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SYSTEM o f publ ic fr e e sch o o ls f o r Vi rgin i a wa s e sta blish ed Ju ly 1 1 ,1 870
,by th e fir st Legisl a tu r e to a ssemble a fte r th e W a r be twe en th e
Sta te s . As th e se sch o o ls struggle d ye a r a fte r ye a r f o r a sta ble fo otin g,it be ca m e m o r e a n d m o r e e vide n t th a t th ey m u st be sup p l ied with sp eci a llytr a in ed te a ch e r s be fo re th ey co u ld r e a ch th e de s ir ed efficie n cy . To m a ke
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p r o
vis io n f o r th is p r e ss in g n e ed,th e Legisl a tu r e a t its r egul a r se ss io n in M a r ch ,
1 884, p a ssed th e fo llowin g a ct e sta bl ish in g th e No rm a l S ch o o l :
B e it e n a cte d by th e G en e r a l Assembly o f Virgin i a :1 . Th a t th e r e Sh a ll be esta bl ish ed"
,a s h e re in a fte r p r ovided, a n o rm a l
sch o o l e xp r e ssly f o r th e tr a in in g a n d edu ca tio n o f wh ite fem a le te a ch e r sfo r publ ic sch o o ls .
2 . Th e sch o o l sh a l l be u n de r th e su p e rvis io n , ma n a gem e n t a n d
go ve r n m e n t o f “7 . H . Ru ffn e r,J. L
'
M . Cu r ry,Joh n B . M in o r
,R. M .
M a n ly,L. R . Ho ll a n d, Jo h n L. B u ch a n a n
,L. A .
'
M i ch ie,
' F . N . W a tkin s ,S . G . Arm str o n g
,“7. B . T a l i a fe r r o
,G e o rge 0 . E . G a in e s
,a n d
W . “7. H e rbe rt,a s a bo a rd o f tru ste es . I n ca se o f a n y v a ca n cy, ca u sed
by de a th , re s ign a tio n ,o r o th e rwise , th e su ccesso r sh a ll be a pp o in ted by th e
Go ve r n o r . Th e Sup e r in ten de n t o f Publ ic I n str uctio n . sh a ll be cm—ofiicioa m em be r o f th e bo a rd o f tr u ste e s .
3 . S a id tru ste e s sh a ll,fr om tim e to tim e
,in a ke a l l n e edfu l ru le s a n d
r egu l a tio n s f o r th e go od go ve rn m e n t a n d m a n a gem e n t Of th e sch o o l,to
,fix
th e n umbe r a n d com p e n s a tio n o f tea ch e r s a n d oth e r s to be em p loyed inth e sch o o l
,a n d to p r e scr ibe th e p r e l im in a ry e xa m in a tio n a n d co n ditio n s
o n wh ich Stude n ts sh a ll be r e ce ived a n d in stru cted th e r e in . Th ey m a ya pp o in t a n e xe cu tive comm itte e
,o f wh om th e Sup e r i n te n de n t sh a ll be
o n e , fo r th e ca r e,m a n a gem e n t a n d go ve r n m e n t o f s a id sch o o l
,u n de r th e
1 u le s a n d r egu l a tio n s p r e sc1 ibed a s a fo r e s a id. Th e t1 u ste e s sh a ll a n n u a llytr a n sm it to th e G o ve r '
n o 1 a fu ll a cco u n t o f th e ir p r o ce edin gs u n de r th isa ct
,toge th e r with a r e p o r t o f th e p r ogr e ss, co n ditio n s a n d p r o sp ects o f
th e s ch o o l .4 . Th e t1 u ste e s sh a ll e sta bl ish s a id sch o o l a t F a 1 m 1 ille
,in th e Cou n ty
o f P1 in ce Edwa r zd p r o vided s a id town sh a ll ca u se to be con veyed to th eSta te o f Virgi n i a , by p r o p e r de ed, th e p r op e r ty 1
_
n s a id town kn own a s th e
F a rm v i lle Fem a le Co l lege ; a n d if th e s a id p r o p e r ty is n ot so co n veyed,th e n th e s a id tru ste e s sh a ll e sta bl ish s a id sch o o l in su ch o th e r p l a ce a s sh a llco n vey to th e Sta te su ita ble gr ou n ds a n d bu i ldin gs fo r th e p urpo se o f sa idsch o o l .
5 . E a ch city o f five bu n di ed in h a bita n ts,a n d e a ch cou nty in th e
Sta te , Sh a ll be e n titled to o n e pup il , a n d on e f o r e a ch additio n a l r ep i e
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se n ta tive in th e Hou se'
o f De lega te s a bo ve o n e,wh o sh a ll r e ce ive gr a tu ito u s
in stru ctio n . Th e tru ste e s Sh a l l p r e scr ibe r u le s fo r th e se le ctio n o f su chp up ils a n d fo r th e ir exa m in a tio n
,a n d sh a ll r e qu ir e e a ch pu p i l se le cted to
give s a tisfa cto ry evide n ce o f a n in te n tio n to te a ch in th e public sch o o ls o f
th e Sta te f o r a t le a st two ye a r s a fte r le a vin g th e s a id n o r in a l sch o o l .6 . Th e sum o f five th o u s a n d do ll a r s is h e reby a pp rop r i a ted to de fr a y
th e e xp e n se o f e sta bl ish in g a n d co n tin u in g s a id sch o o l . Th e m o n ey sh a llbe exp e n ded f o r th a t pu rpo se u n de r th e dir e ctio n o f th e tru ste e s
,up o n
wh o se r e qu is itio n th e G o ve r n o r is h e r eby a u th o r ized to dr aw h is wa r r a n t
o n th e tr e a su ry.
7 . Th e r e sh a ll be a pp rop r i a -ted a n n u a lly,ou t o f th e tr e a sury o f th e
Sta te , th e sum o f te n th ou sa n d do ll a r s to p a y in c iden ta l e xp e n se s , th es a l a r ie s o f o ffice r s a n d te a ch e r s , a n d to m a in ta in th e efficie n cy o f th e
Sch o ol,sa id sum to be p a id ou t o f th e publ ic fre e sch o o l fun -d : p r ovided,
h owe ve r , th a t th e Comm o n we a lth will n o t in a n y in sta n ce be r e sp on s iblef o r a n y debt co n tr a cte d o r e xp e n ditu r e m a de by th e in stitutio n in exce sso f th e a p p rop r i a tio n h e r e in m a de .
Th e Su p e r in te n den t “
o f Publ ic In stru ctio n sh a l l r en de r to th e
- Se co n d Audito r a n a n n u a l a ccou n t o f th e e xp e n ditu r es u n de r th is a ct.
I t wa s n o t u n til 1 8 8 6,h owe ve r , th a t th e in stitu tio n wa s in co rp o r a ted by
th e Legis l a tu re , u n de r th e n a m e o f th e Sta te Fem a le No rm a l Sch o o l .Th a t F a rmville se cu r ed th e sch o o l wa s ow in g to th e fa ct th a t th e town
Offe r ed to give to th e Sta te/a/bn ildin g fo rme r ly u sed a s a gir l s ’ sch o o l
,a n d
th is Offe r wa s wa rm ly supp o r ted by su ch in flu e n ti a l m e n a s Dr . “7 . H . Ru ffn e r ,Dr . Ja m e s Ne lso n ,
th e n'
p a sto r o f th e B a p tist Ch u r ch a t F a rmville,a n d Dr .
“7. H . H . Th a cksto n,a t th a t tim e m a yo r Of F a rmvill e a n d m o st a n xiou s to
p rom ote its in ter e sts .
Th e fir st m e e tin g o f th e Bo a rd o f,T ru ste e s wa s h e ld in Ri chm o n d
,Ap r il
9,1 8 84
, a n d o rga n ized by th e e lectio n o f Dr . J. L. M . Cu r ry p r e s ide n t, Dr .
J. L.
'
B uch a n a n v ice -
p r e s ide n t, a n d Judge F . N . “Ta tkin s se cr e ta ry a n d
tr e a su r e r .
Th e Bo a rd wa s co n f r o n ted by a se r iou s difficu lty a t th e outse t in th e
sh a p e o f th e seve n th se ctio n o f th e l a w e sta bl ish in g th e sch o o l . Th is p r o videdth a t th e m o n ey set a p a rt fo r th e supp o rt o f th e sch o o l s h ou ld be ta ke n fromth e publ ic fr e e sch o o l fu n ds . Th e questio n wa s a t o n ce r a ised a s to its co n stitutio n a l ity . I t wa s th e o p in io n o f th e Atto r n ey-G e n e r a l , a n d, l a te r , th e de cis io no f th e Co u r t o f Ap p e a ls , th a t th e seve n th se ctio n wa s
“u n co n stitutio n a l a n d
vo id” in so f a r a s it a ttem pted to dive r t th e publ ic Sch o o l fu n ds .
Th e Bo a rd o f Truste e s th u s' fou n d itse lf with out fu n ds fo r th e p r op o sed
wo rk,u n ti l a n e xtr a se ssio n o f th e Legisl a tu r e a m e n ded th e s e ctio n
,Augu st
1 1
23,
by p a ss in g a l aw r e qu ir in g th a t th e te n th ou s a n d do ll a r s be p a id ou t
of th e tr e a su ry o f th e Sta te,
“wh ich wa s j u st wh a t it sh ou ld h a ve don e a t first.”
At th e fir st m e e tin g o f th e B o a rd, Dr . IV. H . Ru ff n e r wa s u n a n im ou slych ose n p r e s ide n t. At th e sa m e m e e tin g a comm itte e com p o sed o f Dr . Ru ffn e r
,
D 1". Cu r ry
,a n d Dr . B uch a n a n
,wa s a p p o i n ted to fo rmul a te a p l a n o f o rga n i
z a tio n o f th e sch o o l . Th e comm itte e m a de its r e p o r t Ju n e 1 0,1 8 84
,bu t
be ca u se o f th e de l a y in ge ttin g th e fu n ds to r u n th e sch o o l,th e r ep o r t wa s n o t
a dop ted u n ti l Sep tembe r 1 7 , 1 8 84. Th e sch o o l wa s th e n o rde r ed to be Op e n ed
Octobe r 30th,fo llowin g
,a lth o ugh
,to qu o te Dr . Ru ffn e r
’s wo rds
,a l l th ey h a d
wa s.
“a p r in cip a l , a n a pp r op r i a tio n ,
a r o ugh sch em e,a n d a n o ld a ca demy
bu i ldin g,— n o t a te a ch e r
,n o r a bo ok
,n o r a p i e ce o f a pp a r a tu s o r fu rn itu r e .
”
Th e fi r st a n d m o st difficu lt step wa s to se cu r e te a ch e r s,fo r te a ch e rs in a
n o rm a l sch o o l sh o u ld be sp eci a lly tr a i n ed f o r th e ir wo rk , a n d th e n o rm a l sch o o lide a wa s distin ctly n ew in Virg in i a
,th ough Old in som e o th e r sta tes . Dr .
Ru ff n e r,by h is lo n g co n n e cti o n
,a s Su pe r in tende n t o f Publ i c In str uctio n ,
w ithth e publ ic fr e e sch o o l system
,wa s th orough ly fa m i l i a r with th e n e eds o f th e
te a ch e r s , a n d“
so b est fitte d to m e e t th em .
_
Th e B o a rd wise ly a llowed h imgr e a t l a titude in th e o rga n iz a tio n o f h is fa cu lty
,a n d a u th o r ized h im to seek in
th e NO1 tl1 a n d E a st th i e c p e r son s fa m il i a i with th e o 1 ga n iz a tio n a n d me th ods
p e cu li a 1 to n o rm a l sch o o ls . I I is ch o i ce f e ll up o n M is s Ce leste E . Bu sh , o f
Co n n e cticut,f o r
“ vi ce —
p r i 1 1 cip a l ; 1M iss Cl a 1 a M . B 1 in‘
1 bl ecom,o f Bo stOn
,f o 1
vo ca l mu s ic,a n d M iss Lill ian A . Le e , o f Co n n e cti cu t, f o r dr awin g a n d m a th e
m a tics . To th is n umbe r we r e a dded M iss Pa u l in e G a sh,o f North C a r o l in a
,
te a ch e r o f En gl ish,a n d Mrs . Cl a r a B a rtkowsk a
,o f Richm o n d, to ta ke ch a rge
o f th e p r ep a r a to ry sch o o l . So th e No rm a l Sch o o l wa s o p e n ed p r omptly a t th e
a pp o in ted tiin e , in sp ite o f th e ve ry discour a gin g o u tlo ok six we eks be fo re “
.
Du r in g th e fir st ye a r Mr . B eve r ly H . Robe r tso n wa s a dded to th e fa cu lty a s
te a ch e r Of scie n ce , La tin , a n d a lgebr a,a n d M iss B e lle Jo h n so n a s te a ch e r o f
p i a n o m us ic .. Th e r e su lts o f th is fir st sess io n ’s wo rk we r e o n e h u n dr ed te n
studen ts,o f wh om fo rty—fo u r we r e a ccomm oda ted in th e bu i ldin g
, a n d th r e e
gr a du a te s .
To Dr . IV. H . Ru ff n e r a n d Dr . J. L. M . C-
u r-ry u n doubtedly be lo n gs th ecr edit o f th e n o rm a l sch o o l ide a in Virg i n i a , a n d th e “
Sta te wa s in de ed f o rtun a tein se cu r in g th e se rvice s o f two such a ble m e n to gu ide th e n ew u n de rta kin g.
Dr . Ru ffn e r h a d contr ibu ted m o st va lu a b le a id to educa tio n in Virgin i aby h is m a ste r ly wo rk a s Sta te Su p e r in te n de n t o f Publ ic In stru ctio n .
-He kn ewbe tte r th a n a n y one e lse a t th a t tim e , p e rh a p s, wh a t it r equ ir e s to m a ke a r e a l
1 2‘
te a ch e r , a n d ve ry e a r ly in h i s wo rk r e a l ized th a t th e comm o n sch o o ls cou ld n o t
be com e th e impor ta n t fa ctor s -in_th e u p l ift o f the p e ople th a t th ey sh o u ld be
un til th ey we re supp l ied with sp e ci a lly tr a in ed te a che r s .Dr . Cu r ry wa s a lr e a dy distin gu ish ed a s a sta te sm a n , dip lom a t
, edu ca to r ,a n d a u th o r
,a n d wa s e sp e ci a lly in te r e sted in edu ca tio n a l co n ditio n s in th e
Sou th , h is m otto be in g, “
Edu ca tio n fo r a l l .”As a ge n t o f th e Pe a body Fu n d
,
h e ga ve m a te r i a l fin a n ci a l a id to th e u n de r ta ki n g,a ddin g wh a t wa s o f e ve n
h igh e r v a lu e , th e gr e a t str e n gth Of h is m in d a n d ch a r a cte r in sh a p in g a n d sup
p o rtin g th e n ew sch em e . I t wa s h e th a t fra m ed th e o r igin a l b ill in tr oducedin to th e Legisl a tu r e f o r th e e sta bl ishm e n t of th e in stitu tio n , a n d “
h e wa s th e firstpre s ide n t o f th e B o a rd o f T ruste e s . He wa s m o r e th a n o n ce h e a rd to s a y th a t
h e wish ed f o r n o h igh e r eu logy th a n to be ca l led “F a th e r o f th e Sta te No rm a lSch o o l o f Virgin i a .
I t is a n in te r e stin g f a ct,th ough ge n e r a lly un kn own
,th a t Dr . Ruffn e r
a n d Dr . Cu r ry did n ot wish th e be n efits o f th e sch o o l co n fin ed to gir ls,a n d
th a t th ey we r e a lso diss a tisfied a n d dis a pp o in ted with th e m e r e p itta n ce se t
a side fo r its sup p o rt. A p a r a gr a ph f r om th e Virgin i a Sch o o l Re p o r ts fo r 1 884,a s we ll a s th e i r own wo rds to o th e rs
,Sh ow th e ir th ough ts
“I t is du e to th e p r om ote r s o f th is en te r p r i se to sta te th a t th e o r ig in a l
bill,a s dr a fted by th e Ho n . J. L. M . Cu r ry a n d p r e se n ted to th e Legisl a tu r e
f o r its s a n ctio n “
, p r ov ided fo r a n o rm a l sch o o l in th e br o a de st se n s e o f th e te rm ,
a n d h a d n o pu r p o se o f restr ictin g its be n efits to th e ‘ fem a le s ’ o n ly o f th e Sta te ;
bu t a fte r th e wisdom o f th e Legisl a tu r e h a d don e w ith th e bill its p r oge n ito rwa s h a rdly a ble to r e cogn ize it ; bu t we a re de ep ly th a n k fu l fo r e ve n th e l ittle
wa s h o p e , bv imp r ovin g th a t, to m a ke o u r cl a im s f o r m o re .
”
1 3
Dr . J . L . M. Cu r ry
wa s u n de r Dr . Cu r ry’s le a de r sh ip th a t th e e sta bl ishm en t“
o f Sta te n o rm a lsch o o ls wa s in a ugu r a ted in th e South . Th e Virgin i a Sch o o l wa s amo n g th efi r st. He it wa s wh o o r igin a lly dr a fted its bill . ~ He wa s e le cted fir st p r e s i
den t o f its B o a rd o f Truste e s , a n d wa s o n e o f th e comm itte e to r e po rt a p l a no f o rga n iza tio n fo r th e sch o o l .
As sta te sm a n a n d le a de r in educa tio n a l m a tte r s , Dr . Cu r ry stood p re em i
n en t in th e South . As a ge n t o f th e Pe a body Fu n d,h e wa s given oppo rtu n ity
f o r Se rvice wh ich com e s to few.
I n 1 8 66 G e o rge Pe a body, a lr e a dy kn own fo r h is m un ifice n t gi fts,ga ve to
th e su ffe r in g Sou th fo r th e go od o f th e Un io n ” m o r e th a n to be
1 4
used to p rovide fr e e sch o o ls f o r a l l cl a sse s . Th e tim e l in e ss o f th e be qu est m a y
be bette r a pp r e ci a ted wh e n it is reca lled th a t a t th a t time n o t a sin gle South e r nSta te h a d a system o f fr e e publ ic sch o o ls ; i ll ite r a cy _
w a s fe a rfully p r eva le n t,a n d p rop
/e rty, 0 1 1 a cco un t Of th e “Ta r , h a d dim in ish ed gr e a tly in v a lu e .
Th e distr ibu tio n o f th is fu n d wa s comm itted to Dr . B a r n a s Se a rs u n tilh is de a th in 1 8 8 1 . He wa s su cce e ded by Dr . J. L. M . Cu r ry, wh o wa s
p r e em in en tly fitted fo r th e p o s ition . He wa s a Sou th e r n e r , a n d kn ew th e n e eds
a n d p r oblem s o f th e Sou th a s n o n e but a So u th e r n e r cou ld kn ow th em .
He wa s a so n o f a p r om in e n t l a n dh o ld-
e r a n d sl a ve- own e r . Alth ough h ewa s bo r n in G e o rgi a
,h is e a r ly li fe w a s spe n t 0 1 1 a p l a n ta tio n in Al a ba m a . He
gr a du a ted fr om th e Un ivers ity o f G e o rgi a a t th e a ge o f e igh tee n ,th en studied
l aw a t Ha rva rd Un ive r s ity, gr a du a tin g a t twe n ty. At th e a ge o f twe n ty- o n e h e
beca m e a m embe r o f th e Ala ba m a Legisl a tu re a n d wa s reele cted fo r two se ss io n s ;h e wa s a m embe r o f th e Un ited Sta tes Co n gr e ss fr om 1 8 57 to 1 86 1
,wh e r e h is
fi n e o r a to ry a ttr a cted mu ch a tte n tio n .
I n 1 8 66 - 67 Dr . Cu r ry se rved a s Pr e side n t o f Howa rd Co llege , Al a b a m a .
F o r th i rte e n ye a r s h e wa s Pr o fes so r in R ichm o n d College a n d a lso p r e s ide n t o fits B o a rd o f T ru ste e s . He Ofte n o ccup ied th e p u lp it a s p r e a ch e r a lth ough h eh a d n o r egu l a r ch a rge , a n d wa s a t o n e tim e Pre s ide n t o f th e Fo r e ign M iss io nB o a rd o f th e Sou th e r n B a ptist Con ven tio n
' Du r in g h is re side n ce in R i chm o n d
h e kep t in clo se to u ch w ith th e men o f th e No r th wh o we r e m o st in te re stedin So u th e r n edu ca tion
,a n d a t th e de a th o f Dr . Se a rs h e se em ed th e n a tu r a l o n e
to fill th e va ca n t"p l a ce .
F o r twenty- two ye a r s a s a gen t o f th e Pe a body Fun d a n d fo r twe lve Ye a r so f th e Sl a te r Fu n d (wh i ch wa s f o r th e edu ca tio n o f th e n egr o , so le ly) h e h a dmo r e to do w ith th e o rga n iza tio n o f th e comm o n sch o o l sy stem in th e South th a n
a n y oth e r m a n .
W h ile a ge n t fo r -th e se two fu n ds , Dr . Cu r ry w a s twice sen t to r ep r e sen t
h is cou n try a t a Fo r e ign Cou r t ; fir st a s M in iste r Ple n ip o te n ti a ry to Sp a in bya pp o in tm ent of Pr e siden t Cle ve l a n d, a n d a fte rwa rds a s r ep r e sen ta tive o f th e
G o ve r n m e n t a t th e Co r on a tio n o f th e Sp a n ish K in g.
D I . Cu r ry wa s a lso th e a u tho r o f ma n y bo oks . He wa s a won de r fu llyve r s a tile m am— so ldie r
, p r e a ch e r , m embe r o f Co n gr e ss , Sta te legis l a to r , a d
m in istr a to r o f two fu n ds , p 1 o fe ss0 1 , co l lege p r e s ide n t a uth o r , o r a to r,re p r e
sen ta tive a t Cou rt — a n d with it a l l a kn igh tly gen tlem a n a n d a lo va ble m a n .
Dr . Cu 1 ry died 1 1 1 Ash e ville , N . C .
,Febru a ry 1 2 , 1 903 , a ged se ven ty- e igh t.
1 5
F IRS T BOARD o r TRU S TEES
F ir s t Bo a rd Of T r u s te e s
EN BOOTH TALIAFERRO,e lde st so n o f W a r n e r T .
T a l i a f e r -
r o a n d Fr a n ce s B o o th , wa s bo r n a t B e -llvil le , G louce ste r Co u n tyDecembe r 28
,1 822 . He wa s a n a lum n u s o f IVIll i a m a n d Ma ry College ,
a n d a fte rwa rds studied l a w a t Ha rv a rd.
i
He se rved in th e Me x ica n l Va r,in
th e Nin th‘
Regim-
e n t. La te r h e wa s in comm-a n d o f th e Virgin i a -M il iti a,a n d
comm a n ded th e‘
Sta te tro op s a t Ch a r le stown du r in g th e tr i a l -Of Joh n B r own
a n d h is m e n - in 1 859 . W h en Virgin ia se ceded, h e wa s o rde r ed to No rfo lk tota ke ch a rge o f Virgin ia fo rce s th e r e . By Ja n u a ry 1 , 1 86 2 , h e wa s in comm a n d
o f a br iga de u n de r G e n . Sto n ewa ll Ja ckso n ,w ith wh om h e se rved br ill i a n tly
u n til wo u n ded a t Se con d M a n a ss a s . He se r ved e lsewh e r e u n til“ th e clo se o f th e
“I a r,wh e n h e re
-tu r n ed to h is h om e a n d to ok u p th e p r a ctice o f l a w .
G e n e r a l Ta l'i a fe r ro m a r r ied M is s S a lly Lyo n s , o f Richm o n d, p r io r to th e
Like G e n e r a l. Le e , h e wa s de ep ly in te r e sted in th e edu ca ti o n o f th e so n s
a n d da ugh te r s o f ex-Co n feder a te so ldie r s , a n d o f th e y outh o f Virgin i a . As a
m embe r o f th e B o a rds o f lVill i am a n d Ma ry Co llege a n d o f th e Sta te No rm a lSch o o l , h e did mu ch
,by h is in te rest a n d w ise cou n se l,to bri n g th e se in stitu tio n s
to th e ir p r e s en t efficie n cy . He wa s seco n d p r e side n t o f th e B o a rd o f Tru ste e s
a t F a rm ville . I t swa s h is proude st bo a st th a t h e n e ve r m i ssed a m e e tin g'
o f th c
B o a rd. Th e l a st tim e h e a tte n ded, h e wa s so fe ebl e a s to n e ed'
a n a tte n da n t,
bu t h is a ffe ctio n fo r th e in stitution w a s u n dim in ish ed by h is fa il in g str e n gth ,a n d h is gr e a t f a ith in h e r fu tu r e u n dimm ed. He died a t h is h om e
“Dun h a mm a ss i e ,” Febru a ry 28 , 1 898, a fte r a lo n g l ife
.
o f co n sp icu o u s se rvice fo r h is
Jmm L. B UCHANAN,LL. D . is a n a tive o f Sm ith County . He gradua ted
f rOm Em o r y a n d He n ry Co llege , l a te r sp e n din g .a ve n t a t. th e I I n ive 1 sity o f
Virgi n ia. He h eld m a n y imp o r ta n t p os itio n s 1 1 1 h is p I Of e ss io n a l ca 1 e e r , b e in0
a t v a r iou s tim e s Pro fe ssm o f An cie n t La n gu a ge s a t 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 y a n d II e n I y , Pre s ide n t Of th e Vi rgin i a Po l y te ch n ic In sti tu te , Pr o f es so r o f La ti n in V a mle rbil t
I_
I~1 1 -ive r s it-y , Pres ide n t o f E IrIOI v a n d I-Ie n r v Co ll ege , Pr e s ide n t o f M a r th a
IVa Sh in gto-
n Co ll'ege , Sta te Su p e i in te n dent o f Publ ic In sti n ctio n o n e te rm ,
PI o fe sso r o f La tin a t Ra n do lp h -Ma con Co llege , a n d P re s ide n t o f th e U n ive i sity
o f Ark a n s a s . He I S o n e o f th e th 1 e e su I vivin g m embe r s o f th e O1 1 g1 n a l B o a rd,a n d is a t p r e se n t with h is -da ugh te r a t Swe e twa te r , Te n n .
REV . PAU L W H ITEHEAD,D . D.
,wa s bo r n Sep tembe r 1 3
,1 830
,n e a r
Lo vin gsto n ,Ne lso n Co un ty. He wa s edu ca ted ch iefly a t New G l a sgow
Academy, in Am h e r st Cou n ty. Du r in g fou r ye a r s sp en t in th e Co u n ty Cle rk’sOffice . in Lyn chbu rg a n d No r fo lk h e stu died l aw with th e exp e cta tio n o f m a kin git h is l ife wo rk . He wa s l icen sed, a n d wa s Offe r ed a p a rtn e r sh ip , bu t dec idedto devo te h im se l f to th e m in istry. H is lo n g l ife o f distin gu ish ed se r vice in h isch u rch is we l l kn own . He se rved fi fty
- o n e ye a r s a s secr e ta ry o f th e Virgin i aCo n fe r e n ce , th e o n ly m a n in Am e r ica n Me th odi sm , so f a r a s is kn own
,wh o
e ve r filled th a t r es p o n s ible office so lo n g. I n e a r ly l ife h e wa s ca lled to th ep r e s ide n cy o f th e W e sleya n Fem a le Co llege , a t Mu r fr e e sbo r o , N . C.
,se rvin g
h e r e se ven ye a r s . I n 1 873,ta kin g h is fa cu lty a n d office r s with h im
,h e Op en ed
a co llege fo r you n g wom e n in Fa rmville,V a . He r e h e r em a in ed e igh t ye a r s
,
m a kin g a to ta l o f fifte e n ye a r s in edu ca tio n a l wo rk , a n d h e h im se lf rega rdedth e se ye a rs a s p e rh a p s th e m o st us e fu l o f h is l ife . He r etir ed fr om th e F a rmville Co ll egeg wh ich a fte rwa rd beca m e th e Sta te No rm a l Sch o ol — in 1 8 8 1 ,
a n d sp e n t th e r e st o f h is l ife a s a p r e s idin g e lde r . Dr . W h iteh e a d wa s e lectedde lega te to th e G e n e r a l Co n fe r e n ce n in e tim e s
,a distin ctio n with ou t a p a r a lle l
in Sou th e r n Meth odism ,m a kin g h im a m embe r o f eve ry G e n e r a l Co n fer en ce
bu t two fo r fo r ty y e a i s . He w a s fo r th ir ty- o n e ye a rs a tr u ste e o f Ra n do lph -
L
Ma co n Co lle ge , fo r s ix ye a r s a m embe r o f th e B o a rd o f Vis ito r s o f th e U n i
ve i s ity o f V i i gin i a , a n d s ix ye a rs a truste e o f th e Sta te No rm a l Sch o o l I n
1 875 h e l ece iVed th e degr e e o f D . D . fr om R a n do lph —Ma co n Co llege . He wa s
a m embe r o f -th e Ecum e n ica l Co n fe r e n ce th a t m et in Lo n do n in 1 901 . He died
Apr il 3 , 1 907 , in St. Luke ’s Ho sp ita l , Richm o n d,a n d wa s bu r ied in M a p le
wo od Cem e te ry,Ch a r lo tte sville
,V a .
REV . HENRY HERBERT HARR IS,D .
“
D .,wa s born Decembe r 1 7 , 1 837 , in
Lo u is a Co u n ty,th e in h e r ito r o f W e lsh , Sco tch , a n d En gl ish blood. He wa s
in debted to a n Older s iste r f o r h is e a r ly educa tion ,
'
He e n te r ed R ichm o n d
Co llege in 1 854, gr adu a tin g in 1 8 5 6 . Afte r te a ch in g 51-y e a r in Lou is a Cou n ty,h e we n t to th e Un ive r s ity o f Virgin i a
,ta kin g th e M A . degree in 1 8 60 . I n
1 8 6 1 h e Jow ed the Co n fede l a te Army,bu t o n th e disba n din g o f h i s comp a n y,
Ja n u a ry,1 8 62
,h e e n te r ed th e South e i n B a p tist Th e o logica l Sem in a i y , a t
G 1 e en vil l e,S . C .
_Afte r o n e m o n th h e 1 ce n l isted
_
in th e fie ld a rti lle ry u n de r
Sto n ewa ll Ja ckso n ,a n d se rved u n til Le e ’s s u r r e n de r . Afte r te a ch in g a ye a r
in Albem a r le Fem a le In stitute , h e se r ved o n th e a lum n i comm itte e wh ich u rgedth e Virgin i a B a p tist Asso cia tio n to r eop e n Richm o n d Col lege . He be cam e
Profe sso r o f G r e ek a n d G e rm a n in th e Co llege,a n d wa s ch a irm a n of th e
1 8
C a v a l ry,o f G en . Joh n McCa u sl a n d
’s br iga de . He wa s twice wou n ded ; fir st in
a skirm ish n e a r Lu r a y, a n d l a te r in th e ba ttle o f Fr o n t Roya l . I n th a t figh th e wa s ca ptu r ed a n d se n t to a h o sp ita l in B a ltim o r e , be in g subse que n tly sen t
to Fo r t McHe n ry . At th e tim e o f h is e xch a n ge , in Febru a ry, 1 865 , h e wa s a
p r iso n e r a t Po in t Lo okou t. He wa s o n h is -wa y ba ck to th e Co n fede r a te a rmywh e n h e first le a r n ed o f G e n e r a l Le e ’s su r r e n de r . He died Ja n u a ry 23 , 1 907,h a vin g th rough out h is lo n g l ife “comm a n ded u n ive r sa l r es p e ct a n d e ste em .
*PROF . LUTHER R ICE HOLLAND wa s bo rn in .Ca m pbe l l Cou n ty, Virgin i a , .
a n d gr a du a ted a t Ro a n oke Co llege , V a .,1 859 . He wa s a te a ch e r in th a t
Co llege f o r seve ral ye a rs fo llowin g th e “l a r,a n d a fte r th a t Sup e r in te n de n t o f
Publ ic Sch o o ls in Ro a n oke Cou n ty. So efficie n t wa s h e in th is ca p a city th a t h ewa s a pp o in ted Secr eta ry o f Publ ic In stru ctio n un de r Dr . Ruffn e r
,a n d upo n
th e r etir em en t o f Dr . Ru ff n e r wa s o ff e r ed th e Su pe r in te n de n cy o f Sta te Sch o o ls ,but de cl in ed o n a cco u n t o f h is fa il in g h e a lth . He subse qu e n tly s e rved a s
Sup e r in te n de n t o f Publ ic In structio n in Ro a n oke Co un ty, a n d died in S a lem ,
V a .,in th e ye a r 1 892 . He wa s up r igh t in a ll h is de a l in gs
,a n d fa ith fu l in eve ry
o ffici a l p o s itio n — a ge n tlem a n a n d a Ch r isti a n .
*ME . L. A. M ICH IE wa s bo rn Ju n e 26,1 8 36 . He a tte n ded th e “Pike
Powe r s sch o o l in Sta un to n two o r th r e e s e ss io n s, th e n we n t to th e Un ive r s ity of
Virgin i a , pu r su in g th e a ca dem i c cou rse from 1 85 5 to 1 858 . He e n l isted in th e
Co n fede r a te Army,wa s ta ken p r iso n e r a t Ha tcher ’s Ru n ,
“
a n d co n fin ed a t Po in tLo oko u t. He wa s a pp o in ted Sup e r in te n den t o f Albem a r le Sch o o ls in 1 882
,
h oldin g th a t p o s itio n fou r ye a r s . Th e r e st o f h is l ife wa s sp en t a s a p ro sp e r ou sfa rm e r . He died o f a pop le xy , Ju ly 2 1 , 1 906 .
HON . “TI LL I AM E . GAINEs,se co n d so n o f C . J. a n d M a ry E. G a in e s , wa s
bo r n Au g ust 30, 1 845 , o n h is fa th e r ’s fa rm n e a r th e h om e o f Joh n Ra n do lph ,Ch a r lo tte Cou n ty , Virgi n i a . He e n l isted in th e South e r n Army in th e m o n th
o f Ap r il , 1 86 1 , a s a m em be r o f th e Ch a r lo tte Rifle s , a com p a ny o rga n ized a t
Ch a r lo tte Cou rth ou se,V a .
,a fte rwa rds a tta ch ed to th e Eigh te e n th Virgin i a
In fa n try,Pi ckett’s Divis io n . He wa s e n ga ged in a ll th e b a ttle s fough t by th e
Army o f No rth e rn Virgin i a from fir st Ma n a ss a s to G e ttysbu rg ; a fte r wh ichh e be ca m e a m em be r o f th e Sta im to n Hill Ar tille ry, a n o th e r Ch a r lotte Co un tycomp a n y, with wh ich comm a n d h e to ok p a rt in th e de fe n se o f Fo r t F ish e r ,N. C.
, du r in g th e m em o r a ble s ie ge o f th e win te r of 1 864—6 5,a n d in th e l a st
gr e a t ba ttle o f th e W a r , fough t a t B e n to n v ille , N. C.,Ap r il , 1 865 , su r r e n de r in g
w ith Jo h n so n ’s Army'
,with
_th e r a n k o f Adju ta n t. Th u s h e se rved du r in g th e
*A ph o togr a ph co u ld n o t be s ecu red.
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en tir e fCiv-il NVa r be fo r e a tta in in g th e twe n tie th ye a r o f h is a ge . Retu rn in gh ome , h e a t o n ce e n ter ed a ctively in to m e rca n tile p u r su its , r a n kin g amon g thela rgest de a le r s in le a f tob a cco , with office s a n d wa r eh o u se s a t Pe te r sburg
,B u rke
vi ‘ll e , .a -fi 'd_
o th e r p o in ts i n so u th -s ide Vi rgin i a . He se rved seve r a l te rm s a s m a yo ro f h is town ,
a n d wa s p r e s ide n t o f its l e a di n g ba n k. He wa s e le cted to th e
Virgin ia S en a te in 1 883,a n d wa s n om in a ted fo r p re s ide n t p ro tem . o f th a t
body . Befo r e the e xp ira tio n o f h is te rm a s Sta te Se n a to r , he wa s e le cted a
membe r o f the Fiftie th Co n gr ess f ro -m th'
e Fo u rth Virgin i a Distr ict, a n d'
is n ow
a r esiden t, with h i s fou r ch ildren , o f th e C ity of W a sh in gto n,D . C .
R M. MANLY,Richm o n d
,V a .
'*M-R .
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IV
-
WT
. HER BERT,Alexa n dr i a , V a .
REV JAMES NELSON F a rmvflle V a (Se e a ecou n t o f pr e se n t B oa rd o f
T ruste e s .)
a t ci p h o togr a ph n o r In fo rma tio n co u ld b e Obta in ed.
'2 1
W illia m He n ry Ruffn e r
O Dr . l Vill i a m He n ry Ru ffn e r,its fir st Pr e s ide n t
,th e Sta te Fem a le
No rm a l Sch o o l owe s a s mu ch, p e rh a ps , a s to a n y o th e r m a n ; fo r h e it wa s
wh o sta r te d it 0 1 1 its su cce ssfu l ca r e e r . Th is wa s th e fir st n o rm a l sch oo le sta bl ish ed in th e Sta te , a n d to Virgin i a , a t le a st, it wa s som e th in g o f a n exp e r i
m e n t. Th e Sch o o l wa s fo r tu n a te in h a v in g a t'
its ”h e a'
d a t the begin n in g a m a n
o f br o a d cu ltu r e a n dwide exp e r ien ce .
Dr . Ru ffn e r h a d be e n Sta te Sup e r in ten de n t o f Sch o o ls fo r twe lve ye a r s .
He cam e to h is ta sk,th e r e fo r e , th oro ugh ly a cqu a in ted with th e publ ic s ch o o l
a n d its n e e ds . He h a d f o un ded th e system,h e h a d studie d the sch o o ls
,vis ited
th em,a n d l a bo r ed fo r th em a s no
‘
oth e r m a n in th e Sta te h ad do n e . .He kn ewth e n e eds o f th e te a ch e r a s wel l a n d h ow to m e e t th em . H is exp e r ie n ce e n a bledh im to m a p o u t fo r th e Sch o o l cou r se s o f in str uctio n to su it
.
co n ditio n s withwh ich h e wa s th o r ough ly fa m i l i a r
,wh ile h is le a r n in g m a de
'
h i'
m m in dfu l o f itssch o l a r sh ip .
Dr Ru ffn e r w a s p e cu l i a r ly fitted fo r th e p o s itio n . As m e n tio n ed a bo ve,
h e h a d be en Sta te Sup e r in ten dent fr om1 870 to 1 8 82 .
