James Madison University - Bluestone Schoolmaam Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 198 of the 1911 volume:

Springtime Blossoms Peeping out to see the world. Scenting sweet the ajr, Myriad fairy wings unfurled. Blossoms everywhere Keep one morning of the year With the dawn a tryst. Blushing deep, O maiden dear, — Blushing to he kissed. ' • m i Ci)e ikftoolma ' am I ! II i I I Published by the Students of the STATE NORMAL SCHOOL Harrisonburg, Virginia -:■ i Volume II :en Hundred and Eleven an (SHtr Prrsiiintt dlulian Aslibij Surmaa me i)ri)iratr this bunk .11 I.IAN A. BURIU ' SS Board of Editors Editors-in-Chief Minnie Caroline Diediuch Sarah Humphrey Shields, Assistant Associate Editors Vergili.a Pendleton Sadler Eva Douglas Massey Elsie Naomi Shickel Inez Earle Coyner Patty Leigh Puller Florence Arabelle Keezell Art Editors Lois Noble Sterling Frances Isabel Mackey Business Manager Amelia Harrison Brooke () tavia Ernestine Goode, Associate Mary Stella Meserole, Associate The Schoolma am . ODESTLY, yet joyfully. The Schoolma ' am steps forward to greet you. Her gait is somewhat lively, for she has caught the bright happy spirit of her beloved Alma Muter. These Hlue Stone walls, within which she labors often in vain but always smilingly, are fast becoming famous. They have gallantly stood the storms of this dangerous period of the second year. In her first maiden speech, The Schoolma ' am told you of the buds of this institution — her beginnings and her prospects. This year our life has naturally become richer and fuller. She could find no more appropriate way to express the rapid and beautiful growth of these buds than by a frequent use of the apple blossoms which surround and inhabit these walls. Therefore The Schoolma ' am comes forth to you this year as a Floral Number, hoping that in this character she may interest you and give you pleasure. To all who have so kindly and patiently worked with her she extends her heartiest thanks. But for her work she offers no apo logies, for she hath done what she could. Jjoard of Trustees Hon. George B. Keezell, President Harrisonburg, V Hon. Floyd W. King. Vice-President Clifton Forge, V Hon. Geo. N. Conrad, Secretary Harrisonburg, V Mb. E. W. Carpenter, Treasurer Harrisonburg, Y Hon. J. 1). Eggleston, Jm Richmond, V Hon. N. B. Early, Jr Dawsonville, V Frank Moore, Esq Lexington, V Hon. Walter T. Oliver Fairfax. V Dr. James A. Pettit Roseland, V Dr. Ormond Stone University of V F. V. Weaver. Esq Luray, V THE BUILDINGS Faculty JULIAN A. BURRUSS, B. S.. A. M. PRESIDENT CORNELIUS J. HEATWOLE, L. I., 15. S. EDUCATION JOHN W. WAYLAND, B. A.. Ph. 1). HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE YETTA S. SHONINGER. B. S. PRIMARY METHODS AND SUPERVISOR OK TRAINING ALTHEA E. LOOSE, A. B. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES ELIZABETH P. CLEVELAND, A. B. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE NATALIE LANCASTER MATHEMATICS S. FRANCES SALE HOUSEHOLD ARTS MARGARET G. KING GEOGRAPHY AND RURAL ARTS MATTIE A. SPECK .MANUAL ARTS LIUA P. CLEVELAND SCHOOL MUSK EVALINA M. HARRINGTON. B. S. KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION RHEA C. SCOTT RURAL SCHOOL SUPERVISOR ANNIE V. CLEVELAND ASSISTANT IN ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES MARY I. BELL REGISTRAR AND ACTING LIBRARIAN MRS. R. B. BROOKE MATRON Faculty ELIZABETH P. CLEVELAND NATALIE LANCASTER .lollN V. WAYLAND ALTHEA E. LOOSE YKTTA S. SHONINGER Faculty M VRGARET G. KIM. S. FRANCES SALE CORNELIUS J. HEATWOLK MAI I IE A. SPEI K I.IDA P. CLEVELAND Faculty EVALINA M. HARRINGTON ANNIE V. CLEVELAND RHKA C. SCOTT MARY I. BELL MRS. R. H. BROOKE Reading September 2 7, 1910 WISE man will hear, and wil man of understanding shall increase learning; and a ttain unto wise counsels. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. . . . Hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother; for they shall be an ornament of grace unto thv head, and chains about thv neck. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life. . . . When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul, discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth an derstanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than tine gold. She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is every one that retaineth her. The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth: by understanding hath he established the heavens. 12 rayer September 2 7, 1910 LL-WISE and Almighty Father of Mercies, we come to thee with thanksgiving for the past and present, and with trustful hope for the future. Thy blessings have followed us, and thy gracious promises beckon us for- ward. Through the days of summer thou hast clothed the world in beauty, and in these days of autumn thou hast crowned it with abundant cheer. Thou hast aiven us sight to be- hold these beauties, and thou hast endowed us with the power to receive all thy gifts. Thou hast made us rich with thy benefits, but thou hast also given us hands to work; thou hast set opportunity before us, and thou hast set the call of duty ringing in our souls. Give us strength, God, to rise to our tasks; give our hands the skill to achieve! We thank thee, Lord, for this place of work. We thank thee for the revelation given us here of the world ' s need, and for the vision of that need supplied by us. We thank thee for the ways and means of work that are here afforded us. and for the inspiration of high hopes and noble aims. We thank thee for these beautiful surroundings, in forest and field and arching sky. We thank thee for the hills and mountains, these sym- bols of majesty and strength, these age-old guardians of the spirit of liberty, these silent witnesses of love and law. We thank thee, Lord, for this day — this day of new friendships and of old friendships renewed. We thank thee for the true school spirit that lias blessed this place hitherto, and for the promise of greater bless- 13 ings still to come. We pray thee that the good spirit of sympathy, of co-operation, of kindness, of confidence that has prevailed may still pre- vail; and we pray thee that the hopes now centered here may not he dis- appointed. We know. Lord, that the light of many a home has come to us. We know that eves of love are now gazing hitherward. We know that the hopes of many true hearts are now being lifted to thv throne. () Lord, we join our prayers with the prayers of those at home, we join our petitions with the petitions of those we love, and we pray thv choicest blessings upon them; and we pray that their hearts ' desire for us mav be fulfilled. And now, Lord, lead us to our work; give us strength and wisdom for each task: and lead us by thy grace far on toward the end of our vision: we ask it in the name of the Great Teacher and Worker, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 11 Sept. 27 At the Station! ! 28 Agitation! Registration! Desperation! Reconciliation! :5() Lee Evening — Mother Goose and her family entertain the new girls. Oct. 1 The Circus!! 4 Faculty Reception — Registration Night at the Ab-normal and Humbuggial School. 5 Miss King ' s pet caterpillar escapes. 7 Enjoyable evening spent with the Methodists. S Lanier Evening — Pippins and peanuts. 17 All wishing to go to Ashby ' s Monument will please sign names on bulletin. 1 ' 1!) Have you bought your ' gym 1 shoes? 20 Music! Music! —Daily News Band. 22 Dr. and Mrs. Wilson entertain Presbyterian girls. . ' 30 Senior Kindergarten Class entertains Juniors. :31 () — O — o— o — o— Ghosts! Witches! Chamber of Horrors! Faculty lose nerve — some of them. Nov. 11 Tennis Tournament. 12 Valuable Information — Teachers ' Association. 14 Bostonia Sextette. 15 Oh! Joy! 21 Views from Cooperstown. 15 Nov. 24 Turkey and cranberry sauce! ! ! ! !30 The Fiddle and the How Senator Bob. Dee. 2 Romeo and Juliet — Mrs. Hannibal Williams. 