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Vol. VIII
DECEMBER
No. 2
191 I
LITERARY DEPARTMENT
W y o m i n g w a s so far f r o m M a s s -
OUR SUPRISE.
Listen !
achusetts? '
Sleighbells ! "
" How,
" T h e r e is a s l e i g h c o m i n g
the
driveway.
Maybe
it's
up
Bob
" L e t ' s g o and s e e , " w e cried in
Suiting the action to the words,
the
visiting
six
girls
six
the
into
hall
comers and
Williams
boys
for
the large
Mrs.
and
Christmas holidays, trooped
the
new
to discover w h o
to
greet
they
were.
B y the time the h e a v y door had
been
opened
stopped,
was
and
assisting
the
sleigh
had
a tall
young
man
a
pretty
petite
y o u n g lady to alight.
" H e l l o B o b , h o w are y o u , old
man ? '
" W h y didn't you come yesterday?"
showered
comers;
did
but
upon
Betty
the
new
promised
to
m o v e d her w r a p s , s o w e g i r l s s a t
dow^n on the s t a i r s t o a w a i t
does
it's
it
her
reappearance while the b o y s bore
B o b , their old c l a s s m a t e
in
col-
lege, to the d r a w i n g - r o o m to talk
o v e r old t i m e s .
The
dinner
bell
sounded
t h r o u g h the s t a t e l y m a n s i o n a n d ,
as if s u m m o n e d
imperatively
by
its s i l v e r y c h i m e s , B e t t y a p p e a r e d
at t h e head of the s t a i r s and t h e
b o y s at t h e f o o t
At
dinner
Betty
and
Bob
her
chubby
child
watched
the
round
"Why,
How
where
a n s w e r t h e m all a f t e r s h e h a d re-
chorus.
we,
and
T h e s e and m a n y m o r e q u e s t i o n s
were
White! "
when,
you meet B o b ? "
sat
between
nephew
of
Jack,
six.
company
eyes, listening
with
a
Jack
big
attentively
Betty
Williams!
t o the v o l l e y of t a l k a r o u n d h i m .
happen
that
B u t J a c k ' s e y e s g r e w r o u n d e r still
you
came? "
as he e n d e a v o r e d
to hear
what
" B e t t y W i l l i a m s , w h y did y o u
B o b w a s s a y i n g t o B e t t y in l o w
tell me t h a t y o u c o u l d n ' t c o m e t o
t o n e s , and f i n a l l y t u g g i n g at B o b ' s
y o u r brother's this year, because
coat-sleeve, he said:
24
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" B o b , will S a n t a C l a u s e b r i n g
me a g o l d ring t o - m o r r o w if he
brings A u n t Betty one? "
xA.t this B e t t y ' s fair cheeks turned several shades pinker and B o b
looked d a g g e r s at Jack for a
moment, and then l a u g h i n g heartily r e p l i e d ;
" W h y don't y o u w r i t e and ask
h i m ? M a y b e he will.'
" C a u g h t again, B o b , "
Billy
l a u g h i n g l y exclaimed.
"^Be careful, B o b , or M r s . WiWiams will put y o u out as M r s .
P r u y n did at b o a r d i n g school
w h e n y o u s t a y e d so late t a l k i n g
to B e t t y , " cautioned D a w n .
T h e s e and other sallies w e r e
greeted w i t h much l a u g h t e r b y us
and with guilty blushes by Betty.
D i n n e r ended, w e sent Jack to
bed, and then w e n t to the d r a w ing-room to decorate it w i t h festoons of holly and other C h r i s t mas greens, and to trim the
C h r i s t m a s tree w h i c h the b o y s
had just placed there.
D a w n , poised on the t o p m o s t
step of the ladder, h o l d i n g a small
i m a g e in her hand, turned s l i g h t l y
and said,
'' B e t t y , w h e r e shall I put t h i s ? "
" W h y , where has Betty gone? "
Surprised, w e looked a r o u n d
and found that not o n l y B e t t y b u t
also Jane, B i l l y and B o b w e r e
no longer w i t h us.
'' O h , I bet I k n o w w h e r e t h e y
are!
Follow me," cried Dawn,
w h o had descended f r o m her l o f t y
])erch.
W e f o l l o w e d her across the hall
to the music room and there, j u s t
as she had expected, w e f o u n d the
missing ones t a l k i n g and n o d d i n g
their heads m y s t e r i o u s l y . AVhen
w e asked for an e x p l a n a t i o n t h e y
o n l y l a u g h e d and looked at each
other k n o w i n g l y , and s u g g e s t e d
that w e all return to our w o r k .
W^hen our task w a s c o m p l e t e d ,
w e all w e n t to o u r r o o m s and
w h e n I asked B e t t y to c o m e into
mine for a g o o d - n i g h t chat, such
as w e used to e n j o y at school, unlike her old self who was always
eager for one, she pleaded fatigue,
and yawned lazily. W e were just
g o i n g to bid her p l e a s a n t d r e a m s
w h e n she s u d d e n l y e x c l a i m e d ,
" O h girls, I h a v e f o r g o t t e n m y
handkerchief.
It
is
probably
d o w n stairs, so I had b e t t e r g o
and find it."
She q u i t e l y d e s c e n d e d the stairs
w h i l e D a w n and I entered the
room w e shared. A little later,
while we were discussing the mysterious w a y in w h i c h B e t t y and
her c o m p a n i o n s acted a f t e r w e
had f o u n d t h e m in the musicroom, w e heard quiet f o o t steps
pass the door and Betty's musical voice breathe good-night and
B o b ' s a n s w e r w h i c h he endeavored to m a k e v e r y l o w . N e x t w e
heard B e t t y ' s door close and w e
k n e w then that B e t t y had g o n e
to bed.
T h e n e x t m o r n i n g w e all arose
b r i g h t and early and e x c l a i m e d
w i t h as m u c h g l e e o v e r our g i f t s
as did Jack o v e r the train of cars
which Santa had left him.
T h e n c a m e the b r e a k f a s t , served early that w e m i g h t reach the
c h u r c h not far f r o m M r s . W i l l iams, in t i m e for s e r v i c e s w i t h o u t
h u r r y i n g . W e all w e r e d e l i g h t e d
to attend these s e r v i c e s
and
started ofif j o y f u l l y .
A l l of us
w e n t e x c e p t B e t t y and Jane w h o
pleaded headaches, and B o b and
Billy w h o could not be found.
A f t e r s e r v i c e s w e decided to
w a l k h o m e as the m o r n i n g w a s
clear and brisk.
Mrs. W i l l i a m s
took Jack and w a s a c c o m p a n i e d
b y the minister in the b i g sleigh.
A t first w e t h o u g h t it queer that
25 THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
the minister should g o to M r s .
W i l l i a m s ' home, but, as there
seemed to be no other reasonable
e x p l a n a t i o n , w e t h o u g h t it m u s t
be the c u s t o m f o r the minister to
dine at the h o m e of one of his cong r e g a t i o n on h o l i d a y s .
W h e n w e reached the house, w e
w e r e requested to seat o u r s e l v e s
in the chairs, a r r a n g e d in r o w s in
the d r a w i n g - r o o m . W e r e m o v e d
our w r a p s and o b e y e d our hostess,
w o n d e r i n g w h a t could be g o i n g to
happen, w h a t pleasant sur])rise
she had prepared for us. N o t seei n g a n y t h i n g of the f o u r w h o had
not a c c o m p a n i e d us to church, I
asked M r s . W i l l i a m s c o n c e r n i n g
t h e m , but she said t h e y w o u l d
join us p r e s e n t l y .
O u r c u r i o s i t y w a s heightened
b y the a c t i o n s of Jack, w h o w a s
j u m p i n g up and d o w n in his chair
and w h o s e e y e s seemed to be fairl y p o p p i n g o u t of his head. S e v eral t i m e s he started to say somet h i n g but either the hand of his
mother, or that of the minister
p r e v e n t e d him.
H e had all the
a p p e a r a n c e of one p o s s e s s i n g the
m o s t d e l i g h t f u l secret and y e t not
d a r i n g to tell it.
W e looked at each other for an
e x p l a n a t i o n , but no one seemed
to h a v e a n y to o f f e r and soon w e
w e r e as much excited as Jack.
