Class-Day Exercises. TUB HE ST CLASS I 'AY PROGRAM CK AI.l. Ct'TE SAVIN-OS NEW JOKES NOVEL PRESENTS A SPLENDID ORATION AND A MAVrtiaV ESSAV THE AU DIENCE CONVULSED WITH LAUGH TER AGAIN AND AiiAIN AT THE unusual hits made i;y the various performers. Wednesday June 29th was Class Day, and a right jolly occasion it was. Was there any fun ? Well you should have heard that program. Yoa should have seen the presents given as class souvenirs; we can't take time to com ment upon them all. There was a great wooden watch for one, a wood en spoon for another. There was a stylish (?) hat for Mr. Vincent, a brand new man for Miss Murray, a spacious band-box for Miss Downing, a great tablet for Mr. Willier's experience, and splendid (?) tin medals for ten prominent members of this largest of Senior classes. We give below parts of the Class oration by Mr. Hendricks also of the Class essay by Miss Harnett, and we give in fall th? splendid Class Poem the Statistics and the Class Will. CLASS ORATION OUR COLUMBIAN EX POSITION CHARLES G. HENDRICKS. There was but one oration on the Class Day programme, and that was by Charles G. Hendricks of Selins grove, ra it was a production well worthy of an older head, end spoke much praise for the oratorical powers of the young gentleman. All nations, said he, are directing their attention to the Columbian Ex position soon to be opened at Chica go. Never before in the history of the world has there been such a dis play of human skill and exalted genius as is promised to visitors at the com ing World's Fair. Millions, upon millions of natures noblemen will be entertained, astonished and perplexed. The products of man's genius and con trivance will surpass all human expec tation. The holding of the World's Fair is indeed paying a just tribute to the heroes of the fifteenth century,to those noble men who sought to locate and discover the American Continent. Besides celebrating the four hundredth anniversary of a great discovery and commemorating the valor of early hroes, the Columbian Exposition will enchance the industries of the present century. The latest inventions will be collected from all parts of the civilized world and exhibited on the continent first known to man but four centuries ago. The people of every clime will be brought into international conference discuss great social and industrial prob lems. After giving some most thoughtful arguments against the opening of the exposition on Sunday, he concluded by saying: Let a nation rejoice in a nations prosperity. Let the old world see that the new world lives-and grows. THE CLASS ESSAY THE QUEEN WITH OUT A CROWN -TESSIE A HARNETT. The class essay was assigned to Miss Tessie A. Harnett.of Shenandoah, Pa, and she showed very beatifully that there are in the world very many no ble women in very humble positions, who deserve the crown of honor, and in tegrity, and virtue as ever were worn by any rr.ling queen or princes. Among other things she said : My ideal queen then, is not she that is surrounded with luxury and courted for favors, but the number of women who are scattered throughout this wide world, daily risk ing their lives for suffering humanity, women who have sacrificed friends and home that they may help those whom an unkindly fortune has com pelled to drink the bitter cup of pov erty and want. There is however, another queen -whom we all know and love. How many oversights repaired by this un known hand! How many joys pro- -cured for others that their happiness might be complete ! She who knows how to divine the secrets of the heart 1 This queen knows how to settle it without a word ; no wound is left and the disturbance falls like a ray of bright sunshine. But who will tell the thorns which have torn her hands, the humil iations her charity has born, the pain tier heart has endured, and yet she is always smiling. On earth she is called mother. She is the greatest ol un crowned queens. As our school days draw to a close, we wonder what will become of the girls of this class. God alone holds the destiny of our lives in His hands. All of us ha'-e aspirations, and build air castles, and probably we are happier for the building. If we cannot do what the world calls "great things' we can help the poor and needy, we can raise the fallen, and cheer the pressed. In days of trial ana soriow we must meekly bow to the will of providence of God. Thus feeling, thus acting, we shall at last find