(HxxmBm mh Wi^xU
FEBRUARY, 1914
STATE N O R M A L HIGH SCHOOL
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VOL. X
FEBRUARY,
LITERARY
mh Wi^xtt
1914.
No. 3
DEPARTMENT
TO THE NEW
YEAR.
A s shaggy niglit grows old and fades,
And slowly, silently, but sure,
From dark and gloom another day dawns o'er the world —
So Cometh thou, New Y e a r .
F r o m whence thou art, nor where thou goest
N o man can tell.
How much of joy, how much of pain,
M a y be w i t h i n thy scope.
How g r e a t may be our benefits —
How fathomless our loss.
W e do not know, nor wisli we to.
For such — to see our happiness f a r ahead
Would take a w a y its spice;
To see the monster evil come, or worldly loss,
Some loved one, or r a c k i n g p a i n , —
To nuxrk each day its near approach
Would make this life which th' infernal realm can never boast.
B u t none of this,
D a w n bright and clear,
W i t h cloudless skies and rosy morning rays.
Come to us as a bride unto her groom,
W a x g r e a t to full noon.
A s doth the day, wlien through the air
Apollo takes his flight.
B r i n g us good Fortune and sweet Peace.
M a y Love and Mercy all abound.
Shine with a g r e a t white light upon our paths,
And guide us forth.
L e t not our past misdeeds or sadden'd lots
Despoil thy garb.
M a y S p r i n g come brighter. Summer lovelier.
And A u t u m n f a r more f u l l ;
And so may we, enrichen'd with thy g i f t s ,
Though but a day with thee,
r.lide calmly down Time's stream
T o the E t e r n a l Sea.
— R. K., '13.
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THE CRIMSON A N D W H I T E
AURORA.
" B u t the loveliest part of the day, I say,
Ts the coinino' of the d a w n . "
So testified Guido Reui when he painted the b e a u t i f u l A u r o r a ,
now exhibited in the Kospig'liosi P a l a c e at Rome, and known f a r
and wide as one of the world's twelve greatest masterpieces.
The ])ainting combines the beanty of nature w i t h the poetry of
(jii'ccian mythology, and represents f a r more of the truth than a
casnal observer realizes. H e sees, perhaps, the details of the picture.
A t the left side is a nude figure drawn in a chariot by horses, and
suri'ounded by female figures. In the center, above the horses, is a
('hernI) with a torch.
In. the upper right hand corner is a flying
female lignre.
In the lower right hand corner is a bit of landscape.
And is that all 'I
No.
I f that is all, the ])icture is worth nothing.
B u t we are
reckoning without the mythology.
T h e maiden at the right is
Anrora, the Goddess of the Dawn.
T h e chernb is L u c i f e r , the
Morning Star.
The girls about the chariot are the H o u r s of the
Morning.
The youth in the chariot is Apollo, the God of Music,
of Poetry, of the Bow — but here, in the strongest of all his characters, God of the Snn. A n d the divine steeds are drawing him
ihrough the clouds in the sun chariot.
B n t is that all?
T h i s uKU-ning I was U]) before dawu. I looked from my window.
The gray eartli lay silent, deserted, under the shadowy blue sky.
'i'lie chill of night was still npon it — and the forbidding stillness
c-ncircled it about. Snddenly, in the east, the clouds parted, as though
a gentle, hand were drawing them aside. Then came the border of a
jiale, sall'ron robe — the ontline of a slender foot u))on the horizon's
edge — a rose di'0]i])ed from some nnseen hand — and then tlie
Dawn Maiden was revealed, smiling brightly back over her shoulder,
as she came ilying gently throngh the clouds, scattering rosy
blossoms to waken ihe slee})ing earth.
Even as she smiled, 1 saw a torch (lash out above her head, and
the sweet child face of the Morning Star laughed into her eyes as
he ])ee]HHl arouml her shonlder, liis soft wings bnt dindy visible to
my sight.
Hark!
W a s that the sound of the w a k i n g earth? or was it —
Ves, it was the sonnd of galloping horses I A spark from the divine
hoofs — and the golden chariot of the Snn bounded into v i e w ! T h e
rosy-clad God held to the edge of the car with one hand as he guided
the onrnshing steeds with the o t h e r , — and at his sides came the
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^loi'iiing H o u r s , hand in band, their rainbow-colored t^arnicnts blending s o f t l y inlo the white light of day.
I saw that jiictnre this morning. Y o n have seen it m a n y , many
times. 'I'he (Jreeks saw it w h e n they dreamed their golden myths
in the old days. A n d G n i d o R e n i saw it when he gave us his A u r o r a .
JESSIE E . L U C K ,
THE HIDDEN
'10.
CLOSET.
]\Iil(lred O l i v e r lived in one of those old, colonial houses on the
Hudson, w h i c h often sheltered General Washington in the time of
the Jievolutionai'Y W a r .
I t had been in the f a m i l y ever since her
great-great-great-grandfather had settled there a f t e r the war.
It
j)ossesse(l all of the mysterions staircases and rooms, to say nothing
of the m o v i n g walls and doors, about which one reads.
Mildi'ed w a s home f r o m IMount I l o l y o k e for the T h a n k s g i v i n g
vacation and had asked five g i r l s and tive boys to spend the holidays
w i t h her, at her old home. T l i e y had spent the f e w d a y s ])leasantly
until n e x t to the last one.
W h e n they awoke it w a s i-aining very
hard.
It almost seemed as if the very heavens would have to fall.
A very disconsolate set of f a c e s a])pearcd at the bi-eakfast tal)le, and
]\Iildre(l was at her wit's end to know how to amuse her guests. ]\Irs.
O l i v e r divined the difticulty, and calling Mildred aside, suggested
that she ])ut the old relics in the hidden closet, where they had once
been f o u n d , and let her guests work out the key of the directions
and t r y to find them. H e r mother promised to give each one some
trinket.
W h e n M i l d r e d told the y o u n g peo.])le about her ])lan, it was met
w i t h shouts and cries of excitement and pleasure. S o she ran upstairs
to the safe and procured the code.
It was covered w i t h a mass of
nundDei's, r a n g i n g f r o m one to fifty-two.
A l l the guests followed M i l d r e d to the l i b r a r y , w h e r e the code was
spread on the table. E v e r y o n e crowded around it, and each one had
a solution.
F i n a l l y they decided to copy it on sheets of paiier so
that everyone coidd have a copy. T h e y settled down i n ' c o m f o r t a b l e
chairs and w e n t to w w k amid cries of, " K e e p S t i l l ! " — " Don't do
it out loud " — a n d so forth.
It w a s decided that the first one wdio
solved it was to lead the w a y to the hidden closet.
"^riiey tried evei'y w a y , h a v i n g one equal to a, two to b and so forth,
but no one w a s able to decijdier it.
S u d d e n l y -Jack Leonard, a
H a r v a r d fellow, yelled, " I ' v e got i t ! " and everyone crowded around
him. T h i s w^is wdiat they saw on J a c k ' s p a p e r :
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THE CRIMSON AND W H I T E
F r o m library go south and dcscend a steep descent
T u r n right right
Ascend steep ascent
T u r n right l e f t
T h e n right right.
