514 HAVERFORD COLLEGE BULLETIN Vol. II. Eighth Month, 1904 No. 5 1903-1904 Published by Haverford College, Haverford, Pa, Issued Quarterly at One Dollar per Year Entered December lOllr, 1902, at Haverford, Pa., as Second Class Matter under Act of Congress of July 1 6th , 1 894 OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 14SEP1914 /f =^ Abstract of the Proceedings of the Forty-eighth Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association of Haverford College Held in Roberts Hall, June 10th, 1904 ^ J PHII,ADKI.PHTA PRKSS OF THK I.EEDS & BIDDI^E) CO. IOI9-2I MARKET STREET 1904 THE Forty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association of Haverford College was held at Haverford, in Roberts Hall, on June loth, 1904. The President, Mr. William M. Coates, '63, called the meeting to order at 5.30 p. m. On motion, the roll call was omitted, but it was esti- mated that about seventy-five members attended the meeting. The reading of the minutes of the last annual meeting was also omitted on motion, inasmuch as printed copies of minutes had been sent to each member of the Association. In accordance with the usual order of business the annual report of the Executive Committee was read and accepted. The report follows : To the Alumni Association of Haverford College : — Your Executive Committee respectfully reports that it has held two meetings during the past year, one in the autumn and one this spring. At the first meeting a com- munication was received from Dr. William Wistar Com- fort, '94, suggesting that Alumni Day be celebrated on Commencement Day. After due consideration it was decided to adopt Dr. Comfort's suggestion, and a Com- mittee of three was appointed to have charge of the day with power to add to their number. The usual mid-winter dinner of the Association was held on February 12th, 1904, at the University Club, at which about 154 persons were present ; the largest at- tendance ever reported at an Alumni Dinner. The at- tendance at these dinners has about reached the seating 4 HAVERFORD COLLEGE capacity of the Banquet Room, so that if our numbers continue to increase, we shall have to seek other quarters. The speakers at the dinner were as follows : — President Isaac Sharpless Dr. Seth K. Gifford Dr. Floyd W. Tompkins Dr. Edgar F. Smith Dr. Wm. Wistar Comfort The Committee on Alumni Day have arranged with the Phi Beta Kappa Society to have Prof. G. H. Palmer, of Harvard University, deliver an address before the Alumni and their friends in Roberts Hall on the evening of Alumni Day, instead of the usual oration by a mem- ber of your Association. Reports from the various standing Committees have been received and will be read. The deaths of the following graduates and matriculates of Haverford College, have been reported to the Secre- tary during the past year : — William Yarnall, '37 Benjamin R. Smith, '42 Charles W. Trotter, '44 Joseph L. Bailey, '51 William B. Morgan, '53 Richard P. Hallowell, '55 Barton F. Thorne, '56 Abram S. Valentine, '57 John R. Bringhurst, '65 HAVERFORD COLLEGE Nathaniel B. Crenshaw, '67 B, Franklin Eshleman, '67 Charles L. Michener, '90 Warren H. Detwiler, '92 Edward Rhoads, '93 Respectfully submitted, C. J. Rhoads, Secretary. Philadelphia, June ist, 1904. The Committee on Membership submitted the follow- ing report, which was accepted and the gentlemen named were thereupon admitted to membership in the Associa- tion. To the Alumni Association of Haverford College : — The committee appointed at the last annual meeting to nominate new members to the Association report that they have met and agreed upon the following nomina- tions : — N. Newlin Stokes, Jr., '75 Edward H. Binns, '88 Charles Herbert Bell, '98 Ulysses M. Eshleman, '03 Respectfully submitted, Henry Cope, '69, Chairman. Haverford, June 10th, 1904. 6 HAVERFORD COLLEGE The following report from the Treasurer was read and accepted : — TREASURER'S REPORT. General Account. Rkceipts, Balance as per report of June loth, 1903, . . . $ 26 68 Subscriptions for General Purposes 71500 Interest on deposits 9 03 $750 71 Paymejnts. Supper at the College, June loth, 1903 I300 00 Printing, Stamps and Stationery 56 65 Clerical Services 14 95 On account of Prize for Oratory for 1903 22 50 Committee on Matriculate Catalogue, third instalment on account of indebtedness, as per Resolution passed at Annual Meeting, June 12th, 1901 : 100 00 Haverford College, amount agreed to be paid toward the cost of printing the proceedings of last annual meeting as one of the College Bulletins 100 00 Loss on Mid-winter Dinner i 60 Balance 155 01 I750 71 Mid- Winter Dinner Account. RECEIPTS. 