4 Birthday Party for autumn girls. 9 Y. W. C. A. Bazaar — The Christmas Conspiracy. 18 Faculty German! Men! ! 2:3 Home!?!! Jan. 4 Here we are again. 9 Serenade by the Italians. 14 Racket Tacky Party. 18 The Amsbarv Lectures! 25 Martin C ' hu .zlewit. Feb. 1 Election of Schoolma ' am Staff. 10 Organ Recital by Dr. Baldwin, of New York. 11 The Lee Society ' s Funny Paper. 13 Big. Bountiful, Baptist Bazaar. 14 Junior Kindergarten girls entertain the Seniors. 18 Metropolitan Grand Concert. 20 Masqueiade Ball — I wonder who ' tis! 24 Lanier Evening — Ye olden times! Mar. 1 Moving Day!! — New Dormitory opened. 25 We hear the Scotch Singers. 28 First carload of new girls. 29 School board visits us — Chicken Salad! Ice-cream! ! 151 Some of the girls go to see The New Tutor. April 1 House Warming in new gymnasium. Didn ' t you have dessert today? 7 The Senior Class plants a tree. Laniers entertain informally for new girls. 16 April 10 14 17 21 22 28 May 6 12 13 25 26 27 June 9 11 12 18 14 Get out your shovel and hoe, and dig! Easter Holidays begin. Mr. and Mrs. Burruss hid eggs! ! ! The girls found them! ! ! ! Senior-Freshman Bazaar. Junior-Sophomore Basketball Game. Seniors and Freshies give it a turn. Seniors and Sophs toss up the ball. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Sophs and Freshies show what they can do for Basketball. Juniors and Seniors battle for supremacy. Coburn Players. Last game of Season — Freshman vs. Junior. Esmeralda — given by Seniors. Sermon for graduates. Y. W. C. A. sermon. Exhibits — Field Day. Class Day Exercises. Night — Graduation! Ostentation! Congratulation! At the Station! ! ! ! ! 17 Schedule of Courses of Destruction REGULAR NORMAL COURSE Period PROFESSIONAL COURSE Period VII Cultivated Screeching Methods of Freckle Removing 1 History of Ed (ward) ■■ ' Elective to make 6-8 points. VI V Elective to make 3-5 points HOUSEHOLD HEARTS Period Practical Extravagance D V Hat Architecture D 1 Solid Cake Construction I) IV Ripping and Tearing D VII Electives to make 4-7 points. MANUAL ARTS Barn-dancing and other Foot- work for Secondary grades. .D Plane Sowing I) Wood Chopping D Chair Carving D Electives to make 3-6 points III VI 11 II VI Above Subjects are Required as Pre-requisite to a Full Diploma of Freakishness ELECTIVES Practice Flirting M. F Land Sake Gardening D Plane and Horizontal Sowing T. Th Kind- ' cr-gardening M. F Man Management D Methods of Avoiding Study D Methods of Meddling M. F Million air y T. Th. Would-Be-Working M. W. 1 Jresstaking F. Practice Work in Royal Arts 1J. [nferencial Drawing T., Th. F. Educational Semi . . . .tary W. Polite Government W. F. Board Walk Pressing T. Th. Fountain Pen Spraying D. Apple Storing D. Periods III VIII IV V II I VII IV VI II III IV V I V VIII III VI IS Miss 1910-1911 PROGRAM CARD Bettie Newcomer Wrong Quartei Monday Tuesday Hat Architec ture Wednesday Friday Saturday Wood Choppi rig Practice Flirt ing- 19 benior Class Motto To live and learn and be All tlutl notharms distinctive womanhood. Emblem Maiden-hair Fern ( ' olors Green a nd White Honorary Member: Yetta S. Shoningek Officers President Elsie Naomi Shickel Vice-President Annie Lillian Davis Secretary Vergilia Pendleton Sadleu Treasurer Virginia Scott Dunn The First Ai..m. Matek stands and watches, Sees her eldest daughter go, Hands outstretched would fain have kept her, [f this might have been — but no — Frinii beyond the distant mountains ( (thcr voices call away ; So the yearning impulse changes To such prayer as mothers pray; And her child, so true and loyal, Turning hack with wistful eye. Sees the hands outstretched in blessing — Blessing and good-bye! What Vv e Have Been HE past is the firm ground in which the roots of the future have their holdings. When in the rush of the on-coming years we shall pause in life ' s battle to draw a breath of power from what lies behind us, no period of our past will stand out more vividly, perhaps, than these two years of school. It is here that many of our highest purposes have come into being and our chief plans taken form. It is here that we have changed from the chil- dren of yesterday into the women of today. Even our difficulties, trials, and failures here, surrounded by a splendid halo of old associations, will one day shine out as blessed memories. To live ami learn and he All that nut harms distinctive womanhood — this is fhe ideal that has hovered before us. In older to move toward this end, mentally, we have found our way through innumerable texts on psychology, mathematics, and science. Morally, not trusting in those unconscious forces of which we hear so much, we have attempted the text- book plan in ethics, with what success our neighbors can assure you. Physically, we have spent hours either in the gymnasium, pacing the board-walk, or on the basket-ball and tennis courts. Practically, we have gone into the schoolroom day after day and directed those plastic minds into the right channels though we always lived under the fear that our minds were benefited more than were the children ' s by the experiments. Our aim has not been altogether selfish, for in striving towards it the welfare of our beloved school has ever been the controlling thought. The majority of us came at the beginning; we entered school-life on the same day with our strong young Alma Mater herself; we have seen and had some share in the initiation and growth of many of her largest plans and most progressive movements; hence we have enjoyed a sweet sense of comradeship winch is entirely consistent with the deepest reverence. When we entered, on that beautiful day in September, 1909. out- school was new, our instructors were new, and we were new. After a few days of becoming accustomed to these novelties, and especially of getting used to the strange new thing of not living at home, we went to work setting up a standard for ourselves and for our sisters-to-come. 23 Having the modern spirit, we began in the middle, the Junior year. Therefore we cannot trace our origin to that aristocratic, though often shamefully abused, body called Freshmen. However, we can sympathize with them in all their sorrows; and we have tried this year to be their friends and protectors. We came as Juniors; but the responsibilities thrown upon our shoulders, as upon those of an elder sister, created among us at that early age the Senior spirit, which has only prepared us to bear the greater burdens and duties of real seniorhood. During our Junior year we were few in numbers but many in organi- zations. The Professional Class took the lead in organizing, as it has done in many other things. The Normal Class early demanded awe and respect for their scholarship and philosophical bearing. We soon learned that the Household Arts Class could do other things besides cook and sew. The Manual Arts Class was distinguished as well for its hand- some members as for their beautiful paintings, while the Kindergarten Class surpassed us all in the envied art of story-telling. Of the individual qualities which contribute to the strength of a body, our class has showed great variety as well as excellence. Minds philosophical, scientific, musical, artistic, literary, practical, and pedagogi- cal, have all been blended in the work for a common cause. Though some came with greater talents than others and their achievements have been greater, we have all labored with that which we ha d, and we who had least have gained a bountiful reward. Quicklv the first session had passed, and commencement day with the Governor came and went. Then at last we turned our faces homeward, leaving a few behind us to protect our rights at the Normal School dur- ing the summer term, and incidentally to revel in the hidden treasures of Colaw and Elwood ' s Advanced Arithmetic and