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The VIRGINIAN EDITED BY THE SENIOR CLASS OF THE

STATE FEMALE NORMAL SCHOOL FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA

NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT

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We

Virginian to your tender mercy. to

make

it

have

tried

show something of the work and

pleasure of our school

life,

If in after years this

book proves a happy reminder of the days spent here,

it

has served well

To

those

all

hook what

We

purpose.

its

and hoped

at nothing higher

who have helped

it is,

we

"We aimed

for nothing less.

us to

make

are deeply indepted to Mr. Joel D.

for the

this

express our hearty thanks.

drawings he gave

and

us,

to

Watkins

Miss Cora

ftuillen for the frontispiece.

We

realize that

we

could not have gotten along

without Miss Lula Andrews.

She, together with

the other members of the committee from the faculty. Miss Winston, Dr. Messenger,

and Miss

Coulling, guided us wisely and advised us well.

To

the underclass girls

all

iS their

who have given

hearty oo-operation, to the residents of

Farmville

who have

sponded to our

and kindly

re-

money, to one and to

all

so patiently

call for

who have added even one most cordially

say,

mite to our Annual, wc

"Thank you."

——

STAFF POEM Of

all

the bands of school gii-h

That have ever been together, Perhaps the staff of naughty-eight Should brave the roughest weather. For

see, if

you can

find a

crowd

With greater people in it; Kach one of them is hard to

beat,

Just stop and think a minute.

The greatest is a Davidson, The Ed.-in-Chief her job is, The Annual's work was scarce begun Ere she began her hobbies.

No matter what the questions were At meetings we would call, "Systematic and methodical Please be," she'd say to all.

And though

they didn't "Nidermaier"

They had one in their band; To help them out of every ditch Jess lent a readv hand.

The Business Ed. was more than good, Ads. swiftly came each day, sir, so much money did she make Far more than they could "Spencer."

And

The cause

By

all

of this strange oiioTinistance

it

is

agreed

That everywhere that Mary went, She had a worthy "Steed." The Literary Ed. had work. The hardest kind to faee. Though Beverly was often vexed She always won with "Grace."

The artists were not hard to find, Our school has not a few;

And thing.s that others didn't drawWere drawn by "Emmy Lou." And Polly put the clubs in right. To Ida the pictures are due; And all the jokes you find within Curie found them out on you.

Board

of Trustees

Lawrenceville, Va.

HON. ROBT. TURNBULL, President

HON.

D.

J.

EGGLESTON,

REV. JAS. NELSON, D.

MR.

J.

VIR.

C.

C.

VIR.

MR.

BRUCE

.J.

VIR. E.

JUDGE

R.

R.

Blacksburg, Va.

FarmviUe, Va. Ewing, Va.

RICHMOND News

PAYNE

B.

BOTTS

W.

TWYMAN WATKINS,

Ferry, Va.

University of Va.

Radford,

NOEL

A. D.

HeathsviUe, Va.

Newport News, Va.

WILSON

T. S.

J.

WALKER

ANDERSON C. T.

Richmond, Va.

Richmond, Va. BerryviUe, Va.

W. ROBINSON

HON. H.

DR.

D

HARDING WALKER

DR. W. E.

REV.

(ex-officio)

WARE

S.

PROF. GEO. W. MR.

Supt. Public Instruction

Va.

Roanoke, Va.

Twyman's Secretary and Treasurer

Mills, Va.

Farmville, Va.

Faculty

J08KPH

B. A., LL. D.

JARIIAN.

L.

PRESIDENT

ELJIER

K.

JONES, B. A., M. A., AND EDUCATION

Ph. D.

PSYClIOLOCiY

DIKECTOR OF TRAINING SCHOOL J.

FRANKLIN MESSENC4ER.

B. A., II. A.. Ph.

ASSOCIATE IN PSYCIIOLCGY AND EDUCATION

MARTHA

W. COULLING

DRAWING

ALICE

B.

DUGGER

LIBRARIAN

JENNIE M. TABB SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT

MINNIE

V.

RICE

LATIN

HELEN BLACKISTON ASSISTANT J.

CHESTER MATTOON MANUAL TRAINING

LAETITIA MORRIS SNOW,

A. B., Ph. D.

BIOLOGY'

LILA LONDON MATHEMATICS

NATALIE LANCASTER ASSISTANT IN MATHEMATICS

LULIE

G.

WINSTON,

B.

PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY

EVA MINOR SIGHT SINGING

S

T>.

ELOISE AMBLER HARRISON ASSISTANT IN MATHEMATICS

A\ORTHY JOHNSON DOMESTIC SCIENCE AND ASSISTANT IN

LULA

0.

MANUAL TRAINING

ANDREWS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

CARRIE SUTHERLIN ASSISTANT IN ENGLISH

ilARY CLAY HINER ASSISTANT IN ENGLISH F. A.

JIILLIDGE, B. A., M. A., Pli. D. GEOGRAPHY AND NATURE STUDY

LEE BIDGOOD HISTORY

IDA

HOWARD

ASSISTANT IN HISTORY

LYDIA OVERALL, DIRECTOR OF

GYMNASIUM

ESTELLE SMITHEY FRENCH AND GERMAN

ELSIE

GWYN

LITERATURE AND READING

HANNA

F.

CRAWLEY

ASSISTANT IN READING AND HISTORY

VIRGINIA BUGG ASSISTANT IN HISTORY

MARY

ST.

CLAIR WOODRUFF

PRINCIPAL OF TRAINING SCHOOL

MARY

D.

PIERCE

SUPERVISOR OF FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES

FANNIE W. DUNN SUPERVISOR OF THIRD AND FOURTH GRADES

ilARGARET W. HALIBURTON SUPERVISOR OF PRIMARY GRADES

jNIARY v. blandy director of kindergarten

Home ME.

B.

M.

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Business JUnager

MISS

ANIS^E

MAGILL FAUNTLEROY

MISS

MARY

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MISS PATTIE MISS SUSIE

MRS. BESSIE MISS

assistant

THACKSTOX

Assistant

ALLEN

C.

E.

JAMISON

MARGARET

L.

Assistant

Housekeeper Night Matron

NEWBY

PETER WINSTON

MISS

Head of the Home

cox

LOGAN GARY

MRS. SALLIE DR.

v..

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Department

WATKINS

Superintendent of Laundry Resident Physician

Trained Nurse

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JIoTTO:

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OFFICEES

EMMA LOCKETT WALTON ANNIE LEITCH LANCASTER HELEN CHAPPELL JORDAN RUBY MARIE BERRY HONORARY MEMBER MISS MARY WHITE COX

President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer

MEMBERS

RUBY MARIE BERRY

EMMA ELIZABETH BLANTON MARTHA VIRC4INIA BLANTON KATHERINE STOCKDELL BRITTON VERNIE VASHTI BLANKINSHIP FANNIE LOWRY CHRISTIAN ELEANOR NEALE JAMISON NELLIE FRENCH JOHNSON LILLIAN BERLIN JONES

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rielies of

worldly wealth.

time so free from sadness; Beaming witli happiness, hope and health, And warmed bj' blood so true; But sweeter than honors we've won by work, Is this

Are the days we gave So

to gladness

eonie, each true heart, before

A

toast to the white

and

we

part,

blue.

Chorus we dearly :

Here's to the school

love,

Here's to the white and blue, Here's to the girls all others above.

Here's to our teachers true; Here's to our friends and dear school mates,

True as the stars above. Here's to the class of naughty-eight.

Here's to the school

Oh,

S.

N.

S..

dear

That golden haze

S.

N.

we S.,

love.

thy girls will ne'er forget.

of student days is

round about us

yet.

Those days of yore will come no more; But through our many years The thought of you so good, so true. Will fill our eves with tears.

Class of June, '08 JloTTO:

"To the Highest" Old Rose and (Jvay

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Seniors, seniors, li)08.

OFFICERS President

IMOGEN HUTTER

Vice-President

BESSIE SAMPSON

Secretary

GRACE BEALE

Theaslrer

CURLE PHILLIPS HONORARY HEHBER

ME.

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History of Class of June, 1908 morning, too well what it meant when, on a bright September find great lumps arose to we and clay, before long awakened were we filled our eyes in our throats so that we tried in vain to speak, and tears

fTTTlE knew

We had been looking forward to ''going off to school" for as the only relief. been years,—all of the other "grown girls" had done it, and it had always for us to leave day very the now, But likewise. do ambition to our highest us, after all, with a sad realization. drove could not eat one mouthful of breakfast, and as the carriage Shall we ever forget the the door even Father had tears in his eyes.

home had come upon

We up

to

partings,

and the farewell advice of loved ones offered

as

we

got into the

carriage and started off?

Then leaving Father so rapidly before

went

at the station.

We

!

dried our eyes and became interested

We

window.

felt

it,

and did not

.in

us,

but

.

we found

That horrid old train never if it were a dream, so we

the things that flew past the car

we

hungry any

feel

After hours had passed, later in the State

.

hungry and opened the box

lunch Mother had prepared for box, closed

.

soon began to feel as

to eat

some of the tempting

only dropped a few tears in the

longer.

ourselves in the

town of Farmville, and

Female N"ormal School.

The incident most worthy of note during our first few days at the Normal was our first visit to the office. We were told at chapel to go to the office. President's office, which was just around the corner, opposite Miss Tabb's But what particular corner was meant, and who Miss Tabb was, and what School,

knowledge, she held, were facts far beyond the limits of our meagre store of

office

.so

we

just stood in the hall staring stupidly at everyone

who

passerl,

and

Very soon a sweetly smiling girl, more awkward every minute. known to us as a "White Eibbon Girl," came up to us, and, learning ourtroiible, kindly ushered us into the President's office, which was filled with other There in the midst of it all was a man frightened persons like ourselves. feeling

whom we

afterwards k'new as the president, sitting at the table with a cigar and calmly reading a ]iaper. When we got near enough to speak

in his mouth, to

him we" asked him twice

if

he wished to see us.

Without looking up from

the paper he said, very mechanically,

"Matriculate, please."

came

There we stood in utter amazement until another "White Eibbon Girl" to our rescue, helped us to decide our age, class, etc., and fill out the

blank

on the

table.

Then

she told us

we had "matricidated" and we

felt

satisfied,

— and greatly

the ISTornial School

enliglitened

we learned

we had

but before

!

to use

s^jeut

many months

at

with scholarly ease even greater words

than "matriculate."

How

In January we had a brilliant, new experience. when we held up our first ticket, which said, "This is has passed on 1

we

on arithmetic;

many on

A

We

spelling !"

show

did not

to

it

proud we

felt

to certify that ]\Iiss

did not feel so proud of our ticket

any one, because

it

had one word too

it.

Our

first

expected.

We

When we to find that

two' years of school passed

away

as

i^eacefully as

had some ups and downs, but the worst was yet entered school for owv third year

we were

had arrived before

we

might be

to come.

felt just a little

disappointed

not the only Juniors in school, but that twice our

number

These were high school graduates, who, of course, We soon made friends and got along beaiitifully with

tis.

entered the Junior class.

our new classmates, except that we could not see Avhy they took only one term of history when we were required to take two, and they could not understand

why we

diploma when they

should get a full

received oirly a

jirofessional

diploma.

Our Junior

Class

about forty-nine, and this year was was looking forward to the time when take up the "dearly loved and longed-for

now numbered

with happiness, for the whole

filled

they woTild put on the dignified

class

air,

responsibilities of Seniors."

Time passed rapidly and September, 1907, found us transformed

into

within the sacred precincts of the

worn West Wing!

Did

ever children

Seniors, with hair put up, a grown-up air assiimed, our best clothes

every day, Shall

ask so

we

—we

at last stood

ever forget our

many

We

questions?

day

first

had

in the training school to

answer a dozen questions in one breath.

was fell

at a close,

we rushed

to

?

be in forty places at the same time and

When

the seemingly endless period

our rooms and in a heated stage of excitement

over on the bed and wept.

The when we

A

close of our Senior

term was indeed trying, and we

felt relieved

got our first tickets on teaching, even if they did open the

greater responsibilities and trials.

They brought,

way

also, greater privileges

for

and

pleasures.

Soon after we became Senior B's we organized our class, electing Imogen Hutter president, Bessie Sampson vice-president, Grace Beale secretary, and Curie PhilliiJS treasurer.

We

the Senior Class of 1908, and tive

supposed to belong

My

!

What

Seininar meeting!

to a

a noise

were now ready

we

lost not a

to

make

ourselves

known

as

minute in claiming every preroga-

Senior B.

we made going through

the halls

If encountered by one in authority

from our

we would

first

reply calmly

:

but

:

which always sui^nud

in tlmsc iiiaiiic wc.irds

tri\iiii])b:nitly

ti.i

satisfy.

"We

have been to Seminar."

One

came up in class meeting we should have an "Annual." This question was

of the most heated discussions which ever

was the question

of whether

argued with wonderful animation, bringing out latent talent as debaters in

some of our classmates. Every hot argument was answered by a hotter one from the antagonistic side, until the friction generated such intense heat in This discussion the room that our president was obliged to adjourn the class. came near causing a division of our little band, but when it was finally decided that we should have an "Aimual," the whole class set to work to make it a success.

Our

song was one which The chorus ran thus

first class

"Sweet Marie."

"S. N.

the committee arranged to the tune of

can you guess, can you guess, S. N. look on you with love and to bless?

S.,

Why we

S.,

Every hour we've spent with you

You have To our

We

taught us to be true,

colors,

white and blue,

S.

N. S."

Monday night until the last bell had thing we heard was these words coming

vigorously practiced this song one

rung.

The next morning

from the throats of

the

first

a half dozen inventive Juniors

"S. N.

you're a mess, you're a mess, S. N.

S.,

And we

look on you with dread,

we

S.,

confess.

Every hour we've spent with you You have taught us to be blue.

And we

But why should

hate the sight of you, S. N. S."

this

parody bother our heads, when the Senior Class

possesses as honor girls such attractive

Beverly Andrews

and able

girls

as

Grace Beale and

?

The graduating class now stands u]ion the threshold cif the undiscovered we have been endowed with high ideals, and have been pi-esented noble and upright standards, and go now where the murmuring voices call us to take up our duties in the world, abiding always by our motto, "To the highest," step by step. We have had hardships and made many mistakes without which life would mean failure. But while we have had troubles, field of life

;

these have been far

outnumbered by the joys and pleasures of

o^ir

ha]ipy school

days. Tt is

with a feeling of pleasure and reluctance that we leave our "Alma

Mater" and taking a

many

last,

lingering look

upon

scenes around which cluster so

As we look out through the misty darkness, before we start upon life's journey we turn to pay a parting tribute of love and respect to our dear "Alma Mater" who has untiringly giiided our steps in the paths pleasant memories.

of dtity and righteousness.

Jessie ISTiderjiaiek. 33

TO THE HIGHEST Long

ago, in days of knighthood.

Every banner bore a thought That would give the knight fresh courage After vict'ries dearly bought.

we

So,

place on our

life's

banner

"To the highest," and we know That 'twill make us conquerors In the world, where'er we go.

Each

We

alone, yet all together. shall strive for highest good.

Making all this old world better Bv our noble womanhood. Every weary, wayside

trav'ler,

When

he sees our purpose high Shall break off the ties that bind him

Low

to earth,

If a single

and east them

comrade

by.

falter.

May

there come a whisper low. Saying, "Rest not, come yet higher. Think not of the step below."

Ever onward, ever upward.

By

We

the purest, noblest way!^

shall hold our

In the

When we

la.st,

motto dearer,

sweet hours of day.

pause, and, glancing backward.

All our varied journey view,

May we

say in joyous accents. I've been true."

"To our motto

Bessie E. vSampson.