147 Subscriptions to Dinner @ I3 I441 00 Additional Subscription 2 00 From General Fund to cover deficit i 60 $444 60 HAVERFORD COLLEGE Payments. University Club, cost of Dinner I405 75 Printing, Stationery, Stamps, &c 38 85 $444 60 Cricket Pavilion Fund. Receipts. Classes prior to i860 . . $55 00 Class of i860 50 00 1861 50 00 1862 25 00 1863 25 00 1865 35 00 1867 30 00 1868 25 00 1869 62 50 1870 75 00 1871 . . . . . . 95 00 1872 45 00 1873 50 00 1874 33 00 1875 ...... 26 00 1876 45 00 1877 25 00 1878 52 00 1879 *. 25 00 1880 50 00 1881 94 37 1884 60 38 |i»033 25 Forward $i,033 25 Class of 1886 20 00 1887 100 00 i888 36 00 1890 60 00 1891 20 00 1892 50 GO 1893 60 00 1894 66 CO 1895 15 00 1896 52 00 1898 75 00 1899 40 00 1900 50 00 1901 53 50 1902 59 50 1903 52 00 1904 41 37 1905 50 00 $1,933 62 8 HAVERFORD COLLEGE Payments. Printing ^ ii 45 Laying Water Pipe and making connections 24 20 Lynch Bros, on account of Contract for Erection of the Building 1000 00 Boards for Tablets, including finishing, lettering, etc . . . 135 00 Balance 762 97 $ i>933 62 Respectfully submitted, Jonathan M. Stberb, Treasurer. We have examined the foregoing account, compared the payments with the vouchers and find the same correct. Bknjamin R. Hoffman, F. Algernon Evans, Auditing Committee. Philadelphia, June 9th, 1904. The election of officers and executive committee being then in order the following report was read : To the Alumni Association of Haverford College : — The committee appointed at the last annual meeting to nominate officers and an Executive Committee for the HAVERFORD COLLEGE 9 ensuing year report that they have met and agreed upon the following nominations : President — Rufus M. Jones Class '85 Vice-Presidents — William Draper lyewis " '88 Edward H. Coates " '64 ly. Hollingsworth Wood " '96 Treasurer — Jonathan M. Steere " '90 Secretary — Charles J. Rhoads *' '93 Executive Committee — William W. Comfort " '94 Joseph W. Sharp, Jr '' '88 Parker S. Williams *' '94 J. Henry Scattergood " '96 Alfred C. Maule " '99 William W. Justice, Jr.... " '00 C. Christopher Morris '' '04 Respectfully submitted on behalf of the Committee, Ai,ivE)N C. Thomas, Chairman. Philadelphia, May 19th, 1904. On motion the report was accepted and the gentlemen therein named were declared elected to the respective positions. The following Reports of special committees were then read, accepted and the respective commitees discharged with thanks of the Association for their services. It was moved and carried that the incoming President appoint new committees to replace those discharged. lo HAVERFORD COLLEGE REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ALUMNI ORATORICAL PRIZE. To the Alumni Association of Haverford College : The Committee on the Alumni Oratorical Prize re- spectfully reports : — The Annual Contest for the Alumni Prize in Oratory- took place in Roberts Hall on May nth, 1904, at 8 o'clock p. M. Of your Committee there were present Mr. Alfred Percival Smith and the Chairman. The judges were Mr. Joseph Dana Allen, Head Master of De Lancey School, Philadelphia, Mr. Clinton A. Strong, Professor of Elocution at Penn Charter School, Phila- delphia, and William P. Thomson, Superintendent of the School District of lyower Merion. President Sharpless, Dr. Hancock and Dr. Comfort en- tertained the Judges and the members of your Committee at dinner in the Senior dining room. There were six orations as follows : — 1. Napoleon's Russian Campaign, George Kingman Helbert, '04, St. Davids, Penna. 2. I^iberty and Luxury, John Charles, '04, Wichita, Kansas. 3. The Debt of Culture, Chester Jacob Teller, '05, Philadelphia, Penna. HAVERFORD COLLEGE ii 4. The Significance of Tolstoi, Sydney Morris Boher, '05, Shippensburg, Penna. 5. The Problem in the Far Bast,... Bernard Lester, '04, Pasadena, California. 6. The Renascence of Feudalism, Harold William Jones, '05, So. China, Maine. Mr. William P. Thomson announced the decision of the Board of Judges, awarding the prize to Bernard lycster, with Honorable Mention to Chester Jacob Teller. The orations generally were excellent in character. As in former years, the number was limited to three from each of the two upper classes. Your Committee again com- mends the work done by Professor Hancock, as evidenced by the standard which this prize contest has now reached. It is to be regretted, however, that the audience is not- ably small as compared with the audience at other college functions. There is apparently no general attendance of the undergraduates. At this year's contest there were present in the Hall between sixty and seventy persons. Your Committee believes it may be appropriate to refer in this report to the so-called "forensic" work now being done at Haver ford. There is at present an organized de- partment in "forensics" which has for its object, as we are informed, "the training of students for a career of ag- gressive citizenship and of active