1896 FCS Yearbook

BAILEY, BANKS & BIDDLE Co.

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On e o f th e easies t runnin g Wh ee l s o n th e mark et t o-day.

Su pe rb in fi n i sh

M a t eri a l of th e best th at m o n ey w ill b u y .

E ve r y p ar t t h oro u g h l y made a n d tes t e d b y e xpe ri e nced wor km en

A Few Pointers

FLUSH JOINTS

HANDLEBAR AND SEATPOST ADJUSTMENT ENTIRELY NEW NO COTTER PIN S NEW AND EXCLU SIVE CHAIN ADJUSTMENT ABSOLUTELY DUST-PROOF BEARIN GS

SWARTHMORE COLLEGE SWARTHMORE, PA

CHAS. DEGARMO, PH. D. PRESIDENT

FRI LN DS' CENTRAL SCHOOL

Furnishes the Basis of a Liberal Education

And Prepares for any American College - --

Race ond 1=irteent l1 Streets

Primary a n rl Intermediate Departmc11ts at Race and Fifteenth Streets

G i rarrl Avenue a 11rl ScYentee11t h Streets

Lancas ter Avenue and Thirty-fifth Street [Gf"

Gree n St. , above School Lane, Germantown

j Kinderga rten at

Race a nd Fifteenth St re ets

Gira rd Ave nu e and 17th Street

The :'\'ext Sc hool Year begins Ninth :VIont h , 20tli Ft

Principals c a n be seen at the schools until

Sixth Mon t h , 18 t!J, 1897

GEO. C. NEWMAN, [MCP.

pail)til)Q5 , Water ~olors, (tel;il)QS , ~l)Qravil)Q5 , ete ., ete.

PARliOR JVIIRRO~S AND FINE GOllD FRAJVIES BRIDALl. AND }iOLl.IDAY GIFTS Frn1n es l~e-G ild ecl, Pa intings and Engrav ing s ca r efullv Restored 806

THOMAS

MARTINDALE & CO.

N. E. Cor. I 0th & Market Sts.

( 941 Market St. )

••••••••

LOT'S WIFE ...

l o oked back, and y ou know what happened to her. We might l ook back to the enormous sal es of

MISS E. H. SCHOFIELD

9 SOUTH 16TH STREET PHILADELPHIA

(over half million pounds ) , but we'd rather look forw a rd, a nd fo rw ard it is then , to the million pound m a rk ; a nd y ou ' ll help us to re ac h it, too, because we ' ve a lre a d y bought, a nd hav e in store and in tran s it, enough of fine Foochow Oolongs, Japan Congous, Panfired Jap a ns, Assams, Foochow Congous, Young H ys ons, etc . , to enable us to perpetuate th e integ ri ty of this famo us b l end of Tea . We can assure you that its quality will not d e teriorate, but if there's any chan g e in it 'tw ill still be for the better, and the price shall remain the sam e.

:24 cents pound

5 pounds $1.00

Cl asses in Oil, Water Col ors, T apestry, etc.

Crayon P o r traits, China P a inting, Sp e cialties

Orders S ol ic ited .fo r Chris tmas a n d Wedd i ng Present s

Publi sl,ed in co mm emo r a ti o n of tl, eiJ· Cla ssDov E:x ercises IN tl, e me,nber s of Nine tv- six

Cl'.'.:NTl~AL SCHOOL

SWARTHMORE COLLEGE SWARTHMORE, PA.

. DEGARMO, PH . D. PRESIDENT

FRILNDS' CLNTRAL SCHOOL

Furnishes the Basis of a Liberal Education And Prepares for any American College -

Ra ce o nd Fift e1entl1 Streets

GEO. C. NEWMAN, [MCP .

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IVIIRRORS

GOliO FRAJVIES

Hf'lO

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MRRTINORiiE & CO

N. E. Cor. I 0th & Market Sts. (941 Market .5t. )

••••••••

looked back, and you know wh a t happened to her . We might look back lo the enormous sales of

"'"~l(OL" BLEf4i) O --- fEj\

(over half million pounds), but we'd rather look forward, and forward it is then, to the million pound m a rk ; and you ' ll help us to reach it, too, because we ' Ye already bought, and have in store and in transit, enough of fine Foochow Oolongs,

J a pa 11 Congous, Panfired Jap a ns, Assams, Foochow Congous, Young Hysons, etc., to enable us to perpetuate the integrity of this famous blend of Tea . We can assu r e yo u that its quality will not deteriorate, but if there's any change in it 'twill still be for the be tt er, and the price shall remain the same.

:J4 cents pound 5 pounds $1.00

MISS E. H. SCHOFIELD

9 SOUTH 16TH STREET PHILADELPHIA

(F onner S tud i o at r po C/,est ,1111 S t , des troy e d by fir e)

Cl asses in Oil, Water Colors, T apestry, etc.

Crayon P ortraits, China Painting, Specialties

Orders Solicited for Christmas and Wedding Presents

" Hod ie, non eras"

Pub lisl1ed in co rnrnernora ti on o f tl1 eir ClossDov Ex e r cises IN tl1 e rnernbers of Ni ne rv-six ----Fl~IE:NDS' CE:NT l~A L SCHOO L

J:)re ss of •••

'ltbe <!bas. b . .Elliott <to. Pblla~elpbta

BUILDING.

OF THE

(IASS 01~ '96, Fl~IENDS' CtNTl~l-XL SCHOOL

HELD IN THE U ": CTll l ll .'.: 11 1\LL, .JUN!": E: l(i l ITE:E:NT I I

Dedication.

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EDITORIAL STAFF.

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E~t~I.\ FLOREN CE ]OXES.

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PREFACE .

FOR yea rs the s upr e me efforts of th e s tudents a t F. C. S. hav e quietly peri s hed. Th ro u g h years of S hake s peare, Scott, Ru s kin , Webster , ll'Iilton , and ot her literary celebrities, '96 came to a power of l ang uage and se ntim e nt almost inconcei vab le. On cla ss day alon e w ere these abilities displayed to best a dv a nta ge. There wer e our free, humorous r eYiew s of the journey which we all recalled and understood. There we were . a ll unit ed for e njo y m e nt. Should not th ese final works be pre s erved to enri ch th e lit erature of our America? Surely s u ch materi a l ca nnot but raise the id ea l s of poetr y and art and redound to th e g r ea t credit of F. C . S ., an in s tituti o n capab l e of s u c h developments in her c hildren .

1675.

Friendst Central Schoolt Philadelphia.

FOUNDED 1845- BENJAMIN HALLOWELL FIRST PRINCIPAL

FACULTY.

GIRLS' DEPARTMENT.

A:'INI'-' SIIOEJ\IAKER, Princip al since Ninth :\Ionth, 18 75.

J1•: :'\:\'IE C. AlllBLJ•: R, S u perinte nd e nt of Assembly Roo111.

H OWARD J . TR U;I IA N, L:itin and Greek.

Ju.IA C . AR NER, Latin, E ngli sh, Logic and Ps y ch o logy.

RA C l!El. P . LEYS , Astronomy and Mathe m atics .

A . JE.:\':\'IE COR.:\'ELL , Mat h e m atics am l Histor y.

SAR.\ II H .\LL STERLI:S:G , Lati n , Ger m a n a nd Gree k.

Au o: F. \ VHITE, History , Lit era tur e a nrl Englis h .

.i\l.\R\' TYLER Dt J'l'TOX, Biology.

L1z zrn F u ss 1 •: LT, Cor•'F l :'\, History a11cl Arithllletic.

A1.1cE FUSSELL, Mathemati cs.

Eu.A M . H U N'!', Drawing and Painting.

.i\l.\RG \ RET GYGER , H istory aucl Ar ithm etic.

~I ARY vVrsT . \R , P h ys ica l C ultur e.

BELLE Moo;s;E\" , Principal of Specia l D epa rtm ent.

.i\L\R\' S . W OOD, E n g li s h , History a nd Penmans hi p,

HA:\':\' \ll BRTKT ON PR r CE, M at h e mati cs and Gra mm ar .

Fr.ORE NCP. I-l . \LI. , (~cnnan.

JOSEPH £:s;GLE H . \l);ES , Chemistry and Geometry.

MARV ROSAMOND BAKER, Literature and Eng li sh.

D.\:S:lEL B.\TCHELOR, Vo ice Culture.

HARHIE'l' F. SEAL, French.

E~H I.\ W ,U,TERS, Geology.

\V ~ ,. W. BIHDSALI,,

•FACUL TY-- Continued.

HOR .\CE DILWORTH, Physics.

E~IILIE v. CLAVE, Frenc h .

LonsE FR.\so:--:--1 , French.

EMILY G. Hu:-n' , M.D., Lecturer o n Physiology a nd Hygiene.

P. FR.·\i\'CES FOt'LKE , Ger 111a11.

ABBIE EvA:s;s , History and Literatnrc.

BOYS' DEPARTMENT.

ABBY M. HALL , Principal and Iustructor in Mathematics. Lati n and Creek.

J EUGENE BAKER, Mathematics and Physics.

A:--17':A w. SPE/\K~ I AX, Euglish and Frenc h.

GARRETT w. TH OMPSON, l,atin and G re ek.

HO}{ .\CE L. DILWORTH, Ph ys ics, Geology a n d Aslronorny.

MARY H. WHITSON, Englis h

MARV S. BAKER, German.

W. Eu 1ER BARRETT, Mathematics.

WALTER COATES WEBSTER, History .

M.\RV BUTLER, Drawing.

JEFFERIS F. SHIELDS, Penmanship.

C. M. WILLIA~IS , Gymnastics .

President,

]OIH; L . CARVER.

Alumni Association.

Founded No,·emuer 19, 188r, uy the Class of '8 1.

Serrrtar_y,

]OSEPHI:-.:R WlIETSTO:-.:E .

Officers for l 896- 7.

L. PAXSOK. \VAr .TER Pl'SEY.

T'ice- Presidr11!,

]OI IN H. BETTS.

Tn ·as11rcr ,

C. PLAN'l' O l ' 1fIDDI.ET O:-.:,

Exi:c11 li ve Comm it/et , DAVIS L. LEWIS.

KATH \RI:-.:1 -: BORI:s/C.

SALUTATORY

HISTORY

3/rograrn

WILLIAM HENRY HUNTER

EMMA FLORENCE JONES

CLASS SO:>iG

PROPHECY

RALPH NEWTON KELLAM

PRESENTATION~ MARY GERTRUDE BALL

PRESENTATIONS CHARLES ST. CLAIR

AUF WEIDERSEHEN

SUSIE HOPKINS BEAN

S alut at ory.

W I LI A M HENRY HUNTER .

RUS KIN says that it is a lw ays w e ll for a speaker t o g i\·e hi s a udi e 11 ce a u id ea , in the fir s t place , of wh a t he int e nds to say. It i:, not always a safe thin g to do. I want to spea k first of a Class as an organiza tion; second, about Life; third , about Tim e; a nd fourth, about what this clay me a ns to our class. r\. class , at th e begi nnin g of it s co ur se , is s impl y a numb er of p upil s wh os e sc h o lar s hip is so n ea rl y 0 11 a p a r that th ey are classed together. They ma y p e rhaps be stra n gers t o each othe r , a 11 d may haYe nothin g in common exc e pt the sa m e course of study. But as th ey are brought to ge th e r in the cla s s room d ay a fter da y th e ir acquaint a n ces hip g row s s tron ge r each clay, and th ey co me to k11 ow eac h o th e r pe rfec tly. For th e class -roo m is illuminated with th e X-rays , and w e ca1 1 see ri g ht th ro u g h rnc h other. Th e st r ong points as well as the weaknesses o f c h arac t er a re a ll brought o ut , a nd o ne co m es t o know a c l ass mat e as he know s but very few other persons. This thorough kn ow l edge o f each o ther 's c h arac t e r grows i11t o the s tron ges t friend s hip and binds th e m e mb e rs so closely to ge th e r that th e class b eco m es a unit -a n organization-and as s u c h it builds a r e putation and forms a c h arac t e r. A class is not au o r ga ni za ti o n as w e usually think of the word ; th e re ar e no laws or any mies ; eac h o n e c01 11 es and goes as h e pl eases; and yet there is probably 110 o th e r body of individuals so c l ose l y knit t oget h er as i s a class at sc h oo l or co ll ege wh e n it h as fi n ish e d its course. £ut this friendship or class -spirit does 11ot encl with their school clays ; it co ntinue s

through th e ir entire lives and brings them back each year to th e ir ...-\lumni just as the chi ldr e n ga th e r e Yery year at their old hom es tead .

Life is divided into tw o part s-sc ho o l li fe and real life. \\·e do 11 o t m ea n th a t sc h oo l life is not r ea l , o r th a t one i s n ot schooled aft e r he e nt e rs real life. Ther e is a di s tin c tion , howeY e r. School life differs from r ea l li fe very much as the p la n of a building o r th e mod e l of a s hi p differs from the co mplet e d bu ildin g and the foll -ri gg ed ship . For o ur a ft e r -life depends to a very g reat ex tent upon th e knowl edge and ex p e ri e n ce as well as upon the dis c iplin e and trainin g which w e r ece ive durin g our ea rly life. And s o wh e n w e e nt e r real life , it will be only to fight over aga in the battles of our school clays on a larg e r sca l e. Thi s i s forcib ly illu s trated by a remark of the great Wellington , who sa id th at h e won th e field of Wat e rlo o 0 11 th e p laygro und where be had attended sc ho ol.

Tim e is divided into th e p as t , th e pr ese nt a nd the future . Th e p as t we ca ll hi s tory , all(\ it ther efo r e b e lon gs to o u r historian s. The future is hidden from all but th e prophetic eye. \V e mu st th e r efo r e co nfin e our r e marks to the present . The present is but a point connec tin g the past with the future. The seco nd s co m e to u s on e by one, a nd as th ey pass e ach second c on s titutes th e pres e nt. Away back in th e Middl e Ages ther e w as a cl ass of p eop l e who ca ll ed themselve s School l\I e n ( the name i s c h a n ged n o w ) . \ Ve il , th ese Sc hool Men us e d to wo nd e r how m a n y a n ge l s could s tand upon th e point of a 11 eed le . It ma y see m s tran ge, but w e are all sta ndin g upon po i11t s less tangiblet han tho se of a needl e. The r e d ee min g feature about it i s th at the points are clos e to ge th e r, sometimes more so th a n at other s . Thu s plea s ur e and h appines s m a k e th e seconds pass so quickly th at we scarcely 11oti ce the111 , a nd life is thus mad e d e li ghtfu l . But when we a r e in troubl e or in pain , or wh e n we are waiting to h e ar so m ethi n g which w e h ave b ee n anti c ipatin g for weeks or eve11 month s , th e seconds pa ss so s/m, •6 •-th e points are so far apart that we hardly know wh a t to do. This is what Lon g fe llow meant when he said," I~e arn t o l a bor and to 1c •aif."

The C l as s of ' 96 h as now finished it s co ur se , and we stand at tb e parting of th e w ays. School life i s over; re a l life will soo n begin . So w e have set apart this cla y as Cla ss D ay, and right h e r e, in th e behalf of '96, I wou ld ex tend a welcom e to the se man y friends . My g r ee tin g to tl:e class w o uld be co n gra tnlation sfirs t , beca u se yo u are abo ut to be grad uated from the Fr ie nd s ' Ce nt ra l School , a n d a re th erefore so splendidly fitted for life; and, sec o 11dl y, beca u se yo u belong to the Class o f '96.

As w e are l e d b ack ov er th e hi s t or y of th e cla ss , l et u s r eso l ve t o profit i11 th e futur e by th e llli s t a k es a nd failures of th e past. As o ur prophets give u s a generous g limp se of the future, let us b e lieve> th e m if the

F a t e s b e fa, ·o rabl e: but if th e r espon ses b e of e , ·il , r e m e mb e r th a t " H ea Ye n from a ll cr ea tur es hid es th e

Book of F a t e . " But what e ver may b e the past or the future, r e m e mber that both d e p e 11C! upon the pres e nt .

