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Literary DEPARTMENT
The Battle
When the Joneses Entertain
Ernest Puderbaugh,
Jacques d’ Joinville Alfred J. Miller,
A Desire Fulfilled Augusta Ten Eyck,
A Night with the Wind and Waves
Dorothy Vanderpool,
Cornelia Buch,
Waiting Ri i it Beulah Lawrence,
FRAGMENTS
Acroustio Ng ‘ i ut TD aa a
“Now I Lay Me”
The Difference
Purple and Grey
IGS, aR
Kathryn Linehan,
M. C. Linehan,
EprtrorrAn DEPARTMENT
News
A Plea for Dramatics .
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ALUMNI DEPARTMENT
EXCHANGES
ATHLETICS
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VOL. XXV JANUARY, 1916 No. 5
Literary Department
The Battle
All morning a drizzling rain had fallen, filling the
trenches with water up to the soldiers’ ankles. But in
the early afternoon the dreary Polish sky brightened,
even cleared, and for a few moments the grim faces
of the fighters gazed up at the golden ball, whose
radiance seemed to emphasize, rather than brighten,
the sombreness of the landscape.
Boom! Boom! What was it? Yes, four fellow-
soldiers lay stiff and lifeless, their splendid bodies torn
open by a single cannon ball, fired from the German
trenches. Pierre Soigneé shivered. That was Jean,
who lay there bleeding, but happily oblivious of his
wounds. He would never have to fight again. But
his wife, and the four little ones— who would care
for them? And Jean had not even had time to send
them a message. As Pierre thought of these things
228 THE ECHO
his face darkened. The big, kind eyes grew hard and
shone like angry steel. Involuntarily, as he reloaded
his gun, he straightened his shoulders and muttered,
“These Germans, they shall suffer!”
Four hours later there were but few left alive of
the little company with whom Pierre Soigneé had
fought so faithfully. Those who had survived had
crept away over the field to their supper. The uncon-
scious, the wounded, or the dead were the only human
creatures near the trenches.
It was quite dark when Pierre Soigneé stirred.
Slowly, painfully, he opened his eyes. He tried to sit
up, but the flow of blood from his wound made him
collapse, and he closed his eyes to keep from seeing
again that horrible face staring at him. He tried to
think where he had seen the man before, but he failed
to recall. Pierre heard him groan, mutter something,
then cry aloud. He spoke in a tongue Pierre did not
immediately recognize, but which a moment later he
discovered to be German. So that was it, a German
praying; daring to invoke the aid of God! Pierre
reopened his eyes. In the dim light he could see a
drawn, ghastly face and a pair of hands folded in
prayer.
“ Wasser! — mich diirstet,” came hoarsely from the
German’s throat.
Pierre understood. He clenched his fist and for a
few minutes there raged in his heart a battle fiercer
than any that was ever fought on sea or land. At last
it was over. Pierre, too, had prayed. He knew he
must die. He had no ties to bind him to anyone. No
one would suffer a loss if he went. But the German!
Perhaps he, too, had little ones, as Jean did. After
all, God had made them both.
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Painfully he turned to his fellow-sufferer. ‘“‘ Here,”
he said in broken German, “ Take the water in this
flask. You will live —I will die. You go home to
your kiddies, and pray that you may never need fight
again. God — we are all his children. We must not
hate. He loves Ne
That was all. Pierre’s last struggle was over. His
victory was greater than the victory of kings.
CORNELIA BUCH.
When the Joneses Entertain
“Come in! Come in, Aunt Sarah. Let Miranda
take your things, and come right in and set down.
Take the big rocker. First come help themselves,
sez I. What! Sally ain’t coming? Now, do tell!
I’m real sorry. But then, I wasn’t quite sure of
there being enough pie to cut for so many, if too
many took punkin, and punkin’s Sally’s kind. Every
cloud turns wrong side out. Excuse me, guess
Mary and Tom are comin’.
“That's right, Mary, I’m glad you brung ’em
all. Always room for one more Jones.
“Say, that sounds like the croup. There ain’t
nothin’ better than onion syrup. I’ve tried it on all
mine, and they never had it but once.
“Don’t be bashful, Rosie; come right in. Here,
take this blessed child ’till I let them others in.
“Jonathan, let me have your coat, and, Esther,
put them feet to the fender. They’re as wet as a
Sunday school picnic day.
“ For the land sakes, Aunt Sarah, if that ain’t the
minister and the hull family, jest when I was
a-havin’ a select Jones party. It never rains, but
our umbrell’s lent. But then, God wills all ministers.
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“Come in, Mr. Simmons, I’m so glad to see you!
Sit right down near the fire. And, Mrs. Simmons,
take that bonnet straight off, for you’re not a-goin’
to step outside this house without a-havin’ tea.
"No, not a mite. I jest was a-thinkin’ it warn’t
good policy to have an entire Jones party.
“\Mirandy! Mirandy! Come and set out the
backgammon. Like’s not your Uncle Jonathan will
have a game with the minister.
“There comes Hannah. I never knew her to be
anything but late, even when she was a girl. The
early bird got its pancakes baked at our house.
‘Maybe that’s why she is such a good cook, always
havin’ a-done it for herself.
“ Hannah, this is our new minister and his wife
from the Corners. Cyrus and the boys will be along
later? All right, better late than eat cold vittles to
home.
“Say, Esther, have you got that ’er chiny set
you was a-savin’ coupons for, yet? No, I hain’t got
but one coupon for you. You see I set that stuff on
onct for John, and he et it, never sayin’ a word
(him not bein’ the complainin’ kind, thank gracious).
But the next day I saw the box was missin’ from
the shelf, though I never suspicioned what could
have become of it. That night when I went out
to feed the chickens, I noticed some funny flakes
scattered over the ground inside the chicken fence.
I couldn’t imagine what they could be ‘till I saw
behind one of the coops an empty box. I hain’t said
nothing to John, nor he to me, but I know one
thing. I ain’t that mean to animals as to ever treat
poor innicent chickens that have always treated me
straight like that again.
in
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“For the land sakes! What’s that baby got in its
mouth? As I live, it’s a penny. Oh! he’s swal-
lowed it! Well, I wouldn’t worry, Mary. See, he’s
all right now. ‘A penny saved is a penny got, you
know. Cyrus, you might have been here a little
speedier, but, then, you’re here, and that’s some-
thing, considerin’ you weigh two hundred and fifty.
“Got your appetites, boys? That’s good. af
guess we're all about ready for something by now.
So we’ll sojourn to the next room for our feast of
chicken pie and flow of cider. Mr. Simmons, you
and your wife to the right there, and, Mary, you
take George between you, on the left. You, little
Simmons, there by your ma, and if the dictionary
and Fox’s Martyrs ain’t lofty enough, jest take a
cushion from the sofy. Esther, you and Jonathan
by Tom, there, and Rose next on the right. Han-
nah, there surely ain’t room for you and Cyrus both
on one side, so you go next Rose. Boys, you fill up
the corners. Now, John, I guess I left room for
you at the foot.
“Mr. Simmons, will you say grace? Now, all jest
pitch in and eat ’till yonder sun shall set forever.
