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OCTOBER, 1916
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SUNSET HOUR
As the shades of night grow deeper, and the sun is sinking low
Behind great hills of golden beauty where the sun’s rays’ shadows
glow,
There are seen in dim earth’s reflecting mirrors, colors bright and
1 with amethyst, pearl and azure, oh! most beautiful and
When this gold-bespangled sea, with all its glittering isles of light,
Imp: its grandeur o’er the earth so charmingly and gaily bright,
Then, the sweet and soothing silence which this peaceful hour
imparts
Awakens the music of our minds, the joys and sorrows of our
hearts.
A lone star completes this picture of a sun-kissed, shadowy sky
Surrounded by a sweep of colors, of the palest, faintest dye.
All this phantom flood of beauty, soon to ebb with the fading light,
Until the rosy hues of dawn are laid across the lips of night.
M. J. R., 17.
2 THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
TWICE REVERSED
She was a very delightful person, rather young, but discreet.
She had dark brown eyes which were expressive of a fine character
and which sparkled with the enjoyment which she was having out
of life. She was an ideal bachelor-girl, occupying a small cottage
a few blocks from the main street of the litte suburb of X-
from which she went daily to the metropolis to her work.
Returning from her work one night, she alighted from the car
to find that the street lights were not in operation. As she turned
vhe first (corner she came unexpectedly upon a group of young
people. “To Miss Wallace's first. Shall we go in a body?” she
heard ae Gordon saying. What did they mean? Were they
planning a progressive surprise? Why were they discussing a visit
to her Hazel Wa! wondered. “I have thought of some excel-
leat stunts to play,” she heard Clyde Sheldon say as she passed,
and the rest was lost.
After supper she took down the receiver to call up Agnes Knox,
her especial chum, but as she did so she recognized Irene’s voice
again, “ Hallowe'en,” was the word she caught, as she placed the
receiver in the hook again. It needed no Sherlock Holmes to
explain the gathering in the dusk nor the meaning of what she
had overheard. She must think of some way to surprise them when
they came.
During the next day many schemes floated through her mind
and she finally hit upon a plan for action. That night was
Hallowe’en, so she must execute her plans swiftly. She made
several mysterious purchases during her noon hour and as a result
the paper boy stumbled over some parcels which lay before the
door, and which arrived before their purchaser.
There had been more than one who had overheard the conversa-
tion of the previous night, and more than one who had puzzled
over the question of how to meet the prank; there were also plural
conclusions. Ellis Reeves, a capable young man of the village,
had also heard the plot under discussion and had decided to play
knight-errant and break it up.
Dusk came and with it the mysterious gloom which accompanies
the arrival of the mystic spirits. Ellis Reeve slipped into his
mother’s linen closet and procured a large sheet. He hastened to
his room, to issue later in the apparel of a ghost. So exactly did
he fit the descriptions of ghosts in the old stories that Dickens,
had he seen him, might have been appalled by the thought that
a creation of his own pen was seeking revenge.
Inwardly tingling with surpressed excitement at the thought of
the surprise the young folks would receive, he found it not an
sent himself with the calm and blood-curdling
the supposed possession of every spirit.
As he approached the house he saw Miss Wallace going down
the street in the opposite direction. “I'll stay to receive her
” he decided, and seated himself in a low chair back of the
lad trellis which shaded the porch.
Miss Wallace soon returned, and as she stepped on the porch
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heard a voice which she recognized as Ellis Reeve’s say pleasantly,
“Don’t be startled, Miss Wallace.” Then he explained.
Miss Wallace told him that she planned to give them a party
and reverse the surprise.
“T suppose they will meet near Irene Gordon’s or Clyde Shelden’s
home, since they seemed the ringleaders,” suggested thoughtful
Ellis. “ Suppose we spy on them!”
“Wait, while I slip into a masquerade outfit I have,” replied
Hazel. i
“That would be an excellent idea, and then we could get in with
them and find out something first.”
“T thought that was what you meant when you said we would
spy on them,” laughed Hazel as she hurried away.
She returned shortly disguised as a Quakeress, and a very good
one she made. They found the “bunch” at Clyde’s home, and
mingling with them were not discovered. When they began their
visits Hazel and Ellis were surprised to find that they did not go
near the street on which she lived. Presently Ellis came up to her
and told her in a low voicec that they had no plans for going to
her house.