W e mu s t a '.:: t ; a ct in the livin g pres e nt. * \Vhatev e r el se vYe take a w ay fr o m th e Friend s ' Central Scho o l, le t u s hold our c la s s m o tt o e v e r b efo r e u s , for i11 it li es th e wh o l e sec r e t of su cctss, " H ud ic, 110n Cill s . '' ·:S \V e will a lso e x pr es s in p oe tr y a nd so n g our l oya lt y t o on r Al1t1 a 1\Tat e r, a nrl b c f'or e th e p a rtin g word s we will h a v e th e littl e o bje ct l esso n s i11 c h aract er , so th a t w e ca 11 "

of 189 r the c lass whi c h is holdi11 g th ese exe r c is es t o- day bega11 it s caree r at Friends' Ce11tral School. Some of ns had visited th a t illustri o us i11stitutio11 the previous Spring , hut ,Y e w ere becomi11gly a\\'ecl by th e strange11 ess of our s urroundin gs, n eYe rth e less. Ho\\ ·eyer , nncl e r th e ca re o f l'viiss

J e nni e Cornell and Teacher R ac hel , we soo n fe lt at hom e all( \ r ega in ed our n s n a l spirits . Son1e of th e girls studied h a rd th a t yea r a nd m ade for th e ms e l\ ·es r ep ut a ti o ns whi c h they hav e b ee n livin g 611 e v e r since. Th e Zoo logy room w as o ur de li g ht. Bingo had hi s lnn c h of bags r eg ul a rly at 1 1 . 30 eve ry clay , a 11c\ we ' · t oo k turns " feeding him . Poor doggie ! He stands n o w 011 a s h e lf in the n ew l aboratory o ut of reach of clesecrati11g h a11cls. hi s ca ud a l app e 11cl age sa fe from nan g hty s trin gs, and lo o ks \'acantly at us . \V e fairly r e Ye ll e d in th e pickled snakes a nd presen·ed sq ui ds, and e\'f:'. 11 dissected an occas io nal ostrca ,·i1gi11ira with o nt a 111ur111nr. So int e re ste d w e r e we th a t th e

Nat nral Hi sto r y Field Club was formed , with Mis s l\.Iary Schively as president. Th e objec t of the c lub was to prom ote an interest i11 zuo lo gy and to collect spec im e ns fo r stncly. \,Ve w e nt o n lon g exc ursi o ns into th e country armed with hu ge c rabbiu g net s , 11u111 ero n s tin ca n s a11c\ ot h er parap h e rnali a, a 11d cap tur ed wh o l e h os t s of little wri gg lin g

salallland e rs a11d inn oce nt t ad pol es.

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Befor e our fir s t sc h oo l year at F . C. S. h ad c11Cled our l a mblik e be ha, ·ior h ad disappeared a nd a propensity for scrapes h ad taken it s place. L est a n y good rr i e n ds should ga th e r from thi s th a t we were a c lass calc ul ated to \'ex the pedagog ic mind , we wish to dec l are th at if a t t im es o ur li bera l Yi ews ca u sed u s to m ee t th e l a w a t ri g ht a n g l es, it w as not o ur fault. H ad we been co n s ult ed, th ese e mb arrassi ng co ntr ete rn ps w o uld n ot h ave occurred-there w o uld h ave been no l aw .

When w e r e turn ed i11 th e fa ll of th e J) year , th e c l ass \\ ·as divid e d; part were g i ve n desks i11 the alcove while th e r est we nt a l oft to Room 9. There w as a n i so l a tion abo ut th at roo m whi c h appea l ed to o ur se n se of safe t y , and, influ e n ce d by it s remot e n ess, w e indulged in fr e qu e nt p e riods of recre a tion n ot m e nti o n ed 111 th e roster.

O n e clay Mi ss .-\li ce was not in th e ro o m when we ca m e i11 from recess , so we a mu sed o ur se l\' es by ba n g in g cha lk a n d playin g t ag. \ Vh e 11 o ur teacher e nt ered s h e ru s h ed to th e d es k awl t ap p ed th e bell for order, but c uri o u s ly e n o u g h th e thing ,rnulcl11 't work , so w e h ad severa l minute s m ore re c ess while s h e" fished o ut " rro 111 th e int C' ri o r of th e bell , by m ea n s of a h a irpin , a n eat littl e wad of paper , which mu s t h ave grow n th ere, because we knew nothing abo ut it.

The N. H. F. C . was r eo rgani zed und er the n a m e of th e Adva n ced Na tu ra l Hi story Fi e ld C lub , with l\Irs. Dutton at its h ea d, a nd as s u ch bas continued its work eve r since . ..\t th e begin nin g of the C year there w as the u s u a l excitement oyer th e cho i ce of courses. I\ l iss Julia ga , ·e u s a sho rt address 0 11 th e·' fo lli es or yo uth ,'' the chief of whi c h i s taking the lit era ry course, beca u se it is th e easies t : a nd as a r es ult , e l eve n g irls se l ec t ed th e classi ca l. Six of th ese girls h a Ye prepared for co ll ege, a nd the r es t o f u s a r e a lm os t as familiar with the Bry n Mawr re q uir eme nt s, owi n g to the va ri o u s exe r c ises i11 co mp osi ti o n and in punctnation with which we h a,· e strugg l ed this " ·int e r. It was d urin g the C year th a t we held our fir s t cl ass m ee ting to e l ect a pr es id e n t. Who ca lled the m eeting l l1 a\"e n o t bee11

ab l e to discover, but it got ca ll ed somehow, a ucl after we were th ere it didn't m a k e mu c h differe nc e. \\ 'e didn't know as much about Parliamentary practice th e n as we do now ( I do u b t if th e o th er side of th e hou,e can co nc e i ve of s u c h i g n ora n ce ) , but we knew what we wanted, and got it , too . \V e mu st !, aye pr ese nt ed a p ictu r esque appearance t o o n -looke r s, for every avai l ab l e piece of furniture in the rou n was cro wd ed with g i r l s in a ll so rts of positions a nd all shouting at once. When a g irl want ed the fl oor s h e arose , rapped the spea k er with a blackboard erase r or a n y o th e r handy impl e m en t o f warfare , a n d th e n gave a shr i ek. Maybe she obtained a n audience , ma ybe s h e didn ' t , b ut s h e talk ed a ll th e same , a nd t h ere \\· as a g r ea t deal of sat isfac tion in th a t . As a result of this c h aracter is ti c assemb l y, S u sa n Hopkins Be an was un a nim ously e l ected president, a nd b e it said to h er cr edit th a t our l a t er clas s m ee ting s were n o t quite so n o isy.

T o o ur class be lon gs th e honor of h avi ng th e first socia ble in the Junior year. Vl/e gave a Xovelty Par t y in F ir st month, 95, which was s u c h a s u ccess that w e h ad a dance l a t er in the year . The a u dacity of the deed temporarily disturbed th e u s u a ll y q uiet atmosphere of F. C. S. , but it e stab li s h ed a cus tom of which we a r e th e o ri g inat ors.

Th e n ew laboratory up -sta irs m ay be better eq ui pped for work , but the s tuffy littl e roo m o n R ace str ee t is the one we will remember , beca u se it was th e r e that we mi xed co m bus ti bles and sc ri Lb led o ur a ut ograr l1s o n the pillars. On warm cl ays wh e n w e l acke d a mu s em e nt on e of the gi rls would open th e window, and in abo ut five minut es a crowd of ragged little nr c hins would co n g r egate to watch th e perfo n11 a11ce.

Remarks upon o ur appearance in those s t y li s h c h e mi st r y apro n s w e r e quite frequent; so frequent, in fact , th a t it ofte n became n ecessa r y to clamp the a r dor of so m e youthful Mark Tw a in by closing th e wind o ,Y . Professor ,ms a lw ays considerate of o ur feelings: in deed , o n e day wh e n so m eo n e asked him to d esc rib e the odor of H , S, he r efused to do so,

A certa in co mp o siti o n r e m ai n ed upon one of th e desks so l o n g that _ invit atio n s were issued for crema ti o n exercis es. A warni n g of co min g destruction was placed upon the offe ndin g essay, which was r e m oved a nd ,_ • \ , the obseq ui es postponed. ,_ • '

On l y o n ce did we se e Professor asto ni shed at o ur proc eedi n gs . \Vhile

w e we r e d ili ge ntl y t e s tin g for m e t a l s in th e T, a li . o n e d ay, with 0 11 e ea r li s t e nin g t o th e n o ise o utside , th e

wind o ws fl e w up a nd th e b oys gave our ye ll. P ro fe s s or s tood p e rfe ctl y s till, a rm s a kimbo , m o nth o p e n a nd

hi s e xpr e s s ion n e v e r v aried a s w e " fir e d th e l o ud s a lute !" b nt a t its clo se h e smil e d-" for s u c h yo ung

things w e w e r e n ' t h a lf b a d. "

Wh e n w e r e turn e d to school i n th e Fa ll o f ' 95 a great t ra n s form a ti o n had t a k e n pla ce . Inst e ad of th e

old hou ses minu s t!1 e ir front step s, w e fo un d th e pres e nt imp os i11 g e difi c e . Inste a d of e nt e rin g th ro u g h

'' Pin e A ll ey, '' w e p assed und e r th e pill a red do o r way into the wid e h a ll s a nd cla ss -ro o m s wh ic h w e r e l a r ge r a nd mor e co 11\' e ni e nt. \ Ve feel p roud of o ur n e w buildin g, an d we thank th e committ ee fo r th e pa in s th ey

h a v e t a k e n t o m a k e o ur sc h oo l a n o rn a m e nt t o th e c it y. Es p ec iall y do we th a nk th e m for the g l ass co rrid o r s

- it w as ver y th o u g htful t o p rov i de s u c h o pp 0 rtunit y for r ec r ea tion b e tween peri o ds . " Littl e g irl s ,

p l eas e do n o t s lid e a lon g th e g lass ·co rri do r s! " Occas io n a lly ,v e Ya ri e cl th e slidin g b y t a kin g s p a rk s

fr o m ea c h oth e r' s n ose , whi c h was n ' t ex ac tly di g nifi ed, but g r e a t fun , es p ec iall y wh e n th e t a bl e au w as

o b se ry e d . ''

I11 Fir s t M o nth the c ommitt ee gave a r ece pti o n to its fri e nd s. E ighteen of us act e d as u s h e rs . \Vhe11

we arri v e cl 0 11 th e a ft e rnoon of th e a ffa ir w e found pl a nts s pr ea d o ve r th e building and th e c l ass -ro o m s d eco -

ra t ed t o illu s trat e th e b ranch e s t a u g ht in th e m . Be for e w e t oo k our pl aces Prof. H a in es pr ese nt e d n s with b a d ges, such as b o ys w ea r on pa rad e , with '' F ri e nd s' Ce ntral Sc h o ol Us h e r '' print e d on th e m . O nr clnt y

wa s t o a nsw er qu es tion s a nd t o k eep th e cro w d m oY ing in th e ri g ht direct io 11 . Th e q u es ti o n s th a t \\·e r e

as k ed wo uld fill a b oo k , a nd m ay w e b e fo r g iv e n th e a n s w e r s!

Th e round b l oc k s o f gra y s t o n e in t h e wa ll o p pos it e th e co rri do r o n th e third fl oo r , th ro u g h w hi c h 11 0

a ir c oul d poss ib l y p en e trat e, w e r e fo r ve 11ti la ti o 11 , w e sa id , a nd th e e l ec tri c it y u se d in th e buil d in g w as ge n e-

rat ed by th e j a nit o r ' s s lidin g al o n g th e g l ass co rridors . Lat e i11 th e a ft e rnoon word w e nt fl y in g aro un d

a m o n g th e ' 9 6 ' s th a t a d a n ce w as to b e h e l d in th e gy mn a sium a ft e r th e r ece ption. A cco rdin g l y , b y v a ri o u s

w ays in s m a ll p a rti es w e a ll a sse mbl e d in t h e gy m . S o m e on e h a d t hon g htfnlly provid e d a mouth -o r ga n ,

w hi c h furni s h ed t h e mu s ic for th e j o ll y t im e w hi c h fo ll o w e d. An acc ount o f the r ece pti o n in a n e w s pa pe r

n ex t clay cl os e d w ith th e fo ll ow in g w o r ds: ' 'A ft e r th e r ece pti o n th e co mmitt ee ga v e a b a nqu e t t o th e s tu de nt s.' '

- An in t e r es tin g fic ti o n fo und ed pe rh aps 0 11 a fe w egg-b isc uit whi c h wer e m yst e ri o u s l y p ro c ur ed fr o m th e lun c h -ro o m . So m e o f o ur fri e n ds of '9 7 tho u g ht i t , ms ve r y unkind to k eep th e j a nit o r fr o m cl os in g th e

b uildin g - it w as n o t so u r g rap es , y o u 1111cl e rs t a 11cl .

In 1':leYenth llfonth we were sa dd e n ed by the d ea th of a former c l ass m a t e. A lth o u g h ill h ea lth h ad cu 111p ell ed her t o lea ye sc h oo l aft e r the C yea r , we th o u g ht of h e r as 011e of u s, and h e r death left a void. lt w as the fir s t break in the ranks and w e were s a d , but ·we h a ve yet with us the m e mory of our bri g ht , funl o , ·i n g schoolmate whom we all loved.

Th e Cl a ss of '96 owes a debt of gratitude to Prof. Shield s. He ha s mad e u s what we are-book-ke e pers . \V e a r e qualified to become book -keepers in any of th e l a r ge busin ess hou ses o f th e c ity-our system is ·original and ha s prov e d highly satisfactory to us. T e rm s rea so nable .

As an exa mple of our m a n-elous faculty in di sco v e rin g e rror , let me s tate th e following in c ident . In c l os in g th e l e d ge r fo r Ma y, it was found th a t only one girl h a d the right amount, but before the period wa s ove r the accouuts of e ve r y m e mber of the class bal a n c ed . Subtraction and addition ar e us e ful.

\V e h ad n eve r h ad Prof. S hields befor e this year and w e r e naturally curious abo ut him . In one le sso n h e fir ml y convinced u s of tw o things ; fir s t , th a t h e was a n " expert accountant "; seco nd , that he s hould be v e ry so rr y to dem er it a ny young lady, but he must have order in his class. Poor man ! if we had onl y been boys! Th ey a re s o easy to manage! "Yon c an d o anything with th e m ; th ro w 'e m out the window if they don ' t beh a , ·e,' ' he told us , but he <lid not kn o w wh a t to do wit.h g irls .

His n a tural ga ll a ntry generally stood us in go od stead, but on e day his pati e n ce w as t axed beyond human e nduranc e, and he hasten e d hi s u s ual dignified pace t o a quickstep, and dramatically announced that h e would d e m e rit a n y young lady whom h e discovered talking 1 H e apoligized be co mingly for this har s h m e asur e, but h e had b ee n ' · told to do it ,'' he sa id . Accordingly , th e room ,v as hu s h ed while h e wrote s om e 11 a m es 011 a pie ce of paper. A few minut es after, while hi s back was turn ed, one of th e girls captured the pap e r , on which he had written , "Ex p e ns e , Meise., Cash ."

Third M o nth, tw e nti e th , w e visited the observatory at Swarthm o r e . Aft e r we l eft th e tr a in Tea c her Ra c h el counted u s, and upon b e in g assured that non e had been lost or stolen, w e proceeded up th e aspha lt . Durin g our walk to the observatory a s trang e thin g h a ppen e d

-several things of a lik e natnre occurred 011 that trip- Ge rti e 111 e t a fri e nd. vatory stairs T eac her Rach e l inno ce ntly r emarked, " It ' s just lik e going whi c h w e s houted and our c hap ero n smiled b l a nkly , not see in g th e point.

A s we w e r e go in g up th e obsernp to a Ga rr e tt , isn ' t it ?" A t

Our roll -ca ll was unique . It read like a lunch m e nu - Coca, Bea n and L e mon. \Ve h e ld v e r y decided opinions as to what was a fai lure in r eci tation and what wa s n ot-for in s t a nc e , one of the girls reported, " r ~aid nine mil e s in stead of fift y , l\iiss E mma ." The id ea of co unting a s 111all m atter of forty -o n e mil es a fai lur e! A n other tim e a girl a n swered , " I didn ' t know what Noah said, " and b e fore th e a udible s urpris e at thi s st a rtling announcement h ad di e d away ca me the answer in thrillin g tones from the ba c k of th e ro o m:

" No a h said:

' Bri n g in the anima ls two by two, The elephant and the k a n garoo.'"

Th e r e are some of us who will n o t soo n forge t the h o t w ea ther of th e third \\' ('e k in Fourth Month of this yea r. It was then that we w e nt to \Va sh ingt on. The weathermen of that c ity mu s t h a \·e kn o wn w e w e r e co min g, becaus e on che very day w e arrived the thermom e ter jump ed to 96° and remained there until we l e ft. \ Ve appre~iated th e honor , but would have b ee n sa tisfied if our r ece ption bad 11 o t been so warm . Of course , w e h ad a specia l c ar and, of co urs e, we were q ui e t. \,V e a lw ays are. Som e of th e g irl s rode p a rt o f th e way on the back platform to enjoy the scenery and to t e ll eYe ry post and rai l fence a l o n g th e road who w e w e re.

