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No. 4
DEPARTMENT
'TIS SPRING.
" Spi'iiio' is lioro ! () spring' is liore ! "
The robin warbled in my car.
" Tlie time has come, the time has eome
For me to hiiild my tree-to]) home.
Ijiuls are l)nrsting', skies arc^ l)lne,
SiiiiHi>'ht
earning' " — away he flew,
Caroling still n])on the wing,
" 'Tis si)ring'! ''IMs s])ring! "
" 8]n'ing is here! O spring is here! "
^ The soft Lveeze murmured in my ear.
And the gentle rain with its ta])ping sound
(^alled to the flowerets in the gronnd :
" A w a k e ! awake from your winter heds!
Snowdi'o]), crocus, raise yonr h(>ads.
ire]iatica, delicate fragrance bi-ing—•
'Tis s])ring! 'Tis s])ring! "
" S]n'ing is. here! () s])ring is herc^! "
I'he glad cry sounds foi-th everywhere —
From laughing, dini])led, sun-kissed brooks,
From scores of sheltered woodland nooks;
Gay luusic swells from sweet bird voices.
The earth in smiling youth rejoices.
And joyous, roni])ing children sing,
" 'Tis spring! 'Tis spring! "
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MILLIE'S ADVENTURES.
Milli(> liiid iilwnys \vaiit(Ml to luivo an ndvoiitiii-c, l)nt it sooiued
to licr tliiit the fates wore ai»aiiist it. T h e little German colony in
wliieli she lived was ])cacefnl and (jniet, the ])eople, sini])le and hardworking.
i n the snrronnding forests there were few wild beasts
and the Indians were friendly. Small chance for a six-j^ear-old to
have an adventnre.
However, Millie was a determined little person, and on her
seventh birthday, J n l y 3d, she started ont in the early morning to
find her adventnre. Not f a r from the honse was a ]')ath leading down
throngh the woods to " Indian A c r e . " T h i s was a small space of
cleared land on which the transitory Indian tribes were wont to cam])
a f e w days befoi-e ])assing on. ^Yith this ])oint as her premeditated
destination, she ski])])ed ])lithly along, meanwhile peering watchfnlly
into the woods on either side. Snddenly a miracnlons phenomenon
met her eyes. The grass in front of her, instead of w a v i n g in one
direction (as all ])ro])er grass shonld), was waving violently in all
dh'cclious. She ti])-toed (piietly over to tlie agitated spot.
There,
lying on a soft bed of grass, with only a blanket bonnd about him, lay
a tiny Indian baby, evidently left by the Indian tribe, which had
broken cam]) the day before. A t the sight of IMillie he smiled joyf u l l y , ceased his kicking, and held n]) his little arms to ])e taken.
IFer heart was won. P i c k i n g him np she trndged slowly homeward.
She had fonnd the long songht adventiirq!
I m a g i n e the snr])rise of her ])arents! T h e y had thonght she was
playing behind the lionse, and here she came wearily c a r r y i n g an
Indian baby. There were many remonstrances and argnments, but
finally ]\rillie won ont. T h e y ke])t him and bronght him np as a
s(>rvant, but he became IMilHe's devoted slave.
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All went well nntil ten years later. Tohn ( f o r so they had named
h i m ) was gi-adnally growing n]) to be a kind-liearted and f r i e n d l y boy.
'I'lien tronble came in its nsnal form of " F i r e W a t e r . " A f t e r ])lowing all morning, in the corn field, John went down to the brook for
;! drink. There he fonnd a half filled bottle which some tramp had
l e f t when a hasty exit became necessary. W i t h a l)oy's inqnisitiveness he tasted once, and again and again, nntil there was not a dro])
left. 'I'lie effect was immediate and t e r r i f y i n g . l i e was a wild beast
searching for ])rey. The first thing he met Avas a cat. ' T w a s a perfectly harmless, innocent cat, but he was ont to kill, and kill he did.
Sneaking stealthily along, as Avas the custom of his ]ieo]>le, lie beheld
more cats, and all gave n]) their lives without a. struggle.
Finally,
when no cats survived he threw away his l)loody k n i f e and lay down
to slee]) nnd(M- a large oak tree, on the edge of the forest.
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When lie iiwoke it was dusk. The effects of the liquor had passed
away and, himself once more, he w^as tilled with remorse for his
cruelty. Walking- slowly back home he found the town in j2,'reat consternation. Some dread disease had seized all cats in the place! A s
no veterinary was available in those days, a doctor was suuimoiied.
His practised eye soon discovered the trouble. Souieone found John's
knife and he was convicted and condemned to be beaten the next
morning in the market place.
The beating was well under way, the next day, before ]\lillie was
able to reach the spot, but when the whi]) fell the third time, it was
on the white arms and shoulders of ]\Iillie who, without heeding the
angry welt, ])led so valiantly for her boy that they soon released him.
John went silently home with her that night, but the next uioruiug
he was gone. Under her door she fouud a note with a small whip,
carved from wood and dyed red, fastened to it on the ])aper was
written:
" ]\ry sister,
The heart of the redman cares not for the town of the white mau,
Likes not the toil, the sti-iving and ceaseh'ss eudeavor,
His heart ex])ands and longs for the wilds of the woodbind,
Longs for the freedom and strength which comes with storms on
the mountain
Lives and loves in the glory and strength of his valor.
T am going home to my ])eo])le. Wear this whi]) and if at any
time T am near when you are in danger, that will be a sign."
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• Fifteen years later ]\rillie, with her husband and children, started
West, and on the way were taken ca])tives by an enraged Indian
tribe. Seeking revenge for some real or imagined wrong, they decided
to burn their ca])tives. i^o remonstrances availed. IMillie was the
most beautiful, and they soon had her tied to a stake with the fagots
])iled U]) about her. A t this j)oint the ceremonies were interrnpte{l
by the arrival of a visiting chief. H e was c()m])aratively young, and
more dignified and refined than the usual Indian. The sight of the
])risoners was evidently disjdeasing to him, and he tried vaiidy to
persuade his friends to release them, and finally the cerenmnies jiroceeded. The fagots were lighted. There were vain struggles and
cries on the i)art of the other ca])tives. A hreeze Avas coming u]).
!t blew her skirt into the fire. Tt blew the folds in her waist about,
disclosing a little red whip, hitluM'to hidden. There was a shout.
The strau^-e chieftain had rushed up. His own blanket was upon the
fbuues. Her ro])evS were loosened.
" ]\rv sister, you and yours are free.
forgets."
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T H E DIAMOND, T H E
WOMAN.
F o r this story wliicli I {iiii about to relate, 1 neither ex])cet nor
solicit belief. E x p e c t it I could not, in a case where iny own senses
can hardly credit their information. I am merely goin<>' to ])en the
series of events as they occurred, ])lainly, and without explanation.
To me they are real and horrible, to my readers they will ])erha])s
seem exaggerated and improbable.
T h e millionaire was the jn-oud ])()ssess0r of an iunnense diamond.
Diamonds were his hobby, his ])leasure.
