two dead men, for the horror of the he fell asleep. night was on him. The cold gloomy Through his dimming eyes Harry moon pierced his soul like an evil watched the east glow with light. The eye. Now and again small detatch- pain in his side grew worse. He sucked ments of clouds would hide that at the mouth of the can and drank the face for awhile, but it came ever back remainder of the precious water. Then, more hideous. Flashes of light lit as he fell back, clear and distinct on up the heavens and the distant hills his chilled ears came the ringing call rumbled with thunder. Sharp puffs of of the bugle. wind stirred the sands. Billy dragged himself upright. The Of a sudden the wounded man sat up- hills were spotted with puffs of flame. right. " The call, " 'Arry, the call," he Red coats flashed here and there among cried, "Don't you 'ear it, it's the boys the black heads and bodies of the natives. at last." The ground trembled with the pound- Harry gently pushed him back and ing of the charging horsemen, and fierce drew the blanket around him. " Lie still yells echoed the sturdy cheers of the re- now, Billy, it's all right," said he. lief. The man fell back exhausted and Bilh' fell back with a smile and mur- moaned feebly, " I heard 'em, I heard mured, "I told you so, 'Arry," but 'em, Oh, I'm so thirsty." Harry did not hear. Along towards morning, when the When the command rode in they found clouds thickened, Harry crawled slowly two men ; but only one would wear again over the earthwork and wormed his way the red coat of a trooper in the regiments to the horse. With careful hands he un- of the Queen. The other serves the strapped the water can and began his colors of the great Captain to whose backward journey. banner he so nobly earned his commis- As he reached the end of the pit, the sion. moon burst full from the clouds for a STICKS FROM A SEASHORE DAILY. WE all agreed that the Colonel must time and had been gallantly struggling have been unable to swear when ever since to make up for it. Most of us he was young—because he thought he had succeeded. Only the couldn't talk then. We also agreed that Sporting Editor believed that there were he had felt very badly over this loss of regions of profanity where the Colonel's — 9 2 THE HAVERFORDIAN. tongue had never exercised itself—but opinion died down he suddently length- then the Sporting Editor came from New ened to eighty feet. Then there came a York. As for myself I never heard any- murder and he vanished. Two weeks thing quite like the Colonel's cursing. later he shot into prominence again When he got started he used no half with a horn. An uneventful month nec- notes. He stood on the loud pedal with essitated rapid improvements in his both feet and played with two hands and architecture. He got whiskers first, then his head. He ripped out the very found- gold scales, then tusks, then fins, then a ations of his mental dam and let the a hairy tail. By August he had every waters rush in all their fury through the modern improvement that he could think flood gates. He picked up his subject of. We tried to give him electric lights easily with a plain, ordinary oath. Then on his nose, but the City Editor refused. he slung it around with a volley, threw "You couldn't even make a scientist it up to the ceiling, caught it on the fly, believe that," he said. So we started off hung it on his pen, and bombarded it on a new line. The Horny-whiskered- with a shower of vituperation. Then gold scaled-tusked-fin fitted-hairy tailed- he twisted it, and jumped on it, and tore Serpent grew vicious. He started to it apart, and broke its back, and let loose chase boats. One man shot at him nine the full glory of his majestic vocabular}'. times and the " monster sank, dying the And then when he was breathless he water with his blood." Then he changed wound up with a great-souled, general into a school of himself, and whole condemnation of everybody in the room, troops of him went roving up and down and got to work again. It was mar- the Jersey Coast. Just then we broke vellous. There was a certain rhyme, up. And the New York papers? Oh a kind of musical swing to the words as yes, they used the stories—said they they rolled from his lips that was awe took well among the slightly educated. inspiring. You felt that you were in the # * * * presence of no mean man. This was no Our Devil was the worst one in the novice. It was genius backed by forty- trade. He played so many tricks that five years of uninterrupted practice. You even the City Editor stopped directing had to lay down your pen and listen when him to locate in a warmer climate and he struck a mental snag and relieved him- just sat back and groaned when he lit on self—it was so unutterably polished, so some new idea. He never came into the complete, so practised, so natural, that reporter's room without upsetting a table. ' ' even the ' Devil ' was impressed. I can He turned out all the lights in the build- say no more. ing one night and broke the pipe so that * * # # work had to be suspended for an hour. Sea Serpents ? Oh ! yes. They came He poured paste on the Society Editor's in very handy on a slow day. When chair, he put powder in the Foreman's there was much other news we ran one tobacco, he stole all the passes in the a fortnight. Toward the season's end Proprietor's desk. When he wanted ex- ' ' we had one every week at least—usually ercise he used to ' hook ' a watermelon oftener. We started off with a plain and climb, at the risk of a broken neck, snake about fifteen yards long. That to the roof of the adjoining house. was in July. He reappeared for two Here he would sit in the moonlight, and days without change, but then as public eat and sing, and carry on a war of — THE HAVERFORDIAN. 93 words with the neighboring Tom cats, all loved him—all, that is, except the until he had finished all of his repast first machine man whose hair the Devil except the rind. This he would carefully mixed with glue so as to make it lie flat divide into fragments and sling at us in the front. It worried his Satanic through the windows as we worked, mind, he said, for anything about the continuing a severe fusilade until we first machine man to point Heavenward. pledged him forgiveness. Then he It didn't agree with the rest of his would come back triumphant. Still we nature. THE SOPHOMORE PLAY. THE Sixth Annual Sophomore Play demons. was presented most successfully s. W. Mifflin, 1900 S. F. Seager, 1900 in Alumni Hall on the evenings F. S. Howson.igoo W. G. Freedley, 1900 of December 2 st and 22nd. It was pre- 1 watchmen dieted that the plan of giving _. ., by' many 6 TX TT ., , „ ,, . H. H. Stuart, 1900 Moses Marshall, 1900 two performances would prove a mis- j K Moorhouse , lgoo take but the results amply justified the Sophomores in making this innovation The scene of the first act is the throne the house being comfortably filled both alcove in Pluto's Court. Jack Taylor nights. 1900 also has the distinction of having eaten a college lemon pie arrives being the first class to present a play which in the lower world where he meets Mae was the original production of its own Merion. Jack dislikes the way Pluto members. " A Dark Rebellion," as the runs the Kingdom and at once plots a play was called, was written by G. M-P. revolution. Mae Merion is delighted Murphy, 1900, and most of the music with the idea and promises to get some of was composed for it by H. H. Stuart, the famous fighters residing below to 1900. As both of these men carried off their help them. parts in the performance very well they In the second act the curtain rises on are responsible in an unusually large a room in Hades disclosing Jack Taylor measure for the success of the entertain- alone. Venus enters and an amusing ment. scene ensues between the two. Venus fails to captivate Jack, who finally flees The cast was as follows : wearied by her many protestations of Jack Taylor Arthur Haines, '99 love. The goddess, however, has in Pluto John E. Eloyd, 1900 some way discovered that there is a con- Noah H.H.Stuart, 1900 spiracy on foot against Pluto and con- fides this to Alexander [ -Moses Marshall, 1900 information who M nger B r now enters addin that thev wil1 earn - S cistr . ...?..H. S. Drinker, Jr., 1900 Alexander W. B. Bell, 1900 Pluto's everlasting favor by overthrowing King Arthur W. W. Justice, Jr. , 1900 the plot. The conspirators are heard Napoleon Christian Febiger, 1900 approaching and while Alexander seeks renadi er W Hinchman, I9,°° " ^ a hiding place, Venus departs. Noah, £ , a ' r Minstrel B. Conklin, '99 * ., , E. „ ^T T , Csesar Km Arthur Na oleo ack - ' P ». J Mrs. Pluto J. K. Moorhouse, 1900 % Venus