. Class of 1917 . had great funshowing it to visitors. When spring came, Seventeen became recklessly careless of her health. Sheplayed all day long, sometimes with Professor Amhersts bad little boys, but moreoften by herself or with her sisters. Even Dr. Seymour and Dr. Whitaker, who haddone wonders to cure her of Delirium Trig, and Inflammatic Livium in January,were in June unable to cope with the rapid growth of the disease. Her father saidthat if she ate fewer waffles and sundaes and spent less time sailing boats in a nicebrown mudpuddle in Mr. McCallums backyard, her health might be improv


. Class of 1917 . had great funshowing it to visitors. When spring came, Seventeen became recklessly careless of her health. Sheplayed all day long, sometimes with Professor Amhersts bad little boys, but moreoften by herself or with her sisters. Even Dr. Seymour and Dr. Whitaker, who haddone wonders to cure her of Delirium Trig, and Inflammatic Livium in January,were in June unable to cope with the rapid growth of the disease. Her father saidthat if she ate fewer waffles and sundaes and spent less time sailing boats in a nicebrown mudpuddle in Mr. McCallums backyard, her health might be improved;but as she paid no heed, her elders began to fear that before long perhaps theremight not be any little Nineteen Seventeen. However, this dreadful prophesy did not come true. She grew up into a verylovely girl, slender and always troubled by Flunctum Examinitis, but very charm-ing withal. I knew her best as a little child, so I shall leave it to others to tell youof her girlhood. Madeleine Fuller McDowell. 154. 191 fcrnTH COLLECElI T7


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