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The Senior Class
Book
NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TEN
Co
one UJbo, coct moDcst,
jFaitl)ful, true, tiuD kiiiD,
©ft giues us gentle counsel, ZnH sometimes "spetiks ber minD' Iln
grateful recognition
Df Iln
Ijer quiet toorDs anD DeeDs fricnDly ministration
Co
our unnumfaereD nceDS,
Wc DeDicate tJbis uolumc, 3 tribute
among
to fter Uiortl),
frienDs acknotoleDgeD "Ct)e uerp best on eartf)"— fter
"aunt pattie."
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EDITOB-IN-CIIIEK
RUTH REDD ASSISTANT El)ITOR-IN-CHIKF
JULIA JOHXSOX LITERARY EDITOI!
HATTIE ROBERTSON ASSISTANT LITERARY KIIITIIR P.ESSIE PAl'r.ETT
nCTIRE EDITOR JIARY TAYLOR ASSISTANT PICTURE EDITOR
MILLIAN BROOKE BUSINESS MANAGER
LEONA JORDAN ASSISTANT
MANAGER rattptn
Bl'SINE.SS
:\irrTiE
Jfiacultp
JOSKPH
.IAR.MAX.
1..
]!.
A..
I,L.
D.
1>KESI1)ENT
CUFF \v. stoxf:. n. s.. ph. d. SYCHOLOIJY AM) EDl'CATIOK, DIRKlTOli OP TI!AIXI?;C SCHOOL FRKDERIC'K HIATK
IX
A.
HOrX^E.
I'SVtIlOI.CJCY
.MAirniA
A.
.M,
EIJUCATIOX
A.\l)
wiLi.is C()i'i.LiX(; |]i:a\ving
MIXXIK
V.
RICE
LATIN
ESTELLE SMITHEY FRENCH AND OERMAN
U],A OCILI.EE AXDREWS ENOLISI!
XAXXIF
LANCl AOE
M. LEWIS.
P..
I'llVSRS ANIl CHE.MISTRV
,1.
CHESTER MAITOOX MANUAL
TRAINlNi;
EILA LOXBOX JIATHEMATICS
illLLIDGE. B. A.. M. A.. CEOGRAPIIY ANll NATIHE Sll
F. A.
J.
MERRITT LEAR.
1>II.
I).
IIY
C. A., il. A.
HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
LYDIA ()VERA].L DIRECTOR OE HYIINASII'.M
EVA MINOR SIGHT SINGINO
ROBERT
KERLIX. M. LITERATIRE
T.
GEORGE
KITE,
L.
A.. I'm. D.
B. S..
M. D.
BIOLOGY
SrSAX
\V.
FIELD,
.M.
]X
rilYSIOLOCiY .\ND IIY-GIENE
MARY
Cl.AY
\.SST.STANT IN
HIXER
KNULISn LANGlAflE
CARRIE Sl'THERLlN ASSISTANT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ELOISE AMBLER HARRISON ASSISTANT IN
ETHKL
1[ATIIE1I ATIC'S
.T.lllRETT, B. A.
ASSISTANT IN MATHEMATICS
HELEN BLACKISTON ASSISTANT IN MATHEMATICS AND GEOGRAPHY
VIRGINIA BUGG ASSISTANT IN HISTOIIY
HANNA
CRAWLEY
F.
SSISTANT IN HISTOHY AND RE.\DING
AGNES
SMITH,
G.
B. A.
READING
\VORTHY JOHNSON DOjrESTIC SCIENCE
AND ASSISTANT
IN
MANl'AL TRAINING
:\IARY ST. CLAIR \A'OODRUFF. B. L. PRINCIPAL OE TRAINING SCHOOL
MARY
D.
PIERCE.
B. S.
SUPERVISOR OF FIITH AND SIXTH GRADES
FANNIE
\V.
DUNN
SUPERVISOR OE THIRD .AND FOURTH GR.ADES
MARGARET
\V.
HALIBURTON
SUPERVISOR OF PRIMARY GRADES
MARY VIRGINIA BLANDY DIRECTOR OF KI.NDERGARTEN
GRACE BE ALE ASSISTANT
ALICE
IN
B.
KINDERGARTEN
DL'GGER
LIBRARIAN
MAUDE TALIAFERRO ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN
.JENNIE M. TABB SECRETARY TO PRESIDENT
IDomc Dcptutmcnt
li.
JIRS.
cox
Ji.
JIANAGEU
UU.SlNliSS
EDWARD BOOKER
HEAD OF THE HOJJE
MARY WHITE COX ASSISTANT
MRS. PATTIE
E.
THACKSTON
ASSISTANT
SUSIE
E.
ALLEN
ASSISTANT
MRS. BESSIE
C. ..TAJIISON
HOIjSEKEEPEE
MRS. NANNIE BERGER ASSISTANT
LOCAX CARY NIUIIT
MATRON
SUSAN W. FIELD,
.Al.
D.
RESIIIENT PHYSICIAN
ELIZABETH ROLLER TliAINED
NURSE
'app'
Tliis is
the Senior mascot.
Be it known to all of you That when we chose our ".Seniur >ian" We liad to take Gyp. too. For the most important item In tlie President's catalog.
Of
old, familiar sayings is,
"Love me, love
mv
doii!"
a^ljat's
Q^tutcr
tijc
Wlu'ii .Inniuiii
Uiitlj 3itirniaiir
ji.iiKMl tlic
Senior Class,
And wore <.nr colors, t.io. He showed liis loyalty to ns His love for White and VAue. The years may pass alonj;. And all he Seni.ns |)as> away. I
I'.ut
.1.
I,,
(.'Ilulil
s
d.
in
the Senicns' lieaits
now and ever
Will
stay.
:
What's the matter wi(h darnian all
lle-s
'
ri.i;ht.
What's the matter with darman? For him I'd fi-ht. I'm very fond of the d.
Iliil
L.
d.
is
l''aenlt.\".
the
man
for nn'.
What's the matter with darman? He's all
darman ,\nd
The
ri.aht:
our "Senior .Man"
is
onr President,
sunshine
When thy're When his was
for
too.
the
Senicns
feeling awful hlue.
the names The Seniors did propose, A shout was heard from e\'ery throat.
And Chorus
this is
hea.rd
how
it
among
goes:
:
There's nothing the matter with darman.
He's Tliere's lMir
right.
all
nothing the matter with darman,
him
I'd
hght.
I'm very fond of the Faculty.
man for me. But d. What's the matter with .larman? I.,
He's
all
d. is thi'
right.
Senior Ad
MoTTi): CoLOB^i
Class
asti'a
jicr
aspera
Garnet aad Cream
:
Flower:
Marechal Neil Eose
\-U-\-{).
l-!)-l-0,
Kah! Kahl Kah
1
Kab
Seniors.
UUTH REDD I'KKSIIIKKT
HOWE
ijooxA
.i(:ii;]).\x
VICE-l'KESIOE.NT .MlTTIl':
PORTEi; HATri':X SECRKTAHY
t'.MiOLIXE
Jl.
KdPEi;
Tl!EASl'l!EI!
EJniA
X.
iUTRRAY
liEl'ORTER
LEE ABBITT
OJ.A
Api'OJiA'rrox. Vihginia
2 2 2; Cunningham Literary Society Glee Club; Cotillion Club: Lyncliburg Club;
Art Editor (lla
had
of duiiloii
D.
1!)0S:
T.
R. K.
one oi tlie uiiforUmates who has honors thrust u[)on her \\hich she is
namely, thosf of being a
deserve:
diiesii't
and being indifferent. In fact, she has the habit of running which way? when a man :i|iiiears on the scene of action. The reason for this is probably owing to the fact that she has bestowed all lier affections on the only male member of the Senior Class. Ola glories in the fact that she is different from ever.ybody else; and she is. llirt
—
—
A
\ery individual.
indeed.
ucteri-lie of hers
is,
striking eha.r-
that she likes even the
most despised persons when with them.
FLORENCE DUNEEATH ACREE Virginia
Lykciibukg,
Cler Club. lilOT; Secretiiiy of Y.
ejiiry I'.iiiii:
W.
C. A..
Rceording Secretary of Argus LitSociety, 1910; Delegate to Asheville.
IDikSOii
:
Devotional Committee of Y. Secretary
('(irn~.|innding
W.
C. A.;
"Play
the
of
ll.ili-e."
In
Se|>lend>er.
1!I(I7.
•according
Mr.
to
Clianniiig."
iliss Acre.." entered
much (,)uiek
The
S.
X.
S..
result
of
|)laniii}ig.
witted ami k.^en-sigliled.
girls
liid
socm decide that ere the term
ended
They'd nud<e her Argus-eyed." Look liere!" 'Listen!" .see her cases, cases, to stay.
tni,.
They're just as fond of
lier
as she
is
of
L. 0. A.
ifiss Acree's" standing
in the school
Has
priiVed i|uite e.vemplary.
Slie
was an Asheville Delegate and Y. W.
The
Cilee
C. A. Secretary.
Club claimed her
labor-, wlien
from
connnittees free.
And what
we'll do witliout her. the .luniors
cannot
see.
Yet with these high positions, she
is
a
merry
lass.
Once
.J.
JI. L.
was heard
frivolous in class."
to say, "Y'ou're too
•TUIJA
TRAVIS AR.MISTEAD
HaMI'TOX.
\'ll!(iIMA
Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority; Athenian Literary Society.
"Pigeon"
an excellent dodger. The tact is pure and white does not mean tliat >.lie hasn't done any ini.schief worth recording. Altlvougli .she appears to he very indifferent, yet we have our doulits about her not returning the att'ections of lier is
her ri'eord
tliat
numerous cases. She is noted for her good and independence, and even the ter-
liunior
rors of
tlie
Training School could not take
aA\ay her powers of laughter.
ANNIE JLYRY BABB Virginia
Ivor,
Here is the little class Quakeress, possessing some of the Quaker characteristics, also lacking in a few. "tlie spirit to
the spirit.
Instead of waiting for
move her" she usually moves
Annie
is
veiy quiet and studious,
fond of literature:
in fact she
o\er
"Pancoast's
American."
ne\-er
known
Her way
to
is
"crazy"
as, "I like
She
was
a
girl.
over
of expressing herself
milder than that, or "She
get
simply pours
is
so nnicli
her so much,"
a very sweet girl."
Annie is veiy ambitious and we are sure she will become an excellent and renowned
We think she mil remain a maiden teacher, since she is very frank in
school-teacher.
her
answers,
and,
too,
she
has
such
a
"Stonr" heart. 19
(LAKA
ISAltTdX
XdKKOI.K. Atheiiiiui
A
.graduate of
Chiva
that
Xortnlk
tlie
lli^li
X. S. in
I'.IOS,
licr
dearly
l)rl,iv.-d
n'linii
eiiti-rcd S.
lart
tlif
\'lK(iIMA
UteiHi-v Soi-icty.
In
did
net
us
yi't
and lrÂŤ|Uc'mly brieves
and her silvery giggle
li<ii
ringing in the air.
Clara
liillil.
at
is
the
a >.\vci4 disposi-
often heard
is
lu spite of the fact that
chief oceiipation
lu-r
in
has
Slu'
,,f
riH.ni-inate.
Maiiiiii. witii
ihuu.uht ot lea\in.^.
ScIkk,!. ~|,i(i.
going to choir prac-
is
makes very good marks in all She hopes to teach in Xorfolk next year. Her greatest ilesire is to visit her l-:ngli--h relatives and he ]iresented at Court. tice.
>lie
studies.
COUDllX COI.K.M-VX (i.iiTcix
Kappa
lie
(loidcai
has
her youthful
to
i<t
all."
the
lay
years with
at last reached
so
her goal.
to specializing
most of heiShe was the stone in "Study
sjieiids
time along this
lare
ViK(;iM.\
now looking forward
is
"Arithnietic.''
1
I;ASKI':1!V1LL
J)elt;,.
After s|iending ^.
f'ouoi:.
line.
corner
aud although the foundation
now. she
is
well
guarding lieing consiuned with love >r pet corner, "Virginia." she has very little time to id
ve
to
lee." 'r
on
lility.
her
We
is
still
of
in
"Hence her
friends.
predict
account
zealou-s
a
lirilliant
her
unusual
indiHer-
future for executive
P.ATTKN
.MITTIK POirriOK
\'iuiii.\iA
S.Mrnii'ifti.ii.
\ ire
W.
V.
I'lV.-iclcm
of C'unniiig'hiiin
ilciil
^'i(e-Plesident of
Assistant Business
IJteraiy
1!>10;
AslievilK-
A..
'iiiiiii)iL:liiiiii
Set-ivtaiy
llllO:
cicty,
(
C.
I'lVsiI'.ill"!;
l.ilcraiv
Class,
(.f
Manager
Sn-
l!)l(l;
of (lA.ss
I'.odk.
Hiiiilmi.
I'.iKI;
of
Eilitcn-
]>U-ate.
1!I0!);
l.ilcraiy Sc.-icty.
Athletic Associa-
lilOd:
ticin.
is
'i'lievc
one
nieniiter of
onv class known
who
as --Little Mittie" or -.Mitti'iis." aliove us aisc]
five
apply to tame
occnpatiiin
is
Sh<'
of
and never
is
is
sdars
known
too wild a
'-Little Mittie."
Manual
Traininj;.
She does
pecially -\\o<.il-work/' well
She
inches.
as the giraffe, but this
title to
chief
about
leaves
Her es-
tlie planin,i;
the --\Vooil-rough."
has turned her attention to the study
fuels since her arrival at the State Xor-
mal School. For the past two years Wood has held her undivided attention, hut durinj; the past winter nnniths she found sar\' to
add Cole— to her conrse
RL'PA'
Virginia
At hi lian Literar\' Societ\'; is
our
neees-
HETTIK BERGEU
D.\KviLLE,
l\uby
it
of study.
little
girl,
Glee
C'luh.
hut she aspires
high, for she always chooses her --cases" from among the tall girls. Probablj' the line in which she mo.st excels is singing. She is one of the choir leaders, and seldom fails to occupy her position of prominence u]ion the platfonu.
ing
is
But perspective draAvShe spemis all
her chief pastime.
her afternoons in sketching either houses or
We think Ruby has a decided taland we are glad to see her make the most of it. Her memory is really remarkable. If you desire any infonnation or news just go to Ruby and you will hear it straight. She is all that her name implies, the most precious and valuable of friends.
chairs. ent,
21
XANNTT? LOIT BENNETT Witt. Virginia Critir of
l.iternrv Society;
I'ieiinn
Vice-
Pri'sideiit. uf (ieniiaii t'lul).
Xaiuiie "Loo"
Altliuiigli licst-iiatiireil
our
in
<;ivl
is
said to be the
yet
class,
when
uatclics and her
mentidiied,
i^
Review Course "eases" are slu- always so good-natured?
She is a strong helii'Ver in tlie old saying', "Karly to bed, early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise." Her tame as a mathematician is gradually spreading, and it has lieen predicted that after leaving the Xorinal School -.jiccial
will
slie
training ahaig
\vill.
go to llarri-ionl)ing
hehived
t.'ach.'r.
Mis,
probably, tahe
line.
tiiis
\\'hence she
to assist
her former
LancaMer.
BOOTHE BLAND
.\NX1E
We.st Point. Virgini.v riiere are few wlio do not know of the world-wide fame of "Colonel" Bland, who
entered the class in the
fall
of 1905, as a
graduate of the West Point Public Scliool. Her success as a Nonnalite reached its climax
wlien
she
entered
the
Training
School, where she became assistant to her
Long ago she would have homeward plodded her weary way had it not
supervisor.
l)een
for lier ardent affection
for the
fifth
grade.
Court-martials "Colonel;"
as
were not known to the
her class was mainly com-
posed of boys, a private reprimand was most frequently used. Her success is largely attributed to her imdaunted faith in her motto, which was "Never do to-day that which can be ]>ut off until to-morrow."
—
22
ELIZABETH BRUCE BROOKE ViKGINIA
C'UM'El'ER,
'Governor" of the State Noniial;
Ar.yiis
Literary Society; Devotional Coniniittep
W.
V.
cif
Sldmniers' Tennis Olnl).
C. A.:
Bessie is very enthusiastic and has marvelous oratorical powers. She can. in a few minute.s. win over to her viewpoint even tliose strongly
So great often
prejudiced in the Ijeginnini;.
her dialectic
is
causes
her
on the desk
in their
to
from
rise
and
their chairs, pace the floor, a seat
that she
aliility
professors
finally take
strenuous efforts
to give her a conclusive answer.
Her innate
skill
for leadershi|i
ir\ily
i>
wonderful, and with her devotion fur civics
and
government
than the presidential chair
nature so
full
U'ss
wurtliy of a
is
of ]iatriotic love.
illLLIAN
OARTER BROOKE
Cr!.Pp;i'Kli.
Arg-us
nnthim;
genera],
in
Literary
\'IRG1NIA
Society;
Club;
Glee
W. C. A. Devotional Committee Skimmers' Tennis Club; Assistant Picture Editor Y.
;
Cuss
of
Book;
The Senior Class
Salulat.ivian
is
Class
wealthy.
In all about a trillion, Eor just one girl Ell tell you Herself is worth a .Milliaii.
of.
She is a little darling. As .Jnlia will atte.st.
And
of all the kindergartners
We
kno\A"
Daisy loves
lier best.
She can argue like a Cicero, This maiden so sedate; Xow do you wonder when I say She's splendid on debate?
We
would like to know her But in lier room she stays Working, working, working.
And
writing Motlier Plavs.
better.
lilKI.
(ii;a
(
lUANCi;.
Literary
Ai-uiis
iikohkinc
I!(h;i:i;s (
\lKi;l,\JA
Sciciety
Trra^iirer
;
of
(1a-s IIIDS: \'i<-e-Presideut of Athletic Association.
Laveiuler Basket-Bail Team,
I'.llO:
P.asket-Ball
(ireeii
1!I(1S:
t'diiiniiltoc of
IVvcjtioiial
1I10S-10:
Toaiii.
W.
V.
A.
('.
Cora played en the chainpinn ba-kd-hall teams of 1907 ami 1908. She i^ a siar player on
Greens.
tlie
Since the last nialeh ^anie her
Her
piipiilarity lia- h.vn luilH.uniled.
like
pickles,
lleinz's
Her
rieties.
voiee
munber
wonderfully
is
ea.ses,
tifty-seven
va-
sweet.
She ranks with Eva and Xaney as one of the seieet -lIuliN"
\
I'.
.
favorite
hei
h.o rnr in life
I'inal-,
I.
.Inne.
in
Hev
(?).
an
die
spite of that
In
not -jiretty Polly's'
is
it
and
li\e
lo
fall'
jewel
the tlionjiht of going- to the
is
«e know that
liel
A
Senior Class.
the
of
sin.ticrs
is
ohl
seho<d
nniid
lea.-her.
MAKV \I\IAX <
nsio'
(d'
Ko her
>i{.\-\oi:,
Aruus rs
kilera'
L'U't\
1
!)
1
0.
have passed since .Mary east
with Ihe inmates
lot
P>i;()<lKlX<l
\'iii(;IM.\
the (lid Xornnil
,d
She \\'as a mere child when she enand very timid; and the greetto the "rats" from the digiiitied Seniors
.School."
tered ing's
—shy
frightened her e.xceedingl_y.
Bvit
this
fear
was soon o^-ercome «'ith little damage done except a few "poors" on Cicero tests, llary has had one desperate "ca,se," but we
—
glad to report,
are
sho^^^l,
as
past evidence
a permanent cure of
At present
all
has
such attacks
-we fear that she
in
the future.
is
in
gTeat danger of nervous prostration
fi'.ini
the annoyance of the continuous visits
numerous ardent admirers. is expecting to emerge from the Training School a "dignified" and experienced teacher, and we shall see her of
her
sister's
Xevertheless,
she
graduate as one V(ain:^est of
24
of
her (dass.
flic
brightest
and the
MAiiv
fall
llie
ill
Tlirotigh four long
lillli;.