G. M-P. Murphy, 1900 Taylor and Mae Merion now come on Mae Merion F. M. Eshleman, 1900 and when seated around a table Jack 94 THE HAVERFORDIAN. proposes his plan of a revolution. At plot, in this case, as in most college first the older inhabitants believe that plays, acted merely as a framework to Plato cannot be overthrown, but Jack support incidentals and sketches of var- assures them that by the use of certain for- ious kinds which were the life of the per- mulas learnt at College Pluto's fires can formance. be extinguished and the monarch de- Marshall, in the subordinate r61e of prived of his power. They all agree " Hotty," succeeded in carrying off the that at midnight of the following day honors of the evening. His comical at- the revolution shall start and having titudes and expressions of countenance sworn an oath of loyalty, separate. throughout, together with his darkey Alexander now comes out from his hid- song and ejaculations at the end of the ing place and having learned the plan of second act, won him great applause. the conspirators sets out to ruin it. Conklin's songs at the opening of the The curtain rises for the last time on play were excellently given and were a dungeon room on the Styx, in which enthusiastically received, as were Stuart's Jack Taylor lies chained. Mae Merion two songs. The demons, watchmen, the enters and tries to console him. The im- Yaller Kid and the short sketch between pression is that the conspiracy has failed Napoleon and the Grenadier also did when Noah hobbles in and says all is much toward making the play amusing going well. Caesar soon follows declaring and enjoyable. that Pluto has been overcome. The All the principal characters in the play demons rush in dragging Mr. and Mrs. proper were very creditable. Haines ' ' Pluto after them as prisoners and at once took the part of ' Jack Taylor ' very proceed to unchain Jack. All the char- naturally and deserves especial praise. acters collect on the stage and the play Mae Merion was hardly up to expecta- closes with the song, " Haverford, tions in her acting but made an unusually 1900." pretty girl. Such a bare outline of the plot as the On the whole the entertainment was above serves only to point out the argu- very pleasing and Mr. Palmer, who ment of the play, and, of course, utterly staged the play, the Class and Commit- fails to give a correct impression of the tee may well congratulate themselves on entertainment ; more especially as the their decided success. MEETING OF THE I. C. C. A. THE annual meeting of the Inter- was in regard to arranging a match with Collegiate Cricket Association was the Canadian Colleges. It was decided held in Houston Hall on Decem- to try for the game and Mr. Wistar was ber 27th. The meeting was called to appointed a committee of one to have order with President C. E. Morgan III, of charge of the matter. Harvard, in the chair. W. N. Morice The report of the Committee to award was present to act for Pennsylvania, C. E. prizes for 1896, giving D.H.Adams, Haver- Morgan III, and E. A. Waters were ford, the bowling prize, and C. R. Hinch- Harvard's delegates, and T. Wistar and man, Haverford, the batting prize, was ac- H. H. Dowry represented Haverford. cepted. A committee of three, consist- The first important business taken up ing of Haughton (Harvard), Chairman, THE HAVERFORDIAN. 95 Paul (Pennsylvania), and Scattergood May 23rd, Harvard vs. Haverford, at (Haverford), was appointed to award Haverford. the prizes for the season of 1897. The Championship for 1897, was for- The principal business of the meeting mally awarded to Harvard. was the arrangement of dates for the The final business was the election of inter-collegiate matches. The following officers for the ensuing year with the schedule was adopted : following result : President, H. H. Lowry May 18th, Pennsylvania vs. Haverford, (Haverford); Vice-President, R. Haugh- at Haverford. ton (Harvard); Secretary and Treasurer, May 21st, Harvard vs. Pennsylvania, A. J. Henry (Pennsylvania). at Manheim. ALUMNI NOTES. '76. Frank H. Taylor has severed his '91 . John Stokes Morris is residing in connection with the Yale and Towne Germantown, Philadelphia. Manufacturing Company and is sales '91. George Thomas, 3rd, has re- manager of the Westinghouse Electric signed his position at Burnham, Pa., and and Manufacturing Company at Pitts- is in the employ of the Parkesburg Iron burg, Pa. Company, at Parkesburg, Pa. '89. Warner F. Fite is a Docent in Philosophy at the University of Chicago. '96. The Haverford Fellowship has been awarded to John A. Lester for the '90. Henry L. Gilbert is an assistant year i897-'98. rector at an Episcopal Church in Brook- lyn, N. Y. '96. J. Henry Scattergood has entered '90. Henry L. Baily has been ad- the employ of the American Pulley Co., mitted to partnership in the firm of whose factory is situated at Eighteenth Joshua L. Baily & Co. and Hamilton Streets. REPORTS OF LECTURES. PROF. Rufus M. Jones delivered haunted houses, apparitions, and thought the first of the Faculty Lectures transference. Scientific experiments in Alumni Hall, December 16th. have proved it possible to transmit His subject was " Telepathy." sensations of taste, color, visual images Prof. Jones stated that the popular and numbers, without the direct aid of view that each individual conscious- the senses. There are also numerous ness is insulated from every other con- instances of spontaneous thought trans- sciousness is by no means proved though ference in the shape of voices and appar- not absolutely disproved. One of the itions. It is not necessary to suppose strongest reasons for doubting its cor- anything supernatural or post-mortum rectness is found in telepathic pheno- in this. Telepathy explains that the mena. Telepathy is the sympathetic person to whom the event happens affection of one mind b3T another at a transfers the thought to the person hear- distance, without any direct stimulus of ing the voice or seeing the apparition. the sense organs. Telepathic phenomena This thought may remain in the sub- more or less familiar are witchcraft, consciousness until a condition favorable ' — 9 6 THE HAVERFORDIAN. to its reappearance is found. It may then magne's rear-guard by the Moors in the rise with such force as to seem an actual pass of Roncesvalles. The passage occurrence. It is uncertain whether describing Roland blowing the great war- telepathy is a vestigial or a rudimentary horn to recall Charlemagne to avenge the faculty. At any rate, we may feel sure death of the rear-guard is especially fine. that individuality with insulation suffi- (Dr. Farley read an excellent original cient for all practical purposes has come translation of this passage). Charle- to stay. magne, Oliver, and other noted historic characters figure more or less prominently The second of the Faculty Lectures in the poems. They are described, how- " The Song of Roland," was given by ever, as legendary characters and are Dr. Frank E. Farley in Alumni Hall, often little more than mere conventional January 6th. abstractions. Neither the author nor The lecturer said that The Song of the date of composition is known. The Roland is the best of the twenty or more Oxford text, the best extant, was written Chansons de Gestes dealing with Charle- by some Norman about 1080. With the magne. The central figure of the poem possible exception of the Roman de la is the paladin Roland, the most famous Rose no other French poem exerted so of the peers of France. The climax is much influence on French mediaeval reached in the description of the famous literature. destruction of Roland with Charle- COLLEGE NOTES. " Dr. Yarnall, of Haverford, was the The right to wear the foot ball " H host of the Everett-Athenaeum at his has been officially awarded to the follow- home on December 18th. He entertained ing men : Haines, '99, Stadelman, '98, ' the Society with a talk on ' Words- Wilson, '98, Harding, '98, Swan, '98, worth. ' Embree, '98, Lowry, '99, Maule, '99 Butler, '99, Hallett, 1900, Marshall, 1900, The following "Faculty Lectures" have Freeman, 1900, Mifflin, 1900, Chase, 1901 been announced: January 13th, Professor and Manageran ney ,'98. L. T. Edwards, "Modern Experiments in Electrical Heating" (Illustrated); Jan- The Hockey Team played its first uary 20th, Professor A. C. Thomas, game on December 19th, with the Wayne ' ' The Fenlands of England in History Team and won by the score of three and Song." goals to nothing. Dr. Henry Van Dyke, of New York, The following are on the committee to will give three " Haverford Library take charge of the Gymnasium exhibi- Lectures " on " Egypt in the Bible," on tion : Scattergood, '98 (Chairman), February 3rd, February 10th, and Feb- Stadelman, '98, Wistar, '98, Maule, '99, ruary nth. Morris, '99, Jenks, 1900, Rossmassler, Dr. Albert H. Smyth, of Philadel- 1 901. phia, will give an illustrated lecture on ' ' Pond was first opened for skating ' The Land of Shakespeare ' on Feb- The ruary 17th. on December 24th. THE HAVERFORDIAN. vii When you want something to call is in the way of a suit or over- E. O. THOMPSON'S SONS coat.