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@�ble Frontispiece

Field Day,

Table of Contents,

Base-Ball,

100

Dedication,

Tbe Cbampion·bip,

� ditors' Page, alutatory,

Carel of Thanks, . 10

Colby by tbe River (poem),

2'2

Prof. William A. Itogers, .

Growth ancl influence of Greek Letter Fraternitie ,

Faculty of Instruction, Chronological Table,

CoJJege Clas.es,

32-7!

'HO,

'.,!),

3() 45 51

' 7,

Senior

turlenls,

1.nfistic

Awakenin

� (poem),

Foot-Ball,

109

Tcnni ,

IleYicw of U1e Yeru",

Directory of

10!

Ladies' Hall Base-Ball 'inc,

Alumni .Associations, Greek-Letter Fraternities,

Polo,

110 .

113

Boating,

115

Bicycle Club,

116

June (poem),

117

Atheureum,

119

Y.M.C.A.,

120

Y.W.C.A.,

121

Colbien isPublishing As ociation,

122

Colby Oracle Publishing Associalion, .

124

Card Club ,

125

Music,

126

Tllree Songs (poem),

General Miscellany,

128 129-157

!'lucked Gee e (A Freshman Jdyl),

.Applied Quotations,

137

1\liss-Applicd Quotalions,

139

76--S7

130

Delta Kappa. Epsilon,

Senior Class Supper,

140

ZctaP i,

We Three (poem),

1'12

Delta Upsilon,

Flunking,

J4.i

Sigma Kapµa,

ophomore Secret Society, The Mission (poem) Commencement, '86,

College Awards,

14.8

The Sociable (poem),

150

The Modern Socrates on the Moral

Ivy Day,

Poem,

Crcmati>e Logicae,

Pbi Delta Theta,

General College .Associations,

Athletic Association,

95-127 •

Campus (poem),

Status, Senior Scicnti11c Society,

158

A . nnalcs, Calendar,

152

154

Advertisements,

168 169

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Like a

bl ushi ng maiden awaiting the comi n g of h e r lover, the ORACLE

Board with native modesty awai ts the rnrdict of the reader.

And

when, Dear Reader, you shn.ll llave read t hese pages and w e shal l meet again for the :first time, shall we be mut u ally h appy and pleased, you grateful because we h ave noticed you i n the ORACLE, w e thankful to receive your grat. i tude' or will the w ratllful bl ush mantle your brnw, and yonr tongue speak words of reproach and anger' kuow yon righ tly, the form r will be the case.

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i f we

B u t 1f from some per

verted circu mstn.nce, i f you should be suffering from an attack of dys pepsia, or your best girl should h ave j i lted you and you should think the ORACLE but a n addition to your other woes, w e trust that your quarrel with us will be but as a lover's quarrel, soon made u p and that i n time you will come to deem a boon what now yon think

curse.

But as for us how different our feeli ngs to- day, bow different our appearance, from what it was six months ago ! newly-elected Editors. us. won.

Then, we were the

The ORACLE and the ORACLE work were before

The fu ture was bright with dreams of good accompl ished' , praises No discordant sound disturbed the harmony of our dreams ; no

nigh tmare, by its evil presence drove from onr eyes refreshing sleep. W e were h appy, frank, j oyous from purpose noble, motive true. w h a t a change the short s i x montus h ave wrought. Board i s a "a sadly broken-up community . '

But

To- day t h e ORACLE

E maciate, forlorn, with

sunken eyes and brows furrowed by l i n es of care and thought, the Editors of the ORA.CLE wander like ghosts of their former selves beneath th e cn,m p us trees.

Pestered by anonymous contri butions,

"sassell" by i m pecunious advertisers, i m plored by the weak, t h reatened

by the strong, bribed by the rich , their spirits h ave been grad ual ly broken and their beautiful dreams barn t urned . ou t to be the most pro saic of reali ties, work without recompense, and self-sacrifice wi thout 7

Howbeit, we draw our consolation from the old adage,

gratitude.

" Vi rtue is i ts own reward." We have endeavored to get out an OR.A.CLE that would ple ase you. And, no doubt, you will be pleased with it until you come to th at particular page whereon your own n ame is rendered fam ous. Now do not let that one page ' 'sour " you on the whole. Surely, if yon l augh at a joke on your neighbor, you ought not to be angry i f be b as an opportunity to laugh a t a joke on you. We do not claim to be infalli B ut we assure you, G entle ble, and we may ba\'e m ade m istakes. Reader, that we have e ver b ad your best interests at heart. E very joke, every "gag," has bad the earnest consideration of the Edi tors.

have studied your nature aud h<tve attempted e very time to ' ' bit the nail upon the head," to stick a pin, so to speak, i n to your espec ial failing, that you might learn thereby the particular way i n which you needed to reform.

If you are wise and i ntel l igent, as we th ink y o u

are, y o u w i l l take t b e hint and begin a t ouce t o work a change in your own habits aud character. Whatever may be your present judgment of our book , we ask you to go with us twenty years i n to the future. i t ies have left their marks upon you.

Time and responsibi l

The careless, happy college boy

h as become the care- worn, saddened man of tbe world .

Some night

you return from your place of business, worn and wearied by the cares of the day.

Disappointed ambitions, b roken promises, have cast their

pall over you.

The bright fires of hope have burned out i n your heart,

and only the cold, gray ashes are left. Tile world to you looks dark and gloomy. Tllen you take from the choicest silelf of your l ibrary this ORA.CLE, and as you read again its pages there come to you rem in iscences of Old Colby and a'' cllange comes over the spirit of your dreams." You see again the old familiar sights and bear once more the old familiar sounds. The faces of your class and college mates come ou recall their special failings, see again the point of the back to you. jokes, smile at the " grinds," and laugh at the ''bouts.'' Your life has suddenly become brighter. H ope and ambition spring anew within your heart. You put the book tenderly back upon the shelf, and , when you render your daily account to the Almighty, ·then in al l sincerity and witilout doubt you wil l make this addition to your prayer : " G od bless the

Board of

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Yours, Oracularly, 8

THE EDITORS.

wish

extend our t h a n k s to M e ssrs.

DAY, HOLMES,

EATON, FARR, GREEN, a n d PULSIFER for literary contribution s , a n d to M r. E. E.

BURLEIGH f o r artistic work.

a lso, if it Is n ot out of Sophomore

for

their

We would l ik e,

place, to t h a n k t h e F re s h m a n a n d

effective

histories.

The

excessive,

THOUGH VERY PROPER, modesty of the young historians m a k e s It Im possi b l e f o r us to give t h e i r n a mes to a n anxious a n d a dmiring public.

�eview 0f t he �e G P. /@NNUALLY together with the appearing of the ORA.CLE, there i s f"1 given to the world a review of the year that bas been completed since tlle preceding issue of tbis publication. Out of regard for this cu torn, and because we believe i t to bo a good one, we have though t best to observe it in the present i nstance. Wbile we shall not attempt any jokes, or to satisfy the whim or propitiato tho favor of any one, we do propose to toll tbe trutb, and so far as we can consistently, to avoid wound i ng the feeli ngs of any one. Witb tlle hope that a fair interpretation may be put u pon anything and everytbing that may be said, and that errors will be accounted for i n our Jack of judgment and in our zeal for tbe cause of our Alma j)fater, we undertake tbe completion of this review.

The pa t year has been one of gro�th, peace, and pro perity for

Colby.

Never before bas so mucb of good fortune and advancement

been crowded into an equal length of ti me.

E verything to which

her band bas been applied has turned to success.

It is i m possible

now at the end of the year to loolr. back and see any marks other tban those of pro perity. she ha

Many and long bavo been the steps that

taken in advance of her former posi tion toward one higher,

better, and more truly u eful.

Good fortune has attended her foot

steps wbile misfortune has not vUted her.

urrounded atld sustained

by her ever-increasing hosts of noble friends, and loyal, true-hearted on , Colby i future.

now on the high road to prosperity aud a glorious

For i f the past is at all i ndicative of the character of the

future, who can say bow great her pos ibil ities � Financially the standing of tbe college is the best it has e ver bee n1 and such that i t is a en.use of gratification to overy friend. A portion ? f tbe be'lue t of tho late overnor Coburn, the kind benefactor of the college, bas air ady been paid over to the treasurer; wbile i t is only a matter of a few months when i t will have been entirely paid. Count10

ing this gift, which is already practically in the bands of the college, there exists an endowment of considerably more than half a million o f dollars. In the m atter of the direction of the business in terests of the uniÂ versity, we feel that there could have been scarcely any improvement. Men of care and sound judgment have bad affairs in charge, as i s shown by t h e results attendant u p o n their management.

A n d while

due deliberation and wisdom in j udgment h ave been prominent, there have not been wanting in their direction of affairs

spirit of progress

and a sense o f th e demands of the times. As to our Faculty , i t is the general feeling of the students that we have the best, for while men o f brnin-power and ability com pose the board of instruction, they are at the same time not lacking in the essentials of successful teachers, viz.: thorough mastery of subjects, enthusiasm, and the power of exciting tile in terest and bolding the attention of tbo student. The

relations between the Faculty and the body of students,

for the y ear, have been quite amicable.

While there bas been no

radical change made i n the method of college government, still the w eight of its exercise bas scarcely been felt, because it has been so wi ely administered and such good feeling bas prevailed between FacÂ ulty and students. Jn tice has ever been tempered with kindness . on the part of the governing body, and a feeling of mutual confidtmce and cordiality b as at all times existed. After m ucb delay and patient waiting on our part, the catalogue final ly appeared during the win ter. rially fr o m former ones.

In the mai n it does not differ mate Â

I t shows t h e usual total n u mber of students,

and a Freshman class considerably larger i n n umber than tbat of the year before. The past year b as been one of change and innovations, and tbe most noticeable and i m portant b as been the revision of the curriculum. Instead of a single course, as formerly, there are now presented to the student for choice two courses o f study.

The first, or classical

course, is designed for those who do not desire to pursue i:cientific study to any extended degree ; while the second, or scientific course, affords satisfaction to the wishes o f those who are not desirous o f any great advance in the languages, but who are scientifical l y incli ned.

But

neither o f t h e courses is exactly w h a t i t s n a m e w o u l d seem to indicate. 11

The first is uot exclusi vely literary, but just enough of science is mingled w i th the purely classical studies to give what can be termed a liberal education.

The same is true i n respect of th e second course.

The

period of trial th us far has been too short to form an adequately grounded j udgment; but we can say that i t is our belief, so far as our observation extends, that the present curriculum is far superior in many important particulars to that formerly l ai d open for the students.

some few respects the new plan is not just what we hoped and expected to see, but on the whole we do not hesitate to say that to go back to the old reg·ime would be a mistake .

The defects, i f there are any, are few,

and such as will undoubtedly be removed when the system becomes better established.

It is practically an impossibility to m ake such a

change in a college c urriculum with fewer faults, and less of jar and friction, and loss to the students than have follo wed upon the introduc tion of this important change: Doubtless it was a surprise for some of us to behold a new face among the Faculty at the first morning in chapel, last autumn, and to see that a familia� one was gone. A new occupant of the chair of Physics and Astron � my had been i nstalled. Professor Capen, on account of circu mstances which called him else where, was obliged to submit his resignation, and P rofessor William Rogers, of Harvard, was chosen as his successor.

We always regret

changes of such a sort, but we feel that we have gained tion to our board of instruction .

worthy addi

Professor Rogers had been with us but

a brief ti me when be had won all the students as his friends and admirers. His remarkable affability and evident interest i n the students, coupled with a keen sense of fairness, and a desire to realize it at all times, bas found for him a warm place in the hearts of all, for these are qualities with wh ich college men as well as others like to meet. Besides this are Professor Rogers marked ability and evident mastery of bis l i ne of work .

A man widely known for his attainments in science, in him Colby

may feel that she bas gained a professor of whom she may justly be proud. The fairer portion of the students are now snugly settled i n their new home which the college p urchased during the last year.

They appreciate

the endeavors made to add to their convenience and comfort.

We under

stand t hat something definite is to be accomplished i n the m atter of fur ni b ing some sort of a gymnasium for the ladies. 12

We hope the report is

not wi thout foundation.

If time enough were allowed for practice i n

such a place we h a v e n o t a doubt that quite a degree of accuracy would be acquired i n h urling bean-bags, and such other exercise as finds favor with the co-eds.

.As i t is at present, no other place being provided, all

such practicing m ust be performed on the lawn i n front of Ladies' Hal l , but when t h e weather is unfavorable even t h i s privilege is removed. Sometlling should be done in this matter. For four years all have been wishing and hoping that some step woul d be taken to procure a n instructor i n the gymnasiu m . bas been done, and we rej oice.

At last it

Weak bodies, thick beads, and befogged

m inds have been t b e results attendant upon a lack of exercise.

We have

always believed in physical education, and we are glad to see that in this Colby does not mean to be left entirely out o f sight by her sister institu tions.

It is j ust as much of an impossibility for tbe generality of persons

to gain any permanent benefit from gymna i u m practice 'Iiithou t an jn structor as i t is to gain any real proficiency in Greek, Lat i n , or Sc ience w ithout tbe direction of a competent teacher.

There may be some who

have a special bent in this direct.ion, but the majority of students know comparatively lit tle about muscular developmen t, and consequently bad far

better abstain from practice than to do i t w i thout some oue to guide

their efforts.

The services of Professor Fallen, of Boston, have been

procured as instructor i n the gymnasium, and b e bas been with us since tbe earlier part of April.

His popularity among the students, both as

an instructor and a gentleman, is unquestionable.

We trust that before

another year there will be added to the gymnasium more and better apparatus than it now bas, and among other thi ngs none are more nec essary than good bath- rooms.

The fact that so m uch has been done

leads u s to hope that the go od work will go on until Colby's gym is i n all respects inferior to none i u the State, and an i nstructor in this depart ment shall have been secured who will remain with us permanently . T h e n e w department o f M ineralogy, under Professor Wadsworth, b as not failed to fully real ize all our expectations.

The watchword i n this

department seems to be " Hard Work " for both professor and student. But inspired as one is by the zeal and enthusiasm of Professor Wads worth i t becomes a pleasure rather than a task to pursue the study of Nature.

The methods of instruction rem ain the same as tbose which

were so new and popular last year, the text-book being supplemented as m uc h as is possible by practical investigation on the part of the student 13

for himself.

Professor Wadsworth seems to be un tirn.ble.

During the

vacation h e b as been engaged i n Geological and Mineralogical work in Minnesota.

I n addition to other work be bas, du ring spare m oments,

assorted and arranged some nine thousand specimens which h ave been received.

The e are placed in tho new cabiuets wh ich barn been con

structed for this purpose i n the small room toward the right, at the bead of the stairs. In regard to the depar tment of Modern Languages, the recomm enda

t ions of former reviews remain still unheeded.

Professor Hall is stil l

obliged to perform the work which properly demands the attention o f two men. m atters.

We wish that something might b e doue toward improving If there is any one thing that one regrets, who has completed

tlrn course at Colby, i t is the fact of h is scanty knowledge, or more cor rectly, b is almost entire ignorance of the Modern Languages. scarcely anyth ing of German, and even less of French. Becau e it bas been barely touched upon in bis course. find no fault with the worthy head uf this department.

H e knows And wby'i

Bear in mind we His i nstruction

is the best, and we only murmur that we have not received more of it. What is one term, or eveu two, upon a study like French or German !

We are told that it is not expected t hn.t we will become proficien t in

speak ing these languages.

Well, ueither do 'Ile ask it.

ever, like time enough put upon them to enable

We would, how

person of ordinary

ability to read them with some degree of ease and int lligence, and to understand an occasional word i n cournrsa tion.

With the brief ti me

that is now assigued to this department i t is an i mpossibility to do this. We believe that i f there is any need

batever of new professors or in

structors that it exists right here, so that Professor Hall could h ave b is entire time in the l ibrary, or could devote himself excl usively to h is classes, so that the time that is at present given to these studies in the course might at least be doubled. Elocution has been under the charge of Professor Small, whose in

struction was decidedly popular during last year.

In the other departments of the college m uch the same work bas been done as in former years. Some l ittle change was needful because of the alteration of the course of study, but not such as to interfere to any great degree with their former established methods of work.

Con

sidered as a whole the work of students and professors has been thorough and honest, and fully up to the standard of any previous year. 14

It seems

to be characteristic of Colby men that they do their work in a thorough, business-li k e, and understandiug manner. and

though the cour e

iu thi institution

They l ear n

this

while here,

as extensive

may not be quite

as that of some larger colleges, still the method o f thought and and the healthy

influence t hat

is prevalent, are

any mere knowledge of facts, bowe ver extensive it may Our library is a model cannot b e surpassed.

far

all wortb

be.

For arrangement and

one.

convenience

During t h e year i t bas flourished and grown as

well as could be expected with the scant allowance that considerable

study,

more than

gi v e n it.

list of new books has been added, all of which are valuable.

It seems a pity th ere is not a larger amount

be e:xpended annually in

the purchase of needed p ublications, and w e hope that before long some one of i nfluence or authority may realize the urgent needs that exist in this quarter.

Among other in novations that ha•e occurred this year, among the ·pleasantest was the reception by rial Hal l .

the

Faculty, which was h eld in Memo

S uch a feature iu our college life bas very long been

and the need has at len gth b een mag nific en tly suppl ied. sible

wanting,

It is i mpos

to estimate the benefit accruing to the st udent from attendance

upon such

recep t ion.

We t ru s t tllat

ini tiated, will ne\'er be allowed to

tlrn custom, s ince

drop but that

rnoro of a

bas now been similar cllar

acter will fol low. It

has been some time, u ntil this y e ar ,

since the

students and their

friends bad. been treated t o one o f the Wednesday evening lectures i n the Chapel. We are glad that these have been resumed and con tin ued with anything

like regularity.

That the students

appreciate the

privi

lege thus afforded them, is shown by thei r almost unanimous a tt �oda.nce . It is i n deed a treat and

p ri 1ilege to be abl e

hear

the

words of the

talented and distinguished gentlemen w ho have addressed us.

And

attraction is added by the fact that many of the speakers have been those who were once Colby men as w e are, and now are her honored sons as we hope some time to be.

Besi des tbe cut tllat follows on the

next morning is by no means ungratefully enjoyed. G ood fortune has blessed the Echo.

The reports of the

Managing

Editor and Treasurer i ndicate that upon the whole, this year has been the most prosperous that the Echo has ever enjoyed.

When the change

was made from a monthly to a bi-weekly publication, there may have been doubts in the minds of some as to the advisability of the u ndertaking, 15

but now after tho trial of a year, wiLh such fiattoring reports as bave b en submitted, tbere can no longer be any 'lUOstion.

It became necesÂ

sary, on account of the increased work consequent upon a change of this sort, to increase the number of editors from five to nine in number. The enlargement of Coburu Hall is yet a thing of the future.

There

can be no question that an addition of some sort to the presunt available space is among the necessities.

We are informed that several plans have

lieen submitted, but that seems to be the extent of the progress.

With

the recent addition to the endowment of the University, certainly someÂ thing must before long be done toward the enlargement of some of the present 1.mildings or the erection of new ones.

As things are now; the

departments of Physics, Chemistry, and Mineralogy are cramped and confined iu space not half largo enough for comfortably and properly performing their necessary and regular work.

We trust that before

another OnACLE is issued, something definite will have been determined upon in this connection. Tb re was a report during the fall term that the observatory was to be removed from its present position to one upon the campus to the south of tho Memorial Hall.

This has not yet been accomplished.

consider the plan rin excellent one, for thus the classes in Astronomy will be saved that Jong walk and exhaustive climb to the top of Observatory Hill.

Besides, if it is not moved soon it is quite evident that it will take

matters into its own hands and slide down to the foot of the hill

search of firmer ground. Notwithstanding all the murmurs and protests there is not yet allowed to us one morning in the week on which we are free from recitations. The matter bas been discussed at length in other places, and bas been repeatedly referred

the Faculty;

but at length we

have

been

informed that they have no authority in the case, and that they have not even the willingness or interest to refer it to the Trustees. seems nothing more than fair or just to do this.

Certainly it

There might, to be

sure, be some reasonable hesitation if only a few or even a part of the students made this request; but it is not so here, as the whole body of students, with almost unanimous voice, presents this reasonable petition. Perhaps it is deemed too trivial a matter to refer to the trustees.

PosÂ

sibly it may be so, but if it is, we fail to see it in that light. The several Greek-Letter Fraternities have all been thriving so far as we are able to judge.

There has been an earnest but friendly rivalry 16

Each has labored well in soliciting men.

between tllem.

Each told the

unsuspecting F reshman of its own peculiar virtues and its superiority to all the others; and each bas beeu rewarded \Vith a good delega tion from the entering class.

Side by side they have worked, and each believes

or tries to believe that it bas won. Commencement week is as a rule eithe1· rainy and un pl easant , 01· in su ffera bly hot and dusty.

It was the latter this year.

But in spite

of heat and dust everything was completed in an admirable manner. The order for the week was, in the main, identical with that of the

year before.

Tho Junior class observed Ivy Day, and, contrary to all

pre cedents, tho ivy is still alive . The usual amount of religions i nterest has been manifested among

the students. labor.

Quite a number have fields out of town in which they can

The Young hlen's C hristian Association of the college bas been

quietly but steadily at its regular work, and w e feel that it has not worked in vain.

The Thursday evening meetings have been continued

and the earnest, kindly, and instructive words of tho President have been a source of help and inspiration to many of those who have heard them.

Tho usual number of students were engaged during the p ast win ter in the occupation of teaching.

Without exce ption we hear nothing

but the most flattering reports of their succo s, for we have not made any inquiries of other It give

er ons than the teachers themselves.

ns plea ure to note the fact

been growing during tho year.

made to its list.

that the

art collection has

, everal additions of value have been

And just here comes in another plea for a new build

ing of some ki nd .

II the college ever expects to have any extensive

art collection there mu t be some sort of a place in which to arrange it properly, else it will be w II- nigh wort hi es . The base-ball pennant remained in other band

only for oDe year,

and then it returned to tho place where it had been for

o long before.

olby entered tl10 coDte t w ith three worthy adversaries and came off victorious.

Never was a

coote t ed by the clubs of

eries of championship games more sharply

tbe colleges of Maine.

There can be no

question that our men bad no meaD odds to con tend with in their lack of pract.ice games and in lighter men. are

made of the

through no fault of our opponents that we 17 B

But in spite of this they

right material for ball-playing.

Certainly it was

were victorious, for we

acknowledge that they did their best, or worst if it may so be called, to beat us by fair means or otherwise. ours to enjoy.

We earned th e victory and i t is

We hope t. h at fortune will favor us again this year.

Lawn- tennis is one of the most popular out-door games that the boys enjoy.

Combining as i t doďż˝s so m uch of enj oyment and interest,

with not too violent exercise, it is perhaps, al l thi ngs considered, the best sport that there is.

One or two new courts have been l aid o u t, so

that at present the total number of them is something like half a dozen. Quite a number of the students are interested in boating.

An e xcel Â

l en t place for pleasure boating is the beautiful Messalonskee.

Some

excellent boats are owned by different students, and those who do not possess can generally obtain one so tllat on some of tllese pleasant and q uiet summer evenings notlling seems more natural than for the student an<l. bis friend, if he be so b!tppy as to have one, to find themsel ves strolling in the direction of the stream, and ere Jong lazily floating on the quiet moonlit waters of the Messalonskee. On the whole our last annual Field Day was

success.

A larg e

n umber of contestants were booked fo r t h e exercises, a u d about h a l f o f them took part.

And j ust at this poi nt it seems t o us t h a t i t would b e

far better if those w h o d o n o t intend to com pete w o u l d n o t place their uames upon the l ists and then back ont at the l ast min ute.

In the first

place it is unjust to those who do contend, an<l besides it has a bad appearance to those who arc lookers on.

There may be exceptional

cases, uut as a rule i t is unnecessary and inexcusable. The records of this year \\ere quite up to the average, and on the whole made a good showing for Colby.

The class cup for the greatest

number of prizes taken by members of the class was secured by the Class of '87. I t is to be ex pected with the instruction that has been received this spring that the records of the coming Field Day will e xcel any that have ever been previously made at Colby. One other fact and our task will have been finished.

There was

formed at Portland, i n the early part of this spring term, an Alumni AssoÂ ciation of the graduates of Colby who are residents of Maine.

A large

n umber met at the Preble House and after organization sat down to a sumptuous banquet.

After this part of the programme was finished

Toast-Master Hinds, with appropriate remarks, introduced the toasts and those who were to respond to them, and after happy remarks and a general good time the first annual meeting of the Maine Al umni Asso11!

ciation of Colby University was at an end.

It is the purpose of the AssoÂ

ciation to meet at l east once each year and thus renew old associations, memories, and friendships, and to keep warm an interest in Colby among her many sons in Maine. H ere our duty ends. of the year. gotten.

We have endeavored faithfully to tell the story

We trust that our p reliminary remarks will not be forÂ

The events of most i mportance have been the resignation of

Professor Capen, the i nstallation of Professor Rogers iu the chair of Physics and Astron my, the completio n of the change i n the c urriculum , and the procuring of an instructor iu the Gymnasium.

On the w hole i t

b a s been a year o f change a n d growth. Colb.y is a better and more useful college to-day than she was a year ago. Wo have faith in her and believe that she will con tinue to i m p rove. Bright bas been her past i sti l l brighter is.destined to be her future.

Past the by-paths, willow shaded, Gently floďż˝s the Kennebec, And the distance-softened murmur From its ever speaking fal ls, Early thoughts and recollections To my memory recalls. Thoughts of fleeting, m i rthful hours, Sadly pleasing come to me ; G ently, smoothly as thy waters Pass beyond our

narrow ken,

F ade they in the distance by-gone, Never to return again. Thou,

0 river, smoothly glidi ng,

Softly rushing, soothingly, Bear'st a secret i n thy bosom, Known alone to me and thee : Keep it close and ne'er i mpart it,

0 thou soul of constancy.

ILLI

. R

GER , Professor of

atural l bilosopby and As-

tronomy, was b rn near New Lonuou, Coan., in the year l

3'2.

He obtained his early cuucation at the Do Huyter Academy, in De Ruyter, N. Y.

Ia 1853 he enterecl an advanced class in the Alfred

(N. Y.) Academy, from which Ile was graduated in

I 54.

The same

year he entered tbe 'ophomore class of Brown University, pursuing tbo regular course of study, and gra.duatiug in 1 857. Immediately after bis graduation from Brown be was appointed tutor in tbe Alfred Academy, and on the following year ho was elected Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy in that inst.itution, a position which he held for the next thirteen years.

Dnring this time be was

given leave of absence in order to devote special study to those branches which Ile was required to teacll.

He gave one year to the study of

theoretical and applied mechanics, in the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale College, one year to the study of Astronomy in the Harvard Uni versity Observatory, and afterwards served as assistant for six months. He was also in tbo United States naval service during fourteen months of the civil war.

In 1 870 be was appointed assistant in the Observatory

of Harvard University, and in 1877 elected Assistant Professor of Astron omy for five years, and re-elected on tlle expiration of this term.

18 6 he accepted the position which he now occupies. In 1880 he �ms elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society; a distinction which bas been conferred upon only four Ameri cans.

He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advaucement

of Science, and has been twice its Vice-President, at the head of the section of Mathematics and Astronomy; he is a member of the German Astronomical Society; a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; a member of the National Academy of Sciences, whoso mem bership is limited to one hundred; also of the Society of Mechanical Engineers.

He has received the honorary collegiate degrees of A.M.

from Yale College, and of Ph.D. from Alfred University, and at the last annual meeting of the American Society of Microscopists was elected its President. 22

Prof. Rogers has published over forty monographs on scientific sub jects.

Many of these are of deep i n terest to scientific workers witll the

m icroscope, especially " A study of the problem of fine 'l'ulings with re lation to the l i mits of naked oye visibi l i ty and m icroscopic resol ution;

" On the condi t ions of success in the coustrnction of standards of length and their subd ivision into equal parts ;

" A critical study of tho action

of a diamond i n rnliug l i nes u pon glass and metals." While at Harvard

oiversity, Professor Rogers' special astronomical

work bas been iu locating the po ition aud m apping out all tho stars down to the n i nth magni tude in a bel t of five degrees located a little north of our zeuitli. Astronomical

He did this IVOrk under the auspices of the German

ociety, of wliich he is a m ember.

