DYouville College - DYouvillian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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f . QUVILL ss- If IAN' as gpg xc M THB D WX FADS Now, to begin it, what is a fad? 'Tis that for which the world goes mad In days when icebergs roamed the earth, Fads were frozen in their birth. But, when, at length, the thaw did come, And fads beheld the light of the sun, The primitive maiden, lithe and gay, Cherished the pot and the bowl of clay. E'en in fair Egypt fads did loom- Green paint, sandpipers, handsome tombs. Fads like a wolf upon the fold Assyria's shores did tightly hold. Fads in Greece reached well nigh fame- Poetry, philosophy,-Olympic game. The Roman age they ne'er defaced- The Latins were a sensible race. Throughout the luminous Middle Age, Wigs, powder and plumes were all the rage. The New Age brought a host of fads- To tell them all would drive me mad, ' Then came the era of autographs With verses of consummate craft. Homage was paid to canary birds, And now to the twentieth century-my word! Albums again, and character books, Rouge, paint and powder to win good looks, Pies from the fair Esquimo's land, Fortunes by tea leaves, stars, head and hand. And now from this long unscemly fray Come cross-word puzzles to rule the day. THE CROSS WORD EVIL The cross word is an evil. No, not a necessary evil, such as classes, nor an un- necessary evil, such as examinations, nor yet an economic evil, such as college life- but still, an unmistakable evil. Of course cross word puzzles do increase the vocabulary, but so does the study of psychology. Persons with a collection of monosyllables hardly copious enough for ubiquitous usage soon venture forth with a vast conglomeration of assorted synonyms. For instance, upon requesting of a scrvitor a shallow vessel of leguminous vegef tables in the common idiom of the era, he will most probably retaliate with such a state-- ment, as follows: I am very melancholy, but we have no superior onefcelled monocarpellary, fruit today, when we have no beans would have sufiiced. 138

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-:ui 9 N '-fasx .0 X NX -A AIQUVILLIA TRAGEDIES AN EIGHTFORTY The maiden stood at Shelton Square At twentyffive to nine, Her noble brow was creased with care, Oh, could she be on time? A car slid slowly into sight, Oh, heavens! could it be? She rushed up frantic with delight- But 'twas a number three! EXAM WEEK In the hour between darkness and daylight, When the cocks are beginning to crow, Comes a pause in the night's hectic cramming, That is known as the hot coffee hour. Six wearyfeyed, sleepfmaddened Freshmen, Gaze on notebooks and outlines galore, They seem to rise up and confront them, And they sigh that they'll never rest more. Now rises th' entrancing aroma Of simmering Japanese the, And they gaze like feverfparched sailors, On the gold of their cafe-auflait! In the hush of that rosy morn's dawning, A shriek echoed far and wide. For they found the Carnation was turning, And their sugar was sodium chloride! y DREAMS A perfect schedule-no eight forties Wonder of wonders--no five twenties. What,---what can it mean? 'Tis only a little sophomore's dream. No school tofday? No school tofday! It's been declared a holiday. Alas!--but soon 'tis seen, 'Tis only a little sophomores dream. Fine reports! splendid things! We got honors in everything! Ah-for the things that might have been, 'Twas only a little sophomore's dream. W- Som-IIE f MORE. 137

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W .goUv1u.1A,,, c 15 V ' sf- HE 19 X--as ii T 'QA CROSS WORD NURSERY RHYMES jack and jill went up a short steep incline, To get a container used for liquids full of water, Jack fell down and broke his part of body attached to top of spine, And Jill came falling in an irregular manner after. Bah, Bah, black sheep, have you any soft fibrous greyish stuff? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags, adjective meaning more than enough, One for my owner masculine, one for my dame, And one for the little youth who lives in the lane. IF THEY HAD BEEN MADE IN THE CROSSfWORD PUZZLE AGE Where there is a voluntary-actionfoffthemind fin four lettersj there is a noun in three letters, meaning path. ''A-short'thingfdonefwithfa-needlefandfthread in time guards against Qin five let tersj the number next to ten. Look prior to jumping into the air fin four lettcrsjf' All that sparkles fvertical in eight letters, is adverbfof-negation gold. A rolling live-letterfrock picks up fin seven letters, no soft green fuzzy substance. SOME PHAMOUS PHOTOS FOR THE VISUAL MINDED The The The The A raft of information. Time and Tide waiting for a woman. A man swallowing an insult. A man finding which side his bread is buttered on. ' A doubleffaced book agent. A girl with her heart in her mouth. A man laughing up his sleeve. A girl changing her mind. A man forming his character. A boy with burning ears. A woman giving a piece of her mind. SYMPOSIUMS, SPURIOUS AND SUPERFICIAL great intrinsic value of diamonds. abuse of cochineal products. sweet taste of sugar. rarity of carbon. 139