T h e old paper was covered w i t h these m a r k s > > . T h e ^ decided that if they f o u n d the marks they would help to follow the
directions.
Xo-\v that flack had deciphered the code it was necessary to
'' translate " it. T h e y puzzled over it f o r nearly half an hour before
]Marie, ^Mildred's roommate, discovered w h a t it was. S h e said that
the first " right " in all cases was merely an adverb, and put there
only to make it more difficult to follow. S o J a c k put commas in his
solution and read it aloud. E v e r y o n e repeated it so as to be able to
remember it.
J a c k led the w a y w i t h the directions in his hands.
T h e y went
south, from the library to the kitchen. T h e y stopped f o r a moment
puzzling over the steep desccnt. Soon they came to the conclusion
that it must mean the cellar stairs, and sure enough, on the steps
they found the mark > . T h e y then turned to the right and followed the m a r k s until they f o u n d one pointing to a door. T h i s they
tried to open, but were not successful, and finally called M i l d r e d
to their aid. S h e o])ened the door by stepping on a little projection
on the floor, near the wall, w h i c h opened it without a squeak. T h e y
soon saw another mark pointing to the stairs, which had been hidden
b y the door.
Mildred ex])lainod that this w a s one of the m a n y
such stairways in her house. T h e y climbed the stairs and came out
through a trap-door in the floor into a large room in the attic. J a c k
read in dee]> tones, '' T u r n l e f t , c o r r e c t l y , " and followed the mark,
on the floor through a door and into a small room w i t h no other
opening in it.
E v e r y o n e w a s puzzled by the last direction, " T u r n right, r i g h t . "
T h e y walked around the room m u m b l i n g it under their breath and
t h i n k i n g v e r y hard. T e d was the one who finally solved it, deciding
that the hidden closet w a s somewhere in that room and that they
must turn right to find it. So everyone went back to the door and
T e d led the w a y .
T u r n i n g sharply to the right, he walked to the
wall. E v e r y o n e crowded on the fioor and examined the wall closely.
X o one discovered any crack or ])rojection until D o r o t h y screamed
excitedly, " I ' v e found it, I ' v e found i t ! "
A n d f o u n d it she certainly had, f o r when she pointed out a long crack and placed her
hand on it, it moved ever so slightly.
T h e y j u m p e d up and down
in excitement and Dorothy with the help of one of the boys slid the
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wall back and revealed a small opening.
It was j u s t l a r g e enough
to crawl in on hands and knees.
T e d went first as the g i r l s were
afraid of meeting a monse, or some snch d r e a d f u l creature.
After
ci-awling for about five feet T e d stood u]), and f o n n d h i m s e l f in a
room lighted f r o m overhead l)y a small window. O l d t r i n k e t s were
scattei-ed over the floor, and a huge chest stood in one corner. AVhen
the girls had crawled in, they were, to nse their own words, " crazy
about it.'' I t was furnished as the room where M i d a s counted his
gold mnst have been, the walls h u n g with old ta];)estry, and some
huge old chairs ]daced here and there. T h e y took turns s i t t i n g in
them, but when ]\Irs. O l i v e r and ]\Iildred came u]), they were enthroned in them.
]\Irs. O l i v e r congratulated them on f i n d i n g it
withont any hel]), s a y i n g that they wei'e the first ones w h o had
done it.
S h e then went over to the chest and took out some old I n d i a n
triid-cets, snch as beads, pi]:)es of ]ieace, wam]ium and moccasins.
She gave each girl a string of Indian beads, and the boys sotue
Indian implement.
A l t h o n g h everybody hated to leave the old hidden closet, they
went l)ack to the library. W h e n they got there, they saw that the
sun was ont and that the motors were at the door ready to c a r r y out
the forgotten picnic.
j\I. L . ' 1 5 .
FLORA
ARMSTRONG'S
SURPRISE.
Flora A r m s t r o n g sat in a dejected attitude before the c h e e r f u l ,
hot little stove. H a d the stove been cold it would have been more
in keeping with her feelings. H e r w a n d e r i n g glance took in, without
heeding, the simple appointments of the room in w h i c h she sat.
T h i s room, with the tiny slee]iing room a d j o i n i n g , and the still smaller
kitchen, meant home to F l o r a and her sister J e n n i e .
flennie, w h o worked in a downtown office to earn the money to
kee]) this little apartment, was e n j o y i n g an nnex])ected holiday.
F r i e n d s l i v i n g across the river had invited her to visit them.
Flora
had urged her to go, and had said she would not mind s t a y i n g alone.
It was not like b e i n g alone, f o r another f a m i l y , the B r o w n ' s , lived
f.>n the same floor. H o w e v e r it mnst be admitted that F l o r a f e l t her
heart siidv when she saw J e n n i e whizzed a w a y in the street car.
W h e n F l o r a had arrived at school that m o r n i n g she had j o i n e d a
gnni]! of her most intimate schooluiates w h o were t a l k i n g eagerly
rd)out something apjiarently very im])ortant. F l o r a had c a u g h t the
words " pnrty " and " v a l e n t i n e , " bnt that was all, f o r as soon as
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they saw lier, they had beg-iiii talking- about something else.
Just
then the school-hell had r u n g aud school studies had driven the matter
f r o m her mind for the time being. B u t the uupleasant incident had
been repeated again and again d u r i n g the day.
T h e girls had
gi'onped (heniselvcs together at every chance, leaving F l o r a entirely
to herself. T h e i r attitude had been too pointed for her to ignore it.
T h i s was St. V a l e n t i n e ' s D a y , and evidently someone was going to
have a p a r t y to w h i c h she had not been invited.
N o w , as she crouched before the fire, F l o r a wondered how it would
seem to have a V a l e n t i n o ])arty. N e v e r before had it troubled her
that she was not one of those favored girls who have parties, but
tonight the f a c t brought bitterness.
" I f I'd been invited, T w o u l d n ' t mind never h a v i n g one of m y
own so m u c h , " she thought. " H e r e 1 am, all alone, w h i l e the other
girls are e n j o y i n g themselves."
Common sense whispered that perhaps the girl w h o was to have
the ])arty did not know her, and that was the reason w h y she had
not been invited. Oh, there were plenty of plausible reasons!
Ibit she s(',owled and thonght resentfully, " It's because I ' m ])oor
and live in three shabby rooms that I ' m l e f t out." S u c h a silly idea
had never entered her head before, but now it had been brought there
by that imp, E n v y .
She forgot that she had had no supper. She did not notice that
the room was g r o w i n g darker and darker.
She sensed only the
bitterness in her heart.
S h e did not even hear a knock upon the
door, although it was repeated three times.
S u d d e n l y the door w a s thrown open allowing a flood of light to
enter f r o m the hall outside.
Tn the doorway stood a girl dressed
in fluffy ])ink with a crown of roses upon her head and a huge
bouquet of roses in her hand. She looked exactly like the pictures
on some of the exjiensive valentines in the w i n d o w s of the stationery
stores. F l o r a rubbed her eyes hard, for she thought that she w a s
dreaming. T h e n there came sujipressed laughter f r o m the h a l l w a y .