—Stylish, in fact the 1338 Chestnut Street the latest.—And at a very Benjamin Thompson economical outlay, the place E. O. Thompson, Jr. ....TO H. DIXON.... 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NEWEST GOODS, BEST STYLES, RIGHT PRICES. 9l°p Diamonds, Watches 6do3Qpd *P- TQ and Jewelry Masonic Marks 8 SOUTH 13th ST., PHILADELPHIA (Opposite Wanamaker's) The Haverfordian Vol. XIX. Haverford, February, 1898. No. 7. author and the ability of the Board of 1bav>ettorbtan. Zbc Editors, it seems as though a word of ex- planation were necessary. EDITORS: The editors were fully aware at the WALTER C. JANXEY, '98, time they awarded the prize that the plot Editor-in- Ch ' ief. ' of ' The Anaesthetic ' was not entirely a ROBERT N. WILSON, '98. new one, but on the other hand they were J. EDGAR BUTLER, '99. satisfied that the story itself was not a HOWARD H. LOWRY, '99. direct copy, either in development or WILLIAM B. BELL, 'oo. wording. GRAYSON M-P. MURPHY, '00. "A Student in Psychology," a story FRANK K. WALTER, '00. which appeared in The White Elephant last fall; "Adrift in the City," a story J. H. Haines, '98, . . Business Manager. by Horatio Alger, and some Ger- J. W. Taylor, '98, Ass't Business Manager man story, the name of which we been unable to discover, are the Subscription Price, One Year $1.00 have three stories of which "The Anaesthetic" Single Copies, 15 is supposed by three different groups of The Haverfordian is published in the interest of people to be a copy. The stories are all the students of Haverford College, ou the tenth of each mouth during the college year. similar in outline, but beyond that the Matter intended for insertion should reach the resemblance does not go, and there is cer- Editor not later than the twenty-fifth of the month preceding the date of issue. tainly no reason to believe that any of Entered at the Haverford Post-Office, for transmission them are copies. They merely embody through the mails at second-class rates. a somewhat similar idea. In explanation of the author's position THE first prize in the Poem Contest, we gladly give space to the following which closed January 15th, was letter : awarded to Theodore J. Grayson, Editor of The Haverfordian : '01, for his poem, "To the Virgin," Dear Sir— which we publish in this number. I write this letter to explain to The second prize was not awarded. you how I came to write the story entitled "The Anaesthetic," which appeared in INASMUCH as the originality of the in your January number. story entitled, "The Anaesthetic," The reason I think such explanation which was published in our January necessary is that from several quarters I number as the winner of The Haver- have been given to understand that my fordian Prize Contest, has been seriously story was so much like others which had questioned by several people, and as appeared before it as to suggest plag- these charges of plagiarism necessarily iarism. reflect discredit upon the honor of the In writing this letter I do not wish to 98 THE HAVERFORDIAN. be misunderstood. I do not mean to audited, nor have the treasurers been in praise or defend either the plot or the the custom of making itemized reports. execution of my story. I am fully aware In consequence there has been a general of the defects in both, and in fact think lack of accurate knowledge on the part of that the accusation of copying casts al- the members as to the financial condition most as much slur upon my taste and of their associations and as to the purposes good sense as it does on my honesty. for which their funds have been appro- The plot of the story was suggested to priated. me by one sentence in the novel " Dr. Now, however, the accounts are care- Nicola." Iu it the speaker says that fully examined at the end of the athletic among several other wonderful medical year by a committee of the students and discoveries he has found an anaesthetic the treasurer is requested to present a which, without depriving the subject of written report for publication in The consciousness, renders him insensible to HavERFORDian. The knowledge that pain. At the time I read the book—it he must do this acts as an incentive to was last August— I thought the idea the treasurer to keep his accounts in a might be worked up into a story, and this clear manner and to keep them up to date, fall, when I was trying to think of a plot, and as a result the books of the associa- I remembered it and used it. tions are at present probably in a better If this be plagiarism I plead guilty. condition than they have been for some It seems strange, however, that I should years. have been accused of copying my story A further proof that this movement is from three similar stories, all by different certainly going on is to be found in the authors, and that an idea which had fact that at a recent meeting of the Col- been employed by three men without any lege Association a committee was ap- ugly charges, should have been considered pointed to have the year and the names stolen as soon as used by a fourth. of the individual members of every ath- Richard D. Wood, '98. letic team clearly marked on the mats of the pictures decorating the walls of the the DURING past few months there collection-room, and on the first hall. This has been a steadily growing ten- is a task which requires a large amount dency on the part of the students of investigation and the expenditure of toward more business-like thoroughness in much time and money, but it will result the management of the college organiza- in making these photographs much more tions—a tendency to gather up all loose valuable and interesting to coming gen- " ends and make Haverford a right little, erations of Haverfordians, and is conse- tight little College' ' in fact as well as in song. quently well worth the cost. One of the principal features of this movement is undoubtedly due to the sug- ONE of our prominent students is said gestion of the Faculty that the annual to have remarked a short time reports of the treasurers of the var- ago that, as far as he has been ious athletic associations be published able to discern during his course, the in The Havkrfordian. The effect Haverford cricket spirit is entirely of this plan has been most pronounced. "artificial." For several years past the accounts of the We suppose he meant to suggest by associations have not been carefully ' ' the word ' artificial ' the idea that the -' THE HAVERFORDIAN. 99 interest taken in cricket at Haverford is in this country. When a man cuts a ball not sincere, that our enthusiasm is forced, to the boundary or drives it into the maple in short that the students do not really trees he is only greeted with the applause enjoy the game themselves and continue of the onlookers and the " Well played, " to play it simply because the alumni, well played ! of some old crack who re- who did enjoy it or think they enjoyed joices at the sight of a pretty stroke, in- it in their day, still persevere in encour- stead of with the college yell and the aging cricket as the college sport. wild demonstrations of enthusiasm which We do not imagine for a moment that follow a home run or a brilliant tackle such a charge against the game would be on other fields. But although the enthusi- met with anything but derision on the asm, as has been said, that cricket arouses is part of those who have ever wielded the naturally not so intense as that aroused by willow or trundled the ball for the honor her sister sports it must also be remem- of Haverford, and to their own great en- bered that the enthusiasm in the first in- joyment and benefit, but at the same stance is subdued into moderation in time it is disappointing to think that any order to harmonize with the gentlemanly student, whether he plays or not, can character of the game and because there spend a large part of his course at Hav- are no extreme demonstrations it must erford without catching a little of the not be thought that there is no cricket true cricket spirit, without coming to spirit. appreciate and respect the game, and in- Cricket stands to-day a clean, scienti- voluntarily lending it his heart}' moral fic branch of sport free from any objec- support. Certainly ever}- student who tionable features, offering