After w e r eached Wa s hington we s t arted out to see the sights a nd ·we kept 011 seei11g tl1em nntil w e ca me home , two days l ater. We were especially pleased with th e Hou se ot Representatives . The S e nate a nd th e Supreme Court we re rather dull, but in the House thin gs w e re more li ve ly . A h ea t ed d eb ate ,nis in pro g ress, the speakers were exc it e d, a nd the banging of the gave l r e minded us of joint class-meetings at F. C . S. The la st afternoon of our s t ay we w e re exceedingly swel l. \Ve w e nt to the Pr eside nt' s r ecep ti o n o n a tall y- ho . As w e e nter e d th e ga te of the \,Vhite House our foot111a11 played a tune e n hi s t i n h o rn a ncl th e ordinary p eop le alr ea dy at the r ecep tion ru s hed to the window s to see what nabobs ·we r e co 111ing. Wh at th ey sa w w as a p :uty of girls distingui s hed in appearance , s imply but s tyli s hly go wn ed in s hirt \mists and ski rt s, eac h wearing a s in g l e La France ro se. \,Ve were deli g ht ed with the \:Vhite Hon se, nncl cue of th e g irls d ec l a re d unblnshingly a fterw a rds that the President actually sq u eeze d her hand .

' STRA:-,,'OERS OFTEN \·ISITEJ1 PS. "

Strangers have often visited the school, but they hav e seldom given illustratio11s of th e ir particular work . One clay , however , two cute little pickaninnies showed us how the colored people of the South behave at a camp-meeting. The staid ,-._,alls of the Large Room laid aside their dignity and witnessed a performance which was as much like a ballet dance as F. C. S. has ever seen. The youngster s pranced around that platform with shining eyes , bobbing their woolly heads, clapping their hands, and exhorting us to "rise and shine 1 " To say we enjoyed it but feebly expresses our delight; indeed , we were so pleased that we had a performance later in the clay whi c h would have showed wh a t dramatic tal e nt th e re was in the class had it not been rudely interrupted.

During th e pa s t year we have had besides sociables, a leap year dance, a sleigh ride and a skating part y, and it was not the boys' fault that we did not have a tennis tournament.

\Vh e n this history was written a space was l e ft to b e devoted to the Spring s ports , but so m e how '' c ircumstances alter cases," and the account is numb e red with th e" might ha Ye beens. "

To morrow th e career of th e Class of ' 96 a t F. C . S. close s, and the members separate to take up each her ow·1 life - work. But wherever we are , let us cherish the remembrance of our pleasant c ompanionship at school and wish prosperity to the clear Alma Mater. Before we leave we would thank our teachers, one and all, for th e p a tien ce and sy mp a thy which they have shown us , and we wish co ntinu e d usefulness and happiness to her whose life for fifty years as a teacher ha s been an example to all her pupils -o ur principal, '.\Iiss :-\ nni e Shoemaker.

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llr •: RTHA R UTHERFORD 1-IAR \'E\'

j.\N ,,: EACH us J,1 :sivr.r,r,

SUSAX lfOPKIN S IlE .\N

1':}li\IA Fr.OR l,NCJo: J ON 1•:s

:\L\R\' FR\'B URG J UNES

Members of the Class of t96. GIRLS'

DEPARTMENT.

Classical Course .

!'hiladelphia, l'a.

Philadelphia, Pa

Er,s1i,; CAT HARI NE 1'1 •::S.N\' PACK1 • : R RUTH PRt,;NTISS RING

Sharon Hill, l'a. ELr ..\ F r. lTCRAFT SH 1 -: PP .\ RD

Ph il ade l phia , Pa. R r•:11 1,:ccA MERRITT WHITE

Ac:s.1,:s V1.;RONIQUI•: PERP ETUA \ VRICIIT Philadelphia, Pa.

Philadelphia, l'a.

Philad elphia , Pa.

Philadelphia , Pa. West Chester, Pa

MAR\' G1-:RTRU I JI•: BAU,

i\ f \LJilE Er.ISA IIE :>-JAM IN j AXE ASH LF.\' B1G1•: 1 0\\' [[Ir .DA Hr ,Ui\11 \N "l' IIAI,

LILLIAN Br,AN CHE CR.\\\"l'ORIJ.

MAR\' SA\ l ' VL<;RS DA V I SON

Il1-:1n1 1-: I[. GANS

i\LAR\' :\I.\R Sl-l .-\1,1, HAIXES

Scientific Course .

l'h il ade l p hi a, Pa.

Philade l phia , Pa.

Up per Darby, Pa

H \:,.iXAJI E r,I ZA .'COTT

JENNIE GRACE ~r:LLNER IDA AGNES LIPPINCOT'l'

A:--N \ J Ai\IES MARSHALL Philadelphia, Pa

Literary Course.

Merc hanlYill e, N. J.

PhrcnixYille, Pa

Philad e l p hia , Pa.

Phil adelp hi a, Pa.

Bridesburg , Phila .

P hil ade lphi a, Pa.

Ca mden , N. J.

Philadelp hi a, P a.

Philadelp hi a, Pa.

Fr,ORE NCE ANN E H ARR\' BESSIE DILKES i\IAJ OR MILDRED MCGEORGI •:

MARV E r.r ZABETH PR I CE G r ; ln'R U DE L. R E I S E LI ZABETH R. Srr .'d, L C ROSS

NETT I! •: AURr;I,IA SHOCH

CH .\RL OT T E FAXX\' SMl'I'l-1

Jr: ANNE Nr •: W}f.-\:-1 SP \NGr.1•: R

F1 ,0 10-:Nc 1,: Er .VA Wor.r: ,,: Ti oga, Phila.

P hil ade l phia, Pa.

Moorestown, N. J. Philadelphia, Pa.

, \11selma, P a. Philadelphia, Pa.

Cyuwyd, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa.

Torresdalc, Pa.

Philadelphia , Pa· Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa

Cl ass Poem.

Descend , oh Muse , inspire m y song ,

Assist m e to r ec ite

111 accents most befitting, What the past has brought to light

The faces far a wa y, the faces close at hand, A thousand beaming e ) es be11Cling towards this stand

All wrapt in silence, Nature ' s shady hue , S ee m to ask briefly what we ' r e here to do.

A few short years ago , when we were children dear \\' e star t ed on a journ e y around the m e nt a l sp h e re.

In thos e clays of ea rly yo uth a nd fun

When childish n a tur e free is sure to n111 ,

Then it was this Class of Ninety-Six, Skilled , indeed , in wiles and c unnin g tri cks, First came beneath th e gent l e sway and rule

Of the noblest teach e rs eve r found in school.

Bnt, lik e most others of o ur kind , We little thou g ht to train the mind;

And, day by day, the hours Oy i11g

\Ve sp 1111 away a nd wasted time.

Bnt the wheel of Fortune , ever turnin g,

Gradually moved u s into l ea rnin g,

How to mak e ourselves of better typ e,

Casting off our follies and stepping o ut in life.

vVhile 011 we strode, in ceaseless eage rn ess

To do well, and eac h to do the best, l\Ioments like hours, and hours like years,

Ne ' er did Fate disturb u s, or mar our grand careers.

Delight we found in every branch

Th a t came within our reach ;

Every scie n ce, every classic

Th at met us 011 the beach.

In England's wars, in ages past

And with her bravest knights

\,Ve ex tended every effort

Contending in her fights.

Then to ancient Troy we bent our winding co ur se, And there we met .lE n eas, and built his wooden hors e:

The hero gladly took u s upon his ships to sea, O'er the tossin g billows to fleeing It a ly.

Nor did the fruitful earth alone

Suffice u s for s up plies,

For high aloft, ind eed, we soared

T0 search the solar skies .

Thus we wrought, be n eath these portals,

In -J ur youthfu l fa n cies clight,

Ever finding, ever learning

To disti n guish wrong from right.

The encl at l ast , approachi n g ni gh,

Through the clo u ds was seen the sky ,

Th e broad ether i al field of li g ht , 'l'owarcl which we all h ad turn e d o ur mi ght.

OnE' more s un to roll across,

One more 1110011 to wane,

And F. C. S, of '96

No longer keeps h er n a111e.

So here w e are in times like these , ' Tis strange t o say , at perfect ease.

For ,,., e trouhlE' not our learn e d brains

About the things that come in c h ains:

We s imply do in a thorough way

The simp l est deeds o f every clay.

Again ye ask, ye friends, this clay , \Vh y we make so much display,

These maid e ns fair, and full of truth , This h ome l y score of ve t eran yout h . The answer comes in tones of b li ss, We"re here to-day to accomplish this,

To remind our friends, far and near , ne they you n g or o ld , That the h ours w e spend in sc ho o l A r e better spent than gold. And that our aim i11 life s h a ll beOnward and upward. Excelsior , excelsissirnus.

HEIOL\:S: SllAFF l -:R .

The Chemistry Class.

J. S . \ 1•: Rf.1'::'\l>E:'\ TT . ~11.\FFl •: R.

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E. IL B.\ R'l 'R .H I.

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R. A. l -I1-:. \COCK

C. H . 1' 1un: . ?II. J. Bn: .

l'1 wF. J os 1: 1•H E. H \1 :-; 1-:s.

S. \V . BL ' :'\T l :'\C.

J.C . C1.01 ·n.

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C. n. R 01rn1;--;s.

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J. \V. l' :\ :'\COAS'J'. S. C \RE\'. H . \\'. ~ Il'F 1-: T1UJ )G I•:. B . A . T11 0~1.\:-; . R . J. B mrn . J. h: Cm-: \· \1.11-: 1{. .-\. . L. C . \1rn1 -: T'I'.

Boys t History .

THE FALL of ' 9 1, some sixty or more yonng

knick e rbockers saw fit to undergo the several

; 7 rit es and ceremonies preparatory t o e ntering this • worthy institution . Before ve r y lon g the se fortunate y oung gentlemen discovered themselves to b e m e mber s of th e class of ' 96, and as they advanced on the a lph a b e t, this numb e r b eca me larger and mor e important in their minds.

E, th e first co urse, co nsi s t ed principall y of discipline , inter s p e r se d with s pelling -bees and a fe w other such r e li cs of our ea rlier school day s as mi g ht serve to r e l ie v e the monotony of affa irs . Zoology was our greatest pleasure. How we lo o ked fo rw a rd to thos e lon g trips throu g h the strange int e rior ! How d e ligbtful a fter a rrival, was the diss e c tion and discu ss ion of o ur spec i mens ! Th e n Miss Shiv e ly proposed the "F ield Club ," and we all joined on the spot. Our first excursions and m ee tin gs were inten se ly inter e sting and very profitable . Th o u g h o th e r st udi es hav e denied n s th e

pleasur e of co ntinuin g in the c lub 's work , we hop e that succ ee din g classes 111ay b e able to carry it on successfully.

vVith Das our initial , our abode becomes the large room ; we leav e i\frs. Speakman and the familiar motto: " Be not weary in well doing. " Th e first impressions of the real school life are now received. Certain loquacious tend e nc ies still called for a large demerit box, but some faint conception of order began to creep into o ur minds and we commenced to fall into line in the proper mann er. Physics was the attraction under Prof. Baker , and we shall always remember the reading l ess ons under Miss Way, who went into ecstasies over the literary production s which we were laboring through. How h e r eyes would light up as s he "s l'uu:-;c: BEEs."' disclosed to u,; som~ beautiful thou g ht or suggestion in the work , but how co tnplete was our indiffer e nc e, and how lively indeed would a force have to be which could st ir up a ny of the aesthetic qualities within us, in tho se days. Witness a fair sample. Miss Way repeating a portion of a Yery remarkable little comparsion between the orators Clay and vVebster , which cornments upon the genial , easy, manner of Clay in society, as compared with \ Vebster ' s distance. and reserve thus: '' When yo n graspe d the warrn hand of Clay , yon could look right down through his clear grey eyes to his heart a nd see it b ea t. "

Right here was th e soul of \,Villiarn \ Vallace L eve ring stirred within him at the beauty of the figure , and h e murmured '' Good eye! good eye! ' ' In discussing these early years, we must by no m ea ns slight our Latin . We prob ab l y n e ver came und e r a more enthusiastic or ins pi ring teacher than Mi ss Gasto11. In h e r zea l , she often talked so fast and earnestly that we frequentl y lost a ll idea of the subject i11 co nt e mpl a ting h e r efforts; hut w e knew the Latin lesson next time. When can we lose that '' methusaleh t e n se,'' which we were 11ever to forget as l ong as we lived , or " The bridge having been ,-..,ashed away , the train fe ll into the river. "

Another notch and C stands for us. vV e t ac kl e d chemistry under Prof. Frost . What trouble we experi e nced in '' keeping up with th e procession' ' and how we ,,·ere amused when he called on'' so and so' ' for what he had written: '' so and so'' almost invariably stumbling throu gh a novel re ac ti c n and coming up with a j e rk from some ironical remark of our profe ssor, whose eye took in from that loft y, shaky pedestal th e whole four rows of laborers and th e ir deeds. How often did our fearful dullness, cause him to express great longing for a club, and how h e got it on e morning: a great knotty c herry root which Garrett obtained

from th e fertil e soi l of Swarth111ore, and Sl·erwoocl Hicks prese11t d with appropriate speech and courtesy. 'vV e all applauded, while professor wrinkled his forehead at the piece, and gaye vent to sarcastic ob,eryations, which it would give us grea t pleasure to re cord co uld we recall. ' Twas in this m e m orable year that our friend Harry Brinton cleYelopecl a wond e rful football t ea m, with such of o ur classmates as Hastin gs, Scull, \ ,\Tarr and Horn , as prominent memb e rs. This t ea m played six ga m es without having a point scored against it. About this time Prof. Hibb erd became prominent as onr Algebra instructor. H e was the very typifica -

tion of the good fellowship id ea and accomplished much in this way, H e has th e honor of being the only professor presented by '96 with a gift before to -clay. His jokes were awful and his methods of e xplanation quite nov e l. His habit of rolling the eyes and wrinkling the brow , when co nfused , was quite amusing at fir s t, but all of this would pass as nought, if he had not, one clay, part e d with his upp er lip growth for a trifling sum and th e n app ea rcl next clay w ea ring a look of surprised innocence and priestly sanctity. This was too much. The cla ss demanded a n explanation, which ca me with his usu a l good humor . But th e be s t of the tale is that his worthy pal Joseph Hain es seeing that Hibb e rd came off so

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th e pil e. Our anti c s thi s yea r would do c r e dit to Do n Q ui xo t e;

w e w e re thirt y fo ol s, h e b ut o n e. Eac h cl ay 1nu st see so n1 e n e w

escapa d e. \ Ve es t a bli s h e d o ur co rn e r in th e old l ec tu re roo m , a n d

t r esspasse r s wi t h v e r y littl e e ffo rt ind eed r ea li zed th e da n ge r of

th e i r pos iti o n . Th e bac k be n c h ca me clo wn o n e d a y with a m os t

d e li g htful cras h , co nfu s i o n un l imit ed, a n d as di sas t ro u s res ult s as

th e m os t sa n g uin e co ul d h ope fo r . \ V hil e i t w e n t do wn , th o u g h

the li ve l y o n es w e nt u p a n d s t ayed u p fo r so m e tim e. Probab l y

o ur fr ie n d H eacock w as o n e o f th ese ; th ey say h e w as n o t a m o n g

th e backw a rd in th ose cla y s. A n o l d fish i n g po l e liv ed be hin d

th a t fa v o ri te be n c h , do u b tl ess l e ft by so m e o n e of H e nr y's r e l ati ves wh o passe d th ro u g h th e sc h oo l. in tim es go n e b y . Thi s

po l e fi g ur e d pro min e ntl y i11 1n a n y adve ntur es. Th e poo r s ti c k

wo uld be l e ft in a ll m a nn e r of un a c co unt ab l e pos iti o 11 s, with abso lut e l y n o ex p l a n at i o n t o offe r t o a wo n de rin g professor w h o

, mi g ht sa unt e r u p. In co nn ectio n w it h t hi s hil arity we found tim e fo r a gen tl e close of Astro n o m y , ad mini stered by o u r fr ie n d

P rof. Dil wort h , w h o was fo r h av in g th e close mu c h stro n ge r than we co uld conviwl(I' pers u a d e ourse l ves t o ta k e. \ Ne a lso ca m e in fo r so m e h eavy Ch e mi s t ry, w h e r e in o ur clea r R ob hin s di s tin g ui s h ed him se l f by gat h e rin g in a ll s t ray test- t ube h o ld e rs a nd clea n se r s, until th e m a rk e t w as hi g h, wh e n professo r vrn ul cl co m e aro un d a n d ge t a n a rml oa d of e a c h , fro m Ch a rli e ' s d ra w e r a n d d is tri b ut e t o th e 11 eecly . A l gebra and Ceo m e tr y ca m e thi c k a nd fas t. W . H . Hunt e r ga v e his c el e b ra t e d tr eat o f " g r ee n c h eese" in co nn ec ti o n w i t h t h e l atter.