,,f
years nf weary
toil
oare of these years was that
she
A
horrors
the
without
lachryinal
once
of
is
on
that
'I'niiiiing
tlie
passing
which
stage,
chief
ehiss
to
notable event of her career
faced
School
One
of trying to
'Hesta."
rooin-inate.
lier
time.
end was
in the
always kno\XTr to be victorious. get
quaked
sdiuetinies
slie
and trembling, but
fear
H'itli
rlct\
X. S. a very bashful
to S.
•IVc']i,\" c-anie
kid
\"ll;,;IMA
ian Literal-
Atlii
Brirmx
oi'iiii.i'iMOK
l'AI;.\ASSI s.
the
tlirougli
prooves
that
her
has been entirely subdued.
dillidence
Sin-
really has talent in art, but carefull.^- cmi-
cealed
this
fear of being pressed
for
diet
for
a
lier
The
other great ones.
lier.
l..\
serious epidemic of
—
but oh. how Spare moments were never wasted but always spent in discussing the
"cases" struck hard!
nobility,
only once
Iier
e-pecially
HKTTIE
\'inoixiA
I'y
A'*
X-
has the distinction
most independent
I
pos.sessor of liusy,
of
being
anil least spoiled
'.'1
She
girl in the Senior Class.
ways
COBB
Dll.l.AlM)
Club:
Hef
"Karle."
the
Kii.\M';r,ix.
i>
pie
Raphael and
beside
phtt-e
into
We
service on poster committees, etc.
is
when "so
'.'1
the happ\
a never-tiring energy, ami except
invariably the case.
tlie I
sick"
al
—which
Since entering the
much-dreaded Training School she has developed the most womlerfiil voice, which is the delight and pride of
lier
many
friends.
She
spends most of her time vibrating between the auditorium learning a
Mr. has
mad
Gilliam's a
"new
trying "Social
witli
.song."
Teas."
bright, cheeiy disposition,
and She
(only gets
"Kate"), and her laitgh will be
sadly missed from the halls after she leaves S.
X. s.
NORA ADELAIDE COPELAND ScptoiulMT. IIKIS. Addit', a graduate of
III
aiiiptiiii
deV(doped
she
Her
•nil.
our
entered
Sclioiil.
Hiiili
wa> idiisidered
Ill'
an
class.
recent-
case-iiroof until
quite
att'ection
for
her punet-
eliief cliaracteristic is
slie is always on time,, at chapel, at and even at meals, though she never anything hut molasses, Most of her
ility;
ass, lis
me ig
I
is
-.pent
any." w
writing letters and
She
But
in
the reeiird she
•h.H.I,
lier
we
is
visit Uis.s
liii
teiiiniiiis. iini
in
. Johnny,"
if
prediit
ehiisen
tliinl;-
one of the "chosen
Andrew.s on Tuesday
spite
of
made
for
this,
in
tlu'
judging Training
her a hright future
work.
r.KSSlE
COPPEnOE
t'lTV.
liKlll'Olill
VlUGIXIA
came to us from liedford High Sehool. and has done e.xcellent work among 11^. She is one of the most cheerful girls iiiir class and displays her social natiire ill wiieii you meet liei' on the liall with the L;ieeting. "Hi. there." She possesses niaii,\' winning ways and is a matliematician of no small force. She is especially fond of luiglisli History, and never tires of talking Picss
"London."
when
r>ess
talking
hecomes verv enthusiastic
aliout
her
sixth
grade
and
highly insulted if you do not agree with her that these children are the most
gets
wonderful
in
her "artist's" a
fault
the world. (?)
She
a.hility
;
is
is
and deservedly popular.
famous
for
generous to
Nimi-oi.K.
(Viisdv (
Sccn-tary
'(irrcs|]iiii.lin,i;
(lent
I'ciiiiis
1111(1
"A
vct-y
Society,
(1iil>.
and
jtrison,"
siiiiiU
'(
packages.
X. S. for
without
was
Mary and
Ufit
Maiy
for another
must
re-
small
in
years, but luis never been
K\'e
hrst. hut slie
\\'e
come
icorge" has been a student at
•rase."
a
V.W.)
Picsi-
l!l(t!l-l(l;
that the hest goods
iiienilii'i-
S.
\'ii;(iiMA
Lilei-iivy
I'iciiiiii
came
Lois
lon(dy after they
hd't,
decided to he her Lackey
during the rest of her .stay at the Nonnal. Not only is she popular, but she stands lii>;lL the
in
Literary
Pierian
started witli the
up
liy
being
passeil
oll'icc
Society,
of censor
Thns has
president.
its
sebool
tbi-oug'h
having
and ending ami
loved
slic
loving
cvciyone, especially ''Sue."
ISABELLE DAVIS Covington, Virginia
Athenian
One
of
graduate
Societv.
Lite
our new Seniois wlio entered as a
High
Covington
the
of
School.
"Ciueen Isabella" began her tyrannical reign
over her roommates at the
autumn
of
Normal
Noted for ber
1908.
the
in
love
of
talking about scapegraces, but fear of the litunc
dcpartnn'Ut
-crapes.
the
Shi'
alone keeps
meets
dignified
eveiy
exclamation,
(?)
Iteuben comes to town." peanuts,
more
))erliaps,
eor|Hilent,
She
because
the
moi'e
she goes out from S. N,
may
escape
tlie
her
out
situation
is
she
of
with
"Wben
crazy about thinks
the
As we hope she
important. S.
persecutions
she has
fered from "s]>ooniferous" roommates.
suf-
KrOEXlA Kau.mn
nf
•iiienrry
traiy."
eouUI
and
|ieii|)lc
liefiire
\"|H(;1M.\ in
not
to
tlie
the con-
"tale unfold" about
a
took
that
tilings
present
tlic
sinc-e
-.l-IiooI
luiiiietli
iiiiin
Slii'
many yi'ais
been
luis
l']iiocnia
FAI.LWKI.i:
11,1.1;.
place
appeared
Seniore
the seciie of action, hut keeps on all oe-
(111
easions siiiii
discreet
a
and neither by
silence,
nor expression
she
doe,s
thoughts
or
feelinos
lier
make known
on
any
subject
unless lilted to the utmost. If
four
silence kar;it
is
>;nl(leii."
— ami
il.\i;iK
no
twenty-
X'lnoiMA
Literarv
'uiininiiti;
soiiietimes
-Marie,
is
.\n.\MS FERtil'SSOX
l!-\-Mi'r(i.\.
t
Kugenia
mistake.
Society.
called
Jlaria
by
her
teachers to her great chagrin, has been called li\'
ilie
"One"
whom
she holds in great esteem,
"]irettiest girl in
the class."
ni(U|iiition is writing letters
we would studies
—but
Her to
chief
whom
know? One of her favorite English History with special at-
like to
is
tention paid to the expeditions and wonderful
of
achievements of "Bruce." As a result work, consisting of her many
.Marie's
and not infrequent A., she is Bent with care, but she bears it well and always wears a briplit smile. By her stern iiianiiei and pleasant way she won tlie liearts of her pupils and aspired to the heights of being considered by her supervisor a.s the
studies,
letter
writing,
attendance upon Y. W. C.
best disciplinarian in the Training School.
28
FTSHEU
Ol.A BEiiroHi)
Ola entered
winsome fiicnils
Xoinuil
tlie
ilispositidii
among
as
Her
more.
fur
her selioolniates.
eliief
slie
miinv
Her
liigli
sport
to lake
is
lasli-
never
will
know
gym
witli
of having her height Ola has a great fondness for tory and we are sure that some day she
expectation
the
creased.
he
with
classed
X.\N"('V
noted
til.'
(JR.W
l.r
to
wants
always
slip
llcr
lin-
an autlujrity on
we are afraid
Imt
ion-.
-atislicd.
KMIS.
in
wmi
li;is
ainliition is to be
(~l
\'n:(;iMA
t'lTY.
in-
his-
will
historians.
(;.\R1!(I\\
])K.\nii;ii. \'iR(ii.M.\
Tennis t'lub; German Club; .Uliletic Association;
D.
1.
R. K.
She came to ns \\ay back in ancient days, and has been a lilessing to ns. for her smooth serene countenance has licen as a balm for our troubled souls. She is reported to have the greatest number of eases of any girl in school, ami is constantly seen wearing bouquets from some, while other bashfid admirers idly wait around the rotunda to see her go by. Xamy can bell,
rise
at
get
to
re|putation school.
the last tap of breakfast, of
Her
bein,g
chief
and the
delight
tlie
breakfast
still
keep the
neatest is
the
girl
in
Training
School and those darlint; eliihlren."
29
HINTON GRANDY
Al.lCE
XOBFOLK, ViRlilXIA
Kujijia Delta AliiT. (if
i)r(>vit\'.
-Miss
.iftcii t-alle.l
Uiiowii
amount
wit ami unlimited Alice
won
lias
iiulepeiidence.
classmates for
lier
ainoiii;
of nerve.
repute
great
a
mi aeeuimt
Alii-e"
ami
iiuliMcreiii-e
lii'i-
well
1909;
Delegate.
Aslu'ville
10:
liHI'
Literary Soei-
C'lmiiiiigliain
I'lesideiil (-t.v.
is
lier
Mi.ss
as
a
music teacher, and all of us know that she is attracted by "Toons" of any kind at
any time.
It is quite
,
convenient that Alice
the building and on the other, for Miss Woodiii-tf's office is used as a rest room between classes, and Alice finds much pleasure there, even if she is sometimes
on
ro(nus
hard
—and
understand vdu
her.
knnck
has been said by some she
it
to
her
chief
mattox,
with that
one
is
boating on
always
she
is
sight
you cannot Her the Appo-
or get aroinid her.
chief characteristic
lier
and
know
will
down
(icc\ipatiiin
hriehl
is
Alice stands up for her rights
"impudent."
—though
ing,
of
Training School
the
of
end
one
greets
laugh-
is
you
with
a
smile.
ALICE (iUL'BBS DKNOHON. A'lKGlNIA iMiiir
year.,
ago
.Mice
bravely
launched
her frail bark on the ^urging tide of the N'oniial School.
A
life
at
glance at her would
you that she is a pliable, amiable, little creature, but, "She is not what she seems." L'nder that calm exterior lies a Hery. combative nature, which especially shows itself when woman's suflfrage is being argued, for she is an enthusiastic "sirffragette" and a firm believer in the equality That far-away look, as if of the sexes. c<invini-e
jjeering into the future, is the result of long
]danning for the many reforms she is going to work in her school. She is very sceptical ini the subject of love, and a firm ad\iicate of
she
takes
marriage on a business basis, hut the
greatest
pains
to
see
the
"beatrx" as they pass through the reception hall on
30
Simday
nights.
HENRIETTA ESTELLE HALL Xkwi'ort News, Vikmnia Lilcrary
Atlieiiiaii
porter.
1!MI!I-III:
Estelle arrived lias heeii
slie tioii.
her
Sooietv
Treasurer, in
Uiiowii
entliu>-insin
News
;
UUO;
lildS.
llie
l-'nnii
tor lier
Re-
(Jlee Cluli.
liri;.;lit
lir-t
ilisposi-
and originality,
anil
for tlie
sunshine wliieh she seatters every-
where.
.She is a quick, excitalile, jolly
fellow,
ready for every kind of fun.
Yet,
her iilentity was almost swallowed
in a tiasli
up when she
lieeanie a
troness of nuisie.
satellite to
Since then she
widely known in that capacity. of conversation is the
ite topic
good
the palia^
been
Her favor"Minor" in
music and she ranges from the depths of despair to the seventh heaven of happiness on this one topic. Lately she ha.s enlarged her vocabulary with expressions concerning the Training .School and the "dearest children;" yet the Jlinor melody runs through it
all.
Nevertheless, this
same
satellite
is
one of the cutest, most attractive, and most lovable of all the eightv-nine Seniors.
ELLEX IRBY HARDY BLAI'K.STONE. ViKlil-MA Arg\is Literary Society.
Ellen
is a
can
From
hardy student and
statistics
she
tell
the beginning of time to present, and
too. she knows them well. But "goodness' sakes" the number
of "cases"
she possesses Is
appalling to her friends, and her room-
mate quite She
is
distresses.
very wise and attractive with friends both far and near.
She reads
botli
prose and
poetry,
but
e.--
pecially Shakespeare.
31
KATHARINE ASlllAX I'.EKFORI)
i:
i:
i:
Kate
many slie
AtlieniMn
;
Club: Clee
lillimi
i-iitered
little
to be
AT(
1
D.
1.
R. K.
In less tlian n week
)9(IS.
to everyboily
wears the brown hup- bow on
Thonii.son suit and a her bead.
ICI;
Swiety: Co-
l.iteran-
t'liib:
known
who
fjirl
1
the Xoniial School as one uf
Juniors, in
came
1
ITV, \'im;l.MA
(
Sbi' is
now
as
tlje
I'eter t.ip
of
rcToj;nized Ihrougbout
She also has class as its best musician. a most wonderful voice, and as yet is undecided whether .she will make a specialty of tlie
voice or drawing. lias
won
for her
most deA'oted
is
Kate's lovable disposition
Among the whom Kate is rarely
nniny friends. "Het."
seen without; wherever she
Mary's lamb,
is
is.
"Het." like
sure to be somewhere close
behind.
HKI.KX LULISK HOV t'lI.VUI.OTTE
.\(henian
Ccrman
flub,
Hole
H.. VlRGIXI.V
C.
IJterary
Prc'sident
f-
of
li)0!l-10.
idled into the
Normal School with autumn of 1908.
lier
sister as pilot in the
She
lias
iuii
country,
become familiar with the surroundbeing very
fond
of
walking,
was stimulated by the highest ambition "to grow tall and slender." She has quite a number of cases, but still can't love any one of them as well as "Kitten." It is predicted from her great success with the which
wee ones in the Training School that she will always be happy in running a kindersome kind. She has been faithful ill all her work and classes, especially
j;aiten of
gym,"
Will she be as faithful to .Tim in
the future?
32
IlKAOLKV
ETIIKI,
KoxiiriiV.
Hiilil.y"
(he
entcicd
of
fnll
Sell. ail
Nil.
Sh,.
fell.iw.
ami (alks X.iniialilr
she
\vlieii
Allli(iu;;li
has an
n.ile.l
is
Scliuol
in
,i;ia<lnatc
nf
a Jnlly
,r,'r,i
surrrss.
a
luT
in
,;;o,hI
Suialav.
liv veals as'a
Ilrr
liaiai
riMi-licil
I,ul
.hmiur
(li,.
year
picsident of the D.
aiiie
I
full
cliurcli
liiiii'.
liavc
ÂŤas
i-liiiiax
lu
1li<.
a
llulihy"
Oil,-
.um.s
all
X.nnial
liic
as
IIKI,-,,
1.
Ill'l'.lUr.D
\'iiu;iKiA
hei'
f,ii
I.'s.
extreme dignity she "Skim" through
inner teudeney to
and for this reason we are glad that
life,
she
is
We
are
so
(irmly attached
sure
teaching,
tremely
for
fond
she
to
"A. Boothe."
make a success known that she is
will
is
il
of ex-
"Lidle Ladds."
of
MAK IIIDSOX I.AIIDKi:.
Athenian
was
JIae
with
1!III7.
reduced to
\ll!01.XIA
!,i(eiai\
a a
French
el\-;
t'hdi.
Normal in •liucking," and was almost (inish the same year by the
ushered
Xo(ed
into
the
heavy schedand all times. Her favorite president is "Harrison;" favorite ':] play, "King Lear;" favorite toy, a "Kite;" and favorite ]iast-time. talking of the "Bliss" in the Training School. She measles. ules,
and eating
for her lo^e nf a(
an,\
(
is
km;wn as an ardent "suffrawho has the cause at heail. She
widely
gette,"
finds her greatest
pleasiue in "rooting" for
the "Reds:" walking the halls during study
hour;
and
marriage."
reading
articdes
on
"love
ami
SARAH HATCHER JOHNS rAKMWLLE, ViKGIXIA Tain 'O Sluinter Club;
Pierian l.iterary
Society.
When we know Sarah of
]iiece
"Great
liear
goodness!"
And what
coming.
is
news she cannot wait
— something
Why
is
to
we tliis
tell?
about the Training She has quite an artistic tiu'n and has not only insti-ucted the youths of the Training School in drawing, but also School, of course.
aspired to the height of making "posters"
that
for
body
renowiied
— Seminar.
We
hate to say that she sometimes allows her studies to interfere with her regular occuof sewing. She is also very fond corresponding with the nobility and is
pation of
es]iecially partial to the
N])cnding
liain."
much
"Duke
of Bucking-
her time
at
the
In spite of tlu^se
rcx'-
of
long distance 'phone.
has foiuid time to build up the Pierian Literary Society, of which she rcations
is
she
charter member, and to endear herself
a
who know
to all
her.
.in.lA N'lll!!
Assishnit I
VlUClXIA
Ivlitor-in -Chief
Prophet:
hiss
JOHNSON
OI,K.
Book;
Clas.s
Editor
Literary
(liiidoii.
Editor-in-Chief Guidon, 1910; PresiAthenian Literary Society, 1908-09; Literary Recording Secretary Athenian Critic Athenian Literary Society, 1909; Society. 1910; Glee Club; French Club; Skimmers' Tennis Club. 11109
;
dent
.fulia.
once a tiny
('()
girl.
Came tripping into church, And set somebody's head a-whirl, 'Twas
—
I'll
leave
you
in
the lurch.
no spider sat beside lu'i(In that Sabbath day, For a real live ]ivinc(' was he So handsome, tall and gay. Piul
'Twill
be "Good-bye, kindergarten,"
you see her now. shimmering satin. As she takes the marriage vow? With a head of sunny curls. .\nd can't
All clad in
And her Is
She can
teeth as white as jjearls.
our
With such
.hilia.
set a
Oil.
and grace. merry pace
intclh^'t
our
.Tulia!
CHARLEY RICHAED JONES Farmville, Virgikia Critif
of
Cunnin.yluini
Debater.
IIIOU;
.loiiit
A 2 A
Sorority.
J.iterary
Everyone knows Charley!
If
it's
not becaii.se tliey bavi'n't
for
this
her
is
year
Hfth
Society,
Club;
Glee
100(1;
lliey
don't,
time
liad
in
the
to.
Xorinal
and even before this she was in tlie Training School. She is a good debater, and tlie Cunninghams may well be proud of her Seliool.
oratorical powers.
improperly to
ing
Her lier
members
loving the
of
failings are "react-
and
environment,"
the Fourth Grade,
lately she has developed a
marvelous and we are sorry to say songs often prevent her from "laughing."
•fust
talent for music; lier
In
all
a nice
she's
little girl,
whom
little,
sweet
little,
dear
love.
all
MARY HESTER JONES Doe Hill, Virginia Cunningham Literary
Society,
Here comes '"Hess" on the last round, just in time to escape the awful calamity of being late at class, at meals, and to bed ?) Notwithstanding the fact that slie generally "comes in on the caboose," when seen on tlie hall she is always in a rush, and answers all queries with, "I haven't time to tell you now." "Hess" is passionately fond of reading and music, and has reversed the words to the song, "I Would Rather Sleeji than (
l-:at."
Few
(Mjual
her
lluMU
all
of the
in in
fair daughters of
anything,
dramatic
years we shall see her lights of the
liJUl
but she surpasses ability.
Ere many
name among
Emerson College
the great
of Oratorv.
35
LEONA HOWE JOEBAN DuBUN, Virginia President
X'ici.'-
V.
I'.MIil-lO;
\\".
Argus
Literary
A.
Caliiiiet.
C.
Aslieville Delegate,
lOO!);
porter to Guidon, 190i)-lll; mittee, 1908-09-10;
Y.
W.
