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ADVISORY EDITOR EUGENE R. JACQUES
EDITOR-IN·CHIEF ALYIN J. KEEN
ASSISTANT EDITOR FRANCIS G. CAFFREY
ASSOCIATE EDITORS Alumni Editor, HOWARD WHEELOCK Exchange Editor, GEORGE E. CREATH News Editor, EUGENE R. JACQUES Business Topics, HAROLD E. ADAMS
CLASS REPRESENTATIVES BEATRICE NOAKLE~ JAMES O. CAl\llPBELL ALICE GALL CHESTER E. TURNELL ELIZABETH TIERNEY ESTHER HAROOTUNIAN
BUSINESS MANAGER RICHARD A. TAYLOR
CIRCULATION l1ANAGER GEORGE E . CREATH
BUSINESS STAFF JAMES MURRAY MATTHEW ANNOTTI VINCENT T. CURRAN WINTHROP B. COLLINS
FACULTY ADVISORS WARREN C. LANE, C. P. A. JEANNETTE CARROLL CHARLES H. PEASLEY, A. B., A. M. ':":11 ;11 1111 11 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111/111111111111111111111111Itlllll lllti lltt lltIII II IIJlllllt llltJllltll l!!IIII THE BOOSTER HALLOWE'EN NUMBER Volume Four' OCTOBER, 1926 Numbers 1-2
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THE ANNUAL CRAVE A WORD OF APPRECIATION T was 'a wise man who said: "Money HIS nUJlll1er of TIle Booster, hecause it is I doesn't mean everything, but everything T tIle fir,,t iSSllt' of the school year, 192G- seems to mean money." It is certain 1927, liaS heen directed for the first time that a magazine mean:.; Illone~r and that h ~ " itf: newlY elected officers. The BooRtel' 'l' bring's u:.; to the point. The Boo,' ter is in the Editor-in-Chief is clltering the :,cllOol panel' fourth veal' of its existence. No"~ a four field for tlH' first time, and hecauRe he has year-olll hab~' is :.;tl'onger, hig-ger, noisier and not ('ng:aged in this particular type of en more active than a one-year-old. Also it costs deavor before, lle 113S needed a great deal of more. So with our infant magazine. It co-operation and advice. craves attention and it likes money. For this co-operation and advice he is A few years ago the founders of the mag indebted to Mr. Eug'ene R. Jacques, Editor azine gave their hest efforts to the inaugura~ in-Chief during' 1925-1926. He has come for tion and extension of The Booster, and they ward in that fine spirit so typical of the Bry handed down to us the fruits of their labors ant and Stratton family, and to ]lim 'with a plea to improve on their noble begin should go all tIle credit for the literary value ning'. It is for us to carryon the work. of the present issue of The Booster. The magazine represent:.; the scllOol in di:.; The Editor takes tl li s opportunity to ex taut citie:.; and in far-off countries, for The pres:, his appreciation to Mr. Jacques, and to Boo:.;tel' finds it:.; "-ay all over the countrY, f:tate tllat ,,,ithout 11is eo-operation and ad and eyen to the Pllilippine:.; and Jamaica. vice tlle editing of t11is number would have .Any true supporter of the SC11001 certainly heen very oifficult if not absolutely imnos- wants the paper to he l'(""'resentative of the sihle. A. J. K. school. ~'he advertisements that YOU ohtain AMBITION WITHOUT WILL will mean a hettor paper. rrll(' aim of the present staff i:-: to make 'MB1rrrON i:.; a wonderful thing, hut am the .final issne of this year's Boo::;ter a year A hition alone is worthles!'. Many peo hook. ~rhe expense of this type of book is ple aspire to do great thing's but they p;reat, aud it i:.; with these plans in view, that lta\'p not the will power to work and MAKE the Busine::;:,; Staff pleads for support during rrHEl\ISRLVES wl1at they fain would be. the whole yeal'. Emerson once said, "I-Tow many men would The Staff, both of tlle literary and husi fain ,9,:0 to hed dunces and wake up Solo ness departments, prolllise to do it:-; he t, and mons!' , th<"v look fonntnl to everY :.;tudcnt in Bryallt Thi!' i:, indeed true of most of u:.;. How and Stratton College to hae1\: their ef[ol'{~ h~ eyer, if \\"e ,yollld only :-;top and thi1l1~, we ohtaining ad\'erti"cm(>nt~ and :-uh!'crihinQ' to '\'ou1<1 l'ealize that, for our own g'ood, God every issue. I~. R. 'J. 11a:-; ordered that this be impossible, for work deyelops us pllysically, mentally and OUR LAST TRIBUTE morally. 'When Wp work for anything, we put our EEP in our heal't.-· is the memory of Paul selves into it and we naturally prize it more D E. Falcon WllO passed away October 4, hig-hly than something'· which has cost us 1926. His sincere spirit of friendliness nothing. rrhe man who has done his best, '\-af: appreciated hy the ::;tudents as well as iR as truly a succeRS as the man who has ac hy the faculty, and Bryant and Stratton 001- complished what he set out to 00, for : "Not leg'e fecI:.; as tllOUg'h it has sustained a per failure, hut low aim, is crime." f'onal loss. Let us remember tllat anytlling "-ol'th IN MEMORIAM having i:-; worth \yorking for, and that noth ing' wortll ,yhile is gained without effort. Like the shadows softly creeping, At the closing of the day; BOOST THE BOOSTER Death has stolen in upon us, And has taken Paul away. 01rrS1DJ1JRS judge a college by the char acter of its pupils, the conscientiousness Though we mourn our classmate's and interest shown in their lesson!', passing, their /leal for college's welfare and progress, And our hearts with sorrow fill; We can find one consolation, aR well as their loyalty to all school activities. God knew best,-it was his will. As a Rtudent, do things bringing credit to "CLASS OF 1926'1 YOtH' school. Boost The Booster! ill, RotT, Page Two THE BOOSTER