other things equally de- lightful. Surely a vacation never passed so quickly, for almost before we knew it we were again entering the doors of Science Hall. After one night of picture-hanging and letter-writing we became adjusted to our Senior position. Indeed, it was a pleasure to be introduced to a new girl with the explanatory remark. She ' s a Senior. or to be eved with awe and reverence; for Seniors had never before been known in these regions. But we soon found that Senior life means work. Seniors must preside at the meetings of literary societies, must lead the devotional exercises of the Y. W. C. A., must direct the work of the Athletic Associa- 24 tion, and attend various other meetings at all hours of the day and night, besides getting up all the lessons specified on those relentless program cards. The beautiful fall days found us now crazy over basket-ball, now helping to win the loving-cup in the tennis tournament, now lining up with the rest of the clammy-handed, white-sheeted ghosts at Hal- lowe ' en, now dancing at the German Club, or attending a down-town party, until at last there came a very cold morning in December when we again turned homeward. Never was a Christmas vacation so welcome, for with many of us the word rest had come to signify only a brief pause between two difficult Swedish gymnastic exercises. After the holidays we wer e at it again, paying respect to our fore- fathers in colonial garb on Washington ' s birthday; toiling over The Schoolma ' am as Editor-in-Chief, as Assistant Editor-in-Chief, as Business Manager, and in many other capacities; planting on Arbor Day trees that have managed to live in spite of the mass of jokes and sentiment that we buried with their roots; solemnly adopting the school-seal as a badge to be worn hereafter by graduates only; throwing our concen- trated efforts into the practice of the Professional play, Esmeralda, and then being thwarted at the last moment by the illness of old Mr. Rogers. Now that our work here has been completed and the goal of our school-life has, in one sense, been reached, it is with sincere reluctance that we turn our footsteps from Bluestone Hill. Although we can never know the true significance of this period of our lives, we know at least that we are further towards our great ideal. The value of those indescribable forces which have come to us during this time we can vaguely measure by trying to picture ourselves without them; but the picture is such a blank that we turn from it. Finally, as we go forth let it be with the great thought in which we have worked for two years: Not for the gain of the goal, for the getting, the hoarding, tl e having; But for the .joy of the deed; but for the duty to do. 25 YETTA S. SHONIN ' JER HONOKAItY MEMBKR 26 WKat We Are ' A heart to resolve, a head to contrive, a hand to execute. AMELIA HARRISON BROOKE Professional Dollars and ci-nls, dollars and cents, Brooke will count up all expense. Nickels and dimes, nickels and dimes. She will keep away hard times. — 4 Wi ' her needle an ' her sheers, Gars auld claes look amaist as weel ' s the new. ANNIE LILLIAN DAVIS Household Artx And next comes Annie, the Richmond maul, Who worked all day and never played. With scissors and thimble, basket and broom, She flitted with haste from room to room. 11 Whence is thy learning? Hath thy toil O ' er books consumed the midnight oil? MINNIE CAROLINE DIEDRICH Professional Sweet and winsome Minnie, Witty and ' ise is she. Always doing her very best, Studious as can be. A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market. HELEN HOWELL DRUMMOND Manual Arts (September) Five minutes to dress tor breakfast, A record hard to beat, Yet when the last bell ringeth. There ' s Helen, oh, so neat! JS ' An open-handed maiden, true and pure. VIRGINIA SCOTT DUNN Manual Arts She can make fine furniture. And rugs, and baskets too; And almost anything you wish Tills dextrous maid can do. Never a thought, never a care. JANET CLARAMOND GREEN Manual Arts O Janet, Janet, Janet! You ' re a manual artist girl; Your feet are always shod so neat, Your hair is in a curl. 29 A in iid so tender, fair, and happy. KATHLEEN BELL HARNSBERGER Kindergarten This little jrirl we all call Kat, With rocking sailor ' s gait, Hushes down stairs in territir haste And slips into breakfast late. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber. ALMA ROSS HARPER Mil ii ii a I Arts {September) iw this is our own Alma With fresh cheeks, and blue eyes So elear and deep they put to shame Her washes for blue skies. oil tier eyes speak wondrous thing ' s. LYDIA INEZ HOPCROFT Professional Strong in sympathy, strong; in will, Whoever forsakes yon, a strong friend still; She ' s jolly and always in for fun. And if you ' re in trouble she ' s just the one. v I work for knowledge. And not for notoriety. CHARLOTTE HENRY LAWSON Professional ] left ' s calm, pedant iv Charlotte, Though quiet, wide-awake; Wlin knoweth Mathematics Is wist- without mistake. 31 Exceedingly well read. RUTH BOULDIN MacCORKLE Professional 1 care not for math., 1 toil not for gym., To spelling I yield not ray time; Aesthetic ideas, and thoughts large and dim, Fur these I would give my la t dime. He that knows, and knows that he knows, is a Senior — Follow him! MARY STELLA MESEROLE Professional A maiden fair she is and good to view, Each teacher knows her well, and students too; lint still they gazed and still the wonder grew, That anger e ' er could dark ' n those eyes of blue. 32 Her eyes are homes of silent prayer. JANET MILLER Kindergarten She is witty, yes, and clever. And whene ' er she has a chance She can make herself must charming In her little Spanish dance. ■ ' I am resolved to grow fat and look young till forty. MARY LEDGER MOFFETT Huiiseltoltl Arts Happy and jolly, Full of good cheer; This is M iss Moffett Thru all the year. 33 ' Sin- has ;i nature that is gentle and refined [RENE ORNDORFF Professional .Modest and tpiiet, kind and true, Irene, our own tried friend. Silently plodding, always though Victorious in the end. 1 Sin- is ;i winsome wee thing, She is ;t handsome wee thing, She is a bonny wee thing. EMMA GRACE RHODES Professional (September) There is a voting lad} [lamed ( race. Til get here nil time makes her rare; She trips up the walk, and scarcely can talk, Sn nimble anil brisk is her pace. 34 ' Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading. KATHERINE VIRGINIA ROYCE Professional No matter if the boy you teach Jumps out the second story, Be not dismayed, just keep right on The teacher ' s road to glory. She that was ever fair and never proud, Had tongue at will, and yet was never loud. VERGILIA PENDLETON SADLER Professional latt le deeds of kindness, Little words of cheer; Will make us love Vergilia Through each succeeding year. 35 A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command. FANNIE HUNDLEY SCATES Professional This maiden is so tall and slim, Sedate, demure, and wise. She keeps us all in best of trim, — Holding hi r head in the skies. The reason firm, the tempera l - will. Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill. ELSIE NAOMI SHICKEL Professional There «ms a young lady named Shickel, To be like her we ' d give half a nickel; She ' s made ;i line start in the true teacher ' s art, This popular maiden named Shickel. 36 Who mixed reason with pleasure And wisdom with mirth. SARAH HUMPHREY SHIELDS Professional There ' s a slender young lady named Sarah H. Shields Who never was known to appear in high heels; At her prominent offices every head reels, Save that on the shoulders of Sarah H. Shields. A true woman, modest, simple, and sweet. LILLIAN LAVINIA SIMMONS Manual Arts (September) She paints and draws and works in wood With joy, and jest, and zeal; Hut when besought to dance she says, I am too old to reel. 37 lii thy heart the dtw of yoi th, On thy lip- the smile of truth. ETHEL KATHARINE SPRINKEL Kindergartt I ' ll tell you what mj secret i [f you would look young too; Get out of all the work you can, Do what you have to ho. I ' ve made it a practice to put all my worry in tin- bottom of my heart and sel on the lid ' n ini lr. MAUDE TYSON WESCOTT Professional 1 wouldn ' t 1m- a teacher, ' ' Said little Maude one day, I ' m going to have a preacher Who ' ll care for me alway. 