Society,
1009-10; A. Re-
('.
IJcvotiimal Coin-
Cotillion Club;
Racket
Raisers' Tennis Club; Vice-President Class,
1908-09-10; Class Historian; Business
ager Class Book: D.
1.
Man-
R. K.
Witliout a doubt tbis little absent-minded liunianily
nf
piere
for
si-liool.
wben
llic
is
slie is
busiest
not liurrying
girl
in
away
to
meeting, Asheville or Devotional Com-
stall'
mittee meeting, she
made
clothes
And
is
rushing around to get
for V. P.
I.
or H.-S. dances.
mighty weakness she has for finery, Tliong'h slie is quiet and modest to tlie
a
too.
has a peculiar loiaek of stateveiy time. Never since she has been here has she been seen without a notebook and pencil, and is consequently a walking eneycloptedia of anylast degree, she
and winning out
point
ing a
happened in the past three But above all she is possessed of all the rare qualities of mind and lieart tliat thing
tliat lias
years.
make
lier
the most locablc girl in the Senior
Class.
JIARIETTA KING WlXDSOK. ViHGINIA Argus hiterary Society. "Miss King" Seniors.
is
one of our most dignified
But she
is full of fun, nevertheless,
falls in "Love" with her In her class work she ranks high, and will surely be missed from the "Stoney Way." She is sure to make a success as a
and quite often pupils.
But
teacher.
if
all
reports
are true she
During her five years" stay at the Normal "Smet" has had but one serious case. But there has been cniuigh "Love" in it to make up for all she raising chickens.
jirefers
has
lost.
"A mind
A
at peace with all below,
heart whose love
is
innocent."
MARY EGLEXTINE LACKEY FaIRFIKMI. VlHOlXLA
Athenian Ijiteraiy Society.
—
Mary is sometimes called "vSpooner" we wonder why! She is very studious, but can be pulled away from her studies by the nH'cr of something to eat. In her Junior year lier favorite study was History, being particularly interc~.t<Ml in the "Parson's" cause. Slic
abhors eases. Imt
Her
"(.'eorgia."
A
(Jeorge."
She
is
is
never seen without
chief
"Garnett"
expi'ession
"by
is
her favorite jewel. quite fond of her Training School
cliildrcn,
but
is
is
glad her work
is
•Dunn."
CARRIE CRICE LIBBY Smitiifikli), Virginia
Corresponding Secretary Argus Literary Society, 1909; Treasurer Skimmers' Tennis Club. 1909;
Hawk.
Nigjit
Carrie entered in 190S as a graduate of Sniithfield High School. Although she has always been a steady (?) worker since she lias been with us. there is one line in which she has not yet succeeded, but her motto, is.
we
believe, "Try, tiy again," for at all times
day her melodious voice
of the
the halls hrunming words she
is
not a
\uiahle
to
member
Carrie's
say.
story
(
r).
when they Of
all
is
heard on
not tunes.
of the Glee
having her palm read. dissatisHed
if
Why
Club we are
besetting
sin
is
She seems somewhat her the same
all tell
the virtues she possesses
^Vhv Carrie is so "Hope." popular is a mystery to us all. for her "Cole" nature is known throughout the at least one.
school.
CORKIE l.ONG Wythevillk, Virginia Glee Club. D. Here's
to
1.
sweet,
rosy-cheeked
Will she ever teach the young ideas
Corrie!
how
to
Never! There is a young idea who has been shooting since time began and he has so ]iierced the heart of this maiden shoot?
fair
that
—
")\"ben the roses They'll go
ai'e
marching
in bloom. to a tune"
Not a kindergarten march. No, but the old sweet strain Of the immortal "Lohengrin."
RICHIE SPOTSWOOD KcCRAW Nathalie, Virginia Censor Argus Literary Society; Glee Club. Richie boasts her descension from the "Knights of the Golden Horseshoe" and is one of the few personages of whom the town of Nathalie is justly proud. Her izreatt'st fame among us has been won by her linisli. There is an erroneous report abroad that she is absent minded, but to our certain knowledge she seldom forgets to go to classes and meals more than once or twice Slie would willingly be "sweet" if a day. someone would remind her of it. After being \^•itll us four years she can make the remarkable statement that she doesn't know what spooning is.
38
LOUISE MASSEY
ilAiriE
Virginia
Ati-axtu', Kiileriiif;
:is
ilainic
lias
years.
Siiue
a .liiiiidr in tlu' ImII of
with
liecn
passionately
slu-
fiiiHl
us
small
is
consent of
a teacher here
mind
lier
From
out of the contract.
if
is
in fe.et.
she can
to leave Helen
her success as
we are sure she
will he
as successful in teaching "one."
won won
shuii
she
herself,
of small sehcdls;
she rather prefers to teach one, jiaiu the
IIIIIS,
two
uiily
the hearts of her jjupils anil
just
Her smile they were
but she remains as true to her
ever,
Naomi was to Paith. She Normal School presumably heis "N." Her favorite ]iastime is strollin"' down the street with her "cases" when she isn't reading: and teachiiijf
likes
"pal" as
the
cause the initial letter
writing letters.
MAUDE
M.
MAYO
XoUTH
RaI.EICII.
t'AROI.l.XA
Athenian Literary Society.
Maude, the frivolous one. noted for ways bein,<; last in everythin,u. contrary the
yeneral
rule,
entered
school
mi
al-
to
thin.
September, 1908. but has never been knoAvn to be on time to anything since.
In
her
Senior year, ilaude developed such a talent for in
drawing that she was asked to teach it the Training School, and so well has she
succeeded that
strawberry
she
is
now
able
to
tell
a
basket
from a (Mibe, and to talk learnedly about such terms as "perspective." She is one of the industrious ones who never do anything for them-
some one else to do them, and never do anything to-day which can be put oft' till to-morrow. But Claude has her good qualities as well as selves that they can get for
her bad.
She
is
generous, kind-hearted, and
very affectionate, and during her stay with us has won manv friends.
LOUISK
Di'lta
Ki\|i|);\
ciety
Club.
;
Vlllcl.MA
(luiniiiiiluiin
Class.
Sei-retiiry
i
II);
I'.KIS
JIINETREE
C^l'STIS
XllUFCll.K.
I
Literary So-
'.)0,S-(l!l
(olillidii
:
Skiiniiiers' Teiniis null.
always iiri<^iiiaL came ti> lis in an manner. On tlial wann Sepleniher (lay when crnwds i,f "rats-- luistlcd ulV the train, a tall --wliite rat" was seen in Luui.se,
ori,!>inal
niiilst. i-alnily and si'ienely .lescenclupon lis, bearing under one arm a bandbox and under the other a tennis, racket. She has since shown us that she knows how to yield the latter, for she is generally acknowledged the champion of the Thoroughly Irish, "Pete" never school. misses her chance; we all get the benefit,
their ing.
without the sting, of her wit. Clever with the bnisb and ei|ually idevcr with the n.'ii
we
often astduiided at
ai-c
my
.And, too. "she .sings,
when
cially at "eventide"
tlie
fruits of each.
lady siii^s." espelici
iiall" assem-
bles to hear selections innniiieialile.
WILLIE BELEIO JIOOEMAN llE.MIK'lCK.S.
lltered the
'
VlUIIINI.V
Norma
liedfcn d
.if
fortune
i^^
lligl
in
hei
I
I
in
I'.IOS.
Seluiol.
as a
We
name — "ilore-
Slie is quiet, meek, man." "bv tieor.uc." and easily led. anil all she needs to make ideal woman is a worthy roomlier an mate to set her a good example. She says she expects to be an old-maid schoolteacher.
Farewell.
things of
volume tled,
"Billy." yoti.
will
"New
Moorman.
we
are
expecting gi-eat
In a few short .vears a
new
be added to our librai-y entiI'ses of
Words." by Willie Belle
l)ui:\vin\
:li:iiii
all
111
"case"
Society.
entered the NoniKil Sclionl
\'i(la
niul
\ii:i:i.M.\
11,1.10.
l.ilevary
tliat
time
ha-
the Faculty.
in
hail
in
lilO.i,
nnly
has never
(Slie
i.ne
re-
"note," although she alwiiy.s asks for line every note-night. How could the ceived
a
and hard-hearted to one In her earlier days at school fondness for little chickens, but since she has gained in years and knowledge they luive been forgotten. Villa lias never found anything hard ex Faculty be so
selfish
so persistent?
she
conceived
a great
cept the Sixtli (irade and
Manual '['raining. Then they were only hard in anticipation. She resolved to "grin and bear it" and as usual came out on the winning side. Her greatest trouble now is fear of single ble.ssediiess. but. as usual,
it
is
only in anticipa-
tion.
V.MM.\
XllK.M.W
Xi.wi'oirr
(ritic
(2)
Ml'UliAV \'inf;iM.\
;
Pin
President
Xiow.s,
cietv
ia
Slie was always sure of lier way through tlie S. X. S. when she lirst stepped oft' the trainwithout any directions she made a "B" line for the State Normal School. She has sworn never to have a ease, and it has not Eiiiiiia
i-air.e
to us in
lilllS.
for
—
been in vain, for she, herself, has not only of it. but has advised everyone She is disgusted with perhaps because her roommate has had such a desperate one. If you need anything to read she will gladly lend kejit
out
else to do the same.
cases,
you.
uable
"We Two." aid
to
shown by her
her
She has
lieen
literary
ottieial
career,
an inval-
society,
as
is
and has been
one of the best students of the Senior Class.
MAYMIE OLIVE MYERS Whitmell, Virginia Atlieiiinii
Olive
Ijiternrv
one of
is
tlie
(ilw
Society; faithful
('lull.
few who en-
tered the fteeond year class five years ago.
and she boast not
is
probably the only one
never
of
one
I'ven
who can
having had a
(?)
among
the
"case,"
home department.
Her ne.\t-door neighbors, though, wonder why the sound of so many
often kisses
should be heard just before the light bell. Her highest ambition was to teach Englis'i
when the time some way replaced by
the Training School, yet
in
came
was
this
in
music. We are all glad this change took place, for otherwise we should never have heard those delightful solos which we have
enjoyed this year.
Not only her classmates,
but also a member of the faculty,
lias
dis-
always ready to share another's work, whatever it may be. coveretl that she is
AXXIE PATTERSON R.\NSO.N.S, VlR01Nl.\
As the
scene shifts
we
see a timid little
She conies from enter the Normal. beyond the Burnt Woods of Buckingham, girl
famous for its beavsc jeiines homines. She was very quick to grasp things, and especially so if they happened to be diseases, as she was not satisfied until she had exhausted the catalogue or they had. \'ividly do we at any rate, exhau.sted her. recall her form as she bent low over her book trying to fathom the depths of amo, so
amas, amat. After such persistent efl'ort we do hope she will at least master A-Mott.
Through all these trials she had faithful Crawley friends and, feasting upon Rice, she
finally
dignified
attained
tenclier.
to
the
position
of
a
EDNA SYDNOR PATTIE Frkdkrkkisiro. Virion a I
Edna
rca.-licl IIMIS.
tenilici-,
always
hfeii
tin'
Iidiii
juiiipiiijj-olV
Slir
student.
V)
(
|ihuc Sr|i
\'ista.
liiiciia
diligent
a
Ikin
'In this
day the faeulty and students have in.t able to distinguish between her and
l>eei)
her
Lydia. Favorite walls. Baptist on the lookout for "my Eunice." Hap-
riKinimate, Hill,
moments
piest
Reho(d.
wlien
to
talking
Training
that wlien
she reaches Fre<lerickshurg the clerks will soon It
is
be as wise as
lie
tlio.se
ji.ipe.l
of Farmville
and run
for a sack of potato chips wheit she C(tmes
She keeps Lillian's company on tliat. Though she says she will always teacli sve in.
need not he
to later
snr]>rise(l
bear of
lier
teaching -one."
ELIZABETH HOGE PAULETT F.VRMVILLE. ViBGIXI.V
A 2
Assistant Liter-
(lass Poet:
Editor
of
Editor
of
Class.
19(17;
Society.
Argus Literary So-
President
liUO:
ciety.
ary
A;
Class
(liiidoii.
Book;
1909;
Exchange
Secretary
of
Secretary of Argus Literary 19(17; The Reds"; Glee Clnb:
Skimmers' Tennis Club. one of the faithful few wlio
liave
stuck to the old class through thick
and
Bessie
is
Her skill along has been the wonder and ad
thin since the year one. literary lines
miration of her class-mates
all these years,
and
fame for her shown that her
they
predict
tlirough her pen.
future
Bessie has
mind, in that she is the star player on the "Reds," the dealer Though of death blows to the "Greens." Bessie seems to have been cut out for a l)ody is as active as her
primary teacher, she has decided to be mas ter of her fate and take a college course. Here's to her!
Our
best wishes can be no
better than to wish her the success in the
future that she has had in the past.
43
JULIA MAY PAULETT Farmville.
^'IK^iI^IA
Literary Society Alpha.
Glee C^lub
IS
;
Alpha
always been an enterprising inShe is ever climbing and climbing. She began this upward struggle on the first rung of the ladder of knowledge at the •
lulia lias
(liyidual.
age of
teiuler
when she entered
five years,
now beloved Trainthat she has readied the
the second grade of her
Now
ing School.
summit
of greatness, ber aspirations do not
She longs for a taste of that weary
cease here.
perfect life wliicli she finds after the
climb of the third
Hoor
Julia
is
we
a
feel
many
of
the
faithful
that
fiights
west
of steps to
of
youthful
fancies
her
the
Although
wing.
daugliter
Virginia, wil'
eventually land her in the Tar-Heel State.
MARY McFARLAND PAXTON Glasgow, Vikgima President
Argus
of
the
A..
Ashe
Literal")' Socit
1-
190!);
Delegate.
lilOil.
"Pax" is noted as one of the greatest Y. W. C. A. workers in school. She made a efficient president last year, but how
most
could
she
.Josie's
metbods
otherwise,
be
so
well'.'
after
studying
This year has been
an exceptional one with "Pax." Each year has brought her a case, but last year Josie capped the climax, and "Pax" has now "sworn off'." It is nothing unusual to hear Inn- say, "Oh! I forgot," and even on the iiinst
serious occasions
we are
often startled
by hearing her exclaim, "For the love of Murphy's pigs!" We hope if she ever teaches that her school hours will be from ten until two. so that she will have ample ilrs.
time
ill
which
to sluiiiliei
in ]ic;u'c.
LVLV MAY POLLOK UANMI.r.K.
(ilw
A
(Mill):
\'IU(;I.\IA
Chi
(ici
of allriictivily." this kiihlisll lilllc
blliu-il
Lue,
Hut she
is (uic
tu |ii(ive slie can be cute
and
wurtlnvhile too.
Lucile
.Small
the
likes
canipus(?),
soft
drinks, ahso the boys fact
In
with her attractions, the 'thoritu's
to
loves
,She
hei-
'l^indon.''
to
^(1
we admire
cluirmiiig taste.
And only
tliat
\\'ish
we.
may
too,
travel
there in haste.
There
a cliarniiiig mission in
is
life for lier
to inirsue,
She's witty and she's wise, and she's good for me and you. Sometimes we tease "wee Lucile" and she
jeeringly will mock.
"You may be
in
a hurry
time I'm
\'ou've
now, but when
"^Miss Pollok.'
"
AILEEN POOLE "Gkee.wale," Vikgixia 1.
;\1.
P. S,
Vice-President Argus Liter-
:
Skimmers' Tennis Club; "Play House" C4oat.
ary Society, UtlO; Glee Club;
"How
"The sweetest
attractive!"
tiling
1
ever saw'' in this old ]!^ormal Scho<'l Is a little girl in kilted skirts
—her name
is
Aileen Poole.
We
loved
lier
fin'
her big brown eyes, her
wit, ami thought that, maylie. The best thing we could have her for. would be our Argus baby. She has a splendid education, but it's causetl
us many laughs, Because the precious kiddie took II
And now that She
it
all
in
n.
she
is
"grown up" she takes
our lireath away. written several has
stories
—then
own Jilay, "Blaiidy" manner that appeals
starred in her
She has a
to everyone
But the Kindergarten claims her from dawn to setting sun.
Her merits they arc many, but best of 1
all
see
Is that rich ality.
and rarely found one, origin-
SUSIE ELEANOR POOLE FoRKST Depot, Va. (Jfiinan Club.
Susie stands fin'einost fair
among Lynchburg's
Under
daughters.
instruction of
tlie
her beloved principal, Mr. Black, she a brilliant record there,
her colors are
still
career she has been
S.
made N. S.
In her school
flying.
among
ones, for her teachers
—
and at old
Fates' favored
—
especially the gen-
tlemen have been endowed with graces beyond the highest hopes of ordinary men. Their fascinating personalities, their marvel-
ous kindness and their amiable dispositions been the constant burden of her song. tlie Training School she won all hearts, and the bad boys, whom others dreaded, were to her "the sweetest children who ever lived." We prophesy a successful career for her as one of Virginia's teachers, unless her warm and loving nature leads her, as we liave Ill
fear
it
soon
into
will,
the
flower-strewn
paths of matrimony.
LILLIAX BLANCHE PURYEAR FAKRINtiTOX. ViRGIXIA Lillian entered the Junior Class in 1907,
as a graduate of Ashland
was compelled
High School, but
to leave on
measles; thus we gained her
account of the as one of our
classmates.
One
of the greatest trials she has to con-
tend with
is
her name, which she has de-
cided to change as soon as possible, as
it
seems impossible for one member of the faculty to pronounce it, even after he has divided it into syllable and struck out
That she is a great favorite among is shown by the way "Miss I'ryear" floats upon the air, no matter which way she turns. Her one great failing
the "y". tlie
is
children
— potato
well
chips.
known by
all,
Indeed,
is
this failing so
that the clerks rush for
them as soon as she enters the door, and Most people fail to please her.
they never
prefer to travel on smooth places, but she
seems fonder of "Hills."
MARY EUGENIA READER LYNNHAVKX,
ViRfilXIA
C'di ri'spdiidiiif; Sccri'tiiiy,
urer, U)OI).
Eugenia doubtless
more about tbe any other member
of the cdass, bavin;; b.'^uii
years
several
and Treas-
l^iiows
of our seliool tlian
liistfiry
1!)08.
AtUeiiian Literary Society.
i)f
ay.i,
course bere
lu^r
^oiny
tben
out
as
a
teacher in the public scliools and returning f
>ur years ago.
lier
Perliaps
tliis
devotion to S. N. S.
She
accounts for a charter
is
of tlie Athenian Literary Society, done mucli in giving the society its ]iiesent standing. Slie enjoyed tlie unusual nie!nl)er
and
lias
privilege of teaching in the Eighth
mary
and Priproving to be a competent in both extremes. In spite of her
grades,
teaclier
dignified bearing, she
was the best
tor of slang in tbe English class,
transla-
and
wliile
she never failed to express her high ideal of
conduct for the "Juniors" and "Seniors." yet \^as <tften seen do\\-n to\\'n three times
a day and was "Study Hall.'
a
frequent
attendant
at
RUTH REDD SuTHEKLiN, Virginia
-22;
Treasurer of Argus Literary SoPresident of Argus Literary
lOOO;
ciety,
Society, 1907-OS;
Critic of
Argus Literary
Society, 1909-10;
President of Athletic Association. 1907; President of Class. 1905-10: Literary Editor of (liiidoii. 1906: Editor-inChief of
(hiUloii.
1907-10:
Editor-in-Chief
Class Book, 1910; Cotillion Club; Glee (.'lub; Skimmers' Tennis Club; Green Basket-Bail Team; Asheville Delegate, 1909; of
D.
I.
R. K.; Valedictorian Class. IIIIO.
Here m:M)n; wit;
is
a
girl
;is
"all-round" as a
full
a rare combination of \visdom and
a leader of girls as well as of classes.
