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SINE MORIBUS
The University Record
Vol . Ill.—No. 1 .
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSLVANIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1873 .Editorial Committee :
T . B. STORK, CHAIRMAN.W . WILKINS CARR.ALFRED LEE, Jr .
SALVE !
N one of the lovely country-seats of " Merri eEngland," as the visitor steps from the bank sof the Avon to the lordly stair, his eye isgreeted at the threshold by the motto Salveclearly cut upon the stone ; and so, gentlereader, would we greet thee as you turn ou rmodest page. True, we have no statelymansion to offer thee, but our welcome, w epromise you, shall be none the less cordia land hearty . We, for the class of 73', wis hthee well ; peace, prosperity, and the fulfil-
ment of all thy wishes be thine .We appear before you on this bright Commencemen t
Day, not as a band of immature Daniels come to judgmen tand about to astonish the world, nor would we greet yo uwith a hail-fellow-well-met air, or a clownish " Here weare again," but rather would we meet thee, with thy per -mission, as a friend, and with earnest hearts and kindl ythoughts would grasp thy hand . As travellers to far dis-tant lands we linger a moment with thee on the shore,hand clasped in hand, and face answering to face, beforewe commit ourselves to the bark* that is already tuggingat the cable impatient to be off.
But a breathing-space is left us here, and then we, too ,as many have done before us, must plunge into the battl eof life . Our labors are now to begin ; we have receivedour training, we now go forth, such of us as be men, tojoin the noble phalanx of workers, to take our place i nthe army of progress and civilization . It may be humble ,our post, it may be great, all that is required is that w ebe faithful . England's great admiral, as his stately flee t
"bore up into the battle of Trafalgar, signalled to it tha tglorious sentence, "England expects every man to do hi sduty ;" the same message comes to every man as he stand son the threshold of life, as he prepares to enter upon hi slife struggle . The command is inexorable ; let every manlook to it how he answers it . Of us, some will be clergy-men, some physicians, some lawyers, some men of science ;and on all equally rests that awful burden of persona lresponsibility to the Creator . May He who has put u shere to work grant that we do no shabby work, that weshirk no duty, that we play the man ; let others be smar tand brilliant, let others receive the greetings in the mar-ket-places, among others be found the Butlers, Ameses ,Schencks, Fremonts, Van Burens, wire-pullers, hypocrites ,
* Or, perhaps, we had better say, to accommodate ourselves to th e
times, before we cross the gang-plank of the White Star or Cunarde r
whose funnel is even now pouring forth a dusky cloud of smoke, an d
whose bell is sounding in our ears a last farewell to the shore .
and whitewashers that have made our country the by -word of the world ; be it ours to be honest and true. Whatthe world wants is not quick wits, but honest souls ; notwindy orators, but workful men ; men whose nobles tmemorial shall be, not this or that record of success oreulogy of talent, not the lofty column or the carvedstatue, not loud-tongued eloquence or the praise of th emob, but the simple words, " They did their duty ."
We may achieve no fame, we may be stupid, we may b epoor, we may seem to be unsuccessful, as the world goes,but if our work be honest and true it is linked by thes equalities with the imperishable . All unfaithful work ,whether you dub the workman president, statesman, o rwhat not, is, by its very nature, transitory. It mustperish with the workman .
Faugh! what are these white-livered, cowardly, sha mmen that walk about the earth with their suave smiles an delegant attire, their meaningless babble and false hearts .These dishonest Congressmen, perjured Senators, an dstealing officials, whited sepulchres, their very Creato rdisowns them . If a man be but a hewer of wood and d ohis work faithfully he is superior to such . How smal lappears all this scramble for office, this cheating " o n' Change, " this search for plunder, and what, in that par tof their bodies which they dignify with the name mind ,these poor wretches call fame! Poor, feeble manikins o fhumanity, with their would-be cunning look and thei rchildish notions of pleasure ,
" Pleased with a toy, tickled with a straw,"
the Jim Fisks, Tweeds, Murphys, and grown-up childre nof America . Hear the manly, full-toned utterance of th eold English dramatists pealing like the majestic swell o fan organ over these petty strifes, and grandly- declaring :
" Man is his own star, and the soul that can
Render an HONEST and a PERFECT MAN ,
Commands all light, all influence, all fate ,
Nothing to him falls early or too late .
Our acts our angels are, or good or ill ,
Our fatal shadows that walk with us still . "
—BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER .
SEVENTY-THREE .
WE number sixty-six members all told—short, tall, fat ,
thin, serious, "gay," good, naughty fellows . Wewere born one 15th of September in the year of grace1869 ; we shall die never : Seventy-three is immortal .She has passed through four years of struggle now t oplace her name beside those of her predecessors, and, sid eby side with ' 72, '73 takes her place among the Alumni .
And isn't she just the best class ever graduated ? Why,
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of course she is ; and he would be but a sorry fellow wh odidn't think his class the very best of classes and his class -mates the nicest of classmates .
Seventy-three has always been pre-eminent in everydepartment. Even while yet a Freshman class, sh eshowed remarkable interest in zoology, and went enmasse to a circus in search of knowledge on that subject .She has always been a favorite with the professors : when-ever there is a row or any other disorder, she is affection-ately asked after, and even individual members are solic-ited to see the Provost ! But '73's strong point—her fort e— lies in her gentlemanliness : other classes hav e beenclasses of gentlemen '73 is a gentlemanly _class . In therecitation-room, on the street, on public occasions, as abody '73 is essentially gentlemanly . She prides hersel fon this, and has been frequently complimented there -upon .
The name of '73 will be long known in the annals o fthe University for her enterprise and good fortune . Sh ehas done what no other class has ever attempted, and ha slent a fame to the University it never before enjoyed .Her ball in January and her Ivy Day in June passed offwith a success that cannot but reflect credit on AlmaMater ; and we venture to predict that quite as man ystudents will be drawn to her fold by these lighte
r attractions as by the more solid advantages afforded in the ne wbuildings . To our successors of '74 we can but say, " G oand do likewise ;" while our own class we can only con-gratulate on its achievements .
Although, as we have said, '73 is the gentle class, ye tthat she has never been deficient in pluck, let her manyathletic feats bear witness. She has fought countless foot -ball battles, has raced and beaten the Freshman ('74) boa tclub, (one of the few boat-races our college can boast) .The course rowed was from Peter's Island to Turtle Rock ,which '73's crew made in nine minutes and thirty seconds ,beating her opponents by fifty-nine seconds . In basebal lshe has beaten the college, and in cricket also has distin-guished herself,
Ever true to her reputation, when Mr. Smith, a tutormuch given to spitting, was reduced to using a chalk-bo xfor a spittoon, she generously supplied him with tha tarticle, which Mr . S . acknowledged in a neat speech ofacceptance . When, too, De la Cova, of blessed memory ,declared his intention of kicking—" not sending, gentle -men, but kicking "—any one out of the room that shie da piece of chalk at his head, '73 obligingly substitute dbeans for the obnoxious chalk .
Her Sophomore supper and her Junior Exhibitionpassed off smoothly, and did her credit ; while her Clas sand Ivy Days surpassed the brightest anticipations . Inbut one respect has '73 appeared to fall short : she has notgiven to her Glee Club that prominence which is usual o nClass Day, and this not from any fears for its perform-ances, but merely in the interests of good taste, whic hhas been sadly used by Class songs unheard or drowne dby the roar of brass pieces. For our own part, we kno wthat among the pleasant memories of college life the Glee
Club will always hold a conspicuous place. Its sociabl echats and rollicking fun, and its little escapades as w ewalked home under the stars, will not soon be forgotten .
In short, '73 is a class of which all of us, when we mee tin after-years (either classmates or friends of otherclasses), may be proud to say, "We belonged to Seventy -three !"
JUNIOR EXHIBITION .
AN attendance at Junior Exhibitions for the last four
years has suggested to us a question in meteorologyof especial interest to undergraduates, and which migh twell claim the attention of " Old Prob." himself,"How is the weather arranged on these occasions?" Ourown theory, founded entirely on the inductive method ,and hence very scientific, is, that classes blessed with a nuneven number are destined to smiling weather, whilethose bearing the title of an even number must be always ,like the father of a family, on the lookout for squalls . '74kindly confirms our theory .
