6 ACORN "Well, I guess Santa got my letter and done as I told him, too," thought the boy. "Your father wants you to come down and see your Christmas present," shouted one of the servants as she passed along the hall. Russell jumped out of bed and ran down to the dining room. And there seated at the table reading a little crumpled note were his father and mother. "O! mamma, did Santa Claus find you?" he shouted as he kissed his mother's face. "You are the best present of all." M. F., '12. Weber Alphabet A is for Acorn, our paper so dear, And Alumni Students, who leave us each year. B is for Benzie, and Basket Ball season; Our boys will win this year, or we'll know the reason. C for Miss Cragun, and Credits and choir, It's also for Cleghorn, whom we all admire. D for Debating contests coming up; Let each class try out, and work hard for the cup. E is for English, and also for Earle; It stands, too, for Engstrom, our library girl. F is for Faculty, gentle or stern ; What a world of respect and devotion they earn. G for Gymnasium, that seems but a joke, Which we worked for last year, but which went up in smoke. H is for Henderson, Hansen and Hart; In pushing students, each one does his part. I for the interest we take in our books, While out of the windows we cast longing looks. J is for Jensen, who's never mistaken; He says never once has his measure been taken. K is for Kasius, who grows more each day, The Abraham Lincoln of W. A. L is for Lecture Course, Larkin and Lind, Of whom we are wondering, "what's in the wind." M is for Math., which each day we study, Until our brains get either dusty or muddy. N is for Nichols, a man of great deeds. O for the school Orchestra, which he leads. P is for Porter, so witty and bright; It's also for Purple, which blends with the white. O is for Quality, which, as a rule, Is found here at Weber, our up-to-date school. ACORN 7 R is for Ridges, who shares every day, Big boxes of candy with Lizzie McKay. S is for Study Hall, Students and Shop, ACORN TWO Where machinery hums like a musical top. T is for Typewriting, also for test, Which we all take in English, and you know the rest. U is for Units, we all try to earn, As year after year back to school we return. V is for Victory, we'll make it our cry, While waving our banners and pennants on high. W for Weber, the school strong and great, May she ever be one of the best in the state. X is for Xmas, which soon will be here; May we have some good times, ere we come back next year. Y is for Yells, which we give one by one, Z is for Zeros, I hope we get none. And so, forth we go through our work day by day, Ever loyal and true to our dear Weber A. LEE PURRINGTON, '14. A Christmas Surprise "Sylvia, I tell you that we will have to do something and that's all there is to it." Marion looked thoughtfully at her sister. "What are you talking about?" "I thought," returned Marion," that you heard what Gertrude told us about the Winthrop and Freling girls. Their town is quarantined and they can't go home, you know. Since Fred won't be here and mother and father are away, let's ask them to stay with us. We could have the "crowd" come to dinner, and go out somewhere almost every evening. Let me see; to begin with on Sunday night we'll go to church," and thus she went on planning the programme for two weeks of pleasure. "Marion Malory, who would think that you could figure all that out unassisted and retain it long enough to tell anybody," exclaimed Sylvia. One afternoon, a week later, when the girls had been transferred from the dingy boarding house to Malory's stately home, Marion came rushing in, her face flushed with excitement. "Where is Sylvia?" she inquired of Sarah, the maid. "I don't know, but Miss Gertrude is in the sitting room waiting for you."