T h e g i r l in the doorway w a s pushed f o r w a r d , w h i l e a whispered
" H u r r y u p ! " broke the stillness.
" O h , there you a r e ! " ci-ied her guest in a f a m i l i a r voice which
F l o r a recognized as that of her dearest f r i e n d , D o l l y Weston. " It's
so dark in here that I couldn't see you at first. W e k n e w y o u were
g o i n g to be alone, so w e thought we Avould come and cheer you up.
W e ' v e come to g i v e you a V a l e n t i n e party. A r e n ' t y o u going to
welcome u s ? "
E. M. '15.
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ALIAS, PROF.
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BROWN.
" O f course he w o n ' t ! H o w could h e ? " cauic f r o m a chorus of
voices w i t h i n dormitory " 2 7 . "
M o l l y W i l l i a m s , the " c l i p " of the school, w h o was passinii; the
door, heard this exclamation and decided to go in and see w h a t the
puhject of theii- conservation was.
A c c o r d i n g l y she opened the door and w a s greeted by all the occupants with great delight.
" Oh, y o u ' r e j u s t the girl I wanted to see. S i t down until I unfold
our latest p r a n k , " came f r o m K i t t y H a r d i n g , M o l l y ' s chum.
'' Y o u see," continued K i t t y , " we have decided to have a colonial
party in m y room, on the e v e n i n g of George W a s h i n g t o n ' s birthday,
and we want you to come and b r i n g a f r i e n d , and come in colonial
costume, of c o u r s e !
W h e n you came in w e were just discussing
w h a t P r o f . B r o w n would do if he f o u n d it out.
O f course, you
know, he w o u l d n ' t approve of it, but it comes on S a t u r d a y this y e a r
and he a l w a y s goes to the club on S a t u r d a y evenings.
S o I don't
think there is much danger of his finding it out, do you ? Oh, it
will be packs of f u n if e v e r y t h i n g turns out w e l l ! O f course, you'll
come, Moll, w o n ' t y o u ? "
" K i t t y , I ' m a w f u l l y sorry, but you know our geometry exam
comes on M o n d a y m o r n i n g and 1 haven't studied one proposition since
school 0])cned. T had planned to learn some of them S a t u r d a y night,
as T w o n ' t have a n y other time, and really 1 must. Y o u all know I
would muoh rather go to the party, but honestly T must g i v e it u p , "
replied M o l l y s o r r o w f u l l y . .
" Oh, M o l l y , you m u s t come. Y o u ' l l get through y o u r geometry
all r i g h t ! " burst f r o m all the girls.
" N o , girls^ I ' d love to please y o u , but I can't this time.
There
are the f r e s h m e n c a l l i n g me n o w ; I must g o , " said l^Iolly, and with
this she l e f t the room.
W h e n she got outside she burst into a fit of laughter.
" Study
intention.
Geometry! "
No,
indeed!
This
was far
from
her
T h e n i g h t of the p a r t y arrived and M o l l y went to the girls, told
them that she hoped they w o u l d have a good time and wouldn't be
found out, and w i t h geometry book in hand, went to her room.
T h e party w a s g e t t i n g along s p l e n d i d l y ; m a n y games had been
])layed and everyone w a s e n j o y i n g herself immensely, when the door
opened and a stately figure entered.
P r o f . B r o w n , and no doubt abont it I
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A look of horror w a s on cacli face.
Masks were ([iiickly torn off
and hidden, the actors not realizing that P r o f . B r o w n was w a t c h i n g
them.
Silence prevailed.
A t length P r o f . B r o w n , who seemed to have
grasped the situation v e r y quickly, spoke. " T will not reprimand
yon at present," he said v e r y sternly, " but I will see each person
here in m y office at 1 0 : 3 0 tomorrow m o r n i n g . "
A c c o r d i n g l y a v e r y sorrowful group of girls was in P r o f . B r o w n ' s
office at 1 0 : 3 0 , a w a i t i n g a severe lecture or perhaps something worse.
B u t thf; professor was not there and did not come. A f t e r w a i t i n g
patiently f o r half an hour, not being able to imagine what kept him,
they repaired to their dormitories. ITere their patience was rewarded,
for in each dormitory in a conspicuous place was a note bearing the
f o l l o w i n g sentence,
" M o l l y W i l l i a m s , alias P r o f . B r o w n . "
E . M. A . '15.
F I F T E E N Y E A R S OF I M P R O V E M E N T
SCHOLASTIC
IN
ATHLETICS.
T h e schoolboy of fifteen years ago had practically but two sports —
base ball and foot ball.
I n those days boys w e r e allowed to participate in games without
any previous e x a m i n a t i o n as to their physical condition, without
their h a v i n g received any instruction as to how to play, and without
any supervision by any one of experience to prevent a boy f r o m over
exerting himself.
I f the games, as played in those days, had any really fine points,
these ]ioints w e r e discovered b y the boys themselves, whereas today
a candidate acquires a thorough knowledge of the game long before
he really takes part in a contest.
T h i s knowledge is drilled into
h i m by clever and competent coaches.
W h a t schoolboy of fifteen
years ago remembers b e i n g drilled by a man whose sole d u t y in the
school w a s the coaching 6f an athletic team ? Pie m a y remember
that some of the teachers played in the game, thus u n j u s t l y m a t c h i n g
a schoolboy's strength against that of a man w h o m a y have played
on his college team.
F i f t e e n y e a r s ago unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct were possible, o w i n g to the inefficiency of the officials, who were
often chosen f r o m the substitutes of the opposing teams, to the inadequacy of the rules of those days, and to the fact that the boys
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themselves had not been educated u p to the high standard of sportsinanshi]) w h i c h ])revails at the present day.
T h i s resulted in disagreement and unpleasant conditions, w h i c h o f t e n severed athletic
I'clations between schools wdiich had previously been on fi-iendly
terms.
I n all the good schools of today the various teams are traiued by
specialists, w h o devote their entire time to the supervision of the
different branches of athletics. T h e desirability of h a v i n g coni])etent
and i m p a r t i a l officials is generally recognized, and such officials are
almost universally employed.
E v e n more important than the improvements in the d r i l l i n g of
the teams and the regulation of the games lias been the marked
elevation of the standard of ethics in athletic sports. T e a m s which
met with the object of w i n n i n g the game at all events, merely for
the sake of t r i u m p h i n g . o v e r their rivals, now enter the contest in a
more sportsmanlike spirit, and teams representing the best schools
subordinate the object of w i n n i n g the game to a regard for absolute
fairness in every respect.
T h e great increase in the variety of games has afforded a scope
f o r the activities of a much larger percentage of schoolboys than
f o r m e r l y participated in athletics. I t is a source of great satisfaction
that the conditions have so m a t e r i a l l y improved, but as there is still
room f o r i m p r o v e m e n t it is to be hoped that the schoolboy of today
will find as much improvement in athletic conditions fifteen years
f r o m now as the boy of fifteen y e a r s ago finds today.