38 WKat We Skall Be HE great motor of the airship groaned and gave itself u| to a steady Chug-chug. ' ' 1 The sudden flapping of the great wings settled me in my seat rather sooner than I had expected. Is it true? Am I really started? Drawing from my pocket the little yellow paper which had caused all this flutter in the even tenor of my life, I gave myself up to its perusal. It ran thus: The senior class of 191 1 w ' ill please meet in room 15 at five o ' clock, Wednesday, June 16, 1931. Be prompt. Important busi- ness to be discussed. Awav off yonder in California, where day after day she sits reading proof and correcting Esperanto in the many annuals she publishes for normal schools each year, little did Vergilia think as she wrote that familiar notice, from how many different places it would call us. Scarcely had I finished reading the notice for the fifth time, when behind me I heard a quiet voice saying: Now John, vou know the life of a preacher ' s wife is hard. Why don ' t you take charge of everything and everybody at home and let me go back to Harrisonburg as burdenless as I was when I left there years ago? ' Well, I hope vou won ' t get to hopping on one foot again. Hut just as you say. Go ahead. I ' ll try it for a week. That reference to the foot told me who it was, and I laughed to re- member how Maude Wescott had been laid up that last spring, how her lameness had come just in time to put a quietus on the Professional play. What a flutter they were all in then ! I wondered if (Catherine Royce ever had such trouble now in managing her troupe. — But I forgot she gave up stage-managing long ago and has taken up the study of psychology, and has just won quite a reputation by her late article entitled: The Effect of Crushes on the Schoolgirl ' s Mind, which appeared in a recent number of the Literary Digest. Oh, that magazine! How much it has improved in late years, especially since the management saw fit to lay its editorship on the broad shoulders of Minnie Diedrich! No other recommendation was needed to give her this position than the 1!)11 Schoolrha ' am, over which she labored so long and well. 39 As if it had been dropped from the planet by which we were flying, a newspaper fell in my lap. HARRISONBURG DAILY NEWS GREATEST DAILY IN AMERICA stared me in the face. Running over the headlines. I caught these words in large print : Hopcroft worsted Smith in second round yesterday — most sensa- tional prize-fight of the age — strongest woman in the world winner. It stood for itself- Inez a prize-fighter! How times had changed! I remembered reading in this same paper years before, a short paragraph to the effect that the fashionable ladies of New York had taken up fight- ing as a pastime. Thinking of these society leaders, my mind reverted to Janet Green and Grace Rhodes. They had both married Wall Street brokers a few years after leaving school. I wondered if they were still in the center of the social swim as they had been when first married. Turning to the society page, my question was answered by this notice: ' .Mrs. Van Smith-Brown, formerly Miss Grace Rhodes of this city, entertained last niiditat dinner, in honor of Misses Kathleen Harnsbereer, Ethel Sprinkel. and Janet Miller, who are in attendance at the eleventh annual conference of the Kindergarten teachers. It may be remarked in this connection that Miss Harnsberger is president of this conference, having held that office since its organization in 1919. Miss Sprinkel gave a talk to-day on ' The Influence of the Kindergarten in Harrisonburg. 1 Miss Sprinkel is well versed in her subject, having been supervisor of the kindergartens of this city for a number of years. The late book. ' Plays and Games for the Kindergarten, by Miss Miller, lias entitled her to a place in the Hall of Fame, and her portrait will be unveiled to-morrow at high noon. This painting is the work of the skilled portrait painter. Alma Harper. Miss Harper is noted for her power of displaying on canvas the personality of the model. This feature is especially strong in her delinea- tion of Miss Miller. Blue Stone Hill Junction! shouted the conductor, All off for Harrisonburg Normal School! Change to ( ' . W. Airship line for Harrison- burg proper. Scarcely had I lauded on the roof-garden of the great auditorium, when I was stopped by a sweet-faced lady, wearing a Y. W. ( ' . A. badge. 4(1 She smiled, and I knew it was Fannie Seates. By her conscientious labor and her gentleness of spirit she had worked her way up from the vice- presidencv of our little Y. W. C. A. to a territorial secretaryship of the national organization. It is so nice to see you all back, she said, as we waited for the elevator to take us down. You have no idea how many have come. Helen Drummond and Irene Orndorff— and, don ' t you know? Irene is not a bit changed, just as quiet as ever. I know my head would be completely turned if 1 had had such an offer. Just think! Head libra- rian of the Congressional Library! But I always knew she would make a career. As for Helen, she can ' t stay but a day because she has to get back to New York. You know she is a table decorator for the Astor Hotel, and she has a big order on now. Although I tried to keep up with Fannie, when we landed on mother- earth again, I soon lost her in the crowd that thronged the elevator door. Pushed on by this ever-moving mass of humanity, I bumped against Sarah Shields. She seemed in a great hurry, so I did not stop her. Close be- side her came a stately lady carrying a roll of bandages and a bottle of medicine. What is the trouble, do you suppose? I asked a girl standing next to me. Oh, she said, that is Nurse Shields from over at the Rockingham Hospital. I suppose she is on her way to the infirmary, as Miss Brooke is along. She is matron over there. I turned away. The world seemed so full of surprises for me that I was not a bit astonished when I peeped through a door, and saw Char- lotte Lawson explaining in a graphic way this problem in second grade mathematics: If a teacher whips ten children, but whips six of them lightly, how many does she hurt? Charlotte is a great mathematician, as I have been told; hut she could not solve a problem presented her by one who aspired to be her equal in this line. He reasoned that 1 plus 1 equals 1. But she could not agree to the proposition, and so she has remained a single one all these years, and is now teaching methods in arithmetic in the old Normal School. I wandered out of the great Assembly Hall to the lawn. How good it felt to the back again on the dear old campus! It was much changed but still there were traces of the old order in evidence. Handsome stone buildings completed the quadrangle, and our little bushes had become 41 stately trees. Concrete walks invited to a stroll through the beautiful grounds, hut my eve wistfully followed the course of the well-remembered board walk. Watching the bubbling of a near-by fountain, I saw two figures coming up the walk. One was tall, the other short. They seemed absorbed in conversation. Finally the short one waved her hand to emphasize some point — I could not mistake the familiar gesticulation. I ran toward them. It was Ruth and Stella. Ruth seized my hand, but exclaimed in her serio-comic way. ' Do not break in upon my thought, I have a large one. ' 1 Anxious to hear this grand idea, I linked myself to