ourselves united in the land of the blest, where parting with our loved ones is unknown.and where there woven for each of us a crown of enternal joy that fadeth not away CLASS WILL. A. .). HltUMAN. In the name of KnirK A, -,i., Amen. This 30th day of June in the y-'"-C 01 "Mental Supremacy," one thousand eight hundred ninety two we, the Seniors of the Iiloomsburg State Normal School, being, through the testimony of the faculty of said Normal School in Round physical condition less so in mental ability and considering the uncertainty of our future whereabouts, since it is ap portioned to all scholastic, sheep skinned individuals to flee hence from future mental taxability, do make and ordain this our last will and testament, that is to say, principally, and first of all, before it is to late, we commit and depose our gigantic mental ability into the hands of the school directors of the commonwealth, and the dis posal ol our ignorance and short comings, we surrender to the entire discretion of our friends the Faculty who recommend us to said school officials. With respect to our worldly estate, we bequeath, and dispose of it in the manner and proportions herein follow ing to wit. First since the "brain-testers" have determined the exact standing of us their "mental paupers" and by means of rigid examinations enabled the state ollicinls to determine whether one know's more or le3s than the law re quires, we give an! bequeath to our beloved Juniors all the mental ap pliances necessary to add to the domain of their intellectual acquire ments, such scholastic attainments as will enable them to pass the examina tions next June. It being our earnest desire that the aforesaid Juniors shall go through the process of "milling and cramming" unscarred, ready to salute their brother Seniors from a year hence, in the new world of infant care and sorrow, and with, the proper degree of assumed dignity and self importance, fire the guns of captured honors, we give and bequeath, in this our last will and testament, to these, our beloved Juniors, all the dangerous chemicals and peculiar ap paratus of the physical department, that they may, being thus equipped, meet the enemy more valiantly. To the aforesaid Juniors,we further give and bequeath all the Manual Training utensils, consisting of cool headed business trash, a, follows, to wit, namely : Jack-screws, eagle-eyed chisels, square T's, jack-saws, rip planes, cross-cut nails, boring machi nes, bench-dogs, and all other ill-disguised instruments too numerous to mention. Also the machine for bor ing holes in macaroni and other similar delicacies shall be bequeathed to the aforesaid Juniors, wholly and without reserve. The Manual Director is the "Nuc leus" to the "protoplasmic" mass of in dustrious toilers who are thus finely equipped for "metric" and botanical manipulation and other equally neces sary acquirements. This being your necessity and our pleasure, we the well wishers of your future accomplishments in the said "Manual Art," give and be queath the aforesaid articles. We further bequeath to the afore said Juniors all the "little innocents" of the Model school, who, we trust will be led and cared for as well under your tear mingled guidance as when we, the said Seniors, paved their brilliant pathway to the end of our journey. We still further bequeath and make to said Juniors, in proper form, ac cording to law, all the happy hours ac casioned by the constant interview of the Senior studies. No one of us has been destitute of conscier.ee or moral stamina as to indulere in the use nf "desiccated ponies". Such integrity is without a oaral el m the historv of nnr school. We. the aforesaid Seniors. have therefore no other advice tn rive you than to trust to your Senioritic enthusiasm as the creat example for your future success and prominence. After our departure from the school the aforesaid luniors are ant tn lnse tne refinement they have been able to accumulate by our presence. We trust, therefore, thev have i sufficient quality to uphold them until me enu 01 next year, when they can asrain accumulate a new simnlv h coming in contact with the returninc -1 : - r . 