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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIO~ HA VE WE ANY DRAMATIC B. A. CLUB PLANS BIG CLUB HOLDS ELE,-,TION STARS? HALLOWE'EN SOCIAL James Murray Elected President If Not, Lesser Lights Can Shine. Large Attendance Expected The Business Administration Club Join the Dramatic Club Are you {wing to. step out? Of of Bryant and Stratton College h~ld course, you are! When? On Wed its annual election during the th.lId The Bryant and Stratton Dra nesday evening, October 27th. Why? week of September, and the followmg matic Club was recently organized by Bec~use that is the night that the members were elected by the class for Miss Jeanette Carroll for the pur BUSIness Administration Club plans the ensuing year: James Murr~y, pose of bringing the students to to hold the first big dance of the sea president; Howard Wheelock, vIce gether to participate in the plays son. Think of all the fun and the president; George E. Creath, secre. and social events of the school good time you will have mi~sed if by tary; and Jack Spencer, treasUr~I'. throughout the year. chance you should fail to attend. . The club became active the day of Its This is the first year that an at The dance program will be furnish reorlranization and Treasurer Jack tempt has ever been made to organ ed by "Jimmy" Walsh, "The Radio Spe;cer may be l';een all h?urs of the ize such a club, and out of the large Hit", and his melodious six-piece 01' day ('ollecting dues. He WIll soon b~ number of students attending Bryant chestr~. The time i~ eight P. M.; the come one of the most popular boys ill and Stratton college, the new club place IS at the PrOVIdence Plantations the class. will no doubt prosper. Any student Club Hall on Franklin street and the It has always been the policy of who would care to join will be gladly aelm ission. i3 only 50 cents.' During the club to raise a sufficient sum of admitted as a member. the evenIng refreshments will be money during the year to clear the The club has already held several served, and favors distributed. A good expense of a banquet and an outing meetings, and the officers for the year time is assured to all those attend to be held during the latter part of have been elected. They are: presi ing. the year. The cl~ss dues are 25 cents dent, Eileen Kelliher; vice president, The newly elected members of the per month, payarle in advance: How Elizabeth Tierney; secretary, Evelyn Business Administration dance com ever, the purpose .of the cl~b IS not a Brenner; and treasurer, Richard !TIittee have been working hard dur continuous campaIgn to raIse money, Ryan. The Advisory Board will con mg the pa.st f~w weeks selling tickets but to promote socials and an atmos sist of Miss Jeanette Carroll and Miss and arousl.ng Interest. They intend phere of good feeling among the stu- Eunice Higgins. to put thIS dance over, and put it uents during the year. . over BIG. With your cooperation President Munay attended to hIS STUDENTS IN CLASS OF 1926 and support their expectations will be first duty immediately after taking EARN DEGREES fulfilled. Do your part. Attend the office by appointing the members of d~nce, and brin~ your friends along the B. A. Social committee who are Senior Credit Certificates Also Re WIth you.-E. R. J. as follows: Matthew Annotti, Harold ceived E. Anams, R. Lr,cien Appleby. Fred NEW COVER DESIGN Richmond. Richard Caffery, Albert G. The following graduates of the Arcaro, Vincent Curran snd Eugene Business Administration Department, FOR BOOSTER R. Jacques. in June, 1926, are entitled to the de Lewis Wilcox a Clever Artist The newly elected members have al !;Tee of Bachelor of Business Admin readv held ~eyeral meetings, ann istration: Mr. Lewis Wilcox of the Business from the spirit of enthusiasm which Nelson J. Gulski Administration Department has made seems to p .. evail Rmong the students. Thoma~ L. Fraser it possible for The Booster to begin its the club will no doubt prove a 11Tellt John S. Bettencourt. Jr. opening issue with what may be success throughout the year.-E. R. J. Willi~m ,r. Burns ealled an. innovation in school paper James .J. Heelan cover de:::lgns. The cover of this is .John Giilesoie, Jr. sue represents two weeks of patient MISS KNIGHT NEW Vi'1cent DiSand,·o and tireless efforts, which 'goes to FACULTY MEMBER Albe-rt F. Tllrbitt orove the old saying that diligent la~ T illian L. S'ISS bor always brings success. Several Miss Ida M. Knight, a former g"J.'ad Wallac~ G. Ecclpston art instructors at the Rhode Island uate amI teacher of Bryant and Strat In adelition to the Bachelor of Bu~ School of Design, of which he is a ton College, has joined the faculty iness AelministJ'ation degree they will graduate. have commended his work. again after being in charge of the receive a certificate which will Qual Mr. Wilcox, who also designed last shorthand department of the North ify them to ~ e rve in the caoacity of vear's ('over. has done a verv com Attleboro High School. . Miss Knight credit men if they h~ve ocr ngion to mendablp pipce of work. and' he de lITaduated from the Boston School of accent a oosition which renuirp.· that ~prve;; all thp praise which we C'ln Filing in 1923. and is at present tak particulal: kind of work. The" lag. <>'ive him The memhers of The ing up a special course at Boston of 1926" will be the . econcl cIa". to Boo~ter Board take this opnortunity University. receive Senior Credit Certificates. to thank him . and to drllw the atten We wil';h Miss Knight su('cess, and 1'his ('el'tificate is an end or. ement con 'ion of the !:'tudents to his work-E. h0pe that hpr stay here win hI' both ferrerl hv the National Association of R. J. pleasant and prosperous.-B. N. Crprlit Men. These men have ~uccessful1y com nleted thpir course in Bryant lind We often get up in the morning SEND IT IN Str"tton C01lege. and lire now taking feeling like a receipt in full, and go If you have a bit of news, positions of responsibilHv in the ac to beel at night feeling like a notice Send it in. that another installment is now due. Or a joke that will amuse, tive busineRs world. They de>,prve A story that is true conp-ratnl'ltions for their excellent Senti it in. work. We extend our best 'wishe~ fnr NOT TOO LATE An incident that's new, ~heir continued success in life.-E. R. For the benefit of all eleventh J. hour students who have not as yet We want to hear from YOU, ARE YOU A BOOSTER? Send it in. I subscribed to The Booster, the Never mind about the style B-oost The Booster Board has decided to extend the If the story is worth while, O-thers do; since time for another month. Give Mr. SEND IT IN. O-thers boost it Taylor. or your class representa S-o can you tive 75 cents and get a subscrip T-ry to give tion card for the remainder of the On the tree of knowledge there E--ach issue zest year. grows many a nut. R-eal original jokes and jests THE BOOSTER Page Three
