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BOARD OF EDIT0R5
MARY GARNETT JACKSON,
June,
'98,
ANNIE HAWES CUNNINGHAIVl, June
'98
Editor-in-Chief
Business
Manager
ASSOCIATE EDITORS NELLIE CUNNINGHAM PRESTON,
KATHLEEN MAUDE
RILEY,
'99
LELIA
AGNES SCOTT,
June,
'98
JULIA
WHIDBEE VAUGHAN,
June,
MARY WATKINS ROBERTS,
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GENEVIEVE BACON VENABLE,
LUCY THORNTON February,
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BOARD OF EDITORS.
WILLIAM HENRY RUFFNER,
LL.
D.
Milliam
WILLIAM
Ibetir^ IRuffncr,
HENRY RUFFNER,
was born
LL.
D.,
Lexington, Virginia, in the His father was Dr. Henry year 1824. Ruffner, the founder of the Presbyterian church at Charleston, president of
in
West Virginia, and for many years the Washington College, now Washington
Lee University. He was a distinguished scholar, thinker, and writer, and was one of the most influential of the advocates of the gradual
and
abolition of slavery in Virginia.
The
subject of this sketch graduated at
Wash-
ington College in 1842, and afterward studied theology at Union Theological Seminary, HampdenSidney,
The
Virginia,
and
Princeton,
theological training, with
its
New
Jersey.
prominent psy-
chological feature, seems, in the light of subsequent
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events, to have been an enduring force in his
life.
At Washington College he excelled in physical sciences, and at Princeton his best essay writing was on Genesis and Geology. From 1849 to 185 1 he was chaplain of the University of Virginia, and from 1
85 1
to
1853
pastor
of
the
Seventh
While
terian Church, Philadelphia.
at
Presbythe latter
Wednesday evening on the Relations of Science and Scripture. Broken down in health, he was compelled to resign his charge in Philadelphia, and returning to Virginia, he resided on a farm, but gave a con-
place he delivered a course of lectures
stantly
increasing
amount
of
attention
to
field
geology.
In i860, in conjunction with Professor
Campbell
of
Washington
College
he
began
a
neological reconnaissance of Virginia, which was
pressing work allowed, for Large opportunities for this work, in connection with official duties, were opened up. when, in 1870. Virginia called upon him to guide and control her public education. continued,
as
other
several years.
The
constitutional provision for public schools
amid the saturyet the nalia of reconstruction was unpopular Legislature of 1870 gave it better effect than they knew by electing Dr. RufTner the first Superintenin the State,
originating as
it
did
;
dent of Public Instruction. The difficulties to be encountered would have paralyzed a less able or less resolute man. Two unhomogeneous races were to be provided for and public sentiment was against free schools. In their defence Dr. Ruffner wrote some of the ablest articles that have appeared in this country, seeking in this and every other available way to bring conviction to the minds of the people. Within thirty days after his election he had submitted to the Legislature an outline school system, which in a few weeks, he elaborated into a complete school law, which was passed substantially as he wrote it and has never been materially changed. L^pon its passage he organized the schools so promptly and efficiently that at the end of the year 1870-71
one hundred and
fifty
thousand
children were reported in attendance on them, and
up to this time the growth of the school S3'stem has been great. He retired from office in 1882. Hon. j. L. M. Curry has thus described his official work: " For whatever of success has crowned the system. Dr. Ruffner is entitled to the credit. His eleven reports are lucid discussions of
all
leading
subjects pertaining to the organization and
man-
and school systems. They are hardly surpassed in our educational literature, have often been quoted as authoritative, and were honored with a diploma from the Republic of Chili. RufTner will hereafter be ranked alongside of Mann, Sears, Wickersham, and other such educa-
agement
of schools
During
tors.
nearly
his
administration he apportioned
$5,000,000,
and administered $12,000,000
without bond or security, and yet no item in his accounts were ever objected to, not a cent was lost, bitterest opponent never intimated that was anything mysterious or dishonest in his administration. Every page of the public school liistory of Virginia is luminous with his triumphs." Industriously improving the opportunities incidentally arising from the official duties of this
and
his
there
period, the Superintendent of Public Instruction continued the geological examination of Virginia. It was then that Dr. RufTner formed his fine collection
of
N'irginia
minerals, and while traveling
over
State
the
lectures logical
he
frequently
delivered
popular
on the commercial mineralogy and geostructure of the locality in which he hap-
pened to
be, as well as that of the State at large.
When
he
once into the service of the Georgia Pacific Railway, and in connection with Professor Campbell, entered upon a physical survey of the country from Atlanta, Georgia, west to the Mississippi river. The report of this survey was and is much sought left
public
ofilice,
he passed
at
and
organization was
its
Sacrificing interests,
he
reluctantly
Under
his
left entirel)' in
and
inclinations
left
his hands.
large
personal beloved geologic work and
his
accepted the unsought responsibility.
his wise, upright
and
efificient
management The
the success of the school was phenomenal. prestige of his
an innovation,
manded
name gave it
it
the respect which, as
could not otherwise have com-
until again called
his sound educational philosophy shaped and gave tone to its professional instruction, and with quiet but steadfast courage he guarded it from dangers which might otherwise have overwhelmed it. In addition to psychology and didactics, he
to educational
taught here, as far as the limited time allowed,
From
the beginning of his administration he
botany, geology, and mineralogy, attracting to the
after.
Again we
find
him employed
in
making
geological examinations and reports, chiefly in the
Birmingham regions of Alabama, work in Virginia.
;
had pleaded
for the professional training of teachers,
weekly geology lectures large numbers of the
making the
State and county institutes very effec-
zens of the town.
and always, when possible, giving them digand force by his presence and teaching, he yet labored indefatigably, both before and after his retirement from office, for the establishment of a
citi-
tive,
In 1887 failing health required change of occu-
nity
and he turned his attention once more to field, working in Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia. In the autumn of 1887 he visited Washington Territory and reported on the projected route of a railroad three hundred miles long. It is probable that the
Normal
.School
in
Virginia.
In
1884 his views
were partly met by a legislative enactment, providing for what is now known as the State Female Normal School at Farmville. At the first meeting of the Board of Trustees Dr. Ruffner was elected by acclamation the first principal of this school.
pation,
the
geologic
country
and
at large will
know him best as a scientist, own State has much
in this respect, too, his
reason to be grateful
;
but
it
is
as an educator that
and the South must hold him most in honor and reverence. The next generation will hold him fully worth}' of the appellation already The Horace Mann frequently applied to him \'irginia
—
of the South." visit to
"'
In 1891 Dr. Ruffner
the State of
Washington on
made
a second
a geologic er-
rand, and since that time has
shorter literary
excursions.
He
has
made also
similar but
engaged
in
work, especially in writing the history of
Washington and Lee University.
He
the age of seventy-four, resting at his I.exing-ton.
is now at home near
DR.
JOHN
A.
CUNNINGHAM,
A.
M,,
LL.
D.
—
Shetcb of
2)r.
John H. Cunningbam, H.
undertaking to sketch the Hfe of a valued it is difificult to avoid one of two evils to allow our affections to carry us into seeming extravagance, or, for the sake of apparent partiality to fail to bring out fully all the virtues of one who, it may be is worthy of heartfelt admiration, and It is our sincere desire to set often of imitation. forth this man as he was to show to those who knew him not, how noble and generous and sympathetic a nature he possessed, how full of earnest purpose, of unselfish impulse, to bring back to those who knew him and have lost him the real presence of the man with all his stimulating words,
IN friend,
;
his ever helpful influence.
John A. Cunningham was born in Richmond, June 24, 1846. His father Dr. John A. Cunningham, who graduated at Harvard and completed his education in Europe, was for many years a prominent physician in Richmond, but retired from
active
life
in 1870,
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and spent
H).
his last years with his
at Elkwood, His mother, Miss Mary Johnston, was a first cousin of General Joseph E. Johnston, and was also a person of talent. The affection and intimacy existing between her and her youngest son was vmusual in kind and degree, and her memory was fondly cherished till the day of his death. To her he seems to have owed the emotional side of his nature, his buoyant and hopeful spirit, his tender and ready sympathy, as well as his faculty for government and clear insight into
brother, Mr. Richard A.
Cunningham,
Culpeper county.
character.
From
his father
he inherited his posi-
and open expressions of like and dislike, his high spirit, his keen sense of honor and his chivalrous abhorrence of injustice and oppression. tive
As in
a child he ^vas delicate
reading to his mother,
Being
a
woman
and spent much time
who was
almost blind.
of rare intellect, the little
boy was
introduced to books far beyond most children of his age, from which he gained
knowledge never
lost,
served as a private in the battery
commanded by Though a
Captain Willie K. Dance of Powhatan.
and which was afterwards made use of in his teaching. For the same reason, not being able to go to school very early, he accompanied his father on his professional rounds, gaining from him much knowledge of life both in its lower and higher sense, learning how the intellect and soul are dwarfed b)' physical weakness, having his attention directed to
mere boy, he was a brave soldier. He loved to tell of his war experiences, and said some of the most useful lessons of his life were learned through
the importance of the smallest things in nature,
complete his education. His high rank from the first, especially in mathematics and kindred subjects, and when he took his degree he was fully recognized as one of the master minds among his fellow students. Leaving the University in 1868, Mr, Cunningham was associated with General E. Kirb}' Smith,
and thus laying the foundation scientific bias of his
for the distinctly
mind.
Between the ages of twelve and fifteen, young Cunningham's education was continued in private schools in the country.
Part of the time under
Mr. Edward CunPowhatan county, about twelve miles from Richmond, and part in a large private school for boys, conducted by his cousin, tutors in the family of his uncle,
ningham,
at
;\Iacon,
Mr. Jaqueline Ambler,
in
In 1861, he entered
Fauquier county.
New London Academy,
Bedford county, which was then in charge of Mr. John H. Winston. Here he was a general favorite with both teachers and students, and was excelled in scholarship
by none.
enlisted in the Confederate
tions into
which he was thrown with
all
sorts
armv, where he
and
conditions of men.
When sity
the war closed he went to the Univer-
of Virginia to
work was
of
the Western Military Academy in New CasKentucky, in which he taught Latin and Greek, and afterward in the University of Nashville, where he occupied the chair of Latin. In 1872 this UniIt was versity conferred on him the degree A. M. first in tle,
at this
period that a great affliction befell him in
the threatened loss of his eyesight.
For seven
years he was unable to do any studying, except what
could be gained by listening to others read.
In 1863, at the age of seventeen, Mr. Cunning-
ham
the hardships he then endured and the close rela-
All
time he kept his place, performing his duties satisfactorily, and learning some of those lessons
this
which afterwards drew from him the expression so familiar to us all, "Young ladies, thank God for pain." in Nashville, November, 1874, he marMiss Florence Boyd of that place, who died after little more than a year of most happy married life, leaving a son, Frank, who is now at the Eastman Business College.
