14 THE ACORN Mina Stop it, Izze, quick. Izze (making a dash for the ball) Get out of the way. (Whistle blows.) Nelson My ball. Out of bounds. (Izze hits it. Whistle.) Nelson Logan's ball. Izze That ought to be mine. Lizzie No talking back to officials. Lucille They're running away with us, girls. Get into the game. Effie Bring it down. (At this, Blue throws the ball out of bounds. Nelson Ogden's ball, out of bounds. Mina throws it in. Two players catch at the same time, tussle awhile, then two more get hold. They all fall to the floor.) Merkley (helping the girls up) You are all playing too rough. Nelson Time out. Izze is helped up; carried from the stage; girls gather around her. Citizen No. 1 Bring some water. Citizen No. 2 Give her room. Citizen No. 3 Where's she hurt? Citizen No. 1 Don't know. Izze (coming back to the stage) Play ball, girls. I'm alright. (The bay is then thrown in bounds. Ogden gets it, throws it around. Logan catches it, throws it to Izze. She slips, falls down and is again carried from the field.) Nelson Zella! You'll have to play it out. Whistle blows and game begins again. (Ogden gets the ball, throws it to May, who hits a basket.) Crowd Rah! rah! rah! rah! rah! 'Cademy! 'Cademy! W. S. A. SCENE 2. (Girls line up as at first. Ball goes up in the center. Blue gets it.) Crowd Hold to it. Watch your play. You're even. (Logan gets the ball, makes two or three unsuccessful efforts to cage the ball. Ogden secures the ball, takes it down thg field, fail for a basket. Ball rolls to center. Mina gets it , and throws to Lucille. Carrie tackles Lucille and they both go out of bounds. Whistle blows.) Nelson Foul on Carrie, pushing. SCENE 3. Lucille takes ball and throws for a basket. Crowd Good play, one more point. May We're ahead. Play hard and hold them down. Whistle blows. Nelson Time's up. Girls all exit. Crowd Rickety rus! rickety rus! What the world's the matter with us! Nothing at all! Nothing at all! Wer'e the girls for basket ball! TO A DECK OF CARDS. The boy stood on the burning deck To stamp the flames away. His brother yelled unconsciously, "My Goodness! Save the Tray!" Friday's elocution lesson, the love scene of Rosalind and Orlando, has evidently borne fruit. That yellow-lock of hair was found under suspicious circumstances. Prof. McKay Emmett, what kind of a composition did you write? Browning I wrote a sketch from Riley's Rip Van Winkle. Joseph was sold into Egypt by his brothers, but now-a-days, if a boy plays hookey, his brothers give him away. THE ACORN 15 LOCAL. ANOTHER RHAPSODY. The meadow-larks sing A sweet HAROLD of spring, Earth's CHAMBERS are open to all; Thro' WOOD.-FIELD, and GLEN, The robin and wren Respond to the TAYLOR-bird's call. 'Tis a pleasure to WADE, Or sit down in the shade On the beautiful shores of the LAKE; And MARI-ON gay, While the farmers MC KAY, We feast upon I scream and cake. A LARK-IN the WOOD Does the HARDY soul good, Where nature is ever E-STHER; To SAUNDER away From the sun's burning RAY, IZZA pastime we always prefer. In nature's repose, I a-DORA wild ROSE With its sweet RUBY petals ALL-RED; So ERNEST and FRANK, It would fain WANDA thank The 'EVANS that smile over-ED. Please just FOULGER arms And survey the bright charms, As you look nature FERRIN the face; She will WEAVER sweet spell, And at once this dark cell Will become a green CHAMBER of GRACE. To LY-ON the green IZZA pleasure serene, Where OLIVE the birds serenade; And the IVY vines cling 'Round the ENSIGN of spring, While your thoughts PARLEY on, undismayed. Is it WRIGHT to a-BEUS What is GRANT-ed for use, And to TERRY here, sulking and frowning? A frown ISABRAND That will mar the whole land, Spring leaves will be soon enough BROWNING. Do not LY-ON the shelf, But be CONSTANCE itself 'Tis a duty we OLIVE us owe; Our teachers MAE CARRIE Opinions that vary, But we live by just what we know. On the broad LAKE of life, With its dangers and strife, We are MANNING the boat of Success; As waters are RILEY And weather is WILEY, We cannot SE-WELL to progress. Do not BLANCHE as if dumb, But have SAND-ER don't come: We must stand by the CANNON on deck. Keep watch at the KEEL-ER The pilot or wheel, or Success will sail down to a wreck. Moral-If you have a good resolution, CARVER in your mind. Shurtliff Have you ever read Longfellow's Hiawatha and Evangeline? Lyon Oh, yes! I've read them in one of my perusals. Shurtliff Huh! what kind of a book is that? Who is to lead the Freshmen this year? That is at present the common question. Prof. Ballantyne What is your voice best adapted for, Miss Taylor? Alice Oh, I sing country alto.