'
Th is office h a d j u stbe en cr e a ted a n d h e w a s th e fir st to o ccupy it. His ta sk a s Sup e r in te n de n t wa s
1 1 0 l igh t o n e . He h a d h a d n o e xp e r ie n ce . He kn ew a bso lu te ly n o th in g of th e
deta ils o f p ubl ic sch o o l wo rk— in fa ct,th e r e h a d be e n n o publ ic sch o o ls in th e
Sta te u p to th is tim e . He h a d to se t to wo rk a n d devise th e wh o le system ;be s ide s
,h e h a d to p r o te ct th e sch o o l fu n ds
,ca r e les sly dive rted in to oth e r
ch a n n e ls ; in a ddition to th is h e h a d to edu ca te th e m a sse s to a n in te ll ige n tco n ce ptio n a s to wh a t th e p ubl ic sch o o l wou ld" me a n to th em.
So th o r ou gh ly e sta bli sh ed is th e system to —da y we ca n sca r ce ly r e a l ize th edifficu ltie s h e h a d to e n co un te r . F ir st, un til 1 8 69 the r e h a d be e n n o r e a lsystem o f publ ic “
Th e re h a d be e n som e m e a gr e p r o vis io n f o r th e p o o rwh ite ch ildr e n o f th e Sta te , bu t th is s a vo r ed o f p a up e r ism ,
a n d th e sch o o ls we r en o t r ega rded w ith fa vo r . B e s ides , h e h a d to p r ovide fo r two distin ct r a ce s ,
wh ich of cou r se gr e a tly in cr e a sed th e difficu lty ; m o re o ve r th e lVa r be twe e nth e Sta te s h a d dep leted m e n
?s f o r tu n e s a n d h a d le ft th em to o p o o r to be ta xed
f o r th e sch o o ls a n d to o p r o ud to p a tr o n ize th em .
A le ss r e so lu te m a n wou ld h a ve su ccumbed. No t so , Dr . Ru ff -He r . “l it-h
o n ly th irty da ys ’ n o tice h e m a de a n o u tl in e f o r th e system o f publ ic sch o o lswh i ch p roved so sa tisfa cto ry th a t h e wa s a sked to p r ep a r e a t o n ce a sch o o l bill .
Th is h e did,a n d so a ccepta ble wa s it, it wa s fin a lly m a de a l aw o f th e Comm o n
we a lth .
The - system wh ich h e h a d in a ugu r a ted wa s h is to ch e r ish . To th is e n d
h e wr o te,tr a ve led, lectu r ed, v isited sch o o ls
,h e ld m e etin gs , a n d o rga n ized
te a ch e r s’ in stitute s u n til 1 882 , wh e n a ch a n ge o f p o l itics in th e a d1 1 1 in istr a tio n
fo rced h im to r e tire , le a vin g th e p ubl ic sch o o l system th o r ough ly e sta bl ish ed inth e co n fide n ce o f th e p e o p le . I t wa s fr om th is r e tir em e n t a n d with th is v a ste xp e r i e n ce beh in d h im th a t h e wa s .ca lled in 1 8 84 to be com e th e He a d Of th e
Sta te Fem a le No rm a l Sch o o l . He wa s a lso h e lp fu l in fou n din g th e Agr icu ltu r a l a n d Me ch a n i ca l Co llege , a n d M ille r Sch o o l
,a n d wa s a t o n e tim e a
m embe r o f th e B o a rd o f Ha m p to n In sti tu te (co lo red).Dr . Ru ffn e r ca m e to h is wo rk a s educa tio n a l r e fo rme r th o rough lv
equ ipp ed. He wa s r e a red in a h om e o f cu ltu r e . His fa th e r , Dr . He n r y
Ru ffn e r , a distin gu ish ed Pr e sbyte r i a n p r e a ch e r , wa s f o r m a n y ye a rs Pr e s ide n to f “l a sh in gto n Co l lege , n ow l l ’ a sh in gt0 1 1 a n d Le e Un ive r sity . Fr om th is In stitu tio n th e so n
,Dr . “
71 1 1 . H . Ru ffn e r
,r e ce ived th e degr e e o f M. A . in
Sp ec i a l co u r se s in Psych o logy a n d Po l itica l Eco n om y p r o ved “
a fte rwa rds o f
gr e a t v a lu e to h im in h is wo rk fo r Sta te educa tio n . He studied Th eo logy a t
Un io n Th e o logica l Sem i n a ry a n d a t Pr in ce to n,New Je r sey. He wa s a t o n e
time Ch a p l a in o f th e Un ive r s ity o f Virgin i a a n d l a te r be cam e pa sto r o f th e
Se ven th Presbyte r i a n Ch u rch , Ph il a de lph i a . I n 1 8 5 3, 0 1 1 a cco u n t o f broke n
h e a lth , h e w ith dr ew fr om th e m in i stry a n d r e so r ted to fa rm l ife in th e h op e o f
r ega in in g str e n gth .
He wa s a de vo ted stude n t o f scien ce . Du r in g h is p hysica l bre a kdown h ebeca m e
_
much in te r e sted in ge o logica l a n d a gr icu ltur a l p u r su its . He wro te
m uch on edu ca tio n a l a n d a gr icu ltu r a l subj e cts , a n d wa s a t o n e tim e edito r o f
th e Virgin ia Sch o o l Jou r n a l a n d o f th e New E n g la n d Jo u r n a l of Edu ca tio n .
As geo logist, wr ite r o r p re acher , Dr . Ru ff n e r m igh t h a ve m a de a n a m e
fo r h im se l f ; bu t fo r o n ce , a t l e a st, th e wo rk fo u n d th e '
m a n a n d th e m a n th e
wo rk fo r wh ich h e wa s p r eem in e n tly su ited. Dr . Ru f’fn e r did fo r Virgin i awh a t Ho r a ce M a n n
,.th ir ty- th re e ye a r s be fo r e , h a d do n e f o r th e Sta te o f M a ssa
ch u se tts . A p io n ee r in th e ca u se o f p op u l a r e duca ti o n ,h e is j u stly r a n ked
a s o n e Of h e r m o st use fu l citize n s .
He l ived to a go od o ld a ge a n d died November 24, 1 90 8 , be lo ved a n d
ho n o r ed by a ll . He n e eds n o eu logie s . H is n a m e is in disso lu-bly lin ked w ithth e Sta te No rm a l Sch o o l a n d th e publ ic sch o o l system o f Virgin i a . W ith two
su ch sp le n did m o n um e n ts , th e n a m e o f “Til l i a m Hen ry Ru ff n e r ca n n o t die .
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F IRST F ACU LTY
Reminiscences for the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary atFarmville
NE wh o se m em o ry cove r s th e qu a rte r ce n tu ry o f th e existen ce o f th e
Fa rm ville No rm a l Sch o o l ca n bu t m a rve l a t its r a p id gr owth a n d u n
broke n p ro sp e r ity , fo r it h a s o ve rta ke n a n d o u tstr ipp ed ma n y a n in stitutio n th a t te lls its a ge in ce n tu r ie s . B u t th e sch o o l wa s m o st h e a lthy a n d
l ive ly a s a n in fa n t,a s th o se p r e se n t a t its birth ca n testify.
Th e wr ite r r e ca lls viv idly a tim e in h e r -
o ld n o rm a l sch oo l in Co n n e cticu twh e n a h e a vily bu ilt
,r e tice n t ge n tlem a n vi s ited h e r cl a ssr o om th rough seve r a l
r e cita tio n s . At th e clo se o f th e se co n d da y h e to ld h e r h ow Virgin i a h a d vo tedto e sta bl ish a tr a in in g sch o o l f o r h e r te a ch e r s ; th a t h e h a d bee n a pp o in tedp r in cip a l ; th a t h e wa s se ekin g a v ice —
p r in cip a l wh o cou ld m a n a ge wo rkin gdeta ils , of wh i ch h e h a d n o kn owledge
,wh ile h e wo u ld “
m a n a ge th e V icep r in cip a l” a n d en ded by o ffe r in g h e r th e po s itio n .
I n th is ye a r o f gr a ce , 1 909 , a n y te a ch e r m igh t be p r oud o f a po s itio n a t
F a rm ville ; but in 1 8 84 it wa s a diff e r e n t p r op o s itio n . Suppose th e p l a n .
we n t wr o n g ; wh o w a n ted a n y sh a r e in a fa ilu r e ? Virgin i a p o l iti ci a n s h a dta lked m u ch o f r epudi a tio n ; we r e s a l a r ie s se cu r e th er e ? Th e l a te W a r wa s
th e n le ss th a n two deca de s aw a y ; wou ld a da ugh te r o f th e No rth be we l com e
to th e p e op le ? W ith su ch doubts,it wa s n o t str a n ge th a t sh e da r ed n ot
,the n ,
a ccep t th e o ff e r ed h o n o r ; bu t sh e h a s,Sin ce
,be en h e a rtily gl a d th a t it wa s
r e p e a ted, r e co n s ide red, a n d a cce pted.
So f a r a s p ro fe ss io n a l m e th ods were co n ce rn ed,Fa rm ville co uld -sta rt a t
th e m o st a dva n ced p o in t th e n ga in ed by o lde r n o rm a l sch o o ls ; but f o r m a te r i a lequ ipm e n t it cou ld o n ly
,l ike a fiddle r cr a b
,sl ip in to the fir st v a ca n t sh e ll .
Th e re ca m e a n Octobe r da y wh e n th e pr in cipa l in trodu ced th e vice —
p r in cip a lto .th e sch o o l - sh el l wh e r e s h e wa s to m a n a ge a n d h e to sup e r
-m a n a ge . Th e
m em o ry“
o f th a t o ld bu i ldi n g is fu ll o f ch a rm to h e r to - da y , th ough" "
j tist wh yfo r th e l ife o f h er sh e cou ld n o t te l l . N o fa cto ry o r wa r eh ou se cou ld be m o r e
fr a n kly ugly with ou t o r a rtle ssly j um bled w ith in . Its br icks stood a wry a n d
its bo a rds we r e r ude ly m a tch ed a n d p l a n ed. I t h a d gr own o ld n o t gr a ce ful ly ,but glo om ily a n d gr im ly . B ut th e o ld stru ctu r e wa s so o n a l igh t with brigh tfa ces a n d l igh t h e a rts a n d th e m o r e sta te ly stru ctu r e o f to - da y n o
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m o re sh a m e s
its rude n e ss th a n do e s Yo rk M in ste r sh ame th e m a n ge r un de r th e sta r s o f
Beth leh em .
To ou r sch o l a stic n e eds th e o ld sh e l l o ffe r ed a sm a ll, p r im itive a ssembly
h a l l a n d two sh a bby cl a s sr o om s . An y ove rflow mu st‘
go”
to th e r ece p tio n r o om
o r ,- a bedr o om . Th e do rm ito ry wa s a se r ies o f cubicle s , o n two flo o r s
,lyin g o ff
cro ok/ed, n a r r ow,multi —leve lled co r r ido r s
,much a s p ig ir o n l ie s a t th e fou n dry .
F o r o u r subs iste n ce de p a rtm e n t th e r e wa s a din in g r o om fu r n ish ed wi th th r e elo n g .de a l' ta ble s a n d a sup ply o f p l a in wo ode n ch a ir s . Be n e a th th e din in gro om wa s a gr e a t ca ve r n o us kitch en in to wh o se r e ce sse s a do ze n (fo rbidde n )vis ito r s m igh t sl in k in to obscu r ity e xcep t a s to eyeb a lls a n d te e th . “l h e n eve r
th e“m iss is” tr ied to re a d th e l a w a s to V is ito r s in th a t .da rk '
r egio n ,Au n t Elle n ,
its p r e sidin g ge n iu s , wou ld dive r t th e ta lk to p le a s a n te r p a ths by e xcl a im i n g,“F o ’ de Lo rd
,mi ss
, y o u go t o n I-n igh'ty swe et dre ss . Y o u s a ve da t fo r m e , n ow,
wh en y ou ge t do n e wiv it.” A l ittle r e cep tio n r o om a n d a wide . sta ir ca se h a l lcomp le te s th e ta le o f ou r e a rly qu a r te r s .
Ha d we po sse ssed u n l im ited m e a n s,it wou ld still h a ve ta ke n m uch tim e
to fu rn ish ou r Old sh e ll f o r l iv in g a n d equ ip it fo r te a ch in g . B u t we we re
ven tu r in g o n a n exp e r im e n t f o r wh ich it wou ld n o t be s a fe to m a ke m o r e th a n
a slen de r a pp rOp I-i a trio n , so we bough t o n ly th e mo st n e ce ssa ry th in gs a n d th o se
o f th e p la in e st k i n d. Th e bedr o om s h a d ch e a p p a in ted fu r n itu r e , a n d l i ttlesh e lve s
, p ut in by th e ca rpe n te rs , s a ved th e co st Of dr e ss in g ta ble s . Two
h u n dred do ll a r s h a d be e n a llowed fo r th e r e cep tio n r o om,bu t wh e n a rug a n d
som e cu rta in s h a d be e n bough t th e r e st o f th e m o n ey seem ed n eeded e lsewh e r e ,so we r e sted th a t ca se . Th e de a l ta ble s in th e din in g r o om we r e h idden byin exp e n sive r ed co tto n ta ble clo th s
,but we we re r a th e r va in o f ou r n ew fo rks
a n d sp o o n s till I Vill ia m ,th e ge n e r a l u ti lity boy , to ok to scou r in g th em with th e
scra p in gs o f comm on r ed br ick . Th e o n ly l ibr a ry wa s a box o f bo oks be lo n gin g
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to o n e o f th e te a ch e r s ; it wa s m o st a ctive ly p e r ip a te tic.B efo r e th e sh a vin gs o f th e wo rkm e n h a d be e n swep t o u t o r th e so a p
suds o f“
th e scrub-wom en dr ied, te a ch e r s , pup i ls , a n d fu r n itu r e a l l bega n to
a r r ive by th e sa m e tr a in s . F o r som e da ys th e p r ogr am wa s : Me e t th e a n x iou sp a r e n t: wh o sto od, da ugh te r in h a n d, a t th e do o r , with you r m o st gr a ciou swe lcom e ; fi n d ch a ir s fo r th em in th e re cep tio n r o om ; fly up sta ir s a n d beg
th a t. som e p ie ces o f fu r n itu re be h u r r ied in to such'
a n d such a r o om ; r e tu r n to
you r gues ts a n d, p r e se n tly, with a l l se r e n ity
,o ff e r to sh ow th em th e r o om
r e se r ved f o r th is p a rticu l a r da ugh te r . If eve n a bed o r bu r e a u h a d be e n p l a ced,y ou cou ld a sk th em to lo ok upo n th a t a s a gu a r a n te e th a t th e r e st wou ld fo llow.
Th e te a ch e r s , a t th e ve ry fir st,we r e th e p r in cip a l , wh o l ived outs ide a n d
cam e in to co n du ct th e op e n in g e xe r cise s a n d ta ke th e Se n io r cl a ss in m en ta l
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scie n ce . To h is ta sk Dr . Ru ffn e r br ough t a wide kn owledge o f th e h isto ry o f
educa tio n a n d its p r a ctice in a dv a n ced sch o o ls ; a th o r o ugh kn owledge o f Sta te
co n ditio n s,a n d e xce lle n t j udgm e n t in m a kin g th e m o st o f ou r r e sou r ce s . An d
h e h a d th e gre a t v ir tu e o f a llowin g h is vice -
p r in cip a l to wo rk o ut h e r p la n swith ou t ir r ita tin g in te r fe r e n ce fr om h im . Th e o th e r te a ch e rs l ived in th e
s ch o o l - bu ildin g. M iss G a sh , fr om th e Pe a body No rm a l Co llege , N a sh ville ,h a d th e En gl ish dep a rtm e n t ; Mrs . B a rtkowsk a
,fr om Richm o n d, to ok th e
p r a ctice sch o o l ; M iss Joh n so n ,o f F a rm ville
,h a d th e p i a n o mus ic ; M iss Le e ,
from th e B o sto n Ar t Sch o o l,h a d dr aw in g a n d m a th em a tics ; th e vice -
p r in cip a lto ok ch a rge o f seve r a l th in gs
,fr om p l a n n in g th e co u r se s o f s tudy to givin g o ut
th e wa sh .
I t wa s n o t to be e xp e cted th a t th e p a tr o n s o f th e sch o o l sh ou ld h a ve '
p e r
fectly cle a r ide a s o f th e wo rkin gs o f a n o rm a l sch o o l,o r th a t th e fir st pup ils
sh o u ld a l l h a ve h a d a l l th e n e ce ssa ry tr a in in g. Orga n izin g th e sch o o l u n de r
a l l th e circumsta n ce s wa s n o h o l ida y ta sk,e sp e ci a lly a s th e p r in cip a l fe lt su r e
th a t a n v fe rm a l e xam in a tio n wo u ld fr igh ten a l l'
ou r gir ls h om e a ga in . As a
co n ce ss io n to th e ir tim idity, th e re fo r e , th ey we r e o n lv a ske d to wr ite th e irn a m e s , a ge s , a n d p l a ces o f r e s ide n ce o n sl ip s o f p a p e r a n d from th e se ,
— r e a llyo n ly a ge a n d p e n m a n sh ip ,— we m a de a te n ta tive cl a ss ifica tio n a n d sta r ted
r egul a r wo r k .
Na tu r a lly,th e fir st ye a r wa s co n fused a n d br oke n . New
_girl s'
we r e
a lwa ys a r r iv in g a n d m u st be fitted in a s best we cou ld. So f a st did th e irn umbe rs in cr e a se th a t we we re a lwa ys bu r stin g o u t Of o n e sh e ll a n d ru n n in gup som e l ittle m a ke sh ift sh e lte r ti ll th e n ew win -
g wa s bu ilt a t th e we st e n d,
wh e n we str etch ed o u r se l ve s a n d br e a th ed m o r e com fo rta bly .
SO m a n y o f th e gir ls we r e fo u n d deficie n t“ .in them o st e lem en ta ry subj e ctsth a t a p r ep a r a to ry cl a ss wa s se e n to be i n di sp e n s a ble . Th is cl a ss fe ll to Mr s .
B a r tkowsk a,a n d. M iss M in e r , fr om th e No rm a l Co llege o f New Yo rk
,wa s put
in ch a rge of th e p r a ctice sch o o l . A l ittle l a te r , M iss B r imble com ,fr om th e
B o sto n Co n ser va to ry,to ok th e s ch o o l in vo ca l -mu s i c.
Th e sp ir it o f th e sch o o l,wa s , fr om th e ou tse t, a ltoge ther a dm ir a ble .
Se ldom wa s a g i r l h om e s ick a n d n eve r o n e r e fr a cto ry. Fa cin g p r oblem s diffi
cu lt a n ywh e r e a n d tr ebly h a rd with th e ir slen de r p r e p a r a tio n , th ey we r e a lwa ysp lu cky a n d swe e t—temp e r ed a n d loya l . Th ey worked h a rd a n d le ar n ed to sta n d
up to stiff e x a m in a tio n s h e ro ica lly, a n d even to get-a l ittle fu n a lo n g th a t th o r n ywa v . Th e V i ce -
p r in cip a l r e ca lls beh o ldin g h e r '
own seve r est bla ck s i lk gown o n
th e p e r so n o f the bigges t witch in th e sch o o l o n a n o cca s io n wh e n,th e te a ch e r s
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be in g in the dep th s o f co r r ectin g th e m id—ye a r ex a m in a tio n p a p e r s , th e pup ils(th e ir own tro uble s be in g, temp o r a r ily , in a beya n ce ) wer e h o ldin g a m o ckfa cu lty m e etin g
. Th e gown se em ed to be givin g we igh t to s om e a sto n ish in g
Th e so ci a l l ife in th o se da ys wa s,s imp le a n d wh o le some . Th e stude n ts
to ok re a dily th e ide a th a t they we r e n o t bo a rdin g- sch o o l m isse s o ve r wh omte a ch e r s mu st sta n d p o l ice gu a rd, bu t yo u n g wom e n in a p r o fe ss io n a l sch o ol ,e xp ected to ca r ry th em se lve s p r op e r ly with o u t w a tch in g. Th e comm un ity wa sr a th e r in c r edu lou s th a t th e -r e wa s n o te r r or iz in g p -ro ce ss be h in d th e ir ge n e r a llydiscr e et be h a v io r . Th ey to ok lo n g
, p le a s a n t, da ily wa lks ; we n t o n o cca s io n a lr idin g p a rtie s ; r e ce ived o u r n e igh bo r s o n ce a mo n th
,a n d m a de so ci a l ca lls a n d
vis its fr e e ly. On ly o n ce did th e sh a dow o f de a th p a ss o ve r o u r h ou seh o ld.
F o r a wh o le m on th o n e o f o u r de a r gi r ls l a y in th e a go n ie s o f rh eum a tic fe ve ra n d, with n o h OSp it-a l qu a r te r s , th e e n ti r e h ou se h o ld be n t itse lf to a vo id th e
n o ise s th a t distr e ss ed h e r . Eve ryo n e sp oke so ftly a n d wa lked qu ie tly ; n o o n e
sa n g o r p l a yed o r r e ce ived a ca lle r . On e qu iet Sun da y m o r n in g we ga th e redin th e a ssembly .h a ll fo r th e s imp le fun e r a l se rvice a n d fo llowed h e r r em a in sa s f a r a s th e r a ilwa y sta tio n . Eve n with th e u tm o st e n co u r a gem e n t to ch e e rfu ln e ss it wa s lo n g be fo r e th e dep r es s io n wa s qu ite l i fted f rom th e h o u seh o ld
,
but th e e xp e r ie n ce drew us e ve n clo se r toge th e r a s a fa m ily.
Noth in g wa s m o re v a lu ed by'
th e sch o o l th a n th e u n r em ittin g a tte n tion so f its tru stees , p a tr o n s , a n d lo ca l fr i e n ds . Tru ste e s
’m e e tin gs
,in th o se da ys ,
we r e n o sm a ll a ffa ir s o f a few h o u r s ; th ey ca me fo r two o r th r e e da ys a n d yo u
wo u ld h a ve su pp o sed; be fo r eh a n d, th a t S a n ta Cl a u s h im se l f wa s e xp e cted.
Neve r wa s a n yth in g pr e ttie r th a n th e gir l s ,'
in th e ir wh ite fr ocks , l in ed up to
gr eet G e n e r a l Ta l i a fe r ro ; u n le ss , i n de ed, it m igh t be th o se sa m e gir ls swa rmin g a roun d Dr . Cu r ry a n d G e n e r a l Arm str o n g in th e w ide h a ll . Dr . Ne lso na n d Dr . “l in sto n we r e ou r gu a rdi a n a n ge ls
,sou l a n d body, a n d to kn ow Judge
W a tkin s wa s to lea rn h ow be a uti fu l a n d sta in le ss a h um a n sou l cou ld ke e pits e lf in a s in fu l wo r ld. C a p ta in (a fte rwa rd G over n o r ) McKin n ey wa s th e
ide a l big bro th e r in tim e o f p e rp le x ity , fo r such tim e s did com e .-'Mo st o f
th e se , with m a n y a n o th e r tru e a n d n oble frie n d o f th e sch o o l in its e a r ly da ys ,h a ve j o in ed
The .Ch o ir In vis ibleOf th o se imm o r ta l de a d, wh o l ive a ga inI n m in ds m a de bette r by th e i r p r e s e n ce ; liveI n pu ls e s stir r ed
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to ge n e r o s ity,I n de eds o f da r in g r ectitu de , in sco r n
F o r m iser a ble a im s th a t en d with s e lf.3 1
I n ca stin g a bou t fo r th e ca u se s th a t m a de fo r th e succe ss o f th e sch o o l,
to o much we igh t ca n n o t be given to th e p e op le o f Fa rm ville th em se lve s . Fr omth e ou tse t th e ir loy a lty wa s a fo rtr e ss a n d a stro n g towe r . If y ou belo n ged toth e sch o o l
, yo u be lo n ged to th em a n d th ey fo ugh t a n d fen ded fo r y o u . Vo lum e s
wou ld be n eeded to te l l o f a l l th e ir a cts o f kin dl in e ss a n d cou r te sy,o f th e
f r ie n dly ca lls a n d in vita tio n s , th e -e n dle ss o ffe r in gs o f fru its a n d flowe rs a n d
de l i ca cie s , th e ca r r i a ge s se n t with in vita tio n s to se n d th e stude n ts fo r we ek- e n d
vis its . Th e sch o o l wa s in th e ir ch a rge a n d o n e in cide n t o ut o f m a n y will sh owh ow th ey gu a rded th e i r tru st : W e a l l e n joy ed th e s in gin g o f p l a n ta tio n m e lodie so n ou r la wn by ou r se rv a n ts . On e ch illy e ve n i n g th e Ri chm o n d te a ch e r a skedth a t th ey sh ou ld com e in s ide th a t th e do o r m igh t be clo sed a ga in st th e dr a ugh t.Ne xt da y th e h a te fu l rum o r th a t n egr o e s h a d be en brough t in to th e pr e se n ce o f
wh ite gir l s _
wa s sp r e a d a br o a d. W ith a qu ick se n se o f th e s itu a tio n, Judge
Irvin g in vited th e s in ge r s in to h is own h o u se th e n e xt even in g. Cou ld a sch o o lfa i l u n de r su ch ch iva lro us c a re ?
W ith th e l a st da y o f ou r th r e e ye a r s ’ sta y, we s aw th e sch o o l in fu ll re v iew.
Th e bu i ldin gs h a d be en doubled in c a p a city a n d we r e still br imm in g fu ll . F o r
fu r n ish in gs a n d equ ipm e n ts we co u ld h o ld up ou r h e a ds with a lm o st a n ybodyo f o u r a ge . Sta n da rds o f sch o l a r sh ip a n d tr a in in g h a d ste a dily r ise n . Th e
fou r No r th e r n te a ch e r s, wh o h a d ca st in th e ir lo ts with the sch o o l a t its sta rt,
h a d n eve r in te n ded a le n gthy sta y,bu t th ey we r e
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n ot pe rm itted to de p a r t
with ou t co n v in cin g p ro o f th a t th ey h a d do n e we l l (f o r th em se lve s , a t le a st) to
com e . At th e r a i lwa y sta tio n th e con du cto r h e ld h is tr a in f o r a qu a rte r o f
a n h o u r wh ile a h o st o f fr ien ds filed th r o u gh fo r fin a l go od-bye s . “Th e n,a t
l a st,we pu lled out o n e , a t le a st, o f th e fo u r i lowe r ed h e r fa ce into th e gre a t b a n k
of r o se s a t h e r s ide a n d br e a th ed in to it s igh o f th a n kfu ln e ss th a t sh e h a d
kn own F a rm ville .
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your r e a der s m a y se e wh a t, Dr .
a n d h is a ss ista n ts a re doin g wi- a ye a r th e p eop le a re
h im .
T h e Bui ld in gs a n d th e‘
Ap p ro p ria ted 0
more
te a ch e r s , fo r th e in structo rs in a n orma lsch o o l must h a ve been specifica llytr a in ed fo r th e ir wo rk . En ough o f suchte a ch e r s cou ld n o t b e
“foun d i n Virgin ia ,
a n d Dr . Rufi‘
n e r wa s sen t in qu est o fth em a n d a uth o r ized to give good s a la r ie s
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th a t h e m igh t get th e be st. Hetr a ve lled "
n o rth a n d south fr om Ten n e sse e to Co n n ecticut, gettin g o n e fr omNew
_Yor k, two fr om Co n n ecticut, o n efrom Na shvi lle , o n e fr om Ma s sa chu setts,o n e from No rth Ca ro lin a , o n e fromRichmo n d, a n d o n e from Fa rmvi l le , a n dit is a cu rio us th in g in th es e da ys o f
p la ce h u n tin g" th a t n o a pp lican t got as itu a tio n , a n d n ot a - s in gle o n e
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wh os ecu red a s itua t ion h a d bee n a n
ca n -ti
Th e -V ic e zPr in c ip a l ;
Th e vis i tor a t th e “Mo rmo n .sch o o la s a
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c om ica l F a 'rmv‘
il l ia n ca l‘ls it, wi l l ,i f h e ‘
is a s lu cky a s y o u-r co r resp o n de n t
wa s, be met by th e Vice -Pr in cipa l , M issCel e ste Bush , a Co n n ecticut la dy, a n d
h e“
wi ll n ot be in h e r sch o o lro om 1 0 minutes be fo r e h e
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com e s té th e co n clus io nth a t sh e i s o n e o f th e bo rn teac h ers a s
W HAT A NORMAL Is
th e bo a rd a m a p o f A fr ica , a n d a n oth er
o f No rth Ame r ica , bo th from m emo ry,a n d a fte r _ th ey go t th r ougt .wo u ld,with out , qu estio n , h a ve co n s ign ed '
mywh o le r is in g
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f a m i ly to a n y on e o f th ela die s wh o sa t a t th e fo rm s .
M is’s . Bush . a lso te a ch e s a n d lectur eso n m o r a ls , m a n n e r s
, _dre s s , h ygie n e , etc.,
a n d_is . s a id to be ve ry in te r e stin g o n
th o se subj ects , a n d th e cou rte sy, gr a ce ,a n d
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m ode sty,o f -th e youn g la die s wo u ld
su gge st th a t sh e te a ch es th em a s
e ffective ly?A Y a n ke e Le e .
Th e oth er Co n n ecticu t la dy i s M issLi llia n A. Le e ; _
o n e o f th e Robert E. Leefa m ily . Sh e i s p r ou d o f h e r fami ly a n dh a s th e p edigr ee exten din g ba ck o n e
th o u sa n d yea rs , a l l wr itten o ut . Sh e
te a ch e s a lgebr a , ge om etry, a n d bo okkeepin g a s I h a ve be en u sed to se e in g co llegep ro fesso r s te a ch th em, o n ly
'
e'
very n ow
a n d th en . sh e ca lls u p o n e o f th e you n gla die s a n d m a ke s h e r te a ch th e r est o f
th em .
’
Th a t is o n e .o i th e'
sp ecia ltie s o f
th e sch o o l. Every g ir l mu st in tur n
te a ch h e r cla ss . Sh e gets r e a dy fo r it
a n d do es h e r leve l best. Th ey s eem to m e
to be . p e r fectly a t h om e in th e bus in ess .
Afte r e a ch on e gets th r ough . with th e
lesson , te a ch e r a n d cla ss cr iticise a n d
co r r ect a n y m ista ke s , th o ugh wh i le sh e
i s'
te a ch in g a l l th e cla ss is requi r ed _
to
be - a s r e sp ectfu l a n d a tte n tive a s i f. th ep r o fe sso r e ss h er se lf we r e i n th e ch a ir .
Th e exe rcise s by th e Wh o le sch oo l i nm e n ta l a r ithmetic we r e ve ry in te r e sti n g.A lo n g str in g o f figure s wou ld be r a p idlyca lled o ut with out a n y
“
p r eviou s ”
un de r
sta n din g, so m ixed with p lus e s , m in u se s ,qu o tie n ts, squ a r e s , '
etc th a t th e h ea d o f
th e un in i tia ted gr ow dizzy, but ju st a s
soo n a s_th e te a ch e r sto p s , th e co r r e ct
a n swe r com e s fr om th is o n e a n d th a t o n e
a l l ove r th e r o om . Th is kin d of exer
cis e , with . ma n y Va r ia tio n s , is a da ilyth in g i n th e '
sch o o l a n d much va lued.
T e ac h in g Mus ic .,
With me
h a l l a r e . in
in vo ca l“
a n d
Mi ss ‘ Be lle Joh n son , of F a
Of a ll th e b irds th a t so a r fih ru spa ce,' With ma n y - a wa rbled so n g,
Bo ta n y, La tin , Etc .
I s ta ugh t by Mis s K a te Lupto n ,
‘
a distin gu ished gr a du a te o f V a n der bilt ' U n ive r s ity, a t Na shvi lle , sh e we n t th r
th e“
wh o le co u rs e , th e'
o n ly fema l e stu ~
de n t a mo n g 5 00 you n g me n , a n d to ok h erdegr e e . a lo n g with
_th e gr a du a tin g cla s s .
‘
T h e Vi rg in ia T e a c h e rI s M rs . C. T . Ba rtkowska
, o f Richmo n d,wh o sto od h igh
~in h e r p ro fe ssio n th e r e
a nd wa s in duced to com'
egto Fa rmvi lle
a n d'
_
ta ke ch a rge o f th e'
p r ep a r a to rysch o o l— a ve ry in te r e stin g cla ss o f 36you n g gir ls o f fr om 1 4 to 1 8 ye a r s wh o.
go in to “ Cla ss A”n ext yea r . Mr s . B .
i s' ve ry a ccomp lis h ed a n d th o ro ugh ly
f a m ili a r with h er dep a rtmen t.
T h e Mo d e l Sc h o o lOf p retty little gir ls, s o e -o i th em n ot
ove r 5 !ye a r s o f a ge , i'
o n e o f th e str ikin g fe a tu r es o f th e in stitutio n .
“
Th ete a ch e r is M is s Cla r a Min o r
,-o i NewYo rk .City. Sh e wa s ta ken . fr om th efa m ou s tr a in in g sch o o l o f ch i ldren
th e r e , a n d wa s rep re se n ted to Dr . Ru ffn er a s th e be st te a ch e r i n it. He r s ch o o lh ere is ma de up o f lit tle gir ls o f Fa rmvil le , '
wh o_
a r e p e r’
su a ded .to come a n d be
ta ugh t by th e m o st a pp r oved mo der n
m eth ods, gr a tu itou s ly, th a t th e youn gte a ch e r s ma y s ee h ow it
_
is do n e , a n d
p r a ctice o n th em“
. Th e little tots a r e
divided in to two cla sse s, ‘
o n e -h a lf o f'
wh om h a ve a n h our in th e m o r n -in g a n d
o n e -h a l f“in the e ven in g . Some
"
o f th e
“I n ever-“ saw a pu rp le cow,
n ever h op e to see o n e s.
THE STAUNTO
two yo un g la die s , o n n ove l re a di n g,a n d a ga in st, wa s m a rked by -studyin te llige n t th ough t.
T h e Sta te ’s - in ve s tm e n t .
Th e Sta te stude n ts o f th is in stituwh o a r e a t n o
’
exp e n se but\th e ir_bo
th e a ccomp l ish ed in str uctr ess on th e h a n ded'
dOWfl to Fa rmville po ster ity
a re r em a rka bly th oro ugh . i n th e ir d e
p a rtme n ts . T h e mo st a dva n ced cla ss o f’9 1 h a d to r e a dw a n d
“
s in g a pie ce _o f
mus ic th ey h a d n eve r see n be fo r e , a n d
th e ir a ccu ra cy a n d time wa s exce llen t ;th e diff e r e n t p a rts wer e ca
'
r r ied a n d fi n e
mu s ic wa s ma de . Th is cla ss is so th o r
ough ly ta ugh t n ow, th a t a n y o n e o f ~th em
ca n te a ch voca l m u sic, a n d wh en th eya r e sca tte r ed a l l ove r th e Sta te th ey wi llb e in va lu a ble a s te a ch e r s a n d le a de r s i nch u rch a n d o th er ch o ir s .
a lo n g_
'
with Job a s: bh e‘
mo st p a tie n twoma n
"
._
The se ch i ldre n a r e a s a id byth e ir p a r e n ts to '
h a ve a dva n ced Wo n de rfu lly , "
a n d so in si dio ixs lystruct
'
ro n b e e n given th a t wh en th e littleo n e s go h ome a n d a r e a sked Wh a t th eyh a ve be e n do in g, th e ir a n swe r is ,
“ Beenp layi n g.” Th e studen t-te a ch e r s a r e r equ i r ed to .; te a ch th is cla s s i n tu r n
, a sMis s Min o r h a s do n e in th e ir p r ese n ce ,a n d a fte r th e ch ildr e n a re dism is sed sh ecr iticises th e ir p er fo rm a n ces .
The Co n tributio n o f T h e Old No rth Sta teTo th e co rps
'
o i fi n ish ed in structo rs i nth is in stitu tio n '
is Mi ss Pa u lin e ' Ga s h,
wh o'
clo se s th e list with h e r ch a ir o f ;En glish gr a mm a r a n d lite ra tu r e , ge n e r a lh i sto ry, r h eto r ic, e lo cutio n , a n d p enm a nsh ip .
e sp ec
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withlo ngth e irdiver
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VI ILLE, VA .
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M ISS JEAN CARRUT'HE'RS , FABm'I LLE, VA .
iM‘ISS‘MADELINE M . MAPP , KELLER, VA . r
M ISS L ULIE M . MCKINNEY , FARMVI LIa -s, VA .
M ISS CELEST IA I’AR-RISH, DANm E, VA .
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M ISS LELIA CORSON, 1\ICREA 3 , VA .
M ISS EUNICE DAVENPORT ENFIELD‘ A .
MISS SALLIE Q U INN FREDERICKS BURo, VA .
M ISS ESTELLE .RANSONE, HICKS ’“7HARF, VA .
M ISS EMMA RICHARDSON,TOANQ , VA .
M ISS FANNI 'E SM IT SON VA
M ISS BEU '
LAH SM ITH-SON, FARMVILLE, VA .
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Jo h n Atk in s o n Cun n in g h a m ,LL . D .
OHN. ATKINSON CUNNINGHAM wa s bo rn o n Jun e ,241 , 1 846 , in
Richm o n d,V a . His p a te rn a l gr a n dfa th e r , Edwa rd Cun n in gh am ,
ca m e
from Cou n ty Down,Ir e l a n d, to Virgin i a , a bou t 1 770
,a n d m a de a l a rge
fo rtu n e by i ro n wo rks n e a r th e p re se n t s ite o f th e Tr edega r m ills a n d by a l in eo f cou n ty sto res wh ich exte n ded from Virgin i a n e a r ly to Oh io . H is ch ildr e nr e ce ived a m o st l ibe r a l educa tio n a n d h is so n
,Jo h n A. Cu n n in gh am
,S r .
,th e
fa th e r o f th e subj ect o f th is sketch , r e ce ived h is a ca dem ic tr a in in g a t W i ll i a ma n d M a ry , a n d Ha r v a rd, a n d gr a du a ted in m edicin e a t th e . Un ive r s ity o f
Pe n n sylv a n i a in . 1 825 . He a fte rwa rds studied in Lo n do n a n d Pa r is a n d wa s
e n te r ed a t St. B a r th o lom ew’s Ho sp ita l , Lo n do n ,
u n de r Sir W ill i am Lawre n ce .
He m a r r ied M iss Ma ry Joh n sto n ,a gr a n dda ugh te r o f Pe te r Joh n sto n o f Lo n g
wo od n e a r Fa rm ville,V a ., a n d
“
a cou s in o f G e n . Jo seph E. Joh n sto n .