In a nut shell, the schoolboy of today with athletic ambitions, has
m a n y advantages over the boy of fifteen years ago.
A.
SWAI^sTE,
P h y s i c a l D i r e c t o r of N . I I . S. and S . N . C .
W h e n y o u t u r n over a new leaf it is j u s t as well not to mention
the number of the page.
Y o u have not f u l f i l l e d every duty unless you have fulfilled that of
being pleasant.
I m j i a t i e n t people w a t e r their miseries and hoe uj) their c o m f o r t s ;
sorrows are visitors that come without invitation ; but c o m p l a i n i n g
minds send a wagon to b r i n g their troubles liome in.
THE
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VOL
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FEBRUARY, 1914.
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I f y o u and I — j u s t y o u and I
S h o u l d laug'li instead of
If
—
worry;
w e should g r o w — j u s t y o u and I —
K i n d e r and sweeter
hearted,
P e r h a p s in some n e a r b y and b y
A good time m i g h t get s t a r t e d ;
Then
what
a happy
world
'twould
be
F o r y o u and me — f o r y o u and m e ! "
I f w e could o n l y realize Avhat a blessing a hap])y l i f e is to those
a r o u n d it, m a n y times, w h e n j u s t p r e p a r i n g to relate some of our
numerous
instead.
troubles,
we
would
laugh
and
say
something
cheerful
E v e r y o n e of us, if w e a m o u n t to a n y t h i n g at all, has some
desire to hel]) others, and in no w a y can w c hel]) so m a n y
people
as b y j u s t b e i n g s u n n y and c h e e r f u l .
whom
T h e n each one w i t h
w e c o m e in c o n t a c t throughout the d a y is sure to be h i m s e l f
hap])icr t h e r e b y .
A n d Avhat easier w a y can w c find than this ?
made
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benefit to ourselves is even gi-eater than the benefit to others, and is
it sucli a task to r e f r a i n f r o m w o r r y i n g f o r , say, five m i n u t e s ? — for,
a f t e r all, we only have to live a minute at a time. W o r r y i n g is such
a waste of time, a n y w a y , 1 Avonder w h y we do it — nothing is really
worth it. T a k e m i d y e a r exams, f o r instance. F e w of us came through
them unscathed. W e all received marks — n'lore or less — and m a n y
of us received ?'<?marks into the bargain. B u t wo must remember the
real object of exams — not j u s t to g i v e us a f e w days of toil and
trouble — not that w e m a y receive a f e w high m a r k s to be proudly
(iisplayed (m our report cards — but that w e m a y discover f o r ourselves our weak ])oints, and, k n o w i n g them, bo able to begin afresh
on the work of this second half of the year. D o n ' t let us allow either
m a r k s or remarks to discourage us, but let us go on through the weeks
to come Avith a cheerful, but firm determination to gain ultimate
success.
W o r r y i n g will not help us to overcome the weak points, only work
that has our hearts in it will do that. L e t ' s work, then, but let our
motto also be
" A health unto the h a p p y !
A fig f o r him w h o f r e t s !
I t is not r a i n i n g r a i n to me
' T i s rainine; violets."
O u r new Commissioner of E d u c a t i o n , D r . J o h n IT, F i n l e y , thinks
that " to train a man f o r a ' business in l i f e ' is not b i g enough.
lie
must be trained f o r the ' business of l i f e . ' " I s there not a g r e a t deal
worth t h i n k i n g about in that ?
I n the advertising c a m p a i g n started last month, those w h o secured
the most ads were as f o l l o w s :
Chester L o n g , Jose])h M c E i i t e e ,
Eleanor D u n n , Gilbert Daring, and M a r i o n W h i t e .
E v e r y .one a
member of the board ! W e ' r e hoping and e x p e c t i n g that some of you
peo])le w h o are not quite so busy as the editorial staff will soon show
a little interest.
W e need y o u r help.
A musicale f o r the benefit of " T h e C r i m s o n and W h i t e " will be
g i v e n on the evening of ]\larch 18th. T h e TTuion College G l e e C l u b ,
Afandolin and G u i t a r C l u b s w i l l be in charge of the })rogram, so you
can see at once that this w i l l bo worth hearing. I t would help us
greatly i f you would not only come y o u r s e l f , but also advertise this
musicale among y o u r friends, and es])ecially among alumni of ITnion.
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THE CRIMSON AND W H I T E
ALUMNI
NOTES.
O n Tuesday, J a n u a r y 20, M i s s E t h e l P a l m e r Breitenstein, M o u n t
I l o l y o k e ' 1 1 , X . IT. S. '07, became the bride of M r . L l o y d N a s h
Robinson of S a n t a C r u z , C a l i f o r n i a . T h e ceremony was performed at
the home of the bride by R e v . George D u g a n of the F o u r t h Presbyterian Church. A n i n f o r m a l reception followed the ceremony, following which Mr. and iMrs. Robinson l e f t f o r S a n t a C r u z , traveling via
X e w Y o r k and N e w Orleans. T h e y will reside at S a n t a Cruz.
Miss j\larion Packer, ' 1 3 , has taken up music at the Convent of
the H o l y Names.
S h e is to take part in the cantata g i v e n b y the
choral class of that school at St. V i n c e n t de P a u l ' s C h u r c h on A s h
Wednesday eve.
'
.Aliss Edith Wallace, ' 1 3 , has made Delta O m e g a of S. N . C., and
A l i c e Gazley, ' 1 3 , has been admitted to the membership of E t a P h i .
Charles Grounds, '10, who l e f t his " native heath " soou a f t e r
graduation, is still in Los Angeles, C a l i f o r n i a , and is " m a k i n g good,"
they say.
]\Iiss Edith ]\Ieade, ' 1 3 , is s t u d y i n g music this year.
Miss Edith -loiics, '07, w h o spent some time after graduation in
Los Angeles, C a l i f o r n i a , s t u d y i n g music, is now organist of St.
A n d r e w ' s chapel.
AEiss J\larian Doniery, ' 1 3 , has returned to S i m m o n s (\)llcgo.
Miss j\Iay LeCompte, ' 1 3 , is g i v i n g ])iano lessons.
Mr. A l w y n George, ' 1 3 , is attending a school at ]\[orrisville.
Miss S w i t z e r , ex-'12, was nuirried to ]Mr. -T. F . A l l e n on September
2(1, 11)13.
Miss Ivuth 'ITionipson, N. II. S. '00, has been t(>aching a High
School class in cooking.
iMiss E. I l e r b e r , e x - ' l l , is attending the State IS^ormal College.
T H E F O L L O W I N G IS A N A C C O U N T O F T H E D O I N G S O F
THE
ALUMNL
T h i s y e a r the December meeting of the A l u m n i Association was
held on the IDth of the month, at St. A n d r e w ' s H a l l , a college function
in the " g y m " rendering that place unavailable.