In c h oosing t he staff for th e co min g A yea r , ' 96, th oug ht bes t t o wi de n int e r es t in o ur sc h ool per iod ica l by i n v it i n g Band C members. T h e p l a n h as prove n prac ti ca ll y s u ccessfu l. It a tt ac h ed respo11sibili t y i11 each of t h ese cases, and prod u c ed co11siderable li terary effort i n t h e l ower c l asses.

In A w e svon became acc u s t o m ed t o co11sicleri11g ourselves the b e st in the house. \ ,Ve \\'011clered for a while whether we really were those great bi g boys , wholll we h a d b ee n u se d to calling A ' s. \Ve considered o ur great n ess sort of thru st upon ns or rather ourselves thrust up to it. In fact w e had been treated t o a co urs e of knowledge , in sp ite of ourselves, and it now began to assume a definite outline i11 our minds.

High e r m a tehmati cs und e r Prof. Barr e tt , and Arithmetic under Prof. Baker wer e s tron g m ed icines: but \\' e h ave a ll pulled through. One of the most pleasant of this year ' s exe rcis es, ·was the gymnasium work. It was qnite n ew to so m e of u s , a nd ce rt a inl y beneficial . vVe journeyed to \V ash in gto n of co urse a nd h eard so me of the h eroes of Pu ck and .fudge c ari ca tures , Gornian, Quay, Platt , Butler a nd ot h e rs. L ev ick

our co ming lit era ry star , following th e nonconformist idea of ge niu s, co mmitted durin g this our g rand final , the most shocking breaches of Senior dignity. Most homely m a tt ers wer e with him fit subjects for introdu ction a t any moment. To call him ori g inal would b e putting it li g htl y . H e was unique , and hi s co mpan y e njoyabl e to more than one. Our German c lasses were Ye r y amusing at times , particularly when Verl e 11de11 e dified th e group with " This spirit developed light and gay," ( a littl e delib era tion ) "o r 110 bright and happy ."

Levis c ut quite a fi g ure also in this connection. H e would ris e with Schrakampf and risen , would stand with 110 vocal efforts wh a t eve r , k ee pin g us all in most terribl e s usp e ns e. The stories of Pumpernickel , or co ncentrated sa w dust a nd other intere s tin g fact from German life, w e r e ver y entertaining.

To co m e to the r ea l hi sto r y, we a r e s imply a set of young gentlem e n , who h ave tak e n up the sc hool work in at lea st tw e nty-tw o different way s, we h ave star ted o ut in Geo m e tr y wrong e nd foremost, hav e look ed up

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some cases regularly, obtained considerable mental drill in nadi11g all obligations which could be circumYented in any way whateYer; had fun under all circumstances; treated our professors like a set of foreigners; introduced all mann e r of science upon needy occasions, and chuckled when successful; worked like e,·erythi11 g onc e in a whil e and won deserv ed praise; tri e d all of us in secret, to come in ahead of'' so and so'' 011 th e report; in fact, be e n perfect school boys, greedy for position , just as later we will be greedy for everything in the wider world. We have not spent the best part of our lives . Vve ' ve enjoyed onr companions a•1cl experie n ces h e re, but we'r e going to enjoy o ur ne,v o n es just as ,,·ell. Only ifwe can stop ru s hin g abo ut i11 this civiliz:ilio11 of ours lon g eno u gh, so111 e tin1e we ha,·e pleasant recollections of our little sojo urn at Friends ' Central \Yhi c h may \\·el l fill a few u1 o m en t s .

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Girlst Prophecy.

N SEA RCH of an inspiration , I journ e y ed over all Asia and Europe, and vi s it ed th e ancient , haunts of seers, priests , sorcerers , Egyptians, Ch a ldeans and Magi , but rea c hed Delphi at la s t , despairing.

'' Everything is n ew,' ' I bitt e rl y lam e nted-the old is eve rywher e r ep lac ed by th e n e w / in th ese icouocla s ti c, se lf-s uffici e nt titnes. Th ere i s no long e r even a regretful respect for the " wisdom of the ancients." I l a ugh e d s co rnfully as the g uide point e d out th e place

Twh e r e once stood the world-famous oracle of Apollo. Th at my s ti c c revi ce before whose gr im interpreter great Alexander trembled.

" Th e clays of the prophets a re over, a l as! No miracle now co uld save th e m th e t a unts a nd thru s t s of irr ep r ess ibl e y outh ," I mu se d mournfull y, as I a wait e d admittance to the imposing m ode rn "vi ll a " which now rose above the ruins of the heathen t e mple , the tripod aud the vapor-gushing c re v ice. Th e interior was lu x urious, rich , g lowin g with artistic effects. And th e mistress of this rare, tre as ur efilled pa la ce was a s l e nd e r , beautiful maid e n , with g r ea t deep , co mp e lling eyes. As she g re e t ed me in a grac i o us , c harming m a nn e r, she seemed to c halleng e my inmost thought s with tho se woncl e rfu l eyes , and she cried :

"Yo n a r e r ight , m y friend, th ere a re no prop h e ts in th es e d ays- they ca nnot be, a nd with e Yery thin g else old-fas hion ed, ha ve been s uper sed ed . You recognize me as th e pre se nt s u ccesso r of th e Yenerabl e Pythia. Through l o n g int r icat e thou g ht a nd experiment I h ave a tt a in e d the most s ucc ess ful a nd m arve lou s results i n dain..'O) ' ance , throu g h my per so n a l h yp noti zatio n of th e s ubj ect.''

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I s hu dd e r e d .

' ' Obs tin at e m o r ta l ,'' s h e fro wn e d , · ' yo u for e ig n e rs a r e a l wa ys t oo

se lf-c ont a in e d . But as I a m a •va r e o f yo ur des ire t o s e e int o th e

fnlu1 e o f so m e of yo ur fri e 11 d s . I s h a ll ass ist yo u in th e l eas t h ar mful

way. I , " sh e ra ised h er firm , s m o oth c hin proudl y, " am a b so lut e

mi st r ess o f a ll m ode rn p syc hi c a l sc i e n ce, which i s ::eo n s o ld , a nd i s

m ine by inh e rit a n ce. A n d I ha , ·e disc oy erecl n e w a 1, d va lu ab l e t n th s i11 so m e of il s depa r t m e nt s . "

S h e h a n d e d m e a co mm o n h o okah , o r O ri e nt a l w a t e r p ip e, i:,l ace d

in i ts r e el h o t bo wl a t i ny whit e pe ll e t , a nd , aft e r ju gg lin g o r ges tur"in g

abov e it m ost c uri o u s l y a nd in co mpr e h e n s ivel y fo r a m o m e nt ba d e m e

inl w l e. H es it a t in g l y , w o n de rin g l y, I dr e w a m o uthful of fr agra n t

s 11 1oke , a 11 d t h e n sa n k ba c k a m o ng m y c u s h io n s i n e rt , im pass iv e . My

e y e s drowis l y clos e d , a nd as I passe d int o u11 co 11 sc io u s n ess, I fe lt

ra th e r th a n h e a r d h e r l o w , swee t voice.

" H ave 110 fea r . M y l a t es t di sc o\" e r y of th e abso luti s m o f 111i11d

o \·e r m a tt e r w ill gra nt yo u a b ri ef g lim pse int o th e futur e. I h a v e

h yp n ot i zed t h e o pium 1 ,:, :; , ''' * w a k e at h o m e , a n d r eco mm e nd t o th e p ubli c m y-- "

A n d th e n rn y min d se em e d a ru s hin g , r es tl ess c h aos of co l o r s a n d

so und s , of li g ht s and d r ead ful d a rkn ess, whi c h reso lved i tse lf a t l as t int o a coo l, da rk n o thin g n ess , and th e n , ofa s ud de n , I a m wa lki11 g in

a c l a:,;s ic , im pos in g spo t with " Kn ow l edg e" a n d " Lea rnin g" gra , ·en

o n t h e v e r y sto n es of it s 11ob l e c l oisters a 11d t o w e r s. B ut inst ead of

m a nl y fo rm s u11 d e r th e so m b r e go w11 s, s is t e r s in l ea rnin g pace th e

s h a de d w a lk s , a nd th e i r go l de n c url s a r e m o r e grace ful un d e r s tiff ,

b l ac k m o rt a r -bo ard s. A m e rr y gro up di s lur bs th e al m os t h o l y s tilln ess

of th e ' ' l! Ua d . '' O n e o f th e m t r i ps o ut t o p e r for m a '' pas se ul ·' 0 11

th e s h ave 11 s w ard a n d a s m a ll fo o t p eeps o ut ' n ea th th e h e 111 of th e

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11t111 -like garm e nt , c o, ·ere d incon g ruously by a pal e tan-color e d gait e r. I s tart, " What , Jennie! How came yon here? ''

She a11sweres with a pout and a rippling laugh , but her devoted shadow, Florence, meeker than ever, explains that re nnie was happily foil e d, just in time, of her rash att e mpt to go 011 the operatic boards, and in consequence was s e nt off to this feminine Oxford. Jennie danc e s off laughing and singing , when lo! th e merriment dies awa y from the girlish faces and there is , instead of chatt e r , a subdued murmur of " the proctor. ''

Turning. exp ec tantly , I s e e a black-gowned mai< l en slo·wly approa c hing, absorbed in a ponderous calf-bound tome , to which h e r sl e nd e r arms give aching , slight support. Sh e moves glidingly , with no free gesture, as though h e r muscles w e re c ramped, as h e r face is colorless a11Cl s e t with too close study.

'' She got a double-first and won the classic fellowship, " they murmured , proud for their scholarly mate, "a11cl now she is proctor and instructor in Greek and Ethics ."

I recognize Edith Fell, and she bestows on me a fleeting smile .

I pass through an ivied archwa y into a cool, dimly-lit class-room . The class is over and the girls are preparing to i e av e, lingering , reluctantly. E a ch , in p as sing , looks up for a word or smil e from th e favorite instructress. Startled , I r ecognize our former silent scholarGertrud e .Jackson Chand lee . She ga zes after the girls with a far-away , rapt e xpression in her big brown eyes, which glorifi e s the thoughtful face, the broad, smooth brow and severely smooth hair.

'' Our Princ ess,' '-the half-forgotten name r ec urs to me as I note the stately, scholarly beauty of this quiet apartment, with its few well -c hosen pictures and the bowl of pale , fagra11t blossoms in the window-seat.

Th e n, ju:t without the door, I hear a man 's footstep, and a deep, earnest voice begging admittance, a rose flush rushes oyer Jackie's cheek and brow, her clear eyes look startled, then wondrous happy. I fled just then, but I know that the Prince has found her---.

I am drawn on by the sound of a high , familiar voice raised in tireless argument. Agues Veronique Perpetua , Ph. D., has written a tr ea tise 011 the comparative styles of modern French poets-a critical and scholarly work , whi c h, by r easo n of its originality, has called forth unlimit ed contradiction from the lesser and envious critics of this Feminine Oxford .

" Alas! is this fau1e?" screams Agnes, tritely but ea rn es tly. \Vhereupon she l eaves the discussion, bored , to meet Ella Sheppard at tennis in the outer co urts . Ella studied medicine with Hilda, who so far outstripped her in zea l that she left the side of the now emi11e11t surgeon and d e monstrator in comparative psychology, to take up theologi ca l studies. Ella glanced at me over her glasses with a pre occupied air, as she absently fingered a tenuis ball, mistaking it, I doubt not , for a scull from the old dissectingroom . lha :,· ing ·, .11.. l frCi'Ol_t:l '

I saw, soon after, another fair collegian. but in quite different surroundings. Little Charlotte became quite a devottee of the lecture fad, and regularly attended the sessions of the Summer Extension of Pennsylvania ' s grand old university. And they told 111e that in each year of the course she had d e voted attaches in

the persons of v q rious athletic young apollos of the several classes, to who111 she act e d as a salutary inspiration .

The scene changes and I am in a fair open country. A wall of blue sandstone with wild co lumbin e growing in th e interstices towers into the sky before me. The wild flowers grow luxuriantly up to tb c , ·ery foot of the trap-dyke which juts out of its surrounding rock , bard and defiant , saye to th e pi k of th e mighty railroad makers.

Into this charmed spot intrud e five figures , armed with hammers, lenses and note -books . Tbe bea ut y of th e rare June clay is overlooked as thes e learned scientists di ve deep into Nature ' s my steries, rutlilessly destroying blooming beauties , that they may give unto them names-and such nam es! Why we know a rose - - --. They deface the sturdy bowlclers and th e everlasting(? ) hills with pick and hamm er in th e search for a missing link fossi l. to complete the chain of historical record. Talk of mummi es I Why, the most insignificant Ortboceratite or Trilobite knew how to preserve its miserabl e form through countless eras and :::eo ns.

Profs. Kellner, Marshall, L ippincott, Scott and Jones-:--ancl each has honorably won the titl e-pass on engaged in philosophical discussions of everything in the earth and sky.

The se abstract discussions result by a natural proce~s in a revulsion to mor e m ater ial things . Onr scientists are attracted to a snug looking bakery in the town near by. On entering, who s hould ris e t o take the orders but Maude Eliza Benjamin. Gra ce, with a contralto chuckle, asks for pretzels and ora1 ·ge drops. Ida says, '' Give me a penny banana and a ham sandwich, please.''

Maude absently hands the purchases sans wrappings, but reckons the bill m ost accurately. The memory of the old F. C . S. lunch -room is strong upon them . As they stand munchin g straight cresce nts and Spanish bun faucle explains : '' I l ea rned arithmetic and became intimat e l y acquainted with class sociable r efres hments at dear old F. C . S . That accounts for my engaging in my present business.'·

To the di l atory country town the next sce ne presents a decided contrast. It is a ball -room, ocy>ro u s with cut flowers, throbbing with the rhythmic cadences . Lillian Crawford , now marri ed, and l\Ia1} Ball are the supreme favorites ·of the hour. Lillian is slyly engaged ' neath the r e tir e m e nt of a hn ge palm changing the names on her danc e card , that th e favorite may have the supper dance. l\Iary pas~es, talki11g brightly, her co mpanion caressing a feathery white boa which she is about to don for a co ns e rvat o r y c hat.

" A substitute for Tommy, " she cries gaily.

Alas! th e lights a re out I But see the Horse Show I In a box sits Bertie Gans, care-free, elegantly cos tum ed. But i11 h e r co nver sa tion one may det ec t th e appreciation of deeper, truer things than are dreamed of in the philo sop hy o f mo s t frivolous society qu ee ns. She waves her parasol and following her eyes, I see nt e rin g the gateway a swe ll dra g, with independent little Gertie handling the ribbons. She is att e nded by several devoted oms, wh o would fain b e "grooms" in fact to this hau g ht y young Diana , who sports a s trikin g milit a r y buckle at h e r trim wai s t. Hilda , releas e d for th e nonce from her confinin g duties , regards th e thoroughbr e d s with th e critical eye of the anatomist.

Who is thi s who comes clashing up, flourishing a long whip ov e r a superb pair h a rnes se d tand e m? I

r ecog ni ze our w e ll b e lov ed Aurelia minu s none of her old e nerg y and spirits. Th e y tell m e that s h e w as to hav e ri dde n her blooded Arabian, but h as not quite recovered from a slight injury received last we e k, wh e n sh e un se lfishl y substituted one clay for the elevat o r boy, who was devoted to the national game.

\ V h e n gra \·e , th e r e is a steady , e arn es t look in Nettie ' s quizzical, honest eyes which g ins ev idenc e of th e re a l , w o m a n 's nature 'neath the ma s k of reckl es s carelessness.

On one of th e broade s t Pari s bouleYards is a striking r es id e nce . It is well designed , within a nd with o ut , a nd th e gay a nd tal e nted Parisians and the s mart set of the American Colony , eagerly seek admittance th e r e. Its spacious hall is an id ea l At e lier , in the midst of its go rg e ou s profusion of color and curio sits th e geni11s of the place-Maysie Davi so n. Pi c tur e h e r to yourself, seated b efore h e r easel with p a l e tte and pencils at h a n d , a nd go wn ed well, as our s tylish, artistic Maysie coul d go wn hers e lf in the very c e ntre of swa gge r swe llcl o m .

Other fri e nd s are n ea r by, for stately Jane , bonny Bess ie , a nd mod es t, win so n1e Ruth ha\ ·e charming apar tm e nts, wh e r e th e y enter t ai n the choicest sp irits of gay Boh e mian Paris .

J a n e s top s at Ba r H a rbor and o th e r New England watering places , wh e re , by the streugth of her calm, swee t dignity, she ba s ca u se d sco res of irrevere11t Amher s t and other men to grant to wcman her true position a n d a s in cere respectful ad mirati o n .