Of th is m a r r i a ge Jo h n A. wa s th e o n ly ch ild. He wa s
a ve ry de l icate Ch ild a n d r e ce ived m o st o f h is e a r ly educa tio n fr om a Fre n chgo ve rn ess a t h om e , ga in in g in th a t wa y a r a r e fa m il i a r ity w ith th e F r en ch l a ngu a ge . Afte rwa rds h e a tte n ded p r iv a te sch o o ls
,in th e h om e o f h is u n cle in
Powh a ta n Coun ty,a n d in F a u qu ie r
,u n de r Mr . Ja cqu e l in Ambe r . Imm edi a te ly
be fo r e th e br e a kin g o u t_o f th e C ivil W a r h e wa s a pup i l a t New Lo n do n Aca d
emy , B edfo rd Coun ty . At th e a ge o f se ve n te e n h e e n te red th e Co n fede r a teArmy a n d se r ved a s p r iv a te un ti l th e e n d. Afte r th e wa r h e pu r su ed h is studie sa t th e Un ive r s ity o f Virgi n i a wh e r e h e gr a du a ted in Ch em istl y , La tin , Mo r a lPh ilo so p hy , N a tu r a l Ph i lo so ph y, P1 1 1 8 Ma th em a tics
,Fr en ch (La n gu a ge a n d
Lite r a tu r e ). He a fte 1 wa 1 ds i ece ived th e Ma ste r’s degi e e fr om th e Un ive rs ity
o f Na sh ville . I n 1 89 6 Ham pde n S idn ey Co llege ga ve h im th e h o n 0 1 a 1 y degi e e
LL. D .
Afte r l e a vi n g th e Un ive r s ity o f Vi rgin i a M r . Cu n n in gh a m wa s m a de p r o
fe sso r o f La tin a n d Cr e ek in IVe ste r n M il ita ry Aca demy a t New C a stle , Ke n
tu cky , u n de r G e n . Kirby Sm ith , a n d wh e ii ' G e n e r a l Sm ith wa s m a de Ch a n ce llo ro f th e Un ive r s ity o f N a sh ville Mr . Cu n n in gh a m wa s ele cted to th e ch a ir o f
La tin,wh e r e h e r em a in ed u n til th e Un ive r s ity o f N a sh ville wa s bou gh t out' by
th e tru ste e s o f th e Pe a body Fu n d a n d ch a n ged in to a tr a in in g sch o o l fo rte a ch e r s .
I n 1 874 Mr . Cu n n in gh a m m a r r ied M iss Flo r e n ce Boyd, o f N a sh ville,wh o
l ived n o t m o r e th a n a ye a r . I n 1 887 h e wa s a ga in u n ited in m a r r i a ge to M issMa rth a Eggle sto n , da u gh te r o f Mr . Ste ph en Eggle sto n , o f Cumbe r l a n d Cou n ty,
38
Virgin ia . F o r a sh o rt tim e a fte r le a vin g N a sh ville Mr . Cu n n in gh a m wa s in
bu s in e s s in Richmo n d, a s a druggist. I n 1 877 h e was m a de p r in cip a l o f M a d
iso n Sch o o l , R ichm o n d, wh e r e h e ta ught w ith gr e a t success un til h e ca m e to
Fa rmville .
Th e ten ye a r s _
o f Dr . Cun n in gh a m ’s co n n e ctio n with th e No rm a l Sch o o l
we re th e mo st im po r ta n t, th e m o st fru itfu l a n d succes sfu l o f h is l ife . Du r in gh is a dm in istr a tio n th e sch o o l gr ew ste a dily, th ough n o t r a p idly . Th e first ye a rth e r e wer e n in ety- th r e e en r ol led in th e No rm a l Sch o o l Dep a rtm e n t ; th e
“ l a st,
th e r e we r e two h u n dr ed a n d fifty'
._
His gr e a t a mbitio n wa s to m a ke ch a r a cte r
a n d de ve lop th e m in d. I n 0 1 (1 6 1 to a ccomp l ish th e fir st h e felt it to be u s e e s
sa 1 y to pu t e a ch in div idu a l,to th e fa rth est e xte n t p o ss ible , u pon h e 1 own r e
sou i ce s ; to h a ve f ew 1 u le s a n d a s l ittle su 1 ve ill a n ce a s cou ld be , con s iste n tly,with h is duty to p a 1 e n ts a n d ch ildi e n ; to te a ch t1 1 1 th a n d h on 0 1 by ti u st
,a n d to
pun ish seve 1 e ly wh en th is trust w a s betr a yed. To deve lop th e m in d, “ h is
m eth od,”w1 ite s o n e o f h is te a ch e 1 s
,
“wa s Soci a tic
,with a dditio n s o f h is ow n .
Studen ts th a t we 1 e p l etty we ll u p“
o n a subj e ct h e f 0 1 ced to go de ep e r in to it bysh owin g th em th ey h a d n o t gi a sp ed it th m ough ly ; th e tim id, u n develop edm in ds h e e n cou r a ged, a n d wh e n th ey 1 e a l iz ed th ev could a n swer s om e o f h is
qu e stio n s h e l ed th em o n ti ll th ey we r e in duced to do‘
r e a l wo rk. As h e e x
p r e ssed i t,"
h e ‘m a de th em
'
m a d with th em se lve s .
’Th e s a m e te a ch er s a ys
“ I h a ve n eve r kn own m o r e th a n two,or .a t th e m ost th r e e , te a ch e r s wh o m a de th e
subj e ct th ey we r e te a ch in g so cle a r a n d a t th e’
sam e time m a de th e student
h is own th in kin g.
”An d a ga in
,th e s a m e te a ch e r ,
“ I r e a l ize th a t a n y effic ie n cyI h a ve a s a te a ch e r is '
in l a rge “
m e a su r e due to“
h im, y et wh en I th in k o f sum
m a r iz in g my exp e r ien ce , it a l l r e so lve s itse l f in to,
‘h e h a d l i fe a n d it floyved
in to th o se h e tou ch ed.
’
Pe rh a p s n a tu r a l sci en ce a n d m a th em atics we r e h is favo r ite studie s , th oughh e se em ed equ a lly a t h om e with a ll .
“I n te a ch in g scie n ce,” o n e wh o wa s both
a pup il a n d a te ac he r u n de r'
h im,write s
,
“h is
'
m e th od wa s - h um a n istic ; th a t is ,th a t th e scie n ce te a ch e r sh o u ld ma ke th e '
gre a'
t s cie n tists l ive be fo r e h is pup il '
s
th e ir l ive s,th e m a n n e r in wh ich th ey m a de
'
th e ir gre a t disco ve r i e s , th e ste p s
le a din g u p to th em emp h a s ized. Esp eci a lly did h e a dv ise th is m eth od w ithgi r ls l ike ou r s wh o
'
h a ve so sh o r t a tim e .
”
He wa s consta n tly r e a din g a n d th in kin g, tryin g to put th e sch o o l up o n
br o a der l in e s , but it wa s a l iva ys th e per so n a l co n ta ct h e in s isted “
u po n . Th e r e
wa s n o dep a r tm e n t o f th e sch oo l th e de ta ils o f wh ich h e wa s n o t fam il ia r w ith ,a n d 1 1 0 gir l or te a ch e r h e did n ot
' kn ow we l l . Dr . A . D . M a y o , wh o v isited '
a
gr e a tm a n y“
sch o ols in th e in te r e st '
o f th e Pea body Fun d, s a id th is wa s th e be st4 1
No rm a l Sch o o l in th e Sou th,th o ugh a t th a t tim e se ve r a l f a r ou tstr i pp ed it in
n umbe r s a n d m a te r i a l e qu ipm e n t
Th e qu a l itie s wh ich m o st distin gu ish ed D1 . Cun n in gh a m we r e o r igin a l ityo f th o ught
,sti e n gth o f pu i p o se , sym p a thy , a n d a sen se o f h umo1 . 0 f th e se ,
p e rh a ps , h is sen se o f h u in o i wa s th e m o st v a lu a ble in th e m a n a gem e n t o f th e
sch o o l , in stee r in g h im thr o ugh th e difficu ltie s a n d op p o s itio n with wh ich h isidea s a n d me th ods we r e fr equen tly m et. M a n y a str a in ed s itu a tio n h a s be enin sta n tly . a dju sted by a l a ugh , a tim e ly a n e cdo te ; m a n y a gir l h a s be e -
1 1 tu r n ed
a si de f i om a cou r se o f a ct1 0 n .wh 1 ch if followed, wo u ld ce i ta in ly h a ve b 1 ough th e 1 ti ouble , by a twin kle 1 1 1 the ey e , a wh isp e i ed wo u l , a sh i n g o f th e sh oulde l
wh ich , a s by a fl a shl igh t, shewed h e 1 th e ludici ou s s ide o f h e 1 co n duct.
His sym p a thy w a s bro a d a n d de ep , e sp ec i a lly fo r th o se wh o we r e struggl i n gfo r a n
l
-edu ca tio n . W h ile h e w a s“
p r e s iden t th e K in g’s Da ughte r s Socie ty wa so rga n ize d, th e o bj e ct o f wh ich w a s to r a ise m on ey a s a lo a n fu n d f o r th o se wh owou ld be fo r ced “
to le a ve s ch o o l w ith o u t su ch h e lp . Th e r e wa s n eve r a n yth in gin t h e sch o o l in wh ich Dr .
‘Cu n n in gh a m to ok a m o r e l ive ly in te r e st. I t is f o r
th a t r e a so n h is f r ien ds h a ve wo rked so h a rd to e sta bl ish a fu n d a s a m em o r i a lto h im , be a rin g h is n a m e
,wh ich will go 0 1 1 do in g th a t wo rk .
As to h is r e l igious l i fe n o bette r wo rds ca n be u sed th a n th o se in a r e cen tm a g a zin e a rticle 0 1 1 Mr . Cleve la n d : “He pon de re d mu ch , th o ugh h e s a id ve ryl ittle r ega rdin g h i s rel igion s “be li e f . Y e t itwa s a lwa ys th e r e
,de ep w ith in h im ,
a s“
th ey -kn ow best wh o kn ewM a n y ca n te stify th at
“
when tempted to do a n ign oble o r u n ju st de edwh e n
“fi l led-
wi th bi tte r n e ss tandwoun ded p r ide , th in kin g o n ly o f se lf,a ta lk
with h a s -
sooth ed an d ca lm ed th em ,be ca u se .h e h a d ge n tly
sh own, by a h a lf- sp oke n wo rd, a r e fere n ce to th e te a ch in gs o f ch ildh o od
,h ow
f a r wer e su ch ‘ thoughts from th e p re ce p ts a n d e x a m p le o f o u r gre a t a n d lowlyM a st-s r . No thi n g th a t per ta in ed to the gen e r a l up l i ft o f th e sch o o l
,its r e a l
r e l igi ou s in terests ,“
.w a s vi ewed by h imwith in diff e r e n ce , a n d in th e sp r in g o f
1 896 th e Youn g W omen ’sChristi a n “
Associ a tio n wa s o rga n ized: “l s a ll kn owwh a t ‘
a p owe r f o r go od th a t h a s be come .
Ele ve n y ea r s h a ve p assed sm ce th is a ctive br a in a n d sym p a th e ti c h e a r twe r e sti lled foreve r in th is l ife . The sch o o l h a s go n e 0 1 1 in a n eve r - i n cr e a sm g
p r osp e r ity . All h o n or“
to-
th o se wh o'
by wo rk a n d ta ct h a ve br o ugh t it to itsp rese n t p o s ition .
h
B u t, wh il e wa lkin g th r o ugh its be a u tifu l h a lls , a n d e n j oyin ga n d admir in g
'
its p r e se n t _cb1 1 sp ic
’
1 1 0 1is succe ss,it is we l l som e tim e s to ta ke a
ba ckwa rd gl a n ce , lestwe'
f o rget th e m a n wh o e sta bl ish ed it a n d sa w it in its
sma ll h imwh o bo r e '
th e bu rde n s a n d h e a t o f th e da y , wh o
to i led f o r it a n d died in its se r vice — Joh n A. Cun n in gh a m !_42
DR. PETER W INSTON , fo r twe n ty- fo u r ye a rs ‘
Ph y s ici
th e Sta te Fem a le No rm a l Sch o o l, h a s a lwa yske e n e st in te r e st in its we l fa r e . H is
du r in g its o rga n iz a t io n we r e o f such va lu e , th a t th ey we r ede em ed wor th y o f a sp eci a l r e s o lutio n o n th e p a rt o f its
Bo a r d o f Tru ste e s . He
'
wasbo r n in R ichm o n d , V a . He
gr a du a ted fr om Ha m pde n-Sidn ey Co llege with th e degr e e
o f A . B . ; a tte n ded th e Un iver s ity o f Virgin i a fo r o n e ye a r ,a n d a ls o a tte n ded th e Un ive rs ity o f New Yo rk, wh e r e h egr a du a ted in Medicin e . He wa s f o r a ye a r a studen t in
Pa r is a t th e Un iver s ity o f Fr a n ce , a n d r e tu rn ed in obedie n ce to h is co u n try’s ca ll in 1 8 6 1 , to be come a su rge o n i n
th e Co n federa te Army, wh ich po s itio n h e h e ld th r ough ou tth e wa r . He a fte r-wa rds lo ca ted in Fa rmvi lle , V a ., o f
wh ich town h e wa s e lecte d Ma yo r -
l n 1 873 -4 .
'
He h a s be enfo r .ye a r s tru ste e o f Ha mpde n
-S idn ey Co llege .
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MRS . PORTIA LEE MORRISON , th e d a ugh ter o f Rev. J. M .
P . Atkin so n , fo r m a n y ye a r s p r e s iden t o f Ha mpden-S idn ey
Co llege , wa s edu ca ted in Pete r sbu rg, a n d a t zM a ry Ba ldwinSem in a ry, Sta u n to n . Sh e wa s fo r
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e igh teen ye a r s , fr om1 888 to 1 905 , h e a d o f th e h om e de p a r tm en t o f th e No rm a lSch o o l , a n d h a s th e e n du r in g love o f m o r e sch o o lgir ls ,p e r h a p s ,
’
th a n a n y oth e r p e r so n eve r co n n e cted with th e
in stitu tio n . I t“
wa s h e r sup r eme a im to th r ow a rou n d th e
stude n ts , a s fa r a s p o ss ible , th e a tm o sph e r e o f a r e a l , tru eh om e , Wh e r e gen tle deme a n o r , u n se lfish co n s ide r a tio n fo r
o th e r s , h a rmo n y .a n d‘ love p r eva i l . F ew gir ls le ft th e
No rma l Sch o o l with out be in g th e bette r fo r th e Vita liz in gin flu e n ce o f h e r str o n g p e r s o n a lity, com b in in g r a re m en ta l ,s ocia l, a n d sp ir itua l qu a lities . Mr s .
’
Mo r r ison ga ve h e r
h e a r t’s a ffectio n to th e sch o o l, a n d s e rved it a n d th e you n g
wom e n in h er ch a rge with th e s e lf—fo rgetfu l devo tio n o f
her tru e , loya l n a tu r e .
Ro b e rt F r a z e r , LL . D .
OBERT FRAZ ER,by h is fa th e r ’s p l a n s , wa s de stin ed f o r th e l aw,
a n d
wh ile th e ide a h a d a ce rta in kin d .o f a ttr a ctio n fo r th e yo u n g m a n, y e t
th e r e wa s eve r p r e se n t in h is co n scio u sn e ss a s o rt
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o f p r o te st a ga in st it,a ccomp a n ied by th e co n v ictio n th a t h is du ty wa s in th e directio n o f te a ch in g.
His a ca dem i c co u rse a t th e Un ive r s ity o f Vi rgin i a wa s in te r rup ted by th ewa r . Dis a bled fr om wo un ds
,h e re tu rn ed to th e Un ive r s ity in th e fa ll o f 1 863 ,
a n d to ok up th e study o f l aw with Pr o fes sOr M in o r . He wa s n e ve r s a tisfiedwith th e step , w ish in g strongly to co n tin u e h is
_
u n fin‘
ish ed a ca dem ic cou r se .
Actin g upo n th e a dvice o f h is in stru cto r,h owe ve r
,h e h e ld o n to th e l aw.
A few m o n th s a fte r th e op e n in g o f th e se ss io n h e wa s o ffe red th e ch a i r
o f La tin a n d Fr en ch in theFlo r ida M il ita ry In stitute , wh ich wa s de cl in ed. I n
Febru a ry o f th e sa m e se ss io n h e a ccomp a n ied h is m o th e r to G e o rgi a,exp e ctin g
to r e tu r n a t o n ce a n d r e sum e h is studie s , but imm edi a te ly a fte r r e a ch in gG e o rgi a a n emba rgo wa s l a id o n tr a ve l towa rds Virgin i a , except f o r so ldie r s .
About th is tim e th e Flo r ida o ffe r wa s r e n ewed a n d a ccepted, a n d“
th e clo se o f
th e wa r foun d h im in Tall a h a sse e . He h a d be com e e n a m o r ed o f te a ch in g,a n d th e l aw wa s a ba n don ed.
I n th e fa ll o f 1 865 , h e r e tu r n ed to Virgin i a a n d op en ed a scho o l fo r boys ,in wh ich
,th o -
ugh a boy h ims e lf, h e a ch ieved su cce ss . I n 1 87 1 h e bough t th eFa uqu ie r In stitu te , a go od bo a rdin g sch o o l fo r gir ls , a t l i ’a r r e n to n . He re h e
r em a in ed u n ti l 1 8 82, wh e n ,yie ldin g to th e v iews of Dr . Cu r ry
,wh o h a d be e n
p re s ide n t o f Howa rd Co llege a t Ma r io n,Al a b a m a
,h e a ccepted th e p r es ide n cy
o f Judso n In stitu te , a t M a r io n . At th e clo se o f h is five ye a r s ’ co n n e ction withth is in stitu tio n ,
th e scho o l h a d gr own f r om fo r ty- th r e e to o n e h u n dr ed twen tyfive bo a rde rs
,w ith a l a rge cl a y a tte n da n ce a lso ; a ve ry l a rge debt h a d be e n a l l
p a id, with a go od su rp lus le ft in th e tr e a su ry ; th e bu ildin gs h a d bee n a ll r e
p a ir ed a n d r efitted,a n d a l a rge n ew bu i ldin g e r e cted ; twe n ty- th r e e n ew p ia n o s
h a d be e n bough t, a n d th e l a rge st p ip e o rga n a t th a t tim e - in a n y sch oo l inAm e r ica h a d be en in sta lled ; th e fa cu lty h a d be e n e n l a rged a n d s a l a r ie s gr e a tlyin cr e a sed. I t is n o wo n de r th a t a fte r su ch l a bo r s h is phys ici a n wa s comp e lledto l a y be fo r e h im th e a lte rn a tive o f r e st o r de a th .
Afte r th r e e ye a r s de voted to bu ildin g up h is h e a lth , h e wa s ca lled, i n1 89 1
,to th e In du str i a l In stitute a n d Co l lege“
o f M iss iss ipp i , a t Co lum bu s .
He r e h e r em a in ed seve n se ss io n s , m a kin g th e sch o o l th e p r ide o f th e Sta te ,
th ough it h a d be en ,th e ye a r be fo r e h e to ok ch a rge
,th e subj ect o f a legisl a tive
in vestiga tio n wh ich h a d wr ough t m u ch trouble a n d da m a ge . W h en h e le ft,47
the scho o l had a bout doubled in a tte n da n ce , its cou r ses h a d be en exte n ded a n d
str en gth e n ed, a No rma l Sch o ol dep a r tm e n t h a d be e n e sta bl ish ed,'
a n d a l a rgea ddition
,Co lum bu s H a ll
,h a d be e n e r e cted.
I n Febru a ry, 1 89 8 , Dr . Fr a ze r be cam e p r e s ide n t o f th e Sta te No rm a lSch o o l o f Virgin i a
,br in gin g to h is n ew wo rk a
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r i.ch ly sto r ed m in d,a br o a d
kn owledge o f l ife,a n d a v a ried a n d
“ v a lu a ble e xp e r ie n ce in sch o o ls o f m a n ytyp e s . H is fou r ye a rs ’ wo rk wa s ch a r a cte r ized by th e s a m e e a r n e stn e ss a n d
ze a l,th e s am e co n sc ie n tiou s de votio n to h is co n v ictio n s o f du ty th a t h e h a d dis
p l aye d e lsewh e r e Th e r e su lt, a s be fo r e , wa s gr owth a n d e xp a n s ion o f a ste a dy,sta ble kin d.
I t wa s n ot h a rd f o r th o se clo se ly a sso c i a ted1 with Dr . Fr a ze r to disco ve rh is educa tio n a l cr e ed a n d p o l icy. H is a im in th e co n du ct o f sch o o l a ff a ir s wa s ,fir st
,to p rovide th e be st “
p o ss ible a dv a n ta ge s f o r th e stude n ts ; se co n d, to o ffe rth ose a dv a n ta ge s to stude n ts a t th e lowe st co st so th a t. th e be n efits m igh t r e a chth e l a rge st n um be r . If
,in ca r ry in g ou t th e se e n ds , h e fou n d it n ece ss a ry to
ta ke a sta n d wh ich m igh t be m isu n de r sto od, h e n eve r fe lt th a t h e h a d th e r igh tto se ek th e e a sy p a th wh e n a m a tte r so v ital a s th e p r o p e r tr a in in g o f yo u n gp eop le wa s a t sta ke .
As f a r a s h is own de cis io n ‘ cou ld m a ke it p o s s ible , i t wa s h is distin ctp o l icy to set a str o n g a n d fa ith fu l fa cu lty f a r a h e a d o f a ll o th e r a ims ; a n d s o
h e wa s n eve r will in g to a pp ly to th in gs m a te r i a l wh a t sh ou ld o r cou ld be u sed
in exa ltin g th e ch a r a cte r o f in structio n . If th is_lo fty'
p o l i cy h a d n o t a lwa ysth e go od fo r tu n e to fin d fa vo r with his co a djuto r s
,it ca n r e a di ly be se e n th a t
th e r e wa s n o o cca s io n f o r it to ca u se h im a n y disqu ie t o f co n s cie n ceAm o n g th e defin ite a n d v is ible f 1 u its o f h is wo rk a t th e -No rm a l Sch o o l
m a v be m e n tio n ed a l a rge in cr e a se in a tte n da n ce,en l a rgem en t of th e fa cu lty,
th e a dditio n o f n ew de p a r tm e n ts , n o ta bly th e se p a r a te depa rtm e n t o f educa tio na n d th e dep a r tmen t o f phys ica l t1 a in in g, with a l a rge n ew gy mn a s ium p 1 e s idedo ve r by a sp e ci a lly tr a in ed d-i'r e ct0 1
,a n iii fi rm a ry , a ste a m l a u n diy , a n d a ste a m
h e a tin g p l a n t. To h im,to o , be lo n gs th e ci edit o f th e o rga n iz a tio n o f th e V ir
gin i a No rm‘
a l Le a gu e , wh ich h a s becom e o n e o f th e l a rge st, m o st u se fu l , be stloved orga n iza tio n s o f th e sch o o l life . By e x a mpl e a n d p re cept, a s we ll a s byh i s fi rm
,th o ugh ge n tle a n d
‘
sym p a th e ti-‘
c,d iscip l in e , h e m a in ta in ed a lo fty
m o r a l to n e th r o ugh out th e wh o le in stitu tio n .
W h en Dr . Fr a ze r r e sign ed th e p r e s ide n cy o f th e Sta te No rm a l Sch o o l toen te r up o n th e dutie s o f
. F ie ld Age n t o f th e G e n e r a l Educa tio n B o a rd, h e le ftin m a n y
,m a n y h e a rts gr a te fu l m em o r ie s o f a co u rte ous , cu ltu r ed, symp a th e tic
Ch r isti a n ge n tlem a n o f e a r n e st pu i p o se a n d‘
u n ben din g p r in cip le , sta u n ch lyloya l to h is lo fty ide a ls o f duty.
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B o a rd o f T ru s te e s,1 909
OBEBT TURNBULL wa s bo r n in Lawr en ceville,V a .
,Ja n u a ry 1 1
,
1 850. He h a d 1 1 0 opp o rtu n ity to obta in a n edu ca tio n ,a s a r e su lt. o f th e
W a r be twe e n th e Sta te s,e xcept by a tte n din g th e p r iva te sch o o ls of th e
n e ighbo rh o od fo r a p a r t o f th e tim e . He a tte n ded th e Law Dep a rtm e n t o f th e
Un ive r s ity o f Virgin i a in 1 870, a n d to ok th e degr ee o f B a ch e lo r o f La w in o n e
se ss ion , a fte r wh ich h e bega n th e a ctive p r a ctice o f th e l aw in B ru n swick a n d
th e a dj o in in g cou n tie s . He wa s a pp o in ted Co u n ty Cle rk'
o f B ru n swick in
1 8 85,a n d wa s e lected to th e sa m e p o s i tio n in 1 887 f o r a te rm o f s ix ye a r s ,
de cl in i n g to be a c a n dida te a ga in f o r th e p o s iti o n ,a lth ough h e h a d n o o p p o
s-itto n . He wa sQ
e l e cted to th e Sta te Se n a te f r om h is distr ict in 1 895,a n d a t
th e en d o f th e te rm decl in ed to be a c a n dida te a ga in . He wa s -e le cted to th e
Co n stitutio n a l Co n ve n tion o f Vi rgin i a in 1 90 1 . I n 1 903 h e wa s a ga ina pp o in ted Cle rk o f h is co u n ty
, e le cted to th e sam e p o s itio n in 1 906,a n d still
h olds th a t ofiice .
He is j u stly p r oud o f th e fa ct th a t h e h a s r e a r ed a l a rge family o f e igh tso n s a n d th re e da ugh te r s , a n d h a s do n e e ve ryth i n g in h is p owe r to give th ema go od educa tio n
,with th e re su lt th a t a l l a r e do i n g we ll .
Mr . Tu r n -bu ll is th e fo u r th p r e s iden t o f th e B o a rd o f Tru ste e s , h a vin gh e ld th a t p o s itio n s in ce 1 898 , giv in g th e sch o o l th e be n efit o f “
h is w isdom,h is
wide e xpe r ie n ce , a n d u n fl in ch in g in tegr ity .
”
JAMES NELSON, D . D.,wa s bo r n in Lou is a Cou n ty in 1 84 1 . He wa s ed
u ca ted a t Richm o n d Co llege a n d Co lum bi a -n Un ive r s ity , “i
a sh in gto n ,D . C.
,
re ce iv in g from th e la tte r in stitu tio n th e degre e s o f M . A . a n d D. D.,wh i le Rich
m o n d Co llege co n fe r red up o n h im som e ye a rs a go th e de cr e e o f LL. D . He
e n te red th e Co n fede r a te A rmy a s a n o n - co n n n is s io n cd office r in 1 86 1,a n d
wa s m a de ch a p l a in o f th e Fo r ty- fou r th Virgin i a In f a n try in 1 8 62 . He wa s
a fte rwa rd pa st-o r in “7 a sh in gto n ,Fa rmville
,a n d Sta u n to n
,a n d fo r ye a rs h a d
ch a rge o f a l l th e B a p tist wo rk in M a ryl a n d a n d th e D istr ict o f Co lumbi a .
W h en th e Sta te No rm a l Sch o o l wa s e sta bl ish ed h e w a s in flu e n ti a l in secu r in gth e in stitu tio n fo r F a rm v ille
,a n d w a s m a de a m embe r o f th e B o a rd o f Tru ste e s
du r in g th e s e ss ion . He is th e o n ly m a n wh o h a s se rved in th a t ca p a city du r in gth e fu l l twe n ty-five ye a r s o f th e sch o o l ’s e x iste n ce , be in g still a n a ctive a n d
h o n o red m embe r o f th e Bo a rd o f Vis ito r s . S in ce le a vin g Sta u n to n in 1 8 9 1,
Dr . Ne lso n h a s be e n p r e s iden t o f th e “7
om a n’s Co llege
,R ichm o n d
,V a .
JAQ U EL IN S. W ARE,o f Be r ryville
,V a .
,wa s bo r n Febru a ry 7
,1 846
,a t
Sp r in gfie ld, in Cl a rke Co u n ty. He a tte n ded sch o o l a t th e Be r ryville Aca demyu n ti l Ju ly, 1 863 , wh e n h e e n te r ed th e a rmy
,a t th e a ge o f se ven te e n , e n l istin g
in CO. D,S i xth Vi rgin i a C ava lry. Afte r a sh o r t p e r iod o f se rvice w ith th is
comm a n d,h e wa s deta iled a s cou r ie r a t h e a dqu a rte r s o f G en e r a l J. E. B .
Stu a rt,se rvin g in th is ca p a city u n til th e de a th o f G e n e r a l Stu a rt. He th e n
r e tu rn ed to h is comp a n y a n d se rve d a s p r iv a te to th e clo se , p a rti cip a tin g in th e
v a r iou s e n ga gem en ts o f th e l a st ye a r o f th e'
wa r,in cludin g th e r e tr e a t fr om
Ri chm o n d to Appom a tto x,be in g in . se ve r a l figh ts th e m o r n in g o f th e su r re n de r .
At th e co n clus io n o f th e wa r h e r e sum ed h is studie s f o r two ye a rs , a n d th e n
be ca m e e n ga ged in a gr i cu ltu r e , wh ich h e h a s pu r su ed to th e p r e se n t tim e .
I n 1 890_h e wa s a pp o in ted by G o ve r n o r McKin n ey a de lega te to th e South
e r n In te r -Sta te Imm igr a tio n Conve n tio n ,a n d in 1 892 r e ce ived th e a pp o in tm e n t
a s“W o r ld’s Fa ir Comm is s io n e r ” to r e p r e se n t th e Se ve n th Co n gr e ss io n a l Dis
tr ict,a n d l a te r , o n e o f th r e e de le ga te s to r ep r e se n t th e Sta te a t th e dedica to ry
se rvice s a tte n din g th e in a ugu r a tion o f th e Co lum bi a n Exp o sitio n . G ove rn o rMcKin n ey , in 1 893 , a pp o in ted Mr . W a r e m embe r o f B o a rd o f Tr u ste e s o f Sta te
No rm a l Sch o o l,a t Fa rmville
,to wh i ch p o s itio n h e h a s be en r e a pp o in ted f o r
su cce ss ive te rm s to p r e se n t tim e . He wa s m a rr ied October 24, 1 900, to He le nG l a sse ll G r e n n a n ,
o f Ri chm o n d, V a .
CYRU S HARD ING \VALKER , He a th sv ille , V a .,wa s bo r n in No rth umbe r l a n d
Co u n ty in 1 85 9 . He wa s edu ca ted in p r iv a te sch oo ls a t h ome,i n B a ltim o r e ,
a n d a t th e Un ive r s ity o f V irgin ia ,wh ich h e a tte n ded a s a n a ca dem ic stude n t
du r in g th e se ss io n s o f’79
’80
’8 1 He
" is a m embe r o f th e Ph i
Ka p p a S igm a Fr a te r n ity . Fr om 1 8 8 3 to 1 89 1 h e wa s a p ro fe sso r in th e DavisMi l ita ry Sch o o l , No rth C a ro l in a . He bega n
"
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th e p r a cti ce o f l a w in Ja n u a ry ,1 892 . He se rved in th e Virgin i a Hou se of De lega te s du r in g th e se ss io n o f
1 8 97 98 , a n d wa s e le cted to th e Sta te Se n a te to fill a n u n exp ir ed t e rm in 1 898,
be i n g r e e le cted 1 899,1 903
,a n d 1 907 . He wa s a m embe r o f th e Virgin i a
Co n stitu tion a l Co n ve n tio n in 1 901 a n d a m embe r o f th e Comm itte e 0 1 1
Revis io n o f Sta tute s in 1 903 . He wa s a ppo in ted a membe r o f th e B oa rd Of
Tru ste e s o f th e Sta te No rm a l Sch ool by G o ve r n o r Tyle r in 1 90 1,r e a pp o in ted
by G ove r n o r Mo n ta gu e in 1 904 , a n d by G o ve r n o r Swa n so n in 1 908 .
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G EORG E W . “7ALKER wa s bo r n in B e rke ley Cou n ty , Virgin i a , n ow W e st
Virgin i a, Octobe r _
5, 1 843 , a n d r e a r ed o n th e fa rm o f h is fa th e r . His e a rly
edu ca tio n wa s r e ce ived in th e comm on sch o o ls,a n d a tr th e Aca demy in M a r tin s
52'
bu rg. He en listed in th e Co n fede r a te Arm y a t Ma n a ss a s,in Ja n u a r y
,1 864
,
a n d se r ved u n ti l th e e n d o f th e wa r . He e n te red Ha mpde n—S-idn ey Co llege in
Sep tem be r , 1 86 5 , a n d gr a du a ted in Jun e , 1 8 68 . A fte r sp e n din g s ix m o n th s in
th e Un i o n Th e o logica l S em in a ry , h e we n t to So u thwe st Virgin i a , wh e r e h e h a sta ugh t th ir ty- th re e ye a r s
,e igh te en o f th e se in h is own h igh sch o o l
, o n e a t Pu l a skiC ity, fo u r in Pu l a ski Co u n ty , a n d ten a t th e Vi rgin i a Po lyte ch n ic In stitu te , a tBl a cksbu rg. He se rved fou r ye a r s a s p r e s ide n t o f th e Virg in i a Sta te Sun da ySch o o l Associ a tio n . He h a s be e n fo r se ve n ye a r s a m embe r o f th e B o a rd o f
Tru ste e s o f th e Sta te Fem a le No rm a l Sch o o l a t F a rmville,h a vin g be e n fi r st
a p p o in ted by G o ve rn o r Tyle r , a n d r e a pp o in ted by bo th G o ve r n o r Mo n ta gu ea n d G o ve r n o r Swa n so n . He is a t p r e se n t fill in g th e ch a ir o f La tin
,a n d is
h e a dm a ste r o f th e App r e n tice Sch o o l a t th e Vi rgin i a Po lyte ch n ic In stitute “
.
BRU CE RY BURN PAYNE wa s bo r n in 1 874 in Mo rga n to n,No r th C a ro l in a
,
wh e r e h e l ived u n til h e we n t to co llege . He r e ce ived th e B . A . a n d M . A. de
gr e e s a t Tr in ity Co llege , Du rh a m ,N. C.
,a n d M. A . a n d Ph . D . a t Co lumbi a
Un ive r s ity,New Yo rk ; a lso Do cto r o f Educa tio n , o f Te a ch e rs
’ Co llege,New
Yo rk. S in ce e n te r in g up on h is p r o fe ss io n a l ca r e e r h e h a s h e ld m a n y im po rta n tpo s itio n s : p r in c ip a l o f Mo rga n to n Ma le Aca demy th r e e ye a rs ; sup e r in te n de n to f B u rke Coun ty Publ ic Sch o o ls ; in stru cto r in La tin a n d G r e ek in th e Du rh amHigh Sch o o l th r e e ye a rs ; p ro fe sso r o f Ph ilo sop hy a n d Edu ca tio n in W ill i a ma n d M a ry Co lle ge ; te a ch e r a n d le ctu r e r in s umm e r sch o o ls a t Ha rtsv ille , S . C.
,
Rock Hill,S . O
“
,a n d Un ive r s ity o f
_
No r th C a r o l in a . He is a t p r e se n t p ro
fe sso r o f Psych o lo gy a n d Seco n da ry . Educa tio n ,a n d Dir e cto r o f th e Summ e r
Sch o o l a t th e Un ive rs ity o f V i rgin i a . He is a Ph i B e ta Ka pp a ; a membe r o f
th e Na tio n a l Edu ca tio n a l Associ a tio n ; m embe r o f th e Am e r ica n Assoc i a tio nfo r the Adv a n cem e n t. o f Sci en ce ; m embe r o f th e South e r n Associ a tio n .
o f Psy
ch o logy a n d Ph iloso p h y ,a n d a co n tr ibuto r to m a n y m a ga zin e s .
THOMAS J. OW EN,th e so n o f Dr . Th om a s J Owen ,
is a n a tive of Pr in ceEdwa rd Co u n ty , a n d r e ce ived h is educa tio n a t th e Virgin i a Po ly tech n i c In stitute . Like a l l go od m e n ,
h e co n s ide r s th a t th e m o st im p o rta n t eve n t in h is
l i fe,a n d its gre a te st a ch ieveme n t, wa s m a r ryin g h is wife . He h a s r ep r e se n ted
th e co u n ty o f Pr in ce Edwa rd five co n se cutive s e ss io n s in th e G e n e r a l Assemblyo f Virgin i a . He h a s be e n a n i n te r e sted a n d a ctive m in be r o f th e B o a rd o f
Tru ste e s s in ce h is a p p o in tm e n t in 1 908 .
THORNTON S . W IL SON ,a n a tive o f Albem a r le Cou n ty
,wa s gr a du a ted
fr om th e Un i ve r sity o f Virgin i a in 1 8 7 6 , a n d fr om th e Un io n Th e o logica lSem in a ry in 1 88 1 , be in g o rda in ed to th e m in istry o f th e Pr e sbyte ri a n ch u r ch
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th e fo llowin g Augu st. He m a r r ied M iss Owen,o f H a l ifa x
,a n d
_wa s p a sto r in
H a l ifa x Cou n ty twen ty- e igh t ye a r s . He wa s p r e s iden t o f Clu ste r Sp r in gsAca demy
,1 8 92 -6 . H am pde n
- S idn ey Co llege co n fe r red up o n h im the h o n
o r a ry de gr e e o f D . D.,in 1 908 . He is n ow m a n a gin g edito r o f Th e Pr esbyte
r ia n of th e Sou th , a n d l ive s in Atl a n ta , G a .
J. B . VVATK-IN S wa s bo r n in Powh a ta n Cou n ty in Ju n e,1 8 5 5 . Th e e a r ly
p a rt Of h is l i fe wa s sp e n t o n th e fa rm a n d go in g to th e distr ict sch o o l . At
e igh te e n h e e n te r ed Richm o n d Co llege ; a fte r le a vin g co llege h e r e tu r n ed to
h is , fo rm e r h om e a n d e n te r ed a ctive ly in to fa rm in g with h is fa th e r,B e n j a m in C .
W a tkin s,wh o wa s On e o f
.
th e m o st su cces sfu l fa rm e r s o f h is -da y . Afte r m a r ryin g, h e bou gh t a fa rm i n Ch e ste rfie ld Co u n ty
,wh e r e h e dete rm in ed to go in to
th e fru it n u r se ry a n d fa rmin g bu s in e ss,wh ich h e
‘ is still p u r su in g w ith su cce ss .
He h a s se r ved his state a n d coun ty in m a n y ca p a citie s , a n d a t p r e s en t r e p r e se n ts
th e S ixte en th Distr i ct I n th e Sen a te Of Vi rgin i a .