SENIOR CLASS [tune:

SONG—JUNE,

1908

"sweet marie"]

sorrow in my heart, S. N. S., For the time has come to part. Can

I've a

Why we love to Why these halls Why our thoughts

have grown so dear. stay ever near,

CHOKUS S,

N.

S.,

guess

j'ou

linger here,

S.

N.

S.

?

:

can you guess,

Can you guess, S. N. S,, Why we look on you with love, and Kvery hour we've spent with you, When you taught us to be true To our colors, white and blue, S. N.

to bless

S.

?

You have taught us to be strong, S. N. You have tried us hard and long, we confess; But though we have worked so hard. S.,

Nothing can our joy retard,

When you

When

We If

give us ovir reward, S. N. S.

the years have passed and gone, S. N. S., and serve you long, none the less.

shall love

we

For

live in distant lands.

bands where stands

we'll feel love's golden

Draw us

to the place

S.

N. S.

The Prophecy ^^ EVER

Mother Goose

of

1

908

before did I believe in witches, ghosts, hobgoblins, spirits

Z^g,

such things, nor did I ever expect to do

^^^

with one's own eyes, talks

do bnt believe.

One

for

happened

It

to it

But when one

so.

and hears

talk, there is

it

oi-

sees a spirit

nothing

to

way:

this

we were cotmting June and talking of how sorry and how glad we should be when we finished. We agreed that it would be a good idea to return in 1918 and pay our Alma Mater a visit. Being of a naturally curious mind, long after night, abont the last of April, at our class meeting

the days before

we had left for our rooms I could not stop thinking of what we should be like if we did return again ten years from now. The year 1918 seemed indelibly imprinted on my tired brain and it could not be rubbed out. The more I "The Origin of Mother Goose and her Rhymes and Jingles" had to be handed in the next day, and I just could not worry over two things at the same time. thought, the more perplexed I became, for that lesson plan on

It

was long

i^ast

ten o'clock

with an umbrella placed over transom, I was thinking. off the light, for I

at

my

the last bell

Before

it

from shining through the jumped to turn

I heard a rap on the door and

me

Dear

herself.

had rung some time before, and

light to keep

thought I had been caught

intruder.

Mother Goose

;

my

;

but I suddenly stood

old soul

told her

my

She bade me be

might be disturbed, in the corner, sat

Then came

gaze

I was so glad to see her that I didn't

!

stop to think of ghosts or anything of the kind, but simply

arms and

still to

stood the familiar figure of none other than

bounded

into her

troubles. quiet, for

anel

my

roommates were peacefully sleeping and

with a merry twinkle in her eye, she placeel her broom

down on

me all me what

the window-seat and told

the most interesting part, for she

tolel

I had to know.

each one of us

would be doing ten years from now, and she even knew our names and chief characteristics, judging from what she said.

"Imogen Hutter," she began, "will go to Cornell famous college in this State.

will be president of a

being too

much engaged with

educational affairs

for three years

frivolous.

"Your

class will

have

a

doctor and a lawyer in 37

and then

She will never marry, to experiment with the

its

number."

A

doctor

!

I held

my

breath to listen to the names, for

would ever aspire so high? "Myrtle Grenels, while

so

ill,

who

in our class

had much experience with physics and M. D. Beverly

physicians, so after a short period of study she will be a famous will be a great lawyer, for she can argue well.

"Virginia Nelson, Jessie JSTidermaier and Mildred Price love the ISTormal

Mildred

School so well that they will come back as members of the faculty.

Miss Eice with the Latin, Virginia will be teacher of history, and Jessie and Virginia, being tall of Jessie will exijound psychological subjects.

will assist

stature, will, in addition to their regular duties, take turns setting the hall clock.

"You have have no

"who

a singer in your class," she continued,

for her wonderful voice in 1918.

Mary Horner

will be a

will be

famous

prima donna, and

rival.

"Ida Hassell, Frances Brinkley, and Mary Watkius will be the

In 1918 they will be happy and biisy housewives. "Hattie Paulett and Rosa Caldwell will have many 'dates'

first to

marry.

Sidney

at the Finals.

They

will be at

at

Hampden-

some seashore resort in 1918, recuperating

after such strenuous society lives.

"Geraldine will marry a foreign missionary and live in China." I laughed

for I never imagined

Geraldine in

a

foreign field

doing

missionary work.

"Your class artist, Mollie Mauzy, will bring fame to your entire number. Sampson also, as the greatest jjoet of the twentieth century, will make

Bessie

you

feel

proud.

in jowv class is unparalled. Wirt Davidson and Mary Read become stage favorites, and in 1918 will appear in Farmville in the sparkling and vivacious comedy, 'The Lost Pleiad.' "Virginia Garrison Avill, after a few years' teaching, become manager of

"The genius

will

the traveling car, 'Cuba on Wheels.'

ISTo

doiibt she will hasten to

with her exhibit when your class meets, and let

you in for only

"Your cats

and

Farmville

you go in a crowd, she

will

five cents each.

class spinsters,

Katie Knott

if

Nora

Garrett, Pearl Wingate,

will, like all others of that type,

Vedah Watson and

develop a great fondness for

parrots.

"Grace Beale, Curie Phillips and Eva White will work together and organize a Kindergarten Training School in connection with the Normal School at

Fredericksburg. "Claire Burton will study palmistry and be well versed in

all

the sciences

—

of fortune telling.

At

in 1920,

riymouth Rock Ter-Centenuial Exposition

the

she will be the world-renowned palmist. "Mary Blanchard will be coach in a school to help the children who come Don't expect her at your class so late that they miss the first recitation. meeting until the motion is made to adjourn. As usual, she will be late. In"Edith Rogers, Grace Clements and Grace Graham will found an dustrial School." I wasn't surprised at that, for I ing,

know how fond they

and how well they teach it. "Mary Spencer and Georgie JSTewby

"Mamye Rowe York

will be

are of

Manual Train-

most prominent club women.

will be designer iu a large costuming department in

New

City."

I expected that, for

Mamye

always knows what

is

stylish.

"Mao'gie Taylor and Julia Spain will be prominent instructors in the Posse Institute. Maggie will teach Swedish Gymnastics and Julia will teach 'Kinesiology.'

"Mabel Moran

will be principal in the Burkcville

High School and Byrdie

Jones will be supervisor of the Primary Department there. "Elizabeth Haynes will be governess in a millionaire's family in Pittsburg.

She

will

accompany them

to

Europe and capture a French duke. girl for some seasons, and be leader

"Karlie Savage will be a society many social functions in Norfolk.

"Mary Lou Tucker will be secretary of when your class meets in 1918.

the Y.

W.

C. A.

She

will

of

make

a talk here

"Helen Steed will have a position in the mint at Washington." That suits her exactly, I thought, for Helen always loves

to

count

money. "Bernice Howard," she concluded, "will be a successful trained nurse." Then, before I had time to wink, she vanished, without speaking a word ran after Iier I rubbed my eyes of what I shall be doing ten years hence. me out of helped she had successfully So was gone! she but called to her,

—

—

mv still

trouble, however, that I willingly forgave her for leaving

my

OAvn future

an unsolved mystery.

Emily Le welling.

Prophet.

TOASTS Here's to the Seniors of iiauyhty-eiglit.

To the

We

till

class

which

is

the best.

our cups to the graduates.

The Seniors

of

S.

X.

S.

Here's to the dear old S. N. S.!

Of

all

tlie

Here's to

schools she lier colors,

To uur dear

is

the best.

the white and the blue!

old Normal, we'll ever he true.

Here's to our faculty, strong- and true.

Unto

their efforts praise be due!

They quicken That

is.

ovir wits,

and sharpen our speech-

until we're out of their reach.

Whether

late or

whether soon.

At midnight, morning, or at noon. We'll

lift

our glasses, clear and

To him we

toast!

To him we

boast!

The President

of our school!

'cool.

Mart Purnell Du Put writer of prize stort

My

Lady

IS the yellow caudle

my

i-oom

1

corners of the world. into

in the carved brass bolder

which givts

a

charm

to

my

'Tis to this little candle

honest, bare, long-suffering room.

when

turn

I

Candle

of the

have come with more than usual force against the I wish to heal the hurts of the day, and put

When

hard work-a-day heart one touch of romance, I light my candle in I light it with a taper, always, for I would not profane

my

its

its

polished holder.

old-worldness with aught

else.

Then, when the odious city lights are shut

from without and within, I dream in

its

rays.

It is the delicacy, the indefiniteness of

pleasure as no other light docs.

and

tears,

There

circle of light,

of love

is

it,

Of

and

and of all the stories and Old France.

it

that gives

me

little thrills

of

witchery, mockery, mystery; smiles

youth and joy, love and sorrow, in

niemories, old friends, old romances.

off,

all

its

mellow glow. It recalls old come within its

the visions that

recalls, I love best a

simple

little tale

roses

with eyes half closed, the gray castle beside the river in Old France comes before me. My glance wanders to an upper window, where glows a small spot of light. I see an old friend, for there is the same quaint French candlestick, sitting on the casement of the window, where its mistress

As

placed

I

it,

sit

as she

came from the dining

hall below, to be free of the noise

In the balcony outside where the breeze

glamour.

from the

river

was

and

fresh,

and the fragrance of the flowers keener, stood the lady. Far down the stream on the other bank looms the cruel prison, where strong, true-hearted

lady was ever

in

men

suffered for conscience' sake.

The

heart of the dainty

sympathy with them, though they differed from her own and

her country's faith.

As

she listened this night to the

murmuring

leaves

and

softly

running

note struck her ear, a note of depth and feeling, the prelude It was wailing and plaintive, but so of a song, full of beauty and pathos. sweet and" full of melody, that the eager listener leaned forward, tense and

waters, a

new

breathless, until

it

died

away

in a trembling, heart-breaking tone.

After an

from the Lady of the Candle, for she The tender ballad she sang breathed sympathy and also was golden-throated. The song ended and the candle flickered out, but the Lady remained hope. instant,

still

down

the stream went an answer

and wondering, until the morning

chill

aroused her.

JN'ight after

night at the same hour she heard the wonderful voice, and

always she answered from the balcony, with the candlelight softly glowing about her.

minor wail died out of the singer's voice, and his song became and longing. The weariness and distress disappeared, while faith and resolution grew strong. The Lady did not know that she was the cause of this, and that her answering song had nightly brought balm and healing to the restless, sore heart. She could learn nothing of the sweet singer by day, nor dared to try, for So, patiently had she mentioned it, not even the song would be left her.

At

last the

a tender strain of unfathomable love

through the day, she woiild sing over her flowers or her spinning, as delicate

and

fair as the blossoms.

One night as the chill of fall began, the glorious voice was silent. Earnestly she listened and strained her ear to catch each breath of sound, but only the creaking of the limbs in the forest broke the stillness. It was as if a dear friend were gone and she shuddered at the sense of loneliness upon her. In the latticed window, the candle burning dimly kept guard, as its Lady

—

—

fell

asleep weeping.

For three nights she let it burn there, hoping it might carry a message where her voice could not reach. Then suddenly the voice came again, under But the singer gave softly, joyfully. the window, and the Lady answered

—

—

a note of warning, as does a bird,

minstrel,

who stopped under

a

and then sang on

window and sang

as

might any wandering

But this one was window liy the imdying devotion to

for bread.

singing of escape and hiding, and at last of tracing the Lady's

Then in a wondrous outburst of song, it told of unknown Lady of the Candle. Ne'er did poet-lover

candle.

the

more

well or in words

^jlead his

cause so

beautiful.

Unable longer to deny herself the sight of his face, she snatched the burning candle and hastened down the long :stone stairs to the castle door, Swiftly she beckoned still unbolted, for the night's revels were not over. and drew him in, and, without stopping to look into his face, she hastened up the winding stair at the top, safety and light awaited, for a while at least. But already, as they turned, heavy military steps began to descend, straight ;

upon them. There was no going forward, no retreat. He snatched the candle from the Lady's trembling hand, and thrust it under his cloak, while they crouched back in the shadow.

A

half-drunken soldier stumbled against her.

the stairs into her room.

Of

She darted past them, up

the fate of her miisician she could learn nothing.

but as day began to break she heard far-ofi', faint strains of music, and knew he was singing his farewell to his Lady. In the morning the candlestick lay under her window. The sumluer roses bloomed and faded for many seasons in Old France, while the fair Lady tended them carefully. She alone was mistress of the

stayed

among them

was

still

more

beautiful.

constantly, and refused ever to leave

home

for a night, for

now, and, though faded as the

castle

roses, she

She

must always be lighted in the high casement window. jSTex'er since had it been neglected. Each night she stood in the balcony outside where the light shone full \ipon her, and poured out her the candle

that unhaj^py night years before

heart in marvelous singing,

But

till

the country folk about learned to love

it,

and

"Our. Lady of the Candle."

listen for

fimilly

to wither, too,

when

the heart of the roses began to shatter, her heart

and her

Through nights of

frail liody to fail.

seemed

greatest pain

and

anguish when she could no longer sing, she commanded the candle to he lighted,

though none knew why. little

more

strength,

and

At

they carried her out to the Tt it

l)ore

blew to-night

as it

a song-message

t<:)

away a At her request balcony, where the breeze blew up from the river. had blown many, many nights ago, and once again the Lady. Almost too weak to answer, she gave a last e^'ery puff of air

lea^-e a little less

seemed

to carry

hope and courage.

il was the voice of her wandering singer, whose come back, after many years, to claim his Lady of

heart-rending cry of joy, for face she had never seen, the Candle.

How

came the candle mine

?

Does

it

not seem natural that

great-granddamo's youngest descendant should have

it

?

So I

sit

my

great-

and di'eam

in the candlelight, with its ever changing, ever constant reminder of old world stories.

Maey Puenell Du

Put.

b^XA^rvE

-^'

\

r

Class of January, Motto:

Flower:

"Stop not

till

1909

thou hast topped the hill"

Comes: Green and White

Lily of the Valley

OFFICERS

MARTHA BLANTON

Peesident

HAPPY WILDER

Vice-Peesident

KATHERINE PEXNYBACKER

Secbetaey

GERALDINE GRAHAM

Treasuree

MEMBERS

BERTHA ANDERSON

BLANCHE NIDERMAIER

MARTHA BLANTOX

KATHERINE PENNYBACKER KATHERINE PERRY

MINNIE BLANTON

MILDRED DAVIS

LUCY ROBINS

"

GERALDINE GRAHAM

SUSAN STONE

ISABELLE HARRISON

GRAHAM TRENT HAPPY WILDEP

ANTOINETTE NIDERMAIER 47

C.A15V55

THE WEST WING This,

vou must know,

is

the

West Wing

These are the hids and hissies gay That are taught in the class rooms every day That lie. as you know, in the West \\'ing.

These are the plans that sliow the way To teach the lads and lassies gay That are taught in the class rooms every da.v That lie. as you know, in the West Wing.

Tliese are the Seniors. 1! and A, That write the plans that show the way To teach the lads and lassies ga.y That are taught in the class rooms every day That lie. as vou know, in the West Wing.

49

These are the note hooks that convej' "Suggestions" to Seniors, B and A, That write the plans that show the way To teach the lads and lassies gay That are taught in the class rooms every That lie, as you know, in the West Wing.

Tliese are the Supervisors, with

a

way

Of writing suggestions that often dismay The hearts of the Seniors, B and A.

That write the plans that show the way To teach the lads and lassies gay That are taught in the class rooms every day That lie, as you know, in the West Wing.

These are the "Heads" that many a day Observe in the supervising way. And they criticise, too, and fear convey the hearts of the Seniors, B and A, That write the plans that show the way To teach the lads and lassies gay That are taught in the class rooms every day That lie, as you know, in the West Wing.

