Wellesley College - Legenda Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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4- 5- 7- lO. 17- iS. 19. 20. Appearance of society invitations. Subdued murmurs of excitement. Thev tell me she had four. vSection books come out. Noticeably large attendance at Chapel. Professor Coman lectures on the • Land of the Czars. Rev. W ' m. P. Aferrill preaches in the Chapel. Piano recital bv Carl Faelten. A Freshman asks for a can of ' ' incandescent milk. Reading in Chapel bv Kate Douglas Wiggin. Cheer gi en worse than usual, — if possible. Sophomore class social. Ninetv-.Seven has the pleasure of A Thousantl and One Xights in one evening. A Legexda literary editor incpiiries the joke connected with •■ After us, the deluge. ]VIiss Knox lectures on Ja])an, in the Cha])el. Rev. Mr. liamilton, of R()xl ur . preaches. Concert of chamber music bv the Kuntz vString (Quartette. Shadv ' s shadow is seen no more, but •• Kentucky we always have with us.

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23. Editor in Chief of the I.i;(;i; i). I ' x.nrd has just found a point lo one of ' 9-l ' s r i;(;i:M A jokes. 25. Free Press article ur es the students to sludx Rolierts ' Rules of Order. Would it not be better if ' 97 lirst mastered the Colle e regula- tions, since she seenis to be obli j ed to send foi- them for class elections ? 27. Mrs. Margaret Deland reads in the Chai el. 28. Rev. C. II. Richards, of I ' hiladelphia. preaches. 29. A Junior-History Student, staudin before the ICliot oak, observes that she is so glad to see the Old Charter Oak. 30. A Senior reinaiks to the Class President: think you were right not to cast the decisive Note, because the class was so evenlv divided. 31. All Halloween. Celebrated in Main building by a mum suppei . (All praise be gi en to its originatcn . ) Anti-slang society formed next day at a certain table. C uery : ••Will all their meals be •mum? ' Venus de Milo wears an apron, Ilairiet Martineau takes to rouging, and the alligator and turtle in the fifth floor center chase each other downstairs.

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21. Tlie editor sat in her study chair. And thoughtfully chewed her pen ; She knew that once she had made a joke, And she tried to remember when. And as she sat and dozed away. And fell into sleep profound, She thought the Legend. was already out, And pleased the country round. And then she dreamed that with laurel crowned She passed from this earth away, While little jokes, like cherubs sweet, Around her l)row did play. She awoke with a start, and rubbed b.cr eyes; She looked around with a stare; She found she sat, with the little jokes down. Alone in her studj ' chair. — Wcllcsley Rhymes. 33. Senior (at sale of art photographs) : ' ' . re there any madonnas here. ' Sophomore: ' ' O ves ; Venns de Mih). and all the others. 2 . No, savs a good .society member, as a certain candidate for meinlK r- ship is being discussed. I cannot reconmiend her; her moral character is weak, — she sews on vSimday. 36. Lecture bv Rev. George Knox on the war between Japan and China. 2 ' $s. Thanksgiving vacation begins at 13.30 — not before. 39. Visitor in front of library door: I didn ' t know you had a billiard room. 30. Game called at 1.30. • ' Did you miss your train. ' 23