Wells College - Cardinal Yearbook (Aurora, NY)

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De Freshman Banquet. I BEN daown to Aurora on C,yuga Lake whar de college leddies hev ,ben hevin, a banquet. Would yo, like to hev i me prescribe it to yo, sah? Wal, it war fine, an, no mis- take. We arrive da ,in de aftahnoon an, :Eaoun de hall ready trimmed. Den we begun wi, de tables an, fixed dem an ,de hall done look gran,. - De leddies hed put evah green baughs ,raon, de wall wid li,le red tlowahs hid away in de, mids, an heaped ,ern at de en,s of de room till it done look like a bowah of roses, sah. Yes, sah. Dey was pictur,s also a, hangin, dah, an, bannahs sayin, 'Wells,, dat,s de college, an, 'ad astra,, dat,s de motto an, ,03 dat,s de class. In all de windahs, sah, dey was big long sofas heaped Wi, de nicest pillahs yo, hab eber seed an, also bearin, de motto. De lights all hed red shades on dem, an, de tables hed red an, grey ribbins daown de middle wi, sparrow grass on, de sides. Direcly in de middle ob de table was de bigges, bunch ob car- naehings sah, and dat da is der liowah, sah, der own fiowah. We,n everything was ready, ,baout six thirty, we heared ,em come singin, up de stairs an, it done dis ole niggah good w,en he seed dem laughin, happy faces an, heared de purty song dey was a-singin,. Soon dey sat down to de table all afgrinnin, an, a lookin, so pleased, an, we,n de oystahs hed dispeahed mystehious like, one ob dem what sat at one en, got up an, begun to talk. Mo, followed sah, an, dey was much speeehifyin, an, it seems fmos, like a big political rally only ,stead ob talkin, ,baout 'labor- in, classes fan, leisure classes, dey done call em off by numbers, sah, an, I rnus, say I likes it bettah. Soon mo leddies comes up de stairs an, sings sweet an, purty aout side an, den dey sen,s in mos, beautiful flowahs. De firs, set sen,s in vilets, a hull basket ob ,em, de secon, a bunch ob pink an, red roses wi, gran, ribbins to match tied on, an, iin,ly de third set sen,s in w,ite roses wi 'green an, w,ite streamahs. Eve,y once in a while dey all busts out into song like it done cheeah yo, heart to hear sah an, dey all enjoyn, dey selves to such a extent. Sudden, de ,lectrie lights dey goes out an, I s,pose de leddies be angry cause de wo1'd is circ,lated dat de Sophs done dis to angah dem but dey jus ,laugh and laugh an an soon it done light up again. Wal, all things mus, come to an, en, I s,pose, sah, an, so de 115

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Then Miss Julia Browning made a most fascinating snake charrner and the India-rubber reptiles of a peculiar species were not the only victims of her spell. Nor should We forget to men- tion Prof. Edison With' his latest electrical invention 'fthe Danc- ing Dollsf' Which was followed quickly by the familiar figures of Mr. and Mrs. Youngs, who paved the Way for Washington to cross the Delaware and Hannibal to take his army over the mighty-but slightly Wobbly Alps. The elephants in this Wonder- ful representation Were especially realistic and the fact that one tired Jumbo had to check his trunk and send it down the moun- tains ahead only added to the fun. But time forbids us to tell more. After the program dancing began and strange and Won- derful combinations Were the result. Hannibal Waltzed with a Dancing Doll-the Father of His Country, though a leader in War, Was not in a dance, so he filuttered by on the arm of a pick- ninnie, black as coalg farmer boys Hirted with stately ladies, even the elephants condesoended to indulge in a digniied two- step. Time and the lapse of years were entirely forgotten and this was in the best sense of the Word a true f'Rec1'eation Party. B. G-n s- - l-sz-H Whe1'e is that verse 4 My grace is sufheient for me 2' 7' 114

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Banquet done come to an' en' also. Dey Went daown ag'in singinl, like W'en dey come up but it seems like dey all hates to leave aftah such a enjoyable time. We heahed dem for, a long time a seranadin, de othah olasses an' aelaughin' an, a talkin' in a-tween times, den We heahed music an' danein' Wlioh always en's de eveninl Yes, sah We liked it even if it War a good Ways of an' We'd like to go eve'y yeah. It done make yo, eyes Watah, sah, to see dem leddies so happy. It pays for all de trouble to 'sist in theah Banquet. Yes, sah, it do. At Mrs. Piuttils table on Wfashingtonls birthday. First girl:-C' When did George Washington die 2 Second girl:-4' VVhy about 1800. Miss Gregory:-ff Oh 'ded aWay,' he was only a young man and just starting out in the War of 1812? 116