" O h , there she c o m e s ! " exclaimed J a c k , p o i n t i n g to the
c u r v e of the staircase, visible
t h r o u g h the large d o o r w a y of the
room.
Y e s , there she w a s !
Comingd o w n the stairs w a s B e t t y , garlied
in purest w h i t e , and w e a r i n g a
f l o w i n g veil fastened with o r a n g e
b l o s s o m s , and before her w a s
Jane, g a r b e d in delicate pink. A t
the foot of the stairs, h a v i n g taken
their position there so quietly that
w e , intent in w a t c h i n g Jack, did
not see t h e m w e r e B o b and B i l l y .
T h e s o f t strains of the weddingmarch, p l a y e d b y s o m e skilled
hand c a m e f r o m the m u s i c - r o o m .
B e f o r e w e realized w h a t w a s
h a p p e n i n g , iJetty and B o b w e r e
standing- ])efore the m i n i s t e r in
front of us, and he w a s r e p e a t i n g
the w o r d s of tlie m a r r i a g e ceremon}-. B y the time he had finished w e had c o m p r e h e n d e d w h a t
had taken place, and the c a u s e of
i3etty's m y s t e r i o u s actions, and
w e all c r o w d e d a r o u n d to congratulate them, w i s h i n g them a
l o n g life of ha|)inness.
A f t e r Bol) and I'etty left us,
some of the ga_y spirits of the
h o u s e - p a r t y disappeared, b u t vve
consoled ourselves with Bob's and
Hetty's ])romise to be w i t h us
next y e a r . W h e n vve separated to
g o to our homes, w e all a g r e e d
that this had ])een the happiest
C h r i s t m a s we had ever ])assed.
M . D . H . '13.
The
Mythology
of
Scandinavia
C o m p a r e d W i t h T h a t of
Greece.
" Lu mythologie, cette science
novelle, qui nous fait suivre les
croyances de nos peres depuis le
berceau du monde jusquaux superstitions de nos c o m p a g n e s . " — [ E d mond Sherer.'l
In regard to all nations one can
find in their records, legends and
myths, relating how earth and man
were created, by whom ruled, and
various other religious beliefs. In
fact " it is the dust of former ages,
it is man's first effort to know his
God." In the stud}' of mythology
there appears a similarity between
the myths, gods and other beliefs
of the north and the south of
Europe which is very marked. This
seems the more remarkable when
26
THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
we stop to think that more often
than not the nations were unknown
to each other, speaking different
languages and dwelling in widely
separated kingdoms.
T h e myths to which one naturally
turns first, just as the ancients first
sought them, are those telling of the
creation. It is from the writings of
Homer, Ovid, and Horace, of the
Greeks, and Scandinavian ballads,
the eddas, that most of the knowledge of ancient mythology of these
particular countries is derived. T h e
Grecian belief is interesting to read,
having as it does, a strong resemblance to the first chapters of
Genesis. This was the ancient belief ; earth, air and water were one
united mass.
Then, in some way
unaccounted for by myths, the
earth was divided from the air, and
both from the water. Prometheus,
a Titan, mixed some earth with
water and made man. H e formed
him upright, so that he might always gaze at the heavens, while the
animals have to look downward to
the earth. Then a woman, whose
name was Pandora, was sent by
Jupiter to bless man and be a companion for him.
T h e Norse idea in some ways is
quite like the Greek belief.
Like
the Greeks they thought that in the
beginning everything was a shapeless mass. There was a vast sea of
mist and a bottomless deep. In the
sea was a fountain from which
twelve rivers flowed. A f t e r flowing a long time they froze, and, the
layers accumulating, the vast deep
was filled up. Then from the south
came warm winds which melted the
ice. This vapor rose and formed a
sow, and humbla, and the Frost
giant, Y m i r . T h e sow fed on hoarfrost. O n e day, while she was eating, the hair of a man was laid bare.
O n the next day his head, and so on
till his whole body was laid to view.
This was a god, from whom sprang
Odin, Vili and V e .
These killed
Y m i r , and made the earth out of
his body, the heavens from his skull
and the clouds from his brain.
Then they made man from an ash
tree and woman from an alder. T h e
first man's name was A s k e , and the
woman's Embla.
Naturally, after earth and man
were created, or rather after they
had accounted for the creation, the
ancients sought to discover how
and by whom the earth was ruled.
In fact, as has been said before,
these myths are '' man's first effort
to know his god."
Many are the
theories which philosophers hold to
account for the origin of these tales
of long ago. Some think that the
myths are Scriptural tales under
changed names and localities. Others hold that these myths have a
basis of truth in historical deeds.
There is another which maintains
that originally the four elements,
earth, air, fire and w^ater, were worshipped. In the course of time these
became personified, and many lesser
dieties sprang into being.
These
were all ruled by one god, supposedly the father of them all.
This all-father and all-powerful
god was known to the Greeks as
Zeus and to the Romans as Jupiter.
It is by the latter name that he is
generally known.. Jupiter was the
son of Saturn and Phea. W h e n he
grew to manhood, he with his t w o
brothers, overthrew Saturn and the
Titans, fabulous giants who first
lived on earth.. Then the brothers
divided the father's kingdom among
them, Jupiter taking the heavens,
Nuptune the sea and Pluto the underworld. T h e abode of the gods
was Olympus. Here the gods, es-
27 THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
pecially the twelve higher gods and
goddesses, Jupiter, Juno, Neptune,
Ceres,
Apollo,
Diana,
Vulcan,
Minerva, Mars, Venus, Mercury
and Vesta, known as the Olympian
gods, met in council. W h e n there
they feasted on ambrosia and nectar.
Hebe was their cup-bearer and
Apollo entertained them with music
from his lyre.
A s Jupiter was ruler of the Grecian gods, so was Odin the Alfadur, or all-father in Norse tales.
H e ruled the gods and the inhabitants of Neidgard, on the earth.
Under him were the twelve gods,
known collectively as the Cesir, who
were the chief gods of the Norsemen.
T h e y were Thor, Baldur,
Niord N e y , T y r , Bragi, Heimdal.
H o d , Vidar, Vel, Forsetti, and Soki.
T h e chief goddesses were T i g g ,
Treya, Nanna, Sif, Sage, Hel, Gefun,
Eir, Hlin, Sofin, O o r and Suotus.
These gods and goddesses dwelt in
Asyard, where each had a magnificent home. T h e largest of all was
Gladsheim, the home of Odin, where
was the renowned Valhalla, where
gods and heroes feasted and held
council.
T h u s we have in the myths of the
creation of man and the world, and
in the ruling powers of these two
nations a strong similarity.
What
is the cause? D o these likenesses
of religious belief spring from the
same origin? So it would seem, for
the myths are so much alike.
In
the Greek myths there is an allpowerful god, Jupiter. Odin is his
parallel in the old Norse tales. T h e
home of the gods of the two nations
correspond, Olympus and A s g a r d .
T h e descriptions given of these two
places almost make one think that
they are the sanie in a different
garb. T h e food of the gods of both
nations was some mysterious, divine
food, which was never wanting.
While the Olympian gods had ambrosia
and nectar,
the
Cesir
had
mead.
O f course, all the tales and beliefs
are not the same. T h e Greeks believed the earth to be buoyed up by
water, while the Norsemen had a
myth which is much like that of
more southern nations, such as certain tribes in India and A f r i c a . It
was their belief that the whole universe was supported by a mighty
ash tree, called Ygdrasil. This tree
g r e w from the body of Y m i r , and
had three roots, which branched
into A s g a r d , Jotunheim, the abode
of the giants, and Niffleheim, the
home of darkness and cold.
Near
each root was a spring.
That in
A s g a r d was guarded by three norns,
the dispensers of fate. T h e springin Jotunheim was the well of wisdom. T h e one in Niffeheim feeds
the adder of darkness, N i d h o g g e ,
who also feeds on the dead. In the
branches dwelt an eagle, which was
wiser than anything else except the
two ravens which perched on Odin's
shoulders.
The
Norsemen
explained earthquakes by saying that
when Y m i r tries to throw off the
weight of the tree and all it upholds, he causes the earth to shake.
T h e Grecian idea of the world
was one which was held by the people of Europe for several centuries.
