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T h e o p en in g of school renew ed m an y activities both on the field and off. W h ile
O strom m ad e the first football squad, Otis, Cotter, an d D avis contributed to the un­
usual success of 'P a t's” fourth team . H onors w ere heaped upon Jo e W ild , for he
not only w on the senior tennis tournam ent, but also p layed on the soccer team .
T he C hristm as p lays ended the first lap of the year. In The Bishop's Candle­
sticks, C otter ap p eared as the sergeant.
R e tu rn in g from a lo n g h o lid ay w ith n ew life, w e once m ore b eg an to work.
T h ree yo u n g orators of the class of '34 (J o e W ild , to w h o m second p lace w as
aw ard ed , and K elsey and Cotter, w h o w ere to d istin gu ish them selves la te r) com ­
peted in the D eclam atio n contest.
Sports w ere for the most part confined to the g ym d u rin g the irre g u la r w eath er
of the w in ter m onths. H ow ever, there w as a larg e choice, for sw im m in g , hockey,
track, and w restlin g w ere offered to those w h o did not p lay b ask etb all under M r.
R aines. (I t w as a stran ge th in g that the student referee a lw a y s favored M r. R ain es’
sid e.)
T h e return from the sp rin g h o lid ay began the third and last lap of the year.
W ith the w arm w eath er cam e less and less stu d yin g and m ore "sp rin g fever.” Inside
activities no lo n ger ap p e aled to us. B aseb all, track, or tennis w as in the veins of
each of us.
T h e len g th en in g of the days brought to the boarders after supper that g am e
called "n ig g e r b ab y.” O ne m em o rab le evening w h en w e w ere scattered about the
cam pus, a hurdy g u rd y approached the school and g a v e us a little m usic. In those
years of prosperity w e w elcom ed him w ith open arm s and threw to him dim es, q u ar­
ters, and a few fifty-cent pieces. T h o se w ho g a v e a nickel w e re considered cheap
skates. Som eone estim ated that he cleaned up m ore than five do llars. H is ecstasy
w as short-lived, for our dignified Senior M aster, h av in g opened his inexhaustible
vocabulary by c a llin g him an "itin eran t N e ap o litan ,” sent him on his w a y under the
threat of the police.
N in eteen thirty-one g av e birth to a Father and Son D ay at M oses B row n. It
w as a huge success, the w eath er w as fine, the fathers w ere not tim id in com ing, and
the sons w on the b all gam e. A fter a short hour of inspection, w e w ith our fathers
entered the gym to finish off the d ay w ith a fine dinner.
T h us as the year w an ed, w ith one incident after another, w e g re w both in m ind
and body. Before w e knew it, C om m encem ent w as upon us. H a p p ily w e sent the
class of 31 on its w a y and departed on ours w ith a broader an d m ore m atu re out­
look on life.
P. M . E.

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On one of those last, lin g e rin g sum m er days in late Septem ber w e reluctan tly
g av e up som e of the joys of vacation and b egan our trek back to school. T h o se of
our num ber w ho laid claim to a few y e a rs’ atten dan ce w atch ed w ith am usem en t the
tim id glan ces of "first form ers” and new boys.
M a n y n ew changes in the b u ild in g s greeted us. T h e d im in u tiv e and active
French teacher, w hose classroom feats of a g ility w e w e re yet to enjoy, w a s no lo n ger

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