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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY

A Busy Day in the Editor’s Office.

CURTAIN RISES.

Scene:—Desk piled high with newspapers; waste basket overturned; everything in disorder, and editor, Miss Lillian Ilayes, writing busily at her desk.

Telephone rings.

L. Answers—Ilello! Yes, Moonbeam Office. What, Mr. Carl Yengling? Evangelist? Just recovered from rea-dunn-itus? O yes, the living live wire—a seeond Billy Sunday. I see—so hes to appear here next week—it is a fine write-up. Yes. Indeed? Goodbye. (Muses) Weil, many changes—Hmm. (Continues writing).

Kntranee of Assistant, (Miss Bernice Grove).

Weil, hello there, Bal o* Minę. How goes it?

\j.—Oh, fine. What news today?

B.— I just got it straight that Ted Jewell, you know him, who was sent to Congress from the 98th District of Ohio, ereated quite a stir in that body yesterday when he introduced a Bill providing for “A Man's Place in the IIomeB* Ile got so excited and madę such eiolent gestures that he knoeked down the statuo of Venus and then his pro-nunciation beeame so confused that the members of the House thought he was using profane language and promptly had him shown to the door.

L.—Just like him to do that—and have you noticed how interested people seem to be in our new Fashion Department, Catherine ('ronin s Notes from Paris Shops? Her daily sketches are quite a fortunate addition to that seetion. But 1 ‘ve sonie great news. .Just wait until I read you my last write-up. (She reads from her notę book) Mr. Fred MeCleery, well known “Botato Wizard” and suecessor to Brof. Burbank, bas just ac-eomplished the perfeet potato. Ile has sueceeded in eliminating all starek in such a way that it has affected the eyes. The authorities prominent in the scientific world have been heard to say it is the most wonderful scientific triumph known.

B.—Say, that stirely is fine. Well, I always knew there was something worth while behind that red top of his.

Enter Bell Boy. Hands bunch of mail to Editor (Leaves).

\j.— (Opens one). Well, here\s one from our Australian correspondent, Anna Carey. She surely does write somo interesting menus. Since the meat farnine in Australia she has been aetive in supplying menus to the people which have madę her famous. Just listen to this :

Two eyes of potatoes,    Six ears of corn,

Four hearts of cabbage,    Three strings of beans,

* One and one-hałf cups tomato seeds,    Five dead beets,

One-half tablespoonful radisli juice,

Serve with pinch of garlie and smell of onion.

B.—We dl surely have to try that ourselees sometime. Now to business. What have we for the advertising column?

E.—Well, here are a few. Mr. Wilbert Vollman and his assistant, Miss Elsie Thomas, successors of the Vernon Castles, will appear at the new Hippodrome theatre this erening. They will illustrate the “Swan Flitteiy* the ‘ Duekie Fly,” and all the latest artistie dances.

B.—Well, what do you think of that. will surprises never cease?

\j.—Bernice, get in eonneetion with the advertising manager while I look through the latest war news from the Associated Bress. We‘11 have to increase our advertising seetion.

B.—That has been arranged. I notified that department this morning to increase the seetion one page because of the two new contracts reeeived this morning.

\j.—What in the world is to take up that much spaee?

B.—(Takes notę book.) The First from the Shisler Musie Storę, the only agents in

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