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LIBRARY    OF 

LASELL  JUNIOR  COLLEGE 

AUBURNDALE,   MASS. 


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CAROLINE    A.  CARPENTER 
To  whom  this  book  is  respectfully  dedicated 


The  ALLERLEI 

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SAMUEL    L.  CLEMENS 


Again  the  Juniors  present 
to  you  the  Allerlei. 
If  it  brings  to  our  graduates 
any  pleasant  memories  or 
furnishes  mslrudtion,  pleasure 
or  amusement  to  our 
schoolmates,  its  mission  is 
accomplished. 


1904  ALLERLEI 


Board  of  Editors 


EDITOR  -  IN  -  CHI  1. 1 

Ethel  B.   Hook 

ASSOCIATE  EDITORS 

Alice  Stahl  JlTLIA  Martin 

Helen  Wallace  Jane  Ford 

BUSINESS  MANAGER 

Katharine  A.  Jenckes 

SUBSCRIPTION  AGENT 
COURTENEY    M.     HARLAN 

ASSISTANT   SUBSCRIPTION  AGENT 

Lucile  M.  Zeller 

ADVERTISING  AGENT 

Corinne  Richter 

ASSISTANT  ADVERTISING  AGENT 

Bertha  Manchester 

WRITERS  OF  LASELL  HISTORY 

Louise  Wadleigh 
Inez  Fries 

ARTISTS 

Ethel  B.   Hook 
Ella  Ebeling 


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Faculty 


Charles  Cushman  Bragdon,  A.M.,  LL.D.   . 


.    Principal 


Caroline  A.  Carpenter,   Assistant  Principal ;  English  Literature ; 

History 


Guy  M.  Winslow,  Ph.D.   . 
Lillian  R.  Potter 
Col.  Homer  B.  Sprague    . 
Angeline  C.  Blaisdell 
Lillian  M.  Packard,  A.B. 


Head  Teacher ;  Natural  Sciences 
Preceptress ;   Manners ;  Dress 

Shakespeare 
Bookkeeping 
Mathematics 


Clara  M.  Austin,  A.B English 


Jeanne  Le  Royer 
Hermine  C.  Stuven 
Blanche  C.  Martin 
Lottie  Evelyn  Bates,  B.A. 
George  W.  Bell,  A.M.      . 
Maria  H.  Frohn   . 
Martha  E.  Ransom   . 
Josephine  Kenney 
Annie  P.  Call     . 


.    French 

....       German 

.  .  .    Reading ;  Expression 

.     Latin;    Greek 

Philosophy ;  Evideitces ;  Bible 

German 

Director  of  Physical  Culture;   Swimming 

.  Assistant  in   Gymnastics 

.    Nei've  Training 


Lieut.  Charles  H.  Hillman 


Military  Drill 


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Mary  L.  Nutt    ........        Care  of  HealtJi 

Joseph  A.  Hills     ........  Pianoforte 

Louisa  F.  Parkhurst         .......      Pianoforte 

Priscilla  White    ........      Voice  Culture 

Helen  Goodrich        .....     Assistant  in    Voice  Culture 

Henry  M.  Dunham         .  .  Organ;   Harmony;    Chorus  Singing 

S.  E.  Goldstein  .........      Violin 

George  W.  Bemis  ......      Mandolin;    Guitar 

Mary  Augusta  Mulli kin  .   Drawing;  Painting;  History  of  Art 

Miriam  N.  Loomis,    Cooking:    Demonstrations  a?zd  Practice ;   Experi- 
ment Hall ;   Home  Sanitation 

Bertha  W.  Ferguson   ....  Bookkeeping;  Penmanship 

Alice  A.  Cutting       .....  Sewing ;  Dress  Cutting 

Adele  B.  Lewis      .........    Millinery 

Nellie  B.  Dyer  .......  Phonography 


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Senior  Class 


Motto:     "Amor  omnia  vincit." 

Class  Colors  :     Green  and  White.  Class  Flower  :  White  Rose. 

Class  Yell  :  Ilu-rah,  hu-rah,  hu-rah-ree 
We're  the  Class  of  '03. 
Ona  tona  wah  tah, 
Ona  tona  wah  tah, 
Ona  tona  wah  tah, 
Wah  !  wah  !  wah  ! 
Wa-a  a  a  a  a  ah  ! 

HONORARY  MEMBER 

Chauncey  M.  Depew 


Frances  Leavitt 
Lena  Armstrong 
Mabelle  Whitney 
Ida  Mallory    . 

Lena  Armstrong 
Marie  Biddle 
Isabella  Blackstock 
Agnes  Drake 
Edith  Ebersole 
Constance  Erdman 
Carrie  George 
Mary  Goodwin 
Marie  Gibert    . 
Bertha  Hayden     . 
Sarah  Hughes 
Callie  Le  Seure    . 
Frances  Leavitt 
Joel  Lapowski 
Ida  Mallory 
Helen  Orcutt 
Mabel  Pooler   . 
Edna  Sawyer 
Sarah  Soule 
Elizabeth  Thorne 
Mabelle  Whitney    . 


President 

Vice  President 

Treasurer 

Secretary 

Bozeman,  Mont. 
Ashland,  Pa. 
Shahj 'ahanpur ',  India 
Pittsfield,  N.  H. 
Cincinnati,   Ohio 
Allentown,  Pa. 
Lynn,  Mass. 
Fast  Hartford,   Conn. 
.     Cincinnati,   Ohio 
East  Hartford,   Conn. 
Fox  croft,  Me. 
Detroit,  Mich. 
Butte,  Mont. 
Abilene,   Texas 
Franklin,  Pa. 
Hornellsville,  JV.   2'. 
Skowhegan,  Me 
.     San  Jose,  Cat '. 
Freeport,  Me. 
Gardiner,  Me. 
Boston  Highlands,  Mass. 


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Senior  Class  Hislory 


Lena  Armstrong  ......  Bozeman,  Mont. 

"O  bed!  O  bed!  delicious  bed, 
That  heaven  upon  earth  to  the  weary  head  ! " 

"Mike;"  S.  D.  ;  Masquers;  Captain  Company  C.  ;  Vice  President 
of  Class.  Sleeps  well  and  late.  Famous  for  her  impersonations. 
Has  a  drawl  that  three  years'  Eastern  training  can't  improve  upon. 
Noted  for  her  original  ideas  and  style  of  hair-dressing. 

"Ye-eus!  " 

Agnes  Marie  Biddle    .......      Ashland,  Pa. 

"  Go  !     You  may  call  it  madness,  folly  ; 
You  shall  not  chase  my  gloom  away ! 
There's  such  a  charm  in  melancholy 
I  would  not  if  I  could  be  gay." 

"  Biddie  ;  "  Lasellia  ;  Lieutenant  Company  C.  Fond  of  psychological 
discussions.  Doesn't  believe  in  deep  affections,  yet  finds  it  pleas- 
ant to  be  in  love.  Sunny  disposition  ( ?).  Doesn't  believe  in  her 
class  motto. 

4  4   M J   J]   J  !   '  » 

Isabella  Thoburn  Blackstock    .  .  .  Shahjahaiipur,  India 

"  Good-bye,  proud  world,  I'm  going  home." 
"Joy  rises  in  me  like  a  summer's  morn." 

"  Izzy,"  "Sammy;"  Lasellia;  Canoe  Club;  Glee  Club.  Has  to 
have  slang  translated.  Still  pouts.  Can  squelch  while  you  wait. 
If  told  a  joke  at  night,  wakes  up  in  the  morning  smiling.  Knows 
the  meaning  of  ego.  Loves  to  sing,  too,  in  her  own  peculiar  way, 
hymn  299.  Believes  it  is  "better  to  have  loved  and  lost."  .  .  .  . 
"  O  Mary  ! how  funny  !  " 


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Agnes  Drake         .......         Pittsfield,  N.  H. 

"In  maiden  meditation,  fancy  free." 
"Ducky,"  "  Mehit ;"  Delta  ;  Masquers  ;  Glee  Club.     Don't  ask  her  to 
spell  the  words  she  uses  in  class  room.      Supporter  of  Dartmouth. 
A  sunny  exterior,  but  often  a  stormy   interior.      She  liked  "61  " 
so  well  she  moved  there. 

Edith  McCallister  Ebersole      ....  Cincinnati,  Ohio 

"Her  yesterdays  look  backward  with  a  smile." 

S.  D.  Camps  out  in  the  library.  Considers  hats  superfluous,  especially 
in  winter.  Can't  be  crippled  by  any  question.  Never  blue.  Aver- 
age walking  period  four  hours.      Sometimes  shows  an  icy  front. 

Constance  Erdman       ......  Allentown,  Pa. 

"The  greatest  of  faults,  I  should  say,  is  to  be  conscious  of  none." 

Sergeant  Company  A.      Authority  on  everything.     Advocate  of  physi- 
cal culture.      Still   lisps  cunningly.      One  might  say  her  appetite 
comes  while  eating.     Does  French  in  hall  center. 
u  Oh  !  joy  !   here  comes  fudge  with  fury." 

Carrie   Tapley-  George         ......       Lynn,  Mass. 

"  I  am  the  very  soul  of  modesty,  and  grieve  that  you  should  think  me  bold." 

"Georgie;"  S.  D.  ;  Canoe  Club  ;  Captain  Company  H.  Will  argue 
to  the  death.  Why  like  a  clock?  Different  strike  every  hour. 
A  girl  of  many  loves.      "  She  is  a  Military  Beau." 

"  Her  can  never  come  to  we  ; 
Us  can  never  go  to  she. 
It  cannot  was." 

Marie  Gibert         .......  Cincinnati,  Ohio 

"  Studious  of  ease  and  fond  of  humble  things." 
Questions  confuse  and  answers  fail  to  come.     Good  cook.      Psychology 
lectures  read  too  fast  for  her  grasp.      Always  good-natured   and 
patient.     Enormous  stack  of  excuses  and  apologies. 
"Ah,  I  don't  know." 


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Mary  Edwards  Goodwin      .....         Burnside,   Con?z. 

"  But  there's  nothing  half  so  sweet  in  life 
As  love's  young  dream." 

"Worthy,"    "Trusty;"     Delta.      Engaged,    but    no  one    guessed    it. 

Sous    regisseuse "    for    French    play.       Never  heard    the    song 

Tact."     Takes    squelches    like    a    martyr.      Is  moderate    in    all 
things.     Never  dreams.      "What?" 


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Bertha  Brigham  Hayden     ....        East  Hartford,   Conn. 

"  Sigh  no  more,  ladies,  sigh  no  more! 

Men  were  deceivers  ever." 
"  Hang  sorrow ;  care  will  kill  a  cat, 

And  therefore  let's  be  merry." 

"Baut,"  "Hid,"  "Hayden  B  ;"  Lasellia ;  Masquers;  Historian  of  her 
Class.  Would  like  to  work  hard,  but  her  disposition  will  not  allow 
it.  Conscientious  to  a  fault.  A  good  bluffer,  but  never  ( ?)  caught. 
Her  face  is  a  mask  which  hides  well  an  interior  of  an  unascer- 
tained depth.  A  girl  of  many  loves — all  at  once. 
"  Oh,  Mag  !  "      "  Poor  Ophelia  !  " 

Sarah  Eleanor  Hughes       .....         Foxcroft,  Maine 

"Wit  will  shine." 
"  She  knows  her  man." 

"Sally,"    "Chubby;"    Delta.     A    favorite    with    the    "Fiddler."     A 

subscriber  for   all   food    periodicals.     Partial    to   Mozart.     Reads 

Scott.      Soul    of   ambition   and   perseverance.      The   only   original 

letter  writer. 

(Remarks  cut  out  by  editor). 

Joel  Jeanie  Lapowski  .....  Abilene,   Texas 

"  Pooski,"  "Spook,"  "  Pidgy ;  "  Lasellia;  Captain  Company  A; 
Canoe  Club.  Usually  at  odds  with  headquarters.  Of  an  inter- 
rogative nature.  Carries  her  Texas  twang  with  her.  Quite 
touchy,  but  young  yet,  so  there  are  hopes.  Made  a  decided  hit 
in  the  French  play.  Her  expressions  are  rare  and  juicy.  Has 
been  known  to  use  slang. 

"Precious  Pie!  " 


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Mary  Frances  Leayitt        ......      Butte,  Mont. 

'•  I  [er  very  frowns  are  fairer  far 
Than  smiles  of  other  maidens  are." 

"  Dimple;  "  S.  D.  ;  Canoe  Club;  Masquers;  President  Class  of  1901- 
1903.  Enjoys  the  game  of  ping  pong.  Contemplates  entering 
the  navy  as  a  result  of  cruising  with  a  friend.  Bears  all  the  blame 
for  classmates'  misdemeanors.  Swears  by  Montana,  but  somehow 
prefers  the  Eastern  coast. 

Carolyn  Isabelle   Le   Seure         .....    Detroit,  Mich. 
"  Nothing  great  was  ever  achieved  without  enthusiasm." 

"  Callie ;  "    S.   D.  ;   Masquers;    Canoe  Club  ;   Lieutenant  Company  A. 
Never  self-confident.      "  Diligent  in  business."      Won  her  laurels 
as  the  "Marquis."      Stands  in  awe  of  Cupid;   hope's  she'll  never 
meet  him.      Everyone's  friend. 
"  Do  you  think  that  will  be  all  right?  "    (in  worried  tones). 

"Oh,  hicky  !" 

Ida  May  Maleory  .......    Franklin,  Pa. 

11 1  only  speak  right  on." 
"  Ma-16-ry  ;  "  Secretary  of  Class  ;  Adjutant  of  Lasell  Battalion.  Been 
famous  since  Freshman  year  for  military  prowess.  Winner  of 
medals.  Her  business  bump  well  developed.  Susceptible  to 
winks.  Thoughts  run  to  poetry.  Will  oblige  anybody.  Fond 
of  punning  and  quoting.      Famous  for  singing. 

Helen   Orcutt        .......    Homellsville,  N.  7'. 

"  I  am  the  very  slave  of  circumstance  and  impulse." 
"  Pilly."       Has   a   strong   fascination    for  historical   novels,   jelly   and 
Allegretti's.      Will  eat  anything.     At  present  favors  Cornell. 

Mabel  Julia  Pooler     ...... 

"  Blest  with  that  charm,  the  certainty  to  please." 
"Little  Pooler,"    "Spud;"    Lasellia.      Has  a  voice  like  one  after  a 
football  game.      Her  smile  is  well   worth  while.     Haunts  lecture 
halls.      "The  truth,  the  whole  truth  and  nothing  but  the  truth." 

"Oh,  dear!" 


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Edna  Mercy  Sawyer    .......    San  Jose,   Cal. 

"  To  be  great  is  to  be  misunderstood." 

"Tom;"  S.  D.  ;  Glee  Club;  Masquers.  Has  an  unlimited  supply 
of  schemes.  A  clever  artist.  Can  get  up  a  show  in  no  time. 
Given  to  cynicism.      The  girl  with  many  cousins  of  the  other  sex. 

Sarah  Soule  ........    Freeport,  Me. 

"  Neat,  not  gaudy." 

u  Sal ;  "  Glee  Club.  Plenty  of  fun  under  a  calm  exterior.  Cheerful 
and  generous.     Very  resourceful  in  Literature  Class. 

Elizabeth  Thorne         .......    Gardiner,  Me. 

"  The  foster-child  of  silence  and  slow  time." 
"Lizzie."      Doesn't  believe  in    "jollying."      Recites  at  length.     Stu- 
dious.    Never  heard  to  laugh  out  loud.      Haunts  the  library. 
"Did  what  Agnes  did." 

Mabel  Henrietta  Whitney         .  .  Boston  Highlands,  Mass. 

"  Thinking  is  but  an  idle  waste  of  tho't." 

"  Ma  belle ;  "  Lieutenant  Company  B;  Treasurer  of  Class.  Has  a 
wholesome,  cheerful  laugh.  Night  hawk.  Fond  of  arguing. 
Has  ideas  all  her  own.      Adores   "Ducky." 