This diamond Avas one
whose history was synonymous 'with disaster; its possessors had in
every instance been overtaken by the malicious fate which seemed
to everywhere accom])any the gem. Aside from the fact that it was
very large, it was ])eculiarly fascinating to the beholder. When held
in the pro])er light at. a certain angle, dee]) in its heart there a])i)eare(l
a pale, indescribable, iudehnite, transient, blue flash, which might
have been the diamond's ghost, so intangible was it. ]\lan and woman
alike who had owned it had fallen under its s])ell. A l l were attracted ;
all sought the diamond's ghost; all met violent ends.
The millionaire, lai'ge and nnisterful, had laughed contem])tuously
when told of the history of this stone, and had scorned advice against
owning it. Diamonds were his ])assion and, having money, it seemed
to him foolish not to g r a t i f y his desire sinqdy because those who had
])reviously ]assessed it had been unfortunate.
H e gave a ])arty, an extravagant atTair. The woman was invited.
'I'rue, she had not been in the city long, but she came with the best
of references. She was tall for a lady, with dai'k, expressive eyes,
blue-bhick Spanish hair, and a trim figure.
Ih'i' aue mii>l)t havt'
been anything from tw(Mity to forty. As was his custom, the millionaire showed the guests this diamond, ///c diamond.
Everyone was
politely " chai'uied " with it. The woman scarcely seemed to notice,
and turning it over in her delicate, shapely hand, gave it a ])assing
glance and a slight, ex])i'essionless smile.
T h e millionaire ])lace(l it in its case, and laid it on a small table
near by. A])])ai'ently no on(» gave it a thought.
It was long after
midnight when the ])ai'ty broke up and, forgetful of his valuable
diamond, the millionaire retired and sl(>pt until nearly noon. A f t e r
dining he ha])pened to renuMuber th(> jewel and at once went to look
for it. H e came to the table on which he had placed it th(> evening
before. T h e cas(> was there but the diamond was gone.
He was
f u r i o u s ; tlie A'eins of his {'(U'ehead stood out likc^ whipcoi-d; llic
muscles of his j a w knotted in bunches and his face gi-ew li\'id. Frauticallv he swung around and rushed across the room. On nearinii'
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tlie door his foot becaiue eiitaiii>'led in a nii>' and he foil. Ho was a
heavy man. H i s head struck the doorRnoh. He lay still while a
crimson pool slowly grew larg'or on the cai'])ot.
.Le -Noir's detective agency was notitied and Lo X o i r himself,
slender and snpple, arrived in twenty minntes. Le Xo'w was clover,
very clever. His knowledge of criminals and crime seemed nncanny.
This knowledge, directing an organization Avhose arms extended across
continents, i)roduced marvels in the art of detection. H e asked for
a list of the guests and servants. All the guests wore of good standing except the woman, of whom little or nothing was known. This
somewhat simplified the affair. The only ])ossil)le sns])ects wore the
servants and the woman, hut since the servants had all been in the
house for years and daily had had op])ortunitios to steal the diamond
had they so desired, the ])rol)al)le thief seemed to I.e Noir to he the
woman.
H e went directly to her a])artniont, which was situated in a fashionJthlc district of the city. On arriving he learned that the wouuiu
had gone to her country home on the shoi-o that morning, ahout an
hour previous to his arrival. T o Le X o i r this departing rosond)lod
flight; therefore she must he tlu^ thief, or why this hasty journey?
•Surely he was on the right track. In his high-])oworod French touring car he covered the distance from the city to the shore in an hour,
believing that he would ari'ivo soon after the woman.
It wonld no
doubt have sur])rise(l him had ho known that the woman had consumed oven loss time in reaching the house.
"^I'ho house was a dignified stone building, broad and low, with a
s])acions ])orch on throe sides of it, sot in the midst of immense, level,
velvety green lawns, intersected by gravel roads and ])aths. At S(mio
distance on a slight elevation stood a. long, dai'k barn-like structure,
])ossibly a garage. Such was the place that Lo T^oir found.
H i s car drew up at the front of the house and ho alighted. As ho
walked u]) the ])ath loading to the ])orch, he scrutinized the ontii-o
Imildiu'i' carefully, t>'i\'ing s])(H'ial attention to the doors. H o wont
iip on the ])orch and rang the bell. A tall, solemn, gorgeously attired
s(M-vipg-mau answered, and in ro])ly to Lo Xoir's question, stated
that the woman was at homo, and would the gontlounui not come in?
Lo X o i r was ushered into a luxuriously fui'uishod drawing I'ooni and
was told that th(> woman would come at once. The butler withdrew,
I'losii'i!' the do(U' aftoi' him.
(^ould Lo "Noir have looked out at the gai'ag(> he would have se(Mi
'1 neat appoariu'r youuo: man in irnlfiug costnnio and wearing hug(>
o'oo'o'Ies. u'o into the building, and had IvO Xoir been listcMiing intently,
ho would have hoard the staccato nois(> which is nuxlo only l)y ini-
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mensely powerful engines of a certain description.
But Le Noir
ccnld not, or at least did not. l i e waited. A t the end of some
minutes lie rang the bell for a servant, but no one answered.
lie
went to the door, i t was locked. H e step])e(l to a window and pushing aside the draperies, found that it was barred. H e was a prisoner.
T h a t afternoon a ])asserbv noticed a man's hand wax'iiig hysterically
from a broken window and rescued the angry, unfortunate detective.
The house was searched. I t was absolutely vacant. E v e r y one had
gone. Le N o i r returned to the city, defeated.
T w o daj's later an ocean liner sighted the wreck of an aeroplane
.')nd let down a snuill boat to examine it more carefully. A l l that
was found to i d e n t i f y its ])<)ssible owner was a snudl feminine handbag, stuffed with long, blue-black S])anish hair. ]N[o trace was ever
found of the woman. She had vanished. N o trace was ever found
of the diamond. I t had vanished.
I n the slimy de])ths of the ocean there gleams that brilliant jewel
once owned by the millionaire. W a s its career of disaster ended or
would it by sonu^ chance return to the land and continue its destriu'tive
course? Neai'by lies a skeleton; ])erhaps that of the woman, who,
fascinated by the diamond, had attempted to possess it, and whouj
it had numbered among its victims.
Heep in the heart of the diamond there is a i)ale, indescribable,
indefinite, transient blue flash which is its ghost.
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BETTY'S EASTER
SURPRISE.
I>etty looked very down-hearted as she sat gazing out over the
dismal brown Helds and trees, thinking how lonely it was going to
be at college all that Easter vacation. It was the very first time that
she had not gone home for a holiday.
Only that morning she had received a telegram from her father,
saying that he had had a great financial loss and it would be im])Ossible for her to come home.
" -lust to tliink," sighed Betty, '' by to-night all the girls but Sarah
and myself will b e g o n e . O h ! dear, I am so lonesome! "
W i t h that she hid her light, curly head in the ])ile of cushions by
her side and began to cry. Just then there came a loud knock at the
door, and Ik'tty, jum])iiig up (piickly, dried her eyes and said,
" Come in."
W h o should it b(> but B e t t y ' s best fri(Mid all dressed in her traveling
suit, almost ready to. leave. She skipped across the room and dropped
down beside B e t t v on the couch.
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'' Why aren't you dressed to leave ? Have you changed your mind,
or what? "
" I dou't think I']] go home this Easter," said lietty, with firndy
set lips.
" W h y , Jjctty, what on earth is the matter?
Last inght all you
talked a])out was going home and you said
"
Here I Jetty bui-st into tears and hid her face 011 l^'ggv's shoulder
and told her, in many broken sentences, why she was uuahle to go.
