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\VESTERN MARYLAND COr,I,E;GE, \VEST.!IlINSTER, MD., Jall. 'I, 1901. In view of the fact that all the young ladies of the Junior Class have, as it appears, absented themselves by counnou consent from college exercises during this week, college hav_ ing reopened January ad, the Faculty expresses its disapproval of this concerted action to inter_ Fere with lile work of the class and order the following notice to be sent: These young ladies must make np by examinations the work they have missed before attending ally recitations of the class. The first examination will be on Tuesday. January 8th, at 9 o'clock, in psychology, the first two chapters being the auiouut as-sigued. Those failing to appear at these examina- tions will be examined when they do return, aud charged for their examination at catalogue rates. Very '. Submission speedily followed, and although the home government con- sidered the colonies as disgraced tbey were looked upon as heroic by Canada, Nova Scotia and New Poundland. Time passed quietly until September of '02, then his majesty, the king, discovered that these thirteen colonies had grown to be his most important possessions-no, I mean the colonies discovered it. Then the excitement began again. New meetings were held and the colonies waxed eloquent. If they were so important they should be treated accordingly, and not as any ordinary possession of the king's. They wanted more independence and they were going to have it, The manuscripts relating to this part of the history are rather obscure. We arc informed that the Friday night after the above decision was reached there was a large mass meeting at which all of the thirteen colonies were represented. It was a watermelon feast. The watermelons proved not to be good, and so the members of this party at nine o'clock at night carried the remains of the feast out and fed the king-s pigs, This was expressly forbidden, as his majesty had ordered that no one should feed these pigs but an officer hired by the government. History has so confused the Watermelon Feast as to call it the Boston Tea Party. Excitement had reached its height, and the rallying cry, so we are in- formed, became "Senior Privileges." At its next meeting Parliament had a serious matter to consider, A petition savoring strongly of independence had been presented by the colonies demanding privileges. Long was the matter debated, but, alas! for the poor colonies! The king put his foot down on any concessions, and restrictions were increased. The manuscript informs us that only one privilege was left these poor people and that was the little insignificant one of using the front stairs of his majesty's palace. 172