(     Nothing  to  do  but  work  jjj    1 


Motto  :     Forward  ! 

Class  Colors:     Scarlet  .and  White.  Class  Flower:     Carnation. 

Class  Yell  :     H ' ray  !     H ' ray  ! 
Hear  us  roar  ! 
Lasell  Juniors, 
'04! 

HONORARY    MEMBER 

Samuel    L.   Clemens 

OFFICERS 


Katharine  Jenckes 
courteney  harlan 

Lucile  Zeller 


President 

Vice  Presideitt 

.     Secretary -Treasurer 


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MEMBERS 


Ethel  Clarke 
Theodora  Close 
Ella  Ebeling    . 
Jane  Ford 
Inez  Fries 
Edith  Govert 
Janice  Griffin 
Jennie  Hamilton 
Grace  Hardy    . 
courteney  harlan 
Josephine   Holmes     . 
Ethel  Hook 
Katharine  Jenckes 
Agnes  Kellars 
Edna  Lockwood 
Bertha  Manchester 
Julia  Martin    . 
Lucy  Moore 
Gladys  Patterson    . 

CORINNE    RlCHTER 

Alice  Stahl 
Louise  Wadleigh 
Helen  Wallace 
Lucile  Zeller 


Tpsilanti,  Mich. 

Berlin  Heights,   Ohio 

Evanston,  111 . 

Kingston,  Mass. 

Arcadia,  Neb. 

®>uincy,  111 . 

New  Haven,   Conn. 

Port  Huron,  Mich. 

Ashburnham,  Mass. 

JBloomington,  III. 

Kingston,  Mass. 

Brewer,  Me. 

Nayatt  Point,  R.  I. 

Sto n ingto n,   Conn. 

.    Pawtucket,  R.  I. 

Providence,  R.I. 

Bozeman,  Mont. 

Peabody,  Mass. 

Auburndale,  Mass. 

Columbus,   Ohio 

Bellevue,   Ohio 

Battle   Creek,  Mich. 

Council  Bluffs,  Iowa 

Richmond,  Ind. 


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Chronicle  of  Class  of  '04 


:ND  I  say  unto  you,  behold,  a  mighty  class  is  risen  from  a 
small  beginning.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  1901st  year, 
the  9th  month,  the  27th  day,  there  did  assemble  together 
a  small  band  of  weeping  maidens, — maidens  weeping  for 
>ttheir  mothers;  and  many  did  persecute  them,  and  did  say, 
"  Lo,  forget  thou  thine  own  people  ;  "  and  they  were  sore 
distressed.  But,  behold,  not  many  moons  had  waned 
when  they  did  conquer  their  grief,  and  did  grow  in  grace 
and  in  strength,  and  did  become  straight  like  to  the  tall  poplars,  and  waxed 
"  full  of  glory,"  so  that  they  did  meet  together  in  secret  places,  and  did  plot 
to  lay  low  their  enemies  the  Sophomores  that  did  persecute  them.  In  this 
place  dwelt  they  nine  months,  despised  and  rejected  of  all,  as  Freshies ; 
then  did  they  return  to  the  land  of  their  fathers  whence  they  had  come,  and 
there  did  sojourn  many  days. 

And  it  came  to  pass  that  again,  a  second  time,  did  they  journey  into 
the  land  of  Auburndale  by  the  River  Charles,  unto  the  place  of  their  first 
meeting. 

Mighty  were  they  in  the  increase  of  numbers — being  then  numbered  12 
— and  in  arrogance,  so  that  they  did  choose  in  defiance  of  those  round  about 
them  the  motto,  Quid  tibi  est,  which  is  by  interpretation,  "What's  it  to 
you?" 

And  behold,  "old  maidens"  were  they,  trusted  and  reverenced  by 
Faculty,  so  that  they  did  enjoy  favor  in  the  sight  of  all.  In  the  learning  and 
tongue  of  the  heathen  were  they  instructed,  and  in  the  knowledge  of 
"  Chinois,"  so  that  they  did  speak  it  marvelously  like  to  "  Spanish  cows." 
Of  a  certainty  were  they  a  class  renowned  in  wisdom  and  understand- 
ing, in  patience  and  endurance  ;  and  none  there  were  who  had  ever  excelled 
them. 


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Again  they  returned  to  the  land  of  their  birth  and  again  sought  the  place 
of  their  choice.  And  one  there  was  dreamed  dreams;  and  lo,  seven  nights 
did  she  behold  in  her  sleep  visions  of  ice  cream,  and  she  did  awake,  and 
there  was  none  who  could  shew  the  interpretation  thereof.  Verily  in  all 
things  good  excelled  they  those  who  had  ever  gone  before,  renowned  among 
all  the  nations  of  earth.  In  voluntary  humility  and  diligence  served  they 
their  mistresses,  the  Seniors.  And  I,  an  historian,  say  this  :  If  there  be  any 
can  gainsay  aught  that  I  have  said  let  him  say  it  now  (all  kicks  registered 
with  the  editor),  and  forever  after  hold  his  peace. 


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Sophomore  Class 


Motto:    "Deo  invante." 

Class   Colors:     Gold  and  White.  Class   Flower:    Daisy. 


OFFICERS 


Barbara  Vail 
Minnie  Ryder 
Miriam  Nelson 
Elizabeth  Cobb 


President 

Vice  President 

Secretary  -  Treasurer 

Class  Historian 


MEMBERS 


Marguerita  Buehner    . 
Mabel  Carter 
Roberta  Clarke   . 
Elizabeth  Cobb 
Marie  Cogswell    . 
Grace  Fuller    . 
Anne  Glenn 
Editpi  Harber   . 
Jessica  Havilaxd 
Nellie  Krause 
Miriam  Nelson 
Eleanor  Percy 
Minnie  Ryder 
Barbara  Vail    . 
Agnes  Wiley 
Edith  Solomon 


.   Portland ',   Ore. 

Denver,    Colo. 

Frankfort,  Ind. 

Warren,   Ohio 

.    Portland,   Ore. 

Albany,  N.   T. 

Bei'uuick,  Pa. 

.    Bloomington,  III. 

No  r  w  ich ,   Co  n  n . 

Lebanon,  Pa. 

Derby  Line,    Vt. 

Path,  Ale. 

Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Nagasaki ,  yap  an 

East  Craftsbury,    Vt. 

Pittsburgh,  Pa. 


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Hiftory  of  Class  of  1905 


ITH  high  hopes  and  aspirations  did  the  Class  of  190^  be- 
gin its  career  in  the  classroom,  which  will  ever  be  dear  to 
the  hearts  of  all  loyal  Sophomores.  But,  alas  !  although 
their  desires  to  be  an  honor  to  the  school  were  great  on 
that  night  of  organization,  they  had  so  little  light  on  the 
subject  that,  although  they  sought  inspiration  even  from 
nature,  they  were  for  a  time  much  discouraged.  How- 
ever, they  persevered,  and  started  themselves  boldly  on 
a  career,  which  led  them  with  laurels  and  "Deo  invante  "  to  the  threshold 
of  a  still  more  promising  career  as  Sophomores. 

How  joyfully  were  all  the  new  members  received  to  increase  the  roll, 
and  how  important  we  felt  when  we  found  that  we  were  seven  no  longer, 
but  had  grown  to  twenty. 

Some  of  our  members  have  left  us;  among  them  one  "  young"  maid, 
a  victim  to  that  epidemic  which  was  so  prevalent  at  Lasell  the  first  few 
weeks  of  the  school  year  and  after  the  Christmas  holidays.  It  seemed 
for  a  time  to  threaten  the  very  existence  of  the  school,  and  to  send  everyone 
home  sick. 

Our  invitation  to  an  informal  dance  to  be  given  by  the  Seniors  in  the 
gymnasium  was  eagerly  accepted,  because  we  had  waited  long  and  patiently 
for  the  premium  we  had  been  promised  if  we  should  enroll  ourselves  as 
Sophomores.  Some  had  even  declared  they  might  as  well  be  Specials ; 
but  we  were  recognized  at  last,  and  each  one  remembering  her  careful 
injunction  not  to  appear  in  a  white  gown,  and  thereby  be  considered  by 
some  of  her  elders  as  younger  than  she  really  was,  we  appeared  at  the  ap- 
pointed hour,  and  were  royally  entertained.  In  appreciation  of  their  hospi- 
tality we  gave  a  carefully  practiced  yell  for  the  Seniors,  which  by  its  vigor 
made  the  very  rafters  shake. 


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At  the  reception  given  to  the  Sophomores,  Freshmen  and  Preps.,  we 
formally  met  our  president,  the  Freshman  president,  our  preceptress  and 
other  members  of  the  Faculty,  whose  acquaintance  we  have  since  kept  up 
and  enjoyed. 

Since  our  joyful  reunion  after  the  Christmas  vacation,  we  have  had 
many  exciting  class  meetings  ;  and  the  fame  of  our  knowledge  of  parliamen- 
tary law  and  of  the  proper  method  of  conducting  business  has  become  so 
widespread  that  at  times  we  have  even  been  forced  to  close  the  transom  and 
pull  down  the  curtains  to  keep  our  meetings  private  from  those  seekers 
after  wisdom  who  desire  instruction  in  the  art  of  conducting  such   sessions. 

Indeed,  we  feel  perfectly  confident  that  we  shall  never  fail  those  who 
are  looking  toward  us  to  set  the  right  standard  and  to  uphold  the  school 
spirit  in  the  right  way  when  we  shall  find  ourselves  occupying  the  present 
place  of  the  Class  of  1903,  and  shall  be  looked  up  to  as  the  grave  and 
reverend   Seniors  of   1905. 


MAN  CLASS 


Motto  :  ' '  Sempre  Avanti . ' ' 

Class  Colors  :  Lavender  and  White. 

Class  Flower:  Violet. 

Class  Yell  : 

Rickitv,  rackity,  rah  !  rah  !  ree  ! 
We're  the  class  we  ought  to  be  ! 
Rickitv,  rackity,  rah  !  rah  !  rix  ! 
We're  the  Class  of  'otv  six. 


OFFICERS 


Janet  Bryce 
Lucile  Hyde    . 
Meta  Buehxer    . 
Martha  Haskell 


Elsa  Basch 
Janet  Bryce 
Meta  Buehner 
Ruth  Butterfield 
Wesleyan  Grindle 
Ina  Harbor 
Martha  Haskell 
Lucile  Hyde 
Mildred  Johnston 
Edna  Rogers 


MEMBERS 


President 
Vice  President 

Secretary  -  Treasurer 
Class  Historian 


Newark,  N.  J. 

Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Portland,   Ore. 

.   Kingman,  Ale. 

New  York  City 

Bloomington,  III. 

Auburndale,  Mass. 

Omaha,  Neb. 

Evanston,  PI. 

Watertown,  N.   1 . 


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Freshman  Class  History 


HE  great  ship  slowly  left  the  moorings  of  1902,  and 
swung  steadily  into  the  strange  waters  of  1903,  bearing 
with  her  the  hopes  of  several  timid  young  explorers,  and 
followed  by  the  loving  eyes  and  wishes  of  parents  and 
friends. 

The  passengers  could  hardly  Hyde  their  elation,  for 
were  they  not  always  sure  of  a  good  Harbor  and  a 
favoring  breeze  (Bryce)  ?  But  their  joy  was  a  little 
previous,  as  they  afterwards  admitted,  for  their  most  harassing  experiences 
and  hairbreadth  escapes  took  place  on  land. 

They  first  experienced  the  deadly  qualms  of  seasickness  just  off  the 
coast  of  France,  and,  strange  to  say,  the  many  admirable  examples  they 
beheld  of  the  proverbial  politeness  of  the  natives  seemed  unable  to  allay 
their  malady. 

The  ship  received  a  shock,  running  aground  in  some  of  the  treacherous 
straits  of  the  English  channel,  and  as  the  damage  was  out  of  reach  of  the 
ship's  carpenter,  the  situation  of  the  passengers  continued  precarious. 

The  tourists  were  much  astonished  at  the  number  of  ruins  they  found 
at  Rome.  They  were  prepared  for  the  Forum  and  Coliseum,  but  were 
mightily  surprised  at  the  number  of  pet  air  castles  that  came  tumbling 
about  their  ears  during  their  short  stay. 

While  in  that  neighborhood  they  visited  the  site  of  Caesar's  Gallic 
Wars,  and  running  inadvertently  into  several  hornets'  nests,  they  escaped, 
declaring  that  no  tempting  Bates  could  lure  them  there  again. 

Another  narrow  escape  they  had  was  among  the  shallows  of  Reading, 
where,  in  spite  of  the  lack  of  depth,  their  pilot  brought  them  safely  through, 
damaging  only  a  few  of  the  passengers'  nerves. 


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The  ship  fortunately  set  a  good  table,  and  the  fried  oysters  and  rasp- 
berry sherbet  of  Mr.  R.  S.  Loom(i)s  like  a  rock  in  the  memory  and 
digestion  of  the  epicures. 

Many  also  remember  with  pleasure  their  trip  to  the  Holy  Land  and  the 
sonorous  notes  of  the  chapel  Bell  among  the  ruins. 

The  ship  has  landed,  and  the  voyagers  may  follow  out  their  desires 
without  interference  ;  but  drawn  together  by  the  tie  of  fellow-passengership, 
may  we  not  look  back  with  tenderness  to  the  qualms  and  expectations,  the 
calms  and  storms,  of  the  voyage  of  'oty  3  ? 


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Special: 


Bertha  Aiken 
Anna  Andrews 
Gertrude  Atwell 
Adelle  Bach 
Edith  Barnett 
Elizabeth  Beno    . 
Edith  Bidwell 
Mabel  Blum 
Emma  Bone 
Fannie  Brookfield 
Edith  Burke 
Mary  Chtlds 
Mary  Conover 
Mary  Crane 
Helen  Danforth 
Nettie  Danheim  . 
Bessie  Dennis   . 
Babette  Dreyfus 
Etta  Forrest  . 
Myrtle  Frost 
Louise  Gibert 
Mildred  Gordon  . 
Helen  Gray 
Florence  Grout  . 
Emily  Hale 
Marjorie  Halliday 
Clara  Halliday 
Blanche  Harber 
Mabel  Harrison 
Nellie  Hart 
Leota  Hartley 
Helen  Haskell    . 
Florence  Hellman 
Margaret  Higley 


Franklin   Falls,  N.  H. 

Waltham,  Mass. 

Port  Henry,  N.   T. 


Ch 


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cago, 


III. 


Springfield,  Mass. 

Council  Bluffs,  Iowa 

Windsor  locks,   Conn. 

Galveston,    Tex. 

Decatur,  III. 

Sterling,  III. 

Aliddletown ,   Conn. 

.     Atibumdale,  Mass. 

Monroe,   Ohio 

Springfield,  Mass. 

Washington,  III. 

New  York  City 

Orange,  Mass. 

Shreveport,  la. 

New  York  City 

.    Little  River,  N  S. 

St.  louis,  Mo. 

Walt  ham,  Mass. 

Old  Town,  ]\Ie. 

.    Orange,  Mass. 

South   Glastonbury,   Conn. 

.   Stiff  eld,   Cojin. 

Stiff  eld,   Co?in. 

Bloomington,  III. 

Leomi?zster,  Mass. 

Un io n v ille ,   Conn. 

Chrisman,  III. 

S  treat  or,  III. 

St.  Louis^  Mo. 

.     Groton,  Mass. 


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Maud  Hooper   . 
Mabel  Hooper 
Adelle  Humphrey 
Helen  Johnson     . 
Tillie  Kern 
Nellie  Krause 
Leonora  La  Powski 
May  Leonard 
Maud  Marriott 
Edith  McMullen 
IIllen  Merriam 
Maud  Moore 
Lotta  Morgan 
Irene  Norman 
Josephine  Nutter 
May  Palmer 
Lucia  Parcher 
Addye  Philbrick  . 
Florence  Phillips 
Mabel  Sayles 
Laura  Simons    . 
Florence  Smith    . 
Marguerite  Spang 
Ray  Spitz 
Madge  Sterns  . 
Ellen  Stone 
Mary  Sutherland 
Ella  Tenney 
Lois  Thomas 
Elizabeth  Tyner 
Amye  Vickery  . 
Maria  Wilson 
Grace  Woodworth 
Agnes   Wright 
Ada  Wells 
Reita  Wolferman 


Berlin,  N.  H. 