them and listened. Yes. Stella, this is ideal. We will change the curriculum of our school and make it more unified. Entertainment shall be the central idea, and through this medium we shall teach all other subjects. Our pupils will thus be well fitted for life, since in order to entertain, money must he made, so they will of necessity, incidentally as it were, learn a vocation. I was startled at such a presumptuous plan, yet I knew that Ruth and Stella were capable of carrying it out. for had they not startled the world a few years before with the establishment of the Meserole — MacCorkle College for the orphans of suffragettes engaged in active service? Whom should we spy when we first entered old Science Hall hut Elsie Shickel. standing in front of the bulletin-board, waving her arms frantically, beckoning us in to the class meeting. I paused a moment to gaze at her, for, as High School prophets had foretold, she was a pint laureate in truth — not, indeed, a versifier in some kingly court, hut the poet of the schoolroom. Through her poems of love and sympathy, she puts hope into the souls of many struggling teachers, and heartens them for their work. Hut she is still more, she is our same dear president, not only our president, but president of the great International Educational Association. Back in room fifteen again! Elsie rose from her chair. With alacrity all of us fell into our accustomed places. Twenty years ago! It does not seem possible. I feel like Kip Van Winkle. The intervening years have faded away and with them my struggles as a domestic science teacher, and even my class I left this morning to come hack to the school of my girlhood. My thoughts were broken by Elsie ' s saying, I believe we are all here except Virginia Dunn, whom I had to excuse. You know she is teaching manual arts in the Philippines, and, of course, it is too long a 42 trip to take for a single meeting. It has been kindly suggested by Miss Annie Davis, now domestic science teacher here, that we postpone our business session until tonight, that we may now enjoy an ' old time sup- per 1 which sh e has provided for us. 1 ' Excuse me. Madam President, but I did not do it all, Miss Davis rose to say; Mrs. Richardson, who you know was Lillian Simmons, kindly aided us by donating the syrup from her cane-farm in Louisiana. A peal of laughter went up from that assembly of dignitaries, for we knew then what she meant by old time. We almost skipped to the dining-room in the household arts building to sit down to a meal which was an exact reproduction of the suppers in the old dormitory, where we had laughed and chatted, starved and grown fat, twenty veals before. 43 Junior Normal Motto Vorwarts Flower Red Rose ( ' olors Olive and Garnet Members Ruth Conn, President Emma Baker Octavia Goode Eva Massey Harrietta Massoletti Lizzie McGahey Nannie Morrison Ori-u Otley Mary Sadler Frances Sibert J li ani ta Stout Class History Variety is the spice of life. On our roll may be found eleven names the characteristics of whose owners are as varied as the lights that shone on Mt. Olympus. Massey will go down in history as our mathematical leader, because she has already proved that the square of the right angle of an equiangu- lar triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two angles. Conn must be continually remonstrated with for neglect of her studies. Why, daily she puts only six hours on history, seven on English, and even less on her other studies. Goode, as we know, is the most prominent novelist of the day. Our class is very proud of Otley, the brilliant psychology student. Each day we find her reading it after school for recreation. She has so thoroughly absorbed the subject that her face fairly beams with moral courage ' ' Massoletti, our question box, never ceases in her efforts to get at the root of the matter and to find out the why ' s and wherefore ' s in every case. We have a Stout young lady in our class whose charms have been sung through the ages. Baker is noted for her lovely voice which brings peace when she starts the machinery going. Happy am I; from care I ' m free! Why aren ' t they all contented like me? — so says Sibert. McGahey, the great athletic crimp, ' 1 excels all in the way she makes the Indian clubs whiz. It pays to respect her. Then comes Sadler, the well rounded. Whose glossy hair to shame might bring The plumage of the raven ' s wing. Be optimistic — this is Morrison s motto, and her always smiling face shows how prominent a part it plays in her life. She puts all her troubles in a box, sits on the lid and says in the most placid way, Girls, it does not pay to worry; not even when the ' oysters ' fail to come! 47 W Alpine Gatling Pearl No Shannie Watkins Bessie Clemmer Emma Harrison Jane Pulliara Ottie Wine Junior Professional CI ass Motto ' Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam. Colors Black and Gold Flower Golden U 1 Officers President Inez Coyner Vice-President Nan Jennings Secretary Katie Winfrey Treasurer Nell Lackey Toast Here ' s to the Class of 1912! We always aim at lh - top; Although we have to dig and delve We ' ll never, never, stop. Here ' s to us all — all twenty-two — A happy bunch are we; Here ' s hoping that we may get through And mighty teachers he! 49 Junior Kindergarten Class Motto A little child shall lead them. Colors White. Green and Gold Flower Daisy Officers President Charlotte Smith Vice-President Pearl Haldeman Secretary Ruth Round Treasurer Lucie Pulliam Members As Others Know Them As We Know Them Eunice Baker Cutie Alice ( ' ale Sj i iiig Vegetable Susie Coir Sake Pearl Haldeman Pearline Mary Liggett Coffee Rhoda McCorkle Corker Maurina Patterson Patsv Lucie Pulliam Skiimev Ruth Round Rufus Charlotte Smith Grandma Maiv Thorn Long Tom Willve White Billie Annie Wise Peck 50 Class History We, the Kindergarten Class of 1912. entered these doors of learning September 28, 1910. The first few days we spent in finding ourselves — adapting ourselves to our new environment, as Miss Harrington would put it. When we finally found time to look at our class, we counted just thirteen, for us a very lucky number. As a class we may not all be Solomons, but we have among us one who is always Wise. Thus far our calendar records three red letter days: Miss Harrington ' s chafing-dish party, our evening with the Seniors, and the Seniors 1 St. Valentine ' s Eve with us. These same Seniors were very dear friends of ours, in times of trouble assuring us that we should come out all right in the end. At last Christmas came, and it is needless to say that there never was a happier time in our lives than the one week of holidays we spent at home. January second found us busy at work in school again. The time seemed long, but a great many pleasures met us along our busy every day life, and these made us forget our troubles. As the close of the session approached and the Seniors were rushed in their studies, they did not hesitate to call on us to help them prepare the materials for kindergarten work. We did it willingly because we know there will come a time when we can make other Juniors work for us. If we were prophets, we should tell you what the year of 1912 will bring forth; but, as we are not, our history will be concluded in the next issue of the Schoolma ' am. 51 unior Household Arts Class Motto Give to the world the best you have, and the best will come hack to von. Flowers White Carnation and Ferns Officers President Virginia Tkkyky Dudley Secretary ami Treasurer Susie Daniel Madison Hononary Manilas .Miss Frances Sale Mrs. Julian A. Burruss Class Roll Sarah Virginia Davies The woman worth while Is the one who ean smile When the bread falls flat. Virginia Trevey Dudley Some are born Chemists, some absorb Chemistry, and some have Chemistry thrust upon them. Mary Virginia Greer A little beauty is a dangerous thing — especially if she ' s got red hair. Hannah Frances Goddard Laugh and the world laughs with you — Weep and the laugh ' s on you. Mary Lacy Lyle ' Better late than never. ' ' Susan Daniel Madison There is more joy in our class over one girl who marrieth a title than over the six who are still making bread. Mary Elizabeth McLeod Woman — she needs no eulogy — She speaks for herself. 