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VOL. G. SAN FI
Rex
It was Indian summer; ft
lantic to the Great Lakes,
Bay to the pine barrens oj
rolled one vast-sea of flame,
lars outshone the sycamores,]
qutshone the poplars, arid the|
eclipsed the niaples; tt\e face
was veiled in purple haze th:
the wood-clad hills.-itemed si
and the rocky slopes—all th|
and roughness softened
like banks of violets. Nal
to strive to reconcile'tfie-eartJ
of birds, and butterflies, and
to the approach of cold and
one dazzling burst of oriental]
In the midst-of: this fairy
the edge of a little meadow,
arch's grave, a lowly mound, :|
ing more of dignity arid sola)
many a stately .column;-/ '
resting place of a forest kii
tury or more ago. and >of lat<
been the battle-ground of
species of the forest. - He]
beach and poplar and iaapl

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then pushed timidly forth a small taproot,
and two wee leaves in a tight little
bud, which turned toward the light and
expandeu enabling the root to go deeper
and ths stein to rise higher and put forth
more leaves But ere that first year
had passed the battle of life was begun.
Other plantlets found a home on the
much disputed spot, and now sought to
crowd each other out At first the swiftgrowing
aspens quickly gained the mastery,
but, .xke many another rapidly
acquired kingdom, it was as quickly
lost; ihe shade-enduring beeches and
maples pressed through and over them,
casting them into shadow; one by one
the aspens drooped and died. But the
oak still clung to life, driving his roots
deeper still and raising his straight stem
as high as he could ; then he waited.
broad, dome-like head ; mighty roots
spread forth upon all sides ; the great
trunk swelled and swelled—the little
sapling was now a very king.
And now there followed a period so
long that the life of man is but as a day
in comparison Yet there was very little
change for the oak. Year after year the
willows, shining in brightest green and
yellow, heralded the approach of spring ;
then the trees awoke and a misty greenness
spread itself over the forest; and
in a few days deepened into a solid mass
of color. Especially beautiful were the
changes on our friend himself; unfolding
a faint pink, the leaves quickly turned a
light greenish grey, then yellowish green,
being all the time covered with silvery
down, the tree having the appearance of
being seen through a silken veil
The weaker saplings were choked off, Then came a time when the fields were
beavers thinned out the remainder; two covered with gorgeous flowers: blue, pur-
maples and a beech were all that surple, red, pink, white, and yellow; the
vived, except the overmatched oak Day banks were lined with golden buttercups
by day these three labored on in the race and water-cresses where the butterflies
for sunlight, increasing their height at played; in the glades the rosebushes
the expense of everything else; the lower _ flowed in every shade of pink and red ;
branches, buried in shadow, died, few while the crickets and bees kept up an
new ones were added, the trees grew unceasing chorus from sunrise to sunset.
steadily weaker. The beech climbed
above his competitors, stopped his upward
growth, and spread his branches
abroad to drink in all he could of the
coveted sunshine The maples, still on
the hunt for light, passed the beech,
(moral—when you're on top don't stop
work), but now one of them sickened,
and fell out of the race at once.
That winter the weaker maple was
blown down and the beech went to
strengthen a beaver dam. And lo ! revived
by the flood of light let in, the oak
began to rise; for years the oak and
maple battled for the spot, but the oak,
the bulldog of the vegetable world, hung
on and won. Now he began to develop
into a perfect oak ; great rugged branches
shot out almost horizontally, forming a
One year the crickets were unusually
loud in their song, the sun beat down on
the panting earth for days and weeks,
the grass and flowers withered, the
streams ran low. Then the atmosphere
grew black—an odor of smoke became
noticeable, and grew steadily stronger as
time passed. By day a blood-red sun
poured a feeble, crimson light upon the
stifling woods ; by night the northern
sky shone with an unearthly glow; from
day to day the atmosphere thickened till
at last the land seemed wrapped in woolly
fog ; the heat was greater than ever—a
low rumbling filled the air, and powdered
ashes formed a gritty coating on
everything. Then came the fire: first a
band of moose, then a nock of turkeys
and a few quails—the rumbling meantime
growing to a roar scarce
then a storm of ash^s and
by a gale of the fire's own
starting new confkigratioj
they fell It was not a w
like a prairie-fire, that is
minutes, but a slow, stead;
tree-top to tree-top, not £a
overtake the fleeing animals
would shrivel up with a ijl
crackers, sending a great bl
titude of sparks into the h
the tree would burc like]
hours perhaps, the crash of|
Ing the din of the fire.
The following day came
when the storm was over,
ing down from a clear
beheld a dismal sight Fit
soaked ashes, forests of cl
ened trunks standing .-gau
with only their main limi
lying singly or in heaps, li]
.-a-battle-field.- Our friend
sadly, losing air his leave;
badly scorched ; but standij
the rest, he escaped the ft
fire ; and as he possess*
vitality of an oak he ultij
ered. And no\y he ; sough]
disaster to g^&l account]
specjes were for the mos)
and a glorious; opportunii
to plant an oak forest, T
following was a:"seed >j
scattered his : acon:s far a]
winged poplar seeds cainj
and another vegetable batt
but the oaks would not be
may guess the outcome
Another cycle passed,
grove surrounded 1 the an<
was winter; and the trees
their furs when a figure]
furs, emerged fc>m the ea

; the great s!$
a period so''-M
buta^a;day. : -^ : fl
Lfter : yearrfte: 7 ^
it ^g^een^nd-;..Vv:
:h of spring; y C^
ful
:kly;-tatmeeffa;;^
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lefields wefe:
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growing to a roar scarce a mile away,
then a storm of ashes and brands, sped
by a gale of the fire's own making, and
starting new conflagrations wherever
they fell It was not a wave of flame
like a prairie-fire, that is gone in a few
minutes, but a slow, steady march from
tree-top to tree-top, not fast enough to
overtake tire fleeing animals. The foliage
would shrivel up with a noise like lirecrackers,
sending a great blaze and multitude
of sparks into the heavens ; then
the tree would buru like a torch for
hours perhaps, the crash of its fall swelling
the din of the fire
The following day came the rains; and
when the storm was over, the sun looking
down from a clear autumn sky,
beheld a dismal sight Fields of watersoaked
ashes, forests of charcoal, blackened
trunks standing gaunt and bare
with only their main limbs left ; others
lying singly or in heaps, like corpses on
a battle-field. Our friend had suffered
sadly, losing all his leaves and getting
badly scorched ; but standing apart from
the rest, he escaped the full fury of the
lire; and as he possessed the usual
vitality of an oak lie ultimately recov- r
ered. And now he sought to turn this
disaster to good account. The rival
species were for the most part killed,
avid a glorious opportunity was given
to plant an oak forest. The third year
following was a "seed year," and he
scattered his acorns far and wide ; the
winged poplar seeds came floating in,
and another vegetable battle took place ;
but the oaks would not be denied,—you
may guess the outcome
Another cycle passed, a sunlit oak
grove surrounded the ancient tree. It
was winter; and the trees were clad in
their furs when a figure, also clad in
furs, emerged from the eastward woods,
carrying something that shone like a
piece of ice as it seemed to the tree.
With this he struck the tallest, straight-
est and best trees, among them the oak ;
straightway our friend felt a pain i^s if
a gale had torn off a limb. A sound of
chopping and the crash of falling trees
proceeded from the point whence the
furry figure had come. It ceased ; and
other fury figures came forth, accompanied
by animals like moose, but with
branchless horns. These monstrosities
fell to beating those individuals that, had
already been saluted so rudely. Four of
these creatures assailed the oak, cutting,
cutting on every side and filling him
with such agon" as he had not known
since he was roasted in the great fire : he
shivered with pain, and swayed, and
groaned ; then he staggered, recovered,
grew weak again and went down with a
roar that was heard for a mile : others
came up hacked away his branches and
loaded him upon the little wooden things
the big moose drew, and hauled him
through the woods to the river. Here
he lay in a da>;ed condition among piles
of pine, oak.!, walnut, and maple, until
•*l\e spring freshets came down; then
they lashed him between two big pine
trees and floated him out among the
rolling, grinding, pounding logs. The
river was free from those obstructions
that render,western rafting so difficult,
and the descent to tlie mill was without
incident; arrived there they were run in
behind a big boom, fished out, sawed up,
and stacked to season. This was near a
sea-port town, where there was great activity
at this period : ships, big and little,
were chased in, from time to time, by
vessels constantly cruising off the port;
sometimes a sound like thunder came m
from the sea, and people looked anxious ;
again handy little schooners and brig*
would come sailing up with stately chips
taken at sea ; once a heaty vessel was
towed in with shivered sides and broke:*
masts ; her shot-torn flag at half-mast,
and reddish, black streaks descending,
fiom her scuppers and still wet.

All this time our friend's remains were
slowly seasoning and getting ready for
their future career. In November they
were hauled to a great yard where ships
were- being biittt and repaired. Here,
with din of hammers and rasp of saws,
in fair weather and foul, by sunlight and
torch light, something grew—a prostrate
beam, a grisley skeleton, an echoing bull,
a perfect ship ; the shed erected as u protection
against the winter storms was
taken down, the ways were greased, and
she stood ready for the launch.
One sunny day in April, with a great
bouquet of columbine, red and white
and blue, at her bow, and strings of
bunting decorating the poles marking
the places of her mas is. the red wine
streaming over her sharp, white cutwater,
the Wasp, iS, glided down the
ways while cannon roared and people
cheered, flung the sparkling spray from
her stern in a cloud, and swung to in the
basin. They had worked night and day
to get her finished, and now lost no time
getting her down to the "hulk" and
making her fast there. Great pines were
swung aboard with the assistance of a
powerful derrick on the * hulk'*; these
were stepped on the second keel (the
second pair of beams put down) and
passed up through the lower, gun, and
Npar decks. The upper masts and rigging
were added, provisions and ammunition
put aboard, then her battery and
crew, and she was ready for sea Our
friend the oak ? Oh! he was everywhere
; the knees that braced her decks
and sides, the blocks that steadied the
mast foot, the boards that covered her
ribs the heavy timbers of her guncarriages,
the furniture in the captain's
cabin,—he had contributed to them all;
nay, the very figure of the Gorgon's head
upon her bows had been cut from his
heart—wood formed when be was warring
with a dozen foes and everything but perseverance
against him
THE LOWK L L
Well, on the first day of May, 1814,
sh^ sailed from her native city, Poitsuiouth.
on that ever memorable cruise to
the East and South. It is needless here
to repeat that story ; how she terrorized
the coasts of Kr.gJ.ind as none had since
the day of John Paul Jones, how she attacked
a fleet of ten conveyed by a ship
of the line, how slia wrecktJ the Reindeer
in nineteen minutes and sank the
Avon in an hour, and filled the neutral
ports of Europe with her prizes. In her
mid-career of conquest, she sailed down
to the line—and that is all we certainly
know.
However, this we also know : H M. S,
Terrific, (what awe-inspiring names those
English ships have). 96, put into Lisbon
on November 9th. 1814. under jury main
and mizzen masts, and leaking badly;;
her captain dead, 106 of her crew killed
or wounded ; this is the story her people
told: On the evening of the 5th, while
going south before a half gale, the
sky being covered with fiyine. broken
clouds, through which the moon shone
at intervals, a misty whiteness appeared
on the weather quarter, coming up rapidly—it
took the form of a large brig.
The English ship hailed, and getting no
response sent the stranger a ball; for
reply the pursuer wore a bit, bringing her
guns to bear, and a sheet of reddish yellow
lightning burst forth that revealed
for an instant the foam piled about her
bows, her crowded decks, and lastly
an American ensign blown straight out
from the gaff And now followed as
wild a battle as was ever fought on land
or sea; the brig from her raking position
battered the stern of the battleship with
very little danger to herself as only a few
pieces could be brought to bear on. her.
An explosion forward set the Englishman
on fire, his decks were wet and
slippery despite the sand poured upon
them that instantly turned from white
to red. The dead were piled about the
guns so as to impede their w
cockpit was overcrowded,
blocks came hurtling down
boats were stove and guus ci
the rigging was cut to piec<
unsupported masts went crash
board. The wind and sea
the moon was completely h
sea and sky began to assume
the rivals' decks ;. for the forebrig,
in falling, was swept b>
of a carronade, and caught
clung to the vessel and the r
seized upon the main matt.
American's were fighting und
of fire, while fragments of bi
Amy
" Here he comes again !
he'd either wake up or stoj
And Amy Archer frowned
ingly at an individual who
making his way along the
toward the house on whose >
pretty Amy sat sewing.
There had always been a t
standing that Amy should n
Martin, for, even when laey
together as children, their fu
had been planned by their t
papa's, whose farms adjoir
was new seventeen and I
twenty-one, and one day it
that, acting on his father's
Dick had calmly asked Am3
thought they had better g

ay, 1814,
ty, Portscruise
to
sdless here
terrorized
had since
tow she at-,
by a ship
the Reinsank
the
the neutral
In her
filed down
e certainly
: H MS.
lames those
nto Lisbon
jury main
ng badly;
crew killed
(her people
5th, wliile
gale,;the|l
loon sh-^
js appeared! '^?
arge. ;
r*"OT.r« -•
feddishyelr
about her ~j|
land lastly^ \
traightout
followed: as
•ht on land -
position
Jeship with i
ionlyafew
;ar on^here
English- -
e r wet: and
about
so as to impede their working, the
cockpit was overcrowded, spars and
blocks came hurtling down on deck,
boats were stove and guns dismounted,
the rigging was cut to pieces, and the
unsupported masts went crashing by the
board. The wind and sea were rising,
the moon was completely hidden, but
sea and sky began to assume the hue of
the rivals' decks ;. for the fore-mast of the
brig, in falling, was swept by the flame
of a carronade, and caught iire, it still
clung to the vessel aziu the rising blaze
seized upon the main mast. Soon the
American's were fighting under a canopy
of fire, while fragments of burning can-
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vas and cordage fell like a kind of magic
snow about them ; the hull took iire and
all the crimsoned sky was filled with
mimic stars. Meanwhile the brig, helpless
now, lost her vantage grouud and
fell under the broadside of the Terrific,
for three minutes she held on, blazing
above, filling below, every shot that
struck her scattering glowing brands
in all directions, but still firing the few
cannon she could use : then a great flash
pierced the heavens, men and guns and
burning beams went up, the great seas
broke over her—and the rooon shone out
on a wreck—strewu ocean.
MORTON J A MCDOXALD, '02.
Amy's Answer.
14 Here he conies again! I do wish
he'd either wake up or stop teasing."
And Amy Archer frowned disapprovingly
at an individual who was slowly
making his way along the dusty road
toward the house on whose shady porch
pretty Amy sat sewing.
There had always been a tacit ui;^rstanding
that Amy should marry Dick
Martin, for, even when they had played
together as children, their future union
had been planned by their enterprising
papa's, whose farins adjoined. Amy
was now seventeen and Dick nearly
twenty-one, and one day ; ,t came about
that, acting on his father's suggestion,
Dick had calml>' asked Amy when she
thought they had better get married.
Sprightly little Amy, to whom Dick's
lazy habits were a source of constant
annoyance, resented the young man's
manner of broaching what she termed,
" the most important question of his
whole life," and, though she had not
tbe slightest idea of refusing him ultimately,
she had looked thoughtful and
had replied, "I'll tell you tomorrow."
Now the fact that Dick had not been
"teaming" and that there was small
chance of his ever "waking up M was
the very thing that troubled Amy most.
She resolved not to answer him that day
either.
Possibly if Dick had hastened a little,
'Mis giving Amy less time in which to
reflect on his short-comings, the isere

might have been very different, but then
poor Dick's laziness was forever bringing
trouble upon him.
Meanwhile Dick sauntered up to the
Kate, slowly withdrew his hands from
the depths of his pockets, carefully unlatched
the gate, and as carefully closed
it after him. and, replacing his hands in
the inevitable pockets, came up to the
jK>rcb. where Amy was sitting. She had
been watching him and could not help
remembering how Jack Wilton 1ml
leaped that same gate when he had
called on the previous day. No, Dick
certainly should not. be answered that
day either.
She responded to his drawling " Hello
Amy," with a cool " good afternoon,
Dick," and, with Increasing displeasure,
watched him dispose of his six feet of
manhood in a comfortable if inelegant
manner. Dick pushed ms hat on the
back of his bead (Jack would have removed
his hat.)
'* Xice and cool here on the porch,*' he
remarked
44 Yes," replied Amy.
" Awfully hot outside though."
•Yes. 1
'• Makes a fellow feel more like sleeping
than any thing else.'*
"Of course"
The tone in which Amy spoke these
two words caused Dick to look inquiringly
at her, though he had to change
his position somewhat to do so. But her
eyes were fixed demurely on her work
and Dick again ventured :
"I say, Amy, have you thought it
over ? \\- .
•' And-er-well, what do you say ? "
'* I must think some more."
"You're mighty slow about it/* he observed.
* J Oh ! no, Dick. It only appears so
to you because you always do things in
such a huvxy."
T HE LOWE LL
Again Dick looked mistrustfully at
her, and then recalled bis feet from their
restful position and slowly mounted upon
them.
4 * Well say Amy, will you tell me tonight?
We're to go to Nellie Tomson's
party you know.' 1
11 Yes, I'll tell you on f he way home,"
replied Amy. and she thought to herself:
"He's getting interested. I'm glad I
made him wait."
Dick departed then, and Amy shook
her little fist at his retreating figure.
" Yes sir," she said, " I'll give you an
answer, and I know what it will be if
you don't do something real spry and
lively before then "
* •> * *
Nellie's party was a brilliant success
and everyone seemed to realize it except
Dick Wh< « the dancing began Amy
pulled him through the first dance in
which he succeeded in leaving- an impression
on evei body's toes and in
fatiguing himself so as to necessitate a
good rest So he surrendered Amy to
Jack Wilton and subsequent partners
while he nought a. secluded nook and
was soor. in the land of dreams.
Meanwhile Amy was having M a perfectly
gloriouf time M and was bestowing
unusual favors upon Dick's numerous
successors with the hope of striking
jealousy to the heart of that provoking
youth. She decided to ignore him completely,
but finally his prolonged absence
from the festive scene caused her
to forget \\ir resolution and she started
to look for him. She found him and he
awoke with more alacrity than w?s his
wont to find Amy standing over him like
an avenging goddess. She made him
dance twice in succession with her and
then presented him to a girl whose conversational
powers had put to flight all
her admirers. Poor Dick! he slept no
more after that. When the party broke
up, ha?f an hour later, he was such a pic-
:>iEH
tare v\ abject misery that
to say " yes IJ when he as)
But when he inquired U
h*_r deliberation as calmly
asked her opinion on the lj
generous resolution petisln
They were jogging alonj
Dick's spring wagon and
Amy that a short sermon
propriate as a prelude to h
she gently explained to Di<
his laziness which had
defer her answer so long, aj
upon his good qualities,
some excellent ones,) pr<
what a good fellow he
would only " wake up
ally, just as home came
concluded her little lecturj
•* And now, Dick, if you v\j
more life into your action
your hands out of vour
say "yes" Dick.

tstfuliy at
from their, "j^
inted upon [
tell me to-
Tomson's '
ay home,"
to herself^ r
my shook. $i#k§
igiire. r v/_ir^S
n-eyouan" 1u",
will be if
spry end W;
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nt success'- - jfij0i f
e it except, Jf;g
jan Amy :;"."H
dance in " ":,!;.§
tg- an.,ini-S
n was his 7p ;.
r him ""
'hose cqnfligbtattsl. H—and be
never will," she said, as she blew out the
light.
MAROAkET McKKNNlK, 'OI.
To the Wise Men of Lowell.
Olit you wise and uoble Middlers !
And you Seniors wiser still!!
With your minds so crammed with knowledge
That there's little room to fill,
Dc not .'.corn us senseless Juniors,
Do not stare with owlish eyes,
For you too wen: stupid Jtmiori
Ere yoc rose to learning's skies
, you may, at books and lessons,
Solve deep mysteries perchance,
But lei as live while yet we may,
In blissful ignorance.

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10 T H K L O \V K L L
An Englishman vs. a Mule.
'.7 Tale of the Yeiemite.
ire is the only spot in California
that comes up to ihf brag." wrote
Ralph Waldo Emerson in the Guardian's
register in the Valley. As to the truth
of this remark I will no*, vouch, but that
it meets the requirements of an ideal
place. I think will be admitted by any
tourist who has had the good fortune to
enjoy the scenery.
The staging to the Valley is very safe.
so safe in fact that we w !«?ied for a robbery
or an accident, which luckily, I
venture, did not take place. After tr.A
first twenty-six miles to Ahwahnee the
road is shaded and the traveler never
tires of looking at the immense pine and
cedar trees that line its sides-
After seeing tne principal points of inu-rot
from the floor of the valley onr
\ »rty decided to take their farewell look
from Glacier Point. Accordingly early
one morning, at least early for the eirJ*
oi the party, we left for the foot of the
trail that goes by the way of Vernal and
Nevada Falls. Near the Happy Isles
we found a band of gallant xnules ready
for their riders. These we mounted and,
accompanied by a guide and Mr. X. who
fcas spent forty years in this region, we
bade farewell to the level.
The trail led up the side of the canon
of the rushing Merced, surprises in nature
uwaiting one at every turn. My animal,
the only horse in the band, tried to po.ss
the slower mules at every turn. In one
of his efforts to take a short cut, I happened
to touch the bea«i of the gentleman
in front of me. He was inclined to
throw out his hind legs to the displeasure
of his rider.
The question was put to Mr. X, "Did
you ever haw: any troublesome mules ?"
The old gentleman thought a moment,
and then replied in a de!il>erate :naxuser.
*• Well. I reckon we did. I recollect
oii^ that was a regular f?end There
were onlv f«o men whotould ride him
and be kntw it One of 'em a big nigger
from Tennessee useil to sit on him with
arms folded and a pipe in his mouth and
have a fiuv time. The more the male
bucked the harder he got spurred, sometimes
till the blood ran down his flanks.
" Well. sir. a couple of years ago an
English army orncer ran down from San
Francisco to see the Valley. He met
some of his friends who were coming
out and they cave him a lot of advice.
They told him about the hotels and
trails and added if he wanted to get
a good animal he ought to strike for the
guides' because they had the best of
everything- Of course he swallowed it
all.
• ; So one day when he and a party
started up this trail Hm fallow cp.nse uj>
to me with some little toy spurs tbat
might do for a hobby-horse and says,
says he : ' I'd like to have that mule.*
pointing to *he guide's. I had given
him a good horse, but he wanted that
mule. I didn't suppose he'd kick'about
this; T didn't know what to say I
passed it off—told him he was all rwht
and that the mule wasn't as good. But
those friends had told him about our ways
and he knew the mule was the best.
Well, fiir I talked with that fellow, but
it wasn't any use—those fellows are stubborn,
wors'n mules some of "em. I had
to gi e in. I couldn't scare him. I says,
says I. well you can ride his:, and I don't
care if he puts you out of business.
"Well George, the nigger guide, he
saddled him and we started. We went
along all rwht for a hundred yards, I
reckon, but then the mule stopped suddenly
put down his head and sent him
in! the

into the dust. He didn't hit hard so he
picked himself up and got on the mule,
which hadn't moved from the time the
saddle was empty. The next time the
Englishman was ready for him, so he
lit in the saddle after clearing it by two
feet. The old mule was surprised ai-d
looked kind of silly, but the officer was
more confident of success. But he could
no more ride that animal than a streak
of lightning. The old boy made a quick
buck and sent the iran into a pine tree.
When he struck the ground I thought
he was a goner. The mule, he stood
there and shook his sides, while the
party cried, 'Stay with him!' 'Stay
with him!;' "When he came to and
saw that grinning mule, he knew
something was UP, or rather down. As
soon as the tourists found that he was
only a little stirred up, they began again,
'Stay with him ! Stay with him!' He
T HE L O \V K L L
looked as if he'd been kicked, and I guess
he telt so. I says to him, S3ys I, * Can
you ride him ?' He didn't answer I
asked him again and he finally acknowledged
he guessed he couldn't, in a kind
of dubious tone He got on the horse
and I never had another word out of
him. I've found out that it takes a
mule to persuade an Englishman; I
never could do it. He never beard the
last of it though."
After a day of riding and scenery gazing,
our party climbed off their animals
and walked to their rooms ia a new,
forced style. The view from Glacier
Point was graud to say the least, but we
liked the scenery from the floor of the
valley better. It was with sad hearts
that we started for home next day, then
fully realizing the extent of the works of
Nature, which we were fast leaving for
those of man. '03.

12 THE LOWELL
Mrs. Johnson's Tea Party and
How It Turned Out
(A story with a moral)
For two whole months Mrs. Johnson
had been planning her tea-party and
she had never before in all her life anticipated
anything with so much pleasure.
Such excitement! Oue would
think she was preparing for her silver
wedding.
There were to be twenty guests and
the invitations were printed in the latest
style. How proudly and with what
satisfaction did she gaze at each one
before placing it in its envelope ! She
reread the last one three times, in her
hurry forgot to put the proper stamp on
it, and as a result of her carelessness
Miss Doyle had to pay one cent when
it was delivered to her the next morning.
Nevertheless Mrs. Johnson intended
to show Mrs Smith and Mrs. Bryant
how to give tea-parties. Hers was to
be no common affair. It was to be
talked about in society for a good long
time as the swellest of the season. Each
guest was to be presented with a souvenir
which would prevent her forgetting
in a hurry this grand occasion. Such
were the reckonings of Mrs. Johnson.
So she went to work and decorated
the parlor with greens and on the day
of the party robbed her beautiful garden
of all its flowers. All the morning
she was busy; one minute arranging
the flowers in the parlor, another minute
in the kitchen telling the cook to
be sure to fill the sugar bowl or not to
forget to use the new cream pitcher.
And then again she would be instructing
the maid to send Johnny out to play
as soon as he should come home from
school, so as to keep him out of the
parlory and to st:e that be did not have
all bis little playmates assembled on the
front steps. She got so excited over it
all that she even told Bridget not to let
the tea burn.
The party was set for two o'clock but
Mrs. Johnson was ready before half past
one. She is one of those people who
never like to waste a minute if there is
anything to be done, so she put on a
nice white apron and went down into
the kitchen to help Bridget. But she
was more of a nuisance than a help to
the cook. She tried to do so much
that she accomplished nothing. She
began by breaking a cup which, as luck
would have it, happened to be one of
the new set she had bought especially
for the occasion. The question now
was how to manage with nineteen cups
and saucers for twenty people. It
would look rather queer if there were
just one cup different from all the
others, so Bridget, who had become
accustomed to such problems, went out
in the garden, scrambled over the low
fence, and explained her position to
Mrs. Terry, her kind-hearted neighbor,
who only too willingly lent her ten
cups and saucers. This settled the cup
and saucer problem. They would" use
ten of each kind.
Whila Bridget was attending to the
above matter, Mrs. Johnson, of course,
broke a few little odds and ends such
as pie-plates, butter-plates and glasses;
she dropped the kettle of boiling water*
scalding the cat so that it howled for an
hour, and when Bridget came in was
just applying the last drop of sweet oil,
which had been intended for the salad,
to the burns she had inflicted on the
poor animal. But this was by no means
the greatest calamity of the day, for as
Mrs. Johnson was about to leave the
kitchen she slipped on the wet floor,
spraining her ankle and cutting her
hand on a small piece of broken glass.
The maid immediately telephoned for
a physician, who came, pronounced the
case a serious one, and told his patient
"IB
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that she would not b^
a very long time. Ti
unfortunate woaian c
blocks: aw£y> but I
whether she; scream
fright, or because hh
her teji-party.
Two o'clock carceant.
She rang the 1
the racket in the hou:
of Peggy In the yasrd
nor the cook heard i
guest mrist have rung
a dozen times and w
when the physician
He told Mrs» r !Bryant
siid plight and she
there to answer the
the other guests of t
was the outcomeof h
planned butlli-fated
Moral—Don't ,-i^
when you are excite*
EhtA
As the steamer ,wa!
Calais, an English pa:
to a Frencfe friend,
whick the Frenchma
rrnce of any^faiagu
responded, "Tanks.. 1
" Yacob, where di
spegdaclca?" * -
M .Right under youi
"Don't pe so
You shouldn't drifle
Ex.
M&uter—How is
handing your friend]
best cigars ?
Mary^I canft tel!
for I am sure I cove)
(Servant to milk
you conie s i l

JV*
nottfj
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»'cl2ckb|
^haifp^;
put on
own
But
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sc
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be one
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fhereVwerV
all tke"
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went 6ti£.
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neighbor,
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[ed on
h no meaiii
^ay, for as \
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THE LOWELL
that she would not be able to walk for
a very long time. The screams of the
unfortunate woman could be heard two
blocks away, but I am still doubtful
whether she screamed from pain or
fright, or because she could not have
her tea-party.
Two o'clock came. So did Mrs. Bryant.
She rang the bell, but owing to
the racket in the house and the barking
°f ^ e ggy io the yard, neither the maid
nor the cook heard it. The impatient
guest must have rung the bell over half
a dozen times and was about to leave
when the physician opened the door.
He told Mis, Bryant of her hostess's
sad plight and she kindly remained
there to answer the bell and inform all
the other guests of the trouble. Such
was the outcome of Mrs. Johnson's long
planned but ill-fated tea-party.
Moral—Don't try to help Bridget
when you are excited.
ELLA SONDHEIM, '04.
As the steamer was just starting from
Calais, an English passenger shouted out
to a French friend, 4t Au reservoir !*' to
which the Frenchman (with equal ignorance
of any language -but his own)
responded, "Tanks. 11 —Ex.
4i
Yacob, where did I lay down my
spegdacles?"
M
Right under your nose vater."
u
Don't pe so indefinite, mine son.
You shouldn't drifie mit de old man.—
Ex.
Master—How is it that I saw you
handing your friend in the kitchen my
best cigars ?
Mary—I can't tell for the life of me,
for I am sure I covered the key hole.—
Ex.
(Servant to milk man)—Phat makes
you come so airly of late; you used to
come behind before.— Ex. '
Municipal Politics.
Another municipal election has come
and passed, heralded by the usual frequency
of the candidate's glad band
and the incessant clamor d" the small
boy for election cards. On November
5, three tickets were submitted to the
consideration of the voter. The average
citizen knew about twenty per cent
of the nominees and in such cases he
did not fail to vote for his friend or
acquaintance. Wheu be was unacquainted
with the candidates, he voted
in most instances with his national
party.
This fact leads the patriotic citizen to
enquire concerning the advisability of
nominations being made by the national
political parties. Although many of
the better class do make a non-partisan
choice, yet it is well known that the
great majority of voters cast their ballots
on strictly party lines. This mistaken
idea of party allegiance in municipal
elections ought to be destroyed.
It is just as logical as the idea that a
white Southerner must always be a
Democrat, and a negro a Republican.
It is a blind following of party with
little regard to principle or the character
of the man. An amusing instance'- of
this absolute submission to qrve's p?.rty
occurred not long ago on the occasion
of the first nomination of President Mc-
Kinley. The Californi? delegation
went off in high glee shouting for
Allison and silver; they returned a few
weeks later just as happy and shouting
just as loud for McKinley and gold.
It also occurs to the observer of municipal
elections that the politics of a
man make no difference with regard to
his qualifications for office and that it is
just as unreasonable to vote for him because
he is a Democrat or a Republican,
as to vote for him because be is Irish or
Dutch, or married or single.., A man
will make just as honest and consclen-

tious a County Cleik or Recorder
whether he believes in gold or bi-metalism,
free trade or a high tariff One of
our able Mayors, Mr. Sutro, was a
Populist.
And, again, the municipal election
can cut no possible figure in the questions
which divide the Democrats and
Republicans. To decide the questions
which affect the municipality only,
would it not be far better for the citizens
to form purely municipal parties,
which would stimulate interest in municipal
concerns?
Although it appears on the face of it
that the Legislature should encourage
such parties, hitherto they have signally
failed in so doing. Only recently they
have enacted a law which destroys the
good influence of the Non-Partisan
party, by preventing a candidate from
being nominated or endorsed by two
parties. It is to be hoped, however,
that in the near future this law will be
repealed and the desired reform effected.
;•;,-:., M. "E. HARRISON, '04.
James C.—" I'm going to raise a flower
garden next year."
Harry T.—"Why?"
James C— M So when I don't know my
lessons I can bring a boquet."—Ex.
Teacher (explaining the engine):
11 This is the fly wheel. What is its use?"
Bright Pupil: "To keep flies out of
the machinery.—Ex.
Soppy Sam: "I say, Bill, they say
the Boers have captured the Isle of
Dogs."
Beery Bill: "Muzzles an' all ? »—Ex.
What evidence have you that the
minstrel was good ?
Spectator—The seats were all in tiers
—Ex.
THE LOWELL
"Lowell" Managing Committee.
High Se?iior—Mr Ferham: Miss Mc-
Kennie and Mr. Lucey {President).
Low Senior Latin—Mr. Young.: Miss
Oliver {Secretary) and Mr. Linforth.
Low Senior Greek and Latin—Mr..
Clark: Miss Steen and Mr. Selig.
Higr Middle— Mr. Crofts: Miss Markle
and Mr. Vos Burgh.
Low Latin Middle—Mr. Walker: Miss
Mangels and Mr. Horan.
Low Latin Middle B—Miss Cox: Miss
Belvel fmd Mr. Huyck.
Low Greek Middle—Mr Per ham: Miss
Wighttaan and Mr. Waizman.
1 la—Mr. Stokes: Miss Kaiser and
Mr Kenyon.
lib—Mr. Criitenden: Miss Anderson
and Mr. Bush.
He—Mr. Longley: Miss Aune and
Mr. Montgomery.
la—Mr. Koch: Mr. Long and Mr,
Sheppard.
Ib—Mr. Kelly:
Mr. Solmonson.
Ic—JIfr. Kelly:
Underbill.
Id—Mr. Nourse:
Mr. Middletbn.
U—Mr. Schmitl:
Faymonville.
Miss Crawford and
Miss Kellogg and Mr.
Miss Garood and
Miss Slack and Mr.
If—Miss Hodgkinson: Miss Mowbray
and Mr. Prosser. \
The members of ^bis committee elect
the heads of the staff, receive advertisements,
subscriptions, contributions and
school notes, and audit the reports of tie
Business Manager.
Too LATE TO STATE.
{Read aloud.)
There was a young fellow called Tate,
Who dined with a girl at 8.8. '
But I cannot relate
What the fellovr called Tate
And his tet-a-tete ate at 8.8.—Ex.
A green little student in a green little way
A green little melon downed one dxy<
And the green little grasses now tenderly wave
On the green little student's green little grave,
—Ex.
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THE Lowii
A, neatiily published by the »tu
".,,/- , High School
EDITORIAL ST
' i Monte A. Dernhovci'•'/•>"<
ASSOCIATES:
H. L. WoUenberg^w, ,•; X
Robert H. Van Santi Jr.,'03. : N
ASSISTANTS:
, ; Carolyn Fbwle, Soclet
Joseph Lucey, Dcbatic
W. R. Dc Leon, Athle
BUSINESS ST
R. Alfred Theobald, '02, Bus
.'••' ; ASSISTANTS:
.,. John W. Waikec
F, A. Linforth, *6i.
Rd VanSloun/ov .. v
Stud ems,graduates, faculty, 01:«
are icyited to contribute articles
: Entered in Post office at San
C^s Mail Matter. '• >/ • ::
1 • • - : ll.,;^.>.,?^8a
W - Z>e/ay in rl reasou
|j \ JippQaraniebf- Lowe]
H- "Tfee LoiveW: reni^rl
m • ";'••• •' Vl • ••" r -%>-^? r ; .
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Class of 1902 did not me
tion until some time in S
|» of the other claaseshavi
a., their class; officers'; ^thj
M ciety was unuSnaily -3
w dc^n to work;;the. A
^S did cot take place nut
HK the ^hool terin hW ]
M now .when the whole
pi over, when. High;, ^ch
g*j| bay, and country scjibo

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Miss-Mi
Wketi
'ham: Miss
aiser atfdi
Andersonn
'Aune andj
and Mr.,
iwford and?
r THE LOWELL
THE Low 1 LL.
A monthly published by the students of the Lowell
High School.
EDITORIAL STAFF.
Monte A. Dernham, 'ox. Editor.
ASSOCIATES:
H. L. l *VoIlenberg, '02. Lawrence Buflford, '02.
Robert H. Van Sant, Jr., '03. Nina Hlow, '04.
ASSISTANTS:
Carolyn Fowle, Society Editor.
Joseph Lucey, Debating Editor.
W. R, De Leon, Athletic Editor.
BUSINESS STAFF*
R. Alfred Theobald, 'oz, Business Manager.
ASSISTANTS'.
Johu W. Walker, '02.
K. A. Linforth, '02.
ART
Kd Van Sloun, '02.
Fred Tatum, '03
SditkX,incoln,'02.
Students.graduates, faculty, and friends of the School
ureinviied to contribute articles of interest.
Entered in Postofflce at San Francisco as Second-
Class Mail Matter.
Delay in
Jlppearance of
"The Lowell"
For some unexplained
reason everything at
Lowell seems to be
remarkably slow this
year; the Senior
Class of 1902 did not meet for organization
until some time in September; none
of the other classes have as yet elected
their class officers; the Debating Society
was unusually late in settling
down to work; the Athletic election
did not take place until ten weeks of
the school term had passed by ; and
now when the whole term is almost
over, when High Schools across the
bay, and country schools in the interior
bnve issued [be second and third numbers
of tb?ir monthly magazines, when
many of us are already planning our
Christmas holidays, the first number of
THE LOWEIX has finally succeeded in
making its appearance.
The cause of this deplorable delay is
as mysterious to the present staff as to
all the rest of the school. For thelast
three years the staff has been self-perpetuating,
but this year after the June
graduation either no one was appointed
to continue the management of the
paper, or else those who were appointed
neglected their work. At any
rate not until the early part of October,
did the new committee—elected by the
pupils of the various class-rooms—provide
for the organization of a staff.
And then the work required to set THE
LOWELL going has been the work necessary
to start an entirely new paper;
for, barring its name and a few fanuliar
cuts, THE LOWELL this year, is practically
a new paper, without a cent in
the treasury to begin with, and under
the control of a new and inexperienced
management.
But in spite of this
New fact the present staff
Management will endeavor to do
its best, not only to
carry on successfully the work begun
in previous yearsy but if possible to"
raise the standard of the paper and
make it more representative of the
whole school. As regards the latter,
a large step in this direction bas already :

16 THE LOWELL
been taken by the organization of tbe
managing committee, containing delegates
from all the classes, whose duty
it shall be to represent on the paper,
the interests, of their respective classes
in such matters as subscriptions, contributions.and
school notes, and to elect
the heads of the staff each year and see
to it that the papei be promptly started
at the beginniug of each term. If this
plan is faithfully carried out, all such
difficulties as have occurred this year,
will be avoided in the future, the staff
will always contain a number of experienced
members, and the paper, instead
of being invariably obliged to start over
again, will be enabled to follow out a
continuous policy and improve year by
year.
Our aim in publishes
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high purpose is either in the heart of
each of us, or is trying very hard to get
in.
" Perhaps the most exacting test of a
person's strength is his power to regulate
himself. Self-control moves hand in
hand with the control of others. He
who can control hitn.;e;f and others has a
great capital; it is as certain as human
affairs can be that life in such a case is
worth the living." In the same paper,
the "Streets of Cairo," describing that
interesting spot at the Pan American, is
deserving of commendation. There is
much color and feeling and motion. On
reading it, one c*r» almost see the characters
before him. The cover of the Aegis
for Admission Day is appropriate and
worthy of notice. Cuts always help a
paper, both inside and out.
The manager of the Tocsin, from Santa
Clara High School, says that their school
comes to the front in their county simply
because they put their whole energy into
their school affairs. That is the right
school spirit. The Tocsin is a neat little
paper, though without an illustration
from cover to cover. A quiet poem,
which seems to be a rare occurrence in
high school journals, adorns the first
page. A commendable feature is the
presence of a class of articles such as
11 The Real Question of High School
Life; 11 "Silent Influences."
Miss B—"Now that we know all the
heroic qualities of Hercules, can you tell
me any of them we have lost?"
Mr. Cherington, '03—»Intelligence"
—Ex. (Mr. Cherington was formerly of
Lowell.)
Olla Podrida comes to us with an
article on the strike which ended a month
or so ago, written from the scab's standpoint
Evidently the writer has had experience,
and he has represented it forcefully.
THE LOWELL
The Skirmisher says: "Exchanging
and the exchange column keep in touch
the different school papers and form a
great stimulus for improvement. The
value of a good exchange column cannot
be overestimated." 'La Senorita' might
have been improved considerably by
lengthening and toning seme of its bald
statements of action. It has a fairly
good plot. The letter from a traveler is
very interesting and a good feature of the
paper 'Along the Verde* is quite well
written, but the incident of the hot
springs seems incredible.
He took her dainty litile hand—
She let it passive He;
But with her left she made a swing,
And biffed him in the eye. —Ex.
We are sorry that the printer left out
the first few pages of the Comet, from
Reno High School; the paper is recommended
in several of our exchanges.
The Cricket, from Belmont school, is a
recommend able little paper. The cuts
of the foot ball and tennis teams add
much to its appearance U A Story of the
Red Dog Mine," is a very simple and
well-written little story, with a first-class
point.
Experiment in physics: Given one
laboratory filled with boys, to this add
three pretty girls. Now prove that all
the boys will turn to rubber.—Ex-.
Would it be out of place to comment -
that the Silver and Gold of the University/
of Colorado has a green cover.
In the Recruit there is also under the
head of "Table Gossip, 11 an article on
table manners which can give offence to
none, is very good, and is written in a
readable style. It consists of a conversation
between a chair, a napkin-ring, and
various other table articles.
The High School Bell has some interesting
articles. The " Hints to Freshmen
1 * are very amusing
The LOWELL would like to]
print a cut of its high school b\
the front page, as Bloomii
Charleston, 111., do; bui it w.j
only a sorry sight in. compai
The following poem, from t]
of Anderson Academy, speaks
THE GREAT WHITK WHXTJ
Oh ! who has been in the frozen n*
Where.the great white whiteness]
Where the Northern lights throug 1
nights
Shine clear in the Northern skie«
There the chill wind through
Exulting that he is free ;
Loud his piercing shriek frc"n thi
peak t
Rings over the frozen sea.
The great star bear iu the Souther]
WWD the robes of winter fall>
Leaves his far, dim heights to tl
lights
And to the Kitiiwake's call.
The foot of m%n on these whitened
Through their silence ne'er hath.
And the fleecy cloud with its crystf
Alone reigns there with God.
The September number o|
from Koitt's, contains some
stories, "Silas Jones,'' for in
bright, breezy little tale; evidei
by a boy,.for what/girl wouli
heroine fall in love at firstrsi]
"homely duffer with light
flushed face and Httle sqainl
The " Story of a Wheels welj
and shows a good imaginai
October number has also beei
it is not so good a number
September.
History Teacher— ;< What
life did the bankrupts of Enj
Scholar— u The police sta]
"The Ruin to Koami" in
for September the sixth, is a
It is quite out of the 01$
well written. The issue date*
the thirteenth contains act
things. " My-California Coi
York," is very clever.

d form a
[ofits.bald
a;;feirly^
traveler is ^S
tureofthe
Luite well ^
the
swing,
:r left out t
[omett from
is recom- t
iges. .
The
ipleanji^
first-class *'
con^e«a^^
•fingi
The LOWELL would like to be able to
print a cut of its high school building on
the front page, as Bloomington and
Charleston, 111., do; but it w.uld make
only a sorry sight in comparison.
The following poem, from the Recruit,
of Anderson Academy, speaks for itself.
THE GREAT WHITE WHITENESS
Oh ! who has been in the frozen north,
Where.the great white whiteness lies?
Where the Northern lights through the Northnights
Shine clear in the Northern skies.
There the chill wind through a silence sweeps
Exulting that he is free ;
Loud his piercing shriek from the ics capped
peak
Rings over the frozen sea.
The great star bear in the Southern sky,
Wnen the robes of winter fall,
Leaves his iarf dim heights to the Northern
lights
And to the Kit'ti wake's call.
The foot of man on these whitened fields
Through their silence ne'er hath trod;
And the fleecy cloud with its crystal shroud.
Alone reigns there with God.
—Raglan Gtascock.
The September number of the Owl.
from Hoitt's, contains some very good
stories. "Silas Jones," for instance, is a
bright, breezy little tale; evidently written
by a boy, for what girl would have her
heroine fall in love at first sight with a
" homely duffer with light hair, red,
flushed face and little squinting eyes? 1 '
The " Story of a Wheel" is well conceived
and shows a good imagination. The
October number has also been received;
it is not so good a number as that of
September.
History Teacher— %t What station in
life did the bankrupts of England hold?*'
Scholar—"The police station."—is*.
THE LOWELL
"The Ruin to Koami" in the Occidental
for September the sixth, is a good story.
It is quite out of the ordinary and very
well written. The issue dated September
the thirteenth contains a number of good
things. "My California Cousin in New
York," is very clever.
" Excuse me, Miss/' said a junior to a
senior as he trod upon her dress. "I
can always catch a train when I don't
want to."—Ex.
"Say, Papa, wasn't it the Spaniards
that settled this country? "
"Yes, my son, that's what my history
used to say/ 1
" Weil history's changed; now it's this
country that has settled the Spaniards/'
—Ex.
The High School Register for September
is well gotten up. "SomeThoughts
on Essay Writing" Is quite worth reading.
tc To Err is Human/' in the Student's
Record, and "A Gridiron Duel" in the
same paper, both savor of second-class
matter and we would advise the authors
that if they cannot be original, let them
at least adopt a style worth reading.
"Now do you understand," shouted
the infuriated professor, as he hurled an
ink bottle at an exasperating student.
"Ithink I have an inkling,' ; the bespattered
student replied.
I arose with great alacrity
To offer her my seat;
"f was a question whether she or I
Should stand upon my feet. —Ex.
The commencement number of the
Searchlight is very good.
The Owl from the Fresno High School
is fine. The stories are clever, tiba paper
is one of the best we have seen.
The Spice, for September, contains
little worth' reading.
*' What is a foot ball coach?" *' Ambulance,
I guess."
It seems that other schools are havrcg
the same experience as Lowell; note the
following:
Seatle High School in 1905: a wilderness
of baby carriages, go-carts, nurses,
bibs, infants and babies. S. H S in
1901: almost —Ex,

2O
EDITED BY JOSEPH LUCEY.
The Debating Editor has much to say ford, Mr. Dernham, and Mr. Lucey. If
this month. Of course it is only natu- Lowellites have any enthusiasm left
ral that a debater would have much to after the football season we hope they
say at almost any time. But as this is will use it on the 13th.
the first edition of THE LowEtL this
As the last few days of a Congressional
year, and as the occurrences of the last
three months must be chronicled in this
session are marked with the hurry and
single edition, the editor has, therefore,
scuffle of legislation, so our last business
an abundance of topics upon which he
meeting before the summer vacation was
may exercise his vocal organs.
marked by the excitement attending the
important motions adopted. After lis-
Realizing that a reader occasionally
tening to a very lengthy debate, the So-
becomes tired in perusing such a historiciety
decided to withdraw from the Decal
reriew, the most impo: :ant and inbating
League of California. This acteresting
facts will be stated first, hoping
thereby to induce the reader to continue
tion was prompted not by any ill feeling
to the end.
existing between Lowell and the League
for no such i?.l feeling exists, but by a
On the 13th of December Lowell and
careful consideration of our best inter-
Oakland High Schools will hold an inests.
While in the League Lowell was
ter-school debate. The debate, we are
obliged to debate with such schools as
most pleased to say, will take place at
Stockton, San Rafael, and Lodi, schools
the Auditorium of the Girls' High
with which we have, absolutely no inter-
School, San Francisco, Such a relief
ests in common. Of course such debates
after our tedious journeys to San Rafael.
were both inconvenient and fruitless.
The question will be: Resclved : That the
You champions of the League might
present freedom of the press should not be
ask: •«Debating Society, what have
restricted. It was submitted by Oakland.
you done since you withdrew from the
Lowell will choose the si^c It has now
League?" » Well,» the Debating So-
been some time since these schools have
ciety replies, -we have arranged a de-
met in a struggle for forensic honors,
bate with the Oakland High School, and
which fact will make victory all the
in the future we will arrange a similar
more sweet to obtain. Our team will
debate with the Berkeley High ScfacoL"
probably consist of three of the follow-
The Constitution of the United, States
ing : Miss Steen, Mr. Boericke, Mr. Har-
owes its success to the fact that the
rison, Mr. Selig, Mr. Lisser, Mr. Bufframers
of that famous document de-
pended not upon the imagmai
of their own fertile brains, bi
founded the framework of thi;
men * upon the foundation of e:
The new Constitution adopt*
Society and drawn up by Me:
ham and Deguire augurs welj
future; for that, like the C01
of the United States, is the resi
perience, and not a theoretic
men;. The most important
the lengthening of the term
Previously officers were electee
ten weeks Now they serve foi
term. This change insures coi
and stability.
AT the first election tinder the
stitution the following officers v
en: President, Mr Lucey; Vice-
Mr. Dernham; Secretary, Mr.
Corresponding; Secretary, Mr.
To those members of the scl
have been so kind as to read ti
thus far, the editor feels oblige
a reward. The reward is
toy; it is ;*5>meiiiing substai
High School one of the £ro
solved before graduation is this]
Work. Acquired, ^0/find ir r -
do it. Some persons gifted
science of mathematics are abl
this problem in their junior ~y<
they are few, alas! too few. In
die year another small number ij
with this*'-happiness. The sfr
chemistry sometimes come, upon]
solution. But the great mass
seniors with this awfel problem
fronting them. ?STow,. of cburso
such a load on one's shoulders
disagreeable tiring. And so.as

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hope
rending the?
After U
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22 THE LOWELL
The officers of the Senior class having
been duly elected, we hope they hive
not forgotten that it has been the custom
in this school for the Senior class
to give a Senior dance sometime in
December. We remind them of it because
we want the dance this year to
eclipse all former Senior dances.
Alpha of Gamma Eta Kappa, since the
ian iITI;;> iiv c \ROLYN* i : o\v:.i
detail by all who were there.
An afternoon tea was given by Delta
of Alpha Sigma at the home o: Anita
Wieland, 2020 California street, just after
school opened.
Delta of Alpha Sigma gave a picnic
in honor of their three new members,
Saturday, September r6th. The trip
around the Bay on the McDowell was
taken, after which the party landed at
Angel Island where the rest of the day
waa pleasantly spent.
Miss Eunice C. Jeffers entertained
Delta of Alpha Sigma at her home,
Saturday afternoon, October 26th. The
Alumni girls of the Sorority assisted Miss
Jeffers in receiving *he younger girls.
Delicious refreshments were served after
a most enjoyable afternoon.
Miss May Morton, an Alpha Sigma
girl of this school, is now attending
Stanford University. Miss Morton is
pledged to Kappa Alpha Tbeta Sorority.
Mr. Hal Sander, a prominent member
of Gamma Eta Kappa, is pnw attending
the Lyceum.
Mr. Baker, the new Physics teacher,
formerly of Sacramento, is an honorary
member cf Theta Chi fraternity.
Mr. Robert H. Van Sant, formerly of
Berkeley High, is now at Lowell. Mr.
Van Sant is also a member of Theta Chi.
Sch
Hereafter we shall inclu|
head, all matters of gene)
terest and news of such
tioos as are not provided U
editorial departments.
Oar school this year ha;
number of changes, for thi
of the four year course
new laboratories, new clai
teachers. In addition to
sorry to say. some of cn\
have left us.
Mr. A. E- Kelloffg, the
of OUT English Departed
raids principal of the H
mar School. Mr. Kellcgj
member of the faculty si;
is needless to say that all
of our school very much
lost $0 able a teacher and
with this school for such
We echo the sentiments
in wishing Mr. Kellofcg si
new position.
Another one of our fi
miss this year is Mr. P.
head of the Depaitmei:
Mr. Toirpkiss has gone t
two years' graduate work,
turn by the end of that tii
in the meantime being tal
S. Baker, former head o
department in the Sacr;
School and a graduate of tl
of Califcr&U of the class ol
Mr F. E. Perham. f?:
tenda&i of schools in Sai
Co., and a graduate of _.
now taking the place in
Department made* vacact
B'tanchard. who after rt
degree of Pb. D. at Ham
appointed principal of
Grammar.

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THE LOWELL
School New
Hereafter we shall include under this
head, all matters of general school interest
and news of such school organizations
as are not provided for in our other
editorial departments.
Our school this year has undergone a
number of changes, for the introduction
of the four year course has necessitated
new laboratories, new classes and new
teachers. In addition to this, we are
sorry to say, some of our old teachers
have left us.
Mr. A,. E. Kellogg, the former head
of our English Department, has been
made principal of the Hamilton Granimnr
School. Mr. Kellogg has been a
member of the faculty since 1886 It
is needless to say that all the members
of our school very much regret to have
lost so able a teacher and oue identified
with this school for such a long time.
We echo the sentiments of the school
in wishing Mr. Kellogg success in his
new position.
Another one of our faculty whom we
miss this year is Mr. P. T. Tompkins,
head of the Department of Science.
Mr. Totnpkins has gone to Harvard for
two years' graduate work, and will return
by the end of that time, his place
in the meantime being taken by Mr. M.
S. Baker, former head of the science
department in the Sacramento High
School and a graduate of the University
of California of the class of '95.
Mr. F. E. Perham, former superintendant
of schools in San Bernardino
Co., and a graduate of Bowdoin '82, is
now taking the place in our English
Department made- vacant by Mr. M. E.
Blanchard, who after receiving the
degree of Ph. D. at Harvard, has been
appointed principal of the Hancock
Grammar.
Miss S. M. Kingsbury is studying at
Columbia college; her position in the
history department is being filled by
Mr. J. A. Longley, former principal of
the Palo Alto High School, a graduate
of the class of '96 of Stanford, and a
post-graduate of Harvard.
Besides these, Mr. G. H. Stokes has
been added to our faculty. He was
formerly a student in this school and
graduated from U. C. in 1890. Prior
to this term he was principal of the
Marysville High School. And last, but
not least, we have the pleasure to report
that Mr. F. W. Koch, former instructor
in science at Oakland High,
is now a teacher in the same department
at Lowell. "The Asgis" of the
O. H. S. states that the students are
very sorry to have lost Mr. Koch, and
those of us who have become acquainted
with him at this school can well understand
the cause of their sorrow. Mr.
Koch takes active interest in Athletics,
especially the track. He is a graduate
of U. CM having been a member of the
class of '96.
Senior Class Meeting.
At a meeting of the class of '02, held
in Mr. Clark's room early in September,
the following class officers were elected:
L. Bufford, President; Miss H. Steen,
Vice President; Miss E. Moses, Secretary
; Bates, Treasurer. The first was
elected by ballot, his opponents being
H. Wollenberg and W. De Leon; the
others were elected by acclamation, as
there ws.s only one nominee Miss
Steen, last year's Vice-president, presided,
in the absence of the President,
who has left school. Previous to the
election, Mr. Clark said a few words,
and after him Mr. Tompkins made a
farewell speech. It was his last day at

school before going on bis leave of absence.
He seemed to be as sorry to
leave the work among us as we were
to have him go. Another meeting was
held Oct. 31, to discuss the senior dance.
About 55 were present. The president
was empowered to appoint a finance
committee consisting of three, with himself
as chairman, and an arrangements
committee of five., with himself as chairman.
A contribution of one dollar was
settled on to be paid by each member
of the class who wishes to attend the
dance. Bufford, Bates, and Miss Oliver
compose the finance committee. The
arrangements committee had not been
appointed when we went to press.
Athletic Association Election.
Ac election of officers for the Athletic
Association was held Tuesday Oct. i,
'01. One noticeable feature of the
election was the lack of rivalry for the
offices. Five out of the twelve officers
were unanimously elected.
Those elected were :
President..«. J. LUCKY, High Seuiur
Vice President Miss FOWLE, High Senior
Treasurer DEGUIRE, Latin Middle, A
Secretary DARLING, Latin Middle, B
A. A. L. Repr VAS BURGH, High Middle
Football Manager...MIDDLETON, First class, D
Track Manager JONES, Latin Senior, B
Baseball Manager JYELEON, Greek Senior
Swimming Mangr WALKER, Latin Senior A
Tennis Mangr ROSENBERG, Latin Senior A
Bicycle Mangr THEOBALD, Latin Senior A
Basketball Mangr...Miss STEEN/, Greek Senior
Under these officers and their management,.the
school and school athletics
ought to prosper. Although just at
present football holds tBe center of the
school stage, swimming, baseball and
tennis seasons are not far distant, and
,owell ought not to have it said that
the only branch of athletics she Is superior
in is football.
THE LOWELL
Alumni Association.
The L. H. S. Alumni Association was
founded by the graduating class of 1898,
both to help the school as much as
possible and to bring alumni together
ODce or twice a year. So far it has given
two dances. The first dance was successful
as far as a dance goes, but financially
the association barely came out
even. The second dance was very unsuccessful,
financially and otherwise.
The association is now in debt on
account of the poor support it has received
from alumni students. Such a
state of affairs is certainly deplorable
If the seniors of each graduating class
would join and add new life and vigor
the association would be a success
This is the way only a very few of last
year's senior class have done, which
speaks very poorly for Lowell spirit
The expenses of the association are
slight, the advantages considerable; In
conclusion let us quote from a letter
received from an officer of the association
u An Alumni Association cannot under any
circumstances be a success unless the student
body of the school or institution is behind it
I would say to the seniors and to those who are
soon to be seniors, be proud of your class and
of yourself, but above all be proud of your
school. You have one of the best, if not the
best school on th-. coast. All your graduates
do well iu college and several of them nave
been honor men, which is a great distinction
f there are over two thousand students over
here.) You are the men and women who must
build up school spirit, your teachers can't do
that for you, neither can the alumni, although
they will try to help you. That part rests with
you and when you do build up such a spirit
both the school, the students and the Alunni
Association will prosper and there will be a
certain fellow feeling which must be felt to be
appreciated." >•.;
THE COASTER BROKE.
Ambulance Doctor— "Did you have a
coaster brake on your wheel?"
Patient-" Yes, I think that is what
happened—Ex.
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Football at ;
Football at present
attention and the rooter'sygoii
Lowell. Upon a select six 01
last year's eleven the presen*j
been formed; and~ under^t
or Mr. Castlehoun—an^exthe
team has developed a:s]
tific game. Theing
148 lbs;^the' backs espt
but these latter all are hard',
ners. As far as iope g ^
win her sr-b league and Berl
her league. That syiil then h
and Berkeley \ agata^ja* fig)
Still,, according t.0 dope, ; tosj
to win, but doping football
uncertain pi anything^eise/;'
A line as to individuals. £t-
^Herrin and ^^
liable players.
Both arei
ing up interference ^
on punts. Both are ratfcer
lers*. ^rrin is a plu&£:fo
player, 'who, if necessary•$coi
punting. Both ends^are fairlj
ground gainers.
Kidd and Keegan at to
good as one could wish.- X*
strong bucker; jand a demon f<
holes. He has a disfigurinj
stopping, effectually^*&£eryti
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Football at present takes up all the
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26 THE L O \V £ L L
average thirty-seven yards. His place
kicks are nearly always reliable.
Vos Burgh, (captain) the other half, is
the same—perhaps a little improved—as
the half of two seasons ago, although
in the formation on end runs there is
little or no interference (as Lowell now
plays). Vos Burgh still sticks to whatever
there is, nearly always for gains.
In crossbucks he is also successful.
Montgomery, sub-half,is a good ground
gaiiier and a valuable man behind the
lice in defensive play. Graham, subfull
and half, is an excellent punter,
biters strongly, and shows up well in
defensive work.
As a whole, Lowell's team is stronger
in offensive than defensive play. The
practise games which she now has coming,
however, wil] do much to help this.
Berkeley's team is the reverse, stronger
on the defense.
Coach Castlehoun and Lowell High
School are to be congratulated on their
team.
LOWELI, vs. ST. MATTHEW.
The first league game Lowell played
was with St. Matthew. Lowell won
(although everyone expected a close
game)bjUhe comfortable score of nineteen
to nobbing. Lowell won by superior
team work, greater speed and good
head work in running the game.
But nineteen: First 6—touchdown
and goal by Hamilton: then 6—touch-
down by Middleton, goal by Hamilton;
then 2-safety on a kick blocked by Kidd ;
finally 5-field goal from 38-yard line by
Hamilton.
The teams came on the field about
2 :45 p. M. It ;j«ras seen at once that St.
Matthew's was about five heavier, and
her backs greatly outweighed Lowell's.
At 3:00 p. M. Hamilton kicked off 45
yards to Smith, r/ho ran in 5 yards. St.
Matthe;v failed to make the distance and
punted on the third down.
Lowell then commenced a series of
bucks and end runs that carried the ball
straight down the field : bucks by Hamilton
through center and guard; end
runs by Vos Burgh, and bucks by Middleton—Kidd
assisting often—through
the tackles.
In less than eight minutes Hamilton
went over for the first touchdown. The
goal was easily kicked.
By much the same tactics Lowell
again scored in short order. After Vos
Burgh had made a 20 yard run, and an
out of bounds trick play had partly succeeded,
Middleton and Hamilton bucked
in turn for four and five yards respectively,
and then Middletown went over
for another five points. Hamilton also
kicked this goal.
That finished the scoring for the first
half. Coach Castlehoun had told the
team to score twice in the first half So
they did and tben eased up. The half
ended with ball in St. Matthew's possession,
near the middle of the field. •
In the second half, Montgomery played
right half, Vos Burgh's ankle having
been hurt and it being unnecessar}' to
play him. In this half, though Lowell...x
scored twice, she simply held St. Matthew
down.
At one stage, after an interchange of
punts, St. Matthew got the ball OE her
own i-yard line. Howard dropped back
to punt, but Kidd broke through and*- 11 ,
blocked the kick, Hoppin fell on the -*
ball, but behind the line. Thus the -
rooters—quite a good many for a va-
-1: •£>-
cation crowd—had another chance to
make themselves heard.
Later, Hamilton made a beautiful place 'i
kick from the 38-yard line. What
wind there was blew against him, but -
the line held Ion ? enough to get the ball
out safely and over. Toward the close
of the half there was a kicking duel
between Hamilton and Howard. Both
were good, but Hamilton's better judgment
and placing won out.
The team plaved well
offensive woik they wei
good. The holes in tbe
large enough to bubbly!
through. The mass piaj
bucks work well, especial
thew's left guard and ts
and Pfcikerton being u|
plays directed against
over plays were used 1
but St. Matthew's lad
Lowell's had.
The line held well on dj
the center trio being
and being well backed 1
Montgomery, and Mid(
three dkl excellent defens
the second half Falk st<
tun St. Matthew's effe<
affair around the end.
Vos Burgh was alwa;
ends. He made one n
15-yard run. .; Haniiiton'J
nearly always good-for
his punting was,very gdl
averaged 36 yards. Mid<
in bucks than end runs,!
eral times he skirtedyards.
The e^ds had hard worl
half, running down 61
were weak at the eiid^:one
of the pluckiest garni
while. Tizough ba^Jy
the game out. Both • hi
ma ie several very pretty
tackling is low and
sure.
Lowell's second game
This game, although
r7-0— was a disappoint
Lowell students.
Lowell's defensive w<
appalling and her pffej
ragged, Lick came thrbugj
and again in the -first hald
couid brac^. up enough to

The team plaved well together. In
offensive woik they were particularly
good. The holes in the lines were often
large enough to bubble an automobile
through. The mass plays and crossbucks
work well, especially on St. Matthew's
left guard and tackle, Samuells
and Pinkerton being unable to stop
plays directed against them. Tackle
over plays were used by both teams,
but St. Matthew's lacked the force
Lowell's had.
The line held well on defensive work,
the center trio being especially strong,
and being well backed up by Falk,
Montgomery, and Middleton. These
three did excellent defensive work. In
the second half Falk stopped the only
run St. Matthew's effected—a 15-yard
affair around the end,
Vos Burgh was always good on the
ends. He made one io-yard and one
15-yard run. Hamilton's bucks were
nearly always good for the distance and
his punting was very good. His punts
averaged 36 yards. Middleton was safer
in bucks than end runs, although several
times he skirted around for five
yards.
The ends had hard work in the second
half, running down on punts. Both
were weak at the end. Herrin played
one of the pluckiest games seen in a long
while. Though badly used up he stuck
the game out. Both he and Baldwin
male several very pretty tackles. Their
tackling is low and hard, and generally
sure.
LOWELL VS. LICK.
Lowell's second game was with Lick.
This game, although Lowell won,—
17-0— was a disappointment to many
Lowell students.
Lowell's defensive work something
appalling and her offensive work very
ragged, Lick came through the line time
and again in the first half, before Lowell
could brace up enough to stop them, and
THE LOWELL 27
the paucity of rooters was a di>grace to
the school.
Well, Lick kicked off and Hamilton
ran in ten yards. Lowell was carrying
the ball straight down the field when
some Lowellite was careless, was caught
offside and the ball was given to Lick
on Lowell's 35-yard line.
Cavanaugh's following place kick was
blocked by Kidd, and Herrin fell on the
ball. Again Lowell—very slowly—went
down the field on end runs, mingled with
a few bucks.
Then Middleton made a io-yard run
and next Vos Burgh bucked three yards
foi a touchdown. Hamilton—the bali
was new and unfamiliar—missed the
easy goal. That made five points in
ten minutes.
After the kick-off, Vos Burgh made a
30-yard run. Then—Oh ! Shades of Departed
Lowellites—Lowell lost tkt. ball
on downs. Lick was better on defensive
work than offensive work, however, and
the half ended with the ball on Lick's
45-yard line in Lowell's possession.
In the next spasm Montgomery played
Middleton's half. In this half the Lowell
line braced up a little and put up a trifle
better defensive play.
Hamilton kicked off, but Bartell soon
picked up a fumbled ball by Lick and
Lowell once again began a series of runs
down the field. Even then they nearly
lost their chance. The ball was badly
thrown and fell to the ground. Herrin
saw it in time to save it to Lowell. Then
Vos Burgh rose up in righteous wrath
and raced goalward for thirty yards, thus
waking up the grandstand. That made
eleven to Lick's nothing.
A little later Cavanaugh fumbled a
punt. Baldwin galloped up, seized the
buffeted pigskin and with a clear field
before, with hair waving wildly in the
winds, with Lick's 10 4-5 sprinter behind,
madly raced past the ribbon bedecked
damsels in the grandstand, 75

2S THE
yards to a touchdown, Hamilton kicked
the goal. That made 17.
A little while later MacKinne did the
same thing, but Lowell again was offsidef
so he walked way back. That was
all the scoring.
Lowell had a good chance again to
score. They had worked the ball steadily
down the field to the 10-yard line.
Lick was tired and could not hold
Lowell any place in the line. But after
a 5-yard buck Vos Burgh fumbled, Lick
captured the ball, and the last hope of
further scoring had fled.
Cavanaugh outpunted Hamilton; Vos
Burgh fumbled; Lowell was held on
downs; Lowell lost a touchdown on offside
play; a small, sleepy set in the
grand-stand; these are a few of the
things that makes a person filled with
school patriotism and love of good football
feel like severely chastising somebody
or something even though the
school did win.
LOWBIX vs. PALO ALTO.
The third game was the easiest of
all,—thirty to nothing! Lowell outweighed
her opponent eight pounds to
the man, and in team work the proportion
was even greater. Middleton's
knee being bad, Montgomery played till
his knee laid him out, and gave Graham
a chance to astonish everyone by his
punting. One of his kicks, counting a
15-yard roll, amounted to 65 yards. His
actual punti'ug averaged 40^ yards.
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Lowell's defensive work was an improvement
on the Lick game, and Paio
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kick-off was forced to punt, her
bucks piling up without gain. Palo
Alto's ends were found weak, and after
a few runs, Vos Burgh made 12 yards
on a delayed pass to the 3-yard line.
Keegan was brought back and bucked
over for the first touchdown. Hamilton
kicked the goal
After the kick-off, Hamilton punted
35 yards to Buelna, the little Indian
full and quarterback. He fumbled, and
Herrin, who happened to be exercising
near by, stole the ball and ran down the
field behind the goil post. Herrin ran
50 yards. Then Himilton came up to*,.
him, took away the ball and kicked it
over the goal post. That made 12 points;
Later Vos Burgh and Graham executed
a neat double pass that brought
the ball to the 8-yard line. Vos Burgh
then in a crossbuck scored a few more
points. Hamilton kicked and made .it .
18 points. Again, MacKinne got the
ball on an ill-accomplished trick play
by Palo Alto and ran 30 yards for a •
touchdown. Hamilton woke up and"
kicked the goal. That made 24 points^
so they stopped for the first half an^:to ",
get a few mouthfuls of lemon juice. ' : ?'
The second half was made shorter by ;
ten minutes and was an admirable chance^
for Lowell to improve her defensive player
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tage of this ir: several spectaca
For three consecutive plays,
caught the runner, and he was
ent places each time. Fstk's
tabooed after several attempt^
it. Graham broke through
and caught the runner behjm
That Barteil scored wasi\
was not istoded and was real
thiug to do. Palo Alto was trl
so hard, to break I/Owell's
were wer.viog out their fullbj
ing him. In a mix-up Btiriell
of the ball, dug his way oiit,
anyone knew why, had pat the
and thirty five yards betwee
and danger. Hamilton was so
he scarcely kicked the goaL
About this time; the'team
30 points, the umpire got hue
his whistle and everybody wejj
Academic Field>Z>!
Before quite a good-sized cro
won the fall meetof the Acaden
at Emeryville, Saturday, Oet<
Ukiah won with 45 points, Oa
second with 39, and Berkeley
20 points. " : 5
Lowell had several entries,
few of these competed. H.
first year student, wbri^Lowe
point, running a pluclrry ;thi
half-mile.. Hazelljs young
ought to tnake a good point'
fore he leaves -schoolSg^
fourth in the high-juirjpi reacl^
2 j£ inches. Gibson -and^ST
competed on the track, along
beuhaur. ' :
George Jones, on whom
was pinned, failed to matei
Weller had his own way in-tl
throw and shot-put. ;L ;v-
Three records were broken;
U. H. S., ran the ibo-yard dasj
seconds, and the 220-yard
breaking two long standiiij

tage of this in several spectacular plays.
For tbree consecutive plays, Theobald
caught the runner, and he was in different
places each time. Falk's end was
tabooed after several attempts to circle
it. Graham broke through several times
and caught the runner behind the line.
That Bartell scored -vas a mistake. It
was not intended and was really a mean
thip/r to do. Palo Alto was trying. Oh !
so hard, to break Lowell's defense and
were wearing out their full back bucking
him. In a mix-up Bartell got hold
of the ball, dug his way out, and before
anyone knew why, had put the goal post
and thirty five yards between himself
and danger. Hamilton was sc surprised
he scarcely kicked the goal.
About this time, the team had scored
30 points, the umpire got hungry, blew
his whistle and everybody went home.
Academic Field Day.
Before quite a good-sized crowd, Uklah
won the fall meetof the Academ»c'Lea«ue
at Emeryville. Saturday, October 12th.
Ukiah won with 45 points, Oakland was
second with 39, and Berkeley third with
20 points.
Lowell had several entries, but only a
few of these competed. H. Hazell, a
first year student, won Lowell's single
point, running a plucky third in the
half-mile. Hazell is young yet and
ought to make a good point-winner before
he leaves school. Adams was
fourth in the high-jump reaching 5 feet
2>J inches. Gibson and Turner also
competed on the track aloug with Sb.oebenhaur.
George Jones, on whom great faith
was pinned, failed to materialise, and
Welier had his own way in the hammerthrow
and shot-put.
Three records were broken. Hagans,
U. H. S., ran the 100-yard dash in 10 2-5
seconds, and the 220-yard in 23 2-5,
breaking two long standing records.
THE LOWELL \29
Weller did ihe 220-yard hurdles in 26
2-5 seconds.
Jottings.
*' Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee,
At all his jokes, for many a. joke had he."
His jokes he carried in a little book,
And every day he slyljr took a look;
Picked out an ancient jest and watched to see
The one who would not laugh, and gave him D.
With apologies to Goldsmith and others.
V. P. E. '02, (protesting about his
mark,) "Well, I got the translations all
right:"
Prof. W-l-e-r, (thoughtfully) "Yes?
Well they only cost you two-bits !"
"I have a few more points to touch
upon," said C. Marks as he scrambled
over a barb-wire fence pursued by his
opponent's savage bull dog.
Please take ?iote: While High Senior
Ungewitter is playing handball, fill pupils
will please look on from a distance,
and not walk in the court.
By order of Ungewitter,
Instructor in Handball, L. H. S.
They are a harmonious family,
Whose hearts should beat as one,
Those two little innocent juniors,
Harris auJ Harrison.
A new club has been organized by
one of our enterprising teachers. All
those who show (during school hours)
marked conversational abilities, are
eligible, for membership. Regular meetings
daily, Room 7, 3:15.
Notice to Low Juniors / / ! Don't
worry if you lack imagination in your
English lessons. Your bump of imagination
will be sufficiently developed in
your second year biology course.
New teacher (upon suddenly receiving
two notices at oace) : "There wiU
be a meeting of the debating society
this afternoon in the schoollot. Only
those with suits on admitted. Football
practise this afternoon in Mr. Clark's
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SPECTATOR PAPER NO.
Sir Roger and
While visiting with Sir Rpgei
erley at his city house last
uing, the knight spoke, in tte
our remarks, about the strides .
made in educationf^and; exp
desire to visit one o& the
academies, .assuring me ik&t•- he
been at; school since His
then proceeded to give
discourse pn the value pfeducai
modern educational iiistftUtio^
full of gpod'argument; was^His"
tiori' that I was greatly :'suxpn«il
he told me he had it frefc
that proved to be Modern E(li
>yell informed^ and; 'thoroughly
paper. TJaen returning to his
proposition,' he said that he si
very glad to have me with' him
a yjsit to some school, aid d*
to select the one that should b<
an example. On ,running over
ferent ones, as I could see nr
coald compare with Lowell Higl
I named my' choice, and it beinj
able to Sir Roger, we decidedout
our plan on the succeeding

VOL, 6. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, DECEMBER, 1901- No. 2
SPECTATOR PAPER NO. 4711.
Sir Roger and the
Lowell
While visiting with Sir Roger de Coverley
at his city house last Tuesday evening,
the knight spoke, in the course of
our remarks, about the strides we had
made in education, and expressed a
desire to visit one of the modern
academies, assuring me that he had not
been at school since his boyhood. He
then proceeded to give me a lengthy
discourse on the value of education and
modern educational institutions, and so
full of good argument was his conversation
that 1 was greatly surprised, until
he told rue he had it from a magazine,
that proved to be Modern Education* a
well informed and thoroughly reliable
paper. Then returning to his original
proposition, he said that he should be
very glad to have me with him and on
a visit to some school, and desired me
to select the one that should be best, as
an example. On running over the different
ones, as I could see n one th at
could compare with Lowell High School,
I named my choice, and it being agreeable
to Sir Roger, we decided to follow
out our plan on the succeeding day.
Spectator Visit the
School.
Accordingly the next morning w
started forth, and after a slight delay
occasioned by Sir Roger's having to
stop and advise a blind beggar to whom
he gave a coin that he ought to go to Dr.
K , an eye and ear specialist, whose
circular Sir Roger had been examining
that morning, again we started out and
boarded a car, for Sir Roger has now
overcome his fearfulncss of street cars.
He talked all the way to the school about
the good that could be done by the doctor
he had mentioned, if the beggar
should follow his advice; But as I
afterwards" observed the beggar to wink
at another, who stood near by when Sir
Roger was giving his advice, I concluded
that the doctor would not aid this
particular blind beggar very much. However
I -V1 not mention my reflections to
the old '• ./:; "T that we were then arrived
r- -..•;• '.' • ; latlOU.
I may , . t it was with a slight
feeling of uneasiness that I rang the door
bell, for, as you know, Sir Roger is much
behind the fashions in dress, and his
peucliarities are so marked that I feared

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lest some should smile or make fun of
him, for some American boys will do
such things, though perhaps thoughtlessly.
But if I feared any such thing
my fears were partly dispelled when a
bright youngster opened the door and
respectfully conducted us to the office of
the head or principal, and after leaving
us there withdrew without making any
sign that he had observed any peculiarities
in my old friend.
We were received cordially by the principal,
and on making known our business
there he insisted on accompanying us
about the building. He then explained
the work of the different departments,
and I may say that he made everything
very clear to us. It would take too long
to tell what we found out. but I may as
well speak of a few incidents that occurred
while making a tour of the several
classes. For instance I shall tell
what impression the Latin class made on
Sir Roger.
Sir Roger listened very attentively to a
recitation and at its completion begged
the teacher that he might ask a question
of the class. I was in much pain for my
companion, for although I have a fair or
even excellent knowledge of Latin, I was
not aware that Sir Roger knew a word of
that language. But much to my joy, the
old man acquitted himself well; for he
simply asked them to translate a line he
quoted and expressed himself as well
pleased with the translation he received.
Sir Roger afterwards told me in the
club that he had happened on that sentence
in one of my papers and had committed
it to memory until he could find
out the meaning, but had not had an
opportunity until this occasion.
We also listened to n. geometry class
that recited exceptionally well, but as
Sir Roger wished to hear a history recitation
that was bein^ carried on at the same
time we did not stay very long. The
history that was being recited was Eng-
THE L0WEL1L
lish, which mightily pleased Sir Roger,
whose knowledge of English history is
great. He was especially gratified at an
explanation of one of the latest acts of
Parliament, for it accorded exactly with
some observations of his own. But when
some one, in telling about a famous battle,
did not lay enough stress upon certain
points that the knight considered
very important, Sir Roger shook his
head gravely, which so disconcerted the
pupil that he sat down in some confusion,
which was dispelled, however, by Sir
Roger's remarking to the instructor
that if all could recite in such a manner
his class must be of remarkably high
standing.
As we left this room I noticed that Sir
Roger's actions were rather queer, for he
was taking snuff in great quantities and
then smffing in the air and then taking
more snuff. Our conductor noticing this
smiled and said, "Perhaps you did not.
know that we have a chemistry laboratory
in the building." I could not make
out what connection Sir Roger's actions
could have with a chemistry laboratory,
but just then I noticed a peculiar odor in
the air and then I knew. Seeing our interest
in his words, our friend conducted
us to this laboratory. We both were
very much interested in the work that
was being done, but Sir Roger took the
most interest because all was new to him.
He asked many questions of the young
man who was experimenting at a near by
table and I could not help smiling at the
earnestness with which he attended to
the scholar's explanations. He watched,
carefully, the process of generating hydrogen
sulphide, and was delighted to find
out the nature of those odors which he
had previously noticed. Just then the
bell rang for recess and excusing himself
for a few minutes the principal left us
standing by an open window facing the
school-yard.
After we had stood there for a few
minutes, Sir Roger remarks
intended to read •& little on
of chemistry, for that he conj
great thing to be well versed
portant matters. He then
gazing out the window for a f)
called my attention to the sev
tions of the pupils. Some xv
ing over text books, 'othei
round and talking, while
were watching a game that
played by four boys with
rubber tennis bait and a: si
It was hand ball, a game thi
popular; among young ir,en j
and as I make it a point to
with, all the doings of the
able to explain the 'game t<
fairly ?7ell. At that moi
ended and the principal &jj
us. /
He then remarked that
visited the English class yet,
up the staircase to this^cl;
have forgotten to mention thi
of the students seemed
Roger and myself as if the^l
the reason for which I
Bijjt the English,-class expl;
Tiiey were engaged in -tellti
Jbtoger and myself since the:
ing on some of ray papers
written some years past- 'Sis
amazed at the manner in
cited, "telling all my stprie
'scarcely \ omitdngf a siggle
knight inquired of a! "j
time was required to^gaii
ficiency, and the answer^
both. I almost regtetted'
and papersjor young heads
much time over, until Sir
soled me by saying that my
very creditable worl^ am
them no ham. Haying si
a!* the morning in our visit,]
to say %ood-bye ?to the pi
thanking him for his cou]

minutes, Sir Roger remarked that he
intended to read a little on the science
of chemistry, for that he considered it a
great thing to be well versed in such important
matters. He then turned and
gazing out the window for a few minutes
called my attention to the several occupations
of the pupils. Some were pondering
over text books, 'others walking
round and talking, while still others
were watching a game that was being
played by four boys with the aid of a
rubber tennis ball and a smooth wall.
It was hand ball, a game that is rather
popular among young men now-a-days,
and as I make it a point to be acquainted
with all the doings of the hour, I was
able to explain the game to Sir Roger
fairly well. At that moment recess
ended and the principal again joined
us.
He then remarked that we had not
visited the English class yet, so we went
up th" staircase to this class room I
have forgotten to mention that a number
of the students seemed to regard Sir
Roger and myself as if they knew us,
the reason for which I could not see.
But the English class explained it all.
They were engaged in telling about Sir
Roger and myself, since they were reciting
on some of my papers that I had
written some years past. Sir Roger was
amazed at the manner in which they recited,
telling all my stories in detail,
scarcely omitting a single fact. The
knight inquired of a pupil how much
time wa.5 required to gain such proficiency,
and the answer astounded us
bot 1 *. I almost regretted writing stories
and papers for young heads to spend so
much time over, until Sir Roger consoled
me by saying that my papers were
very creditable works and would do
them no harm. Having spent nearly
all-the morning in our visit, we decided
to say good-bye to the principal, and
thanking him for his courteous atten-
T H LOWE 1. L
tions we were just about to shake hands
with him, when we both, Sir Roger and
myself, received a severe shock, the cause
for which was as follows :
As we stood there in the doorway,
about eighteen husky young men, attired
in red stockings, padded knee
pants, red sweaters with great white
Us on them, leather helmets, and a
great deal of mud, jumped off the car
and made a rush for the doorway where
we were standing. Sir Roger and I retreated.
The Vnight was so surprised
that for a minute he could not speak, but
then he gasped—"What were those?*'
I answered that they must be foot ball
players and then turned to the principal
for an explanation He said that I was
right, and that these boys, who had just
been out practicing in preparation for the
final game for the championship of the
academies in this State, constituted the
school team and the substitutes for the
same. He then explained the value of a
foot ball team for strengthening school
spirit and in making manly, self-reliant
fellorrs, after which he presented us with
complimentary tickets for the coming
game and begged us to attend it Sir
Roger and I accepted the ticket and
promised to go, for we were both anxious
to see how the game was played now-adays.
Then we bid the principal goodbye
and started homeward.
All the way to Sir Roger's house my
friend sat silent and thinking, which was
very unusual in him. Finally be broke
the silence and said, "Yes, I see how a
foot ball team might strengthen school
spirit," then "a great thing, a great
thing these modern schools; if I had a
son, he should go to Lowell High
School.*' I am still in doubt, as I was
at the time he spoke, as to whether this
remark was caused by the impression
made by the school or by that made by
the foot ball team ; perhaps my readers
can tell.