.     Berlin,.  N.  H. 

St.  Bonis,  Mo. 

Rochester,  N.   V. 

Port  Huron,  Mich. 

Bebanon,  Ba. 

.  San  Angel o,   Bex. 

Somerset,  Mass. 

Omaha,  Neb. 

.    Evanston,  III. 

Middletown ,   Conn . 

«    New  field,  Me. 

Did  nth,  Minn. 

Newtonville,  Mass. 

Saco,  Me. 

St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Saco,  Me. 

Nantasket,  Mass. 

Riverside,   Cal. 

.     Albany,  N.  T. 

Water  town,  N   T. 

Bitch  burg,  Mass. 

Bebanon,  Ba. 

Chicago,  III. 

Hot  Springs,  Ark. 

Waltham,  Mass. 

Bar  is,  III. 

Bloo  m  ingto  n ,  III. 

Orange,  N.  J. 

New  2^o rk   City 

Bort    Worth,  Bex. 

Arecibo,  Borlo  Rico 

Kalamazoo,  Mich. 

Milwaukee,    Wis. 

New  to  n  v  Hie ,  Mass . 

Streator.  III. 


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Preparatory  Class 


OFFICERS 


Marion  Atwell 
Rebecca   Eliason 
Helen  Carter 


President 

Vice  President 

Secretary  -  Treasurer 


MEMBERS 


Marion  Atwell 
Helen  Carter 
Lillian  Case 
Sybil  Coleman 
Cora  Danforth 
Cornelia  Eaton 
Rebecca  Eliasox 
Elizabeth   Polhemus 
Bessip:   Price 


Oroiio,  JMe. 

Hastings,  Neb. 

Schenectady ,  N.   T\ 

Troy,    Ohio 

Tankers,  N.   T. 

Lee,  JMass. 

Chestertown,  Md. 

Nezvton  Centre,  Mass. 

New   York,  N.   V. 


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The  History  of   Lasell 


was  in  the  year  1851  that  Edward  Lasell,  Professor  of 
Chemistry  in  Williams  College,  founded  Lasell  "Fe- 
male Seminary"  at  Auburndale,  West  Newton,  Mass., 
for  the  purpose  of  the  higher  education  of  young  women, 
— which  was  an  unusual  venture  at  this  time. 

During  the  first  few  years  G.  W.  Briggs,  A.M.,  and 

J.    Lasell,    A.M.,   were   principals,   and   there  wrere   six 

^yl   assistant  instructors  and  one  lecturer  on  Physiology  and 

Anatomy.      Most  of  the  one  hundred  and  nine  students 

were  day  scholars  ;   only  twenty-three  of  the  entire  number  came  from  other 

states  than  Massachusetts,  and  none  from  beyond  the  Mississippi. 

The  building  consisted  of  the  main  portion  and  the  west  wing,  then 
two  stories  high.  The  parlor  was  on  the  left  of  the  entrance,  now  used  as 
an  office,  while  the  office  was  across  the  hall  in  a  room  now  occupied  by 
students. 

The  class  rooms,  on  the  first  floor,  formerly  three  in  number,  but  later 
divided  into  four,  are  well  known  to  all  Lasell  girls.  The  library  is  now 
used  as  a  reading  room,  and  the  present  library,  although  containing  a  few 
books,  was  used  as  a  music  room. 

The  chapel  room  remains  about  the  same,  with  a  fireplace  in  the  back 
where  the  pipe  organ  stood,  and  the  old  desks  replaced  by  opera  chairs. 
The  chapel  no  longer  serves  as  a  study  as  it  once  did,  for  the  girls  study  in 
their  rooms. 

There  was  no  gymnasium  prior  to  the  year  1862,  when  a  "commo- 
dious gymnasium  was  fitted  out  at  a  large  expense"  in  the  basement.  The 
apparatus  consisted  of  dumb-bells,  and  the  places  on  the  floor  were  marked 


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with  black  painted  footsteps,  designed  with  an  eye  to  all  possible  or  im- 
possible growth.  The  whole  school  met  there  for  one  half  hour  for 
calisthenics  before  retiring.  Before  the  establishment  of  the  gymnasium, 
however,  physical  culture  had  been   introduced. 

In  the  first  catalogue,  issued  in  1S53,  the  tuition  is  $200  for  boarding 
pupils  and  $48  for  day  scholars.  The  year  was  divided  into  two  sessions  : 
the  first  from  September  15th  to  February  1st;  the  second  from  February 
23d  to  July  14th. 

Weekly  compositions  were  required  from  all  students,  which  was  the 
custom  for  many  years.  Later,  every  Monday  morning  some  simple  ques- 
tion was  given  to  the  students  to  answer  in  writing  either  at  once  or  during 
the  week.  Among  these  were:  "Give  the  difference  between  a  day's 
journey  and  a  Sabbath  day's  journey,  as  mentioned  in  the  Bible."  "  What 
direction  is  the  North  Pole  from  Australia?"  "Name  the  twelve  apos- 
tles." "What  were  the  seven  wonders  of  the  world,  and  how  many 
remain  to-day? " 

Some  rules,  applicable  to  the  present  day,  are  found  in  the  early  cata- 
logues. For  instance:  "  Young  ladies  must  come  here  for  the  purpose  of 
study,  and  not  for  eating  and  drinking."  "Young  ladies  will  not  be 
allowed  to  eat  confectionery."  Some  were  more  strict,  as:  "Boarding 
pupils  are  not  allowed  to  attend  theaters  or  parties;  to  walk,  ride,  or, 
except  by  request  of  parent  or  guardian,  to  correspond  with  any  gentleman 
other  than  father,  brother,  uncle  or  guardian.  Correspondence  is  expected 
to  be  select  and  limited  ;  that  between  parents  and  children,  or  guardians 
and  their  wards,  is  held  sacred,  and  permitted  without  the  least  restriction. 
All  other  correspondence,  however,  is  liable  to  inspection." 

The  girls  were  not  allowed  to  walk  without  a  chaperon,  and  on  every 
afternoon  the  Seminary  started  forth  by  twos,  preceded  by  a  teacher.  There 
were  exceptions,  however.  For  several  years  a  system  of  self-government 
was  employed.  For  the  first  term  all  new  girls  were  placed  on  what  was 
known,  by  them  at  least,  as  the  Crazy  List.  At  the  end  of  the  term  those 
who  were  in  perfect  sympathy  with  the  school,  who  used  no  mucilage  in 
putting  up  pictures,  and  stuck  no  pins  in  the  walls,  were  placed  on  the 
Roll  of  Honor.     These  girls  were  not  required  to  study  in  chapel,  under  a 


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teacher's  watchfulness.  A  very  few  were  promoted,  at  once,  from  the 
Crazy  List  to  the  Self-governed,  which  was  a  highly  privileged  class. 
Those  fortunate  enough  to  be  on  this  list  could  study  in  their  rooms,  walk 
when  and  where  they  chose,  and  could  even  go  into  Boston  whenever  they 
pleased.  When  anyone  on  the  Roll  of  Honor  or  Self-governed  List  was 
found  to  be  abusing  her  privileges  she  was  put  back  on  the  Crazy  List. 

Among  the  branches  taught  in  the  early  years,  making  wax  flowers  and 
fruit  and  inlaying  pearl  held  an  important  position. 

In  1853  Professor  Lasell  died,  and  George  W.  Briggs  succeeded  him 
as  principal  until  his  resignation  in  1862,  when  Rev.  Charles  W.  Cushing 
became  principal.  In  1873  the  school  was  purchased  by  some  of  the  lead- 
ing men  of  Boston,  who  called  Charles  C.  Bragdon  to  its  control. 

During  Mr.  Bragdon' s  principalship  there  have  been  many  changes. 
In  1881  the  building  was  enlarged  by  the  addition  of  a  wing,  containing 
large  parlors,  a  new  dining  room  (the  old  one  being  cut  into  class  rooms), 
music  rooms,  hospital  and  students'  rooms.  About  this  time  a  practice 
kitchen  and  a  large  gymnasium,  furnished  with  all  modern  appliances, 
were  added. 

With  the  increased  advantages  and  broadened  course  of  study  the 
tuition  has  gradually  increased  to  $600  a  year. 

There  are  many  advantages  which  the  Lasell  students  of  late  years 
have  enjoyed.  Military  drill  has  been  instituted,  and  an  officer  of  the 
army,  on  two  afternoons  a  week,  transforms  the  girls  into  veritable  soldiers. 

One  night  a  week  is  usually  given  over  to  lectures,  and  the  students 
have  the  opportunity  of  hearing  some  of  the  best  lecturers  of  the  day. 
There  is  also  a  course  of  law  lectures  every  year. 

For  many  years  it  has  been  the  custom  for  the  girls  to  publish  the 
Lasell  Leaves.  In  1867  a  society  known  as  the  "Novices" — the  mother 
society  of  the  present  "  S.  D.,"  "  Lasellia  "  and  "Delta"  clubs — estab- 
lished a  paper  for  amusement  and  profit,  which  was  read  at  their  fortnightly 
meetings.      This  paper  bore  the  name  Lasell  L^eaves. 

When  the  "Novice"  was  succeeded  by  the  "  S.  D."  the  little  paper 
was  forgotten  ;  but  in  1875  it  appeared  in  a  new  form,  with  the  same  name, 
however. 


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Harvard  was  evidently  well  known  to  those  students  of  early  days,  for 
in  the  first  copy  of  the  Leaves  appeared  :  "  Why  is  a  Harvard  student  a 
goose?  A  goose  is  a  biped;  a  Harvard  student  is  a  biped;  therefore  a 
Harvard  student  is  a  goose."  "  Why  is  Harvard  College  not  an  institution 
of  learning?  Lasell  Seminary  is  an  institution  of  learning;  Harvard  Col- 
lege is  not  Lasell  Seminary;  therefore  Harvard  College  is  not  an  institution 
of  learning." 

In  one  feature  Lasell  is  unique,  or  rather  was  unique  until  its  methods 
were  adopted  by  other  schools;  this  is  in  the  experience  given  the  girls  in 
practical  housekeeping.  After  one  year  of  lectures  on  cooking,  and  another 
of  practice,  the  girls,  six  at  a  time,  are  given  a  few  weeks'  experience  in 
housekeeping  at  the  annex.  They  learn  to  buy  food  in  the  Boston  markets, 
and  then,  in  turn,  to  prepare  and  serve  the  meals. 

Students  from  colleges  may  wear  their  trophies  in  the  form  of  oars, 
tennis  rackets  and  golf  sticks  ;  but  to  the  lot  of  the  Lasell  girl  most  profi- 
cient in  the  art  of  bread  making  falls  the  little  gold  or  silver  loaf. 

In  this  course,  and  in  dresscutting,  millinery,  music,  oratory  and  the 
regular  courses  of  studv,  Lasell  fits  her  daughters  for  a  life  of  usefulness  in 
the  home  and  in  the  world,  in  a  manner  excelled  by  no  other  school. 


I)  ill,/ 1  /'hi  Ik 


S.  D.  Society 


MEMBERS 


Edith  Ebersole,  '03 
Callie  Le  Seure,  '03 
Adelle  Humphrey,  Sp. 
Helen  Danforth,  Sp. 
Ella  Ebeling,  '04 
Bertha  Manchester,  '04 
Carrie  George,  '03 
Lena  Armstrong,  '03 
Elizabeth  Beno,  Sp. 
Lillian  Case,  '07 


Frances  Leavitt,  '03 
Edna  Lockwood,  '04 
Emily  Brookfield,  Sp. 
Fannie  Brookfield,  Sp, 
Barbara  Vail,  '05 
Edna  Sawyer,  '03 
Lois  Thomas,  Sp. 
Miriam  Nelson,  '05 
Helen  Wallace,  '04 
Martha  Haskell,  '06 


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Miss  Ransom 
Miss  Marston 
Miss  Mullikin 


HONORARY    MEMBERS 

Miss  Packard 
Miss  Austin 
Miss  Bates 
Fraulein   Stuven 


FIRST    TERM 


Lena  Armstrong 
Callie  Le  Seure 
Frances  Leavitt 
Barbara  Vail 
Edith  Ebersole       a 
Edna  Lockwood 
Emiey   Brookfield  ) 
Adelle  Humphrey    . 
Bertha  Manchester 
Helen  Danforth  ) 
Ella  E  be  ling  j 


.   President 

J  zee  President 

.    Secretary 

Treasurer 

Executive  Committee 

.   Music  Committee 
Critic 

.     Ushers 


SECOND    TERM 


Edna  Lockwood    . 
Emily  Brookfield 
Edith  Ebersole    . 
Adelle  Humphrey 
Barbara  Vail  ~\ 
Ella  Ebeling   >■    . 
Edna  Sawyer  ) 
Lillian  Case 
Bertha  Manchester  j 
Miriam  Nelson 
Elizabeth  Beno  ) 
Helen  Wallace  j 


i 


.    President 

Vice  President 

.    Secretary 

Treasurer 

Executive  Committee 

.   Music  Committee 

.  .  Critic 

.     Ushers 


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THIRD    TERM 


Callie  Le  Seure 
Miriam  Nelson 
Carrie  George 
Helen  Danforth 
Martha  Haskell 
Be rt 1 1 a  Manchester 
Helen   Wallace  ) 

Edna  Sawyer   ) 
Barbara  Vail  ) 
Elizabeth  Beno    . 
Lois  Thomas  ) 

Fannie  Brookfield  ) 


.    President 

J  ice  President 

.     Secretary 

Treasurer 

Executive  Committee 

.    Music  Committee 

Critic 

.     Ushers 


1  f 


[Irrlnt   I'ltila 


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Lasellia  Club 


MEMBERS 


Isabel  Blackstock,  '03 
Joel  Lapowski,  '03 
Florence  Smith,  Sp. 
Marie  Biddle,  '03 
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50  ALLERLEI  1904 


Robbie  and  the  Girl  Question 


ELLOW  chrysanthemums  were  really  at  the  bottom  of 
the  matter,  for  if  it  had  not  been  for  those  yellow  chrys- 
anthemums Robbie  would,  perhaps,  never  have  become 
acquainted  with  Marjory's  Cousin  Alice — and  then  Uncle 
Fred, — but  that  will  come  later. 

You  see  it  all  came  about  in  this  way  :    Robbie  had 

vtj\      ^/ZZgprgjj    come  from  the  school  for  boys    near  Boston    which  he 

I\  £m    attended,   to  spend  the  Christmas  holidays  in  his  home 

in   a  Western  city.      Of  course  he  was  glad  to  see  father 

and  mother  again  ;  still  he  was  lonesome  sometimes.     If  Uncle  Fred  had 

been  there  it  would  have  been  different.      But  as  it  was,  there  were  no  boys 

at  all  in  the  neighborhood ;   indeed  no  person  eligible  for  a  playmate  except 

the  little  girl  who  lived  next  door. 

"Why  don't  you  get  acquainted  with  her?"  Robbie's  mother  had 
said. 

But  Robbie  had  scorned  the  idea.  Girls  !  He  had  the  utmost  con- 
tempt for  the  silly  creatures.  The  very  name  girl  was  followed  by  a 
big  interrogation  point  in  his  own  mind,  and  the  warning  "Dangerous! 
Beware  ! " 

But  one  morning,  when  he  was  skating  up  and  down  the  front  walk  on 
his  new  roller  skates,  the  little  girl  next  door  came  out  on  her  porch.  She 
had  on  a  pretty  red  cloak  with  a  wide  lace  collar  over  which  her  flaxen 
curls  waved  and  frolicked.  In  one  hand  she  carried  a  pair  of  roller  skates, 
and  in  the  other  a  piece  of  cake  with  chocolate  frosting. 