Y e t when the
evening was over, each one voted that it would have been better to
have waited until a later date, when the X o r m a l " g y m " and a larger
crowd ct)uld have been theirs. A great number of their collegiates
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had not y e t arrived home, and each alumnus pinned on a class pin
and went ferret-eyed through the crowd in search of a duplicate,
f e e l i n g inexplicably estranged. T h e truth was that they were h u n g r y
f o r the sight of that well-loved b u i l d i n g w h i c h the last f o u r classes
have consecrated by (not e x a c t l y ) hard study, and f o r those battered
institutions connected w i t h the chapel pranks of so m a n y classes —
the A c a d e m y S o n g Books. N o t that the old graduates ever sing the
songs, but the first note of any song therein opens the floodgates of
their memories and they are assailed b y hundreds of half forgotten
incidents, while the class last g r a d u a t e d or the senior guests finish
the strain. No reunion is complete w i t h o u t them — let f u t u r e ones
bo complete.
M r . Sweet, the ])resident, welcomed the assemblage. ' 1 3 was back
in all the glory of its first reunion. ' 1 2 , ' 1 1 , ' 1 0 , and '09 were there
in goodly numbers.
'08, '07, '0(1 and '04 each had several lo^'al
members to rei)resent them, and in the midst of the throng was the
all-important '1-1. Tn the course of the business meeting, M r . Sweet
mentioned that the first ])rize offered by the association to the Seniors
for the highest average in K e g e u t s ' E x a m i n a t i o n s throughout the
four years was won by E d i t h O w e n Wallace, 'J3, and that honorable
mention was given to j\Iarion Doniery, ' 1 3 , who was a close second.
T h e executive committee, J . Donohue, C . Ostrander, J . C o d y and
i\fiss E. S h a v e r , has arrived at an acce]itable solution f o r the payment
of dues and the various " internal " troubles that were pending last
year. Mr. S w e e t also requested that notice of the organization be
brought to the attention of every old s t u d e n t ; and it is well to ask
the aid of the undergraduates in this matter.
A v e i y short ])rogram w a s rendered by IMrs. E l a n c h a r d , '04, l\[iss
E d i t h floues, '07, and C l i f f o r d E v o r y , '08, f o l l o w i n g w h i c h the Zeta
S i g m a girls had a meeting.
T h e n the portable seats were carried
aside, and a polished floor, with good music and sherbert in attendance,
gave an all c o n v i n c i n g demonstration of its popularity. L a t e in the
evening Prof. S a y l e s came to greet them and to receive the good
wishes of the numerous " old ones " that crowded about him.
Eor
r-ach he had a cordial greeting and his " A l u m n i S m i l e " — a happy
combination of f r i e n d l y interest and w i n n i n g cordiality that he bestows im])artially on those whom his own hand has graduated and
likewise on those who have received their mystic rolls of parchment
f r o m his predecessors.
Shortly a f t e r eleven, as N o r m a l . Tlighers should, they went home
to w a i t for the next one, f o r t i f y i n g themselves w i t h this loyal but
h i g h l y unpoetical g e m :
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W e ' r e the N . H . S. A l u m n i ,
A r r i v e d here quite on time,
F r o m M a i n e and C a l i f o r n i a
A n d f r o m every coast and clime,
T o gather in the H . S. " g y m "
W h e n C h r i s t m a s bells do chime.
F o r w e ' r e the greatest H i g h
Since Colnmhns crossed the hrvme.'
SCHOOL
NOTES.
" H u r r a h ! Mid-year o v e r ! W h a t a r e l i e f ! " A r e the exclamations now being uttered, or at least felt, b y every student at our
beloved X , I I . S., and there is, indeed, w o r t h y cause f o r the j u b i l a t i o n ,
a f t e r the strain of the last f e w weeks.
W h y are teachers so unm e r c i f u l l y cruel as to inflict such horrors upon p e r f e c t l y innocent
p u p i l s ? Y e t , in spite of exams, and the consequent doom w h i c h has
been threatening us f o r the last f e w weeks, affairs at N o r m a l have
not been at a standstill — strange as it m a y seem.
O n December 4th, M i s s Louise L l e w e l l y n , of the N e w F n g l a n d
(^)nservatory of Music, gave her recital of l>oheinia and B r i t t a n y F o l k
Songs. T h e auditorium was crowded, and many were obliged to stand,
but did it cheerfully. A t Doctor B l u e ' s introduction. M i s s L l e w e l l y n
appeared in a quaint costume, native to the " little country nestled
among lakes and mountains " — B o h e m i a .
T h e first i)art of her ])rogram consisted of B o h e m i a n F o l k Songs,
m i l i t a r y , pastoral, sentimental, and religious. F a c h was precedtTd by
a delightful interpretation, w h i c h was enjoyed quite as much as the
songs themselves.
I n the second ])art, ]\Iiss L l e w e l l y n sang more
songs and ]dayed U])on an old instrument ])roduced in the ninth
century, w h i c h she described in hei' prologue as " m a k i n g a hideous
noise, but never f a i l i n g to ])lease." W e make no comment upon the
" noise," but it did not f a i l to please. T h e ])rogram was closed by
a series of songs of Bohemia and B r i t t a n y , selected w i t h the pur])oso
of illustrating their contrast.
T h e chapel exercises on D e c e m b e r 10th, the day preceding the
Christmas recess, were given over to the Zeta S i g m a Society of the
school, and the girls c e r t a i n l y " did it u]) b r o w n , " so to s])eak. A f t e r
a d e l i g h t f u l program of vocal and ]uano solos, and equally enjoyable
lecitations, F l o i s e Lansing, as the S])irit of Christmas, ])resented
most suitable and pleasing ( ? ) g i f t s to our beloved f a c u l t v . I t surelv
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was lots of f u n , and quite a surprise, we believe, to the unsuspecting
recipients. I t is now uj) to the rest of the societies to follow S i g n i a ' s
lead, and show what they can do. W e doubt that thev w i l l let S i g m a
get ahead of them in this Jiiatter, and kec]) all the laurels f o r herself.
W e regret to sav that C o r a K a n e , of the J u n i o r Class, has been
obliged to leave school, because of ill-health, and we extend our
heartiest wishes f o r her speedy recovery and return. G e r t r u d e S h a f e r ,
also of the Class of ' i n , has departed f r o m our midst, to attend a
school at M i d d l e b u r g h , where she is now living.
W e are sorry to
have her go, and hope she will e n j o y l i f e at the new school, as well
as she has at " O l d N o r n u i l . "
T h e Senior Class rings have at last arrived, a f t e r long and tiresome
delays, and they are all that was hoped. T h e J u n i o r Class recently
held its first meeting, at w h i c h the class officers were elccted.
They
are as f o l l o w s :
P r e s i d e n t . — J . Woods S w e e n e y .
Vice-President.—• M a r g a r e t Lovett.
S e c r e t a r y . — ]\lildred B i r d s e y e .
T r e a s u r e r . — Raymond Fite.
W e wish to commend the class upon its excellent choice.
