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CO~lRAClOR8 A~D 8Uil0(R8. - Dealers in - Lumber & eoal Paints, Otis, Paper Hanging, Room Mouldings, Glass, Kalsomlne, Varnish and Brushes. Telephone Connection. 50 NORTH ST. Outside and Inside Finish, Instruments of . . Mouldings, Brackets and MUSICAL Every Description ... Stair Work. . . STRINGS, TRIMMINGS, SHEET MUSIC AND MUSIC BOOKS. Steam Power Shops oD Spring Street, Near Pearl. ~- ~- ~l"oJI::)~E:~7 Willimantic, Oonn. 804 Main St., Willimantic. PlJBLL HED MON'fHLY. CONTENTS. EDITORIAl- NOTES P .\C. ;·: .. , COLLEGE NOTES () FACULTY AND DEPARTMENT NOTES 7 ALUMNI NOTES <) ATHLETIC NOTES )I) A NARROW ESCAPE FROM A 'WATERY GRAVE I i SELECTED MATERIAL - 1 :I I - CAMPING ON THE SHORES OF LAKE POCOTOPAUG , ) EXCHANGES 10 THE COLLEGE .. I (, , ,, THE SQUIRREL'S TALE I"'I 4 LOOKOUT. C. A. C. DIRECTORY. Board of Trustees. College Shakesperean Club. His Excellency George P. McLean, Ex-Officio, President, J. S. Carpe.nter. President Vice-President, A. B. Clark. Hon. W. E. Simonds, Vice-President. Corresponding Secretary, R. J. Averill. G. A. Hop on, Secretary. Recording Secretary, F. G. McLean. E. H . Jenkins. Treasurer, G. H. Hollister. R. C. Patterso11. Hon. E. S. Henry. First Director, G. H. Lamson. G. S. Palmer. Second Director, M. E. Pierpont. M. M. Frisbie. Third Director, D. K. 'Shurtleff. W. H. Holman, Treasurer. E. Hallayay. Eclectic Literary Society. Faculty. President, J. B. Twing. R. W. Stimson, A. M., B. D., Acting President, Vice-President, A. C. Gorton. and Professor of English. Secretary, C. L. Foubert. Corr;}sponding Secretary, A. C. Gorton. B. F. Coons, Ph. D., Professor of Geology, Zool- Treasurer, S. M. Crowell. gy, Entomology and Ornithology. Marshall, C. W. Dewey. C. S. Phelps, B. S., Professor of Agriculture. A. . Gully, M.S., Professor of Horticulture. A Iethia Society. C. . Wheeler, B. A., Professor of Mathematics. President, A. M. Cenger. Vice-President, D. I. Harding. H. . Patterson, Professor of Mechanical Draw- • ing and of Wood and Iron Work. Secretary and Treasurer, J. M. Olin. Board of Directors, B. Dresser, C. Herold, H. R. Monteith, A. B., Professor of Political B. Squire, J. M. Olin. Economy and I':Jstructor in Latin. C. A. Meserve, Ph. D., Professor of Chemistry, Athletic Association. Physics and Military Science. President, L. F. Harvey. E. H. Lehnert, B. S., D. V. S., Professor of Vet Vice-President, M. E. Pierpont. erinary Science. Secretary and Treasurer, D. K. Shurtleff. H. W. Conn, Ph. D., Lecturer an Bacteriology. Students' Orgaaizatlon. Mrs. Marcia G. Greenouge, Ph. B., Lady Princi President, J. H. Blakeslee. pal, Instructor in Music and Professor of Do First Vice-Pre!!>ident, W. W. Dimock. mestic Science. Second Vice-President, J. S. Carpenter. C. L. Beach, B. S., Assist. Professor of Dairying. Secretary, G H. Lamson. Treasurer, F. W. Pratt. E. 0. Smith, B. S., Assistant Professor, Private Secretary to the President, Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. Faculty and Chief Clerk protem. P;esident, W . .F. Stocking. Miss Edwina M. Whitney, Ph. B., Librarian and Vice-P.Iesident, H. L. Bushnell. Instructor in German. Recording Secretary, C. T. Morse. R. W. Dallas, Instructor in Poultry Culture. Cor.respondhtg Secretary, ".erof. C. S. Phelps. Treasurer, M. E. Pierpont. E. L. Raymond, B. A., Instructor in Botany, Forestry and Landscape Architecture. Class Officers. J. W. Yorex, Instructor in Bookkeeping, Short Seniors, 1902-President, J. B. Twing. hand and Typewriting. Juniors, 1903-President, R. J. Averill. H . L. Garrigus, B. Agr., Farm Foreman and In Sophmores, 1904-President, R. T. Dewell. structor in Practical Agriculture. Freshmen, 1905-President, Miss Rosetta Reed E. LeR. Stevens. Horse-barn Foreman and In Mutual Refinement League structor in the use and care of Horses, Harness- President, J. W. Stocking. es and Wagons. Vice-President, A. B. Clark. L. P . Ch!lmberlain, Steward. Secretary, F. J. Ford. 0. A. 0. LOOKOUT. VoL. 6 . . SToRRS, CoNN., OcToBER; r9or. No.3· Published monthly during the college year, by the Students of Connecticut Agricultural College. The students and alumni are requested to contribute articles. Subscribers upon changing their addresses, or upon failure to receive their papers regularly are re quested to notify the Business Manager. The LooKOUT will be sent to all subscribers until its discontinuance is or,dered and arrears are paid. Price $r. oo per year. . BOARD OF EDITORS. \ L. F. HARVEY 'o2, Editor-in-Chief. A. B. CLARK, 'o2, Business Manager. R. J. AVERILL, 'oJ, Assistant Manager H. R. MONTEITH, Treasurer. J. B. TWJNG, 'o2, Athletics J. S. CARPENTER, 'o2, College Notes. M. E. PIERPONT, 'oJ. Alumni Notes D. K. SHUTLEFF, 'o4, E x changes. Entered as second class mail matter at the Eagleville Post Office June 2 2, I90I. I With this issue of the LooKouT we begin the new school year. Many in1- provements ·have been made during the It becomes our sad and painful duty to summer vacation, and our faculty and record the assassination of a man beloved apparatus never were in better condition and respected by all the citizens of the to do good, thorough work. United States; the President of our Re We have been criticised and without public. d'oubt some of the criticisms were for our William McKin.ley was a man of sterl good; but on the other hand, n1any of the ing worth, and there is no need of loading severest things spoken and written of the his name with praises, for everyone knows college are not now, and never \vere true. the