May 3d dawned upon a weltering waste of streets any-thing but inviting to pleasure-seekers ; but towards noon ,touched with pity for the woes of innocent youth, Jupite rturned off the spigots long enough to allow a fair audience ,though not a large one, to assemble at Horticultural Hal lfor the Junior Exhibition of '74 . The move from Musica lFund to the newer hall is certainly a desirable one, thoughwe cannot leave the scene of so many triumphs and s omuch jollity without a sigh . After some delightful music .by Wolfsohn's orchestra, the class entered in cap an dgown and marched as usual to the stage . At this pointthe audience were supplied with the bore bills which th eJuniors had been anxiously expecting for months past ,and which seemed to afford them vast delight. ThePresident, Mr . Lane, after an appropriate welcome, intro-duced Mr . Addicks,' whose easy manner and thoroug hcontrol of gesture peculiarly fitted him for his theme ,College Life. Mr. A. seemed in particularly fine voice,and at one point of his oration, unable to restrain his over-wrought feelings, burst forth into song . With such mate-rial '74 should have a fine glee club .
The motto oration fell to Mr. L. F. Benson, whosethoughtful, earnest style was admirably fitted to deal wit hthe sentiment contained in " Nunc est laborandum . "
Mr. A. B. Carver, Jr ., treated " Growth" in his usua lgraceful manner, but, we thought, not with his usualpower.
The programme was completed by Mr . Bockoven, wh ohad substituted " Inconsistencies" for the speech firstannounced, " Mrs . Grundy ." The title indicates the char-acter of the speech, which was in the speaker's peculiarl ysarcastic vein . Some of his strictures, indeed, upo nfashionable follies were received with very poor grace ,and led to so much noise as seriously to annoy the speakerand listeners . Mr. Bockoven bore himself very coolly,however, and even had the pluck to administer a well-
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merited rebuke to the noisily disposed of the audience .The reduction of the number of the speeches to four is amove in the right direction, as Junior Exhibitions havealways manifested a tendency to drag. Altogether, '74may feel well satisfied with her debut, and may look for-ward with confidence to the higher glories awaiting he rin the future .
CLASS DAY.
OUR impression of Class Day is that it was a complet esuccess ; let us hope that our friends can agree with
us! True to our tradition, we were favored with th eclearest of skies, whose influence on the house was clearl yshown in the sea of pink and blue cheeks, eyes, and bon -nets which awaited our entrance . Shortly before fou ro'clock the class entered in full academicals and proceede dto the stage, the orchestra playing a Grand March dedi-cated to the class by Mr . Hassler . The President, Mr .Walter G. Smith, after extending a graceful welcome t othe assembled guests, introduced the historian, Mr . Charles
P. Keith, who portrayed most amusingly the ups anddowns of our college course, our scrapes and escapes, ou rtriumphs in the intellectual field with professors, and i nthe athletic with rival classes. Of defeats not one coul dbe found to be chronicled. Before closing, a feeling allu-sion was made to our connection for a year with Prof. J .F. Frazer, and to our loss in his death . Mr. Randal Mor-gan, the orator of the day, did not disappoint the hig hexpectations of his many friends, displaying the sam eoratorical and rhetorical powers observed so widely a tour Junior Exhibition . The difficult and honorable offic eof Sagaman was performed Most agreeably by Mr . Henry
C. Lewis, who quite surpassed himself in his delineation sof college experiences . The last, and certainly crowning
effort of the day, was that of Mr . Coleman Sellers, Jr . ,whose prophecy places him side by side with the worthies
of antiquity. Le Prophete handled his classmates with -out gloves, and yet with so much good humor that hi swell-directed blows hurt no one seriously, and e l icitedroars of laughter, as well from the recipients as th e
audience . With such an introduction to the public as '7 2gave it last year, and with this seconding, the Prophecyshould certainly retain its place as one of the most enjoy -able of the Class Day exercises . On behalf of '73, Mr.
Sellers then presented the wooden spoon to Mr . W. Wilkin sCarr, as the most popular man of our number . Mr. Car rreceived it in a few well-chosen words, assuring his class -mates that he valued the gift merely as a testimonial of
their friendship, and that as such it would be a comfortin g
companion through life . Mr. Brock then stepped forwar d
and tendered Mr . Esler a magnificent silver fire horn o fBrobdignagian proportions, as a slight token of his hero -ism in organizing himself impromptu into a volunteer fir edepartment on a certain occasion, and at great persona l
risk saving the college from the devouring element . Fred,though little prepared for such munificence, and frequentl yinterrupted by mysterious squeals coming from some in -
visible source, accepted the trinket, but modestly evade dall the credit of the action . And now the squeals increas ein shrillness and frequency, and the mystery is explained .Behold Mr . Pleasants advancing, supported by others o fthe class, from the side scenes, bearing in his arms a genu -ine Chester county white, young and enthusiastic, as it sfrantic gestures and pleading tones indicated . This prom-ising party was solemnly delivered to Mr . Wells, ourmember from Porkopolis, both as evidence of our care forhis creature comforts and as a delicate reminder of " home ."
Mr. Wells received piggie, decked with the class colors ,with open arms, and with a look of keen desire whic hmade the poor creature squeal worse than ever, assured
Mr. Pleasants that he should never look into piggie' s
honest face without thinking of him, Mr . P. It was em-phatically a moving scene, and the class poet might hav ebeen heard muttering ,
" Wellsy had a little pig, its bristles white as snow . "
A few words of thanks from the President to theaudience for their kind attention, and the Class Day of '7 3was over .
HE following lines, composed by our friend Wells in amoment of intense poetical fervor, indicate his feel-
ings during and after the exciting events of June 6th .No further explanation is necessary to those who wit-nessed. the affecting scene of Class Day .
Squeal, squeal, squeal ,In these fond arms of mine, 0 Pig !
And I would that my palate could taste thee ,When thou art grown big .
O well for the Fisher bo yThat he gives me a beautiful shoat !
O well for the Esler ladThat he blows his big horn on one note !
And the stately Seniors go onTo their haven at Petry's so civil ;
But 0 for the curl of a vanished tail ,Which has now, alas, gone to the d 1 !
Squeal, squeal, squeal ,Till thou'rt sausage and ham, Porcule !
But the tender ribs of this pig when he's dea dWill never be tasted by me .
THE COLLEGE YEAR .
RJR reign, Seniors of '73, draws to a close, and the in -terregnum that elapses between our surrender of
the college sceptre and the ascension of '74 to the vacant -throne, is at hand .
It has been a year full of events for the University :not only has she entered her new home and added manyprofessors to her faculty, but she has suffered in the deat h
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of her honored Vice-Provost, Prof. John Frazer, a los swhich has cast a gloom over these bright prospects . Hisdeath in the early part of the college year seriously crip-pled the University throughout the session .
Since the removal to the new buildings, the student shave taken greater interest in athletic sports . A collegeboat club of no mean powers has been organized ; base -ball nines and cricket elevens are more numerous tha never ; while the intellectual activity has also been great .A mineralogical society has been formed ; a Philo-Biennia lhas been held, at which Judge Sharswood delivered th eaddress to a crowded chapel ; the formal opening of th enew building in October, the Junior Exhibition, the Classsuppers, have all kept alive an interest in the University .The removal of the Exhibition and Class Day to Horti-cultural Hall, as more accessible, has been generally- ap-proved ; and this change, we trust, will be a permanen tone .
The discipline of the college has been once or twice ex-erted to good purpose in restraining the athletic propen-sities of the students within the building ; but the friendlyrelation that has always subsisted between the under -graduates and professors of " Grandma" Penn has been, i fanything, stronger than ever.
Some of the pleasantest hours in college have bee nthose spent in voluntary exercises with the professors .Such especially was the hour spent each week in readin gPindar with Prof. Allen, and the hour given by Prof.Persifor Fraser to experiments with the spectroscope .These voluntary studies, tending as they do to give abroader and more generous culture than compulsory reci-tations, have done no small part toward raising the intel-lectual status of the University. While speaking of vol-untary exercises, we cannot omit the prize speaking whic htook place in May last under the auspices of Prof. Cleve -land. The contest, in which both Juniors and Sophomore sparticipated, each for their respective prizes, was a clos e
one, both classes being represented by able speakers .The class spirit of the various classes is far stronge r
than formerly. The class of '75 deserves especial mentio nfor her unity ; while there is also a general fraternizatio nbetween the members of all the classes that promises wel lfor the future of the undergraduate body . The literary _and secret societies contribute much to this, binding, a sthey do, parts of different classes together for specialobjects.
