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and has' been accustomed to go to her home on Fridays, and to return on She usually back something to cat, and as our sister classmates are their brothers in the)' have an eye for what's good to eat, for this reason, we say, she became immensely popular on Mondays. Pittsville is noted for great men and strawberries Lawrence Carl Freeny was born in Pittsville, December 4, 187+ The only thing of any impor- tance that transpired during his childhood, was that at the age of he became a party in a desperate love altair with a yOtlng lady of nearly the same age. He was not a precocious child, yet at quite an age he developed a talent for music, and, to our has been cultivating ever since. His" agonies in z sharp," as Mr. Hosley wont to call all classical music executed on the violin, usually have a detrimental effect on his classmates' lessons. Never- theless, according to the best critics, he is a good violinist, and been a member of the College Orchestra ever since it has been in existence. it was discovered-c-O! evil day-that he could sing, and immediately the Glee Club him as a valuable first tenor. On particular life perhaps we could write more than on any other, as for three years we have been united by the close ties of room-mateship, but to avoid partiality we must pass to the next. Tradition says that Nicholas Oliver Gibson originally came from Oxford, on the Eastern Shore of But the time of his birth is so remote, that all the of his cady life is necessarily I-Ie tried several among- them those of shipbuilder and and decided that there was nothing for him to do hut to preach. To prepare for this he came to Western Maryland College, the Sub-Freshman class. He first came into prominence when he the funeral oration of Cains Caesar, when as Freshman, the Class of '96 burned him in effigy. He gained great reputation as a football player, and in his junior was captain of the team, which honor was paid for by a broken nose. feature being very prominent before, his general appear- ance was not much improved by this accident. In addition to his personal eharms he possessed a great faculty for talking. Indeed, in this respect he rivalled Mr. Livingston. Especially fortunate was he ill recitations, by reason of this gift. \"I11C11 a professor asked him a question, he would commence 43