Boston University College of Practical Arts and Letters - Sivad Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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.f ll'? -a I PAL I very l21I'G'd but so elated and happy that she sang at her work and could scarcely refraln from sk1pp1ng downthe sta1rs when she took baby out 1n h1s .str-oller The weather though cold was clear, and bracm-g and Ann felt greatly refresh-ed 1n the open a1r At half-past three she turned the stroller homewards stoppmg on the way to get some eggs frult and preparlng supper w1th 'her mund already at the theatre Four hours more and she would be there' Dan usually 'never got home be-fore half-past 's1x but today he was comlng at s1x 1f posslble' Just as the cl-ock struck s1x Dan came 1n 1n h1s happlest mood He too was dellghted at the prosp ct before them Poor fell-ow he d1dnt get much change 1n h1s dally Ofrlnd e1ther' she thought Qulckly they got through supper and wh1l-e Dan washed the d1shes very clumslly 1ndeed and very carelessly Ann ran to dress Just then the g1rl who was to .stay w'1th baby arrlved My but eve-rythlng was gomg nne Ann thought as she merrlly dr-ess d for the evenlng Suddenly Just as she was puttlng 1n the last ha1rp1n and cons1der1ng the relatlve merlts of pearls and crystals sh heard Dan s VOICE calllng h-er from the kltchen She rushed 1n wlth an omlnous ch1ll at her h-eart There sat Dan w1th baby 1n h1s arms Baby lay very st1ll except for a sllght lnvoluntary shu-dder that passed th1 ough h1s l1ttle body ev ry moment The O Connell g1rl who Was to stay w1th hlm stood nea1 Dan and looked at balby w1th scared w1de open eyes Ann was no-t fr1g1htened at all She knew what thls was Baby had had convulsl-ons qulte often several months ago due to h1s teeth whlch were very hard ln comlng They had hoped that hr was all over' w1th these flts but they were evldently mlstaken Ann sent the ,glrl home say1ng that she would not need her after all Then she prepared a warm bath for baby All the Joy and exuberance of youth that had characterlzed h r 1, moment a -o had somehow d1sappeared from her face l818,.V1Ilg' 1t l1stl ss and dreary as she mechamcally took off her s1lk dress and put on the apron that she had thrown off so exultantly a few momentsbefore It was a quarter of nlne when baby wa-s finally r-elleved and put to bed ' I m awfully .sorry Ann old glrl Its hard hnes on u-s I know Dan flnally managed to say h1s eyes anx1ously followlng her as she moved al ound the kltchen She went over to h1m and la1d her he-ad on h1s shoulder Its all rlght Dan darl1ng 1t do sn t matter much It s Just-L1fe NANCY TUBIASH ' - ' 7 7 4 . . D , '. Kr Q , . . N A . .i 7 7 . ' 1 , , 1 ' 7 7 O O . Q ' 7 ' ' 7 7 ' ' ' ' J ' - ' e 2 1 0' I ' , S D 7 7 C . 3 I H , ,- 7 ' 77 7 , ' 7 7 I. , 7 Q . 1 ' ' ' . ca ' ' ' - ' .cl ' ' ' ' V . . 3 7 - ' , Wh., fra., Y 7777 .4 -an-A 'w' :Q f ' 'T' l ' Y Y if to 1111 ...o Ng. 3iigg,g1iL2g 1 in , Q A I 'W-'-ff---Q21-1 ,z--rip.-,flrr-m.x:i , .-..,.---f--p-rl ,,A , , ,, . 5 1 . --f-4' A --ff'- ' f ' ' vt f f ---- -'- ' A L M' mf-22 f ' .Fwo hundred Lh I ' I 7 I . 1 O . ' 7 D ' y I . , . . : , V 7 ' 7 7 vegetables for the next day. At f-our o'cl'ock, she rea-ched home and starte-d I . , . I ' O O O 9 A . , 7 I ' I 7 7 ' 7 7 e 0 9 Q Q Q Q . , C, 7 ' A , , . 7 , ,V C 7 . 7 7 ' - 7 , . I . . , . 1 . h 7 7 N . Q . . ' 7 . ' ' 1 7 no , I. . i . 7 KJ 0

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7 . a , . T I umlrccl tlairty-four Mnztzxgwa In ilinrtnnv i----------i NN FREELAND sighed wearily.as she added some more hot E 3 water from the kettle on the kitchen stove to the d1shpan in E 'Ig which she was washing the breakfast dishes. It was only ten ??