Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College

The skies must smile and the sun must shine When Semper Fidelis goes out to dine,
sang Arline Thayer joyously as she rearranged her sofa pillows for the eighth time, patting each one energetically before placing it, then stepping back to view the effect. Aren't you glad every one's here, and things have begun to happen again, Ruth? she asked blithely. I hope no one disappoints us. I wish this room were larger. Still, it held eighteen girls one night last year. Don't you remember my Hallowe'en party, and what a time we had squeezing in here?
It is so good in Mrs. Kane to let us have the dining room with Mary to serve the oysters, said Ruth. We never could do things properly up here.
I know it. Oysters are such slippery old things, even on the half shell, returned Arline, who was not specially fond of them. Let me see. The girls will be here at four o'clock. We are to have oysters, soup, a meat course, salad and dessert. That makes five different courses in five different houses. It will be eight o'clock before we reach the dessert. I am glad that is to be served in Grace's room. We always have a good time at Wayne Hall.
To the readers of Grace Harlowe's First Year at Overton College, Grace Harlowe's Second Year at Overton College and Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College, Grace Harlowe and her various intimate associates have become familiar figures. Those who made her acquaintance, together with that of her three friends, Nora O'Malley, Jessica Bright and Anne Pierson, during her high school days will recall with pleasure the many eventful happenings of these four happy years as set forth in Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School, Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School, Grace Harlowe's Junior Year at High School and Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School.
The September following the graduation of the four friends from high school had seen their paths diverge widely, for Nora and Jessica had entered an eastern conservatory of music, while Anne and Grace, after due deliberation, had decided upon Overton College. Miriam Nesbit, of Oakdale fame, had entered college with them, and the trio of friends had spent three eventful years at Overton.