Goucher College - Donnybrook Fair Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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zslbfy of lass nf 'Q , NCI-I UPON A TIME there bloomed here and there in a large held a number oi daisies. A botanist noticing them, carefully uprooted the little plants and carried them off to a conservatory which was con- sidered by many florists to be the best in the country. In this same year Donnybrook Fair opened and the managers were justly proud of their floral exhibit. Some magnificent specimens of the narcissus in the highest stage of cultivation held the first place, and beside them beautiful roses. Violets there were in the transition stage between the wild flower and the delicately tinted, fragrant blossoms. The lowest place of all was given to the daisies. Visitors passed them by or stopped to smile at their grotesque appearance. And indeed those who merely glanced in their direction scarcely saw the flowers hidden by the dense mass of foliage. But the gardeners did not despair. Little by little they cut away the ugly green leaves that were obscuring the true beauty of the flowers. VVhatever a plant needed, sunshine or shade, the practiced eye of the head gardener detected it. The second and third years the daisies appeared at the Fair,'but not in the lowest place. Visitors no longer p-assed by with a glance but paused to note the good points of individual flowers, and now they are on exhibition for the last time. VVhen Fair time comes around again they will be back in the field, the same daisies, yet not the same. Some of the old soil will cling to the roots even when transplanted. They are sturdier, more fully developed, infused with new life, growing we hope in the right direction. All praise to the head gardener. Reasons, causes, thou e'er seekest, Ever words of wisdom speakest. In all things, both small and great, Serious and deliberate. If thou hast a well stored mind. None the less thy heart is kind. Gifted love and war to criticise. Eager lovers thou'lt apostrophize: Rant not till you tell me all the whysf' 19

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