To

50

<

Tliis is the

Director

But certain as

And

who may

fate will

delay.

come some day

observe in the supervising way.

But he says very little to bring dismay To tlie hearts of the Seniors, B and A, 'I'liat write the plans that show the way To teach the lads and lassies gay That are taught in the class rooms every That lie. as vou know, in the West \'\'ing i

Tliis is

Who

our President, happy and gay,

also has something pleasant to say.

He seldom

observes in the critical way,

Though sometimes he does bring great dismay To the hearts of the Seniors. B and A, That write the plans that show the way To teach the lads and lassies gay TJiat are taught in the class rooms every day That lie. as you know, in tlie West Wing.

These are the diplomas, on the last day

Given to the Senior B's as pay. By our President, happy and gay; When those, with the supervising way,

No

longer are able to bring dismaj'

To the hearts

of the Seniors,

B

arid A,

That write the plans that show the way To teach the lads and lassies gay That are taught in the class rooms every day That lie, as vou know, in the West Wing. 51

Scenes in the Kindergarten

Class of June, 1909 iloTTO

Colors:

:

""Clieer

up. the worst

is

yet to

come"

Flower:

Lavender and Gold

Pansy

OFFICERS

JOSEPHINE HULL KELLY FLORENCE RAWLINGS

President Vice-President

MARY PURNELL DUPUY BETTY C. WRIGHT

Secretary Treasurer

MEMBERS Florence Acree Margaret Anderson Camilla B. Bedincbr Gladys Bell Grace E. Bendall Virginia Bennett Clarice Bersch Annie Bidgood Lillian Beverly Bland Carrie H. Bliss Nellie Boatwrigiit

Ethel Brown JIargaret Lizzie

Brown

Caldwell

Alice Carter Carrie Caruthers Hallie Bryarly Chrisman Florence Clayton Jennie Cluverits Hattie Cox Merle Crittenden *Deeeased.

Alice Davis Kyle Davis ilARGARET MORTOS DaVIS Sudie Davis Lillian Delp Ida Diedrich

Ethel

JIills

Lillian Minor

Winnie Parsons Annie Patterson ^'IRGINIA PaULETT ilARY Perkins

Mary Purnell Du Puy

Mabel Peterson

Sallie Tazewell Fitzgerald Isabelle Flouenoy'

ilAEY Pierce

ilATTIE B. FrETWELL

ilARY Josephine Reed JIildred Richardson

*Kate Fulton Blanche Gentry Evelyn Hamner Chess Hardbarger ilARTiiA Hoy-

IMabel Claire ilAMiE Jones

Hurt

Josephine Kelly Ruth Kizer

Ethel La Boyteaux Cassie Laird

Florence Rawlings

Blanche Ricks Ethel Sandidge Susie Shelton Nellie Siiitii

Maud Southall M. Stephens Frances Stonee Lucy Warburton Betty C. Weight JIabel Woodson

ilARY-

;

TOASTS Here's to the Juniors of S. N.

S.!

They're reckless and mischievous some;

But they're true

to their motto, nevertheless:

"Cheer up, for the worst

We

raise our cups to the

And

toast

Far sweeter

it

is

yet to come!"

Normal

bell.

loud and long; deep-toned knell

is its

Than the clang

of the old-time

gong

Here's to the midnight feasts which brought

Such laughter,

But

you'll

And

and fun

then you'll have to run!

Here's to the

On

frolic

have to be careful or you'll get caught.

first

blade of grass to appear

the college campus for

many

Long may the blades continue

And

a year!

to grow.

cover completely the campus, you know!

Elementary Professional Class, June, JIoTTO:

Flower:

1

908

''Watch!"

Colors:

BUick-eyed Susan

Old C4old and Black

OFFICEKS

MARGARET HARRISON ELLEN RIVES MARIETTA KING PEARL MATTHEWS

President Vice-President Secretary

Treasurer

MARY HISCOCK MARIAM JONES

JENNIE BAILEY OPHELIA BRAY

PEACHY BROWNLEY MARSHALL BUCKNER BELLE BIRKE PEARL CLARK ELVA DAVIES MABEL FOSTER MARGARET HARRISON LELIA HATCHER

MARIETTA KING OTTIE LEFTWICH

PEARL MATTHETWS RUBY MILLER EDITH MINOR ELLEN RIVES FRANCES SADLER IDA SCOTT

MAE HESSE

MILDRED TUCKER 57

—

WHITE VIOLETS Last evening, the spring, breathing sweetly. Stood blushing just outside the portal; This morning she entered completely.

With

gifts

The pasture,

Where

from her storehouse immortal. far

down by the

river,

bird calls and bells intermingle,

Shows signs of a bountiful Giver White violets, clustered and single. Like tiny truce

flags,

they're uplifting,

'Peace." say they, "the winter

Where

is

over.

snoAV flakes have fluttered and drifted

Tlie fields shall be covered witli clover."

And

so.

for the life stilled

by sorrow,

Comes sometime a waking and knowing: At last dawns a fairer to-morrow, With dainty white violets blowing. Then

let

us accept Nature's token

(Her promise she never forgets), Sorrow's spell, just aswinter's broken, Joy returns with the white violets. Bessie Sampson.

Lucy Strothee ALMA mater's FIRST GRANDCHILD

Class of June,

ilOTTO:

Colors:

Ad

fistra

1910

per aspera

Flower:

Old Gold and Blue

Fovget-me-Not

OFFICERS

RUTH REDD EJ.LIE NELSON BESSIE PAULETT

President Vice-Pbesident Secretary

CORA BROOKING OLA ABBITT FLORENCE AGREE

KATHLEEN BALD\'\TN NANNIE BENNETT CORA BROOKING MARY BROOKING AGNES BURGER MARY BURTON GEORGIE CREEKMORE ALICE GRANDY AVA HASKINS EVA WALTERS ::isi

Treasurer

MEMBEKS CHARLEY JONES HESTER JONES RICHIE McCRAW LILA McGEHEE

MAE HUDSON MARY MOON VIDA MURFEE OLIVE MYERS ELLIE NELSON BESSIE PAULETT JULIA PAULETT

61

EEBEKAH PECK HELEN POTTS EUGENIA READER MARY PAXTON RUTH REDD

KATHLEEN SAVILLE JUDITH SAVILLE CATHERINE TAYLOR MARJORIE THOMPSON MARY TURPIN NANCY WALKUP ]\IARGARET WHITE

LIMERICKS

There was a nice geni'man named Joe, And everj'where he wonld go.

His

little

Would

dog Gyp

follow,

flip.

Hip,

For he loved the man dearly, you know.

There

is a

To which

When Or Are

dread place, Study Hall, who are paying a call

girls

they should be in bed,

at learning instead.

though they holler and bawl.

sent,

They wished

And

for a bell at this school,

gladly they welcomed

its rule;

now they sigh. Stop their ears up and

But, oh, "I wish

it

cry,

were drowned in a pool."

A

maid whom we call ilary White, The dining-room door holds tight, Alas for the

And

late.

their pitiable fate!

"Did they get any breakfast?"

"Xot quite!

A

maiden was putting on- airs. She slipped and fell down the stairs. When asked, "Are you hurt ?" She answered quite pert, "Oh, no, but just look at

High up

A

girl

at the

window

I

ni}'

hairs!"

saw

with a magnified jaw.

"What makes those big bumps?" "Why, she has the mumps, And

takes

all

her food through a straw.' 62

"

"Oh, isn't she cute!" the girls cry. "I'm crazy about her." "So'm I." They make awful faces, If

you look at their

When wandering

"What's that!

An

cases,

aimlessly by.

A new

Easter bonnet?

umbrella with nosegays upon

!

it

But. dear, don't j'ou smile.

For

if j'ou're

in style.

You'll get one yourself and vou'll don

it.

The Normal School Pitcher Brigade

Went

out on the hall to parade,

may say it was fun To have such a run. But, oh! what a racket it made. Yovi

A

person

who

calls himself Jones,

Of the Seniors has caused many groans. For he gave his permission Without a condition.

To the Juniors to pick them

to bones.

Some maidens once sat down to write. They scribbled far into the night. They tried to make wit. But they missed it a bit. As you see by the foregoing sight.

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Class of June, 191 Motto:

Floweb:

1

"Take Things as They Come"

Buttercup

Colors:

Olive Green and C4old

OFFICEES President Vice-Peesident Secretaky Treasurer

VIRGINIA TIN8LEY

EUTH SHEPARD PATTIE JIAUZY

GEORGIA SINCLAIR MEMBESS

JIary Anderson Carrie Anderson

Gladys Arthur Maggie Arthlts Berrie Bruce

Brugh Pearl Bowyer Mamie Baldwin Piiebe

Estelle Binns

A ERIE Condupf Isabelle Dunlap Sallie Drinkard Pattie Epes

Lena Earmon

Mary Fitzgerald Louise Ford Missouri Fitchett Flora Fitchett Florence Gaebee Maggie Gilliam Lena Gilliam

Mary Gwaltnet

Vivian Gwaltney Lai'ea

Homes

Emma

Harrison Mary Harper

Helen Haigiit Elizabeth Haight Xellib Johnston

Mary Jones Bessie Grey' Jones Bessie Gordon Jones

Lucy Kabler Sarah Lilly Edith Lane May' JIoore Caroline McCraw

Myrtie Mubphy

Mary Mowbray Pattie Mauzy Virginia Netherland Florence Obenshain Irma Phillips

Virginia Perrow

Norma Rose Ruth Rice Susie Roberts

Katherine Richeson Lucy' Strother Lucy Segar Lillian Simmons Lettie Shaffer Elizabeth Sutherland Clara Skell Georgia Sinclair

Ruth Shepard Blanche Shepard Sarah Stuart Myrtle Townes Virginia Tinsley Flossie Thornton Litcie Terrell

Ruth Watts Cassie White Sadie Zehmee

ODE TO FRIDAY NIGHT Come, glorious niglit, we long and wait for thee. Come, hours so enijrty of all work and care. When mirth doth rise to high degree. As comrades meet and greet on hall and stair. Thy happy charm no warning study liell Doth break to call vis from our talk away: But we may stroll around quite aimlessly.

—

Else we may dance or tell Fair secrets that bear not the light of day. Friday night! all good things come with thee!

roverbs

A

soft

answer

—from

the

(jiie

next to the girl called on

—turneth away

the

wrath of the teacher. l^ever do to-dav what yon can

]nit oif till t<i-niorrow.

Boast not thyself of to-ni(irrow, for to-imirrow

may

tind thee in the

Stndy

Hall.

Better the day, better the feed.

"A

jniss is as

good as

a

mile"

— and

a kiss

(from yonr

case")

better than

a smile.

and

]-)oth a l)orro-\ver

ISTormalitene.ss

is to

a lender be.

do and say the normal

Late to bed and late

And Uneasy

lies the

if

thing.s in a

normal way.

to rise,

yon're not canght, yon snrely are wise.

head that

n( xt

day

will

wear

cnrls.

!

THE "BELLE" OF THE NORMAL ""^ Ring out, new bell, to the smiling sky Ring out, our friend of iron throat! We stop to mark yovir warning note,

And

think,

"How

quickly time doth fly!"

Ring out, new bell, at early dawn. Ring out again at breakfast time;

And

yet again, in tones sublime,

Call us to chapel in the morn.

Ring out again

And

at dinner hour;

later, as the hills

we roam,

Say, "Think of supper; hurry home."

Gather us in with voice of power.

—

Ring thrice again at study hour, Once more, to warn, at ten to ten; There! Last call! dropping books and pen. Lights

off

—we creep to

our

fair}'

Good night "old" new

bower.

bell!

67

^^-I^IBuJ Class of June, Motto: "Great CoLOKS:

afflictions

1912 await us"

Flower:

Brown and Gold

Brown-eyed Susan

OFFICERS

ALINE GLEAVES GRACE FREEMAN ANNE TAYLOR COLE

President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer

BESSIE PRICE

MEMBERS Stella Abbitt

Pearl Anglea Lelia Ankers

Rosa Ashworth Kezia a. Baird Thelma Blanton Lucy Boxley Beulah Bray ViRGiLiA BuGG Loula Quessenberry Annie Cheatham Hattie Copeniiaveu Bessie Cooper

Anne

Tay'lor Cole

Esther Davis Frances Davis Cassie

Du Val

Agnes Garrett Aline Cleaves J>ogan Gilliam Blanche Grubbs

Pat Hannah Janie Harwood Aliia Harper Irma Harrls Violet Harris Lizzie

Hawthorne

Margaret Hardy Lucy Heath Lucy Hiner Estelle Hubbard Lena Jennings Susie Jones Madie LaRue

Prince Lasiily Susie Lee Lula Lee Susie Ligox Eliza Moore Daisy Moss Mary Nicol Carrie Xunnelly Fannie Price Mamie Pultz Bessie Price

Lillian Rice JIaud Rogers

Trent Pratt

Roberta \\"alllr

Susie Po\vell Nannie Ransoji

Mabel Reader Celeste Richardson Mary' Robertson 69

Rena Shortt Bettie Gay Smith "S'illa

Spencer

Annie Laurie Stone Florence Stevenson Evelyn Still Eoline Thomas ilARY- Traylor

Nina Waltman Josie ^^'arren

Clem Warriner Mae Williams Lillian Wilson Mattie Wyche

Class of June, 1913

ilOTTO:

Colors:

"We

paiWle nur own oanoe"

Flower:

Lavender and White

White Carnation

OFFICERS

EVA ANDERSON ANNA JERDONE EVELYN GREY MARY BAILEY

President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer

MEMBERS

EVA ANDERSON

ANNA JERDONE

MARY BAILEY ilARY BARSTOW

STELLA JONES MATTIE MINOR ADA ROGERS RITA SEALE MARY SHORTER MYRTLE SPANGLER

LOTTIE BRUCE LOLA BULL ANNIE CARTER MARY GAY EVELYN GREY FRANCES HARVEY

"

SALLIE WATTS

BERTHA WHITACRE 71

The

Athletic Association

VIRGINIA GAKEISOX

President

Secretary

WIRT DAVIDSON

Teeasdrek

VIIRGINIA NELSON VIRGINIA TINSLEY CURLE PHILLIPS

— Chairman of Basket-Ball — Chairsian op Tennis

First Vice-President

Second Vice-President

:

ATHLETICS what a catchy name,

Athletics!

signify 'most every

To

game

Wherein our youth are wont

And

to sport,

capers cut of every sort.

There's basket-ball, a lively game,

A

sport,

It

ween, that's nowise tame.

I

should be played upon the campus.

But

in a

At times

Upon

narrow '"gym." they cramp

mass

a

arms and

of

us.

feet.

the floor in battle's heat

Will squirm about like worms, for

Are trying hard to

And

so they struggle to

Till

some

fair

all

get tne ball.

and

fro.

damsel gets a show

Into the net to toss the ball.

Then

resound from wall to wall.

yells

Point after point the game

is

fought,

Till victory's gained, tho' dearly bought.

The winning team

Has won the

Nor

We

is

this

in

"Annual" space show

right to

game the only

its face.

sport

have a noble tennis court.

Whereon the

wont

girls are

That dear old game we Gymnastics holds

With

a valued place

us, as well as

The form

it

takes

to play

call croquet.

any race;

is

no concern.

As you, no doubt,

will shortly learn.

On Friday

we dance with

nights

you

glee

To

exercise our feet,

At

half past nine, 'most every night,

We

see.

exercise our tongues a sight.