She has bad more offices than any girl in school and is unanimously acknowledged the most popular member of our class, yet witli it all she is as unassuming as "wee birdie." Thoroughly optimistic, she passes no one without a smile and a cheery greeting. Tlie we have to bring against her is her fondness for 'preachers."
gravest charge
47
MACDE KATHERINE RICHARDSON ISouTK Boston, Virginia Piuiian
Litt'iaiy
iJaude
a
is
clined to
Suciety.
society
biitterHy,
tickle,
in-
and very fond of dancing,
flirt,
studying the fashions faitlifully also. Blaekstone lias a great charm for her. She is a
good debater, for she argued in class-meeting until she won her point on the subject of low-neck dresses. She is also an authority on the subject of 01yni|)ian games. Slie
cannot
help
laughing
at
the
graile children, but nevertheless has
fifth
made
a
good record as a teacher of Greek history. Altliough she
a
is
member
of
the Pierian
Literary Society, she has a perfect horror of
In
writing papers. ing so
much
fact, she dislikes writ-
that she will have to get a
jirivate secretary to write to the
of
University
\'irginia to get her society pin.
IIATIIK
.\1AV
ItOBEKTSON
Nkwi'ort Ni:ws, Vircixia Atlicnian
liooK;
l.itcraiy
Society:
Treasurer,
C<.rrespon<ling Secretary, 1!.)09-10;
1!II)S-II!I;
1910
I'ri'sident,
;
Literary
Editor
Class
Athletic Association.
Nineteen liundred and eight brought us llattic. tlie
'dearest and sweetest" of all the
came so quietly that had it her sweet smile we might not have discovered how altogether Perhaps it is this same lovable she was. sweet smile which has helped to bewitch all Hattie wild come within its magic spell. lias a striking talent for writing notes and
Seniors.
not been so
Slie
fi.ir
easily
For the heroine of these stories her Ruth, we suppose because of such delightful ex])erience in real life; and her She became favorite jewel is "(Jarnett." stories.
fa\ orite is
tlicironghly
in
love
with both the children
work in the Training School and we might predict a brilliant future for her, eitlier as a "school marm" or an author, were it not that we fear she may find her "Kin;;" more attractive than even a career.
anil the
CAROLINE
M. IIOPER
Portsmouth. 'resident
\'ih(iin'ia
Liteiary Suiii'tx'. Treasurer Junior Class. 19119; JicasSonior Class, 1910. Atlieiiiaii
11)09; uri'r
Caroline
entered
school
190S, as a i;ra(hiate hej;aH lier a
September.
in
from Fortsmoutli.
She work with the reputation of being and has -lived up to her
gond studiMit
she found tijue to sludy
lint liow
rep."
w ler t(. us all. for she was one many who was caught in the snares
a
is
of the
of the
"winsome Winnie." It was found that she was a poetic genius, so her class hasn't let her rest since. She can wrile anything from
Where does
class songs to love ditties.
rise
she
She goes out to "Sun-
get her inspiration?
Hill" and can there write a beautiful
poem
an
in
incredible
almo.st
length
of
ANNE KINC KOWE HaMPTO.X. Ciinningliam
A'IKIII.NIA
Literal y
Society;
Kai-ket
Kaisers- Tennis Clul).
September, 1908, Anne came from that
In
historic
town of Hampton.
old
She had
the reputation of being "strictly literary,"
having been her
poet
she
arrival
of
has
hi'r
chiss.
upludd
her
and
-iiu'e
"re])"
hy
writing poems, class songs and sundry other
Anne
"such an attractive girl, but different from most." She is full of fnn ;iiid ;ih\ays ready to join any lark. She is iurliuccl to tease and is fond of articles,
a j;'ke. if at the
gi'uerons to
ties
a
many
but hits
are
styled,
is
expense of a friend. She is seldom falls in love.
fault;
Her specialswimming and
ilesperate cases.
reading,
tennis,
dancing, especially the latter, as she
ways
at
(iym
on
Tuesday
and
is
al-
Friday
ADAMS SAVEDGE
JIAUV
T^iTTLETON, Virginia Atlioiiian Literary SiiL'iety.
-Mary stands all
np
l....k
(Iiic
t.>
|ii.'i.-iiig
a
am.aij;
.pi
iilaia-.'
tlii.sc
I'r.iiii
is
.ii.iu-li
ti.
tni.lcr.
yet
tliose
wlio
leaiiieil
that heliind that look
lii.rs
.)f
that
lirr
(|iii:t.
know
giil
..n.>
v\ay in
time
ran
her
iiiin.lv
w.ir.ls an.
11. -r
siincn.ler
t..
of
in
lielpcl
trial
or
of "mair' anil,
she will ehailHe
that one day
sli<>
will
SAM Ll.E
MUKAT, 1
lias
leiiiw
tl
JUDITH
All
has
life
iniselii.'v.ms smile belies her
wi' siisp..el
I
s.,.ni
iii-
a heart
lies
sh.'
She sc.nns Ihc name
how
eyes
l.al.i.'st
upward, and
W'(.
tell
lii.iwn
her best liave
.lani^er. wli..
an.
tr.Mnhliiig.
Her school
p.iiiitc.l
iiii:i>~iiiiiiii,i;
than
in..ri>
lias
tliat
.)iie
tlie
.iiu'll
true and tender.
is
iM-eii
woliipii
ami
fear
witli
li.'r
\lI!(iINIA
Literary Society.
.hide" has been with us for four years. d.ies not take things as seriously as her
Sill'
might indicate. .She is noted for her good humor and dry wit. The TiMining School seemed to lie the most serious problem wdiich engaged her attention, for a gray hair was actually' seen after her first day's work. .She was always known l.i.iks
clnerful
to
iie
an excellent student although she was
neyer seen studying.
edge
is
'( 'lesar's is
Her
literary knowl-
especially a source of enyy to her
classmates.
Her
favorite
expression
is
Ghost," and her favorite pastime
Judith may make "gymnastics" unless she takes ami deci.les to sacri-
talking about the boys.
a specialty of
pity on li.'.'
Cic
soiii..
u.Mi.l
ha<di(d,n-. .)f
niaiiy
Id
tli.'
hajipiness of
LYDIA SCHLOSSER C'ULPEPEK, ViRGIXIA
Lydia
first entoruil
X. S. Septembei-.
had a
loiii;
longer one
fui'
the blissful halls of S. and. likr all olhcrs.
IIKIS.
wait
for
supper.
lomii. and a still She wears the suiih'
a
that Avoii't come off," for when she is not enjoying her most beloved poet, "Waller," she is talking of the "Innocents" in the
Training School, especially grade six. Kasily distinguished on the street as the center of a moving kindergarten, she surely
must have missed her calling in taking up grade work. Her hajipiest moment is when asked by one of her "kindles," "Won't you sit on my gate'/" Her favorite expression is, "\\'onder Where's Wallery"
a
always
Hill.
She has walk on llaptist
t(.
sjiecial
desire
EMMA MEBAXE STAPLES Le.mxgtox, Virgim.\
Kappa
Delta Sorority:
erary Society; D.
I.
E.
Cunningham
Cotillion Club:
Lit
Glee Club:
i\.
Hailing from the dear old town of Lex-
Emma entered S. Iv. S. as a .Junior, September, 1908. Not only in looks has she excelled us all, hut in the art of Manual Training and Drawing she has proved herself ington, in
most competent.
Living up to her reputa-
tion as "fake" she glided through .Junior Arithmetic and in spring 1910 attained her coveted reward teaching under Miss Lundoii. is
The
quite
of
fact that .she is of English descent
r\i(li'nt.
liumor.
as
Her
shown
her keen sense
iir
attractive
manner and
"sweet imlitference" has won for her many staunch friends during her short stay with us.
As we bid her
farewell,
—
here's to her
success as a teacher for one year of iiKiny. for
many
years of one.
51
MYRTLE
STEELE
L.
Bkofori) City,
"N'lKi.aNiA
Literary Society;
Atlic'iiiaii
.Myrtle joined cmr liaiul in
Glee Club. 190S, coining
graduate of Bedford High School. a thoroughbred little girl, and has been a leader in her classes both at home and here. She has the happy faculty of getting on the good side of the teachers, by keeping roll-books and running errands as
a
Slie
—
is
Her pleasant ? occupation. ambition has been to have a goodhidking picture in the Cl.^.'^s Book. She finds her j;ri'atest pleasure in leaching Drawing very
a
(
)
liighest
and .Manual Training in the first grade, and is always happy to see a "worthy" friend come in to observe, and still happier to see her go out. As an artist she is of the first raidc and we ]irediet a brilliant future for her.
BELLE CULBERT STERLING XOBFOLK. VlRGIXI.\ Critic I'.ll
if
Athenian
Literary
Society,
known
Peter"
after her
10-10.
Belle, better
as
the "Honorable Peter from the little Norfolk village. Just as "ship ahoy!" is the watchword to the seafarer, "Virginia Beach" or Norfolk" proves the "Open Sesame" to Tier Peter's confidences and friendship. sjiecialties are tennis, Wade'.s, rowing and swimming. We have heard about the latter She dabtwo. but Inoiv about the former. bles in paints too, is somewhat of an artist, mean we mistake us, Do not you know! Her professional water-colors, of course. ability was further shown, when in staging illustrious
forbear,
Stirling," hails
a play for her literary society she "thunShe is a generous friend, one to dered."
whom sick!"
you do not
niinil
saying, "1
am home-
ArAlilA
llloiiVl-ON
i'.Ki:KV\
irin
\\
lia.s
Icll
rt
slic
f<Mir
ol
led
:i
vi-ry
wise
She
iiuKle
liMlf.
lien
th..
-howed
ill
A's
l)y
Idok,
a
tlint
l>ut,
name
for lier-
entered the Normal
lirst
years ago. .-!
SHUGERT
\'iK(:i.\i.v
11.1,10.
At that time she
the nmisual dexterity
handliii.y
Math,
and
Latin
was notliing in this line had she been as wise as nciw she wiinld have sworn eternal anee. Maria's heart was overflowing witli goodness, though, and the troubled uirls soon found that there was nothing a i-onld do for them she would not Tliere
h'Uis.
•onld
not do. l)nt
Ihis vi-ry spirit of helpfulness
y do.
good .
will
is
what has won
stannrh fiinids
for her so
in lirr class.
ELIZABETH TATE Dr.\pek. ^'IRGI^I.\
Athenian Literary Society. Elizabeth is one of that good old kind from southwest Virginia. She came to us from Stonewall Jackson Institute, having decided to be a teacher.
In spite of her
and her Manual Training, she says she can't draw and there is no use to try. talent
for
"love"
for
music
and harmony,
However, she realizes now that her prophecy was wrong, for she can draw a straight line really well. Elizabeth is a sincere girl, and
we prophesy
for her a successful future.
MARY HUNTER TATUM Stuart, Viri:i.nia
One
of Faimville's landiiuuks will be re-
when Hunter leaves
iiiDveil
has been here for
school,
as she
During this
five years.
year she has sliowii a remarkable fondness for the Training School work, especially
gardening
?).
(
But her
actually
teachers
ambition
chief
is
story telling and some of her
to excel in
practice
this.
Patrick,
and
that
insist
she
should
loves
her
own
county,
people
of
that
county
Slie
the
better than all otliers.
Most
girls, I think,
would be pleased to change their name some day, but Huntei" is so exceedingly fond of hers tliat predict it will always remain 1
just wliat
it
is
with
a
sligiit cliange in
the
l.refix.
CATHERINE HETH TAYLOR Richmond, Vikgixia
Sigma Sigma Sigma; Society,
Vice-President
Athenian Literary A.
L.
S..
1909:
Cotillion Club.
This the
little
Normal
bunch of curiosity slipped into a mouse
in 1906 as quietly as
and as quiet as a mouse she
But
is
to this day.
tho' she is quiet, she is deep,
"awful
deep;" and wilful, "awful wilful." It is a mystery how this little piece of humanity Her can make a point and stick to it.
most striking characteristic is her absolute trustworthiness, and on this account we venture to say this little head and heart contain more "secrets" of other folks than any other one person in the Normal School. Here's long life to lier, and may her one wish come true ^may she soon forget what
—
"single blessedness"
34
is.
MARY ELIZABETH TAYLOR Albemarle Couxty,
Miller .School,
ViKGINIA Secretary Argus Literary President Argus Lit-
t'dncspciiuliiig
Society,
11)118-09-10;
Art Editor Guiiloii, Dramatic Club, 1909-10; Glee 1!I0S-0!I-10; Skimmers' 'leiiiiis Club. ( lul.. 1909 10; Art Editir Class Book. 1910; erary
1909;
Society,
1909-10;
Class.
(iiftoriaii
Wlicii
'Twas
a
-Wliat
lii'r
we
a|i[.eaiaiK-e
;ill
tliatv"
is
Mary
called
girl
Taylor, under a
training bat!
iiiiniiiul
We
ma<le
lirst slie
cried.
1910.
have spent
two years learning
full
and all of us admit, Her magnetic personality
her,
augmented by
is
her wit.
"To see her
know If
is
to love
yet one
lier,"
nmst
her, too,
one would prove her sterling worth, and friendship fond and true.
most all-round
'Ihe
girl in
all
the
now tell me, "ain't it so?" "drct" artist, "gret" musician, and him lier "gret" beau. C4o()d
natured
is
schiiol.
ive call
our ilary. we keep her
in
joke's fetters.
There was once
a
ami
delivery.'
•'special
then they hid his letters.
Von ask us what we think
of
We
lierr
think there are few above her,
For her greatness is no secret, and "all the world loves a lover."
JIAR.JORIE
Lakh
SCHAK THOMPSON City. Florida
Argus Litciary Society; Argus. 1907;
Glee Club;
Vice-President
Vice-President
.if
Racket RaLsers' Tennis Club; Devotional Committee of Y. W. C. A. Ashe ville Delegate, 1909; Business .Managvi ..f
Class. 1!I07;
;
(Itiidon, 1910.
Marjorie, sometimes called "Xix," characteristically
known
as
"The
is
more
Angel.''
In rare instances she has diverged from her
usual proper course of action to the extent of
having
indulged
cases!
This, however,
looked,
as
it
in
several
may
desperate
be justly over-
occurred in her "rat" year,
when such things are pardonable, and it only remains to be said in this connection that her favorite letter is "J" and the song most enjoyed "The Campbells are coming." After four years of "skimirring through." with nuuiy 'notes" and "campuses" (?)
,
she
Her home after leaves her Alma Mater. graduation will be in Lake City, Fla., of which she continually talks, and she wishes there to lie known as a "beau-catcher" rather than a
new
dignified "school
marm." 55
MARY HILL
'I'HOMPSOK
Asiir.AMi. \a.
.Mary Hill
ontcred
rhoiii]isoii
.luiiior
tln>
Class in September, lOOS.
She never lacks
a topic of conversation, for
when she cannot
think of anything hear her say,
else,
am
'I
you
will be sure to
scared to death.
know
I
am going to liave a test to-day." She is always glad to hear the dinner bell ring, and wlien she ciinii's nut of the dining room with a lettei' from him, she reminds us of Sunny Jim." Her great failing is apI
When
ples.
she steps in the store at Cox's
conicr there
wants
slii^
—
no need to
is
want
tlicy
to
tell
them what
know how many we
In respect to the Training vSchool
more.
When
only hear one name, "Blair."
she
asked by anyone the name of different dii'U
(.n
tlie
strei't
is
chil-
whrtlicr, largi- or small. lie
bless
Her favorite
I'eter."
oc-
exolianging pennants with her .|nain1ances '
as
,.f
>lic
h,
xisteni'e is
always
waits
o'clock to wiite
at V.
P.
I.
The
writing lesson plans, until
abcait
seven
them and not only worries
herself but everybody else, in her effort to
get them to Miss
Dunn by
seven-twenty.
MARY COLE TIXSLEY RiCH.Nroxn. Vini;ixi.\
Sigma Sigma Sigma; t'unningham rv
Society;
A'
X—C!
Cotillion
Club;
Liter-
«lee Club;
S!
"Cntey" is a most lovable child, always seen with her arm around some one's neck. Within one week of !ier arrival she had the ie]> of lieing the biggest "spooner" in school. In that time she had also been hooked on by "Little Twitty" and remains in that fix to-day. She is a most patient sufferer from insomnia. Mary felt quite proud when she received the class vote for "cutest" and has ever since been tireless in her efforts to live u|i
56
tn that n;ime.
TURNER
jrARIOX l!l(II.\IOMI,
•Fatty"
cjitcic.l
(Ifar old S.
N.
S.
N'llilU.NJA
tlic
in
halls of learning at
1908.
She lived up
to
her position as rat admirably and seemed well suited to that part, although she felt her
importance as a graduate of Richmond High Sehoid. She at once proved herself "case proof" in spite of the wonderfully attractive and brilliant old girls she met. Never was a room more beautifully adorned than hers,
was a U. Va. pennant, very beautiful in "her" eyes. She is almost for in one corner
througli her Senior year and expects to graduate, though she has not yet fully decided whether or not she will teach more
than "one" next
yeai',
as she
has
still
lio]ics
of the "Billiken."
MARY ELIZABETH TURPIX PiOYDToX.
Argus
Literary
^'IRGINI,V
Society;
Treasurer.
Racket Raisers' Tennis Club:
101)0-10;
(Jlec
Club. 1000.
Mary
entered school in the
from the
little
town
of
fall
Boydton.
geographical position of this town
of
lOOli.
As the is
hard
always answers wlien Mecklenburg County." During her first year among us she wore quite a youthful appearance, due to the fact of her short hair. She has in her Senior year acquired new dignity through the inheritance of an "hairloom." She was never known to have a case until she had safely sailed through the Training School, when she became a "darling angel." Mary bends all her energies toward acquiring a "hard serve" in tennis and at times varies the monotony with teasing Eva and "Little Nancy." Her sorest spot is her picture. to
determine,
ipiestioned,
she
"In
LAURA LEIGH
T^VITTY
Suffolk, Virginia
Kappa (Jlee
IJi-lta
Club;
Literary Society;
Ills
Club:
l)r
N—G!
Fr AÂť
"Little Twitli'i" eauie t" us a perfect in-
fant
lilOS,
iu
au.l
(juite
naturally
the
at
sight uf the luany "Normalites," her
first
was
iui]pulse
straying
to escape. However, after about a few days without lier Mary chanced to meet. There H.ird of formal greetings. None
uurse, she aud \\;is
iiii
was
nceiled.
little
a
at
realize
this
l'"r;ini
Laura." all
time on "Mary had
Laura doesn't seem
the
fact
that she
is
to
quite
and doesn't relish being called "Miss .Mrs." She is an inhabitant of the library and has a reputation for brilliancy. airy,
KAXCY WYXDllAM WALKUP \'IR(UXI.V
(;.\I,.\.
rre;isurer
Argus Literary Society, 1900;
rresideut Ceruian Club. IDIIO;
Racket Rais-
Tennis Club.
eis'
Xaney, a study in slang, "struck this September, 190S. Since that time
joint"
she has been the "Eternal Question" of her
because she keeps her "weather eye"
class,
upon everything that goes on to
in school, but,
our amazement she keeps
the
<).
that
T.
Ufine
Why, of
her
it
is
all the news on a well known fact
"pals" subscribe to the
Xaney has become the real thing line arts. 'She's a bird" when it comes singing, being "high monkety monk" of
Ciiiildii.
in
to
the Senior quartette which toots its tunes in
"the ragged edge of imagination."
She
also holds a very high position as "some1
pipe dream," at the same time provthat where there are "Wills" there are
lolly's
ini;
EVA MEBAXE WALTERS. Blaxciii:.
Clnh:
Kitic
N. V.
(Joniuiii
I'luii;
nil, Aiiiiis Ijitrrarv Sn-ictv; 1!)0!).
