Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-14
ST. VALENTINE MAIL
FILLS POSTAL BAGS
SWarthmore Students Devise
Clever Stunt Based on Old
Roman Custom
FRESHIES ARE THE VICTIMS


This is the dav when hearts entwined
and fat, pink little curids throng the
maiis when the annual guessing con-
.esi taxes pace 10 de.erHllne II You ca"
make anything out or the nh'or OF To-
oucco or tuttl- lrut'l on Tue staHip'
Mno sens me ahioL'us epislIe Mneh
.eacheF Hhus an uhhatterins represent
Intloh OF herSeIt STUCK IN her Top drawer
where she keeps the apple-,when--'
We'll 10 cut IL snort IL 81. 'aiehtlhe
LAY;
Inc rumor Is entlrcly untoundea mat
the lhte uniamented postai Aaminlstra,,
,ioh S'ar'eo 81. aieii''ne Du! u SMen
the daiiy receipts. AS matte! OF 1act,
tne practice or sendlng Vaientihes goes
an the way pacA 10 the anclsnt nohiaH mar,
'east or the Lnpercalla' "hlch was nelo
at 'his tlmc OF year o
AZ tnat time IL was customary 10
'"ce an "ie names OF ,he locu' Geau.i.S
IN large urn 10 Which u was tne dut!
OF every young man IN the vicinity 20
repair ana maze Pima s'leS'ion. ,i re
Wouio mar'h up SUCK III M tnui'lo' hNs
the well known Mr. =. horher, "na
,'"ii ont-hot plum-eut peach-n
'ucHF. ...,
Inc laGF so selecteu was n.licelo!tI
rtcoehlzeu as MS S"ee'ie iof '"e petioo
ot one sear'
Roman Idea Changed
Later on the happy idea struck the
fathers of the Church that by substitut-
lhg tne names oi sain.s ior Lne 't"';e'
OF laales the young nieh in'snt We ~
Huced 70 emulate the viltueS OK ''e MosS
men wnom they chan'eu 10 nraM, Aney
acCord!ns's adopteG 'He ,.,,ia .us.uH nnu Snu
hieb 'he occasion ~. 'uei., .i i"1 ~ -
IN honor Iirs, Of marry i nyo o, w w hu tSn
Mno WIS h!I.e" tn,,s,,, tn J a. -. orr us INV ~,
pasah honHhs' lolio"lHs q re.s ~
"Sual nilra''e aoo"t "n'e' '"'' ''u
some uounlS' .,.;s.,, %
Owlhs ~ s''in'm h.ro,... la .he don Va.
human nature no"eEe'; 'ne va! ~.
nalheI one oeVoteu chlen' ~ 'ne put
Sult OIL 'o'enahihs' anu ,tt' go =.
phe,e n"s S'uHs ~ - 81. ti ~
Senu'hg an" ."r'"',s'hs
Emerging rom the clu,noer VI een
tnries; ola 81; Na!eh,ihe oroIpeU on ns
Nwarthmore Irepara,o.S 1rnoo' e"is ,s
touaN' Tisitilis tn, ""..ii.,n' Lo,. ies ~ III HIS
moving H"''"n s'ro. sn,'".'' n"i W
Inc oia po' Ia" WIZ s,, ~ W.. anu IL nL
went aoout II WIN mug" H'ePu,c"' mum
70 the ahiaZe'hehI anu uesPair Vi tnc
schooi ireSEineh' - h"o'A, i'lo,e MN,
than uSnal: marked me arrival OF ola
~. Valentine at the room oi eaen VI
Nv" here'"'or' pe"'eiu''S 'NS
1reslleS'
Have to Pick Out Bosses"
With little considering of any Of
Hoyle'. modern rules of etiauette. old
St, "Val'' brushed aside each b!eary-
eyed freshman as he opened his room
door and bnde the yearlinc classman
kneel in hi. nrcsencp. then. with ewes
closed pIocc his right hand in the
magic crystal bowl.
"Trow forth one folded missiye
hearing the name of thy Valentine
whom thou shalt serye-obey each com.
mand-for the next twelve months. +"
doomed st. val
/ He found considerable courage to
command, inasmuch AZ squad OF two
husky Swarthmore seniors stood by
TO sec that his wishes were properly
fulfilled.
With Here goes" the freshman
pulled forth the missive bearing the
name of his valentine, and in turn was
introduced to tall, husky senior--his
valentine. And, in pursuance of the
century old custom, the "freshy" with
| c.. ,oIa,,ipa Ia, hus,li,, for,L .n fa.oL