Muncie Normal Institute - Arbor Vitae Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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A Real Episode In Art 'l' ' - t 'i., i ill dncctions inside tht Bluneie XOII ay Q 'a ' 'z ' ' 1 -Jcuse oi . o tzy nnrni S ei ll pi-UL-U U-L. LIN z ot students were seen iurryu gf n : ' f ' - - , -' A' -114,1 'Lin 1 l Slllllll'- l'2lL'l1 Wlftllills ln Nfl into his 1 -'Citation room on time in order to escape il hi ine to f ill on the Dc in toi in ex I Bl ull 1 ne u l . lt l wi not h nt stut l el it ht iw -- 'wuld i '- . 4 ' et the we-X ,its rig . Several among the crowd were Art students who hurried into the Art ltoom, hastily' opened the lockers. removed the materials needed. and within five minutes were busily engaged in finishing soiue doll furniture started the Friday hetore. Bliss Sinclair. the instructor. had stepped out ot' the room to get her roll hook. when Bliss Boyer Slimwd in, and reached her desk without being detected as a Tal'dy. Fire minutes late! eanie from one corner ot' the room, ulteport to the llcan at once for an excuse! sounded lirom another corner. l'm going to tell on you. chiiued in a third. Wt-ll. said Bliss lioycr. thc three eorners ol' the earth have been heard from. l'n1 waiting lo hear from the t'ourthf' All was quiet. Ahl l have one friend in this crowd. l'll get along all right. And remember that l'll retaliate it' anyone lel's Bliss Sinclair find out I was not here on tune. Now this same Bliss Boyer is a happy-eo-lucky girl who never worries about unfinished tasks. who has her share ut' fun every day. who is a Hail t'ellow. well met. and whom everybody likes and delights in teasing. She glanced about the room to ree what t'ie rest were doing. lieautitul eardhoard doll- turuiture was ranged ahout on the stndentsi desks. An idea struck her. Bliss Sinclair was alisent, BB'hy not have an auction and sell those pieces ot' furnitureil Quiek as a flash slte jumped from her chair. snatc'ied as many pieces as possihle from the desks ot' the students lielore they were aware ot' her intentions. elimlmed upon her own desk where she worked lor pretended ton and proceeded as follows: Ladies and tientlemen: I have here a he an -ti -t'nl solid mahogany piano the equal ot' which was never liefore seen. The ivory was hronght directly from .tfriea hy Blr. Bishop who single-handed slew the girafte from whose tnsks these keys were made! The beautiful carvings on the piauo's limhs were made by Blr, BVhclzeI's wonderful scissors. The music rack was carved hy Blr. Park. lt was intended at first lo he used as a sink drain. hut the holes were found lu he too large. so hc very kindly and condescelltliugly donated it to he used as a part ot' this wonderful instrument! lt's music can he compared only to the inaudilile whisper ot' the leaves on the campus trees on a Decemlier evening! lt's pedals 'ire three in nuniher. Press upon the left pedal and hcautilul liass music comes forth. l'rcss upon the right one and flute-like soprano is heard. Press upon the middle pedal and that sweet silence one reads ol' lnit never hears. is the result. Now. how much lllll l bill for this snperh speciman ot' human entertainment'.' Une cent'.' Two cents? Three cents? Sold to Bliss lirunner! Then -he picked up a sidchoard whieh it had taken a whole halt'-hour to make. Ladies and Gentlemen: Look at this he' u- ti- tul - .lust then some one Clllllg' past the duor and said, htlflllllllglu Bliss lloycr understood. ller sentence was left unfinished. She scrambled down from lier desk. jerked out some art niatcrials. and hy the time Bliss Sinclair entered she was the mort innocent looking and most industrious student in the room. The wave of