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...club flourished from 1796 to 1847. The last procession took place in 1846, and the last excursion down the bay in 1851. The Lord High Admiral was he who has been oftenest sent from college or the greatest wag; the Vice-Admiral was the poorest scholar; the Rear Admiral, the laziest man; the Chaplain, the most profane. The grand occasions of the year were the annual procession before Class Day, when all the members were present in fantastic array, and the cruise in a vessel chartered to go to some place on the bay, where a chowder was eaten...
...failed to return, and in them the team lose two of the best rushers ever in college, as well as the captain elected last year. Wagenhurst has been elected to fill his place, however, and has succeeded in getting out plenty of good material. Of last year's eleven. Wag enhurst, '88, Cowan, '88, Irvine, '88, Price, '88, George, '89, Ames, '90, and R. and H. Hodge, of the Seminary, are back, though at present it is doubtful whether the Hodges play or no. Wagenhurst played end last year, but has developed into an excellent half-back, and will fill...
...wag remarked that if it is impossible to make dropped eggs of bad eggs, how about ninety...
...work and learn. Yet, here in these self-same "classic shades" some ninety years ago, when the eighteenth century was striding on toward its close, there arose a systematic apotheosis of laziness. It was probably in 1796 that the idea of forming the Navy Club was conceived by some wag of the college. The principle of its existence was that it should be a brotherhood of all those who failed to attain distinction in their studies. It was a senior society, and only those members of the class were admitted to membership "who failed to receive parts at the senior...
...wag remarked the other day that all the playing of Yale's champion nine last year could not equal Dr. McCosh's home run from the anniversary last fall...