53 ■f. w u H OS O Sophomore Glass ( ' olurs Red and dray Flower Carnation Motto Better not be at all than not be noble. Officers President Pattie Puller Vice-President Emily Ellis Secretary mid Treasurer Virginia Brown Members Louise Anderson (trace Jackson Katie Anderson Virginia Jones Myrtle Bailey Lillye Kaylor Mary Bishop Mary Lotts Hnth Bowers Frances Mackey Virginia Brown Lucile McLeod Eunice Brown Bessie Mottley Bessie Brown Bertha Mvers Harriet Brown Ola Neikirk Daisy Buchanan Lona Pope Margaret Burke Muriel Porter Tracie Burtner Pattie Puller Martha Cox Alma Reiter Martha Eagle I.ila Riddel] Emily Ellis Carrie Sayers Ethel Fitzgerald Carrie Scales Dana Fulcher Ida SchaH ' cr Marceline Catling Mary Silvey Edna Hartman Nora Spitzer Effie Hauptman Ella Stover Katharine Henlc Mary Triplett Minnie Huffman Anna Ward Mary Wilson 57 CI ass roem There ' s no truth left in the world to discover. No reference work to do; I ' ve learned my psychology over and over, With basis of thought I am through. I am old, so old I can write a thesis; My Sophomore classes are done; The Freshmen laugh always; but that thing ceases When Second Year work is begun. () Senior, up there I have seen you sailing And shining so clear in your place; You were bright! ah. bright! but your light is failing In our dawn that cometh apace. Teachers, give me vour methods, suggestions — In grading just give me an A — 1 am old! vou may trust me with life ' s hardest questions, For I am a Junior today. 58 in 2 fresh resnman class motto the - stancy to purpose colors purple and green fit):. pan president, florence keexell ucia scott ' II taul ti rleane scot.l althea ll runt lock margie bryant bradsliaw brunk aimie heatwole li- brunk itterbiu-k dine ernia i-line pearl i ruth cofl i nun In. li satlie li lolph maroia th iii.ir-.li.il I tupin beatrice marable frankie shou-alter id;i via 4cr 61 class poem most every one says we ' re green as grass, because « e are the freshman class, but kindly let me show to you why that bold statement is not true. we have not SENIOR wit or fame, but for this fault we aren ' t to blame, and though we ' re just as wise as they. folks do not see it just that way. if we could have just half a chance we ' d finish all things in advance, and show the sophs and juniors too that we are all of truest blue. we won ' t be freshman all our lives; for fame and honor each one strives; foot of the ladder though now are we, in nineteen fourteen at the top we ' ll be. it is hard to do. but all confess we ' re the very best class at H. N. S. and heavy will be the heart of each lass when she bids adieu to the freshman class. 62 SPECIAL CLASS 1 he bpecial Library The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Margaret Allebaugh Household Puzzles Katherine Anderson A Teddy Bear at School Lila Bear Just Between Themselves Tacv Shamburg and Vada Gliek Courtship of Miles Standish Virginia Hedrick The Treasure Arline Hoffman The Garden in the Wilderness Hallie Hughes A Dear Little Girl at School Lillian Lightner Innocence Abroad Julia MacCorkle A Summer Shower lennie Raine Raising the Pearl Pearl Reid Encyclopedia Britannica Idell Reid Uncle Rutherford ' s Niece Lelia Rutherford Maid Sally Sally Stallard Set in Silver Lois Sterling A Bird that Hunts and is Hunted Jessie Thrasher Little Red Riding Hood Lama Wenger Through the Eye of a Needle Lucy Whitesel 65 IN WINTER Faculty of Harrisonburg High and Oracled Schools WILLIAM II. KEISTER, A. B. SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL .LAMES ( ' . JOHNSTON SCIENCE, ENGLISH, AND GERMAN J. SILOR GARRISON MATHEMATICS, ENGLISH, AM) SCIENCE MARTHA M. DAVIS FRENCH, LATIN, AND HISTORY C. H. NIXON COMMERCIAL BRANCHES WESA L. MOORE EIGHTH GRADE ABNER K. HOPKINS. Jk. SEVENTH GRADE, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ELSIE HYDE SIXTH GRADE ORRA BOWMAN FIFTH GRADE, A ELLEN WAKE FIFTH GRADE, IS KATIE LEE ROLSTON FOURTH GRADE, A NEALE MAXWELL FOURTH GRADE, I ' . LUCY V. LAMB THIRD GRADE, A MARY H. McPHEETERS THIRD GRADE, B S. FRANCES SPLVK SECOND GRADE, A MARGARET LEMON SECOND GRADE, B MAY E. HILL FIRST GRADE, A MAY BARHETP FIRST GRADE, B EVALINA M. HARRINGTON, R. S. DIRECTOR )E KINDERGARTEN MATTIE A. SPECK SUPERVISOR OF DRAWING 68 g 5 j 3 CQ O O 33 U w X o Lesson PI an Subject : Language. Phase oj Wort: Crushes. Retereth (-■ : 1. Love for an Hniir is I.d eFor- ever. 2. A ii n I d Sweetheart of Mine. 3. We Two. 4. A Y ii n ii g Girl ' s Wooing. 5. The One anil I. 6. O ii I y .i Word. Materials: 1. Spoons all sizes. 2. Word lio (only soft sweet wonts I for sen- tence building. Outline oj Points: . To t r a i n eye as well as ear. Preparation: Did inn of you ever slip behind the door when your liijr sister ' s sweetheart came to sec her? What were they doing? ( Be prepared for a variety of answers ) . Did you hear any words they said? Well, when two girls do like that we call it a crush. To teach the children the nature of crushes, and to lead them to apply this knowledge in every-day life. Presentation: 1. We will put on the board some of those nice words you heard, and then will give you a list which came from some Normal Notes. Dearest honey darling angel love sweetheart tootsey-wootsev 70 2. To teach the children to apply their knowledge. 3 . Recreation • ' (a) Drill on lesson. hi Practical application. 4. Seal Work; To clinch les- son tacts. !2. Now von may write sonic sentences on the board. I want your sentences each to contain a I least four of those words you have just learned. :}. Count off by twos. ( Have two children as leaders). Now when I count two I want von to do just as your leaders do — put both arms around your part- ner ' s neck and kiss each other. That will do. Now, I want to read you a little memory gem which contains some beautiful thoughts: My darling little angel, you are so very sweet, I feel that I must kiss you, yes. even time we meet; So I ' ll put my arms around you, mv precious dearest honey. For sure I love you more than a barrel full of money. 4. Now go to your seats and build me three sentences from your word boxes. Tomorrow we will learn some more about crushes. 71 Sid ney J anier at Rockingham Springs. HEN the Lanier Literary Society took its name in the fall of 1909, the fact was of course recalled that Sidney Lanier had spent part of a summer only a few miles away; hut it has been only within recent months that the full significance and interest of this local coincidence have come to be appreciated. Rockingham Springs lie just at the eastern foot of Peaked Mountain: and Peaked Mountain is the most conspicuous feature of the landscape as one looks out of the east- side windows of Science Hall. Lanier ' s connection with Rockingham Springs and the adjacent locali- ties is best described in the following letter written by Mr. Edwin H. Hopkins, a well-known gentleman of East Rockingham, who was mana- ger of the Springs in the summer of 1879— the time of Lanier ' s sojourn there. The figure of Sidney Lanier at the time of his visit to the Springs would have attracted even the casual observer. He was above the average height, wore a full heard, and. had he not been so emaciated, would have been a man of very commanding appearance. As soon as he settled in the cottage • (Baltimore House) at the 7- ' Springs, he inquired of me about a writting desk. Finding that we had nothing suitable, I had constructed for him a top of a desk which fitted on a