1 1 1 o aiumm 01 me scnooi. To our eenerous and liber.il mne.e aforesaid Normal School under whose reign we had such amnio ontwtnni. ties of imnrovin2 umnitvfied nwilux and developing the "store houses" of constitutional vitality by our total ab stinent from dyspeptic delicacies.such as fancied pics, far-fetched cakes and the like, we unreservedly give and be queath a highly authorized recipe for ;'nerve tonic," setting forth the requis ites for compounding a highly digestive IgJ'-Ilip. iiv lolIOWincr the directions carefully, it can be made with very slight effort. For Normal invalids this "hen-co-oneration" is reillr ,.r -, the most wonderful of nature's great phenomena. Knowintr that it will make its victims forget the soreness of circumstances when they acquaint their organic desires with this wonder ful generosity, we most heartily and A'ithout an appeal to your feelings, bequeath such a much needed kitchen benefactor. The excursion to Central was inter fered with on several occasions this year, In order to assure those of yuu who may wish to go on a similar sui cy next year, and avoid all such aforesaid atmospherical inconveniences we, in the name of the washer-women of to-day, solemnly pledge to give you for next year a guarantee for a day of uninterrupted sunshine, that is, a day with the dampness left out. Moisture at such times occasions "swelled heads" and breeds fever and ague, besides ruining all the chances of dryness in sucn an unprotected locality. We, in the name of the "Dry Weather Ali ancc," and withour fault and reproach, crant vou this guarantee. We are surrounded by scores of inenos who are anticipating vast pleas tires afforded by "matrimonial ali ances." To those of our frienils uhn are possessed of such doctrines of matrimonial anticipation, in, order to assure them peace and harmony in the family, we give and bequeath to them - 1 r - now ano lorever, a more ngut marriage law, requiring tnose "mistaken souls who mav enter into "niatrimnni.il em bezzlement" to refrain from shooting each other within the first year of their ' trial hitch," and also restraining them from circulating their divorce proceed ings, so that the children are not liable to get possession of them. All family squabbles may thus be avoided by this measure ana save tnem many a dan gerous athletic performance resulting in flesh wounds and bone ailment. Finally, we will and bequeath to our connnent menu Mr. Jiuck, whom we make our sole executor of thi nnr last will and testament, all the stray came ne may cnance to find on the road, a new elass-eve.I nonv which will enable him to ride to victory in his final classical embarrassment, and a complete work on the "Mental and Financial Pauperism of Present nm! Ministerial Giants," and the sum of One thousand, two hundred nnrl f.-inr. teen cents in elastic currency, payable mneiy-nine years alter date at the "Hooded Banks" of the MissUsint.i We do hereby swear nH utterlv Hie. allow, revoke, and disannul each and every other former testaments, wills, receipt, marriage paper, legacie, falsitie, beoueast. nrovokinc. .mil executor the world over, by us in any way ueiore named, wined, bequeathed and squandered, ratifying and confirm ing this, and no other, to be our last ...:n t . . miiuiiu testament. In witness whereof We h.ive liere unto finally tet our hands and feet, the way and manner not easily described ; be it well understood, the day and year nameo aoove ana below. Senior Class P.. S v ; Sicned. sealed, witnessed. i-mMished pronounced, read and declared by the suiu -emor uiass as their last will and sacrifice, in the presence of us, the witnesses. Bill Nye. Mark Twain. CODICIL. Be it nOW known to nil men r.f r.rn foundly robust type of character and ncuiiu oy uiese atoresaid presents, we, the Seniors of Uncle Sam's Vnrm " (now of B. S. N. S.) have made and oeciareu unto you our last will and testament, bearini? d.-ite the ,nth rl... of June, one thousand eight hundred imiciy-iwo; we, the aloresaid Seniors by this present codiril. it,-. ratify and confirm our said last will ami testament, and do give and be queath unto the "Prop's." of said Nor- 1 O 1 1 it .1 uiai ocnooi, an tne apothecaries, toilet nxinres, "cracsea-caranieuins," coin cobbed ticks, vessels, intemperate de s:gns, stained collars, scarfs, chemical explosives, time-served foot uenr nn,t all ornamental fixtures, such as five cent shirt dosom studs, tooth and 211111 powder "brushes an.l 1 match false-teeth and wins that mav oe leu rjenind when we the fore and oftenbefore said Seniors leave this s'age of mental Annoyance.', Our will and nositive nrwIeiKt'-rwIinrr is, that this be adjudged to be part of mis our oniy w;n and testament, and