74

Around the campus

for a walk,

While much engrossed

in lively talk,

With deathlike grip upon each

We

exercise our

We

have recourse to Gilliam's

At which we

With calm

To

We To

We To

visit o'er

neck.

speck.

and

store,

o'er.

we

intent each purse

exercise our jaws a

rifle

trifle.

exercise, 'mid all our woes,

get into each other's clothes. exercise our brains, so wary. steal a

For when

We

arms a

march upon Miss Carey. 'tis

time to douse the

run to keep clear out of

light,

sight,

In order that a midnight spread.

Does not proclaim we're not

in bed.

This gives us exercise enough

To make the muscles very tough For running, jumping, climbing

stairs.

Before each one has said her prayers.

Our lungs

receive their goodly share

Of exercise, with some to spare, In yells, class songs and loud guffaws.

When

We We

e'er there is

the slightest cause.

skate in Winter, shoot the bow;

do 'most everything

To make

we know

athletics earn its

name

In S. N. S. of stately fame. J. C.

Mattoon.

;

"The Greens" The Champion

Motto:

Basket-Bali

Team

of '08

Color:

"Play High"

Green

VIRGINIA TINSLEY ALINE GLEAVES

Captain

Right Forward

SUSAN STONE

Right Guard

VIRGINIA PAULETT

Left Forward

RUTH WATTS LOCKETT WALTON CORA BROOKING

Left Guard RiGHT-SiDE Center Left-Side Center

VIRGINIA TINSLEY CARRIE Hl'XTER axd VIRGINIA NELSON

Center Substitutes

bum.

8onc: See the red team

is

on

a

bum.

team

is

on

a

bum. bum. l)um.

See tbe red team

is

on

a

bum. bum.

See tbe

reil

Imni.

l)um,

\\lule the j;reen team wins the cup.

Chorus

:

Glory, glory for the green team

;

Glory, glory for the green team Glory, glory for the green team.

As she goes

]jlaying on.

TOAST Here's to the "greens" of nanghty-eight,

The champions

of the school!

Here's to the eiips they

At

won

basket-ball they rule.

of late!

"The Skimmers" Tennis Club Motto

Aim

:

;

"If

you would

lie

well served, serve yourself"

Over the Net

Color.s

:

Greeu and Red

OFFICERS President

VIRGINIA TINSLKV

FLORRIE BATTEN CLAIRE BURTON GEORGIE CREEKJIORE PATTIE EPES

ELLEN RIVES MABEL READER FLORENCE RAWLINGS RUTH REDD LUCY SEGAR MARY H. SPENCER BESSIE SPENCER FRANCES SADDLER KAELIE SAVAGE ETHEL SANDIDGE MILDRED TL'CKER ELAINE TOMS

LUCY ELCAN MAGGIE GILLIAil VIRGINIA GARRISON PAT HANNAH AVA HASKINS ]\L\BEL HURT LAURA HOMES ELEANOR JAMISON JOSIE KELLY VIRGINIA NELSON MARY PAXTON AILEEN POOLE HATTIE PAULETT

ANNE THOM VIRGINIA TINSLEY

MATTIE \YEST HAPPY WILDER IVA WILKERSON

79

The Racket Motto:

Aim

:

To

Raisers

"Scrvi' (iUrms as Ihcv sorvo

vou" Colors:

liave tlio net results

Pink and ^Vhite

OFFICERS I'HE.siuEXT,

Seckltary,

ilARY PERKINS

ALIXE liLEA\'ES

Treasirer.

HELEX POTTS

MEMBERS

GEADYS BELL ESTELLE BIXXS MARY BLAXC'HARD BERRIE BRUCE JIARSHAL]. BUt'KXER ADELE CARTER BLAX'CHE GEXTRY

ALIXE GLEAVES IDA HASSELL LELIA HATCHER

HORXER LUCY HEATH LENA HODGES .^lARY

MABEL MOHAX ETHEL MILLS ELLIE XELSOX KATHER IXE PEX X Y BACKER MARY PERKIXS HELEX POTTS HARDIXIA REDD JOSEPHIXE HEED LUCY ROBBIXS

MAMIE ROWE GERTRUDE ROSSOX BLAX'CHE SHEPARl)

SUSAX STOXE MARJORIE THOMl'SOX JL\RY TURPIX LUCY WARBURTOX

PATTIE MAUZY ELIZA MOORE ilARY JIOOX

BETTY WRIGHT

Skating Club

CoLOKS:

Motto: "Strike out with both feet, and get ahead" Most Prevalent Disease: Black and Blue Favokite Expression "It cuts no ice with me" Aim: To read your footnotes

Dropsy

:

OFFICERS President

Secretary

Treasurer

:•

FLORENCE EAWLINGS MARY PERKINS MAMIE JONES

MEMBERS

MARY BLANCHARD ANNA COLE

AVA HASKINS MAMIE JONES *ETHEL LA BOYTEAUX

MATTIE FRETVVELL

MARY PERKINS

OLA ABBITT

EVA WHITE

FLORENCE EAWLINGS HARDINIA REDD MARY SPENCER BESSIE SPENCER BETTY WRIGHT

HONORARY MEMBERS MISS DUGGER

*I'R-

*MR. "Absent when picture was taken.

MATTOON

JONES

:

Archery Club An a

little

ancient and honorable practice, by blind boy

named Cupid;

where, with quivers and bows and

bows are often dangerous, hence,

Motto

:

"String Your

means

often indulged in

bow; said to have been invented by by men and maidens at college and elsewith and without cupidity

of a

bright, pointed arrows galore

;

a foolish occu23ation.

Own Bow'

Aim: Color

:

To Make

a Hit

Red

OFFICEES

GOOCH BLANCHE GENTRY BSSSIE EVERETT MARY STEPHENS MRS.

DR..

President Vice-President

G. G.

Secretary Treasurer Moving Spirit

JONES

CLAIRE BURTON

MARY SPENCER

ARCHERS VIRGINIA GARRISON

BETTY WRIGHT FLORENCE RAWLINGS 83

MARY REED MILDRED DAVIS

速If^ Olljatterbox

3um, "Nimttm ^unhvth mxh

lEtglit

The Chatterbox Vol.

I— No.

STATE NORMAL SCHOOL,

i.'

THE GREAT STAMPEDE

of the Director of the Training

life

The Training School Corpo-

School.

ration

Seniors Rise Up Life of the Director

Arms

In

Hangs

Priceless

1908

is

doing

in

all

bounds was

the

whole curiously inquiring

the

STREETS

was

class

very uncertain.

is

"MERRY WIDOWS" ARRIVE

Juniors

and

lifted,

it

still

however, and the outcome of the stam-

pede

known a week of such intense excitement as the one just past. The iron within

There are

angry mutterings among the Seniors,

in the his-

tory of the training school has been

gate that usually holds

to

Training School until

be for actual service.

Never before

]wwer

that henceforth none shall be permitted

in Balance

to enter the

April 10.

its

defend the Director by a proclamation

IN

STATE OF BLOCKADE

allowed to observe unmolested within the regions of the dignified.

The confusion caused by

Farmville, Va.

has

On about

iiance

of

the

(

Special)

this tidal

brought forth a thundering cry of de-

Avave

imjietuous Juniors

from the earnest Seniors, who

Easter 9.30,

streets of

Sunday there

morning,

appeared

in

Farmville a number of the

have undergone great jjangs of nervous

most prodigious looking beings.

excitement, causing well prej^ared

first

les-

articulated undertone, with quivering

and lightning glances

ance.

towards the ruthless invaders.

The Senior

latest

issue

sovereigutv

is

a decree

threatening

number was

small,

and th

At re

was only a feeling of friendly interest and wonder at their strange appear-

sons to be delivered in an angry, half-

gesticulations,

the

at

the

Soon, though, interest and won-

der changed into alarm, for their num-

from

ber increased every minute, until, by

the

11 o'clock, there was a perfect throng 87

No

ciate

fvoni.

with

of the ungainly Idoking creaViires.

knows where they came

one

They

give no account of themselves,

and none other name than the ilerry No <.me knows why they Widows.

They

came.

seem

didn't

to

strange to

number

—

slightest consideration of

They have

them.

Some

carry

great bouquets tied by bolts of ribbon,

time or

jjlace,

many wear huge

while

The

the is

are of such dimensions that

wreaths.

strangest thing of all about

that some of

them

hoped that

all will flie,-ht

them

are feathered and

have full-fledged wings. time and take

else.

They

flowers, though, in

greatest profusion.

—

they jostle one amither unmercifully and walk eom]>letely nver everybody

is

They

would be highly indignant should anyone mention weeds in connection with the

having

without

for

ne\-er

come with

making friends though, say, they have made a large

the idea of

weeds with widows, but these Merry Widows.

It is wildly

sprout wings

in

forever.

it

impossible for two of them to walk

comfortably abreast on the sidewalk.

STRANGE BEINGS INFEST NORMAL SCHOOL

The churches are completely blockaded by them. The IMethodists must have had a ])resentiment of this when they

THREATEN TO BECOME A PLAGUE

enlarged their church in time for them. too,

have

will

^lerry

is

it

;

The

ready just

other churches, (Special to the Cliatterbox)

be enlarged

to

Widows remain

long,

the

if

It is

lose

minds

Avith

men

grief,

will

fVir,

in

nuiny cases, these obstrejjerous Widdws luiN'e

Clime between husbands and their

some

ai-e

peculiar

]ioints

a scene

disturbance

strange folk.

No

restrictions are put

u]X)n tUcm, for they are seen in the

Aew

wives and thrust them far asunder.

There

much

and confusion lately, owing to the continuous coming and going of numerous queer and of

feared that the poor

their

The Normal School has been

or our

town will be demoralized.

;.Parlor,

the President's

Faculty room, Mr. Cox's

office,

office,

the

—even

Withoiit a single

the sacredness of the Training School

e\ce])tion everyone feels herself quite

means nothing to them. They walk up and down this hall and march into

about these beings.

above the finest lady in the land, and, strange to say, in spite of

all

their

bad

quidities, the best thinking ladies have,

of their

own

most exalted It has

accord, given

them

the

a

air.

whii

].)ositions.

alwavs been

the different grade-rooms with a re-

markably important and

custom

to asso-

The is

self-satisfied

fact that the poor

teaching, has not

made

Senior, a

plan

for \wv lesson does not bother them.

!

These

;

and

.strange beings hold loug

ti)ngne,

appaivntly serions conversations with

manner, a large

jiersuasive

a

leather case, and an armful of Bools!

the President, the heads of the depart-

ments, and the Training School Supervisors,

pointing,

madly in

dea\-ors to

make

The

and

ges-

wild

eu-

exijlaining

ticulating

clear

their

—something

MAN'S HAND FRIGHTENS SENIORS

I

On Monday nified,

luriously resentful over the

art

own

the invaders usurp their

word of

dent's office for a linger of

warning

are told that

oxe

raised

is

when what

iheir turn, liuir gaze!

Six,

rooms on the lower

a

aud they

things pertaining to Seniors and lost

within, to

wait

One

sentence, rending

In their haste they run reckinto

—another

group

glance these

of

air

the'

persons,

with a blood-

curdling shriek, for there,

,

owner of the hand seemed to

tells

one of the

The

to be trying

gain an entrance.

Pandemonium

un-

at

windows, appeared a man's hand.

office.

lessly

them,

dignified

even ten of

eight,

startled

else.

these

glancing up, stopped in the midst of a

hall.

a

of

sight meets

a

The embarturn and flee down the,

—

everything

to

each trying to get nearest the door of

rassed girls

They were

floor.

engaged in the discussion of

btisilj'

these mysterious j^ersonages are within,

President's

one of the lecture

in

p)eculiar

is

room

i'hty go to the Faculty

meeting'

class

advice,

of the host

Seniors held their

intelligent

way

If the girls go to the Presi-

rights.

the

night, as usual, the dig-

3'ouug ladies of this institution

made

Every one

reigned.

a dash for the door.

Each

of

usiial visitors

The Seniors

the

forty

girls

are left to fight their

through

battles alone in the

for the Su]3er\'isors

Training School,

at once.

ageous than the

nmst converse with

tried

A

to

few, more cour-

unable

rest,

scramble

to get out,

decided to investigate. I

h. se epu'er specimens.

find

''Let's

There

is

no uniformity about the

general appearance of this interesting

company. Some are a large

short

are

;

number

tall,

the

young

watchman,"

but some are

they

"Let's find

watchman."

came

"Ladies,"

a

voice

from the

direction of the dreadful window, "did

most of them are men, a few

you want

women.

There are that

are

old, others

the

shrieked in their fright.

tei

see

me f

And

there,

along with the hand, appeared the rest a

few features, however, them all a fluent

characterize

(if

uiir faithful

ing u])"

:

89

fV)r

watchman

the night.

busily "clos-

A

GREAT TREASURE FOUND ON THE CAMPUS

pahu

there on her ])retty pink a bright,

rejjostd

green blade of grass, the

first

on the campus. the happy, laughing throng of

As

down

passed

girls

GIRLS HORRIBLY FRIGHTENED

the walk on their

evening promenade, one of their number was seen to break suddenly away

and go dashing across the campus. Everybody stopped and gazed at the

On

April second several girls on the

third floor of the

main dormitory were 5 A. M. When

badly frightened abo\it

fl.ying figure.

they had retired the night before

She paused, hesitated, looked about her, and, dropping on her knees, gath-

thing seemed as usual.

ered up something in her hands.

The

e\-ery-

With no warn-

ing of what was to come they

sle]3t

soundly and sweetly, but they were

crowd of joyous students flocked across There the campus to their comrade. she knelt with hands pressed closely to

suddenly

her breast.

Avas the

head and shoulders of some

person.

The person entered

"What cried.

the matter ?"

is

"Please

tell

us what

it

is,"

they

there

was no answer.

The

found you. see you.

I

I thought I should never

have lived in hope of this

now

day, and

I can die happy."

girls looked at

due another

in

the

matter

'i"

they

One, more courag\ ous than the

stepped forward and, touching the

shoulder of the kneeling figure, said,

"Please

tell

and what

is

us what you have found,

shining

0])ened

anel, glid-

her

"What it

^"

is

and who

the matter,

is

they cried, trembling with fright.

"Get up,

girls,

came

the

What

has

get up,"

-answer in muflled tones.

"Is the house on

fire

i

The figure again spoke, and the was that of the night niatron.

in

little,

"Don't

alarme d

Ix'

your door reads

to

Greatly relieved, but the girls sat

up

"Oh how you !

still

at five."

trembling,

in bed and ixclaimed,

know who

de-

"I

girl

there

white hands,

and

this she left the room.

eyes,

notice on

the

We

])Ut

])ut it there,

but

frightened us

the

her

;

wake you

!

no notice on our door."

the matter."

Looking up with ha]ipiness and light

eyes

\'oice

"What can be rest,

their

that greeted

ha])pened ?" asked one.

amazement. asked.

sight

ing softly to the bed, placed a hand on

girl

was rocking back and forth, niurumring brokenly, "At last, at last, I have

The

The

the shoulders of the frightened girls.

•

But

awakened from pleasant dreams by the opening of their door.

elon't

it is," sai<l

the matre)U,

and

Avith

)

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Per month

and the

of those that pass

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excitement

quake caused by the jumping

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warm

over "tickets" and probably an earth-

Farmville, Virginia Editor

all

shocks.

Very

Friday.

THE ANNUAL STAFF

storms in

\'iolent

Many

regions.

fill

the air with hat boxes, old

test papers, note books, old shoes

and

$5.00

manner

all

of things which are rooted

out at a final cleaning up.

EDITORIAL In

you behold the

this

issue

tirst

We, the

of the "Chatterbox."

editors,

await with breathless expectancy

upon the

etfect

We

you against our paper.

the

warn

to

It will dcjubtlife as

we

lead

cannot possibly inspire a lively, viva-

But be

cious paper.

ours

is a life

ing

As you

romances.

it

known

that

of stirring action, thrill-

happenings

Tuesday.

and see,

brilliani

the "Chatter-

ingly depicts this to you. ?