Thus has our college year slipped round in pleasan tstudy and enjoyment until once more comes Commence-ment, the crowning event of college life . " The hourstrikes" (1 .20 p .m.), the curtain falls, we have played ourpart, the Seniors' occupation's gone . Farewell !
WANTED .—Three chief editorships in large newspaperoffices . Have no objection to country if inducements ar eoffered. Work no object ; salary a desideratum .
Address
EDITORS OF RECORD .
REVERIES OF A BACHELOR (A . B . )
I T was the day after examination, I was sitting in m yold armchair by the well-worn desk and luxuriousl y
enjoying the sweetness of doing nothing. (N. B. Thefirst time in several months.) Anthon's Unabridged la ypeacefully on the table, on top of which well-thumbedcompanion of my cramming hours its Greek brother, Lid-del & Scott (another of the great unabridged) had con-trived to climb, while my Horace, with a dim conscious-ness of being no longer wanted, had taken refuge in th ewaste basket . Under the table there was transpiring ageneral melee of books . Aristophanes was attempting t odive off the edge of a ponderous Dictionary of Classica lAntiquities which had ruthlessly planted itself on a smal lEuripides, meanwhile Taine and a Geometry wit h Guizothad got into a corner by themselves and were mutuall ystripping each others backs and damaging covers . Gazingat all this debris, and lazily puffing my pipe and glancin gat the pages of Charles O'Malley, I fell to thinking of th evarious adventures I had seen in company with thes ebooks .
The clouds of smoke wreathed themselves into picture sof bygone scenes. I sat once more in the well-know nseat, listening to the familiar voice reading over the jolly 'rare old Greek, the " bosky" page so full of life and fun ." Do you remember that flunk in Allen's room ?" Don't Ithough ! " And the time when poor made that awfulmistake that set the class in a roar ?" And the familiarquotation (I suppose it's a quotation, I have heard it s ooften), " That's as far as I got, Professor," or those equallycelebrated words of the ancient worthy (I suppose theyare the words of some worthy, and I am sure they ar every ancient), " That part's torn out in my book, sir ! "And then—but hark, I hear music . It's the well-knownstrains of " 1001 Nights," and my eyes are dazzled wit hgas-jets, and my ears greeted with the rustling of dresse sand the laughing murmur of voices . " By Jove, it's theUniversity ball, and no mistake !" I exclaim internally.Then the music changes, gliding into the bewitchin gmelodies of the " Blue Danube," and memories of a certai npair of dark eyes, white dresses, chicken salad, cham-pagne, bottles, terrapin, and terrible nightmares conse-quent thereupon, dawn on my consciousness .
Ah ! more glorious even than this were the opera night sat the Academy, when we (jolly college boys) sat wit hthe "gods in the gallery," hats jammed on our heads ,thumbs stuck nobbily in pockets, and feet beating ou rapplause. Oh! those gay wild nights of winter, whenLucca, or Nilsson, or Parepa sang us into a very heavenof delight, when the grand tones of Faust, or the light ,airy music of Don Giovanni held us spellbound forgottenwere Horace and Euclid, forgotten the flunks we are sur eto make to-morrow, until every Professor is ready to bles sus. The charm of the footlights is on us, the tones of theprima donna in our ears, and we are boisterously happy .Scarcely less pleasant was the long walk home, hummin gover the bars of a favorite air and talking ; but, old class -mates of '73, we know all this far better than any one can
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express it ; we, who have so often sat side by side in th eusual place, first tier, left division .
But, breaking rudely in upon this delightful vision, come sa shrill, harsh voice ; it is the voice of the preacher, crying ,"Is it absolutely necessary ?"* involuntarily I reply, "Itis, sir ;" and then strikes my ear in dulcet tones, " You ma ygo," and I do go. Hardly had I recovered from thi sshock, and I assure you it was a shock, when a strangeapparition burst upon my view . It is the figure of a man ,his countenance as black as thunder—I speak not pro-fanely—and dirt can make it . It is the messenger of thegods, Pompeius is his name . And then goes forth th efatal mandate, " Mr. So-and-So, the Provost would like t osee you ."
And now what sound breaks the stillness ? it is the ech oof subdued swearing, a stifled " By Jove," a half-smothered" Me Hercule" (classic, you know), and I instantly recog-nize "our young friends who have recently come amon gus," the interesting and guileless freshman . Many of theirtoo susceptible hearts have succumbed, alas, to the charm sof West Philadelphia beauty ; but let us not anticipate .The sophomores appear gorgeous in new neckties andclean shirts, "a holy, happy band," singing, " Rig a jig -jig," or something to that effect . And then—but wh oshall describe the Juniors, walking staidly out to college ,books under both arms, and a serious-business look in thei reyes ? I despair of giving any notion of one . The Juniormust be seen to be appreciated .
I come to a point of tender interest to every feelin gheart in '73. It is the damsel who dwelleth near Fift h
and Arch, she who dispenseth photographs and smiles t o"ye Seniors ." She is as playful as—well, I don't kno wwhat. The sportive turn which she gives to the busines sof photography is truly touching ; she speaks of " touchingup your eye a little," makes remarks not always flatterin gto your vanity, calls you college fellows, &c .
But what beauteous form blesses my eye now ? Why ,if it ain't the all-absorbing form of the stout gentleman ,
the Dircksian ghost of times (dinner-times, probably) long
past . Ah ! modest youth, a blush suffuses his maide ncheeks, a certain coyness dwells in that contemplativ eeye. But why do I delay, i . e ., why the deuce am I fool-ing my time away here? The Darby ear approacheth ,
and it is my firm purpose to get on it, so help me—car
tickets and seven cents .
" Farewell hedges, farewell ditches ,Farewell all the Darby witches . "
College days, college days, I reflect, as I gaze out of the
car window, how at your name a thousand memorie s
crowd upon the old college boy. College days ! you ar e
over for us ; your pleasant companionships, your genial ,
far-fetched jokes, your careless ease, your short-live d
troubles, your numerous flunks are all gone, never t o
return for us. College days, fare thee well! Good-bye ,
* This is really a first-class joke, we assure the reader, if he bu tknows how to appreciate it .
fellows! " Auld Lang Syne," boys, once more before we
part .What, asleep ! Confound it all, my pipe's gone out ;
and, by thunder, I shall catch a fearful cold, sitting by a nopen window that way . Asleep, too ! Bless me .
CHARGE OF THE TIGHT BRIGADE.
(A CLASS SUPPER . )
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Bottles to right of them ,Bottles to left of them ,Bottles behind them ,Glistened and rumbled ;Popped at by cork and foam ,
They could no longer roam .
" HALF a square, half a square ,Half a square !" grumble dSeniors at Class Day ; and toward sSupper they stumbled ." Drink," was the captain's cry ;" Treat," did they all reply,Theirs not to stand there dry ,
Theirs to root, hog, or die ,Into old Petry's saloonSeventy-three stumbled .
Clashed all their glasses bright ,Getting so very tight ,Hideous they made the night,Roaring and singing, whil eAll the world grumbled :Gorging the victuals there ,Eating a " meal " quite " square, "Drinking to ladies fair—Under the table nowHalf of them tumbled .When they came back, of cours eFar worse they stumbled .
Bottles to right of them ,Bottles to left of them,Bottles in front of them ,Glistened and rumbled ;
Popped at by cork and foam ,Bold 'round the room they roamUnto the festive board ,Seniors so far from home,Seventy-three stumbled .
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How many toasts were drunkThey were too drunk to tell—Now on the way towards home ,All that was left of them ,Seventy-three stumbled .
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Honor the temp'rance crowd !And be their praises loud ,For they could stand up prou dWhen the rest stumbled .
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CLASS-ROOM NOTES.BY OUR SHORT-HAND REPORTER .
EXTRACT FROM A ' LECTURE.
D IS substance which I shall hold in my hand, yo uknow, . is composed, you know, of—Mr. Smidth,
bring a schmall hammer ! Why you don't hurry, eh ?—Vell, as I said before, you know dis soobstance is com-posed of—Mr. Sellers and Mr. Hickman, stop dalking-it is composed, &c .