“We must have misunderstood them in some way,” he said in a
puzzled tone, “ but I started the idea, and they think it would be
great, to march in and let you look them over. They said they
didn’t want to frighten you. Now the question remains as to how
we will receive them.”
Hazel’s mind had been working rapidly.
“Let me.slip into this drugstore and phone my next door
neighbor. She offered to lend me her maid if I ever met an awk-
ward situation. Wait here, please.” And she was gone.
“Gladys, the maid, is going to explain, when we enter, that I
am among my guests,” she said as she returned. “Tt was lucky
I had everything prepared so she wouldn’t have any trouble.”
A more astounded party could not have been found than the
masqueraders when they learned that their hostess was also one of
their number and wished them to spend the remainder of the eyen-
ing there. They did not discover which one she was, but when the
time came for unmasking, they waited while she removed her
mask first.
“You're a dear!” exclaimed Irene, pulling her mask from her
face as she spoke. “ How did you ever happen to think of having
us here?”
Hazel and Ellis told about the whole affair, and it was some
moments before the guests could become sober enough to explain.
“We were coming to ask you to join a society which we just
organized, a sort of literary society and we were wondering whether
we should all come up, as there are not many of us, or whether we
should send.a committee,” explained Irene. “Clyde was so far-
sighted that he was planning your initiation. That was what he
meant by saying he had some good stunts planned. And we want
to ask both you and Ellis Reeves to join, now. Will you?”
“Of course we will,” they assented. M. K. B., ’18.
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A FEMININE PENROD SCHOFIELD
Rensdale had passed its verdict upon Glory Long, and once
given Rensdale never changed its opinion. The tottering ascen-
dency of Longs over the village of Rensdale had come to an end
three years ago. The heir of “the Longs and father of Glory had
passed away leaving debts that took everything but the family
mansion.
At this very time, too, Glory’s unladylike propensities had come
into view and her career from that time had been to doting mothers
in the village, one of hardened sinning. There wasn’t a thing that
the boys in the village did but what she did better. There remained
not a single strawberry patch nor an apple orchard that she hadn't
had a hand in helping to do away with the goodies.
Tanned, slim, straight as an arrow, hair cut short, and always
wearing a tattered jersey over an old shirt, a jersey exceeding in
patch work, and corduroy knickerbockers.
It was no wonder that the command of the teacher occasioned
dismay in the heart of Glory. She had said that for the annual
Thanksgiving exercises little girls must wear white frocks, sashes,
and white slippers; that she expected everyone to be as nicely
ed as possible, and everyone to be present. The last was said
s corner with unmistakable emphasis.
Glory’s thoughts were not of the pleasantest when she trudged
homeward. The important thing to her was not that she didn’t
have any frock dainty enough for the festivities, but that she must
come at all. The only way out was to be unavoidably detained at
home on the festal day.
The exercises were to be held Thursday and this was Wednesday.
Clearly by tomorrow she must have some plan ready. Thursday
morning dawned upon a gleaming world of snow and ice.
Glory had started as usual in the direction of the village swing-
ing a shiny milk pail to and fro. Before going to school, she had
to bring back her grandfather’s daily portion of milk. Chancing
to approach the highest banks of the ravine and thinking not at all
of the shallow depths beneath, Glory sat down on the pail and
began her perilous descent.
After a few moments of excited skidding, Glory ended abruptly
with a resounding crash upon the ice at the bottom which of course
yielded. Glory plunged head first into the shallow waters of the
bottom. The red tam was made to stand anything but a thorough
wetting and this is just what it received. Streaks of dull red ran
down Glory’s face. spotted and blotched, and quite covered the tan.
Glory of course knew nothing of this and after calmly wringing
out the cap, deciding it was too late to return home with the milk,
proceeded to school.
Her entrance there was most spectacular. The morning session
had just begun. (Miss Green had noted Glory’s absence with a
significant glance. Imagine her consternation and fear when Glory
entered, her face red, feverish and blotched. Miss Green was very
careful of the welfare of her pupils and scrutinized her closely and
said in tones of horror, “ Measles, Glory, you better go right home
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and stay home. 1 don’t see how your grandfather let you out with
symptoms of that disease so very plain.”
Needless to say Glory enjoyed her day at home as much a
white frocked young ladies enjoyed the exercises at school.