d Flooey's Hallowe'en Acquaintance IN MEMORIAM (By George E. Hawkins)
It was Hallowe'en again. This in ing sound behind the "arras." We itself was not remarkable, as three call our eleven dollar portieres the "arras" because we love those old hundred and sixty-five days had words. I said sternly, "Who's there?" elapsed since the last Hallowe'en, but "Money or your life!" cried a voice, this time it was different. Oh! how and an unshaven face appeared, fol ciifferent! As the moving-picture cap lowed soon after by a shabby body. tions exclaim, "This year we had A glint of steel flashed. The face Flooey." was the face of a desperate man; Flooey had come to us during the though even at that distance, and in previous winter. He had come to us spite of my amazement, I could see out of the night, sat up on our porch, that the man's . eyes were good eyes and wailed dismally. It was bitter -not those of a cruel and abusive PAUL E. FALCON cold that night, so we let Flooey into man. the house. We saw that he was an I looked down at Flooey. He had The students and faculty of Bryant unusual dog. He had started, it regarded the stranger, and had re and Stratton College extend their seemed, to be a bull-dog, and had been garded me, and then stretched out heartfelt sympathy and condolence to side-tracked, or was unable to fin with his nose between his paws, ~o the family of Paul E. Falcon, who ish his education, and had decided to ing back to sleep. Flooey was not a passed away suddenly on Monday become a collie. His hair was thinner dog to play favorites. night, October 4, 1926, at the home in some places than in others mak "You foo!!" cried I to the stranger, of his uncle, Hector P. Falcon, with ing: him appear somewhat like a rug with a sneer; and I rather fancy my whom he lived. which has received considerable one sneer, when I really have something Mr. Falcon, who is a graduate of way traffic. Due to the fact that he to sneer at. "Don't you realize that the Class of 1926, was one of the sneezed a good deal, we called him I know that you are pointing at me, most popular and well-liked boys 111 Flooey. not a pistol but a safety razor. the his class, 'and the news of his death An intelligent and high-minded dog husiness end of which is in your fist?" was a shock to his large circle of is one of the greatest gifts to man "This dog here could, if I were to friends who cherished his friendship. kind. It is also a considerable asset give the word. leap upon you and tear Paul, who was only 19 years old, to fiction writers We felt sure that vour thlont from ear to e2r-Have was born in Montreal in 1007 and Flooey would do something extraord vou no m()ther?" came to live with his uncle when six inary. HI' justified our expectation,;. The stranger sobbed. "Yes," then years old. He was educated at St. The first week we had him, he bit h o ~rlded a<:; though to allay suspicion. Jean De Baptist School in Pawtucket, the nostman, who was trying to de "Only one." "It is Hallowe'en," said Assumption College in Worcester, and liver- a mail-order catalogue. I. "1 cannot be hal'sh with any man. La Salle Academy, from which insti It cost us something to satisfy I see vou are not bad at heart. J tution he graduated in 1924. In June, the postman, but we couldn't help shall y{ot call th!' police. Go hnme 19,26, he finished a two-year course marveling at Flooey's almost human, 'l.nd shave yourself with that safety at Bryant and Stratton College. or more than hU'11an, perspicacity. He raznr" Mr. Falcon will be remembered alike wanted us to "Patronize Our Neigh "You arp !rood to 111e,-too good. bv teachers and students for his borhood Store." On another occasion T pm nM bad !It heart, but it wa· charming personality, excellent schol he was gone for a week and brought H;:,]lnwp'"n. (By Howard Wheelock) Arthur E. Tarbell Opens Year's Lec (By Geor~e E. Creath) ture Program Mr. Edward P. Brown of the "Class Arthur E. Tarbell, well - known Due to the fact that most of the of 1926" has an excellent cost ac Providence attorney and business school publications have not as yet counting position with the Attleboro merchant, opened the Bryant and had a chance to get out their first is branch of the Quaker Silver Com Stratton lecture program on October sue for this sch(·ol year, and conse pany. Mr. Brown is also connected I, 1926, with a very impressive and quently have not exchanged with us, with the sales der>artment of the same eloquent lecture entitled "Education we have not much to offer in the Ex firm. and its Relation to Business." Mr. change column this month. However, Tarbell, who is a born orator, held we would at this time like to call the students spellbound for over an the students' attention to the fact John S. Bettencourt, a graduate of hour with his masterful command of that there is such a column in The the Business Aclministration Depart the English language. Booster. If we do not happen to ex ment and :. former member of The The lecturer analyzed in a psycho change with the particular high Booster Board, now holds a responsi logical manner the various functions school from which yo u came, call the ble cost accounting position with the of an education, and