history of his gallant, upright, and We cannot regard such criticism as. valua Christian life. His. life was one of activ ble to the institution. ity and worth, and it does not seen1 possi We have, nevertheless, lived through it, ble that any man , sane or otherwise, could and it is plainly a case of the survival of think. that he was benefiting mankind by the fittest. May the future of our college assassinating such a man. remain as bright as it promises to be fron1 The nation is to be congratul.ated on the outlook at the present time. having so able a tnan to step in and take the reins of the Republic. A man thorough And yet they say that the main wheel ly conscientious and one who will carry of Storrs College turns on its accustomed out to the letter all the plans of our de pivot in spite of the missing spokes. May ceased President. it never again slip a cog.-Ansonz'a Sen tz'nel. 6 LOOKOUT. ------·------It has hitherto. been somewhat difficult COLLEGE NOTES. for the editor of the Alumni :Notes to keep track of all matters of interest that occur Another College year has opened, and among his constitutents_ To the end that again we see new faces. Although. news these notes may be fresh and of interest,, paper talk has kept ~way a good many we ask that notices of events affecting the prospective students, it has had no influ Alumni, changes of residence, etc., be ence whatever upon those who have atten •.promptly sent to us. Storrs is, as we have ded college here for a year or more and been led to believe, somewhat aside from know just what the place offers and the the'current of public affairs, and for that condition of affairs so misrepresented reason we ask all the more earnestly for in the state papers. the assistance of our friends in all matters For the past two weeks the gain bas relating to the column referred to. aver.aged nearly a student per day.' May we continue to see new faces throughout the tern1 and year. In this issue of the LooKOUT we have The prospects of a foot-ball team looked I endeavored to place before our readers a · rather dark at the beginning of the term, few short articles showing the improve but the team has continued to live; ·Under ments in new apparatus and in the new the supervision ofouroldcoach, Mr. T. D. cirriculum. The different articles from Knowles, and is now firmly established. different departments show what they are All the players are exerting their greatest expecting to do and the advanced, im powers and are determined to show the proved manner in which the several de people of 'the state that C. A. C. is a col partments are· to be conducted, assures to lege worthy of their support and•attention. the students an excellent opportunity for 8: Good-Luck to .the team and college. sound education. Do not let the oppor tunity pass without consideration, at least. Mr, C. E. Myers, our "rooter," wjll be Nearly everyene can flfford to take one of greatly missed by the studen~s. . May ~any the short winter courses ; these are inval u profit by Mr. Myers example. able to a young man wishing to become H. L. Bushnell, '02, has returned to expert in the dairy, on th~ farm, or in· a college. · Owing to his father's· illness he general education. For further referenc~ was unable to return sooner. send for the circulars issued by the College. . Miss Rosetta Reid, who entered the Freshman class, bas returned .to her home1 . but we hope to see her soon again . We wish to call the attention of our sub- scribers to the College advertisement on the Mr. Twing has built a new and very at last page of this issue. It sets forth the tractive "henery" for Professor Phelps. "Pete" says the rafters were crooked. It virtues of our place in a truthful manner. certainly looks so. May this advertisement show the people of our state the advantages which they are Miss Anna Lyden Cox, who for the past year has been stenographer in the college 1 missing. office, has resigned her position here to ac : Our readers are requested to mention cept a place in the Capitol at Hartford. the LOOKOUT when answering our adver Miss Gardner of Norwich has taken h er tisements. position here. LOOKOUT. 7 Mrs. M. A. Rust is boarding at Prof. C. The Rev. G. H. Lan1son is overjoyful at E. Myers. the late arrival of his'' Marble Fawn '' and Mr. Walters, '03 has severed his con his friends notice that he is picking up in nection with the college. Calculus in consequence of the new in centive. Oh ! What gay times we do have at Grove Cottage. There are so many young '' Monkey '' Downing is dividing his ladies, that the supply is greater than the attention between the Life Insurance busi demand. ness and a very little study. A representative from the Oak Hall What is that thing on '' Bushes'' lip ? Clothing Company was here a few days Mr. Stevens has taken the position left ago taking n1easurements for military clo vacant by W. W. Dimock, 'o1, at the thing. horse-barn. Dewell playing foot-ball reminds one of Hollister is trying hard. May he suc molasses in January. ceed. Never before has our can1pus looked as Copper Queen's youngest progeny has well as it does this fall. The frosts have severed her connecti.on with the College, damaged it but little so far. and departed to the happy hunting grounds. Professor Dallas is going to Buffalo to take charge of Connecticut's Agricultural '' Little '' Stephen Crowell is· thinking Exhihit. of joining the grange when he can n1uster up courage enough to face the greasy goat The greenhouse has received a new coat and the three dollar