She  sat  down  on  the  steps  and  began  putting  the  skates  on,  but  her 
small  ringers  could  not  fasten  the  straps. 


1904  ALLERLEI  51 

"Here,  that  ain't  the  way,"  exclaimed  Robbie,  who  was  watching. 
"Let  me  fix  'em." 

So  he  helped  her  fasten  the  skates,  and  she  gave  him  half  of  her  cake. 

"I  know  who  you  are,"  she  said,  smiling.  "You're  Robbie  Ains- 
worth.     I'm  Marjory  Andrews.     How  old  are  you?" 

"I'm  almost  eleven,"  answered  Robbie. 

"  I'm  nine.     I'll  be  ten  my  next  birthday,"  said  Marjory. 

"  I'll  beat  you  down  to  the  corner,"  said  Robbie  ;   and  off  they  went. 

That  was  how  they  became  acquainted,  and  after  that  Robbie  saw 
Marjory  every  day  ;  and  so  good  a  playfellow  was  she  that  he  at  times 
quite  forgot  she  was  only  a  girl.  He  told  her  all  about  Uncle  Fred, — Uncle 
Fred  who  was  his  ideal,  who  went  to  Harvard  and  played  on  the  "  'Var- 
sity." And  she  told  him  about  her  cousin  Alice  who  lived  in  Boston,  but 
who  was  visiting  her  mother  then,  and  who  could  tell  such  beautiful  fairy 
stories.  So,  when  the  time  came  for  Robbie  to  go  back  to  Redford  Hall, 
he  was  very  sorry  indeed  to  leave  Marjory. 

"  Why  don't  you  go  over  and  bid  Marjory  good-by  ? "  said  his  mother 
the  morning  of  his  last  day  at  home;   he  was  to  leave  late  that  afternoon. 

Robbie  went  out  and  walked  up  and  down  in  front  of  Marjory's  house, 
but  somehow  he  didn't  have  the  courage  to  go  in.  Suddenly  he  saw  a  man 
coming  down  the  street  wheeling  a  cart  quite  filled  with  gorgeous  yellow 
chrysanthemums,  and  he  was  calling  out,  "Two  for  ten  !"  (Oh  that  Rob- 
bie had  never  seen  the  flower  man  !) 

He  stood  hesitating  a  few  minutes.  His  father  had  given  him  a  snug 
little  sum  for  spending  money,  and  he  had  it  in  his  pocket  then.  He 
stepped  up  to  the  flower  man  and  bought, — yes,  a  whole  dozen  of  bright, 
yellow  chrysanthemums  with  long  stems.  Then,  quickly,  before  his  cour- 
age should  have  evaporated,  he  ran  up  the  steps  of  Marjory's  house  and 
rang  the  bell. 

When  the  maid  had  let  him  into  the  hall  he  stood  holding  the  bouquet 
behind  him,  his  heart  beating  violently.  Through  a  doorway  he  could  see 
into  the  library,  where  Marjory  and  two  other  little  girls  were  sitting  on  the 
floor  playing  paper  dolls,  and  beside  them  sat  a  young  woman  with  dark 
hair   waving  from    her   forehead,    and   a   sweet,    pleasant    face,    whom   he 


52  ALLERLEI  1904 

instinctively   knew  was  Marjory's   Cousin  Alice.      She  it   was  who   came 
out  into  the  hall. 

"  Marjory  wanted  me  to  ask  you  to  come  into  the  library,"  she  said 
kindly. 

"  I  can't,"  said  Robbie.      "  I — I  just  wanted  to  see  her  a  minute." 

Then  Marjory  came,  but  how  unlike  herself  she  was.  She  looked  at 
Robbie  coldly,  and  Robbie  trembled.  Then  she  said,  "  Cousin  Alice,  this 
is  Robbie  Ainsworth." 

"  How  do  you  do,  Robbie,"  said  Cousin  Alice,  so  pleasantly  that  Rob- 
bie liked  her  at  once. 

Then  turning  to  Marjory,  he  stammered  out,  "I'm — going  away  to- 
day— and — and  I  brought — you — these." 

He  held  out  the  chrysanthemums,  and  Marjory  took  them.  Just  then 
came  a  suppressed  giggle  from  the  library.  Two  bright,  red  spots  came 
into  Marjory's  round  cheeks,   and   she  threw  the  flowers  on  the  floor. 

"  I  don't  want  them,"  she  said,  walking  away. 

"  Why,  Marjory,  aren't  you  ashamed,"  said  Cousin  Alice. 

But  Robbie  could  not  utter  a  word.     Slowly  he  picked  the  flowers  up. 

"You  take  'em,"  he  said  desperately,  holding  them  out  to  Cousin 
Alice,   who  took  them  gravely. 

But  Robbie  did  not  wait  for  her  thanks.  Oh,  the  shame  of  it!  What 
would  the  boys  say  ;  and  Uncle  Fred — would  he  laugh  if  he  knew  ?  But  it 
was  no  laughing  matter.  After  that,  he — Robert  Ainsworth — would  let 
girls  well  alone. 

He  was  so  absorbed  in  trying  to  solve  the  question  of  Marjory's  action 
that  his  mother  concluded  he  did  not  want  to  go  back  to  school,  and  she 
cried  a  little  when  she  and  his  father  went  down  to  the  station  with  him. 

"  It's  so  far,  Robbie,"  she  complained. 

But  Robbie  reassured  her  by  saying  that  he  had  traveled  so  much  that 
a  journey  of  a  day  and  night  was  nothing  to  him.  Indeed,  he  was  very 
brave  and  manly  as  he  bade  her  good-by ;  but  then  he  felt  quite  grown  up, 
for  did  he  not  have  on  the  new  suit  with  the  long  trousers  turned  up  about 
the  bottoms  like  Uncle  Fred's,  for  which  he  had  teased  so  long? 

As  the  train  puffed  into  the  station,  whom  should  he  notice  among  the 
crowd  at  the  ticket  gate  but  Marjory  with  her  father  and  mother,  and  there, 


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too,  was  Cousin  Alice  in  a  dark  blue  traveling  gown,  with  her  face  just 
shaded  a  little  by  the  blue  crepe  veil  that  draped  the  rim  of  her  hat. 

Marjory  saw  him  and  nodded  timidly,  but  Robbie  looked  straight 
ahead. 

It  so  chanced  that  Cousin  Alice  got  on  the  same  car  as  Robbie,  but 
she  did  not  notice  him,  for  she  was  in  the  front  and  Robbie  in  the  rear.  He 
sincerely  hoped  she  would  not  notice  him  at  all.  The  very  sight  of  her 
brought  the  yellow  chrysanthemums  too  vividly  to  mind  ;  and  small  wonder, 
for  she  wore  one  of  them  on  her  coat. 

She  did  not  discover  Robbie's  presence,  so  well  did  he  keep  out  of  her 
sight,  until  the  next  morning. 

Robbie  had  had  a  good  breakfast  in  the  dining  car,  and  was  gazing 
out  the  window.  But  the  telegraph  poles,  bare  winter  fields,  and  deserted- 
looking  farmhouses  flew  by  unnoticed,  for  he  was  puzzling  over  a  most 
bewildering  question, — the  girl  question. 

Just  then  a  pleasant  voice  said,  "Good  morning,  Robbie?  Won't  you 
have  some  candy?" 

There  stood  Marjory's  Cousin  Alice  holding  out  a  box  filled  with 
tempting  chocolate  creams.      Of  course  Robbie  couldn't  resist. 

Then  she  sat  down  beside  him. 

"  I've  been  looking  all  over  for  you,  for  Marjory  said  you  were  on  this 
train,"  she  began.  "And  wasn't  it  funny  that  all  the  time  we  were  on  the 
same  car.  Here,  I  have  something  for  you  which  I  must  not  forget,"  and 
she  handed  him  a  little  note. 

Robbie  took  it  wonderingly,  and  opening  read,  written  in  a  cramped 
little  hand  : — 

"  I  am  awful  sory  bout  the  flowers.  But  Gladys  Francis  was  in  the 
library  and  she  was  watching.  She  teases  me  al  the  tim  bout  you  and  she 
told  Nellie  and  Bessie  you  was  my  bow.  So  I  did  not  dar  take  them.  I 
am  sorry.  You  will  not  be  mad  will  you  be?  Pleas  do  not  be.  O,  Robie 
you  look  lovly  in  your  new  suit.  Marjory  Louise  xAndrews." 

Robbie  crumpled  the  note  up  and  put  it  in  his  pocket. 

"  Aren't  girls  queer?  "    he  said  suddenly. 

"  Yes,  they  are,"  agreed  Cousin  Alice  solemnly. 


54  ALLERLEI  1904 

"You  never  can  tell  what  they'll  do,"  he  went  on.  "I  don't  care 
'bout  the  flowers.     If  she  didn't  want  'em  she  didn't  have  to  take  'em." 

"  But  she  did  want  them  ;   that's  just  the  trouble,"  said  Cousin  Alice. 

"Why  didn't  she  take  'em,  then?" 

"  Well,  you  see  that's  because  she's  a  girl,  and  girls  are  so  queer," 
replied  Cousin  Alice  laughing. 

"I  should  say  they  were,"  exclaimed  Robbie.  "I'm  glad  there  are 
no  girls  at  school.  Fellows  are  lots  nicer.  Uncle  Fred  said  girls  were 
queer,  too,  and  he  knows.  He's  just  splendid.  We  have  such  fun  to- 
gether. You  see  he's  at  Harvard,  and  I  see  him  often.  He's  on  the 
'Varsity.  Most  likely  you've  heard  of  him,  everybody  has, — Fred  Bron- 
son  ? " 

Perhaps  it  was  well  that  Cousin  Alice's  face  was  shaded  by  the  crape 
veil,  or  even  Robbie  would  have  noticed  its  sudden  paleness,  and  then  the 
faint  color  that  came  in  either  cheek. 

"I  think — I  have  heard  of  him,"  she  answered,  slowly.  "And  he's 
your  uncle? " 

"Yes,"  said  Robbie,  proudly;  "we're  great  friends.  I'm  going  to 
Harvard,  too,  some  day,  and  then  when  I  get  thru'  we're  going  to  travel 
around  the  world.  Mama  says  Uncle  Fred' 11  be  married  and  won't  go, 
but  I  said,  'No  siree  ;  he's  got  too  much  sense.'  Anyhow  he  thinks  girls 
are  queer,  though  he's  got  the  pictures  of  lots  of  girls  in  his  rooms  at 
college.  There's  one  girl  'specially,  I  guess  he  had  a  dozen  pictures  of 
her,  and  the  fellows  used  to  tease  him  'bout  her.  I  don't  believe,  though," 
Robbie  added  after  a  pause,  "  he  ever  took  a  girl  flowers  and  she  wouldn't 
take  'em,  do  you?" 

"  Did  you  ever  ask  him?  "    she  said. 

"Well,  no,"  Robbie  admitted.  He  sat  a  few  minutes  with  a  pucker 
between  his  brows. 

"Say,"  he  said,  "there's  something  kind  of  queer 'bout  Uncle  Fred 
and  the  girl  in  the  pictures.  Once  Mama  told  me  Uncle  Fred  was  going  to 
marry  her  when  he  had  finished  college.  I  wouldn't  believe  it,  and  he 
didn't.  You  see  he  grad'ated  last  year,  but  he's  going  there  now  so's  he 
can  get  some  more  letters  after  his  name.     What  do  you  call  'era?" 

"  Degrees." 


1904  ALLERLEI  5  5 

"Yes,  that's  it.  But  it  was  all  kind  of  queer,"  he  went  on.  "I 
heard  Mama  and  Aunt  Hattie  talkin'  one  day,  and  'twas  'bout  Uncle  Fred, 
so  I  listened.  Aunt  Hattie  was  saying  that  Uncle  Fred  really  would  have 
got  married,  but  the  girl — the  one  in  the  pictures — wouldn't  marry  him, 
'cause  she  was  angry  with  him  about  something  she  thought  he  wrote  in  a 
letter  'bout  her.  But  he  didn't  write  it  at  all.  It  was  some  one  who  didn't 
like  Uncle  Fred.  Aunt  Hattie  said  the  girl  in  the  pictures  was  very  unjust, 
and  Mama  said  Uncle  Fred's  whole  life  would  be  ruined.  I  don't  believe 
Uncle  Fred  really  wanted  to  marry  a  girl.  Anyway  I  haven't  any  use  for 
that  girl  in  the  pictures,  have  you?  " 

"No,  indeed  I  haven't,"  said  Cousin  Alice,  firmly. 

So  they  talked  on,  and  to  Robbie's  delight  his  new  friend  seemed 
greatly  interested  in  hearing  about  Uncle  Fred,  about  whom  Robbie  never 
wearied  talking. 

They  had  lunch  together,  and  during  the  afternoon  Robbie  told  Cousin 
Alice  about  Redford  Hall,  and  the  tricks  the  boys  played  on  poor  old  Pro- 
fessor Whitaker,  but  always  the  conversation  reverted  to  Uncle  Fred  and 
"  the  girl  in  the  pictures." 

As  the  time  drew  near  for  them  to  reach  Boston  Robbie  became  excited. 
"We'll  soon  be  there,"  he  kept  saying.  "Uncle  Fred'll  be  in  the  station 
waiting  for  me;  then  he  and  I'll  go  and  get  a  good  dinner.  He  always 
tells  me  to  order  anything  I  want.  You'll  see  him,  too,  and  I  know  you'll 
like  him  and  he'll  like  you." 

"But  I  thought  he  didn't  like  girls,  and  you  see  I'm  a  girl,"  she 
returned,  with  a  queer  little  smile  on  her  lips. 

"  But  you  don't  seem  like  one,"  Robbie  reassured  her. 

Robbie  had  to  curb  his  eagerness  somewhat,  for  the  train  was  delayed, 
and  as  a  result  they  were  several  hours  late  in  arriving  in  Boston. 

"I  didn't  write  just  when  I  was  coming,"  said  Cousin  Alice,  as  the  train 
drew  into  the  great  rotunda  of  the  depot.  "  So  I  know  no  one  will  be  here 
to  meet  me.     I'll  hire  a  carriage,  for  I  don't  like  to  take  a  car  so  late." 

"  Uncle  Fred  and  I'll  take  you  home,"  said  Robbie,  gallantly. 

"  Oh  no,  I  can  go  alone,  thank  you,"  she  said,  quickly. 

When  they  had  left  the  train  and  were  inside  the  gates  Robbie  looked 
eagerly  about;   then,  suddenly,  he  gave  a  sort  of  Indian  war  whoop. 


56  ALLERLEI  1904 

"  There  he  is,"  he  cried  ;    "  wait  a  minute  and  I'll  get  him." 

"  I  must  go  now,"  said  Cousin  Alice,  hurriedly.  "  Good-by ;  I  hope 
we'll  see  each  other  again  some  time  ;  "    and  she  held  out  her  hand. 

"  Why,  don't  go  now,"  exclaimed  Robbie,  catching  her  arm  excitedly. 
"  I  want  you  to  get  'quainted  with  Uncle  Fred.  Wait  here."  And  he  was 
off,  running  toward  a  tall,  broad-shouldered  young  man  in  a  long,  tan- 
colored  overcoat,  who  was  scanning  the  crowd  of  people  pouring  through 
the  gateway. 

Robbie  rushed  up  to  him  breathlessly,  crying,  "  Uncle  Fred  !  " 

"  Well,  Bob,  you  at  last,"  exclaimed  Uncle  Fred,  joyously,  as  Robbie 
jumped  about  him.  "  Here  I've  been  waiting  for  the  last  three  hours. 
Come  on  now;   we'll  go  and  get  dinner." 

"  Wait  a  minute,"  Robbie  put  in  ;    u  she's  back  there." 

"She?"  said  Uncle  Fred  in  surprise.  "Why  you  haven't  had  a 
flirtation  on  the  train,  Bob?" 