—

sudden dispersion of

rise

of

all

^^'cdnesday.

temi)erature,

—

For Plousehold Department The calm after the storm Avith wreckage

—

in its track.

For

Graduates

— Hazy,

a]i]ilying

for posi-

uncertain, variable.

What

WEATHER FORECAST

Great

clouds hang-

all

ing over that region.

Y.

Monday, Tuesday and

—

crease in temperature, followed by a

tions

What more can we g\\e you more can von aslv ?

tears.

For Teachers after School jSTo more rain (reign) for three months. For the Infirmary A rapid de-

box" very graphically and entertain-

clouds on

Sunshine for most part,

with occasional showers of

fear that our competitor,

claim that such a

farewell.

its

public.

Farmville Herald, will try

less

Sunday. Clouds and sunshine. Monday. Great pressure in regions where spooners are bidding tach other

lowering

foreheads, a threatening

W.

C. A.

On Friday Senior

ENTERTAINS SENIORS afternoon.

Class was

tained on

a

May

8,

the

delightfully enter-

hay ride

to

Ham]Klen-

Sidney given bv the Y. W. C. A.

At

four

each

with

as

many

Seniors as conld be packed

digiiified

together

in,

with a chaperon, pulled out.

Until

the wagons

sight,

were clear ont of

and songs of the

the yells

At 9.00

wagons,

large

thirty-ti\'e

filled

much

week past

a

girls in their

to

the merriment.

were going stretch of

HOW TO GET

had been

there

this only

were rougher than usual, but

added

First,

at a rajnd rate

on

infested

the

thrown into one heap.

After an hour and a half of such

we

riding,

arrived

at

Hamjiden-

Sidney, just in front of the college.

Then, everyone jumped

oTit

and began

To do

freezingly

Hats

are

W.

C. A. girls

increase your

there

was no trouble in sefrom

the

wagons

to the tree,

hundred of the

college boys stood in

readiness at our bidding.

As soon

as

eatables hidden

it

was

musical

wagon

a

rush for her

in order to be with the

congenial

crowd

came

bouncing ride again

the

as

before.

own

when Rats

are in

and

Fourth, impress upon

Begin their making thtm learn the

education.

training by list

backwards

'Home, Sweet Home;" r^'siirt,

made

in-

Third, keep

Rats the absolute necessity of having

time for us to start for home again. E\'eryone

else.

they find nothing to eat, they will

lanndfy

lunch was over,

Fn-

vocabulary of lengthy

anyone

go elsewhere.

because about a

a

when

(Webster's

sight, for they are great si:)ongers, if

eiiring aid in bringing the boxes

possible.

cannot endure a gnat amount of

gathered under a large tree and, of

course,

as

Being green themselves. Rats

words.)

all

all

Hats cannot

this one should be

abridged Dictionary will help you to

had

Soon we were

us.

atmosphere in

as

polite

around.

telligence in

lunch which the Y.

by "Eats."

Second, be as learned as possible

looking for a suitable place to eat the

brought along for

region,

stand cold.

;

wagons were in deep holes all

troirbled

a level

ground and everyone almost

and we -were

bem

First, create a chilly

r.s

the

RID OF "RATS"

Since using the following remedy, I

have not

we

bouncing over the sides of the wagons next,

the

was heard to say, 'T have certainly had a grand time." front door, she

and consequently the roads

rain,

the dear

—bruised and much

As each Senior entered

fatigued.

delight conld be heard.

For

we reached

o'clock

old Xornial again

to the

tune of

this, as a last

guaranteed to get rid of the

is

most persistently troublesome Rat.

same

Then SCIENTIFIC NOTES

o\'er

Every minute of way back was spent

those rough roads. the lime on iiur

in siuainji' and

iiiviuii'

our

veils.

Ours in

(

is,

\'ery

indeed, resjject.

a school

excellent

One

its

of

most

features

noticeable

the

is

atmosphere which pervades

HgS

cially

on days when

made

in the laboratory.

scientific

espe-

it,

is

been found

At

Domestic Science has been inaugu-

man-

rated in a thoroughly scientific

Xone

your

of

methods of learning ing are emjDloyed;

profusely

cook by cook-

little

red book,

will

transform

a

it

COM',

the

gives

all

you

some

For neat diagram

a

in-

of

marked

oft'.

You

study this

you can reproduce

book closed.

it

Then, when on

morning you meet a cow on the road, you will know exactly what

cut

fine

take

to

lilade as

and carry home

oft'

fi:ir

The residence which led he

the

field

determination of lunacy. this

in the

the chief

cause of

It is authentically stated that

dreaded

from the

of science in the

dis( ase residts

terrific

endeavor

principally

brain work required

to

pass on Junior His-

tory.

Sawyer

Owing

to

to the

Harper.

and, to the old-time Vir-

house,

ihe

town of

the

convenient situation oi

ginia hospitality of the Colonel wife,

his o\"er

it

])lace

unknown

also for

iiiid

and

travelers.

numbered

Colonel's children

whom

he was very proud,

pretty but

three

rather timid

During the early part

daughters.

the Colonel's nuirried

life,

his

brother also had lived with ]\Irs.

Sawyer,

at

the old

brother

disagreed

of

younger

him and

homestead.

Tint u]ion one occasion the Colonel his

and

was used as a stoppingfor his numerous friends

so

and

seriously

upon a certain matter, that the Colonel was forced to ask the young man to

There has been much wonder and sjjeeulation

Colonel

of

to the city of Daysonville,

other,

The

valuable addition has lately been to

RETURN

^tood at the forks of the road, one of

one son, of

A

around

to insure its

injury.

all

BILLY'S

your husband's breakfast.

made

comes up,

it

from

protection

various cuts of beef

the

faithfully, until Avith the

maidens

solicitous

seen driving sticks

lie

each

I

carefully

and

eani])us,

may

to cover, into a jjer-

fectly competent housewife. stance,

method has been discovered

last a

encourage the growth of grass on

you' have mastered its con-

from cover

tents

"a

illustrated,

when

you,

old-fashioned

to

to

!"

being

to

ner.

"Music hath charms

:

soothe the savage breast

as

to

the

dulcet strains that at times issue a certain olfice.

leave

reason for the

The answer has

from

finally

a

his

house and

Billy

Sawyer had

very

un])leasant

upon

never

a

return.

hot tem]ier and

dis])osition,

this occasion displayed both

and

by

many

saying

things, for

nnkind,

by his brother.

Thus matters stood when the war broke out, and Colonel Sawyer and his son were compelled to leave home and join the army.

Mrs. Sawyer, who was very feeble, was kept indoors all the time. Her eyesight too, was nearly gone, so the management of aifairs was thrust

upon the shoulders of the three girls. They were young but not inexperienced, for Mrs. Sawyer had taught them to work, although they had all the luxuries for which they could wish. They did bravely and well whatever

There

was

one

was

thing,

like to do,

man who wanted

to stay all

been done in the Sawyer household,

and the

girls

knew

please the Colonel

it,

When

Billy

pany.

man

his

his de-

leave

to

a visit.

the

house,

he

which had driven him from

in his

com-

He knew

that

What would Mrs. Sawyer and

army.

all,

him

would

it

After

?

not look cowardly for

to return against his

wish, at a time

Billy

when

brother's

the Colonel was

thought

over

these

but he was so homesick he

away any longer. What In a moment his mind The girls were so up.

could not stay

should he do

sisters.

his brother's

sidered the bravest

permission

the girls think of his return

things,

decided the

with

the Colonel and his son were in the

away?

would

Sawyer was dismissed home he left the state and went South. He stayed there until the war broke out and then the joined Confederate army at Atlanta, Georgia. He was soon confrom

he asked

that

camp and go home on As he drew near

dis-

it

—but they need never know anything about

quarrel

and banished

sire. But when the army returned to camp he found himself so homesick,

and Mrs. Sawyer,

that

bitter

the act

Such a thing had never before

night.

the

brother, though,

such a hajDjay home.

the matter and agreed to turn the next

bered

and that

They talked over away

Colonel was away.

move

to

Billy went with it, glad to be once more upon the soil of his native state. The nearer he got to his old home the more he longed to see it. At one time the army marched within seven miles of it, and a great desire came into his heart to visit once more the loved scenes of his boyhood. He remem-

however,

entertain strangers while the

to

army was ordered

the

uorthAvard into the Valley of Virginia,

blushed for shame as he thought of

fell to their lot.

which they did not

When

disgraceful

which he was not forgiven

was made

?

young when he

left

not possibly Ivnow

that thc-y could

him now.

changed so much and

IMrs.

He had Sawyer's

eyesight was so bad that she would

He would tell them that he was Peter Askew, on his way to Daysonville, and wanted hardly recognize him.

When

to stay all night.

him but

at the door she

courage

her

thought of

Florence met

meant

say "No,'"

to

her as

failed

who

her father,

she

feat

ever performed

in the ISTormal

School and deserves the due appreciation of

all.

always

At (Continued on page 102)

Seminar,

Hampden-Sidney

THE SOCIAL WHIRL

a

dissertation

appertaining

—or intended

entertained

members

of her

to

at

staff

do so

a

—

the

—

hidden over

Miss Jessie

in the closet.

very gracefully

jjresided

the chafing

was passing

off

dish.

Everything

beautifully

until

sudden loud knock was heard door.

The

eggs,

and

the

to

The appreeffervesce

in

overwhelming

eulogies of the incomparable exhortation.

very de-

Dutch treat egg hunt. The room was appropriately decorated in the staff colors ^black and white and red (read) all over. The eggs were lightful

Nidermaier

commendatory

of

College, projjounded

"Seminarians"

ciative

Saturday evening, April 18, the Editor-in-Chief of the Virginian

Smith

Dr.

Psychology of Paranesia.

On

Edu-

recent meeting of the

a

cational

a

at the

The

State

instituted

Normal School has

a

lately

course in dramatic

art.

The pursuers of this have already become expert playwrights, and have

won world-wide fame, by their masterpiece, "The Lost Pleiad," a romantic comedy.

This was played in Crewe

on Thursday, April 30, which tively its last appearance in

is

posi-

America.

which had just been

taken from their hiding place, were

RUMORED—

IT IS

thrust quickly back out of sight, and the door

was opened

of butt-in-skies,

to

admit a tribe

who prolonged

their

That

a

new

electric

motor

freezer has been bought,

ice

cream

and that we

call of curiosity until the last bell rang,

are to have frozen dainties every week.

and the egg hunt had on another day.

tect basket-ball

to be finished

That the fence was erected i^l

to pro-

avers from the gaze

of the public.

A

very attractive function of the

That the campus

season was the gymnastic exhibit, on

school

May

greensward.

12.

One

features of this

of the most charming was the Topsy Dance,

given by the Senior Class. the

most

remarkably

This

is

indescribable

is

in

front of the

rapidly becoming a beautiful

That the barren mountains of the will some day be grassy

West Lawn plains.

That

a

faculty

That wire

certain

member

wearing a

is

of

A TRAINING SCHOOL TEACHER.

the

solitaire.

another girl

Take

bought a

has

a big

rat.

B

That another Senior

mumps.

has

is

going

shirt waist, a high collar

some Friday night.

That the physiology

classes are go-

ears.

Then mix

more

children

t1a\()r

and place on

ing to have a spelling match.

That

Sallie

Edwards has

That Alice Carter

a

new

going

is

case.

until

Add

suitable consistency.

That the Lynchburg Chib to entertain itself

and work up with

temperament

sensitive

it

is

a starched

and two red

any

undesirable

platform for

a

At

the end of

time serve on the right kind of

this

the Glee Club.

a

the

well with thirty or of

nine months to season.

to join

Cut

bundle of nerves.

into small jiieces

a

and you will get the hoped-for

ticket

That Lucy Warburton has bought result. a

bouquet for someone.

That our president

buy

steps toAvard getting ready to

commencement have

That Ethel Sandidge

the

is

Topsy

the

Dance.

ham

fries

Beat in three grains

Roast for an hour and

after school

most

(Why?) That Mary Turjiin

half

and

ounces of mischief

forty questions.

and serve

a

without

sauce.

arations to entertain the Seniors.

in

hard head, three pounds of

ten

of sense.

a test.

])upil

a

enc rgy,

That the Juniors are making prep-

apt

Take

his

cigar.

That the Educational Gym. Class is to

A TRAINING SCHOOL BOY.

about to take

is

in

her chafins; dish sometimes.

A STUDY HALL STUDENT.

Take a pound and a half of gad and mix thoroughly with a pound of Place

thoughtlessness. hall

out

during study hour.

piece of

ill

the

luck the size of a big

ting on, and take to a quiet

WELL TESTED RECIPES

on

Then add room

a

sit-

to

-The next morning season with

settle.

a lemon.

A NEW GIRL.

To face,

pound

a

homesick heart and

add two wet (if

confusion

Stir

eyes.

and

a

AN ALL-ROUND GOOD

long

a

in

lumj")

Take

a

of

(if

Place in a "bucket full of tears to soak

linuKir,

Then take

and serve with a dash of

salt.

out

girl

with heart and hand

ready for anything, add two pounds

fright the size of a promised hazing.

for a Aveek or more.

a

GIRL.

and

l)rains,

one

energy.

(lue-half

pound

of

good

two piiuuds of c(jmmon sense

and Stir

one-half all

jiounds

together

with

of

a

Season with

inamier.

IDleasaiit

ready wit aud enthnsiasm.

set over a

When

steady

But no failings are

a little

down

set

here.

Have there been struggles and falls Only trium])hs Then forget them. are remembered here, and should nw ^

of

fire

well done, garnish

with au easy smile and serve on any occasion.

to life

page,

blank

a

oh,

It is easily inferred that

!

young lady

the

'BLACK BEAUTY' A Book Review

find

chance

wasted

to

whom

was dedi-

it

has never done anything worthy

(:ited

of recording.

This un]3aralleled work of literature [Written by the faculty of the State Normal Sehool, compiled and edited by Mr. J. L. Jarman's private secretary.]

Among

the books

art has

the

thinking

attention of the reading i^ublic, there

liefore

one which stands ont both for

tion as

is

its

Jarman with

difficnlty

in

who had

it

come.

such

now

dark

One may

receives.

its

look

popularity

waning in the centuries to With such a record and with

iu-os]iects

as

these one

tingly exclaim with

the greatest

may

fit-

Ben Jonson, "Kot

for an age but for all time."

procuring the material

from the various

the

since

deserved such prominent atten-

scarcely

the valuable aid of his

private secretary,

world

into the future and see

This is the and charm. composite romance, "Black Beanty." It was compiled and edited by Dr. J. originality

L.

minds of

influenced the

ages of the mystic past, but has never

the

attract

that

and

Maey

aiithors.

Stet'hens, '09.

This book contains the inner history of the lives of those noble

women who have

all

teaching the

children of

POSITIVE DON'TS

young

—fame,

matrimony, to give their

riches, to

forsaken

Don't wear a hat

lives

future

the

generations.

loiik,

All their great mental achievements

ditions to science the.se

and philosophy.

All

ance. herls.

of living blood. those

deeds of

Besides,

there

unbility and

ti]3toe

library.

are written in fiery characters

It

yon go down

Walk

when you

gives

the

careless

are in the

sneaky aiipear-

a

boldly aud noisily on the

Don't hnrry to cha])el in the morn-

are

honor,

ings.

The rush down

actions

worthy of the highest wonmu-

cause heart trouble.

hood;

and these are recorded by pen dipped in ink as green

if

iT^ighty

v>'heu

destroys

and crushes the Marcel wave.