They believed the earth to be a flat
disk surrounded iDy a river ocean
and divided into halves by the sea.
T h e earth was supposed to be held
up by a vast mass of water, which
prevented the world from sinking
into space. Greece was the center
of the world, and the central point
of Greece was Mount Olympus,
on whose summit dwelt the gods.
T h e sun, moon and stars were supposed to rise out of and sink into
the stream of ocean.
A f t e r having told of the
upper
28
THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
world, the natural sequence would
be to tell of the lower world. T h e
Grecian idea was rather complex,
and gave some clue to the belief of
a reward after death. T h e place of
reward for the blessed after death
was Elysium. While Homer places
this happy land on the western edge
of the world, Virgil locates it under
ground, making it part of Pluto's
dominions. H e r e the great heroes
and good men were transported to
enjoy immortality wdthout having to
suffer death.
Pluto ruled with
l^rosepine over the dead. T o reachthese regions the souls had to be
ferried across the S t y x .by Charon.
A f t e r crossing this they
were
judged and received their various
rewards.
T h e Elysian fields received the heroes, the regions of
the condemned the wicked.
In all ancient and warlike nations
it was always the men who died in
Ijattle who received rewards. A s the
Greek heroes had their Elysian fields,
so the Norse heroes had their V a l halla. They believed tliF't when a
hero died on the field of battle his
body was seized by one of the
Valkyrior,
warlike
virgins
who
were sent by Odin to choose the
heroes from the slain after a battle.
Those who did not die on the battlefield or who died a natural death
went to Hel, the lower world of
Norse religion.
This was under
the roots of Ygdrasil. It is pictured
as a very black and gloomy place.
/V river, dark and sluggist, by name
the Gyoll, fiows around it. This description of the lower regions of
the Xorsemcn is very like that of
the Greeks. A dog. similar to Cerl)erus, the three-headed water-dog
of I'luto's dominions, kept guard
over Hel or lielsheim, the regions
of Hela who was the ruler of the
dead.
A s in ITela we find characteristics of the Grecian ruler of the
dead, Pluto. So among other divinities of the south, can nearly always
be found other divinities of the
north to correspond in character or
dominion with them.
A l r e a d y it
has been seen that Jupiter corresponded to Odin, both ruling gods
and men. Thor was the Norse god
of thunder. H e symbolizes the destructive agencies of the universe.
Mars, who was the Grecian god of
war, and among whose attendants
were Jear, Terror, Discord and
others, has characteristics similar to
those of Thor. T h o r was the god
of disturbing agencies and Mars
of war, which is often the same
thing. T y r was the Norse god of
war and was a more honorable god.
Baldeer was the god of sunlight,
wdsedom and beauty. H e was universally loved and worshipped wherever known.
Apollo, the Grecian
god of light was also symbolic of
beauty,
music
and
joyousness.
Ijoth represented the sun and were
of similar natures.
T h e y enjoyed
about the same position in the love
of the people who worshipped them.
Fn all religions one can nearly alwa)-s find a god who is symbolic of
evil.
Saki was the Scandinavian
god of evil deeds and of the lower
words. All mischief or harm done
was assigned to him as the author
of it.
H e w^as synonymous with
Pluto or Hades of Greek tales.
Fire was a symbol of Saki.
By
means of this fire he caused destruction throughout
the earth and
wicked passions in men. These passions were ver)- aptly likened to fire
coursing through their veins.
In
Niord we have the Norse Neptune.
Both he and Neptune were rulers
of the winds and waves and the
deep seas. T h e y were the gods to
29 T H E CRIMSON AND
whom the seamen prayed chiefly,
N i g g was the w i f e of Odin and
knew the destinies of men, though
she did not disclose them. Being
the w i f e of the chief god placed
here in the same relative position
which Juno held. Sofn and V o r
were the goddesses of love, corresponding with V e n u s or Aphrodite.
T h u s one could proceed to find
parallels among the various gods
and
goddesses
ad
infinitum.
Throughout the whole course of the
myths and legends of each country
run strains which are singularly
alike.
N o matter how far back one goes
in the course of this study, one always finds divine attributes and
powers belonging to fire. Many
nations worship it, others bring it
into their worship in minor ways,
but in most heathen religions fire
is reverenced, and at the same time
held in awe. A n ancient belief of
the sacredness of fire is found in
Virgil.
T h e ancients believed that
there were but four elements, earth,
air, fire and water. T h e soul of a
man was part of the divine flame
which was mixed with earth and
water to form his body.
Thus
those who had more of the flame in
their soul were better than those
who had less. O f course, with age,
the souls became impurer.
These
might be purged after death by
fire. Then a f e w , who were of the
purest, were admitted to Elysium.
Others, after drinking- of the river
Lethe, or oblivion, returned to mortal life in a different b o d y ; if their
souls were too impure, they came
back in the body of an animal. This
metempsychosis or transmigration
of souls, is a doctrine still held in
belief in various parts of India today. It is a well known fact that
they scruple to kill an animal for
fear they might kill an ancestor.
WHITE
Throughout the Scandinavian beliefs were many facts similar to
Christian religion of to-day.
The
old Norsemen believed in the coming of a stale of future bliss, when
all men and gods would receive a
reward from the supreme and eternal all-father.
T h e y thought that
all evil and darkness would be exterminated and another such golden
age would be in existence as there
had been in the beginning.
In
many of the tales and records of
these hardy old sea-furens, the
deeds and characters attributed to
the gods had something higher and
noi)ler than those of the usual human being.
T h e Greeks also believed that
there had been a golden age. This
was in the youth of the world. Succeeding ages of Silver, Brass and
Iron followed.
D u r i n g the latter
age Jupiter became very angry at
the way affairs on earth were tending. There was crime everywhere.
So he determined to destroy the
face and create a new and l:)etter
one.
A f t e r calling upon Neptune
to aid him, he flooded the whole
world with the exception of the top
of Mount Parnassus.
O n top of
this mount Deucalion and Pyuha, a
very good man and his wife, had
taken refuge. They were the sole
survivors of this terrible flood.
This story of Deucalion and
Pyuha is very like the Scriptural
story of Noah, the story of the deluge and of the preservation of on.c
man and woman. O f course these
stories differ greatly in the way of
details, but in the main facts they
are very similar.
T h e story of
Arion and the dolphin is ver}- similar
to that of Jonah and the whale.
story relates that .-Vrion was a famous musician.
H e was sailing
over the sea when his sailors mutinied and threatened to drown him.
30
THE CRIMSON AND
H e began to play on his lyre, and
his playing was so wonderful it
brought fish to listen to him. When
he leaped into the sea this dolphin
took him on it's back and brought
him safe to shore. T h e prodigious
strength of Hercules is quite similar to that of Samson of Bible
fame.
Throughout all these old-time religious beliefs of such widely separated nations bear a lilceness to
Scriptural stories which is very
marked.
H o w did these ancient
people gain these tales from other
races, unlike in customs and languages ? Perhaps from the bards
or strolling minstrels, who went
about singing of the deeds of gods
and heroes. Their religion was also
in great part personifications of
natural forces and ideas, which easily became gods or goddesses. T h e
natural events, such as the coming
of the seasons, the rising and setting of the sun and moon, the various constellations and their appearances at different times of the year
were all accounted for in this same
way, or else that they may have
been the first records of scientific
researches.
Other myths may be
interpreted as being- the historical
deeds of men and nations of still
earlier times.
It has been repeatedly noticed
how like to Scriptural tales are the
myths of the ancients. There also
pervades these myths of the more
enlightened races the thought of
one all-powerful and divine god. Is
this mythology and old heathen
worship the same as our Christian
religion of to-day ? O f course they
acknowledged and worshiped many
lesser gods, but did they not recognize the one God supreme over all?
Perhaps this theory is wrong, for it
does not seem true in all instances.
WHITE
It is the same with other theories
which have been put forth. O n the
surface each appears correct, but
when looked into more thoroughly
there seems to be a flaw which
spoils the whole. But whatever the
origin of these tales, and no matter how much debated is that subject, everyone acknowledges the
similarity which pervades all myths
of ancient gods and heroes.
Even
though these nations were widely
scattered, no matter how far, there
are again and again marked instances of these similarities.