participation in public affairs." The work begins with the Freshmen, who are called upon regularly to give extemporaneous speeches, and this work is continued throughout the Sophomore 12 HAVERFORD COLLEGE year. There is an annual contest in extemporaneous speaking between the two lower classes for the Everett Society Medal. The advanced class in "forensics," which is elective for upper classmen, has become so large that hereafter it is purposed to divide it into two, one for Juniors, in which the attention will be centered upon the "debate" and the occasional address, and one for Seniors, in which the particular point will be made of the prob- lems of civics and citizenship. It may be added that the I^oganian Society of Haver- ford has now had six Annual Debates with the Philo- mathian Society of the University of Pennsylvania. Of these six Haverford has won four, including the debate of last winter. We are informed that there are always a dozen candi- dates for the Alumni Prize, most of whom come from the advanced course in "forensics" above referred to. It is satisfactory to note, therefore, that the annual contest for this prize, appears to have taken a place, during late years, in a much more definite system of work in the line of composition and oratory — of public speaking — than formerly. On behalf of the Committee, Parkkr S. W11.LIAMS, Chairman, 10 June, 1904. Mr. Bernard I^ester, the winner of the prize this year, had been called home on account of illness in his family, and the medal was accordingly awarded to him in absentia. HA VERFORD COLLEGE 13 To the Alumni Association of Haverford College: — The Joint Committee on Athletics presents herewith its report for the College year 1903-4 : — lyast season, as in the previous one, the foot ball team was under the care of J. Henry Scattergood, '96, as Head Coach, assisted by numerous Alumni, some of whom gave up much time to the business of coaching the team. There was considerable good material in the College although the lack of heavy men for the line was noticeable and handicapped the efforts of the Head Coach and his assistants. It is, of course, possible to atone for weight in the attack, by increased speed, since physicists tell us that momentum is weight multiplied by velocity, but when it comes to meeting an attack, a heavy, solid line is of great importance. The season, however, passed off creditably. Except in the practice game with the University of Pennsylvania, Haverford was not outclassed by its opponents. The Swarthmore game resulted in a victory for Swarth- more, with the final score, 16 to 6. Swarthmore made one touchdown and goal early in the first half and their quarter back afterwards succeeded in kicking two goals from the field. In the second half, Haverford played much the faster, better game and scored a touchdown and goal. There was no other scoring in this half, leav- ing the final score, as stated", Swarthmore 16, Haver- ford 6. The game was a well-contested, earnest struggle from beginning to end and nothing was noticed to which ob- jection could be taken. In such games there is no bitter- ness in defeat, and Haverfordians left the field feeling 14 HAVERFORD COLLEGE that their team had worthily upheld the colours and had played as good a game as their opponents, being de- feated by the i&eld goals kicked by a master of that diffi- cult art. The system of graduate coaching was loyally supported by the College and has been adopted for next season with unanimity. There is no doubt that the morale and self reliance of the players are strengthened by this plan, provided the graduate coaching is in the right hands. Haverfordians owe very much to J. Henry Scattergood ('96) for his self-sacrificing efforts in inaugurating the system, in 1902, and in continuing in charge of it for a second season. Owing to business requirements, he has been obliged to decline the work for next season and H. N. Thorne ('04) Captain of last 57ear's team, has been unanimously chosen as Head Coach for next fall. He will have the cordial support of the late Coach and of the other Alumni interested in the game. His experience last season, as Captain, when he did a good deal of coach- ing work, will serve to prepare him for the position. His earnestness and qualities of leadership are well known in the College and he will have the cordial support of the team and the students. A team to play Association Football was again or- ganized at the close of the Rugby season and was ad- mitted to the first division of the Cricket Club league, a compliment well earned by the good play of the teams of previous seasons. Weekly games were scheduled but owing to the very severe winter, the severest for many years, only six were played. Of these, Haverford won 2 and lost 4. It is