Eva
fi-din
liiiils
and takes
She
Seliool only a
Xortli
Stiite,"
ckdight in being ealled
landed
Normal
the
at
years ago, and though quite
rtv(?
chap, she soon
little
-old
tlie
rliicf
lici-
-Tarlieel."
made
herself
tlirongh her voice, being able to
missing in a qinirtette.
fill
known
any part
She was one
<d'
the
kind in her early days, having various
lickle
and svunliy i'ases," but she has lately beeonu> staid and steady, confining herself to
known as "Little Nancy" or Eva can do anything in tlie theatrical line from a monkey to a drunken soklier, hut is at her best as Ashreal." She is noted for being a hard worker and one eoniinoiily
Icy
ilit."
great seriousness
{
included,
herself
everything,
taking
with
'!)
EMILY SUSAN WARD Norfolk. Vikoixia President
Pierian
of
Literary
Society,
1900-10;
Vice-President of Pierian Literary
Society.
1909;
Recording
Secretary
Pierian Literary Society, 1908-09;
Literary Society 1910;
Pierian
of
Critic of
Recording
Secretary of Athletic Association, 190S-10; Manager of Basket-Bali Team. 190S-10;
Tenuis Club;
Cotillion
Club:
(ilee
Club;
Night Hawk.
Susan" joined the glorious band of in lOUIJ and ever since has been
-E.
Normalites \\'orl<ing
Of
all
courageously for her "sheepskin."
the characters in "Ancient History"
to her Oito is the
well
known
and may
most
interesting.
Slie is
for her vocal accomplislnnents
lie
heard any time of the day
"Annie song. favorite Laurie" Her artistic talent is nuuvcdous and Mr. JIattoon is kept busy framing her singing
her(';)
uursterpieces.
All
of
us
like
to
go
to
when Emily goes she Stras." Her greatest de-
U'ade's for drinks, but
always asks for
sire is to be short
and fat(
'?)
60
MOODTE
\\ILLIAirS
KLIZAHI':'!!!
\ll:(ilMA
(A.MKUIA.
was four
Wlicii tlic XoiiiKil Schciol yeiirs
younger place in
its
sad,
serious,
serene,
come
is,
or tive
a great event
Moodie arrived, Moodie slie
history.
toolv
lu\d
now
tliau it
—
sincere
Before long a calam-
for business.
Business bad to be laid ity befell Moodie. aside. She surprised us all, herself most of "Jim," and above all all, by falling in love. the glorious "Hills" where
"Jim"
lived,
had
completely captivated her young heart. She struggled against it. for she "despised
She had a case! in vain. Of course she lived through it and now in these later years declares that she has never had a easi>. Since then things have gone on cases," but all
and Moodie has reached the
sHKintlily
last
part of her Senior year Avith never another Slic is noinj; out into our blot (.11 licv ]);i.uv. ileav old state to
make
history.
LILLIAN PAOK WOODSOX Port Norfolk.
^IR(II^•TA
Treasurer Cunningham Literary Society; Clee Club. Lillian,
known
better
as
"Billie"
or
"Bilikins," is one of the brunette beauties of
our
class.
Her
chief
"blushing," especially
when
characteristic
the
Head
is
of the
Department or her supervisor obwe do not understand why it should have happened just at that time, as she had no cause to be uneas_v about her teaching. "Billie" lias many admii-ers, some of whom keep her and her roommates supplied Avith dainty refreshments and flowers Her chief sport is "Hurdle" lacing over and Tlistory
serves her, but
around "Brooks." 60
MARTHA BEDFOliD YAXCEY SuULlI HOSTON. \"IU(;IM.\
III.'
,m;ivc.
fiolicscinn'
Miidii' iluit
slie
tlH'
scc;,n.l
is
liiM-
i-lii<'f
iif
this
guy,
the
coiiibinatiou of cun-
:i
everycme.
She
an v\fn;{ in Special Spellingoiganizcd a Special Siu'lling Class
in
drews.
is
fascinate
sucli
hivaiii..
cmnse
Martha,
ili.miili..,!
tiadirtiiins
Unit
Scieicty.
]>ili'iaiy
Allu'iiiiiii
in
art
that in
in
life.
writing
So faithful
-sonu' one''
Perspective drawine
pra,],..
.lelight
letter
is
sin.
is
l.„,]<
Miss
a
An-
she in the [iractise
writes every
Danvill.'.
assures us that she
Sill'
iiiuler
tier
day
to
supervisor
an aide story
teller.
Her friends have never doubted lier powers She is a good teacher, yet we doiiht if Mattie will ever see the inside of prevarication.
of a sehoidrooni auaiu.
\
Al.KilR lUIilA.N
Salutatokias
Class
HISTO];V
This
iv])eats itself."
years of a
first
History
chiss goes thmiiiih ])ractically the
same experiences during the respect, the Class of I'JIO
Although and
obstacles
yet
we
many
has
it
is
l.)een
find that not nniiiy
first
no exception
i>f
we
years at
tliis
licsct
cvci'y
(ju
by
side
out on the roail to kudwledoe,
first set
cnir ninii1)( r
of the original memlicrs of old
and, in
si-hi.ol
to the rnle.
march,
a perilous
difficulties since
certainly tnic of the
statciiiciit is
Every
ehiss.
have
serted us, and a good
<1(
are
I'.ild
with
still
And
us.
in
addition, mii- ranks hax'e been reraiforeed by the high sidiool graduates, the
"new
whom we
.Inniors.""
gladly welcomed into our class
It
was with
to
accomplish those things which distinguished
our class began
this united force that
To begin
with, never
sin<'e
We
of numbers.
we now
line for graduation, the largest S( nioi-
The Class
of
1910
been gratified to see
its
good results
we have
that
we
;
diligently
as Seniors,
we
is
also one
on the
it
and symjiathetic
in its beginning,
su]i]iortcrs
whom we
hope
in
the
to see the
and successfully carried forward.
we would not
the Junior-Senior Keception, one of the most nu'niorable cx-ents of
This custom was instituted by the Junior Class just
our Junior year. before us, and will
it
are striving toward
In reading the noteworthy events of our Junior year, f'cu'gct
uieud)ers in
the honor system and have
ourseh'es can only see
c<inipetcnt
—that
.Funior
oiir
will lea\-e their uuirk
mcndiers of the next year's Senior Class by
movement
the present
i'ecor<l.
not only a \erv large one, but
is
self-gOA'ernnient and, while feel
on
As Juniors, we introduced
life of the school.
on
ha\-e eighty-eight
'lass
some things which
that has accomplished
we
(
iiiemlici's
fi\'e
and
classes.
it
((pialled in one respect at least
had one hundred and
Class roll and of that nundicr
last year.
itself felt
from other was founded u|) to
the sidiool
day has the Class of T.)U> been
make
to
among
it
has done
a
great deal towards fostering a spirit of good
the u]i])er classes, so that
most enjoyable cxcniugs of the school
Among
now
its
the most delightful social events of our Senior year
party given by the members of the Senior
making
occasion affords one of the
y<'ai'.
Our
statistics.
president,
Ruth
was a
('lass
for the ])nri)Ose of
Iicdil, the
"most jiopnlar girl"
of our class, as well as the "best all-roimd stuilent," acted as hostess, assisted
by our
"]>rettiest"
and "most attractive"
girl,
Emma
Stajjles.
The enjoyment of the evening was greatly added to by the presence of Kva Walters, Julia Johnson, and Aileen Poole, our "wittiest," "most intellectual,"
The
and "most original" mendiers.
Class of 1910
regular organized l)oliticians.
No
is
]iolitical
we
very uni<iue: ]iarti{s
with
all
to
have
machinery of the
state
are the the
first class
one can deny the ability of our leaders either, after
having listened to E.
T>.
IJrcxiks,
snccessfid Democratic candidate for
the gubernatorial chair, on the abolition of
waists in the laundry, excusing
"gym"
home
de])artment notes, more
classes in the spring, etc., or to
the eiitbnsiastic
Monday
aliolition of tests,
jects equally interestiui;'
Our
lie
in)|)ortaiir.
sadly
honorary niianher. Dr. .larnian. advice
we
incoiii|il(fe
and
lo
efforts
and kindly
our motto, "To the stars through
those
aeconi]>lisli
without mention of our
whose untiring
liy
ha\-e heen alile fo live H]i to
(litHeull ies."
Rc|iulili(.'aii
thiMni>h the Training School,
i-oail
holiday instead of Satnnhiy. and other sub-
and
history would
Twitty. IcadiT of the
of L. A.
s]ii_'t'clies
on such suLjeets as an easy
])ai-ty.
tilings
which have been
really
worth while.
When we we
a<diie\'C(l.
look
don't
(i\-ei'
mean
oi'
standard of any class that has
and
in
We
athletics.
lia\('
of all
claini to measni'c
|ii'eceded
we have
many
ii]i
has
fully to the
W(> have taken an active
us.
We
art in almost <'Verv jijiase of the school life.
si iitecl
thinlc
to <'laim to be the liest class that
we do
ever entered the A'ornial. but
]
record
past
oiir
to boast
lia\-e
been well
standard bearers in the
re]ire-
Young
Women's Christian Association. We have furnished a very large number of girls to the literary societies and to the Guidon Staif, for the Glee Club and the Dramatic
('In))
We
as well.
have also develojied
some noteworthy story writers and poets. While we ha\'e met with many trials and ha\'e had to surmount many difficulties since we 1ii-st came to the Xornial School, we realize that these
have been far outiiumberi'il by the joys ami pleasures of
ha]i]iy school life,
come
to
As
and so
is
with
a
feeling of sadness that
oiir
we now
say good-bye. the time
draws near for ns
more than
e\-er that \ve
gi\'en ns
"but
be paid
it
;
it
is a
in gratitinle,
to receive
can ne\-er repay our
]ileasnre to
know
our diplomas, we realize
Alma
Plater for
all
she has
that she asks only that this debt
gratitmle shown by living noble
lives, lives
by those high ideals of truth and service which, she has
e\-er
ordered held up
to us."
Lkona
it. JoI!I>.\X.
Poem
Class
A
s,,ft
mist
An.
tllr
I
(liviiins
wa.v
,,•,.,
Uh- iKitliwav, s],i«ul;
.liiiily
li.'s
Wllil,. I.cfnlr us is M i:,„,„,.y_
A juunicy «. Our
ii.uni.'y
Is witli
At
-,,
li.'t'i.ri'
us
now
unlcd.
cm
as
|H,ila! will,..
tlic
tin- |.alli\vay
«c
slaiul u-is!ir,l
I,.u,u
fol',
riial (.pcus ,,ur prmuist-a Ian, I.
w<. iiave travelled ,.vcr
Till' |.alli S,','Uii',l
])Ut
air
Till'
lilli'il
Anil always
For
we pressed its stoiu's, was iifteii velvet-lined,
lianl as
swaiii
til,'
tiie
witli
joyous tones.
jimrnry was lighter
,ini'
sunsliine wliieli heilges us •round
Foi- tiie hei]iinn
the sunny smile from falling down.
lianil,
W'liich kept us
Strong han,ls have l),'eu near to help us. Strong hearts those around us bear. Strong lives have been ours for example: It is not for us to fear. Tho" we go from the path thai \\'hose light
irs
For the strength tlu-se years liave Is (Uirs, and we feel its power,
And we do not
start, tho'
givi'ii
we know new
sir
be needed every hour.
A\"ill
For
been ou
lias
and shade we know,
And stormy and rough they tell Is the \va.\' whieli now we go.
oui-
hearts
li'ap
forth to
tiie
journey.
Call unto life for more, >I,ii,'
of the
bounteous gifts she flings
Xi'w from her golden store.
We
wisli to attack
new
trials.
We. long our strength to prove,
\Mn our way on
the broader pathway,
In the stronger sunlight move. W,' would take on the 'I'lie
\\','
witii us
have them shave the mysteries enter upim to-day.
But we cannot;
And
pathway
friends of the earlier wav,
tt'oulil
this
here we
must
is tlie tii, night tliat
i,'ave tlu'm
bi-ings
Sadness and gloom, for we're parting \\"itli
the
idil
familiar things.
we falter and tvenibl,'. Turn back to the imtstreteh,',! arm that it's ours n,) hnigeito f(>el But Childlike,
Brings an aching with no balm. 65
Yet sonicllull- we sliiill take TIu' less.iiis thcy'w oIlVicI Tlic
'Ilie
licipe,
of tear.
loyal love to our l.rother.
Til.'
W
worth of smile,
us.
willi Ii.tc,
Tlie l(.ve of trutli. tlic liylit of
lliell
eare for his every pain
others have olVered us freely,
Neither ho]'ine uor eariue for gain. Tlie kuowlede,. that streUf;th Ulay
l)e
ours.
F.u' the- trials, though tliiek tlie.x" iua.\ come. Kaeh duly eouij.lete. makiug lighter The .luties which tliroug to he done.
Iheii enter, dear classmates, the ]iortal
\\Hh hearts that are
And thus may you
fearless, strong,
take the roadwa.\-
fear of wrong.
Without any
And never will liarm assail you Xor temptation lure you far: |Ma\. my elassuurtes. Then forward. Since we have conn' so far. 1
Bessie Paulett.
—
September 8 Opening of School. and gnasliing of teetli.
Wfepint.. wail-
inn-,
10— Y. W. ('. A. iw|.ti..ii 17— llecei.tioii to -new"
S(.]iteml)er
September -..Id"
new
girls.
bv
.Juniors
Juniors!
29—Tlie
S,.ptember
WHY
to
out of Scotland
7—Tbe
(tc-tober
Singers of (Jbusgow-
Scoteli V
Seniors
lirst
of
liearil
"getting
tilings related."
—Cnnningbam — Miss \Yarburton October 22 — Farmville demoralization. 27 — JIary Taylor October 8
re.-eplion
October 9
the Argus.
t.)
to.ik a wall-;
with Miss
Dunn.
20.
21.
Oet.iber
a
Fair
an.l Trnui
linn.lriMl-yar.l .lash
foi-
church.
and
huli.lay
l>liilli]is
made
Dr. .larman called
time.
October 28 fiision
—
First meeting of Senior Class, worse confounded."
"t'on-
November Hamlet presented by Mr. Sonthwick. November 10 "Mrs. Willis' \Yill" Dranuitic Glub. November 25 Thanksgiving h.diday. November 27 The "Kindergartners" wrote a pai)er
— — — — on "Mother Play." December —Twilight Recital—Glee December —Lectures by Powers — D.'cember 23-Jaiuiary — Christmas unary 21 — Caroline Roper out her -lauuary 24 — Dramatic Club presented "Wanted A Husband." February —The Vassar February i5— N. beats "College Widows." — February —n took gym— K.'bruary —Dr. .Tarnum smoking. fi
14
Club.
lb, 18
Sir.
tines in
directions.
all
3
-I
holidays.
a
in)ticed
of
r.H.m.
4
girls.
S.
12
S.
.Julia
-T
!
21
20— It
F.-bruary
is
o— "Martin
March Tripp.
12— Hutli
-March
?
seen
March 1.3— "1)1.1
11
thought that Ethel H. spoke. Chuzzlewit"— Walter Bradley
—
.1
went
t..
bef.ue
I...il
:i
n\-\nvk.
:\lai.ls' Conv.'iiti..n."
spooning! — Florence Acree Cunningham. — debate— Argus March 25-28 — Easter March 28 —"Breezy Point"— Dranuitic 30 Class Book spread —where ——Lilliputian Wedding. seen
ilarch 10
.March 27
vs.
.Joint
holidays.
Club.
staff ha.l a
:\lareh
8
,\])ril
April
14
"Reds" wins basket-ball championship. Club concert. ]5essie B. and Daisy S. were heard to
1.)— tilee
A])iil
— —C.rd.m passed on —liverybody entertain April 30 — happy. thapel. ilay — The Faculty came Jfay —Joint debate—Argus —The long-expected comet ilay 21 — Coburn Players May get ilay 25 —Seniors decide dress May 30 — weeping. — —Training School 22
A|iril
r.-nuirk in class.
nud<i" a
Aritlunetic.
Aiiril 2:i
S.'ui.irs
.Juniors
to
(i
vs. Ath.-uiau.
14
visible.
18
arrive.
20,
to
I^ast
<v
.lune
1
to Avork.
tried on.
close.l
Seni.irs
Cftrougft ^iftakcsprarc's (Opes
givo
T
\\ri'|>
ii.it.
sweet
he
siiij;s.
Peace!
By
Jove.
Vou
Nay.
toiiffup.
to
for
(]ueeii:
— Dr.
—
Hiiiitor Tatimi.
nuirrii'd
lio
Kiiyi'iiia
'.'
tears are
ti i.-kliiij;
l!('ailc>r.
vain.— ^[ae
liii,ls,,ii.
•lariiiaii.
an exelKHjuer of wor.ls ami.
myself to a
enfi-aged
them
let
my
ilispnsitioii
will he ]iatieiit.— Nannie jlennett.
I
liave
have
1
limit to
s]inriiig
;i
stamis your
Iliiw
ilear
go. a couple of
treasure— Isahelle Davi
think, no other
1
friend.— Maria SInigert.
ones.— I.y.lia Sehlossm- and
(|iiiet
Pattie.
Ivlini
Her heart as far from fraud as heaven from eaith.— .Marjorie riioinpson.
Heaven
liless
thee!
hast the sweetest face
'I'liou
ever looked on.
I
— Bessie Coppedge.
Give me a statV of honor for mine age. But not a scepter to control the worhl.— :\rary Savedge. W(.uld rathi'r a fool to
1
Hie
Ill
I'll
Kva
make me merry
tlian
cNpc-rieiice
to
make me
sad.-
Cohh.
Ilettie
«ay
Katharine Hatcher.
of a hargain, take ye me.
not he tied to li.mrs, nor "iiointed times, hut h'arn
my
lessons as
T
|)lease.-
Walti.rs.
1
never knew so young a hody with si old
Thou dispntest
Young
A
T
in linilis. in
— lamina
a
liead.— Iluljy Berger.
Sta|iles.
judgment old.— .lulia May Panlett.
comhination and a form indeed, where every god did seem to set liis seal. ilary Lackey.
am your
She T
like an infant.
tliat
wife,
it
you
will
marry
mc>.
—Catheriiu' Taylor.
could think and ne'er disclosed her niiiid.— Helen Hoy.
prattle out of fashion, and
She's a most exquisite lady.
She that was ever
fair
I
dote
— Hattie
in
and never proud.
What
an eye she has!
She
is
a sport for Jove.
If T
do
(ilethinks
mine own
conceits.
— Anne
P>owe.
liohertson.
it
—
t'ora
sounds
P.rooking.
a
parley of provocation.)
Georgia C'reekniore.
A
vow
a friendsliiii.
sweet Athenian lady
If she
I'll
I'll
is in
ttard.
perfomi
it
to th.i hist artieh'.- :\Ioodie
love.— Estelle Hall.
he false. O. then heaven mocks itself!
not helieve
O. Hi,
—Emily
,11
it.
art wis,.;
— Mary Paxton. certain. — Sarah 'tis
.l,,hiis.
Williams
1
sli(,iil,l
1
must
You
at.— Canic LiUhy.
my
Such a one ilore to
am
1
would with such
Speaks an little
You
common
hody
w<Mry
is
uuury.
And
was not horn what
a
—
—
Aliliitt.
—
La Hoyteanx.
Ftliel
age— liessie
Brooke
'harlie .l.mes.
world.— linth
— Alice
lle.ld.
lirandy.
—Now
is
is
she of her tongue.— Fthel lluhl.ard.
of a
hed!— Mary
When
is
Tinsley,
I
do!
the,,
with
shall >-ou lind
Haskervill.
—Senior
Class.
.ludith Saville,
eutertaiued that's offered.
did she cross
content.
dove.— (iordou
the day « c long have looked for.
a bitter
Methiuks she looks as tho' she w.uv
am
Pattesou.
good eouscience.— -Mittie F.atten,
hut modest as the
Oh, that you bore the mind
Every grief
lici'ce.— liidle Sterling.
