The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-18
ADVICE TO JUNIORS
BY Russell E. Romaine.

Juniors! Perhaps you think
advice is needless, but you need
some, as to what you should do
during your Senior year, as
then you are supposed to be
the model class of the High
school. Seeing that / was at
one time member of your class,
/ think myself capable of giving
you some advice, which l hope
you will gladly receive, although
l know it's More blessed to
give than to receive" yet it
Will do you no harm. There
are many different kinds of ad-
vice. Some that old men give
young, when they can no lon
ger set a bad example" Also
a Commodity peddled by your
lawyer and given away by your
mother-in-law." need say
nothing concerning the latter,
for if you wish that kind of ad-
vice given by mother-in-law,
l would direct you to your
President.
In your Senior year you will
run up against various difficult
ties, and | will advise you how
to overcome them. First, when
you enter Literature next fall,
let those, who wish to be favor
ed, obtain front seat, and l
hope Beatrice Rehbein will not
write any more tragic stories
when she becomes a Senior. OF
course, we don't expect that
you will come up to our average
in the examination on Samuel
Johnson; but you must do your
best for if you have the same,
as we did, | don't think there
is any chance to get through.
Always copy us according to
behavior, when the teacher goes
out of the room, or when sub
stitute is teaching you. DO not
try to bluff when you have not
your lesson, for the same thing
never works two years in sue
cession, and if called names do
not contradict; but reserve
privilege of doubling until fur
ther evidence. Conrad Hitler
would improve his health a
great deal if he did not drink
so much soda water. Wnen you
enter the new building don't
decorate the desks with your
initials. l will tell you why,
But don't you tell | told YOU"
AS | passed the Office door one
day, | heard someone talking
with the school board, and
this is what was said: IF they
destroy any school property we
will fine them fifty Gently, and
with interest" Surely you all
know what the interest would
be, one yard of rubber hose. If
you should take a school trip
as we did to the contest, let
recreation be not nonsense alto
gether, that is, do not be lead
astray by the good looking Dun
more and Carbondale girls. If
when you assume the titles of
Seniors, your heads begin to
swell, do not get a Teddy Bear
Hair Cut" as Jacobs, Pethick,
and Beurket did, for it is out of
style. "Taffy Possum" has TAX
en- his place. Don't accept all
the candy Schuller brings next
year, it will make you sick,
for sickness is worse than freck-
les. Christmas approaches and
you have been thinking what to
give your school girl in the line
of gifts, l will not tell you what
to give, nor pick the present,
but if a box of candy is chosen,
do not give such a large one
that they may afterwards use
it for a shirtwaist box, as Hat
tie is doing with the one she
received. Physical culture
would benefit Kathryn Nichol-
son and Clarence Bodie, as it
would add to their stature. I
would prescribe ipecac for Pet
erson when he comes home from
a banquet. Daniel Emo, when
you become a Senior, assume a
little more dignity. And now to
those girls, that l have not per-
sonally advised, would suggest
that they take a few lessons in
the science of cooking, for 1
hear, they are going to teach
it next year, as they already
have had one lecture on the
subject. And now, If you fol-
low in the footsteps of the
"Class of 1909" you will prove
to be the model class of H. H.
s. in 1910.