R.A. H,, ’17,
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AN INTERRUPTED SHAVE
A troop of French cavalry were on the march from Treves to
Metz on the Moselle, near the border line of France and Germany,
They had just had a hard fight and were worn out and longed
for rest. Yet they did not dare to stop, as Germans might be
lurking around anywhere and their party was too small to success-
fully attack a very large army.
A short distance behind the troops rode two cavalrymen, busily
engaged in conversation. They were quite unnoticed by the other
men, for each one was urging his tired horse ahead, eager to arrive at
supplies.
“Oh,” said one fellow to the other, “we are so tired and need
shaves so badly, let’s stay at the next house we come to and fix up.”
“We couldn't do that,” replied Pierre. “There are doubtless
Germans coming not far behind, and they would surely catch us.”
“Hm, I don’t believe it. Our own men wouldn't miss us anyhow.
‘They don’t even know we are behind here.”
“For my part | won't do it. If we were caught shirking, there
would be great trouble. I think you can keep up as well as the
rest of us, and as for your beard — well, I guess that won't hurt
you.”
“Why, we can easily catch up with the other men,” replied
Jean. “See,” he cried, pointing down the road, “ there’s a house
and it looks as if people lived in it. We'll stop there.”
“Oh, come on and catch up with the men. I’m going to,
anyhow.”
“No, T believe I will stop,” said Jean calmly.
“All right. Good bye, and good luck, Hope to see you at Me
soon.” With these words he was flying down the road after his
companions, leaving Jean alone.
When Jean arrived at the house, at which he intended to stop,
he put his horse in a little shed near by and then went to the
door of the cottage. After knocking four or five times a little old
lady opened the door a tiny bit and peeped out.
“What is it?” she falteringly asked.
“Open the door!” he commanded
“But you are a Frenchman and T am an old German lady.”
“Madam, do not hesitate. 1 am in a very great hurry and must
have some food and shave myself. My cavalry have gone on ahead
and I must soon catch up to them.”
With that the trembling old lady admitted the soldier, He saw
that she seemed quite scared so he said, “Do not ‘be afraid of
me, my good woman, I will not harm you. I know I am one of
the Allies, but T hate this war business. Could you give me a bite
to eat?”
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“T haven’t much, sir, but I shall share what I have with you.”
So saying she went into another room, and the soldier, taking off
his heavy coat, sat down by the fireplace to rest. There was but
a small fire. Glancing about the room he saw it was poorly
furnished. The plaster was falling from the walls, and on one
side of the room he noticed an old torn, folded blanket hanging up.
Stepping up to it he saw a large hole behind it through which the
cold air was blowing.
Just then the old lady returned and Jean asked her about the
hole.
“Ah,” she sighed, “sit by the fire and eat, and I shall tell you
about it. You, see, it was this way,” she continued, as they took
their seats before the fire, “since my son entered the army I have
been here all alone. One night as I lay in bed I heard quite a
racket outside, which —”
“Pardon me, madam, but would you mind if I shaved while
you talked? I can’t stay long.”
“Oh, sit awhile. You can catch up to your men all right. Well,
as I was saying, I heard this racket, which was steadily coming
nearer. I went to the window to see what it was but all was so
dark outside I couldn’t see a thing. Then I heard shots, and
fearing they might come here, I crept back in bed and kept as quiet
as I could. Just as I reached the bed something struck the house,
but I dared not venture out again. After that the noises became
fainter and fainter, until finally they were gone altogether. For
the rest of the night I lay looking at the darkness, but toward
morning I fell into a doze. When I woke up I found that hole and
another opposite, in the door. I have tried to cover them up to
keep out the cold.”
When she finished her story, the soldier sat staring at the red
coals. All of a sudden he glanced at the clock and jumped up.
“T would like to stay longer with you, but I have already stayed
longer than IT should, May I have some water and use this mirror
to shave? I hate to leave you here alone, but I must go, and mighty
quick too.”
“Yes, here is water,” she said, handing him a basin, “but IT am
sure there can’t be any soldiers around here now, so you needn’t
hurry so.”
“But I must catch up to my men. I ought to reach them before
they reach Metz so they won't discover my disappearance.”
He then started to shave, but in a few minutes turned about and
asked, “ Did you hear a noise?”
“T heard nothing,” replied the old lady, calmly.
“T guess,” he laughed, “I must be getting nervous.” He con-
tinued his task, but not many more moments elapsed before he
again turned sharply about and cried, “ Woman, I hear a horse
coming down the road!”
