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IN COMMEMORATION OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
EDITED BY THE SENIOR CLASS
FARMVILLE, VA.
Co
in grateful appreciation of
anD
tl)eir
anD
ti)eir
lotting lopaltp to
aima
noble, self=0acrificin0 setuice to l^irginia
fter
bops anD girls During
tf)e
centurp Do toe prouDIp DeDicate Cf)e Virginian
MAY 29 '48
abater,
^ater
past quarter of a tfjis
number
of
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MARY PURXKLL DiPC Y ALICE CARTER
JOSEPHINE KELLY
MABEL WOODSON LULA SUTHEBLIN GLADY'S BELL ETHEL BROWN WINNIE PARSONS SALLIE T. FITZGERALD GRACE BENDALL FLORENCE CLAYTON
JKditor-in-Chief
Assistant
Editor-in-Chief
Literary
Assistant Literary Blsiness
EniTOR Eiiitor
Manager
Assistant Business Manager
Art Editor Picture Editor
Joke Editor
Club
Editor
Alumn.e Editor
=^
(r RIENDS, who
year come to the old jjlaee aji'ain to meet in reunion, we would fain have yon lie as you were, when you as a class were bound together in thoughts and feelings, in hopes and fears. But the years have brought change to Alma jMater, and the will
this
you knew and those we know to-day are vastly So we have tried from many sources to gather scenes and characteristics typical of the school life then and now, and put them into this tenth volume if TuK ViKGiNiAx to show our respect and love for the fi'iends and days of the past. We hope that we may touch some chord in your memory that will make yoii live over the happy years you lingered here, and abo\-e all prove to you that though diverse our ways, we A\'ays
different.
I
nuich together share.
For the class of nineteen hundred and nine, we have tried to bring in some of the brightness and spirit of these last schoolgirl days, and we trust that the volume may be a bond between the class and the school, and between classmate and classmate. Lastly, we hope that we have represented the ty]iieal school life, th:- loyalty and the strength of the student body. To do these things, we have asked and received unlimited aid from faculty, trustees, alumna?, graduates and undergraduates in literary and art departments, as well as in financial affairs and our final task is to show them our sincere appreciation of it. If these things we have even ]3artially accomplished, we shall gather u]3 our diplomas and go on onr way rejoicing.
—
Into your hands
we
place
The Virginias!
—
The Beginning
A it
SYSTEM
of public free scliuuls fur \'irgiiiia was established July 11,
IsTO, by the States.
becaiiip
As
first
Legislature to assemble after the
War
more and more evident that they must be supplied with specially
trained teachers before they could reach the desired effieienc3\ \'ision for this jDressing
1S84-,
between the
these schools struggled year after year for a stable footing,
need, the Legislature at
its
To make
pro-
regular session in March,
passed the following act estalilishing the jSTormal School:
Be 1.
it
enacted by the General Asseinblj' of Virginia:
That there
normal and education of white female teachers
shall be established, as hereinafter provided, a
school expressly for the training
for public schools. supervision, management and shall Ije under the 2. The school government of W. IT. Ruffner, J. L. M. Curry, John B. Minor, R. M. Manly, L. R. Holland, John L. Buchanan, L. A. Michie, F. N. Watkins, S. C. Armstrong, W. B. Taliaferro, George O. Conrad, W. E. Gaines, and W. W. Herbert, as a board of trustees. In case of any vacancy, caused by death, resignation, or otherwise, the successor shall be appointed by the Governor. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall l>e cx-ofpno a member of the board of trustees. Said trustees shall, from time to time, make all needful rules and regulations for the good government and management of the school, to, fix the number and compensation of teachers and others to be employed in the school, and to prescribe the preliminary examination and conditions They may on ^vhich students shall be received and instructed therein. ajipoint an executive committee, of whom the Superintendent shall be one, for the care, management and government of said school, under the The trustees shall annually rules and regulations prescribed as aforesaid. transmit to the Governor a full account of their proceedings under this act, together with a report of the progress, conditions and prospects of '?>.
the .school. 4. The trustees shall establish said school at Farmville, in the County of Prince Edward: provided said town shall cause to be con-veyed to the State of Virginia, liy jiroper deed, the property in said town known as the
and if the said property is not so conveyed, Farmville Female College then the said trustees shall establish said school in such other place as shall cr)nvey to the State suitable grounds and Iniildings for the purpose of said ;
school. 5.
Each
city
of five
hundred inhabitants, and each county in the and one for each additional repre-
State, shall be entitled to one pupil,
Honsp of Delegates above one, who shall The trustees shall prescribe rules for the
sentative in the
receive gratuitous
selection of such and for their examination, and shall require each pupil selected to gi\-e satisfactory evidence of an intention to teach in the public schools of the State for at least two years after leaving the said normal school. 6. The sum of five thousand dollars is hereby apj^ropriated to defray the expense of establishing and continuing said school. The money shall be expended for that ])urpose under the direction of the trustees, upon whose requisition the Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the treasury. 7. There shall be appropriated annually, out of the treasury of the State, the sum of ten thousand dollars to pay incidental expenses, the salaries of officers and teachers, and to maintain the efficiency of the school, said sum to be paid out of the ]5ublic free school fund provided, however, that the Commonwealth will ucjt in any instance be responsible for any debt contracted or expenditure made l)y the institution in excess of the ap]iropriation herein made.
instruction.
]5upils
:
8. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall render to the Second Auditor an annual account of the expenditures under this net.
was not
It
was incorporated by
until 188(i, however, that the institntiou
the Legislature, under the nauic
(if
Stale Female Xdriiial School.
tli<'
That Farmville secured the school was owing
to the fact that the t(iwn
offered to give to the State,-ar building formerly used as a girls' school,
W. H.
and
men
as
Dr.
Dr. James N^elson, then' pastor of the Baptist Church
at
Farmville, and Dr.
was warmly supported by such
this oft'er
AV.
H. H. Thackston,
promote
at
that time
influential
mayor
of Farmville
Ruffner,
and most anxious
to
its interests.
The
first
meeting of the Board of Trustees was held in Richmond, April
9,
1884, and organized by the election of Dr. J. L. M. Curry president. Dr.
J.
L.
Buchanan
vice-president,
Judge F. N. "Watkins
and
secretary and
treasurer.
The Board was confronted by
a
serious difficulty at the outset in the
shape of the seventh section of the law establishing the sehnol. that the
money
set
ajiart
the public free school fimds. tutionality.
It
This provided
for the support of the school should be taken
The question
\\-as
from
at once raised as to its consti-
was the opinion of the Attorney-General, and, later, the decision was "unconstitutional and
of the Court of Appeals, that the seventh section
void" in so far as
The Board
it
attempted to divert the public school funds.
of Trustees thus found itself without funds for the proposed
work, until an extra session of the Legislature amended the section, August
23, 1884,
by passing
law requiring that the ten thonsaud dollars be paid ont
a
"which was
of the treasury of the State,
At
the
first
At the same meeting
chosen president.
Dr. Curry, and Dr. liuehanan, was zation
what
just
because of the delay in getting the funds
The
adopted until September 17, 1884.
should have done at
plan of organi-
lo fdi'iiiulate a its
I'l'purt
-iunc
10,
]n'inci])al,
buil<ling,
—
The
an appropriation,
a
not a teacher, nor a book, nor
first
and most
difficult step
1SS4, but
run the schnol, the report was not
tn
school
was then ordered
October 30th, tVillowing, although, to quote Dr. Ruifner's words,
was "a
first."
Ruffner was unanimously
committee composed of Dr. Ruffner,
a
a])i)oiulcil
The committee made
of the school.
it
W. H.
meeting of the Board, Dr.
to be all
opened
they had
rnugh scheme, and an old academy jiieee of
a
was
to
apparatus or furnitui'e."
secure teachers, for teachers in a
normal school should be specially trained for their work, and the normal school
new
idea was distinctly
some other
in Virginia, though old in
Dr.
states.
Ruffner, by his long connection, as Superintendent of Public Instruction, with
was thoroughly familiar with the needs of the meet them. The I3oard wisely allowed him organization of his faculty, and authorized him to seek in
the public free school system,
and
teachers,
so best
great latitude in the
fitted
to
the ISTorth and East three ]iersons familiar with the organization and methods ]i('culiai'
schools.
iKirnial
til
Ciiunccticnl,
fdi'
His choice
\ice-principal
;
]\Jiss
fell
Miss Celeste E. Bush, of
u])on
Clara
Brimblecom, of Boston, for
,M.
vocal nuisic, and Miss Lillian A. Lee, of Connecticut, for
matics.
To
this
number were added Miss Pauline Gash,
drawing and matheof
North Carolina,
teacher of English, and ilrs. Clara Bartkowska, of Richmond, to take charge of the preparatory school.
appointed time, in spite of
During
the
first
So the Normal School was opened promptly the very discouraging outlook six
year ^Ir. Beverly
LI.
Robertson was added
at the
weeks before.
to the faculty as
teacher of science, Latin, and algebra, and Miss Belle Johnson as teacher of
The
piano music.
whom
students, of
results of this first session's
forty-four were
work were one hundred ten
accommodated
the liuilding,
in
and three
graduates.
To Dr. W. H. Ruffner and Dr. credit of the
d. L.
M. Curry undoubtedly belongs
in securing the services of
two such
alile
men
to
guide the
Dr. Ruffner had contributed most valuable aid
by
his masterly
better than
the
normal school idea in Virginia, and the State was indeed fortunate
work
any one
to
new
undertaking.
education in Virginia
as State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
else at that time, perhaps,
what
it
requires to
He knew
make
a real
teacher,
and very early
work realized
in his
become the important factors in the
that the ecininmn sehoDls could not
uplift of the people that the}' should be
were supplied with specially trained teachers.
nutil they
Dr. Curry was already distinguished as a statesman, diplomat, educator,
and author, and was especially interested in educational conditions in the South, his motto being, "Education for all." As agent of the Peabody Fund, he gave material financial aid
jjorting the
new
scheme.
It
undertaking, adding what was of even
to the
higher value, the great strength of his
mind and
character in shaping and sup-
was he that framed the original
into the Legislature for the establishment of the institution,
president of the Board of Trustees.
He was more
he wished for no higher eulogy than
to
bill
introduced
and he was the
first
than once heard to say that
be called "Father of the State Normal
School of Virginia." It
an interesting
is
fact,
though generally unknown, that Dr. Euifner
and Dr. Curry did not wish the benefits of the school confined that they
were
aside for its
sujjjioi't.
as well as their
"It bill,
for
is
due
as drafted its
also dissatisfied
A
and set
paragraph from the Virginia School Reports for 1884,
own wnnls
show
to others,
their thoughts:
to llie |iromoters of this enterprise
by the
to girls,
and disappointed with the mere pittance
Iloii.
.1.
L.
Al.
t(j
state that
Curry and presented
the original
to the
Legislature
sanction, ])ro\ide(I for a normal school in the broadest sense of the term,
and had no purpose of
I'estricting its benefits to the 'females'
but after the irmhim of the Legislature had done with the
was hardly
able to recognize
it;
liut
we are
that was done, and hope, by iui]iro\-ing that,
deejily lliaukfid t(.i
make good
(jur
only of the State; bill
its
|irogenit(ir
for "ven llie little
claims for more."
Dr. was
iiiidev
ITschools first.
dent of
J.
L.
Dr. Curry's leadership
M. Curry tliat
the establishment of State normal
The Virginia School was among the He it was who originally drafted its bill. He was elected first presiits Board of Trustees, and was one of the_ committee to report a plan was inaugurated in the South.
of organization for the school.
As statesman and leader As agent
nent in the South. for service
which comes
Curry stood preemiPeabody Fund, he was given opportunity
in educational matters, Dr.
of the
to few.
In 1866 George Peabodv, already known for his munificent the suffering South for the good of the
gifts,
gave "to
Fuion" more than $2,000,000
to be
used to provide free schools for be better ajapreciated
when
The
all classes.
may
timeliness of the bequest
recalled that at that time not a single Southern
it is
State had a system of free public schools
;
illiteracy
was fearfully prevalent,
and property, on account of the War, had diminished greatly in value.
The
distribution of this
He
fund was committed
to Dr.
Barnas Sears
until
M. Curry, who was preeminently fitted for the position. He was a Southerner, and knew the needs and problems of the South as none but a Southerner could know them. his death in
He
was
was born
18S1.
a
si;)n
was succeeded by Dr.
J.
L.
Although he
of a prominent landholder and slave-owner.
in Georgia, his early life
was spent on
graduated from the Univereity of Georgia
a plantation in
at the
Alabama.
He
age of eighteen, then studied
Harvard University, graduating at twenty. At the age of twenty-one he a member of the Alabama Legislature and was reelected for two sessions he was a member of the United States Congress from 1857 to 1861, where his
law
at
became
;
fine oratory attracted
much
attention.
In 1866-67 Dr. Curry served
as President of
Howard
College,
Alabama.
For thirteen years he was Professor in Richmond College and also jjresident of its Board of Trustees. He often occupied the pulpit as preacher although he had no regular charge, and was
at
one time President of the Foreign Mission
During
his residence in
Richmond
of the IN'orth
who were most
interested
Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. he kept in close toiich with the
men
in Southern education, and at the <loath of Dr. Seai-s he seemed the natural one to
fill
the vacant place.
For twenty-two years of the Slater
more
to
as agent of the
Fund (which was
Peabody Fund and
for twelve years
for the education of the negro, solely) he
do with the organization of the
common
had
school system in the South than
any other man.
While agent for these two funds. Dr. Curry was twice sent his country at a
Foreign Court
;
first as
Minister Plenipotentiary
to represent to
Spain by
appointment of President Cleveland, and afterwards as representative of the
Government at the Coronation of the Spanish King. He was Dr. Curry was also the author of many books. versatile man, soldier, preacher, member (if Congress, State
—
a
wonderfully
legislator,
ad-
ministrator of tAvo funds, professor, college president, author, orator, representative at Court,
—and with
it
all a
Dr. Curry died in Asheville, N.
knightly gentleman and a lovable man.
C, February
12, 1903, aged seventy-eight.
First Boaud uf
'Viwi-
Board of Trustees
First
GKX.
BOOTH TALIAFERRO,
WILLIA^M
Taliaferro and Frances Booth, was Imni
December
2S, 18'22.
Tie
and afterwards studied law
Later he was
the K^inth Regiment.
commanded the and his men in
was an alnnnms of
He
Harvard.
at
in
at
„f
AVilliani
retnnieil tn his
T.
County,
and Mary College,
War,
in
ennniiand nf the Virginia Militia, and
By January
1,
He
home and
Xerfulk
to
whom
tn
eommand
1862, he was in
he served brilliantly
elsewhere until the close of the
sei"\'ed
took
John Brown
(if
"When Virginia seceded, he was ordered
Secend ilanassas.
^^^ll•nel•
served in the Mexican
of a brigade under Oen. Stimewall Jackson, with
wounded War, when he
smi
State troo])s at Charlestowii during the trial IS,",!).
take charge of Virginia foi-ees there.
until
eldest
at lii'llvilje, <!lnueester
the practice nf law.
uj)
Genera] Taliafen-e married Miss Sally Lyons, of RielniKind.
jirinr to the
War. Like General Lee, he was deeply interested in the ediicalien
and daughters of ex-Confederate
member
of the Boards of
School, he did much, to their
by
The
and wise counsel,
his interest
He was
last
the sons
As
a
to
bring these institutions
second jiresident of the Board of Trustees
It "was his proudest boast that he never missed a
at Farmville.
(.f
and of the youth of Virginia.
William and Mary College and of the State formal
present efficiency.
Board.
soldiers,
meeting of the
time he attended, he was so feeble as to need an attendant,
but his affection for the institution was undiminished
He
and his great faith in her future undinuned.
dieil
liy liis
failing strength,
at his
home "Dunham-
massie," February 28, 1898, after a long life of eons])ieuoiis service for his fellow-men.
John
L. Bucii.vnax,
LL.
T)., is a nati\-e
from Emory and Henry College,
He
Virginia.
held
umny
of
Smith
('onnl\'.
laler spi'nding a year at
llie
He
graduateil
ruiv<'rsity
ol'
imjiortant ]iositions in his ]irofossioual career, being
at various times Professor of
Ancient Languages
at
Emory and Henry,
Presi-
dent of the Vii'giiiia Pnlyte(d!iiie Instiliite, Professor of Latin in Vanderbill Fuiversity,
PresidenI
of
Washington College, Slale Professor of Latin of Arkansas.
and
is at
He
Kiiiory
mid Henry College, President of
Snpei'iiiiend-nl
of
at Randol]ili-^liienn ('iillege, is
one of the
tlii-ee
Pidilie
rnstriietion
.Martha
one term.
and President of the Pniversity
surviving members of the original Board,
present with his daughter at Sweetwater, Tenn. 17
Eev. Paul
Whitehead, D.
D.,
was
He was
born September
1830, near
13,
New
Glasgow Academy, in Amherst County. During four years spent in the County Clerk's office in Lynchburg and Norfolk he studied law with the expectation of making it his life work. He was licensed, and was offered a partnership, but decided His long life of distinguished service in his to devote himself to the ministry. Lovingston,
church
is
Nelson County.
ever
He
well known.
Conference, the only filled that
man
chiefly
at
served fifty-one years as secretary of the Virginia in
responsible
educated
American Methodism,
office so long.
In early
known, who
so far as is life
he was called to the
C,
presidency of the Wesleyan Female College, at Murfreesboro, N.
In 1873, taking
here seven years.
young women
his faculty
and
officers
serving
with him, he opened
Here he remained eight years, and he himself regarded these years as perhaps the most useful of his life. He retired from the Farmville College which afterward became the State Normal School in 1881, and spent the rest of his life as a presiding elder. Dr. Whitehead was elected a college for
making
in Farmville,
Va.
a total of fifteen years in educational work,
—
—
delegate to the General Conference nine times, a distinction without a parallel in Southern Methodism,
but two for forty years.
making him
He
a
member
of every General Conference
Avas for thirty-one yeara a trustee of
member
Randolph-
Board of Visitors of the UniIn versity of Virginia, and six years a trustee of the State Normal School. 1875 he received the degree of D. D. from Eandolph-Macon College. He was a member of the Ecumenical Conference that met in London in 1901. He died April 3, 1907, in St. Luke's Hospital, Richmond, and was buried in Maple-
Macon
College, for six years a
wood Cemetery, Rev.
of the
Charlottesville, Va.
Henry Herbert Harris,
D. D., was born December 17, 1837, in
Louisa County, the inheritor of Welsh, Scotch, and English blood. indebted to an older sister for his early education. College in 1854, graduating in 1856.
,He
entered
He
was
Richmond
After teaching aryear in Louisa County,
he Avent to the LTniversity of Virginia, taking the
M. A. degree
in 1860.
In
1861 he joined the Confederate Army, but on the disbanding of his company, January, 1862, he entered the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, at Greenville, S. C.
After one month he reenlisted in the
Stonewall Jackson, and served until Lee's surrender. in
field artillery
under
After teaching a year
Albemarle Female Institute, he served on the alumni committee which urged Richmond College. He became
the Virginia Baptist Association to reopen
Professor of Greek and
German
in the College,
and was chairman of the
faculty from 1S85 to 1SS9.
He
Ho was
ordained
to the miiiistrv
traveled extensively in Mexico, Europe, and the Orient.
July
4,
1869.
He was
once
Education of Virginia, of the Foreign Mission Journal, and of the Religious Herald. He was Professor of Polemic Theology and editor of the Jouiiuil of
Biblical Introduction in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville,
from June, 1895,
Ivy.,
February
4.
to the
time of his death, which occnrrod
at
Lynchburg,
1897.
Hon. Riciiaed Ratcliffe Farr was born County, November 30, 1845.
In October,
at
Farr's Crossroads, Fairfax
ISi;:!,
he joined the Confederate
under command of Colonel Mosby, and was severely wounded
in what was known as the Second Blazer Fight, in November, 18(i4. He entered Roanoke College in October, lS(i."), leaving in .Tune, 1868, and locating in
forces
Fairfax, Va., where he followed siir\('ying ami taught school a while.
1869 he went of Fairfax
to
read law with Judge
County under the enabling
that year admitted to the bar.
He was
II.
W. Thomas, was
act in the spring of 1870,
elected
In
appointed sheriff
County Treasurer,
and during
in Novemlier,
1870, and after serving out his term, was appointed County Surveyor.
In
House of Delegates, and retiirned to the Legislature in 1879 and 1881. During his term in the House, he was elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction, serving one term, during which he was e.v-officio a member of the Board of Trustees of the State Normal School. In 1888 he 1877 he was elected
Avas appointed
to the
U. S. ^larshal, which
]ii)sition
he held at the time of his death,
October 10, 1892.
Judge Francis Nathakikl Watkixs was born in 1812, and spent his Edward County. He was a member of the Virginia Legislature in 1867-68, and Judge of the Coimty Court of Prince Edward fourteen years. He was secretary and treasurer of the Board of Union Theological Seminary forty years, of Hampden-Sidney College fourteen years, and of the State Normal School the first year of its existence, his valuable services to this entire life in Prince
institution being cut short
by his death in 1885.
He was
alreaily
an ardent
friend of education, especially nf the ennnnon school system.
Me. Geoecje 0. CoNEAD was born at Conrad's Store, now Elkton, June 20, The family moved to Harrisonburg in 1836. The yming man learned
1823.
the trade of a silversmith, which he followed until
married Miss Diana
S.
Yancey.
before the outbreak of the
War.
He
his
death.
In 1850 he
mayor of his town Conrad enlisted in the
served several terms as
Early
in the
Churchville Cavalry, which afterward became
War
]\[r.
Company
I,
Fourteenth Virginia
Cavalry, of Gen. John McCansland's brigade.
He
was twice wounded
a skirmish near Luray, and later in the battle of Front Royal.
first
;
In that
in
fight
he was captured and sent to a hospital in Baltimore, being subsequently sent to
Fort McHenry.
At the time
He
prisoner at Point Lookout.
when he
of his exchange, in February, 1865, he
was on
his
way back
learned of General Lee's surrender.
first
having throughout his long
life
commanded
to the
He
was
a
Confederate army
died January 23, 1907,
universal respect and esteem.
"Peof. Lutheb Rice Holland was born in Campbell County, Virginia, 18.38,
and graduated
at
Roanoke
He
College, Va., 1859.
War, and after So efficient was he
was
a teacher in that
College for several yeare following the
that Superintendent of
Public Schools in Roanoke County.
in this capacity that he
was appointed Secretary of Public Instruction under Dr. Ruffner, and upon the retirement of Dr. Ruffner was offered the Superintendency of State Schools,
but declined on account of
his failing health.
He
subsequently served as
Superintendent of Public Instruction in Roanoke County, and died in Salem, Va., in the year 1892.
—
position
official
*Mr.
a
in
was upright
Confederate Army, was taken prisoner
He He
in every
He
attended the "Pike"
from 1855 at
to 1858.
to the L^niversity of
He
enlisted in the
Hatcher's Run, and confined at Point
was appointed Superintendent of Albemarle Schools in 1882,
holding that position four years. farmer.
26, 1836.
Staunton two or three sessions, then went
Virginia, pursuing the academic course
Lookout.
and faithful
in all his dealings,
a Christian.
Michie was born June
L. a.
Powers school
He
gentleman and
The
rest of his life
was spent
as a prosperous
Mary
E. Gaines, was
died of apoplexy, July 21, 1906.
Hon. William E. Gaines, second
son of C. J. and
born August 30, 1845, on his father's farm near the home of John Randolph,
He
Charlotte County, Virginia. of April, 1861, as a
member
attached to the Eighteenth
Charlotte Courthouse, Va., afterwards Infantry, Pickett's Division.
Army
of ^Northern Virginia
he became a
member
Army in the month company organized at
enlisted in the Southern
of the Charlotte Rifles, a
He from
Avas
engaged in
first
Manassas
all
to
Virginia
the battles fought by the
Gettysburg;
after
of the Staunton Hill Artillery, another Charlotte
which
County
company, with which command he took part in the defense of Fort Fisher,
C, during
memorable siege of the winter of 1864-05, and in the last War, fought at Bentonville, 'N. C, April, 1865, surrendering with Johnson's Army, with the rank of Adjutant. Thus he served during the ]^.
the
great battle of the
*A photograph could not be
secured.
20
entire Civil
home, he
War
before attaining the twentieth year of his age.
at once entered activelj' into mercantile pursuits,
largest dealers in leaf tobacco, with offices
and warehouses
and other points in southside Virginia.
ville,
of his
to-\vn,
and was president of
its
He
Burke-
at Petersburg,
served several terms as
leading bank.
He was
Virginia Senate in 1883, and was nominated for president pro body.
Retnrning
ranking among the
mayor
elected to the tern,
of
that
Before the expiration of his term as State Senator, he was elected a
member
of the Fiftieth Congress
(1909) a
resi<lent,
M.
with his
from the Fourth Virginia
fiair children, of the
*Me.
11.
"'\Mr.
W. W. IIkkbekt,
and
is
now
il-vxLY, Iiiehniund, Va.
Alexandria, Va.
Rev. James Xelsox, Farmville, Va.
(See account of present Board of
Trustees.)
'^'Neither
District,
City of Washington, D. C.
photograph nor inforinrttion could be obtained.
William Henry Ruffner
To
Henry
Dr. William
Eiitfner,
President, the
first
its
who
started
it
on
its
This was the
successful career.
established in the State, and to Virginia, at least,
The School was fortunate
ment.
of broad culture
and wide
having
in
first
for he
was something of an experi-
it
at its
Female it was normal school State
man;
Xornial School owes as much, perhaps, as to any other
head
at the
man
beginning a
exj)erience.
Dr. Ruffner had been State Su])erintendent of Schools for twelve years.
He came and
its
thoroughly acquainted with the public school
to his task, therefore,
He
needs.
had founded the system, he had studied the
man
them, and labored for them as no other
and Low
the needs of the teacher as well
him
to
map
to
schools, visited
He knew His experience enabled
in the State
meet them.
had done.
out for the School courses of instruction to suit conditions with
which he was thoroughly familiar, while
his learning
made him mindful
of its
scholarship.
Dr Ruifner was
As mentioned
peculiarly fitted for the position.
he had been State Superintendent from 1870 to 1882.
been created and he was the
He
no light one.
details of ]iublic school
State
up
work
He
to this time.
besides, he
channels;
had
to
])r(itect
—
it.
His task
He knew
above,
had just
as Siiperintendent
was
absolutely nothing of the
had been no public schools in the work and devise the whole system;
in fact, there
had
to set to
the school
tn
funds, carelessly diverted
what the public school would mean
So thoroughly established difficulties
occupy
office
into other
addition to this he had to educate the masses to an intelligent
in
conception as
first to
had had no experience.
This
is
he had to encounter.
system of public schools.
to
them.
we can
the system to-day
scarcely realize the
1869 there had been no
First, until
real
There had been sinue meagre provision for the poor
white children of the State, but this savored of ])aui)erism, and the schools were not regarded with favor.
Besides, he had to provide for two distinct races,
which of course greatly increased the the States
for the schools
A
difficulty
had depleted men's fortunes and had and
less resolute
too
proud
only thirty days' notice he
which proved
to patronize
man would
;
so satisfactory that he
them
War
between
too poor to be taxed
them.
have succumbed.
made an
moreover the
left
N^ot so. Dr. Ruffner.
With
outline for the system of piublic schools
was asked
to
prepare
at
once a school
bill.
This
lie
and
did,
was
so acceptable
it,
was
it
finally
made
law of the Conimon-
a
wealth.
The system which he had inaugurated was visited
he wrote, traveled, lectured, teachers' institutes until 1882,
forced
him
when
schools, ;i
change of
to retire, leaving the inihlic school
the confidence of the people.
It
was from
To
his to cherish.
politics in the administration
system thoroughly established in
and with
this retirement
Female Xormal School.
tural
and Mechanical
member
of the
Dr.
Board
Ruft'ner
also helpful in
Hampton to
his
reared in a
at
time a
(aie
Institute (colored).
work
as
educational
hnme
uf
culture.
reformer
His
Ruffner, a distinguished Presliyterian preacher, was for of
of the
fimnding the Agricul-
School, and wa>
College, and ililler of
came
He was
equipped.
He was
this vast
Head
experience behind him that he was called in 1884 to become the State
end
this
and organized
meetings,
held
many
tlinrDUghly
years President
From
Washington College, now Washington and Lee Fniversity.
Ilenrv
Dr.
father.
this Insti-
Wm.
H. Ruffner, received the degree of M. A. in 1845. Special conrses in Psychology and Political Economy proved affei'wards of He studied 'l'h;'ology at great value to him in his work for State education. Union Theological Seminary and at Princeton, Xew Jersey. He was at (Jiie time Chaplain of the Fniversity of \'irginia and later became jiastor of the tution the son, Dr.
Seventh Presbyterian Church, Phihidelidiia. health, he
withdrew from
the ministry
In 1853, on account
and resorted
to
farm
lu-oken
(jf
life in tlic liopi- of
regaining strength.
He was
a devoted student of science.
became much interested
much on
in
geological
During
his physical
and agricnltural
He
wrote
educational and agricultural subjects, and was at one time editor of
the Virginia School Jounuil and of the ArÂť' Emjliuid Jaunial of
As
breakdown he
]Âťursuits.
geologist, writer or ]ireai'her. Dr.
but for once,
for himself;
at least, the
Ruffnei- might have
work
fotiiid
the
man and
luJiic/iliiui.
made the
a
name
man
the
work for which he was i)rer-iiiinenlly suited. Dr. Ruffner (lid for N'irginia what Horace Mann, thirty-lhree years before, had done for the State of ilassachnsetts.
A
as one of her
pioneer in the cause of i)o]iular education, he
most useful
is
justly ranked
citizens.
Xovember 24, 10(18, beloved and name is indissolubly linked with With two the State J^ormal School and the jmblic school system of Virginia. such s^jlendid monnments, the name of William Henry Ruffner cannot die.
He
lived to a good old age and <lied
honored by
all.
He
needs no eulogies.
Ilis
3n0ttuctors in 1884
W. H. RUFFXER, Prixcipal PSYCHOLOGY, ETIIK'S, DIIJACTICS, AND LESSON'S IX XATl'RAL SCIENCE
MISS CKLESTE
E.
BUSH, Vice-Principal
GEOGKAPHY'. PHYSIOLOGY, IMTEI) STATES HISTORY, MORALS
MISS
il.
AXD MANNERS
PAULINE GASH
ENGLISH GRAMMAR, ENGLISH LITERATLHE, GENERAL HISTORY, RHETORIC, ELOCLTION. PENMANSHIP illSS
LILLIAN
A.
LEE
MATHEMATICS, DRAWING, BOOKKEEPING, CALISTHENICS
MR. BEVERLY H. ROBERTSON NATURAL SCIENCE, LATIN, ALGERRA illSS
M. BRIMBLECOM VOCAL MLSIC
CLARA
MRS.
C. T.
BARTKOWSKA
MODEL SCHOOL
MISS BELLE JOHNSON PIANO
HOME DEPARTMENT MR. DANIEL. Steward JIRS.
DANIEL, Housekeeper
'
Reminiscences for the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary at Farmville
ONE
whose memory covers the
Faniiville
qiiartov eeuttivv nf the existence of the
Normal School can
Ijroken prosperity, for
it
tution that tells its age in centuries.
an infant,
lively as
The writer
when
At
But the
as those present at its birth
recalls vividly a
details,
In
can
many an
insti-
was most healthy and
testify.
the close of the second day he told her
and ended by offering her the
;
;
se\'eral
how Virginia had
that he
voted
had been appointed
but in 1884
went wrong
it
in a failure
?
at
Suppose the plan
was a different proposition.
who wanted any share
;
much
position.
any teacher might be proud of a position
this year of grace, 1909,
Farmville;
talked
school
that he was seeking a vice-principal who could manage working which he had no knowledge, while he would "manage the vice-
;
of
principal"
growth and nn-
time in her old normal school in Connecticut
to establish a training school for her teachers
principal
its ra])id
gentleman visited her classroom through
a hea^'ily built, reticent
recitations.
hut marvel at
has overtaken and ontstripped
Virginia politicians had
of repudiation; were salaries secure there?
The
late
War was
would a daughter of the North be welcome With such doubts, it was not strange that she dared not, then, to the i^eople ? accept the oifered honor; but she has, since, been heartily glad that it was then less than two decades
away
;
repeated, reconsidered, and accepted.
So far
as professional
methods were concerned, Farmville could
the most advanced point then gained
equipment
it
by older normal schools
could cnly, like a fiddler crab, slip into the
;
start at
but for material
first
vacant
shell.
There came an October day when the principal introduced the vice-principal The to the school-shell where she was to manage and he to super-manage. memory of that old building is full of charm to her to-day, though 'just why for the life of her she could not
tell.
No
factory or warehouse could be more Its bricks stood awry and had grown old not gracefully,
frankly ugly without or artlessly jumbled within. its
boards were rudely matched and planed.
But the old structure was soon alight with bright more stately structure of to-day no more shames rudeness than does York Minster shame the manger under the stars of
but gloomily and grimly.
faces and light hearts and the its
It
Bethlehem.
To our hall or,
scholastic needs the old shell offered a small, primitive assembly
Any
and two shabby classrooms.
—
a
bedroom.
The dormitory was
overflow must go to the reception room
a series of cubicles, on
crooked, narrow, multi-levelled corridors,
much
two
floors,
lying
off
as jjig iron lies at the foundry.
For our subsistence department there was a dining room furnished with three long deal tables and a supply of plain wooden chairs. Beneath the dining room was a great cavernous kitchen into whose recesses a dozen (forliidden) visitors might slink into obscurity except as to eyeballs and teeth. AVhenever
Aunt
the "missis" tried to read the law as to visitors in that dark region, its
Ellen,
presiding genius, would divert the talk to jileasanter paths by exclaiming,
You
'To' de Lord, miss, you gut on mighty sweet dress.
when you
A
get done wiv it."
little
reception
save dat for mp, now,
room and
a
wide
staircase hall
completes the tale of our early quarters.
Had we to
possessed inilimited means,
it
would
furnish our old shell for living and e<[uip
venturing on an experiment for which a slender appropriation, so
it
have laken
still
would not be safe
we bought only
make more than
the niost necessary things and those
The bedrooms had cheap painted
of the plainest kind.
to
furniture, and
put in by the carpenters, saved the cost of dressing
shelves,
nnicli time
But we were
for teaching.
it
little
Twn
tables.
hundred dollars had been allowed for the reception room, but when a rug and some curtains had been bought the rest of the money seeme<l needed elsewhere, so
we
The
rested that case.
deal tallies in the dining room were hidden by
inexpensive red cotton table cloths,
and spoons
till
scrapings of
lint
we were
rather vain
common
The only
red brick.
ing to one of the teachers
library
was most actively
it
;
(if
our new forks
to
scouring them with the
was
a box of books l)elong-
William, the general utility boy, took
peri2:)atetie.
Before the shavings of the workmen had been swept out or the soapsuds of the sci;ub-women dried, teachers, arrive by the
parent
who
welcome; that
same
Fur simie
trains.
daughter in hand,
stood,
find chairs for
them
some pieces of furniture
your guests and,
ju'esenfly,
lie
The came
at
all
serenity,
in to conduct the
began
to
imiiiii;
oft'er
to
ujistairs
tly
a
and beg
room; ri4urn
show them
th<'
to
room
If even a bed or biireau had been placed,
to lnok n]iiin that as a first,
all
was: Meet the anxious
hurried into such and such
with
teachers, at the very
and furniture
the dnor, with your most gracimis
in the rcceplion
reserved for this ]iartieu]ar daughter.
you could ask them
pu]iils,
ihiys the prngraiu
guarantee that the rest would follow.
were the principal, who lived outside and
opening exercises and take the Senior
class in
mental
To
science.
Euffner brouglit a wide knowledge of the history of
his task Dr.
education and
its
practice in advanced schools
judgment
conditions, and excellent
in
making
And
the most of our resources.
he had the great virtue of allowing his vice-principal without irritating interference from him.
knowledge of State
a thorough
;
The
to
work out her plans
other teachers lived in the
Miss Gash, from the Peabody ISTormal College, Nashville,
school building.
Mrs. Bartkowska, from Eiehmond, took the had the English department Miss Johnson, of Farmville, had the piano music Miss Lee, practice school from the Boston Art School, had drawing and mathematics the vice-principal ;
;
;
;
took charge of several things, from jjlanning the courses of study to giving out the wash. It
was not
to
be expected that the patrons of the school should have per-
normal
school, or that the first pupils
the necessary training.
Organizing the school under
workings of
fectly clear ideas of the
should all
have had
all
all
a
was no holiday task, especially any formal examination would frighten all our
the circumstances
that
as the principal felt svire girls
home
As
again.
a
concession to their timidity, therefore, they were only asked to write their
names, ages, and places of residence rm only age and penmanship,
—we
made
slips of
a
paper and from these,
tentative
classification
—
really
and started
regular work.