"No,  of  course  not!"  rejoined  his  young  nephew,  indignantly. 
"She's  Marjory  Andrews'  Cousin  Alice,  and  she's  all  right.  We  came 
on  the  train  together.  Come  on;"  and  Robbie  fairly  pulled  his  uncle 
after  him. 

They  reached  the  place  where  she  had  been  standing,  but — she  had  gone  ! 

"  There  she  goes  !   I  see  her  !  "   cried  Robbie. 

In  the  big  waiting  room  Cousin  Alice  had  stopped  for  one  moment  to 
fasten  her  glove,  but  that  was  a  fatal  moment.  Some  one  touched  her  arm, 
and,  turning  in  startled  surprise,  she  saw  Robbie. 

"What  did  you  run  away  for?"  he  said,  "Here's  Uncle  Fred. 
Uncle  Fred,  this — gee  wizz,  I  don't  know  your  name — 'cept  Cousin  Alice." 

But  it  was  Robbie's  turn  to  be  surprised.  Uncle  Fred  had  stopped,  a 
strange  expression  on  his  handsome  face;  then  he  lifted  his  hat.  "Miss 
Everett,"  he  said,  in  a  constrained  voice. 

Cousin  Alice  looked  up  a  little.      "Mr.  Bronson,"  she  murmured. 

"You  knew  him  all  the  time,"  Robbie  gasped,  when  he  had  some- 
what recovered  his  bewilderment.  "And  you  never  let  on,  and  there  I 
was  telling  you  all  about  him  !  Well,  I'll  be  jiggered  !  But  if  you  know 
him,  why  of  course  we  can  take  you  home." 

"No,  no,  Robbie,"  she  protested,  hastily. 


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11  Yes,  sir,  'cause  you  said  there  wasn't  anyone  to  meet  you,"  persisted 
Robbie. 

"  If  you'll  allow  me  I'll  get  a  carriage,  Miss  Everett,"  said  Uncle 
Fred;   and  he  was  off,   in   spite  of   her  saying,    "Oh  no,   Mr.   Bronson." 

"  Come,  get  in,  Robbie."  Uncle  Fred  had  helped  Cousin  Alice  into 
the  carriage,  and  he  was  holding  the  door  open  for  Robbie. 

"  Yes,  come  in  here,  Robbie,"  urged  Cousin  Alice  from  within. 

But  Master  Robbie  had  other  intentions. 

"No  sir,  you  don't  catch  me  riding  cooped  up  in  there,"  he  said. 
"  I'm  going  to  ride  with  the  driver;  '     and  he  sprang  up  on  the  high  seat. 

"Do  come,"  called  Cousin  Alice  again. 

"  Two's  company,  three's  a  crowd,"  Robbie  shouted  back. 

So  there  was  nothing  for  Uncle  Fred  to  do  but  get  in.  The  driver 
slammed  the  door,  and  they  started.  The  drive  was  a  long  one,  for  Cousin 
Alice  lived  in  a  distant  suburb. 

When  at  last  the  carriage  stopped  Robbie  was  off  the  box  quite  as  soon 
as  the  driver. 

"  Well,  good  night,  Robbie,"  said  Cousin  Alice  as  she  stepped  out, 
and  she  took  his  sturdy  little  hand  in  hers.  "You'll  come  to  see  me  some 
time  with — with  your  Uncle  Fred,"  she  said  gently. 

"Is  he  coming  to  see  you?  Then  you  bet  I'll  come,"  said  Robbie. 
Then,  in  a  whisper,  "  Say,  isn't  he  splendid,  though?" 

"  Yes,  even  better  than  you  described  him,"  she  whispered  back. 

"What  do  you  mean,  you  young  rascal,  by  telling  the  affairs  of  your 
uncles,  cousins  and  aunts  to  people  you  meet  on  trains?"  asked  Uncle 
Fred,  giving  Robbie's  ear  a  playful  pinch  as  they  drove  to  a  hotel. 

"  She  wasn't  people,"  said  Robbie,  but  he  looked  troubled. 

"Well,  never  mind,  it's  all  right.      You've  settled  the  question." 

"What  question?"  asked  Robbie,  puzzled. 

"  Why,  the  Girl  Question,"  responded  Uncle  Fred,  laughing. 

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A  Comedy  of  Terrors 


A    CULINARY    CONCOCTION    IN    TWO    COURSES 

[WITH    APOLOGIES    TO    MR.    SHAKESPEARE] 


Cook  Lady 

Housekeeper 

Dishwasher 

Pan 

Hostess 

Host 

Mrs.  L. 


DRAMATIS    PERSON/E 

.  A  person  worthy  of  consideration 

Given  to  squelching 

Uses  fair's  soap 

.     A  ruling  spirit  of  the  kitchen 

Who  is  also  a  snob 

.   A  small  matter 

.    Great  discoverer  of  Ho- E-la  pudding 

Guests,  servants,  supers,  chorus,  etc. 


ACT    I 

Scene  :  Annex  kitchen.  Thunder  and  lightning.  Enter  Dishwasher, 
trailing  a  mop  behind  her. 

Dishwasher :  In  sooth,  I  know  not  why  I  am  so  sad,  but,  prithee,  hast 
perchance  had  view  of  my  dishcloth  anywhere  hereabouts? 

Cook  Lady :  Yea,  methinks  I  did  see  it  beneath  the  stove  ;  or,  stay — it 
may  have  been  within  the  lard  pail  yonder. 

Housekeeper  (A  drawn  look  of  pain  somewhere)  :  It  was  not  always 
thus  !  There  was  a  time  when  thought  of  food  did  give  me  pleasure  (find- 
ing the  coffee-pot  and  dishcloth  in  the  coal  pail).  But  oh,  these  naughty 
times  !      Beshrew  me  if  I  e'er  will  eat  again  !      (Exit  weeping.) 


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Cook  Lady  (singing,  "And  the  dish  ran  away  with  the  spoon"): 
Ave,  marry,  I  ween  they  all  did  that;  and  sith  this  banquet  must  be  made, 
I  must  needs  have  wherewithal  to  make  it.  But  hold  ;  if  I  bethink  me  right, 
this  very  morn  I  saw  the  sweet  Dishwasher  spread  them  on  the  porch  to 
dry. 

(Enter  Pan,  to  do  a  little  heavy  work.) 

Enter  Mrs.   Loom  is:    Hold, — listen  all  !      Beneath  our  honored  roof 

to-night  some  guests  of  great  renown  will  grace  our  humble  board,   and 

for  the  coming  banquet  I  have  a  pudding  planned  that  will  startle  gastron- 

omv  withal.* 

But  hold  the  receipt  secret  tight. 
As  darkest  mystery  of  night ! 

Exeunt  all,  singing, — 

"Bubble,  bubble,  trials  will  double, 
Fire's  out,  and  I  smell  trouble." 

*( Withal  is  used  in  three  ways  by  Shakespeare.) 

ACT    II 

Scene  :   Banqueting  Hall  (Annex). 

Mrs.  Loomis  (soliloquizing,  views  festive  board)  :  If  to  do  were  as 
easy  as  to  know  what  were  good  to  do,  these  rocks  had  been  biscuits,  and 
this  boot-leather,  savorous  beefsteak.  It  is  a  good  cook  that  can  follow 
my  instructions. 

Enter  serving  woman  :      "Madame,  dinner  is  served." 

Enter  Host,  Hostess,  guests,  servants,  etc. 

Host :  You  know  your  own  places.  Sit  you  down.  (Enter  an  appa- 
rition of  soup.) 

Soup:  Alas,  I  feel  as  weak  as  if  I  had  never  taken  "  gym,"  and,  too, 
methinks  I  lack  savour.      (Descends.) 

Hostess  graciously  serves  guests  the  tail  of  the  beefsteak. 

First  Guest  (to  serving  woman)  :  Friend,  Lasellian,  fellow-school- 
mate, lend  me  an  axe  ! 

Serving  Woman  (most  exceeding  wroth)  :   Sirrah  ! 

Second  Guest  (to  biscuit)  :  'Twere  better  me  without  than  thee 
within.     Avaunt !     Be  off! 


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Third  Guest  (absorbing  a  bullet,  ostrich  fashion):  Alas!  'tis  but 
too  true.  They  are  as  sick  that  surfeit  with  this  fare  as  they  that  starve 
with  nothing  ! 

Mrs.  L.  (rising)  : — 

t  And  now,  my  hearers,  I've  a  treat  at  hand  ; 
You  will  a  pudding  eat  that  I  myself  have  planned. 
(Enter  servant,  bearing  Ho-E-la  pudding  to  the  accompaniment  of  the 
orchestra  playing  loudly  "  Hoela.") 
First  Guest  (with  emotion)  : — 

All  that  glistens  is  not  gold  ; 
Often  have  you  heard  that  told. 
Many  of  us  our  lives  would  sell 
If  what's  inside  we  could  tell. 

(All  eat  pudding.) 

Second  Guest  (aside)  :   I  will  not  yield,  though  even  now  I  wot  I  see 
the  carrion  Death  approach  me.      (Finishes  pudding.) 
(Hostess  rings  in  hospital  corps.) 
(Exeunt  all  on  stretchers.) 

Curtain. 

{Amid  thunderous  applause.} 

tNoTE. — Rhyme  is  always  used  by  Spear  Shake  in  moments  of  great  emotion. 


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Encyclopedia  Lasellica 


BESIDES  being  a  dictionary,  giving  reliable  instruction  on  all  subjects 
and  imparting  general  knowledge  on  everything,  this  lexicon  contains 
many  articles,  tables  and  statistics,  making  it  a  valuable  encyclopedia 
of    universal    information.      In    fact,    we    may    modestly    state  that 
nothing    has  been  omitted. 

Absentee. — One  who  absents  himself  voluntarily  or  otherwise,  depending 
on  the  amount  of  courage  possessed  by  the  absentee.  A  voluntary  ab- 
sentee receives  an  unexcused  absence  ;  an  involuntary  absentee,  a  pill 
and  an  "  M.  L.  N."  The  latter  is  much  more  difficult  to  obtain  than 
the  former,  and  more  effectual  in  results.  For  authority  of  this  subject 
consult  "List  of  Unexcused  Absences,"  Bulletin  Board;  also,  see 
"Windy"— and  F.  H.  B. 

Auction. — An  event  participated  in  with  pleasure  as  an  occasion  to  devote  to 
the  last  magazine,  writing  home  letters,  or  to  finish  up  the  week's 
mending. 

Box* — There  are  many  species  of  box,  the  best  known  of  which  is  "  A  box 
from  home."  The  contents  of  this  is  varied,  depending  on  the  indi- 
vidual by  whom  it  is  first  opened.  If  by  a  preceptress  it  contains 
Huyler's,  broiled  chicken,  chocolate  cake  and  preserves.  If  opened  by 
a  student  the  contents  consists  of  clothes.  In  exceptional  cases  boxes 
have  been  found  by  a  preceptress  to  contain  clothes  and  by  a  student 
to  hold  other  things.  This  is  because  of  artistic  skill  and  foresight  in 
packing. 

Borrow* — To  ask  and  receive  a  gift. 


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Busy  Sign* — A  small  scrap  of  paper  on  which  one  inscribes  "Busy"  or 
"Engaged,"  when  wishing  diversion.  Hung  outside  the  door  it  is 
the  signal  for  all  who  pass  to  rap  and  enter,  and  amuse  the  "busy" 
one  with  entertaining  tales  of  their  country  home,  the  second  girl,  or 
the  fierce  scrape  Cousin  Jack  got  into  last  year  at  Harvard.  Or  the 
visitors  may  ask  advice  about  their  love  affairs,  or  assistance  in  their 
studies. 

Caller* — i-  Formerly  a  visitor  (obsolete).  2.  A  person,  generally  male, 
who,  in  the  guise  of  a  relative  or  friend  of  the  family,  enters  a  building 
— usually  a  boarding  school — on  the  pretext  of  calling  on  one  of  the 
students.  His  real  purpose,  however,  is  to  spy  on  the  interior  work- 
ings of  the  institution,  to  observe  the  ways  and  customs  of  the  teachers, 
and  to  carry  away  any  loose  articles  of  decorations  as  souvenirs. 

Case* — A  dangerous  malady,  otherwise  known  as  a  strike  ;  a  contagious 
disease ;  prevalent  in  its  most  deadly  form  in  densely  populated  com- 
munities, such  as  boarding  schools.  Scientific  research  has  disclosed 
the  following  symptoms,  with  the  hope  that  at  their  first  appearance 
all  energies  will  be  exerted  to  nip  the  disease  in  the  bud  :  first,  a  ten- 
dency by  the  victims  for  seeking  and  enjoying  the  exclusive  company 
of  each  other ;  jealousy  toward  outsiders ;  a  pronounced  increase  in  the 
florist's  bill  of  each,  or  the  receipt  of  anonymous  pieces  of  floral  deco- 
ration furtively  left  at  the  door  of  one  or  the  other.  From  the  latter 
symptom  it  may  also  be  deduced  that  the  disease  first  contracted  by 
one  has  been  transmitted  to  the  other  through  the  medium  of  flowers. 
The  subject  of  cases  has  been  thoroughly  investigated  by  Dr.  George,  to 
whom  we  refer  you  for  all  further  information. 

Church  Fever* — A  very  contagious  disease,  prevalent  among  schoolgirls. 
No  absolute  cure  has  been  discovered  to  prevent  it.  Often  diagnosed 
as  backache,  headache,  sore  throat  or  indigestion. 

Class  Meeting"* — An  assembly  which  Seniors  often  hold  daily ;  to  which 
Juniors  have  to  be  dragged  ;  that  Sophomores  wish  they  had,  and  of 
which  Freshmen  are  innocent.  A  name,  the  synonym  of  which  is  the 
perpetration  of  dark,  mysterious  deeds,  subtle,  uncanny  preparations, 


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and  a  weird  and  awfully  secrecy.  Sometimes  resembles  a  woman's 
rights  meeting;  often  emulates  a  Yale-Harvard  football  match,  and 
occasionally  is  a  good  imitation  of  the  encounter  of  the  Indians  and 
Custer  in   his  last  right. 

Crackers* — A  broad  and  liberal  term,  including  all  known  manufactured 
food  preparations.  Used  in  certain  localities  with  "  fruit,"  as  the  idiom 
"  crackers  and  fruit."  This  is  a  synonym  for  everything  eatable  under 
the  sun. 

Cousin  (from  cozen,  to  cheat).  Gets  its  present  meaning  from  the  fact  that 
persons  passing  as  "  cousins"  in  this  region  are  generally  fictitious. 

Dictionary* — An  article  which  meekly  undergoes  abuse  in  the  elocution 
classes.      If  Daniel  Webster  is  being  quoted,  will  stand  most  anything. 

Kimono* — A  costume  equally  suited  for  a  morning  or  house  gown,  after- 
noon affairs,  evening  social  events,  theatricals,  and  everyday  wear. 
Economical  and  attractive. 

Lend* — To  make  a  present  of. 

Lost  Drawer* — An  article  of  convenience  never  known  to  have  been  lost 
yet.  Any  personal  belonging  once  entering  this  drawer  is,  however, 
lost  to  sight  forever. 

Love* — (The  editorial  staff  disagreed  so  strongly  on  this  question  that 
explanation  has  been  omitted.) 

Nancy  Hanks* — A  steed  of  charitable  interests  badly  overworked  from 
carrying  the  Latin  class.  An  Arabian  charger  who  neighs  only  in 
blank  verse. 

Post-office  Key* — An  artistic  ornament  for  the  hair,  generally  worn  dangling 
from  a  hairpin. 