“T do not hear anything,” she replied.
“There is,” he cried looking out of the window. “Show me a
hiding place, quick.”
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“There aren’t any hiding places, nor any means of escape,” she
replied, standing before the door and looking squarely at him.
“What! do you mean to tell me you have been keeping me here
on purpose? That you were waiting for this German uhlan?”
In the meantime the German uhlan had jumped from his horse
and seeing the Frenchman’s horse, shot it. Then he ran up to the
door of the house and threw it open. But the Frenchman had
escaped out of the back door, stole casually around to the horse of
the uhlan, and before the startled uhlan could realize it, was off
down the road at a great speed. Shot after shot was fired at him
until he was out of sight, but each time it missed him.
Riding at the same speed for about two hours, Jean caught up
with the other cavalry about a mile from Metz. Pierre, seeing him,
fell behind in order to find out about Jean’s stop.
“Glad to see you're back safe,” he cried, “but you don’t look
much rested, and what is all the white on your face?”
“Glad — to— be — back too,” replied Jean, gasping for breath.
“T had —a close — shave.”
He told his companion of his adventure with the little old lady
and the German uhlan.
“She was a pretty clever little woman. I never suspected her
in the least,” he concluded as they entered the city where they were
received by the French army. EL, C, x7,
Productive was the world in many things, but most in books.—
Pollok.
The wisest man is generally he who thinks himself the least so—
Boileau.
If all the year were playing holidays,
To work would be as tedious as to play— Shakespeare.
So when some dear joy loses
Its beauteous summer glow,
Think how the roots of the roses
Are kept alive in the snow.— Alice Cary.
The best son of his country is he who gives the best manhood to his
country.— Anon,
When any great design thou darest intend
Think on the means, the manner and the end.— Denham.
As threshing separates the corn from the chaff, so does affliction
purify virtue— Bacon.
The empty vessel makes the greatest sound.— Shakespeare.
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tion is over, a v
‘To many of us,
ation lengthened by causes beyond our
it meant a longer period of recreation and
to make up for lost time, but we are ready for it.
We welcome you all, classmates, teachers and the class of 1920
especially to our midst. May the class of 1920 enjoy the hours they
are to spend in our school. Aspire to get all you can from the four
spent here not only from its work and play but hopes and
E abiHOnS) successes and failures and the multitudes of other things
offered so that when you strike out into the “ wide, wide, world,”
you may look back on the years spent in Milne High as the best
To the Sophomores who have lost the humiliating title of
‘reshmen, to the Juniors who are growing dignified, and last, but
not least, to the Seniors who are sailing on the homeward lap, we
extend the same message as that to the Freshmen,
; to all of us it means a doubling of efforts in school work +
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A number of us have determined to work hard and the sooner
the rest reach the same decision, the better will it be for them and
the welfare of the school. We cannot have all work and no play
or we should be called, “ grinds,” “ bookworms”’-and “ plodders,”
but the pleasures will slip in if we look for them and none will be
any the worse for it. So, friends, do your best for the good of all.
Now a few words about our school paper, “ The Crimson and
White.” Do you realize it is your school paper, that it is you who
make it the best high school paper ever? It is a promoter of school
spirit; it cooperates the students and classes into one body; it is a
means of bringing us together, Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and
Seniors, at one place and one time. You all if you are loyal to
Milne High, and we are sure you are, will want to enjoy these
privileges, do you not? Well, then, support it by subscribing right
away, by contributing all you can to any department, by watching
your chance for securing an advertisement. Some day you may
be on the board, looking for support.
We wish to welcome Miss Jones to our faculty. May she enjoy
being in our midst witnessing our success, our hopes and ambitions,
and our failures, and grow to know and love the school as we all do.
It seems to us that something ought to be done in the way of
providing a more adequate space for our high school. The idea of
h underclassmen sitting in our study halls and enjoying the
privileges of being under the supervision of our study hall teachers
does not appeal to us as being very agreeable.
ALUMNI NOTES
Among those of the class of 1916 who registered at the N. Y. S.
C. T. this term were: Katherine Buehler, Marion Lamb, Isabelle
Johnston, Carolyn White, Anna Lemka, Gertrude Corwith, Char-
lotte Miller and William Neade.
Chester Long, ’14. has registered at the N. Y. S. C. T.
Marion McDowell and Eleanor Dunn, ’14, have entered the Junior
class at Vassar.
iugenia Lee, ‘15, has entered the Sophomore class at Wellesley.
