The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-09-21
A FRESHMAN AT U. OF N.

perience had had a dazing and bepumb-
ing effect. Your recitation was going
on somewhere, bat where? Your base
ball friend had an inspiration, and to-
gether you sought the gigantic schedule
board III Alumni Hall. A hasty peru
sal resulted in more confusion, and in
despair you went into the office, where
you were speedily rescued from your
tangle and sent over to % Wlngate,
where, to youl dismay, you found that
the instructor had almost concluded
his remarks and was on the point of
dismissing the class That meant that
you had to stay after class to get your
instruction about text books, ETC., but
it was not so very dreadful after all.
Still, it was a notifying experience,
and you hated yourself for being SO
stupid. But, after all, it was over and
you would never have any question in
your mind again as to where % Win
gate was. When you got through
listening to instructions it was almost
chapel time and You joined the stream
of fellows gravitating Alumni-ward
from their various Rotations. 1t
seemed to be quite 'the thing to ask
for mail at the office, and so you lined
up with the rest, not because you
really expected anything but because
there is always a chance, and also be-
cause there is a certain fascination in it,
When your turn came at the little Will
dow you were delighted to have the
home paper handed to you. How good
it looked, You We're just aching to
open the tightly rolled bundle and
read tie familiar names: but the organ
began to play up stairs and everybody
was cIoWding up the stairway. After
the service was over the classes were
asked to remain, and everybody was
assigned chair, arranged by classes
in Alphabetical order
The remainder of tie morning went
quickly enough. and the afternoon was
spent il baseball practice, etc. The
first game, in series Of three to be
PLAYED between the two lower classes
was to come off the next morning and
some sharp work was necessary to have
ANYTHING Exc show. The candidates
had chosen their captain, and to your
great surprise and greater JOY, it was
Jack You had a good deal to talk
over that night, comparing notes as to
courses and instructors, and talking
over the prospects for the team, and as
you had no recitations until Monday
you felt uxu1iant.
The next morning was far from an
ideal one for base ball 1t was dull and
dark. with promise of rain i'll the air
Breakfast offered but few attractions
for either of you, and you were up on
the campus betimes. AS you were on
the list as a substitute, of course you
had to get into a suit for practice before
the game, and though there was hardly
a chance of really getting onto the field
for the contest, still your chance was
better than none. The two interested
classes gathered early i'll their respec-
tive sides Of the grandstand where the
Seniors dritted in with the Sophomores
and the Juniors augmented the mum
beers in the Freshman side. a group of
girls wearing the coors of their re-
spective classes, broke up the monotony,
for faces were not to be distinguished
from the field. The respective cheer
leaders We're getting their sections
warmed up \ Junior threw himself
into the breach and led the Freshmen
III their cheers, which We're bit ragged
at first compared with the t-rehearsed
Sophomore slogan, but which made up
III volume and enthusiasm what they
lacked in unity and tone. The teams
had a short practice, and then with
each side spurred on to its utmost 10y
the continued cheers from the stand,
the Senior umpire took his place, tore
ball. and the game was on. 1t was
evident from the first that the game
would be close one. Honors seemed
to be about equally divided between
the batteries, and what the Sophomore
gained in experience and knowledge OF
the ground their opponents made VI
by their good stick work. You watched
the game from the bench, vainly long
ing for chance to "get into it," Lucl
seemed to be with the older class during
the first of the game, for a well PLACED
hit, coupled with an error in the field
brought in two runs for them in the
third inning At the end of the fourtl
the score WAS still to 0 in favor of the
Sophon0res, i'll spite of the chant from
the Freshman end of the stand, eve
want hit we want a hit" to which
the sophs answered, prophetically
'Hou won't get it; you won't get it."
When the team came in at the end OF
the fourth, a general shakeup ensued
and four Of the men were retired. IoU
threw off the sweater you had kept
over your shoulder, and with a prayer
i'll your heart that you might Justify
the move went to the bat in fear and