JAM ES B . B OT TS; so n o f Albe r t B . Botts a n d El le n Pr ice (Youn g) Bo tts ,wa s bo rn in Fr ede r icksburg
,Sp o ttsy lv a n i a Cou n ty, Augu st 5 , 1 8 68 . He wa s
educa te d in th e sch o o ls o f Fr ede r i cksbu rg,a fte r wh ich h e wen t to Ro a n oke to
wo rk . Afte r ten ye a rs in th e No r fo lk a n d W e ste r n office s,h e wa s
,in Ju ly
,
1 898,a pp o in ted Co llecto r o f C ity T a xe s
,wh ich “
office “
h e still h o lds . He i s
a lso v ice -
p r e s ident a n d tr e a su r e r o f th e Ro a n oke B r idge Com p a n y . He h a s
be e n a m embe r Of th e B o a rd o f Vis ito r s two ye a r s , h a vin g “ be en a pp o in tedin 1 907 .
S . R . DONOH OE is a n a tive Of Loudou n Cou n ty,a n d h a s be en a n edito r
,
a n d p ublish e r a l l h is l ife . He“
h a s a lso h e ld th e p o s ition o f tr u st as Tr e a su r e r
o f F a ir fa x Cou n ty. He wa s C a pta in“
o f Comp a n y I, Th irdV irgi n i a Regim e n t,
in th e Sp a n ish -Am e r ica n W a r . He
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se rve‘d imm edi a te ly th e r e a fte r fo r five
o r s ix yea r s a s Sta te Se n a to r f r om th e distr ict'
c om p o sed o f Al exa n'
dr i a,
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F a ir f a x
a n d Pr in ce ‘Vill i a m Cou n tie s,a n d th e C ity o f Ale xan de r . Mr . Do n oh o e is
o n e o f th e n ewe st m embe r s o f th e B o a rd,h a vin g be e n a pp o in ted by G o ve r n o r
Swa n son du r in g th e p r e se n t se ss io n .
G . T . POTERE I-E '
LD,o f M a ybr o ok V a .
,wa s r e a r ed o n a fa rm
,a n d wa s th e
you n ge st o f fou r te en ch i ldr en . W h en h e wa s n ot n e a r ly gr own,be ca u se o f th e
loss o f h is e lde r broth er , a n d a ls o o f hi s fa th e r a n d m o th e r,th e
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f a m ily lookedto h im
‘ fo r supp o rt a n d a dvice . He se rved fo u r ye a rs a s Sup e r in ten de n t o f
Sch o o ls in h is coun ty, m e a n wh ile p r ep a r in g h im se l f fo r th e p r a cti ce o f l aw byp r iv a te r e a din g. So o n a fte r r ece ivin g h is l ice n se h e wa s e lected Comm o n
we a lth ’s Atto rn ey f o r_G i le s Cou n ty
,in wh ich “ ca p a c ity h e se rved two te rm s .
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He wa s for four ye a r s a m ember of “
th e Bo a rd f o r S outhwe stern Hosp ita ‘l a tM a r ion : He wa s r e cen tly a ppoin ted by ‘G overn o r Swa n son to th e B o a rd o f th e
H. C . T. RI CHMOND o f Ewin g, V a .,served in th e S ixty- fourth Virgin i a
C a v a lry dur in g th e . con fl ict betwe e n th e Sta tes. Sin ce th e clo se of th e wa r h e
h a s bee n a su ccessful f a rm e r a n d me r ch a n t. He h a s se r ved o n th e Ro a d o f th e
Ma r io n Ho sp ita l e ighte en ye a r s, a n d h as been a tru ste e o f th e S ta te Nomn a l
Bo a rd Of Supe r
v1 so rs fo r h i s cou n ty twen ty -five“ ye a r s.
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Jo s e p h L . Ja rm a n,A . B .
,LL . D.
R. JOSEPH L. JARMAN,fou r th Pr e s ide n t o f th e Sta te Fem a l e No r
m a l S ch o o l,w a s bo r n in Ch a rlo tte sville , V a .
,o n th e 1 9th o f No vembe r ,
1 8 67. H is fa th e r , W ill i a m D a bn ey Ja rm a n,se r ved .in th e Co n fede r a te
Army, a n d h is m o th e r wa s C a th e r in e G o odlo e Lin dsa y,o f th e we ll kn own Lin d
s a y fa m ily o f Albem a r le Co u n ty .
H is e a r ly edu ca tio n wa s obta in ed in th e public sch o o ls o f Ch a r l o tte svil l
a n d a t th e a ge o f fou r te e n (h a vin g be e n l e ft a n o rph a n ) h e wa s s e n t to th e
Mi lle r Ma n u a l T r a in i n g Sch oo l,wh e r e h e rem a in ed fr om 1 88 1 to 1 88 6 . I n
com p e titive exa m in a tio n h e wo n th e Mi lle r Sch o l a r sh ip a t th e Un ive r s ity o f
Vi rgi n i a , wh e r e h e wa s a stude n t from 1 8 8 6 to 1 88 9,de votin g h im se lf
e sp e ci a lly to . th e Na tu r a l a n d Ph y s ica l Scie n ce s .
Up o n th e compl etio n o f h is cou r se a t th e U n iver sitv h e r e tu rn ed to M ille rSch o o l a s a m embe r o f th e fa cu lty , bu t r em a in ed th e re o n ly o n e ye a r a s
,a t th e
e n d o f th a t tim e , h e wa s ca lled to th e ch a ir o f Na tu r a l Scie n ce a t Em o ry a n d
He n ry Co llege . He filled th is p o s itio n fo r twe lve ye a rs , a n d le ft it in Ja n u a ry ,1 902
,to ta ke u p th e wo rk a t F a rmv ille .
Du r in g h is sta v a t Em o ry a n d Hen ry Co llege th e degr e e o f A . B . wa s
co n fer r ed o n h im by th a t in stitu tio n,a n d s in ce h e h a s bee n in F a rmville ,
H a mpden- S idn ey Co lle g e h a s h o n o r ed h im with th e LL. D . degre e .
_Dr . Ja rm a n is - a m em be r o f th e Am e r ica n Ch em ica l Soc iety , th e Am e r ica n
So ciety fo r th e Adva n cem e n t o f Scie n ce , the Virgin i a Histo r ica l S ocie tv . He
is Sta te Dir e cto r o f th e Na tio n a l Educa tio n a l As soci a tio n ,a m em be r o f th e
B o a rd o f Di re cto rs o f th e Sou th e r n Educa tio n a l Asso ci a tion ,o n e o f th e Virgin i a
B o a rd o f Educa tio n,a n d s e rve s 0 1 1 th e Comm i ss io n fo r th e Ma in te n a n ce , M a n
a gem e n t .a n d Im p r ovem e n t Of Sta te In stitutio n s .
Notwith sta n din g h is mu ltitudin o u s du tie s , D 1 . Ja 1 1 n a n is ve ry a ctive inth e wo rk o f th e Me th odistEp isco p a l Ch u r c ,
h o f wh ich h e is a loya l m embe i .
On De cem be r 22,1 89 1
,h e m a n ied M iss He le n W 1 le v
,da ugh te 1 o f DI .
E . E . IViley , f o r m a n y ye a r s Pres ide n t o f Em o ry a n d He n ry Co llege . Mr s.
Ja rm a n is de sce n ded fr om th e Em e rs o n fa m ily o f Ma ss a ch u setts,m a de illu s
tr io n s by Ra lph W a ldo Em e r so n . Th ey h a ve five ch ildr e n : Em e r so n W iley ,El iza be th Pa rke r , Jo seph Lin ds a y , He len Re eve s , a n d W ill i a m D a bn eyJa rm a n .
W h a t Pr e side n t Ja rm a n’s a dm in i str a tio n h a s m e a n t to th e sch o o l is best
sh own by a br ie f sta tem e n t o f th e gr owth o f th e in stitu tio n du r in g th e p a stse ve n ye a rs . I n 1 902 th e r e were th ir te en in th e fa cu lty, wh e r e a s it n ow n um
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So o n mu st we le a ve y o u , te a ch e r s de a r ,
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De a r cla s sm a te s, we mus t le a ve th e se h a lls ,
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Sh a ll we fi n d li fe a j oyo u s th in gGl a ds om e a s th e bu ddin g -r i n g ?Or wi l l its p le a su r e s fa de a wa yAs s ets th e su n a t clo s e o f da y !
Th e li fe to wh ich we fo rwa rd l o okS e em s to u s a cl o s ed bo ok ;M a y we le a r n ,
a s i t u n fo l dsYe a r a fte r ye a r , th e be st it h o lds .
Oh , h e th e gi ft o f every h o u rTh e r ich e n dowm e n t o f n ew p owe r ,
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High Sch o o l gr a du a te .
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loo ks h a ve n ot p roved to b e dece iving, fo r th e Ar gusLite r a ry So ciety so o n foun d in h er a n exce llen t deba te ras wa s we ll sh own in th e jo in t deba te . Her fa vo r iteexp r ess io n is “Po o r Ico n ,” a n d sh e u ses it o n a l l occa
s io n s . Her fa vo r ite ( p a stim e is r un n in g er r a n ds
fo r th e Fa cu lty, esp ecia lly Dr . Sto n e . Du rin g h e r twoye a rs h e r e h er bu s in e ss - like qu a lities h a ve m a de h e r
in disp en s a ble to th e sch o o l a t la rge , a n d h e r swe et dis
p o s itio n a n d h e lp fu ln ess h a ve wo n fo r h e r a. p la ce inth e h ea rts o f h er cla ssm a tes .
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B efmy .
On e of our n ew Sen io r s wh o e n te r ed a s a gr a dua teo f Da n vi lle High Sch oo l. “Ben n y” won much famein th e jo in t deba te . S in ce th en sh e h a s bee n a ble tos it u p .a n d ta ke n otice lo n g en o ugh to s a y ,
‘ Go odmo rn in g, gir ls , a in ’
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A con scien tious wo rker , th ough o n e n eve r we igh teddown with h e r wo rk. Attempts wit on a l l occa s io n s ,a n d th is , to geth e r wi th h er ch a ra cte r istic every-da ygo od h umo r a n d Su n da y smi le , h a ve m a de o f h er a
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bee n a th ough tfu l, un s e lfish fri en d a n d cla s sm a te, a s
we ll a s a n ea rn e st, con scie n tiou s studen t.
Virgie .
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in h e r Jun io r yea r , lo s in g h e r h e a rt ma n y times dur in gh e r first n in e mo n th s . As big a tea s e a s coul d be
foun d, h e r victim s h a ve been ma n y. Sh e a lwa ys h a sa te n den cy to wr ite p o etry, e specia l ly th e “ love ki n d,”a n d dedi ca tes it to h er la st la dy- love . I n h er Jun io ryea r sh e r ece ived in sp ir a tio n s fr om “Bea uty a n d th e
Bea s t” a n d“Emmy Lou .
” Wi lli n g to do a n yth in g fo ra n ybody sh e _ likes , a n d kn own f a r a n d wide fo r h er optimi sm a n d gen e r a l go od hum o r . Su r e cu re fo r th e
blues , i f sh e do esn ’t dr ive you cr a zy with h er te a s in g .
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B own ce .
On e o f ou r o ld gir ls wh o h a s be en p lo dd in g le isu re lya lon g fo r fou r yea r s . Gen e r a lly con s ide r ed p r etty a n d
som etim es ca n’t h e lp th in kin g so h e r se lf. Sh e h a s
m a n y “F r a n k” a dmi re r s a mon g th e Fa rm-ville bea ux ,
a n d i s usu a lly se en in th e p a r lo r o n Fr ida y a n d Su n
da y n igh ts . Ha s h a d tr ia ls o f h er own a lo n g th eSto n ey W a y , but h o p es to trea d a n e a s ie r p a th
so on ,
“by Ge o rge .
” Wh en ever blu e sh e co n temp la tesm a tr imo n y to sp ite th e Fa cu lty . S in gs “ Ge o rge ’
s”
p r a is es a n d a ccomp lishm e n ts co n tin u a lly, even_
to th e
d istr a ctio n o f h er r o omm a te a n d fr ien ds , but fo r
give h er , fo r “wh y sh o u ld sh e blush to own sh e loves ?”
CAROLINE 'HELEN BLISSFARMVILLE, VA .
Ca rr ie lives in town . Sh e h a s from h er in fa n cy,a n d p erh a p s th is a cco un ts fo r h er la n gui d a i r a n d
dr a ggy wa y o f ta lkin g. Th o ugh sh e a lwa ys h a s m or ewo r k to do th a n tim e to do it in , sh e is a lwa ys p o lite lyin te r e sted i n a l l oth e r fo lks a n d th in gs . I f h a rd,fa ith fu l wo r k we re mea sur ed fo r th e dip loma , Ca r r iewo u ld ce rta in ly get two . As it i s we see h er wi ldlyda n c in g a j ig (i f ou r im a gin a tio n ca n ta ke such a
fligh t) wh en sh e hu gs h er sh e epski n to h er h ea rt. It i s
h a rd to p r oph e sy wh a t '
sh e will do in th e futur e , bu twith so ma n y broth ers sh e is n ot like ly to la ck a h ouse
to keep .
ETHEL LOUI SE BROWNPETERSBURG , VA.
Art Ed ito r o f‘
THE VIB G INIAN ; Secr eta ry ArgusLiter a ry Society ; Ash evi lle De lega te , ’
08 .
App les .
A gr a du a te o f Peter sburg High Sch o o l. S in ce h era dven t in to s ch oo l sh e h a s foun d h er gr ea test p lea su r ei n do in g Y . W. C. A. work ; esp ecia lly in te r ested in th em is s io n a ry p a rt o f it. Sh e str a ys fr om th e p a th s o f
rectitude wh e n ever a n ew Y . W . C. A. s ecr eta ry ma kesh er a pp ea r a n ce . Th is ta kes th e fo rm of much sen tim en ta l iz in g a n d ligh t co n ve rs a tio n o n Eth e l’s p a rt.He r ch ie f o ccup a tio n is se llin g ca n dy “ fo r th e ben efito f mis s ion s,” a n d h er h igh est ambition i s
“to go to
Ash evi lle .
”Sh e wa s bo rn in th e objective ca se , a s is
we ll sh own in a l l cla s s a rgum en ts .
Except fo r th e se occa s io n a l a tta cks o f h ea rt troublein co n n ectio n with th e secr eta r ies a n d sup erviso r ,Eth e l seems to keep th e eve n ten o r o f h e r wa y , a n d“
do es ste a dy, con scien tiou s wo rk.
ALICE ELI Z ABETH CARTERWARRENTON, VA .
Ass ista n t Edito r - in —Ch ie f VIRG IN IAN ,
’09 ; Recordi ng
Secr eta ry Y . W. C . A.,
’08 ; Reco rdin g, Secr eta ry Cunn in gh am Liter a ry Soc iety ; Ash evi lle De lega te ; Semin a r Repo r ter fo r Th e Gu ido n .
B lus ter er .
He r e’s a blu ster in g n o rth win d with a mo st stup en
dou s la ugh ! ”,A s in ge r o f gre a t r en own ,
a n d a n a uth o r ity o n
How to do Men i a l Acts .
” Alwa ys in a go od h umo r .
I s qu ite a succes s in th e deba tin g lin e . Be lieves i nkeep in g bu s in e s s ma tters ju st a s
“
secr et a s p o ss ible .Fa vo r ite exp re s s io n , “
0 h , sh ucks ! ” Fa vo r ite o ccup a
tio n l
, te a s in g. Fa vo r ite r etr ea t, Room D, ch a ttin g th e“Widow” a n d
“ Sp in ster Bea le .
” Fa vo r ite so n g,“Am e r ica .
” Al ice is a con scie n tiou s wo rker fo r
cla ss , lite r a ry society , Y . W . C. A ., a n d THE VI R
G INIAN. I n th e“wo r ld’s br o a d fie ld o f ba ttle” sh e wi ll
be wh e r eve r duty ca lls h e r .
CARRIE. CARUTHERS .
ALDEN, VA.
HALLIE BRYARLY CHRIST IANWH ITE ro s
'r , VA.
Co rr espo n din g Secr eta ry Pier ia n Lite r a ry Society ;Ra cket Ra iser s’ Ten n is Club .
Ha p py Oh/ris tmas
W o n th is n am e in a few da ys a fte r h er a rr iva l, a n d
it h a s clun g to h er a s th e memo ry o f h er me r rytea sin g wa ys will cling to th e man y fr ien ds sh e h a s
ga in ed i n th e sch ool , fa cul ty a n d town . Sh e is o n e o f
th e few“ch a rter members ” o f th e cla s s n ow le ft, h a v
in g ca st in h er lot a s a Fi rst A. S‘h e sun g h er wa yth rough th e course , un til sh e en coun tered th e Tr a in in gSch oo l.Sh e wa s n ever kn own to ta ke a n yth in g very ser i
ou sly. except th is s a m e Tra i n in g Sch oo l, a n d“th o se
awfu l gra dua tin g su its .”Sh e i s o n e of th e r a re kin d th a t wi ll keep o n livi n g
ti ll th ey die .
Cun n i n gh a m Lite ra ry Soc iety.Ca r rie h a s bee n o n e o f u s from th e begin n in g— ju st
five ye a rs a go . Sh e is o n e of th o se r a r e mo rta ls wh ota l'ks ( to o much . I n fa ct, sh e se ldom keep s qu iet,except dur in g r ecita tio n . Sh e
“sa ys a n un disputed
th in g in such a so lemn wa y ,” a n d to m a ke it mo reco n v in cin g a ccomp a n i es it with a co n tin ua l bobbin g o fth e h ea d . He r ser iou sn e ss a n d determi n a tio n a re her
ch ief ch a r a cte r istics. Like Eth e l Brown ,h e r ch ie f
occup a tio n is se llin g ca n dy fo r mi ss io n s . To kn owCa rr ie is en o ugh to kn ow h e r futu r e . Wh a t, but a
ph ilo soph er , wi ll th a t deep , med ita tive mo od p roduce ?
MARGARET CLAYPEARCE , VA.
Wh en Ma rga r et first en te red a t th e No rma l a n d
“Ma n u a l Tr a in in g ” wa s wri tten o n h er sch edu le, sh e
di d n ot susp ect th a t so much o f h er time wou ld bespen t o n th a t subject. Sh e wa s n ever seen wi th o ut a
p iece o f wood a n d a kn if e in h er h a n d. Sh e h a d n ot
bee n in sch oo l very lo n g be fo re sh e fou n d a ve ry de a rfr ien d, n ow ca lled a
“ca se .
”It wa s h er in ten ti o n to
gra du a te in th e Febru a ry cla ss o f’09, but wh en th e
time o f p a r tin g ca me, th e th ough t o f lea vin g “M a rth a”
ove rwh e lmed h e r , a n d sh e r es ign ed to gr a du a te in
Ju n e with th is fr ie n d. Sh e i s a t h om e th is te rm
ma kin g Ma rth a’s a n d h er own gra du a tin g dr ess es .
Wh en sh e retu rn s sh e wi ll be a s h a ppy a s a“sh ip
FLORENCE . CLAYTONPETERSBURG , VA .
Alumn ae Edito r “Th e Virgin ia n ; Secreta ry Y . W.
C. A.,
’08 ; As h evi lle De lega te , ’
08 ; Secr eta ry Sen io rC la ss , ’
09 ; Secr eta ry Argus Liter a ry, ’08 ; Dr a ma tic
Cl ub .A gr a du a te o f Pete r sburg High Sch o o l . En ter ed
ou r cla s s a s a“n ew Ju n i o r ” in
’07 , a n d a t o n ce bega n
to a ccept se cr eta rysh ip s , so th a t fin a lly, in ’09 h e r
comp eten cy a lo n g th a t lin e be in g so fu lly esta blish ed,sh e wa s o ffe r ed a p o s ition in Mr . Cox’s ofi ce . Sh e i s
th e fir st o n e of th e’09 cla s s wh os e se rvices a re de emed
so n eces s a ry th a t th e No rm a l Sch o o l h a s th ough t itwo rth wh ile to reta in h er . Flo r en ce is o n e o f our
bus iest, mo st in du str io u s Sen i o r s, a n d h e r n ume r ous
dutie s h a ve h ad a te n den cy to grea tly in crea se h e r
d ign i ty.
ALICE EVELYN DAVISNEWPORT NEws , VA .
Pie r ia n Liter a ry So ciety.Al ice e n tered th e No rma l Sch oo l a s a gr a dua te o f
th e Ce n ten n ia l Cla ss o f Newp ort News High Sch oo l.Sh e is kin d-h ea rted, gen e r ou s a n d go od -n a tur ed ,
th ough o f a qu iet a n d retir in g disp o s itio n . Th oughh isto ry h a s ever been a n obsta cle i n h er p a th , y et
sh e h a s ove rcome it, a n d i s a t la st “mi stres s o f a l l sh e
surveys .
” Her ch ie f accomp l ishm@t is h er su ccess in
gymn a stics , wh ich sh e di ligen tly pra ctices every n igh tun ti l exh a u sted . She ma n a ges , h owever , to recoveri n time th e n ext m or n i n g to get in to th e d in in g- ro oma n d s a y ,
“Listen ! ” be fo r e th e be ll r in gs fo r s i len ce .
From th e in te r est sh e ta kes in h e r wo rk a s a te a ch e r ,
success is p redicte d fo r h er .
NORFOLK, VA.
K in derga rtn er .Alwa ys con gr a tu la tin g h ers e lf up on ca r ryi n g th e
h igh est sch edu le in sch oo l. Extrem e ly fo n d o f do in gfa vo r s , especia lly for “
mu le s .” Sh e a lwa ys h a s th edee pest love a n d r esp ect
‘
fo r th ose“ hi gh u p in a u
th o r ity , esp ecia lly in h e r own cla ss . Sh e h a s becomea famous mus icia n '
a tter o n e yea r ’s sta y a t th e
No rma l Sch o o l, a n d h a s discovered someth in g en tire lyn ew in th e Mi n o r (sca le s ).
FARMVILLE, VA .
Vice -Pres iden t'
A rgus Lite r a ry Society ; De lega te toAsh eville , ’
08.
Ma rga ret wa s we l l p r ep a r ed to en te r th e No rm a lSch o o l, fo r a t th e e a r ly a ge o f o n e ye a r sh e we n t to
Scotla n d, wh er e sh e took a two -yea r s ’ cou r se . Sh e
en tered five ye a r s a go , so h a s h a d a l l th e wo r k th eNo rma l Sch o o l ofi‘
er s . Th ough o rdin a r i ly very qu ieta n d gen tle , sem i-a n n u a lly sh e
“bobs up” to such a n
exten t th a t sh e is un r ecogn iza ble . Her sm a lln ess o f
sta tu r e do e s n ot p r even t h er p resen ce be in g str o n glyfe lt in ou r m idst.
Cun n in gh a m Liter a ry So ciety ; Glee Club.En tered sch o o l in 1 905 . It is th e won der o f a l l h er
cla ssma tes h ow Sudie m a n a ged to live th rough h er
first yea r with out “Coun tess ,” with wh om sh e h a s a s
socia ted un ti l it is a lmost impo ss ible to te ll th ema p a rt. Th e “Mu se
”o f a rt a n d mu s ic h a s imp a rted
to h e r qui te a go od dea l of ta len t fo r such wo rk. W e
exp ect h er o n e da y to win success in resea rch wo rk,s in ce sh e h a s th a t in stin ct wh ich is th e ba s is o f a l l
d iscove ry, cu r io sity.
MARY PURNELL DUPUYwo n sn AM , VA.
Ed ito r -in -Ch ie f VI RGINIAN ; Pr es iden t Cu n n in gh a mLite r a ry Society, ’
08 Lite r a ry Edi to r G-widon ;
Ash evi lle De lega te , ’08 Ten n i s Club ; Dr a m a tic Club.
A re lia ble a uthor ity o n a l l h isto r ica l even ts o f cla s s ,h a vi n g en te r ed it in its in fa n cy. Th is fa ct a n d— s imp lybe in g wh a t sh e is— h a ve l ed h er to th e p la ce sh e h o ldsin th e sch o o l wo rk a n d h e r sch o o lm a tes ’ h ea rts. I n
Jun i o r a n d Sen i o r yea rs “ le sson s in ter fer ed en tir e lytoo much with h e r r egula r sch oo l duties ,” so sh e cut
out th e lesso n s . Sh e p osses ses lite ra ry ta len t, im agin a ti o n , a n d th e “gi ft 0
’
ga a n d is a bun ch o f en
th u s i a sm. Her ch ie f ch a r a cter istic i s th e“n ow o r
n eve r” wa y in wh ich sh e go es a t th in gs . Sh e ,“Tep
”
a nd Sa llie exp ect to fo rm a n S. N. S . A lumn a As soc ia tio n a lt We llesley, wh er e sh e wi ll win fo r h ers e lf abr i llia n t lite r a ry ca r eer .
LILLIAN VIRGINIA DELPELK CREEK, VA.
Tre a sur er Argus Liter a ry Society ; Glee Club ; Skimm e r
’s Ten n is Club.
Lil lia n , fa m i lia r ly kn own "
a s“Aun t Li lly,” i s on e o f
Southwest Virgin i a ’s fin est gir ls . .By e n te r ing th e
th ird yea r cla s s sh e p ro ved h er ca p a bi lity, a n d we
h a ve s in ce lea rn ed th a t sh e n o se’
a gr e a t dea l moreth a n eve n th e Argus gi r ls at fir st th ough t. With dutieswe ll disch a rged, both a s a studen t a n d Sun da y-sch oo lte a ch er , sh e a rr ived a t h er Sen io r ye a r with h e r wo rkwe ll esta blish ed. Th e se yea r s were pun ctua ted byboxes from Ma rvi n ’
s a pp le orch a rd. Her ro om is
deco r a ted with p ictur es , p en n a n ts , so fa -
p i llows , a n d
views fr om Co lum bia Un ivers ity.
EVELYN READ HAIWNER
Cen so r Argus Lite r a ry So ciety, ’09 .
Devé ly n .
Imi tered in ’07, h a i lin g from Vin ton a s a gr a dua te o f
Ro a n oke High Sch oo l. Little “Deve ly n ,
”o f m idn igh t
fame , br ea ker o f ru les , r o a me r o f,b a l ls , fa culty h a te r ,
me rry ch a tter er , Win some a n d br igh t, h a s m a de u s
fe e l h er p r esen ce dur in g h er two ‘ye a rs with u s , eventh ough sh e is a bout a s big a s a mi n ute , a n d ju st a s
e lus ive . NO oth e r cou ld poss ibly fill h er p lac e a mo ng
us fo r th e s imp le rea so n th a t a n y oth er wou ld be
e n tir e ly to o ' la rge . Se ldom fa lls in love , but h a s despe r a te
“ca ses .
” Ha rd to co n tro l un der a n y circumsta n ces , esp ecia lly wh en rebe lling a ga in st th e fa cu ltya n d h ome dep a rtmen t. Ha tes th e p r o fess io n o f tea ch
in g with a ll th e p owe r o f h er tin y s o u l, th e r e fo rem issed h er ca llin g.
MATT IE BELLE FRETWE'LLNEW HOPE, VA.
Argu s Lite ra ry Society ; Ska tin g Club.B a be .
Q u iet a n d r es e rved, but we ll loved by a l l th o se wh o'
kn ow h e r , is M a ttie . Sh e h a s decided views a n d op inio n s o u eve ry subject u n der th e sun , a n d i s eve r r e ad yto sta rt a n a rgum e n t. Sh e is a stea dy wo rker , a n d
th ough n o t a sh in in g ligh t, sh e is a lwa ys n ea r th e
h ea d o f h er cla ss . Ea rn est a n d r es o lute , sh e h a s
with a l th e me r riest o f joke- lovin g n a tur es be n ea th h erca lm exter io r . Sh e is kn own fa r a n d wide fo r h e r
a ff ectio n fo r h er “roomma te.
”
MAUD HANNABASSKENNETT , VA.
Du tch .
La st ye a r Ma ud fe ll a victim to th e No rma l Sch o o lm a la dy, th e m e a s les . Sh e wa s comp e lled to le a vesch o o l a n d become r es ign ed to gr a du a ti n g in th e
Jun e cla s s o f’09.
'
It h a s a lso fa llen h e r lo t to tea ch
h isto ry, th e subject o f h e r gr e a test dr e a d a n d h a tr ed .
Th r ough it a l l h er swe et disp o sitio n r ema in s un im
p a ir ed. Sh e i s we ll kn own fo r h e r will in gn e ss to
re n de r a n yo n e a good se rvice , b e sh e fr ie n d o r fo e .
Her determi n a tio n a lo n g certa in lin es is u n boun ded ;to da n ce a n d s ew sh e will lea rn desp ite h er m a n y discou ragemen ts . Sh e p r om ise s to me et a l l th e dutie s o f
li fe in h e r qu iet a n d wi llin g m a n n e r , a n d h e r usu a l“Th a t
’s so .
CHESLEY HARDBARGERCOVINGTON , VA .
Ath en ia n Lite r a ry Society.
Ch ess . Little W idow.
Fa m ilia r ly kn own a s th e“Little W idow,
” wh o
p ers ists in we a r in g bla ck, th in kin g it mor e becomin gth a n co lo rs . On e o f th e few wh o r e fuses “
.to ge t up
ca s es”
or give a dvice , h e r a n swer wh en a sked for it
be in g, “Do a s y o u lik e a bout it.” Fo n d o f th e sixthgr a de , p a rticu la r ly Edwin , s in ce a fte r sch o o l h o u r s h eca n a lwa y s b e fo u n d a t Ca mpbe ll’s , wh er e Ch es s da i lygo es fo r coca -co la a n d ca n dy. Su re to be a
“
gym”
tea ch e r , s in ce sh e h a s sh own such a decided li kin gfo r it i n th e No rm a l Sch o o l— ta kin g s em i- a n n u a lly.
MARTHA ALBINE HOY
m om 's o . H .,
- VA.
Pr es iden t Ge rm a n Club, ’04 ; Membe r Ge rma n Club,
’04
MAM IE‘ L. JONESWILLIAM SBURG , vs .
Argu s Liter a ry So ciety ; Ska tin g Club ; Coti llionClub.Thi s h a ppy-go -lu cky la ss ie fr om “
y e o ld town o f
Wi llia msbu rg ” i s kn own a mon g h er h a l lma tes fo r
h er n igh tin ga l e , tom -ca t se r en a des . Sh e wa s n eve rkn own to te ll th e truth . On ly sm iles a t ma i l timesThin ks a l l gir ls bo r es except th o se with boys ’ n a m es .
Sh e is en dowed with a r a th er sweet dispo s ition , wh ichis sh own to its best a dva n ta ge wh en h umo red. Ro oms
wi
th Ma ry, but h a s n ever lea rn ed th e a rt o f sp in n i n gt0p s . Alwa ys goes to bed a t ten o
’clock, p a ys fr ien dly
ca lls o n a ll n ew gir ls , ‘
a n d n ever brea ks (7) studyh ou r ru les . W a s n ever kn own to fin d out a s s ign me n tsti ll cla ss tim e. Ha s h op es o f livin g i n a p a la ce, butwoul d be h a ppy n ea r
“Ba r n es .
Ha vin g en te r ed in ’04 sh e fo rms a la n dm a rk in our
cla s s . Sh e is a true“deutch e s MBidch en ,
”h a vin g bee n
bor n in Ge rma n y. Mo dest, un a s sumi n g a n d r etiri n g,sh e is a pp r ecia ted by th os e to wh om sh e h a s r evea ledh e r re a l se lf. A tru ly un selfish “ Jo n a th a n , to h er
Da vid,” in fact in comp lete with out Ma rga ret, wh oh a s dur in g th ese four yea r s seemed to b e the cen ter
a n d circum fere n ce o f h er li fe . Her lo ve fo r h er n a tivela n gu a ge h a s ca us ed h er to sp ecia l ize in th e study o f
Ge rm a n , a n d in .th e futur e sh e exp ects to h o ld th e
ch a ir o f Germ a n in some h igh sch oo l (un l es s sh e getsm a r r ied to p lea se Mr . Ja rma n )
JOSEPHINE HULL KELLYBRI STOL, TENN .
Ka pp a De lta ; “Cr itic o f Ar gus Lite r a ry So ciety,’08 Pres iden t Y . W. C. A. Pr es iden t o f Cla s s ,
’07 Exch a n ge Edito r o f Gu ido n ; Lite r a ry Edito r o f
VmG INIAN ; Ash evi lle De lega te , ’08 .
Fa vo r ite expr e ssi on , “Y es , chi ld.
”Ch ief occup a tio n
fo r ’09 , wr itin g som eth in g fo r th e An n u a l . Pr iva te
Fou r yea rs a go Jos ie en te r ed th e Norm a l Sch oo l,exp ect in g to sta y on ly on e yea r . Th e n ext yea r sh e
ta ugh t in Br is to l, Va . I n October , ’07 sh e en ter ed
our cla s s a n d h a s do n e mu ch to keep up its h ighsta n da rd. Dur in g h er fir st yea r a t sch oo l sh e wa sm a de a n Ar gus , so sh e cou ld “
see th e bette r” to a rgu eh er wa y th rough sch oo l. Josi e is sel dom seen with outa
“ca s e
”o r two in h er tr a in to ma ke h er fo rget su ch
tr ivi a l m a tter s a s cla s ses a n d sta fi‘
m eetin gs .
RUTH KI Z ER
SALEM , VA .
2: E Z ; Cun n in gh am Lite r a ry Soci ety ; GleeTen n is Club.En ter ed in ’
07 a s a gr a du a te of Sa l em High Sch oo l,a n d a t o n ce bega n h er wo rk fo r a kin derga rten di
p lom a . Th e fa ct th a t sh e i s be loved by h e r l ittleki n derga r tn ers i s sh own by th e “H e llo , Mi s s Kizer l”th a t com es fr om be am in g little o n es from a l l direc
ti o n s wh en th e ir tea ch er i s ta ki n g a wa lk. Ruth
i s very deep ly en gro ssed in h e r ki n de rga rten wo rk,a n d h er fr ien ds a n d sch o o lma tes h a ve l ittle pr ivi legeo f see in g h er except o n h er wa y to a n d from th e kin
de rga rte n ; h owever , i t i s rumor ed th a t sh e fin ds op
p o rtu n ity o cca s ion a l ly to h a ve a n ece ss a ry in tervi ewwith th e p res iden t o f th e Sen i o r cla ss, p resum a blya bout cla s s ma tter s . Ruth i s a qu iet, tim id, gen tle,lova ble gir l, with a Win some smi le , a n d ha s a
‘ la rgep la ce in th e h e a rts o f ma n y o f h er sch o olm a tes.
HALLIE MAY McCORMICK
n e ur on s c m , VA.
Litera ry Soc iety.Mo n k.
Jo in ed th e Na ugh ty-n in ers” in th e ir Sen io r yea rwith a yea r’s exp er ien ce in tea chi n g beh in d h er . Sh e
soo n ma de h er se lf kn own “
in h er cla s ses by h er a rgumen ta tive a n d in qui s itive fr a me of m in d. Sh e i s kin dh ea rted, gen e rous , a n d wa s n ever kn own to get a n gry.S h e is a lwa ys r ea dy to go down town , r a in o r shi n e .
Her‘ fa vo ri te pa stim e is s in gin g a n d compo s in g cla s s
so n gs . Fa vo r ite exp r essio n , “Goodn es s, wh o o n ea rth
sa id it ?” Fa vo rite son g, “Tom , Tom, th e Pip er ’s So n .
”
CASS IE LAIRDr a znwn n n VA.
Ca s s ie e n tered sch o o l in September , 1 907, a s a
gra dua te o f Ta z ewe ll High Sch oo l. Wer e sh e n ot
p len tifu lly en dowed with a vo irdupo is we fea r h er
scie n tific n a tur e wou ld lea d h er to soa r f a r a bove us .
Sh e is a t h er best in n a ture study wh en tea ch in g froma livin g a n im a l, a n d in ge o lo gy wh en examin in g, co lleetin g a n d la be lin g so i l from th e sch o o l ga rden .
But with a ll h er scien tific ten den cies sh e h a s o n e
very h um a n a ccomp lishmen t, wh in in g. Sh e a llows th isch a ra cter istic to h a ve fu ll p la y, a n d n o th in g h a s ever
been kn own to di stu rb it, n ot h er r e le a se fromth e sp eci a l spe llin g cl a ss .
ETHEL MI LLS
MANCHESTER, VA .
Piem'
a n Lite r a ry Society ; Ra cket Ra ise r s ’ Ten n i s
Club .Eth e l en te red sch oo l fr om !th e Ma n ch e ster Hi gh
Sch oo l four ye a r s a go . Sh e i s qu iet, but m a kes h erse lfh ea rd wh en n ecess a ry. Sh e ta kes “
gym”
r egu la r ly,but h a s to reso rt to a n ti - fa t. Sh e h a s succee ded e dmi r
a bly in th e Tr a in in g sch oo l, with both te a ch e r s
a n d pup i ls. Sh e is ca lm a n d co o l un ti l th e n a m e
“Lyn n da
” is men tio n ed, a n d th en h er h a ir cur ls n a t~
ur a l ly . Eth e l sp en ds a ll h e r sp a r e time m aki n g sea
foa m ca n dy, on wh ich to fee d h e r “crush .
” Sh e h a s
a vo ice like a n igh tin ga le , by wh ich a r e lu lled to“s lumber - la n d.
”
LILLIAN MINORo xr o n n , N. c .
Trea su r e r Cu n n in gh a m Lite r a ry So ciety ; Skimmers ’Te n n is Club ; Glee Club ; Al ph a Sigm a Alph a So r o r ity.
Li l . Cyclo ne .
Cyclo n e” blew in to sch o o l in th e fa ll o f 1 907, fr eshfrom th e r o s in coun try, with th e ta r sti ll sticki n g toh er h e e ls . He r two ye a r s in Virgin ia h a ve su cceeded
in bru sh in g a
'go od de a l o f it o ff , a n d in m a kin g o f
Lillia n a j o lly go od cla ssm a te . He r ch ie f ch a r a cteristic i s ta lkin g pe op le de a f, dumb a n d blin d. I s fu llo f goo d h um o r a n d a lwa ys r e a dy to h e lp a n ybo dy.Po sse sses a n in n ocen t, in qui r in g loo k a n d a n im
p o r ta n t wa lk. Afte r fin ish in g sch o o l h er ch ie f a m
bitio u is to sp e n d a sea so n in“
ga y o ld New Yo rk.”
WINN IE ETHEL PARSONS
Pictu r e Edito r o f THE VmGIN'
IAN ; Ar gus Lite ra rySoc iety ; Sen io r Cla ss Re po rte r fo r Th e Gui don ; Dr ama tic Club .
MARY PERKINSDOSW ELL, VA.
Pres iden t.
Pier ia n Liter a ry Society ; Pres iden tRa cket Ra isers ’ Ten n is Club ; Vice-Pre s iden t o f Cla s s’09 ; Coti llion Club ; Ska tin g Club ; Glee Club .
Po l ly Perki n s .
Ma ry wi ll lo n g be r em ember ed a s th e first p r es iden to f th e Pier i a n Liter a ry So ci ety. Sh e is a n optimi stica n d cour a geous gir l, ch ee ri n g every o n e with wh om
sh e comes in con ta ct. Sh e n eve r got blue , n ot evendur in g h er so journ o n th e
“ Sto n ey W a y .