H. R. T. 'i2.
A COMEDY OF
ERRORS.
dere brother Bill —
i ain't g o ing to bee no actres. M y a r m s is
all cut — so is m y face an i don't
w a n to bee a " heart of M a r y l a n "
corse I fell d o w n in the celar. M a
w a s mad that i brok her j a m g l a s e s and she b o x x e d m y eres.
W e w a s all d o w n stairs w h e n
M a y sed — lets play s h o w — s e w
w e done it. W e tied a rope a r o u n
a b e m e and i w a s M a r y l a n so i
climed up on a chare an t o k e a
hold of the rope an E d n a puled
the chare a w a y .
T h e rope w a s
old an it brook and I fell as I w a s
f a l i n g m y hand hit a stic an it
nocked d o w n some of M a ' s j e l l y
g l a s e s an M a w a s mad and sed i
can't h a v e no moor j e l l y for t w o
w e a k e s , an I am s o r r y b u t i can't
help nothin w h a t I done. B u t i
like jelly.
W h e n I am b i g —
bill — w e w i l h a v e nothin to ete
but that and peches an ic s c r e a m
and ham. D o y o u lik it their to
scool. I am not lonesom for i am
veri-}' b u s e y an so i am a g a i n to g o
to scool soon an m a y b e e n e x y e r e
and m a y b e e I will g r o w up and
w a r e furs and t h i n g s and do m y
hair up. I cut my hare t o d a y w a s
31 THE CRIMSON AND
p l a y i n b a r b r e didn t mene t o o b u t
i did an M a w a s mad and b o x x e d
m y eres an sent me to bed w i t h o u t
no super an t h e y had cake b i g
fat choklate cake with 3 layers
and nuts in it t o o in the layers.
I didn't g e t none b u t i will soon.
H o p e u h a v e s o m to sone for i
lov it and I w e n t up stares this
m o u r n i n g and A u n t Jan caled up
an sed w h a t w a s i doin. an i sed
nothin and then i g o t on a chare
and picked the leves off of her
r u b e r - p l a n t an she ses w h a t is
h o m w i t h o u t a ruber plant and
she w a s mad and I didn't g e t no
l e m o n m e r a n g p y f o r diner an i
like it an i hope t h e y didn't eat
it all f o r I didn't g e t none at al
but i don't lik A n t jan f o r she is
a crank and pa sed she w a s a old
made and I tole her an she sed —
the idear — and pa w a s mad an
sed m y t o n g w a s to l o n g an i
s t u c k it out to sho him as it w a s
not an he sed t o o ma — E l l a she
is g e t i n g o r f u l bold and i didn't
s e y n o t h i n g b u t i w a s mad to.
Y e s t e d a y the noo minister cam to
eat and ma put out the finger
boles and as I didn't no w h a t t h e y
w a s I drunk m y n e an ma sed I
w a s a bad girl an w o u l d not g e t
no more noo dreses nor nothin at
all and so I w a s a s h a m e d and
cried and the ministor sed don't
bee
cros
wit
the babe an I
toll him i was no babe and ma
sed hush so I hushed and i
was afrade to ask for anything
an i w u s hungrey an i went
o u t a f t e r and ete som cake and
B r i d e t sed if i didn't kepe out of
my kitchen she wood giv ma
notic
and
wood
go
an
get
maried so I w e n t out of her
citchen f o r ma ses she is to g u d e
a cook to g o an g e t married to
a police man for he liks her an she
is g o i n to m a r r y him sone an she
WHITE
is makin a pan of b i s c u t s 4 s u p e r
S o i m u s s stop n o w .
R i t e sone y o u r Sister.
" Bert.'
BETTY'S
CHRISTMAS
GLADDON HALL.
AT
It w a s just t w o w e e k s b e f o r e
C h r i s t m a s . T h e b i g s t u d y - h a l l , at
Miss Gladdon's, " Select School
For Y o u n g Ladies," was swarmi n g w i t h girls, r a n g i n g in a g e
f r o m six to eighteen. T h e r e w a s
a g r o u p o v e r b y the b i g
fireplace,
and another around the table.
A
f e w girls w e r e seated on the d e s k s ,
and all w e r e b u s i l y t a l k i n g a b o u t
the C h r i s t m a s v a c a t i o n , w h i c h
was approaching.
" Just think,"
cried
Florence
Rayner, "of anyone having to stay
here at Gladdon for Christmas.
M y dear Jess, I don't e n v y y o u
one speck, and I hope y o u w i l l
still be alive w h e n the rest of us
come back. It c e r t a i n l y w i l l be a
w o n d e r if y o u are."
Jess B a i l e y , t u r n e d to F l o r e n c e ,
and said, " W e l l Flo, I guess I'll
s u r v i v e alright.
Y o u m u s t rem e m b e r that not e v e r y one is
blessed w i t h a home, and a f a t h e r
and mother, as y o u a r e ; and a n y w a y , I will not be the o n l y one
left. Mildred, C o r a , and C o n n i e
will be here also. W e f o u r will
make t h i n g s l i v e l y . "
" Well,"^ replied F l o w i t h a
grimace, " I wish you joy with
^ P u t t y ' and ' G l a d . ' "
AVhile this c o n v e r s a t i o n w a s
t a k i n g place, a girl of a b o u t seventeen, w a s s t a n d i n g by the w i n d o w , g a z i n g out at the s w i f t l y
falling snow.
T h e r e w e r e tears
in her eyes, and she was struggling bravely to keep them back.
She w a s t h i n k i n g of her home,
away out W e s t , of her father, and
32
THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
little brother, and she w a s w o n dering" if t h e y w o u l d miss her v e r y
nuich, w h e n C h r i s t m a s E v e came,
with her not there to h a n g ii]:) her
s t o c k i n g w i t h Hilly.
P o o r B e t t y , her father w a s a
miner, and b y hard labor, and selfdenial, he had s a v e d
enough
m o n e y to send her to school. T h e
g i r l s had not ])aid v e r y much attention to the " poor girl f r o m the
W e s t , " and she hardly knew anyone. S h e could not g o h o m e for
C h r i s t m a s , w h i c h w a s not a v e r y
pleasant o u t l o o k .
T w o d a y s b e f o r e C h r i s t m a s , the
g i r l s dejjarted for their homes,
amidst the s h o u t i n g of " g o o d b y e s . " and the w a v i n g of handkerchiefs. A f t e r the last c a r r i a g e had
disappeared, t h e ' f o u r girls, w h o
had been left behind, turned and
w a l k e d back to the house.
As
t h e y neared it, Jess s a w in one of
the w i n d o w s , IJetty S t a n l e y , g a z ing" w i s t f u l l y o v e r the hill, w h e r e
the c a r r i a g e s had disappeared.
She turned to the others and
said, " Girls, J had f o r g o t t e n all
about that girl from the W e s t , who
c a m e here a f e w w e e k s a g o .
T h e r e she is U]) in the w i n d o w . ' '
T h e girls looked up, j u s t in time
to see Betty put her handkerchief
o v e r her face, and turn a w a y .
" Poor girl," said Connie Preston, w h o w a s a rich man's d a u g h ter, but had no home, and a l w a y s
s t a y e d at the school, " 1 feel sorry
for her. It's a shame the way we
h a v e treated her. 1 say, girls, let's
all ])itch in, and g i v e her a g o o d
time."
" 1 a g r e e w i t h y o u , " said the
o t h e r girls,
she shall h a v e a
liappy C h r i s t m a s , if w e can m a k e
it so."
T h a t e v e n i n g as B e t t y
was
seated in her room reading, there
w a s a k n o c k at the door, and to
her surprise the f o u r g i r l s w a l k e d
in. T h e y sat d o w n on a c o u c h in
one corner of the room, and said
that they had c o m e to g e t acquainted.
T h e y all b e g a n to
chatter as fast as they
could
about ditTerent things, for t h e y
s a w that she w a s rather b a s h f u l .
A t last they drew from her the
story of her life. She told t h e m
h o w she had lived a m o n g the
mountains, and had n e v e r had a n y
girl friends, and h o w her m o t h e r
had died w h e n her brother w a s a
baby.