the reaction of Exchange Editor's attention to the Glendline Finishing Company. "John those functions on business as a pro fact and he will be glad to try and es ny" is a hard w(,rker, and his efforts fession. He emphasized the fact that tablish an exchar.ge with that paper. will surely bring him Sllccess. education in business should mean an Students who find they have some appreciation of the beauty and won spare moment during the day might James J . Heelan, the star second der of na~Ul'al things created by God, put that time to reading some of the baseman, and captain of last year's instead of a dislike for what may be many high school and college papers baseball team, is now employed in the termed routine drudgery. which we receive each month. In this cost accounting department of the "Although dollars and cents are way, we might be able to more eas Japanese Novelty Company of Prov highly es entia! for our comfortable ily become acquainted with the hap idence. We hope that he is as suc existence in this world, the acquisi penings in schools throughout the cessful in this field of activity as he tion of such. should not be our sole United States. was on i; he baseball diamond. aim in life," said Mr. Tarbell in a To the staffs of our various ex very emphatic and perorative manner. change friends, we wish the very best Yvonne Pinault a graduate of the All those who heard Mr. Tarbell of success during the coming year, Secretarial Department now holds a speak will frankly admit that he is a and extend to them a corelial invita responsible position with the Attle fine speaker, and that he deserves tion to "come again." boro Chamber of Commerce. considerable praise for the manner in We will welcome any comments on which he put his gubject across. our issues. Dominic Hysko, a former member E. R. J. of the Business Administration De BOOSTER COMMENTS partment, is now employed as cost TOPSY TURVY HUMOR "Heights High Herald", Muskegon, clerk in the cost department of the Mich.-An all round good magazine. Glendline Finishmg' Company. How about more pictures and car A FLIGHTY FLEA toons? Thomas L. Fraser, better known to A~D A FLOOEY FLY th students of B. & S. as "Big Tim", "The Arrow", Detroit, Mich.-Wel has accepted a position in the For A flea and a fly in a flue come! Another ntW exchange! After eign Exchange Department of the Were imprisoned, so what could reading The Booster, we must say Shepard Stores. they do? that it boosts the school first and fore "Let us flee!" said the fly, most. The short articles are up-to "Let us fly!" said the flea, Vincent Di Sandro, a graduate of date and fit the paper. The stories So they flew throug'h a flaw in the are also worthy of praise. last year's BusiJless Administration flue. class has recently entered the employ of the Providence Granite Company. "The Spotlight", Chelsea, Vermont. Mr. Di Sandro is connected with the EPITAPH ON SCOTCHMAN'S -"The British Rubber Monopoly" is cost department. GRAVE a fine article ar.(l one that has re cently been the topic of much dis Wallace G. Eccleston, the biggest Here lies a Scotchman, "Sandy" cussion. little man of the graduating class, is McSnore, employed as an Accountant in the He spilled his liquor on the cabin AS WE SEE OTHERS Providence office of the Armour Com floor; "Maroon News," Menominee, Mich. pany. Lickin' it up, he got the -Yours is a newsy paper and shows shivers, that there is good school spirit man Two recent additions to the office And died the next day with a tongue ifested throughout the school. We of Frank Crook, Inc., are Albert F. full of slivers. are glad to see such an interest Turbitt and William J. Burns. Mr. shown in try-out for your staff. Turbitt, who wa~ our former club WHAT'S A FELLA GONNA DO? treasurer is head bookkeeper, and Mr. Cop: "You're under arrest." Ben Turpin: "What for?" Burns is employed as a stores record If I hold her hand, she thinks I'm clerk. bold. Cop: "You 10Gk crooked." If I don't, she thinks I'm mighty ~IlII!IIJ!I!II!IIIIIII I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIIII1III!11111 IIIIIIIII II IIII IIIII!!IIIII!!!J.!!!!!!!!III!= TH AT'S ENOUGH cold. If I muss her hair, she calls for "Little words of wisdom, mother. DON'T FORGET Little words of bluff; If I don't, she calls me brother. Make "Jin1my" Lane tell us, If I try to kiss her, it's "No you THE B. A. CLUB 'Sit down, that's enough!'" don't." If not, she'll entice me for fear I Our sympathy is with the room won't. HALLOWE'EN DANCE mate of the fell ow who is so full of If I tease her, she starts to "puppy love" t hat he barks in his cry. WEDNESDA Y EVENING sleep. If not, it's "Hert's your hat, Good- bye." OCTOBER 27, 1926 A boarding house is no stronger "SO WHAT'S A FELLA GONNA t.han its weakest coffee. DO?" THE BOOSTER Page Five Business 60 ics. Harkins turned reel, and shifted his feet. He swallowed hard, and then BUSINESS REVIEW olurted out: "The foot-steps aTe those of my big (By Harold E. Adam ) tom-cat. Begging your pardon, Miss, Prosperity continues in spite of the the railway workers, the anthracite but I took the privilege of allowing many pledictions to the contrary. It coal trike, the record breaking pro him to pass the night up there, for it was confidently stated by many that duction of automobile', and the down is so cold out." the collapse of the tock market in Iward movement in the general price Charlotte laughed. the early months of the year would be levels. These were to usher in a pe "Yuu need not feel worried about followed by a deplession. Business riod of hard times, unemployment, and that Harkins, for I won't turn him was not and the market recovered pOOl business, but they failed, so far. out-of-doors. We must go upstairs half of it. los es. We were also told to shake the confidence of the general and find out the cause of the other