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

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THE QUILL for 1916 The Class History N the midst of our garden ,there once grew a rose f ll of roses and in the loveliest of them all tree u , lived a nymph, so tiny that human eye could hardly discern ber. She had a snug little room behind every petal of the rose, and a most delicious scent there was within. How lovely and transparent were the walls, for they were shaded in the most beautiful of rose colors. p All' day long, the little- nymph revelled in the sunshine, flew from flower to flower, and danced on the wings of fluttering butterflies. She would peep here and there in various class-rooms to see if her Ossining friends were happy, for she loved them all. One day, before she came to the end of her routine, the sun went down, for she had begun rather late. It became very cold, the dew fell, and the wind blewg it was high time for her to get home. She hurried as much as she ever could, but the rose had shut itself up, and she could not get in. The poor little rose nymph was dreadfully frightened, for she had never been out in the night, and had always slept safely behind her cozy rose- leaves. Here and there she fluttered, until her tiny W11'lgS could work no longer. A big gust of wind whisked her up into the air, and then she dropped into the midst of a strange garden. She looked about and was wondering wh-ere she could be, when, Welcome, my dear cousin, said the Sweet-pea Ezlgvlgh-t Eo1u seem fatigued, and I will call my rs o ep you. ' UNO, answered the Rose, my time seems t0 have '9XPiI'60l, for I have bloomed in Ofladness all mils year- The sun shone and warmed nie, and the ill' llgefreshed me. I drank the pure dew and the SS rain, and I lived, I breathed. But, to-day, and here I have been thrown, the sport of the 38 before my labors were complete, I found myself lost, eur-

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THE UILL or 1916 rents of wind Moreover my Journey has been so strenuous that It IS more than I have been able to endure and I find myself becoming more numb and cold Time seems to be flying but before my strength has gone I must reveal to you the secret which I have so carefully guarded for now it falls to your lot to carry on the work which I am leavmg My Ossming friends were ever joyous and in their gatherings I soon found that leaders had been chosen Luc1le Walker as president Helen Louise Wicks as vice president Majel Reeve secretary and Katharine Stamm treasurer To make their meet 1ng more complete they swore to the motto Esse quam Vld6F1 and sealed the bond with pretty Toyland vvhich the older SISICTS arranged for the Juniors and interesting were the characters such as Little Bo Peep Jack and Jill Mother Goose and many others With the coming of spring my friends decided to arrange for the Seniors a table filled with the gayest of posies But this was not enough as another event was soon to take place a most delightful hay ride to a little farm far in the woods There were so many gay and happy times that my life was filled to the utmost At this her voice became weaker the color seemed to fade from her cheeks and her eyes closed Do not grieve dear Rose nymph replied the Sweet-pea, for I will carry on the work which you have assigned me. Then, out of the earth there arose a power within her, from above there came down strength, and the Sweet-pea nymph started on her journey with this errand to fulfill. At first, her road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, then on through gardens of many colored flowers. Soon she stopped, and seated herself among them, and a great desire caused her to bend over the one pretty bud which so attracted her attention. To her surprise, it opened with a pop, and there, in the mid- dle of the flower, upon green velvet stamens, 'sat a little maiden, most delicate and graceful to behold. At first the nymph was startled that such a thing could have happened, but soon she found courage enough to ask, May I come to see you, for I am so tired and have travelled such a distance. Please give 39 ' 9 , C I . 0 , . , I 0 , 9 66 I O I O O . . I L A , C Q , O . I , I O I I , I - - 1 I 3 0 ' . CG - a s V O I O circlets of I amethyst and gold. Next came a trip to C 99 V ' . a L 9 c ' 9 c ' al c 3 f ' 5 E a 9 66 I . O I Al i K I , I . - . 2 . 9 , X 99 X . . 5 . 3 , . CG ' 99 ' K 9 7