Arbutus . fident of victory, contented him-self by quoting Dr. Jordan : The whole ceremonial of commencement belongsto the babyhood of education. This was too much. Those who favored the cap andgown demanded an immediate vote. Much to their sur-prise and delight, when the votes were counted, the capand gown had won. Such an astonishing result may be exjfiained in partby the fact that the ladies, who might have made morespeeches—but did not—were practically unanimous forthe somber garment. The feminine portion of the classhad indeed prepared carefully thought out speeches, fullyintending to del
Arbutus . fident of victory, contented him-self by quoting Dr. Jordan : The whole ceremonial of commencement belongsto the babyhood of education. This was too much. Those who favored the cap andgown demanded an immediate vote. Much to their sur-prise and delight, when the votes were counted, the capand gown had won. Such an astonishing result may be exjfiained in partby the fact that the ladies, who might have made morespeeches—but did not—were practically unanimous forthe somber garment. The feminine portion of the classhad indeed prepared carefully thought out speeches, fullyintending to deliver them, but the unanswerable argu-ments of the opposition were so disconcerting that allutterance was lost in the silence of , amid the noise and confusion of adjournment, a young lady exclaimed, with asigh of relief: Well, Im awfully glad that passed! The boys will look so cute in caps, and thosegowns are always dressy. And—theyll all wear say the women are always Rigged out in the sails of Ihe weaker vessels. 232 Stufcente of Brt Artistic taste has shown itself Among the fair co-eds,Who decorate both wall and shelf With signs and poster-heads. In Coras room, above her bed, Fresh oysters served in style,Doth bring sweet dreams into her headOf flirting on an isle. : Fresh butter is the staring signFound in the room of might suggest the sweet-breathed kine ;But how she got it—shame ! Now Susies card I wished to fake, For it I cant deride her;But never dreamed I she would take That one— Fresh apple cider! The course in lofty art, you see,An influence has thats bad. Unless the shops more cautious be,Theyll have to frame each ad. #<*
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