“John, you cut the pie and don’t count your
chickens before we see if there’s enough for all the
children.
“Jest start them pickles, Rose, and, Mr. Simmons,
do take some more jelly. Mirandy, fill your Uncle
Jonathan’s coffee cup, will you?
“Mary, a bit of that crust won’t hurt the baby
a mite.
“Won't somebody have something more?
“That’s right, boys; I knew you wouldn’t go
back on my cookin’.
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“Now, Mirandy, bring on the gooseberry wine.
No, Mr. Simmons, it wouldn’t hurt a Methodist flee,
for I made it myself. Now, everybody fill up their
glasses!
“ Here’s to the Joneses!
“ Long life and happiness to ’em.
“Never mind, Georgie, you can finish that pie
later.
“Tf we can all get up, let’s go back to the settin’
room.
“Boys, there’s a barrel of apples down cellar;
jest bring us up a few; and you, Mirandy, fetch the
cider and chestnuts. Why, Mr. Simmons, you ain’t
a-goin’ this early? Well, come again. Here, John,
get the lantern and hitch up the minister’s horse
for him and drive up to the side door. Be careful
of the well hole, Mrs. Simmons. It’s a long lane
that has no mud puddles.
“Dear me, it’s kind of a relief to have the on-
your-best-behavior feeling let up on, don’t you
think?
“Jonathan, you'll find the cards under the last
pile of books on the top shelf. Jest all chip in now
and have a good time. No, thanks, I’ll help Mirandy
with the dishes. Now you set down, Mary. I
guess this little mess of dishes won’t hurt me.
“Why, baby Jones! Jonathan, take my chair to
the fire. There, baby, don’t cry. Fallin’ down
stairs don’t happen to every baby. A rollin’ stone
gathers no cobwebs on a Jones’ stairway. There,
there. ‘Holdin’ the baby here makes me think of
something I read the other night from Shakespeare.
It goes something like this: “How sharper than a
serpent’s thanks it is to have a toothless child.’
Little gums hurt the baby?
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“Wry, Mary, bless the child. No wonder he
cried. The latest Jones improvement has cut a
tooth. But, then, the Joneses always were forward.
He’s stopped crying now, and there’s the horse at
the door. Good night, and take good care of the
children, Tom.
“Good night! Good night!”
E. PupDERBAUGH, ’I9.
Jacques d’ Joinville
The wind sang the dirge as it howled about the
little log chapel which stood on the banks of the
St. Lawrence. Inside a Jesuit father was singing
the requiem mass over the dead body of one of the
colonists who had been killed by the Iroquois.
After the last prayers had been said, and the in-
cense odor was growing faint, a voice cried out
from the back of the rude oratory:
“Father, may God forgive me for speaking in
His house, but in that coffin lies the form of one
who, though he was not in orders, was indeed a
saint. He was a loyal son of the Holy Church, and
loved the Blessed Mother. By the Holy Presence
in the mass I swear to avenge the death of this
fallen man. ‘May the saints bear witness!”
Pére Jocelin stepped forward and addressed the
excited man, who had so rashly vowed to go out
against the Redmen.
“My son,” he said, “I have come here as a man
of God. I have come into the wilds of New France
and have built this altar so that I may bring these
poor heathen to a knowledge of salvation. Oh,
Jacques, be careful, and in your wrath do not undo
234 THE ECHO
the work of the Church which you love and serve.”
With this reproof the good father moved away.
Jacques watched the cassocked figure depart. He
was surprised, but not moved from accomplishing
his vow of revenge.
Several days later a few armed men rushed to the
house of Father Jocelin. They cried that Jacques
had been taken by the Iroquois, and that the party
of Frenchmen had been defeated. Great was the
terror in the settlement. Men, women and children
fled to the chapel and sought deliverance from the
attack which they knew would soon be made. They
implored Heaven, called upon the saints, and vowed
sacrifices that they might be spared.
But on one cold night, while the moon hung ma-
jestically over the few cabins, there came the war-
yell. Fire and tomahawk visited the Frenchmen.
Resistance was vain. Women and children were
killed as they fled to the mission. The Indians fol-
lowed and entered the sacred précincts. Father
Jocelin, with mighty faith, stepped before the altar.
He lifted the monstrance high above his head and
cried:
“The Lord is in His Holy Temple. Let all the
earth keep silence before Him!”
The black figure with the glittering ostensorium
frightened the savages. They hushed for a moment
and seemed dazed. The priest cried in his heart for
a miracle, and Heaven answered his prayer; for
just then a body of soldiers rushed in and over-
powered the attacking men of the Six Nations.
Jacques d’ Joinville was at the head of the rescuing
party. ‘He said that he had escaped, and straight-
way had fled to the nearest settlement for aid.
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Then good Father Jocelin called the people to
prayer. He chanted a solemn “Te Deum” of
thanksgiving, and in an extemporary prayer asked
God to give to His people meek and humble hearts
and to deliver them from rash deeds which lead to
destruction.
A. J. MILter, ’19.
A Desire Fulfilled
All my life I have read of beautiful maidens faint-
ing at critical moments into the arms of gallant
youths. How I envied and worshiped them with
my whole heart and soul! I have even meditated
for lengthy periods upon the wilting creatures.
I confided to my best friend all my desires, but
she gave me no consolation. I waited for a faint-
ing spell to come over me. It did not come.
With this still in mind I went to church one Sun.
day. The minister was the most comforting person
I could think of. His topic was, “He shall give
thee the desire of thy theart.” This desire, I found,
was obtainable through prayer. That night, before
I went to bed, I prayed a long time for the fulfill-
ment of my big wish.
Having spent the night dreaming of the time and
the place I should choose for fainting, I went to
breakfast. My twelve-year-old brother had erected
a sign opposite my eyes, which read, “ Be too sturdy
to faint.” This was what I looked at through sev-
eral meals. This morning’s conversation drifted to
family friends who had distinguished themselves by
fainting at large gatherings.
“Fainting comes from not eating.’ was the re-
mark of my grandmother. An idea immediately
236 THE ECHO
came to me. I would not eat. I tried this for sev-
eral meals, but as I did not faint I gave it up. All
seemed hopeless, but still I had faith in the min-
ister’s text.
One morning it was given out that our first basket:
ball game would be held in two weeks. All our
girls worked hard at the practice games. I was on
the scrub team, and our regular team played us
every day. The day before the event one of the
best players sprained her ankle, consequently I was
put in her place.
Our score was tied; we were in a fever of excite-
ment. The whistle blew. Our center knocked the
ball into my hands. I made a running leap, threw
the ball into the basket, and the whistle blew for
time. We had won.
The sad part of the game fell on me. When I
took my leap for the basket I plunged into the stone
wall and knocked out a tooth, causing my mouth to
bleed furiously. Now, I thought, now was my time
to faint. When one faints one is unconscious, but
I was aware of all my surroundings, and I knew
that my mouth hurt.
Would it not be wonderful to faint with so many
present, and after such a victory! I was compli-
mented on my play, but was reminded how woe-
begone I looked, minus a tooth.
As a result of all this, I was forced to visit my
dentist. ‘He treated me and told me to come the
next day. I went.
