The record-union., 1896-07-24
SACRAMENTO DAILY RECORD UNION FRIDAY July "a 1896

sell the Principal a bag of peanuts. mis-
one day ascended the steps and tried to
taking him for the man Of the house.
Some people, she said, argued that the
yard was too small. The trouble is that
their ideas are too large. Is there not SO
much room in it that when the pupils
are on the playground each one mas
fourteen inches square of room? what
more can they want.
Others argue that the building is too
small Did not last years classes get
along all right by having one class go
down in the cellar and does not class
go across the street to another building
Besides, one of the Trustees has plan
for putting up a tent on the roof ana
thus adding another story to the build
ing and when that is done and one or
two of the classes take their place on the
stairs and in the halls, there viii De
plenty of room for them to study ana
recite.
To be sure, this year there are LII
boys-more than the total number or
pupils belonging to the school when the
present Principal was elected, but what
of that? Is not what was good enough
for our grandfathers and grandmothers
good enough for US?
The report was accepted and placed
on file
Miss Cronkite made an impassioned
speech and offered a resolution i'm
peaching the Keeper of the Exchequer.
The resolution was combatted forcibly
by Driver and it was lost by a large
vote, and the report was received and
placed on file.
E. Birdsall, for the Committee on
Credentials, presented its report, which
was not behind the other features in
fun It recommended several members
Of the middle class for initiation into
the mysterious Order of Chuckleheads.
The report was accepted and at
given signal from the Wielder of the
Olive Branch the class fed away to
give entrance to the neophytes, who
were escorted into his presence with due
| ceremony by Assistant Wielder of the
Olive Branch Charles Ruth, and there
initiated with awful pomp and an une-
qualed ritual, which put to blush that
of the knights of Malta and similar
organizations.
Euphrosyne CNiss Edith Tufts was
then invoked to assist the class in its
and after directing them in the pursuit
of happiness, called on the Goddess OF
Music to lend her aid and the summons
was responded to.
The Priest of the Oracle of Delphi cast
the horoscope of the class and warned
it of the dangers to be encountered.
Orpheus was next invoked and played
a solo in excellent style but his Tyre had
seemed to have changed its form and
| taken on that of the modern cornet. II
would nevertheless have drawn Fury
| dice after him and captivated his audi
ence so that he had to respond to ar
| encore.
One Of the MUSES. then gave a stirring
| account of the victory of the Sacramer1
| to High School in the race agains1
| Stockton and Woodbridge.
History was then summoned to tell o1
the progress of the class from the DARK
| Age Of the junior year, through the Re-
naissance of the middle year to the
Modern Age of the senior year and the
propitious planets that have shed theil
| benign influence over the class.
Comedy next made its appearance
| triple headed and musical, and the voca
| effort was rewarded by a persistent re-
call, which was responded to, the light
er features having given way to ths
| stern array of war.
| John H. Scott then moved that tht
class of SO do now adjourn sine die