While
ried
Miss Martha Eggleston. a daughter of Mr. Stephen Eggleston, whose wife was Miss Martha Miller, of This marriage was the result of long Cumberland. and intimate friendship. Miss Eggleston's stepfather being Mr. Cunningham's favorite uncle, Those who Richard H. Cunningham, of Elkwood. were admitted into the inner circle of his domestic life, felt
that here the true
man was
children he was father, friend and playmate
changed into a training school for teachers, Mr. Cunningham came back to his native city, and in partnership with Mr. Joe Willis opened a drugstore. His career as a druggist was of short duration. In 1877 he was elected principal of Madison School, Richmond, and again took up the work of school-teaching, for which he was so eminently
thoughtful and considerate husband.
With a deep insig'ht into great principles which underlie subjects apparently superficial, he had the gift of engaging and holding the attention and fitted.
the interest of his pupils. tedious, but he could bring
common
daily
life
ject in familiar
subject so dry or
touch with their and experience present his sub-
and
in
—
attractive guise
play faculties which the to
No it
young
and
call
into
are prone to applv
games or diversions. In November, 1884, Mr. Cunningham married
mother-in-law a devoted son
;
To
visible.
In 1875, when the University of Nashville was bought by the trustees of the Peabody fund, and
;
his
to his
to his wife, a loving,
Cunningham was elected president Female Normal School, in Farmville, a vacancy occasioned by the resignation oi
In 1887 Mr. of the State
to
fill
This position he held until his death and here his best and most enduring work was done. Being a new enterprise, this has been little understood in conservative \'irginia, and the difficulties confronting any man at its head were great. It was still in its infancy, when Mr. Cunningham took Dr. Rufifner.
it
in charge, ofifering great
women
opportunities
to the
conducted by a brave, independent, active man, and original thinker, but, destined to failure, if carried on by the weak or the commonplace. Few men could have been better fitted for just this position than Mr. Cunningham, for, having been intimately connected with public of Virginia,
if
schools, he tically into
knew
their needs and entered enthusiasany enterprise that looked to their im-
own
pupils, and in 1896 Hampden-Sidney College conferred on him the degree of LL.D.
He was
intensely interested in educa-
tion, a great thinker,
an acute observer, and verv
in
far-seeing as to the
ultimate
ual who came in close contact with him, this was by no means all. To many, the material improvement he wrought around him would seem his greatest work, certainly enough for one man's lifetime. His business methods were so effective, and his conception and practice of economy so just and true
provement.
effects
of a
given
method of government or of training. These qualities combined with practical good sense and judgment, a heart as loving and sympathetic as a woman, a
manhood pure and
ability
unsullied, and an executive possessed by few, he brought with him to this
work, determined to make of
it,
not a
monument
to
himself, nor, indeed, the vehicle for the expression of his
own
opinions, but, in truth, a training-school
for teachers, otir State.
and through them this end he gave,
To
ordinary sense,
all
care, his trained
of himself
—
for the in
the
his time, his constant
and thoughtful mind.
thusiastic a leader could not
youth of
more than
fail
So en-
to infuse energy
Each year a larger number untrained women learned from him the true prin-
and stimulate hope. of
ciples of education, learned to discard
unrealities,
which simply dazzle, and methods that go on widening and deepening with the year, learned that woman is capable of doing the highest and best work in the field of instruction, and how to do it. His success as an educator and his varied knowledge did not pass unrecognized by others than his
Great as was his work in the class-room, and moral and intellectual stimulus to every individ-
that, with
comparatively small means he rebuilt old
new so rapidly that we learned summer when we left to find some in the fall, and we were never disap-
buildings and added to expect each
fresh surprise
pointed.
The Assembly
Hall, the Science Hall, and
the Practice School were entire
new
buildings added
during his administration. The main building has been enlarged and renewed, until not one brick of the original structure remains. We do not mean to say that we have actually more and better buildings than most schools, or, indeed, as handsome as any other State institution, but we believe that few men have expended small means so wisely. His last
work was
to pull
building, adding
much
down and to
comfort of the whole. A man so many-sided,
the
rebuild the
main and
attractiveness
who
could teach any
subject, direct buildings, superintend accounts, reg-
and yet enter heart and soul into the smallest detail of joy or sorrow in the life of each individual about him, must, necessarily, wear out before his time from simple exhaustion of vital force. When we returned in the fall of '97, it was under circumstances the most auspicious. The last building, upon which our friend had so set his heart was completed, the prospects for the school were good, and the session had begun with promises the most flattering. We knew not that we were under the shadow of a great cloud. The first announcement of Dr. Cunningham's illness caused no alarm, we thought it a slight attack like many he had had before. But in a few days it was only too apparent that all was over. It was like a total eclipse at high noon, suddenly darkness, deep and dismal, enveloped us. He had lived his life, giving to others the best that was ulate expenses,
in him, strengthening the weak, cheering the desponding, awakening the dull, giving out with every
more or less nervous force. On the ninth October his spirit returned to the God who gave it. On Tuesday, the twelfth, he was laid to rest in his own loved cemetery, Hollywood. Surely it is breath
of
true that the void one's departure
world
is
Some
there are
in
the it.
whose voices leave no echo, whose leave no trace. Others have a person-
footsteps ality so
makes
proportioned to the place one holds in
pervasive that they
are
always
with us,
influencing our thoughts, controlling our actions,
constraining us to exclaim, " There
To
this latter class
ject of
our sketch.
is
no death."
belongs unquestionably the sub It is
impossible, having
known
him, to forget him, impossible to efface the impression he, unconsciously,
with him.
"
He
do follow him."
rests
made upon
from
all
associated
his labors, but his
works
NORMAL SCHOOL
ROBERT FRAZER,
A.
M
,
LL.
D.
IRobeit jfraser, H.
FRAZER was born in Orange County, Va., fifty-eight years ago. Fonythree years have been spent in school seven-
ROBERT
—
teen as student and twenty-six as teacher.
age of
five,
he was put in school at
home and
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command
S).
passed in the famous campaign, 1861-62. '62, young Frazer received five
In the campaign of Avounds,
two
at
Kernstown,
in
March
At the
Sharpsburg, in September, and two
before
burg, in December.
reaching ten he was sent, with an older brother, to a boarding-school. In 1856 he entered the Brook-
;
one
at
at Fredericks-
land Academy, established that year by William
Permanentl)' disabled by one of these last, he returned to the University in the fall of '63, and begun the study of law, during the course of this
Dinwiddle, to prepare boys for the University of
session he
Virginia.
After three sessions here, he went to the
During his second session there the war between the States came on, and, in company with a number of fellow-students, he enlisted as private soldier in the Rockbridge Artillery, StoneUniversity.
wall Brigade.
A
ruder transition
have come into a boy's
life
the quiet routine of student privation, conflict
could hardly than this exchange of
work
for the ordeal of
and exposure through which
this
—
was offered a professorship
in the Mil-
itary Institute of Florida, at Tallahassee, but de-
clined
it.
of '64,
it
This offer being renewed in the autumn The surrender of our
was accepted.
armies led to the closing of the Institute, and Mr. Frazer returned to Virginia and opened a school for boys in his native county. In 1870, upon the organization of the present public school system of Virginia, he
County Superintendent
of
Orange.
was appointed At the end of
a year, having established thirty-odd schools in the county, \'.^ resigned this position to take cha' cc of
for the school that
the Fauquier Female Institute at Warrenton. Here,
most successful
he married Miss Florence Spilman. In 1882 the trustees of the Judson Institute at Marion, Alabama, asked Mr. Frazer to take the
in 1873,
presidency of that school. tute
was young and
proaching
number
its
The Warrenton
flourishing, the
semi-centennial
of years
it
;
Insti-
Judson was ap-
and, though, for a
had held dominant sway
in the
educational and social life of the Gulf States, it was It was embeginning to show signs of decadence. barrassed by debt and its patronage had so fallen off as to
awaken
serious solicitude for
its
future. It
was natural that under these circumstances the But the young teacher should deline the honor. ofifer was made again and again, until, finally, at the solicitation of friends, whose judgment was entitled to moie than ordinary weight, the Virginia school was left for that in the South. If a
movement may be estimated with
solely to altruistic considerations, this
one
may
be
by its results for whilst, with other things, invoked for Mr. Frazer the loss of health, it did
justified it
reference
;
which characterizes
some important
his
work
and During the five years of his administration the work of the school was recast with reference to extension and strength, the patronage, more than doubled, the debts were all paid and additions- were made to buildings and equipments amounting, altogether, to some forty
there as in
of his
respects, the best
life.
thousand dollars with several thousand dollars still
left
in the treasury.
Under
the strain
of
these
five
years Mr.
Frazer's health gave way, and by direction of phy-
he sought restoration in more active purSeven years ago he resumed school work, as president of the State Industrial Institute and ColThis lege for Women, at Columbia, Mississippi. position he resigned to take that which he now ocsicians, suits.
Normal School. war experience, and American Consul, Mr.
cupies in the \'irginia Female
With the exception
of his
several years spent in Italy as
Frazer's
life
has been devoted to the cause of educa-
and, except in the professorship in Florida, his past student work has all been in the relation of
tion
;
either principal or president.
Jacult^ of
ROBERT FRAZER,
President,
"ffnstvuction.
8
'98.
VIRGINIA KEYNOLDS,
ANNIE LOFTIN WALTON,
»
'87.
*LELIA JEFFERSON HARVIE,
^MARTHA WILLIS COULLING,
*SARAH PRITCHETT,
i«
'87.
"
'92.
«MRS. SADIE
STONE,
ESTELLE SMITHIE,
12
92.
GAY PATTESON,
"
'93.
'96.
EDNA VIRGINIA MOFFETT,
'97.
History and Eyiglish.
mathematics.
»FANNIE TALBOT LITTLETON,
"
'93.
*AGNES MARGUERITE CARROLL, [Substitute] Chemistry.
Physics and Chemistry.
*Those
'94.
French and German.
Gf^rammar and Composition.
S.
HARDY,
Principal of Practice School.
Latiii.
MARY PREDERICA
'93.
Stenography and Type-writing.
Drawing and Form. Librarian.
RICE,
'93.
Assistant in Mathematics.
Physiology and Geography.
MINNIE VAUGHAN
'95.
Vocal Music and Physical Culttire.
Psychology ayid Hlsfort/ of Pedagogy.
so
marked
are grad aates of the Farmville
28
Normal
School.
'97.
FACULTY OF INSTRUCTION.
H)oine6tic
MRS. POETIA
L.
MORRISON,
SARAH P SPENCER, MRS. MAGGIE QUIGLEY MISS MR.
B.
DR.
PETER WINSTON,
M. COX,
Bepattment. Head
of
Hmne.
Assistant Housef:eeper. steu:ard.
AHemUmi Phyuc
DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT
PRACTICE
SCHOOL
J
Class of jfebruar^, '98.
Colors. Confederate Gray and Gold. /iOotto. Oh')-/-
(out;
a}jM
TTsait;.
Šfficers.
President, O.
WARREN.
Vice-President, M.
TURNER.
Secretary and Treasurer, R. CUTHERELL. Historian, G. B.
VENABEE.
Bland, Eily
Cox, Mary White
Mears, Belle
Baldwin, Laura
Cunningham, Annie Hawes
Oakey, Nellie
Vaden, Mary
Booth, Annie
Cutherell,
Spain, Cora
Venable, Genevieve Basan
Chisman, Marj' Whiting
Harri,s,
Ruby
Laura
Spiers Eunice,
Turner, Martha
A'
Warren, Odelle
CLASS OF FEBRUARY,
Ibtstor^ of tbc Class of Jebruav^, '98.