The man filed the remainder of my tooth off, and
then bored a hole till he touched my nerve. Of all
unpleasant things this was the worst. I held firmly
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to the chair. He took an instrument resembling a
tiny awl and applied it to the roof of my mouth.
The pain was almost unbearable, but I suffered in
silence.
The dentist said with a delightful smile, ‘“ You
are certainly a brave girl.”
He showed me the nerve. It wiggled. I fainted.
Aucusta TEN EYCK, 719.
A Night with the Wind and Waves
It was on a dark, moonless night in early August
that a party of six, four girls and two men, climbed
down the rickety, slippery ladder from the dock into
the “Irene, lying at anchor inj) the ‘crib.. fhe
““Trene,” a small motor-boat, was called one of the
most seaworthy crafts on ‘Hempstead Harbor, and
that night, unknown to us, she was to have a fair
opportunity to justify her reputation.
When comfortably stowed away, we started, wav-
ing good-bye to our mothers and eagerly anticipat-
ing a pleasant trip. Before we realized it, we had
shot out of the sheltered end of the harbor and were
sailing on open water. It was a beautiful night.
The sky was a deep, impenetrable blue, and the
stars, in the absence of the moon, seemed unusually
clear and bright. Enchanted by the charm and
mystery of the night, we had gone some distance
before we realized that the waves were running
unusually high. The “Irene” was rising and dip-
ping in the water like a porpoise at play.
“ Shall we turn back?” some one cried.
238 THE ECHO
“No, keep on!” we all shouted above the roar of
the water.
We were exhilarated; a different spirit animated
us, changing our normal selves into creatures exult-
ing, reveling in the wildness of a dark night. The
wind freshened every minute, and the waves rose
higher and higher, drenching us with spray. A wet
lock of hair blew across my lips and tasted salt to
my mouth. As the great waves came racing toward
us they raised our boat ‘high, then dropped it low,
down, down, into their trough. The wind and the
waves seemed tugging at us, each striving to drag
us his way.
No one knows how long we should have rushed
on had not a sudden clang arrested our attention.
The anchor, with about eighty feet of rope, had
become dislodged from its accustomed place by our
wild careening and had slipped into the water. We
quickly stopped the engine, fearing the rope would
become tangled in the rudder, and the men attempted
to recover the anchor. The rest of us sat huddled
together, silently listening to the swish, swish of the
waves as they beat against our boat. In those few
minutes of waiting the sense of vastness and im-
mensity almost overpowered me. I seemed nearer
to the heart of things than ever before. My hand
seemed almost on Nature’s pulse, and the thrill and
wonder of life swept upon me with new intensity.
When, after some difficulty, the men had suc-
ceeded in freeing the anchor, they swung the boat
around and started for home. The return trip was
uneventful, for wind and tide were now with us.
It was such a great contrast to our outward trip
that it would have seemed an anticlimax had we
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not had the feeling that we had been very close to
those deep, strong forces which ever work silently
around us, and of which we are so ignorant. We
had seen and were afraid.
DorotTHY VANDERPOOL, 719.
Waiting
It was only four o’clock, yet a very little of the
fading light found its way into the low room
through the tiny small-paned window. The slender
old lady rose from the chair where she had been
sewing, put more wood into her queer little old-
fashioned stove, opened the grate, walked to the
window, and looked out. Soft white hair waved
loosely over her forehead, and her eyes were filled
with sad happiness.
The snow covered the ground and capped the
rocks and tree stumps that were scattered about in
the field before her. Beyond, the trees, green and
white in their winter splendor, rose with the hills
until they disappeared with the hazy line of moun-
tains fading into the horizon. Below, at her right,
stood the little brick church alone, outside the vil-
lage. Everything looked still and cold and lone-
some, but the little old lady stood there and waited.
A faint sound of laughter reached her; then, one
after another, a party of skaters came into view,
shouting and singing as they hurried up the creek,
across the pasture, and out of sight between the
hills.
The light faded faster. ‘A bright star came out
and looked down at the face in the window. The
little old lady smiled as she whispered,
240 THE ECHO
“Thank you, star, for coming.”
She dropped quietly into a low rocking chair and
crossed her arms on the sill. It was Christmas eve
again, and Bobby might come back. Year after
year, with her only boy, she had watched for that
star on Christmas eve, until twenty years ago to-
night, when Bobby went away. It had seemed for
weeks that surely he would come this year. Some-
how the idea had occurred and had stayed in her
mind, the idea that if their favorite star shone down
into the little cabin window this night, she would
know that he was coming. The star had come, but
still she was not happy. It was foolishness, any-
way, she thought, to take that for a sign. Once
more she looked up. The sky was full of stars.
She closed ‘her eyes as she thought, half aloud:
“Perhaps Bobby can’t come to-night.”
From the brick church below she heard old famil-
iar ‘Christmas hymns. Later, happy voices came
indistinctly into the little cabin room, and she knew
that the service had closed. The clock ticked on in
another room.
A rooster in a neighboring barn broke the terrible
stillness, and the village fowls answered him. From
somewhere she could hear the muffled noise of
horses moving in their stalls. A few dogs gave
quick, short barks, as if it were their duty. Again
that awful silence fell upon the mountains and the
clock ticked on and on in the other room.
‘Some wood fell in the stove and the fire snapped
as it blazed up again. Quietly she moved to the
stove, laid on more fuel, and returned to the window.
The sky was growing darker. A few light clouds,
then heavy dark ones gathered overhead and drew
a curtain between her and her star.
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The little old lady bowed her head on her hands.
The fire died in the stove. The ticking came more
loudly from the other room, and outside, in the
silence, the snow fell faster and heavier.
The next day Bobby came — too late.
BeuLaH LAWRENCE, 719.
Fragments
Acroustio
Personality is made up of three attributes, con-
sciousness, character and will. Acroustio is a per-
sonality. He has these three attributes in more
widely different proportions than any other indi-
vidual.
Acroustio is conscious that the shade of his socks
always blends well with his tie. He is certain of
his powers of fascination, else why should he be so
often a delicious cabbage to a swarm of butterfly
girls? He is conscious of his superiority to the
other fellows in intellectual matters, such as know-
ing what brand of cigarettes to choose, when to
bluff in a poker game, and how to get the least
return from the world for the time and money he
flings to it.
Acroustio has character. A cake half baked might
be quite nutritious, and it might have a pleasant,
sweetish taste. Who would want under-done cake
for a steady diet?
As for his will, he follows his own star in his own
wagon, without regard to the reasoning of others.
May he pass through the mill which grinds gener-
ously, for who can say how large a kernel is hidden
away in the most eccentric husk?
Re...) 719:
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The Difference
Rare old castles, towering spires,
Courtly costumes, golden lyres,
A jeweled sword, an ivory fan —
These are made by mortal man.
Meadows fair and forests green,
A little pond with silvery sheen,
A tiny flower, a soft-winged dove —
These are made by God above.
KatTHrYN LINEHAN, ’I9Q.
“Now I Lay Me”
Please, God, it’s awful dark an’ still;
I’m shivvery an’ afraid:
It seems as if sleep wouldn’t come
*Till I’d knelt down an’ prayed.
