The sun., 1919-03-02
Latest News Of the Life and
Spirit Within Academic Walls

| erts, Poly, third. In the 100 yard Jel-
| Life won n close race in 0 81 3-5. The
diving was very pretty. The writer has
not the technical knowledge necessary
to report in detail the front and back
somersaults. jackknives, half turns and
Flying Dutchmen, and can only say that
| they were admirably executed and fur
nished an interesting and beautiful
spectacle. The work Of Jelliffe, captain
of the Poly team. and Of Franken OF
Erasmus was especially good. Score by
points: Jelliffe. s4.2; Franken. ea.4;
Clark. b85. The 22o yard swim was
| won by Ross Of Erasmus In 2;i4; Dole
of Poly second, and Redmond third.
The total score for the meet was: Poly,
26: Erasmus II; and as Erasmus holds
the p. s. A. L. championship the VIC
tory gives Poly clear title to the city
championship for this year.
Having thus cleaned up in the tank,
the boys were in fine shape for the
senior dance. with which they ushered
in the birthday anniversary Of the F'a-
| Their Of our Country. One wonders, by
the way, what he would have thought
Of 1t. We feel sure his heart would
have warmed and he would have looked
with an approving eye on the boys and
would have wanted to kiss all the girls.
| Wanted to? He was a man of high
courage and unyielding tenacity of pur-
pose who what he dared to dream Of
dared to do. He'd have kissed EN- all
| right. The dance was held at the Wo-
mems Club on Pierrepont street and was
attended by members of the graduating
class and their guests. about sixty
couples. 1t was n thoroughly delight
| full affair. TIE music was good to dance
| to and Maresi supplied excellent frappe
q nd cal no I'd la
Mr. Bell, were souvenir card cases Of
soft gray leather with blue pencils and
' tassels-the school colors-with "P. p,
| 1919" stamped in gold, and were the
| prettiest OF the kind we have ever seen.
The hall viewed from the gallery was
| very lovely sight. The girls were
pretty and their costumes were charm
| ing and in excellent taste--a most agree
| able change from the modes that have
| prevailed for three or four years past
There seems now to be less parsimony
| in the use OF material, greater willing
| ness to out it where it belongs and
recognition OF two facts, first. that dane
| ing frocks are not only more decorous
| but actually prettier II they attain a
| certain altitude and have some visible
means OF support. That's the way II
looks to an old fogy male of advanced
| age. but we believe, girls. that the boys
| think so too.
Great credit is due to Cy Redmond
the president of the senior class, who
had charge of all the arrangements. The
patronesses were Mrs. J. d. Allen. Mrs
! F. A. Behrens. Mrs. A. j. DeBerard,
| Mrs. w. W. Downs. Mrs. c. w. Lucas,
Mrs. F. NJ. Smith. Mrs. L. f. Sutton.
Mrs H. A. futile. Mrs II. werlemann
and Mrs. A. NJ. White.
But life at the Poly Is not all play.
The school work has been going on as
usual though It does not offer so much
of interest to the general public. Men,
| ton should be made. however. of the
exercises held at the school on Friday
IN observance OF Washington's Birth
| day These took place in the Commons
! Hall, which is used as an assembly
room until the new memorial chapel
shall be built. They consisted OF patri-
otto songs and flag salute by the school.
n defamation by r. l.. Gilpatric and
| Raymond F'iero and an original speech