Profe sor Rogers' ob

servations o n this work extended over a period of eleven years, and re quired fifteen years for their reductiou. Four volumes of b i s observations have been printed, and three more are in process of preparation.

i nce h i s connection with Colby be bas

retained a general supervision of the a sistants employed i u the final reductions of the u n published observations made at the Harvard College

0 bsen·atory.

I n teresting and i m portant as Professor Rogers

observations in As

tronomy have be n , the results which he has obtained by years of work in the field of Micrometry, are perhaps of even more interest and import ance.

O n account of the i nadequacy of the micrometer spider webs used

in the tran it instrnment a t Harvard, Professor Rogers began a search for one suited to the character of the work in which he was engaged. Although unsuccessful iu the search, his i n vestigations in this line, together with the discovery o f a method of etching lines on glass, has given him an enviable reputation, and rendered him an acknowledged authority o n all that pertains to micrometrical work.

He has also been

much interested i n the construction of comparators for determi ning dif ferences in length, and thus establishing suitable standards of measure ment for practical mechanical work. I o connection with another gentleman he designed and man aged the construction of the Rogers-Bond Uni\·ersal Comparator, oue of which instruments has been used i n b is professional work at Cambridge, but which has since been sold to the Johns Hopkins University at Baltimore I n 1 880, under the auspices of the American Academy of Arts and Sci ences, h e visited London, in order to obtain authorized copies of the 23

English and Frencll standards of length.

The copies which be obtained

at that time were the first brough t to the United States, and have been used as the basis of comparison for bars which he has constructed for Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Princeton, United States Signal Service, the Lick Observatory, and the Depart ments of Standards of the British Board of Trade. Since corning to Waterville, Professor Rogers has u ndertaken and completed several special i n vestigations, notably an exami nation of eigbteen metal thermometers, i nvolv ing about fifteen thousand com parisons.

study of thirty mercurial thermometers of the Signal

Service pattern is in progress, from which, at tbe close of the present year, i t is expected that a standard for extreme low temperatures can be obtained.

He has also, w ith

great deal of labor, determi ned tbe

points of lowest temperature i n tlle vil lage of Waterville during the past winter. Professor Rogers is not only a careful and patient i nvestigator, but an enthusiastic and painstaking instructor as well.

Thorougllly acquai n ted

w i th every detai l of his department, and possessing in an eminent degree ability to impart bis k nowledge to others, be never fails to arouse interest and enthusiasm in llis students.

Knowing well the needs of llis depart

ment, many important additions llave been made to tlle apparatus in the laboratory, enabling studen ts to do m uch more thorough and practical work than was possible before, e ven with the best i nstrnction.

By i n

troducing more elerueutary works, supplementing text-books witb lectures, and allowing studen ts to i n vestigate and experiment for them selves, the i nstruction has been made especially valuable to those stu dents wllo are fitting for teachers.

There is a good prospect that the

necessary accommodations for Laboratory work in tbe Physical DApart meut will be furnished within a brief time, when his department will be

open for post-graduate instruction also.

The advantages offered for this

kind of work , under the personal direction and supervision of Professor Rogers, can not fail to be appreciated and impro,·ed in the near future by a good number of students. D uring the past year at Colby, Professor Rogers has gained a popu larity j ustly merited.

A genial, Christian gentleman, modest and un

a suruing, yet ever manifesting an interest i n the students' welfare, he bas proved himself a teacher in the truest sense of the word, and one of whom Colby is justly proud. 24

@lt®0wtfy aBd �B.fl{:.leB@e 0.f

®r>eek- @e tt er> <Fr>c::r t er>ni t ie&. G reek-Letter Fraternities have come to be im portant factors in all b u t two or three of the p rominent coll eges of Amerfoa.

Their work

w as begun at Colby by the founding of a single chapter in 1 845 1 which was fol lowed by two others in 1850 and 1 852, respectively.

Since that t i me

tbe system bas been in quiet but contin uous and successful operation. Another was established in 18841 and now a larger percentage of the

students are members of these organizations than e ver took active part in the old open societies in their pal�iest days. A few words in explanation of the system m ay not be out of place. The manner of founding the different fraternities was somewhat as fol lows: A few students of kindred tastes and aims in som e college would associate themselves together for purposes of m ut ual bene fi t and im provement.

E xperience quickly taught them that not only social but

intellectual benefits were derived i n larger degree from private meetings than otherwise, and so in almost all cases the organizations becam e secret.

S o m e Greek motto would l > e chosen, the motto itself being kept

secret, but its initials used as a name, hence the now common term, ' G reek-Letter Societies."

If a partic ular society in some college was

especially successful in maintaining strong, close organization and con ferring large benefits u pon its members, l ike bodies in other colleges, instead of organizing for themselves from the beginning, would ask a charter from the first and becom e established as a chapter of it.

Thus

i t is that the hundreds of chapters throughout the United States are branches of a comparatively fe w parent societies. The influence of tile societies begins upon a man as soon college.

a.s

he enters

He learns at once of their existence, and perceives, though h e

does n o t fully realize, that membership in one of them i s desirable. learns that this depends u p o n h i s own i ndivid ual merit. 25

N o society will

w i t h ut h i ro, b u t ono

f them can olfor h i m coog

ancl the ad v ic e of ol d r and more experieo ed aud

very col l ogo m a n can testify to t h o va l u o u rso.

poi u t

f t ho

for tll

cou rse antl for l i fe .

ci atioos

fo rmctl

nial aSJociatiom1

Ulbers of tho coll g ,

ucb a d v i c j u st at this

at this t i mo arc l i kely

l i n k one's sel f now w i th

st, wanly fel l ows, al l work i n g together for the ad vance m e 1 1 t

mon can e is a powerful Tll

young n o v i tiat

af guard again t fu t u re temptation. soon

finds

uaod of

last ar

a com

l i i mse l f tread i u g i n tho foot teps of

hon rable predeces ors, w l i ose e x a m p l e

a consta n t i u cen t i vo to h i ru

aucl t lie standard of whose e x c e l l o n ce it is b i s d uty to mai a tain and push forward.

He soon fi ads tbat for all good work done 1.Jy h i m , h igll rank

acll ieved, or honors taken, he approbation of b i s brctlJ ro n .

I.His

l a r <r o aucl pleasiug reward in the

Not ouly docs lie receive help and encour

age m e n t i n bis college work ; tlie society work of i tsel f is a val uabl e d rill a n d engenders tlJougbt antl tl i ens ion i n m any d i rectious e n t i rely o u tside the c u rricul u m . As the student advances in n111 o agem c o t of h i pride to lli ru .

bis

course a n d gai n s moro voice i u the

society, i ts success becomes a source of sti l l greater

It becomes his d u ty

turn to gi ve cou nsel to the younger,

and iu this work most thoroughly and effectual ly does he learn the great lesson that h o does most aud best for IJimself who does most and best for b i s fellows. The secrecy of the frat e rn i ties has been all uded to and perhaps should be noticed som e what more, for i t is not many years since a strong prej u d i c e against " secret societies " possessed t h e people, a n d this prej udice is by u o means dead yet.

H o w j ust i t may be i n some cases we have

n o need to i nquire. B u t Greek-Letter Societies have nothi n g to do w i t h Jacobin, Know Noth ing, or

ibil ist, nor with those con v i v htl cl ubs of citizens and stu

deuts who conceal i n their c l u b - rooms performances w hich wou l d dis grace them

if made

p u b l ic .

These societies are avowedly and tru l y for

purposes of mental and social cultu re and i mp rovement.

That they do

not carry o n wicked or i m moral practices is attested not less by the char acter and standing of the men who compose them than by a half century of experience.

To the one who still c u riously asks what they do, tbe only

proper answer would be one not strictly polite. titled to �trict privacy

They

are as

m uch en

regard to their i n ner relations as is any Chris

tian family, and they ask it with as p ure a motive. 26

The relation of the fraternities to the college can by no means be over1ooked.

The societies are n ot transient a n d ephemeral, b u t perma

nent and lasting inst i t utions, having i nterests identical with those of the college.

Their success uepends u pon

tlie prosperity of tho college, hence

to i t they giv e every endearnr that i s with i n their power .

Coll.Jy ! ms

t o-day and bas b ad many students of w hom she is j ustly p roud, wbo

n e ver would have entered or completed a course here lrn t for the efforts of the society wbich they joined. In the matter of m aintaining di cipline, too, the i n terests of the

societies aro i dentical with tbo e of tbe college, a n d very often tbe means at their command are far more efficient i n accomplish i n g good results than anything the Faculty can bri u g to bear.

lUany a piece of thought

less mischief b as failed of execution or of a repetition, solely t h rough the efforts of society men, who would !J ave been enti rely without influence iu t he matter b a d i t not been for the power conferred u po n t h e m by their fraternity. Last but by n o means 1east i n i n fl uence upon tho college,

tlie society

serves as a link to hold the alumnus in close and i nterested relation to hi.s

A lma Mater.

A t Cornmencerncmt t i me one learn

that there i noth

ing i n the college or connected therewith that so i n terests and enthuses the alumnus a

the reunion of bis fraternity.

His intere t in its success

is keen, and that interest carries with i t a desire which m ight not other w ise exist for the pro perity of the college. We have not m e n t ioned those inner and almost sacred relations of m emb r t o member.

To speak of them here would be out of place, b u t

t h e y recall themselves t o t h e heart of e v e r y fraternity m a n . To m a n y i t m a y s e e m that the statements we llave m a d e a r e need less, that t hey go w i thout saying ; but it must be remembered tbat there are many others who have l i ttle knowledge of the situation and much prej udice on general principles against " secret societies." their sakes we !J ave tried t o give a

Hence for

i m pl e, a�curate, and straightforward

statement of the positiou and influence of fraternities at Colby.

D . B. PEPPE R , D . D . , L L . D .

R E v . G EO R G E

PRESlDElYT, Babcock l'rofe sor of I n lellcclual :iml llforal Philosophy.

REV.

AMUEL

IC.

l\l lTH, D . D . ,

Professor o f Rhetoric.

JOHN

B. FOSTER, L L . D . ,

Profes or o f the Greek Langtlage and Literature.

E DWARD W. H A L L , A . M . , Professor o f Modern Language .

WI LLIAM

E LDER, A . lVl . ,

Merrill Professor of Chemistry.

J U LIAN

D. TAYLOR, A . M . ,

Professor o f the Latin Language and Literature.

LABAN

E. W A R R E N , A . M . ,

Professor o f Mathemalics and LectmÂ·er o n Art.

A LBION W. S M A LL : A . M . , Professor o f History and Polit.ical Economy.

1\1 . E. WADSWORTH, A . M . , PH . D . , Professor o f Mineralogy and Geology.

W I L LIAM A. ROGERS , A . l\L , PH . D . , Profes or of Physics and .Astronomy .

.... ....................

InstlÂ·uctor in Elocntion.

PROF. J.

FOSTER ,

Secretary and Regi trar.

PRO F .

E. w. H A LL, Librarian.

* J n trucLion in this department is given during the pre cnt year by Profes or Small.

S A M U E L OSBORNE,

JANITOR.

'28.

A J3RAR A M SANBORN died at Bangor, February/ 1 885.

'29.

Dr. ROBERT

'34.

J o EPH

'34 .

Rev. E . HUTCHINSON died at Brooklyn Old Peoples Home, March

'34.

Rev.

'36.

Rev. F.

Woon is located at Jamaica Plai ns, Mass.

LORING died May 1 4,

1 , 1 885 ; aged 74 years. IL.AS I L LEY died at Syracuse,

N. Y.,

J uly 2, 1 886.

WADLEIG II, rector of Episcopal

Church, Enosburg

Falls, d ied Marcll 25, 1 884. 39.

Rev. JOHN JOH NSON died at Bradford, M e . , December

5, I 86 ;

aged 76 years. '40.

B. ANDER ON, L L . D . , Presid e n t of Rochester Un i v e rsi ty, re

ed the degree of Doctor of Letters, at t h e one - h u n

cei

d r e d t h a n n iversary of Col u mbia College. '43.

hlosEs LYFORD, ex-P rofessor of Phi losophy and Astronom y at

'49.

Re v. A.

Colby U n i ver ity, r e si d es at Springfield1 Mass.

K. P. SMA L L, pastor of First Baptist Ch urch, Portland,

hle. '50.

JOHN A. BL NCH.ARD died at Oldtow n , Me., S ep tem ber 23, 18 6.

154.

MATTHEWS bas been appoin ted Comm i ssio n e r of the La-

bor Bureau by '58.

Rev.

B. F . . c.

159.

Rev.

'60.

Rev. J.

Governor B odwe l l .

LAWRENCE, pastor at Jefferson, Me. FLETCHER, pastor at

New

London , N.

rr.

F. E L DE R, D . D . , pa tor of Madison Avenue

Ch urch, New York,

A. P.

'6 1 .

D r.

'69.

Rev.

'69.

Dr. E . W. NORWOOD is located at Spencer, Mass.

MARBLE,

J. K.

B aptist

N. Y.

uperi u teudent o f Schools, Worcester, Mass.

RICHARD ON, pastor of Baptist C h u rch, East B oston,

fass.

'70.

A LFRED

is resident manager of the Western Ne wsÂ

MEIG

paper Union, at Detroit, Mich. '73.

JEFFERSON TAYLOR

has been elected principal of the Watervil l e

H igh School , Waterville , M e . '76.

Rev. C. C.

TILLEY,

'76.

Rev. A.

WOODSUM, pastor at Milford, N. H .

'77.

E. F . LYFOTID is practicing law at Springfield, Mass.

'78.

Rev.

pastor at Lewiston, Me .

G. M AN , pastor of Congregational Church at Monson ,

Me. '79.

A. P. SOULE has been appointed superintendent of the Boston

'80.

H. R. CHAPLIN is one of the aldermen of Bangor.

'81 .

S . K . M A RS H is Professor o f Latin and G reek in Chamberlain In-

'81 .

C . B.

STETSON

'82.

R. G.

FRYE

'83.

C . D . E DMUNDS is City Pllysician of Bangor, Me.

branch of a New York p ublishi ng house. H.

CROSBY,

principal of Monson Academy, Monson, Me.

stitute, Randolph , N . Y.

is Professor o f Latin, Phillips E xeter Academy.

is in the Boston Custom House.

'83.

S. B. SHEPARD is T reasurer of Maine Furniture Company.

'84.

'85.

B. F.

FISH

'85.

AM OS

T O WNSEN D ll as entered Bo\'\"doin Medical College.

'86.

H. L.

PUTN A M

is principal of the lligh school, Deep River, Conn.

'86.

H. R.

DUNHAM

is principal of the high school, Li\'ermore Falls,

DEARING

entered Ne""ton Theological iustitute.

died at Freeport, Me., May

6, 188i ;

aged

years.

Me. '86.

JULI.A. WINSLOW

is assistant in the Coburn C l assical Insti tute,

Waterville, Me.

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CLASS

15efiofrope.

OFFICERS.

F. A. G I LMORE.

President,

J. E .

Vice - P resident, Secretary and Treasurer�

13URJIB.

Miss A . F . TRUE.

GEO. N. H URD.

O rator,

D. W . HALL.

Prophet, Toast-Master,

J . B. SIMPSON.

Poet,

A. B . PA.TIEN. A. P.

H istorian, CO M M ITTEE

WAGG.

ODES.

.MISSES H ALL, KNOWLTON, AND WINSLOW. EXECUTIVE

R. HATCH,

COM M I TTEE.

M. L. MILLER,

F. P.

Knrn .

[ The ORACLE Board was i n consultation concerning the Freshman and Soph omore bi tories. Its ideas were dry, though the subject was one of perennial fresh ness. Many plans were proposed and di approved. Finally one of the Editors, taking a long pull at his favorite T . D . , suggested : " Suppose we select the cheek iest man in the Freshman G i a.Es to write the Sophomore History, and the mightiest man i n the Sophomore Class to write the Freshman History, and await the re sult ? " The plan met with approval. Great care was exercised in the selection of the men, and the following are their productions. •We beg the reader not to ascribe the seemin,q folly of the Freshman writer to anything else than the nat ural eagerness of a pure and innocent heart; while if there is any feebleness i n the Sophomore's effusion pray consider it as due not to lack of intellect o n the part of the writer, but rather to the insignificance of his subject.-ED.] 35

"l lG\E, the undersigned, duly authorized and appointed Historians of \JV '90, do hereby submit to ye ORACLE Editors the following note

worthy facts o f our Freshman life :

Ye freshies, gather near and list Unto my doleful strain ; The like has ne'er been heard before, Will ne'er be Hurd again. It is a hard and solemn task To write of such great men As i n the class of ninety are -- , They almost equal Beu.•

'Twas ou a warm September day That '90 had its birth, 'Twas born of parents dull and sad Who lived beneath the earth. II.

We had a colic fi t at first, 'Twas cau ed from want of milk, But water soon instead we took, Which sorely did us bilk. III.

Since aq11a h a s been made o u r food We have grown lean aud thin, To use us Freshmen in this style We think is a great sin. IV.

Our Hall was deluged o'er one night, Our King be lo t his door, • Holbrook.

Our Drake was ducked with water cold, At which we Freshies swore.

v. And then we thought that we'd be cute, And play a Freshie trick,

We stole their organ from the Sophs But brought it back right quick.

VI. We took it t o a house n o t far And thought we bad well done, But the Sophs soon made us bring it back, And so spoilt all our fun.

VII. T h e y took o u r clothes, ransacked o u r rooms, And taught us we are green, They made us think of home and ma, And the bottle sweet and clean.

VIII. W e were at-Tack-ed in front and rear, We grinned, we grieved, we sighed, And Patten's mouth bawled all the time, " What woes the Fresh betide ! "

IX. Our Freshman year will soon be o'er, But, judging by the past, Our verdancy will e'er remain, Our freshness ever last.

Burum II.A.Ten DRAKE.

. . To defend the Freshman Class. B urum . _ Tq shoot off his mouth. C AR To give dignity to the institution. CURT! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Because Harry did. DRAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Lord only knows. GILMORE . . . To {ll ay ball f ) . Mrss G REE To ride L . K . goat . HALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To say I J i s little piece. MISS HALL . To study etiquette. HATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Because they fired IJ i m from Newton. H U RD . . Because Jesse James' gang was broken up. JOHN ON . . . . To learn suthiu1• Knm . To J ose some of his conceH. KNIGHT . Because Colby is better tbau Bowdoin. Mrs K�OWLTON . Ask Dana Hal l . 1 Mrss LITTLEFIELD To " whoop ' e r up. 1 hliss McCLURE . . . For an experiment. MERCH ANT To pl ug. M ILLER . To learn to be tough . P .A.TTEN . . 'fo do night work ou the Plains. P K To mash tho girls. ROBERTS . To run the col l ege. I M P ON .. . . To show the possibilities of the race, i. e. a contrasted with Adam. MITH . To enlighten the class. OULE . � . . To cul tivate his smile. PEAR Because papa wished i t. Mr PENCER . . . To take tbe Merrill prize. Mr TRUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To be the first lady class treasurer i n Colby. WAGG To make fun for the Sophomores. W .A.LKER . . To be an example of rustic greenness. WHELDEN To give away bis sul'plus know ledge. Mr s WIN LOW Because she tllought her prospects of marriage were better. YM N . . . To help Patten. ADAM G R E E . Because the other monkeys have tails. AVERILL .

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O F F I C E R S. MITH.

President,

D. F.

Vice- President,

H . B. Woons.

TAPPA.L�.

Secretary,

H. W.

Treasurer,

H. W.

O ra t o r ,

E. L.

Poet,

E. F.

Prophet, Toast-Master,

CO M M I TT E E MINNIE

LIZZIE NOYES.

N. S.

Historian,

B UNKER1 HATTIE

PA.RM:ENTER1

COMM ITTEE

LINCOLN O WE N ,

C. F.

Bmrn.A.NX. STEVENS.

W. FRYE.

ODES.

. CUMMINGS,

ANNA.

TAPPAN.

SAMP SON.

. LIZZIE NOYES1

MA.RY L . TOBEY.

A R R A N G E M E N TS.

MEGQUIER1

F.A.RNHA.M .

�A.IN b ad we

se cured as t he herald of our valor, one to whom the ,

charge of pa rti ality of statemeut could never be i 1nputed, did n o t

w e k n ow full well that m any deeds o f ours which have seemed peculiar could not be c ri t icised or commen ted every m o t i ve which caused their

ackn o wl e dge that, p ro m i s e, Col by

on e x cept

p e r formance .

in our F resb ma u year a class of great

al th o ugh

ye t as S ophomore s w e have not been the

had

right to expe ct

by one who knew

A.t the start we m ust

nor, on

b rilli a nt

success that

th e other band, have w e been q uite

tbe dismal failure that •c ry many consider us. A.las ! gri m , p i t iless mis fortune bas

ever

When the

ho v e re d near.

p resen t

Fresh man class-all unsop h isticated and wi th

full supply of the peren nial verdan cy - came upon the cam pus, a s w e l l as a n y o n e

what Colby expected a t o ur

hands.

knew

I t w a � our duty

to fit the innocen t m inds for the rece p tion of the mighty truths of science and l i terature by a process t h o roughly understood o n ly by the ideal Sophomore.

In fact 'twas our province to lay t he foundation o n which

the F aculty could erect the superstructure of true greatness. Ah ! the hot bl ush of shame and disappoin tment mantles our brow when we think how utterly insu fficient we were The first

opportunity

the task which dnty assigned us.

to win So p b om o ric

the Freshm an -was at the an n ual dwell a m o ment o n the details or

hon ors -a n d to b u miliato

It is not our pu rpose to that terribl� affa i r, for the thought of the u n paral lel ed drubbing that we received has not yet ceased to rank l e

our bre ast

lose our prestige. p ower commence

game of bal l . result of

That game was

our Waterloo.

Tbere did we

There did our i mporta nce, our influence , a nd o u r

t o gli de from us.

Tho

n e x t affair of i m portance i n

which the lower classes were interested was t h e pea-n ut drun k, and the outcome

p ro v ed all too p lai nly that

'89

was

have been censured many times for no t 42

but

h avi ng

c h i ld of Chance.

sho w n more offen sive

spirit on that occasion, and we take this opportunity to assert-as w e h a v e done so oft before-that the l amb-like attitude which w e assumed was not due to lack of sand, but to that abundance of reason, common sense, and prudence for which

'89

h as ever been noted.

We considered

i t preferable to buy our pea-nuts (especially when quoted at five cents per quart), than, at a risk of black eyes and broken limbs, to attempt to take them by force from a horde of wild Freshmen. During all the long fall, though sadly u u -organ-ized, we managed to maintain our dignity in the terrible ordeal through which we were obliged to pass.

As the chill blasts of Winter played with the fallen

leaves, tbe school agents' cry for '89 men went up from all parts of the

State as n ever before, and n obly did w e respond.

Nearly half the class

girded on wisdom's shi ning armor and went forth to battl e ignorance in all its varied forms.

In closing, permit us to say of ourselves that w hile

i n athl etics, rowdyism, and startling exhibitions of sand we have taken poor rank, yet in the class-room exercises, i n true manliness, in superb moral tone, and in the attractiveness of our co-ed. element, w e have scored an X every time.

A! 'i\ays petted by the Faculty, and admired

by those who have understood our motives sufficiently to appreciate us, we arc thoroughly content, though seeming in the eyes of m any to be without beauty or comeliness.

HlsTORI.AN OF 789.

That Matthews will sell bis cheek and buy some brains. That Burbank will learn how to keep a bash-house. That Farnham may i n time l earn to carry a cane. That Frye may conti nue to dupe the Profs. That King will succeed Rabbit. That Megquier didn't do it. That Nye has no intention of getting married. That Owen will stop " horseing." That Miss Parmenter will quit chewing gum. That Putnam does not i n tend to fire the Profs. That Burleigh ('89) will continue to smile on us. That Sampson will learn to play tennis. That Smith ('89) will brace up and grow. That Stevens may grow to be a man. That Tappan may be seen and not heard. That Miss Tobey is not engaged. That Woods will no longer do his hair up in curl-papers. That Wyman ('89) will sew up bis mouth. That Miss Bunker will learn to keep her temper i n debating. That all subscribers to " The Children of the Sun " will pay up.

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O F F I C ERS.

P resident,

J. A .

S HAW.

W. W. M E RRILL.

Vice-President,

S. GALLERT.

Secretary and T reasurer, Toast-Master,

I V Y · DAY

F . TILTON.

O F F I C E R S.

W. B. SUCKLING.

O rator,

C. H . PEPPER.

Poet , H istorian,

warder of Pri zes, Marshal,

COM M I T T EE

C O M M I TTEE O F

A. PULSIFER.

O DES.

M. E. F .A RR,

E. M ERRILL,

A. H. BRAINARD,

TILTON.

C . E . HOLBROOK.

B. L. BROWN,

L. FLETCHER,

A. E . S.A.WTELLE. A R R A N G E M ENTS.

HENRY FLETCHER1

MARTIN S . H OWES.

2'.:'0 those familiar with the events herei n chronicled, who have seen,

� felt, and acted, this history must seem trite and uninteresting, For these we do not write. But we feel that we owe it to a p ublic by no means unappreciative, and to succeeding classes, to record the history of '88, not only in j ustic e to ourselves, but that our example ( wherein w e were worthy) may speak to coming generations. We h ave no need to soar upon the sublime wings of the imagina tion, to gather facts and coloring from tbe stars, or clothe the truth i n other than b e r plain a n d simple garb. W e would only hold tbe mirror up to truth and project her image into the future. I n this we find ample satisfaction and sufficient glory. We cannot in this short space allude to the little pleasantries, the numerous escapades ( known only to oursel ves ) , tho lasting and ever strengtheniug friendships which have made our college l ife so pleasant, and cemented us to a uni t whenever cal led upon to act as a class. We are perm i t ted only to mention the salient points that mark, l ike mile stones, the career of every class and by which every class is j udged. From the start we h ave al w ays taken a prominent part in college affairs. Ia everything undertaken by the students as a body, '88 has furnished her full quota of brain or brawn. We began the first year with four men on the college nine. The Sophomores only by dint of better organization, m uch practicing and more " chinning/' succeeded i n beating us by a score of twelve to seven in the class game, thus inflicting on us our first and only defeat. The rope-pul l ¥ On this year '87 established a precedent ; they abol ished the good old custom. Was the recollection of a former defeat still fresh in their memories ¥ One famous night we held a council of war and decided to have some pea-nuts. The pea-nuts were accordingly forthcoming. The Sophomores got wind of it and came to see what al l the trouble was about, and got the contents of a dozen pails of water provided for the occasion. The war opened and water flowed, and when the smoke of battle cleared away, where were the pea-nuts ' Some said we didn't have any, some said we did. Sufficient it is to say that the next night we gathered and ate the aforesaid pea-nuts in peace. Our Freshman year closed with a jolly exit to Skowhegan. After proving her l i terary ability in the parlors, '88 also demonstrated her capacity �efore a bountifully spread table. Morning closed the scene. 48

The coming fall, we returned to college with the added dignity of another year. Wo easily defeated the F reshmen i n a game of ball 足 tbirt.y-th ree to ten . We watered them all we thought their verdancy required, and so let them for the m ost part alone. Presurniug too m uc h o n t h e liberty t h u s granted to t h e m , they t hough t t h e y would w ear white pants, carry canes, aud get out false orders. The white pants took to themselves wings. They carried canes-a little way. We took them away from them. They thought they wouldn't try to carry canes any more. T hey strewed false orderl? all over town i n the n ight. We They didn't like it. The Freshmen w ere angry. picked them all up. '88 smiled. Notwithstanding the provocation we bad had we decided to do away w ith false orders in our own class, too. We did so and hope that u o succeeding cl ass will be ashamed to follow our example in this particular. The end of our Sophomore year was again celebrated with an exit. The class took a pleasant drive to Bradley's, and spent the day on the island. O n the return home the carriages were decked with Chinese lanterns, and the air resounded with our class songs and merry laugh ter. In attempting to describe the Junior yea r we will n ot, as m an y pre足 vious historians have done, tamper with so-called Junior ease . Truly the Ju nior year is a b ard one, but the good grace and perseverance which '88 b as shown, can be attested alike by Professors and man y an X. In the fall of our Junior year , in accordance with the time-honored c ustom, we took up the study of Logic . . We watched the venerable M r. Logic th ro u gh his last ill ness, and saw h i m expire at l ast from old age. No uear friends of t h e deceased bei n g extant, out of compassiou we d ecided to see that h e had a t least a respectable interment. Accord足 i ngly, on the appoi nted night the m ou rners met aud formed in solemn line. The procession w as led by the G rand Worthy Master of Cere足 . monies, followed by the M usicians and these by the Orator, Poet, the Officers of the Class, the Pal l-bearers with the corpse, then the Guards, Spooks, Firebugs, the Undertaker, G roaners anrl Wailers. .A. funeral pyre was built. The corpse was laid upon it. The fuse was lighted, and slowly the spark crept u p to the builded pyre. The whole bursts into an exultant blaze which throws long shadows from the assembled crowd. Then, after the funeral oration and the singing of the final dirge, with many tears (of j oy ) the ashes of the venerable corpse were laid in their final resting place, and thus the first cremation w hich Colby has seen for years was ended. Our J unior year is now almost at an end. W e look back with pride and pleasu re not unmixed with regret o n the man y happy times we have thus far had together. And when as Seniors we return at the opening of anothe r year, we hope with n umbers undiminished, with class friendship and loyalty to Old Colby unabated, to conduct oursel ves as we have in the past, an honor to '88 and our cherished .Alma Mater. D

The spring was sh rouded in the snow Her sl umber had been deep and long. The s u n's rays k i ssed

tbo earth and tho'

Tbo spring was sh r oud e d in tho snow

be ro All

o to perfect

Nature's

l i fe, and lo,

m ice awoke in song.

