Oberlin College - Hi-O-Hi Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

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Gris.: I suppose I should be sorry if I have caused you to lose an ad- mirer but you can't blame me. I became so enraptured in our conversation et cetera, that I forgot all about the tar barrel and our exposed position. Ah! they are through speaking. They are going up past Prexie's now. Miss H.: That isn't the way they usually go. How do you happento know all about it? I thought they kept these things secret. Gris.: Oh, I belong to Delta Theta and heard it planned. Miss H.: Delta Theta? You aren't the Mr. Griswold that Mr. South- worth rooms with! Gris.: The same, at your service. Miss H.: Why, I have always thought of you as the green little fresh- man I met at the junior-freshman reception in '97, I guess it was, and he spoke of his room-mate as' a dignified old Post Grad. ' Gris.: Not extremely complimentary, either of you, I must say. Miss H.: Dear me, I didn't mean that, only I haven't seen anything of you since, you know. Really must you go, Mr. Griswold? I hope you haven't taken offense at what I have said. And don't you think that you could ex- plain to Mr. Southworth? Gris.: I'll try explain to Harry and wl1at's more I think we have proven to him just how much you care for him. And unless he's a bigger fool than I ever took him for he'll drop you and go to work. Good night. I have had a very pleasant evening. QExit.j Miss H..' The brute! And he did it all in cold blood just to queer me with his darling room-mate. VV ell, it certainly worked. I've had enough of this. I think I had-better leave before they fire me and I believe they would if they got onto this. Then Ed wants to get married. Mrs. Dr. Ed Hardy, that's better than staying to graduate from the Con. But it has been great fun and.I don't believe one of the fellows ever knew I was engaged. I guess it's time to quit though before I get into worse trouble. Qlixit up steps.j fCurtain.j ' ' in ACT 111. Scene-As in Act I. Time-Twenty-four hours later than in Act I. CEnter Griswold, Aimes, Funk, May and several other fellows. All in old clothes but Griswold.j May: Well, it was a great success, fellows. The committee deserves the praise of the whole frat. Hurrah for old Delta Theta! Funk: It's too bad you weren't out at Prexie's, Tom. It was great sport. Old Prex was raving mad, came out in his slippers and dressing gown, with his silk tile on his head. That brought down the house and when he held up his hand to get the crowd quiet he dropped the book he was carrying under his arm on his toes and everybody roared, gave the yell for Prexie's stove-pipe and had a good time. I guess the dean was just about as hot but he didn't dare come out. You know we'll hear from it to- morrow, but we'll have the whole school behind us so they can't do much. But say, that was a great sideshow you gave us at the Hall, Tom. It cer- tainly was a surprise g on both sides, I guess. Aimes: I was standing right by Harry when they put the barrel on and it pretty nearly took him off his feet when he saw you. He turned nineteen different colors and then lost all color. He started to swear but couldn't say 24 .