that we would ee the end of pros- public. noise." perity when the Florida real estate Despite of the backwardness of Harkins would i'ather have walked boom bubble burst, but such was not spring and the general decline of com a mile on his gouty foot, than to go the .cas~, du.e hl;rgely .. to. the. e.asy modity prices th() volume of checks upstairs on SUCh a night. Meekly ne c~'ed lt sltuatlOn m faclhtatmg hq~l~a- drawn for the payment of goods and followed Charlotte who bravely bon. Others were eql~ally posItlve the amount of freight carried by the opened the door, and ascended the that unless the purchasmg power of railroads continuts to exceed that of stairs. When she reached the top the farmer's dollar increased business any previous year. The only thing step, she switched on the electric cur would su.ffer. Yet .the farme~'s dollar to cause us alarm is the European rene, and ,vith the flare of light, a has not Increased In purchasmg pow- situation. The British coal strike re lalge cat mewed. el' and business is better than in mains unsettled, the King of Belgium 'i'hey were just about to begin look 1925. has l'eceived dictatorial powers. Ger- ing behind the trunks to find where A number of other factors that were many is at a standstill and France h ,he wailing cam(; from, when the going to depress business, but didn't still struggling with an extremely dif house shook with a mightly blast of to any great extent are: recession in ficult monev complication. These are wind, and a low groan behind Har building- activities, the continuance of bound to affect America's prosperity kins was heard. He turned white, installment selling, the excess of im- unless some means are found to set and his hair began to rise. He stood POTts over exports, the demands of tie them soon. as though rooted to the spot. The groan had startled Charlotte, but when she looked behind him The Romance of Business there was nothing there. Harkins re~ covered his senses and slowly turned around to face the ghost. To his surprise there was none there. Those of u. in this present age who ture to those vo'ho read the signs ~uddenly .his face lit up with a have the adventurous spirit and crea aright. It is still replete with the smIle of rehef, for sticking in the tive implus should not de pair be l'Omance of the unexpected. wall, facing the window, was a bot So long as the unexpected plays a tle, cause there are no new worlds to dis role in businesll life, hazards are en "Listen for a moment, Miss. I am cover, unchartered seas to roam on, or countered, and difficulties beset us in quite sure that I have located the any countries to conquer. We the attainment of our aims, there is a ~ause of the disturbance." should find our outlet in the conduct change from humdrum affairs to an Shortly another rush of wind swept of business enterprises. adventure fraught with perils-the throu .g~ the trees, and they heard a In the old days we might find on fascination of romance still clings to repetItlOn of the noise which had a merchant's books, "Debit Adventure business. rrightened them. The wind, coming to China with the value of the cotton In economics we learn that there ~hroug'h a hole in the window, blew goods shipped," etc. Reading further can be no profit without risk. Where 'nto the mouth of the bottle, emitting we would find various "Adventures" thele is risk there is adventure. The "l sound according to the force of the to Brazil, to India, to Cape Town, and seas today are well charted, but then wind. perhaps to Madagascar. It would are still storms and hidden reefs that Charlotte went back to bed to sleep read more like the Arabian Nig'hts are liable to be encountered. But un ;n peace, but Harkins had to bathe than a "Dryasdust's Exposition of like the tales of old, the business 1'0· his footh before he could hope to get Double Entry Bookkeeping." It mance today is like the popular novel :my rest. proves that in those days business was ~t is more likely to have a happy end~ full of adventures-cruises over un mg. Three months had passed. Char- chartered seas. It is still an adven- (To be Continued) 1.0tte told no one. except Irving, about the necklace. He was very much sur ')rised, but did not doubt her THE LOST NECKLACE "Now, Harkins, all you have to clo ,tory. is lil'ten. And for goodness sake On this particular evening, Irving (Continued from Page 7) don't look as though 'lour last hour was in the highest of spirits. Pride, If Charlotte were not so frightened, had come." . mingled with love, and the beauty of she would have laughed at the ~ he moon was the definition or' his In truth. poor Harkins was suffer ~motions. Sitting beside him, in his ludicrou. pIcture Harkins made. He ing from his hasty walk on his gouty tried to ustain his dignity as butleT 'lattered roadster was Charlotte. Her foot. Since hi mistress had com very nearness made the blood 11m without hi~ • tiff suit on. Consciously manded him to listen. he listened. Hf' >hrollgh his veins in leaps and bounds. he ran a large hand over his hair. trv started when he heard the awful howl ing to smooth its rumpled condition. qp had "topped his car on the lake followed by a low groan. Soon he drive. They looked at the reflection Impulsively Charlotte g-ra ped hi heard the scrunch of foot-steps over. hand and made poor Harkins fairly 'If the moon on the water, and before head. ~hey knew just what was happen run down the hall. He was rolling "Now, Harkins, you have heard the his eyes in agony. and he felt hurt ing-. Charlotte was in Irving's arms. wailing sound, and the foot-steps "I love you, Charlie," he said nt the Young ladies' incon ideration of You arc to go upstairs, with me, to his gout. huskily. find out the cause of the noises." (Continued on Page 3) Page six THE BOOSTER THE LOST NECKLACE (By Cecilia Lamb) It was a