The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-13
66e Story Teller.

!. one story Teller
= LULU AND THE s. l. S.
president of state gracefully perched
ash barrel while the members club sat
positions neighborng fence
grass. That serious could
easily the thoughtful president herself
and the excited gestures of her adherents
Whoever heard Of Dutchman being affected? With
me- Dutch always stands for something simple and
tentous,' exclaimed Laura Gale wrathfuly.
She isn't Dutch, she's French contradicted Rosie Lee
thereby causing for the next few minutes heated
to the nationality of the person question But finally
order restored by president with
a convenient stone. ...-[..
. Now, girls" she said. "1ts nearly time class
to rece and must decide this question Immediately
Is it to be be?' - -. l .~5.-. .
To bel" chorused number of voices, making unani-
decision with exception posi-
ton on the fence had tried to object family The girls
ing by whom the objection rendered. began to laugh
and the sedate president giving her rolled off
from her barrel all keeping with her
presidential dignity Laura who the be-
meath me- grasped one of my feet and jerked me with
thump to the ground saying between bursts laughter
That's right Sue don't spoil your reputation You al
ways We're the kicking minority, know - e.
Then hearing sound picked our books
into the schoolhouse.
The S. l. s. was club started among my classmates
when in freshman year, that time
it had influence numbers sopho-
it quite important factor in the school,
christening Inspection Society," very
interesting tale story.
have ofen been hostile
are hostile to the S. sof being the foun1er of this
association, but having hitherto, denied
questionable honor, will take it upon myself
: The nrnose of@the s s nc car no inferred from
to inspect If the the entire
high school at W If pupil behaved herself according
to standard by the society and treated it with all
due respect and deferenee then, of she
lsted but should she treat its commands with
her beware Even the worthy juniors and
seniors stood in gratifying DEGREES,
teachers did all they could to break up the soce sure
sign Of power s=zsez~
It we soon became tyrannical
from too much power and when Lulu Van Brun with all
her airs and joined it did
to see that the
DEGREES at naught treating
and not few occasions wherein punished
for prank, had found that it was Lulu who had
g Us away Such conduct was not to be toera ted for
moment by the State Inspection Society,"
almost absolute the school There
fore meeting the closing incidents of which
before was held and the hazing of Lulu Van Brun
decided "to be-"
One morning, shortly after this meeting Lul, came
into the classroom seating herself with
fected hr of her skirts long
looking around spitefuy girls,
sandon, the instructor:
Some has been drawing my desk
this nonsensical design mean?"
quickly to the desk and say upon its
smooth surface cevery drawn skull with
beneath it inscribed with the single Beware
instructor Strengthened with
perceptbly as he said:
needless to ask who drew this as know that the
S. T. s., as it Is called, is bottom
do not know what prank intend perpetrae
well that if persist in you
had better take your warning and beware. for
have stood your fooishness long enough
The State Inspection Society disturbed
this declaration for had not all the teachers said
same thing and yet done damage to the association:
To be sure Sandon teacher, they were
not well acquainted with him. then
sort Of to make the S. I. safety.
Therefore confidently imagining that they not
be detected twelve figures assembled
the outskirts. of W .&Ad donkey,
most deerepit and dsreputable of its kind.
brdled, htched of the trees.
DO you suppose she enough to Gomez"
figures.
"Of course!' answered another. she thinks Sam
right and she won't let chance riding
copied MS perfectly All, there noW!''
she went the figure of girl came into sight.
1t Lulu Van Brun, response
=
My Dear Lulu want you to go riding with
tonight have something particularly say
OF mother will your going
if call at the house. meet grove
is horseess affair." sure come.
Yours lovingly, Sans,
This note, apparently written by Gale was in real
i composed by his sister Laura, active
members Of the S. l. S., the society this
Of getting Lulu to the hazing
place Their actions, upon now,