The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-07-30

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questions in geometry, had peeped in
to the principals Office and seen the
teachers making out averages fol
dear life," as she told Fannie Day.
"And just know they were making
senior appointments: and they're 60
ing to be announced to-day" said
Mabel.
So the word had been passed around
in the morning. Scant attention was
paid to the psalm and the hymn,
though each senior tried his best to
look as if he had not thought OF be.
ing appointed.
Then an exasperating thing happen.
ed. Mr.. Castle had just said, 81 will
now read the list OF those who have
been appointed to take part in our
Commencement exercises" when Mr..
Wilson, the superintendent. came in
and talked with Mr.. Castle ten minu-
tes.
Didn't I tell you the names would
be read out?" whispered Mabel. ooh,
If Pm appointed, II do hope they'll let
me recite! l never can, could, might
would or should write an essayl"
"Sh!" said Fannie. Hes going to
road. Just look how complacent
Guy Fenton is! lie knows he's sure
to get first place. Don't you"
''The students appointed, said Mr..
Castle, "are as follows, in order to
their standings"
Then he hunted for the paper, and
adjusted his glasses as deliberately as
If he did not know that every senior
heart in the room was beating like a
trip-hammer.
"Philip Winters, Guy Fenton, Ber-
tina Finley, Celia Peters, Mable Bow
en-, Richard Hardy, Clifford Tracy,
Fannie Day, Victor Lee and Archibald
Hunter. These students are request
ed to meet Miss Stone in her room to-
day at the close OF the session."
Ten seniors tried not to look glad,
and the other twenty tried not to
look sorry; but every body looked
surprised too. Guy Fenton not first!
And OF all boys in the class to precede
him, Phil Wintersl
Every one knew that Guy was the
best student in the senior class, and
Phil was just an ordinary, faithful,
humdrum fellow.
No one expected him to get an APP
pointment at all. He to be first! How
had it happened?
Guy Fenton's looks were unpleas-
antly suggestive of q thunder-cloud
when he fully realized that his name
was not first, and Phil himself looked
hardly less troubled. Then the signal
was given, and they went out. The
busy boys and girls had to put of the
discussion of this great event till re-
cess.
At recess Guy Fenton had cleared
away his thunder-cloud. He walked
straight up to Phil Winters.
Congratulations, old boyl" he
said, holding out his hand. II am
thoroughly glad you've got it."
That gave everybody the cue about
the valedictorian, for Guy was lead
er If he was conceited. And after every
one had congratulated every one
else, and all had met Miss Stone and
been set at work, the Commencement
appointments began to be among the
accepted facts OF the universe, and
gave place to other subjects OF dis
cussion.
But there was the least bit of q
thorn in Phil Winters side that pre-
vented him from taking the full de-
gree of pleasure in his success. Phil
was not conceited, but he enjoyed be-
ing at the head as much as Guy Fen
ton would have enjoyed the distinc-
ton.
81 can't see myself how it happen
night, Guy always got higher marks
"Is anything besides scholarship
taken into ACCOUNT" asked Mrs.
Winters.
EYES," answered Phil, thoughtfully.
"You know at the Friday morning
exercises the teachers all mark. and
Miss Stone makes an avera4, of
those marks, and that is counted,
too. But even there Guy is ahead Of
me, though he broke down once. You
see he was always working for the
'valedictory, and never thought Of
anything beyond getting through
creditably.
"There might have been an error in
the making out of the averages" sug-
Qested the mother. Then she purpose
Nv said no more. She had been q
teacher herself and good one, and
she knew that her Phil was In brains
an ordinary boy, and no more; but
she had tried to train in him vision
clear to SEE the right, and a will strong
to do 1t. II there had been a mistake,
It was Pills battle, and Phil must
fight it.
Phil took the thought she had sug.
eested to bed with him. The surmise
that there had been . mistake was