OURwhen we were was
September
first roll-call
i6th,
of the
assigned to
Normal School. There we were " The Little companies. Sisters,"
seven in number, with about thirty others, to the First B.
1st,
The next meeting of importance was February Then it was that our numbers were 1895.
slightly diminished, but almost as quickly re-en-
forced by those
— poor
proceed to the Second
girls
B
—
—who
did not wish to
at that time.
Meanwhile, the usual drill, dress parade, actual fighting and occasional guard duty the ranks being thinned and re-enforced successively until, after several promotions, we all ranked as SENIORS; grave, dignified and weighed down by a sense of our responsibilities, and our importance, as instructors
—
modes
Here we sadly missed our great General, who had helped and cheered us on our long, hard march to victory. in the
of life's warfare.
When we
1894,
marshalled into the Chapel
reached this glorious position, how"
were only three of " The Little Sisters left, and the others were from dififerent companies of this great army of workers. Of course, the most vivid scenes in our career are those last spent around camp fires. Which of us will forget the ever, there
pleasures of the reception given us before leaving
?
Not one For a few short hours we forgot the morrow, which was to send each one of us out to fight her own life-battle. The morrow came and !
with
it
the leave-takings, each girl-soldier, wearing
the badge of her brigade and bearing with her her
passport into greater
fields.
Although we have been transferred from our Alma Mater to the broader work of our State, we still look forward to the time when, with our comrades, faithful to the cause, as our purple violet signifies, we shall " Trabble Back to Dixie " under our banner of Confederate Gray and Gold, and again be " Tenting on the Old Camp Ground."
—
—
Sonas
of the Class of jfebruar^, '98.
[To tune of " Sweet Bunch of Daisies."]
Sweet purple violet?, flower of '98, Ever their memory brings back that dear date
When we
our school career.
as class-mates, closed
Having gathered
knowle.:lge from instructors dear.
She was young and bright and gay, And had always held her sway. This artless
maid.
little
But, oh, the times are changed,
For she
's
almost
This artless
now
deranged,
maid.^FiRST Chorus.
little
Chorus. Sweet purple violets we love so well, For of our errors, violets, won't tell. Like to their emblem, we '11 faithful be. To our Alma Mater, and the faculty. Sweet withered
Whose
violets, treasured
And
'11
to leave you, years
ne'er forget you,
we
her brain
This poor
little
this girl,
in a whirl.
is
maid.
Though no longer young and gold,
E
She's gone from
This poor
tinted petals mem'ries dear enfold
Now we 're going But we
more than
Hard work has done
little
to Senior
gay.
A,
maid.
may come between.
the sweet sixteen.
Second Chorus. [To tune of " Streets of Cairo."]
For she now has seen the streets of Farmville, In the Normal she has often strayed She has mastered English, math, and science.
you a song. won't be very long,
I will sing
And Of Of
it
;
a poor little maid.
the day
And
when
This brilliant
she struck here,
little
maid.
her memories won't be dear
0, this poor
little
maid.
FiKST Chorus. For she had never seen the streets of Farmville, In the Normal she had never strayed She had never tackled math or science. Poor little home-sick maid. ;
But she
's
And
Farmville bids adieu,
graduated now. Though she can not tell just how. This happy little maid.
She
to
will miss
This happy
it
just a few,
little
maid.
Second Chorus.
CLASS OF JUNE,
1F:)i6tov^
NCiTHIXG
of the Class of June, '98.
more fascinating than the achievement under difficulties, of obscure beginnings and triumphant endings of obstacles overcome and final triumphs. The most forbidding circumstances can not repress a longing for knowledge, a yearning for growth. The ninth of February, 1895, though stormy and wild romance
is
of
;
with raging snow, marked the recurrence of that
long established event in the Normal annals, the of another " E " Class. We were " green," of course, " evergreens," the biting snow even failed
incoming
afifect us, but we felt that the barriers are not yet erected which declare to aspiring talent, " Thus far
to
and no
In our
farther."
we had
new environment we
felt
Home-sickness came to us the methods employed by our instructors were a novelty we gazed upon the imposing professional class, whose giddj- height as strange as ever
in
:
;
our
life.
seemed unattainable
;
even
in
our study the lights
were impolitely turned off in the midst of a halfprepared lesson, while we were left to hurry in the dark and make ready to be in bed by the time Miss Sarah's " All in bed," and sweet " Goodnight " was heard at the door. We had our fits of " blues." but an occasional call from some kindly " old girl," induced us to forget these. And thus were the minds of many of us so effectuall}- engaged that we gave heed to naught but matters of the moment which oftentimes were perplexing, indeed. But the winter sped swiftly by, and soon June, with her roses heralded our home-going, not as " Envious E.'s," but " Delighted D.'s." Time has stolen on unobserved, and as I gaze through the vista of the intervening years, I see but a confused mass, a mist, a great clouded mist.
problems
in the first,
Zones, spherical triangles, second and third cjuadrants,
—
cosines tangents, midnight umbrellas, not used to
keep
moonshine, oh, no, but to keep the rays of candle-light from creeping through the transom. I recall a few instances in which our ever-watchful, but kind matron, reported at certain rooms in the " we sma' hours," and sent the occupants to bed with their promises to remain there. Thus we advanced, growing great in Latin verse, writing Spencerian stanzas and dramatizing, too. We all studied English. We developed a " composite critical consciousness " which enabled us to give in a moment's time an account of Goldsmith's ethical influence and the especial features of Hawthorne's romanticism. Carh'le might have envied us. If Franklin could have seen us generating electricity, or could Herschel have heard us discussing Jupiter's moons, they would have stared in astonishment at the great wisdom displayed by the class of June, '98. Then, off
too, there rises before hibition, in
me
which the whole
the of
memorable
art ex-
English History was
represented in different scenes, and the characters were so vividly portrayed that spectators wept on beholding them. Some of our number may yet aspire to the height of a Raphael. But June, '97, approached and closed the door with a click upon these scenes, and in September we stood gazing at a space through which the warriors of poetry and
march on in stately hosts that seem to have what comes next ? We are professionals and look down on the line of girls below us with a condescending interest in such of them as bring to mind the girls we were when first we entered here. The girls of those first days seem to be no part of us we remember them as something left behind upon the road of life, as somehistory
no end
— and
;
we have passed rather than actually been and almost think of them as some one else. But the present stands before us, school life
thing
not finished
when we reach
splints, blocks,
the professional.
globes and charts proclaim, "
who teachest another teachest thou As young aspirants we marched to
not thyself
we
" ?
the front and
exhibited our ability to train the tender shoot, but
is
The Thou
mind
to
usually resumed our seats feeling that
mind didn't shoot, but our courage did. Then the criticisms were read. " Miss J you came be-
the
—
,
your lesson was a spirt, and you left with a spirt." " Miss G never in the record of the methods class has such a complete failure been made." "MissD youmay take your seat; you 're off the track." But why recall these criticisms which were so kindly given that we might have " grit " and more " back-bone." Did it improve us ? I 'm glad to repl)' in the affirmative, but an fore the class with a spirt,
—
—
,
incident
which
is
will
connected with this class the result of be remembered by the class, regardless
of a record,
those tice
but
who may
I will
mention
it
for the benefit of
not understand. At times the Pracin the
School children could not be present
and certain members would have to act as children. Now, a few of our most intellectual girls have forgotten to put awa}^ childish ways, and
methods
class,
instead of
acting
as
dignified
rather as spoiled babes.
The
professionals, class
hopes
act
for
a
change before graduation day.
Few
histories there are in
which
all
is
sun-
shine and happiness, would that this could be so.
But who fail
of us in
looking back
in after years
would
to recall the painful bereavement which befell
That noble life which our class while Juniors ? by example, as well as by precept, and would have us be pure, upright and generous, has been sadlv missed. How well he performed his mission 'Though our beloved president has been on earth. led us
called
by the Master,
forever, in the lives of
deared himself.
It
and will he had en-
his influence lives,
many
to
whom
seems that the taking of
this
noble man, so dear to our class, has formed a link on high to draw us nearer each day of our lives, lo that great school above.
STATISTICS.— CLASS OK JUNK, KNOWN Mattie Amos.
An
.
Inspiration.
Richie
Emma
Duckie
Bland.
Mary Boyd.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Anna
Daniel.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Fowlkes. Martha Featherston Ida Greever. Elizabeth
.
.
Hargra
Mary Jackson.
.
.
Katharine Morris. Katharine Moffett. Katherine Mclnto: Charlotte McKinney Louise Otley. .
.
Emma
Payne.
.
.
Elsie Pierce. Pattie Percivall. Bernice Pollard. .
.
.
.
.
Mary
.
.
Elizabeth Rice.
.
A
Kathleen Riley, Missie Mease.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Geitrude Thomson Alice Whitaker.
Brown.
Silver.
Grey.
Republican.
Blue.
Gold Bug. Silver Bug. Gold Bug. Gold Bug. Silver Bug.
Grey. Grey. Grey. Blue. Blue. Hazel. Grev. Grey.
.
.
Republican.
Bug. Can't Bug. Anno Domini. Bug. Lady Brown. Bug. Pat Blue. Bug. My Ciilleague. Blue. Bug. Puddin' Blue. Bug. Jack Blue. Bug. Johnny Hop. Blue. Bug. Katy-did Hazel. Gold Bug. A Dear Blue. Silver Bug. Scamp Grev. Sliver Bug. Popularity. Hazel. Silver Bug. "Sweet." .... Blue. Silver Bug. Rockaway Blue. Silver Bug. Absentee Blue. Silver Bug. Gray Squirrel. Hazel. Silver Bu^. Dictator Blue. Silver Bug. Rooster Grey. Silver Bug. Mary Liz Brown. Silver Bug. Old Maid Green Silver Bug. Pokahontas. Blue. Silver Bug. Procrastination. Brown. Silver Bug. Strawberry Blonde. Grev. Silver Bug. .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Marie Rhodes. Roberts.
Modest Daisy. Broady Independence. Lulu Bird
.
Mamye
.
.
Monkey
Sue Boyd Coirie Broadwater Lilliim Cox. Louise Cralle. Lallie Darden.
FAVORITE BOOK
AS
Priscilla
.
.
Bessie Birdsall.
Florence Bmndis.
"98.
.
.
.
.
.
Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver
Peck's Bad Boy. Dick's Sweetheart.
Two
Kisses.
.
.
Geography. Geography. Drawing.
.
.
Bad Boy's Dairy. Fair
God
The
Violet. Elsie Dinsmore. .
.
Idleness.
.
Drawing.
.
Arithmetic. Arithmetic. English.
.
.
Barbara Dering.
.
Qneechv
Dissecting. 7th Grade.
Trilby."
James Wordsworth
SPARE TIME SPENT IN
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Singing. Tarr.
.
My
soul
imprefsion
is
Oh, John. Oh, pshaw.
Studying
Plague take Plague take Oh, dear.
Teacher Congressman.
it.
Ladv
.
