Grinnell College - Cyclone Yearbook (Grinnell, IA)

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Grinnell, Iowa, May ll, IQO4. Dear Brother Art: Being fully convinced that the bar is the place for me, I have finally de- cided to read law with you this summer. Would like to begin with Opie Read's Best and try and work in a little of Ezra Kendall before the summer is over. Try and arrange it so that I can get in on about three games of ball a week and have one afternoon off for recreation. Yours, DAVIE. Grinnell, Iowa, April EO, 'O5. Mr. J. L. Robinson, - Mgr. Imperial Comedians. ,Dear Sir! Life is but a joke with me and I assure you that Endman is my calling. I expect my book, entitled UFunny Sayings from a Funny Man,H to bring down the house. In case your offer isn-'it sufficiently inducing, I will join Sousa's Band immediately. Yours, J. VAN EVERA. Grinnell, Iowa, May 12, 'O5. Dean of Tabor College. Dear Siri It is with great reluc- tance that I refuse your offer as Pro- fessor of Greek and Latin. Have decided to take a year of post-gradu- ate work here in Grinnell, that I may be better fitted to take up the duties of my life's calling. A second rea- son, of no interest to you, leads me to take this step. Wishing you pros- perity, I remain, Yours, C. L. WRIGHT. .Grinnell, Iowa, April BO, 'O5. Sec'y Prudential Insurance Co., New York City. Dear Siri Please file my applica- tion as solicitor for northern Iowa. Having worked the people of this vicinity so strongly with the Century Book of Facts and as pastor of the First Congregational church at Steam- boat Rock, I would prefer other fields. Yours, W. E. PAUL. -lg-

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SENIOR BOYS' Grinnell, Iowa, April 4, 'O5. Mr. Ezra Woods, Mgr. Union Stock Commission, Chicago. Dear Siri Judging fancy stock is second nature to me, and vast experi ence has made me highly proficient in this line. Led one of Dad's cows on exhibition at St. Louis last summer and have performed similar duties at numerous county fairs. Poland China cattle and razor-backed sheep a specialty. Yours, WILFORD SMILEY. Grinnell, Iowa, May 25, 'O5. Supt. Marshalltown Schools. Dear Siri Consider me as an appli cant for position as instructor in your schools for the coming year. Have specialized in science, history socialism, and singing. Have always felt that a person should go to the field toward which he feels himself drawn, and this conviction has influ enced me strongly in considering my work next year. Yours truly, GEO. W. BLATHERWICK. MAIL BOX ' Grinnell, Iowa, May lO, 'O5. .Dear Fredi Have decided to enter Rush this fall. My course here has certainly been Hstiffu enough, and It am looking forward with no little anticipation to the strenuous life of a Rush Medic., where co-eds and soci- ety are no more. Have been in society more this year than ever before, but can't say that my love for the co-ed has increased--all girls look alike to me since my romance in Rock Valley. Yours, ALEX. Grinnell, Iowa, May lO, 'O5. Mr. Graftswell, Mgr. Dime Museum, N. Y. Last fall while eating an apple a bee happening by my face dropped in with a piece of apple. Aside from a slight swelling and tingling sensa- tion, I felt no ill effects. From this fact I am led to believe that by a little practice I would have no , trouble in masticating anything from a box of tacks to ten-penny nails.- Terms, 36.00 per week and Malta Vita. Sincerely, GLENN CLARK1 g -Iq- osx f

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Grinnell, Iowa, May 4, '05. Friend Geo.Z I expect to put up a clothes line at Union, that will sat- isfy all concerned. The town offers splendid opportunities for a man of my capacity, and inducements are of the strongest kind, with smooth sailing assured. Your friend, FLOYD SWISHER. Grinnell, Iowa, May BO. 'O5. Mgr. Register and Leader, Des Moines, Iowa. Dear Sir! I am fully aware of the trials and tribulations that confront me in my chosen occupation. The never-ending kicks and knocks, so characteristic of the left me a bruised and and it is not without rifice that I come to excellent inducements fact that the home of business, have battered mass, great self-sac- you, but the and the mere your establish- ment is Des Moines are enough to convince me. ,Yours truly, W. R. SPENCER. 'Sh Grinnell, Iowa, April l7, 'O5. Mgr. Sporting World, New York City. Dear Siri I offer myself as a duly qualified, short order, sporting editor, capable of doing justice to all phases of the athletic world. HDopesH a specialty. Yours for true sport, CARL FOSTER. Reference--S. 8 B. Grinnell, Iowa, 'O5. Charming HChubZH No, my dear boy, theological course is out of the ques tion. It's me to the coast, for this delicate constitution of mine must receive special attention. The For- tune Tellin' Man informs me that some time soon I'll die of HHartH failure. Hard luck, old man, but pleasant dreams. ROSCOE B. ...0.. 3.