Oakhurst Collegiate School - Acorn Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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THE HALLOWEEN PARTY HE usual Hallowe'en party at Oakhurst was the hrst important event of the school year. A most delightful evening was furnished by the Junior Class for the teachers and the girls. The guests, upon arriving, were given little paper baskets, which must be filled with beans hidden all over the first floor in dark and dangerous corners. No guest might go downstairs until her basket was filled. When they finally were allowed to go down, they found awaiting them a most charming dance hall. The gymnasium was prettily decorated with little jaek-o-lanterns strung from one corner to another, and, along the walls, against an orange background, new witches with cats and broomsticks, giving the place the gay and festive air of Halloween. Daintily set tables, with a lighted pumpkin in the center of each, were placed around the sides of the room. In one corner was a fortune-teller's booth, where every guest learned from a reliable and skilled palmist what the future has in store for her. When refreshment time came, everyone stopped dancing and, as they sat at the tables, were waited upon by the perfectly costumed waitresses of the Junior Class. With a cabaret effect, Miss Cochran and Mr. CU Yeiser entertained us With the latest steps, d la Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle. 16 Then, upon request, our talented fancy dancer, Miss Virginia Buchanan, gave us a lovely dance, displaying the grace and art of a true professional. After this, an auction was held under the management of Mr. Yeiser, and the beans collected in the early part of the evening served as money. Mysterious looking pack- ages were auctioned off, and one took chances by bid- ding more on the shape of the thing rather than the thing itself. There were many pleasant surprises, judging from the merry bursts of laughter which fol- lowed the opening of the packages. Among the costumes especially attractive were those of eight gentlemen. Three were handsomely arrayed in swallow-tailed evening dress, two made very stunning soldiers, two more were in sporty summer dress, and there was one merry little Dutch- man who danced the fox trot quite as well as the rest. What puzzled us more than anything was a tall walking pumpkin, who, under her mask, kept us guessing for a long while, and, who turned out to be our friend Charlotte. As the Witching hour drew near, one of the most charming social events of the fall came to an end. O.J.

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Class Colors. Class Motto . . . J UNIOR CLASS . .Green and White Class Mascot. . . . . . . . . . Victor Hugo ,- .Mqasy ayav Class Flower. V . . . , , . , . . . . . . Narcissus Class Officers KATHERINE TREVOR ........ . .Presidem VIRGINIA KEMPER. . . . . , . . . Vice-President FRANCES COCHRAN ....... Secretary and Treasurer J uniors Alice Baur Virginia Kemper Frances Cochran Adelaide Richardson Mary Louise Ewan Marjorie Tietig Dorothy Hunter Katherine Trevor Olivia James Elizabeth Yeiser 15

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LIMERICKS I There was a young lassie named Bobby, Who was so cute and so nobby, Her mathhmatical mind Was so great of its kind, To keep With Miss Shine was her hobby. II There was a young lady named Mayheld, Who loved to roam in the hayfield, So young and so tender, A sunbonnet we lent hers This charming young lady from Mayfield. III There was a young lady named Baur, To reduce, ate everything sour. When asked Why this chatter? She said, I'll grow fatter, If I stop talking once in an hour. IV A gay, lively schoolgirl named Marje, Whose bright hazel eyes are quite large, Bought new tulle each day For her ball dress so gay, To wear when the young cadets charge. V Betty was a maid tall and thin, With bright yellow curls and broad grin. She went to the farm To add to her charm. Ah! She's grown quite as broad as her grin. VI There was a young student named Sara Macduff, Who never could tell when shehd written enough. School's done, but unquenched, uWhy, I've only commenced! Says this startling young student Macduff. L. P., 18.