The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03

y q idea so much at irSt L
suppose II was because we
FoE thought II was Esther Hor-
necks idea. And we dis
liked Esther Horneck. II is a little
hard after you have been three years
In a school, and you and your "crowd"
have had things pretty much your own
way. to have new girl come in and
turn everything topsyturvy.
Esther started dramatic society and
debating society and literary soci-
ETY. the first month. Imagine the work
And also she talked self-government.
She had two sisters in college. and did
not see why boarding schools should
not have self-government like colleges.
Now self-government is not any fun,
at least that is what we thought then.
SO long as you have teacher to watch
and see that you do not break the rules
all you have TO do is just to see that
you do not get caught. But II you are
on your honor. then you have to keep
every rule all the time.
Now Esther Is attractive and enthu-
siastlc, and she was very popular with
all the new girls, and with the faculty.
too. And she talked and talked. until
at last Mrs. Sinclair herself said we
might try self-government, that is. try
It In some particular first.
Our crowd did not want II. but
Esther's crowd got the majority. All
OF us old girls were angry enough to
find that the school was going to be
run by a majority. We did not think
II was fair. At the school meeting.
when II was all decided. Esther's
crowd was beaming. They had heard
that Mrs. Sinclair was going to let us
have government. and the ques-
ton was. What should be the thing In
first?
Should II be promptness at meals. or
going TO bed at ten, or order at opening
exercises. or what? Some people said
that Esther had grand, new idea
about this. too. In racket OF clapplng,
Esther got up TO speak.
She does speak WELL Her eyes get
shiny and her cheeks get red. and she
certainly can talk. Sometimes you al
most forget that 1t is Esther.
she said n lot first about what a
grand thing self-government is, how
much more womanly It is to watch our
selves than TO allow ourselves just TO
be watched. She said that the colleges
had shown how well girls could govern
themselves, and why could not board
ing-schools follow their example2
OF course. she said, we were not to
have the entire discipline of the school
at first. But II we showed that we
could manage some one department OF
school government. then we could 90
and take up others.
Pretty soon she came TO her proposal
as TO what this department should be,
and what do you think she proposed
A fire-drill. OF all nuisances
She said we ought to have a system
attic fire-drlll. 1t was dangerous not to
have an organized fire-brlgade in such
large school. OF course. as this was
Esther's idea. II was cheered by
Esther's crowd, made into motion,
voted ON and carried before we had a
4 chance to turn round.
Then Esther rose and talked some
more. There was a good deal of talk
In the school, she said, about the din.
erent cliques, and how unfortunate II
was that they should pull apart as they
did. She said that In history they
called cliques parties and factions, and
we all knew how injurious these were
TO good government II was just the
same with a school She wished that
when II came TO school questions we
could put aside our personal opinions
and care more for the school than FOL
ourselves.
Esther sat down In a perfect storm
OF cheers, but everybody was not cheer
ing and clapplng although II sounded
like II. | saw Natalie Jewett getting
ready to clap, but frowned at her
and she did not dare.
So we were in for flre-drllls. And
Esther herself was in for chief fire cap
tain.
Perhaps you think you would have
liked ~ TO be sitting peacefully study
ing In study hour. with three 'qulzzes'
Carol Turner's a. IN. spreads behlnC
you, and then TO hear whiz, bang
clang All the corridor bells breaking
loose togetherl You dropped YOU
books, rushed to your room. clappeC
down the windows, banged the tran
som. snatched up towel, slammed thu
door and flew into the hall, There
every twenty feet a girl would b.
standing. repeating like cuckoo-clock
"Raly on third corridor northw o.
"Rally In the dlnlng-room~ or RALLY
In main hail. first floor"
Aud you must instantly fall into or
derly line, aud march to the aforemen