cold, biustering day in Iinterrupted her work to explain "that thought, looked very pretty in her early M.arch and the wind dId its best Prudence was an odd girl, and that changeable pink and silver satin to provol{e the pedestrians by flapping she knew secrets about the old house sleeveless gown. The top skirt was their coat-tails in their faces, and that she would not reveal." caught at her left hip by two large gaily carrying away their hats. With "Grandmother, do you not think it roses, and when she walked, the un a groan, a bus slid up to the side- rather, well, I know that if I owned derskirt of silver satin, was discerni walK and stopped, Its door was a prized necklace, I would not forget ble. Another rose, set among silver thrown open to admit a young girl. where I put it." leaves, drooped from her shoulder. Srnall curls which had escaped from "Yes, yes, but you see, Prudence "Good evening, Irving. Meet gl'and beneath a close-fitting turban hat lay was engaged to a young man at the mother, Mrs. Faulkner." upon a rosy cheek. Although she was time, antI very much in love they The butler soon appeared and not pretty, Charlotte was attractive. were. After the ball, Prudence put shortly they were speeding toward She was on her way to the old co- hE-r necklace in the usual hiding the city. Neither spoke until they ionial house which, through hundreds place. The next morning she received had reached their friend's home. of ' years, had been inherited by each the news, rather abruptly, that Dick "How late do you want to stay, generation.' had been killed in an accident. Well, Charlie? Would you rather leave , Half an hour later, Charlotte ran Prudence lost all recollection of where about half an hour before the usual up the steps of the old house. Some the necklace was, and after that, she time, and go for a ride before you of the rooms in the back were not was always sad." return home?" occupied, and the gables had the ap- The next morning Charlotte went "Does it make much difference to pearance of one holding a great se- to work, for, although she was weal you, Irving? If it doesn't, we will cret within its dusky wails. ~hy, she wanted to spend her days stay until the party breaks up, that After a dinner she followed her In a profitable way, and she, there is, unless I tell you differently dur aged grandmoth~r into the living fore obtained a position as a stenog ing the evening, and then go for a room where a fire was crackling mer- rapher in the National Exchange ride. Grandmother won't wait for me, rily on the hearth. After the topics Bank. so it won't matt6l' as to what time I of the day had been discussed there Throughout the routine of the da~·, reach home." were a few minutes of silenc~. 9harJotte could not keep her mind "It certainly doesn't make any dif . "Grandmother wasn't there some from the necklace. Where could it ference to me. I thought that you, old legend pert~ining to this house? ~e 'l She could not tell anyone about probably, would want to get home Won't you tell me about it?" It, fOl' grandmother had told her that about one o'clock, in order to rest "Yes, my dear, the story has been it ,;vas a family.secret. . well before work tomorrow. retold through feur generations but I Charlotte, WIll you go to dmner "Why, Irving, I don't want to stay no one has been able to find the' 'lost with me tonight?" out any later than half-past one at necklace!' " "No, Irving. Thank you for the the very most." "Lost necklace! Oh! do hurry and invitation, but grandmother expects "All right. I know a definite time tell me about it. Please do." me home, and I have to practise two now." "Your great, great, great, great ho~rs on. my harp." . Charlotte was l"ot the prettiest girl grandmother was a very busy society 'All ~· Ight. PromIse to. go to a at the party, but she was the most woman. As a girl she was a charm- party wlth me tomorrow mght?" attractive, and the best favored, for ing creature and everyone loved her. Charlotte thought for a moment. she was unlike the other girls. Her When she reached her twenty-first "Where is it going to be held?" gentle, quiet ways won the friendship birthday, her father gave her a neck- "D~n't hesitate over that question, of the boys so quickly that she was a lace. The necklace was the most Char he, because you know that I source of envy to the your.g ladies. wonderful ever seen by the people of would not take you to anything but The party began with dancing the period. and Prudence cherished it. a ?,ecent, respectable place." . which everyone enjoyed. After re Yes Prudence cherished that neck- Of course I know that, Irvmg. freshments had been served, such lace>' Here the grandmother stopped, Yes, I will go. Is it a birthday game!': a~ post-office, parlor rugby, and seemed to be wrapped in thnughts party?" and forfeits were played. It was a of the past. Unwilling to break in UN 0, it's just an affair for the merry party and to most the time upon her reverie Charlotte waited a young' people here. There'll be about passed quickly; but Charlotte and Irv short while befor~ she said gently: fifteen there." ing' did not find it so. Although they "Grandmother. dear, what became "I'll call for you at seven, tomor- were en.ioying themselves. they did of the necklace?" row," were his parting words as he not narticularly care for the games She started. "Yef; . yes, yes. What walked back to his desk. Charlotte's which everyone seemerl to think was became of the necklace? That is eyes followed him. He was a manly "just the right thing." what everyone has hied to find out. fellow, quiet, and not like the average At twelve-thil·ty, Charlotte and Irv Prudence put the necklace away, for 'boy of h~enty, for he tJ:1ought l!ttle in.g- bade their hoste s good-night. The she was afraid of dishonest neople, of good bmes .. He studIed at