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ANTICIPATION
The fire was low now, and the coals gleamed
hot through the rim of remaining flame.
It
was
great to sit there in the semi-darkness, safe from
the wind and snow, and dream through the events
of the past.
It was but a mile from this same lodge that I
had brought my first honker down. Here, too, I had
seen a grizzly lift his dripping snout to meet the
shock of dad's 30-06. As the radiant heat warmed
my face, I thought of the plump valley quail that
once whistled cheerily outside the door, and of
the flight woodcock that still drops by in lessened
numbers. In fancy I lived in the brilliant autumn,
a time when the bass quicken to bait. True, I
could feel the rod in my hand, and feel the
surges of a leaping smallmouth. I recalled that day
in October, when dozens of grouse arose before
us. The thunder of that covey will long have a
place in my mental diary. The coals spattered, and
the crackling of hemlock aroused me from the
happy hunting ground.
My eyes wandered about the cabin. I noticed
the brace of mallards that hung by the guns in
the rack. A polished skeet trophy gleamed darkly
in the half light, and the thick bear rug seemed
to move whenever the fire flickered. The conven–
tional deer head hung over the tobacco laden
mantle like a great shadow.
Here I was interrupted by a yawn , and a glance
at the grandfather's clock told me the hour was
late. I then dropped a green log on the fire and
slid between the blanket rolls. In a few minutes
I slept the sleep of a trouble-free soul. The great–
est joys of the hunter had been mine. For anticipa–
tion is a hundred times greater than realization.
-John Phillips '38
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PEOPLE WE ADMIRE
The valiant who dares to answer the phone while
the teacher is out.
The cabellero who offers to erase the boards after
class.
Anyone who dares ride in Claude Smith's car.
The underclassman who can get a locker for him–
self.
The exponent of chivalry who holds open the
doors on the coldest days of the year.
The fair young ladies who are afflicted so easily
with " Testitis."
Mark Osler with his new ice-box permanent.
George Starkey with his remarkable understanding
of Professor Einstein 's theory.
The student who receiving a Regents mark of 80
takes the subject over in order to raise the
low
( ?)
mark.
That big, brown dog who so often slept through
American History Class.
Those ten , lone, courageous girls who have per–
severed through four years of Latin. (Ah , me !
-and the rest of us are still struggling with
First Year declensions ancl conjugations.)
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SOUTHSIDE'S FLOWER GARDEN
Regal Lily
Sweet William
Black-Eyed Susan
Cockscomb
Shy Columbine
Bachelor's Button
Pansy
Trailing Arbutus
Love-in-a-Mist
Marian Wright
William Held
Miss VanDuzer
Ernestine Bailey
Margaret McNaught
Dick Tillinghast
Cordon Bailey
Betty Newell
Maxwell Hathaway and E. M. L.
( ?)
Baby's Breath
Hope Harris
Angel 's Trumpet
Eddie Timbrell's bugle
Blue Eyed Daisy
Eleanor Armstrong
Forget- Me- Not
Carrie Welch to Chuck Mashewski
Canterbury Bells
The 8:45 and 1:00
Thistle
Petunia
Morning Clary
Miss Haupt and her tests
Robert Van Corder
Ye olde first period Chemistry class
Dusty Millers
Violet
Lady's Slipper
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Devil's Paint Brush
Charles and Darwin Miller
DeEtta Craves
The kind Miss Lucy wears
Jerry Woodcook
Rosemary Kane
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