—Laura Twitty. nun. — Anne
and
lieast
She's not frowar<h 7
is
the lively of a
bed, to bed. to
juni-
-low" ami "lill le."— 1 lattic Uohertson.
yuddcr.— Marhdta King,
a
spen.lthrifl
very gentle
.\rinistcad.
little sh,.
I. lit
You can endure
I
<
of this great
lulia
Over-full of self atlairs.
Me
—Ohi
Addie C'opeland.
nothing.—
unihing hut
tho' she he
Fie.
To
Fergusson.
insolent uoisc'iuaker!- lau-ile Pdlok.
"Little" again!
A
rate.
withal she's h.mi'st.
et
\
That's not the tune.
1
gadding'.'
pei'fectiou govern, sir. to execd thr golden
inlinite ileal of
'J'ho' slie lie
— Xarie
u)y tluaiglils.— Kugenia Fallwcll.
a vi.xen wlieu she wi'ut to scho(d.
a spirit of uo
scjuare to her.
lie
philosopher.— Kmnui .Murray.
natui'al
I
My
lepoit
Where have you been
headstrong!
is a
'
.\l....niiaii.
know did ne\cr meddle «ith
was
Slie
illie
Fislicr.
Limisi' iliuetree.
tiiuiii]iliant laiiy. if
nit>st
now,
—
up your excuses.
living .Iroljeiy.— W
How
ilsi'lf.— Ola
iillciicss
frir
hiiiuiif.l
Ije
patelu'd
She's a
A
tnki- yoii
—
Sallie Seybert.
w.ud
in
'.'— Annie P.abli.
love.— L(
a .I.irdan.
most ready and most willing.— Kiehie IMcfraw,
— Yida
ilurfree.
Art thou a churchman /—Clara Barton, She's not hot, but tem]ierate as the
Her voice
is
ever soft, gentle, and
morn.— Lillian
low— an
I'uryear.
exc.dleul thing in
woman, ilyrtle Steele,
•
70
Full often
my
Il.v
Vou
she gossiped.— Xaiicy \\all<u|,.
liatli
li-..lh.
I
was
hav,. >ai,l:
seeUhio- f„r a
wl,e„
f,.nl
whether wisely ,t
l„it
1
rnuial
ynu.— .\lalli,.
no, let llu. forest
Stand hy and mark the manner of her teaehinu.— Corrie
Why, I
1
here
is
feai- thiai
a note of the fashion.
l.on"
— Xaney (Harrow, — ilary
art another counterfeit,
Tur|nii.
can no longer hrook thy vanities.—Mande l!ichards,,n.
Vou
how simple and how foml
see
Xever
rich a .gem.
s:i
— Booth
She sings as sweetly as She be mute, and Believe then,
Truly,
if
I
am.— Maiy Thompson.
Bland.
— Olive word. —
a nightingale.
will not
speak a
you please, that
I
take
IfariiUi
(loetical.
hom.dy man's advice, be not
a
:\lyers.
liiiner.
can do strange things.
would the gods had nuule thee
I
If ,\(ni will
I
\aiiee.N.
.indge.— Florence Aeree.
—
— Maude ilayo.
liessie I'aulett.
fcnuid
here.— Ellen Hardy.
]iray ycni. do not fall in love with
For
I
am
Besides,
\»u tongue.
me. falser than vows luade in wine! like yt.u not. Lillian Woodson.
I
shall never take her without her answe]-. \uiless yon take her without her
— Bessie Brooke.
There's nothing
ill
can dwell
in
such
a teui|ile.
Carolini' Koper.
She has blessed and attractive eyes.— Mary Brooking.
The worst
^ou
fault
you have
are full of pretty
is
to be in love.
answers.— Aileen
—
:\lary Taylor.
Ptjole.
Silence awhih-.- .lulia .bdinson.
Ay.
sir,
I
have a pretty wit.
Dispute not with her. she (If all th\- .-uitors
here.
She after honor hunts.
Your father Alas,
|)iays
Beauty
a
— .Mice
.Tones.
lunatic— .Millian Brooke. tell
whom
thou
lov'st best.
(irubbs.
.\our b.mks.
— .Mary
l'.urt(m.
will it be to us,
\vv are. to
pi'ovcd-ceth
— Hester
charge thee,
you h'ave
what danger
.Maids as
I
is
tiavel forth so far?
thieves sooner than gold.
—Senior
(.'lass.
—Susie
Poole.
Biggest Spnoner
ilAKY Lackey
Best Dancer Biggest Flirt
,
Most Indifferent Best Figure
Most Modest
IIattie Roekktsox
Best Musician Best Artist Mcist
Katharine Hatcher .MARY Taylor Caroline Roper NANiSiE Bennett Catherixe Taylor Mae Hudson Bessie Paulett .
l''ickl<'
Best Xatiired
'
Daintiest Tlie Grunililer
Most Atliletie Most Striking
Carrie Libby
Anne Rowe
Tlie Slangiest
Most Airy Most Sarcastic Most Dignified
Laura Twitty.
Belle Sterling Eugenia Reader
.
Cutest ,
)
,
,
,
Mary Tinsley
-
•
.J,i Mcist AHectionate
J
Aileen Poole
ildst Original
Indeiiendent
Jlcist
")
EiMILY
^
^.
Sportiest
\\
ARD
I
Helpless
.\lnsl
,,
)
.,
Hettie Cobb
•.
Wulst SpDllt ,
j
Most
„
P(ii)ular ,,
Best^ All-Round ,
Most
Ruth Redd
) ,
'
^
Julia Johnson
Intellectual
Prettiest
Biggest Fake :\iost
j^^,^^^
[
st.viisii
)
Eva Walters Leona Jordan
Wittiest
Most Lovable Most Contented Most Quiet Angel , , Most ,
Hoodie Williajis
Ethel Hubbard ) -,r
^,
.
Staples
,-
.Most Alliac-tiw
^
Ciniscientious
Neatest Biggest Loafer
I.
rn
ilAR.IORIE TlIOJIPSON
j
Nancy Garrow Louise Minetkei:
Last Will and Testament
WK,
the Class
town
.Iimc,
,.f
Kaniivillc,
(if
the
ill
.,f
l[in'li
Street,
Kdward.
<'eiiiity "1' I'l'iiiee
diiwii.
eiiiiimoiiwealth
Dr. Millidjie.
is
into the cruel
jaws of
of
around the sun.
re\'ol\'iii<;-
fate,
I
N'iri^iuia,
])hinet
side
\,-(i
iiiidtUe of
of
Western hemisphere,
Auiei'iea,
the State Xoniial
1 !)](),
he state, the
in
Karlh,
Sell....],
in the
in the
rii!,ht siik", o'oino'
Tiiited
States
nf
which, aei-onliim to
heiiiu, aliout to
do hereliy make this
up,
ji,'(iiiiji'
\-euture forth
aud testament, as an ex])ression of onr appreciation and i^ratitude for services oiir last will
rendered.
Item
To
1.
proteetor;
as
Dr. .larman, as oui- Pi'esidenl, an automatic jirass-
our houorai'v mendier,
ei_i;-ht
y-nine conipetenl teachers
who
will not unirry.
Item he
may
To
11.
l)e
Stone,
Di'.
the Senior assii;iiineut Ixjoks, so that
all
future classes and will not need to take forty-
]iro\-ided for
minutes for assignment of the next
five
lesson.
To Miss Woodruff, a Training Sidiool that is a mile and a half from the Normal School, so that the children will he too far away to get acipuiinted with the Xormal School i^irls. Item IV. To ,Miss Pierce, a holihy-hcjrse, thai she may drive to her Item
III.
heart's content.
Item
To
\'.
Dunn, "a room
^liss
autonioliile distance" of her class
Item
dog
1
\'
I
To
.
for Section
.Miss lIalil)Tirton, a
To Miss Blandy, a few
Item y\].
It<'m
will
make
how
writing machine, wai'ranteil to
uku'c of Dr. Stone's notices, to
it
Item X.
and
Huted
talk. ruttlc.
he worn with
ITodge, a treasure hox
in
with an attachment
all skirts.
which
found the
will he
To Miss Andrews,
which
a book-reviewing madiiue,
is
do criticism work.
XL a
a
])ossible for it to
To Mr.
To Miss Conlling, a middy blouse. To ]\Iiss Smith, a well-lighted class-room,
Item XIT. noise,
Beale,
to get all things "related."
also adajited to
Item
To Miss
\'III.
Item IX. secret of
within
is
lilackli..ard w.u'k.
he delivered ilnring the kindergarten morning
which
that
I!,
room.
new
Item XIII. ical, historical,
free
from
stage-curtain for her plays.
To
I
)r.
Kerliu, a class
who
will
know
all
the mytholog-
ami Biblical allusions in every ])oem, also
a
blue-eyed,
pink-cheeked bisiiue doll for Katherine Elizabeth.
Item XI\'.
To
:Miss Rice, a
new
may
test grade, so that she
aljolish
her favorite ex])ressi(ni, "Poor daily grades will pass y(m."
Item X\'. he
may
To Mr.
Lear,
we
leave a sense of humor, in (U-der that
appreciate practical jokes.
We
also
add
to
this
Almanac, containing a cimiplete list of "staystististico." Item XVI. To :\liss London, a few more committees an
otHci'
next to the ]u-esident"s.
to
a
Wiulds
meet, and
XVI
Item lent
1.
Item X\'lll. ]>riiiters.
Aliss Smirlicy. niiollicr iilns
'l".i
the basket-hall conrt,
XX.
Item s(i
^liss
of jokes, fresh
l.,H.k
a
from the
XXI.
i;irl,s,
am
I
in speaking of repairing
going
to get
me
a
man !"
1
1
electric
sixty-tivc nights out of every year.
To Miss
minds on the
XX
a
Millidge. another comet which will ajipear
Dr.
Til
item XXII.
Item
nnnd)er of
next vear
"(Tii'ls.
onr success and happiness,
M'e will
)\-erall
(
to a
To Miss Minor,
huudred and
trate" their
to
her "Excel-
Waterbury watch and an she nuiy excuse Miss Andrews' classes on time.
that
Item three
.Matt.ioii,
Air.
'I'.i
To
XIX.
Item
11
iidd to
which Joe Jariuaii, Junior, has not seen.
having heard that she said
li(
l.i
phis."
(Idllllle
To Miss liiner,
I.
some
iilackiston,
girls
who can "concen-
lesson.
\acaut Saturday in which
a
to
walk
llamjiden-Sidney.
To Miss Harrison, some
Item XXI\'.
girls
whose "brains are
composed of gray matter and not saw-dust." Item XX\'. To Miss Sutherlin,
music box, with the
a
To Miss Crawley,
Item XX\'I.
mechanical tuy
a
to
latest "airs."
amuse
her, in
place of her gloves.
XXVII.
Item
Kite, a bonk eiitilled, "Lessons in Slang,"
T.I Dr.
new attachment fur his gun. Item XXX'III. To Miss lingg,
also a
a
menagerie which consists largely
a
cnmpaniou who can walk
as fast
which
to ]iut
of "d-e-a-r-s."
XXIX.
Item
To
Jarntr,
.Miss
as she can.
XXX. To
Item
n]i a test to
be taken
XXXI.
Item
Miss Liwis, we
in
one
two periods
gi\-c
in
jieriod.
To Miss Johnson,
a
book of designs having "large"
and "sunill" spaces.
Item
XXXII. To
]\Iiss
Jennie Tabli.
a
machine for collecting and
excusing cha]iel abseni'cs.
Item
XXXIII.
To Miss
I)u;;avr, a blue
and gold reception room
of her own, anil a private stair-case for ihe kimono-clad figures that too
often burst
Item
upon her \icw.
XXX
I
\'.
Til
Miss Taliaferro,
"What do you want with Item XXX\'. To Dr. I'ield,
(pu'stion,
plasters, as her ]ii'esent sii])ply
Item XXXA'l.
To Miss
is
this
smei'al
good answer
a
book
to the useless
'."
hundred ready-made mustard
about exhausted.
Koller, a "decently
good" picture of her-
self.
Item
Item Item
XXXVII. To Mr. Cox, something to do. XXXVIIl. To Mrs. Hooker, a quiet dining room. XXXIX. To Miss Mary White, a school year without
any
kind of holidays.
Item XL.
To "Aunt
Pattie."
we
will
this
illustrious
ami most
educating volume, "The 1910 Class Look."
Item XLI. at 7 A.
M.
To
]\Ii.ss
Susie Allan, few more classrooms to inspect
Item
XL]
same thing that
box of assoi'tc<l novelties, in that this year's elass would not will her the
i-e(|ii(st
To To
Item XLH'.
ii
have done for
|)re\ioiis <-lasses
Item XLIII. her
Mrs. Jamison,
T.i
I.
aeeordanee with her
.Miss
(
'avy,
company during the silent hours of Item XLV. To the Faculty as a
that the ]:)resent
XLVI
road passes for
to
To
have taken the
XLIX. To
Item L.
auolhei' Mr. Mattoon, so
delegates to conventions.
all
the Literary Societies,
suhjeets for deliates, as the ]iresent
Item
]io<ly.
To the X<u-uial League, our collection of rare coins. To the ^'oung Woman's (.'hristian A.ss(jeiation, rail-
I.
Item XL\'III.
seem
night.
will lia\-e tiiui' to teadi his classes.
(Jiie
Item XLVI. Item
se\-eral veai's.
some good Freneh-trained servants. a few more large, gniv rats to keep
Mi's. IJerger,
To
sidiool
the
liy
we
some good
lie(]ueath
has run out, and joint debates
list
storm.
we
(lin,l<,i,.
will
.MO.XEY.
the Dranuitii- Cluli. enotigh I'ouge to suit .Miss Smith's
taste.
To
Item LI.
the Kindergarten
)e])artnient,
I
we
leave our
"haby
grand" (piano).
To
Item LII.
Department, individual go-carts
Priuiary
the
to
carry the chihlren to the auditoi-iuiii for Primary .Methods.
Item LI
1
I'o the
1.
To
Item Ll\'.
Garden Craze." Item LV. clid)s to
r<i
1
utcrmcdiate
To
Item LVI. Item LVIl. which will bounce
Item
LVI
1
1.
Item LIX.
(
'lubs."
the .Vthletic Association, a eonnnittee,
keep the small boys
military dance the
)epartniiait, "( 'orn
I
(iramiuar School Department the •'School
the
Sdiool"
the
ne.xt tiiue
To
armed with
o1f the courts.
Basket-]Jall
Team,
a reeejition
and
they go to Lexington.
Wright and Ditson tennis
the I'ennis Clubs,
balls
o\'er three indies.
I'd the
To
(
ilee
Club, somebody
State
tlu'
Xormal
who can
School, a
sing
!
campns warranted
to
stand walking on. l"o our truste<l servants we becjueath the following: To Phili]i, our faithful chef, something new to cook. To Annt Lou, a few uiorc "gem-mens" to call on "de young ladies,"
Item LX.
and another "settin' room"
To Uncle Item
Robert,
LXL We
a
to clean.
W.
C. T. badge.
<lirect that the
constructing a club house, whidi
is
residue of our estate be spent in to
he used only for Senior class
meetings and receptions.
We do hereby constitute Aileen Poole executor of this, our last will and testament, in witness whereof we have set hereunto, our hands and seals, this sixth day of June, in the year nineteen hundred and ten. Cl.vss
of 1910 OF THE
St.vti-;
Non.MAL School.
[Seal]
Witnesses
Wtndiiam Walkup^ Beooke Twins.
ISTancy
Thf.
Alice in
ALICE
Wonderland (Continued) rim of the
sat (in the
ami
fduiitaiii
ilnwu intd the
ij;azc(l
cvvstal waters.
Wonder
"l
'I believe
I'll
if
this
water
tn
liood
is
f
drink
tli<innht
she.
try it."
She leaned dnwn, cauaht simie in her hand and was aliniit to drink attention was arrtsted hv a refleetidn in the fimntain, that
when her
should ha\-e lieen familiar, hut that seemed wonderfnJly
stranii'e.
"That should be the back yard of tlie .Xoi'uial Sidiool, Imt it ean't be, for there is a beaiitifnl lawn eoveriuji acres and acres and all those I jnst Ixdieve I'll go and see what trees and fountains and flowers
—
it
is."
moment
In another
Alice
I'he \'erv first thing she did
was
She found herself
Normal.
fect drives she
had ever
tired she conld hardly
for familiar sights
down
into the foimtain.
to look for signs that
would identify the
jumped
lightly
in a most perfect ])ark with the most per-
She walked on and on
seen.
move, and was really about
when away
off
the
in
she was so
till
to gi\-e ui> the
distance
she
saw
search olijects
She hastened on and soon came to a ])lot beautifully laid off about twenty by twenty feet, one of which contained
moving.
in zigzag beds
one flourishing bunch of onions; lettuct';
another,
and the remaining twenty,
ra<lish
a
and one linnch of
big cm]) of (dods, twine and
a
stakes.
"l!ut where
"This looks like our school garden," thought Alice. are the children
dull
V
She had hardly spoken when she heard a (datter of footste])s, and thuds as if two pieces of wood were being knocked together.
She looked around, and. at blocks were moving toward
On
ijiereifully.
acteristics
first sight,
looked as
it
if
a
whole yard of
and knocking each other un-
her, bumi)ing
closer inspection, each block took on imliviilual char-
with body, hands, and feet of
Alice recognized immediately the
.S/.r//(
its
This nmst be the Xormal School, but
She wandei-cil on and
jiresently
there
of a silvery bell in the distance.
reached a huge graystone building
own. and examining
th( ni
Grddc. thei'i'
came
to
She folb.wed nioi-e
was nnigic
in the air.
her cars the sounds this
and before long
magniflcent than anything she
Something about it reminded her of the old must be the place for chajxd, for there was a perfect hubbub of voices inside and girls were pouring in from all directions. Alice stepped inside and now there was no doubt in her mind;
had ever dreamed Auditorium, and
of.
it
there in one corner the ceiling
was
falling down, and here on this side
about a quarter of the building was taken
uji
by
Alice turned to a girl near her and aske<l exercises, for
none of the Faculty was 77
there.
seaft'olding.
who was
to
conduct the
nii'et
"Oh, we have ma<lc an iiiipi'dvemeiit on the old exercises. We here for fifteen minutes every morning, and if the Faculty doesn't
come we spend the time
talkine: to
We
gain social ejficiency.
haven't
missed a moi'uing yet. and really we arc getting to be artists in that hue." Alice
x\s
ilic
st
1
])ai-t
the
Head
of
of the girls;
instrument on the order of
a ii-a]iho])hone
glanced in
hall, she
at
II<mie relating grave
x\\v
there sat the President,
month. com|ilctcly ahsorhed
his
in
thnmgli the
jiasscd
Tln'rc
eases of miscou<Uict on his cigar
and
left chaiiel
the President's office
his
in
was doing
])a]ier,
while ah
his talking."
"Perfect contentment."" thought Alice, and passed on. Presently she thoniiht of
friend, the Director of the Train-
\\n- (ild
ing School, and ont of ]inre curiosity she went to his in this land of ]ilienomena] (diauges. he could really
Eut
work.
"What
are
"Why, we
to
do
tlie girls.
ne\'cr looking u]i.
Why lie
oliliged, for the
Room Here
I.
slu'
is
this '"
"Oh. Kducatioii
We
gii'ls.
who
that at fotir o"clock
with rapt
them was making
a
Sutfrage.''
Alice
whispered
some one near the door.
to
]ierii>d (" is
a
thing of the
jiast
with ns," was the reply.
of the race <lenKinds that our jirofessor give his time to
downtown, whei'e the men nuiy go and be free from
gladly
She hurried
sat lireathless,
faces, while a classmate hefore
"Isn't this education
the chdi
we can do
used to lo\e to go.
stump speech on "Woman
"The future
intrJ,-.
sorry for these girls to stay any longer.
where
on their
"Why
')///
room was packed with
the
ex])ressious
for
advancement of the race, show them stunts in the
!""
felt too
Alice to
As
g\innasinm.
morning
of
he iloesu"t have time for even such a small
is
he with the lio\s on the ]>hiyground and
o]ien-air
you no work
?"