Why, you i)oor child, of course you don't want to stay here for
Easter, ^'ou get right into your things and come home with me."
" O h ! no, no, P e g g y dear; that would be too much, and your
mother would
"
" i\Iy mother would be delighted to liave you come, 1 have told her
so much about you. ] f you won't come, I refuse to go at all, and
leave you alone."
A t that, Betty readily agreed to go, if Peggy was sure things would
be all right.
One hour from that time two very ha])|)y, smiling girls leaned
back comfortably in a. ])arlor car s])eeding ra])idly towai'd Boston.
Arriving there at eighf-tifteen, they were met at the station by Peggy's
big brother, Tom. H i s sister Hew into his outstretched arms and gave
him a sisterly kiss. Over Peggy's shoulder Tom saw Petty smilingly
watching them and whis])ered to Peggv, " W h o is the good-looking
girl ? " ^
" AVhy, that is the best girl friend a girl ever had and she has
come to spend Easter with us. ]\Iiss Baker, lyfr. Thompson."
" W e l l , T certainly am jolly glad to know you," said Tom, giving
lietty's hand a hearty scpieeze. Betty blushed ])rettily.
Tt (lid not take long to reach the house as the machine sped over
the ])avenient very I'apidly. Arriving home fiftecm minnfes later,
they were met at the door l)y Peii'gy's mother, who gave liei' danght(>r
an afl'ectiouate kiss and hug. Then Peggy cxplaintMl to her niotheiabout Betty and ^Irs. Thonijison took Betty in her arms and gave
her, too, a motherly kiss and a hearty welcome. The two girls ran
u])stairs to change their traveling dresses for evening gowns and were
soon back again and seated at the table.
After dinner that night Tom and the two girls strolled info the
library, mother went upstairs and father went out for the evening.
Betty and 'I'om were in deej) conversation, and Peggy slipped out of
the room and left them alone.
Easter came and went, th(> holidays were ovei*, and P(>g«i'v and
Bettv were back at school once more, botli vei'v lia|)py, for was not
Betty to be Peggv's sister the day after connnencement.
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SCARED
BLUE!
The clic'crfiil little blaze in the 0])0ii fii-eplaee llickered and
.-parkled, sending forth waverino' r a j s of light that ])artly revealed
four girlish forms cn(hlled eozily together e n j o y i n g its warmth.
" Oh, g i r l s ! " exclaimed one of them, '' I've jnst thonght of something.
Don't yon want to hear of the time I was seared — yes,
scared blue! "
" W e l l , I should say we do! F a n c y K i t t y Hastings scared blue,"
exclaimed N a n c y , her roonnnate.
" H u r r y , K i t t y , because the dinner gong will ring soon," interrupted Ijetty A r m o u r .
" A l l right, and don't interru])t me," warned K i t t y , and then she
continued:
" T w o or thi-ee years ago, I met a lovely girl at the seashore, and
during my stay there we became very chummy.
Her name was
j\Iarion l l o l l i n s and she was a w f u l l y pretty and stylish.
" Well, last snnnner she Avrote to me, reminding me of my ])romise
ro visit her. She said that they had just bought a summer home at
Gilsbank, a town outside of J>ost(Hi, and the house was very oldtimey, colonial, and. so forth. T h e y had not furnished it entirely, as
they were hunting foi- fuiniiture to coni])lete the colonial setting.
She wanted m y advice, and her father, ni()ther and brother joined
her in begging me to come.
" T h e letter was so nice and, as I just love old-fashioned ])laces,
mother, at last, said I might go.
" T started fi'om home on an early train and soon was on my way
to Ijoston. Then, of course, just outside of that city the train was
delayed, and it was a w f n l l y late when I Hiudly reached (Jilsbank.
Oh, it was a black and lonely-looking place ! 'I'he platform saggcMl and
swayed under my feet, and the station, a small, shanty-like affair,
was locked. My spii'its sank and 1 felt as spineless as a jelly-fish.
" Suddenly, sonu'body tonched my ai-ni and gi-asped my valise at
the same time. I whirled around, made a stab in the direction the
grip had gone, and then I sto])ped. Looking right at me and g r i n n i n g
like the (Tieshire cat, stood a luuit, twisted and malignant fignre.
'I'lien be spoke. His voice sonnded parrot-like.
'' ' Miss Marion is son-y, Miss, lliat she conldn't meet you, but her
folks had to rnsh away as old lady llollins is dangerons sick.
She
said as how we wuz to look a f t e r you and that she'll be back in tlie
niornin'. T h i s way, 'Miss.'
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" T didn't know what to do and I didn't see anybody aronnd to
save nic. T followed tlio dwarf and was hnndlcd into a l)ii>', soft, dark
ooacli. T sank dce])Gr and (lce])er into the fnr rng's; niy teeth chattered
and ehattered; niy heart heat londer and londer; and the little bent
uian drove faster and faster.
At hist we \vhirl(>(l into a bi-oad avenne and np to a long, low, rand)ling lionse with scarcely a light t()
show whither T had come.
" I was shoved n]) the ste]is by the dwarf. In ihe doorway was a
large broad man with a sullen, taciturn air, who informed me that
the servants had gcme to l)ed and that after he had shown me to my
room, the honsckee])er Avonld bring me some tea. Tie added, with
rather sinister intonation, as T thonght, that none of the family would
])e back nntil morning.
" ITe led the way, his lone candle light casting his grostescjue shadow
u]) and down the bare walls.
ITe sto])|)e(l before a heavy oaken door
and handing me the candle bowed and left me.
" T stood there motionless, absolutely ])aralyze(l with fear.
T did
not dare to cross that thresliold.
^Vhy had 1 c(nne here
Xo doubt
it was a robber's den, and T shivered at the thought. What did they
want?
j\roney!
1 clutched my ])urse, half exj)ecting to hear tlie
order — • ' Hands n])! '
" The next moment I scolded myself roundly for my silly, childish
fears.
"^rhey had s])oken of ]\Iarion ami, of course, the situation was
quite ])ossible. Then, still trendding, 1 entered the room.
" The fcel)le candle light showed me a long, low, dark room,
scarcely furnished. Here, a. high ])oster bed arul there, a high-backed
chair. Over in the corner stood a tall, heavy dresser, and that was m11.
" 1 hastily ])re])ared for bed and for the embracing wai-mth of the
billowy comforters. 'Smldeidy I h(>ard a light tap and a tall, angular
woman, of forbidding aspect, entered with a steaming I ray in her
liands.
She s])oke harshly:
" ' I'm sorry, Miss, that you shouldn't have had a better welcome to
the master's house.
F.at now and it will do you good.
liolt your
windows for the sash is shaky and the rattling may disturb you tonight.' Then she left the room.
" U e r renuirks al)out the windows awak(>ned my tears again, and I
rushed to test their locks.
-lust as slie had said the windows were
rattly, and 1 beheld with, deepening disnuiy that the \)\',\7//A\ I'oof slo|)e(l
up to my windows. And I also saw a big tree whose mighty 1)raiiche<
spread out upon the roof like lu'lping arms.
Then the idea struck
me that the wonuin had tried to warn me.
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'' N o more reasoning for iiie!
This was a iniirdorers' dcii, and I
was their victim.
