Woonsocket High School - Quiver Yearbook (Woonsocket, RI)

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THE QUIVER 15 SENIOR AND SENIORA’S PROGRESS In tlic country of Education, there dwelt a family called Student, the children of which were twins, Senior, a lx y, and Seniora, a girl. One day these twins started on a journey, which would take them down the Trail of the School Year, through the Forest of Courses, to the Gate of Graduation, in this forest were many creatures, such as lieautiful fauns and spirits, terrible ogres and demons. The trail had ten l ends in it. each with the name of a month, the order of liends ranging from September to June. When they started on their journey, they were accompanied by an attendant Spirit. Hard Study, who said to them. “Keep close to me and you will he safe; stray away and you are lost. A little way along the trail they saw a woman, clad in long, flowing robes and wearing a hood. There.” said Hard Study, is the Muse of English. How handsome she is! cried Seniora. Aw, she makes me nervous. said Senior. The Muse came to them and showed them outlines for themes, lwtok reviews, and literature. “Senior and Seniora, take care. said she, “I am your friend as long as you are faithful. And she stepped behind them and followed. Hounding up the trail toward them came the Faun Gatin, as Hard Study called him. “Has that ugly creature got to come along!” exclaimed Senior in disgust.

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The Quiver Board, 1927

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16 THE QUIVER “lie is not ugly, lie is merely hard for you to understand. As for me. I want him for a friend!” answered Seniora. The faun was young and beautiful. Salve,” he said in greeting. Senior, do not call me ugly. 1 am what you make me. Seniora, attend to me, and I will help to ease your journey.” So saying, he joined the muse in their wake. Suddenly from out of the bushes l eside the trail sprang a most horrible demon. His form was like a giant skeleton. His eyes were two letters, x and y, and his huge mouth was shaped like a radical sign. Seniora screamed in terror. He emitted a horrible laugh and roared. I’ll get you, my pretty dear!” Senior was calm. He walked up to the demon and shook hands with him. The giant was so amazed by his courage that he joined the others without a word. That.” said Hard Study, is the Algebra Demon. You will have to keep close to me when you see him coming. Seniora. They now saw a queer little figure approaching them. It was I.a (Iram-maire, the little gnome of French. Senior and Seniora lxith welcomed him with smiles, for they recognized him as the companion of a previous journey. “Ah. mes enfants, il fault que vous vous comjxrrtiez bien toujours. Ouand vous etes bons, je vous favorise! Shaking a finger at them, lie joined the company. Now a stately woman, dressed in Greek robes and carrying a scroll, approached them. Senior drew close to Hard Study. “I’ll need thee every hour.” he said. Seniora did likewise. Cheer up.” said Hard Study, the spirit of Ancient History is lieauti-ful if you will but attend to her faithfully. The children saw. when she reached them, that she was very handsome. “My children, she said, “fear not. hut attend strictly to me and there will he no trouble for you. Then, with measured pace, she added her presence to the little company. There was a crash in the underbrush, and into the road leaped an ogre, at the sight of whom Seniora rushed to Hard Study for protection. Truly, the ogre was frightful. His head was a circle; his face, a triangle; his body, a parallelogram; and his arms and legs were j airs of parallel lines. He sprang at the children and grasped the trembling Seniora bv the shoulder. “Aha!” he cried, “my brother Algebra and I will give you a lively dance, little one!” He then turned to Senior. Why, hello. Geometry, old scout,” said the boy. Are you coming, too? Glad to have you.” Seeing that he could not frighten Senior, the Geometry Ogre joined the others. They continued along the trail, usually keeping fairly close to Hard Study, hut sometimes straying away. At the end of Septemlier Bend, Senior met the spectre Special Report, who said to him, “Faun Latin is angry with you because you deserted him. Here is your reward !” and he delivered to him a blow, remarking as he did so. Sixty is your merit.” At the end of the October Bend, the Report Card Messenger came to both. Then Seniora heard the laugh of Algebra smite the air. as she read on the Messenger’s tablet a I) for her two months of work. All along the trail the children met