But the remark that accorded best with
my own feelings, was spoken just as I
parted with my old friend at his door.
"Don't you think that it is a shame
that Lowell High School should have
such a poor building when it is so great
an academy ? " was what he said I did
not answer him, for I had been musing
on the same tiring myself, but I thought
just exactly as he did. It is indeed
shameful that such a dilapidated old
wooden shack should be the only fate
of such a high school. I wondered then
and I wonder now that it is used, but
perhaps there is an excuse for it's use,
that I have not heard of. When I had
read so much about Lowell; had heard
of different men. graduates of Lowell,
who had won renown in the world; had
listened to great orators, literary men,
LOWELL
lawyers, in fact many professional men
and had heard them proudly say that
they had attended LowdL I must confess
that I was bitterly disappointed when
I visited the school and saw that all its
greatness was held in an old, broken-*;
down frame building, that does not even
(but this is only rumored) keep out the ':,
rain and thus makes it dangerous to the
health to attend school. It is indeed disgraceful
that such a condition of affairs
should exist, and I am sure that my.
readers will join with me in wishing
that in future years, not far distant, one
may point at a fine stone building, beauti-
:• ai
ful in every detail, and proudly say,
"This is Lowell High School." -^
THE SPECTATOR, •''£
(HARRY W. DARLING, '03)
RIP VAN WINKLE, THE SECOND.
After the battle of Bull Run, when the
whole country was holding up its hands
in dismay and breathing hard in the first
realization that the war was not, after
all, to be a picnic for the Northern
troops, I together with many other doctors
and surgeons, rushed into Washington
from distant cities. Some of us went
from strictly patriotic motives, some out
of sympathy for the poor fellows who
were reported as lying sick and wounded
in the streets of the capital until church
and school buildings were turned into
hospitals to shelter them. Some of us
went because we were young, and felt
that we could gain more practical experience
legitimately in less time than
would be possible any place else.
I'm afraid I was of this latter class. I
had just been graduated, and there was
scant chance for much practice for me
in New York City for many a year to
come.
After attending to many other cases, I
was taken, one rainy night, by a kind old
negro woman to her cabin on the edge of
the city. She catne to me in tears:
"Doctah, I des wish't yoh come an' \
see my Rastus. He 'pears mon's'ous '
cur'ous, an' he act des like he 'str acted";:
At her cabin I found her son, a tre- t
mendous fellow, as black as coal and
evidently an athlete, with no evidence
of a wound upon him, but with a tendency
to bear off to one side as he walked, ^
an apparent inability to talk, and possessed
of a persistent effort to march arid
keep time to martial music, which he
could not do.
Aunt Jarnina. as she called heiself
and asked me to call her, told me that
her son had always been strong and
healthy, and that when he left Washington
with the army he was perfectly
sound and " des like de res* of de folks ;
but dey fetch him back to his po 1 ole
mammy des like yon se<
an* I des skeered plumb
dat I is;' r . I examined J<
and could find not the^J
matter with him, and hali
was shamming. :
The room was white i\
noticed a streak entirely
was so evenly drawn that i|
attention; but in the stii
those days I really paid
trifling a case as John's
ently trivial an indicati*
level streak oa the
was still talking. M De
table an' cheers is in de
dat Rastus he des runs inti
dey dose to de wall. 'Pes
'bleeged t' skim along cl*
he kin. Dat dar streak is
scrapes along ail day an' ni
somebody's sittin' holdin 1
in lilii-puist, like yoh is
and inexperienced as I \VJ
not give meacdew^an
mina and Rastus after
fling advice and/remedy,
knew to be wholly inuocu)
Other men and other
my attention, and % m
heard of Rastu* again
Virashintjton. Since thi
devoted myself to the bra:
fessibn which has prog;
Jdly perhaps—surgery,
years in Paris and in^G
war, and, it was not tmtil
back in Washington,
national conventiontbere|
were taken ,to.?yarious'pu5
among which, was a little
and insane negroes. v :
In cue room, as we \i
door I happened to obsei
washed wall a wsll-woi
so level and circling thj
fectly that it called to; in;
which I had wholly forgi

mammy des like yob see him, doctah,
an' I des skeered plumb outen my wits,
dat I is." I examined John carefully
and could find not the least thing the
matter with him, and half believed he
was shamming.
The room was white washed, and I
noticed a streak entirely around it that
was so evenly drawn that it attracted my
attention; but in the stirring events of
those days I really paid scant heed io so
trifling a case as John's and so apparently
trivial an indication as was that
level streak on the wall. His mother
was still talking. " De reason dat all de
table an 1 cheers is in de floor, doctah, is
dat Rastus he des runs inter all of 'em if
dey close to de wall. 'Pears like he des
'bleeged t* skim along close up as eber
he kin. Dat dar streak is whar his elbow
scrapes along all day an 1 night 'cet>* '.vneii
somebody's sittin 1 hoidin' his haa't-r feelin'
his pulst, like yoh is now." young
and inexperienced as I was, even this did
net give me a clew, and I left Aunt Jamina
and Rastus after giving some trifling
advice and remedy, both of which I
knew to be wholly innocuous.
Other men and other matters claimed
my attention, and I neither saw nor
heard of Rastus again while I was in
Washington. Since that time I have
devoted myself to the branch of the profession
which has progressed most rapidly
perhaps—surgery. I spent several
years in Paris and in Germany after the
war, and it was not until i38— tbatl was
back in Washington. We had an international
convention there at the time, and
were taken to various public institutions,
among which was a little asylum for poor
and insane negroes.
In one room, as we were passing Ihe
door I happened to observe on the white
washed wall a well-worn streak drawn
so level and circling the room so perfectly
that it called to my mind a vision
which I had wholly forgotten. Indeed I
THE LOWELL
could not place my impression when it
came to nit. I simply was stopped and
drawn to look again into that room v/hen
n;y companions had passed on. I had a
va^ue idea that I had seen it before, bi-t
I knew that I had not. and was about to
rejoin the others when there appeared
from -behind the door, which had been
opened as we passed, a powerful black
rnan who had the vacant look of idiocy
upon his face. He was walking slowly
a:id- apparently aimlessly around and
around the room, always bearing to
the left, and with the left elbow of
his otherwise whole coat worn completely
away by the constant friction
against the wall. Memory was coming
back to me, and slowly taking up the
threads of the war days when one of
the resident physicians who had missed
ine returned, said, as he joined me at the
grated door:
** Strange case. He has been like that
for years. No one knows why. He is
perfect!y harmless, perfectly helpless as
to taking care of himself, and he walks
day and night, and always bears to the
left. If we let him go out he'd bear off
to the left and go in the river or the
fire or lose himself in the woods. He
never talks, although we have never
found anything the matter with him.
He eats and sleeps pretty well. Strange
case. 11
"I'd like to try an experiment on
bim." I said slowly. "I have an idea
that I know something about what his
trouble was. If Fd known as much
twenty odd years ago as I think I do
now,. I guess he'd have been a useful
citizen all these years."
" I'd like to try it now— : f it isn't too
lale," I said a^ain, really speaking as
much to myself as to my companion.
The resident physician laughed.
* 4 You're a perfectly hopeless guest,
doctor," he said. " I believe you'd
want to experiment on one of our own

8 THE LOWELL
delegates if you didn't get a new subject
outside e^ery day. But if yon are in
earnest I reckon there'll be no trouble
this time. This is a charity place; and,
so far as I ever heard, the fellow has no
friends but an old mother down town,
and she'd never know but what he died
a natural death."
"I hadn't exactly thought of murdering
him, 1 * I retorted, dryly. "I know
where this trouble of his began, and I believe
now that I know the cause. If it is
not too late, I believe I can help him.
That is all. Isn't it worth trying ? "
Before noon the next day we had Rastus'
small room looking like a hospital
operating chamber, and the great black
frame lay on the table under the influence
of ether. Five of us stoodjaround him,
and I told them my theories and plans.
My colleagues warmed to the idea and
the work. I cut open the right side of
the thick skull, and sure enough a splinted
piece of bone from an old depressed fracture
pressed into the brain. I lifted it
dressed it with aseptics, and replaced
skul! and scalp and placed him in bed.
Then we set about reviving him. We
-svcrc all intensely anxious to know what
the result would be, and five note books
were ready in five hands. Presently Rastus
opened his eyes and stared about him.
Then he asked—?nd it was the first articulate
word he had uttered for over
twenty long years—" Whar did de army
move to yisterday?"
I was too excited to reply, and no one
else appeared to grasp the full meaning
of his question. Presently I said:
"Toward Richmond, Rastus, but .you
were hurt a little and had to stay behind,
and we have been doctoring you. You
are all right now. How do you feel ? "
"Fus rate, thankee, sir; fus rate.
Which side licked yisterday ? Ourn?'*
"Yes Rastus. But you must not talk
now. I'll tell you all about it tomorrow."
When we got out of the room I came
near fainting from sheer excitement over
my success. We got out under the trees
as quickly as possible and held a quiz in
speculative philosoph}'.
Where had Rastus been all those twenty
years? Had he thought anything? If
so what? Had he lived for twenty years
on that battle-field, or had he gone to
sleep there and never wakened till now ?
Had he dreamed? If so, of what? Would
he be able to recall any of it ?
I staid in Washington a month to watch
his case and ask him some of these questions,
but he never understood one of
them. The battle of Bull Run had been
"yisterday" to him, and if he had
dreamed it, the dreams had taken flight
at the touch of the knife and fled from
the lifted skull.
When he began to walk he had no farther
tendency to trend to the left. His
health, which was always good enabled
him to recuperate with great speed from
the operation, and he is today supporting
Aunt Jamina by driving the carriages of
the best known Senators at the capital.
I still look upon Rastus as about my
most valuable piece of stage property (so
to speak) in surgery. Little by little he
is beginning to see the changes that have
taken place around him since that fatal
day twenty years ago. He can hardly
realize that he is free,—free to go
where he pleased, and free from the
cruel master's whip. He can not see
what makes the electric cars move along
so swiftly without'any visible means of
locomotion, or what makes the electric
bell ring when you pressja button. To
him, all of these are unsoluble mysteries
and works of the "debil," as he expresses
it. But Rastus will no doubt
in the future be brought into a 'closer
contact with these so-called works of
the "debil," and then they will no
longer be so impregnable to his mind
PAUL MATTNER '04.
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"![ ic THE LOW ELL
lii
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At the Downtown Club the other
evening, Ames, Barnes, the youngest
aad most promising, Coombs, the practiical
and Donnelly the Irish, all newspaper
men of the more expensive order,
entered into a conversation.
"It is rather amusing," commenced
Ames, who had his own ideas and
theories for everything, i4 to note the
development of the short story, that
ever? one of us, no matter what we pro*
fess, works to become known by. Between
the four books of Xenophon and
the four pages of magazine print is quite
a difference.
"It was not so very long ago that
three volume novels were in high favor."
" Imagine dragging Richard Carvel,
ot any other cf the modern swash buckling
heroes, through three volnmcs of
battle, murder and sudden death, syncopated
with soul-ban owing love .jceneft,"
interposed Barnes.
"But," rejoined Coombs, "the adventures
that occupied Richard for the
conventional 180,000 words, ia the hands
of the three volume historian, would
stock a library."
"Its a digression we're digressing,"
said Donnelly, who retained bis dialect
and brogue in conversation, "which is
misleading."
"The development, as you all know,"
continued Ames, "is popularly attributed
to the advancement of facilitous transportation
and commercial growtlt.
"The business man of to-day is an
intelligent being. He devours his daily
paper with his breakfast, but wants other
reading. He can not sustain interest iu
a story that he can pursue for only half
an hour or so at a time, riding to aad
from his business.
"This, then, is where the short story
writer gets his chance. He figures that
a man can read so many words per five
A SHORT STORY.
minutes; he multiplies that by four or5
five—gets about, S,ooo—and within thatj
limit, he condenses his ideas.
" But here again he differs from the old]
writers. They, with rigid formality,
carried one on to the bitter end, leai
the reader no opportunity to use his o*«£
discretion or imagination. Among
cent writers—Kipling especiallv
dition is stated and the rest is left
yon to solve.
"But to go back. Sometimes
thoughts compressed, are sad mui
often times humorous, less often witty,
and very often idiotic. But nevertheless^
with the aforementioned number, the;
aspirant and inspired individual transmits
his thoughts, and i^ter his MS* to
the Editor"
14 And has it returned with due apolo- *
gies for lack of space," finished Barnes,*
feeling some manuscript in his
pocket.
"Seeing," spoke up Donnelly, m
the movement, "that our darling boy
his masterpiece tucked away from has
and it being of course a short st<
probably a poor one—but no matter,
ing this, to ease the chafing of his poet
inspirations, we will suffer, witl
doubt, and permit him to enthuse at!
length. So go on."
And Barnes, thus cordially invited^
took out his story and read as follows:
Horace was an emotional young man j
of nearly twenty-two, for whom an 11
appreciative Fortune had made it
saury to discontinue his college courseand^
seek the shekels of trade Horace was"
possessed of an artistic temperament, indicated
by a total lack of business ability
which manifested ir«v»lf in his musicalJ
ten encies.
Horace was a player, whom in former
years, his instructors had developed a»$
accomplished organist* Nati
ace sought a livelihood by thi
was so fortunate as to secure
small but wealthy Episcopal
the western portion of his
one and then several Sunday 1
he gave such satisfaction that
tion became a permanent
lucrative enough for present
The organ, though small,
of a competent builder, and
than ordinarily fall-toned and
It soon beccme Horace's feal
his music—charch and
revel in the works of hu &<
every Wednesday evening,
employed to pump the
days, was always happy to
penny or more.
So life went on for Horace
jarring, nerve*jougling days ii
store where he was employed,
Saturday eve rehearsals, aud
Suttdays, were amply cotnptnsj
his Wednesday evening* 1 pi
joy.
Until one Sunday
Horace was wrapped tip in
Thetj ounc a great joy an<
sorrow.
The church was dim, lighn
that emanating from the altar,
candles, silhouetting the
acolyte?, shone through ti^
cense By the mirrc; out
Horace could ^e kneeling in j
front pews, a nun on either si
just a simple dainty face; colt
far southern clouds are at bri
set3, with just a pathetic
tiou of a drooj. to the sensii
Rather widely set apart,
uncertain color, heavily
mounted by well defined eyebr*
out with Innocect and n
Her forehead, white and
mounted and surmounted by
dark melting hair.

trom
musin£8,f
umber,"tliel
idual trans^
shed Barnesi| i
accomplished orgarist. Naturally Horace
sought a livelihood by this aid, and
was so fortunate as to secure a trial in a
small but wealthy Episcopal church in
the western portion of his city. After
one and then several Sunday's playing,
ho gave such satisfaction that the position
became a permanent one, besides
lucrative enough for present needs.
The organ, though ^mall, was the work
of a competent builder, and was more
than ordinarily full-toned and expressive.
It soon became Horace's habit to take
his music—church and otherwise—and
revel in the works of his favorite masters,
every Wednesday evening, A Small Boy
employed to pump the organ on Sundays,
was always happy to turn an extra
penny or more.
So life went on for Horace. The souljarring,
nerve-jougling days in the music
store where he was employed, the trying
Saturday eve rehearsals, and exhausting
Sundays, were amply compensated for by
his Wednesday evenings' pure unalloyed
joy.
Until one Sunday afternoon service,
Horace was wrapped up in his music.
Then came a great joy and a greater
sorrow.
The church was dim, lighted only by
that emanating from the altar, where the
candles, silhouetting the priest and
acolytes, shone through the haze of incense.
By the mirror on the organ,
Horace could see kneeling in one of the
front pews, a nun on either side, r. face,
just a simple dainty face; colored as the
far southern clouds are at brilliant sunsets,
with just a pathetic little suggestion
of a droop to the sensitive mouth.
Rather widely set apart, the eyes, of
uncertain color, heavily lashed, surmounted
by well defined eyebrows, looked
out with innocent and reverent gaze.
Her forehead, white and low, was surmounted
and surmounted by a wealth of
dark melting hair.
It was the face of one who inspired the
beholder with an undefined pity ; a face
that made the beholder think of his own
imperfections.
In this Horace was absorbed; on account
of this he finished the service with
his mind on anything but his music.
All the week he thought of that face, ana
wondered why he did; thought of hex,
and asked himself to what endt grew
with a fearful suddenness to worship lier,
and wondered at his passion.
Then for several Sundays, she, with
the same nuns, attended the afternoon
service. Sunday after Sunday, at the
same time Horace looked down, and his
heart jumped and his hands became unsteady.
He lived on in hope and fear.
Would she become, herself, a nun, or
was she simply finishing her education
under their care ? Was she there for a
catise% with the nuns, or was it only for
a time?
Then one Sunday he was permitted to
know. When Horace looked down that
afternoon lie ssw again that simple,
dainty face, the sensitive mouth with
just the suggestion of a pathetic little
droop; the eyes large and wide apart, of
uncertain color, heavily lashed and eyebrows
well-defined; the low, white
brow—, but the flood of that wonderful
hair was damned, as were Horace's
dreams, by the nun's hood and veil; the
nun's hood and \ eil.
Long after the church was emptied,
long after the noisy acolytes had gone,
long ages after she had departed, Horace
stayed and idly played. Tlie small boy
accustomed to working after service, for
the extra penny—or more—sleepily kept
the organ full.
Horace played on in the candle lighted
church. He thought of the past few
weeks and his musings found utterance
on the keys. He began low and slowly,
regular major passages. Then opening
out he flooded the church with deep

12 THE LOW E LL
full, melodious, long-sustained harmony.
Suddenly on the upper register, he entered
a disonance, wild, unusual and
poignant. Slowly his other hand stole
to the upper register. All the force
sank away, as one by one iLc candles
in the church burnt out By sweet full
chords, with nothing to base them, no
heaviness but his deep pedal tones, Horace
interpreted.
Soft aud loud, how swelling almost to
strength, now dying to whispers, yet
ever higher, clearer and more ethereal
did his translation progress, until when
no further beauty seemed possible, with
a gasp and sob, the instrument became
hushed aud silent, under his hands.
The Small Boy had fallen asleep.
"Ah! it's the boy that has the
imagination," began Donnelly when
Coombs interrupted with:
" Imagination ! M (and here he made
that sound generally spelled Pshaw).
" It may not be known that this youth
Barnes was detailed on a church fair recently,
where dainty damsels in dazzling
dress, served refreshments, while an
eJdeny gentleman in the church practiced
on an organ that at one stage of
the day, ran out of air."
W. R. DE LEON, '02.
The Spectre of the Mirror.
That you may credit what I am about
to write, I must inform you that I am a
most practical person ; to be sure, I am
possessed of a passion for pitchers, of
every size and shape—not of the baseball
variety, however—and a reverence
for all antique heirlooms, a most valued
relic of mine being an oblong mirror,
which belonged to my paternal greatgrandmother.
How often have I gazed into its glassy
depths, and wished it could speak, or
else leL the shadow;/ faces it had once
reflected, pass like fleeting sighs over
its surface!
My collection of pitchers grew but
slowly, for the demands on my all too
slender purse did not admit of many
outlays other than for necessities.
Of course, by rights we should have :
been in better circumstances, but the
most valuable portion of my grandfather's
estate had gone by error to my
father's elder brother, who, on account
of his fondness for wild-oats, had been
disinherited in favor of the younger son,
my father. But no will of any description
being forthcoming, Uncle Meredith
claimed, as eldest, the greater portion of
the estate, leaving father just enough to
exist on in a genteel manner.
Grandfather had owned some land in
America, In the state of Pennsylvania,
which he received in payment for an old
debt. This land fell to the lot of Uncle
Meredith, who disposed of it before his
death to a wealthy corporation which
later developed valuable oil wells on the
property.
One memorable time, I was enabled
by small economies to add a pitcher of
most antique shape to my collection;
that evening, after it had been accorded
due admiration from the family, I
stepped across to the unlighted parlor,
intending to put my pretty purchase on
the hanging cabinet with Us mates.
Being short of stature, I mounted on a
hassock, and had just deposited my
pitcher when I wsfcs astonished to see a
glare of light apparently reflected in the
glass of the cabinet. Naturally I turned,
and beheld the old mirror opposite full
of a brilliant white light, which fact, as
you may suppose, was startling, even to
a practical person. Fascinated, however,
I still gazed while the glare became
more settled, and I saw an indistinct
figure, which I well knew could uot be
the reflection of any real object. I could
see it move slowly across the face of the
m
mirror, then a tall dark obj
before it at which the fignn
turning its head looked at
the expression was vague,
me aa evil one; then
something like a whisper of j
and I, though a practical pq
back to the family rooraia
nerved condition, to be gr<
clamations from one and a]
mother immediately appliet
my nose so effectually that
saiions confused ghastly im]
"There now," said my
"I knew that would bri
color; you'vej'asfcbeenovei
self, and goodness knows bj
caught some horrible dif
about those old stores just
of an ugly old pitcher."
called upon to defend my la]
and was so spared further c<
my unstrung nerves.
All the next day I puzzi<
what my practical sense
merely a delusion--a trick
n&tiou—though I well kne|
war, wholly occupied with
question. Nevertheless, th<
ing found me in the dark pi
of the old mirror, determine
ber that I was a practical
would watch attentively evei
of the apparition. >; Soon
change in the hitherto darij
the glass, it seemed more lj
translucent fo«? whiph grai
lighter*'and brighter until
was as if I were lcokingrw
as a doorway, into.another
I failed to recognize.
nerves as steady as the chi
back would allowj I watel
take discernable forms,
family portraits, hung oi
while between them stood
fashioned secretary, and II
see the glitter of it's bras

mirror, then a tall dark object loomed up
before it at which the figure paused and
turning its head looked at me; though
the expression was vague, it seemed to
me an evil one; then darkness, and
something like a whisper of''tomorrow,"
and 1, though a practical person, rushed
back to the family room in rather an unnerved
condition, to be greeted by exclamations
from one and all, while my
mother immediately applied her salts to
my nose so effectually that bodily sensations
confused ghastly impressions.
"There now," said my dear mother,
"I knew that would bring back your
color; you've just been overtaxing yourself,
and goodness knows but you have
caught some horrible disease poking
about those old stores just for the sake
of an ugly old pitcher." At this I felt
called upon to defend my latest favorite,
and was so spared further comment upon
my unstrung nerves.
All the next day I puzzled myself over
what my practical sense told me was
merely a delusion—a trick of the imagination—though
I well knew my mind
was wholly occupied with the pitcherquestion.
Nevertheless, the next evening
found me in the dark parlor in front
of the old mirror, determined to remember
that I was a practical person and
wouM watch attentively every movement
of the apparition. Soon I noticed a
change in the hitherto dark surface of
the glass, it seemed more like a white
translucent fog, which gradually grew
lighter and brighter until before long it
was as if I were looking, with the mirror
as a doorway, into another room, which
I failed to recognize. Then with my
nerves as steady as the chills down my
back would allow, I watched the mist
take discernable forms. Two pictures,
family portraits, hung on the wall,
while between them stood a large oldfashioned
secretary, and I could even
see the glitter of it's brass knobs. I
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must confess I did jump and came near
calling some of the family, when I distinctly
saw the figure of a man, his back
towards me, walk to the secretary and
after turning out the contents of an
upper shelf, pick out a bundle of papers,
which he pushed far back into what I
supposed was a pigeon hole. Then turning
around he showed me a face so full
of venom and hate, that to tell the truth
I forgot the reputation I had to maintain,
and simply collapsed in an undignified
heap on the floor, never daring
eyen to look at the mirror. As soon as
strength returned to me I crept upstairs,
there to think over my strange experience.
Surely, distorted with malice though
it was, there was something familiar
about that face ! So I searched through
the albums and finally recognized it in
a picture of Uncle Meredith, the ghostly
shadow of the spectre of the mirror ; the
vicious expression was lacking, but the
likeness was unmistakable.
That same evening I held a " council
of war" with my father, relating my
experience, and from the description of
the ghastly room he recognized it as the
family sitting room in hit- old home,
where the old mirror and secretary were
placed directly opposite one another.
My father also being a practical person
agreed with me as to the purport
of the message, evidently sent by some
friendly influence, and so, behold me a
few days later bound for Liverpool—
second class to be sure, but going all
the same on a hunt for that relic of
shelves and desk, which had fallen to
the lot of some distant relatives.
After a tiresome unearthing of Cousin
This, Aunt That, and second cousin The
Other, I found that that branch of the
family in whose possession that much
desired piece of mahogany was supposed
to be, had moved to the States.
Dismayed, but not disheartened, I tele-

ill
graphed for some money to pay the expense
of a cablegram to a barrister friend
of ours who had moved to the States,
asking him to bunt up the old relic and
send it to Liverpool as soon as possible.
Meanwhile. I was compelled to put up
at a second-class hotel until the desk
should arrive
In due time I received a notice from a
steamship company that a desk awaited
me at the dock warehouse. I immediately
hastened to the dock and after much
trouble I had my treasure loaded on
board a wagon and sent up to the hotel.
I insisted on having the cumbersome
piece of furniture in my room, and that
evening I began my hunt for the papers.
I felt I had no time to have the creeps,
but systematically searched each capacious
pigeon hole, rapping sharply on
all sides for the orthodox hollow sound.
I had almost given up in despair, when
withdrawing my hand from one of the
little divisions, my knuckles struck
something metallic on the upper side,
and now, all aquiver, I pressed and
pushed this way and that on the metal
plate, which I was now convinced
guarded the secret receptacle. This
supposition proved to be correct, for
finally the metal slid to one side, and
inserting my hand fai back I pulled
forth a thick parcel of yellow papers,
which no sooner had I grasped than my
hand seemed paralyzed by an icy grip,
and floating before me I saw the malignant
countenance of my unworthy uncle,
w' 0 thus mado a last effort to deprive
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his brother of his rights. Even I felt
overwhelmed at this experience, but,
fortunately for me, just then I heard the
fat landlady pass my door, puffing vigorously
from mounting the stairs, and that
was so human a sound that I was able
to control myself, and going close to the
light, found, though too eager for a thorough
examination, that amongst several
legal looking documents, was the last
will and testament of nay grandfather
which had been lost for so long !
As you may imagine, I didn't sleep
much that night, but started off the next
morning with my precious parcel, leaving
all necessary directions for the shipment
of the desk to London. I telegraphed
my father to meet me at the
station. After a tiresome journey I arrived
in London and found my father
there with a cab. We consulted a lawyer,
who gave us a cautious opinion
that the will might be of some value.
It is needless to dilate upon the legal
proceedings that followed, and I am sure
I did not understand them, but what I
do know is that finally the corporation
holding the land in dispute agreed to
compromise and make ample settlement
of my father's claim, so that we shall be
wealthy all the rest of our lives.
The supernatural part of the affair I
am unable to explain, but if it was the
doings of some friendly ghost, I should
be willing to thank It personally, for
now I can indulge to the utmost in my
passion for pitchers.
VANCE PHILLIPS EDWARDS, '02.
We all looked eagerly I
issue of the LOWELL this tern
before, I suppose, had it been
so completely under the aus]
entire school. Besides, it
late, which made us impatien
again, it was advertised—?in
tent—in the most up to-d
(except for pictures). I thir
not disappointed ; indeed, I
wish the little magazine
Well, with "Rex Silvar
"Amy's Answer 1 ' what mq
want at once? And if yov
keep on supporting the £<
only with dimes paid but
more necessary—with thin
you will have a school papezj
best in the land in size, just
ity. And by the way—anc
parenthesis—when you buy
pair of shoes, go to some deal
a card in our magazine, and
the clerk that you saw t&eij
LOWELL ; it will let him kal
pays to ?pend money in sell
which will make the Busine:
feel good all over, which wi
Editor get more room for
and poems-—stingy fellows, \
ness Managers, they #oul
the paper all ads.—which
veritable literary boom in th
which is all very much like
that Jack Built, only truer,
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We all looked eagerly for the firut
issue of the LOWELL this term, for never
before, I suppose, had it been published
so completely under the auspices of the
entire school. Besides, it was very
late, which made us impatient. Besides
again, it was advertised—in chalk posters—in
the most up to-date fashion
(except for pictures). I think we were
not disappointed; indeed, I heaid some
wish the little magazine were bigger.
Well, with '* Rex Silvarutu " and
"Amy's Answer' 1 what more can you
want at once? And if you will only
keep on supporting the LOWELL, not
only with dimes paid but also—even
more necessary—with things written,
you will have a school paper up to the
best in the laud in size, just as in quality.
And by the way—and this is a
parenthesis—when you buy a hat or a
pair of shoes, go to some dealer who has
a card in our magazine, and whisper to
the clerk that you saw their ad. in the
LOWELL; it will let him know that it
pays to spend money in school papers,
which will make the Business Manager
feel good all over, which will help the
Editor get more room for your stories
and poems—stingy fellows, these Business
Managers, they would like to see
the paper all ads.—which will create a
vertable literary boom in this school,—
which is all very much like the House
that Jack Built, only truer. And just
a word of parenthesis more,—get your
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fathers and uncles and the rest to see the
wisdom,—why. yes, the positive necessity—of
advertising in the LOWELL unless
they would fail in business inside of
a year.
But I was not ordained tG for the praise
of commerce. Let us turn to att.
When I read a newspaper or the like,
I generally begin at the end, the other
end. So "Jotthigs" first. Net much
to say about them. Harmless if not too
personal or too empty. These are decidedly
above the average of their sort,
I think. The column should be very
short, for real humor is hard to convey.
For Athletics, I am glad to see it written
up not only fully but also clearly and
with spirit. School News is well done.
It is a department that is cared for largely
under other heads, but ought to find
matter for a column or more of general
interest, I misb track news, by the
way,—some recognition of the yeoman
work doue with rake and shovel behind
St. Dominic's Church. And what is the
matter with the Forestry Club? Here
is a new institution grown up like a
mushroom; only more permanent, I
warrant. Forestry is in the heart of
every true Westerner. The club ought
10 see itself in every issue of the LOWELL.
Society and Debating are old friends.
I notice a lightness of tone, a kind ofeasy
familiarity, in the account of the
latter, that refreshes. It used to be more
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I think I discern a new tendency in
the Exchange column. I hope so.
Kindly comment; criticism, if you like,
but deliberate and never hasty j and
above all cullings of the best in our
contemporaries; these make the department
worth while. I do not mean pick-
Ings only from thejokt olumns of other
school papers, but the best of editorial
and other serious contributions, like that
from the sEgzs. I picked up a copy of
the Owl (Fresno High School) not long
ago. and saw in it as leading article a
kind of kble so well thought and so well
wrought that I wished every one here
could read it; perhaps too long to reprint,
perhaps few would read it—let the
rest die in their sins,—the point being
that just as in the world of grown-up, so
in that of amateur letters, the editor's
scissors are the great sower of ideas. A
man's grains of wisdom and fun must be
scattered wide to produce the hundredfold.
So sometimes could we not afford
to reprint even the whole of an exceedingly
good thing from a contemporary?
And nothing, absolutely nothing, so encourages
aspiring talent as to see that its
efforts are so enjoyed as to be here and
there reprinted. I would not, of course,
make our paper a rehash, like the country
weeklies with •' patent insides" of
"boiler plate 1 ' but simply give a recognized
department a broader office. All
this but carries out the ideas of the
introductory paragraphs of Mr. Bufford
and Miss Blow.
The editorial columns are their own
defense, and will doubtless so continue
I hope they will always be read and
heeded, especially by would-be faultfinders.
I should like to see in every issue articles
or topics of the day. -Municipal
Politics- is well done. I wish I knew
the author; he thinks. More and more
the participation in social and political
affairs is becoming generally intelligent
We who are young shall see great things
in this seething land of ours,—greater
even than our fathers saw. For them
we must prepare. Judgment—the will
to weigh, to give up "opinions," to
change the mind—is all but our rarest
political virtue. I think to read and
write with patience on topics of the day
is one best way to win that virtue.
Now the literary end, the beginning
(if you have had forbearance to travel
thus far backwards in this stuff of mine).
I see that the "Timkins 1 Tea Party" of
a year ago has had a second descendant.
It is good, too. I can't make a respectable
jab at it anywhere. The title of my
department had better be changed to
Commendation, or else a more competent
critic secured. That is a particularly
happy stroke of satire—unlabeled, like
all good satire—where, after learning
that Mrs. Johnson's Tea Party was to be
" talked about ia society for a long time
as the swellest of the season/ 1 we are
then told, "each guest was to be.presented
with a souvenir which would
prevent her forgetting in a hurry this
grand occasion."
I think the Yosemite yarn would gain
in unity and hence in "point" if the
first two paragraphs and the last were
cut off. It is the man and the mule we
are interested in, after all. The episode
itself is spirited and life-like.
I have but one objection to the lone
piece of verse in this issue. Ttie word
tl senseless" is ill-chosen. It is ^ico^
strong. Find a word that hits off the
difference in age, for instance.
It is not a hard hazard that "Amy's
Answer" is as good of its sort as
the author's well-remembered "Jamie,"
which a very keen university instructor
told another member of our school faculty
would be well worth a first section
as a college theme. Barring an occasional
excess of adjecthe, as in the
phrase li sprightly little Amy," which
sounds amateurish, this sket

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terms of office continue throughout Mr.
Schmii?/s term, are firm supporters of
the chief. The Mayor has power to remove
a commissioner for cause, but the
man to be removed may contend that
the cause is insufficient, refuse to go
out, and carry the matter to the Supreme
Court. Since a decision never comes
down from this court in less than two
or three years, the Mayor would go out
of office before a settlement could be
reached, and his only recourse would
be to put the commissioner out by force,
pending a decision. But in this event
there would be danger of a repetition of
the famous St. Louis case, where the
police refused to oust the commissioner,
and there were two commissions, each
having its chief, with the department
about equally divided between them.
Here would be a chance for the supervisors
to take a hand and impeach the
Mayor, as only fourteen votes are required
for conviction and fifteen men are
not of the union labor party. And then
indeed we would have a pretty kettle of
fish.
( However this is but idle speculation
for there is little danger of things coming
to such a pass, but it is evident that
the struggle which is bound to come will
not be a pleasant one. It leads us, however,
to enquire into the cause that makes
such a state of affairs possible. We find
that such a turmoil would be the direct
result of the labor party's present endeavor
to control the police department,
so that in case of another strike the nonunion
men may not again be accorded
such protection as would help cause the
strikers to lose. Inasmuch as tbe teamsters
3^e evidently satisfied with their
hours and pay, this strike would be a
repetition of the old nne to force nonunion
men out of employment. Thus
we see that the political struggle which
is inevitable is indirectly an outgrowth
of the attempt to prevent non union men
from working. I recognize the fact that
the main object of the labor union is just;
the betterment of the condition of labor,
but in order to maintain their organization
they are forced to adopt the policy
of keeping non-union men out of employment,
which is altogether unjust.
Taking this policy in the abstract
there would be as much justice in the
Free Masons, the Odd Fellows, or any
organization of like character adopting
a resolution that none but members of
their brotherhood should work. The
jnly argument in favor of it is that the
end justifies the means; but where the
evil effects of the means are so marked
and where they must be endured for so
long a time, not even such an end as the
betterment of the condition of labor can
justify them.
These struggles between capital and
labor are founded on misconceptions;
the true interests of both parties are
mutual, and capital can no more survive
without labor than can labor with*
out capital under the present social condition*.
Before their relations can be
rightly settled capital must learn that it
owes its existence to labor, and labor
that capital has many rights it is bound
to respect. I do not presume to say what
should be the exact relation between
these two great factors, but I will say
that this relation can never be properly
adjusted until we have co-operation between
employer and employee.
" When none are of a party,
And all are of the State;
When the great man helps the poor,
And the poor man loves the great,"
Until then let us close our eves to the
evils of our surroundings and dream of
the rnillenium.
THE " THEORIST,"
( . '03.).
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THE Lowi
A monthly published by *he at
High School
HDITORIRL, «
Monte A. Dernham, '<
ASSOCIATES
K. L. Wollemberg, '02.
Robert H. Van Sant, Jr., '03.
4SSUTAKT«
Carolyn Vowle, Sorfft
Joseph Lucey, Debati
W. R. De Leon, Athl
BUSINESS S'
R. Alfred Theobald, '03, Bu
ASSISTAKT-i
John W. Walkc
F. A. Lin forth, 'oa.
R. S, Gnrfxj
Kd. Van Sloun^*o7.
flRT DBPHHTi
Students.gradttates, faculty, HU
are invited to contribute articles
Entered in Postofflee ot San
Class Mail Matter,
We are in a quant
must be written; To 01
be to neglect all traditi*
a breach of precedent, a
custom of our predecess;
spiracy of vile and w:J
department editors) seei
formed against us, for t\
have exhausted all the
been intended for the e<
which the editor hr;d be
paring and carrying cj
note book ever since
THE LOWRLX ; they
treated these subjects s<
with them so succcssfi

THE LOWELL.
EDITORI
A monthly published by the students of the Lowell
High School.
EDITORIAL STAFF.
Monte A. Dernhara, 'ox, Editor.
ASSOCIATES:
H. T« Wollenberjf, W. Lawrence BufTbrd, 'cr.
Robert H- Van Sant, Jr., '03. Nina mow, '04.
ASSISTANTS:
Carolyn Fowlt, Society Kditor.
Joseph Lucey, Ccbatlo.ff Editor.
W R. Dc Lcoa, AtHelic Kdit&r.
K. Alfred Theobald,'02, Business Manager.
John W. Walker, '02.
V. A. Lhiforth. 'oa. Fred Taium, *'.
K. S. Grayrigge,
ART DBPARTfOENT,
Kd. Van Sloun/02. Edith Lincoln. '02.
tpo fiiPMlty, and friend* of fheSchool
are invited to contribute articles of interest.
Entered in Postofrlce at San Francisco as Second*
C\*.»* Mall Matter.
We are in a qunndary. Editorials
must be written. To omit them would
be to neglect al! tradition; it would be
a breach of precedent a violation of the
custom of our predecessors. But a conspiracy
of vile and wicked men (the
department editors) seems to have been
formed against us, for these individuals
hare exhausted all the topics which had
been intended for the editorial page and
which thti editor had been carefully preparing
aud carrying about iu a little
note book ever since th-2 las.t issue of
THE LOWEU ; they have, moreover,
trea.ted these subjects so skilfully, d^alt
with them so successfully, and covered
them so fully—some have even gone far
beyond the strict limits of their departments
in order to accomplish their evil
designs—that nothing whatever can be
added.
At the outset we had
Football. intended to eulogize
the football heroes and
glory in their victory—it was a victory,
for Lowell still retains the championship.
But the Athletic Editor has doae
it all. Even the Debating Editor has
devoted most of his space to the subject
of''Football," (by the way be sure to
read what he says about it). But nevertheless
on behalf of the other members
of the staff we take this opportunity to
congratulate the school upon its invincible
;eaai. and on behalf of the whole
school to congratulate the team for its
glorious success, the result of hard and
conscientious training—may it be the
forerunner of numerous victories and
many other championships in future
years.
And then the Debating
Debate. Kditor! Of course, we
had planned to tell all
about our coming debate with Oakland ;
how eagerly both sides are preparing,
how enthusiastically the whole Oakland
High School is goicg to support its
tea;n next Friday evening, bow every
number of the Oakland Aegis that comes
to us ccntains sctne dread item about the
approaching «trfi£gle, what a shame it is
the students of Lowell, who prid-s themselves
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best in the; State,—in all respects but
outward appearance,—that these students
should have in the past given
debate so little support and encouragement,
whether by helping to build up
the society and make it represent the
school, if not in quantity at least in the
quality of its work and its membership,
or whether by attending inter-school debates
and showing their interest and
giving their support in that manner.
Every country High School, every commercial
and every evening school with
which we are acquainted supports debating
with far more fervor and interest
than does Lowell; and supremac}' in
debating is afar better test of the relative
standing of a school than supremacy
in any physical achievement. We were
going to point out how necessary it is
for Lowell to change its attitude towards
this branch of the school and give debiting
the support which it deserves and
which we know Lowell can give. But
then the Debating Editor has covered all
this too, and has done it far more effectively
and to the point than can be expected
from any of our weak efforts.
We said something about
Architectural, the outward appearance
of Lowel!,—yes, the less
said on this point the better; all of us
know it only too well; as for outsiders
our new title-cut tells the story. And
here again one of our assistants infringes
upon us. for we were going to show how
you can get your fathers and friends to
help us in soou being able to secure a
new and more attractive heading for the
paper. But tbe School >7ews Editor
has himself given an account of the
coining bond election and the proposed
appropriations for a new building and
site for the Lowell High School, Think
of it! The dreams of our ancestors will
soon be rtit.liz.id/ But you must get all
your male friends over the age of twentyone.
v>'ho are citizens of the. United States
and otherwise eligible to vote at the coming
election, to cast their ballots in favor
of Lowell.
And now we promised
Commercial, the Business Manager to
write a stirring article
upon the financial condition of the paper
and the assistance on the part of all
Lowellites necessary to make it a business
success. But cur Critic, though
we only asked him to write a criticism
of the last number, lias gose ahead, and,
to carry out his share in the conspiracy,
has deliberately written an editorial oa
that very subject. To tell the truth,
however, we thoroughly agree with all
his sentiments in this matter. We cau
merely refer tbe reader to them, and
thank the Critic for expressing them so
well for us. Only one thing may be
added: Perhaps not many readers of
THE LOWELL are aware of the fact that
it is possible to secure a life scholarship
in one of the leading Business Colleges
of San Francisco and at the same iime
help to make THE LOWELL prosperous.
Speak to the business manager about it.
Indeed, as far as our financial standing
is concerned we cannot complain Last
month the paper sold splendidly; ia fact,
we were short of copies, did not have
enough for our exchanges and advertisers,
and had to refuse many would-bee
purchasers. As a result we are quit
a bit ahead this month, and enabled to
buy new cuts and half-tones, and add
(at least for this issue) four pages to
the size of our usual edition. The
paper may consider itself fortunate in
having a Business Manager, this year
who, while extremely careful and conservative,
at the same time realizes that
the business department is by no me^ns
the chief feature of the paper.
We should like to say a
Poeticm. word about the v^rse that
is handed into us; this
month there was plenty of it—most of it
probably intended for
but only a small propj
In this issue the Criti
the pyc-r choice of a
poem ic the last numl
edge that the fault is
not that of the poet; b
was handed to us, th
was so poor and. so ai
both grammatically a 4
we could hardly hel;
word "senseless" in
So when you hani
your poetical inspirai
they are faultless, at
meter, especially meti
are a busy and hard
pie, and when we cor]
sider merely the numl
the accent, we have no
tion to the poetical
of meaning, and so i
opportunity to chop t
Everv
Current of var:
Events. shoul
articli
the day This raotiti
tributors gives his op
able political resu!
strike. Who will '
tide ? Perhaps you
the sentiments expr<
if so give us your
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probably intended for the josh column—
but only a small proportion acceptable.
In this issue the Critic comments upon
the poor choice of a certain word in a
poem in the last number. We acknowledge
that the fault is entirely our own,
net that of the poet; but when the stanza
was handed to us, the line in question
was so poor and so absolutely incorrect,
both grammatically and metrically, that
we couid hardly help substituting the
word "senseless" in correcting it.
So when you hand in the results of
your poetical inspirations, be sure that
they are faultless, at least in rhyme and
meter* especially meter; for we editors
are a busy and hard hearted set of people,
and wheu we correct a verse we consider
merely the number of syllables and
the accent, we have no time to pay attention
to the poetical and artistic shades
of meaning, and so do net give us the
opportunity to chop up your poems.
Current
Events.
Every month, as r, matter
of variety and interest, we
should like to print some
article on a question of
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EDITED BY NINA UUOW AND H. L. WOLLEXBHRG
It :s in ihe Region of Everlasting
Torture. Here Ixion forever turns his
wheel, Tantalus yearns in vain for one
drop of water, Sisyphus roils his stone
ocer its fruitless course r,nd the v'ulture
gorges himself on the giant's liver. But
these tortures are as inSes compared
with the awful punishment that the gods
are meting out to a gvoup of Pallid
Shades. Never could they be recognized
as the once proud Exchange Editors
of the upper world. They are confined
in a dark and bristling cave. Stirrounding
them on all sides are Song,
sharp scissors, which keep up a courtaat
clipping and ruthlessly butcher any.
thing which comes near them. The
roof is cove cd with these shears, the
walls are made of them, the poor shades
can move neither to right nor le;t.
From divers holes and recesses in the
chamber come sounds strangely familiar
to our cars. Lo ! soaie malicious devil
has stored up everlasting phonographs
with all the awfuJ exchange jokes with
which insolent Editor ever abused the
feelings or his readers. From a i opening
in a wall comes a deep voice:
* 4 What did Lot's wife turn to ? " And
the answer—- To rubber"—lo\lowed by
an unearthly, rusty cackle, accompanied
by J great snapping of the scissors and
the groans of the miserable Shades.
One after another the oldest of the
old chestnuts are sprung on those suffering
editors, and when the list is gone
through they start in again at the beginning.
Take heed! ye Exchange Editors,
and mend your ways, lest you, too,
may follow in the footsteps of your predecessors.
Oar faculty will appreciate:
" And when yon stick on convenutinr's hnr*
Don't strew jour pathway with those dreadful
urs!"
—Olizer Wendell Holmes.
If dress doesn't make the man, it goes
a long way in that direction. ID an
amateur, or any other journal, the essential
is literary value, but if ihat is present
clcthed in bad taste and poor type, much
is detracted from the excellence of the
paper. The Walking Lcafy from Montour
Falls, might profit by this suggestion.
It is difficult to distinguish the
first page of reading matter from the
opposite one of advertisements. Again.
are the students of the Seattle High
School BU lacking ia artistic ability that
they cannot get up a better looking cover
lor Whims than the present one?
On the other hand ma
changes are much enl
artistic covets, good pa]
and good arrangement.
Argus, The High Scl
College Barometer, icd
worthy of commendation
CARD
"My Queen? 11 foadly
infatuated youth.
•'My Jack!" softly
blushing maiden.
" My Club !" angrily
servant father.
"My Spade! 9 * sadly
grave digger.—Ex.
The Critic* from New
a pretty good little paper,
by a Grammar School, t<
an article ou the French
worth reading.
The Olyvtpia Hi Sdu
adopted *he phonetic syi
as suggested by the C
Education. They print
in defense:
' : It is not improbable t\
ihoi it a violation of
the spelling of Chat
began to give way to tl
later day, but 'the worli
tho we are nut so pi
matter as to accept aJ
still you may catalog \\
our program is not
our thoi is that it is hi tij
a somewhat thoro c]
Pedagog may not, thru tl
have trouble with the
frw simple words or any]
from them."
We are sorry we hav*
vtry similar before, or
44 A Pair of Red Stockinj
from Longfellow High
Maine.

On the other hand many of our Exchanges
are much enhanced by neat,
artistic covers, good pap^r, good type,
and good arrangement. The High School
Argus% The High School Register, The
College Barometer, and many others are
worthy of commendation in this respect,
CARD TALK.
"My Queen? " fondly exclaimed the
infatuated youth.
''My Jack!" softly responded the
blushing maiden.
" My Club ! " angrily muttered the observant
father.
"My Spade!" sadly wept the local
grave digger.—Ex.
The Critic, from New Haven, Conn , is
a pretty good little paper, and published
by a Grammar School, too. It contains
an article on the French Revolution well
worth reading.
The Olympia Hi School Review has
adopted the phonetic system of spelling
as suggested by the Commissioner of
Education. They print the following
in defense:
u It is not improbable that some people
thot it a violation of good English when
the spelling of Chaucer and Spencer
begau to give way to the spelling of a
later day, but 'the world do move, 1 and
tho we are not so progressive In this
matter as to accept all of the changes,
still you may catalog the facts that tho
our program is not that of a reformer,
our thot is that it is hi time to introduce
a somewhat thoro change so that the
pedagog may not thru the whole course,
have trouble with the spelling of these
few simple words or any of those derived
from them,"
We are sorry we have read something
very similar before, or we could enjoy
" A Pair of Red Stockings," in the Quill
from Longfellow High School, Sanford,
Maine.
THE LOWELL
The Cherry and White, from the Williamsport
High School, has an unusually
good collection of short stories; " The
Professor's Masked Ball" is the best.
The story entitled u Mr. Smith Makes
Muffins," is nothing very original, but it
is well written, and that covers u multitude
of sins.
The Heraldo, from the West Denver
High School, shows enthusiastic school
spirit, and the illustrations are fine, but
we would advise fewer personals and
more literature.
We were interested in looking over
The Distaff, published by the Girls'
High School of Boston. Its tone is
grave as becomes Boston High School
girls. We feel a twinge of conscience
when we learn of the thorough " housecleaning,'
1 which the Distaff Editors
gave their Editorial Room.
Little grains of powder,
Little drop3 of paint,
Make a lady's freckles
Look as if they ain*t,—Ex.
We wish to congratulate the Acorn,
from Alatneda. on a very well gotten up
little paper. The department under the
head of "Book Reviews" is a fine idea,
one which any paper would do well to
imitate. The art department does very
good work. "'Thoda' Volunteer," the
opening story, is quite well written, but
Jack Ashton is a little too good to be
human. Then, in all the football stories,
the hero wins the game for his college;
if he would only lose it once in a while,
it would be refreshing. However, we
prophesy that this paper will prove the
old maxim, "Great oaks from little
acorns grow."
When we see the really good papers
that students of High Schools get tsp,
we sometimes wonder that the University
of Nevada cannot make their Student
Records, little more well worth reading.
• > . . •

The story, "Forgetful, Un for got ten," is
certainly a very poor attempt. The
hero must have been a very wonderful
creature, for •' He walked toward the
bookcase, head downward." u The Story
of a Bear" would be much better if the
point were a little clearer, and if the
bears had been brought upon the sceri
in a more realistic mannei*. Those bears
might as well have been lame puppies,
for all the excitement they arouse in the
reader. The students of the University
of Nevada, are, however, capable of worse
things than the Record. Here are some
of the adventures of their football squad
in 'Frisco, as chronicled by the Record.-
"Albert Wolf was looking around the
office at the hotel. Glancing to the
side, he saw a little room about six feet
square, in which sat a man reading a
paper. Albert wanted to Investigate, so
he walked in—when, lo! the man took
hold of a rope and pulled him and the
whole thing right upstairs. All Ajax
could say was: ' Well, I'll be.' Thinking
he had found the strongest man in
San Francisco, he wanted to know on
what football team the modern Hercules
Teacher :—" What is the largest river
in Italy, Leo ?"
Leo :—" The-The- -The
Leo's sister:— u Say POy Leo."
Leo (quickly) :—"Sapolio."—Ex.
" O ye low-down scrubbies, 1st years "
Is the Middler's ceaseless call.
When he meets the wearv Freshman
In the class or study half
None to laugh at have the Freshies,'
None o'er whom to lord or sneer
Till they turn to young eighth graders,
Don't you wish that you were here ? "
_ A SCRUB.
Prof, (to High Senior caught playing
with a microscope).—*• Well, SaJz. trying
to make a nickel look like a twenty
dollar gold piece ? "
THE LOWELL
played—but he does cot know on what
floor he got off."
u Coach Steckle was asked if he wanted
to chute the Chutes. ' Mo, I didn't bring
my twenty-two with me.' '*
" Patrick J. Quinn entered a streetcar,
and after several minutes, took out
his watch and looking up at the register
that marks the fares, asked the conductor
: ' Say; is that the right time ? J A
long pause, during which Pat looked
decidedly puzzled, was broken by his
repeating: 'Is that the right time? 1
A smile even broader than the one
usually on the interrogator's face went
the round of the car as the conductor
pulled out his watch and said: " It is
just 2 : 30, : to which Pat said : • That's
the funniest clock I ever saw. 5 Faith,
faith, Pat."
The Manitou Messenger, from St Olaf s
College, is one of the best exchanges
we have seen. The Exchange column
is good. There are scattered throughout
the paper numerous and well selected
little poems. If we cannot produce
these ourselves, it is well to clip good
ones. They raise the tone of the paper.
Heard in Room 7, 11 A. M. :
" Principal parts of ges si.?"
" Gesso, --."
"I guess so. Sit down."
A bang, a rush, a fearful roar,
The ceiling must have kissed the floor
But soothe your fears, and ease your cares,
Tis Bailey flitting down the stairs.
"It's qo use," said the janitor, as he
took down the clock in Miss Cox's room
to repair it,"1*11 have-to work over time"
Certain low Sem\, ,s seem to realize
the necessity of reading between the
lines in order to properly understand
Virgil.
During the past few
tion of Lowell has b<
Football. As regards
student body towards tl
no complaints to offer,
that the school should I
support football during
son. We have turned
ing numbers for each
yelled ourselves hoarse^
victory. We have,ai<
every way possible.
The championship rei
We all rejoice at .the-pi
Now that the strugglj
are over, let us turn our
matters of school; intej
that IyOwell is not enl
one pursuit. Just as
sity of studies likewise]
sity of interests. At
day we are busily engi
gunpowder and other
the Chemistry Labbraj
period we employ our
edge in assisting thi
through his Gallic, a
period of the school y<
spare time, not meriti<
ters, to encourage fool
period some other
attention. Everyth
deserves support at I
happy system,of

During the past few weeks the attention
of Lowell has been monopolized by
Football. As regards the attitude of the
student body towards the team we have
no complaints to offer. It is only proper
that the school should enthusiastically
support football during the football season.
We have turned out in encouraging
numbers for each game. We have
yelled ourselves hoarse in our desire for
victory. We have aided the team in
every way possible. The season is over.
The championship remains at Lowell.
We all rejoice at the outcome.
Now that the struggles on the gridiron
are over, let us turn our attention to other
matters of school interest. You know
that Lowell is not entirely devoted to
one pursuit. Just as we have a diversity
of studies likewise we have a diversity
of interests. At one period of the
day we are busily engaged in preparing
gunpowder and other high explosives in
the Chemistry Laboratory. At another
period we employ our advanced knowledge
in assisting the mighty Caesar
through his Gallic campaign.. At one
period of the school year we devote our
spare time, not mentioning spare quarters,
to encourage football. At another
period some other sport demands our
attention. Everything has its turn, and
deserves support at its proper time, A
happy system of co-operation.
THE LOWELL
EDITED BY JOSEPH LUCEY.
While the pigskin was being kicked
about the field, while the half-back has
been shouting seven-eleven, etc., while
team work was being developed at 16th
and Folsom streets, the Debating Society
has been regularly meeting in Mr. Clark's
room, likewise perfecting signals, developing
team work and selecting a team.
It has.patiently awaited its tura for popularity.
Its turn has now come and it
demands the attention and support of
all true Lowellites.
Next Friday evening, Lowell will hold
a debate with the Oakland High School.
Debate to be held at the auditorium of
the Girls' High School in this city.
Question. Resolved; That the present
liberty of the Pres* should be restricted.
Afftrrzalive. Negative.
Oakland High School. Lowell High School.
Mr. Culver
Mr. Weston
Mr. Clay
Miss Steen
Mi 1 . Dernham
Mr. Lucey
The following points are to be taken
intc; consideration in judging the debate:
1st Argumentation. 2nd. Team work.
3rd. Delivery.
It is now six years since these schools
have met in an inter-school debate.
Consequently each team is very eager to
be declared victor. The Lowell team
has left nothing undone in its preparation
and at present feel quite confident

26 THE LOWELL
of victory. Judging from the reputation
Oakland has for debating, we are
assured they will contest every inch of
the way and do their level best to score.
A battle royal may be expected.
The gallery is to be reserved for rooter?.
Before and during the debate there
wiUV'.be ample opportunity for yells.
Oakland rooters have already organized.
They promise to be at least two hundred
strong. Considering that the debate
takes place in the city, Lowell ought to
be represented by at least three hundred.
Wear your red caps, practise your yells,
the team will do the rest.
An election marked with sharp contests
for the various offices took place
last Friday afternoon. Mr. Marks, High
Middle, and Mr. Selig, Latin Senior, drew
up their forces in the battle for the presidency.
Amid the roar of cannon and
the clouds of smoke, it was difficult to
tell which side held the advantage. At
length Mr. Selig was seen riding forth
bearing the spoils of victory, Mr. Degiure
was elected vice-president; Mr. de Mam-
•lel,- secretary; Mr. Hoey, corresponding
secretary. With these officers the society
ought to have a successful term.
We hope it will, and we say it can, provided
only the school gives it reasonable
support.
,_ Pleard in Physical Geography.—Prof.
—" Will potatoes grow in dry ground
without water? 7 '
Freshman.—" Yes."
Prof.—"What is your theory?"
Freshman.—" If you would plantonions
near the potatoes they would
have such a strong effect that it would
make the potatoes 1 eyes water. M —£xt
• " I saw a mau drop fifty feet from a
window today."
"Was he killed?"
"No, they were pigs 7 feet"—£x.
The outgoing administration takes
this opportunity to thank the faculty
for the encouragement it has given the
officers in their endeavor to build up the
society. We hope that their good offices
will continue under the new administration.
SOCIETY.
The Senior dance will be given on
Wednesday evening, December nth, at
Cotillion Hall.
The members of the Arrangement Committee
are: L. Bufford, the president of
the class, chairman; Miss Sol ley, Miss
Steen, Mr. Hoffman and Mr. Pike and
J. D Jones* who will act as Floor Manager.
We all know that tinder the management
of this committee the dance will
be the bestSenior dance ever given. No
pains are being spared to make it a perfect
success. Yankees Orchestra will
furnish the music.
Saturday afternoon, November 30th,
Mrs. Catherine Ede' and Miss Ede gave
a tea in honor of Mrs. William Ede,
formerly Miss Catherine Anderson, an
Alpha Sigma girl of this school. Miss
Anderson was recently married to Mr.
Will Ede> who also is an alumui of this
school.
A RECIPE.
To a good big dose of Cassar,
Mixed with a little Greece,
Add a small Deserted Village
Our knowledge to increase.
With a cake of yeast to raise it
Right in the lab o'er there.
And now and then a little art
Combined with patience fair,
These are ingredients which if stirred
And beaten long and well,
Make up a good high junior.
Try it. Time will tell.
E. S.f '04.
Teacher.—"What were the ancient
Romans remarkable for?"
Pupil.— •'They understood Laiin."
Every one of us
is one thing that XJ
new and suitable sch<
a Lowellite enters
to ancther High Sc!
were walking out of]
But at last the rei
desired need seems,
Some time in the
election will »be in
Supervisors has alre:
upon the matter of i|
Bond Issue $ 150,0*
High School buiL
Committee and the
Utilities and the J1
jointly, have decide
the Board of Supei
• tlonal $100.000 for
in the Bond Issue,
tion will probably]
remains with the
of the school to do
secure its adoption]
creaking walls, 1<
stairs and corri<
rooms, and rattlin
thing of the past.
Thanks are esp<
N. B. Greensfeldei
schu, a committi
league, for their
behalf.

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Every one of us knows that if there
is one thing that Lowell needs, it is a
new and suitable school building. When
a Lowellite enters his school after a visit
to another High School, he feels as if he
were walking out of a palace into a barn.
But at last the realization of this long
desired need seems to be close at hand.
Some time in the near future a bond
election will 'be held. The Board of
Supervisors has already passed favorably
upon the matter of including in the new
Bond Issue $150,000 for a new Lowell
High School building. The Finance
Committee and the Committee on Public
Utilities aud the Judiciary, acting conjointly,
have decided to recommend to
the Board of Supervisors that an additional
$ 100 000 for a new site be included
in the Bond Issue. Their recommendation
will probably be adopted, and it
remains with the members snd friends
of the school tc do all in their power to
secure its adoption at the polls. Then
creaking walls, leaking roofs, narrow
stairs and corridors, cramped classrooms,
aud rattling windows will be a
thing of the past.
Thanks are especially due to Messrs.
N. B. Greensfelder and Charles Bundschu,
R committee of the Municipal
League, for their earnest efforts in our
behalf.
Forestry Club.
A new society has lately been formed
among the Juniors of this school, known
as the "Lowell High School Forestry
Club." The purpose of this organization
is the study of trees: their growth
and propagation, conditions necessary for
their existence, and their value to man.
The officers elected under the constitution
adopted at the first meeting are:
President, Mr. Bailey; vice president,
Miss Wilkie ; secretary, Mr. Brittan.
The second meeting was very successful,
there being a large attendance. Mr.
Koch delivered an interesting address
on the way in which nature provides for
the distribution of the seeds of trees and
plants.
The next meeting was held December
5th; the subject, "Timber Pines," was
well discusstd in six different essays.
Mr. Baker and Mr. Koch helped to make
the meeting very interesting by small
talks.
Another meeting will be called the
first Thursday after vacation, and all
are cordially invited to attend. Having
meetings but once a month and imposing
no dues, the club hopes to induce a
great many to join. Active membership
is restricted to members of the Lowell
High School, but associate membership
is open to anyone interested in forestry.

The End of the Season.
The football season at Lowell is in all
probability finished—as far as could be
ascertained before going to press—as it
is still undecided whether the Berkeley-
Lowell tie will be played off.
Lowell has a team to be proud of.
She won her sub-league without being
scored against—what matter if it were
easy ? She was defeated only twice.
Both times by the Santa Clara team in
practice games, once by a field goal and
once by a questionable goal and touchdown,
and finally, she played a glorious
tie with tho equally victorious and unequally
li^ht Berkeley High team.
(Berkeley weighed 100 pounds more
than Lowell 1 .)
The Lowell team has played many
games this season, practice and otherwise,
Her squad was small to start
with and did not increase as the season
progressed. At no time during the year
did there turn out at one practice enough
men to form two elevens
The rooting for the first two or three
games was very poor. There were no
rallies and speeches in the hall as in
former years. The Rooter's Club was
started by a handful of Juniors—may
their school lives lie along pleasant
paths!— aud a few upper classmen, and
was considered for a time as a huge jest.
And for once, mirabiie dictu / " Lowell
EDITED BY W, R. DE LEON.
luck, 1 'that evil synonym for ill fortune
and non-succeps* seemed to deseit us.
And so we reared a team through
many difficulties that in our old age,
2. e , the end of the season, is a comfort,
a blessing, and a source of pride to us.
MISSION—POLYTECHNIC—LOWELL.
On one and the same afternoon, with
only two or three hours for the task,
Lowell undertook a feat that, until its
performance, caused football players and
sporting men in general to smile; you
know that kind of smile. Sometimes a
professor, after a parlicu arly lack-lustre
lesson, will call one up. This deed was
none other than to meet and vanquish
two teams in one afternoon, one of which
expected to score.
Luckily Lowell played this one first.
The arrangements were to play one fifteen
and one ten minute half with each
team. Lowell first lined up against thit
Mission High School.
Lowell won the toss and took the ball.
(They kept doing the latter all afternoon
!) On the kick off. Mission ran in
5 yards and then by consistent bucking
advanced 25 yards. Then she was forced
to punt. Lowell dreamily advanced the
ball to Mission's 5 yard Hue, when some
Lowellite dropped the ball, and Mission
fell on it. On the kick-out Vos Burgh
nabbed the ball and ran 35 yards to a
touchdown. Hamilton kicked goal=6.
No further scoring wasj
Lowell's defensive work'
yet.
Heron (last month cal
nevvtheJess the same "
punts; one of 4.0 and tl
yards, and Vos Bur >h on
and was hauled along for
r :W'
In the second half
that they were realty
Mjfi*»2ton soon after tli
yards around the end!"*"
byFalk,\-an 35 ydrdsy
play Middleton ran 15
down. He also kicked
Lowell, *,2 ; Mission, o.
Soon afterward, Fa
and, aided by Graham
a touchdown—the Ion
any of the games Lowe
year. Score: 17-0.
After Middleton and
made a 45-yard run, Ke

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Xo further scoring was done this half.
Lowell's defensive work was the worst
yet.
Heron (last month called Herrin, but
nevertheless the same bird) made two
punts; one of 40 and the other of 4^
yards, and Vos Fur.h on a punt ran in,
and was hauied along for 52 yards
In the second half Lowell realized
that they were really playing ball, and
Middieton soon after the kick-off ran 45
yards around the end. Then Kidd, aided
by Falk, ran 35 yards, and on the next
play Middieton ran 15 more for a touchdown.
He also kicked the goal. Score :
Lowell, 12 ; Mission, o.
Soon afterward, Falk caught a kick
and, aided by Graham, rau So yards for
a touchdown—the longest run made in
any of the games Lowell has played this
year. Score: 17-0.
After Middieton and Baldwin each had
made a 45-yard run, Keegan was brought
THE LOWELL 29
ANOTHER TOUCHDOWN FOR LOWELL.
back and bucked over for a touchdown.
George again kicked goal and that made
23.
That ended the spasm as far as scoring
was concerned. Heron punted very
strongly throughout the game making
one 40-yard and two 45-yard punt
Middieton made his debut as a goal
kicker and made four out of a possible
six goals during the afternoon
After a short breathing space Lowell
took on the Polytechnic aggregation.
During the two games nearly every man
that has appeared regularly at practise
this season played, and most of them
this game.
L well kicked off. On the second
pipy Morton—Polytechnic—pulled out
of the pile and put 75 yards between
himself and the rest, making a supposed
touchdown. But the quarter-back had
been guilty of a forward pass so of
course Morton walked Hack.