entrance fee. of paint and has been put in good condition for the winter. Grove Cottage has also It is very elevating and fills the fresh received a new coat of paint. men with awe to hear the Latin scholars display their talent and oratorical powers A. N. Clark, '03, is laid up with a very in the domitories. severe attack of tonsilitis. He is greatly missed by the foot-ball team, as he is the We are very sorry to hear that our friend captain. '' Shipwreck'' fell in with thieves and rob The executive con1mittee from the State ers who left him very much bewildered and Grange visit.ed the college on October -. minus his pocket-book. John must learn the The visitors were very favorably impressed ways of the .world and always keep his with the present existing conditions. purse securely stowed away. Prof. C. E. Stnith is engaged as the Several of the boys have been playing President's private secretary and assistant Nimrod and many a poor animal has fallen professor for the c<;>ming year, having re before their unerring aim ; many others signed his position as accountant. have been more or less scared. Professor Atwater was at the college on The horse-barn has just received a new Saturday, October sth. lot of oats and doubtless many spills and upsets will occur in consequence. FACULTY AND DEPARTMENT NOTES. Prof. Phelps has just recovered from a short illness and his many friends rejoice Three new magazines have recently been with ·him in a speedy convalescence. added to the list in the library ; namely, LOOKOUT. --"--~------~--- ··------New England, Bird Lover and the World's ground for the new pit, October 9th. T h t: \Vork, these will be a great addition to pit is to be dug 8 x 10 feet and 5 feet deep. those already found in the reading room. . The target will be of metal. Comtnissioned officers wilJ have pistol practice. The new rules in regard to fines are Another change which greatly pleased working well, for only th1ee have been col the students, is the change of the hour and lected since they were started. day of inspection. Previously the regular We have received from Mr. Gold quite a weekly military inspection has been held number of agricultural works, n1any of on Saturday, at 8 a. m. This is now which are for free distribution. changed to Sunday, at 9 a. m. After in A new root cellar is -under construction spection the company will march to church for the Poultry Department. ina body. The grading is now finished around the Perhaps some of our readers may think new incubator house and office, and the we have forgotten the old adage : building and surroundings look very neat ' ' Politeness is to do and say and attractive. · The kindest things in the kindest way.'' , Grading and draining are still being A·LUMNI NOTES. carried on around the swamp by the Poultry Department and the improvement in the '84. J. Lincoln Fenn of Hartford has looks of the Department pays for the labor been ·reappointed assistant clerk of the expended. Hartford County Superior Court, to serve Mr. Dallas had a fine exhibit of poultry one year from July ISt, with a Salary of at the Stafford fair. three thousand dollars per annum. Professor Chamberlain spent several '92-'94. Seth H. Buell, a Yale Divinity days at the fair in Rockville. Junior, has had charge of the services at The Storrs Experiment Station is mak the People's Union Chapel, in Rondout, ing some valuable experiments at the Dairy N. Y., during the past su~mer. building, along the line of sanitary milk '93· Walter M.Donovan has again been production. promoted in his work with the Munson Professor Beach is making some similar Steamship Co., P1er, no. 12, East River, experiments detern1ining the germ con N.Y. tent of milk produced under different con '93· Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Frey, are re ditions and trying schemes for reducing the celvtng congratulations on the birth of a same. daughter, born, July 9th, 1901. Dr. C. A. Merserve, who is now in '95· Mr. Charles R. Green received his charge of the military company, has made appointment as assistant to the State Li several needed improvements and the boys brarian, on July Ist, 1901. At the same .are beginning to feel more like soldiers time Mr. Green severed his connection with every day· The slouch hat and can vas the Hartford Courant where he has been legins have been adden to the uniform; mailing clerk for the past six years. later the blue shirt will be added. '96. Mr. W. A . Stocking, who has been We shall have .more target practice this farm superintendent for the past year has year than ever before. The new range has been transferred to the Experiment statl(l!l been established and the seniors broke the at Storrs, Conn. LOOKOUT. '97. Invitations ·have been sent out for Mfg. Co., Thomaston, Conn. He has re the wedding of Harry E. Atwood to Miss cently been elected Captain of their foot Reah P. Fenn of Washington, Conn., on ball team. Address, Plymouth, Conn. October 9th, 1901. Miss Anna C. J a'cobson is teaching Do '97. R. D. Beardsley has left the United mestic Science in Pittsb~rg, Pa. Salary, Gas Improvement Co., and returned to his twelve hundred dollars per year. Miss former position, with W. G. Smith,Water Jacobson made a flying visit to the college bury, Conn. He is now s'urveying the October 1st, 1901· proposed trolley line connecting Water 'oo. Mr. I. C. Karr has a position as bury with Southington via Wolcott. Mr. time-keeper of a railroad gang in New Beardsley was married to Miss Sullivan of London, Conn. He is connected with