Do you ever hear me now, dear God,
Since mother’s gone away?
She’d keep me warm within her arms
And tell me what to say.
Does she teach the angels how to pray
An’ kiss them when they’re through?
Daddy says you want her, God —
I want her more —I do!
Ky SS. BAR. 19:
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Purple and Grey
We looked at the glimmering purple
Which shrouded the mountains on high.
It called to us, beckoned us, lured us.
We tired of the grey land near by.
We left the cold grey we had tired of,
The everyday land that we knew,
And climbed toward the glimmering purple,
But lo, it was only grey, too.
M. C. LINEHAN, ’I9.
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Enitorial Bepariment
A Plea for Dramatics
Suppose we should give Browning’s “Andrea del
Sarto ”’ to the ordinary business man; would he find in
it the subtlety of meaning, the vividness and power,
that the student of poetry would find? Does the un-
trained eye see the beauty of Millet’s paintings that
the art student sees? Does a production of “ Lohen-
grin” give no more to the musician than to the ordi-
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nary theater devotee? Will the drama mean no more
to one who has read the lines of a great playwright
and given them forth somewhere sometime clothed in
the garb of his own imagery, stamped with the glow
of his own personality,— will the drama mean no more
to him than to the crowds that we see at the movies?
Will not his delight be fuller, richer? Will not his
response to a big play be a “ re-creation”?
Granville Barker, in his speech before the Dramatic
Association in this city last fall, began by saying:
“You can make my speech what you will— my best
effort or my poorest.””’ The man who has said his
dead lines to a dead audience, and those same lines,
living and burning, to an audience alive and glowing,
knows the truth of that statement.
How to see and hear a play, how to get from it the
greatest possible amount of pleasure, and give to it a
sympathetic response — this is a work of the dramatic
class.
Yet men who are willing to concede the right of
literature, poetry or painting to claim our interest,
refuse the same right to the drama. They forget that
the drama is itself an art——the union of literature,
poetry, painting and music; that, as other arts, it in-
spires a healthful joy due to no precepts, perhaps, or
instructions, but to the mere presence of pure, inspirit-
ing, wholesome, positive images of life. If a girl finds
that her medium of expression is the art of the theater,
she is, in their opinion, stage-struck; she is blinded by
the “ glamor of the footlights.” But if that girl should
turn her efforts to painting or poetry, she would have
the “artistic temperament.” Why? Surely the drama
is as high and true an art as any other, and, because of
the prejudice of a few, we are not going to forego the
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pleasure of interpreting in the only possible way the
plays of Shakespeare, Marlowe, Bulwer, of Galsworthy
or Granville Barker.
Here again the dramatic class is endeavoring to
seek out clean plays, and promote an interest in such
dramatists as make of their work — Art.
The first choice, ‘“‘ The Cricket on the Hearth,” was
presented on Friday evening, January 14th. In about
a month they will stage another equally good play.
These plays are the representation to the world out-
side of what our college is doing in this field.
Remember Granville Barker’s statement. You can
make those plays what you will— the best or poorest
effort of the class. It takes two to make a bargain.
It takes two to make a play.
We have a Student Organization now meeting every
Friday morning. We have long been wanting it,
working for it. The result is that, having secured our
bauble, interest lags, and the most remarkable thing
about the new Student Organization seems to be its
scarcity of students. What are we going to do — let
this spark of college feeling die away; or are we
going to work together and fan it into a bright lasting
flame?
Nema Depariment
College Club
Mr. William Gibson, of Albany, addressed the club
Friday afternoon, December toth. His very interest-
ing talk concerning Oscar Wilde was listened to by a
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considerable number of the club members. Of course,
we realize that most people are tired and glad to go
home when Friday afternoon comes, but the few who
do stay for our meetings find them well worth their
time. Stay just once, and then we know you'll come
again and again.
Yi We C. AS
On December 14th the Rev. F. A. Stevens of China
spoke to the Y. W. C. A. girls on China and its prob-
lems. The meeting was very interesting and full of
information.
Y. W. C. A. held its annual Christmas sale in the
lower corridor of Administration Building on Decem-
ber 9th and roth.
A Christmas party for the whole college was held
in the gymnasium under the auspices of Y. W. C. A.
on the afternoon of Thursday, December 16th. There
was a program, and then Santa Claus entered and
made each heart happy by some little remembrance.
There was much excitement and surprise on the part
of some at the nature of the gifts. On the whole,
everyone seemed to enjoy himself; even Santa did not
look as conscious of his apparel as Santas usually do.
The first meeting after the Christmas vacation was
held on January 4th. Eleanor Dunn and Leah Bice
were the speakers. They were our representatives
this year at the Student Volunteer Convention, held
recently in Rochester. They told us of the convention,
and Miss Bice, who is a Student Volunteer, told us a
little about what it means to be one. Only those who
were there know what those who weren’t there missed.
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Commercial Club
The club as usual has been extremely active this
month. Regular business meetings were held, the
last one of which took the form of a “ Christmas
Party”’ on December 17th. In the commercial room
an elaborate Christmas tree, laden with gifts and candy
for all, greeted us. After the usual business we were
entertained by Miss Eleanor White, who gave an en-
joyable reading.
Santa Claus, alias George Cooper, appeared next on
the scene. From his spacious pack all received gifts.
After this delicious Christmas eats were enjoyed.
You absent members, you missed a fine time!
Chemistry Club
The regular annual meeting of Chemistry Club
was held Friday, December roth, at which the follow-
ing officers were elected:
recident wasn eo Wm. G. Kennedy
RVAGE-PiresiGent sje iewin cece. Leah L. Bice
SURE CUED ni saly Brey US ale AIO Mildred Bentley
Treasurer... ....James Walker
Mibrarianrc: hw so aise aes sass Marion Payne
Goumnsell oa lite nos cect nsese Prof. B. S. Bronson
The constitution was amended to the effect that
members whose dues are not paid within one month
of the time they are due shall forfeit membership.
After the business meeting a very interesting paper
on “ Explosives” was given by Miss Carmody, fol-
lowed by a discussion. The club is giving an impor-
tant place in its program to these discussions and to
current topics of interest in the chemical world.
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Senior Class
At a recent meeting of the Senior Class, Edna Al-
bert, Elsie Austin, George Cooper and J. Harwich were
elected to act on the College Song Book Committee,
together with the members chosen by the other classes.
Junior Class
A meeting was held Monday, December 13th, at
4:35. It was decided to postpone “Junior Week ”
until February 3rd, 4th and 5th. The nominations
previously made for members of the Song Book Com-
mittee were voted upon, and Edith Wallace, Ethel
Houck and Kolin Hager were elected.
The committees for the Junior Reception and Ban-
quet have been appointed. The Reception Committee
consists of Mildred Lawrence, chairman; Mildred
Henry, Helen Clohosey, Ray Schneible and Stanley
Fitzgerald. Hildred Griffin is chairman of the Ban-
quet Committee, and the members are Marie Schnitzler,
Anna Nelson, Laura Smith and Willard Pearsall.
Plans are well under way for both of these affairs.
We hope everybody in college will come to the recep-
tion. Remember, it’s for all the students!