Lowell was continually offside. Poly
could dc nothing and Lowell had the
ball nearly the whole time. Middleton
made t.wc; 40-yard runs close upon each
other, and Kidd bucked 10 yards to a
touchdown. Middleton kicked goal,—
6 points.
Baldwin, Middleton and Kidd were
responsible for the next touchdown ; that
made the score read 12-0.
Just before the end of the half, Vos
Burgh made a 50-yard run. but Lowell
was offside cgain.
In the second half Lowell carried the
ball straight down the field and soon
scored. The goal was missed, but the
score stood 17. That was all the scoring.
The rest of the half was spent in
punting. Quigley catching one of these
ran it m 48 yards along the side line,
St. Johu—a Mission man—in the second
half of his game was laid unconscious
by a severe blow just below the
temple, but after sundry medicinal administrations
he recovered.
The attendance was fairly good, but
the rooting was poor r perhaps so because
there was little need of it,—but that is a
poor excuse.
SANTA CLARA *«•. LGWBLI..
This Santa Clara game was a great disappointment
and so not alone because we
were defeated. It was not a league game,
so of course it did not affect our standing.
On that day, Berkeley High and Napa
played the game to decide which should
meet Lowell in the final, and as Lowell
had no game that day, the League managers
asked the team as a favor to play
the Santa Clara college eleven for the
benefit of the McKinley fund. Lowell
promised, and on a wet and soggy field
were defeated, 6-0, by a team that outweighed
them over eight pounds to the
man.
Santa Clara was greatly assisted in
this game by the umpire, a Santa Clara
THE LOWELL
graduate. The touchdown that they
made was hastened by his suddenly remembering,
on the third down when
Santa Clara had tried ineffectual!}' to
get past Lowell's 4-yard line, that one—
he did not specify—of the Lowell men
were offside. So he considerately presented
Santa Clara with two yards; a
proceeding, by the way, not authorized
in foot ball guides or rules.
But perhaps it was well to lose. It
certainly seemed to inspire more earnest
practice for the final game. Lowell's
great fault in this game was rambling.
Perhaps the state of the field and ball
had something to do with it, but there
were superabundant facilitous repetitions
of the deed.
McGee was the whole Santa Clara
team himself. He ran and bucked himself
out of his head, and it was his
efforts (and influence with the umpire)
that gave Santa Clara her six points.
Lowell did fairly well on offensive
work considering the heaviness of the
opposing team and the field, but her
defensive work was done almost exclusively
by Falk and Hamilton. Ctttter,
the punter of so much renown, after receiving
a bruising blow midway between
knee and ankle, on the part where his
guard ought to have been, retired with
dignity to the sideliue and gracefully
criticised the punting.
A few lines above appears the statement
that Lowell played a fairly good
offensive game. That is true when you
consider that the backs had to do it all,
generally speaking they received but
small help from the line. On end runs,
many a time and oft the opposing halfback
not only got near the man with the
ball., but broke through in time to throw
him back. Vos Burgh once wa? thrown
back 10 yards but through no fault of his
own.
Hamilton tried a place kick toward
the end of the first half, from the 40-
yard line, but the ball
one of his own men hasi
anguarded spot. So M
and so did Lowell's ch
likewise fall,—all in a hi
In the second half boi
danger, but no score WJ
As a benefit game i
There were nearly 500
quite a crowd coasidi
Saturday afternoon an"
ant one for several da
were more numerous
but from lack of expei
they knew not how to
game.
But as an exhibition
if it had been a little mi
trifle more scientific, it
exciting, but so many
time and wind, that i
rather depress.ng.
BERKELEY VS.
The final game was d
(I beg the English tea<
pardon, but literally it
But few thought for a
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and so did Lowell's chance of scoring
likewise fall,—all in a heap.
In the second half both goals were in
danger, but no score was made further.
As a benefit game it was a success.
There were nearly 500 people present—
quite a crowd considering it was a
Saturday afternoon and the first pleasant
one for several days. The rooters
were more numerous than vociferous,
but from lack of experience, no doubt,
they knew not how to yell at a losing
game.
But as an exhibition of foot ball—well,
if it had been a little more speedy and a
trifle more scientific, it might have been
exciting, but so many men layed out for
tune and wind, that it was as a whole
rather depress.ng.
BERKELEV VS. LOWELL.
The final game was a howling success,
(I beg the English teacher's and others'
pardoii, but literaiiy it was rather noisy).
But few thought for a tie and many expected
worse. Berkeley a\-eraged nine
pounds more to the man and played
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Lowell High turned out in full force
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Kern kicked off to Vos Burgh who
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runs and by bucking Pluiutcer they made
good gains. They advanced to the 35yard
line and there were forced to kick.
McQuestin punted high and short and
Kern touched the ball as it came down.
McQuestin rushed up and seizing the
ball ran over for a touchdown and subsequent
goal Score: Berkeley, 6; Lowell,
o.
On the kick-off Keegan caught Plummer
in his tracks, and Berkeley soon
punted. Lowell got the ball on her own
30-yard line Then Middleton electrified
the grandstand with a 20-yard run,
and on the next play Vos Burgh added
to the shock by a 30 yard run around the
other end.
Lowell advanced to Berkeley's 35-yard
line where Hamilton missed an attempted
field goal. On the kick-out Berkeley
again got the ball and advanced it 10
yards. Then on a buck they fumbled
and Vos Burgh picked up the ball and
following Falk's interference, ran 70
yards along the sine line for a touchdown.
Hamilton though sadly bruised
kicked the difficult goal. Score: Berkeley,
6; Lowell, 6.
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The rest of the half was evenly con- but few holes to be torn in it. Falk and
tested. Keegan played the game of his Hamilton dlu excellent work backing up
life and broke through and around the MacKinne and Edwards, where many of
mighty Pluramer almost at will. Heron's the bucks were directed,
play with Kern was pretty to watch. Hamilton had a kick blocked and Ber-
Nearly every time Heron either dodged kcley got the ball on Lowell's 35-yard
or turned in quickly, Berkeley's cra*.k line. They advanced it to the rs-yard
half, all the while keeping a steady com- line where Lowell took a big brace and,
zaent on Kern's play. after three downs, the ball. Tbey soon
The first part of the second half was worked it back again and despairing of
played in Berkeley territory and the last a touchdown, tried a field goal from the
in darkness and on Lowell ground. Mid- 42-yard line, but missed. Berkeley once
dleton alone could buck with safety and again got as far as the 2O-yard line, but
once or twice Hamilton, Keegau making the expiration of the time mercifully
the hole. But Berkeley also had trouble saved the tired Lowell boys further
bucking. The line could not make holes work.
for them ami it was only by Patton's short The features cf the game were Mcjumping
bucks and Kern's and Mayo's Questin's punts, averaging with one exforciful
plunging that they gained at all. ception 48 yards, Kern's bucking, Vos
The ends, Heron's particularly, were not Burgh's long run and Heron's, Keegan's,
often tried. Lowell's line held wonder- Falk's, and Hamilton's general all around
fully considering the weight and allowed play.
In the record below, crude as the compiler well knows, will be fennd the
work the team has done in all their League games, (also including the benefit
game), as seen from a spectator's standpoint. No record has been carefully kept
of yards gained and lost—school work forbade that, but just a few interesting
facts are collected.
RECORD
PLAYER TOUCH DOWN RUHS GOALS PUKTS tin vds.)
15-30 3*over Missed Kicked Av. Blocked L
Vos Burgh 5 3 7
Middleton 3 * 4 5 2 4
Reegau 3
Baldwin 1 1 2
Falk 1 .... 1 ;
KWd 1 1 1
Heron 1 .... 1 434
Mac Kinne... . 1 1 1
Barthels 1 .... 1
Hamilton 1 ! n m t 50
Grabam 40 48
Average kick off (Hamilton), 47 yds.
Punts, blocked (by Kidd), 2
" u (by Hamilton), 2
Safety (by Kidd), 1
Field Goals (Hamilton), missed, 2; kicked, 1.
Total number points scored, 112.
Basket 1
After much trial an*
ell has at last succeeds
ket-biil leatn. Miss Si
has t ^n hard at work tj
and as a result the tej
most efficient coach,
regulrly, Mondays ad
the Girls' High Scho^
ning of next term, it
trained and coached toj
in regular match game
All the girls should
the practices, and nex
during the match ga
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needs almost as much
does a football team.
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" How did you get along in school today,
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" Papa/' replied Tommy, "oar physi-
THE LOWELL 33
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There was once a wctran who was so
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ran down her back. She was operated
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Sbe lifted np her little hand
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It was a merry party of
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the yacht 1'bartbea."
was beautiful. The sui
and the sea sparkled,
waves lapped softly
against the sides of t]
made her way through
laughter made the time
exceedingly tfght-li£arte<
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leaned over the £tde
water with satisfaction ,j
tendency to dr^sr.yshe
space. Her XTs^ncl,, Maud]
ing her sileii v ^itither
and asked w};\ .made
choly." L
"Maude," said;jnorali<
faces beneath the water
laugh for I am sure I do.'
Maude laughed gayly
friend remarked] ft Coralii
tion will be the death of\
Coralie sighed witi
resignation, for she had
being laughed at .-far;
marks. Nevertheless,
turned again to look at th<
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Coralie.—A Fantasv.
It was a merry party of five that seated
Itself comfortably among the cushions of
the yacht "Darthea." The morning
was beautiful. The sun shone brightly
and the sea sparkled, while the little
waves lapped softly and musically
against the sides of the boat as she
made her way through them. Fun and
laughter made the time fly and all were
exceedingly light-hearted.
During the merriment, CoTRlie Mason
leaned over the side and regarded the
water with satisfaction, and having a
tendency to dream, she was silent for a
space. H^r friend, Maude Taylor, noticing
her silence, put her arm around her
and asked what made her so "solemncholy."
. "Maude," said Coralie, "do you see
faces bsneath the water? You needn't
laugh for I am sure I do."
Maude laughed gayly and shaking her
friend remarked, " Coralie, your imagination
will be the death of you."
Coralie sighed with exaggerated
resignation, for she had become used to
being; laughed at for her strange remarks.
Nevertheless, several times she
turned again to look at the waves. Then
she stood up to rearrange her cushions
and remove a jar of pickles that was
rather uncomfortable to sit on, having
been placed there by one of her mischievous
friends.
While so standing and looking a
moment more upon the water, the boom
swung around, causing a scramble to
duck the flying canvas.
Coralie was struck and was thrown
forward, and too late to save herself,
before the eyes cf her terrifed friends
was thrown into the water, with a
startled cry for help, Dumbfounded
they saw her go, but when they beheld
a pair of flashing arms ornamented with
jewels and chains rise up to meet her and
draw her tenderly downward their consternation
was crowned.
Preparations were immediately made
for the rescue of their companion. But
Coralie was being borne gently downward,
with her head resting on some
one's breast, her eyes closed, and her
breath going quickly beyond her control,
yet she suffered no bodily pain.
Voices spoke to her, and at last, when
she opened her eyes, she saw before her
faces of surpassing beauty. She, who
had risen to meet her, possessed a face
the like of which had never been seen

t <
on land. Great waves of raven black
hair fell away from a broad, snow white
brow, banded simply with red coral.
Great black eyes, with beautiful brows
and lashes, lit a pale oval far^, and. the
parted red lips showed the whitest even
teeth. The neck and arms were heavy
with precious stones, but plas!—the
body terminated in a fish's tail.
In rising wonder Coraiie turned to her
companion and her eyes met other faces
of great though varied beauty. She
seemed powerless to speak. What was
the matter? What had happened?
"Why was she not struggling as all
drowning people do? But nothing
could she ask, and at last turned to the
beautiful woman beside her with an appealing
glance.
"Dear maiden, question and wonder
not. Your coming has long been expected
and eagerly by me (at which the
attendants bowed their heads and murmured
in musical chorus, " Your sweet
Ladyship") for reasons I care not to
explain," she continued. " These will
be your companions, and when you
come from their hands you may go
where you will—with a few exceptions.
These will be explained to you. You
may go now."
Instantly the attendants surrounded
Coraiie and she was led away toward the
entrance of what seemed to be a sunken
ancient castle,standing there like seme
phantom house to her blurred sight.
Now almost in decay, the water worms
had eaten their way through the pillars
and walls, and the massive gate-lamps
were bearded with moss and sea weed
Through the entrance and up the once
magnificent hallway they led her, shaking
with sobs which at last had come to
her relief. Opening a door they passed
into a large room, surpri&ing a school of
brilliantly colored fish which swam away
out of the half opened window for all
the world like a flock of saucy sparrows.
THE LO WELL
Creeping water-vir.es had grown around
the window-frame and a faw tendrils
had crept boldly along the inner walls
with here and there a cluster of pale
white blossom*.
Coraiie sank languidly on a great chest
by the window. Instantly busy hands
let fall her wealth of light brown hair
and began to weave strands of pearls
through it. Then her arms and neck
were bound with chains of pearls and
coral and when she roused herself she
had been transformed into—a mermaid,
like the rest, but how much more beautiful.
How strange and unreal she felt!
Yet how much easier it was to glide
about through the cool water where she
wjuld, except that the strictest watch
was kept ever her that she should not
venture near the surface. For the cause
of all her trouble was that she possessed
the love of one for whom the mermaid
queen had sighed in vain, and whose
selfish love had caused the disappearance
of Coraiie J
Time went by, and with it the severe
strictness of her keepers relaxed. Daily
she prayed for release and being powerless
to help herself abided her time,
wandering through the ruins and wonders
of the evercbanging seabed, yet
always lifting her eyes, heart and prayers
upward from which direction, alone, she
knew hope and relief could come.
Often she noticed shadows of boats
passing over head, and one in particular
seemed more stationary than the others,
and became almost a companion to the
lonely girl. Once an unguarded moment
offer, d itself and Coraiie, in desperation
and rebellion, swam quickly to the surface.
Imagine her joy when she discovered
that the shadow belonged to
none other than the " Darthea," from
which she had taken such unwilling
leave some time before!
Gazing long on the "Darthea" she
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once more sank beni
watch jealously the a
day by day. So^iet
saw another shadow s
ryard the "Darihea" a
she sped away up to
hold—a pair of sp!
bowed, with the heat,
hands,—the whole n
infinite sadness*
With a great throb o
and a bewitching smil<
she swam after the b
head and flashing shy
above the water, sh&jft
the dying rays cf th
jewelled fcaiicL / ;.
Softly and without
around to the front o
gazed lovingly en the
closed eyes and bare hcj
"Austin V* On the
the evening 1 b;eeze it s<
name were spoken, ah
opened his eyes and rain
a dream, fearful lest
might cease.
"Austin!" Again

THE LOWELL
ence more sank beneath the surface to
watch jealously the comforting shadow
day by day. Sometime afterwards she
saw another shadow stealing slowly toward
the "Darthea" and in great alarm
she sped away up to the surface to behoJd—a
pair of splendid shoulders
bowed, with the head resting on the
hands,—the whole man a picture of
infinite sadness.
With a great throb of joy in her heart
*nd p. bewitching smile on hto* fair lips,
she swam after the boat, b*r jewelled
head and flashing shoulders gleaming
above the water, shading her eyes from
the dying rays of the sun with her
jewelled hand.
Softly and without haste she stole
around to the front of the boat, and
gazed lovingly on the sad face with its
closed eyes and bare head.
"Austin!" On the gentle breath of
the evening breeze it seemed as if the
name were spoken, almost. The man
opened his eyes and raised his head, as
in a dream, fearful lest the sweet sound
might cease.
"Austin!" Again it came. This
time a little l.oMer and a little more
pleadingly. At last he saw her for she
had raised herself and was poised on the
edge of the boat The dying light
framed her and her dripping hair seemed
to rob unnatural color from the departing
sun. Quickly he reached her and
stretched cut his arms to take her, but
slowly she slipped back out of his grasp
into the water.
Once more she spoke his name and
opening her arms invited him to come to
her, using only the language of hex
expressive eyes. One second only he
looked, devouring the picture before him
with strained eyes lest the vision might
fade away, but the next, had bidden
adiet: to all and was gathered in the
waiting arms of Coralie,
* * » * « »
The next evening the village paper,
the Crier% came out with the notice that
Austin Wallace, arising young lawyer,
had committed suicide while despondent
over the loss of his fiancee, who had met
death by drowning some weeks before.
Neither of the bodies had been recovered.
PUNCH/' '05.

PHILADELPHIA.
A PLAYETTE—In One Act and Two Scenes.
BY MORTON J. A. MCDONALD.
DRAMATIS PERSON.?:.
Abigail Longstreth.
Benjamin Longstretb, brother of Ab.
Pike, a sentinel.
Silas Ward, a Continental.
Samuel Early, "
Sergeant of Guard.
The Relief Detail and Foraging Party.
A
SCEXJ
Time—Summer, r
Scene—A hail in t]
in Philadelphia, at bj
antlers over mantel.
Hater Abigail, i
bunch of keys, enter
^ifh letter, and r
Ab.—Back so soonl
what ails thee, brothj
strange!
/to/.—Thee would
if thce was drafted by
who dare
Ab.~Hush! Sonn
efcr.
Bm —What does
—Well, perhaps theei
you, I'm to be force
ject too, to raise my
rightful king, and sh\
fellow-men, to break
and become an outca:
for these—these—canj
word f
Ah.—But must
Ben.—No, I may r
like a dog.
Ah.—Why not proc
Ben.— Now, Abigail,
impossible; o^ewou!
dred pounds gold, at
are almost penniless 1
pious—h'ra (at sigi
course, our worldly
nigh all stol—a—co]
" Cause."
Ah.—Then we will
will be peace in the oij
slow ; let us go back.
Ben.—And thee knoi
ble too. Have not tl
just returned, been stoj
But I can't go to the frfamine
and cold, the
I'd die. And the 5gh|
the shattered limbs, th
the screams of the dyi

SCE5TE I.
Time—Summer, 1776.
Scene—A ball in the Longstreth borne
in Philadelphia, at back large fire-place,
antleis ov?r mantel.
Enter Abigail, from left, jingling
bunch of keys, enter (contra) Benjamin,
with letter, and ranch excited.
Ab.—Back ?o soon Benjamin ! "Why,
what &ils thee, brother ? Thee looks so
strange I
Ben.—Thee would lock strange, < • ,
if thee was drafted by these cursed rebels,
who dare
Al\—~Hush I Someone will hear thee
else.
Bin —What does that matter?—h'm
—Well, perhaps thee is right; but look
yon, I'm to be forced, and a loyal subject
too, to raise my hand s^ainst my
rightful king, and shed the blood of my
fellow-men, to break the laws of Cod,
and become an outcast from our Society
for these—these—can't thee give me a
word?
Ab.—But must tbee, Benjamin ?
j#*tf.—No, I may refuse and be shot
like a dog.
Ab.—Why not procure a substitute?
Ben.—Now, Abigail, thee knows that's
impossible; one would cost me an hundred
pounds gold, at the least; and we
are almost penniless since these impious—h'm
(at sign from Ab)—of
course, our worldly goods were wellnigh
all atal—a—confiscated to the
"Cause."
Ab.—Then we will go away; tlieie
will be peace in the old home at Hounslow;
let us go back.
Bat.—And thee knows that's impossible
too. Have not the Maitlands but
just returned, been stopped at the lines?
But I can't go to the front to endure the
famine and co!d, the weary marches—'
I'd die. And the fight—the awful din,
the shattered limbs, the spouting blood,
the screams of the dying, mud look! the
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horsemen—a great biack cloud sweeping
dowt, now the hot breath of the beasts,
they burst over us—and I'm down, down
among the flying hoofs, backed, slabbed,
trampled, crushed—O! I can't go, I
can't go !
Ab —And thee shan't, Benjamin, Listen,
we are juit of a size, we look alike,
there is & bright fntcre for tbee with ti.y
uncle in England. I can but ill support
and care for mother; I'm only & girl.
I'll take thy place and take thy name;
thee will go, with mother, to Honnslew;
and
Ben.—But thee would be detected,
Abigail, then but it might be done,
perhaps. Thee is a good girl. Abigail,
a very good girl. There! thy mother
calls thee. I'll see thee presently. (Exit
Ab.) If her courage holds, and she
play5 her part weil, why—I'm all right.
(KXIT.)
SCENE II.
Time—Middle of February, 1778 (evening.)
Scene—Valley Forge, in middle forcgrnnnd
a c«tnp Sre, two Ccatiscaiali
seated before it, blankets drawn about
shoulders, and feet bound m cJctb,
clothes in rags; sentinel standing a, Httie
back, similarly attired. In distance,
snowy bills and camp fires; sunset glow
on sky-line; to right, hut; to left, ditto
with padlocked door and barred window
; at back, cannon covered by canvas;
snow on everything.
Retreat sounds.
Pike.—'Notber day froze, same's I'll be
if they don': change guard purty scon.
Ward.—If it feels like me, it's starved.
Early —Mebby tue sun's deeserted like
them fellers in TrumbalTs regiment.
Ward.—Nobody's blamin 1 them nucb;
they'd no bread for three days an' no
meat for five; jes 1 flour an* water, an*
not too much Soar.

8 THE LOWELL
Pike.—The army won't last another
week.
Ward.—An' when ye see an over-fed
Tory like that un in the guiard haouse
it's a strong temptation, sure.
£ar(p.—-What's be held for?
Pike.—Spy* He'll be "surspended,"
as the Massachusidge men call it, in the
xnornin'.
Early.—'Res like little Longstreth,
don't you think?
Ward.—Aout side he is, an' inside he
ain't. D'ye s'pose he'd dew what Longstreth
did last three days we'd meat
rations ?
Pike.—I dida't hear. What did he do?
Early.—Gave his share to the Hospital
; made me feel like a hog to eat mine.
Ward.—It didn't affect your appetite
though, Sam. You wasn't here, Pike,
when Pennock's regiment went to mutiny.
Well, sir, Longstreth goes over to
their camp, barefoot, (the ice had cut
his feet; an' there was blood everywhere
he stepped;) an' he goes abaout among
them fellers an 1 talks, an' talks; an*
bimeby the news gets aout that Pennock's
men ain't goin' to mutiny no
more. Tell ye what, it takes more grit
to be cheerful yourself withaout clo's
an* victuals, an' pay, an' make others
b'lieve they're so, too, than to kill a
whole regiment in a battle.
Early.—He can fight, too, Si. You
remember, at Brandywiiie, when the
Hessians charged the battevy on the
hill?
Ward.—Sure, they marched so solemn
an' looked so big, we thought all Germany
was comin', an 1 put aout.
.Early.—Pike never saw the Dutchmen
"on parade' 1 or he wouldn't laugh.
Well, anyway, what I was goia' to say
was, Longstreth stayed behind to fire a
cannon that happened to be loaded, an'
blowed such a 'tarnel big hole in thefr
line that the Dutchmen 'jes stopped an'
stood there till we went back an' chased
them off.
(Red glow has faded from hills; camp
fires numerous; stars appear dimly in
after glow.)
Pike.—Whilst ye're iaikin' ye're lettin'
the fire a out.
Early.—Don't get enough heat to repay
a feller for the trouble of choppm 1
wood. I'm goin 1 to keep warm by ttirnin'
in. (Exit Early through right hut
door.)
Ward.—I'll keep ye company till they
change guiard.
Pike.—That won't be long; for here
they come.
(Enter sergeant with relief detail;
they change guard and prepare to
march.)
Ward—I don't envy ye, Longstreth,
but keep the blaze up an* ye'il be all
right.
Pike —Pleasant dreams old man, an'
don't freeze. (Exeunt)
Longs —Br-r-ruh I 'Tis the bitterest
night this winter ; how pleasant 'twould";
be to sit by the fire in the old library,
now, with the red light shining on the.:
bright andirons and brighter faces. The
dear old faces. Poor mother! Prudence
wrote me last that she was very
low ; that night ride, in the storm, must
have been just simply frightful. (A
pause ) And Benjamin, I wonder where
he is tonight ? So strange a freak! He
always was on the King's side, but he so
disliked the army ; and HOW (speaks
slowly) he has some position in the
trans— (Starts and straightens up.)
How abominably cold it is I I was half
asleep. (Stirs fire and settles down
again ; moonlight streams from right
across Longs, and over guard house at
left. Ben looks cut through barred window
; taps sounds in distance.)
Longs.—Only nine o'clock ! it seems it
must be two, at least. (A pause.) It's*'
;HI
W
m
I
u.
warmer now, dear Beni
looks out again.)
£en.~-Asleep, surely !
diers, these rebels! boastij
ing, and running away,
of window, then throws
them; they break loos<
Longs, stirs, Ben hesitat
out)
Ben.—So, egad ! I thouj
the free air under different
I'll go straight—stay a bi
friend's hat and coat wil
hide this gaudy coat oi
proaches Longs, with
raised ; sees side face, st<
Here? Abigail, Abbi? I;!
girl's cold, Sekd! (Sits
She did it for me, me
And I was so worthy !
till tonight how worth
with death before me, Is|
different light Here coi
pdrty; I'd better com
A;'small group ofraen's
one of the hotels of New
Vue/^ature of their disc*
have supposed; them to
a further study would ~
to the conclusion"'that"thi
ists. Their talk was
the gases in tie earthi
•*>at the earii^ust cont
those now known to ch<
some urtlis most noted
sembled to hear the stor
Cortland, who claimed
prove beyond _ doubt. %b<
many unknown'-gases'.
When ,t?aey were all re|
Cortbnd began, as:;foilo^
Oxford I became ifitexestei

warmer now, dear Benjamin ! (Ben
looks out again.)
Ben.—Asleep, surely ! gallant soldiers,
these rebels! boasting, and sleeping,
and running away. (He tries bars
of window, then throws his weight on
them; they break loose with crash ;
Longs, stirs, Ben hesitates, then climbs
out)
Ben.—So, egad ! I thought I'd breathe
the free air under different circumstances.
I'll go straight—stay a bit I our drowsy
friend's hat and coat will be of use to
hide this gaudy coat of mine. (Approaches
Longs, with window bar
raised ; sees side face, stoops ) What!
Here? Abigail, Abbie I say. Why the
girl's cold, dead! (Sits on snow bank.)
She did it for me, me of all people.
And I was so worthy ! 1 didn't know
till tonight how worthy I was ! But
with death before me, I saw myself in a
different light. Here comes a foraging
party; I'd better conceal—but why
A small group of men sat in a room in
one of the hotels of New York. From
the nature of their discourse you would
have supposed them to be scientists and
a further study would have brought you
to the conclusion that they were chemists.
Their talk was principally about
the gases in the earth. They believed
that the earth must contain others than
those now known to chemists. In fact
some of the most noted scientists had assembled
to hear the story of F. Sylvan
Cortland, who claimed that he could
prove beyond doubt the existence of
manj r unknown gases.
When they were all ready F. Sylvan
Cortland began, as follows : "While at
Cteford I became interested in chemistry
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F. SYLVAN CORTLAND.
should I hide ?—but I must take that
information to Howe—(Hesitates, then
creeps under shadow of canyon ; enter
foraging party.)
First Forager.—Hello! look at the
guard house !
Secoftd ditto.—And look at Longstreth J
Third ditto.—He'll catch it.
Lieutenant in Command.—What's the
matter here ?
Third Cant.—Why.Longstreth's asleep
at his post.
First dittoy (Saluting, and deliberately).—Leftenant,
Private Longstreth is
froze dead.
Ben, (stepping from shadow).—No,
he was dead, but now he lives in very
earnest I'm not worthy to bear that
musket, Lieutenant, but give me another
; and let me prove what I say.
Lieut.—We'll see. Give him a gun,
corporal. Fail in !:' Put him in the
middle, there. March! (Exeunt.)
Curtain,
and finally made it my major study.
When I had finished my course there,
I determined to corne to America to
continue iny ,,study of chemistry. Accordingly
I took passage on a ship bound
for some point near the St. Lawrence
River. We set sail from England on
May 20, 1892, and were soon out upon
the ocean.
"We had been at sea but a few days,
when a violent storm arose, and in the
confusion that followed several passengers
were drowned and the life boats lost. The
storm continued all night, and the next
morning it was found that the rudder
had broken away and that there was
no way of guiding the ship. We drifted
about helplessly for a few days without
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i
IO THE LOWELL
a sight of !?nd or any hope of rescue.
About noon on the fifth day there came a
sudden tremor, ?ud a moment Inter we
were borne along by a strange current.
The current must have flowed northward,
for it became colder and colder. In fact
on the third da}*, the captain became uneasy.
In the distance were large icebergs.
'We will be dashed to pieces,'he
cried. The life boats had been lost and
all we cotild do was to wait for destruction.
Night was falling fast and the icebergs
were coming nearer.
At last darkness settled on ?.ll sides.
Every moment we expected to hear the
crashing of timber, and at the same time
the cold was becoming almost unbearable.
About midnight I noticed that it
was beginning to get warmer. We had
as yet neither seen nor heard anything
farther of the icebergs, a fact which I
could not understand. The air began to
get thinner and breathing became more
difficult. At last my breath came in
gasps Mj ? head seemed almost bursting
and my cheat was racked with paia.
Finally I lost consciousness.
When I came to I heard cries of surprise
and wonder. We were now ou an
open sea, there were no icebergs in sight,
and it was as warm as a day in June.
The atmosphere, though easy to breathe,
seemed somewhat peculiar.
" We were still carried on by the current,
and drifted in this manner for about'
a week. At last we sighted land and
when we got near enough to see, a small
island lay before us. It was entirely
black with the exception of a white
building of some sort erected on a high
mountain. We drifted ashore and with
cries of joy the crew leaped upon the
beach. I viewed the island with no little
wonder, for as far as I could see it
was composed of a black substance like
rubber. We were puzzled by the nature
of the ground, but nevertheless were glad
to set foot on land once more. Many
sorts of vegetable life flourished, but the.
fruit and plants were unlike anything I
had ever seen. We built several tents
from the sails of the ships, and as there 1
was nobody else on the island, we determined
to live there until we should be
rescued. The nature of the ground was
practically the same all over the island,
but the thing which now claimed ray attention
was the building on the mountain.
In company with the captain I set out
to examine it. It was built of some kind
of white stone—which I afterwards found
out was marble—in the form of a circle
around the crater.of a volcano. In the
interior, I noticed, there was no floor.- •
All around were little holes and mineral
springs. This led me to suppose that
the island was formed by volcanic action.
We then returned and had supper on
some of the plants and fruit.
About midnight I was awakened by a
slight rumbling noise I got up to investigate
and found out that the vcicsno
in the temple had been in action. Early
next morning I set out to the temple, because
I wis curious about the action of
the mght before. When first I got a
glimpse, you can imagine m5 r surprise
upon seeing that the temple had idrnot,
black ! I could riot understand how this;,
had happened. When I arrived there.I
found everything else the same as on th^
day before I puzzled over this problem
for a long while but could come to n.9..,
conclusion. This surprise was mild to
the one I received the next day when I
saw that the temple had turned red !
The sailors had also noticed this remarkable
change and their minds were
seized with fear. We could not sleep
that night and when the next morning
the temple had turned green the sailors
declared that the place must be enchanted.
I will not bother you with
further details, but I will say that these
changes took place every day. Finally
i
we got used to it and
ing,
I, being a scientist, cj
xnust be sdriie explanaj
tery. Therefore I mai
spend a night in the t(
ning.'I made'iny way
my watch. About mi<
mild disturbance in tin
cano, aud while it laste
clew to the mystery.
During the action cl]
formed. These settle*
the temple and fonne<
carbon. This, howev<
explanation for the
resolved to remain,
gas arose. 1 As soon
tact it turned the carbi
the final solution of tl
exists gases unkno 1
no gas has yet'-yTtjee
change the color of
' One day ]?• notice*
color of the water: sum
almost i
. eartiiqnake.
came panic-stricken
upon which they were
ing wliite and the
mass of glittering
followed earthquake
wvenched from its foi
rap^ly; along by a
time of this outburst
pie and perceiving 1 tbei
that iiii turned the'
collected some in a
h ad with" me. . On all
foaming andL boiling J
but the island, kept
speed every moment,
colder and again the
Again -I.lost consci*
more found : myself

we got used to it and it became interesting.
1, being :t scientist, could se^ that there
must be some explanation for this mystery.
Therefore I made up my mind to
spend a nigLt in the temple In the evening
I made my way there und started
my watch. About midnight I uoticed a
mild disturbance in the crater of the volcano,
and while it lasted I got iny first
clew to the mystery.
During the action clouds of soot were
formed. The^e settled on the iralls of
the temple and formed a black coating of
carbon. This, however, did not give an
exp*anation for the other colors, and I
resolved to remain. Very soon a peculiar
gas arose. As soon as it came in contact
it turned the carbon blue. Here was
the final solution of the mystery. Here
existed gases unknown to chemists for
no gas has yet been found that will
change the color of carbon.
One day I noticed a change in the
color of the water surrounding the island,
almost immediately followed by a violent
earthquake. My compaaions now became
panic-stricken for the very.island
upon \vh;di they.-.vere standing was tuning
white and the temple had become a
mass of glittering gold! Earthquake
followed earthquake until the island was
wrenched from its foundation and borne
rapidly along by a swift current. At the
time of this outburst I was near the temple
and perceiving the source of the gas
that had turned the temple into gold, I
collected some in a small water flask I
had with me. On all sides the sea was
foaming and boiling. Night soon set in
but the island kept on increasing its
speed every moment. It was getting
colder ant* again the air became thinner.
Again ? lost consciousne£3 and once
more found myself upon the sea I had
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left so long ago. But the island was nowhere
in sight and I was floating on a
small piece of a light,spongy substance
which I judged had separated from the
island. Where the others were I did not
know nor have I found out since.
Almost dea;I» I floated for a day or two
on my peculiar craft, when I was rescued
by a sea captain who happened to spy
me. I soon recovered my health and
landed at New York. Now as a last
proof that my story is true I will show
you a gas that can turn marble into gold.
You remember that I collected some of
the gas in myilr.sk." As he said this he
drew from his pocket a small water flask.
This seeuied to be filled with a colorless
substance.-- Ke placed, the fiask on a
table.'and produced a small piece of marble-
He uncorked the flask and held
thn marble over it. As soon as the gas
catae in contact with the air it turned
brown, but the piece of marble rem?inevi
the same. He gave a cry of astonishment,
M It should have turned into gold!"
One of the men now said, *' The -gas contained
in that bottle is nothing more than
nitric oxide, which was turned brown,
when it came in contact with tUe. oxygen
'in the air forming nitrogen peroxide."
A look of relief came ov^r Cortland's
face as he said, "That explains another
mystery. The atmosphere of the island
was not composed of ordinary air because
the gas in the flask turret black and then
formed the gold. In order to prove my.
story there must be found a : gas or compound
of gases that will support life and
yet turn nitric oxide black."
The men slowly filed out of the room,
and not a word was spoken- And until
such a gas or compound of gases can be
found, the story of F. Sylvan Cortland
must remain unverified.
BARE, '03.

Hi
Down through the countless ages,
In the ceaseless round of Time, .
Sounding and ever resounding,
Come echoes c£ deeds sublime.
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LEGENDS.
Urging the youth to aim higher,
Showing the heights he should scale,
Teaching him never to falter,
Teaching him never to fail.
Scorn not the legends, O scoffers,
T'or laugh at the heroes of old,
Fighting their battles so bravely,
Striving for howr—not gold.
Living a life full of valor,
Sowing the seeds day by day,
Reaping the fruit of their labors
In gold that wiii never;decay.
Ballad of the Lazy Student
1.
Up here in the hall I am
For a Latin "ex" to cram,
I know I'll flunk on that exam
Oh ! I wish that I were somewheres else.
II.
-Students round me hard at work
Some of them who never shirk,
Others like me, smile and smirk,
And wish that they were somewheres else.
III.
For on through the countless ages, __^^
With tbe ceaseless round of Time, T
Down to the shadowy Future,
Goes the memory of deeds sublime...
Across the aisle there sits a boy
To whom it is exceeding joy
With smaller boys to tease anc\ toy
'Till they wish that they were somewheres
else. »O2.
E CRAWFORD, '05.
-mm* >-;*•:::•-.* .t&}.\
^
"m
scritic
lot either?to tearto
less jiixiduction^l
superlatively bad, oi
skies that whfch
goodv Those arfctl
he has no dearth of
no lack of inspiration
when adjectives
one another in theii
expresision ' the
tightly to
However
him who 3r
for we finfi
its freedbm
the way of
19 siniply;a^
duction,: better'
of its
than nutnerons
gone by; nota^g^
other
so good, ti^'itf&e&
month
under auspices t»nusi
whole ^hobl^aB
time had been
of
editoi- : Gt.:^bJ
that v a
on a
remark
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I
Happy the critic when it falls to his
lot either to tear to a tatter some luckless
production which happens to be
superlatively bad, or to applaud to the
skies that which is extraordinarily
good. Those are the occasions when
he has no dearth of things to say and
no lack of inspiration in saying them;
when adjectives come tumbling over
one another in their eagerness to find
expression, and the pen must be held
tightly to prevent it3 running away.
However no such fortune comes to
him who reviews December's LowstL,
for we find as its chief characteristic
its freedom from anythino startling in
the way of either virtue or defect. It
is simply a good, honest, average production,
better than many other papers
of its kind—considerably, better, in fact,
than numerous other LOVTKLLS of years
gone by ; not so good, however, as some
other school publications—not nearly
so good, me fudice, as the LOWELL of a
month ago.
November's LowflLL wa3 published
under auspices unusually happy. The
paper had been reorganized The
whole school was behind it Ample
time had been given lor the preparation
of manuscripts. Everyone, whether
editor or contributor, was on his mettle
to do his very best Small wonder then
that a standard should have been set
on a plane somewhat higher than can
be always appoached. So our first
remark concerning this December issue
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would be that it has done very well
Indeed to be as good as it is and to fall
no farther behind its rather remarkable
predecessor-
Now is the time when the editor must
work. No member of the school who
has ever shown the least talent for
writing should be allowed to rest until
he has sent in his contribution to his
school paper. I suspect that in most
cases the teachers will co-operate by
recognizing worthy efforts and letting
them take the; place of equivalent school
exercises. Thus as rapidly as possible
such a stock of stories, verse, and essays
should be collected as will keep the
paper supplied for months in advance.
Imagine the Century or Scribners soliciting
its material from month to month,
only as it is needed for the next issue.
Yet that is the kind of hand to mouth
existence most school papers attempt to
lead, and that is the explanation of so ,_
many inferior numbers. So, Mr Editor,
look around you. Hunt out all our
authors in embryo, and fill the pigeonholes
of your sanctum with articles
waiting to be published. As sooa as
you are able to ''decline with thanks"
on account of the overplus of material
on hand, just so soon will there arise
an eagerness to gel' into your paper
which will result in a positive flood of
contributions.
But I am reminded that I have beea
assigned the office of criticising last
month's LOWELL, and not of lecturing

the editor thereof. So, begging his pardon
for this long digression, let us
hasten to the task in hand. The worthy
critic oflast issue has fort stalled me by
doing what I should have liked to do
myself,—beginning with " the other
end" of the magazine and wriggling
through it backwards. So, just for the
sake of being different, I shall try for
once to start in with the 6rst page and
gallop on through to the last. The
first thing we notice is the title-cut;
and in spite of the prominence it gives
to our poor old building, a very effective
title-cut it is. But we wondei why the
artist should have described our little
magazine as "a journal devoted to
school news and athletics, 1 * thus leaving
txnmentioned what always has been
and doubtless always will be its chief
characteristic—its purely literary features.
First of all appears Sir Roger, that
lusty old gentleman whom Mr. Addisnn
tried to kill nearly two hundred years
ago, but who has, nevertheless, every
now and then bobbed up, serene, aiive,
and well. Several times he and his
friend the Spectator have been heard
from 5n the LOWELL, yet, to my mind,
they have never appeared to better advantage
than in the present number,
paper 4711. Its chief excellence is
neither in its style, for that is by no
means faultless, nor in its unity or compactness,
for several paragraphs might
have been omitted to the general betterment
of the paper. But overbalancing
all these, and making a really
charming essay, are the touches of the
Addlsonian vein, and the keenness with
which the dear old knight has been
caught and reproduced. The episodes
of the blind begger and the Latin recitation
might almost have been found
in the origiual Sir Roger.
Rip Van Winkle, the Second, though
clearly the work of a prentice hand, is
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just as clearly a production which shows
great promise for the future. I have
shown it to several friends, each of
whom pronounced it "interesting," and
that, after a!L is the chief merit of a
good story. The theme is a novel one
for a school paper; the dialogue—always
a difficu t point with beginners—
is handled with tolerable facility; the
problem is an interesting one and well
presented. Such touches of crudity of
style as the story shows are the natural
results of inexperience, and will largely
disappear with practice. So, if the
writer has another similar story in
mind, we hope before long to see it
printed.
Following the interesting photograph
and still more interesting little description
of page 9, comes the present editor's
"Short Story " It is an odd aff.ir,
that "short story"—a curious compound
of essay, narrative sketch, and antic'imax.
On the whole I am inclined to
hkc the essay bent. Its setting and
manner of presentation are rather
unique, though at times it is marred by
instances of carelessness in form. The
story itself is a little vague in purpose
and uncertain in treatment; and I cannot
help protesting against the "wonderful
flood of dark melting hair," yet
after all the article shows an ingenuity
and literary facility both interesting and
full of promise for stories in the future.
The Spectre of the. Mirror is of that
class of stories which are sought for by
the Black Cat and other magazines of
similar aims. While the present critic
confesses a general distaste for this
kind of literature, still it must be admitted
that Mr. Edwards has given us
a rather readable and interesting story.
It is a question, however, whether the
interest is not due more to its human
than to its superhuman elements. The
construction of its paragraphs is clearly
open to criticism, nearly half of them
being composed QX a
each. The writer of thi
fact, oil who are begini
into the literary field, w
consult some manual
paragraph constructionpie,
Scott and Denney'j
work upon the paragr,
port ant unit of prose
tremely liable to gross
early mastery of it canm
ly urged on young writ
fair to add that some
story show clever maaa,
example, the insistence 1
on the somewhat dubio
is*'a practical person."
I remember that, wh
was first inaugurated a
meat of Criticism" iasti
quisitive individual put
lem, "Who shall crifcicl
So far this has been ior
in the field of self-critici;
out whole volumes of 4
identity of Mr. Critic hi
changed. But now, urn
cent system of rotation o
by past editor Dernha:
critic is given a glorious
rap the knuckles of I
However the utter imp*
ministering even the n;
be at once apparent to
has enjoyed with^i th
ful, suggestive, and altoj
productions of • l T.,R^ik
Passing therefore to tl
"Political Results of the
myself inclined to wa
thusiastic. ;-If it weifenjj
son are "odorous," as
used to say, I should
pronounce It the best thii
And all this I sayi»isj
that personally lam ia'cli
with many of its atatenn
excellencies arc its thi

eing composed of a single sentence
each. The writer of this paper, and, in
fact, all who are beginning to venture
into the literary field, would do well to
consult some manual which treats of
paragraph construction—as, for example,
Scott and Denney's excellent little
work upon the paragraph. This important
unit of prose writing is extremely
liable to gross abuse, and an
early mastery of Jt cannot be too strongly
urged on young writers. It is but
fair to add that some touches of the
story show clever management, as, for
example, the insistence of the narrator
on the somewhat dubious fact that he
is "a practical person."
I remember that, when the LOWEIX
was first inaugurated and its "Department
of Criticism" instituted, some inquisitive
individual put forth the problem,
"Who shall criticise the critic? 11
So far this has been impossible except
in the field of self-criticism, for throughout
whole volumes of the paper the
identity of Mr. Critic has remained unchanged.
But now, under the magnificent
system of rotation of critics devised
by past editor Dernham, the present
critic is given a glorious opportunity to
rap the knuckles of his predecessor.
However the utter impossibility of administering
even the mildest rap will
be at once apparent to every one who
has enjoyed with me the kindly, helpful,
suggestive, and altogether readable
productions of "T. R. K."
Passing therefore to the next article,
"Political Results of the Strike?* I find
myself inclined to wax a ;rifle enthusiastic.
If it were not that comparison
are "odorous,'* as Mrs. Malapiop
used to say, I should be tempted to
pronounce it the best thing in the paper.
And all this I say in spite of the fact
that personally 1 am iuclined to disagree
with many of its statements. Its chief
excellencies are its thoughtful views
regarding a possible (though very improbable)
situation, its temperate and
judicial attitude toward those possibilities,
and the clear-cut, well- worded
treatment of the subject in hand. The
last two paragraphs of the paper I think
particularly good. And right here I
not only would re-iterate what Mr.
Kelley said last month about the healthfulness
of an intelligent consideration
of contemporaneous affairs, but would
also suggest to our young writers the
whole broad field of essay and criticism,
as territory which they may most
profitably cultivate. Stories are all well
enough in their way, but many an individual
who is temper-mentally unfitted
as a story writer, might doubtless
do excellent work along other lines of
composition.
When I pronounced the essay of
"The Theorist" the best thing in the
paper, I had for the moment forgotten
the Editorial page. Of this I can oniy
say that it is of a very high order. Its
style is easy and fluent; its matter is
timely ; as a whole it is bright and readable.
The marginal topics, which I believe
MT. Dernbam was the first of our
editors to have adopted, are well chosen,
concise, and suggestive Oa tbe whole
I believe it may safely be said that the
LOWELL editorials of the past term have
easily equalled or surpassed the editorial
work of many far more pretentious
publications.
As with the chief editor so, in most
cases, with his assistants. The column
of exchanges is interesting, as usual.
To this department the former critic has
given much good advice, so much, indeed,
that there seems little need of
adding more. One thought has come to
me which may be worth recording,namely,
that the exchange column
might well be treated under two heads.
reviews, \n which comment is offered on
other publications, as a whole or in

i6 THE LOWELL
part; and clippings, (inserted without
comment) through which the LOWELL'S
subscribers may read the best aud
brightest thoughts from other j-chools.
Furthermore, to these latter items I
should not subscribe the indefinite
**£x." but would give them additional
interest by showing from what pap^r
they are taken. And right here I must
commend the jokes that are reprinted in
this issue, and the excellence of their
selection. A keen sense of humor those
exchange editors evidently have, and
that is one of the finest things in the
world.
The "Debating Editor" makes some
interesting points, which come to us
with all the more force as, on re-reading
them, we recall the glorious victory that
was so soon to follow. The * Society
Editor 1 ' and Editor of athletic news are
also represented. The latter has given
such a clear and concise resume of the
foot ball season as will alone make this
number of the LOWELL worth preserving
for futore reference. A department of
School News has also been added, which,
as at present conducted, seems to fill "a
long felt want" in representing the
miscellaneous unclassified activities of
the school.
The present critic is aware that he
has already far over-stepped the limits
of space that custom has decreed to be
rightfully his. He also feels the inevitable
shortcomings of an article produced
at odd moments and under stress
of many distracting influences. Still
two or three bits of advice to editors
and contributors are shut up in bis
mind demanding utterance before his
pen is laid aside.
First, always do the proof reading for
your own material and do not rest satisfied
until every error of spelling or
grammar is corrected, and every comma
is reposing in its proper place. This
volume '&{ the LOWELL is clearly better
tfauu most of the previous ones in that
respect, and yet there remain many
compositors* errors which detract sadly
from the appearance of the article that
contains them. Secondly, never yield
to the temptation of letting "personals"
creep into the pages cf our paper. They
constitute the greatest blot on the
average school magazine. The effects of
such items are cheapening, and every
one printed lowers the tone of the
publication which contains it just that
much. This is not a newspaper nor a
s*ieet of gossip, and it can afford to contain
work of that nature no more than
can the highest class literary magazine.
And finally, but not least important,
where, oh where are the poets? Not a
single bit of verse worthy the name of
such in either of the last two Issues.
Try your hands at this, ob ye contributors.
The secrets of rhyme and meter
are not hard to master., and the exercise
will do you good. So let us hope that
in this, as in other particulars, the
LOWELL of next term will still continue
on the upward grade.
c. c. y.
r
THEL
A monthly published by
High
EDITOIUHj
W. R. De Le={
AS30CJ
H. L. WoIIeaberg, : 02.
Robert If. Van Sant» Jr., *oj
AMI
Carolyn Fowl*
Ha?*! Steen,
BUSINESj
K. Alfred Theobald,
JLBt
John W. Vi
F. \. Li.i/orth, '02,
Kd. Van Slouc, '02.
ART PBPJ
Students .graduates, ficulj
are iu tiled to contribute ai
Hitcred in Post office at]
Class Mail Matter.
Change in '
Management.
different managers
beg a little element
delay, caused by s1
after vacation.
The business
paper is still under
results show tbest
hands. For the fir;
paper has come into
free from debt but
This, of course, mi
has appreciated the

THE LOWELL.
A monthly published by thi students of tht
High School.
EDITORIHL. STAFF.
W". R. De Leon *os, Editor.
ASSOCIATES:
H. L. Wotlenberg, '02. Lawrence B afford, '02.
Robert H. Van Sant, Jr., '03. Nina Blow, '04.
ASSISTANTS:
Carolyn Fowle, Society Editor.
Hnrel Siren, Debating Editor.
BUSINESS STfipF.
K. Alfred Theobald,'02, Business Manager.
ASSISTANTS:
John W. Walker, 'oi.
F. A. Ltnforth, '02. Fred Tatuci, '03
K. S. Grayrigge.
ART DEPHRTLQENT.
Kd Van Sloun, '02. Edith Lincoln, '02.
Students.graduates, faculty, and friends of the School
are invited to contribute article* ofiiilerr*t.
Entered in PofttotHcc at San Francisco as Second-
Clatts Mail Matte..
With this issue the
Change in LOWELL makes its
Management. first appearance this
term under slightly
different management. We desire to
beg a little clemency in regard to the
delay, caused by starting in the work
after vacation.
The business management of the
paper is still under the same hands, and
results show these are very capable
hands. For the first time in years, the
paper has come into new hands not only
free from debt but even with a surplus.
This, of course, means that the school
has appreciated the papers as good, and
it will be with the purpose of trying to
maintain the standard of the past few
months that we will do our best.
Course
of Study.
By this time the new
course of study has
had a year's test in
this school. With the
exception of a few, the concensus of
opinion is that it is a vast improvement
over the old. In the first place, the
student is given an extra year within
which to complete his studies. The
cram as much-as you can hold system is
greatly modified by this extra time. A
majority of the High Schools in the
State, we are informed, have, also, the
four year course, or, at least, are planning
for one.
Formerly, in this school, the student
had to complete his proscribed English,
Algebra. History, Science or Greek and
Higher Mathematics in three years.
This meant earnest and steady application
to work for satisfactory results.
Now, he finishes these same studies,
covering the same ground, so easily that
Botany, Biology and Physical Geography
are added.
When the Senior and Middle classes,
that are now, entered Lowell, they had
two new—absolutely new—studies thrust
on them, Latin and Algebra. In the
former, five recitations, and that meant
then five lessons assigned, and four
Algebra were required to be well conned
for the coveted "S." If the pupil had
been allowed to spend all his time on
those studies for a week or so, until he

iS THE LOWELL
had acquired a solid foundation or some
comprehension of the work, it would not
have been so bard. But his five periods
of English, thre^ of History and two of
Drawing forbade that.
But now, the entering student has
only two Algebra recitations per week
and four Latin. English and History
are assigned in tbe same proportion.
And one recitation a week in the different
branches is not assigned for.
Another great change
Change in has been that in the
School Hours. school hours Heretofore,
the school day
was divided into Eve periods of three
quarters of an hour each, and two half
hour periods, ti:30 to i2M , and i :oo to
i :3o Those pupil* that lived twelve
blocks or more from the school, were
excused at ten minutes before twelve for
lunra The French class was forced to
complete its work in the half hour
period in the afternoon.
But now, with six full periods per day,
a full period for French and Germa^
and ample time for lunch for those living
at a distance, school work progressed
much more smoothly
~
T ° the n *
w classes
cT
ma V'^ said a word
dosses. or so. You have a
course

Mr
fin.
fore
tins
'mi
Our list of exchanges is steadily increasing—about
fifteen new papeis have
arrived since tbe last issue of the Low-
KLL. Among these are five papers just
issuing their first volume. They arc:
tbe Columbian, from Columbia City,
Indiana; the Denver High School, from
Denver ; the Oahuan, from the Hawaiian
Islands; tbe Sequoia, from Eureka, Cal.<
the UnicorpAxi our own city, Miss West's
school. These papers are all promising,
and we welcome them and hope they will
succeed
Already Denver High School has an exchange
coluzan, and we trust that the
others will sooa follow this good example;
exchanging \$ of great benefit
to an editorial staff, especially a new
one We would suggest that Unicorn
devote ;:sore space to editorials. Unu
cam and Columbian are both gotten up
by yonng ladies, even to the business
department.
A few words in general to our exchanges:
Take the suggestion given
to the Bwze if your conscience (and
you surely I-iave one—or ought to) tells
yen that it is applicable to you. This
15 the case with many of you. Still
others do not even have an exchange
column; one editor remarks, "What is
the u^e of exchanging tf you do not hare
an exchange column?" Of course it
benefits you ju*t as much, but nobody
else. However, have an exchange column
that Is worth something, or perhapei
it is better to go without. We try to
have ?t!ch a column; if you think we
fail partially or wholly, please offer criticisms,
fluid we wi3J try to improve.
The Interlude is an interesting paper
of thirty pages gotten up and edited
solely by the students of a Cleveland
giila* totlioo!. I; L> fall of short zi&Azs,
mostly a page or less, with a sketch or
two interspersed. Much moie school
spirit is displayed than we of LowBtx
are accustomed to. Among other things
they have assisted poor families at
Thanksgiving time and are preparing
to assist in the kindergarten work
among the poor.
The Oak of Visalia High School is
on the whele a credit to a school of its
size. A well cut ten legend is one feature.
We like to be fair \v our criticisms;
we bear ill-will to none; we only desire
to benefit others if possible. It seems
to us that the High School Echo of Mt.
Clemens is an inferior paper. It is only
the first number of the second volume

that we speak of, but nevertheless, their
standard should be raised and probably
can be. The editorials are too short, but
display the right spirit. The feature
that seems to lower the paper most is
the presence of five pages, out of fourteen,
of poor josh, illustrated with "yellow"
drawings.
The Breeze from Los Banes raay be
criticised on two points: lack of editorials
and failure to deal more specifically
with the exchanges which it receives.
Generalities, or comments such as "The
'Aurora' is among our exchanges this
month," "The 'Adjutant* contains some
exv.-ticnt stories," do the papers spoken
of ;.c«Ie or no good, and this should be
one of the aims of an exchange department.
The poem, 'oo Christmas/ is better
thau many stanzas seen in high school
papers; the sentiment is right. But the
system of rhyme is somewhat new to us.
The Dec»r: :Srr number of the Orange
and Black \< vv.-;ty good. It contains a
• "sugar coated'rUV a

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guy
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'&&*?>?tih
77ie Lowell'Oakland Debate.
Naturally enough, at the beginning
of a new term there is a great deal to be
said upon debate as well as upon every
other subject, but all else must be relegated
to a back seat until that best of
all news, our victory over Oakland, has
been disposed of.
As you all know, or ought to know,
on the eve of the last day of the term,
December 13th, the debating teams of
Oakland and Lowell High Schools confronted
each other in the Auditorium of
the Girl's High School in this city, in a
struggle for forensic honors. A good
sized audience was assembled, besides
THE LOWELL 21
EDITED BY HAZEL STEBN.
the rooters of both schools, who monopo- *
lized the gallery and vented their enthusiasm
in the usual ear-splitting
fashion. The familier yells came in
quick succession, each sharper and
louder than the last, until—all was
hushed in sudden silence as the two
teams; filed out upon the stage. Mr.
Selig, the president of Lowell High
Debating Society, with a few appropriate
words then introduced as chairman of
the evening, Mr. Nelson, the president
of the Oakland Debating Society. Mr.
Nelson lesponded in a brief but interesting
address, at. the close of which he
announced the subject of the evening,—
Resolvsd, that the present liberty of the
press should be restricted. Affirmative
—Oakland High. Negative—Lowell
High. Mr. Culver, the first speaker of
the affirmative was then given the floor
and opened the debate amid the cheers
of the people from across the bay. From
then on f r two consecutive hours a
pitched battle of words was waged by
the opposing teams, at the end of which
the judges retired from the scene of
action. The other two speakers on the
affirmative were Messrs. Weston and
Gray. The Lowell team comprised Miss
Steen, and Messrs. Dernham and Lucey.
As soon as the first speaker on the
affirmative outlined the plan which he
and his colleagues had adopted in their
debate, the Lowellites realized how
much more deeply they themselves had
studied into the question, and all doubts
as to the outcome were dispelled. Although
each speaker delivered his argument
with telling effect, the star of the
evening was undoubtedly Mr. Lucey,
the third Lowell debater. His logic,
his delivery, and his fieiy eloquence
took the house by surprise, and the
judges also, I feel confident in asserting.
He hammered his opponent unmercifully
and left not a shred of their argument
standing. The sweeping manner
iu which he rebutted every point Oakland
had made was irresistable. and
resulted in burst after burst of hearty

22 THE LOWELL
applause. Then with a comprehensive
summing up of the entire argument of
the negative side, Mr. Lucey closed his
debate. The affirmative had yet seveu
and one half minutes for rebuttal, which
Mr. Culver made the most of. As he
finished, the judges retired, but returned
in less than five minutes, so complete
had victory been for the one team, defeat
for the other. The re-appearance of the
judges was the signal for a spontaneous
outburst from the rooters, and it was
sometime before Judge Gibson secured
a hearing. Even then the only word
heard was L

On Wednesday evening, December the
eleventh, the Senior Class of 1902 gave
its dance at Cotillion Hall. The decorations
consisted of greens arranged about
the platform, about which was "'oa" in
a horseshoe of electric lights. The decorations
were noticeable for their simplicity.
The invitations were neat and
pretty, also the programmes, which had
printed on them—"Senior Class L. H. S."
and the order of the dances.
Taking it altogether, I think the dance
was a perfect success in every detail, and
better than any other Senior Class of
Lowell High School has ever given.
We owe the success of the dance chiefly
to the committee, which managed it so
well. The members of that committee
were: L Bufford, chairman ; Miss Steen,
Miss Solley, Mr. Pike, and Mr. J. D.
Jones who acted as floor manager.
On the afternoon of December 26th,
Miss Ottilia Gilliland entertained Delta
of Lambda Theta Phi at her home, 127
Sixth avenue. During the afternoon
games were played and refreshments
were served. At a late hour the guests
had to hurry away to catch the train, but
each one went with the feeling that she
had spent a very pleasant time.
The Annual Convention of Lambda
Theta Phi was held in Stockton on the
3rd and 4th of January. Besides delegates
from the chapters there was a large
throng of Lambs from all over the State
present.. The visiting girls were entericihied
by a large dance on Friday evening.
The decorations consisted of smilax
and Lambda Theta Phi pennants in
THE LOWELL
SOCIETY
the sorority colors. Over the orchestra
hung the sorority monogram in electric
lights
The convention met on the morning of
the fourth, adjourning at twelve and
meeting again at 1 :30. After adjourning
at 3:30, the delegates visited the
points of interest of the town. After the
evening session of the convention a reccp>ion
was given at the borne of Mis. c
Blossom Simon.
Alpha Sigma fraternity gave its annual
dance Friday evening, January 3rd, at
Turner Hall, Sacramento. The hall was
beautifully decorated with long strips of
pink ribbon with im tnense pink satin bows.
A large basket covered with sniilax and
filled with pink carnations was suspended
from the ceiling with pink ribbons. Over
the platform was "Alpha Sigma" in
white electric lights. Palms were artistically
banked around one end of the
hall. Couches heaped high with cushions
were scattered around the hall instead
of chairs. Several of the city girls
went up to Sacramento for the dance and
had the best kind of a time.
The active chapter of Delta of Alpha
Sigma fraternity gave a dance Friday
evening, January 10th, at Century Hall.
The hall was very beautifully decorated
with palms and most exquisite woodwardia
ferns In several places graceful
clusters of bamboo were artistically arranged
with eucalyptus in blossom Repeated
and enthusiastic encores indicated
that the evening was thoroughly enjoyed
by all..

THE LOWELL
SCHOOL NEWS
Lowell reopened on Monday, January
6th, but only those poor sinners who
have enjoyed their vacations cramming
for condition Exes were obliged to remain.
We hope that they all passed and
that none are " fallen by the wayside."
In the week immediately following
the close of school about two hundred
grammar school pupils were examined
for entrance. Three new classes hare
been formed of those who entered. Mr.
Koch is authority for the statement that
these new Lowellites are, on the average,
at least two inches taller and ten
pounds heavier than those who entered
last year ! This is a ^learu of hope and
Lowell may yet be saved from the necessity
of an infant ward !
The student body at Lowell keeps en
increasing and the Faculty in proportion.
The only thing which doesn't
keep up in the race is the building, but
that had to drop out long ago. The
complete enrollment this term is about
six hundred and fifty.
Mr. Stokes, who came to Lowell last
August from the Marysville High
School, has been appointed Head of the
Latin Department. He has been, and
continues to conduct the Senior classes
in Latin. With this appointment the
Heads of Departments are as follows •
l nsUsh Mr. Young
f! St0 ? y ' -•• Mr. Clark
Classical..... .. ..Mr. Stokes
Mathematics Mr. Crofts
Science • /Mr.Tompkins
(Mr. Baker, acting)
Oa the first day of school Mathematics
and English met on barefaced equality
smiled, and passed on.
During vacation Mr. Baker moved
over from across the biy-whether because
of the recent accident to the ferry
boats or so as to gain time to correct
physics papers, we do not know.
During the first week of school the
program for the Senior class was so full
of conflicts that students were obliged
to "take their choice 11 of studies, and,
naturally, always went to the hardest
one. This accounts for six members of
the A physics section being present at
the recitation on Wednesday. The entire
disturbance was due to a desire on
the part of some ambitious Seniors to
take more studies than could be crowded
into a day of six periods.
Mr. Walker now dispenses hospitality
in Room n, next to the library, and
Mr. Perham, its former occupant, has
Room i on the first floor.
Stoves have been set up in the Physics
laboratory and ventilators put in,
as the builders overlooked those rather
necessary fittings. But even so the Fates
were against us and the pipes bad to be
changed because the soot bothered the
neighbors. Now, If the coal holds out
we will try to keep the temperature
above 49 0 , its former reading in the
morning.
As soon as the work gets settled down
in regular routine, the nominations for
the offices of the Athletic Association
will be made and the usual semi annual
election held. New pupils are urged to
join and old ones to become really active
members of the Association. We won
the football championship and we will
not be behind in other events. The
baseball cranks have turned out already
and there is promise of a very fine team
with many of last year's players and
new ones. The swimming prospect is
good, but more ought to turn out and try
for the team. But above all things else
pay your Athletic dues and buy the
LOWELL.
I
t
Many of the students
who are in no way conne
LOWELL staff enjoy readiri
and have no opportunity
It is not practical to keef|
LOWB&L room and lend
students personally, so h
will be placed on the table
hall oa the top floor, and,
disposal of the students,
taking any, however, is
return them in a reason ij
not take many at a time, 1
every one an opportunifj
them.
Elated by their great s\
last effort in the social lin
Seniors are thinking alrea
farce, or some such affair t
customary commencemen
other schools. But it's
vague scheme as yet an
need not fear that the Sel
another day as they did la;
Forestry Cli
The Forestry Club con
per, and although only
old, takes rank with the (
ticns of the school^ in :
activity and interest of
Without seeking new m«
way and even ( tliscouragi
who did not show prpmis
good active members, tb<
mounted up to "iighty-two
No regular meetings'
as yet, but a business meed
to order in Mr. Koch's rod
day afternoon fur the elec
for the ensuing term. Th
somewhat delayed,; by <
gentlemen who were pro
their remarkable parliam
torical tf^ents too nrach.
officers were elected:

THE LOWELL
Many of the students in the school
who are in no way connected with the
LOWELX. staff enjoy reading Exchanges
and have no opportunity of doing so.
It is not practical to keep them in the
LOWELL room and lend them to the
students personally, so hereafter they
will be placed on the table in the study
hall on the top floor, and will be at the
disposal of the students. Any student
taking any, however, is requested to
return them in a reasonable time and
not take many at a time, thus affording
every one an opportunity of reading
them.
Elated by their great success in their
last effort in the social line, some of the
Seniors are thinking already of giving a
farce, or some such affair, in lieu cf the
customary commencement exercises in
other schools. But it's only a very
vague scheme as yet and the Faculty
need not fear that the Seniors will steal
another day as they did last time.
Forestry Club.
The Forestry Club continues to prosper,
and although only a few months
old, takes rank with the older organizations
of the school in respect to the
activity and interest of its members.
Without seeking new members in any
way and even discouraging applicants,
who did not show promise of becoming
good active;members, the roll-call has
mounted up to eighty-two.
No regular meetings have been held
as yet, but a business meeting: was called
to order in Mr. Koch's room on Wednesday
afternoon for the election of officers
for the ensuing term. The business was
somewhat delayed by certain young
gentlemen who were prone to exercise
their remarkable parliamentary and oratorical
talents too much. The following
officers were elected: Mr. P. Bailey,
president; Mr G- CarQpe,vice president;
Miss J- Wilkie, secretary and treasurer.
The Forestry Club is a very good
thing and deservesLmcre attention frcm
the higher class students.
Minstrel Show.
Lowell High won the Academic Football
championship, but now that the season
is over there are some outstanding
accounts that haven't been settled up.
It would be a very great drain on the
association to meet these bills and would
not leave funds for the support of the
other sports—baseball, swimming, basket
ball, field day, and tennis. A plan
has been originated to kill two birds with
one stone,—that is to give everybody an
evening of amusement and at the same
time pay off the football debts. The
boys of the school, helped by some
alumni will give a minstrel show. We
all saw and enjoyed (or ought to have)
the minstrel show last year, and this one
will be better. All the available talent
in the school will be employed by some
alumni and outsiders will assist them.
Mr. Steve Douglas, ex-Lowell" football
player and end man, will probably coach
the boys and certainly bring out tie best
that is in them.
Everybody in the school ought to encourage
and help this project just as
earnestly as they would cheer a football
team on to victory. A football team is
an expensive luxury, but if we want one
we must pay for it. The students can
help out in two ways. Any one who has
any talent should volunteer his services
and everybody should buy tickets aud
attend. School spirit was considerably
aroused by our victories on the gridiron,
and it ought to come to the front in this
emergency with greater strength than
ever. Let us make this the best minstrel
show, financially and artistically, that was
ever given by Lowell or any other school

The football season is over, no further
games being played after the tie
with Berkeley Lowell still keeps the
trophy and the championship, Berkeley
having failed to take them away. This
makes two consecutive championship
teams Lowell has had. Many of last
year's team played on the one this year.
With the assistance Mr. Yost gave them
last year and the thorough coaching of
Mr. Castlehoun this season, they managed
to defeat and whitewash teams far
superior to them in age and weight.
The team played a game that depended
on its usefulness in speed.
Close, compact, slow-working formations
were seldom used; the team was
entirely too light. But with the loose
end run formations and with backs quick
to see an opening and "cut in," the
team succeeded in holding its own with
the best of them.
As for the make-up of next year's
team, nothing definite can be said. If
only more under-class men had tinned
out consistently to practice, some forecast
might be made. As it is, the only
thing that can be said is, that Bartheils,
Falk, Hamilton, Heron, Middleton (captain),
and Montgomery remain, for a
certainty, of the regular squad. Kidd
has left school, and Vos Burgh is not
certain to be here the whole season.
Baldwin is not going to return here.
Still, this is a good foundation, and
the rest devolves on the school.
Lowell was to have played the Santa
Cruz High on Christmas, but that game
fell through on account of the reluctance
of some of the boys to leave their happy
homes. Then they were going to show
Petaluma what a scientific exhibition of
football looked like. But four of our
prided wide awake heroes out of a possible
twelve, showed up at the ferry in
time for the early boat that was to carry
them to the above mentioned burgh, so
Petaluma was deprived of her expected
treat. ,
But swimming, baseball and track are
soon due, while tennis looms up in the
distance. The football games, with one
or two exceptions, drew big crowds.
Why cannot the swimming and baseball
draw as well as football ? Taken up in
the order named, read and see for yourself
why they should.
Swimming.
Ever since the last swimming meet
Lowell has cherished the idea of winning
this coming meet. Poly has been
really our only hindrance and to beat
her, the bo> r s have been working* hard.
In the sprints Lowell has Captain
Hamilton, Van Court, an Olympic 220yard
sprinter, just entered here, and
Valktnan. In th*. 440-yard, John
Walker—manager—has J
the past few monthsj aucj
ought to make a stroa
race. In the half, Kan:
both strcng swimmers, vi
cannot keep her end up
ing on places and once
show, Lowell ought to
points to wiu out.
The races come off t;
February.
Sasebal
Nearly all of last yea'
main, and although tha]
did not make such a gi
the material was good,
other than in the team's
Kodgekinson and Scatej
to fill the places of tl|
something of a task.
Boom (captain), Graharj
ton, Scheelme, Theobal
Among t^e promising flj
little, O'Conneli,'Waizej
At this early stage
legitimate or accurate li
on the probable make-
There is no position'on
fixed or certain for an;
Places will be given onj
if a person finally plays
light to do so will be
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Walker—manager—has been hard at it
the past fc-w months, and he and Hamm
ought to niake a strong bid for the
race. In the half, Hamm and Abbott,
both strong swimmers, will see if Lowell
cannot keep her end up there, and relying
on places and once and a while a
show, Lowell ought to pile up enough
points to win out.
The races come off the first week of
February.
Baseball.
Nearly all of last year's team still remain,
and although that team as a team
did not make such a glorious showing,
the material was good, and the fault lay
other than in the team's original ability.
Hodgekinson and Scatena have left and
to fill the places of these two will be
something of a task. Those left are De
Boom (captain), Graham, Green, Hamilton,
Scheeiine, Theobald and Woerner.
Among the promising new men are Doolittle,
O'Connell, Waizeman and Wroff.
At this early stage of the season, no
legitimate or accurate line can be given
on the probable make-up of the team.
There is no position on. the team that is
fixed or certain for any player yet out.
Places will be given on merit alone, and
if a person finally plays on the team, his
light to do so will be won by his superior
playing.
Last year's team tried to-Jo without
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THE LOWELL 27
a coach, for financial reasons. As a
resul-., there was no incentive for clean
playing during practices, and co order.
There was too much skylarking done;
in fact, it was all fooling and no practice.
Taking into account these things
and also the beautful team work displayed
in the games they played, it
would seem that a competent coach was
necessary for good results. Consistent
team batting, also, rests a great deal on
coaching, and no team is ever steady in
their play unless their team work is
steady and reliable.
Another important thing: last year
De Boom had ail the pitching to do
himself. Even in a High School team,
that is by far too much for one man.
There are others in this school that are
able to pitch and pitch well. Those
fellows are the ones the team wants.
Of course, the first several times you
come out, you won't be able to do a
thing, properly. You'll fumble and
throw wild, will fan the air and fall
over yourself and everybody else. But
stay at it, and if you don't make the
first team, the exercise and out-door
work can surely do you no harm.
The other schools in our sub-league,
Polytechnic, Lick, Mission, and St. Matthew,
are not so very much to be feared.
St. Matthew is. perhaps, the best of
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If by any means we slionld win our subleague,
we would be in th? finals with
our old antagonist, Berkeley High, who
retains her last year's team entire, which
won the championship.
A good many people—and I hare even
heard Lowell students utter such heresies—think
that baseball is not interesting
to watch. But just supposing that
Lowell and Berkeley should be playing
a game for the championship of the
Academic League of California; that
the score at last of the ninth inning—
Lowell at bat—should be Berkeley—4,
Lowell—3 ; that Lowell had one man on
third and one on second, and two out;
that Lowell batter had two strikes and
three balls; that he was a good batter.
Would you consider this state of affairs
with unruffled mind? and if said Lowell
batter should knock out a two-bagger,
would you calmly lean back and complain
of the weather?
To conclude: baseball prospects are
about as bright as possible considering
the early stage of the season. The team
is a good one and a game-winner. But
to win the championship, it must have
the whole school behind it,in the grandstand
as well as iu the
Tennis.
With Rosenburgh and Gardner still
with us, tennis prospects glitter with
superabundant vividness. These two
racket wielders won the championship
for us last year and ought to do the same
again this year.
But these two players may have gone
back somewhat in the past year, and
when they graduate in June, tennis will
be at a low ebb. So anyone who is at all
clever with the racket, let him, by all
means, turn out at the call of Captain
Rosenburgh, whenever he may give* that
call.
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T HE LOWELL
Track.
At the last field-day, Lowell did not
do much on the track or field owing to
all interest being centered in football.
But several clever youngsters were developed
—and one upper-class high
jumper—as was muscle and appetite by
some others shovelling, weeding and refixing
the track at the school lot; all of
which showed the proper spirit, and, as
before said, some ability.
With what talent the football squad
can contribute, and what is already
known, and what can be further developed
under the coaching of Mr. Koch,
Lowell ought to do better than she did
last fall. How much better depends
entirely on the students themselves.
Inter*class Relay.
Mr. Koch, anxious as ever to get a
track team that will do credit to the
school, has formulated an idea for discovering
the sprinters iu the school. It
is this; that each class room is to organize
a relay team to contest for a trophy
(probably a silver cup.) The races will
probably occur Friday, January 24th,
This will in all probability show up the
strength of the school as far as running
is concerned. For particulars, see Mr-
Koch in room 16 or thereabouts.
VS. DUMMIES.
On Saturday afternoon, January nth,
Lowell played her first baseball game.
It was an evenly contested practice game
with the team of the Deaf and Blind
Institute, at Berkeley—familiarly knovm
as the "Dummies"—which team two
years ago won the amateur championship.
As a practice game it showed up
several players of whose ability the
captain had been doubtful of.
Doolittle—second base—made good.
He hit strongly, stole bases and fielded
cleanly. He is rather
but far too valuable a
on the team.
Theobald, after tw
found his position at
his first year in the ini
ing to first is clean aa
greatly improved.
Graham batted well
old position—short—w<
game. Graham, lately
first base, likes it, at
enough that probably
fixture there. O'Conm
is expected, will probal
Hamtilon and De Bo
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but far too valuable a man not to have
on the team.
Theobald, after two years' playing,
found his position at third, this being
his first year in the infield. His throwing
to first is clean and his batting has
greatly improved.
Graham batted well and played his
old position—short—we!! throughout the
game. Graham, lately, has been trying
first base, likes it, and plays it well
enough that probably he will become a
fixture there. O'Counell, of whom xnach
is expected, will probably play short.
Hamilton and De Boom did the pitch- •
ing, Hamilton going in at the fifth runing
and finishing the game. DeBoom
caught him, and the combination proved
a good one, DeBoom is valuable anywhere
in the infield, and when Hamilton
pitches can play either second or behind
the bat. Hamilton when not pitching
THE LOWELL 29
will probably play second. He is tall
easy to throw to and when he has
familiarized himself with the position
ought to put up a strong game.
One thing was proved: the infield
with a little practice and team work will
be like a stone wall. It will, undoubtedly,
be the best infield the school has
had in years Graham, Hamilton, Theobald,
O'Concell and DeBoom will prob*
edly constitute it, and if not CVConnell,
Doolittle. The outfield now needs only
to be developed to have one of the best
—if not the best—teams in the league.
Among outfield candidates figure most
prominently Waizeman,Wroffand Green.
But it is in the outfield that the team, is
weak, and where every position is open
to any one who turns out to practice.
That the team will probably be a
heavy batting aggregation was proven
by the fact that Lowell made eighteen
hits off a far from bad pitcher.
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VOL. 6.
A
" Halt! " sharp and c)
order on the cold;, wintei
village of La Burgoynej
ten miles from Park.
kets hit the coW grou:i
lieutenant who had char]
stepped to the door of
which they had stoppc<
with the hilt of his swoi
times. It was opened b
himself who inquired wh;
of him. "We are Ioo3
Gomte who has escaped fr\
and it was said that lie w;
vicinity," answered the H<
"I have seen naugbt o!
had I should have hotlfi
diately, as I am a Royalist
of my hat to the tip of raj
the innkeeper falling on bi|
During this conversatioi
faultlessly attired had comej
of the house and was watcl
a sneer disEguring his h;
tenance. " At your old tri
Kenneth, I see/ 1 he said,
on, a few minutes.
Upon hearing the voi«

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VOL. 6. SAN FKANCISCO. CAL . FKHKIANV, No. 4
ALII Affair of Honor
" Halt ! M sharp and clear rang out the
order on the cold, winter air of the little
village of La Burgoyne, situated about
ten miles from Paris. Thud ! Fifty muskets
hit the cold ground. The young
lieutenant who had charge of rhe squad
stepped to the door of the inn, before
which they had stopped, and rapped
with the hilt of his sword three or four
times. It was opened by the innkeeper
himself who inquired what they wished
of him. "We are looking for M. le
Coaite who has escaped from the Bastile,
and it was said that he was seen in this
vicinity," answered the lieutenant.
*' I have seen naught of him and if I
had I should have notified you immediately,
as I am a Royalist from the crown
of my hat to the tip of my shoes," sai- 4
the innkeeper falling on his knees.
During this conversation, a young man
faultlessly attired, had come from the back
of the house and was watching the scene,
a sneer disfiguring his handsome countenance.
" At your old tricks again, eh,
Kennethl I see/' he said> after looking
on, a few minutes.
Upon hearing the voice the young
soldier raised his head and, perceiving
the stranger, recoiled a step exclaiming,
"Victor ! what are you doing here ? "
"Is that how you welcome your loving
cousin ?" said the other, smiling; " let
us go into the inn ; I wish to settle a little
matter with you."
Victor Denton, a young Englishman
who had come from London to help the
uprising against Louis XIV, had been a
brother to his cousin, Kenneth Heurod,
until he discovered that he upheld the
royalty; from that time on, they were
sworn enemies. They were rivals in
everything : feucing, boxing, horsemanship,
and lastly but not least, love, both
wishing for -the hand of Josephine Maynenne,
a young French girl who was the
daughter of the chamberlain to the king.
Nowhere could you find two men more
evenly matched—both handsome, cultured,
and well educated. Josephine
laughed at then), but she *!:«..wed a
slight preference to Kenneth. Victor
knew this and hated him all the more
for it.
Let us follow them into the iun and
see what transpired there. •' We must

come to some understanding." * aid Victor,
'' either you or I must leave the country.
Which will it be?"
'You will be forced to go, Victor, if
you do not stop this plotting against the
King."
"If I must leave I will carry your
blocd on my sword. Do you for a
moment imagine that I have forgotten
the blow vou gave me ? Xo ! Ami by
the eternal I am here to return it with
interest." Saying this, Victor arose and
struck Kenneth a stinging blow across
th^ face with his glove Kenneth sprang
to his feet, drew his sword, and stood on
guard saying, "I have neglected my
duty too long, I must be off. Mark de
Sant my second, shall meet you at your
earliest convenience " Both lnea with
the custom so peculiar to the French race
bowed to each other and Kenneth left the
inn.
That night all arrangements for the
duel w:rre completed. The men were to
meet in the garden of M. Essinee at sunrise
the surgeon bringing the rapiers, the
chosen weapons It was to be a contest
to death and would begin just as the sun's
rays flooded the garden. All parties interested
were sworn to secrecy.
The morning of the twenty-second of
December was cold, dark, and dismal.
Both men and their seconds were on the
ground at five minutes of six. Exactly
at one minute to six the surgeon raised
his hand and they fell into position just
as the sweet chimes from the church of
the Notre Dame were wafted to their ears
by the cold wind. The blades met.
Hardly had they parried ten seconds
when the watch at the gate gave warning
that a company of French Infantry
was coming to protect the house from
attack by a mob. Quickly the blades
were concealed ani when the soldiers
arrived at the gate they found the men
chatting as if they were the best of
friends
THE LOWELL
To their chagrin a guard was stationed
at the gate ; ' Well " said Victor
' our friendly contest is delayed I
hope ray darling cousin will continue this
little affair as soon as possible "
•'Ak! I have it, f said the surgeon.
* to-night both gentlemen can meet at
my home: no one will be present but
my half demented brother who imagines
he is the greatest inventor alive. In the
hall there is plenty of room for you gentlemen
to have your friendly bout. Are
you willing?" i( We are/' said both as
if in one voice.
Promptly at eight the swords crossed
and for half an hour neither had the advantage.
Suddenly an old man tottered
into the room and upon perceiving the
two men laughed aloud crying, "and
this is what they call satisfaction."
* * Well my eld dog can you sbow us a
better way," said Victor, relaxing'his
efforts.
"That I can." said he;

•'•.' •'•"•:^>.tJ
leffiSyl-r^
*
^-^T
"I am willing/ 1 said Kenneth, stepping
forward.
"I also,' 1 said Victor.
Taking a strong rGpe he bound Kenneth
to the pillar at one end of the room
and Victor at the other. His eyes were
bright, his cheeks (lushed, he forgot his
tottering gait and stood erect. He
placed the box on the table, touched u
spring and it began to strike, tick, tick,
tick.
Each man watched the other ! The
cold beads of sweat dropped from their
brows. The old man chuckled to himself;
he seemed to have forgotten that
such men ever existed. Tick, tick, tick
struck the machine. The old man seemed
to remember where he was. " You are
brave/' he said, " very brave."
The tension was awful, the machine
had struck three hundred times, but ntill
it went on with the regular rhythm which
was each second bringing these men to
their death—three hundred, three hundred
and fifty, four hundred, four bun*
dred and thirty-five—neither man stirred
a muscle ; the old man started to leave but
he came back, some strange fascination
seemed to hold him to the spot—four
hundred and seventy-five, four hundred
THE LOWELL
and ninety, four hundred and ninety
three, four hundred and ninety-four.
'* You are too brave to die/ 1 he said, " I
must, I will save you." Taking the
box he threw it with all his impaired
strength through the witidow. There
was a flash, a roar and all was blank.
% * •£ :•:
People hurrying to the scene found
two young men stunned but unhurt ; but
they also found the body of an old man
under a heap of debris. He had given
his life for them.
* # * *
The cousins met a week later. " Kenneth,"
said Victor, " I am going to England.
You have proved yourself the
better man. Won't you shake hands ?"
Their hands met, and then with some
sudden impulse they embraced each
other sobbing like two children. The
next week Victor left France
# * * *
A month later a certain young lieutenant
of the French army, who had just
been gi'ren his comniL-^ion as captain was
wedded to a certain young lady at the village
church of La Burgoyne.
L. KUTXER, '05.

