Albany Academy for Girls - Academe Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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MIIIIIILUS Island eont11ns m1ny of my hrsts Alre 1dy I I1 ne seen hummlng blrd fly blekvy 1rels I I ye 1ls for tl1e hrst tlme pllyed on r I reed orgm Smce I'un1ee and I flght oyer vyho sh1lI pl1y the Ofglll lfter breakfast, ll IS agreed th1t tl1e hrst one to I'II11Sll should be 1ble to play hrst Tomorrovy I m gomg to FIIHSII before she does So far I don t know vyhlt lt IS hke to pl1y the orgln lIHI11LtllIlCly xfter e ltlng Fr1d1y the whole flllllly went out wlth 1 lobster hsl1erm1n to w1tel1 Inm pull Ill crates of green lobsters I-Ie g1ye us enough to l1st untll we yyould leaye MHIIIIICUS It w1s 1bout sbt thlrty that eyenmg th ll I w1s sent to the eellar to get some Daddy c1IIed them by 1 funny n1me Brmg up two of the erust1eeans ple 1se, he sald Tremblmgly I obeyed I went down the btsement stnrs wondermg whether 1 lobster would be wntlng for me llltl would sw1llovy me up IS the wl11Ie h 1d onah 'Ihe lobsters werent where my father I1 1d Sllll he l11d put them SIIICC they h 1d elecreleel to cr1wl 1round 1nd explore So I I1 1d to look for them When the thought struek me, hke 1 bolt of llghtmng, that at any mmute 1 green thlnv mrght slowly creep out from behlnd 1 boy, I was terrlhed Suppose th ll I were to scre1m lllel no one woulel l1e1r me Daddy h1d told me to pnek up the lobsters by thelr tnls so thtt they eouldnt get their y1ws 1round to my hnvers Then I notleeel two lobsters together If only I could stop shaklng I could make 1 gr 1b for the1r t11ls 1nd run upstznrs to get away from any that IHIUIII want to follow Hxlf an hour later I was keepxng one eye on my supper plate 1nd the other on the plate of lobsters Mother told me that when they are reel they 1re 1bsolutely dead, but I w1sn t sure th II they were I kept looklng IK them so that I could run lf one of them crwyleel oil the pl 1te 1nd started after me Thls IS 11 house w1tl1 an outdoor refrlgerator where vou can haye a frog s1l1d If anytlme Tbls IS true because our refrlgerator conslsts of a deep water vyell lll the slde yard under my wmdow Instead of haylng a bucket If the end of the rope rt h1s 1 flat wooden drsk vyhrch Hts the well and on which yye pl 1ee our butter mllk 1nd lettuce I IITI, by my own request, the pull her upy er 1nd let her downer of tl1e lee box tray Once, 1fter mv serles of jerks 1nel stops 111 pulhng her up, I w1s pleased to see a frog sxttmg on top of the lettuce Mother sald You m1y plav wlth I11m out here but dont mlke 1 colleetlon of them We yust cant have frogs yumpmg around on the fllI'I1lIUl'L But I do h1ye 1 bottle of QFISS IH whlch I put wrxsshoppers Tlns lnorrle to my tllSgLl9f, l11s to be left on the In 1ck porch so that the grasshoppers are free to roam 1 as they please, out of doors ffl' 5 Now, that lf IS vrowlng dark, I wonder W lf my grasshoppers are asleep I vyonder lf ' TQ, they do sleep There s only one W 1y to hnd 5..- 1 e 11t IS to wo elownstn s llltl c Q Oh, oh I he n tl1e people eonnng out of ehureh EA K ki Id better hurry before I m dlseoyered I st ll Q I haye my shppers on Oh vyell, Mother wrll N7 neyer see th m under the eoyers VIR., Mmm Croomrltow ay 1' Page I cn , . I- - -, 1 .' + 1 kt Q 1 .Tu 1, -, 1' '1 111 1 xo, ' Q ', 1 ll e'11 , ' 1 . a ' 1 ' I2 1' 1 1 ' 1 , , , . ,. . ,. ,L . s . 