Don't

are recorded here as well as their ad-

It

street.

a

you are

five or ten

Don't study

as

the ste])s

Go

may

slowly, even

minutes

late.

during Study Hour.

After a busv dav the overtaxed brain

the ocean's depths. 97

—

needs rest and amusement.

Don't

fail

to

A

in the dining room.

cbecrfid spirit

aids digestion.

to

from 7.20

to visit

to

Travel aronnd from room

m.

]).

room, for travel broadens the mind.

Don't

fail to

be careful while turniug

corners, to see that no one

Don't hesitate are crazy about

is

and care should be taken not

essential,

allow them to suffer from exposure

Marcel

the

to

a teacher

more

.be"

popular, while

makes

sometimes

Rest

I

Q.

am

ask you

For members of the Archery Club, is correct in March to wear white with sandals, and no

are

Beau

is

to

be

Have Been Asked

Hats

from the

sun, in

which

in the

hand while looking

for

game.

lingerie

waists

to

trim

listless

They

from

girls

or going to sleep in

room?

say,

super-

training school

"Make your

remedy.

lessons

in-

keep

my my

teresting."

Please

Q.

me how

tell

to

wire rat from showing through hair

no longer fashionalde

It is

keep the

to

The

Ans.

and

a teacher at S. K^. S.

visors give a very efficacious

case they need not be worn, but carried

class

by

TJs

Seekers for Knowledge.

how

appearing

my

hats, pro-

had.

sometimes permissible, but only

for protection

Ques-

Careful and Thoughtful Answers to

Young

a

appearance in

THOUGHTFUL ANSWERS

FASHIONS

vided

its

?

—Anxious

Alice.

Ans. Use Dr. Winston's Hair Tonic.

with lace and inser-

Q.

Please

tell

me how

to

keep

tion,

bnt handsome desigTis are worked

from having measles and mumps

out

in

Susceptible Sue.

club,

fraternity,

and

All

literary

society,

soi'ority pins.

shades of blue,

baby blue

to indigo, are

delicate

color green, too, seems to be a

The

as the

Freshman

Class.

careless handling of

"Rats,"

from

the

?

Normal

School.

very popular

favorite with a certain class of girls,

known

Flee

Ans.

from

and are much worn by the Seniors.

The

to

color

taffy

as-

tions That

suits,

color

the evenina's.

jou and want

sured she will encore you.

it

The

wave.

scheme of gray and black appears

to skip classes if

her pujjil next term.

to be

in sight.

escapes on the

However, these pets are quite

streets.

to

Don't neglect 9.4.5

many

has resulted in

and lond

laujih long

Q. to

Is

it

proper when down town

speak to a good-looking boy

you haven't met?

—Troubled

whom

Tcp.

Ans. It is quite permissible if you have no other way of getting cream at the cafe.

My friend Mary has never Q. been known to get to breakfast on What remedy can

time.

knowledge

oTit h( r

Drag

Ans. while

?

—O.

her,

slee]">ing,

still

and give her

six

o'clock,

If this

He and

—G.

it

IS^.,

W. and

E. it

would

me

remedy

Try

it,

all

still

?

—

upon

—By Wanted —By

Wanted

J. L. J.

remains one of the

School,

a

set

to

your old style of

and large black bows.

Also wear your skirts very short, as this is quite the rage in ISTew

Q.

If

ing H.-S.

York.

you should see a good-lookboy on the street, should

one speak to him, although he be a stranger

?— Fluffy

Euffles.

past

the

us diiring

the graduating class,

State

the

of

girls

JSTormal

warranted

against measles and other contagious diseases.

Wanted

—By

all

students

who

ha\'e

classes in the Science Hall, unc. asing rain.

—By Wanted— By

Wanted

Go back

which they have

of the injuries

nine months.

do not the girls attend

—

hair

fitting to

bushels of floAvers.

Can you suggest some way in Q. which I may look younger? Puzzled

])laited

most

Wanted Our teachers to know that we fully and freely forgive them for

with

seven wonders of the world.

Ans.

?

will be

WANTED

inflicted

and a lemon.

church more regularly It

my

"Thank

say,

—

relieve,

Old.

remedj' applied to you.

Ans.

Both

like

do when I get

Should I bow,

diploma.

?

Doubtless you remember the

Why

to

0. L. A.

a good

—Two-Year

a dash of salt

and should

a Senior

what

just

a Senior.

"Accept the sleeve."

Please send

Ans.

it

night.

I were in a boat.

I should say,

for "rats."

should

be quite right

Ans.- If the chill

Q.

know

Ans.

If cold, to accept his coat

Q.

am

I

(}.

to

you," or do both

Would

considera-

have decided that

would be perfectly permissible.

the bathroom

summer

difficult to

such an unheard-of thing happen,

turn on the hot water

If on a

is

careful

L. A.

sjiigot.

Q.

we

after

tion,

a cold shower.

is not effective,

but

I apply with-

at to

Your question

Ans. answer,

of

the

Faculty,

stories

romance every Monday morning.

.stilts,

E. R. H., a pair of

in order that she

may

reach to

the shoulders of N. T. B.

Grand Rummage Sale

— Of

all

bi-

monthly notes accumiTlated during the past nine months. benefit of the

Proceeds for the

Annual.

—

For Rent

)

the

V>y

students,

provided for this difficulty by another

our

heated debate in which

complete line of knowledge, whieli we difficult to l-e?ii

tiiid

vear

mer.

jjrojiosals shall

was decided

it

who

that all old bachtlors

during th/ sum-

refuse lea])

be taxed for the

support of old maids. Let

DECISIVE STEP TAKEN

.ore

Maiden Ladies Are Leap

Are

to

to

nuee

for

all,

privilege of leap year.

tous question

was

stated

debate,

maiden

FOUND

it

was

and

This momen-

that

all

Both sides

proj^ose."

that

took

of

]30ssession

this

Class,

lives.

—By one

Found Mr. Cox

the

argued long and loud, and the excite-

ment

days of our

Foun<l

settled in a heated

—"Resolved

B

Senior

the

that our school-days are the happiest

maiden

that

ladies should take advantage

of leap year

— By

Found Literai-y

should take advantage of

ladies

d bachelors."

Maids

on :\larch 19, 1908,

decided,

of

be no

Refuse

Cunningham

the

Society,

Who

"There

forth:

d maids or worthless

sorrowful

Be Taxed for Support of Old

In

Take Advantage

Bachelors

Year.

decree go

the

henceforth and forever

shall

,

in his

—A

of the school girls,

office.

hay on

of

crop

the

campus.

Found— By

Miss M., that

S.

N.

S.

girls like to talk, especially in chapel

during the marching. P'ound

—By

the night mati'on,

on

wholly feminine audience was such as

the second floor, two girls with light

had never been known before. At last, the speeches were ended, the decision of the judges rendered, and the president stepped forth and announced that

hair and blue eyes, wearing green and

.

had been settled forever. maiden ladies might, with

i-rd

kimonos.

(This prits

Now,

finder.

perfect

propriety, take

ad^'antage of

another step had

to

be taken,

in order to ])rovide for such as

of

would a

maidens

hesitate to propose for fear

refusal.

— In

Found

instead of

the

the biological laboratory

and in the basement of the training

leap year and projiose. Still

head of the home.

one incident when the cul-

is

were rewarded

the question all

The "find" was prompt-

ly re]iorted to the

The Argus

Literary

Society then took up the cpirstion, and

school, hats.

two

gentlemen's

The owners

will

black

felt

please claim

these before next session.

Found tins;

—Girls

who

gvm.

classes.

their

persist

in

cut-

Foniul veloped

— Slime sneh

Reader that

a

it

is

girls

—At

a large

y( ar,

for

de-

Miss

impossible to keep

them from the stndy

Found

who have

fondness

Found

—At

Normal School nmnber of girls

the

9.45

until

every

they have

—A hat belonging

Lost

When

was

it

on the stairway in the White llimse.

sus-

Finder please return

night,

said.

Xider-

to the

last seen

this

was a

numlier of girls who just can't

sleep

Liberal reward offered for

reporting them to the matron.

maier family.

hall.

ceptible to all kinds of diseases.

lai'ge

kimonos.

"Good-

night," to scime ])erfectly darling girl.

fur

once,

at

it

a partnership hat.

—From

Lost

the

])icture

room, a photograjih of faculty.

150

at once, for the

the

picture

Annual of

editor's

member

Please return

the

tain

a

to

of

room

nuist eon-

the

Xormal

School's youngest i^rofessor.

—The

LOST

Lost

girlishuess

that

once

characterized the ISTormal School stu-

Lost

—During study hour

dents.

from the

third floor, two girls with light hair

and blue eyes, wearing red and green

down year.

Some

girls

wearing their hair

their backs are

wanted for next

;

RETURN

BILLY'S

eyes as he thought of the

his

filled

happj' days that he had spent in that (Continued from

p.

many unhappy

very room, and of the

95)

hours he had spent since he had left strangers

cntpvtainecl

they

as

were

"Well-^er, well generally

— — er

—

—

we don't er we can keep

er,

guess

I

conkl not help smiling as he

IBilly

observed the girls doing their work l)ravely

and

Sd

He

willingly.

hel]) theui, but, of course, as

longed to

The frequent queer

smiles on Billy's

and the searching manner in which he examined everything in the house aroused 3us]iicion on the part of the girls. They gave him the most face,

remote room in the house, which, to Billy's delight,

happened

to

be his old

Even then they were not

ing to go to

man was

slei])

will-

while a suspicious

in the house.

They must

keep their mother ignorant of their

What were

fears.

they to do

?

They

could not leave, as she was too

ill

they might get a neighbor to stay with

them, but that

At

own

He saw

fault.

which he had kept boyhood relics, sitting in the same

his

He

old corner.

with a

chest,

treasures just

as

let it fall

Once more he

crash.

lottd

opened the

the

eagerly raised

but his trembling hand

and found his old he had left them

Bitt the thing that broitght

years ago.

back the strongest memories of the

Peter Askew, he could not.

room.

Iteeause of his

lid,

yon," she said.

so

it

the old chest, in

friends.

would frighten

her.

pleasant old days was his gun,

still

resting on two hooks over the door.

He

took

it

down, held

some time, turning ing at

it

The

it

lo\'ingly for

and

over,

it

heard the

girls

occasional

and an

Their terror

loud noise.

increased every moment.

was the bravest of the 'T

keyhole

am

tramp

restless

of footsteps across the floor,

last,

look-

with kindling eyes.

Maria, who

three, said, at

going to peep through th"

and

see

what that man

is

doing."

While the others waited in breathless

anxiety she stole cautiously to the

She saw him stand-

up all night. When everything had grown still, they Avere startled by a loud noise from the distant room. They were

strajiger's door.

greatly frightened but resolved to keep

allowed no one to touch, were scattered

quiet a while longer.

aboitt the floor.

last,

they decided to

When

sit

Billy entered his old room,

ing near the center of the

Uncle Billy's

more than

stairs quickly

position of the furniture

she had seen.

it,

—

was not

^the

even

changed.

The

tears

chest,

ever.

he found everything just as he had left

The

ing the gxin.

and

room

contents

hold-

of

her

which her father

This frightened her

She tipped

down

told her sisters

what

"Something must be done

at once,"

and stay here with mother while you two run after some of the neighbors." In a short time, which seemed an age to Maria, the girls were back. The whole neighborhood had been aroused, and

men and

boys with guns

was getting

late,

and Billy

cided that he would go to bed. l)ut

the

contents

into their places,

of

the

As he

recvossed

waited a minute,

and another appeared and then

others.

They seemd to be planning something. "The house is surrounded by I'obbers," thought he. He knew that he was the only

man

in the house and some-

thing must be done, so be took his gun

down down

again,

loaded

it,

He

the stairs.

and started heard

a girl

shriek and run through the hall as he

down

l^assed

the steps.

He

lie

He

sank back, fainting.

was

carried into the house and everything possible

was done

He

to save his life.

recovered rapidly and planned to

army

the

to

soon.

One

re-

day,

a

saw through the window a man with a gun standing under a

He

Then

?

could to save the house."

I

just before he intended to leave, about

the floor he

tree in the yard.

what

de-

and hung his old gun

back on the wall.

1 did

and

called,

anybody hurt

He back

chest

name

raised \ip to ask, "Is

turn

were quickly surrounding the house. It

Billy heard his

"I will load the revolver

she said.

opened

the door and started out, but was met by a man with a revolver. "Halt!" cried the new comer.

half dozen Yankees appeared and

demanded

that the house be searched,

threatening, if they were not allowed

do

to

so,

would

that they

kill

every

man, woman, and child on the place and burn the house. Billy determined

that the

house

should not be burned as long as he was

He

alive.

than

on

fought more desperately night

the

wounded by

when he was

his old friends.

He was

enemy with force when he glanced down the road and beating back the

saw some men up.

At

more

first

uniform galloping

in

he thought they must be

Yankees,

but

presently

he

recognized the Confederate gray, and

At

took fresh courage.

enemy

the

Yankees

sight of the

fied.

Captain Sawyer himself was one of

and wondered who could

"Halt, yourself!" shouted Billy.

the soldiers,

Both men

be defending his house and wife and

fired,

and others ran up.

Billy fought bravely, but the force of

numbers overcame him.

him

in the side

ground

with

A

bullet hit

and he sank

a

groan.

The

to the

men

rushed up to him and one of the old neighbors turned his face up to the moonlight.

"Great heavens Billy

Sawyer

1"

!"

he

said,

"it

is

children so bravely.

As he drew near

and recognized

his brother, he

from

and ran toward Billy

his horse

sprang

with outstretched hands, crying, in a glad but husky voice,

"Welcome home, Billy!" Beenice Howaed,

'OS.

:

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irhat

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I

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After trying

done for the College Girls.

lutve

I

A

made

feather duster,

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feathers,

of earefvilly selected

waved

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a

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water, and there you are!

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Sold everywhere!

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writing, please mention the Chat-

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mended, after they are returned from the laundry, so that they can stand the wear and tear of college life. Suits cleaned at moderate prices. We use Clothes

nothing injurious to the cloth or the grease spots.

ALINE OLEAVfiS,

Proprietor

SEARCH, THE FOTOGRAPHER Search for beauty, grace, and a charming po.se,

and you

will find

S. S. Farmville's

them

at

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Third Floor, White House.

SECOND HAND CLOTHING STORE Clothes both borrowed and lended.

Special

bargains on Friday and Sunday nights. Shoes and Jewelry a Specialty.

HAVA

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Hall.

DELIGHTFUL DENTIFRICE Especially prepared for school girls. serves the teeth easily dented.

Pre-

so that tough beef can be

Sample

bottle free!

DR. PETER BREEZEROCK (Next door to the

post-office.)

:

Around

Pluto Travels

S.

LUTO, u])()n

growing a

the World, Stopping at

N.

tired of the dark

S.

and weary haunts of Hades, decided

One

prolonged journey around the world.

of the objects of

next generation he could hojie to claim as his

what percentage of the own, and whence they would

accomi^auied by a large

and awful band of imcanny

this trijj

was

Accordingh',

come.

and weird

made his way to the river vStyx. At this management of his affairs during his absence,

spirits,

orders as to the

to ascertain, to a certain degree,

he

in the hands of various skilled assistants.

Then, in his

final

point he gave

leaving them

words, he promised

The chief points of interest keep them informed as to his movements. would be described in the columns of the "Infernal Gazette," which, in turn would be stored away in the recesses of his fireproof vault. Many reports were sent in but of all that came the following seemed most interesting to the general public and most promising to the keeper of the gate to

"And

finally I did land in a strange little place

Fannville, but for which

I,

not find a fitting name.

