Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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I GLEANER 13 lt certainly was gratifying to know that Sam Dorfman's effici- ency of the linglish vocabulary earned him a livelihood. Sam then offered his few spare moments in explaining to us the freaks and wonders exhibited within. He lost no time in introducing to us the champion snake eater of the world, .lack Goldman, who, as a sideline, also exhibited the prowess of his digestive system by swallowing glass, iron and other mere trifles. After exchanging a few remarks as to our old Alma Mater days, we parted. We had not gone more than two miles when an unfortunate acci- dent occurred. The gasoline tank exploded, sending us sprawling to the ground. At first I knew not where I was, and in a semiconscious condition I slowly opened' my eyes. There stood Nate, Arty and Ezrin, vig- orously shaking me and loudly promising that the five-minute bell for dinner was soon to ring. It was only then that I realized that I had had a long, peaceful slumber during one of Miss Borden's four- hour lectures on the Prototrophic Microbactereace. Cheer up, fellows, it was only a dream. Here is hope that we are all successful in our future under- takings. FAREWELL SONG, 1916 Farewell, oh, Farm School. VVe leave mem'ries dear Of teachers and students And three years full of cheer. Now as we leave thee, Our future to mold, And struggle to uphold Those colors-Green and- Gold. VVe came here as Freshmen, With ignorance supreme g As juniors and Seniors We cherished your esteem. Good-bye, dear schoolmates, Your mem'ries we'l1 caress, Gf days spent together In dear old N. F. S.

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12 THE GLEANER identify my long-parted pal, I offered him a somewhat more rapid manner of traveling, but he Hatly refused, saying, My fortune, the price of a square meal, will increase in proportion to the d-is- tance I cover while traveling to the Far VVest. He was already two miles west of the town of Philadel- phia, According to previous arrange- ments, I was to meet my wife at the terminal in the city of Reading and from there proceed for a short trip through the country. As the next train from the east was not due for fully two hours, I obtained a local newspaper and found com- fort in the waiting room. There were two very interesting articles I could not delay reading. One was that Arthur Levintow, a former Farm School student, was constructing the largest range of greenhouses in the eastern United States. The other item appeared under the Social Swirl. It sim- ply announced that Abraham Kle- vansky, the pretzel king of Read- ing, has been engaged to be mar- ried to the Steel King's daughter, Maggie Schmaltz. It certainly was a pleasure to know that good old Arthur and Abe had at last real- ized their ambitions. The puffing engine arrived at the terminal and I hurriedly step- ped aboard the train, where I was soon in the fond embrace of my loving wife, Hur destination was Norrisburg, Montana. It was not l ng before the monotony of the journey was disturbed by the ap- pearance of a short uniformed lad. who loudly displayed his salesman- ship ability by announcing the con- tents of his basket. His youthful voice betrayed his identity, for lo! behold! There stood joe Ellner. However, his humble position would not inter- fere with my acknowledgement of an old acquaintance. I motioned him to follow me into the smoker, where I gave him a letter of rec- ommendation to the president of that line, Mr. Harold Archibald Zack. No more events of any im-- portance occurred until we .finally arrived at Norrisburg. We were gladly welcomed into the western town. Mortimer Har- kavy, whom I met later, was the mayor of that burg, but during his spare time he had accumulated a young fortune in repairing injured umbrellas. The spirit of travel soon over- took us and we decided to study life in the south. Accordingly, our next stop was at Rastusville, Ala- bama, where I inspected a prosper- ous and progressive cotton planta- tion. The owner of the plantation, Louis Rubinotf, boasted of the fact that his prosperity was the result of close economy, together with low-salaried employees. VVe continued our observations of southern conditions by journey- ing in an automobile. jacksonville, Florida, proved to be a delightful city. It contained several fine places of amusements. To one of these I was tempted. At the entrance to the circus a short. dark-complexioned gentleman was proclaiming an elegant program, and concluded by announcing the admission fee.

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I4 THE GLEANER VA LEDICTORY VICTOR KOPPLE FISHLOVVITZ.x Ladies and Genflenzen: I come before you now the valedictorian of the 1916 class. My message is a simple one, as the words I would utter are farewells. Yet the occa- more than that- goodbye is insuffi- sion demands merely saying cient. VVe can hardly say why, for expression seems lost in the depths of our emotions at this hour. We face a paradoxical condition as thoughts of joy and sorrow come upon us in rapid succession, leav- ing our minds in a state of jubilant sadness. This is the eve of graduation-we rejoice at the thought of the happy completion of our Farm School careers. At last our fondest antici- pations have materialized. The long heralded day is dawning and we welcome it whole-heartedly. Only a brief span and we shall be out-out in the fray. Ah, but there comes the shadow of our jov. Crowding for a place, the thought of pain rushes in. lt seems that every joy the body is heir to must have its correspond- ing shadow-it appears that every human pleasure must have its ac- companying pain. VVe think of the pleasantness of the changes about to occur in our lives. and the thought is balanced by that of grief of parting from friends and asso- ciations that have grown most dear in LIS. VXI' drm-:un of the new Iields that shall he open, happily contemplat- ing the possllnhlics that this new xivw discloses. Yet illt'i1 I't'llcn'- tion- :irc IllSt'lHll'Ililit' from nn-mo 'lit-lircrcrl by S. Shapi-ra. ries of the past-memories that are more dearly cherished now as the old familiar scenes meet our gaze for perhaps the last time. The world is beckoning: we are eager to secure our share of it. But amidst our zealous striving toward higher goals and higher ambitions we remain ever mindful of that which has been so intimately a part of our existence during the last three most impressionable years. There will be new acquaintances -new friends. But we are pain- fully conscious that our coming hopes, successes, and pleasures are bought at the expense of our present relations with the various elements constituting the vital tfiings at the National Farm School. Our futures depend upon tie dissolution of the present. Dis- solution. The idea induces regrets. cfisniay. yea, despair, until careful consideration shows us the silver lining. We have learned that the cecomposition, the dissolution, so to speak, of one crop prepares for tie healthy propagation of the fol- lowing one. Of a surety there must he some reason why our hearts are burdened' with the pains of our lives, epeeially those' of parting. However, there is consolation in be- lieving that the dishanding of our class and entire change of condi- tions is for the henetit of the coni- ing crop. llappily. this dissolution of which l speak does not include or llL'k'CSSll1llL' oblivion of the j0yOllS days gone hy. like the heavens in