-- E o'clock, and already she was tired. But then, she had been up ! ! since half-past six, gvhen tihat lilztluel tyrant, Danny, taged two, had awakened her. Ann thoug t moo- iy o e many, -many fimes that she had gone through the morning routine of housework, and of how she seemed to hate it more each year that passed since she had married Dan Freeland, three years ago. Every day, the same old thing 1n the same old way. She ducked her head and pushed away a straggling hair from her forehead with a b-ent, w-et wrist. How ,she loathed it all! And she had been such a pre-tty, happy girl when she first met Danny! No-t that she regretted for a moment her marriage. No, of course not. But, it did seem so hard to be only twenty-two, full -of the joy of living, and already an old married woman with worries about a husbandan-d a baby, and a house to be cleaned, meals to be prepar-ed, floors and clothes to be washed, socks Land sockletsl to be darned, and a thou-sand and one other things to be done. Times were so hard, that she hadn't been to a show, even to a movie, for ab-out .six months. Yes, just about .six months ago, was the last 'time that they had gone to the movies with some girlhood friends of hers. Sihe rinsed out the dish cloth and hung it up to dry. Then she too-k out a clean dish towel and started to wipe the dishes. From the bedroom there cam-e Danny's querulous voice. He was cross to-day, and she was going to have a hard time keeping him quiet. Ann carried him into the kitch-en and set him in his high-chair, where he interested himself for th-e moment in drumming upon the table w'ith a fork. Ann resumed her work of wiping the dishes. Su-ddenly, the telephone bell rang. She ans-wered listlessly. Then her face- lighted up with joy. OI Dan! Isn't that marvelous! Of course, I'm just dying to go. Why, I haven't been to a show for ages. O! I'd love it. But Dan, dear, her voice sank here, how about Baby? How can we leave him? O! Shall I get that O'Connell girl to coime and stay with him tonight? All right, Dan, darling. I'm so happy, I could weep. Ye-s, Dan, Iill be ready. 'Bye dear. Ann rushed to the baby and hugged him ecstaztically. In a moment her face was transformed. Just think! She was go-ing out tonight, and she would give that nice O'Connell girl from downstairs a half-dollar for staying with Baby. They were going to sit in orchestra seats too becaus the head of Da.n's department at the insurance company for which Dan worked, had given him p-assesi' for two of the best s-eats and afterwards they were going to a restaurant From this time on, th-e work just flew un-der Ann's hands so that by two -o clock the house was all spick and- span the dfinn-er dishes washed and dr1ed baby fed and clean and ready for his walk in the park. Ann was IBWUX V . 3

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l 1 1 11 l1 fl 1 il l l I, 1 if: lu U 1 y. ll l. 'E V E 111 B, 1 1 1 l 1 1 l F ll 11 R F 11 11 1 E jffxxlfgsew 3?,'ff-f-Nllmil illarulfg illmafilml Ahanfrh No Sense and much Nonsense Scene Assembly Hall Time Ma3 Day Professor White, Queen of the Spr1tes, 1S enthroned on a WV1I'6 drawn across the stage, two feet from the ce1l1ng H1s wmgs are folded and he s1ts 1n a pensive, bored attitude Beslde h1m, hanglng by the1r teeth with graceful po1se, are h1s attendants, D1 Klngsley and Professor Onate Mrs Onate dlrector of the band, IS perched on the electr1c l1ght switch They are all dressed 1n fluffy costumes of p1nk, blue, and yellow, except the Queen, who 1S 1n wh1te, w1th cowsllps twlned 1n h1s ha1r As the festival opens, a muslcal outburst from the band fseated on floatlng absence l1psJ deafens the ears of those present The Queen stlrs, brushes the surplus powder from h1S left ear, and turns the other 1n the d1rect1on of the announcer Dr Chalmers Dr Chalmers 1.S wearlng green tulle and 19 brandlshlng a masslve wand DR CHALMERS Ha1l, fa1r Queen, enthroned on h1gh Dalnty as a butterfly Wlth thy sh1n1ng s1lken wlng Maybe t1ed on with a str1ng, And thy mar-celled locks of ha1r To thy beauty, none compare Show us favor, -Queen -of Grace, A Wear no frown upon thy face. Enter Miss Campbell and Mi-ss McClintock dragging a step-ladder. They are striking, in black bloo1m1ers, -soiled middy bl-ouses, and unlaced gym shoes. DR. CHALMERS: On a spider web trapeze ' These will try our Queen to please. Prithee watch them, 'tis much fun, They can dance, and trip, and run. Somersaults they turn with skillg Ask them, they :shall do thy will. Tiiiii' ttttttott We up 1 UI 3 O3 A g A A ! 1 l I l 1 1 If 1 15 4 5 , ma -.U 1 .f-w1.f,1- g Two ll'LHlCZ1'f'CZ thirty-sicv