Be ss ie and Ruth h ave at l as t p os itively ma s ter e d the difficulti e s of French idiom, and th e ir · ' co n versazio n es '' are thron ged with c ultur e d p eo ple , wh o appreciate the adorabl e mi11glin g of wit a nd sym p a tli y, cleverness and r ese rv e of their young ho s t esses .

I catch a fl ee tin g glin1pse of l\fary Jlain es, tea c hing writin g in a business colleg e , and she is keeping such st ri c t surveillance over h e r pupils that 11 o t a not e or whisper is passed without Mary is rappin g

loudly o n the de s k , and casting a stern, sil e nt glan c e at the trembling offe nd e r.

I see th e plain, c ool interior of a Fri e nd ' s 1l eeting Honse , and Jane Linvill , in nun ' s gray, rises to address the meeting in soft, low tones.

Again the seene changes to an imposing building-the N e w Woman's Club , where an int~resting charity meeting is being held . There is great applause as Elizabeth Shallcross concludes her talk o n her methods in the large free kindergarten which absorbs her talents. Bessie, jolly and kindly , is a favorite alike with men and babes.

The Steinway grand sound s as if struck by a ma s ter-hand , and there, seated at the piano, Ell e n Ford a~compani e s her own contralto and Lucy Coca ' s sw e et soprano voice in a ravishin g duet composed by Florence Jon e s. Lucy is fairer than ever , with a c luster of lillies in h e r white gown .

Effie L e mon gives a short, earnest s peech, full of practical commonsense , on the ethics of woman ' s rights, in which she quotes liberally from E . Price's famous work , " The Evolution of a P e rfect Governm e nt. '' Effie is stern almost to stubborness in contesting man ' s right to authority, except as the p e er and fellow worker of woman. Elizab e th is a rising and est e emed barrist e r.

The hall fades away, and I find mys elf in that c ountr y which c alls to my mind vividly the idea of the deadly cobra " Nag ," of the D eccan. So gorgeous and bej e welled is the land, so smooth -seeming , yet so tr e ach e rous, unclean , and venomous. In this fair -se e min g , noisome land the Rev. Florence Wolfe labors unceasingly to convert th e un s pe a kable Turk ! She is fitted for her task, bra Ye woman , who y e t retains through e verything , a never-failing sens e of humor , thereby sustaining her c ourage and spirits in her constant s trng g le.

Now I see a charming country home , wher e hannony, peac e and culture reign. The center and inspiration of the little circle is Mistress Bertha Harvey - - ( ?) Her life work consists in Rori -culture and ki11dergardening, and assuredly her talents are not wasted, for her flowers and little sous and daughters are the best cultured, trai ued and lo vliest in the country.

Adjoining her pretty lawns and shrubbery is another place, smaller, with a lovely, cosy, vineshaded cottage , surrounded by fragrant, oldfashioned flowers and herbs, innumerable pe ts and all th e neighbors ' babies. Here, blissful, c ont e nted, attractive to old and young, dwells little Elsie in a quiet, lavender -scented kingdom of her own founding .

I caught a glimpse of our littlest Bessie up nt th a t bewitchi11g, b eguilin g West Point . There her girlish , unaffected manners have made her a genera l favorite. The blue-coat e d c ndets have dubbed her '' Major Bessie, ' ' the sister of the company, and confid e in her all th e ir thrilling scrapes and romances. I saw h e r strolling down Lovers ' Lane in the face of a g org eous red sunset, and from the attitude of h e r uniformed attendant I may be pardoned for thi nkin g that ou, of the brave soldi e r lads

persuade her to be :nore than n sis/a in his case at l e ast.

Through it a ll m oves o ur heloved president , e n co n rag in g and c h ee ring h er c la ss mat es in their li fe \\· o rk , and, ever un se lfi s h a n d e n e r get i c, w eaves a lw ay,; stro n ge r abont th e m e m be r s o f ' 96 that" espr i t de co rp s' ' which s h o uld bind them c l ose r as '' th e sw ift seaso n s roll. ' ' Th ro u g h h e r ow n e nthn siasm and d evo tion sf1e forev e r keeps b nrnin g bri g htl y a lo vi n g devotion t o d ea r old F. C. S. - onr first Alma ;\l a t er.

n,, 11u in g , I. L'-/r u/1 .

AIR: TH E 0R .\ NGE A:-10 'l'l!E BL .\CK Jhn 7f' in e, ( •. / ', frr

Th e ti111 e has co 111e, dear c l a~s 111at t>s,

\\' h en we farewell 111u st sa , ·

To t!Jese h a lls we Io ,·e so dearly ,

To o ur li fe ' n ea th th e Blue an,1 Cr:1_,

Farewe ll to Al111a Mater,

Farewell to t h ose c h eris h c, l years ,

With a ll their f1111 a nd g ladn ess \\"ith nil th e ir ho pe's a 1Hl fears.

II

For five h appy years, together

We h ave sl ru gglccl s i, Ie by s i,le,

As h o n or, fa111e a ncl v ic tor y

For 0 11r c l ass to gai n , we ' ve tried .

Th o u g h fate throw barrie rs ' rn1111cl ns,

Though d ea th t o part u s tr y.

Th e hon,! c:111 11 e ' e r he hrok e n

For r, c-lass 11rnt e cannot tlie.

III

As w e 110w sta nd on the thre s h c,lcl

O f the fut nre that 111 ay he,

O ur voices , cl ear Jlriell(l s' C C' ntral, W e lift in praise lo th e e.

As o ur l ast lie s w e seve r

011 r ,·ow rings clear a111l fr e e , " '96 t o A lin a l\laler

\\ ' ill for e \"cr le, ·al 1, c . "

By permis s ion of the p11i,l is hers , Martin R. De1111is & Co., ow 11 ers of the copyright.

T HE ORAN GE AND THE

BLACK.

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Boyst Class Prophecy.

RALPH NEWTON K ELL AM .

\!11 1 // HIL E I was expe rim e ntin g \Yith a Crook ' s tub e t o n e evening. I ,,vas s t a rtl e d by se e i1 1g within,

11 u1 n ear it s ce ntre, th e fi g ur e or a l ittl e dwarf.

(1 / tf/1 Obtaining m y ma gify ing g la ss , I exa mined II ,}rff/ him m o r e c los e ly. He see m ed co mp osed of 11 11I, ,,, .. ,,.. 11///!l 111 ' 1 numb e r s; fo r his h ead wa s a cy ph e r ; hi s eyes

Dra;c,i ,ig, lsaar Srn ll. s i xes: ears thr ees : n ose a o n e , and fo r a m o uth

h e h ad a two . O n his h ead h e wo r e a fiv e , a nd ca rri ed a nin e for a c an e, while his body co n s i,;ted or a n eig ht with sevens for l eg s a nd fours for a r111 <;. ,\ s I gazed a t him he seemed to noti ce 111e , fo r he began to w a\ ·e hi s a rm s aro und a nd beckon. Then h e placed his h a nd s t o his ears a nd then to hi s mouth as if h e would speak to m e. This in creased m y c uriosity a nd I spoke to him, but h e o nl y s h oo k hi s h ead. H o w co uld I co mmunic a t e with him wa 3 th e q11estion, fo r I w as anxious to l ea rn who h e w as. Suddenly, as if b y n 111. gic. the ide a Rashed across m y mind.

T a kin g a lon g pi e ce of copper wir e , I a tt ac h ed one e nd of it t o a tube , a n d th e ot\1 e r to a telephone w hi c h I h ad n ea r at h a n d, a nd in a n in sta nt I h ad as k ed him wh o h e w as. At th e so und th e littl e fellow l ooked pleased, and th at h e partly und e r stoo d the message I pr ec e ived. fo r he n odded hi s h ead to and fro a nd winked a t me with both hi s six e s. S til1 I h ad n o t accomplished m y purpose, fo r I co ul d not recei\' any answe r . \.Vhile I w as s till thinkin g what 1 s hould do I un consc iou s l y placed m y ea r t o th e rec e i, ·er , and t o m y astonishment I he a rd distinct!\' the following: •!, 1ii;, /\,(0 • 1/ 1 1\

\.\ /Jlfl7V i 1l f(, F. n. Fdmu n ds . ''THE LITTLE 1\1 \ l':. 11

11 My name is' Future,' and I embody all the years to come, as you may see. I am also a prophet, greater than the lady who kept the book store at Cuma e. If you would ask any quest io n concerni ug the future, I am at your service, but only one question will I answer."

I hesitated but for a moment, and then said : '' T e ll me all you foresee for the boys of the g loriou s c l::is~ of '96, Friends' Central School.''

Again I heard the high pitched voice, and this was the ans,ver: 11 You h ave asked me a g r eat question.

To answer it in full would be to tell yon the history of America for the next sixty years. But I have promised you, and I will keep my promise. Listen , and if you wish to ask a question, do so, and I will tell yon all that it is best for you to know. Let 111e relate their appeara n ce i 11 1925."

By this time I had discovered that h e m ade his communications by means of his cane or nin e. \Vith this h e struck the side of the tube ne ar where the wir e was attached, and this ca u sed the telephone to repeat hi s messag e.

Soon h e began aga in . '' I see," sa id the littl e man , 11 A longhair ed, shabbily-dressed individu a l, ca rr ying under his ::inn a large roll of paper, on which is written,' Poems by A. \Voocl - By Riter. '

/)ro w i ng , F. D. Edmunds.

11 TIIE 1 RE OFF AT ELKT ON ' '

In spite of his shabby appearance he looks happy , for his gr e at epic poem has just been sold, and he is going to get one square meal with the proceeds. And now I see two men with field -glasses in their hand s. 'T hey are off at Elkton,' s h outs one, while the other wants to bet on th e horses with eve ryon e. They are no doubt racetra ck spor ts , and they seem to have but littl e money. They ca ll each other' Chester' and' Darby . ' One is an unknown lawyer , the other a w o uld -be millionaire. Near ' Bye ' is a littl e man whom some ca ll ' Brutus the Red Man.' He still wears the bobtailed blue coat, and with him is his great friend, the Professor of Physics . At prese nt the former h as obtained the height of his a111hitio11 , for

h e is an [rish co 111 c clia11 , hut as th e ir is always room at the lop h e strives to make his calling a l10vvling success.

' ' Ah I th e scene c han ges, and I see th e beautiful city of Washington. Here quite a number of your classmates hold positions of profit and trust under the United States. The first to come under my notice , is a distinguished - looking individual , who is addressed by all as Senator Heacock . This gentleman is the first Prohibition Senator from th e ce:ebrated State of South Carolina . Clos( by his side is his staunch friend, the Prohibition nomin ee for pr e sident, Mr. Price. This latter gentleman has Jon g been editor of th e N ew York Uiampa.,trne R ev iew. He was the first Prohibitio11i s telect e cl Mayor of Greater N e wYork,aml under him the' Raines ' Sunday clusing law ' was r epea led. Her e also is the celebrated Speaker of the House, who was th e president of your distinguished class . In former times , one of the Speakers, a cer tain Mr. R eed of Maine, was called the' Czar, ' because he ruled so severely. Now th e present Speaker, profiting by the farmer 's experience, rule s so mildly , that th e women representatives are allowed to bring their babies into the Honse. Th e squalling of the infants , mingled with the cries of 'vote ' from the men , hav e turned th e House into a perfect bedlam. Oneo( the noted figures of Washington is th e Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Pancoast of New Jersey. This ge ntleman m ay b ~ seen almost any morning strolling clown Pennsylvania av e nue , with his wid e-b rimmed hat, and carrying under his arm a pumpkin, waterm e lon, or crate of strawberries, according to the season. He is without doubt, the best fitted man that has ever occupied the position , as he is a typical J e rsey farmer. Th e m e mber of your class who has be e n the longest in Washington, is the note c1 Fish Commissioner, Mr. Levick . He has accomplished untold goo d in the world , for he has invented an instrument by which one can tell the weight of any fish to the one-hundredth of a pound, by simply looking throu g h it at th e fish ' s scal e s. This instrum e nt has clone away with the awful tales that us e d to b e told abo ut th e we ight of the fish that got away. '' " ,-\ las ! one of your c lassm a tes, who used to be in Washington, is missing. lha w i11 g, J•: D 1.:,·dm1111ds. The honorabl e treasurer of your class was never put under bonds while he helcl "SECRETARY

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JJ1a ,1• iu g, F. D. Edmun ds.

'' TOOK ,.\ FLYIXG \"ISIT. "

that position. Of co ur se his fame spread , a11cl wh e n h e b eca m e Treasurer of the U nit ed States , th e gove rnment d id 11 o t d e 111a11d bonds. But th e t e mpt a tion w as too great and th e afo r esa id ge ntl e m e n took a fl y in g visit to th e caverns of th e Nort h Pole , a nd a t the sam e time e ight bars of silver disap pea r ed from th e va ult s. That the Tre as urer and the silver are 11 e ar e:1c h other is drawn from th e fact that si lv e r , 11ot gold , was taken, as a n yo n e e lse wonld h ave taken go ld .

ow I see o n e of th e m os t ce leb ra t ed of m e n , 1Ir.

Cloud . a lias ' My D a rlin g J oe ! ' This gentlem e n was seized with th e desire for a fa mil y reunion of all of hi s nam e. So h e bought a b :1 110 0 11 a nd ascended to see the Clouds. Whil e up th e r e th e y must h a v e told him some wonderful things, for to -clay h e is th e great es t a nrl m os t unr e li ab l e of the m a ny w ea th e r prophets. ..\ lon g- h a ired incli\·idual who looks lik e an in Ye n tor comes to v iew. Ah I it i s th e g r ea t inv e nt o r, S h affe r , who a lllon g many other thin gs, inv e nt e d the powd e r which cl ea r e d

Ne w J e r sey of m osq uit oes , and turn e d th a t State into a Yeritabl5 parad ise of seas ide resorts.

The o nl y m e mb er of your c l ass \Yho h as not b e e n stirred by alllbition, is the late presenter , H err S t. Clair. I s e e in a littl e town in P e nn syh·an i a , a l a r ge one-room e d m a n s io n built of logs. In front of it s it s th e hon orab l e ge 11tl e nw11 with his lon g Dutch pipe a11d loaf of pumpernick e l basking iu th e sun. H e is the sa m e easy -go in g Karl as of old , and i f th e world s hould come to a n e ncl it would not disturb his eq uanimit y in th e l e ast. H e h as been known t o go without hi s dinner rather th a n busy him se lf pr epa ri11 g it.

" Two of yo ur classmates h ave departed from this \Yorld . Th e gentleman from Beverly whil e o ut yatc hin g u pset o n ce too often , a 11 cl t o -day th ere is a marbl e s h aft sacred t o th e m e mory of H . M. B . , th e g r eates t of yac ht s me n . Th e other clear departed is Mr. Thoma s . H e had unfortunatel y the awful daring to l eav e hi s h o m e a nd j o urne y to Readin g, Pa. \,Vh e n h e arrived at the hot e l h e s ig ned his nau1 e, a nd after it

Kin g- of Prussia , which , yo n will r e m e mb er was hi s place of r es ide n ce . Alas! a fanatic seeing the address

1nislook it, a n d being a n a n arc hi s t , s hot lhe l a m e nt ed Th o m as for th e 1'.in g o f Pru~ sia 1 l\O\Y l behold a man with a case of kni ves a nd a ca m.e ra in hi s b a n ds. It is H e rr Graf, th e ren ow n e d veterinary surgeon, wh o discovered h ow dead cats co uld be brought l o life, and ca u sed to li\·e their tenth life. By thi s m eans a ll th e cat mun1111i es w e re bro u gh t t o life, so th at to -clay there is n o t a rat or m o u se within s ix lrnnclr e d n1il es of the pyramids. The political boss o f P e nn sy h ·ani a, l\1r . M cFe tricl ge, 11 0\\· comes to m y n otice. He as yo u kn ow first de 111 o n stra t ed hi s great in Anence in th e lnn ch·roo m. T o-day, to u se a vulgar expr ess ion , h e h as s u c h a p ull in this State, th at he is known to h ave had th e s un turned out, beca u se it int erfereci with so m e of hi s political sc h emes. A 1n a 11 bent clonble a n d co\·er ecl with m eda ls now comes t o vi ew. E \·erbocl y tak e off th e ir h a t s , for h e is th e great bicycle fiend, Bond. H e h o l ds th e record of a mil e i11 42 seconds o n a m o t o-cycle; bnt h e h as l os t hi s power of breathing a n d is k ep t a li\·e only by the patent respiratory m o tor in ve nt ed espec ia ll y for his be n efit. :\n ot h e r m ember of yotL class who h as dislingu is h ecl him se lf as an ath l ete is Bunting. It h as been s t a t ed tl;at he co u lcl run 1 00 ya rd s in si seco nd s, but 11 0 o n e eve r tim ed hin1. 1f t' n1ighl h a\ ·e bee n a s u cces sful b u s in ess m a n , lmt h e s p e nl a ll his tim e runnin g agai n st time. And now I behold th e tw o n1 ost prominent n1 e mb e rs of yo ur class , th e one, th e R ev. Jo s. E. Ho be rts , who by h is indefatigable l abors aga in st vice and intemperance h as so n:forn1ed th e great rn e l ropo li s of Ca 111cl e n , thal t o-clay il is th e 1u ocle l c it y of ,-\m er ica. Th e other is th e popular Senator fro m ~wartbmore, i\Ir . Carrell. \\.' hat the R ev. Roberts h as clon e for Ca rn den , Senator Ga rr ett h as acco 111plish e cl fo r A m erica n politics and municipal refo rn1. Th o u g h s till a co mp arative l y young man , he is t h e l eader or the S e nat e, and hi s n a m e s h o uld be \\Titkll \1·ith thu:-; c of \ \ 'as l1i, 1gtrn 1 and l ,in co ln as a he11 efac t or to hi s co nlllry. /)1a ;,· inx, F. /J. l:dm1111d ,c

" I suppose you would lik e to he a r abo ut th e professors who star t ed you in th e paths of knowledge. Professor Barrett has just perfec t e d a m e th od by which an y angle m ay be t r i sec t ed. A few years afte r yo ur class left the school, h e retired to the rural districts of Ohio , where he h as s in ce been w ork in g on th e problem . Prof. Dilworth is still Prof. of Ph ysics, but he comforts hims e lf with the th o u g ht that Napo l eo n was a s m a ll m a n , and he hims elf ma y be g r ea t yet. Prof. Baker s till teaches Ar ithm e ti c, and hundreds of boys l oo k back with a dmiration to th e thorou g h m a nner in whi c h be tau g ht them the intri cacies of prese11t worth a nd bank discount.

