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“HIGH” LIFE, NOVEMBER 28, 1921 Page Three A DREAM THAT WASN’T FICTION It was nearly ten o’clock in the evening and still Eve had not studied her lesson for the following day. She sat curled in a large chair and her face wore a very de spairing look. “Oh dear'’ she thought aloud as she gazed dejectedly into the blazing fire. Why do I always leave everything off to the last minute. I am so sleep}’ that I just simply can’t write that old theme for my English teacher and when I tell him I liaven’t it he will put down a zero and look at me as a scientist looks at a new speciman. I wish there wasn’t such a thing as English anyway. “What?” cried a small voice from the fire. Eve gazed into the burning logs and saw a very small but neat old gentle man picking his way daintily among the red coals and embers to the hearth. “Who are you?” she asked curiously. Tlic old gentleman answered that he was the spirit of English, the guardian of all poets and writers and the friend of all stu dents. Eve gave a happy sigh and exclaimed, I am so glad to see you, maybe you can help me write a theme. “Of course I can and I will be glad to,” said the tiny gentleman. “Of what do yon have to write?” I must write about the periods of English literature from the time of Shakespeare through the time of Pope. This rather pleased the old man who said he liked nothing better than looking into the past, so taking out a pair of rose colored glasses he gave them to Eve and bade her get down on her knees by the hcai'th and gaze with him into the fire. Eve put on the glasses and gazt'd. Tm- Tuediately she was looking at very quaint old scenes, England as it was long ago when (’harles I was king. She saw many people passing up and down the narrow walk of a street in London. They all wore very sol emn expressions and were very formal with eacli other. Then a different class of peo ple came in sight, courtly cavaliers who bowed and laughed with ease and who dis appeared into theatres and other places of amusement. Then the scene changed and she saw it at the time of Cromwell’s rule. The theatres were closed and all the faces wore sei’ious and puritanical expressions. Among the crowd of passersby she saw John Bunyan, the author of “Pilgrim’s Progress.” Behind him came Isaac Wal ton, a pleasant man who wrote “The Com plete Angler.” After him came two others Waller and Crowley, authors of fantastic poems. Waller’s appearance coincided ex actly with his character which was vain and empty although witty. After Waller and his companion had passed Eve seemed to be looking through a window of a house. Sitting in an easy chair was the “Blind Milton” dictating his “Paradise Lost” to his unwilling daughter. This was tlie last scene she saw in the Civil War Period. For the third time the scene changed and Eve saw England as it was during the first (h-itieal Period during the “eign of the Flesh” or the reaction from Puritainism. The actors in the seen ewere Charles IT, profligate and chemist, also Buckingham who varied his debaucherys with experi ments in the laboratory. There were Halley, Sir Isaac Newton and Boyle, scien tists, and Sir Richard Steele, Addison, Jonathan Swift and John Evelyn and Pepys. In the scene Eve at last saw the founder of the novel, Daniel Defoe. Ilis best knowji book is Robinson Crusoe. Aft er the departure of Defoe, John Dryden made his appearance. He was the first writer in his class. His best products are “Absolom and Achitophel”, the best satire ever written; “The Hind and the Pffnther” and “Alexander's Feast,” his best known poem.' Following Dryden came Joseph Ad dison, a cheerful looking man with powder ed curls and coiirtly mien. All who saw him smiled for he was much liked. He was the co-editor of the Tatler with Steele. Ilis best known articles are “Chito” and Sir Roger de Coverly. ’ ’ Following Addiso}i came Pope, a slender delicate maji of dwarfish statue but with wonderful mag netism in his eye and voice. He passed on, leaving an impression of power in spite of his delicate physique. As he passed the Spirit of English said to Eve. There goes a wonderful man, in spite of adverse circum stances. You will doubtless some day read his “Essay on Criticism.” With these last words he vanished, leaving Eve to awaken with a start. GIRLS HIKING CLUB TAKES HIKE TO BATTLEGROUND Four score and seven of our faultless daughters came forth Saturday morning to partake in a “hike”, conceived in the mind of the “Hiking Club”, and dedicated to the proposition that all of us might safely reach Guilford Battleground, with as few blisters and lame feet as possible. We met at a central point, suitable for the grand occa sion ; and many were the shouts and great was the clamor as the roll was called, and it was found that some of our comrades had not dedicated their Saturday morning sleep to the “hike”. On reaching the Bat tleground food was brought forth, and the “brave girls” concentrated on filling up the “appetite hollows,” which the yet un finished “hike” had so far, nobly ad vanced. They furthermore highly resolv ed that the feast would not be in vain, and that the ywould straightway finish the great task they had begun. The Hikers will little note, nor long remember the wit ty remarks made then, but they can never forget the “Master Pieces” of nature they saw—“The Sunrise”, a “Clear Morning” LATIN PLAY IN CHAPEL; CAESAR’S GHOST WALKS HEALTH PRIZES GIVEN AVednesday, Nov. 2, Miss Summerell’s room gave a Latin play. Before the play the entire class sang “I’m Forever Blow ing Bubbles,” in Latin. Then William Jones, the school boy, came upon the stage pretending to be studying Latin. He goes to sleep and dreams thatCaesar’s ghost ap pears before him. Robert Irvin, taking the part of Caesar, talks with the schoolboy both Latin and English and awakens him to the fact that Latin is not such a dead langu age, after all. The school boy then wakes up determined upon new resolves. Then the whole Latin class sang, “Gaudiamus Igitur.” The entertainment was well planned and enjoyed by all. Mr. Phillips then awarded the prizes, eriven by Mrs. Sternberger, for the best Health Essay written m each of the four classes. Tlie prizes were books which were riven to the respective pupils, who in turn gave them to the school library. The prizes were received by Elizabeth Stone, for the Freshmen; Elizabeth Thorn ton for the Sophomore; Alarjorie Cartland for the Juniors; and Myrtle Ellen LaBarr for the Seniors. HEARD IN THE LIBRARY Airs. Smith: Did you take out Every AVoman ? Charlie: No, but I have taken a good many of them out. and “The Autumn AVoods.” And though they live to be old and gray they will never , forget the “Battleground Hike”. Roger Ljung: “Mrs. Hoyas, ctid you over hear about the two holes in the ground?” Airs. 11.: “No, Roger, will you please hush ?” Roger: ‘ ‘ Well, AVell!!!! ” Central Motor Car Co. Home of the Nash-Six with Perfected Valve in Head Motor Coi’. Wasliiiigton and Greene Sts. Greensboro, N. C. FOR ALL COLD TROUBLES X/ICKS W VapoRub Greensboro National Bank Greensboro, N. C., “The Old Reliable” This is the Friendly and Accommo dating Bank... A fine place to start your Savings Account. If you will add to it weekly or monthly, you will be surprised at the amount you will save at the end of the school year... Four per cent, interest paid on Savings Ac counts. 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