he third year of the high
school, aged 17 years

_De Quincy_

First: De Quincys mother was a beautiful women and through her
De Quincy inhereted much of his genius.

His running away from school enfluenced him much as he roamed
through the woods, valleys and his mind became very
meditative.

The greatest enfluence of De Quincy's life was the opium
habit. If it was not for this habit it is doubtful whether we
would now be reading his writings.

His companions during his college course and even before that
time were great enfluences. The surroundings of De Quincy were
enfluences. Not only De Quincy's habit of opium but other
habits which were peculiar to his life.

His marriage to the woman which he did not especially care
for.

The many well educated and noteworthy friends of De Quincy.

VALUE 585. Written by a boy in the fourth year of the high
school, aged 16 years

_Fluellen_

The passages given show the following characteristic of
Fluellen: his inclination to brag, his professed knowledge of
History, his complaining character, his great patriotism,
pride of his leader, admired honesty, revengeful, love of fun
and punishment of those who deserve it.

VALUE 675. Written by a girl in the first year of the high
school, aged 18 years

_Ichabod Crane_

Ichabod Crane was a schoolmaster in a place called Sleepy
Hollow. He was tall and slim with broad shoulders, long arms
that dangled far below his coat sleeves. His feet looked as if
they might easily have been used for shovels. His nose was
long and his entire frame was most loosely hung to-gether.

VALUE 772. Written by a boy in the third year of the high
school, aged 16 years

_Going Down with Victory_

As we road down Lombard Street, we saw flags waving from
nearly every window. I surely felt proud that day to be the
driver of the gaily decorated coach. Again and again we were
cheered as we drove slowly to the postmasters, to await the
coming of his majestie's mail. There wasn't one of the gaily
bedecked coaches that could have compared with ours, in my
estimation. So with waving flags and fluttering hearts we
waited for the coming of the mail and the expected tidings of
victory.

When at last it did arrive the pos