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Digital Commons @ George Fox University "The Crescent" Student Newspaper Archives and Museum 12-1-1909 The Crescent - December 1909 George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, "The Crescent - December 1909" (1909). "The Crescent" Student Newspaper. 97. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent/97 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Museum at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in "The Crescent" Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. jL 41o3 THE CRESCENT PACIFiC COLLEGE DECEMBER. 1909 r . 5: F Eggitnann Brothers !J Confectioners Soft Drinks, Fruits, Candies and Nuts. Lunches at Alt Hours THE_CRESCENT. At Switzer’s old stand. Published Monthly during the college year by Student Body. THE BAZAAR HARVEY A. WRIGHT, ‘10, Editor-in-Chief. d NATHAz COOK, ‘10, Associate Editor. RILY KAUFMAN, ‘11 Headquarters for Holiday Goods S MAUDE GREGoRY, ‘12 “Locals. GLADYS HANNON, Acad. Toys, Fine China, Post Cards, Stationery, CLAUDE CALKINS, ‘12, Exchanges Fine Candies, Etc. VICTOR REES, ‘12, Business Manager. CLAUDE NEWLIN, ‘11, Asst. Business Manager. Kienle & Sons Terms, 75c. a Year in Advance. Single Copy iOn. Mercantile Entered as second-class matter at the Postoffice at Newberg, Ore. Miller Company The Crescent is sent to subscribers until ordered stopped and all arrearages are paid. Newberg’s Leading Dry Goods and Direct all communications to The Crescent, Newberg, Oregon. Clothing House, Grocery and Shoe Store 3&eab Mji. An explanation of a few articles in this number will be of interest. The stories entitled “A Lynette” and “Dorothy Fenmore” were written by members of fri. McDONALD the academy English class for regular class work. The instructions were to write a story with a character in Practical Blacksmith and Wood it which had the same characteristics as ‘‘Lynette” in Workman. Horses carefully Tennyson’s “Idyl’s of the King” The story “Dormi Shod. tory Christmas” under a different title was rescued from the waste paper basket and “doctored” by the editor. 2 THE CRESCENT THE CRESCENT 3 In the first number we commented upon the whole every college town. There are relationships, however, some enthusiasm which was manifested in the Student which should exist in every town and do exist, to a Body. Students are usually enthusiastic at the begin greater or less degree. To one of these we would like ning of a school year but their zeal sometimes wanes as to call attention. The general intellectual tone of a col the weeks pass. We are glad to note that such is not lege community is affected by that college. Unwittingly the ease this term. The debate try-out was held on the public school students and youth in high school or about as disagreeable an evening as could well be out of school pattern their intellectual ideals after the chosen, but in spite of this many of the students were practices of students in higher institutions. The col out and a few outsiders, notwithstanding the fact no lege can bring to its town, if it will, high grade lyceum. public announcement was made. This iB encouraging. courses which afford instructive entertainments. Too In athletics competition is keener than last year. There often the thought is prevalent that entertainment is are more candidates for places on the basket ball team separate from every thing else. We want entertain than for several years and all are working hard. While ment so we go to the cheap amusements where the the spirit is ‘‘up” keep itup. Now is the time to work, baser part of our nature is gratified and think we have if we would make this the best year P. C. has ever been profited. It is the privilege of a college to culti known. We have a good debating team. Boost it. vate the nobler tendencies in a community so that the We have a good basket ball team. Boost it. Boost best in lectures, the best in musicals, the best in art yourself in the coming oratorical preliminaries and in will be the only entertainment wanted. Work for the sure another P. C. oratorical victory. Our slogan, best interests of the town and see if it will not stand by “CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR P. C. IN 1910.” you. Did you notice the student fellowship at the Soph omore-Town game? Preps, Freshmen, Juniors and Seniors yellingthe ‘‘Soph’s” yells with a senior leader. Some recent editorials in our exchanges have com mented upon the relation of the college and town, but it has been from the financial point of view and also from the student point of view only. They criticise the tosm and especially the business men for not patron izing student activities when their business depends to a large extent upon student patronage. These com ments were the result of special and local conditions and no doubt were in place and would not be in place in 4 THE CRESCENT THE CRESCENT 5 Dorottip jfcnmore. be expected to do. Everywhere she went she was quietly told that they could give her nothing at present Dorothy Fenmore was the daughter of wealthy and in the evening it was a disappointed Dorothy who parents. She was tall, with raven black hair and dark, returned home thinking that the world held no oppor penetrating eyes. All her life she had been humored tunities for anyone. in every whim by her father, and now at the age of Necessity orced Dorothy to try again and soon she twenty, just launched iito society, she felt that a bril secured a position as a clerk at the ribbon counter of a liant social career awaited her. Through the winter large department store. It seems almost impossible months she laughed and danced the hours away until that the wheel of fortune should turn so quickly and all unexpectedly her father died. that the society ‘bud” of the season before should After Mr. Fenmore’s death it was found that the now be simply cleric number 150. greater part of the money which the Fenmore’s had Dorothy reported for work a little bit late the first been using was not rightfully theirs. Mr. Fenmore’s morning but nothing was said about it. She was shown estate was declared bankrupt and the greater part of where to put her wraps and given a cloth and told to his property went to pay his debts. Mrs. Fenmore sold dust and arrange her counter before the usual Monday their beautiful home and with Dorothy moved into a morning rush. Dorothy loolced at the cloth and then little cottage in a quiet part of the city. at her dainty hands covered with rings and said that Dorothy was very much dissatisfied. She sat at she thought she was hired to sell ribbons and not to do home and thought of what she might have been doing the work of a. scrub woman. The department manager if only fortune had been a little more kind. looked at her for a few minutes but said nothing. Soon it became necessary that they have an income, When he had gone a friendly little cash girl informed so Dorothy decided to enter the business world. The her that she would always have to do that and also that business world meant to her what it seems to to so it was a little bit dangerous to make the boss mad. many, simply to be well dressed, to board a car in the But Dorothy’s pride had been wounded and she did morning and go down to the busy city; then during the not mean to pass over it lightly and to this little bit of day to be an ornament to some office and in the even advice she replied that she “intended to make that man ing to return home with the air of one who has actually pay for his impudence” and she immediately set about done things, but who in reality has done nothing. Dor it. othy’s society life had surely not fitted her for the Soon the morning trade began to come in and Don grind of office work. She, who had always been petted othy’s woes began in earnest. First came a woman and admired, could not understand how anyone dared with a little child. She wanted a sash for the little to object to her wishes. When she applied for a posi girl and after looking over many of the more expensive tion she objected to the long hours, the small pay she ribbons she decided upon a faded piece of lavender rib would receive at first, and even to the work she would bon from the remnant box standing upon the counter 6 THE CRESCENT THE CRESCENT 7 and then desired Dorothy to tie the sash upon the child. little note which said ‘‘We are sorry but we find that Dorothy tried but the child wiggled and twisted and in our business does not warrant the keeping of so many sisted on turning around to see the rings upon Doro clerks so you need not return Monday morning.” thy’s hands while from the counter came the warning A few days later as she passed by the store Doro call “busy, 150? busy? soon be through?” Dorothy thy decided that the business of the firm must have in angrily turned to the counter. She wondered if they creased for she observed that a new girl had been giv did not have sense enot:gh to see that she was busy.