.
Lady of
Preacher.
.
.
Hot tamale.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Don't
Army
.
.Jack
Matrimony.
.
Arithmetic Psychology.
.
My
Ah, John. Laws, child.
Laws, child.
.
" Dickens."
.
Lady Pokahontas, Arithmetic. But Yet a Woman Geography.
Don't ask me. That 's awful.
Any Old Thing.
Mv
.
.
Historv.
.
.
stars.
.
.
.
.
Judge
Keeping Seniors
quiet.
Dancing.
Objecting. Sleeping.
Lamenting. Studying coal. Listening to a bee.
Reforming. Cleaning up. Listening to a bell. Spooning. Writing letters. Borrowing books Drawing maps. Teasing. Chatting.
Growing white
Florist
Prima donna. Paderewski Helpmate.
.
Nursing the
II.
.
Practicing.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Looking
lillies.
sick.
cute.
Making candy.
Saw-bones. Saw-bones. Aborigi'jal
.
.
.
Singing.
Hoj'den
.
Mis.sionary. Trained nurse.
Compayre. Drawing.
.'. .
.
Teacher
Ben Hur Thelma Mother Goose. Molly Bawn.
Tarr.
.
Lawyer
Arithmetic. .
.
.
Prize winner.
Geography. Laws, child. Mathematics I'm a good child. Drawing. Geographv.
.
Lady's maid.
.
Studying. Having a thought. Dreaming of Bob.
Studying. .
Lawyer
.
Law, child. To be sure.
.
leisure.
Essay on Man. Well-dressed Woi Duchess Prince of India. .
.
Scientist
.
.
.
.
of leisure. Bootblack.
Beans. O, Peter. 0, no, my lady. .
.
Work Cramming.
it.
Beg pardon .Jay bird.
(?)
Aboriginal
Silence.
O, Peter.
Cook.
Prima donna. Salvation Army. .
.
Psychology. 1st Grade. Arithmetic. Drawing. Music. Drawing. .
Dick's Sweetheart. Shakspeare. Life and Love. Princess Aline. Tom Brown atOxford. Bacon's Essays. In Ole Virginia. Princess Sonia
my
Nun Army
It.
1
O,
Spooning.
Hunting cats. Writing letters.
Work Cramming.
Cyclist.
.
.
Dentist.
.
.
Talking sense to boys. Gritting her teeth.
Class of jfebruar^ '99.
©fficers.
President,
Vice-President
Secretary and Treasurer, Class Historian
NELLY CUMMINGS PRESTON. LUCY ELIZABETH WRIGHT. BROWNIE TALIAFERRO. VAUGHAN, A' J. WHEDBEE JULIA
CLASS OF FEBRUARY
'99.
—
IfDistor^ of tbe
writing a liistory of the Class of February.
IN a
brief glance at the
The
work
of
Class of jfebruar^, '99.
'99,
former years
is
forming the basis of the Let them class entered the second year B grade. be asked of their work then, and they will most probably tell you that they learned that H2O was not explosive, and the H2S resembled " /\ttar of Roses " in odor, but further than this, they will only remember that school life as yet had not grown serious. February's pitching day, of '97, found ihtm all (?), of course, enrolled with the second year A.'s. With their promotions sad to relate was noticed a promotion also of their own opinions necessary.
girls
—
of themselves, until,
own
it is
really thought, that in their
estimation, to write poetrj' as
Poe
did, to pic-
ture nature as Irving did, were the easiest of class
lequirements.
Looking again
at
our same
girls the
next September, we see them deep in the mysteries
of
spectrum analysis
of the
new theory
of electricity,
revelling in the classics of old English
and becoming the model female This
present century.
them
and
as Junior B.'s,
last
and
debaters
Virgil, of the
feature characterized
as a class, the reader, per-
haps, has received the impression that they are
school
use
selves," but
right
who
"
very
can say,
—to
much stuck on themwho dares say without a
?
The is
— slang
epoch, however, of their school career
first
over with the completion of this work, and
will leave
it
to be guessed
what the next step
is
by an observant
for them.
front corridor of
Ye Normal
the lines of girls
file
class
the
rooms,
tall
is
stately
we
outsider,
..Standing in the
School and watching
from the assembly-hall on to He can easily see that
a stranger.
maidens,
who
follow in the foot-steps
of the Faculty, are the Seniors, the graduates of the
—
coming June
of '98, and, again, the white
brigade classes note the girls
who
apron
as the infant department, but
itself
What who and what
are
follow the Seniors.
their characteristics
?
In
fact,
are
they ? Surely they are what might be termed as " a motley array" or, to quote an expression of " The " debater in class " a truly heterogeneous
—
mass," for
all
and
sented,
is
—
ages, sizes, types are therein repreit
a
wonder
that our stranger, be-
sudden relaxation
of all nuiscles save those of
our
fated friend, while she, with dilated eyes and dishevelled locks, goes with a " do or die " expression
She does and dies not for after a little to the front. wrestling in spirit on her part, the pet of all Practice School teachers is heard to sa\- without aid "
two and two is four." Have vou discovered our profession yet ? Strange wondrous strange, but time will prove it.
—
cause of their striking appearance, demands their name ? " They are the Senior B.'s, or better known Puzzled, again he as the Junior Professionals.' "
Not the intriLet us pass into another class-room. cacies of mathematics puzzle now, but the analytical
asks, " Will )'OU
l)lue-eyed favorite with
"
i<V:
girls
tell
me
their peculiar vocation
Thou
are veritable professionals."
?
for
shalt
answer this for thyself, noble stranger follow them The mathematical class-room and thou shalt see. is the stage on which the drama is to be played. The presiding genius in the form of our Amelia member ;
cf the Faculty glances down the list of namc-s in her grade book as she sits in state, every figure is seen to tremble, faces pale as the instruments of torture in the shape of an abacus, splints and blocks are brought forth, and as the dear little innocents from the Practice School are brought like lambs to the
slaughter into the
room
"
And
the air a solemn broken by "Miss There is a the class." all
stillness holds," until the spell is
Thornton, take charge of
]>resentation of the parts of our
H.
S.
own
taken her stand in front of the class. begins, and forgetting that her pupil says in a tragic
way
"
vernacular.
A
College boys, has is
Isabelle, trust
Dreamily, she also her rival,
men and
they
be true to you." Without waiting to hear the analvsis, covered with confusion, she has resumed her seat, while the gentle spirit in charge here, re-
will
membering her
troubles likewise with Cupid and
Knglish, gives her an eight with
a zero
after
it
(which means a slip of paper with P on it at the enu The stranger can no longer restrain of the month). himself; but he was overheard to say to the teacher of the professionals, " Well, really learn to
teach
I
don't know, they
some day."
may
daily experiences, but
has remembered once, perhaps oftener, though very
Some various are the ones that could be given. of us already have acquired the air and bearing of
doubtful, to speak in lower tones than in those of her usual key of G, and the '' Shining Lights " of the
Only two instances of our
"' Brownie " is the pedagogue of old, of which girls the typical representative; others are climbing the
same stair-way, for Nell, Kate, and even the baby of the class, " Little Michie," are all learning to possess that charm of manner, that faculty of developing the ideas of the mind, so exemplified for us
Other effects of this by our own corps of teachers. Kate Terry term's work have been noticed also. is learning (?) that the books in the library are not for idle scanning of titles Miss Wilkey thinks life ;
too serious to amuse her classmates with her chromatic scale of giggling; Aliss Sara's " Rat " actually
physics class
have found that when, before the
august figure of the instructor in the science of geography, that they could not draw so simple a Lastly and best, a number of thing as the rainbow. our girls have found that although they thought they knew it all, that they had yet to learn where the sun rises, and, furthermore, that although there is a shadow of a chance that we may be numbered with the graduates of our school next February, yet we are now very far below the mark towards which
we
are struggling.
HiSTORIAX.
)
.
STATISTICS.— CLASS OK FEBRUARY, KNOWN Anderson Carter Cliborne .
Lizzie Lily
.
Cunningham Douglass Greer Garnett
Hale. Hill
.
Hope Jones
.
.
.
.
.
"
.
.
Margaret.
.
.
Sallie.
.
.
.
.
Lelia.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Richardson
"
.
"Shining Light
.
Lola.
Taliaferro .
.
.
Brownie. Kate. .
.
.
.
Wootton Wright
Young Weisiger
.
.
'* .
.
.
Louise. " Lou."
.
Rose
.
"
++
.
.
Socrates.'
.
+
.
" Miss." " Dulie." Kate.
.
"
.
.... "Sub Rosa
+ Eighteen "
Eighteen "
"
+ +
(?)
.
.
.
....
Building air castles. Fringing ties
.
it.
Dancing mistress
Martin's Store
Drawing teacher
Amelia C. H.
Architect Seamstress English professor.
Farmville. Farmville. .
.
.
Candy maker
it.
"
.
.
"
"
" Oh, Lucy, you are goosey " " Who 's got to teach ? " " Oh my! " " Great day. " !
Admiring
" Jerusalem " " I know 'tis. " " For the land's
Drawing "
.
.
" Wherefore." " H-e-i-g-h-o! "
.
.
.
.
" Pusillanimous. " " Shoe strings. "
"Well!" " What I care? " " Do you want an annual ? (Without any. ) " Don't tell it. "
Actress the teachers
Raising a racket.
Spooning
!
.
Elocutiiig
"Consequently."
sake.
.
.
.
.
(?)
Quarreling Outlining Tarr. Studying Sight seeing Cycling Sleeping Peace-making.
.
.
.
Rushing about. Fixing her hair. Cycling Studying Looking for 51
hat.
(No
indications.)
Curdsville.
.
Primness.
.
Rocky Mount.
Patriotism.
Sandidges.
.
Good
Hampton.
Height.
New
.
Smooth hair. Burdened brain.
Store.
Pulaski Plain View .
.
Glendower.
.
Leader of Red Cross.
.
.
.
.
Her
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
ties.
Miller School, Farmville.
Winning ways
San Marino. Seven Mile Ford
Rats in her garret. Mountain walk.
Curiosity.
Politician Dancing mistress Torch bearer
Bedford Springs.
Inquisitiveness.
West Point. Morven.
Dignity.
Pedagogue
Mearsville. Orange C.
.
" Knows it all.'" Pronunciation.
.
.
H
Looking
Peddler Patent Medicine Mangohick.
.
looks.
Diminutive size( ?
.
.
Spinster
Walking
'
.
Gracefulness. Loyal to school duties Leader of fashion.
.
Wallaceton. Roanoke.
That walk. Her crowning glory. Innocent smiles.
.
.
arithmetic. Farmer's wife Schoolmarm Studying Fortune teller Dancing Reading about the war Electrician Temperance lecturer. Planning S(c)herer Sketching Teacher Laughing Writing poetry. Poet Professor of Mathematics Rhyming .
" What have you studied?
CHARACTERISTICS
POST-OFFICE
Working
Has none. ) " Don't know."
Trader
.
"
Studying Tarr.
Thinking Talking
(
"LouisianaLou
Verier Wilkie
.
" " Jemima. " " Isn't
!
"+ +
.
Thornton
Vaughan
.
.
.
1.
" Aristotle."
