SCENE:--_A school room or in the room of one of the girls if preferred. If possible, a piano is included in the furnishings, which may be as elaborate or as simple as desired. Two entrances must be provided, one covered by a square framework supposed to represent a bookcase. Books are across the top. In front of it hangs a full curtain._ _It will be very effective to have the frame-work representing the bookcase directly in the center of the stage at back, so that it is in full view of the audience. A table with books, etc., can be placed at one side of the stage. A few chairs can be set around the room but not in a way to hide the bookcase._ _As the Curtain Rises_ SOPHOMORE and FRESHMAN _are seated at the table._ SOPHOMORE. Now, the Seniors weren't that way last year. You're only a Freshman, so of course you can't judge, but I never saw so slow a class as this year's, why they haven't said a word about the entertainment, and yet everyone knows they ought to give us a Thanksgiving party. (_any other festival can be substituted here_) FRESHMAN. A party? What do they have to eat? SOPHOMORE. They're not likely to have anything this year. If I had known that last Thanksgiving I would have eaten twice as much. I haven't anything to be thankful for. FRESHMAN. But you passed in History. Why don't you tell the Seniors what they ought to do? SOPHOMORE. Sh--here comes one of them. (_rises and goes to meet_ SENIOR) (_Enter_ SENIOR, _tired out, she sits down with a great sigh of relief._) FRESHMAN and SOPHOMORE. What's the matter? SENIOR. Matter? Why, I'm half dead thinking. SOPHOMORE. (_giggles_) Thinking! SENIOR. Say, did you ever hear the word Sophomoric? (_severely_) That's the sort of a joke that was. FRESHMAN. What were you thinking about? SENIOR. Trying to get up some new and original kind of a Thanksgiving party for the school. SOPHOMORE. You darling! (_embraces her_) FRESHMAN. We were afraid you had forgotten. SENIOR. (_rises and joins others_) I wish I could forget for a while but they made me chairman of the committee so I have to get up something. If I can't think of anything better we'll have an ordinary spread and get just what everybody likes. SOPHOMORE. Grand! Welsh rarebit for me. FRESHMAN. I want chocolate _eclaires_. SENIOR. We ought to ask one of the Juniors too, that wouldn't be enough variety. SOPHOMORE. Ask Laurine. SENIOR. Where is she? FRESHMAN. She told me she was going to study her Chaucer. SENIOR. She didn't mean it. She never does. SOPHOMORE. (_going to door and calling_) Laurine, Laurine. JUNIOR. (_outside_) All right. SENIOR. Maybe she's thinking up a new class souvenir to go with their rings and hatpins and pins and banners. FRESHMAN. Tell her we want to ask her advice, then she'll hurry. SOPHOMORE. (_calling_) Laurine, how soon are you coming?