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Show HAUOWE'EEN PARTY Sophomores Have Big Event-Spooks and tehees and Kowlcls Ati5ic'and Dancing and Lovers' Signs Story Told by n Member of " vi. tho Class. - At tho Normal Auditorium last Soturday night the '10 clusa did thomsdlvpa'griindly. Hallowo'on was spent lk truo etylo as in "yo . old time." Tho various oommittoos worked llko boavora to carry out tho Iprogtnm plauued. It Mas n stupendous stupen-dous undertaking, but who varilod out successfully In ovory foaturo. Tho Btory is buut told by n momborof tbo ulagp, aud relhotH credit on her ability lu Eugllsh oompodtlou. The themo is as followo: Aro you oaRlly frightened? If not oomo with ruo nnd ho what tho "Sophmoroa" did on lialloweon. ' You liavo roaohod tho path loading! to tlio Normal, and nro bolug cor-' ducted by unearhly, mystic spirits to tho north cutranco cf Iho Lilirnry building What a etrnnge, unnntural foellng creeps ovor you. Llsteu ! I What is that wierd, doleful Bound, slghiug nnd moaning na tho wind rooks tho trcee, cracking twlga and whirling dead leaves in a ohuoa of ooufualon? Only tbo dismal broath-ing broath-ing of imprisoned Bonis, hold In ovor-lasting ovor-lasting servitude. Why do you aoroam (u dismay, aud ebrlok ahd tromblo? Now you aro mot by n ghaatly tlguro bonriug as Its only torch u bidootiB griuniug pumpklo, lighted by Iho mm&JmmmWmWmWMtmfSi MBWWp'lWPtef A ty Iw .'a r ' h k froozeu In your veins oh you totidli tho long, cold, bony hand that is ox tended to you. Paeo on hurriedly into tho Gymnnaluiu. Tboro ull Is us still uh death, eotn tho drip, drip, drip of something, which in tho Hi-lonoo Hi-lonoo mukea you easily imiigino iatho tolliug of your fato. Lntton again I Oh I thcao uliuihlug, clanging otialrio, whoso Bonndo now dlo slowly aud mournfully away. Hasten on past thoeo oold mystorloua oorpsop, lying uilently by your path. Oh, tho grimy, awfulucsa of death, lint they cannot hurt you. Now you aro '.ip stairs. It is dark, and you aro again rooolvod by ghosts aud gobllnp, who conduct you through tho ling durk Lalla to wiiero n faint light is trying vainly to pioroo tho gleom. Push oDon tho door You nro amazed at tho revelation whioh tbo dim light gives. This Is tho bono yard, where a black, horned dovll ia Bitting among the hones of his vlo time, rocking wildly to and fro, ohautlng horriblo jougs aud rattling boueB of every couceivublo nlzo and Bhupo; Ho graauH a stanza in your ear: "Fifteen men on u dead man'H ahebt lloavo hoi and a bottle of rum I" Ono old skoloton confronts you with deep hollow oyos and Iocho rattling juwa. You nro afraid of his awful visage and movo hurrlodly along. ShriuLing nud Bbrivoliug you now enter "JJoath Hall". Evidoutly you have distrubod thoir death aleop, for they rieo from thoir biors and confront con-front you with thoir horriblo vienpoH. "They aro neither mun nor woman, They nro neither brute nor humuu, Thoy aro ghouls." Thank houvou you aro out of that miserable pluco. i Tho wind whistles through tho corridors corri-dors and you rush along aud down tho mid, gray stope, where you nro reoelved by a fiii)t, foul, gobljn Yqu-oro pow,1lud,jtt(f,9;jgbUv.Pl1b,9,11 pr, TflW.,, ,,V"9 tflPS, ;iY'n)e you 'Hi,pr,o, ).'4iii-foHivolng,499r,gierl too l'uk, utjotf ,o, px Jan.ltflfi LRV. . l I ,emlfcs Us Jjreafet, ,nd, havJa 19 jtom, wopful rcqpipm. its. ,eyot rqi). It, I qred w(Wh w.hp lpafi ymAnnWk c,u,unl x(uguM,yr?5,fiu'Wf-t,Yoq x(uguM,yr?5,fiu'Wf-t,Yoq aro .loDfi infoi ,W WW? ' lfc-oPa.F flMr' i tipl )uh .v)(,, .. 1 And you climb tho riouety old stops 1 out through tho window aome- whore whoro ? ? ? a luglon of HW olves como hurtling through tho nir jLHBB Happing their fnnoral rnbos around sBhH you. TIicbo conduct you to tho door siH of tho solcnoc building nud fly. By LBBH tho dim light tho chemistry room is sUHH roached. Hero skulls aud crosjbnues LHiH dnnco boforo your oyos on a baok- LisflB ground of black ILH Woo tbo night I What noise cornea sHI from beneath. Tho chirping of oplr- HH It graeahoppers tho nrlthlng of tho Hl low worm, tho shriek of nmrdored LLH Oats tbo howl cf dUomhodled doga HH all all crying for vouegnuco troni ILLH tho Stygian pita. Mnofarlnuo's knife LLLI in tho gora. Oloso' up tho Infernal' BBH pit. lllo us, spirits of tho ulght, to HHLv bighor regions. HLLv In nu instant wo nro in tho Audi- LH torium. O what a relief ! O tho ool- sHi&B art Sear loavos, yellow pnmkins, .iHlsH eoarlot bodloes, lavandor lights, tho 'LHI world of roal voices tho laughtor of ILHLi mnldous tho muBio tho dauco. Wo LLLB bavo fouud oursolvoa - wo nro still ILLLH young and happy, wo nro in tho'mldst BLLH of pomp nud pleasure. Enter that H qoay corner aud tit on that comfor- talflo chair. Rest your mind nnd LLLl soul, and rcliova tho tension of your H ntrvoH. Loo)c at tho plage, tho ehocka LLLv of golden corn, tbo Jong rowa of fl pumpkins, tho flickering light from a blind red jaok 0' lanterns. Dimpled H dnmeols now play gamob -.lthug, ro- H voal our fortunoa amusing and mys- H teriouB. Now try your luck on the1 witch who Ib striding along with hor broom. Pin her slipper on her foot . LLLl while you nro bllndloldcd and you LLI shall liavo a prlzo. You have fnilod? H Woll thon lot nuotbor try. At Inst H ono has succeeded and tho, priKO is HLHB siven. Now the dnnolug btKlne. fH Leava ub to enjoy our vm1h aa beet iflH agsafijafiuajtijgipsj riTni"ri 1 '"ii r JiyiyjiiaT T lljiSPBBMPl TH |