Xaturally,
the
first
year was confused and broken.
always arriving and must be
fitted
in as best
we
could.
ISTew
So
girls
were
fast did their
numbers increase that we were always bursting out of one shell and running up some little make-shift shelter till the new wing was built at the west end, when we stretched ourselves and breathed more comfortably. So many of the
were found deficient in the most elementary subjects was seen to be indispensable. This class fell to Mrs. Bartkowska, and Miss Miner, from the Normal College of New York, was put A little later, Miss Brimblecom, from the in charge of the practice school. girls
that a preparatory class
Boston Conservatory, took the school in vocal music.
The
spirit
Seldom was
of
the school, was,
a girl homesick
from
the outset,
and never one refractory.
altogether
admirable.
Facing problems
diffi-
anywhere and trebly hard with their slender preparation, they were always plucky and sweet-tempered and loyal. They worked hard and learned to stand up to stiff examinations heroically, and even to get a little fun along that thorny cult
way.
The
vice-principal recalls beholding her
own
severest black silk
gown on
the person of the biggest witch in the school on an occasion when, the teachers
being in the depths of correcting the mid-year examination papers, the pupils
own
(their
abeyance) were holding a mock
troubles being, temporarily, in
faculty meeting.
The gown seemed
be
to
weight
g'i\'ing
to
some astonishing
verdicts.
The
The
was simple and wholesome.
social life in those days
students
whom
took readil3' the idea that they were not boarding-school misses over
must stand
teachers
police guard, but
young
wonieii in a ])rofessional school,
The community was was no terrorizing process behind their generally
expected to carry themselves properly without \vatcliing. rather incredulous that there discreet behavior.
riding parties;
They took
long, pleasant, daily walks
received our neighbors once a month, and
;
went on occasional
made
social calls
and
Only once did the shadow of death pass over our household. whole month one of our dear girls lay in the agonies of rheumatic fever
visits freely.
For
a
and, with no hospital quarters, the entire household bent itself to avoid the
Everyone spoke
noises that distressed her.
sang or played or received a
One
caller.
softly
qniet
and walked quietly; no one
Sunday morning we gathered and followed her remains
in the assembly hall for the simple funeral service
Even with
as far as the railway station.
tlu^
utmost encouragement
to cheer-
was long before the depression was quite lifted from the household, but the experience drew us even closer together as a family. jSTothing was uiore valui-d by llie school than the unremitting attentions fulness
of
its
it
and
trustees, patrons,
were no small
affairs of a
bical
would have supposed, boforcliand,
Never was anything
Trustees' meetings, in those days,
friends.
few hours; they came fur Iwo nv three days and you Santa Clans himself was expected.
that
prettier than the girls, in their wbiti' frocks, lined
those
same
ing around Dr. Curry and General Armstrong in the wide
hall.
greet General Taliaferro;
unless, indeed,
it
might
lie
and Dr. Winstcm were our guardian angels, soul and body, and
Watkins was itself in
to learn
how
a sinful world.
and
lieautiful
Captain
(
with
many
wp
to
swarm-
Dr. Nelson
know Judge
human soul could keep McKinney was the
afterward Governor)
ideal big brother in time of jierplexity, these,
stainless a
to
girls
— fur
sneli
limes did come.
another true and noble friend of the school in
have joined .
Tlie
Choir Invisible
Of those immortal dead, who live again In minds made better by their presence; In pulses stirred to generosity. In deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn
For miserable aims that end 31
Avith self.
live
its
Most
of
early days,
In casting about for the causes that made for the success of the too
much weight
cannot be given to the peoj)le of Farmville themselves.
the outset their loyalty was a fortress and a strong tower.
If
school,
From
you belonged
to
them and they fought and fended for you. Volumes would be needed to tell of all their acts of kindliness and courtesy, of the friendly calls and invitations, the endless offerings of fruits and flowers and the school, you belonged to
with invitations
delicacies, the carriages sent visits.
The
school
how they guarded
was
in their charge
their trust
:
AVe
on our lawn by our servants.
all
One
to
send the students for week-end
and one incident out of many will show
enjoyed the singing of plantation melodies
chilly evening the
Eichmond
teacher asked
come inside that the door might be closed against the draught. Next day the hateful rumor that negroes had been brought into the j)resence of With a quick sense of the situation. Judge white girls was spread abroad. Irving invited the singers into bis iiwn house the ne.xt evening. Could a school that they should
fail
under such chivalrous care
^
we saw the school in full review. The buildings had been doubled in capacity and were still brimming full. For furnishings and equijjments we could hold up our heads with almost anybody Standards of scholarship and training had steadily risen. The of our age. With
the last day of our three years' stay,
four Northern teachers,
had never intended
a
who had
cast in their lots with the school at its start,
lengthy stay, but they were not permitted to depart
without convincing proof that they had done well (for themselves, come.
At
an hour while a host of friends last,
we
at least)
to
the railway station the conductor held his train for a quarter of filed
through for
final good-byes.
When,
at
pulled out one, at least, of the four lowered her face into the great bank
of roses at her side and breathed into
known Farmville.
it
a
sigh of thankfulness that she had
R. 15,
1886.
WHAT A NORMAL
teachers, for the instructors in a normal school must have been specifically trained for their work. Enough of such teachers could not be found in Virginia, the Teachers Are and The State Normal at Farmville and Dr. Rufl'ner was sent in quest of them and authorized to give good salThe flode of Teaching Practice jdh They Were Secured aries that he might get the best. He travelled north and south from TennesEach Other and on a Class of Little Children. see to Connecticut, getting one from (Correspondence of the Staunton Vindicator.) New York, two from Connecticut, one from Nasliville, one from Massachusetts, Farmville, Va., April 13, 1886.—(As anan, State Superintendent of Schools, one from North Carolina, one from Staunton had a normal school last sum- is now President, and Judge A. D. Wat- Richmond, and one from Farmville, and mer, and is to have another big one this kins, of Farmville, Secretary and Treas- it is a curious thing in tliese days of sunmier, I think it will interest your urer, made the wisest selection for Prin- ])lace hunting that no applicant got a of cipal the workings of Farmville School that they know the inside readers to situation, and not a single one who well-known Farm- secured a situation had been the State Normal here, which is the could liave made. an anplionly school of the kind in Virginia that ville gentleman of State reputation, re- ct'nt. is i-un by the professional specialists in marked the other day, "No literary man The Vice-Principal. the teaching line. The school is attract- in Virginia has more business in his Any one who ing deserved attention all over the head than Dr. Rufl'ner." The visitor at the "Jlormon" school State, and is a great pet with the sees what he has done in a year and a as a comical Farmvillian calls it, will, Farmvillians. The whole process of lialf with the limited means at his dis- if he is as lucky as your correspondent equipping Virginia lady teachers is so posal must come to the same consclusion. was, be met by the Vice-Principal, Miss novel and interesting that I will give Celeste Bush, a Connecticut lady, and you a detailed account of it, and Qiat he will not be in her schoolroom 10 minGetting Ready for Worl<. your readers may see what Dr. Ruffner utes before he comes to the conclusion On September 17, 1884, the trustees that she is one of and his assistants are doing with that the born teachers as $10,000 a year the people are giving ordered the Principal to open the school well as a born lady. She is courteous in six weeks. A Dare, old building, and polite to all, him. much the worse for use, and the appro- without question, gentle, but finp, obeyed and universally liked; priation was the only showing; not a and it pleases a Virginian to see how The Buildings and the Appropriation. teacher, not a student, nor a book or The building is an old academy situ- single article of furniture "all in the entirely absorbed she is in a Virginia institution, in which she seems almost ated on a pretty elevation with a large crude," as an old Dutchman remarked. shady lawn in front. The property was But the school did open promptly on the to have forgotten her Yankee identity. Slie is as proud of its success, and as presented by the town of Farmville to 30tli of October with a full corps of proud of the talents and the progress the State to be used for the purpose to most efficient teaclier.s, and has been runwhich it has been dedicated. The ac- ning ever since and now has an attend- of her Virginia girls as she could possi bly be if they l-ailed from the Nutmeg commodations were sufficient eighteen ;ince of 107 juipils students they call months ago when the school was an ex- them at "tlic Normal." And I never State, and even draws comparisons favorable to Virginia institutions. When periment, but in that brief time it has saw a harder working, more conscienadvanced so rapidly that double that tious, determined school of workers any- I entered her room she was teaching the young teachers geography, as I nevroom and more is needed and the legis- wliere. They seem to begrudge the hour er saw it taught before, having on an lature last winter very wisely appro- they are required to devote to exercise, elevated and inclined table a lot of damp priated $15,000 for improvements, in and were it not that many of them earth out of which, with her white addition to the $10,000 allowed annually spend it in walking to a litliia spring for current expenses. The Board of .icross the river in Cumberland and hands, she was shaping mountains, modeling valleys, plateaux and divisions of Trustees which is as practical a body bringing a bottle of healthy water home the earth, and smashing up tlie contiof men as any institution in the State with them, there would be many more nent generally. The young ladies, and can boast of, is now in session here, and pale cheeks than there are. there were some middle-aged ones too, considering how this $15,000 can be had to talk it off fast, without textmade to stretch as far as possible to do book or reference, and seemed far more Getting the Teachers. the most good. The Principal's most difficult and deli- intimate with Europe than your corcate task was the selection of teachers respondent is with Augusta' County. The Principal. He liad to find those Before we left the room, one of the stuto make teachers. Eighteen months ago the Board of who knew more of the improved science dents sketched rapidly and correctly on
IS.
— Who
How
—
—
A
'
—
—
Trustees,
Virginia
of
which Dr. John L. Buch- of teaching than do our home female 144
Texas-
31
Georgia
17
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(Continued on Fourth Page)
Alabama
14
Kentuclcy
Missouri
14
Mississippi
10
New York
14
North
10
Carolina
10
—
The Stauntoi
WHAT A NORMAL
IS
map of Africa, and another North America, both from memory, and after they got through I would, without question, have consigned my wliole rising family to any oi.e of the
the board a of
ladies
who
sat at the forms.
Miss Bush also teaches and lectures on morals, manners, dress, hygiene, etc., and is said to be very interesting on
down to Farmville posterity with .Job as the most patient These children are said by their parents to' have advanced wonderfully, and so insidiously has their initniction been given that when the little go home and are asked what they music they had never seen before, and >ncs lavc been doing, their answer is, "Been their accuracy and time was excellent; The student-teachers are replaying." fine tlie different parts were carried and teach this class in turn, as music was made. Thi-'. class is so thor- quired to. Jliss Jlinor has done in their presence, them tluit any one of now, oughly tauglil and after the children are dismissed she can teach Vocal nuisie. and when they performances. the State they will criticises their accomplished instructress on the piano, .and Miss Clara Brimblecom, of Ma.'isacbusptts, teaches vocal music; they are remaikahly tliorougli in their departments. Tlie most advanced class of liad to read and sing a piece of '!J1
llie
handed along
woman.
those subjects, and the courtesy, grace, are scattered all over and modesty of the young ladies would be invaluable as teaclins and leaders in them as teaches she that suggest church and other choirs.
The
effectively.
To the corps
A Yankee
Lee.
The other Connecticut lady is Miss Lillian A. Lee, one of the Robert E. Lee She is proud of her family and family. has the pedigree extending back one She thousand years, all written out. teaches algebra, geometry, and bookkeepcollege seeing to used been have as I ing
The Virginia Teacher teach them, only every now and then she calls up one of the young Is Mrs. C. T. Bartkowska, of Richmond, of rest the high in her profession there teach stood who ladies and makes her Farmville them. That is one of the 'specialties of and was induced to come to turn in must charge of the preparatory -girl take and Every the school. She gets ready for it school a very interesting class of 36 teach her class. and does her level best. They seem to me young girls of from 14 to 18 years who Mrs. B. to be perfectly at home in the business. go into "Class A" next year. After each one gets through with the is very accomplished and thoroughly and department. criticise her class with familiar lesson, teacher and correct any mistakes, though while she required to The IVIodel School is teaching all the class is be as respectful and attentive as if the Of pretty little girls, smne of them not professoress herself were in the chair. over 5 years of age, is^ne of the strikThe The exercises by the whole school in ing features of the institution. mental arithmetic were very interesting. teacher is Miss Clara Minor, of New A long string of figures would be rapidly York City. She was taken from the called out without any previous under- famous training school of 1,000 children standing, so mixed with pluses, minuses, there, and was represented to Dr. Ruffquotients, squares, etc., that the head of ner as the best teacher in it. Her school the iminitiated grow dizzy, but just as here is njade up of litile girls of Farmsoon as the teacher stops, the correct ville, who are persuaded to come and be answer comes from this one and that one taught by the most approved modern This kind of exer- methods, gratuitously, that the young all over the room. daily cise, with many variations, is a teachers may see how it is done, and The little tots are thing in the school and much valued. practice on them. divided into two classes, one-half of Teaching Music. whom hiive an hour in the morning and me one-half in the evening. Some of the I cannot ask you to go with are required to be present through every room, though all are in- Senior Class and every hour, and are expected .to note teresting, but the lessons in vocal the system of teaching, as ilcarefully so. especially are music instrumental Miss Minor, who should be Miss Belle Johnson, of Farmville, is lustrated by
—
^
all
the birds that soar thru space,
With many a warbled song. The mookin? bird, with adapted
grace.
'of
The Old North
finished
State: instructors in
Miss Pauline Gash, who closes the list with her chair ofi Is taught by Miss Kate Lupton, a dis- English grammar and literature, general UniVanderbilt tinguished graduate of history, rhetoric, elocution, and penmanversity, at Nashville, she went through ship. Her class was very interesting, the whole course, the only female stu- especially and elocution. rhetoric in dent among 500 young men, and took her The vdiiii;; ladies seemed very familiar degree along with, the graduating class. vcrsilication and rhythm, .ind on a
professors
Of
Contribution of
I
can
tell yoru this right
is
with long drawn-out enunciation could hold their breath longer than a Nova Scotiai
Some of their recitations were A M'ritten di-seussion between two young ladies, on novel reading, for and against, was marked by study and
diver.
marvels.
intelligent thought.
The
State's Investment.
The State students
of this institution
are at no expense but their board, which is only $12 per month, on entering the school sign an obligation to teach in Virginia two years immediately after leaving the school, lilany of them have taught before coming here and adopted Every county and city in that calling. the State is entitled to as many representatives in this school as in the House of Delegates and the vacancies may b( filled by pay students, who are charged It goes withoul only $30 per session. saying that this school must cventuat< to the State benefit and lasting in great It is already a Temarkable success anc
who
must, with "the scheme adopted by iti intelligent management, both by trustees and instructors, continue to advance ii usefulness, stud it cannot be long befori the most obstinate objector will concedi that the people of 'Virginia never madi a better investment than the money the; put in the Farmville Normal School T. C.
My
"I never" saw a purple cow, I never hope to see one;
But
institution
this
Botany, Latin, Etc.
woe
is
greater far than this
I've looked in every store I
now,
They
M.
canv-ot
match
—
^they
know;
tried, I
wis
|
i
Cfte 4Fir0t (StaDuating Class, 3lune, 1885
Annie Lyuia Bi-axton was llic
the first honor graduate of
graduating cdass of the State Normal School in For several years following, she was an 1S85.
first
lime.
assistant in the practice school of the
Normal
In
School.
Anuu^t. 1891, she was married to Hon. Fermor Barrett, of W a,liiiif;ton, Ga. She died in Toccoa, Ga., December 31, lliiis.
survived by her husband and four children.
DVNCAN,
M.
*Li]LU
after
taught
graduating,
in
the
with the exception of one year spent at Alderson, W. Va.. and one John ilr. to was married 1903 she In at Eockbridge, Fla. M. Jloir, of Kinston, N. C, where she now lives, devoting schools
l^ublic
herself
to
Virginia
of
making
a
for
happy
eighteen
liome
for
years,
her
husband and
three-year-old son.
Lulu entered
0. Pjjilips. in September following her graduation,
the
Richriiond
High
and Normal
School
as
a
remaining until the spring of 1904, when she resigned for a much needed rest and change of work.
teacher,
After giving her attention to other work for three years, September. 1907, she became teacher of English in Language and Literature in Shenandoah College at Reliance, where she
*A photograph 35
is
at present.
of 'Mi
.lid
not be secured.
TmitD GliADLATIN^i CLASS
^cconD ©raDuating Clas0, 1886 MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS
AXHKRSON, Lyncheueg,
C. :M.
BESS
I
i:
FANMK
\.
I
;
I.
Va.
ANTON, Farmville, Va.
JU(ii;, Faemville, Va.
CARKIE BEIGHTWELL, Prospect, Va. JEAN CARRUTHERS, Fakmville. Va. MADELINE M. JIAPP. Keller, Va. t LULIE M. McKINNEY, Farmville, Va. CELESTIA PARRISH,
Daxville, Va.
CijirD (SraDiiating Class, 1887
MISS LELIA CORSON, McEea's, Va. MISS EUNICE DAVENPORT, Ekfield, Va. JIISS SALLIE QUINN, Fredericksburg, Va. illSS ESTELLE RAXSONE, Hicks' Wharf, MISS EMMA RICHARDSON, ToANO, Va. MISS FANNIE SMITHSON, Farmville, Va. MISS BEULAH SMITHSON, Farmville, Va.
Va.
John Atkinson Cunningham, LL. D. ATKIXSOX CUNIsIK^GHAM was bom on JOHN Richmond, Va. His paternal grandfather, Edward from Countv Down, Ireland,
to
June
24,
1S46,
in
Cunningham, came Virginia, about 1770, and made a large
fortune by iron works near the present site of the Tredegar mills and by a line
which extended from Virginia nearly to Ohio. His children John A. Cunningham, Sr., the
of county stores
received a most liberal education and his son,
father of the subject of this sketch, received his academic training at "William
and Mary, and Harvard, and graduated Pennsylvania in 1835.
He
in
medicine
at
University of
the
afterwards studied in London and Paris and was
entered at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, under Sir William Lawrence.
He
married Miss
Mary
Johnston, a granddaughter of Peter Johnston of Long-
wood near Farmville, Va., and a cousin of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. Of this marriage John A. Cunningham, Jr., was the only child. He was a very delicate child and received most of his early education from a French governess at home, gaining in that way a rare familiarity with the French lanAfterwards he attended private schools, in the home of his uncle in guage. Powhatan County, and
in Fauquier,
before the breaking out of the Civil
emy, Bedford County.
Army and at the
At
under Mr. Jacquelin Amlier.
War
he was a pupil at
lunnediately
New London
Acad-
the age of seventeen he entered the Confederate
served as private until the end.
After the war he pursued his studies
University of Virginia, where he graduated in Chemistry, Latin, Moral
Philosophy, Natural Philosophy, Pure Mathematics, French Literature). of Nashville.
He
(Language and
afterwards received the Master's degree from the University
In 1896 Hampden-Sidney College gave him the honorary degree
LL. D. After leaving the ITniversity of Virginia Mr. Cunningham was made professor of Latin
and Greek in Western Military Academy at New Castle, KenKirby Smith, and when General Smith was made Chancellor
tucky, under Gen.
of the LTniversity of Nashville
Mr. Cunningham was elected
to the chair of
Latin, where he remained until the University of Nashville was boiight out the trustees of the
Peabody Fund and changed
into
a training school
by for
teachers.
In 1874 Mr. Cunningham married Miss Florence Boyd, of Nashville, who more than a year. In 1887 he was again united in marriage to Miss
lived not
Martha Eggleston, daughter
of
Mr. Stephen Eggleston, of Cumberland County, 38
—
For
Virginia.
Mr. Cnnningliani was in
a shorf time after leaving N^ashville
business in Eichniond, as
a
In 1877 he was made principal of Mad-
drnggist.
came
ison School, Riehnidiid, wlii're he taught with great success until he
to
Farmville.
The
ten years of Dr.
Cunningham's connection with the
JSTormal School
were the most important, the most fruitful and successful of his his administration the school
grew
steadily,
Department
there were ninety-three enrolled in the ISTormal School
there were twd hundred and
put each individual,
sai-y to
sources
to
;
His great ambiticm was
fifty.
In order
and develop the mind.
to parents
he
first
;
it
u]ii:in
first
year
the last,
;
character
to he neces-
own
her
re-
surveillance as could he, consistently,
little
and children
make
to felt
to the farthest extent possible,
have few rules and as
with his duty
accomplish the
to
During
life.
The
though not rapidly.
to teach truth
punish severely when this trust was betrayed.
and horn ir
To
liy trust,
and
to
develop the mind, "his
method," writes one of his teachers, "was Socratic, with additions of his own. Students that were pretty well up on a subject he forced to go deeper into
showing them they had not grasped
it
thoroughly
by
it
undeveloped
the timid,
;
minds he encouraged, and when they realized they conld answer some of As he questions he led them on till they were induced to do real A\'orh.
his ex-
with themselves.' "
mad
The same teacher says, "I have never known more than two, or at the most three, teachers who made the subject they were teaching so clear and at the same time made the student do his own thinking." And again, the same teacher, 'T realize that any efficiency I have as a teacher is in large measure due to bim, yet when I think of sumpressed
it,
marizing
he 'made them
my
experience, "
it
all
resolves itself into, 'he
had
life
and
it
finwed
into those he touched.'
Perhaps natural science and niathpniaties were his favorite he seemed equally at home with a pupil
all.
and a teacher under him,
that the science teacher should their lives, the
manner
in
lie
broader
who have but
it
and no
was always the
girl or teacher
many
is,
their great discoveries, the steps
so short a time."
was no department of the school the great
that
Esnecially did he advise this method with
was constantly reading and thinking, trying lines,
was humanistic;
the great scientists live before his pupils
which they made
leading up to them emphasized. girls like ours
writes, "liis nietho(l
make
studies, tlumgh
"In teaching scieucc," one who was both
he did not
to
put the school np(in
joersonal contact he insisted upon. details of
know
schools in the interest of the
well.
There
which he was not familiar with, Dr. A. D. ilayo, who visited
Peabody Fund, said
this
a
was the best
!
K^ormal School in the South, though
at that
time several far outstripped
it
in
numbers and material equipment. The qualities which most distinguished Dr. Cunningham were originality Of these, of thought, strength of purpose, sympathy, and a sense of humor. perhaps, his sense of humor was the most valuable in the management of the school, in steering him through the difficulties and opposition with which his and methods were frequently met.
ideas
instantly adjusted
from
aside
by
Many
a laugh, a timely anecdote;
a strained situation has been
many
a girl has been turned
a course of action which, if followed, Avould certainly have brought
her trouble, by a twinkle in the eye, a whis]iered word, a shrug of the shoulder
which, as by a flashlight, showed her the ludicrous side of her conduct.
His sympathy was broad and
dee]), esi)ecially for those
who were
struggling
While he Avas president the King's Daughters Society was organized, the object of which Avas to raise money as a loan fund for those who would he forced to leave school without such helji. There was never anything It is for in the school in Avhich Dr. Cunningluiiii tnok a more lively interest. for an education.
that reason his friends have wcu'ked sd hard tn establish a fund as a memorial to
him, bearing his name, which
As
to his religious life
magazine little
article
no
will
on Mr. Cleveland
:
know
best
on doing that work.
can be used than those in a recent
who knew him
"He pondered much, though Yet
regarding his religious belief.
as they
g(i
lictter w(irds
it
wÂŤs always
well."
ilany can testify that when temjitcd
when
tilled
with Dr.
shown,
to
do an ignoble or unjust deed,
with bitterness and wounded pride, thinking only of
Cunningham has
lay a
he said very
there, deep within him,
self,
a
talk
soothed and calmed them, because he had gently
half-spoken word, a reference to the teachings of childhood,
how
far were such thoughts from the lu'ecepts and example of our great and lowly
Master.
Xothing that pertained
religious interests,
Ui the general uplift of the school, its real
was viewed by him with
indifference,
and in the spring of
1890 the young Women's Christian Association was organized.
We
all
know
what a power for good that has become. Eleven years have passed since
were
stilled forever in this life.
prosperity.
All honor
tf)
those
this active brain
and sympathetic heart
The school has gone on in an ever-increasing who by work and tact have brought it to its
present position.
But, while walking throtigh
and admiring
i^resent cnns]5icuous success, it is well
its
its
beautiful halls, and enjoying
sometimes
to take a
we forget the man who established it and saw it in its small beginnings, and him who bore the burdens and heat of the day, who toiled for it and died in its service John A. Cunningham backward glance,
lest
—
Mrs. Portia Lee Morrison, the daughter of Rev. J. M. many years president of Hampden-Sidney College, was educated in Petersburg, and at Mary Baldwin Seminai-y, Staunton. She was for eighteen years, from 1888 to inOo, head of the home department of the Normal School, and has the enduring love of more schoolgirls, perhaps, than any other person ever connected with the institution. It was her supreme aim to throw around the students, as far as possible, the atmosphere of a real, true home, where gentle demeanor, unselfish consideration for others, harmony and love prevail. Few girls left the Normal School without being the better for the vitalizing influence of her strong personality, combining rare mental, social, and spiritual qualities. Mrs. Morrison gave her heart's affection to the school, and served it and the young P. Atkinson, for
women
in her charge with
her true, loyal nature.
Dr. Peter Winston, for twenty-four years Physician to the
State
Female Normal
has always felt/the His services to the schiMsuch value, that they were
School,
keenest interest in its welfare.
its organization were of deemed worthy of a special resolution on the part of its Board of Trustees. He was born in Richmond, Va. He graduated from Hampden-Sidney College with the degree
during
of A. B.
;
attended the University of Virginia for one year,
and also attended the University of New York, where he graduated in Medicine. He was for a year a student in Paris at the University of France, and returned in obedience to his country's call in 1861, to become a surgeon in the Confederate Army, which position he held throughout the
war.
He
afterwards
located
which town he was elected ilayor for 3'ears trustee of
in in
Hampden-Sidney
Farmville, 1873-4. College.
Va.,
He has
of
been
,
the self-forgetful
devotion of
Robert Frazer, LL. D.
ROBEET
FEAZER,
hj
was destined for the law, and
his father's jjlans,
while the idea had a certain kind of attraction for the young man, yet
was ever present in
there
his consciousness a sort of protest against
it,
accompanied by the conviction that his duty was in the direction of teaching.
His academic course
at the
University of Virginia was interrujjted
Disabled from wounds, he returned to the University in the
war.
He was
and took up the study of law with Professor Minor. with the
step,
the
1863,
never satisfied
wishing strongly to continue his unfinished academic course.
Acting upon the advice of his instructor, however, he held on
A
bj'
fall of
to the law.
few months after the opening of the session he was offered the chair
of Latin
and French in the Florida Military
Institute,
February of the same session he accompanied
which was declined.
mother
his
In
to Georgia, expecting
return at once and resume his studies, but immediately after reaching
to
Georgia an embargo was laid on travel towards Virginia, except for soldiers.
About
this
time the Florida offer Avas renewed and accepted, and the cluse of
He
war found him in Tallahassee. and the law was abandoned. In the fall of 18(35, he returned
the
to
had become enamored nf teaching,
Virginia and opened a school
Fauquier
good boarding school for
Institute, a
remained until 1882, when, yielding
Howard
president of of
Judson
to the
girls, at
Here he who had been
Warrenton.
views of Dr. Curry,
College at Marion, Alabama, he accepted the presidency
Institute, at
Marion.
this institution, the school
At
the close of his five years' connection with
had grown from forty-three
to
one hundred twenty-
with a large day attendance also
;
a very large debt
paid, with a good surplus left in the treasury
;
the buildings had been
five boarders,
paired and refitted, and a large
new building
erected
;
largest pipe organ at that time in
America had been
;
It
to lay before
is
him
installed
had been
twenty-three
had been bought, and the increased.
boys,
f(.)r
In 1871 he bought the
in which, though a boy himself, he achieved success.
all
all
re-
new pianos
any school in
the faculty had been enlarged and salaries greatly
no wonder that after such labors his physician was compelled the alternative of rest or death.
After three years devoted to building up his health, he was called, in 1891, to the Industrial Institute and College of Mississippi, at Columbus.
Here he remained seven sessions, making the school the pride of the State, though it had been, the year before he took charge, the subject of a legislative When he left, iu\xstigation which had wrought much trouble and damage.
tile
school
had about doubled in attendance,
its
courses had been extended and
Normal School deisartment had been Columbus Hall, had been erected.
established,
strengthened, a addition,
and a large
In Februarj', 1898, Dr. Frazer became president of the State Normal new work a richly stored mind, a broad
School of Virginia, bringing to his
knowledge of zeal, the
and a varied and valuable experience in schools of many work was characterized by the same earnestness and
life,
His four
types.
years'
same conscientious devotion
The
played elsewhere.
to his convictions of
duty that he had
was growth and expansion of
result, as before,
dis-
a steady,
stable kind. It
was not hard for those closely associated with Dr. Frazer
his educational creed
and
policy.
His aim
to discover
in the conduct of school affairs was,
to provide the best possible advantages for the students; second, to offer
first,
those advantages to students at the lowest cost so that the benefits might reach the largest number.
If, in
carrying
oiit
these ends, he found
it
necessarj to
take a stand which might be misunderstood, he never felt that he had the right to seek the easy
path when
a
matter so vital
as the
proper training of young
people was at stake.
As
far as his
own
make
decision could
it
possible,
policy to set a strong and faithful faculty far ahead of
all
it
was
his distinct
other aims
;
and so
he was never willing to apply to things material what should or could be used in exalting the character of instruction.
If this lofty piolicy had not always
the good fortune to find favor with his coadjutors, there was no occasion for
Among may
it
to cause
him any
it
can readily be seen that
disquiet of conscience.
the definite and visible fruits of his
work
at the
Normal School
be mentioned a large increase in attendance, enlargement of the faculty,
the addition of
new departments, notably
the separate department of education
and the department of physical training, with a large new gymnasium presided over by a specially trained director, an infirmary, a steam laundry, and a steam
To him, too, belongs the credit of the organization of the VirNormal League, which has become one of the largest, most useful, best-
heating plant. ginia
loved organizations of the school his firm,
life.
By example and
precept, as well as by
though gentle and sjanpathetic, discipline, he maintained a lofty
moral tone throughout the whole institution.
When
Dr. Frazer resigned the presidency of the State Normal School
to
upon the duties of Field Agent of the General Education Board, he left in many, many hearts grateful memories of a courteous, cultured, sympathetic Christian gentleman of earnest purpose and unbending principle, staunchly
enter
loyal to his lofty ideals of duty.
Board of Trustees, 1909 TURXBrLL
ROBEKT
He had
1850.
War
between the States,
neighborhood for
lÂťini
wa^;
no opportunity
which he
tiicik
the degree of Bachelor of
Ijegan the acti\i' iira<-fice nf the
the adjoining counties.
was
lie
a
He was
sition.
candidate again for the
elei-led
ti>
Constitutional
Conventiim
nf
lie
He
is
n,
from
\'ivginia
IKOo
In
ojipi]-
at
elected to the
he
was again
in lilOCi,
and
still
office.
justly proud of the fact that he has reared a large family of eight
sons and three daughters, and has done everything in his a
in
years,
1S95, and
in
He was
same position
si.x
had mi
alllidugh he
1901.
in
to the
of the in one
of Brun.swiek
term of
a
his district
candidate again.
a
appointed Clerk of his county, elected holds that
ISsT fur
]iiisitii
the State Senate
the end of the term derlincd tn
11,
law in Brunswick and
County Clerk
a])]ii>inted
1885, and was elected to the same jiositidu in declining to be
.laniiary
Law Department Law
lie attended the
University of Virginia in IS TO, and session, after
Va.,
an education, as a result of the
exeejit l)y attending the private schools of the
part of the time.
a
Lawrenceville,
in
to olitain
good education, with the result that
Mr. Turnbull
is
all
the fourth president of the
held that position since
18'.)S,
power
to give
them
are doing well.
Board
(if
giving the school the benefit
(if
Trustees, having "his wisdom, his
wide experience, and unflinching integrity."
He was
ed-
ucated at Richmond College and Culundiian University, Washington, D.
C,
James Nelson, D.
D.,
was born
in
Louisa County in ls41.
receiving from the latter insfitufidu the degrees of
mond
College conferred
n]i(in
entered the Confederate
him
Army
M. A. and
i).
D., while RichI).
He
18(il,
and
Sdnie years ago the degree of LL.
as
a
non-connnissioned
officer
in
was made chaplain of the Fdrty-fourth \'ii'ginia Infantry in 1S(;2. He was afterward pastor in WashingtdU, Farmville, and Staunton, and for years had charge of
When
all
the Bajitist
the State
work
.Maiyhind and the
in
Normal School was
the institution for Farmville, and
during the session.
Lie
is
estalilished he
was made
the only
man who
a
was
memlier
(if
District
L)r.
CdlumViia.
the IJoard of Trustees
has served in that capacity during
the full twenty-five years of the school's existence, lieiug
honored member of the Board of Visitors.
df
influential in securing
still
an active and
Since leaving Staunton in 18H1,
Nelson has been president df the Woman's College, Richmond, Va.
48453
'
Asa Dickinson Watkins^ born county the
all
and
his life,
is
County Court from 1886
from 1891
to 1891,
present time.
to the
He
was Judge
of
and Attorney for the Commonwealth
He was
a
member
of the Virginia
and of the State Senate from 1899
Delegates, 1897-'98,
Edward
in 1856, has lived in Prince
one of her most esteemed sons.
to
succeeded his father. Judge F. N. Watkins, in 1885, as a
1904.
House of Having
member
of the
Board, he has for twenty-four years ably served the Normal School as secretary
and treasurer, and in that
it is
He
office.
is
the hope of all that he
member
also a
of the
may
Board
long be spared to continue
Hampdeu-
of Trustees of
Sidney College, and of the Board of Visitors of the Negro Normal and Industrial Institute at
He
Petersburg.
is
very greatly interested in the education of
the masses.
Joseph D. Eggleston, Prince
Edward
in 1886, and at
began life as a country boy near Worsham, in was graduated from Hampden-Sidney College eighteen was at work in a one-room school in Missouri at $1.^) Count}'.
He was
a month.
Jr.,
He
soon promoted to a two-room school in Prince Edward, and
Teaching was then given up months he had worked up from the head of the business. He now
a little later to a three-room school in Georgia.
temporarily because of
ill
health, but in eighteen
a twenty-five-dollar clerk in a
drug
store to
returned to the school-room, and for two years taught in a high school in Asheville,
N. C, twice during that time declining the
At
principal's place.
he succeeded Mr. Claxton as suj)erintendent of the Asheville schools, position most worthily for seven years, finding time also to
organizers of the Asheville and
Men's Association.
At
He
was on the
who was
Association,
enuiuiittcc of the Asheville Business
the end of nine years"
Virginia to be near his father,
become one of the
Buncombe County Good Roads
and an active member of the executive
that time filling the
work in
xlsheville he returned to
failing in health.
Johnson Publishing Company
editorial staff of the B. F.
only a short while before he was asked by President Dabney, of the University of Tennessee, to help in organizing the tion of the
Southern Educational Board.
shortly after,
Bureau of Publication and Organiza-
Upon
Mr. Eggleston was appointed
to
the death of
fill
Superintendent of the Schools of Prince Edward.
He
filled
J.
Garden,
term as County
was then elected State
Superintendent of Public Instruction in Virginia, which
and has
Mr. T.
his unexpired
office
he
now
holds,
with such characteristic energy and conspicuous success that no
mention need be made of his lofty aims and their achievement, save Farmville and Prince distinffuished son.
Edward County
are greatly honored in the
to
say that
work of
their
Jaquei.ix S. Ware, of Berrvville, Va., was born Febniary Springfield, in Clarke County. until July, 1863,
He
when he entered
1846,
at
Academy
the army, at the age of seventeen, enlisting
After a short period of service with this
in Co. D, Sixth Virginia Cavalry.
command, he was
7,
attended school at the Berrvville
detailed as courier at headquarters of General J.
Stuart, serving in this capacity until the death of General Stuart.
E. B.
lie then
returned to his company and served as private to the close, participating in the various engagements of the last year of the war, including the retreat from
Richmond to Appomattox, being in several At the conclusion of the war he resumed became engaged
in agriculture,
fights the
morning of the surrender. two years, and then
his studies for
which he has pursued
to the present time.
Tn 1890 he was appointed by Governor McKinney a delegate to the Southern Inter-State Immigration Convention, and in 1892 received the appointment as "World's Fair Commissioner" to represent the Seventh Congressional Dis-
and
trict,
later,
one of three delegates to represent the State at the dedicatory
Governor the Columbian Exposition. McKinney, in 1893, appointed Mr. Ware member of Boai-d of Trustees of State Normal School, at Earmville, to which position he has been reappointed for Pie was married October 24, 1900, to Helen successive terms to present time. Glassell Grennan, of Richmond, Va. services attending the inauguration of
Cybus IlATtniNG WalkeEj Heathsville, Va., was born in Northumberland He was educated in private schools at home, in Baltimore, in 1859.
