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"Is talking a sin? Evidently it is. At any rate, it has its punishment. At the right time and at the wrong time, in the right place and in the wrong place, Elsie McCauley will be heard talking. Talking, talking, talking, morning, even- ing, noon and night, always talking! When she cannot talk she will give vent to her vocal tendency by singing, and anyone to hear her sweet soprano voice would not dream that she could talk a person half to death. This, however, will be Elsie's chief occupation. But, alas! there will come a time when she will be pun- ished for her chatter, as was the beautiful nymph Echo." Poor Elsie! I wonder what is going to happen to her? I wonder if she will fade away until there is nothing left of her but her voice? It would not sur- prise me much, because she never was much more than a shadow, and I sup- pose it was all on account of her talking so much. "This class will not be altogether destitute of real students. On the contrary, it will have many such. Among whom the most prominent will be J. L. McKin- stry. After graduating at W. M. C. he will enter Yale to pursue a course of study in history. It will be his intention to write a history of the War of ]812, and he st'udiously devotes his time to this work, vVhile nearly all of his time will be occupied in this way, yet the old love of athletics will assert itself. He will often go upon the field to watch the practice of the football team, and finally will yield to the persuasions of the captain to play. Then all dignity will be cast aside, and Joe will don his uniform and headgear as of yore, All his old dash and fiery spirit will return, and on the morning after the first game with Princeton we will read the following headlmes in the New York World: ORI"D, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19. McKINSTRY THE HERO. STAT_WAHl' :FUT_T_UAcn: OF YAU~ ToowrUCH J,'on '1'111;: "TTGEI{'S" LJNJ~. By nOJ)cated Das ttes He 'I'b rf oe Ca.rries the Hall Over the ]!:IHHny's Go a l=-De ta.Hs of the Harne. NEIl' YORI" Nov. 18. Well, it could hardly be expected that one who was so fond of football while at College could refrain from entering such contests when at the university. 67