Grinnell College - Cyclone Yearbook (Grinnell, IA)

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Grinnell, Iowa, My Dear Boyl Oh! Get May ll, 'O5. me away from this girlish rabble. Of course a place on the bench is m cessful lawyer I'll be, in mine. Harvard won't do. Would that I might dream and awake only to ine and a suc- but no Co-ed do, Iowa won't fall into a find myself in the jungles of a distant land, with a private phone in connection with old Marshalltown and with but one Central. Your truest friend, LEONARD C. Grinnell, Iowa, May 7, 'O5. Mr. Sing Sing, Ningpo, China. ' Dear Siri In immediate response to yours of a month ago, would state that I will sail June lst for Shanghai. I intend to take charge of the Shanghai flock for awhile, after which I will journey to Wu Chau and Pekin, to visit my friend, Shy-one-Lung start me out on my work , who will as a full- fledged missionary. Hope to be able to do some preliminary work at Ping Pong. Praying that our cause may - ever prosper, I remain yours, JELLI JOHN HEEREN. Grinnell, Iowa, May 29, 'O5. J. G. Rounds, Pres. Citizens Nat. Bk., Des Moines, Iowa. Dear Sirl In answer to your ques- tions would state that I am not con- sidered a man of dissipation. Never dance, except once in a while with my brother in our room. Am not exactly an habitual smoker, and HOld Maidu is my limit in the card line. Feminine nature hath no charms for me. ' Yours, L. J. MERRILL. Grinnell, Iowa, June 2, 'O5. Dear Fatheri Your persuasive powers have gotten the better of me and now success in the lumber business is my only thought. Must confess, I hardly know a lath from a two-by-four, but me a Hstickn back to the in with the other day Paul called and Irving told me to Ngo woods,H while Denny piped Hblock head,H so I suppose they know. Your son, HERBERT T.

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Grinnell. Iowa, June 2, 'O5. Dear Pateri, Will take up the farm and orchard department of the Weekly Register and Leader, as you wished. After a two months' vacation in the west I will be ready to begin work. As you know I have had considerable experience with Farmers, and in the orchard line particularly. Your loving son, PAUL T. Grinnell, Iowa, June 2, 'O5. Dear Friend! You inquire as to my future intentions. Well, grafting is my business. HDo others before they do youu is my motto. Dealings with Hlandmenn a specialty. Yours, Wm. McILRATH. Grinnell, Iowa, June 5, 'O5. United Steal Corporation, Pittsburg, Pa. Dear Sirsi I come to you duly qual- ified for the position. Have been an active member of the celebrated Rutherford Steal Corporation, and only the exhaustion of materials and the white heat of competition drives me I east. Yours, RUSH DENISE. Wa. Grinnell, Iowa. Mgr. Roltaire Show Go. Portland Exposition. Dear Sir: Will be on hand June 25 to take up my duties as barker for your latest-production. I assure you that I am very proficient in the art of bark- ing. Gan explode at the least oppor- tunity, under any circumstances, in any language, on any subject, at any and all times. Yours, ' MILO SMITH. Grinnell, Iowa, May 14, l905. Anti Fat Co., New York Cityj Dear Sirs: I consider myself a fit subject for the traveling advertisement you are seeking and can begin work at once. Unknown to ypu perhaps, I have been connected with your firm to the extent of a dozen bottles a year for the past four years. Please mail instructions and oblige. ' THOMAS GRU-WELL. ...LQ- gg

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'S ,Z- l fI K X' N g1E57Elz. N, A MEDLEY ' ENTER: Topsy QR. Robertsj, Lilflc Eva tEdith Swanl, Uncle Toni tHerbert Templetonj, Samantha Allen tMary Janej, Mrs. Berry QFlorence Van Dykej, Mrs. Knisley CCarrie l-luntingj, Mr. Knisley tTecumseh Carneyl, English Duchess fClementinel, French Count Qlrving Davisl, spinster with curls CAdah Hopkinsl, minister tWill Mcllrathb, old gentleman with asthma QR. Denisej, and a motley throng of others. PROLOGUE. Stage Manager fHelen Stocksj: ' We all know that it is exceptions which prove the rule. For the twenty-tourth time this Senior Girls Club is assembled tonight and for the twenty-second time we bid the Senior boys welcome. By the weight of these twenty-two exceptions, we hope to prove to you beyond all doubt that this organization is exclusively a Seniorgzkls' club. The first scene which we will present to the audience tonight is a tableau from the famous tragedy, Uncle Tom's Cabin. T0Dsy,L1'lllc Em and Uncle Tom come forward. Uncle Tom seats himself, the little girls it if if at-fCut out by facultyj. The audience remain entranced by the beauty and naturalness of the scene,.until Adah and Katie break the spell by transferring, the interest to themselves, as they flit about murmuring enticingly, Have a kissf dog take all you want, take two. g , The management then announces an intermission for refresh- ments. An uproar at once arises, with now and then an intelligent remark audible, from which it may be concluded that, the seniors are having a social time. Why, ljust love dogs, don't you?- black collies with pedigrees anywayf' comes from a little puritan maid as she casts a bewitching glance at the Count, which misses