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6 THE SENIOR ANNUAL The steps of time at this hour calms forth and with his balmy ibreath breathed a spell uxpon these spirits. The miagic spell spoke to all 'felllow-spirits 'through the Studenit's Voice. 'Phe juniors gave valualblfe support to -this literary -organ 'bothi thiroruiglh the band-edi- tors and reporters. Many ifialbulous 'tales and poems fell from their pens. A decree spread through the Hall for legends. It was then that this tribe w'on -their lbaniner. Their 'fprodiigy of learningj Pixie Price, lead the banfd in ora- tory. 'There is a younig fellow nam-ed Price Whose speeches did all suffice To wini for him fame Mownney, medal and name This most oratorical Pricef Th-e god janufs aided them. in their enjoyment by artful cle- sign and led U16111 in a sleigh-ride partv to the home ot Glenn Logan. 'llh-e oak sighed. The -leaves took another View and continueldz Lie patient yet a little while tor the Danld i's'gathe1r1.ng again and it seems for the last time, for the great Riajahi has SL1.I'l'l1'l1OIlCLl them Lu the iiigln-est seat in the 1-ialfl and named t-hem 5en.1ors. Plainly can the seen' thirty-lfour almost grown up pixies. 'Their Joy knows no lJound's 'for are they not making reatiy tor that day-yes-this day when they go out 'to join the mnumeralble host that has gone oeiore initio the 'City of their Desires' Once more they look to Uhiet Arthur to lead them to- the go-al. Une pixie lass, 1'ri.ncess Gertrude, becomes convinced that her 1 I'lI1'C4C'L1l'li3..lWII1'l'l1g has arrived and lightly trips away with him. An- other Lumy, the 'Ball l'rince,' .grown weary trom toil in the 'Uesert of Waiting' 'seeks al new lanid off chiairwms. Now, today, 'but thirty-two ar-e lelirt, to fa-ce the weal or woe of this Fairy-Land. Their Anfnuual, the Charm Book of the Bansd has been a source of dlelight and pleasure in itself and is a momento- of their last year wifthlin Minerv-a's Walls. ln lit the indii.vidua.lI p'ixies are pictureqd, some of their mysterious doings given, while their predominating chara-c'teris'dics here are 'borne .forth in the diimf eve of this Cofm- imeincement Clay. ' They leave as a gift to the Hall, a relief cast of 'Washingtoin Cirossinwg the Deilawlare' This will it is 'hop-ed, lbe a slighlt token showing the 'high regard in ewhfich they hold Minuervas Hall. Anld now the shaaldow of a sigh, Has- all but made my story P 'Tis happy Pixie days gone by, Anid valnished Pixie glory- Ilt sh-aull n-ot touch with breath -of bale ' The pleasaince of to-morrow'-si tale.
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THE SENIOR ANNUAL 5 Albout this time their Ohief waved his magic wand and forth came three spiritely elves, Leo 'Cu1lilen, Gus Kuhn and Claude Switzer to serve on the 'ball team and win. laurels for the band. Of tihiese but one, Claulde, shall tarries to make good his vaunt. 'I wianit to be a Captain- A :brave young freshy sighed' He played ia game of bias-e-ball' And his wi-sh -was gratified. ' Here the leaves paused, rustled as they looked exultanftly upon the glorious plac-e, and again resumed the story with prifde and greagt satisfaction, pride in the 'bands 'history and satisfaction in its crowning glory. One day in thie waning of summer the Ruling Rajah called them back from the sumlmeris tr.ip to vacation Land anld bade t'hem eneter the Halls, as Sophlomores, lforty-six strong. Ten pygmies had wranfdered too fair infto 'the Desert off WIaiting anad did not return. A new Chief was chosen whose colgnomen, Boyd S'tepl1ensoin, l1a,d but to lbe knorwn Ito infsuire a victory. With the loss- of their code a new Constitution was formed an-d 'the colors, Royal Puhple and Cream gave t'hem a idis'dincti'on quite their o-win. Thne second semees- ter tlhe batnmd -re-called their former chief Arthur and made prepara- tions to enter the prelim-ihxary ovratorical contest, vwifth three confteslt- ants. The honor of third place fell to the chief. The 'base-ball team again held 'charms Ifor five off the bland, so Zulmy and Mac claim- ed their sfh-anes of all s-poils. It was basket-ball where they once more foun.d deligihft. I 'lull l'lllv.ai T . llnimll 1 I 'A gophomone, a thing uniqu-e Is surely from the an-cient Greek, A second-yealr -man, a v-ery wise fool Who 'lingers yet in llearin2ing's schoolf The leaves nested. The oafk still attentive anid listening knew that Silence is golden, and 't'h.alt, the windows of lMinerva's Hall being open, his seinftry must be deep in m-elditaltion. Sure -enough for nexlt he hears After a nec'lconin.g in the rthronle-room of the Great Rajah, it wals found 'that 'eight off the former nlumlber lhuad gone to the City of their Desires' beyond fthe r-eallm of the Goidldess Minerva. A-n elfin band of thirty-eighlt stu-rdy Juniours hrailed the imp-erial halls as the -best haunts sinoel their admission. It is hlere we see 'thie mettle of the tribe, lboth in the mlysrteri- ous workings of the Hall anid in the councils of the elfs ltlietnrselve-s. With 'Gus Kulhn as' lc'hie'f, directing all kinldned' souls, everything 'auto' lbe for exoelllence. A thousanld memories :appear as sip-ectrves of 'the mind wh-en the Pin Scrap 'threaltens the 'dissolluftliofn of 'the ties that hind them in unlison. The 'Anti Pins' and 'th-e 'Pins' lfinld ibut the image of regnet in the ,gracious memory now that it is past.
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