the Norwich, October 2d, 1901. Consolidated Road. '97· Mr. F. F. Bushnell of the Cornell 'oo. Mr. J. B. Lyman broke his arm University Veterinary School, has been while playing base-ball with the Rockville assisting Dr. Bland of Waterbury during League Team, September 2Ist,' I90I. He the past summer. Address, Phcenix Ave., has been visiting the college during his Waterbury. convalescence. '97-'oo. Mr. Harry B. Luce, '97, was 'oo. Mr. A. V. Osmun was ill in the married to Miss Hester C. Hall, ·'oo, of early part of June with inflatnatory rheum Willington, Conn., August 31, 1901. atism. He was cared for by Mrs. Phelps, '97· V . E. Luchinni is managing the where he still boards. Mr. Osmun is now Judge Coe farm, Meriden, Conn. acting as President Stimson's private '98. Harry T. Garrigus has been ·pro secretary. moted to Farm Superintendent, taking the The class of 1900 held a class-meeting place of W. A. Stocking, '95· and reunion, commencement day in the Valentine grove at six o'clock. A lnnch '98-'oo. M:r. Edwin S. Mansfield, '98, was served and a general conversation was married Miss Roberts, ex. 'oo, Octobe~ 2d, 1901 . enjoyed by all. Fourteen members were present. '99· Mr. I. E. Gilbert has accepted a The Alumni transacted no important position with the Waterbury Lumber and business at their annual meeting, Com Coal Company.. Address, Waterville, care of Horace Garrigus. mt::ncement Day. A motion to appropriate fifteen dollars to the LooKOUT caused quite '99· Miss Hobby is at present in the a little discussion, but the motion was lost. family of ex- pres.ident Flint, as,sisting 1n We hope for a reconsideration of this vote. the preparations for removal. '01. Mr. W. W. Dimock is now study '99. Mr. G. H . Minor has been guard; ing at Cornell University. He rooms with B. H. Walden has had charge of an ex Mr. M. Hale, ex.-'03. Address: 717 West hibition grass garden and Mr. E . C. Wel Buffalo Avenue, Ithaca, N. Y . den has had the care of the model dairy at 'or. Mr. W. F. Thorpe is also at Contell. the Pan-American Exposition during the ' o1 ~ Mr. T . F. Downing is taking a summer and fall of 1go I . P. G. course at the college. 'oo. Mr. H. D. Emmonds has secured 'or. Mr. E . T. Kuzirian h~s purchased· a position with the Plume and Atwood a farm near Providence, R. I. 10 LOOKOUT. 'o1. Mr. F. H. Plumb is studying at Moriarty is manager and has arranged Mass. Agricultural College, Amherst, Mass. several games already. Our first game will 'o1. We take great pleasure in an be played against our old friends of Willi nouncing the engagement of Mr. J. H. mantic, " The Rue• Looking Rubes of the Vallett and Miss Lillian Beard ·of South Oriental Order of Rollicking Ran1s,'' alias Coventry, Conn. the" 1'. R. R 's, ·• on Thanksgiving night, in Valley Street Armory. It is understood that further practice in ATHLETIC NOTES. Grove Cottage Gymn.asiutn will not be al lowed, owing to the w·eak condition of the Again we are called upon to poli$h the ceiling of the girls dining-room under rusty gridiron and paint our college banner neath- However, it is hoped that other with victory. provision· will be made to enable the boys To be sure the outlook is rather discour to uphold the college spirit, which is be aging,· but Professor Knowles has proved coming so prevalent at C. A. C. Will the his ability to make much out of a Faculty kindly give the matter careful con little in past years and we may rest assured ·· ~ . sideration- that through his magnificent power of or ganization, o~r foot-ball team will sur Our worthy manager, G. A. Lamson. 'o2, mount the ntany obstables in its way and resigned as manager of the foot-ball team, crown itself with houor and glory. How owing to objections raised by his parents. ever, we must have the hearty co-operation liissuccessor, M. E. Pierpont, 'o3,_has· of both faculty and students to carry on this our true sympathy and hearty support. foot-hall can1paign. Th'e team must be S. M. Crowell, 'o2, is 1nanager of our supported, and we look to those interested polo team for the coniing winter. in the college athletics for this support. The amount of good a foot-ball team can J. S. Carpenter, 'o2, is manager of pur do this fall, cannot be overestimated. The base-ball team for 1902 . \Ve expect ollege has been thoroughly canvassed in '' Carpenter'' to build an e-xcellent sche- · the newspapers during the past few weeks dule for us. and now the heading, "C. A . C.," is sure Mr. Carpenter has also been ·elected to attract attention , and any account of a second captain of our foot-bal.l team. In victory is sure to be a means of raising the case Captain Clark is injured we shall not college to a higher level in public opinion be without a ''captain. ' ' with regard to the class of students our C . A . C. vs. H. P. H . S. college harbors. Therefore, let our games A~cording to our schedule, we were be clean and our players gentlemanly and booked for a game with the Hartford Pub we are sure to win the respect of those in lic High School, the game to be played in all parts of the state, who are watching us Hartford, September 2 rst. Owing to re at the present time. cent changes and the backwardness of for Readers may be interested to learn of the mer students in returning, the question recent action taken by the Athletic Asso presented itself whether or not we should ciation in organizing a college basket-ball cancel the game. team. Through the interest taken last At last it \vas decided not to disappoint year in the game we · expect the hearty the Hartford