Countv
and at the University of Virginia, which he attended
as
an academic student
during the sessions of '79-'80, '80-'81, '81-'82. He is a member of the Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity. From 1883 to 1891 he was a professor in the Davis Military School, North Carolina. 1892.
He
He
served in the Virginia
1897-'98, and
was
began the practice of law in January,
House
of Delegates during the session of
elected to the State Senate to
fill
an unexpired. term in 1898,
He was
a member of the Virginia member of the Committee on He was appointed a member of the Board of
being reelected 1899, 1903, and 1907.
Constitutional Convention in 190]-'02, and a
Revision of Statutes in 1903. Trustees of the State
Normal School by Governor Tyler
in 1901, reappointed
by Governor Montague in 1904, and by Governor Swanson in 1908.
George W. Walker was born Virginia, October
5,
in Berkeley County, Virginia,
now West
1843, and reared on the farm of his father.
His early
Academy
in Martins-
ediTcation was received in the
common
schools,
and
at-
the
He
burg.
enlisted in the Confederate
and served until the end of the war.
Annv at Manassas, in January, 1864, He entered Hampden-Siduey College in
September, 1865, and graduated in .hine, 1868. the
Union Theological Seminary, he went
to
After spending six months in
Southwest \'irginia, where he has
taught thirty-three years, eighteen of these in his
own high
school, one at Pulaski
City, four in Pulaski County, and ten at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, at
He
Blacksbnrg.
serxed four years as president of the Virginia State
He
School Association.
has been for seven years a
Trustees of the State Female
Normal School
at
member
of the
Sunday
Board
Farmville, having been
of
first
appointed by Governor Tyler, and reappointed by both Govenifjr ilontague
and Governor Swanson.
He
at present filling the chair of
is
headmaster of the Apprentice School
at the
Bruce Rybuen Payne was born where he lived nntil he went grees at Trinity College,
New York
University,
York.
;
in
to college.
Latin,
is
1874 in Morganton, North Carolina,
He
received the B. A. and
Durham, N. C, and M. A. and Ph. D. also
and
Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
at
M. A.
Doctor of Education, of Teachers' College,
Since entering upon his professional career he has held
de-
Columbia
New
many important
principal of Morganton Male Academy three years superintendent Burke Coimty Public Schools instructor in Latin and Greek in the Durham High School three years; professor of Philosophy and Education in William and Marj' College teacher and lecturer in summer schools at Plartsville, S. C, Rock Hill, S. C, and LTniversity of North Carolina. He is at present professor of Psychology and Secondary Education, and Director of the Summer School at the University of .Virginia. Pie is a Plii Brhi Kappa a member of positions
:
;
of
;
;
\
member of the American A,-is<iciation Science; member of the Southern As^dciation of Psyand a contribfltor to many magazines.
the National Edncational Association; for the
Advancement
of
chology and Philoso])hy,
TiioirAS J. OwEjj^, the son of Dr. TlKjnias J. Owen,
Edward County, and tute. life,
Like
and
its
all
is
a native of
good men, he considers that the must
greatest achievement,
was marrying
inijiortant event in his
his wife.
He
has represented
the county of Prince Edwai'd five consecntive sessions in the General
of Virginia.
He
Prince
received his education at the Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
Assembly
has been an interested and active nunber of the Board of
Trustees since his appointment in 1908.
ThorntojST S. Wii.sos, a native of Albemarle County, was graduated
from the University Seminarv
of Virginia in
ISTO, and from the L^nion Theological
in 1881, being ordained to the ministry of the Presbyterian church
He
the following August.
married Miss Owen, of Halifax, and was pastor in
He
Halifax County twenty-eight years.
was president of Cluster Springs
Hampden-Sidney College conferred upon him the honD. D., in 1908. He is now managing editor of The Presbyte-
Academy, 1892-'96. orary degree of
rian of the South, and lives in Atlanta, Ga. J. B.
Watkins was born
in
Powhatan County
in June, 1855.
The
early
At
part of his life was spent on the farm and going to the district school. eighteen he entered his
Richmond College
;
after leaving college he returned to
former home and entered actively into farming with his father, Benjamin C.
Watkins, who was one of the most successful farmers of his day. ing, he
the fruit nursery and farming business, which he
He
After marry-
bought a farm in Chesterfield County, where he determined
many
has served his state and county in
is still
capacities,
to go into
pursuing with success.
and
at present represents
the Sixteenth District in the Senate of Virginia.
James B. Botts,
son of Albert B. Botts and Ellen Price (Young) Botts,
was born in Fredericksburg, Spottsylvania County, August
1868.
5,
He
was
educated in the schools of Fredericksburg, after which he went to Eoanoke work.
After ten yeare in the Norfolk and Western
1898, appointed Collector of City Taxes, which also vice-president
offices,
office
he
to
he was, in July,
still
holds.
and treasurer of the Eoanoke Bridge Company.
He is He has
been a member of the Board of Visitors two years, having been appointed in 1907. S. R.
DoNOHOE
and publisher
all
a native of
He
He was
of Fairfax County. in the
is
his life.
Loudoun County, and has been an
editor,
has also held the position of trust as Treasurer
Captain of
Spanish-American War.
He
Company
I,
Third Virginia Regiment,
served immediately thereafter for five
or six years as State Senator from the district composed of Alexandria, Fairfax
and Prince William Counties, and the City of Alexander.
Mr. Donohoe
is
one of the newest members of the Board, having been appointed by Governor
Swanson during the present
session.
G. T. PoTEEFiELD, of Maybrook, Va., was reared on a farm, and was the
youngest of fourteen children. loss of his elder brother,
to
him
for support
and
When
he was not nearly grown, because of the
also of his father
and advice.
He
and mother, the family looked
served four years as Superintendent of
Schools in his county, meanwhile preparing himself for the practice of law by private reading.
Soon after receiving his license he was elected Common-
wealth's Attorney for Giles County, in which capacity he served two terms.
He
was for four years
Marion.
He was
a
member
of the
Board for Southwestern Hospital at Swanson to the Board of the
recently appointed by Governor
ISTormal School.
H. C. T. RiciuiOND, of Ewing-, Va., served in the Sixty-fourth Virginia conflict between the States. Since the close of the war he has been a successful farmer and merchant. He has served on the Board of the Marion Hospital eighteen years, and has been a trustee of the State ^Normal School six years. He has been the eificient chairman of the Board of SuperCavalry during the
visors for his county twenty-five years.
Joseph L. Jarman, A.
B.,
LL. D.
DE.malJOSEPH was JAKMAK^, L.
School,
1867.
Army, and
his
fourth President of the State Female forborn in Charlottesville, Va., on the 19th of November,
His father, William Dabney Jarman, served in the Confederate mother was Catherine Goodloe Lindsay, of the well known Lind-
say family of Albemarle Connty.
His early education was and
at the age of fourteen
Miller
Manual Training
left
an orphan) he was
to the
st'nt
School, where he remained from 18S1 to 18S(i.
competitive examination he Virginia, where
ubliiined in the public schools of Charlottesville,
(having been
he was
won
In
the Miller Scholarship at the University of
from
a student
1886
to
1889, devoting
himself
especially to the Natural and Physical Sciences.
LTpon the completion of his course School as a
member
of the faculty,
end of that time, he was called
Henry
College.
He
l)ut
tu the
at the University,
he returned to Miller
I'emained there only one year chair of Natural Science at
filled this position for
twelve years, and
as, at the
Emory and
left it in Janiiary,
1902, to take up the work at Farmville.
During his stay at Emory and Henry College the degree of A. B. was conferred on him by that institution, nnd since he has been in Farmville,
Hampden-Sidney College has honored him with the LL. D. degree. Dr. Jarman is a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Society for the Advancement of Science, the Virginia Historical Society. He is
State Director of the National Educational Association, a
member
of the
Board of Directors of the Southern Educatirnal Association, one of the Virginia Board of Education, and serves on the Commission for the IMaintenance, Management and Improvement of State Institutions. Notwithstanding his multitudinous duties, Dr. Jarman
is
very active in
the
work
E.
On December 33, 1891, he married Miss Helen Wiley, daughter E. Wiley, for many years President of Emory and Henry College.
Jarman trious
of the Methodist Episco])al Church, of which he
is
a loyal
member. of Dr.
descended from the Emerson family of Massachusetts, made
by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Elizabeth
is
Parker, Joseph
Mrs. illus-
They have five children: Emerson AViley, Helen Reeves, and William Dabney
Lindsay,
Jarman.
What President Jarman's administration has meant to the school is best shown by a brief statement of the growth of the institution during the past seven yeai-s. In 1903 there were thirteen in the faculty, whereas it now num-
:
bers thirty-six, including two student assistants.
from 442 in 1902, $15,000
to
830
to
$50,000.
During
The enrollment has grown
1908; the annuity has been increased from
in
the first seventeen years of the school's existence
the Legislature appropriated $70,000 for buildings,
etc.,
and since that time
has added to that amount $fo,000. 'v
The buildings have been remodeled and enlarged remains of the original
until practically nothing
the Training School has been put on a thoroughly
;
up-to-date footing, with a Director, a Principal, four a Kindergartner.
The course
Grade Supervisors, and
of study in the jSTormal
Department has been
reconstructed, and three years have been added; the faculty has been organized
on the Department System, and the following departments have been added
Manual Training, Domestic
Science, Biology, and the Kindergarten Depart-
ment. In 1902 the Library numbered o.OOO volumes; 2,801 have been added,
making
the present count 5,301, and this
with two assistants.
is
Home Department
and the Business Manager had charge of the
numbers
Of the
thirteen, including Business
now
means
a proportionate increase in
of graduates (the years added to the course in a measure retarded
and, whereas,
the increase)
from the
this force
;
Manager, Physician, and Trained Nurse.
course, the increase in enrollment
number
in charge of a trained librarian
Prior to President Jarman's administration three ladies
school, in
in
1902, thirty-seven yomig teachers went out
1909 there will be
seventj^ graduates
who
take the diploma,
and about thirty students who will complete the Elementary Course and
re-
ceive a certificate.
The foregoing school
;
his
facts serve to
whole heart
in the front
show what President Jarman and his ambition
in his work,
is
rank of Normal Schools
;
is
is
doing for the
to see the institution
an ambition which
is
about realized.
Quiet, gentle, and reserved in manner, he rules by kindness rather than by force, takes a personal interest in the
young
girls entrusted to his care,
never too busy or too tired to give advice or sympathy in the perplexities they bring to him.
and untiring work for the of those
whom
he serves
His executive
school,
officially,
have the
won
ability,
him
many
and
keen business insight,
and esteem Board of Trustees, and the Governor of for
the confidence
the State.
Slightly altering the words of
May
is
troubles and
Rip Van Winkle's
he live long, and prosper!
Here's to his health and happiness.
toast,
we would say:
JFacultp
HiSKl'll
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D.
I.L.
A.,
I'liKSUlKNT
CLIKF W. STOXK. I'svuuiijicv J.
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ASSOCtATE IN I'SYfllOLOGY AM> KlllCATIOX
WlLl.lS COnJ.IXCi
MARTHA
IIICAWIWl
illXXIIC \". LATIN
KK'E j
^
ESXE1.LE SJUTHEY ^ FKENCIl AND GEKIIAN T.ULA OCILLEE ANDREWS EN(iLISH I^NGUAOE
]AL1E I'lIYSlCS J.
G.
i
WINSTON
AND CHE5IISTRV
CHESTER MATTOON JIANUAL TRAINING
LONDON
LI LA
MATIIEJIATICS F. A.
MILLIDOE.
B. A.. JI. A..
D.
I'll.
AND NATIRE STIDY
CEOGKAI'IIY
B. A., M. A. HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
LEE BIDGOOD,
LYDIA OVERALL DIRECTOR OF GYStNASIUM
EVA MINOR SIGHT SINGING
ROBERT
T.
KERLIN, M.
A.,
I'll.
D.
LITERATURE
GEORGE
L.
KITE,
B.
S.,
M. D.
BIOLOGY
SUSAN W. FIELD,
JI.
D.
PHYSIOLOGY AND HY'GIENE
MARY CLAY HINEE
ASSISTANT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
CARRIE SUTHERLIN ASSISTANT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ELOISE AMBLER HARRISON ASSISTANT IN MATHEMATICS
y
D.
*NATALIE LANCASTER ASSISTANT IN MATHEMATICS
HELEN BLACKISTON ASSISTANT IN MATHEMATICS ANU GEOGKAPIIY
ETHEL JAREETT. ASSISTANT
I.\
B. A.
MATHEJIATICS
VIRGINIA BUGG ASSISTANT IN HISTORY
HANNA
F.
CRAWLEY
ASSISTANT IN READING ANU HISTORY
AGNES SMITH,
B. A.
READING
WORTHY JOHNSON DOMESTIC SCIENCE AND ASSISTANT IN
fMERRITT LEAR,
MANUAL TRAINING
M. A. HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
MARY
ST.
B. A.,
CLAIR WOODRUFF,
B. L.
PRINCIPAL OF TRAINING SCHOOL
ilARY D. PIERCE, B. S. SlPEliVlSOR OF FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES
FANNIE W. DUNN SUPERVISOR OF THIRD AND FOURTH GRADES
"MARGARET W. HALIBL'RTON SUPERVISOR OF PRUIARY GRADES
SUE PORTER SUPERVISOR OF PRIMARY GRADES
"JIARY VIRGINIA
BLANDY
DIRECTOR OF KINDERGARTEN
GERTRUDE OPPERMANN DIRECTOR OF KINDERGARTEN
GRACE BEALE ASSISTANT IN KINDERGARTEN
ALICE
B.
DUGGER
LIBRARIAN
MAUD TALIAFERRO ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN
JENNIE
il.
TABB
SECRETARY TO PRICSIDENT
lAlipuiiitcil
.MmiiIi
1,
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^
l^ome Department
B.
COX
M.
MARY
Managek
BL-SiXESs
EDWARD BOOKER
MRS.
Head of
A\HITE COX
Assi.STANT
E.
SUSIE E. MRS. BESSIE C. JAMISON MRS. EVIE (iA NKS I.OGAN CARY SUSAN \V. FIELD. M. I) SARAH UOLLEI!
Home
Assiistani
THACKSTON ALLEN
MRS. PA'ITIE
tiii;
A.s.s[stant
Hoi-sekekper
Asslstant
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Piiy.skiax
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STATISTICS OF Session
K
884-1885...
GROWTH
No. In Faculty
Home
8
Lady
Prin.
121
Lady
Prin.
191
79
270
10,000
1S85-18S6
..
R
1^86-1887
.. ..
K
13
students in No. in Students in Dept. Normal Dept. Tr. Sch. Dept.
Total No.
Students
121
AnnuU,
110,000 *10,000
1887-1888...
..
C
9
2
93
134
227
10,000
1888-1889...
..
C
8
2
104
114
218
10,000
1889-1890... ...C
9
2
143
105
2-18
10,000
C
9
2
172
111
283
10,000^^
1891-1892... ...C
9
2
203
90
293
12,00(1
1S90-1891...
..
C
9
2
225
101
326
12,0(J0
1893-1894... ...C
11
2
221
100
321
12,000
C
12
3
(t)
(t)
15,000
I895-I89(.i... ...C
12
3
(t)
(t)
(t)
15,000
1896-1897... ...C
14
3
250
(t)
(t)
15,(00
1897-1898
..
...F
13
3
256
96
352
15,0(0
1898-1899
..
...F
13
3
24i;
96
342
15,050
1899-1900
..
...F
13
3
251
100
351
i6;:coo
1900-1901
..
...F
13
3
3(10
103
469
15,000
1901-1902...
...,]
14
3
309
113
422
15,000
1902-1903
..
.J
15
5
420
130
650
15,(J00_
1903-1904...
...J
22
7
485
H9
•634
25,000
1904-1905...
...J
26
8
537
195
732
30,0110
1905-1906...
...J
28
9
562
193
758
30,000
1906-1907...
....J
33
9
592
221
813
40,000
19(17-1908... ..J
33
10
604
226
830
40,000
19('8-19n9... ...J
35
11
618
231
849
50,000
1892-1893...
1894-1895...
^
No
..
..
CaUiIogue.
t
Oniitled.
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Class of January, 1909 Motto "The gold Flower Pink Carnation :
of our hearts
we give"
Colors Pink and Green
:
:
OFFICERS
MINNIE BLANTON ISABELLE HARRISON
President Vice-President Secretary
BLANCHE NIDERilAIER KATHARINE PENNYBACKKR
'I-reasurer
HONORARY MEMBER MISS JALA (>('ILI.I':K AXDRICWS MEMBERS BESSIE ANDERSON
MARTHA BLANTON MINNIE BLANTON ZULA CUTCHINS MILDRED DAVIS LETT! DUNC.VNSOX
GERALDINE GRAHAM JSABELLE HAlilUSON ANTOINETTK XIDinnLM KR BLANCHE XIDICRMAIER
KATHERINE PENNYBACKER LUCY ROBINS IIAPrV WTLnia!
Poem
Cla00
day by day. To the goal at last we've Avorked our wuy. Soon must we leave you, teachers dear, Toiling, rejoicing,
And
our friends assembled here.
all
where they will. Your words, your thoughts go with us still; On hearts and minds a seal you've placed Yet, let our paths lead
Which nevermore
shall be eflaced.
Truest lessons you have taught, Brightest plea.surcs you liave brought,
And from ynn Our
we'll not
withhold
richest tn^asmc. „uv lienrts' gold.
Dear classmates, we must leave tliese Go where the voice of Duty calls; change
P>ut
memories
C'an fondest
With
We
e'er erase.
visions nrw, with lightened eyes.
.seem to sec. to grnsp nur prize.
what wc We've leanicl .\n(l
What
tills
is
faint ly t,,
Invcd licforc
valnr
Shall
we
(lla.lsniiie
The
iii.nc
and
na.rc.
now heboid
prize ».•
treasure nidic llian purest gold?
.\ihI
'Tis life, dear life, wilii
Or As
lialls.
nor time, nor place
of scene,
will
lin.l
life a
oniinise rare
Jnyuns tiling
as the building s|,riiigv ]iieasines
its
fade
away
sets the sun at einse of day!
life to
whieh we foruanl hmi< a eiosed Imok;
Seeius to us
iMay we learn, as
it
unfolds
Y'ear after year, the best
it
holds.
Oh. be the gift of every hour
The rich endowment of new po\\'er. As MC speed with (|iiiekencd pace To play our pari, to take our place! 74
No!
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all
livasiiiT.
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lays.
hearts are weary all.l I,,
ilr.'ary,
live;
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t..
-ive.
Antoinette Xiukkmaiei!.
——
;
aunt jLou de Normal Comes de busy times fer me,
\Vi' de oponiii' o'
An' I can be ez formal Ez you ever wants ter I
see
can pass de silver waiter Wid a bow or wid a frown;
Take a bundle or a telegram, Or call the ladies down But I ain't got time to talk 'Caxise I got so nuicb to do.
Fer dis lieie is September An' de girls is comin', too.
My, but
You
Hey?—
I's
sure
glad to see you. lookin' fine
is
You
bet de parlor's ready
For de Class
o'
Xauglity-Nine.
M. Susie Shelton, 76
'09.
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Class of June, 1909 Motto: "What's t'oj.ORS
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Hikki, hikki, hiska,
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rifty-foiir. Fifty-four, ain't
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Fifty-fonr Seniors of 1000.
OFFICERS
Fl.OEENCE
JJAKJOL;
KAWJ.INUS
MAEY ROBERTSON PERKINS FLORENCE MERRITT CLAYTON
Phesident Vice-President Secretaky
Tkeasurek
MAEY CLOPTON PIERCE HONORARY MEMBER MR. LEE BIDCOOD
JIiss
MVM Srn
Miss Cakiuk Cakdthehs salutatoetan
SrXIOIl
MASCOT
GLADYS BELL NOEFOLK, VA. Vice-President Y. VV. C. A., '08;
News Editor
Literary Society, '09;
Racket ager
Ea.isers'
President Argus of
Guidon, '09;
Tennis Club; Assistant Business Man-
The Vieginian,
'09;
Asheville Delegate. '08.
Billy.
Entered '07 as a Norfolk High School graduate. "Billy" has a capacity for "looking wise," and being
Her busy;" nevertheless, she dearly loves to sleep. looks have not proved to be deceiving, for the Argus Literary Society soon found in as
was
well
shown
lier
an excellent debater
in the joint debate.
Her
favorite
"Poor loon," and she uses it on all occapastime is running errands ? for the Faculty, especially Dr. Stone. During her two years here her business-like qualities have made her indispensable to the school at large, and her sweet disposition and helpfulness have won for her a place in expression sions.
is
Her
favorite
(
)
the hearts of her classmates.
GRACE BENDALL DANVILLE, VA.
Club Editor of The Vieginian; Recording Secretary of Argus Literary Society.
One
of
our new Seniors who entered as a graduate
of Danville
High
School.
in the joint debate. sit
up
.and
"Benny" won much fame
Since then she has been able to
take notice long enough to say,
um
"Good
Eather inclined to though she be the victim. A conscientious worker, though one never weighted down with her work. Attempts wit on all occasions, and this, together with her characteristic every-day good humor and Sunday smile, have made of her a jolly, happy-go-lucky classmate. morning, tease,
girls,
and fond
ain't
cute?"
of jokes, even
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VIRGINIA BENNETT NEWPORT NEWS, Censor C. L.
VA.
S.
Virgie.
A
Newport News High School graduate, entering 1907. Virgie was thoroughly saturated with S. N. in her Junior year, losing her heart lier
first
nine months.
many
in S.
times during
As big a tease as could be She always has
found, her victims have been many.
a tendency to write poetry, especially the "love kind,"
and dedicates
it to
her last lady-love.
In her Junior
year she received inspirations from "Beauty and the
Beast" and
"Emmy
Lou."
Willing to do anything for
anybody slie likes, and known far and wide for her optimism and general good humor. Sure cure for the blues, it she doesn't drive you crazy with her teasing.
CLAEICE BERSCH Pierian Literary Society.
Entered school September, 1904. The girls asked, "Wlio is that fat little girl?" The teachers asked, "How do you pronounce your name?" until timid little Clarice almost wished she could change it, but during the five years she has been here her name has been She has endeared to us by her quiet, gentle ways. been a thoughtful, unselfish friend and classmate, as well as an earnest, conscientious student.
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ANNIE VIRGINIA BIDGOOD PETEBSBUEG, VA.
Biddy
Graded School before entering the Normal School, and knows everything and eveiybody in the town. She is most fortunate in possessing the same name as the honorary memAnnie
ber
of
attended
our class;
Farmville
however, has never yet attained
to his love of "Junior history."
Rarely seen without
her manual training material.
Always in a good huand always greets you with a "Sunny Jim" smile. Fond of letting things slide. Her most striking characteristic is that which the faculty calls the "inquiring turn of mind;" in other words, curiosity.
mor,
LILLIAN BEVERLY BLAND FARMVILLE, VA. Originally
Normal
from Clifton
in 1904.
A
Forge.
She entered the
rather peculiar type of a girl
who
might be mistaken for a philosopher, judging from the learned way in which she argues all questions of any moment in class, and from the intelligent look that accompanies her statements one might think her wise beyond her years. She is generally the spokesman of her class, since she has that "nervy" way of saying what she thinks on all occasions. Her latest hobby is the desire to be a doctor, but we think she means a "Younge" doctor's wife.
CAEOLINE HELEN BLISS FARMVn.T.F.j
VA.
She has from her infancy, and perhaps this accounts for her languid air and draggy way of talking. Though she always has more work to do than time to do it in, she is always politely If hard, interested in all other folks and things. faithful work were measured for the diploma, Carrie Carrie lives in town.
would certainly get two.
As
it
is
we
see her wildly
dancing a jig (if our imagination can take such a flight) when she hugs her sheepskin to her heart. It is hard to prophesy what she will do in the future, but with so many brothers she is not likely to lack a house to keep.
NELLIE TYLER BOATWKIGHT FEEDEEICKSBDKG, VA. Glee Club, Cotillion Club, Secretary of 3B Class.
Bounce.
One
of our old girls
who has been plodding
leisurely
Generally considered pretty and She has sometimes can't help thinking so herself. many "Frank" admirers among the Farmville beaux, and is usually seen in the parlor on Friday and Sunday nights. Has had trials of her own along the "Stoney Way," but hopes to tread an easier path
along for four years.
Whenever blue she contemplates soon, "by George." matrimony to spite the Faculty. Sings "George's" praises and accomplishments continually, even to the distraction of her roommate and friends, but forgive her, for
"why should she blush
to
own
she loves !"
"
ETHEL LOUISE BROWN PETEESBURG, VA.
Art Editor of The Vieginian; Literary Society; Asheville Delegate,
Secretary
Argus
'08.
Apples.
A
graduate of Petersburg High Scliool. Since her advent into school she has found her greatest pleasure in doing Y. W. C. A. work; especially interested in the missionary part of it. She strays from the paths of
rectitude whenever
her appearance.
a new Y. W.
C. A. secretary
makes
much
senti-
Ethel's
part.
This takes the form of
mentalizing and light conversation
Her
on
candy "for the benefit of missions," and her highest ambition is "to go to Asheville." She was born in the objective case, as is well shown in all class arguments. Except for these occasional attacks of heart trouble in connection with the secretaries and supervisor, Ethel seems to keep the even tenor of her way, and chief occupation
is
selling
does steady, conscientious work.
ALICE ELIZABETH CARTER WAEBENTON,
VA.
Assistant Editor-in-Chief Vieginian, '09; Recording Secretary Y. W. C. A., '08; Recording Secretary Cun-
ningham Literary Society; Asheville Delegate; Seminar Reporter for The Guidon. Blusterer.
"Here's a blustering north wind with a most stupendovis
laugh
A "How
!
singer
of
great
and an authority on Always in a good humor.
renown,
to do Menial Acts."
Believes in a success in the debating line. keeping business matters just as secret as possible. occupaFavorite Favorite expression, "Oh, shucks!" Favorite retreat, Room D, chatting the tion, teasing. Is quite
"Widow" "America." class,
and
"Spinster
Alice
literary
is
society,
Y.
W.
C.
A.,
song,
worker for and The Vie-
conscientious
In the "world's broad be wherever duty calls her. ginian.
Favorite
Beale."
a
field of battle"
she will
CARRIE CAKUTHERS. ALDEN, VA.
Cunningham Literary
Society.
—
Carrie has been one of us from the beginning
^juat
one of those rare mortals who fact, she seldom keeps quiet, She "says an undisputed except during recitation. thing in such a solemn way," and to make it more five
years ago.
talks (? )
She
too much.
is
In
convincing accompanies the head.
Her
it
with a continual bobbing of
seriousness and determination are her
Like Ethel Brown, her chief To know occupation is selling candy for missions. Wliat, but a Carrie is enough to know her future. philosopher, will that deep, meditative mood produce?
chief
characteristics.
HALLIE BRYARLY CHRISTIAN WHITE POST,
VA.
Corresponding Secretary Pierian Literary Society; Racket Raisers' Tennis Club.
Happy
Won it
Ghrisfin(ts
few days after her arrival, and has clung to her as the memory of her merry this
teasing
name
ways
in a
will cling to the
many
friends she has
gained in the school, faculty and town. the few "charter members" of the class ing cast in her lot as a First A.
She
now
is
one of
left,
hav-
She sung her way
through the course, until she encountered the Training School.
She was never known to take anything very seriously except this same Training School, and "those awful graduating suits." She is one of the rare kind that will keep on living till they die.
Iw*
MARGARET CLAY PEAECH, VA.
When Margaret
at the
Normal and
"Manual Training" wag written on her
schedule, she
first
did not suspect that so
entered
much
of her time
would be
spent on that subject. She was never seen without a She had not piece of wood and a knife in her hand.
been in school very long before she found a very dear
now called a "case." It was her intention to graduate in the February class of '09, but when the time of parting came, the thought of leaving "Martha" overwhelmed her, and she resigned to graduate in June with this friend. She is at home this term making Martha's and her own graduating dresses. When she returns she will be as happy as a "ship friend,
ahoy."
FLORENCE CLAYTON PETERSBUKG, VA.
Alumnae Editor "The Virginian; C.
A., '08;
Class,
'09;
Asheville Delegate, '08;
Secretary Y.
W.
Secretary Senior
Secretary Argus Literary, '08;
Dramatic
Club.
A graduate of Petersburg High School. Entered our class as a "new Junior' in '07, and at once began to accept secretaryships, so that finally, in '09 her competency along that line being so fully established, she was offered a position in Mr. Cox's ofiice. She is the first one of the '09 class whose services are deemed so necessary that the Normal School has thought it worth while to retain her. Florence is one of our busiest,
most industrious Seniors, and her numerous
duties have had a tendency to greatly increase her dignity.
#*^
.
MAI ALMA COOPER NORFOLK, VA. Kindergartner.
Always
upon carrying the Extremely fond of doing favors, especially for "mules." She always has the deepest love and respect for those "high up" in auShe has become thority, especially in her own class. a famous musician after one year's stay at the Normal School, and has discovered something entirely new in the Minor { scales congratulating
herself
highest schedule in school.
)
ALICE EVELYN DAVIS NEWPORT NEWS,
VA.
Pierian Literary Society. Alice entered the
Normal School as a graduate of News High School.
the Centennial Class of Newport
She is kind-hearted, generous and good-natured, though of a quiet and retiring disposition. Though history has ever been an obstacle in her path, yet she has overcome it, and is at last "mistress of all she surveys." Her chief accomplishment is her success in gymnastics, which she diligently practices every night exhausted.
until
She manages, however, to recover
in time the next morning to get into the dining-room
and
say,
From
"Listen!" before the bell rings for silence.
the interest she takes in her work as a teacher,
success
is
predicted for her.
MARGARET DAVIS FARIIVILLE,
VA.
Vice-President Argus Literary Society; Delegate to Asheville, '08.
Normal went to She Scotland, where she took a two-years' course. entered five years ago, so has had all the work the Normal School offers. Though ordinarily veiy quiet and gentle, semi-annually she "bobs up" to such an Her smallness of extent that she is unrecognizable. Margaret was well prepared to enter
tlie
School, for at the early age of one year she
stature does not prevent her presence being strongly felt in
our midst.
SUDIE DAVIS BIECH, VA.
Cunningham Literary
Society; Glee Club.
Entered school in 1905. It is the wonder of all her classmates how Sudie managed to live through her first year without "Countess," with whom she has associated until it is almost impossible to tell them apart.
The "Muse"
of
art
and music has imparted
to her quite a good deal of talent for such work.
We
expect her one day to win success in research work, since she has that instinct which is the basis of all discovery, curiosity.
LILLIAN VIRGINIA DELP ELK CEEEK,
VA.
Treasurer Argus Literary Society; Glee Club; Skimmer's Tennis Club. Lillian, familiarly known as "Aunt Lilly," is one of Southwest Virginia's finest girls. By entering the year class she proved her capability, and we have since learned that she nose a great deal more than even the Argus girls at first thought. With duties
third
well discharged, both as a student and Sunday-school teacher, she arrived at her Senior year with her
well
boxes
WOESHAM, Vibginian;
Literary
Society,
'08-'09;
VA.
Cunningham
President
Editor
Literary
Guidon;
Asheville Delegate, '08; Tennis Club; Dramatic Club.
A
reliable authority on all historical events of class,
having entered
it
being what she in the school
is
infancy. This fact and—simply in —have led her to the place she holds its
work and her schoolmates'
hearts. In Junior and Senior years "lessons interfered entirely too much with her regular school duties," so she cut out the lessons. She possesses literary talent, imagination,
and the "gift
thusiasm.
way
Her
chief
o'
gab," and
characteristic
is
a bunch of en-
is
the
"now or
which she goes at things. She, "Tep" form an S. N. S. Alumnae Association at Wellesley, where she will win for herself a
never"
and
in
Sallie expect to
brilliant literary career.
pictures,
from Columbia
MARY PURNELL DnPUY Editor-in-Chief
years
work
were punctuated by
from Marvin's apple orchard.
decorated with
views
These
established.
pennants,
University.
Her room
sofa-pillows,
is
and
SALLIE TAZEWELL FITZGERALD EICHMOND, VA. Joke Editor of The Virginian, '09; Recording Secretary C. L. S., '08-'09; Dramatic Club; Tennis Club. of Richmond High School. This most member of the class expects to go to college
Graduate versatile
as soon as she can decide whether to cultivate her musical, artistic, or dramatic talent, which at present
Apart from these she is admired is uppermost. throughout school for her rather unique vocal accomplishments and gymnastic agility, and was elected Joke Editor of the Annual on account of her punning propensities.
The Irish and bubbles
in her soul continually rises to the surface over,
and for this we forgive and forget
the times she has kept us all waiting while she gave
her curly pate a
final pat, or cut
an extra
jig-step.
ISABELLE CABELL FLOUBNOY CHABLOTTE
Kappa Delta
Sorority;
arrived
Isabelle
in
C.
H., VA.
Cotillion Club.
1904.
Her sojourn here has
been profitable both to herself and friends. Very tyrannical in spirit, she rules her roommate, "Rattie,"
with a rod of scissors.
By
iron, and often intimidates her with the her haughty walk and dignified air she
Many soon acquired the name of "Queen Isabelle." times and oft is she heard to proclaim her disgust by the highly
expressive
"Oh!
Flufl'y!!"
MATTIE BELLE PRETWETLL NEW
HOPE, VA.
Argus Literary Society; Skating Club.
Quiet and reserved, but well loved by
know
all
those
who
She has decided views and opinand is ever ready to start an argument. She is a steady worker, and though not a shining light, she is always near the head of her class. Earnest and resolute, she has her,
is
Mattie.
ions on every subject under the sun,
withal the merriest of joke-loving natures beneath her
calm
exterior.
affection for her
EVELYN READ HAMMER VINTON, VA.
Censor Argus Literary Society,
'09.
Develyn.
Entered in
'07,
hailing from Vinton as a graduate of
Roanoke High School.
Little "Develyn," of midnight
fame, breaker of rules, roamer of halls, faculty hater,
winsome and bright, has made us feel her presence during her two years with us, even though she is about as big as a minute, and just as
merry
elusive.
chatterer,
No
other could possibly
fill
her place
among
us for the simple reason that any other would be entirely too large. Seldom falls in love, but has desperate "cases." Hard to control under any circumstances, especially
when
rebelling against the faculty
and home department. Hates the profession of teaching with all the power of her tiny soul, therefore missed her calling.
She is known far and wide for her "roommate."
MAUD HANNABASS KENNETT, VA. Dutch.
Last year Maud fell a victim to the Normal School malady, the measles. She was compelled to leave school and become resigned to graduating in the June class of '09. It has also fallen her lot to teach history, the subject of her greatest dread and hatred.
Through
it all her sweet disposition remains unimShe is well known for her willingness to render anyone a good service, be she friend or foe. Her determination along certain lines is unbounded; to dance and sew she will leam despite her many discouragements. She promises to meet all the duties of life in her quiet and willing manner, and her usual
paired.
"That's so."
MARGARET CHESLEY HARDBARGER COVINGTON, VA.
Athenian Literary Society. Little
Chess.
Familiarly
known
as
the
Widow. "Little
persists in wearing black, thinking
One
than colors.
of the
"Do
Widow," who more becoming
few who refuses "to get up
cases" or give advice, her answer being,
it
as you like about
it."
when asked for it Fond of the sixth
grade, particularly Edwin, since after school hours he can always be found at Campbell's, where Chess daily
goes for coca-cola and candy.
Sure to be a "gym"
she has shown
such a decided liking taking semi-annually.
teacher,
for
it
since
in the
Normal School
—
.
MAKTHA ALBINE HOY CHARLOTTE President
German
H., VA.
C.
Club, '04;
Member German
Club,
'04-'09.
Having entered in '04 she forms a landmark in our She is a true "deutehes MSidehen," having been born in Germany. Modest, unassuming and retiring, she is appreciated by those to whom she has revealed her real self. A truly unselfish "Jonathan to her David," in fact incomplete without Margaret, who class.
has during these four years seemed to be the center
Her love for her native of her life. language has caused her to specialize in the study of German, and in the future she expects to hold the chair of German in some high school (unless she gets married to please Mr. Jarman and circumference
)
MAMIE
L.
JONES
WILLIAMSBUEG, VA.
Argus Literary
Society;
Skating
Club;
Cotillion
Club.
This happy-go-lucky lassie from "ye old towB of is known among her hallmates for
Williamsburg"
She was never Only smiles at mail times. Thinks all girls bores except those with boys' names. She is endowed with a rather sweet disposition, which Rooms is shown to its best advantage when humored. her nightingale,
known
tom-cat
serenades.
to tell the truth.
with Mary, but has never learned the art of spinning tops. Always goes to bed at ten o'clock, pays friendly studycalls on all new girls, and never breaks ? hour rules. Was never known to find out assignments Has hopes of living in a palace, but till class time. (
would be happy near "Barnes."
)
JOSEPHINE HULL KELLY BRISTOL, TEITN.
Kappa '08-'09;
Delta;
of
Critic
President Y.
W.