Sophomore Class
A meeting of the Sophomore Class was held Decem-
ber 20th, to decide upon the committee for the new
College Song Book. Marion Putnam and Harry Rus-
sel were elected. An Entertainment Committee for
the Sophomore Reception was also appointed.
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Delta Omega
On December ist, Delta Omega entertained the col-
lege faculty with a tea at the sorority house.
The sorority is most glad to welcome a new pledge-
member, Dorothy Martin, Wellesley, 715.
The annual ‘Christmas supper and party was held
at the sorority house on December 18th. The knocks
which were hung on the Christmas tree were the source
of much merriment.
Kappa Delta
The sorority wishes to express its sorrow and most
heartfelt sympathy for Dr. Ward in the recent loss of
his wife.
Christmas vacation passed happily but all too quickly
for the girls.
At the last regular meeting of the sorority before
vacation a jolly little Christmas party was held. The
girls gathered around a blazing fire and examined with
interest the stockings which “ were hung by the chim-
ney with care,” and the gifts which St. Nick had left.
Psi Gamma
On December 13th, Psi Gamma held its regular
meeting, and the usual literary program was carried
out. It consisted of a discussion by all the members
of the sorority with Emma Sommerfield as leader of
“Psi Gamma Ambitions.”
On December 16th, we held our annual party in
honor of our faculty members. Everyone had a lot
of amusement when the presents were distributed from
the Christmas tree, for they were all in the nature of
“ gentle knocks.”
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Kappa Nu
Mary Haran, ’15, was a guest at Kappa Nu house
during the week-end of December 2oth.
Marian McCarthy, ’15, spent some time in December
with the house girls.
Kappa Nu welcomes Eileen Keefe, ’18, to member-
ship.
Mildred O’Malley was a guest recently of Marie
Carmody at Mount Vernon, N. Y.
Kappa Delta Rho
The fraternity takes this opportunity of wishing the
faculty and student body a happy and prosperous New
Wear.
Mr. Sevoy, of the Cornell chapter, and Mr. English,
Mr. Ottoman and Mr. Smith, of the Middlebury chap-
ter, were entertained recently.
College Notes
The subject of the student assembly, held December
toth, was the Men’s Athletic Association. Mr. Mc-
Guire, the manager of the basketball team, and Mr.
Fitzgerald, captain of the team, urged the college stu-
dents to attend the games. The team has a better
schedule this year than it has ever had before.
At this meeting occurred the presentation of the
silver cups won in the cross-country run held Novem-
ber roth. Mr. Southerland, ’19, was awarded the first
prize, and Mr. Cassavant, ’19, the second.
On January 7th, another Student Assembly was held.
Miss Edith Rose announced the play, “ The Cricket
252 THE ECHO
on the Hearth,” given by the Dramatic Class on Janu-
ary 14, 1916, and urged every member of the college
to attend.
Miss Jessie Dunseith, in an excellent talk about our
year book, the “ Pedagogue,” told the student body,
especially the Freshmen who are not familiar with it,
what the year book is and for what it stands. This
year’s “ Pedagogue” will have a leather cover in the
class colors, white and gold. It will contain a picture
of the person to whom it is dedicated, a picture of the
college buildings, the big college group picture taken
this fall, faculty pictures and the titles of all the faculty
members, pictures of all the members of the senior
class and write-ups, pictures of the different classes
and orgnizations and of the class officers, pictures of
some of the professors in familiar poses, a list of all
the students in college and their addresses, a literary
department consisting of prize stories and poems, and
jokes about students and teachers.
There are a number of ways in which the college
body can help the people who are getting out this
splendid book. Everyone should, of course, order a
copy. The different organizations should hand in
their pictures before March rst. The class histories
must be in before February 1st. Everyone ought to
compete for the prizes offered by the ‘“‘ Pedagogue.”
The stories and poems must be in by February 15th.
The first prize is five dollars, the second a copy of the
“ Pedagogue.” Then, too, remember to write down
any jokes or funny things which happen in college and
hand them to some one on the “ Pedagogue ” board.
Last of all, whenever you buy anything here in Al-
bany, tell the storekeepers that you come from the
college. This will help us in getting advertisements
for both THE Ecuo and the “ Pedagogue.”
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Prof. Risley gave a little talk, which everyone en-
joyed, telling why every member of the college
should own a copy of the year book for each year
he is in college. In after years the books help you
to recall the many things which happened during
vour college days. They are even more appreciated
then than now. The year book is a part of the
college life, and expresses the individuality of the
year for which it stands. No student can afford to
be without the ‘“ Pedagogue.” Remember that!
On Monday morning, January toth, Mr. Mercer
gave a talk to the student body on “ Playing the
Game.” ‘Mr. Mercer declared that too much em-
phasis is laid by the schools upon the development
of the head. What the whole world needs is the
development of the moral character, of the heart.
Education is important, but it is not of the greatest
importance. This is proved by the fact that thun-
dreds of college-bred men have made utter failures
of life. A three-fold development is necessary for
a successful life —first, the development of the
morals; second, of the intellect, and this develop-
ment should lead to specialization in some line, and
thirdly, of the body. Mr. Mercer is himself a col-
lege man and knows all its problems and tempta-
tions, and he is giving up his life to helping other
people make their lives successful.
Our dream of having dormitories is really com-
ing true. A private corporation thas secured a lot
on the corner of Elberon Place and Quail Street, and
plans to erect ‘a building for the accommodation of
college girls. This building will cover the whole
lot and will be five or six stories high. There will
be about five hundred single rooms with baths. A
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spacious dining room is being planned to accommo-
date the students, and parlors will offer places for
social functions and dancing. If possible, a swim-
ming pool is to be built in the basement. The build-
ing will be absolutely under the control and man-
agement of the college. The rates will be very
reasonable, so that girls may secure all the conven-
iences and privileges which this dormitory will offer
for the same prices that they are now paying for
room and board in private families.
During the month of February Prof. George P.
Baker will deliver four lectures in the college audi-
torium. Prof. Baker is widely known in literary
and dramatic circles as the head of the course in
play-writing, or “The Technique of the Drama,”
as it is called in the catalogue of Harvard Univer-
sity. Since the beginning of this course in 1908 as
many as thirty plays, written by students of Prof.
Baker, have been produced on the professional stage.
Of these more than three-quarters have been suc-
cessful, and at least twelve have even been “ Broad-
way successes.” The public discovered Prof. Baker
by way of the play, “Salvation Nell,” written by
Edward Sheldon, a graduate of Prof. Baker’s first
course in play-writing, and played by Minnie Mad-
dern Fiske. Percy MacKaye, the author of “The
Scarecrow ” and “ Mater,” is also among the num-
ber of well-known playwrights who were students
of Prof. Baker. A theater, perfect in all its appoint-
ments, in which original plays are worked out and
produced, has now been built in connection with this
course.
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Every student should take advantage of this rare
opportunity which the college is giving us. No ad-
mission will be charged, and students will be given
the first choice of seats. After the students have
been accommodated, friends are welcome to attend
these lectures. The dates and subjects of the lec-
tures are as follows:
Feb. oth. Judging a Play — Some Safe Standards.