THE LOW ELI,
O'Driscoirs Reprimand.
At the memorial services hci-.l at the
Mechanic's Pavilion in honor (»!' tr.jr late
President Wm. McKinley. many bluecoated
policemen couM easily \yo seen,
as they stood up while ths spectators
were obliged to sit down. During a
most pathetic prayer by the Rev. Dr.
HutsinpiUer, a sergeant of police on duty
noticed Tim O'DrLscoll, a late acquisition
to the force take oJT his helmet
and keep it off during the entire
prayer
The next morning, Tim was ordered
by this same sergeant to report to the
chief. O'Driscoll was very much surprised
at this command, but was wise
enough to hold his tongue. When ho
was brought into tbe presence of the
chief, he was asked :
"Xarae."
"TimO'Driscoll. 1 *
" Sergeant, what is against this man?"
41
He had his helmet off while on duty,
sir."
" Sergeant, proceed to explain the
case. 1 *
" Mr. Chief, this officer, Tim O'Driscoll,
on the 19th day of September, in
the year 1901, while on duty at the
Mechanic's Pavilion, removed his helmet
aud kept the same off his head for
the space of eight and a half minutes,
which as your honor well knows—"
"That will do, perr&ant, your statement
is very exact. Now officer 139,
what have you to say for yourself?"
"I am an Amencan citizen ana I think it
the duty of every American to do as I did."
Naturally, the chief was nettled at this
sj»eecht but turning to the sergeant, he
said, "Sergeant, what would you advise
me to do in this case?" The sergeant
immediately had enlargement of the parts
above his neck. He assumed ft tragic air
and -.aiu, tl I think a reprimand before
the force would be advisable."
4 * Very well, you are dismissed/'
The next time the force was assembled,
the chief called O'Driscoll to his side.
Then in a clear voice said " Police
officers, you see before you, Tim O'Driscoll.
the only officer on duty at the Mc-
Kinley memorial services', who had character
enough to remove his heimet during
a prayer for our late lamented Tresident
Wm. McKinley. Officer O'DriscoI!, i
thank you in the name of San Francisco.'*
As soon as the command, '' company
dismissed," was given, a b5g policeman
yelled, "Tray chairs fer Tim," and
they were given with d will.
A Street Car Incident
While traveling on the street cars I
have noticed so many circumstances that
have provoked the laughter even of the
most sedate persona, that, in the hope of
interesting my readers I will now try to
relate the one which I think Is about the
most amusing of them all.
C N. H., '05.
One day when I was coming up on a
car o^ the E. street line a gentleman
boarded the car at M. street and before
coming inside asked the conductor to
stop at D. street. The conductor courteously
replied that he would do so and
in a few minutes the gentleman was set-
tied comfortably in
opposite me. Before
blocks he was .snoring
dent amusement of all
pleasant, sleepy srailj
most angelic aspect
whatever of the

tied comfortably in the corner directly
opposite me. Before we had gone many
blocks he was snoring gently to the evident
amusemeLt of all the passengers. A
pleasant, sleepy smile gave his face a
most angelic aspect and left no doubt
whatever of the delightful visions that
the dreamer was indulging in.
Suddenly the oar gave a tremendous
jerk, the ciuse of which was afterwards
proved to be a brick vrhicb had probably
been placed on the track by some mischievous
boy or boys. The violent shock
abruptly roused the sleeper and oh! what
a change ! The smile as abruptly disappeared
and tbs peaceful picture was transformed
into a most formidable reality.
He jumped up and angrily called to the
conductor, "Didn.t I asV you to let
me off at D street ? VVAat is your number
? I shall report this matter at the
office immediately/'
"Well," said the conductor with re*
markable self-control, "you have six
blocks yet to £o before you get there.
Er-won't you please allow the lady to
pass," 3-S the last mentioned arose to
leave the car.
He stepped aside without as much as
excusing himself to the lady nmi «

T H E I. O W K L I.
wide world, with the possible exception
of Paris, where there i* any demonstration
like this Sin Francisco has her
regular Saturday afttrnoon acd evening
promenades. Those are as nxed as the
day itself, acd it was probably from
these that :h? New Year's celebration
sprang. Certain it is that several years
ago—six or seven—a demonstration disstiuctly
laigex and more noisy than tbe
ordinary New Year's racket as celebrated
in other cities, was made here. From
this it has steadily grown Ufltil at present
over rtue half the population of San
Frindsco, at one time or another, is on
the streets New Year's eve.
There is absolutely no plan formed or
cairied out—and here it differs from tbe
Paris celebration. Everything is spontaneous,
and in that very spontaneity
lies tbe lift and fun of the affair. Ju;st
at That time the parade starts or where
can not be ascertained. All any one
knows, is tb?t about niae o'clock, /rom a
few walking oa the streets at seven, an
enormous concourse has swelled whose
members make noise in proportion to
their spirits and as though their future
salvation depended oo the amount.
For p. "b.Ur thp affair threatened to
fall into the hands of the L sodium element.
Two years ago acd last yemr, i ;.. New
dear's '9^-1500 and 1900-1001, were
very rough. One trick, particularly.
then found many victims. Men acd boys,
e*en women, would take an evergreen
twig and tickle tbe passers-by. From mere
tickling, this grew te brushing the twig,
with its sharp and stinging leaves, across
the face with varying force. But at the
recent celebration , *o*-'o2, the police
—aad, by the way. they are stationed at
frequent intervals -.11 along the liae of
march—put a stop to this and other similar
tricks.
And this. I believe, involved the only
mention of tfce paiade before December
31st made in the papers. And then they
only said that no svntcbts would te
allowed on the stree's.
An inuovation this year was tb i confetti.
Heretofore, the celebrant, coafiaed
themselves to masks, paint, smlcbcs
and horns. But this year, great quantities
of the tiny bits of paper were s*en,
and many hours were spent in trying to
extract them from hats, Lair aod boas.
For more ladies were on tbe streets this
year than ever before.
The line of march is rather strictly
marked. On Market street, both sidewalks,
and even the street, are jammed
from Powell to Keainy. A few go above
Powell, some as far as Eighth, but these
constitute a small minority. At Kearny.
the strollers change their course and fill
that street as far as Sutter, then countermarching,
return by the f.ama route.
Time and again dc they go over tbe
same coarse ^and the whole line of
march isfilled e-erywherecontinuously),
or perhaps a little rest is procured by
entering soffit restaurant or cafe, but any
complaints are reserved for the following
day.
Thexe are two steady streams of burn
am tv on each of the sidewalks; one
stream slowly fiows Keamyward and the
other toward Powell. It is of no use to
try to pick your owa way. Follow the
crowd you must, and any attempt to do
otherwise is 1 aligned and jeered at by
the crowd. In case one should wish to
enter a store or building, he starts edging
in half n block away. Gradually he gets
closer to the inner edge of thr sidewalk,
and finally reaches the desired point.
Many pratiks are played on ihe sticet
abd much good-natured banter is passed
back and forth. I .emember one fellow
who had a long stick—about a yard
long—with a string about one and cnehal
fleet long attached. On the end of the
string he had tied an imitation spider of
immense proportions. 'Walking akng.
this humorist would
over t.he head of som
him—preferably a wot
an enormous spider h
face, would ;nvoluntai
haps, scream, at whlcl
mightily pleased and c
it on someone else.
About eleven o'clcd
theatre goers join th

u
fellow
this humorist would extend the stick
over the head of some one in front of
him—preferably a woman—who, seeing
an enormous spider hovering near her
face, would involuntarily jump or, perhaps,
scream, at which the fellow was
mightily pleased and encouraged to try
it on someone else.
About eleven o'clock, many of the
theatre goers join the throng, and the
noise steadily increases. From halfpast
eleven to two or three minutes
before twelve, the noise is deafening.
Then everybody watches the "Chronicle"
clock, and on the first stroke of twelve
it seems as though the infernal regions
themselves had broken loose. Horns,
cow-bells and dinner-bells, megaphones,
buzzers, clackers, yells, syrens, steamwhistles
of factories and of boats on the
bay, every conceivable instrument that
can possibly make noise, all are combining
to make a pandemonium that
reigns absolutely. In the cafe"s, men
and women, forgetful of dignity and
social status, blow horns, or at least,
pound their hands on the tables; orchestras
and bands blow themselves purple
in vain attempts to be heard. One of
the newspapers, this year, hung out from
its building and lit strings and strings
of firecrackers, each string; containing
thousands of crackers, that sounded
like a steady roar of artillery in a sham
battle.
But soon, for such a noise could not
possibly last long, the uproar appreciably
diminishes, people begin to go
home, the crowd on the street thins
down, cafes are emptied, and the streets
are soon in possession of the rougher
and tipsy class. At two o'clock nearly
everyone has gone except those intending
to " make a night " of it.
The next morning the papers devote
some space to the celebration, the small
boy horn-peddler on the street counts
his earnings with happy eyes, the street
THE LOWELL
sweepers groan at the work before them,
the restaurant keeper balances receipts
against broken furnishings, and the tourist
and sight* seer go away and tell their
friends of the doings of those "crazy
Califoraians." Nevertheless, they are
glad at heart that they have witnessed
that novel fete.
"SCRIBE,"'02.
The Alchemist.
During the middle ages certain wise
philosophers evolved the theory that
the life of man could be extended by
the use of a mysterious and potent fluid
known as the " Elixir of Life." It was
for this, under the name of fhe "Fountain
of Perpetual Youth, 1 ' that Ponce de
Leon sought in the New World. About
the same time equally wise men announced
to the world that the baser
metals might be converted into unalloyed
gold by the use of a potent charm called
the " Philosopher's Stone." The desire
to discover the one or the other of these
charms seized all Europe and in every
city of importance, men, having more or
less of a knowledge of chemistry and
calling themseh r es "alchemists," retired
into lofty towers or underground
chambers to conduct their investigations,
each hoping that he might be the favored
one to discover these wonderful
secrets. In the course of their experiments,
many important principles of
chemistry were discovered. Thus poisons
of all kinds became known and
poisoning became a "fine art," so to
speak. Poison was hidden in rings, in
gloves, in keys, in handkerchiefs, and
even in door knobs. Poisons were discovered
whose action was slow and
whose action was swift; those which
were painless and those which caused
excruciating pain. So, when a man
wished to rid himself of an enemy, he
sought an alchemist. It is in this period of
Mediaeval Europe that our story Js laid.

»i-
I.O THE LO \V E L I.
If necessity had forced anyone to be
on the Grand Canal in Venice on a
windy, rainy night In December, 1519.
he would have seen a light, single-oared
gondola glide out from one of the innumerable
small canals into the Grand
Canal. Its only occupants were the
gondolier, who rowed the gondola, and
a tall, cloaked figure iu the stern. The
passenger was, as we have said, completely
enveloped in a long dark cloak,
the ample folds of which he held up
before his face with one hand as if to
shield it from the wind and rain, but at
the same time it served to conceal his
face from the gaze of inquisitive persons.
Every once in a while a powerful gust of
wind would tear the cloak from thegrasp
of the unknown and the ruddy,
flickering light of the torch, fastened in
an iron ring in ths prow, would reveal a
suit of rich crimson velvet and would be
reflected from a jeweled hilt of a valuable
sword hanging at his side. He was
evidently a person of high rank.
The gondola continued for about half
a mile up the Grand Canal and without
warning shot into a small canal at right
angles to the one which it had just left.
Under the skillful strokes of the gondolier,
the light craft darted in and out in
the maze of waterways, shooting up one
and down another In a manner calculated
to perplex anyone who might be following.
It was evident that the man in
the cloak wished his destination as wel!
as his identity to be unknown.
With a skillful movement of his oar,
the gondlier brought his craft to a standstill
before a small lauding in front of a
forbidding looking house. The cloaked
figure stepped out and the gondolier,
with another stroke of his oar, sent the
gondola into the middle of the canal and
was soon lost to view. Bending before
the tempest like a reed, the unknown
groped his way up the steps leading from
the landing and gave a peculiar rap on
the massive oaken door. A black mute
opened the door and beckoned for him
to come in. He stepped into a corridor
paved with tiles and lighted by a single
Qambeau or torch stuck into an iron
bracket fastened to the wall. No sooner
had the stranger crossed the threshold
than the massive door swung to with a
crash and he heard the clash of the bolt
as it shot into Its socket and the rattle
of the chain as it was fastened to its
hook in the door post. Taking the
torch froui the bracket the black slave
again beckon d to the mysterious
stranger who seemed familiar to him.
Through a labyrinth of corridors and
passages his guide led him until they
came to a trap door. Raising this they
descended a long flight of steps and continued
their way down a long passage.
The passage suddenly ended in what
appeared to be the stone foundation of
the house. The mute drew from his
girdle a long iron pin. This he inserted
in a crevice between two stones iu the
wall, and a section of the wall slid to
one side exposing a door which they
opened and the unknown entered.
He immediately found himself In a
large underground chamber lighted by
a number of wax. tapers. The walls
were hung with rich tapestries and at
one end of the apartment was a long
bench littered with crucibles, retorts,
test tubes, bellows, and many similar
objects. Above the bench were several
shelves of bottles, jars and boxes bearing
mystic characters. la the center of the
room was a crucible over a copper brazier
filled with lighted charcoal. Bending
over the crucible and watching its
contents with wrapt attention and with
his back to the door was the figure of a
man in a long black robe. The contents
of the room, the brazier and the crucible,
revealed at once the occupation of their
owner: he was an alchemist.
The mixture in the crucible, which
the fire had heated
that of molten meta!
oif a bluish vapor
nauseating odor. Ei
m oment had arriv<
stepped to the row o:
work bench and lo<
top shelf. The coctj
sprinkled on the mix]
Immediately the blue]
and a delicious
the disagreeable od<
heaved a sigh of re]
from his work. He
of his visitor for thl
stranger had thrown
He was a tall, well-bj
thirty-five, drebsed ij
rich crimson velvet,
sword hung from his
dark hair and eyesjj
Italians, and there
sion about his moutft
pride and haughtinej
noble. The aSchemisi
tor for a moment as if
pierce him with his
he said, i( Ah, it is tin
telino ! Thou art hen
thy time."
Giovanni
reputation of being tfr
lous noble in Venice,
ing among the peoplt
alike that to become a]
telino was to sign'.youi
rant, for he was a dangi
had the power and tin
evil. Lord Antonio Mi
brother, whose title an
eted, had died sudde:
suspicious circumstanci
corao, the fifteen-year^
tonio, the only other he:
and title; had djsappe;
had been tried by thi
Ten, but nothing ever 1
was ten years before

they ^^r
d *S*wto
the fire bad heated to a ruddy glow like
that of molten metal, now began to give
oiT a bluish vapor accompanied b>' a
nauseating odor. Evidently the critical
moment had arrived. The alchemist
stepped to the row of shelves above the
work bench and took a box from the
top shelf. The contents of this box he
sprinkled on the mixture in the crucible.
Immediately the blue vapor disappeared,
and a delicious spicy smell succeeded
the disagreeable odor. The alchemist
heaved a sigh of relief and looked up
from his work. He now became aware
of his visitor for the first time. The
stranger had thrown oil his wet cloak.
He was a tall, well built man, of about
thirty-five, dressed :n a court suit of
rich crimson velvet, and a jewelled
sword hung from his belt. He iad the
dark hair and eyes peculiar to the
Italians, and there was a crafty expression
about his mouth. He had all the
pride and haughtiness of a Venetian
noble. The alchemist gazed at his visitor
for a moment as if he were trying to
pierce him with his keen gaze. Then
be said, ll Ah, it is thou, Giovanni Martelino
! Thou art here a full hour before
thy time.'
Giovanni Martelino! He had the
reputation of being the most unscrupulous
noble in Venice, and it was a saying
among the people and the nobles
alike that to become an enemy to Martelino
was to sign your own death warrant,
for he was a dangerous enemy who
had the power and the intention to do
evil. Lord Antonio Martelino, his elder
brother, whose title and wealth he coveted,
had died suddenly under rather
suspicious circumstances and little Giacouio,
the fifteen-year-old sou of Antonio,
the only other heir to his property
and title, had disappeared. His uncle
had been tried by the Council of the
Ten, but nothing ever came of it. That
was ten years before the time we are
T H E LOWELL II
writing of. Since then, Martelino had
had many quarrels, but in those days it
was easy to find a bravo, who, for a fewgold
pieces, would dispose of troublesome
enemies. Now, he had quarreled
with Francisco Mocenigo, the son ot the
Dcge himself. The cause of the quarrel
was Olivia Alletto, the most beautiful
woman in Venice and the daughter of a
powerful noble. Martelino and Mocenigo
had been rival suitois for the hand
of the beautiful Olivia, but the young
Francisco was the favored one. Hark .'
Marteliuo is speaking.
li Yes, it is I, Belasco, and I have
come before my time because I thought
that the time would make no great difference
to you, while it would to me, 1 '
"You said at our last meeting that
you hated the young Mocenigo and that
you desired revenge for the manner In
which he had supplanted you intheaffections
of the fair Olivia. Am I right?' 1
"You are indeed right," said Lord
Giovanni, his dark eyes lighting up with
wrath and his haad unconsciously grasping
the hilt of the rapier by his side in a
way that boded ill for the object of his
anger. "Francisco Mocenigc must die,
chough he were the off-spring of a
hundred kings; for with his presence removed,
I would again be the accepted
lover of Olivia Alletto; I, who have never
been foiled in my plans, will not be foiled
now. I desired to be Lord Giovanni
Marteliuo and I am l,ord Giovanni Martelino
; I desire to be the husba;:d of the
lovely Olivia and I will be her husband."
At these words a shadow crossed the
face of the alchemist, a baleful light
gleamed in his eyes and his hand clutched
at his robe, but Martilino, engrossed
with his own wrath, failed to notice
these things In a moment they were
gone and he said,

T H E LOW E LL
brave's knife with few questions asked/*
said Martelino, ''and if be were killed in
this way, suspicion would rest on me,
for who has more to gain by his death
than I. The Ten, who have been indulgent,
would then be obliged to convict
me, for Mocenigo is a favorite of the
people and, though the Ten are strong,
the people are stronger and in a matter
like that even the Ten must bow to the
will of the people. But there are other
ways more sure and less dangerous.
Through your art are you not familiar
with all kinds of poisons and drugs and
with ingenious ways of administering
them ? My pian is this. To-morrow
night Lord Alletto will give a banquet
at which the I

T H E LOWE I, L
none, including Marteliuo and Mccenigo. which came off and then took from his
Filling bis glass, Martelino arose and belt a vial, some of whose contents he
proposed Olivia's health. All the guests, applied to the mouth and nose of Marte-
including Mocenigo, drank the toast. liuo. He gasped and opened h:s eyes.
Several other toasts were proposed and Bending over him he saw a man whose
drunk and then without warning Mar- face strangely resembled the alchemist's.
telino gave a groan aod fell to the It did not belong to an old man, hon?-
floor, his glass broken into a thousand eirer, but to a young man of about
pieces. Almost at the same moment twenty-five. Martelino suddenly turned
Mocenlgo also fell and his glass was also pale. The young mar. said :
broken.
Kl
Ah, you recognize me, Giovanni
As SJarteHao fell, the elderly servant Martelino. I am your nephewt Gta-
who had passed the glasses rushed to como, whom you sold into slavery to the
his aid and, with the help of one of the Egyptian merchant, and my murdered
attendants, carried him into an adjoin- father has vengence on his murderer,
ing room. When he was alone, the eld for I interchanged the goblets."—The
man gave a pull at his long white beard . Recorder.
i.
List to the wild waves roarings
And the voice of the wind froui the sea,
'Tis the wind and the sea conversing;
Oh, what may their subject be !
II.
The wind with its voice sweet an3 solemn,
Is telling its tale to the sea,
How it rustled the trees in the meadow
And swept o'er the vale and the lea.
III.
How when 'twas blowing landward
It '...'lpcd a vessel to port,
Or hutnm'd to the rc»t)css biliows
Of the other deeds that it wrought.
IV.
Then the sea with its voice loud and roaring-
Told of ships lowered into the waves,
That played with the mast's broken fragments
And laid men in their watery graves.
The Wind and the Sea.
How it rolled its waves ou go3den sand.
Cast its treasures ou the sbore,
Hew the laden waters rusU'd back, with spoil
To hoard with its hidden store.
VI,
When you hear the wild waves reariug
And the voice of the wind from the sea,
*Tb the wind and the sea conversing
And that may their subject be.
VJ i.
Oh, tnou wanton, whistling \vin

There is little need for ihe critic on
this occasion to indulge in general advice.
I have only to refer the editors
to the columns of my predecessor in the
January number, and with the colloquial
reminder, 'Them's my sentiments," my
duty is done.
1 lesire, however, to utiHze this opportunity
in a more specific way. Everyone
concedes that THE LOWELL is one of
the most valuable of our school activities.
It should not be something separate
from the work of the class-room. It
ought to reflect our best and noblest
work in every subject, and be a record of
all forms of organisation and association
that have their center and their home
within the school. It should do this
from the pupils* point of view. A paper
rondncteri by the teachers would die, as
a plant without roots. On the other
hand, it is right that the teacher? should
have a part in the conduct of the paper.
Their guidance should be recognized
here as everywhere throughout the
school.
THE LOWELL can make improvement
by calling forth the best efforts of the
pupils; it can be further improved by
receiving the more genera! and careful
attention of tbe teachers. Thus upon
the vital question of "copy/ 1 my predecessor
urges the editors to "hunt out all
our authors in embryo, and fill the
pigeon-holes of their sanctum with articles
waitimr.t-) be published." I wish to
add that the teachers must assist in this.
They should put the editor upou the
trail of these authors that are to be.
Especially the teachers in the English
Department should discover individual
literary capabilities and makesuggestions
for their employment iu the LOWELL'S
cause. With an impulse of this sort,
there would soon be flowing in upon the
LO'VELL office a never-ceasing stream of
descriptions, narratives of adventure,
sketches, stories, lyrics and even epics
and dramas. Then would the editors become
editors indeed.
So much in the line of advice. Iu
the direct criticism of the January issue,
I shall content myself with very brief
comment upon the particular articles.
T :e number, as a whole, makes a very
favorable impression. It proves to me
that we are fri no danger of retrogression.
When the banners of Lowell are passed
on from th

THE LOWELL
what sentences really ought to be! Here
we have three verhs strung together in
a cumbrous series, the phrase "was
thrown" needlessly repeated, and adverbial
modifiers sprinkled ia regardless
of consequences. Here is a suggested
improvement:—'Coralie was struck and
thrown forward. With a startled cry
for help, she fell into the water, before
the eyes of her terrified friends/ ! I hope
that the writer will notice tbis suggestion,
and revise the whole story in like
manner, for that is the way to cultivate
the talent of which the story gives evidence.
"Philadelphia 11 shows a spirit of as-
should do all he can to encourage the
writers of page 12, and gratefully ac
knowledge his indebtedness to them.
My commendation seems £0 increase
as I turn the pages. Following the
skillfully written and interesting pages
of ray predecessor, are the very praiseworthy
editorials. * like the notice
given io the New Cou^e of Study. Cer*
tainly, it is not what I should have
written; but this is what tl*e editorial
13 for—to give the student's view of
school life.
The remaining departments iu this
number have been kept well up to the
high standard established in the recent
piration I am glad to see. Being an issues, and I have but two suggestions
effort h* the historical vein, it Is especi- to offer. One is to the " Exchange Edially
welcome to the present critic. My tor,"—that in mentioning the vrriou?
appreciation of it, however, compels me papers upon which he comments, he
to note two faults. First, I don't think give very definitely their geographical
that Quakers of the revolutionary time origin. For Instance, I do not know the
were generally illiterate, and I am sure particular nativity of Grange and Black,
that none but illiterates vrould have per- or Red a^d Blue, and am nlled with
sistently used "thee" in the nominative wonder as to where ail the colors come
case. Secondly, I am almost sure that from. My other suggestion is to the
the author is wrong in building his play "Athletic's Editor," and to the effect tbat
upon a case of compulsory military ser- he keep his use of technical terms soirevice.
The revolution was not fought what within bounds. Of course, he
out on that plan.
must use them, but letj him not be
"F. Sylvan Cortland" is the best writ- guided here by the vicious example of
ten piece in the magazine. Mr. Bare's the ordinary newspaper reporter, lest he
sentences are dear and forcible. He become unintelligible to the reader who
has learned one important lesson well,— is not an expert.
thatof using ;&>r/sentences. J commend
them as a model to all contributors aiid
readers. The story itself is ceriainly i
mystery, but I like it for two reasons—
its originality, and its evident relation to
the author's recent acquisitions in Chemistry.
This is just as it should be; the
literature of THE LOWELL should grow
out of the school work.
And now to close with a final word
intended particularly far the Editor and
his chief assistant*. Judging from the
January number I am, convinced that
you do not use your editorial authority
sufficiently. I assume now, that you
know when words are correctly spelled
and properly used, thai you have a keen
appreciation of concise and vigorous
The page devoted to "Legends," is sentences, and that you have a cultialso
commendable. Not all will dare \ ated laste in the propriety and ade-
try their powers in this lime seriously, quacy of expressions'us^d to the thought
but I am sure that those who do, are to be conveyed, If you have not these
well p3id for their attempt. The editor qualifications, then be diligently getting

them, or possibly some others would
serve belter in your places. Bat having
these qualifications, display them in
your work. Don't he afraid to correct
blunders in the contributions sent in.
Go even further ind change words or
phrases wb^xe you see that improvement
can be made. If the manuscript needs
revision, call in the contributoi and
show hiQi how to do it, or get some
teacher to instruct him. If you do your
duty .THE LOWSLL will not have such
blemishes as appeared even on the first
THE LOWElL
Our
When Mr. Schmitz, the Union Labor
candidate, became a contestant in the
triangular race for the mayoralty, the
majority of the people, especially those
who rend our so called conservative
newspapers, predicted an easy third
place k>r the nominee of the lately-pacified
strikers. The assignment of Mr.
Scbmiti: to so Important a position by so
large a portiou of the voters of the city
o.-ght to have been sufficient to convince
the most sceptical that his chances
were excellent, but the spirit of calumny
asd "yellowism " which had been quiescent
for a time suddenly aroused itself
in our local papers. Inspired by this
spirit, they began tc spread defamatory
reports concerning Mr. Schmitz's infidelity
to the cause he represented and
endeavored in every way conceivable to
alienate the few votes the laborers might
cast for their candidate. One of our
journals after a great amount of logical
deduction and conclusion demonstrated
(to itself) that a musician was not a
workingman and therefore ought not
to receive the support of the laboring
classes- Another enterprising sheet
discovered that the nominee of Uailtd
Labor once worked in a machine-shop
where none '* but scabs " were employed.
page of last month's magazine, rcr
illustration of my meaning, please consider
what kind of a composite being
was it, that " party of five that
seated ilsetf" or, what possible object
there could have been in " a scramble to
duck the flying canvas," or, in fact, anything
else on board the yacht. I nold
the editors responsible for these defects.
You most correct them, if TJIR LOWELL
is " to continue on the upward
grade."
F. H. CLARK.
Mr. Scbmitz regarded these slanders
with the contempt they deserved and
even the mass of the people became disgusted
with the thinly veiled calumnies
of the papers representing the other
candidates. Tht libelous attempts of
the anti Schmitz journals were the
immediate cause of the heavy vote
polled for the musician in those districts
which wei'e regarded either as distinctly
Republican or Democratic.
After the election the same persons
who had unwittingly caused the elevation
of Mr. Schmitz to the municipal
throne, said, in order to excise their
previous abominable policy, " Yes, Mr.
Sehrakz is now Mayor but we will see
how a man inexperienced in public
affairs and who has never commended
himself to the populace beyond dispensing
fairly good music at a local theatre,
will control a municipality of three hundred
and fifty thousand people." They
spoke of the evil effects of h s election
on the recently conciliated strikers ard
the contempt in which we should be
held when it was seen thsitwe bad ciio. c -
en a mayor who was unable to cope with
the responsibilities of his office.
Now that the new Mayor has had the
management of affairs for a mentn or
tr
two we, the uapreju<
people, are entitled
its and demerits. L<
state of degeneration
what a condition of
our municipal head h|
In the beginning ii
going to be a oa&-si<
It looked as if Mayoi
to ignore Capital a
preference to Labor,
the result of this su]
custom of the Mercb;
tender a banquet to
and for the first time
organization a mayoi
An ample and public
but the newspapers
They gave their own
sence and such lies
the campaign were aj
few days after, a coi
Unions was held. TI
this and a volley of
called for III.
It seems to me th;
sence of the Mayor wi
was still in the right,
did he owe to the m|
done all in their poi
election, and why sin
place where there
vidual but wished Mr.|
controlling the orche*
bia Theatre instead ol
of San Francisco ? Bi
a well-known fact tha|
due to circumstances
no control.
The next crime c<
Mayor was the appoi;
his friends to official]
crime and the one men!
the entire extent of Mr]

HF\ * J
two we, the unprejudiced portion of the
people, are entitled to judge of his merits
and demerits. Let us see to what a
state of degeneration and civil strife cr to
what a condition of prosperity an

THE LOWELL.
A monthly pubU*bed by the tu
High School.
HDITORIRu
W. K. Dc Lcoa o», Kd*tor.
of the Lowell
Robert H. V*n Santf Jr..'03, Editor Pro. Tew.
ASSOCIATES :
H I.. Wollenberg, '02. 2.nt»retice Bufford,
Nina How. '04
Cs'olyn Fowlc. Society Editor.
Hs**l Stftn, Debuting Editor.
BUSINESS STAFF.
R. Alfred Theobald,'«, Bu*ine»*
W. Walker, '01
F. A. Untorth. '02. Fred Tl||||fn ,c.
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All these difficulties will be obviated,
however, by saGtber winter, when pupils
may study iii a modern building and
*' think of tbeir rnarcies(?)"
Doctor K. Benjamin An-
Free School drews, President of the
Books. University of Nebraska,
makes a strong plea for
tree text books in public schools. He
points out that in such cities as Boston.
New York and Philadelphia this system
has been found to be most advantageous
to pupils and economical to their tax*
paying parents.
Although all States provide schoolbook*
for the use of the indigent class,
it is generally very embarrassing to families
and principals to determine who
come in that list. Many families go
without necessities rather than have
themselves thought too poor to purchase
the needed books. In some cases
they go so far as to take their children
out of school thus depriving them of
merited instruction. Evidently a link
is missing in the chain of good education
; one added oa this principle would
increase its strength.
We are convinced that in the course
of improvement to the city's school system,
a. step in this direction would receive
the hearty support of all.
Since the beginning of
Contributions, school in last July, the
editors have had a hard
time to get enough material in the way
oS" stories and poems to barely fill up the
required number of pages : is this right?
Is it the fault of the staff? If so, the
paper should chauge hands.
But don't be too hasty in judging your
staff to be incompetent, for they are not
the ones who write all the material You,
you Lowellites are responsible for that
dtpartment.
VVhat have you to say when ALL the
contributions submitted (worthy articles
THE LOWELL
to be sure) have to be published regardless
of their bearing upon matter fit for
a school paper?
TbLs state of affairs is not the most
desirable to the management, not most
naHering to a school of six hundred or
more, bright, intelligent, patriotic pupils.
The high literary standard raised by
our predecessors cannot be borne forward
worthily by us under the conditions
existing.
Lowellites, flock to your standard, if
you do not want it trampled on, if you
do not want the paper cut down to onehalf
its size. This month is the time to
show your worth.
Let every member try for the prize
competition. If you win first prize, you
are amply rewarded for your efforts. If
the second falls to you, your time was
not spent for nought. If you win the
third, you have gained experience. If
you do not win, go to work with this
word ringing in yonr ears, "If at first
you don't succeed, try, try again."
There is a movement on foot to organize
a quartette in the school. There is
some good material in Lowell and we
ought to get a good one. Anyone desirous
of singing in this quartette may
learn particulars by handing their name
into the LOWELL office. When so doing,
state your name, also range, whether able
to read, .",nd any previous experience you
may have had.
Gr-y e to Hartman (his partner
in Physics). "Yes, I'll cut Greek on
Friday."
Prof. Walker (standing by unnoticed).
"You will? We'll see about that!:
I'm on to your game! 1!! \
Grayrigge vanishes and does not cut.
Ask Grayrigge & Edwards about the
divorce proceedings in Mr. Walker's
court. (Low Senior Latin.)

The "Glimpse of Old Santa Fe' f in
The X Rays is very well written. It is
not everyone who can write a description
of that sort and avoid having it
sound like a guide book. "Ben's First
Appearance" is just «s clever as it can
be. It is one of the best stories that we
have seen. Does it not seem that the
department, under the head of "Personals
ncd Locals," takes up a lion's share of
the pap-r, and that poor "Exchanges"
comes out at the little end ol the horn?
We have befote us the Recorder from
Spnngfield, Massachusetts. There doe*
not seem to be very much to say about
this paper; it has uo faults which protrude
themselves out, it is not a marvel
of good work; it is just an average
paper, an average of the better class.
Evidently " '03 and '03* f have been
studying the Ancient Mariner—they
bave the action characteristic of that
poem in their own attempt. We have
taken the liberty of reprinting the prize
story in the same issue.
The Ja£ob Some Monthly is a publication
that seems different from most of
our exchanges. An address delivered
before a fraternity of Vassar College, on
"Five Evidences of an Education/'
papers on several of the faculty, are
noticeable elements. Tfce whole get np
of the paper is creditable. A selection
of wit acd humor, better than the average,
is fonnd on the last page.
The Georgetown College Journal is
among tbe best of al! our monthly
visitors. Hardly a criticism can be
made on the topography in any part of
the journal. The staff may be justly
prond of their work. Here whrt may be
traly called poetry, as far as we can
judge, can be fonnd. The exchange
column is one of the best which comes to
as; it is written well and shows work.
It seems like coming into another atmosphere
to read other papers after this
one.
Ye Record contains a surfeit of
"Locals," "Personals," '-Miscellaneous/'
and very 'ittle else. The opening
article, however, «'s very good. All
students of Rom?c History would do
well to read it.
We prescribe fewer tales acd mere
gray matter for The Imp.
The Colombia Literarj Monthly opens
with a fine essay called "The Humanism
of Charles Read" The paper contains
an unusual number of very good
short stories.
The December nai
Review has seme gi
ibe paper is almost o
The Christmas au
sm is very good; t
fine and the paper
quite a prosperous :
notice tfcat very littl
to the Exchange coli
The High School .
burg contains a good;
Quincy Adatas. calle
THE SOSC OK
Let weaklings shun tbe
I^t j;ray-beard* tiX by
Rut you and I will w ; nU
And breast tbe temped
For on the pond an4 tbej
The ice is brightly g!<
And thithef are flocking
And maidens of lo*tly
Give me life, gire :i
to die
When lover* are laiij
«Vy,
And over the river «:
ot Use lanelui *teel.
Come, fair on*% would'st
A cheek like tbt bloom I
An eye with tbeglet-m^
Tb*? ^racc of the *rl» &
Then come, set's away to
Where tbe ice is bright 1
And we'll skate UU tbe K
Comes over tbe wbiU.
Give me life, give m
die
are Ui;
And over the river
Of the tuuefc! &ieei
UALL
WAS THIS A G»:
The Nc^ York T,
the seeming barbarity
language, the bill of
elaborate banquet «1
Dclinoaico's recently i]
King Alfred's mill)
This greit King of
u years ago; 11

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ffw l£.
THE LOWELL
The December number of the Stecie
Review has some good stories in it, tut
the paper is almost one-fourth ads.
The Christmas number of the Crimson
is very good; the illustrations are
fine and the paper as a whole presents
quite a prosperous appearance. But we
notice that very little attention is given
to the Exchange column.
The High School Argus from Harrisburg
contains a good article upon John
Quincy Adams, called " Belles Lettres."
THE SONG OF THE SKATERS.
Let weaklings shun the cold,
Let gray-beards sit by the fire,
But you and I will wiute* defy,
And breast the tempests dire;
For on the pond and the river beyond
The ice is brightly gleaming,
And thither are flocking the stalwart youth
And maidens of lovely seeming.
Give me life, give me life, for I care not
to die
When lovers are laughing beneath a blue
sky,
And over thf: river conies ringing the song
Of the tuneful steel, as they glide along.
Come, fair one, would'st thou have
A cheek like the bloom of the rose.
An eye with the gleam of a summer stream,
The grace of the wind that blows:
Then come, let's away to the frozen bay
Where the ice is brightly gleaming,
And we'll skate till the glow of the setting sun
Comes over the white floor streaming
Give me life, give me life, for I care not to
die
When lovers are laughing beneath a blue
sky,
And over the river comes ringing the song
Of the tuneful steel, as they glide along.
HALI. STOXER LTJSK, '04.
—Georgetown College Journal.
WAS THIS A GOOD DINNER?
The New York Tribune gives, in all
the seeming barbarity of the old Saxon
language, the bill of fare used at the
elaborate banquet which took place at
Delmonico's recently in connection with
King Alfred's millenary celebration.
This great King of England died a
thousand years ago; the menu does not
resemble our modern ones, and only
boundless faith in Delmonico's could
have emboldened the many distinguished
guests to partake of a portion of li Jnncate-Kboracum"
or of "Sweta-Borys-
HeS;" in fact, the only recognizable
name in the whole list is "Apollinaris, n
which in a double sense is familiar in
millions 01" mouths, but even that is not
a modern word, as good St. Apollinaris
died many centuries before King Alfred
was born.
The unique menu is given as :
Aef en-Mete.
Ostren.
Hiaf. Browuis.
Raedic. Olea. Myrtan.
Hyrsting Solle.
Beore. Braede. Juncate-Eboracum.
Boletus,
Praede-Crustulata Pisa-Aelfreda.
Sweta-Borys-Heb.
Fugele. Acetaria. Jely«
Juncate-Plomme. Confytes.
Cyse. Knutu. Fruyte.
Apollinaris. Ater-Potio.
Not many years ago, there was a veteran
teacher in the Boys 1 High School,
who often made his classes wince under
the lash of his bitter sarcasm and ready
wit. One day a little, half-starved, yellow
cur strayed into the school, and the
boys thought that they saw a chance to
express their feelings toward "Fussy,"
who was busy in another room. The
frightened mongrel was picked up,
quickly fitted with a pair of large wire
spectacles and placed on the teacher's
chair. " Fussy'' entered the room,
walked up to his desk, calmly surveyed
the work of his pupils, and then,
turning to them, pleasantly said: " In
my absence, I see you have held a business
meeting and elected one of your
number chairman.* ? —The Argonaut,
"I am going to practice law." 1
"You may get out of practice: why
don't you try medicine ? n
u I might get out oi patients."— Yale
Record.

Ji Word To JUL
There is a universal belief, undoubtedly
founded on truth, that moralizing
is the bogie of all young people, whether
kindergartuers or high school students.
Yet the Debating Editor feels a
wee bit prosy tonight, and, in spite of
the grave danger to be incurred thereby,
is inclined to give herself up to her
mood. And the reason for this unwarrantable
state of mind ? Why, to be
sure, this is the month of February.
And does not the very mention of the
word recall to your heart that on the
twenty-second of this month is the
birthday anniversary of our noblest
aud best beloved patriot, George Washington
? Now the cat is out of the bag,
and you begin to share my mood, I feel
certain.
Then let us repeat that name, George
Washington, for at the thought of him
who bore it, every pulse must bound
with love and reverence and even the
most indifferent must feel an impetus
toward better things. Indeed, it is impossible
not to recognize the vast difference
between the broad, unselfish life
he led, and the narrow, selfish lives we
lead. And it is a comparison that
forces us to see ourselves in our true
light for a moment, though a moment
only. Straightwaj' a flood of timely
excuses and apologies comes rushing
in to wipe out our disgrace, and we
breathe self complacently once more.
Yet why cannot the inspiration cf a
moment last a little longer? Is it because
we of the twentieth century are
ashamed to be earnest, because we feel
it beneath us to strive after a broader
and higher field of activity ? At such
an accusation, we would all loudly and
indignantly cry U AV Having, then,
admitted thus much, let us look abcut
us for the means of raising ourselves to
a higher plaue.
And it is just here that we turn to
the Debating Society and wonder why
we have not thought of it before. We
must not deceive ourselves, though, by
supposing that the Debating Society
stands in any particular ueed of us. It
is just the opposite. We need the Debating
Society. For it is right there in the
Debating Society that we can broaden
our minds, train our intellects, and receive
an impetus toward better things
by arguing the questions of the day
and seeing the social and political problems
to be solved by us later on in their
true aspect.
MEETINGS OF THE MONTH.
Since the last issue of the LOWELL,
the Society has been holding its regular
Friday afternoon meetings with encouraging
rescilts. The debates have been
interesting in themselves, and well handled
by those who participated. Although
the attendance has not been all
that could be desired, still it is quality
more than quantity that counts in this
instance. Therefore, as long as those
members who do put in an appearance
continue to work earnestly, the Society
will continue to flourish.
The seventh annual
Theti Chi fraternity
this year. If was the
and very successful i:
pecially in the dance
All the arrangements foj
with exceptionally goi
Alpha Chapter of Oak]
On Friday evening,
Gamma Chapter of Pi
ternity gave its ami tial
Hall. The hall was vel
ated with garlands and
From the ceiling- hung
filled with brakes, and
hall was the fraternity
and blue electric ligl- ts.
Gamma Chapter of
THE TRIALS OF
Arum virunique cai
Is the Latin scholai
H2 S O<
The chemists all al:
•X*—i
Gives Mathematical
Tangents naturally
Are trials in geonn
English kings and
The History studei
Shakespeare aud tl
Bother his Senior
Tu fact life at sch<
Isn't what it's cracl

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The seventh annual convention of the
Theti Chi fraternity was held in Oakland
this year. It was the largest on record
and very successful in every way, especially
in the dance which preceded it.
All the arrangements for this were made
with exceptionally good taste by the
Alpha Chapter of Oakland.
On Friday evening, February the 7th,
Gamma Chapter of Pi Delta Kappa fraternity
gave its annual dance at Cotillion
Hall. The hall was very prettily decorated
with garlands and wreaths of greens.
From the ceiling hung Japanese lanterns
filled with brakes, and at one end of the
hall was the fraternity pin in red. white
and blue electric ligr ts.
Gamma Chapter of Alpha Sigma fra-
THE TRIALS CK A STUDENT.
Arma vimmque cauo
Is the Latin scholar's wo*? ;
H3 S O»
The chemists all abhor ;
X'—i
Gives Mathematicians fuu ;
Tangents naturally
Are trials in geometry ;
English kings and dates
The History student bates ;
Shakespeare and the plays
Bother his Senior days.
In fact life at school, you see,
isu't what it's cracked up io !K.
W. SULTAN, '04.
ternity gave its dance at Cotillion Hall*
Saturday evening. February the 8th.
The hall was very artistically decorated
with greens. At about half past ten
delicious refreshments were served. The
monotony of the waltz and two-step was
varied with a grand 'right and left."
Everyone agreed that this dance was,
without exception, the greatest success
of the season.
Delta Chapter of Alpha Sigma fraternity
has initiated Edith Josephine Whitney.
On Thursday afternoon, January the
13th, the active chapter of Alpha Sigma
fraternity was delightfully entertained by
Edith Whitney at her home 011 T,ng;iru<
street. Refreshments were served after a
very enjoyable afternoon.
DON'T READ THIS.
We don't want to buy at your store,
We don't trade there any more.
You'll be sorry when you see us
Going to some other store.
You can't sell us any stale goods,
We have opened wide our eyes,
We don't want in trade at your store
'Cause you do not advertise.—Ex.
If an S and an I and ar O and n U,
With an X at the end spell Si*,
And HU E and a Y an-.! E spell I,
Pray, what is a speller to do?
Tnen if also an S and I and G
And an HKO spell cidc,
There is nothing much left for a speller to do
But go and commit siouxeyesigherl.—JSx.

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SCHOOL NEWS
The term's work is on in dead earnest.
The first school month was completed
on Friday, Jan. 31, and consequently
the following Tuesday was a Red Letter
Day for many a poor sinner.
The Minstrel show that was mentioned
in the last issue, is still booming. The
chorus has not been organized yet, but a
good orchestra has been made up among
the boys of the school. It consists of
twelve or thirteen pieces.
It was announced to Mr. Croft's class
that they would have a certain recitation
in Room No. 7 on that day. When
the appointed hour arrived they arose
and started in quest of No. 7. After
wandering fruitlessly about the building
with Mr. Clark in pursuit, they
were finally herded back to their own
room—No. 7 !
The nominations for the officers of
the Athletic Association were made on
Friday, Jan. 24. On Tuesday, Feb. 4,
the election was held in the LOWELL
editorial rooms. There were no nominations
for the officers of Basket Ball
manager or Tennis manager, as those
officials were elected at; the Fall Election.
The total vote cast was 3S9. Last
year it was 415—and the year before
430, This is not a very great falling
off, but the school has greatly increased
in numbers aiid there ought to be a
corresponding increase in the membership
of the Association. There are now
six hundred and fifty students in the
school and at least five hundred of these
ought to belong to the Athletic Association.
It seems to us that some good
rousing Athletic meetings, such as used
to be held in '99 and '01, would bfing
about the desired state of affairs.
The foUovTi^g are the officers elected:
President, Bufford ; Vice President, Miss
Fowle ; Secretary, Magnin ; Treasurer,
Montgomery ; A. A. L Representative,
Vos Burgh ; Foot Ball Manager, Heron;
Track Manager, G. Jones; Base Ball
Manager, Middleton ; Swimming Manager,
Abbott.
Forestry Club.
Two meetings of the Forestry Club
have been held since the last issue of the
LOWELL. There are now ninety-six
members in the club, and all active.
The meeting on January 31st was one of
the most successful in the club's history.
Both Mr. Koch and Mr. Kelley spoke
concerning the Sequoia, the subject of
the meeting. Various interesting phases
of the matter were treated, including the
history, first discovery, species and only
home of the Sequoia which is California.
Mr. Kelly spoke especially in reference
to the lumbering of the Redwoods,
and Master Slruiig illustrated how the
very hugeness of the Sequoia is a safeguard
against the ever destroying axe.
The efforts of the government to preserve
the Redwoods were also mentioned.
A business meeting was held in the
Assembly Hall on Thursday, February'
6th, and two amendments to the ccnstitution
were proposed. Only one, however,
was accepted, to the effect that a
plurality rather than a majority was necessary
for the election of officers.
Mr. Koch is very well pleased with the
progress of the club, but regrets that more
upper class men do not belong. We think
we can explain this on the ground that
they have not had him a» a science teacher
and consequently are not fired with
the enthusiasm for natural science which
he never fails to arouse in his pupils.
Prize
We have decid
a chance to be rev
ity. A prize stor:
arranged, Messrs.
Kelley having con:
Now, students, is
with your English
Terms.—All st<
than one thousau
three thousand
submitted, become
LOWELL. The w<
and the papers h
school form. Arti
twenty-seventh oi
one, three and five
INTER-CLASS
Mr. Clark has
take place before
the members of
classes. The pla
ted is that each
separate debate,
take part, that th<
be selected, froixi
these six shall ht
the championship.
The Constit
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We have decided to give the students
a chance to be rewarded for literary ability.
A prize story competition has been
arranged, Messrs. Young, Perham and
Kelley having consented to act as judges.
Now, students, is your chance to "shine"
with your English teacher.
Terms.—All stories mubt be not less
than one thousand and not more than
three thousand words. All manuscripts
submitted, become the property of THE
LOWELL. The words must be counted,
and the papers headed in the regular
school form. Articles must be in by the
twenty-seventh of February. Prizes of
one, three and five dollars will be given.
INTER-CLASS SENIOR DEBATE.
Mr. Clt.rk has arranged a debate, to
take place before the Society, between
the members of the two high Senior
classes. The plan that has been adopted
is that eacb class shall first hold a
separate debate, in which six are to
take part, that the three best shall then
be selected from each class, and that
these six shall hold a final debate for
the championship.
The Constitution of The
Lowell/ 0
The constitution which guides the
LOWELL, management committee has at
last been drawn up and adopted through
the efforts of Mr. Dernham. All Lowellires
would do well to familiarize themselves
with its provisions.
CONSTITUTION
of the
LOWELL JMJtNJtGIJUGBOJWP.
1. Managing Board —The general
management oi THE LOWELL shall be
vested in a " Managing Board."
2. How Elected; Term of Office.—This
Board shall consist of two members
from each class, elected by vote of the
class; such election to take place on a
THE LOWELL
day appointed therefor^by the Principal
of the School sometime within the first
three weeks of the school year (beginning
after the summer ; vacation), and the
metubsrs so elected shall bold office for
that school ye&r (ten months).
3. Nomination.—Prior to^every election,
each class teacher shall nominate
and submit to the class the names of at
least four candidates for membership on
the Board. (Additional names may be
placed in nomination if submitted in
writing by any member of the class and
seconded by at least ten members )
4 Mixed Class —When a room contains
two or more classes of different
grades, each class in that room is en titled
to two representatives.
5. Winter Class, etc—Classes entering
after tb

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Board for a term of ten months, such
election to taite place at the first regular
meeting of each school year.
9 Meetings—There shall be regular
meetings of this Board six times each
school year; the first shall take place as
early in the term as possible at the call
of the Principal; the other regular meetings
shall be called by the President of
the Board; one after the week's vacation
in October, one immediately before and
one immediately following the Christmas
vacation; one after the week's vacation
in March, and one preceding the close
of the school in the summer.
10. Quorum—A quorum shall con*
sist of a representative from a majority
of the classes.
u. Special Meetings.—Special meetings
may be called by the President
whenever occasion therefor may arise, or
upon the request of the Editor or B usiness
Manager or ten members of the Board.
12. Duties —The duties of this Board
shall be: (a) To elect the Bditor and
the Business Manager. {&) To receive
aad audit the semi-annual reports of the
Business Manager regarding the distribution
of the magazine and receipts and
expenditures, and to provide for the disposal
of any surplus funds. (xc) Tomake
rules and suggestions to the Staff in regard
to the general character and policy
of the paper, (d) As individuals, the
members of this Board shall perform
such duties regarding contributions,
school notes, subscriptions, the selling of
the paper, advertisements, etc., as may
be assigned to them by the Editor or
Business Manager.
i$. The ManagetnentoJ'the Paper shall
be divided between an Editorial and
a Business Department, the marcbers of
which shall all be active students iii the
Lowell High School.
14. The Editorial Department shall
be under the direction and control of
the Editor. He shall appoint five Staff
assistants, and these shall be so chosen
that as many grades of the school be
represented on the Staff as is consistent
with the greatest efficiency of the department,
not more than two being members
of any one class, or year. He
may also appoint, special editors for
Athletics, Debate and Society.
15. The Business Department shall
be under the direction and control of the
Business Manager. He shall appoint
not less than two nor more than four
assistants, at least one of whom shall
not be a Senior (or 4th-year student).
16. Art Department—If desired there
may be an Art Department consisting of
two staff artists, who shall be appointed
by the Editor with the advice and consent
of the Business Manager.
17. Election.—At the last regular
meeting of the school year an Editor and
a Business Manager shall be elected for
the ensuing year. Nominations shall be
made by a Nominating Committee, consisting
of the Editor and Business Manager
and three members of the Managing
Board, appointed in advance by the
President. Other nominations may be
made in open meetiag. The election
shall be by ballot
18. Removal of Assistants—Upon the
approval of the Principal, the Heads of
Departments shall have power to remove
any of their assistants for cause, reporting
the same to the Managing Board at its
next meeting.
19. The Managing Board shall have
power to suspend or remove the Editor
or Business Manager tor cause, such suspension
or removal requiring a twothirds
vote and the approval of the
Principal.
20. Vacancies in the offices of Editor
or Business Manager shall be filled by
the Board by special election. Vacancies
in any of the other offices shall be filled
by appointment by the head of the department.
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21. The Business
have full jurisdiction
volving the finances
only in those matters
the finances of the pi
inents shall not be pi
the last two pages of tj
literary portion of the
consent of the Editoi
shall leave spare for a)
the Business Managei
place before or after th<
2 2. All Disagreenn
arising- between headsl
shall be decided by tin
Managing Board, subjl
the Board, a two thj
necessary to reverse tl
President. All disagj
putes arising between
Managing Board and
arise regarding the int<
plication of this Constr
thereof shall be decidei
of the School.
23. Nothing in t]
shall be so construed
validity of anyone's
Staff or Managing Bo:
year 1901-02, provided
held that positiorTat
adoption of this Cohstii
tion the validity of n:
or Staff, or any member!
to the adoption of this
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Track.
With the advent of Professor Koch,
there has been a marked increase of
enthusiasm towards track sports. More
boys turn out every day, making quite
a showing in the school lot. All of this
energy has been kindled by Professor
Koch, and nearly every day finds him
with the boys giving them pointers and
encouragement.
Lately to test their abilities he proposed
an Intei-class relay race. The
teams were to consist of four men each,
selected from the different class rooms.
As a result of this plan quite a sum of
raoacy was raised sad a cup purchased
by patriotic Lowellites, to be given to
the winning team. Through the kindness
of Mr. Christy, the University of
Cilifornia cinder track was procured and
the race run off Saturday, February first.
Six teams, twenty-iour men in all, ac.
companied by quite a crowd ofenthusi*
asts, crossed the Bay. The race was run
in two heats, first and second place men
being eligible to the final. The preliminary
heats left Mr. Walker's, Mr. Critten
den's, Mr. Clark's classes and a mixed
team in the field. The final was run
neck and neck by Mr. Crittenden's and
Mr- Walker's classes, the latter winning
to the tune of 2137. Good work was
done by Tatum, Morse, Brewer, Yost,
Schwartz, Haber and Brignoli. The
winning team was made up of Morse,
Tatum, Iappman and Brignoli.
Tennis.
The followers of the racket turned
out in fine style for the Tennis Tourna.
ment. Nearly every class-room had its.
man. The games were started promptly
at 10 130 on Saturday morning, January
25th, and the boys went to work with
plenty of Lowell zeal. Gradually, as
the men thinned out, the games grew
fiercer, bringing out championship material.
Gardner played his usual winning
game. The work of Beyfuss, Cassell
and Ames was especially commendable.
The games resulted as follows:
S. Levy beat M. Eisner 6-0; Beyfuis
beat Maryenski 7-5 ; Blaakenburg won
from Pike by default; Bovard beat Wallace
; Brown beat Speyer 6-4 ; H, Brown
beat Ruggles 8-6; C. Gardner beat L.
Gunst 6-3; Seligwon fromKobbeby default
; Cassell beat Eisner 6-4; Beyfuss
beat Levy 6-3; Gardner beat Beyfuss
6-3; Gardner beat Brown 6-1; Ames
beat Blankenburg 7-5; Cas*dl beat
Selig 6-1; Cassell beat Ames 6-3;
Final, Gardner beat Cassell 6-0.
Thus the team will be made up of
Rosenburgh and Gardner, with Cassell,
substitute.
Baseball V
On Saturday, January 25th, the Baseball
Team journeyed lo St. Matthew's
to play a practice game with the team of
that school.' Two years ago, the Lowell
team returned from the same-school hav-
'ng suffered a c:
hands. Therefor]
hope of victory
awaited the out
close and excitin
and Lowell was
with victory, no
margin by whic
But contrary to
the game proved
tory for Lowell
The batting ofl,«
of De Boom were
for this score. Tl
team this year is
aging. In the fii
against the "In;
they secured eig]
their second gai
less than twenty-tj
Graham secured
ing a home run,
bagger, and two
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N. B. The 5 '

'ng suffered a crashing defeat at their
hands. Therefore, it was with a great
hope of victory and revenge that Lowell
awaited the outcome of the game. A
close and exciting score was expected,
and Lowell was prepared to be content
with victory, no matter how small the
margin by which they won might be.
Bat contrary to the expectation of all,
the game proved an overwhelming victory
for Lowell by the score of 21 to 3.
The batting of Lowell and the pitching
of De Boom were principally responsible
for this score. The batting of the Lowell
team this year is certainly very encouraging.
In the first game of the season
against the " Institute for the Deaf"
they secured eighteen hits, and in this,
their second game, they obtained no
less than twenty-two safeties Of these,
Graham secured five clean hits including
a home run, a three bagger, a two
bagger, and two singles. Scheeline,
THE LOWELL 29
Hamilton, De Beam, and O'Donnell also
batted strongly, securing three hits
apiece. The pitching of De Boom was
a feature, St. Matthew only being able
to secure two hits off his delivery.
On the whole, while the game was not
very enjoyable from a spectator's point
of view, on account of its onesidedness,
nevertheless it was very encouraging to
our school, for it makes Lowell s chances
of winning her sub-league look very
good, for as stated in the last issue St.
Matthew was the only team which
Lowell greatly feared. In fact, Lowell's
chances of reaching the finals are better
than they have been for years.
Lowell plays the Institute for the Deaf
a return game Saturday, on the grounds
of the latter team, and a victory will
mean that Lowell is more than a match
for Berkeley High as the latter has
already been defeated by the Institute
by £ sccre of 12 to 10.
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The Scooi
Just as the 5:30 fei
ing Goat Island, Dick!
kick himself nsentall.
a voluble French nur.si
on his seat and asked
little fellow did not fa
she went below to loo!
Emmons had grinned
But with the pier g«
nearer, he was begin]
willingness.
The youngster's con:
were limited to the 1:
talk, but Dick had a
his own, so her was wi
generation.
"From the cut of
your age is about a qj
began Dick raising a
which the baby at on*
and began to suck coi
say your name is ' Ahj
like Chinese, but I've 1
you're fooling me,.an<
is Eddie or Albert, t,
heathenish than Ahd<
" Li you're through
—thanks awfully—I'll
Richard Emmqns, atyoj

VOL. 6. SAN T FRANCISCO. CAL , MAKCH. 1902, No. 5
The Scoop of the Delta Epsilon Kappas
Just as the 5:30 ferry-boat was rounding
Goat Island, Dick Etumons began to
kick himself mentally for a fool. When
a voluble French nurse had placed a baby
on his seat and asked Dick to see that the
little fellow did not fall overboard, while
she went below to look after the. basket,
Ernmons had grinned a cheerful assent.
But with the pier getting dangerously
nearer, he was beginning to regret his
willingness.
The youngster's conversational powers
were limited to the usual baby "goo"
talk, but Dick had a "kid brother" of
his own, so he was wise for his age and
generation.
"From the cut of your jib I guess
your age is about a quarter past two,"
began Dick raising a solemn forefinger,
which the baby at once made a grab for
and began to suck complacently. " You
say your name is ( Ahdoo '—that sounds
like Chinese, but I've a sneaking idea
you're fooling me, and your real name
is Eddie or Albert, or something less
heathenish than Ahdoo."
"If you're through sucking my ringer
—thanks awfully—I'll present myself-—
Richard Emmons, at your service, Junior,
First Prize
2£
,K. C, There's a jinks on at the frat
house to-night and sonny., if you'd ever
been to a D. E. K. smoker, you'd understand
why I'm keen to get back tonight."
1 Ahdoo' evidently did not understand,
for he set up a little »vailt that ended in a
gurgle of delight when Emmons dangled
him ''ride a cock horse to Banbury cross"
fashion.
41 Say,'' asked Emmons. when the baby
was once more sitting contentedly at his
side, "why don't that nurse of yours
come back?" Ahdoo stuck his fist in
Dick's eye for an answer. 4i That's it/'
said Dick, a cold horror settling on him.
"she saw t'je green in my eye. too, and
thought she could work you off on me.
But I'm not such a lobster. I'll give her
two minutes to come back 'and then Pll
duck you overboard."
Ahdoo saw fit to ignore this threat and
calmly played with Dick's match-box.
Dick thought of oil the stories he had
read of unwelcome infants thrust upon
unsuspecting strangers, and groaned.
The slip was about two hundred yards
distant when he suddenly hit upon a plan.
He would leave the baby, go below and
in the Story Content.