Argus Literary
C. A.;
Society,
President of Class,
Exchange Editor of Ouidon; Literary Editor of VlKGiNlAN; Asheville Delegate, '08. '07;
Favorite expression, "Yes, child."
Chief occupation
for '09, writing something for the Annual. office.
Room
Private
84.
Four years ago Josie entered the Normal School, expecting to stay only one year. The next year she In October, '07 she entered taught in Bristol, Va. our class and has done much to keep up its high standard.
During her
first
year at school she was
made an Argus, so she could "see the better" to argue her way through school. Josie is seldom seen without a "ease" or two in her train to make her forget such trivial
matters as attending classes and staff meetings.
RUTH KIZER SALEIM, VA.
S S 2; Cunningham Literary
Society; Glee Club;
Tennis Club.
Entered in '07 as a graduate of Salem High School, and at once began her work for a kindergarten diploma. The fact that she is beloved by her little kindergartners is shown by the "Hello, Miss Kizer!" that comes from beaming little ones from all direcRuth tions when their teacher is taking a walk. is
very deeply engrossed in her kindergarten work,
and her friends and schoolmates have little privilege of seeing her except on her way to and from the kindergarten; however, it is rumored that she finds opportunity occasionally to have a necessary interview with the president of the Senior class, presumably about class matters. lovable girl, with a
Ruth is a quiet, timid, gentle, winsome smile, and lw.s a large
place in the hearts of
many
of her schoolmates.
CASSIE LAIRD TAZEWELL, VA. Cassie
entered
school
September,
in
1907,
as
a
Tazewell High School. Were she not endowed with avoirdupois we fear her scientific nature would lead her to soar far above us. She is at her best in nature study when teaching from a living animal, and in geology when examining, collecting and labeling soil from the school garden.
graduate
of
plentifully
But with very
all
her
scientific
human accomplishment,
tendencies she has one
characteristic to have full play,
been loiown to disturb
it,
the special spelling class.
HALLIE MAY McCORMIOK BEDFORD CITY, VA.
Athenian Literary Society.
Monk, Joined the "Naughty-niners" in their Senior year with a year's experience in teaching behind her. She soon made herself known in her classes by her argumentative and inquisitive frame of mind. She is kindhearted, generous, and was never known to get angry. She is always ready to go down town, rain or shine. Her favorite pastime is singing and composing class songs. Favorite expression, "Goodness, who on earth said it!" Favorite song, "Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son."
She allows this and nothing has ever
whining.
not even her release from
ETHEL MILLS MANCHESTEK, VA. Pierian
Literary
Society;
Racket Raisers'
Tennis
Club.
from the Manchester High She is quiet, but makes herself She takes "gym" regularly, but has to resort to anti-fat. She has succeeded admirably in the Training school, with both teachers Ethel
entered
school
School four years ago.
heard when necessary.
and pupils. She is calm and cool until the name "Lynnda" is mentioned, and then her hair curls natEthel spends all her spare time making seaurally. foam candy, on which to feed her "crush." She has a voice
like
a nightingale, by which we are lulled to
"slumber-land."
LILLIAN MINOR OSFOED, N.
C.
Treasurer Cunningham Literary Society; Skimmers' Tennis Club; Glee Club; Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority. Cyclone.
Lil.
"Cyclone" blew into school in the fall of 1907, fresh from the rosin country, with the tar still sticking to her heels. Her two years in Virginia have succeeded in brushing a
good deal of
it
Lillian a jolly good classmate. istic
is
talking people deaf,
of good
Possesses
off,
humor and always ready an
and in making
Her
of
chief character-
dumb and to
blind.
help
Is full
anybody.
and an
im-
finishing school her chief
am-
innocent,
inquiring
look
After portant walk. bition is to spend a season in "gay old
New
York."
—
WINNIE ETHEL PARSONS ATLANTIC, VA.
The Viecinian; Argus Literary Senior Class Reporter for The Guidon; Dramatic Club. Picture Editor of
Society;
The Parson.
When Winnie was
five years younger than she now she was formally introduced to S. N. S., which, being pleased to make her acquaintance, adopted her is,
as IB, and presented to her a ladder which has led
"E" on teaching. Her true worth was so fully found out that she was offered the position of assistant to
Winnie
to her supervisor in her Senior year.
among her classmates and in the much so that she has the name
ular so
is
pop-
school at large of
having more
"cases" than any girl in school.
With such a prosperous beginning, Winnie's outlook It is hoped and con-
for the future is indeed bright. fidently prophesied that
she will, wherever her pro-
fession calls her, continue her practice
"Piercing" hearts.
MARY PERKINS DOSWELL, VA. President
Pierian
Literary
Society;
President
Racket Raisers' Tennis Club; Vice-President of Class '09; Cotillion Club; Skating Club; Glee Club. Polly Perkins.
Mary
remembered as the first president She is an optimistic and courageous girl, cheering every one with whom she comes in contact. She never got blue, not even during her sojourn on the "Stoney Way." She talks continually, and is ever free from care and ready for a good time. Mary is well known up and down the will long be
of the Pierian Literary Society.
halls for her vocal accomplishments, her favorite song being,
"Have you seen
my Henry Brown?"
begun here of
;
MAHY CLOPTON PIERCE RICHMOND,
VA.
Corresponding Secretary Pierian Literary Society; Treasurer Class
'09.
Mary's worth as a student that she spent
five
is
sliown by the fact
years at the Normal School without
ever getting a "note."
Under her calm
exterior there
lurks a great deal of fun and merriment ready to be
She is always on the least invitation. making resolutions which she conscientiously forgets She has answered many patent the next minute. medicine ads that guaranteed to increase one's weight, but poor Mary has yet failed to find one that has had the desired effect. After passing through four years without a "case," she went astray in her Senior year called forth
and became so attached to Mattie that there are now "two hearts that beat as one."
FLORENCE BAKER RAWLINGS FBEDEEICKSBUEQ, VA. Vice-President of Class, '08 ; Vice-President of C. L. S., '08 Vice-President Athletic Association, '08; President Skating Club; Skimmers'
President of Class, '09
;
Tennis Club; Cotillion Club; Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority. Flossie.
Presh.
Fluffy.
good fellow, ready for every kind of fun. Flossie is always in a hurry and always busy, but strange to say always has time to She "is especially noted for her midnight visitloaf. she is confident ing, and the "marks of beauty" which with every she possesses. She has a way of her own
A
quick,
excitable,
jolly
and knows how to use it; an accomplished She has had many and varied experiences, which you and is always filled with startling news She possesses independcouldn't induce her to tell. one,
"bluflfer."
ence and the power of leadership.
MARY JOSEPHINE REED MEADOW Argus
Literary
VIEW, VA.
Society;
Racket
Raisers'
Tennis
She
a very
Club.
Brownie. Josephine entered the class in 1907. bright girl and does not care
unsophisticated
if
maiden from
people
the
know
rural
is it.
This
district
of
southwest Virginia has surprised us by her ability and upward progress. She is quite successful in the "fussing line," and takes great pleasure in arguing
with
her
professors.
facia! contortions
During these arguments
studying stars for others
is
/.
SUE RUFFIN WESTOVER, VA. Corresponding Secretary of Argus Literary Society, '06; Critic of Argus Literary Society, '09; Treasurer of Y.
W.
C. A., '06;
Skimmers' Tennis Club.
Sue entered school September, '04. She has proved one of our most studious girls, but has found time to make all of us love her, for she is always pleasant and ready to lend a helping hand. Although she has rather a serious appearance, she possesses a fun-loving nature. She has her own irresistible way of saying things. She excels herself when the eighth grade is the topic of
conversation,
for
her heart
is
in
the
Training
School.
^^***
her
bespeak a worried soul, but generally
gain for her her point.
Her
favorite occupation
is
with a "Kite." Her thoughtfulness one of her chief attractions.
ETHEL SANDIDGE LTNCHBUBO, VA.
Lynchburg Club, Tennis Club.
La Ethel
one
is
daughters,
who
of
Petite.
High
Lynchburg
School's
talks constantly of being
burg, and of the merits of her town.
loyal
from Lynch-
Recently teach-
ing has become her hobby, and judging from the entire possession
it
has taken of her,
one she will ever
ride.
is
likely to be the only
She made a brilliant record
in
teaching in the Training School; also in captivating her pupils' hearts.
However,
if
the process of em-
bracing begun by these pupils
is continued she will be pressed thinner and thinner until the public schools
of
Lynchburg
will lose
an enthusiast in
all
an
excellent teacher.
She
is
class affairs.
MARY SUSANNA SHELTON HAMPTON.
Cunningham Literary As a graduate
of
VA.
Society.
Hampton High
tered our class two years ago, and has
School Susie en-
made
for herself
a most enviable record. Never yet has so learned a question been propounded to the grave and reverend Senior class that Susie has not been able to discourse learnedly upon it, always in a low, gentle voice, of course, and while it is not always heard, her wise, She is small serious look convinces us of its worth.
and unassuming. I
ever?"
garden."
Her
Her favorite saying
chief interest is
is,
"Well, did
"the training school
MAUDE SOUTHAIiL DANTUiLE, VA.
Kindergarten Music Club.
The Mule.
A
graduate of Danville High School and Chatham Institute. She spends most of her time in the kindergarten, but occasionally emerges along with the other kindergarten Seniors and attends class meetings, sem-
where she sits apart from the rest of the with "Kuth" and "Mae." Her most prominent being ahead of time in everything she undertakes, but occasionally she is late for class and her excuse then is always, "I just had to iix my hair!" She is especially noted for her unselfishness and cheerful disposition, and her art of telling pointinar,
etc.,
class,
characteristic is
less puns.
MAKY MOSBY STEPHENS 0HBISTIANSBT3KG, VA. President Argus
dent Y.
W.
Literary
Society,
'08;
Vice-Presi-
C. A., '07; President of Class, '06; Ashe-
ville Delegate, '06;
Tam
0' Shanter Club; Glee Club.
Tep.
"Tep" entered our class in '05, and at once began the custom which has characterized her throughout her four years' stay here looking out for new girls, taking them for a stroll around the campus, investigating for herself at the same time. She is known far and wide for her loud shriek, and is often heard to call out in surprise, "Great day in the morning!" "Well, ain't it cute!" She expresses her opinion on anything she happens to like. Her favorite study is Biology, and her favorite pastime is playing with Sam Livy Aristotle, the laboratory snake. She is seldom seen without her pencil tied to a string and hung around her neck. This she uses as a source of amusement, twirling and whirling it in every direction. "Tep" has a bright disposition, is very enthusiastic, and optimistic, and scatters sunshine wherever she goes. We prophesy for her great success in her future study at Wellesley.
—
SUSAN JANE STONE GODFREY, VA.
Varsity Basket-ball Team;
Racket Raisers' Tennis
Club.
Miss Snscm. years since Susan made her appearance at the Normal School, she has never lost her It is probably pride in being from "old Culpeper." due to this atmosphere of outdoor sports that she owes the distinction of being the most athletic member of our class. She won for herself much fame as a member of the "Greens," and was accordingly given
Although
it is five
a place on the Varsity Basket-ball Team. When not playing basket-ball she spends her time studying "Miss Susan" possesses much nerve beauty papers. and determination, and does not believe in hurrying through
life.
WILLIE FRANCES STONER SHEKWOOD, VA. Treasurer Pierian Literary Society; Skimmers' Tennis Club.
Stoner. a sunny disposition and towers far above her Has a will of her own and doesn't fellow-beings.
Has
Her chief characteristic is doing it. nice things for people without their knowledge of the
hesitate to use
Her chief occupation is making articles for Manual Training that are not even so much as worthy Favorite expression, "You don't know." name. of a Has never heard of a name without asking the adfact.
no matter whether the person is living or dead. Frances will teach for two years only, because there is a Ray in her life which, if permitted, will sparkle equal to the diamond which she so modestly rejected
dress,
at Christmas.
LULA SUTHERLIN SUTHERUN,
VA.
Business Manager of Virginian; Business Manager
Guidon; Vice-President Argus
of
Treasurer Y.
W.
C. A., '08:
Literary
Society;
German Club; Glee Club;
K
Asheville Delegate, '08; Dramatic Club;
A.
Lula P.
Has taken her time through During
the class five years ago.
having entered term she has been
school,
this
weighted dovpn with the business affairs of the school, which she manages so well that we feel sure she is fully prepared to be the business if
she
does
manager
not like the teacher's
of her family
profession.
Her
greatest ambition Is to be a concert player, but as yet
she
has
succeeded
seventh grade.
only
When
in
teaching
music
in
the
desiring to be alone she begins
to sing, which has the desired effect.
She loves to argue, and generally succeeds in gaining her point.
LUCY
A.
WARBURTON
WIIXIAMSBURG, VA. Athenian Literary Society; Cotillion Club; Racket Raisers.
Known ruptness,
for her
unbotmded energy, perseverance, abimpulsiveness and nerve (ex-
strong will,
—
when Miss Dunn observes her.) Case "And her name was Maud." Her chief occupation is writing lesson plan with "Teacher's aim: To have Miss Dunn Her favorite pastimes write 'Good' on this plan." cept
"Pebble" while the "Stones" attend and taking fresh-air strolls with her supervisor; and impressing on people the imHer highest ambition her name. portance of "A" in are tending
little
lectures; school gardening
is
to have perfect order in the third grade.
KATE FRIEND WATKINS DANVILLE, VA.
Corresponding Secretary Athenian Literary Society.
A course in the R. M. I. as the equivalent of a high school course placed her in the Junior class in '06, and had not "Fat Kate" had a mania for maladies she would have graduated in the class of June, '08. The saving graces, a sense of humor and a kind heart, will
make
the practice of the theory of love in a log cabin,
which she is a staunch advocate, both practicable and pleasant. The solicitous interest of a fond mamma ? have necessitated certain improveand a fonder ments in the telephonic and postal systems here. As these are two great factors in the development of the of
rural districts
we
rejoice that she will reside in the
country, but regret that her sojourn there will not be in the capacity of a teacher.
MABEL HARRIS WOODSON LTNCHBUEO, VA.
Cunningham Literary Cunningham Literary Society,
Vice-President Critic of
Literary Editor of ViEQiNLiN,
Society,
'09;
'08; Assistant
'09.
Jonah.
and reckless Mabel makes more noise in one minute than a brass band could make in a week. She always meets you half way with a pleasant smile and a request for something to eat. Mabel won the name of "Jonah" from her many misfortunes, chief of which was the dislocation of her arm during a Senior class election. She is well known for her carelessness, devotion to "Bet," and love for pathetic, heart-broken and hair-raising love songs from which
One
Junior
of the most reckless of that rash class,
1907-'08.
she quotes at every opportunity.
Mabel
is
a
girl
mind and noble
of
remarkable
character.
In spite of ability,
all this,
having a
fine
BETTY
C.
WRIGHT
TAPPAHANNOCK, VA.
Cunningham Literary
Society; Cotillion Club; Skat-
ing Club; Racket Raisers' Tennis Club; Treasurer of Class, '07; Glee Club; Secretary Athletic Association.
Rawbone.
Bet.
"Bet" entered in 1907, and since that day has always been behind, but forever in a hurry. She has made a success of Drawing and Manual Training, the possessor of a lemitiful voice which she exercises as she wanders up and down the halls in
brilliant
and
is
pursuit of her lesson plans, trunk keys, in fact everything that she possesses, which is always lost. Fond Full of dancing, except when she has on new shoes. of wit and humor, but dearly loves to argue, and spends most of her time quarreling with her friends.
Moans over the
loss of
the "Heavenly Twins."
g'ÂŤs^*
her hair continually.
One
of
Class History CHAPTER
WHERE
no better place could be chosen than
which
of
is
it
composed joined
among
tory before this date, look
made
it,
Then
it
to
the souvenirs and scrap-books
"Xew
was that the
its
those
iif
his-
who
Jimiors" were, as usual, considered "prissy" to display their
was that the "Old Juniors" seemed course, this feeling
we found
quainted than class-mates,
anyway)
and
not
diil
nld
in
knowing
all,
it
and
sisters.
lunger did
lasl, f.ir n(i
it
take us to get ac-
as sneh steered forth as the never-to-be-forgotten (to ourselves,
^o
1908!
we byway
describes or could describe the life that
every hallway, stairway,
with the words, "rash and reckless Juniors
Our
new
and new .Inniors .staunch friends and loyal
reckless Jnnior Class of
On
high school attainments; then
to possess the air of
of feeling a complete indiffereucc tnward their
motto, "Cheer up, the worst
is
other
word we
led ilnving an<l
feel sure lietter
lOOS than that already
highway were we confronted
1" until
we came
finally to expect
Xo
yet to com?," suited us well.
with such a cheerful outlook has ever enjoyed
among
the parts
yon wonld Icnow
If
forces.
to work in earnest and press on toward the goal which glimmer on the misty horizon.
and "uppish" in their endeavor
used.
Certainly
all
we go
was just beginning
Of
Jnnior year, when
its
for not imtil then did our history begin as that of an undivided class;
not until then did
it
I.
should the history of the Class of 1909 really begin?
more than we
itself
;
no
it.
class girl
us wonld be willing to tear out of her history those pages recounting
We
the deeds, both good and bad, of her life as a Junior.
our school, and, more than
We
were early organized, with Josie Kelly
Rawlings, vice-president;
During the months to our class.
Even
that
stood by our motto,
one another.
all,
as
onr president
;
Florence
Mary DuPuy, secretary, and Betty Wright, treasurer. followed, many things hapjiened to jn'ove our loyalty
the "grave
and reYerend" Seniors
at
one time held us
at
the point of the bayonet in their endeavor to assert their authority over us.
We, according less"
to
our attitude, answereil their challenge in a "rash and reck-
way.
According
to the usual
for a change decided to let
custom, we undertook to entertain the Seniors, but it
be a typical tacky party, rather than a grand re-
:
ception,
which we would keep
!
until later as a surprise for them.
It
came
off
on a memorable April night, and resembled an April shower in contrast to the sunshine that
The
we were anxiously
awaiting.
some prank
Senioi-s expected
to
be played upon them, and came fully
prepared for the shock and ready to stand up for the respect due their
With such
went
a beginning, things
class.
and before we knew what
helter-skelter,
had happened, everybody had caught the fever, and both Juniors and Seniors
had taken sides in hot dispute.
The outlook was blue when we dispersed that night, but "on the cold gray dawn of the morning" we realized our folly, and decided to be friends at any cost. The peace offering took the form of a brilliant reception given the Seniors in the reception hall,
smoke the
where everything was done
Who
that
was there
will ever forget
night of nights as Jimiors.
and in return were sung
to
We
bury the hatchet and
by
what
No
it
meant
to us
?
It
was our
sang to the "old-rose and gray" of the Seniors,
Sweet peas, their
a whole-hearted class.
mingled sweetly with our pansies, and our scorned.
to
jiipe of peace.
colors,
flower,
purple and gold, were not
happier band has ever joined hands to sing "Auld Lang Syne"
We were drawn together in a closer we had known ever before we had won back the friendship and, above all, we emerged a staunch class, more able than ever
than that which gathered that night. relationship than of the Seniors,
;
to face the school as Seniors
heart,
with that yell which was dear to every Junior's
and with which we greeted our career
"Kicker, racker! ricker, racker! Ricker, racker, rye! As reckless Juniors we aimed high! Stick 'em up! Stand 'em up! Put 'em up in line! For now we're the Seniors of 1009!"
,
CHAPTER Being All of us
as Seniors
a Senior
I
had our own
With what mingled ideas, varied as they
II.
feelings did
may
we begin
that career
have been, of what was really
meant by that mysterious and long-desired name, "Senior," Some of us had to suffer under the delusion that we were the only people who had ever attained to such a position, and thus gave outward expressions of our inward importance. Nevertheless, to all of us it was the beginning of the end, the last milestone in the road, and
we were
willing to begin our explorations.
Horrors of horrors to
be
all class
was the Training School the task of our all
It
!
was not long before we found that
to
We
To some
be overcome.
young and exciting
struggled along the "Stoney
road?
it
wasn't going
There
meetings, singing songs, and planning onr commencement.
have toiled through
do we
;
n<:it
most of ns
it,
course learnedly on "basal experience,"
proved easy
This was not
existence.
Way"
it
an<l
;
all,
to others
;
for haven't
know every rock of its we have learned how
"school
gardening,"
we
rtigged to dis-
and even
"formulate and differentiate" are not altogether beyond onr jjowers of comprehension now.
Of
course, all such hair-raising, brain-stirring subjects took
our time, but not so
We
duties.
president;
Mary
much
up the most
of
not have time to attend to onr class
<lid
were organized on October the second, with Florence Eawlings, Perkins, vice-president; Florence Clayton, secretary, and
Mary
After such an election
Pierce, treasurer.
campus with
ourselves heard out on the
number,
the excitement one of our fell,
we
so that
dislocated a
a
we
felt it
few all-round
endeavor to add
in her
few bones, and since then has well
onr duty to
filled
make
During
yells for 1909.
to the excitement,
the "Jonah's" place
in the class.
The
rest of our fall
term jiassed rapidly and ))leasantly enough, and not
until after the departure of the
the authority that
was
ours.
January
We
C^lass
did
we
take upon ourselves
all
suddenly found ourselves the only Seniors in
Then it was that we began to have regular weekly meetings and discuss graduating in earnest. Our meetings were full of excitement, and while there was much hot arguing, the school, a position that no other class before us had held.
very serious affairs were discussed.
Among
the unique things that were carried
through was the plan to depart from the usiml "fluffy
ruffles" style,
and grad-
uate in uniform tailored suits.
About
this time,
student government, which had been smouldering for
some time, blazed out brightly and claimed every Senior's thoughts. Definite action was taken and the honor system was begun as a start toward real student government, which we leave in the hands of the coming Senior Class.
Early
in
the
history, as our
Spring Term we elected Mr. Lee Bidgood, professor of
honorary member.
ure to our career with our
new
ciated in our study of history. at large, but
home by
more
We
were looking forward with much pleaswhom we had so long been asso-
classmate with
Some time
in
March,
the critical illness of his mother,
to the regret of the school
Mr. Bidgood was called which caused him to give up his
especially to the Class of 1909,
work during the and
six,
^^hile
much to us, As we
A
gloom was thus
cast over our band of fiftyup Mr. Bidgood, who had meant so sorrow was with him in his berea\'enient.
rest of the term.
we
regretted deeply to give
our greatest
stand now, our school
and pleasures that belong
life is filled
road has been traveled, and as
we
with ths duties, responsibilities
Most of our work
to a Senior.
is
most of the
over,
look forward to what the future holds in
the next two mouths for us, lingering feelings of sadness and regret begin to
Eain would we hold time back, and always look forward
our thoughts.
fill
with feelings of reverence
The mist
that has tmtil
to a
graduating day,
now hovered around
us
are forming themselves into realities, and as
to a is
diploma, to a bright ftiture.
beginning
we gather
songs our thoughts are turning to classmates and to of sorrow
is
to
fade
;
our dreams
at sunset to sing
Alma
Mater.
A
our
feeling
we think of what it is going to mean to be who have meant so much to its during otir stay here. looking forward to a commencement without tears; perhaps
entering our hearts as
separated from those
Perhaps we are
we
are not
;
whu knows
Twilight
is
^
fast stealing over us.
Smin our songs will be hushed; soon
we shall have As we go, Ahna Mater, you who have guided so wisely
the sun of lOOi) will have sunk far below the horizon; soon scattered over Virginia's hills it is
you who have
f'lid
kept us well;
farewell.
first it
is
and valleys and
place in our hearts;
you
to
whom
it
plains. is
the Class of
1909 gives
its last, its final,
—
mim's pa0t
is
preluDe
Which in luuking forward seemed Long and tedious, and tlie future Far away as in a dream,
We
can call it but a prelude Of tlie soni; we now beoin.
Just a prelude, but its Hoving through and its impress en Helps us to be true
ilakes
And
tlie
They
influence
through the song our future. and strong. memories of that prelude
to us alone belong.
Precious memories! how we love them, Both the joyful and the sad! For the sad but make the brighter Those that have been gay and glad:
And
success
For the
is
but the sweeter we have bad.
trials
Helpful lessons we have learned here, Truth and wisdom rightly taught; Bright and clear their flames are burning On the altar of each heart, As from here our footsteps turning Each begins life's chosen part.
Some
regrets "we leave behind us
For the failures we have made. But to earth they cannot bind us. We press onward undismaj'ed, Resolved the morrow shall not And us In a losing fight arrayed.
By
a hard and rugged pathway We at last have reached success; Stepping stones of failures making. Onward, upward, we have pressed. From success fre^h courage taking. Pushed with vigor toward the crest.
Now
behind us lie-; the prelude. the song is just begun; go forth to sing it bravely. With the whole world looking on. 'Twill be finished when the Master Bids us rest, and says, "\^'tll done."
And
We
y{.
Sl'sie
Sheltox,
'09.
:
©ut
l^onotarp
Member
Tune: "Bingo" are the Class of Naughty-Nine Of reckless Junior fame: Our honorary member, he is fine, And Bidgood is his name.
We
B-i-d-g-o-o-d, B-i-d-g-o-o-d, B-i-d-g-o-o-d,
Bidgood
is
name.
his
CHOKUS Here's to Mr. Bidgood, drink
it
Here's the class of .lune. drink
down, it
down;
Here's to Mr. Bidgood, here's the Class of Nauglitj'-Nine!
Drink
it
down, drink
it
down, drink
it
down, down, down.
Last year when we wei'e Junior B's
He taught us history, And now that we are Senior
We
still
remember
B's
Lee.
B-i-d-g-o-o-d, B-i-d-g-o-o-d, B-i-d-g-o-o-d,
Bidgood
is
his name.
— Cho.
We went to Willis's mountain, we did; We had a jolly good time. And Biddy, somehow, in a wagon got placed With the Seniors of Naughty-Nine. B-i-d-g-o-o-d, etc.
— Cho.
He taught us some yells, and he sang us a And when we got hungrj', we found He had filled his pockets with peppermint And he passed them all around. B-i-d-g-o-o-d,
etc.
He made such
We A
song.
drops.
— Cho.
a .iolly good chaperon.
saw that he would be we would be proud to own.
classmate
So now he's a Senior B. B-i-d-g-o-o-d, etc.
Then
We
— Cho.
here's to the pride of the Senior
B
class,
him loud and long. To Mr. Bidgood we raise our glass And give to him a song. toast
B-i-d-g-o-o-d, etc.
— Cho. Susie Shelton. 112
—
—
We
"Before
Learned
How"
ONE OF THE FIKST SENIOR CLASS MEETINGS.
Place Miss Minor's class-room. Time: Presumably at 4:30 P. M., :
but in reality at 4:45.
by
[Seniors, straggling leisurely in one
and wildly
ing excitedly,
On
"Biddy Boy."
strains of
The piano going wild
to the tune of
talk-
made
"Bingo."
soliciting orders for Annuals.]
(rapping lovidly on desk with chalk-box.
President seats, several
Here and there groups
one corner come melodious
tbe front bench can be heard a great noise
by those attempting a new song.
Mabel Woodson
one.
From
gesticulating.
making
for the
same
one.
owners, quiet reigns temporarily.) pictures are to be
made
:
After
much
Girls, I called this
for the Annual.
am
I
All
scramble for
disputing as to the rightful
told
meeting
to decide
how
by the editor-in-chief that
they must be in within two weeks. Several Girls (at once)
Mary then
S.
:
Madame
:
Two weeks
President,
is it
!
Well,
it
just cannot be done
absolutely necessary that
we
!
get
it
done
?
Mary DuPuy (Editor-in-Chief) them March the first.
:
Yes, absolutely necessary.
Our
contract
calls for
[The it
done.
an animated discussion on the impossibility of getting
class begins
Much moving
about.]
we must have order. I am ready dress when we have our pictures made.
President: Girls,
to
hear suggestions
how we shall Mary Perl-ins: Madame President, it seems to me that the first thing for us to decide is what we are to graduate in. How are we to decide how to go in the Annual if we Mary S. (springing up) Madame President, I suggest about
:
President: Miss Perkins has the
Mary Mary like to
floor.
Miss Stephens.
know what we Madame President, while we
Perhins: If we do not
are to graduate in
Pierce:
are discussing things, I should
know
if it's
ever been decided about our class colors and flower
President : Well,
Ethel B.:
?
chairman of that committee, anyway ? President, I am the chairman, and I have
who
Madame
?
is
meeting, but I can't get the girls to come.
called a
)
Hatfie C.
How
:
meeting was held
Mary
!
we come when we
could
didn't
kuow when and where
the
^
Madame
Pei'ki}is:
President,
we
ought
certainly
to
decide this
thing, because every other class in school has selected them.
Josie K.:
wait until
Mary
Madame
President, I don't see
we can hear from
the committee
why we need
Why
to hurry.
not
Let's be original, auy^^'a^'.
?
Pierce: I don't call that originality.
I call
(Ap-
procrastination.
it
plause from class.
Several Ejaciilaturs: "Good point, old girl."
"How
"Keep
bright!"
it
up!"
[President gives several exasperated raps for order.]
Mabel W. Miss A suggests that we have three pictures on the page. [The girls in the back are singing a new class song which is on the board.] President: Keep quiet back there. It is impossible to hear what is being :
said.
Josephine B.: Three pictures on a page would cost like wild-fire.
Mabel W. Not more than four dollars Annual the best we have ever had. It school, you know. Josephine B. Oh, you don't meau it :
this
the
apiece. is
We
ought
to try to
make
the twenty-fifth anniversary of
:
President (rapjaing on desk and speaking sternly): Will some one close those blinds back there to keep those children out of here
Mary Perhins (jumping up
?
Everybody be seated
on desk and fumbling with the light)
:
I
I feel
a wild imjJidse for action.
Several Girls: Yes, turn
[Mabel W.,
on.
it
It is as
moving around among
still
dark
the
as
midnight in here.
members
of the class
and urging
abottt our
graduating
purchase of Animals.] President: dress,
that
do
it
Keep
and he leaves
we
it
quiet, I say!
with us
wear shirt-waist
will
at all large colleges
C: And
President:
stiits
it; it will
Chorus: Let's do
it.
Oh, yes!
get our diplomas
Mary Perlius: Madame tailored suits.
He
shall wear.
morning we
hopes, though,
get our diplomas.
be
new
They
here.
commencement
wear thin dresses class-night
President: Will some one
morning we
the
not have a pretty
We may
what we
where they do not have caps and gowns.
Several Girls: Let's do Hallie
saw Mr. Jarman
I
to decide
make
dress if
we
jSTever.
?
wish.
That will be fins! a motion as to how we
shall dress the
?
President, I
move
that
we graduate
in
white
—
Why
Several Girls :
Betty W. (aside)
You
President:
Ethel S.
All in favor of
Mary
of collars ninst
we wear,
Pierce: Let's wear a white collar and
Winnie P.
rise.
Dutch or what
straight,
Why
:
C: A new
?
:
kind of collar
Alice C.
That
is
tie.
?
may
lie
in style
Suppose we wait about that
Virgie B. :
not wear a stock
by June.
what I intended saying. to wear uniform suits we ought
just
I suggest
?
Josephine B.: If we are to
it,
class rises.]
not wear a Buster Brown.
T just will
Alice
Cambric, lonsdale, cotton, or anything.
:
What kind
:
of lawn, linen, or anything.
have heard the motion.
[Nearly the whole
made ?
not say of what thej^ are to be
They can be made
President:
to agree as to
how
have them made. [Several
"Madame
can be heard yelling,
girls
President,"
above the
general uproar.]
President : Keep quiet.
[Mabel W. continues
Annie B. fastened
(having been
Pierce:
What
Nellie B.
We
:
decide
Emma
how we
F.:
suits
we can shall
Madame
up to
might have their
skirts
the back.
some
is ni)t
would look nmch
know
do not
President: Girls, left to
becoming
is
Winnie P.: Uniform
Some
recognized):
the front, and others
Tip at
Mary
I cannot hear a thing.
to take orders.]
becoming
better.
I
\o others.
—
I propose
the spring styles yet.
decide this later.
We
have only fifteen minutes
have our pictures made.
President, I think
we ought
to dress just as
we
please
for our pictures.
Mary DuPuy: If we are to wear shirt-waist suits when we get our we should have our pictures made in them. Mabey W. (stopping her canvass a minute, and taking notice) Miss
di-
jilomas, T think
:
says white is hard on
Josie
:
you in a picture.
She says blue
is
Betty W. (disgustedly)
Mabel W.
President: this
manner.
your
C.
looks.
worse. :
What was Miss
C. talking about?
raeulty pictures.
:
Evelyn H.
It does not inijirove
:
I see
We
why
must
she does not want
stick to our subject.
them made
We
in white.
cannot conduct business in
Josephine R.
Frances 8.
green one)
Madame
We
:
St.
President, I
move
enough shirt-waists
will never get
pictvires
made
alike.
in tailored waists, or just any kind of waist?
May we wear any kind of May we wear any tie,
:
we have our
that
alike.
Do you mean
Josie:
Mary Mary
:
made
in shirt-waists,
Pierce:
collar
?
this one for instance (pointing to a
?
President: Miss Eeed, will you
make your motion
specific?
Kate W. : If we are to wear thin dresses class night, why may we not have our pictures made in them ? Mary DuPuy: The pictures have to be made this week. If you can get your class dresses made by then
will be all right.
it
(Class laughs.)
we have our class-night dresses made right away. Josie: Madame President, I move we get a thin waist and all of us have our pictures made in that one. President: Please come to order; I asked Miss Eeed to make her motion move
Nellie B.: I
that
specific.
we have our pictures taken in any shirt-waist, (The motion was defeated by one vote.) Alice C. Madame President, I move that we have our pictures made in shirt-waists and uniform collars and ties. Josephine R.
and in any
collar
:
I move that
and
tie.
:
Hallie
C:
If she
means
those old Buster Browns, I will not vote for
Florence 0.: I will not have
my
picture made.
it.
(That will bring them
around.)
President : She did not say what kind of collars, only uniform in favor of the motion, rise.
collars. All
(The motion was carried by one
All opposed.
vote.)
[They
class
was in an uproar
Several Girls:
They mean
Ethel S.: I won't have
at once.]
those old
my
Dutch
thing-s.
pictures made.
Madame
President, I look
awful in those things. Mattie F.: Everybody in school wears them. Hallie C. Nellie B.
:
:
Because she
likes
them she thinks everybody
else does.
Let's vote over.
Several Girls (jumping up)
:
Yes, do
President: This motion was carried.
done by unanimous vote of the
class.
it
over.
To
be done over
it
will have to be
Mabel W.
:
Carrie B-
:
President:
move that we reconsider that last motion. And let's vote over on the motto, too. You want to start all over again ? All in favor I
of
(Ten or twelve girls kejst their seats.) Several Girls Pull them wp [Mabel W. rushes across the room and tries to pull ilary
motion,
Miss
M
's
rise.
:
!
DuPuy
out of
her seat.]
General conversation: Old stubborn things.
you thinking about, anyway ? President: The class must come Josie: collars, I
What
are crazy.
are
to order.
President, as the motion said shirt-waists and uniform
Madame
propose that
we amend
it
and say ''uniform
Does Miss Kelly mean that the
Sallie F.:
You
collars attached."
sewed on the waists, and buttoned up the front just as the waist does Frances S.: I move that we
bands
collars are to be straight ?
our pictures made in red sweaters and
ha\'e
the uniform collars attached.
Grace B.
How
:
[The supper
are you going to have collars attached to plain shirt-waists
?
bell rings.]
Who made that motion, anyway? [No one knows. Alice C. finally tlblnks she made
Josie:
it.]
President: Will you please state your motion again? Alice
C:
I do not
remember what
I said.
President: Does anyone remember Miss []^o one door.
remembers
it.
The supper
I think it
C
's
was uniform
collars.
motion?
bell stops ringing,
and
all
rush for the
]
Will President knocking on the desk until she breaks the chalk-box some one please hold the door ? We will have to meet to-morrow to decide what Will some one make a motion to that effect? to wear to have our pictures made. Mamie J. : I move that we have our pictures made. )
{
Evelyn H. : I move that we graduate Betty W.
I move that
:
Virginia B.
[Some one satisfied
:
I
move
we
that
pulls the door
:
in June.
get our diplomas now.
we
get
some supper.
open and
about everything except
how
all
rush for the dining room, feeling
the pictures were to be
made
for the
Annual!] A. E. C, '09
—
;
Dear
fl)lD
^.
^.
jfi3.
TfNE: -Red Wing." There
A
stiiinl- a
XiuiiKil School,
dear old Xnrmnl Sehool.
Whose
Roam
and pay. work and in their
gills all day, so iiierrv
thro' its halls in
The time has come For loved by
Our dear
is
all
play.
to part.
breaks each Senior's
It
lieart.
Normal
Hall,
old S. K. S.
CIIOKUS:
Now we
say farewell to dear old Normal;
Our hearts are
sighing.
Soon we'll be crying Every night while the stars are We'll
Of
all
S.
Ijriglitly
winking,
be thinking
N.
