Grinnell College - Cyclone Yearbook (Grinnell, IA)

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APRIL To Pres. Grinnell College, who think students not so dub as they seein. DEAR MR., To start out on this so great work, cause me some brain whirls. It is with quaker feeling through all my joints, that I make start to report this tearsi-sunshine month of April to you, I-Ion. Boss. On Monday, April 8, come back students from new spring clothes vacation to Old Grinnell, via Iowa Central and Rock Island. For one time, those on swift Rock Island was stung instead. Rock Island train collapse and Hon. I-Ial Greef, who make hire of swell carriage to take his wrecked girl to dance, find her eloped away with Hon. Freddie Butterfield Cfor- ever. Next Morn, school set up with great sadness. This gloom some lifted by Prof. Conard, who come forth with annual vacation hair shave. April 10, new glad rags and yaller complectioned dawg make chapel smiling. Hon. Daif help out in second C2ndJ menshioned. April 11, Hon. Play Club ride out to Dee Moine to see poultry show. Next night sad spectacular seen at Lyric Theatre.

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HREE Q35 days gone by, Head Janitor, of this college, Hon Trip, trip up to me and report, Togo, under my recommend Hon. Pres. Main of Grinnell College have job for you. lt is to be chief chore boy of this institution under me. Do you take it? VVhat dooties do chief Chore Boy do? l require. Make Jing' Jing to Chicago Bell, balance Shack dishes on tipsy tray and such like? Far from it, he renig. l'lon. Louie Davis and Professor St. John perform them dooties with great glory. What your stunt is, is to be Head Reporter, Chief Finder Out of what Students do and misdo, so that Hon. Prexy may have larger and more rightful company at his At Homes in private oHice. For that, l magnify, l require one hundred 41003 eyes as strong as Strong Pipe's search light: one thousand ears size of elefants, but what one poor Iapanese boy can do, l will accomplish. Good l He shout out. What salary will fatten up my pocketbook, which has been enjoying lndian Famine for some weeks? l suggest. Oh, that is not worth mentioning, he laughs to scorn. Calf leges give ideals, notpash, in payment. Though my purse needed food more than my soul, l took the job. Now, with ears and eyes open to width of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, l gobble up all news with eagerness peculiar to vacuum cleaners. This news l report politely, just as he said so, in elegant monthly letters to Hon. Pres. Main which follow, to wit: t- I ' t it 'i sir ,.,,.. R ...L , .4 -. 11.1. f ,f L . -Lg 'A X t t l l' 1 N i , - H' l X 4 ik A 'Q JM.: E f A , 1 I t J-' -' .nc i 1. r ,H . . ,gi V . V, f 6 ., 11,4 1 l f ,.- 3' , ff- es,-J, If Q if - , .,A, ,. ,Nh F J.-1'-NQ4 ,.'.,., g l , T ' ' V' 7 lx 5, ' , - fi' 1' 4 r r ,Elf , 4' s X , 1 , t a l 9- , l.,' 4 1' l IN , li' 'I ,f Q- I , 4 , ,: f Y -.- U, , . -, ,. ' f Har' I ,E , I 5 1,1 , . 1 'E ' . 9' ,fi ' if J ' 7 pb' ul. . , ' 1 1 I J ,4 1, l'- , ft M A ' 1' V F' ' ' H ' I f J- .1 ,f . J, sg' ' , r QW ,J 1 ' -iz ,' 'Irs ' , 1 - ,t if t 2 QI I f, me . , N . t 1 1 U , iv. V f 1 9 .4 .. ye' fl V' Y ' ' I 1 , .', S ,F ,., A t I t ', ,' 'Te Ffh ' l. , , fl, , 'C 1 ' ' 13 3. , lily g ,, ,W - ., ,gl twat J' '.at to -7-

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Three Widowers of Girls' Singing Society QRunk, Mac, 8z Cubj fill up mourners' row, saddishly. On April 13th night, College Black Boys make Minstrel hit on black Shack Girls and rest of hearers. Next day, Spring Fever arrive up to College in horrible cases. Sunday dates only help out this dis- ease. - On April 15, dual meet won off by Freshmen. Hon. John Leavitt give up hard earned savings to invite himself up to Edson House party. One day pass oif. Self Ungoverned League re- portg Senior Solids and others what can get them can employ Sunday dates as usual. April 17. Snow drop morning is all I report, Hon. Boss. Next morning the same likewise. April 19, Profs. help make London Symphony more symphonious. On April 20 All students make picnic rosh to woods to enjoy bird sing -I- moon shine. Next night, which same are sunday, same moon shine likewise considerable enjoyed. On Monday picnic habit still continuate. Jones Grove endure fourteen f14J Cyclones until consid- erable lateness. April 23, when Hon. J. P. Write out 23 on chalk board, Hon. class make one big skiddoo down stair Way. f . 'll' 4 - 1- , ' H A , q.. . ..-0'-.h .