T h o u g h only seventeen
y e a r s old, she, herself had, f o r the
past six y e a r s k e p t house for her
father, and had taken care of her
little brother. She told them h o w
a n x i o u s her father w a s for her to
h a v e an education, and t h a t he
had s a v e d his m o n e y , a little at a
time, to send her to school.
T h e n they told her, that e v e r y
year Miss Gladdon gave
the
library up to them for their f u n ,
and that they a l w a y s w e n t to
town,
and
bought
Christmas
g r e e n s and ribbons, w i t h w h i c h to
decorate.
The}^ a l w a y s had a
C h r i s t m a s tree too.
B e t t y had
n e v e r seen a C h r i s t m a s tree, and
her face g l o w e d , and her e y e s
grew^ bright, as the g i r l s related
the w o n d e r s of C h r i s t m a s , and its
festivities.
T h e girls left at ten o clock,
a f t e r t e l l i n g her to be sure and
be up early, as t h e y w e r e g o i n g
to t o w n on the first train.
Betty
did not sleep much that night, f o r
she w a s so excited about the shopp i n g trip, and that w o n d e r f u l
C h r i s t m a s tree.
T h e next day, five v e r y eager,
and ha])py girls, w i t h M i s s P u t nam, Hew a r o u n d t o w n b u y i n g
holly Avreaths, mistletoe, ribbons,
and all sorts of p r e t t y t h i n g s .
Uetty seemed in a trance.
She
33 T H E CRIMSON AND WHITE
had n e v e r in all her life, experienced a n y t h i n g like it. A t last
t h e y w e n t to a store, w h e r e there
w e r e d o z e n s of C h r i s t m a s trees.
T h e girls selected the l a r g e s t one,
and told the man to send it to
the train.
T h e n t h e y w e n t into another
store, and B e t t y t h o u g h t surely
she w a s in f a i r l y l a n d w h e n she
s a w the q u a n t i t i e s of red and
g r e e n balls, b r i g h t tinsel, and g a y
colored ornaments, that the girls
told her w e r e for the tree. B e t t y ' s
eyes sparkled as she helped select
them.
A t last t h e y w e r e all
b o u g h t , and the g i r l s started for
the station.
A t the station t h e y w e r e met
b y " P u t t y , " w h o had left them
for a time, but w h o c a m e back
laden w i t h bundles.
T h e girls
said she looked just like an express w a g o n . Bel.ty asked w h e r e
she had been all of the time, l)ut
the g i r l s said t h a t M i s s P u t n a m
a l w a y s hurried around like that,
and they never pretended to kee])
track of her. A f t e r t h e y had returned to the school, t h e y had an
e a r l y supper, and then all w e n t
into the library, and the fun
began.
S u c h a time as those girls h a d !
B e t t y did all she could to hel]),
and the girls a s k e d her for sugg e s t i o n s , just f o r the sake of seei n g the h a p p y look on her face, as
she told them w h a t she t h o u g h t
w o u l d be p r e t t y .
B u t the best
f u n of all w a s d e c o r a t i n g the
C h r i s t m a s tree.
A f t e r e v e r y t h i n g w a s all finished, Jess lead B e t t y to the door,
and turned her around for a last
look. B e t t y had never seen anyt h i n g so b e a u t i f u l , and did not
k n o w w h a t to say.
T h e tree stood in one corner of
the room, a r r a y e d in its tinsel.
and bright l:)alls. H o l l y w r e a t h s
w e r e h u n g at e v e r y
window.
F r o m the center of the c e i l i n g ,
h u n g an i m m e n s e bell, f r o m
which w e r e suspended red and
green ribbon tliat e x t e n d e d to the
four corners of the room,
^fhe
mantle w a s also a r r a n g e d
in
C h r i s t m a s style, and Bett}'' could
think of n o t h i n g but f a i r y l a n d .
1 he next m o r n i n g , she w a s
a w a k e n e d by f o u r v o i c e s s h o u t i n g
" Alerry C h r i s t m a s " to her, and
j u m p i n g u]), she f o u n d the g i r l s
all dressed, w a i t i n g for her, and
telling her to hurry uj), and g o
d o w n and see w h a t S a n t a C l a u s
had b r o u g h t her.
B e t t y did not
think that he w o u l d leave her a n y thing, l)ecause she w a s ]:)oor, and
h.er fatlier w a s o n l y a poor miner,
while the other girls' f a t h e r s w e r e
rich men. lUit h a s t e n i n g into her
clothes, she ran d o w n the hall,
and joined the girls.
M i s s L'utnam and M i s s G l a d d o n
met them witli a smile, and a
" Merry
Christmas."
Then they
w e n t into the li])rary. T h e tree
was lighted n o w , and I'etty said
it w a s one hundred t i m e s prettier
than the night before.
It w o u l d take too l o n g to tell
about that morning, ])ut S a n t a
C l a u s certainly
did
rememl)er
l>ett}\ She had b o o k s and c a n d y ,
and other t h i n g s p l e a s i n g to girls.
.A little w o r k box. fitted up j u s t
like the one Jess had, and w h i c h
she had admired so much, w a s
a m o n g her g i f t s .
T h e girls h a r d l y looked at their
presents, but w a t c h e d B e t t y as
she untied hers.
They would
never tell her that t h e y had purchased her g i f t s w i t h the m o n e y
they saved in order that t h e y
m i g h t ])uy g i f t s f o r other friends,
so that she m i g h t h a v e a C h r i s t mas.
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THE CRIMSON
Jess said a f t e r w a r d s , thai it had
been the happiest C h r i s t m a s she
had ever had, simply because she
had helped in m a k i n g someone
else happy. She determined she
would a l w a y s spend her Christmas money that w a y , that is, in
b u y i n g g i f t s for those w h o had
never had any.
T h a t night, before g o i n g to bed,
Ijetty w r o t e to her father, and
told him all about the happy
C h r i s t m a s she had had, and w i t h
the letter, went a b i g box of her
Christmas candy for Billy.
A . K . H . '14.
A Scotchman, having survived
four wives and having a fifth in
prospect, hit upon a delicate method
of proposal. H e asked her out for
a walk, one afternoon, and before
she realized where their footsteps
tended he had led her to a cemetery.
Walking with her to a grass-grown
plot he pointed to the mounds in
succession, saying: " Here lies Jane,
there lies Maggie, Mary, and K a t e , "
and then taking her hand and pointing to the next vacant spot, he said
tenderly, "And how wad ye like to
lie there ? "
T H E CiiRis'rxMAS
AND
WHITE
They were looking at Niagara.
" Don't you think that's a wonderful s i g h t ? " said the American.
" V o t ? " asked the Dutchman.
'' W h y , that gigantic body of
water pouring over that lofty precipice."
The Dutchman stood for a few
seconds until he got the idea digested, then looked up blankly and
asked:
" Veil, vot's to hinder i t ? "
If a man empties his purse into
his head, no man can take it away
from him. An investment in knowledge a l w a y s pays the best interest.—'Franklin.
E r r o r s like s t r a w s upon
the
surface flow;
H e w h o would search for pearls
niust dive below.
—Dryden.
LATIN.
All the people died who spoke it;
All the people died who wrote it;
All the people die who learn it;
lUessed death; they surely earn it.
'
TRIOLET.
Christmas gift you gave to
May
W a s just the thing for Cousin
Jenny;
Alas ! Alack ! and well-a-day!
The Christmas gift you gave to
iMay
A n d who, in sooth, shall safely say
T h a t such is not the fate of
many ?
T h e Christmas g i f t you gave to
May
W a s just the thing for Cousin
Jenny.
—Life.
—Ex.
The
A
"Why
CHRISTMAS QUERY.
does Santa reindeer
use?"
Asked eager little Kate.
" This time of year I think snowdeer
Much more appropriate! "
—Lippincott's
O u r greatest g l o r y consists not
in never falling, but in rising
every time we fall.—Emerson.
THE CRIMSON AND
THE
C R I M S O N and W H I T E
Entered as Second Class Matter, April 1, 1910'
at Albany, N. Y . Post Office.
Vol. V I I I ALBANY, N . Y . DECEMBER, 1911 No. 2
Published Every T w o Months during the School
Year by the Students of the N. H. S.