" Prof. Thomp so n has be e n ca ll ed to th e c h air o f Lan g u ages of the C hi cago U ni ve r sity , a11Cl it is said th at he often tells th e st udents th ere hi s tales of Germa n life and beer drinking.

"B ut fe w nam es appear on history ' s scroll a n d th ose th at do receive too ofte n a ll the praise. Many a r efor m h as had its beginning in th e ea rn es t co n ve r sa tion of o n e m a n . As I have told you Am e rican politics will be r e form e d, a nd th ey will owe th a t condition lar ge ly to th e ea rn est and effe c ti ve m an n er with which th e principal of yo ur sc hool impr essed upon his boys th e n ee d of political reform. "

Hardly had th e little dwarf cease d spea kin g, when with a l o ud r epor t th e tube broke. [ h av e tried num ero u s oth e r tub es, but in noil e h ave I seen m y little friend .

fJ1n 1t1 i 11g, r. R . P1ir1• .

MARY GERTRUDE BALL .

MY FF.LLO\V CLASSMATES AND FR IE NDS: -

Ma n y years h ave rolled around s in ce th e class-presenter took hi s place among the honored parti c ipants of th e '' Class Day,'' a nd this tim e -honored cu s t o m with th e s u ccess ive a c hie ve m e nts of thos e who have preced e d me , o nl y make m y du t y th e h arde r , ca ll for greater o ri g in a lit y and in ge nuity in th e selection of th e gifts for m y r espec tive class m a t es, a nd demand with a louder Yoice than eve r that th ey be appropriate .

\ Vith a knowled ge of a ll the se requirements s t ar ing m e in th e face, I was n a turall y r eluct a nt to accept thi s h o nor , feelin g I c ould not do th e occasion ju s ti ce, a nd once ac ce pted, I fo und th e ta s k eve n harder than I h ad a nti c ip ated.

O n e cla y, as I sat in m y c. anctum thinking g ra ve a nd profound thi11ks , I s uddenl y became conscious of a n o th e r pr ese n ce in the room ,- a littl e old man s to o d before m e; his h a ir was whiter th a n vauil l a ice cream

and his l o n g h e ard n ear ly cove r ed hi s figur e, but withal h e h ad a kindly face. I Te was th e fi rst to speak.

" l\I y daughter ,'· h e said, " you look troubled: you can think of n ot hin g appropria te for your pr ese ntations to the me mb e rs of your class: belie\·e 111 e, my daughter, yon rs h a Ye been th e thoughts , the a n xieties, the perplexities of every class presenter since th e clay they were first ca ll ed into hei11g. Bnt give yourself no uneasiness, my child, for I will help yon as I have h e lped them all before yo n ."

" You see, " he continu ed, "this is my 111is s ion in life. I am a phrenologist, all(l spend a ll my time studying the bumps upon the heads of eac h s uc cee din g class. Every day during th e past year , though yon have not seen 111e , I hav e walked about in your recitation rooms , feeling th e bumps up o n th e heads of your fair classmates. My lab or is completed, my study has revealed to me every detail of th eir disp os itions , their characters, and I am prepared to give yo n the benefit of m y r esearch, before beginning on th e c l ass of '97."

I gladly sei,.ecl the opportunity of heing assisted, and we sat down and talk ed it all O\"er. H e opened the larg e book he carried nnder his arm and pointed to the first n a m e.

BERTH ,\ HocHS'l'AD'l'l\R GANS.-You are the g igg ler of th e class, Bertie, and you h ave one very great accomplishment, you can laugh with your eyes. It is a wonder that they are not worn out by this tim e, for y on use them so much for that purpose.

l aclYise you not to lau g h with your eyes any more, for it mi g ht prO\·e \'ery injurious , and thus n ecess itate the nse of these.

( Pr e s e nt s pair of doll ·s eyes. )

lVIARY S. DAVISON.-Mary, it certainly did mak e me feel badly when I h eard that you h ad been cut out. Bnt you know that th e re is always m ore than one who can do c uttin g, so I h a\'e procured th e se scissors for yo n , and think possibly you will b e ab le to pluck another" Budd " with their assistanc e .

Lt-CY F1rn i\. \;-;"DF•: z CocA.-Lucy , it is a pity Haverford is not a co-ed u cationa l college, becaus e f know you are dying to go there ; but, Lucy, remember that the Haverford st ud e nts ha ve sports e very Spring , and yon c~n easi ly show your love for the place by atte ndin g th em and w av ing this glorious flag.

( Presents flag in H averford colors. )

Crucr, Kr,: 1,1.:--:1•:R A'.': J> A:--::--:A M .\RS11.\r.r..-Yo11 girls are al111ost inseparable: i11 fact , o n e is se ld o m s ..:e n with o ut th e other.

In class a nd o ut yo u are a lw ays together . So , in case SOllte one mi g ht try to separate you after school closes, I ,,· ill chai n you togeth e r a nd ke ep the key.

G 1,:w1'Rl ' DE CH.\:--:Dr. EJ-:.- G e rtrud e, yo u are 11 o t a very lar ge eater, but I n eYe r kn e w a ny o n e t o be so fo n d or dry t oast.

Every clay during t h e l ast year yon \\ ·ould co m e m·e1· to th e "so up hous e " a ll cl gel a plateof so up with \\'hi c lt to eat it. 111 fac t, r do ll Ot se e how you eve r 111 a lla ged t o d o without it for one s in g l e day. No\\·, (_; :- rlrud e, l will g i, ·e yo u thi s t oas t e r , \\ ·hich I h ope \\'ill I e appreciated.

B1 •:R' J ' JJ A R u·1·r-rnRFOR J> HA1n ·1•:Y . - He rtha, I see that yo ur co ll a r is as hi g h as e , ·er, hnt l s h o uld think that d u r in g this warm weather it wo uld be \' ery n11 co m fortablc.

I >0cs 11 ' t it lltak e yo u reel very ,rnr111 ?

Xo\\', I "·ill gi , ·e you a lower collar, so that you will n ot ki, ·e l o wear s u c h a hi g h o n e dnri11g the Sn11 1111 er . Yon will be mu ch coo l er a n d m ore comfo rt ab l e.

E~ 1~1i\ Furn1 •:N'c 1 •: J o:--; 1,:s.- Flore11ce, yo u know yo u told 111 e during the l ast year it was utt er l y impossible for yo n to do yo ur h ai r u p, as it won lei n ot stay, a nd co 11 selJ Ue lltl y you had t o wear it ill a plait cl ow n yo nr hack.

F l orence, I think , ll OW that you a r e a "grad uat e," yo u s h o uld be more cligllifiecl i11 appearanc e, a llcl you ca ll n o t h e if yo n do n ot wear yo ur hair up ; so I h a Ye thi s package or c upid hair-pin s fo r yo u , and ca ll say fro m exper i e n ce that they a r e Ye r y good.

Ru ·1 ' 11 R1 :--:c:.-Some l t0w, Rntb , you a lwa ys were particular as l o wh o m yo u c h ose for yo ur rr ie n ds. Yon were always THB S\\·1<: 1,1, you n g l ady of th e class, a nd CO ll Side r ecl m ost of th e oth er you ng lad i es beneath yo ur positio n in lire. Ther e is n othi u g like ha, ·ing blue blood in th e fam il y - so t ake this IJ/11r Book, from \\ ·h ich you lll ay be able to c h oe1se friends who h ave b lu e blood al::;o, a nd th e n I am s ur e yo u vvill n o t fee l as though yon w ere lower in g yourse l f by associa tin g yo ur self ,vith them.

J., :--: 1 ,: As111.J-:\' B1G1<~Lm \·.-Everyboc\y ca ll11 o t s hin e in soc ie ty , but yo u ar e ce rtailll y Oll e or its calciu m lights. You a r e a b ea utiful b lush ing bnd, alld frollt the a lll o unt of attention yon ha ,·e r ecc i\·ed a nd th e

proposals you h ave had, I do not think it possible you could ever blossom into a wall - flow er, but for fear you might, take this young gentleman who will always be satisfied to stay with you. ( Presents boy doll. )

ELLA FLITCRAFT SHEPPARD.-We all know that women are said to be very inquisitiv e, they want to know the whys and wherefores of everything , and, Ella, I must say you are a very good e xample. Your curiosity is something wonderful; in fact, you are the "Bureau of Information " of the class ; you know almost everything, and if you don't it is not your fault.

So I think it very appropiate to present you with this "Old Curiosity Shop. "

HANNAH ScoTT .-Hannah , you are a regular talking ma c hine . I don ' t think Edison cou ld imprO\ ·e on you. You have caused the teachers any amount of trouble since you haY e been in the sc hool , so I am going to take pity on your friends and give you this court-plaster to put over your mouth.

Now, please do not feel insulted, as I think it a kindness to tell you.

NETTIE Sr-roc11.-Henrietta, why is it that you are always so Cross, a nd nev e r r ea lly a nythin g else?

In fact, you seem to enjoy being in a Cross humor. Now, Nettie , it is not becoming , and I wish you would s top being in such humors . We know that yo u sinf a great deal, a11C! therefore I hope you will take this song and learn it , and possibly it will put you in a good humor, and allow us to s ee you smile once in awhile, at least. So" Don't Be Cross," but cheer up and be happy.

CH ARLOTTE FANNY SMITH.-How is it, Charlotte, that you are not biting your fing e r -nails? Yon look strange not to have your bands up to your mouth . It is a bad habit to get into. I r ea ll y believe that everybody has tried to cure you, but in vain. Even Mlle. Clave put her gloves on yo ur hands as a preYentative, but of no avail.

Now, I flatter myself that I have a complete remedy. Take this and use as directed, a11d I feel sure that in a week's time you will be cured. ( Presents mask. )

J ANE EACHUS LINVILL.-Jane , you talk so loudly that I am sure you mu st strain your voca l chords. Of course, sometimes it is ve ry nic e to be able to speak loudly , especially in vocal culture . Your quotations were well h eard in the Meeting House, but for fear you might injure your throat so as to be unable to speak aloud, I present you with this box of "Frog in your throat ," which will be sure to pr e vent such a calamity.

IDA Ln'PINCO'l"l'.-Though you may not look it , Ida, yo u ure certainly the baby of the class. But you dress and act ,·ery o ld for one so yo un g.

I Lliin!.: you should dress m ore lik e some of your younger brethren, so here is a cap; put it on like a littl e l ady, a nd do n 't cry.

Here is also a bottle which will be a comfort to yon during your childhood days.

J1,:rmrn NEW:'11 .'\~ SPANGLER.-Jennie , why will you persist in wearing yo ur hair so straight. Everybody h as some littl e cr imp or cur l , but yo u alone will wear it straight.

Here are some kids, take them and use th e m. I am sure your hair will be as curly as could be desired. In case yo u shou ld not know how to us e them, I will co me around and give yon a few le sso ns.

EDITH NEWl,TN FELL -Edith, you are the punster of the class, you see fun in everything. your face is a lw ays beaming with l a u g ht er and yo ur jokes are always the ]ates<.: and best .

But , Edith, I a m mu c h troubled for fear you will some day exhaust your stock, so I present yo u with this book of "Jokes," and l eave it to your sense of humor to pick out the best.

FLORENCE ANNE HARRY.--Florence, you a lways seem to have plenty of money a bout yo u, and for fear t h at some one might stea l it, you are never seen without your pocket-book in your hand.

Now I s h o uld think by this time that you would be tired of carrying it, and to avoid your doing so in future years , I will present yon with thi s beautiful bag, which you can hang at your side and which will be ve r y handy and also spacio u s.

R.1-:RE CC A i\IF.RRrT vV1-II1'E.-I nev er kn ew anyone to have such a failing for bringing flowers to the teach e rs. I suppose they do not think it a failing. we all know " it is more blessed tc:• give than to receive," but I hope yon will ma~e this one time an exception, and rec e iv e and keep this bm~ch of sweet peas which the c la ss . of ' 96 presents to you.

E1 , LF.:-S Vr:\'TO:-. Fo1rn.-E ll e n , I think th a t the boys and girls are very much indebted to yon for your kindness in leading the rehearsals of th e class song. But, Ellen, at the l as t reh ears al, the wand that you used was entirely too l arge, and knowing that you are very fond of si11ging and thinking that probably yon might sometime be the leader of a large choir, I will give you this beautiful wand as a token of our appreciati o n.

\L \R\" FR\"lll"R<: Jo:-.:1,s. - \[ ary, you are so <[Uiet n one ofus kno11· ll"hcn you arc a1ou n d.

:-\Vthe sports w e co nic! not tell wh et h er yo u were ther e o r n ot when we gal'e those grand yells.

:--Jow, so we will know when yo n are with u s, am! if yo u sho uld e1·er go to sports agai n , I gil'e yo u this h o rn , which does n o t m a k e e n o u g h noise t o be a nno y in g , b ut yet e n ough to l et people know whL"r e you are.

Fr,ORE:\"CI•: EL\'. \ \ 1/oLFE.-Florence. I h ear you are n:ry fond of cats, an d yo n must s ur e l y know of w h a t that is a sign.

Now. I advise you n o t to c11 ltiv ate this w ea kness, as yon will be s ur e to h e le ft all alo n e 111 tl1 e world with n ot hin g but cats for your co m pa nions.

I. h ope this will n eve r be th e case, b ut if it s h o uld , h ere are so m e th at will n e \"el desert yo u a11Cl will stand by you through . thick a nd thin , and I a m posi ti1 ·e they will ca use yo n no trouble , as the y are not the kind that gi1·e concer t s on th e ba c k fence.

E1,sri-: C.-\TH \IHN 1•: PE;-.; N\"PAC KJ-:R .-Els i e, yon see m to frown o n a ll the world. I do n 't know why it is that yon go aro und wi t h th at frown o n yo ur face a ll day. I h a , ·e co m e to th e co n clus i o n that your eyes must b e affected, so I will g iv e yo u these glasses to tr y a n d r e m e dy them. Put t11 e rn 011 and see if you l'a n s 1nil e fo r o n ce o n th e class of ' 96.

St·:. \ ::-1 H OPKl:S:S BP...\:\".-People blossom o ut in man y d ir ect i o n s, but would he a sportsman . Lat e ly yon have b eco m e v e r y fond of huntin g, a nd magnificent g un yo u will so m e clay beccrne a mi g ht y '' Hunt er."

n e v e r th o u g h t, Sus ie, that you think that with th e a id of this

:\I. EuzABETH PRICE.-Elizabeth, we a ll know how ft n cl yon are of ( \ eo logy a n d how sorry yon 1Y ere that it w as imp oss i ble for you t o go 0 11 the geolog i ca l exc nr si01 1 t o Conshohocken: bei n g aware of yo ur great liking fo r thi s st nd y, I have with grea t difficulty procur e d for yo n this magnificent speci m e n of the Quart e rn a r y period , a nd hope yo u will pnt it in a co nsp icuo u s place and k eep it as l o n g as yo u li ve.