I iluiig myself beneath the bed clothes and listened and watched.
'' A clock below boomed twelve. I heard a stair creak, a footstep
in the hall.
Some one was coming with stealthy tread. A stop by
my door, A hand touched the knob; it turned for 1 hadn't locked it.
pause. Then hands felt about on the floor. I uttered a smothered
shriek.
The intruder must have heard it, for slowly the steps retreated and died away far down the hall.
" I sprang up, shaking as though I had the ague.
Rushing forward I pushed that lumbering dresser against the door with a loud
crash.
" Then I stood still trying to recover both courage and breath.
Oh — ugh!
1 listened in frozen horror.
Steps on the roof!
C^oming'^
No!
Yes!
Coming!
One-two.
W i t h a terrified
shriek I cast aside all pretense of bravery and dived headlong into the
bed, hea])ing blankets and coverings over my head to shut out all
sound.
T w o minutes passed and nothing happened.
I cautiously
raised my head, holding the pillow before it as though to ward off
attack.
" A n d that's how I sjjent the night, alternately watching door and
window,
" I must have dozed oil' in the early morning, for the next thing I
heard was ]\Iarion's voice calling gaily.
I sprang up, opened the
door and literally fell into Marion's arms,
" A f t e r that night the rest of the week seemed like ' Paradise
regained.'
I had the loveliest time ever!
That's all! "
" All, is it? " exclaimed Nancy, her room mate, " You're the most
unsatisfactory story teller! Ex])lain. Why were you in that dark,
bai-e room ? Who was the twisted old man and the huge giant who
cast such a grotescjne shadow? Also, the thin, harsh woman? Was
it really a thief in the hall and on the roof? "
K i t t y shot a delighted glance at Nancy's earnest face and asked
demurely, " Do I really have to ex])lain all that? "
" Y o u certainly do," affirmed the girls in chorus,
" R y a mistake on the giant's part 1 was c(mdiu'ted to a i-onm they
hadn't completely furnished.
The twisted old man was a family
servant.
He had been with them for years and he turned out to be
tlie kindest, funniest, dearest little nuin ever.
The giant, and tall
thin wonuin were husband and wife,
'The giant, by daylight, was a
s]dendid English butler and his wife the trusted, loyal housekee])er.
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T h e steps in the hall were canacd by the honsekoe])ev who merely
removed iny sii])])er tray.
T h e ste])s 011 the I'oof were occasioned by
the branches of the tree before m e n t i o n e d , as they rnbbed against the
roof.
N o w , ai'e yon entirely satisfied "
" Graeions, what a s t o r y ! " exclaimed lietty, " T thon^'ht something- awfnl was going to ha])])en to yon.
Come on, girls, there's the
gong! "
W a i t a minnte," said X a n c y , " I ' v e got something to add.
W e ' v e all been hoodwinked by K i t t y again.
There never was a
l\rarion ITollins, and to think that 1 should swallow such a talc, too,
for girls, yon see, she s])ent all last snmiiier with me."
C. F. II. '14.
WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY.
" fTanice, it's sim])ly dreadful ! "
P e g g y regarded her friend with
a look of atteni])ted resignation, which ended in a dismal failure.
" It wouldn't be (juite so bad if I hadn't invited Miss Sherwin.
Ihit,
still, it would be dreadful to have the girls say they didn't have a
good time a f t e r I ' d invited them here. ' Oh, if only mother hadn't
had to go away ! "
" Well, ' what can't be cured must be endured,' y(Ui know, Peggy.
W o u l d n ' t it be a good ])lan to consult Tsora about dinner now?
She'll fix things all right, don't you w o r r y , " and flanice smiled with
an assurance she did not feel.
T h e girls had scarcely reached the threshold of the kitchen when
they sighted X o r a , with a determined look on her face, ])ausing to
readjust her hat. Her suit case stood on the lloor beside her.
" W h y , X o r a , where are you going?
Surely yon aren't going
to leave us now? " cried l^eggy in consternation.
" Shure, and is it stayin' Oi'd be, i\Iiss ^largaret, with sich a choild
as yersilf, a bavin' coni])any ivery day of the wake?
A n d , as for
Mister flohn — "
here N(U'a ])ause(l as if the shortcomings of
Alister r i o h n were beyond ex])ression.
Tt was in vain that Peggy argu(>d with her. Xora stood firm. All
Janice's ])leadings were useless.
Noi-a's mind was nnide up, and,
taking her suit case in hand, she strode from the room and out into
the street.
She had scarcely vanished, when flohii and two of his boy chums
entered the house, and without much further delay, cauie to where
the c;irls were discussing what was best to be done.
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Impressed by tlieir souiewbat glooiny appearance, Jack inquired tlie
cause.
J^Gg'gy explained, adding in a pleading tone of voice, " And,
Jack, you'll try and lielj) nie out, won't you?
1 know you can help
me, if you try. I want to Iiire a maid for the day.
She won't have
to cook at all. fliist o})en the door to the company and serve things."
" Of course I'll help, Peg.
1 don't know what I can do about it,
but if there's any possible way, I'll find it, depend upon me."
While the girls were lamenting their ill luck, and s])ending most
of the morning telephoning various employment agencies, up in Jack's
room three boys were consulting earnestly.
" I t doesn't seem as if I've left anything undone to help P e g out,
but 1 can't do anything, and I don't like to fail P e g g y like this,"
Jack was saying.
Then a sudden brilliant plan struck him.
" I've
got it," ho shouted, " if it will only work out all right.
Listen and
I ' l l tell you, boys."
Lowering his voice he outlined his plan.
It
was greeted enthusiastically by his companions, who declared it was
great.
" P u t where do we come in in this," demanded Frank.
to be there, wouldn't you, George? "
" I'd like
George nodded assent.
" I have that all })lanncd, too.
Two very distinguished friends of
my mother are exjiected to be in town about this time.
The,y wrote
my mother that they would come up some evening during their stay.
j\Iother told P e g g y to entertain them if they came while she was out
of town.
Now, if you think you could do it all right, this would bo
quite an a<lvantage to you.
Don't you understand ? "
Promptly at four o'clock, while the girls were working, there came
a knock at the door.
Peggy iiew to o])en it. There stood a tall negro,
in a long overcoat with his cap well over his ears. Peggy looked at
Janice.
" Well, I su])pose he's from the emjdoyment agency," she
paid, '' but I wanted a maid."
" Please, miss, I's do maid.
P s N e d , " said the servant.
H e was well dressed.
As Janice said, he made an impressive
a])poarnn('(\, whether liec.'onld do anything or not.
l>ut he soon proved
that he could do very well, allhough, judging from souu} things he did,
ho could not have bad much ex])erience.
lYed o])(Mied the dour to the guests as they arrived.
Afterwards,
under the direction of -Linice, he was ])re])aring to serve the dinner
when Peggy canu> swiftly in.
" You must set two more ])laces,
Saudto.
Jauic(\ those friends of luotlier's have come and we must
make theui stay to dinner. They are vei'v uice, but not at all what I
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tlionglit from what mother said.
And T just want you to notice the
size of their feet. They're dreadfully l)ii>'. W h y , what is the nuitter,
Ned ? "
For Ned had suddenly taken a violent fit of coug'hiiig'.
Tlie dinner passed very ])leasantly.
Ned was an ideal waiter.