”Sh e ta lks
co n tin u a lly, a n d is ever free from ca r e a n d r e a dy fora go o d time . Ma ry is we ll 'kn own up a n d down th e
h a lls fo r h e r vo ca l a ccomp lish me n ts , h er fa vo r ite so n gbe in g, “H a ve y ou see n my Hen ry Brown ?”
The Pa n-s on .
Wh en Win n ie wa s five ye a rs you n ger th a n sh e n ow
is , sh e wa s fo rma lly in troduced to S. N. S ., wh ich ,be in g p lea sed to m a ke h er a cqu a in ta n ce, a dopted h e r
a s 1 B , a n d p r es e n ted to h er a lad der wh ich h a s l ed
to “E”
o n tea ch in g. Her tru e worth was so fu llyfo un d out th a t sh e wa s o ffe r ed th e
‘p o s itio n of a ss ista n t
to h er superviso r in h e r Se n io r yea r . W in n ie is po pu la r am o n g h er cla ssm a tes a n d in th e sch oo l a t la rgeso much so th a t sh e h a s th e n a me o f h a vin g mo re“ca ses
”th a n a n y gi r l in sch oo l.
W ith such a p rosp e rous begi n n in g, Win n ie ’s o utloo kfo r th e future is in deed br igh t. It is h o p ed a n d co n
fiden tly p roph es ied th a t sh e wi ll, wh e r ever h e r pro
fes s io n ca lls h er, co n tin ue h e r p ra ctice begun h e re o f“Piercin g ” h e a r ts .
MARY JOSEPHINE REEDMEADOW vmw, VA .
Ar gus Lite r a ry Soc iety ; Ra cket Ra i ser s ’ Ten n isClub.
SUE BUFFINwn sr ovn s , VA .
Co r re sp o n din g Secr eta ry o f Argus Lite r a ry Society,’06 ; Cr itic o f Ar gu s Liter a ry Society, ’09 ; Tr e a su rer
o f Y . W. C. A .,
’06 ; Skimm er s’Ten n is Club .
Su e e n te red sch o o l Se ptembe r , ’04. Sh e h a s p r ovedo n e o f o u r mo st studio u s gir ls, but h a s fou n d time tom a ke a l l o f u s love h er , fo r sh e is alwa ys p lea s a n t a n d
re a dy to le n d a h elp in g h a n d. Alth ough sh e h a s r a th er
a se r iou s a pp ea r a n ce , sh e p o s se sse s a fun- lovin g n a tu r e .
Sh e h a s h er own ir res istible wa y o f sa yin g th in gs .Sh e excel s h er se lf wh e n th e e ighth gr a de i s th e to p ico f con ve rs a tio n , fo r h er h ea rt is in th e Tr a in i n gSch o o l.
Joseph in e en tered th e cla ss in 1 907. Sh e is a ve ry
br igh t gir l a n d does n ot ca r e i f p eo p le kn ow it. Th isun soph istica ted ma iden from th e ru r a l distr ict o f
So u thwe st Virgin i a h a s surp r ised u s by h er a bility a n du pwa rd p ro gr e ss . Sh e is qui te su cces s fu l in th e“ fu ss in g lin e ,” a n d ta kes gr e a t p lea su r e -in a rgu in gwith h e r p r o fes so rs . Du rin g th e se a rgume n ts h er
fa c ia l co n to rtio n s bespea k a wo r r ied sou l, but gen era l ly
ga i n fo r h er h e r p o in t. He r fa vo r ite occup a tio n is
studyin g sta rs wi th a“K ite . Her th ough tfu ln es s
fo r oth e r s is on e o f h er ch ief a ttr a ctio n s .
ETHEL SANDIDGELYNCHBURG , VA .
Lyn ch burg Cl ub, Ten n is Club.La Pe ti te .
Eth e l is o n e“
Of Lyn ch bu rg High Sch o o l’s loya lda ugh ters , wh o ta lks co n sta n tly o f be in g fr om Lyn chbu rg, a n d Of th e m er its o f h e r rtown . Re ce n tly tea chin g h a s become h e r h obby, a n d judgin g from th e e n tir ep o ssess io n it h a s ta ken Of h er , is like ly to b e th e o n lyo n e sh e wi ll ever r ide . Sh e m a de a br i llia n t r eco rd in
te a ch in g in th e Tr a in in g Sch o o l ; a ls o in ca ptiva tin gh e r pup ils ’ h ea r ts . However , i f th e p rocess o f em
br a cin g begun by th ese pup ils is co n tin u ed sh e wi llb e p r e ssed th in n e r a n d th in n e r un ti l th e public sch oo lso f Lyn ch bu rg Will los e a n exce llen t tea ch e r . Sh e is
a n en th u s ia st in a l l cla ss a ff a ir s .
SUSANNA SHELTON
HAMPTON , VA .
Cun n in gh a m Lite r a ry Soc iety.As a gr a du a te o f Ha mpto n High Sch oo l Sus ie en
ter ed o u r cla s s two yea r s ago , a n d h a s ma de fo r h erse lfa m o st en via ble r e co rd. Never y et h a s so lea r n ed a
qu e stio n been p r op oun ded to th e gr a ve a n d r eve r en dSen io r cla ss th a t Su s ie h a s n ot bee n a ble to discou rsel e a m edly up on it, a lwa ys in a low, gen tle vo ice , o f
co u r se , a n d wh i le it is n o t a lwa ys h e a rd, h er wise ,s er io us lo ok co n vin ces u s o f its wo rth . Sh e is sma l la n d un a ssumin g. Her fa vo r ite s a yin g is , “W e ll, didI ever ?” He r ch ie f in te r e st is “
th e tr a in in g sch oo lga rden .
”
MARY MOSBY STEPHENSOHBI STIANSBUBG , VA.
Pres iden t Ar gus Litera ry Society, ’08 Vice -Pr es i
den t Y . W. C. A.,
’07 ; Pres iden t o f Cla s s , ’
06 ; As h e
vi lle De lega te , ’06 ; T am O’ Sh a n te r Club ; Glee Club.
Top .
Tep”
en tered our cla s s in ’05 , a n d a t o n ce bega nth e custom wh ich h a s ch a r a cter ized h er th r ou gh outh er fo u r \yea r s’ sta y h er e— lo oking out fo r n ew gir ls,ta kin g th em fo r a str o ll a roun d th e ca mpus , in ves tiga tin g fo r h ers elf a t th e s a m e time . Sh e is kn own fa ra n d wide fo r h e r loud sh r iek, a n d is Ofte n h ea rd to
ca ll out in su rp r ise , Grea t da y in th e mo r n i n g ! ”“W e ll, a in ’
t it cute !”
Sh e exp r es ses h e r Op in io n on
a n yth in g sh e h a pp en s to like: Her fa vo r ite study i sBio logy, a n d h e r fa vo r ite p a stime is p la yin g wi thSam Livy Ar istotle , th e la bo r a to ry sn a ke . Sh e i s se l
dom seen with o ut h er pen ci l tied to a str in g a n d
h un g a rou n d h er n eck. Thi s sh e 'use s a s a so ur ce o f
t io n .
“Tep” h a s a br igh t di spos itio n , i s very en thu
si a stic, a n d o ptimistic, a n d sca tters sun sh in e wh e reversh e go es . W e p roph esy fo r h er grea t success in h er
futur e study a t We lles ley.
MAUDE SOUTHALL
Kin derga rten Mus ic Club.Th e Ma le .
A gr a dua te Of Da n vi lle High Sch oo l a n d Ch a th amIn stitute . Sh e sp ends most o f h er time in th e ki n derga rte n , but occa s ion a lly emerges a l on g with th e oth er
kin de rga rten Sen io r s a n d a tten ds cla ss me etin gs , sem
in a r , etc., wh er e sh e s its a pa rt from th e rest of th e
c la ss , with “Ruth ” a n d “Ma e.” Her most p romi n e n t
ch a r a cte r istic i s bein g a h ea d Of timé in everyth in gsh e un derta kes , but occa s io n a l ly sh e is la te fo r cl a s s
a n d h er excus e th en is a lwa ys, I ju st h ad to fix myh a ir ! ” Sh e is e sp ecia lly n ote d fo r h er un s e lfi sh n ess
a n d ch eer ful dispo s itio n , a n d h er a rt Of te ll in gless pun s .
LUCY A. WARBURTONW lLLIAM SBU BG , VA.
Ath en ia n Lite ra ry Soc iety ; Co ti llio n Club ; Ra cketRa iser s .
Kn own fo r h e r un boun ded en ergy , pe rseve ra n ce , a b
ruptn ess , str o n g W ill, impu ls iven es s a n d n erve (ex
cept wh en Mi ss Dun n obse rves h e r . ) Ca se— “An d h er
n a m e wa s Ma u He r ch ie f occup a tio n is wr itin gles s o n p la n with “Tea ch er ’s a im : To h a ve Mi ss Dimnwr ite ‘Good’ o n th is p la n .
” He r fa vo r ite p a s tim esa re ten di n g little “Pebble” wh i le th e “ Ston es” a tten d“lectures sch o o l ga rden in g a n d ta kin g fr esh -a ir stro llswith h er sup e rviso r ; a n d imp res s in g o n p eo p le th e imp o rta n ce o f
“A” in h e r n am e . He r h igh est a mbitio n
is to h a ve p e r fect o rde r in th e th ird gra de .
LULA SUTHERL INs o m a su n , VA.
Bus in es s Ma n a ger o f VIRG INIAN ; Bus iness Ma n a gero f Gu ido n ; Vice -Pr es ide n t Argus Lite r a ry Society ;Tr ea su r er Y . W. C. A .,
’08 ; Germa n C lub ; Glee Club ;
As h evi lle De lega te , ’08 ; Dr am a tic Cl ub ; K A.
Lu la P.Ha s ta ke n '
h er time th rough sch o o l, h a vin g en ter edth e cla ss five yea r s a go . Dur in g th is term '
sh e h a s beenwe igh ted down with th e bus in es s a ffa ir s o f th e sch oo l,wh i ch sh e m a n a ges so we ll th a t we fee l Su r e sh e is
fu lly p r ep a r ed to be th e bus in es s ma n a ger o f h er fa mi lyi f sh e do es n o t like th e tea ch e r’s p ro fes s io n . Her
grea test a mbition is to be a con cert p la yer , but a s y et
sh e h a s succee ded on ly in tea ch in g mus ic .. in th e
seven th gr a de . Wh en de s ir in g .to be a lo n e sh e begin sto s in g, wh ich h a s th e des ir ed efi
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ect. Sh e love s to a r
gue , a n d ge n e ra l ly succeeds in ga in in g h er
KATE FRIEND WATKINSDANVILLE, VA.
Co r r espo n din g “
Secreta ry Ath en i a n Lite r a ry Soc iety.A cou r se in th e R. M . I . a s th e equ iva len t Of a h igh
sch o o l cou rse p la ced h e r in th e Jun io r cla ss i n’06,
a n d h a d n ot“F a t Ka te
”h a d a m a n ia fo r mal a dies sh e
wo u ld h a ve gr a dua ted i n th e cla ss o f Ju n e , ’08. Th e
s a vin g gr a ces , a sen se o f h umo r a n d a kin d h ea rt, wi llma ke th e pr a ctice o f th e th eory o f love i n a l og ca bin ,o f wh ich sh e is a sta u n ch a dvoca te , both p r a ctica blea n d p le a s a n t. Th e so licito us in terest o f a fon d m a m a
a n d a fo n de r ‘
i h a ve n ecess ita ted certa in imp r ove !men ts in th e te leph on ic a n d p o sta l systems h e re . As
th ese a r e two gre a t fa cto rs in th e deve lopmen t o f th e
r u r a l distr icts we rejo ice th a t sh e wi ll r e s ide i n th e
coun try, but regret th a t h er so jou rn th er e will n ot bein th e ca p a city o f a tea ch er .
MABEL HARRIS WOODSONLYN CHBURG, VA .
V ice Pres iden t Cun n in gh a m Liter a r y So ciety, ’09 ;
Cr itic o f Cu n n in gh am Lite r a ry So ciety, ’08 ; Ass ista n t
Lite r a ry Edito r o f VIRG INIAN,
’09 .
Jo n a h .
On e o f th e mo st r eckless o f th a t r a sh a n d reckle ssJu n io r cla ss , 1 907 Ma be l m a kes mo re n o is e in
o n e m in ute th a n a br a s s ba n d cou ld m a ke in a week.Sh e a lwa ys me ets y ou h a lf wa y with a p lea s a n t sm i lea n d a request fo r some th in g to ea t. Ma be l wo n th e
n a m e o f “ Jo n a h ” fr om h e r ma n y m isfo rtun es , ch iefo f wh ich wa s th e dislo ca tio n o f h er a rm du r in g a
Sen io r cla ss e lectio n . Sh e is we ll kn own fo r h e r ca r e
le ssn e ss , devo tio n to“B et,
”a n d love fo r p a th etic,
h e a rt-broke n a n d h a ir - r a isin g love son gs fr om wh ichsh e qu o tes a t eve ry o pp o rtu n ity. In sp ite o f a l l thi s ,
Ma be l i s a gir l o f r em a rka ble a bility, h a vin g a fin e
mi n d a n d n o ble ch a r a c ter .
BETTY C. WRIGHT
TAPPAHANNOCK, VA.
Cun n i n gh am Lite r a ry Society ; Cotillion Club ; Ska tin g C lub ; Ra cket Ra i s ers ’ Ten n is Club ; Tr ea su re r o f
Cla ss , ’07 Glee Club ; Secreta ry Ath letic Ass ocia tio n .
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Ra/wbo n c. B e t.
Be e n te red in 1 907, a n d s in ce th a t day h a s a lwa ysbe en beh in d, but fo rever in a h urry. Sh e h a s ma d e a
br i llia n t success o f Dra win g a n d Ma n u a l Tr a in in g,a n d is th e p o ssesso r o f a be au tifu l vo ice .wh \ich sh e
exercises a s sh e wa n ders up a n d down th e h a lls in
pur sui t o f h er les so n p la n s , trun k keys , in fa ct everyth in g th a t sh e pos sess es , wh ich is a lwa ys lo st. Fo n do f da n cin g, except wh e n sh e h a s o n n ew sh oes . Fu llo f wit a n d h umo r , but dea r ly loves to a rgu e , a n d'
sp en ds most o f h er time qua r r e lin g wi th h er fr ien ds ,
Me a n s ove r th e los s o f h e r h a ir co n tin u a lly. On e o f
th e“He a ven ly Twin s .”
c eptio n , wh ich we wou ld ke ep u n til l a te r a s a su rp r ise fo r th em . I t ca m e -o ff
o n a m em o r a ble Ap r i l n igh t, a n d r e sembled a n Ap r il sh owe r .in co n tr a st toth e su n sh in e th a t we we r e a n x io u sly awa itin g.
Th e Sen io rs e xp e cted som e p r a n k to be p la yed u p o n th em ,a n d came fu lly
p r ep a r ed f o r th e sh ock a n d r e a dy to sta n d up fo r th e r e sp e ct du e th e ir cl a ss .
W ith su ch a begin n in g, th in gs we n t h e lte r - ske lte r , a n d be fo re we kn ew wh a th a d h a pp e n ed, eve rybody h a d ca ugh t th e feve r, a n d both Ju n io rs a n d Se n io rsh a d ta ke n side s
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in h ot dispute .
Th e ou tlo ok wa s blu e wh en we disp e r sed th a t n igh t, but “o n th e co ld gr a y
d awn o f th e m o rn in g we r e a l ized ou r fo lly,a n d de cided to be fr ie n ds a t a n y
co st. Th e p e a ce o ff e r in g to ok th e fo rm o f a br ill i a n t r e ception give n th e Se n
io rs in th e r e ce ptio n h a ll , wh e r e eve ryth in g wa s do n e to bu ry th e h a tch et a n d
sm oke th e p ip e o f p e a ce .
W h o th a t w a s th e r e wi ll e ve r fo rge t wh a t it m e a n t to u s ? I t'
wa s ou r
n igh t o f n igh ts a s Ju n ior s . W e sa n g to th e “old- r o se a n d gr a y” o f th e Sen io r s ,
a n d in r etu rn we r e sun g to by a wh o le —h e a rted cla ss . Swe et p e a s , th e ir flowe r ,m i n gled swe e tly with ou r p a n s ie s , a n d ou r co lo rs , pu rp le a n d go ld, we r e n ot
sco r n ed. No h a pp ie r ba n d h a s e ve r j o in ed h a n ds to s in g “Au ld La n g Syn e”th a n th a t wh ich ga th e r ed th a t n igh t. W e we r e dr a wn togeth e r in a clo serre l a tion sh ip th a n we h a d kn own eve r be fo r e ; we h a d wo n ba ck th e fr ie n dsh ipo f th e Se n io r s , a n d, a bove a ll , we em e rged a
_sta u n ch cl a ss , m o r e a ble th a n eve r
to fa ce th e sch o o l a s Se n io r s with th a t ye l l wh ich wa s de a r to e ve ry Jun io r ’sh e a r t, a n d with wh i ch we gr e eted ou r ca r e e r a s Se n io r s
Ricke r , r a cke r ! r icke r , r a cker !Ricke r , r a cke r , ry e !
As r eckle ss Ju n io r s we a im ed h igh !Stick ’
em u p ! Sta n d’em u p !
Put’em u p in lin e !
F o r n ow we’r e th e Sen -io r s o f
CHAPTER II.
B e in g a Se n io r ! W ith .wh a t m in gled fe e l in gs did we begin th a t ca r e e r !
All o f us h a d o u r own ide a s , v a r ied a s th ey m a y h a ve be en , o f wh a t wa s r e a llym e a n t b y th a t myste r ious a n d long-de sired n am e ,
“Se n io r .” Som e o f u s h a d
“
to su ff e r u n de r th e de lu s ion th a t we wer e th e on ly p e op le wh o h a d eve r a tta in edto su ch a p o s itio n ,
a n d th u s ga ve o u twa rd e xp r es s io n s o f ou r in wa rd imp o rta n ce . Neve rth e le ss, to a ll o f u s it wa s th e begin n in g o f th e e n d
,th e la s t m i le
ston e in th e r o a d,a nd we we r e wi ll in g to b egin our e xp lo r a tion s .
1 08
Ho r r o r s o f -h o r r o r s ! I t wa s n ot lon g be fo r e we fo u n d th a t it wa sn ’t go in g
to be a l l cl a ss m e etin gs , s in gin g s o n gs , a n d p l a n n in g o u r comm e n cem e n t. Th e r e
wa s th e Tr a in in g _
Sch o o l to be o ve r com e . To som e it p r o ved e a sy ; to '
o th e r s
th e ta sk o f our you n g a n d e xcitin g e xiste n ce . Th is wa s n ot a l l,fo r h a ve n ’
t we
a ll struggled a lo n g th e “Sto n ey “My” do
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we n ot kn ow e ve ry r o ck o f its ruggedro a d ? W e h a ve to iled th r o ugh it, m o st o f u s ; we h a ve le a r n ed h ow to dis
co u r se le a r n edly o n“ b a sa l “
e xp e r ie n ce ,” a n d“sch o o l ga rde n in g
,a n d eve n
“ fo rm u l a te a n d diff e r e n ti a te a r e n o t a ltoge th e r beyo n d ou r p owe rs o f comp r e
h en s io n n ow .
Of cou r se,a l l su ch h a ir - r a is in g
,br a in - stir r i n g subj ects to ok u p th e m o st o f
ou r tim e,bu t n ot so much so th a t we did n o t h a ve tim e to a tte n d to ou r cl a ssdutie s .
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Vvs we r e o rga n ized o n Octobe r th e secon d,with Flo r e n ce Rawl in gs ,
p r e s ide n t ; M a ry Pe rkin s,vice —
p re s ide n t ; Flo r e n ce C l a yto n ,se cr eta ry, a n d
M a ry P ie rce,tr e a su r e r . Afte r such a n e le ctio n we fe lt it o u r du ty to m a ke
ou r se lve s h e a rd out o n th e ca mpu s with a few a l l—r ou n d ye lls fo r 1 909 . Du r in gth e e xcitem e n t o n e o f ou r n umbe r , in h e r e n de a vo r to a dd to th e excitem e n t,
fe ll , “
disloca ted a few bo n e s,a n d s in ce th e n h as we l l filled th e “
Jo n a h’s”p l a ce
in th e cl a ss .
Th e r e st o f ou r fa ll te rm p a ss ed r a p idly a n d p le a s a n tly e n ough , a n d n o t
u n til a fte r th e dep a r tu r e o f th e Ja n u a ry Cl a ss did we ta ke up o n ou r se lve s a l l
th e a u th o r ity th a t wa s o u r s . “l e sudde n ly fo un d o u r se lve s th e o n ly Se n io r s inth e sch o o l , a p o sition th a t n o oth e r cl a ss be fo r e us h a d h e ld. Th e n it wa s th a t
we bega n to h a ve r egu l a r we ekly me etin gs a n d discu ss gr a du a tin g in e a r n e st.
Ou r m e etin gs we r e fu ll o f e xcitem e n t,a n d wh ile th e r e wa s mu ch h o
'
t a rgu in g,ve ry se r iou s a ffa ir s we r e discu ss ed. Am o n g th e u n iqu e th in gs th a t we r e ca r r iedth r ough wa s th e p l a n to dep a r t fr om th e u su a l “flu ffy ruffle s” style , a n d gr a du a te in u n ifo rm ta ilo r ed su its .
About this tim e, stude n t go ve r nme n t
,wh ich h a d be en sm o u lde r in g for
som e tim e,bl a zed ou t b righ tly a n d cl a im ed e ve ry Se n io r ’s th ou gh ts . Defin ite
a ction wa s ta ken a n d th e'
h o n o r system wa s begun_
a s a sta rt towa rd r e a l studen tgo ve r n m en t, wh ich we l e a v e in th e h a n ds o f th e com in g Se n io r Cl a ss .
Ea r ly in.
th e Spr in g Te rmwe e le cted Mr . Le e B idgo od, p r o fe sso r o f
h isto ry,a s ou r h o n o r a ry
‘
m embe r . “7e we r e loo kin g fo rwa rd w ith m u ch p le a su r e to
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o u r ca r e e r with ou r n ew cl a ssm a te with wh om we h a d so lo n g be e n a sso
cia ted in o u r study o f h isto ry. Som e tim e in M a r ch,to th e r egr et o f th e sch o o l
a t la rge , but m o r e'
es p e ci a lly to th e Cl a ss o f 1 909 , Mr . B idgo od wa s ca lledh om e by th e cr itic a l illn e ss o f h is m o th e r , wh ich ca u sed h im to give u p h is
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wo rk du r in g th e r e st o f th e te rm . A glo om wa s thu s ca st o ve r ou r b a n d of fi fty
six , a n d wh ile we r egr e tted de ep ly to give up Mr . B idgo od, wh o h a d me a n t so
m u ch to u s,o u r gr e a te st so r r ow wa s w ith h im in h is be re a vem e n t.
“
As we sta n d n ow, ou r sch o o l l ife is filled with th e du tie s
,re sp o n sibilitie s
a n d p le a su r e s th a t be lo n g to a Se n io r . Mo st o f ou r wo rk is o ve r , m o st o f th e
r o a d h a s be e n tr a ve led, an d a s we lo ok fo rw a rd to wh a t th e fu tu r e h o lds inth e n ext two m o n th s f o r u s
,l in ge r in g fe e l in gs o f s a dn e ss a n d r egr e t begin to
fill o u r th ough ts . F a in '
wo uld we h o ld tim e b a ck , a n d a lwa ys lo ok fo rwa rdwith fe e l in gs o f r e ve r e n ce to a gr a du a tin g da y , to a dip lom a
,to a br igh t fu tu r e .
Th e m ist th a t h a s u n til n ow h o ve r ed a r o u n d u s is begin n in g to fa de ; ou r dr e am s
a r e fo rm in g th em se lve s in to r e a l itie s , a n d a s we ga th e r a t su n set to s in g o u r
so n gs o u r th ough ts a re tu rn in g to cl a ssm a tes a n d to Alm a Ma ter . A fe e l in go f so r r ow is e n te r in g o u r h e a rts a s we th in k o f wh a t it is go in g to m e a n to be
se p a r a ted from th o se wh o h a ve m e a n t so mu ch to u s du r in g ou r sta y h e r e .
Pe rh a p s we a r e lo okin g fo rwa rd to a comm e n cem e n t with ou t te a r s ; p e rh a pswe a r e n o t ; wh o kn ows ?
Twil igh t is fa st ste a l in g ove r u s . So o n o u r so n gs will be h ush ed ; so o nth e sun o f 1 909 wil l h a ve su n k
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f a r be low th e h o r izo n ; so o n we sh a l l h a vesca tte r ed o ve r Virgin i a ’
s h ills a n d v a l levs a n d p l a in s . As we go , A lm a Ma te r,
it is y ou wh o h a ve fi r st p l a ce in ou r h e a r ts ; it is y ou wh o h a ve gu ided so w ise lya n d ke p t u s we l l ; it is y ou to wh om th e Cl a ss o f 1 909 give s its l a st, its fin a l
,
f a r ewe ll .
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flDur {hon ora ry sp a n ner
TUNE : BingoW e m e the Cla s s o f Na ugh ty-Nin eOf r eckle s s Ju n io r fa me
Ou r h o n o r a ry membe r , h e i s fi n e ,An d B idgo o d is h is n a m e .
B - i -d -
g-o -o -d, B
- i -d -
g- o -o - d , B - i -d-
g- o -o -d
,
Bidgo od is h is n a m e .
cn o n u s
He r e’
s to Mr . Bidgo od, dr in k it down ,
He r e’s th e cla s s o f Ju n e dr in k it doW n ;
He r e ’s to M r . Bidgo o d, h e r e ’
s th e Cla ss o f Na ugh ty \in e !Dr in k it down, dr in k it down ,
dr in k it down , down , down .
La st y ea r wh e n we we r e Ju n io r B ’
s
He ta ugh t u s h isto ry ,
An d n ow th a t we a r e Se n io r B ’s
W e'
stil l rem embe r Lee .
B - i -d-
g-o - o e d, B
- i -d-
g-o - o -d, B - i -d-
g- o -o -d ,
Bidgoo d is h i s n a me — ' Ch o .
W e we n t to W i l l is’s mou n ta in , we did ;
W e h a d a j o lly go od tim e .
An d Biddy, some h ow, i n a wa go n go t p la cedW ith th e Sen io r s o f Na ugh ty-Nin e .
B - i -d-
g- o -o -d
,etc.
— Ch o .
He ta ugh t u s som e ye l ls , a n d h e sa n g us a so n g,An d wh e n we go t h u n gry, we fo u n d
He h a d fi lled h is p o ckets with p eppe rmin t dr o ps ,An d h e pa s sed th em a l l a r o u n d .
'
B - i -d-
g—o - o—d
,etc.
— Ch o .
He m a de such a' j o lly , go o d ch a p e r o n ,
.
W e sa w tha t h e wou ld beA cla ssma te we wou ld be p r ou d to own ,So n owh e ’s a Se n io r B .
B - i -d-
g-o - o —d
,etc.
—C’
h o .
Th en h e r e’
s to th e p r ide o f th e Sen io r B cla ss ,W e to a st h im lo ud a n d lo n g.
To Mr . Bidgo o d we r a ise o u r gla s sAn d
' gi ve to h im a so n g.B - i -d-
g- o - o -d, etc.
—Ch o .
SU S IE SHELTON .
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Ha ttie C. How cou ld we come wh e n we didn ’t kn ow wh e n a n d wh e r e th e
m e etin g wa s h e ld ?,
M a ry Perkin s : M a da m e Pr e s iden t, we ce rta in ly ough t to de cide th isth in g, be ca u se eve ry o th e r cla ss in sch o o l h a s se lected th em .
Josie I Q : Ma da m e Pr e s ide n t,I do n ’
t se e wh y we n e ed to h u r ry. W h y n o t
wa it un ti l we ca n h e a r fr om th e comm itte e ? Le t’s be o r igin a l
,a n ywa y.
Ma ry Pie rce : I do n ’t ca ll th a t or igin a l ity . I ca ll it p r o cr a stin a tio n . (Ap ~
p l a u se from cl a ss .)S eve r a l Ej a cu la to r s
“
G o od poin t, o ld gir l .” “How br igh t !” “Ke ep it up !”
! Pr e s ide n t give s se ve r a l exa sp e r a ted r a p s f o r o rde r .]M a be l W . M iss A sugge sts th a t we h a ve th r e e p ictu r e s o n th e p a ge .
! Th e gir l s in th e ba ck a r e s in gin g a n ew cl a ss so n g wh ich is o n th e bo a rd ]Pres ide n t: Ke ep qu ie t b a ck th e re . I t is imp o ss ible to h e a r wh a t is be in g
Jo sep h in e R . Th r e e p ictu r e s o n a p a ge wou ld co st l ike wild—fi r e .
Ma be l W . Not m o r e th a n fou r do ll a r s a p ie ce . W e ou gh t to try to m a keth is An n u a l th e be st we h a ve e ve r h a d. I t is th e twe n ty-fi fth a n n ive r sa ry o f
th e sch o o l, y ou kn ow.
Jos ep h in e R “ Oh, y ou do n
’t m e a n it !
Pr eside n t (r a p p in g o n de sk a n d sp e a kin g ste r n ly) : W i ll som e
'
On e'
close
th o se‘
bl in ds b a ck th e r e to ke ep th o se ch ildr e n out o f h e r e ? Eve rybody be se a ted !
Ma ry Pe rkin s (j um p in g'
u p o n de sk a n d fumbl in g with th e_
’l igh t) I fe e l
a wild impu lse fo r a ctio n .
S eve r a l G ir ls : Y e s,tu r n it o n . I t is a s da rk a s m idn igh t in h e r e .
!Ma be l\V.,still m o vin g a r o u n d am o n g th e m embe r s o f th e cl a ss a n d u rgin g
pu rch a se o f An n u a ls ]Pr es ide n t: Ke ep qu ie t, I s a y ! I saw Mr . Ja rm a n a bout o ur gr a du a tin g
dr e ss , a n d h e le a ve s it with u s to de cide wh a t we sh a ll we a r . He h op e s, th ough ,th a t we w ill we a r sh ir t-wa ist su its th e m o r n in g we ge t o u r dip lom a s . Th ey
do it a t a ll l a rge co llege s wh e r e th ey do n ot h ave ca p s a n d gown s .
S eve r a l G ir ls : Let’
s do it ; it will be n ew h e r e .
Ha l li e 0 . An d n ot h a ve a p r e tty comm e n ceme n t dr es s ? Ne ve r .
Pr eside n t: \Ve m a y we a r th in dre sses cl a ss - n igh t if we wish .
Ch o ru s : Le t’s do it. Oh , y e s ! Th a t wil l be fi n e !
Pr eside n t: \Vill som e o n e m a ke a m otio n a s to h ow we sh a ll dr e ss th em o rn in g we get ou r dip lom a s ?
Ma ry Pe rkin s ! M a da m e Pr e s ide n t,I m ove th a t wc . gr a du a tc in wh ite
ta ilo r ed su its .
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S eve r a l Gir ls : W hy n ot s a y o f wh a t th ey a r e to be m a de ?
Pr e side n t: Th ey ca n be m a de o f la wn,l in e n ,
o r a n yth in g.
B etty W . (a s ide ) : C am br ic, lo n sda le , co tto n , o r a n yth in g .
Presiden t. Y ou h a ve h e a rd th e m otio n . Al l in f a vor o f it,r ise .
!Ne a r ly th e wh o le cl a ss r ise s ]Eth e l S . W h a t kin d o f co ll a r s. m u st we we a r , str a igh t
,Dutch o r wh a t ?
I jus t will n ot we a r a B u ste r B r own .
Ma ry Pie r ce : Le t’s we a r a wh ite co ll a r a n d tie .
W i n n ie P. W h y n o t we a r a stock ?A lice C. A n ew kin d o f co ll a r m a y be in style by Ju n e . I Sugge stVirgie B . Supp o se we w a it a bout th a t ?Al ice C. : Th a t is just wh a t I in te n ded sa yin g.
Joseph i n e R . If we a r e to we a r u n ifo rm su its we ough t to_
a gr e e a s to h ow
to h a ve th em m a de .
! Seve r a l girls ca n be h e a rd ye ll in g, M a dam e Pre s iden t,” a bove th e
gen e r a l up ro a r .]Pr eside n ts Ke e p qu iet. I ca n n ot h e a r a th in g.
!Ma be l I V. co n tin u es to ta ke o rde rs ]An n ie B . (h a vin g be en r ecogn ized) Som e migh t h a ve th e ir sk i r ts
fa sten ed up a t th e fr o n t,a n d o th e r s u p th e b a ck .
M a ry Pi e r ce : W h a t is be com in g to som e is -n o t be com in g to o th e rs .
W i n n ie P . Un i fo rm su its wou ld lo ok much bette r . I — I p r opo se
Ne llie B . W e do n ot kn ow th e sp'
r in g style s y et.
Pr eside n t: G irls , we ca n decide th i s l a te r . W e h a ve o n ly fi fte e n m in u te sle ft to de cide h ow we sh a ll h a ve ou r p ictu r e s m a de .
Emm a F . Ma dam e Pr e s iden t,I th in k we o ugh t to dre ss just a s we p le a se
f o r ou r p ictu r es .
M a r y Dn Pn y : If we a r e to we a r sh irt-wa ist su it-s wh e n we get ou r di
p lom a s,I
_th in k we sh ould h a ve ou r p ictu r e s m a de in th em .
JVI a bey W . (stopp in g h e r ca n v a ss a m in ute , a n d ta kin g n o tice ) : M iss C .
s a ys wh ite is h a rd o n y ou in a p ictu r e . I t do e s n o t imp rove yo u r lo oks .
Jos ie : Sh e s a ys blue is wo r se .
B etty W . (disgu stedly) W h a t wa s M iss C . ta lk i n g a bou t ?El a be l W . Fa culty p ictu r e s .
Eve ly n H I se e wh y sh e do e s n o t wa n t th em m a de in wh ite .
Pr eside n t: W e mu st stick to ou r subj e ct. W e ca n n ot co n duct b u s in ess i nth is m a n n e r .
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Josep h in e R. M a da m e Pr e s ide n t,I m ove th a t we h a ve ou r p ictu r e s m a de
in sh ir t-wa ists, m a de a l ike .
F r a n ces S . W e will n e ve r get e n ough sh irt-wa ists a l ike .
Josie : Do yo u m e a n in ta ilo r ed wa ists,o r ju st a n y kin d o f wa ist ?
M a ry St. M a y we we a r a n y kin d o f co ll a r ?M a ry Pi erce : Ma y we we a r a n y tie , th is o n e fo r in sta n ce (p o in tin g to a
gr e en o n e )Pr eside n t : M iss B e ed, will you m a ke you r m o tio n sp e cific ?K a te W . If we a r e to we a r th in dr e sse s cl a ss n igh t
,wh
'
y m a y we n o t h a ve
ou r p ictu r es m a de in th em ?
M a ry DuPu y : Th e p ictui'
e s h a ve to be m a de th is we ek . If y ou ca n ge t
you r cl a ss dr e sse s m a de by th en it will be a ll r igh t. (Cl a ss l a ugh s .)Ne llie B . I m o ve th a t we h a ve ou r cl a s s—n igh t dre sse s m a de r igh t a wa y .
Jos ie {M a dam e Pr es ide n t,I mo ve we ge t a th in wa ist a n d a l l o f u s h a ve
ou r p i ctur e s m a de in th a t o n e .
Pre siden t: Ple a se com e to o rde r ; I a sked M i ss Re ed to m a ke h e r m otio nsp ec ific.
Josep h in e R. : I m ove th a t we h a ve ou r p i ctu r e s ta ke n in a n y sh ir t-wa ist,
a n d in a n y co ll a r a n d tie . (Th e m otio n wa s de fe a ted by o n e vote .)A lice G . : M a damePr e s ide n t, I m o ve th a t we h a ve ou r p ictu r e s m a de in
sh ir t-wa ists a n d u n i fo rm co ll a rs a n d tie s .
Ha llie G . : If sh e m e a n s th ose o ld B u ste r B r own s,I w ill n o t vote for it.
F lo r en ce G . : I will n o t h a ve my p ictu r e m a de . (Th a t will bri n g th em
a r o u n d.)Pr esiden t: Sh e did n ot s a y wh a t k l n d o f co ll a r s
,o n ly un ifo rm co ll a r s . Al l
in fa vo r o f th e m otio n,r ise . All o p p o sed. (Th e m otio n wa s ca r r ied by o n e
vo te .)
! Th e y cl a ss wa s in a n u p r o a r a t o n ce ]Seve r a l Gi r ls : Th ey m e a n th o se o ld Dutch th in gs .
Eth e l S . I wo n ’t h ave my p ictu r e s m a de . Ma da m e Pr e s iden t, I lo ok
a wfu l in th o se th in gs .
Ma ttie F . : Eve rybody in sch o o l we a r s th em .
Ha llie G . : Be ca u se she l ike s th em sh e th in ks e ve rybody e lse do e s .
Ne l li e B . Let’s vote ove r .
S eve r a l Gir ls (jump in g up ) Y es,do it o ve r .
Pr eside n t: Th is m otion wa s ca r r ied. To be do n e o ve r it will h a ve to bedo n e by u n a n im ou s vo te o f
’
th e cl a ss .
ZDa a-
t
'
flDt-n 1D
TUNE : Re el \‘N-inug.Th e r e .
_sta n d'
s a No rm a l Sch o o lA dea r o ld
'
N'
o'
rma l Sch o o l ,W h os e girls a ll da y , s o me r ry a n d ga y ,
Th e ti-‘
i'
n e h a s com e to p a rt,
I t -br e alks' cin ch S en 'io 'r’
s h e a rt,
'
Ou r h e a rts a r e .s i‘gh in gS o o n we
’l-l i be cry in g ;
Every n i gh t wh i l e th e sta r s a r e br igh tly win kin g,W e
’l l a l ’lA be th in kin g“ :Of S . N. S .
go o d-by e .
V IRcJ-N i-A BENN E'
r sr .
W h e n w-e-
a r e f a r a w a y,So ve ry -fa r a wa y ,Y et s-ti l
'
lv we’ll si gh a n d. o fttim e s cr y
F o r th e fr ie n ds to wh om we s a y a l o n gSo ,
h a ppy da ys , fa r ewe ll— How h a p py n o n e
'
ca n te llAn d cl a ssm a te s , to o ,
So fo n d a n d tru e ,
p hi lip
A r o llin ’sto n e do n
’
t ca tch n o m o s s ,
Fo lks som etim e s a y to m e ;
Ta in 't
'
we l l to m ove a n o ld la n dm a rk ,Y o u a lso will a gr e e .