mght cool air was soothing to their hot and she concealed it so carefully, she and was advancmg. every da~r Th!,!re cheeh. During- the ride they dis could never find it. Every person in would be enough hme to enJoy gom? cu<::sed the party. telling of their likes this . family has looked for it, but the out .every n.i&,ht after he had acquired and dislikes. and finally ending by search has been in vain." a 111gh posItlOn. And that was why adding that it was a happy affair. That night Charlotte thought a Charlotte liked him. When Irving ~topped the car in good deal about the necklace and True to her word, Charlotte spent front of the house, he did not want finall" resolved to find it. ' her evening with her harp. She de- Ch2rlotte to leave him. The moon o cided to begin exploring Prudence's made the night very beautiful, and room . for she believed that that was beautiful nights makes one feel ro Fired with excitement and deter the place she would have been very mantic, especially when you're sitting minati(m, Charlotte began to search likely to have hidden the necklace. beside a pretty ,zirl, or sitting be for the necklace. It was a tiring At seven o'clock the next evening sides a handsome boy. task, but she worked faithfully. Every the soft whirr of the motor of a ma However, Charlotte did not give inch of the dining room was gone chine wa~ heard as it stopped in front Trving- a chance to voice his feelings, over, and by night she was exhausted. of the house. Soon the great knocker for she jumped oui of the car and ran She had run her fingers over the at the door warned the inmates of the lightlr u;:> the ;;tairs. woodwork to make sure that there presence of someone who wished to "Good night," she called softly, and were no hidden closets. Without a gain admittance to the house. he heard the heavy oak door close doubt you will think that a queer Irving was ushered into the living-- ~ilently. place to begin, but grandmother had room by the butler. Charlotte, he (Continued on Page 7) THE BOOSTER Page Seven THE LOST NECKLACE (Continued from Page 6) Former B. & S. Student Now Faculty Member NeLon J. Gulski, a graduate For a while Irving stared into the of the Bu iness Administra night. What did the future hold in store for him? He wanted Charlotte, tion Department, Clast; of but-what was a fellow to do without 1926, has recently accepted much money. a responsible teaching posi Many days Charlotte was not able tion on the B. & S. Faculty. to look for the necklace. She went Mr. Gulski, who \Va Presi out more often with Irving and also accompanied groups of boy and girls dent of hi~ class, ('~tablished on excursions. One year had passed for himself a scholastic rec since the time she had asked to hear the legend of the "Lost ecklace." onl "'hiel1 hy far exceeded She could not sleep for the wind tJlat of any otller memher NELSON J. GULSKI was blowing so hard, that it seemed as though it would tear the house of ]Ii .. class. His f'uperiority of mind together with from its foundation. Her room was his untiring effol'ts and pleaf'ino' perf'onality, cal1~ecl one of the gables, to which she had laken a fancy. his fellow classmate' to look upon him as tlleir leader. Charlotte dozed. Suddenly she Mr. Gulski iB well equipped to hold ]lis Hew positiOll, started. What could that noise be? She listened intently. There was a amI we, the memhers of 'rhe Booster Board, take tlli;.; weird howling sound, unlike any opportunity in wishing 11im the best of success. noise the wind had ever before made. She could hear someone walking in I ------the room. Someone tip-toeing in For a moment she was so surprised flashed across her mind. At the cor order to be quiet. The house shook she just stared at the aperture in the ner of the chest, where the pieces of as a blast of wind swept through wall. She picked up her flashlight wood had been glued together, she the tree tops, rattling the windows, and passed from the room into a nar pressed her finger, and a small crev and whistling around the corner. The row passage which ran slowly upward. ice appeared. 3he hardly dared to cry was repeated, followed by a After rounding two curves, Charlotte look! ghostly groan. suddenly faced a well of metal. Not Charlotte screamed in delight, for CharlQtte ducked under the covers. losing faith, she ran her fingers light there, in a bed of cotton, was the Alth()Ugh, a usually brave girl, this ly over the edge of the door, but there "lost necklace." Filled with awe, she proved to be too much for her nerves. was no clicking so und, nor did a door could not touch the mass of pearls With her ears stopped with two fin silently appeal' before her. After an which lay before her. Turning, she gers, she tried to make herself be hour of feverish work, she leaned fled along the passage, calling for her lieve that it was just her imagination. against the opposite wall, prodding it grandmother. There had been no noises, and no one with her elbow to keep the tears of Much frightened at Charlotte's in was up in the attic. Rather gingerly, disappointment from flowing. She coherent talk, she follower! her ner Charlotte peeped out from under the jumped! for the metal door had swung vously. When they came to the first covers, and as all was quiet, her head open as though some super-human aperture, she was so surprised she appeared. hand had gently pushed it. could not speak. At last the~r were Fol' about five minutes she listened. Charlotte examined the place which !!,azin~ in the crevice in the edge of Se had not been mistaken. Someone she had pressed with her elbow, and the chest. was walking about up tail'S. He had sure enoug'h, there was a niche in the Reverently Charlotte !!'''thered th .. gone to the ";'1dow, and then had re wall, and upon close ob ervance, she necklare in hel' ha"'rI~. ann l"t it fall traced hIS teos to the other. ide of "llW a tiny black pot. She looked :'tt its full length. It was forty inche<; the room. The \\;nd whLtled. and at hel elhow in 'urprL e. It certainly long. A string- of e.