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THE BOOK OF THE CLASS OF NINETEEN-ELEVEN
Treddie went abroad to grind,
But the best laid plans, you find,
Oft go astray.
Ein Herr Professor said her mission
Was to stay in the position
Of his hausfrau—and Treddie could not
Say him nay.
Elsie Moore and Betsy Ross are on a trip
With Dr. Reeds—to get them all a fellowship.
Where is Scottie, what does she?
They say all swains commend her.
Witty, fair, and wise is she,
And wise enough to stay quite free,
That she may still admired be.
Roz Mason wields that instrument
Mightier than the sword—the pen,
Wherewith she scores the drama of the day,
A critic of essay, novel, and play.
Our looking-heavenward Lily said:
“I'll marry a missionary.” But I have lately read
That she has wed, instead,
A musician.
Kate Chambers lives in far distant places, ,
Dearly beloved of those queer races
Whom she has set about to teach
Of better things within their reach.
Blanche Cole loves to exercise her powers
In making lovely garden beds of flowers.
And Helen Ramsay has gone the way
Of her marrying relatives, so they say.