to its devotees fails to do this misses one of the distinc- healthful and manly exercise and exert- tive elements of a Haverford education. ing over them many elevating influences. "It's more than a game, it's an institu- If the time ever comes when Haverford ' ' tion," Tom Brown concluded during his ians play such a game with ' artificial famous last match at Rugby, and if there is spirit or cease to lend it their hearty sup- any Haverfordian who cannot join in this port that generation will certainly be un- conviction, it must be because he is igno- worthy of their predecessors. rant of the history of his college, because It may be, although we have not he is not familiar with her traditions, be- noticed it among the players, that last cause he has not breathed deep enough year's unsuccessful season has dampened of the very atmosphere surrounding his the general enthusiasm a little. Dr. Alma Mater. Gummere feared this result last spring Indeed if there is one thing about and in consequence wrote his cricket let- cricket that is not artificial it is the spirit ter urging Haverfordians not to be dis- which its players catch and which rend- couraged by the outcome of a single ers them always loyal lovers of the season but to stand firm on the cricket game. It is true that at all moments a traditions of the college and, undaunted cricket match is not intensely exciting by defeat, to win for the Haverford to the spectator and that it rarely, if cricket spirit the same reputation that ever, produces that degree of feverish the sons of Eli have won in general nervous tension winch characterizes athletics for the Yale pluck. base ball and foot ball and which Not many weeks and the cricket season makes them such popular forms of sport of 1898 will have opened. Now is the : — IOO THE HAVERFORDIAN. time to determine largely whether it shall sinhji's "Jubilee Book of Cricket," be a glorious success or only a moderate " Cricket" in the Badminton Library, or one, for success it must be. The " mid- two papers on batting and bowling by John year's' ' are over and the shed-practice must A. Lester, '96 in Volume XVII. of The begin in dead earnest if we are to turn Haverfordian. These works are to be out a dependable lot of batsmen into the found in the Library and will prove very nets in May. Nor should the candidates interesting as well as helpful reading. for the elevens be satisfied alone with If all hands join in with the determina- spending sufficient time in practice, but tion not to leave a stone unturned, but to should look to it that they spend it intel- do all in their power to strengthen the ligently. Those who are striving to im- Eleven, we shall have a whole series of prove their form, —to master a certain successful seasons and will soon accumu- stroke or get a more deadly brake late a sufficient surplus of ability and en- should read up, in connection with their thusiasm to send the team across for the practice and the suggestions of the Coach second invasion of Britain. or Captain, such books as Prince Ranjit- A LETTER FROM DR. GUMMERE. To the Editors were ! Like the author who is no longer THREE numbers of the Haver- compelled to write "pot-boilers," and fordian have just reached me, can at last indulge his genius. Haverford and have been read with eagerness. may now take its own road and pursue Even if one hesitates to say, as Erasmus its own aims. The informing spirit of said of the works of Cicero, that one rises its policy henceforth must be to drop the "better and nobler for the perusal," amiable and contented mediocrity, the since years which bring the philosophic half-success, and strive in every way for mind incline one less and less to draw so individuality and distinction. Individu- recklessly on one's balance in the bank ality, of course, is won by independence of ethics—nevertheless one may sincerely in policy and practice ; distinction, and praise the editors for a paper which this is the harder saying, comes from do- leaves the reader even more loyal than ing in the best way those few things ' ' ever to his college, and even more con- which are attempted—not ' better ' than ' ' tent than ever with his academic citizen- some other college, not ' best ' in the ship. You have made a readable jour- relative sense, but "best" in the abso- lute ; as a German would put it, not am nal ; it is bright, alert ; and best of all, it warms the heart of the graduate and besten, but auf's beste. Acquire this brings him closer to his old college. To note of distinction, and it will be a ques- write to the Haverfordian, then, is to tion not where to find freshmen, but write about Haverford. For the first where to put them. time in its career, the college is free to These things, however, are in the safe follow its true calling, leaving behind it hands of the President and the Managers; the sordid days, the days of shift and in a letter like this, one must not try to fire the heavy artillery, not essay such compromise ; to its credit be recorded " how few and forced those compromises huge guns as "policy" and distinc- THE HAVERFORDIAN. IOI tion," but rather turn to a stray bit of recommendation to mercy. Neverthe- sharpshooting by way of educational less, the Oxford courses of study, the gossip. In another letter I may find in- lectures, and the arrangements for uni- dulgence at your hands for a summary of versity standing, are not yet adequate to the advantages offered by German uni- the needs of a student who is already a versities to the American graduate; three bachelor of arts. If any one thing has years in the late seventies, one year in been forced upon my attention in regard the late eighties, and two months of this to the best course for the American grad- present winter, may serve as excuse for uate who wishes to continue his studies, such an outburst of dogmatism and ad- it is the fact that every year of progress vice. For the present, I ask a more on the part of our own universities rend- parlous question, and that is whether we ers it less and less advisable for him to —even we at Haverford—have anything study abroad. There are special cases, to learn and to copy from the ways of an of course ; but in general it may be said English university. As I have not seen that the English universities are not or- an English university actually at work, ganized for graduate study, and offer I am in a good position, unhampered by only social advantages. Of Germany, I facts, to write upon the case. I say shall speak in another letter ; meanwhile nothing at all about Cambridge because at Paris, the American student—at least I am afraid of my colleague, Professor in philology and particularly in Romance Brown, who is said to have some infor- languages—will find a welcome disposi- mation about these colleges on the Cam. tion to meet all the requirements of his Moreover, I spent three days there as case. I think it was Professor Marsh his delighted and favored guest ; I of Harvard, who a few years ago warned should write, I fear, too rosily about the American student that the German Cambridge, —unless I were to tone down mine had been pretty well worked out, my raptures by quoting such remarks as and that the Romance countries offered one I heard from the illustrious Profes- distinctly better chances. But I must sor of Anglo-Saxon in regard to the go back to Oxford. Whatever may be future of advanced studies in English. said of the general courses, Oxford is " There is nothing here" he said, "in the paradise of the scholar and the man prospect for such students, no places, no with one subject ; of this paradise, more- titles, no salaries. They will not come over, the heart and life are to be found to us.' ' His colleague at Oxford was more in the Bodleian Library. The British sanguine, and was kind enough to give Museum has an advantage in the num- me complete files of all the papers sent ber of books and manuscripts ; at Har- for examination in the lately founded vard one has the privileges of the stack ; schools of this department. Certainly, in Germany one may take a cartload of if difficult questions can make a scholar, books home to one's study; but nowhere and if the average candidate is going to as in the Bodleian can one come so close answer them with an}' approach to thor- to the romance of learning, to the tradi- oughness, we shall soon be forced to tions of the cloister and the cell. I reckon with the Oxford man in English. worked there for three months, sitting For my own part, I would gladly com- among the books of John Selden—rows promise, so far as the main papers are of folios—and looking out of my window concerned, at about fifty per cent, and a on the