Tbe spring was shrouded in the snow Ber slumber bad been deep and long.

The poet's soul bad long been pent-

Ah, Love's god i s a fickle sprit e

By cares and gloom a nd discontent Tbe poet's so ul liad lon g beeu pen t ; A tfectiou s pledge is to !Ji m sen t And shadows yield t o rosy l i g h t Tile po e t 's soul bad long been pent

.Ab, Love s god is a fickle sprite.

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O F F I C E R S.

President,

Vice- President,

BRADBURY.

M. PERKINS.

E. w. J EWETT.

Secretary and Treasurer,

E. E. pARMENTER.

Toast-Master,

C L A S S · DAY O F F I C E R S.

E . F. GOODWIN.

Orator, Poet,

H . F . DA.Y.

W. B . FARR.

H istorian,

M. E. KINGSLEY·.

Prophet,

S . H . Bourns.

A ddress to Undergraduates,

M. R. SM.ALL.

Parting Add ress,

E. A. RICKER.

Marshal,

C. E. C o ox .

Statistician, COM M ITT E E

W. H. BROOKS,

ODES.

M. E. KINGSLEY,

A. MORTIMER,

M. E. PRAY.

CO M M I TT E E

PALMER,

F. K.

A R R A N G E M E N TS.

O WE N ,

F. M. PERKINS.

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" Our

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theme shall be of ye terday, Which to oblivion sweeps away, Like days of old . "

always faulty ; at best it is but an approximation of the truth and perhaps the m ost unsuccessful of all man7s e11dea> ors . The l iability of error which besets every author i 11 e very depart ment of human learn ing is at a premium in the writing and recounting of the transact ions of the pas t. The l i m itations of the human mind, the i nability of mnn to look beyond or back of the present with clear and unprej udiced eyes, arn too prominently conspicuous to allow us to de ceive oursel ves or our readers as to the fall ibility of human w isdom a n d th e narrowness of our own vision. S u c h a r e the difficulties which meet us at the start in any attempt to write history7 and which only multiply themsel ves when the historlau was himself a n acti ve participant in tLo scenes described. \Vo have said this in i ntroduction to our real subject7 which is what fi rst meets the eye upon th is page. We believe that such an account as that proposed is demanded by the publ ic, who would k n o w everything which concerns, however remotely7 that class which for fo u r years h a s b e e n tlie pride of the college, t h e wonder of t h e towns-men, and the terror of the yagger.s. But we warn our readers that we shall not be funny, nor should they expect i t. The subj ect is so serious, so im portant, so weighty, that flippant treatment or i nconsiderate levi ty would be a profanation i nexc usable aud i ndecorous. Tho story of the doi ngs of '87 naturally divides i tself i nto four peri ods, nor would we be so rash as to attempt to turn aside from the ordi nary channels which n ature affords. These periods are distinguished i n the case o f m ost clas e s by unmistakable characteristics. T h e fi rs t period is that of callow youth ; t h e second, of doughty warfare ; the thi rd, of feminine conque t; the fourth, of stately dignity. We shall not overlook this natural division of our subject, but shall attempt to make use of it to render clearer and more comprehensible to some deluded spectators the true history aud real character of the class. For the works of one period m ust be j udged as the works of that period, n o r must we apply a false standard i n our estimate of these past events . Naturally we cannot j udge fairly of the e vents of the Fresh man year in the ligbt of Senior conduct. The two periods are quite distinct and

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separate. And if we cannot form a correct estimate of one period by our knowledge of another, so certainly we cannot form an accurate opinion of the class and its whole course by any conception, however determined, · of any one period. Our Freshman year was, we think, e ventful , if not to us, at least to the college. The arrival of a new class numbering thirty-four and pre seuting a firm and steadfast front could not fail to be an in teresting e vent. It meant a class whose career should be the terror of future F reshmen, whose athletic skill should be the pride of the college, and whose scholarship the wonder of the Faculty . Our arrival was thus even tful. We shall make no attempt h ere to disguise the fact that we were green, very green. This, indeed, was not u nnatural o r un expected ; t h e nature of our pre vious occupations, our rural environments, and o u r inexperience all conspired t o g i v e us that character of greenness for which in general 3. F resh man class is noted. T he color was not fast, h owever, and with a few duckings gradn1illy faded awa,y. This was, w e regret t o say, a phenomenal occurrence. W e regret i t , because i t bas been our misfortune since w e came upon the campus to witness the debut of th ree Freshm an classes, and in no one of these classes was there exhibited such a sudden an d radical change in the distinguishing color as in our own case. In most cases a year of alternate washing and bleach ing has been required to produce the desired effect. But if our progress was rapid, so was our treatment heroic. We were in troduced to all the i n teresting features of ' ' Bloody Monday Nigh t, " and upon various extem porized platforms as wel l , to ornte to an appreciative and e xpectant audience. It bas been computed by some profound philosoph er t hat tho remarkable agility i n speech, displayed by some of the prominen t m e m bers o f the class, d ates from this early exhibition o n t h e Freshman stage. Early in the term we were invited by the Sophomores to a rope -pull, and with enth usiastic eagerness we assented. But somehow o r other '87 never could go backwards, and so in this exercise the Sophomore class, then distinguished for i ts numbers, pulled us on our backs, clawing in the dust, o ve r the line, and won a hard-fought victory. In base- ball again our undisciplined but valiant nine met the veterans of '86, only to meet with signal defeat. All this it m ust be understood occurred early in our period of cal low youth . Th e year passed quickly and pleasantly away without m any noteworthy incidents, except the loss of 86's ban ner, which disappeared quite mysteriously , and re-appeared only when finally despaired of. D uring this y ear we did not boycott the Faculty ; we treated them so well and fonnd them so wel l disposed toward us that w e had n o occasion to discipline them. The year closed for us as a class with a rousing exit in Augusta, an d the memory of this grand ti m e i s one o f the most charming reminiscences o f o u r college l i fe. I f our Freshman career were to be criticised, the only point open to obj ection would be found in its shortness. W e could not k eep F reshmen. Other55

wise it was a happy, prosperous, and fortunate year that marked our Freshman life. Iu the fall, after our exit, we realized that we were Sophomores, and the Freshmen realized it too. We bad come back with plenty of muscle, good resol utions, and determination, resolved upon having a good Sopho m ore year. We knew our d uties as guardians of the college peace and college pump, and we llad no hesitation in assuming the onerous respon sibilities which devolved upon us. We were united in the sentiment to maintain the college discipline, e ven i f our motives sllould be miscon strued and our acts suspected by the go>erning body. We dared to do rigllt, and were willing to abide by the consequences of our decision . The results of tllis wise determination weoo clearly visi ble throughout the year i n the i mproved condition of co11ege discipl ine. A fine band was at the rein, and the college machine was run harmoni ously and without friction. We were n o skeptics as to the efficacy of bydropathy, and early com menced to administer doses of no homeopa thic size. Nor were we deceived i n our estimate of the value of this mode of treatment ; the improvement in the Freshman class was marked and rapid. With a capacity to detect miscllief which bas perhaps never been equaled, '87 could not be deceived by any m aneu vers o n the river bank, but quickly gauged the purposes of the insubordinates, and tile Nortll College exit, with its exciting moments and watery baths, was the result. We must stop here to pay a tribute to the generosity of the Freshman class, which kindly supplied us witli apples, pistols, billies, clubs, etc . , d uring tile whole ti me of our administration of the police department. Our success on the ball field was s upreme _; we easily de feated every nine that could be opposed to us in college. I n our studies we were remarkably proficient, and cousitlera.ble ingenuity was displayed by members of the class in discovering short cuts to learn ing. Our at tention was not wholly confined to the affairs of the college, howe ver, but our supervision extended over the to wn as well. Realizing that. " public office is a public trust," we faithfully served the town i n the capacity of firemen on several occasions, and no event, however i mpor tant, could distract us from our duty when once the cry of fire was raised. Our alacrity in thus responding to the call of duty has been maligned by some and misconstrued by others, who prefer present con venience to any effect, however worthy or inspired. We closed this year with an exit, or rather a class supper, which lacked but li ttle of being as successful as our Freshman ex.it. Out powers i n this line, i. e. , class sup pers, we believe have never been equaled, powers which we displayed not only in demolishing the provisions but in providing them as wel l, while our knowledge of the topography of Waterville and its e n virons is, we venture to say, unexcelled. " Whatever is, is right." This quotation bas had an appreciable effect upon the class whose records we are now writing. Whatever our

position , we realized it and made the best,possible use of it. Whatever i t might be w e felt i t demanded our best efforts. W h e n Freshmen w e tried to be good F reshmen ; when Sophomores, we all sough t to be typical Sophomores. This same principle has always actuated the class. When w e became J uniors we saw that our posi tion was changed, new duties and new qualities were demanded of us, and we hastened to supply them. Radical Sophomores as we bad been, we now became perfect Juniors, careful to cherish the l i fe outside of college walls, and tran sforming ourÂ selves from the wat bful and ready guardians of the Fresh men into the gallant and chi valrous admirers of the gentler sex. Our life during this year can wel l be delineated as the stereotyped thi ng, for it was that of t h e ideal Jun ior. The onl y event w hich demands m ore than passing notice was the Junior Sociable, which was emphatical ly a success. We had the pleasure, however, during this year, to in troduce a new professor to our college c ustoms, and in turn by him we were in troduced most carefully and skillfully i n t o those apartments of science which are so outÂ side of books, Mineralogy and Botany. If we h ave contril.tuted to give him a favorable o pinion of Colby students, we are grateful to have bad the opportunity. At Com mencemen t, _the class distinguished i tself as usual, and departed for the summer to provide for a glorious display of Senior dignity in the aut.um n . Our Sen ior year c a m e a n d with i t n e w duties a n d responsibilities. But w e were equal to them. The simple F resh, the brazen Soph, the languid Junior, al l m ust bow before the majestic dignity of the Senior. H is wal k is no longer the amble of Fresh man, the strut of Sophomore, or the sau n ter of J unior ; i t is the firm, stately march of a man who feels tho responsibi l it ies of life resting upon his shoulders. Nor is the change merely in his physical make - up ; the difference is observable in his menta l habits, also. No longer does he ' ' plug ' without intelligence, or " horse " without conscience, or " cu t " wi thout excuse. He works, he calls u pon his mind to thi nk, and accom plishes vast amoun ts of l abor in little time. Bis mind is filled witll tlloughts of the work in life before him ; his l e \'ity i s checked ; bis convictions become settled. He is seeking to take the best posi tion before m aking the inevitable pl unge into the stream of life . S uch is the Senior, b u t what has be done f The class of '87 has accomplished much tllis last year. It bas found i tsel f alone, without the presence of a. single class which welcomed us on our entrance, and it bas maintained itself as a shining example to the underclassmen. It bas been wonderfully successful i n the class-room. Mccosh has been analyzed, HaYen exami ned, and the Constitution has had to submit to the formulation ďż˝ f " ou r theories. ' We have traced the stars i n their heavenly courses and watched with interest the sinuous windings o f the play o f ' ' Wilhelm Tell." And fi nally we h ave undertaken to construct a Political Economy and to revise the New Testament. 'Eighty-seven has been no ordinary class. I t has performe d the regu57

Jar duties of college classes in tJie best possible manner, but it has not been conten t with this. It is progressive, but not destructi ve ; conser vative, but not bigoted. It has cherished the institutions and customs which h ave come down to us from the past with peculiar tenderness, but i t has not hesitated to extirpate evil institutions of later days. It has been noted fo r the i nnovations it has made and the success which bas attended them. It abolished the barbarous custom of the rope-pull when it was i n the Sophomore year, and no attempt has since been made to revive it. It i nstituted the custom of having the young ladies at i ts banquets, and other elasses have profited by its example. It estab lished the practice of Junior sociability, and has always been at the head of college enterprises. I u Athletics we have been prominent as a class and have con tributed not a Uttle to the success of Fiold-Day con tests as well as to Base- Ball victories. In scholarship we have made a fine showing, both in and ont of the class-room. · We have been the most constant and rn Jst n u merous patrons of tlle reading - room. And finally, as a noteworthy fact, we have always been most i nti mately associated, class ties have been re markably strong, class action bas been harmonious, antl to-day we num ber just as wany as when we entered the portals of Colby . As the time approaches wllen we m ust say farewell to these college scenes and col lege customs, when we must leave the dear old place and make a way for oursel ves i n the busy world, feelings of inexpressible sadness and tender ness steal upon us. Four years o f inti mate companionship ended, thirty-four friends scattered in the wo rl d perhaps never to meet again ; such is soon to be our fortune. Our association with the other classes bas been pleasant and agreeable. Our associations with the Faculty have been friendly, nor h ave we e ver suffered any serious trouble. The fa miliar places, the chapel and the campus, al l must vanish from our sight, but w e shall never lose the mem ory of " Old Colby, Our Glory." •

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Melrose, Mass.

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Waterville.

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North Haven.

Brooks, Winifred Helen,

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Waterville.

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Readfield.

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East Machias.

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Somerville, Mass.

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Age at Graduution.

Weight.

O. L . Beverage, . F. R Bowman, W. Brartbury, W . ll. Brook.a, E. E. Burleigh, l'. N. Burleigh, 0 . E. Oook, N. H. Crosby, H . F. Uurtl.s, H. F. Day, C . E. Dolley, 11. D. Dow, ll. D. Eaton, W. B. Farr, E. F. Goodwin, A . S. Green, R . W. flarvey, S . U. Holmes, E. W. Jewett, M . E. Kingsley, J. F. Larrabee, H . M. Moore, B. A. Mortimer, .F. K . Owen, I. O. Palmer, E. E. Parmenter, F . M . Perkins, l'tl. E. Pray, 0 . U . Richardson. E . A. Ricker, M . H. Small, .A . W. Smith, A. L. Snow, W. F. Watson,

Maine. Maine. Magsachusetts. Maine. Maine. Mnioe. Maine. Maioe. Maine. Maine. Maine. Maioe. l\Iaine. llfnine. Maine. Mississippi. Maine. Maine. Maine. Muine. Maine. Maine. Maine. Maine. Maine. Maine. MMsaohusetts. Alaine. Maine. Maine. Maine. Iowa. Maine. N. BMlDBwick.

26 years. 20 y . 8 m. 2L y. 3 m . ]!l y. 5 I D . 24 y. 9 m. 2l y. i m . 23 y. 7 m. 23 y. 6& m. 22 y . 1 0k m . 21 years. 26 y . 10 m. 23 years. 2! y. 9� m . 20 y. 8 m . 25 years. 29 y . 6� m. 22 years. 21 years. 24 y. 5& m . 22 y. 4 m . 2 1 y. 7 m. 26 y . 2� m. 2 1 y. 8 m. 21 y. 9 m. 25 y. l m. 26 y . 1 w k . 22 y, 7 m. 2 1 y . 2 m. 27 years. 20 y . 11 m. 27 y. a m. 22 y. 2 m . 26 y. 2& m . 25 y . 2 m.

175 lbs. 1 50 lbs. 1 7 2 lbs. 130 lbs. J60 lbs. 160 lhs. 149 lbs. 1 86 lbs. 152 lbs. 147 lbs. 128 lbs. J60 lbs. 155 lbs. 140 lb� . 173 lbs. 154 lbs. 160 lbs. 150 lbs. a s lbs. 100 lbs. 1 6 1 lbs. 175 lbs. 1 1 8 lbs. 1 60 lbs. 165 lbs. 165 lbs. 1 50 lbs. J30 lbs. 132 lbs. 175 lbs. 160 lbs . 144 lbs. 129 lbs. 149 lbs.

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Politics.

Tari fl'.

Capital Punisbment.

Religious Preference.

Future Occupation.

Republican. Democrat. Democrat. Democrat. Republican. Repuolican. Republican. Republican. Republican. Democrat. ltepublican. Republican. Republican . Democrat. Republican. Republican. Independ'ot. lad. Rep. Republican. llepublican. Uepublican. Liberal Rep. Republican. Republican. Republican. R�publicao. Republ ican. Jiepublican. Republican. Republican. Republican. Republican. Republican. Democrat.

Protection. Free Trnde. For Revenue Only. Limited Protection. Reform. Protection. Protection. Pratection. Protectiou. Limited Protection. Protection. Protection. Protection. lfree Trade. Protection. Protection. Protection. Protection. Protection. Protection. Protection. Protection. Protection. Limited Protection. Protection. Protection. Protection. Proter.tlon. Protection. Limited Protection. Protection. Protection. Protection. For Revenue Only.

Against. For. For. Against. Undecided. For. Against. For. Against. Against. For. For. For. For. For. For. Against. Afainst. For. Against. Against. Against. Against. Against. For. For. For. For. AgainRt. Against. Against. Undecided. For. Against.

Baptist. None. Baptist. Unitl\rian. Congregationalist. None. Methodist. Conyregationallst . Baptist. Congregationalist. Methodist. None. Baptist. Baptist. Baptist. Baptist. !11etbodlst. Baptist. Methodist. None. Methodist. Baptist. Baptist. Baptist. Baptist. Baptist. Baptist. Baptist. Baptist. Baptist. Congregationalist. Baptist. None. Baptist.

Ministry. Physician. Undecided. Undecided. Undecided. Lawyer. Teacher. Physician. Physician. Jouroalism. Business. Undecided. Lawyer. L'lwyer. Work. Ministry. Business. Ministry. Business. Teacher. Business, probably. Teacher. Undecided. Business. Teacher. Lawyer, finally. Ministry. Teacher. Teacher. Business. Teacher. Business, probably. Physician. Teacher.

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Nickname.

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L. Beverage, F. H. Bowman, W. Bradbury, W. H. Brooks, E. E. Burleigh, P. N. BUl'leigh, c. E. Cook, N. H. Crosby, B. F. Curtis, H . F. Day, c. E. Dolley, H. D. Dow, H. D. Eaton, W. B. Farr, E. F. Goodwin, A. S. Green, R. W. Harvey, S. H. Holmes, E. W. Jewett, M . E. Kingsley, J. F. Larrabee, H. M. Moore, B . A. Mortimer, F. IC Owen, I. O. Palmer, E. E. Parmenter, F. M. Perkins, M. E. Pray, O. C. Rlcbardson, E. A. lUcker, M. H. Small, A. W. Smith, .A.. L. Snow, W. F. Watson,

.educa. Favorite Pastime. Favorite Game. Favorite Drink. Engnged. coLion.

" Bev." " Ancient." " Woodie." " Winnie." " Spook." " Pres.n " Charlie." " Nate." " Curt." " Charlie." " Charlie." " Constable." " Walle." " Forrie." " Mein .Herr.'' " Sklne.'' " Chuck." " Gene.'' " Larry." " Mell.'' "'Ross." " Cupe." 11 PU1n." " .Jolrnnn.'' Perk. " l\lolllc. " " Richie." " Rick.'' Horr J(]cln. " App." " Nixey." Wat.

Human Nature. Yaggers. Chemislry. Greek. Natural Science. l\:f athematics. Latin. Chemistry. Chemistry. Tho human beart. History. History. ��nfc• 1 Econ'my. Mankind. Germnn. l\la themu tics. A ny thing. History. Chemistry. [ner) . ] SL course (at dinHuman Nature. Sciences. Chemi.;;try. Naturnl Sciences. Light a.nu Souud. Prcxology. Lat.in. Nature. History. H uman Nature. (;hemistry. Lntin. Electricity.

Tennis. Polo. Whist. None. Whist. Tennis. Checkers. Whist. Turkey. Tar:k-straws. Ball. None. Jlnsc.ball. URse-1.Jall. J>olo. J�ogomncby. :Uaso . \mll. (;al. Jack. �� f.a11. Checkers. None. Sleeping. Fishing. t?.�;��f.en. Reading. Reading. Tennis. [ R. l<' ishing. ��b��f.h.B. Reading. Walking after Din. lJucks. llieycllng. [nor. Tennis. 'l'<mnis. �i�lt��LY�n. None. W hist. Ttc11cting. Swinging Clubs. Base.ball. 'l'ennis. Study. Hearts. l\'fakrng Up. Heading Dickens. Chess.

Coasting. Conversing with J<'oot.!Jall. [::lam. Readlng. ��)ji� �001ogy. 1� Working. J\lusiug. Driving. Hunting for News. Reading. Heading. Trading. Plaguing Woodie. Thinking. m��i�f!��1r�g�s.

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H20. Apple Juice. M ilk. Wnter. Pure Wnter. Coffee. Cold Water. Cold Water. H �O. �cctar. Chocolate. W:1ter. Water. Coffee. Wntcr. u�o +o.2114oa. Coffee. Cold Wate1-. The Other. Cold Water. Cupid's PrescripCoffee. (lions. Water. Apple Juice. H·iO. l\lilk. Milk. Cofl'ee. H�O. Chocolate. A q mi l'urn. W11ter. Hum Puuch.t Co tree.

Oplnlons of the Opposite Sex.

Yes. Agninst. No. .Against. No. For. No. For. No. l<'or. No. lnditfer'nt. No. For. No. For. No. Against. No . For. Yes. For. No. For. No. Against. No. Against. * No. Yes. Against. No. For. No. Against. No. l<'or. Yes. For. No. Don't care. No. Necessary No. For. [Evil. No. Aga1nst. No. Against. No. Against. No. For. No. .!!'or. No. Limited. No. Against. No. ]!'or. No. For. No. Against. No. Against. * Not in college.

" A Conundrum." o h t ve around." h�� r� g�11 si�!�?; ::" � Rough 'J.'imber never charms." " Like naught of J�arth." " There's one that suits me." " Inexperience, can't decide." " Like nanght of Earth.'' " Depends on circumstances." " Excellent." ght." :: �r�;�ff!u;��} " Undeveloped." " (;harming Necessities." " God's Blessing to Man.'' " They're nuisances.'' " SubJect to chnnges." " Favora!Jle." " Distance lends enchantment.'' " Heavenly Seraphs might surpass." " Great help If left alone." " Some of them good." " And little less than angel, would be r more." " Favorable." " No Good.'' " Fnvornble to varying.'' " They arc all right." " Contra.dictions." " A Necessity." " Distance lends e11chantmcnt.'' " Unspoken, l>ut exnlted.'' " Breathe softly while they pass.'' " A necessary evil.'' " How fair, and yet how false.'' Soda Wat.cr.

Summa�. Whole number enrolled in the membership of the class, 38. Number at the beginning of the Freshm<:1.n year, 34 ; Sophomore year, 32 ; Junior year, 34 ; Senior year, 34. 29 of the class reside in Maine, 2 in Massachusetts, 1 in Mississippi, 1 i n Iowa, and 1 i n New Brunswick. 13 were evolved from the country, 15 from villages, while 6 endured the ills of city life. 23 have taught, 10 have never done so, 1 reports having instructed a Sabbath school class. The oldest in the class is 29 years 6� mouths; the youngest, 19 years 5 months. Average age, 2.3 years 6 months. The heaviest in the class weighs 186 pounds; the lightest, 100 pounds. Average weight, 150� pounds. The tallest is 6 feet 4 inches; the shortest 5 feet Ik inches. Average height, 5 feet Sk inches. Total moustaches, 16 ; siders, 4 . Republicans, 25 ; Democrats, 6 ; Independent Republican, l ; Liberal Republi can , 1 ; Independent, 1 . Protection, 25 ; Limited Protection, 4 ; Tariff for Revenue Only, 2 ; Free Trade, 2; Reform, 1 . 1 6 are opposed t o capital punishment, 1 6 favor i t , 2 are undecided. The class contains 19 Baptists, 5 l\Iethodists, 4 Congregationalists, 1 Unitarian, and 5 who have no religious preference. The class yields 8 teachers, 7 business men, 4 ministers, 4 lawyers, 4 physicians, 1 journalist, 1 worker, and 5 who are undecided. 1G are in favor of co-education, 13 opposed, 2 are indifferent, 1 is in favor, but not in colleges, 1 considers it a necessary evil, 1 woultl have i t limited. 4 are engaged, 28 are not, 1 can't in honor tel l , 1 wants ns to thiuk he is. 1 1 can sing, 9 others try to sometimes, 4 can play, several othei:s have used a tin horn occasionally. 1 smokes excessively, 5 frequently burn the weed, 1 2 smoke only on special occasions . 2 3 play cards, 11 rigidly abstain. 33 have flunked, 33 have mounted the " pony " at some time during their course. c. E . COOK, STATISTICIAN.

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The many friends of the Senior C n ss will fln<.1 in the Statistics m u c h val uable information. Sum.cc i t to say thttt they were com plied l.Jy patient 1avestlgators, who, for four lung years, hnve made the tralts, hul>lts, and mcutul charactei·istics of the memuers of '87 tho s u bject of their study.

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NAT U R A L PROPENSITY.

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Fal l i ng i n love. Stud y . Neatness. Horse i ng. Da n ciug. C r i l>bing. P o l i tics. G rowin g. Work. M as h i ng. P l ayiug post...ofl:ice. Eating. Detective work. K i c k i ng. Modesty. Egotism. W e b l ush to m e n t i o n it. Laziness. Procrasti nati o n . Breaking hearts. F l irting. A lise11 t-rninded ncss.

B l us h i ng.

Old rye. Bashfu l ness. H uggi ng waiter girls. Combativeness. Coyness. Society (Temperance). Truth f u l n ess ( ? ) . P h i l oprogenitiveuess. Conceit. Burn i ng mi<.l ni g l t t o i l . Caution.

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FAVORITlll EXCLA MA'l'ION. " " " "

B lame it all ! " liy gee ! " By smack ! " 11 Oh . my ! 11 " Good g raci o u s ! 11 " G a.sh ! " G orr.v to Betsey ! 1 1 " - II !) ( 11 " L e t u s Pray l " D- n ! " " Darn i t ! " " H ang i t l " " By p; um l " " Ah there ! " " Jeme C l t ro u l ! " " Hy the bye ! " " Crotch a l l hem lock ! " " Jerusalem b eupecker l " 11 " Cuss i t

" \Vats ! " 11 " Goramit ! " 1 ' 1 1 tel l yer ! " " Oh ! " 11 " Do n ' t men tiou i t ! " Ho l d on l " ( A K ickapoo war-whoop.) " Plague take i t ! " " G racious ! " 11 " By the great h o rn spoon l " Now look a here ! " 11 " Yes, yeH ! " Deuce ta,ke it ! " 11 " Dodrodit ! 11 " Darn

}'AVORI'l'E LJTEl? A l t l' WOUK. Life of B u d d h a . The Yonng Reaper. Baron M unchausen. Godey's Lady's Boole Puck. La.tin Poets (Harper's Edition). Nordhoff's Pol i tics for Young America. Fowler's _-\ d vice to the U n m arried. Madame Foye's Fas h ion Book. Hi s own productious. U. S . Postal G uide. Cook Books. How to G o t Rich . Bowdoin Orient. Ben-H u r . P o l i c e Gazette. Life o n the Plains. Hoy l e . Ken nebec Journal. Mother, Home , and Heave n . J\t orc i l ess B e n , the Hair-Lifter.