Feb. roth. Constructing a Play from Source to
Finished Product.
Feb. 23rd. The Difference between Closet and
Acted Drama. a
Feb. 24th. Pageantry and its Position in the
United States.
Alwmut Department
The Christmas holidays afforded a number of our
graduates an opportunity to visit their Alma Mater.
We were pleased to have with us for a short time
Edna Hardie, ’15, Barbara Pratt, ’15, Chester Wood,
"14, Grace Malcolm, ’14, Kathleen Phillip, ’10,
Emma Conant, ’11, and Evelyn Dussmore, ’15.
Marriages
Lois Atwood, ’14, to Samuel Hayford, on Decem-
ber 24th, 1915.
Harold W. Goewey, ’14, to Margaret E. Galloway,
on December 25th, 1915.
Hope Duncan, ’13, to Dr. C. H. Low, on Septem-
ber 4th, 1915.
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Alumni Dinner
The Metropolitan Alumni Association of the N.
Y.S.C. T. will hold its annual dinner February 19th
in the Aldine Club, Broadway and Twenty-third
street, New York City. Competition has been
aroused and rivalry is keen, for each class is striving
to have as many of its members present as possible.
Dr. Brubacher and other members of our faculty
promise to attend. The chief speaker of the even-
ing will be Miss Katherine B. Davis, recently ap-
pointed by Mayor Mitchell as chairman of the
Parole Board of New York City. This board has
power to parole, release, discharge, retake or reim-
prison, without reference to committing magistrate
or judge, an inmate of a workhouse or reformatory.
All alumni are urged to attend.
The secretary of the Alumni Association recently
received from Miss Adele M. Fielde, 60, a song to
be used in the contest organized by the Alumni
Association to produce a College Song Book. The
song was composed by Prof. Jewell and was sung
by the graduating class of 1860. Miss Fielde writes:
“The slip is the very one that I held in my hand as
we of the class of 1860 sang Prof. Jewell’s composi-
tion fifty-five years ago. It has been in my posses-
sion constantly all these decades, and my heart has
often sung the old stanzas.”
At present ‘Miss Fielde is living in Seattle, Wash-
ington. She is the author of a book entitled “ Chi-
nese Fairy Tales.” (Miss Fielde has also made many
interesting discoveries which have added to the
world’s knowledge of ants.
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Deaths
It is with sad regret that we note the death of
Mrs. Patton, née Kate Burnell, ’73, which occurred
December 11th, 1915.
The death of Harriet Nichols, ’82, occurred in
Jamaica, L. I., on December 11th, 1915.
Word has been received of the death of Gertrude
A. Riemann, ’88, wife of Robert L. Slagle, president
of the University of South Dakota. Mrs. Slagle was
a woman of keen intellect and of many social graces,
and it is with sincere regret that her death, occurring
December 3rd, 1915, is noted.
1915
Louise Powers is teaching German in the Brasher
and Stockholm High School at Brasher Falls, N. Y.
Miss Edna Hardick, Miss Lena Knapp and Mr.
Harold Goewey, *14, of the Wallkill High School
faculty, have been asked by the Board of Education
to return for another year.
1913
Miss Katrina Van Dyke has accepted a position as
teacher of English in the Schenectady High School.
Miss Fanny Church is teaching in Poughkeepsie,
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Florence M. Kelly has a position as teacher of Eng-
lish in Utica Free Academy.
Ruth Jacobs is teaching history in the Troy High
School.
Elizabeth M. Fisher is teaching in the Troy Orphan
Asylum.
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IQII
Mary W. Norton is teaching in Rensselaer High
School.
Esther Raferty has a position as assistant in biology
in the New York State College for Teachers.
Mrs. E. R. Bashford, née Ella R. Watson, is living
at 14 Irving street, Albany, N. Y.
Catherine E. Conway has a position as investigator
of the State Board of Charities, Cohoes, N. Y.
Florence E. Wittineier is teaching German in the
Utica Free Academy.
Bertha M. Bott of 69 Lexington avenue, Albany,
N. Y., has a position as private secretary.
Mrs. Charles G. Dormandy, née Elizabeth Brad-
shaw, is living in Troy, N. Y.
Thae G. Kenny is teaching in Watervliet High
School.
L. Antoinette Johnson has a position as supervising
critic in the Milne High School, Albany, N. Y.
Mary W. Norton is teaching in the Rensselaer High
School.
Johanna Schwarte has a position as teacher of
biology in the High School at Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
IQIO
Mrs. J. H. Ludlinn, née Mary E. Harpham, is living
at 48 Matilda street, Albany, N. Y.
Evelyn A. Austin has a position in Coxsackie, N. Y.
Genevieve L. Brooke and Florence Brown are teach-
ing in the Schenectady High School.
Florence Burchard is teaching English in the Nor-
wich High School.
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Mrs. Edward Jones, née Mariam Potter, is living at
12 Eleanor street, Schenectady, N. Y.
Agnes Ryland has a position in the Commercial De-
partment of the Watervliet High School.
Blanche M. Russell is teaching English in Albany
High School.
Clara B. Springsteed has a position as instructor of
German in the New York State College for Teachers.
Roosevelt R. Sherwood has a position as statistician,
Public Service Commission, Albany, N. Y.
Alice M. Finn is teaching in Frankfort High School.
Since the last issue of THE Ecuo the following ex-
changes have been received: The Concordiensis,
Union; The Cornell Era, Cornell; The Crimson and
White, Milne High School; The Holy Cross Purple,
Holy Cross; The Mount Holyoke, Mount Holyoke;
The Sagebrush, University of Nevada; The Vassar
Miscellany Monthly, Vassar.
The Concordiensis has exceptionally well-written
and complete accounts of college activities. An espe-
cially interesting department, “ Smashing the Foot-
lights,” deserves mention. The name is suggestive of
the content, but does not define it accurately. It con-
sists of praises as well as “ slams” for the stock pro-
ductions, first-nights, amateur theatricals, and noted
actors that appear in Schenectady. It is extremely
well done; in fact, more so than many newspaper
criticisms.
The Vassar Miscellany also has a department of play
reviews. These are perhaps more literary than those
in The Concordiensis, but are not so spicy. Perhaps
this is to be accounted for by the fact that The Miscel-
lany criticizes the plays themselves, while The Con-
cordiensis criticizes their production on the stage.
The department of communications in The Holy
Cross Purple is a novel one. Here we find opinions
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from Holy Cross alumni or students on general college
questions as well as ones pertaining exclusively to Holy
Cross. We often hear of the “ press as a medium for
expressing public opinion;” The Purple has made it-
self a medium for expressing true college opinion.
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Athletic Bepariment
The past month was filled with athletic activities of
all sorts. The basketball five has been playing its
regular schedule and enters the new year with a per-
centage of .500, having won and lost two games. The
two games lost were played away from home and
against two of the fastest college teams in the country,
R. P. I. and Union, last year’s champs. The showing
the boys made, especially against Union, was most
creditable and far surpassed the expectations of even
the most hopeful. The purple and gold were always
in the running, and Union was never sure of the game.
