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SNOW'7
The clouds began to gather As if ’twere going to rain, A n d then 1 saw a snow-flake
As swiftly down it came.
Taster, faster, faster,
The little snow-flakes danced;
They twirled around each other, And gaily did they prance.
They gathered on the house-tops, They covered all the ground,
And on each and every tree; The snow teas all around.
■------S. DuB. ’49
HUMPHREY AND HIS ADVENTURES
Humphrey was a little turtle. He was a very unhappy little turtle. So one day he ran away. Poor Humphrey! He was so unhappy and so hungry. One day a big dog came along and grabbed him and dropped him in a briarpatch. Poor Humphrey! It was getting near winter, so he thought he would have a feast on some berries he saw. He ate so many he couldn’t go to sleep that winter for a long time. He was so cold. Poor Humphrey! Finally, when he did get to sleep it was time to wake up. He didn’t want to sleep. He wanted to see things and wanted to eat some more berries, but he was careful not to overdo it. Humphrey was walking along the road very nicely when he fell into a mud puddle. You see, it had rained that winter, and he hadn’t yet caught up on things. Poor Humphrey! After a while he went on walking. Finally he ended up in his back yard. He was so happy. Soon he was found by a little boy’s father, who called Jimmy (that was the little boy’s name). He told him he had found his turtle. Jimmy was very happy. Later he found a mate for Humphrey. He called her Lena. Humphrey soon had a lot of little turtles. Oh, what a happy Humphrey!
ANN SCOTT CHAMBLISS ’49 Prize Winner
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