��:�! ��:� �e6�a��-

Beechcr's Life of C h rist. Josh B i l l ings' A l manac. C a l v i n o n the C h urch . G u l l iver's Travels. Mother G oose Melodies. Cartesian Methocl of Co-ordinates. Life of Martin Luther. Life o f Jesse Jarnes. S l i ppery Jim, the Th ree-Card Monte Man. Report of the Tuberculosis Ioveatigutiog Oommlttee.

Xenop h o n ' s Memorabilia.

@C:I pp ler-EeBtal �tati®tie® --- ®0Bti J?C:Ied . HO!\Ofl A B !.E 111 EN'fION .

NAME.

BEVERAGE , . . BOW M A N , BRADDORY , . BROOKS, . . . . But�LEIGH, E. E . . BURLEIGH, P. N., COOK, . C ROSBY , C U RTIS, DAY, . DOLLEY, Dow , . EATON, FA R R , . GOODW IN, . GREEN, H ARVEY, H O L M ES , . J E W ETT, . K INGS LEY, LARltADEE, MOOR.Ir., • • MORTIM ER, . . " CUPID," PA LM KR, • . PARM ENTER, • PRRKINS, PRAY, . . . RICHARDSON, RIC K E R , S M A L L, SM ITH, SNOW, . WATSON,

For be i ng a man . Ten d i n g S u n day School. W orsh i ping the " Lord . " F o r l i k i 11g cats. For work. in Bugology. For mauaging the ORACLE. For campaigu work. l!'or bei n g a lady's man. For work i n the gym. For tel l i ng n e w ('?) stories. For l ic k i n g stamp:;. For getting through college.

For work io the Cornville detective s�rvice.

For study in Zoology. For teasing Adam. 1 Never had a11y. For n ig h t work. For stan ding o n two pairs. For weep ing o\·er Blai ne's defeat. For chewing gu m .

For punctual attcnd'cc o n Observatory Rill.

J<'or goi ng w i th three girls at once. For playin g squails. For t:arly piety. For ORACLE wor k . For joi n i n g '87 . For constancy. For being presid en t. of Y . W. C . A . For attendance n t Good Templur sociables.

For For For For For

exce l - l u n t cond uct. d e v i l try. leading the choir. s m al l feet. shak i ng sc110ol yaggers.

I I I 0 1 1 EST A IM .

A t h letic prizes. To whip J. 1"'. S u l l i va n . To p l a y o n the n i ne. To lecture ou woman 's rig h t s . To be a s n ake ch armer. To p u b l ish an i n te r l i near. Presidential c h air. 8 feet 2 i n his stoc k i ngs. To be j a n i tor at L . H. Be ed i tor of the N. Y. Tribune. He Postmaster-Genera l . T o fi l l h i s Atornach. To make h i s pi le. To set on the Fac u l ty . T o get a good ORACLE. To take :in X. To run t h e " hiz." To " rake in t he pot. " lll ayor oI Sid ney. Novel w r i t i ng. To raise a moustac h e . President of a female c o l l ege. Sigma Kappa president. Cade t in Sal vation Army. Pe<lagogica l d u ties. Supervisor of A l bi o n . To fi n d the Northwest Passage. To i nstruct the young. To be a d ud e . To r u n the farm. To get married. B u nco-steerer. Veterinary surgeon. To be camliuaLo o r a prohibitionist.

PnonAm,E FATE. Eaten by cann i bals. M a rried a co-ed. Poisoned uy n icotine. K i l led o n the toboggan chute. Run over l)y a snai l . Kicked b y b is horse. That o.f Abraham Lincol n . ( W e c a n ' t · • l ay him out.") P-- N a n cy. Dev i l in t h e .Fai rfield J o u r n al Offi ce. Hung for m u rder in the 13th degree. Colic. Brai ned by a tramp. Starvat i o n . " The pitcher is broken at t h e wel l . " Executed for polygamy. Shot as a desperado. Del i r i u m tremens. C h olera infant u m . Croup. B u rsted d i aphragm-B. B., cause. Augusta Insane Asy l u m . I n j u red w h i l e tra i n i n g the � K goat. rats. c Tape-worm . Wrecked on a desert isl aud. " Those whom the gods love die young." Carried off by the mice. Dropsy. G a l l ows. Thomaston. Ingro w i n g toe n a i l . Western fever.

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W i n throp.

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B a n gor .

Cole, William Morse, 6 K E,

Portla.ntl .

Drummond, Albert Foster, 6 K E,

Waterville.

Farr,

F letcher, Henry, A Y ,

Gall ert,

Lillian,

1 1 s. c .

6 C. H. L. H.

21 C. H.

Mr. Drummond's.

B ru nsw i c k .

M ary E d i th, 2; K ,

Fletcher,

ROO.U.

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NA.ME.

Newport, N. H.

k K,

Newport, N. H .

Solomon, A e ,

Watervi lle.

L . H. 26 s. c .

L. H. l\fr. Gallert's.

G i bb s, E mery Ben ton , A K E,

North Li vermore.

23 C . H .

Goodale, Charles Fecbem, <1> A e,

Waterville.

32 C . H.

Holbro ok , B e nj amin

Pliny,

6 K E,

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9 s. c.

Holbrook, Carl E d w a rd , A K E,

Hallo wel l .

9 s. c.

H ow es,

Jefferso n .

27 C. H .

Martin S tillman ,

Lorimer, Add i son Benj am i n , A 1,

Beebe

Mea d er, Wilfred Joh n ,

A u gust a . 68

Plai n, P. Q.

1 C . H. 21 O. H.

Merrill, Hattie E d i t ll, .t K ,

D o v e r.

Merril l , W i l l i a m Will is, z "lr 1

Fairfield.

Pepper, Charles H ovey, ll K E,

W a terville.

P u lsifer, James A ug u stus, 6 K E1

A uburn.

Sawtelle , Alice E l iza.beth, .t K ,

Watervil l e .

Shaw, J oh n Abisha, ll Y,

Portland.

S tewart, Walter D ud l ey, ll K E,

Bangor.

8 C. H.

S uckl ing, Walter Breasier, z ..Y,

Mosco w.

10 s. c .

Til ton, John Freeman, ll Y ,

Sid ney.

13 C . H .

Tilton, Royal Jere m i ab ,

M i l ford , N . R.

Rev. Mr. Noyes' . 10 s. c.

Dr. Pepper's.

23 C . H .

l\Irs. Sawtelle's.

13 C . H .

2 9 s. c .

'Former 'member.ÂŁ5 ofi ' 88. Cole, W i l l iam Morse, ll K E,

P ortland.

G oodwin, William Parker, z ..Y, Hall, Carrie Evelyn , .t K , Matllews: E dgar C larence,

Skowhega n . E a s t Madison. Watervi l l e .

Mathews, Henry

K E,

Prince, Henry Charles, <P L\ e,

Portlanu. B u ckfield. G o u l dsboro.

Wood, Charles Henry, z ..Y,

RESIDENCE.

NAME.

B unker, Minnie, }; K,

North Anson.

B u rban k , Nelson Sinclair, A C u m mings, Anna Sarah, };

26 c. H.

N. H.

New London, Houlton.

Farnham, H i ram E rnrett, A

Belgrade.

Frye, Henry Wakefield, z

L. H.

Jefferson.

B urleiglJ, Parker Prescott, A e ,

K i n g, James, z

ROOM.

18 c. H.

Mrs. Burbank's.

2-0 s . c.

Belfast.

i-1

Waterville.

i-1

Matthewďż˝, F red Vivian, .l

K E,

L. H .

M r . King's.

W oodford's.

16 C. H .

hlegquier, Charles Fred,

East Corinth.

30 s. c.

Noyes, Sarah Lizzie, };

Waterville.

Nye, Frank E l mer, z Owen, Lincolu1 A .K

i-1

R e v . M r . Noy es'.

Skowhegan.

Buxton Centre .

26 C. H.

Parmenter, Hattie May, 1: K1

Waterville.

Pepper, John Lyman, A e,

Norridgewock.

Putnam, Beecher, A

Houlton.

K E, 70

C. H.

Mrs. Parmenter's.

30 C . H.

7 C. H.

Sampson, Eugene Lester, z -t, Srni tll, D a v id F.,

Waterville.

D. e,

3 C. H.

Cary.

18 C . H .

Stevens, Edward F ran cis, D. K E,

Wate rville.

Rev. M r . Spenc er's.

Tappan, Henry Winthrop, D. K E ,

Waterville.

Mr. Tappan's.

Tobey, Mary Lillian,

� R,

Norridgewock .

Woods, H en ry Barnes, D. Y,

Calais.

Wyman, Abram, z -t,

S kowllegan.

Mrs. Carpenter's.

25 s.

3 C. H.

•

ToPmel' '1Fl1iembel'.xs o:fi '89. Mercer.

Allen, Charles Kelsey, Ames, J ustin Dari us,

Skowhegan .

'1'1

Elden, Wallace Stedman ,

D. Y,

Waterville.

Bowdoin College.

Sheppard, William Carey, D. ·r,

North Scituate, Mass.

Boston University Law School.

NAME.

ROOM.

RESIDENCE.

Arnrel l , Charles W ilson , (I> ..i 81

Alna.

B u rke, Jeremiah E d mund, il

Fra n k fort.

2 3 s. c .

H o ul tou.

7 C. H.

Cary, Walter, ..i a,

25 C . H .

•.

C u r t is, W i l liam Ralph, ..i K E,

Ken n e b u n k port.

Drake, Llewellyn H e n ry,

West Boy lsto n , Mass.

G i l more, Frank A l l>ert, z

'1'1

G reene, Mary Lydia, Hal l , Dana Warren, .!l

K E,

H al l, E lvira Carol ine, I H a tch, Hugh Ross, .!l

Athens .

L. H.

Islesboro.

H urd, George Northrup, z i', Johnso n , Fred Tristra m , ti a, King, Francis Plaisted , ti

22 s. c .

Richm o n d .

•

K E,

L. H . 23 s. c.

24 C. H.

North Berwic k .

2 9 C. H .

Knight, Harlan Page, ti a,

B runswick.

Knowl ton, Antha Lucy, I

Philadelphia, Pa. 72

6 s. c .

D e n ver, Col.

Portland.

1 C . H.

Belfast.

Wilton .

8 s. c .

C . H. 2 5 C. H.

Mr. Shaw's.

� K,

Li ttlefield, Annie Eaton,

� K,

McClure, Mary Nichols, Me rch an t , Peter Miller

Merton

ti. R E ,

oyes ' . Z2 s. c.

Lowell, Mass.

10 C . H .

Bowdoinham.

j s. c .

Hebron .

James Mad ison

Roberts, Arthur Jere m iah ,

.l e,

Waterboro.

S i m pson , Josh u a Baker, m itb, hl elv i n

R e v . Mr.

Weld.

z 'i',

Leland,

L. H .

Searsport. ti. Y,

B utterfield,

Patten , Artbnr Bard ell, P ike,

Saco.

Washington,

ti. Y

Monroe,

Jay.

Soule, William Lamson,

ll Y,

Watervi l l e .

Spear, Cornie Maynard,

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Freepor t.

6. K E ,

Spencer, Charles Worthen ,

Waterville.

2 3 C . H.

Ky.

14 C . H . 1 1 C . H.

l\Ir. Soule's.

L. H.

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True, A ddie F lorence,

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Waterville.

Wagg, Alvin P res cot t,

6. R E ,

Auburn.

23 C . H .

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Embden.

13 s. c .

Walker, Ernest George,

W helden, Wilbur Charles ,

6. 1�,

Bristol .

W inslow, Lucy A nnette,

� K,

Larone.

Wyman, E lwood Taylor,

u R E,

Sidney.

l\I r . True's.

:Mr. Trask's.

1\1iss Allen's.

3 s. c.

Seniors,

Juniors,

Sophomores,

Freshmen,

l l5

Total,

A B B R EV I AT I O N S .

C. H.,

Chaplin Hall.

s. c.,

South College.

L. H.,

. Ladies' Hall.

L. L ANE, Waterville. L. c. CORNISH, Augusta.

Rev. A.

President, . Vice - P resident,

N ecrologist.,

Prof. C . V. HANSON, D amarisco t t a .

Prof. E. W. H llL1 P ro f. A . W. SMALL,

Secretary and T reasurer, Councilors,

W a te r v i l l e .

Hon. REUBEN FOSTER, G . B . HOWARD, M. D .

-�* �.

Col. z . A . S MITH, Boston .

President, Vice-President,

Rev. F.

Secretary and Treasurer,

President,

W. BAKEMAN, D . D . , Chelsea.

E. c.

Hon. J . Hon.

Vice-President,

ROBINSON, Cambridge.

H. DRUMMOND, Portland.

W . J . CORTHELL, Gorham.

S ecretary ,

W. G . C H .HM.AN, Portland.

Treasurer,

w. H . BROWNSON, Portland.

THE ORDER OF

J; o im � c� at � a l e QI; o l l c g c

CHAPTER

Yale,

;

Bowdoi n , e ;

versi ty of Mississi ppi, x ; Kenyon, gan ,

Colby, �

ROLL.

Amherst, l: ;

U n i v e rsity

tl ; Dartmou t h , II ;

in 1844.

B ro w n , T ;

of Vi rg i n i a , H ; H a r va rd, A ;

Middlebury,

A' ; Uni versity of Michi

o; W illiams, E ; College of tl10 City of New York,

Ma d ison ,

ton, T ;

l\I ; L afa y ette,

Uni

N ;

Hamil

P ; U ni v e rs i ty of Rochester, B

;

Wesl eya n ,

r · Renssel aer

Polytechnic, n ; Western Reserve, B X ; Cornell

Un i ve rsity , c. :x ;

Ru tger

x ; Ind i a na .A sb u ry, f" ;

r ; Columbia,

B ;

uiv e rsity of Ca.liforo ia., e z ; T r i ni ty, A x · Centra,1 U u i versity,

I ;

Uni versity

of C hicago, tl ; Syracuse

Uui versity of Alabama,

University,

't" ; Univer.sity

of North Carol ina, B A.

Annual Convention, January 5 and 6, at Washington,

Delegate,

F. M. PERKINS.

§r�fre6 in @r6e. W. S tewart, '74 .

.A ppl eton A. Plaisted, '51 .

Horace

H o n . Reuben Foster, '55.

George B. Howard, M . D . , '75.

Prof.

Edward

W. Ball, '62.

R e v . Asa L. Lane,

Prof. A lbiou

Leonard D. Car ver, '6B. F re d

W. Small, '76.

Jobu M. Foster, '7i.

'62.

Frank K. Shaw, '8 1 .

A. Waldron, '68.

M . P u lsifer, M . D . , '82 . Ral ph H . Pulsifer, '86. Rev. W. H. Spencer, Upsilon, '61 . Will iam

Rev. Mcd v i l l e C. McLaugh l i n , '73.

§r�fre6 in Coffegio. 1887 . Fred M. Perkins,

H e n ry F. C u rtis, Jr. , Harvey D. Eaton,

Maurice H. Smal l,

Elmer E . Parmen ter,

Appleto n

1888.

W i l l i a m M . Co l e,

.A l bert F. Drum rnoncl,

J ames A . Pulsifer,

1889.

Beecher P utnam, E dward F. Stevens,

Henry W.

W i l l iam R. C u rtis,

Holbrook,

Walter D. Stewart.

T. Holbrook,

Fred V. Matthews, L i ncoln O wen,

Charles H. Pepper,

E mery B. G i bbs, Benjam i n

Carl

W. S m i th .

Tappan.

1890.

Arth u r

B. Patten,

Charles W. Spencer,

Dana W. B a l l ,

A l v i n P . Wagg,

F rancis P. King,

El wood T. Wyman . 78

mt: C olle ge · rk ; z, W illia of Ne w Yo of the C i ty ty ersi v Uni olb y U n1<11 , ylva nia ; X , C sity of Pe uus � U n i \·er ; ege oll rd C ; P , Har va � . Rut ge rs wn Uni ver sity o11ege ; E , Bro C on cet rin P sity \'er ity ; o, ge ; ;:: , U n i ver fay ette Colle o11eg e ; T , La K , Tuft s C e; leg · ity Col cr i n n i v U te ; .\, Bo wdo hnic I ust itu T roy P oly tec II , e ; cGs au yra hig S of hlic rnia ; r , ersi ty of C alifo ty ; I , Univ rsi ve ni e ll :=: , 'Y , Co rne uia Col lege ; o ; A, Col um sity of C hic ag er niv U u, of se Scho ol ui ver sit y ; ve rsi ty ; N , Ca i'1 M cGill U ni T oro nto ; A U n i ,e rsit y of nd, Oh io. enc es Clevela A pp lied Sci

<!h t ct lr l i � l1 el:J 1850.

Anuual Couvenllon a t New York City, January G and 7. Delegates,

E . lll l!: LE!<EY, 'i6;

E . F. Gooown;, ' i.

§r<ifres in @r6e. Fred C. Thayer, hl . D . , 164. Hon . Simon S. B rown, 158. R. Wesley Dunn, 168. Col. Francis A. Heath , '58. Warren C. Philbrook, '82. Ron. Nathaniel Meader, '63. Frank B. Hubbard, 4. F rank A. Smith, 64. Sheridan Plaisted, '86. '

§r<ifre6 in �t't'egio. 1887 . Melvin H. Moore, Fred K. Owen .

Nat!Janiel H. Crosby, Edward F. Goodwin,

1888. William

Wal ter

Merrill

uckling.

1889. Henry W. Frye, James King,

F rank E. Nye, Eugen e L. Sampson, Abram Wyman.

1890. George N. H urd, Ernest G. Walker.

Frank A. . G ilmore, Merton L . Miller,

ďż˝ounbeb at ďż˝ i U i am !J (!l;o U e g e in 1834.

CHAPTER

R OLL.

Williams,

New York,

Union,

Western Reserve,

Harvard,

Amherst,

Madison,

Wisconsin,

Northwestern,

Hamilton,

B rown,

Lafayette,

Colby

Cornell,

Columbia,

Rochester,

Marietta,

Lehigh ,

Middlebury,

Syracuse,

Tufts,

Rutgers,

Michigan,

DePauw.

Qbtabli�l:Jeb 1850. Annual Conveutlon at Hamilton, N. Y., October 27, 28, 29,

1886.

Delegates : G. w. SMITH, '83 ; E. w. JEWETT, '87.

§r4lfre6' in @r6e. J . G. Soule, A . M . ,

Hon . E. F. Webb, 'GO.

'57.

Dr. G. S. Pal mer, Bowdoin, 16 1 .

G . S. Flood, A . M . , '6 1 . G.

J . C. Keith, '84.

W . Smith, '83.

§r4lfre6' in Coffegio. 1887 . W. Jewett,

Horace D. Dow,

E ugene

Holman F. Day,

J . Fra n k Larrabee, Jr.,

Charl es E. Dolley,

Ir v i n g O. Pal mer,

Stanley H. Holmes,

Charles C. Richardson, E l m e r A. R i cker.

1888. Edward P. Barrell ,

Addison B . Lorimer,

Henry F letcher,

John A. Shaw, Joh n F. T i l ton .

1889. Henry B . Woods.

1890. Jeremiah E. B u rke,

Mel vi n M. S m i th,

Hugh R. Batch,

Will iam L. Soule,

Peter B . Merchant,

Wilbur C . Whelden.

�ounb£b

1874.

�orores in @rik hlary C. Car.er,

i5.

E mily

Lizzie :Matthews, '80.

P. Meader, 'i8.

Sarah L. Noyes,

Julia E . \Vinslow, 'i36.

'89.

1887 . Winnifred H. Brooks,

Bes ie A. Mortimer,

hla o d E. King ley,

Mary E . Pray.

1888. Bertha L. Brown,

Lillian Fletcher, Hattie E. Merrill,

Mary E . Farr, Alice E.

Hattie

hl. Parmenter,

awtelle.

1889. Mary L . Tobey, Anna S. Cummings.

hlin nie B un ker,

1890.

N. McClure,

Carrie E . Hall

Mary

Antba L. Knowl ton,

Corn ie M .

A n n i e E. Littlefield,

Addie F . True, Nettie L . Winsl o w .

pear,

�i ami �niuer�itlJ, 1848.

Bo un'be'b at

CHAPTER Aipha.

ROLL.

Provin.c:e.

Maine Alpha, Colby University ; New Hampshire Alpha, Dartmouth College ; Vermont A l pha, University of Vermont; Massachusetts Alpha, Williams College ; New York Alpha, Cornell Universi t.y ; New York Beta, Union University ; New York Gamma, College of the City of New York ; New York Delta, Columbia Col lege; New York Epsilon, Syracuse University ; Pennsylvania Alpha, Lafayette College ; Pennsylvania Beta, Pennsylvania College; Pennsylvania Gamma, Washington and Jefferson College; Pennsylvania Delta, Alleghany College; Pennsylvania Epsilon, Dickinson College; Pennsylvania. Zeta, University of Pennsylvania.

Beta.

F'rovinc:e.

Virginia Alpha, Roanoke College ; Virginia Beta, University of Virgini a ; Vir ginia Gamma, Randolph Macon College; Virginia Delta, Richmond College ; Virginia Epsilon, Virginia Military Institute ; Virginia Zeta, Washington and Lee University ; North Carolina Beta, Uuiversity of North Carolina; South Caro lina Beta, South Carolina College.

Gamma

Provinc:e.

Georgia Alpha, U niversity of Georgia ; Georgia Beta, Emory College; Georgia Gamma, Mercer University ; Tennessee Alpha, Vanderbilt University; Tennessee Beta, U niYersity of the South ; Alabama Alpha, University of Alabama; Alabama Beta, State College of Alabama; Mississippi Alpha, University of Mississippi ; Texas Beta, University of Texas ; Texas Gamma, Southwestern University.

De1ta.

F'rovinc:e.

Ohio Alpha, M iami University; Ohio Beta, Ohio Wesleyan U:ni versity ; Ohio Gamma, Ohio University; Ohio Delta, University of Wooster ; Ohio Epsilon, Buchtel College; Ohio Zeta, Obio State University; Kentucky Alpha, Centre College; Kentucky Delta, Central University.

Epsiion

Provin.c:e.

Indiana Alpha, Indiana University; Indiana Beta, Wabash College; Indiana Gamma, Butler University ; Indiana Delta, Franklin College ; Indiana Epsilon, Hanover College ; Indiana Zeta, DePan w University; Michigan Beta, State Col lege of Michigan ; Michigan Gamma, Hillsdale College.

Zeta.

F'rovinc:e.

Illinois Alpha, North�·estern University ; Illinois Delta, Knox College ; Tili nois Epsilon, Illinois Wesleyan University; Illinois Zeta, Lombaru University; Wisconsin Alpha, University of Wisconsin.

Eta.

Provinc:e.

Missouri Alpha, University of Missouri; Missouri Beta, Westminster College; Iowa Alpha, Iowa Wesleyan University ; Iowa Beta, State University of Iowa; Minuesota Alpha, University of Minnesota; Kansas Alpha, UniYersity of Kan sas ; Nebraska Alpha, University of Nebraska; California. Alpha., University of California. 84

Tational Convention

held nt

New York City, October 18, 19, 20, 2 1 , anu 2-2, 1 886.

Delegate, WOOinlAN llll.\DBUIU-.

Rev. A. C. Wllite, Ohio Epsilon.

F. Wr igh t, '83.

I. L. Towusen<l, 186.

ยงrClfres in Coffegio. 1887 . O rris

P reston N. B u rleigh,

L. Beverage,

Fred R. B o w m a n ,

Walter B . F a rr,

Woo<lman B radbury ,

Roscoe

E rerett E. B u rleigh,

William F. Watson.

W. Harvey,

1888. Solomon Gallert,

Albion H. Brainard,

Charles F. Goodale.

1889. H . Everett Farnham,

Nelson S. B u rbank, Parker P. Burleigh ,

John

L. Pepper,

David F. Sm ith.

1890. Charles W. A veril l ,

Fred T. Johnson,

Walter Cary,

Harlan P. Knight, Arth u r J . Roberts.

ROli li

6 H1U;)JitR R S.

t:i.,

Williams.

II,

Yale.

B rown.

Amherst.

Bowdoin .

4> ,

Colby.

Dartmouth. KuxJ.oc;.

' 89. T N,

A E,

p Y,

II ,

r. Y.

HONORARY

PROF. SAMUEL 0SBORNE1

M EM B E R S .

PRETTY Q UICK RABBIT,

PRETTY Q UICK R.A.BBIT'S

BOY.

'Twas the ghost of a b reeze S uch a wee, sighing, whi�pering breeze, Left behind by its resolute brother, the gale, Whicli had tugged at the t reesYes, had charged the whole army of trees, And had pel ted them fiercely with volleys of hail ; Beating down their broad arms with b i s tireless flail ; Then leaving them moani ng a n d groan i ng aghast, Tilen leaving them shriek i ng a c u rse as he passed. 'T was an c m ulous brcezeTilis t i ny, this impotent breeze, A u d i t strove to bear battle as erst bad the gale So i t swooped at the trees, A t the still moan i ng, quivering trees, But e ve n the aspen had no canso to quail, Alas, that the breeze silould so silamefully fai l , It left t h e m a l l sliaking a n d quak i ng w i th mi rth, It left tilem forgetting their woe i n their mirth. Yet I bless this vain breeze Derided and crest-fallen breeze, Fl eeing wide-fleeing far from tho grove's taunting glee, To an Eden it flees, To my flowers for refuge i t tlees, And quiets its sighs as it soars again free

F rom repining and bears up a perfume to me, Yes, gi ves m e a peace before prayed for i n vai n, And leaves the weak body triu mphant o'er pain.

C1a.s.s

of 18'7.

O F F I C ER S.

President,

Marshal,

E. A . RICKER.

H . HOLMES.

U. MOORE.

Orator, Poet,

F . WATS ON .

E. E.

PARMENTER.

1\1 . H. SMALL.

Histori an , A w arder o f Pri zes,

COM M I TT E E

c. c.

A R R AN G E M E N TS. R . w. HARV E Y ,

RICHAHDSON,

P . N . BURLEIG H .

ÂŽ R o B R 8F @XB Rl?.1$B$. l\IUSIC.

0. L.

Prayer,

BEVERAGE.

G li K S S ODE. I n the place that is hallowed by memories dear, While the swift hours are hast'ning to close the old year, We wil l raise our glad chorus to the heavens above, For the pride of old Colby, the class that we love.

CHORUS. Hail , 'Eighty-Seven, dear ' Eighty-Seven, Our love for thee shall never, never die ; Hail, 'Eighty-Seven, dear 'Eighty-Seven, Our love for thee shall never, never die. Three years have we toiled since as Freshmen we came To our dear

A.lma Mate1", the portal of fame, names are unanswered as we call the roll o'er, But no number is missing from our brave thirty-four.

Four

[Chorus.] Only one year awaits us, may it crown the past three, The one that shall launch us o n Destiny's sea, And we'll raise our glad chosus wherever we rove, For the pride of old Colby, the class that we love.

[Ghorua.]

Oration-The True A merican Ci tize n .

M . MOOR E .

MUSIC. Poem-The ChildL·en of the S u n .

H is tory .

The In n o ce n t

M. H. SMALL.

ll1USIC.

Awardi ng of Prizes.

W . F . WATSON.

MUSIC.

E. E. PARMENTER.

Ma n -RICK E R .

L ad ies ' Favorite-GREEN.

S a l vat i on Army M instrels-

'87's

Publican-EATON.

Man

of Lofty

L a mb . B la c k in g .

Capt. BRADBU RY and Hal l el uj ah C U PI D .