mat aii things (visible and invisible) there in contained no respect, as if the same were not so cieuverea ana set down in this cu first and last will. Witness my hand and feet the oth oay 01 june eighteen hundred ninety two. Senior Class B. S. N. S. Signed, sealed, patched, "blued," butchered and compounded by the said Senior class, as a codicil to our first and last will and testament, in the presence of us the subscribers. Sam'l Shylock. Will Winkle. Mrs. moll White. CLASS STATISTICS - LULU TWKEDLE. "Full many 11 gem of purest my s.rene 1 he (lurk untal homed enves or ocean bear. Mill many a Mower Is born to blush unseen Ami waste its sweetness on Hie desert ulr." Fearing lest this sad fate should be fall the members of our rl.i tl,.. ,1., sire me to enumerate to the public, 1 icw 01 meir many excellent qualities .num.- oi us arc per ect. but it K ti uiiuuiiiiuua ujunion 01 tne das'1, th we come nearer to the standard perfection than any previous class. me louowmg remarks, therefore, you need not exoect to hear mnri. ..... ladings, but rather our strong points and may be or wonderful develop! rnent in many directions. The Senior Class of '02 is composed of 93 members; 71 ol the gentler and 23 of the sterner sex. This is the larg est class ever sent from this school to do valiant deeds, and therefore the heaviest, the prettiest, the wisest, and the best. The weight ol this class is about 10,000 lbs, or five times the weight of a well settled stack of clover hay in the form of a cone, diameter of the base 10 ft, and perpendicular height 1 5 ft. If we conceive all the heads to be consolidated into one, we would have ' an immense hollow sphere 100 inches thirk, outside diameter 700 inches, the material weighing 2 ounces to the cubic foot. Since the boys constitute only I of the scholarship and learning for which the ( lass is noted, while the remaining justly falls to the fair sex. The average height is 5 J ft., but none of us arc so small that we might be mistaken for Tom Thumb, or his wife ; nor yet so large that any muse um has been anxious to secure us. Our class may be compared to an ascend ing series in arithmetical progression, beginning with Miss Creveling and reaching Mr. Shafer as the last term. If you are fond of small people, girls, I mean, I can recommend about 15, who must stand on their tip toes to see anything that is going on. Never in the way, and so charming and use ful, that they arc general favorites. Then their larger sisters must be dis posed of. They, too, have many good qualities. So tall and stately, that we think them quite an addition to our class. But as about to disband, and this probably is their last chance, you may have your choice. The average age ot this class is 33 years, the youngest being 16, and the oldest, 28. If we can think of one person beinz 1000 vears. or the sum of our ages, he would have lived dur ing the reign of Augustus Caisar, and would be almost twice as old as Me- thusalem. We are all old enough to take c tre of ourselves, with the excep tion ot one Young lady, and that mat ter is attended to by the bright star of isanticoKe, not jelt, but David Davis. Nature deliehts in variety, which fact is seen by observing the different colors of our hair. Here you will find all shades between the palest golden and the raven tresses. We h.ive Hie blonde, the demi-blonde, the semi- blonde and the brunette; light hair and blue eves : litrht hair and lirown eyes ; dark hair ami dark eyes ; dark hair and blue eyes ; in fact, every com bination imaginable. Some have hair which you might say is red, but which ire call a beautiful auburn. Some of the girls have naturally curly locks, wnue tne majority revert to a curling iron, uuriy hair must be very fash ionable now, for I have heard it whis pered that even some of our boys curl tneir Danjzs. The dispositions vary onite as tnnrh as do the colors of the hair and eye3. mere are the ouick lnmetuous ones. the mild deliberate ones, and all vari eties between. You must not he miiil. cd altogether by appearances, for they, jou Know, are sometimes deceptive. ioioot at Air. 11 anion, one would think him the most kindly disnosed boy in the class ; but for the slightest misaemeanor ot his class-mates, he raises the cry of Lynch him ! Lynch mm ! Former Senior Classes h rive heen noticeable for their lanre feet, hut e pride ourselves on having conm.ir.itive. ly small pedal extremities, unless