St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-10-07
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makes them leaders. and among has
, .nere y often one who is sure to be
liked by everybody, and who excttes
we ioyalty and admiration Of the an.
lire class. You know this to be true
II your class there is the clever eir1
Wno = always ready with an answer
ana there Is her opposite. the rathe,
SLOW girl who cannot think what tc
say until the occasion has passed
There Is the girl whose claim to dis.
tlnction is her beauty. She is so pref
y that the class Is proud OF her. Al.
oIner girl wears beautiful dresses and
becoming hats, and yet another has a
manner that Is SO gentle and refined
that y Wins praise from every one.
IN class Of Is or 80 girls there will
always be as many different charac.
tiers. For though to the casual observ.
Or girls look much alike, to one who
studies them they are very different
lust as NO two children in family are
precisely similar, and no two days il
the year are altogether alike. SO nc
two girls conform together in every
particular.
The difference saves the class from
monotony. Although 80 girls have
the same lessons and come under the
same discipline, their natural charac-
terlstics are not crushed. A rose il
always rose, and lily is always q
lily.
Who is the queen Of your class gar
den? ! will venture to say that she is
the girl most worthy OF the honor
most lovable, most unselfish and most
devoted to maintaining high ideal OF
girlhood In the intercourse OF tue
schoolroom.
In passing, we may note that the
names OF the girls in your class are
much the prettier on account Of the
4uaint dignity which invests them
and fOrbids their being superseded by
diminutives in public. Glass cata-
logues used to show us Minnies and
Mamies, Kitties. Bessies, Trudies and
Eollies. Now the sweet girl gradu-
ate permits no such license to be taken
with her baptismal name. May / add
that while pet names are very proper
ct home when used only by those who
have loved you from the cradle, they
are not 70 Be tolerated on the lips OF
outsiders.
As for such names as Pet, Puss.
Birdie, and the like, they befit no girl
after she has learned to walk; they are
x,,.J,v ~ fon&%1~< oun ,7yn r na,,;.r ,,<>,,
too, not to allow eccentricities OF
spelling ia the class list or elsewhere.
Kathryn Is not 50 beautiful as Kath-
arine, nor Edythe comparable with
Edith. and 10 on. Spell the name ac-
cording to time honored usage. II you
are so fortunate as to have been called
Penelope, Priscilla or Isabel insist On
beng addressed by It. The one pet
name which IN my judgment improves
on the original = Nancy, which is .
more fascinating name than the state
II Anne. Janet, Jean and Jane are
really the same name; all are beau
tiful, don't you think?
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But about your class reunion. Tue
girls Id 4 high school graduating
class have been together long enough
to have q COMMON fund Of traditions,
ASSOCIATIONS and anecdotes. on which
they may draw. They have done the
same work md enjoyed the Same play
for several years. It is the greatest OF
pities II. leaving the schoOlroom, they
are obliged - Eve one anothe. uu.
They ought 10 get together from time
to time and have ! pleasant afternoon.
and once year all who can should
meet in 1 reunion. The best way IS to.
have 4 luncheon at the house of one
OF the girls. To the expense Of this
feast let the class contribute. BY che:
De q small annual fee there
viii always be money enough in the
treasury to meet such demand. There
should be asimple but choice bill Of fare,
not forgetting the sweets that girls are
fond OF. As class reunions generally
take place ii the summer there may pc
rlentv of MOWERS to decorate the taf'e.
The artistic member Of the class may
naint the menu cards, or the place
Cards whoever Ii class president will
axe the head Of the table. and she
NAV ar may not act as toastmfstr So.
,1rrtu the courses have been finished
ma toasts viii Be offered and girls
rho have been selected beforehand
,u;ll sneak to them. There Is notnins
aif,,cult about this. Select any senti-
nent YOU like. Something that mas to /
a With the class history and the class
Deculiarities viii awaken most n1ersl-
oent and merriment ID what Jou want.
invite favorite teachers nov anu
hen. NJ 49,
.on~ and when the time comes 8
hreak u all may rise and slanolni.
sing the familiar strain. 81
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rrast1nr "a liz Old girls. Some VIII g
a the other side Of the Globe; so .css
iii Sc engrosscd n professional u. y,
u III Il h,,siness: some viii ~ marrleus
! I'll - Il hard Tor you to think g soloen7
,aired Edith . ! doctor, 8. = - sSss IS
~. 49,. Florcnce ID i grave professor. II. Z,
8 !, erry Dorothy $ ! traveller .no 49,
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