Song Books.

Billy.

Aspirations-JEWETT.

Champion of W o m an's Righ ts-M is:: KINGSLE Y .

Knight

1Esthetic l\fan - C U R TI S .

Coming

o f L�tbor- l I ARVEY.

Ladde r . Bow

and

Arrow.

Chai r Bottom .

Cors ets .

Sophs.

The Horn . PLANTING THE I V Y .

IYY

O DE.

O l d Colby, t o thee o u r offering we bring To thy shrine, where we've worshiped before, By this emblem we pledge our loyalty true, Our devotion and love evermore. 0 Ivy Vine, twine closely o'er these gray walls, Aud long keep our memory warm, May heaven spread o'er thee the soft d�ws of night, And smile on thee thro' change and thro' storm. 0 sadly we turn from the grave of our past,

But up from the ashes w i l l riseOur Ivy of hope, with its tendrils of faith, Binding future and past with close ties. 'When the swift tide of years shall bring us again To the spot where we're standing to-day, As thy tendrils shall cling, Ivy Vine, to these stones, So, fair Colby, our hearts cling to thee.

PROMENADE CONCERT.

TH E

S I XTY-FIFT H

ORDER

A N N UA L

EX E R C I S ES.

MUSIC. PRAYER. MUSIC .

1 . Gladstone . . 2.

ALBERT M ARSHA.LL RICHARDSON.

�1 i lton as a Pol i tical Thi nker.

THO:llA.S JEFFERSON RAMSDELL.

3 . Land l ord i s m in America.

H ARRY LYMAN PUTNill . MUSIC.

4. I m agination i n Science.

S H ERIDAN PLAISTED .

5 . The Power o f Mystery.

BESSIE RA DA.LL WHITE .

G EORGE PERLEY PHENIX.

Nat u re a n d Re•elation . MUSIC.

7 . The Rights o f Capi tal . 8.

SELDOll BU RDEN OVERLOCK .

Thou g h t a n d Action .

JULIA ELLA WINSLO W .

9. The W o rld's Proble m .

RANDALL JUDSON CONDON. MUSIC.

CONFERRING OF DEGREES. MUSIC.

' $ 7. ENTRANCE PR1zE .-Woodman Bradbury.

W . F. Watson ;

HAMLIN PRIZE READING . - Fi r st,

Small ;

also Fi rst Prize,

l\laud E . Kingsley ;

M. M ary

Second,

Second Prize,

Pra.y.

H. E.

SoPHOMOiiE DECLAMATION.-First, Forrest Goodwi n ; Second , W . B .

F arr .

SOPHOMORE READING .-First, l\Iaud E. Ki n gsley

M o r t i me r .

j Second, Bessie A .

HONORARY JUNIOR PARTS. -W. B. Farr, '"' · Bradbury, Forrest Good

win,

E. Coo k .

Second, C . E . Cook ; a l s o Fi rst Prize, l\faud E . K i n gsley ; Second Prize, Bessie A. Morti mer. JUNIOR P R I Z E DECLAi\IATION.-First, S . H . Holmes ·

SENIOR

PmzE

FOR EXCELLENCE L� C mrPOS I TION . - N ot yet awarded .

'$$. ENTRANCE PmzE.-1\fary E . Farr. H A M LIN PRIZE READING.-First,

H. Pepper ;

Seco n d ,

\V. B . Suck

l i ng ; also First Prize, Alice E . Saw telle ; Secon d Prize, L i l l i a n Fletcher. SOPHOMORE DECLAl\IATION .-Fi rst, sife r.

C. 11.

P e p pe r i Seco n d , J . A . Pul

SOPHO::\IORE READING.-First, Lillian Fletche r ; Second, Alice E . Saw

tel l e . HONORARY JUNIOR PA RTS.-1\lary E . Farr, Lillian Fletcher, A l i c: e E .

Sawte l l e , H e n ry Fletcher,

H . Pepper.

ENTRANCE PRIZE.-Lincoln Owen.

IBG .

HAMLIN PRIZE REA I.>

Fi rst , E . F . Stevens ; Second, W . S . E l den ;

also First Prize, S. Lizzie Noyes ; Second Prize , Hattie

'©0. ENTRANCE PruzE.-Merton L . Miller. 93

1\1. Parmenter.

'Tis Sunday morn.

The boys arise,

To see upon the tree a

not

Appropriate thing for Sunday.

I n every room are blinking eyes, And some their tired limbs are laving, And some are praying, some are

Whose was it ? ask that bal m y breeze

shaving.

That floated through the campus trees, Or ask of Johnnie, if you please.

Johnnie leaned from his window high, To breathe the air and view the sky.

" Ah, well for us all a sweet hope lies,"

And Johnnie quite indignant got

Whether it's ours that hope to trace

I n some fair tresses and starry eyes,

To Farmington or some other place.

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O F F I C E R S. E . F . GOODWIN.

President,

J. A. °PULSIFER.

Vice-President, Secretary,

F. v. MATTHEWS.

Treasurer,

GEO. N. HURD. D I R ECTO R S .

J. F . LARRABEE, '87'

P . P. BURLEIGH, '89,

W. W. M ERRILL, '88,

E. T. WYMAN, '90.

S U PE R I N T E N DENT

GY M N AS I U M .

M. H. SMALL.

•

f I l

Frida.v,

June:

4, 1888.

H U RDLE R ACE, 1 2 0 Yards-Won b y BEVERAGE, ' 8 7 .

T i m e , 16 3-5 seconds.

Second Prize won by SMALL, '87. PUTTING S HOT , 16 Pounds -Wou by GIBB , ' Second Prize won by DRUMMOND,

BAR VAULT-Wou by B EV ERAGE, '87.

Distance, 31 feet 3� inches.

8. Distance, 6 feet 6 inches.

ONE-HUNDRED-YARDS D A SH-First Prize won by LARRABEF;, '87.

12 seconds.

Time,

Second Prize won by DRUMMOND, '88.

BACK-TO-BACK RACE-First Prizes won by DRUM.MO ;n and PULSIFER, both of '88.

Time, 16 1-5 seconds.

Second Prizes won by HARVEY and SMALL,

both of '87. STANDING

BROAD

feet 7 inches.

JUMP-First Prize won by PULSIFER, '88.

Distance, 10

Second Prize won by SMALL, '87.

BICYCLE RAC E , 1-2 Mile-Won by Woons, '89. POTATO RACE-First Prize won by Dow, '87.

Time, 1 minute 53 3-5 seconds.

Second Prize won by LORIMER, '88. THROWING HAMMER, 17 Pounds-First Prize won by BEVERAGE '87. tance, 77 feet 2 inches.

Dis

Second Prize won by MOORE, '87.

TWO-HUN DRE D-AND-TWENTY-YARDS DASH-Won by DRUMMOND, '88. Time, 2S seconds. PEG J U M P-First Prize won by Gmus, '8S.

Distance, 29 feet 5 inches.

Second

Prize won by SMALL, 'S7. RUNNING BROAD JUM P-First Prize won by BEVERAGE, 'S7. feet l � inches. THROWING

Distance, 16

Second Prize won by PULSIFER, 'SS.

B A SE-BALL-Won by LARRABEE, 'S7.

OBSTACLE RACE-First Prize won by Dow, 'S7.

Distance, 297 feet 1 inch.

Time, 22 3-5 seconds.

Sec

ond Prize won by P . N . BURLEIGH, 'S7. BAR JUMP-Won by SMALL, 'S6.

Distance, 11 feet 2 inches.

CONSOLATION RACE, One-Quarter-Mile Run-First Prize won by C . E. H OL

BROOK, '88.

Time, 29 seconds.

Second Prize won by BuRBA.."IK, 'S9.

<21azz <2up 'mon b'2 ' 87.

OFFICERS.

M . H.

President a n d Manager, Vice-President,

P. N. B URLEIGH.

Treasurer, Secretary, Scorer,

D i rectors,

SMALL.

A . F. DRUMMOND.

R. J. TILTON.

w. B RADl:lCRY.

I . o.

PALl\1ER,

W. M ERRILL,

OWEN .

FORREST GOODWIN. Captai n ,

FRANK LARRABEE,

F. A. GI LMORE,

. . .

A. P . WAGG, A . J. ROBERTS,

1 t B.

2d B.

3d B .

J. A . P U LSIFER,

s . s.

E . B . G I B llS,

L. C.

w. B R A D llURY, c . F . M EGQOIER,

F. F.

R. F.

Zeeond 'nine. A . F . DRUllll\iOND,

F. KING,

aptai n,

H. M.

l\lOORE,

I . 0. PALMER,

1 t B.

W . B . FARR,

2d B .

A. W Y.MAN,

3d B.

B . PUTNAM,

100

. H U RD,

WYMAN,

s . s. L. F .

C. F . R. F.

Averages of the P l ayers in the COLBY · BOWDO I N Series, arranged in the order of their Batt i n g R a n k . C.l E d " "'

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PLAYERS.

\Vebher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . g��:i;;,"F < : : : : : :: : : : : : : : Larrabee, c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Moulton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

�Talbot �J��·r· : .".".".". : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ..................... aL e s . Gibb

Davi· . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l\l tb w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

· ······ ··············

Putnam . . .

;:...

o .=: o� � ...,

. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .

Dearth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pulsifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goodwin, W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

�·a 1-r . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DBradbury a . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .

owm n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

LaHal>ee (Bu.) . . . . . . . . . . . . Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 3 3 2 3 1 3 3 3

2 :'!

3 3 3 3 2 1

d CQ .. "' C.l

C.l 00 d

g:;

�

12 JO J2 9 12 4 J3 J I ll

5 4 4 3 4 1 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 2

12 13 13 13 11

0 0 0 0

11 l1

0 0 0

l 1

2 3 3

l'i :i3

3 9

_,.; " d �

�d

� � 4

4 l 5 3 2 1 3 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

�3 %'o d "'

�

�p.

�

.416 . 400 .3:33 .333 .333 .250 . 230

2 3 3 3 4 5

. 1 53

9 9

.000 .000 .000 . 000

36 9 I

I 0

.ooo

.000 .000 . 000

3 2 5

ri e

l 3 3 1 2 19 6

.JM 9 9 9 9

�

.181 66 . H ill . 1 53 .1

�

35 5 2 7 35 l 30 1

. 1 81

6 7 7

l'i

0 0 0 22 4 0 0 2 Hl 5 3 3 0 0 2 5

�

3 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 2 6 2 2 0

0 2 1

_,,; " d � !:o

p. <

;o Oi �

�d f:;.

6 11 3

. i [j

�

.� .

:s � .921

.9i4 1.000 .976 1 .000 .937 1 . 000

2 1 4 l 8 1 J5 l J3 7 JO 9

1.000 . 600 1 . 000 . i50 .9 3 00

1 .606

u l

1 .000 .500 1 .000 .77 7 .9-28

16 l 12 5

Avera ges o f the Play ers i n the C O L B Y · BATES Series, a rran ged i n the Order of t h e i r Batt i n g R a n k .

PL.AYER

I 1'i.

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\Vebher . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Goodwin, F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Putnam . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Underwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cutt� . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tinker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ifa�fcf:;s· :: : :: : : : : : : :: : : : : : e s Pu lsifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M atth w

. . • .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \\'oodman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Small . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gibbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larrabee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Goodwin, \V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Farr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

:;tk�\.'s·��:: .' .'::: : : : : : : : : '.'.

�

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g:;

4 4 4

J6 18 15

4 3 4 4 4 4

1 4 4

Hi 8 16 J2 13 16 12 14 16 12 15 13

4 15 15

2i a al

� d

�

d �

0 �

7 6 5 5 4 2 4 3 3 3

7 9

2 2 1 1

1 0 0 1

4 2 4 5 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1

0 0 1

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3 4 5 5 5

(i 7

9 10 11 13 12 14 15 15 13

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c . _ .,

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.436 .333 .333 .2ii .266 .250 . 250 .250 .230 .1 j . 1 66 . 143 .125 .083 .066 .on

36 G 34 4 3 10 0 J5

0 35 2

5 22 3 2

.05S

.066

.000 .000

4 7

<i 1 54 7 1

40 1 0

0 3 13 1 10

0 3 6 0 1 3

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e �

�

5 0 1 1 3

1 0 4 4 8 4 3 1 3 5 9

,:. ., ,..

� 4

1 2 6 19 9

5 17

J;l

JO JG l1

14. 18

;o a) - !:O .� d � .914 .967

.891 1.000 .977 .9 1 6 .000 .884 75 1 .000

.9'23 .42 65'> .857

.500 .833

.680 .5il . 6 15 .357

•

Averages of the Players In the COLBY . M. S. C. Serles, arranged I n the Order of their Batting R a n k . Ill

PLAYERS.

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c �

....... .............. i ��f�°a !fi�: : : : :: : : : : : : : : : : : : mall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goodwin, \ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goodwin, F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gihb·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pnl ifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Masou Larr:ibec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3

�� :::: :: : : :: : : :: :: : : : nowman · · · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · ·

Menitt.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philbrook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

r:q

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 l 1 l 2

��ii::::::.:: : : : : : : : : : : : :

li a �

12 13 13 9 l4 11 12 13 11 It II 12 12 13 13 s 4 4 9

Webber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

�

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I ��

3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 l l l 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

� c

bO " �

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E--1

�

1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7

s 3

4 4 3 2 4 2 2 2 1 l

9 9 9 10 JO Jl 11 0 0 0 0

2 l 1 l 0 0 0 0

1, �£� o "' <)

PLAYER

Webber. . . . . . .

. .......... Goodwin, F . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .

Pumam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Larn1 hee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mnlthews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Boyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gibb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pul iter.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . .

Goodwin, \

10 10 10 7 9 10 10 10

� Ill

3 p; .:> II)

�

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E--1

42 44

14 13 10 6 5 5

15 20 13 10 6 5 6

4-1

30 33 36 3 35

�I �1

.500 .250 .250 .2:JO .230 . 222

.2a

.1 t . 1 66 . 1 53 .090 .090 .000 .o �

.083

.076 .Oi6 .ooo .000 .ooo .000

�

0 �

I ·� I�

31 9 5 7 2 3 2 1 12 3 4 0 6 5 l 22 4

2 l 5

0 1 0 0 32 40 0 13 2 5

2 4

7 1 10 0 3 0 0 3

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.... ., > <l

p::;

bO c

� �

� l 2 0 0

4 1

l t 3

2 4 0 3 3

:§ � r::..

�

.968 .833

9 l 1 4 12 2 16 6 3

1 . 000 J .000 .971 ./33 .976 .333 .961 .975 .750

.400 . 33

15 9 II

.750

7 13

J 0 1 2

tio c :a .;

�

t 14 10

1 .000

the Championship Games

the Season

� "'

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Averages of the Co l by B. B. C. In

�> <l

�

.914 .571

1 .000

.500 .800

for

1886. !:O

,,;_ c

3d �bO

�

!;A)

.g d �

l 2 3 4

{j 6 7 9

a: �

o <>

to c -:; a:) � � i::i ;:

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-; � o <l E-;

.333 .295

.357 .454 .295 .333 .1 I .1: . 1 6i . 1 4-Z

.2'2i

.200

.151

. la .131 . J l >t

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f0 t: '"1

109 JO 14 1 1 16 7 66 20

3 130 I 13 9 12 0 3t 17

5 4 0 3 3 II 7 11 14

.274

.2-2 t

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2 1 4 6 9 5 7

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.957 .972 1 .000 .9 1 l .769 .717

.500 .i25

RUN

COLBY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OPPO-'ENTS.. . . . . . • . • . • . • .

4i 36

.357 .357

65 61

83 75

102

.170

.232 . 2 10

.265

.195

.883 .871

Played.

Colby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . llates.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowlloiu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. . . C.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 10 9 9

Won.

I I

Lost.

.average. .700

.600

.444 .222

G A M ES P LAYED BY C O L BY. May 12.-Bow<loin vs. Colby, at Waterville (ten innings),

6-4

May 15.-Colby vs. M . S. C . , at Orono,

2-1

May 26.-Colby vs. Bates, at .Watervil le,

5-4

l'!Iay 29.-Colby vs. Bowdoin, at J,�wiston, . June

2.-M. S. C. vs. Colby, at Waterville (ten innings),

June

5.-Bates v11. Colby, at Brunswick,

Juue 12.-Colby vs. Bowdoin, at Brunswick,

1-0

7-4 7-4

5-3

June 19.-Colby vs. M . S . C., at Bangor,

6-4

June 26.-Colby vs. Bates, at Lewiston,

14-4

June 30.-Colby vs. Bates, at Portland,

�

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� HE contest for t h e champions h i p o f '86 w a s t h e most � L i story of Maine colleges - S k i l lful diplomacy, able well as fine b:ill playing, characterized the struggle. i n the games was great and the attendance large.

e xc i t i ng i n the financiering, as

The i n t e rest taken

To the p u b l i c the n i nes

and thei r respective strength was a fruitful source of c o n v e rsati o n , w h i l e t h e fact that t h e make-up o f t he contes ting te<1.ms was t i n ged by a slight susp1cion o f underhanded ness added zest to the subject. count the struggle and from it draw our lessons.

Let

ns bri e fly re·

It was t h e afternoon of May 1 5th, and the old rivals, Bowdoi n and Colby, were to cross bats on the Colby d i a. ruond for the fi rst game of tbe seaso n .

The day was be:mt i fu l , and the g!·and stand and seats were

packed with people, w hi l e the field was encircled w ith carriages-

The

n i n es h a d taken t h e i r p reliminary practice, and i t w a s ti me to begi n .

But

there w a s e v i d e ntly

ome h i tch i n lbe p rnceeding .

L i t t l e k n o t s of m e n ,

gathered u p o n t h e field, eagerly discu s e d the situatio n . Bowdo i n had brought a profes. ional bal l player, s isted u p o n h i

playing.

It appeared that

oule by name, and i n

T h e Colby manager j u tly refu ed t o play, say

ing : " The Col bys are amateurs and gentlemen.

104

They do not p l ay w i th

professionals.

If you play Soule, we shall not p l ay."

Bowdoi n repl i ed :

" Soule is a student of Howdoin in regular order and good standing. you do not play we shall clai m the gam e as forfe i ted."

The afternoon was

weari n g away, the a die n ce was getting i mpatient, and the manager of the Colbys decided to play, b u t under protest. i nn i n gs .

The Rowdoins were elated .

Colby lost the game in ten

The usual excessively modest de

meanor of the Brunswick youth was changed to one of arrogant assump tion .

To be sure they had only won one victory , but they fel t that they

owned the eal'th .

Already they had won the championshi p .

tion they saw the pennant floating ornr their delta. Brunswick to be received w i t h a grand ovation. of practice fu r

them.

I n i magi n a

They returned to

There was no more need

But the Golbys kept on working.

The scheduled games were rapidly played off, and the contest grew exci ting.

At one time a single game wou or lost by any one of the c l u b s ,

would have placed that club at the front or rear.

The M. S. C.'s came to

Wate rv i l le and defeated us in anotlie1· ten-i n n i n g game .

It was the fir.:;t

ti me in the history of base-ball that we had been beaten by our farmer friends.

N aturally they were ove1joyed.

A special car c;1rrie<l them back:

to t h e i r rustic home, and e very to w n through w hi c h they passed a sumed a deep vermilion hue.

At the

depot they were met

by a bra s band and the

O rono Cadets and para1led i n tri umph through the to w n . guns was fi red i n honor of their victory.

A sal ute of ten

But the Colbys kept on working.

J u ne 5th we met Bates, for the second game o f the seaso n , upon the Bowdoin delta..

The star of the Boom-a-la-kas was still in the a cendant,

a e d victory perched upon their banners .

A special train from Le wiston

had brought two hundred and fifty of her best citizens to w itness the game . A special train carried back t wo hundred a n d fifty howling <lemons.

band, torch-light procession, and banquet cul m inated Bates' most glorious day.

But the Golbys kept on working.

The season drew near to a close. botto m .

Bowdo i n l o s L her

O rono, as usual , gravitated to t h e

Soule, h e r heart sank i n her bosom , tbe w i nd

of conceit was knoeked out of her sai l s , and she followed close upon the heels of O rono.

Bates by a fortuitous combi nation o f c i rcumstances was

leadi n g, with Col by a close second.

But one more game remained to be

played, and t hat was between the leaders.

If Bates wc• n , the championship

was hers ; if Colby won, she Lied Kites for first p l ace . played at Lewiston and easily won by tbe Colbys .

working.

The game was

But they kept right on

The tie was played off in Portland, June 30th. 105

The steady,

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persistent work of Colby now brought its own reward. to

The score was 2

i n our favor, and the eagedy coveted pennant once more returned to

its old and fitting resting-place.

The n i ne came home on the evening train

to meet w i th a most enthusiastic reception. purse-strings a n d gave freely t o t h e cause.

The citizens loosed t h e i r Though i mprovised at the

moment, yet the energy of the boys organized the most successful base-ball celebration iu the annals of the college.

It was a magni ficent tri bute to

the nine, a fitting close lo a hard fought and brilliant contest. It i s needless to s:i.y that Colby is proud of her last year's nine.

For

two years the same team practically has represented her upon the field. During that ti me they have made friends in every city i n which they have played.

They were the favorites of the public.

G rit and determination,

pluck and perseverance always attract admi ration .

Every man upon the

team was a gentleman, and every man carried his gentlemanly qualities upon the diamon d .

They did not begin the seai-on w ith loud boastings of

what they were goi ng to do ; nor did they render t hemselves notorious by bragging of their victories as they won them. kept at it.

They went to work, and

They pnt the i r brains as well as their m uscl e i n to their task,

and their hard, constant, v igorous work showed its effectiveness i n the end.

In this respect the example of the '86 men upon the team was an i n

spiration to t h e younger o n e s . made any sacrifice

Always prompt a n d ready, they cheerfully

for the good of the w hole.

With such men to lead, the

n i ne could but w i n success. We have alluded i ncidentally to the Bowdoin-Soule affair.

While

w e do not wish to make a rehash of an old matter, one pretty well ven tilated in the public press at the time, and that, too, somewhat to the disgrace of our rival sister, yet we think that a brief rev i e w of the case should be banded down in the O RACLE. It appears that Soule, an ex-butcher boy, professional base-bal l ist, and an a p i rant for pugi l istic hono1·s, had entered Bowdo i n about six weeks before the base-ball season opened.

He had only an ordinary education,

not enough to entitl e him to adruission to the lowest grade college in the land.

Everybody knew that he was there simply to play ball .

other colleges clai med that h e was not eligible to play. that h e was.

The

Bowdoin insisted

Colby and Orono protested al l thei r game

with Bow doin

in w hich Soule played, and an arbitration committee was appointed to settle the difficulty.

In the testimony taken before this committee

appeared that Soule had been at Bowdoin six weeks, and during 106

that

time bad made in all b i s studies but one recitation and two flunks.

And

yet some of the Bowdo i n Faculty bad the audacity to declare that Soule was a student of Bowdoin i n " regular order and good standing."

Shades

of Longfellow and Hawthorne, how has thy

Acting

Alma Maler

fa l l e n !

on this testimony the committee declared Soul e eligi ble to play ; but from the facts of the case advised h i s i mmediate release from the college tea m . S o m e of the " powe1·s t h a t be " at Bowdoi n took the matter u p a n d i n a short time Soule was dismissed from the college . Such is a brief but true statement of the Bowdoin-Soule case, famous in our college annals.

We trust that this will be the last, as i t has been

the only, attempt to smirch the purity of Maine college athletics. The relations between om· Faculty and the Nine have been most har mon ious.

The boys have found that as they have deserved the confidence

of the President, they h ave obt.a ined it.

On matters of grave i m portance,

they have gone frankly to the Professors and have always found them ready to meet them more than ha l f way.

O n the other hand, the boys

themselves have asked nothing that was unreasonable.

They have en

deavored to show, by word and deed, that they, as well as the Faculty, have the best i nterests of the college at heart.

Many of them have played

bal l not merely from incl ination nor as contestants for athletic L o nors. They have been equally i nspired by a h i gher and nobler purpose, the honor and glory of old Colby, and they have tried to so conduct them selves that n o act of rowdyism, u n seemly word , or disgraceful deed com m itted by them should bring dishonor to her name . W hen this article appears we shall be in tbe m idst of the struggle for the championsh i p of 187 . prediction .

As to the outcome of that straggle we make no

W e know that our rivals have a strong team , that they are

foemen full worthy of our � tee l . strongest m e n .

We lost by the graduation of '86 our

'iVe did not, however, lose the qualities that gave them

success-pluck, perseverance, and capacity for work.

Our fondest hope

and strongest statement is, may these same qualities yield for us the fruits they yielded t he m .

107

F. V.

MATTHEWS, Captai n ,

Bertha L. B ro w n ,

Bessie A . Mortimer,

E. Hal l , W i n i freu H . Brooks, Maud E. Kingsley, .

Carrie

Corn i e M . Spear,

1st B.

Annie E. Littlefield,

2d B .

Antha L. Knowlto n ,

108

s. s. 3d B. L . F. C. F. R. F.

C OLLE.GE.

E.LE.VE.N.

Captai n ,

W . BRADBURY.

Goal Keeper,

CROSBY.

Ha.1f

Ba.eks.

GOODWIN.

BRADBURY,

Quarter

B aek.

FARR.

Fu.11

Baek.

N . BURLElGH.

Rushers. M A LL ,

N n:,

L A RRA BEE,

HARVEY, WOODS,

PUTNA M .

109

F. M .

President, Vice-President,

PERKINS, '87 .

C. F. G OODALE, '88.

E. L . SAMPSON, '89 .

ecretary and Treasurer,

E. F . G OODWIN, '87 .

F i rst Director, Second D i rector,

s . GALLERT, '88 . â&#x20AC;¢

Third Di rector,

L. OWEN, '89 .

110

COLLEGE T E A M . F.

Perk i ns , '87 .

COLBY

TENNIS

Nye ,

6 K E

'88

1\1 . Pe rk i n s , '87 .

C L U B. B . P . H o l b ro o k ,

C. E.

A. F . Dru m mond,

Holbrook,

J. A . Pulsifer.

E . B. Gi bbs, 6 K E

C L U B. H. W . Tappan,

A. W. Smith,

D . Stewart,

F. V. Mathews. 4> 6 e

88 .

J. F. Ti lto n , '88.

'89 .

W. M. Cole,

C L U B.

W. B. Farr, '87 . F. E.

H . Pepper,

C L U B. W oodrnan Bradbury, '87 .

L. Beverage, '87 .

F. R. Bowman, '87 .

A. H . Brai nard , '88.

C. F . Goodale , '88.

Burleigh, '87 .

'89 C L U B. Burbank,

Sampson ,

Burleigh (Parker),

Smith,

Frye,

Stevens,

Owen,

Wyman .

BRAVES ON T H E COURT. Larrabee, '87 .

Day, '87 .

Suckli ng, '88.

Merrill, '88.

Woods, '89.

Nye, '89. 111

• PEACH BLOWS. A . W . S m i t h , '87.

C. t C . F. Megquier, '89.

H. Pepper, '88.

CELESTIAL CUTTERS.

" Dave, "

" Nat,"

" Patten,"

" Tilt."

• Jersey blossoms.

t " Red ones ten."

t Three of these professionals have a drop scrYe. They p u t their left foot o n the serving line, their right on a service line, and reach over the net with the right arm and <lrop the ball lightly into court. This serve is very effective. •

W E D N E S DAY, OGTO B E R 6, 1886. Pepper vs. Tappa n ,

5-6, 6--4. 6-3

Sampson v s . Wyman,

6-4, 6-1

Owen vs. King,

6-0, G-0

Elden vs. Matthews,

6-2, 3-6, 7-5

Stevens vs . Frye,

6-3

4-6, 6-0 6-5, 6-1

Woods vs. Nye,

6-0, 6-3

Stevens vs. Woods,

5-6, 6-4, 6-3

Owe n vs. Elde n , O wen v s . Stevens,

5-6, 6-2, 6-3

Owen vs. Sa m pson, . Fir t P l ace,

6-1 ,

5-6,

L. O WEN . E. L. SAMPSON.

Second P l ace, 112

6-1

<WI1 I1E6E Jit E A M . GOODWIN, 1 s t Rush.