Photograph* — A  convenient  article,  a  collection  of  which  form  a  diverse 
and  multiplexuous  substitute  for  wall  paper.  The  usual  kind,  much 
sought  after,  is  that  representing  the  head  and  shoulders  of  a  young 
man,  often  varied  by  different  styles  of  wearing  apparel,  or  by  position  ; 


64  ALLERLEI  1904 

occasionally  a  full-length  view  being  utilized.  If  the  walls  are  to  pre- 
sent a  bizarre  effect,  photographs  of  the  same,  in  groups,  are  intro- 
duced in  different  spots  ;  or,  a  vogue  in  style  at  present,  the  gentlemen 
are  pictured  in  football  costume,  in  athletic  or  swimming  suits,  walk- 
ing, driving,  at  home,  on  the  back  stoop,  in  disguise,  etc.  To  be  fash- 
ionable the  wall  covering  must  consist  strictly  of  pictures  of  men  ;  the 
correct  way  of  obtaining  which  is  for  a  young  lady  to  offer  to  exchange 
immediately  after  having  been  introduced. 

Privileges* — A  word  of  indefinite  origin,  believed  to  have  been  first  used  by 
the  Class  of  '02.  There  are  Senior  privileges,  such  as  that  of  going  to 
Keith's,  if  desired;  Junior  privileges,  too  numerous  to  specify;  and 
"social  privileges."  Mistakes  may  often  arise  from  a  misunderstand- 
ing of  the  meaning  of  this  word  ;  for  further  explanation,  see  Lasell 
Catalogue  unabridged  and  Guide  to  Life  at  Lasell. 

Senior* — A  word  derived  from  Latin  "senior,"  meaning  older.  This  is 
used  only  in  a  comparative  sense,  and  does  not  apply  at  all  to  the  time 
when  actions  speak  louder  than  words.  A  person  of  great  authority 
and  dignity  ;  the  pride  of  an  awed,  admiring  family,  and  the  recipient 
of  innumerable,  untiring  attentions  from  an  individual  designated  as 
"  supe/'  The  Senior  reaches  her  zenith  of  glory  at  a  time  called 
"class  night."  After  the  short  period  called  Commencement,  she 
resigns  herself  to  everlasting  obscurity. 

Shoehorn* — An  article  used  for  spreading  butter,  serving  deviled  ham, 
opening  letters,  and  pounding  nails. 

Silent  Hour. — Time  devoted  to  making  calls,  hair  laundering,  letter  writing, 
reading  Smart  Set,  practicing  elocution  lessons,  counting  laundry, 
writing  compositions  for  the  coming  week,  and  the  hundred  other  little 
things  that  cannot  be  accomplished  in  study  hour. 

Sofa* — An  article  found  in  parlors ;  strictly  for  ornament.  Fine  imposed 
on  couples  occupying  the  same,  the  amount  collected  to  be  sent  for  the 
benefit  of  foreign  missionaries. 


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Stepladder* — Something  supposed  to  be  stationed  in  every  hall  for  purpose 
of  hanging  pictures,  but  which  is  found  to  be  a  myth.  Probably  existed 
in  pre-historic  times,  but  is  not  discernible  at  the  present  date. 

Supe> — !•  An  indispensable  attachment  to  a  Senior,  supposed  to  aid,  advise, 
assist,  help  and  wait  on  the  same  (obsolete).  2.  An  easy-going  indi- 
vidual who  accepts  favors  and  presents  from  her  Senior,  and  allows 
the  same  to  do   her  errands  in   Boston   on  Mondays. 

Transom, — If  open,  a  conversation  carried  on  behind  one  of  these  useful 
articles  will  successfully  waken  a  corridor  of  girls.  May  be  used  to  air 
your  room  and  your  secrets  at  the  same  time. 

Walking"  Period, — The  time  between  2.20  and  3.00.  Commonly  used  for 
cooking  lessons,  Leaves  Association  meetings,  lectures,  auctions, 
Shakespeare  recitations,  class  meetings,  play  rehearsals,  vocal  lessons, 
chorus  and  examinations. 

Waltham* — An  obscure  hamlet,  noted  for  its  variety  of  birthday  gifts  suita- 
ble for  distant  relatives. 

Work. — Something  we've  all  done  for  the  Allerlei. 


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The  Masquers 


HE   Masquers  Society  was  founded  in  December,  1903. 
Its  purpose  is  dramatic  and  social,  and  its  aim   is  to  en- 
\     gender  loyal  school  spirit,  and  imbue  a  liberal  feeling  of 
M    fellowship  among  all  the  girls.      Requirements  for  mem- 
bership do  not  consist  alone  in  dramatic  ability,  but  also 
in  possessing  the  liberal  spirit  of  the  Society. 
^7^  Applications  will    be  received  from  any  desiring  to 

join,  the  Society  reserving  the  right  to  vote  upon  them. 


Ethel  Bain  Hook 
Edna  Mercy  Sawyer 
Adelle  Humphrey 
Gladys  Patterson 
Edna  May   Rogers 
Ray  Beulah  Spitz 
Lena   Armstrong 
Ethel  M.  Clarke 
Edna  Harrison  Lockwood 
Agnes   Drake 


MEMBERS 

Corinne  Elizabeth  Richter 
Mary  Luctle  Zeller 
Edith  Clara  Harber 
Annie  Glenn 
Elizabeth  Beno 
Helen  E.  Wallace 
Bertha  Brigham  Hayden 
Martha  Gay  Haskell 
Meta  M.  Buehner 
Callie  Le  Seure 


Frances  Leavitt 


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FIRST    ELECTION 


Ethel  Hook 
Edna  Sawyer 
Gladys  Patterson    . 
Adelle  Humphrey 
Ray  Spitz  > 


Adelle  Humphrey    j 


Edna  Sawyer 
Edna  Rogers 


Edna  Sawyer 
Ray  Spitz 
Edna  Lockwood    . 
Lena  Armstrong 
Gladys  Patterson 
Lucile  Zeller 
Edna  Rogers 


SECOND    ELECTION 


B  u  s  in  ess  Ma  it  age  r 

Ci'ltic 

Property  Ma  it 

Janitor 

Executive  Committee 


Manager 

Secretary  -Treasurer 

Stage  Manager  and  Property  Man 

.  Janitor 

Executive   Committee 


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MARY  AUGUSTA  MULLIKIN 


I ii  sir  net  07" 


Mary  Conover 

Laura  Simons 

Ethel  Crosby 


STUDENTS 

Edith  Solomon 

Edna  Lockwood 

Edna  Sawyer 

Jessica  Haviland 

Blanche  Harber 
Helen  Haskell 
Marie  Wilson 

Edith  McMullen 
Maude  Marriott 

Anna  Andrews 

Ethel  Hook 


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c 


anoe 


Club 


Joel  Lapowski,  '03 
Frances  Leayitt,  '03 
Miriam  Nelson,  'o^ 
Carrie  George,   '03 


President 

Vice  President 

Secretary 

Treasurer 


MEMBERS 


Miss  Ransom 
Callie  Le  Seure,  '03 
Helen  Danforth,  Sp. 
Florence  Smith,  Sp. 
Ida  Mallorv,  '03 


Gladys  Patterson,  '04 
Ray  Spitz,  Sp. 
Janet  Bryce,  '06 
Isabel  Blackstock,  '03 
Ella  Ebeling,  '04 


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Glee  Club 


Ethel  Hook,  '04      .  .         President,  Accompanist 

Edna  Sawyer,  '03         .  .        Secretary  -Treasurer 

Jane  Ford,  '04  .....      Librarian 

Isabel  Blackstock,  '03        .  .  Business  Alanager 

Florence  Smith,  Sp.,    Assistant  Accompajtist,  Critic 
Miss  Bates       ......        Director 


FIRST    SOPRANO 

Agnes  Drake,  '03 
Jane  Ford,  '04 
Lucia  Parcher,  Sp. 
Florence  Grout,  Sp. 


SECOND    SOPRANO 

Edna  Sawyer,  '03 
Isabel  Blackstock,  '03 
Florence  Hellman,  Sp, 
Ethel  Clarke,  '04 


FIRST    ALTO 


SECOND    ALTO 


Barbara  Vail,  '05 
Mabel  Carter,  '04 
Anne  Glenn,  '05 
Mary  Conover,  Sp. 


Miss  Bates 
Roberta  Clark,  '05 
Janice  Griffin,  '04 
Lucile  Zeller,  '04 


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Drill 


COMPANY    A 


Joel  Lapowski 
Miriam  Nelson 
Callie  Le  Seure 
Katharine  Jenckes 
Ella   Ebeling 
Constance  Erdman  . 


Captain 

.    First  Lieuteiiant 

Second  Lieutenant 

First  Sergeant 

Second  Sergeant 

Third  Sergeant 


COMPANY    B 


Carrie  George 
Mabelle  Whitney    . 
Bertha  Manchester 
Jane  Ford 
courteney  harlan 
Sarah  Soule 


Captain 

,  First  Lieut  en  aitt 

Second  Lieutenant 

First  Sergeant 

Second  Sergeant 

Third  Sergeant 


COMPANY    C 


Lena  Armstrong 
Marie  Biddle    . 
Alice  Stahl 
Barbara   Vail  . 
Ida  Mallory 


(S0^ 


Captain 

First  Lieutenant 

First  Sergeant 

Second  Sergeant 

.    Adjutant 


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Orphean  Club 


DIRECTOR 

Mr.  Henry  M.  Dunham 

PIANIST  ORGANIST 

Miss  Florence  M.  Smith  Miss  Nellie  Nutt 


Elizabeth  Beno 
Emma  Bone 
Marguerita  Buehner 
Bessie  Dennis 
Agnes  Drake 
Jane  Ford 
Florence  Grout 


FIRST    SOPRANO 

Mabel  Harrison 
Maud  Marriott 
Beatrice  Pope 
Lucia  Parcher 

CORINNE    RlCHTER 

Marguerita  Spang 
Helen  Wallace 
Helen  Orcutt 


Isabel  Blackstock 
Adelle  Bach 
Edith  Burke 
Mabel  Carter 
Ethel  Clarke 

Roberta  Clark 
Ethel  Crosby 
Anne  Glenn 
Janice  Griffin 


SECOND    SOPRANO 

Emily  Hale 
Nellie  Hart 
Edith  Harber 
Bertha  Hayden 
Ida  Mallory 

alto 

Marjorie  Halliday 
Florence  Hellman 
Ethel  Hook 
Edna  Sawyer 
Lucile  Zeller 


Florence  Hellmax, 

The  Right  Royal  High  AToble  Lady  Musical  Director 
Grace  Hardy    .........  Soprano 

Ella  Ebelixg         .  .  .  .  .  .  .  Mezzo- Baritino 

Edna  Lock  wood         .......      Squeal o-  Agitato 

Joel  Lapowski       .  .  .  .  .  .  .•      Rasso-  Thunder oso 


CHORUS 


Edna  Sawyer 
Jo  Holmes 
Fan  Brookfield 


Marie  Biddle 
Bertha  Hayden 
Ethel  Hook 


HONORARY    MEMBERS 

Miss  Carpenter  Mr.  Bell 


EXTRA    HONORARY    MEMBER 

Edna  Rogers 


Florence  Smith, 

Keeper  of  the   Golden  Hammer  a?td  Grand  Arch-slammer 

Elizabeth  Beno  )  .    .  _    . 

_  .  _,  \  Administrators  of  Jr'irst  Aid  to  the  Injured 

Mabel  Fooler      )  ^  J 


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Christian  Endeavor  Society 


Edith  Ebersole  ........         President 

Lucy  Moore  ........    Vice  Preside7tt 

Ethel  Crosby   .......      Secretary  -  Treasurer 

Barbara  Vail        .......     Lookout  Committee 

Marian  Atwell         .....    Prayer  Meeting  Committee 

Julia  Martin         .  .  .  .  .  .  .         Music  Co?n?nittee 

Callie  Le   Seure       .....      Ejitertaiument  Committee 


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Missionary  Society 


Ida  Mallory  .........    President 

Isabel  Blackstock   .......         Vice  President 

Mabelle  Whitney         ........    Secretary 

Barbara  Vail  ......         Corresponding  Secretary 

Callie  Le  Seure  ........    Treasurer 

Lilian   Packard  .  .  .  .  .  .      Executive  Committee 


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79 


Song  of  Otty  Four 


^T  Far  and  wide  among  the  building 

Spread  the  famous  name  of  Juniors. 
Xo  class  could  outdo  the  Juniors, 
None  could  imitate  the  Juniors. 
But  the  Faculty,  mischievous, 
They  the  ones  who  give  the  lessons, 
They  the  ones  who  give  permissions, 
Plotted  and  conspired  against  them. 
'•  If  these  mighty  Juniors,"  said  they, 
"  If  these  overpowering  Juniors, 
Keep  on  thus  a  little  longer. 
Showing  all  the  world  their  prowess, 
Filling  all  the  world  with  wonder. 
What  becomes  of  us  poor  teachers? 
Who  will  care  for  us  poor  teachers?" 
So  the  Faculty  so  angry 
Met  together  in  their  talk  room, — 
Held  a  seance  in  the  office  ; 
All  conspired  to  down  the  Juniors. 
So  they  summoned  all  their  magic, 
Summoned  all  the  little  spirits  ; 
And  the  Manito,  the  big  chief, 
He  who  takes  the  list  of  whisp'rers, 
Peers  around  for  those  that  whisper, 
Said,  and  waved  his  eagle  feather, 
Cried  aloud,  "O  mighty  Juniors, 
Vain  are  all  your  craft  and  cunning, 
Vain  your  triumphs  and  your  prowess  ! 
Well  I  know  you,  O  you  Juniors  !  " 
"  Ugh !  "  the  teachers  all  responded 
From  their  seats  around  the  table. 
Then  the  Juniors  met  together, 
Had  a  meeting  in  their  wigwam. 


Very  crafty,  very  cunning, 
Were  these  overpowering  Juniors  ; 
And  their  leader  warned  them  often, 
Saying  oft,  and  oft  repeating, 
"  O,  beware  of  all  the  teachers, 
And  beware  of  telling  secrets. 
Keep  your  secrets  very  quiet, 
Lest  the  evil  spirits  hear  you, 
Lest  the  spirits  come  and  harm  you  !  " 
Long  they  talked  in  peace  together, 
Spake  with  naked  hearts  together  ; 
Pondering  much  and  much  contriving 
How  the  Junior  Class  might  prosper. 
Now  the  watchful  spirit  Katchum, 
And  his  brother,  Kilaneetum, 
Overheard  this  darksome  plotting, 
Came  and  listened  to  this  plotting. 
And  that  night  they  told  a  teacher, 
In  a  dream  appeared  before  her, 
Warned  her  to  beware  the  Juniors. 

^T  Many  moons  since  then  have  hastened, 

Many  days  to  night  have  faded. 
Never  bloomed  the  earth  so  gayly, 
Never  so  well  mown  our  campus ; 
And  the  black-robed  braves,  the  Seniors, 
Never  had  they  walked  so  proudly ! 
At  Wanamaker's,  Queen  of  Hustlers, 
Business  had  not  prospered  thusly 
Since  the  Flood,  the  days  of  Noah  ; 
And  the  very  town  was  wakened, — 
Auburndale  the  dead  had  wakened ! 
What  means  all  this  mirth  and  gayety  ? 


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Why  this  pleasantness,  this  thusness? 
Why  this  "life"  and  "joy"  and  "glory"? 
Why  "  Dear  Everyone,  I  love  you  "  ? 
Who  are  these  with  happy  faces  ? 
Who  are  these  with  hats  expansive, 
Hats  with  Otty  Four,  expansive, — 
And  with  heads  that  amply  fill  them? 
Pleasant  was  the  sunshine  round  them, 
Pleasant  were  their  hearts  within  them. 
For  behold  the  Juniors  mighty  ! 
See  the  Junior  Class  triumphant ! 
All  that  they  had  done  had  prospered  ; 
All  their  projects  had  succeeded. 
Recognized  were  they  as  chieftains, 
First  among  the  classes  were  they ! 
All  the  braves  bowed  down  before  them, 
Humbly  bowed  themselves  before  them, 
Bought  their  Allerlei,  the  year  book, 
And  to  pay  for  it  remembered. 
In  the  lovely  Moon  of  Strawberries, 
In  the  Gym  their  foils  they  buried, 


All  their  Indian  clubs  discarded, 
Washed  the  warpaint  from  their  faces. 
And  the  Faculty,  benignant, 
Buried  all  their  warlike  weapons, 
Lived  in  peace  forever  after. 
With  a  common  love  for  music, 
All  forgot  their  strife  in  music ; 
Smoked  the  calumet,  the  peace  pipe, 
Heard  the  organ  play,  the  pieced  pipe. 
Ended  all  were  their  contentions, 
Ended  all  their  mischief-making, 
All  their  "  cutting,"  and  their  shirking, 
All  their  different  disagreements. 
Thus  departed  all  the  Juniors, 
All  the  Junior  Class  beloved, 
In  the  glory  of  the  springtime, 
In  the  joy  of  going  homeward, 
With  the  long  months  of  vacation 
Stretching  blissfully  before  them  ; 
And  the  thoughts  of  next  year  distant, 
And  the  triumphs  which  await  them  ! 