hoped that the game will be continued HAVERFORD COLLEGE 15 and be more generally supported by the College than heretofore. Last year's team did good work but it did not represent the full playing strength of the College. The work in the Gymnasium, under the watchful and experienced care of Dr. Babbitt, has been well done. In the one meet, with Lehigh University, Haverford won, 29 points to 25. An exhibition with Princeton, University of Pennsyl- vania, and University of New York, was held which proved interesting to a large audience. It would seem to an onlooker that some events on the program of these gymnasium meets might well be omitted. Feats which are interesting to an audience — or to the younger part of it — because of the danger involved may cultivate "nerve" in the performers but when this is done at the risk of limbs or even life, it would appear that * 'nerve" so ac- quired may be gained at too great a cost. The old dictum ' 'Exercise for health not strength' ' is as worthy of con- sideration now as when Isocrates stated it. Out-door athletics, in the various forms of what are known as Field and Track events, are getting a firmer hold at Haverford and as the College grows in number of undergraduates there will doubtless be an increasing number of devotees of these sports. The Committee would deprecate any attention to them which would interfere with Cricket, the noble game which Haverford, for two generations, has distinctively made its own. There are, however, those who enjoy and can become proficient in field and track athletics who do not, or cannot, play cricket, and these should have their opportunity. It is believed this can be arranged for i6 HAVERFORD COLLEGE without prejudice to cricket. An interesting meet was held with Rutgers which was won by Haverford, 62 points to 34. The winning of the two mile race for Haverford by Miller ('06), who had never run the distance before and yet won as he liked in the last 80 yards, will be remembered by those who saw it. In this meet, K. C. Tatnall ('07) won the mile, breaking the College record, and, later, the same runner, representing Haverford in the Inter-collegiate, came in a close third in a field representing the best milers in the Eastern Colleges and Universities. Interest in cricket was stimulated the past season by the invitation received from the English Public Schools to repeat the visits, always to be remembered, of 1896 and 1900. Of this trip, it will be the province of next year's report to speak. In the home season, of eleven games scheduled for the first eleven, all were won except that with the New Jersey Athletic Club, at Bayonne, N. J., which was lost by one run. The all-round play of the eleven probably stamps it as one of the best that has ever won the College colours. In batting, Captain Morris and nearly every member of it made large scores, on more than one occasion ; the fielding was, almost without exception, first class, and the bowling appeared to be good enough for all that was required of it. It is greatly to be wished, how- ever, that more attention were paid at the College to this essential matter of bowling. Haverford has developed some first-class bowlers. There can hardly be a better opportunity to get the necessary practice than during the four years of the College course. As it is quite possible HAVERFORD COLLEGE 17 that a bowler may be developed from those who know little or nothing of the game, every effort should be made to discover and bring out latent talent of this sort. This subject is again commended to the attention of next year's Captain and Ground Committee. This year, Cor- nell University was admitted to the Inter-Collegiate Series of games and its eleven made a very creditable debut. Haverford won first place by defeating Cornell, University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard, in the order named, and the cup remains in the keeping of the College. The second and third elevens had full schedules and the interest taken in the game by members of these elevens, as well as the interest in the inter-class matches, augurs well for the future of cricket at the College. In conclusion. Athletics are believed to be in a safe and healthy state at Haverford. The relations between the undergraduates and your representatives are most cordial. Our problems, happily, are simpler and our re- sponsibilities less onerous than in some of our older in- stitutions of learning, whose athletics appear to be so of- ten in a perilous state of uncertainty and unrest and which, if one may judge from sympathetic newspaper accounts, tax to the utmost the diplomancy of graduates and undergraduates, alike. How much of this comes from the introduction of ' 'business methods" into the con- duct of Athletics, who shall say ? This