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THE PIONEER. 11 —Friday, Jan. 22, the young men held their preliminary contest in declamation, resulting in the choice of Eaton, Cook, Jas. Killam, Ilawes and Samuel Killam, as participants in the com¬ ing Prize Declamation Contest. —Members of the Freshman class in Latin are still wading through verbs of the third conjuga¬ tion, but ai’e coming bravely out, and the good marks are beginning to outnumber the bad ones. Need it be said that the girls lead? —The drill of this year promises to be very good, so far as the manual is concerned. The marching will have to be improved greatly in order to be passable. The superiority of the manual over the marching is occasioned by con¬ stant practice, marching being beyond our sphere. A drill hall for the use of the company would be greatly appreciated ; it would ensure better re¬ sults on “Field Day.” “ Every man, unless he believes that he fell from the chouds, or that the beginning of the world dates from the day of his own birth, should take pains to become acquainted with what has taken place at other times and in other countries.” FEBRUARY FOSSILS. O spirit, say, what will it be When faith becomes reality, Anti virtue’s cause is won? A firmer faith in higher laws, A strength renewed, a nobler cause, A grander strife begun. — Ex. L’ENVOY To sermonize was not my first intent, A8 into measured lines my thought I traced. But if, indeed, my words afford a theme “ To point a moral or adorn a tale,” This is the sermon 1 would have them preach : Strive for thyself the nobler truths to reach, Courage be thine to advocate the right, Strength be thy plume, and faith thine armor bright. Peace be thine aim, but in the need fear not To bear strong hand and heart to right the hurt. And over all be guided by a true ideal. Fred E. Kimball. UNDER THE STARS. High from the window her soft voice is floating, Like some faint perfume pervading the air, While all the zephyrs their gauze wings devoting Hasten exultant the sweet tones to bear. Hither they bring them to me who am waiting, — Waiting unseen in the black of the night; Here witli my face to the gate’s iron grating, Watching her there mid her halo of light. Oh, if she knew with what thirst I am drinking Each wafted strain, would she bid me depart? Oh, if she dreamt how each soft note is sinking Into my soul, could she still shut her heart? — Brunonian. After-dinner speeches are sometimes treacher¬ ous. Things get mixed, and ideas flow faster than words. The following is an instance : In comparing the literary merits of Dickens and Thackeray, an after-dinner orator in London said: “Its the wonderful insight into human nature that Dickens gets the pull over Thackeray ; but on t’other hand, it’s in the brilliant shafts of satire, t’gether with a keen sense of humor, that Dickey gets the pull over Thackens. It’s just this : Shickery is the humorist and Dackens the satirist. But, after all, its absurd to instoot any comparison between Dackery and Thickens.” — Highlander. UNREASONABLE. She wore a long ulster and new style crush hat, A turnover collar and bright red cravat, And then was offended and sent my ring back Because, in the dusk, I mistook her for Jack. — Brunonian. “ Sweet maid,” said he, “ I ask of thee To fly, to fly, to fly with me.” “ Young fellow,” said she, “ Now don’t you be Too fly, too flv, too fly with me.” —Ex. Prison Warden—“The dinner order from Del- monico’s has come. Take it to the prisoner who killed a man.” Assistant — “All right. Who is this bread and water for?” Warden—“That’s for the man who stole a ham.”
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10 TIIE PIONEER. Richard Lewis is at present engaged in busi¬ ness in Boston. ’90 Miss Grace Sweetser is at Wellesley College. Harry K. Barrows is at the Institute of Tech¬ nology. Edward W. Bancroft is at Phillip’s Academ}’ preparing for college. Arthur J. Davis is at the Berkley School in Boston preparing for the Institute of Technology. ’91 Wilfred Bancroft is taking a course of study in Bryant and Stratton’s Commercial School. Leon G. Bent is working with the firm of G. W. Bent Co. Miss Gertrude Dempsey is studying at the Salem Normal School. Elmer Robinson is in the English High School of Boston, where he is fitting for the Institute of Technology. In the Battalion he has the office of sergeant in Company A. Henry Sanborn entered Dartmouth College last fall. He is now teaching school at Green River, Vermont. He expects to continue his studies later. Miss Frances Smith is studying at the English High School of Boston. M iss Fanny Hatfield and Miss Bertha Roberts are both employed in the post-office. W. S. Phillips is with the firm of A. Shuman Co., Boston. Sydney Manning is working with J. H. Simp¬ son of this town. Harry Fames is working at his father’s store in this town. Mr. W. R. Butler, who was formerly connected with this school, was engaged last fall as princi¬ pal of the Waltham High School. Up in tlie parlor the young folks sat Witli each hour their words grew sweeter, While her father grim with a lantern dim, Sat down in the cellar and swore with vim, As he watched each skip of the meter.” —North western. LOCALS. —The pupils have much enjoyed the excellent skating. -—“ Is this cold enough for you?’’ is the usuual morning salutation. —Wanted. —More than one mirror for the young ladies’ dressing room. —There will be a course of entertainments given this winter, under the supervision of the Reading High School. —Mr. Bradford, the music teacher, has been ill and consequently has not been able to make his customary visit to the high school. —The captains of Companies A and D have been changed. Miss Blanche Copeland takes Company A and Miss Grace Parker Company D. —The Sophomore and Freshman classes re¬ cently took the same examination in Algebra, the result being displeasing to the former, credi¬ table to the latter. -—Is anyone desirous cf giving away a fine piano? If so, let him box it up and send it along. We will give him honorable mention in the columns of the Pioneer. —A patent scavenger” is no longer needed. Each desk bears its own burden of crumbs, and one may now walk up the aisle without stepping on “ that goodly article, butter.” — A large aperture in one of the windows has been letting in a little more fresh air than is desirable. The culprit was evidently a firm believer in oxygen for the public schools. —Problem.—Can four persons do a piece of work intended lor ten in the same time and with no more expenditure of patience? Ans.—No ! The assistant editors will please bear this in mind. —Thursday, Feb. 4, a prize drill was held in place of the usual exercises. Lieut. Hill com¬ manded, and Lieut. Barrows and Sergeant Glea¬ son acted as judges. After a short but sharp contest, Private Killam was awarded the first prize, and Sergeant Beaudry the second.
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