LARRABEE, Captai n and 2d Ru h.

TAPPAN, Cen tre .

KING, Goal Cove r.

P. BURLEIGH, G oal .

SO PHOMORE Jit E K M . N YE, 1 st R u s h and

PuTN.A.M, 2 d Rush .

'aptai n .

Wooos Goal Cover.

M EGQUIER, Centre.

BIG DAVID, Goal .

ï¿½eeord :for frhe Zeazon. DECEMBER 2 TO DECEMBER 25: Gymnasium Work a n d Rough-and-Tumble Fight.s.

DECEMBER 29: Sophomore Team, 3.

College Team, 15. BIG DAVID

was absent and

College Team, 6.

DRAKE

JANUARY 15 :

took bis place. Instituters, 1 .

Tbe children tbought they could play Polo. JANUARY 20 : Elites, 6 .

College Team, 1 .

G a m e lost becau e

ADAM,

the Mascot, b a d gone to Oakland t o attend a ball.

113 H

'Neath the o'erhangi ng shade Of thy cool brink,

Quietly we float and chat, And

m i le to think

That the sweet word

we1ve said

No one shal l know,Unless you, babbli ng, tel l Some one below.

1 14

â&#x20AC;˘

B. Fa rr, '87 .

F . M. Perkins, '87 .

F. E . Nye, '89 .

J. F. T i l to n , '88.

' 87 �oair '2 1ub. R. W . Harvey, '87 .

E. A . Ricker, '87 .

P . N . B urleigh, '87 .

J. F. Larrabee, '87 .

Zeita 'l'zi � o air '21ub. W.

F ry e , '89 .

Forre t Goodwin, '87 .

W . W . MerriU , '88 .

F . A . G i l more, '90 .

�hampionz or it he 't:iong Tull.

C. Edwin Coo k , '87 .

W . D . Stewart, '88.

E. L . Sampson , '89 .

G . N. Hurd, '90.

'l'ull=iit. Hen-ry Fletcher. t

'l'addlerz.

E . B . Gibbs, '88 .

A . B . Patten,

90.

E. T. Wyman, '90.

Zophomore Zitroke. " Mac. " He is reputed with the ability to " knock out " any mau in the Freshman Class.

There will be no " heat " unti l next July,-unless the steam boilers are repaired soo n . * On a clay pipe.

t The craft used i by no means modern, but their mode of manipulation is strik The craft consists of a head, to which is attached a body; on the furthe t end of this nre two projections called legs. Motion is imparted by these-a motion resembling the gyrations of the fork of a hay-tedder, to which is attached Jay-Eye-See in his 2.10� pace . The · bead is so arranged that when the padille is wielded a shrill shriek i emitted from a n opening called the mouth. The noise resembles the war-whoop of an untamed steam engine. I n paddling the e, athletes make

i11gly individual.

use of buoys.

115

' 81:(. H.

D. Dow,

F. 1\1 .

PERKrn

w . F.

W AT ON .

' 88. câ&#x20AC;¢ l-1 .

PEPPEH.

'89 . . F.

H . B . WOODS,

116

M EG Q U I E R .

118

ft t h e B c:I eC:Im. Presi dent,

Vice-President,

E. COOK .

N. H. CROSBY.

Secreta,ry,

J . F . TILTON.

E. L. S�MPSON.

Treasurer,

'l'eJ:iodiealz 'J\eeei't>ed. DAI LIES. Boston Herald, Boston Journal, Boston Globe, New York Graphic, Kennebec Journal.

Bangor W hig and Courier, Bangor Commercial, Daily Evening Times (Biddeford), Lewiston Evening Journal, Eastern Argus, Portland Advertiser,

WEE KLIES.

Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's, Nation, Puck, The Judge. Scientific American, N e w England Journal of Education, American Cultivator, Industrial Journal, The Standard (Chicago), Gospel Banner, Zion's Advocate, Zion's Herald, Watchman, Eastport Sentinel, Independent, The Youth's Companion, Portland Transcript, Woodstock Press,

Boston Post, Bangor Commercial, Lincoln County News, The Herald and Record ( Damariscotta). Oxford Democrat, Waterville l\£ail, Boston Weekly Post, Waterville Sentinel, Ellsworth American, Eastern State, Somerset Reporter, Fairfield Journal , Aroostook Pioneer, Phillips Phonograph, New York Tribune, Courier Gazette, The Sunday Globe, Kennebec Democrat.

S E M I - M O NTH LY.

Y. M . U . A. Watchman.

Atlantic, Century, Harper's, Popular Science,

IO NTH L I E S .

119

Outing, Missionary Magazine, Vermont Baptist, Musical Record.

•

�0UD§ �eB1 8> ®hr>i 8> t i <:IQ ft8>8> 0 @ i <::r t i 017. President, •

F. M. PERKINS.

V i ce-President,

HENRY FLETCHER.

Corresponcting Secretary,

B . P. HOLBROOK .

Recording Secretary,

N . s. BURBANK.

Treasurer,

LINCOLN O WEN.

87 . 0.

L. Beverage,

C. E. Cook,

B. D. Eaton,

W. Bradbur.v, N. H . Crosby,

E . E . Burleigh, H. F . Curtis,

W. B. Farr,

A . S . Green,

F . M. Perk i ns,

C . C. Richardson,

M. H. S m al l ,

A. W. Smith,

R . W. Harvey.

A . B . Lori mer,

J . A . Shaw,

R. J. Ti lton,

E. P . Barre l l ,

A. H. Brainard,

Henry Fletcher,

Pal mer,

88. E . B . G i bbs, . E . Hol brook,

C . F . Goodale,

B . P. Hol brook,

M. S . Howes,

J. F. Tilton .

If . Pepper,

J. W. Meader,

. Burban k ,

E . L . Sampson,

F. E. Nye,

. Matthew ,

H. W. Tappan,

A. Wyman, J . L . Pepper.

'89. L. O wen,

E. F . Stevens,

H. W . Frye,

H . B . Woods,

L . H . Drake,

W. L . Soule,

F. A. G i l more,

C . W . Spencer,

'90. . Kni ght,

1\1. L. �l i l !er, J. B. M. M .

i m pson, mith,

C. W . Avere l l , W . R . Curti ,

D . W. H a l l ,

A. P. Wag-g,

F. J. John on,

E. G. W alker,

A. B . Patte n ,

A . S . Roberts, 120

H. E . Hatch, E . T. Wyman .

� 0UQ§ m0me9' § @f(Pi§ t i G Q ft§§0 @ i Gt i09. M. E. PR AY . � . E. FARR.

President, Vice-President, Corresponding Secretary,

LILLIAN FLETCHER.

Recordi n g Secretary,

B. A . 1\lORTilIER.

TTeasurer,

E. SAWTELLE.

�'IE TI3EN.S.

'87.

1\1. E. Prny, M. E. Kingsley,

W. H. Brooks, B. A. Mortimer.

88.

L. Fletcher, B . L. Brown, H.

E . Merri l l .

89. Minnie B unker,

M. E. Farr, E. awtelle,

Hattie Parmenter,

Mary L . Tobey.

'90. Antha Knowlton,

Addie F . True,

Mary N . McClure,

Nettie Winslow,

Corni e Spear,

Carrie H al l .

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®0lbi�n8'i8' {®ubli8'hiBg /f 8>8> 0 @ i<::I t i0n. Prnsident and Managing Editor,

JAMES

Vice-Presiden t ,

A. PULSIFER, '88. JAMES

KING, '89.

Secretary,

D. F. SMITH, '89.

Treasurer,

J . F. TILTON, '88.

:Boa.rd

of Editors.

\V. B . S U C KLING , '88, EDITOR-IN-CHlEF. LITERARY EDITORS.

CAMPUS.

HENRY FLETC H E R , '88,

A . H . BRAINARD, '881

C . C . HOLBROOK, '88,

B EECHER PUTNAM, '89.

EXCHANGES.

WASTE-BASKET AND PERSONALS.

J . F. TILTON, '88,

W. J . M E ADER, '88,

P. P. BURLEIGH, '89,

ABRAM WYMAN, '89.

:Boa.rd

of Auditors.

:M: . S . H O W ES, '88,

LINCOLN OWEN, '89, W. R. C U RT I S , '90.

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call to the Latin chair.

He will begin

his facial

contortions at the end of the month.

' 89.

[ The Alumni are earnestly requested to furnish Items for this column . ]

Frank

'87.

aeronaut.

sermon at the First Baptist Church, Boston.

on the 13th inst.

cently united in marriage with a beautiful

Barlow

compliilied Southern lady.

and ac

Woods o f the Class of '89. Beecher Putnam has been appointed chief of the

has a new book nearly ready for publica

detective force of New York City. rience with criminals gives

It is entitled " Modesty in the Maiden ; or,

for the position.

The Secret of &!cial Success." Dr. N. H . Crosby died May 25th, of longitudinal

left college,

E. E. Parme::iter h:ll! recently opened a restaur9.nt

haec non meminisse

'90, and who

jut•nt,

recently

came to an untimely end (ofa rope) at the hands of

His place is noted for its pretty

a vigilance committee of Deadmen's Gulch, Col.

beer .

. It pains us to chronicle the death of Dana War

' 88 .

ren Ball.

Parson Shaw's struggling church at Squedunc

readers will be grieved to hear that A. B.

If he performs his duties as

well as he thinks he can play ball, we predict for

Lorimer died on the 16th of the month, of delirium

him an eminent success .

Be leaves a wife and 24 children.

Jeremiah Edmund Burke has been elected third Selectman of Franl..1"o rt.

Stewart is doing a driving business in Bangor. invoice of

�og tobacco .

Cause-en

had spent a cent for

F. A . Gilmore has signed as bat boy for the Port land Base.Ball Club.

ington Railroad.

pea-nuts !

all , except his stock in the Farm

has just received from Virginia

Re died on the 15th inst.

largement of the heart.

Corner met a loss by the burning of the parsonage.

t.h.ree to.ns of " long cut " che

'90.

two years a member of the class of

caused by overwork in his profession.

waiter girls and fine

His large expe

him a peculiar fitness

Arthur Je.--emiah Roberts, who was for nearly

striation of the cerebellum, supposed to have been

in Salt Lake City.

& Bristol's Minstrels visited town last

comedian of the troupe but our old friend, H. B .

Thil is Prof. Cook's

Winifred Helen Brooks, the clistinguished au·

A life of singular promise was

week, and whom should we recognize as the leading

third voyage on the sea of matrimony.

tremens.

gas.

Sea Islands, among whom he was laboring.

Charles Edwin Cook, A.M., Ph.D., Professor of Botany in the University of Tennessee, was re.

Our

Be has recently patented a new balloon,

abruptly terminated by the cannibals of the South

Theology."

The parson loses

Is achieving quite a success as an

It pains us to record the death of Nel.5on Burbank

Sub

ject : " The Tendency to Skepticism in the New

tion.

Nye

for which he manufactures his own

Rev. F. R . Bowman, D .D . , preached a thrilling

tboress,

The ladies of this class have lately presented to

It will

BOOn be gone.

Another Colby Alumnus

made famous.

the Sigma Kappa Society of Colby a large picture of themselves.

Mr. R. Jerry Tilton, A . B . , D.B., has accepted a

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is a beautiful frame.

®0Ib� ®r><::t @ le {®ubli�f(in§ ft ��0 @ i<::t t i0n. President,

P. N. B URLEIGH, '87 .

Vice-President,

c. c. RICHA.lWSON, '87.

Secretary,

E . L. SAMPSON, '89 .

Treasurer,

E . B . GIBBS, '88.

Editor-in-Chief.

E. F. GOODWIN, '87 ,

l. 0. pALMER,

A. L. SNOW, '87,

'87,

c . H. PEPPER, '88.

w. F . W ATSON, '87,

124

W . BHADBURY,

E. F. G oouw1 ,

P. N. BURLEIGH ,

F . R . BowMAK. *

'Foker .Zpooks:s.

Megquier,

M i l l er,

Smal l ,

Beverage,

Day,

Sbaw.

Roberts,

Cook, .

e o='Eds:s' '1tl.. u1th or elub. Bro w n ,

Bn u k er,

Pray,

Hal l .

e olb� eheeker � lub. Jewett,

Burleigh, E. E . ,

Pul s i fe r ,

Green ,

Watson ,

Wyman ,

Wal o n ,

Day,

Bowman,

Pulsifer.

Adam,

Howes ,

Drake,

R. J .

'90.

Tilton .

� The ORACLE Iloanl feels called u1>on to state in j u stice to the pooks that they ue\•cr bet anything higher than beans or tooth1>icks. They would bet, howeYer, if they could borrow. t To this Club the ORACLE editors wish to acknowledge their eternal gratitude. 125

126

'2olb� �uafitetfte. L. B . CAIN,

First Tenor. Secoud Tenor.

W. B. SUCKLING,

W . D . STEWART,

Fir t Bass. Second Bass.

H. \Y . TAPPAN,

�ollege �heir. \V . B . SUCKLING, w. D. STEWART,

F. V. MATTHEWS, ) A. w. SMITH, j

Fir t Tenor .

l\I. H. SMALL,

F i r ·t Bas o .

H. W. TAPPAN,

E. T. WYMAN,

c. KNIGHT,

)

Second Tenors. Seco11d Basso .

.Zoeiet� �uarfteUez. I. H. SMALL,

� K E.

\V . B. SUCKLING,

z ..Y . W. W . MERRILL,

F. E. NYE,

H. D . Dow,

H. W. TAPPAN,

E . F. STEVENS,

W . D . STEWART,

J. KING.

A Y.

H. R. HATCH,

C . E. DOLLEY,

J . A. SHAW.

"' � e . W. BRADBURY,

W. B . FARR,

R . W . HARVEY,

P. N. BURLEIGH.

1Banjo '21ub. P. P. BURLEIGH,

J. L. PEPPER.

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Then sei.z 1 n g h i s pe11-'twas a magical pen ,

For i ts wielder was great 'mongst the world's greatest men , The poet wrote : .A n d t h e c h i ld of his bra i n was an epic that rung W i th the clangor of war, and sonorously sung

0 f deeds of note.

The great world read, I t s heart grew hot ; " Sublime," it said, And then-forgot. He wrote again :

And there flowed from his pen

a l ove song that breathed

All the joy and melody love has bequeathed To favored m e n . T h e w o r l d w a s ensuared In a true-love k not ; It praised to the skies, And then-forgot. His dearest d i e d . He s a n g not f o r w o r l d n o r f o r f a m e nor

with art,

His song was the moa.n o'er a broken heartÂ O'er hopes denied . The great world read, Wept and spokďż˝ not, But that si mple song It ne'er forgot.

128

129

DRAJ\IATIS PERSON.£ . GAIUS FILMORE, I m perator et sum ruus qui verba facit augusto con s i l i o . CARCUS .l\IARY, reserved and stoical regulator of matters . BILLIUS G URTIS, ri i n g orator who has j ust dun ned the

togri virilis ;

as yet

u nder t b e care of Gurtis the Elder.

Hon.TENTIUS URD, an untamed foreigner hai l i n g from the w i c ked West. HERENNIUS HAVEARAIL, modest advocate of origi n al opi n ions. Do11:11TIANUS DRA.liUS, Pag-P. to the lMPERATOR ; young but sagacious ; showing signs of oratorical abi l i ty . Chorus o f Vassals, a n d members of tb e com mon poverty. Turn.-Nox. IV . , K aleoda

Octobres.

laid in the IMPERATO.K s auditorium in the Oollegia Colbiensis. clad in cm 0 1;ercoat and pair of slippers. The others, speakers and auditors, wearing anything from an exp1·ession of demoniacal rage to a linen ditster. Do111 1 TIANUS D RA ROS alone breaks the silence by puffing a pipe of Grecian carving. 'l'he hrPERATOR steps forward from his chair of state into the centre of the room ; proudly waves his hand in the direction of Do:mTIANOS DRAKUS. SCENE

IMPERATOR

* The Gee e." the expre

ORACLE Board oll'ers �3,000 ,000 w·e have the mouey on hand. age of lhe money !u

full for publicatio11.

c:i

to the person who gue 'scs the authur o f " Plucked

. end se�enty-11\'e cents with C\'Cry guess t.o pay

e your gue s is right.

130

Write your name and address in

hIPERATOR.

Ha ! vassal ! Lay aside your blackened pipe. It is not meet i n this august assembly to smoke . [ DOMITIANUS DRAKUS

shakes the ashes

from

his pipe

and

in his hat . ] lMPERATOR (continues) .

Friends, we are come together to a man ( I but a moment since did make the reckoning) , To talk upon a matter all important,

.A matter which concerns us every one .

Ya' know full well we drift ; How that last night, tbe night before , And, aye, fur three weeks back, Vile hordes of thieving vandals Have " goffied " all our property. Scoundrels they be, who are afeared 131

puts it

To meet us on the field in open day, A n d bring the matter to conclusion !

[Auditors

fired with pent up indignation break in upon the IMPERATOR.] Rascal s !

CHORUS. Scoundrel s !

Vagrants, they !

W ho by wary, cunni n g trick Have despoiled u s of our goods ; Taken from us all we bad, Yea, our fruit and panties , too, Blast them !

Curse them !

Han g them al l !

hIPERATOR . H i st ! May this outburst not occur a gai n , Lest hearing us t h ey break i n o n this congress. 'Tis nobler, too, to down ou r wrathful feeli n g, And g i ve the appearance of not caring ; 'Ti

unsee mly, too, to i n terrupt your speake r.

I barn a tale to tell-'t m ay i n terest you : But yes te rn igb t , w hen I wa from me i·oo rn ,

The

vandal

forced an e ut rancc at me d0or,

And lugged away me broadcloth Sunday breeches-

[ Ories of What 'J cut them for you 'J ]

Villains !

Best pants 'J

Unkind creatures !

Who

I M I'ERATOR. Now, friends,

if others

have to say, say on !

[ The bIPEllATOR makes a graceful bow, gathers his scanty robes i1i his hand, and floats, rather than walks, to the chair of state. Gasps of admira tion heard on all sides.] HEREN IVS HA VEARAIL, bashfully minces out into the floor, bows, blushes, and begins in a falsetto to11e, very like to high a yielded by a dislo cated pipe in the Baptist organ.

1, loo, have got omethi n to tel l . They came i n to m y room and took m y coat, And pants, and apples, too-

(It hurt me mo t to see them go,

Th ey w a so red and j uicy) , I think w i th you t h at th ey are dreadful mean .

lMPERATOR. Ah ! friends they have not done with132

DOM1TrA.Nus DRA.KUS (Page) , three feet nine in his stockings, stepping

before the commanding form of the hrPERATOR, breaks in :

- Devil try ! Thou'rt ri ght, old m a n , 'tis so ! They be not rlone ! Would have t

And I

suffer, but for oue-

The poet Lori mus who shares my betlÂ They fear h i m , as did I until

I found h i s rhymes were h :i.rmless. ! m ean and subti le ! Coulll I but l ay me hand on one I 'cl make him moa n .

They're cowardly

CHORt:; .

Subtile and s h re w d , Crafty a.nd mean , In p i l feri n g goods Ne'tr were they seen ; Could we detect them 1 33

We'd lay them low, And teach them to honor And deference to sho w . CARCUS M ARY steps forth with slow a n d measured tread ; i n look and bearing calling to mind a well-known teacher of the ancient Latin, one Julius. Upon this matter

n ave I given thought,

Their subterfuges have I well considered. The matter first was brought upon my notice Three weeks ago, when I returned From meditating on the river's b ri n k . Said I 'twas then first brought u p to my mind ? Nay, I had thought upon the matter some before,

n ut then

'twas thrust upon me w i t h more force.

When I ascended to the upper hall On which I d well, I found My paneled door all smashed to k i nd l i ng. A sorry

i ght !

A sadder thought to think

O f a crisp bi l l to pay the breakage. But

that

was nought, merely an open ing

Through which the horror of the i nn e r room M i ght glare me in the face. There, there I saw the table all o'ertnrned, My books strnwn round in riotous d isorder, The qui l t with sixty thousand pi eces Which I doted on, cast down

Jn i ns u l t on the floor, and bearing on't

The print of ruth l ess h ee l . N o r was that al l .

M y wardrobe

Which contai ned my b l ue jean Jacket and green pantaloons, all stripped . Aye ! this e x plains my present nudity . Ah ! a n e w d i tty, I say i t w i th solemnity, Will those -vile vandals sing ere many days ! Be cal m , me friends, and let us think Upon some measure to repay t hese wrongs. CHORUS. Ah ! the detestable sneak-thieving hypocrites. How can w e find words fit to attach to them ? Probably boa ting of how they have vanqui s hed us, How they have brought us to humble submission . Could we but meet them upon a fair footing How we would drub the detestable monsters. 134

BILLIUS G URTIS.

I am o'erwhel m ed with these reports of vandal i s m , Ne'er b a d I beard of conduct such a s t h i s before ; Ne'er have I seen a t h rong in snch condition, Depri ve d o f decent coveri n g for t h e mortal

Ha ! HRd they treated m e i n tliis I 'd l e t the c o w a rd l y b u l l i es know

Lase way

frame.

m e stu ff ;

But a s i t i s-fol' they have robbed me notI shal l not trouble the m , Lest I d istul'b m y e l der brother's peace .

[ BILLIUS stalks to his seat with the air of satisjaction which characterizes one who has defin ed his position . For a few moments the soft wings of silence rest on the audience, while each mind is wrapl in the thought-would thrrt I had the elder brother.]

HORTENTIUS URD.

I was not always thus, subject to depri vatio n ;

My earl i e r yeal's

spent in riding on the plai n ;

Now on the back of some h uge buffal o ; 135

Now standing on my fiery mustang, W i th drawn knite betwixt m e teeth, Revolver cocked and loaded, and a lasso in me hand, Which I did fling about the neck of hooting owl , And snake h i m from his haunt to trail A trophy, i n my swift advancing wake. The fire w hich flashed from out me youthful eye Gave pleasure to me father, bowed w i t h age.

[Stops in his mad tleli'ver_y to heave out his eye. He proceeds.]

sigh and wipe a telir drop from

How different i s me present lot. Ye see m e now clad merely In long legged boots and wide brimmed hat. T'was al l they lefa me.

They have got the rest.

I tell ya' friends we'll answer to the cry To war ! to war ! or

I'm no longer one of ya'.

[ T he blPERATOR FILMORE rises and swings aloft his regal fusees, at which signal all arise. He leads the chorus.] CHORUS. We, with outward bodies col d , Burn with rankling fire w i t h i n , E'en u p o n the demons bold We'd repudiate their s i n . Blast them !

Curse t h e m !

Hang them all !

Call we on tbe thunder blast, O n their heads a bolt to clasp ; Call we-

[ Their call is evidently heard, for the chorus is interrupted by a loud stamping, rallling, and hooting at the door ; the door is crushed in ; the curÂ tain falls on an indescribable medley of fists, curses, boots, hair, shrieks, torn pants, blood, molecules, and atoms, }ammed hats, anathamas, ragged eye balls, cries of " that 'a int pretty," etc. , etc.]

136

RICKER . . . . . .

. . . " Mabel, l i ttle Mabel, with face against the pan e . "

MATTHEWS, '89 . . . . " Brass i mpregnabl e . " F A R HAM . . . .

. .

SOULE . . . . . . .

. " He h a d a face l i ke a. beLJedicti o n . "

. . . . " You w hey-faced y o u t h , who delights to wear

A weedy flux of i ll-co nd itioned hair." HOLBROOK , B . P . . . " Thou art so w itty, w icked , and so t hi n . ' . I M PSON

... . ..

,, UCKUNG . . .

. .

. . " Lord of h uman k i n d ." . . ' ' Soprano, basso, e\·en t h e contralto W i shed h i m five fathoms under the Rial t o . "

. .

MILLER . . .

' 9. .

. .

. . . .

. . ..

RrCHARDSON . . .

" A n o b l e n r m y of martyrs . "

. . " T h o u unassu ming commo n p l ace of uature . '

. . . " 'Tis, alas ! h i s modest, b11shful n ature a n d p u r e i n n o _ cenre that makes ll i m silent . "

90 . . . . . . . .

. . .

. . . . . ' ' Your grown-up baby i s the worst j u v e n i l e i n t h e worl d to deal w i th ; y o u can't treat h i m as a man, and one hates to be continually passi n g t h e n u rs i n g bottle."

G IL111 0 RE . .

. .

...

. .

. " M aidens, beware !

-This lord bath

his

eye

upon

you ."

THE C HO I R

. . . . . " Swans s i n g before they die .

. .

'Twere n o bad thing

did cert a i n persons die before they sung." SAM . . . . . . . . .

. . . . " l\Ia u , proud m a n ,

AP. SMITH

. . .

Dressed i n a l i ttle b r i e f authority . " . . .

. " I k n o w I a m u o t popular among t h e students, b u t I have a very h i g h reputation w i lh t3e Faculty, my dear. '

O WEN [Cupid]

. .

FRESHMAN KING.

. . " A l ittle round, fat, oily man." • . "

HOWES

. . • . . . . . . . .

GREEN .

. . . . . . . . . . •

STEWART

S H Aw

. . . . . . . . .

An i nfinite deal of nothin g . "

" Ho w terrible to contempl ate a d issipated youth. " Use Sa.poli o . " " They never taste w h o always drink."

. " The l ight that l ies in woman's eyes has been my heart's undoing."

JEWETT . .

BURLEIGH, '89 .

. .

. . . .

" A politician, one that could circumvent the Devil."

" A d i m pled, blushing, well-rounded youth . "

137

KNIGHT . . . . . . . . . . " Th e re is no vice so simple but assumes some marks of virtu e . " PARl\lENTER . . . . . . . " A l as , t h e l o v e of woma n , it is known to b e a l ov e ly

and a fearful thing."

AVERILL . . . .

. . . . . " I want to be an angel ."

MOORE . . . . . . . . . . . . " Misspending all thy precious hours ."

FARR . . . . . . . . . . . . . " Yes ! puppet's the word ; for there's nothing i n s i d e But a clock-work of vanity, pas;1ion, a n d pri d e . " JOHNSON . . . . . . . . . . " A u d th e w i nd b l e w t h rou g h his whiskers ."

NYE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " Too fair to worship, too divine to love, I'd be a butterfly . "

BuRKE . . . . . . . . . . . . " Veri ly, thou talkest large for o n e smal l m an . " LARRABEE . . . .

. . . " Farewel l , the neighing steed."

" ' T was for the l '89, j · · · · · · · · abroad ."

STEYENS, Knm,

good of my country t hat I should be

TILTON, R . J . . . . . . " A mother's p ride, a father's joy."

Hou.ms . . . . . . . . . . " Cut and come aga i n . "

BRAIN Alm . . . . . . . . . " God b l ess the man w ho first i n vented s l e e p . " LORI M E R . . .

. . . . . . ' ' A fi n i sh ed g e n t l e m a n fr o m to p to toe ."

S A :'llPSON . . . . . . . . . . " Ma, g i m m e

a ce n t .

W A LK ER . . . . . . . . . . " H u m a n i ty w i t h a l l W i th al l its hope

I W�lnt to be tuff. '1 its fears,

of fut u re years,

Is h a n ging b reat h less on thy fate . "

DRA K E . . . . . . .

ROBERTS

. . . .

. . . . " l ' m the monarch of al l I s u rvey." . . . . . " H e tal k ed , Lord ! how h e ta l k e d . "

B U RLEIG H , E. E . . .

" He is

no s t u d e n t made by i n dex lea rn i n g pa l e,

Y e t sti l l h e h o l d s a deal o f science b y

t he ta i l . "

G A LLER'!' . . . . . . . . . . " A happy yo u t h , vol ub l e , a n d fu l l of grace ."

not a l ways w i se . " • · I cannot s i n g , sai d Cad mo n ."

S M I T H , '8 9 . . . . . . . . . " G reat m e n are

COOK . . . . . . . .

... .

M EG Q O I E R . . . . . . . . " Go to t h e ant, thou s l u g- h a r e! ."

