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TEnPnRRFTMDRES
Oakwood Evenings
“You are piratically invited to a wild and bloody hunt for treasure. Be ready at eight-fifteen on the desert island of Oakwood. Meet Buc­
caneer . . . . ............... in his cabin aboard ‘the Acorn.’ BE SECRET ........................ B E W A R E . ’ ’
This invitation was mysteriously left on the bureau of each new girl one evening at the beginning of school. Draw'ers, closets, clothes-bags were hurriedly upset in frantic search for suitable equipment for the well- dressed pirate. What a terrifying aspect they presented when they finally
issued forth from their rooms! One pirate had a gory gash which ran down the left cheek and ended with an artistic flourish toward the ear. Another stared from a face of sooty black with a bold eye, making one shiver with fear. At eight-fifteen there was a hand of pirates aboard the good ship “Acorn’’ which would have terrified any one of average courage. The hunt was on 1 From tree to tree darted pirates, their daggers gleaming
in the moonlight. Across the wilderness of the hockey field to the summer­ house, back again to the frigate “ Pine Cone,’’ to “ Dante’s Inferno’’ (the
Infirmary) they dashed in wild array. About half an hour later two be­ draggled hut triumphant buccaneers appeared on the deck of “The Acorn’’ hearing the much-coveted treasure chest. All the pirates were then mar­ shalled to the “ Main House Tavern’’ where refreshments, much more appe­ tizing than those usually indulged in by this species of ferocious man, were
served by the innkeeper, John Silver.
A week later the new girls gave a party for the old. I'his was a much milder affair, the guests being asked to come as twins instead of pirates. The old girls looked very charming in rompers and petticoats! I ' h e e n t e r t a i n me n t w a s c o mp o s e d o f n o v e l t y d a n c e s , s k i t s , a n d s o n g s . Afterwards all went to the Main House for cider and doughnuts.
Besides these two unusual parties, short plays given by the Dramatic Club, and moving-pictures taken by the girls or sent from New York, added much to the enjoyment of our Oakwood evenings.
B. L., ’3 I.
Seventy-eight