S I
hunt up the nurse—if he didn't find her—
well, it was no affair of his, and Dick tried
to walk unconcernedly toward the steps.
"Papa 11 came in childish treble, and
the next instant an indignant drone thrust
the baby into Dick's arm : 4 * Just like a
man to forget his own baby, 1 ' she remarked
sarcastically. Blushing hotly,
Dick stumbled down stairs, Ahdoo's
arms clasped softly around his neck.
The maid was nowhere to be seen among
the elbowing crowd, impatient to leave
the boat. Nor coulcl he catch sight of
her cap and apron, though he helplessly
watched the Oakland and Alameda passengers.
Just as the Berkeley train was
pulling out, he jumped on, the baby asleep
in his arms. When the conductor called
out " Berkeley," it was without an
anxious heart, though a crainped arm—
for the baby was heavy—liiat Dick
walked towards his college home.
A square away was a French laundry,
and Dick, who never forgot to sing out a
cheery word in his daily passing, was a
favorite with the good-natured Frenchmen
and the little Gastons and Maries
that swarmed over the place. Surcl}"
they could tuck in another baby somewhere
for one night. After an interchange
of much Franco-American, Dick
made it clear to Madame Gallois, that it
was not a bundle of soiled clothes, but a
real live baby he wished her to take.
" Mon dieu ! zat is a new stunt I''' exclaimed
Madame. She had lived ten
years in the college town so that her
English vocabulary was confined to
siring expressions picked up from the
boys. But though he used the vernacular,
sprinkled with the little French, at
his comniaud, Madame would not listen.
Even bts last dollar proffered, pleadingly
did not make a dent in her resolution.
"Ah, la, la, la,—I know you bad boys
up some tricks.*' She shut the door in
his face with a laugh and Dick heard the
key turn.
THE LOWELL
It was now nearly seven and very
dark.
"It's up to me, 1 * groaned Emmons;
" I'll have to see it through, I guess/'
As he neared the fraternity bouse, the
clatter of dishes told that his fellows were
still in the dining room. He waited until
Sam, the Chinese cook, was in the pantry,
then like a thief he stole into the
kitchen, ran up the back stairs and into
his room. Luckily his room mate was
away, so if the baby only would sleep
peacefully there was some hope he would
get it out of the house in the early morning
and escape the banterings of his comrades
should they discover his dilemma..
The baby interrupted these hopeful reflections
by waking up and beginning to
whimper.
" None of that, sonny," muttered Dick,
in a low, thick voice, that startled the
child into quiet. "I've stood by you
through thick and thin, and it's not very
decent of you to squeal now." Ahdoo
blinked tearfully, then wailed again.
"It's hunger," said Dick, "my own
tummy tells me that. Thank goodness,
those Indians are making such a racket
down stairs, they can't hear you if you
do exercise yout lungs a bit. I'll make
a sneak for some milk."
The baby drank the milk and cracker
and even showed a willingness to dispose
of some of Dick's mince pie. But a •vision
of his own little brother after a pie
orgy,-"stayed-Dick's generous impulse.
" 'Spose I'd better undress the kid,"
ruefully soliloquized Dick, and he clumsily
set about the task of taking off the
baby's things. Even to his untrained
masculine eye the apparel seemed costly
and fine. The baby squirmed under the
operation of being folded into Dick's
pajama jacket, but once iu bed, he rolled .
over and was soon sleeping soundly.
Ten minutes later Emmons nonchalantly
strolled in the front door, his explanation
being that he had missed the
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t
m ^
early boat. 3b
guests came am
tobacco smoke, n
on the heels cfsidl
"Stein Song,
the boys, and Die]
was always demai
led to the piano,
ond verse, there
wailing sound, th;
cat—but the song
"Cats—scat! g
Dick hugged rue
tried to finish. B 1
terrupted, and tJ
sprang to then* fe
"By Jove! !
"sounds like a cat
the bed rooms."
Bob made a dash ft
thing on the stai;
power to move or
stant he found, his
came piling into th
There was a littta
the stairs, one hand
ister rails and the!
pajama jacket
faces, he gave a how
have toppled over
little chap and carri
The baby was nc (
suddenly his eyeiit
a joyful cry of "pa
arms to Dick, who
took the child. ^P
igain. Dick coltaj
while the boys peppi
tions.
"See here/ 1 he
as well own up about
it into the house
ceeded to relate h
Ahdoo. "Idon'tknj
youngster belongs toj
fellows need amasa
guess the D. E.'K's.
"But pelting: him

early boat. Shortly after the invited
guests came and through a haze of
tobacco smoke, rollicking songs tripped
on the heels of side splitting stories
"Stein Song, Stein Song" chorused,
the boys, and Dick, whose rich baritone
was always demanded for this song, was
led to the piano. At the end of the second
verse, there was heard a peculiar
wailing sound, that might have been a
cat—bat the song died on Dick's lips
" Cats—scat! goon " the boys cried.
Dick hugged the hope to his bosom and
tried to finish. But again those cries interrupted,
and this time several boys
sprang to their feet.
"By Jove!" Bob Jones exclaimed,
" sounds like a cat had gotten into on^ of
the bed rooms.' 1 The cries came nearer.
Bob made a dash for the hall. But something
on the stairs robbed him of the
power to move or speak. The next instant
he found his voice and all the boys
came piling into the hall.
There was a little child toddling down
the stairs, one hand clutching at the banister
rails and the other holding up a
pajama jacket At sight of all those
faces, he gave a howl, let go, and would
have toppled over but Jones caught the
little chap and carried him into the room
The baby was now yelling lustily, but
suddenly his eye lit on Enimons and with
a joyful cry of "papa" he held out his
arms to Dick, who glowered fiercely, but
took the child. ' 4 Papa ! '* cried the baby
again. Dick collapsed in an armchair,
while the boys peppered him with questions.
"See here," he sputtered, "I might
as well own up about this kid. I sneaked
it into th;* house myself." and he proceeded
to relate his experience with
Ahdoo. " I don't know who the blamed
youngster belongs to, but if any of you
fellows need a mascot for your frat, I
guess the D. E. K's. are willing."
11 But pelting him with raillery—" Are
THE LOWELL 5
there any more at borne like it ? " : 'Here*s
to Etumons, walking the floor with Dickie
Jr. And singing 'Where did you get
that kid ? " The guests linked arms,
marched out of the house and left Dick
to the mercy of the D. E. K's
# * * *
When Harold Fletcher, an Alpha Delta,
reached his room he found Phil Cook, his
room mate, snoring pearefully.
"Wake up, Cookie, old man/ 1 said
Fletcher poking him, "and 1*11 tell you
the joke of the season M His hilarity
made Cook sit up.
"Well." he rejoined sleepily, it must
be a fine joke to be worthy waking a fellow
up for.* 1
"It certainly is! Ha, ha!"
" Hm !" snorted Cook and turned over
again,
"Ha, ha!" roared Fletcher, pulling
off his shoes
Bang ! came a pillow from Cook, others
following in its track, and by the time his
ammunition was reduced to the mattress,
Fletcher was in condition to tell the story
of Dick Emrnons bringing a baby to the
D. E. K. house.
'Jove I " cried Cook, jumping out of
bed and piling into his clothes, " Fletcher,
you've given me a tip on the biggest
scoop that ever happened in this jay
town The Examiner '11 raise me large
chunks of salary for landing this/ 1 and
before Fletcher realized it. the front door
banged and Coo& was hurrying toward
the telegraph office.
Phil Cook was the college reporter for
the Examiner, but heretofore his details
had been confined to the conventional
college happenings-. Like all the other
city dailies, when there was a big story
in Berkeley, a special man was sent over
by the Examiner to do the case.
Earlier that same evening a reporter
and an artist l*zd walked in on Cook and
told him the news of a ts^sterious kidnaping
of the baby son of Mr. Hill, the

ailroad magnate. "We've traced the
child to Berkeley," said the reporter,
"but we've lost, the trail. "You're on
your own ground here, Cook, and you
ought to be able to help us. Your reputation
is made with the chief if we can
land this story."
Cook had tried his mightiest but not a
clue could they find. The men had gone
back to the city on the last boat, satisfied
that it was a false clue that had pointed
to Berkeley as the hiding place of the
missing child.
The knowledge that he had found the
child, for he felt sure that the D. E. K.
baby was the missing son of Mr Hill,
sent shivers of delight through Cook.
He would not be regarded in the office
as a scrub college reporter after this.
The absence of all light in the telegraph
office brought him back to reality with a
jar. It was too late to telegraph his
scoop—but there was still the telephone
office and he rushed madly for that, startling
the sleepy operator out of her chair.
11 Give me the city editor" called Cook
when he was connected with the office.
' IIc!!o ! Tve got a bij; story. Iv'e
4 'Too late 1 ' cut ia the voice at the
other end, " we're on the presses now."
and there was the click of a phone hanging
up.
•Connect me again" roared Cook to
the, operator. This time be yelled his
news without any preamble into the surprised
ears of the editor.
*'Kold the line/ 1 came back in excited
tones, while Cook could hear the editor
giving orders to hold the front page for
a top head
M What does the fraternity want with
the money?" came from the other end.
"Money," Cook vaguely repeated,
"what money?"
•'Why, the ransom of course/' thuu
dered the editor, irritated at the precious
noments he was losing.
T HE LO W ELL
•'Why, I don't know about that"
Cook faltered, but an imprecation muttered
at the other end gave him au inspiration.
"Good, good," answered the editor
and hung up.
But when Cook, half an hour later,
crept noiselessly into bed, without awakening
Fletcher, he was not so sure that
his inspiration was wise.
# * * *
"Ahdoo," said Dick Em icons, the
next morning, "you're a gentleman and
a scholar. I quite approve of you,
though I don't go so much on that nurse
of yours. But you've gone lip ten in. my
estimation for sleeping like a top, instead
of kicking up a fuss. I don't know just
which part of your clothing goes on
what, but we'll make a stagger at it,
sonny."
Ahdoo was seated at the head of the
breakfast table and the D, E. K.'s were
so taken up with him. that they overlooked
the morning paper until the
Chinaman poked it under Jones' eyes.
4 * Good Lord, boys " he yelled, ''look
at this!' 1 There, in screeching blackface
type, clear across the front page was
printed:
3:30 A. M. AFTER WRITING THE FOL-
LOWING ACCOUNT THE IDENTITY OF
THE KIDNAPPER OP LITTLE ADOLPH
HILL WAS DISCOVERED BY AN SXAMI*
NHR CORRESPONDENT. JUST BEFORE
GOING TO PRESS THIS PAPER POSITIVE.
LY ASCERTAINED THAT THE MISSING
CHILD IS BEING HELD BY THE DELTA
EPSII.ON KAPPA FRATERNITY OF THR
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. RICHARD
HMMONS, A PROMINENT MEMBER. OF
THE FRATERNITY, IS THH CULPRIT WHO
SNATCHED THE CHILD FROM ITS NORSE
ON THE FEKKYBOAT. IT IS SUPPOSED
THAT THEY STOLE THE CHILD IN THE
HOPE OF RECEIVING ENOUGH RANSOM
TO BUILD A NSW FRATERNITY HOUSE.
Below followed an interview with the
nurse who declared that, while taking
the child to meet his father, just returning
from a long trip, some one on the
ferry boat had snatched him from her
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arms ; the distr
was painted ; and
tectives. all agr<
the motive, filled
The other mi
practically the sa;
appearance of the
aminer disct»
the baby and the
posed kidnappers.
Before the boys
the account the d(
tie "Ahdoo" was
arms, while the
ial air was swept
joy.
•' You'll have to
detective, after the;
EmmoDs' story and
her arms around
him before all tl
you are telling the
to confront the nun
The French mi
pletely and confess
ted with friends on
too late to find her
* *
*' Brace up, Coo]
Alpha Deltas, "it
the paper missed ii
business. You foui
and that was the
landed a scoop, an<
the D. E. Ks."
But when the D.I
ceived a handsome
with a note fcopin
money " would bui]
house in Berkeley,
after ail, "Ahdoo''
Xappa scoop
Report of Corn*
Story Co*
The committee
LOW&LZ. Maaagerne]

THE LOW2LL
arms ; the distracted parents* distress
was painted ; and the theories of the detectives,
all agreeing that ransom was
the motive, filled the rest »f the page.
The other morning papers printed
jjractically the same account of the disappearance
of the child, but only the Examiner
discovered the whereabouts of
the baby and the identity of the supjK>sed
kidnappers.
Before the boys had finished reading
the account the doorbell sounded and little
"Ahdoo" was safe in his mother's
arms, while the railroad magnate's otficia!
air was swept away by his parental
joy.
" You'll have to come along," said the
detective, aftsr they had listened to Dick
Emmons' story and Mrs. Hill had thrown
her arms around his neck and kissed
him before all the boys. " Of course
you are telling the truth, but you 11 have
to confront the nurse with your story."
The French maid broke down completeh
and confessed that she had chatled
with friends on the lower deck until
too late to find her neglected charge.
* * * *
'Brace t!p( Cookie, old boy, 11 said the
Alpha Deltas, "it wasn't your fault that
the paper missed its guess on the ransom
business. You found the kid for them
and that was the big thing. You've
landed a scoop, and it's a rich joke on
the D. E. Ks."
But when the D. E. K fraternity received
a handsome check from Mr. Hill,
with a note hoping that the tl ransom
money " would build the finest chapter
house in Berkeley, it was decided that,
after all, "Ahdoo M was a Delta Epsilon
Kappa scoop
BERTINK WOLLENHERG, *O2.
Report of Committee on Prize
Story Competition.
The committee appointed by the
Management to decide upon
the relative merits of the stories submitted,
presents herewith a partial report.
The competition we consider to
have been a very successful undertaking.
The stories handed iu (over
twenvy in number) were especially
credi table considering the comparatively
short time allowed for their composition.
At least half of tbem are of more
merit than the average story in the
average issue of the LOWELL- With a
few more contests of this kind the
editors would doubtless ac^cire a stock
of matter that would do tuttcb towcrd
solving the problems of their position.
The judges regret that a full report
cannot be presented at this time. Each
one of them has made it bis business to
read carefully all the stories submitted.
Upon cotring together to cast their
votes, it was found that all three were
independently at agreement as regards
the awarding of the first prize. However,
It was found that there was sufficient
difference of opinion respecting
the otLer two prizes to render advisable
a re reading of the next best six or eight
stories. This re-reading th* committee
has been unable to do in the brief tiuze
allowed for its decision, and they accordingly,
in justice to all concerned,
feel that they cannot yet make a complete
report.
The awards of the second and the
third prize will accordingly be announced
in the nest issue of tbeLowsix,
at which time also something may be
said as to tbe points of excellence in
subject or composition npon which a
decision of this kind must always be
based.
As a matter of suggestion to some of
the writers who, following the lead of
numerous cheap magazines of the day,
have gone far afield in tbe selection of
their subjects and the manner in which
they arc treated, it might be noted
that the undisputed winner of tbe first

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8 THE LOWELL
prize has placed bet story in a purely
local atmosphere and treated it in a
thoroughly natural and easy way. For
these and ether obvious reasons the
committee is pleased to announce as the
winner of the first prize, Miss Bertioe
Wolletiberg, in a story of Berkeley life
entitled, "The Scoop of the Delta
Henry F. Ashtoa was a well-known
Boston lawyer and by his practice had
accumulated a large fortune, with which
he and his wife li??d comfortably together
They had an only son, Frank,
the pride of their hearts, who was all
that they rould wisb except that he
lacked somewhat that quality of selfassertion,
although he was by no means
a coward. In his characteristics, Frank
was directly the opposite of his father
in nearly all respects, inheriting his
mother's nature. From early childhood
he had been of a retiring disposition,
extremely =earitivcf asd r-ccscd to dislike
pushing himself forward to any
publicity whatsoever. In school when
he was teased or bullied he submitted,
refusing to fight back, if he could possibly
do so. His father, a stern and exacting
man, not accustomed to bend to
the wishes of others, secretly hoped that
Frank would overcome his timidity In
tLc course of time, es he wished to band
down to him the practice he bad so successfully
built up, atid accordingly Frank
had always the ***st education possible,
botli physical and inoral. In endeavoring
to help Frank along and make a man
of him, Mr. Ashton bad been somewhat
too severe and thoughtless at times,
causing Frank to be a trifle a/raid of
him, which estranged the son from the
father as time went on, although deep
down in his heart there was a father's
A Serious Joke.
Epsikm Kappas."
Respectfully submitted to the managers
and readers of the LOWELL,—
C. C. YOUNG
TRACY R. KBXXBY
P. E. PERHAH
Committee of Award.
love for his son and an earnest and loving
regard for Frank's welfare Neither
Mr. Ashton nor Frank realized the truth
of this estrangement, until in Kter years,
Mr. Ashton had great cause for regret
Frank stead well in his studies, &?a
as the time came for him to enter college,
he dreaded the ordeal somewV.t,as be
bad heard some exaggerated or extreme
stories of hazing- At his father's command,
however, he went and at first
got along well except that he was occasionally
jeered at for his lack of spirit.
Once he created dislike fc* breaking op
a scheittl O'L wild hkuiii% on u fcliow
student, as he felt that it was his duty
and no great excitement or publicity
ccnld result. His enemies resolved on
revcug? and consequently, one day as
Frank was walking alone and farther
from the college than usual, a band of
hazers, surrounding him, forced him to
follow them to a seclnded place near by*
Here they met a similar band who had
brought another victim to the same spot.
This other victim, whom Frank recognized
as a student named Terrill, held a
slight frudge against liisn because of
a former quarrel over some trifle. The
hazers knew this and by various remarks
and taunts forced Tcrxill to f iUcfc bis
opponent. All Frank could do wa* to
defend himself and the fight commenced.
Neither were good fighters but Frank
was quicker on his feet than his oppon-
1
t, and besides th<
which added to
spectators. Once
opponent a good
and fell. It hap]
struck his head 01
dtr^d nncoascions
ing the crowd to ,
the same time pr
approaching Aft
and excitement
she leader of the
and solemn tone:
"Dead! Yes,
Frank Ash ton,
The effect on
He lost his nerve
withont stopping
was ssyiug.
"Dead? Oh, no
dead. I did not till
made me doit.'
He hurled malt:
accusing them of
The crowd, bavicj
taught to acquiesce
all things, slowly
Terrill* still uocon]
Ju*t before Frank
leader turned to hii
" A*htoa, I knOTr
to kill aim. We
accident aad st> it
No blame will be h
Frank, on being
&whtle between
then walked quick);
eyes gazing wildly
been allowed to go
the event, for if he
have seen that the
merely temporary,,
lieved what he had
as if it n*4 been tbe
soon aa he had rea<
vrrote a short letter fc
him that he had
college and wished

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'"in
ent, and besides the ground was slippery
which added to the amusement of the
spectators. Once when Frank gave his
opponent a good blow, Terrill slipped
and fell. It happened that in falling he
struck his head ou a rock and was rendered
unconscious for a short time, causing
the crowd to gather around him at
the same time preventing Frank from
approaching. After much murmuring
and excitement tliere was silence and
the leader of the hazers ..said in a low
and solemn tone:
" Dead ! Yes, dead to the world! and
Frank Ashton, you have killed him."
The effect on Frank was startling.
He lost his nerve completely, and spoke
without stopping to think of what he
was saying.
t4 Dead? Oh, no! don't tell me he is
dead. I did not kill him—no I no! you
made me do it."
He hurled maledictions against ttx-i,
accusing them of the terrible crime.
The crowd, having being previously
taught to acquiesce with their leader in
all things, slowly walked away, bearing
Terrill, still unconscious, with them.
Just before Frank was left alone, the
leader turned to him and said:
lt Ashton, I know you did not intend
to kill him. We all knew it was an
accident and so it shall be reported.
No blame will be laid on you.*'
Frank, on being left alone, brooded
awhile between anger and remorse, and
then walked quickly to his room, his
eyes gazing wildly about. He had not
been allowed to go near Terrill, during
the event, for if he had, he surely would
have seen that the unconsciousness wa^
merely temporary, and so he really believed
what he had been told/end acted
as if it had been the dreadful truth. As
soon as he had reached his room, he
wrote a short letter to his father, telling
him that he had had some trouble at
college and wished to return home im-
THE LOWELL
mediately. While waiting for an answer,
he prepared most of his clothes for
departure and kept to his room during
the interval. In a day, which seemed a
month to him, he received his father's
reply and found he had misplaced his
hope. Mr. Ashton, who supposed that
his son's trouble was of small consequence
as it had generally been, wrote a
stern and peremptory letter, ordering
Frank to stay at college and finish
his education under all circumstances.
Meanwhile Frank had received a short
note from the leader of the hazers, saying
that the matter had been entirely
hushed up and no one suspected him of
the crime. But it was not a thing to be
taken lightly by a boy whose nature
was that of Frank's, and as he could not
go home and face his father, and the
surroundings caused the event to brood
upon his mind so much that he could
not stay where he was, there was only
one course left open to him. The next
day he was missed by his friends and his
parents were notified.
His father and mother were distracted
with grief, his father more especially as
he blamed himself for his son's disaptrance.
Although, they were overcoii
r v^ith sorrow, nothing that could
be

IO
wished to write oace to their son, that
he would be in a certain place within a
certain time. The address given was a
town in South America, and just enough
time was allowed for a letter to go and
come. The letter also said that if word
was not received in the time stated, their
son would never be heard of again. Both
father and mother wrote at once, besides
sending agents down to bring Frank
home, and begged him with all the language
in their power to return home at
once. But fate was again against them.
The ship, which brought the letter up,
was unavoidably delayed for a few days,
and Frank did not receive his parents'
letter and was never heard of again for
many years.
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Long afterwards, Dr. Felton, an intimate
friend of the Ashtons and who had
known Frank since childhood, was traveling
in Europe. At a dinner given by
some of his American friends at Paris,
he met a brilliant and handsome young
man, called Lewis. He pondered to
himself concerning the man, wondering
where he had seen his face before. Presently
he thought of Frank Ashton and
the more he thought of it the more
he became convinced of his identity,
although time had changed his features
much. He invited Lewis to his rooms,
enjoying his company and brilliant talk.
The likeness preyed on his mind and
finally one day in the midst of a conversation
he suddenly said :
"I know you muat be Frank Ashton !
If you are, for God's sake, tell me so."
Lewis was visibly startled, and seeing
that concealment was no longer possible,
broke down completely, confessing that
he was the same Frank Ashton. Felton
gave vent to his joy and then told him
of the sorrow he hid caused. Ke said
that the leader of the hazers had gone to
Mr. Ashton and confessed the foul trick.
He told Frank that Terrill was still alive
and how he had been deceived. Lastly
and worst of all, he told Frank that his
father was dying and that it was plainly
his duty to return home immediately.
Frank then saw his folly and the trick
that had been played upon him. He
promised to hasten home and Felton
wrote the joyous news of his coming,
Frank arrived when his father was
dangerously sick and was forgiven for
his madness in running away. Frank's
return was the btst medicine possible
and bis father mended rapidly and lived
a few years longer. He saw that time
had accomplished for his son what he
could never do. Frank was now a fine,
brilliant man with no lack of selfassertion
and strength of character.
His father always blamed himself for
Frank's running away, but the experience
he had gained was something
that he never could have obtained at
home. He succeeded to his father's
practice and became in time one of the
ablest lawyers in Massachusetts.
A. AMES, '02.
The Hying Minstrel.
William Black, the well known American
minstrel and singer, died last night
in a Chicago hotel, of cancer of the
throat, contracted by incessant smoking.
He leaves a large fortune of more than
five hundred thousand dollars which
will go to the State treasury as he had
neither wife, children nor relatives in the
country and no will has been found.
He will be buried tomorrow afternoon
at the N Cemetery.S. F. Daily
News.
Billy Black lay dying in a Chicago
hotel surrounded by all that wealth
could buy. As he tossed restlessly on
his bed in the darkened room, he reviewed
in his mind all the deeds of his t
iife, and unconciou:
brightened as he thoi
deidsof his youth ai
he had done nothing
had to feel ashamed,
years of his life, In
name and a fortune
his acting; hehadgaj
fortune by his OWJ
though it must be
tune—that much soi
had guarded his ini
"What more can
soliloquized* and noi
but he did not fear
then, does he He th(
restless? He has
children for whom
made; every comfoi
whole soul is filled wi
if I could only see mj
again for the last til
could die in peace; if
them sing, watch th<
die happy." In his
and his nurse came t<
bed, and said to him
"What is it you w<
minstrel show? Then
at present. What! hi
your room? Well, wel
the request of a sick
your death blow: the
ment would kill you, 1
ously, when she realizj
"Bring them here, bj
he cried, raising hims<
''bring them here," h<
see them, hea-r—thsank
down on the pillcj
the effort and the excii
The nurse carefully
him his medicine, and
come quiet, told him
minstrel company of
bad opened up at th|
with flushed face he li;
she hi I promised to set

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life, and unconciously his pale face
brightened as he thought that in all the
de:ds of his youth and of his manhood
he had done nothing of which he really
had to feel ashamed. In the fifty-three
years of his life, he had achieved a
name and a fortune by his voice and
his acting; he had gained this name and
fortune by his own unaided efforts,
though it must be confessed that Fortune—that
much sought for goddess—
had guarded his interests.
''What more can man wish for?" he
soliloquized, and now, he was dying;
but he did not fear death. But why,
then, does he lie there on his bed, so
restless ? He has neither wife nor
children for whom provision must be
made; every comfort is his, yet his
whole soul is filled with longing. "Ob
if I could only see my fellow minstrels
again for the last time, then, indeed, I
could die in peace; if I could only hear
them sing, watch them dance, I could
die happy." In his grief he cried out,
and his nurse came to the side of his
bed, and said to him gently :
"What is it you were saying about a
minstrel show? There is one in the city
at present. What! bring them up to
your room? Well, well, that sounds like
the request of a sick man. It would be
your death blow: the noise and excitement
would kill you," she added seriously,
when she realized his earnestness.
"Bring them here, bring them here 1 !"
he. cried, raising himself upon his elbow,
4 'bring them here," he pleaded, "let me
see them, hea-r—th-e-m—'' and he
sank down on the pillows, exhausted by
the effort and the excitement.
The nurse carefully covered him, gave
him his medicine, and when he had becoiue
quiet, told him that the famous
minstrel company of George Parkman,
had opened up at the Opera House;
with flushed face he listened, and when
she hi 1 promised to see the manager of
the company, he rested easier and soon
fell into an "neasy sleep.
* * * * *
After Parkman had greeted his dying
friend (they had once, years ago, been
partners in a minstrel organization), and
told him of his pain and sorrow on thus
meeting a fellow-artist whom he had
not seen for many years, he aaid to him:
"Now, old man, is there anything
that I can do for you before, be—now?"
And Elack answered, speaking with
difficulty, "George, I know it is much
that I ask of you, but it is my dying
request,"—he stopped for breath—
"If it Is within my power it is
granted, 1 ' answered Parkman.
Then Will cried out, "Pick out your
finest minstrels, bring them here, and
let them dance and sing for me, then—
then—I will die happy 1"
* * * * *
What would the dying minstrel have
given to have been able to join in with
the chosen minstrels, as they sang his
favorite song,—
"Oh, we are artists of the cork so gay,
A merry, merry life we lead,
We take all day to spend our pay.
And for banks we have no need,"
The dying minstrel's eyes sparkled
with delight as he watched the movements
of the dancers. His thoughts
went back to the time when he had
danced as they now were doing, when
he had made a name and fortune. He
sat propped up in bis bed and gazed at
them, his face flushed with pleasure and
excitement. The dancers exerted themselves
to do their best; realizing the
pleasure they were affording the patient,
as well as the oddity of the situation.
Imagine a large, handsomely furnished
room, in one corner the bed of the dying
man, near the doort the nurse and doctor,
and in the center of the room, six blackened
minstrels doing their turn as if
before the footlights !

I
m
Parfcman, the manager, sat by the foot
of the bed. Fifteen minutes, thirty
minutes passed in this way, and no
change in the condition of Black. But
soon his shining eyes began to fade» his
face paled and he slipped down upon
his pillow. Parkman made a sign to
his performers, who quietly left the
room. Black made au attempt to speak
bat failed. He smiled feebly, pressed
the hand of his friend, and with dimming
eyes gently slipped from the present
into the great unknown beyond.
* * * * *
The few who attended the funeral of
Billy Black wondered at that happy exrression
on his quiet face—the expression
so seldom found on the face of those
who have passed away.
E. HARTMAN, '02.
Ji Timely Picture.
1.
The great world of London was in a
state of intense excitement. Newsboys
were selling extras which told how on
the preceding night the dead body of
Charles Brown, a respectable business
man. had been found where he had evidently
been murdered, in a small alley, a
few blocks from his residence in Hackney.
Near the body the police had
found a small antique Turkish dagger.
It had fresh blood stains upon it, and
this, together with the character of the
wounds found upon the body, served to
show how the murderer had done his
work. It appeared that he had attacked
his victim unaware from behind ; and
although the number of wounds inflicted
and the condition of the ground showed
there bad been something of a struggle,
it must have been a noiseless one, for no
one could be found who had heard any
outcry. The murderer had been able to
escape without being seen or heard by
any one, leaving as the only clew by
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which the police might hope to trace
him, the dagger which he had dropped
in his haste to get away.
The police had arrested on suspicion
Thomas Johnson, living in Kensington,
the head clerk in the wholesale hoube of
Dawson & Company, where the deceased
was also employed. He was staid, honest
and temperate, and although a man
of somewhat unsociable and sullen disposition,
and of a violent temper when
provoked, none of his acquaintances
thought him capable of the awful deed
of which he was accused.
There were, however, certain circumstances
that were hard to explain upon
any other hypothesis than that of his
guilt. He and the dead man had had a
quarrel a few hours before the murder,
resulting in a scuffle in which Johnson
was worsted and he had left for home
vowing vengeance. Johnson's landlord
identified the weapon found near the
body as an ornament which had hung on
the wall in Johnson's room, and which
was no longer in its accustomed place.
He gave information to the effect that he
had seen said man leave his lodgings in a
highly excited frame of mind about half
past seven in the evening and return in
a great hurry about half past ten.
Johnson at first took his arrest rather
coolly, but when he read the papers and
saw how strongly all the circumstances
pointed to his guilt, his coolness gave
place to consternation and then to despair.
He had about reached this last
condition when he had a call from a gentleman
who introduced himself as Mr.
William Smith, a barrister.
He was a man of about thirty-five or
forty, industrious, patient^ and (to use a
popular expression) had a "long head. ri
His one great maxim was "A case is
never hopeless." If a man had an apparently
difficult one, he was always advised
to go to Smith. After introducing
himself, he said :
•.'V
" Mr. Johnson, I
case in the newspape;
it over, I have com
that you must be inn
to offer you my legal
hope of any comperi
the pleasure I will e*
an innocent man "
"I thank you ve]
kind offer," replied tJ
"I do not hesitate to
not fail to repay you
tunity."
11 How did you sp
murder ? " asked the'
ney.
"The newspapers:
formed you that I bej
ing-house in Kensiuj
employed as head cl
Dawson & Company
have been unfriendli
maii, a bookkeeper a]
and to his assistai
During the day BroW
solent to me. I rep
and he struck me ii
me down. This natu
angry, and I started
five. When I was
joined me and walk(
pretending to sympat
presence at such a t
aggravate my anger.
at my lodgings, he c
uninvited. However
twenty minutes and
After supper, spmewl
and eight o'clock, I
walk, partly to cool dt
feeling excited and aii
some liniment for my
ing out I met the Iain
I returned in about :
work 01?. some phoU
pastime I am-•.strong
maLing a flashlight pi
•which had been chanl

" Mr. Johnson, I have read of your
case in the newspapers and after thinking
it over, I have corue to the conclusion
that you must be innocent. I have come
to offer you my legal services, not in the
hope of any compensation, but only for
the pleasure I will experience in freeing
an innocent man "
"I thank you very much for your
kind offer/ 1 replied the grateful prisoner.
"I do not hesitate to accept it, but I will
not fail to repay you at my earliest opportunity/
5
u How did you spend the night of the
murder?" asked the business-like attorney.
11 The newspapers have probably informed
you that I board in a small lodging-house
in Kensington and that I am
empio3'ed as head clerk for the house of
Dawson Sc Company. For a long time I
have been unfriendly to the murdered
man, a bookkeeper at our establishment,
and to his assistant, j cities Phillips.
During the day Brown had been very* insoleut
to me. I replied quite sharply,
and he struck me in the face knocking
me down. This naturally made me very
angry, and I started home promptly at
five. When I was leaving, Phillips
joined me and walked home with me,
pretending to sympathize with me. His
presence at such a time only served to
aggravate my anger. When we arrived
at my lodgings, he came into my room
uninvited. However he left in fifteen or
twenty minutes and I had my supper.
After supper, somewhere between seven
and eight o'clock, I went out for a short
walk, partly to cool down—for I was still
feeling excited and angry—partly to buy
some liniraeut for my bruised face. Going
out I met the landlord on the stairs.
I returned in about an hour and set to
work on sonae photography, to which
pastime I am strongly devoted. After
making a flashlight picture of my room,
which had been•• changed that very day,
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I proceeded to develop it Finding myself
short of some chemicals, I ran to the
drug store to get them. On my return
I again met the u-ndlord, locking up the
house for the night. Next morning, on
my way to tlie of5ce; 1 brought the negative
to the photographer's to print.
When I arrived at the store, Mr. Dawson
was engaged and before I had been at
my desk fifteen minutes I was taken into
custody. Those are the facts as I remetiir.tr
them."
With his acate legal perception, William
Smith understood the case immediately.
He asked his client about the
much talked-of dagger. Johnson replied
that he did have such, a dagger, that he
had bought it for the decoration of his
room, that he had not missed it nor could
he account for the detectives' not finding
it.
Smith was surprised to see the prisoner's
arm bandaged, and inquired what it
meant. He was told that in making the
tVshlight picture, Johnson had been
careless and had got his hand burned
when the powder ignited.
The lawyer then asked for the photographer's
and druggist's addresses. Having
obtained these., he left the prisoner to
his thoughts
Iti a few days he returned with discouraging
news. On the night of the
murder a special clerk vfhom he could
not trace had been employed in the drug
store where Johnson bought his chemicals
However he. bad obtained the
photograph and would use it to the best
advantage. On his second visit Smith
told his client that the case as yet looked
very blue, but, however; he would do his
1 -st and never lose hope.
II.
\'. ). on was deeply interested in
tii. trial. Even' stray piece ofnews
o

nanvi of Smith and that Smith had spent
night and day on the casa but could
make little of it, On the other hand the
rumor went round that the prosecution
had evidence which would surely break
down any barrier which the defense
might set up.
On trial-day a motly crowd was gathered
in the co\?.rt-room, ranging from
powdered solicitors to the very .scum of
the metropolis. The usual forms were
gone through ; the prisoner p*eaded not
guilty, demanded ft jury trial'and the
jury was impaneled.
The evidence for the prosecution was
consistent and conx'incing.
First Thomas Shaw, a special officer,
testified that he had discovered the
corpse of Charles Brown about 9. 30,
lately murdered, and had immediately
notified the police A few feet from the
body he had also found a small dirk 01
dagger of unique fashion, about a foot
long.
Then Mrs Brown, the wife of the deceased,
told how he had left the house
about S : 30 and how she had not heard
from him since.
It was also made to appear in the evi
dence that when arrested, the defendant
hud his right arm bandaged as if it had
been hurt in some way ;. and the back of
the hand showed a scar.
Next Mr John Dawson and others in
his employ testified that the prisoner on
the day of the murder had quarreled with
the deceased and after coming to blows,
had left 1 in anger and threatening ven
geance. >,
James Phillips corroborated the testimony
of the preceding vrkness and added
that he had walked home with Johnson
and had tried, but had been unable to
calm him.
Finally the prisoner's landlord, James
Cobson, was called up und told how he
had moved the prisoner's room from the
back to the front part of the house the
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very day of the murder ; how at 7 :30
on that night he had met the prisoner
rushing out-of the house in a highly excited
condition As usual he had gone
down stairs to lock up the house at half
past ten whet; lie met ihe prisoner com
ing in with a great rush and sav/him
burry up-stairs to his room. This witness
also identified the dagger as the
same one which had decorated the wall
in the defendant s room and it was then
introduced as evidence
Counsel for defense had made many
efforts to break down the testimony of
the prosecution by cross examination.
Especially did he question the last witness
about the time ; but he gave the
lawyer no satisfaction - for he said he had
noticed the time in the illuminated Masonic
Temple clock opposite and testified
further that the clock kept correct time.
When the defense was called upon to
bring forward its witnesses it placed the
prisoner on the stand on his own behalf.
Then he told the Court his story with
which the reader is already acquainted.
In his cross-examination the Crown
Prosecutor called attention to * scar on
the. witness* hand and asked what was
the cause of it, to which the witness
promptly replied that it was originally a
blister caused by the powder used in
making a flashlight photograph giving
him the same explanation he had given
to Smith
To corroborate his story they also
placed the photograph on the stand. He
identified the photograph as one printed
by him from a negative left by the prisoner
the day after the murder. The
Court then allowed the photograph as
evidence, for what :r might be worth.
When all the" testimony was in, public
sentiment was plainly against the prisoner,
and it*was hard to see how he could
hope to escape conviction. His only
hope lay in the argument. Would that
avail him anything? During his ad-
:
• ' l
dress to the jury, tli
skilfully reviewed
side and closed witlij
for the defendant's
The whole couri
when the young
was noticed that
ent than for weeks
ing be eagerly clutt
he held in his hand.
" Gentlemen oftb
mit that the evident
my client is very COJ
however, must in
evidence is entirely
that no direct testim
guilt has been produj
to rest my whole arj
but while the Crown,
ing his eloquent retn|
thing which I had
This something \vi\)
to make and to si
raent, but also to dl
confidence the acqii
man. But meanwhi
member two facts
evidence of the pros
the prisoner's cffeci
day of the murder
front part of the hoi
ness Cobson noticed
out and coming in
clock on the Masoi
Bear in mind also
committed in Hacknl
It was later than hs
deceased left his hoi
and it was eariier tl
that is the time whej
The defendant's lodj
ton, at least five mi
from the scene of th<
not, by any availal
tween the two pis
to the other in a
view also the defend
corroborated as it i|

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ss to the jury, the Crowi: Prosecutor
skilfully reviewed the evidence on his
side and closed with an eloquent appeal
for the defendant's conviction
The whole courtroom was hushed
when tbe young barrister arose. It
was noticed that he was less despondent
thasi for weeks and that while speak
ing he eagerly clutched the photograph
he held, in his hand. He said ;
" Gentlemen of the Jury : I must adrait
that the evidence produced against
my client is very convincing But, you,
however, must in turn admit that that
evidence is entirely circumstantial and
that no direct testimony of the prisoner's
guilt has been produced. I had intended
to rest my whole argument on this fact,
but while the Crown Prosecutor was mak
ing his eloquent remarks. I noticed something
which I had overlooked before.
This something will enable me not only
to make and to strengthen this argument,
but also to demand with perfect
confidence the acquittal of an innocent
man. But meanwhile I want you to re
member two facts brought out by the
evidence of the prosecution, namely that
the prisoner's effects were moved on the
day of the murder from the back to the
front part of the house, and thrt the wit
ness Cobson noticed the time of his going
out and coming in from the illuminated
clock on the Masonic Temple opposite.
Bear in mind also that this murder was
committed in Hackney about nine o'clock.
It was later than half past eight, for the
deceased lr-'t his home alive at that time,
and it was earlier than half past nine, for
that is the time when the body was found.
The defendant's lodging was in Kensington,
at least five miles, in a direct line,
from the scene of the crime, and he could
not, by any available mode of travel between
the two places, go from one point
to the other in a half hour. Keep in
view also the defendant's owi"- testimony,
corroborated as it is by the scar on his
hand and by the testimony of the photographic
printer and it must be conceded
as clearly established that the negative of
the photograph which has been admitted
in evidence was made by the defendant
kimscir in his own lodgings and that
therefore he was in his own lodgings
at the time it was made, whenever that
was.
* v Carefully bearing all thes*? facts in
mind, look, gentlemen, on that photograph.
Look, I say. and see what no
one else but myself has noticed and what
I have only noticed for the first time a
few minutes past. The Masonic Temple
clock over the way, which told the hour
when the defendant left his room the first
time and the hour when he returned to it
the last time tells us also in that photograph
(for it appears as a. part of the
photograph itself, the window shade
being open at the time), the hour when
the photograph was taken Look with
me gentlemen, once more at this photograph
and by looking closely you will see
in very minute but clear characters, the
image of that clock indicating the hour
of nine. Gentlemen, it is of course.unnecessary
to add any more. t:
Five minutes later the jury returned
with the unanimous verdict ** not guilty."
[NOTI^—Further investigation by the
detectives proved that Phillips was the
guilty man. He had stolen the weapon
from Johnson's room-on the occasion of
his visit on the evening of the murder-
But that, in the language of my esteemed
contemporary, Rudyard Kipling, is another
story.]
OWEN BIXLS.
The trolley stops; an Irish lady and
ten children climb in.
Conductor—Are these your children,
madam, or id it a picnic ?
The Lady—They are my children and
it's no picnic.—Schoolmaster.

MR. EDITOR:
I come to the tesk of criticising the
LOWBLL as one who, in the past, has
doubted the usefulness of high school
publications, and who still thinks there
are serious objections to their existence
in the smaller schools. But I have become
convinced that, in a large school
such as this, they are an important and
useful factor in school life. They help
to compensate for the loss of the closer
intimacy between pupil and pupil and
between teacher and pupil, which is the
blessing of the smaller schcol; and, when
properly conducted, serve to bring the
varied elements into closer sympathy
and promote the feeling of common
interests. Where the school paper does
this its existence is justified, and it
seems to me the LOWELL has succeeded
in doing this better than any other school
paper of which I know, It is not the
organ of any clique or faction, but represents
the whole school. It depends for
its interest not upon the trivial personalities
or attacks upon individuals, which
spoil so many otherwise good school acd
college papers, but upon a dignified attempt
to engage the better interests of its
readers. May it continue to pursue its
present course.
I wish to add a word to what my predecessors
have said on the subject of
crontibutions. Prof. Jos. Le Conte used
to say that he derived more good from
the preparation of a Icctuie than any
student ever did from hearing it. If
this is true of so profound a thinker,
and one so familiar with his 'subject,
how much more so is it of the pupil who
after careful study and thought upon
some subject in which he is interested,
commits his ideas to writing, and so
delivers his first message to his fellows
through the columns of the LOWBIX.
The State educates for better citizenship
and rightly expects those to whom it
has given largely in the way of education
to make large return by contributing
tc an enlightened public opinion.
IH the future it will be the high school
and college graduates who will be called
upon to lead their fellow men. If this is
true, they must have experience in writing
for newspapers and speaking from
the public platform. Viewed In this
light, it is a privclege and an opportunity
which no pupil should neglect to do his
part toward making the school paper and
schcol debating society a succc ss.
To be of value, a criticism must be
sincere. In Sunday's Examiner Mr.
Brander Matthews lays down a number
of rules for critics, and among other
things he says: i. Form an honest
opinion. 2. Express it honestly. If,
in performing my duty in accordance
with these rules, I shall say anything
which seems severe, let it he remembered
that it i' said only wjth the hope of being
of service to those who have wiitten
for the LOWELL, or may conUwplale so
doing.
The opening story, "An Affair of
Honor," is r\ good first attempt. Of
course there is always a question in
writing on any subject how much we
have a right to borrow from orher
authors. True, the*
under the sun, and
suppose, to find a paj
like, for every story
where a piece of work
own, I would suggej
rigid a* possible wit]
score of originality,
from our own observ;
tion and as little froi
possible. There is a
kind of borrowing, bj
ways be given where
one would think of
modeling his orations
and Shakespeare hims<
He in turn had innj
tors, some of whom
literature to the worl(
the imitation of Addii
in the LOWELL a
how ridiculous it wouj
the author attempted
that he was imitating.d
then, is to sail under
state frankly what we
The language and a
Affair of Honor " are
to a few characteristic
mar, but I suspect t)
the main incident of
reading. I find a nui
tions, due doubtless to|
of the writer, which
effectiveness of the stoi
is also careless as, foi
sentence "The man w|
he is the coward." Yi
faults the story is a
again, Master Kufc
attempt is sute to bel
first if you will give
tion to details.
The next two artit
personal observation ai
of origiuality. Thou«
order, they serve the
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authors. True, there is nothing new
under the sun, and it is possible, I
suppose, to find a parallel, more or less
like, for every story in existence. Yet
where a piece of work is given out as our
own, I would suggest that we be as
rigid as possible with ourselves on the
score of originality, drawing as much
from our own observation and imagination
and as little from other sources as
possible. There is a perfectly legitimate
kind of borrowing, but credit must always
be given where credit is due. No
one would think of blaming Cicer for
modeling his orations after Demosthenes,
and Shakespeare himself borrowed freely.
He in turn had innumerable immitators,
some of whom have given worthy
literature to the world. We all enjoyed
the imitation of Addison that appeared
in the LOWELL a lew months ago, but
how ridiculous it would have been had
the author attempted to conceal the fact
that he was imitating. The main point,
then, is to sail under honest colors and
state frankly what we are attempting.
The language and arrangement cf "An
Affair of Honor " are the author's, even
to a few characteristic mistakes in grammar,
but I suspect that he has drawn
the main incident of the plot from his
reading. I find a number of imperfections,
due doubtless to the inexperience
of the writer, which detract from the
effectiveness of the story. The grammar
is also careless as, for instance, in the
sentence " The man who first weakens,
he is the coward." Yet in spite of these
faults the story is a good one. Try
again, Master Kutner, your second
attempt is sure to be better than the
first if you will give more careful attention
to details.
The next two articles are based on
personal observation and bear the stamp
of originality. Though uot of a hr'gb
order, they serve the purpose for which
they are intended. " O'Driscoll's Repri-
mand *' U an interesting incident, rather
interestingly told. Yet an apology from
Tim for his infraction of rules would
have seemed more modest in a "late
acquisition to the force*' acd s. more
politic speech from the chief would have
been more conducive to discipline without
detracting from Tim*s credit. The
expression "The sergeant immediately
had enlargement of the parts above the
neck" is rather meaningless, and savors
of the milder form of cheap slang so
prevalent on the streets. To the author
of "A Street Car Incident" I am moved
to repeat the old adage, * 4 Brevity is the
soul of wit.*' There is much in her
stoiy that is unnecessary. For instance,
the first paragraph contributes nothing
toward the writer's purpose and a large
part of the remainder could well be
omitted.
The criticism is full of good suggestions,
as might have been expected from
the pen of one so thoughtful and full of
patient interest in the welfare of the
student? as the last mouth's critic is
known to be. In "Oar Mayor" Mr.
Hellman has ventured into the forbidden
realm of politics, bat he has handled his
subject with skill and tf.ct and, though
he says a good many things worth hearing,
he has avoided the objectionable
features so apt to creep into this sort of
literature.
41 San Francisco's New Year's Eve
Celebration" is well described by a
keen and thoughtful observer. "The
Alchemist," judged by its merits, is
worthy of the flace given it in the
LOWELL, yet I could wish for that
happy time, so fervently prayed for by
the editors, when copy will be so plentiful
from the pens of local authors, that
the scissors' editor will be a superfluity.
There is music and a degree of poetic
insight in 4i The Wind and the Sea," but
the parts are of unequal merit. The
first four stanzas are raiher pleasing to

the ear and contain a poetic idea. The
other stauzas add little to what has
already been said, they lack spcafcaneity
and the verse is strained and unmetrical.
This maj* seem severe criticism
on so good an effort, but the poet
must learn to stop when his inspiration
has given out.
The editorials are well written and p.re
on timely topics. The work of the exchange
editors has been uniformly good
during the past year and the " Exchanges"
iu the present number are no
exception. The criticisms, if a little
severe, are always discriminating and
backed up by a plentiful supply oi the
'-gray matter" prescribed for the editors
of a certain other paper. I have
little in the way of criticism or suggestion
to offer to the editors of the ether
departments. The material furnished
by them is apparently accurate, interesting
and in acceptable English. I might
offer two "don'ts," however. Don't call
the teachers •' professor 11 and don't use
the expressions " quite a few," ll quite a
number," etc.
In conclusion I wish to emphasize
what Mr. Clark said in the last issue
THE LOWELL
about the responsibility of the editors
for mistakes of every description found
in the pages of the paper. As illustrating
the privileges consequent upon this
responsibility, I quote from "Literary
Friends and Acquaintances," by Mr. W.
D. He well:, at one time an assistant
editor on the Atlantic Monthly: "As
for the author of' Uacle Tom's Cabin,'
her syntax was such a snare to her that
it sometimes needed the combined skill
of all the proof-readers and assistant
editor to extricate her. Of course,
nothing was ever wzitten into her woxk.
but in changes of diction, in correction
of solecisms,in transportation of phrases,
the text was largely rewritten on the
margin of her proofs. The soul of her
art was present, but the form was so
often absent, that tvhen it was clothed
on anew, it would be hard to say whose
garment the cut was of in many places."
If the editors of the Atlantic Monthly felt
privileged to take such liberties with the
text of the greatest novel ever written
for a specific purpose, surely the editors
of the LOWELL need not feel diffident
about the free use of the blue pencil on
copy submitted to then:. G II S.
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BDITCWAL,
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Robert H. Van
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ttjciuvueti lo contribute arl:<
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New bar
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little chance to critic]
boost and encourage
general. This past m
the beginning of seve
namely, The Lowell
The Lowell Chess ai
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THE LOWELL.
A monthly published by the student* of the
High School.
EDITORIAL STAFF.
EDITORI
W. R. De Leon *aa, Editor.
Robert H. Van Sant, Jr., '03, Hditor Pro. Tern.
ASSOCIATES:
II L. WcHenberic, *02. Lawrence Bu fiord, 'oa.
Nina Blow. '04
Carolyn Fowle. Society Hditor.
Hazel Steen, Debating Editor.
BUSINESS STAFF.
K. Alfred Theobald, '01, Business Manager.
John W, Waiter, 'ox.
F. A. I. in forth. '02. Fred Tatutn, '03

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great many difficulties would have to be
overcome, such as framing a tongue that
could be both spoken and written. This
is no easy matter when one considers
the dissimilarity of the characters; compare
the Greek and German for example.
Think of eliminating Anglo-Saxon
gutterate to suit the Italians; yet all
this must be done.
But, says M. Boilack, this language
would not take the place of existing
languages, only act as a medium, a
second tongue as he terms it. It would
be impossible to conceive of a language
so elastic as to pass for our current mode
of speech.
The secondary, international language
will not be literary to any degree bat
capable of expressing scientific and commercial
terms.
Of the two ways of creating a tongue,
deriving it from existing stock, and producing
it artificially, the Utter being
the only practical method. With this
in view M. Bollock has created one, "La
Langue Bleue," French in name. It is
composed of twenty letters, none having
more than one sound. In Paris there is
a society whose aim is to hit upon some
medium of speech and to it within the
psst year have adhered over fift> other
societies and chambers of commerce.
The nation which invents this will be
famous for time immemorial. Fancy a
Scandinavian and a Mongolian in an
emmigration detention shed, conversing
at first sight, yet our children may witness
such a phenomenon.
*MMdlm der School News, the
Class Pin. middle dass } m of
ganized—a little Previous
say old Lowellites ; but they have
the right spirit. The motive seems to
have been a class pin. Accordingly a
committee was selected to get designs.
They performed their duty well, The
leading jewellers submitted designs ac-
THE LOWELL
companied with bids. The class did
tbeir part and selected the prettiest
—a torch with gold handle and a red
flame surmounted with a white scroll
with L H. S. '03, *ery plain but
artistic in its sirrplirity. Bot here there
was a hitch. The pins were ordered at
$2.25 each, on their merits on jjaper.
When they were delivered to the pu;;c
lasers uniformly long faces were worn,
carrying with them the expression
"buncoed b'gosh. n As some described
it, the gold would pas^ for brass and tbe
enamel for cheap glass. If any more
are ordered, they should be finished in
red gold for tbe handle and deep red
enamel for the flame. We should think
that the jewelers, for reputation's sake
would be willing to make the desired
changes if properly approached, without
any extra expense. We are sure that
more pins would be ordered after the
alterations.
announced in tbe Feb-
"he Prize Story ruary LOWBIX, has
Contest turned out to be a
great success, so thiak
the editors. Numerous inquiries came
pouring tn, Inter followed by manuscripts
from writers who had deemed
the LOWELL too insignificant to publish
their works. Evidently the $5, $5 and
$1 proved a great attraction. Some of
the generous said that they would turn
the prizes over to the Athletic Association—very
foolish indeed. Why not
let the LOWELL give the funds as it has
always done?
But now, to be serious, Lowell ought
to be complimented on her showing as a
whole, over twenty copier, being submitted.
With these on hand we ougbt
not to ran shor+ in April, but still do not
let this assertion diminish your energy*
for your copy may be better than those
received.
We consider Miss Wollenberg's story
by far the best of anything in its line
that thf: LOWELL has handled for a long:
time, and are glad to award her tbe prize.
—X —if jrri
In looking over last
I was surprised to
carelessness the Jacob
been misspelled Some
I offer this as an a
needed, and hope that
again.
Whitns, from Seattl
you on your new covei
not mention it oursei
numerous exchanges
meat on your old c<
careless mistakes in t>
appearance of the p
fug-a-tive instead of fi
also some criticisms
Breaking of the Tab
good, the adjectives
generally well chosen
short. However, in t
there is needless rep
sentence, "the sun w
second, "the departiu
the third, "Its crest
illustrates my point,
paragraph might \
merged with the fifl
fourth would have inn.
In the fourth paragn
of general clearness, o
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In looking over last month's LOWELL
I was surprised to find that through
carelessness the Jacob Tome Monthly had
been misspelled Some and not corrected.
I offer this as an. apology, if one is
needed, and hope that it will not happen
again.
Whims, from Seattle, we congratulate
you on your new cover. Though we did
not mention it ourselves, we noticed in
numerous exchanges an adverse comment
on your old cover. But inside,
cureless mistakes in typography hurt the
appearance of the paper ; for instance,
fug-a-tive instead of fug-i-tive. \\ e have
also some criticisms to offer on "The
Breaking of the Taboo." The idea is
good, the adjectives and epithets are
generally well chosen, the sentences are
short. However, in the first paragraph,
there is needless repetition ; in the first
sentence, u the sun was sinking/' in the
second, "the departing sun's beans," in
the third, "Its crest sank from sight,"
illustrates my point. Then the second
paragraph might better have been
merged with the fifth ; the third and
fourth would have made an introduction.
Iu the fourth paragraph there is a lack
of general clearness, owing to an attempt
to make clear the specific points. Also
on the second page a recasting and com
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bination of two or three short paragraphs
would be an improvement. In the fourth
sentence the modern road seems but of
place. Do "chivalry," which relates to
mediaeval times, "phalanx," reminding
one of the ancient Macedonian supremacy,
and "clansmen," a Scottish term, all
belong to the early Hawaiian tribe? We
think not. But our pen has run away.
We do not wish to discourage the writer*
but on the other hand to encourage him,
as with practice he wilt do well. We
should not be obliged t:o make these
criticisms, the Whims* editorial staff
should have done so and had the article
recast before printing. You will find the
same criticism of our own work in the
LOWELL for February.
The Breeze (L-os Banos, Cal.)- shows
the right spirit in the February exchange
column. We are sorry we have misplaced
the number containing the poem
(a verse in a single line) in question.
The sonnet has fourteen iambic pentameter
lines, with the following rime
system : a, b, b, a, a, b. b, a, in the first
eight lines ; the last six lines may be c,
d, e, c, d, e, or c, d, c, d, c, d, or several
other arrangements ; in the best sonnets
the last two lines dw not rime in a couplet,
as that attracts attention from t.ie
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remember, we do not THINK that tbe
poem in question was of this form.
We like to have the TufIonian > from
Tufts College, Mass., to exchange with
us. The Deceml>er number contains some
vtxy good material. *'A Freshman Invitation*
' is clever, a biography is an
unusual and pleasing feature, and "The
World Beyond the Fence 1 ' shows the
author to be observing and thoughtful
in a different line from that frequently
seen in our exchanges. The February
number is equally good. u Up the Assabet"
pleased us particularly. Only one
criticism. Where is the exchange
column?
Did you get onto that banana peel at
the foot of the stairs?
"Yes," replied the office boy, "I
tumbled."—Ex.
The College Barometer from Corvallis,
Oregon, is a fine paper. It contains
some very sensible articles, the cover is
good, and the opening story is both
original and well written.
The commonplace cover of the Baker
City High School Nugget does not belie
its contents, with the exception of the
M Exchanges " which are very well writ-
ten.
The Lynn Classical High School GazeHe
presumes a good deal in calling itself
"classical," when it contains very little
besides school and athletic notes.
The High School sEgis from Oakland
says, in the February number that " < he
management intended to make this s£gis
the best ever issued." It has certainly
succeeded, for there is not a more original
or bettex arranged paper among our exchanges
for this month.
The Northern Illinois seetns to labor
under the altogether false delusion that
the "Exchange column" should contain
jokes and nothing else.
" It's all up with me," said the umbrella
'•How so?" asked the needle.
11 It was this weigh, IT began the scales.
11 Shut up," retorted the umbrella.
(l Nit," replied the yarn.
t( Oh, come off," said the mitten.
" Hit him," said the hammer.
11 1*11 stand by you," said the ezseL
" You can count on me," said the slate.
"Take that," said the pill.
" It's all over now," said the ceiling,
"I'll keep shut hereafter," said the
umbrella.— Ex,
The monkeys, our ancestors, were
educated in the higher branches.—Ex.
HE KNEW
Teacher.—"Name one important thing
that did not exist a hundred years ago"
Johnny Thickneck (promptly). "Me! 1 '
DEFINED.
" And what is diplomacy ? " asked the
almond-eyed youth.
l( Diplomacy," replied the mandarin,
11 is the art of making concessions."
Hollingsworth.—" Say, Brannaxnan, as
you T re a farmer, how can you tell the ?.ge
of a turkey?"
Brannamau.—" By the teeth, sir."
Hollingsworth—"Now, that sounds
a lot like a farmer, doesn't it? Don't
you know a turkey fies no teeth ? "
Brannaman.—" Well, you big geeser,
Jhave." /
NATIONALITY OF BACTERIA.
Some newsboys had overheard a discussion
among several doctors,
"Say," said one, "what are those
things the doctors call ' bacteria ? ' "
"Oh, they're some kiad of French
things. They come from Paris and are
called ' Parishes.' "
" Oh, no ! They're German, and that's
why they call them * germs," said another.
.•No that's not rig:
up a third. ^They're
Dr. White call them m]
TO CORRBSPOJ
| Laureate.—Good u:
i use of the phrase" the
7 remember that the day]
S. Weller, Sr.—No,
fied in referring to
merely becaus-* he liv
Chautauquan .—Tbe |
pass a satisfactory homj
peare's Hamlet is to
1 guide to Strat-ford-ou-
"TllK RETURN Ol
11 1 really am obliged to >
ri\ my book.
It moves me much to lool
t no more to look ;
I It 'minds me of the early
i to you,
• When life was young an<
: this oid book was nl
; "How well does memory
it shone;
The day I saw it, coveted]
my own;
And vividly I recollect v
Admired it, then borrow
away.
And aow it coiues to me
of time,
Wearing the somewhat
beyond their prinii
Old book you need a res1
upon the shelf,
Just try and hang tog<
through myself."
A London aewspa]
in all seriousness
agery" of the Irish
struggle for home n
the blood-thirstiness
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"No, that's not right, either," spoke
up a third. " They're Irish, for I heard
Dr. White call them * mikerobes.' "—Ex,
To CORRESPONDENTS.
Laureate.—Good usage permits the
use of the phrase " the night falls/ 1 but
remember that the day breaks.
S. Weller, Sr.—No, you are not justified
in referring to a writer as a pig
merely becaus; he lives by his pen.
Chautauquan.—The best way to compass
a satisfactory home study of Shakespeare's
Hamlet is to buy an illustrated
guide to Strat-ford-on-Avon.
"Tin: RJ-:TITRN OF THE BOOK."
" 1 really am obliged to you for bringing back
my book.
It moves me much to look whereon 1 thought
110 more to look ;
It'miuds me of the early time when it was lent
to you.
When life was young ami hope was fair, and
this old book was new.
"How well does memory recall the gilt that on
it shone ;
The day I saw it, coveted it, and bought it for
ray own ;
And vividly i recollect you called around that
day,
Admired it, then borrowed it, and carried it
away.
And now it conies to me again across the lapse
of time*
Wearing the somewhat battered look of those
beyond their prime.
OKI book you need a rest—but ere you're laid
upon the shelf,
Just try and hang together till I read you
through myself."
—c.x.
BLOODCURDLING NAMES OF IRELAND
A London newspaper writer points out
in all seriousness that the " natural savagery
"of the Irish peasantry in their
struggle for home rule might be due to
the blood-thirstiness of the names of their
towns and country districts. Many of
these places are named "Kii" something
or another— 11 Kil" in Irish meaning
church—such as Killarney, Killaloe,
Kildare, Kilkenny, Kilrush, and Kilruddery.
The Londoner, while traveling
in Ireland, was considerably startled
on hearing at a railway station the following
conversation between two wildlooking
peasants.
"I'm just afther bein 1 ove.* to TCilpatrick,"
said one.
u An' I," replied the other, u am afther
being over to Kilmary."
u What murderers they are ! " thought
the Englishman. "And to think they
talk of the : r assassinations so publicly!"
u And where are you goin' now, Jim?"
asked assassin No. 1.
"I'm goin' home to Kilmore," was
No. 2's reply. The Englishman's blood
curdled.
"Kilmore is it? 11 said the other.
a Faix, you'd bether be comin' wid.me
to Kilumaule."
The frightened Englishman went no
farther on his journey. He waited at
the station for the next train back to
Dublin, and returned to England by the
first boat.—Popular Mechanics.
Ji Translation.
[/Eneid Bk. IV ; II. 522-528.]
Over the earth the night brought gentle sleep
to the weary;
Stilled were the restless waves, the murmuring
forest was quiet;
Silently meanwhile the stars in their gliding
courses were rolling:
Stilled all the land, and the birds of beautiful
plumage;
Some on the lakes that lie all placid and wide
in the darkness,
Others in open field in ragged bushes low
dwelling ;
Under the silent night in sleep all creatures
were resting,
Freed fruin their cares at last, with hearts forgetful
of troubles.
(J. SPRATT, in the LOWELL, January, IS-JS.)

EDITED BY HAZEL STEEN.
Mock Trial.
One of the most interesting programs
presented in the Debating Society during
the past month was the mock trial
held on February i7rh. Unlike previous
attempts, which have for the most
part come under the jurisdiction of the
criminal courts, this was a civil suit,
and therefore did away with one of the
most prominent features of former trials,
namely, the selection of a jury. Mr.
Bufford occupied the judicial bench in
the absence of President Seeli* The
attorney for the plaintiff was Mr. Harnson;
for the defendant, Mr. Schlesinger.
Tne opportunity for displaying cleverness
in cross examination was made the
most of by the opposing counsel. Ac-
Qovaxng to the requirements of the case
several of the witnesses were obliged to
sustain characters on the stand. An element
of humor was introduced into the
strictly legal conduct of the case when
any u these witnesses forgot their parts
In illustration of the foregoing, one
when asked his name, was obliged to
cor-ess that it had slipped his memory
As the time for the adjournment of the
court dre* near, both lawyers e«rt-d
all their remaining energy, each hopimr
to win his case. However, when the
final pleas had been delivered, the-judge
rendered a decision in favor of the defendant.
The case itself, though clearly conceived,
is too complicated to be here
stated in full, and unless so stated, it
could not be understood. Mr. Clark,
who was present, advised that, after it
has been more carefully developed, it
should be repeated. Therefore, in conclusion,
I shall say that all those members
who were not present the first time,
should, if the trial is given again, by all
means hear it.
Senior Class Debates.
In conformity with the plan stated in
the February LOWELL, the two senior
classes have held Lheir separate debates
before the society. The questions, selected
by Mr. Clark, dealt with phases in
the history of the United States closely
related to the work then being done in
both classes. Mr. Young's class held its
debate on February 14th. The question
was, Resolved, that in the election of
Lincoln to the presidency in 1S60, there
was no danger to slavery in the southern
states sufficient to justify secession as a
preventive.
Affirmative. Negative.
Miss Wollenberg, Mr. Van Sloun,
Mr. Theobald, Mr. Maryenski,
Mr. Haas, Miss Harter.
The merits of the debate were decided
by thrce judges selected from the other
class, who gave victory to the affirmative.
However, the real object
determine the two best s
to a committee of the
named Mr. Van Sloun a
A week later, Mr. C!a
its debate before the so
question, Resolved, that
reference to the protectio
tion of the system of nej
enacting of the Fugitive
1S50 was a mistake.
Miss Scribner,
Mr. Boericke,
Mr. Seelig,
A Nutshell \
VOL. x.
A winning will
A sunny smilq
A feather ;,
A tiny talk,
A pleasant wuj
Together.
VOL. II.
A little doubt
A playful pou
Capricious ;
A merry miss
A. stolen kis*
Delicious I
VOJL I] I
You ask mam
Consult papii,
With pleas
Ami both rep
This rash eve
At leisure
He doesn't know his Hi
And Latin he always hj
Ke always bluffs in Scit
His Histo.y knows no d
In Algebra he is put do
In Drawing he gets " i
He knows not how an
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However, the real object of the debate, to
determine the two best speakers was left
to a committee of the teachers, who
named Mr. Van Sloun and Miss Harter.
A week later, Mr. Clark's class held
its debate before the society, upon the
question, Resolved, that considered with
reference to the protection and preservation
of the system of negro slavery, the
enacting of the Fugitive Slave Law of
1S50 was a mistake.
Affirmative. Negative,
Miss Scribner, Miss Kendall,
Mr. Boericke, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Seeiig, Mr. Levy.
Nutshell Novel.
VOL. I.
A winning wile,
A sunny smile,
A feather;
A tiny talk,
A pleasant walk,
Together.
VOL. II.
A little doubt,
A pinyful pout,
Capricious;
A merry miss,
A stolen kiss,
Delicious! !
VOL. III.
You ask mamma,
Consult papa,
With pleasure ;
And both repent,
This rash event
At leisure ! !
V. BM 04.
The decision was rendered in favor of
the affirmative. The two best debaters
chosen were Mr. Boericke and Mr. Graham.
At some future date, these two
victors in each class will bold a joint
debate to discover the foremost debater
of all.
The great interest taken in these debates
by the two senior classes has been
most satisfactory. In both instances, the
room was filled to its utmost capacity by
students who preserved admirable order.
How advantageous it would be to the
society and students alike, could this
interest be preserved !
Rags, Rags, Rags.
Mr. Baker asked for rags,
Anything from sacks to bags,
Mr. Baker got them not,
Whereupon he boiled red hot.
Mr. Baker raised a fuss—
Bat he did not swear or cuss—
Simply said we could not work,
If we did our duty shirk.
Mr. Baker waits in vain,
Thus renews his threat again,
The class arrives—the rags do not—
How hard, how hard is Baker's lot!
Mr. Baker got 'em bad.
Said that every lass and lad
Must bring their rags that very day,
Or else they'd have to stay away.
If all the class would stay away,
We would have a holiday,
That is what we all desire—
Put your rags into the fire!
He doesn't know his English,
And Latin he always hates.
He always bluffs in Science,
His History knows no dates.
In Algebra he is put down,
In Drawing he gets " 1>,' !
He knows not how an " S " looks now ;
Pray, reader, are you he 3
Is This You?
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He always takes a bac •' ^t,
(Goes 'way hack and sits down)
Although at this the teacher
May give to him a frown.
He knows, though, when the lesson
Does not extend so far,
He knows when 3.15 comes,
'Tis time to take the ca r.
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SOCIETY
On Saturday evening, February the
twenty-second, Washington's Birthday,
Delta Chapter of Alpha Sigma Sorority
gave a "bal poudre" at the home of
Lillian Aitken, 3663 Washington street.
The ball room was very prettily decorated
with large American flags. Under
each gas fixture was one of the sorority
pennants, and around the fixtures were
long sprays of ivy. Most of the girls
wore Colonial costumes, and with the
powered hair the effect was charming.
A delightful little supper was served at
about eleven.
Daring the past month Delta of Theta
Chi has initiated Louis Brewer, George
Middleton and Duncan H. Davis.
Gamma Chapter of Pi Delta Koppa
Fraternity has initiated Dan Volkmann,
Miss Ottilia Gillilane entertained
Delta of Lambda Theta Phi at her home,
127 Sixth Avenue, on the afternoon of
February the twentieth. The dining
room was prettily decorated with daffo-
•Jils and ferns, and everyone had a very
pleasant tiue.
The members of Delta of Laoibda
Theta Phi were the guests of the Misses
Alice and Marian Burr on February the
twenty-second, at their home 1722 Vallejo
street. The games, decorations and
refreshments were appropriate to the
day. All enjoyed themselves immensely.
Miss Elizabeth Lee gave a luncheon
in honor of Delta of Lambda Theta Phi
on March the first, at her borne in Mill
Valley. In spite of the rain all the girls
had a splendid time.
EDITED BY MISS CAROLYN TOWLE.
On February the iourteenth, the Phi
Alpha Sigma, a new Sorority lately
founded at Lowell, gave a delightful
evening in honor oi their two new members,
Verna Ray and Cornelia Hinchman,
at the home of Gertrude Gorter, 875
Chestnut street. Being an occassion to
which the girls responded with unusual
warmth, Saint Valentine put ij his
claim, especially in the supper room,
which was resplendent with pink and
silver hearts. Charming souvenirs were
criven which were characteristic of both
:he Sorority and Valentine's Day.
The following Thursday, a tea was
given in honor of the same new mem
bers at the home of Elyza V. Zobel, 1308
Pine street.
An interesting engagement that has
just been announced is that of Miss Lyla
JeauueUe Vincent and Clement Calhoun
Young.
Miss Vincent is the daughter of Mrs.
Jeannette Vincent, and is a young- lady
of more than ordinary scholastic attainments.
She is a member of the Kappa
Alpha Theta Sorority of Stanford, and
is of the class of '03.
Mr. Young is well known in cduca-tional
circles in this city. He is at the
head of the English department of the
Lowell High School, and is president of
the San Francisco Teachers ; Club. The
marriage will take place some time this
month at the home of the bride's mother,
2015 Golden Gate avenue.
The LOWELL extends congratulations
in behalf of the school.
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Dacatti
A teacher once told
a composition about
M^st in my School Lj
littie chap wrote a pap
Perhaps more of us f<
but don't dare to admj
we all are very hap
does come. On Man
day) begins a week 1 ;
very strenuous Hie w
school year. But to
still fuller, we will ai
on Wednesday, Thurs
the week preceding,
ers' institute will be
days. Truly the god:
School
February, 1902, a\
new phase in our Hig
that of an orchestra
of some of the boys
Minstrel Show cat;
establish a School <
to provide the music
ment. but also to o
nent body. A few
men took the matt'
and met with reman
teen players being prj
time of three days.]

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Vacation I
A teacher once told her class to write
a composition about "What I Enjoy
Most in my School Life." One bright
little chap wrote a paper on " Vacation! "
Perhaps more of us feel the same way,
but don't dare to admit it. At any rate
we all are very happy when vacation
does come. On March the 24th (Monday)
begins a week's respite from the
very strenuous lite we lead during the
school year. But to fill our cup of joy
still fuller, we will also have vacation
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
the week preceding. The annual Teachers'
Institute will be held on those three
days. Truly the gods are good to us !
School Orchestra.
February, 1902, has brought out a
new phase in our High School activities,
that of an orchestra. With the efforts
oi'sorue of the boys to have a successful
Minstrel Show came a movement to
establish a School Orchestra, not only
to provide the music at that entertainment,
but also to organize as a permanent
body. A few of the upper class
men took the matter into their hands
and met with remarkable success, sixteen
players being procured in the short
time of three days. At the end oi a
week a " director " had been chosen out
of our own number who not only understands
his work but surpasses the greatest
expectations of those who chose him.
Under his leadership the boys have been
doing fine work, their efforts being pervaded
with an enthusiasm which means
success. It has been decided that the
orchestra is to provide a considerable
part of the entertainment at the Minstrel
Show. The playing is rapidly getting
down to concert shape due partly
to the influence of its director and partly
to the excellent material which he has
to handle. Rehearsals are held twice a
week at the boys* houses, where, after
practise, pleasant evenings are spent.
Musical incidents are often related by
the " director,*' which on account of his
experience prove very instructive. Any
one desiring to join the orchestra should
make application to the manager. The
instrumentation is as follows:
1st Violins:—Goldsmith (director),
'03 ; Siebenhaur, '04, Kergan, '02, Levy,
'02.
2nd Violins:—Kauffman, '04, Behlow,
'03.
Cellos:—Pollak. '05, Abramson, Newfield,
(manager) '02.
Piano:—Barthels, '04.
Flute:—Schweitzer, '06.
Clarinet:—Spadiua.

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Cornets:—Baue, '02, Cline.
Horn:—S. Field.
Pruai:—Tuneson.
M. N., '02.
Athletic Constitution.
It is oow a little over two years since
the present Athletic Constitution was
adopted. It was printed in the LOWELL
for February, 1900, and the whole school
became familiar with it. The present
seniors were then juniors. Consequently
there are now three classes in the school,
or four-fifths of the entire attendance,
who have never seen the constitution.
For their benefit, as well as for the benefit
of those seniors who have forgotten
about it, we have reprinted Article X,
on Fines, Dues, and Assessments, as
follows:
SECTION I. The dues of this association
shall be ten cents for each of the
twelve calendar months. Dues become
payable on the first of each month, and
must be payed on or before the last day
of each month, else they become delinquent
and the member owing becomes
subject to the fine mentioned in section
3 below. But the dues for Julj r are not
delinquent if paid at auy time during the
following August.
SEC. 2. But at any time any member
who is not delinquent in his dues may
by the payment of fifty cents in advance
receive credit for six months' dues. Also
such payment if made in August (the
previous July's dues being unpaid) shall
give credit from July 1st to January ist,
inclusive. The treasurer .shall give a
receipt to those who pay in accordance
with this section, showing on the receipt
and on the accompanying stub, from
what month to what mouth dues are
paid.
SEC. 3. Wnen dues become delinquent
(as per section 1) a Sue of five
cents shall be added for each month for
which dues are delinquent and unpaid.
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SEC 4. When a member has become
delinquent in a month's dues he shall be
notified by the treasurer. If he fails to
pay the next month, or after he is delinquent
two months, he shall be notified
again, and unless by that time or before
he has paid the two months 1 dues with
the accompanying two months 1 fines,
his name shall be reported to the Board
of Directors and the offending member
dropped from the association by that
body. He shall not be eligible to rejoin
the association except by paying
fifteen cents for each month that has
elapsed from the month he has last paid
for to the month when he rejoins.
SEC. 5. Any member who wishes to
resigr: from the association shall hand to
the Board of Directors a written resignation.
If the dues of the member are
fully paid up, including the month in
which the resignation is handed to the
Board, it shall be accepted by the Board.
Any member who has thus resigned
shall be eligible to rejoin the association
by paying &VG cents for each month that
has elapsed from the month he has last
paid for, to the month when he rejoins.
SEC. 6. The dues of a member shall
commence on the month in which he is
elected by the Board of Directors and
shall cease on his graduation, or on his
leaving school before graduation, except
in case of the ordinary vacation. Should
he re-enter the school after being absent
at least two month?, exclusive of vacation,
his membership shall be resumed
without payment for the intervening
months. But should he be absent a less
time than above mentioned dues must
be paid for the time absent. A senior
who graduates shall pay to the month
after which he receives his diploma, at
which time his membership in the association
shall cease.
SEC. 7. When deemed wise assessments
may be proposed by the Board of
Directors, and presented by a committee
J
of their number to ii
of tha association for
rejection. Wben ad
thirds membership ofj
assessments shall be
payable. Those faments
shall be ci
bat any member op!
when they are levied/
without receiving a
member of the associ:
Dancing
Some of the "younj
have organized a di
meets on Friday aft<
Farreirs cotillion hj
Bush. The meetinj
able. Students of
dially invited to join
any Friday afternoon
We urge the students
zations of this kind
ment of school life
dents into sccial coni
which is an essential
spirit.
The Fores;
The Lowell Forest
pering under the g<
Mr. Koch and Mr. KJ
of the various membl
club has many draw)
bright future is antici
At the last meeti:
that the. trip to Ber
trees of the Universi
poned till some other
elected for the mana;
were Mr. Koch, M:
Cooper. Other mi:
brought up which
dispute.
Chess
Daring last year ;
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of their number to individual members
of the association for their acceptance or
rejection. When accepted by a twoihirds
membership of the association the
assessments shali be declared levied and
payable. Those favoring the assessments
shall be expected to pay them,
but any member opposing them may,
when they are levied, refuse to pay them
without receiving auy discredit as a
member of the association.
Dancing Club.
Some of the " young folks '' of Lowell
have organized a dancing club which
meets on Friday afternoon at Professor
Fan-ell's cotillion hall, on Polk near
Bush. The meetings are very enjoyable.
Students of both sexes are cordially
invited to join or come to lock on
any Friday afternoon after school hours.
We urge the students to join,since organizations
of this kind increase the enjoyment
of scboo* life and bring the students
into social contact with each other,
whi^h i« aa essential to a lively school
spirit.
The Forestry Club,
The Lowell Forestry Club is still prospering
under the good management of
Mr. Koch and Mr. Kelley, with the help
of the various members. Although the
club has many drawbacks at present a
bright future is anticipated.
At the last meeting it was decided
that the trip to Berkeley to study the
trees of the University grounds be postponed
till some other time. The officers
elected for the management of this trip
were Mr. Koch, Mr. Kelley and Mr.
Cooper. Other minor subjects were
brought up which caused unnecessary
dispute.
Chess Club.
During last year several enthusiastic
chess players in the student body organ-
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ized a very successful chess club, which
held its meetings under Mr. Walker's
hospitable roof in Room 1. Numerous
tournaments were held in addition to
the regular meetings of the club, and
the members obtained much enjoyment
and instruction from the organization.
The success of this club has led to its
reorganization under the name of the
Lowell Chess and Checker Club. Regular
meetings will be held every Monday
at 3:15 in Room 11, where all devotees
of these games will be welcome. It is
the intention of the members to arrange
fov a tournament with some other High
School at an early date. Drawing for
places in the local tournament will soon
take place and all interested in chess or
checkers should sign the membership
roll at once so as to participate in the
first contest*
Minstrel SLotv.
The date of the minstrel show ;s not
positively set, but it will take place some
time at the end of this month. Judging
from present prospects it will be an undoubted
success. Some half dozen successful
and very encouraging rehearsals
have been held at Cotillion Hall in the
afternoons. Steve Douglas, ex-Lowell*
ite football player and end man, is training
the chorus, in which about forty
students are singing.
A number of boys have turned out to
compete for the place of end man.
Douglas thinks there is enough good
material to have three men on each end.
That certainly ought to keep the fun
hopping. Besides the minstrel show
proper there will be a second part to the
entertainment. This will consist of various
numbers, musical and otherwise.
Any one who can do auy keen stunt
should let the manager, George Middleton,
know, and ^ct a chance to make
himself famous.