PEPPER, J . L . . . . . . " A-a-a-m-s deuced Engli h-a-don ch e r k no w . " B EV E R A G E . . . . . . . . " The hai rs of t h y h ead are n ur u bere d . "

CURTIS, ' 7 . . . . . . . . " l\lary h a d a l i tt l e J a m b. "

HATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . " Behol d , h o w h o me l y a bPard can make a m a n ."

138

" Oh

woman, woman, lovely woman, 'ti

not safe to know."

MISS FLETCHER . . . . " Love seldom haunts the breast where l earning lies . "

l\fi s

Miss

KINGSLEY . . . . " B e fl i rtuous a n d you w i l l b e happy." KNOWLTON . . . " Ah me !

Co-RD

How weak a thi ng the heart of woman i s . "

O F '90 . . . . . . ' ' We d o fawn on m e n a n d hug t h e m bard, a n d after

scandal lhe m . "

Mrss SPEAR • .

. • • • • _"

I f to h e r share some female errors fal l ,

Look on h e r face a n d you'll forget them al l . '

M rss WIN

LOW

. . • .

" What w i l l l\l rs . Gru n dy say ? "

1\1 1

TOBEY . . . . . . . . " But since he's gone I feel forlo rn ,

Mrs

l\IERRILL . . . . . "

I think nl l d a. y about h i m .

M is

A i d l e as

a painted ship upon a pai nted ocean ."

BUNKER . . . . . . " O h ye whose cheek the tear of pity ne'er d i d stai n .

l\ 1 I s

FARR . . . . . . . . . " I l oathe that l o w vice, Curiosity . '

SAWTELLE . . . . "

Miss

M rss

BROWN .

• • • • • •

" Thy voice is a celestial melody. '

It is much easier to be c d tical than to be conect .

PRAY . . . . . . . . . " I am the very p i n k of courtesy. '

MISS PARMENTER . . " Age eannot wilher her, n o r custom stale her i nfinite

variety."

Mrss

McCLURE . . . . " Ubi mel, ibi apis.'

139

140

�en i 0P

� o u . 22, 1886 .

TOAST-MASTER,

JOHANN.

TOAS T S . 1.

Psy (sigb ) cbology,

Agnosticism in its Relation to Astronomy,

Cup i d . Nancy.

Ancient.

Sel f-Consciousness i n Fl unking,

Ne-sC'i (she) ence as related to Bachelorhood,

Aja x .

" ldea (r)l Theory " vs . " Rhetori c " in Fl i rtation ,

Nixy.

Mental Science as i n fluenci n g " Statuesque Exactitude

Metaphysics and " Cutti ng,"

'87's Alpha and O mega i n the Philosophical and Astro·

of Philosophical Termi nology,

Polyphemus .

nomical Departments,

Ski ne .

Chuck .

141

Around the festal board assembl ing,

t T--t, and § H --s draw n igh,

t M-d-r,

To con-dissect the pie formed cymbl i ng, And the Hersey pumpk i n pie ! Jr.

What * * men

of vast i mportance they !

How cra m m e d thei r beads with * * * knowledge ! What a great boost for Colby, say ? S ince first they entered college. • odalitis

11si1wrum.

t Tbe wind-hcafled

rpi). c ;;:rr11t;

of personified

nuMteas.

t Royal Jerry, the hermit-crab. § The • • or

hallow-headed deacon of tile llaptist per uaslon.

Q..,,,�p11 rroc �ul.!vwv u:cf.ia.J.iin.

"' • * Of highly compre sed a n d thrice puriiled 142

w i nd of eqotiam

m ul me-importance.

Big we, b i g we, but

small you !

The campus all is ours * ; Two-thlrds by righ t to M-dďż˝r due, The rest to T-- t aod H -- s

IV.

At meals l i ke starved wolves they eat Food

quantum sat

for

ten ;

Their record sm-e is hard to beat, For they're no

common men ! Y.

Successively p l ate after plate Voraciously t hey stuff, Their cravi n g maws ful l wel l to sate, Ere they w i l l cry

enough ! "

VI . Woe lo the m a n who sits near by, For every day he suffers For want of flesh , or bread, or p i e , Gui p e d up by those great duffers ! vu.

Alack-a-day ! ah, woeful day ! For Ma'am Hersey, the provider ! 'Tis w e l l she sent them all away, Else she'd had nor chick , nor spider !

* It is stated on good authority that they ham a deeded claim

143

the earth!

1 T is a funny thing to fl u n k . Tbe poor v i ctim cannot realize tbe extent of � b i s mi fot"tune at the moment w he n be is dropped on by the Prof. I n

a dazed sort of w a y be rises upon h i s t re m b l i n g legs w i th h i s k n ees knock i n g together and a goneness about bis soul .

At fir t he a sumes a n i n t e l

l i gent l ook to give the Prnf. t h e i m pression t h a t he k nows i t all .

Then

stands l o t i n m ed i tation as if it bad j u t at that very moment e caped h i m . Then he notices a l i ttle s m i l e j ust begi n n i ng t o l i ghten the countenance of a fe l l o w-student, and he begi ns to realize the flight of time w h i l e he is occupy i n g t he floor. Then in despair h e cl utches at some wild absurd i dea, j u t a the proverbial drow n i n g man catches at the straw. In a con fident tone b e strikes in, but pauses as the s m i les around him grnw broader and more n u m e rou . salary a n d foe]

If the Profe sor h a

j u t been paid a porti<m of h i s

goocl-naturecl o n t h a t particular day, h e . m a y g i rn a few

meager but valuable suggest ions to the stumb1 i u g student t ha t will enable him lo proceed.

If, on the other hand, the Prnfe sor h a

h a d i n grow i n g

t o e n a i l s , or h a s been k e p t awake the n i ght before b y serenad i n g masc u l i ne cats, or has b ad h i s favorite corns stepped on by h i s mother-i n-law, the

probabi l i tie are that be would rather frown on a flunk than s m i l e on a very ordi nary recitati on .

Such tri als w i l l make i n road

coating o f a hard-shell Baptist.

even on the outer

Then if the �tndent remarks that b e don't

know where to begi n , tlie con sol i n g reply of the Professor w i l l probably be, " Begin where yon please . " I flun ked once i n the unsuspecting

bemistry .

ORACLE

I don·t w i b t o impose o n t h e m i n d o f

reader the impression t h a t I fl u n ked only once

i n Chemistry, or that I did n't fl unk in other branclles. poi n ts I have nothing to say.

I n regard to those

But there was one particular·flunk in Chem

i s t ry that I remember. O n the m0rn ing of the day in ques tion, as I steppe<l across the corridor to Briggs' room to borrow his tooth-brush, he casually remarked that the Chemistry lecture was Briggs used o n al l occasi ons.

" measly

J ong."

" Measly " was a word

I beg leave to remark j ust here that " meas

l y " is a good word for practical purposes under ordinary circumstances. h is soothi n g to the m i n d and can be used i n the presence of a m inister. But if a Freshman goes home from the Sociable with your best girl the case i s an extreme one, and requires the most artistic profanity which can 144

be very beautifully and forcibly emphasized by sundry squi rts of tobacco j u i c e at the Read i n g-Room stove. But I am <ligres ing.

To returu to t h e .s u bject, I believed B riggs w he n

be said the lecture was loug.

In my day a Chemi try lecture that wasn't

Jong w.i.s a novelty.

And such a novelty t h e Profe

in.

s o o n think o f s e e i n g s o w e ani mal of a n exti nct

I would j u t a

fauna roami n g around Coburu Hall a

or never i ndulge d

eei ng a C he m istry lecture that

one could ma ter with a re:t onable amount of appli cation , l i ke a J es on in German , Logic, or Physics. hours and fifteen minutes.

O n thi

particular lecture I studied j ust two

I consumed the last ten m i n u tes trying to l earn

the o u t l i n e and arrangement of the topics.

The Profe sor often used to

tel l us that a person w i t h ordin n.ry i n te l l i gence could learn m i n utes.

this in five

I ne>er doubted th e truth of this statement, but was somehow

forced to the conclu ion that a l l

tudents of Clrnmi stry whom I knew lacked

ordinary i ntel ligence.

I never wou l d admi t , even to myself, that I wanted

ordinary i n tell i gence.

I al way

felt sure that I

could

get the outl i n e i n

five m i nute , a n d I a m equally certain n o w that I n e > e r t h i n g near that t i m e .

for I would rather flunk in anythi ng e l e tlHm that.

a-balf hours on i t . hap

flunked.

Tl.Jc reci tat i o n beg a n .

ca l l c<l 0 1 1 .

the hour wa

Many que tion

!Jad beeu When

n e a rl y o ·er I begau t o coagrntulale myse l f on my narrow

I wa

He repeated the cal l .

o t ic k l ed that I d i dn't hear the Profe

traight at me .

or w h e n he called

I co uld hardly realize the truth at fir t .

felt as L!Jough there mu t be some m i s take.

B u t , n o ; th e Profos or was

There could b e n o m i stake.

There was n o alter

The question now for m e lo decide wa : sh al l it be u. dead flunk

o r a fizzl e ?

The t i me foe p

fideut that I knew

fizz l e .

tepped in and took my

or, and I t !Jought he wouldn t grt cl ear . roun d .

escape.

looking

Per

was about hal f o ve r and I hadu t been

I began to breathe more free ly .

on me.

n at i v e .

u ual ly put two and

I studied u p to the last stroke of

the bel l , then dropped my lecture book i n the h al l ,

asked the Profo

get i t i n any

This time only two hours and fifteen m i nutes.

that was the reason w hy

scat.

clid

l i ghted all my other les::ons to get Chemistry,

I rose.

yc b o l ogi cal

calculation was brief.

I wa

con

o rn e th i n g abo u t the l e son, aud deci ded in favor o f the

l\ly cou rage evaporated.

down aro un d my d i ap h ragm, and

dered play fu l ly along my

i n k i ng sensation settled

omething l i ke a polar current mean

p i na l col u nrn and took out al l t b e

tiffe n i n g ,

l eavi n g t h e afore aid co l u mn as l i m p as a Fre•hmau's eol l ar after a Soph

omoric deluge.

I stood awh i l e o n the l e ft foQt and med i tated.

never si nce been able to decide j u t where I begn.n my recitati o n . have been in the advance lecture.

morally certain it wa

somewhere .

Perbap

i t was i n t h e re\'iew.

I have

It may I am

My collar felt too tight and the road

way down my resophagus became as dry and withered as a Profe

or's

joke, w h i l e I prnceeded :

" By acting on ferric

u l p b i de with dil ute sulphuric acid a s o l ution of

carbonic dioxide is formed.

FeS + Hz o. = CO� + Fe S O � . 145

It is a gas,

colorless and tran parent, pungent odor, is very volati l e .

Should be pre

served in w e l l -corked bottles. " RELATION TO Co11moSTIOJ'.\.

I n to a beaker o f this gas ( w h ich has

been previou l y m o i stened round the edges w i t h l i tmus water) i n sert a spl i nter w i th a glowi ng--" I

t0pped.

i n terestibg. o n ly.

It bad j ust dawned upon my m i nd that I was altoget her too My audience w e re payi ng strict attention and s m i l i ng copi

I stood awhi l e on my right foot and cogi t ated.

I m u t have made

some s l i gh t error in my recitati o n , or perhaps I had taken up tbe wrong top i c .

If so, w hitt was the ri ght one ?

head and continued to cogi tate . pa s i n g .

The Profes or

cl idn t

What cou l d it be ?

I scratched my

At l ast it occurred to me that t i me was seem to no�i ce the fact, for when I looked

at h i m he was looki n g down itt t h e floor and appeared to be t h i n k i n g ear nestly about someth i n g else.

o nly by a b i g b l ue fly.

The s i lence became pai n ful .

He l az i l y stretcheu

It was broken

h i s enameled w i ngs jn a patch

o f sun] i ght, then flew up t o the w i ndow pane a n d buzzed and buzzed. Ti me conti n ued to fly .

I began to breathe heav i l y .

T h e heat of the room

became oppressive, though the thermometer of the door ca ing registered ouly 64 c .

How long I w o u l d have stood there waiting for i n spiration, pos

terity w i l l never k n o w .

The Professor made a remark that plashed on my

lacerated spiri ts l i k e a pail of water on a porous Freshman . " That'll do ; thank . " I d i d n't exactly si t dow n .

I gravitated.

A l l wa s over.

I cou l d n't d i gn i ty i t w i th the name of " fizzl e . '

I t w a s a fl unk.

The m ap i n the l e ft corner

seemed to hang u n even and leaned towards m e w i th a mark i n g leer. t h e oxygen a n d hydrogen generator

And

on t h e right a 8 u med a d runken

s w agger as i f to taunt m e w i th my m i fortun e . T h e n e x t o n e cal le d u p w a s Brigg .

H o w I w i shed he wou l d flu nk.

Ev en a l i ttle m istak e would have be e n s om e comfort. right aud made a perfect recitation .

But, n o .

He began

Then my meditations took the follow

i n g course : " This thing w i l l not occur agai n .

Br iggs w i l l flunk sorue day.

Then

if I am called up next, I shall rattle i t off so rapidly and accurately that it will make h i s head s w i m .

I wi l l b e

ure to k n o w the l esson next tirue.

w i l l get it if I have to study half the n i ght." What student does not make such reso l utions ? keeps them ?

W hat student ever

How many of our lessons do we have so well that there is

not some v u l nerable poi nt, some " heel of Ach i l l es , " where a fl un k is pos sible ?

146

sat in my room at midnight, As Uie

oon was brightly hen.mi n g ,

T h i n k i ng of e a r l y college chLys , And of campus frolics dreami n gT h i n k i n g of the happy days gone by, O f the friendly faces first met ; The joyous welcom e , the cheery s m i les, W h i c h i ndeed I can never forgetWhen there came to me as o ft of yore , The grand old songs we used to sing,

or our old

" x .'s ancient glory,"

And our ring-a-ching ! chi ng, c h i ng ! "

" I'm

a rambl i ng rake of poverty,"

W ith i t.5 rich, melodious sound,

F i l led ev'ry heart w i t h loyal good cheer, As we shouted i t round o n rou n d . O u r " Laurige r Horati us , " W a s never nC\glected t h e n , ' T i s m a n y the time past m i d n ight, We v e sung it again and agai n ! .

" 'Twas there I larned radLn' an' writin , " And the "

pan i s h Caval i e r , '

Were shouted with raptured emotio n , As we sang i t hearty w i th cheer.

Ami w hene e r our s i ng i n g was e nded ,

The " good-night ladies " would fal l

W i th a sweetness of depth and v i gor, That echoed through campus and hal l .

0 , those a r e s u c h happy memories, Those days o f four years ago !

They creep back to our hearts so gently, We'll never forget t he m , I know

But as we i n to the world go forth, O ur several tasks to pursue, Past-campus joys w i l l be with u s still, Old " Colby's " love to renew

147

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lt Drno :

m i dd l e aut u m n , o f aotiquatencss

Logic o f Richard the W h ately. 14

and

waot o f exercise, the

'88 Deemed i t necessary t o cremate a n d bury the Logical remain s .

DECR EED ; That a procession conduct the defunct i n i ts coffin along a l i n e of march to pl ace of cremation ; t u e n to reduce to ashe

and bury ; that the

deepest mou rn i n g pos i bl e be worn, and that n o one of the c l as!l be excused o n accou nt of perverted ideas .

THE DEATH Was fo l l owed b y a brief season o f l yi ng-i n-state, and then the that-that was-and-would-be was taken to a Plea ant place and e mbalmed w i lh odori ferous o i l .

The remains

OF L O C I C , Attended wit h all tlie pomp o f ancient foneral , were fo l lowed by the griev i n g clas

through thu principal streets of the t o w a .

gorgeou ly arrayed, led the proce_ i o n . Thu mpers (yagger d ispel l ers ) ;

Tile Class-Marsllal,

Fol low ing him came two Head

t he n t h e O fficiati ng Officers ;

then the

Right Royal Be.irers w i t h their burde n , protected by the R . R . Pol i ce . Beh i n d , the Ch ie f Wai l ers a n d Howlers, assisted b y the Sub-Wailers and How l e rs.

Along the way the

ercised their vocal powers.

\V . 's

and

H. 's,

and sub W . '

au<l H .'s ex

We chant this prean to Whately's remain s ; M a y they rest i n t h e damp, cold sod. His first name was Richard, nicknamed " Dick " ; T o tell the truth bis bead was th ick ; To bis grave we gladly plod.

In fron t of L .

t he procession halted, and the 88 co-eds added their

oriental-l i k e l amentations to the wail. reach i n g t he

The fu neral trai n moved o n, and

campus the cofti n was deposi ted on the pyre i n fro nt of

Recitation Hal l , where the concl uding exercises were carried out. QUIETUS :

Form ing of Funeral Circle. LIGHTING THE PYRE:

Up went the flames and Logic with them. ORATION :

Text-" C'en est fait de J u i . " (omittetl on account of weather): Whately, Logic; Logic, Whately, etc.

FUNEBRIS POEMA

DOXOLOGIUM :

Our books on Logic now must go, Consigned are they to depths below ; Fossils beneath the sod belong; To put them there cannot be wrong. BENEDICTION.

(At midnight, burying of ashes by the chosen, and erection of Hie Jacet.)

h i rt sleeve

w h i le

Before the brnken m i rror on t l t e wa l l A FL"e h rn a n w rest l es w i th a co l l ar ti gh t A

ize too smal l . u n k e m p t l ocks

Ili

so ďż˝ rn ooth l y t h at the fl ies woultl sl i p ,

He m at Ami

a straggl i n g hai 1Âˇ that mocks

h av e

pueri l e l i p .

Hi A Ui

j acket

blue

mother m a d e before h e came awny :

A dazzl i n g pol i h ap

his clu m y

hoe

array. rr.

H e doffs h i s f u n n y little h a t And h ard l y dare

t o ope the door,

But then be t h i n k , " W ho' For

ome body'

scared o' that ?

gone i n :i.fore."

He pu bes, an d the door swings wide : A l l hear a noi e an d turn and stare, And

the blu hes be can't h i de .

W i th e y e

o b l i nded by t h e g l a re .

150

He qui te forgets to pay ten cents, But walks right i n , makes

delay

( He i s not used to p aying rents) , A n d hangs his little clothes away.

He ate

son,e

cake, of cream a s u m ,

Upset his coffee ( j u s t i n play) , A n d then, i nstead of being glu m , I beard h i m t o a maiden say : " Weather's queer In this place,

In the m a i n Rai n.

"I j ust come This l ast fall From my ma Far. " Boys are rough : But

we'll

have

Sophomore Gore . • • Going now ? So am I You go home Alone ? '

A n d so I l e ft the blushing two, And they went out i n to the n ight : I do not know their n ames, do you ? Come brace, old man , give me a li ght.

151

ďż˝ HE Vice-Pre ident was in the lower hal l tri m m i n g and fil l i n g the W lamps, w h e n be d i scovered on one of the c h i m neys a dark amber b l otch , o f w h i ch n i cot i ne was the v i tal pri n c i p l e , that some one had, n o doubt, put there to break the dazzl ing glare

t h e du plex burner .

After

look j ng at it for a mom ent, with an expression of m i ngl ed p i ty and d isgust, he broke fort h :

" Dat am edication ? ai n't i t ?

members of dis 'slution to conduc' demse l f ? edicalin' a young man ef he am goi n' to ' pre tion ? "

Dat am a noble way fo' de Wh at am d e benefit of

such

results ob de edicaÂ

He paused a m ome n t to note the i m pression which his prologue

had made upon his audience, and then , stri k i n g an attitude w h i ch would 102

have done justice to Demosthenes h i m self, be gurgl i n g tone : spec' myself ?

" Ef

Could yo' 'spec' me ?

'ploy my services longe r ? service .

proceeded i n low and

I should do such a degraceful ac' as dat, could Dey would say :

' Lebe dis college.

Y o ' a.m a snare i n d e p a ff ob de young men . '

action fo' a young m an dan d i s . an' rte raisin' de lowly.

Would de trustee ob dis col lege Lebe d i s

Dey am a nobler

Yo' place am elevatin' de downtrodden ,

Yo' is to set de essample to de ignorant dat dey i s

t e r faller, d a t d e y m a y be distracted from de m i re of deputation, a n ' clovcd a.n' set u p in dey right mi nes i n de i m perinm circamflexion .

When I was

boun' by de ban' ob slavery would I do dis dcgrnceful ac' ? ay-neber !

Unedicated a

I was, fo' I m i n gled

my fren de President an' de oder 'fessers . frown on such a digestion .

Neher !

de high s'c'ety ob

Eben den, gem'men, I would

Yes, I tel l yo', gem'men -- "

Here the

speaker was interrupted i n his magniloquent flow 0 f oratory by the remark :

" Aw, come off, Sam .

President Linco l n , who freed you from

those bonds of slavery, used to chew l i ke a bil ly-goat, and be

ďż˝ sec l

to go

around all the t i m e wilh bis shirt front plastered w ith yel l o w poker-dots. He used to eat th e weed , so that he couldn't hold i t all o n the i n side .' This remark rather staggered t h e Vice-President

for

a moment, taken

so off his guard, and confused by the laughter of the crowd ; but in a moment he said, d rawing hi mself back and looking with witherin g scorn upon

bis i nterrupter :

ash-hopper ! chew .

" De m what knows too much sleeps

under de

Dey am two reason why Pres'ent Li ncoln bed a right ter

Dem was days when der wern t de light of dbilization der am

now, an' h e was actin' u p ter de light he bed . ter chew er smoke.

er character, an' principles, an' chewin'.

Dem times ebery one used

En' secon'wise, Pres'ent Li ncoln were a man dat bed

intellec'

deficient ter recompensate wid de

Young gern' m e n , ef yo' bed dem

disqualifications we might

think ob de 'visability ob yo' chewin', but as i t i s <lat a m out ob de q ues'ion .

You n g gem men, I hopes yo' will so conduc' yo'self i n de future,

an' so heed de 'vice yo' janitor gib yo' dat you w i l l be a to C-o-1-by University.

young man am from C-o-1-by University.' gem'ruen, dat will be a es she stan'."

respec'

an' 'oner

En' when men see yo' dey will say, ' Dat

'gratulation to

Make

yo'self a name,

ol' C-o-1-by University es long

A n d with these solem n words the dusky professor of odd

jobs cast a look of pity o n his auditors and went up the stairs, with his curly head in his elbow, convulsed with laughter.

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OFFICERS. â&#x20AC;¢

Presiden t .

E. E. BURLEI G H , M.

E . P RA Y,

l. 0.

Vice-President.

pALMER,

Secretary and Treasurer. Special I nvestigator of Abnormal Morphology.

C . C . R I C H A R DSON,

Rabbit Professor of Fossil Fish Track s .

C . E. COOK,

H . F.

URTIS,

Discourser on the Fried Tripe and Snai l Shells of tbe Cretaceous Period .

D<IED<IEERS . Snow,

Harvey, Morti mer,

Smal l ,

Richardson,

Smith,

Pray,

Burleigh , E. E . ,

Parmenter,

Burleigh, P. N . ,

\Vatson,

Curtis,

Cook,

Pal mer.

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H I B:fltORY OR JIC H R BOGI RJitY. ·

This society first saw the l ight October 30, 1886, Prof. Wadsworth

presi d i n g at the birth,

utor Harvey assisti ng.

Its object was to promote

origi nal i n vestigation and i n dependence of tlwught, and thoroughly pre pare its graduating members for the great battle of l i fe [that is, the n e w members were all t o l d so b y t h e Prof.] . Its begi n n i ng was sickly.

The first subjects tackled by the society

were Petrography ::md Geology.

Though studying of gri t and sand, yet

the e elements were l acking in the students.

However, j ust as Prome

theus brought down from heaven the i mmortal fire to i nspire mortal men , so Prof. Wadsworth, from the fire-born rocks of ages past, aroused the zeal of h i s young disciples.

They went beavely to work .

Many i m

portant discoveries w�re made by various members of the society, b u t we have only space for those most startli ng.

At the outset it was discovere d

that Tutor Harvey would be absent at least three.-fourths of the time ; that President B urleigh was afflicted with a m i l d k i ud of i nsanity, often mani festing itself i n total forgetfulness ; that the co-eds had joined t he society because Curtis did ; that Cook was a better specimen of fossil than any i n the laboratory, and that the sole aim o f Preston Bul'leigh i n joining the society was to discover if prehistoric man had used a prehistoric pipe. The first i mportant event i n the history of the work of the society was the di scovery that the stone used in the college buildings probably be longed to the Laurentian system,

and many members of the society

thought that the principles of the i n stitution m ust be of e v e n a more remote antiquity ; but this i dea, like all geological theories, may be dis proved in the light of future i nvestigation. To vary the monotony of class-room work, subjects for special i n ves tigation were gi ven to different i n d ividuals . m ake a report on

M r . Snow was asked

the " Customs of Prehisteric Man

Fossi l ized Re mai ns, etc . "

as Indicated by

He created quite a sensation in the society by

presenting the followi ng report : 12

\Vhole number of Sabbaths in term, Attended church,

Absent from church, EXPLANATIONS.

President Peppei· : The reason why I did not attend church on three Sundays was that I was called to Bangor on business ;

on three other

Sundays I was unable to walk,

and the non-attendance upon the remaining four was occasioned by oversleeping. Ever your friend,

A. L. SNOW.

Mr. Parmenter was sent by the society to the region of Eastern Ken nebec t o especially i n vestigate t h e subj ect of cleavage. 155

After several

months of constant and assiduous labor, assisted by the that section, be retu rned.

fair

nati ves of

The substance of h i s report was s i mply to

confirm i n ail i ts detai ls Sharpe's Mechanical Theory ,

i. e . ,

" C l e avage i s

al ways d ue t o powerful pre sure a t right angles t o t h e plane o f cleavage, by w h i c h the pressed mass has been compressed in the di rection o f tbe pressure and extended in the d i rection o f cleavage." The society was m uc h pleased at recei ving early in

the spring

u n i que specimen from the salt m i nes of Readfield, furnishecl by the k i n d足 ness of M r. Harvey.

[Mr. Harvey i s the father of t he l amente d tutor,

Roscoe W i l l i a m Harvey, w ho, by the way, late in tbe fal l of the preceding year had res i gned h i s position and left for part

unknow n .]

Tbe society

spent m uch ti me in tbe' tl10rough and careful exami nation of t h i s , under the i m press i o n that i t belonged to the fauna o f the Mesozoic Age. found many things Lo confirm that supposition . bled the ani mal l i fe of that period .

They

In many points i t resem足

O ne m e mber thought he di scovered

evidences of a sacral b ra i n , the special ch aracter-i tic of the stegosaurus o f that era.. thing.

There seemed to be somet b i n g strangely fam i l i ar about the

The Special I nvestigator of Abnormal Morphology declared that

it was not a foss i l , b ut a recent petri fic;1ti o n , or a second Arkansas Baby, so t.o speak .

A petri fied piece nf paper a.nd pencil were fo u nd .

paper proved to be an editorial for the deepened .

Chemicals were applied.

a cry of horro r burst from the

Waterville Sentinel.

The

The i nterest

The outer crust was removed, and

asse m b l e d members .

There lay before

them the stony features of thei r belove d tutor, R. W. Harvey.

The ex足

a remote part o f h i s father's salt m i n e to write a n e d i torial for t h e Sentinel. A wonderful pl anation is simple.

Mr. Ilarvey had retired i nto

freak o f nature took place ; in a moment the animate Roscoe became the i nani mate foss i l . T h i s discovery h a d a marked effect u p o n t h e society.

They a t once

gave up their work, frightened at the dreadful fate of thei r former friend and co-worker.

They, one and al l (co-eds i ncl uded ) , declared they pre足

. ferrecl married l i fe and peaceful rural pursuits to scientific i n vestigation and the clangers of fossil i fication. FINIS.

156

157

1886. June

O n the Campus : M. S. C., 7 ; Colby, 4 ; ten i n n i ngs.

Field Day.

Great success.

Three Colby records broken .

Woods w i n s t h e photograph album a n d p u t s a picture o f h i s best g i rl on the fron t page. 5.

wid Ow.A.CLE ! " 7.

' 8 7 w i n s t h e C l ass C u p .

ORACLE comes out ; h u llaballoo i n Ladies' Hal l . Field- Day

At B runswick :

prizes awarded.