boys and with only ten men support of both faculty and students tn our foot-ball squad started for Hartford. this. our new athl tic enterprise. It w ~s a n ideal foot-ba ll day , but ·when --- ...... LOOKOUT. II Hartford kicked off to C. A. C. it become C. A. C. then kicked off and. Hartford evident that our te·am was not in trim. C. returned the kicks. C. A. C. then tried A. C. secured the ball but did not advance · to advanae the ball through the line but it far before the runner was downed. C.A. failing, resorted to punting. The punt was C. then made a few short gains and lost returned by Hartford and the retnainder of the ball on a fumble, secured the half again the game consisted of exchanging punts. on downs and ~ advanced it by excellent Time was called with the ball on Hartford's work by Carpenter, McLean and Clark. twenty-five yard line. C. A. C., then, with the ball on Hartford Score, H. P. H. 'S. 17. C. A. C. o. ten yard line, was penalized for off-side LINE-UP. play, losing ten yards. Being unable to Tw~ng-1-tackle-r-Pierpont, make the necessary eleven yards, C. A. C. Shurtleff-1-guard-r-Farrell, lost the ball to Hartford on the fifteen yard Carpenter-1-half•back-~-McLean, line. Costello of Hartford then made an Moriarty-1-end-r-Harvey, excellent circle around the end for a long Quarter-back, Downing, Center, Dewell, gain. Here C. A. C. lost heart and Hart Full-back, Clark, (Capt). Sub., Hale. ford, by a series of gains through their left guard, pushed the ball over for a touch down, but failed to kiek the goal. C. A. C. vs. Y. M. C. A. Hartford received the kick-off and ad-: OF WILLIMANTIC. vanced the ball a short dist~nce; C. A. C. soon secured the ball on downs and by Much to the satisfaction of the student using the half-backs made steady progress body and all connected with the institution, toward the Hartford goal. Time for first the college foot-ball team defeated the Y. half was called with C. A. C. in po · M. C. A. team from Willimantic in a well sesion of the ball on Hartfords thirty yard played game on the home field, Saturday, line. September 28th . . The second half opened with a few Although our boys had but a week of changes in the C. A. C. team, Hale of practice, they were in far better condition Glastonbury replace~ Dewell at ce-nter and than when they lined-up in Hartford a Harvey played right end. Hartford ad week previous. vanced the ball on the kick-off and made The day was hot and sultry, making the short gains through the line. Clark, C A. two hundred and twenty-five pound center C.'s full-back was injured and taken out, for \Villimantic and the two hundred and Hale replacing him at full, and Dewell go eighteen pounder for C. A. C. puff as they ing back to center. McLean, injured by came together. \Vhen one fell upon the su~cessive knocks on the head, was taken other, there was only one thing for the out and the remainder of the game played runner to do, get around the human ob with no right half· back. Hartford pushed struction and not try to get over the top. the ball steadily down the field for a second However, our center passed the ball accu- touch-down. This goal was kicked. rately and well. · C. A. C. again kicked off and Hartford Our team work was good, enabling our advanced the ball a long distance, then by backs to make long gains. · successive line and end plays, carried the The Willimantic boys played a good ball over for a third touch-down. again the clean game, but could not stop the plunges goal was kicked. of our halfs through their line. 12 LOOKOUT. The most striking features of the g-ame · as a cancellation of the game . . were, a magnificent run by Clark for a The game commenced at 4.00 p. m. , touch-down, through the line, Capenter's with the line-up as follows: excellent "bucking" and McLean's dodg C. A. C. ROCKVILLE. ing, which was adntired by all who saw it. Dewell, Center, Scholl. The final score was a reversed repetition Farrell, Right-Guard, Jackson. of the score in Hartford. C. A. C., 17. Y. M. C. A., o. Stevens, Left Guard, Roe. LINE-UP FOR C. A. C. Shurtleff, Right Tackle, Robertson. Center, Dewell, · Pierpont. Left Tackle, Daly. Pierpont-1-guard-r-Farrell, Averill, Right End,· Finley. (capt.) Twing-1-tackle-r-Harvey, Moriarty, Left End, S. Anderson. Carpen ter- 1-half-back -r-McLean , Harvey, Right- half, ~vans. Moriarty-1-end-r-·Averill and Crowell, McLean, Left-half, Mathewson. Full-back-Clark, Quarter-back-Dowuing Downing, Quarter-back, E. Anderson. Twing, Full-back, Tyler. Owing to the recent illness of Clark, Readers of the LooKOUT have not been Twing went in at '' Full '' and on account satisfied with the manner in whi'ch the of a severe wrench of the knee, Carpenter '' athletics " have been written in · the received in practice, Harvey filled his place past. The fault rna) have been in the 'at " Right- Half." athletic editor, but it is hard for any-one, Rockville k:tcked to C. A. C., Downing without notes, to produce a game ot foot caught and carried the ball to the center of ball, action for action, as it happened. the field, several line plays. After ·c. A. C . This is especially true when the editor is lost ba11 on fumble on 25 yard line. Rockville a member of the team and 1nust trust en gave hall to C. A· C. on downs, in center tirely to his memory to render his account. of field, Harvey gained 25 yards, Averill ~t has been thought ·advisable, there gained ro yards around end, McLean fore, to appoint an able man to take notes carried ball over fortouch-down,and Harvey during