·lossy l'Je::1rls with the unearthly groan penetra ell the wa. not . harp enough to enter the diamonds between them. It was very, house. She looked at her watch which niche and to tOllch that tiny speck. verv beaut.iful. read half-pa t one. The great clock Her dre s sleeves were half leng-th, They left the room. carefully clos in the hall chimed the hour. All was and one of the buttons. with whi(,h it ing the metal door aftpr them. When deathly still! Charlotte strained her was trimmed, had broken in half, in Prudence's r00m. (,harlotte aj!'lin cars to catch the ound of that lig'ht leavin,i?' a sharp point, and evidently, pressed the center of thf! chrvsant.hE!" ~r"::ld ag':'lin, but it was not reDeatecl. the pointed edge of the button had mum. and the panel slid Quietly into With a ~ig'h, she fell as1ee1) after an pressed the black dot in the niche. its Dlace. to remain that way for hun other hour of tense wakefulness had Charlotte entered a room which dreds of years to come. Do you pa""ed. was comfortably furnished. Cobwebs doubt the reason whv Charlotte could That afternoon she began to search covered the one winnow in the room, not sleep that night? Prudence'" room. She hacl not forgot barring out the faint light which ~en what had happened the night be would, otherwise. have entered. There * * * fore. but she wanted to wait and see wa,; a table in the center of the floor, The wind increased in volume as whether she would heal' the same a fireplace in the side wall, and sev the night wore on. Charlotte. w::ts noi~ei; again. cl'al chairs stooel a.bout. On one side awakf!ned from a lig'ht sleep by thf! 'l'he room was finished in beauti ther~ was an old secretary filled with neculi;.r howling- 110isp. She listened fullv c;.rverl mahog-any. Charlotte handsomely bounn hooks. for a few l11inutR.s, :'Ind when the wind stunied the desig-n minutely, and with In thf! cornel' of the room there was WI'S less violf!nt. she rould heat· the a file ",ound in cloth so as not to a mahogany chest which was appar soft tread of feet upst::ti r ". scratch the wood, "he went throllp,'h ently fastened to the wall. Upon open She was Roing- to fi~d out wha,t 'it every "revicp in the cJesig-n. She ing- it, she founn a mass of yellow. wa". D'·awin.r on a lr;"'10no. "he r DON'T WORRY TOO FRESH Don't worry if your job is small, She: "What's the matter?" And your rewards are few. He: "I wrote an article on fresh Remember that the mighty oak, milk, and the Editor of The Booster Was once a nut like you. condensed it. Some of the girls in the Secretarial Mr. Lee: "What is depreciation?" Department have those Missouri legs "Hi.g Lisi: "If you do anything for a -they have to be shown. man and he don't thank you for it, that is depreciation." Our own Miss Grant underwent a unique experience the other day. The SEMESTER-A STUDENT'S PRAYER We believe that mosquitos first result was visible for a few days. originated in Riverside. That's a deep No, she wasn't playing football. Now I lay me down to rest one. Before tomorrow's awful test. "Dell" Cambell was showing a pic If I i'hould die before I wake, Drink does'nt ruin a man today ture of his Ford and himself the other I will not have the test to take. it's the price that does it. day, and someone had the nerve to ask him which was which. U~USUAL nus SERVICE Negus: "Is there anything that Ethel Vere is very nervous lately. you can do better than anyone The bus service in Edna Spaulding's Tell us. How come? else ?" town is unusually good. Good au Turnell: "Yes, sir, read my own thority has informed us that Edna Alan Carlson claims he looks like writing." failed to board the bus at the usual Richard Barthelmess. Weare justi time the other morning, and the oblig fied in so believing- as they both have ing driver stopped at the next pay ears. WE WONDER WHY station telephone to inquire into the George Hawkins visits the seventh matter. Such service is most extra We have heard that "all things floor so often. ordinary but Edna justifies it. come to those who wait." Sometimes "Monty" chooses Mr. Lee's ac we think in rather strong terms that counting classes to make up lost Blind Man: "What is that wom this does not apply to street cars. sleep. an's vocation?" The Ladies' Sewing Society meets Bystander: "She used to be a "That finishes my tale," said the every morning in Mr. Lane's class. school teacher, but she hasn't any George Creath is so interested in class now." cat as she backed into the lawn popularity contests. mower." There are so many "wise cracks" WHY WORRY? FLAPPER made every morning. Mr. Jones: "Is your son getting After all when the flapper goes to ahead at college?" Matthew Annoiti says that fools Heaven she won't have so much red Mr. Smith: "Yes, a big one." used to blow the gas out, however, tape to undergo a the rest of us. All now they step on it. she has to do i. simply trade in her HIS FINANCIAL DEGREE uke for a harp. exchange the back seat on a "tin lizzie" for a tin lined Dentist: "SO) ou have broken off Neighbor-"I understand your son cloud. flirt St. Peier out of a couple went through college and that he got a tooth, have you?" of wings with which to flap-and at Jackson: "Yeh!" that ,he'll still be a flapper. both his B. A. and his M. A." Dentisi: "How did you do it?" Father-"Yes, but his P. A. still Jackson: "Oh, shifting gears on a supports him." Central, after a long time: "Num lollypop." ber, please?" Cambell: "I had a funny dream "Never mind, Central, I wanted the last night." PA'S BILL fire department, but the house has Libby: "What was it?" burned down now." 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