Our five had to play without Curtis, which proved a
great handicap; however, the various substitutes
played well. The spirit shown by the students, as at
the R. P. I. game, was splendid. A large number ac-
companied the team to Schenectady. Let the good
work continue. The score at half time was 16:9 in
Union’s favor, the game ending with a score of 33:20.
Following is the score:
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Union F.G. FP. TP. Si CurT, FG. FP. TP,
Scoby, RF. ....-. 4) (0.8 |) Hobaus, D.be.o002s Caan)
Haubner, L.F. . x o 2 §, Fitzgerald, RF... 1 12 14
Whitbeck, C. © 0 0 O'Connell, C. Rano, ome
Zimmer, L.G. x 9 1 Jones, RG. . Oe cae he)
Mudge, R.G. 3.0 6 Goewey, L.G. SNS Ob
Kirkup, RF. 3 0 6 F, Fitzgerald, LF. oo 0
Carr, L.G. o> 010
Wotalat aces one 12 9 33 Wotals) oeeeseoes 4 12 20
Time of halves: 20 min. Referee: Tilden. Scorer:
Morse. Timekeeper: Girling. Score at half time:
16:9.
The second home game of the season was played
against the Albany Medical College and was a rather
disappointing affair all around. The game was not
finished, but went to S. C. T. by forfeit, the score
therefore being 2:0 in our favor. The cause of the
trouble was the surprisingly poor knowledge of inter-
collegiate basketball rules displayed by the Medics.
Coach Swaim and Manager Maguire are determined
to enforce the rules more strictly this season and thus
insure clean basketball, which the Medical Five, to its
loss, had to find out. The score as far as the game
went was as follows:
Albany
Medical College FB. FP. TP. Se Goite FB. F.P. TP.
Shineman, R.F. 2 2 € _ S§, Fitzgerald, RF... 2 5 9
Mester, L.F. x o 2 F. Fitzgerald, L.F... 0 0 0
Cooper, C. . a) fol. ‘2, O’Gonnell \@) 285559 olce
Bernhardt, L.G. 1 0 2 Jones, RG. ee olcol Ne
Boller, R.G. .. Bo oie eS) 1 Curtis EG: ose.) 2 cog
Goewey, L.F. .. aime, ae
FBOEBN iusto 9 2 20 i Gtale esate as 6 5 17
Time of halves: 20 min. Referee: Powers. . Scorer:
Marder. Timekeeper: Swaim. Score at half time,
16:12.
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Football
It looks now as if football is to become a reality in
this college. At a meeting held by the Men’s A. A.,
Reinhard Hohaus, ’17, was elected manager of foot-
ball, with Walter Doyle, ’18, as his assistant. These
men are the first to hold these positions in this college.
Manager Hohaus has lost no time in getting things
started. He even has a tentative schedule that looks
first rate on paper. It includes teams like R. P. I., St.
Stephen’s, Hamilton, St. Lawrence, and others. But,
after all, probably only inter-class games will be pos-
sible next season.
Hockey
Cassavant, ’19, has been elected manager of hockey.
This, like football, is a new branch of athletics to be
fostered in this college. Manager Cassavant has done
good preliminary work. He has had many candidates
for the team out working hard, has a good schedule
planned, and has secured the Albany High School rink
at Beverwyck Park for the games. It is to be hoped
that this game will prosper.
Baseball
At the last Men’s A. A. meeting Earl Waring, 17,
was elected manager of baseball, with Dewitt Town-
send, 718, as his assistant. Prospects for a successful
baseball season are particularly bright if only the eter-
nal diamond question can be solved. The baseball
schedule will not be behind that of basketball in any
respect.
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Girls’ Athletic Association
The opening game in the series of inter-class basket-
ball contests resulted in a victory for the Juniors when
they met a team representing the Green and White.
Our youngest team, however, demonstrated many good
plays, and showed convincingly to the upper classes
that after playing together a little longer 1919 would
be a strong rival for the championship. Although
closely guarded by the Juniors, the Freshmen forwards
won 2 points against the 22 points earned by the
Juniors.
The teams for this game were:
Juniors Freshmen
Forward = Shirtz .
Forward = Lipes -
Moseley
Feder .
- Forward
+ Forward
Gray . +. Center Baery . . Center
Boice ... . S. Center Andrae Center
Hutchinson . . S. Center Lee ..... S. Center
Braem .. +. Guard La Rose S. Center
Burleigh .. - Guard Linehan . Guard
Fitzgerald . Guard
A double-header basket-ball game was one of the
prominent events at the Gym frolic given by the mem-
bers of the Association on Friday evening, Dec. Io.
At this time the Junior team again defeated the Fresh-
men, the Junior score never being in danger at any
point in the game; Juniors winning by score of 29 to
to. Although the Freshmen again showed streaks of
excellent playing, the team work of the Juniors was
of superior quality and could not be broken. The
Senior team in a hard struggle against the Sophomores
won out in the last half of the game, securing a total
of II points, while the Sophomores were winning 6.
The line-ups for the games were:
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Seniors
nsigny anuestaer aes 3 Forward
Hays .... . Forward
Matthews . Forward
Wager ... Center
Nolan .. sees S. Center
Loveless
Noon ...
Juniors
Feder .. +... Forward
Staats . + Forward
Moseley Forward
Reynolds Forward
Gray Center
Ita GG Center
Boice oes . Center
Hutchinson . Center
Braem 5 Guard
Flale .......6-+-.2+000--- Guard
Burleigh ...... +++-. Guard
Sophomores
Shanks ........-0-ceee Forward
M. Linehan ssee.-. Forward
Gillette .... ieee cice) Onward
Keefe - oseeeees Center
O'Malley . .. S. Center
Cole ee -- Guard
A. Austin ++. Guard
M. Gillespie .... Guard
Freshmen
Curtis ..... .. Forward
Barry Forward
Vedder . Center
Andrae ... . Center
Dennin .. - S. Center
Wolinsky ... S. Center
Fitzgerald Guard
Harty . Guard
An old-fashioned Virginia reel at the close of the
frolic, which was enjoyed by everyone, served to bring
the members of the different classes into closer personal
contact.
The Optimist
The Optimist goes through this life with a song,
His good cheer he never lets dim;
For he doesn’t care much what happens, as long
As it doesn’t happen to him.
— Cincinnati Enquirer.
“Which is the aching tooth?” inquired the dentist.
“This one,” said the sufferer as he pointed out the
offender.
“Ah, yes, I see; bicuspid.”
What?”
“ Bicuspid.”
“T’ll buy anything, doctor, if you'll only jerk the
tooth out; though it looks a little mean to take ad-
vantage of a man in this fix. What are your darned
cuspids worth?”
Pasenger: “ Why are we so late?”
Guard: “ Well, sir, the train in front was behind,
and this train was behind before besides.”
Figure it out for yourself!
Teacher was telling her class little stories in natural
history, and she asked if anyone could tell her what
a ground hog was. Up went a little hand, waving
frantically.
“Well, Carl, you may tell us what a ground hog is.”
“ Please, ma’am, it’s sausage.” — Everybodys.
268 THE ECHO
Fly Song
Ten little flies
All in a line;
One got a swat!
Then there were nine.
