Newspapers / The Salemite. / Nov. 21, 1931, edition 1 / Page 6
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THE SALEMITE Page 5. THE SIX FAIR MAIDS (With apologies to the Six Blind Men and especially to the elephant.) Six fair and flippant damsels (Or so Dame Rumor tells) Set out to describe the Hockey game Tho’ none of them had seen the Before them lay a small booklet Whose pages forth did set Hockey—its rules; its history— (Why should its nature remain a Goystery?) The first damsel the book did ope’ on the page on which her eye took scope In dark print stood the words “Left Wing” To the west wind the book she did And proudly to the rest she purred, 'Tis plain to see the hockey game is very like a bird.” Tlie next picked up the rule book And to the contents gave one look On the word “job” her blue eyes fell “No longer on this book I’ll dwell definitely performed my mis Hockey ii mply a position.” The third maid was not satisfied And for herself the pages eyed Into her view came the word “drih- ble” And beaming with the wisdom of Sybil Said, “This game no longer shall my mind detain— According to Webster it is a slow and gentle rain.” The fourth by such remarks dismayed Opened the book and all her doubts allayed Over the word “ojf sides” her eyes did glide. Enlightened she placed the book With joy she gave a little hop— "It’s something that stands on it Tlien picking up the book the fifth Determined to dissolve the m Tlie word “field” saw on the first “About this thing When it is plainly—just How much Then with delight the sixth lass Alighted on the word “push pass.” The grey mist from her brain had fled, And to her fair young friends she “Why ponder this matter pro and The game is a very rude way of getting on.” That all were partly in the right Is not the moral that I sight Because to-night the only thing You need to know, or say, or sii As all together here you sit— Is: After Hockey—the Banquet. Two: “I’m positive that’s right!” One: “Only fools are positive.” Two: “Are you sure of that?” One: “I’m positive.” HINE’S Salem Girls Are Invited to Use Our Lounge For Resting Located on Mesa- nine — Private REFLECTIONS OF A TURKEY (To amuse you between soup and fish). Well, I’m back at the seat of educa tion again after almost a year’s ab sence. But I can’t afford to miss Hockey-Banquet night, because I feel that my presence is absolutely necessary for the celebration of vic tory, for the feast in which the har vest of the fall’s sports is reaped. But wait—there are other reasons for my appearance. In the first place, I think it takes me to in spire Dr. Rondthaler to compose, publicly, blank verse (or maybe he calls it a sonnet!) He knows he has to do something to deserve me. Next, I want to see if taking off their yellow rompers will improve the gurgling freshmen. I like to hear Miss "At’s” wise-cracks when she “responds.” I hope Shorty Biles doesn’t suddenly imagine she is on a hockey field and start dart ing all over the table but keeps in one seat instead. I enjoy watching the rafters tremble alternately with gales of laughter and peals of song. Last but not least, I like to hear people say nice things about me (you guessed it—I’m vain), and what good turkey does not call forth compliments ? Particularly one that can “reflect” in such an admirable 1 manner as this. teams w'efe tne nonor guests at tnei the open and proviamg a special i
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