" That bor

Bates, 7 ; Colby, 4 .

Chawl es receives

ancien t

Grecian hel met made of porcelain.

Senior examinations.

J uniors go to Beulah.

Ginger ale be

h i n d the trees.

' ' Woody " effects a hasty exit from the Chapel in the midst of Prof. Foster's prayer. doin, 9.

Time, 3 hours and 30

Oakland beau t ies t u rn out en masse.

minutes.

On the Campus : Bates, 1 0 ; Bow

Meanest game on record.

Day attends Sal vation Army.

Tile sisters pray for bis pen u

rious soul.

12.

A t Brunswick : Colby, 5 ; down.

Bowdoin, 3.

F i fty of the boys go

' ' E ve r the right comes uppermost and ever i s j us

tice done. '

Also a great game at Beulah between t wo

n i nes fro m Ladies' H al l -the ''s and the !'s. 7.

Sampson takes h i s first lesson in smoking. 158

Score, 12 to

J une 14.

Judge Bonney and M r. Washburn arrive.

1 5.

" Mrs. Jarley s Wax Works from Dixie.

16.

At Skowhegan : Skowhegan, 1 ; Colby, IO. Gibbs eats a whole

1 7.

at Town Hal l .

Sam returns

pie fo r supper. ( Pic-aty. ) 187 goes up the Messalonskee. Not m uch botanizing, lrn t con siderable bottle-izing.

1 8.

Oakland invaded by 871s flower b unters. daisies.

1 9.

M. S. C . ,

Colby, 6 ; at Bangor.

They find some

Colby stock rising.

H . recites on h ydrostatic paradox ; calls i t

Ben

little box .

20.

S k i ne's laundry goes back on him, and the boys go to church

21.

� ei!J "l"" tt g .

22.

i n dirty shirts.

'87 a n d snapping- turtle rocite i n German .

Awful i ndignation .

" Re move that reptile. ' 23.

.M. S. C. vs. Bates, on Campus.

25.

hl. S. C. forfeits to Bates.

Adamless Eden ' at Town Hall. '

By th e bye, boys.'1

Not entirely Adarn-less.

High school exhibition at Baptist

churcll. 26.

Colby, 14 ; Bates, 4 ; at Lewiston. on the Bates.

28. 29.

Steve plays second base

Immense crowd and great enthu iasm .

m al l eartllquake in t he evening. T H E BELL I S LOST !

Sa m nonplussed.

chapel ( those who attend).

Profs. l ate to

Doris circus arrives.

Woods

crawls u n der the tent to get �ome points on horsemanship. Doris brings no clown, but App arrives. 30.

Bell still missing. at Portland. non !

E xaminations begin.

Colby, 2

The championship is ours !

Bells !

Horns !

Fire-works !

Bates, 0 ;

Glory !

Band !

Can

Banquet !

Speeches ! July

Still no bel l .

Commencement at C. C. I.

The Instituters,

HaJl, Patten , Smith, Soule, Spencer, Wyman, anu M c Clure startle the worl d . his pants.

Adam goes in swi m ming.

Pres steals

Adam promenades the C ampus i u prirnitirn

attire. 2.

Sam finds bell.

Ye gods ! what are we coming to !

The

co-eds and fifteen boys go to Augusta House, Augusta, on 159

an exit.

Sophomore exit at Bradley's.

Senior reception

at Prof. Eider's. J uly 3. 4.

:t K Reunion ( First One ) . Baccalaureate sermon.

ORACLE Board and Base-Ball Team

have pictures taken at Carlton's. M. C. A. by Prof. English.

Bell returned.

I vy- Day exercises on Campus.

bition in evening. 6.

Sermon before the Y.

Senior Class Day.

Junior exhi

'87 class supper at Crockett's.

Edward E verett Hale delivers oration at

church in evening. 7.

186 grand finale.

Bernhardt- Liestmann concert company at

Town Hall. President's reception.

A baby Greek discov

ers John Chi naman in the act of osculation behind the door. 8. Sept. 8. 9. 10.

Good-bye ! Term opens.

I m mense influx of co- eds.

Recitations com m ence.

1 1.

Averill flunks.

John D. Long lectures at Town Hall in the evening. fi rst night.

1 3.

" There are

John, Byron, and Charl ie go hence.

widows in Wciteri ille."

Knights'

He-" May I go borne with you � "

She

" Sacre, go way ! " •

ophomore-Fresb man game on diamond.

Boys go home to vote. scores a flunk.

Score :

to 23.

Cook makes b is debut in politics anti

Bloody Mouda.y night.

Drake makes ar

rangements with Mac . 14.

'90

washes down its laurels with oyster stew at the expense of '88 1 at Hotel Crockett. Si mpson drinks four bowls and makes bis debut as a speaker. Mac takes a swim in b i s slop pail .

1 5.

16.

1 8. 22.

Howes assays to recite first time.

Flunks.

Wagg arrives. Trunk full ; fifty-three pieces, pack of cards, and a paper collar. Skowhegan vs. Colby, 13 to 5. Pea-nut drunk. Base-ball : Skowhegan, 7 ; Colby, 5. Skow hegan whiskey floods Waterville.

23.

Co-eds lose their walk. and horse trot.

25.

Skowhegan, 8 ; Colbys, 7 ; at Skowhegan. by fire-water.

" Ob,

160

girls, it's a barn door."

Fair

Town illuminated

•

Oct.

6 K E

Pittsfiel d , 1 0 ; Colby, 3 ; at Pittsfield.

Initiation.

F reshm an reception at the Baptist Sociable.

from Princeton, 5.

Fresh man pea-nut drunk , 1 2

Wilder and Forman ,

M. C. A.

P.M.

Row in Nye's room.

Cider drnnk and dance i n Reading-Room . Bicycle race at Fairfield. compete. l e ft .

The Moose, Mac , Perk, and Woods

Perk and Mac divy secon d money. Woods gets

l: K

Initiation .

' ' There s a hole in the bottom of

the sea," and a goat at the c o-eds' door. 9.

i)(

Chapel sacked.

F urniture carried to

Fairfield. 13.

J unior cremation. Parson Shaw, master of ceremonies. " Th e ceremonies is ended." Instead of Logic 8 8 takes u p t h e study o f " Mother Goose Melodies."

15.

Zeta Psi and Delta Upsilon Initiation. Stockbridge course.

16.

opbornore turkey supper at Miss Noyes'. " C upid 1 1 saturated with kerosene in Reading-Room .

I I

i I

1 I!

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Big David returns.

John leaves between the acts for something to eat. 1

1 9.

F i re on Plaius.

20.

'89 reception a t Dr.

Boys turn out. pencer's.

Sopho-Fresh war begins. 21.

Insti tu ters, 4 ; Fresh men, 10.

Sophs lose their organ .

eniors divide equally on electives.

2'l

<P 6 e

23.

F reshmen hold class meetin g and Mac loses his plug bat.

Ini tiatio n .

Freshmen lose clothes and bed-clothes.

President admon ishes students in the Chapel.

War con

tinues. 24.

25.

G ilmo re goes to church i n overalls. War continues.

King surprised by Wyman, '89.

Hal l takes

a night sweat. 26.

27.

War ended. '87 at the Observatory. " A stany night for a ramble."

2D.

Delegates to Y. M. C. A. at Portla.nd. Shaw goes to Farming

30.

First meeting of ORACLE

ton. Nov. 2.

B oard.

Polo in Gym.

Hallowell beauties fastened into O bservatory. the stake T "

161

" Who drove

Nov.

Lrtp

linguaJ-Ju nto .Ju muo.

P rkios; or, Tllo ' irl I

Loft B bind M ."

'ol.

rnitb that

G. 11.

.rr

'bapel.

'' M y

x porionco with boor proves

z--"

Adam reinstated. ophornoro exit.

12.

Soph moros return.

1 7.

Polo at rink.

19.

.Auction pitch in Burleigh's room.

20.

Examinations commence.

'87 vs. '89.

Sophomores

12 to 8.

" laicl out."

162

Nat gets mad.

Freshmen can't find their seats.

Nov .

22.

Brow n . '

23.

Dec.

' ' Let's bear from the other si de of the chamber."

7 Class

upper at Crockett s, 'EI-G ff-TY-seven.

Boys go home.

23-9. 24.

Aj ax votes for S. S .

on iors elect Commencement orator.

Ben gets left.

Chawlos spends bis rncation Watty's book arrives.

90.

J . M. Pike enters m a n class.

clear-hwi ting.

" .A nother curiosity added to the Fresh

Term commences.

' ' walking umbrella. '

Jack retu rns with bis

" By Jove, Chappie, hope we'll

have a rain . "

Howes, and other persons i n vade sanctum in search of a horse. Maurice puts h is foot on the polo fifmds.

Sam locks Skin e

G . A. R. Fair.

d o w n cellar. 4.

ORACLE Board have a fnll meeting : full of enthusiasm.

Boy preacher at Methodi t church.

Prof. Wadsworth returns.

Roberts returns -with bis hair combed.

Fact.

" Plenty of mouth for

sale cheap. ' of tbe

pedagogical lodge.

labors i n Vassal boro.

H e sits down o n three

rises like 9.

Adam

goes to the

pins and

a scre w , but

a b ird.

Prof. (in Constitutional History) - " Where did we leave off dictatiug 'f "

JO.

Charlie Day resigns bis editorship

Fairfield Journal, and departs to commence his

enior- " With the ten commandments, sir. '

Methodist sociable. ginia Reel .

Larrabee and bi

girl try to dance Vir

F i rst skating ou tho ri ver.

Jamie King res

cues a yagger.

11.

The

Coburn Carrion appears.

14.

Maurice loses b is confidence, but with the aid of the Prof.

1 5.

17.

Whittier Sociable a t t h e Baptist Church.

regains it. Our Fot'k s ' at Town Hal l . Town Hal l .

Boys turn out

the dark fa n t a t i c too. 20.

nitarian dance at

en mas e to see A.dam " trip

The Prof. acknowledges that Meader bas some brai ns. bears t h e m rattle.

22.

'l'he children do themse lves

proud.

Rattle-brained.

Sleigh found o n Campus. 163

Dec. 23.

is us ioo

worthy

24. 25.

Rhetoric.

broLllor."

Boys go llome mas.

mosth oes

wen orati ng : " My

u is wrong, Hoob

! 11

mas.

Tho l adies of tbo

L. U.

gi vo a recopUon to tbe favored

Amateur tboatricals aud broom dril l .

alc receives a troe.

nigger

Chawles " is broke up.

m usic for Chapel.

Jack

j udge who is bribed is a you know.

Obas.

' oo d Â

baby at t h e C o n g o . Christmas pp and

co- ..,ds furnish

Pepper reciting in Greek :

label

on the profession."

'' A

Engl ish

Jerry the Freshman goes t o co-eds' reception,

and llefore goi o g fortifies h i mself witb a dose of soothing sy rup.

Rick goes . to c h u rch.

29.

D r. Moore and G i bbs

30. 1 87 .

Larry aud Press go skati ng.

spri ng

their lecture upon the su ffering

students.

Admission 12 1 -2 cents.

for

App : " Old stocking leg."

n ame

Jan.

Jerry was never properly weaned.

26.

Adam and his cane go skating.

The yags find

new

He takes a toboggan slide on

the seat of bis pants. New-Year's reception a t

L. H.

Order of E xercises : March a n d

C i rcle, Post-Office, V i rg i D i a Roel, a n d Copenhagen.

Mrs.

Mortimer loses her clothes l i n e .

Rink opens.

Bowman becomes

sword contest ÂĽ

Wri n klet."

Famous broad

Howes and Lori mer get eleven season

tickets.

1 2.

Goodale leaves college. Co-eds go to the rink. Prof. Small l ectures i n C h apel .

A l l the girls in town present.

A pe and Ed, " the rivals," both get left.

1 3.

1 4.

Sampson smokes h is second cigar and gets sick agai n . Spider Jack, t h e Norridgewock dude, a n d Green, tlle colored clioimpion of the South, have a " set-to."

The Spider gets

a black eye and Green sk i ns b is wooden leg.

1 5.

Colbys and Instituters play polo. The children

thought

19.

J unior Exhibi tion.

20.

Polo at the riuk.

about it.

Colby,

Instituters, 1 .

they could p l ay polo.

" That sacilegious foot.'1 Colby, 1 ; E lites,

The polo team lM

slug

We won't say anything

enough w i thout getting

slugged.

Adam goes to Oakland to the

Templars do Jan. 22.

not have .a time.

To one " c u t out."

E x a m i nations begin.

Ball.

The Good

B i l l y Cole comes

back to go to the rink. 24.

Carey bands in bis church report all right.

VACA'l'ION. Mar. 14.

1 6. 1 7.

O RA C LE Board resumes its work. Term opens.

" Glad to see yer back."

Suck l i n g leads the choir.

Hatch faints away.

Skine cuts

first recitation. 20.

Doutney holds forth.

26.

D utch e x amination.

Simpson appears w i th Eve.

27.

Richardson creates a sensation i n church.

30.

Grand reception by Faculty and friends.

Woody squeezes through on the strength

of Rick's born e - m ade i n terlinear. " Squash

attends.

" The Faculty appears i n a new l i gh t.'1 Apr.

Annual meeting of A thletic Association. the sidewalk, and

Miss Bunker slips on

is only prevented from following Adam s

illustrious example by the proxim i ty of the Parson. 4.

11.

Prof. Follen arrives.

Great boom in athletics.

Peter Butte Âˇfield Merchant stop at the door of recitation room and combs his hair.

.Apr. 1 2 .

â&#x20AC;˘

Good for Peter .

Apr. 1 3.

Lecture by C. C. Tilley in

'bapel.

Matsadi

Soraclii1 Don

Crosar de A l pbouso and Ch arley K u - Kl u x

o. 2, do th o

Colleges. morning sun sb n l l rl e, In a l l lls glorlou.s apleactor, here shall <Ile,

Ere the

E1·cry Freshman

"'e swonr lt so, By Thnn<ler !

18.

Tbe ' ' Skyward . ocioty " holds i ts ann ual meeti ng in the Readiug-Rooru.

Ben performs the office of bail i ff.

Dana

Hall shows symptorus of heart disease, and i s excused.

21.

Fast-Day. First game of the season.

22.

Election of substi tute scorer.

Colby, 1 3 ; Pittsfield, 8.

Maud appears w i th a new bat. against tlle pricks."

Great excitement.

'88 " kicks

The popular managing editor of the

OR.A.CLE i s elected to the position.

Tablea u !

23.

Portlands1 1 5 ; Colbys,

27.

Graves and the Methodist parsons arrive.

30.

Great freshet.

Yagger game on the Campus, and

Um pire Moore gets " sassed." Excitement at Head o' Falls.

Numerous

small buildi ngs tethered out w i th clothes l ines. May

Seniors get wet, and Matthews gets b is face slapped. " Maid o f .A tbens ere w e part,

Give,

Ob !

give me back my heart."

Prof. Rogers lectures in the Chapel.

Drake goes home

with a Freshman co-ed.

Colby, 1 3 ;

G ood Templ ars' Sociable.

M . S . C., 3. Lovers discovered by the " Vigilance 1 Committee 1 upou the Campus, spooning by moonlight.

Big David gets mad, and Sampson

gets left twice.

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•

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May J O.

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A co-ed delegation start for Beulah, under tbe leadership of M iss Knowlton.

uppl ies consist of spruce gum, and a

pound of caramels.

Delegation gets Jost.

The managing

ed itors succeed, after six months of bard work , i n getting

ORACLE apiece.

Elvira and Annie to take one ll.

Colby,

; Presnmpscot, 3.

Marble.

Lecture in Chapel by Dr. A . P .

Germany and Rome pair off.

tho stars to bis sweetheart. 1 3.

1-1.

Lorimer points out

Miss Merri l l returns.

OR.A.CLE Board all present : picture to be taken.

Championship season opens. doin

refrain :

Colby, 7 ; Bowdoi n , 6 .

" Ob, i f that

bal l

Bow

b ad been six inches

higher ! '

1 5 ( Sunday ).

Kn ight and Megquier go out for

Railroad track.

1 7.

Congo. Sell : " Vision of Fair (¥) Women . ' appear.

a walk on the Old The False Orders

" One of the old threadbare concomitants of the

]Jesbman Exhibition ."

1 8.

A day of grief and sorrow for

90.

'87's G lee Club ren

ders choice selections from the Fal e Orders.

Tbe

cious Freshmen " wood up ' tbe dignified Seniors.

amla

King

gets ducked, Walker gets ducked, Jerry gets ducked, all the

Freshmen get ducked.

postponed one week." yag.

" Gentlemen, clear the sidewalk."

scour the town. comes off.

Freshmen scouts

The Sophomores lie low.

M usic good.

N. B. (no beer). ing.

" Tb e Freshman Reading

Miller gets his eye blacked by the

The

The exhibition

The Freshmen in

bad odor.

ORACLE Board holds its last meet

167

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'rERM began Wednesday evening . . • . . -

F i rst Term ended .

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Senior Examination ends Wednesday

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Boardman Anniversary

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P.M.

Junior E xhibition, Monday even i n g .

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Meeting of the Alumni Association, 2 Commencement, Wednesday . • . VACAT I O N

.June 30, and July 1 . ..

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Meeting of the Board of Trustees, 7.30 Anniversary of Literary Societies, 8

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P.M. P . M.

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AT T H E IR STORE O P P . T H E POST-OF F I C E . We h e a r they keep t h e best assortment a n d s e l l t h e lowest o f a n y store o n t h e river.-Ens.

LOR I NG, S H ORT & H A R M O N , BOOKSELLERS, Ds::l A INE..

PORTLAND"

l1ank gook IJanuEacturero,

BINDERS

AND

PRDITER .

F�E STATIONERY

WALL PAPE R 474 Congress

A:SD C E I LING

ALL

K�D .

DECORATJONS.

ARTISTIC

Opposite Preble House.

Street,

S. C. M A R ST O N , - DEALl!R I N -

Ri:ryz-

f].erls, . €errs,

AND GENTS' FURNISHING G O ODS.

LOWEST PRICES,

LATEST STYLES,

G i v e him a call before making your purchases. MAIN S TREET,

197

WATERVILLE,

ME.

TI I ER

V E R I TA B L E

S U R P R I S E TO T H E BOO K WO R L D. PER

I $2.0 0 J

VO LU M E

ï¿½n Gy G l op CE d ia 1 b i t anniGa. CO M PL E T E

R EPR I N T

O F ALL THE

Text, Maps, and Plates of the Original Edition.

GOOD N EWS IN DE E D. The announcement is bailed with delight by all classes-the Student, the Scholar, the Teacher, the Artisan, Mechanic, Professional and Literary Men.

SOLD

ONL r BY AGENT

S UB S CRIPTION. WANTED.

G. ALLEN &

CO., PUBLISHERS,

42 East 14th Street, Union Square, NEW YORK. 198

J . F. E L D E N & C O . Have the Lru·gest Stock of

C ROCKERY On t h e Kennc\Jec River.

e w Good

stock before purcba ing.

Coffins and

AND

GLASS W A R E

just receivell, at Lowest Prices. We have special bargains for

Call a n d see our

h buyer .

Caskets Constantly on Hand.

DEALER IN

E>rA No·Fo�m E s, O�G ANS, mu srG, Sewing Mac h i n es Need l es, Etc.

Piano-Fortes a n d Organs for s a l e and to let. ments,

tandard

A great rnriety of small Musical Instru

beet Music, and Music Bool.:s.

Orders .filJed for any piece

of Music or Mu ical Merchandise at short notice.

Blumenthal's New Block,

G. H . CARPENTER,

THE

W A T E RVILLE , M E .

CORN E R MAR K E T IS THE BE T PLACE TO

OF CALL AND I

A L L

QUIRE

BUY

K I N D S.

PRICE

.AND

EX.A.MINE GOODS.

C. E. M AT T H EWS & C O .

MRS.

PE RCIVAL,

-- DEALER

IN --

M i l l i ri s r y a n d Fta n G !J G o o ds _ T H E LARG EST STOCK AN D LATEST STY LES.

WATERV I L L E , M E .

M A I N STREET, 199

G EO R G E W.

D O R R , PH A R M AC I ST. A..

ll'ULL

LIN.E

TOI L E T R EQU ISI T E S �� F A N CY GOODS .Alway

on hand.

Also, headquarters tor I.be

Best C i g a rs a n d Tobaccos, a n d S m okers' Articles. Physiciaas' Prescriptions a specialty, CONNECTED WITH DORR'S BOOKSTORE, WATERVILLE, M E .

F. A.

RO B B I N S,

�umitma tf pholsfeFeF and laFness lanufaGiuFeF, - DEALER

IN -

WHIPS, ROBES, AND HORSE CLOTH I NG. Sign of the Dig Wblp.

H EAD OF S I LV E R STREET, WAT E RVI LLE, M A I N E.

C. A.

H E N R I C KS O N, - D.EALER

IN -

MISCELLAN EOUS SCHOOL AND COLLEGE TEXT-BOOKS1 PA P E R H A N G I NGS, W I NDOW SHAD ES, Cornices and Cornice Poles, Heavy and Light Draperies , Picture Frames, and Fancy Articles.

D AV I D

G A L L E RT,

- DEALER IN -

LADI ES' OUTSIDE GARMENTS, ETC., MAIN STREET , HEAD OF SILVER, WATERVILLE, ME.

200

ST U D E N TS' H EA D Q U A RT E RS.

Fashionable H air D ressin g Rooms. We keep a good supply of the best Soaps, and will give you

Ot any de cripl.ion.

CHA S

Al o, Sharpen Razors.

H. FO G G .

L E VI B UTL ER.

Ov er E . L. Vea.zie's Dry Goods Store.

FLOOD

CO.,

hippers aud Dealers in all kinds of

A N T H RACIT E AN D B I TU M I N O U S C OAL Also, Wood, Line, Cement, Hair, Pressed Hay, Stra w, and Draiu Pipe.

COAL YARDS AND OFFICE, CORNER MAIN AN D PLEASANT STS. Down Town Office , Marston Block.

Q- Orders left at Redingtonâ&#x20AC;¢s Furniture

201

tore.

A BOOK FO R TH E PEOPLE. CAPTIVATING !

u SEFUL !

ELOQUENT !

D i scussions a n d D i plomatic Pn pers on the G reat Public of t h e P a s t and Present, by

Quest i o n s

JA M E S G. B LAI N E Embracing his

masterly arguments on_the vital issues in the

Anti-S l avery Strugg l e,

. T h e A l l - I mportant Labor Qu estion, Â·

Proh ibition,

I rish H om e Ru l e, etc.

A F8RJJt il N B F8R B88K G A N V A $ $ EcR $ . App l i c ations for Territory C o m i ng i n with a Rush. _

THE HENRY BIL L PUBLISHI NG CO., NORWICH, 20'2

CON N .

�

JOHN

WA RE,

�

I NVESTM ENT B RO K ER A N D I N S U RAN GE AGENT. Government,

late, City and Railroad Bonds procured for Investment at Lowe.it Market Prices.

Fire

Insurance written in substantial, reliable Companies >il Lowest Rates. Agent for the LOMBARD INVE.:::TM.ENT COMPANY, for the sale or their 6 per cent. Mortgage Loans, from $200 to $5,000, on Western farms; worth two to five times the amount loaned.

Principal and interest guaranteed by the

Company, whose guarantee is good for ov�r one and one-half million dollars. coupon

The semi-annual interest

paid nt the Company's office i n Boston, or, if desired, at Merchants National Bank, Waterville.

In thirty years' experience the Managers of this Company have not lost a dollar for investors in these loans.

The following named gentltmen or Waterville are stockholders in the Company,

viz. :

G. D. B .

Pepper, D. D . , Gen. Franklin Smith, Prof. Moses Lyford, George H . Ware, Prof. John B . Foster, W. B. Arnold, and John Ware.

Office in Merchants National Bank Building, Waterville, Maine. Head q u a rters for APPLE

•

O S B O R N,

9 M E RCH ANTS Row, WATE R VILLE, M E . Goods First-Cla s.

Best Fruits In town.

GEO RGE J EW E L L' S

LIVERY, HACK, AND BOARDING

S T A B L ES ,

ELMWOOD HOTEL AND SILVER STREET. HACK

FOR Fm.'ERAL , WEDDING P.ARTIE , ETC. Jt'OR

The Proprietor's personal attention given

LARGE

or Hotel Office.

Letting and Boarding Horses. Office connected by Telephone.

203

.ALSO, BARGES

P.ARTIES.

Orders lelt

tbe Stable

W E H AV

GOT T H E M

WHAT ? Gents' Fine Boots and Shoes. W E ALWAYS

HAVE

The Best Goods the M arket Affords.

�········· � -

W h e n i n - n eed o f any give u s a c a l l a n d s e e for yourself.

EZ RA

PERKINS WATERVI LLE, 204

& M E.

SON,

A. ATKINSON

CO.,

FU R N I S H E R S,

HOUSE

(Freight Prepaid whenever there is a depot on any line of railroad or steamboat landing i n New England,)

A N N O U N CE

A G RA N D S A L E --- OF ---

HOUSE FURN ISH I N G GOODS)

Including Ch amber Sets, Parlor Suits, Shades and Drapery, Odd Easy Chairs, Baby Carriages, Stoves aud Range , Dinner and Tea Sets. Df OU&

CARPET DEPARTMENT We h a l l haâ&#x20AC;¢e one o f the most decided cuts i n prices that we have ever offered. We are oiling the Finest Sandford's Wilton Back Tapestry Car,pets,

Roxbury Tapestry Carpets, All-Wool Carpets,

87c. per yard.

$ 1 . 1 2 per ya.rd.

Bigelow Body Brussels,

75c. per yard.

57 l-2c. per yard.

B . A . ATK I N S O N & C O . , ISAAC C.

ATKINSON, Manager.

Corner o f Pearl and M i ddle Streets,

P B R T hA N B .

PAGE

J. F.

PAGE

ewma11,

170

Penob cot Steam Laundry,

100

Tontine Hotel,

171

Maine Central Railroad,

191

The Coburn Clarion,

171

Lew iston Jour ii al,

19'2

J . P . Gero,

171

Colby Oracle,

193

Lane & Walls,

172

The Waterville Mail,

194

W. H . Turner,

172

E . I . Horsman,

195 196

F . J . Goodridge,

173

Am. Baptist PubLication Society,

Redington & C o . ,

174

Miss A . A . Gleason,

197

J. F. Murry,

174

Dinsmore Brothers,

197

Dodlin Granite Company,

171i

Loring, Short & Harmon, .

197

Virginia Bright Cigarettes,

175

S. C. Marston,

197

Harmon & McManus,

176

H. G. Allen & C o . ,

198

Boston Clothing Store,

176

J. F . Elden & Co. ,

199

J. G . Roberts & Co.,

176

G. H. Carpenter,

199

Elmwood Hotel,

177

C . E . Matthews & Co.,

199

Percy Loud,

177

Mrs. S. E . Percival,

199

Eclectic Magazine,

178

Geo. W . Dorr,

200

W . S . Kimball & Co.,

179

F. A. Robbins,

200

Presby & Dunn,

180

Joseph Gillott & Sons,

180

C. A . Henrickson,

200

David Gallert,

200

M. D. Johnson,

180

Fogg & Butler,

201

R u m lord Chemical Works,

181

G. S . Flood,

201

Gibbs & Pulsifer,

182

H. A. Dennison,

201

Somers, the Hatter,

182

Henry Bill Publishing Co.,

202

P. S. Heald,

183

Jolin Ware,

203

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary,

184

G. A. Osborn,

203

The Sentinel,

185

Gďż˝orge Jowell,

203

Tb e Colby Echo,

186

Ezra Perkins & Son,

20t

Colby University,

187

B. A. Atkin on & Co. ,

Mrs. F . Bonne,

188

M . J. Blaisdell,

205

2d page cover

Hayden & Robinson,

188

A . C. Crockett,

2d page cover

Dow & Vigue,

188

Holland & Roberts,

3d page cover 3d page cover

Geo. F . King & Merrill,

189

E . B . Robinson & Co.,

Dorr's Bookstore,

190

J . B . Friel & Co.,

4th page cover

A. Thompson, .

190

Carpenter & Heath,

4th page cover