Olive Sherwin, the gnest of honor, was a young- woman who had
written many books which had already become well known. She was
a very interesting- talker.
A s for the two ladies, they seemed to keej)
in the background as much as ])ossible, always sitting- where the least
light would fall on them.
It seemed to Janice that a look of recognition ])asscd between the two ladies and the negro servant, but she
innuediately decided that she must have been mistaken.
The ladies
kept their feet hidden beneath their skirts so that no one else was
able to remark their size. l>oth ladies s])oke in little, mincing voices.
The evening was s])ent very eujoyably.
Every one had a thoroughly good time.
The two ladies were the last to leave.
A s they
rose to go, the light fell full on their faces.
They looked strangely
familiar. Then both girls burst out laughing at once. " George and
F r a n k ! " gas])ed Peggy.
" O h , 1 see it all now.
eTack, couie here.
Jack, T must thank you. Y o u siui])ly saved the day, that's all. Do
you know all the girls comidiniented me u])on having such a welltrained servant! "
L. II. '14.
A little
y\nd a
And a
And a
bit of patience often makes the sunshine come,
litlle bit of love makes a very ha])])y homo.
litlle bit of h()])e makes a rainy day look gay.
little bit of chai-ity makes glad a weary way.
Evei-y day is in itself a little s])here. We have but to round it
out to j)erfo('ti()n and the year will take care of itself.
H' e v e r y j)ei-S()n w o u l d b(> h a l f a s g o o d a s h e e x j x ' c t s h i s
to b(\ w h a t a h e a v e n t h e w o r l d w o u l d
he!
neighbor
THE
CRIMSON
VOL
X
AND
ALBANY, N . Y . ,
WHITE
A P R I L , 1914.
No. 4
Published E v e r y T w o Months D u r i n g the School Y e a r b y the Students of the N. H. S.
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BOARD OF E D I T O R S
Editor-in-Chief
Elkanok E. DUNX, Q. L. S., '14
Assistant
Editor
^lAitiox C. Wjiitio, ^Jeta Sigma, '15
Eloisio Lansing, Zeta Sigma, '14
Douotiiy liussKLL, Zeta Sigma, '15
P. Mauion M c D o w e l l , Zeta Sigma, '14
Maugauet L o v e t t , Q. L. S., '15
Maugaukt S h i u t z , Q. L. S., '15
Cauolixio Lu'ES, Zeta Sigma, '15
C'liESTEii Long, Ju., Adelphoi, '14
Jacoi! Z k i i f u s , '15
.TosEPii McEntee, Adelphoi, '14
G i l h e u t Dauixg, Adelphoi, '14
.loiiN R. HUTLEU, Theta Nu, '14
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These briglil, sinmy spring d a y s — aren't they wonderful?
They
seem to make one's heart sing away so hapjjily.
I]nt oh! the spring
fever that they bring with them.
One longs to leave the ehissroom
and lessons far behind and go train])!ng '' over the hills and far
away," breathing dee])ly the soft, fresh air, ])ansing to eateh new or
strange bird notes, and rejoieing at eaeh newly diseovered sjjot of
verdure. Or — better still — one goes to the woods, seeks some southward facing slo])e, and earefnlly brushes away the sheltering leaves.
Perhai)s onr (piest is at once sneeessfnl, and we see a cluster of graceful, delicate-])etaled hepatica smiling np at use — and then what joy
is onrs.
Wut ])erha])s a long, careful search is re(piired before we find
'.he sweet messengers of s ] ) r i n g — a n d for this the little llowers seem
so much the more welcome.
As we bear them trinmphantly homeward we think what a joyously beautiful season is the spring, and are
grateful for all the " "March winds and April showers " which helped
to " bring forth ]\lay llowers."
I Fere is something that will interest yon.
We arc glad to announce t.hat Kdilh L. Mattice, 'H!, and Kloise Lansing, '14, were the
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winners of the ])rizes offered by the Litchfield Press fin- the best
story in the l)ecend)er issue.
O f tliose stories a|)])earino' in the
Fehrnary nnnd)er the one entitled " A l i a s P r o f . 15rown," written by
Enretta A v e r y , ' 1 5 , was awarded the honor.
Accept our heartiest
congratulations, g i r l s !
T h e board of editors of " T h e Crimson and W h i t e " wishes to
extend most sincere thanks to all those who in any way aided in the
success of the nnrsicale given last month.
O f those who heljied in
selling tickets w e would esy)ecially mention Clara Holder and Elmetta
V a n Deloo, and, in assisting to secure the services of the Tnion (\tllege Glee C l u b , E d w a r d P r a n d o w , '18, showed his loyalty to X. H . S.
and " T h e Crimson and W h i t e . "
P u t we think it is Professor Sayles
to whom we owe the greatest thanks, for he stood by us iirndy from
beginning to end w i t h valuable suggestions and u n f a i l i n g su]i])ort,
and, as always, showed himself hel])ful to the last degree.
ALUMNI NOTES.
Adele LeCom])te has returned for her Easter vacation from Medina,
N . Y . , where she holds a ])osition as teacher.
A l i c e Griffin, ' 1 3 , has moved to N e w Y o r k to take u]) her residence
there.
Caroline L a n s i n g , ' 1 2 , who is now a So])honi(n'e at Wellesley, and
Marion Homery, ' 1 3 , who is attending Simmons College, recently
made us brief but very welcome visits while sjieuding their s])ring
vacation in A l b a n y .
T h e officers of the A l u m n i Association wish to call the attention
of all loyal A l u m n i to the financial condition of the Association.
At
])resent the treasury very much resend)los Old ]\rother TFubbard's Cu))board, and unless the A l u m n i make a more loyal resjionse to the
notices of dues for 1 0 1 3 (which were sent out over two months ago)
the Association is very a])t to die for lack of nourishment.
jMr. Cox,
]\rr. Ostrander and IMr. Sweet have advanced money to the vVssociation and have worked hard to build it up and make it an organization
worthy of Old N o r m a l .
Tt is mighty discouraging to see such a
poor response.
W h e r e is the loyalty of Old Normal ?
S u r e l y it can't be dead.
W a k e u p — ^ P a y your dues — Poost — and send the president any
ideas you may have that you think will uiake the Association a bigger
and better organization.
N o w , all together.
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SCHOOL NOTES.
H o w very considerate of the faculty to i)reseiit us with onr yellow
envelopes on the day before vacation ! O f course they did not waut
any fatalities to occur during' the school term, nor to have us stay out
a couple of days to recuperate from the shock.
Such a surprise to
get so much higher (
nuirks than we expected!
Tn spite of those
fatal reports, we were able to eujoy our vacation to the utmost, and,
following the excellent advice of one of our teachers, we didn't study
too nmch.
On jMarch 18th the great event of the year (outside the school
picnic) took ])lace — " T h e Criuison and W h i t e " entertainuient.
T h e auditorium was well tilled with ])C()j)lo desiring to hear the Union
College Glee, Mandolin and G u i t a r clubs do themselves ])roud, and
they were not disapi)()inted.
Indeed, the audience f e l t re])aid for
jHirchasing tickets, and the evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
F o r some time previous the meud)ers of the Board, assisted by many
fellow-students not on the staff, had been putting forth their best
efforts to sell as many tickets as possible, ho])ing to clear at least $100.
