Summer School Diary, part 1F - 1912

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The woman was soon rescued and to his suprise he was face to face with an old friend, Schultz, with many apoligies and hand all a Tremble he opened a small bottle of Porter and offered to Sherrit with her

She kindly refused the offered stimulant, and said "I think I can walk to the Gardener Gooch home where I am sure a Bow-ler, a few Potts of Fowler, a well cooked Hare is (Harris) waiting for me with many expressions of gratitude she prepared to depart

It was decided since Mrs McKenzie was also going that way, they should Lod-er on the Camel and take her to her destination. As in a dream our hero immediately took steps to place her upon the back of the beast, when a loud Bray from a nearby thicket causes him to step back and he Stubbs his toe in trying to Rega(i)n his composure he lets the heroine fall to the ground. His dream is over.

To his intence amusement he heard her say in a language which did not altogether become an American Teacher For (H)Evans sake, I am Nought on

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(McNoughton) yet, you Shirley (surely) do not intend to be Gulling me out of my ride"

He saw the joke and laughingly replied, "You have rather I suttenly dis(H)organ-ized my plans for the day. I am due at Ginnochio this minute. A few moments later the party separated.

The poor camel with Fulsome four hundred pounds on her back was forced to trot along to the first station, she must have thought of how very good the Haywood taste or even that she could relish Mulle(i)n she fancied a big feed -- but ah! she was Meeker than ever after the meal.

After seeing her new made friend in good care McKenzie traveled along slowly, she passed Mrs Nels -- on the Salt marsh, driving a Drake toward home, saw many rows of Han(d) cocked hay and groves of Olive trees, and stopped at the homes of a Taylor, a Smith, and an elderly Lattin teacher

She overtook the wedding-party at the Van Namee Hotel at De Sautel, the bride to be joyfully cried, "Nellie will you not Willus that Light-beast you ride to Carrie ust Bo(o)th to Bleasdale after the ceremony

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They neared Kneuthsonville about sunset weary from the long journey; but fatigue was soon forgotten when the friends Reynolds and Bradshaw were seen approaching in a Hansom Mitchell Car, accompanied by the bridesmaids, Orcala and Im Obersteg and Richard's son, Ordahl.

The remainder of the journey was a pleasure long remembered. It ended at Nine o'clock.

As to the hero and heroine we can only surmise that they are keeping up a secret correspondence that may prove worth while.

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Athletics

Four o'clock, the gym, the music and the games! What a relief after a forenoon of light psychology, heavy arithmetic, real geography, excursions in imagination torturing well disposed youngsters who are kind an innocent enough to be practised upon, and then a rally at the dining hall for ginger snaps, and an afternoon spent in deep study. At four one lets the head rest and works the feet To be sure it is quite as easy to decide how develop an individual self to the point of doing, "The Irish washer woman" really gracefully, but the later comes as a change.

There's "Dance to your Daddy" "The "Mountain Dance, I see you", the "jigs" and some others. There's not much of the three R's in any of them unless one counts beats for 'rithmetic, construes expressions of dismay or otherwise for reading and traces tips of toes for writing. But there is lots of wholesomeness, and life and health in it and "Anderson and Henderson, and Peterson, and me all all enjoy it.

On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons we forget our dignified positions, don gym suits and enjoy a good hours frolic playing basket-ball.

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Two captains were elected and two teams organized. On Tuesday, July 30 a match game was played which afforded an afternoons pleasure for those on the side lines. The game ended with the close score of 5 - 6 in favor of Van Namee's team The lineup was as follows

Helwinkel Nelson Rising centers Stumpff Bray (capt.) Folsom Orr guards Wilkinson Fowler Kennedy Evans forwards Van Namee Capt.

Some of the students have made good use of the tennis-court during the session

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