Anna Willig. 16, is attending the Albany Business College.
Ansley Wilcox, ‘16, is taking a post graduate course at the Albany
Academy.
Edna Moat, ’10, is teaching at Florida, N. Y.
Theodora Miller. ’16, is attending training school.
Marion Herrick, ’15, is taking a special course at N. Y. S. C. T.
Margaret Ward, Henrietta Knapp, and Elsa Stephens, ’16, are at
home this winter.
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Warren Vosburgh, ’10, a graduate of Union College, is attending
Golunbe College where he is studying for a Doctor of Philosophy
degree.
Geraldine Murry, ’11, is at Columbia studying English.
Frances Vosburgh, ’14, has returned to Vassar.
We were surprised this summer to read of the marriage of Edith
Herber, ‘11, to Horace B. Casey. Congratulations, Edith!
Edna Class, ’14, has entered N. Y. S. C. T.
SCHOOL NOTES
Once more school has begun with its many joys and sorrows.
We do not think of anything but joy at present, but wait until five
nd ten weeks examinations begin. Then it is when we will
all realize that we will have to work harder, and set for our motto,
“Work and Win.”
When we entered school the first morning, everyone was anxious
to see Miss Jones, our new English supervisor. When we did see
her, we were all very happy for we realized that when we knew
her better, we would like her.
The “ Crimson and White ” have elected the following new mem-
bers to the board to fill places left vacant by resignations from
school:
Marion E. Vosburgh
Mark H. Peet....
Kenneth Shufelt
Edward Kampf.
Donald H. Johnston.
Many new students have entered the school this year. The
Misses Lodge, Maroney, Martin, and Tibbits, and Messrs. Axle-
road, Burton, and Peet, have joined the Senior Class. The Misses
Bassett, Boughten, Bornhorst, Kampf, Alyce Maroney, Jeanette
Smith, Skinner, Van Loon, Wonaha, and White, and Messrs.
Davison, Hall, Johnston, Mattice, Tiernan, Turner, and Van Laer,
have entered the class of 1918. The Sophomore. Class are proud
of their large addition: the Misses Davis, Dinkel, Godian, Hunter,
Lythe, Meade, May, Obenaus, Phibbs, Preiss, Stupplebien, and
Vander Horst, and Messrs. Bindenbeck, Brown, Chilton, Gibbons,
Gramm, Howe, Himmelstein, Hudson, Salisbury, and Weigel.
Just a word of advice from the hearts of friends to the new
students and Freshman, also some old students. It is one of the
rules of the College and High School that High School students
must not go up and down the front stairs, but those at either end.
¥ ou may get by a few times, but beware. Another thing, do not let
elf be found in the basement. This rule is quite new and
ill be hard for those who have “crushes” in College. Observe
these rules and listen to whatever your study hall teacher tells you
and you will be all right.
. Assistant Exchange Editor
- Business Manager
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QUINTILIAN LITERARY SOCIETY
The meetings of Quin have been resumed after a long and
pleasant vacation. We are glad to get back together again and
look forward to many pleasant times.
Soon initiations of the Sophomores and Juniors will take place
and we are looking forward to them with pleasure.
The Freshman Party is also to be held in the near future and we
know we shall enjoy meeting our Freshmen sisters and getting
acquainted.
We had a very pleasant time in the joint hike with Zeta Sigma
at the home of Hilda Comstock and extend our sincere thanks to
her for the invitation. BME Te 19:
ZETA SIGMA
School days have started at last — but they are not unwelcome —
for the joys of being with our friends and the pleasures derived
from the meetings of Zeta Sigma have also returned.
aturday, October 22, the girls of Sigma and Quin enjoyed a
hike to Bethlehem Center. Without a doubt, each girl that
attended will long remember the day as a happy one.
As usual we miss those members who graduated last year, and
to atone for this loss each girl must do her best to make the meet-
ings interesting. The society has fine prospects for the coming
year and with “the election of new members the year promises to
be a successful one. Now girls, let us all resolve to attend the
meetings of Sigma as regularly possible, and to do all that we
can to promote the interests of our society. Mpa Sas)
7, Be
ADELPHOI
As the school year begins, the spirit of Adelphoi once more enters
the hearts of its members and with their loyal support we have all
the promises for a prosperous season. As all the fellows remember,
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(some excellent times) we had last year and the successful season was
closed with a banquet at Keeler’s. It was attended by many alumni
members who rendered some speeches that were delightful to all.
