Textile High School - Loom Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Nv nMUmmm mm lHll'l Il'I1lll.LIl.llllII'l'lll.'l!.llI?lQ,L-l-, with Ihr flllluar EXPERIENCE IN A EOARDING senoor. Tl1e delightful vacation is over and the busy preparations for school begin. Martha must have a new coat, Jenny wants some new dresses, Elizabeth needs a new hat, and Tom must get that red roadster. Dad cannot listen to all at the same time and pleads with the enthusiastic children. After -many arguments and pleas everyone is satisfied. There is a hurried shopping tour because the train leaves at six in the morning. At four o'clock in the morning there is a general hustle and preparation. The clothing and books must be packed. Elizabeth can't find he1' comb, Mfartha searches in vain for her evening gown, Tom doesn't know where his military set is, and Jen- ny is at a loss as to which dress to put on. They keep Mother and Dad stepping and at 5:30 they are off in Tom's roadster. Mother breathes a sigh of relief as Dad drives the group to the station. They barely make' the six o'eloek train. As they near their destination most of their enthusiasm is gone. Tom gets oif a few stations before the girls because he is going to a boys' military school. When the girls ask for the bus which goes to school they are directed to one standing at the curb. After an hour of patient waiting a man comes over to them and asks them what they are doing. YVhen they tell him, he laughs heartily and says, The bus for Abadaba School left an hour ago and there won't be another for an hour or so. The girls then agree to watch their step, and when the right bus comes along they get aboard. They feel very peculiar when they are left to themselves. The other girls in the bus seem to have quite a bit of news because they keep on talking endlessly. At last, on the campus of Abadaba School the girls are at a loss as to which house to enter. They are afraid to ask anyone for fear of being directed to the wrong one. They happen to go into the right building, but have to ask for the registra- tion ofiice. Instead, they are directed to the prineipal's office, where they receive a long lecture on. how to behave. After a lot. of confusion the girls are finally settled but each sister is put with a different roommate. Lights are to go out at nine o'elock sharp but Jenny's roommate insists on leaving theirs on. About half an hour later the teacher in charge of the floor raps on the door. As Jenny opens the door her roommate pretends to yawn and the teacher in charge seolds Jenny for not obeying the rules. fklllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllIIllllllllllIllllllIIlTlIITlTllTllIll'IllTlll1lllIIlll'llIl11ll'IIlTHIIlll'llllIl.lIlI'll'llITllllll immmmmmmumnmm mmmmmmmmy1iirninnuirpnpiimnnzaiiiunnmurmuurnnnnmirmnmxxzuixiximiimxiiniuuv imumnmumuunxnn l48l E 3 re, E : m E E 3 1? E Q 5 li 3 E 5 E is

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