Tom."
"
I declare."
"Child!
.
.
Baby No.
.
?
Drawing
" Have mercy. " " You don't mean
2,
Scott
Terry
+
.
.
.
Baby No. Hattie.
.
.
.
Somers
"
.
.
Lougie.
did you say
" Gee whiz. "
" Kit." " Mauds." " Net." " Rube. Isabella.
.
.
"
.
.
.
What
" Let 's dance." " What 's your opinion? " John Brown. "
'
.
.
.
Preston
.
.
.
Powell
.
"
" I don't know. " " Let me see. "
.... Pemma "
.
.
Eighteen-|-
Sadie
.
Bead
.
.
Leache Leigh Merrick Michie Miller
....
Sallie. Ellen.
PROBABLE PROFESSION
FAVORITE PASTIME
FAVORITE EXPRESSION
AS
'99.
High
Smithville.
.
Lawyer
HudginsP.
O,
Missionary Lady of leisure. ... Professor of everything Desert traveler Minister's wife .... Novelist Debater
Roanoke. Farmville Lindsav.
collars.
Jewelry. " Late, late, so
late.''
Laziness. Philosopher.
Her Her
Farmville.
Toano.
wise.
Silence.
Music teacher
.
hair.
great size
Silcott Springs.
Rapidity (?)
Swansboro.
Her
.
.
(
?)
absentraindedness.
Class of June, '99.
ARMSTRONG, ELLEN CHERNAULT, HESSIE CROWNING, FLORENCE COLEMAN, ALICE COLEMAN, ETHEL DRIVER, FRANCES DAVIS, LOUISE
ELCAN, GRACE
FRANKE, FLORENCE
LOULA HASKINS, BENA
GILLS,
HATHAWAY, EFFIE HAWKINS, CELIA HENING, LILY JOHNS, MARTHx\ JONES, MATILDA LEWIS, DELL A MALONEY, JULIA MILLER,
MARTHA
MOFFET, MARY WILSON, MELITA
E here WELL, Junior B
we !
Bivb'8*e^e \Diew of tbc Junior B.
are now, classmates, in the
Who would
have thought when
we entered that we would ever reach the Many of highest class in the academic course ? called us started in the First B, which used to be in the the " E Class." When we were there and brag class, the First A, our teachers would about us and our dear president, Mr. Cunningham, " more sense than all of used to say that we had next
It is those stuck-up professionals put together." pleasant to recall such things, in view of our later
experiences.
were Just one short year ago how subdued we ^lany when we found ourselves in the Second B " new girls," and for some it was a first of us were With what experience of being away from home. pleasure do we remember the elegant preceptress in her as she came gracefully into the room, holding '
hand a little bag, out of which she took some cards How and told us to write our names on them. and careful we were to write them in the clearest memories prettiest hand possible With what loving !
The old saydreaded lesson ing about first impressions has proven true in this our ignocase, for we will never forget how kindly
do we
recall that first
!
And what of the rance and stupidity were treated. chem'stry, which was all so new to us ? Shall we ever cries of forget our wonderful experiments, and the •
Fire
!
Fire
" !
when
a
lamp or two would be
overturned by the big sleeves of our aprons ? Such pleasures were not to last long, however, we learned for soon we were in the Second A. Here or not to use slang, not to make paragraphs of two three lines, and akvays to
in interesting papers.
Who
Ijy
does not
feel
hand overcome
a flood of tender
the and joyful recollections when she hears or sees
—
name, " Green's Short History of the English People ?" And who does not remember the problems in Gage? ]\[any of us, I am sure, walked up the stairs an extra time or two the day we were told to find the number of pounds of work we did in one day. Ah, those were happy times but they too, have passed and now we are Junior B.'s. There never was a Jimior B Class like ours. If you doubt it, just look at one of our number ready There she sits with sparkling eyes for a debate. !
watting for the audience to assemble.
When
she
rises to speak,
she stands with head thrown back,
hands swinging
in every direction, turns her
back to
her listeners, and, addressing a chart on the wall, Now and then pours forth a torrent of eloquence. a smile crosses her face, as though she thought, "Ah, for am not I am sure our side will be victorious,
—
/
on
it ?
when she
"
A
rather blank look crosses her face
finds that the other side wins,
as she realizes
it
may be friend, who
Later, she
with a
and as soon
she makes a dash for
the door.
seen walking about the grounds tells
her she debated beautifully,
Well, we ought to have won. may fail (as yet) to outdo Cicero or Demosthenes; we may translate " Heimat Herd," "the cricket herd," and " Halt das Maul," " hold the mule " we may reject accepted theories and declare that the sun moves around the earth we may not be at all clear about right isosceles triangles we may do, and have done, all these things but still we are known, and justly, too, as the " Brilliant Junior B.'s " and this time next year, girls, won't it be fine to be
and that her
side
;
;
;
—
Senior Professionals
!
HiSTORrAN.
Class of S^ebruar^, '00.
ASHMORE, LENORA, A' BOLAND, SAI.I,IE CARDWEI^Iv,
JUDKINS,
J
MARY
KINSEY, JEAN
CHILTON, JULIA CHILTON, LAURA CLARK, MARY
COTTON, EDNA CULPEPPER, ELIZABETH GOODE, MADGE GOODWIN, JOSEPHINE
HENDERSON, MARTHA HOLLAND, KELLOGG JONES,
MARTHA
KABLER, SUSAN
HELEN
LAW, ANNIE MALLORY, FANNIE NEAL, MARY OSBORNE, ALVERDA PINNER, ELIZABETH
ROWE, LENA SLOAN, MAY SPARKS, MARY, K J TYLER, JULIA, A' J
WATKINS, ELIZABETH
flDistor^ of the
As
the school 3-ear the
month
is
nearhig
of roses,
is
its
close,
almost here,
Class of jfebruar^, '00.
and June,
many
are
the hearts that beat happily over the expectation of the
members
summer
of the
vacation, but, especially the
Second B
Only those who
Class.
have travelled the long road know the many heart palpitations experienced during this time. The But ours is a happy-go-lucky old class. world doesn't know our troubles. It doesn't know we rack our brains in the midnight hours over science and song. Song ? Yes ours is the poets' Did you know it ? Poets are made in these class. days of advanced civilization, they are no longer born. We have Miss Silver-Tongue. She kissed Her phrases are as the Blarney Stone years as^o. sweet as the June gardens and as flower}', too. Then She excels Mr. W'entwe have ]Miss Know-All. worth in geometry, can work physics problems, easily overcome Caesar, master Horace and \ irgil, and write poetrv, too. If you want to know anything, go to her. She can tell you at least she thinks she can, and that amounts to the same thing.
We
—we
—
all
—
We
also have the honor of having among Get-There-Too-Late. \\'eak-minded ? )h, no she knows enough, but finds difSculty in articulating. But then there is ^liss Quick-Tongue who catches her idea and says it for her verv kind it 's just the same thing, you know until rest.
us
Miss
V
;
— —
—
June.
Taken
;
—
also have ^liss Put-Olif.
She can write can as for that matter but she is one of the birds who can sing Oh, you know the poetry
in
all
all,
ours
a striking-looking class
is
distingue as the French would sav. are so unique of her
an is
own.
Oh
!
I
I)
among
we
fear
it
we
good-bye
long
—and,
will
have
to leave you.
and we
ourselves in our next, and
and she dares is growing
as the time
—we ask you not to
to think of us often
we have
us, too, but this
a delicate subject with the writer
not dwell upon to say
members
forgot to mention that
artist (mirabile dictu
short,
Its
each has a pronounced characteristic
;
'11
tell
now
We
hate
forget us, but
you more about
— good-bve. W.
Class of June, '00.
BALDWIN, HELEN BALDWIN, ELIZABETH BATTEN, MARGARET
FLORENCE CARPER, ELIZABETH
BIRD,
CARTER, EFFIE CHEATHAM, LILLIAN
MARY VENABLE CRAFFORD, HELEN
COX,
DEBAUN, MARIA
MARY
ELIOTT,
FLOURNOY, MARTHA GAMBLE, ANITA GRAVELY, BETTY
HAM, NANNETTE
A'
J
HARRIS, ESSIE HARRIS, JULIA
HARRISON, BERTHA HENDERSON, ELIZABETH
HOLMAN, MARTHA HOOPER, EMMA HUGHES, MARY
JACOBS,
MARY STUART
JACKSON, JENNIE JONES, CAMPBELL KEISTER, LILLIAN
LEATH, MARTHA LESTER, LULA
MUNDY, NELLIE OWEN, HALLIE OWEN, PORTIA POLLARD, ANNIE REAMS, MYRTLE ROYALL, NANNIE SCHLEGEL, KATE SCOTT, LUCIA SMITH, FRANCES SPENCER, SALLIE TABB, SADIE TEMPLE, ESSIE
TURNER, SARAH K WADE, MARY WILLS,
J
KATHARINE
WILLIAMS, JEAN
1bi8tor^ of the Class of June, '00,
ago some one asked me if the Second B meant second best, or second
SE\'ERAL days " baddest."
could not
say
it
I,
out of respect for
meant the
latter;
but
my
class,
when
I
thought of the number that passed on English last month, my conscience would not allow me to say This brilliant class, when it was the second best. given a sentence by their English professor to diagram, plunged so deep into the mysterious waves of
syntax that only thirteen, out of forty-eight, rose and landed on the shore of pass-
to the surface,
mark. heard
chemists, the Second B.'s excel, but
it
school
I
have
explained by the fact that no other class in In the laboratory studying the subject.
is
exceedingly prudent and scream only when But they are violently opan explosion. posed to letting their stools remain in one place, ar-e
there
to the discomfort of the class in the
room
below.
have been very uneasy for some time about some of our class, myself, included. The shape and size of angles with lines, points, triangles, and figures of all kinds are mingled in our heads in such a way that I am afraid they will afifect our brains as well as our grades. I think it is not quite safe for me to say anyI
the minds of
thing concerning this class in music, but I will just mention that their music teacher always has a severe headache after giving them a lesson and they have sung fifteen pages this term. The Second B's have been drawing flowers this spring, which w'ere so natural, that observers wished ;
As
they
much
is
to pluck I
them from
class will
the page.
from present appearances, that this graduate with honors, and be the pride
think,
of the school.