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The Lowell Camera Club.
A new society has been organized by
certain members of this school, known
as the "Lowell Camera Club." The
purpose of this organization is to study
photography in all its branches. The
members of this club have great advantages
because they derive actual benefits
from it. It is the intention of the promoters
to hire and establish a dark room
for the use of its members. The first
meeting was very successful. Active
membership is restricted to the members
of the Lowell High School. vStudents
desiring to become members will receive
necessary information on applying to
any of the following committee: Mr.
Mattner, Miss Scribner, Miss Welsh,
Mr. Blanckenburg, Miss Bloch and Mr,
De ManieL
Middle Class Meeting.
A meeting of the three Middle classes,
namely the Greek and two Latin Scientific,
was held February 6, 1902, for the
purpose of organizing, electing class officers
and adopting a class pin.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr. Kelley, who, after a few remarks,
suggested that a chairman pro tern, be
elected. Nominations were declared in
order and as Mr. Fletcher received the
IN ENGLISB.
Prof. K —What are the chief religions
of India ?
1st Pupil.—Buddhism.
2nd P..pil.—Mohamedanism.
3rd Pupil.—Paganism.
HEARD IN LATIN.
Prof. X e— "What is the imperpect
Indicative active of sum ? "
B ai—'- Eram. eras, erat, eramus
ERASTUS. erant."
(8 m is now known as Rastus).
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requisite number of votes, he acted as
the chairman.
Nominations for permanent offices
were then deJared in order. A number
of candidates were nominated and as a
result of the election the following were
successful in the various offices: President,
Mr. Darling; vice-president. Mr.
Falk; secretan*, Mr. Dillon; treasurer,
Mr. Koran.
The president then took the chair and
brought up the subject of selecting a
class pin. A motion was made that a
committee of three be appointed to visit
the leading jewelers to get designs
selecting the prettiesr and submitting
them to the class. Those appointed
were Miss O'Connell, Latin A., Miss
Gortei, Latin B-, Miss Lyons, Greek.
No further business being on hand a
motion was made that the meeting be
adjourned.
A second class gathering was called
February 13, 1902. The first matter
brought up was the voting on a class
pin.
The designs having been submitted a
vote was cast and by a large majority a
pin representing a torch was adopted.
Mr Horan, who ^as elected treasurer
at the previous meeting, sent in his
resignation. Another ballot was cast
for the office of treasurer and Miss Gorter
was elected.
The meeting then adjourned.
HEARD IN HISTORY '05.
Miss PJ—w—n—(After a discussion on
heretics) " Henry the 6th was a heretic."
Mr. «*—gi_y_'«in What respect ? "
Miss B—" He had fits/'
Vic Levy (in L. Sr. Latin) translating
"Not only! Well I don't know what
" culpatus " means ! "
Prof. Walker—'* It means blamed ! "
Vic (translating)— u Not only the
blamed Paris " ! !
This has been a b;
letics, the inclement
both games and coi
team has made one c]
ing retired in favor
fuss, though apparej
handle a six-footer, d!
well. He handles volj
and has a nasty littll
lobs and drives out
reach. If he should
play Lowell need not'
The swimming cap]
there is no news for
true that another tryj
no changes in thu V.
suited. Reports fron
ball and track are a]
that we. can do is
weather, a successful
day and baseball gam)
Track
With the help of -
cst taken in making .
be a c: edit to Lowell
Every Monday, Wedi
tweair *"• thirty be
hard at work at the si
Saturday, March 8.,
class field-day on thj
track- The events h
lows: 50 yard dash,
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This has been a bad month for athietics,
the inclement weather defeating
both games and contests. The tennis
team has made one change, Cassell haviug
retired in favor of Beyfuss. Beyfuss
though apparently too small to
handle a six-footer, does so remarkably
well. He handles volleys with accuracy
and has a nasty little habit of placing
iobs and drives out of his opponent's
reach. If he should be called upon to
play Lowell need not fear for hei honor.
The swimming captain declares that
there is no news for this month. It is
true that another tryout was held, but
tin rhnng?? in the team's make-up resulted
Reports from baseball, basketball
and track are also indefinite. All
that we can do is to pray for clear
weather, a successful Bay county fieldday
and baseball games.
Track News.
With the help of Mr- Koch the interest
taken in making' up teams, that will
be a cudit to Lowell, bas not subsided.
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
twenty or thirty boys may be found
hard at work at the school lot,
Saturday, March St there was an interclass
field-day on the Berkeley cinder
track. The evcuts iu order were as fellows:
50 yard dash, 100 yard dash, 220
yaid dash, 440 yard dashti'j and 1 mile
runs, 2 mile run, 120 yard hurdle, 220
yard hurdle, pole vault, and high and
broad jumps.
The outlook at present is encouraging.
Of course we do not expect to beat
Ukiah Oakland, or Berkeley but if we
mdke fourth place we can at least say,
"Well next year."
We will lose Adams, Jones and Haber
this June, but we will still have the
majority of the boys with us next year,
and if they keep at it we will have men
who have had experience.
We are all glad to hear that Vos
Burgh is out; this gives us a chance iu
the broad.
Also Middleton has developed into a
fine fifty and hundred yard dash man.
If some of the other fellows would follow
his example and show their faces at the
school lot as much as Middleton does, it
would do them a lot of good.
There are a good many other boys
w?io deserve praise for their good work,
among them Schwartz, Hazell, Siebenhaae,
Gibson, Montgomery, Brewer,
Selig and others.
More attecticc should be given to the
development of jumpers. With a few
exceptions hardly any one gives anytime
to this event.
The Acadamic Field Day will scon be
here and we mast make one more plea.
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is the rooting team which did such good
work in the final football game? Is it
to be said that after November we fell
asleep and did not awake till the next
foctball season ? The uoys need your
support. Let everyone come. You will
not only be doing something for the
school but you will be giving yourself a
day that you will not forget for a long
time to come. KUTNBR.
Baseball News.
There is nothing definite to report on
Baseball so the writer has to content
himself with general topics. The fel*
lows are all assigned to positions now
and are working diligently, and results
of their work are showiug plainly. Have
you seen the fellows' new suits of fine
gray flannel with a red LOWELL across
the chest, red and white stockings and
gray caps with red bands ? Tb*.y show
off fine out in the field ; and they seem
to be lucky too. Two overwhelming
victories have been won under them, one
with St. Matthews 21 to 3, and another
with Anderson xS 103; fine scores con-
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been practicing and the ability cf their
opponents > A word about practice *
More men should turn out for practice.
L}weK is the only high school tesm of
any importance in the State, where two
teams do not turn out for practice, and
there is no excuse for that with our 500
fellows
This makes only one practice game a
week, i. e. on Saturday with some other
school for the team, and that is surely
not enough. So turn out And practice,
if you can play at all. And before I
forget it, oa the 13th of this month—
that is Thursday—there will be a game
between Lowell and Cooper Medical
College at 16th and Folsom Street
grounds. The admission will be only
ten cents, so everybody ought to show
up, you will get a fin't game fox your
money too. And again, Lowell has the
best chance she has had for a long time
to win the championship, and if whe fails
the only reason that may be urged will
be that of lack of practice; so don't be
bashful about coming to the park and
helping the team.
The base ball team added one more to
its string of victories when Anderson
Academy went down in defeat by the
score of 18 to 3. The game at first was
rather slow, owing to a drizzling rain
which made fast work difficult, but after
playing a few innings, Lowell struck
its gait and from that time until the last
man was oui, the Academy never had a
ohanc:, being outclassed in batting,
fielding and base-running by our fast
team. De Boom struck out the first six
mec and then retired in favor of Hamilton,
who had Anderson at his mercy
throughout the game. In De Boom,
Lowell has perhaps the best pitcher iv
the league, and with Hamilton to help
out, it can readily be seen how strong
the box is. Among the features of the
game was the team work of the infield,
in
himself by several difficult catches. The
outfielders played their territory like
veterans, while the hitting of the whole
team was most satisfactory. Lowell
certainly has a bright prospect of winning
the base-ball championship if the
team is a
on, like heroines o
strength as they thou
whose name they m
Under the guidance o
been there before, the I
slowly made its way u
which the leader said
gymnasium. Beating <
the door with the uni
teen umbrellas, they
admittance. With es
they watted, but rcce
A second and moresk?
of the umbrellas was <
cess, for straightw&j
their heads was thruci
angry voice called on
you want?"
Alack and alas, th
been crue'Jy misled.
halt before the Boys
wise discouraged, tL
backs on the scene of
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Hearst Hail, When the girls left this
side of the bay, at 10:30 o'clock in the
morning, the storm had not yet broken
forth, and as a result, the trip across
was a pleasant one. But it was a totally
different state of the atmosphere that
they encountered on reaching Berkeley.
Through a driving rain they began
their pilgrimage from the station to the
College, with hearts and lunches growing
limp together under their drippiDg
umbrellas. Still they bravely plodded
on, like heroines of old, gathering
strength as they thought of the school
whose name they must not disgrace.
Under the guidance of a girl who had
been there betore, the bedraggled column
slowly made its way to a large building
which the leader said was Hearst Hall
gymnasium. Beating a loud tattoo upon
the door with the united force of fourteen
umbrellas, they sternly demanded
admittance. With exemplary patience
they waited, but received no response.
A second and more skillful Manipulation
of the umbrellas was crowned with success,
for straightway a window above
their heads was thrust up, and a gruff,
angry voice called out, "Well, what do
you want?"
Alack and alas, the poor girls had
been cruelly misled. They had called a
halt before the boys' gymnasium. Nowise
discouraged, they turned their
backs on the scene, of their humiliation,
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and with heads erect, passed on to the
real Hearst Hal*.
Ah, the difference between the warm,
comfortable interior and the miserable
weather outside! Spirits rose with the
thermometer, nrd finally left it far behind
when the game commenced, and
continued with briskness and liveliness.
Our girls put up a much better game
than was expected from their comparative
inexperience. The utmost friendliness
prevailed throughout between the
two teams, due to the game being only
a practice match. At the close of the
contest, the College team cheered right
heartily for Lowell, who responded with
a vim that would put the boys to shame.
The players took the following positions
:
FIRST HALF.
Center, Gladys Meyer.
R. Goal, Anita Beyfass.
L. Goal, Edna Young.
R. Guard, Josephine Kendall, (Capt)
L. Guard, Jessie O'Connell.
R. Side Center, Eva Moldrup.
L. Side Center, Grace McMillan.
SECOND HALF.
Center, Gladys Meyer.
R. Goal, Anita Bey fuss.
L Goal, Edna Moses.
R. Guard, Gertrude Cavitt.
L. Guard, Helen Edwards.
R. Side Center, Mabel Meade.
L- Side Center, Olive Fairchild.
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For information about the battle of
Hastings, see Hoeber.
Some Lowellites Who Jire
"Bugs! /"
Any one wanting proof of this statement,
will just visit the entrance to the
building, near the laboratory. The LOW-
ELL Bug Staff, under the direct management
of Ronald, commonly known as
tl Brick" Graham, Chief Bug, his assistant
A. H. Abbott, not quite so bugs,
and Louis Meyer, just a little bug.
These well known young gentlemen
will endeavor, as they have done before,
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VOL. 6.
Fo:
Zrieutenaut Gettyson
one of the most populi
Tenth Regiment. He
some, and gay; as a con
friends and acquaintani
associates often wonden
tor his lx>on companion:
ant John Stewart insU
more like himself in ma|
For the two were diss
every respect. Stewart
quiet, while Gettyson wa
a brilliant conversational
ferred his own society
est gathering, while the
in the club and ball-root
standing these dissiml
tastes, their friendship \
broken.
This bond was
love of Lieutenant Gj
friend's sister. Except}
was alone in the world
had died when "his sistd
self were little more than
early in life Mary : had
care of oniv her brother

VOL. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Apart, 1902. No. 6
For Sake of a Sister.
LiciiK'iuiut Gcttyson was regarded as
one of the most popular officers in the
Tenth Regiment. He was young, handsome,
and gay : as a consequence ho had
friends and acquaintances galore. His
associate-; often wondered why he chose
for his 'v'^t! coiv.^^ni^n So rr *T^ j ip:it*Miant
John Stewart instead 01 u person
more like himself in manners and tastes,
For the two were dissimilar in almost
every respect. Stewart was taciturn and
quiet, while Getty son was loquacious and
a brilliant conversationalist; the one preferred
his own society to that of the gayest
gathering, while the other delighted
in the club and ball-room. Yet notwithstanding
these dissimilarities in their
tastes, their friendship was firm and unbroken.
This bond was strengthened by the
love of Lieutenant Gettyson for his
friend's sister. Excepting her, Stewart
was alone in the world Their pareats
had died when liis sister Mary and himself
were little more than children. Thus,
early in life Mary had been left to the
care of only her brother and her
friends. Not that they were dependent
on them, for their parents had left enough
to send the l>oy to West Point, and to
enable Mary to live almost :n luxury
until she should be married. But the
knowledge that he was all that remained
to his sister in this world H.:H tniirh to
make Stewart the steady, self reliant man
that he was. The welfare of his sister
should l>e of paramount interest to him ;
bis own should count for nothing. This
was what he early instilled into himself,
and it grew with his years until it was
his all-absorbing passion. He loved her
with the purest love that can exist in
this world, and to do anything which
might cause her pain seemed to him the
greatest of sins.
In consequence of her brother's devotion,
Mary had spent in her nineteen
years a life full of peace and happiness,
undisturbed by any outside influence.
She, like her brother, was of a quiet and
tranquil disposition, capable of feeling
the deepest emotion without lietraying it
by any sign. Although his sister was
pretty and attractive, Stewart, "with a

jealousy which might be forgiven, hsd
avoided introducing her to his brotherofficers,
and she was as totally unaquainit-d
with the ways of the world as she
was when a child In fact, =he had
never met but one of his friends, and
that was Gettyson. Toward him as the
constant companion of her brother, her
feelings were like those she might have
fcr some near relative, and her innocent
nature saw nothing in the frequent visits
he would make them.
But the truth was not lost to her
brother. He saw the heart of his sister
slowly but surely filling up with love for
his friend, to the exclusion of her love
for him. The discovery cost him many
a bitter pang, but he was wise enough to
see that in time it must be so, and unselfish
enough to do nothing to stop it.
Moreover her lover was his dearest friend
and brother-officer, and although Gettyson
was by no means a paragon, yet
Stewart saw that his love for his sister
was honest and sincere. He bad no fear
that hers was being thrown away on one
who did not deserve it. And with these
reflections he became reconciled to bis
loss. 20 ulicii CtUyaou told him of his
eternal devotion to his sister he could do
nought save give him his best wishes for
his success.
The course of true love ran smooth in
this case, and in a short time Stewart
had occasion to ngratulate them both
on their engagement. Both were bap) ,y,
wrapped np entirely in each other. But
this was not to be mere transitory bliss,
for Mary's heart was net of the fickle
sort. She had given it entirely to Gettyson,
and had given it to stay. Her love
was of that deep-seated kind, not given
to emotional display and ostentation, but
in which her whole soul partook, and
which! if lost, must destroy her very life.
This was in the winter of 1898. The
war with Spain had been declared, but
as yet the regiment to which the young
THE LOWELL
lieutenants belonged had not been ordered
into active service. But early in May
word was received to prepare for service
in the Philippines Amid the cheers of
an enthusiastic crowd they set out on
their long journey—the first regiment to
go to the Philippines. The parting of
Mary Hum her brother and iovif had
been painful and affecting to each, but
each rejoiced that their service would
probably be short. Little was it thought
that one of them would never return
again.
After the long sea-trip and the organization
in the Philippines the two lieutenants
found themselves engaged in the
attack on Manila. But tbeir really dangerous
part in the campaign did not
occur until after Manila had been captured.
Then they were called on to
repel the attacks of the native* against
the American outposts This duty was
much more arduous than it would seem
at first thought. The Filip ; ?*os never
dared to meet the Americans in open
fight, well knowing that the superior
science and tactic* of the latter wouM
give them no chance oi a victory But
in the contest inland amongst the bnisb,
the natives, by surprises and ambushes
frequently worsted small parties of the
Americans. Some of these attacks were
characterized by the greatest savageaess
and brutality on the part of the natives,
the bodies of the dead often been mutilated
past recognition. It was found
that the leader of these atrocities was a
half breed Spaniard who went under the
name of Moya Ecya. He was the most
skillful, the most successful, and the most
bloodthirsty of all the chiefs of the natives.
He combined the heartless cruelty of a
Spaniard cf the worse type with rare
skill jn military tactics. To waylay and
catcli at 2iis own gsune ibis chief was the
task which the captain of Company B, in
which Lieutenant Gettyson was the second
officer, set before himself. The
co:rpany, consisting o
started out at night to p
where Moya Ecya WE-
How the latter ever
it has never been foun
in wait for the Ai
marched along, tvith •
^hooters he ambushed
trapper caught in his o
.-is were the union:
There was no sign of
when suddenly a buist
every bush and men ftl
prise was complete.
in the darkness and
who we«e not captm
lieutenants worked «3
organize the flying t
impossible. With eigh
were seized, and thi
l>een tied behind the*;
broken English to m.
they did, and after pr
seemed an endless di*
baited in front of a *'<
ordered there & ?aas9 th
But no sleep oune to t
the soldiers, and it j
quick. True, he wo
shoulder the chief re
was the burden of hi
Vet his blood boiled
that infamous rout*
should run, and from
there was some excut
not used to the oottnl
attack. *-Giveus«Joi
trrrtxl the lieutenant i
"and iktml* 9 Thtu
thought struck him ti
have another chance
into the hands of Mo;
no respect for the ri;
Why, he might not ev
The thought sent a ?
through him. Aod I
busy on her the rest oi

THE LOWELL
company, consisting of some sixty men,
started out at night to proceed to the place
where Moya Ecya was last heard from.
How the latter ever became aware of
it has never been found out, but laying
in wait for the Americans as they
marched along, with about forty sharpshooters
he ambushed them. Never was
trapper caught in his own toils so neatly
as were the unfortunate Americans.
There was no sign of danger, no alarm,
when suddenly a burst.of fire leaped from
every bush and men fell thick. The surprise
was complete. AJJ order was lost
in the darkness and confusion, and all
who were not captured fled. The two
lieutenants worked desperately to reorganize
the flying troops, but it was
impossible. With eight or ten men they
were seized, and their hands having
been tied behind them were ordered in
broken English to march along. This
they did, and after proceeding for what
seemed an endless distance were finally
halted in front of a couple of huts and
ordered there to pass the rest of the night.
But no sleep came to either.
Gettyson thought of the behavior of
the soldiers, and it galled him co the
quick. True, he would not have to
shoulder the chief responsibility; that
was the burden of bis superior officer.
Yet his blood boiled as he thought of
that infamous rout. That Americans
should run, and from such a foe! Yet
there was some excuse; the men were
not used to the country nor this mode of
attack. u Give us another chance.' 1 muttered
the lieutenant under his breath,
"and then!" Then like a flash the
thought struck him that he might never
have another chance Had he not fallen
into the hands of Moya Ecya, who had
no respect for the rights of prisoners ?
Why, he might not ever see Mary again.
The thought sent a sharp dart of pain
through him. And his thoughts were
busy on her the rest of the night.
Something like these were the refiecttions
of Stewart. He, too, knew that
that there was little chance for him to
come out alive Likewise there was
little chance for his friend. The last
thought sent a shiver through him ; him,
who thought of his own death with calmness.
For what did it mean to Mary?
He knew, that it meant all, that if her
lover died she. too, would die, for neither
her brother nor anyone else could take
his place. And then a great thought
came to him and he thought on little
else until morning.
The morning came, a calm, beautiful
day, the whole air fresh with life and
gladness. But the unhappy prisoners
were in no mood to appreciate it. Early
they were summoned to appear before
the chief himself. And his words were
not calculated to comfort them. In a
harsh, sneering voice, yet in excellent
English, he spoke to them
"Are these the invincible American
soldiers, who never fled before any foe?
The soldiers of the greatest and bravest
nation in the world? For such they
appear weary and worn out But they
shall have rest soon. Shall they not?"
he said, turning to a native at his side.
The latter grinned expressively.
These words confirmed Stewart's worse
suspicions Mechanically he counted the
men in front of him He was the tenth ;
Gettyson. next to him, the eleventh.
They had led the line as it came out,
but, as it now stood, were the last
"You dogs/ 1 continued the speaker,
gradually working himself into a rage,
"you dogs, you killed two of my men
last week. Answer ! Did you not ? "
No one replied. All knew that the
two he spoke of had been taken while
savagely mutilating the slain. The
Americans had had no mercy. But to
say anything now would be worse than
useless.
"Yes, it is true. I swore then they

THE LOWELL
should have revenge. Now I have my
opportunity. We shall see how you
Americans can die What! You do not
tremble? Will this make you? That
half of you shall be shot nowt and the
other half go back in safety to your
camp. Aha ! Hope is stronger than
fear." He laughed harshly as he saw
the men who had eyed him before without
flinching with the courage of despair,
now that a chance of escape was offered
begin to show signs of fear. He paused
a minute.
'* Which half? I am not particular.
True, I lose one man to be killed if we
begin counting with the second, but I'll
make that my own private stake. Ycu
see this coin ? It is one of your own. I
shall throw it in the air. If it comes
down with the face of the woman uppermost
the first, third, fifth, seventh, ninth,
and eleventh men will be shot. ]f the
eagle is uppermost, then the others will
be shot, and the rest go free. 'Tis a
pretty game to be decided by one toss."
With these words he threw the coin up
in the air.
• With eager look? the m^n followed it.
It went high, turning over and over,
flashing back the sunlight into the eyes
of those whose fate it was deciding
Then it fell—and the head was on top.
It meant Gettyson.
A low murmur of relief and despair
arose from the men Through it Stewart
heard his friend's voice, striving to
be calm, speaking to htm. It was alia
blur to him. He distinguished the words
* ! Mary" and -forget" and now and
then a passionate appeal, but he answered
not a word. He was busy loosening one
hand from his cords.
Meanwhile four sharpshooters had
come forward. The* first one to be shot
was ordered to advance. He was little
more than a boy, but his step was firm,
and his last words, "Boys, remember
we're Americans," had only a little
tremor in them. Then he fell, pierced
by four bullets. The men after him had
been ruthlessly shot down in short order.
All had gone to their death with calmness.
If they had behaved cowardly last
night, they made, up for it now. The
last man before Gettyson, a grizzled old
veteran, stepped out. All eyes were
turned toward him.
As the shot rang out, Gettyson felt a
grip like a steel vise, on his shoulder. It
was irresistible. Stewart, with one arm
free, swung him quietly over to his own
place, and stepped like lightning into
Gettyson's before he had a chance to
resist
"Next!" rang out the leader's voice
• Be good to her, Getty ion, she deserves.
it." he said simply. Then lie stepped;
forth briskly, with a quiet smile on-his
lips. Gettyson had been speechless till
now. He Iheu sprang forward, screaming
''It's a mistake." Instantly two
stalwart Filipinos overpowered him and
forced him back into the line, putting a'
gag in his mouth, as he still continued to
exclaim.
Stewart took his place. He saw the
glorious sun in the heavens, and knew
that the rifles were being raised It
seemed hard to die, for the world is
beautiful when one is young. But then .
the face of his sister, wreathed in celestial
beauty appeared to him. He smiled,
and felt an overpowering billow sweep
over him, and then he fell.
BOERICKE, f O2.
Solitary Con
As Mr. Livingston H
at the city prison regaj
home, a plan of escape es
His futvtre home- was-ps
peculiar building of lits!
structed. It was comple
and had but one story, oj
door. This building wj
citizens of Sprihgviile
solitary confinement,
could be worse than com
a cell as they had desigrj
only meant to scarjE peoj
small iron cagewaisys
small iron pillars about
The prisoner eri^red : . t|
opening w one side wH
then closed by Lan atitq
afterwards would oijiy
a day to give the "prisojl
to let him reach: iput
meals from tlie small?^
matically; giving the'p
to escape/"' THe prfio:
never sawi; a liuman^fa!
human face ever saw hii
cell would be Ms^
of Mr. Livingston" ^j
it was feiind^ necessar|
dergo this horribly P^
The more Mf; HdSno!
the more he sn$ed§!; I
yet so perfect/ : ^
There :were tfcf^
the authorities had not <
secreted them iii; his n^
procured a pencil^and
wrote a nbte ; addressed
the prison. It-ranvasfoj
MR. WIKSLOW, Wardei
DEAR SIR ••—I
fayor of'">^
of timein'studv. •- :p.>:a

THE LOWELL
Solitary Confinement of Mr. Livingston He.
As Mr. Livingston He sat in his cell
at the city prison regarding his future
home, a plan of escape entered his mind.
His future home was perhaps the most
peculiar building of its kind ever constructed.
It was completely built of iron
and had but one story, one room and one
door. This building was built by the
citizens of Springville for the purpose of
solitary confinement. As no punishment
could be worse than confinement in such
a cell as they had designed, perhaps they
only meant to scare people by it. This
small iron cage was supported on four
small iron pillars about twenty feet high.
The prisoner entered through a small
opening in one side which opening was
then closed by an automatic door and
afterwards would only open three times
a day to give the prisoner fresh air and
to let him reach out and procure his
meals from the small shelf outside. The
door immediately closed and locked automatically,
giving the prisoner no chance
to escape. The prisoner once inside
never saw a human face again and no
human face ever saw him. for that lonely
cell would be his grave. But the crime
of Mr. Livingston He was so terrible that
it was found necessary to make him undergo
this horrible punishment.
The more Mr. He thought of this plan
the more he :>miled. It was so simple,
yet so perfect He started to carry it out.
There were three or four diamonds that
the authorities had not discovered and he
secreted them in his mouth. Then he
procured a pencil and some paper and
wrote a note addressed to the warden of
the prison. It ran as follows :
MR. WINSLOW, Warden.
DEAR SIR :—I would like to ask one
favor of you. I have bpent a great deal
of time in study. I am about to accom-
plish the results. Such a secret as I
hold would change the entire finance of
the world. By a process in which I only
use physical means I cau produce a perfect
diamond from the carbon contained
in a small block of wood. Please let me
have just one tiny piece of wood and in a
few months you shall have a small diamond,
perfect and flawless.
Respectfully,
LIVINGSTON HE,
It would only have been natural for
the warden to entirely ignore He's Setter,
but so many brilliant achievements have
been accomplished by convicts that he
did not think any harm could be done,
by granting such a trivial favor.
So it happened that when Livingston
He entered his cell he took with bim a
small piece of wood that caused him to
smile whenever he saw it. Probably the :
largest gathering of people ever known
in Springville assembled to see-Mr. Livingston
He climb up the iron pole of hi*
home and crawl in through the door.
The door was locked and Mr. He would
never more hear a human sound or see a
human face. His food was placed on the
shelf by means of a pulley and the same
means removed it after he had finished
his meal The cell was not watched by.
the guards for escape from it was impossible.
Everything worked very well for the
first few months and the warden had forgotten
all about *he block of wood. But
one day when the empty plate was returned
there lay a small diamond and a
message scratched on the plate that bore
the words, "Send another block ; I will
make another diamond."
The warden was dunit> v Mth astonishment
at what he saw and would not b^.r
lieve his eyes uutil he had tlie stone ex-

amined and it was proven to be perfect.
Another block was immediately sent and
when p.nother diamond came at the end
of the month, the warden immediately
applied for a pardon. Another block
was sent and the warden waited,
Meanwhile, as Mr. Livingston He
placed each diamond on the plate and received
a block of wood, his smile spread
to amazing proportions. His plan was
to obtain two or three blocks of wood and
place them m the groove where the door
of his cell locked. By doing this the
door would not lock and yet to those outside
it would seem as if it did. Then at
night all Mr. He would have to do would
be to quietly raise the window and creep
out.
So when he got the third block of wood
he made up his mind to go that night.
When he returned his supper plate to
the shelf he quietly dropped the pieces of
wo 3d into the groove. Soon the door
closed, but the crunching of wood told
Mr. He that his plau had worked and he
would soon be free. His convict suit did
not bother him for he had friends in the
village, and furthermore he intended to
come back
Mr. Livingston He was a great think-
er. That was why he decided to come
back. He had conceived another great
plan. He would build a whisky still in
•that prison and by boring down one of
thi poles he could .-asiiy lead cway the
distilled liquor an-i make an enormous
sura After a few years some one else
would take his place and he could live in
comfort all his life. Tonight he would
tell his friends and gain their help.
Gradually he would complete his distilling
outfit and by means of the blocks
could leave and come, back when he
wished. His plan was immense and his
ever ready smile grew and grew as he
kept thinking how future geuerations
would regard him, for as soon as he died
another man would take his place and so
THE LOWELL
on for ever. His smile gradually grew
to a chuckle as he thought that future
generations of Springville might think
that they had found a second Methuselah.
At last the time came and he opened
the window. It was pitch black and no
one was near. He let himself out of the
window and quickly slid down the pole.
You can imagine the surprise that Mr,
James King showed on seeing his old
friend He. But you cannot imagine the
joy that took possession of him when
Livingston He told his plan. He was
wild with expectation.
They sat up late that night forming
plans and when Livingston He, closely
followed by Mr James King, left in the •
early hours of the morning, he carried
with him a small drill to bore a hole for
the pipes. He slowly climbed up the
pole and tried to raise the door. It
would not work ! The door had smashed
the wood and had locked itself!
In vain did Mr. He try to open it. At
last, tired out, he stopped. Bay was fast
approaching and Mr. Livingston Heknew
that he would be captured. But
Mr. Livingston He was a great thinker.
Beneath him stood Mr. Jimmy King
waiting for the signal to come up. Slowly
and surely did Mr. Livingston He
poise the drill point downward. A moment
later the Jeed was done. He slowly
climbed down the pole. The body of
Mr Jimmy King lay stiff at the bottom.
The deadly missile had done its work.
Mr. Livingston He quickly changed
clothes and disfigured the dead man's features.
As Mr. Livingston He slowly walked
away his perpetual grin broadened
into a smile as he thought that on
the morrow the warden would .find the.-.,
dead body and bewail the great diamond
secret that was to be forever lost to the
world.
BARE, '03.
Wi
One day, not long" a
ent, in my office for
word from the, ,supe]
"Crowfoot Gold Mine
the city representative,
which had at first give]
paying richly, had
far as could be disepvei
tirely ;v : "-;-
Here indeed was a
dreams of a fortune Ifprj
remained ore enough
running it would just 11
True, I had a few th
the bank, but what^
who had expected^to
millionaire? . v:
While I sat at'ihydeS
end of a cigar \vhicbt in|
I had forgotten ito light,
and a young:- man canie
My visitor announced
Watson knd .,in reply t
what assistance I coMlii
a small box on'iny des
ceeded to open
small instrument which
see consisted of hothing';
delicately balanced-'on
having some el< *
destined to revolutionise
will infallibly indicate
I could hardly believe ij
have been the strangest
this man had come to
his instrament-waS'inblt
Still I was incredulou
doubt thatxo
for the stranger
c6? *V from 7 his pocket ;saic!

THE LOWEL I,
Watson's Gold Finder.
One day, not long- ago I sat, despondent,
in my office for I had just received
word from the superintendent of the
" Crowfoot Gold Mine M of which I am
the citv representative, ttiat a vein of ore
which had at first given great promise of
paying richly, had abruptly ended and as
far as could be discovered terminated en
tirely
Here indeed was a sad ending to our
dreams of a fortune for though there still
remained ore enough to keep the mine
running it., would just barely pay.
True, I had a few thousand dollars in
the bank, hut wh.it was this to a man
who had expected to shortly become a
millionaire?
While 1 sat at my desk gnawing at the
end of a cigar which in my despondency
I had forgotten to light, the door opened
and a young man came in.
My visitor announced himself as John
Watson and in reply to my inquiry of
wb.at assistance I could bei'to him, placet!
a small box on tny desk, which he pro*
ceeded to open Taking therefrom a
.small instrument which as far as I could
see consisted of nothing but a paper tube
'delicately .balanced on two pivots and
having some electee wirevconnected to it.
'•This.' 1 said he. "&'; an' instrument
destine:! to revolutionize/the world for it
will infallibly indicate the presence of
gpld""
1 could hardly believe my ears. It must
have been the strangest coincidence that
this man had come to my office where
his instrument was most urgently needed.
Still I was incredulous and I do not
doubt that my face showed my skeptisisra,
• for- the stranger smiled' and taking a gold
coin from his pocket: s.r/d. ''To convince
you I propose to make a demonstration
of the use of the instrument.'*
I at once suspected that probably, the
coin was prepared, possibly it was Iron
and would affect a magnet \v? th i n the
instrument so I took a gold coin from
my purse and bade him use it in lieu of
his own. He put his own coin away,
smiling as he did so.
Then he placed my coin under one end
of the tube and lo. and behold, the tube
tilted downward so as to point to the
coin Then he moved the coin under the
uplifted end and stowly but surely, the
tube turned so as to point to the coin.
For several minutes he kept shifting !;he,
coin while the tube always pointed in the
right direction.
To say that I was pleased would be
putting it too mildly I was so overjoyed;
that I could have seized the inventor and
waltzed around the office with him,
yelled, jumped around, or in fact done
anything to demonstrate my joy.
But I did none of them. Instead I
turned to Watson ami demanded his
price for the invention. .*
"Ten thousand dollars. 1 ' replied he.
At the time I was too excited to notice^
tire smallness of the price of an instrument
which would disclose millions of
dollars worth of buried gold^ -
" Done ! " exclaimed I,"and immediately
wrote out a check for the amount.
I was however, cautious enough to ask
for an explanation of its use and after he
had given nie a receipt for the amount
departed.
In high glee I i?eut for the directors of
the company which operated the min*%
but somehow all were busy and unable to
come until the following morning. -,•.
'•' r: .11

IO THE LOWELL
You may he sure that I slept very little
that night. In the morning the directors
appeared at my office and showing
them the instrument I started to explain
its use. They were as skeptical as I had
at firs?; been and to prove to them its value
I proceeded to test it.
But it refused to work. In despair I
sought some way of making it work
when of a sudden a pararHne plug fell
from one end, and with it a—dead fly.
When I realized how I had been swindled
I nearly fainted.
Tho wonderful instrument was merely
a paper tube inclosing a fly which trying
to escape always climbed, acordiug to the
custom of flies, to the top, its weight
causing the delicately balanced tube to
tip so as to point to the coin which must
always be moved ?»o as to be under an
uplifted ^nd.
Detectives were put on Watson's trail
but he had cashed the check and disappeared
and was never seen afterwards.
PAUL LACHMAN. '02.
— i"

THE LOWELL it
The Captive Lion.
The show was o'e;, the people homeward gone.
The lights were out and sileuc*;r.igued supreme.
Within his iron cage, close to tks. bars,
His grent head resting ou his ^tant jaws,
A captive Monarch of the Desert lay
And pined, while through his mind a vision
passed.
Ah! 'twas a scene to lift the soul froiu earth.
To teach the mind to long for higher things.
While o'er the desert fell a holy hush
That e'en might tame the fire in savage breasts.
The sun had setbek'.ad the western hills
That loomed up rugged 'gainst tbe crimson sky,
Wbile far to eastward, like a tiny bark
Upon the boundless deep, an oasis clear
Where grew green palms and vines, might be
discerned,
With solemn grandeur o'er this region wild
One monarch ruled \X\ undisputed sway.
From out a cavern in the western bills
There strode a tawny lioa, king of beasts,
A moment paused to sniff the calm, cool air, ,
To cast his eye o'er his dominions wide.
Then with a roar like thunder of the gods,
Tossed his great bead as proud as human prince
Ami started off across the burning plain.
Th«r Tiuxm had risen ere he reached the pOGl
Where be was want to slake his parching thirst,
And softened into lines of beauty wierd
Tbe jagged peaks and crags oi* distant stlls,
No sound disturbed the death-like stillness
when
This monarch of the desert bent Kis head
And plunged it deep into the brackish pool.
He raised his massivt bead and star ward gazed,
As if in very ecstacy of life 0
Shook back the tawny mane from out his eyes,
And, like a 'thankful prayer to the Almighty,
There rolled out upon the evening biteze,
A deep-toued, oft reverberating roar.
The echo ceased, the monarch turned lo go
When, with a snarl of savage pain he fell
Into a pitfall man had dug for him.
The gray dawn breaking in the east now failed
To wake him; and the sun to warm his limbs
Now chilled in death. He lay forever silent.
A.NYO1NNETTE CRAWFORD, '0$.

"Kv*/
CWftOB
The field of general criticism has been
well covered by the previous writers in
this department and what I have to say
is largely in the way of passing comment
and suggestion.
The results prove the wisdom of the
LowEtL management in instituting a
prise story contest. The number of responses
must be encouraging to the
editors who have so often been hard
pressed for "copy." This good beginning
ought to develop into a well-defined and
permanent plan for the advancement of
letters in the Lowell High School.;
Essays, reviews, poetry and other forms
of composition should tind expression
here as well as short stories. ,.
In looking over the last five numbers
of the LowELt one is impressed with the
lack of variety in. the table of contents.
Tae short story is always in evidence
and there is an occasional bit of verse,
but there is a serious lack in the line of
essays, historical, biographical or descriptive.
Generally speaking the stories
arc lacking in local color. Too often
they impress one as being as appropriate
to a thousand other places as to the one
chosen for the field of action. Give us
stories of California, of San Francisco, of
Mission Dolores and do not go to Boston
or to Paris for scenes to inspire your
pen. Exploit local history; picture to
us some phases of the lives of our California
writers—Edward Rowland Sill,
Iaa C'Xilbrith, John Muir; or describe to
us your experiences in climbing Monte
del Diablo or in following the windings
of Russian river- This is the land of
romance. Here you can find themes to
which you cannot fail to give a touch of
life, a semblance of reality quite lacking
in scenes so foreign to your experience
as Alaska or South America.
I rarely cross Polk street without
thinking of "McTeague" and instinct,
ively looking up the street for the sign
of the #oid tooth once displayed before
his office window. The story of u Mc-
League" is not altogether pleasing and
it is open to criticism, but upon one at
all familiar with California life it makes
a definite and lasting impression. The (
author wrote of the people and the
scenes right about him, and in sp doing
he has used his talents in the most
effective way.
"The Scoop of the Delta £psilon
Kappas" is a story of more thaa usual
merit. The plot is well conceived and is
developed in a natural and simple way.
The character of Dick Emmons is that^
of a normal, healthy young man. and he-' ; -
is presented in every situation as acting
in harmony with the first conception
that is presented to the reader. There is
an air of reality about the characters and
incidents, a rapidity of movement and a
local atmosphere that do not fail to _
charm us.
"A Serious Joke" is an improbable
story, but has one good quality, that of
being interesting. The sentence structure
is often faulty and the thought is
ft
sometimes crude. It is
ceive the condition of I
''cried until she could ci
"never lost hope/' '
avoid frequent repetiti
word and should be
observe the unity of th<
struction of sentences.
'The Dying Minstrej
and the incident quite
of possibility. The aui
closer attention to the
The closing sentence, foJ
in force and diiectnesj
circumlocution. Say
dead 1 ' rather than "tb*
have passed away^ ?
U A Timely Picture 1
somewhat marred in '
The writer has the si
and dealing with less c<
might produce a strong]
The criticism is diri
It possesses the qualit;
which the writer reft
cisms, given in so fried
not fail to do great: goc
standard of theXowi
The editbripls are w<
local interest, uulviss it
"An- International Li
"Exchanges" are critii
and seem to be well ; '
i^- ;:-.t,

THE LOWELL
sometimes crude. It is not easy to conceive
the condition of the mother who
"cried until she could cry no more'' but
''never lost hope. 1 the usual departments dealing with
school activities. The interest shown
in debating is worthy of note. Let us
* The writer should join with the Debating Editor in the
avoid frequent repetitions of the same wish that this interest may be preserved.
word and should be more careful to This seems to be a period of expansion
observe the unity of thought in the con- in the way of school organizations. The
struction of sentences.
new aspirants for popular favor have
t4
The Dying Minstrel" is Interesting worthy objects in view and ought to
and the incident qvite within the realm flourish. There is danger, however, if
of possibility. The author should give this expansion continues that the ener-
closer attention to the choice of words. gies of the student body may be dissi-
The closing sentence, for example, loses pated in the effort to maintain so many
in force and directness by the use of divergent interests.
circumlocution. Say "the face of the The typographical appearance of tke
dead" rather than "the face of those who • issue under consideration is specially
have passed away."
pleasing. The cover in color and design
"A Timely Picture" b.as a good plot Is a notable improvement over that of
somewhat marred in the development. previous issues. The proof-reader is
The writer has the story-teller's gift, still open to criticism. It might be well
and dealing with less complex situations to call the attention of the printer to the
might produce a strong story.
inartistic attitude of the row of pansies.
The criticism is direct and positive.
It possesses tiie quality of sincerity to
which the writer refers. Such criticisms,
given in so friendly a spirit, cannot
fail to do great good in raising the
standard of the LOWELL.
The editorials are well written and of
local interest, unless it be the one upon
u
An International Language." The
"Exchanges" are critical in character
and seem to be well timed. There are
It would be more restful to the eye if
the pansies did not appear to be standing
on their beads.
Tfaet&ne or the LCA'EIX is fine and
sti'Gng, a fact worthy of special praise in
the line of school journalism. With toe
awakened interest in the way of contributions
the editors will no doubt find
time to make the paper more than ever
before the exponent of all that is best in
the life of the school. F, E. P.

THE LOWELL,
A monthly published by the •tudents cf the
High School,
BDITOftlAI.
W. R. D« r.foa '02, Editor.
ASSOCIATES:
S»t, Jr.. •, Biwinw. .M«na£er.
ASSISTANTS :
John W. Walker, '03.
P, A. UnJorth, •

T HE LO W ELL
We read of such plagiarism every day.
Modern translators of the Persian poets,
particularly, have a habit of consulting*
closely, older translations. We read of
this only recently, some little space being
devoted to such a case in the Munsey*s
for March, 1902.
We hope that such an occuienoe will
not happen to us soon again. In the
first place, instead of helping the paper
by Mich contributions, you tend to drag
down ics standard. Other readers outside
the student lx>dy or San Francisco,
might also recall the poem as originally
written for the "Library of Wit and
Humor." So with any other u borrowed
" article.
It gives other papers and editors a
chance to hold us up either for ridicule
or contempt. Any school can issue a
paper, bright, interesting, etc, by simply
reprinting the articles needed of men who
have no interest in or connection with
the school, whatsoever. The Eclectic
Afagazine^ which up to a few years ago
was ranked as one of the finest of monthly
magazines, printed nothing original. But
credit was always given for every article
We might issue a paper on this plan,
but surely such a paper neither would be
a representative school organ nor would
it hold a very enviable place among its
exchanges.
Furthermore, leaving all personality
out of the question, there are four good
reasons why " A Condensed Novel"'
should not have I>ec:t offered for publication
x. Doing so was not at all honorable.
2. It made no particular sensation on
first l>eing resd and therefore failed as a
popular poem.
3 It shows no particular skill in
writing or genius in poetics.
4. Although, undoubtedly, it was
worth w'^le printing when uuderstood
as an effort of a High School student,
yet, as undoubtedly, a woeful lack of
taste was shown in selecting u A Condensed
Xovcl" from a book like the
" Library," where there surely are
so many brighter, more worthy, and
more deserving pieces of humor to be
found.
Tiie occasional addition
New Building of a room or two in the
yard, the crowding in of
additional desks in rooms already well
filled, the inconveniences of laboratories
and recitation rooms, the utter absence
of hat and cloak rooms— all serve to impress
upon us how sadly in need of a
new building is this, the largest, yet
most poorly equipped, high school in
the city.
We had visions of something in store
for us when the last bond proposition,
which included a new building for u?,
was carried ; but the Supreme Court decided
that the issuance of bonds under
the circumstance would be illegal and
our hopes were dashed to the ground.
A new bond proposition is new being
prepam* hy the Board of Supervisors
and Lowell will undoubtedly be included
in it for a new building. But
progress under a bond procedure is necessarily
slow and it would be several
years before a new building could be
made ready for us. In the meat inj^
what are we going to do ? The other
new high .school buildings of the city
have been built with money from the
yearly tax levy. Why not raise the
money for us in the same way ? It
would need only an additional tax levy
of less than a half mill on a dollar and
the building could be ready in a year and
a half. Let every pupil of the school interest
the people at borne and send them
in droves to the Board of Supervisors to
demand a special tax levy for our new
building.

i6 THE LOWELL
It is the intention of
those in charge to get
JinnuaL out an "Annual.* to
follow this issue and to
be the last number published this term.
We tvant to make it an annua! worth
the name, T'-vo yttfirs ago there '.vas
such a paper gotten up and it \i-as
somewhat of a success. Of course all
stories for this **Annual" must be
"right up to snuff*' and for that reason
we intend to withhold until then the
second and third prize stories. There
will be many other stores, poems, etc,
in the "Annual," and so we want every
one who has an idea in mind to work it
up and send it in to us. The date for
the close of contributions will be given
later.
Mr Tracey R. Kelly,
Jt Prix* Verse always on the lookout
Competition* for anything that will
advance the school or
stndents in their studies, especially in
the English branches, has most generously
offered a pri*« consisting of books
to the value of live dollars, to which THE
LCWBXJ. will add cash prizes of three
dollars and one dollar, respectively, for
the second and third places, for the best
piece of verse, to be printed in the Uicjudges,
who thus will be entirely unbiased
in their selection.
Bon
" O vnxd some pot
To ie« ottrtclvcs
Once again we
lofty pile of excban
parts of tbe United
from Portland
foid, Maine, represer
of the country;
Wash, the north*
Aurora horn Juoa As
west corner; bet V
east has for as no
nearest to this corn
College Journal fron
and the Academy Rec
from San Antonio,'
England states togc
and Pennsylvania
tions, as do the cor
coast states, partic
fornia. The hlanc
represented by tbe
WhiU from the Hai
incladtag irreguUr
embraces one hm
papers.
Among all
nontb tbe Easter ed
from Irving

EDITED BY LAWRENCE BUFFORD AND MISS N. BLOW.
*' O wud some power the giftie gie cs,
To see ourselves as ithers see us."'
—ROBERT BURNS.
Once again we are "up against" a
lofty pile of exchanges coming from all
parts of the United States. The Racquet
from Portland and the Quill from Sanford,
Maine, represent the northeast corner
of the country; Whims from Seattle,
Wash., the northwest corner; and the
Aurora from Los Angeles. Cal., the southwest
corner; but Florida in the southeast
has for us no correspondent. Tiie
nearest to this corner are the Georgetown
College Journal from Washington, D. C,
and the Academy Record&nd the Auistache
from San Antonio, Texas. All the New
England states together with New York
and Pennsylvania send liberal contributions,
as do the north central and Pacific
coast states, particularly our own Cali-
fornia. The islands of the Pacific are
represented by the Oahuan and Blue and
White from the Hawaiian group. In all,
including irregular exchanges, our list
embraces one hundred and fourteen
papers.
Among all these publications, this
month the E3Ster edition of Irving Echoes
from Irving Institute, San Fr&acisco, is
as good as any, and probably the best.
It is not only artistic within and without
to an unusual degree, but the material
within it has a high standard. One of
the English teachers of Lowell High, on
being shown this paper, remarked that
out of the twenty-four or five poems in
it, though hardly any of them were
strictly good poetry, some twenty were
better than anything he had ever seen in
the LOWELL, with one or two exceptions.
The correspondence is the most
interesting feature of the papsr as far as
we, personally, are concerned. The Exchanges,
too, are written in an attractive
form.
The X Rays of Columbus, Ohio, is a
creditable paper. Such articles as Manual
Training at Annapolis are of a national
and not local interest. More of thii
class of articles would be generally acceptable
all around, we feel convinced. The
items and facts in the Deparinent of
Nature and Science are also of interest,
especially to those studying physics.
The class of reading matter in the
Walking Leu/ from Montom Falls, N.
Y., is not met with in all school papers,
ai_-d is well handled; but an addition of

i8 THE LOWELL
a little fiction would be an improvement.
The fierce remarks about the LOWELL
ia the Critic from Hopkins Grammar
School, New Haven, caused general
amusement to all who saw it, from
the principal down. Will the Critic
kindly forward to the LOWELL a copy of
the course of study pursued in your
school?
A country editor, after a visit to the
city, decided to try bulletin boards and
next day the following bulletin was
posted :
9 A. M. Deacon Jones is very ill.
9:55 A. M. Doctors in consultation
over his condition.
10 A. M. Doctors give no hope of
Deacon Jones' recovery.
11 A. M. Deacon Jones is dying.
12 A. M. Deacon Jones has died and
gone to heaven.
A wag who happened along added
the following:
1 p. M. Great excitement in heaven.
Deacon Jones has not arrived.—Dictum
EsL
The Hillhouse High School of New
Haven. Connecticut, published a very
neat paper by the name of the Radiator.
Perhaps the fact that the pages are not
divided into columns helps this appearance,
but it would not do so well for
long articles as for short articles. We
wonder how the LOWELL would look
with this arrangement. One criticism:
enlarge your exchange department.
Our impressions of the Mid-winter
number of The Blotter from Barrington,
Mass., are distinctly favorable.
The general appearance of The Cricket
from Belmont is very prepossessing, and
its outside aspect does not belie Its contents.
The editorials are written in a
bright interesting fashion, and the exchange
column is excellent. If your
chirpings would only take the form of
a few good original short stories, Mr.
Cricket, you could not be improved
upon.
The Comet for March has a very striking
cover, sort of a moire taffeta effect.
We are pleased to see that The Beacon**
light shines as brightly as ever.
The Eugene High School News has
aspired to a continued story. It starts
out in a very promising manner. The
exchanges shov very careful wori as
well as ability.
Jt Name For Your Wife.
A laud agent's wife should be Lottie;
All ministers have need of Grace;
A shoe-maker cells his wife Peggy,
Though homely it quite suits the place.
A druggist should choose Ann Eliza;
And Betty's the sporting-man's mate;
A bachelor's choice should be Marie,
Before its forever too late.
A mail-man, of course, marries Carrie,
A farmer for Tillie will quake;
A fisher needs Nettie or Minnie;
And Lena the fat man should take.
A name for the wife of a lawyer
Can plainly be seen by all eyes,—
I'll leave it to you and your conscience,
Now wouldn't the best one be I*ize ? "
—HirSiS CUFFORD, '03, in Irving Echoes
"Are you ray d
asked, tendeily,
"Iyam,"she re]
fection.—Ex.
TO A MARK*
Of all the flowers thi
Them art to me
No king could
His helmet to a*
In gardens fair, and
They are from t!
Of thee, and ope;
Thy petals kissei
Ah rose!
I see thee now upon
Thy modest heacli
Making thy pel
For richer gold I do
Thy beauties
Doth fade save
[.VAN!
Organist (to gn
her): l Tm
What were ybti
Unmusical neigj
ganic disturbance;
The college
They eeemj
For even wh<
They do it j
AX]
There was once
A ticket he took
He'aaidJfAtl
They'll tak<
Until then, in i
Mr. L—-? "WJ
tha when he camel
R—i—ne (spttj
him in the ice-ch«
Mr, t—y, "
cliffs on the coast I

$Sl
THE LOWELL
"Are you my own sweet potato?" he
asked, tenderly.
" I yam," she replied with heartfelt affection.—
Ex.
TO A MAP.KCHAL NISI. ROSE.
Of all the flowers that bloom, dear rose,
Thou art to me the sweetest and most blest!
No king could wish for nobler crest
His helmst to adorn. I ait and doze
In gardens fair, and perfumes round me close;
They are from thee, fair one. I go in quest
Of thee, and ope my drowzy eyes. Molest
Thy petals kissed by sun's bright beams?
Ah rose!
I see thee now upon the garden wall;
Thy modest head is swayed by zephyr's fan,
Making thy petals in profusion fall;
For richer gold I do not yearn. I scan
Thy beauties rare; and muse how sad that all
Doth fade save memory in the heart of man.
—CARLOTTA M. VANCE, '02, in Irving Echoes,
Organist (to grumpy next door neighber):
*Tm sorry you have been ill.
What were you suffering from? "
Unmusical neighbor (acidly) : e 'Organic
disturbances, sir."—Ex.
The college men are very slow,
They seem to take their ease.
For even when they graduate
They do it by degrees —Ex.
A TRAVELER.
There was once a man with a bucket;
A ticket he took to Nantucket;
He said, "At tbe wicket
They'll take up this ticket;
Until then, in my bucket I'll tuck it.' 1
Mr. L , "What happened to Jugnrtha
when he came to Rome? "
R—i—ne (sotto voce), "They put
him in the ice-chest! "
Mr. L—y» " Drake says he saw white
cliffs on the coast of California. About
JOKES
where did he find them, Mr. S ? :1
Mr. S , " Iu England."
Mr. L—y, " Where did he find them?"
Mr. W—r (not called upon), "The
Cliff House 1"
Mr. S—m—t, u How are vertical lines
drawn in the picture? "
Mr. Y-1-s-i-h, « With the ruler."
EVEN SO.
Little Elmer, "Papa, what is it that
makes a statesman great?"
Professor Broidhead, " Death, my
son.'
"MERRY Go ROUND.*'
Ticket Agent—Will you have a round
ticket, sir?
Farmer Hayseed—Oh, I ain't caring
nothing about the shape of the ticket.
Just give me one that'll take me down'ter
Pordunk and back ergin.—Ex.
Pupil—Where is Atoms?
Teacher—You mean Athens, Jobnay;
it is in Greece.
Pupil—No, I don't mean Athens; I
mean Atoms—the place where people
get blown to in boiler explosions.—Ex.
"What are the last teeth that come?"
asked the physiology teacher.
"False teeth, mam," answered a boy
on the back seat who had just awakened,
—The Pythian.
It was during the great earthquake in
Charleston, S. C, some years ago, when
every one was out in the streets and
houses were falling, that an old darkey,
scared half out of his senses, knelt down
in the middle of the street and in a
powerful voice commenced the following
prayer: ''Oh-h Lo'd ! Come yourself.
This is 20 time fo 1 fooliag or
children. Come yourself."

THE PALMIST,
A p&lmist I
Who signs and lines explain;
O maiden shy.
Pray not my art disdain!
A cheat am I
As false as quick'niug sand,
I'll tcl- you why—
I fain would hold her hand !
T. MILLER, '04
—In Georgetown College Journal,
DEAD SONG.
The rain beats hard and the wind shrills high;
Night and cold and a life-lorn wold.
The rnid-nighl stroke is a-drawing night
And the dead are coming up out of the mould.
OU, who are these in leprous white,
Who huddle by on a soundless flight ?
Those be the souls that, died all nnshriven,
Who ever are barred the fair portals of Heaven.
Oh, who are these that flitter and fly
With baby faces and half-born cry ?
Those be the souls that christening had none,
And never the mercy of Jesus have won.
Ob, who is this, all naked and stark '
That weeps alone in the wind and the dark ?
That soul is your soul and you are dead
And the rain-soaked earth mt&t be your bed.
Ah, me I hear the cock crow shrill and high;
Night and cold and a life-lorn zvold.
The dead must away ere the dawn draw nigh
And I must be rotting down under the mould.
HARRY JAMES SMITH.
— Williams Lit.
There was a horse—the tale is trite
Named Pegasus, who, when he deigned to try,
Could o'er the bills and dales wing rapid flight;
To see which feat was thought by ancients
quite a sight.
But pshaw! who has not seen a great horsefly?
—Ex
"What are you saying?'*
* 'Don't know. My tongue got across
my eye-tooth and I couldn't see to
speak."—Ex.
Great men's lives remind us also,
When tracks in the sand.we meet,
Men who make the largest foot-prints
Need not have the biggest feet.
G. C. REID, f o2.
—-In Georgetown College Journal.
THE LOWELL
At a country fair one day a tramp
was passing by the refreshment stand,
whereon lemonade and other cool drinks
were displayed. The day was hot, the
tramp cired and dusty, the price of a
cold lemonade ten cents, and the tramp
had exactly three cents.
He waited around, however, and
pretty soon a young man came tap and
asked for a lemonode. Soon he had a
large glass of the drink in front of him,
and was just about to quaff it, when the
tramp stepped up and said, ''Excuse
me, but I'll bet that I can drink that
whole glass without its going down my
throat. I'll bet three cents that I can."
The young fellow laughed and said,
"All right, I bet." So the tramp laid
down his three cents, took up the glass
and slowly drank the liquid, then turned
to the young man aud said, "X lose."
THE BIGGKR FAMILY.
There was a man named Bigger, He
met, loved and married a charming
young lady. Now which was the bigger ?
Why he was, for he was longer Bigger.
The advent of a son caused great happiness
in the family. Now, which was
bigger? Why, the son, for he was a
little Bigger, Finally the father died.
Now whi.*h was the bigger? Why, he
was, for he was (a) still Bigger. But
the widow married her brother-in-law.
Now which was bigger? Why, she
was, for she was twice Bigger.
THOUGHTFUL.
President of Foreign Missions—How
in the world did all these sofa cushions
and fairy-lamp* come to be in this box
for the Figi islanders?
Miss Hairbrain (earnestly)—W-Why!
I thought, with all their spears and war
clubs, that if they only had a few cushions
and jeweled lamps they could make
such perfectly lovely cozy corners!—
Puck.
Jl Scarcity o\
How unfortunate !'
of the Debating Socj
since the last issue
that had to be carrier
(?) accompaniment o|
in the hall. The Frj
there was no meetinj
commencing on the
day. However, in tl
of a • meeting was ai
the extenuating circ
tended the loss. O
vacation was still in
lowing week a basefr
siderately substitute
meeting of the soci
are, smiling hopefu
that the report of on
of March 14th, will t
Jin Inn
On the above men
gram arranged was i
Instead of the cus
members of the facu
ciety upon the subi<
bate." Mr. Young
subject first, spoke e
structively upon de
phases, especially st
for an earnest, convi
Kelly spoke next.
V the correct method c
and demonstrated 1

EDITED BY HAZEL STEEN.
J$ Scarcity of Meetings.
How unfortunate ! But one meeting
of the Debating Society has been held
since the last issue of the LOWELL, and
that had to be carried on to the musical
(?) accompaniment of the Rooter:-. 1 Club
in the hall. The Friday following that
there was no meeting, owing to vacation
commencing on the preceding Wednesday.
However, in this instance, the loss
of a meeting was amply atoned for by
the extenuating circumstances that attended
the loss. On the third Friday,
vacation was still in force, and the following
week a baseball match was inconsiderately
substituted for the regular
meeting of the society. So there you
are, smiling hopefully at the thought
that the report of only one meeting; that
of March 14th. will bore you this time.
Jin Innovation.
On the above mentioned date, the program
arranged was an entire innovation.
Instead of the customary debate, two
memljers ot" the facility addressed the society
upon the subject, "The Art of Debate."
Mr. Young, who took up .the
subject first, spoke entertainingly and instructively
upon debating in its various
phases, especially stressing the necessity
for an earnest, convincing delivery Mr
Kelly spoke next. He explained clearly
the correct method of preparing a debate,
and demonstrated the value of making
briefs, strongly advocating the practice.
When 3ie had finished the members, of
the society entered upon an informal discussion
as to whether or not this idea of
devoting one Friday a mouth to the theoretical
study of debate should be continued.
Mr. Kelly remained throughout,
giving his opinion when called upon and
lending a helping hand now and then.
Although the members present seemed*In
favor of omitting the cut and dried debate
unce a month for the new plan, still
nothing definite was determined upon, as
the ultimate decision rests with the Program
Committee.
A vote *>i" thanks was tendered to the
two speakers of the afternoon.
Our JZlumni.
To these who are not convinced of the
value or high school debating societies, I
would like to say in a most superior 1 tone
that Mr. Rothchild. one of the men who
will support California in its coming-de*
bate with Stanford, received his first
training in argumentation right here in
the Lowell High School Debating Society.
In the past, we have sent forth
many such men as Mr. Rothchild, to be
a source of perpetual pride and honor to
Lowell. For their sake then, if for no
other, each individual member must try
to follow the high example our Alumni
have set, and to maintain, if possible,
ram the standard of the society they first
identified themselves with.

SOCIETY
An event of more than ordinary interest
in school circles was the marriage of
Miss Lyla Jeanerte Vincent to Mr. Clement
C Young, which took place Saturday
evening, March the fifteenth at the home
of the bride's parents. 2015 Golden Gate
avenue. Both Mr. and Mrs Young bsve
had an intimate connection with LoweiL
—the former as teacher, the latter as a
pupil of the school
The house was very prettily decorated
for the occasion The ceremony, which
was begun promptly at 8:30 o clock hy the
strains of Mendelsohn's wedding march,
was performed by Rev Bradford Xeavitt
of the first Unitarian Church The bridal
party contained, as luaid of honor Miss
Vincent, a sister of the bride Ainos^
the bridesmaids were Miss -Ba^m and
Miss Mekeel members of Kappa Alpha
Theta in xStanford University; MIPS
Adams; Miss Young, and Miss Gertrude
Holmes, formerly a Lambda of this
school.
Mrs. Young while at Lowell belonged
to the Lambda Theta Phi Sorority. Since
her graduation several years ago. she has
attended the Hopkins Art Institute of this
city, and also the Standford University*
She is a member of the Stanford Chapter
of Kappa Alpha Theta. Mr Young is a
graduate of the University of California,
and belongs to the Berkeley Chapter of
the Phi Delta Tbeta Fraternity.
Gamma Eta Kappa held its twentieth
annual convention at Fresno on Saturday,
March the 8th. The delegates from
the chapters around the bay went down
in a special sleeper getting into Fresno
early in the morning. They drove around
EDITED BY MISS CAROLYN FOWLE.
T
the town and surrounding country hi the
morning In the-afternoon the conventiou
met at the A. O. U, W Hall, delegates
from nearly all of the seventeen
chapters being present. The other chapters
were represented by proxy. Several
petitions for charters were granted, among
them one from the De Witt Clinton fiigh
School of New York City. Il was deckled
that the next convention should be
held at Stockton during the Christmas
holidays. In the evening the Fresno
boys gave a banquet, celebrating the
twentieth anniversary of the founding
of the Gamma Eta Kappa Fraternity.
The annual convention of the Alpha
Sigma Fraternity was held in Oakland,
April the twelf h, at Woodman's Hall.
After the business meeting a delicious
luncheon was served
In the afternoon the Alpha girls ;entertained
the visiting sisters with the
farce. * A Christmas -Chime.'' It was
one of the largest Alpha Sigma conventions
ever held.
Alpha of Gamma Eta Kappa has initiated
Jack O'Donneu, Arthur Jones,
Paige Monteagle and Halsey Rixfoird.
Miss June Schloss was hostess ct a
luncheon given in honor of the Delta
Chapter of Lambda Theta Phi on April
fifth, at her home 3804 Clay street. The
table was prettily decorated with marguerites
and ferns. All had a most enjoyable
time.
Kenneth Heron and Louis Brewer,
both members of the Delta of Theta Chi,
have recently left school.
Minstrel
The Academic Fie!
by this time has sub;
are getting down to
coming minstrel show
Douglas' coaching,
by Ernest Sultan an<
man, with three other
school, the show p
worth the admissioi
twenty-five cents).
A large chorus,
thirty, is being traiend
men in their son
being held as often
to hasten the date
All wishing to take p;
George Middletoh
find out about; these
The auditorium
School has been se
strels. In fact, the c
i\owv is the date on
have a chance to di*
Mr. Morton is to
kindness to the b
mission to hold th
Messrs. Koch, Kei!
their support.
George Middletoi
have the business
should make a final
tic success out of tin

Minstrel Show.
The Academic Field Day excitement
by this time has subsided and the boys
are getting down to hard work for the
coming minstrel show. Under " Steve'•
Douglas' coaching, aided and assisted
by Ernest Sultan and "Woody" Coleman,
with three other end men from the
school, the show promises to l>e well
worth the admission price (probably
twenty-five cents).
A large chorus, numbering nearly
thirty, is being trained to support the
end men in their ^ougs. Rehearsals arc
being held as often as possible in order
to hasten the date of the performance.
All wishing to take part should see either
George Middleton or u Vic" Levy to
find out about these same rehearsals.
The auditorium of the Girls* High
School has been secured for the minstrels.
In fact, the only uncertain thing,
now, is the date on which the boys will
have a chance to distinguish themselves.
Mr. Morton is to be thanked for his
kindness to the boys in giving full permission
to hold the performance, and
Messrs. Koch, Kelley, and Young for
their support.
George Middleton and Victor Levy
have the business end in charge and
should make a Snancial as well as artistic
success out of the show.
One further notice we are requested
to make.
Any boy or girl in the school who in
any way can influence a friend, relative or
parent into subscribing an advertisement
for the program of tLe minstrel show,
will please let Victor Levy know. There
are many studeuts whose fathers are
almost as anxious to see the school prosper
as the svudents themselves Those parents
and friends are the ones whom we wish
to give us an "ad." large or small (prefer;
ably a full page) to look well .and attract
notice on rhe artistic program the minstrels
will have .
NOTE. Just before going to "press we
receive notice that the date of the show
has been set for May 2nd, which falls on
Friday. Also that Barthels, Morton, and
Schwartz will show to best 'advantage
their abilities in the singing line, and that
Sam Levison, last year's interlocutor, will
again act in the same capacity.
The Lowell Orchestra.
I had the pleasure of an invitation to
one of the first rehearsals of the Lowell
Orchestra (March 14) and of another invitation
to the last (April 12) and was
surprised to hear the

3o! I found a full fledged orchestra —and
of course I was astonished., but it was my
own fault. I ought to have known better.
Newfield, '02, was manager. I know, we
all know, Mr. XewEeld's great talking
abilities, which proved of great help in
the formation of this organisation, which
contains now some sixteen members.
The success of the musical part of the
affair is due to the splendid work of Mr.
Goldsmith, director, who both by his
baton and by musical incidents stirs up
the enthusiasm of the boys. Yes, the boys
will be the hit of the Minstrel Show. Of
that I'm sure for with such an accomplished
director, with such a practical
manager and with such fine material an
orchestra can be formed that will do
LOWELL honor. The line up was g'.VQn
in last momh's LOWELL
Well. I think that's about all V-the refreshments
can t interest you — and, as for
the program, that's a secret y but I will
whisper this to you they have some
mighty fine airs, which sound somewhat
like the Serenade Ha-le Ha-lo. The
Pasha etc. F. H.
Foto News.
The Camera Club, organized recently,
is getting into working shape rapidly. A
very efficient constitution has been drawn
up and adopted by the charter members
of the club. In accordance with this, an
election was held for the ensuing 3 r ear,
with the following results: President,
P turn Suden; Vice-President, Miss
Hazel Seeley ; Secretary, R. L. Rowley;
Treasurer, Percy Converse.
Mr. turn Sudeu has been acting as
chairman during the infancy of the club.
Now that the club is well organized it
will begin active work. A dark room
will be fitted up in a convenient locality.
The efficiency of the club would be much
improved by a larger membership. All
THE LOWELL
students or members of the faculty who
are interested in photography are cordially
invited to become members of this
new social and scientific school club.
R. L, R.
Jflumni.
The Lowell High School Alumni Association,
which was organized in June;
'98, at its last annual meeting in February,
elected officers for the ensuing year, and
laid plans for several things which will
greatly increase its usefulness and pleasure.
Its officers are now busily engaged
in carrying these out.
On April 25th, a members banquet will
be held at the California Hotel, and the
indications are that it will be well attended,
and many old friends meet again
to recall good times at Lowell. It is the
idea that this will be an annual affair.
A committee has been appointed to
work for a new building for Lowell,—we
all know how badly it is needed—and
they are getting to work so that ue ru&y
expect some active evidence soon in the •
way of mass meetings, petitions, etc. i-.
Early in September the annual dance
and reception to the new graduates will
beheld. This is always looked forward
to by members of the association with
keen interest as an occasion for renewing
old friendship which time aud circumstances
might have weakened.
It is the aim of the new Executive
Committee to make the Alumni Association
a real feature of Lowell High School
interests; and they ask the co operation of
the present classes in their efforts for the
good of our common Alma Mater and the
support of graduates of all classes in making
it a live organization.
&
Chess and Che
The interest that is
Chess and Checkers C
last month's issue as on
ganizations recently
being very encouragii
giving promise of the p
club, may moreover b;
credit to the school,
fore had but one atte
direction and that was
success that after a ver;
to be abandoned. But
the present club is ass
well attended meetings
ship roll, and above
tic interest which is t
itself Almost every
difficult task of the
chess and checker
places in room n.
meetings on Monda}*;
essary to play games
account of the lack of q
ol sets to supply the de
culty has been done
by levying an assessme
each member, whereby
of boards and men ha
These will remain ii:
times, and any one de«
do so by obtaining
Walker.
On the Monday befo
ness meeting was calle

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T El E LOWELL
Chess and Checkers Club.
The interest that; is being taken in the
Chess and Checkers Club, mentioned in
last months issue as one of the many organizations
recently set on foot, besides
being very encouraging in itself, and
giving promise of the permanence of the
club, may moreover be said to do great
credit to the school. We have heretofore
had but one attempt made in this
direction and that was met with so little
success that after A very short time it had
to be abandoned. But that the success of
the present club is assured, is shown by
well attended meetings, a large membership
roll, and above all by the enthusiastic
interest which is taken in the game
itself Almost every afternoon it is the
difficult task of the janitor to dislodge
chess and checker fiends from their
places in room 11, and at the regular
meetings or Mondays it has been necessary
to play imines in consultation on
account of the lack of a sufficient numter
ol sets to supply the demand This difficulty
has been done away with however,
by levying an assessment of ten cents on
•each member, whereby an ample nutnlw
of boards and men have been procured
These will remain in the room at all
times, and any one desiring to play may
do so by obtaining one from Mr.
Walker.
On the Monday before vacation a business
meeting was called for the purpose
of giving the club some regular form of
organization. It was decided that while
there was no necessity for a written constitution,
it would at the same time be
advisable to make some arrangement for
the general management of the club.
This was accomplished by appointing
a committee to take charge of the arrangement
of tournaments and all matters
that cannot be attended to by the
club itself, and also by the election of
a secretary, who is to combine the ordinary
functions of secretary and treasurer.
Mr. Walker very kindly consented
to act as chairman and will preside at all
meetings We consider Jt due in a large
way to his hearty cooperation and encouragement
that the club has beeu so
successful.
At present there are about thirty members
all told, and we greatly hope that
this number will increase as time goes
on. although it is much larger than we
bad reason to hope for at first. Everybody
in the school who knows how to
play chess or checkers and enjoys playing
them, or who would like to learn,
should join, for in the first place we intend
to hold tournaments regularly, and,
if it can be so arranged, to carry on correspondence
games or matches with other
schools, and in the second place, it will
always be an easy matter to find a member
who will be willing and glad to show
any one the rudiments of the game.

Track News.
The season is now over. Lowell has
done her best and now let us look at the
result of her efforts. In the Bay County
League, Lowell scored nineteen points.
In a new league organized by the San
Francisco High Schools, Lowell demonstrated
that she was the champion of the
city and in the Academic Field Day
Lowell's score was eight times larger
than that of last year. If we improve
that much again in the fall season we
are positive that Lowell will capture the
Bay County if not even the Academic
Field Day. About the Bay County and
San Francisco Leagues there is very little
to be said, but in the Academic the Fates
were against us. In the first place Middleton
our crack hundred-yard dash man
who could have captured second n not
first place in the Academic, was taken
sick two days before the Field Day,
Schwartz, our two hundred and seventyyard
dash man who could also have
taken, beside second place in his own
run. perhaps third in the hundred, was
informed, by some mistake, that the races
were not to take place on that day, and
consequently did not run Tatum, who
has trained the whole season, had his
ankle give out a week before, but he ran
a relay lap for which he cannot be given
enough credit, pulling up to second place
and holding it lentil a lew yards from the
finish when it was impossible for him to
keep up. Hazei did not do credit to
himself, but we hope he will be in better
form the next season. Montgomery ran
an excellent half-mile making second
place and providing all goes well he
ought to win first place next season Only
a few realize what De Maniel has done-
He has started the breaking of records
which Lowell is going to continue in
next year. He broke the record by fourfifths
of a second but we think that hi
could have sprinted and knocked off one
or two seconds more. We are going to
take it upon our shoulders to thank him
in the name of the school and only hope
we may have him with us for two or
three years to come
Among the other fellows who deserve
praise are : Morse Haber Morton, Bufford
and Siebenhaur. Vos Burgh ran
the short lap excellently, but had the bad
luck cf being fouled But as the saying
is, "The dog on the bottom always
howls fI and the best thing to do is to
look forward and say "Wait till next
time "
Too much gratitude cannot be given to
Mr. Koch for what he has done for the
school and especially track athletics. Mr
Koch has given up lunch hours recesses
and even his entire afternoons very often
to coach and help the boys. He has
made it so that in place of feeling as the
J..
h
zur.ners of two or th:
u c> tJiat they were
themselves than they
everyone that compete
the backing and supi:
We remember—that
•iaen Asbill two an<
ran the hundred in TO
school made a great
ward, but beforehand
Field Day, Lowell
scarce. Asbill train
home, using the scho
cipally on account o
was in.
Again, last year 1
ceived a medal for
hundred-yard dash,
himself. Those two
that the credit *vas
and that the school ha
in the least Now D<
a record, the first of
now is the time wh<
school, should suppoi
others who have sh
track and field. M:
this possible and. as
hearty thanks to hin
Baseball
The Lowell basebs
great improvement du
The team has beer,
will make "a strong bil
ship
Iri . a11 >rge cities thi
twe leaders m their i
chosen as the most
Prof. Graeber is a nati
commenced teaching iK
running over ioo pupils,
n

THE LOWELL
runners of two or three years ago felt,
u c.% that they were- running more for
themselves than they were for the school,
everyone that competes feels that he has
the backing and support of the school.
We remember—that is a few o{ us do—
when Asbill two and a half years ago
ran the hundred in 10 3 5 seconds. The
school made a great deal of him after
ward, but beforehand and even at the
Field Day, Lowell supporters were
scarce. Asbill trained himself at his
home, using the school track little, principally
on account of tbe condition it
was in.
Again, last year Turpin likewise re
ceived a medal for his 10 3-5 seconds
hundred-yard dash. But he also trained
himself. Those two record holders felt
that the credit was due to them alone,
and that the school had not assisted them
in the least Now De Maniel has broken
a record, the first of many, we hope and
now is the lime when the school as a
school, should support not only him but
others who have shown ability on the
track and field. Mr. Koch has made
this possible and again we must give
hearty thanks to him.
Baseball JVotes.
The Lowell baseball team has shown
great improvement during the last month
The team has been working hard and
will make a strong bid for the championship
De Boom is playing belter baseball
than ever before, and besides, is a reliable
batter.
Scheeline catcher, is nmcL improved
and this year promises to be one of our
best men. Graham and Theobald are
guaranteed to l>e expert players. Hamilton
and Doolittle are sure 6eldersf but
still a little weak at ihe bat
O'Donneli and O'Connor are fielding
and batting in great style.
Woerner is coming up in fine shape
and promises to be a good batter and
fielder v-rhtn the season progresses a
little
The best batting has been done by
O'Donneli, De Boom, Sbeeline, O'Connor
and Graham.
The best fielding has been done by
Scheeline, O'Donnell, Hamilton, O'Connor
and Theobald.
LOWEU vs. COOPER'S.
A game of baseball was played between
the Lowell High School team and Cooper's
Mt-dical College The Lowells kept
up their record as sluggers making a
total of 28 frits.
The game was interesting on account
of the heavy batting and clean fielding
on tbe side of the Lowellites. De Boom
was in the box for the Lowells and to his
great credit not a single clean hit was
scored off his delivery. Scheeline caught
well and threw accurately to the bases*
The best fielding was done by O'Donnell
at short. He promises to be one of bur
best players.
In aU large cities there fare a few men who by common contest are chosen as the representative
leaders in their profession. This has fallen to the lot of Prof. Cbas. F. Graebcr, to be
chosen as the most p->puUr acd successful teacher in hi^h art music circle* in San Francisco.
Prof. Graeber is a native of Newark, New jersey, where he received his muftical education. He
commenced teaching to San Francisco in 1885. and his clast is the largest in the city; frequently
running over 100 pupils, about squally divided on the three instruments; viz.,
riANDOLIN, BANJO and GUITAR.
Having a large and select clientele, he hat made a practice of giving weekly rehearsals,
Hn*t ones a year a general concert which fcas created much enthusiasm and popularity. Prof.
Graeher is not only prc eminent in his profession as a performer and artist, but possesses tbe
happy faculty o* imparting knowledge to bis pupils.

The players lhat distinguished themselves
in batting TVCTC O'Donuell, O'Connor,
De Boom, Graham. Theobald, and
Hamilton. The attendance was small,
not more than forty people being in the
grandstand. The score was Lowell. 29,
Cooper's, 1.
Lowell, 19. 1 ick, /.
In a game replete with errors on the
part of her black and gold adversary,
Lowell settled he*- ^rits with L?ck by
capturing the second game on Saturday.
April 12th.
As usual students of both school*; were
scarce, so that the teams were placed on
their merits without any encouragement
from the bleachers. Poor Lick ! one run
by Scatena. formerly of Lowell, and that
THE LOWELL
Lowell played a uniformly good game
so lhat it was hard to star. However
t! ! « batting of Theobald, Graham, acd
O f Donn^ll deserves commendation. As
usual DeT^oni did good work with his
arm, fanning out thirteen men.
on errors, represented her score. For
Lowe)? nineteen men crossed the rubber.
Hamilton of Lick grew tired of pitching
balls, so Umpire Delraas of the San
Franriscos called everything a strike, to
get through and earn his dollar. After
this fashion the game progressed as far
as the ninth inning when by mutual consent
it was called off All the gate money
that Manager RuggSes contrived to scare
tip went to pay for a broken window in
the " Hotel de Glassworks * f
Basket Ball Jottings.
The Lowell team has had another practice
garae, this lime with the young
ladies oi the Y. M. C A. The march
was played on Saturday morning, April
7th. in the gymnasium of the Y. M. C A.
building at EllLsand Mason streets. Our
girls fought hard. The Y. M. C. A team
plays by men's rules. They knocked
and tumbled our girls abont in ?. most
unexpected fashion. But the Lowell
players, though accustomed to gentkr
treatment, rose to the emergency. Outweighed
and outnumbered as they were
(the Y, M C A. team put on tt**h players
for the second half), they did good
work and made things look lively for
their opponents
Wednesday afternoon, April 9th while
the girls were at practice a photographer
from the Evening Post took a picture of
them to appear, together with an article,
in the issue of that paper on the 10th.
Record of Lowell Baseball Team Season of $902.
March 15— Lowell 29; Ccoper's 1
March 15—Lowell. 29 ; Tamalpais. 6.
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For one reason or a:
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the sub league.
The winner of two
between these two
semi finals.
The first game p
LOWELL
Theobald, 3b
Scheelinc, •*
O'Connor. L f
Deltoom p
Graham, ib
O'Donnell, s.s
Hamilton. 2b . ...
Dodittle, r. f
Woerner, c. f.. .
Total
LICK
Holmes 2b
Whie Lf
Hamil on p & s.s.
Scatsna ss.& p. .
Dteiele ib
Meif r f
Shubert. 3b
Nsyior c f
Southern, c
TotaL
Summary:
Hamilton to Dietek*
DeBoom, 13; by H;
Umpires — Schlesingcj
Teacher—How
m*?
Student—How
to swear first?— Ex,
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THE LOWELL 29
LOWELX vs. LICK. Lowell won by the score 6—1. 0:1 the
For one reason or another all the teams first Saturday in April.
in the San Francisco sub-league dropped The main cause of victory was the
cut of the baseball tournament leaving pitching of DeBoom of Lowell, He
Lick and Low " J H the only two teams in struck out thirteen men and allowed but
the sub league. four hits. Scheeline caught in fine style
The winner of two out of three games and threw \vtll to the bases. On the
between these two will qualify for the bases he has greatly improved, being so
semi finals. speedy as to steal five bags during the
The first game played between thena, game. Score as follows :
LOW:.V« _ - A. B. R. S. B. B. V. P. O* A, K.
Theobald, 3b 4 1 2 1 0 2 0
Scheeline, c ;• 2 1 5 2 1 1 0
O'Connor. 1. f V'A "1 4 1 1 1 I 0 0
DeBoom p . /' 4 0 0 0 2 2 0
Graham, ib. .., .; 4 0 0 X f. 0 1
O'Donnell, s.s 4 1 3 2 0 2 0
Hamilton. 2b 4 0 1 0 3 J 0
Doolittle, r. f 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Woerner, c. f 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
Total 31 6 13 7 14 8 1
LICK ; A. • K. S. B. B. H. P. O. A. H.
Holmes 2b '. " 0 1 0 0 3 1
Whi elf **" 0 (» 0 0 0 0
Hamil on p & s.s : .0 2 1 3 3 1
Scatena s s. & p •* - "- 0 2 4 0 0
Dietele ib •• 4. • " 0 0 1 -7 0 2
Melf r f *: • 0 0 0 1 . 0 0
Shubert. 3b SO 1 0 1 2 0
Naylor cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
Southern, c 3 0 1 0 2 0 2
Total 34 1 4 4 19 8 5
Summary: Two - base hits—Scatena, Scheeiine, O'DonnelL Double play—
Hamilton to Dietek lo Southern. Hit by pitcher—Holmes, Struck out—By
DeBoom» 13; by Hamilton, 6. Base on balls—By De Boom, 4; by Hamilton, 4,
Umpires—Scblesingsr and Martin. Official'scorer—Victor Levy.
Teacher—How dare you swear before
me?
Student—How did I know yen wanted
to swear first?—Ex.
I had a dream the other night
When everything was still;
I dreamt that each subscriber came
Right np aud paid his hill.— Ex.
THE JOB HK WANTED.
Just after the fall of Bloemfontem
soldiers were called upon, owicg to the
scarcity of civilians, to work the railway.
The weary men were lying in
camp one night after a hard day's work,
when a sergeant called out.
"Any of you men want to put your
names down as railway porters, drivers,
stokers or for any other appointment
connected with the railway ?"
The silence was broken only by
snores. Then one Tommy slowly raised
his head and drowsily xnuttrrvd :
'Put me down as a s'eeper."— Ex.