'.\l.\1 ·nr: B1 -:::-;J. \:111:s: .- '.\{ a u de, yo u are entire ly t oo popular with the "a n ge ls·· wh o clll" e ll 011 the noor aho,·e. Even \[i ss A nni e had to spea k to you ahout co111·ersi n g in th e hall before school .

Ind ee d , i\[aude , yo ur b ea u ha s so 111 a 11 y s trin gs th a t I h ave fo und it i111 poss ibl e to co un t th e 111 , so I will lea v e tl1dt to be clon e by yo u after yo u h aYe become a graduate, a n d I know it wi ll occ u p:, 111u c h of your l e i~m e time.

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. \ c:--: 1 -: s \'1 •: R0'.': !Qt· 1 ,: P1 -:R 1•1 ,: n r. \ \ \T 1.u(: n-r. - Ag n es, f rea ll y think th at th e r e wa s 11 e \·er a n y thi g-g l o h e

vo l e d ru r ll r deci d ed lllll yo u we r e aga in s t il. Y o u w o nld c ni a k a nd g rum b l e a b u n l eac h n t.: \\' n1 0\·e111 e nt , fo r th ey n ~ve r s uit e d yo u . If y o u k eep 0 11 in thi s w ay yo u mi g ht i11 j nr e y o ur th roa t , so h e r e is a littl e frog w h o will do a ll yo u r c ro a king .

Er,rz . \ BET II R . Sr-T.\l.l.CROss .-E li za b e th , [ h ea rd that o n th e geo l og i ca l exc ur s io n y o n h ad yo n r fo rtun e to l d with a d a isy.

I was q ui te a s t o ni s h e d wh e n I h ea rd h o w it ca m e out. I kn o w th a t yo u e nj oyed th e spo rt imm e n se l y , so r w ill g i ve yo n fi ft y -seve n d a ises with whi c h yo n ca n t e ll yo ur fo rtun e , a n d if yo n p r e fe r , I :1 111 s ur e th e g i rls will o nl y be t oo g l a d t o n a n1 e th e m fo r y on .

l\ l.\ RY l\L\Rs 1r.-\1 , r. H .\r :--: 1,:s.- M a r y, we a ll kn o w yo u a r e go in g t o r ecei v e a bicycle for a grad u a ti o n prese nt , a ucl we kn ow yo n w o nld like a s m a ll co ntribution to yo ur o utfit , so with g r ea t tro ubl e a nd exp en se r have proc ur ed fo r yo u thi s h a t , whi c h i s ju s t th e thin g for ri <l in g . Th e wind ca nn o t b l o w it off, b e c a u se it is so s m a ll , a nd it will b e m o r e th a n b eco min g, a nd I 11·o ul d ad \'i se a ll w iio rid e wh ee ls t o copy aft e r yo u , a n d get o n e j u s t lik e it .

.\I r r. D1n:D .\I cGEORCT-:.- Miklred , y o u ar e s o fo nd of paintin g a n d s k e t c hin g th a t I fee l s ur e yo u \1 ·ill

beco m e a fa m o u s a rti s t in so 111 e futur e t im e.

Everyo n e kn ows h o w be a utifull y y on p a int , a nd fo r fea r Lh a t a ft e r y o ur sc h oo l days a r e o v e r yo u will cease t o im pro Ye yo ur t a l e nt b y pra c ti ce , I pre se nt yo u with thi s s l a t e, on whi c h y on ca n d ra w th e fig ur es

11·h ic h a r e be n ea th th e g l ass a nd whi c h if yo n d o I ,rnrra11t yo ur fa m e will b e ass ur ed.

B 1•:ss r E l\ I. \J0R.- Y o u a r e the co nn o isse ur of th e c l ass. Y o n kn o w a good thin g wh e n yo u see i t .

.:\ml so h av in g obse r ved so m a n y bea utiful a n d int e r es tin g s i g ht s durin g y o ur so j o urn in \V as hin g t o n , I th o u g ht yo n m ig ht lik e t o h a v e a fe w o f th e m os t r e m a rk ab l e o n es - for in s t a n ce , th e pa n ora m a v iewed fr o m th e h ote l win dow. I 11 0 w pr ese nt y o n with a bo o k of v i e w s, and I think yo u will fin d it \'e r y co m p l e te.

G 1•:RTRt·!l 1 •: L. R i,: 1s .-.--\ll the w a y th ro u g h sc ho o l. Ge rti e , y ou h a v e h a d a p ro p e nsit y fo r writin g n o t es, yo n are n e 1·er \\'i t h o ut a tabl e t a nd pe 11 ci l. If a n y on e happ e n ed t o l ook a t t he be n c h w h ere yo n sa t yo n

w e r e s ur e t o be w riti11 g o r p ass in g n o t es. Her e is so m e p ap er a nd a pe n c il. l 'se i t d i sc r eet l y a n d do n o t

\1·as t e it, fo r t h a t i s , ·er y e x pe n s i, ·e pa p e r , y o n kn o w .

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BF.SSIE Dr NSMORE. - Yon seem to be very high-mind e d. Pike 's Peak is not to be compared with th e height of your ideas. In fact, they are so high that you 11ever seem able to reach them. Von are entirely too aristocratic, and you know pride must always hav e a fall.

Take this ladder, which will aid you to climb higher in life.

HILDA BLUMENTHAL.-Hilcla, you are one of th e most dignified members of the class of '96, but I am sorry to say you have one very babyish habit , that is biting your finger. One would think a g irl about to graduate from F. C . S., es pecially in the class of ' 96, would be able to overcome such a habit .

Now, Hilda , I would advise you to substitute this ring upon which to c ut the rest of your teeth, and may you gain wisdom thereby.

LrLLIA:\' BLAXCI-U-: CRA\\"FORn.-Girls do not ge nerally go into business , but I think. Lillian , that yon certainly will, you have snch desire 'Ve r -lenden and borrowing, that I think in a few years you may set up a shop, and in order to save you some expense, I will give you thi s sign, which will be useful as well as ornamental, and will surely show your propensity 'Ve r -lenclen .

CHARLES

ST CLAIR

MR. BIDDLE ( Life Preserver ) .-Mr. Biddle is a yac htsm a n . and sails a yacht. O 11 e day, while t a lkin g with Mr . Biddle o n th e s ubj ect of yac htin g, I in cidentally asked him w h at sort of a rig h e saile d , a 11d h e told me it wa s kn o wn as the mosquit o rig, bei11g a fif tee nfoo t boat, with a twe nt y -two foot m as t . O n hearing thi s I beca m e v e r y mu c h a l a rm e d . a11d asked him if he e y er u pset, wh e n h e cam l y a ns we r e d, "Oh, t wo or three times a year. '' So , for fea r th a t in o n e of th ese mi shaps th e c l ass of '96 m ay l ose o n e of h e r m os t h o 11 o r e d m e rnb ers, I feel it my duty t o pr ese nt you with thi s, Mr . Biddle, a nd h ope that it will pro ve th e pr esen·er o f your life.

MR. B0 :\'D ( Yard St ick ) .- :\'[r. Bond is the champion cyclist of th e school. But Bond has one very great fault, and it was this that lost him the race at th e Spri11g Sports, and that is, he doesn ' t know wh e n h e has room enough ; so, Mr. Bond , the next tim e you ride in a race , take this , and wh e n there is the least doubt in your mind , measure the distance before yon attempt it.

MR. B oo'1 ' 1-1 ( Lawyer 's Sign ) .-Booth will be a lawyer if he lives long enough, and he will be a good one too , so, Mr. Booth, wh e n yo u enter upon this, your chosen profession, hang this out 011 your door , so that the people may know what a great man is in their midst.

MR. BYE ( Stones and Hammer ) .-Bye yearns to be a geologist, and this perhaps accounts for th e strange affinity between him and Prof. Dilworth, who deals out the lore in that science. In order that Bye may have some scope for his unbounded talent , I present him with these, and hope that the cl ass ification of these rare minerals may constitute his life work.

MR. CA UFFMAN ( Oil Stove and Cooking Materials ) .-Caufman is a po e t, or a would-be writer, as he has styled himself, and r ea lly his talent in thi s direction is something alari11ing. Now, the ideal poet lives alon e, and Caufman will be an ideal poet, and so that he 111ay live less miserably, I pres e nt him with these.

l\IR. Cr,o uo ( Mirror ) .-Cloud is the dignity of the class, and why , it can be see n easily. In the earlier days of the class we had with us one Graham, whose likeness to Cloud was to my mind striking. So great was this resemblance , that there was only one way in which I could distinguish them in my mind , and that was that Cloud had a cloud. And in order th at Cloud may admire the cloud with th e rest of the world , I present him with this.

MR. G ..\RREl"f ( Cabbage-head ) .- " Tiler e was a man in or class, and he wa s wondrous wise ," in fact, so great was the ex tent of his knowledge, that we all became afr a id that one puny h ead could not contain it all. Now, a phonograph would be a fine thing , for he could talk all his superfluous knowledge into it , to be drawn on when needed. But a phonograph is not only exp e nsive hut in co nv e ni e nt to ca rry around. So as long as "two heads are better than one, " I think this would prov e a good substitute.

:\[R. GRAF ( Bouquet ) -Fo r quite a time after the class had chosen its flow e r , l\lr. Graf was noticed to have a bunch of sweet p eas in his buttonhole e very morning at school. 'vVhere he obtained them has always been a mystery , but, Mr. Graf, sweet peas are not obtainable at all seasons of th e year, so here is a bouquet th at can he worn always, and is guaranteed not to facle.

MR. H1 ~,\ COC K ( Ba nk ). -H eacoc k i s th e bu s in ess m a n of th e class , a n d co ntrol s it s wealth , which a t times is v~ r y g re a t . H e h as b ee n known to h ave many dollars of the class mon ey on his person, and, for fea r th a t so m e of it 111ay be l os t , I pr es ent him with thi s , and trust it m a y prove , as th e n a m e reads , " A Safe Deposit . "

l\lR. Ht ·;s'J'E R ( Gav e l ) .-Hunter ' s propensity for l ea ding is his m os t prominent feature . He h a s been kn o wn to mutt er in s l eep, "Are yo u ready for th e q u es ti on? The ayes see 111 to h ave it , if so, so ordered, e tc. " And as the ga,·el is th e e mbl e m of offic e, I pr ese nt him with thi s one .

!llR. K ELLA ~r (Jes t e r ' s S ti c k ) . -" Kellam for politi cs and reli g i o n '' onceapp ca r e d in the El11 ea11d Cray, but I say" K e ll a m fo r st nl e and worn out joke s,' ' for if eve r 111 a n did torture his fe llow beings with cas t off jok es, s ur e l y thi s K e ll a n! h as clone so, and I think hi s proper s tation w o uld be j es t e r in th e King's C o urt , a n d as su c h Ile would fi n d ab und an t u se for thi s .

lVl R. L 1,:no;: ( St rin g of Fish ) .- What a h ost of m e mori es th at name r eca ll s I L e vi ck has been the victim of m ure j o kes duri n g th e tim e he has been with u s, th a n all th e rest of th e class t oget h er. His greates t acco 111 p lish111 e 11t i s fishing, a nd coupl e d with it i s hi s m os t g r ev iou s fault , th a t of buying th e fish and palmin g th e m off as the trophi es o f hi s s kill. Thi s at one tim e re s ult e d in the " Exped it ion of th e Bl oody Six , · ' wh o h ad in min d th e c onv e rs i u n of L e vi c k from thi s evi l h abi t. But , Levick , th e n ext tim e you go fi s hin g, h ere is a string of fish wh ic h ye n ca n bring hom e, no m a tt e r h ow b ad th e w e ather, or how poorl y th e fi~h bite. \\T ai t a m o m e nt , L e vi c k. I h a ve be e n r eq u es t e d to make a r estit uti o n to Levick, but before do in g so, [ will t e ll h ow it h appe n ed . Thi s L e vick doe s s trang e thing s, such as fishin g with a butt o nhook , and worst o f a ll l e ndin g one of the e llows a d o llar. Since th a t dollar l e ft hi s hands h e h as n o t see n a t race o f it , b ut n o \\· I will r e turn it . No w , L e vick , don ' t think I h ad it all th e tim e, fo r I didn ' t .

l\lR. M -\ln' I:\' D AL ls ( G rip ) . - Martindal e is Cl ass Tr eas ur er , a nd wo e t o the de linqu e nt s when he m a k es hi s rounds among th e m . Ko w , I don ' t m ea n to in s inu a t e th a t Ma rtind ale is di s h on s t , or th a t h e w o uld tnH" e l with th e c l ass mone y, but s till I pr ese nt him with thi s g ri p.

l\I R . 1I c FETRrD GE ( Sa 11 dw ic h ) .-McFet rid ge ha s what is kn ow n as a "p ull " in th e lun ch room. Many a ti111 e I hav e w a lk e d int o this pla ce during th e n oo n - time ru s h , wh e 11 h e would r ece i ve hi s lun c h without so mu c h as as king , a ncl go o n hi s w ay r ejoi c in g, while I would s tand t h e re in ago ni z in g s u spense fo r fift ee n or

t\\' e n ty 1ninu tes . A n d b es id es this h e h as b ee n kn o wn t o find s t ra n ge thin gs in hi s sa n d wi c h e s, s u c h as

ni c k e l s , a n d so m e tim e s e v e n h a m. But h e re is a s andwi c h in whi c h h e will find a m o r e p a la tab l e ar ti cle

th a n e ith er ni c kel s o r ham .

M R. P .\:S: C0 .-\ST ( Ga r de nT oo l s ) .-Pa n coa st is our auth or it y o n a ll s n bj e ct s r e l a tin g l o fa n11i11 g . Bu t I

d o n ' t w a nl t o co n vey th e id ea th a t he is a fa rm e r , in the o rdin a r y u se o f th e term , for h e is fa r fro m i l. 1\ llCl

n o w , l\'I r . Pa n c oas t , wh e n yo u b e co m e Sec r e t a r y o f Ag ri c ultur e , l oo k al th es e a n d think of yo u r fri e n ds 111

t h e c l a s s of '96 .

:\[ R. P 1, 1ci,: ( Pe n ) . - Pri ce will be a n e d i t o r. Hi s s u ccess in thi s lin e is e a s il y se en h y th e m a nn er i 11 w h ic h h e fi ll ed t he pos ition whi c h h e h e l d o n th e s t aff of th e Blu e and Gray, a n d so, :\I r. Pri c e , l tak e

pleas u r e i 11 pr es e ntin g to yo u thi s , th e e lll b l e m o f yo ur office.

lll R. R o B1 •: RTS ( P a r ego ri c ) .-" R ev. J oe " suit s him be tt e r , fo r J oe r ep re s ent s th e m ora l !t y o f lh e c lass. and h e d oe s it w e ll, t o o. But J oe is y o un g y et, s o y o uthful in fact , that c o n s ide rabl e a p p r e h e n s i o n w as r ece ntl y fe lt for hi s sa fe t y fr o m "c h o l era in fa ntum " a nd o ther in fa ntil e d ise a ses . But , J oe , h e r e is th e old

st a n d · by t hat w i ll ca rr y yo u th ro u g h a ll t h e da n g er s , as it h as ca rri e d u s a 11 d m a n y o th e r s .

M 1-1 . S 11.\ l' FER ( H a n d Or ga n ) .-S h a ffe r h as th e g r ea t fa ult o f ge ttin g lo s t . H e h as q uit e ofte n b e e n

ca u g ht in th a t co nditi o n in c lass , a nd so 111 e time , I am a fraid t hat h e will n o t b e a b l e t o fin d hi s w ay h o m e

a g a 111 . A n d s o th a t h e m a y at le as t ea rn a liY e lih oo d , I pr ese nt him with thi s.

MR. T11 m 1.-\ S ( lJipl o m a ) . - 1\ l r. T11 o rn as is th e m os t indu s tri o u s rn a n i11 t he c l a~s . b u t t li e fa c u lty o ffer

11 0 p r i ze fo r th e l a b o r expe n de d, but o nl y for the r e s ult o b t a in e d , so I will p r es e nt M r. Th o m as wit h t hi s

d i p l o m a, whi c h is , I think , in p ro por ti o n t o hi s indu s tr y.

l\ 'I R. \ ' 1• : H I.l•: N D EN ( E n g in e ).- Se rrill is q uit e an e n g in e er , havin g , acco r d in g t o hi s o wn s t at e 1n e n t , s u c-

c e ss full y run a n e n g in e o f 175 h o rs e p o w e r . H e will , 110 d o ubt , b e a 111 o t o rm a n o r co ndu c t o r o n o ur t ro ll ey lin es , b nt b e tw ee n h ou r s h e ca n e nj oy him se lf runnin g thi s littl e e n g in e , whi c h , I ca n ass u re hi!ll is absolut e l y h a rml e ss .

ill R. l k:--:'1' 1:s: G ( Ba se-ha ll a 11 cl Ba t ) . - Buntin g is o ur a thl e ti e m a n , a n d w i ll , n o dou b t , p ro\' e g r e at in hi s tin1 c. Befo r e th e Sp rin g Sp o rt s, a ll th a t co uld h e h ea r d fr o 111 Buntin g w a s , ' ' H a v e yo u e nte r ed?'' B ut th e r e ar e 111 a 11 y d ull s1:aso n s fo r th e spor tin g nia 11, Hun t in g , so, in or d er tl1 :1t yo u 111 ay h a\'l· so m e thin g wi t h

\\ ·h ic h to whi le aw a y t h e wea r y h o u rs , I pr e se nt you \\ ' i th th es e .

