‘Continued from eighth page.)
to Prospect Avenue, a Street of lux-
urious and altogether charming places
of residence.
THE WOODEN SPOON.
The “Wooden Spoon,” long ago
strangely superseded by the Terpsi-
chorean folly known as the Junior
Promenade (ab cerebris usque ad cal-
ces), was in our time one of the most
interesting and charming of intellec-
tual treats afforded by the classic wits
of College. The men of ’56 have only
happy memories of that soft summer
night of 1855, when Brewster’s Hall
was made melodious with songs that
only Theron Brown and Buehler could
have written, and literary exercises
that only Dave Richardson and Sid
Morse could have conducted so superb-
ly to the honor of the dear old class.
I recall the prize debates in Linonia
and the Brothers in Unity, then in the
height of their vigor and glory, now,
alas, at best a misty memory.
The leading lights of Linonian ora-
tory in ’56 were Leftwich (who left us
in our Freshman year, but afterwards
attained marked distinction as a Pres-
byterian clergyman at the South), De-
pew, Dickinson, Theron Brown, Cal-
kins, Campbell, Coit, Finlay, Pease,
Robinson, Towne and Woods.
In the ‘Brothers’ none were more
highly rated than A, J. Bartholomew,
Bacon, Bailey, Nettleton, Packard,
Paine, Richardson and Taylor, and the
Subsequent careers of the men have in
most cases more than justified the es-
timation and expectation of those who
heard them in those earlier years.
Of the ninety-seven men who com-
posed the class of graduation forty
years ago, fifty-six are living. Of all
who, at some time connected, were:
nctwithstanding not among our grad-
uates, many are still living in active
business or professional life and sev-
eral were graduated after our time at
Yale or other colleges.
Six of them whese loyalty to the
class through all these years has con-
. tinued without abatement are Mr.
(;corge F. Fuller, of Boston; Mr. Will-
iam E. Hurlbert, of Cromwell, Conn.;
Mr. Parmenas B. Hulse, our Brook-
lyn fellow townsman, well-known as
teacher and authority on educational
books; the Rev. Dr. J. N. Hallock, of
the “Christian Work;’ President Cy-
rus Northrup, of the Minnesota Uni-
versity, and the Hon. George Buck-
ingham St. John, of Norwalk, Conn,
SOME WHO ARE NOW LIVING.
Matthias H. Arnot, of Elmira, N. Y.,
an eminent banker and public-spirited
citizen of Western New York, the pop- -
ular ‘“‘Matt” of College days, still
heads our alphabetical column. Gil-
bert EF. Bailey, our “beloved poet, sage
and farmer philosopher,’ as his class-
mate, Morse, affectionately termed
him at a recent anniversary, is still our
first and only “Gabe.” Theron Brown,
our class odist, writer of many of the
sweetest songs that have gladdened our
reunions, continues to be an honored
and admired editorial writer on the
“Youth’s Companion.” He has also de-
livered anniversary poems at Dudley,
Mass.; Windham, Conn., and elsewhere
and has recently published a very
charming volume of his productions,
entitled, ‘Life Songs.”
To his graceful pen has been com-
mitted the duty of editing the Class
Book about to be published in com-
memoration of our fortieth anniver-
sarv.
Our two Justices of the Supreme
Court of the United States, Brewer
and Brown, are nobly doing their duty,
and Chauncey M. Depew continues
gloriously to fill the post-gastronomic
oratorical bill. My personal recollec-
tions of “Chat,” as we always called
him, g0 back forty-four years, to
Freshman year and Sigma Delta. I
was most happily associated with him
in that admirable Society, and vividly
recall his brilliant efforts in oratory
and debate, which even then gave
promise of the superb attainments for
which the world delights to honor to
him to-day.
Later we joined Psi Upsilon together,
and our classmate relation in all those
College years was fruitful in many
very delightful memories. His Class
rejoices always to do him honor, and
I am not afraid to venture the opin-
ion that Chauncey jn the light of his-
tory is to-day rather proud of his
Class.
