"Hey Jughead! Aren't you coming to the meeting?"

"What for?"

"Never mind. . . just come with"

"All right.''

"Hi, Betty, Veronica, Regie. Glad you could all make it. We have a new membership application to consider. It's from a senior, Ray Boyd. Jughead, do you know him?"

"Yeh, I've seen him around school, and he's always with a different girl."

"I saw him in the band zoom just this mornin', Arch. He was having a jam session with some other guys. Didn't sound like he could carry a tune, but he's in the show and, concert orchestra, concert band, that combo called the Bell Tones, and Tri‑M. Dixie‑land jazz is his favorite."

"Sure, Betty, we've seen him at several dances. lie doesn't get to dance much himself, but when he does, man, can he Twist. He really swings out with that clarinet and saxophone."

"Sounds like he plays the field too, Veronica. He is good looking. Wasn't he the drum major for the band?"

"Yeh. He loves to tweet that whistle. I remember at one of the football games when the lights didn't go on right away after the fireworks, Ray blew the whistle and only half the band followed him in the dark. After a while he was left out in the mud alone 'cause they went back to the rest of the group."

"He's in my chemistry class, Arch, and I know he likes it. He's always talking about those "Freemo‑quizes" and his Mom's delicious chocolate‑chip cookies. He's lettered in wrestling. . .likes to play baseball and basketball, too."

"I guess he's just like the rest of us. . .has his own car and hates a lot of homework. I hear he wants to go to Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin to prepare for dentistry."

"Now wait a minute, gang. We're getting off the subject. We have to decide whether to let him in our group or not. I think there's something you should know, too. His favorite comic strip character is Li'l Abner with Tiny Yokum."

"Well, that leaves him out, Arch."

"Yeh, we don't want him. even though he is sharp and nice. . .and. .

"Then it's agreed?"

"Yes!"

"Well, Ray is going to be disappointed. He was really set on joining the Anti‑Lunch Room Monitors society."

"Too bad, Arch, but that's the way the mop flops."