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B O A R D OF E D I T O R S
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
KATHARINE GOLDRING, '12
EDITH WALLACE, Assistant
Editor
Caroline F. Lansi ng, '12
Marian Doraary, '13
Ethel T . Moat. '12
Florence Gale, '13
Loretta Reilley. '13 W . Irving G o e w e y , '12
Edward Brandow, '13 Newton Bacon, '12
John Butler, '14
j Literary
- I Editors
• School Editor
Alumni Editor
Exchange Editor
Business
Managers
/ Advertising
•
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WHITE
sadness and trouble at the touch of
the magic wand of the Spirit of
Christmas.
So, if you are one of those pessimists who scorn Christmas, it must
be you yourself who arc wrong.
T r y helping others in their festivities and even if you don't like
Christmas yourself, don't spoil other
people's pleasure in it by your
grumbling.
Amid all the hurry and bustle
of Christmas preparations it would
be well to remember that the school
year does not end with the Christmas holidays.
All too soon the
dread mid-year examinations will
come. Then woe to the unlucky on.'
who is unprepared for them! A t tack your lessons with enthusiasm
and zeal and remember that " the
goblins '11 catch you if you don't
watch out."
ALUMNI
•f
T h e year has sped and now again
we welcome the merry Christmas
season with all it's joy and fun.
T h e r e are those who say that
Christmas is degenerating.
Away
with such people!
Let us banish
them from our midst! Do we not
each year have the memories of
former Christmasses to give us joy
as well as the happiness of the present? So, instead of g r o w i n g less,
Christmas happiness must each }-ear
g r o w more and more.
W e have
only to look around us to see that
this is so, for everyone is filled with
the gaiety and good cheer which are
inseparable from this season. H o w
merry the little children are as they
gaily post in the fireplace their letters to " Dere S a n t y ! "
A n indescribable pleasure pervades the atmosphere and young and old banish
3 5
NOTES.
T h e Normal H i g h School students who attended the college play
" The Doll's House," given in the
auditorium Frida}- evening, November 24th, felt quite honored at finding two of the leading parts filled b y
former graduates of the Normal
H i g h School, namely, Rachel Griswold and Harold Goewc}-, both of
the class of 1910.
T h e students of the Normal H i g h
School congratulate Eta Phi sorority of the State Normal College in
being so fortunate as to secure
among their new members the
Misses Pearl Shafer and Geraldine
Murray of the class of 1911.
Among
winter
travelers
is
Charles Grounds of the class of
1910, who has gone to spend the
winter in Los Angeles.
THE CRIMSON
36
George Anderson, president of
the class of 1910, is w o r k i n g in
Lodge's.
It would perhaps be well to note
that there was in the class of 1911
one who was destined to appear
sooner or later in the musical world,
and onr only regret is that he did
not develop his talent in H i g h
School, that his fellow students
might have enjoyed it then. H o w ever, we are very glad to know
that William Gazeley is a member
of the band at Holy Cross.
T h e industrial world has been
greatly honored by the appearance
of two of the students of the class
of 1911, William Thompson and
Joseph Cody, the former having accepted a fine position at W e s t A l bany and the latter one in the capitol, where he intends to remain until next year when he expects to
enter the Albany L a w School.
AND
WHITE
SOCIETY
Zeta Sigma.
Z
T h e meetings of the society this
year have been very profitable to
its members, especially because of
the literary programmes. T h e debates have been noteworthy.
On Tuesday, November 28th, the
members and friends of Zeta Sigma
enjoyed an informal dance at St.
Andrew's Hall.
A t a regular meeting held on
Tuesday, December 5th, plans were
discussed for the mid-year dance,
which promises to be a very enjoyable affair. Those named on the
committee were Alice Gazeley, E v a
Frederick and Jeanette Brate.
Theta
W a r d Hannay has entered Normal.
Ethel Fryer, ex. '13, is a student
at the Girls' Academy.
Alice Miller, ex. '12 is attending
business college.
Edward McEntee, ex. '12, is at
Saranac.
entered
Catharine Brophy, Edythe Picken
and May Veite have left school.
The
rived.
Nu.
©
SCHOOL NOTES.
Caroline Barringer has
the Albany H i g h School.
NOTES.
Senior class ])ins have
ar-
Zeta Sigma gave an informal
dance on the 28th of November.
T h e Theta N u ride to Castleton
was very much enjoyed and as the
constable was indisposed, many arrests were avoided.
T h e members of Theta N u have
been enjoying the literary work of
the past two months immensely.
This is entirely due to the work of
the literary committee in assigning
such good topics.
Many good readings were presented before the society as those
of Messrs. W i l c o x . Flare, Murnane
and Flane.
Frequent impromtu
discussions have been participated
in of late. These were very much
enjoyed, especially 'one dealing on
the relative merits of steam and
electricity.
The society
hearty thanks
the enjoyable
home b}- the
friends.
wishes to extend its
to Mr. W i l c o x for
evening spent at his
members and the'r
37 THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
Adelphoi.
T h e meetings of Adelphoi have
l)een unusually interesting and beneficial.
Mr. H a y f o r d ' s piano solos
are a pleasing addition.
Debates,
mock
trials
and
Shakespearean
selections have been prominent.
A t the last trial Mr. Scott was
arraigned
for
stealing
chickens
T h e outlook for a exceedingly
good basketball team this year is
very g r a t i f y i n g , and N. IT. S. will
be represented by one of the fastest
quintets in this part of the State.
Captain Geowey, George and
Beacon of last year's team are playing a great g a m e ; Wilcox, Butler,
M a y e r and Molitor are also very
promising.
Manager George has secured
games with many fast teams ; among
them are: Lansingburg H. S., Albany H . S., Scotia, Amsterdam, L a
Salle, St. John's, Chatham, Ravena,
Kinderhook,
Johnstown,
Albany
Academy, T r o y Academy, Chris
from Mr. Brandow.
Fortunately
Mr. Brandow was in the barn attending a cow stricken with hysterics and recognized the thief. In
spite of the pleading of AttorneyCovey the prisoner was found guilty
and will spend the winter on Delaware Avenue.
T h e vocal duets of iN'Iessrs. L o n g
and Covey continue to be popular.
Those who survived the " bologna m a c h i n e " are Messrs. Daring,
Watt, Brandow and Hanna.
Plans for the mid-winter social
function are being made.
tion
Brothers'
Academy,
Glovers-
ville and Egbert.
With the support of the student
body we expect to have a most successful season.
Before a house where a colored
man had died, a small darkey was
standing erect at one side of the
door.
It was about time for the
services to begin, and the clergyman appeared from within and said
to the darke)-:
" T h e services am about to begin.
Ain't you a-gwine i n ? "
Ise would if Ise could," answered the little negro, " but y'u
see I's de crape." — E x .
T H E CRIMSON
38
Lack of material, literary and
otherwise is the pathetic and heartrending complaint of a great num1)er of onr exchanges.
This is the fanlt of the editors,
as far as literature is concerned.
Y o n , editors, if an^'one, should
know what material you need, but
it is evident from your prayers for
" anything " that you do not. Y o u
cannot expect new students to give
contributions when they haven't the
slightest idea of what you wish.
Furthermore, these responses to
your abstruse petitions do not alwa)'s elevate the standard of your
mag'azines.
Y o u can easily find out from your
teachers those students who can
write well; ask them to write a
story or an essay stating the length,
nature, etc., and above all, using
some of that diplomacy your Jinglish teachers employ when they wish
a particularly fine essay, and you
will receive something worth printing.
In connection with the other material you must rely upon the loyalty
of }-our students. If lacking, some
stimulant must be administered, for
editors ma}' censure and exchanges
may criticize with no effect.
ANNOTATOR.
The
Reading
High
School
for
bo}'S produces a paper that is com-
AND
WHITE
plete in almost every detail.
Six
pages of school notes for the first
number of the year evinces much
interest on the part of your editors
and student body.
T e n pages of
athletics, however, rather overbalances the three pages of your literary department, which is the essential part of a school organ.
Your
exchange department promises to
be as good as the rest, but — without gainsaying this statement —
)-our remark upon us was more like
a comment upon a lunch basket
than a magazine.
" Good things "
may mean almost anything.
Be
more definite.
T h e literary department of T h e
H i g h School Gleaner contains some
very good stories.
A m o n g them
a r e : " T h e man from Number 3,"
an interesting football story and
" Individual W o r k , " a very amusing, though rather improbable tale.
