Lyceum Phoenix of Friends School - Phoenix Echo Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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welcome him back, although we can no longer claim him as a class member. We mourn the loss of our secretary, too, for he was a very prom- inent member in the class in more than one way. We fear no one will fill his place, either in the class or in our hearts, for we could not but respect and honor him, and we shall cherish his memory. There are other members of our class, too, whom we are glad to call our own. For instance, Antigone and Ismene, who are so inseparable that they remind one of part of that nursery rhyme: H One never said jack without saying jill. Then there is our little boyg such a bright little fellow as he is, and oh, what brilliant recitations he does make. Really, I fear one side of his brain will develop faster than the other. The English history side, I think it will be. His thirst for knowledge is quite amazing, as is also his ability for imparting it to the class. If it were not, I doubt if to this day we should know that the Armada was a big boat, that Adela married a French princess, that they found tears in Queen Mary's prayer-bookf' and several other essential facts in the history of our mother country. No doubt, sometime he intends to write a book of 'fairy tales. There is our rock-hearted lad, such a hard, hard heart he has! There is a rumor that a few Junior hearts were almost as hard as his on a memorable day last fall. But we mustn't mention that disgraceful UD event in the same paragraph with his name, for though his heart is of sfovze, in other respects he is a kind little boy. Ah! Sir Francis, methinks I see a merry twinkle in your eyes as I admire the violets of a certain ilaxen-haired maid. No, lassie, you need not blushg I would not make you feel embarrassed for the world. Cnr members are all illustrious in some line, but it does take so much room to tell of them that we must let it suffice to say we are a happy, sunny band, except one, who is very Frosty,' in more ways than one. This year has been a very pleasant one for us, and will, we trust, be one we shall look back upon, in our future life, with fond recollections. Not long ago the boys warmed our hearts with ice-cream. It was one Saturday evening, and some of the girls were saddened CPD

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Ye Wondrous History of the Class of Naughty-Two. Hurrah for 'Naughty-Two' ! Thus is the blue and gold greeted, and clear and strong are the cheers, as well may they beg for was there ever so glorious a fiag, or did ever stouter or braver hearts beat than those of her youthful defenders? Tho' she is not very old yet, and has no scars, still she is dear to us, and she has been under fire on one occasion, and I fear it was only the Watchfulness of her protectors that saved her. She came to us last year. K' Last year, that year so full of begin- nings in many things, When our elders turned up their noses and called us insignificant little Freshmenfl or scoffed at those ambi- tious Freshmen. Nevertheless, We grew and prospered, and came back at the beginning of this, our Sophomore year, a joyous, happy band, full of life and vigor, and anxious to prove our importance in this great Friends School World. We were so full of class enthusiasm that, at the first opportunity, we trooped off to the hall and elected our president, Alfred the Great, nor for one moment have We had occasion to regret our choice. The first great Alfred once said: As long as I have lived, I have striven to live Worthilyf' If our own leader Was not so modest, could he not say the same? Dear old Patsyf' with her great heart so full of love and sym- pathy for others, We chose as our vice-president. Our treasurer, so faithful in the performance of his duties, broke down under the load of financial difliculties, and was forced to give up and go home. VVe were glad at the end of the first term to

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because of the departure of some of their friends for a little more than twenty-four hours. How they welcomed its coming. K' The very room, coz if was in, Seemed warm from floor to ceiling. And then next in our minds rises that glorious feast of the Sophomore girls. How our mouths water as the visions of Old Goble, whom we rescued from the kitchen, Whither he had been taken, float before our eyes. The year is flying fast. Our work as Sophomores will soon be done, and when we return next year to take up the Junior respovzsi- bilzfzbs may we be better qualified for themg and however incomplete this year's Work may have been, we trust that We may so act that 1' each to-morrow finds us farther than to-day. NAUGHTY-TWO HISTORIAN.