we maKe exception lor the class orator. However, thev are all lar-re enough to taice us to the Columbian Imposition, where we intend to represent the dif ferent counties of Pennsylvania, if we wished to 20 that wav : hut I am 10UI , 0 C .V that special arrangements have been maoe tor our transportation. The faculty had fitted up a palace car in which to take their summer fenreinn but thought we were in greater need 01 me Trip, and have agreed to let us nave me car at a very low rate. To describe each memher of th class would be very tiresome ; and be sides, me picture which human pen could portray, would do but faint jus tice to our Cleonatras and Anolloa History has furnished some characters to wnom several ol our boys may be compared. Mr. Willier, for example, reminds us forcibly of the wise Solo mon ot biblical renown. The wisdom and experience which it is the o-o-v! fortune of this youns man to twssess. has not been equalled since those good 010 uays. uur class is very tortunate in havin-' him anions' us. for lein,.c giving his inexperienced clnss-nmies free lectures on "How to Govern a School, he is indispensible to the latues wnen they wish to be fanned. J hen we have Messrs. Hooks, ltnvle. Kerns and McBrearty, all of whom are modem Ciceros. Their eloquence iias won them many debates, and .1 ... : , iiuimrers also. Mr. Chrostwaite. the Pvth.Kroms of to day, was never happier than when wrestling with ancles, triancles. circles polygons, and so on, from which struggles lie usually came out victor ious; lately his thoughts have been running in another channel. We nil tho't him rather bashful, but now when a certain young lady makes her ap pearance, his heart Burns within him. walks, talks, and tennis are more it. tractive than dry Geometry. If these were the days of chivalry, how many of our boys would go forth as gallant knights to defend the weak and oppressed. Foremost we see Mr. Vincent, the verv flower ot rliivnir., mounted on a handsome rhnrwer Clt! ting out for Mahanoy City at' full nrcvu. .-rnvea at that town he bravely demands the lady of his choice. He meets with SO lilt? ;! ii n'P 1 .1 1 , .vw Hill having so much self confidence, at last wins me prize. Closely following we Hendricks, Nvhart. Komlu-nmr o.i Mausteller, eac h going a different way in quest ol adventures. The amount of ambition in this class is something wonderful. Why, one ot the gentlemen, Mr. G. W. B Tiffany by name, intends taking a JUwth at the world's fair. Many of the boys are prospective lawyers, doc toiSj and ministers ; and Mr. Williams. I believe, is already pursuing the science of Ornithology, for he pays a great deal of attention to the Wren. Our girls are quite as talented as the boys. As you may observe, the class poem, history, essay, and presen tation speech, are the productions of the girls. You may be surprised to hear that we have a Baker in our midst, but that seems perfectly natural to us, be cause we have a Kitchen, too. It is almost unnecessary to speak of our proficiency in the different branches, for it is well known that the dignified Seniors (as the JJuniors call them) were also persevering students. They can tell you all about English History from the Norman Conquest down to the present time. Or if you wish something more ancient, they will relate the doings of early Greece and Rome. Questions referring to any of the o!her branches will be an swered with the same high degree of intelligence. As Juniors they picked the violtt in the Spring, but as Seniors they pick the flower known as the Violaceae Viola Cucullata. In a word, their knowledge is boundless ; beyond the comprehension ot ordinary mor tals If the members of our class were auctioned off, the funds thus raised would be very acceptable for improv ing the Manual Training Depirtment. which, as you have doubtless heard, trains the mind through the hand." The bidders would also find some very useful articles, such as Cole (coal), Hooks, and even a Campbell (camel) They might also have a Hawk, but they would have to pay a Ransom for that. Never was a class so well fortified to meet the assaults of the State Com mittee. At one of our meetings it was thought best to come out boldly and meet the enemy. We divided our army into five companies. F.ach com pany singled out a man, and the five dragons were soon overpowered. We Hashed the glad message, "We have met the enemy and they are ours," home to our