S.
away. So very far away. Yet still we'll sigh and ofttimes cry For the friends to whom we say a long good-bye. \^l>en Ave are far
So,
happy days, farewell
— How happy And
none can
tell
classmates, too,
So fond and
true.
At dear old
S.
N.
S.
ViKuiKiA Bennett.
—
mim "A
rollin' stone don't catch
no moss,"
Folks sometime say to me; Tain't well to move an old landmark.
You
also will agree.
Since I've been tliinkin', seems to
Them Eor
proverbs suit
I
me
fine,
I've been here right straight along
From
eighty-four to nineteen-nine.
Don't talk to I
me
love this
me 'bout goin' away Normal School too well!
come here on the openin' day. An', it we keep on doin' well,
I'm good for twenty-five years more; If then the Class of Nineteen-nine
Comes back The same
an' peeps in through the door, old Philip they will find.
M. Slsie Shelton,
'09.
Class of June, 1910
Motto
:
"Ad
astra per aspeva."
CoLOES Lavender and Gold :
Flower: Marechal Niel Rose OFFIOEHS
RUTH REDD I.EONA JORDAN LOUISE MINETREE CAROLINE ROPER
President Vice-President Secretary
Treasurer
^ember0 Cla0S
OI.A
ABBITT
FLORENCE ACREE JULIA AKIIISTEAD
DORA ARMISTEAD ANNIE BABE GILLETTE BAG BY CLARA BARTON illTTIE BATTEN KATHLEEN BALDWIN GORDON BASKERVILL NANNIE BENNFTT PEARL BERGER RUBY BERGER ANNIE BLAND ADDIE BRADSI-IAW BESSIE BROOKE MILLIAN BROOKE CORA BROOKING ilARY BROOKING AGNES BURGEE ilARY BURTON RUTH GARY HETTIE COBB GEORGIA CREEKMORE ELIZABETH COLEMAN ADDIE COPELAND BESSIE COPPIOJGE LOUISE DANIEL ISABELLE DAVIS ISABELLE DUNLAP JIARIE
FERGUSSON
OLA FISHER
NANCY GARROW ALICE GRANDY ALICE GRUBBS
of 3lune,
1910
ESTELLE HALL ELLEN HARDY
SUSIE POOLE LILLIAN PURYEAR
KATHERINE HATCHER HELEN HOY JL-\E HUDSON SARAH JOHNS JULIA JOHNSON HESTER JONES
EUGENIA READER RUTH REDD MAUDE RICHARDSON HATTIE ROBE-RTSON CAROLINE ROPER
LOUISE JONES CHARLEY JONES
LEONA JORDAN MARIETTA KING MARY LACKEY CAR)! IE LIBBY CORRIE LONG TRACIE LONG
ilAMIE MASSEY MAUDE ilAYO RICHIE ilcCRAW LI LA JIcGEHEE LAURA JIINKEL LOUISE illXETREE :\IARY
MOON
WILLIE MOORJIAN VIDA MURFEE EMJIA MURRAY OLIVE MYERS JIAE NORTHERNEDNA PATTIE VIRGINIA PAULETT BESSIE PAl'LETT JULIA PAULETT ^
ANNE ROWE MARY SAVEDGE JUDITH SAVILLE
KATE SAWYER LYDIA SCHLOSSER BONNIE SEYBERT SALLIE SEYBERT EMMA STAPLES BELLE STERLING MYRTLE STEELE MINNIE SUTHERLAND ELIZABETH TATE LIUNTER TATUM MARY TAYLOR CATHERINE TAYLOR MARY THOJIPSON RETTA THOMPSON MARJORIE THOMPSON MARY TINSLEY ilARIAN TURNER
MARY TURPIN LAURA TWITTY NANCY WALKUP EVA WALTERS EillLY
WARD
MARY PAXTON
MOODIE WILLIAMS
LUCILE POLLOCK AILEEN POOLE
5!IARTHA
LILLIAN ^^-OODSON
YANCEY
;
'Co
tt)C
^tars"
Nothing higlier stirs our fancy, Xothing further us removes From the plane of sordid commons.
From
the tedious trodden groove,
boiul of loyal purpose Binding licaiK nf every kin; le earment. Knitting souK iiil Garb to clcitlie a [airpose in.
Than the
a chain this bond is to us Every link well tried and true. Which, while strengthening yet the otlii Receives itself a strength anew. Thus, and only thus, my classmates May we hope to reach our goal Raise not we ourselves by others And not return the measure whole!
As
We
are one in noble purpose;
United we for honor strive, for our school, and lienor For the class in which we thrive. Ours the love for one another
Honor
Which
the loyal soldier feels
For the one who, close beside him. For the cause his sword doth wield.
As a
class of this, our
Ours
it is
Normal,
her power to prove.
And our wayward, wandering
Often Love's light glimmering thvcadwaj Crosses while the hear! is yoiin;;; But as yet, mere shadows are these For which, now, we're unprepared And we're schoolgirls, learning lessons Wliich great life has with us shared.
heart-string
Are knotted 'round her heart of love. E'en now, oft we follow wildly Ambition's tempting, liagi-ant throng;
"To the stars" our motto
What Yet
tlie
calls us.
a journey for the man! soul, created nobler.
Higher formed by God's own plan. Flying ever higher, higher,
both at last'the star warmth feel. Feels (hilt awesome power, before which Fain iiur other selves would kneel. Mith caeli llight its wings grow stronger. Fewer cloud-gates bar its way. it becomes for soaring, Higlier it can go each day. Tlius we can fullfil our motto
Stronger
By
the Spirit's soaring power;
Growing stronger, nobler, purer. With each passing living hour. uid ivv w in knowledge,
Purpo-e ,lre Loyal \Âť\r |M,Give and lal. Strengthen eve
With that
St
Ever faithful. For our .sclio
day and classmates, our way,
lied e\-ery I
;
11
y our purpose h wliieh union givt
d elass we live! BES.SIE Paulett, '10.
Elementary Professional Class Motto
:
"Coiitendisse est decorum."
Colors Gold and Light Blue :
Flower:
Forget-ile-Kot
OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary
VIRGINIA TINSLEY GEORGIA SINCLAIR
MAUZY MARY ALSTON RELLE ASHBURN
I'ATTIE
Treasurer Eeporteu
MEMBERS
MARY ALSTON MARY ANDERSON BELLE ASHBURN
ilARV W.M. .lOXES
|
LUCY KABLER ETHEL LILLY EDITH LANE COUNTESS MUSE MAY" MOORE MAUD McKEE
NELLIE BEAR MAY BRIGGS FAITH BRIDG FORTH MAMIE ELLIOTT
LENA EARMOX ALINE CLEAVES MARY GWALTNEY VIVIAN GWALTNEY LUCY GILLS
PAT"!' IE MAl^ZV VIRGINIA XETHERLAND GERTRTTDE ROSSON
BESSIE GILLS
ELIZABETH HAWTHORNE MARY HARPER MARY HAMM MATTIE WEST NATALIE HARDY
RUTH RICHARDSON GEORGIA SINCLAIR IDA SCOTT
RUTH SPAIN VIRGINIA TINSLEY ELIZABETH TRICE
MARIAN WELLS
;
^bt Ctaining
^cl)ool
(Being a few cullings from a Senior's Hotbed of Verses, with profuse apologies to Robert Louis Stevenson)
The school
is
so full of such up-to-date features,
I'm sure we should
all
be most excellent teachers.
have a supervisor, that goes in and out witli nie wliat can be the use of her is more than I can see; She sits and writes for hours in my criticism book, 1
And I
know how bad
she thinks I
am
before
T
e\en look.
how to stop tliose children's play; They only make a fool of me in every sort of way, They have so many playthings they are spoiled to death, you I
haven't got a notion
I'd
think shame to plague
my
see;
teachers as those youngsters all plague inc.
The funniest thing about them is tlie way tliey want to know Everything I never heard of, sky above and earth below, Why the world stays in the heavens? What would happen should Can you throw a ball so far off that it can't get back at all?
—
it
fall?
Whene'er tlie supervisor's round The children never make a sound. But break into a grand uproar The minute she is out the door.
woke before the morning, I was busy all the day; haven't had a bit of fun, or any time to play; And now at last tlie evening dusk has quenched tlie sunset I I
And
1
am nowhere
near the end.
—my plan
is
light.
yet to write.
is waiting cool and fresh, my roommate made it up, have time to take a breath, much less a bite or sup; For I'm a teaching Senior B and cannot spare a minute. Those Conferences and Topic Plans are all my life has in it.
My
bed
I don't
I
know
For
I
to-moi'vow morning I sliall see the sun arise. must wake before he eomes to light the morning
I've all tliose spelling
papers
ilv supervisor says
must
I
skies;
haven't yet begun,
I
correct
them every
one,
throw that jangling bell as far as 1 can (ling bad enough to heed a bell, much less to have to ring is on the posted list, to-morrow begin it; However busy, I must Hv to ring it on the minute. I'll
like to
It's
My name
I
Commencement time lias come at The days of Training School arc
And
Senior B's
in
last,
past.
chorus sing:
Good-bye, good-bye to I'M'rytliing.
To To To
school filing
and garden, grades and
snuil
map
pans.
(hiily ]>lans.
clocks and cases, doors that swing,
Good-bye, good-bye to everything.
And fare you \\ell I'or cvtiiuore. O ]ja])er wads upon tlic llc.nr; O wails my pupils used to Hing; (iooil-bye. g,iiHl-by.' to everything.
Clang goes the bell and school is o'er. The children vanisli through the d(}or; Half glad, half sad. to them we sing, Good-bve, good-bve to cvervtliiui;.
it.
it;
Class of June, 1911 Motto "How Flower Lavender Sweet Peas :
:ooJ to live
and learu
CoLOBS
:
:
!"
Lavender and Green
OFFICERS Presidext Vice-President Secretary
IRMA PHILLIPS .MYRTLE TOWNES
KUTH SHEPARD UEBEKAH PECK
Treasurer
MEMBERS
PEARLE JUSTICE BESSIE G. JOXES AMELIE JOXES CAROLINE McCRAW ARCHIE McCLINTIC
CARRIE AXDERSOX BLAN'CHE ANKERS
BERRIE BRUCE PEARL BOWYER ELLA BOBBITT
MARTHA PARIIAM LUCY PHELPS RUTH PHELPS
LILLIAN BYRD
VERA BOWMAN CLARA BARRETT FANNIE CHARLTON ELLA COLEMAN
IRMA PHILLIPS HOXOR PRICE VIRGIXIA PERROW RUTH RICE LUCY STEPTOE JAXIE SLAUGHTER
LETTIE COX ABBIE CONDUFF SALLIE DRINKARD
JAXET DUDLEY LULA DRIVER JIINXA DILLEMUTH XITA EVANS PATTIE EPES LOUISE EUBANK ilARY FITZGERALD LOUISE FORD FLORA FITCHETT MISSOURI FITCHETT
SARAH STUART LUCY STROTHER ROBERTA SAUXDERS ELIZABETH SUTHERLAXD MARY SHEPARD RUTH SHEPARD MYRTLE TOWNES CHARLOTTE TROUGHTON
FLORENCE GARBEE LENA GILLIAM MAGGIE GILLIAM LAURA HOJIES CARRIE HUNTER EMJIA HARRISOX
ANNE THOil DAUGHT \\HITE OLIVE WHITLEY FRANCES WALKER IVA WILKERSOX BESSIE
HELEN WOOD
WYXNE
GERMAXIA WINGO
Class of June, 1912 MoTTd
:
"Ste])
step
liy
we reach
Colder: Pm-]ilp imd Gold JOSIE
the toii."
Fi.owni!:
Vii)let
OFFICERS
WARREN
President Vice-Pkesident Seceetaey
GRACE FREEMAN la'XICE WATKIXS FLOREXCE STEVEXSOX
Treasukee Reporter
DAVIS
I'-RAXCES
MEMBERS
ALLEX PEARL AXGLEA LELIA AXKERS JIARV ARMISTEAD SISIE
E.
KEZIA BATRD VIRGINIA BARCLAY
MAY BARROW AXXIE BELLE BEATTIE THELMA BLANTOX LUCY BOXLEY IREXE BRIGGS PEARL BROWN PIKEBE A\-. BRUGH VJRGILIA BUGG LILLIAN BURTON LILLIK W. CAXODY SARA CAREY ELLA W. CARTER AXXIE CHEATHAM LETA CHRISTIAN ANNE TAYLOR COLE HATTIE COPENHAVER SUB CREEKMUR ESTHER DAVIS FRANCES DAVIS EMMA ELLER VIOLA EVANS GRACE FREEMAN ' AGNES C4ARRETT LOGAN GILLIAM HELEN GOOLSBY" EI'LA GRIFFIN A.
HLAX'CHE GRUBBS
IIALLIE
HAMXER
ALiL\
HARPER
IK^L\ HARRIS JAXIE HARWOOD
BESSIE PRICE FANNIE PRICE IRMA PRICE
.
IIAWTHORXE .\L\RY HEATH BLANCHE HEDRICK WINXIE HIXER
MAMIE G. RAGSDALE NANNIE RANSON
ALICE HISCOCK
LILLLVX ESTKLLE RICE
\AV:/.\V.
LTCY
RACE JOHXSOX
INEZ rea:\ies MYKI'IJ-:
l!i:'i
X(.)LDS
LOUISE JOHNSON
CELESTE RICHARDSON GENE ROBERTS
AXXA
MARY
(J
S.
.TONES
JONES I;M.AL\ JONES MATTIE JONES IlKSSIK
1'.
GRACE KABLER MARY KENT PRINCE LASHLEY FLORA LESS IE LEA IRENE LEA LULA LEE SUSIE LEE LAURA E. LEWIS MABEL LISKEY i:VA MARSHALL VIOLET JLMiSHALL
NANNIE LEE MEEK HELEN MERRYMAN HATTIE MUNDIE LELIA NECESSARY ROSA NECESSARY RUBY OLIVER KATK PAT'l'iaiSOX srsiio
P(i\\ h:LL
ROBEiri'SON
ELOISE RDlSIXSdX
MAUDE
R(l(ii:i;s
-MARTHA ROWELL KATHEKINl': SCOTT
callie shackford willie spain
ethel stanley flor]<:nce ste^'enson
evelyn still annie laurie stone BESSIE
R.
STROTHRi;
RUTH TAURJ\L\X LAURA THOMPSON iLARY TRAYLOR rob]':r'1'a waller josie
warren
eunice watkins laxora \\'atts iva wilkerson LILLIAN LEliai WILSON WIXNIi; WICSSELS \'li;(IIXL\
:\IATTIK
WliMACK
WVCHE
Class of June, 1913 Motto: "Xever
give
n|> fill
Colors: Green and White
Vdu reach the goal."
Floaveu: Lily of the Valley OFFICERS
KHODA SHOCKEY BESSIE BOOKER
Prksident Vice-President Secretary Treasi'rer
CARRIE McCLLTRE EVA LARIIOUR MEMBEKS
PEARL AGEE EVA ANDERSON KATHLEEN BARNETT LUCILE BALDWIN BESSIE BOOKER ilARIA BRISTOW SAilMYE BROOKES FLORENCE BEUFORD ANNIE CARTER GLADYS CALDWELL SALLIE
BESSIE HORTON SUSIE JONES
ANNIE JOHNSON NANNIE JOHNSON EVA LARilOUR BLANCHE ilAUDOX FLORA ilADDOX ALICE MORTON JENNIE JL\IITIN
RUTH JIASON CARRIE McCLURE
CHEW
MINNIE CLARK
CARRIE NUNNELIA^ XANNIE ORGAIN ANNETTE PENN ANNIE POWELL
PEARL CONDREY ANNIE COPELAND ESTELLE COPELAND NOVELLA COPELAND NELL COVINGTON M.VRTHA DRUMELLER HATTIE FORE
ALEAN PRICE i[ARY PUTNEY LOURA QUESSENBERRY HALLIE RHODES KATPIERINE RICHARDSON GERTRUDE RIVES GERTRUDE SEATON MARY SHORTER
BESSIE FOSTER
AMY FOSTER IVA FOSTER OLIVE FOSTER JIARY GARNETT
ANNIE SMITH PATTIE SMITH
RUTH GARNETT BURNLEY GARRETT MARY GAY AUGUSTA GILES GERTRUDE GILLIAM ESSIE GLENN MABEL GRIFFITH
GRACE SNEAD ALICE STERRETT RHODA SHOCKEY COLYER SWAN BROWN THORNTON RUTH TURNER SALLIE WATTS ilARIAN WEST BERTHA WHITACRE PERRY WILKINSON
OLIVE HARRIS ELSIE HARVEY ELIZABETH HATCH
DELPHY HERNDON
MAUD WYNN
EXIE HIGHT 135
Review Year Motto: "Patieuee wius
the race."
Fi.owek: Daisy Coi.oijs:
\\'hite
and Gold
OFFICERS
EOCHE WATKINS
Phe.sident
WILLIE STEBBINS Jl'ANITA JL4NNING KUTH LEWIS
Vick-PkicsideiNT
Seceetary Treasukek
MEMBERS LELIA ADKINS
Ml
KATE AMMONETTE HATTIE ASHE NANNIE AMOS ETHEL BALTIMORE CLARA BATTEN ETHEL BRACEY LEE BROOKS CLYTIE CANNADAY FRANCES CLARK ROBBIE DRUMMOND
LUMMIE DUNN FLOSSIE OUTLAND
ANNETTE PENN LILLIAN PRITCHETT
ESTELLE RAINEY ETHEL RORER ETHEL SCOTT
XX
1
10
HOLLAND
BEUJ.AH JAMISON ELLIE KAY
MARIE KENNEDY JUANITA MANNING ADA MOORE SARA ESTES ANNIE FLOURNOY NELLIE FOWLKES LILLIE GRIGSBY' SLTE
HARWOOD
FLORENCE HINES ilAUDELLE SCOTT PEARL SCOTT LURLINE SMITH EUNICE SNIDOW WILLIE STEBBINS LILLIE TAYLOR
ANNIE VAUGHAN CARRIE WADE ROCHE WATKINS RUBY WILLIAMS OLIVE WINGFIELD NANNIE WORNOJI
Scenes in Kindeegauten
Prksident
RUTH EEDD VIRGINIA TlNSLEy
FLORENCE RAWLINGS BETTY WRIGHT ALINE GLEAVES
vice-Pkesidents
, j"
'
SECRETARY
Tkeasuker
Basket-Ball Team
!
^.
J13.
^. lBa0keM5alI
Ceam Motto:
Aim: To win
Phiy
high"
OFFICEHS
LYDIA OVERALL
Umpire
EillLY WARD VIRGINL-i TINSLEY VIRCilNIA TINSLEY
Manager Captain Center
BESSIE PAULETT VIRGINIA PAULETT AILEAN PRICE 1
ALINE GLEAVES SOPHIE BOOKER GRACE FREEMAN MAGGIE GILLIAM CARRIE HUNTER
b,,-„„„,.„„„ obwards
1
',
f
,,.,,„„ Guards
, f
c Centers Side ,,
) I j
Substitutes
| J
YELL Hi-yi Sis,
!
Ivi-yi
boom, bah!
Normal School! Normal School! Rah! Rah! Rah! First throw!
Third throw! Bravo!
We
win!
Second throw! In!
Bravo!
We
win!
J
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"Cj)e
iloTTO:
Aim: Over
tlie
^bimmers" Cennis Clu6
"If VDii wdiild
l)c
«ell served, serve yomself."
CoLOKS: Green and Red
net
OFFICERS
VIRGINIA TIXSLEY FLORENCE EAWLINGS MATTIE WEST CARRIE LIBBY
President Vice-Pkesident Secretary
,.
Treasurer
MEMBEKS
MARY ALSTON GILLETTE BAGBY
CARRIE LIBBY LILLIAN MINOR
ETTA MORRISON
MiriTE BATTEN LUCTLE BALDWIN
BESSIE PAULETT
AILEEN POOLE
BROOKE BESSIE BROOKE
.MILIJAN
HONOR PRICE IRMA PHILLIPS SUSIE POWELL
LOUISE DANIEL ilARY DU PUY
SUE RUFFIN
PATTY EPES SALLIE FITZGERALD MAGGIE GILLIAM NATALIE HARDY LAURA H():\IES ElMMA JONES
MARY KENT
FIAIRIiNCE
RAWLINGS
ELOISE ROBINSON
SHEPARD FRANCES STONER JIARY TAYLOR Rl'TH
VIUGIXIA TINSLEY
EVA LARMOIU: JLSTTIK
EMILY WARD
WEST
Cfte laacket Eai0crs Motto:
To have the
serve voii.
"I
Colors: Pink and White
net results s>ood
OFFICERS
MARY PERKINS
Pkesident Secretakv axd Tkeasueeb
ALINE GLEAVES MEMBERS
KATHLEEN BAI.DWIN
ETHliL 1>aB0YTEAUX
GLADYS BELL ilARY MOON BERRIE BRUCE ETHEL MILLS SOPHIE BOOKER PATTIE MAUZY VIRGINIA BARCLAY MAE NORTHERN ADELE CARTER MARY PERKINS HALLIE CHRISMAN HARDINIA REDD MATTIE LEE COMPTON JOSEPHINE REED GEORGIE CREEKMORE ANNE ROWE BLANCHE GENTRY SUSAN STONE NANCY GARROW ETHEL SANDIDGE ALINE GLEAVES MARY TURPIN LUCY HEATH LUCY WARBURTON LEONA JORDA^s BETTY WRIGHT
Skating Club JIOTTO:
'•StriUe out wi
111
liotli
f;-et.
and
Black and Blue
jjet
ahead."
ilosT Prevalent Disease
Favorite Expression'
Aim: To
ri'
:
ad
"It outs \'i>nr
no
ice witli
:
Dropsy
me.'
footnotes
OFFICERS
FLORENCE BAWLIXGS :M.-\RY E. PERKINS :\IA.A1[E JONES
President Secretary Treasurer
MEMBERS
OLA ABBITT
*ETHEL LaBOVTEAUX SALLIE LOVELACE ETTA JIORRISON MARY PERKINS SI'SIE POtt ELL
BARCLAY SOPHIE BOOKER BEBRIE BRUCE ANNE TAYLOR COLE MATTIE LEE COMPTON "LOUISE DANIEL
VIEGINLA.
PATTIE EPES 'MATTIE FRETWELL MAMIE JONES
LEONA JORDAN
HONOR PRICE FLORENCE RAWLINGS HARDINIA REDD NANCY" STARRITT LOTTIE THORPE VIRGINIA TINSLEY
BETTY WRIGHT HONORARY MEMBERS MISS DUGGER "Absent when picture was taken.
MR.
MATTOON
Cf)C (©lu'Don
BOARD OF EDITORS
EUTH REDD MARY DUPl' Y MARGARET DAVIS
Kditor-in-Chief )
I-itekary Editors [
CxLADYS BELL JOSIE KELLY
News Editor Exchange Editor Art Editor
OLA LEE ABBITT SUTHERJ.IN OUISF FORD
LLTI^A T
)
Business Managers
Our Literary
Societies
Tn 1903, realizing the lack of literary work in our
Faculty and students
organized two literary societies,
line ciety,
scliool,
those
among
the
particularly interested in furthering study along this
known
as the
Cunningham Literary
So-
and Argus Literary Society.
The organizations grew rapidly in strength and ethciency, each having a membership limited to fifty students. As the school steadily grew there came a need for more societies, so two others were established during the past session of 1908-'09, the Athenian, and Pierian Literary Societies.
These four school,
societies play a
having done
most important
much towards
]iart
in the social life of the
building up the literary standards, culti-
vating social graces, and developing and strengthening individual talent.
Much ablest
spirited, but friendly, rivalry is
members, and
to
best in the school life.
make each
shown in what
society reflect
the effort to secure the is
truest, brightest
and
3rgug Literarp Societp
(Organized November,
(Chartered December, 1004)
1!103)
ilOTTO:
"To
see the better."
Flowers: White Rose and Sniilax
Colors: Olive Oreen and Gray
OFFICERS SECOND TERM
FIRST TERII
RUTH REDD LULA SUTHERLIN FLORENCE CLAYTON ETHEL BROWN IRMA PHILLIPS JOSIE KELLY
President Vice-President Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary
GLADYS BELL
MARGARET DAVIS GRACE BENDALL MARY TAYLOR LILLIAN DELP
Treasurer
RICHIE JIcCRAW
Critic
SUE RUFFIN
Censor
EVELYN HAMNER
MEMBERS
FLORENCE ACEEE BESSIE ANDERSON
CARRIE LIBBY
LUCILE BALDWIN GLADYS BELL
WINNIE PARSONS BESSIE PAULETT JULIA PAULETT MARY PAXTON REBECCLV PECK IRMA PHILLIPS AILEEN POOLE MARY PUTNEY RUTH REDD JOSEPHINE REED LUCY ROBINS SUE RUFFIN GEORGIE SINCLAIR MARY STEPHENS LULA SUTHERLIN MARY TAYLOR ilARJORIE THOMPSON LOTTIE THORPE
GRACE BENDALL BESSIE BROOKE MILLIAN BROOKE CORA BROOKING MARY BROOKING ETHEL BROWN BERRIE BRUCE FLORENCE CLAYTON ZULAH CUTCHINS FRANCES DAVIS MARGARET DA iS LILLIAN DELP v
PATTIE EPES
MATTIE FRETWELL EVELYX HAMNER ELLEN HARDY LAURA HOMES AMELIE JONES MAJIIE JONES LEONA JORDAN JOSIE KELLY MARIETTA KING
RICHIE McCRAW
VIRGINIA TINSLEY
MYRTLE TOWNES
MARY TURPIN LAURA TWITTY NANCY WALKUP EVA WALTERS
(^ut^tlll^
Cunningfjam
Colors
:
^ocietp
iLiterarp
Flower:
Green ami Wliito
W'liite
Carnation
OFFICERS FIRST TERM
SECOND TERM
Mary DuPuv PmosiDENT Minnie Blanton Vice-President Happy Wilder Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary. .Blanche Xidermaier. Ankh.mi Niuermaier. Treasurer .
1
Censor
Nikim
\i
\
Critic
:M.\i;i
i
\\
.
.
1
s
I'.i
mit
.i.ni^uN
>[ary
THIRD TERM
DuPuy
IIittie
Batten
Florence Rawlinos. Mabel WooDSoii Alice Carter Florence Rawling Sallie Fitzgerai.h Sallie Fitzgerald .
.Emma
.
.
Fakisii
Mittie Batten JlAiiEL
Woodson
Lillian Minor Carrie Hunter
Mary PuPuy
MEMBERS
OLA ABBITT
MARY ALSTON DORA ARM STEAD I
MITTIE BATTEN VIRGINIA BICXXKTT TI-IELMA
BLAXroX
SOPHIE BOOKER PHffiBE
BRUGH
LILLIAN BYRD CARRIE CLARUTHERS ALICE CARTER
SARA (.AREY LOUISE DANIEL SUDIE DAVIS JANET DUDLEY MARY DuPUY
CHARLIE JONES HESTER JONES PEARL JUSTICE RUTH KIZER PATTIE MAl'ZY LOUISE MINETREE LILLIAN MINOR VIDA MURF15E
MAE NORTHERN MARTHA PARHAM BESSIE PRICE FANNY PRICE HONOR PRICE
FLORENCE RAWLINGS LELIA ROBERTSON ELOISE ROBINSON
ANNE ROWE
LOUISE EUBANK EMMA FARISH
MARIE FERGUSSON SALLIE FITZGERALD LOUISE FORD
ROBERTA SAUNDERS SUSIE SHELTON
EMMA STAPLES LUCY STROTHER
MARY TINSLEY LILLIAN WOODSON JIABEL WOODSON
ALICE GRANDY BLANCHE GENTRY
CARRIE Hl'NTER
BETTY WRIGHT
"
C|)c Pierian ILitcratp
anD Debating ^ocietp
(OvKiinized NnvcnilH'r, C'OLOR.s:
Oi-aiioe
I'.KIS)
and Green
Flower: Yellow Rose iloTTO:
"Liylit,
more
light.
OFFICERS SECOND TERM
FIRST TERM
JURY PERKINS MILDRED DAVIS EMILY WARD HALLIE CHRISMAN FRANCES STONER KATHERIXE PENNYBACKER MARY PIERCE SARAH JOHNS
ilAEY PERKINS
Puesidext ViCE-PnESinENT Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary Treasirer
EillLY WARD MURRAY MARY PIERCE
EJIJIA
FRANCES STONER JANIE SLAUGHTER GEORGIE CREEKMORE
Critic
Censor Reporter
MARY MOON
MEMBEHS
EVA ANDERSON BELLE ASHBUSN CLARA BARRETT NANNIE BENNETT CLARICE BEESCH BESSIE BOOKER PEARL BOWYER ELLA CARTER HALLIE CHRISMAN ANNE TAYLOR COLE GEORGIA CREEKMORE ALICE DAVIS NITA EVANS
L<JUISE
JONES
ANNA JONES MARY W. JONES LUCY KABLER EDITH LANE ilABEL LISKEY'' ARCHIE McCLINTIC
ETHEL MILLS
MARY MOON EMMA MURRAY MARY PIERCE MARY PERKINS NANTvIE RANSON
MARY FITZGERALD GRACE FREEMAN AGNES GARRETT HELEN GOOLSBY EULA GRIFFIN IRMA HARRIS JANIE HARWOOD LIZZIE
A.
HAWTHORNE
LUCY HEATH WINNIE HINER SARAH JOHNS
JIAUDE ROGERS
RUTH SHEPARD JANIE SLAUGHTER ANNIE SMITH FRANCES STONER BESSIE STROTHER SARAH STUART LAURA THOMPSON EMILY WARD LILLIAN WILSON BESSIE
WYNNE
atftenian iLiterarp «^ocictp
CoLOits: CJold iuul White
.Mono:
1''lo\vek:
YcUuw
tlirv^iuilliciMUiii
S,'ir-ir\rniu-r. M.lf-lai.iwlrdgc. self-contrul."
OFFICERS
JOHNSON CATHERINE TAYLOR KATE WATKINS El'UENIA READER HATTIE ROBERTSON EUNICE WATKINS
Fhksiuekt
.TULIA
JOSIE
V:ce-Pi!ESII)Kxt
Eecokding Secketaky Cokresponding SEciiKTAiiv Treasurer
Censor
WARREN
Critic
MYRTLE STEELE
Retorter
MEMBERS
BLANCHE ANKERS JULIA ARMISTEAD
CLARA BARTON PEARL BERGER RUBY BERGER ELLA BOBP.IT ADDIE BRAHSHAW IRENE
BRl(i(;S
MARIA BEISTOW AGNES BURGER MARY BURTON LETTIE COX ISABELLE DAVIS
FLORENCE GARBEE LENA GILLIAM ESTELLE HALL CHESS HARDBARGE] ALMA HAEPmj MARY HARPER KATHARINE HA'I-CH ALICE HISCOCK HE],EN HOY
MAE HUDSON JULIA JOHNSON
MATTIE JONES
MARY LACKEY MARSHALL MAUDE MAYO
\'10LET
HALLiE Mccormick LILA McGEHEE LAURA JIINKEL
OLIVE JIYERS SUSIE POWELL
EUGENIA READER INEZ REAMES HATTIE ROBERTSON CAROLINE ROPER
HARY SAVEDGE JUDITH SAVILLE ilARIA
SHUGERT
ilYETLE STEELE
BELLE sterling; ELIZABETH TATE TAYLOR LUCY WARBURTON
CATHI-TRINE
JOSIE
WARREN
EUNICE WATKINS KATE AV ATKINS
MARIAN WELLS ilARTHA YANCEY
Afliliateil
with the National
Board of the Young Women's Christian Association United States of America.
OFFICERS
of
the
1909-10
MARY PAXTON
President Vice-Pbesident Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary Treasurer Librarian
MITTIE BATTEN
FORD FLORENCE AGREE IRMA PHILLIPS LEONA JORDAN LOUIvSE
"Not by might, nor by power, but by niy Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts." Purpose: The purpose of the Association is the development of Christian character members, and the prosecution of active Christian work, particularly among the young
Motto:
in its
women
of the institution.
WOHK Number Number Number Number Number
members
of
committees
of
OF THE YEAR 427
of
10
118
members on committees
of missionary meetings held
8
30
of devotional meetings held
The regular meetings
of the Y.
W.
auditorium every Saturday
C. A. are held in the
afternoon, at five o'clock.
Short prayer meetings are conducted by A morning prayer circle is held daily at
The posters
for the Y. \V. C. A. are
tlie
students every ^^ednesday night, at
7:1-5.
made by
the Poster Club.
^tuDent l^oluntccr IBanD Motto
:
"The evangelization
of the world in this generation.'
GRACE BEALE IRENE HAWKINS
CAMILLA BEDINGER GLADYS BELL PEARL BERGER ETHEL BROWN
,TOSIE
MARGARET DAVIS
.TOE
FACULTY MEMBER
MARY
KELLY
BESSIE LEYBURN
IRMA PHILLIPS
ST.
CLAIR WOODRUFF 160
WARREN
6:.30.
g.
m,
Sati RUAY, \o\EMBEK 28
Leader
a.
— Thaiigsgiviiin
8onu Service JLildred
Prelude, Handel's "Largo" lieeclier,
on "Singing"
Gratitude to
"A Song
of Praise"
Come prepared
Jliss
Davis
Andrews
Bessie Pai'lett Louise Ford
Men
Gratitude to God Solo,
c.
Leader Miss Minor
to give Biiiie verse, or otlier quotation on gratitude, or praise,
give reasons for thankfulness.
and to
l^irginia ji3ormal iLcague
OFFICERS
MISS DR.
MARTHA
F. A.
\\'.
President Vice-Pkesident Secretary
(_'(.irLl.lX(l
MILLIDUE
MISS LELIA ROBERTSON MISS LOUISE FORD
Treasurer
UUREAU COSIMITTEE
EI)l'('ATIO,\
])K.
.1.
1..
JAEilAN,
t'liAuoiAN
AIU FUND COMMITTEE
MISS MINNIE
V. RICE, Ciiairmak
FINANCE COMMITTEE iUSS lA'LA O. ANDREWS, Chairman
THE OIMKCTS OF First: To found
iii;iiiitiiiii
;iiul
wise, an aid fund designed to
lielji
liy
TJIE
ASSOCIATION ARE:
aiimuil dues,
youny women
of line
from oulsidp sources, and ollierelmrac-ler m lio are eager for
gift.s
mind and
an education but are unable to attend .seliool. Second: To conduct, an educational bureau wliicl; scel<s to place, frei' of cliarye, memljers of tile league and graduates of the school in communication with coiuity superintendents and school ofHcials wishing trustworthy, well-trained teachers for their scliouls. STATISTICS Dues,
.$1.00 a year.
Present capital, $2,460.
Number
of beneficiaries, 37.
Organized during the session of
1898-'!I9.
%l
Sllpfta
Founded
Chapter
of
Eappa
C>elta ^^ororitp
C'liarUned li)02
18117
SOKORES IN COLLEGIO
LOllSE MINETREE
VJEGINIA BARCLAY GOEDON BASKER\ILL SOPHIE BOOKER ISABELLE FLOURXOY LOUISE FORD ALICE ORAXDY JOSEPHINE KELLY
JiLIZABETH MURRAY'
ROBERTA SAUNDERS EMjMA STAPLES
LULA SUTHEELIN
ANNE THOM ELAINE TOMS
MARY WALLER
'ELIZABETH ilARSTOX SORORES IN URBE
>RAXKIE McKINNEY
LELIA JACKSON
LELIA ROBERTSON MRS. EUGENE GILL
MARY JACKSON CHAPTER ROLL
Alpha
— State Normal
Gamma
—Hollins
Seliool, Virginia.
Institute, Virginia.
— College for Women, South Carolina. Epsilon — State University, Louisiana. Zeta — University of Alabama. Thcta —Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Virginia. Kappa Alpha — Florida College for Women. Lambda — Northwestern University, Omicron— Wesleyan L'niversity, Phi Delta — Mary's School, North Carolina. Phi Psi — Fairmonnt Seminary, District of Rho Omega Phi — .Judscn College, Alabama. Sigma— Gunston Hall, District of Columbia. Sigma Sigma — Iowa State College. Alumnse— Tuscaloosa, Alabama. AlumniE— Charlotte and Concord. North Carolina. Delia
Illinois.
Illinois.
St.
Coluniliia.
Alumnie
—Mobile,
'Absent when picture was taken.