four-legged table. He gave the necessary directions to the carpen- ter himself as to the slant, etc., that he desired; and when completed and placed upon the table it had very much the appearance of the old- fashioned school teacher ' s desk found in our schools some forty or fifty years ago. It was upon this rude structure that his famous Science of English Verse was composed in six weeks. This desk, after his depart- ure, I found pretty well bespattered with a blue ink winch he constantly used . Lanier was very systematic in his work, breakfasting about IS: . ' 50 a. m., shortly thereafter returning to his apartment to work, appearing for dinner, and then resuming his occupation until 4 p. m., when he would appear in riding costume — a pair of white corduorv trousers I remember as a conspicuous component. His rides were upon the back of a famous black Canadian pony that we owned, which carried him for miles in every direction radiating from the Springs. Upon his return from riding he would relate to his friend the artist, John R. Tate, a description of the many beautiful scenes in the landscape that he had observed. The Fischer piano now at the Springs was selected by Mr. Lanier in Baltimore, and many were the evenings that he would regale the assem- bled company with his Brohm Hute, while his wife accompanied him upon the piano. These treats were willingly granted when he was waited upon by a delegation of ladies or gentlemen; but the most inspiring of all his music was heard after 11 o ' clock at night, when everything was quiet and all the guests were supposed to be asleep. It was then that he would come out upon the upper porch of his cottage with his flute, and remain there an hour or more improvising. I can compare such an hour only to the description written of Rubenstein ' s piano playing. This flute playing was done by Lanier for the benefit of his lungs, as he had the utmost faith in its virtues. There was an attractive little girl at the Springs by the name of Bessie Long. We all remember Bessie and her autograph album, and how she solicited everyone for a line and his name. She approached Mr. Lanier, and he, without a moment ' s hesitation, wrote: ' Man wants but little here below, but wants that little Long. ' Mr Lanier engaged the entire Baltimore Cottage for himself and family in the spring of 1881 ; but his failing health made it necessary for 73 Iii 111 to go Id New York bo consul! a specialist in limn- trouble, who ad- vised him to try ten! life in the piney woods of North Carolina. His wife wrote me about sending him the Black Pony, but his waning strength forebade the use of such exercise, and a few months late r closed that use- ful life; but not before he could have well exclaimed in the language of Horace. Eocegi monumentum aere pi remit us, It was the writer ' s rare privilege a few weeks ago to visit Rocking- ham Springs, and to go over the place with Mr. Hopkins himself and bis venerable father, Mr. (i. T. Hopkins, who were in charge of the Springs in the summer of IS?!), and who cherish many recollections of the poet ' s sojourn there. As we were driving in from the railway station, where Mr. Hopkins met me. we mounted a high hill from which one has a wide unobstructed view. Here. said Mr. Hopkins. Lanier used to come on I be Black Pony. I got out of the buggy and took a good look around. Two miles lo I be west the jagged side of the Massanutten Mountain rose, and out from the foothills at its base the road came winding from the Springs. Ten miles to the east the long irregular line of the Blue Ridge was thrust up into the fairer blue of the morning skv. Far up on the rugged side of the mountain the practiced eve could discern the white spray of Cedar Bluff Falls. Between the hill where we stood and the distant mountain stretched the broad plains of the Shenandoah River— The Euphrates, Spotswood and bis knights called it, when they looked upon it at this selfsame place two centuries ago. In the midst of the plain the white houses and glittering roofs of Flkton cast back the rays of the sun, and on all the surrounding bills the dark green cones of pine and cedar trees thrust themselves up as if trying to shield the bare branches of the oaks, chestnuts, and hickories. We followed the road on in to the Springs; and as I looked back, down through the long vista of the divided hills, I could still see a section of file distant mountain, with the eastern sky above it. What a scene, I thought, for the eve of a poet like Lanier. We paused before the veranda of one of the first cottages. Is this the Baltimore Cottage? I hastened to inquire; for my thoughts were upon Lanier, and I was eager to trace his footprints. No, replied Mr. Hopkins, but we bad a tournament while Lanier was here, and when be 74 delivered the charge to the knights they were drawn up here on the lawn, seated upon their horses, and he stood on the veranda as he addressed them. Lanier and the knights! A kindred company. How fondly must his spirit have returned to the ancient days, and how much like a soldier- singer he must have looked, bearing from the half-forgotten past his mes- sage of chivalrous romance into the commonplace and matter-of-fact pre- sent. How many of those young fellows that day imagined that they were listening to a man whose voice would echo throughout the English- speaking world? Just a little further on we came to Lanier ' s cottage, nestling under the shadow of the jagged Massanutten. In the rear is an open held, stretching toward the mountain ' s foot; on two sides are the cottages and the hotels; while, enfolding all, the wooded foothills came close, as if to shelter the little nook from summer heat as well as from winter cold. I went into the room, on the first floor of the cottage, where Lanier wrote his famous lectures on poetry. I urged Mr. Hopkins to take an- other hunt for the ink-spattered desk top. Our Professor Heatwole, to whom Mr. Hopkins sent the letter quoted above, had said to me, See if you can find that desk top. I needed no urging in the matter. Neither did Mr. Hopkins; but he did not find it. Then I went up stairs and out 75 on the upper porch where Lanier would sit as he played his flute at mid- night. Out just a few yards I looked into the cool green branches of a big white-pine. The odor from the fragrant branches must have been a delight to the health-seeking genius; and 1 could imagine a sort of soft, sweet accompaniment stealing out from those wind-swept needles, answer- ing to the witching music of the flute. Before leaving the Springs I climbed to the summit of one of the nearest mountain spurs, and tried to get a picture of the place as a whole. Hon well I succeeded, the leader may assist in judging. Hut no photo- graph can do justice to the impression of Titanic grandeur produced by the actual presence of these towering heights and deep descending hol- lows. One is not surprised that Lanier was hoping to return to such a place. — .Iiilui II ' . Wayland. 76 ifflUi tines I have come that ye might have life and that ye might have it more abundantly. 