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quit the women pretty soon and go to work, but it's all bosh about her be- ing engaged. ' fEnter Aimes and Funk.j G'l'1.S..' VVell, how about it? ' Funk: All O. K. We saw Mike and he wouldn't give us the key, but he said, with that broad Irish smile of his, that he sometimes left the west window unlocked. Then we went down to Boswell's and he doesn't even lock his barn, so we're all right. fCurtain.j ACT 11. ' Scene-Steps of Stone.Hall. '.l.Il1TlC-7 :45. ' QEnter from top of steps, descending and taking a seat in the shadow at one side Miss Hastings and Toni GJ Miss H.: Oh! there's a fire! What can be going on? Are they going to celebrate our victory of this afternoon? Gris.: Yes, and with a vengeance, too. Miss H.: Oh, I'm so glad you came. You can tell me all about it. It was so good-of you to come when all the fun is going on. Oh, what a rig. Isn't that President Tenney's horse? And, oh! The cow! What is it? Some fraternity prank? . Gris.: Yes, Delta Theta got it up. There's the captain in the first rig and the manager and coach in the second. The rest of the team are in the drag there. They are doing it up brown. That's Dean' Boswell's runabout they have the cow hitched to! ' Miss H.: Why, thatls Mr. Southworth in the first cart with the captain isn't it? Do you know him? He is a regular little boy. To know-him you would never think he was a senior. Gris.: It seems to me you have a good deal to do with him for a fellow you consider only a boy. Miss H.: He does hang around me more than I like to have him but it is hard to get rid of him. Then he is so easily worked and it is nice to have some one to take your places and send Howers ,and candy. And I'ni satisfied if I have a good time. Oh, what are they doing now? Gris.: just bringing up the tar barrel. Weill have quite a blaze when they put that on, but it won't come right away. They have the speeches first. It is too bad that you have to be contented with a boy for a friend. Now, I- Cconversation drowned for several minutes. Actions take place that are quite unseemly in a P. G. Bright light suddenly throws couple into bold relief. Grisowldd's arm around her waist and her hand in his. Cries of What's the matter with Tom Griswold and Miss Hastings? They're all right, etc.j Miss H.: Oh! Mr. Griswold. Gris.: Don't you care. They'vc put the tar on and it will burn forever and a day, but weTve got to sit it out and face the music. They will soon forget us. Miss H.: Mercy, it is dreadful to get caught in such a position and I am sure Mr. Southworth saw us, he was looking right this way. Well, there are others. This isn't the first time an accident has queered me. But to have it happen where everybody could see. q 23

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a word and sneaked right off down street. We haven't seen him since. I-Iow did it happen, old man? Funk: Has she got you hooked, too? I've known her to have two at a time before now, but never room-mates before. 'F ess up, old boy. How was it? Harry fenteringj : That's why you couldn't go to the celebration is it? You're a slob, Tom Griswold. Good bye. I'll send for my things tomorrow. Fellows, I'm sorry to leave the house but I'll come back when I can room with a gentleman. G1'i.s'.: Hold on, I-Iarry, let me explain. You know I didn't mean- A South.: I don't care what you meant but I saw what you did. Explain? You can explain it to each other. I'll have nothing more to do with either of you. Explain to the door when I have gone. tExit, slamming the door.j Gris.: It's hard lines to have a man's best friend call him names like that, but 1,111 glad it's over. I did it all for his sake. It's saved him and I can be ,happy even if he doesn't ever speak to me again. You see how it was, don't you, fellows? I knew she wasn't worth the time he was wasting on her and tried to tell him so, but he wouldn't listen, so I undertook to prove it. Gosh, she's easier than I ever would have thought a girl could be. She's got good sense, though, if she wants to use it and she certainly can talk and I see where she got I-Iarry to thinking she was just about right. She can be just what she thinks a fellow wants her to be and puts up a speel to suit. I gave her the softest jolly I could put up. I didn't know how I could shine there, never having tried it before, you see. Well, it fetched her in about three shakes, with the bonfire episode happening in at just the right time. It's pretty bad on a fellow to have it come off before the whole school, co-eds and all, but I can bear it if it's going to pass Harry in his year's work and put him to digging on that debate. I Aimes: Put her here, old man. That's better than a Duchess for noble sacrifice and dramatic effects. , May: If the whole push of us had as much love for each other as you have shown, Tom, Delta Theta would mean a lot more than it does. Funk: Fellows, let's give a yell for Tom. One, two, three, All: Who are, Who are, Who are we? ' New York, New York, New York-e-e Uni-Uni-versi-te-e-e. , Griswold. Gris.: Thank you, fellows, thank you. I am glad you think I have done right and I only hope Harry will see it that way. I be- lieve he will, too, when he has cooled off a little. Of course it was mighty hard on him when everyone knew he had been rushing her all winter. I was glad the fellows didn't rub it in any worse by yelling for him. Tell him, when youget a chance, why I did it and I'm sure it will all turn out for the best. Here, 1et's have something. Here's the stuff. Open up that bottle of wine, Henry, and let's warm up and then turn in. Everybody get a hand in and we'll drink to the success of Delta Theta's latest stunt. Q All: And to Toni Griswold's. May such friendship be ever present in the old frat. u . . South. Qenteringj : Forgive me, Tom. You were right. .I see it all. fPicking up a glass.J Here's to the best fellow in the University. fAll drink. Curtaing 25