VOL. II, NO. 8
FEBRUARY 3, 1961

Heartaches Mended By Romanticist
Maine West welcomes an old friend and visitor on his second trip to our halls this February 14. This little fellow will do his best to put a hint of romance in the scholarly atmosphere of our school. Teachers and party-poopers take note, for in this age of supers o n i c travel, ultra-accurate guidance systems, and honor study halls, Mr. Cupid intends to make a few of us forget about books, tests, and stag parties for at least a little while.

The other night, while I was cramming for a U.S. history final, the little lover dropped in for a short visit, He explained that he was on a shakedown flight for his new ICCW's. That stands for Inter Continental Cupid Wings, in case you didn't know.

"Mr. Cupid," I asked, "I know that you've been playing your tricks on people for a long time, but don't you ever get worn out or fatigued?"

"Well, pal, I'll tell you," the little guy said with the ever present twinkle in his eye growing brighter and brighter, "I haven't been around as long as you think. I'm just carrying on what generations of past Cupids started long ago.
 Before me there was Uncle ,Harry, and before him there was my grandfather. He was Calvin Cupid. And before him there was Arthur, Mortimer, and Theodore."

"Have all Cupids always been Americans?" I queried. "Oh no," he answered, "before my ancestors came over on the Mayflower, we had Cupids all around the globe. There was Antonio, and Sven, and Yan Chang, and Cyrano, besides Dan, who was the first Cupid,

"Have you ever used outside help?"

"Only once. There was a distant relative from some Bolshevekian town by the name of Ivan Cupid. He had to substitute when Uncle Willy had rheumatism so bad back in the winter of '89. But we ran into a lot of trouble. It seems Cousin Ivan wanted to throw hammers and sickles instead of shoot arrows. There were some very unusual people getting married that year.

"Say, I've got to get going," the smart smoocher added as he glanced at a clock, "give my new book a plug if you get the chance, okay? I'm going to call it "The Power of Positive Puppy Love."

"I'll be around next year, so I'll see you then. Be careful on Valentine's Day. I hear that these Maine West girls have something special planned for the Girl's Choice Dance."