JSsOi'inal has again carried off more than her share of the honors in
the l i t e r a r y field. T w o of our students won prizes, offered by the
N e w Y o r k State Historical Association, in the essay on " T h e N a v a l
H i s t o r y of Lake E r i e and L a k e O n t a r i o D u r i n g the W a r of 1 8 1 2 . ' '
T h e contest was o]ien f o r com])etition to students of any high school
in the State, and so we feel j u s t l y ])roud in stating that the second
prize (fifteen dollars in g o l d ) and also the f o u r t h (five dollars in
g o l d ) , beside (me honorable mention, were awarded to Xormal.
The
winners are ^farion M c D o w e l l and C l a r a H o l d e r , while honorable
mention was given to Eleanor Dunn. W e l l done, g i r l s ! B u t that
is not all. In the ])rize essay contest, offered by the S a v i n g s B a n k s
of A l b a n y , and open to the A l b a n y H i g h School and our school, we
ca])ture(l three out of the five ])i'izes offered, and all of the honorable
mentions! H o w ' s that f o r the school, by f a r the smaller of the two?
A n d we got the first ])rize, too. T h e ])roud w i n n e r of that lionor
(together with a bank account of ten dollars) is K a t h e r i n e Pollock,
of the Senior (^lass. One of the second ])rizes aiul one of the thii'd's
also f(dl to our share, and were received by E l e a n o r Dunn, ' 1 4 , and
Dorothy Russell, 'IH, respectively, w h i l e the honorable mentions were
given to Frances Vosburgh, Helen Page, and Tna Sj)eed, all of ' 1 4 .
Accej)t our lively congratulations, g i r l s ! ( W e wonder where the boys
were.)
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T H E CRIMSON A N D W H I T E
O n the thirteenth of
for the benefit of " T h e
in charge of the I ' n i o n
Club, and two soloists.
M a r c h w i l l occur the annual entertainment
Crimson and W h i t e . " T h e p r o g r a m w i l l be
College Glee C l u b , M a n d o l i n C l u b , G u i t a r
W e promise y o u an e n j o y a b l e evening.
1
ZETA
SIGMA.
O n one bright day in November the " g y m " was dressed in its
best. A great occasion w a s at hand, f o r we w e r e to have the p r i v i l e g e
of entertaining the F r e s h m a n girls.
A f t e r a flying t r i p through
several of the neighboring college towns, we rushed our delighted
guests to a near-by lunch counter. O f course, y o u know what hap])cnc(l! Games and dancing were then e n j o y e d by all. W e w e r e
jiroud to see so m a n y of our ahnnnte present.
F r i d a y , I)ecend)er 10th, was S i g m a D a y . I t was so named because
we had charge of chapel exercises, a w o n d e r f u l event f o r J^. H . S.
were glad that we might have a chance to prove w h a t we have
gained as a result of our literary ]n'ograms. T h e g a y bows of tlark
green and light blue worn by the S i g m a girls put a sort of holiday
spirit into the affair.
Plans are now being perfected f o r our annual mid-year dance,
which is to be held at the A u r a n i a C l u b on the evening of F e b r u a r y
(Ith. Those named on the committee a r e : Caroline Lipes, c h a i r m a n ;
H e l e n Page, M a r g u e r i t e T a y l o r , and E d i t h P i c k e n .
W e are ])leased to have ]\rarion Eosa, ' 1 5 , w i t h us again.
O u r meetings as usual have been well attended, w h i l e each member has striven to do her ])art well. W e find that our new members
])ossess m u c h talent.
T h e election of officers f o r the ensuing term took place on J a n u a r y
]8th.
W i t h these girls doing their best, S i g m a is sure to reach
its goal.
I^-esident
Vice-President
ivecording S e c r e t a r y
Corrcs])()nding S e c r e t a r y
Critic
Eloise Lansing
Caroline Lipes
Kuth Kimniey
Marion Kosa
Marion McDowell
T[TR CRTATSON A N D W H I T E
Treasurer
J u n i o r Editor
Marshal
.Mistress of Ceremonies
l^ianist
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83
Mary Blue
H e l e n Cook
Jl/ildred George
]\rarion W h i t e
Edith Pieken
SOCIETY.
A t some of our meetiug-s of late w e have been delighted to have
with us various members of onr alumna} — A n n a Mead, H a r r i e t Tedford, and Mildred Weeks.
I>esides gratification at their continued
interest, in " (^nin '' and her doings, their presence among us gave us
great ])leasure.
Honors have recently been bestowed upon Q. T^. S. girls, which
have jnstiiied our pride in them. An. essay on the W a r of 1 8 1 2 ,
written by C l a r a Holder, received fourth ])rize in a contest held just
before Christmas. T h i s was especially ])raiseworthy, as competition
was o]ien to the whole State. jNfargaret Lovett, our secretary, and
M i l d r e d Ijirdseye,-our critic, have been elected officers by the J u n i o r
Chiss, the f o r m e r to serve as vice-president, and the latter as secretary,
flunioi's, you ai'e to be congratulated on y o u r good sense.
Knowing
these girls as wo do, wo feel assured of the wisdom of y o u r choice.
T h e meetings soon to come ])romise to be busier and even more
interesting than usual, on account of various ]dans w h i c h are being
made for coming events. W e very soon expect to invite a nund)er
of y o u t h f u l Freshmen to join us, and they may look f o r w a r d to such
an initiation as has seldom taken place in the " g y m " before.
But
calm youi'selves, girls, the f u n will not be entirely one-sided by any
means, l i e m e m b e r , however, that wearers of the black and gold are
expected to be eager to endure every peril in order to secure that
honor. A s another atom of encouragement we call to y o u r attention
the f a c t that a number of girls before you have survived similar
ordeals, and any T h u r s d a y afternoon a f t e r one-thirty they m a y be
seen gathered in .Room 302, a])]')arently in good health and sjurits.
On the day before the Christnuis vacation our S i g m a frien<ls t<'»ok
charge of the chapel exercises, and gave us a d e l i g h t f u l hour's entertainment from which we de]iartcd with hands soi-e f r o m c l a p p i n g ,
and with a j o l l y , f r i e n d l y , holiday sort of f e e l i n g around our hearts.
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W c lire busily p r e p a r i n g f o r a s i m i l a r event on the 2 7 t h of M a r c h ,
and sincerely hope to g i v e them and the rest of the school as enjoyahle
a time as they have g i v e n ns.
" Qiiin's " annual dance is expected to take place on the first F r i day
after
Easter — another
date
to be looked
forward
to
with
pleasure.
Election of officers f o r the S o c i e t y will be held on the nth of
Februarv.
ADELPHOI.
T h e meetings of A d e l p h o i have been held r e g u l a r l y and have been
well attended. T h e literary p r o g r a m s have been c a r e f u l l y prepared
w i t h wonderful ability in o r a t o r y shown by Messrs. L o n g and
Ilochstrasser.
A t the last election the f o l l o w i n g officers were chosen:
President
E d w a r d S . IMcDowell
Vice-President
Gilbert H . Daring
Secretary
J. Robert Watt
Treasurer
Chester L o n g , J r .
Chaphun
Gordon E . Scott
Sergeant-at-ArTus
Alfred Walley
AFaster of Ceremonies
^iTelson L . C o v e y
THETA
NU.