crumbling stone of the Sheldon- 102 THE HAVERFORDIAN. ian Theatre, and at the courtyard through substitute for the "fellows" —at the which, I suppose, the martyrs went to high table, with prominent Alumni trial in the hall below. Every morning- coming and going, would be an object- one seemed to plunge from the desperate lesson in academic privileges. No more modernity of lodgings and cold toast the abiding odors, the lunging and dodg- sheer into the heart of medsevalism. ing and dulcet calls of blameless Ethio- The only blot in the prospect from that pians ; but there should be leisure as of window was a bicycle which some reader civilized beings, there should be the clas- at the Bodleian used to lean against a sic jest, the lingering word ; the walls kindly wall ; had he not been an Amer- should be hung, as now, with portraits ican, an acquaintance, and, as it turned of good Haverfordians ; and if some out, one of the best fellows in the world, reckless bachelor would but endow us I could have subscribed towards the ex- one day with college "plate," —vague penses of his assassination. but useful term—so much the better. The persons whom one must envy at Let us lift our heads a little. Some peo- Oxford and Cambridge are the fellows. ple seem to think that Haverford has a The)' own the college to which the}' be- poor-house past, and is a Josiah Boun- long ; and if they have good digestion, derby among institutions ; whereas it they can stroll about their charming was founded by Quaker gentlemen—in gardens and defy the world, secure in a the best sense of the term—and has been pervading sense of peace. I suppose a fel- watched over by capable and high- low feels towards his fellowship as a minded scholars. Honest pride should famous Englisman felt about the straw- be fostered ; and I will end this uncon- scionable gossip a little exemplum berry ; doubtless the Almighty could with have made a better thing, but doubtless for that text. I met an Englishman in He never did. After dining one night Freiburg who was a Cambridge graduate. at Merton College, I came back to my I asked his college. It was a small one ; lodgings with the conviction that Rendel I had never heard of it, and was forced ' Harris was right when he contended for to confess my ignoranc;. ' I dare say a fellows' table at Haverford, a high you never heard of it," he said quietly. table in a stately hall, where every mem- "It doesn't make much fuss. Do you ber of the faculty must dine once a week. know," he went on, "the name of so- The new library building will surely and-so ?" — " The great scholar ?—Of soon be with us; and Alumni Hall would course I do." —"Ah? Well, he was of serve admirably for the Harrisian scheme. our college. And I suppose it's rather One can hardly dine a college into great- bragging, but when I captained our ness ; but the suggestion has moie value crew, we were second boat." The old than may at first appear. We should gentlemen looked into space a moment, build up in every way the sentiment of and then buried himself in his " Stand- ' loyalty and pride towards Haverford as ard ' To be proud of his little college was towards the student's second home ; and as natural to him as breathing, and apology such a hall, with the faculty—as a poor would have seemed treason. F. B. G. ' — THE HAVERFORDIAN. 103 ITS LAST APPEARANCE. Work and worry—think and ponder St. Paul's or in the shadow of the whistle and sing—rattle the piano and Vatican. thrum the banjo—out of all this chaos the Over in gay Paris a military band was tune was produced. Then the evening giving a concert : about the middle of of the first appearance : the manuscript- the program after a boisterous call for an copy, the company of friends of the encore, there was a whispering among composer, the newspaper reporter smug- the musicians, a rustling of leaves, a gled in a corner. Soon the apologetic couple of raps on the conductor's stand cough, the lull in the conversation, the and then out swung the song almost opening chords, and then the terrible drowned amid the applause. They all suspense as to whether it were successful. joined in, those light-hearted Frenchmen, "Pleas ." and sang till they almost made the elec- ' ' ' Surprise. tric lights quiver—and finally marched " It's charming." out to this song and started a revolution "It's delightful." then and there ! " So glad to have met you." Berlin — crowds and gaiety — meer- " Good-night." schaums and wienerwurst—and the Em- Then away went the company whist- peror seeing if that new song had any- ling snatches of it which sounded as thing reflecting on his beloved army. much like the original as a translation. Seeing it didn't, he first had the bands Next morning the first tint of popu- practice it and then had the soldiers larity shining out in the press-notice march to it at the Fall Review. which the reporter had written on the Of course the lands of the pigtail and back of a calling card. The busy press chrysanthemum didn't like the song. ' and the clamoring public—the picture of ' L,et the Western Devils sing their the composer and his biography in the own charms and we'll sing ours." papers. The song had evidently been It had reached the height of its popu- successful. Over the whole city it larity and had gone almost around the spread : you could hear it in the early whole world—when there was a pang, a morning go briskly by your window, and keen, sharp discord with a mocking touch later on it went howling past in the first to it ! It had been satirized ! It was trolley, —and soon it hummed and buzzed doomed ! At its opening chords society everywhere—an undertone to the whole yawned and hoodlums scoffed. In vain life of the busy day. was it painted and powdered with varia- Not so very long and it burst through tions—it wouldn't do. Slowly its circle the city and spread over the state, the of influence decreased : from the drawing- country, the continent: —and not so very, rooms to the theatre, to the dancing very long and it sang in the cabin of an schools, to the street-pianos and finally Ocean Steamship, landed in the Old to the little Italians who murdered it on World and took it by storm. violins which sounded best in wet "Sharp and flat —accidental and trill weather. Soon it sank out of ex- —it shows the soul of the author," they istence altogether : new songs drowned said as they sang it under the Dome of out its feeble wail and the people forgot ' ' ' i04 THE HAVERFORDIAN. its tune and its name and its words. thing about the house when even the Years went by and countless melodies groom had discarded it. Now he leaned passed over its grave. forward as the orchestra paused and the But one night on the anniversary of comedian filled in the space with his its first appearance, a minstrel troupe sturdy bass. For there, sure enough, were tearing and rending their way torn from its own words and yoked to through the program. The opening part those which called a scene-shifter master, with the antiquated jokes, the tambourine with a political touch to make the au- and bones had passed : then the German dience applaud, and a local coloring to Yoedler had held the crowd while the make them laugh, there resurrected from other fellows were getting fixed up, and the silence of ten years, the old song now the final farce was being played. made its last appearance. Quickly it There was the odor of escaping gas, the was done—verse and chorus, touch-and- buffoonery of the actors and the talk of go, and then the slow-falling curtain the restless gallery. suddenly lighted up by the glare of Just then the head comedian stepped electric lights over the exits. But as he up to the foot-lights : the little orchestra helped the youngsters on with their struck up : and at the opening notes a wraps and bundled himself into his own bald-headed man, who'd taken the chil- coat, he slipped one of the tawdry pro- dren to see the show, quickly looked up grams into his pocket. from his newspaper. He'd heard that song "Just a memento of the old song," years and years ago ! It had been a he said, and jolted up the uneven steps favorite of his and he'd whistled the of the aisle. SPEAKS THE KETTLE. The kettle was humming busily "I'm going to scold you ! You are be- when the student came into the study coming depraved. Actually, you are and sat down before it. dangerous, you came within three feet of ' " ' Why have you got a dress suit on ? my spout then. If you practised long it asked him in a sarcastic tone. enough, you might be able to hit me ' ' "I'm going over to the club, ' returned almost one time out of ten. the student, meekly. The student sighed. " All right," he " Why ? " inquired the kettle. said, " go ahead, suppose I can't help but "To dance." listen to you until eight o'clock." "You're in love," said the kettle, " Very good," hissed the kettle. "Now severely, " and you ought to be ashamed sit down and keep still. I'm going to of yourself. ' talk about being in love." " I'm not," replied the student. "Blanked interesting subject," inter- ' ' ' ' Not what ? ' asked the kettle. 