Sin ce I ’ve be e n th in k in ’
, s e em s to m e
Th em p r ove rbs s u it m e fi n e ,
F o r I’ve be e n h e r e r igh t str a igh t a lo n g
From e igh ty- fo u r to n in ete e n - n in e .
Do n ’
t ta lk to m e’bo ut go in ’
a wa yI love th is No rm a l Sch o o l to o we ll !
I come h e r e o n th e o p e n i n’da y ,
An’
, i f we ke e p o n do in ’
we ll,I’m go od fo r twe n ty—five ye a r s m o r e ;
If th e n th e C la ss o f Nin ete en - n in eCome s ba ck a n ’
p e ep s in th ro ugh th e do o r ,
Th e s a me o ld Ph i lip th ey wi ll fi n d .
M . SU S IE ' SHELTO-N,
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wea th ers (M a ss o f j a m , 1 9 1 0
OLA ABB ITTFLORENCE AGREE
JULIA ARMISTEAD '
DORA ARMISTEADANNIE BAB’BGILLETTE BAGBYCLARA BARTONM ITT IE BATTENKATHLEEN BALDW INGORDON BASKERVILL
NANNIE BENNETTPEARL BERGERRUBY BERGERADD IE BRADSHAWBESS IE BROOKE
M ILLIAN BROOKECORA BROOK INGMARY BROOK INGAGNES BURGERMARY BURTONRUTH CARYHETT IE COBBGEORGIA CREEKMOREELI Z ABETH COLEMANADD IE COPELANDBESS IE COPPEDGELOU ISE DANIELISABELLE DAVISISABELLE DUNLAPMARIE FERGUSSONOLA FISHERNANCY GARROWALICE GRANDYALICE GRUBBS
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ESTELLE HALL
ELLEN HARDYKATHER INE HATCHERHELEN HOY
MAE HUDSONSARAH JOHNSJULIA JOHNSONHESTER JONESLOU ISE JONESCHARLEY JONESLEONA JORDANMARIETT A K lNG
MARY LACKEYCARRIE LIBBYCORRIE LONGTRAC IE LONGMAM IE MASSEYMAUDE MAYORICHIE MCCRAWLILA MCGEHEELAURA M INKELLOU ISE MINETREEMARY MOONW ILLIE MOORMAN
VIDA MURFEE
EMMA MURRAYOLIVE MYERSMAE NORTHERN
EDNA PATT IEVIRGINIA PAULETTBESS IE PAULETTJULIA PAULETTMARY PAX TONLUCILE POLLOCR
AILEEN POOLE
SUS IE POOLELILLIAN PURYEAREUGENIA READERRUTH REDDMAUDE R ICHARDSONHATT IE ROBERTSONCAROLINE ROPERANNE ROW E
MARY SAVEDGEJUDITH SAVILLEKATE SAW YERLYDIA SCHLOSSERBONNIE SEYBERTSALLIE SEYBERTEMMA STAPLESBELLE STERLINGMYRTLE STEELE
M INNIE SUTHERLANDELI Z ABETH TATEHUNTER TATUMMARY TAYLORCATHERINE TAYLORMARY THOMPSONRETTA THOMPSONMARJOR IE THOMPSONMARY T INSLEYMARIAN TURNERMARY TURPINLAURA TW ITTYNANCY W ALKUPEVA W ALTERS
EM ILY W ARDMOODIE W ILLIAMSLILLIAN W OODSONMARTHA YANCEY
a n the %ta t!
Noth in g h igh er sti i ’s o ur fa n cy ,No th in g fu r th e r u s rem ove s
Fr om th e p la n e o f so rdid comm o n s,Fr om th e tedio u s tr o dde n gro ove ,
Th a n th e bo n d of loya l pu r p o s eBin din g h e a rts o f eve ry k in ;Kn ittin g so u l s in to o n e ga rme n t,Ga rb to clo th e a pu rp o se i n .
As a ch a in th is bo n d is to u s ;
Eve ry l-i'n lk we l l tr ied a n d tru e ,W h ich ,
wh i le str e n gth e n in g ye t th e o th e r s,
Rece ive s its e lf a str e n gth a n ew.
Th u s,a n d On ly th u s , 1 i c la s sm a te s
Ma y-we h o p e to r ea ch o u r go a l
Ra is e n o t we o u r se lve s by o the r s
An d n ot retu r n th e m e a su r e wh o le !W e a r e o n e in n obl e purp o se ;Un ited we fo r h o n o r str ive,Ho n o r fo r ou r s ch o o l , a n d h o n o rF o r th e cl a s s in wh ich we th r ive .
Ou r s th e love fo r o n e a n oth e r
W h ich th e loya l s o -ldie r fe e ls“
F o r th e o n e wh o , clo se be s ide h im ,
F o r th e ca u se h is swo rd do th wie ld.
As a cla ss o f th is , o u r No rm a l,
Ou r s it is h e r p owe r to p r ove ,An d o ur wa y wa rd, wa n de r in g h e a rt- str in gs
I
A r e kn o tte d r o u n d h e r h e a r t o f love .
E’e n o ft we fo llow wi ldlyAmb itio n ’
s temp ti n g, fl a gr a n t th ro n g ;
Ofte n Love s ligh t. gl in nn e r i n g th -Ife a dwa yCr o sse s wh i le th e h e a rt is y o u n gB ut a s y e t , m e r e s h a dows a r e th e seF o r wh ich
,n ow, we
’r e un p r ep a r ed
A n d we’
re sch o o lgir ls , le a rn in g le s s o n sW h ich gr e a t li fe h a s wi th u s sh a r ed.
“To th e sta r s ou r mo tto ca lls u s .
W h a t, a . jo u r n ey fo r th e m a n :!
Y et th e s o u l, cr e a t ed n oble r ,High e r fo rm ed by Go d’
s own p la n ,F ly in
c
g eve r h igh e r h igh e r ,Do t'h a t la s t.ci ’
th e sta r wa rmth fe e l,Fe e ls th a t a we som e p owe r , be fo r e wh ichFa in our o th e r se lve s wo u l d kn ee l .W ith e a ch fl igh t its win gs gr ow stro n ge r
,Fewer clo u d-
g a te s b a r its wa y ,Str o n ge r it becom e s fo r so a r i n g
,
High e r it ca n go e a ch da y .
Th u s we ca n fu l lfi l o u r m o ttoBy th e Sp i r it’s so a r in g p owe r ;Gr owin g str o n ge r , n ob‘le r , p u re r ,\Vith e a ch p a s s i n g livin g h ‘
o u r .
Th us we live a n d grow'
in kn owledge ,Pu r p o se str e n gth e n ed eve ry da y ;Loya l love fo r sch o o l a n d cla ssm a te s
,Give a n d ta ke u po n o u r wa y ,Str e n gth e n eve ry da y our pu r p o s e
W ith th a t str e n gth wh ich u -I-I io n give sEve r fa ith fu l, lovin g, loya lF o r o u r sch o o l a n d cla s s we live !
BES S IE PAULETT
dtbe t ra in in g %cbn o l
(Be in g a few cu llin gs from a S e n io r ’
s Ho tbed o f Ve r se s , with p r o fu sea p o logie s to Robe rt Lo u is Steve n s o n )
Th e sch o o l is s o fu ll o f such u p-to -da te fe a tu r e s ,
I’m su r e we sh o u ld a l l be m o st exce lle n t te a ch e r s .
I h a ve a su p e rviso r , th a t go e s in a n d o ut with m e ;An d wh a t ca n be th e u se Of h e r i s m o re th a n I ca n se e ;
S h e s its a n d wr ite s fo r h o u rs in m y cr iticism bo ok,I kn ow h ow b a d sh e th in ks I a m be fo re I eve n lo o k.I h a ve n ’
t go t a n o tio n h ow to sto p th o s e ch i ldr e n ’
s p la y ;Th ey o n ly m a ke a fo o l o f ru e in eve ry s o rt o f wa y ,
Th ey h a ve so m a n y p la yth in gs th ey a r e sp o ile d to de a th , y o u se e ;
I’
d th in k sh a m e to p la g ue my te a ch e r s a s th o s e yo un gste r s a l l p la gu e m e .
Th e fu n n ie st th in g a bo ut th em i s th e wa y th ey wa n t to kn owEve ryth i n g I n ever h e a rd o i ,
— s ky a bove a n d e a r th be low,
W h y th e wo r ld sta ys in th e h e a ve n s ? W h a t wo u ld h a p pe n sh o u ld it fa ll ?Ca n y o u th row a ba ll so fa r o ff th a t it ca n
’t get ba ck a t '
a l l ?
W h e n e’e r th e sup e rviso r ’s r ou n d
Th e ch ildr e n n eve r m a ke a s o u n d,
Bu t br e a k in to a gr a n d u p r o a r
Th e m in ute sh e is out th e do o r .
I wo ke be fo r e th e m o r n in g, I wa s bu sy a l l th e da y ;I h a ve n ’
t h a d a b it o f fu n , o r a n y tim e to p la y ;An d n ow a t la st th e even i n g dusk h a s qu e n ch ed th e su n set ligh t,An d I a m n owh e r e n e a r th e e n d,
— m y p la n is y et to wr ite .
My b ed is wa itin g co o l a n d fr e sh , m y r o omm a te m a de it u p ,
I do n ’
t h a ve tim e to ta ke a br e a th ,much le ss a . bite o r sup ;
F o r I’
m a te a ch in g Se n io r B a n d ca n n o t sp a r e a m in ute ,Th o se Co n fe r en ces a n d To p ic Pla n s a r e a l l my li fe h a s in it.
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I kn ow to -mo r ro’
w mo r n in g I sh a ll s e e th e su n a r ise ,Fer I
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m -ri st wa ke be fo r e h e com e s to l igh t th e mor n in g skie s ;Fiv e a l l th o s e s'
p e lfliifn'
g p a p e r s I h a ve n ’t y et
“
begun ,
My sn ip e r-vis o r s a ys,I mu st co r r e ct th emeve ry o n e .
I’d
“lik e to th r ow th a t j'a n g liin g be ll a s f-a -r a s I_ca n fl in g It
It’
s b a d e n o ugh to h eed a b e ll , m u ch le ss to ha ve to r in g i t ;My n a m e is o n th e po sted li st, to - in o r r ow .I begin it ;
Howeve r bu sy , '
I mu st fly to r in g it: OII th e m in ute .
Comme n cem e n t tim e‘
h a s com e a t la s t,T h e da ys o f Tr a in in g Sch o o l a r e
'
p a st.
An d Se n -i'o r 13’s in ch o r u s s in g
G -
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o o d aby e , g o od-b y e
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to eve r vtl-Isi-n -
g .
To sch o o l a n d ga r de n , s a n d m a p p a n s ,
To fi lin g g r a de s a n d da ily p l a n s ,To clo cks a n d ca se s , do o r s .tli a t swin g,Go o d-b y e , go o d-b y e to eve ryth in g.
A n d fa r e y o u we ll fo r ev-cI-Iri o -re
,
0 p a p e r wa ds up o n th e floo r"-0 wa rd-s my prvI
-
p i'ls u s ed to fi rm;
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C‘la n g go e s .th e be ll a n d 'SCl-llOO’l iis o’e r ,
Th e c h ild re n vl a n nis l-I th r o ug h th e do o r
Hi ta lf gl ‘a d, h a l-iv sa d , to th e m we si n g,G o od -bye , to ever y th in g ,
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Cla s s Of Ju n e,1 91 2
MOT T O : Ste p by step we r e a ch th e tOp .
COLORS : Pu rple a n d G o ld F LOW ER : Vi o l et
JOS-IE W ARREN OFFI CE R S
EUN ICE W ATK INSFRANCES DA V I S
MEMB ERS
PEARL ANGLEAM ARY AR M I STEADKEZI A BAIRDV IRG INIA BARCLAYANNIE BELLE BEATTI-ETHEL M A BL-ANTON
PEARL BROW NPH-(EBE W . BRUGHVIRG ILI A BUGGLILLI AN BURTONLILL IE W . CANODY
ELLA W . CARTER“
_ANN IE CHEATHA M
HATTIE COPENHA VERESTHER DAVIS
LOGAN G I‘LL IA MMEL-
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GRACE JOHNSONLOU I SE JOHNSON
ELO ISEROB INSONM AUDE ROGERSM ARTHA R-OW ELL
KATHER INE SCOTTCALLIE SHACKFORJ)
W ILLIE SPAINETHEL STANLEYFLORENCE STEV ENSONE V ELYN ST ILL“ANNI E LAURIE STONE
MOTTO : P a tie n ce win s th e Pa ce .
OF FI CE R S
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LURLINE S M ITH “
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SCENES IN KINDERGARTEN
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V IRGINIA TINSLEY CENTERBESSIEVIRGIN IA PAULETTAILEAN P'RIlCtE 1
GRACE FR‘
EEMANSIDE LENT—ERS
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Hi -y i ! k i -y i !
S is , boom , b a h !
No rm a l Schoo l ! No' rma l Schoo l !Ra h ! Ra h ! Ra h !
Pi-rst throw ! Second th -r ow !
Th ird throw ! I_n !
B ravo ! B ravo !W e W -i-n ! W e w'i-n !
dtbz B a sket R a isers
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Serve oth ers a s th ey s erve y ou .
To have th e n et resu lts good COLORS : Pixik a n d W h iteOFF I CERS
MARY PERK INS PRES IDENT
ALINE GLEAVES SECRETARY AND TREASURER
KATHLEEN BALDW IN
GLADYS BELLBERRIE BRUCE
SOPHIE BOOKERV IRG IN IA BARCLAYADELE CARTER
HALLIE CHRISMAN
MATTIE LEE COMPTON
GEORG IE CREEKMOREBLANCHE GENTRYNANCY GARROW
ALINE GLEAVES
LUCY HEATHLEONA JORDAN
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MEMBERS
ETHEL LABOY TEAU X
MARY MOONETHEL M ILLS
PATTIE MAUZYMAE NORTHERN
MARY PERKINSHARDINIA REDD
JOSEPHINE REED
ANNE ROW E
SU SAN STONE
ETHEL SANDIDGE
MARY TURPIN
LUCY \N’ARBURTONBETTY W RIGHT
%ka tin g Gtlub
MOTTO :“
Str ike out wi th both feet a n d ge t ahead .COLORS : B lack a n d B lue MOS T PREVALENT DI SEASE : Drop sy
FA VORI TE EX PRES S ION : It cuts n o ice with m e .
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AI M : To read y our footnotesOFF I CERS
MAMIE JONESMEMBER S
OLA ABB ITT
V IRG INIA BARCL-AY
SOPHIE BOOKERBE
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RRIE BRUCE
ANNE TAYLOR COLE
MATTIE LEE COMPTON
LOU I SE DANIEL
PATTIE EPES*MATTIE FRET‘WELL
MAMIE JONESLEONA JORDAN
BETTYHONORARY MEMBERS
M ISS DU GGER MR. MATTOON
“Ab s ent wh en p icture wa s taken .
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ETHEL LABOYTEAU X
SALLIE I_ OVELACE
ETTA MORRISON
MARY PERK INSSU S IE POW ELL
HONOR PRICE
FLORENCE RAW LING S
HARDINIA REDD
NANCY STARRITT
LOTTIE THORPE
VIRG INIA TINSLEYW RIGHT
(Eamon
B OARD OF EDI TOR‘
S
RUTH REDD Em o ig -m -OE-m
MARGARET DAV I S
GLADYS BELL
JO'
SIE KELLYOLA LEE ABB ITT
LULA SUTHERL IN
LOU ISE FORDBU S INES S MANAGERS
Our Lite r a ry S o c ie tie s
I n 1 903,real iz ing the lack of l i terary work in our school
,those amon g the
F acul ty and students particularly interested in furthering study along thi sl ine organ ized two l i terary soc iet ies
,known as the Cunn ingham Li terary So
cie ty , and Argus Li terary Soc iety.
Th e organ iz at ions grew rapidly i n strength and effic iency, each having amember ship l imi ted to fi fty students .
As the school stead ily grew there came a need for more societ ies , so twoothers were establ ished during the past sess ion of 1 908 -
’O9 , the Athen ian , and
Pier ian Li terary Soc ieties.These four soc iet ies play a most important. part in the soc ial l ife of the
school,having done much towards bu ild ing up the l i terary standards, cul t i
v a tin g soc ial graces, and developing and strengthening ind iv idual talent .Much spiri ted
,but friendly , r ivalry i s shown i n the effort to secure the
ables t members,and to make each soc iety reflect what truest
,brightest
best in the school l ife .
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(Organ iz ed November, 1 903 ) (Chartered Dec emb er, 1 904)MOTTO
COLORS : Ol ive G reen a n d G rayTo se e th e b etter .”
FLOW ERS : W h i te Rose a n d Sm i laxOF F I CERS
F IRST TERM
RUTH REDD .PRES IDENT
LULA SUTHERLIN V I CE-PRES IDENT
FLORENCE CLAYTON RECORDING SECRETARY .
ETHEL BROW N . CORRESPONDING SECRETARYIRMA PHILLIPS TREASURER
JOSIE KELLYRI CHIE CENSOR
MEMBERS
FLORENCE AGREE
BESSIE ANDERSON
LUCILE BALDW IN
GLADYS BELL
GRACE BENDALL
BESSIE BROOKEMILLIAN BROOKE
CORA BROOKINGMARY BROOKINGETHEL BROW N
BERRIE BRUCE
FLORENCE CLAYTONZ ULAH CUTCHINS
FRANCES DAVIS
MARGARET DA V ISLILLIAN DELP
PATTIE EPES
MATTIE FRETW ELL
EVELYN HAMNERELLEN HARDYLAURA HOMES
AMELIE JONESMAMIE JONESLEONA JORDANJOS IE KELLYMARIETTA KING
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SECOND TERM
GLADYS BELL
MARGARET DAV I S
GRACE BENDALL
.MARY TAYLORLILLIAN DELP
SUE RUFFIN
EVELYN HAMNER
CARR IE LIBBYRICHIEMCCRAW
W INNIE PARSONS
BESSIE PAULETT
JUL IA PAULETT
MARY PAX TON
REBECCA PECKIRMA PHILLIPS
A ILEEN POOLE
MARY PUTNEYRUTH REDD
JOSEPHINE REED
LUCY ROBINS
SUE RU FF IN
GEORG IE SINCLAIR
MARY STEPHENSLULA SUTHERLIN
MARY TAYLORMARJORIE THOMPSON
LOTTIE THORPE
VIRG INIA TINSLEYMYRTLE TOWNES
MARY TURPIN
LAURA TW ITTYNANCY W ALKUPEVA W ALTERS
di he -lp iznia n {Liter a ry a n ti D eh a tmg %otietg
(Organ ize d No vemb er,1 908 )
COLORS : O-IIa I-Ig e'
a md Gr een FLOW ER : Yell ow Ro se
MGTTO : Ligh t , m o r e li gh t.
OF F I CER S
PI-RST TERM SECOND TERM
“
PRES IDENT
RE CORDING SECRETARY“
W IMA MU A
HA‘
LLIE CHRIS IMAN . CORRESPONDING SECRETARYTREA SURER FRANCES STONER
. .CRIT I C JANIE SLAUGHTER
.CENSOR GEORG IE CREEKMIO'
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A . LOU I SE JONESBELLE ASHBURN
PEARL Row-
ERR ARCHIE MccLINTICETHEL MILLS
NI TAE VANS NANN I E B ANSO-N
MAUDE. ROGERS
RUTH SHEPARD
JANIE SLAUGHTER
ANNIE SMITH
JA-NI-E HARW ’OO‘
D SARAH STUART
LI Z -Z IE HAW THORNE
LUCY HEATH
LILLIAN W ILSON
BESS IE \VYN‘
NE
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Affilia ted with th e Na tional Board o f th e Youn g W ome n’s Chr is t ian Association o f th e
Un ited S tates o f America.OFF I CER S
MARY PAX TON
M ITTIE BATTEN V ICE-PRES IDENT
RECORDING SECRETARYFLORENCE AGREE CORRESPONDING SECRETARYIRMA PHILLIPS .TREAS U RER
LEONA JORDAN .LI BRARI AN
MOTTO :“No t by m igh t , n o r by p owe r, but by my Sp ir i t, sa ith th e Lord o f Hosts .
”
Purpose : Th e p urpose o f th e Association is th e deve lo pment Of Ch ris tian ch aracteri n its members , a n d th e prose cu tion o f active Ch ristian work , particu larly among th e youngwome n o f th e in stitu tion.
W ORK OF‘
THE Y EAR
427
Num ber o f comm itte e s 1 0
Number o f m embers o n comm itte es 1 1 8
Number o f m issionary m e etings h e ld 8
Number o f devotional me etings h e ld 30
Th e regu lar m e e tin gs o f th e Y . W . C. A . a r e h eld in th e auditorium every Saturdayafte rnoon. at five o’clock .
Sh ort pray e r m e e tings a r e conducted by th e '
students eve ry W ednesday nigh t , atA morning pray er circle is h e ld da ily a t
Th e poste rs fo r th e '
Y . W . C. A . a r e made by th e Poster Clu b .
%tunen t vo lun teer 75mm
MO'
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TO : Th e e va n ge lization o f th e wo rld in th is generation.
GRACE BEALE LEADER
MEMBERS'
CAMILLA BEDINGER IRE NE HAW KINSGLADYS BELL JOS IE KELLYPEARL BERGER BESS IE LEYBURNETHEL
xBROW N IRMA PHILLIPS
MARGARET DAV IS JOE W ARREN
FACULTY MEMBER
MARY ST . CLAIR WOODRU FF
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a m ; a . a .
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28— Th a n gsgiv in g Son g Sew ice
Pre lude , Han de l’s LargoBe ec h er, o n
“Sin gin g”
G ratitude to Me n
G ratitude to G o d
So lo , “A So n g o f Pra ise
Com e prepared to give B ible verse , o r o th er quotation o n gratitude , o r praise , a n d to
give re a so n s fo r th ankfu lne s s .
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C itgin ia Ira n -tin e ! {Lea gue
OF F I CERS
DR . F . A . MILLIDGE
MI SS LELIA ROBERTSON
EDUCAT ION BUREAU COMM I TTEE
DR. J. L. . JARMAN, CHAIRM AN
AID F UND COMMITTEE
M ISS MINNIE V . RICE,CHAIRMAN
F INANCE COMM ITTEE
MISS LULA O. ANDREW S , CHAI RMAN
THE OBJECT S OF THE AS SOCIATION ARE
F I RS T : To found a n d mainta in by a ii n u a l du e s , gifts from o iit'
s idé sOIirces , a n d oth erwise , a n a id fund de s ign ed to h e lp young wom en o f fi n e m ind a n d cli a r a é te i= wh o a r e eage r fo ra n educatio n but a r e una ble to attend sch ool .
SECOND : To co n du ct a n educa tio nal bure a u wh ich seek s to .p l a é'
e , fre e .Of -o h a a'
ge ,me n -i-berso f th e leagu e _
a n d gra duate s o f th e school ih communication with county s'u p e r i'n -te n 'dei-Its a n d
sch ool officials wish ing tru s tworth y , we ll- tra ined teach ers fo r th e ir s ch 'Oo Is .
S TAT I STI CS
Due s,
a y ear.Pre sent cap ital ,Numbe r o f beneficiarie s , 37 .
Organized durin g th e se ss ion o f 1 8983 99.
a lpha Ch a pter o f Ra nge EDeIta %0rotitp
Founded 1 897 Ch a rtered 1 902SORO-RES IN COLLEG I O
V IRG INIA BARCLAYGORDON BASKERV I LL
SOPHIE BOOKERISABELLE FLOURNOYLOU I SE FORD
ALICE GRANDYJOSEPHINE KELLY
*ELI ZABETH MARSTON
SORORES IN URBE
1 <RANKIE MCK INNEY LE-LIA JACKSONLELIA ROBERTSON MARY JACKSONMRS . EUGENE G ILL
CHAPTER ROLL
Alp h a— State Norm a l Sch ool, .V irginia .
G a mm a — Ho llins I n stitu te , V irgin ia .
De lta — Co llege fo r W om en , Sou th Ca ro lina .
Ep s i lo n— Sta te U n iversity , Lo u isiana .
Z e tw— Univers ity o f Alabama.Th e ta — Ran dolph -M-aco n W oman ’
s Co llege , V irginia .
K a p p a Alp h a— F lorida College fo r W om en.
La m bda — Northwe stern University , I llino is .
Om icr o n — W e sleyan U n iversity, I llinois .
Ph i Dcl tw—S t. Mary ’s Sch o o l, North Caro .lina
Ph i Ps 'L— Fairm o unt S em inary , District o f Columbia .
Rh o Om eg a I’M— Juds o n Co llege , Alaba ma .
S igm a — G unston Hall, District o f Colum bia .
S igm a S igm a — I owa State Co llege .
A lumna— Tu scaloosa , Alabama .
Alumna— Ch a rlotte a n d Concor d, North Ca ro lin a.Alumnae— Mobil e , Alabam a .
*Abse n t wh en p icture wa s t a k en .
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LOU ISE"
M INETREE
ELIZABETH MURRAYROBERTA SAUNDERS
EM.MA STAPLES
LUL-A SUTHERLIN
ANNE THOM
ELAINE TOMS
MARY VVALLE‘
R
a lpha m an ner of%igma %igma %igma
Founded 1 8 98 Ch artered 1 903
SORORES IN COLLEG IO
OLA LEE AB B ITT EUNICE W ATKINSRUTH K IZER CARR IE HUNTER
CATHERINE TAYLOR CARY JOHNSTONMARY TINSLEY KATHARINE HATCHER
RU TH REDD
SORORES IN URBE
ELIZABETH RICHARDSON . M ILDRED RICHARDSON
MARGUERITE’
VVATKINS CALLIE SHACKFORDSORORES IN E-AGULTATE
NATALIE LANCASTER HELEN BLACKI‘
STON
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Founded 1 90 1 Ch artered 1 903FLOW ER : W h ite Carnation COLORS : Crim son a n d
,Silver
OFF ICIAL ORGAN : Th e E gisSORORES IN COLLEGIO
ELIZABETH NORMAN COLEMAN ELIZABETH HASKINS PRICECHARLI E RICHARD JONES FANNIE HARRI SON PRICE
ELIZABETH HOGE PAULETT LIL-LIAN ALLEN MIN-OR
JULIA MAY PAULETT MATT IE LYLE W EST
SORO‘RES IN URBE
LUCIE KNI GHT DUNNINGTON NELLIE FRENCH JOHNSONFRANK PRESCOTT HATTIE CRUTE PAULETT
JULIETTE JEFFERSON HUNDLEY MRS . JAMES VENABLECHAPTER ROLL
Alp h a 4 ta te Normal. Sch oo l , V irgin ia .
B e i a — VVom a n’s Co llege , W es t V irginia .
G a mm a — College fo r W ont-e u , So u th Carolin a .
I o ta — Ra ndo lph -Maco n W oman’s Co llege , V irgin ia.Z e ta — Ch evy Ch as e Co llege , W as h ington, District o f Co lumb ia.S igm a PM Ep s ilo n
— B renan College , G eorgia .
Alp h a A lm n fn w— ‘F a rmville , V irginia.S igma A Zumn w— East Radfo rd, V irgin ia .
Th e ta . A lum n w— Lynchb urg , Virgin ia.Eta — W ard Sem inary , Tenne sse e .
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NANCY W ALKUP PRES IDENTIN
MARY PIERCE V ICE-PRES IDENTIN
LOU I SE JONES . SCI-I BIF ’
I‘ F UEII RERI N
MARY MOON . .SCHARTZ MEI STERIN
MI T GLIEDER
NANNIE BENNETT NANCY GARROW ARCHIE MCCLINT IC LYDIA SCHLOSSER
BOOTHE BLAND BLANCHE GENTRY MARY MOON ELIZABETH SMITH
CARRIE CARUTHERS ETHEL HUBBARD MARY PERKINS LOTTIE THORPE
M INNA DILLEMUTH HELEN HOY IRMA PHILLIPS EVA W ALTERS
IDA DIEDRI CH MARTHA HOY MARY PIERCE NANCY W ALKUPALICE DAV IS LOU I SE JONES HONOR PRICE BESSIE W YNNE
EHRINMI TGLIEDER’
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ALINE GLEAVES PRESIDENT
MARY PER KINS_. SECR-ETARY AND TREA SU RER
MILDRED RI CHARDSON LEA ER
NANCY GARROW AS S I STANT LEA-DER
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OLA ABB ITT
KATHLEEN BALDW IN
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CARR IE HUNTER CATHERINE TAYLORMAM IE JONES ANNE THOM
LEONA JORDAN V IRG INIA TINSLEYEVA LARMOUR
SALLIE LOVELACE EM ILY W ARD
LOU ISE MINETREE LUCY W ARBURTON
ETTA MORRISON
BESS IE MURRAY BETTY W RIGHT
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MARY PERKINSSU SIE POW ELL
HONOR PRICE
FLORENCE RAW LINGS
HARDINIA RE
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RUTH REDD
Re ce n t Im p r o v em e n ts
VERY student in th e school has be en impre sse d by th e numbe r Of im
p r ovem en ts that “ ha v e be en m ade within th e last ye ar. Th e pe ri stylewith its white columns
,and th e balustrade on th e roof SO com ple te ly
change the appe arance Of th e front Of th e building that form e r students willhardly re cognize th e place . Th e ce il ing of the pe ristyle i s gene rously pro v idedwith e le ctr ic lights, and at night th e front of th e building pre sents a brill i antand attract i v e sight to passe rs-by , while th e . bright l ight surrounding th e
building i s a gre at prote ct ion .
Th e front yard has been le vele d and sown in_grass , and shrubbe ry plante d
all around th e front of th e building and out to th e n o rth e a st_
co r n e r of th e yard .
Th e back yard i s also re ce i v ing its share . of a ttenti on . Th e ground be twe enth e dining room and gy mnasium i s be ing
,m ade into a pre tty l i t tle park, and
a' co v e re d porch runs from th e ki tchen around to th e e ast e le v ator . Th e groundon th e we st s ide of th e dining room is being grade d down and th e Old, unsightlysteps le ading to Science Hall ha v e been torn away . When thi s i s - all in gra ssnext fall th e v iew from th e re ar Of th e training school will be Ve ry ple asing.
In this dire ct ion m a y be se en th e n ew boile r house which is pla in and simplein sty le , but so neat and attract i v e that m any think i t is th e pre ttie st buildingon th e grounds . Th e lowe r southe ast side of th e campus has be en gr a de d andm ade into an athle ti c fie ld. Six tennis courts a n d a 'l arge baske t-ball groundwere thus pro v ided '
A high fence all a round affords ample back stops forboth gam e s.
Th e rem o v al of th e boile rs m ade i t possible to find n ew quarte rs for th el aundry
,which i s now con v eniently located unde r th e kitchen . Th e school now
has a m ode rn laundry we ll e quipped with n ew m achine ry .
Th e first floor and basem ent Of th e gymnasium “ ha v e be en refinishe d.
Thre e cla ssroom s for th e h isto rv departm ent and a res t room for th e facultyha v e be en pro v ide d on th e fi rst floor
,and roomy quarters for th e departm ent
of biology in th e basem ent . A m e tal ce il ing in the auditorium now t ake s th eplace of th e old burl ap which was continually com ing Off .
Le ast conspicuo us , though not le ast use ful of th e n ew impro v ements, i sth e cold storage plant . Me at and othe r pe rishable food can not be kept ascol d as de sire d without th e annoyance o f we t and unsanitary ice boxe s . Anothe rn ew fe ature adding com fort to school l ife i s th e system Of san itary drinkingfountains in eve ry
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h a ll and corridor o f th e building.
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Zfiln r a Ol lm hrn in Ehnmp a n n
Born,Octobe r 1 2
,1 885
,in North Carolina :
G r a du a ted, .Ju n e , 1 907 at th e State Norm al School , Virgini a.Die d, August 2 , 1 9 08 , at B luefie ld, “l e st Virgin ia.
in sp iritual things . He r t e ache rs had confidence in h e r ; h e r ' f e l low—studentstruste d and re spe cted h e r '
Christ i anity— characte rized , “as it w a s,by a cle ar
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shining faith,unfalte ring trust, re ady Obe dience , and a che e rful , wholesom e
tone without a trace Of m orbidne ss or sentim ental ity . He r compani ons poure dinto h e r sympathe ti c e a r e v e rything that de eply conce rne d them . Sh e
”che e re dth e di scourage d , lo v ingly ad v i se d th e pe rple xe d and doubtful , com forted th e
sorrowing with a touch that ne v e r hurt, re j oi ce d with th e happy .and fortunate,and gently r e str a in ed
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th e wayward .
In fulfill ing th e dut ie s of h e r re sponsible place as pre sident of th e
Young VVom en ’s Chri sti an Associ ation
,sh e displ aye d rar’e powers of le ade r
ship— “
wisdom in plann ing,ze al in e xe cution
,and tactfulne ss in de a ling with
difficult situations, that we re rem arkable in o n e so young. Be cause of thesequali t ie s sh e was l ast June chosen by th e Board o f T ruste e s as th e first gene ralse cre ta ry of th e Young Women ’s Chri sti an Associ ation in th e State Norm a lSchool .
But. sh e i s not he re doing th e work sh e lo v ed. Just as Sh e saw th e fu lfi ll
m ent of cheri she d_hope s and dre am s, sh e was calle d to' h e r Fathe r ’s house , whe re
sh e ' must ha v e fel t at once at hom e , with no sense of strangene ss or u n
fam i l i ari ty,so long had sh e l i v e d th e l ife of th e Spiri t . Sh e ,
“ be ing de ad, y e t
spe ake th ,” and h e r v oice has th e Old gentlene ss and pe rsuasi v ene ss. How
often do h e r form e r compani ons thin k,in conside r ing som e propose d plan ,
“\Vh a t would Flora say of thi s 2” He r spi rit sti ll l i v e s in th e school she lo v e d ,che e r ing
,anim ating
,spurring on those who a r e trying to do what sh e would
ha v e done had sh e not le ft us .Afte r all i s said, how inade quate a r e words to e xpre ss h e r , who e xpre sse d
he rse lf so richly in lo v ing se r v ice ! L. O. A .
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The Mounta in Experiences of a Norma l School Pin
Yde a r,de ar Alumnae and Friends
It is so good to be back in the se halls Of th e S . N . S . and se e youa ll again . Just to think I was a bright n ew pin last January, onlyfive m o iiths ago, when I cam e as a graduating
bG ift to my m i stre ss .
O m y , I thought “I should ha v e all my le tte rs washed away, th e girlswept so when my m i stre ss le ft he re for h e r school up in th e
m ountains ; but I m ust te ll you Of an e xpe rience .I had in that out-O-fth e —way place . Afte r a m ost te dious j ourney on th e tr ain we at last re ache d ourde stin ation
,and I could fe e l myse lf j umping up and down for she e r excitem ent
and curiosity. W e a lm o st'
r a n out Of th e car, and then stood looking up a n d
down for th e pe rson who was to m e e t us ._ Finally , a boy about fourte en ye ars
Old cam e stam ping up . He was awkward and unkempt ; o n e could se e at aglance that h e had no e ducation or training ; y e t the re was an expre ssion abouthis eye s which kept h im from appe aring s tupid . As he cam e slowly towardsus h e would look up now and then . I saw th e first gl impse h e caught of m e
,and
fe lt v e ry proud to se e h im gaz ing at m e again in a way th at showe d som e re alinte re st .
To continue my tale : the re was nothing for us to ride in but a m i se rableOld ox—cart— j ust think of i t ! The re wa s a large co v e re d wagon ne ar by . Ihope d that we m ight r ide in this
,but th e boy only ran up to it
,when no o n e
wa s looking,took out a bag and tie d i t to th e back of our cart with my m i stre ss’
trunk . I wonde re d why h e did thi s,but I ne v e r found out, for be fore th e othe r
pe ople cam e back h e cl imbe d into th e cart and we went j ogging along.
Th e'
r o a d wound around and around th e m ountain . Som e tim e s we had toge t out and walk.
“It was so ste ep in o n e pl ace that we could look down andse e th e road thre e tim e s be low us a s it wound l ike a spiral up th e m ountains i de . Th e boy said we should ha v e to pass this
_way to school e v e ry day. Itm ade m e shudde r to think Of i t . Just suppose my m i stre ss should walk toone ar th e e dge and stumble ,
sh e woul d go down,down
,down
,o v e r those dre adful
rocks a n d be kille d ! I wishe d we had 1 e a ch ed th e house,but whe n we did
get the re I thought I should l ike to be back in th e cart again. It was so m iscrable and cold up the re , and th e wom an and h e r husband we re so ignorantth at my m istre ss be cam e hom e si ck . Sh e i s a bra v e girl , howe v e r, and in a f ew
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m inute s I found myse lf si tting j a u n tily on a fre sh white wai st l i stening to mym i stres s as sh e trie d to m ake con v e rsat ion at th e suppe r table . I t
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wa s alm osta m onologue , but a t l ast, to my gre at re l ie f, th e wom an began
“Miss,i s you e v e r se en a bil ’d egg
? You i s— we ll , I ’ s he ard about ’em ,
but I “ nehe r i s se en o n e .
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Encourage d to find that th e wom an could re ally talk,my mi stre ss broache d
a subj e ct which was v e ry ne ar h e r he art .“You’ ll le t your son Jim start to school to-m orrow
,will y ou not
“My son Jim go to school ! No,m a’ am— h e don ’ t know no-thin’ , and h e
do n ’ t know h e don’ t know nothin ’ , and I don’ t want h im “ to know h e don’ t knownothin’ .
Th e young te ache r ’s eye s flashed,h e r che eks flushe d
,and with re al sp ir it
sh e began to talk Of school,of e ducation , and of l ife. I l istene d , and th e boy
l iste n e d,too ; we “did not unde rstand
,but we l ike d to he ar. Once sh e said I
was v e ry de ar to h e r . Th e bov looke d at m e again,but I was not - think ing
o f h im .
Th e next da v was cle ar and cold, th e kind Of day that br in gs '
e n e rgy andgi v e s courage to attempt alm ost any thing. My m i stre ss cal le d a che e ry “ goodm orning” when sh e went down stairs, and aske d with “ a winning sm ile if Jim
m ight be allowe d to show h e r th e way to s chool ; as his m othe r nodde d, Jimlooke d up ; his eye s grew bright , and his l ips parte d and close d again withoutsaying anything. But when we started out h e followed with apparent will in gn e ss .
