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According to ancient custom the old girls gave their annual party for the new girls, on Saturday evening, October third. The old girls were strikingly costumed as men and escorted the new girls as blushing damsels.
After the dance refreshments of ice cream and cake were served in the M ain House. This party may be only one of many for the old girls, but
the new girls will never forget it.
The pantomine, “ The Light Housekeeper,” enacted by the new girls, and read by Harriet Page, afforded great enjoyment and amusement to all those who saw it. We surveyed unique conceptions of trees and waves, to say nothing of the moon. True dramatic talent was revealed in this, besides great amusement.
The New Girl Rules were enforced again this year, until Christmas. It was perhaps with more mirth than ever that the ancient inhabitants of Oakwood surveyed pig-tails with evening dresses and woolen stockings
worn on Sundays, and heard themselves called by titles appropriate to their age, or rather, class. The Seniors did not recognize their own names at first when called “Miss So and So.” After December the new girls became old girls and then the rules were put aside.
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