Edgerton High School - Edgertonian Yearbook (Edgerton, OH)

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GIRLOLOGY . GIYIS are things easy to get, but hard to get rid of tsometimesj. They are frivolous, fussy, nervous things with a pleasing outward appear- ance and a very IIICILKIIOUS voice. lney are incessantly talking about Iool- isn unngs and never let their mind uvvell upon any thought. What one girl knows every other girl knows lor they are persistently gossiping about the boys and their f8.L1lIS. bometimes a boy thinks he has a girl cinched but there is no such thing as einching a girl. bhe may turn lnm down when he least, expects it or give him the glad hand very unexpectedly, 'they have a great liking for sweets such as candy, ice cream, etc. Also fussy clothes, especially hats. Theyi are afraid of all insects, such as bugs, flies, etc., in fact all ofthe lower animals. They liate the sight of a toad, tish or worm, and will scream out in terror and rush for the nearest chair or table at the sight of a mouse. They are very fond of all domestic pets as parrots, canary birds, small dogs and especially cats. She always feels safe from their most fearful enemy, 'the mouse when they are sitting near the cat. Everything is uncertain in Cirlology, No girls are alike two dayslout of the week, although all are alike in a way. All have a tendency to laugh and giggle at frivolous things and are of a very changeable disposition. All possess a very irritable temper- which at irregular intervals becomes irritated and overflows in a torrent of words and changes her complexion to a rosy red. In all a girl isa ' -G. E. H. '14, - C

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Fine afternoon for a stroll, Alice, said Dick. I am busy with my sewing this afternoonf' was her answer. That sewing can go till some other day. This is such a splendid day, you cannot afford-to miss this walk. After about fifteen minutes of coaxing, Alice finally relented, a little unwillingly. 1 1 g .F VVhere will we go? said Dick as they started off. Let's go to the violet patch, down by the river. I like violets and they are out so pretty now. All right, that's where we will go. They walked toward the river, but had hardly gone a block before they met the man Alice had seen on that morning after she received her first letter. Alice felt a little uneasy, because he watched them so closely. VVho is that?T' said Alice to Dick, after they had passed. I don't knowg I have seen him, but I think he hasn't been here long. W'hen they came to the violet patch they sat down on a log to rest and pick the violets near them. Your eyes, said Dick, are the color of these violets. They look like the calm, wide waters when the evening sun has given them that wonderful colorf, - , Did you write those letters P said Alice. with a Flash of those beautiful eyes. Yes, dear, was all Dick could say. Alice fell to the ground disappointed that it was only Dick, but after a little consideration, she knew she loved him. Dick tried to make the best of it. 'Why don't you think me capable of writing letters like that P Yes, but I never thought of such a thing as it being you. Don't you believe I meant it ? said Dick. Yes, I suppose you did. Dick drew a little box from his pocket, which contained a small diamond set in a dainty ring, as he said, Alice, will you accept this F Her voice was so low he hardly heard the answer. Yes, Dick, she murmured, MARJORY SHARP, '16,

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