Hedding College - Orange Yearbook (Abingdon, IL)

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1 1 ax If f me Qfafgaxsiig Qmn Qewfogaszfgixga Iii? Uhr Qlnllrgr 16211 ' Oh, College Bell, you know so well The story that the ages tell, The passing years have onward rolled And you have all their glory tolled. For you have seen the stately form Of Hedding, braving every storm, And though she struggled on alone, Still no despair was in your tone. Then you have heard the joyful sound Of youths and maidens gathering 'round, That truest wisdom they might learn While hope within their hearts did burn. When Hedding's boys did victiries bring, Your clearest tones for them did ring. When lovers oier the campus strayed, 'Twas only then you silent stayed. When human hearts were filled with pride Then you, old bell, were set aside. And there you stood so grim and llone, No more you graced a royal throne. But boys are boys where'er they he And one dark night you shared their glee. So, with the tables, cans, and all, You gazed upon the ladies, hall. While curious folks were gathered 'round, Throughout the day your mournful sound Told all abroad your tale of woe And made the world your sadness know. Then came a man to be your friend, A helping hand he wished to lend, At his command you rode in state, VVhile bore the boys your pond'rous weight Your home is now a peaceful hall, And on you now no harm may fallg But though no more you secrets tell, We'll not forget you, College Bell. 1' 41553, 5--7' if l r!-flf? -- fi One Hundred Nineteen

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i 1 W, i ii 1' W KJ in v . Xl k i r 7- .Rl I4 KT2. '2'f5i1i33?,. My Ofgfz mi. sefezeaszfzeaizirrzzf :gg it ' T W A A i y My ' castle out of which no man had ever come, they had said that only wealthy men were W V' assigned this room, and with a start Leith remembered that he had all the family My t jewels on his person, they had said that the great clock always stopped at two o'clock fl Wi in the morning. He drew out his watch. It was after two now, and nothing had hap- 'N Wi pened to him. He was beginning to feel sleepy. He looked down. The castle was ' TMJ built on the ledge of a cliff. Fifty feet below swirled the turbulent waters of Death M E2 River, in which so many dead bodies had been found-bodies haggled and bruised. wi W He shuddered, sighed and his head dropped forward. tu? He awoke with a start. The long, mournful wail was sounding outside the door. 'll It seemed to have a warning note. Leith crept back in the recess and pulled the M A curtain closer around him. He looked at his watch again, it was three o'clock. .lust J Wi then came the noise of a key grating in the lock, the door swung open and the host lvl entered. By the dim moonlight Leith could see his haggard face. He crept toward W the bed, climbed upon it, and felt among the bed clothes. All was still. The host L W stopped as if startled. Below in the library, the great clock boomed. iw ill, One-two- all . H Dil Witli an amazing suddenness the bed dropped. The host uttered a hoarse cry, T 1 wi tried to grasp the floor, and disappeared. In a moment the bed arose and settled into xml l v its place. kj wi Leithis face was ashen, for he realized what his fate would have been if he had LSI .Wt retired. He knew now in what manner so many people had disappeared, he knew up that in some way the mechanism of the trap door was connected with the clock. Un- Q? known to the host, some one had turned back the hands of that clock, someone who ,lla knew at what time he would enter the room. At the first break of day, Leith investigated the bed. He found that it was fas- ...bf tened securely to the floor and the fine line which marked the trap door was scarcely p, 1 I visible. He made his way to the library. The crack in the wall was still there, and ' the hands of the clock had stopped at two. He found, as he had surmised. that the kr, clever device caused the bed to drop at that hour. ,K If K, Leith was then anxious to find out, if possible, what had become of the host E yi after he had disappeared. He made his way down the cliff and reached the point A which he thought to be almost under his room. At this point the river made a turn hi'j T t and washed under the rocks in a little cave. Leith crawled on his hands and knees Ti' all H along the ledge of rock. His hand struck something soft-a human form. caught on tie R a sharp stone. He dragged it into a little square of light. It was the body of his host, haggled and bruised as so many others had been. Leith looked up. He was at if? the bottom of a long cleft in the cliff. The hole was edged with knives. He trembled. ki i ,. So this was the death his host had planned for him. ka .I l L - A long wail, clear, ringing, triumphant, came from above. Leith raised his head. if At the top of the opening, illuminated by the light which filtered through small aper- 54 tures in the rock, was the woman of the wall. Upon her face .was a look of fiendish happiness, the joyful triumph of one who has had revenge. ll i DOROTI-IY XVHITTED Nfl I4 if F3 wi UU lit LH SYQFS f 2sfii: if if .g flfiRiil3 1 One Hluudred Eighteen

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i?33ii'f1f 'ii fiefffiqtifkfiiil79-'-in P fi-5-5756 Grange C2?j2s2f31Zf2fgfF?fi11Zvi:affix 13 Svnrial iiurnta A GET ACQUAINTEDH On the evening of September 14-, the old and the new students, disheartened and weary. no doubt, after the trying day of registration, gathered on the college steps to drown their cares in college songs and to become acquainted with each other. Cheers for the foot ball team mingled with the fragrant scent of burning wood and roasting marshmallows. After the marshmallows had disappeared and the echo of the last songs and yells had died upon the night wind, the students departed, feeling a new bond of friendship, and determined, like the marshmallows, to stick together. if L2 22 WALK-OUTH On VVednesday afternoon, September 15, the annual Y. VV. VValk-Out took place. When the merry crowd reached a neighboring orchard, each new girl had walked with each old girl, and all were ready to enjoy the marshmallow roast. As the sinking sun brightened the western sky, the girls, singing college songs, wended their way townward and there was a general feeling that the Y. VV. C. A. was one of the worthwhile organizations of the school. - 95 R! 321 THE Y. RECEPTION There is nothing quite so successful as an ice-breaker as the annual Y. M. C. A. and Y. YV. C. A. joint reception. This year it was held at Nessie Blodgett Hall, Friday evening, September 18. The reception room was appropriately decorated with autumn flowers and red and blue triangles. First came the grand march, and then games, contests, songs, and frequent visits to the frappe bowl furnished diversion for the remainder of the evening. The reception was a success, and everyone departed with good will toward the Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. 12 95 as Y. M. STAG PARTY At the beginning of the school year the Y. M. held a stag party in a nearby grove. Here we gathered about the fire and toasted marshmallows. A goodly sup- ply of delicious apples helped out the repast. After the feast short speeches were given by Prof. Watson, Coach Kirby and several of the students. All of the speeches were well received and dealt with the bright outlook of the Y. M. C. A. for the coming year. No doubt even in this seemingly small event of the year many of those present left for home with a greater determination to fight the battle of life squarely. Surely every one received inspiration as the aims of the triangle were placed before them. -The Graphic W '???EI1f-SQQEFFZ l7g:Qf5 iff?-2535133 Tri ! 2t4' f50f'E'5EiEQi:Xi5:3i One Hundred Twenty