Nine little flies
Grimly sedate,
Licking their chops —
Swat! There were eight.
Eight little flies
Raising some more—
Swat! Swat! Swat! Swat!
Then there were four.
Four little flies
‘Colored green-blue;
Swat! (Ain’t it easy?)
Then there were two.
Two little flies
Dodged the civilian —
Early next day
There were a million !
—Buffalo News.
Why Nearly Everyone Around College is Looking
Weary of Life.
I. Billets-doux are just out.
2. Vacation is just over.
3. Midyears are at hand.
Why the Juniors Bear up so Well Under the
Strain.
i. Billets-doux unknown to that class.
2. They come to college to study, not to vacate.
3. After midyears — Prom!
THE ECHO 269
Midyears to the Freshmen — They feel
Miserable and
Ignorant, and very
Daring, because so
Youthful. The
Excruciating
Anxiety makes them
Restless and
Sick.
Midyears — To the Seniors— They are
Memorable, because the, last
Insignificant, because there is no midyear exam
in teaching
Says the Senior —
Dear Mid-
Yearly
Examinations
Adieu!
Rest
Softly
on our followers!
Mrs. Neighbours: “ They tell me your son is in
the college football eleven.”
Mrs. Malaprop: “ Yes, indeed!”
Mrs. Neighbours: ‘Do you know what position he
plays?”
Mrs. Malaprop: “I ain’t sure, but I think he’s one
of the drawbacks.”— Chicago News.
Automobilist (as he drives into the window of a
milliner’s shop): “My wife wishes to buy that hat
there in the corner!”
What presence of mind!
2790 THE ECHO
To Our Advertisers
T HAS been the practice of former years to pub-
lish this paper largely from the proceeds of
“benefits,” etc.
This year, however, The Echo is maintaining itself.
This accounts for the higher advertising rates and
the better guarantee of patronage-——Apv. Mars.
Index to Advertisers
BANKS:
The Union Trust Co. of Albany, 47 State Street.
Boarp:
Mrs. C. D. Johnson, 192 Western Avenue.
Booxs:
Skinner’s Book Store, 44 North Pearl Street.
Cars AND Gowns:
Cotrell & Leonard, 472-8 Broadway.
CLOTHING:
Steefel Bros., 78-82 State Street.
CoNFECTIONERY :
The Sign of the Golden Robin, 31 Steuben Street.
Drucs:
Schneible’s Pharmacy, Western and Lake Avenues.
J. B. Harvith, 251 Central Avenue, 70 and 845 Madi-
son Avenue.
EENGRAVERS:
The Chas. H. Elliott Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
FLOWERS:
Hazeltine, 32 Central Avenue.
THE ECHO 271
FuRNISHINGS—MEN’s:
Dawson’s, 259 Central Avenue.
GiFTs:
The Sign of the Blue Bird, 29 Steuben Street.
JEWELRY:
H. W. Antemann, 23 James Street.
Otto R. Mende, Central Avenue near Robin Street.
Bastian Bros., Rochester, New York.
Musica INSTRUMENTS:
William C. Gomph, 222 Washington Avenue.
NEWSDEALER :
Eugene Sisson, 207 Central Avenue.
John J. Conkey, 215 Central Avenue.
PHOTOGRAPHERS :
The Albany Art Union, 48 N. Pearl Street.
PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES:
F. E. Colwell & Co., 459 Broadway.
RESTAURANT:
Imperial Lunch and Restaurant, 15 Central
Avenue — 138 Hudson Avenue.
PRINTING:
Hamilton Printing Co., 240 Hamilton Street.
ScHoot SuPPLIES:
De Blaey’s, 422-424 Broadway.
Steefel Bros.
Steefel Quality Clothes
Reduced 25 per cent
Good Clothes of the Steefel
Calibre now cost only 34 of
what they’re worth—you save
% without sacrificing anything.
Broad Stock, Wide Assortment,
Good Service
and Full Guarantee.
Price, Service
and Quality Printers
Printers of the Echo
Hamilton Printing Co.
240 Hamilton Street, ALBANY, N. Y
No order to small for our personal attention
Hazeltine’s Flower Shop
Tel. West 988 or West 1462
32 Central Avenue,
Albany, N. Y.
H. W. ANTEMANN
MANUFACTURING JEWELER
Fine School and Class Pins
Original Designs Only
Fine Repairing a Specialty
23 James Street
=2 ALBANY, N. ¥.
EUGENE SISSON
Newsdealer
School Supplies
Developing and Printing Done
Full line of Magazines and Books
207 Central Ave.,
Albany. N. Y.
Remember Your
re
THE SIGN OF THE GOLDEN ROBIN
TEA
Choice Candies
ROOM
Candied Fruit
New Line of Dainty Favors for St. Valentine and Washingion’s Birthday
Sandwiches for Parties a Specialty
31 STEUBEN STREET, f ALBANY, N. Y.
The Sign of the Blue Bird
Girr SHOP
Valentines, Cards, Pictures and Picture Framing. Jewlery,
Pottery, Insence and Novelties.
LOOKERS AND; BUYERS ALIKE WELCOME
29 Steuben St., ALBANY, N. ¥.
THE COLLEGE JEWELER
AROUND THE CORNER
Special Rates on Gut Glass and Ivory until
February ist.
OTTO R. MENDE
3 DOORS ABOVE ROBIN STREET ON CENTRAL AVENUE
De BLAEY’S
All Recessarp School Supplies
Simplex Note Books, Paper to fit in all ruling Popular Numbers
3804 and 3806
422 & 424 BROADWAY, - - - ALBANY, N. Y.
Second door below State Street
Resolution
FOR THE PROM
Dress Shirts, Collars, Ties and Mufflers
OUTFITTER TO MEN
--DAWSON’S..
259 Central Ave., ALBANY, N. Y.
YOUR BUSINESS Why we should have it
Five Reasons
Integrity —fairness in all dealings.
Efficiency—the best of service.
Quality—our goods are of highest standard.
Prices—the lowest consistent with high quality goods.
Experience—Our years of practical experience is
your guarantee that in our store your drug wants are
cared for in the most proficient manner.
J. B. HARVITH
Pharmacist
251 Central Ave., 845 Madison Ave.
ALBANY, N. Y.
To Mention
THE UNION TRUST COMPANY
of Albany, New York
Main Office, 47 State St. Park Branch, 200 Washington Ave.
We invite your account
The College Dining Room
Mrs. C. D. JOHNSON, 192 Western Ave.
EXCELLENT TABLE BOARD $3.50 PER WEEK
TO COLLEGE STUDENTS
TRANSIENTS WELCOME PHONE WEST 2454
WM. C. GOMPH
EXPERT VIOLIN REPAIRER
ALSO
DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND STRINGS
222 Washington Ave., Albany, N. Y.
ALBANY ART UNION
Photographs—Artistic
Special Rates to Students
48 NORTH PEARL STREET
Phone Main 991 Albany, N. Y¥.
Present Circulation of the Echo is 500 copies
That is what it takes to supply our Regular Paid Sub-
scribers, our Special Sales, Advertisers and Exchanges.
HELP US MAKE IT 1000 BY NEXT JUNE
The Echo
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