1904  ALLERLEI  8 


Answers  to  Correspondents;  or,  Snide  Talks 

with  Girls 


By    Countess    de    Cough-Belle 


Chateau  Crazy-Crank,  April  10,  1903. 
To  my  dear  A.  C.  W.  : — 

No;  we  do  not  consider  it  good  form  to  use  the  title  "Mister"  in 
speaking  of  any  very  famous  man,  especially  if  the  person  in  question 
possesses  a  title  of  nobility.  We  should,  therefore,  recommend  saying  Walter 
Scott  or  Sir  Walter  Scott  in  preference  to  Mr.  Walter  Scott.  Thanking 
you  in  advance  for  the  gratitude  with  which  you  receive  my  advice,  I  am 

Sincerely  yours, 

Countess  de  Cough-Belle. 

To  Madame  la  Countess  : — 

I  am  a  constant  and  admiring  reader  of  your  columns,  by  which  you 
have  helped  so  many  with  your  kind  advice,  of  which  I  am  now  in  need. 
I  am  a  young  girl  of  seventeen,  and  am  constantly  receiving  nattering 
attentions  from  gentlemen  much  my  superiors  in  age.  It  is  a  continual 
source  of  annoyance  to  me  that  I  cannot  make  my  girl  friends  believe  in 
their  overwhelming  affection  for  me,  even  by  reading  aloud  their  most 
ardent  letters.  Kindly  instruct  me  as  to  some  method  I  may  use,  and 
believe  me, 

Dejectedly  yours, 

An  Ardiferous  Admirer. 

To  Ours  Dejectedly  : — 

We  can  only  advise  you  to  scorn  this  skeptical  attitude  of  your  friends. 
They  may  some  day  awake  from  their  pin-headed  skepticism  to  a  full 
realization  of  your  lovable  qualities. 


82  ALLERLEI  1904 

To :— 

Yes ;  you  have  the  elite  of  Laselle  to  support  you  with  regard  to  rules 
for  dressing  for  breakfast.  The  most  approved  method  is  as  follows  :  when 
the  bell  rings  place  your  cuff-links  and  other  small  accessories  of  the  toilet 
in  your  mouth  ;  seize  your  belt  and  stock  firmly  between  your  teeth,  pull 
on  your  shoes,  and  run.  At  the  head  of  the  first  stair  stop  everyone  behind 
you  while  you  fasten  your  shoes.  Then  in  your  rush  down  the  first  flight, 
if  you  are  very  skillful  you  will  succeed  in  adjusting  the  hairpins  and  combs 
in  your  hair  and  in  fastening  your  stock.  The  rest  can  easily  be  arranged 
in  the  next  two  flights.  If  anyone  comes  in  your  way,  knock  her  down 
and  pass  on.  Push  the  door  of  the  dining  room  open,  and  dash  to  your 
place  while  grace  is  being  said.  Perseverance  is  the  only  true  way  to 
success.  Practice  this  faithfully  every  morning  and  you  will  soon  attain 
perfection. 

My  dear  C.  R.  Goldilocks  : — 

In  answer  to  your  questions  I  can  say  only  this, — that  elocution  is  very 
delightful  in  its  place,  but  there  are  not  many  persons  who  are  lovers  of 
literature  to  such  an  extent  that  they  care  to  be  awakened  with  the  birds  by 
the  sonorous  tones  of  Spartacus. 

To  E.  T.  :— 

You  committed  no  desecration  the  night  of  the  inaugural  recital  by 
wearing  the  tassel  of  your  Senior  cap  in  back.  It  is  not  the  proper  way  to 
wear  it,  however,  so  do  not  do  it  again  until  you  are  a  Ph.D.  Before 
Commencement  wear  the  tassel  over  the  left  side  in  front.  No  ;  I  should 
not  think  that  your  attack  of  the  mumps  was  caused  by  your  mistake. 

Song  Bird  : — 

Singing  is  a  beautiful  accomplishment,  and,  as  you  say,  a  great  deal 
of  practice  is  necessary  for  attaining  any  degree  of  excellency.  This  prac- 
ticing may  be  done  in  a  practice  room  or  in  your  own  room  ;  above  all,  be 
careful  to  choose  some  place  where  it  will  not  disturb  your  friends.  Do 
not  rehearse  your  music  in  passing  to  and  from  practice,  classes,  etc. 


1904  ALLERLEI  83 


Guyed  to  Life 


I'm  a  little  square,  white  card, 

And  I'll  own  I'm  often  marred, 

For  the  girls  don't  always  handle  me  with  care; 

In  one  corner  I've  a  string, 

Which  is  tied  through  a  small  ring, 

And  I'm  hung  upon  a  tack  (a  thing  quite  rare). 

I'm  on  the  back  of  every  door, 

In  every  room  on  every  floor, 

And  so  you  see  I  must  be  known  quite  well ; 

I've  a  title  that  should  take, 

Also  rules  that  none  must  break  ; 

I'm  the  Guide  to  Life  at  that  good  place, — Lasell. 

There  are  days  when  you  must  work, 
There  are  days  when  work  you  shirk, 
But  the  former  crowd  the  latter  out  of  sight ; 
There  are  nights  when  you  may  play, 
Though  they're  scarce  enough,  you'll  say, 
But  to  break  my  rules  will  get  you  in  a  plight. 

It  is  my  sad  work  to  tell 

That  you  get  up  with  the  bell, 

And  at  seven-thirty  down  to  breakfast  go  ; 

Take  your  time  and  stay  till  eight, 

Never  leave  food  on  your  plate, 

And  I'll  advise  you, — always  eat  your  meals  quite  slow. 


84  ALLERLEI  1904 

Then  you  march  off  to  the  gym., 

Martial  strains  are  played  with  vim, 

And  young  Amazons  you  must  try  to  become ; 

If  your  appetite  is  poor, 

And  you  think  you're  failing  sure, 

You  will  find  that  this  will  always  help  you  some. 

It  is  my  glad  work  to  tell 

That  there's  another  little  bell, 

That  tinkles  'ere  the  morning  is  quite  done  ; 

And  to  lunch  it  summons  all, — 

It's  a  truly  gladsome  call, 

And  you'll  willingly  in  that  direction  run. 

Apropos  of  meals,  I'll  say, 

That  your  absence  or  delay 

Will  mean  that  you  must  give  a  real  good  cause  ; 

You  must  use  paper  and  pen, 

Have  a  note  signed  "  M.  L.  N.," 

Or  you'll  find  that  complications  make  you  pause. 

There's  still  another  little  bell, 

Which  I  think  you  like  quite  well, 

For  it  bids  you  get  your  wraps  and  go  to  walk ; 

Do  not  loiter  as  you  go, 

Not  too  fast  or  not  too  slow, 

Take  a  chum  or  two  and  have  a  good  old  talk. 

At  three  your  walk  must  end, 

And  your  weary  way  you'll  trend 

Away  up  to  your  room  to  study  some  ; 

This  is  study  hour,  they  say, 

And  at  this  time  each  day 

You  must  put  aside  your  rollicking  and  fun. 

At  5.15  there  is  a  sound, 

That  makes  your  heart  jump  with  a  bound, 

For  it  says  to  you  that  dinner  is  most  done ; 


1904  ALLERLEI  85 

Then,  in  a  quarter  of  an  hour, 

Another  sound  of  greater  power, 

Seems  to  urge  you  in  a  voice  most  human,  "  Come  !  " 

Ninety  minutes  more  are  spent, 

While  many  heavy  heads  are  bent 

In  study,  and  no  visiting  is  allowed  ; 

But  at  nine, — well,  I  can't  tell 

All  the  effects  of  that  bell, 

You  would  appreciate  it  could  you  see  the  crowd. 

In  and  out  of  rooms  they  fly, 

Every  voice  is  lifted  high, 

And  'tis  always,  "  Good  night,  honey  !   Good  night,  dear  !  " 

Till  at  9.10  there  rings  a  bell, 

And  I  hardly  need  to  tell, 

How  quickly  they  all  scatter, — is  it  fear? 

One  little  box,  I've  heard  it  said, 

On  Sunday  mornings  is  well  fed 

With  great  quantities  of  "  sham  pain."      'Tis  too  bad  ! 

Some  really  have  to  stay  at  home, 

And  in  their  rooms  remain  alone ; 

O,  would  that  I  for  these  a  remedy  had  ? 

On  Mondays  things  are  a  bit  changed, 

For  lots  of  girls  have  it  all  arranged 

To  do  some  shopping  or  some  business  to  transact , 

While  others  stay  at  home  and  clean, 

For  they  their  share  of  play  have  seen, 

But  on  Monday  eve  the  wanderers  all  come  back. 

And  now  I,  the  Guide  to  Life, 

I  who  have  seen  neither  care  nor  strife, 

Am  going  to  end  my  lengthy  story  here ; 

Through  a  week  I've  taken  you, — 

A  Lasell  week, — and  'tis  true, 

I  wish  that  it  might  be  a  Lasell  year ! 


86  ALLERLEI  1904 


Lasell  Bullets 


I.  B.     One  of  the  Trustees. 

L.  Z.     Busy  running  Faculty  meetings. 

M.  P.     Down  on  her  father. 

F.  S— th.     Snobbish,  and  knows  it. 

E.  S — r.     Looking  for  trouble. 

C.  E--man.     Has  jugular  veins,  cerebellums  and  ventricals. 

Go  it,  Jane,  talk  fast ;   life's  short  at  best. 

Is  "Hump"  back? 

Who  saw  **  Teddy"  close? 

What  did  Ethel  Hook? 

Is  u  Mannie"  cured? 

R.  B.  S.     Talks  of  Archie  in  her  dreams. 

E.  A.  E.     Thinks  a  cemetery  is  a  cute  place. 

E.  C-b-  (in  Livy).     "  Hannibal  held  his  breath." 

Allerlei  Editors.     Oh,  for  a  joke  ! 

H.  H-k-11.     "Oh,  I  can't!" 

A.  B-ch.     Doesn't  like  food. 

E.  S-man.     Has  "  An  Ideal  Man." 

M-b-l-e  C— t-r.     Unparalleled,  invincible  and  unsquelchable. 

A  Tragedy  in  Four  Acts 

Act      I.  Auburn  Street. 

Act    II.  Banana  Peel — 

Act  III.  Pretty  Senior. 

Act  IV.  Virginia  Reel. 


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"  Dear  Everybody,   I  Love  You !  " 

i.   Mannie  and  Harbor,  E. 

2.   Higley  and  Krause 

3.   Armstrong  and  Leavitt 

4.   Mrs.  Loomis  and  Mademoiselle 
5.   Beno  and  Wallace 

6.   Riddle,  Lapowski,  J.  and  Jenckes 

7.   F.  Brookfield  and  Night- Watchman 

8.   This,  that  and  the  other 
9.   Wadleigh  and  Parcher 

10.   Mrs.  Martin  and  Everybody 

11.   Fuller,  Richter  and  Woodworth 

12.   Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bell 
13.   Lois  and  Hall  Centre 

14.   Mallory  and  the  Strenuous  Life 

1^.   Harlan  and  Leonard 

16.   Lockwood  and  Pawtucket 
17.   Hardy  and  Wellesley  College 

18.   Eliason  and  Her  Lessons 

19.   Bryce  and  Hamilton 

20.   Simons  and  Her  Relations 
21.   Edna  S.  and  Dynamite 

22.   Rogers  and  Miss  Potter 

23.   Richter  and  Elocution 

24.   Danforth,  H.  and  Ebeling 
25.   Grindle  and  Anything  Handy 

26.   C.  George  and  (changed  since  this  went  to  press) 

27.  Juniors  and  Their  Hats 

Monday 

Boston  seems  a-calling  me. 
Rushing  off  with  wildest  glee, 
Out  of  Auburndale  I  flee, 
Kind  of  glad  to  be  set  free. 
End  of  this  you  can't  help  see. 


88  ALLERLEI  1904 

The    Faculty  at  Lasell  are  certainly  enterprising.     An  entertainment 
recently  given  by  them  for  the  school  was  very  interesting,  and  consisted  of 
the  following  programme,  of  which  the  essays  by  different  teachers  were 
striking  features  : — 

PROGRAMME     • 
i.     Prelude  (piano)      ........    Wordsworth 

Miss  Carpenter. 

2.  Nocturnal  Perambulations  (essay). 

Miss  Potter. 

3.  Debate  :  "Resolved,  that  co-educational  dancing  be  permitted  at  Lasell." 

Negative,  Mr.  Winslow. 
Affirmative,  Miss  Packard. 

4.  Selected  Reading  from  Milton's  "  Paradise  Obtained." 

Miss  Austin. 

5.  Spanish  Song  :  "Driving  Home  the  Cows"  (Chinese  as  I  have  it  heard). 

Mlle.  Le  Royer. 

6.  Essay:   "Pills  I  Have  Met." 

Miss  Nutt. 

7.  Heart-to-heart  Talk  with  Females. 

Mr.  Bell. 

8.  Recitation  :   "  Stars  I  Have  Known." 

Mr.  Winslow. 

9.  Duet:   "  The  Wanamaker  Gavotte." 

Misses  Potter  and  Blaisdell. 

Poor  Supie. 

Miss   W.  :  Thank  you,  Supie,  for  making  my  bed  this  morning. 

Supie :  Oh,  you're  welcome.     Was  it  made  right? 

Miss  W.  :  Well,  yes ;  but  you  had  better  tuck  it  in  at  the  back  and  pull 
the  couch-cover  up  further,  and  turn  it  so  that  the  torn  place  won't  show, 
and  let  it  hang  over  more.  And  don't  put  the  blue  pillow  too  near  the  light, 
and  when  the  sun  shines  brightly  put  that  light-striped  blanket  over  the  foot- 
board, so  that  the  couch-cover  won't  fade.  And,  oh  !  be  sure  to  have  all 
the  covers  smooth  and  tucked  in  firmly  at  the  foot.      Thank  you  ! 


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89 


Three  Times  a  Day 

or  ("as  Sir  Henry  would  say  ") 

A  dictatorial  Tragedy 


Diagrammed  in  a  Manner  Accepted  by  Shakespearean  Authorities  as  One  That 

the  Youngest  Child  May  Understand 


yS        Turning  Point. 

.Irish  Stew 

MVSTICATION              (Tums/i 

exStomach) 

CONSTELLATION 

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CONSUMPTION/      SceneH-    The  Din- 

h   Scene  V. 

Victims\         INDIGESTI 

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<   manfully  devour  snow  \ 

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^   pudding 

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\      /          Descending   action    begins. 

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£    is  not  reached  at  a  single  gulp"  \      / 

PREPARATION 

\         Scene  1.  The  Kitchen.  Chaos. 

^  Scene  VI. 

fS  cot  beds. 

z     ..            , 

w  ative  and 

Gym  spread  with        / 
The  Nutt  Restor-        / 
Non  -Intoxicant          / 

\        Mr.  Smith  discovered  hunt- 

o                                                         / 
Pain   Eradicator  passed         / 

\.        ing  for  the  salt.    The  ice 

round,  5  cents  a  sniff.          / 

X.    cream,  too,  is  missing. 

Dirge  by  Mando-    COMPLETE 

lin  Club. 

