188 THE BOOK OF THE CLASS OF NINETEEN-ELEVEN
But I regret to state that the Dean of our college has fallen far below this high moral
standard. It pains me to mention this, but Miss Reilly came into an examination room
the other day, and upon finding seven classes taking eleven different examinations in the
same room, the woman,—I can no longer profane the name of Dean,—rose to her feet, and
said, “Let part of the psychology class please go to H.”
O, horrors! The souls of Cranie and Leila quivered in Denbigh and Pembroke; but then,
to quote rather a fine passage from H. Parkhurst’s Lantern Story, ‘‘ Martyrs in the cause of
evil are quite as fine as the other kind, you know.” Yes, I agree with Miss Parkhurst. We
can’t all have the “‘heavenly veesion,” and it is to please the unfortunates who have spent
their lives letting athletics and church work interfere with their academic career, that I
extend my heartiest sympathy. That they may not go forth quite unenlightened, I have
asked this boon, which has been so graciously granted to me, to speak of Academia.
MarGery SMITH.