T h e meetings of T h e t a N u h a v e been regular and w e l l attended
this term. F r e q u e n t debates and impromptus have been held, much
enjoyed by all.
T h e Society is pre]iaring for T h e t a N u D a y w i t h great v i g o r and
intei-est. W e are resolved to outdo ourselves if such a t h i n g be ]iossible; but who can, i f we cannot?
J a c k V o s and J a m e s S e y m o r e have recently been initiated.
hojie they m a y enjoy and be benefited by T h e t a N u .
We
THE CRIMSON A N D W H I T E
W e acknowledge, w i t h thanks, the f o l l o w i n g exchanges, received
since our last issue:
F o r October — The Comet ( P i t t s t o n , P a . ) , The Kwassui
Quarterly
( N a g a s a k i , J a p a n ) , The Sentinel
( L o s Angeles, C a l . ) , The
Chief
( H a d d o n H e i g h t s , N . Y . ) , Echoes ( F o r t Lee, N . J.), The
Leavift
Angelus
( T u r n e r Center, M a i n e ) , The Acadeniian
(Canandaigua,
N . Y . ) , St. Helens
Hall Quartely
(Portland, Oregon),
Shucis
(Schenectady, N . Y . ) .
F o r N o v e m b e r — M. H. Aerolith
( P l y m o u t h , W i s . ) , The Comet
( P i t t s t o n , P a . ) , The H. S. News ( E u g e n e , O r e g o n ) , The
Whirlwind
( A l b a n y , O r e . ) , The Magpie
( W a t e r b u r y , C o n n . ) , The
Vexillinn
(Boston, M a s s . ) , The Crimson and White
(Pottsville, P a . ) , The
Orange and Bhck
( F a l l s C i t y , N e b r a s k a ) , The Scarah ( C l e v e l a n d ,
O h i o ) , The Chief ( H a d d o n H e i g h t s , N . Y . ) , The Purple and Gold
( P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . ) , The Triangle
( T r o y , N . Y . ) , Hiad
(Trov,
N. Y.).
F o r D e c e m b e r — T h e Tattler
( M i l w a u k e e , W i s . ) , The
Academe
( A l b a n y , N . Y . ) , The Peningian
( P o r t Chester, N . Y . ) , The Optimist ( N e w a r k , N . J . ) , The Montgomery
Bell Bulletin
(Nashville,
T e n n . ) , M. //. Aerolith
( P l y m o u t h , W i s . ) , The Creole ( B r o o k l y n ,
N . Y . ) , The Purple
and Gold ( P h i l a d e p h l a , P a . ) , The
Scarah
( C l e v e l a n d , O h i o ) , The Orange and PAach ( F a l l s C i t y , N e b . ) , The
IT. S. News ( C o l u m b u s , N e b . ) , The Shucis
(Schenectady, N . Y . ) ,
The Argus ( H a r r i s b u r g , P a . ) , St. Helens
Tfall Quarterly
(Portland, O r e . ) , College Echoes ( S i l o a m S p r i n g s , A r k a n s a s ) , The Cue
( A l b a n y , N . Y . ) , The Techtonian
( B u f f a l o , N . Y . ) , The Hind ( T r o y ,
N . Y . ) , The Literary Novice ( N e w a r k , N . J . ) , The (Jrimson and
White ( P o t t s v i l l e , P a . ) , The Chief ( H a d d o n H e i g h t s , N . Y.).
F o r J a n u a r y — Tlte Ledger
( B r o o k l y n , N . Y . ) , St.
Benedict's
College Quarterly
( N e w a r k , N . J . ) , M. H. Aerolith
(Plymouth,
AVis.j, Echoes ( F o r t Lee, N . J . ) , The X-Ray (Anderson, Tnd.).
86
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THE CRIMSON A N D WHITE
The Kwassui Quarteiiy
( N a g a s a k i , J a p a n ) is verv interesting to
us, not only because of the material w h i c h it contains, but also because
it has the added charm, of coming f r o m f a r away eJapan.
While
we are not versed in the flapanese language, the portions of this paper
which are written in E n g l i s h , are almost perfect. T h e students of
" K w a s s u i J o G a k k o " have reason to be proud of this example of
their scholarship.
O f all our exchanges, the M. II. Aerolith
( S h e b o y g a n , W i s . ) is
the most f a i t h f u l . T h i s p a p e r is written half i-n G e r m a n and half in
E n g l i s h , and, although w e cannot read all of the G e r m a n , w e j u d g e
that it ranks high among the school publications. T h e J a n u a r y edition shows a change of editors, and they c e r t a i n l y are b e g i n n i n g well.
T h e jokes are very good, and the " E x c h a n g e s " are p a r t i c u l a r l y well
w r i t t e n uj).
T h e apearance of the Chief ( I l a d d o n Heights, N . J . ) is rendered
unlike a '' C h i e f " l)ecause of the poor quality of the paper.
The
cover design is very appropriate, however, and the picture which
came w i t h the December issue was c e r t a i n l y fine.
77/c Purple and Gold ( P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . ) excels both in the quantity and the quality of its cuts. T h e " i M u m n i " column is more extensive than those usually f o u n d .
The College Echoes ( S i l o a m Springs, A r k a n s a s ) is rather insignificant compared w i t h our other exchanges. Y o u need at least one or
two interesting stories, and some good cuts.
H e r e ' s hoping that
y o u r next issue m a y be such an improvement that we m a y then rank
y o u with the best of our exchanges.
ATHLETICS.
D u r i n g the last two months our B a s k e t B a l l T e a m has met w i t h
l)oor success. T h i s was due partly to the fact that we have met the
strongest teams in the v i c i n i t y , and party because we lacked practice
and team work, l)ut we now hope to win all of the r e m a i n i n g games.
LAKSTNGBURa,
33;
N^ORMAL,
32.
O n December 10th our team met the L a n s i n g b u r g boys on our
court.
T h e first half ended w i t h our boys on the long end by a score
of twenty to twenty-three.
T h e last h a l f was bitterly contested and
T[TR CRTATSON A N D W H I T E
87
in the last inimitc of play the score read, N o r m a l , t h i r t y - t w o ; Lansiiigburp:, thirty-one.
Pelletier, the right g u a r d f o r Lansiiigbnrg,
eaged a basket thirty seconds l)efore the final whistle and N o r m a l was
defeated in one of the best games ever seen on our court. T h e w^ork
of W i l c o x featured the game.
Lansingburg
F.B.
N o y e s , r. f . . .
L e w i n , 1. f . . .
Conlin, c
P a u l s e n , r. g . .
P e l l e t i e r , 1. g .
Total
F . T . Points
8
0
t>
0
4
2
2
2
3
15
0
0
7
4
4
G
3
33
Normal
F.B.
Molitor, r. f . .
W i l c o x , 1. f . ., .
.
Fite, c
B u t l e r , r. g . ., .
Scott, 1. g . . .
Total
F . T . Points
3
G
1
3
2
0
0
1
1
0
15
2
C)
12
3
7
4
32
S u m m a r y — F i n a l score, Lansingburg, 'S'S; N o r m a l 32.