introduction was hailed as a great step in advance and yet if it means that unfaltering pursuit of results, of success, which is neces- sarily involved in business, the gain is hard to see. "The games' s the thing," whatever the game is. Games can i8 HAVERFORD COLLEGE be played and should be played for the pleasure and benefit coming from the playing, as well as for the glorious reward of victory when victory comes. ''Busi- ness is business," however, and is conducted for results, for success, and not for the pleasure of transacting it. The genius of business and of sport are not allied. Otherwise, sport would lose its best excuse for being, that it is a relaxation from and, therefore, a preparation for the serious duties of life, whether at School, at Col- lege, or afterwards, in this work-a-day world. On behalf of the Committee, Kdward Bettlk, Jr., Chairman. Philadelphia, 6-10-1904. To the Alumni Association of Haverford College : — The Committee appointed last year to build a Cricket Pavilion on Cope Field and to collect funds for the pur- pose, report that the building has been erected and the funds secured, with the exception of a very small bal- ance, which is promised and will be in hand when needed. Soon after our appointment, Walter F. Price ('81) very generously offered to prepare plans and specifications for the Pavilion, as his contribution to the project, which liberal offer the Committee gratefully accepted. The Committee organized by appointment of a small Building Committee and divided the work of collecting funds among the different members of the Committee. The Building Committee at first decided to erect a building containing one large room and to place a covered HA VERFORD COLLEGE 19 pavilion for spectators upon the roof. Plans carrying out this idea were drawn by Walter F. Price and subse- quently estimates were got and an effort made to raise the money. The cost, however, was greater than ex- pected, so these plans were abandoned and the project held in abeyance until early this year when the Com- mittee decided to give up the roof pavilion and new plans were prepared by the architect for a one story building to cost about $2,000. The effort to collect funds met with gratifying success and the necessary amount was soon obtained, except a very small balance which will be paid in when wanted, as has been stated. The Pavilion is a shingle structure placed on the south- west corner of Cope Field, the general dimensions being 20 X 50 feet, with a covered porch 10 feet wide, running nearly the length of the building. This porch being ele- vated four or five feet from the ground, a capital view of the entire cricket field can be had from it. There is one large room with two alcoves. The north end, towards the College buildings, has a bay or oriole window. The main feature of this room is a frieze of oak shields which will contain the names of the Cricket Elevens as far back as they can be obtained and there will be sufficient space remaining for the Cricket Elevens of many years to come. There are, also, shields giving the names of the elevens who have visited England in 1896, 1900, and 1904. The preparation of these shields, for the earlier years especially, was a work of great difficulty and Alfred G. Scattergood ('98), Chairman, and the members of his Com- mittee, are entitled to the thanks of all Haverfordians for their successful carrying out of this most excellent 20 HA VERFORD COLLEGE design. The shield will make the room a Valhalla for all Haverford cricketers. It is intended to place on the walls, cricket pictures, portraits of eminent English and American cricketers — some of these have been already- promised — to add some furniture, and thus make the room an attractive resort for Haver fordians and visitors. In the basement, is a small room for the use of players containing a toilet room. There is, also, space, to ac- commodate the roller, tools, etc. The following is a statement of the cost, viz : — Building, as per contract |i,994 oo Tablets, including lettering 135 00 Water Connections, Printing, etc. ....... 1 10 65 Total Cost $2,239 65 In conclusion, the Committee would express its cordial thanks to Walter F. Price ('81) the Architect, for his professional services, and warm appreciation of the prompt and cordial manner in which the different classes responded to the calls made upon them for funds and, also, for the help received from Haverfordians, individually. These responses show not only loyalty to the College but an abiding interest in the grand old game with which the College is fortunately identified. It is hoped that this new home of Haverford cricketers will be a frequent rallying place for all Haverfordians, past, present, and future. On behalf of the Committee, Kdward B:^tti