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bers of the Association, friends of same and the 

 students of the College. The participants having 

 drawn the first breath of life on American soil, 

 were naturally possessed of that instinct which 

 is but characteristic of American patriotism. 

 Hence the chief topic indulged in was the na- 

 tional election. Though a heated discussion 

 was held as to the relative merits of the Presi- 

 dential candidates, nevertheless it terminated 

 amiable as do all discussions in our circles. The 

 McKinleyites championed their standard bearer 

 by continually repeating a ditty, the words of 

 which were : 



Protection and Reciprocity, 



Is the cry o'er land and sea; 



Honest money is bound to win, 



McKinley and American tin. 



REFRAIN. 

 Tin, Tin, American Tin, 

 That's the stuflF will make us win; 

 Giover goes out, McKinley goes in. 

 All on account of McKinley Tin. 

 The Bryanites, of which Nelson S. Kirk is 

 chairman, tried to do likewise, but unfortunate- 

 ly the "College Yell" voices of the McKinley- 

 ites drowned their refrain, so as to make the 

 words inaudible. Between the important dis- 

 cussion, music on our famed piano, was render- 

 ed by Dr. Kreuder and Mr. Kelley. These 

 gentlemen, aided by their skill, attracted the 

 attention of all present and received round after 

 round of applause. When drug store closing 

 time arrived, the Alumni room became desert- 

 ed, the guests adjourning to a nearby cafe 

 where the festivities were continued. Those 

 present were : Nelson S. Kirk '94, Dr. Henry 

 Kreuder '94, L. G. Erb, '94, Dr. Harry B. Fer- 

 guson, '95, D. J. O'Brien, '97, J. B. Kelley, '97, 

 F. Preston, '97, F. B. Evans, '97, F. G. Wilbur. 

 '97. J> G. Dodson, '97, John J. Horan, '98, Jos. 

 Martin, '98, M. Englehard, '98, Mr. Maxey, '98 

 and others. 



SOCIABLE. 



The first of this season's sociables was held 

 in the library on Wednesday evening, Novem- 

 ber i8th. Although the library is not as spac- 

 ious as is the assembly room, wherein last seas- 

 on's sociable were held, nor the ventilation as 

 complete, yet the assemblage present unani- 

 mously voted the afi"air an enjoyable, as well as 

 a social success. Ihe ladies present with their 

 prettiness and graceful ways were arrayed in 

 beautiful and costly costumes which gave the 

 library the appearance of a corner in fairyland. 

 Professor Mandlebaum the talented and renown- 

 ed pianist rendered the musical portion, of 



which several were of his own composition, be- 

 ing ably and artistically rendered ; they were 

 answered by the pretty gloved hands of the 

 ladies, equally so by the pill-making hands of 

 the gentlemen in round after round of applause. 

 The genial Rudolph Gies, ably assisted by his 

 charming wife, rendered vocal selections which 

 as usual were answered with a demand for an 

 encore. Father time recorded the hour of mid- 

 night ere the participants drifted to their re- 

 spective homes. The parting veidict being — 

 December sociable cannot present itself any too 

 soon. 



Among those present were: 



E. F. Lohr, '93, J. Tannenbaum, '93, J. S. 

 Stage, '93, F. M. Stage, '93 N. S. Kirk, '94, W. 

 A. Hoburg, '94, R. Gies, '95, Mr. Ferguson, '95, 

 Mr. Manville, '95, R. Boenke, '95, J. Hostmann 

 '96, G. Ruckert, '99, G. H, Carter, Mr. Mandel- 

 baum, Mr. Marks, H. J. McKellar, Mr. Taplin, 

 Mr. Orrine J. Coogan, Mr. Eraser and others. 



Ladies — Mrs. Tannenbaum, Mrs. Billings, 

 Mrs. Gies, Mrs. Bastick, Mrs. Eraser, Misses 

 Ruckert, Misses Mansfield, Misses Meares, Miss 

 Smith, Miss K. Tisch, Miss Colman, Miss Hur- 

 ley, Miss Johnston, Miss N. Sowter, and last 

 but not least, Mrs. Nelson S. Kirk. 



NEWSY AND PERSONAL. 



N. S. Kirk the popular representative of the 

 Class of '94 appeared at the sociable minus his 

 mustache, which altered his appearance consid- 

 erable. The pretty capillary appendages which 

 heretofore were exhibited beneath Mr. Kirk's 

 nostrils were amputed by a skillful tonsorial 

 artist. The critical operation was a necessity 

 inasmuch as Mr. Kirk wagered his capillary 

 growth against the election of the victorious 

 candidate on November 3d. 



Richard Reili^EY, the young assistant of 

 Dr. Coblentz has severed his connection with 

 the College. 



Geo. F. Burger, Ph. G., 



115-119 West 68th Street. 



'93 NOTES. 



We were represented at Dr. Gallant's inter- 

 esting and instructive lecture by Messrs. 

 Ihmels, Sasse, Seigman, F. M. Stage, Tannen- 

 baum, Hoburg and Lohr. Had the Doctor 

 used Sasse as the object on which to illustrate 

 the exact position of a splint it would have been 

 doubly edifying. 



Bert Schreiner, representative from Plain- 



