Wellesley College - Legenda Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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The Rime of the Frightened Sophomore (IN TWO PARTS) PART I A scared 1903 meetcth three gallants, bidden to a council meeting and de- taineth one. The faculty is spell- bound by the eye of the poor forlorn Miss, and con- strained to hear her tale. It is a much scared Sophomore, And she stoppeth one of three. By thy tear-stained face and blood-shot eye, Now wherefore stopp ' st thou me ? The council ' s doors are opened wide, And I must haste therein ; They are all met, and each is set : May ' st hear them chin and chin. She holds her with a trembling hand, Where is my spade, quoth she, Hold off! unhand me, meddling loon ! Eftsoons her hand drops she. She holds her with her blood-shot eye — The faculty stands still, She listens like a three years ' child ; The Sophomore hath her will. The faculty sits on a stone : She cannot go before ; And thus speaks on that frightened Miss, That red-eyed Sophomore. 27

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% Miss S. — Well, sometimes there are reasons. But the Barnswallows dance I was telling you about conies soon, and the Sophomores give you a grand reception in October, and the Juniors give you a play. They are going to have it before Christmas this year, to make up for the lateness of their reception to us. That ' s the see saw way they always do things. Field Day is coming along, too, and Hallowe ' en. Why, you will be packing your trunk for the Christmas vacation in no time I Miss B. —It seems very far off now : I wish it didn ' t seem so far off. Don ' t Freshmen have to study all the time? Father was afraid I should have to work too hard, but brother said if Wellesley was anything like Smith he guessed we needn ' t worry. Miss S. — Of covtrse you will have to work, or wliy sliould you come to college ? But all the good times seem twice as pleasant because of it, and you needn ' t worry about math. Hardly any of us flunked, though, of course, 1904 is an especially good class. I ' m so glad you enter on certificate. Miss B. — All my teachers gave me special recommen- dations, and I have a certificate of health. Shall I show them to my new teachers, or shall I send them to Miss Hazard? Miss S. — You needn ' t do either; your work will speak tor itself. By the way, do you see that tall girl in a blue shirtwaist? She ' s a Senior — Eleanor Symonds. Miss B. — Is she a Senior? Oh! I ' ve always longed to see a Senior. She doesn ' t look very old. Is that another Senior with her? They seem to be ha ' ing a very good time. Miss S. — They are. It ' s sncli fun to get back! No; that ' s a She ' s the best dancer in college and she 3h domn ' i loo ( uer(j clci Junior — Helen Whipple skates beautifully. Miss B. — I can dance the two-step, but I can ' t dance the waltz very well. I didn ' t think they would dance at college. How can they, when there aren ' t any men? Miss S. — Dancing without men is one of the least surprising things we do here. But we ' re almost there! Now remember those bits of advice I gave you, and, above all things, don ' t confide in anyone but , Sophomores. Here we are! Come this way, I ' ll see you safely to© College Hall. Oh, Ruth! A. S. 26

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The Sophomore tells how the class cheered and the Freshmen appeared. The detained heareth the call to order, but the Soph- omore continueth her tale. The Sophomores chased by Freshmen. The spade stolen, though no living thing was seen. The class had cheered, the campus cleared ; Merrily did we hop Upon the grass, upon the hill. Around a maple top. The sun came up upon the left. Out of the lake came he, And he shone bright, when on our right The Freshmen did we see. Nigher and nigher then they came, ' Till o ' er us like a pall — The listening guest here beat her breast. For she heard the gavel fall. The President is in her seat, Tall and stately she : Nodding their heads, before her sit The august faculty. The listening guest she beats her breast, Yet she cannot go before ; And thus spake on that frightened Miss, That red-eyed Sophomore. And now their forces came, and the} ' Were tyrannous and strong ; They struck with their o ' ertaking wings, And chased us all along. And now there came sad news to irs, It made us wond ' rous cold ; And 1904 came flaunting by, .• s green as emerald. From out our midst, by some means, fell Our spade they stolen had : Nor if by men nor beasts we keu — We deem it bold and bad. 28