St Johns College - Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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That That That That That That That That That That That That That That That That That That That That That Why How TfVhy Why Do You Realize aw C-feneralw Grant Wrote the Rat Tat? Beard is the best gouger in College? Bradley and Hutchins are reformers? Smith QA. is a special Freshman? Grant is from Alpha? Clark is an orator? Mudd never plays cards? Cronin is the smartest man in College? Townshend is the most beautiful singer? Fox has a red nose? Punch has been divorced from Judy? Cronk is a good mistake? Pip Tilghman is a sergeant? Johnny Chew can't teach Freshmen Math? the Frog has crooked legs? Blecker is going to be Major? Cummins has a bad case? Wilmer Will Hcluck ? Padgett is bow-legged? Garey is smart in Chemistry? the junior Class is highftoned? Galbreath likes the Seniors? 4'Tommy Fell can live on his salary? Pokey,' doesn't marry? Garver, Jack, Davis and lsaac are not in the Faculty? What is the matter with the Prep. School? That Stick is a victim of circumstances? That you can't fool Neevvy? That if you idon't, you're blind? 178

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9?- CHORUS The Old Nickel Math-Bell - QT0 the Mme of The Old Oaken Bucleetfj How sweet to the ear is the sound of the math-bell, Which calls us from moments more pleasantly spent. To cosines, to tangents, and oft to our death-knell, Right up to the room where we ougtn't to went. The high, shiny forehead, the Prof. who can sport it, The table, the blackboard, where johnny Chew stands And if we don't know it, his book will report it, That little black book, which he holds in his hands. The old nickel math-bell, the blamed 'lectric math-bell, Which calls us to lessons we all know so well. S ..-,,Wm.,,, , :,,.,.. ., TM., f f r I I I I I I I I Il X I 9- I I I I I I I I L. I I I I I I 'fp I I lQThe second staanza will be in next yeavfs Rat Tat. D 177 I

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I I I -unfi- I .xp I I I I I-If-X I I I I , I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I II Ev I ! I I I I I I I I I I I I 5. I I I I I . I I I I I I I I I. I I I '+- I I I I I '-s. f I I I , . Book Review Q, HELEMENTS OE LGGICY' One of the most interesting pieces of light literature or notion that has come into our hands for some time is Elements of Logic, published by Butler, Sheldon Sz Company. Throughout, this work abounds in the most sparkling wit. It is quite hard to contain oneself as the author proves his absurdities for us. We shall give two of these syllogisms, as the author calls them. We never heard the term before, but are sure that the street boys will adopt it and will begin to shout, Syllogism yourself. Nothing is better than wisdom. Bread is better than nothing. . Ergo. Bread isbetter than wisdomf, Or, No cat has two tails. Every cat has one more tail than no cat. Ergo. Every cat has three tails. There are also four little jingles which we are sure will become soon nursery rhymes, and instead of our babies shouting ' I 4'Old mother hubbard VV'ent to the cupboard, they will cry joyouslyj V Barbara celarant parii ferioquepuoris, - Cesare camestres festino baroko secundee, Tertia darapti desamis dalisi felapton, Bokardo fersison habetg quarta insuper addet, Bramantip, camenes demaris, fes apo fresisonf' . Its extreme simplicity Will, no doubt, appeal to all of the readers. And let us say here that no verses can be surer of posterity than those which are preserved in the nursery. ' The diction of this work should recommend itself to careful mothers and teachers for the child's first reading, for seldom do words of more than fifteen syllables occur. We predict a great success for this book in this line also. 179