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THE 1914 ALMANAC Part III, But now our training has been quite complete, XVe're organized with others to competeg Yet not the lot of each and everyone Is just the same, or 1ill'd with morning sun. For some, temptations of this life are great, And more than they can hold upon their plateg XVe lose them by the wayside far too soon- They make their disappearance after June. XVe cannot all advance to Generals, And some, 'tis sad, not e'en to corporals. As soldiers, we have all an equal chance. CRegardless of the way in which we dancej To conquer, and to win our own success: To play this life as 'twere a game of chess. But can we win the battle for 'l4? The answer, 'fYes is clear enough foreseen, For have we not some battles fought and won, Each with a shiny sword and mighty gun, Of past old nineteen hundred and eleven, Of twelve and thirteen. And today the leaven Of life is such, that in our many needs, Shall rise Ambition to prompt to noble deeds. So face to face, the foe we are prepared To meet and beat. and likewise not be scared. Take aim! Be ready soon to fire! the blow No doubt at first will fall on Mexico. The trials of this life may seem severe, Environment and circumstance quite queerg Success may also seem far from our reach, But as a parting word, I do beseech The training's o'er, and when our life's great test. Possumus si fieri potest! -Bv LEONARD I. G. .LXUE 56
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' J--51+-.M -rv'L.if- ,gag ,Q s - Q .4 YVVY 4 - , ' -: - 7+ - x ig , ak V :jvrxg xgxx .. E XPYYLK - The Speed Limit, or The Class ot' l94l BY EsTHER S12x'EinNf1ii.sL's. For the love of T. H. S. and this dear class of 19-ll!-what's all your haste about F There was no doubt as to the identity of the person owning that voice. Harriett Prince wheeled around in quick order and waited. It appears to mef' said lane as she came running up, that there really is one thing which this infallible class has forgotten. XVhy Jane Lewis, what can that be Now dear, don't be alarmed for our reputation-I'll assure you it's nothing more than the establishment of a speed limit for such creatures as,-well, as you, for examplef' Harriett breathed a sigh of relief and then spoke. XYell, I'm certainly thankful that you had nothing more important in mind. But incidentally. I might remark that lily present haste happens to be the result of a certain kind of speed limit. I've just had to Hy down to the office and change the order of things in this month's social bulletin, before it goes to press. That class meeting yesterday certainly did succed in upsetting things. Too many generalities. and nothing specific, in Harriett's remarks. and on a subject that sounded really very interesting proved to be too much for lane. 'fOh please! Harriett. can't you give me a connected account of this thing? XVon't you remember that I was not here yesterday? O yes, I dare say Ild have come anyway had I known that anything so very interesting was going to come up. But then you know there have been so many things going on, with which a person has to keep going. too. that yesterday found me tired enough to drop off to sleep in almost any place or position. Fur- thermore, T didn't have any of mv class work in a presentable fashion, so I concluded to stay at home and take chances again of escaping a 'blue slip.' But there! I won't interrupt any longer-I'm awfully anxious to find out what happened. Cf coursef, said Harriett, I didn't think anything else but that you had already heard about the outcome of our meeting: but then it won't take long to tell you. The fact is that we have been considered entirely too lavish, and some of the parents have expressed their ideas to members of the Board and Faculty. As was expected the Faculty regarded them 57
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