Class of dfebruar^, 'Ot
ALLEN, LOUISE AMOS, MARY ARMISTEAD, JENNIE ARVIN, ETHEL BALTIMORE, VIRGINIA BAUGH, BIRDIE BIDGOOD, SADIE CHAPPELL, LOTTA CONDREY, BLANCHE CONDUFF, LENA COX, COURTNAY EDWARDS, ADDIE FITTS,
AGNES
GAINES,
ALMA
HOLMAN, JULIA HOLMAN, MARTHA HUNT, FANNY JORDAN, MARTHA KAYTON, MINNIE LITTLEPAGE, LAVINIA MOSS, CONNIE PRICE,
KATHARINE
SCOTT, SUSIE SMITH, LOUISE
SWANN, ANNIE STAPLES, LOTTIE STOKES, SALLIE
TAYLOR, MARTHA
GAINES, LILLIAN
GARROW, GEORGIA GAY, MAUD GRAY, BESSIE HAY, IRENE
HENLEY, IDA
HENSHAW, GRACE
TRADER, PEACHIE
WALKER, MARY WATSON, ELIZABETH WEBB, BOOTHE WILKERSON, MARY WILLIAMS, ROSA
1F3i8tor^ of the
1KNOW
that everybody will be
deeply
ested in the history of our class, as
mostly unsophisticated new
girls,
it
Class of Jebruar^,
inter-
contains
who make
As a member of remarkable blunders. this unfortunate band, I feel that I haven't the right to expose their ignorance, so shall only tell of a few instances in which some have displa3'ed remarkably vivid imaginations and unusual power in inventing
\\'hen such a thing as this occurs, though.
know
Our language classes are the most interesting and become extremely amusing when such an ex" I'un dragon et I'autre mosquipression as this taire " is rendered thus, "The one a dragon, the
—
—
other a mosquito." rendition
is
— thinks,
preferable to
all
however, that such a others.
I
one must give us the credit of having very brilliant girls among- our number. that every
rather
expressions.
'01.
Ibistore Gla8s=1Room.
—
Miss ]\I "When the had taken their " enemies prisoners, with what were they w'hipped ? Miss "With stripes and lizards (scorpions)." When another girl, using a very original comparison in speaking of the vowels and consonants, told the legislators that consonants were the backbone of the word, we almost despaired. But the thing that gives us most hope is that " the beauty of our class is unsurpassed." At least, one would suppose so, to see the way in which all the Faculty smile on her the drawing teacher, especially.
—
:
—
:
Class of June,
ANDERTON, ELIZABETH BOISSEAU, EVELYN BRITTINGHAM, LENA CHITWOOD, JAVIE CURTIS,
NANCY
FOSTER, IDA FOSTER, MAUD GRAVELY, SALLIE HILLMAN, SALLIE IRVINE, ELIZA JOHNSON, IDA JONES, ISABEL KING, DICEY KING, LULA
'01.
KITCHEN, VIRGINIA KYLE, LILA LESTER, LOULA LEWIS, ADELE OSBORNE, ESSIE PERRY, ALICE PULLER, LULA PURCELL, MARGARET
SAUNDERSON, MARY SMITH, CALLIE WHITFIELD, ELMA WILLEROY, MARY-GROVE
WYNNE, EFFIE
Ibistor^ of the Class of June, '01.
\
V/HEN we entered YY Some of us are
the
First
teachers,
B
Class,
we
and we came
thought we should have a very easy time, merelv to review the work we had been over many times before, but, alas, for us We who had thought ourselves capable of teaching, found that our own ideas needed to be taught to shoot, and since then we have been trying, trying, trying; sometimes hitting the mark, oftener missing it, and, consequently, getting " sat upon," but up we get, and try again, and we at least deserve some credit for our It would not perseverance, if not our success. greatly interest the reader to have our personal appearance described. All he need do, is to imagine a number of all sizes, with hair of all shades, and eyes of all colors known in the human body, and he !
would not need ther.
Our
to stretch his imagination
class
is
any
the smallest in school in
fur-
num-
what we lack
it is to be hoped our work, and we have never yet failed to get one hundred per cent, on our lessons, unless they failed to be perfect, and that ought never to be, as our brains are abnormally
bers, but
in quantity,
we make up
in the quality of
large (even
if
we
don't look like
it).
Besides
we
study every night until the lights go out, and study so hard after that
we
we
get up at the early hour of 7:15,
got in the habit of
coming down
late to
and our matron had to inform us that the dining-room door would be closed at 7 130, and now We don't it takes all our time to fix our neckties. even have time to talk to young men, which is very hard on us, who in days past have made a specialty of that business. All, all the memories of the past and hopes of the future, must be put aside for lessons we thought we knew all about five years ago. Taken as a whole, and individuallv, we consider
breakfast,
To illusour class second to none in the school. trate our brightness one of our number said, in the geography class, that Virginia was named for the Virgin Mary, and that Annapolis got its name If any of our own from being the land of apples. pupils should give us so brilliant an answer, we should feel uneasy lest his precocity bring him to :
an early grave. lights,
when
in the
One
of our
particularly
bright
English class gave this striking
and unusual sentence,
"
talked in his sleep."
We
The
large,
handsome man
hope no one
will
con-
clude, after hearing these examples, that these are
the only prodigies in the class. legion.
Their name
is
/?
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John
K Cunningbaiti, I$45ÂŤ1W.
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IFlormal IRecorb. 36oar£) of
NELLY PRESTON,
EMtors.
Editor-in-Chief,
JULIA VAUGHAN,
JULIA TYLER,
Assistant Editors.
BROWNIE TALIAFERRO, KATHLEEN
RILEY, Business Manager.
SCIENCE HALL.
Xove, a
THE
following information of incalculable value
to
all
has been obtained at great cost from
Margaret It should be carefully engraved on the Hayesland. memorv or pickled and put away in the cellar for use during the coming summer. Arms will be worn around the waist, fitting well-known
the
neatlv.
The
effect
is
authority, Mrs.
particularly pleasing in the
dark.
Kisses will be
The
worn on
face should not be
the lips, as usual.
worn
at all,
but should
appear without any evidence of care. Blushes will range from pink to red. Sheep's eyes will be worn in
Hugs
will
of sleighing.
all
colors.
be popular during the continuance In warmer weather the mere hand-
size of a girl's
the sighs of the ardent wooer's heart, as usual.
Engagement tne giver
away
bank account
will regulate
is
rings should be
worn only when
present. Otherwise they might frighten
a better chance.
Brides will be given away by their fathers, as They should be well as other declasse relatives.
however, not to give themselves away. will be shorter than last season, but with fewer ruffles (of the temper). Both will Smiles will be both liquid and solid. careful,
Honeymoons
often be frigid.
Breach
of
promise
suits will
be cut out of whole
cloth.
Divorce
suits
should be tried before thev
arc-
decided upon. ^A'ooers should press their suits
occasion.
clasp should be worn.
The
la fIDobe.
upon
a fitting
(B^mnastfcs anb Htbletics.
President,
SALLIE PRITCHETT.
Secretary and Treasurer,
MAUD
JONES.
flDembers.
Edna Moffett. Laura Chilton.
Margaret Batten. Helen Jones.
Mattie Henderson.
Julia Chilton.
Grace Elcan. Gertrude Thomson.
Lucy Wright.
Bessie Carper.
Elizabeth Watkins.
Bessie Henderson.
Julia Harris.
Isabelle Merrick. Julia Tyler,
A" J.
Katherine Moffet.
TENNIS CLUB.
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X
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Bicycle Club.
Šfficers.
GERTRUDE THOMPSON MAMIE FOWLKES MARGARET BOTTEN
.
.
.
.
.
President
Vice-President
Sec'y and Treasurer
flDcmber6. Lucy E. Wright. Lucy D. Thornton. Margaret Botten. Sara Turner. Ida Henley. Mattie Henderson.
Fannie Smith. Katherine MofFet. Lotta Chappell.
Lola Somers. Bessie Anderton.
Bessie Birdsoll.
Mamie Fowlkes.
BICYCLE CLUB.
^£^^^~' JIUE^^E^SS^^:;^,.i"^iih^:>'''
German
Club.
KITTY HOPE, MATILDA JONES,
President. Vice-President.
.
JULIA VAUGHAN,
A"
Secretary AND Treasurer.
J
fIDembers.
EVELYN BOISSEAU.
MADGE GOODE.
SUE BOYD.
EMMA
MARY
LOTTIE CHAPPELL.
JULIA HARRIS. EFFIE HATHAWAY.
MATILDA JONES. JEAN KINSEY. ADELE LEWIS. JULIA MALLONEY.
FLORA CHOWNING. MAMIE FOWLKES.
MATTIE HENDERSON KITTY HOPE.
NELLIE PRESTON.
BOYD.
GREER,
A' J.
ELSIE PIERCE.
LUCIA SCOTT. ESSIE TEMPLE.
LUCY THORNTON. JUTA VAUGHAN. MELITA WILSON.
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EstabliBbcO jfebruars I3tb, IS97.
Colors
:
Meeting held
Black,
3,
13,
Red and Yellow. 23 of every month.
Great High Jingeree of the Needle
R. C. ScoTT.
Appointed Prophetess to Mystic Three
R. C. Williams.
Most Exalted Keeper
N.
of Records
' '
Remember
the third
'
j-ear.
C.
Preston.
Hlpba dbapter Organized in
this,
of Ikappa Belta Sorority. Normal School
the State
October
of Farmville, Virginia,
23, 1S97.
Motto — " Aegbroylc Othrum Tryne." Colors
— Olive Green and Silver Gray.
fIDembers.
LENORA ASHMORE.
(
Now
JULIA
at R.
M.
W.
C.
)
GARDNER TYLER. MARY SOMERVILLE SPARKS.
EMMA EUNICE McDowell spiers. JULIA
(ClassFeb.
GREER.
'9S.)
WHEDBEE VAUGHAN. KATHLEEN MAUDE RILEY. NANNETTE HAM. SARAH TURNER. 82
ALPHA CHAPTER OF KAPPA DELTA SORORITY
Colors
:
Violet Purple and
Motto
;
fharo;
"o.yj!
Moss Green. Ki/vazipj.
flDembers.
LELIA AGNES SCOTT. SAELIE JACKSON MICHIE.
MARGARET LEE BATTEN. MARTHA TRENT FEATHERSTON.
ELIZABETH EGERTON WATKINS. MYRIE LOUISE DAVIS.
ISABEL NOYES MERRICK.
LUCY ELIZABETH WRIGHT.
lbonorar\5 nocmbers.
GARRETT
G.
GOOCH.
ROBERT
L.
MILLER.
H. W. COLE.
Xlbe Sea*8ibe Club.
Colors
:
Sea-green and Lobster red.
"Sink or swim, live or die." Motto Hope for the Wright. Our Guide Provisions; Ham, "Pig," "Bats" and Gambohng. Favorite Amusement :
:
Crawfish.
;
KITTY HOPE ELIZABETH WATKINS
Captain, First Mate,
Second Mate,
MARGARET BATTEN
Pilot,
JULIA TYLER
Cook,
.
ANITA GAMBLE
.
fIDcmbers.
ETHEL COLEMAN. CAMMIE JONES. JULIA TYLER A" J GERTRUDE THOMSON.
ALICE COLEMAN. HELEN CRAFFORD.
MARGARET BATTEN
("Bat")
RUBY LEIGH. ANITA GAMBLE. SARAH TURNER
IDA HENLEY. ("Pig'
NANNETTE HAM KITTY HOPE.
A'
)
J
K
J
ELIZABETH WATKINS. LUCY WRIGHT. ELLEN RICHARDSON.
Pass
W
Sclecte nnjoonsbiners of
13'
Word
:
(Dead
Colors
Secret).
速l^ 2)onunton.
:
Stone Blue and Iron Gray.
(From Ihemouiilaius near which we
Flower Corn Flower and Apple Blossoms Motto Fest und Treu.
live).
:
Favorite Drink The Thing. Chief Imbiber, (of knowledge Mary Sparks. :
:
Chief Distiller
(of wit)
:
Elsie Pierce.