Auf Wiedersehen.

_ . ..,.,,n, 1 ! " ~.,,;> u NRELENTING time in its swift course has counted the cycle of another year, : ,, 1

- another class b as acted its role in the drama of our Alma Mater and the , ~t'.;.ii:~ ' ~urtain is about to fall 011 the class of ' 96. In 1845 our scb?ol g~·aduated <lf/ r· its first class. Half a century of succes followed, and as Fnrnds Central ' 1 passed its fiftieth milestone, the class of '9 5 stood before th e world. Then a new

6 ~ ~\~~ 3} life began. The dingy, inconvenient building that had done duty for fifty years / .~\'<~,~-· gave pl ace to one of modern style, and Friends ' Central began her second half. \ century of life prepared to prove her right to a place among the first of the schools Q~ / iJ :'11;_ of h e r kind. To '96 fell the honor of being the first class in this new era of our l~ • ;V,f . Al~a Mater's li_fe. To-cl ay we resign to another the duties and privil,~ges of the ) ii~),, i!J J~t Se111or class.' while we take our place a'.11~ng the shades_ o'. the departed years , but I..._.,,, ~:Jl, as the curtam falls on our class to-day 1t 1s not the e ncl , 1t 1s but the end of Act I. n,a,, •i11g, r.ury Corn • To our rellow students we bid a regretful farewell . With you, '97, we would part in peace. Though throu g hout our intercourse at Friends ' Central we seemed fated t o mi su 11cl e rstancl each other, we would not spoil this , the last hour of our Class Day, by recallin g things unpleasant. \Ve would wish to " l e t the dead past bury it s dead," and as you start on your Senior year, our wish for you w ill be that ) 'O u may rec e ive th e l oya l support of class /J, as well as of the low er classes , a nd that thus united your y e ar may be c rowned with s u ccess.

T o all o ur fe ll o w s tu de nts w e l ea ve the h o n o r o f F . C. S. ;\fay y our effo rt s b e a lw ays fo r h e r good,

a nd m ay eac h c l ass h e l p to c arry h e r forw a rd in rapid pro g res s towa rd s fir s t pla ce a m o n g th e p r epa r a t ory

sc h oo l s, a nd n ow t o yo n w e bid farew e ll " until w e m ee t aga in ," as l oya l a nd int e r e st e d m e m be r s o f h e r

A ln1n11i .

T o th e tn e mb e r s o f th e S c h oo l Committ ee, wh o hav e l a bor ed so s u cce s s fully to pl ace o ur sc h oo l a m o n g

t h e fi r s t of it s kind , th e cla s s of ' 96 ext e nd s it s he a rt ies t th a nk s . 'vVe thank y ou for th e New B nil cli n g w ith

a ll it s co nv e ni e nc e s , esp ec iall y do w e appr ec i a t e thi s L e ctur e R oo m for o ur Cl a s s D ay . \ \ ' e l eave wit!t yo u

o ur h eart y wi s h that F r i e nd s' Central , under yo ur m a na ge m e nt , m a y co ntinue to g row , and m ay e ve r !t o l d

un sta in ed th e hi g h r e put a tion whi c h i s now h e r du e .

T o th e m e mb e rs o f the F acult y , our Tea c hers who ha ve g uid e d us thrnttgh o nr sc h oo l -li fe , and l a n ded u s safe l y in th e h a ye n of g raduati o n , w e would p ay a w o rd o f tribut e e'e r we p a rt. \V e h a ve l oo k e d forw a r d

l o n g in g l y t o th e tim e wh e n we , a s all -imp o rtant Se nior s with diplom as in o ur han ds, s h o uld go fo rth t o s !t ow th e w o rl d wh a t w e kn e w , but as th a t tim e a ppr oa ch e s , o ur c ourage fails u s, an d w e a r e sur p ri se d t o find th at pe rh a p s , afte r all , w e a r e n o t prep a r e d to as t onisli the w o rld by o ur s up e ri o r a tt a inm e nts . ::sl"ever h an~ ,r e so full y r ea li ze d that in e dn ca tion we n eve r g radu a te . Y o u h a v e not aim e d t o s t o r e o ur min ds with th e l ore of ages, b ut ra th e r ha v e tau g ht u s th a t in lcllectua l arti1 1ily count s for mor e th a n m ere l.:uo1fllerl,i;:-, ·

\Ye do n o t l eave F . C. S a n id e al s cho o l as w e full y ex p ec t e d t o d o wh e n w e e nt e r e d it five years ago. Th e r e is s till s om e thin g fo r future cla sse s to do . B ut with o ut undu e e go ti s m w e think w e m a y say th at 'y(i h a,; a lwa y s tried t o furth e r th e int e re s t s o f h e r A lm a M a t e r , a nd h as, w e h o p e in a m e a s ure s u cceede d .

M iss A nn a Sho e m a k e r. ( Pr es ent s cl a ss pi c tnr e. ) -1Ii ss A nn a, th o u g h th e g irl s of ' 96 r es ign t o -clay th e ir p os ition a t F. C . S., the y hope to r e tain the p la ce they m ay h a v e g ain e d in th y h ear t. If. in aft er years, t hi s class p ic tnr e, o ur g ift t o th ee, s h o uld ever turn th y th o u g ht s to u s, m ay o ur face s eve r h e say in g to th ee t wo w o rd s - " R e m e mb e r ' ' and " F or g et. " Ifin our li fe a t F. C . S. o ur cl ass h as h elp e d to brig h trn o n e clay of th y life, m ay th e rem e mbrance of this lead th e e t o for ~e t the p a in whi c h an y tlt o n g htl ess acts of o n rs 111 ay h ave ca u sed th ee . T o yo u , clea r class m a t es, m y w o rd s to -cla y will uot be "Goo d -b ye . " To -d ay th e acti , ·e life of '96 al F ri e n ds' Ce ntral cl oses, but a s we look back over th o s e happy y ea r s, we ,v ill Hot so rrow fo r tlt e days th at are go n e. \ Ve w o nl d n o t s tay th e m if w e c ould . Thou g h th e ir rapi d fli g ht h as mad e o ur j oys p ass m ore q ui ck l y it h as m a d e o ur so rrow s s horter , to o . To -morrow m a rk s th e c0 mm e n ce m e 11t fo r u s of li ves w idely

diffe r e 11t , a11d thou g h 11 e \·er agai11 , p e rhaps , as a class will \\"t:'. blend in victory ' s ch e er , o r sy111pathi ze i11

d e feat , y e t i11 eac h 011 e of o ur h e arts th e r e ahrnys will be a spot for dear o ld ·96, and a n intere,t i n th e liv e s of her 111 e 111b e r s. The me111or y of th e h appy days we h ave spe nt to g e th e r at sc h oo l will bright e n n w n y a11 ho u r of futur e y eais , a nd ma y the friendships \Y e h a v e fo rmed l ast th ro t1 g h life. May th e yea r s that are to

c o1 11 e m ark 111 a 11 y happy r e uni o n s of o ur class: and as w e m eet to part a m\ m eet aga in, from ou r li ps will c o 111 e spo 11t an e o 11 s l y the w or:ls which rise n o w from m y h ear t and go out t o yo n -'' A uf \,Vieders e h e n. ''

If the Sho e F it s, Wear It.

M-RY B-LL. -" Where is th e lllan tlut ca n live without di:iing? "

S-s- - B- -N .-" Though she is but little , she is fierce .''

M--D- B-NJ-M-N.-

" Coquette aud coy at once her air, Both studied, though both seem neglected. "

J -N- B-G-L-W.-

" She grew to womanhood and meanwhile Rej ec ted several suitors just to learn How to a ccept a better in his tnrn."

H-LD- BL-111-N'rH-L.-" I have imm ortal longings in me .''

G-RTR-D- CH-NDL--.-

" A gentle m a iden whose large, loving eyes Enshrine a tend e r, melanchol y li g ht ."

M-RY CH-NDL-R.-" Think of me as you please. ''

L -cv C -c-. - " I find you passing gentle."

L-LL--N CR-WF-RD.-" A mi g hty hunter , and h er prey is man .' '

M-RY D-v-s-x.- " The glass of fashion a11d the mold of form.' '

B-ss- - D-NSJII-R-.-'' Better late than never.''

En-TH F-LL.-

" Whence is thy learning ? Hath thy toil O'er books consumed the midnight oil? "

-LL-N F-1-m.-" She taketh mo st delight 111 mu s ic instrum e nts. ''

B-RT- - G-NS.-" And unextingttishecl lau gh ter s hakes th e skies."

M-RV H- -N-S.-" Th ey say yon are a m e lanc holy fellow. ''

FL-R-NC- H-RRV .-' 'T his is wondrous s tran ge.''

B-RTH- H-RV-Y.-" She is not hot , but temperate as the morn. "

Fr.-R-XC- J- N-S.-

" Thus I c loth e m y nak ed villain y And seem a saint \\'hen most I play tll e devil. "

M-RV J- N-S.-

" I ca n uot tell what the dickens h er uam e is, ' Tis a name I never lleard before."

GR-C- K - r, 1s-H.-"--as b ro wn in hu e as h aze l nut s. "

-FF-- L-l\1-x .-" l\Iy e n deavo r s h a , ·e e y er co m e t oo s h or t o f m y desi r es.''

J -N - L-N\"-LL.-

" AtlCl wh e n yo u s ti c k o n co n ve rsa t io n 's burr s, Do n 't st r ew yo ur pat ll way w i t h t h ose dreadfu l 'urs'."

- D- L - PP-NC-TT.-" A s till s m a ll vo ice."

B -ss- - M -J-H .-" H e i s w e ll p a id th a t is we ll sa ti sfied. ''

-NN- M-RSH-LL.' ' I a m r eso h ·ed t o g ro w fat

a nd l ook yo un g till fo rt y."

l\ I - LDR-D McG--RG- .-

" Wh at stra n ge r epose is t hi s, T o be as leep with ey e s w ide ope n ! "

S-D-- M-r, r.-R.-'' W e a re n eve r so unh a p py as w e s up pose.''

· LS- - P-N NYl'-C K-R .-

" [f s h e w ill s h e will , yo u m ay de p<' n d o n 't, A n d if s h e wo n 't s h e w on't, a n d t h ere ' s a 11 e n cl o n ' t.

-r,-z-B-T lf P R-C .-" I a m n ot hin g i f n o t

cr iti c a 1. "

G - RTR-D - R - -s.-

'' l i\·e:y a n d goss i ping,

Sto r e d w ith t reas ur es o f t h e ta ttlin g wor ld ,

A ll(\ w i t h a sp ice of mirth . t oo."

R -T lI R -NG. - - " Loo k in th e c h ro ni cles, we

ca rn e in wi t h Ri c h a r d, t h e Co nqu ero r ."

H -NN- 1-1 Sc-TT.-" A v e r y ge ntl e m a id , a nd o f

good co n sc ie n c e . ''

-r,-z - B-TH SH -T.LCR -SS ." H e r thr ea t e nin g

br o w be li es h e r m e rr y m ood. ''

- LL- SH-PP-RD.-' ' O ut o f th e m o uth s o f ba b es and su c klin gs -."

N-T 'l' - - SH -C H .-'' Th e re ' s mi sc hi e f Ill thi s m a n ."

C H-RL-T'I'- Sll T·TI-I .-" Well lea rn ed was s h e in

m a th e m a ti c,-."(?)

J -NN-- SP - NGL- R. -"O ne o f th ose c harmin g

p u g n oses, little kn obs fo r m e n t o h a n g th e ir h ea rt s ,

li k e h a t s, u po n ."

R -B-C C- L. WH -T-. -

" Fo r I kn o w th o u 'r t full o f love an d h o n es t y,

A nd we ig h 's l tll y wo rd s before t h o u g i vest them br ea th ."

R -B-cc - M. WH -T- .-'' Wh o says in v e r se wh a t

oth e r s say in pr os e ."

FL-R-NC- W -LF-.-" T a ke tim e e n o n g h . ' '

-GN ·S W R-G II T .-" From s u c h a t o ngu e, g o o d

L o r e!, de l ive r u s 1 ''

Tm-: ST. \ FF.-" W e s h a ll a ll h a n g t oget h er, o r

ass ur e dl y w e s h a ll a ll han g se p a rat e l y . ''

ExcusEs. - " L o rd , L o rd , h o w thi s wo rld is giv e n t o l y in g."

Po:,.ims.-" On this s ubj ec t I p rny y o u , be dumb ."

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STEEL PLATE , THE S LITHOGRAPH, LETTER PRES ' MBOSSED HALF TONE AND E WORK OF THIS HOUSE I S JUST RIGHTBRIGHT CLEAN TASTEFUL I_lXHtc'<I ot ... 1li~JI'\ 7~rt

GOLD PLATE, ONYX .

BALEARIC ANO WROUGHT IRON

\ Ve s how m o r e than one hundr ed patterns. Price t o s uit e v ery o n e. \ Ve

h a\ ·e a n ew sty l e, with Dr esde n Rowers pai n ted on s t e m a nd g l obe to m a t c h.

Very ni ce, and price only $3.00 . You ca nn ot m a t c h it a n yw h ere for the m oney.

\ Ve m ak e dis co unt to t e a c h e r s a nd sc h o l a r s.

A. J. \t\LEIDENER

Between Market and Chestnut Streets 36 South Second Street

FINE STRINGS , MAN DOL IN PICKS FINE FE LT BAGS

LEATHER AND CANVAS CASES FOR ALL INSTRUMENT S REPAIRING A SP EC IALTY ADDRESS GEORGE

ur Collection of Pastel Portraits is the Finest in the Country

Studios for Fine Photographs

926 CHESTNUT ST.

Opposite Record Building

C. M. GILBERT 926 Chestnut Street

CELEBRATE~HOTOGRAPHS

FRIENDS' BOOK ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA

LOCATE.D IN THE. NEW BUILDING AT THE

SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 15TH AND RACE STREETS

th at s h o u ld be take u at th e flood to win s u ccess and ass u re s a fe t y . W e are iu t h i~ b oo k t o lau u c h a new c amlid a t e for yo m fa , ·or- yo ur su ppor t. The

"SALlUDO " 13uENO OF ROASTED COFFEE

A mi x tu re o f fi n e Sa ntos, N ica ra g u a , M a racai bo a nd Lag ua yrn, a nd at th e pr ice w e a im , th a t it s h a ll n ot b e e xce ll ed by a u y coffee in th is bro ad la ud . O u r g u ara nt ee goes with ev er y po und. W e tru st t h at th e q u a lit y, t og etll er with thi s sc ll e dule o f mod era t e pri c in g, will m a ke it the n e c es s it y of yo u r br ea kfast t ab l e

26 cts. the pound fo u r po und s o n e d o ll ar , o n e hun d r ed po un ds t we nt y - fo ur do lla rs f~ONl"S Nl"~fl~i)"LE t ~- E Cor 10th & Market St s c\ (0. • (94 1 Ma rk e t S t . )

BROWN COLLEG

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PREPA R A TOR Y SCHOOL 9.1'x

Odd Fellow s ' Templ e BROAD AND CHERRY ST S.

PHil, A.D E: LPHIA

!'HEPA.RES FOR

fo 11 Seho ols of Law , )Yl edie in e and Theol ogy

YOUNG llADIES

Prepared by Private In struction for Bryn Mawr , Vass ar and Harv ard Ann ex

FOR T H OSE WHO ARE UNABLE T O ATTEND DURING TH E DAY

S E ND F0R C IR CV L HR

Art~ Studer1ts

ARTISTS ' AND PAINTERS ' SUPPLIES

Whatis the differe11ce between a cheap wheel and a high - priced bicycle? Just as much difference as there is in any other article of merchandise. A sensible buyer does not expect to get a $6.oo pair of trousers for 59 cents, neither is a musicia11 satisfied with a $29 00 piano - same thing in buying a bicycle. Take the W A RWI C K Wheel, for instance; there a re lots of people who don ' t ride a W A R W I CK, they have not learned the value of a high grade bicycle; plenty, however, do not use anything else-as the sa ying is, "They have been through the mill." It is no experiment with them. Why dou't you ride a WARWICK this year?

WHRWICK BRHNCH