The Comet 1897 The Comet Vol I Issue 4 | Page 3

THE COMET ', APRIL , 1898 .'

SCHOOL NEWS . a matter of course . Many members Spring Fever . ( T ' h ' is is sometimes of the " Class pictured ' these in most spelt dlfferently .) As Friday was t ' b . e first day of April glowing colors and various were the many jokes were an hand at school , kinds described . Some had little vinecovered cottages and palatial resi-

Mr . Moore , the famous orator of the but the one that afforded the most

High Senior class , noted especially for enjoyment was played on the senior dences , in which homes two people : figured most prominent . ly ;" some of our his great eloquence and excellent similes , was indisposed for two days last boys by one of their number . The person in question locked the boys in charming girls pictured old maids ' the office and he ihimself managed to get in through the transom . When Mr . P € arceheard of the episode he a . t once went to the door and demanded the name at the guilty one . Refusing to name him tfie boys were compelled to . remain I ~ cked up for a corraiderable time , and when they were let out it was only done that they might attend cjass , But ' this was not the end of their good joke , as they styled it . The teachers met and decided that the boys Great is the excitement over the apwlro WEre guiIty of this slight devia- preaching war with Spain . Everyone tion from the stra . ght and narrow path is strictly in favor of " giving it to should remain in until six that after-I Spain ." In tact even these young paneon to make restitution for their trtots of the High School , -talk of cleanmisdomeanor . The boys assembled in ing up their guns and heroically dethe iadies ' mom to srav until six . fending their country . We hope , ' how- But the hearts of . the teachers soften- ever , that it will be some time before ed towards { hem about five o ' clock , Uncle Sam will have need of these and allowed them to go home . A bout I youthful enthusiasts . that time there issued trom the doors ~ _

of the High School ' bu ild ing a very , Miss Walker , our most beloved and humble and penitent crowd of Senior respected classmate , absented herself boys , entirely dirg usted w lthApri ' l fool -f ' rorn school on Friday last ' and her jukes and their resutts , <! TId fully de- absence was uni : vefi ; allL , bemoaned . terrn lned to play no more . (?) The As it was on April fool ' s day , suspischool enjoyed this joke immensely , cion is at . hand that Mlss Walker espocia lly the Senior girls , who , though played ' an April joke , but as she is a sincerclv sorry for the boys , will not young lady of methodical habits and

surely it ought not to be rebuked and treated cruelly 110r its excellent am bitions . It has had several narrow ~ s- capes lately but has ' come Gut ' Of them all ( including the one in the English room in the presence of the High Senlors ) none the worse . with t , he exception of having its left . hind leg broken or strained in such a way that It causes a slight impediment in its , walk . But , sad to relate , thts , ' Our feline friend and schoolmate , has recently most mystertously disappeared . Rumor attributes its disappearance to the cruel longing of our Science teacher for specimens for dissection for the benefl t of the Senior Biology cla . ss .

The High Serriors have recently writ . ten essays on , their future homes , which were excellent and original , as halls where feminine delicacy and exelusiveness ruled supreme ; but the names of these -future old maids will be retained tor the present ; others had bachelor apartments fitted up in a truly masculine fashion . ' Of ' this latter class was the essay on " Freak ' s Hall ," the inhalbitants of which were those three Senior treaks = Messrs . Mcf . aughl ! n , Har r ison and BlaCkburn .,

Several days ago the fiery genius of the class of ' 98 was displayed in the production of some original stories . The Comet staff is very glad that they

Great are the anttcipations in regard to Commencement . The only problems that are now ' troubling the young ladies of the graduating class are whether they shall wear white slippers , and if they would look nearly as well in day . time as at night : The girls will probably soon decide this matter among themselves , and wear the style that most becomes sweet girl graduate ' s .

Ask the Senior boys how they spent the mornlng of April tool ' s way . Very pleasantly , everyone imagines .

Miss Roberts ' absence , during two days of last week , was caused , so the reporter thinks , by a severe attack of week , caused , no doubt , by over exer- ' lion on April 1 . We hope , however that he will be able to . deliver his oration to which the Society is looking forward with such grealt expectation :'

The High School gfrIs were overjoyed to hear last week , that . the board had consented to ' allow them to join the Manual Training classes . A number , therefore , h , lLvejoined , and in the future , we expect to see some . or our most charming young ladies with their fingers tied . up , ' With other stight disabttttles ' On account of their resolve to ' compete with their masculine fellow-students . The boys ought to bestir themselves , for when . girls go into any undertaking , they . ' are most , . Iikely to far surpass the boys .

Misses Dawson and Hornsby . have composed a new grammar , which is in the form of an outline review of grammar . This is being given to ' the

I High Juniors , so that they may be well up on that subject , when they reach the Eenior class . ' This will be very useful to the High Juniors , ' and the two above mentioned teachers . should be repaid by their pupils learning this thoroughly .

MISS OTT ' LEY ' S RECEPTION .

Monday afternoon Miss Ottley gave a reception for the entertainment of a few of the Law Junior ' S in the " A " class . As our reporter was not invited we ihave not learned what the programme of ' the evening was ; and neither have we heard anything from the partrotpants = -ror some unknown cause they have kept gHent about the subject .

The Seniors were furnished with excellent reading matter several weeks ago , as they corrected i ( fue Low Junior essays . Many Low Juniors ' found " on the backs , of , their essays long letters which they enjoyed very much ,

It was quite amusing to watch the expressions the Iaces of the Low Juniors as they received their report cards . One could almost guess the nature of the report by the sudden glow of the face , or the ' down-cast disappointed expression .