I

which

my

guide called

speaking in the language of mine owai land, could

was led up

a

narrow way which was called a

street

my guide, yet he did seem to speak in a sarcastic vein. As I cautiously made my way along, I did espy, high upon a hill, a wonderful building of brick. I longed to enter its massive jjortals, but for a moment my attention was drawn by a howling issuing from one side, which did sound so familiar to my trained ears that I ran with much rapidity to see if some (if the inhabitants of my beloved homeland had not escaped from their haunts during my absence. "To my surprise I did not find my expected friends, but, instead, a vast by

horde of most unearthly-looking creatures clothed in strange garb.

open and shut their mouths with marked rapidity, sound did issue forth. I also noted that these angry and sour expressions,

at

at

They did

which great volumes of

various

which I shrank with much

specimens

fear.

wore

At times they

did run, upon a vacant plot of ground, and continually did grapjilo

at

a big-

which they did seem to throw at one aneither, luit which, I was told, thev aimed at most peculiar rims attacheel to long poles ai-ound which were wrapped flags of red and green. Constantly I heard the words, "Greens, greens,

ball

greens

!'

It

seemed that thev were talking about me,

at

which I was much

alarmed.

Seeing

my

make them

strong.

He

guide addressed

me

in kind words

also said that those

who

stood

waving divers things in the

This term I did not understand.

as this

which they termed

did

air,

'root'

for their

I left this spot, hoping truly that none

of these bereft creatures would ever introduce into

freak

and did say

game which did on each side and who

clothes played 'basket-ball,' a

baggy

raised such a disturbance,

team.

my

fears

that these people in the

my

homeland any such

'basket-ball,' yet I felt sure that

some of them,

would certainly be joined to my unearthly band. "At this point my guide led me around the building and into the front I did like the inside of this place, as it was very beautiful. My eye, portals. however, is always open for something peculiar, and this I found on looking Around the railing of what seemed to me the bottomless pit I saw above. in the long run,

most curious folks peeping over as if half-afraid. At this, a tall, erect lady would step forward, place her head on one side, and looking up would shake her finger at the unfortunates above, at which they would all scamper like rats. "j\Iy guide then led me into what he called a class room, where a man sat He was before many young maidens and articulated most remarkably.

markedly handsome, his peculiar attraction for me being the rapidity with M^hich his lower jaw Avorked. "What worried me particularly, however, was the large number of big words which issued forth, and which I did not understand. Looking around at the blank faces of all who sat near me, I was sure that they, too,

were dazed.

"Having heard much to remind me of my dear Hades, I left here only to become more entangled, for I was led into a place where many, at the direction of one, were howling vociferously. Here I heard much about dear old "School Days," yet, judging from the countenances of those who screamed, they did not seem so hapjiy.

I did pity their sorrowful faces and did leave.

Later

was music. "I felt that I had found my own when I entered a long hall festooned with ropes and ladders and many other dangerous implements. Here again one seemed to preside over many. Everybody was scared and so was I. They did squirm through ladders and climb high upon ropes. This seemed so farailiar For fear that she would call ui^on me, I hurried that I did gaze in wonder. I

was

out,

told that this

having gained

many new

ideas as to

how

to

make

my own

unfortunates

suffer.

"Through various

passages,

on that memorable evening. arms seemed unusually

long.

and past many individuals, my guide led me creatures called girls were queer and their

The

I inquireel into this,

and

my

guide did say that

this

was abnormal, caused by continually stretching these members around the I did note then the peculiar habit all

necks of other beings like themselves.

had of embracing in public. jiosition the

same was called

"Finally, he ushered

was

I

told

me

when two

continually remained in this

I did not like the sound of the word.

a 'case.'

which he called the

into a place

A

around were maidens who held books in their hands.

Something seemed

the middle, looking here and there.

library.

little

my

so

confused at this marked attention paid to

feet

sat in

to displease her, for

she repeatedly struck the desk with her pencil and frowned grimly. at

Sitting

woman

She looked

with an icy stare and again struck the desk with her pencil.

my

feet that I fell.

I was Again she

I did scramble up vij^on my feet and did rim. "In the meantime I lost my guide, and since night was approaching I became much alarmed. Suddenly a great bell began to clang and everything struck her desk.

A

seemed greatly confused.

tall

woman

with gray hair did appeal

to

my

She did have fire in her eye and spoke in ringing tones. I stood and gazed as if held by magic. 'Watch out,' said one, 'you'll be sat upon!' Frightened, I ran, and in my endeavor to save my life dived toward aesthetic taste.

what

all called

the 'well-hole,' only to be grabbed by the

looked daggers at a disturbance

me and

I did shrink

back in

and did mutter something about meekly followed.

fear.

my

woman

in gray.

She

She said that I did

raise

going

to

'Study Hall.'

I

said nothing, but

"She did lead me into a long apartment already filled with unfortunates me. Over all jDresided a strange being, yet one who held a peculiar charm for me. This place reminded me more truly of home than any place I had entered yet. From one corner came sighs, from another groans, and from like

yet another, snores.

All were alarmed at

dais tried in vain to quell the disturbance.

many

did

eat,

and

I did approach a

At

still

others did moan.

moaning individual,

at

my

Many

me

without.

me

Here

the

tall

did recline on soft pillows,

held books, but no one read.

which she did only scream the louder.

this the sad-eyed creature at the desk did

lead

entrance and the judge on the

Some

beckon

to

me and silently did me once more, and

lady in plaid did confront

I did not know where this was, but so long remained near me I had no fear. "Later I foimd out that 'campus' was a jiretty name given to the walk which did outline a small grassless plot in front of this building of brick. I

did sentence

to the 'campus.'

as this gentle little creature

know and love it, and many were the experiences I had thereon. "One morning I did enter a long hall filled with odd creatures. All was confusion. On a raised dais sat many who did look sober and solemn. All

did learn to

in

107

seemed disturbed

at the

from many

of

slips

He

peculiar.

Following this another

One man did read

man

stepjDed forward,

which he did look with much pride. His voice was most Unable to talked long, occasionally pointing toward his map.

map

bringing a

howling coming up from below.

paper.

at

comjirehend what he was saying, I was about to go, when a small lady did seat herself at the piano with

much

care,

and did bring forth loud sounds.

This seemed a signal for much laughing but suddenly the lady did look around

Someone did speak

enough

my own, but was held had been at this place longlemon, so I did walk off much hurt. In

Seeing her expression I rushed up to claim

angrily. fast.

of a 'lemon.'

to learn the significance of a

the hallway I

met the one

told her in simple

so dear to

words about

my

my

Isow

I

heart, the judge of 'Study Hall.'

sad fate and of

my

I

intentions to leave this

She seemed sorry for me and her pity touched me, yet I could

place forever.

not linger.

give

was making my way out of the camjms I met a crowd of young They aj^proached me and with tears in their eyes did plead with me to them an 'ad' for their Annual. This was more than I could stand and throjv-

ing

my luggage

"As

I

maidens.

again would of

my

life

1

aside, I did

run for

approach such

spent there,

a

my life,

vowing deep in

den of confusion, and

my Hades

my heart

to this

day

that never

at recollection

has ever been a haven of bliss."

Mabel Woodson,

'09.

Kappa

Delta Sorority CHAPTEH ROLL

— State Normal School, Va. Va. Gamma —Hollins Delta— College for Women, C. Zeta —University of Alabama. Iota— Caldwell College, Ky. Lambda—Northwestern University, Phi Psi— Fairmount Seminary, Washington, D. Va. Theta—Randolph-Maeon Woman's Washington, D. C. Sigma— Gunston Alpha

Institute,

S.

111.

College,

Institute,

PU

Delta— St. Mary's

Rho Omega Phi

Kappa Alpha

School, N. C.

—Judson

—Florida

College, Ala.

College for

—Wesleyan University, Alumnw—Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alumnw— Charlotte and Concord. Omioron

Women.

111.

C.

Kappa Founded ut

Colors:

tlie

Delta Sorority State Xuniuil School in 1S97

Flower:

Olive Green and White

Official Organ

:

"Angelos"

ALPHA CHAPTER GORDON BASKERVILL ISABELLE FLOURNOY LOUISE FORD ALICE GRANDY VIRGINIA GARRISON JOSIE

KELLY

EMILY LEWELLING

LELIA ROBERTSON

LULA SUTHERLIN ELAINE TOMS

ANNE THOM MARY WALLER MARY WATKINS BESSIE MURRAY

White Rose

Sigma Sigma Sigma ROLL OF CHAPTERS

— State Normal School, Farmville, Virginia Beta — Lewisburg Institute, Lewisburg, West Virginia Alpha

Gamma —Randolph-Macon Woman's

College, Lynchburg, Virginia

—University of Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee Hollins, Virginia JSpsilon —Hollins Alpha Delta — Southvpestern University, Georgetown, Delta

Institute,

Texas

INACTIVE CHAPTERS

— Searcy Searcy, Arkansas Theta —Women's College, Frederick, Maryland

Uta

Institute,

ALUMNAE CHAPTERS Alumnse Association. Hampton, Virginia AUimnaB Association, Lewisburg, West Virginia

Sig ma

oigma oigma Founded 1898

Chartered 1903

ALPHA CHAPTER SOROEES IN COLLEGIO

OLA LEE ABBITT

EUNICE WATKINS WATKINS EVA WHITE CARRIE HUNTER ELLIE NELSON VIRGINIA NELSON

MARY BLANCHAED

LOIS

ANNIE LANCASTER RUTH KIZER CATHERINE TAYLOR IDA CURLE PHILLIPS SOEOEES IN UEBE

ELIZABETH RICHARDSON MILDRED RICHARDSON

J\L4RGUER1TE

SOEOEES IN FACULTATE

NATALIE LANCASTER HELEN BLACKISTON

114

WATKINS

ELIZABETH STOKES

Alpha Sigma Alpha Flower:

Sorority Colors

White Carnation Official Organ:

"Hellenic

:

News"

CHAPTER ROLL Alpha

— State

^STormal School, Virginia.

—Woman's

Beta

Gamma —College Delta

—Mary

College,

for

West Virginia.

Women, South Carolina

Baldwin Seminary, Virginia.

—East Radford, Virginia. —Ward Seminary, Tennessee. Zeta — Chevy Chase Washington. D. Alpha Alumnw— Farmville, Virginia. Sigma Alummw Eta

College,

l]7

C.

Crimson and Silver

Alpha Sigma Alpha

Sorority

Chartered 1903

Founded 1901

ALPHA CHAPTER SOKORES IN COLLEGIO

EUGENIA BEVERLY ANDREWS FLORRIE MARSHALL BATTEN KATHARINE STOCKDELL BRITTON LUCY IRVING ELCAN

LILLIAN ALLEN MINOR GEORGIE WARD NEWBY HARRIETT CRUTE PAULETT

MARY BRUMFIELD READ MARY HENLEY SPENCER

PATTIE VIRGINIA HANNAH CHARLIE RICHARDS JONES NELLIE FRENCH JOHNSON

BESSIE LEE SPENCER MATTIE LYLE WEST SOKOEES IN UEBE

LUCIE KNIGHT DUXNINGTOX FRANK PRESCOTT JONES

MRS. JAMES VENABLE

JULIETTE JEFFERSON HUNDLEY

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Cunningham Literary Society Colors:

C4reen

and White ('arpe diem"

Motto:

OFFICEKS FIKST

TEl'.M

Puesidei^t

CLAIRE BURTON BESSIE SAMPSON

Vke-Presiuent Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary Treasurer Censor

MARTHA BLANTDN VERNIE BLANKINSHIP VIRGINIA NELSON GRACE BEALE WIRT DAVIDSON

Critic

second term President

BESSIE SAMPSON VIRGINIA GARRISON

CLAIRE BURTON BLANCHE GENTRY VIRGINIA NELSON GRACE BEALE WIRT DAVIDSON

Vice-President Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary '

-

Treasurer Censor Critic

third term

President Vice-President

BESSIE SAMPSON VIRGINIA GARRISON VIRGINIA NELSON CLAIRE BURTON

Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary Treasurer Censor

BLANCHE NIDEEMAIER VIRGINIA BENNETT JESSIE NIDERJL\1ER

Critic

MEMBERS

OLA LEE ABBITT

MOLLIE MAUZY

BEALE VIRGINIA BENNETT ilARTHA BLANTON JITNNIE BLANTON PH(1':BE BRUGH CLAIRIC BIRTOX

PATTIE MAV7A' LILLIAN MINOR VIDA MURFEE VIRGINIA NELSON

(iRACE

CARRIE CARL'THEES ALICE CARTER WIRT DAVIDSON SUDIE DAVIS iL\RY

DU PUY

RUTH KIZER FARISH CHARLIE JONES EiHLY LEWELLING

EiriL\

blanche NIDERMAIER ANTOINETTE NIDERMAIER JESSIE NIDERMAIER FLORENCE RAWLTNGS ELLEN RIVES SUSIE ROBERTS LELIA ROBERTSON GEEALDINE FITZGERALD SALLIE FITZGERALD LOUISE FORD '

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GARRISON 123

ISABELLE HARRISON BLANCHE GENTRY ALICE GRANDY IDA HASSELL LELIA HATCHER CARRIE HUNTER ilAMIE ROWE BESSIE SAMPSON SUSIE SHELTON JULIA SPAIN

LUCY STROTHER EVA WHITE JLXRCiARET WHITE HAPPY \MLDER ilABEL WOODSON BETTY WRIGHT

Argus

Literary Society

Chartered December, 1904

Organized November, 1903

Motto: Colors:

Olive Green and

"To See the Better"

Flowers:

Gray

White Rose and Smilax

OFFICEBS FIRST TERM

President Vice-President

RUTH REDD MARY STEPHENS

Corresponding Secretary Recording Secretary Treasurer Censor

SCE RUFFIN BESSIE PAULETT

EDITH ROGERS IMOGEN HUTTER

BEVERLY ANDREWS

Critic

SECOND term

President Vice-President

MARY STEPHENS MARJORIE THOMPSON

Corresponding Secretary Recording Secretary Treasurer Censor

LUCY ROBINS IMOGEN HUTTER MYRTLE GRENELS BESSIE ANDERSON JOSIE KELLY

Critic

ACTIVE MEMBERS

florence agree

JOSEPHINE REED

bessie anderson

RLTH REDD ZULA CUTCHINS

beverly andrews gladys bell grace bendall cora brooking kthel brown berrie bruce florence clayton julia paulett mary paxton rebecca peck l rle phillips irma phillips aileen poole

(.

mary read lockett walton

iL\RGARET DAVIS LILLIAN DELP ilATTIE

FRETWELL

PATTIE EPES

MYRTLE GRENELS EVELYN HAMNER MARGARET HARRISON MARY HORNER IMOGEN HUTTER JOSIE KELLY RICHIE McCRAW ELLIE NELSON \i

INNIE PARSONS

HATTIE PAULETT BESSIE PAULETT BLANCHE RICKS LUCY ROBINS EDITH ROGERS FRANCES SADLER KARLIE SAVAGE GEORGIE SINCLAIR MARY SPENCER BESSIE SPENCER MARY STEPHENS JULIA SUTHERLIN MAGGIE TAYLOR MARJORIE THOJIPSON

MARY TUCKER MARY TURPIN MARY W ATKINS

3n ^emoriam

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DIED

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12,

1908

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Young Women's Chri^ian Affiliated

Association

with the National Board of the Young Women's Christian Association of the United States of America

OFFICERS FOR

1907-'08

JOSIE KELLY

President Vice-Pbesident

GLADYS BELL FLORENCE CLAYTON ALICE CARTER LULA SUTHERLIN

Coebesponding Secrbtabt Recoeding Secbetabt TEEAStTBEE

"Not by might, nor by power, but by

Motto:

My

Spirit, saith the

Lord

of hosts."