LABORATORY PRACTICE .
Professor of Blowing (not handy with his Anglo -Saxon) : "Now, Mister Shones, youst dake dat plowbip ebedween your lips, shoot your mood, and perspire trooyour nose . "
J-
s : "Hahaha ! ha, ha, ha !" [Conventional metho dof representing a smile .—EDs . ]
Professor (a little perplexed) : " I mean you shoul daspire troo your nose . "
J s grins [Don't know exactly how to express it —shows forty-nine teeth—EDs .], and then remarks : "Don' tyou think, Professor, the ultimate effect would be quite a sgood if I were to respire through my nasal appendage ? "
Professor (much happier) : " Ah, dat is it ! "This remark is accompanied by severe convulsions i n
the Professor's expansive waistcoat and by a gurglin gsound which, after five minutes, gradually dies out in alow rumbling as of distant thunder.
Professor of Earthquakes (unnaturally calm with sup -pressed ire) : " Mr. E—r, how many are one times one,sir ?"
Mr. E r (confidently) : " Why, two, sir! "
Professor of Inclined Planes : " Now, suppose vonce,for instance, Missr Veils, you should make a liddle exem-ple on de poard vonce, to exblain dat 78 figger ." Well ssecretes "Weisback's Mechanics" in his left coat-sleeve ,and proceeds to copy the part indicated ; while the Pro-fessor continues : " Vell, I suppose vonce, I might ask
anoder vone, hey ? Vell, den, Missr Hegbert, if you va sto have a peam suspendid mid bode ends and dat weigh tabblied troo de whole lengt, what curve would dat p evonce, hey ? "E—t : " Yes, sir . I think it would, sir I "" Veil, den, supposed vonce, for instance, you show da t
on de poard, hey ? "Professor (despairingly) : " Mr. S , do you kno w
anything about the lesson ?"S— : "Yes, sir . "
Professor (encouraged) : " Well, sir, what do you know ,sir ?"
: "I know something about an eagle, sir . "Professor : "What do you know about the eagle ? "S— : "The eagle soared, sir!"
C . S., J .R .
CLASS SUPPER .
N0 law of hygiene finds more general and undisputedacceptance than this : That the waste of the anima l
tissues requires a constant supply of nutriment. Thisaxiom is especially dear to "73, and it was with a laudabl eintent to illustrate this great law of science that our clas sassembled at Petry's, on the evening of June 6th, to repair ,as far as possible, the wear and tear incident to our vigor-ous celebration of Class Day. (We may remark, that allthe experiments in Mr . Petry's gastronomic laboratory ,particularly those with the glasses, which were frequentl yrepeated, in order that results might be compared, prove dhighly successful, calling forth the unqualified admiratio nof a dignified audience of waiters .) The class was favore dwith the presence of four members of the faculty, Profes-sors McElroy and Barker, Dr. Koenig and Mr . Chatard,who added much to the pleasure of the occasion . Aftera hearty welcome from the President, the business of th eevening began in good earnest . The removal of the clothwas followed by the toasts, the first of which, " Our Alm aMater," was responded to by Prof. McElroy, who feelinglyalluded to the relations of college and student, and exhorte dthe Class to support and forward the University in hernew life.
To the " Faculty," Prof. Barker, the latest, but alreadyone of the most valued additions to that body, responde din an exceedingly happy manner, alluding to the bu rlesque presentations of Class Day . A new toast, was tha tof the " Mineralogical Society," formed during the pas tyear, and already giving evidence of much vitality . Re-plied to by Mr. Young. A number of impromptu toast sfollowed, to one of which Dr . Koenig replied, giving us tounderstand that he did not find the young men of Americ aquite so worthless as they are held to be in Germany, an dthat he expected yet to see the European standard fullyattained in this country . Some time during the smallhours the company separated, and soon after, guided b yinstinct superior to reason, found themselves at home .
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THE JUNIOR SUPPER .
T HE class supper of the Juniors was held on Saturday ,May 3d, at Augustine's . About nine o'clock the guest s
assembled, and after the usual preliminary matters, in-cluding that interminable five minutes' wait, throug hwhich not one of the polite and elegant Juniors could b einduced to take a seat, the President, Mr. William B . Lane ,gave a hearty welcome to those present . It is unneces-sary to say that justice was done to the bill of fare . But ,in this connection, we cannot refrain from speaking of th eExecutive Committee's shrewdness and foresight . They,in giving their directions about the supper, gave order sespecially that the bill of fare should be in French . Now,the Juniors, as a class, know as much about French as ayoung lady does about punctuation ; but the Executiv eCommittee came prepared with dictionary and compen-dium. Of course, they made by it ; but it was a shabby -trick. Not that the Executive Committee are to blame,not at all ; but the reproach should fall on other shoulders .Yes, gentlemen of the Board of Trustees, I speak to yo udirectly : Shall boarding-school misses eat in Italian ,French, German, and sometimes English, and yet ou rsweet Juniors be " bound hand and foot," when it is amere matter of French ? See to it . Let the crying shamebe removed .
The following toasts were disposed of :" Our Class," Mr . Helfenstein. " Our Motto," Mr. Benson .
" Our Speakers," Mr . Addicks . Our " Faculty," Mr. Snare ." Our Sweethearts ." This sentiment requiring a man ofexperience and sensitive intuitions, was given, with dis-cretionary intelligence on the part of the Executive Com-mittee, to one who is generally supposed to have suffered ,Mr. C. A. Ashburner ; and nobly did he fulfil his position .In his reply he portrayed in terms approaching the sub -lime, " the love which is in the breast unquenchable (no tthe breast, but the love, of course), even by the neglect o fthe selfish and self-indulgent man ;" but when in the mids tof the distresses of Strephon and Delia, alas ! his feelingswere too much, far too much for him, and with an " eg oquoque," and a touch of dyspepsia, he sighed and sat down ,amid an impressive and commiserative silence .
The next toast was, " Our Glee Club," responded to b y
Mr. Junkin . So long as the reply was pitched in the ke yof tenor C it was intelligible—no, not intelligible—it wa sheard ; but unfortunately the speaker gradually ".flatted,"until, owing to a position under the table being taken, h e
reached a minor key, and the connection was lost." Our Mineralogical Society," responded to by Mr .
Money. This young- gentleman is a good speaker, fluen tand graceful, and demands not so much attention a ssilence. This time the silence was profound ; the class
had gradually dozed away . His reply was good, though ,very good, and about as interesting and accurate as aduodecimo volume of statistics on latent heat ; and weregret the impossibility of giving a more detailed account ,for here our reporter, a freshman, emulous of Dr . Johnson ,and placed with care in close proximity to the keyhole ,was kicked down stairs by one of the waiters . A reporter
is unnecessary, however . Junior suppers are always asuccess ; '73's was, and although left out in the list of thebidden, we beg leave to offer to '74 our congratulations o ntheir class supper and on their class spirit .
SOPHOMORE SUPPER .CLASS so distinguished in aquatic and athleti csports as '75 has proved herself, was not the on e
to omit the good old custom of Sophomore supper .Accordingly they assembled at Jones's we needn't saywhere that is on the evening of May 29th . After aneat introductory speech by President Megargee, an dafter the customary courses had been discussed in tha tsemi-Indian style peculiar to the " Soph," the followin gtoasts were given : " The University," responded to b yMr. Cohen. " The Faculty ;" no response, as no memberof the Faculty felt like risking his person with a clas sbearing the reputation of "75 : " The Class ." To this Mr .Castle replied in poetry ; has he eloped with the Muse ofhis brother ? "Athletic Prowess of '75," Mr . Sherlock ,who, we are assured by himself, " catches for the nine be -hind the bat." " The Ladies," Mr. Porter, " The Suc-cessful Exit from Examination," responded to by Mr .Smyth, in tears, drawn forth by the last word of the toast ." Happy repetition of to-night in Junior year," Mr. E. B .Morris . Over the separation of the Class let us draw aveil .
BACCALAUREATE .
THE Baccalaureate sermon, which so appropriately pre-cedes the departure of the graduating class from
college, was preached by the Rev . Dr. Currie, of St .Luke's, at St. Mark's Church, on Sunday evening, Jun e15th. Upon assembling in the parish school-room, th eclass marched up the middle aisle to the pews reserve dfor their use, preceded by the choir, singing the beautifu lprocessional, Holy, Holy, Holy . After th e usual EveningPrayer, the anthem, " Come, let us sing," from Mendels-sohn's XCV Psalm, was given with great spirit .