Such cle aning as was done at th e school - house that m orning ! Jim cam e
in with us,but th e othe r children staye d outside . My m is tre ss continue d to
talk to Jim as sh e worked ; h e said nothing at. all , but in a li ttle while h e wasworking too
,slowly l aying sti cks of wood in a straight pile . All this t im e I
was holding a muffle r t ight around my m i stre ss ’ ne ck , but finally, he ate d fromh e r work
,sh e put th e m uffle r , with m e cl inging to it
,on h e r de sk . At l ast
sh e said sh e was going out to get som e thing sh e had le ft in th e yard . As th e
door cl ose d behind h e r , th e boy cam e up to m e , unfastene d my catch , pulle d m e
from th e muffle r , a n d pinne d m e unde r his coat , m utte ring that h e would tr a dem e for l iquor -th e ne xt tim e h e h a d th e chance . Oh
,how m i se rable I was
,how
m e ek and humble and hom e sick !Th e chi ldren cam e in and aroused m e from my m e l ancholy . They se em e d
to fe e l a diffe rence in th e v e ry atm osphe re of th e room ,and showe d it by th e
ze st with which they sang. Then as I l i stened, my m i stre ss ’ de ar v oice sounde d1 98
I couldn’ t he ar what followe d ; but th e ne xt I knew th e boy had l ed h e r toth e v e ry e dge of th e road, that dre adful steep and rocky pl ace I had alwa ysbe en afraid Of . Pointing down , h e sai d : “W el l , the re they a r e ,
’way ; downthe re . I couldn ’ t catch ’
em if I r a n myse lf to death ; thi s road winds aroun dtoo much for that. Just go long and ke ep th e m oney
,and buy th e books. I
ain ’ t te ll in, ’ and— fl a n d— you don ’ t know ’em .
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My m i stre ss’ be autiful eye s flashe d ind ignantly, and without m ore ado Sh ej umpe d from the e dge of th e road and s tarted down th e m oun ta in side . Th e
boy let him se lf down awkwardly,’ and tr ie d to follow
,but h e stumble d, then
ga v e up and watche d. My de ar m istre ss did not think of dange r ; sh e ran,j umpe d , caught at th e bushe s as sh e passe d them . I watche d h e r , oh, so
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e age rly,and” the boy watche d too. Sh e caught at th e low tre e branche s and I hope d sh ewould re st a m om ent
,but to my surpris e th e branche s snappe d, a n d my de ar
m i stre ss went roll ing down , down , down that dre adful cl iff . Th e boy sprangup
,forge tt ing him se lf and'
e v e rything e l se , and followe d as fast as h e could .
But be fore h e came to h e r sh e had caught he rse lf, got up and starte d Off again .
When at last sh e re ache d th e wagon I saw th e look on h e r face a s sh e asked th ene ce ssary que stions and re turne d th e m oney to its owne r. Sh e wa s splendidthen. Th e boy se em e d to think so too.
An d what do. you thin k he did ? He went straight up to my de ar Iriistre ss,took m e from unde r hi s coat , and handed m e to h e r without a word. Sh e ki sse dm e o v e r and o v e r again
,and then sh e turn e d to th e boy and said :
“0,you de ar
,de ar child ! I a m so gl ad you found my p in for m e .
I didn’ t find it— I s tole i t,” h e blurte d out.Such a look of wonderful tende rne ss and sympathy ca m e o v e r h e r face .
Sh e took th e boy’ s.
hard,rough hand in h e r own, and said sh e wante d h im to
ha v e a School pin of his own som e day, and towork for i t and lo v e i t, j ust as sh ehad done for me .
Th e silence was broken at l ast by th e boy. He Spoke slowly and“ huskily,
y et the re 'was de te rm inat ion in those two words, “ I will .”M . CLA IRE BURTON ,
’08 .
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S h ou ld th e Ro d B e S p a r e d?
T wa s in a m ountain town,in a n ew distri ct , and my first publi c school '
The re we re se v enty- o n e pupil s, thi rty-fi ve Of them boys,and in m any of
the de sks thre e boys we re crowde d . At once there arose a struggle be twe enth e boys and m e to which should be m aste r Fo r two we eks I trie d in e v e ryconce i v able way to win the i r lOve
,and through the i r lo v e the i r re spe ct and
obedience , but in v ain. They grew daily m ore incorrigible , a n d I m ore m iscrable . At l ast, about day o n e morning
,I se em e d to he ar Dr . C. say, “Use
th e switch 'as a l ast re sort .Inspire d with n ew hope
,I that day sent two o f th e boys to my Principal
w i th th e reque st that h e whip th em . He ga v e them a t alk and sent them back ,and when I rem onstrate d , told m e that h e wished no sugge st ions as to h ow th e
pupil s should be m anage d . In de spe ration , I re sol v e d to do th e j ob myse lf .I se le cte d th e ring- le ade r, a boy nam ed Sidney, about se v ente en ye ars old.
He ne v e r by a n y cha nce look-cd at a book , but showe d indom it able ene rgy byth e pe rs istency with which h e m ade and threw “ spit-balls” f rom nine o’clocktill thre e e a ch day . I cut some long switche s
,and o n e m orning when th e
“ spi t—ball busine ss began,in v ite d Mr. Sidney into my offi ce . After explaining
to h im that nothing but th e stri cte st sense of duty urge d m e to u se thi s l ast r esort
,I said
,
“ Stand u p !” He stood, and towe red he ad and shoulde rs abo v e
me . My kne e s began to shake , bu t I m anaged to ge t out , “Take off your coat .”
Thi s_h e did and I cut h im four tim e s— v e ry gently, I suspe ct— across th e
shoulde rs . S idney ,” I said, “ ar e you re ady to stop this fool i shnes s and tryto m ake a m a n Of yourse lf ?”
“ I don ’t know whe the r I am or not,
” was his sullen reply.
I ga v e h im four m ore l icks and repe ate d my que st i on . He ga v e th e sam e
a nswe r . Then all fe ar v anished , and th e switch cam e d own hot and he a v yun t il th e boy began to cry . Ne e d I state that th e te ache r w a s dy ing to dolikewi se
“Ar e you re ady now ,
Sidney ?” I aske d .
Y e s ,”h e blubbe re d .
\Ve shook ha nds and ente re d into a friendly com pact . Thinking h e_
wouldhate to go be fore th e other boys with a te ar- stained face , I le f t h im in th e oflice
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until rece ss . While h e was sitting the re th e Principal passe d through andaske d what h e wa s '
do in g the re . Sidney told h im h e was the re for pun i shment , but did not explain th e m ode . Th e Principal ga v e a m oral le cture , andSidney a prom i se not to gi v e m e a n y m ore trouble .
From then unti l I le ft the school , six we eks afte r , my boys we re a ple asu r e to m e . Sidney trie d hard , and m ade wonderful im pro v em ent. On e dayth e Prin cipal v i si te d my room and asked, “How i s S idney ge tting a lOn g
“Fine ly,” I said . I a m proud of h im .
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He prom i se d m e not to gi v e you any m ore trouble ,” was th e reply .
Sidn ey ga v e m e a knowing wink and a sm i le passed o v e r th e whole room .
“Whe re ignorance i s bl i ss ’tis folly to be wise ,” I thought .
At re ce ss,th e day afte r I puni she d Sidney , I saw an imm ense W om an com e
walking up th e steps , and aske d wh o i t was. On e of th e girl s e xcl aim e d , “Oh ,
that ’s S idney’s m othe r ! Sh e ne v e r le t s anybody touch Sidney, and I knowsh e i s com ing to whip you !” I quake d with fe ar as I opene d th e door in a n
swe r to h e r knock .
“Th ev te ll m e y ouwhippe d Sidney ,” sh e blurte d out . What did y ou. doi t for ?”
I m e ekly explaine d th e situat ion and,to my utte r Surprise , sh e said Y ou
did exactly right . G ood m orning !” and st a lked away j ust as sh e came ,
When I h a d a v e ry attract i v e posit ion Off e re d m e , and - appli e d to th eBoard to re le ase m e from my contra ct , th e patrons got
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u p a pe t it i on asking th eBoard not to re lease m e , and Sidney ’s m othe r’ s nam e he aded th e l i st.
Should th e red be spared ?MRS . N . L. CLA I B ORNE .
La wr e n cco i l le , V a .
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Pe o p le v e r s u s F o lk s
ND when will you com e,Miss France s ?”
Th e l i ttle que sti one r looke d wistfully up into th e fa ce sh e
had le arn e d to lo v e so m uch during th e l ast. four we eks.Miss France s saw behind th e sad l i ttle face a gre a t e age rnes s . “To -day
,Lyda ; I shall go hom e from school with you ,
to- day,
”sh e answe re d .
Ha v ing prom i se d th e child sh e thought no m ore of h e rv i si t
, e xcept to m ake a l i ttle m em orandum on h e r de sk- pad !
To Lyda He ron ’ s this afte rnoon .
”
Miss France s was th e n ew te ache r in th e l i ttle m ountain school . Sh e hadle ft h e r Alm a M a te r with thi s axiom ringing in h e r m ind : “
To know yourpupils
,le arn the ir en v i ronm ent
,
” and sh e had de te rm ine d to know e ach pupilindi v i dually in h e r first ye ar ’s work .
But that was not al l th e thought Lyda ga v e to i t . Sh e walked back . toth e long bench by th e sto v e and looke d at Miss France s intently , Mis s France swith h e r white hands
,h e r spotle ss waist
,a n d hair that looke d « l ike sunl ight .
Miss France s was going to that l i ttle log h ou se wh e r e Lyda ’s fathe r and h e rstep—m othe r and thre e baby si ste rs l i v e d , and Miss France s would know thenthat they we re not “pe opl e
,
” but j ust “folks .” H adn’ t sh e told them ,only th
othe r day , th e diff e rence ? “Folks” only thought of e a ting a n d drinking ande xi st ing
,while “ pe ople
,
”th e kind they wan-ted to be , l i v e d for som e th ing m uch
be tte r and highe r .IVh e n th e noon be ll rang , Lyda couldn ’ t study ; sh e
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m i sse d th e simple stword in h e r spe ll ing le sson . When th e t im e cam e to go hom e sh e fe l t a gre atlump in h e r throat , which wouldn ’ t stay down . He r first thought was to runhome and “ t idy up” be fore Miss Fra nce s cam e
,but th e te ache r was be s ide h e r
be fore h e r thought could be put into act ion .
“We ll , Lyda, I ’m re ady,” said Miss France s in h e r usual che e rful v oi ce .
Lyda couldn’ t talk . Sh e knew this was Monday, and wash-day at th e l i ttlelog house . Sh e knew the re was no fi r e in th e “big room ,
” and that th e be dshad not be en m ade , for m othe r always waite d for Lyd a to do that on wash—day .
If som e thing would only happen to m ake them turn b a ck ! But nothing happene d, and e v e ry m inute they cam e ne are r th e li ttle two- room e d house .
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Th e m othe r was in th e yard hanging out th e l ast of th e we ek ’ s washing,a l it tle b lue cal ico dre ss of Lyda ’s, and two untidy children we re at th e window m aking que e r figure s 0 1 1 th e ste am - cloude d gl as s .
Lyda'
and h e r gue st we re at th e g at e n ow,and th e child ’ s quick ey e saw at
a gl ance th at they we re ce rta in ly .
“ fo lks” to—day , Th e step—m othe r had j ust
put th e l ast p in in th e blue cotton dre ss and stood wiping h e r hands o n h e rapron
,when Miss France s , not waiting to be introduce d, said , “
This i s Mrs .He ron , I bel ie v e . I cam e to get acquainte d with Lyda ’ s m othe r and l ittle siste rs ”
Upon my facts, said th e step—m othe r , “do this be th e
“
n ew te ache r ?Com e in th e big room and se t awhile .
”
Sh e l ed th e way into a l arge room containing two rude be ds,se v eral chairs ,
a n d a large box which se em e d to se r v e as a wa 1 d1 obe .
Lyda followe d slowly , fe e l ing th a t afte r this Miss France s would ne v e ile t h e 1 pass th e pretty colors out. again , would n o t e 1 again choose h e r fo i ahe lpe r . But Miss France s took a se at w ith h e r back to th e kitchen and itsste am ing tubs. Sh e said th e baby had pre tty eye s , j ust l ike Lyda ’ s , and chatte dpl e asantly for a half- hour be fore saying good -by e .
Lyda went to school next 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 fe e ling as if Miss France s kn ew at lastall th e blackne ss of h e 1 l ittle l ife ; sh e couldn’t play sh e was re ally ‘‘pe ople.”any m ore
,but must act l ike “ folks” now . Sh e didn ’ t stop to cle an h e r shoe s
on th e scrape r Mis s France s h a d asked them to u se,for what did it m atte r n ow ?
Sh e w a s only “ folks,
” and Miss France s knew it , so w ith mud f alling from h e r
shoe s at e ach step , and w ithout th e usual “G ood m orning” sh e had enj oye d som uch , sh e passe d to h e r se at .
Mis s France s had j ust arri v e d and was rem o v ing h e r glo v e s , but Lydadidn’ t look up until sh e fe l t h e r te ache r ’s hand on h e r shoulde r and he ard MissFrance s say kindly
,
“Lyda
,I enj oyed my vi s i t to you hom e , and I like your
p e ople . May I com e again .
“Y e s , Miss F i ance s , ’ said Lyda , a glad light flashing into h e r eye s . Sh e
had calle d them ‘‘pe ople ,” and not “ folks !” Then Lyda went back to th e doorand worked with h e r stubborn l i ttle shoe s until all th e m ud h ad been rem o v e d .
RU TH O. DYER,January
,
’02 .
NOTE ; This story is t aken from th e e xpe r ien ce of on e Of th e Alumnae ,though at the tim e th e te ache r did not know th e e ffe ct of h e r words 0 1 1 th e l ittlem ountain girl. Lyda he rse l f re v e ale d it to h e r se vera l ye ars late r.
G a te City , Va .
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205
Alum n ia n a
G race Adam s , June ’03
,was principal o f th e school at S tonega for two
ve a r s , a n d later t aught at Do r ch e s-te r , whe re Sh e now' l i v e s .Louise Adam s
,June ’
06,since graduation has taught at Atle e , H a no v e r
County .
Ethe l Ar v in,June ’
03,t a ught for o n e se ssion in Prince Edward County,
two se ss ions in Lunenburg, and two ye ars as principal of th e Li te r ary -SpringG rade d School . In Septembe r, 1 908 , sh e wa s m arrie d to Mr . Walton E.
“ Be ll ,of VVilbu rn
,Va .
Florida Ash bv, June ’06
,of Lo v ings ton
,V a . , has t aught two ye ars in
Ne lson County a n d i s a t pre sent te aching at. Lov in gston .
Carol ine Boulware B a vl ey , a gradu ate of June , 1 907 , has S ince be en te achin g th e fourth . a n d fif th gra de s of th e Lawrence v il le High School .
Ruby Be rry ,Jan uary af te r le a v ing th e Norm al School , acce pted a
school in York Co u n tv for a half- te rm . Sh e i s 1 1 0W te aching at h e r hom e inCrewe , Va .
Fannie Langhorne Bidgood, June ’9 3
,t a ught o n e ye ar n ear G re en Bay ,
thre e ye ars a t G re en B a y ,a n d thre e ve a r s at Rip Raps , Va . Sh e i s 1 1 OW Mrs.
R. .VV. Price , of Pe te rsburg,V a .
Lucv Fle tche r Boswe ll , il u n e ’89
,h a s be en Instructor in Prim ary Me thods
in Ro a noke County and at F lovd Court, House . Sh e also taught in th e Buen aVista Fem ale Sem in a rv , and Be l le He at-h Academy. In 1 89 8 Sh e was Instr uctor of Prim ary Me thods in th e Summ e r Norm al School at Farm v ille , Va .Sh e was m arrie d to Mr . Mon tague , a n d i s now l i v ing in Lynchburg.
Emm a B . Bl a nd,June ’
9 8,in 1 89 8 taught at B ig Stone G a p , 1 899
1 900 at. Gurdon,Ark .
, 1 900 in Nottoway County , and since then atBlackstone .
Lol a B . Bland, June ’94
,w ith th e exception of two ye ars spent as a te ache r
in th e H igh School of Marion , V a ., has taught al togethe r in. G louceste r County.
Emm a E . Bl anton,Jan uary ’
08 , taught during th e l ast ye ar th e s e v enthand e ighth grade s o f th e school at G re at Bridge , Va .
Florence Bra ndis, June 98,subst itute d o n e ye ar a n d taugh t four .yea rs in
th e Manche ste r Publ ic School . Sh e was marrie d, in 1 903,to '
Mr . G . B .
Da v i dson,of Manche ste r, Va .
206
Lucie Carte r Chri sm an , June ’04
, has since been te aching in th e publicschools of Vi rgini a
,de v ot ing m ost o f h er t im e to prim ary work .
Mary Cl ark , ’03 , was m arrie d two we eks afte r graduat ion to Rev . Ra n
dolph Royall Cla iborne , form e r Re ctor of John ’s Mem ori al Episcopal Church ,Farm v i lle . Afte r l ivin g
'
two ye ars in Farm v i ll e , they m o v e d to St . Francisv ille , La .
,the ir pre sent hom e .
Mary E. Cl ark , June ’02
,spent four ye ar in Am e l i a County , o n e in De
Land , F l a , and i s n ow te aching th e se cond ye ar in Norfolk .
Myra Compton,February ’
8 9,re turne d in June to re ce i v e h e r diplom a .
Sh e spent h e r first thre e ye ars af te r le a v ing th e Norm al School at th e FairViews G i rl s ’ School
,Dawson v ill e , Md . In 1 894 sh e re turne d to th e Norm al
School to te ach m athem at ics a n d astronomy . In 1 8 9 5 sh e was marrie d to Mr .Allnu tt, of Dawson v ille , Md.
Da i sy Conway, Jun e has taught in th e publ ic school of Lancaste rCourt House , V a .
,Athens , G a .
,Blacksburg and Roanoke . Sh e was m arrie d in
1 904 to Mr. H .
'
L. Price,of Blacksburg.
Maria C . Co oke , January ’05
,afte r le a v ing school taught in th e Academy
at. B lu efi e ld, W . Va . Since then sh e - has be en t-e a ch in gfi
in - th e p ubl ic schoolsof Ri chm ond .
Je ssi-e E. Cox, June ’0 1
,t aught for five years in Sh e was
then m arried to 'Mr . Albe rt W ; Price , and went to “7ilcox, Ariz . to l i v e .
He len M . Craff'ord,June 1 900
,taught two ye ars at H alste ad’s Point, wa s
prin cipal of lVI o r r iso n '
G r a de'
d School fi'
ve v e e rs,and at pre sent i s teaching at
Lee Hall .Ruby Cuth e r e l l , h a s s 1 n ce be en te aching in Norfolk County . Sh e
fi rst t aught at Rosem ont,l ate 1 going to Oa k G ro v e , whe re sh e i s s t ill pr inci pal .
Ma l y Rive s Danie l , June ’03
,taught o n e y e a 1 at IV indso 1 . For two ye ars
she was p i in cip a l of a g 1 a ded school ne ar Suff olk , a nd two ye ars t aught inth e Suffolk H igh School . S h e i s at pre sent te aching ne ar Norfolk .
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VVirt Da v i dson,Jun e ’08
,h'as ' been te aching in th e Cumbe rland High
School,Ewing
,V a .
,since graduation .
Je ss ie De v,June ’
04,has be en te aching at h e r hom e , in No 1 fo lk
,V a .,
since sh e g1 a-du a ted.
Edith Le igh Di ckey, June a s, taught thre e ye ars at th e Mi lle r ManualLa bor School . Sh e i s now te ach-ing at Co v ington .
France s E. Dri v e r,Ju ne Bowe r ’ s H i ll , V a .
,taught on e ye ar in No r
folk County , and five ye ars in Scotts v ille . Afte r o n e ye ar ’s re st , sh e taughta gain for two ye ars in Norfolk County, but i s not te a ching at pre sent.
208
Carrie D-ungan,June ’
06, taught for two ye ars at h e r hom e , Chilhowie ,
V a .,but i s not te aching this ye a r .Henrie tta '
C. Dunlap,January ’
06, since graduation , has spent h e r t im e
te aching in Le xington , with th e e xception o f a f ew m onth s of post—g raduatework done at Ahn a Mate r.
Ruth C, Dye r, January ’02
, taught two ye ars in country schools , fourye ars in Roanoke , and i s n ow in charge of th e Norm al Departm ent o f th e G ateCity High School .
El izabe th Edwa rds , June ’07
,has , since graduation , been fulfill ing th e
dutie s o f principal of H ighl a nd Park High School,Ri chm ond
,Va .
Jennie Ewe ll , June ’9 7
,has taught in Loudoun and Prince \Vill i a m
countie s since graduat ion.
Mary Farthing,June ’
0 1,has since be en te aching in th e public schools
o f Virgini a,hav ing spe ci al ize d in prim ary work in th e Charlotte Court House
G raded School du r ing th e l ast thre e ye ars .Martha Fe a th e r stcn ,
‘ January ’99
,for two ye ars ta ught at Crewe . Sinc e
th en sh e has be en te aching in Roa noke .
Kate Fe rguson , ’
8 8,during 1 888 t aught at B o n s a cks
,V a .
,dur ing
taught in Salem ; in 1 8 93 was m arrie d to Mr . \Vy th e F . Morehe ad ofSal em ; 1 89 3 studie d a t Roanoke College ; 1 89 6 s tudie d in Englandand G e rm any.
Beulah H . Finke , June ’0 1
,Salem
,V a . ; f rom 1 90 1 to 1 903 sh e wa s a
te ache r in th e Vinton Publ ic School ; since then sh e has be en in th e G ilm e rA v enue School , of Roanoke .
G e raldine Fitzge rald, June ’08
,i s te aching in th e publ ic scho ol s o f Da n
v ille,Va .
Mam ie Edna Fle tche r,June ’
05 Roanoke , V a .,taught in Madison Norm al
School 1 90 63 07 in \Va y n -
e sbo r o H igh School 1 907 a n d in Roanoke1 90-8
Sall ie Floyd, June 97,spent o n e y e ar as th e te ache r of a pri v ate school ;
four ye ars in Se a Vi ew School,and o n e year in Bird ’ s Ne st School . In
De cembe r, 1 90 3 , sh e was m arried to Mr . A T . Be l l and now l i v e s at Marion
Marion C. Forbe s , 88 , he ld posi t ions in pri v ate fam il ie s two y e ars , afte rward te aching se v e ral ye ars at Re dfo rd. For th e past e ight ye ars sh e has be enLady Principal at th e College , Richm on d .
209
Mary Ol i v i a Frayse r , ’03
,taught h e r first ye ar at Hot Springs
,V a .
,and
th e two following se ssions at th e Re i ds v i lle H igh School,N .
’
C. In June , 1 906 ,sh e was m arrie d to J . N . McG eh e e
,of Re ids v i lle , N. C.
Blanche G i lbe rt,June ’
04,has taught in th e prim ary grades of G ile s
County and Doc H i ll,Va .
Loui se G odwin , January ’04
,taught o n e ye ar at B ird ’s Ne st H igh School
as as si stant,and o n e ye ar as principal
,be s ide s o n e ye ar as principa l of Jone s
v i lle G raded School . Sh e was m arried in 1 907 to Mr . E . E. Floyd .
Mary T . G lasgow,Junc" 07
,Buena Vista
,V a .
,is principal of th e G rade d
School,Da rvi ls
, V a .
Mary H ipkins G odwin,January ’
9 5,Fincastle , Va . For two ye ars sh e
taught in country schools . From 1 897 to 1 903 sh e t aught high school branche sin ungrade d school at Fin ca stl e . From 1 903 to 1 906 sh e was princ ipal ofFincas tle H igh School . Since 1 906 on account of ill he alth sh e has be enre sting at hom e .
G e orgie G r a v e ly has be en principal in a graded school at Myrtle , V a . ; hast aught in a grade d school in “7in dso r
,and i s now te aching at Sa in t P a ul , Va .
Myrtle G r e n e l s , June ’08
,is te aching at Wake , V a .
,h e r hom e
Carrie Sturde v ant. G oode , June ’02
,taught two‘ ye ars at h e r hom e , Skip
wi th,Va . Sh e was m arrie d in 1 905 to Mr . J . A . Bugg.
Martha and Mary G oggin graduated i l l -
1 9032 Both taught. in Aug ustaCounty th e follow ing ye ar. Th e ne xt ye ar Martha taught in Campbe l l Countywhile Mary took up duties in th e Cle rk’s Office o f th e county. On Octobe r5,1 9 05
,both we re m arrie d : Martha to Mr. Charl e s \V. \Vo odso n
,of Rustbur g ;
Mary to Mr . Page Dandri dge Ne lson,of Lynchburg.
A. G e rtrude G riffin , June ’04
,Port Norfolk
,Va. In 1 9043 05 sh e t aught
a country school, Q u e l l in s , Norfolk County. Since then sh e has taught hi story
a n d ci v i l go v e rn m ent. in th e “7e ste rn Branch H igh School,Norfolk County,
Virgini a .The re sa Haisl ip
,June ’
9 6,taught se v e ral ye ars in Augusta County schools .
Late r sh e accepte d .a place in th e Staunton H igh School , whe re sh e st ill rem ains .Su e El izabe th Ham le t , June ’
07 , Appalachi a , V a .,taught for o n e ye ar
in We st Virgini a , and is now te aching at Appal achi a.Jane H ardy graduate d in 1 894 , in a class of se v en . He r first work was in
Lancas te r County . Late r sh e had charge of th e Inte rm e di ate Departm ent ofNorfolk College ; and, l ate r st ill, sh e taught in th e publ ic schools of Bristol ,Va. In 1 902 sh e was m arrie d to Dr . E. A . Long
,of Johnson Ci ty
,Tenn .
Nannie House r (Mrs . G . H. Fielding), Balt im ore , t aught for six ye arsin Augusta County
,Maryland .
Be rnice Howard, June ’08
,Cambri a
,V a .
,i s a m embe r of th e faculty in
th e Chri st iansburg H igh School .Madge B . Humphrie s was a graduate of th e cl ass of ’
97 . Sh e has t aughte v e r since , first in Virgini a
,then in Philade lphi a and Washington , and now
sh e i s te aching in th e Colm an Nat ional Busine ss College , Newark,N . J .
Florine Hunt , January ’94. He r hom e i s at 420 “l e st 1 1 8th Stre e t
Ca th edr a ltHe igh ts , New York . In 1 894 sh e wa s principal public school ,
Prince Edward County ; grade d s chool , Shenandoah , V a . , 1 8 97
1 900,G r a mwe l l , \V. V a . ; 1 900 te ache r Engl i sh Li terature and H i story,
Be dford Springs, V a . ; 1 902 English branche s in Radford H igh School .Sh e
_was m arrie d to Mr . A . M . Fowle r, and is continuing h e r studie s a t Columbi a U ni v e rsi ty .
Jam im a C. Hurt,June ’
04,Roanoke
,V a .
,has be en te aching in th e school s
of Vintou and Roanoke since graduation .
Im ogen Hutte r, June ’
08 , has since be en te aching in th e grade d schoolsof Lynchburg
,Va .
Florence Ingram ,January ’
06,afte r o n e te rm at Barton He ights, ente re d
upon h e r work at South Boston whe re sh e st ill te ache s .Lucv Ir v ine , ’
9 1,t aught two ye ars in Staunton , and ele v en in Augusta
County . Sh e was m arried in 1 904 -
to Mr . J . J . Ir v ine .
El izabe th I v y , June ’9 7 , has been doing prim ary work since sh e le ft school .
Sh e t aught in th e Ham pton Academy , and late r in '
th e Hunt ington Kinde rgarten at Newport News . Sh e late r acce pted a posit ion a s supe r v isor ofdrawing in Newport News schools , but re signe d thi s posi tion to be com e supe rv i sor o f El izabe th Citv county school s .
Emm a Mayhew John,
’
94,taught o n e ye ar at G i lm e rton , Norfolk County .
Sh e was m arrie d to Mr . Thom as B . Johnson,Se ptembe r 5
,1 89 5 ; Sh e die d
Septembe r 2 1 , 1 908 .
Ethe lyn Jcne s , ’9 6
,ran ks am ong our accompl ished graduate s . He r
art istic talents ha v e l ed h e r to th e position o f Editor , and He ad of th e '
Ar t
Departm ent of th e “Mode rn Pri scill a .” During h e r first thre e y e ars afte rgr aduation sh e t aught in th e public schools of Virgini a . Sh e took a course inart in New Y ork in 1 903 , al so doing de sign work . For thre e ye ars afte r thi ssh e had pri v ate cl asse s in art in Hende rson , N. C. Froin th e re sh e went toBoston to e n gage in th e work for th e “Mode rn Pri sci ll a .” In 1 899 sh e wasm arrie d to Mr. Wily B . Morris .
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Pa tsie F . Johns has taught in Buckingham and Cumbe rland countie ss ince graduation .
An na B .-C. Jo l l iff e
,January ’
06,has be en te aching a t h e r hom e
,Boyce
,
V a .,since graduation .
Cora B . Kay, June ’04
, was principal for a ye ar of U ppe r Z ion G rade dSchool
,Carol ine County, and for o n e ye ar o f Inglewood Hom e School
,Middle
sex County. Since th en sh e has be en principal of Libe rty G rade d School ,Carol ine C ounty .
Hattie J . V . Ke lly , June ’06
,was o n e ye ar a te ache r at Red H i ll , Albe
m arle County, and i s now te aching at “l in dso r,Va.
Martha M . Kenne rly, January ’97
,t aught at Chatham
,V a .
,1 89 7
t aught and studie d at Ade lphi College , Brooklyn , 1 89 9—1 903,from which col
lege sh e re ce i v e d th e B S . degre e . Sh e taught biology in th e New'
H a v enHigh School
,1 91033 05
,and studie d at Y ale
,1 904 Sh e i s at pre sent te a -ch
ing biology in th e Norm al College , New York .
G e rtrude K ing, J a n -uary ’06
,taught a pri v ate school th e spring of 1 906 ,
was principal of a school in Patte rson , V a .,and th e following ye ar at Ne ttle
Ridge . Sh e i s n ow at work ne ar Foste r Falls .Ellen B . Lee
,
’05
,h a s since be en an assistant in th e Bote tourt High School .
G racie Le e , 97 ; 1 897 98,taught at “7a rdtown ; 1 89-8 - 1 900
,principal o f
Willi s’ W'harf grade d school ; 1 900 t aught in J a rvisbu rg, N . C. 1 901
at Bloxom Stat ion ; 1 902 at Shadyside,Va . Sh e i s n ow Mrs. G ladstone .
Ruby Le igh, June 99,taught se v en se ss ions. in th e public schools
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o f Virgini a. Sh e was m arrie d in 1 906 to Mr . A . M . Orgain .
Carlott a Lewis, June ’0-5
,has taught two ye ars in Buchana n County,
and since tha t t im e at Co vin gto -n .
De lla El izabe th Lewis,June ’
9 9,t aught thre e te rm s in Surry County
two te rm s in Michigan , and four te rm s at Cl arem ont. In 1 907 sh e be cam e
Mrs . Will M . Hundley .
Carol ine Li ttlepage i s te aching in th e high school at Micanopy, Fla .Josephine Luck , June 0 1
,has h ad v aried e xpe ri ence s in te aching. From
th e ye ar of h e r graduation to th e pre sent tim e sh e has taught , and th e following a r e som e of th e place s whe re h e r influence has be en f e lt : Ashl and , V a .
,
Hano v e r C ounty ; El izabe th Ci ty, N. C. Radford , Va . Sh e i s now te achingth e se v enth grade of Highland Park School , Richmond , Va .
Emm a LeCato,June ’
97 , taugh t for te n ye ars afte r le a v ing school . Sh e
has he ld schools in' Quinley, Cr a ddo cksvil le , and e lsewhe re . In 1 907 Sh e was
m arrie d to Mr . Eisch e lbe rge r , now of Quinley, Va .
2 1 3
Lucy Manson, June ’05
,h a s taught in th e VVh a l eyvil le School, of
i
wh 1 ch
sh e has rem aine d principal . In 1 906 sh e was m arrie d to Mr f Ch a r l e s Sim pson,of \Vh a leyvill e , Va.
Carrie Martin , June ’04
,taught o n e ye ar at Callaway, thre e at Tazewe l l ,
and i s now te aching in th e Rocky Mount High School .Carrie K . Mason
,June ’
07 , en te red Corne ll Uni v e rs ity th e fall afte r h e rgraduation
,and is pursuing a course in l ibe ral arts, spe ci al iz ing in m athe
m at ie s and looking forward to an A . B . degre e .
Juli a Massey,June ’
06,of H am pton
,Va .
,has
,since graduation , taught
in th e H am pton H igh School .An nie McLa ugh l in ,
January ’04
,at first accepted a position as te ache r
in a pri v ate fam ily . Late r sh e t aught in York County and South Boston .
In 1 908 sh e was m arri e d to Mr . W . J . Megginson,of Washington
,D. C.
,a n d
now l i v e s in Lyn chburg, V a .
El izabe th Michie,93 , taug ht for five ye ars in Virgini a . In ’
97 sh e wasm arrie d to Mr . J . Will i am Johnson
,of Lynchburg
,Va.
“Be ssie L. Moon,June 98
,taught in th e public schools of Fre de ricksburg
during th e se ss ion 1 89 8 On Octobe r 28,1 8 99
,sh e was m arrie d to Victor
M . Moon,a n d Fre de r icksburg i s now h e r hom e .
Me l v a France s Mo r eh e a -d,June ’
04,of Radford
,V a .
,was for- ‘
o n e ye arprincipal of New Ri v e r School at New R i v e r Depot, V a .
,for thr e e ye ars in
T azewe ll County, as principal of Falls Mills School , and i s now te aching inBe lle He ath Academy , East Radford , Va .
Be ryl Morri s,June ’
07 , i s now te aching at Mille r School .Sall ie Ri v e s Morris , June. ’
02 ; taught two ye ars in , Haley High School ,Louisa . Since then sh e has taught at Apple G ro v e , Big Stone G a p and Le e sburg Academy .
Ne tt ie Dunnington Morton , June ’93
,Farm v ille
,has continue d to l i v e in
Farm v ille . During 1 894 sh e fille d th e posi t ion of Librari an at h e r a lm a
m a ter . In 1 902 sh e was m arrie d to Mr . “Talke r Scott,of Farm v ille .
K . M a cMo sby ,’93
,t aught for se v en ye ars in Pulask i . In 1 900 sh e went
to Martin s v ille,whe re sh e has s ince be en engage d in prim ary work .
Be tt ie Eula Mu r fe e,June taught thre e ye ars in Sh e has
al so taught drawing in Rocky Mount,N . C.
,and in th e Frede ricksburg and
Norfolk Summ e r Insti tute s. Sh e i s now te aching in the -“l es te rn BranchH igh School
,Portsm outh
,Va.
Je ssie Nide rm a ie r , June ’08
,Popl ar H ill
,V a .
,i s te aching . in G ile s
County,V i rgini a .
2 I4
Anna Royste r Roge rs,January ’
06, has be en te aching, first in Augusta
,
and then in Buckingham County .
Dorothy Roge rs,Jtine -
’OG
,was a student at Corne ll 1 906 1 907
sh e was first ass i stant in th e High School departm ent o f Be v e rley ManorAcademy, Staunton . Sh e is now te aching m athem ati cs
,Latin and drawing at
Toano.Edith Roge rs, June ’
08,i s te aching in th e Norm al and High School at
W oodstock .
Jul i a Scaggs,June ’
02,taught for thre e ye ars in Fre de ricksburg be fore
h e r m arri age to Mr . Biscoe .
Mary Me rce r Sch ofi e ld, January ’07 , began h e r work as a te ache r in th e
Barton He ights School , ne ar Richm ond . In Septem be r,1 907
,s h e was e le cte d
principal of th e Dumbarton School , which positi on sh e st il l holds .Le l i a A. Scott
,January 99
,taught thre e te rm s” in Am e l i a Cou n tv , then
taught in G e orgi a , then at Ke e zle town , V a .,next at Co v ington
,and at pre sen t
i s te aching a t Mor v en .
Rhe a C. Scott,June 06
,t aught in th e Ep l sco p a l Inst itute , Chatham ,
fora while . In 1 907 sh e took a course in Prim ary Me thods and Ma n u a l
'Tr a in in gat Te ache rs ’ College , Columbi a Uni v ersi ty . Since that t im e she has hadcharge o f th e Norm al Train ing Clas s and Dom e sti c Science of He n r 1 co County .
He r hom e i s now at Ashl and,Va .
Ida Sharpe,Februa ry ’
0 1 , th e following fall taught in \Vy th e '
Cou n ty
and at m id- te rm was e le cted to a posi tion at Bristol . At th e e n d of thre eye ars sh e w a s m ade principal of th e Third \Vard School , whe re sh e rem ain e dunti l h e r m arri age in April
, 1 907 , when sh e be cam e Mrs . W . J . Cox. He r
hom e i s now at Crewe , V a .
Fannie Be l le Shorte r , January ’07, has since graduation taught in ,Chuck
a tuck. V a .,Abilene
,V a .
,and Albem arle , N. C.
DeB e r n ier e Sm ith , June ’06
,began h e r te aching caree r at Charlotte
Court House . Sh e now has charge of th e fourth , fifth,and sixth grades
,at
Keys v ille .
E. Linwood Stubbs , June ’9 5
,t a ught for e ight ye ars . During th e l ast
five ye ars sh e has be en te aching at \Vo od’s Cross Roads, Va.Li ly H . Sm i th
,June ’
97,Mille r School
,Va . Sh e has taught in th e Mille r
School and th e Bapti st Orphanage at. Salem . Sh e i s now pri v ate s e cre t ary toth e Supe rintendent. of Mille r School , and also teache r of stenography .
2 1 6
Cora Spain , s ince h e r graduation in F ebr a u ry , 1 898 , has be en te aching .
Sh e i s now principal of th e G raded School , Sutherl and , Va .Juli a C.
_Spain , June ’08
,Suthe rland
,V a .
,i s te aching ne ar Cham p , Va .
Kate Spain , February ’97
,spent h e r se ssions te aching unti l th e past ye ar ,
when sh e wa s m arrie d to Mr . A . Kennedy Powe ll , of Pete rsburg, V a .
Myrt is Spa-in,February, ’
92,taught twe l v e se ss ions in th e school s of
Dinwiddie , Lan caste r a n d K ing and Que en . Sh e was m arrie d to Mr . Halland now l i v e s at K ing and Queen Court House .
Edna Spence -
r,
’97
,t aught for six ye ars in Virginia . In 1 904 sh e was
m arried to Mr . J . C'
. Haynsworth,of Al achua
,Fla .
,whe re sh e i s now l iv ing .
Janie B . Staple s , 94, taught f o r five ye ars in Prince Edward County, andwas m arrie d in 1 899 to Mr. W . E. Chappe ll .
He len Ste ed , June ’08
,i s te aching at Dorche ste r
,Va .
Mary V . St ege r , June ’07
, Dan v ille , V a .,
.has be en te aching for two ye arsat Dan v i lle .
Kat ie Stephens , June ’03
,Radford
,V a .
,has he ld posi tions at Auburn ,
Montgom e ry County , and at Burke ’s G arden , and i s now te aching at EastRa dford, Va .