1 1 . . ,, . .1 ' D 1 V 1 n 1 hy x I , 1 y is u 1 , Q I . .- 1. s . s . . 1. - . ,- ' . y 1 Y rw r -I v 1 v ' 1 r u C n is L xl' K K L- , es ' 1 A K , Ke. -K. n T I p Y . . 1 - . , . . 1 . . . . I . 1 1. . 1 y 1 , 1 -,' . 1 . -' s .y 1 . ' 1 1 1 1 I 1 g . ' 1 1 I '. 1 3 -1 . g '. 3 . , 1 '1 1 1 fi . g . , . - ' . 1 y . .. 1 s 1 , ' ' ', lfl 1 . f 3 ,' ,. .. ..,. . , . ., . 1 , 1 . 1 . , U '.. - 1 - , s 'I- ., ef - -. AL ' ,Y 11 s s 1 . . ' 1 1 ' 1 . , . . e L I - 4 I xlv, -Y 1, 7 D K' Vu ' ,ff : -1 I y A .1 I 'I 1 U 'I 1 ' ' ,, 1 , '- -,. - , , ,, I I nn, and tl 1 . , . 1 r. 1 lmole. 1 4 , 1- , ,, , , .. ' . 1 -1,1 f - 1 ' 1 4 - I Q I .W Q , . . t - JC 1 . 1 5 ' - Q ' '. fl e 1,111 - I . 1' .. , .1.- Q.. ,y y . - . K - 'V' . L I 1. I ' If A s 1 'll' I J' ,4 'X ,. ,

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I 1 N I I1 ue III I1our l1efor1 ll vylll I11 IIIDL for me to hurry oil to Ind Mot wr Illtl l11y slster lft nextdoor Ill ehureh to I1e1r 111y f1tI1el s regul lr Sund1y 11lgI1t sermon It IS III espeelfllly LIIIH l11gI1t Here ll tl1e vylndovy vy 1ere I 1111 I1neel11f1 tl1e hreefe gently touehes 111y f1ee Ilke soft eotton Prom 111y WIIICIOW I e III see the w1terfro11t The slllps 1re III port roeklng Ilke tl1e I1111d of 1 metronome vy 11t111g for tl1e dusk of I110I'IIlI1U yy I1111 tl1e hshermen yylll lrlse IIRI Illlllk of tl1e d'11 1he11I of IIILITI WI1lIe I 1111 III thls trmqull mood WltI1 the I1yml1s III tl1e l11ekgrou11d 111 1ny1 tI1ll1gs go through my sl! Velr old IHIIILI I do11t tl1ll1k of my bCll1g o11 an lsI111d twenty flye 1111Ies oil tl1e coast of Roeklsmd, Mune, hut r'1tI1er, I tI1l11k of WI11t III CKCIIIIIZQ l1o1t trlp I I11d tyyo weeks IgG, 1nd wI11t 1 WOI1 derful I1ouse We 1re Ilylllg Ill novy It I11s 1TllI1y unexpected surprlses, Wh1eI1 lft e11ougI1 to OPLII the eyes of llly eI11ld yyho I1 IS ney er hefore llyed III IH old ISITIHI I1on1e renlemher hovy 1fter YLIIIIIIIIU oil tl1e sI1lp I the yfounvest 1111 t1e Ilghtest flew III the frol1t door III order tl11t I Illlgllt select tl1e hest hedroo111 tI1 If IS tl1e o11e yyltll tl1e hest WIIILIOW NILVV for 111y eyenlng ese1p1des out of hed, sueh IS novy Thls rool11 yy IS 1doul1Ie hnd for If l1ot ol1Iy I11d tl1e Wlllftll XILW hut tl1e most fe 1tI1ery downy hed lIly0l1L eould hope for I Ilke thls l111ttress so yeryf mueh hee1use lt glyes l11ore of 1 IUOUIILL wI1e11 I lump o11 II than 111y otI1er I h1ye eyer I11d WI1el1 one of my' aunts CIITIC to spe11d tl1e hrst vyeek III Iuly wlth us I I11d to sI11re h1If of my fe1tl1ery downy vylth my slster 1l1d let Aunt Betty l11ye 111y slsters rool11 Thls wls l1o PFIXIILKQL for LIIIILI' hllllltf. or n1y 1unt Wl1e11 I vyoke ll tI1e s1111e hour tl1e Flshermen dld I would gently t1ke my slsters ey1eI1sI1es III n1y Hngers, pull OPLII I1er eyfellds lllll the11 sly Ieek 1hoo I see vou Illd you sleep well And Aunt Betty I do11t know I1oW well she slept SIIICL I1er m1ttress 18 111 1de out of KII'lC'tl eorn eohs I k11ow hec 1use yesterday vyhlle ID one of my lllqulblllyt spells I found 1 p1lr of sclssors 11nd cut 1 plece out of tl1e foot end of If Our S1turdz1y Iilgllf b1tI1s conslst of PUIIIIIU 1 lsrve I'OL1I1ll tuh IIIKO the ITIILILIIC of tl1e ICIICIICII 1nd pourlng W1ter IUIO If Once 1fter I had h1tI1ed myself I r'111 out lnto the Ilylng room where there V918 ususllly company Mother Wlth her face red told me th1t she thought II would he yerv nlce lf I put on my p'1y.1m:1s I