mer- riiuent was suppressed at once, With the exception ot' a few. everyone got to work. Blr. liishop took a severe coughing spell. and had to leave the room. Bliss Hazlitt upset her hox ot' paints and gave some an opportunity to laugh at her awkwardnessl71. Bliss licehe whispered a joke to Bliss I-'ciuiiniore and they giggled. Blr. Park had lJL'Ull working very busily upon a piece of cardhoard. livery time Bliss Boyer looked in his direction he pushed it out of sight and at once bnsied himselt' with something else. She had finished the bedroom furniture. and so she went into the other room for some watel' in order to paint the pieces so they would look more real. Now was l'ark's chance. He hastily pinned upun the front hoard a large plaeard and returned to his seat. BYhen Bliss Boyer came hack the-e words in hold type stared at her: NDISHONOR ltOl.l.. Ted lioyer tardy ten minutes. BB'ell the deed was done! A resolution was formulated at once. Someone had better look ont! 138

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l ll luippcilcd lllnl ai conlwl haul been in progress for ai numliul' of stlcucssivc llllll'lllllg5 hclwcun ai ccrlziin young lady in thc Ari lllziss :ind Mr. Purlx, L-:u'h trying lu get lu ilu class ronin licforc lllc ollicr. 'l'ln-ru was un llIlllL'l'Sl2Illlllllg lhail il' lhu young lzidy 1lI'l'lYL'll lirsl the following morning hc wus lo buy lu-1' ai liox ol' lint- cliocolqilus. ll' lu- lll'l'lVL'll lirsl slu- must spend lu-1' good inoncy for cigars. Now sho was an friend of Miss lioycl' und il' LIIIXUIIC haul passed hy lhc 5UlllllL'lISl L'Ul'llL'l ol' the cznnpus :ihoul 5 p. m. on the day ul' the auction. hc would luiu' found lhcsg- two 'plotting zigaiinsl the whilt-s and glppairclllly having :i gm-:il dczil ol' fun oul nl' il. l':n'li Flairlud lo scluiol :il six thc nm-xl morning l'L-cling sure lu-'il hc lhu lirst unc lllL'l'L' llc wont without his ln'c:ilcl':isl :md sau-i'ilica-ml his cusloinan'y morning wulla lo st-liool with Nliss Sinclair. XVlu-n nhoul xi squxirc from lhi: Nl. N. l. hc hc:n'd swim-oiiu calling his naimc. llc llll'llL'll :round :ind -uw Miss liuyul' lllIl'l'j'lIlg lowaird him :is faisl us sho could run. She told him lhu ripcciall clclivcry poslnuin had lcll ai lcllci' :il his room, :intl thu laindlxuly had signed llu hook :ind lll'llllll5L'll lo soc lhnl hc would gel il. Tlu' lzindlaidy had lold hcl' lo lull him ilioul il il' she linppuiiwl ln sul- him. Now that It-llcr surely wus imporlzuil or it wuuldn'l luiu- hut-n st-nl hy spuuizil Llk'llYL'l'f' llc run haiula. liursl into tht- room, und iiuluirod xxlu-ru that It-llci' wus. llc wus told no lcllui' haul comm- for him. l-'oiilt-tl. :ind hy in girl! for ai tlonhll- plin-po-c. loo' to give Miss linyt-1' In-r iw-wligt' :ind ii ' '- him huv lh-il box ol' elicit-iiI'ilt-sl l nmllt h . . . . . Arriving in thc Art rouin lu- found t-wr5iiiu- busy. 'l':u-lu-d lo thu front lioaird wus i lDlLlL'lll'll on which were lhcsc words: AVI, lhou :n'l ii wonderful power! 'lihou piulurn-lli ilu- univcrsc :is il I'L'1lllj' is! 'l'h4 L'l'L'lllL'lll new worlds lu conquer! Thou dwcllclh L-vt-il in lhe l'L'lll0l4.'5l pzirls of lhc uairlh' l'hou giivclh lhu ailluliolict-I' such Clillllllllllil ol' words :is movulh lhu llL'IlI'L'l'5i hainds lnwiiril llu-ir purses! 'l'hou uw-n sculiclli sliullt-I' in ni wom4in's lu-:n'l! Tllllll hlilulclh lln- uyus ol thc xulorzihlc men while lhc women ll-vllulli lhum upon niislcaiding words in order lo roint ill iiil aihcaid in :i julio! U. Ari. lhou url gre-nl! PIL-:msc linss ilu- elim-ol:ilus! Williimison. Distinctive y The Best Men's Apparel Store C L O T H I N G Hats, Furnishing Goods, Shoes The Keller Compan Johnson Block Corner Walnut and Charles Sts. 139