Annie Wright School - Shield Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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HYAK 15 wilt we depart to the left, for the congregation of naughty men seek after our souls, and we are sore distressed.” And it came to pass that all the congregation of the Seniors lifted lip their voices and cried: And the people wept that night. The rose up Ethel, daughter of Levin of the tribe of the Seniors, and her follower, Neva, of the tribe of Sophomores, and they sought Edna and Rebecca, and they found Edna fleeing into the annex, and found Rebecca at the sink. And they retreated farther into the annex, and even the electric lights stood still for them. Then Rebecca and Edna sought refuge in a practice room and Ethel and her follower Neva re- lumed to their tents. And Rebecca and Edna hied them away from the wrath of the Seniors into the house of Laura, one from the tribe of Seniors, and she was their shield and protetcor. And they said, ‘‘Blessed shall this woman be of all Seniors, for she hath saved our lives.” And lo, a deep sleep fell again upon the Seniors, for they were weary, and peace reigned in the house of Annie. Selah. EDNA ROACH, 11.

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14 HYAK got catched in a turible storm. There was lightnin’ and thunder and I wuz scared stiff. All of a sudden a bolt of lightnin struck the ship and as she capsized I felt myself falling, falling and landed with an awful bump. I opened my eyes and found that I had fallen out of bed ; that I was in my own little room, and that my trip to New York was nothing but a dream. CELESTE DORR, ’13. CHRONICLES XXIII. Q OW when the sun had gone down, a deep sleep fell upon the Seniors, and lo, an horror of great darkness came upon them. And it came to pass that in the selfsame hour, rose Rebecca and Edna from the initiated house of the tribe of Juniors. And they straightway went to the door of the house of Seniors, and the Seniors lifted up their eyes and looked, and lo, two persons stood by them, and even as they looked Edna and Rebecca of the initiated house of the tribe of Juniors spoke: “Behold, the hour cometh, and now is, when there shall be a sign in the heavens even as foretold by the prophet Halley, ‘Go ye up and gaze skyward and your sight shall be filled.’ ” And they cried aloud and left their beds and hastened to an upper window. And they gazed steadfastly up to heaven, but no sign appeared unto them. But Harriet, daughter of Andrews, came last of all, having tarried by the way, and she spake unto them saying, “Why stand ye still gazing? It may be that we have mistaken the window. Come now and let us search the sky from other parts of the house; know ye of a truth in what quarter of the sky the sign shall appear?” Then spake Edna to Rebecca, “I will go up now and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come from us, and if not, we will know.” And when she had returned from doing this, she cried, “Rebecca, the Seniors be upon thee!” and they both straightway retreated into the annex. Then Rebecca rent her garments and cried, “Would that we had died in initiation.” And it came to pass that the Seniors returned from vain searching of the sky after forty minutes and there was wailing and gnashing of teeth, for Rebecca and Edna were wicked, in the eyes of the Seniors. Then spake Rebecca and Edna, “Is not the whole building before thee? separate thyselves, we pray thee, from us; if thou wilt take the left hand, then will we go to the right; or if thou go to the right hand, then

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16 H Y A K EXTRACT FROM THE CATALOG Every effort is made to give the pupils an environment of culture and refinement and the comforts and pleasures of a genuine peniten- tiary life. A short religious service is conducted by the initiated Juniors class every evening after dinner. Pupils only are expected to attend. The regulations concerning the family life are made for earnest, conscientious girls who can be trusted to do right when under constant supervision. Only such rules are formulated as have been found neces- sary by the girls in the well ordering of a large faculty. If accompanied by a reputable physician, a lawyer of good standing, the local police force and state militia, the older pupils are allowed to attend church and such sacred concerts as are deemed suitable, pro- vided they are sufficiently good bluffers as to have a satisfactory report. The health of the girls is carefully watched over. A large sunny room in the coldest corner of the house is used as an infirmary. There the girls find refuge from French tests, English examinations, church, etc., whenever they are not disposed to keep up the routine of school life. The wardrobe of the girls is carefully examined from time to time in order to see that the girls’ garments are strictly in accordance with the latest fashions. Any girls who are behind in this respect will be given private tutoring at the regular rates. Every Saturday morning an hour is devoted to sewing, where girls are allowed to skip so as to gain some experience in skating, diplomacy, tennis playing, etc. Visitors from the city are received on Friday and Saturday after- noons and evenings. Those who are unknown to the maid must bring a letter of introduction from the district policeman. It is earnestly requested that all dentistry, dress making, shopping, etc., shall be done while school is in session, as in this way a diversion is introduced into the girls’ lives which helps to counteract the ten- dency toward overwork manifested by the majority of the students. It is especially desired that the dress of the pupils shall be inexpen- sive and simple. Expensive jewelry should be left at home, as imita- tion diamonds and trinkets of all kinds can be purchased for a small sum. Pupils must be provided with an ample supply of popular songs, hair ribbons, fancy slippers, loud stockings, false hair, puffs and curls if possible, hand embroidered bath robe, and a deck of cards. FANNIE.”