"You and I used to play together when we were little girls in the grammar school.

It's only since we started High School that this quarreling has begun.

Let's put it all aside and swear to be friends, tried and true, from now on?
You can be a great power for good if you choose.

We all ought to try to set up a high standard, for the sake of those who come after.

Then Oakdale will have good reason to be proud of her High School girls." They had reached the gate.
Miriam turned and stretched out a hand to each girl.