JUST COMMON CLAY.
One of the passengers on the Kronprinz
was a woman quite prominent in
Chicago society. Prince Henry was
pointed out to her, and she studied him
much as one might study an interesting
object in a museum.
' What do you think cf the Prince?"
asked one of the party.
It was her chance.
"Think of him!" she blazed. tl I was
near by in the smoking-room, when
Baron von Seckendorf asked him what
he wished to drink!'*
"Well?"
She continued, scornfully:
"His royal highness, Admiral Prince
Henry of Prussia, said: 'I guess I'll
have a beer !' "—New York Times.
A', the opposite ends of the sofa
Tiiey sat with vain regrets—
jhe had been eating onions,
And he, Biiiolting cigarettes.—Ex.
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"I'll have them,*' inquit she, "I guess
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A Visit to Mount
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THE LOWELL
PUBLISHED BY THE LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Officers of Athletic Association (Photographs) 4
A Song of the Springtime (Poem), Miss I. Wtikit 5
Thomas Leary, H. M. S., 5. HeUtnan 6
A Hunter's Prayer (Poem), D. C. Donahoe 10
The Golden Poppy (Poem), Miss A. Crawford 10
The Billy Claim, Miss L IViikie ... ir
The Return of Winnemucca (Poem), /. Bare 16
Most Beaz:tiful Woman in History, Mr. F. H. Clark 17
A Chronometric Tombstone, /. Bate 19
A Visit to Mount Vercon and Arlington (Illustrated), A. C Busk 22
EcceEgo, 5. //./03 25
Bill Perkins* Ghost, CM Hildebrandt 28
An Unsuccessful Experiment, Binbaum 29
Ye Students Who Graduate in '02, A/. S. Badt 31
The Minstrel Show, written up by Miss B. WoUenberg 33
Criticism, Mr. Tracey R. Keiley 35
Alumni Banquet, L. H. S. A. A * ... 3 6
Heads of " Lowell" staff (Photographs) .. 37
Editorial 38
Exchanges 4 1
Debate * 2
Societies (with photographs) 4^-5*
School News 52
Athletics - 54~55
Containing photos cf
Football Team, '00
Football Team, 'oi
Baseball Team, '02
Track Team, '02
Basketball Team, f O2
Swimming Team, '02, and
Resume of Athletics
6

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Officers of the Athletic Association.
MR. LAWKKNCK C. BIKI-URD, President.
Miss CAROLYN FOWI.K, Yice-President.
MR. \\\ O. MONTGOMERY, Treasurer.
MR. H. SCHRIEUER 'not in attendance) Secretary.
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VOL. SAN FKANCISCO, CAL , MAY, 1902.
Ji Song of the Springtime.
1.
Rain, gentle rain, as it ligbtly fulls,
Soft spriug rain now lovingly calls
Sweet l ? lora to wake from her sleep
With a steady sound on tbe cold, bare jjrount
Where a carpet of grceti will soon be found
And dainty flowers peep
II.
Though dull without and dark the sky.
'Tis brighter within to my drowsy eye
As the fire logs warmth infuse.
The tap of the rain, the rap on the pane,
The wind-gust blowing again and again,
Now causes me to muse.
III.
I dream of days when skies are blue,
When hearts are glad and lovers true
In the fields together roam.
Of sunny hours in meadow bow'rs,
Of gurgling brooks, banked up with How rs.
That murmur and laugh and foam.
IV.
Oh fall, gentle rain ! and hasten the day
When Summer shall brush the clouds away,
To beckon growth and beauty.
l 7 or youth will dream and idle seem,
While all the works of Nature gleam,
To gnide him to his duty.
K Wii.Kuc, '05.
The committee to decide on the priz«r p-ocui coiupetUion-Mr. Kclley, Mr. Vf>uak. -s.d Hi.
re-ul-nK the -oeins submitted lor competition, chose four from the whole number, « h:ch en the whf.lc wight be
considered least foully. Of these four, "A Song of Sp.injftime.' "The r.olden Poppy, ' -A Hunter* Prajer," Ami
-The Return of Wiunemucca." one, "A Sou* of SprinKliine,"' war, decided on an the br*t. Huwrvn, rot onr - f
the fourw«» tl.ouEhtworthy of r.he prize oiTerert by Mr. KeHey, «nd with the exception of "A Son* orspriugtlii r,"
«1T were consldete-1 to have about the same degree of aieriL TKJt.inB into cou«der«l:u>, thr fuel thai ihe-. pce.nii
ipPowd to show the poetic tilcrary ability of llie school, U.e commuter and a-.;.r.^EtS:«: cf the W

THE LOWELL
Thomas Leary, H. M. S.
Private Thomas Leary of the Seventeenth
Fusileers was a curious combination.
From the lime he had entered
her Majesty's service the idea had taken
hold of him that his principal duties were
to get drunk and to spend his spare time
and repentant periods in the guard-house
As soon as he sobered up the first thing
he always did was to swear a big- round
oath to the effect that he was done with
liquor forever and that not another drop
should pass his lips. But this oath, like
a number of other good resolutions, was
cancelled as soon as a bottle containing a
certain fiery liquid was presented so his
gaze. Thus it happened that Tom served
his queen, about three days out of the
week, by holding- down the floor of the
guard-house and keeping it from getting
lonesone.
On the other hand during his lucid
intervals, Tom was as an attentive and
obedient a soldier as you could find in
the Kuglish army, and regarding him in
this light Uie officers were disposed to be
less severe with him than with other
offenders ; so collisions between Leary
and his superiors usually resulted in no
harsher punishment than the retirement
of Tom to his familiar abode of regretfullness
and temperance pledges. In
addition to this mediocre favor with his
superiors, he was also very popular with
his equals. This resulted from his perlietur.il
good humor and his inexhaustible
supply of yarns : the latter being the best
means of gaining friends in an encampment
'vhen-. after dark, nearly everybody
does nothing. Another way in
which he -aine:! the respect and esteem
of h:s comrades was by his hii«e proportions.
Tom was the " bi^est " man in
the TV-'UK-- si;nnlini;- six fret two in his
AwarJeci >c court prize in March coiitc.it.
stockinged feet and weighing nearly two
hundred pounds His fine physique and
superior intelligence was often the cause
of the remark, 'that it was a shame that
such an admirable specimen of humanity
should go to the dogs." As to his features
Tom was not prepossessing, having
the large rubicund features and "auburn* f
hair so peculiar to the natives ofHibernia.
But here I must stop describing
him, for methinks I hear ray readers in
embryo murmuring. -" What do we care
what he looked like, I wonder if he
thinks we never saw a red-topped Irishman
; ' and wishing to preserve their
patience for a time to come, I will hurry
on.
Early in the winter of 1S99 the Seventeenth
Fusileers with a number of other
regiments was ordered to the scene of
activity in South Africa. When the
time for embarking came it was discovered
that Private Leary was missing".• A
search being instituted our bibulous hero
•AW found in an inebriated stupor in one
.of the worst dives the town afforded
He was forthwith carried or rather
dragged onto the ship and doomed to
spend five days and nights in the hold,
on the wholesome diet of bread and
water. At the expiration of the sentence
when Tom appeared on deck he
looked pale and repentant; the paleness
clue to sea-sickness the repentance in a
matter of course. For a certain obvious
reason he did not break his pledge (which
had been taken as usual) during the remainder
of the voyage.
On its arrival at Capetown, Tom's
regiment was immediately ordered to the
front to reinforce General Duller, who
was marching to the relief of I,adysmirij.
When the main army w ; . reached Torn
•:• -o!
could restrain himsel
ceeded to make up
more intoxicated tin
in lieu of the regulai
was confined in oni
native abodes call*
that night! and if \v<
who have'been thci
rainfall is not at all
pened, this was an
fall, and the roof
slightly transparent^
pleasant night sta:
water and making
liquor resolutions,
being sober, he \vt
the Colonel.
" Private Leary,]
4 * this getting drun
opportunity will hi
have been excusable
place we need nouj
headed men. No
more kindly, * c I
worth any two mei
you're not intoxical
fight shy of liquor
lift yourself from thj
biit before you go,
on your sacred
from intoxicants
paignV" Tom appej
with the Colonel's.
the required promj
•withdrew.
• • , • _ . - * • *
On the advance
necessary to cro?
The opposite ban]
held by the Boerj
famous General D<
too deep to
only
toon bridge. With
was finally made
across in the face
enemy seeing the in
ing in ft hand to

could restrain hims-jlf no longer and proceeded
to make up lost time by getting
more intoxicated than ever. That night
in lieu of the regulation guard-house, he
was confined in one of those luxurious
native alxxles called kralls. It rained
that night, and if we are to believe those
who have been there, a South African
rainfall is not at all sparing. As it happened,
this was an unusually generous
fall, and the roof of the shack being
slightly transparent, Tom passed a most
pleasant night standing knee deep in
water and making and re-making antiliquor
resolutions. The next morning,
being sober, he was summoned before
the Colonel.
41 Private Leary," said the Colonel,
"this getting drunk at each and every
opportunity will have to stop. It might
have been excusable at home, but in this
place we need none hvt sober and clearheaded
men. Xow, Leary," he added
more kindly, "' I know that you are
worth any two men in the army when
you're not intoxicated and if you'd only
fight shy of liquor I'm sure you could
lift yourself from the ranks. That's all,
but before you go, I want you to promise
on yuiii sacred word uf honor to abstain
from intoxicants until after the campaign.'*
Tom appeared to be impressed
with the Colonel's remarks, and. giving
the required promise, he saluted and
withdrew.
:h * * *
THE LOW E L L
On the advance to Ladysmith it was
necessary to cross the Tugela river.
The opposite bank of the stream was
held by the Boers commanded by the
famous General l)e Wet. The river was
too deep to cross by wading, and the
only way remaining was to construct a pon
toon bridge. With great ro^t of labor this
was finally made and the army wa> led
across in the face of a steady tire The
enemy seeing the impracticability of engai'.
ing in a hum! to hand fight with a forte
outnumbering them four to one, retreated
to a line of hills or " kopjes " aNoul three
hundred yards away. Although his men
were worn ou* by fatigue and wounds,
the British commander with all the stutvbornness
of his race, led an assault on the
naturally fortified stronghold of the enemy.
The attack was Tepulsed and the
vanquished " roineks " retreated to the
trenches lately vacated by the Boers,
leaving a large number of dead and
wounded on the base and slope of tne
range of hills. A steady fire was kej>t
up by the enemy and there was no chance
of recovering the wounded except through
an armistice which General Buller distrusted
to make.
But let us leave this ancient history
and turn our attention to our hero.
From the first he had been where the
bullets were thickest, and ?n this position
he acquired a devouring thirst. H ; s
water bottle was empty. So was the
next man's. A third was also devoid of
water, but he had something just as
good. This able substitute was a very
strong one and when translated into
American it means fire water. Thus it
has always been since the time of Adam,
that, ivlicii one is Uyhig to avoid something,
that something will persistently
flash before his eyes especially when he
has the greatest craving for it. (Th**
crude manner of expression is the only
originality in the above reflection.) Tom
looked longingly at the bottle with its
reddish brown fluid reaching to the neck,
had a struggle with the Devil, was defeated,
stretched out his arm, look the
bottle, forgot his promise and drank
The decease of the owner of the flask
left Tom in full and undisputed possession.
Hut double quick a'.tion prevent vd
him frum '.'umplelmg :h;»t glorious state
o! tidiness and juyfiwr.v 1 —; M> graphically
and minutelv descrilci i.-v Burns in l.is
immortal Tarn O'Shav.ter nor was i?
until the withdrawal

trenches that the opportunity of emulating
his worthy namesake was given to
him. Tom immediately seized it (opportunity
and bottle) and in a short time he
began to see double.
Meanwhile inspired by the hope of
promotion and a Victoria Cross, a number
of individual efforts were being made
to rescue the wounded, but these valorous
attempts were soon discouraged by additions
to the number of stricken ones to
be recovered. Thus these attempts
ceased and all turned their attention
to avoiding and returning the Boer
fire.
Colonel M. .owe of the Seventeenth,
in the hope of encouraging his crestfallen
men was walking up and down the
trenches in full sight of the enemy. In
the course of these dangerous perambulations
he arrived at the southern end of
the main trench where a sort of a subtrench
had been dug perpendicular with
the main one. On looking aiong this, he
perceived that it was vacant except for a
huddled up form lying at its termination.
The breathing of this apparently wounded
man could be plainly heard where the
colonel stood. As he approached nearer,
the breathing became more and more distinct
and when he stooped over him. it
sounded more like the snore of a healthy
man than the painful, spasmodic exhalations
of the wounded. All at once the
officer straightened up and laughed. "It's
I/Cary and he's as drunk as a lord "
Suddenly the smile left his face to be replaced
by a stern, harsh look and stooping
again he grasped the inebriate's collar
and shook him vigorously. Finally with
a marvellous show of strength he dragged
him to his feet and braced him up against
the embankment.
'•What's the meaning of this 1 '' demanded
the colonel, containing the shakingprocess.
Tom slowly opened his bleary
eyes and UUiUlierod, 'G'wuy, I'm (hie)
a gen tlenum."
T HE LO\VE L h r
'•Yes, you're a gentleman all right,"
sarcastically replied the officer "After
giving me your word of honor, you go
off and get drunk and sneak away. You
coward,'' he shouted getting angrier,
"You—*' he broke oft"abruptly. 'Tm done
with you. I intended to help you but
now you can go to h—I for all I care."
He turned on his heel and left, leaving
Tom leaning against the embankment
rubbing his eyes with his ham like fists
and feeling a little soberer.
"Cow-ard" he muttered, "who (hie)
called me (hie) a cow-ard.' 1 He rolled
his eyes about looking for the asperser of
his character. Seeing no one he pushed
himself away from the side of the trench
and began staggering toward ihe main
ditch mumbling "I'll show (hie) them if
(hie) I am a coward.
# * * *
The leaden duel was kept up continually
and all were busy evading bullets.
On a sudden, an officer, stationed at the
southern end of the trench, noticed a
man crawl out of the sub-trench , and
stagger to his feet with a great effort on
the outside. Just then a dispatch was
handed tc the officer and when he had
finished reading it he again turned his
gaze to that place where it had been
attracted before and behold! there was a
man or rather a giant reeling and lurching
from side to side and advancing
toward the enemy.
"Come back," shouted the astonished
officer but nothing came back In answer
save the maudlin strains of ' I won't get
home till morning "
"Sergeant bring that man back," he
ordered. The unfortunate sergeant set
out to do his superior's bidding, but he
had not advanced five steps when he was
laid low with a builet in the side.
"Don't waste any more men on that
fool " coldly remarked a new voice. The
officer turned and saw Colonel Marlowe
"Hut,, Colonel, ihc m;i:i is wounded.
Do;i']t you see the wa;
"He is no more w
returned the Colonel,
That's Leary. Let hi
No further attem]
]>ary were made ani
watch the strange sigj
Leary was r.ow
yards away. His h<
behind and his bushy
by the sun's rays shj
the Boer marksmen,
a charmed life or per]
nigs and lurchings fr<
prevented. hini.from :\
inch, foot by foot, he
anu he had now read
which >vas about t1
away. On coming
a lur.ch that brought
it. He hugged the
finally deciding to al
and support he reel
same time a shell
ing it into a thousai
dust and saioke cJ,ea
beheld looking at tl
tree had once been ij
way. A great cheej
breathless watchers i|
they saw that he
dilating journey.,
gan to be interested.j
if the old Saxon pi
man nevere .takes
verified. ^
On, on, on) uutil
point where tfce lan<
ous to becoming a;
once he gave a lurcl

THE LOWELL
Don't you see the way he is staggering?' 1
"He is no more wounded tV.an I am,"
returned cue Colonel, "he's beastly drunk.
Thai's I,eary. Let him alone."
No further attempts to bring back
Leary were made atul all quit firing to
watch the strange sight.
Leary was now about seventy five
yards away. His helmet had been left
behind and his bushy red hair intensified
by the sun's rays shone as a target, for
the Boer marksmen. But he either bore
a charmed life or perhaps it was bis reelings
and lurchings from side; to side that
prevented him from being hit. Inch by
inch foot by foot he was going forward
and he had now reached the solitary tree
which was about two hundred yards
away. On corning near the tree he gave
a lurch that brought him right up against
it. He hugged the tree for a while and
finally deciding to abandon his new friend
and support he reeled away. At the
same time a shell struck the tree smash
ing it into a thousand pieces. When the
dust and smoke cleared away, Tom was
beheld looking at the place where the
tree had once been in a dazed sort of a
way. A great cheer went up from the
breathless watchers in the trenches when
they saw that he was continuing his vacillating
journey. Even the Colonel began
to be interested. Verily it looked as
if the oM Saxon proverb, *'A druncken
man nevere takes harme'' was being
verified.
On, on, on, until he had reached that
point where the land began to rise previous
to becoming a Boer kopje. All at
once be gave a lurch forward and fell on
the ground. "He's hit/' the cry went
up. But. no! he has arisen to his feet
holding a form closely clasped to his
breast. When he became stationary* he
shifted his burden, placing him in his
arms which he had formed in the shape
of the letter V. the combination resulting
looking like a cross. It was a noticeable
fact that after this change Tom staggered
less than before the dead weight in his
arms serving the same purpose for him
as the balancing pole for the tight-ropewalker.
He now began the return trip.
A continuous shouting and cheering
was kept up not only by the Britons but
even by the enemy. The Boers although
they cheered the man, .-still kept firing at
him. This is not at all inconsistent with
Boer character for it is a well known fact
that a Boer goes into battle with a bible
in his pocket with the pages concerning
the blessings of peace and the evils of
spilling blood turned dow'ii. Hut we are
digressing.
The same Providence that had watched
over Tom when his face was toward the
enemy did not desert bim when his bac!f:
was facing them and ow: still inebr*at?d
hero fell safely into the outstretched a: :s
of his enthusiastic comrades.
* * • *
"Leary" said the Colonel and there
were tears in his eyes, "I wirih to apologize
for calling you a coward You have
returned good for evil for the man you
rescued is my son."
'•Whaso a lnazzer". 1 hiccoughed Tom
"I didn't see (hie) your son. Vm
thirsty-Gimme (hie) a drink. 17
S, HKU.MAN, '03.

10
THE LOWELL.
* J? Hunter's Prayer.
t love the hills, their forests and their giens.
[ love to wander o'er the pathless feus;
Leave me the quail, the pheasant and the hare.
Leave me the duck, the panther and the bear.
Give me a en nip axe, blanket-roll and gun;
A strong, sharp knife, my only guide the SUE.
I'll ask no more from Him on high,
Except to have my good dog nigh.
I love the brook that trickles through the vale..
I love the lake that roughens with the gale;
Leave me the salmon and the dusky trout,
Leave me the cunning black bass, game and
stout;
Give me a line, a rod of split bamboo,
My j*ood old gaff, some flies, a hook or two.
I*H ask no more from Him on high,
Save there to wander, live and die.
DAVIS C. DONAHOK, '05.
* The Golden Poppy,
I. 11.
Beside a stream a flow ret grew,
Flowret pale, so pale and tender,
Nodding on 'green stem and slender.
Swayiug when the west wind blew,
But the -ferns so thick around it
Grew that no stray sun-beam found it,
And more ethereal day by day,
In solitude its wild, sweet way,
It Hved acO never longed for more.
IV.
Each morn it op'ed its petals frail
To catch tbf day's returning light,
Nor closed them till the shades of night
And darkness hid the hill-girt vale.
And day by day still brighter grew
Th* 1 flowret*s ever deepening hue;
It seemed as if down in the earth,
Thut gives all flowers ami trees their birth.
found a magic treasure rare,
III.
All day the sun looked down through bars
Of clouds that stretched across the sk.y; 7
A pris'ner he whose brilliancy
Dimmed that cf distant worlds and stars.
The flowret seemed new life to takt:
As on a broad expanse of lake
The clouds that float o'er head are shown
In form distinct, but softer tone,
So from its leaves the sun's gold gleamed.
V.
One night a storm-cloud burst ind drenched
The vale; the lightning flartr- and flashed;
Thunder rolled; great floods o.'rain dashed
Down! Out by their roots hu^e trees were
wrenched.
All the ferns were crushed, lying,
Bruised and torn, near unto dying.
When morning broke the storm and wind
Had ceased and left unharmed behind
The flowret, damp and drooping.
It happened'that one day there strayed
Adown the dale, beside the stream
Murmuring, babbling, in a day-dream,
A dusky, soft-eyed Indian maid.
Out by the roots she plucked the flower.
Too gay to grace a secret bower,
And HOW upon our hills 'tis seen,
A patch of gold amid the green,
Tu all the world its secret telling.
ASTO12CKTTE CRAWI-OKK, '95.
• These ttvc pr.eujs arc included in inc four chot.cn.
In a s'maH cabin
snow covered hill;? of
man writing a letter
light than Alaska's,sul
was nearly midnight. i
out was bright and bej
The precious docui
had that day been t
the ''BHly Claim, o:
claims of the. Chestcu
salary of twenty doll;
peuses, until further
\vas lying ,fjn.:the tai
smile passed over his
the dancing eyes of hi
the tear filled ones of
when tills letter would]
of the good news.
Surely fortune w^
now, but a shadow si
Dave Warden's face,
mother's partingf; woj
brother home' Xo mi, I
M'here i*n that lawi.
Dave, and tell him
Somehow h6 felt with
his poor mother's wisj
realized.
Ten years ago, his el
nature so diflfered^*ffori
the ofd home after a sh|
No word had come
Dave had gone throi
entered .bis father's bu;
of hard times follower
and h;s mother and si:
juift enough to support!
come to this northern'
by his mother's Icihgii
his own adventurous
had knocked about for
ing the Alaskan rainb>

THE LO W EL L i:
'The Billv Claim.
In a small cabin embosomed in the
snow covered hills of Valdez, sat a young
man witting a letter home, with no other
light than Alaska's summer twilight. It
was nearly midnight, yet the scene without
was brigh\ and beautiful.
The precious document by which he
had that day b^eu appoitited receiver of
the "Billy Claim, one ot the richest
claims of the Chestochina district, at a
salary of twenty dollars per day and expenses,
until further notice oC the court.'*
was lying on the table before him. A
smile passed over his face as he pictured
the dancing eyes of his young sister, and
the tear tilled onesr-f his dear old mother
when this letter would reach them telling
of the good news.
Surely fortune was smiling on him
uow. but a shadow suddenly came over
Dave Warden's face, as he recalled his
mother** parting words "Bring your
brother home to me. I know he is somewhere
in that land. You'll find him,
Dave, and tell him mother's waiting."
Somehow he felt with a dart of pain that
his poor mother s wish would never be
realized.
Ten years ago. his elder brother, whose
nature so differed, from his own. had left
the old home after a short, sharp quarrel.
No word had come from him since.
Dave had gone through college, then
entered his father's business. Five years
of hard times followed. His father died
and his mother and sister were left with
just enough to support them. Dave had
come to this northern country, impelled
by his mother's longing for her son and
his own adventurous disposition. He
jj.nl knocked about for two \oii*, following
tho Alaskan rainbow, but had found
neither the pot of gold, ao* any trace of
his brother for whom the mother longed,
that she might see her family, uniled before
her death.
Dave Warden's eyes unconsciously
wandered from his writing. He gazed
from the window upon the neighboring
mountains of intense whiteness and
watched the various colored clouds
change in shade and form as they drifted
behind the rugged }>e:iks Amic these
solitary surroundings his thoughts fell
into a sombre strain. A tangled mass of
clouds sailed along the ridge amidst the
twilight's ruddy glow. As a breath of
wind arose, a fragment floated :iway in
bold relief seeking a different course.
With it went a tinge of red. Then,
siovvly, by a mighty peak, it was entirely
hidden from view. Something in the
wonderful revelation o( nature, reminded
Dave of a time in his own life. The
tangled mass was the home circle when
a breath'of strife arose, one member
sought another path and with t:\rn wei\t
a 'tinge of red/' the love and happiness
that made the finily circie complete.
The peak that hid his course in life and
severed him from the rest was distance
and strife.
But now he had no time for idle dreaming.
He heard h..-* partner saying,
"You'd better turn in. old man. There's
a good day's work ahead -of you to get
rjady for the trail by to-morrow night.
You say you're going up wiih that man
Reamer? He's a sly one. No doubt he
is trying to cheat sninc poor miner out o!
that claim. Hut it s lucky for you that
he is. Hope hi- makes a Iot;j.; light for
it. Y*Hi':v a lucky chap! I say, hurrah
ioi Ydin'ii Uavc," c!.*pjtheshouldcrg
his *riv:vc! or.

12 THE LOWEL
The sun set at nine thirty next evening,
as Dave's party, on their way to
the claim, rested near the summit oi a
mountain. They traveled in the evenings,
the summer nights being as light
as the day and not so warm.
While the men were preparing a meal
of beans and bacon he took the opportunity
to write home. A Siwash Indian
loitered near watching the T-roceedings.
Finally be approached Dave saying,
"What white man do? 1 *
"Paper talk to squaw,'* Dave answered,
and the Indian understood.
The Siwash stood by silently c while
then he spoke again plaintively,
•'White man pot-latch, (give) Injun
mucka-muck (food)?"
"Injun no muck-a-muck three moons.
By'n by maybe Injun die."
Dave gave him some food, though he
knew he bad probably begged more than
one meal already from other campers on
tJ?e trail. Dave knew the Alaskan Indian
to follow a camp hundreds of miles for
v/hat he could beg, with nothing to fall
back on but his rifle and a bunch of
matches. Aiter eating awhile in silence
the Indian pointed over his shoulder to
Reamer, the holder of many of the richest
claims in the Chestocliina district and
one of the rival claimants of the "Billy
Claim," saying.
"Injun no like him. Him got hi-you
(much) gold. 11
Although Dave had carefully avoided
any conversation regarding the claim, he
could not but notice the contemptuous
tones with which Reamer spoke of a certain
"claim-juniper/ 1 Bob Bradford. But
now he saw something about the man's
face that he did not admire. Something
perhaps, that the greed for gold had left
there.
It seemed that two years before in the
'98 boom of this country. Reamer had
staked this claim amonj* otbeTS. But the
boom had quickly died and he did not
work the claims. Proving seemingly unprofitable
he had not taken the trouble to
even make a "bluff" av doing the assessment
work on the "Billy Claim." So in
the next excitement of 1900 he had returned
to find it, one of the richest claims
in the district, held by this tall, sturdy,
broad shouldered Bob Bradford.
When the party surmounted the summit
of the mountain, the sun that two
hours before they h^d seen sink into the
west, greeted them in the east with the
glorious splendor of its rising. Spread
out below them was a large lake edged
with its fleece of purest white resplendent
in the sunlight like a polished mirror and
kissing the base of surrounding hills,
that rise precipitously from its shores,
beautified with the green of towering fir,
cotton wood, beech and willow. The
golden rays tinged the ov*r "hanging
clouds and highest peaks with various
depths of loveliness, and through the
random lines of white gleamed rays of
red and gray and blue. Along the little
valley, streams that trickled down the
sides of the range were churning gravel
beds. A little beyond the moss grew
thick and dainty flowers peeped through.
As the party mushed on, trail life
seemed to Dave the only life worth living—independent,
full of excitement, the
coarse food eaten with relish, sleep enjoyed
under any conditions, ever free
from care, and crowned with the desired
rest Now he forded a river with his
pack, the water breast high, cold, and
swift, crossing other:; too deep to ford on
"stick canves."
The two hundred and fifty mile trip
was accomplished in fourteen days. The
claim was located on the side of a mountain,
whose face was scarred with deep
gashes filled with snow. The day was
dark with threatening clouds, the mists
hung low and the ground was wet with
recent rain. The winrf blew .-hill from
the snow filled gullies. T\vt tent was
cold and fuel scarce. D
wet and would not re;
the sun came out agah
a matter of weeks.
When Bob Bradford]
met Dave, he seemed in
tile. But as he wa'cchei
hold of his work with
and experience he soon
friend of "Yukon Dav
by which he heard the
Something strangely
Dave's face sorely puzzl
pression of the eyes,
recall where he had see!
Bradford worked hard
Dave secretly hoped thi
be settled in favor of tl
bearded man, who w«
favorite with all. His
Bob,'' certainly applied
heart as well as his phy]
The weeks and raoi
September brought to
season, for the claixn coi
any later.
One day toward the ej
Dave came upon Bob w
the laborers washing tin
the sluice-boxes.
*'Considerable wealth]
ha siid.
'•Yes," answered Brad|
this affair was settled."
"The court convenes
knot?'
"Yes in December. 11
In another week's li
prospectors in the disti
the trail" again.-some t
trip to Valde?, others
states. Bradford, Rcamei
heading for Juneau to t
session of the court
After journeying for
party readied the inoat
china. At the road b
heard of a fewVimisl:

cold and fuel scarce. Dave's clothes -were
wet and would not really be dry, until
the sun came out again, which might be
a matter of weeks.
When Bob Bradford. Reamer's rival,
met Dave, he seemed inclined to be hostile.
But as he watched the receiver take
hold of hi;: work with evident knowledge
and experience he soon became the warm
friend of "Yukon Dave," the only name
by which he heard the receiver addressed.
Something strangely familiar about
Dave's fact: sorely puzzled him some expression
of the eyes, but he could not
recall where he had seen the man before.
Bradford worked, hard but said little and
Dave secretly hoped that the claim would
be settled in favor of this generous, dark
bearded man, who WHS such a great
favorite with all. His nick name ' Big
Bob/'certainly applied to his bigness of
heart as well as his physical stature.
The weeks and months passed until
September brought to a close the short
season, for the claim could not be worked
any later.
One day toward the end of September
Dave came upon Bob who was watching
the laborers washing the grave) through
1
'Considerable wealth in this mine,"
he >uid.
'•Yes.* 1 answered Bradford, "but 1 wish
this affair was settled."
"The court convenes in Juneau does
it not? •
'Yes in December/'
In another weeks time most of the
prospectors in the district wen- ''hitting
the trail' again, some to make a return
trip to Yaidez, others to return to the
sViU-- 1 . Bradford, Reamer, nud Dave were
heading 1 for JUIUNSU to be present at the
Nt.->-iion of the court.
A tier journeying ior several days the
putty reached the mouth of the Che.stochina.
At the road house there Dave
heard of a few *'in ushers," who had
HE LO \V E L
.started to raft down the Copper River,
instead of staying with the toilsome
drudgery of the trail. Though they were
condemned as " foolhardy. ' Dave was
fired with a desire to emulate them. The
lour days trip by trail could he accomplished
in a few hours by rafting.
'Who'll raft it with me.*' he asked.
"T'm not so willing to take my life in
my hands," said Reamer, "even for the
sake of a few day's mushing."
"I'll go it with you," said ' Big Bob ' r
who gloried in the most dangerous adventures.
"It's a go" 1 said Dave and he and
Bradford Parted' immediately for the
timl>ers in search of ury K»gs, with which
to construct a iv(L
The cheery, excited lor...v; of Dane's
voice as they set to work to make a jv.ft
once caused Bradford to look at him a
second time. The tone awakened some
old feeling within him but the familiarity
was lost in c. inoinent and Bradford was
no wiser than before.
In about five hours they had a splendid
five log raft splayed in th«- nose like
a tapering boat and pinned on the top
with three six inch cross bars and twoinch
pins. She was sixteen feet frcm
stem to stern and about four and a half
feet amid ships. On the following morn
ing at daybreak, they pushed off for what
they afterwards ;*erueml>ered, as the most
exciting experience o! their lives. Their
paddles broke with the first few s^oko
so they tossed them overboard and
steered and paddled with two spruce
poles It was little paddling they did,
for at times, they caught us much a* a
ten mile current and were well content
to float with the tide. lu piaOL-* the ri\er
was very narrow, with hu*,h iu*w: jra* cl
Muffs on either >;

•would mistake the white caps, formed by
rushing water, over some almost projecting
boulder for the crests of turbuient
waves
Once when they were riding the rapids
in such a channel they perceived a large
boulder in their path and saw that they
could not guide the raft to either side and
if they persisted in trying to, they would
simply be drawn in the right or left vortex
with chances of beating double quick
against the stone So they changed their
plans Dave was waist deep amidship.
''Bring her to port!' 1 he hollered. "We
can't make this side/'
1
'We'll make her anyway!" was the
sturdy answer.
But they did not and Dave realized it
as he reached from the water and caught
a pin wondering if the raft would right
itself, so that he could climb on again or
turn entirely over with him on the under
side. She righted, however, and Dave
climbed. Just for an instant she hung
fast to the same sharp rock, in the vortex
and the next she was flying again through
rapids that splashed to their knees with
every mounting wave Bouncing up and
down, beating the bottom on every
and more such rock, so a good deal depended
on just how they got loose if
indeed, they could at all. Dave had
taken the axe out of the rack, prepared
for a swim. Within two or three rods of
an immense rock. Dave shouted again to
Bradford.
"We can't make it. Head for the
center ot it!"*
Bradford gave his pole rudder a sweep
or two, to starboard and- Bump! They
hit her head on. and in the center but
the force of the bounce had thrown Daw
from his feet into the rushing stream.
Immediately Bradford's >tmnn hand
grasped him by the arm and held him
up. A flood of thought^, crowded in
upon Dave's mind. Bradford's very
THE LOWELL
grasp brought foremost a scene of long
ago. when his brother had saved his life
in a like manner. Suddenly ;i thought
flashed upon his mind, his face lightened
and he gasped huskily,
' Bob!' *
Instantly, the mystery in his companion's
face was made clear to Bob for
he saw his mother's eyes looking up to
him from the rushing current, and with
a startled look of iecognitfon he said as
huskily:
; Dave! But hush M for !D:*ve began to
speak "your life depends on this, boy! "
AH had happened in an instant, for a
second the raft had lingered, then the
current caught the stern to port, sheered
nicely around, gliding down, and so
through the vortex stern first.
It was one of those exciting times when
one cannot find words. Tueir minds
must be bent on holding on for their
lives no matter what the emotions that
filled their breasts. Dave had been
brought safely aboard, but the rescued
brothers could not even so much ss
grasp hands.
On they sped silently for hours. The
word that Dave had murmnred before he
hushed him was foremost- in Bob's ssind.
It was 'mother." He saw her face on
every mounting wave and heard her voice
as of old. The heart so long unmoved by
tender feelings was beating faster now than
during the most dangerous experience.
It seemed eternity to Dave who feared
thr.t every bounce might mean their ~nd,
and yet with his brother so near,, lie
might not be able to give his mother's
message. But every time Dave felt as
though he might again be thrown into
the water a strong arm reached out to
sustain \\iu while the other guided the
raft . feVv through the long jt urney.
They were diczy hours fcr both, *.he
:iiixi* \'io< ;>f the ^r'- c< ?!!t thrown iiito confusion
with the tender reflections of ihe
past.
r
At last as darkness wj
the country, the ten h
sixty eight miles of n
brought to an end and tj
safely. Dave was di;
against a tree for suppci
for a moment, until tl
sustained him in the d;
placed upon Dave's si
other grasped his hand,
•"Let the past be pa
hoarsely. We were bi
ing softly with a tremoj
**Tell me, now about;
As Dave felt the
hand, he tried to spe;
no words. As he lookt
face so plainly familiar 1
that he had never disci
That night, the brot
round the camp fire ani
had passed during
Big Bob'soldcompanio
known him had they
expression on his face
in those dark years, om
to think of him and
longed for his return.heart
grown cold for
warmed, at last As elf

At last as darkness \vr^ spreading over
the country, the te" h-uir j-uiruey over
Mxty eight miles of rushing water was
br-uzght to an end and the brothers laiided
saicly. Dave wa> di/zivi 1 and leaned
against a tree for support. Xeithcr spoke
lor a moment, until the band that had
si;-it;iinod him in tlu* d.-ii\;erous ride was
p!.»vvd upon I)ave"> -h :ii!tk-r while tin*
other grasped his hand.
'"Let the past be pa*t. Dave," he said
hoarsely. We were hi:t !«>ys, then adding
softly with a tremor in his voice.
"Tell me, now about mother.*'
A- Have felt the warm pressure of the
hand, he tried to speuk. but could find
tu> words. AH he looked into his brother's
faoe so plainly familiar now, he woiitiered
thai iie had never discovered this before.
That night, the brothers sat together
round the camp fire a:i

16 THE LOWELL
The Return of Winnemucca.
Slowly climbing, often pu::sio>;,
Winnemucca climbed the mountain.
Climbed ihe incuuUiu of his childhood.
Strove tt> reach its lofty summit*
Where, in days gone by forever
Oil had -e«.-n t; c coppei tzioonrisc.
Oft had -vitkemd with the sumisc.
Oft bail seen t\u village neath hiir.
Wakened to its toil and labor.
But he long ago had left it,
I .oft it, with the mnrk of murder.
Deeply br»iuW on his forehead,
Iu great uu^c: Had he killed hin;,
Killed his brother, Megisoguun,
Then was cast forth by his people
Never more to l>r. awiong them.
He hnd goue forth broken hearted,
Bowed with grief :».ud quick repenting.
Far and widely had he wandeied.
Wandered to the mighty oceans.
Wandered to the rctghty mountains,
Saw the dwellings of the ^ ; ts men,
Saw their works and wondered at them.
But at last the smouldering embers
Of his slowly dying spirit
Began to glow with i great longing
l$«t had looked, bad looked in vain
Tor the landmntk of his people.
For the mountain of his childno

T H K L O \V K L L
Most Beautiful Woman in History,
BY MR. F,
Wcprinied from Hastcr n amber
What meaning can the life of this
child-saint and woman-warrior of 6fteentli
century France have for women of twentieth
century America. Little need has
the present world for saints of the oldtime
description. Still less is there need
of women-warriors, in our ~ime, pledged
to peace, and in our land, filled wilh
brave men. It must not be expected
that the lesson be one of example for
imitation. History teaches by touching
the soul, by quickening the moral insight,
by an in breathing of noble spirit.
Imitation, mere copying the past, is futile
; for conditions are ever changing
and never repeated.
The life of Joan of Arc has a lessoa for
our age—in fact for every nation and for
all time. It is not set forth in simple
terms, and the world has been slow to
understand its meaning. It is given in
a parable—rather it is contained in
miracles. The achievements of Joan of
Arc were so wonderful, so miraculous,
that men have been backward it: receiving
their true import. Their lesson,
however, is simple vrhen once we comprehend
the miracle.
If any question the right of this national
heioine of France to a place
among the most beautiful women in history,
I would say that the claim is to
spirit al rather than physical beauty.
Thus the term is used in a far higher
and nobler sense than when applied to
such as Cleopatra. What beauty could
bt more worthy of reverence and worship
than the loveliness of the simple,
sincere, courageous soul that inspired
armies to success and rescued France
from despair?
H. CLARK.
of the Sau Kraucisco • Call,"
We have no definite record of the personal
appearance of Joan of Arc. Necessarily
she must have had form and feature
in some way worthy of the beautiful
soul that dwelt within. No better idea
can be gained of what she must have
been than the description of the artist,
Boutet de Monvel, who spent years of
study upon the incidents cf her life ior
the purpose of depicting her career by
means of his brush. He says in the
Century Magazine for November, 1896:
"While at work on my series of desigus
I have often been asked to describe
myc^nceptiou of the personal appearance
of Joan of Arc. At this question I
have always seen before me a figure
which little by little has grown more
distinct until now it Is as though I saw
Joan, to use her own words, 'with the
eyes of my body.' Of actual evidence
nothing remains; uoportrait exists, nor
has there come down to us the smallest
shred of her vestments, or fragment of
her arms. We know that she was tall
and well-proportioned, that her physiognomy
was agreeable; but all this is
vague. Some have it that she was fair,
others that she was dark. Her hair was
in all probability neither one nor the
other, but of a shade between the two,
which would account for the difference
of opinion. To me she must have been
somewhat fair, as thus she seems more
feminine. Judith had black hair; Jeanne
Hachette, who from the ramparts opposed
the enemy with her battle-ax, was
dark; but Joan of ATC had such a tender
heart—so much pity—I find in her so
much of womanly grace in contrast with
her decision in the hour of action that I

18 T HE L O W E f, L
see her only blonde; not the blonde of
the fair-haired race* of the north, but the
blonde chestnut of our France. She
was not in any sense pretty; we must
not forget thar war-like companions,
mea no: overburdened with scruples,
testified that she never inspired the
thought of gallantry. If not pretty,
however, she had probably the beauty
of the peasant; a firmly, well constructed
head; l^er eyes were bluish gray, not too
light, for they flashed fire at times; her
nose was somewhat heavy, but with sensitive
nostrils; and her mouth strongly
marked, with full, red lips. Her complexion
was browned by exposure, nch
and healthy in color; her carriage free
and somewhat boyish, for she was a girl
of the fields, free as air, and her limbs
were vigorous, and her chest was deep.
She never knew fatigue, says the chronicles
of her time. 1 '
To many the career of Joan of Arc has
seemed an inexplicable mystery; to
some a product of mere superstition. To
view it aright one must study it in relation
to the condition of the time, as one
would study the work of Julius Caesar
or of Abraham Lincoln. What was the
France for which Joan of Arc lived, an
angel of healing, and died, a martyr?
At the end of the teuth century France
was a feudally divided land with ten
thousand separate fiefs, and a score of
great lords, any one of them equal to the
king in power. By the end of the thirteenth
century a long road had been
traveled toward national unity. Private
warfare had been forbidden ; uniformity
of law had been established; the authority
of the king's courts was recognized.
Still the goal had not yet been reached;
aud a succession of weak sovereigns and
the evils of the endless wars with the
Euglish sent the nation far on the backward
course. Province broke away from
province. The great dukes sought to
recover their lost power, and upon the
ruins of France to rear the temples of
their own selfish pride. There were no
Frenchmen—only Burgund : ans, Armagnacs,
Bretons, Provencaux. To such a
degree of bitterness and hatred d d men
carry their partisan strife that either
side was ready to welcome the foreign
iuvr.der rather than see the success of
the rival faction.
Such was the condition of France during
the childhood of Joan of Arc, born
January 5, 1412. The battle of Agincourt,
fought three years later, ^ave half
of France into the bauds of Henry V of
Eagland. In 1420 came k trade infavie
of Troyes, by which the conqueror
gained the daughter of the King of
France for his bride, the regency and
the promise of the throne upon the
king's death—and all this with French
help against France.
Who could rescue France from this
depth of degradation? Who could unite
the warring factions against the invader?
What was denied to princes and captains
was granted to the peasant girl of Domremy.
To save France was the mission
of Joan of Arc. History contains nothing
more wonderful than this, aud yet it is
nothing supernatural. It is as natural
as the rainfall replenishing the thirsty
earth. France was in ruins through
partisiaaship. Only the spirit of patriotism
could rebuild and restore. Joan of
Arc was the embodiment of that spirit,
In her patriotism was made flesh and
dwelt among men, pointing the way of
the better life
It counts for nothing against this truth
that she saw visions and believed herself
under the guidance of archangels. This
is but the form of the fifteenth century
thought—the only way in which her
revelation could be known to men. Certainly
at this date we can distinguish
the divine truth that spoke through her,
from the peculiar form in which it had
to find expressi in It i*> unnecessary to
•I •
speak of her marty:
finished: she seal*
sacrifice to hate
present in the worlj
Patriotism and
sons from the life
of Arc. Women
twentieth century,
to lead armies ag;
vader. The enem|
are within : the e
olity, intemperani
foes more deadly tj
because insidious,
to maintain the foj
earnest devotion t<
in the past have b<
A
A fneaa ox mi
Central Soudan,
leather packet lyi:
a large stone cros;
the skin of some
not harmed by th<
able to read what
to me, asking, thl
proved to be no
diary of a native,
I proceeded with
unfolded itself, aj
interesting that
it to the world,
ation I think thaj
gl e you as COTTCA
diary as I can. Tl
but from minor
book, I think tl

o such a
Nry
t either
foreign
onquerof w
*ncy and •'
upon tlw-V
ch French *r
[iroxn this,
mid ante
\i invader?
T H K I. O W K L h
speak of her martyrdom. Her work was
finished: she sealed it with her life, a
sacrifice to hate and cowardice, ever
present in the world
Patriotism and humanity are the lessons
from the life atd character of Joan
of Arc. Women of America in the
twentieth century are not called upon
to lead armies against a conquering invader.
The enemies of American life
are within : the evils of our time—frivolity,
intemperance, immorality — are
foes more deadly than invading armies,
because insidious. Is it not patriotism
to maintain the force, the simplicity, the
earnest devotion to truth and right that
in the p3st have been the foundation of
American greatne-Sb? Is it not humanity
to save men from their evil ways, to
preserve soundness of character? American
women must share with men the
duty of maintaining our national virtues.
Share with men the duty. Joan of Arc
did not seek to organize a regiment of
women. She placed herself with men, at
their head, sharing their life, yet never
losing womanliness.
This, then, in brief, is the lesson—
patriotism and humanity, devotion to
maintaining the noblest elements of
American character—not by separate effort
of women apart from men, but by
co-operative, fraternal service.
A Chronometric Tombstone.
A friend of mine, while traveling in
Central Soudan, came across a curious
leather packet lying on the ground, near
a large stone cross. It was wrapped in
the skin of some wild animal and was
not harmed by the elements. Being unable
to read what was inside, he sent it
to me, asking that I translate it. It
proved to be nothing more than the
diary of a native, a oce Bello Dan. Aft
I proceeded with the translation, time
unfolded itself, a story so strange and
interesting that I have decided to give
it to the world. Upon careful consideration
I think that it would be best to
gi e you as correct a translation of the
diary as I can. The diary was not dated,
but froai minor notes throughout the
book, I think the events must have
occurred a short while after the reconstruction
of the empire of Sokoto, by
Otbman Fodio in 1S02.
This day is a festival. I rose early to
attend to my duties as priest of the
Temple of Mohammed. The day is
warm and the people are many. The
ceremonies will not begin until dark
and I will go among the people to hear
their talk. It is principally about the
great and mighty Othrnan these days,
I do not like him, for hi. is a terrible
man. As soon as it is dark I will return,
but now I will go far into the city to
visit Her. I met Her at the last festival
and my courting has been successful
for I will wed Her
This day is also beautiful, but I am

2O T H K LOWELL
sad. She has joined the Mission and is
now a Christian. She has asked me to
become one also, but the teachings of
my father forbid I will now live 3t her
home, for Her father is pleased, I am
an orphan and consented. I do not see
Her much because of my duties at the
temple and She goes to the Mission. . .
This day have I given up my duties
as priest of Mohammed, for Othman
hates me and that is dangerous. He
must not see me. She has again asked
me to become a Christian, but the teachings
of my father were good. She grows
sadder every day and to-morrow She
will leave us and go to the Mission
forever
At last it has come. To-day my name
appeared on the death list. My death
is set for the next festival and there is
no escape. To-morrow the soldiers will
come for me. There is yet hope. Her
father is the captain of the prison. He
is pleased. I have seen Her once more
aad again has she asked me to be converted,
but the teachings of my father
were good
From my prison window T can
see that they are preparing the cruel
rock. Once more will that well-worn
pathway be put into use. Death is certain,
for no one can escape that dreadful
rock as it conies roaring down to crush
out your life and leave your body but a
stain on the hillside. But I do not fear
for the night will be dark and the plan
is good
The time has come. I can see the
dim lights in the distance. Soon will I
feel the draught of air as he lifts the
heavy trap. Soon will I be speeding
a*ray, stopping only a moment at the
Mission and bid Her a last good-bye
Already he has mounted the roof. One
moment more and I will be free, [LATER ]
Wo soon arrived at the Mission, but all
was quiet. Had She proven false 5
With angry impatience her father rang
the Mi&sion bell. A young woman appeared.
She said something to him. I
saw him start and turn pale. With a
cry of anguish he rushed in madly.
Too soon was I to find out the awful
truth. We were too late. She now
slept beneath the cross. She had left a
note for me. Would I love Her beyond
the grave ? Would I pray to Her God ?
Would I become a Christian ? If so, I
would find Her cross among Her
possessions. But I will never see that
cross, for the teachings of my father
were good
I have at last reached the sea coast.
It is not safe to stay in Africa. I will
first g-o to Spain. If I am satisfied I will
remain. But if not, I must continue my
wanderings. This may be my last entry
in my diary, but I do not know.
Between this entry and the one where
he began to write regularly there were
a few notes. From these I have been
able to find out that about fifty years
had elapsed. He had at this time
arrived in America, but on account of
his color, he was compelled to take
refuge in New York.
The years have fallen fast and my
wanderings have been many. At last I
have crossed the great Ocean, but the
land I reached is divided. They said I
was a slave. They asked me who was
my master. I do not understand them.
I am in danger so I must flee. These
people tell of a place called New York,
where there is no slavery. I must find it.
I am driven from town to town. I am
a blave. I, priest of the Temple of Mohammed.
In New York they have a
Mohammedan Mission. I must reach
it. They will protect me. I am poor
and must walk I cannot bear their
abuse. I am no slave. Have these
people proclaimed me an outcast, these
!
people of the Chi
must be near New
get grows less. .
At last I have
place they call N<
The rows of house!
even these people ij
it is wrong to shij
are long. I am ui
find the Mission,
know, I will ask.
but they know m
Not far away is t]
morrow I will
found refuge. Sui
my father were go<
I went to the Mi
and they cast me
But even they cai
old to work. T<
alone on the stre<
far and wide, bi
everybody, cast 01
even by my God :
I prayed to die.
At last I have
sails a vessel to t;
land. They can
edge of the languj
return to my nati'
am an outcast,
binds me to my c<
and seek rest by
peace in Her fal
When I return I wj
Mission. I will
I will seek rest ln|
ing of, that She
vain. . -> • •
We sailed to da:
sight of land,
quiet. The captj
will be short. I h|
is far away. .

lied .0
•K-f^fr^^^^vi-,?Tp>4ierS^ 4
people of the Christian faith? But I
must be near New York for the abuse I
get grows less
At last I have arrived. This is the
place they call New York. I am lost.
The rows of houses are confusing. But
even these people ignore me. They say
it is wrong to shield me. The streets
are long. I am unable to walk. I must
find the Mission. Perhaps these people
know, I will ask. I have asked many,
but they know not, But I have seen.
Not far away is the Crescent. On the
morrow I will call. At last I have
found refuge. Surely the teachings of
my father were good
I went to the Mission, but I was poor
and they cast me out. I must find work.
But even they cast me out. I am too
old to work. To-night must I walk
alone on tlie streets. I have traveled
far and wide, but I am cast out by
everybody, cast out by my own people,
even by my God : for many times have
I prayed to die
At last I have found work. There
sails a vessel to trade with my native
land. They can make use of my knowledge
of the language. So it is that I
return to my native land. Although I
am an outcast, there is one link left that
binds me to my country. I will return
and seek rest by Her side. She has
peace in Her faith, perhaps I can.
When I return I will look for that little
Mission. I will be guided by its cross.
I will seek rest in a faith I know nothing
of, that She may not have died in
vain
We sailed to day and were soon out of
sight of land. The sea is calm and
quiet. The captain pays the journey
will be short. I hope so, for my heart
is far awav
THE LOWELL
The days have passed by slowly.
Now we are near land. Soon will I
once more view Sokoto. Near by is a
small hill, which I used to climb, in my
childhood days. From its top I will be
able to see my native city, see that mission,
see the cross
Far in the east I see the gathering
light. But the sights it unfolds are
strange. Is this my native country ?
The countless houses, the well-paved
streets. Where is that lonely Mission ?
Where is the cross cf my faith? Has
this religion cast me out? No, it cannot
be so, for I hear the people talk.
They will burn the forest near the city.
The animals it hides are dangerous.
They talk about the curious stone cross
that appears each year as they barn the
trees. This must be the cross I want.
I will secret myself in the forest and see.
They have kindled the fire. The
trees and bushes are rapidly burning.
The heat is intense and the light blinding.
But it is the light of God, for it
has revealed the cross. I have seen
enough to know ihat the God of Her
faith is great. I am satisfied. I will
die, even by my own hand. On the
morrow may the birds and beasts remove
the last vestige of my remains that may
blot the sacred ground of my native
land.
These events occurred long ago. But
the people still burn that forest every
year. Tourists who see it are surprised
to see a huge stone cross grow out of its
depths as the forest falls. So it is, that
the very people who cast 'him out, reveal
the tombstone among whose shadows
the Two are sleeping, separated by the
band of man. united by the hand of God.
IRWIN BASE, '03.

22
THE LOW ELh
A Visit to Mount Vernon and
Arlington.
It was a bright morning- in April, the
day of the famous egg-rolling on the
lawns of the White House, when we left
Washington by train for Mount Vernon.
We first reached the Potomac, on the
Washington shore, at Long Bridge, the
one over which the Union soldiers retreated
into Washington after the first
battle of Bull Run. Crossing this famous
bridge we came into Alexandria; and
from the cars obtained a glimpse of old
Christ Church, which Washington attended
while at Mount Vernon. We
rode on and arrived at the home of Washington
after an hours pleasant journey
The home of Washington, is kept up
by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association
which purchased it in i$6o for $200-
000 from the heirs of the estate. Mcaey
was raised by popular subscription *^a
part of which was obtained from 'thousands
of school children all over the
United States, each contributing five
cents. This Association still keeps up
the grounds aided by the different States
to which are assigned certain rooirs MI
the house itself and certain parts of the
grounds. It is the special care of California
to look after the wharf on the
Potomac at which Washington's ships
unloaded.
l
From the terminus of the electric road
to the entrance is about a block. The
gate was entered and we walked up a
pathway overhung with immense sha

the
-T^fe^R^iV^':'- •
fthaplpS
ie ^wSqc^S : i^^^-
^^iSPii-^i!
^s^^
st^5^?Sri^^
came to the room in which Martha Washington
lived and died after the death of
her husband She chose this room in
order that she might see the tomb of
Washington from the little dormer window.
After leaving the mansion we went to
the summer-house which stands a short
distance to the right of the from entrance.
Here, as is the custom, we seated ourselves
and saw the boats glide up and
down the blue waters of the Potomac
Over this little house is a l>ellthat tolled
as the ships landed at Washington's
wharf. Not far from the mansion and
connected with it by a veranda is the
kitchen. Here we saw some of the original
cooking utensils and purchased little
odds and ends to take home as mementoes.
There are several out houses :it-ar*
by: such as the meat house, wash house,
ice house, spinning 1 house, etc. On the
lawn in the rear of the mansion is the
sun-dial not the original, but one standing
where the original had been; and
bearing the same inscription—Haras von
HUM era nisi strenas.
We then walked to the Old Tomb,
which is situated on the rising bank of
the Potomac. It is given this appellation
in order to distinguish it from the
present one. It was to this tomb that
Lafayette paid his respects in 1824. In
1 S31 a vandal broke into it and stole a
skull which he thought was that of
Washington, but on investigation it was
found that it was not the head of the
(General but that of one of his relathes
interred in the same vault. In 1S37 the
new tomb was completed and the two
marble sarcophagi, containing the remains
of Washington and his wile, together
with the remain* of everal large shade
trees, one of which .vas planted by the
Prince of Wales in iSfio.
After leaving the *mb, slowly we
walked in si!e;:ce to the cars and but few
words were spoken until we were well on
our way to Arlington.
In about thirty minutes we reached the
great national burial ground, the final
resting-place of so many of our American
heroes. This cemetery may be entered
by several gates named after leading
generals of the American army.
Leaving the cars we took one of the conveyances
which was at hand and entered
Arlington through the McClellan gate.
In this cemetery there lie buried some
sixteen thousand men. We first drove
to the Arlington House, which was the
Custls Lee mansion before the Civil War.
This house \v.v» erected in 1S02 and is
modeled aUsr a Greek temple It was
built by a very near relative of Martha
Washington. George Washington Custis,
after whose death the mansion passed into
the possession of his daughter, wiic ul
Robert K. Lee. Lee was married in the
great hall at Arlington House where now
visitors must register. During the Civil
War the property was confiscated by the
United States government and was used
as the headquarters of the Union troops.
During 1 the war the house and grounds
were employed for various purposes and
finally became the last home of the nation's
dead After the war the United
States government paid to one of the heirs
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
for the grounds The house is now used
as the home and office of the superinter.dei::.
Standing on tin- pnrrh of tht- building
we obtained a beautifu! view of the country
for miles around. Washington could
be seen with the Capitol looming up from
its centre. Solemn Fort Myer and the
Old Soldiers Home made a distinct back-

ground to the right, while the peaceful
waters of the Potomac flowed at the
foot of the slope
Leaving here we turned to the right
and thence walked to the Temple of
Fame, which is ax: open circular colonnade
with a white dome. On each of the
four cornices and eight columns is carved
the name of a noted American commander,
either of the army or navy. The
grounds are laid out in the most artistic
manner; yet everything is simple;on
each section is a heavy bronze tablet on
which is inscribed a few lines from "The
Bivouac of the Dead." Passing on we
reached the officers' section Here are
buried a great number of officers who
died in and after the Civil War. Most
have beautiful tombstones, either erected
by their frimds or by the company or
regiment in which they had served Further
on is the amphitheatre constructed
on a bank of earth and surrounded by
granite columns, the whole of which is
covered with climbing vines. !„ this
peculiar hiding is a marble rcatrum:
here the services are held on Memorial
Day
We then came to the most impressive
scene in the whole cemetery. We stop
10 catch our breath, for the sight awes
one ; beiore us there is an endless line of
low square pieces of granite, each of the
same size and shape. On-each was chiseled
the name, State, and number of the
sleeping hero at whose head it lies As
far as the eye could reach we saw the
columned stones which marked the
grave, of sleeping warriors, formed in
ranks as straight as the lines in which
they marched to meet the foe-this is the
Bivouac of the Dead! There is a strong
contrast between these simple remem
biances of those who have borne the
brunt of battle and who lie in their lowlv
beds with nothing to mark their graves
but this little piece of granite, and the
massive stone monuments of those who
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!ed these brave men against their foes.
This field is a level plateau and here and
there throughout the grounds, are flower
beds which add to their solemn beauty.
These have been laid out by the hands
of the most experienced landscape gardeners
that could be secured. TU~- number
on each stone corresponds to the number
on the roster of the War Department
which contains the names of all men
mustered hi to the army of the United
States. In this register are the records
of two hundred and fifty thousand men
who gave their lives in order that the
Union might be preserved.
Xear the Temple of Fame is another
grave surmounted by a huge, oblong
block of granite around the base of which
is a small grass plot This is probably
the most frequented grave in the whole
cemetery. On this monument,is the following
inscription which I thought was
of sufficient importance to copy:
"Beneath this stone repose the bones
of two thousand one hundred ami
eleven unknown soldiers gathered
after the war from the fields of Bull
Run p.nil the Route to the Rajipahan*
nock.
Their remains could not be identified
but their names and deaths are recorded
in the archives oftheircountry,
and its grateful citizens honor them
as their noble ann> of li.artyrs. May
they rest in peace.
September A. D. IS66 v
We next proceeded to the section devoted
to the bodies of those who had
died when the Maine was destroyed. This
field is a sloping plain and the graves
are marked by the same simple .stones as
were mentioned above. Here "these men,
transported from a foreign land, lie in
peaceful slumber under the protection of
the Stars and Stripes that float near by.
There are many more graves in this
great cemetery but as I have only a limited
space to record my observations. I
i
have written only th<
to me most impressivej
burial ground; three In
We left at about
arrived at the White
{ Taken Marci
One night about
studying my Cicero
usually interested,
the first oration and
ray chair with my tl
tunes behind time w|
lected that there
written for the m<
my arm for the ink
bottle of ink that I
afternoon. As I
noticed that it had 2J
pearance and that
with wax uponwj
Oriental characters.;
and to my great
stream of smoke c;
proceeded further
smoke widened, ^
eyes and all-atoncc]

t tte
3 ^-
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have written only those which appeared
to me most impressive. We were in this
burial ground.three hours and a half.
We left at about half past three and
arrived at the White House just as the
WASHINGTON'S HOME.
children were finishing their egg rolling.
President and Mrs McKinley were on
the porch and seemed to be enjoying the
spectacle as much as the participants.
ARTHUR C. Brae, '02
( Taken March, 1902, by Paul A. I)c Leon and kindly furnished tiy him.)
One night about a week ago while
studying my Cicero lesson I became unusually
interested. I had just finished
the first oration and was leaning back in
my chair with my thoughts twenty centuries
lichiud time when I suddenly recollected
that there was some Prose to be
written for the morrow. I stretched out
my aim for the ink bottle-. It was a new
bottle of ink that I had purchased that
afternoon. As I took it in niy hand I
noticed that it had an ld and mur»ty appearance
and that the stopper was sealed
with wax ;ipu which were inscribed
Oriental characters I «>pc::eio;r>:::uent a thin
stream of smoke came out 01 it. As it
proceeded further frora the bottle the
smoke widened. I followed :t with my
eves and all at once I thought I cmild dis-
Ecce Ego.
tinguish the outline of a human form in
the fast spreading smoke. Every moment
it became more distinct.
"Fear not", spoke a slow monotonous
voice "1 am Hedji Singh. I was imprisoned
in that bottle five thousand
years ago bv the King of the Jinees."
The smoke had now disappeared and
there standing in front of me was a creature
about seven feet tall and dressed in
the Asiatic custom of the fairy tale era.
'*I have promised my deliverer," he
continued when my amazement had .somewhat
subsided "whatsoever he may \vi*0i.
Therefore ask what thon wiil'^t."
I looked at the open Cicero on the ta^'e
and on a smUien imping I a>kt-d, "Can
you take a person back, twenty centuries
to any plan- he wwhe^r*'
"'Vis,' 1 replied the genius gravely.

* All right," I said 'I want to be in
Rome at the Temple of Jupiter Stator on
Xov. 7, 63 B. C.
"As thou say'st" he answered. ' but
remember thou art invisible." He lifted
his hands to a level with my face and
muttered a few cabnlli.stic *.vord>. My
head fell on my breast and—
* .* • #
When I came to I ivimd m\ self in a
lar^e empty building. It was built of
white marble and it had no ornaments
except a large statue of Jupiter near the
entrance. In the middle of the structurewas
a speaker's stand cr rostra and ranged
about in it a semi-circle were twelve tiers
of stone benches.
There were no doors and through the
open entrance I could see that it was just
dawn. I spent some time in exploration
but after a time, feeling tired, I sat down
on one of the hard seats. I had no sooner
done so when I heard steps approaching.
Three men entered the temple dressed
hi togas reaching nearly to the ground.
Their hair was carefully parted and oiled
and their beards were faivcifulIytrimmH.
SG these were the men whom Cicero was
about to denounce so harshly. These
were the ''things'* who so appealed to the
ancients as the modern sap-headed aristocrats
to us. They came directly towards
where I was sitting.
% 'Faxv9hiscum*\ I greeted them. Just
then I remembered that I was invisible.
"Quis dicit?' J asked one of the astonished
Romans. I did not answer and I suppose
the senator who had spoken thought that
he was mistaken. At any rate he made
no further inquiry More senators were
arriving and the scats alxwt me were
readily filling i:p. They generally came
in by twos or threes. First a lew oiled
aristocrats would arrive, tbtrn a few Remans
with dry hair. The dry and wet
ones hardly ever intermingled.
Suddenly the loud talking that was
going on ceased. A man entered and from
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the purple band on his loga I knew that
this was Marcus Tullius Cicero. He was
a small man even from a Latin standpoint.
His appearance wis anything
but commanding and his features were far
from handsome. He was bald headed so
that I could not tell whether he was an
advocate of tbe Oil Trust or an antitrust
exponent. I really could not see
how this man could be much of an orator
and I was beginning to feel that I had
gone back two thousand years for nothing.
He took a seat remote from the others.
I immediately left my bench and sat
down beside Cicero. He took a scroll
from some place about his toga and placing
it upon his knees he began to read.
I looked on with him and behold! there
was the whole oration from "Quo usque
tandem'' to the end. I noticed that between
every so many words he had placed
a mark like the letter X. This as I afterwards
found out represented gestures.
There were also marks for emphasis
breaks, etc. All this was a severe shock
to me. I had always thought that the
fiery speeches of Cicero were impromptu,
but alas! here he was digging away at the
first oration as I had done for the last
month.
Suddenly, the loud speaking that had
begun again after Cicero was seated,
ceased. Marcus TuIIius and I (talk about
your presumptuousness) looked up from
our reading to see the reason for this
silence. The cau^e was again a man
This was Serguis Catalina. He was a
tall man r.nd possessed handsome features
which emi the ravages of luxurious living
could not obliterate He was Cicero's
superior in all outward respects; in fact
it Sttmed to my un prejudiced eyes that
Cataline would have made a letter consul
than Cicero.
Cataline approached directly to those
benches that were crowded and sat down
by a group of dry headed citizens. These
forthwith arose and m<
Cataiiue followed suit,
two more tiers Thfatii
not follow but sat d<
region with his head boi
hands. Truly he lookH
even his former frieods
Cicero now left his se:
the rostra. I also left mil
a seat between Cataline ;
Cicero raised his hand
silence. He now began]
After hearing twd-v 1
ashamed of myself for hi
him. His voice was like
believe there ever was
with so large voice. H
very life depended upon
he made. His frequent gj
contortions added much'
and passionate side of th
had read of and heard
orators for two thotif
safely say that as far as
ceraed none could conjp.
Cataline even«««
accusorseloquence H<
ply to several off "pee
questions" (Hark.^
but the cries and reproc
tors soon discouraged
AAera while Cataline
thoroughly crushed mn
I noticed that Cicero
onehalfofwhatbe&ulj
see no reason for t£/s &
dience's patience ifflg
strain. After every «!
particularly sinking h*
I time with the usual 01
the way, I believe
d*db
some comnienu
His audience seemed to
weak point for every

that
thing
SO
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anti-
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forthwith arose and moved back two rows.
Cataline followed suit. They moved back
two more tiers This time Cataline did
not follow but sat down in a deserted
region with his head bowed between his
hands. Truly he looked crushed. For
even his former friends had deserted him.
Cicero now left his scat and ascended
the rostra. 1 also left mine and occupied
a seat between Cataline and the senators.
Cicero raised his hand and there was
silence. He now l>egan his invective.
After hearing twenty words I was
ashamed of myself for having underrated
him. His voice was like thunder. I don t
believe there ever was so small a man
with so large voice. He spoke as if his
very life depended upon the impression
he made. His frequent gestures and facial
contortions added much to the vehement
and passionate side of the oration. I who
had read of and heard some of the best
orators for two thousand years could
safely say that as far as delivery was con'
eerned none could compare with him.
Cataline evc:.i seemed aroused by his
accusors eloquence- He attempted to reply
to several of Cicero's "deliberative
cjuestious" (Hoik, l*a\m Crau;. Cb. 49^)
but the cries and rcpioaches ol the senators
soon discouraged these attempts.
After a while Cataline became silent, a
thoroughly crushed man.
I noticed that Cicero only spoke about
one half of what he had written. I could
see no reason for this except that his audience's
patience might not »>und the
strain. After every figure or anything
particularly striking he would pause for
a time with the usual oratorical *'ahem"!
(By the way, I l>elieve that this exclamation
was introduced by Cicero although
some commentators disagree with me.)
His audience seemed to uudcr>tand his
weak JVMnt for evtrv time he stopped
thunderous applause would shake the
building. Applause seemed ;o oe the life
of that egotist Cicero. After the sliouts of
the multitude would die away he would
begin with renewed vigor. There were
two senators near me who appeared displeased
with some parts ^f the oration.
Kvery time ego or u verb in the first person
was used they would grunt their disapproval
but not loud enough for the
ears of the triumphant orator. Cicero \v;^
now nearing the end of his invtxtive b 1 .!*
his eloquence was increasing. Finally, he
finished with \i\ appeal to Jupiter. Here
could be seen the tinesse of his art. The
pleading in nner in which he addressed
the God was in direct contrast to the p;i>sionate
outbursts that preceded it. Believe
me, it was tine.
He had no sooner finished than the irrepressible
CaUiHna rose to spvak. The
senators shouted and hooted but Mill
Cataline managed to get in a few threats
that were heard by all present. After
this he fled precipitately from the temple
not even waiting to congratulate CieeT^.
All the spectators including myself
crowded about the consul and I even
mar.ngt-d V* ^bnUe hands with him. Don't
be. jealous.
After the crowd had dispersed Cicero
called one of his servants to his side,
•CJoduis," he whispered, 'go to Chrv
sobotus, the scribe, and tell him that I
must have fifty thousand copies of my
oration l>efore the Odes." Clodius took
the scroll from his master's hands and Heparted
Cicero and I left the temple together
and the seance was over. F;irewril
Muse.
How I got l*acfc in time for school is
immaterial This i* u fairy talc anyhow.
Only instead of Ixring a '"modern fairy
tale'* this \< AW "ancient pipe dream ?
S H 'o:>

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ii
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If
- )
.ii
A tew years ago I was driving along
a dusty road in the Santa Cruz mountains
with a farmer who had lived in
the vicinity for raaay years. As we
were passing a well-kept farm my companion
began to chuckle to himself.
When his mirth had somewhat subsided
I asked him the cause of it all. He
answered in the following manner:
"It was about ten yea s ago; no,
mavbe only nine and a half, tbet ole Bill
Perkins died. Bill, ye know, owned
thet farm yonder and he was murdered
right in thet grain field. His niece got
the farm, but she didn't care to run it
herself, so she fixed a day when the
farm would go tew the one thet offered
her the highest price." My companion
had hardly finished this last sentence
when a black-bearded man passed us in
a buggy. He and my friend exchanged
rather cooi greetings, but did not stop
to converse. After a few minutes more
of chuckling nn the part of my companion,
he continued "See thet feller,
wall, tbet's Si Watkins. He only bed
$3,000 and he wanted the Perkins* farm
pretty bad. but he knew tbet other fellers
with more money wanted it just as bad,
so he thought and thought of how be
could get thet farm for $3,000 At last
be bit an idea. There was to be a show
up to the school house one night about
this time, and all the folks bad to pass
on the road in front of the Perkins' farm
to get to home. So Si got his wife to
u\\ Mandy Snow thet he wuz sick and
couldn't go to the show. He knew tbet
if Mandy knew it the hull town would
kiiOW it. too.
•'Wall, jest as tbe folks wu/. comin' to
borne thet night, when they pissed the
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Bill Perkins Ghost.
Perkins' place they see a gbo-t paradin
around the grain field jest where Bill
wuz murdered. In tbet crowd there
wasn't one who didn't suddenly think
tbet bis horse ought ter go faster, and
accordingly make him gallop. Of course
they told their friends all about tbe
ghost they saw.
"Wall, Si kept this ghost business up
every ni^ht, and every night some other
folks would come to sec the spook, but
they just tcok one look and then ran for
their lives. It got to be the day before
the sale of the farm wuz to come off.
On thet day one of the residents of our
town who bad been away came back.
When he wuz told about the gbost he
jest looked kind o' wise, but he didn't
say a word. Wall, thet night be went
out to the farm and got on tbe field without
$! «tdsg h;i2, £2iu when tbe gbost
appealed be set to work to give him
such a licking thet it wuz all he could
do to come to see Bill's niece about buying
the farm. But the scheme had
worked so well that Si's bid of $3000
wuz the only one offered, and Bill's
niece wuz so afraid of her uncle's gbost,
and not hrvin' any male to advise her,
she wuz glad to accept Si's offer of
$3,000. Of course, now the hull town
knows thet Si wuz the ghost, but it
wuz a pretty good joke on all the
folks"
I asked my companion who tbe resident
was that licked the ghest. All I
got for an answer was, "Oh, jest a teller
thet wuzn't afraid of spooks." Oa further
inquiry among the townspeople I
found it to be the mac who bad told me
the story.
C .V. HlLDF.IJKANDT, '05.
AD
On the night oi
1900, Mr- Samsel D.
hypnotist, was sittic]
number 1311 H
and was arranging
wonderful experii
his apartments 00 th<
Mr. Blair wasa
years of age, and oil
held a high position
doctors and b;
He had been
as a doctor, but
tered the science of
it was then known,
farther, and bad coo!
nable sew theories
science. But now
something which, ii
promised to tWtpf
lore contributed by*
Briefly the
the aid of a certain
ministered to a
could nt***** the;
that might take
cation, uo matter
or how thick the
has already tried it
and it had so far
The following i*
what the test
was first to be
concoction, and
ized. By means of
given him, tbottffe
the will of the
of the subject
a certain meeting , j
everything doat
being in tnlr
meeting was to
from the rocntf ef]
conducted by a
Reporters