tllllll t UDCILFSIIIILI why I should It was mucl1 more comfort 1hIe on these summer I1lgI1IS to go dressed 115 I w1s11t WIIII EUIIILC If s 1 dlflerent story SIIICQ sI1e 18 1t tl1e grow11 up we of eIevel1, she llCITl'lI1KlS tI1 If 1 se11try stsnnd outslde ey erv door III c1se 1 nelghhor sI1ould ple 1se to eome III by Wly of tl1e p111try 111ste1d of tl1e fro11t door It lllllll t t11ke long for 111y p1rents to I1 llltl out tl1e ehores We t1ke turns gett1ngtI1e I'I'lllk ll tl1e farm 1 l11If 1 r11lIe dovy I1 the ro11I It IS usu 1lIy foggy III the n1or11111g vyhen vye go Slnee I'un1ee IS 1I111ost tyy lee IS old IS I I h 1d suggested tI111t she sI1ould fret tl1e l111Ik tvyo IHOFIIIIIUS to 111y one Thls w IS LIIIIIIIYHOUSIV yoted wunst tI1 If 18 LIIIIIIIITIULIS VKIIIIOUI me Page Nznc' AI. 1 IIN XIX IIINID 1 1 - - . I . 1.11 , 1 11 1 1 1, 1. ,.. 1 , 1, 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 , 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1. 1 , h, , K 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 11 , 1 1 1 1 ,, 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 Z., 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . 1 , . . , 1 , 1 , 1 1 11 1 1 11 ' 1 1 1 1 1 , , , , , -, , , , 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 ' 1 , 1 1 y , , 1 1 1 1 -1- - 1 1 1 11 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 - , 1 - 1 1- 111 1 11 ' 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 11 . ,1 h 1 , , 51 1 K 1, 1 1 'i 1 1, 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1- ,. , 1 ,,-. 1 1 , 1 , 1 1 11 . 1 111 1 1 1 ' 11 H ' ' 1 1 1 . 1 , , ,111 , . 11, -1 11. 1 , .1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 11 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , - 1 111 1 1 1 1 1 1 1, 11 1' ' ' 1 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1-11 1 1 1 1 11 1 11 1 1 1 1 1. ,111 1 1 ,. 1 1 1 1 1 11 . 1 11 1 . 1 11 1 . 1 1 1, 1-, 1 1 - 1 1 1 1, 1 1 . 1 11 1 , K7 ' 1 . , 1 . 1 -- 1 - 1 1,- 1- 1 1 1 1 1 1 - , -, 1 11 1 11 1 1 1 1 11 1 , . 1 - w. J1 , 1 1 1.1 1' 1 1 ' '1' 1 1 1 1 V 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1. 1, - 11-1 1 1 1 1 1 - 11- 1 , , 1 1 , 1 1, 1 11 11 1 1 1 , 1 , - 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 11 21,1 1h 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1,1 , . , 1 11 1 I1 f 1 11 1 1 . . . 1 . 1 , 11, 1 1 1 1 1. 11 1 , 1 . 1 1 1. 1 1 1 1 11 11 1 1, 1- . . 1, 1 1 , 1 1 - 1 - , 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 15 1 1 1 . , -1 1- - 11,1 ,- , 1 - 11-1 - 1 11 11 11 1 11 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 . , 1 . , L T 1 1 1 1. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , , , 1 , 1 1 - -, - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 . . 1. 1 1 1 - , , , ,, 1, 1, 1, 1 1-1,- ,- , 1 1 1 11 1 11 11 , 1 1 1 1 , - 1 - 1 1 , 1 1 1 - 11- h D , 1 1 1 1 , , - , - , 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , D '

