Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-17

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Today's award In the limpin' linn
rick contest was made by officials Of
the School Of Commerce of Temple Uni
yorsity and former service men, who
nre studying there under the auspices OF
the federal board Of vocational train
| Ing.
The 500 award TO be announced to-
morrow was made by young women en-
pl0yed In the executive Offices Of the
American Stores Co., York road and
Noble street.
We hate to talk about ourself; but,
Fellow Flimlickers, lissen. Howdjs
| like to bear unto fair lady the glad
news that she is the winner of 100 un-
entailed simoleons and have her sud-
denly beam all over and express herself
thusly:
"Why, do you know. the most inter
esting thing about winning is finding
out whether the Limerick Editor is old
and has a bald head? Oh oh, not that
mind badness! My, no. Why, L"
There you are. Not u word about
buying vacuum cleaner or spring
hat: not n single outburst about a trip
to Niagara or anything. Completely
we repeat-completely taken up with
the personality of certain party whom
modesty forbids VIZ to mention. Oh,
we'll, it's queer how some of us can
keep in the running right up to the
last.
Not. of course, that we'd have you
understand that Miss Elsie l.. Morris,
| winner Of today's 500 refused to swal-
low the insult, and contented herself,
instead, with learning the truth about
certain venerable party. No it was
this way She felt she was bound in
conscience to accept the money. because
of certain young lady who first sug
gested to her that she throw all dis
cretion to the winds and become fren-
zied Flimlicker.
| Here's the story:
Miss Morris, to whom a very inter-
esting and learned jury from the School
of Commerce Of Temple University, of
which we will speak later, awarded the
prize for the best last line TO Limerick
50, is q famous person, and rightfully
so. She is head accountant, both fnan-
cial and cost for +. w. Tunnel & Co.,
Is North Fifth street, a large manu-
featuring concern dealing in fertilizer,
lime and glue. n. B.-We stuck
around. This il position woman
does not often succeed in winning or
holding. So Miss Morris is very busy,
TO put the matter mildly.
Succumbs to Lin,ericlsitis
But one day one of the girls who
works under her came 10 her and said,
why don't you try one of these
lin 'ricks, you're always thinking OF
silly things TO say2 Miss Morris said
nothing, but a couple Of days later she
developed sudden wild light in her
eye and called quickly for a stenog
rapher:
claimed, before ! forget it !" And sc
it went. After that there was little
hope.
The disease spread to 500 South
Fifty fifth street, where Miss Morris
keeps house for her father, George VI
Morris, in cozy little apartment. Let
her tell the sad story herself.
II happened 10 develop neuritis just
at this time and ! couldn't sleep al
. night, so used TO lie awake plotting
and planning fifth lines. Father sale
! was fully developed case of limerick
tits and he teased me. Then one nigh
| found him working away with a pen
ell. He had II, too! The joke OF 1t Il
he answered Limerick ~, the one yor
say won the prize for"
Miss Morris attack of limerickitil
not only resulted in her winning to
days prize. but her answer to yester
days limerick appeared on the ballot.
Miss Morris is going to use the $l0(
for vacation money, and that doesn'
mean it's to be stored away until sum
mrrtimr. This lady wizard of figurc
hasn't had vacation in three year
! NJ nd he Ia. -.
one now--iu New England.
All in all yesterday was perfect day
The interesting jury to which we allude,
above was made up of six overseas mel
and some girls. All of the men VIII,
served on the jury had been wounded il
the war and are studying in the SchOO
Of Commerce under the auspices of tn
Federal Board Department. The girl
didn't have TO 60 to war to become in
teresting, In other words. they wer
just sort Of simon pure naturall
: there.
,, Lim'rickers at Temple
This jury was distiu. ished in tw,
ways. In the first place, all the mem
. bers of it attend class" in n sort o
, improvised lin rick school that call
every afternoon in the gymnasium afte
the regular classes at Temple are dis
lin rick experts. The foreman Of tn
jury was George Jennings.
0 We we're very much interested In thi
limpin' lin rick school. Brother Jen
nings told us that sometimes as high Il
70 100 lin rickers limp together in tn
. gymnasium o. afternoons. Mention
made of these Tcmple rhymsters In th
T clever little college paper, the "Call q
, Commerce.
Well anyway, TO return to the jury
e Everything was in readiness when til
ballot bearer and the camera man ar
< rived. The jurors and juristes wer
gathered in the gymnasium, not tn
Q least of whom was Mrs. +. MacClaren
n the trained nurse who seemed to be a
dol among all concerned. We wcr
I honOred to have her serve on the panel
The panel retired into the private ofic
Of Mr.. Lahr, who Is director of III
Federal Board vocational training a
Temple and who also served on the jury
e and came back with a verdict In abou
. five minutes,
I The 500 had been awarded TO
Q MISS ELSIE L.. NORRIS
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