Alabama.
aipf)a
Foiiiitled
Chapter of
^igma ^igrna ©igma
ISOS
Cliarleied 1(103
SORORES IN COLLEGIO
EUNICE VVATKINS CARRIE HUNTER
OLA LEE ABBITT RUTH KIZER CATHERINE TAYLOR MARY TINSLEY
CARY JOHNSTON KATHARINE HATCHER
RUTH REDD SORORES IN TTRBE
ELIZABETH RICHARDSON
MARGUERITE WATKINS
MILDRED RICHARDSON CALLTE SHACKFORD
SORORES IN lACULTATE
NATALIE LANCASTER
HELEN IVLACKLSTON
I
aipba Chapter of aipba
FouiiJed WICK:
^igma
aipfta ^orotitp
Chartered 1803 Colors: Crimson and Silver
lilOI
White Carnation Official OitiiAX
:
Tlie .Egis
SOROHES IN COLLEGIO
ELIZABETH NORMAN COLEMAN CHARLIE RICHARD JONES ELIZABETH HOGE PAULETT JCLIA MAY PAULETT
ELIZABETH HASKINS PRICE FANNIE HARRISON PRICE LILLIAN ALLEN MINOR MATTIE LYLE WEST
SOROHES IN UHBE
NELLIE FRENCH JOHNSON HATTIE t:RUTE PAULETT
LUCIE KNKJHT DUNNINiJTOX FRANK PRESCOTT JULIETTE JEFFERSON HUNDLEY
11
KS.
JAMES VENABLE
CHAPTER ROLL Alpha
—State Normal School, Virginia.
— Woman's College. West Virginia. — College for Women. South Carolina. — Randolph-Maeon Woman's College, Virginia. Zeta — Chevy Chase College, Washington, District of Epsilon — Brenau College, Georgia. Sigma
Belli
Iliiiiiiiiii
lolii
I'hi
Alpha .S'»,9«io
Thetii
Eta
Alwmnii! —'Farniville,
— East —
Altinnur
Alumiur
—Ward
Virginia.
Radford, Virginia.
'Lynchliiirg, Virginia.
SeminaiA'. Tennessee.
Colinnbia.
School Scenes
D
©lee ClutJ SOPRANOS
RUTH KIZER
OLA ABBITT FLORENCE AGREE BESSIE ANDERSON KATHLEEN BALDWIN LUCILE BALDWIN PEARL BERGER RUBY BERGER 1L4RTHA BLANTON THELJIA BLANTON NELLIE BOATWRIGHT IRENE BRIGGS
LOUISE IIINETREE LILLIAN MINOR
ETTA MORRISON VIRGINIA NETHERLAND HATTIE PAULETT BESSIE PAULETT JULIA MAY PAULETT VIVA PAULETT
MARY PERKINS BESSIE PRICE FANNIE PRICE JIARY PUTNEY
LILLIAN BUG6 VIRGILIA BUGG
MARJORIE THOMPSON
ADELE CARTER LILLIAN DELP ISABELLE DUNLAP BLANCHE GENTRY LENA GILLIAM ESTELLE HALL
VIRGINIA TINSLEY IQIMA STAPLES ilARV STEPHENS
LAURA TWITTY EUNICE WATKINS
WEST
CARRIE HUNTER ELIZABETH JARMAN
MOLLIE WILKERSON
CARY JOHNSTON
LILLIAN WOODSON
MINNIE BLANTON MILDRED DAVIS ALTHA DuVAL LOUISE FORD RUTH GARNETT MAGGIE GILLIAM EVA LARMOUR
NANNIE illTCHELL ALICE PAULETT
3L4TTIE
KATHERINE PENNYBACKER RUTH REDD LULA SUTHERLIN EMILY WARD JOE
BETTY WRIGHT
WARREN
2I>£Ut0cf)er ^ptacjitierein
Blume
;
Fakben
Diy Konibluiiie .Sixxsriil cii
Leiterix:
:
uiul Seliwarz
Rot
VVahrheit uml Freilieit
:
FRAULEIN SMTTHEY DIE
BEAMTEN
NANCY WALKUP
President™
JIARY PIERCE
Vice-Phesiuentin
LOUISE JONES
Fuehrerin Schartzmeisterin
SciiKiri'
MARY MOON MITGLIEDER
NANNIE BENNETT BOOTHE BLAND CARRIE CARUTHERS MINNA IJILLEMUTH IDA DIEDRICH ALICE DAVIS
NANCY GARROW BLANCHE GENTRY ETHEL HUBBARD HELEN HOY MARTHA HOY
MARY PIERCE
NANCY WALKUP
LOUISE JONES
HONOR PRICE
BESSIE
ARCHIE McCLINTIC LYDIA SCHLOSSEK MARY MOON ELIZABETH SMITH LOTTIE THORPE MARY PERKINS EVA WALTERS IRMA PHILLIPS
WYNNE
EHBINMITGLIEDER
HERR DOCTOR KITE
KERR LEAR 180
FRAULEIN OPPERMANN
Devise;
Fleuu: Flem--Je-lis Noblesse Oblige CoLEUKS: lloufje, Blanc et Bleu JILLE. SAirrilEV. DiiiELTKieE OFFICIERS KriiEi,
'
i,s. (;
-\:
\-i
;ii.
F*vebidente
iiTEK, Vice-Fr^sidente
TivsovieiP-
NTKK. Secivtaive
MEMBRES Florence Acri PEAKTi BnWVER CANiiiE Belt, cBkucf.
AoNEs Burger Phgebe BBI'GJI
Adele Cartkr LrLT.IE Dflp
Mary
Fitzgkk,'
Lena Gilliam Alice Grandy Blanche (gentry
Emma Harrison
J'f)n
Lucy Heath BEsstK Jones Peahl Justice
Julia Jchn
INK McCraw Maky Mowbray
IKMA Price
Elizaijeth Suther Kathkine Savili Bessie Strother
Sarah Stuart Frances st
Myrtle Townes
Germ- ÂŤIA WINGO
w
^iss
jFearIes0
d Companp
Stah Presentation of Troupe l''RESENTED:
state Normal School Auditorium. Crewe Town Hall. Blackstone Opera House.
MISS AGNES SMITH CASTE Margaret Henley, an heires Barbara Livingston Bettie
Cameron
JMai garet
Marion Euphemia
(-
Alias
J
the ghost
The dumb
s
Sophie Booker .Florence Clayton Pearl Berger
"uests
-and
Mis.s
Sarah Jane Lovejoy Katie O'Connor, the maid ,Tust Lizzie,
"Miss Fearless"
Mary DiPuy Maude Mayo Ruth Redd
Company
Sallie Fitzgerald
Pattie Smith Lula Sutherlin
sister \V
iNNE Parsons
Cotillion
Club Flower: American Beauty
Colors: Red and White
OFFICERS
ALINE GLEAVES MARY PERKINS MILDRED RICHARDSON i\
Pkesident Secretary and Treasurer Leader Assistant Leader
ANCY GARROW MEMBERS
OLA ABBITT
KATHLEEN BALDWIN VIRGINIA BARCLAY NELLIE BOATVVRIGHT SOPHIE BOOKER HATTIE COX LOUISE DANIEL ISABELLE FLOURNOY LOUISE FORD
NANCY GARROW ALINE GLEAVES
MARY GWALTNEY KATHERINE HATCHER CARRIE HUNTER MAMIE JONES LEONA JORDAN EVA LARMOUR SALLIE LOVELACE LOUISE MINETREE ETTA MORRISON BESSIE
MURRAY
MARY PERKINS SUSIE POWELL HONOR PRICE FLORENCE RAWLINGS HARDINIA REDD RUTH REDD MILDRED RICHARDSON BLANCHE SHEPARD RUTH SHEPARD RHODA SHOCKEY
EMMA STAPLES LULA SUTHERLIN FLORENCE STEVENSON CATHERINE TAYLOR ANNE THOM VIRGINIA TINSLEY'
ELAINE TOMS EMILY WARD LUCY WARBUTRTON MATTIE WEST BETTY WRIGHT
C y '^ a
a S C
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Colors: White and Yellow Favorite Exphessiox
"Daisies won't
tell."
Flower :
She's
a
daisy
(
)ccipatio.n'
;
Tellinj;
KATHLEEN BALDWIN
VIRGINIA RAULETT AILEEN POOLE
MARIE FEEGUSSON
SUSIE POWELL
MARY GWALTNEY VIVIAN GWALTNEY
KATE RICHARDSON
AMFLIE .IDNES EMMA JONES EDITH LANE PRINCE LASHLEY
RUTH SHEPARD
GILLETTE BAG BY
(JERTRUDE ROSSON (iEORGlE SINCLAIR '-GRACE WALTON
"LOCKETT \\ALTOX
EMILY WARD "Absent when pioture was taken.
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daisy fortunes
Daisy
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CriLOKS: Efd and Black Flowkr: Red Poppy
OXE: Euby
KATHLEEN BALDWIN LUCILE BALDWIN ilAEY GWALTNEY AMELIA JONES AILEEN POOLE VIRGINIA PAULETT
KATE RICHARDSON GEORGIA SINCLAIR LILLIAN WILSON Yell: Cringer! CTinger! Pepper pot I. M. P. S. Keep things hot!
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©'«^f)antcr
Club
Organized 1906
Colors
:
Golf Pink and White
Flower:
Tliistle
TAMS
BESSIE ANDERSON MILDRED DAVIS
BLANCHE GENTRY SARAH JOHNS MARY STEPHENS OLLIE WHITLEY
Recent Improvements
EVERY
student in the school has been impressed by the
provements that have been made within the
last
j-ear.
nnmber of imThe peristyle
with its white colnmns, and the balustrade on the roof so completely change the appearance of the front of the building that former students will
The
hardly recognize the place.
with electric
lights,
and
and attractive sight building
The all
to
ceiling of the peristyle is generously provided
at night the front of the building presents a brilliant
while the bright
passers-by,
front yard has been lex'eled and
sown
around the front of the building and out
The back yard is also receiving the dining room and gjannasium a covered porch runs
from
is
in grass,
being
made
fall the
into a pretty little park,
this direction
may
being graded down and the old, unsightly
is
an
be seen the
new
boiler house
and attractive that many think
The lower
on the grounds. into
and
The ground
When
this is all in grass
view from the rear of the training school will be very pleasing.
in style, but so neat
made
corner of the yard.
The ground between
the kitchen around to the east elevator.
steps leading to Science Hall have been torn away.
In
snrn lunding the
and shrubbery planted
to the northeast
share of attention.
its
on the west side of the dining room next
light
a great protection.
is
athletic field.
were thus provided.
^V
southeast side of the
which it is
is
plain and simple
the prettiest building
campus has been graded and
Six tennis courts and a large basket-ball ground
high fence
all
around affords ample back stops for
both games.
The removal laundry, which
is
of the boilers
now
made
it
possible to find
new
quarters for the
The new machinery. the gymnasium have been
conveniently located under the kitchen.
school
now
has a modern laxmdry well equipped with
The
first
floor
and basement of
Three classrooms for the history department and a have been provided on the of biology in the basement.
first floor,
A
rest
and roomy quarters for the department
metal ceiling in the auditoriiim
place of the old burlap which Avas continually coming
now
new improvements, Meat and other perishable food can not be kept
cold as desired without the annoyance of wet
new
takes the
oft'.
Least conspicuous, though not least useful of the the cold storage plant.
refinished.
room for the faculty
feature adding comfort to school life
and unsanitary is
ice boxes.
is
as
Another
the system of sanitary drinking
fountains in every hall and corridor of the building.
Born, October 12, 1885, in Xortli Carolina. at the State Kornial School, Virginia.
Graduated, June, 1907, Died, August
2,
1908, at Bluefield, West Virginia.
"A
life
As sweet and pure, as calm and good As a long day of blandest June In green field and \\'Ood."
AXD
day
like a
in Jitiie, after blessing the earth
came
it
an end
to
in
sweetness and quiet, in freshness and beanty, withimt fear of the night,
with certainty of the morning.
was
It
a short life in years
a long life
;
in achievement, in spite of a constant struggle against the frailty of the body.
Though
came
the conflict
at all times rose smiling
She
to
an end
so soon,
it
was a victory for the
which
spirit
and triumphant over physical pain and weakness.
was absolutely devoid of that poisonous personal
ambition which
consciously, deliberately seeks place and preferment for self.
Yet her powers
of
mind and
heart and her winning personality brought her
She was twice the winner of the
to school girls.
and
ViECJixiAX
(hiidmi;
Tin'
Guidon, and the
of
ch(.iiee
though this position she
her class
made
edit(jrs-in-chief
editor-in-chief
as
declin:'il l)cca\He of licr health.
her literary society, president twice
]3rize story contests of
was one of the
she
(jf
The
ViiioixiAX,
She was
])resi(lent of
her class, and was
president of the 'N'oung \\'(imen's Christian Association, an honor
never conferred npcn any other
These marks of esteem were grate-
stuiU'ut.
fully enjoyed and apjjreciated, but left her as unspoiled
found
The
of
Tnio
of
class, salutatorian of
lici'
the honors dear
all
and modest
as they
her.
So various,
and judgment,
so
many-sided was she
will
to those
who knew
and purpose, she was an earnest
her best
woman
;
I
in
Tn wisdom hei-
zcstfnl
enjoyment of pure and innocent mischief, she seemed a glad, sunny child;
in
her fondness for study, and her enthusiasm for school interests and enterprises, she
was
in her self-forgetful consideration of
a college girl of the highest type;
others, she proved the most loyal, constant friend, the tenderest,
daughter and
sister.
Facile, ready and graceful
she promised to become a write)' insight into child nature, she
She was not
human
—
so
]ierfcct
girlishly
<if
was
— she
human.
a
and harsh or
jirejudiciMl
no mean gifts;
possessed of a sympathetic
strong, successful teacher.
had not been so lovable, had she not been so
She was sometimes
misjudged, by those who knew her jttstice
most devoted
in expressing her thoughts,
letisf,
ci'it icisiii,
niisundersti)i)d,
and thnugh she
stic
sutt'ered
sometimes
under
in-
showiMl a rare patience and chari-
tableness toward her unjust judges.
Her seemed
to
greatest strength lay
in
her influence over her companions.
have a special mission of helpfulness
;
She
she was at her best as a leader
Her
in spiritual things.
teachers had confidence in her;
—
trusted and respected her Christianity
characterized, as
her fellow-students it
was, hy a clear,
shining faith, nnfaltering trust, ready obedience, and a cheerful, wholesome tone without a trace of morbidness or sentimentality.
Her companions poured She cheered
into her sympathetic ear everything that deeply concerned them.
the discouraged, lovingly advised the perplexed and doubtful, comforted the
sorrowing with a touch that never
hui't,
rejoiced with the
happy and fortunate,
and gently restrained the waj'ward. In
fulfilling the
Young Women's ship^wisdom in was
secretary of the
place as president of
the
planning, zeal in execution, and tactfulness in dealing with
difiieult situations,
qualities she
her responsible
duties of
Christian Association, she displayed rare powers of leader-
that were remarkable in one so young.
last
Jime chosen by the Board
Because of these
of Trustees as the
first
general
Christian Association in the State ^Normal
Young Women's
School.
But she is not here doing the work she loved. Just as she saw the fulfillment of cherished hopes and dreams, she was called to her Father's house, where ohe must have felt at once at home, with no sense of strangeness or unShe, "being dead, yet familiarity, so long had she lived the life of the Spirit. How speaketh," and her voice has the old gentleness and persuasiveness. often do her former companions think, in considering some proposed plan,
"What would Flora
Her
say of this ?"
cheering, animating, spurring on those
have done had she not After
all is said,
spirit still lives in the school she loved,
who
are trying to do
what she would
left us.
how inadequate
herself so riehlv in loving service
!
are
words
to express her,
who expressed L. O. A.
:
'The Mountain Experiences of a Normal School Pin
Y
Alumnse and Friends
dear, dear
good to be back in these halls of the S. X.
It is so
Jnst to think I was a bright
again.
all
months ago, when
tive
came
I
new
and
S.
jjin last
yon
see
January, only
as a graduating gift to
my
mistress.
I
O
my,
I
wept
thought I should have
when my
so
mountains
and
mistress left
but I must
tell
my
letters
washed away, the
here for her
school
and I could
We
curiosity.
feel
up
you of an experience I had in that
After a most tedious journey on the train we at
the-way place. destination,
;
all
girls
in
the
out-of-
reached our
last
myself jumping up and do^vn for sheer excitement
almost ran out of the car, and then stood looking up and
down for the person who was to meet us. Finally, a boy about fourteen years old came stamping up. He was awkward and unkempt; one could see at a glance that he had no education or training; yet there was an expression about his eyes
which kept him from appearing stupid.
us he would look up
very proud
felt
now and
to see
I saw the
then.
him gazing
at
me
first
As he came slowly towards glimpse he caught of me, and
again in a
way
that showed some real
interest.
To continue old ox-cart
—
mj' tale
^just
there was nothing for us to ride in but a miserable
:
think of
it
hoped that we might ride in
There was a large covered wagon near by. I but the boy only ran up to it, when no one
!
this,
was looking, took out a bag and
tied
wondered why he did
this,
trunk.
I
it
to the
back of our cart with
my
mistress'
but I never found out, for before the other
we went jogging along. The road wound around and around the mountain. Sometimes we had to It was so steep in one place that we could look down and get out and walk. see the road three times below tis as it wound like a sj)iral up the mountain side. The boy said we should have to pass this way to school every day. It made me shudder to think of it. Just suppose my mistress should walk too people came back he climbed into the cart and
near the edge and stumble rocks and be killed
!
;
she would go down, down, down, over those dreadful
I wished
we had
get there I thought I should like to be
erable and cold
that
my
up
there,
reached the house, but when
back in the cart again.
It
is
did
and the woman and her husband were so ignorant She is a lirave girl, however, and in a few
mistress became homesick.
*This story
we
was so mis-
the winner of the
first
prize in the Alunuue Literary Contest.
197
!
:
minutes I found myself sitting jauntily on mistress as she tried to a
monologue, but "Miss,
at last, to
great relief, the
a bil'd
egg
supper
table.
my
was almost
It
woman began
You
?
white waist listening to
a fresh at the
is
—
well, I's
heard about 'em,
my
mistress broached
seen one."
is
Encouraged
wonuiu eoidd really
to iind that the
which was
a subject
my
you ever seen
is
but I neber
make conversation
\'ery
talk,
near her heart.
your son Jim start to school to-morrow, will you not?" Jim go to school Xo, ma'am he don't know nothin', and he know he don't know nothin', and I don't want him to know he don't know
'"You'll let '"ily son
don't
—
!
'"
nothin'.
The young
teacher's eyes flashed, her cheeks flushed,
shj began to talk of school, of education, and of
we did
listened, too;
was
dear
\-ery
we
not understand, but
The boy looked
to her.
at
and with
Once she said I was not thinking
liked to hear.
me
real spirit
and the boy
I listened,
life.
again, but I
of him.
The next day was
clear
and
cold, the
gives courage to attempt almost anything.
morning" when she went down might be allowed looked up
;
to
his eyes
stairs,
grew
mistress called a cheery "good
to school
and his
bright,
My
and asked with
show her the way
But when we
saying anything.
kind of day that brings energy and
started
lips parted o\it
a
winning smile
Jim
if
mother nodded, Jim
as his
;
and closed again without
he followed with apparent wil-
lingness.
Such cleaning in
as
was done
at the school-house that
My
with us, but the other children stayed outside.
talk to
Jim
working
too,
was holding
as she
worked
;
he said nothing at
all,
but in a
slowly laying sticks of wood in a straight a muffler tight
her work, she
jjut
around
my
the muffler, with
morning
me
and pinned me tmder
Jim came
while he was
All this time I
mistress' neck, but finally, heated
me
clinging to
it,
his coat,
from
At the yard. As
on her desk.
door closed behind her, the boy came up to me, unfastened nniffler,
little
pile.
she said she was going out to get something she had left in
from the
!
mistress continued to
my
catch, piilled
last
the
me
muttering that he would trade
Oh, how miserable I was, how
for liquor the next time he had the chance.
meek and humble and homesick
The children came
in
to feel a difference in the
zest
with which they sang.
and aroused me from
my
melancholy.
They seemed
very atmosphere of the room, and showed
Then
as I listened,
my
it
by the
mistress' dear voice sovmded
and sweet
clear
as she started
a story: "Once, long, long ago," she began, and
told the children the story of the Creation, of the beautiful Garden,
how Eve
I enjoyed
happened
and of
stole the apple.
very much, but
it
was no sooner finished than a very sad thing
it
was snatched from the coat and put in a deep, dark ]5lace, which I afterwards discovered was the boy's jDocket there I spent most of my time, only miw and then being taken out at night when no one was around but I
to nie.
;
He was
the boy.
more coherent
always mumbling things, but after awhile his chatter grew
he was repeating the stories I had heard
;
told the hero stories usually,
sweet voice had told them, they bad certainly
tress'
my
mistress
and though they did not sound
a bit as
made
tell.
He
my
mis-
their impression
on him.
One night about earryin'
a very strange thing happened.
dirt, diggin'
suddenly he threw
citing, but
how, and he didn't want the spunk to give
much
and plantin' flower
me
me on me
than
to
me
I didn't think this very ex-
want me nomore get
neither, but he jiist couldn't no
had been glued
I
if
Jim was muttering
the floor and said he didn't
to trade
liaek
seed.
to
I wished very
him.
that I could go back almic, but T couldn't, so I only sighed for pity over
both of
We
us.
boy snatched
were startled by
me
up, pinned
me
I could learn anything more.
under the coat where
smind
ilic
his cdal,
tci
i>f
light footsteps
on the
and went shuffling
hall.
The
bed before
off to
The next day I was forgotten and left there nmv and then and get a glimpse of the
I ci}uld pei'ii dut
world.
Jim continued to go way he and
teacher the
walked she
;
going back
sjjoke of
would not be
to school
every day on the pretext of showing the
the teacher
able to leave the
to
came home together one day.
As they
Farmville, and lamented the fact that she
mountain people some good books.
This, she
Then the The boy pointed to a covered wagon way down the hill, and he really was not sure, bnt he thought it the moonshiners. 'I'lic wagon passed on, but my mistress gave it
confided to Jim, had been ime of her greatest desires for some time.
conversation drifted to (ither things.
wending
its
belonged to
only a glance; her thought.
was mistaken,
for,
it
if
stopjied
with
a
and leaned down
little ci-y
She and Jim held
of bright coins. there ain't no
were on the ground, and she seemed
e,yes
Once she
name
you did."
— there
ain't
to tie
of sur]irise, she held
a shijrt conference.
no way
to
be in deep
her shoe, I thought, but I
to find out,
up
a leather
I heard
bag
him say:
fidl
''Well,
and they wouldn't claim
:
what followed but the next I knew the boy had led her
I couldn't hear
;
to
the very edge of the road, that dreadful steep and rocky place I had always
been afraid
too
much
My
and
are,
'way down
I ran myself to death; this road winds around
—and—you
know
don't
I
'em."
and without more ado she
mistress' beautiful eyes flashed indignantly,
jumped from let
if
Just go long and keep the money, and buy the books.
for that.
ain't tellin,'
boy
Pointing down, he said: "Well, there they
of.
I couldn't catch 'em
there.
down
the edge of the road and started
the
mountain
side.
The
himself do^vn awkwardly, and tried to follow, but he stumbled, then
My
gave up and watched.
jumped, caught
at the
dear mistress did not think of danger; she ran, I watched her, oh, so eagerly,
bushes as she passed them.
and the boy watched too. She caught at the low tree branches and I hoped she would rest a moment, but to my surprise the branches snapped, and my dear
down
mistress went rolling down, down,
that dreadful
The boy sprang
cliff.
up, forgetting himself and everything else, and followed as fast as he could.
But before he came
When
to her she
at last she reached the
had caught
wagon
I
necessary questions and returned the then.
took
me
The boy seemed
herself, got
up and started
saw the look on her face
money
to its
off again.
as she asked the
She was splendid
owner.
to think so too.
And what do you think he did ? He went me from under his coat, and handed me to
straight
up
to
my
dear mistress,
her without a word.
She kissed
over and over again, and then she turned to the boy and said
"O, you dear, dear child "I didn't find
it
—I
!
I
am
stole it,"
so glad
you found
my
pin for me."
he blurted out.
Such a look of wonderful tenderness and sympathy came over her face. She took the boy's hard, rough hand in her own, and said she wanted him to have a school pin of his own some day, and to work for it and love it, just as she had done for me.
The
silence
was broken
at last
by the boy.
He
spoke slowly and huskily,
yet there was determination in those two words, "I will."
M. Claire Bueton, Lynchburg, Va.
'08.
'Should the Rod Be Spared? was
ITThere
a iivniiitaiii town, in a
ill
were seventy-one pnpils,
new
the desks three boys were crowded.
me way
to
which should bo master.
conceivable
to
win
At
erable.
last,
them
tirst
school
])iil>lic
many
boys, and in
I
of
At ones there arose a struggle between
the boys and
obedience, but in vain.
and luv
district,
thirty-five of
For two weeks
I tried in
every
their love,
and thnnitih their love their respect and
They grew
daily
more
and
incorrigible,
more mis-
I
abont day one morning, I seemed to hear Dr. V. say, "Use
the switch as a last resort."
Inspired with
new
ho])e, I that
day sent two of the boys
He
with the reqnest that he whip them.
and when I remonstrated,
told nie that he
pnpils should be managed.
never by any chance looked
three each day.
till
''spit-ball" business
to
him
I
cut
at a linok,
I said, "Stand up!"
My knees
began
He
stood,
to shake, l)ut T
"Sidney,"
to
make
man
a
(if
I said,
Then
until
all
from nine
"spit-balls"
my
old.
o'clock
office.
After explaining
me
to u.se this last re-
"Take
to get out,
—very
gently,
off
I suspect
your coat."
—
across the
"are you ready to stop this foolishness and try
am
or iKit,"
was
his sullen rejily.
my
Xeed
He
question.
fear vanished, and the switch
the boy began to cry.
likewise
the
and towered head and shoulders above
managed
gave him four more licks and re]ieated
answer.
how
ymirself r'
"I don't kiidw whether I I
to
do the job myself.
some long switches, and one moruiug when the
This he did, and I cut him four times shoulders.
Principal
hut showed indomitable energy by
began, invited Mr. Sidney into
me.
my
boy named Sidney, abont seventeen years
that nothing but the strictest sense of duty urged
sort,
to
and sent them back,
I resolved to
made and threw
the persistency with which he
a talk
wished no snggestions as
In desperation,
I selected the ring-leader, a
He
them
ga\'e
came down
I state that the teacher
gave the same hot and heavy
was dying
to
do
?
"Are you ready now, Sidney
'("
T asked.
"Yes," he blubbered.
We
shook hands and entered into a friendly comjiact.
Thinking he would
hate to go before the other boys with a tear-stained face, I left ^Honorable mention
in
Alumnre Contest, 201
him
in the office
While he was
until recess.
sitting-
asked what he was doing there.
ment, but did not explain the mode.
Sidney a promise not
From
to give
then until I
there the Principal passed through and
Sidney told him he was there for punish-
The Principal gave
me any more
left the school, six
a moral lecture,
and
trouble.
weeks
after,
my
boys were a pleas-
Sidney tried hard, and made wonderful improvement. One day the Principal visited my room and asked, "How is Sidney getting along?"
ure to me.
"I am proud of him." "He promised me nut to give yuu any more trouble," was the Sidney gave me a knowing wink and a smile passed over the whole "Finely," I said.
reply.
room.
"Where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wise," I thought. At recess, the day after I ]5unished Sidney, I saw an immense woman come walking up the steps, and asked who it was. One of the girls exclaimed, "Oh, She ne\-cr lets anybody touch Sidney, and I know that's Sidney's mother !
she
is
coming
to whi]i
you
1"
I
quaked with fear
as
I opened the door in an-
swer to her knock.
"They it
tell
me you whipped
Sidney," she blurted out.
"What
did you. do
for ?" I
meekly
ex])laino(l the situatiun and, to
did exactly right.
my
Gciod morning!'" and stalked
utter surprise, she said,
away
"You
just as she came.
When I had a very attractive position offered me, and a])]ilied to the Board to release me from my contract, the patrons got u]) a petition asking the Board not to release me, and Sidney's mother's name headed the list. Should the rod be spared?
Mrs. X. L. Claibork^e. LairrrnrfriJJr, Va.
The Heart
of a Child
last night she had come back from the JUST to her father in his last illness. How could
little
the inquiring looks of her
heart that
God had taken her
The morning was feeling that
it
little pui)ils all
and,
with the hard, bitter feeling in her
1
exercises were less of a trial than she had expected, and she
was not
so
hard
as
it
had seemed Ijefurehand, when a child's
how
sj'mpathetic voice said, ''Miss Fields,
and
town where she had gone
she face the same duties and
is
ynur ))apa?
Is he better to-day?"
Benny Wright looked up at her with his bright eyes. "Yes, dear, much better," she replied, but the tears sprang to her eyes, if he had not known from this, a little girl's whisper, "Didn't you know
little
her papa was dead?" would ha-ve told him.
In shame-faced silence he went back
How
l^roach. to
make her
to his
desk and sat in grave self-re-
could he show her that he did care, and that he had not meant
cry
Feeling deep into his pocket, his hand encountered some-
!
A light came into his face and, rising quietly, he stole where she stood by the black-board. He lifted her hand gently.
thing hard and round. softly
up
to
"What "Sh!
is
As
?" she asked.
He
a shiny ring.
on her
it
want you
I
to
wear
it,"
he whisjiered, and he slipped on her finger
smiled bravely up into her face and she drew the ring slowly
finger.
the children
marched out
a little girl
came with
a
bunch of
violets,
another with a colored card, and the worst boy in the room left on his desk a
card on which wasWritten, "I love
Xo words
my
teacher; she
is
a
good teacher."
could have softened her like the unspoken love of these
children, for "a little child shall lead them."
ViKGixiA Stone. Bristol,
Va.
^Honorable mention
in
Alnmntp Contest.
little
:
"
People ND
A
^^|l f^PJH ^fi^^^L ^H|^^^^E ^^^l^^g^^k
when The
will
little
had learned
"
versus
you come, Miss Frances ?"
questioner looked wistfully up into the face she to love so
much during
the last four weeks.
Miss Frances saw behind the sad ness.
"
Folks
"To-day, Lyda
I shall go
;
face a great eager-
little
home from
school with you,
to-day," she answered.
^^ ^^^B ^^
Having promised the child she thought no more of her except to make a little memorandum on her desk-pad
visit,
"To Lyda Heron's
this afternoon."
Miss Frances was the new teacher left
her
Alma Mater with
this
pupils, learn their environment,"
individually in her
But
that
first
was not
in the little
mountain
axiom ringing in her mind: and she had determined
to
school.
She had
"To know your know each pupil
year's work.
all
the thought
Lyda gave
to
She walked back
it.
to
the long bench by the stove and looked at Miss Frances intentl^y. Miss Frances
with her white hands, her spotless waist, and hair that looked like sunlight.
Miss Frances was going
to that little log
house where Lyda's father and her
step-mother and three baby sisters lived, and Miss Frances would
Hadn't she
that they were not "people," but just "folks."
other day, the difference
"Folks" only thought of eating and drinking and
?
wanted
existing, while "people," the kind they
better
know then
told them, only the
to be, lived for
something
much
and higher.
When
the noon
liell
rang,
Lyda
When
couldn't study
she missed the simplest
;
home she felt a great lump in her throat, which wouldn't stay down. Her first thought was to run home and "tidy up" before Miss Frances came, but the teacher was beside her word
in her spelling lesson.
the time
came
to
go
before her thought could be put into action.
"Well, Lyda, I'm ready," said Miss Frances in her usual cheerful voice.
Lyda log house.
couldn't talk.
She knew
this
She knew there was no
was Monday, and wash-day at the little "big room," and that the beds
fire in the
had not been made, for mother always waited for Lyda
to
do that on wash-day.
would only haj)pen to make them turn back But nothing happened, and every minute they came nearer the little two-roomed house. If something
*This story
!
is
the winner of the second prize in
204
tlie
Alumnae Literary Contest.
The mother was
in the yai'd haiii>ing out the last of the week's washing,
and twd untidy ehildren were
a little bhie calico dress of Lvila's,
dow making queer Lyda and her
guest were
a glance that they
put the
last
win-
at the
figures im the stcani-cliiuded glass. at
the gat:' now,
were certainly
"folks''
and the
child's quick eye
saw
The step-mother had
to-day.
at
ju3t
pin in the blue cotton dress and stood wiping her hands en her
when Miss Frances, not waiting to be introduced, said, "This is Mrs. Heron, I believe. I came to get ac(|iiainted with Lyda's mother and little sisapron,
ters."
"Upon mj facts," said the ste])-niother, "do this be the new teacher? Come in the big room and set awhile." She led the way into a large room containing two rude beds, several chairs, and a large box which seemed
Lyda followed let
to ser\-c as a
slowly, feeling that
wardrobe.
after this
Miss Frances Avould never
her pass the pretty colors nnt again, wo\dd never again choose her for
But Miss Frances
helper.
steaming tubs.
She said
took
the
a
with her liack
seat
baby bad pretty
kitchen and
to the
a its
and chatted
eyes, just like Lyda's,
pleasantly for a half-hour l)efore saying good-bye.
Lyda went all
to school next
morning feeling
as if Jliss Finances
the blackness of her little life; she conliln't ]ilay she
any more, but must
She didn't stop
now.
act like "folks"
on the scraper Miss Frances had asked them
to use, for
She was only "folks," and Miss Frances knew shoes at each step, and without the usual
much, she passed
was
it,
mud
up
May
it
falling
and worked with her stubborn
gloves, but
my
visit to
you home, and I
a
:
mountain
like
glad light flashing into her eyes.
little
Then Lyda went back
shoes until
all
the
mud had
to the
Lyda your
This story
is
Lyda
'03.
taken from the experience of one of the Ahnnna?,
time the teacher did not know the
girl.
She door
been removed.
Rr-ni 0. Dyer, January,
at the
so
I come again ?"
"Yes, Miss Frances," said Lyda,
ISToTE
i
from her
"Good morning" she had enjoyed
had called them "people," and not "folks!"
though
her shoes
matter now
band on her shoulder and heard Miss
until she felt her teacher's
Frances say kindly, "Lyda, I enjoyed people.
at last
to her seat.
Miss Frances had just arrived and was removing her didn't look
to clean
what did
so with
knew
really "people"
herself revealed
it
Gate City, Ya. 205
to
effect of
her words on the
her several years later.
little
Alumniana Gnirr yeai's,
and
Adiiiiis,
June
taiii;ht
lat:.'v
at
"(C!,
was
]ii-iiK'ii)iil
Dovflicsfcr,
nf
llic
scliuol
where she imw
at
Stoiu'na lor twii
lives.
Louise Adams, June "00, sinee graduation has taught
at
Atlee,
Hanover
Counts'.
Ethel Ai'vin, June
two sessions
"()•'!,
in I^unenlmrg,
Graded School.
In
taught for one session in Prinee
and Iwo years
Se])tenil)ei',
I'.XIS,
Edward Countv,
as ]irinei])al of the Literary S]iring
she was uuirried to ilr. Walton E.
l]ell,
of Wilbuni, Ya.
Florida Ashhy, June 'OU, ef Loviugstou,
Nelson County and
\'a.,
has taught two years in
i)resent teaching at Loviugstou.
is at
Caroline Boulware Bayley, a graduate of June, T.HiT, has since lieeu teach-
High School. Normal School, accepted a now teaching at her home in
ing the fourth and fifth grades of the Lawreneeville
Ruby
Berry. Jannai'y "OS,
school in Yoi'k
County
leaving the
aftei-
She
tor a half-term.
is
Cre"we, Va.
Fannie Langhorne
liidg
1,
June
"!•;!,
three years at Green Bay, and three years at
B. AV. Price, of Peter.shnrg,
taught one year near Green
ISay,
now
JMrs.
liiji
Kaps, Va.
She
is
\'a.
Lucy Fletcher Bos well, Junr "S!), has lieen Instructor in Prinuirv iL'thods Roanoke County and at Floyd Court House. She also taught in the IJueua In IS'.IS she was LiVista Female Seminary, and Pelle Heath Academy. structor of Primary Methods in the Suuinier Normal School at Farniville, Va. She was married to Mr. Montague, and is now living in Lynchhurg. Emma B. Bland, June '08, in 1898-'99 taught at Big Stone Gaji, 18991900 at Gurdon, Ark., 1900-'01 in Nottoway County, and since then at in
Blackstone.
Lola B. Bland, June in the
High School
Emma
"94,
with the exception of two years spent as a teacher
of Marion, Va., has taught altogether in Gloucester County.
E. Blanton, January '08, taught during the last year the seventh
and eighth grades of the school
at
Great Bridge, Va.
Florence Brandis, June '98, substituted one year and taught four years in the Manchester
Public School.
She was
Davidson, of Manchester, Va. 206
married, in 1903, to Mr.
G. B.
Frances Brinkley, Jinic
home
taught for one term at her
"<IS,
in
Roanoke,
Va., bnt on acconnt of illness was nuable to teach the second term.
Gertrnde Burton, Jnne
Mary
Claire
La
taught 1906-'07 at
'06,
1907-'OS'at home, and this year
is
Fayette, Ala., spent
teaching in Birmingham.
Burton, -luuc "OS, has since been teaching in the graded
schools of Lynchburg.
Bessie Blanton, June Nashville, after
nnw
SelicKil.