"The Professor?
on
girls?""
the Pivd'essor r" asked Alice, "llax'e
is
thing as classes now.
in the
as if
are writing a liook on "ludixidnal Differences" for the
"But where
to
o-^vn
working
it.
you writing,
Doct(U-," wearily answereil
your own
doing his
instead of the directin- she found two girls
depended on
their life
office to see if,
lie
let
him
i^o
on condition that
all
their homes.
of us get E-|- on our term's
work." Stiddenly Alie<' heard a very shrill whistle, and then a hurrying of footsteps as
if
a
midtitude of people were rushing for
citedly asked the girl next to her
the
to]i
of her \-oice to be heai-d
"You must have in the
ing the dear
little
"Go I'hildren
to s(diool
how
She
ex-
to yell at
the uproar.
"That
Every morning in the week
blockheads
"But when do
alio\<'
just come."" saiil the girl.
Training School.
life.
what was going on, but had
is
is
the fire drill
taken up teach-
to save their lives in ease of fire."
the children go to school ?" asked Alice. !
no longer go
Vou
jiooi-
to school to
sim])le idiibi
!
1
)on"t
you know
learn to read, write, and spell?
that
The
child gets this snperlicial culture as
l.cst
j
Whal he
he can.
Icanis ikiw
the gentle art of gardening, and the ditticnlt art of jilaying. I
We
is
need
only the afternoons fur this." "T declare things are almost unrecognizalile," thought Alice. lint there were greater snrpi-ises yet in store lor her.
I
j
She looked
:
i
English
her watch and saw thai
at
]ieriod. so she
the lilirary hall she lieheld strangv
..
!
I
"Silence"
what could he going
in to see
While o\er
quiet.
When
she reacheil
who
enteri'd the
.Mice saw the familiar
sioii
Imt hearing sti-ange noises on the inside jteepeil
o\-er the docu'.
There
on.
and regularly
iieating automatically
time for the
alnio.st
0.
E\-ery girl
sij^lifs.
library had a liandage tied o\er her month. I
was
it
Koom
sanntered on toward
desk was an iron knocker
at the
I'emind the gagged girls to he
to
and six library assistants
in the coi'ner the librarian
were busy co])ying on typewriters. li
The she
i
was unbearable,
noise
lielie\'e
her
c>yes
gym
miildy blouse and \
There
^
so Alice hastened on to English.
sat evei'v
that
iu
gii'l
Could room clothed in a
chewing gum, and using the most perfect
shoes,
slang.
"What on
ij
mean
earth does this
?" ask<'d Alic<'.
"This means we are having a
;
ma
siiiii.
chere." re])lied a
]iert
luilly
young
g
lesson in free exprea-
1
"We
nnss.
able to ])ersuade our instructor to join us. but \vc will
ha\'e not yet
been
We
some day.
are
I
I
working wonders
the ^Vrt l)e]iartment to roll the neck, and she
And
ii'c
are doing
We
here, though.
is it,
up
gii-ls
with
it
are doing
At the next
say.
— the heads —wearing e^-en
either
ment
a
l)asket-ball
middy blouse
^'oll
!
know we have
student
just has to fall in line and do
game we
expect to ha\-e everybody 1
)e]>artnients
Oh, you student go\-ern-
or a sweater.
!"
The
might
gii-1
ha\-e
gone
sounded and e\-erybody made and found that
it
fore\-er,
(ju
a
mad
but at that minuti'
snatched
u|i a
bell
a
She followed
rush downstaii-s.
was dinner time.
Each
Alice stood back surprised and horritied.
san<lwich and hurried out.
a little vciice couhl be hearil
meet
(jf
turn her blouse in at
the ^fath. Eangnage. English and Art
<if
Head
she will a])]>ear no other way. it
government here, now, and the Eacnlty
what we
at last pei-snadcd the
sleeves and
hei-
so jileased
the
have
—4:o0 — Room
now and
The
girl
rushed
in,
noise was deafening, but
"Literary Society
then saying:
."'
'Ts dinner always like this <" asked Alice timidly.
"Of
course," re])lied a student near.
"Do you
su]ii)ose ire
would
spend our precious time eating when we could be learning something
away with the when we
useful'?
And.
infirmary
— that we've "eaten too muidi"
now
besides, this does
Lou
look for the real caitse.
correlate supjier and the
"Human
"Iluunui Xature Study
1"
is
excusi'
at
the
They must
shoulil be here at su|i])er time.
We
Nature Study Class."
excdaimed Alice
"Yes, inileed. the most important thing
The Faculty
blind
get sick.
in sur])rise.
in
the whole currictdum.
the inexhaustible subject at present, and
we
take
it
turn
stiidyiiiii'
aliiint
rnrh lueiulicr
the tabic the l)enelit
<if
iiiidcr a
powiTi'ul
tlic critii'isui.
iiiirriisc(i|i('
It is the
and giving
most interesting
chiss
we have." Alice
sli]i]icd cnit
and was making
\\]>
mind
her
to leave,
when
a
hig bell began to ring.
"This must be the
But she If von
minute
" bell f<ir llic tirst cl
hand seize lirr and heard sonic one calling, "Alice! up you will be late for breakfast. There's the fifteen-
felt a
(hni't get "
licll
I
Alice ojiencil her eyes, and sat up, asking in jierplcxity,
dreaming,
i.ir
was
1
dreaming?"
"Am
I
A I'l.Ai'K
Class in Education
Boom
:
Timk:
odtsidc
(lirls shiiiiliiii/ j
A
,„il.
(I).
I.
.94-5. flic
the croird irifh
lliroiuih
dirts flour into
CiiAELiK J
Oircii
room
flic
Oim,
,d
III,'
i/riiclc
to rijinr
inarch out
ciul,
imcl xiiiiliiig as he goes,
iriiiiri iii/
i/l 1/
and tatl.-ing and linatti/ qct seated.] Walsh tell ns something- about this
taiighini/
Oh, yon
:
sl
for sixth
irailiiiii
(h)(ir
line of liith' f/irls, irith Jos,'i>h oiul
^[iss
1
lesson.
Miss
[A
Walsh
Erasmus was
:
croird gathers
Catheimm-; T. Katk, H. Lal'ea T.
Choeus
What do
:
Xothing
:
Neither do
alK>nt this,
haven't read
;
I haven't either;
:
:
Watsli.]
know
voii
at all
Thomas Moore.
a friend of
around Miss
it
Kate
^
over.
I never do.
I
Caeeie L. Teaeh me something, iliss Walsh. Miss W. That would he to,, hard work Ellex H. I hope he will stay down at his cluli the wlnde perioil. It's an ill wind that blows nobody Emily W. Yes. I do too. :
:
!
:
:
any good. will
never have been able
1
make him
late every
Susie P.:
morning,
I think I hear
[Girls scalti'r to their his seat,
iaJi'es
to
sn|)))ort it
if
the club
warmly.
apjiroaching.
liini
The Professor
jitaces.
continue
(lirls
stand men's clubs, but
to I'll
iratlrs tcisarcti/ in
and
tall,-. \
Me. Hardy:
One moment,
One niomenl
please!
while
1
c'all
the roll
[IJe calls the roll.]
Mb. IIakhv: Erasmus ? ifi.ss BAirmx \
rescue
Well, Miss Barton, what can you
lie
:
hreah-ing
{Mr.
in
us about
was
Clara has a donhtfnl look on her face, so Inj
tell
grades
II.
hij
the
.latia
./.
conies to her
nainher of ([uestions
raised).]
Jta.iA
-T.
Hardy,
^fr.
:
Oould
other day.
it
was reading an article about Mars the Mars is iidiabitecH
T
be possible that
[A long discu.ssion follows.] Me. Haijdy To return to our :
the cause of education,
Miss
J.
Mabie
He
:
F.
:
Miss Johns
lesson,
what did Erasmus do
to hel]i
?
believed in
IMr.
Hardy,
I
am
convineed that some animals have
thought power.
Bessie C. (aside)
:
Xow we
shall talk aliont potentialities for the
rest of the period. :\ri;.
l^lace
Hari.v:
That
is
inqxissible.
Miss F^ergns.m:
in
the
lirst
Miss two dogs
l)iicf<ir,
St()|;i-;y:
at
ha\c an illnstratinn for
I
big dog and
a
lioiiu.'.
a
little
duc
They
We
ynii.
have
botli slee]) in the
same kennel. I3nr when the big dog is in. the little dog cau't get in, and when the little dog is in the big dog can't get in. It just depends on which gets in tirst. One night the little dog got in tirst and the big dog So ju'esently he I'an ilown trieil his best to get him ont. but he <'onl(ln"r. to the fence, barking furionsly. The little dog ihoiiglit, He's barking at something I'd like to bark at, too." So he got otiT of the kennel and ran down to the fence.
Mk. IIakdy:
Oh. they
method, but there
as he got there the big
do
may
yoii call that.
ha\'e nieni<irv
no association of
is
me
of ideas rt'minds
As soon
Now what
got into the kennel.
my
urcr the
all
(/riii
and sneeess
life.
{Scrcriil irh ispcr. " ffr iiiraiis
general
>.
trial
the State's permission to
askt'il
I
and the
Speaking of the association
ideas.
when
of the time
Ijerform a certain fnnction in
dog ran back and
Doctor
irJii-ii
lie
Jlwri'
iiKii-ncd."
i/ol
is
a
i-ddui. |
T
of
was asked several
\vlii(di
was
answered.
1
my
to be
(piesfions hy the clei-k concerning myself, all
I'lii
ii
fntiire wife.
was asked
I
I
showing that
christian. mi<ldle and surname,
When
of her lately.
any an.swer
at all.
[Everybody
asked the
AiLEES motion.
I
coidd feel
it
a
had heard about
to sa\-e
1
\-erv
was unable
my
life.
flic
(/d.'ioliiie
much
to give
online has
down and
me
just as if this
stop.
It's liki' a
room were
banks of the stream, and the trees
lanneh
named
after her by a friend,
in
gasoline laimch. all
green.
and Mr. Hardy
it.']
Me. Haedy AiLEEivr P.
It felt to
?
slow
I can see the scenery, the
had
id" it
thought
hail
I
niotlier
rnntlilin;/
apjtereejition
\_Aileen
my
young lady who
]irom]>tly, giving her
from hclmr. II nmr shifis slowly.'] Hardy, do yon know that engine stopping is a good
!Mr.
:
of
of the
\-ei'y
Diirini/ Ihc reclhilioii
hniijhs.
been heard roarincj and
example of
name
couldn't think
I
name
tli(>
answ<>red this
Yes, Miss Poole. Tw heard What, Mr. Hardy, a launch
:
:
of that before. (
Me. Hakpy !N"o. AiEEEX P. What, gasoline ? Me. Haedy: IW), the "Aileen." :
:
[Aileen disappears behind Ihe bench.]
Me. Haedy: To return to the lesson, what was the difference Well. )>erhai>s. it would be better to between Bacon and Conienius Do any of yon know anything illustrate that by a modern e.\am])le. about Thomas Watson ? ^
B. B.
Yes,
:
sir, I
know something about him.
Mb. Haedy: Then we shall you know anything about that? B. B.
:
Yes,
sir,
there
is
take the liallinger case.
a good
article on
it
in
Do any
Collier's
of
and
another in the Bevieic of Eevicirs.
Me. Haedy: anything about him B. B.
:
Then we
shall take ('hani]i ('lark.
?
Xii. sir. not
enough
to discuss
82
him.
Do you know
\Haring ceeds del
I
irl/h
nd ji
hit
ti(h-iii(j
.Mit.
iipoii
,,iir
llial
the illiislmliÂŤii.
iiohodi/ Inunrs
Piiriinj
11,
e
inii/lliiiii/ (ilimil.
irliole jH'riiid J.eii ./.
Iir
hits
pro-
been
Holes. |
Haiidy:
Wc
[Girls gel up
and
have
shall
rhc chaptei- fur ro-ninri-dw.
^'(in
irnll,-
t(i
sfo]!
now, the period
is
up.
Finish
arc cxcnscd.
leisiirehj out.
!<erer(d slop id his desL to
ask more questions.] E.
I!.
R.
cr3
/RSAh
An TlIK
wcsl
Interrupted Tragedy was
(rain
liiiiiiiil
passiuii'
(•(iiidiictor,
llic
aliiKist (iii|ili<'(l
of
ils
|)assciii!,crs
wlirii
the car, calli'd mil. "Lawsdiis
tLinniiili
I.aws.nis!"
a
day. and although
liltlc all
Only
raised the shade and lilanccd
hiiri-icilly
1
few
a
awaited the
])eii|ili'
the lilinnner
l)v
tiniiiiish
my
ini]>ressi(>n"" of
"hrst
my
liaek into
arri\'al
Ii:tvi
was
il
raiiiin;:'
aliont dark.
cuidd dis-
I
wagim. liaving
(ine-horsc
a
little (diildren.
ronld nul say that
1
home town was
fntnre
had
ll
diil.
six (.'(dock
"Nnnihc^r 'riircc"
<d'
lanfei'n
a
<>f
farmer and two
(leenjiants a
was only
it
a
good one.
T settled
decided to remain on
scat, ])nlled do^^^l the shade, ha\'ing
let happen what wonld. .Inst then the porter came moment, then said, "This is the phice. Miss."
the train and
paused
a
"Oil!
my
things T
(mv of
future
fi\'<'
]in]iils
Tomjikins and the two children
to ^Ir.
they soon informed me),
[
myself for
settled
a ride
miles.
A
host
•Wlioap."
oi'
ehildri'n,
1
hy the
way
to
make
Tomjikins called
otit,
Ihaiieni leering that I
had
as 'Mv.
small farm house.
])atrons like
yon was
was
1
last
so ideased
with them.
^Irs. Tompkins was "She had alway done her
nine of them;
versed hi the history of
if
they weren't
liiauig n]) I'ight.
PJefore she finished lier account
against her."
n])
all
nine of them
— how
not only breaking
a
nnmher
c(]uldu't
it
1
was weh
.Tacoh had nearly died
with the measles, and Lucius had fallen through house,
to jn-aise their
started in on the "little Tom|)kinses."
delighted that
be laid
meet ns
idiildren ran ont to
in fi-out of a
always heai'd that the
Ix'st
(Villecting
had seen from the window had heeu sent
T
Having spoken
me.
up.
the car relnetantly.
I left
found that the wagon
to mt'ct
"1 hail almost forgotti'n."
it?" I exclaimed.
is
as ni}'
laths in the attic,
tlie
of his hones, hut also almost ruining the
ewu more numerous
ilany were the diseases they had had. and
w(>re the accidents.
At
sn]i])er.
around
me
T(un]ikius told
at the different neighliors" for a
ing Ixiard [)lay <"
teai'her
.Mr.
of a wonderful ]ilan that the
I.awsons had formed for the
peo]de of
was
I
to give ninsic
Having had
it
to
new
week
tcacdier.
"Of
the (diihlr-n.
well drilled into
my
was
I
t<i
stay
In place of pay-
at a time.
<-onrse I
head thai ahove
all
could
things a
should he a "social force," T stamnicred ont "^-i-s."
The next UKirning walk was about entertained
a
I started
half mile.
me with
On
out bright and the
way
over,
The
be Tomiikins children
From
stories of the "last teaidiei-."
she must have had a dreadful time.
for sidiool.
cai'ly I
Poor thing!
1
all
accounts
was beginning
to
.sympathize with her already.
The
school building
was
a
modest one, made of
extending from one end of the room
There was
a
logs.
to the other, w<'re
loftv stool in the front of the
room
— my
The benches, rude and hard. seat.
The sun
ime wiinlow.
tliiMiiiih ciily
eaiiw in
wliicli
was
iiavtly patchcrl
with leaves
of ol.leopy books.
There was im liell to ainiouiK'e school hours, hut having been altook down the horn from the iiistriieteil by ^lary Toniiikiiis,
ready
I
shelf and blew loinl and
was not
It
lonii'.
before the ehildren eanie rnunini;
lonii'
They seemed
crowd of them!
Such
in.
ji'oddess of
fashion to dictate the color or shajie of their garments.
never seen
sncli ipieer
The
that children, from the
"We
may
Such
a
whicdi
sit
and not they, shonld
in a severe tone.
anywhere
morning."
this
There seemed
scrand)li' <'nsHe(l.
to
a
l>e
few choice
seats
wante(l. and conse(|nently everyone tried to get them.
all
Then came
the ordeal
"We've never sung
of chapel.
"Last teacher just started right
before,''
be master, they or the
T.
no seats."
ain't got
''You
commanded
1
is to
show them that
to
1
All ex])erienced teachers claim
which
realize
first,
do Whai conld "Take your seats."
teacher.
rule?
had
I
costumes as some of tlu'm wore.
moment had come.
crucial
a
clad conifortably. bnt with no
to be
in
in school
with the lessims," and
many
such remarks followed.
How charm
in the
sto])
take
"I'll
Training
know much, anyway; I did not
had
make them
could T
my mind!
through
Scdiool.
was no
there
a
bright idea flashed
—
Well,
a single on<' of the ott'enders.
sn|iervisor to
didn't matter
it
hand the names
to
— times
altered.
The
])roblem was to ari'anue the classes.
ve.xed
first
teaching the fourth
as
lii-ade,
of all grailes. from
had expecteil,
1
Curriculum"
to stiuly
it
found that
Finally remendii'ring
away
]iaid<e(|
before gradin-:
many
gi-eat
had
I
1
kinderi;arten to the hiiih school.
llii'
long while over the situation. the
Oh.
talking!
names" that always worked like a To my utter bewilderment T found that
my
my
so carefully in .\lreaily I
s(diool.
1
pondered
a
"The Child and tiaink,
I
ileeidcd
found that there were
"Methods and ^ianagement"
lessons in
Instead of
had children
I
1 ha<l not
a
probably
learned.
To and the
and hold attention seemed almost sn])erhuman
secure quiet
Every
work.
like.
had
(diild
|>i-ohibili'd
There were many
nudges, and whisperings, but wlien
they appeareil
to
]>erfectly
l)e
wea])ons
— whirl
sn]i])ressed giggles I
gigs, ajijiles. kni\-es,
behind
o]ieneil books,
a])]n-oached the sup]>osed culprits,
innocent,
and always were studying
harder than any of the others.
But
]iatience
—
T
must not
"I still luul hopes
—
desjiair so soon.
for pride attends us still
Amidst these swains
to sliow
my
book-learned skill."
The disturbance grew lomler and lierfect
uproar
—
1
"Why, what's
opened
my
the matter
"Nature Study
is
louder, the whole
eyes.
V
T asked.
excused," came from
"I don't (piite understand."
I
faltered.
all sides.
room was
in a
"AVfll,
whistle. 1.1.
.WS
Vdii
must
Dou'l yaw
1)1'
It's
;islc(.']>!
the
Dr.
iviiiciuIh'I'
\vlii,stlt\
won't
teaeli
erazy,
when
the
ll'i-'iO
the whistle
snUliXr
•(.)h.
j<iyl"
come from heiiiii' was only a dinam
My
exclaiiiied.
I
i
xcns<(l
after
all.
freiii I
a
was
feeliiio'
chiss
— my
still in
of
j.iy,
fi^avful
liowever,
did not
srhoul ex]ierieiiee
the Xdrnial S.didel.
C. J.
NeSAi wild! \\\u,:
Who Who Vir Wall!
l!:ili!
Rail!
liali!
Kali!
i:a
!
!
Ea
!
— —— i
gill
Who!
Wli..!
a.
Win.!
Stale X.innal
Wall!