the game and in this way enable kicked the goal. Time 13 minutes, score the athletic editor to give a full and inter 6-o. Again Dowuing stcured ball ~nd esting account of the gan1e, exactly as it went to middle of field. Downing, after a was played. G. H . Lamson, '02, consent series of fine bucks, made 30 yards around ed to note the details, and began his duty end on a trick play. in the game with the Rockville Regulars. Time called with ball on Rockville's 20 yard line. Score : rst half, 6-o. C. A. · C. ROCK VILLE vs. SECOND HALF. REGULARS. Carpenter replaced Harvey, injured, Crowell replaced Moriarty. injured. Clark OCTOBER J 2TH. ( P. F T E R THE ' ' FIRE ' ' ) took his place at full. Twing· went to After the most intense exciten1ent a left-tackle. C. A. C. kicked to Rockville, squad of men can be subjected to, without ball carried out of bounds, Rockuille circled sleep and with nerves almost exhausted, C.A.C. end for 15 yards. C.A.C. took.ba)lon the foot-ball team again showed their fumble, Crowell covering the ball on'Rock pluck and manly courage by meeting the ville's 10 yard line, McLean carried ball Rockville men as though nothing unusual over for touch-down. Clark kicked the had happened Ito even suggest such a thing goal. Score: 12 -o. Rockville kicked to LOOKOUT. 13 Averill, who• carried the ball to 40 yard line. board before he could get a second hold on C. A. C. punted, ball struck Rockville the line. The rest of this yarn I will re man and was carried to center of field by peat in Billy's own words. ''I lost my hold Clark. C. A. C. punted, . Rockville re and felt m~ self going, and of course I dove turnerl punt, ball carried back by Downing. down as deep a: I could to keep from hit C. A. C. lost ball in center of field on fum ting the wheel. Well, just about that tin1e ble, regained the ball, ball carried around a heavv sea struck me and lift d me; up I end by McLean, for touch-down, Clark went until I saw this old tub's stem loon1- kicked , goal not made. TiJVe called. ing under me, and I knew that I would core: C. A C., 17. Rockville, o . soon be dashed to pieces on her quarter." Everyone well used us. None seriously "Well," says Billy, "I always was a lucky injured. A comparison of our scores this person and a halyard from the stern staff season reveals a strange feature. blew just into my reach and I mnckled on to it double-quick, takin?" a couple of turns around my wrist, so as not to loose my A NARROW ESCAPE FROn A grasp. The next sea raised me just right, I gave a powerful lunge and felt m y-self WATERY GRAVE. go over the quarter, but it washed aft and whirled me round and round, until finally Last Tuesday night, just as I was com it landed me all in a bunch against a stan ing off watch a thunder squall struck us chion in the lee of the cabin.". off New Haven light-house. As some of Now dear readers I won't swear that this you will rentember, it did blow a little. story is true, but I will swear that we found Well, I've spent four years on this dear old Billy lying unconcious against the stanch campus, but I never saw it blow here as it on, with a bro~en halyard wonnd around did for a few tninutes there. his wrist, and if any of th present 1902 \Vhen a s4uall of this kind catches a class will call on me I will take them into steamer the forward doors to.. the deck- the Worcester's forecastle where they house are always closed and locked on the can hear this story for themselves and judge inside, so that the ouly way to enter the as to its trnthfullness. main deck from the forecastl€ hatch is to ]. H. VALLETT. come around the guard and enter the ntid ship gangway, which is just forward the wheel. "SELECTED MATERIAL At New Haven light the watches are changed, and of course the watch coming Reminiscences of the days of their girl Oi~ duty had to go around the guard. hood will be brought to many women who Well, the old Worcester was pitching are now wives and ntothers by the and tumbling along at a great rate, poking announchment that an effort is being n1ade her nose clean under every heavy sea, when to secure funds for' a suitable memorial to Billy Johnson tried to come around the the late Lharlotte M. Yonge. As a writer guard. He climbed out the fon 'ard gang of books for girls Miss Yonge had few way and grabbed onto the life-line, which equals; and although her stories might is a wire-rope, stretched around the side not be acceptable to the girls of to-day as and n1ade fast to the ship by eye-bolts. they were to those of an earlier generation, Just as he stepped on to the guar"d a heavy It must always be s tid of them that they sea broke under him and washed him over- stood for everything that was pure and LOOKOUT. beautiful and good in hu.man life. Unfor- eternal struggling to do sen1ething, to be . tunately, however, 1\Iiss Vonge- like too somebody. It is at any rate, more restful many popular writer - outwrote herself, and there are times in a man's life when as in later years her books bore witness. rest seems preferable even to greatness." Three books a year for fifty consecutive ~ The Designer. years, with a number of contributions to Oct., 1901. Page 654. the tnagazines, was a literary record that Selected by LAU R A J. WHEELER 'o2 probably no other writer ever made ; and it is a merited tribute to the dead to say WOMEN IN JAP N. that never, dt~ring her long life, did she write one line that was not absolutely pure The '' Atlantic'·' tells us that women 111 --The Designer. Japan ·have as much authority 111 the .... Vol. 14. No.6 . household as do their western sisters. October, 1901. p . 