The Spirit of the School

veling expenses, guarantees to visiting teams and clothing, and where the ninety dollars to pay Billy Cameron’s tuition for the winter and spring terms was coming from

k no part in the proceedings, greatly, I think, to Harr

o hundred and fifty dollars more. Last year we managed to scrape along on about four hundred and fifty dollars, but we were able to do it because the field had been put in fine shape the year before, and we didn’t have that to pay for. But this fall, as anyone knows who has been down there

. We don’t offer big guaranties, because we’ve never been able to afford to; if we[151] could do that, we could get some of the best teams in this part of the country to come here. As it is, we have to pay out from twenty to seventy-five dollars at every minor game because we

ich I have mentioned, maintenance of ground, traveling expenses, guaranties, clothing, there are others, such as tickets for the Fairview game, advertising in the papers and by posters, footballs, blankets, stationery, stamps, and dozens of inci

?” called some one. There

ves, I’ll just say that there remains ninety dollars of ‘team expenses’ to be paid. And it’s got to be paid, no matter what anyone says, for the very good reason that we have g

mild clatter

n’t given already ought to be good for five dollars. And those of you who have already given—well, we don’t refuse a second contribution; we aren’t fuss

m the back of the hall where the younger a

ows; if you’ll make up the sum to six hundred and fifty dollars, I’

. Manager!” called a voice. Harry

’s your chance now; a victory over Fairview for the small sum of

y?” asked a b

Harry boldly. “Tha

t it is

oined in the appl

u can’t write I’ll do it for you, and you’ll only have to make your mark. I’m going to ask—” Harry’s eyes traveled about the hall and at last rested, with a twin

aughter at Harry’s announcement. Phin an

his way along the row of chairs. Hansel accepted Harry’s challenge and followed Phin. They took the slips of white paper and passed through the hall

has time to follow you[155] fellows to your rooms, and so if you’l

helped Harry count up the amounts, and the meeting broke u

want the team to have all the money it can use, but I don’t like the idea of paying

t they’ve already paid his fall tuition, and he

on doesn’t get his tuition paid for the rest of thi

, and I’m disappointed in you fellows. But I’ve told you how things stand and it’s up to you.

ve adjournme

ree to five he was on the football field attending to his duties as assistant manager. And yet, in spite of all this, he found moments now and then to do odd jobs for the villagers or students. It was no uncommon sight to see Phin beating a carpet in some one’s back yard long after it was too dark to see the stick he wielded. He had all the work he could attend to, for there was nothing he could not do, and his personality pleased his patrons so much that one customer led to others. He mended f

oks of your wall. But if you insist, I’ll put it up for you t

ere for years and years, but if you choose to assign base motives to my request, I shall

was about all. As for the new friends and acquaintances which Hansel had made through Phin, he cultivated them carefully, and found pleasure in so doing, but as he was beginning to be looked upon as “queer,” or, as Harry put it, “peculiar

be looked upon as ‘qu