She
I'ealiddy College,
at
then taught
In 188!) she was married
Tnslitute, Tlolly Springs, Miss. is
Iwn years in stmly
speiil
'S(i,
leaving the Xcn'uial
in
ilaury
Jdues, and
to ]Mr.
living in Mississiiipi.
Olive B. Brooks,
laughl
'O:!,
County, then in Suffolk, and
ihe Crittenden ScIk.ioI, Nansenidiid
in
tirsi
udw
is
feacdiing in Portsmouth.
Flora Bruce, since her gradual imi in ,Tune "07, has been teaching the second primary grade of the
Margaret Page
]iul>lie
seheol of Wise, Va.
June
Bry<li)n,
has been teaching in Atlee, Va., since
'0(>,
graduation.
Mattie in
]nd>lic
]\1.
and
Buchanan, jtrivate
'!Âť4,
Springs, Ark., tanght for thirteen years
Ilnl
schnols of
N'irginia,
bnt
is
now taking
training for
nursing.
Carrie L. C. Bull, of the Class
home, Melfa, Va., one
.Tune
(d'
in Albeuuirle,
N.
C.,
'0(5,
and
has taught one session at her is
now
teaching in the jinblic
schools of Roanoke.
Maybin Branch, June
'04, taught in a
then married to Mr. .Tobn C.
Rosa B. Caldwell, .Tune ville,
"(IS,
Va.
graduation, has taught
since
She was
graded school until 1000.
Sini]'siiu, of "Xorfolk,
at
Drewry-
Va.
Margaret
Henry High
Canqiliell, .Tune
School.
"(Hi,
during 100(i-"07 taught
She was married
in the
August, 1007, and
in
is
Washington
now
l\lrs.
J. J.
Thomas. Nellie Carneal, Jannary of
Augusta and Snssex Bessie
the
W.
Carter,
grammar grades
'0(i,
connties.
Jnne
of the
has since been teaching in the pnblic schools
She
is
'04, since
High
Lillian
is
teaching at Dun, Snssex County.
School, Prospect, Va.
Jean Carnthers (Mrs. Boatwright), Va., ever since graduation, and
now
her gradnation, has been teaching in
now
Lee Cheatham, February
"8(i,
has been teaching in Lynchburg,
jiresident of the Alunnia? Association. "01,
tanght one year in Prince
Edward
County, two years in Dinwiddle, one year in Augusta, one year in Tazewell
and the past three years in Chester, Va. 207
Lucie Carter Chrisman, June '04,
lias since
been teaching
schools of Virginia, devoting most of her time to
primary work.
]\Iary Clark, '03,
was married two weeks
in the
public
after graduation to Rev.
Ran-
dolph Royall Claiborne, former Rector of John's Memorial Episcopal Church, After living two years in Farmvill?, they moved
Farmville.
Mary
E. Clark, June '02, spent four year in Amelia County, one in
Land, Fla., and
is
now teaching
ilyra Cumpton, February
She spent her
Views
returned in June
"S!),
to receive
Allnutt, of Dawsonville,
Md.
In 1894 she returned
Mr.
has taught in the public school of Lancaster
'95,
She was married in
L. Price, of Blacksburg.
II.
Cocke, January '05, after leaving school taught in the
Va.
at Bluefleld, AV.
of
to
Md.
Daisy Conway, June
]\[aria C.
Normal
to the
In 1895 she was married
Court House, Va., Athens, Ga., Blacksburg and Roanoke.
Mr.
her diploma.
three years after leaving the ISTormal School at the Fair
first
Girls' School, Dawsonville,
to
De
the second year in Korfolk.
School to teach mathematics and astronomy.
1904
Francis-
to St.
present home.
ville. La., their
Academy
Since then she has been teaching in the public schools
Richmond. Jessie E. Cox,
June
Helen M.
W.
Price, and went to Wilcox, Ariz, to live.
June 1900, taught two years Graded School five years, and
Cratt'ord,
principal of Morrison
She was
taught for live years in Virginia.
'01,
then married to Mr. Albert
at
Halstead's Point, was
at present is
teaching at
Lee Hall.
Ruby first
taught
Mary
Cutherell, '98, has since been teaching in Norfolk Coimty. at
Rosemont, later going
Rives Daniel, June
'03,
to
Oak Grove, where
she
is still
taught one year at Windsor.
She
principal.
For two years
she was principal of a graded school near Suffolk, and two years taught in the Suffolk
High
School.
Wirt Davidson, Jure School,
She
is at
'08,
present teaching near Norfolk.
has been teaching in the Cumberland
High
Ewing, Va., sines graduation.
Jessie Dey,
June
'04, has
been teaching
at her
home, in Norfolk, Va.,
since she graduated.
Edith Leigh Dickey. June
Labor School.
She
is
now
Frances E. Driver, June folk County,
and
five
'05,
teaching '99,
taught three years at
at the
Miller Manual
Covington.
Bower's Hill, Va., taiight one year in Nor-
years in Scottsville.
again for two years in Norfolk County, but
After one year's is
rest,
she taught
not teaching at present.
Carrie Dungan, Juno Va., but
'0(1,
not teaching this
is
fm- two veai-s at hei- home, Chilhdwie,
tatijiht
yeai-.
Henrietta C. I)unla]i, January
'DC, since graduation, has spent her
teaching in Lexington, witli ihe exceiitidn
work done
time
few months of post-graduate
Ahna Mater.
at
Ruth 0. Dyer, January years in Roauoke, and is udw City High School. Elizalieth
taught two years in country schools, four
'0-2,
in charge of the
Edwards, June
"07,
duties of principal of Highland
has,
Xornial Department of the (hite
since gi'aduation, been fultiUina the
High
I'ark
Ewell, June "DT. has taughl
Jennie
a
(if
Scliudl, in
Richnmnd,
T>imiloun and
\'a.
Prince William
counties since gradnatiou.
Mary
Farthing, June "01, has since lieen teaching in the pul)lic schools
of Virginia, having specialized in ]>i-iniary work in the Charlotte Court
Graded School during the last lhi-cc years. Martha Eeathersti ri, January 'i)',), for two years taught
at
House
Crewe.
Since
then she has been teaching in lloanoke.
Kate Ferguson,
during ISSS-'Sl) taught
'SS,
1S89-'91 taught in Salem;
Salem;
1893-'9."i
studied
in at
IS'.):!
was married
Roanoke College;
to
at
Bonsacks, Va., during
Mr. Wythe F. Morehead of
lS96-'98 studied in England
and Germany. lienlah
teacher in
Avenue
H. Finke, Juiu'
tlie
Vinton
"01,
\'a.
;
from 1901
to 19o;; she
since then she has been in the
was
a
Gihuer
School, of Roanoke.
Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jiuie ville,
Salmi,
I'ublic School;
'OS, is
teaching in the public schools of Dan-
Va.
Mamie Edna School
June '05, Roanoke, Va., taught in iladison Xormal Waynesboro High School 1907-'08, and in Roanoke
Fletcher,
1906-'07;
in
190S-'09. Sallie Floyd,
four years in Sea
June
'97, S]ient
View
Scho(J,
December, 1903, she was married ville,
one year as the teacher of a private school; ;iud to
one year in Bird's Xest School.
.Mi-.
.\.
T. Bell and
now
In
lives at ^laidon-
Va. ilarion C. Forbes, '88, held ])ositions in ])rivate families two years, after-
ward teaching several years at Radford. For the past Lady Principal at the Woman's College, Richmond.
eight years she has been
Mary
Olivia Fraysei', '03, taught her
the two following sessions at the Reidsville
N. McGehee, of
she was married to J.
Blanche Gilbert, June Comity and Due Hill, V:i.
ville
Springs, Va., and
In June, 1906,
N. C.
Reidsville,
taught oue year
"04,
at
Bird"s Nest
High School
and one year as principal, besides one year as principal of JonesShe was married
Graded School.
Mary
Hot
School, N. C.
has taught in the ])riuiary grades of Giles
"04,
Louise Godwin, January as assistant,
first j'ear at
High
June
T. Glasgow,
1907
in
Bnena
'07,
to
Mr. E. E. Floyd.
Vista, Va.,
is jjvineijial
of the
Graded
School, Darvils, Va.
ilary Hipkins Godwin, January
From
taught in comitry schools.
High
Since
School.
190(i
For two years she
Va.
1903 she taught high school branches
From 1903
in ungraded school at Fincastle.
Fineastle
"95, Eincastle,
l.Sl)7 to
to
1900 she was princij)al of
aecnuut nf
dii
ill
health she has been
resting at hdiue.
Georgie Gravely* has been principal in a graded school at Myrtle, Va. taught in a graded school in Windsor, and
Myrtle Grenels, June
is
now
teaching at Saint Paul,
She was uiarried
has
\'a.
teaching at AVake, Va., her home.
"08, is
Carrie Stnrdevaut Goode, June '02, taught two years witb, Va.
;
at
her home, Skip-
in 11)05 tn ilr. J. A. ]5ugg.
Ijoth taught in Augusta Martha and Alary Cidggin gi-aduated in 1903. County the following year. The next year Martha taught in Cam])bell County
while 5,
Mary
took
u]) duties
in the Clerk"s Office of the county.
1905, both were married: Martha to Mr. Charles
Mary
to
W. Woodsou,
October
Mr. Page Dandridge Nelson, of Lynchburg. In 1904-'05 she taught
A. Gertrude Griffin, June '04, Port Norfolk, Va. a country school, Quellins, Norfolk County.
and
On
of I'ustburg;
civil
govei'umeut
Since then she has taught history
the Wi-steru Pivancli
iu
High
School, Norfolk County,
Virginia.
Theresa Haisli]),
taught several years in Augusta County schools.
Jini(> "9(i,
Later she accepted a place
in the
Staunton High School, where she
Sue Elizabeth Hand;'t, June in AVest Virginia, and
is
"07,
now teaching
at
Jane Hardy graduated in 1894, in a Lancaster County.
Norfolk College; Yr.
still
remains.
Appalaehia, Va., taught for one year Appalaehia. class of seven.
Her
first
work was
in
Later she had charge of the Intermediate Department of and, later
still,
In 1903 she was married
to
she taught in the public schools of Bristol,
Dr. E. A. Long, of Johnson City, Tenn.
Mrs. Sadie J. Hardy was gradiiatcd Buena Vista Female Seminarj' from is'.il
in
June 1891.
to
1893, spent the session of 1893-
She taught
From
'94 studying English in the AV Oman's College of Baltimore.
1894
to
Jime 1899 she had charge
On
School, Farmville, Va.
borne, of
the fall of
of the Practice School of the State
Normal
Mr. X.
L. Chii-
.June 7, 1899, she was married to
Lawrence ville, Va.
Otelia G. Harvie,
June
ing music in Richmond, Nellie Heath, years.
in the
has spent
"03,
her time since graduation study-
all
Ya..
June
taught in the public schools of Virginia three
"0.">,
She married Mr. John P. Walker, March
Mary Clay MacDowell.
Hiner, June
"04,
1909.
0,
taught one year as principal of a school in
Since then she has been a
member
of the
Xormal School Faculty,
an assistant in the department of English Language. Olive Himnian, June
and
in Chicago
New
'O.o,
spent her
year after graduation in study
first
In 1906 she accepted a position with the Prang
York.
Educational Company, and has since taught and su]iervised drawing in
York, Pennsylvania,
New
Willie Hodges taught for two years to
In 1900 she was nutrried
in \'irginia.
Mr. Booth, of Nathalie, Va.
Louise Hogwood, .lune "01, after leaching Harry H. Russell in 1904. She is now living
Fannie Hodnett, .lime well County.
where they now h]lise
gra<l('s
She was married
Holland, June
"()(i,
Cape Charles,
\'a.
The followingGarden Academy, in Taze-
of liurke's
Mr. Thomas P. Moses, of Norfolk,
Laeky, Va., taught at
Kellogg Holland, .lanmiry,
t'onnty, one year, four years in years, taught nuithennities in
two years in Burkeville,
Halm was
l.acky, A'ork
1900,
in
\'a.,
Augusta County
19(l0-'ll7,
County.
liurkevilU',
Prince Kdward, was
linrlingtou,
Va., taught ])i-inci]ial
X. C., High School
Amelia
in
of scluiol tw(] yeai's,
I
wo
and
\'a.
Martha Holman, Februai-y 1907 she was marrie<l to Mr. Ella C.
at
live.
and since then has been teaching K.
t(j
three years, was married to Mr.
near Danville, Va.
"04, first taught
year she taught in the lu'imary
In
New
Jersey and Texas.
graduated
"04, .1.
lauglit I).
Nelson and
in
IJand, of
in the class of
June,
"04.
she taught in the public schools of Xewjiort N^ews, Va. she has been teaching in the public schools
(4'
.Vnielia
counties.
Cumberland County.
N^ew York.
The next two years The last two years
in
Nannie Honser (Mrs. G. H. Fielding), Baltimore, taught for six years Augusta County, Maryland. Beruice Howard, June '08, Cambria, Va., is a meuiber of the faculty in
High School. Madge B. Humphries was a graduate
the Christiausburg
of the class of '97.
She has taught
now Colmau National Business College, Newark, N. J. Her home is at 430 West 118th Street, Florine Hunt, January '!U.
3ver since, first in Virginia, then in Philadelphia and Washington, and
she
is
teaching in the
Cathedral Heights,
New
1900, Gramwell,
W. Va.
In lS94-'95 she was principal public school, 1897graded school, Shenandoah, Va.
York.
Prince Edward County;
1S9(J-'0T,
;
1900-'03, teacher English Literature and History,
:
Bedford Springs, Va. llMi2-'03, English branches in Eadford High School. She was married to Mr. A. M. Fowler, and is continuing her studies at Colum;
bia University.
Jamima
C. Hurt,
June
Imogen Hutter, June of
Koanoke, Va., has been teaching in the schools
'04,
and Roanoke since graduation.
of Vinton
has since been teaching in the graded schools
"08,
Lynchburg, Va. Florence Ingram, January
work
u]3on her
at
one term still
Barton Heights, entered
at
teaches.
and eleven in Augusta
Irvine, '91, taught two years in Staunton,
Lucy
She was marrird
County.
'00, after
South Boston where she
1904
in
to
Mr.
J. J. Irvine.
Elizabeth Ivy, June '97, has been doing primary work since she left school. She taught in the IIam])tnn Academy, and later in the Huntington KinderShe later accepted a position as supervisor of garten at Newport News. drawing in Newport News schools, but resigned this position to become supervisor of Elizabeth City county schools.
Emma Mayhew She was married
John, '94, taught one year
to ]\Ir.
at
Gilmerton, Norfolk County.
Thomas B. Johnson, September
5,
1895.
She died
September 21, 1908. Ethelyn
J( nes,
artistic talents
'90,
among our accomplished
ranks
have led her
to
Department of the "]\Iodern
the position of Editor
Priscilla."
During her
graduation she taught in the public schools of Virginia. art in
New York
in 1903, also doing design work.
she had private classes in art in Henderson, N. C.
Boston married
to to
engage in the W(n'k
fin-
Mr. "Wilv B. Morris.
the
"Modern
graduates.
Her
and Head of the Art first
three years after
She took a course
For three years
From
Priscilla."
in
after this
there she went to
In 1899 she was
Patsie F.
Johns
taught in
lias
Buckingham and Cunilierland
cnnnties
since graduation.
Anna
B. C. Jolliffe, -laiinary
'()(i,
has been teaching at her home, Bovee,
Va., since graduation.
Cora B. Kay, June
"04,
was principal for
School, Caroline County, and for one year
sex County.
Since then she
ijf
a
year of Ui)|ier Zion Grack'd
Inglewood
Home
School, Middle-
Liberty Graded School,
has been principal of
Caroline County.
Hattie J. V. Kelly, June
marle County, and
was one year
"(Hi,
now teaching
is
Martha M. Kennerly, January
at
a teacher at
Eed
Hill, Albe-
Windsor, Va. taught at Chatham, Va., lS97-'98;
'07,
taught and studied at Adelphi College, Brooklyn, 1899-1903, from which lege she received the B. S. degree.
High
School, 1903-'0.5, and studied at Yale, 1904-'O5.
ing biology in the Nornuil College,
Gertrude King, January
was principal of Ridge. She
is
'OU,
Xcw
present teach-
taught a private school the spring of 1906,
work near Foster
at
is at
York.
a school in Patterson, Va.,
now
She
col-
Kew Haven
She taught biology in the
and the following year
at
Nettle
Falls.
Ellen B. Lee, '05, has since been an assistant in the Botetourt High School. 1897-'98, taught at
Gracie Lee, '97;
Wharf graded school Bloxom Station; 1902-'03,
^Villis'
at
;
Riiby Leigh, June ginia.
'99,
She was married
Carlotta Lewis,
and since that time
in
June at
Wardtown
1898-1900, principal of
;
1900-'01, taught in Jarvisburg,
Shadyside, Va.
at
She
is
N".
Q\
now Mrs.
;
i901-'02,
Gladstone.
taught seven sessions in the public schools of Vir-
190G '05,
to ]\[r.
A.
M. Orgain.
has taught two years in
Buchanan County,
Covington.
Delia Elizabeth Lewis, June "99, taught three terms in Surry County,
two terms in Michigan, and four terms
at
Claremont.
In 1907 she became
Mrs. Will M. Hundley. Caroline Littlepage
is
Josephine I^nck, June
teaching in the high school at Micanopy, Fla. '01,
has had varied experiences in teaching.
From
the year of her graduation to the present time she has taught, and the follow-
ing are some of the places where her influence has been felt: Ashland, Va., Hanover County Elizabeth City, N. C. Radford, Va. She is now teaching the seventh grade of Highland Park School, Richmond, Va. Emma LeCato, June '97, taught for ten years after leaving school. She has held schools in Quinley, Craddocksville, and elsewhere. In 1907 she was married to Mr. Eischelberger, now of Quinlev, Va. ;
;
Luev
Maiisoii, .Inne
has taught in the Whaleyville School, of which
'0."i,
she has remained ])rincipal.
In
l'.)00
she was married to Mr. Charles Simpson,
of Whaleyville, Va.
Carrie Martin, June '04, taught one year at Callaway, three at Tazewell,
and
is
teaching in the Rocky
now
Mount High
School.
Carrie K. Mason, June '07, entered Cornell University the graduation, and
pursuing a course in liberal
is
fall
after her
specializing in mathe-
arts,
matics and looking forward to an A. B. degree. Julia Massey, June '06, of Hampton, Va., has, since graduation, taught in the
Hampton High
School.
Annie McLaughlin, January in a private family.
In 1908 she was married
now
lives in
'04, at first
W.
to ilr.
to
Megginson, of Washington, D. C, ancl
J.
Lynchburg, Va.
Elizabeth Michie, '93, taught for
married
accepted a position as teacher
Later she taught in York County and South Boston.
Mr.
five
In '97 she was
years in Virginia.
William Johnson, of Lynchburg, Va.
J.
Bessie L. Moon, June '98, taught in the public schools of Fredericksburg
during the session 1898-'99.
On
M. Moon, and Fredericksburg
is
October 28, 1899, she was married
now
Melva Frances Morehead, June principal of
New
River School
to
Victor
her home. '04, of
at jSTew
Radford, Va., was for one year
River Depot, Va., for three years in
Tazewell County, as principal of Falls Mills School, and
Heath Academy, East Radford, Va. Beryl Morris, June '07, is now teaching
is
now
teaching in
Belle
Sallie Rives Morris, Jun;' '02, taught
Louisa.
Since then she has taught
at Miller School.
two years
at Apjilc
in
Haley High School,
drove. Big Stone Ga]) and Lees-
burg Academy. Nettie Dunnington Morton, June '93, Farmville, has continued Farinville.
maicr.
During
In 1902 she was married
K. MacMosby, to Martinsville,
to live in
1894-'9.5 she filled the position of Librarian at her aliiia
'93,
to
Mr. Walker
Scott, of Farmville.
taught for seven years in Pulaski.
where she has since been engaged
in
In 1900 she went
primary work.
June '04, taught three years in Worsham. She has drawing in Rocky Mount, N. C, and in the Fredericksbtirg and She is uriw teaching in the Western Branch Norfolk Summer Institutes. Bettie Eula Murfee,
also tatight
High
School, Portsmouth, Va.
Jessie
Nidermaier, June
County, Virginia.
'08,
Poplar
Hill,
Va.,
is
teaching
in
Giles
Helen C. Ould, June
taught at Oak Hill Academy, MeGaheysThe following year she spent at her home in Fredericksburg, where she was married. She is now living at Middlesboro, Ky. Mary Sue Oglesby, June '94, taught four sessions in the public schools of Wythe County, Virginia, one session in Columbia College, Ala., two sessimis in Draper's Valley Academy, Dra]ier, Va. She has spent the time since I'.MH ville,
at
IvTorton
'03, has
Public School.
home. Mattie E. Parlett, June
'!Âť.">,
has taught in the graded schools of Xnrfolk,
her home, since gTaduation.
Edmunds
Alice
June
Paulett,
"().">,
taught the primary- school
Emory,
at
Va., 1905-'0(3; taught in Bristol, Va., a ])art of 1907-'08, and part of 190S-'09.
Hattie Paulett, June '08, has
sjicnt the
year
at
home studying music, with
the exception of three weeks sjieut as a sid)stitute in the Wakcticld (ii-adcd School.
May
Phel])s,
two years
January
in Isle of
was governess one year, after which she taught Wight and two in l)otet(mrt County. She is now ti'aching "O."'),
history in one of the grammai' scliools of Roanoke.
Mary
She
Pierce, rluue 'SS, taught for ten years in Tiichiiiond.
now
is
Mrs. E. F. Watson. Nelly Cnuniiiugs Preston, Jannary schools of
Waynesboro and
Iveystoue," Charleston, S.
liristol.
('.,
Neva Saunders Prince, Montgomery County and five
now
and
is
"91,
spent
at fbc
'il'.l,
She
is
has since taught in the gradiMl
on the editorial
statf
of
'•'Plic
living at Seven-^lile Ford, Va.
two years
in the
public schools
Clialbam Episcopal Institute.
of
Since then
she has remained at home.
Myrtle Pea, June Ethel
Mae
"07, has
taught at Smithfield, Va., since graduation.
Eeynolds, '04, has been teaching in the public schools of Nor-
folk since graduation.
Pauline E. Reynolds, .Tanuary
'07,
has taught in the Covington (Ji-adcd
School since graduation.
Anne Richardson, June
'07, is
Harriet Elizabeth Richardson,
teaching her second session '0(i-'07,
garten of the Starke School, Suffolk, Ya.
at
Phfcbus, Va.
taught for one year in the Kinder-
Since then she has been at home in
Farmville.
Mabel Roberts, June Va.
"94,
taught for eight years near Bridgetown, Va.
In
Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, In 1903 she was married to Mr. S. D. Tankard, of Franktown, Va.
1902 she began
a course
at
Anna Royster Rogers, Jaiinary in Buckingham County.
'06, has
Dorothy Rogers, June
a
been teaching,
in Augusta,
first
and then
she was
assistant
first
She
Academy, Staunton.
was
'Oi;,
student at Cornell liKHi-'OT;
1907-'08
High School department of ]-]e\'erley Manor now teaching mathematics, Latin and drawing at
the
in
is
Toano.
Edith Rogers, June
'OS, is teaching in the
Normal and High School
at
Woodstock. Julia Scaggs, June '02, taught for three years in Fredericksburg before
her marriage to Mr. Biscoe.
Mary Mercer
January
Schofield,
principal of the
Dumbarton
began her work as
'07,
teacher in the
a
In September, 1907, she was elected
Barton Heights School, near Richmond.
School, which position she
still
holds.
Lelia A. Scott, January '99, taught three terms in Amelia County, then
taught in Georgia, then at Keezletown, Va., next at Covington, and at present is
teaching at Mor\-en.
Rhea C.
Scott,
June
'00,
taught in the Episcopal
Institiite,
Chatham, for
In 1907 she took a course in Primary Methods and Manual Training Since that time she has had Teachers' College, Columbia University.
a while. at
charge of the ISTormal Training Class and Domestic Science of Henrico County.
Her home
is
now
at
Ashland, Va.
Ida Sharjic, February
and
at
'01,
mid-term was elected
years she was
made
to
the following fall a
principal of the Third
until her marriage in Aju'il, 1907,
home
is
now
at
when
At
the end of three
School, where she remained
she became Mrs.
W.
J.
Cox.
Her
Crewe, Va.
Fannie Belle Shorter, January
'07,
has since graduation taught in .Chuck-
atuck, Va., Abilene, Va., and Albemarle,
DeBerniere vSmith, June Court House.
Ward
Wythe County
taught in
position at Bristol.
'06,
IST.
C.
began her teaching career
She now has charge of the fourth,
fifth,
at
Charlotte
and sixth grades,
at
Keysville.
E. Linwood Stubbs, June five
'9."i,
taught for eight years.
During the
last
years she has been teaching at Wood's Cross Roads, Va.
Lily H. Smith, June '97, Miller School, Va.
School and the Baptist Orphanage at Salem. the Superintendent of Miller School,
and 216
She
She has taught in the Miller is
now
private secretary to
also teacher of stenography.
Cora Spain, since her graduation in Febraurv, 1898, has been teaching. now principal of the Graded School-, Sutherland, Va.
She
is
Julia C. Spain, June '08, Sutherhuid, Va.,
Kate Spain, February
when
February,
'92,
taught
and now
to
Spencer, '97, taught for six years in Virginia.
Mr.
Hayusworth, nf Alachua,
J. C.
Janie B. Staples,
was married in 1899
at
Steger,
Fla.,
'94, taught fur fi\c years in
W.
to ilr.
Helen Steed, June
Mary V.
schools of
in the
She was married
to
Mr. Hall
King and Queen Court House.
lives at
Edna married
of Petersburg, Va.
twelve sessions
Dinwiddle, Lancaster and King and (^ueen.
Champ, Va.
teaching until the past year,
Kennedy Powell,
she was married to ilr. A.
ilyrtis Spain,
teaching near
is
'97, s]ient hci' scssidns
"OS, is
June
In 1904 she was
is now living. Edward diuuty, and
where she
Prince
K. Chapi)ell.
teaching
at
Dorchester, Va.
'07,
Danville. \;\.. has been teaching for two years
'03,
Kadfurd,
Danville.
Katie Stephens, June Montgomery County, and
at
V-a.,
has held iiusitinns at .Vuburn,
Burke's Garden, and
now teaching
is
at
East
Radford, Va.
and
Margaret Stephens, June "O.i, taught at Pilot during the session 190.")-"()(i, Surry Court High School 190(i-'07. She is now teaching in the Straus-
at
High
vills
School.
Dais_y Stephenson,
June
'O.'l,
has taught in Fairfax County since gradu-
ation.
Georgiana
E.
Augusta County.
Stephenson,
January
'Ofi,
taught
Since then she has been teaching
Elizabeth X. Stokes, June "07,
Before teaching, she spent
a short
is
at
first
at
S]iottswood,
Covington.
teaching in the
High
School
at
Rice.
while studying and teaching nmsic in Farm-
ville.
Louise Fuqna, June '8S, taught two years in C^miberland County and then married.
She
is
now
living at Chester, Va.
Virginia E. Stubblefield, January '07, has taught in the
Richmond during
])ublic schools of
the past two sessions.
Courtney Taylor,
"04,
has taught
at
]\Ialtoax,
Va., and during the last
three years at Amelia.
Mary Byrd Mannboro, Va.
Taylor, June "96, since graduation
has taught at her home,
Mary H.
Taylor, June
She
of Auiherst County. Klla
married
Tlioiii])soii,
to ]\Ir. AV.
'9(3,
from
now
is
for
tanglil
'!)i,
lS9(i to
1908
taught, in
tlit-
public schools
teaching at Cocburn, Va. ti\('
years
in
and was then
Culjieper,
E. Coons. (erui at Imnie.
The
latter ])art of the session she taught in the |iublic school of Pocahontas.
She
Flora
Tlioiiqisoii,
died August
2,
June
s|ient the tirst ])art of lasl
1908.
Lillian Fredericka
Academy,
"(>7,
Bluefield,
W.
Thompson, -lime
"l)(i,
has taught in the
Va., and in the graded schools
id'
Summit City During
Pocahontas.
the last year she taught in the graded seh(jols of Bluefield.
Susie E. Thrift, January '95, taught one year in Westmoreland County,
two years in Lancaster, and three in Northumberland County
was principal of Heathsville Graded School; Ga]i.
She
now
is
living at her home,
Bessie Tinsley, June at Mitchells,
Maude
'0.5,
1901-'02, she
Big Stone
Wicomico Church, Va.
was for two years
Va. Li June, 1907, she was married
princijtal of the to
graded
Mv. A])person, of
s(diool
Cul|)e]ier.
Trevett, '91, has since been teaching in the gradeil schools of her
home county, Llenrico. She is now holding Graded School, Glen Allen, Va. Margaret Lewis Tucker, June
Mary
;
1902-'06, taught in
'07,
Louise Tucker, June '08,
is
the position of jirincipal of the
has been teaching at Amherst two years.
teaching in the Lynchburg public schools.
Martha Turner, February '98, taught the session of 1898-'99 in the public Newport News. In June, 1899, she was married to Mr. William L. Cooke of that place. schools of
Louise Vaughau, June Powhatan County 1905-'0rK
'04,
taught in Amelia County 1904-'0.t, and in
She was married
in
1906
to
Mr. M. A. French.
Pearl Vaughau, Febriuiry '06, taught two years in the public schools at
Cummor, Va.
In September, 1908, she was nuirried
Richmond, Va., where she
is
now
to
Mr. W. A. Childrey, of
living.
'07, was during the next year principal of the She now has charge of the primary department in
Rebecca Vaughan, June school at Callawa.y, Va. the Chester Lligh School.
Mary
A. Wade, June '02, after graduation, taught in Virginia and in
South Carolina four years. is
at
home
In 1908 she became Mrs.
in Florence, S. C.
218
W.
B. Pettigrew, and
Grace Warren, June
During the
Wharf.
She
she taught in the Melrose School, Roanoke.
Wharf
1903-'04 at Itavncu-.
'03, tav.ght the session of
the next three sessions at Ferguson's
is
session of
now back
at
\i\.,
l',)()T-'()S
Ferguson's
graded school.
as the jjrincipal of the
Odelle Austin Warren, January '98, taught in Crewe 1898-'90, at Bedford
She was married
Springs 1899-1900, and at Cape Charles 1900-'0-t.
M.
to :Mr.
L. Bonhain,
Elizabeth E. Watkins, January
after teaching fnur
I'.HX),
years was married to ilr. H. R. Houston an<l
Eois Watkins, Jamniry '08, HallsbdiM, tield,
which
after
was
she
in
1904
Va.
Richin..ii(l,
..f
married.
..n
is
now
\'a..
Jmic
living in
and
taught one session 24,
(luc-half
Hampton, Va.
1908, to
Wake-
at
.Mr.
Wiufrec
Chewning. Margaret Watkins,
'92, taught for five years after her gradiiaticni
one year near
jjublic schools,
Fai-iiiville,
iu
the
the other four veal's in Rristnl, \'a.
She then entered the Virginia ]liis|)ilal Training School, graduating in r.)i)0. She has since done private nursing with Richmond as her headquarters. Pari Her wurk and of this time she has been resident nurse at her iihiiii tinder. untiring eiforts endeared
was dedicated
Calva Watson, June
now teaching
lier
to us, sn
'O'l,
taught
at
l'.K)S
Tiif, Vii;(;i.\ia.\
is
I
wo years
iu
Buckingham Cduuly.
au<l is
Dumbarton, Henricd Cimnty.
Edith Whitley, June Indika, and
unudi so that iu
to her.
now
taught one term at Darden,
'0.5,
\-a..
(wh leruis
at
teaching in the Graded School at Crittenden. '02, taught at Diston, Va., until Feliruary, I'.IOT.
Florence Wingfield, Juiie
Died June 20, 1907. Pearl Wingate, June
'08,
Is
Elizabeth T. Wolfe, June
teacdiiug at Fairwciod, Va., her
'9,"),
tirst
home.
taught in Philadelphia, and
the Glenolden Public School, Pennsylvania.
She
is
now
llien
iu
teaching in the Indian
Training School, Arizima. Frances Wolfe, June
Roekinghani County, and
'0."i,
is
taught in N"ottoway County, at Keezletown,
now tearhiug
history in the Lawrenceville
High
School.
Rose Woniaek, .Tunc
Edward ville,
counties.
'9.'!,
has taught in l)oth A]ipomattox and Prince
She was married
to
Mr. Henderson, and now
lives at
Keys-
Va.
Lucy Henry Wood, June counties.
She
is
now
'02, has taiight in
a stenosraiiher in
both Amelia and James City
Richmond.
home Bngg and returned
Clair Woodruff, Jvine '05, Aiiniston, Ala., spent a year at her
Alabama, after which she was married Farmville
year,
to
Mr.
J.
L.
in to
to live.
Eula Young, June '03, taught in the public schools when she was married to Mr. Robert D. Morrison.
Big Stone Gap, Va.
of Virginia until last
She
i^
now
living at
T
Calendar
— School opened. —Musical. September 12 — Y. W. C. A. reception new September IS — Normal School students entertained by October — Y. W. C. A. birthday September
9
September 10
to
3
—
m
,
't>
S
I
il
'
I
'
f
—Argus Literary Society entertained
the
Cunningham Literary
Society.
'-^=J^^"T*-
October 17
Farniville churches.
picnic.
»
October 10
girls.
—Picnic on
Willis's ^Mountain. 221
String from Boston. — birthday party given by Y. A. — committee. K^ovember — Cimningham Literary Society entertained new menilwrs. Y. A. November —Reception —Virginia Y. W. A. Convention. November were organized. November 24 —Athenian and Pierian Literary
October
Qiuirtet,
Sehiilirrt
i-'3
October 31
AV.
CUiildren's
social
C.
5
6
to
AV. C.
6 to 8
delegates.
('.
Societies
—Mr. Henry Lawrence 27 —Match game
November 28
Sotithwiek, Pi-esident of
College of Oratory of Boston, presented "Herod,"
November
—Thanksgiving German. 222
Emerson
Stephen Phillips.
of basket-ball between the
teams.
November 27
b.y
Red and Green
Virginia Quartet. — — Jnint debate between Argus and Cimningham December 11 — Recital by Miss Smith. C. A. birthday December 18 — Y. Jannary — Christmas Holidays. December entertained by Editor-in-Chief. January — Annual Hampden-Sidney Magazine January —Guidim
December 4 December 7
T'liirersity of
Literary
Societies.
party.
AV.
:23 to
'i
8
staff
staff
l;i
staff
iiud
enter-
tained.
Jantiary 21
— Senim'
B
class cntcrtaiiiccl l>y
honorary member. Miss An-
drews.
"A Pan Fudge" and "The Kleptomaniac." — Two entertained by — Ssnior B January 23 — Senior B January — id-year cnmmenccment. graduating January 26 —Reception committee. January 29 — Birthday candy stew given by Y. W. C. A. Lexington, Va., by "College Widows," February 12 — Banquet given January 22
of
])lays:
January 22
class president.
class
class ban(|uet.
24-2(i
il
class.
to
social
of
to
basket-ball team.
February 13 February 20
N. between "College" and —Match game —Mr. Walter Bradley Tripp, Emerson College Oratory, of liasket-ball
S.
of
of
Boston, dramatized Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield."
—Mock faculty meeting. —"Miss Fearless and Co." presented by —"Tacky Party," given by Annvial
February 26
March 12 March 19
staff.
the
Dramatic Club.
S.
'25
irarcli
March 25
—Recital by Richmond School —"Miss Fearless and Co." aoes
of Expression. to
A])ril
li*— Egg hunt, given by Y. W. C. A.
Ai)ril
Ki
— "The
Countrv Fair."
April 20
Grand
April
Y. W. C. A. birthday party.
2.3
concert,
under direction of Mr. Sehennuel.
April 23-
"Miss Fearless and Co."
April 23
Match game
April
Glee Club Concert.
30-
Crewe.
is
taken to Blackstone.
of basket-ball betAveen
Reds and Greens.
jMay 7- The Pittsburg Festival Orchestra.
June June June June June
4-
-Joint meeting of the literary societies.
5
-Class play.
6
-Baccalaureate Sermon, by Rt. Rev. Alfred M. Randolph.
Y-
-Class Day.
8-
-Anniversary exercises. Address, Gov. Claiule A. Swanson.
Alumnae
celebration and banquet.
Address, Miss Celeste Bush.
June
9- -Address to graduates, President E. A.
Delivery of Diplomas.
Alderman, V. of Va.
Faculty Items Miss Mary Agiiew, wlm assisted 1886-'87, taught for
imi'
and for a short time
year
in
Miss Alleen xVndrews, whn
now Mrs. Alfred
Preparatory School during session
She died soma
Seminary, Xashville, Tenn.
