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idiotic grin of the Freshmen. This, however, is not the most refined state of smiling. The Dean still remains the exemplar -chis smile is unsurpassed. Smiles are taken at W. 1\1. C. for the same reason that "smiles" are taken in the busi- ness world, i. e., as "eye-open- ers." Our smiles are four fingers wide instead of three fingers deep. The suitable formula to use when a young man receivesa very sweet smile from his.girl is "Whap." When the smile is itot so sweet, and is given with but little grace, or when he expects one but fails to get it, then he must say with a peculiar emphasis, "Snag." Whenever a girl receives a box of candy, or a bunch of flowers, or a letter that has not come through the "kindness of Miss Katie," then the. girl must acknowledge it by a peculiar contortion of the left corner of the mouth. This smile is very expressive and is very, very often used. When you are exceedingly sick, but can't do without a smile from your strike, the proper thing to do is to say: "I must go in for a cup of coffee." If a young lady wishes to secure a strike she must smile modestly on the unfortunate victim and draw him on by sending him a box of caramels (see College Diet. on Caramels). As soon as she sees him yielding to her wiles she must smile a little more intensely. Finally, her" strike" will send her a ticket -164+