665. Great deference is paid them by their Selected by ELIZABETH E. GooDRICH 'o2. children, and. they hold a high position i u society. Some who know these women have pro nounced them the best part of the nation. An Englishman who has spent a consid They are very attractive and ·self-sacrific erable part of his life iu traveling, and ing, yet they have the sterner qualities. who, not long ago, '· did' ' 'the Pan-Ameri The rigid code of honor auwng the high can Exposition pretty thoroughly, has er classes applies just as much to the several times been heard to express his women as to the men. In formt r times, astonishment at the onerous part the short daggers were concealed beneath American woman has played in the prep broad girdles. The fact that these women aration aud execution of that gigantic would as quickly stab themselves as their enterprise. There is hardly a part of it, enemies,is assurance oftheir determination. he declares with emphasis, 1n which In cases of desperate struggle, n1others woman has not had a hand or, at least, in and wives have killed themselves, that which her influence has not IJeen nlanifest their husbands and sons might have no ed. The American man, from this point thing to draw them from battle. of view, is simply no-where, when left to The story is told of one heroic woman of hims~lf; it is the Americau woman who olden tin1e, whose husband had the sad makes hin1 what he is. Her. indomitable fault of letting his arrow go before he will, her splendid energy, her unconq ner ought. As h.e was practising one day in able ambition, her supreme belief in her an attempt to overcorne this fault, his wife, own and .her country's superiority-these, holding her little child, came and stood in he avers. are what have made America front of him . This forced him to withhold what she is, and are making her what she his arrow. He became afterward, a famous will be. ' But,'' he adds plaintive! , ·'it archer. must be very fatiguing to be always being Selected by VERA E. FREEMAN, '02. urged to do this or that-and merely for the sake of getting ahead of somebody. Really, rnuch as I admire Ia belle Ameri MODERN COLLEGE EDUCATION. caine, I would prefer the placid don1esticity It is now forty years since Herbert of my own country-women''- he is a con Spencer startled the educational world with firmed bachelor, 1Jy the way-'· to this this n1umentous question, '' What know LOOKOUT. IS . • , t ledge is of most worth ? '' . And the. school- . our start satisfa€tory to all and began.mak men of that day in England and America ing preparations for our glorious sport.. As were thrown into dismay by this question . noneof usbeforehadcampedmorethaufour and·its implication. · For to many of them ,. or five days at the most, we thought it ·wise the idea had never occurred that any know- this time to spend two weeks for the im ledge had any worth whatever. The value provement of our health. of higher education in their eyes was main- . We selected for a camping groun~ a ly that of class distinction. Few people · a very pr,etty spot known as Markhah.t's gave themselves the trouble to inquire, Point. This point divides the main body but these few who did inquire led the in- of water from a large bay which is· known tellectual progress of the nation, and to for its ·beautiful forms of nature. A view their thoughts and questiouings 1 the epoch of the whole lake can be obtained from making essay of Herbert Spencer gave this point and for this reason it is the· best voice. It is clear that the knowledge is of . camping ground on the lake. most worth which can be most directly At length the long wished for day of our wrought into the fabric of our lives. That start came and a happier set of fellows discipline is most valuable which will best could hardly be found. We arrived at our serve us in ''quietly unfolding our own camping ground about 8 oclock in . the individualities.~'-It is the tendency of all morning and immediately pitched our tent. knowledge to pass over into action, for a After this difficult job was accomplished we thought is not completed until it is wrought set about making-a kind of stove out of flat into deed.-It is again evident that. "ac- rocks. Anyone who has been camping quirement of any kind has two values- knows what a necessary thing ~ooking is, value as knowledge and . value as disci- especially among half a dozen growing pline,'' and both these values must be boys. · considered in estimating their final influ- When we had finishe_d the building of ence on conduct.-It should be a function the stove, it was time for dinner and we at of the schools to build up common sense. once st~;uted a fire and began preparing Folly should be crowded out of the schools. what we called a feast. No matter how The question still remains. '' To just many cinders, or ashes there are in the what . exten~ does ·the n1odern college food when you are camping, it tastes better curriculum offer to the student what know- than anything you have eaten at home. ledge is of most worth to him in a simple As soon as we had finished eating dinner form?" we took our boats and went out upon the -The Cosm_opolitan. lake to fish; each ef u~ saying th~t he Vol. 29. Page 266. would bring back his supper. Selected by MAUDE QLIN 'o2 One by one the boats returned and each claimed that he had had some awfully good bites but the fish somehow slipped off the CAMPING ON THE SHORES OF LAKE hook just as he was going to pull it