PROSTRATION 

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SNIFFS    FROM    A    SOUP    TUREEN 


Seniors 


Supe 


Lena  Armstrong  has  lost  her 

Marie  Biddle  keeps  tabs  on  her     . 

Isabel  Blackstock  has  a  dramatic  . 

Agnes  Drake  has  a  literary  . 

Edith  Ebersole  is  well  acquainted  with  her 

Constance  Erdman  is  afraid  of  her 

Carrie  George  has  a  case  on  her    . 

Marie  Gibert  has  an  intellectual    . 

Mary  Goodwin  has  a  u  dear" 

Bertha  Hayden  and  Room  5  don't  know  hei 

Sarah  Hughes  wants  introduction  to  her 

Joel  Lapowski  misses  her 

Frances  Leavitt  has  a  poetical 

Callie  Le  Seure  is  fond  of   her 

Ida  Mallory  has  a  conscientious    . 

Helen  Orcutt  has  lemonade  from  her    . 

Mabel  Pooler  uses  her 

Edna  Sawyer  has  two  rival  . 

Sarah  Soule  is  easy  on  her   . 

Elizabeth  Thorne  caught  a  cold  from  her 

Mabelle  Whitney  works  her 


(Helen  Wallace 

(Corinne  Richter 

(Gladys  Patterson 

(Jo  Holmes 

(Edna  Lockwood 

(Lucile  Zeller 

(Bertha  Manchester 

(Louise  Wadleigh 

(Edith  Govert 

(Ethel  Hook 

(Jennie  Hamilton 

(Theodora  Close 

(Julia  Martin 

(Ethel  Clark 

(Courteney  Harlan 

(Alice  Stahl 

(Katharine  Jenckes 

(s)(EllaEbeling,M.  J. 

(Lucy  Moore 

(Inez  Fries 

(Jane  Ford 


What  Came  Back? 

She  bought  some  little  markers, 

And  she  sewed  them  on  her  clothes. 

She  marked  each  garment  carefully, 

And  laid  them  out  in  rows. 

With  mind  at  ease  from  this  dread  care, 

She  put  them  in  the  sack, 

And  Monday  after  luncheon 

It 
All 

Came 

Back. 


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9-3° 

A.   M 

IO.  IO 

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10.50 

4  ( 

11.30 

t t 

Our  Schedule  As  Our  Brothers  Imagine  It. 

Rising  Gong. 
Breakfast  in  Bed. 
Lessons  in  Manners. 
Lunch. 

Quail  on  Toast.         Squab. 

Roast  Beef.  Oysters. 

Individual  Ices. 

Demi-Tasse.  Fruit  Cake. 

Drill  in  Correct  Standing  Position. 

Recess. 

Advanced  Lecture  on  Slang. 

Nap. 

Driving. 

Writing  Letters. 

Begin  to  Dress  for  Dinner. 

End  of  Dressing  for  Dinner. 

Dinner. 

Roast  Duck.  Lobster  Newburg. 

Frogs'  Legs. 
Angel  Cake.  College  Ice. 

7.30    p.  m.     Men  Callers  and  Dancing. 
1 1.30      "         Bed  Time. 
12.00      "         Midnight  Spread. 
'Candy  distributed  free  of  charge  during  recitations. 


I2.00       M. 
I2.20    P.   M. 

I. OO 

I.40 

2.20 

4.OO 

4-3° 
5-3° 
5-3° 


Here's  Where  We  Draw  The  Line. 


MENU. 


"  Delicious"  Corn  Soup.        Black  Bean  Soup. 

Tripe.  Boiled  Onions.  Potato  Salad. 

Sausage.  Egg  Omelette  (Special  Brand). 

Creamed  Beef  (?)  Salad.  Purple  Cabbage. 

Wiggle  Pudding.  Tapioca  Pudding. 

Nervous  Chill  with  Chastised  Cream.     Custard  Sauce. 

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And  Father  Pays  The  Bills. 

Violets,  roses,  pinks  galore, 

A  Senior's  heritage  seem  to  be; 
At  night,  for  air,  outside  the  door, 

By  day,  worn  proud  that  all  may  see. 

Chrysanthemums,  carnations  red, 
And  daffodils;   who  sends  them  all? 

Did  some  one  mention  "  Cousin"  Ned? — 
The  Harvard  man  who  came  last  fall  ? 

That  chap  from  Yale?  the  Princeton  lad  .    .   . 

But  now  to  read  the  card  I  stoop  ; 
This  practice  has  become  the  fad — 

"  To  Betty,  from  her  loving  Supe." 

Extracts  From  a  Freshman's  Cash  Account. 


AS    SENT    TO    PA. 

Rec'd,  $15.00. 

Laundry 

$2.00 

Postage 

1. 00 

Symphony  Tickets 

4.00 

Missionary  Donation 

1.50 

Stationery 

•75 

Carfare  and  Sundries 

•75 

Crackers  and  Fruit 

2.00 

Class  Dues 

1.50 

Doctor's  Bill 

1.50 

$15.00 


AS    IT    REALLY 

WAS. 

Rec'd,  $15 

00 

Laundry 

.       $1.50 

Stamps 

.20 

Luncheons 

3-44 

Huyler's 

1.56 

Keith's 

1.50 

Flowers  for  Crush 

1.20 

Moondries 

1. 00 

Midnight  Lunches 

2.50 

Class  Dues     . 

•J5 

Accounts  Doctored 

i-95 

$15.00 


In  The  Library. 

Miss  W.  :  Where  did  Wordsworth  graduate? 

Miss  S.  :  At  Cambridge. 

Miss  W.  :   Oh,  did  he  go  to  Harvard  ? 


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As  We  Know  Them ! 


Hideous 

Bunny               ; 

Mannie 

Bub 

Mike 

Ham 

This 
That 

The  other 
Chubby 

Casey 
Teddy 
Rosary 
Danny 

Glory 

•Sweet  Squash 
Nancy  Hanks 
Heine 

Trusty 

Hump 

The  Great  Unreliable 

Skeptic 

Precious  Pie 

Button 

Notice. — Anyone  guessing  greatest  number  of  these  names,  and  send- 
ing guess  with  two  dollars,  will  receive  an  Allerlei  free. 

From  One  of  Them. 

I  remember,  I  remember, 

How  in  days  that  are  gone  by, 
The  Junior  Board  of  Editors 

Would  meet  and  make  a  try, 
With  eagerness  and  courage, 

To  write  an  Allerlei. 

I  remember,  I  remember, 

How  in  vain  their  thoughts  did  soar, — 
The  celestial  spark  of  poesy 

And  wisdom  came  no  more ; 
And  five-fifteen  approaching 

Quite  convinced  them  'twas  a  bore, — 
And  a  sorry  pack  of  Juniors 

Sadly  filed  out  from  the  door. 


In  Lit.  Class. 

Miss  C.  :    Cassar  Augustus  lived  at  the  time  of   Christ.     When   was 
that  ? 

Miss  R.  :  About  406  B.  C. 

"  I  fear,"  said  the  postage  stamp  on  the  student's  letter  to  her  pa,  "  I 
fear  I'm  not  sticking  to  facts." 


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II 


Nothing  to  do  but  Work" 


«L 


You  awake — or  you  ought  to — at  sound  of  the  gong, 

And  must  hasten  to  dress,  for  jour  time  is  not  long; 

You  run  down  the  stairs  and  rush  to  your  place, 

Quite  happy  the  door  was  not  shut  in  your  face ; 

And  though  all  through  breakfast  you  are  chatty  and  gay, 

Grewsome  thoughts  will  steal  in  of  the  lessons  that  day. 

You've  just  thirty  minutes  and  lots  to  achieve, 

So  you  finish  your  sausage  and  hasten  to  leave ; 

You  borrow  a  sweeper  and  set  your  room  right, 

Then  turn  to  the  lessons  you've  left  from  last  night. 

Now  a  rush  in  the  hall — an  unladylike  shout — 

Announces  the  fact  that  the  mail's  been  put  out, 

And  though  you're  expecting  the  chapel  bell's  ring, 

And  are  really  quite  certain  you  won't  get  a  thing, 

You  put  down  your  books  and  hunt  for  your  key, 

Then  dash  down  the  hall  yelling,  "Any  for  me?  " 

Now  the  chapel  bell  sounds,  and  your  work  has  begun, 

While  as  yet  not  a  one  of  your  lessons  is  done. 

You  must  go  to  your  classes  and  make  a  big  bluff, 

For  of  course  they  will  say,  "  You've  had  time  enough !  " 

So  the  hours  hurry  by  'til  twenty  minutes  past  two, 

When  according  to  rules  some  walking  you  do ; 

But  although  chummy's  waiting,  and  the  sunshine  is  bright, 

You  think  of  the  letters  you  really  should  write. 

And  when  you  return  your  work's  still  not  complete, 

For  there're  periods  of  drilling  and  cooking  to  meet. 

Sometimes,  by  good  chance,  you've  your  lessons  all  learned, 

And  think  to  enjoy  the  evening  you've  earned ; 

But  just  when  affairs  seem  going  all  right, 

Announcement  is  made  of  a  lecture  that  night. 

"Now,  surely,"  you  think,  as  you  hop  into  bed, 

"  Our  cares  are  all  vanished,  our  hurry  is  fled  ;  " 

Yet  ofttimes  the  kitchen  stove  smokes,  and  you  wake, 

Crying,  "  Fire !  "  with  wild  schemes  of  which  hat  you  will  take ; 

And  the  least  of  your  troubles  is  nightly  to  dream 

Of  your  German,  of  Archie,  or  perchance  of  ice  cream. 

So  you  long  for  a  time  when  you'll  not  have  to  shirk 

In  order  to  do  something  else  besides  work. 


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Foreword        . 

Board  of  Editors  .    .    . 

Faculty     . 

Senior  Class      .... 

Senior  Class  History 

Junior  Class       .... 

Chronicle  of  Class  of  '04 

Sophomore  Class 

History  of  Class  of  1905 

Freshman  Class 

Freshman  Class  History    . 

Specials       .         .         .         .         . 

Preparatory  Class 

The  History  of  Lasell 

S.  D.  Society  . 

Lasellia  Club 

Delta  Society        .         .         .  -      . 

Robbie  and  the  Girl  Question 

A  Comedy  of  Terrors 

Encyclopedia  Lasellica 

The  MAsquERs        . 

The  Studio         .... 

Canoe  Club    .         .         .         .         . 

Glee  Club  .... 

Drill 

Orphean  Club 
Anvil  Chorus  . 

Christian  Endeavor  Society 
Missionary  Society 
Song  of  Otty  Four 
Answers  to  Correspondents 
Guyed  to  Life 
Lasell  Bullets      . 
"Nothing  to  do  but  Work" 


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Kodaks,  Cameras  and  bupphes 

There  are  no  Kodaks  but  Easlman's. 

A  vacation  without  a  Kodak  is  a  vacation  washed. 

The  Kodak  Developing  Machine  simplifies  Kodakery.    Prices  from  $2  to  $  1 0. 

Prices  of  Kodaks  to  suit  all,  from  $1  to  $75. 


Eastman 

Kodaks 

Daylight 

Loading 


Always 


Ready 


Very 


Compact 


THE    KODAK    GIRL 


Kodaks 

use  Film 

Kodaks 

are  Quick 

Kodaks 
are  Simple 

Kodaks 
stand  for 
Perfection 


Do  not  hesitate  but  purchase  a  KODAK  now.  Kodaks  and  Cameras 
:^===  a[so  exchanged  and  to  let.  Your  films  and  plates  devel- 
oped and  printed  in  besl:  possible  manner  at  reasonable  prices.  Send  for  price 
lisl.      Kodak  catalog  on  application. 

We  keep  also  Waterman's  Ideal  Fountain  Pens,  Reading  Glasses, 
Ever  Ready  Ele<5tric  Lights  and  Pyrography  Outfits. 


H.  D.  BANTA, 


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C,We  printed  our  first  College  Annual  in  1874,   and  have  been  printing  them  every  year  since,  until  now  it  has 
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Through  Express  Service 

Via 

SPRINGFIELD  LINE 

A.M.    NOON.       P.M.       I'.M. 

Lv.  Boston  9.00  12.00    4.00  11.15 
Ar.N.York3.30    5.40  10.00    6.15 

P.M.       P.M.      P.M.        A.M. 
Parlor  Cars  on  Day  Trains. 
Sleepers  on  Night  Trains. 
Dining  Car  on  4  r.  M.  Trains. 
Through  Coaches  on  All  Trains. 


The  Points 


of 


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excellence  in  a 


RAILWAY  JOURNEY 


are 


Efficient  Dining   Car  Service 
Good  Roadbeds 
Fast  Schedules 
Comfortable  Coaches 
Palatial  Sleepers 

And  these  are  some  of  the 
Points  in  which  the 

Boston  &  Albany  R.R. 

Excels  in  its  train  service  from  Boslon 
and  the  New  England  Territory  to 
the  WesT 


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^  on  application  to  Sleeping-  Car  Agent,  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  South 
Station,  Telephone,  Oxford  057;  or  J.  L.  White,  City  Passenger  Agent,  366 
Washington  Street.  Boston;  Telephone,  Boston  1611. 


Luxurious  Travel 

WESTBOUND 

The 

NEW  YORK 

CENTRAL 

LINES 

Take  their  Patrons  between 

New  England 

AMD 

The  West 

Through  the  Famous 

ALBANY  GATEWAY 

which  is  always  open 


A.    H.    HANSON,     General    Passenger    Agent,     BOSTON,    MASS. 


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Over  Back  Bay  Post  Office 

Boston,    Massachusetts 


Telephone,   21831    B.   B. 


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06  ALLERLEI  1904 

What  Lasell  Girls  and  Their  Parents 
Say  About  Lasell. 


"On  the  road  to  Auburndale, 
There  each  one  can  tell  a  tale 
Of  the  dear  and  happy  school  days  in  that  fair,  sequestered  vale." — (Lasell  Songs.) 


t]J  "  I  want  to  tell  you  with  what  genuine  pleasure  1  look  back  on  my  year 
spent  at  Lasell.  I  think  anyone  who  goes  to  Lasell  loves  the  school.  I  am 
sure  I  do."     (A  Lasell  Girl.) 

•J  "  Her  improvement  has  paid  me  a  thousand  times  over  for  all  costs. " 

(Father  of  a  Lasell  Girl.) 

€]J  "We  are  more  than  pleased  and  satisfied  with  our  daughter's  progress  during 
her  stay  at  Lasell,  especially  in  the  benefit  she  received  from  the  physical  culture 
department.     I  can  recommend  your  school  for  a  high  grade  of  education. n 

^f  "The  year  was  truly,  in  all  respects,  a  very  happy  one,  and  Lasell  will 
always  bring  the  pleasantest  thoughts  of  happy  times  and  true  friends.  " 

(Another  Lasell  Girl.) 
ij  "  There  are  few  schools  that  give  as  good  advantages  as  Lasell.  " 

€]f  "  My  daughter  has  grown  so  passionately  fond  of  music,  and  has  so  enjoyed 
the  concerts  and  recitals  she  has  attended  in  Boston!  She  writes  she  never  real- 
ized the  fullest  meaning  of  life  before,  and  her  aspiration  for  further  advancement 
and  improvement  have  been  given  an  impetus  she  never  could  have  had  without 
this  year  at  Lasell.  She  realizes  more  than  ever  before  what  expresses  pure 
Christian  womanhood.  " 

€]J  "  We  love  thy  walls  with  learning  gray, 

Thy  trees  and  groves  where  squirrels    play  ; 
And  when  we  leave  thee,  with  regret, 
Thy  spirit  will  be  with  us  yet. 
The  sun  shines  brighter  everywhere, 
Our  hearts  are  lighter,  for  thy  care. 
Three  cheers,  Lasell !    we  love  thee  well ! 
All  hail  to  thee !     All  hail,  Lasell ! "