Author: George Washington Patterson

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Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 9781332138692

Excerpt from History of the Class of Nineteen-Hundred and Fourteen, Yale College, Vol. 1 Sensing that for the most part class histories are either not read at all or are merely superficially glanced over by each individual to satisfy himself that his name is inscribed in all the rolls of honor it properly should be listed in, be it known that the aim of the present writer has not been for accuracy in cataloguing all the celebrities of the Class of 1914 who heeled the News or played on the Freshman Gym team, but rather to give a brief summary of the more striking incidents of our stay on York Street that might prove palatable reading in the years hereafter. Tradition and convention hold such sway over the majority of Yale's entering classes that it is but seldom that the recorder of the events of Freshman year has the opportunity to immortalize in literature anything of an original character. The Class of 1914 seems to be the exception that proves this rule, and, ergo, it would seem a shame to sacrifice this space to an uninteresting if more vanity-satisfying list of members who entered the arena of extra-curriculum activity at the expense of omitting a description, however inadequate, of the thrilling exploits connected with Hartenstein, Mr. G., and the chief of the New Haven police force. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.