Phillips Exeter Academy - PEAN Yearbook (Exeter, NH)

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modern feature page which is the thing most Exonians especially appreciate in the Penn-at least most underclassmen-originated in this issue. There were too many pictures on each page, and they were too small, but it was a great advance. In the 1918 Penn the editors had expressed their wish that future boards would not use their Penn as the basis for another stereotyped form. The 1919 Peavz was surprisingly successful in heeding this advice. Although it held the Academy record for coming out late, this was due to a sincere desire to have this Perm a war memorial. A great deal of time and resources were spent to procure a picture of every Exonian who was killed in the war. It is gratifying and encouraging to see the effort which was put into this memorial. One can only hope that it was not in vain. At least the editors did not think it was. The artistic use of color cuts and divisors was very attractive. In fact, there are many interesting things in this annual. The religious life at Exeter is a thing which is not spoken of-not much discussed-not much given vent to, by the members of the school, and still it is the backbone of the school, and there is little which is not religious at the bottom. It is interesting that such an idea should have found its way into yearbook writing. It is the occasional emergence of such ideas which gives an indication of what perceptive and consequently more realistic Writing can be. For the first time there was a story on the Exeter Chapter of Cum Laude. While Cum Laude may not deserve the importance which many of its members would like to think, nonetheless it is indicative of something more than diligence and easy courses. It was time that this society, the only organization which explicitly represents the most important side of Exeter, was recognized in the Pean. The editors apologized for the curtailment of the Peril. They necdn't have. Cartoons, photographs, and stories, well chosen and well arranged combined to make this section very amusing, and on a surprisingly high plane too. Ye Wonderful Towne of Exeter? . After a few boring introductory remarks this story continues with a quote from the Bulletin- It contains about 5,000 inhabitants, has a valuable Public Library, an endowed seminary for girls, good public schools, wide streets shaded by beautiful elms, and many other attractions which make it a desirable place of residence. It has long been known for the refinement and culture of its citizens, and for the liberality and public spirit of its citizens . . . etc. The most erudite editorial was a discussion of osculation- its advantages and disadvantages. Witli black and gold predominating, the 1920 Perm was published. lt was not up to the standard of the last two. The greatest retrogression was in the editorial department. The editorials this year are shorter, perhaps through the laziness of the authors, or perhaps because, through experience, we have come The Pool Room Association of 1893. Now Grant's Pharmacy 0. -fr , .fir Mai is :si if t f f X are 1 'K f 0 .55 . l

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e Lamont .-Xrt Gallery as a dining hall. The Mandolin Club. real addition: a ten page section of scenics of the school. One page towards the end of the book caught our eyes. It was Rudyard Kipling's IF.', Not a bad choice for the end of a year- book. There is a street, almost an alley, of shops, a colorful bazaar, crowded with moving, mill- ing masses. lfakirs cry their wares in the center of the square, near a fountain where goats drink and darkskinned ragamufI'ins paddle. From be- hind counters, shopkeepers wheedle and caiole the passerby. Y ou are attracted finally, by an oddly informed mirror and allow it to be press- ed upon you. When you examine it, the image reflected is your own, yet altered greatly. You have lost weight, gained color, force. The makers of the mirror will assure you that, though the polish may become finger-printed and the carved back chipped, the gay, bantering, youthful procession which Hows through the mirror will never change, the Exeter scenes will always attract. This was the forward to the 1924 edition, and perhaps the most creative writing in any Penn. The senior editorial also reflected maturity, originality, and quality. Be- fore we are drawn into the stream of college life, there either to be whirled or lulled into this same blindness to our opportunities, we shall acknowledge our indebtedness to lffxeter. Our debt is paid, we are free-to forget. The 1925 PC1111 was a step backward. Unfortu- nately the next three Penny continued this back- ward progress. At least they made no forward achievements. lt is with relief that we observe that through all this turmoil and uproar the Mandolin Club managed to keep its head above water. One thing of a more serious nature, how- ever, is worth citing- The school is an old library where one reads of former heroes and time-worn traditions, the school is a busy mar- ket-place where strangers pass and friends are greeted, the school is a quiet abbey where serious-faced workers perform their devotions, the school is a playground where only shouts of mirth and laughter are heard, the school is a well-drilled army, used to obedience and the monotony of a scheduled life, the school is a turbulent mob, united only in their applause of