Western Oregon University - Yearbook (Monmouth, OR)

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C, THE NORM D FRANK BRUMBAUGH. . . HELEN HALL ........ ELLEN MCDONALD. .. LAURA BELL ......... GERTRUDE POLLOW .... GLADYS PEARSON ..... INA ELMLUND. ..... . RAYMOND CORNWELL .... CLAUD A. AREHART .... CYNTHIA BAIRD .... ARTHUR BURKHEAD .... Ehitnra Stall' . . .Editor-in-Chief .Assistant Editor . . . . .Classes . . . .Societies .....................Literature Alumni, Y. W. C. A., Dormitory ...........Music ..........Artist . . . . What's Doing .jokes and Verse Business Manager Tl

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Us THE NORM Q3 Mum tlbnr QD. N. Sv. little Glame Ein Ee NCE upon a time, a long, long time ago, before even you or I were born, perhaps, there was a beautiful young girl attending this school. She was as lovely as the Sleeping Beauty or Cinderella, and was called The Princess by her fellow students who loved her well. One day when the sun was shining bright, the birds were twittering and sing- ing gairly, the girl went for a long walk. A path ran beside the road and under some large fir and poplar trees for a mile or more north from the village, which was known as Lovers' Lane. This was a favorite walk among the students and the one chosen by the girl. She walked along slowly. A small bridge known as Proposal Bridge was just before her. She was wondering if she should cross the bridge or turn home- ward, and had decided to go home, as it was late in the evening, when she heard a clanking of chains, and upon turning to look, she beheld a man approaching on a bicycle. He rode to her side, dismounted, doffed his cap, smiled, and said pleasantly, How charming to find you hereg you know you are to go for a ride with me? The girl glanced about, then looked up to him and asked, Where? Oh, right out on this road, where else would l wish to take you? he answered knowingly. The girl pondered. She looked wistfully back at the school, then out on the long stretch of road before her. The man gazed at her scrutinizingly. Then, I will go, she said simply. The man's face brightened as he led her from the path to the road and gently placed her before him on the bicycle. As he did so, he remarked with an air of authority, This is your last walk out this path. When evening came the girl was missed by her friends. No one knew where she might be found. Two persons had seen her going out towards Lovers' Lane, but no one had seen her return. The news that the girl could not be found spread rapidly as evening deepened. ' Anxiety crept into the minds of the Faculty and students. Several search parties were formed by the students, but their search was unsuccessful. The following day she was still missing. The search was continued, the girl's relatives were notified, but no trace of her could be found. The days grew into weeks, the weeks into months, and then the discussion of her disappearance gradually ceased, as other things of importance filled the minds of the studentsg but it was by no means forgotten by them. As the months grew into years this incident still remained a mystery and was related with great and numerous variations to the new students of each year. 10