'Not rupted the student. " in love ? or not ashamed of yourself? " Don't swear," said the kettle, " it's "As a man who's used to telling the wicked. Especially when you are in truth—" began the student, and then love, you know." ' " stopped and shied a ' Handy Literal' ' at I'm not," said the student, defiantly. " ' the kettle. "Oh, shut up ! ' Tut ! Tut ! How many times did " Not a bit of it," said the kettle. you go to church last Sunday ?' ' " " ' ' ' —' THE HAVERFORDIAN. 105 "Oh, but—" killed you there, I will," replied the " ' "Come, now.no excuse," hummed kettle. ' Will you admit it ? the kettle "Honest!" The student nodded sadly. "You bet," " Well, twice, then, but — he said. "Hum," interrupted the kettle, "wax- " Very well, then. Now secundum ing religious in your old age ! I sup- is that right?" " pose it was religion, you know—choirs I don't know," said the student and surplices and that sort of thing that gloomily. you went to see. I think I heard some- " I knew you didn't. Well. Secun- " thing about a Bible Class, too? dum—what good is it going to do you to " " ? ' Shut up ! roared the student, "or fall in love I'll—" The student fervently referred the " And," continued the kettle, relent- question to a higher tribunal. lessly, "how many times last week were "You are wicked," said the kettle. you late to dinner because you kept driv- " I'll tell you it won't do you any good. ing up and down the pike in a red In the first place, do you think the girl brake ? And how many walks did you will ever think about you two years from ' take down to the station to see the train now ? — come out from the city ? And how often " She says " began the student, and a day did you go for the mail on the then stopped. average? Come now, be honest." "Says," returned the Kettle scorn- The student was silent. fully. " You don't mean to say you are " Yes," said the kettle, severely, "you fool enough to believe that a girl means are in love. ' what she says, are you ?" " ' What if I am," answered the stud- 'Some girls—' ' began the student again. ent. " It's none of your business." " Yes—in books !" hummed the kettle. " " None of my business ! Well, I But do you think that a real, live girl never!" cried the kettle. "If you who is going to come out and go to keep it up much longer I'm going to lose everything and be one of the belles of my job." the Dancing Class and the Assemblies, The student stared. " What do you and be given dinners and luncheons and mean ? " he asked. dances and teas, and who is to have a " Do you think you can stay in college string of lovers as long as she cares to " if you are going to stay in love ? hum- manage—do you think she'll remember " ' med the kettle sadly. How much have you ? Faugh ! You are conceited ! you learned this quarter? You know " Curse you,' said the student again, you'll flunk a couple of your mid years. " shut up !" What else can you expect when you " And besides, if she did remember write bad love poems all through conic you what good would it do ? You are as sections and scribble valentines on your poor as a church spider. You know as margins when Zeus is lecturing on the well as I do that you've had four bills philosophers ? And then, as if that isn't already for those roses you sent Some- bad enough, you— body for that New Year's German. "Oh, let up," groaned the student, "Money doesn't count for much," said ' ' ' talk about anything but the mid-years. the student, weakly. "Isn't love more "If you acknowledge that love has than—" ' — — io6 THE HAVERFORDIAN. ' ' ' Stuff and nonsense ! ' cried the ket- The student started up. " You old " tle, you are an idiot. How many mar- fool! " he cried. "I'd like to smash riages carry on their love past the first you to bits. Where's my overcoat ?" three months, at an}' rate ? One out of ' ' ' On the chair there, ' gurgled the a hundred? I'll give you that many for kettle. " I say, imagine Somebody retrim- the sake of argument, though it's too ming old hats, or darning stockings, or generous an estimate. Now you have what's the matter ? Are you going out ?" ninety-nine chances to one of finding " Yes," said the student. " It's eight your love gone in a quarter of a year. o'clock.'" And then?" The kettle purred for a "You aren't going to the Club, are " ' moment to get its breath, and then," you ? ' asked the kettle. it resumed, "what? Why you poor "Of course I am," said the student. ' dog—you are stranded. How are you ' I have my first dance engaged with going to make a girl happy who never Somebody. Don't swear!" had to touch her foot to the ground un- The kettle sputtered furiously. "You less she wanted to? Who's ball gowns are a fool," it gasped. used to cost her half as much as your "Yes, I know it," returned the stud- whole year's salary ? Set her to sewing ent as he opened the door. " But I her own skirts, and retrimming her last don't mind it much. And by the way, winter's hats and—oh lovely ! lovely ! old bitter, with my very sincere compli- ' It makes me laugh ! ments, you may dry up and rust." A HARVARD LETTER. Cambridge, Jan. 24, 1898. all imaginable reasons for the failure of Dear Haverfordian : the Club, and a resolution enthusiastically Judging from the columns of the Crim- passed, expressing the urgent need for the so?i, which is supposed to be a reflector Club and assuring the graduate commit- of the life of the student body, the one tee of the co-operation of the members thing that has occupied the minds of of the University. Blue books are now Harvard men most of all since the close circulating for the signatures of all men of the foot ball season, has been the who would join such a Club at $2.00 per subject of a University Club. The mat- annum, if in existence. ter has been agitated in previous years, Athletics are by no means at a stand- but never before has it taken such definite still at this season of the year. Though, shape. One phase of the agitation was with the exception of Hockey, all athletic brought to a finish by the large and en- work consists of training. One hundred thusiastic mass meeting in the Fogg aud fifty-four candidates for the Mott Art Museum on the 18th inst. The aim Haven team are divided into squads for of the meeting was to definitely register practice. Some of them may be seen about the student body as favorable to and the gymnasium or the Carey Athletic wanting such a Club that the graduates, Building at almost any time of the day. of whom the funds are asked, might feel The Cricket Team has been accorded no further hesitation concerning the the right of practicing in the new ' 'athle- utility of such an institution. The result tic building" on Soldiers' Field, when was most gratifying. Speeches were completed. The base-ball cage in this made by representative men, answering building is to be of sufficient length to THE HAVERFORDIAN. 107 admit of a throw from second base to esting course. If he has anything of the home-plate. The work on the building kind on his hands, usually it is his own has been seriously delayed by the iron fault, and he does not say much about work failing to arrive. It is now pro- it. This seems to me to be a fine system, posed to push matters and probably the and to be conducive, in the end, to the building will be ready for use by the 1st broadest culture. of March. Meanwhile the Cricket en- Given a line of work congenial to one's thusiasts have betaken themselves to the tastes, the inspiration of such men as are old base-ball cage in the basement of the to be found in all departments here, and gymnasium. Daily practice is at eleven the exceptional library facilities, one o'clock. Some promising material has must indeed be either callous or ex- turned up. The management think they tremely unemotional, not to grow enthu- may obtain permission from the Athletic siastic at times about the privileges he Committee to use the foot ball field next enjoj's. Such an inspiring environment season. This will be a great boon, if is worth seeking in any climate. obtained, and will do much toward put- But clear apart from one's courses it ting cricket on a better footing here. is a great privilege to sojourn hereaway Good facilities for winter practice and a for a while. The opportunities to see good field would induce mauy more men and hear