over POCOTOPAUO the side into the boat. It would be im possible to describe the size of the fish, that were '' nearly '; caught, from the Two years ago last summer five of my stories told by those who had narrowly chums and I decided to go camping on the missed such good luck. shores, of beautiful, lake Pocotopaug .. After As no one brought a supper we thought due cousid~rtlltion we arranged a da.te for that huckleberries and milk would do for r6 LOOltOU1'. the first night, and each of us promised of weapons, and I imagine we got our that he would do better on the merrow. for what we did. After supper we all went out to a large The two weeks were soon gone and rock' near the point, and sang familiar feft the old camping ground, each one songs until dark. We then returned to saying that he had had one of the best the tent and prepared for bed. The first times he had ever experienced. night in r.amp is a memorable experience. No one could sleep and trouble was bound to start somewhere. The bed was made EXCHANGES. of cedar boughs and the fellow sleeping on the end reached under the clothes and pulled out a good long one; he threw it The La Plume, Grand Rapids, Michigan across the tent so that it hit each fellow on is far above the scope of ordinary High the face as it went by. This was a starter School papers. It contains several well and things gradually grew worse until it written and interesting stories. ended in a disastrous pillow fight. All of The Congress , Olean, New York, has a us were covered with perspiration, and very good cover. were swinging our pillows as hard as we T!te Wa- Wa," puplished by the Port could trying to hit each other. It ended, as ,_fownsend High School, Port Townsend, some pillow fights end; one of the pillows Washington, contains a very good picture gave way and the feathers flew in all di of its Track Team., rections. We were so wet that the feathers '' One In A Thousand '' in The Perz'an, stuck to us like so n1any flies to tangle Naugatuck, Conn., is a well written story foot. and shows the state of society in some of This ended the nights fooling, as we our towns. called it, and we crawled in with all the feathers sticking to us and tried to sleep, The Observe1 from Ansonia, Conn., is but I think it was the 111ost uncomfortable an excellent little paper containing some night I ever passed. very bright things. The next morning we had to move our The latest edition of the B. H. S. Aegz's, tent as everything was covered with Blomington, Ill., is the tnost attractive that feathers, and we could not clean then1 out. we have seen yet . . Such occurances are common for the first day in every camp. The days passed by quickly with little OUR COLLEGE. variation from the experience of the first. The nights were different, however, '' Storrs· College ! Why, where is Storrs for the most part, for we djd more sleeping College?''· '' I don't think I have ever and less fooling. One nigllt a couple of us heard of the place before this summer.'' thought we would have a little more fun; " Is it in Hartford ? " " No ! I think it we waited until everyone had gone to n1ust be out of town somewhere, but here sleep, and then fixed a straw on the end of come the Storrs boys now. Why, they are a fish-pole and tickled the sleeper's faces. wearing sweaters just like our boys ! The way they tried to get that supposed How shall we tell them apart ?'' " Never fly off was so laughable that we soott woke fear, my dear girl, our lads do not mean to them up and they came at us with all sorts play the ~a~e in thos·e sweaters; see they LOOKOUT. 17 retaking them off now.'' THE SQUIRREL'S TALE. The above conversation was heard a few ( No pun iute.nded. ) weeks ago by the writer while attending a football game, played betwee11 the boys of F. , . G., McLean. Storrs College and the Hartford High School lads. The game resulted in a total I. defeat for Storrs, which fact is not to be ' i\Thi le wandering in the woo91anrl shades wondered at since most of the boys on the Rncircllng C. A. C. I m tan an i ut squirrel there team were playing their- first game, and, Who made a face at me. in the f<~ot-ball lingua, were rather soft, I had'nt star d at him a bit; having practised but once, possibly twice T'was rude as rude conld be. in preparation for the gan1e. While listening to the conversation with II. which my tale is begun, this thought. ran He saw my pained expression and through my mind; why is it that the situ A pologlZ c1 straight-way ; ation of Storrs Co11ege is not more generally Th u in a most effectiv styl _ H e harped a roundelay. known? l n1yself lived in Contlecticut An ::l asked, ' ' Could he relate his woe? " very nearly five years before I knew of ·its Of course I sai VII. • IX. Her winsome smiles my lonely heart Last Tuesday fnorn I chanced to spy With love hath set aglow; Het', sitting on a bough ; I long to seek her in her home : She stopped and waved her tail at me And yet I dare not g~ , l fancy you know how,- Because- and here he heaved a sigh, T thought of ancient \\-.illiam Tell I am in doubt you know. 'Tis very sad, I vow. VIII. X. Your tale hath been so plain, I said, I hate to tell you what ensued, I recognize your friend ; I fear 'twill make you sigh ; It grieves me much to tell you of But William Te11 ne'er missed his mark . Her late lamented end. Nor, may I add, did I; In fact, I saw her taking off; Your lovely sweetheart, days ago I trust I don't offend. :Became a squirrel pie. LOOKOUT. 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