Dr. Currie's sermon, a most impressive one upon th etext found in Acts 17 : 26, was listened to with deep atten -tion by a large congregation, and we doubt not that hi swords of loving exhortation will prove of lasting benefi tto many who heard them. We can remember no mor esolemn moment in the history of our class than when i trose to receive the preacher's earnest charge .
The sermon was followed by Handel's magnificent Hal-lelujah Chorus, and the service concluded with the well-known recessional hymn, " Jerusalem, the Golden . "
We feel under great obligations to Dr . Currie and th eother officiating clergy for giving such interest to theBaccalaureate of '73 . We also desire to express ouracknowledgments to the choir of St . Mark's and to thei rtalented and efficient leader, - Dr. S. ' Austen Pierce, fortheir happy selection and admirable rendering of th emusic of the occasion .
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IN MEMORIAM.
IN approaching the subject of the death of one we hav eloved, we must always feel keenly how inadequat e
are any words of ours to express, as we would, emotion swhose very depth and earnestness naturally protect themfrom intrusion. How must this feeling be intensifiedwhen we are called upon to consider such a character asthat of Prof. Frazer !
Fully alive as we are to the delicacy of our task, ye twe cannot bid farewell to our Alma Mater, without addin gour humble tribute to the memory of one whose life wasspent in her service, and to whom our class, as the las tunder his care, feels peculiarly endeared . The intercours eof professor and student in lecture- and class-room is so in -timate and constant, that it can hardly continue long with -out their respective traits becoming somewhat known t oeach other. In this view, our testimony may be not with-
out value . We knew Prof. Frazer as a master of science ,thorough, profound, whose balance could never be disturbe dby the wild speculations of weaker men, submitting ever yproposition to the same severe tests inculcated to his pu-pils . We knew him as a refined and cultivated gentleman ,whose lectures and conversation were enriched with th eresults of vast experience and observation. We knewhim as a teacher, whose enthusiasm in his subject an dpatient sympathy with those under his instruction ren-dered success certain, We knew him as a man ; and i twas in this simplest but noblest of characters, as the ex-emplar of all honor and manliness, that he was particu-larly appreciated alike by students and Faculty .
In the words of the motto upon the memorial which i twas our privilege to erect, " Seu centurio se u praefectusincorruptum facti testem habebat," to which we ventureto add, " Justum et tenacem propositi virum ."
IVY DAY .
METHINKS I see some graduate of former years, list-lessly turning over the leaves of our RECORD, star t
slightly as his eye lights upon the words " Ivy Day ." Ifof a conservative spirit, he heaves a sigh as he reflects tha tthings must be somewhat changed since his day, whe nthe brightest jewel in the crown of our Alma Mater wa sa grim consistency with herself in her humdrum life . Butwe hope to show this stanch adherent of old-time tradi-tions that the change now going on is not connected wit hdecay, but is rather that heralding a fresh and more vigor-ous vitality .
The first class to graduate from her new abode, an dassociated with her both in her old and new life, it seem speculiarly fitting that '73 should leave some memorial tobear witness in the future to her devotion to the Univer-sity. With this idea in view, it was resolved early in th eyear to revive the picturesque custom of planting an ivy ,upon graduation . With some difficulty, the best spot
about the building, on the front with northern exposure ,was obtained, and, with a piece of ivy from Kenilworth ,
kindly supplied by Prof. Jackson, we were fully prepare d
for our task .Our invitations were necessarily limited in number ;
but on the evening of the 7th of June, just after ClassDay, some two hundred of the immediate friends of th e
class, besides a number of graduates, assembled on th e
lawn (more classically known as the campus) in front o f
the college . Hassler's music beguiled the time till seve no'clock, when the class marched out from the building an darranged themselves about the speaker's stand, whic h
was placed beside the ivy . The situation of this highly
interesting but at present insignificant plant was furtherdesignated by a neat marble slab, in the form of a shield ,fixed in the wall directly above it, which bore the inscrip-tion : " Ivy planted by the Class of '73, June 7th, 1873 ."
President Smith welcomed the guests briefly, and intro-duced the orator of the occasion, Mr . Carr.
The oration was not a long one, and enlarged especiall yon the value and strength of college friendships, closin gwith an appeal to the noblest feelings of his classmates, in
the words of the great man who so dearly loved the plac efrom which our ivy came .
The oration over, the audience passed the time in look-ing over the building till the music struck up, when th eevening, up to a late hour, was devoted to Terpsichore .The assembly-room, handsomely decorated with bunting ,society badges, flowers, and ivy wreaths, was completelymetamorphosed, and made a fine ball-room while th elong corridors furnished unrivalled promenades .
Too much praise cannot be awarded the Executive Com-mittee, to whose exertions, under the able chairmanshi pof Mr . Joseph S . Neff, the success of the occasion is chiefl y
due .Indeed, during the entire year this body, upon whic h
so much depends, has displayed a most untiring devotio n
to its arduous duties .During the evening we were pleased to observe th e
presence of several of the Faculty, including Dr . Stille an d
Prof. Barker. We hail with delight the evident disposi-tion of the latter gentleman to identify himself with ' thestudents, and can only anticipate from it the happiest re-
sults in his intercourse with them.The remark was frequently made that this festivity
should be repeated in succeeding years, and we canno tdoubt that such a course would conduce to the pleasur eof all parties concerned, as well as redound to the reputa-
tion of class and college .
The Society of the Alumni desires to obtain Cata-logues of the University for the years 1850-51, 1852-53,
1853-54, 1855-56, and 1857-58, in order to complete a set .Graduates, or others, will confer a favor by sending copie sof these issues to the Recording Secretary, at the newUniversity, Thirty-sixth and Locust Streets, West Phila-delphia .
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a sigh of relief! Let me tell you, my friend, one who ha ssafely weathered Butler " on general information" canwell be called a metaphysician . I was not to be outdone ,however ; I told them my services for any style and I a mequally master of them all were at their service . But ,with a snappish, business-like manner, I was told to writ e
on nothing ; and on nothing I am going to write . So
you may expect nothing, and be assured you shall getnothing. But above all, do not expect from me to hea rsecrets of college life. I am weary of the theme . Butin connection with college secrets there is somethin g
which always worried me particularly : why is it that th e" old boys," as they affectionately term themselves, whe nliving over college days, begin invariably with, " In m ysophomore year" ? It their show-card ; the blast whichopens the gates to the Sans Souci of college fun ; and howwonderfully well it takes, too, with the uninitiated . Butfor me there can be no greater insult. You see I knowthe trick, and woe betide the story ; well, my laugh don'tcome in in the right place. Now in my sophomore yearthe crisis of a seven years' passion for cricket came. Oh ,what visions of wonderful " plays" and triumphs I had !Yes, cricket was my first love (would that I had neve rcrossed the suit), and many is the long walk she has give nme every cent of money gone for lunch tired and hungry .Oh, I wonder what would tempt me to do it now? Andthen those delightful evenings afterwards over Analytica lGeometry, when, worn out body and soul, I would star tfrom some thundering applause from a magnificent hi tof my own, only to find that my Analytical had fallen t othe floor .
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CLASS SONG .
BROTHERS, ere the chains are broke nWhich were forged by College years ,
And the parting words are spoke nWhile with joy are mingled tears,
Let us chant the farewell chorus ,Raising high the parting strain .
Then as life unrolls before usCheering echoes we retain.
Heart for heart now deeply yearning,Brothers striving for the goal ,
Hand in hand our love is burning,Welding closely soul to soul ;
On a rock our friendship founded ;Firm shall stand while planets roll ;
Though with night and storm surrounde d'Twill be ever strong and whole .
Mists are hanging on the meadows ,. Morning does not yet arise ,
Fog is riding on the billows ,Clouds are darkening all the skies ;
Yet we know that through them darting ,. Gorgeous rays precede the sun ,And the gloom with glory parting,
Tells us Day is now begun .
Thus in life, when shadows meeting ,Faith shall east away all fear,
Gloom and sadness fast are fleeting ,And we know that Home is near ;
Gleaming brightly, waving o'er us ,Hold the banner of our class ,
" Ad Augusta" yet before us ," Per Angusta" now we pass .
