News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-02-15

dent Of the United States right now.
Never mind Just about half-an-
hour more and that's the last o. you,
ole girl Yes. sir, Fred one thing we
can feel pretty good over this is
where we get through With Dora Yo-
\ cum! y
! Ramsey and Fred had arranged to
room together at Greenfield, the seat
Of the state university, and they made
: the short journey in company the fol-
/ lowing September. They arrived hi
| larious, anticipating pleasrrabIe ex-
! elements in the way of fraternity"
! pledgings and limitations. encounters
! with sophomores, class meetings, and
| elections; and, also, they were not abb
solutely without interest in the. matter
| Of Girls, for the state university was
! co-educational, and it was but natural
to expect in so broad field all new
to them, possible vision of something
rather thrilling. They whispered
| cheerfully of all these things during
the process of matriculation, and
signed the registrars book on fresh
page; but when Fred had written his
name under Ramsey's and blotted 1t,
le took the liberty Of turning over the
leaf to examine some of the auto
graphs Of their future classmates,
written on the other side. Then he ut
tered an exclamation. more droll than
dolorous, though 1t affected to be who'll
ly the latter; for the shock to Fred
was by no means so painful as 1t was
to his friend.
Ramsey leaned forward and read
the name indicated by Fred's fore
finger
DORA YOCUM.
4 When they got back to their
pleasant quarters at Mrs. Meigs', fac
ing the campus, Ramsey was still I'M
able to talk of anything except the
lamentable discovery; nor were his
companions burlesquing efforts to con-
sole him OF great avail though Fred
did become serious enough to point
out that a university was different
from ahigh school.
Its not like havin' to use one big
room as headquarters, you know,
Ramsey. Everything's all split up, and
she might happen not be In single
one of your classes"
"You don't know my luck |" the af-
flicted boy protested. II wish I'd gone
to Harvard, the way my father wanted
me to. Why, this is just the worst
nuisance l ever struck! You'll sect
She'll be in everything there Is, just
the way she was back home"
He appeared to be cOrroborated by
the events of the next day, when they
attended the first meeting to organize
the new class. The masculine ele-
ment predominated, but Dora YOcum
was elected vice president. "You
see?" Ramsey said. didn't I tell
you? You see what happens"
But after that she ceased for a time
to intrude upon his life, and he admit
ted that his harassment was less grave
than he had anticipated. There were
about five hundred students in the
freshman class; he seldom saw her,
and when he did it was not more than
distant glimpse of her on one Of
lhe campus paths, her thoughtful head
bent over book as she hurried tn
classroom. This was bearable; and in
the fattering agitations of being
sought, and even hunted, by several
"fraternities" simultaneously desirous
of his becoming sworn Brother, he
almost forgot her. After a hazardous
month the rOOmmateS fell into the
arms of the last 'frat" TO seek them,
and having undergone an evening of
outrage which concluded with touch
ing rhetoric and an oath taken at
midnight, they proudly wore jeweled
symbols on their breasts and were
free TO turn part of their attention
to other affairs, especially the affairs
of the Eleven.
However, they were instructed by
the older brethren of their order.
whose duty it was to assist in the
proper maneuvering of their young ca
reers, that, although support of the
varsity teams was important they
must neglect neither the spiritual nor
the intellectual by-products of under
graduate doings. Therefore they be-
came members of the college Y. NJ. C.
A. and of the "Iumen Society,""
According to the charter which it
had granted itself The "Lumen SOci-
ETY." was an Organization of male
and female studentS'-so advanced"
was this uniycrSity-"fo the develop
ment of the powers of debate and or
atory. intellectual and sociological
progress, and the discussion of all mat
ters relating to philosophy, metaphys-
les, literature art. and current events"
A statement so formidable was not
hushing effect upon MeSsrs.
NIiholland and Mitchell; they Wen.
10 their first "Lumen" meeting i'm
state of fear and came awayglittle
reasSured.
81 couldn't get up there" Ramsey
declared. 81 couldn't stand up there
before all that crowd and make