Edward the Ensconced

EDWARD has never given anyone cause to complain. He occasionally sups on kipper and cream of pea soup and, in meet other respects, disdains cat ways. He and his mistress, a head resident, enforce parietals in Coggeshall House. Edward and Jason, a dog in North House, are the only legal pets at Radcliffe.

But the head of housekeeping appealed to the Administration to oust Edward and Jason. The dean of residence couldn't decide: neither could the other deans. Finally Mrs. Bunting was approached, and she said all animals would have to go.

Girls circulated "Keep Edward" petitions: their motto was from Pliny the Elder: "If head residence can keep babies, why not cats?" One Cliffe pointed out that the mette is especially timely. "Babies are disgusting," she said. "Head residents should be encouraged to stop having babies and start keeping eats."