Wall!
Seli-.,,l,
Vir—gin— i— a.
(DraDuating
Now
the
suiiimi'i'
§ong
days are coming,
Faintly sounds the parting knell
With a tender cadence calling To these days a s«'eet farewell. Bidding them a sweet farewell. There are
liapjiy
hours behind us
Where our mem'ries long
May
will dwell;
the coming days give to us
Thoughts to cheer each sad Thoughts to cheer each sad Wlien our
lia|i|.y lliouglits
And our hopes and
farewell. farewell.
aiv stnMiiiiiij
joys we
lell.
Let us mingle with our dreaming Loving thoughts of this farewell Loving thoughts of this farewidl.
Kah!
Itali
Jarinan
Die
!
for.
Live for. Jarmaii Kali.
Kali. Kah. Kali Kah. l!ali .Jarman and \irgiiiia.
aoieu
Tum;; Ipiilw." Oh! joyous hours we lieic liuvc passed. ha! ha! ha! Ha! ha! Iia !
As lUiMiihcrs Ha! ha!
We
of the Srm.ir (lass.
ha!
ha!
lui
cherish thee. oh. S. X.
Dear Ahna Mater,
Happy
f;irls ive
Ha!
Happy Ha!
tliec
Iia!
ha!
f;irls
we Seniors
ha!
ha!
ha!
S.,
e hiess.
\\
.Seniors are!
lia
ha!
lia!
are! lui
!
To faculty and classmates true. Ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! A toast to tliee, and White and Ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! raise your jjlasses. di ink
(_ij]ne
And pass
it
Fdtu'
it
down.
'rouml. and 'round, and 'louml.
Let Us elind> them nuMrily,
Ha! ha! ha! lia! ha! We'll lau-h and sin- and Ha!
ha!
ha!
ha!
ha! ha].]iy
Then while our hearts heat
Ha! Tho'
ha!
life
Ha!
ha!
may ha!
ha!
lie.
ha!
ha!
warm and
true.
ha!
part our ways from >ou. ha!
ha!
ha!
let our sonjis in ])artiug rise, And waft to you our fund good-byes.
we'll
Happy Ha! Happy Ha!
girls
we
lur!
ha!
girls
we Seniors
ha!
.Seniors are!
ha!
ha!
ha!
ha!
ha!
are!
ha!
AXNE
Kl.NU liOWE.
Some Newspaper
Clippings
iaeD Dings H
Tlie high school at
one of
lost
when
teachers
finest
its
Miss
iloodie
Williams resigned to be married.
1'he
school children have planned a deliglitfnl snr]irise
show
to
their
and
love
a|i|oc-
ciafion.
1)1
the iirettiest
f
ha>
ton
weddings
occurred
seen
I'Ver
llain|,
other
the
evening when iliss Marie Fergusson be-
came the bride ininiediately
Mr.
of
They the ceremony for
after
.
left tlic
North.
,\ni(.iig
to
,-arly fall
til,'
was that
ingt.ni
weddings
of :Miss Kninui
in
Lev
.Sta|>lc-.
When they return froia lionevmoon they will begin house-
Mr.
their
.
keeping at once.
The engagement ilaii
gown and
wliitc
married
uill he
Much
-lor-
has just been
an-
Instead of wearing the regula-
nounced. tion
Miss Leona
of
Mr.
to
in
veil.
:\riss
.Jordan
many
friends
l.n.wii.
to the regret of her
Hampton, Miss Julia Armistead make her home in the West after in
marriage, which will occur early
will !ier
the
in
winter.
The
tiiany friends of
will
kervill
elo])cment .Mr.
lie
Miss Gordon
Wednesday night They return to-day.
last .
lias
surprised to hear of her witli
Another interesting elopement is thai Miss Nancy Garrow with ill'. This also comes as a com]dete siir|irise
of
.
to her family.
Miss Sarah position at
Johns
A
has on
resigned
her
account of her
Her future home Buckingham county.
approaching marriage. will be in
engagement
The
Walkti|i has just .
tcdd
von
liecMi
Miss Xancy announced to Mr.
of
Her friends are so."
all
saying.
]
Personals RiiK Jliss
lakiiii;
and
lii'auty
small for
li,T
licllc
of
liciMdil
a
,i;reat
said to uvar a
is
atta.lird
in.',i;ai>li
tlH'
l.wii
lia>
SI,,'
winter,
last
(Irl.iit
Minrinv
l,..iiisc
whom
Hith
tlios.'
wrist
Iht
tn
she
talks. tlic most |H,]mlar -raduatcd from St. Oorj;c's Hospital, lias taki'ii charge of a
thr
inoiiraldc
mo>l
man,
|iatii'nt
llic
fi-oiii
new
Ejjiscopal minister
rhaiuiing and attractive wo-
an especially line mnsician. marriage she was ,Miss Kate
lieiny
Before
siillVrin^;
is
troulili'.
lii'arl
wife i4 tkc
'riic
a
just
iiursi's
case wlii'ro
is
Lon_u.
I'orri.'
:\lis-,
of
lier
Hatcher, of Bedford City, Carrie
Mis-,
the
l.ilihy.
of
pri'sidenl
L
is
visiting
Miss Emily Ward, the noted
einicert
the \\(niniirs Clul. in
,
in this city.
home
sini;cr, is at
f;ir
few weeks.
,a
.Miss Ihden Hoy and .Miss Klizaheth Tate sail from .\ew York loin..rrow to study niusir al>road. 'I'liey are acroni-
panied
l.y
Mamie
.\li-s
could not hear
who
.MasM'v,
thon.uhl of separation
thi'
from Miss Hoy. Miss
the liteiary critic
r,(dle Sleilin,t;.
of IhiriK'i's Miiii,i:,i,i\
is
Washington
111
few ua\s.
for a
Miss
Savedge
Mai'y
splendid record
making
is
her studies at
in
a
ornell.
(
Miss Marjorie Thompson, the Y, W.
(.',
A. secretary of Virginia-North C'andina, will visit the
Normal School
Miss Bessie of lectures at
-Men,' ini/ilili/
.,11
week.
ne.xt
giv.^
series
a
Woman's Clnh
th.'
suhjeet
a
will
r,ro,,ke
hei'e, ..n
which she
thoi-
is
capal.le of sp.Mking,
Miss
.Millian
may
that she
lias
l',io,,ke
matron
position as
of an
aceepte.l
a
orphan asylum
put into practice her
many
i, ringing up of (diildren. purchase after taking .liarge Her til was a set of thirty small .diaiis. iii which
theories on the St
to set the children
The Uuth
Strang.' K.'ild
fr.,ni
morniiig, has
that
sh..
Tlieri'
ran
have
usual this :\liss
p.isitioii
ÂŤheu
they're had.
.lisaiip.'araliee
h.'i'U
li.'r
of
iliss
Tuesday
si-lio.,1
.-Nplained hy the fact
away t., marry Mr. more elopements than .
h.-eii
Jcfip-i/rdi'.
(ora
l!r.,okiiig
as hask.'t hall
our large w.,im'irs
has .•oaeh
colii'g.'S.
ac.'pt.'d in
.,i
a f
The
sickness
sleepixc!
Tlie dreaded sleeping sickness of Afi'ica
invaded America and its lirst victim Miss Mary Tinsley of Hiclnnoiid, \'a.
lias is
Her friends are greatly ahnnu'd
alunit
condition.
lier
A
most remarkable instance of the of the mind on the body is puzzling scientists, physicians, and psychologists. .Miss Florence Acree, of Lynchburg, is eft'ect
shape of a a tendency of
liecoming the exact
sl)\\ly
spoon, due,
it
said, to
is
school days.
lier
has The First Xational Bank of S engaged Miss Bessie Coppedge as an expert accountant.
Slie
so remarkable
is
work
in arithmetic that she can
a |>artial
payment example with one haml. ÂŤliilc finding a bank discount with the other. Miss Eva Walters
giving a series of
is
Woman's Weap<ni."
lectures on "Wit, the
Miss Hunter Tatum has purelmsed acres of land and will devote her
gardening in
ti'U
life
to
it.
NEW MUSIC "To
K
My
A
Love.''
melody
in tlie
key of
minor, composed by Estelle Mali.
charming
A
series of
drawings by the well known
Edward Lee McLean,
artist,
Home
ing in the Ladies'
Woodson
Lillian
are a])pear-
said to he the origi-
is
Harpers
in
.Miss
Joiiniiil.
Txvo articles of interest have lately
A
little piece.
tliat
a|i|iearecl
are of general
Tlie first is "How to Keep from Becoming Spoilt," by Jliss Hetty Cobb, and "Matrimonial Hopes ami Fears." by P.otli write as Miss Catherine Taylor. if from experience.
value.
Madame Ola customers.
Abbitt
She
has
is
dresser, having practiced for
own
on her
(jjieiied
her
and is ready fenan excellent hair
parlors
hair-dressing
many
years
head.
Miss Ruby Berger has accepted a posiroom at tlie
tion as assistant in the book
State
Normal
School.
The plans chosen
for
the
new
library
were those submitted
Myrtle
Steele,
an
architect
ability.
no
by nf
pulilie
.Miss iiiucli
A to
sad
of
at
Miss Maiy Rop.'i'
aiv
work
in
to-day.
yonli.i;
a
na/.y
yoiic
lady
<.vit
Miss Xaniiic Winildsh.
Iniatr.
s.d
I'aulctt,
has
Kaiaiivillc.
lirouglit
\\'illianisl,uri;-
May
Miss Julia
was
insanity
of
c;ise
asylnni
tlu-
an.
I'axt.ni
had many n'markaldc
uanowly escaping
have
Tlioy
Inlands.
Fiji
th,.
Miss Caiolino
I
wond.'ifnl niissi,,nary
a
doiiij;
a
Ex-
.x|„-i-i.MU-,-.s,
licing eaten
oucv
canni-
\iy
bals.
Miss Hester studying
is
Oratory,
.lones, in:.tcad of teaching,
at
the
wli.u-e
she
most |ironiising
its
.Miss
considered
oia.
of
of
[lupils.
Mary Taylor has made her debut Comedy Theater,
an actress at the Y.uk. in -ISack
as
Scho.d
I'juerson is
Xew
the
to
l-'arni,"
as
AUliough she has only (wo lines, she does lll.w two well. Miss -layloi had l,o|,ei to appear as -Sally." the hired girl.
-.luliel."
Miss
Hudson.
.May
ScluH)!
ol'.ol
til
sutir agettes in
f
X.u-)ual
lid
1
^s
a
con\en-
loml to-mtir-
i;
row.
A FIRE The large dry goods st'uv (d' Smith & Smith was hurn.'d to the ground last week. The lire was traced to the hat depailnaiit, where Miss Annie Babb anil :Miss .luditli Saville were trying on hats. are hoth teaching here.
'Jliey
Miss
having such a
Batten,
Jlittie
drawing and painting, has nnxde a tliorongli study of interioi- decoSh.> does a I. ration sine leaving scl love
(
gicat
?)
for
ileal
<,f
the
actual
wiu'k
hcrs.df,
nillinis heing her specialty.
oixi.sn>x
The Smith
uicxni:i!icn
long-drawn-out
trial
of
.lohn
James when the
lor the alleged shooting of
came to an end to-day, jury rendered the decision of not guilty.
J(nies
The
c(Mnis,d
for
the
(hd'ence
Alice (iramly. Norfolk's only yer.
was
woman
:\riss
law-
Beta) IBoofes raulctl.
Elizabeth.
('luirli's
Scribiier's
l)o(>l< tif
verses with
iJini
l)r,;i „is.
A
cliiiiiiiiii"
iSiiiis.
illustriiticiiis in watci-
by Miss Richie McCraw.
cdldi-
$2.(HI.
Rowe, Anne. The W^rld ami llx l',o Centnry Co. A l>nnl< (if sIkh t smv ings, clever, but full of stinginjj sarcasms that burn the tongue if one reads it
pie.
aloud.
$1.50.
Murray, Emma. Learcs fnnii osophers Xoie-Book. MaeMillan ii
I'Jiil{'<<.
Delightfully written essays on everyday
and their philosophy,
affairs
Robertson, Hattie.
Mr.
.•fil.oll.
iiml
I'irlliiiiii
the Green Sunboiiuct. Century Co. A book of bright, humorous short slorii's. .$1.50.
The High Rond.
Poole, Susie.
Sons.
Scribner's novel.
A
brilliant
Clnnli^s liistoiieal
.$1.50.
(CDucational Miss
Mary Brooking
jr^etais lias
the
solved
problem of discipline with the imys in licr school. They have all fallen in love witli her.
The Georgie Creekmore-Mary Laekey school has been a great success.
teresting to note that Miss
now
her
signs
Lackey, and Creekmore.
name
G.
Miss Laekey,
It is in-
Creekmore CreekmoreM.
l.ackey-
Miss Laura Twitty has m<'t with great She is called "Miss Haliburton, the Second." Miss Ellen Hardy has resigned her success as a primary supervisor.
position
L
at
,
to
marry the Rev.
rumored. She has ways been partial to "Parsons."
ilr.
it
,
is
The students at Wellesley are
al-
.said
to
have been very much disappointed when they foiuid that the new professor. Dr. ('harles Jones, was a woman, and not a
Instead of teaching, Miss Olive Myers has continued in the same position she had during her Senior year at the Normal, as Dr. Stone's private secretary.
Miss Annie Patterson has accepted a position as a
She
will
make
manual training
teacher.
a specialty of sewing.
Miss Aileen Poole
is
giving a series of
lectures on kindergartening at the UniShe will also versity Snnuner School. lecture on
"The Stronger Man."
Miss
Poole received thorough training speaker in Dr. Hodge's chiss-room.
Miss Lydia Schlosser is one most popular teachers at
as
of
a,
the
She
.
receives such quantities of flowers each
day that she keeps the hospitals supplied with them.
Miss Sallie Seyliert is j;ivini; a special tiie Siunmer Normal in nie-
course at
clianical diawing.
Miss Ethel Hubbard, wishing to use no unnecessary words, teaelics l>y means of signs with her hands. Miss Maiule
Mayo
has
resigned
lier
position at the Normal, as iliss Pierce's assistant, to be marrietl.
The Board
of Trustees of tlie
Normal
with great reluctance the resignation of Mrs. Booker as head of the Home Department. They consider themselves most fortunate, however, in securing Miss Eugenia Reader to fill her place, as sne had much experience in School
accepted
that line while at "The Cottage."
Miss Mary Tliompson refused an teach
to
in
a
dollars a month,
girls'
school
at
offer
ninety
and accepted instead a
position at a boys' school for fifty dollars
a month.
Miss ilary Tiirpin has accepted a posiNorth Carolina State Normal
tion at the
School, as supervisor of the fifth grade.
superintendent of the schools at
Tile
T
.
addressing
in
his
teachers
the
other day, said he wished they would all cultivate an expression as pleasant and a
manner
as attractive as those of Miss
Isabelle Davis and iliss Adilie Copeland.
Miss Clara Barton has refused several better positions in other towns, that she
may teach in Norfolk. There seems to be some strong attractions there. Miss Mary Burton her discipline.
It
room even the
flies
is
is
remarkable for
said will
that in her not buzz or
cross the ceiling except at recess.
Dr. .Jarnian is being besieged by applicants for schools in Danville, as Misses Nannie Bennett, Marietta King, and
Marion Turner became
engaged
while
teaching there last year.
Miss Maude Richardson and iliss MarYancey are easily recognizable the girls whose heads and shoulders are set in jars of milk weed cream in tha
among
the advert
every jar."
iseineiit,
''["here
is
beauty
in
Miss Alice position ville.
in
Gnil.lis.
tlic
places
tlie
imaMc
ti)
net.
sriiool
ii(
Karm-
piil.lic
has ac-
hciii- taken,
all
cepted a place in a
iliv Liun.ls ^uni'.
attraction liere was so f^icat that
some way or
to stay,
Mis^
of
had
other.
as
the
ujiside
d
--hiujifst
has tnrned the
P
'I'lio
slic
Pollok. in livin,^ up to her
Liihi
reptitation sclio(d.
a
(piiet
down and
—
"
little
in
t.)\vii
inside out.
iliss Edna Pattie and Miss l.illiau Pnryear are teaching toycther. aud |iroli-
aldy always will.
each
The at
In
snperiut.Midi'Ut of
H
had
devotion to
llieir
aic "two P's
tliey
i>t]u'r
tlie
in
a
llii^h
to put .Mrss Ola
class-room
.\li
(d'
I
in
the 's
.
as she persistctl
is,
Sd
Kisher
a class-room at the opposite side
building from that in which
pod."
in
llirtiug
with him.
Miss V'da Murfee, being so foml of books, has become a book agent instea<l of teaching-.
been slammed
As yet only two doors have in her face, a remarkable
record.
ami diu of life too Eugenia fallwell will stop teaching and enter a nunnery. Fimling the
strennons,
strife
iliss
Miss Maria Shngert has taught but
m
the state, and says she is not going to teach iiuy longer. What do yon suppose she's going to iloV
one term
^Ve all hate to see "Mammy Lou" the Xormal and are more than surprised to hear that her place is filled by Miss Ethel LaBoyteaux. the first leave
wdiite servant at the
son for taking the will
many
have
to
Her
Normal.
that
is
jiositioii
by
"tlie
olliee"
Moorman
will
begin
pass
reashe-
so
times.
Dr.
Willie
practice
of
the
medicine here next month.
She is a splendid physician, for of her patients only one out of every two dies. Boothe Bland, the j\lis.s superintendent of scho<ds is
first
in
woman
the state,
visiting here.
Mamie Massey was moved to mathematics and matrimony. b\it the latter has won out. and we shall soon Miss
both
lose her.
x^ -^ A Miss ])(iles
ill
I'-c-c-c
feet.
seventh
(111
John,
JTATl'RAI.
lint
COM'I.rslON
i:r;i(li'
]iii|iil
"^'ijii
)
uieasiire telegraph
what would ymi measure Miss Staples'
skirt in?"
John— "Puids!" Laura, wlio is
the thief
Riiliy linii.
I).
is
|iartii-iilarly iiood
al
(|iiiit iiii;;
" Prci'iiiK-iil ion
(
risiiii;-
excitedly in (dnss meeting)
— "1
seeoiid that rmo-
Maihime President." .\econliiig to Mittie. (iyp lias doiililed
now
says:
time."
<if
ill
size
and ferocity.
She
is
the ••Senior Mastiff."
Iiiissell (1.
Pillian
Franklin
—
1'.
••Is
Penteco.st a very noted mail, Tiliss ('.?''
••piliia.
who wrote
the ".Viitoliiograjihy of
Penjamiu
'."
(.;. would like to (lis]iose id' a roomful of notes on anything happened in the last three years, taken liy one Len J., who willed them to her roommate as a precious legacy. Good for hou-fires
Alleeii
that has
extra dry.
Aileen P. says she always cries when she reads the
tliiril
the
(dull.
Dr.
chapter of the
II. 's
!)
:4.'i
lioiik
(dass will ]Jease
.V
Wanted hv
a nienilier
•'the third verse of
of I'hii'iiiiians."
lie
WAXT
seated and await his
n^tiirii
from
.Ml
of the Faculty,
some one
to
run errands for
CUT I'AUE
Dedication I'jDitokiai,
4
Staff
7
Faci'lty
8-11
HOMK DepAKTiMENT
l:i
Senior JIascot
14
Dr. Jakiiak, Poriruit
l.i
PoEir
l(i
Senior Class Officers Statistics Valedictorian and Salutatorian History
17 IS-iil (i-2
lio
05
PoEJii
Calendar
07
Through Shakespeake's Eyes
0!)
Statistics
72
Last Will and Testament
7o
Alice in Wonderland A Class in Kducation Training Sc^I00L An Interrupted Trag1':dy SOKGS AND YeI.LS .
Yarns Some Newspaper Clippings
77 81
84-85 .87
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