Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-21


Wescott Fisher followed and was much
appreciated and enjoyed by the class.
THE CLASS POEM.
Miss Alice L. Wright then read the class
poem, of which the following is several
stanzss:
Aswel leave these scenes familiar
For future yet untrIed,
And our wonted tasks and pleasures
With reluctance lay aside.
Meditations crowd upon us
OF the purport of our life
What it las been. what it shall be-
Thoughts with budding fancies rife.
Thoughts of past sd swiftly going,
Thoughts Of what the presents showing,
Tender thoughts;
Thoughts Of futures dim bestowing,
Sober, earnest, anxious thoughts.
The setting sun at close of day
Its last fond beams reluctant sends
On cherished scenes which meath it lay
Bathed in its light the livelong day;
Sadly behind the hills descends,
When our daylight ends.
So, as our school days take their flight
~, And swift the parting hours draw nigh,
Assumes a lustre fair and bright,
Encircled by the sunset light,
The last rays all things beautify
And glorify.
Come, We sweet and joyous throng,
Paint In mellow tintS the pictures
OF the scenes we've known so long!
Come, to us, your quick way winging,
Gladdening thoughts;
Ger our minds enchantment f1inging,
Tempting thoughts;
Kindly recollections bringing,
Gentle, peaceful, pleasant thoughts.
MISS WINGS HISTORY.
The history of Miss Edith Fenner Wing
then followed. She said in part
There are two young ladies in the clae g
who are such inseparable friends that some
people cannot tell them apart. It is need
| less to ask their names for Miss Buckley
and Miss Roman are known throughout the
room. They remind one of the song of
Mary and her little lamb. Wherever one
goes, the other ia always sure to follow. If
| one is tardy at school, the other is necessa.
| rily tardy. Strangely enough they both
possess profound ignorance of botany.
A certain young lady in the class wore
| to school one day bunch of fragrant
trailing arbutus. Miss Buckley innocent
ly approached her and asked if they were
"apple blossoms"
Another young lady once wore bunch
of yellow tulips to school. Miss Roman,
with a look of the most distressing per-
1 Dl6diLys bAlu, " udl MO buOs6. OpOu
being told that thay were tulips she re-
sponded, "Oh!"
1t would certainly seem advisable, in
order that they may not disgrace them
selves in the future, for these young ladies
| to purchase text book on botany and
while away the long summer hours by
studying up little.
Miss Katharine Dargan is the young lady
that's always beseeching me not to put
anything &c, ad" about her in the class HE.
tory, because all of her friends and rela-
have invariably told her not to do anything
'bad" then.
| I wonder If she considers 1t "bad" to get
up and tell the class about the "forceps''
of the arm.
She has also given utterance to other
thoughts that border on the ridiculous.
| This ia said to have been found on one of
her papers. "The battle of Marston Moor
was fought between the English and the
English, aud the English won the day."
! Another paper revealed this remarkable
statement: "The Solenhoeen was a bird
found in Mesozoic time, with feathers
found in Europe and some also found in
this country"
TIE following is also attributed to her:
| "Roches-moutoricss are those things that
look Ike mud fats, and we're made by the
glacier"
Miss Lillian Gertrude Damn ia such a
sensible girl that she almost seems above
making mistakes. When soma one told me
that she made the following statements,
| could hardly believe my senses; She said
"rhe war of the Spanish succession was 80
| called because the Spanish succeeded in
| wrestling themselves from the hands of the
| French"
James II had band of men called the
J@ffries, and they were go cruel that they
| were often called the Bloody Assizes.
Last St. Valentines day there came to
Lllian's home most beautiful missive, a
perfect marvel of lace, giided hearts, darts,
| etc, with the most amorous of sentiments
| inscribed within. But, alas, it was not
| for Lily, but for her older sister. How
ever, later on the same day Lily herself re-
ceived a valentine, very plain one, un-
adorned by hearts and dsrte, and contain
ing the following explanatory lines:
Lily, though thou art dear to me.
Yet thy sister has more charms than thee.
Poor Lillian!
We expect to hear of Miss Bessie Lawton
Lewis as a professor of chronology. She
is very much interested In studying the
| different bumps on peoples heads. If che
| doesn't happen to find any prominent
i
| pounding her victims Uranium with her
history textbook, as her long-suffering
| seat mate, Miss Williams, can testify. (By
| the way, this seems to be the only use she
| ever makes of her history textbook
She was found one day copying q lengthy
list of books on phrenology and psyoholo-
gy from the public library catalogue. I
will just mention few, so that you may
have an idea of her taste concerning books:
"The Introduction to the Psychological
Theory" "Principles of Psychology" Gel
| ements of Psychological Psychology" etc.
1t is her intention to devour the contents
of these musty volumes during the sum
mer hours. I am afraid that they will be a
little too deep for her infantile intellect.
Miss Belista Maude Hull, the classical
| girls historian of the class of '94, is
another young lady who is highly es-
teamed by the teachers. During her four
years in the school fully half her time out
side of school hours has been spent keep.
ing the teachers company. They go love
| to look upon her beaming face that I am
| sure they will miss her when she departs
from 81. a. s.
| will say in praise of Maude that che
has bravely helped to sustain the "Girls'
Department." in both the school papers.
Every lady has read and enjoyed her
charming dialect stories.
| MR.. HALLS HISTORY.
After two selections by the 81. q. s.
Banjo club came the history of Mr.. John
Hall of the scientific department. His
history was one of the beat and was greatly
enjoyed. The Crescent quartet then sang
"Sing and Be Happy" Their singing was
great enjoyed by the audience and they re-
| sponded to an encore.
| MISS DE LACY's PAPER.
Before speaking of the individual mem
bers of the division which represent !
feel bound to say few words about the
division as whole. Although do not
expect my fellow historians to agree with
me, I think that have been especially
fortunate in receiving this division to
describe and feel that my lines, as his
torian, have indeed fallen In pleasant
places. According to the expressions of
our teachers at various times and also
from the opinions of the pupils themselves
this division IL the brightest and best of
the whole senior class, perhaps of the
whole school, but the latter part Of the
| statement shall not insist upon. Az .
proof Of the truth Of my assertions you
| must know that whenever our test marks
were compared with those of the other d.
Visions We always found that tho number
of our division who had received GA"
was at least two or three times
a. great az that Of the other d.
Visions; and whenever q gross breach of
discipline was committed, although We
might be informed Of It, the teacher would
81