T h e y were rather disa])])oiuted, therefore, to find, upon counting the
jn-oceeds, that only about $(>0 had been made.
Nevertheless, they
are glad to have that much, and desire to render their thanks to the
school for its loyal co-operation in m a k i n g the entertainment a success.
We are glad to welcome to our school two new mend)ers, Watson
lloose, of the A l b a n y H i g h School, and Raymond (^arr, from the
l)()ys' A c a d e m y . T h e former has entered the Senior class, while the
latter occu])ies a ])lace among the Juniors.
T h e Junior class, which is now f u l l y organized, held a ver}^ Piijoyable rece])tiou on ]\Iarch 20th, with the Seuiors as the guests of honor.
T h e gymuasium was effectively decorated with green crepe ])ay)er, in
honor of St. P a t r i c k , and many lovely ])abiis — not to mention the
numerous ])ennants which gaily lluttered from all parts of the room.
A ])iano and violin furnished music for the dancing, which was the
chief form of entertainment for the afternoon.
Tee cream and wafers
served to refresh the dancers, and were gladly welcomed by all.
(Ask
I)utler or Hoose whether they waut ])ermanent positions as " d i s h
washers '' for the school.)
A t (l.-iO Charles, ever on duty, ])()])])ed off'
the lights, and w e a r y but ha]i])y youths and maidens wended their w a y
homeward.
T h e whole aff'air was a great success, and any of the
Seniors will tell yoii that the duuiors certainly gave them a good time.
l»ut Seniors are not the only students who have been es])ecially
favored of late.
On Thursday evening, M a r c h lUth, the (\)oking
(^lass, under the chaperonagv of Miss lUMinett, its teacher, had the
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iiiiusnal privilege of seeing bread made in one of the large bakei-ies
of the city.
T h i s unlookecl for ])]easnrc was given the class by Mr.
Xiinniey, who very kindly offered to show the y o n n g cooks how
" Kleen-Maid I3read " is i)ro(lnced.
W h i l e on their tonr of inspection, the niend)ers of the class tested the qnality of iMr. Kininiey's
goods by devonring many crnllers, cookies and cakes, and n])on their
departnre each gnest carried with her a " Ivleen-AIaid " as a memento
of the ha])py and iiistrnctive evening they had thns enjoyed.
One of the great reconi^ienses f o r being a Senior is that yon are
then permitted to give and attend a f e w more social fnnctions at
school than yon otherwise can.
A n d so the Senior class, desiring to
have some sort of an entertainment entirely for its own members,
(^xchided ontsiders from the informal dance which it held in the
" gym " on F r i d a y , A])ril 8(1. T h e fnnction was nnder the direction
of a committee, chosen by j\liss V a n Deloo, as chairman.
Everyone
seemed to enjoy himself, and to get away with sevei'al dishes of ice
cream.
The jiarty broke n]) at 8 p. iM., all declaring that they had
had a " bnlly good time."
AVe were agreeably snr^irised on T h n r s d a y morning of A])i'il 2(1
to be snmmoned over to the anditorinm for tirst ])eriod.
W e conld
not gness what was going to ha])])en, bnt soon fonnd that we were
to be favored with an address, accom])anied by lantern slides, rendered by Mr. F a i r c h i l d , on the snbject of '' Personal and National
Thrift."
T h e s])eaker ex])laine(l that the address Avas not to l)e a
lectnre bnt a lesson, so of conrse we all gave es])ecial attention to what
followed.
W e were particnlarly warned against idling away onr
time, in school and ont of school, and we wei'c graphically shown
what sorrow this evil trait had cansed many ])eo])le, and how they
regretted it in after life.
N o donbt, after that, we shall all give onr
whole time and thonght to onr books, and become model stndents.
Z
ZETA
SIGMA.
S i g m a held her annnal mid-year dance on the evening of Febrnary
(1th.
T h e i)lace was the Anrania (Mnb, tlu^ time — we wonld not
dare mention that — tlu^ gii'ls wcM-e daintly gowned Sigma girls and
their friends.
O n r pati-onesses were Miss rlohnson, Mrs. M(d)()W('ll,
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Mrs. Lipes, Mrs. P a g e , Mrs. White and Miss Lansing.
Tlie hall was
prettily decorated with palms, behind which K i r k ' s orchestra ])layod.
A l l those who attended reported that they had a s])lendid time.
We
congratnlate the committee in charge for the snccess of the affair.
T h e elections of certain Freshmen to Sigma was held on the tenth
of F e h r n a r j , w i t h the resnlt that eight Incky girls were elected to our
society.
T h e y are H e l e n Jones, Lillian Smith, S a r a h H u t c h i n s ,
Frances Myers, E m e l i n e Shnttes, Gertrnde Sonthard, Esther C r a m e r
and M a r i o n Yosbnrgh.
Soon afterwards these innocent y o n n g Freshmen were w e a r i n g bright bows of Sigma's colors.
Then c a m e their
initiation, a very t r y i n g ordeal for onr poor victims.
A f t e r this
they were royally welcomed to onr midst.
W e soon fonnd ont that
onr new mendiers made a fine addition to onr society.
T h e piano
solos of the j\fisses C r a m e r and S m i t h are delightfnl.
T h e recitations of M i s s M y e r s conld not be snrpassed, while the w a y in w h i c h
]\fiss Sonthard reads is one to be envied.
On the whole, girls, yon
really are a splendid lot and we are prond of yon a l r e a d y !
T h e meetings as ever before have been most ];)leasnrable. T h e y are
always f n l l of helps of all kinds if we take but time to gather them.
Vacation is over, girls, so let ns make the very best of onr time.
And when that dreadfnl " spring fever " comes aronnd hang ont y o n r
" bnsy day " signs.
W e have missed E d i t h Picken and Bernice Covey from onr meetings.
W e trnst that they will soon bo with ns again.
Caroline Lansing, one of onr alnmnjp, visited ns recently.
We
were glad to see her again, and we es])ecially enjoyed her little talk.
QUINTILIAN LITERARY
SOCIETY.
A decidedly exciting and thrilling initiation was held in the " g y m ''
last month, and now we i^rondly connt among onr nnmber several
Freshmen well worth knowing, namely. Hazel Foster, ^Margaret K i r t land, Tvnth Holder, P>ertha W a g n e r and i\Iarjorie ]\IcI)onongh.
A t a recent meeting a debate which excited great interest f e a t n r e d
on the ])rogram.
T h e snbject was. Resolved, That the dancing of the
tango shonld be ])rohibited.
The affirmative was sn])])()rted by Isabel
Johnston, IMargaret Shirtz and Eleanor D n n n ; the negative, by
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M a r i o n Poole, IMiklred Eirdseye and C l a r a Holder.
T h e judges
awarded the victory to the negative.
O n the seventeenth of A p r i l " (Ruin's " annual dance was held iu
the A u r a n i a Club, prettily decorated for the occasiou.
Those who
were present declared the evening a most enjoyable one, and the date
is one to be renienibered with pleasnr for many a day — nntil
" Quin's " next dance.
W e regret exceediugly the long aud severe illness of one of onr
number, L u c i l e AValters, and are looking eagerly forward to the day
when she will be among us again.
We ai'e very sorry indeed to lose one of our newly elected meuibers. H a z e l Foster, who has moved to Maryland.