The
CRIMSON
AND
Wi-irrii:
( PoLtsville, P a . ) — Y o u r one original
feature
is your
column
called
" Swats," which would be greatlyimproved if it included the witticisms of the various classes.
Y o u r stories. " The Better Girl "
and
A Lace Cap and a D o g , " are
quite similar to those appearing in
our daily newspapers.
Stories of
adventure, of thrilling school vie-
39 T H E CRIMSON AND WHITE
tories and the like are more appropriate for a school paper, but if you
must have love stories vary the climax. Stories which end in broken
hearts or even suicide are decidedl}
preferable to those in which the
'' low-breathed
' yes ' "
is neve?
heard as " the heroine is enveloped
by the loving arms of her lover."
( T h i s may be applied also to other
papers which incline toward those
insipid love tales.)
The Tattler ( M i l w a u k e e ) — " MrKrug's
Soliloquy on the
First
Day of School," a parody on
" T h e Children's H o u r " is most
amusing.
Y o u r exchange department is used chiefly for airing your
sarcasm. Evidently the brevity of
that department is the result of the
exhaustion of the editor's cynicism
The Iris
(Philadelphia)—The
unwieldly size
of
your
representative staff is doubtlessly the
cause of the lack of material of
which you complain
Y o u could
make your society notes more interesting.
Y o u r jokes are excellent
and your editorials are above the
average.
The Toka (Grants Pass, O r e . ) —
Simplicity and neatness lend a
great deal of individuality to your
paper.
W h y confine the greater
part of the " court of foolishness "
within that '' a l l e y " through the
center of your advertisements?
The Ledger
(Brooklyn)—The
cartoons and photographs in your
athletic department
add
greatly
to the appearance of your paper.
Your
idea of illustrating your
stories seems quite an original one
among school magazines.
Panorama—Your
Thanksgiving-
Feast " is merely a reproduction of
" T h e Christmas Dinner " in '' T h e
Bird's Christmas Carol " with a
slight alteration in the names T h e
rest of vour stories are good.
Comments Upon Us.
The
joke
CRIIMSON
department
AND
WHITE
of
The
(Albany,
X . Y . ) , which occupies five and a
half pages, although very amusing,
is too long in proportion to the other
departments. T h e quotations at the
end of that department are, however, very h e l p f u l . — T h e
Criterion.
No paper has been received in
this department which contains so
many really funny and original
jokes as the CRIIMSON AND W i i r r i i ,
Albany, N. Y.—The
Budget.
CRIMSON
AND
WHITE,
Albany,
X. Y . , contains many good stories,
but seems to be lacking in other
departments of equal importance.—
North Star.
Exchanges Received.
W e acknowledge the receipt of
the following exchanges since our
last issue:
For September — The
M. /-/. Aerolith.
Lilliputian,
For October •— The
Adelphian,
M. /-/. CurloUith,
The
Criterian,
The
Comns,
The
Crimson
and
White (Pottsville, P a . ) , The Enterprise, The Iris, The Gleamer,
The
Ledger
( B r o o k l y n ) , The
Lilliputian, The Chief, The Breece,
The
Normal Nezt's, The Red and Black
(Reading, P a . ) . The H. S. Recorder (Saratoga Spa.),
Winchester LI. S. Recorder,
The
Tattler
( M i l w a u k e e ) , The Spectator,
The
Toka, St. Helen's Hall Quarterly.
For November — The
The Nezvs, The Tattler
k e e ) , The Techtoiiian
Enterprise,
(Milwau(Buffalo),
40
The
THE CRIMSON AND
Vcxillinm,
North
Star, The
The
Comet,
Opinion,
The
Sentinel,
The
Lion,
Shamekin,
H. S. Revieiv,
School
Budget.
Panorana,
H.
S.
Argus,
The
Chronicle-Putman
Bulletin,
S.
WHITE
Critic,
Cazenovian,
Hall,
The
The Stylus,
The
High
The
H.
for his version of
the
Journal
StNSf
HUMOR
The Hammer Club.
Miss
lioochever —
" W h a t
lroiil)les (lid M a r i e t t e have?"
l-^rihilein
Pollock
who
was
a n x i o u s to resume the interrupted
c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h Tlerr M o l i t o r
re])lied: " She had to c a r r y the
indi^-e to the s p r i n g e v e r y d a y . "
" Carried the jug'," corrected
" ' Mans ' lUitler," and K a t h e r i n e
murmured
im])loring-ly,
" Oh,
don't put it in the C r i m s o n and
White!'
M i s s H . — G u a m venerari ad
caedem proficiscens solebas', translate Miss Bissel.
C o r a b e l — " T h a t eagle
which
y o u w e r e a c c u s t o m e d to w o r s h i p
to death w h e n s e t t i n g o u t . " B u t
authorities
say — " T h a t
eagle
w h i c h y o u were a c c u s t o m e d to
v e n e r a t e w h e n s e t t i n g out for
slaughter."
Miss S h a v e r had explained the
e x p e r i m e n t for photo s y n t h e s i s at
least f o u r times and called upon
M r Neef
tale.
" Y o u b y l e the leaf, ' said that
y o u t h rising to his feet.
" Y e s , " said M i s s S h a v e r enc o u r a g i n g , " W h y do y o u do
that ?"
" T o kill the g e r m s , " w a s the
reply.
M r . S a y l e s (in P h y s i c a l G e o g r a ] ) h y ) — " Plow can the f a r m e r s
tell that it is g o i n g to r a i n ? "
Mr. B u t l e r — " T h e y feel it in
their bones.'
T h e e}'es of G u y F e r g u s o n h a v e
lately been opened to the attractions of A . Plolley.
A l i c e Griffin ( o f f e r i n g the last
d o u g h n u t in the b a g ) — " W o n ' t
you have this?"
Mr. A d a m s — " N o , I w o n ' t
a pig."
be
A l i c e — " O h , please d o ! "
M a r i o n w r o t e an essay on the
comparison of the speeches of
Brutus and A n t o n v , a f t e r ten
41 T H E CRIMSON AND
o clock, c o n c l u d i n g it w i t h the
following g e m :
" A s w e started to prove which
w a s the best a r g u m e n t , I think w e
have proved that that of A n t o n y
w a s better — because he proved
his points and a f t e r y o u think out
Brutus' points y o u aren't anyw h e r e — in all the points w e
started to prove.
O ' Julius
Caesar thou art m i g h t y y e t ! " )
Miss K e r l e y (in P h y s i c s Class)
— M r . Ellis, w h a t is the difference
between
lightning
and
electricity?"
Mr. E l l i s — " Y o u don't have to
pay for lightning.'
Our Seniors.
W h a t a brilliant class w e are!
H a s a n y o n e noticed h o w much
our honored President is seen
w i t h the girls l a t e l y ?
D o y o u w a n t to see Miss T e d ford flirt? C o m e over to chemistry class.
W h a t a delicate creature Mr.
W e n t w o r t h is ! A n open w i n d o w
is v e r y dangerous.
(Contributed
by the l i i s t o r y Class.)
Mr. K i r k w a s in school on time
on D e c e m b e r 8, 1911.
W o u l d n ' t it be fine if w e were
all smart like M i s s
Ganger?
W o u l d n ' t y o u be proud of us?
Special:
M i s s G o l d r i n g misspelled a w o r d in an essay and the
teacher fainted.
W h o said money w a s scarce?
L o o k at Miss L a n s i n g ' s pocketbook !
Mr. H a n e w a s heard to remark
that Castleton w a s a fine place for
T h e t a N u excursions, as barrels
were so plentiful and made such
excellent seats for " F i r s t - N i g h t ers."
WHITE
Is it foolisli for a Senior to like
a Freshman boy?
Miss Klapp
doesn't see it that w a y t h o ' !
H o w superior Mr. W a l s h i s !
lUit then he is more than a Seni o r — h e ' s a " P. G . "
Miss Merchant must like Philadelphia.
T w o w e e k s vacation.
1 )ig attractions!
L o v e is a v e r y t r y i n g thing.
H a v e you noticed h o w thin and
love-worn our dark-eyed maiden
has become since " T h e Man w i t h
the P o m p " entered the Senior
Class?