H. C. L .
NIHIL!
YOU may, gentle reader, wonder what, with such a title ,
I can have to say . Well, if you expect anythin gmore than what the title says, believe me, you shall b edisappointed ; so take the advice of one who knows, ski p
the article and pass on .But I will let you into a secret : I am a disappointed
man. For, having passed safely through the age o f
measles and " atheistic tendencies," it had been m y
hope to have regaled you with the metaphysical article o fthe Record (and who of_ my class, I say it with modesty,is better qualified ?), but my effusion was rejected . What
" Of all the girls I ever knew ,The one I've most neglected.
Is called Miss Anna Lytical ,For her I've least respected . "
Yes, Anna "went back on me" at that sophomore ex-amination, but I have been " partial" ever since .
Now do not tell me what a waste of time cricket was ,for I will shriek peccavi as loudly as you please ; butwhat jolly, healthy fun it was !
But goodness! the sophomore year was not a whit mor ejolly than the junior . And then the senior year ! Now,in my senior year well never mind what I did then butshe was a nice girl . By the way, I wonder what has be-come of that -- ; oh dear! here it is now . Yes, bluewas very becoming to her. But somehow ever since thatevening I have had a dim consciousness of having mad ean awful fool of myself. I am not what you would call avery great ladies' man ; in fact I am all which is expressedby the term " sheepish ." But on this particular eveningmy great friend, who has his Delphis why Delphis wa sa man, wasn't she? But still, he used to speak of her i nthat way—love never sticks at trifles . Anyhow, nothingwould do but that I should accompany him this evening- -I believe in my heart he anticipated a sanguinary meetin gwith his rival and go I did . There I saw her notDelphis, but my gal and entre nous, I really did not
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say a senior in the second term ? We had several inour class. Do you know my imagination even dared to plac eme in imagination among them . I longed to say, 0 bea-tissimi fratres ! Yea, so great was my desire that I did no tscruple to give one of Lord Chesterfield's anecdotes, Frenc hand all, as one of my personal experiences . But all for
nought any parrot could do that ; but to catch that air o f
pompous superiority, those manners of easy unfed terms, I
feared was beyond me. On Ivy Day the blow came . Onthat day I saw our class beau in his element, and then m ypleasing vision with a taunting "nascitur non fit," fled .
Now, kind reader, have I bored you with my griefs ?Be not angry. Pity me for my weaknesses. Judge menot harshly . Let it be " nil nisi bonum ."
UNIVERSITY BALL .
" The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ,
A thousand hearts beat happily and whe n
Music arose with its voluptuous swell ,
Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again ,
And all went merry as a marriage-bell . "
CLASS Days, Junior Exhibitions, and Philo Biennial sare all very well in their way, but shades of Old Penn !
forgive me if they are not, after all, dull affairs when com-pared with the pleasures of the University Ball . Thefellows may forget the next day what the Prophet prophe-sied unto them on Class Day afternoon ; they will buryin the first ice-cream soda they take all the good advic eof the class orator, and turn from the classic strains o fOur Poet to the last new minstrel song ; but where is thefellow who will forget the sweet things his partner whis-pered between the bars of one of Strauss's waltzes, or theinteresting confessions murmured by an angel in lavende rsilk between mouthfuls of croquet and oysters? Peris h
the thought of such forgetfulness . With her hand on he rheart Seventy-three declares that she never will, no never ,forget her ball .
But let us return to facts . On Friday night, January10th, 1873, came off the University Ball with great suc-cess . Many members of the Faculty and of the Alumn iwere present, while the beauty and fashion of Philadel-phia graced the occasion. The whole affair was an hono rto the class, and gave so much pleasure to those presen tthat they look forward with no small expectations to th eBall which it falls to Seventy-four, as Senior Class, to giv enext year; for we hope to see this new institution con-tinued with an ever-increasing glory .
It is but justice to the able Committee on the Ball, t osay that the success of the ball was entirely due to thei r
efforts .
see anything in her ; and you must admit that she i saffected .
She's all your fancy paints her
She's lovely, she's divine !
but describe her I cannot . We passed safely through theintroduction. How well I remember those mystic words ," This side up with care ." Did you ever find yourself op-posite a pretty face when you were a little green ? Howdid you feel ? Well, I felt exactly that way. I am, as arule, a very fluent conversationalist, but just then I wasbusily engaged in a calculation on the number of stitche son the back of my glove, and was just about putting i tin the form of the "rule of three" and here allow m eone minute. Let me give expression to a brilliant ideathat has just come upon me . Could not some one inven ta kid glove with the back or palm covered with a decalco-mania, or some other work of art say two lambs led bya small boy, represented with wings, and seemingly wit hno sense of decency it would be such a help to societ ypeople in a tight place . I throw this idea out gratis, andonly hope that some member of my class, in the interes tof humanity, may develop it . But to resume, I had almostsolved my problem, when my attention was distracted b ythe dulcet tones of the fair one remarking as to the condi-tion of the temperature. I assented briefly, and once morewith indomitable perseverance resumed the calculation o nthe kid glove . Not that I would have you think that onsuch a topic I had nothing to say not at all, but I woul dhave you understand that I am of an original turn of mind ,but then the sciences . Yes, that bit of blue ribbon, whatpleasant memories it will always have with the shavin gsoap. She is married now ; ran off with a butcher, I be-lieve . Oh, well, I will put it back again !
Now don't think that I am a sentimental youth, I begof you ; for I am not. It is not in me. I never couldunderstand it . And what freaks it will play ! Now thereis the custom of bouquets at College Commencements, &c .[It may be said at once that I have never been known t oreceive anything of the kind in my life, mirabile dicta ; andI am rather a handsome man too, so a fond aunt tells me . ]And the young man, what a queer figure he makes . Thatstart of surprise, when he knows that he has counted to adot how many he will get ; the hurried glance at th edainty . perfumed appendage, and then lo ! the bow ; Saintsand Martyrs, that bow ! At Class Day my initiation int othe art of swimming came over me, and it was with diffi-culty that I restrained myself from the " one—two—thre e—now recover" of the Natatorium. I watched my neigh-bor go through the operation twelve times, and forsooth !didn't he ask me to help carry them my proposition t othrow them down the back stairs was not accepted . Oh ,there is nothing in the custom when you don't get any !
Kind readers, you who have wandered thus far wit hme in my stupid nothings, and how I envy your patience ,let me ask your kind indulgence one step further. I wan tsympathy . To you I turn . I have had my ambition .Did you ever notice a society man I mean a young fledgling-
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CLASS ORGANIZATIONS .
CLASS OF '73."Per Angusta ad Augusta ."
President—W . G. Smith .
Vice-Presidents— W. Boyd, Jr ., secretaries W. M . Barker ,James Fisher .
R . M . Smith.
Treasurer P . H . Hickman .
Executive Committee Joseph S . Neff, Chairman ;Lester Wells, Samuel T . Bodine, Hugh J . Fagen, H . R. Wharton .
CLASS OF '74."Nunc est Laborandum. "
President W . B. Lane .
Vice-Presidents C . A. Ashburner, A. B Carver, Jr .
Secretary L . F. Benson . Treasurer J . Junkin .Executive Committee L . T. Paul, Chairman ;
W . H . Allison, C . A. Ashburner, J . de F . Junkin, C . H . Townsend .
CLASS OF '75 .
" I'vw0t Kat,00v."
President C . Megargee .
Vice-President William Elliott.
Secretary L . Johnson . Treasurer E . P. Cohen .
Executive Committee William Elliott, Chairman ;E. P. Cohen, Lindley Johnson, Wm . Ruckman, J . W. Townsend .
CLASS OF '76 ."Palma non sine pulvere ."
President Frank H. Field .
Vice-Presidents William A . Dick, B . M. Newbold .Secretary and Treasurer Walter A. Fellows .
Executive Committee Frederick V . Little, Chairman ;Lawrence Lewis,
F . A. Genth, E . Hazlehurst,
S . F. Prince .
PHILO .
