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."
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