friends. Our work in this srliool is over In t who can tell what the future holds for us? Some mute Insurious Ml'.ton lew may iej, some CroBiwr, gulltkss cf his co intry a blood. Whatever mav be in store for nc let us always look on the bright side of me ami rememDer our days at the Normal as some of our happiest days. Class Posm Margaret LaGorce. A pom they have bude me write, With rhyme aud meter true. But my muse la my need bun deserted mo, ba a pardon I crave of you For attempting thus In my verdancy. To tell you their story lu verse, And on, tho I full in the measure, I promise the truth to rehearse. I can tell of their trials and sorrows, Of bold deeds and manifold Joys, Of tho flunks and tie brilliant unwSKes That befell tlieso wise girls and boys. A nd If over my numberless blunders, A mantle you kindly will cast, I'll tell of their fume and their Klory, From the first oven unto tho lasi. T was half past twelve on a Thursday, Of J uly In the school year last, gone. That the ivlgu of the class Just before us, Expired, ana we rose to the throne. With dlguiiied mien, but elated. We went to our various homes, And practiced that calm stately bearing. Those round iedagngieal tones That we d noticed the Seniors before us Assume, when they wished to Inspire In hearts of tho .Model-sehool terrors. An awe to quell evil desire. Vacation sped on nil too quickly, Till truly September was here, When we hied ourselves back lo the Normal, And begun this, our sseulor year. We had no rough stones to Impede us, i-o we sallied right Into the light, Which begau with a marvelous social. That lasted far Into the night. Wo were weary next morning, but surely, What avail e'en tho' nature rebel ; fc'o we hastily rose and we droased us, To the musical sound of the bell. When we'd broken our fast that fair mcrnlng Ho, who here holds the crest of thu sway, Hose up from his seat at the table And annouueed what we'd do on that day. Then wo hasteued away to our boudoirs, Kor, In sooth, thev had need for our hand, And with bright Howerln carpets and ilxlngs We made tuoui the pride of the land. But hark ! on the soft autumn breezes To the sound of a bell we gave ear, '.Vo hastened our steps towards the chapel, And led the first hymn of mo year. Then the tallest of those gravo, wise, sages, w ho sat on tho stage ot our ball, In a few words of kindly good feeling, Spoke a welcome to one and to all. Then a inarch from some famous old master Ktarted tremulous wavelets of air, And the "seulorltes," strong la youth's glory, Now wended thrlrway down the stair. At thegatoofthe stronghold where "discount,'' And "decimals," and -fractious o.implcit," Had sought all the proceding twelve month Our young souls to tire ahd perplex. At these portals we sought for admittance, And once In, watched In deepest ama.e The process of "forming an linage," "I.lucs reflected and Incident rays ;" We learned about polarlzatlou, The mechaulcal equal of heat, Wo could rtraw e'on the beautiful "tiiren," Atd we well knew "tho cause of a beat." Later on wo 'gan study in plant life, stems. Where we learned of leaves, brauches aud hy we analyzed blossoms by dojous, And we've mounted them neat ly by tens. The lord of this castlo was kludlr, Ills great heart held a spot fur oach one Of these seniors, whoso only regret Is The thought that we leave Ulm so soon 1 11 1 11 111 f'TJff.nmMB,. And now to ft room on tlio curr.er We hastened our footsteps ta (;x In our rrtnds the bold dn 1S of c;,i (- ,.. And the icherHng of org'ton' a'-'w' We rend In the tongue of Vic lioni ,. Till In Lntlo to think 'ved liicin.p And we nnlshel tho last of the Barring In the chapter markcj twenty und liw Hound the corner from Classical le:lrMtlI Is a room on whose blnrk-hnardei -aT, Mny be seen, by the careful observer, Kalnt tiacei of shnrp-sngied scrawls, l-'rom this chamber of angln atd mbois. Hy the aid of a most worthy seer We left ton flrma and wandered ' Through the fathomless realms of the sir And we could. Ivy end by, from a point hunt In space 'Inlxt the dome and the n,nr Construct figures of every description, ' Triangles and circles galore. Now across to a room where "To ManaW And "To Train" was the theme of tM lay, Whrre ruled ft staunch venerable mentor, ' Wo must go, "real attention to p,i . To this sire In sheer denperat Ion We would go when we e'en niest were m lie, when asked what to do with a terror, Would reply, "Kntertnln the dear child'.' Twice a week In his room we were Rath-red To assist In, and be criticised : There our triumphs were duly connldereil, And our flaws bared and well tuoratted! Now we tripped lightly d iwn to a Hcietice Which Includes both the laws 1111. 