Keeper of the Secret
)
:
Helen Jones.
fIDoonsbiners. Sallie Jaybird Michie. Nelly Coming Preston.
Matilda Mooer Jones. Helen Moping Jones. Elsie
Rockaway
Pierce.
Emma 'Tater Greer,
A"
-/.
Julia Would-be Vaughan, A' J. Mary Summergirl Sparks, A J.
Central Parke Whitehead. Emma Carbuncle Payne. K.iTHARiNE Spotter Moffet. Mary Stewed-up Moffet. Ellen Bag o' Bones Armstrong.
Organized
—September 15th,
Whereabouts —Unknown. — White Duck and Turke3' Red. Motto —Eat, Drink and be Merry. Favorite Dish — Olives.
Expenses
1897.
—Unlimited.
Colors
HDcmbcrs. Gertrude Thomson, Honorable Minister of Exchequer. Lottie McKinney, Chief Cook and Bottle Washer. Pattie Featherston, Assistant Cook and Bottle Washer. Kathleen Riley, A J, High Lord Extractor of Corks. .
.
Mary Roberts Elsie Pierce,
Emma
.
.
Pa^-ne,
Katherine MoiTet,
The Divider of
Mar}' Jackson,
The Peacemaker. The Embalmer of the Dead. The Fowler. Waiter. Spoils.
1bonorar\> nDenibers. Parke Whitehead,
Legal Adviser.
EFFIE HATHAWAY.
President, Vice-President, Secretary,
Treasurer, Chef,
FLORENCE CHOWNING. LENA MIDDLETON. LENA BRITTINGHAM.
.
ELSIE PIERCE. flDentbers.
EFFIE HATHAWAY.
ELSIE PIERCE.
FLORENCE CHOWNING. LENA BRITTINGHAM. 1bonorar\) flDeinbers.
EMMA Note:
This was drawn hv
il-self.
PAYNE.
ADELE LEWIS.
LENA MIDDLETON.
ffcrmcO 1S9S of GaDcts from Stonewall Jacftson llnstitutc, HbinciCion, Ua.
Stonewall Brioabe. Colors
:
Graj- and Brass.
IRoIl. In Faculty,
GENERAL WALTON.
Subor&inate Šfficers.
MAJOR WHITEHEAD.
We
're
not so many,
And we But we
will
we
're
not so large
are only three,
never condescend
To things of low degree. So we 're officers every one of Hurrah
for Liberty
!
us.
CAPTAIN PRESTON.
Zbc !5ouno Momen'8
5INCE
May
been going on organized work in our school, for the glory of our Lord, and the good of our girls. Its influence and its scope of work have gradually increased. At first it consisted mainly of 1896, there has
this great
of bi-weekly, formal it
has under
its
meetings
in
our chapel.
weekly prayer-meeting, and eighteen Biljle It has also classes of about seven girls each. started a library, and connected with it a readingroom of its own, in which are to be found many of the religious periodicals and association pamphlets. Through its every member, as well as its commitit is
exerting a marked influence over the stu-
—
dents old and new, and it is a good work that goes on, the meetings fuller the prayer-meetings more
whole-souled gatherings, and the members themselves,
show ever increasing
Among
especial line of study, there are
sonal Workers.
interest.
the Bible classes, each of which has
its
It is their
two
classes of Per-
object to prepare them-
selves for personal Christian
work among
their fel-
low-students, by a series of Bible studies, relating, principally, to Christ as a Personal
Now
control not only these meetings, but
also the
tees,
Christian Hssociation.
to
Worker.
The custom of the Association has always been give some form of social to the incoming new
girls.
Unfortunately, the Association was unable
They made the best of them this year. wavs for Association members to meet the new girls and should most assuredly be continued. The Association officers were elected in Janto give
new committees appointed It and put to work, and the classes re-organized. is our hope and plan to send one or more representatives to Asheville this vear, to the convention, and we are looking forward with much interest to the work they will be able to suggest, and aid in, for the narv, to serve a year; the
coming
vear.
of
©fficers
the K.
M,
C.
H. LUCY WRIGHT. GRACE ELCAN. NELLY PRESTON.
President,
Vice-President
Secretary Treasurer,
LELIA SCOTT.
•
Xcabers of tbe Bible Classes. Mary
Grace Elcan.
EuzABETH Wiekie.
Louise Otley. Jean Kinsey. Sadie Douglass. Lallie Darden.
Martha
Lucy Thornton. Ellen Richardson. Alice Whitaker.
Boyd.
Ellen Cunningham.
Anna Daniel. Delia Scott.
Mary Sparks. Lily Carter, Personal Worker's Classes.
Gertrude Thompson.
Judkins.
Committees. Finance Delia Scott, Ducia Scott, F. Brandis. Bible Study Miss Rice, G. Elcan, M. Boj'd, E. Armstrong. Membership Miss Dittleton, H. Crafford, R. Deigh. :
:
:
Religious Meeting Mrs. Morrison, M. Jones, D. Cox. J. Vaughan, Miss Harvie. Missionary Meetings Miss CouUing, M. Goode, K. Mclnto.sh, M. Roberts. :
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—
and some are foolish women, mean. JMiss Trechvay was wise. She sat looking into the grate, where a bright fire glowed, though it was late in the spring, wdiile on
re wise I
the
hearth
lay
a
pile
l)urning and filling the
of
letters,
room with
She had odor of smoke. been trying to write a note to a colsge man, a friend of hers, and des-
the
pairing of success, had set the
numerous sheets
of
represented her failures.
fire
to
paper that
Now
she
hovered over them with something very like satisfaction in her face. Among the cleverest things that people do is sometimes to destroy the letters they write. Just at this time, however, the necessity for writing seemed urgent, since Miss Tredwav
was obliged
handsome
to return a
pin,
which could
not be sent through the mail without a note. had all come about in this way
The haze
It
on wood and field was very who looked out of her window
that rested
beautiful, but the girl
wished for clearer sunshine. gloves, then sat
down
to
read,
She drew on her though her eyes
Let a young woman with a glowing face weigh a mirror against a book, and The green and yelthere is no doubt of the result. low lights outside in the May foliage streamed into the room, wavering and trembling, as the breeze Sounds from the town below disturbed the trees. There blended with sulidued household noises. was motion everywhere, though this was lazy \'irginia, where we eat the lotus half the year, and for the indigestion, therefrom, complain of Life and motion everywhere, tut most remainder. turned often away.
?
now and then towards its image in the corner. \Mien the door opened and a servant came in to say, " He 's waiting," the book fell softly to the floor and I\fiss Tredway looked out once more at the of
all in
the figure swaying
reflected
haze.
\\'ith
a long springing step, she crossed
the room, Imt paused at the head of the stairway
and peeped over at the yotmg man in the doorway. Hearing the rustle of her dress, he glanced up, and both laughed. The servant laughed behind her apron. It is easy to laugh when one is Did you ? Were vou ever
— A
them
—
number
of other
—
.
young people waited
for
and all walked off toThe servant was still laughing behind her
at the foot of the hill,
gether.
apron when she climbed to the top of the fence to catch the last glimpse of the party, as they turned into the Hampden-Sidney road. This thoroughfare was in good condition, which means that all the holes in it had bottoms so firm that vehicles bounced A mile out of them with gratifying promptness. or more out of town the pedestrians turned to the into a lane bordered by rich clover fields, and shaded for long stretches by overhanging boughs. The small party of two behind the others talked in left
They lingered near a snatches of many things. patch of eglantine for a while, then walked on past
a dignified
country residence, by numerous cabins
As they turned towards home, Miss Trcdway caught a handful of blossoms that dared her from a bank, and fastened them to her dress, accepting for the purpose the stout pin offered by the young man at her side. They were in front, and the rest of the party not in sight. So far as they were concerned, the world consisted of a dogwood hedge and a tobacco-field they were the only inhabitants, and Their actheir occupation was to gather flowers. ;
quaintance had beg'un in December, six months be-
and had progressed naturally and inevitably. For some time, he had been conscious that when she came into a room, her presence put him into new relations with all else. Now, she was near, and, as he believed, full}' aware that he had forgotten everything except herself. At first, he talked about blooming idiots, meaning seminary students, about the profession he intended to enter, and about the western sky. She had agreed or disagreed with fore,
animation, until he turned the talk into
dififerent
For an hour she scarcely spoke, but she smiled, whereupon he declared that the haze was dispelled from the hillsides. When they stopped at the oak gate near her home, nothing definite had been said, yet both felt channels.
had been an event and not merely
that the afternoon
a division of time.
and farm-houses.
The next morning she
noticed
that
the pin
which still confined the flowers to her dress, was heavy and handsome, so she put it away carefully, though without any well-defined thought of returning it to the owner. But when a week passed without the usual exchange of notes, the pin began to gain in importance and interest, and soon became Finally, the most valued thing in her possession. her days were spent in alternations of feeling. First, she would be angry with him, then disappointed with herself for not being certain that he had written to her. At the end of a month she reasoned: I
nuist return the pin.
How
shall
I
write
?
If I
!
sav nothing,
it
look like a rebuke.
will
I
must not I do
Mr.
Allen.
offend his fine sense of propriet)', even though
not understand his present the note looks
tactics.
I
'11
see
how
Thursday. Dear Mr.
by
me
M.\RV Tredway. There
fear.
I
's
an undertone of resentment in that, Your sinit and sign myself
rewrite
'11
cere friend.'
'
"
Dear
Will.
For three weeks I 've been wondering what to do with the pin you lent me the day we took a walk together. Not knowing what to do, I have done
Horrors
!
that
sincere friend
which
'
nothing.
seems to be and visits
have
it
"
note
Mr.
My Dear Mr. Allen.
opinion of me.
That
Mary "
To what
Three notes.
Tr.
depths of punning have I fallen All equally out of the question."
serious matter, after till
I
see you.
all,
we
'
will
never do.
I
T.
Indeed the whole
return bv to-day's mail the pin you lent
weeks ago.
several "
Mr.
'
so
Yours,
absurd."
is
weeks
Yours,
it
Allen. I
For two or three weeks I have been intending I fear you have a poor send your pin.
keep
M.
his notes
now."
It isn't a
shall
I
stopped."
to
Sincerely yours,
Worse and worse."
"
think '
a reminder of the point at ' I
it
Yours.
sooner.
"
for
this mail.
Mary.
hope vou have not needed the pin of yours Pardon me for not returning it which I send.
"
your beautiful scarf pin was You should have I send it the day I saw you last.
fault that
Allen,
I
I
your
It is
not returned to you promptly.
asked
:
That '
is
is
perfect.
me
Sincerely yours,
No — abrupt, and
the 'several
another objection."
Allen.