WHEN, on a certain Friday evening in June, 1872, Philo's
sons gathered around the festive board - to celebrate,by a cold cut, the Society's last meeting in the old building ,they repressed all expression of the vague fear that wit hthat meeting Philo's prosperity, perhaps, would end . In-deed, there were many grave doubts as to the possibilityof assembling in the new rooms a sufficient number o fmembers to constitute a business quorum .
September came, and with it the occupation of the ne wbuilding. For many weeks Philo's rooms lay desolate ,but by the most strenuous exertions of the committee i ncharge of the removal, on the day during which the build-ing was open to the public, was .Philo comfortably settle din her new quarters .
The Trustees had kindly borne the expense of th eremoval of Philo's effects, and had given us, to furnish th ehall, a sufficient number of the benches which formerl ygraced (?) the recitation-rooms in Ninth Street.
At last the time for the first meeting in the rooms
arrived . With heavy hearts, Philo's faithful saw the rai npour down, but mourning was changed to joy when 8P .M . found a larger assemblage than would have beenfound in the old building on a similar night .
The first term was one of unexampled prosperity . Th eexercises began promptly at the time appointed (a thingunheard of in old times), and were well sustained . Not-withstanding the heavy strain on the Society's treasurymade by the appropriations for the window on the remo-val, Philo made her biennial of 1872–3 the most brilliantof all her celebrations.
Our sorrow in parting with Philo is not unmixed wit hpleasure pleasure to know that we leave her , in goodhands . '74, '75, and '76 are represented in Philo by me nof energy, who, feeling the responsibility resting uponthem, will work not a whit less nobly for her than thei rpredecessors.
C. A. Y.
LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PHILOMATHEAN SOCIETY .
Moderator Joseph de F . Junkin . Treasurer Samuel T . Kerr .First Censo Charles . A . Ashburner. Secretary William . W. Porter .Second Censor Charles . W . Freedley . Recorder A . B . Williams .
Librarians John W. Townsend and Frederick D . Baker .
MEMBERS .
SENIORS .
J. L . Fisher .
H . Pleasants, Jr .P . H . Hickman .
C . Sellers, Jr .C . P . Keith .
R . M. Smith .H . C. Lewis .
Lester Wells .W. F. Whitaker .
C . A. Young.R. L . Neff.
JUNIORS .
J. E . Hatton .
W. P . Patterson .J . de F . Junkin .
N. F. Robinson.J . W. Kaye .
H . E . Smith .J . F . Maher .
M. W. Smith .Samuel Money, Jr.
A. B . Williams .J . G . Mercer .
SOPHOMORES .
E. L . Miller.
W. W. Porter .D. J . M. Miller.
J . C . Sherlock .Calhoun Megargee . J. W. Townsend.E. B . Morris .
F . H. Woodrow .C . Morris .
FRESHMEN .
Ed. Hazlehurst .
Lawrence Lewis .F. W. Iredell .
F. V . Little .S . W. Keith.
W. H. Patterson .W. L . Kneedler .
R . P . Robins .
NOTICE. A RARE CHANCE! A BARGAIN! In lookingover the papers of the late Class-Prophet, his executor shave found a few choice destinies, which they will dispos eof to the general public on same terms the Class got their son. Apply to the 'Class Secretary .
Wm. M. Barker .E. J . Bell .W. Boyd.J . W. Brock.J. C . Egbert .H . J . Fagen .
W. H. Allison.C . A . Ashburner .G. H. Burgin .G. H. Christian .F. A . Cunningham .Ed. Dillon .
F . D . Baker .F . Eyre .C . W. Freedley .W. H. Hollis .S . T . Kerr .
H. R . Biddle .W. A. Dick .W. A. Fellows .F. W. Genth .E. G. Hammersley .
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ZELO .
WWHILE our generous rival, the Pilo, seems to be
flourishing in her new quarters, Zelo has bee n
very much afflicted by her removal from the classic pre-cincts of her old halls . The gloomy, barren elegance o f
the saloons in which she now holds court seems to hav e
cast a shadow upon her usually bright and laughin g
features. The tessellated pavements and lofty corridors
of her modern tabernacle have never rung with the merry
laughter of Freshmen and jovial Sophs . This unappre-ciative class of collegians seem to be awed by her majesty ," grand, gloomy, and peculiar ." But her old admirers ,the ease-loving Juniors and grave and reverend Seniors ,
still stand by their old love . Her once blooming features ,
although sadly changed by time and misfortune, still re-tain a sweet severity of expression, which has a char m
for their melancholy natures . Like the " Lotos-Eaters, "they think " there is no joy but calm," and Zelo will affor dthis blessing to all who desire it .
Although her enemies seem to take a fiendish deligh tin tormenting her children ; although they are scoffed atand taunted with their allegiance ; although the " fingerof scorn," only less terrible than the little finger of th eFaculty, points at them from the boisterous youths wh othrong the assembly-room, yet will they obey the doc-trines she has inculcated with all the tender devotion o f
the best of mothers, and forever bear in mind her beauti-ful and suggestive motto, "Cherish the flame ."
W.G.S.
LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE ZELOSOPHIC SOCIETY .
Regent Walter G . Smith . Treasurer E . P. Cohen .Vice-Regent Alfred Lee, Jr . Secretary Sydney Castle .President Joseph S . Neff.
Attorney-General Jacob Snare .Vice-President William . B. Lane . Librarian John E. Crew .
MEMBERS .
Robert Anderson . Alfred Lee, Jr . A. B . Carver.T . F . D . Beck. Randal Morgan . J . E . Crew.Gustavus S . Benson, Jr . Joseph S . Neff. W. B . Lane .Samuel T . Bodine . A. B . Porter . J . Snare .Robert Bond. W. G. Smith . Sydney Castle.Frederick B . Esler. T. B . Stork . E . P. Cohen.Howard Y . Jones . L . F . Benson .
LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE MINERALOGICALSOCIETY .
President C . A. Ashburner .
Vice-President L. T. Benson . Secretary W . A. Fellows .
MEMBERS .
C. A . Besson, Jr .
C . A . Ashburner.H . J . Fagen .
L . T . Benson .P . H . Hickman.
G. H. Christian.C. P. Keith .
Samuel Money .H . C . Lewis .
A . B . Williams.C . A. Young .
C . W. Freedley .
GLEE CLUB OF '73 .
H . G . JONES, Leader.
First Tenor. Second Tenor . First Bass. Second Bass.
H . C . Adams . A . Lee, Jr. W. F . Whitaker. Coleman Sellers, Jr .
T . B . Stork . C . A . Besson . R . M . Smith . Lester Wells .
H. Fagen . A . E . Harvey, Jr. A . B . Porter . W. W. Carr.
J . S . Neff. G . S. Benson, Jr . Wm. Boyd, Jr. J. W. Brock .
B. H. Wood . H . C . Lewis . W . M . Barker . C . A. Young .
GLEE CLUB OF '74.
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F . JUNKIN, Leader .
First Tenor . Second Tenor . First Bass. Sccond Bass .
W. H . Allison . C . A . Bockoven . G. H. Burgin . C . H . Townsend .
L. F . Benson . J . E . Crew . H. E . Smith . W. B . Lane .L . T . Paul . J. K . Harvey . H. F. Sterling . W. P . Patterson .
C . A . Ashburner. G. H . Christian, Jr. J. T . Snare .
SPORTS .
THE principal matches played by the University club sduring the year were as follows :
1872, September 28th . University Eleven vs . HaverfordCollege Eleven : decided in favor of Haverford by a scor eof 90 to 83 .
1872, October 10th . Senior Eleven vs. SophomoreEleven, on the grounds of Young America ; game un-finished, score being at end of first innings 89 to 23 i nfavor of Seniors .
1873, May 24th. The Sophomore Eleven played theHillside at Eagle Station, Pennsylvania Railroad : thescore was greatly in favor of the latter club .
So much, then, for Cricket . In Baseball, matches wer eplayed on :
1872, September 27th . The Senior Nine played the Col-lege, completely defeating them .
Early in May last the Freshmen defeated the Soph omores, who were also defeated by the Episcopal Academ y
COLLEGE ELEVEN.
W. M. Barker .
R . Morgan .
J . M. Patterson .R. S. Johnston .
R. M. Smith .
Tyson Morris .W. T. Dager .
W. W. Carr .
A . C . Gowen .Samuel Bodine .
H . Pleasants .
J . H . Campbell .W. A . Fellows .F. A . Genth, Jr .F . W. Iredell .