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Asn Dows 1H1 I M 'lhe nlne of us who d1d11t hase patrol that nrght hnally put awav our tangled knlttmg, collected our prles of unanswered letters, threw back on the benehes the p1llows on whlch we had been Slttlllg for brrdge, and Gathered Llp the cards from tl1e counsellor room floor lt w1s eleve11 otloek t1me for 1ll good eounsellors to be 111 bed Soon we were lLlfT1l3Cl'lllg down the lodge steps lllll sleepnly good mghtmg four of tl1e group who l1ad started trudgrng up the l1ne wh1le we hwe stauncl1ly marched down the hne, tl1e re 1so11 bemg tl1at tl1e SCIHOYS llved up the lull wl11le tl1e Mrddlers, aged ten to tl11rtee11, were encamped down the ro 1d We were all uneasy ln tl1e hrst place, ll was one of tl1ose mghts wl1e11 C.NCI'Wfl1lllg1S very stlll 11ot 1 rrpple of a breeze or of tl1e gl1ss l1ke l1ke I xery sound earned tlllkl was I'.1lSCLl to tl1e hfth power Also ll was a Change D1y Nrght Change Day w1s when e1mpers terms exprred Calwavs tl1e best ones, II seemed to usj, and a new buncl1 of spolled M 1mmas Darhngs arrn ed for tl1e fOllOW1l1g two weeks lt would be our job to take the daLed look o11t of fl1ClI' eyes and see that they put he 1lthy gI'1I1S on thetr bronzed faces By tl1e end of two weeks the OIICS wl1o h 1d found themselves and had turned out to be Real Campers would leaxe us, for we had llways found that the few w 10 would never crack '1 smlle or those wxth sad1st1c tendeneres had been swned up for 1 month or sm weeks As we walked down the l1ne, we shone o11r l'l1shl1Uhts III the campers faces yust to make sure they were lsleep and also to prepare ourselxes for what to expeet 111 our classes on the morrow Suddenly we came upon a11 unusual ttngle of camper lllll tent Hlp The poor ehrld w1s lymg l11lf ofl l1er bed and h 1d become twlsted III the smotherlng folds of cam as Deftly to these eommon dllheultles As soon as we h1d ll1VlLlttl M1ry os tent for 1 llSII11lllLlI6 chat before ret1r1n1f, Putsy st rrted YLLOLIIIUHQ Marnres estplolt of the mgl1t before lllll, of eourse, she dldnt tl1111k lf unusual to hnd her IHlSSll1g e 1use she 1ssumed she w IS rn tl1e Short House QThe Short I-louse w IS the senrors b1tl1 house Putsy, wl11t are you IlllClIlQ 1bout Kathle 1nd I asked 1mp1t1e11tly We l1 1d he 1rd Mar111e k1dd111g Il70LlI l1st nwht, but we Llllllll th111k any thlng unusual had h1ppened Oh, dont you know Iutsx beamed awldly She would haxe told us myway IS she loxes to tell 1 good story no mttter how mllly tlmes rt s been told before Llghtlng 1 clgarette she began Well, last n1ght wl1en M 1rn1e and lane were checkmg up on the semors about elew en thrrty, they found that Barbara Peters was not IH her bed Well they flashed the1r hghts around the h1ll and s1w a wl11te hgure Wlllklllg' to tl1e Short House They thought at onee that ll w1s Blflllfel Well, then Mtrnle lllll IIITL went to bed, b11t you k11ow MJTIIIC, Putsy llWdyS put 111 a good Word for l1er slster, she yust h 1d to make sure tl1at B1rbar1 was back rn bed She pumped out of bed, went to Barbs tent 1nd fou11d l1er st1ll IT1l9SlI1g She thought ll w as terrlbly strange for her to be 1w11 so long so she hurrred to the Short I-louse but B1rb1ra wasnt there From J Page Eleven UP 2 ,1't . . , D' 1 -X ' as - ' - vs l S 4 - ll ' s 1 14 vw ' i X ' 1 Y 1 s l 1 1 N' ' 1 1 1 . r u ' . , ' 1 . 1, 1 gf A- 1 K- v lk- 1 L- . 1 1 , L. 3 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 . ' ' lf ' 1 , 2 , fl. . h 1 - ' S , 1 .. ,, lean untangled her, straightened l1er out, and o11 we w11lked, quite used 1 5 3 - - J '1 Q ' ' 3 - .... 3 1 1 K 1 r ' ' 1 ' 1 ' . 1 11 1 l 1 . A 1 A. 1 1 I 1' . , I r I L K A Ls b ' 1 1 ' 1 1 ' . ' 1 . - , , : ,ku . 2 ' . - . is 1 7 - I 1 l . y - 5 . ' ' ' lf 1 1 '. nt ' ' V' 2 1 1 . ,. . , K, , I .'s . is s ' v , 1 . , 1 . 1 ,, S 1 V ' . 1 ' . 1 'D 2 Q. ' 'SS' s ' 7, A , A1 1 1 Ll,