Score
at the end of first half, N o r m a l , 2 3 ; L a n s i n g b u r g , 20.
T i m e of
halves, twenty minutes.
Scorerr, M o r s e ; referee, W u r t h m a n ; umpire, L a w y e r .
TKOY, 2 0 ;
NORMAL,
18.
O n December 1 5 t h the B a s k e t Ball T e a m invaded T r o y , but were
defeated at the hands of the T r o j a n s by a score of twenty-nine to
eighteen. T h e work of T o w s l e y featured f o r the T r o y boys.
Total
Troy
F.B.
N o l a n , r. f . . .
G a y nor, 1. f . .
2
3
M o o n e y , c. . . .
•^rowsley, 1'. g .
Collison, 1. g . .
3
4
2
— ,
14
F . T . Points
4
G
G
9
0
0
0
1
0
—
4
—
1
2!)
Nornnil
F.B.
Scott, r. f . . . .
W i l c o x , 1. f . . .
Fite, c
B u t l e r , 1. g . . .
C o v e y , r. g . . .
O ' B r i e n , r. g .
Molitor, r. g . .
2
1
9
Total
F . T . Points
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
14
4
4
2
4
2
0
0
G
18
S u m m a r y — Score at the end of first h a l f , T r o y , 2 2 ; N o r m a l , 10.
T i m e of halves, twenty minutes. R e f e r e e , G r a n g e r ; timers, H e n r y
and K e l l y .
. THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
88
TI?OY,
8 2 ; NORMAT.,
20.
O n J a m i a r y I w c were dofeatod by the T v o y H i g h School in one
of the cleanest g a m e s ])laye(l between the two teams.
T h e work of
Towsley featnred for Troy.
Troy
IM l
2
Total
F . T . Points
2
L a s h e r , r. f . . .
G a y n o r , 1. f . .
3
]\[ooney, c. . .
Collison, r. g .
K e l l y , 1. g . .
N o l a n , 1. g . .
3
0
5
2
.
.
.
.
—
15
0
0
0
0
0
—
G
6
0
0
10
4
—
2
A^ormal
F\ B .
W i l c o x , r. f . . .
Scott, 1. f
Fite, c
Molitor, r. g . .
B u t l e r , 1. g . . .
C o v e y , r. g . . .
O ' B r i e n , r. f .
1
2
Total
F . T . Points
2
0
0
i
4
0
0
2
G
4
0
4
14
1
0
2
0
0
0
9
8
26
32
StNSf-
AND
HUMOR
N. H. S. L I B R A R Y .
T h e C r i s i s : T h e m i d y e a r tests.
A I'erson of Q u a l i t y :
E u g e n e Alolitor.
T h e Ivnling P a s s i o n :
Flunking.
Iveeping U)) with L i z z i e :
^L W h i t e ' s classmates.
Tlie iMan H i g h e r U p :
Prof. Sayles.
'I'he Lady of the D e c o r a t i o n :
K u t h P>onnet.
Tlie G r e a t A d v e n t u r e :
A v i s i t to the office.
T h e L a d y of the L a k e :
P a u l i n e Dinkle.
The Firing Line:
T h e week a f t e r m i d y e a r s .
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89
T h e Sonl of U n r e s t :
Phyllis Clark.
The Pilot:
Chester Long.
W i t h i n the L a w : ( I n the H i g h School building f r o m D.OO to l..'K)).
T h e F l o w e r of the D u s k :
Hazel Schilling.
A n c i e n t H i s t o r y T e a c h e r — " H o w did the messenger go f r o m
Marathon to A t h e n s ? "
H e l e n G o w e n — " H e r a n by f o o t . "
I t is easy enough to be pleasant
W h e n y o u never get aught except " B , "
13ut the boy worth w h i l e is the boy w h o will smile
A t an
F " and exclaim,
Watch me! "
li. S c h i l l i n g — ' M ) o
candyr'
vou
know,
yon
remind
mo
of
Hnyler's
Gladys Miller ( e x p e c t a n t l y ) W h y ? "
K . S. — " F r e s h every h o u r . "
Miss Clement, in E n g l i s h H i s t o r y exam, remarked brilliantly that
]\Ir. W a r d had put those dates on the board, in case the students
should get h u n g r y before the close of the exam.
M u l e in the barnyard.
L a z y and s l i c k ;
B o y with a pin
A t the end of a stick.
S n e a k i n g up behind him,
Q u i e t as a mouse —
C r e p e on the door of the little boy's h o u s e . — Ex.
F i r s t B o y — " M a y I use y o u r m i r r o r to shave with ? "
Second B o y — " W h y don't y o u use a razor ? "
A
Beaten Biscuits.
SUBDUED
MENU.
Crus^ied Oats.
Whipped Cream.
Mashed
Potatoes.
T h e man who stands in his own w a y does not necessarily block the
t r a f f i c . — Ex.
Dorothy Burton (in Chemistry) — " When
was placed in chlorine, sparks w e r e seen."
powdered
alimony
90
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THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
M o l i t o r — " 1 dreamed lust night 1 took the classiest queen in
school to the Senior d a n c e . "
11. P a g e — " D i d 1 dance well 'i "
.John Butler — " Miss B u t t o n , I ' m indebted to y o u f o r all the
I'rench 1 know."
]\liss Button — '' O h ! don't mention such trifles."
iM. B o u g h t o n — " W h e n 1 was talking to J a c k this m o r n i n g he
acted like a fish out of w a t e r . "
11. (Schilling — " W h y shouldn't he ^ l i e knew he was c a u g h t . "
T e a c h e r — " D o e s anyone know w h y M r . A d a m s is not here ? "
^ I s o n C o v e y — " Y e s , he's absent."
w o m a n was sitting between a rabbi and a priest, and to make
conversation she remarked to the r a b b i : " 1 feel just like a leaf between the old and new testaments."
'' Y e s , " renuirked the rabbi, " that leaf is generally
blank."
I ' m a f r a i d we'd go in the hole if we took up this play.'
" W h y , what's the matter ? "
" T h e scene's laid in the s u b w a y . "
A c e r t a i n m a n who had been invited to speak at a political m e e t i n g
was placed last on the list of speakers.
Moreover, the c h a i r m a n
introduced several speakers whose names were not on the prog r a m , and. the audience was tired out when he e v e n t u a l l y introduced the last speaker.
'' M r . l^ones w i l l give us his address."
" M y address," said ]\fr. Bones, rising, '' is 5 5 1 P a r k V i l l a , and
1 w i s h y o u all good-night."
" W h y are Urq. W i l c o x ' s recitations like F o r t Q u e b e c ? "
" B e c a u s e they are built on a b l u f f . "
lie —
She —
lie —
She —
" I ' m light on my f e e t . " •
" T h e n 1 wish y o u w o u l d . "
" W o u l d w h a t ?'"'
" L i g h t on y o u r feet. M i n e are t i r e d . "
D u r i n g the m i d y e a r exam in A m e r i c a n H i s t o r y m a n y of us
agreed w i t h Lord Chesterfield, who once s a i d :
" H i s t o r y is only
a confused hea]) of f a c t s . "
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