We were more than sorry to hear of the death of George Van
Zandt during the summer. Although new to us last year he proved
to be one of the best supporters of the society, and many times
proved himself a friend in need.
The new officers for this year are as follows:
President Alan Sexton
.. Winne MacMahon
.Allen Merselis
Reginald Bruce
- Kenneth Shufelt
Earl Vibbard
Herman Liebich
F.R. B,, ’17.
Master of Ceremoni
Sergeant-at-Arms.....
THETA NU
The members of Theta Nu are looking forward to a very success-
ful year. There has been but one meeting thus far this year, owing
to the late opening of school, but it was well attended and very
interesting. At the next meeting many new names are to be pro-
posed for admission. Bakoyel7s
ATHLETIC NOTES
The basketball outlook in the school this year is very promising
indeed. Several members of last year’s team have left school, but
their places have been well filled by r many of whom show
promise of being future Of last year's team the following
men are still with us: Captain Ward. Kampf, Sollace, Vibbard,
Seymour, and in these we have the foundation of a splendid team.
Coming events cast their shadows before— Campbell.
The best laid schemes o', mice an’ men,
Gang oft agley,
And lea’e us nought but grief and pain,
For promised joy.— Burns.
Man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.— Job, V, 7.
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Inasmuch as this is the first issue of the “ Crimson and White,” a
chool papers are inactive during the summer months, our Exchange
List is limited. However, we are publishing below a list of the school
papers, which the “ Crimson and White” exchanged with last year.
We sincerely hope that we may retain these exchanges on our
and earnestly invite other school papers to exchange with us. This
month marks the beginning of a new y in the history of our paper.
Next June another volume of the “Crimson and White” will be on
file, and we do not want that volume to be below par. We have been
held up to our school as a necessity in the present and future life of
every student and they have been exhorted to subscribe. Therefore,
as the cheer leader says, “it is up to us to make good.” And so, with
this purpose in view we urge your co-operation. If you are able to
find faults (and finding fault is never difficult), please tell us what they
are, and if the school is deserving of any credit for the paper its
students are publishing, we should be more than glad to be the
recipients of these little courtesies
Our aim this year is to publish a paper that will eclipse all former
precedents. We are resolute in our efforts to succeed, and we are
grimly determined to present a truer, grander, and more ideal reflec-
tion of the standards and abilities of this High School, and the com-
munity in which it exists. No amount of editorial eloquence could
express a sentiment more sincere than this.
And so, with a great spirit of enthusiasm and confidence permeating
our innermost souls; with an intense glow of radiant optimism as the
predominating spirit of our enterprise; and inspired by the knowledge
of your invaluable support, we launch out upon our supreme attempt
to maintain a higher standard of efficiency than has ever yet been
attained in the history of this column.
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Pasco School News (Dade City, Fla.), Rensselaer Poly, Inst. (Troy,
N. Y.), Salem Oak (Salem, New ey), Sangra (Waycross, Ga.),
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(Anderson, Ind.), ¥ em Vp lanti, Mich.).
Lost — A photograph of one of our business managers. A search
is to be made in the Senior study hall. It is thought that the missing
article is mislaid in some book.
Edythe Herrington says she learned to sing in Paris.
E. J., 18—"“ That may ‘be, she certainly can’t sing in this town.”
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it—
La Rochefoucauld.
Every man is the architect of his own fortune— Appius Claudius,
Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.
— Donne.
Look ere thou leap, see ere thou go.— Thomas Lusser.
Look not mournfully into the past,— it comes not back again; wisely
improve the present — it is thine; go forth to meet the shadowy future,
without fear and with a manly heart— Longfellow,
He conquers who endures.— P.
sius,
The love of my country will be the ruling influence of my conduct—
ge Washington.
Consider well what your strength is equal to, and what exceeds
your ability— Horace.
Strong reasons make strong actions.— Shakespeare.
H. Sollace —“ You know my brother taught me to dance.”
D, Austin —“‘ He must have been your stepbrother.”
Mark Peet — “ Germs ms to have fallen behind.”
E. Herrington —“ Wh
M. Peet —“ The paper
says they have taken Peruna.”
Joe Garry on his way home from school stopped at the fish market
and made the following inquiry, “ Have you any dry fish?