Margare t S tephe n s,June ’
05,t aught at
_Pilot durin g th e se ssion 1 905and at Surry Court H igh School 1 906 Sh e is now te a ching in th e Strausv ill e H igh School .Daisy Stephenson , June ’03
,has taught in Fairfax County S ince gradu
ation .
Georgiana E . Stephenson ,January ’
06,t aught. first at Spottswood ,
August a County . Since then sh e has be en te aching at Co v ington .
'
El izabe th N . Stoke s , J '
u n e’07
,
’ i s te aching in th e H igh School at R ice .
Before te aching,sh e spent a short while studying and te aching music in Farm
Lo -u ise Fuqua , June 88 , taught two ye ars in Cumbe rl and County andthen m arrie d . Sh e i s now l i v ing at Che ste r
,Va .
Virgini a .E . Stubbl efie ld, January ’07
,has taught in th e publ ic school s of
R i chmond durin g th e pas t two se ss ions .Courtney T aylor , ’
04, has t aught at Mattoax, Va ' and during th e lastthre e years at Am e li a .
Mary Byrd T aylor,June 96
,since graduation has taught at h e r hom e ,
Mannboro,Va.
21 7
Mary H . T aylor , June 9 6,from 1 89 6 to 1 908 t aught in th e public schools
of Amhe rst County . Sh e i s now te aching a t. Coeburn,Va.
Ell a Thom pson ,
’92
, taught for fi ve ve a r s in Culpe pe r , and was thenm arrie d to Mr . W . Ef Co o n s .
Flora Thom pson,June ’
07 , spent th e first part of l ast te rm at hom e . Th e
l atte r part of th e se ssion Sh e taught. in th e publ ic school of Poca hontas . Sh e
died Augus t 2,1 908 .
Li ll i an Frede ricka Thompson,June ’
06 , h a s taught in th e Summ i t Ci tyAcademy
,B lu efi e ld, W . V a .
,and in th e grade d schools o f Pocahontas . Du r l n g
th e l ast ye ar sh e taught in th e graded school s of B lu efi e ld.
Susie .E . Thrift,January ’
95,taught o n e ye ar in We stm ore l an d County ,
two ye ars in Lancas te r , and three in Northum be rland County ; 1 90 1 sh e
wa s principal of He athsv i lle G raded School ; 1 902 taught in Big StoneG a p . Sh e i s n ow l i v ing at h e r hom e , Wicom i co Church , Va.
Be ssie T insley , June ’05
,was for two y e ars principal of th e grade d school
at Mitche l ls, V a . In June
,1 907, sh e was m arrie d to Mr . Appe rson , of Culpepe r .
Maude Tre v e tt , ’9 1
,has since be en te aching in th e graded school s of h e 1 "
hom e county,He n rico . Sh e i s n ow holding th e pos ition of principal of th e
G rade d School,
“
G len Allen,Va .
Margare t Lew i s Tucke r,Jfine ’
07 , has be en te aching at Amhe rst two y e ars .Mary Loui se Tucke r , June ’
08,i s te a ch i ng l n th e Lynchburg publ ic school s .
Ma rtha Turne r , February ’98
,t aught th e se ssion of 1 898 in th e public
school s of Newport News . In June , 1 899 , sh e wa s m arrie d to Mr. Willi am L.
Cooke of that place .
Loui se Vaughan , June ’04
,taught in Am e l i a County 1 904 and in
Powhatan County 1 905 Sh e was m arrie d in 1 9 06 to Mr . M . A . French .
Pe arl Vaughan,February ’
06,taught two ye ars in th e publi c school s at
Cu n n n o r , Va . In Septembe r , 1 908 , sh e was m arried to Mr . “7. A. Childrey, ofRichm ond
,V a .
,whe re sh e i s n ow l i v ing.
Rebe cca Vaughan , June ’07 , was during th e next ye ar principal of th e
school at Call away,Va . Sh e n owhas charge of th e prim ary departm ent in
th e Che ste r H igh School .Mary A . Wade , Jun e ’
02,afte r graduation , taught in Virgini a and in
South Carol ina four ye ars . In 1 908 sh e be cam e Mrs . W . B . Pe ttigrew, andis at hom e in Florence , S . C.
21 8
Cla ir \Vo od-ruff,June ’
05,An n -isto n , Al a .
,spent a ye ar at h e r home in
Al abam a,after whi ch sh e W a s m arrie d to Mr . J . L. Bugg and re turne d to
Farm v i lle to l i v e .
Eul a Young,Ju -n e
’03
,taught in th e public schools of Virgini a unti l la st
ye ar, when sh e was m arrie d to Robe rt D . Morrison . is now li v ing atBig Stone G a p ,
220
Ca le n da r
Septembe r 9— Sch ool opene d.
Septembe r l O— Musical .Septembe r 1 2 —Y . “7. C. A . re ception to n ew
“girls .Septembe r 1 8— Norm al School students en te rtaine d by Farm v ille churche s .Octobe r 3— Y . W . C. A . birthday picnic.
Octobe r 1 0— ~Argus Lite rary Socie ty ente rtaine d th e Cu n n mgh am Lite rarySocie ty.
October 1 7— Picnic on \Vill is ’s Mountain .
Octobe r 23— Schube rt String Quarte t , from Bo ston .
Octobe r 3 1 — Children ’s birthday party gi v en by Y . “7. C. A . soci alcomm itte e .
No v embe r 5— Cunningham Li terary S ocie ty enterta ine d n ew m embe rs .No v embe r 6— Re ception to Y . W . C. A . de legate s .No v embe r 6 to 8— Virgini a Y . “7. C. A. Con v ention .
No v ember 24— Athenian and Pie ri an Li terary Socie t ie s we re organize d .
Novembe i 28 — M1 . He n 1 y Lawm n ce Southwick , P1 es ide n t of Em e rsonCollege of 0 1 a to ry of Boston , p 1 e se n ted “He 1 od, by Stephen Phill ips .
Novembe 1 27— Match gam e of baske t ball betwe en th e Red and G re ente am s .
No v embe r 27— Thanksgi v ing G e rman .
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M a rch 25 — Re cital by R ichm ond School of Expre ssion .
March 25— “Miss Fe arle ss a n d Co .
” goe s to Crewe .
Ap 1 l 1 2— Egg hunt , gi v e -1 1 by Y . “7. C. A .
Apri l 1 6—“Th e Country Fair .
April 20— G rand conce rt , unde r direct ion of M 1 Schemm e lApril 23— Y . “I . C. A . birthday partyApr i l Fe arle ss and Co .
g
i s t aken to B lackstone .
Apri l 23— Match gam e of baske t—b a llflbe twe e n Reds and G re ens .Apri l 30— G le e Club Conce rt .May 7— Th e Pittsburg F est i v al Orche stra .June 4— Joint m e e t ing of th e l ite r ary socie tie s .June 5— Cl ass pl ay .
June 6~ Baccalaurea te Se rm on,by Rt. Rev . Alf re d M . Randolph .
June 7 — Cl ass Da y .
June "
8— .A1 1 1 1 ive r sa ry e xerci se s .Addre ss , G ov . Cl aude A . Swanson .
Alumnae ce lebration and banque t .Addre ss , Miss
'
Ce le ste Bush .
June 9—
'
Addre ss to graduate s, Pre si den t E . A . A lde rm an
, U . of Va .
De l i v e ry of Diplom as .224
F a cu l ty I te m s
Miss Mary Agn ew,wh o assi ste d in the Preparatory School durin g se ss ion
1 8 86 taught for o n e ye ar in Stonewall Jackson Insti tute,Ab'ingdon
,V a .
,
and f o r a short t im e in -\Vard Sem inary,Nash v i lle
,Tenn . Sh e die d som
ye a rs a go a t h e r hom e,B u'
r ke vil l-e,Va .
Miss Alle en An d1 ews,who taught Sight Sin ging a n d Latin from 1 903 to
’06
,1 s n owM r s . Alf l ed- Z Cum be e
,\Ve st Point
,G a .
,R. F . D. 4 .
Mrs . C. L. Bartkowska,Principal o f Mode l School , 1 8843 9 1 , i s now Mrs .
Alfre d K . Roge rs,1 9 Eas t Twe nty—Se cond Stre e t
,Balt im ore
,Md .
Miss Cla ra M . B r imbl ecom was te ache r of Vocal Mn sic duringthe ye ars1 884 Sh e die d in “
1 887 .
Miss Ce le ste E , Bush, v ice —princip al of th e school fo r th e first thre e ye ars ,1 884 has h a d ! a busy care e r since le a v ing F a rmvil le . Sh e ta ught se v e ralye ars in th e State Norm al School at Fram ingham
,Mass ,
th e olde st norm alschool in Ame r ica ; has be en supe ri 1 1 -te 1 -1 dent of school s i n h e r nat i v eto-w mf has worke d as agent of th e State
_B o a l d o f Education o f
Co n he ctic n t 1 1 1 e ducational m e e t ings and 1 1 1 e xam ining 1 1 1 1 a l schools ; has be en0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 21 1 1 of th e Education Comm i tte e o f th e State F ed-e i a tio n of IVomen ’sClubs
,a n d was a m embe r of th e Educat ion Commi tte e of th e G ene -
1 a l Fe de i ati on of \Vom e n
’s Clubs
,pre sent ing at the ir St . Louis m e e t ing in 1 904 th e pl an
for a national wo n 1 e 1 1 ’s c ou 1‘
1 0 il of ed1 1 ca tion , -wh i-eh to ok ‘ defi n ite shape and13e 1 11 1 -a 1 1
‘
e 1 1 t form at th e l ast m e e tin g o f th e N . E. A . as “Th e \Vom a n’s Dep a i t
1 1 1 e 1 1 t” of that o rga n i'z a ticn . At pre sent. She has com e sp o n de n ce cl asse s in R1 1
gl is-h and Ci v i l G o v e rnm e nt in conne ction with o n e of th e Conne cticut Norm alSchools .
Dr . B . IV Arnold,H e ad of Eng l i sh and H istory Departm ent
,1 89 9
is now prof essor o f H i story,in Randolph—Macon I Vom a n
’s College
,Lynch
Mis s Fannie Be rke ley, a ssi st a n t in Mode l School , 1 8 89 9 1,i s n ow p r 1 n cr
p-
a l o f Salem Gr a mm ar Sch ool , Salem ,Va
Mr s . Ann a T . B rooks wa s He ad of th e Hom e for se ssion 1 906 3 07 . Sh e
die d at Mar ion , Al a .,in May
,1 908 .
Miss Marguer ite Carroll “was a
' substi tute in Physics and Ch em i stry in1 89 9 — 1 90 0. Sh e is - now m arried and li v ing in St . Loui s .
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Miss Edith Cheatham,a ss 1 sta n t in Mathem at i cs, 1 8997502 , is now Mr s .
Fritz Re ichm ann, Troy, N. Y .
Mrs . Jane Cochran , He ad of th e Hom e,1 904 -6
,i s now a m embe r o f
th e Hom e De partm ent of th e “Hu th r o p Norm al School , Rock H ill , S . C.
Miss Fannie L. Coi t wa s Di re ctor of Gymnasium during se ssion of 1 90 1’02 .
“Since le a v ing F a rmvil le sh e“ has be en in ' th e Ci ty Library of Brook
lyn,N . Y .
Miss Myra E . Compton was a subst i tute in Mathem at ics and Astronomyin 1 89 1 Sh e afte rwards t aught for thre e ye ars in Fair View G irl s’School
,Dawson v ille
,Md . Sh e i s now I ’I r s. Allnutt
,o f that place .
Miss Mary V e n a bl-e Cox, assi stant in Manual Tr a in in g ’
a n d Mathem at i cs.from 1 904 to ’
07 , is now Mrs . J . C. Mattoon,Farm v i lle , Va .
Mr . Danie l , th e first steward o f th e school , die d in 1 905 . His wife,n ow
se v enty-five ye ars old, who was th e first houseke epe r,i s l i v ing in Martins
v il le,V a .
Miss Be lle Din tu rff,te ache r of Physics and Chem i stry for ses sion of
1 8 92 -3,i s now Mrs . G e o . E . Ha v e rst ick
,Om aha, Neb .
Miss Mildre d E v ans , an assi stant in Hi story and Ma th em a t1 cs 1 n th e
sprin g o f 1 904 , taughtth e following ye ar at Radford, V a . Since that tim e sh e
has be en te aching a t. South Boston,Va .
Miss Anne M . Fauntle roy, He a d of th e Hom e during se ss 1 o n of 1 907has charge of o n e o f th e dorm i tory hall s at Sm ith College .
Miss El izabe th J . Fre eborn,wh o for -
two ye ars,1 903 - 1 905
,was Dire ctor
of th e K inde rgarten , n ow holds a sim il ar posit ion in the State Norm al School ,East S troudsburg
,Pa .
,ha v ing in th e m e antim e re ce i v e d th e B . S . degre e from
Te achers ’ College .
Miss Be ssie V . G aine s,who taught Natural Science during th e ye ars
1 889 i s now te aching Sci ence in Ade lphi College,Brooklyn
,New York .
Miss Pauline G ash,te ache r of En gli sh and Hi story
,1 8 84 3 90
,was m a r
r ied in 1 890 to Mr . T . S . Boswe ll . Sh e died in 1 892 .
Miss El sie Gwvn n , te ache r of Li te rature and Re ading for se ssions 1 905has for the past ye ar be en a student in Corne ll Uni v e rs i ty .
Mrs . S . \V. Halsey , He ad of th e Hom e in 1 88 6 has since that t im e
be en li v ing in “la sh in gto n ,
D. C. Afte r te aching for a short tim e in NorwoodInsti tute , sh e ente red go v e rnm ent se r v ice , a n d for th e past fifte en y e ars hasbe en con ne cted with th e Agricultural Departm ent .
Mrs . S . J . Hardy , Principal of th e Practi ce School , 1 8 94 i s now Mrs .N . L. Cl a iborne
,Lawrence v ill e , Va .
Miss Kate Lupton,who taught Natural Science and Lat in in 1 88 6
was m arrie d in 1 892 or ’93 to Prof. L. W . W i lke rson
,of Tulane Uni v e rs ity .
Sh e die d a few ye ars l ate r.Miss Made l ine Mapp taught v ocal m usi c during 1 887 93 ; afte rward sh e
t aught at Blackstone , V a .,and in Randolph-Macon VVom a n
’s College , Lynch
burg, Va . Sh e is now Mrs . G . T . Stockley,Ke lle r
,V a .
Miss Matt ie Martin,who had charge of th e Training Departm ent for o n e
se ss ion , rece i v e d B . S . degre e from Cor ne ll Uni v e rsi ty a ye ar or two afte rle a v ing Farm v i lle . In 1 907 sh e was m arrie d to Prof. G eo . L. Burr
,of Co r
ne ll Uni v e rsi ty . Sh e die d in Ithaca, N . Y .,in 1 908 .
Miss Clara “I . Mine r , upon gi v ing up th e charge of th e Mode l School ,ente re d upon pri v ate school work , te aching in th e Collegi ate G ramm ar Schoolof New York City for four ye ars . Sh e then be cam e Associ ate Principal ofth e Courtl and School in Bridgeport , Conn . In 1 897 sh e was m arr ie d to Mr .Nathan B . Topping Sh e now l i v e s at 400 “l e st 1 53 Stre e t, New York .
Miss Edna Moffe t t t aught Engl i sh Li te rature and H i story during se ssions1 89 7- 99 . Sh e has since re ce i v e d Ph . D. degre e from Corne ll Uni v e rsity
,and
i s now Profe ssor of H i story, We lle sley College .
Mrs . G e orge E . Morri s,assi st ant housekeepe r for a short time’, now holds
a m atron ’ s pos it ion in th e Mille r School .Miss A . B . h f y ers , Tra ine d Nurse in 1 904 i s now at work in h e r
profe ssion in Richmond , Va .
Mrs . Sall ie Newby was Supe r v isor o f th e Laundry , 1 905 Sh e i s nowat hom e in Ale xandri a , Va.
Mis s Ce le st i a Parri sh t aught Mathematics d1 1 r 1 1 1 g ye ars 1 88 6 Late rsh e was a student at t h e Uni v e rsi ty of Michigan for a ye ar, and at Corne llUni v e rsity for a ye ar a n d for thre e summ e r te rm s, r ece 1 v1 n g Ph . D. degre e in1 8 9 6 . Sh e was Profe ssor of Mathem atics and Philosophy in Ra ndolph-Macon\N’om an ’s College
,1 89 33 02 ; te ache r in Virgini a School of Me thods , 1 89 1
te ache r in Summ e r School of th e South , 1 903 te ache r in Summ e r Schoolof U n ive r s itv of G e orgi a , 1 9043 09 , and i s now Profe ssor o f Psychology andPe dagogy in State Norm al School of G e orgia , which posit i on sh e has he ldsince 1 902 .
Miss S . G a y Patte son , He ad of Mathem atics Departm ent , 1 903 h a s
since re ce i v e d B . S . degre e from Te ache rs’ College , and i s now Associ ate Prof e sso r of Mathem at ics, Swe e t Bri ar Inst i tute , Va .
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Miss Sarah E. Pritche tt had charge of Industr ial W ork,1 893 Sh e
afte rward taught: for se v e ral ye ars in a boys’ preparato ry school , and for se ssion1 907 at Mi lle r School , Va. On account of i ll he alth sh e i s not te achingthi s “
ye ar .Mrs . Qu igley, who was housekeepe r for a s hort t im e
,i s now Mrs . M . G .
Fl ippin,F a rmville
, _
Va .
Miss Virgini a Reynolds was He ad of Departm ent of G e ography and Na
ture Study, 1 887 Sh e h a s since re ce i v ed B . S . degre e from Te ache rs ’College , and is now Principal of th e Training Departm ent , State - Norm alSchool
,East. Stroudsburg
,Pa .
'Miss Mira B . Ross taught Music and Physical Culture during se ss ions1 893 Sh e went to th e Phil ippine s se v e ral ye ars ago to te ach.
Mr . Be v e rly Robe rtson,te ache r of Science , Algebra and Latin , 1 884
afte rward taught for se v e ral ye ars in Chris ti ansburg, V a .,and in a boys ’ school
in Richm ond,Va . He die d in Apri l
,1 908 .
Dr . 0 . B . S e ars,who taught Engli sh Hi story and Ci v ics from 1 902
he ld a sim i lar posi t ion in Rawl ings Inst i tute,Charlotte s v ille , Va for th e
foll owing-ye ar . He i s now studying at Johns Hopkins Uni v e rs i ty .
Miss Lae titl a M. Snow,wh o had charge of th e Departm ent of Bi ology from
1 904 1 s now an instructo r in Bot any,We lle sley C ollege .
Mi'ss Sarah Spence r
,Assi stant Matron from 1 887- 1 902
,now liv e s with
h e r brothe r,Farm v i lle , Va.
Miss Mary F . S to n e'
ta ugh t G r a n n n a r a n d Arithm e tic during se ssions1 89 1 For se v e ral ye ars afte r le a v ing Farm v i lle sh e was Principal ofPulask i -H igh School . Sh e i s now a t he r home , Roanoke , Va .
Miss Annie Thra v e s, traine d nurse , 1 905 i s now nursing in R ichm on d , Va .
Miss Cl ara E. Vickroy taught Engl i sh and G ene ra l H i story from 1 8 90 97
Sh e i s now Mrs. Balch'
,Montclai r
,N . J .
Miss Annie IVa lton , te ache r of Vocal “ Music and Physical Training1 8 95 is now Mrs. Friend
,of Easte rn Shore , Va.
Mi ss Al be rt-a II’
a te rbu ry , who taught Sight S inging during se ss ion1 906 now te ache s music in th e Norm al School , One onta, N. Y.
Miss Laura D. IVa tkin s,assist ant in Biology for th e spring te rm of 1 907
is now te aching Botany in Ce n tr al '
H igh School , St . Loui s, Mo .Miss Margare t II’a tkin s
,trained nurse , 1 907 08 , is now in Ri chm ond, Va.
Miss Marie Louise Whiting t aught Lite rature and Re ading, 1 904Sh e was m arrie d in Octobe r
,1 908
,to Dr . Edward Cumm ings
,Hinton
, IV. Va .2529
Ph u n n e tics
IVHOSE DUTY W A S I T
F a ithfu l S e n ior (looking at the rm om e te r) “They m ust ha v e forgotten to
wind thi s up ; i t was at se v enty yeste rd a y .
”
’Twa s A DARK NI GHT .
D— P—
y , with sympathy and am azem ent in h e r v0 1 ce , e x
cla im e d : “The re ’s that p o o r
h
bl in d m a n out alone ! Isn ’t i t wonde rful how we llh e finds hi s way in th e dark
I VE HAVE LEARNED :
That Ari stotle was taught in th e schools of th e Se v ente enth Century.
That a t ax must be paid 0 1 1 th e incom e which your husband le a v e s you e v e rytim e h e die s .
IVHY NOT
M— l l— n B r— ke,to a Senior : “
IVh y do they think i t appropriate to ha v ea tempe rance se rm on for th e Seniors at Comm encem ent ?”
Senior : “Tempe rance se rm on , what do you m e an
M . B . :“II
'
hy , th e Baccal aure ate se rm on ?”Senior : “
That isn’ t aM . B . :
“Of course . Y o u know it ’s from Bacchus
,th e God of wine .
u n . 0 1 1 : 1 1 1 n e m o 1 1 0' v a rou 0 our s e i e a vem inA t L “Yas 1
,w ’
sgh t
ud b a h t t ts
and cologne columns . It ’s hard to ke ep ’em susceptible lookin ’
,but Dr . Jar
m a n h e'
’ont a cqu isee to h a vin ’ ’em painte d black .
”
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ONE W AY T O PRE VENT CORPORAL PUN I SHMENT .
On old G e rm an profe ssor was 0 1 1 on e occasion gre atly annoye d by he aringrepe ate d knocks upon h is front door , but on opening th e door h e found nobody the re . Afte r this had happene d se v e ral tim e s, h e went into his study andprinted th e following noti ce
,which h e tacked upon th e door :Ple a se
'
Do No t Kn a ck.
Afte r th e ne xt disturbance,h e was in t im e to catch th e offe n de rs , who
pro v e d to be two of his pupil s. So th e ne xt day af te r school th e boys we recalle d up to re ce i v e a whipping. Laying the first o n e across hi s kne e s , h eprocee de d to get e ven . IVh e n h e cam e to th e sco n d boy, h e notice d “ tha t hiscoat- tails we re susp iciously long, a n d upon rai sing them disco v e red tacked tohis trouse rs th e not ice
Ple a se Do Not Kn ock ! ”An d h e didn ’ t.
ON THE TOWN GIRLS ;
THE FI RE INVI S I BLE .
Be ssie,turn out th e l ight
,please ; I W ant to se e if th e fi r e is burning.
LI GHT MORE L1 G I-I T
IVh e n the re a r e th r e e in th e room i t i s hard ev en to ke ep out of o n e a n
othe r ’s way . They we re preparing to re ti re when IVill ie bre athe d in a p e rem ptory whi spe r, “Mary, Mary , get o 1 1 t of th e l ight . Can ’t you se e Li l a issaying h e r praye rs ?”
MONDAY MORN ING .
I ' Va sh e rwom a n : Miss G race , i s ai r ch l l a h com e in yo’ wash what d1 dnb’ long t ’ you
G ra ce : “ I didn ’t noti ce , but th e o n e I ha v e o n doe sn’ t fit v e ry we ll . Doe sthis look like i t
IVa sh e rwom a n :“Y a sm
’m
, that’ s i t, but you ne e dn’ t bo th a h to tek i t o ffnow.
’Tain ’t nobody ’s but j e s m ine .
”
Tw e n ty -F iv e Y e a r s He n ce
JUNE 1 5 , 1 9 31 .
DEAR MA B EL : Ca n you re al ize i t i s twenty-five Ye ars since we we re gradua ted from S . N . S ? I attende d th e comm encem ent last we ek , and i t i s th esam e old thing. The third- honor girl of th e Class of N ine te en Thirty—Fourga v e us th e history of h e r cl ass
,and
,as usual
,the i r first ti cke ts we re not at
all sati sfactory,and they qua rre le d in cl a ss m e e tings . Fin all y, they graduated
and we re dre ading th e p a rting— in th e s a m e old m anne r . Th e poe t rem inded1 is that de ar A lm a Ill a te r
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s lov ing wing was spre ad ove r h e r t im i d children toprote ct them f rom harm .
But som ehow m y thoughts would ge t off th e track and pl ace S . N . S . ina le ss poe t ical
,but far m ore practical
,l ight . Th e prote cting wing looke d v e ry
f am il i ar and I soon re cogn ize d it as th e sam e old IIIe st IaVin g , w ith trainingschool children j ust as tantal iz ing
,and supe r v i sors j ust as f ond of obser v ing as
th ose we had to contend with in nine te en-nine . Th e harm -s and dange rs th atscare d th e
“ t im i d chi ldren” took th e form of t icke ts w ith fa ir on them ,a
school garden,and a quie t country school—house with a county supe rintendent
about to ente r .But I h a d as W e ll begin '
a t th e beginning and te ll you th e wonde rfulthings that ha v e happene d at F a rm v i lle . I 'Vh e n I h a d gone but a l i ttle wa yf rom th e stat ion
,which w a s “in a pe rfe ct bustle o f busine ss h u r rv
,I could bu t
think of what Dr . M il lidge prophe sie d for th e pl ate au on which Farm v illestan ds . I“ do be l ie v e that prophe cy will com e true
,for that pl ate au is at le ast
half an inch lowe r now than it was when we le ft thereVVh e n I got within sight o f th e old school I could not be l ie v e m y eye s .
It n ow extends 0 1 1 th e f ront f r o -m Main Stre e t to th e corne r whe re cam pus l im it suse d to stop
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a n d back f o r about a quarte r of a m ile . Four be aut iful n ewbui ldings stand in l in e w i th th ose we knew so we ll . On th e corne r of 'Maina n d High stre e ts i s th e long—looke d—for Y . IV . C. A . building. Next to i t i sth e Conse r v atory o f Musi c . Be twe en it a n d'
th e .o ld East IVin g i s— gue ss what ?I
_know you ’ll ne v er gue ss , so I ’ll te ll you— a Senior buildin g. Now,think about
that while I te l l' y o u that S . N . S . h a s a n ew l ibr a ry'
bu ildin g, also . On th e
othe r side o f th e III e st W'ing,taking up th e space form e rly occupie d by Mr .
G i lli am ’s store and Dr . Sch emm e l’s conse r v atory , stands th e Virgin i a State
Normal School Library,a n d next to i t
,to com ple te th e r ow,
i s Lite rary H all .
Th e Y . W. C. A. building spe aks for itse lf . Th e conse r v atory m e ansthat instrum ental m usic has be en adde d to th e curriculum ! The re a r e v e ryfi n e pi anos and compe tent instructors . Le ssons a r e als o gi v en on th e v iol in .
Be si de s thi s , Mr . Mattoon has patented his and gi v e s a part ofhis tim e to te aching th e girl s how to play i t . Twenty- five ye ars se em s to ha v ehad v ery li ttle e ffe ct upon h im . He is j ust as j olly and full of m i schie f as e v e r,notwithst an ding th e fact that his grown—up da ughte r i s now te aching schoolhe rse lf . Vocal music i s also taught in th e conse r v atory, and th e regul ar m usiccl asse s now m e e t the re .
Th e Senior building is a dre am . h is four storie s high and accomm odate sabout o n e hundred and fifty girls . Th e first floor consi sts of a re ception hall ,parlors
,a banque t room ,
and an a ssem blv room whe re the i rwe ekly m e e tingsa r e he ld . Th e Seniors ha v e at l ast assum e d the i r prope r place of responsibil ity and ar e looke d up to by th e othe r girls , as they should be .
Th e Library building i s v e ry pre tty, both inside and out . Its lowe r floori s gi v en to re ading, re fe rence , and de l i v e ry room s , and th e uppe r containsthousands of use ful and inte re stin g books .
Li te rary H all inte re ste d m e gre atly . Th e lowe r floor i s th e public m e e ting hall . Th e uppe r i s di v ide d into four room s
,whe re th e socie tie s hold the ir
pri v ate m e e tin gs . All four of th e l i te rary socie tie s , so I a m told.a r e in aflourishing condit ion . I can spe ak for only o n e —de ar old Cunningham isj us t a s good as e v e r .
Th e old Science Hall has actually be en pulle d down and a v e ry muchlarge r and be tte r e quippe d building put up in it 's pl ace , w ith a corridor conn ectin g i t with th e
' Main Building. Th e Students of th e Dom e st ic S cienceclasse s succe e de d so we ll with the ir cooking thi s ye ar that they actually contr ibute d to th e Annual th e m agn ificent sum of thirte en cents , th e proce eds of are fre shm ent sale which they he ld .
Miss Winston sti ll pre si de s o v e r th e Chem i stry Departm ent , and hasne v e r , so I a m told
,faile d to be on tim e at chape l but once . An d that t ime
sh e was so busy counting th e o v e r- tones in th e se v en o’clock whistle , whichblew for an unusually long t im e th a t
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m o rn in g, that sh e forgot to start whenth e big be ll began to ring.
Ov e r 0 1 1 th e southe as t corn e r of th e old campus i s th e n ew gymnasium .
It i s fully e quippe d with all poss ible a pparatus from st al l bars and Indi anclubs to a swimm ing pool and dancing pumps. Miss Ov e rall se em s to be su
p r em e ly happy. It is rum ore d that sh e once re fuse d “an off e r of m arri age
r oom s for ' spe cim ens. It W a s finally de cided in Faculty m ee t ing that thi s dep r ived th e girls of exe rcise , a n d in orde r to ke ep them from be com ing l azy,th e l andscape garden m ust go,
Th e work o f de struct ion w a s begun,and it took about a ye ar to finish it .
Th e whole campus i s now comple te ly co v e re d with gre en grass and dotte d allo v e r with be autiful tre e s—
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i s,in fact
,an ide al campus. Th e part farthe st away
from th e building has a de ar l i ttle pine gr o v e , and I lo v e that and th e lake be s tof a ll th e n ew things.
But notwithstandin g th e m a ny c hange s, S . N . S . is th e sam e de ar o ld
Norm al . On e thing m ade m e v e ry proud of our class. Its custom of singingin th e e v ening is st ill pract ice d , and i s th e pride of th e school and th e town .
I cann ot te ll you any m ore now . All I can s ay is go and se e
‘ for yourse lf.Since re ly yours,
Sus rn .
P . S . Th e school garden i s raising a v e ry fin e crop of pigwe e d and cowpe as thi s ye ar .
M . SU S IE SHELTON ,
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First, Middle a nd'
Last Chapters of the Virginia nites
CHAPTER I .
ND i t c am e to pass on a cold day in De cembe r of th e ye ar on e th ousandnine hundred and e ight that th e s taff of THE V I RGI N IAN wa s chosen inthe lan d of No rm a l ite s .
” This worthy band wa s compose d of e le v enm aidens, such as th e Class of Naughty-Nine was wont to be proud of . Afte rsuch a m e e t ing the se e le ven m aidens did depart W i th th e swe ll—he ad, and didsing thei r own praises fair and .wide .
Th e le a der of th e e le v en w a s o n e Du-Puy,who did” ha v e m an y ideas and
did talk much . Sh e rule d h e r followe rs w i th a look , and with h e r“ “ gift ’0 gab .
“7hi'le y et the ir bo ok was unm ade , whil e “
y e t th e i r contract wa s unsigne d,a ll went we ll in this l and , a n d. j oy fill e d th e _ h e a rts
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o f th e m aidens . Ma nym e n did com e and plead with the se m aidens to 'gi v e th em th e contr act fo r . the i rbook
,but of wha t a v a il we re the i r pl e adings ?Of all who ca m e only o n e had powe r to charm th e V irgin i a n ite s .
” Whenthey gazed upon '
h im they we re sore sm itten , and a s ad bl ight did o v e rcom e
them . The i r w i sdom fled,and the ir powe r went .
Who was thi s m a n th at did ca use such a stir ? Strange t idings we re inth e ai r. Th e m a i dens wrung the ir h a nds o -ft and anon . All l aw ,
all orde r w a slost at th e entrance of this be ing. He posse sse d a look that cha rm e d
,a profi le
l ike as these m ai dens had ne v e r vie -wed.
Th e m aidens forgot all . They looke d at the i r contract i n v ain . Theym u n ch ed a t his candy and sighed . Oh ! VIRG I N I AN , whe re a r e
I
th y worke rs?Oh ! book
,what shall ad'o-r n thy page s ? Th y chi ldren ha v e de se rte d the e , th v
con tract l ie s unde r th e table .
CHAPTER II .
Dis cord f o r a t im e pre v a ile d in th i s l an d . No l onge r did excitem entre ign . Th e
“V irgin i a n ite s
” pine d and waste d away . They we re stricken -witha m al a dy. Th e he art a n d th e regions the re about we re sore ly sm i tten . No
longe r did that king re ign ; h is se at wa s de se rte d ; -no more do th e m a idensm un ch h is candy.
Fam ine “ re ign e d in th e l and of Po e tite s and VVr itite s ; Ar tistite‘
s we re butfew ; in th e re ign o f Jok-i te s sorrow la id waste th e l and. The Adve r ti se tite s
he ld fa st the i r m oney . Hope w a s cast to th e winds .237
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th e spre ading of such .awful news th e aforem entioned body o f e le v enm ai dens did assem ble them se l v e s toge the r that all m ight find o ut th e cause ofth e cal am i ty that had thus be fallen th e -m . They a s semble d them sel v e s withm any sighs , pains and l am entat ions .
The i r le ade r did finally cry out in a loud v oice,
“W h y stand y e idly gaz ingon ? Why a re v ou not about your tasks ?”
Slowly,o n e by o n e , they cam e forward a nd with ple ading gaze rende red
the i r e xcuse s .“ I , O noble Editor , said h e r assi stant
,ha v e done what I could . My
l ife has been we ll fille d with m e n i al acts .”“We ll done !” sai d th e chie f. “
Thou has t done thy duty .
”
An d I,
” spake th e l i te rary edi tor , “ ha v e be en sore trouble d o v er mywork a n d h a ve
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r e so r ted to my ‘c a s eS
’ for consolation . Blam e m e not .”‘Blam e u s not ,” wa il e d h e r assi st ant ; “
o u r thoughts ha v e been but fewand our days we arisom e .
”
The re did ne xt com e from a far corne r th e toll ing of a “ Be ll .” “My lifehath m u ch in i t. My tim e hath b een fre e ly -gi v en , — what I ha v e had to gi v e .
My work hath bee n'
o'
f a detect i v e nature . B e m e rciful to m e .
Quoth th e le ade r of th e Jekite s , “Though I ha v e re sol v e d m any t im e sto gi v e up th e habit of procrastinat ion , I can ne ithe r m ake a j oke .iio r extracto n e from my fe llow-m en .
”
An d so did all l am ent . Many and v arie d we re thei r excuse s , a n d the irchie f did l i sten and forgi v e them all . They h a d all str i v en
,though for th e t im e
had fai le d .
No lon ge r did they suffe r of th e swe ll—he ad . The i r brains had be en ex
hanste d, and THE V IRGIN IA ! : was s t il l an em pty book .
Of all th e e xcuse s that cam e sh e who had charge of th e picture s se em e d toposse ss th e be st. Sh e did spe ak out in a cle ar, r inging v oice :
“My faul t i t has not be en . Bl am e th e p e ople of th e land, whose v i sa ge sa r e s o hom e ly that. they ha v e m arre d my picture s .”
CHAPT ER I I I .
Calm and pe ace has at l ast return ed to th e l and of “Norm a l ite s .
Th e days of th e V irgin i a n ite s a r e o v e r. No“ longe r do they “ toil with
the i r ch a rge , THE V IRG IN I AN . With m uch pomp and gre at re j oicing o n- t'h e
p a rt of th e Virgin i a n ite s has i t passed away out of the i r l and into th e l and ofth e Pr in tite s . B e twe en its co v e rs a re re corde d m a ny things designed to attractth e e tte n -t ion of th e Publ icite s .
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fi n i te Robert
La n’
, I j e s wonder wh at de se girlsW ou ld do i f I W a’n’ t h ere '
I’
m glad th e s e ss ion ’s ended,
W ish th ey ’
d sta y a way a y e a r.It
’s
“Robert , tak e th is b ox u p sta irs ,
An d th en go git th e mai l”I’m a lwa y s o p e n in
’ boxe sAn
’ all I git’s— . th e n ail s .
An ’ trunks— th ey ’s p iled u p mounta in h igh ,
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Bu t, h urra h fo r summ er tim e !
Here ’s o n e th a t’s glad to sa y goo d-bye
T o th e Clas s o f Na ugh ty -NineM . SU S IE Sum mon ,
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ETHELYNOLIVE HINMAN
CARRIE KYLEEM ILY LEW EL-LING
ELI Z ABETH RICHARDSON
MRS . JAMES L . BUG G
MOLLIE MAU ZYSALLIE F ITZGERALDMARY TAYLORHATTIE PAULETTBERRIE BRUCE
OLA ABB ITT
AILEEN POOLET . D . EAROKLEY
JANIE‘
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T h e La s t S e n io r T est
1 . Why did you come to th e Norm al ?I cam e to tr a in my appe t ite to e a t anything from raw bee f to r ed peppe r ,
and be able to thri v e on a die t of straw and nails.\Vh a t benefit ha v e you de ri v e d from your stay ?
I ha v e gaine d se v en pounds e ach ye ar of my stay .
3 . What do you conside r th e gre ate st thing he re ?Th e gre ate st thing he re i s undoubte dly th e landscape garden .
" ‘Baby” Ruth .
What is th e gre ate st ne e d of th e Norm al ?Th e Norm al ’s gre ate st ne ed i s an autom obile to t ake Dr . Stone o v e r th e
school ga rden e v e ry day.
A few m ore Dr . Me ssenge rs and Mr . B idgo ods .
5 . Diffe rent iate be twe en a landscape garden and a school garden .
In a lan dscape garden we eds a r e plante d and cult i v ate d ; in a school garde n all growing things a r e de stroye d .
6 . W hy do you l ike de sse rt days ?-I l ike de sse rt days because i t i s so de l ightfully styl ish to take an hour to
ea t nothing, and the re i s nothing l ike ’
th e basal e xpe rience which th ey gi v e tothose unaccustom e d to dining in high socie ty.
7 .
I
What i s your first thought when Obse r v e rs com e into th e grade ?It take s th e form of a que stion— which door i s m ost co n '
ve n ie n t f o r aspe e dy exit ?
I don’ t ha v e them ; they all le a v e m e .
8 . How do you like your te sts ?Absence m ake s th e he art grow fonde r.Rare .
Boiled down .
9 . Di scus s briefly th e m e r its and dem e rits of a hygi enic drinking fountain .
A hygienic drinking fountain i s a m ost e xce llent thing for an impromptushowe r is a good tim e —kille r
,a s i t t ake s a good m any m inute s to fi ll
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