1 the art Of speaking and wilting correctly, lUart. Which we did till we'd learned them Dr Kor this sire we must make In gorwl writing Theses, underlined In red Ink, And we cudgeled our brains for the wliervwl'h. Till, In truth, we forgot Unw to think. They were finished at length.nnd wc bore then In cold, trembling fear to his gaze, Were received with the kindest of welconi", And to each given hoart-.ioothlng pralm. After dinner a hurrj'ln Journey In the which not a moment we lut, For a tardy mark, much moro an absence, .Must be paid for at terrible cost. 'Twl.xt these walls dwelt the patron nt tool work, Whero he points gav upon his loved art, Aud nani'd every wood and each brucu toel. Not omitting the tiniest part. Here we learned I he three modes ofe.pn'ss:en, How to drive mills, sr.d bruised th nub to And we chiseled a forest of s m wood, Made n yard stick, ai.d botany press. The seniors will not soon forget wher We next went, and what we uext heard. How we wondered nnd reasoned anil pond over each weighty fact and new word. Here the sage whom we met teat tl.xt niomlnj Turned our young eyes to look Into mind, And In physical lore strove to verse us, Aud withal was aa pleasant and klnd- Thut when finished, rejoiced were we tollers 'Neath a loader so true to remain, , With him turn to the subject of Authors And gems ef rare beauty attain. V.A.4 f ti.11 t. . . ..1 1 k-u uuiv we reua our rour I 'lassies. Laughed at Wimble, Moll W hlte and 0 I bo, Closed the plllful tale of poor Enoch With a bruit overflowing with woe T Last of all came the beautiful story That told of the search of the knlghn. Drew a diameter-portrait so noblo. Taught us beauty, and goodness, and rlIit. With the dainty green leaves of the Spitns tline, fame a sage not well matched to their llr.t, Who told us of fierce Northern battles, And the rise of the far Orlont. After chapters on lore of the ancients. On which we had studied ull ulght, Would encourage a well-striven auswer With, "Hem I Yes That Is quite right." Tho' our work when it came, was in truth it was on Intermingled wlih play, work. And the minds of theseMois oft wander, With Joy to our picnic so gay. For a full week the cloudlets were tearful, Hut In time came bright sunsjnne, and thi n In gay gowns, all with laughter and Jesting Sped wc oil to thar far moiintalu glen. Here the greatest cveut ol the season Took plaee-'t w ns a game of buse ball ; Oh! those suns aud that marvtlous pitching, Would a hardy professional appal. All year, on each Saturday evening We assembled In two spacious halls. And listened to learned debators, walls. Whose clear points ralrly punctured the Hut I trust, that aside rroju all Jesting. These memories will never quite fade. For we've nil received aid or their giving And laughed at ihe fun they huve made.. Now another cl ub rose, grew, nnd nourished, .And Its uieiubcia with racquets and balls Madelhe mountains re-echo with laughter. And the valley resound with their calls. To the courts these bold knlghta their feuds . can-led, And no prisoner wus freed on parole. They wore tierce foes, but awfullv Jollv, And their order was "Knights d'orloW I m uiit leave now, thut part of the story And tell how, In warm sultry June, Each senior heart shook with thu warning. "The commit tee will bo here right noon." And meunwhlle with tablets nnd pencils, Wc visited each class In Its turn. And did write fur tho questioning sages, And good mark for ourselves did wo earn. One night as we entered for supper, At our plates found small, dainty lnvl'es. And repaired to the rooms of our hostess Where we spent the most charming of nights Aud finally from the department, In respunso to tho stale's earnest call, We welcome (he learned eomuilitco And astonished liiein yes, one aud all. And now, with our school work all over, We've naught left to say but farewell, And there's grief In eachliearl at the parting From our school which we all loved so well. And we now leavo our dear Alma Mater, The world's sands with oui tread to impreiH, And right staunchly we'll stand by our motto, "I'ersevoi'.iuce Is ihe road to success." CONTINUED ON THIkU PAGE 1
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