Merchant — “ Yes.”
J. G.—“ Well, give them a drink.”
J. Seymour — “I took a trip to Coney Island this summer.”
G. Ward —“ Any change down there?”
J. S.— “ Sure, the’ve got all I had with me.”
G. Thompson —“ You know I danced before the king once.”
Everett M.— “ Oh, really, you must have fallen down on the Castle
steps.”
Miss Snow —“ Fraulein Herrick, what is the meaning of “ Ich weiss
nicht?” [I don’t know].
Gladys Herrick — “I don’t know.”
Miss Snow — “ That is correct.”
Miss Patterson (in physiology) — “ Name two flexible joints, Miss
Keeler.”
Lucy Keeler —“ The stomach and the liver.”
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Mr. Hager (in English IV) —“ Mr. Axleroad, what does party
spirit do?”
Coleman Axleroad—“ Party spirit foments occasional riot and
resurrection.”
Rose (in English IV) —“ Mr. Hoyt, give some examples of
negative advice which Washington used in his Farewell Address.”
‘on ee I don’t know what you mean by negative advice.”
“Well, suppose I were to tell you to stop talking.
W hat sort of Eaksie would that be?”
. Hoyt —“ Good advice.”
H. Comstock —“ I wonder what will be the prevailing colors this
—‘“ My impression is that among the popular hues will
be Charles E.”
It was at a performance of “The Merchant of Venice.”
Portia —“ The quality of mere not strained.”
G. S.,’17 —“ Merey, how unsanitary!”
Poor Jimmie Seymour with trembling knees denied Mr. Sayles’
ation of wrong doing.
Mr. Sayles unconvinced —“ Don’t I know you? You look innocent
enough, but looks are deceiving. You're that bold, that- you could
stand there and lie until you were black in the face without ever
changing color.”
act
Miss Nelson (in English 1) —‘“ Did you know that Tennyson fre-
quently worked a whole afternoon on a single line?”
Joe Garry —“ H’m. I know a man who has spent eight years on
a single sentence.”
Biology teacher — “ It has been found that the human body contains
sulphur.”
} Heten Westervelt —“ Sulphur! How much is there in a girl’s
body?”
Biology teac!
Helen We te
than others?
The amount varies according to the girl.”
—“Is that why some of us make better matches
J. G., 18—“ We've learned a lot from the present war.”
M. B., 18 —* Yes, indeed. Everything except what it’s all about.”
Gladys H., "19 — » doubt you think T am older than I really am.”
T. H.,17—“ Not at all. I’m sure you are not as old as you look.”
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Biology teacher — “ Which is most delicate of the senses?”
Lillian Lemka —“ The touch.”
Biology teacher —“ How’s that.”
Lillian Lemka —‘* When you sit on a pin you can't see it, you can’t
hear it, you can’t taste it, but you know it’s there.”
Marian Bedell, sitting in study hall, heard the door open and thought
it was Prof. Sayles.
Jimmie Seymour entered the study hall.
Marian —“ Oh, I expected to see more.”
The class was seated ready for recitation, when Alice Barnes rushed
in and dropped a great pile of books on the floor. The nervous teacher
jumped and then said angrily:
“Miss Barnes, go up to Professor Sayles’ office and drop those
books just like that!”
Alice departed, returning in a few moments and calmly taking her
seat in class.
“Did you do as I told you to?” demanded the irate teacher.
“Yes, ma’m.”
“What did Professor Sayles
“Nothing,” coolly returned
He wasn't there.”
Dentist —“ Pardon me for a moment, please, before I begin work
I must have my drill.”
Mr, Turner — “ Mercy, can’t you pull a tooth without a rehearsal?”
W. Dunn —“ Who are all those people, standing in the rear of the
trolley car?”
M. King —“ Oh, they’ve been to a preparedness meeting.”
W. Dunn —“ Well, they don’t seem very anxious to go to the front,
do they?”
“Bang!” went the rifles at the maneuvers. “ Oo-o0!” screamed
M. Prei ice, decorous, d little scream. She stepped
backward into the arms of I
“Oh!” she said, blushing. “I was frightened by the rifles. I beg
your pardon,”
“Not at all,” replied Earl. “ Let's go over and watch the artillery.”
Freshman — “ Huh?”
Sophomore — ** What?”
Junior —“ I didn’t get the question.”
Senior —“T didn’t understand the nature of the inquiry.” — Ex.
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