THE ALUMNI JOURNAL 119 



GIRLS I HAVE KNOWN. 



The liveliest girl I ever met 



Was charming Annie Mation ; 

 Exceedingly sweet was Carry Mel ; 



Helpful Amelia Ration. 



Nicer than Jenny Rossity 



It would be hard to find; 

 Lovely was Rhoda Dendron, too, 



One of the flower kind. 



I did not fancy Polly Gon ; 



Too angular was she ; 

 And I could never take at all 



To Annie Mosity. 



I rather liked Miss Sara Nade ; 



Her voice was full of charm ; 

 Hester leal too nervous was ; 



She filled me with alarm. 



E. Lucy Date was clear of face; 



Her skin was like a shell ; 

 Miss Ella Gant was rather nice, 



Tho she was awful swell. 



A clinging girl was Jessie Mine; 



I asked her me to marry 

 In vain — now life is full of fights. 



For I'm joined to Millie Tarry. 



— Boston Transcript. 



THE DEMAND FOR SOAP. 



The demand for soap in India is on the increase, as it is also re- 

 ported to be in China. Some Indian capital is moving toward meet- 

 ing the demand by the erection of soap factories. This opens a de- 

 mand for American-made machinery for making soap, and also sug- 

 gests the importance of India to soap manufacturers in the United 

 States as a field for their trade. An agent of tar soap in America 



