Marston School - Howler Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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HI suppose--, but lDale's sentience was cut short by the entrance of the club porter. The1-els a boy' from the villawe outside who wants to see von, Mr. . B ., , l-larding, sir, announced the man. Come with me, Dale. Maybe he's from the stiationf, suggested Harrlingz All l'lQili',,' answered llale, and together they went out to sce the boX'. Harding was right. The boy was from the station and he told Harding that' a large article was waiting for hiln. Instantly both Dale and llarding were oil' in the direction of the village at top speed, and leftz the bewildered boy standing alone on the steps. Arriv- ing at the station they found that the article, as they had anticipated, was a large box whose appearance clearly indicated that it contained a piano. lVhere'll we take H? panteal llarding. Up to the Clllbil0llSl'.,, All right! A teanister was soon found who, for a consideration. agreed to haul the piano to the frat house. and within half an honr Harding and Dale were busy opening the box and removing the packing. Well done up, isn't it?', said Dale between blows of this hatchet. Yes, it's got Clltillglfll of that excelsior stntf in it, anywayf' replied Harding. Fil't'een minlltes later, amid a chaos ot' wood, nails, ex- celsior stull ' and blood fl'0lll lJale's linger, the piano stood revealed. Qlt, was a fair specimen of its kind, that beaut'it'nl, upright pianof' lt was nicely tinished with red paint: it: had, in all seven keys and was upright to the extent of a foot and a half. -D. QI. Mcll.

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But that 'something extra ?' U Dale persisted. Do you remember that puzzle l answered some time ago Z , Csxqxq 77 lVell, llCl't',S what l got from the company this morning, Harding drew a letter from his poeket and tossed it on Dale's table. lt read: FRANK NV. I-Lucnlxez Dear Sir:-We heg to acknowledge the receipt of your answer to our puzzle. and to inform you that you have won the piano oll'ered in the aalvertisement as a prize. Same will be forwarded to you upon receipt ot' ten dollars to cover packing and shipping .expenses. Yours very sincerely, Tun Winsox ConInxNY. I thought the advertisement. said 't'ree,' 'l suggested Dale. Yes, the piano is free, but you eanlt expeet them to pay the ship- nin ex lenses toof' 1 7 'Wvhat would you do it you had it? asked llale. lVell, l suppose its a eheap at'l'air, to hegin with. 'l'd sell it tor, say 25 dollars. 'l'here's many a poor family would like to nave a piano, no matter what kind, and would jump at a ehanee like that. 'l'hat's sounds pretty good to me, said Dale eonvineedly, as he extended two ei-isp greenbaeks towards llarding. You're a sport, all right, llalef' exelaimed Harding gratefully. Hut, piano sold or not sold, l'll pay you as soon as l canf' Oh, l can wait. You're welcome, llm sure,'l replied llale. Htiood-bye. then, and thank you again? , flood-hye.l' answered llale, turning again to his Greek. Several days later llale and Harding again met in the frat rooms. Hear from your piano yet Z , asked Dale. Yes, l got a letter yesterday, saying that the piano was on its way, replied Harding. '

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To the VI Class, 1918 You have imposed on me a task which is always one of mingled pain and pleasure. Pain, that the time has come for me to say good- bye to you as boys of the school-that the relations we have had with each other for so many years have come to an end. Pleasure, that I am sending you out to begin your real education in your prepara- tion for the battle of life-that I am giving to the world still more boys to take their places i11 its work, with the full confidence that you will fill your places in the same honest creditable way that so many ol' your predecessors have done. And yet it is with a new feeling of responsibility that I let you go. You have to prepare for life under conditions very different from any I have seen face those who have gone before you. It may well be, though Heaven grant that it will not, that you will have to offer your lives for the salvation of your country before it is saved from the ruin and desolation that is being brought upon the whole civilized world by the race of barbarians which, since at least Caesar's time, has been the exemplification of all that is deceitful, cruel and bar- barous. lf this is your lot, l know that there is 11ot one among you who will falter in giving and giving cheerfully with all your hearts, your all to your country and to the righteous cause it has taken up At the best, even when the beast is conquered, you will be niet by tremendous changes not only in the social and commercial, but in the moral conditions of the world. A new leaven is working, and it is only our belief in God's goodness that enables us to look ahead without fear to the future that is before us. You and the 1ne11 of your generation will be tried in a. furnace such as it is not often the for- tune of men to be tried in, and it will be only the metal that is made purer by the fire of trial that will survive. And I am happy to say from all l' have seen of you in all the time we have been together, in