Wellesley College - Legenda Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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the Seniors wear black gowns. Miss W. — Such eloquence I never heard. You ought to write Welleslej ' news for the iWa ' York Journal. Cheer up, there ' s a whole long 3 ' ear ahead of you ; and as tor our Junior play, you seem to think there ' s only one class in College. I know are very I ' ve Miss W. — Prey 1 We did keep our eye on them Tree Day eve, and on you, too, for that matter. I ' ll go to the C. A. recep- tion if you ' ll take me as a pig-tailed Freshman, with the others you ' ll have in tow. But, seriousl} ' , wh} ' did you come back so earl} ' ? Miss S. — Because I didn ' t like to lose an hour of my last 3 ' ear. You don ' t know what it ' s like to realize that you will only go to one more C. A. reception, and one more Field Day (though they ' ve given up the potato race, my specialty), and one more Junior play (hope yours will be good), and one more Ice Carnival, and Glee Club Concert, and Float, and May Day, and Tree Day, and Commencement things. Think of not going to any more Barnswallows, or barn dances, or spreads, or moon- light rows on the lake, no more sing ing on the chapel steps . O , it ' s a very appro- priate thing to have - you -» »•- V r a n d ; Th». »V o-r». .s. ,»«v« sp iwUij heard of your Field Day cup, and your eight Durant scholars, and your star crew, aad your peaceful class meetings, until I wish the} ' were 23

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On the 5,30 from Boston Time. — The afternoon of September 17, 1901. Place. — The Boston train to Wellesley. Persons.- — Miss Ei.Eanor Symonds, 1902. Miss Helen Whipple, 1903. Miss Mary Stevenson, 1904. Miss Margaret Bradford, 1905. I Miss Symonds. |Why, Helen! Miss Whipple. J Whv, Eleanor I I am so glad to see you ! Miss W. Miss S. Miss S. — There ' s a vacant seat we can take. Did you have a good summer? You ' re as brown as you were at Nahant last Easter. How did you happen to come so early ? Miss W. — ell, you see, I thought the Freshmen needed me. Having been through homesickness and exams myself, I know just how to guide, philosophize, befriend. But what brings you here so early ? Are you going to be a mother to all of 1905 ? Miss S. — I ' m going to be a mother to the poor children you won ' t know when you ' re introduced the third time, and that throws half the class on my shoulders. I see you comforting F ' reshmen, Helen Whipple ! You ' ll go driving, wheeling, trolleying, canoeing, golfing, all day long ; but you won ' t speak to a forlorn, red-eyed Freshman unless it ' s to ask her for the salt at luncheon. You 1903 ' s wasted all your attentions on 1904, our rightful

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bottled in your own class spirit. You even congratulate Wellesley upon having such a strong class to start student government. Wait until you see our forensic burning — only you won ' t see it. Mi.SS S. — I ' m afraid we are a little outspoken in our family pride, Nell ; but you 1903 ' s are so belligerent. I never knew such a fighting class, unless it was 1904. You were weak enough as Freshmen, too. I do hope, at any rate, you will teach 1905 to keep off the Art Building walk when they are coming from Bible, and not make any of us walk in the road. Miss V. —We ' ll tell them the math teachers are on the lookout for such delinquencies. By the wa) ' , Eleanor, are forensics very bad ? You were all so broken down the morning your third went in tliat I nearly took debates. Miss S. — They ' re not tlie hob- goblins they ' re painted. That ' s an- other tragic thing, Xell. Think of your education being in one sense ended next June ! Miss W. — I ' m glad enough the evil day is two years ahead for me, though I can ' t say I intend to spend the whole time in the library. That jnnk-cheeked P ' reshman with Mary Stevenson over there probably does. How well Mary looks ! Yon are rested, lileanor. For pity ' s sake stay off some , - , .,g J - CL - of vonr thousand committees and don ' t Pit. W t(v t tK s 0. . ,.,v VKt. get dragged out next June. Remem- •c-tUc« tv accK tVC%.Vv «.v«, ber your family and friends. Miss v ' . — The girls who don ' t do commiitee woik seem just as busy and tired as the others. I ' d like to be that Freshman and have my whole course over again, even if I made the same mistakes. Mary is probably telling her how to avoid them. Oh ! but she was homesick about a vear ago to-dav. But tell me about Maine. Did vou learn to sail the cat boat alone? 24