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\ SECOND YEAR GHOSTS TALK OF PAST

With an ambling cowboy stride,
She came to school. It was her pride
To talk about her desert State
And guns and fights. Our Cactus Kate,
€ ‘ o When older, was an artist true—
m A genius—she used every hue
And ne’er a colour clashed when she
Would blend them. What a sight to see
Were Cactus’ canvases, complete— {
( : aN So bold and strong! But yet her feet
aah Would kill her as she stood. Alas!
‘ She died of feet and income tacks.

An extremely quiet type,
This former student used to wipe
; \ Her brushes silently and paint

‘ef hee With hues quite odd; and no complaint

Would ever come. Her work was fresh
t sil And different from the rest. No mesh
“ae, : Of tight conventions held her back.
fl | We i é At eighty-six she learned a knack
i Of splashing paint on, forming bubbles,
a But ’twas too late! She died of troubles.

a d cay ze : ‘ All her life, she walked sedately.
he . ne Calm, assured, she seemed so stately
By. In her ways, until (they say)

¥e Her parted lips gave her away,

For through them giggles came each hour
—To stop them was beyond her power.
Yet her art was so inspired
She did much ere she expired.

; ay Designing everything in sight,
& Au viiae : She worked—this artist—day and night.

ant Giggles got her. In the end

Crematers claimed our clever friend.

; ‘ Where sky and earth blend into one,
} Where jewel-like snow gleams in the sun,
we : A skiing figure, glad and gay—
] Skied the carefree days away;
Then her holiday was through. d
i ; Her thoughts were clear, her eye was true
: So she came to school one morning
(Just before the day was dawning),
All her inmost thoughts she stated—

ii ; , Tales of skiing she related
{ a In her paintings and design.
4 } They will live for Auld Lang Syne.

Schottisching with a Nordic friend—
She danced too fast—it was her end.

: ; Another took to fashion drawing. :
Fi Us Ga a . Sometimes while the lass was gnawing 1
; ; On her pen, she was inspired
By models strikingly attired
In peasant wear, or evening gowns.
German dyes in gorgeous browns }
And blues and yellows were a special