E v e r notice Miss F r e d e r i c k ' s
sweet
disposition?
Everyone
likes a meek little girl.
Miss Moat has remarked that it
is lonely without the Class of 1911.
O n e of the orators is particularly
missed.
Miss O ' C o n n o r is still fond of
" B i g M e n . " L a s t year's basketball center is still her hero.
G o e w e y is another of the
constant ones ' and proves admirably that " out of sight is not out
of mind."
Miss Brate has disclosed her
motto: " N e v e r put off until tomorrow what can be done today."
Mr. Delany's motto seems to
be: " N e v e r do to-day what you
can do next w e e k . "
Did you k n o w that Air. j\Iyer's
heart has lied to the Junior C l a s s
and bids fair to stay there?
Miss Svvitzer is sure to be fined
if she does not w e a r the Senior
pin herself.
Flave y o u noticed how l)ig and
dignified Miss B e c k e r is with her
hair up?
" T h e Knocker. '
THE CRIMSON AND
42
A
Scotchman
was
gazing
thoughtfully at a large bronze
statute of George Washington.
" That was a great man," said an
American coming up behind him,
" and a lie never passed his lips."
" N o , " said the Scotchman, ' ' I
suppose he talked through his nose
like the rest of you Y a n k e e s . " — E x .
A Sunday School teacher one
bright morning said to her class:
" N o w , I want each of you little folks
to tell nie what you have to be thankful for this morning." Little Mabel
was thankful because God had given
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WHITE
her blue eyes. Dorothy was thankful for heri w a v y hair.
Little
Willie, freckle-faced and red-haired,
sat at the end of the seat W h e n his
turn came, he said:
"Teacher, I
don't know what to be thankful for.
God purty nigh mint m e "
" Is Mike Clancy here ? " asked
the visitor at the quarry just after
the premature explosion.
" No,
sor,"
" he's gone."
replied
Costigan;
" For g o o d ? "
" Well, sor, he wint in that direction."
Dolan
Company
ALBANY'S BEST CLOTHIERS
SPECIAL S T Y L E S FOR YOUNG MEN
The
Home
of
College
Styles
South Pearl and Beaver Streets
T h e proprietor of a large business
house
bought
a
number
of
signs reading, " Do it now," and
had them hung around the office,
hoping to inspire his people
with
promptness
and
their
work.
his
In
energy
private
in
office
one
day soon afterward a friend asked
proprietor.
" T h e cashier skipped
with thirty thousand dollars, the
head bookkeeper eloped with the
private secretary, three clerks asked
for an increase of salary, and the
office-boy lit out to become a highwayman."
He
that a watch will
him how the scheme affected the
staff.
thought
" W e l l , not just the way
it
would,"
answered
I
the
Pocket
wear,
must he do,
his watch, and watch
pocket too.
this
his
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43 T H E C R I M S O N A N D
" A u n t i e , " said little Helen, " a r e
you an Indian ? "
" Gracious child, of course not.
W h a t mades you ask such a foolish
question? "
" Well, I saw a lot of scalps on
your dressing-table."
A woman agitator, holding forth
on the platform and presenting the
greatness of her sex, cried out:
" T a k e away woman and what
would f o l l o w ? "
A n d from the audience came a
clear, male voice : " W e would."
A n American tourist on the summut of V e s u v i u s was appalled at
the grandeur of the sight.
" Great snakes ! " he exclaimed ;
it reminds me of Hades."
" Gad, how you Americans do
travel!" replied his English friend,
who stood nearby.
A visitor from the great metropolis had been sightseeing in the
Quaker City with a neighbor of
that place.
" P e o p l e don't die v e r y o f t e n
o v e r here, do t h e y ? " he said.
" N o , o n l y o n c e , " replied the
Quaker calmly.
A y o u n g and b a s h f u l professor
w a s frequently embarrassed by
jokes his girl pupils would play
on him. T h e s e j o k e s w e r e so frequent t h a t he decided to punish
the n e x t p e r p e t r a t o r s , and the result of this decision w a s that t w o
g i r l s w e r e detained an hour after
school, and made to w o r k some
difficult p r o b l e m s , as punishment.
It w a s the c u s t o m to a n s w e r
the roll-call w i t h quotations, so
the
following
morning,
when
M i s s A ' s . n a m e w a s called, she
rose and l o o k i n g straight in the
professor's eye, repeated: " With
all t h y f a u l t s I love thee still,"
w h i l e M i s s B's. quotation w a s :
WHITE
" T h e h o u r s I spend w i t h t h e e
dear heart, are as a s t r i n g of
pearls to m e . "
T h e little son of the m i n i s t e r ,
at S u n d a y dinner, said at the f a m ily t a b l e :
" F a t h e r , I w i s h I could be ' a
doorkeeper in the h o u s e of t h e
L o r d , ' as y o u said this m o r n i n g . "
" I n d e e d , " said the ministerfather, w i t h a pleased look a c r o s s
the table at his w i f e .
" Y e s , " said the boy, " for then
I w o u l d n ' t h a v e to listen to the
sermon."
T o m m y went
day w i t h o u t his
sion. T h e n e x t
his c h u m s met
" Did you catch
day?"
fishing the o t h e r
m o t h e r ' s permism o r n i n g one of
him and a s k e d :
anything yester-
" N o t till I g o t h o m e , " w a s the
rather sad response.
T h e r e w a s an old man w i t h a
beard.
W h o said, " It is just as I f e a r e d ,
M y w i f e w e n t to b u y
A b r i g h t C h r i s t m a s tie,
A n d that's w h y I'm r a i s i n g this
beard."
Come for your good
things to EAT
to
UTLER'S
C o r . Beaver and L o d g e Street
Home Phone 549
Hudson River Main-1 160
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Established
1824
Olvil, M e c h a n i G a l , Electricai
T R O Y , N.Y.
Send for a Catalogue.
THE CRIMSON AND WHITE 44
44
Special Rates to Students
ALBANY ART UNION
Photographs—Artistic
48 NORTH PEARL STREET
ALBANY, N. Y.
Both Phones.
Fresh Fragrant Flowers
W I L D
GLOECKNER
B R O S .
(INC.)
Ice C r e a m
" The Flower Shop"
and
Confectionery
97 State Street, Albany, N. Y.
State and Lark Streets
Both Telephones 3124
Try Bacon, Stickney & Co.'s
Palace Garden Coffee
and
Eagle Spices in Cans
A man is known by the candy
WEST END PORTRAIT STUDIO
F. J. Marshall
he gives h e r — H U Y L E R ' S
B R A D T D R U G CO.
2 STORES
7 and 8 Central Avenue
556 Broadway
Fine Photographs
Fine Assortment of Frames
Please mention " The Crimson and
77 Central Avenue
White.'
T H E CRIMSON
AND
W H I T E 988
FRANK H. EVORY
R A Y B. EVORY
FRANK H. EVORY & CO.
G E N E R A L PRINTERS
Ninety-one Steps
Elast of Pearl Street
36-38 B e a v e r Street
COLLEGE
'PRINTERY
ABRAM DE BLAEY
Bookseller, Stationer and Newsdealer
52 S T A T E
JOHN
S T . . cor.
"Y^E
have
the c o m p l e t e
of Ed. V .
GREEN.
order
BUTCHER
ready
to s h o w
you
Winter
Line
Price & C o .
made-to-
clothes.
S. E. MILLER
C A K E S and
FINE
GROCERIES
34 and 36 Maiden Lane
88 ROBIN ST.
CampbelFs
e
A
Parlor.......
Academy
THOROUGH SCHOOL
IN
Refined Dancing, Deportment
and Physical Education
42 North Pearl Street
Please
PRESS OP
F R A N K H. E V O R Y a
A L - B A N Y , N. Y.
CO.
mention
" The Crimson
and White.'
Quality First
Price Jlfterward
Steefel Bros.
Quality
Clothes for Men and Boys
Men's Great Coats
Come in and see our assortment.
Big, generously proportioned
models, with lots of comfort,
warmth and style.
For the Traveler, the Motorist
—for every man who has to face
the elements.
Cut long, with belted backs,
regular or convertible collar.
$15.00 to $60.00
Headquarters for
Steefel Clothes
Stetson Hats
Manhattan Shirts
Johnston and Murphy Shoes