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An Unsuccessful Experiment
On the night of the 8th of August,
1900, Mr. Samuel D. Blair, the eminent
hypnotist, was sitting in his rooms at
number 1311 H street, New York city,
and was arranging the final details for a
wonderful experiment to take place at
his apartments on the following day.
Mr. Blair was a man about thirty-five
years of age, and although not rich, he
held a high position among the learned
doctors and hypnotists of New York city.
He had been graduated from the college
as a doctor, but had subsequently mastered
the science of hypnotism as far as
it was then known. He had gone even
farther, and had contributed several valuable
new theories and Ideas to that
science. Bat now he had discovered
something which, if proved a success,
promised to ecttpse everything heretofore
contributed by himself.
Briefly the new discovery was that by
the aid of a certain beverage, to be administered
to a subject, the hypnotist
could make the former report everything
that might take place at any specified location,
no matter how great the distance
or how thick the enclosures. Mr. Blair
has already tried it on a limited scale,
and it had so far proven a success.
The following is a brief account of
what the test was to be. The subject
was first to be given the above-named
concoction, and was then to be hypnotized.
By means of this wonderful power
given him, though still subservient to
the will of the hypnotist, the mind
of the subject being directed to
a certain meeting, he was to report
everything doje there, he meanwhile
being in an hypnotic condition. This
meeting was to assemble several miles
from the rooms of Mr. Blair, and was
conducted by a number of scientific men.
Reporters were to be present to take
note of everything done at each place
for subsequent comparison.
The next day at the time appointed
for the meeting, everything and everybody
was in readiness at the house of
Mr. Blair. As soon as word was received
that the other meeting had begun,
the subject was treated and hypnotized.
Each person in the room in which the
test was taking place fell into an attitude
of intent listening. So did the subject.
But when the latter was commanded to
relate what he saw and heard, instead of
giving the solemn discourse that is to
be expected at a scientific meeting, he
repeated a different sort of conversation.
The hypnotized related everything verbatim
, just as he heard it. What he related
showed beyond a doubt that the
meeting was being carried on by persons,
professionals in their line. But as it was
very long, I will give only the substance
of the conversation. Seemingly it was
a plot contrived by a band of professional
appropriators to rob one of the
large banks of New York; which one,
however, the listeners were unable to
find out. Bat before the entire conver
sation had been given, the excitement
among the audience at Mr. Blair's had
become so great that the subject was
brought back to his normal state, thus
cutting off all further prying into the
robbers' plans.
There now ensued a discussion among
the learned men assembled as to the result
of the experiment. The subject of
the discussion, put in the form of a debate,
might be stated as follows: Resolved
that the test has been a successful
one. But whatever might be said
regarding its practicability, it certainly
was evident that there was one thing at
least, which, unless overcome, would
greatly hinder the operation of the experi-

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ment. Suddenly a move was made that
the experiment be repeated. Aided by
the valuable suggestions of some of the
scientific men present, they might manage,
perhaps, to again be connected with
the robbers' meeting. The plan was
adopted and the preliminaries gone
through with as before, with the addition
of the new ideas of some of the
guests. The- subject was hypnotized
and the onlookers awaited further developments.
When told to report what he
was hearing, he gave the following conversation
: •'Well, fellows, since we've
finished the preliminaries, we'll meet
next time at Bill's house. That's number
1520 Backwoods street. Let all be
there." Here the subject stopped, and as
there seemed to be nothing further, was
brought back to his normal condition.
The feeling that was most prevalent
among the scientific men present was
one of joy. This was caused by two
things: first and foremost because
they had located these robbers, that is,
they knew where the next meeting was
to be held. Secondly, they had made
the experiment a success. The robbers
would hold their next meeting in two
days. Immediately the question arose
as to what ought to be done. After
some discussion they decided to appoint
a committee to inform the police of their
discovery. They also decided to accompany
the raiding party. This decision
having been reached, the meeting was
adjourned until the following Thursday
night. The committee, however, proceeded
directly to police headquarters,
and stated the case. Of coarse there
was a great deal of scepticism at first,
but finally half a dozen policemen were
detailed to investigate.
When Thursday night came the police
and the scientists assembled about the
suspected house at nine o'clock. Men
were stationed at each exit to keep the
robbers from running away; Bravely
did the raiding party stalk up to the
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door and demand admittance in the
name of the law. As they expected,
the doors were not opened. But, using
a pass key, they found themselves in an
outer hall. Although every one was
ready to get behind the other at a moment's
notice, they had their pistols
drawn. Of course the raiders expected
to be met with the determined resistance
of a set of desperate men. The walls of
the house were very thick, and they
found the doors closed, but not locked.
However, no one was in the front rooms
to resist them. Proceeding towards the
rear, they suddenly came to a halt and
stood ready to run or fight. What had
startled them was a series of yells or
sharp cries, repeated in quick succession.
But the raiding party soon regained
their courage and advanced and
opened the door. Lo and behold! there
were assembled around a table about ten
young fellows, with another who seemed
to be their leader.
They jumped up, but were immediately
covered with pistols. Explanations
were asked. It was found that
they were a set of young college fellows
who were having some meetings for the;
purpose of "rough-housing" a certain
other set. u But what were those cries
just heard?" Well, they were making
up and practicing some yells. How.
was it that the scientists had found out
about their meeting? After some explaining
and putting together, it was
soon evident to all that when the experiment
was performed the second time
they had been connected with 'the meeting
of these young men instead of the
robbers. So the attacking party had to
depart amid the yells of the college men,
and also acknowledge the experiment
unsuccessful.
Just one week after this, under a large
heading in the paper, there was announced
a large robbery in the Tenth
National Bank of New York.
BINBAUM, '03.
Ye Students m
Was ever there
that did not take p
a whole and in regai
members? Can you!
alumnus of. Lowell
throw out his chest
ated with the class oj
haven't we, we whoj
high seniors can lot
see three years of hai
of five (?) hours;a
an equal reasoii for ft
graduating class?
But lest any of o\
suddenly proud, 'ti
some hard, cold}
are the slowest sei
graced rooms eight
time! Lord kaoi
team wou^hs
for the'Juniors,
more than three or
the field at the
small percentage oi
minstrel show
Seniors, thougfi^wl
showed up admiral
batiag scKuety h&ld
meetings *7ith so
that sometimes the
speak 6a both sid<
act as ju.dge't^Spi
ness manifested ii
when we waated;;t<
of *O2. JAnd^a
organized to the ap|
all concerned, it, ai
organized Jill "oy^
simile from Ho)aiferf
rheumatism so bad
could have got albnj
this class.
Bat that meitioi
of last ye-r Jbj
scences. to oar mji

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Ye Students Who Graduate
in '02.
Was ever there a graduating class
that did not take pride in itself, both as
a whole and in regard to its individual
members? Can you Sad anywhere an
alumnus of LoweI3 High that won't
throw out his chest and say, "I graduated
with the class of zipty zip? " And
haven't we, we who in the dignity of
high seniors can look back and say, "I
see three years of hard study at the rate
of 6v*e (?) hours a day," have not we
an equal reason for feeling proud of our
graduating class ? Immo vero !
But lest any of our number grow too
suddenly proud, 'twere best to set forth
some hard, cold, undeniable facts. We
are the slowest senior class that has
graced rooms eight and nine for some
time ! Lord knows where our track
team would have been if it hadn v the Greeks, as they remember Tiow one
day their esteemed class-teacher, Professor
Schmit, rose in his just wrath,
and after a touching and soul-stirring
speech—as he declared that, though he
had taught savages and heathens, he
had never before had the misfortune to
have charge of such hoodlums and vulgarians—condemned
them, one and all,
to remain in the room till five-thirty
p. MM of that memorable day. And do
they not remember how, touched by his
appeal and the stings of conscience they
lined up outside the building to await
his exit and address kindly (?) words to
him, and how he, daunted by their warlike
array, refused to come forth ?
Other queer and uncanny tales are
told about that Greek middle class.
The cla-is-tiacher, they say, one day
looked up in horror to find that the
t been window-pole had become animated and
for the Juniors. There were hardly was in the act of throwing a black-boara
more than three or four high Seniors in eraser across the room. But on closer
the field at the most. Then a very inspection the animated window-pole
small percentage of the talent for the was found to be nothing else than our
minstrel show was supplied by the ever-blushing first baseman, who quickly
Seniors, though what we did contribute "experdited himself from the room.
showed up admirably. Our poor debating
society holds its Friday afternoon
meetings with so small an attendance
that sometimes the same person has to
speak on both sides of a question and
act as judge to boot. That same slowness
manifested itself in the Middle
when we wanted to organize the class
of '02. And after it had been finally
organized to the apparent satisfaction of
all concerned, it afterwards had to be
organized all over again. To borrow a
simile from Homer, a snail that had the
rheumatism so bad it had to use crutches
could have got along more quickly than
this class.
But that mention of the middle class
of last ye r brings pleasant reminiscences
to our minds, and especially to
0
And perhaps that senior class that sits
in Mr. Young's room doesn't contain
some future prodigies in the days of
their obscurity. We all expect to hear
something great some day about the
author of that first prize story in the
LOWELL a couple of months ago. And
there is a wonderfully bright mathematician
in there, a cute little fellow with
black curls which Miss Cox was wont
to play with in the Junior. They also
boast a prize set of " gigglers " who find
it an utter impossibility to keep their
mirth bottled up through a recitation.
But when it comes to Latin, they can't
hold a thirteen-Tioiquito-power electric
light to some of the girls in the Greek
Senior. . Why, a couple of the girls in
there had to stop studying out of respect

to ftfr. Stokes. They're out-classing the
teachers! But when one's old "standby,"
his beloved Connington, is torn to
pieces and disputed, what else can be
expected ?
And now (well have slow music at
this juncture) we come to the orator of
the class. How often have we seen
him, theoretically speaking, the smooth
and honeyed words flowing from his
lips, as he strikes a pose and cries,
"There is no rationality in arms!"
while with perfect ease and simplicity
he explains a difficult passage in Virgil
by saying, •' It's perfectly clear; it means
just exactly what it says." Oh ! that
we might turn his eloquence into that
channel through which it might prove
to Mr. Young that his English assignmeats
are so long that we all have to
buy new blank books every week ! But
this is something for the graduating
class of '03 to attempt though we greatly
doubt its success.
It has been remarked to what extent
the number of our faculty has increased
lately, and it is one of the sincerest
regrets of the graduating class that they
will not be able to come into closer connection
with them. For those teachers,
however, who have lately joined us, and
with whom our studies have brought us
into a closer acquaintance, an intense
esteem and regard has sprung up, and
we deeply regret that we must so soon
part.
THE LOWELL
But the world is small and we'll all
meet again, so here's looking at you
with a glass of Mumtn's and hoping
you'll all get a straight u rec."
M. B. B., } O2.
NOTE BY EDITOR :
The writer of the above—one of our
beloved classmates, who albeit small at
times tickles the " funny-bones ls of some
of his fi.ends, was too modest to affix
his signature. Therefore, (hat no praise
or honor may be lost by his extreme
backwardness, we will add a few of his
lesser efforts, calling them
BASK HITS OFF THE BA(D)T.
O sweeter than tbe marriage feast
'Tis sweeter far to me
To bold a hand something l : ke this:
Seven, six, five, four, three.
Lors Porsen3 of Clnsium
By the nine gods he swore
"Confound the blankety! blank! blank cook
That fried this steak so raw! "
Hamlet.—Hie et ubique?
Ghost.-—(beneath) S.wear!
N. B —It is interesting to note that
modern students are not the first people
to believe that Latin ought to be sworn
at.
THE MODERN "ANCIENT MARINER."
I looked to Heaven and tried to pray;
Bet or ever a prayer I'd whisper
A fiend swooped down in an airship swift
And biffed me in the kishker.
THE
The Minstrel Show
good things it was a 1<
But after standing on
pectation for many w<
May 9 th, the boys
entertain us all*
It was a case oi; *'$
the rush" or fringe t|
past seve.1 seats in thj
Auditorium were as
report card days.
A black face chorus'
regalia tiered tbe si
effective background,
so well that Primrose]
have taken pointers
local hits sprinkleii
chorus rose to the?
with spirit and dash]
have been there befo]
and antics were
than in former years as
watching one.etid, we
thing going on at the
The orchestra wa|
evening. The intern]
usually so very^tec!i<
and more would have
"Witty" Colman
old "Woody-" ^
done it never £^ws
pearance as a dainty
ity seasoned his act.
the monotony of the
and Sultan livened t
clever songs.
The second ]
rendered byjfriend^p|
soprano solo by;f
out well from ttiedark

THE LOWELL 33
THE MINSTREL, SHOW
The Miastrel Show is over. Like all
good things it was a long time coining.
But after standing on the tiptoe of expectation
for many weeks, Friday night,
May 9th, the boys were prepared to
entertain us all.
It was a case of *'go early and avoid
the rush" or fringe the wall. At half
past seven seats in the Girls' High big
Auditorium were as scarce as S+s on
report card days.
A black face chorus in red and white
regalia tiered the stage and made an
effective background. The stars all did
so well that Primrose and West could
have taken pointers from them. Crisp
local hits sprinkled the songs and the
chorus rose to the darktown melodies
with spirit and dash. The end men
have been there before. Their get-ups
and antics were even more ridiculous
than in former years and we knew, when
watching one end, we were losing something
going on at the other.
The orchestra was the surprise of the
evening. The intermissions, which are
usually so very tedious, were enjoyed
and more would have been welcome.
"Witty 11 Colman was still the same
old "Woody." When a thing is well
done it never grows tiresome • his appearance
as a dainty (?) bit of femininity
seasoned his act. The solos broke
the monotony of the jokes and Douglas
and Sultan livened things up with their
clever soogs.
The second part of the program was
rendered by friends of the school. The
soprano solo by Mrs. Middleton stood
out well from thedarkey songs preceding.
The introduction of tne school yell
was a happy inspiration. With true
ring it resounded through the big auditorium
and surely caused the staid chaperons,
Mr. Walker, Mr. Kock, Mr.
Stokes and others of the faculty, scattered
throughout the audience, to feel
proud of their broods.
Oh, ,1 don' like no minstrel folks,
An* I don't don* care much for the endmau's
jokes,
But when Lowell High School does a stunt!
Oh! it Hies high like a Hamilton punt.
The churus chorused 'til! 'twas hoarse,
Disguised in lobster suiis, of course,
And Goldsmith has out-Sousaed Schmitz.
He'll be v.vsK Muyor, "Dunuer Blitz."
f.cviitson's vest was rather warru,
De Leon's gems were out of pawn;
A sweet Dutch lass did "Woody" make,
To comb those braids 'twould take a rake.
WI." i*unst made his ""Rep." in cake walk and
song,
Razzor Pete dogged—arrah go 'long!
And Rip Van Winkle was so encored
That Sultan ran dry and then was floored.
When bouquets galore began to spout
A lone calla lily made one youth pout;
Poor "Lucky's" luck, it startled him so.
He wasn't quite sure where his should go.
Our "Vic" blazed forth in full-dressed glory
A trifle pale, he told his story;
How Kutnei* "'spieled** I cannot say,
Only his gestures came my way.
Though I don't like no minstrel folks,
An* I don" care for the endman's jokes,
Oh "Rip, Rip, Rip and Rah, Rah, Rah!
Hurrah for Lowell minstrels—Zip, Boom, Bah!
B. WOI.LENBERG, f O2.

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34 THE LOWELL
. PROGRAMME .
* * *
Selections Lowell High School Orchestra
PART I—SONGS.
Introductory Overture - THE COMPANY
1. "Ain't That a Shanie - FRANK MORTON
" In the Shadows of the Palm "
Eo. MONTGOMERY
2. " Melancholy Mose " - \V. R. DE LEOX
11 Out on the Deep 1 * -
RAY (LUCKY) BALDWIN
3. " I Hates to Get Up Early ia the Morn "
Clog Dance
Solo
4. " The Original German Coon "
M. Guxsx
RAZZOR PETE
DICK HUNT
WITTY COLMAW
" The Sea is the Home For Me " - i
JULIAN EISENBACH
5. "Rip Van Winkle" - E. J. SULTAN
G. 'Tse Got Company and You Can't Come In"
STEVE A DOUGLAS
Closing Chorus . 1 TlIE COMPANY
PART II—VAUDEVILLE.
Soprano Solo, ."The Rose of Kentucky"
M-S. CHAS. S. MIUDLETON
HURST AND MEYER in the laughable sketch
"Just Arrived. 11
Club Swinging
Dance, w Espinita *' -
HARRY SCIIRIBER
LITTLE MARIAN FOURATT
PROF. CHAS. GRABBER'S MANI>OI.I.V AND
BANJO CLUB.
JOKES
A COLORED JEST.
Miss Rush—You are so clever, Mr.
Thinkle. Do give me an idea for a bookplate,
Mr. Thinkle—How would this do?
"My books are autumn leaves to me."
Miss Rush (doubtfully)—I sounds
awfully pretty- But why are my books
like autumn leaves?
Mr Thinkle—Because they are well
turned, you knew.—Ex.
His LIFE WOK'K.
Tucker—They reiused Gibson's entry
in that gueesing-contest on the ground
that he was a professional.
Rucker—Professional?
Tucker—Yes; he is connected with
the Weather Bureau, you know.—Ex.
AN EARLY BIRD.
Hopperton—Does your baby wake up
and crow early in the morning?
Fopperton (yawning)—Crow! I should
say she did! Aud enterprising—why,
she's hard at it an hour before any rooster
in town !—Ex.
REVISED EDITIONS OF MOTHER GOOSE
JINGLES.
Observe, observe, the quadrupeds of canine
character do produce an importunate
clamor.
The petitioners are advancing to the
hamlet.
A numerable aggregation in tattered
attires.
An enumeration in denticulated ccst
times,
And a portion in velvet robes.
—Ex.
A jolly y^ung chemistry tough,
While mixing a compound of stuff,
Dropped a match in the via),
And after a while
They found his front tetth and one cuff.
—Ex.
It would be quite,::
the issue following a
to fall below the
well for iti
unfulfilled.
story- The author's
ward aad fairly
lacking In easei^
he is ambitious in hi:
so, i
self with the grace
smith, and Lamb ai
present his sentences]
(like my own) tQjfie
and form, a faolt^iat
while b.ere and the|e'i
thestron^r^r^"
as "laying^
this curious taneie
love was of-i
given/ to emotional dj
tionf but in which-h
took, and which; if
her vexyll
It'is'aSt^to|iaac<
so keen for,
coin "with

It would be quite reasonable to expect
the issue following a prize story number
to fall below the average. It speaks
well for us that such expectation is
unfulfilled.
"For the Sake of a Sister" is a good
story. The author's style is straightforward
and fairly correct, though rather
lacking in ease. I am pretty sure that
he is ambitious in his literary work ; if
so, it would be well for him to fill himself
with the grace and fluidity of Goldsmith,
and Lamb and Stevenson. At
present his sentences have a tendency,
(like my own) to be of the same length
and form, a fault that leads to monotony;
while here and there are flat blunders, all
the stronger for their infrequence, such
a* "laying" for "lying" (par. S), and
this curious tangle from par. 5 : " Her
love was of that deep-seated kind, not
given to emotional display and obstruction,
but in which her whole soul partook,
and which, if lost, must destroy
her very life."
It is a pity to make American soldiers
.so keen for life as to follow the tossed
coin "with eager looks/ 1 and to give
"low murmurs of relief and despair 1 '
as each learns his own place in the line.
•I do not think this is an inherent difficulty;
I hope not, for the half-breed's
device is a terribly clever one and gives
a story in which truly one's interest becomes
breathless.
A few months ago Mr. Young, in
these columns, spoke of a leaning
towards the "Black Cat* 1 taste in sub-
ject and manner. I have met this
aniroal only once, but I think I know
what his taste i=>, and I fear that all
three stories in this issue cater to it,
somewhat. This is certainly true of
the 4| Solitary Confinement of Mr. Livingston
He." I grant the tale is well
told. I grant a certain pleasure from
reading it, doubtless an example of
atavism, (which word, if not perspicuous,
refers to the science department),
but the subject is, well, diabolical.
It is worse than a Latin comedy,
where the audience took sheer delight
in seeing the scheming spendthrift and
the cunning slave succeed in their trickery.
1 here is a value in the writing of
such a story, because it needs work and
pains, yet I would, not see them multiply.
You will all do well to hold Mr.
Perham's advice to draw on San Francisco
and our romantic West for your
themes.
The fraud upon which "Watson's
Gold Finder" is old. The writer has
worked it up, however, in pleasing
fashion. Only, it is to me inconceivable
that in these days that any man of intelligence
can be swindled in such a manner.
When shall we see more verse in our
school papers? I have harped on this
stting before, so I must be brief now. I
know, however, a school paper, supported
by less than a hundred students (to be
sure, they are all girls), in which more
and better verse appears in two issues
than with us in six- Well, "The Captive
u • i\

Lion" is a good effort, the best, to my
thinking, that I have seen in the LOWELL
for a long time. The subject is worthy,
the handling dignified. That I do not
examine it here, part by part, is due to
my having (as usual, when I*m Critic)
to write against time. This writer's
Jilumni Banquet.
The first annual banquet of the Lowell
High School Alumni Association was
held at the California Hotel, Friday evening,
April 25th.
The officers of the Association are:
Joseph H. Mayer President
A. H Mowbray Vice President
Miss Jordan ....1st Vice President
Miss Barraeu 2d Vice President
A. C. Vensano.. Corresponding Secretary
R. L. Beals Recording secretary
J. A. Morgan Treasurer
About forty old Lowell men were present.
Judge F. H. Kerrigan was the
guest of honor. A thoroughly enjoyable
spread was partaken of, interspersed with
songs, yells, and stories of old 'Lowell
High" days.
Joseph H. Mayer, president of the
Association, acted as toastmaster and in
a few well-chosen words in which he recalled
the names of some Lowell men
now well known at the San Francisco
bar, introduced I. Golden, who spoke on
the "Lowell Man in the Law.' 1 Mr.
Golden said in part that he hardly felt
qualified to reply to this toast inasmuch
as there were so many older and better
known representatives. Jesse Colman
followed with a happy speech on the
li Lowell Man in Mercantile Life/' The
toastmaster introducing the next speaker,
THE LOWELL • i
verse should appear frequently.
The editorial, entitled " More Plagiarism,"
is not one whit too vigorous. I
endorse every word. The other depart
ments are of their usual merit. It is
good to see School News so well taken
care ol lately.
MR. TRACY R. KELLEY.
J. F. English of Stanford University,
called attention to the fact that the
Lowell High School has been represented
at each intercollegiate debate by
at least one speaker. Mr. English in
responding to " Debating in Relation to
the Law, 11 called attention to the prominence
of debating in the training of a
lawyer and the public interest taken in
debating. Mr. C. M. Walker, one of the
old and most popular instructors, was
heartily greeted when he rose to say a
few words to his boys. Mr. A. E. Kellogg
was warmly greeted when he rose
to speak to the subject •• The Old Boys 1
High School/ 1 and commented on its
good record and the well-known men
who have graduated. Mr. Frank Morton,
the Principal of the school, was well
received, and much applauded when he
urged the Alumni to be true to their
Alma Mater and to work for a muchneeded
new school building.
Mr. Nathan gave a brief account of
the Lowell Philippine record. After
stories and songs and a si Jen t toast to
"Our Absent and Departed." two of
whom lie in soldiers' graves, the meeting
adjourned with many expressions of good
feeling and three hearty cheers for the
" Lowell Alumni Association."
Lowell High School Alumni Ass'n.
By J. H. MAVKR, President
1
••%m.

"Tji^'W^.^iT
University,
that-tfce
en repre*
debate by
English' in
'Relation to
wAtTEW PAYM(»Mi

THE LOWELL.
EDITOR!
A monthly published by the students of the Lowell
High School.
HDITORIRL STAFF*
W. R. De Leon '02, Editor.
ASSOCIATES:
H. I*. Wollenberg, *O2. Lawrence Buffbfd, "oi.
Robert H. Van Sant, Jr., '03 Niua Blow, '04
ASSISTANTS:
Carolyn Powle, Society Editor.
Hazel Steen, Debs ting Editor.
BUSINESS STAFF
R. Alfred Theobald, 'oJ, Business Manager.
ASSISTANTS;
John W. Walker, "02.
F. A, Linforth. 'OJ. Fred Tatum, '03
Ceo. Mlddleton, '04 K. S. Grayrigge
Kd Van S!oun,'o2. Edith Lincoln,'02.
Students, graduate*, faculty, and friends of the School
ft re invited to contribute articles of interest.
Entered in Postofflcc at San I'rancisco as Second-
Class Mail Matter.
"We are glad to note the
Alumni steps that the Alumni
have recently taken to
reorganize for our mutual benefit. For
a while this interest was noticeable for
its faintness, and no one ever thought of
aiding the school after once he had received
its diploma. When once he was
through school he forswore both its hold
on him, and his former classmates.
This is being changed now. And if ever
a school had right to be proud of its
Alumni, Lowell High has that right,
now.
In past years many Lowell graduates
have distinguished themselves both in
college through particular ability in
athletics, forensics, or mental attributes,
and in the business and literary world
by their industry and foresight, and now
just as the session of the University of
California closes, out of thirty-two "honorable
mentions" in the graduating class
of '02, seven are former Lowell students.
Or, if it sounds an/better, nearly onefourth
of a picked number of students,
chosen for their signal ability, can call
themselves Lowellites. An assistant editor
of the Daily Caiifornian was graduated
from Lowell in 1900. Still further,
Mr. Rothchild, who was a member
of the California debating team in the
annual Carnot debate, held a few months
ago, is a Lowell graduate. And, perhaps
best of all, of the three speakers
chosen from the entire Senior class to
speak at the closing exercises on May
14th, one was Monroe E. Deutsch, a
former member of this school.
There are just as bright and brainy
pupils in the school to day as any who
have graduated, and for their own benefit
and that of the school, we hope that
they will follow the good example now
being set, and when it becomes possible,
join and remain active members of the
Alumni Association.
Lowell has just finished
JMttetics. what is probably the most
successful year she has ever
had in athletics. Two championships,
two second places and points in another
branch would seem to
one school. Berkeley
the February number
claimed to be the best in
tics; at that time no
dispute then—-but now
ference. We propose tpj
may be sceptical, that JToj
them all iu a general "ail
() (r) Football champk
(2) Baseba'il
(3) One second pl?|
(tennis)^
(4) One second pis
(5) One fifth pl£C*(t
Now, counting
beats another as one poii
Lowell in football;
Berkeley, 5i'point,
ell on the track; Berk<
Lowell beat Berkeley h
ell, i]4 points, Berkel]
Lowell beat Berkeley in
berg defeated Clinch);
Lowell beat Berkeley
Lowell, 3# points; whii
"$*£ points to B
land's r point (for she
who beat us, on 'the
defeated in football) to,
for winning track, to
points for winning switn:
Cau anyone now deny
the all 'round championsi
mic league? ,
We only hope that
held in athletics will; .
next term. Ix*well has
terial and a wealthy (or
association behind it aid
as well next year, the "3
and then the next year
whose fault willit be?
Recent Events been able
of Interest article on
elists that have occurred

anch would seem to be enough for
one school. Berkeley High School in
the February number of their paper,
claimed to be the best in all around athletics
; at that time no one was able to
dispute them—but now—oh I what a difference.
We propose to show to all who
may l>e sceptical, that Lowell is the best of
them all in a general athletic line. For.
(t) Football championship
(2) Baseball championship.
(3) One second pl?ce (unfinished)
(tennis)*
(4) One second place (swimming).
(5) One fifth place (track).
Xow, counting each time one team
I>eats another as one point; Berkeley tied
Lowell in football ; Lowell, l /z point,
Berkeley, *4 point. Berkeley beat Lowell
on the track ; Berkeley, x}4 points;
Lowell beat Berkeley in baseball; Lowell,
1) 2 points. Berkeley, 1 \i points
Lowell beat Berkeley in tennis, (Rosenberg*
defeated Clinch); Lowell z}4 points.
Lowell l>eat Berkeley in swimming;
Lowell, 3*2 points ; which makes Lowell
3*2 points to Berkeley's t}4, and Oakland's
1 point (for she beat Berkeley.
who beat as, on the track, but was
defeated in football) to Ukiah's 1 point
Tor winning track, to Polytecnic's 2
points for winning swimming and tennis.
Can anyone now deny our right to claim
the all 'round championship of the academic
league ?
We only hope that the interest now
held in athletics will not abate before
next term. Lowell has the best o» material
and a wealthy (or supposed to be)
association behind it and if we can t do
as well next year, the year after that,
and then the next year following, why
whose fault will it be ?
We wish we might have
Recent Events been able to write a long
of Interest article on the deaths of
the three American novelists
that have occurred during the past
THE LOWELL 39
month or two. Bat time and space forb;d
this. However, just how mach Bret Hartc
aal Fraak R. Sto^ktm have benefited
American liter iture would be difficult to
state. As for Paul Leicester Ford,
whose physical weakness was only surpassed
by his mental grasp, his future
was so promising that no one may know
just to what heights he may have attained.
The loss of these three masters
in their several styles is a great blow $0
American letters.
The world has stood aghast at the recent
reports from the islands of St. Vincent
and Martinique in the French West
Indies. St. Pierre, on the latter island,
has been entirely destroyed by the eruption
of Mount Pelee, and the whole
northern half of St. Vincent has been
devastated, and later reported sunk in
the sea.
On May 9, 1902, just 400 years to the
day after Christopher Columbus discovered
and landed on the islands, Mount
Pelee, which had been considered harmless
by the natives, broke forth, and
lava, ashes, hot mud and stones poured
down on th* city of St. Fierce, ueairo*, -
ing 40,000 lives and property to the extent
of $ 10,000 000. In 1S12 there was a
similar eruption, but this latter out bur>t
has done far more damage. On St. Vincent,
La Soufriere, pouring into the dry
beds of streams, caolten, glistening lava
from six different fissures in its sides,
burnt and buried the whole northern
half of the island, doing untold damage
to property and killing over 2,000.
It takes one back to the " Last Days of
Pompeii," when, as in this case, two entire
cities w*re covered and depopulated by
outbursts of volcanoes. There has been
a tradition, so we learn, among the Indians—the
Carib tribe—that they would
be destroyed by th* Fire*god, whcia tfc«y
worshipped. If reports are true, every
man, woman and child of them has perished
by the outbreak of La Soufriere
about May 20th.
•'#]

III
X ':'
4O THE LOWELL
And the aid and interest people the
world ovci have taken to relieve the
sufferers and to do everything possible
under the circumstances to alleviate the
horrors of such a calamity, makes one
see the silver lining to the cloud and feel
that the world and everyday Christianity
is ti£t going to the pups, as soaie of
the older generation would have us to
believe.
Fnrewell
Word
According to customt we
should take one column
and a half to make our
adiextx to the school and
to welcome oar successors to the pleasures
of editing a paper. As the first is
rather unpleasant and the second difficult
to conscientiously do, we will refrain
from both and simply say that this
—as already everyone knows—is the
final issue under the present management
The paper, we take pride in saying,
has been, thanks to onr energetic
business manager, the finest of a financial
success. The literary portion of it,
thanks to the helpful criticisms each
month and the desire of contributors to
improve with each attempt, we thick
has not been an entire failure. Indeed*
some of the students who have regularly
sent us articles show that with the proper
training and perserverance,they should
make names and places in the world of letters.
Our aim right through has been to
broaden out the paper so as to include
besides the different styles of composition
and plot, all the branches of school
activities and to rouse some bra aches
that seemed drowsy and socmolent. The
school as a whole is better able to judge
than we are as to what length we have
succeeded.
And now we wish to thank Mr. Morton
and all the metnbe*.: of the faculty
who have aided us by criticisms or
otherwise, for their valuable help and
interest, to thank the student body for
the generous support both hy contributions
to the literary portion, and by sub*
scripdons to the financial end, to thank
the staff for their industry and good
nature, and also our many exchanges
who throughout the year have given us
snca kindly uieuUou, awl able criticism.
This month the
have decided to offer
California papers
are some fifteen or
especially papers wl
mentioned its the
Some of the
(Red BloS) are quite
too short ^Tfai* __
to the February ntua 1
like tiw! idea of
exchanges
their paper.
The outside
/me (Santa fioaa)aa
belie its contents to
tent It looks
some good xaaterfi
The Scrtfr, from
High School, is
aide and oat, except
tered through it
Such articles as that
Oakland Ifldttt*
and instructive.
more of them^saad
The Ad/uUm
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EDITED BY LAWRENCE BUFFOS^ AND MISS N. BLOW,
This month the exchange editors
have decided to offer their comments on
California papers alone, of which there
areru;".: afteen or eighteen, and more
especially papers which have not been
mentioned in the LOWELL before.
Some of the stories in Dictum Est
(Red Bluff) arc quite good, but others
arc pointless, perhaps because they are
too short. This applies more especially
to the February number. We do not
like the idea of printing extracts from
exchanges which merely compliment
their paper.
The outside appearance of the Porcupine
(Santa Rosa) as well as the inside,
belie its contents to a considerable extent.
It looks cheap, but it contains
some good material.
The Scribe, from Oakland Polytechnic
High School, is commendable both inside
and out, except that the adds scattered
through it detract somewhat.
Such articles as that entitled "A Great
Oakland Industry," are both interesting
and instructive. We would like to see
more of them, and in other papers also.
The Adjutant, from Mount Tamalpais
Academy, is a very good paper. The
February and March numbers contain
some unusually good word pictures*
"Retreat," "Eolinas Bay," and "An Evening
in Camp." "The Seed of Love" is
a well-written poem; the thought is
very pretty and the metre, though a
difficult one, is well sustained. "At the
Chutes" is a clever jingle, and the exchange
column is good, but we really
must advise the author of that lurid
story, "Unclean," to avoid in future all
"shilling shockers."
The Aurora, from Los Angeles, has
several good stories. "The Making of
a Man" and "The Violet Opal" deserve
special mention. The Athletic column
is well written up.
The Pacific Pharos has an attractive
cover, but the print is very poor. We
miss an exchange column.
Query—Wherein does the Santa Clara
Comity Student resemble Oratiano?
We feel quite sure that the girl on the
cover of the Sequoia from Eureka has
just finished reading the contents of the
paper.
We are sorry that we cannot praise
the cover of the Stentorian^ from the
Anaheim High School, but it is not only
inartistic, but is also indistinct.

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The Yuba Delta, from the Marysville
High School, has started upon its career
with a very creditable first number.
The paper is an odd, but neat little size,
has a very trim cover, and shows both
enterprise and good taste. The editorials
are well written. Long life to
Tke Yuba Delta!
COMPOSITE.
Dashaway—Quilldriver seems to be
a fellow of extremes—one who writes
awful slush and sublime prose, and who
is at the same time an idiot and a genius.
Cleverton—Where did you get such
an idea?
Dashaway—I've just been reading the
reviews of his latest book.—Ex.
SCHOOLED.
What an extraordinary courteous and
polished gentleman your friend Scrivner
is!
Yes. I presume it is the result of his
constant reading.
What literature produces such desirable
results?
He always reads the rejection slips
that accompany his MSS.—Ex.
THE NAME OF A GOOD ONE.
What a queer name for a horse. Why
do you call him Circumstance?
Because he is a Circumstance over
which I have no control.—Ex.
Teacher—John, what is an electric
. battery ?
John—A shocking thing.—Ex.
Julius Caesar had insisted upon an unconditional
surrender.
41 You are so hard," groaned the conquered
Gaul.
"If you think I'm hard," chuckled
Caesar, ' 'wait till you tackle Cicero and
Virgil."—Ex.
Tillie (who had been reading a dime
novel)—Mame, what's de meaning of
o s t-r a c i s-e?
Mame—It's a society word fer looking
down on folks de same as de ostrich eyes
de smaller birds. — Truth.
An exchange tells a story of three
French boys who were studying a volume
of Shakespeare in their own tongue,
their task being to render portions of it
into English. When they came to Hamlet's
soliloquy, "To be or not to be, 1 '
their respective translations were as follows:
"To was or not to am," * l To
were or is to not," "To should or not to
will."—Ex.
What makes ping pong such a noisy
game ?
The racquet.—Ex.
"I can't think of the name of the present
Secretary of State,' 1 said Mrs. Gazzam
to her deaf uncle.
"Hey ?" replied the old man.
' 'Thank you very much, I had forgotten
it,"—Harpers Bazar,
"Did you see the account of that flash
of lightning that burned the hair from a
boy's head without otherwise hurting
him?"
"I did," answered the cheerful liar,
"and I was pained to note the incompleteness
of the story. Now I happen to
know of a case that is reall/ remarkable.
The lightning entered a barber shop and
not only undertook the task of singeing
a man's hair, but it rang up the proper
amount on the cash register."—Ex.
"Phwat are yez givin 1 th' goat, Dugan?"
"Ginger awn pippermint. Th' baste
hos ate so miny tin cans thot he hos th 1
cramps " .
"Sure, thin ut's not ginger awn pippermint
thot he wants; give him a canopener."—Ex.
Argabaight—It' you can get three
shirts out of nine 3 T ards, how many can
you get out of one 3 r ard ?
Acton—That depends on whose yard
it is —Ex.
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Since the last issue o
much-talfced-oj[ Senior
place. The subject/ft
Resolved^ That the
should be abolished.
The debaters wlufcjhj
the former debates li
follows: .. : .••: ; ;^^ .
Affirmative. ...-•\&$
(Mr. Clark's Class^^
Mr. Boericke ; ^
Mr. Graham .^"
The debate was we
sides, but the jtt3{jj»:-1
the decision to the ami
At the next m

EDITED BY HAZEL STEEN.
Since the last issue of the LOWBLI., the
much-talked-of Senior debate has taken
place. The subject for discussion was:
Resolved, That the patronage system
should be abolished.
The debaters who had been chosen on
the former debates were arraigned as
follows:
Affirmative. Negative.
(Mr. Clark's Class) (Mr. Young's Class)
Mr. Boericke Mr. Maryanski
Mr. Graham Mr. Van Sloun
The debate was well argued on both
sides, but the judges felt forced to give
the decision to the affirmative.
At the next meeting the society listened
to an interesting debate on the
question whether or not a college education
is of benefit in a business life.
Mr. Seelig and Miss Conde argued that
it was, being opposed by Messrs. Hoey
and McDonald. The debate was given
to the former.
The following debate was on the subject
: Resolved\ That representatives in
voting should be influenced by their
ow a opinions rather than those of their
constituents. Messrs. Seelig and Schlesinger
upheld the affirmative, while the
negative was represented by Messrs.
Kohlberg and Harrison. The fine arguments
of the affirmative of course prevailed
over the sophistry of their opponents.
The judges, realizing this, presented
them with the palm of victory.
It had been expected that after our
brilliant victory of last December, the
whole school would rally to the support
of the Debating Society. But not so.
The higher classes especially have had
but a poor representation, and it has
often been difficult to get a quorum. It
ought not to be thus, because Lowell
should stand in the first rank, not only
in physical, but also in intellectual
affairs. It is to be hoped that next term
the society will receive much more encouragement
for, after all, it needs this
encouragement just as much as do the
football and baseball teams.
Talking about teams, there Is some
good material for one in the coming
Senior and Middle classes. If the debaters
will work a little, there may be a
spirited contest next year.
The work of the retiring administration,
if it has not been a perfect success,
has been as near to it as is possible under
the circumstances. Its task has been a
hard one, what with the fine spring
d ;ys and the indifference of the
school.
We close the work of this term, then,
with thanks to the school for what support
they have given us and with hopes
that they will give us more next year.
Last, but not least, our sincere thanks
are due to the faculty for all they have
done for the society. M. E. H.

44 THE LOWELL
Upon looking backward over the record
of our debatiHg society for the year
1901-02, we need feel not one jot of
shame, for though truly enough it has
been no red letter year, it has yet yielded
far better results than the most optimistic
members dared hope for at the first
meeting in August last. With the graduating
class of 1901 the debating society
lost among others Mr. Brown, Mr.
Keane, Mr. Crlttenden and Mr. Morris.
The list speaks for itself. Deprived of
such talent and support, and with a new
Senior class strangely indifferent to debate,
what society could hope to flourish?
So thought many of the remaining
members. But those members had overlooked
a very important fact, a very delightful
fact—Mr. Lucey and Mr. Dernham
were still at Lowell. And, indeed,
Mr. Lucey and Mr. Dernham were needed
at Lowell. And they knew it. And we
knew that they knew it. And, oddly
enough, at that thought our minds became
easy, and difficulties which we had
thought insurmountable appeared to
shrink to comparative insignificance.
The Fates had been kind to us after all.
And so it proved. With Mr. Lucey,
President and Mr. Dernham, head of the
Executive Committee, the society did
continue to flourish. Instead of the
threatened deterioration and final dissolution,
a steady, if slow, improvement
was noticeable. The weekly debates,
though not particularly brilliant, showed
careful study and preparation. Influenced
by the dignity and earnestness of
the President, the few sincere members
co-operated with him in working for the
best interests of the society. Under
these favorable conditions, the memorable
Oakland-Lowell debate was arranged
to take place in December. It
is unnecessary to here enter into a description
of what so many are already
acquainted with. Suffice it to say that
the Lowell team, consisting of Messrs.
Dernham and Lucey and Miss Steen
scored a complete victory over their opponents.
The general interest taken by
Lowellites in this debate proved that
those who, in advocating withdrawal
from the League a few months before,
had claimed that debates with such
schools as Oakland would be more desirable
and beneficial than those arranged
by the League managers, spoke the
truth. This debate over, Mr. Lucey and
Mr. Dernham left Lowell, and the society
which they had safely guided through
the squalls that threatened to wreck it
completely.
At the first meetings of the present
term, held in January, a spirit of levity
began to show itself, but, owing to the
firmness of Mr. Seelig, the new President,
this disturbing element was forced
to beat a retreat. Then another state of
affairs manifested itself, equally unfavorable,
with what had just preceded. For
interest lagged and attendance fell off.
Matters looked serious once more. Soon,
however, the unfailing zeal and continued
exertions of the President were
rewarded by the formation of a more
united, if smaller, band of workers. At
this juncture the Senior class debates,
arranged by Mr. Clark from the Seniors
at large, were presented under the auspices
of the Debating Society. A decided
success, they proved what has
often been claimed in these columns,
that many who have never suspected it
possess 8 naturax talent for debate. The
expectation that this discovery would
add many such persons to the roll-call
of the society was unfilled, however.
And here Mr. Harrison deserves
thanks for his activity in securing new
members and his untiring faithfulness.
Although the election for the Fall term
has not yet been held, it is safe to predict
that he will succeed Mr. Seelig as
President of the Lowell High School
Debating Society.
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Critia
In the way of crif
one suggestion w]
effect, would probably
unstable condition
have reference to moi
bates, than which the
ter to cultivate fittenf
of delivery. After
(many of us^it any
formal debates "after;
over. But we do
conversation all our 11
while the formal del
value for acquiring
ity and a logical n
still it is the extei
which gives rea<
speech and 1
repartee. Therefore
debating society is ii
includes plenty of
However, the bl
of open debates durii

Criticism.
In the way of criticism, there seems
one suggestion which, if carried into
effect, would probably remedy the still
unstable condition of the society. I
have reference to more frequent open debates,
than which there is nothing better
to cultivate fluency and smoothness
of delivery. After all we don't expect
(many of us at any rate) to engage in
formal debates after our school life is
over. But we do expect to engage in
conversation aU our lives long. So that,
while the formal debate is of inestimable
value for acquiring argumentative ability
and a logical method of reasoning,
still it is the extemporaneous debate
which gives readiness and fluency of
speech and developes quick-witted
repartee. Therefore the work in any
debating society is incomplete unless it
includes plenty of this kind of practice.
However, the blame for the scarcity
of open debates during the past term is
THE LOWELL 45
in no way attributable to the Program
Committee, for whenever an attempt in
this line vas made, It invariably resulted
in failure. The real fault lies with the
members themselves. They are too diffident.
It requires no especial genius to
speak a few words upon some topic of
the hour. Yet whenever such a question
is before the society tor general discussion,
either what is said is flippant
and irrelevant! or else nothing at all is
said. Now, this is not as it should be.
If each member would consider it his
duty from his first entrance into the society
to contribute at least one remark
to such a discussion, he would soon find
his diffidence wearing off and in its
place a modest confidence growing in
his own ability for extemporaneous
speaking. Then, indeed, our open debates
would be worth while, for they
would not only develop the fluency I
spoke of before, but they would kindle
a genuine enthusiasm and delight in the
work of the debating society.

I. I.

Alpha
Beta
Delta
Hpsilon
Zeta
Eta
Theta
Iota
Kappa
Lambda
Nu
Omega
Omicron
Mu
Sigma
Psi
Rho
Gamma
SOCIETIES
GAMMA ETA KAPPA
ROLL.
19 2
Lowell High School, San Francisco, CaL
Stockton High School, Stockton, Cal.
Oakland High School, Oakland, Cal
San Jose High School, San Jose, Cal.
. Los Angele? High School, Los Angeles, Cal*
Nevada City High School, Nevadr City.
Throop Polytechnic, Pajsadena, CaL
Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz, CaL
San Bernardino High School, San Bernardr.no, Cal,.
Fresno High School, Fresno, Cal.
San Diego High School, San Diego. Cal.
. , Riverside High School, Riverside, Cal.
Sacramento High School, Sacramento, CaL
East Denver High School, Denver, Colorado.
Pueblo City High School, Pueblo, Colorado.:
Portland High School, Portland, Oregon.
Seattle High School, Seattle, Wash.
DeWitt Clinton High School, New York City, N. Y,
ALPHA CHAPTER
Established March 10.
MEMBERS IX
R. H. Webster (Founder) - A. E. KeUogg L H. Mitchell
\ J. Simmons R C. Daniels ^
FRATRES IN FACULTATE.
J. L. Crittenden F W. Koch
FRATKES—SENIORS.
Hugh Saxejewett Stafford Louis Haram John O'Donneli
George Campbell Jones Henry Rey Sanders (studying elsewhere)
MlDDCERS.
Rnln.'1-t Howe Fletcher ; Douglass Howeli Morse Jaines Potter Langhorne, Jr.
James Dwi,-htScovel Warren Selleck Manley (Lick)
Fred Persons Tatum
Paige Montcaji{ic
JCNIORS
Albert George Luchsinger
Arthur Denby Jones
Halsey Luther Rixfcrd

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Gamma
Delta
Epsilon
THE LOWEU. 49
THETA CH! FRATERNITY.
TcunieJ 1844.
CHAPTER Rotx.
Oakiaud High School, Oakland
Sacrameato High School, Sacramento
. Lowell High School, San Francisco
Berkeley High School, Berkeley
DELTA CHAPTER.
Established August 169$.
FRATRES IN" FACULTATE.
Clement Ca*lioun Young Perry T. Totupkins
Milo S. iJaicer
FRATRES IN L'RBK.
Edwin Ghirardelli William Middleton
Albert Golcher
PRATX2S.
SENIOR CI,ASS.
Benjamin War field Kerr
MIDDLE CLASS.
Kenneth Heron Robert Hays Van Sant/Jr.
JUNIOR CLASS.
Mead Hamilton
William Armstrong Forbes
Georgc Middlcton
Paul Kirk«t>od Yost
SUB-JUNIOR CLASS.
Duncan Hamilton Davis Henry Him

Alpha
Illinois Beta
Oregon Bfia
Cal. Beta
Cal. Gamma
Cal. Delta .
Cal. Epsilon
Cal. Iota .
Cal. Theta
Alpha
Delta .
Epsilon
T HE LOWELL
PI DELTA KAPPA FRATERNITY.
CHAPTER ROLL,
Orchard Lake, Michigan
Chicago University School, Chicago, Illinois
Portland High School, Portland, Oregon
San Jose High School, San Jose, California
Lowell High School, San Francisco, California
Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz, California
Los Angeles High School, Los Angeles, California
. ' San Diego High School, San Diego, California
Oakland High School, Oakland, Celifornia
Cal. Gamma, October ist, 1895,
Robt. Pike
R. R. Bundschu
MEMBERS.
SENIOR
V. Peltier
MIDDLE.
JUNIOR.
D. G. Volkmann
T. Vosburgh
J. IV Horan
ALPHA SIGMA SORORITY.
CHAPTER ROLL.
Oakland High School, Oakland
Berkeley High School, Berkeley
Girls* High School, Saa Francisco
Lowell High School, Sau Francisco
Sacramento High School, Sacramento
DELTA CHAPTER.
Esiab'lshed 189).
SORORES.
POST GRADUATE.
Caro!i;i$ Fowle
SENIOR CLASS.
Edith Marr
MIDDLE CLASS
Edith C'ootnbe Anna Scott
Helen Wagner
JUNIOR CLASS.
Marie Talbot Edith Slack
Muriel Hainm Edith Whitney
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Alpha.
Beta-
Gamma
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THE LOWELL
LAMBDA THETA PHI SORORITY.
Founded Jtoaary, i8w,.
Alpha- Oiklaml High School. Oakland
Bet « Lo« Angeles High School. Los Angeles
Gamma Berkeley High School, Berkeley
Delta LoueH High School, San Francisco
EP s >lon _ Fresco High School, Fresno
ZeU Stockton High School, Stockton
Iota Santa ROSA High Scbool, Santa Rosa
Kappa Ross High School, San Diego
Omega . . . . San Bernardino High School, Ssa Bernardino
DELTA CHAPTER
EtraNisfwd Apr*; tQ, iSg6
SOKORF.S->SKMOR CLASS
Eliwbcth Lcc Alida Vail
MIDDLE CLASS.
Mattic Belvel Florcnct: Siblcy
Nina Blow
JUJCIOR CLASS
Ottile Gilltland Lilian H. Cookc
SL*r?-JfMOR CLASS.
June Scblout.
PHI ALPHA SIGMA SORORITY.
ALPHA CHAPTER.
Found«J Febfttnty. 1901.
SKMCB CLASS.
Hazel t>. Steeo Sstelle P lack man
Hazel A. Sol icy
MIDDLE CLASS.
Gertrude Gorier
JUNIOR CLASS.
Violet Biodie
SUB-JUNIOR CLASS.
Verna Ray Violet Lincoln
Cornelia H inch man

Camera Club.
The Camera Club has had its first outing,
which was held at Cataract Gulch,
May 3, 1902. The affair was a success
in every particular. All those who at*
tended the outing enjoyed themselves
immensely. Among those prominent in
club affairs who were present were: Mr.
and Mis, Stokes, P. turn Suden, Gns
Blankenburg, Eustace Peixotto, Harold
Grey, Miss Maryanslri, Miss Shaisky,
Miss Seaman and Miss Strunsky.
The club has had the use of the library
given to it for the purpose of exhibiting
prints. This feature of the club
is promising, aud it b hoped that the
members will respond to the call *ior
prints."
Several members of the faculty are
taking an interest in the club, which is
very encouraging to the other members.
The club regrets very much the loss of
so many of its members this year by
graduation from the school, but hopes
that those members will keep up their
interest in the club as before.
On Friday, May 16th, Mr. Snyder
gave a both entertaining and instructive
demonstration before the Camera Club.
Mr. Snyder spent some time on the
origin and history of pbotograpLy, and
showed the relation of silver paper to it.
He then showed by after experiments
the action of light on silver nitrate*
The club again wishes to thank Mr.
Snyder and hopes to hear from him soon
again. These demonstrations are of
great value to photographers, and the
members should not fail to be present.
It is the intention of the committee
to have as many as possible before the
close of school. At the close of the
demonstration Mr. Snyder was tendered
a vote of thanks.
Nominations for officers for the ensuing
year are: President, P. turn Suden;
Vice* President, Miss Shafsky; Secretary,
Percy Converse; Treasurer, Gus
Blankenburg.
Forestry Club.
There was no report of the Forestry
Club in last month's LOWELL, but we
intend, hereafter, to have " Forestry
Club" appear under School New in
even' issue.
One of the most interesting meetings
of the club took place on April 10. The
subject was " Pines •• The information
gained from what Mr. Baker said, and
the number of interesting specimens of
the various pine cones and needles which
we examined served to
both enjoyable and ii
attended. The last
ally devoted to business,
appointed to arrange
reported that they intei
the trip until the falL
to the constitution, to
the next meeting, was
ing the object of the
scope of study,
tions. tending to the
society were made.
Chess and Cl
The Chess Club, as
school organizations
erably from the
notices. Owing to this,
further to *b» feet thai
spent out of doors flue
sensible persons (the
certain teachers), as ti
means of aveng&g Ma;
in school
s
than heretofore, and
although not leas exciti
However. oeitiK
fected play thi"
success in every
the best efforts of the
in some exceedingly
played matches. v4
the full results:
Preliminaries.—
hill; CaweU beat
1st Round.—
sell beet Walker, Frij
Boericketo&Bnsh;
xnger; S Smith beat
beat Blankenberf; F.
2nd Rouod.
berg beat Boericke;
v>n; r#owenberg beat
Lowenberg beatS.
Finals.—]
Each match
out oi

we examined served to make the meeting
both enjoyable and interesting to all who
attended. The last meeting was especially
devoted to business. The committee
appointed to arrange for the excursion
reported that they intended to postpone
the trip until the fall. An amendment
to the constitution, to be brought up in
the next meeting, was proposed, enlarging
the object of the club to a wider
scope of study. Several other suggestions,
tending to the bettceiiisnt of the
society were made.
Chess and Checkers Club.
The Chess Club, as well as most other
school organizations has suffered considerably
from the new arrangement for
notices. Owing to this, anf perhaps still
further to the fact that May afternoons
spent out of doors are considered by most
sensible persons (the exceptions be:.;
certain teachers), as the best and on;.meaus
of avenging May mornings spent
iii school attendance has been lighter
than heretofore, and the games played,
although nc.: less exciting* less numerous.
However, neither of these things affected
play on the tournament. Most of
the meetings during the past month have
been given up to this and it proved a
success in every respect, bringing out
the best efforts of the individual players
in some exceedingl) f interesting and wellplayed
matches. The following gives
the full results :
Preliminaries.—Walker beat Underhill;
Cassell beat Badt.
ist Round.—Ames beat Barrows; Cassell
beat Walker; Friedberg beat Hart;
Boericke beat Bush; Harrison beat Schlesinger;
S Smith beat Burton; Lowenberg
beat Blankenberg; F. Smith beat Levy.
2nd Round.—Cassell beat Ames; Friedberg
beat Boericke; 5. Smith beat Harrison;
Lowenberg beat F. Smith.
Semi-Finals.- Cassell beat Friedberg;
Lowenberg beat S. Smith.
Finals.—Lowenberg beat Cassell.
Each match was won by the best two
out of three games.
THE L OWELL 53
S O C I E T Y ^
On Friday evening, April 25th, Delia
Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity gave
itt dance at Golden Gate Hail, 625 Sutter
street.
The hall was decorated in green, which
was very artistically arranged. Over
tne stage was the fraternity pin in electric
lights. The floor was good, the
music splendid, and every one had the
best kind of a time.
Miss Edith Coombe entertained a few
of her friends at her home, 3415 Jackson
street, Wednesday evening, April 30th.
Ping Pong and other games were played
Delicious refreshments were served and
many toasts were given.
Delta of Tbeta Chi Fraternity has initiated
Henry Hlnz.
Delta of Lambda Theta Phi gave a
very successful dance on Friday evening,
April nth, at Century Hall.
The rooms were prettily^decorated
with cherry blossoms and ferns, -the
color scheme being green and white, the
society's colors.
Miss Lillian Cooke was hostess at a
very enjoyable evening at home, given
by t^»i Lambda girls at her home on the
16th ;.f -Jay:
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—Willie, your shirt is
\V I He—Yes'm. Some boys tempted
tne to go hi swimming, and I ran away
from them so hard that I got into an
awful perspiration.—Ex.
BARBERS GET IT.
What becomes of all the2raoney these
college football teams make?
Well, part of it goes for hair-cutting
after the season is over.—Ex.
A BAD MXSTAKT.
Editor—This story of yours'won't do.
Author—Why not?
Editor—You don't have the heroine
dressed in a gown of some soft clinging
staff.—Ex.

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Event.
ioo-yd. dash
22o*yd. dash
220-yd. dash
440-yd. dash
88o-yd. run
mile run
fmile walk
T2o-yd. hurdle
220-yd. hurdle
High jump
Broad jump
12 lb. hammer throw
12-lb. Shot Put 43
Pole Vault 9 ft
r-mile Relay
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Track Team—1902.
ROWLEY MORTON BUFFORD
DEMANIELL HAMILTON MONTGOMERY
SCHWARTZ SCHOEBKNHAUR MIDDLETON
Brent.
xoo-yd. dash
2 20-yd. dash
220-yd. dash
440-yd. dash
880-yd. run
mile run
fmile walk
12O-yd. hurdle
22O-yd. hurdle
High jump
Broad jump
12 lb. hammer throw
12-lb. Shot Pat
Pole Vault
1-mile Relay
f Abolished in 1900.
MORSE HABHR TATPM
RECORDS OF ACADEMIC ATHLETIC LEAGUE.
Time Made
in '02.
105 sec.
23I sec.
Runner. j Record.
ADAMS
HAZBX
Holder.
Hsgins, U- H. sJioJ sec. Hagics
Hagins, U. H. S. 23».sec. Ccdogan, O. H. S.
23J sec. Hagins, U. H. S.
54? sec. Sheehan,O.H.S 51 sec. Cadogan, O. H. S-
2 m. 7! &ec Byrnes, U. H. Sf 2.05J sec
4 m, 52 sec. DeManiell,L H.S 452 sec.
Harris, O. H. S.
DeManiell.L.H.S.
7.28J sec. Walsh, L. H. S.
16] sec. Weller, U. H. S. 16J sec. Thomas, U. H. S.
27! sec. Weller, U. H. S. •29} sec. Weller, U. H. S.
5 ft. 5J in. Sea well, O.K.S 6 ft. T in. Kenley, U. H.S.
22 ft. 2} in. Chaplin, B. H. S. 22 ft. 3} in Henley,U. H.S.
154 ft. 6 in Weller,U. H.S. 173 ft. Estes,S. N.S.
43 ^ 2? in.j Blakeman,B H S [47 ft. 1 in. Partin.U. H.S.
9 ft. 9 in. ! Seawell, U. H. S. 10 ft. 7i in. Henley, U. H. f.
3 in. 26; see iOakland
3 in. 24 sec Oakland
•On stnlKBt** w *y course.
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ABBOTT
Swimming Team—1902.
DEKNISON
HAMILTON (Captain)
Jt Resume of _..
Season '(
In this issue we >;;i
three teams of chau:.>|
champions, 'or footf-;
baseball team, charapii
has at last won the U LM
championships in the *!
way, does any one knoi
won the l>asebail chai.
Tn any knowledge ;v:
trary we th;nk this
Many times has she *
Ixrfore, we think, has s
For a long time +,u
much in athletics, tbi,
no prominent part u
League. But she ha*
rising the last lew ye
ances be not too dc f .
will be able to boa;
highest standard and ^
in a mental way, but i
ficient in physical al;i
always said that Louj
nion» on the t7aJ_.
infused by the enterin.
following terms, and .
Mr. Koch, we have ni\
start that not only mc;i
interest in the sport buj
suits, as regards runner
Maniell has ably starts
should follow bis lead.
to what Lowell can d.
only the i.jeabers of tij
the runners as they sfai
spirit Q{ laziness and _
does not gain a hold ag:
Swimming is always ai
iity. What has been
branches eight be ss
training and perseverai:<
features that count 1:|
that the student body A
interest in botb swim!
Koth are very interest!!
lake it as a rule, ex.

Ji Resume of Jithtetics for the
Season '0?« t 02.
In this issue we give the pictures of
three teams of champions,—'oo football
champions, '01 footbr'I team, and the
baseball team, champions of '02. Lowell
has at last won the football and baseball
championships in the same year. By the
way, does any one know whether we ever
won fhe baseball championship before?
To any knowledge we have to the contrary
we think thij is the first time.
Many times has she qualified, but never
before, we think, has she won the trophy.
For a long time Lowell did nothing
much in athletics, that is, she played
no prominent part in the Academic
League. But she has been gradually
rising the last few years, and if appearances
be not too deceptive, she soon
will be able to boast not only the
highest .standard and general excellence
in a mental way, but also be most proficient
in physical abilities. We have
always said that Lowell ought to do
more on the track. With the spirit
infused by the entering class of *oi and
following terms, and the assistance of
Mr. Koch, we have managed to get a
start that not only means a more solid
interest in the sport but even better re
suits, as regards runners, times etc. De
Mariell has ably started this and others
should follow his lead. There is no limit
to what Lowell can do on the track if
only the members of the school support
the runners as they should and the old
spirit cf laziness and seif-contentedness
does not gain a hold again.
Swimming is always an unknown quantity.
What has been said about other
branches might be said of this, /. e.,
training and perseverance are the only
features that count. It seems too bad
that the student.body does not take more
interest in both swimming and tennis.
Both are very interesting games, but
take it as a rule, excluding boxing,
T H Ii L O W E L L
which is not included in school athletics,
the smaller the number of contestants
forming a team, the less the interest
taken by the school.
Football seems to be Lowell's sUong
point. For uvo years we have held the
championship and ought to hold it for
four times as many mere. It has been
shown and shown by Lowell teams that
weight counts for little against science and
speed. Experience also is an important
factor, 10 every one should join the football
squad as soon as next term's team
begins to practice. The more experience
a player has, the better chance has he for
making the team.
[In connection w'lh football, we wish
to call attention to and to thank most
heartily Mr. Middleton for his interest
in the game. In the first place his
financial aid has been indispensable. Then
he was instrumental in securing Mr.
Yost as coach. Mr. Yosts coaching
will long be felt in Lowell football tac
tics. Without his experience and skill
and untiring work with the boys in 1900,
we never should have had the cup now.
And last, but by no means least, Mr.
Middleton has furnished us with one
captain, who played for three years on
the team, and was considered one of the
best at his position, and one manager—
later captain—whom we hope will play
many more than the two years he has
already on the team. Once more we
thank Mr. aud Mrs. Middleton for their
many kindnesses.]
As for next year's prospects, nothing
much can be said. Five of last year's
teatii will remain, Middleton (captain),
Hamilton, Falk, Barthells and Motitgomery
will still remain. The others of a
winning team should be drawn with
enough practice and training from a
school numbering about three hundred
boys.
Baseball always has been rather unlucky
at Lowell. It will do well in

68 THE LOWELL
everything else, but fall down in baseball.
But now, the championship is ours and
we ought to keep it awhile. It is a
curious fact, that while the class of '02
has generally kept out of athletics, in
baseball they have shone forth brilliantly.
For three years, the baseball team has
been over half composed of members of
'02. DeBoom. Graham, Theobald. Schee-
Hne, and Woerner have been playing for
three years on the team. This year Doolittle
joined them, making six out of nine
men Seniors.
This year the baseball team has a
record to be proud of. They have, out
of twelve games played, won nine, drawn
one with Belmout, and lost two, both to
the Dummies, and both games played before
our regular team was chosen.
The team has excelled in batting,
probably registering naore hits than any
other team in the league playing the
same number of games. Space forbids
us to enumerate the different excellencies
and players, but we are safe in saying,
no one can, or does, deny that the Lowell
team is the best team and champion by
every right of the Academic League.
LOWELL VS. BERKELEY.
Lowell won her semi-final game by
defeating Santa Rosa on April 26th, by
the score of 12—4. Lowell did the
trick by breaking the tie—incidentally
the hearts of the Santa Rosa enthusiasts,
in the seventh inning, scoring two runs
then, five more in the eighth, and the
twelfth run in the ninth. They hit all
over the lot and the general work was
fine.
Then on May ioth, Lowell met Berkeley
for the second time this school year
in a championship game. It was clearly
seen after a few innings that Lowell outplayed
her opponents in every particular
and batted so fiercely that it was
necessary to bring two pitchers into the
box.
Lowell roolers—and there were not
nearly so many as there should have
been—were of course elated beyond
measure, while Berkeley was conspicuous
by her lack of noise. The game
took nearly two hours to play, but no
one minded that, and when the last ball
had been pitched and the last man put
out, the score stood Lowell—9; Berkeley—3,
and once more Lowell was a
champion of the League.
The game in particular was as follows:
Lowell was first at bat and Theobald
first up. Farrar started in well by putting
a strike over on the first ball pitched.
Theobald knocked a grounder to second,
but was thrown out at first. Scheeline
walked, O'Connor fouled out, and O'
Donnell flew out to second, which ended
it for a while. The first two Berkeley
men up, R. Boetiger and Mouson, hit
easy flies to O'Connor and Woeruer, and
C. Boetiger was thrown out at first by
Theobald on a grounder.
The second inning ushered in the
fun. DeBoom hit safe and stole second.
Graham fouled to catcher. Hamilton
hit and ^hile lie stole second Billy
plowed down to third. Woerner dropped
a pretty one just behind third scoring
DeBootn and Hamilton. Then Doolittle
got first on balls, and Woerner stole
third. Theobald tried the walking to
first; Scheeline wanted to run there, but
the center-fielder thought not, so nabbed
Harry's fly. Woerner scored on the indecision
of the short stop and "Dooie"
stole third. Bert was then on second
and O'Connor had reached first. O'Donnell
then hit to the second base-man
who, while recovering his equilibrium,
let "Dooie" and Theobald score. O'Connor
stopped the fun about this time by
being caught dreaming off third. But'
the score stood Lowell—5; Berkeley—o.
Berkeley went out in one-two-three
order by two assists from the infield and
one strike-out.
a 1
The third brought nothing but
out*" to, Lowell. But in Beri
half there occurred a cleverly ea
double play. Swisy hjt safe .]
short. McQuestin drove a low 01
struck just in front of O'Donnet
shoved it over to Hamilton puttij
Swisy, but before McQuestin
reach first Hamilton tad^'slami
into Graham's mitt. It was b
such neatness and dispatch that
realized what had been done ui
umpire called "two out;" The tl
was made by DeBoom catching
ning across first with the ball in 1
put R. Boetiger out.
In the fourth Lowell again
Woerner. on his second time
pretty one near the foul-line
third. Doolittle hit andTheobs
a clever bunt and beat it out
filling the bases. Scheeline
get even with the center-field, si
the fence behind him for two baj
ing Woerner and fcl Dooie^-"j'AT
time Farrar had nervous prpstrj
was replaced by McKenzie;;
thing done to him, howeyer,.wj
O'Connor hit a long pne to rij
let in Theobald. O^pnnell
couldn't hit safely* so the inixij
Lowell—8; Berkeley—or
Berkeley did nothing in her
Lowell ditto m the^first^of tbe
ing. Berkeley in her half cpuk
to do any better, so Lowell]
breathed easier.
Lowell put three men up in
and McKenzie and his support;
no one of them reached second]
by their success Berkeley mad|
tally in the last of this inning. 3
safely reached first. Withat
out, while Nelson was stcalicj
Warren hit to right field, and,
held the ball too loafr Whej
throw, the ball came over to
and Nelson scored, while

The third brought nothing but "three
out=," to Lowell, But in Berkeley's
half there occurred a cleverly executed
double play. Swisy hit safe behind
short. McQuestin drove a low one that
struck just in front of O'Donnell, who
shoved it over to Hamilton putting out
Swisy, but before McQuestin could
reach first Hamilton had slammed it
into Graham's mitt. It was done with
such neatness and dispatch that no one
realized what had been done until the
umpire called (l two out." The third out
was made by DeBoom catching and running
across first with the ball in time to
put R. Boetiger out.
In the fourth Lowell again scored.
Woerner on his second time up hit a
pretty one near the foul-line behind
third. Doolittle hit and Theobald made
a clever bunt and beat it out to first,
filling the bases. Scheeline wanted to
get even with the center-field, so he hit
the tence behind him for two bags, scoring
Woerner and * l Dooie." About this
time Farrar had nervous prostration and
was replaced by McKenzie. The first
thing done tc him, however, was when
0*Connor hit a long one to right that
let in Theobald. CVDonnell and Billy
couldn't hit safely, so the inning ended
Lowell—8 ; Berkeley—o.
Berkeley did nothing in her half and
Lowell ditto in the first of the fifth innt
ing. Berkeley in her half couldn't seem
to do any better, so Lowell rooters
breathed easier.
Lowell put three men up in the sixth,
and McKenzie and his support saw that
no one of them reached second. Elated
by their success Berkeley made her first
tally in the last of this inning. Nelson
safely reached first. Witham struck
out, while Nelson was stealing second.
Warren hit to right field, and Doolittle
held the ball too long;. When he did
throw, the ball came over to the bench
and Nelson scored, - 1 " 11 er t
while W w m
- Warren
THE LOWELL 69
reached third. Swisy then hit behind
third and Warren scored another run.
Harry threw badly to first trying to
catch Swisy, who reached second on
the attempt.
DeBoom got excited about this time
and before he knew what he was doing
he had struck out McQuestin and Mc-
Kensie. Score—Lowell, 8; Berkeley, 2.
In the seventh it looked as though
we might have scored again. O'Donnell
was on second. DeBoom had flown out
to second. Graham, seeing the big gap
the Berkeley first and second basemen
left between them drove a pretty one
through it. O'Donnell reached third
and Graham ambled toward second.
Hamilton tried to score one or both of
them, but luck was against him and
O'Donnell was caught on the throw-in of
Mead's grounder to short. Woerner,
popped one into the shortstop's trusty
glove and Lowell took the field. In
Berkeley's half the only thing that occurred
was Graham's pretty pickup of
the assist to put Monson out.
But hi the eighth Lowell made her
ninth and last run. McKenzie passed
Doolittle, Theobald bunted again safely
Scheeline hit a corking single to right,
filling the bases. But O'Connor hit a
high easy one to right, and O'Donaell's
in-field fly was quickly taken in hand.
Just about this time Doolittle scoied on
R. Boetiger's error. DeBoom then flew
out to second.
Following this, Berkeley also scored
her last run. Nelson got his base on
balls, and stole second on Scbceline's
return to DeBoom, who then struck out
Witham and Warren. Swisy hit into the
corner of the right-field fence and Nelson
scored. McQuestion hit to center,
Woerner quickly threw in to DeBociD,
who got the ball to Scheeline just in
time to cut off Swisy at the plate.
Lowell did nothing in the ninth
Berkeley made a desperate rally, but

70 T H E L O W E L L
could not score. She got three men on a great game, striking out eight men
the bases at different ticaes, but none and allowing but seven hits. Lowell
reached borne. And just to show he made a total of fourteen hits, proving
was still there good and strong DeBbom what we have said all along, that no
struck the last man out; Final score— team can head us off in the terrific slug-
I,o-.veil, 9; Berkeley, 3. ging that opposing pi.chers get, and
Nothing much can be said otherwise added to this Lowell made but two
than the score shows. DeBoom pitched errors to her opponents four.
- The score follows. , • *
'•- "• XiOWELt ' ' A. B. R. B. H. S. B. ' I\ O, A. E'.
Tbeonald. 3b.. ..'. 3 2 1 1 : 0 4 0
Scheelina, c 4 0 3 0 .11 0 1
O'Connor. 1 f 5 0 1 0 2 0 , 0
O'Donne'lUs. s 5 0 1 1 0 2 0
DeBoom, p 3 1 1 1 2 3 1
Graham, ib 5 0 1 1 9 1 0
Hamilton, 2b 5 1 ' 3 1 1 2 0
Woerner, c f.. 5 2 2 1 1 1 -•' 0
Doolittle, r. « 3 3 1 1 ,1 0 0
Total 38 '9 14 7 27 13 2
BSRKHLEY A. B. ,R B. H. S. B P. O. A. , E,
R. Boetiger, c 4 0 0 1 5 2 * / 0
C. Monson, ib 5 0 0 0 10 0 0
O Buetiger, c f 4 0 0 2 2 0 0
E. Nelson, s. s 4 2 2 2 -3 5 1
Withani, 2b 3 0 0 0 4 1 1
Warren. If 4 1 2 0 0 0 0
SwUy. 3b 4 0 1 0 1 -2 c
McQnestin. r. f 4 0 1 0 2 0 0
Fanar, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
McKenzie, p 2 0 J 0 0 4 0
Total 00 3 7 f) 27 ' 14 4
Runs nr.d htr> by innir.gs:
SCOKE.
i 2 3 4 n IV ' 7 8 9
Lowell, runs 0 ft 0 3 0 0 0 1 0— 9
ly.wcll, hits 0 4 • • 1 4 0 1' 0 3 1—14
Berkeley, runs 0 0 (I 0 0 2 0 1 0-3
Berkeley, hits 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 2—7
Summary: Earned runs—Lowell, 5; Berkeley. 1. Two base hits—Scheeline,
McQuestion. Struck out—By DeBooru. 8 ;. hy Farrar, 1; by McKenzie. 1. Sacrifice
hits—Theobald, 1. Bas. on balls—DeBoom, 3; Farrar, 3; McKenzie, 2.
D)uble plays—O'Donnellto Hamilton to Graham. Hit by pitched ball—McKenzie;
Wild pitch—McKenzie. Time of gaaze—1:55.' ' Umpire—Walter Plait. Official
scorer—Victor H. Levy . .-
BASICKT BALL REVIEW. left Lowell on a leave of absent, Th^ee'
( - buring the school year of 1901-02, years ago, largely through -Miss Kingsbasket
ball has recovered most of the bury's efforts, basket ball received new
strength and popularity it lost when impetus at Lowell and was re-established
Miss Kingsbury, our history teacher, on a firm basis. At first things didn't al-
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THE LOWELL
ways go just right and the girls at times
would grow despondent, but Miss Kingsbury
was constantly near to advise and
to urge them on with undauuted enthusiasm.
Such spirit is bound to affect
those who encounter it. Nor did it fail
to do so in this instance. It affected
those girls so vigorously that the happy
result was the basket bail team which,
in December '99, went to Reno, and wits
Miss Kingsbury playing goal, defeated
the team of the University of Nevada.
But unfortunately for us, Miss Kingsoury
left on a leave of absence the next
year, taking her enthusiasm with her.
la consequence, basket ball at Lowell,
like our old friend Humpty Dumpty, had
a bad fall Yet unlike Humpt> r Dumpty,
basket ball had enough vitality left to
rise once more. In October ? oi. a new
basket bill club was organized under the
most hopeful auspices. It seemed as
though the supply of members would
even exceed the demand. Over thirty
signified their willingness to join. The
Athletic Association promised financial
assistance Money, therefore, seemed
abundant; players, in profusion; enthusiasm,
high ; success, assured.
However, it was soon discovered anew
that ll tlicve*s mauy a slip "twixl the cup
and the lip. 1 * Without the experienced
guide of two years before, many details
were overlooked which needed immediate
attention. Time was lGSt and patience well
nigh exhausted by repeated disappointments.
Finally matters were arranged
to the satisfaction of all concerned, but
not until November had passed. Then
practice work began iu earnest, and has
since continued without cessation, except
during the Christmas holidays.
Consideiing that during the winter
months the girls had to brave all sorts
of stormy weather to reach their praciice
hall at the Girls' High School, (oh! for
a gymnasium at Lowell!!) this record
is indeed very creditable.
Although the girls began to practice
fully two months after basket ball in
other schools was well uuder way, and
in spite of the fact that most of them
were beginners, they have made excellent
progress. Of course there have
been no match games. It would indeed
be gross ignorance to expect that-in so
short a time they could meet the veteran
teams of other schools in real earnest.
But firtiefue games have b-eu frequent.
. In these games the results have invari*
ably been surprisingly good f< r the
team, and each successive one has shown
marked and steady improvement in
technical skill, speed and team work.
Miss Plac , the coach, cannot refrain
from promising future triumphs, and
expressing her satisfaction in most encouraging
terms.
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