men on all sorts of subjects are to take an interest in cricket here, and very frequent. There are nearly always to try for the team. This would lead to a three or four courses of lectures, of a better showing on the part of the team, more or less popular nature, on the Uni- which would in turn win more popularity versity Calendar. At the present time for the game, and, ultimately, its recog- Edward Robinson, of the Boston Museum nition as one of the games of the Uni- of Fine Arts, is giving oh Monday eve- versity, which it can hardly be said to nings a course on Greek Art. Mr. Cope- have at the present time. land is dealing with the Johnsonian The serious business of the times here period in English Literature on Thursday is the preparation for examinations. afternoons. Friday eveuing Sanders' They occupy a period of nearl)' three Theatre was crowded to its full capacity. weeks, and are generally recognized as Bourke Cockran, at the invitation of the very important affairs. In many courses, Catholic Club, spoke on "Christianity, the whole valuation of one's work is the Light of Economic Truth." The guaged by his three hours' work on the same evening, Mr. Robertson, of London, examination paper. Hence there is just addressed the Graduate Club. His now a large amount of coaching and subject was " The Ethics of the Indi- cramming in process. vidual Life." There have been three or One thing that impresses itself upon four other opportunities right here to one coming here, is the fact that nearly listen to interesting matter. Such are everyone he meets is doing work which the opportunities. It is sometimes a nice he enjoys. Owing to the liberal elective matter to be able to decide which one of system of the University, the only ab- several possible interesting things is most solutely prescribed work is three years of in line with one's aims. It is a trul}- English. Beyond this, personal tastes large and rich life. Yet I feel more glad, decide a man's courses. So one finds the more I see of it, that my under- very few men complaining of an uninter- graduate days were spent at Haverford. io8 THE HAVERFORDIAN. HOCKEY. Haverford 2 : U. of P. J. Haverford 3 ; Wayne 0. January 21st, Haverford defeated Hockey Team played its first ON THE Wayne at Hockey by the score of championship game at the Ice three goals to none. Palace on January 13th, against This result is very small considering the University of Pennsylvania Team the ability of the two teams. and won by the score of two goals to Wayne was outweighed but nevertheless one. put up a strong, active game while Haverford for the greater The game was hotly contested and in- part of the time played listlessly tensely exciting, abounding in brilliant and seemed content individual work but team work was lack- just to win and keep Wayne from scoring. At times Battey, ing on both sides. In this respect Penn- Mifflin or Babbitt would wake and sylvania was especially at fault while to up make some excellent plays, and each of what little of this essential feature Hav- these players shot very pretty goals, but erford possessed, the victory is attributa- the effort was not sustained and conse- ble. quently the game was slow and rather The play in the first half was almost uninteresting. entirely around Pennsylvania's goal, and The puck was near the goal after about ten minutes of time Mifflin Wayne nearly all the time in both halves, and scored the first goal for Haverford from Rhodes deserves great credit for the way a scrimmage in front of the University's he defended his position. probably goal. Shortly before the end of the half He could not help some of his stops but they he scored another goal, this time taking looked very pretty. Haverford' s goals the puck from the middle of the rink were scored one in the first half and two and evading the point, shot it neatly be- in the second. tween the goal posts. The line-up was as follows : In the second half the play was more HAVERFORD. POSITIONS. even. Gorman made a number of beau- WAVNE. Marshall goal Rhodes. tiful individual efforts and finally suc- Chase point Martin. ceeded in tallying Pennsylvania's only Sharpless cover point R. Clark. half. point about half way through the Battey rover C. Clark. Both teams were frequently penalized for DeMotte right forward Wetherill. Mifflin centre forward Clark off-side play. The line-up follows : H. Babbitt right forward Coffin Referee, Mr. Orton. Umpires, Mr. Neff and Haverford. Position. Pennsylvania. Mr. Varney. Goals, Mifflin, Battey and Babbitt. Marshall goal Elliott and Padley Time, two 15 minute halves. Chase point Rogers Sharpless cover-point Stackhouse Haverford ; Phila. Dental College 2. Battey rover Decker and the Philadelphia De Motte right forward Wallace HAVERFORD Mifflin centre forward Laing Dental College played an unfin- Babbitt left forward Gorman ished game on January 25. Just after time had been called for the first Goals, Mifflin 2, Gorman 1. Referee, Mr. Willett. Umpires, Mr. Orton and Mr. Neff. half, fire broke out and the rink had to Time, two 15 minute halves. be cleared and the game abandoned. : : THE HAVERFORDIAN. 109 The game at the time stood in favor of tific game and used a good system of the Dental College by the score of two passing to advantage. It was directly goals to none, and will probably be fin- due to this sort of team work that the ished on February 5. first goal was scored in the first two min- The Dental College played a hard utes of play. snappy game and had no difficulty what- The game was a well-played and ex- ever in making the two goals they did, citing one, and full of fast, hard work. and their exhibition was in marked con- Battey at cover-point for Haverford, did trast to the sleepy and half-hearted remarkably well in stopping Pennsylva- efforts of the whole Haverford team, nia's rushes, and Marshall saved many without any exception. It was decid- points by his keen-sighted goal-keeping. edly an off-night and it is fortunate for Gorman's rushing for Pennsylvania was Haverford that the game was not finished again one of the features, he frequently and that she will have a chance at least, taking the puck from Haverford 's for- to redeem herself in the second half. wards and bringing it almost into her The game of the Dental College, al- goal. though it was full of life, can neverthe- The only tally that Pennsylvania made less be improved materially. Neff, Rit- was due to a questionable decision of the chie and Parsons did the bulk of the referee. Stackhouse lifted the puck work and the latter scored two very from the middle of the rink and sent it pretty goals on open shots from the side. spinning straight towards Haverford's The line-up follows goal. It came directly over Marshall's Haverford Positions. Dental. head and he put up his hands to stop it. Marshall goal Brill It fell from his hands back on the ice Chase point Lamb behind the goal-posts, not having gone Sharpless cover-point Babcock referee being in Battey rover Ritchie through them ; but the DeMotte right forward Parsons front of the posts could not see this and Mifflin centre forward Galbraith so gave the credit for a goal to Pennsyl- Babbitt left forward Neff vania. The line-up follows Haverford. Positions. Pennsylvania. Haversord 4; U. of P. \. Marshall goal Moore the second match with the Univer- IN Chase point Caldwell sity of Pennsylvania on February Battey cover point Gorman 1, Haverford showed vastly im- Patton rover Wallace proved form and won easily by the score DeMotte right forward Stackhouse Laing of four goals to one. Pennsylvania's Mifflin center forward Babbitt left forward Rogers style of play was, as in the first game Referee, Mr. Willett. Umpire, Mr. Orton loose and depended too much on the in- and Mr. Elliott, Timekeeper, Mr. Neff. Goals, dividual efforts of two or three men. On Babbitt (2), Patton, DeMotte and Stackhouse. the other hand Haverford played a scien- Time of halves, 20 minutes. LECTURES. U ODERN( Experiments in Elec- Prof. Edwards stated that one of the ' M trical Heating, ' the third of the latest developments in electrical science Faculty Lectures, was given Jan. is the application of electrical heating to 1 3th, by Prof,L,T. Edwards in Alumni Hall. practical purposes. The passage of an , no THE HAVERFORDIAN. electric current through a poor con- The Fen country comprises Lincoln ductor, that is, a substance of high re- Norfolk and Cambridge, bordering on sistance, generates heat. This fact is now The Wash. It was formed by the silt of being made use of in electrical heating. the rivers running into The Wash. Some of the advantages of this method Formerly it was a great marsh at low of heating