University of Oregon monthly., May 01, 1908, Image 21

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U niversity ó'X, O regon M o n th ly
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H R IL L , bird-like whistle was heard across the
'campus,' Several students’ wère loitering ground
it-heCtenhiS'’ court in the latter part of the after-4
noon w atching the game, but all turned to *s^e who
thè: -whistler m ight be, bu t the fir trees hid him
from sight. In a few moments,'however, he joined
one of thé groups and was greeted w ith a hearty
welcome, for Ronald Crdss w as a genétaï favorite among th e stu­
d en ts ; “4 regular prince” the fellows ,had dubbed him. H e was a
prom inent athl'ete and got along fairly 4vell/w ith h is s tu d iè s , th a t
is he did during his first two years in college.; .B u t/h is year he
had g otten to be v e ry . negligent, and his work was showing the
results. Some o f.h is friends laid it to laziness, but fathers knew
th a t he sàw entirely too much of a- certain little fight-haired fçesh-|
pian, V irginia *’0 te y , t o do . justice^© 'h ïs ’ stùcìfe/ ""'And hë .turned
“to her npw ,,
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¿ “Virginia, didn’t you hear me whistle for you?” '»
, “Yes, ladf I heard you and w as Surprised, for I kno w--you
should be at class this hour.”
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“W ell, you see it is ju s t this way. W h at’s the usé of going
when you haven’t got your lesson ? ‘¿ It ’is not my policy^to let the?
Prof, know how. much I don’t know, b You’ll learn by the time you
are a ju n io r^ he teasihgly replied.
“Then, why haven’t you your lesson?” she questioned.
“ Because., young lady, I took you to/ the theatre last night.
And V irginia could make ner reply for she knew th at she would
have been vexed if he had not taken her.
A fter a little while thè tw o left, and those Rem aining-sm iled
know ingly,1 for. this’ w^s known to be one of the Worst “caSesJMn
college.
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“I heard to d a y 'th a t Cross is ’in ‘danger of 'flunking out a t the
end of this sem ester/¿rem arked Bert H allock-td-the group in gen­
eral.
“I w o u ld n i h e 1' at. all’ ' surprised. It is th ^ limit, the w ay he
takes turns a t 'c u t t i n g and flunking,” remarked another.