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LEFT TO RIGHT, SEATED: W. Savitt, J. Butler, D. Zitner. STANDING: T. Pogosky, M. Thompson, E. Medina, Faculty advisor Mrs. Gubelman, Prior to the creation of the Literary Magazine, Wardlaw writers could be published in a variety of other texts, including the 1925 Tempora et Mores from which The Eternal Triangle' is taken. At Hartridge, less formal settings could also be enjoyed, such as reading before the fireplace.
In the meantime Tltenrem XXV had been busy. “H'm." he mused, stroking his hypothesis pensiveri . W ho would have guessed it' There's romance even among the triangles." ami lie made his way to where Triangle Two sat moodily staring into space. lie whix- |>ered in his eat. and immediately Triangle Two shot into the air. nearly failing off his base.
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THE ETERN AL TRIANGLE \{A Geometric Fantasy\
^^vR IANGLE ONE gazed at Triangle Two dreamily. Ah. if Vw/ only we weft congruent.' she murmured- ‘How handsome he is with his arm equal to one half his hypotenuse and—why. I wonder
- " she broke off as her glance fell upon herself- ’1 lone a right angle and somewhere I\e heard that alt right angles are c<|nal. l)o you $ti\}>)H>se we mir/ltt he equal to each other' Her voice Iteeante lowered as site compared her dainty lines with those of Triangle Two.
'Hullo, there. Kiddo. boomed a liass voice, ntdelv awaken n-r Triangle One from her reverie. W hy so silent ' ’ Triangle One Mushed front the tip of her base to the top of her vertex, and casting a swift glance in the direction of Triangle Two, answered primly.
I was thinking. vr. " and relapsetl into her day dreams. Rut they had assumed a new angle. The person who addressed her was no less than Theorem XXV. who said. "Two right triangles are congruent if the arm anti hypotenuse of one arc equal respectively lo the arm and hypotenuse of the other."
What!" he shouted, throwing a cursory glance at Triangle One. Arc yon sure'" his voice Itecamc lowered. ' How do you know'" Theorem XXV again whispered lor a minute in his ear and In*, face
cleared taking on a blissful expression. All right. I'll try. In* promised, and Theorem XXV jumped hack into place, conscious of having done Ills Iwst to further romance.
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Softly Triangle Two called to Triangle One. She started guiltily, and then smiled at him. Yes?" she whisi>eretl quietly.
Et. do you, are von. have yon— " Houmlered Triangle Two miserably. This was ticklish work, hang it. promising to a triangle. Rut he started again Have you an angle equal to sixty degrees?" lie asked kindly, trying not to appear flustered.
‘'Why, yes. I have." cooed Triangle One. happily. "Have you?”
“Yes," he returned breathlessly, "That makes your base equal to halfyourhypotenuse. Howlongisyourhypotenuse?"
TriangleOneblushedagain- Wasthisquiteproper,beingasked how long her hypotenuse was' Then she made a dash for it, for proper or improper ss it might be. she wasn’t going to let a chance like this slip by. It's, it's t - two inches," she faltered.
"Hurray."shoutedherlover,"soismine! Thatmeanswe'recon­ gruent. doesn't it?"
Rut Triangle One was clever: also she was a lady. She was not goingtoappeartooeagertohecongruent,soshestalledfortime. "I don't knowSite hesitated, as though puzzled, “fan you prove it?"
"You bet." came back the distant voice of Triangle Two, already tearing through the pages on a hunt for axioms. In a minute he was hack, rather breathless and dishevelled, triumphantly clutching axiom one "Here he is. read him." Things equal to the same thing are equal to each other" crowed Triangle Two. exultantly. "And since your hast is equal to my hase. and your base is one-half your hypote­ nuse. then my hypotenuse must equal vonr hypotenuse."
"Just proved," squealed axiom one, as he scuttled away.
"So my darling, we are congruent." murmured Triangle Two. laying his arm along hers. And they were married by the Statement, who chanted .sonorously, in an important voice. "Two triangles are congruent if they can be snj>erposed." and Triangle One fell into the arms of Triangle Two. who had sealed their marriage with that in­ dissoluble bond.—Q. E. D.
The Literary Magazine is a wonderful out­ let for creative students. It is a collection of the poems, the stories, and the drawings done throughout the year. At the end of the school year, all students receive a copy of the magazine, even if the staff has to stay up the entire night before graduation to ar­ range it.
Faculty advisor Barbara Gubelman contin­ ually seeks to increase the number of stu­ dents who contribute to the Magazine. Stu­ dents are always encouraged to contribute to this forum of ideas and images. It is one of the unique opportunities that students with artistic interests and abilities are of­ fered.
F rances Louise Seaman, ’25.
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