University of Nanking - Linguist Yearbook (Nanking, China)

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90 THE YEA R For they eneh one got an stocking, Full of things for them to eat. And they clapped their hands and tluinked us For such a Christnms treat. A Some of our l'hrishnus Guests January second. Vacations are grand institutions. hnt it is rather alnrniing hon' mueh Chinese one can forget in ten days. Today the second term began, and we, the October Class, proudly spoke of ourselves as old students for the Junimry class of newcomers introduced themselves. We could tell them feeliugly, All the beginnings are hard, but there is nothing under heaven an earnest man need fear. January fifth. Szrturclay Prayer serviee ilmugurated for our teachers, over half of whom ure not Christians. January eighth. One wandering into school a hit earlier thnn usnnl on the bright morning of January eighth. might have been surprised to see some evidently serious-minded people engaged in decorating two chairs with red

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THE LINGUIST Of course we used phonetics In writing our Chinese. A composition we had to write, One hundred words, if you please The second day we had exams. Two things we had to dog To make a speech in Chinese, And to read some Chinese too. And then exams were over, Such happy folks were we. For all things now were ready For our annual Christmas Tree' At two o'eloeli our guests arrived. It was a pretty' sight, To see the teachers with their wives, And the kids in colors bright. The first thing on our program Was a little Christmas play, Given by the first year students, Of the very first Christmas Day, When the Wise men and the Shepherds To an humble stable came. To see the Baby Jesus, And to praise His holy Name. Then the teachers took the platform And invited us to see, The eleverest of littlc plays- You should have seen Mr. L00 Then the beggar and the amuh Were very, very fine-A Indeed, all the characters VVere splendid in their liIl0- And when the play was over. We had o11r Christmas TF00- Then all the little children Were as happy as could be.

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THE LINGUIST 91 festoons as if preparing for the arrival of very important personages. The flil' of mystery pervading the classroom was intensified by the little hearts Sally scattered about on the lines where usually the phonetieiscd new Words of the day rest in solemn dignity. What did it all mean? It was all quite clear when Dorothy Lloyd and Deacon Helfrich arrived together. The Meigs Hall girls could not be restrained from bursting into song, the lloise of which was only exceeded by the popping of a great bunch of Hreeraekers which Lao Ton carried through the classroom, the sparkling end to a truly momentous and joyous occasion. V an 5 lil! W 'l 3 an i - i January ninth. Big day! Character writing begun! Given ten or twenty assorted lines, make a word. When you realize with sorrow that one w21YWfll'd lille changes big to day, you understand at last why yOU S0 Often found Hflwbhel' man 's collars in your laundry at home. ' January tenth. Today the class decided to use class funds t-0 Pl'0VidG 8, volley ball court and ball especially for the teachers who are becoming lllcfeilsingly interested in out door sports. ' January-eleventh. With the new year came new officers, Who? Read and know.