The
pin that you will receive by to-day's mail The fact that ought to have been sent long ago.
we have
house must be
visitors in the
my
for not attending to the matter sooner.
been
in a whirl of
ate anything of the kind. " That will let him
this Cjuiet
And
On
is
town can origin-
Your friend, know that I am
pendent upon him for society. it
have
excitement and gayety. thougli
you may not believe that
ever, the drift of
excuse I
On
not de-
reflection,
how-
too plain."
so the notes lay smoking- under the grate. the following
late leaving the
house
Sunday Miss Tredway was for
church
— so
late that the
other
members
and the
streets
had gone long before, were deserted. She fastened her
of the family
hat as carefully as
if
she cared
who
should see her
and went down the hill v^'ith a face as serene as if her heart had been at ease. As she turned a shaded corner, she suddenly found herself shaking hands with Will Allen. He flushed warmly and was about to pass on when he caught an expression in
it.
that passed .swiftly over her face. "
Why
didn't
you answer
my
letter
?
"
he said.
Xibvar^ IRulcs. I.
Never
stop
talking
till
the librarian has
II.
III.
Avoid payingXever return
all
a
book
till
sent
isters for
IX".
Educational journals are never allowed to
—
remain in order by Juniors. V. Never leave the library the
windows \'l.
don't use
the door
when
consulting the Century Dictionary,
more than
mav
talk aloud in the
On cold days, don't camp on the regmore than three consecutive periods.
ten volumes at a time.
When
studying for a debate, hunt up
the references for the opposite side and hide till
lay
are open.
When
but teachers
\ III.
fines.
reference
for. I\'.
None
\''II.
library.
rapped six times.
all
them
after the debate.
X.
When
a class of thirty are referred to
two
books, get out one of the books and ask your room-
mate to get out the
other.
The Second A Literature is Miss Mary Frederica
which
Class, the teacher of
Stone, will hereafter
rank in the school as a dramatic club. their first
bow
pleasing masque, " Pandora."
Assembly
the
They made
before the public this year, in the It
was presented
in
composed
of
Hall, before an audience
the school-girls. Faculty and domestic department, all
of
whom
were highly entertained.
be Furies, wise men, cast,
" evils "
but a careful selection of
resulted in
its
There had
and beauties
members
successful representation
of the class !
We
hope
that the Dramatic Club will be as long-lived as first
appearance
in public
was
to
in the
successful.
Eds.
its
Sibe XTalks
Mith Bo^s.
BY UNCLE JACK.
UNCLE JACK
DAVIE. — Yes, especially
if
think the best time to send a
I
Normal
little
her seat
I
flowers
girl
is
far
is
dinner time,
She likes
from the door.
to have the servant walk the entire length of the dining-room with the girls wondering where she is going, and then have them transfer their attention and gaze to her, and wonder who sent the flowers, and make a hundred speculations on the subject.
—
Hessie C. Some little girls, when some little boys don't come to see them, and do come to see some other little girls, like to take it out on the little boys. So Hessie, I shouldn't (if I were you) leave
anj'
of
nu'
in.stance, in the hall little
girl.
I
property,
personal
when
I
hats
for
went
to see the other
.see
inanimate things
don't like to
mutilated and suffering.
Harry exactly
the
Silly
Clod.
—
circumstances
I
in
don't
which
understand you were
placed,
my
boy, but as nearly as
they are in this wise.
ment, or rather
I
You went
can understand, to
an entertain-
should say, a party, to which some little girls come down, but
I
their
mamma
some
of the ^•ery little girls .she told to staj' up-
.stairs,
and
let
parth- because they were
parti}'
young and
because the}' were very
little
bashful,
and didn't
behave in company. And when those overcame their bashfulness and came partly down the stair-case to peep at the party you went out and just told them how things were going on. I think I have it right, haven't I ? If this is the case my bo}', your act, instead of being blameworthy, was praiseworthy. Always, my boy, be kindly and see that the neglected and bashful and retiring little ones are entertained as
know how little
to
girls parth'
far as their
shyness permits.
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'
Cupi& Smiling, Across the clover-field one day, I chanced to see a
Her
maiden
stray,
They sat them down beneath a tree, As happy as two souls could be
lover followed soon, to say
Sweet
thine'S as
is
a lover's way.
;
And many
things were said, I fear, That Cupid was not meant to hear; But Cupid stayed and never feared, For he had led them there.
vsp
Cupi& "Disconeolate. When
next I chanced to pass that way,
Poor Cupid's plans had gone astray, And things which lovers should not Darkened the sun on that sweet day.
say,
Alas, alack, behind the tree,
Cupid, as scared as he could be.
Trembled and dropped his bow through fear Of what he now was forced to hear And cringed and trembled, wept and feared, For he had led them there. ;
1Rb\)iiics.
This
is
the lady that
Enjoj's dissecting a cat, I
think
She
'd
if
Each day from
only she were able
A
put us on the 'secting table.
off
a great high
sun-bonnet comes
down
hill,
to school,
To cheer us on our tedious way, And in the practice- school to rule.
/I
This
is
the teacher of history.
With note-book
in
hand
as
you
will see,
Now Who
here 's
's
the teacher, (profess 'nal math.)
proud of the pedigree
.she
Reading of pages neatly ruled.
Last year to college she did go.
All she learned at Vassar-school.
And
hath,
there I 'm told she caught a beau.
This dear
With
ladj- large
and
fair,
the whitest of white hair,
Doses the
Upon
girls,
whatever their
This
ills,
lady dark and small,
little
Is the greatest of
large assafoetida pills.
them
all
For, to boss the girls she
And oh
!
the teacher of singing
With her she
A
Friend
And
thus
!
it
A
And
to
;
able
's
keep them from the
table.
!
always bringing
is
Friend
will
!
!
be until
A
Friend
!
— the end.
^^^^^-iru^^/
See the drawing teacher stand,
There
And
Who
forgetting
work on hand,
Into the library she will go
Crying out, "
Girls, don't talk
so.'
a lady named Rice, exceedingly nice
is is
;
But with Virgil and Csesar 'T is hard to please her.
—
In the facult)' there
Who
teaches
's
Enghsh
And
in her classes
How
very retiring
a Stone,
Here the mighty Seniors
all alone,
Practice-school books
you can see girls
can
They
be.
try to
make
That before them
all
thej'
T
is
Who And
writes as pretty as pretty can be,
They
I
are the ones
who
are neat.
who always
beat.
'11
"
the baby of the faculty,
those of her pupils
hand
;
should kneel.
Little Nell.
^>..JSU_
/\y^X
'
This
in
others feel
'
Tf/
stand,
now
The
write on
As
'
Ignorance " she said, is my bent," '
writing
other maiden tossed her head " Sure 3'ou are competent."
M.
:
S. J.
—
Ubrouoh the Xookino
Emma
Payne and "
Kitty Hope.
—
Lallie Darden Be bold;, 1«; Ijolde and everywhere Be Bolde." Newell Hughes. " Scared out of her seven
Elsie Pierce.
amorous and fond and Like Pliilip and Mary on a
Ptill
—
The
"
billing, sliilling."
stone that
rolHng can
is
Who
"
says in verse what others
say in prose."
— Smith.
"
Above any Greek
or
Roman
— "I never knew so young body SalHe head." with so old — Imparadised Tyler. Sarah Turner and a
Julia
Margaret Batten.
—
—
"
as out of the fashion."
Irene
— Hay.
"
Faith, thou
hast
As good be out
Sue Boyd.
Anna
some in
of the
world
—
"
The
wilt lere. Is to restreine,
—
"
of
nations
!
She coude songes make
Daniel.
vertue, sone, if thou and kepen wel thy tonge."
firste
Fain would
"
fall."
crotchets in thv head now."
Xiolje
mal-
" !
Isabelle Merrick.
"
one another's arms."
art the ^lars of
and well endite."
a
;\fichie.
Greer.
"
there she stands
name."
Emma
— — Thou Margaret Hale. content." — The Sadie Douglass.
senses."
"
— Mary Jacobs.
in
'
•
gather no moss."
Fanny
(3la88-
—
"
High
I
climb, yet fear I to
erected thought seated
the heart of courtesy." Lillian Co.x.
lower."
—
"
Let
me
take you a button-hole
— ——
Bertha Harrison. death."
—
—
Peachy Trader.
——
"
I
would
Brownie
a dry
die
fain
A
"
dumb
kind of excellent
" ilee]< and
make
— Trader.
us lose the
Our doubts are traitors, and good we oft might win, by fearing
to attempt."
Nelly iMundy.
She hath never
"
Ida Greever.
—
"
A
Katherine
Daniel come to judgment
Alberta Osborne.
"
The
fair,
the chaste, an
Emma
—
soul."
Mattie Amos. best 's
none
Lelia
like pretty Sally."
If to her share some female error
Louise Otley.
—
A
''
them
all."
mighty hunter, and her
prey was man." Mattie Henderson. '
Lucv
O
— Wright.
Rupert of debate."
!
"
"
"
The
"
A
star of the
harmless,
And
uncon-
necessary
the vile squeaking of
—
Elliott.
life."
Daisy Read.
—
"
"
Men
My
—
"
The worm
"
I
The
am
still
few words are the
of
life
of conscience
is
one dem'd horrid
sure care's an
enemy
to
trick of singularity."
Eunice Spiers. "
hed hed delicious bed That heaven upon earth to the weary head !
Scott.
Mayme
fall,
Lool^ on her face, and you will forget
—
"
—
grind."
Ellen Richardson. ''
men."
the girls Ihat are so smart,
all
is
fife."
Bland.
begnaw thy
Sallie Spencer.
There
secret of success
!
the wr3--necked
—
—
— Moffet.
unexpressive she."
Of
The
pure and holy, the 'blessed three.' "
Kat."
" !
Corrie Broadwater.
"
"
lowlj',
among
Florence Brandis. quered will."
the
fed of
dainties that are Ijred in a book."
Yea, a Daniel
(Ihief
"'
—
—
Pat Featherston.
discourse."
Kate
Taliaferro.
constancy to ptirpose."
Frank, haughty, rash
A
Within the
!
"
limits of
becoming mirth,
I never spent an hour's talk withal."
!
— the
merrier girl
Rubv Cnthcrell. — satisfied."
"
He
is
well paid that
is
well
—
Elizabeth Wilkey.
—
satisfied with himself is
others as
little
A man who is always well
tranquil
seldom so with others, and
below."
"
pleased with him."
—" Cutting — an Lucy Thornton.
Nellie Preston.
" It is
Vena
irresistible conflict
to
Mary Sparks. " They might as well attempt to lock up the winds, or chain the fury of the waves of
beauty
—
Rhea
Scott.
—
"
She moves
looks a queen."
Lena Rowe and Lula long and short
— Lester.
Maynie Fowlkes.
—
"
"
This
Nature was here so
True dignity
"
Solomon
in all his glory
"
As prone
to mischief, as able
—
goodness heightens
"
How
"
"
'
Weisiger.
T
is
the last rose of
summer,
Left blooming alone.'' is
the
Annie Hawes Cunningham.
is
hers
to
make
—
"
The
daintiest
the end most sweet."
lav-
her store that she bestowed until she had no
more."
—
—
one of these."
!
Mary Rosa
and she
last,
"
like
Bernice Pollard.
of it."
— Elizabeth Watkins.
ish of
a god<less
Littlepage.
Jean Kinsey. perform it."
between opposing and enduring forces."
the ocean,"
virtue has raised above the things
mind
was not arrayed
like a scythe."
—
whose
Conclusion. " Be kind to our remains and, Oh, defend, Against your judgment your departed friends."
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