Nine .We are authorized to state that football matches, row-
ing matches, walking matches, swimming matches, an deven hymeneal matches (alas !) have been abandoned dur-ing the year 1872-3 .
Who, then, every intelligent reader (to say nothing o four fair readers) will ask, were the heroes who performe dthe above-mentioned achievements, those great souls who ,at the risk of broken heads, sprained fingers, black eyes,sacrificed themselves for the good of their college? Be -hold, here they are ! Would that we might say, "Par squorum fuimus ."
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COLLEGE NINE .
W. M. Barker .
Lindley Johnson.
J . C . Sherlock .W. D. Kelley.
E . J . Handy .
H . B . Hall .A . B . Porter .
S . T . Bodine .
W . R . Philler .
'73 NINE .
W. W. Carr .
F . B . Esler .
J . S . Neff.A. B . Porter .
Samuel Bodine .
W. M. Barker .R . M. Smith .
R . Morgan .
H . G . Jones .
'74 NINE.
W. H . Allison .
J . Junkin .
G . H . Christian .J . E. Crew .
M. F . Frishmuth .
H . Constable .W. B . Lane .
J . F . Snare .
F . A . Cunningham .
'75 NINE .
W. R . Philler .
S . Morrison .
L . Johnson .Samuel T . Kerr .
Bernard Gilpin .
William H . Hollis .William Porter.
J . C . Sherlock .
F . P . Gowen (capt .) .
'75 ELEVEN.Morrison .
C . Morris .
Philler .Johnson .
Porter .
Elliott.F . E . Dager .
W. Wayne (capt .) .
Hollis .E . B . Morris .
Gowen .
.1) K E NINE .Samuel Bodine .
A . Lee, Jr.
B . Gilpin .Loper Baird .
J . S . Neff.
L . Johnston .R. Morgan .
J . Sherlock .
J . Townsend .
BOAT CLUBS .COLLEGE BARGE CLUB OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Organized October 1st, 1872.
OFFICERS . President Calhoun Megargee
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Vice-Presidents— Francis J . Gowen ,{ W . H . Patterson .
Treasurer—{ Effingham B. Morris
Secretary William R. Philler.
Club Coxswain Frank Eyre .Elective Committee Francis J . Gowen, Samuel T. Kerr ,
Calhoun Megargee .
ACTIVE MEMBERS .
Calhoun Megargee . George Marls .
Wm. H. Horstmann .Lindley Johnson .
Frank J . Gowen .
E . Van S . Heberton .Effingham B . Morris . W. W. Porter,
Eugene Townsend .Frank Eyre .
W. R . Philler.
J . R . Fell .Bernard Gilpin .
S . Morrison .
Walter Horstmann .Samuel T. Kerr.
Wm. D . Kelly, Jr . Walter C. Gibson .Carroll Smyth .
A . W. Biddle .
Stuart.W. H. Patterson .
HONORARY MEMBERS .
Charles H . Townsend . William Wayne, Jr .
John G. Sherlock ,
CONTRIBUTING MEMBER .
Joseph de F . Junkin .
'75 CREW.Captain Class Crew CALHOUN MEGARGEE .
SECRE T FRATERNITIES.
THE exhaustive article in last year's Record renders alengthy discussion of the merits of Secret Societie s
quite unnecessary in the present issue . That they con-tinue to exist and flourish is evidence of their supplyin ga want among the students, and as for their influence ,judging by our own class, it is largely for good . Fromthe first, '73 has been strongly represented in all the fra-
ternities of our College . Out of a roll of sixty-six names ,three joined the Delta Phi, now, alas ! defunct, whoseghosts, all inclined, strangely enough, to embonpoint, may
be seen scouring Chestnut Street any fine afternoon ; ten ,the Zeta Psi, and among them are some desperately har dstudents in law and medicine ; five rejoice in the pleasingtitle of Phi Kaps, and nine stagger under the banner o fDelta Psi . Out of this noble array, eight only, strang eto say, graduate. During the past year, nothing o fspecial note has occurred among the societies . Thequestion raised last year as to their future quarters ha s
received a practical solution . The great majority of stu-dents still reside east of the Schuylkill, and find a down-town location the most convenient and agreeable fo rtheir rooms. While the societies may gradually followthe " Star of Empire," yet it will probably be years befor ethey pitch their tents in the promised land towards th esetting sun .
In numbers the list is headed by J 1F, but all stand onfirm ground, and may look forward to increased number sand usefulness with the increase of students soon to war mthe old heart of Alma Hater .
PHI KAPPA SIGMA FRATERNITY .
ALPHA CHAPTER .
S . T . Bodine, Jr . J. M. Cardeza . L. Johnson .A . Lee, Jr, E. P . Cohen . S . R . Seyfert .R . Morgan . W. T. Elliott . J . C . Sherlock ,J . S . Neff. B . Gilpin . J . H. Wainwright .W. G. Smith . R. L . Pyle.
1 . Calhoun Megargee (stroke) . 4 . William R . Philler .2 . Sterling Morrison . 5. CarrollSmyth3 . Frank Eyre . 6 . Lindley Johnson (bow).
Bernard Gilpin (coxswain) .'''
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT .
LAW DEPARTMENT .
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WW. H. Rush .
R. Loper Baird .A ., J . Phillips .James P . Townsend .
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DELTA PSI FRATERNITY .
H. C . Adams .
W. D. Kelly.B. H. Wood .
W. A. Dick.W. C . Hall .
H . H. Hall .L . T . Paul .
T . Horwitz .C. H . Townsend .
F . H . Field.W. B. Lane .
S . Castle .
LAW DEPARTMENT .
W. S . Massey .
J . T. Morris . H .C. OlmstedC . Megargee .
S . T. Prince, Jr. W . D. Neilson .W. Wayne .
UNIVERSITATIS NUGAE .
THE Editors of the RECORD step before the footlights a
moment to apologize for the lack of fun in this de-partment . The truth is, for we shall tell the truth an dshame the gentleman in black, our funny man is sick : he
was at the Class supper . Our funnier man has been sen t
to Vienna ; hence a preternatural solemnity- dwelleth upo n
him ; while our funniest man is engaged to be married, fact, we have it from reliable sources, and hence hi s
lack of cheerfulnes sBut don't let us delay the performance any longer.
Ring the bell, pull up the curtain, trot out the jokes .
"Here they are! "
LATIN SOCIETY OF (L)EIGHT MEMBERS OF '73 .
OMNIBUS (i . e ., Carr) per presentes Pat-eat nostru m
(medicinalem) V (5 yrs . old)-Rum delectabilem .
1. ROBERTUM HYDROMELI (Meade) FABRUM, M .D., in nu -mero eorum sociorum Universitatis Pennsylvaniensi seius Alme Matris, qui causa bone [not to be rendered
"cow's bones"] voluntatis & amoris Annie Lxxiij
Classis sociati sunt; admissum esse .In cuius rei testimonium nos eius College nomin a
subscripsimus .2.Gulielmus DE CARBONARII AULA, .
. Magnus Dux .3. CAROLUS P . DE KETH, e., Diaconus Katorum
torum chori, .
Cantator.4. RANDAL AP MORGAN,
Sub mensa .5. GuLIELmus VILKINS CARR, ..
Silenus .6. GAULTERUS GEORGIUS FABER,
Boreas .7.ALFREDUS LIA-CHOO-TWAN G Filius, Paganus "Ah Sin ."
8. HENRICUS DE CARLTON HI-ADAM, in tOtUm abstinens ,e ., Aquarius .
THE SOPHOMORE GLEE CLU B
Has, by assiduous practice, attained such proficiencythat each member can dispose of 1 lb. avoirdupois ofmixed cake and half a quart of vanilla cream . It is butjust to the other glee clubs, who have not reached thi sdegree of excellence, to state that they have not bee ntraining so long ; but it is hoped that with practice they
will even surpass this . The Freshman Club is, we hear ,especially promising in this respect .
ZETA PSI FRATERNITY .
D. R . Morrison .C . H Brock .T . Biddle .C . K. J . Miller .
G. N . Pepper .J . W. Brock .W . H . Allison.F . C . Hand .
A. Whelen .R . Ashbridge .W. Peters .P . Roberts .
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT .
P. Camblos .W. C . Turner .E . Townsend.