O u r good wishes
follow her to her new home, where we know, through our all too slioi t
acquaintance with her, that she will soon make m a n y friends.
T h e folloAving is the result of the election of officers for the society,
which was held on the fifth of F e b r u a r y .
President
IMarguerite Clark.
Vice-President
H a z e l Schilliug.
Secretary
Eleanor Dunn.
Treasurer
Josephine H o y t .
Critic
H e l e n INIeade.
Editor
C l a r a Holder.
Assistant Editor
P h y l l i s Clark.
Mistress of Ceremonies
M a r i o n Poole.
Marshal
Isabel Johnston.
Pianist
IMargarct Shirtz.
ADELPHOI
NOTES.
T h e meetings of Adelphoi have been held regularly.
Several
debates have beeu enjoyed by the members. One of the most iuteresting debates held was, Kesolved, T h a t moral ])lays are a benefit to 'be
peo])le.
T h e affirmative was u])held by Tlochstrasser and Covev aud
the negative by Daring and Scott.
T h e debate was decided iu favor
of the negative.
T h e members of Adel])hoi were addressed by two of the A l u m u i .
ATessrs. I)i'an(!()W aud Wurtliuiiin. at ii late uiccHiug.
Prejiarations are beiug made for the annual bau(|uet, which wili
be held some time iu l\Iav.
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T H E T A NU.
The iiipctiiigs of Theta N i i coiitiiiiio to hold the interest of the
iiieml)ers as shown l)y the f a i t h f u l attciuhr ee.
T h e proo-ranis are
made most enjoyable hy frequent debates and orations, well prepared
and delivered.
T w o newcomers to the Normal are soon to be initiated into Theta
X n , namely, Watwon lloose, of the Senior Class, who came to ns from
the A l b a n y H i g h School, and Kaymond Carr, a Junior, formerly of
the Ijoys' Academy. W e are ])lanning a rousing welcome for them.
A n event which is being thoroughly discussed in the society is the
annual Theta X u dance.
T h i s is ex])ected to take ])lace near the
end of the school year — the date as yet has not been definitely set.
I n view of the arrangements already talked of the affair promises
to be one of the season's greatest successes.
'I'he Exchange E d i t o r of the ('rii)isoii and While (l^)ttsville,
I^i.),
makes an earnest ])lea, in the March issne, for comments.
We
sympathize with their recpiest, and, therefore, i)rint the f o l l o w i n g
concerning their ])a])er:
T h e main improvcnunt which should be made is in the color of the
|)ages.
The covei- is so lovely and white that it is (]uite a shock to
behold grayish, dingy looking paper within.
The " T a b l e of i\)\\tents " and the list of Editors ought to be separated from the advertisements.
T h e Editorials, esix'cially the firsi; one, are very well
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119
written indeed, l)nt couldn't yon have separate lieadin^s for the
different articles, or at least a little s]iace between?
"I'on see it is
rather confiising to read one parag'raph ahout the new armory, the
next abont the new armory, and the third abont the visitors to
" P. ir. S."
Such divisions as those made in the " Athletic " department would serve.
The " Exchange " column shows faithful work.
We wonder what the ])iece entitled " How to Wash Dishes and Give
T]) a Position " has to do with the Freshman Class, under whose
notes it is edited. AVe could also name many merits, if si)ace allowed,
but if we seem a bit hard we would be pleased to have you return our
comments by some hard-thoug-ht-out criticisms on our next issne.
The A cadcmy (Troy, "N. Y . ) needs only a few cuts to make it complete.
Thoug'h not as extensive as they nn'o'ht be, all de])artments
are well written up and'deserve commendation.
The Wliirhrlnd (Albany, Oreg'on) is in the form of a newspaper
<'>nd diifers g-reatly from most of our exchanii'es.
The paper contains
largely school notes and jokes, with very little in the line of literature.
Can't you ])ut your different de])artmeuts by themselves, with souie
general heading, so that one will not have to look through the whole
l)aper before finding the desired article?
The l\rarch nundier of The Trlanfjle (Troy, IST. Y . ) is excellent.
The stories are true to life and better, by far, than those found in
most school ])a])ers.
The " Exchange " column is well written up.
Tn, fact, the whole ])ai)er presents a very neat ap])earance.
The cover design of the l\rarch nundjer of The Occident (Rochester,
is very a])pro])riate.
The cuts are ])articularly good.
However, the order is not (piite uj) to ])ai'. Hiere are school notes in the
" Literary " de])artment and a school note and one ])oem under th(>
heading of " A r t . "
Small i^oints, it is true, but are they not worth
noticing ?
The Orrnifie and Blacl' (Falls City, Xeb.) is in gi-eat need of a
" Lit(>rary " dc^partment. Surely you have many in youi- school who
can. write at least a few good stoi-ies!
The author of " Pdiud eToe " in ihe last X-/!(ii/ (Anderson, l u d . )
has iiowcM's of vivid (l(>scrip(ion.
One can almost f(V'l the cut of ihc
wind and see the snow whirling about, so well are they desci'ibed in
lier introduction.
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| ;
I t may seciii soiiiewliat iinpcrtiiieiit for a Ilig-li School paper to
criticizo one from a college, but did no (me notice the oft repeated
grammatical error'in the first part of the s t o r y , ' ' N'irtue T r i u m p h a n t / '
in St. Benedict's College Quarterly ( N e w a r k , iV. J . ) 'i F o r instance:
" Jnst then John leads the physician into the sitting room.
After a
hasty examination he said that the child was suffering from shock."
Besides the above papers we acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt
of the f o l l o w i n g :
F o r F e b r u a r y — The Bulletin
(iS[ashville, T c n n . ) , The M. II.
Aerolith
( P l y m o u t h , W i s . ) , The Chief ( l l a d d o n Heights, N . Y . ) ,
The Scarab (Cleveland, O h i o ) , The Red and Cray (Eoselle, X . J . ) ,
The Record (Spartanburg, S. C . ) , and The Voice ( N e w London,
N.H.).
F o r M a r c h — T / t c Techtonian ( B u f f a l o , N . y . ) , M. II.
Aerolith
( P l y m o u t h , W i s . ) , The Oriole ( B u s h w i c k , B r o o k l y n ) , The Academe
( A l b a n y , N . Y . ) , The Iliad ( T r o y , N . Y . ) , The Chief ( l l a d d o n
Heights, N . J . ) , The Acadeniian {Ciunuuliu^wii, N . Y . ) , The Magpie
( W a t e r b u r y , Ccmn.), The Literary Novice ( N e w a r k , N . J . ) , and The
Oracle (-Tacksonville, F l a . ) .
ATHLETICS.
The basketball team has just closed one of the most successful seasons which the Noruud team has had in late years, having won
thirteen games and lost but ten.
W e w i l l probably loose several of our best men l)y graduation.
However, we ho])e enough new men will enter school to fill all the
positions left vacant by the men that graduate.
Due credit should be given the Coach, Ca])tain Wilcox, jManager
Fite, and the entire scpiad.
Ca])tain W i l c o x ])layed a good game at forward.
riifoi'tiiuately
he was uiuible to ]day in all of the games on account of illness.
IManager F i t e was " there with the g o o d s " at center and forward.
In fact ho ])laye(l every ])osition on the team.