YALE ALUMNI
Time would fail me to do justice to
the other classmates of whom I would
gladly speak. I can but name Wol-
cott Calkins, long a leader in the Con-
gregational pulpit of New England,
and now conspicuous in Kansas City;
Chief Justice Magruder, of Illinois;
Brockway, perennial humorist. of the
Class, today a popular and public-
spirited citizen of Wellsville, Kan.;
“Joe’ French, the genial Class Secre-
tary; Dr. Frank Hodge, of Hudson, O.;
General Wager Swayne, of New York;
John M. Fiske, the eminent authority
on commercial law, who graces the
position of Deputy Collector of Bos-
ton; John Monteith, of California; Siq-
ney HE. Morse, of New York City, the
esteemed and beloved Chairman of our
Class Committee; Professor L. L,
Paine, of Bangor Theological Semin-
ary; Dr. E. C. Towne, the distinguish-
ed writer and lecturer, of Chicago, and
Dr. V. M. Dow, a prominent physician
of New Haven, Conn.
Dr. J. M. B. Dwight, of New Ha-
ven; Dr. Robins Little, of the Astor
Library, New York, and President T.,
Dwight, all tutors to ’56, are, as far as
known, the only surviving members
of the Faculty of our time.
A NEW CLASS BOOK.
A Class Book is shortly to be pub-
lished with much interesting histori-
cal matter and a full report of the
fortieth anniversary celebration. How
these boys of forty years ago sang
love and loyalty may be imagined per-
haps from these quaint stanzas:—
“On the way with fearless feet till the
paths of honor meet
That have led us from our mother’s
sunny door, ms
We are marching fifty strong to the old
Commencement song
Wihere the stars of glory brighten more
and more.
Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are
marching!
Onward! Hear the music play!
All the hundred years ahead echo with
our coming tread.
For the boys of Fifty-six are on ithe
way.’’
“It’s nigh along of forty years, I’d like
to have you know,
Since we wandered from the Chicken
Coop of Alma Mater, O
And the murmur that disturbed you,
’twas a reminiscent crow,
To say we’re marching on,
AND THE CAT CAME BACK—WITH
THE CHICKENS, JUST IN TIME FOR
—Glory, Glory, etc.
Nay, if for more particulars you’re eager-
ly inclined,
Just listen, I’ll explicitly impress it on
your mind,—
We’re Banker, Preacher, Player, Doctor,
Farmer, ‘‘Jedge’’ combined,
AS we go marching on.
THB COMPANY WILL UNITE IN
SINGING THE CHOWDER CHANT.
Glory, Glory, etc.’’
And when the evening waned they
sang their parting hymn, as only sons
of Yale could sing:—
‘Sing while in dream of youth and home,
The vanished years so sweetly come,
Sing while our glowing hearts recall
The name of Alma crowning all!
Sing love and trust abiding still,
Through joy and sorrow, good and ill,
Sing fadeless faith and honor pure,
While Yale and Fifty-six endure.
Dear Yale, of hope and pride our Shrine;
Prosperity for aye be thine,
Dear Class, whate’er Life’s mystery send,
God’s blessing guard-thee to the end!”
———_+4—___
University Whist Club.
The University Whist Club has now
been in existence for three years and
has gained a permanent foothold
among University organizations. It
now consists of thirty members, among
whom games are played at meetings
held on Monday evenings.
The tournament of the Fall term
was finisleed last week and was won
by F. W. Tenney, ’98, and G. H. Smith,
"99, to whom were awarded as prizes
silver cups. Next term another tourna-
ment will be held among the members,
the object of which is to select the
team of six to represent the Club in
the event of an intercollegiate tourna-
ment. Should there be no regular in-
tercollegiate tournament, attempts will
be made to arrange a contest with
the teams of Harvard and Princeton,
The officers of the Club are as fol-
lows: President, W. G. Cook, 797;
Vice-President, N. B. Beecher, ’98:
Secretary, O. S. Bryant, ’99; Treasurer,
EK. C. Perkins, ’98; Executive Commit-
tee, W. G. Cook, ’97, A. C. Sherwood,
i, ae. 4 Leopnier, °97 8S: N. .B.
Beecher, ’98, J. S. Cameron, Jr., ’99.
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