Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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THE GLEANER 11 his misfortune, I urged him, to relate his story to me, which he did. After graduating from Farm School, Segal and I secured positions in Hog Island. Everything went smooth until both of us fell in love.' Here h 2 stopped to brush away a few tears. He continued, they were twin sisters and could only be distinguished from each other by a scar one had on her big toe. We loved them so that the very ground they walked upon was sacred to us. Well, one night in a moment of weakness, I al- lowed myself to become saturated with drink and going up to my fiancee's home, I entered just in time to see Segal hugging the girl that I thought was mine. Craz- ed with drink I drew my 32 out- Here he broke down and wept. I pitied him and tried to assure him that I wou'ld use all my influence in procuring a pardon from the president. As J. Mannus was a close friend and advisor of the president, I told him that it would be so much easier. At hearing this, he brightened up some- what and begged me to do my utmost. Just then the: jailer came' in to tell me that the mis- take had been rectified and that the judge sent me his regrets. Unheeding his remarks, I rushed down to the office and told the manager of the pitious plight my class- mate was in and asked him for a few days leave to go to Washington. He consented readily and I took the next train out. Upon my arrival, I sent in my card and was immed- iately granted an interview. Narrating the story once more to Mannes, I pleaded for a pardon, which hr. as- sured me he could no doubt get. He showed me a telegram that he had just received from Rosenberg, who had recently been elected presi- dent' of Palestine. It read: Was elected president. Received wonderful sup- port from Farm School city and my party, The Kosha Hozasf' But what is this Farm School City he mentioned, I asked. Haven't you heard how the Farm School Colony became so large that it secured a charter and is now a city? Indeed, not, I answered sheepishly. It was this way, went on Mannes, Sam Miller was one of the iirst Farm School pioneers in Palestine and while there with the knowledge he had obtained from Viener on Wild Oats, he was able to discover a

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10 THE GLEANER ing picture was an educational film on the process of extracting ore from powdered rock, by the use of mag- nets. A brief history told how Thomas Edison had failed in his several attempts, with the loss of two years time and a large sum of money. It, went on to tell how one Philip Harwitz, had secured a position with the Edison Company and his genius had been instantly recognized. Working hand in hand with the inventor they had per- fected itg Mr. Edison supplying the necessary nitgnela and Mr. Hurwitz his voice Qwhich was povcerful enough to draw tears from an undertaker, no less ore from rocklj. The next day, I phoned the manager and told him that I would not be in that day, as I was sending my mother-in-law to the Hoko Molto Isles and had to make it a fitting occasion. The real reason was, that the first game of the World series was scheduled for today and I wished to be one, of the spectators. It was now called the International Pastimej' for every l':',untrv on the Globe had a team represented in the League of Na- tions. Manager lien Joffes, American had won the the Western Hemisphere and were playing pennant in ' the unbeatable Cannibal' nine who had ate there way to victory in the Eastern Hemisphere. Manager Franks, Furters of Germany had finished up in the cellar which position they had held since 1919. Fate decreed that I should not see the game for as I b i t to enter the ball grounds I was grabbed from was a ou , behind and in five seconds 1ny wrists were encased in a pair of handcuffs. All 1ny protests and demands fell upon deaf ears and to my amazement and anger, I was escorted to the tombs where unquestioned I was placed in a cell. Knowing there must be a mistake somewhere and that it would only be a question of time, as to my release, I consoled myself by humming a few lines of our class song we had sung at N. F. S. It seemed a coinci- ' h d I dence that I should sing that song, for no sooner a finished a stanza, when I heard a weak, thin voice, which seemed to come from the cell adjoining me. On closer scrutiny, I discerned a medium sized fellow, who looked worn and weary from the secluded life. As I was ex- amining his countenance, for he did look familiar, he approached me and said in a broken voice, Why, Joe, don't you know me, I'm Hahne, say but that song cer- tainly did cheer me up some, even though, I'm sentenced to die next week for a crime I'm innocnt of. Mortified at

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12 THE GLEANER new species of oats, for which discovery the Palestinian Government tendered him a large tract of land. He sold this land to Farm School which they are now using for post-graduate courses. so thru this method the colony was easily settled. He invited mc to stay for supper, but assuring him that my business required my presence I left, with many thanks for the pardon he promised to get. The ride back was long and monotonous, and wish- ing to while away the hours, I purchased an American magazine, which l had always enjoyed reading even at the school. A full page advertisement to this effect, attracted my attention. Coach Wolf says: - The Hutzpah College football team w'as able to beat the strong Pitt eleven, by using my strong inimat- able onions. ' In Onions there is Strength. USE WOLF'S ONIONS Address, Onionville Farm, Abyssinia, Africa It was nothing less than one would have expected, for the Gleaner once stated that Wolf, Football and Onions was a trio, unseparable. In New York, I was forced to walk thru the Bowery due to subway operations along Broadway. I felt rather hungry but not having time to dine in a restaurant, I stopped at one of the stands near the curb, What seemed to draw me to this stand was a sign placed over an oven of sizzling frankfurters. Katz's three-legged sausages. Kan't be Kompared to any. I purchased a few, bit one, dropped them into a barrel, placed there for that purpose and agreed fully with the sign. But by this time I had associated that sign with the peddler and shaking his hands vigorously I informed him of my personage. After our greetings had subsided, he drew a card from his pocket and said, If you ever need a good suit visit this store, they got an- tiques but they wear wonderful. With the price of lemon peels sky high, and chicken feathers at a premium, the cotton production in the South is decidedly on the de- crease. but still I recommend this store to you, because I get part of the profits on all the customers I send, so give them a trial.