Ossining School for Girls - Quill Yearbook (Ossining, NY)

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THE QUILL for 1916 Elinor C.-- I believe in Woman's Rights. Helen H.- Th-en you think every woman should have a vote? Elinor C.- No, but I think every woman should have a voter. A Southerner, hearing a great commotion in his chicken-house one dark night, took his revolver and Went to investigate. A Who's there? he sternly demanded, as he opened the door. No answer. Who's there? Answer or I'11 shoot. A trembling voice from the farthest corner- Deed, sur, aint nobody hyah 'ceptin' us chickens. Maude fquoting Milton's Ode on His Blind- ness J- Doth God exact 'child labor,' light denied, I fondly asked. .i.. Corrinne, writing quotations from L'Allegro. Come and strip it as you go, On the light fantastic toe. -1 Ruth Thomas- Ted went from the Club, a full member. -1.1.1. O Miriam Chadeayne- He had a wooden leg, which he got at the Battle of Camperdownf' ll2 .5 5 3 E -4 . . ...4t...aQs:i2--- 4 i i .Q 5 5 5 Q 4

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THE QUILL for 1916 1 41 Il , , Alice Decevee- Someone said today, Mary, that she thought you were conccitcdf' Mary Boas- Why! I'm not either-I don't think I'm half as good-looking as I am. First- How long have you been learning to skate? Second- Oh, about a dozen sittings. First tdiscussing uniformsb- Did you sign the petition last year? Second- Yes, but I thought I'd graduate. Aunt Mary fhorriliedj- Good gracious, Harold, what would your mother say if she saw you smoking cigarettes? y Harold fcalmlyl- She'd have a fit. They're her cigarettes. .-....-.i....- Mrs. Hohm- What is your name ? Applicant for Cookship- Miss Arlington. Mrs. Hohm-- Do you expect to be called 'Miss Arlington ?' Applicant- No, ma'am, not if you have an alarm clock in my room. A girl looked calmly at a caller one evening and remarked- George, as it is leap year-- The caller turned pale. As it is leap-year--, she continued, and you've been calling regularly now four nights a week, for a long time, George, I propose- Pm not in a position to marry on my salary, Grace, George interrupted. I know that, George, the girl pursued, and SO, as it is leap year, I thought I'd propose that you lay off and give some of the more eligible fellows H chance. 111

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N gk. 'Wa Wa umm, Nhe ner. riemf' Btind- :-fnzel. egr0.' :full 1108 THE QUILL for 1916 ,J Faculty Scandal Very peculiar things have been happening around this school lately. Just before dark, one night, Miss Varley and Miss Drost stole from the school, even though the sky was a study in Brown. They hurried over valley and Underhill and soon stopped at a winding and Bent-ley to bathe their faces, and drink ofthe nearby stream. Now the cause of their quick ,departure is hardly one that they would con- fide to the pupils placed under their charge. Buy means of Graff-t they appropriated the missionary funds, An-Drew at check. No-w, with a guilty con- science, they hid in the shrubbery near the stream. Soon they heard the cracking of underbrush, then the heavy tread of a man. Then, alight flashed, and they crouched closer together. They managed to get up courage, peered out and saw a 'Provost with a club and lantern searching in all the dark corners, creat- ing a most Rembrandt-like effect. Thanks to the oil giving out, the brilliant light flashing from the Wicks flickered and was gone., The Provost, Fuller than usual strolled out into the darkness. Shivering with fright, they at last repented the crime they had attempted, but stayed in this miserable place until they saw bright colors resting on the near mountain top, and they heard the Phebe singing on a high bough. Then, summoning up their courage, they crept forth to return home. 'Coming down the road, they saw Thompson, a French Percin, returning from the grocery store with Hammond eggs. In Order to avoid him, theyturned off on a side road, but stopped on the way resolving to turn over a new leaf and Naramore venture, out when the lights Arlaud.,' 113