\Var(l
years ago at her home, Burkeville,
'00, is
in the
Stdnrwall Jackson Institute, Abingdon, Va.,
in
\'a.
taiighl
Siglit
Singing and Latin from
West Point, Ga., E. F. 1). 4. Bartkowska, Principal of Model School, 18S4-"I)1,
Mrs. C. L.
]\)0:] to
Z. C'nmliee,
is
n.iw ilrs.
Alfred K. Eogers, 19 East Twenty-Second Street, Baltimore, .Md.
Miss Clara M. Brimblecom was teacher of Vocal ilnsic during the years
She died in 1887.
1884-'87.
Miss Celeste E. Bush,
vice-princi]ial of the school for the first three years,
1884-'87, has had a busy career sine? leaving Farmville.
years in the State Iv^ornntl School
America;
school
in
tOA^m
has
;"
worked
superintendent
linm
lias
agent
as
Pramingham, Mass.,
at
of
]
(
Women's
her
native
member
of the Education
Cummittee
of the General Federa-
Clubs, presenting at their St. Louis meeting in 1904 the plan
women's council
rmanent form
at the last
ujent" of that organizatii glish
in
Board of Education of examining rural schools; has been
Education Connnittee of the State Federation of Women's
Chibs, and was a
for a national
the oldest normal
schools
State
the
Connecticut in educational meetings and in clif.irman of the
tion of
of
She taught several
At
n.
and Civil Government
nf e(hiraii(in,
meeiing of
in
ilie
])i'csent
wliicb took definite shape
X. E. A.
as
and
"The Woman's Depart-
she has correspondence classes in En-
cimnecl ion with one of the Connecticut
Xormal
Schools.
Dr. B. is
now
W.
Arnold, Head of English and History Department, 1899-'0i,
professor of History
in
Eandolpli-j\LÂŤicon
Woman's
College,
Lynch-
burg, Va.
Miss Fannie Berkeley, assistant pal of
in jModel School, 1SS9-'91, is
now
princi-
Salem Grammar School, Salem, Va.
Mrs.
Anna
T. Brooks
was Plead of the LL:)me for session 1906-'07.
She
died at Marion, Ala., in May, 1908.
Miss Marguerite Carroll was 1899-1900.
She
is
a
now married and
sidistitute in liviui;- in
Physics and Chemistry in
St. Louis.
Miss Edith Cheatham, assistant in Mathematics, lS99-'02, Fritz Reiehmanu, Troy,
]Si^.
Mrs. Jane Cochran, the
Home Department
Head
of the
of the
Home,
1904-'0(i, is
now
Winthrop Normal School, Eock
a
member
liill, S.
of
C.
Miss Fannie L. Coit was Director of Gymnasium dirring session of 1901Since leaving Farmville she has been in the City Library of Brook-
'02.
X. Y.
lyn,
Miss Myra E. Compton was in
now Mrs.
is
Y.
She afterwards
1891-'92.
Md.
School, Dawsonville,
from
is
for three years
now Mrs.
View
Fair
in
Girls'
Allnutt, of that place.
Miss Mary Venable Cox, assistant in Manual Training and Mathematics 190-1: to '07, is now Mrs. J. C. Mattoon, Farmville, Va. ]\Ir.
Daniel, the
first
seventy-five years old, ville,
She
and Astronomy
a substitute in Mathenuitics
tairght
steward nf the
who was
the
scIkidI,
first
died in
housekeeper,
His wife, now
190,"). is
living in Martins-
Va. Miss Belle Dinturff, teacher of Physics and Cheniistry for session of
1892-'93,
is
now Mrs.
Geo. E. Haverstick,
Miss Mildred Evans, an
assistant
Omaha, Xeb. History and ^lathematics in the
in
spring of 1904, taught the following year at Eadford, Va.
Since that time she
has been teaching at South Boston, Va.
Home
Miss Anne M. Fauntleroy, Head of the
during session of 1907-'08,
has charge of one of the dormitory halls at Smith College.
Miss Elizabeth
J.
of the Kindergarten,
Freeborn,
now
who
for two .years, 1903-1905,
holds a similar position in the State
was Director
Normal
School,
East Stroudsburg, Pa., having in the meantime received the B. S. degree from Teachers' College.
Miss Bessie V. Gaines, who taught Natural Science during the years is now teaching Science in Adelphi College, Brooklyn, New York. Miss Pauline Gash, teacher of English and History, 1884-'90, was mai'-
1889-'93,
risd in 1890 to
:\lr.
has for the ilrs.
]iast
S.
been living
in
W.
She died in 1892.
T. S. Boswell.
Miss Elsie (iwynn, teacher
and Reading for
of Literature
sessions 1905-'08,
year been a student in Cornell University. Halsey, Hea<l of the
Washington, D. C.
Institute, she entered
Home
in
ISSG-'ST, has since that time
After teaching for a short time in Norwood
government
service,
and for the past
fifteen years has
been connected with the Agricultural Department. Mrs. S. J. Hardy, Principal of the Practice School, l,S94-'99,
N.
L. Claiborne, Lawrenceville,
Va.
is
now
ilrs.
.
Miss Lelia
J.
Harvie,
who was an
assistant in the
matics and Science dnring the years 1893-'99,
now
is
Department of Mathe-
Samuel H. Bavnett,
Mi's.
Tulane University, !New Orleans, La. Miss Genevieve Haynes, housekeeper from
18!.)!)
to
'0-1,
now
is
in
St.
Timothy's School, Catousville, Md.
Miss Laura K. Hills, Director of Physical Training for years 1902-'07, is
now Mrs.
Gerritt E. Gardner, Forest City, Pa.
Miss Kate LInnt, an assistant of 1880-'87, has heen
tVir
many
in the
years
Preparatory School during session
]ii'inei])al
nf Stduewall Jackson Institute,
Abingdon, Ya.
Miss Belle Johnson, teacher of instrumental music for the sions,
three
first
ses-
has for several years had an independent music class in Richmond, Va.
Miss Julia T. Johnson, who taught Physios and Chemistry for sessions of ]S87-'89,
Dr.
is now Mrs. P. I. Lipsey, of Clinton, Miss. Elmer E. Jones, Head of Department of Psychology and Education,
and Director of Training School for years 1902-'08, now holds the chair of Education in the University nf
Miss Martha Kennerly, 1S96-'9T, in the
is
now
English and History for
in
teaching Bioldgy in Xcirmal College, I^ew
meantime received B.
and has studied iliss
Tiidiaiin.
nssistaiil
S. degree
York
sessiiju of
She has
City.
from Adelphi College, Brooklyn, K. Y.,
a year at Yale.
Annie Laura Kinzer,
assistant in Knglish
from 1902
to
'0.5,
is
now
Mrs. Ernest Shawen, Norfolk, Va.
W.
Dr. Linns
and Director of
Kline,
IvTatni'e
who was
Study
P.sychology and Pedagogy,
Professor of
and of the Training School for sessions of
1899-'02, has been since that time
Head
i>f
Department
the
of Education in
the State JSTormal School at Dnhith, Minn.
Miss Natalie Lancaster, who was an
assistant in
to 1908,
has for the past year been a student
She was
in A]iril
and Industrial
Miss
made
at
Mathematics
liead of the De]iartnient of
Schin)! for
Women,
Lillian Lee, teacher
(if
Mathemathies from 1902
Teachers' College,
New
at the
Ilarrisljurg, ^'a. ]\latheniaties.
Drawing, and
Calisthenics,
1884-'87, has since that time occujned the jmsition of Su])ervisor of in the schools of .
New
York.
Normal
Drawing
Eochelle, N. Y.
Miss Fannie Littleton, teacher of Physics and Chemistry for years 1893-'
'02, is
now Mrs. Linus W.
Miss Mary
S.
following session in
Kline, Dnluth, ]\Iinn.
Long was
assistant in History,
Mary Baldwin Seminary,
1906-07.
Staunton, Va.
She taught the She died
in 1908.
Miss Kate Luptoii, who taught Natural Science and Latin in 1886-'87, was married in 1893 or '93 to Prof. L. W. Wilkerson, of Tulane University.
She died a few years
later.
Miss Madeline Majjp taught vocal music during 1887-'93 taught at Blackstone, Va., and in Randolph-Macon
She
burg, Va.
now Mrs. G.
is
Woman's
;
afterward she
College, Lynch-
T. Stoehley, Kellei", Va.
Miss Mattie Martin, who had charge of the Training Department for one received B. S. degree from Cornell University a year or two after
session,
In 1907 she was married
leaving Farmville.
She died
nell University.
in Ithaca,
Prof. Geo. L. Burr, of Cor-
to
Y., in 1908.
IST.
Miss Clara W. Miner, upon giving up the charge of the ^lodel School, entered upon private school work, teaching in the Collegiate of
New York
the Courtland School in Bridgeport, Conn.
Nathan B. Topping.
She now
Grammar
School
She then became Associate Principal of
City for four years.
lives at
In 1897 she was married
400 West 153
Street,
New
to
Mr.
York.
Miss Edna Moffett taught English Literature and History during sessions She has since received Ph. D. degree from Cornell University, and
1897-99. is
now
Professor of History, Wellesley College.
Mrs. George E. Morris, assistant housekeeper for a short time, now holds a
matron's ])osition in the
Miss A. B.
]\Iyers,
]\liller
School.
Trained Nurse in 1904-'05,
is
now
at
work
in her
profession in Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Sallie at
home
Newby was
Supervisor of the Laundry, 1905-'08.
She
is
now
in Alexandria, Va.
Miss Celestia Parrish taught Mathematics during years 1886-'95.
Later
she was a student at the University of Michigan for a year, and at Cornell IT niversity for a year and- for three
1896.
summer
tei-ms, receiving
Ph. D. degree in
She was Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy in Randolph-Macon
Woman's teacher in
College, 1893-'02
Summer
;
teacher in Virginia School of Methods, 1891-'02
School of the South, 1903-'05
of ITniversity of Georgia, 1904-'09,
Pedagogy
in State
Normal School
and of
is
now
;
teacher in
Summer
;
School
Professor of Psychology and
Georgia, which position she has held
since 1902.
Miss
S.
Gay
Patteson,
since received B. S. degree
Head of Mathematics Department, 1903-'05, has from Teachers' College, and is now Associate Pro-
fessor of Mathematics, Sweet Briar Institute, Va.
Miss Sarah E. Pritchett had charge of Industrial Work, 1893-'96. afterward taught for several years in 1907-'0S at Miller Schddl, Va.
a boys'
She
preparatory school, and for session
(Jn account of
ill
health she
is
not teaching
this year. ]Mrs. Quigle_y,
who was housekeeper
for a short time,
now Mrs. M.
is
G.
Flippin, Farmville, Va.
Miss Virginia Eeynolds was Head of Department of Geography and Mature Study,
She has since received B.
1887-'05.
and
College,
is
now
degree from Teachers'
S.
Principal of the Training Department,
Normal
State
School, East Strondsbnrg, Pa.
Miss Mira B. Ross taught Music and Physical Culture during sessions She went to the Philippines several years ago to teach.
1893-'95.
Mr. Beverly Robertson, teacher of Science, Algebra and Laiin. lS84-'85; afterward taught for several years in Christiansburg, Va., aud in a boys' school in
He
Richmond, Va.
Dr. 0. B. Sears,
died in April, 1908.
who taught English History and
Civics
from 1902-'06,
held a similar position in Rawlings Institute, Charlottesville,
He
following year.
Miss
Lsetitia
1904-'08,
is
Va.,
for
the
now studying at Johns Hopkins University. M. Snow, who had charge of the Department of Biology from
now an
is
instructor in Botany, Wellesley College.
Miss Sarah Spencer, Assistant Matron from 1887-1903, now
lives
with
her brother, Farmville, Va.
Miss Mary F. Stone taught (!i"iiiniiar and Arithmetic during sessions For several years after leaving Farmville she was Principal of
1891-'99.
Pulaski
High
School.
Slie
nnw
is
at
her home, Roanoke, Va.
Annie Thraves, trained nurse, 1905-'07,
iliss
is
now nursing
in
Rich-
mcmd, Va. Miss Clara E. Vickroy taught English and General History from 1890-'97.
She
is
now Mrs.
Balch, Montclair,
j^.
J.
Miss Annie "Walton, teacher of Vocal Music and Physical Training, 1895-'98,
Miss 1906-'07,
is
now
ilrs.
Alberta
now
Friend.
Eastern Shore, Va.
who taught
Sight
Singing
teaches music in the Tv^ormal School, Oneonta,
Miss Laura D. Watkins,
now
,,f
Waterbury,
during
IST.
assistant in Biology for the spring
teaching Botany in Central
High
session
Y. term of 1907,
Mo. Miss Margaret Watkins, trained nurse, 1907-'08, is now in Richmond, Va. Miss Marie Louise Whiting taught Literature and Reading, 1904-'0S. She was married in October, 1908, to Dr. Edward Cnmminas. Hinton, W. Va.
is
School, St. Louis,
Phunnetics Whose Duty Was Faithful Senior (looking at thermometer)
wind
up
this
;
it
was
— — U— P — r
way
with
y,
claimed: "There's that he iinds his
a tax
syni]iathy
?
"They must have forgotten
to
dark
in the
Xigi-it.
and amazement in her
man
out alone!
Wk Have
Learned
]ioi>r liliml
Isn't
it
voice,
ex-
wonderful how well
("
That Aristotle was taught That
:
seventy yesterday."
at
"TwAs A Dakk il
It
:
in the schools of the Seventeenth Century.
must he paid on the income which your hushaud leaves you every
time he dies.
Why
M— a
11
—n Br—
ke, to a Senior:
iSToT
"Why
(
do they think
it
appropriate to have
Commencement ?" Senior ''Temperance sermon, what do you mean ?" M. B. "Why, the Baccalaureate sermon ?"
temperance sermon for the Seniors
at
:
:
Senior: "That isn't
M. B.
:
"Of
course.
"
a
You know
Aunt Lou: "Yasui'm, and cologne columns.
man
It's
we's
it's
from Bacchus, the God of wine."
moughty proud oh our
asphetite pavemints
hard to keep 'em susceptible lookin', hut Dr. Jar-
he 'ont acquisee to havin' 'em joainted black."
See! was heard
Tlie joke
name was
had a poor blind son whose
the father got furiously angry with Kerry, and
One day
Kerrj'.
A man
at the circus.
snatched up the coal-oil lamp and threw
The "Goers" were discussing
it
in his face
show for the
the
—then Kerosene.
benefit of their less fortunate
sisters.
"That was
"Why,
a
gond j"kc
"Well, I'd be ashaniiMl father got angry with jiom-
Why,
Kerry saw.
H—
11
it's
to that."
]i(mir
ac'kimwledge it!"
td
Mind Kerry, threw
phun
as
the coal-oil lamp, wasn't it;"
iiboiit
any
I didn't see
your throats
at
him. and
first
Fi-
lesson in singing.
"Children, some of you are singing down in
please don't try any bass effects."
;
Gordon waved "Well
:
luiii])
day!"
as
— MeC. was working hard, teaching her
nally she became exasperated
The
Don't ycm understand:; the coal-oil
his
hands wildly.
?"
"Miss, do you care
if I
sing tennis r'
"If you have tears, prejiare
"Did you
notice
to
shed thvui now!"
how sad and mournful everybody
looked after the nmek
faculty meeting?"
"Yes! What was the matter
"Why,
Junior: "Our class go with
;"
that night all of the teachers were taken oft'!" is
going
to give
you Seniors
a
lawn party:
will
ynu
me V
Senior: "Certainly!"
Junior: to
pay her
"We
are not going in debt
part, seventy-five cents.
Oh!
foi' I
anything; each Junior
almost forgot.
is
seventy-five cents ?"
"Why
do angels never have beards ?"
"Give
it
up."
"Because the
men always
get in
FI.'OM
by
a close
shave."
THE ALUMXAE.
In a Fkee Countey. Teacher: "What are the duties of the county clerks"
Johnny: "He gives nuirriage and death
"Was
Virgil a
"Aw, go on
;
man
don't
or a
woman V
licenses."
asked one youngster of another.
you know Virgil was Caesar's wife 231
gding
Will yen lend
?"
me
:
!
:
One Way to Pkevent Coepoeal Punishment. professor was on one occasion greatly annoyed by hearingrepeated knocks npon his front door, but on opening the door he found nobody there. After this had happened several times, he went into his study and
On
German
old
printed the following notice, which he tacked upon the door
"Please Do Not Knocl:" After the next disturbance, he was in time to catch the offenders, who So the next day after school the boys were pro\-ed to be two of his pupils.
up
called
to receive a
proceeded to get even. coat-tails
Laying the
whipping.
When
were suspiciously
he came
to the
first
one across his knees, he
scond boy, he noticed that his
and upon raising them discovered tacked
long,
to
his trousers the notice
"Phase Do Not
And
Knocti'!"
he didn't.
ON THE TOWN" The Fike "Bessie, turn out the light, ])lease LittiiT
When
there are three in the
I want to see
;
More
!
GIELS.
Invisible.
room
Liottt
it is
if
the fire
is
burning."
!
hard
e\'en to
keep out of one an-
They were preparing to retire when Willie breathed in a peremptory whisper, "Mary, Mary, get out of the light. Can't you see Lila is
other's way.
saying her prayers ?"
Monday Mokning. Washerwoman: "Miss Grace, b'long
t'
you
Grace
:
air
is
eoUah come
in yo'
wash what didn'
?"
"I didn't notice, but
this
one I have on doesn't
fit
very well. Does
this look like it?"
Washerwoman: "Yasm'm, now.
that's
'Tain't nobody's but jes mine."
it,
but you needn't bothah to tek
it
off
Twenty-Five Years Hence Juke
Dear Mabel: Can you uated from S. y.
same
S.
'.
I
realize
gave us the history of her
we were
Alma Mater's
—
in class meetings.
in the
it
gradth?
is
Thirtv-Four
as usual, their first tickets
class, and,
and were dreading the parting us that dear
15, 1934.
girl of the Class of !Nineteeu
and they quarreled
all satisfactory,
twenty-five years since
attended the eonnnencement last week, and
The third-honor
old thing.
is
it
were not
at
Finally, they gradiuited
The
same old manner.
poet reminded
loving wing was spread over her timid children to
them from harm. But somehow my thonghts would less poetical, Imt far more ])ractical,
protect
a
familiar and I
so<jn
recognized
those
we had
to
jjlaee S. A'. S.
in
The protecting wing looked very same old West Wing, with training
as the
it
school children just as tantalizing,
and
get otf the track light.
and supervisors just
as
fond of observing as
The harms and dangers
contend with in ninetesn-nine.
that
scared the "timid children" took the form of tickets with fnir on them, a school garden,
and a quiet country school-house with a county
.-;u]ierintendcnt
about to enter.
But
I
had
as well begin
at
the beginning and
When
things that have happened at Farmville.
from the
station,
which was in
you the wonderful
tell
I had gone but a
way
little
a perfect bustle of business hurry, I could but
think of what Dr. Millidge prophesied for the plateau on which Farmville stands.
I do believe that prophecy will conie true, for that plateau
half an inch lower
When It
now than
it
was when we
I got within sight of the old school I could not believe
now extends on
used to stop, and back for
al)iiut
a
know
quarter of a mile.
we knew
streets is the long-looked-for
the Conservatory of Music.
I
you'll never guess, so
my
eyes.
Y.
so well.
W.
Four beautiful new
On
the corner of ]\Iain
C. A. building.
'Next to
it
—
is
Between it and the old East Wing is guess what Now, think ab(jut a Senior building. I'll tell you
that while I tell jo\i that S.
other side of the
at least
the frcnit from .Main Street to the corner where eani])us limits
buildings stand in line with those
and High
is
left there.
—
N.
S.
has a
West Wing, taking up
new
library building, also.
'.
On
the space formerly occupied by
the
Mr.
Gilliam's store and Dr. Schemmel's conservatory, stands the Virginia State
T^ormal School Library, and next
to
it,
to
complete the row,
is
Literary Hall.
The Y. W.
C. A. building speaks for
The conservatory means
itself.
There are very
that insti'umental music has been added to the curriculum.
and competent instructors.
fine pianos
Besides
this,
Mr. Mattoon has patented
his time to teaching the girls
had very
Lessons are also given on the violin.
little effect
how
He
upon him.
it.
Twenty-five years seems to have
and
just as jolly
is
full of mischief as ever,
notwithstanding the fact that his grown-up daughter
Vocal music
herself.
classes
now meet
The Seniors have at to by the
and are looked up
The Library building is
given
is
four stories high and accommodates of a reception hall,
first fioor consists
banquet room, and an assembly room where their weekly meetings
are held. bility
teaching school
and the regular music
there.
The Senior building is a dream. It about one hundred and fifty girls. The parlors, a
now
is
also taught in the conservatory,
is
and gives a part of
his "Mattooner,"
to play
to
is
last
assumed their proper place of responsi-
other girls, as they should
lie.
very pretty, both inside and out.
lower
Its
fioor
reading, reference, and delivery rooms, and the ujiper contains
thousands of useful and interesting books. Literary Hall interested
The upper
ing hall.
me
The lower
greatly.
floor is the public
All four of the literary societies, so I
private meetings.
flourishing condition.
meet-
divided into four rooms, where the societies hold their
is
I
can s]ieak
foi-
only one
—dear
am
old
told,
ai'e
in a
Cunningham
is
just as good as ever.
The necting
down and
old Science Hall has actually been pulled
larger and better equipped building put up in
with the Main Building.
it
classes succeeded so well
tributed to the
Annual
its
place,
The students
a very
much
with a corridor con-
of the
Domestic Science
with their cooking this year that they actually con-
sum
of thirteen cents, the proceeds of a
presides over the
Chemistry Department, and has
the magnificent
refreshment sale which they held.
Miss Winston never, so I
am
still
told, failed to
And
be on time at chapel but once.
that time
she was so busy counting the over-tones in the seven o'clock whistle, which
blew for an unusually long time that morning, that she forgot
to start
when
the big bell began to ring.
Over on the southeast corner of the old campus It
is
fully equipped with all possible apparatus
clubs to a
swimming
premely happy.
It
pool and dancing pumps. is
is
from
the
new gymnasium.
stall bai-s
and Indian
Miss Overall seems
rumored that she once refused an
offer of
to be su-
marriage
words "I'd rather teach Swedish Gymnastics in the Normal School." gym has been entirely remodeled and fitted up into cosy and artis-
witli these
The tic
:
old
rooms for the clubs and JSTearly
faces
among
and they are
The
thr>
nid." "
u])
Philip
still
rules the kitchen,
the hill
few familiar
a
still
room
fur each teacher,
my
I ate at
and thnugh
did talilc,
old excuse: "^Mis' .laiiiisdu says "taint
(ine.
she had
there are
recitation
it.
same.
llie
new is
l)ut
a
pleased almut jiisl
thi-
and sees
to
that the beef
it
white enough to make the girls think
is
always
milk.
is
it
Very pretty housrs is Faculty How. which has been paved and bordered with elms,
where Or. Stone lived
line both sides of the street,
making
imw
is
a
was
tough, and the water
On
much
new,
ari'
TIktc
the faculty. all vei'v
(irii;iiiizutii)ns.
teaclicivs
dining-rociui bidks
the servant
no
of
all
a very pretty drive-way.
The
faculty seem to appreciate the dignity
of their position and, as would be expected of such congenial spirits, are very
pleasant and sociable neighbors to ons another.
Play-grounds for the Training School children are near enough venient, and far
enough away frum the recitation-rooms
to
to
be con-
keep them from
being a nuisance. Athletics
is
There are tenuis
not tVu-gdtteu.
croquet grounds, and golf links.
hundred
feet Icng
by
tbri'c
There
hundred
boat-house with light rdw-1)dats and
niwiug on
is
and the
l)asket-))all
artificial lake
On
feet wide.
(lars,
courts,
an
also
its
girls
shore
is
courts,
about four
a trim little
have a jolly good time
this little lake.
The
ground now, and
schddl garden Cdinin'ises almut half an acre of
is
(u-dving a very heljiful source uf basal ex|icrience to both the Training School
children and the Nature Study classes,
and also
a hot-hoTise.
'i'liere
Both are beautiful, and
for sending to florists for
is
S.
a school tlnwer gard;'n, tnd,
N.
S.
now ud
has
necessity
Everything she needs
any fldwers whatever.
in that
line she supplies herself.
The eam]ins such as we bad a
marked
as
is
to
lieautiful,
and
coutend with.
success in two ways.
It
no longer marred by landscape r/dnli'iiiiii/. Fdr ten years that garden grew ami was (piile hid the front of the building and looked is
wild and wilderness-like as Dr. Sldue cduld over wish
it.
Besides that,
it
and varinus kinds of insects for the zndbigy But those very accduiuKidal ing anin'als, wishing to save the girls any
supplied snakes, birds, bats, classes.
trouble at
all,
carried their good nature a
have to go any farther than the reception
little
hall, the
too far.
The
girls
did nnt
dining-room, or even their
own
rooms for specimens.
It
was
finally decided in
Faculty meeting that this de-
prived the girls of exercise, and in order to keep them from becoming lazy,
must go. The work of destruction was begun, and it took about a year to finish it. The whole campus is now completely covered with green grass and dotted all The part farthest away is, in fact, an ideal campus. over with beautiful trees the landscape garden
—
from the building has
a dear little pine grove,
and I love that and the lake best
of all the neAV things.
But notwithstanding the many changes, Normal.
One thing made me very proud
in the evening
I cannot
is
tell
still
practiced,
and
you any more now.
is
S.
N.
S.
of our class.
is
Its
the
same dear old
custom of singing
the pride of the school and the town.
All I can say
is
go and see for yourself.
Sincerely yours,
Susie.
P. S. The school garden
is
raising a very fine crop of pigweed and cow-
peas this year.
M. Susie Shelton,
'09.
First,
Middle and Last Chapters of the "Virginianites"
OlIAPTEK
AXD
it
came
wi
to pass
a culd
day in Decenilier of the year one
niue hundred and eight that the the land of "!Normalites."
I.
stafl'
of
The
tlionsaiul
Vikginiajst was chosen in
This worthy band was composed of eleven
maidens, such as the Class of Naughty-Xiue was wont to be proud
After
of.
such a meeting these eleven maidens did depart with the swell-head, and did
own ijraises far and wide. The leader of the eleven was or.e DuPuy, who did have many
sing their
did talk much.
While jet all
She ruled her followers with their book
went well in
men
was unmade, while yet
this land,
and joy
filled
ideas
and with her "gift
a look,
'o
and
gab."
their contract was-tmsigned,
the hearts of the maidens.
Many
did come and plead with these maidens to give them the contract for their
book, but of
what
avail
were their pleadings?
who came only (ine ha<l power to charm they gazed upon him they were sore smitten, and them. Their wisdom fled, and their power went. Of
all
Who the air.
the "Virginianites."
When
a sad blight did overcome
Strange tidings were in was this man that did caitse such a stir The maidens wrtmg their hands oft and anon. ,V11 law, all order was
lost at the
'.
He
entrance of this being.
like as these
possessed a Iddk that charmed, a
])riitile
maidens had never viewed.
The maidens forgot all. They looke<l at their contract in vain. They munched at his candy and sighed. Oh! Virgixiax, where are thy workers? Oh! book, what shall adorn thy ])ages^ Thy children have deserted thee, thy contract lies under the table.
Chapter
II.
Discord for a time prevailed in this land.
'No longer did excitement
The "Virginianites" pined and wasted away. They were stricken with a malady. The heart and the regions thereabout were sorely smitten. ISTo longer did that king reign; his seat was deserted; no more do the maidens reign.
munch his candy. Famine reigned few; in the
in the land of Poetites
reig-n of .lokites
held fast their money.
and Writites; Artistites were but
sorrow laid waste the land.
Hope was
cast to the winds.
The
Advertisetites
:
At
the spreading of such awful
news the aforementioned body of eleven all might find out the cause of
maidens did assemble themselves together that the calamity that had thus befallen them.
many
sighs, pains
They assembled themselves with
and lamentations.
Their leader did finally cry out in a loud voice,
on
Why
?
"Why
stand ye idly gazing
are you not about your tasks ?"
Slowly, one by one, the,y came forward and with jileading gaze rendered their excuses.
noble Editor," said her assistant, ''have done what I
"I,
has been well
life
!"
"Well done
"And
filled
coiild.
"Thou
said the chief.
hast done thy duty."
spake the literary editor, "have been sore troubled over
I,"
My
with menial acts."
my
work and have resorted to my 'cases' for consolation. Blame me not." "Blame us not," wailed her assistant; "our thoiights have been but few and our days wearisome." There did next come from hath
My
much
in
it.
a far corner the tolling of a ''Bell."
time hath been freely given,
—what
"My
life
I have had to give.
work hath been of a detective nature. Be merciful to me." Quoth the leader of the Jokites, "Though I have resolved many times up the habit of procrastination,
to give
my
one from
And
I can neither
make
a joke nor extract
fellow-men."
so did all lament.
chief did listen
had
My
Many
and forgive them
and varied were their excuses, and their
They had
all.
all striven,
though for the time
failed.
No
longer did they suifer of the swell-head.
hausted, and
Of
all
The Virginian was
"My
Their brains had been ex-
an empty book.
came she who had charge of the pictures seemed to She did speak out in a clear, ringing voice it has not been. Blame the people of the land, whose visages
the excuses thai;
possess the best.
are so
still
fault
homely that they have marred
my
Chapter
pictures." III.
Calm and peace has at last returned to the land of "Normalites." The days of the Virginianites are over. K^o longer do they toil with their charge. The Virginian. With much pomp and great rejoicing on the part of the Virginianites has it passed away out of their land into the land of the Printites. Between its covers are recorded many things designed to attract the attention of the Publicites.
No
longer do the maidens pine and waste
moan and groan;
together to
and
oft
there
and anon they give vent
By common
to
awav
no longer do they meet
;
a light in their eyes that bespeaks joy,
is
lond peals of ecstasy.
consent they did meet together and did decide to give up
all
Accordingly when this meet-
claim to the book that they had striven to make.
ing was held their noble editor-in-chief stepped forward, and with tears in her
and lamentation in her
eyes,
voice, spake of giving ns conferences
with the
and correspondence, by way of telegraph, telephone and special The othere of the tribe knew not of what she delivery, with the Pnblishites.
Powers that
be,
spake, but assented to her words.
Then
the assistant to the chief laid on the table her copying pad, her ink
A
and ink-horn.
much
to
whose country they did
Xext
her.
managers, who did solenuily
They
came
sad, far-away look
they had meant
]>r(iniise
into her eyes as she spake of
in grave procession
each other and
all
how
came the business
business people within
reside, never again to be guilty of giving or receiving.
and consigned their money-bags,
laid their cheque-books on the table
with most beseeching expressions,
to the J. P. Bellites.
Following these were two whose expressions were the most jntiful of all. There were hollows deep and dark beneath their eyes. They claimed to be of a literary nature.
One
did claim that from nciw
Alumnae and
their
ways of
<in
her
should hold no interests for
life
and thereupon she laid upon the table
living,
a pile
of their beloved letters.
The peojjle
more careworn, perhaps, than the
other,
her friends to
let
first,
quite forlornly besought
her find a land without history, where days and years and
come and go not according
to
time
—
yea, not even Seniorites, in the
land of Normalites.
Then came
she of the Jokites,
who solemnly promised never
After her another, a picture editdv. who ])romised never
to smile again.
to jiose
again or to
enter into any such malefaction.
At length after such strong vows the maidens gave vent
to
awful groans
and other signs of pain.
By common
consent they drew the last dollar out of their treasury an<l
fepsted themselves on peanuts and le^'onade.
mad, and they began die
away on
doleful tune.
to sigh over disbanding.
the breeze; the trees
Everything joined
were far snent.
Thus endeth
in
iluch feasting did make them
The sound
of their voices did
the land of Xormalites took
in a wail for the
"Virainianites
their last and final ehajiter.
;"
up the
their days
—
Oncle Robert
Lan', I jes wonder
what dese
girls
\^"ould do if I wa'n't here!
I'm glad the session's ended, Wish they'd stay away a year. It's
"Robert, take this box upstairs,
And
then go git the mail" I'm ahvays openin' boxes An' all I git's the nails!
—
—
An' trunks they's piled up mountain high. But, hurrah for summer time! Here's one that's glad to say good-bye
To the Class
of
Naughty-Nine.
M. Susie Shelton,
'09.
The Last Senior "Test" Why
1.
I
came
and be able
I
to thrive
What
2.
did you come to the JSTormal
to train
my
?
appetite to eat anything from
on a diet of straw and
benefit have
you derived from your stay
have gained seven pounds each year of
3.
What do you
What
to red pepper,
?
stay. ?
undoubtedly the landscape garden.
is
Normal ?
the greatest need of the
is
The I^ormal's
my
consider the greatest thing here
The greatest thing here "Baby" Euth. 4.
raw beef
nails.
greatest need
an automobile
is
to take
Dr. Stone over the
school garden every day.
A
few more Dr. Messengers and
den
!Mr. Bidgoods.
Differentiate between a landscape garden and a school garden.
5.
landscape garden weeds are planted and cultivated; in a school gar-
In
a
all
growing things are destroyed.
6.
Why
do you like dessert days
I like dessert days because
and there
eat nothing,
is
it is
nothing
?
hour
so delightfully stylish to take an
like'
to
the basal experience which they give to
those unaccustomed to dining in high society. 7.
What
is
your
It takes the
speedy exit
thought when observers come into the grade
—which
door
is
?
most convenient for a
?
I don't have them 8.
first
form of a question
How
;
they
all
do you like yovir
leave me.
tests
?
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Rare. Boiled down. 9.
A
Discuss briefly the merits and demerits of a hygienic drinking fountain. hygienic drinking fountain
shower bath, and
is
is
a
most excellent thing for an impromptu
a good time-killer, as
it
takes a good
many minutes
to
fill
In raiuv weather the water
a small pitcher.
is
very vahialile for painting and
dyeing purposes. 10.
What
are the diniensions of the well-hole'
The well-hole boys who come into
What
11.
cation
is
is
large enough to allow several hundred girls to view
the front door on Friday
and Snnday
all
nights.
the greatest advance the Xornial School has
made
in edn-
?
Our
school has lately become' co-ediicational.
institnted the first of 12.
Why
January
do yon go to chapel?
To hear Dr. Millidge discuss the love affairs To count the absent Faculty members. lo.
A
The mail department was
of this year.
Define
a
of the royalty.
Senior class meeting.
Senior class meeting
is
a sly
way
nf a<lding a class in jiarliamentary
rule to your schedule without consulting the sehedide committee. 14.
Which do you
prefer, teaching or attending class
I prefer attending class, because to talk to a
room
it
is
full of sleeping childi'i-n.
more pleasant
?
Why
?
to sleep yourself
than
CONTENTS PAGE GliEETIiNG
8
Dedication Board of Editors The Beginning First Board of Tki stees First Graduating Class Second and Third Graduates Remimi-cences 1>r. Cl rry Dr. Ri ffner First Facilty
4 7
in 1898 Dk. Frazer Dr. Jarman Bo.iRD of Trustees
10 17 35 37 28 14 22 27 38 44 43 47 56 49
Faculty
61
J.
A.
JIkk.
Cunningham Morrison, Dr. Winton
The Normal
Home Department Statistics of Growth Improvements Class of January,
65 67
'09
Roll
Poem Class of June,
'09
and Salutatorian
Valedictorian
Mascot Statistics
History
What's Past
is
Before
We
Learned
Dear Old S. N. Class of June, '10
Poem
Prelude,
Our Honorary Member, S.,
fiong
How Poem
Roll
Group
Poem Elementary Professional Class Training Class of Class of Class or
School June, 1911 June, 1912 June, 1913
Review Year
192 70 73 74 77 79 80 81-106 107 Ill
112 115 120 123 124 122 125 127 128 131 133 135 137
ftS CONTENTS-Cont'd PAGE AriiiJiTR'S
13!l
Ul
liaskc-t-lKill
Skiiiniiei's'
Rac-ket
Tennis C'lub
143 144
Kaisers
Skating
Club
14.>
The GriDON Staff
1
Literary Societies Argus
147 140
Cunningham
153 157 150 160 162 103 104 KiS 172 184
Pierian
Athenian V.
W.
C.
A
Virginia Normal League Sororities Kappa Delta Sionia Sif;nia Signia Aljjha Sigma Alplia
Club Club Club (Jerman Club (Jlee Club
(
(iTii.i.ioN
DiiAMATic
4(i
183 ISl 180
I'RicxtH
17fi
Imps
18n
Xight Hawks Tam O'Shantek Club
1 !l 1
1
The Daisies Alumkiana Aunt Lou, Poem Calendar Experiences of a l''A('i
M'jss
Sii
187
200
S.
X.
S.
Pin
Items. Flora Thompson, Meniorial
i,ty
7C 221 197 225 Ifl4
Oi R Artists Philip, Poem
241
People vs. Folks Pin nnetics
204 230
SuoLLn the Rod be Spared? The Heart of a Child The Last Senior Test The Virginianites Twenty-five Years Hence LTncle Robert, Poem
201 203 242 237 233 240 247
Advertisements
121
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