The purpose of the Association is the development of Christian character in members, and the prosecution of active Christian work, particularly among the young PiTEPOSE:

its

women

of the institution.

WORK Number Number Number Number Number

of

OF THE YEAR

members

443

of

committees

10

of

members on committees

95

of missionary meetings held of devotional

9

30

meetings held

The regular weekly meetings of the Y. W. C. A. are held Saturday afternoon, at five o'clock.

in

the Auditorium every

Short prayer-meetings are conducted by the students every Wednesday night, at 6:30. A morning praj'er circle is held daily at 7:15.

Normal League

Virginia .MARTHA

\V.

CUUIJ.IXG

illSS L.ETITIA

II.

SXOW

Jl l.SS

ill8S

President Vice-Presidext Secketarv

WIRT DAVIDSON

MI8S EDITH ROGERS

Treasurer

EDUCATION BUEEATJ COMMITTEE DR.

J.

]..

JARMAX.

Chairman-

aid FUND COMMITTEE MISS MIXXIE \'. RICE. Chairman

FINANCE COMMITTEE 0. AXDRE\\"S, Chairman

LILA

JIISS

THE OBJECTS OF THIS ASSOCIATION ARE:

To found and maintain, by means

of an-

nual dues, yifts from outside sources, and otlicrwise, an young women

who

are

eager

fund

aid of

fine

for

designed

to

help

mind and character

an education, but are

unable to attend school.

SECOND

To conduct an educational bureau which members of

seeks to place, free of charge,

the League and graduates of the school in

communication with county superintendents and school officials wishing trustworthy, well trained teachers for their schools.

STATISTICS Present capital, .$2,013,20.

Number

of beneficiaries in ten years, 28.

Organized during the session of ISOS-'OO.

^

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Mandolin and Guitar Club DR. JONES, DiKECTOK FIKST JtANU0L7A-.S

MISS MINOR

ELLEN RIVES

MARGARET HARRISON

SECOND MANDOLINS

DR. JONES

HATTIE PAULETT

MARY WATKJNS

MARY

MR. MATTOON VIRGINIA GARRISON LILA McGEHEE CLAIRE BURTON

O'BRIEN

ADA O'BRIEN LIZA MOORE CHARLEY JONES IDA SCOTT

Glee Club MISS MINOR, Director SOPRANOS

EMILY LEWELLING SALLIE LOVELACE LILLIAN MINOR HATTIE PAULETT BESSIE PAULETT JULIA PAULETT KATHERINE PERRY FANNIE PRICE MARY READ JIILDRED RICHARDSON

OLA ABBITT I'T.OEElSiCE AGREE BESSIE ANDERSON

FLORRIE BATTEN

THELMA BLANTON NELLIE BOATWRIGHT VIEGILIA BUGG

ADELE CARTER LOUISE FORD MRS. FRIEND BLANCHE GENTRY LENA GILLIAM

MAMIE ROWE BESSIE SPENCER

PAT HANNAH CARRIE HUNTER IMOGEN HUTTER

MARY STEPHENS VIRGINIA TINSLEY

WEST HAPPY WILDER

JMATTIE

MARY HORNER

SECOND SOPRANOS

MAMIE BALDWIN IvATHLEEN BALDWIN MARTHA BLANTON MARY PERKINS

BLANCHE RICKS

MARY SPENCER GRAHAM TRENT BETTY WRIGHT

FIRST ALTOS

BEVERLY ANDRE\\-S KYLE DAVIS

LULA SUTHERLIN RUTH REDD

MA(iGIE GILLIAM

MOLLIE ilAUZY KATHERINE PENNYBACKER SECOND ALTOS

WIRT DAVIDSON MILDRED DAVIS

HELEN STEED MYRTLE GRENELS

Lynchburg Club ilOTTO:

As

loiiff

as the train runs

down

tlie

track,

We'll be true to the red and black.

CoLOUS:

Flower:

Red and Black

Red Carnation

OFFICERS FIRST TERM

President

IMOGEN HUTTER MARY READ FRANCES BURKS

Secretary

Tkeasurer SECOND TERM

BEVERLY ANDREWS FLORENCE AGREE MABEL WOODSON

President

Secretary

Treasurer

MEMBERS

CLAIRE BURTON

IMOGEN HUTTER

FRANCES BURKS BEVERLY ANDREWS OLA LEE ABBITT FLORENCE AGREE

MARY HORNER MARY READ ETHEL SANDIDGE

MARY TUCKER ilABEL

WOODSON

Honorary JIemiser— MRS. P

137

L.

ROBERTSON

m^^ lerman Club Colors:

Flower:

Bed and White

American Beauty

OFFICERS

MARY HENLEY SPENCER

President Vice-President

VIRGINIA GARRISON

ALINE 6LEAVES

Secretary and Treasurer

MEMBERS

OLA ABBITT BESSIE ANDERSON BEVERLY ANDREWS FLORRIE BATTEN CLAIRE BURTON VIRGINIA GARRISON

NANCY GARROW ALINE GLEAVES AVA HASKINS MAMIE JONES EMILY LEWELLING BESSIE

MURRAY

GEORGIE NEWBY HELEN POTTS

MARY READ RUTH REDD

illLDRED RICHARDSON

BLANCHE SHEPARD RUTH SHEPARD RHODA SHOCKEY MARY SPENCER BESSIE SPENCER LULA SUTHERLIN ANNE THOM VIRGINIA TINSLEY ELAINE TOMS

MARY WALLER LUCY WARBURTON EJIILY WARD MARY WATKINS ilARGUERITE WATKINS

MATTIE WEST

The Night Hawks MEMBERS

KSTELLE BINNS *AZULAH CLARK VIVIAN GWALTNEY IDA HASSELL EDITH LANE tBLANCHE RICKS GERTRUDE ROSSON

RUTH SHEPARD

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Weldon, N. C. Surry,

Surry, Va. Coving-ton,

Va.

Louisa, Va.

Norfollc,

4,

Va.

Newport News, Va.

Bucldngham, Va.

EMILY WARD 'Died Maroh

Newport News, Va.

1908.

Absent wlien picture was taken.

Va.

Tarn O'Shanter Club MEMBERS BESSIE ANDERSON

WIRT DAVIDSON MILDRED DAVIS

BLANCHE GENTRY KATHERINE PERRY JIARY STEPHENS

*iIARGARET \VH ITE »DiecI Jlav

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Leap Year Fishing Club "Keep your

line taut

Flowee:

Dandelion

Maky Anderson

(taught)"

Avile Phillips Susie Powell Kate Perry AiLEEN Poole

Bessie Anderson

Florence Clayton Rosa Caldwell WiKT Davidson Gerald Fitzgerald Grace Freeman Aucne Gleaves Maggie Gilliaji

Gertrude Eosson Hardinia Redd Ruth Shepahd

Blanche Siieparh Georgie Sinclair

Mary Gwaltney Nancy Garrow

Rhoda Shockey

Ida Hassell

Lucy Segar Mary' Stephens Virginia Tinsley

Florence Stephenson

Elizabeth Haynes

Sarah Johns Prince Lashley

Emily-

Betty Wright

honorary member ;\ir.

;n[attoon

145

Ward

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a

NIGHT AFTER STAFF ELECTION-MARCH SI

m

a

1

ID

THE EMBARRASSING CRISIS -MAY 6X

D

HARD ATWORK- APRIL lOTH

[S

D

3

D

a

:

With Cap and

Bells

^Ye have original answers in nnr Geography class, to say the least. "The principal oeenpation of the people of Anstria is gathering Sadie

—

ostrich feathers."

"Ireland

Ethel

is

called the Eiiiigrant Isle because

it

is

so beautiful

and green."

The brightness of the Civil Government class is very encouraging: Curie "The first conscientious congress met in Philadelphia.", "The constitution of the United States was adopted in order ]\/[attie

— —

to

secure domestic hostility."

Some

rather queer definitions were found in an examination, on mathe-

niiitics

'Parallel lines are lines that can never meet until they come together."

"Things that are equal to each other are equal to anything else." "A circle is a round straight line with a hole in the middle."

EVA AND Eva, in want of twenty-five

"Deak Uncle Tum

—

HEr. UNCLE.

dollars,

wrote

If you could see 147

tn

how

her uncle as follows: I

Idush for shame, while I

—

:

am for

would pitj

writing, von

you for

me

a

my

know why

}-ou

pjecause I have to ask

'.

to express niyself.

I send you this by a messenger,

to tell you.

Believe me,

Do

uie.

and do not know how

dollars,

I'eAv

who

It

impossible

is

will wait for an answer.

dearest uncle,

Your most obedient and

affectionate,

"Eva. "P. S.

—Overcome with shame,

ning after the messenger

Heaven grant

for

what I have written, I have been runfrom him, but I cannot catch him.

to take the letter

my

that sonicthiug

The uncle was naturally

happen

to stop

may

him, or that this

get lost."

He

touched, but was equal to the emergency.

replied

—Console

"My deae Eva

and blush no longer.

yourself

The messenger

has heard your prayers.

Providence

lost j'our letter.

"Your

affectionate uncle,

Tom."

— "When were you born f student)

— (Matriculating new May." — Secretary "What year Eat— "I know, but can write home and ask manuna." — have an Mary "0 — "No, do have eaten tambourines." — Charles II History Teacher "What can you — he while — — ^Maggie G. was drowned Old Girl— "Say, did you know — did Appomattox Girl Secretary

a

Eat— "Twenty-eighth

of

?"

don't

I

orange!''

Julia,

thanks,

Jiilia

I

three

just

tell

^"Well

Pui^il

er

didn't

?"

of

'"

die after a

that

ISTew

Old Girl

"jSTo,

indeed, she was

Seventh Grade Pupil (after abbess ?"

Teacher

— "An

ablicss is the

drowned

a lesson

night

f

in her Marcel wave."

on gender of nouns)

—"What

is

an

wife of an abbott."

Miss C. (Examining record of Senior) in Junior

last

?"

she fall in the

"JSFo,

— "Why did you not

fake this

work

B ?"

Senior

—^"When we had our schedules made

and could not get

it

in."

out, I

had

a eonfliction there

—

;:

Fourth Grade Pnpil— "How am the

room?" Teacher (El-z-h-th li-yn-s)

room, multiply the room

liy

—"To

I to find the nuinlicr of scjnare feet in

find the niiinljer of square feet in

the nundter

feet

i:)f

and the product

nuv

will he ihe

result."

— "Why docs Emily— "That Ida

STUPID CLASS. ]\Iiss

a hatjiin as a plaything?"

Gw-n always use

the girls

may

see the point."

PROPOSALS A poet's Oh, be

my

happy, goUlen

lieani.

And nestle in my heart And live with me, as in a dveam.

A dream

that ne'er

part.

sinill

A farmer's darling dear, a fruitful vine.

me

Oh, will you marry

And help nie And churn

?

feed the eows and swine

the butter

free';

a chemist's Oh. be to

me

as oxygen.

To me will you iniite? For I will be the hydrogen One kiss will us ignite. A blacksmith's lovely maid,

we are

as iron.

Waiting the tire's heat Oh, let us weld to anvil chimes, Under the hammer's beat.

a young acthor's heroine of

my

bleeding heart.

Will you elope with me? JTo villain fierce can rend apart. If

we united

be.

AS OTTTEES SEE US.

An

intelligent foreigner

is

said

have expressed

t<i

himself

following fashion, on the absurdities of the English language:

covered that if I was quick, T was fast,

not to eat was to

"The

first

one

fast,

won

I was discotiraged

one one-dollar

if :

])rize,"

and learn some other language. 149

T spent too freely, I

hut T

after

When was

the

T dis-

fast,

and

when T came

across the sentence,

was temptt'd

to give

up English

:

— — "I —

Joseph J. Dr. J.

"Pa|)a, did Sidiiinon have seven

believe he did,

my

''Well, he Avas the

Josejih

hundred wives?"

son."

man who

said, 'Give

me

liberty or give

me

death,' wasn't he ?"

"Why

know when Ola Abbitt

do ycin always

is

coming?"

"Eecanse she always Carries A. Uell." Professor of History liked so

much by

Class

the

—"Do yon knuw why William

— — "Why, because he was (Silence).

Professor

C. B-r-t-n (To

boys

who

III of England was

Dutch ?"

cut

Sunday School

Can

off a cat's tail.

an Orange, of course."

class)

—"I read

any of

you

in a ])aper of

tell

me why

it

some naughty

is

wrong

to

do

such a thing ?" Willie

man

—

''

'Cause the Bible says.

What God hath

joined together, let no

put asunder." J\raniye

— "Heaven And

ISh: ]\[-tt-n

lies

this

— "All

about us in our infancy,

world

that a

lies al)out

man

us

when

Ave are

grown up."

hath, will he uive to his Avife."

SONG OF THE

INFIR3tI.\RY

Backward, turn backward, oh time in your fliglit Give me the nose that I breathed throvigh hist night. Bring back the smeller that two days ago KneAv not the torture of continual blow. \Vi|)e from my lips the moisture of sneeze. Put wooden splints on my poor, weakened knees. Rub my red nose as you oft haA'^ before. For the skin is all ofi' and oh! it's so sore.

Backward, flow backward, I

am

so tired.

oh. mist of the eyes,

This disease I despise.

Tired out with mopping, coughing, and sneezing;

Weary from

handkerchiefs, constantly seizing.

have grown Aveary from sniffle and snuff. Of this horrid black medicine, V\e quite enough. Write home to mother. I

And

—

Then I

oh, there's another!

let

me

—

sleep:

have the measles. 150

CORA

E.

QUILLEN

WATKINS JIRS. LUCKIN BUC4G JldLLIE MAUZY JOEL

H.

RICHIE ]McCRA\\SALLIE FITZGERALD

MARY DUPUY BESSIE SA.^IPSON

OLA LEE AEBITT EMILY LEWELLING EREB A. UABNEY

1

Contents PAGE

Board of Trustees

7

Dedication Editorial Staff

2 3

Faculty Home Department Class of January, Group Song Class of June, '08

8-1 12 '08

14 15 16 17

Roll

18

Portraits

20-30

History

31

Poem

34

Song Prophecy

35 37

Toasts

40

Class of January, Group Class of June, '09 Group Toasts

Class of June, Group Class of June, Group Class of June, Group Class of June, Group

'09

47 46 53

54 55

'10

61

'11

65

'12

69

60 64 68 '13

71

70

Contents- Continued PAGE

Elementary Pkope.ssional Class, June,

'08

57

Cunningham Literary Society

123

Argus Literary Society Carrie Lee Jordan Memorial Lucy Strother Portrait The Guidon Staff Virginia Normal Leauub Y. W. C. A. Roll Y. W. C. A. Poster Club

125

—

—

Athletic Association Athletics Poem

59 127

130 128

129 72

—

Archery Club The Champion Basket-Ball Team The Racket Raisers' Tennis Club The Skimmers' Tennis Club Skating Club Fraternities

126

74 83 76 81

79 82

:

Kappa Delta Sorority

109

Sigma, Sigma, Sigma Souority

113

Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority

German Club

117 139

Glee Club Imps Kodak Club Leap Year Fishing Club Lynchburg Club Mandolin and Guitar Club Night Hawks Tam O'Shanter C!lub

Faculty Puzzles Limericks

135 143

144 145 137

133 140 142 151

— Portrait Candle — i^tory

62

Mary Puknell Du Puy

41

My

43

Lady of the Ode to Friday Night

66

Our Artists Pluto Visits

152

N. S Proverbs Staff Poem The Belle of the Normal S.

—

— Poem

The Chatterbox Magazine The Staff at work The West Wing Poem Views in the Kindergarten White Violets Poetn With Cap and Bells (

— —

)

105 66

4_5 67

83-104 146

49 52 58

147

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