What Was It?
The father had come to the commence-' ment exercises and the son was showing him the sights. "See that heavy set fellow over there by the pump?" said the boy as they passed through the campus. , "Yes; who's he?" responded the father with commendable curiosity.
"He's our champion football kicker; and that one he's talking to leads the record in baseball."
"Ahl And who's the tall chap with the lantern jaws?" "He's our champion tennis player. Nobody in she state can swing a racket inth» same atmosphere he does." "Proud of him, I suppose?" ventured the father. "You bet we are, and so we are of tha dark haired fellow down there by the gate.' He's our crack oarsman and best all around gymnast. Rare combination, but he's a corker, is Jimmie," and the son threw a kiss to Jimmie. "By the way," inquired the father, "who is yaledictorian of the class this year?" { The son looked at the father question^ ingly. , "Valedictorian?" he asked with a pu&j zled look. "Yes; valedictorian?" repeated tha father. i "And what's that, I'd like to know?' 1; came from the son nest, and the father went right down_to the firstjtrajn out and got on board.-
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 253, 22 October 1892, Page 4 (Supplement)
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