Show a Dance the Fantastic With Great Secrecy They Have Been Meeting on the Quiet in Order to Renew the Graces of I I Youth The The Secret Discovered f Say I whispered Prof Allen as he nudged Instructor Ho Howell well a little one in inthe inthe b the the ribs tell me how you get on to that glide polka with such a gracefulness of your pedal extremities I tie my legs in ina ina a a knot every time I try the thing It was these words whispered confidentially confidentially confidentially into the ear of Mr Howell that let the cat out of the bag Prof Allen did id not suspect that the walls had ears wi with h auricular conduits leading to the Chronicle office For some time those members of the faculty who did not know how to dance or orho who ho felt that they had somewhat lost the graces of youth have ave been meeting once a week on the dead quiet at Christen- Christen sens' sens Dancing Academy for lessons in the terpsichorean art True rrue they have not progressed very fast But then that is no reproach when cons considering dering the fact that so much of the time ime is consumed in laughing at one another's another's anthers anther's an an- others other's oddities and amusing attempts to todo do loit o it up quite correct Just imagine Dr Howard trying to keep up with the quick music of the polka olka and Prof Stewart endeavoring to restrain estram his steam-engine steam energy sufficient- sufficient sufficiently I ly y to keep from getting ahead of f the mu- mu SIC lc- lc Imagine Prof Toronto Toronto- trying to look pleasant in the effort to make his obstinate obstinate obstinate ob ob- feet work properly Imagine Mr Howell doing the graces without assist assist- ance Imagine Mr McKnight trying to feel at home without his watch charm between between between be be- tween his thumb and fi fingers gers Imagine the look on the face of Prof Cummings as he bites his hi lip to keep back a string of Latin slang sIang whenever his right toes col collide collide collide col- col lide with his left heel Imagine how how- President Kingsbury must Prof Arnoldson and Prof Allen and Mr J Holmes and Mr Wilcox And imagine what supreme efforts effort the ladies must at times have to exert in order to maintain the sweetness of their natures nature in their al almost almost almost al- al most fruitless efforts to bring their partners partners part part- r ners to time time Mrs Kingsbury Mrs Allen Mrs Cummings Mrs Stewart Mrs Howard Mrs McKnight Miss May Miss Brinton and Mrs Rebecca E. E Little Ah Ali to look through the window would be sacrilegious but mightily jolly This winter they have ave been under training in the two-step two and the glide glide- polka In a year or two they will take up the waltz and a few years later t the l square dances At the two notty-two social on Friday evening Prof Stewart and Prof Arnold Arnold- Arnoldson son became so infatuated with the th- dance dance music that each of them tried tried- tried tried-to to wal waltz z upon urgent requests on the part of two two pretty coeds It was bad enough for both hoth of them t to tobe tobe be on the floor at the same time time and and then to try the waltz Prof Stewarts Stewart's little feet mixed up things at a lively rate in the form of a avery avery avery very nervous mixture of polka and two- two step The deep expression of courage and honest endeavor on the face of Prof Arnoldson was too interesting to notice his feet Why I thought you said you hadn't learned to waltz remarked a student to Prof Arnoldson after the trying experience ence was ended c Waltz W altz waltz exclaimed the Professor with a solicitous agitation Waltz W altz why I thought it was a two- two step But then all should be patient with them for their dancing masters are inclined in inclined in- in to think that they are not entirely without hope and then too these professors professors professors pro pro- and instructors are themselves them them- themselves sel selves ves to the ordeal in order to be more companionable and agreeable at the student student student stu stu- dent dancing parties If students find it monotonous to hear side talks by many of the teachers on the value an and importance of learning to dance in their youth all should look wise and laugh up their left sleeve |