Scott ])laye(l a good hard game at foi'wai'd, always being able to
score, and at the same time ])laying a good defensive ganu'.
Butler, at ceutcM', clearly outjuni])e(l most of bis ojjponents and was
good at long shots.
H(! also played guard and genei-ally held hi>
man down to vei-y few points.
]\lolit()r, at gnard, was good, being able to score many
However, his best asset was in shooting foul goals.
points.
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Covey was a " sticker " at guard.
upon to play a good defensive game.
121
H e could always be depended
McEntee was another hard worker.
" M a c " was there.
always went in to win, and he played a good clean game.
He
Henry, at forward, was good.
H e has a good eye for shooting,
and he should be a valuable man next year.
Coat sweaters were ])resented to the following men:
cox, Manager Fite, Scott, Butler, Molitor.
Captain Wil-
The Gymnastic Exhibition held in the gymnasium on ]\Iarch 2Tth
was a huge success.
Everyone present was delighted with the
program.
The feature of the evening was the " Tumbling Act " by the " High
School Prisnors."
Another good number was the " Indian Club
Drill " by the H i g h School boys.
Record of Seasoiis
Games.
Won, 1 8 ; lost, 10.
Xormal H.
Normal H .
Normal H .
Normal H .
Normal IT.
Normal IT.
Normal IT.
Normal IT.
Normal IT.
Normal IT.
Normal IT.
Normal IT.
Normal IT.
Normal IT.
Nornuil IT.
Normal IT.
Nonnal IT.
Normani.
Normal IT.
Normal II.
Noi-mal IT.
Normal IT.
Normal II.
Total
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
28
28
25
18
21
84
18
1
20
ID
20
18
18
20
18
17
17
1!)
20
18
88
88
80
505
Eensselaer H. S
Kavena IT. S
All College Stars
C. B. A
Bonsselaer TI. S
T.ansingburgh IT. S
Troy II. S^.
Schenectady
Troy IT. S
Albany IT. S
College Second
C. B'. A
Watervliet Academy
St. Bonard's Academy
St. John's Academv.
Albany IT. S . . . .
Gloversville IT. S
Watervliet IT. S
Wafervliet IT. S
St. John's Academy
Waterford IT. S . . .'
Waterford IT. S
Waterford IT. S
Oi)poneiits
U
15
18
28
IS
85
29
88
82
20
12
25
21
10
0
87
48
10
24
10
18
20
27
588
THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
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Indoor Track Meet, March 12, 1914.
Tho rcsultw of this interesting event were as follows:
Potato race —
1
Henry.
2 . McEntee
Molitor.
4 J hi tier.
20-yarcI clash —
1
IJlanvelt.
2
Seott.
Butler.
4
O'Connor.
Tvope climb for time —
1
Henry
2
]\Iolitor.
8
O'Connor.
4
T\vo4a|)
1
2
3
4
Covej.
Ivnnning high j n m p —
1
B u t l e r and Scott.
2 T i e for first ])lace.
n
Blanvelt.
4
llolitor.
Sj)ring l)oai-(l high juiu]) —
1
Seott.
2
jMolitor.
3
Henry.
4
]]lauvelt.
fndivid'ual
Molitor, 171/1.
H e n r y , iny,..
Ituuiiing broad j u m p —
1 ]\r()litor.
2
O'Connor.
3
Henry.
4 ]\IcEntee.
Four men relay —
1 Blanvelt, H e n r y ,
tor, Covey.
2
i\loli-
Butler, Soule, Batten.
Pol ids.
P>lauvelt, 141/,.
Scott, 12.
race —
Blanvelt.
:Molitor.
Covey.
Butler.
UuWov, 8.
O'Connor, (>.
Covey, 41/,,
:\reEntee, 4.
He who knows not and knows not that he knows not — he is a
Freshman, shun him.
He who knows not and knows that he knows not — he is a So])homore, ])ity him.
He who knows and knows not that he knows — he is a Junior,
honor him.
1 le who knows and knows that he knows — he is- a Senior, reverence
him. —• Ex.
lYowadays we see signs reading thus:
I he a v e r a w bov thinks it doesn't.
"School Suits."
I^ut still
11' you can't langh at tlu^ jokes of the age, laugh at the ago of the
()k(>s.
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123
AND
HUMOR
. ]\[r. Eliiioro — ' ' H e r o wo have four mikiiowii (|uaiitltios — x, y,
V, 11, jSTow wlik!h sliiill WC eliminate ? "
Class (with f e r v o r ) — " Y o u ! "
Trairslatioii from a Ivevised Edition of Cicero (with a])()loi>'ies) :
" O the immortal Gods! Where in the world are wo i In what
sort of a elass are we? What sort of lessons have we? Here, here,
amoiio- our nund)ers, most worthy ])ni)ils, in this most saered and
learned elass of the whole sehool, there are those who ])lot eoneernin<:>,our do)wiifaH, eoneerniiig' the nuii'der of the whole Latin lan^'iiai>'(>!
'I'hese I, the teaeher, see and ask to reeite; and thoug'h they oujLi'lit to
be crushed with a z-e-r-o, 1 do not yet wound their feelings with
words. —• E x .
'I'he saddest woi'ds of tonii'ne'or ])en are these three words, " I've
flunked ac'ain."
It was a cold and wintry ni^u'lit,
A nuui stood in the street,
11 is aged eyes were full of tears,
H i s hoots wcn-e full of feet. — /'>'.r.
Fi-ench Teacher — " Translate Scene T, ]\ri'. Vos."
V „ s — " Into l^.uii'lish?"
French Teacher — " ISTo, into Italian, or what(>ver youi- native
language is."
124
T H E CRIMSON A N D W H I T E
K. Schilling —
The dentist told nie I had a large cavity that
eded filling."
J. Butler — " Did he recomniend any particular course of study ? "
That engineer is a very rude man."
Why, I thought you said he was a civil engineer!"
K . Hayes — " W h a t would you give for a voice like mine? "
J. l l o y t — " Chloroform."
]\r. McDowell — " Fools can ask questions that wise men can't
answer."
i r . Page — " That must l)e Avhy I'm always flunking."
Teacher — " M r . Sweeney, what are you d o i n g ? "
Sweeney — " I ' m studying Latin, trying to get ahead."
Teacher — " Well, you need one."
]^n])ils' Favorite Fiction —
" Yes, T got it, but T left my paper at home."
" I'm going to study hard this term."
" T don't think I deserved that zero."
" Yes, I'll have a good lesson to-morrow."
" I couldn't help being tardy, the cars sto])])ed." —
Ex.
Breathes there a man with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said
As he banged his shin against the bod,
" M?
2 ? M
! ? ?! "
Ex.
The fraction leaned over to the Avhole number and said, " Say, is
my numerator on straight? "
I'll bet that you
Thought that this
AVas a poem, but
We did it to fool you ! —
Ex.
S e n i o r — W h e r e have T seen your face b e f o r e ? "
Freshie — " B i g h t where it is now."
Cnstomer — " Do you keep coffee in the bean ? "
Clei-k — " F]) stairs. Madam; this is the ground
floor."
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I t was old Farinor IIes]ierus
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" Oh, F a t h e r , T smell an odd ])erfnnie,
P r a y , Father? W h a t can it mean ? "
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I t ' s only gasoline."
" Oh, F a t h e r , T hear the cry ' Look out I '
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