are the easy localization of the water, a flooded waste at high tide, with heat and the low percentage of waste here and there an elevated " isle." The of efficiency. The heat is localized by most famous of these is Ely, the site of placing a substance of high resistance in Ely Cathedral. Baeda, Felix of Croyland the path of the current. Electrical weld- and William Campton all describe it as ing is done in this way, and the weld- a wild, marshy country. No really suc- ing is better than that done by any other cessful attempt at drainage was made method. Forging, reducing various from the time of the Romans till the mid- ores, cooking and many other things can dle of the seventeenth century. Since be done better by electricity than by any then much of the land has been reclaimed. other known method of heating. The The Fens have been prominent in heat of an electric furnace is terrific, history. Here occurred the famous sometimes reaching 8ooo° F. The only battle of Maiden, here William the Con- objection to electric heat is the fact that queror met with the most determined in most places it is costly because the resistance. From the Fens came Crom- current must be generated by the wasteful well and the " Ironsides," the Pilgrims steam-engine. Where cheap power can and the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay. be obtained, as in the great plant at The University of Cambridge is in the Niagara Falls, it is very economical. Fen country. A large number of experiments made In literature it is equally famous. The the lecture very interesting. Electric description in Beowulf of the home of welding, the Burton Electric Forge, Greudel is doubtless inspired by the modern safe-drilling and a number of scenery of the Fens. The ballad of other things were explained and illus- Canute and the monks of Ely is one of trated. At the close of the lecture an exhi- the oldest of English songs. Cowper, bition of electrial cooking was given. Crabbe, Jean Ingelow, and above all, PROF. Allen C. Thomas closed the Tennyson, have been inspired by the Faculty Lectures, January 20th, Fenland scenery and have reflected it in with his lecture on "The Fenlands their works. The Lady of Shalott re- of England in History and Song." flects the whole spirit of the Fenland. THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE FOOT BALL ASSOCIATION. Dr. Cr. By amount received from former Treas- To doctor's bill for the season of '96 $ 6 00 " urer $ 9 M cleaning and repairing suits for sea- ' season tickets 98 50 son of '96 4 75 ' class membership dues 1S2 00 " traveling expenses of the team, sea- ' guarantees from other colleges 222 50 son of '97 154 66 ' gate receipts 470 86 " guarantees to other teams 232 00 ' cash subscriptions 19 00 " advertising and printing 45 70 Total I1002 00 " man for rubbing 22 00 THE HAVERFORDIAN. ii i To A. G. Spalding & Bros., etc., for To cleaning and repairing suits in prep- supplies $ 165 44 aration for season of '98 $ 2 10 " seamstress for mending 600 " repairing shoes in preparation for " repairing shoes 00 5 season of '98 3 75 " rope, lime, lumber, etc., for field 11 98 " tickets to Penn. -Indian game 13 00 Total $ 697 50 " medicines 12 70 Total receipts $1002 00 " repairing stop-watch and to half cost Total expenditures 697 50 of " tonic " foot-balls 4 00 Balance on hand $ 304 50 " bill file and Treasurer's box 1 05 " photograph of '97 team for College Respectfully submitted, Association 1 00 ABRAM G. TATNALL, 1900, Treasurer. " incidentals 4 62 Examined and found correct, Feb. 1, 1898. " decorating foot balls for Trophy Howard Haines Lowry, '99, Room 1 75 Frank Mercur Eshleman, 1900. VERSE. To the Virgin. And Nature woke from nebulous repose. This the beginning was, here time began, [Lines suggested by a picture of a wayside shrine. ] The only measure of the endless span Virgin Mother, pure and tender, Of ages past and ages yet to come When the sky is dull and gray, Before creation's checkered course is run. Oft before thy wayside image Slowly the world evolved through changes Humble peasants kneel to pray. wrought Trusting in their child-like worship By forces, who gigantic battles fought That this shrine of wood and stone, For mastery, and then, the turmoil o'er, Will transmit their earnest pleadings The sphere, left nearer perfect than before, To thy spirit on the Throne. The vital spark became a sentient thing, And that there in glory seated When Nature witnessed man's primeval Spring. Near the blessed " One in Three," He was the masterpiece, what higher aim, Thou wilt gain for them a pardon What fairer work could future years attain ? By thy spotless chastity. Ah yes ! But though his form was good to see, True, their faith has been misguided His mind was barren as a leafless tree. Through the errors of a creed, Undaunted still the life within him stirred, Christ alone should be petitioned And fought an uphill fight, by naught deterred, By a soul of help in need. Subdued his passions and engaged his mind, The man aroused, the brute to death consigned. Still, Blessed Mary ! when at sunset Prayers devout to thee arise, Then when he stood in reason's armor dressed, Count the spirit, not the object, It sent him forth on his predestined quest, Which uplifts them to the skies. Which was to seek the truth through devious ways, Virgin Mother ! Pure and tender, And learn to whom to render thankful praise. When the sky is dull and gray, And he has found that though the forces Ask their God to hear and bless them wrought As to thee His children pray. His frame, they did not give him thought ; That came from what the forces made—the Evolution. Aeons ago, in that illimitable space, Which fell like lightning through the endless Of which we find to-day no sign or trace, dark. There came from out the shadowy unknown From whence came that ? Ah ! who can ever A tiny spark, unheralded, alone, tell? Intangible amid chaotic night Logic must fail, yet Faith can answer well ; It fell, and in its fall diffused the light, It was the hand of God that rent the night, From whose bright beams the new-born earth The World evolved and darkness changed to arose, light. , 112 THE HAVERFORDIAN. COLLEGE NOTES. THE regular mid-year examinations who will meet this year in a drill com- began on Thursday, January 20, posed of all the principal cricket strokes. and ended on Friday, January 28- On January 30th, Professor Thomas gave Professor Ladd, who has been in ill- thelast of the series of Faculty Lectureson health and unable to attend his classes " The Fenlands of England in History since college opened in the fall, has re- and Song." sumed his duties. At a college meeting held January The Foot Ball Association has elected 19th, a committee was appointed to have the following officers for 1898-99 : Pres- the year and the individual names put ident, A. C. Maule, '99 ; Vice-President, on the mats of all past college athletic M. Marshall, 1900; Secretary and Treas- team pictures. urer, A. G. Tatnall, 1900. Manager of The B. P. r Society has given its the Foot Ball Team, F. M. Eshleman, word to the Trophy Room to supply, for 1900; Assistant Manager, H. H. Jenks, the next four years, a frame containing 1900. the pictures of the four principal athletic Professor Edwards gave an interest- teams, viz., the Foot Ball, the Cricket, " ing illustrated lecture on Modern Ex- the Track and the Gymnasium Teams. ' periments in Electrical Heating ' on January 13th. EXCHANGES. The schedule of inter-class debates is E acknowledge with thanks the as follows: February 17th, Sophomores receipt of the following : vs. Freshmen. February 18th, Seniors w vs. Juniors. March 8th, winners. Adelbert, Bates Student, Bowdoin Orient, The Seniors have selected Janney, Brown and White, Brunonian, College Wilson and Ross, with Wood as alter- Folio, College Student, Daily Princetonian nate to represent them in the debates, Dickiusonian, Dickinson Union, F. and M. while the Juniors have selected their Weekly, Free Lance, Georgetown College men as follows : Butler, Shipley, Wild Journal, Gettysburg Mercury , Guilford Col- and Bawden. legian, Hamilton Literary Magazine, Harvard Crimson, Howard-Payne Expo- The subject of the 1 900-1 901 debate nent, Nassau Literary Magazine, Penn is, "Resolved, that the United States Pennsylvanian, Phcenix, Red should immediately recognize the in- Chronicle, Blue, Trinity Archive, Ursmus College surgents in Cuba as belligerents." and Bulletin, University Beacon, Wesleyan E. B. Hay, '95, has offered a cup to Argus. be competed for annually in the gymna- sium by the Sophomore and Freshman Cheltenham Reveille, Cloynonian, Fence, classes. 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