11 Not by might, nor l y power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. f.M.OI.A. (Uabutrt iflin-n Louise Lancastek President Fannie Scates Vice-President Eva MaSSEY Secretary .Ml. i Ik. i Moffett Treasurer Ulbatrmru of Qhimntittrrs Katherine Royce Bible Study Orra Otley Devotional Grace Jackson Missionary Fannie Scales Membership Minnie Diediich Social M ' Ledge Moffett Finance Eva Massey Intercollegiate iaii-n Eva Massey President Octavia Goode Vice-President Pearl Haldeman Secretary Pattie 1 ' nller Treasurer 78 Sororities $arabtgm OK THE •ororitp Situation Present We have none Past We had none Future We shall have none Present Perfect We have had none Past Perfect We had had none Future Perfect We shall have had none SI) H W O O w PS PS w H Lee Literary Society Colors Gray and Gold Flower White Carnal ion Motto The white Mower of a blameless life. ' First Quarter President, {Catherine Royce Vice-Pres ' t, Fannie Scates Secretary, Pearl Haldeman Treas. Louise Greenawalt Officers Second Quarter Sarah Shields Ruth Round Florence Keezei.i Ella Heatwole Third Quarter OcTAVIA GoODE 1 ' ann ii: Scates Virginia Dudley Margaret Bra ki Althea Adams Nora Armentroul Emma Baker Hilda Benson Mary Bishop Butli Bowers Josephine Bradshaw Eunice Brown Harriet Brown Margie Bryant Margaret Burke Tracie Burtner Alice Cale Erma Cline Nannie Collier Susan Corr Annie Davis Sadie Davies Virginia Dudley Virginia Dunn Martha Eagle Jessie Falls Dana Fulcher Octavia Goode Louise Greenawa It Willy e Members Pearl Haldeman Ethel Harman Kathleen Harnsbergei Alma Harper Emma Harrison Eme Hauptman Ella Heatwole Katherine Henley Sallie Hulvey Florence Keezell Louise Lancaster Charlotte Lawson Mary Lewis Lillian Lightner Mary Lotts Lucy Madison Susie Madison Mary Maloy Susie Maloy Beatrice Maralile Harrietta Massoletti Annie Maynard Lucile McLeod Mary McLeod M ' Ledge Moffetl White Ola Neikirk Pearl Nodi Maurine Pal tenon Lona Pope Pattie Puller Ethel Rainey Idell Ueid Mabel Richardson Ruth Round Katherine Royce Mary Sadler Mary Sale Carrie Scates Fannie Scales Sarah Shields Gurnye Showalter Mary Silvey Lillian Simmons Charlotte Smith Nora Spitzer Lois Sterling Mary Stovall Jessie Thrasher Ida Via Anna Ward Kal ie Winfrey 83 s -. jlC Ice. liter a vv (WocieX |(S)rave- Itte.? oluTi.oii ' i. I I (X v O Q) OLD v_ ' ha_r ( oTTc (T) w. Plh I h r e vo [ c o i r rI cv« A ra J c i vi li f- ' c)a SIS Q £- W5 c G2J O VA r I Oil Uwess I ersomiltd g ( S ,: 5) ' rli r J 1 ' J li r -ffi ' m i cv I M ' li ' herS o2 ( Hrlct« E ev, so H O o CO (h OS OS H H I— OS s Lanier Literary Society { blOTS Violet and White Flower Violet Motto His song was only living aloud, His work a singing ' with his hand. First Term President, Stella Meserole Vice-Pres ' t, Minnie Deidrich Seeretary, Eva Massey Treasurer, Vergilia Sadler Officers Second Team Minnie Diedrich Elsie Shickei. Ihknk Orndorff Vergilia Sadler Third Team Elsie Shickei, Nannie Morrison Nell Lackey Vergilia Sadler Louise Anderson Katherine Anderson Katie Anderson Myrtle Bailey Eunice Baker Lila Bear Rosa Block Amelia Brooke Virginia Brown Bessie Clemmer Kutli Conn Inez Coyner Minnie Diedrich Helen Drummond Virginia Earman Lorraine Eldred Emily Ellis Margaret Fox Maude Members Sadie Fristoe Alpine Gatling Marceline Gatling Hannah Goddard Janet Green Inez Hoperoft Minnie Huffman Hallie Hughes Grace Jackson Nan Jennings Nell Lackey Aurie Law Frances Mackev Elizabeth Marshall Eva Massey Rosa Maupin Lizzie McGahey Allie Messersniith Wescott Annie Nannie Morrison Irene Orndorff Orra Otley Jane Pulliam Lucie Pulliam Pearl Reed Lila Riddell Bessie Rucker Vergilia Sadler Deane Scott Marcia Scott Edmonia Shepperson Klsie Shickei Sallie Stallard Juanita Stout Kate Taylor Mary Triplett Shannie Watkins Wise 87 anier Song Though Lanier is sleeping gently Where doth sigh the Southern pine. Still he lives — his hallowed memory Makes each heart a sacred shrine. Scholar, soldier, knight, musician, — Best of all we love him still For the magic of his singing That can sway our souls at will. Chorus Bring, then, the honors That to him belong, Till the world shall catch the music Of our Southland ' s clear, sweet, song. How we long to guard the memory Of this man whose name we hear! How we long to swell his praises Till the world shall see and care. Till his ever-widening power With the centuries shall roll. Kinging over ocean ' s border. Echoing back from pole to pole! Song to him was only living, All his work a mighty psalm Offered up in purest worship, Pain and rapture, st orm and calm. May the spirit that upheld him Guide our faltering footsteps too. And the words that he has spoken Keep our aims and purpose true! 88 A V alk Through the Acropolis Near the close of a lovely summer day, under soft southern skies. I was wending my way toward the Acropolis to view t lie ruins of the pride of Greece, and fulfill one of the dreams I had cherished ever since taking a course in ancient history at the Harrisonburg State Normal School. My mind had traveled far hack to the time when Athens reigned supreme, and this mass of shattered columns had been monuments to her greatness — when, as I stood musing thus, lo, on all sides, temples, theatres, porticoes began to rise, until gradually the Acropolis, in full splendor, stood com- plete before me. Suddenly on my bewildered senses dawned the realization that I was standing where once the host of Xerxes had thought to storm the citadel, and I sprang hastily aside, lest the scene be enacted again and I be swal- lowed up in the rush of the mighty army. But no, everything seemed quiet; the broad marble steps were thronged with citizens whose curious and inquiring eyes, fixed on my modern garb, rendered me strangely un- comfortable. One young fellow, exceedingly handsome and evidently more bold than his companions, ventured to speak to me, and offered to be my guide through the Acropolis. How fortunate, thought I, that I have studied Greek ! As we stood at the top of the stairs, before us rose the mighty statue of Athena, holding aloft her massive spear that cast its glittering reflec- tion far out to sea. My guide led me toward the right, where high on a bastion stood a miniature perfect piece of architecture, the Temple of the Wingless Victory; and as I stood in the shade of its portico I saw stretch- ing far before me the broad Athenian plain, the bay of Salamis, and the towering mountains beyond. As we turned to go to a larger temple on the north. I stepped aside to where a group of young men were listening attentively to a middle- aged man with a broad face and pug nose, who was attempting to con- vince them that they knew nothing whatever of the subject of conversa- tion. As I listened I became interested — even fascinated; and I could understand how His pupils were able to look beyond his huge ugliness and see the master image of the soul within. That man, said my guide, is the greatest teacher in Athens. Time passes unnoticed as I listen to him. Ah! he concluded with a sigh, if only he were handsome! How the Athenians would idolize him! 89 Crossing over to the north, we stood beforeothe Erechtheum, that most sacred of all Athenian temples, and I felt the spirit of the early wor- ship and long-lost traditions close around me. Here flowed Poseidon ' s salt spring, and here Athena ' s olive tree reared its green branches over the ancient wooden statue of its mistress. Before this sacred shrine, my guide looked full into the face of his deity and prayed. A little to one side a calm, dignified figure watched us with cold scornful eyes. .My guide, observing him, told me that it was Thucydides. I wished to thank him for having written such a beautiful history, but my guide hur- ried me on, whispering, Not yet, not yet. We heard some one giving orders and suggestions to the artists at work on the interior, and it needed no one to tell me that the tall form, whose dress proved him to be of high rank, and whose right hand stroked almost tenderly one of the mar- ble maidens who held aloft the temple portico, was no other than Phidias, the master-artist himself. On the southeastern slope lav the Grand Theatre of Dionysius, whose rising seats, cut in a semicircle, looked forth beyond the stage to the hills of southern Attica, and over the blue waters of the Aegean. Close by stood the concert hall, and yonder the temple of Theseus bathed its mas- sive columns in the glow of the setting sun. My guide had purposely left until last the crowning glory of the Acropolis, the Parthenon. Here in her Maiden ' s Chamber. Athens had lavished all her artistic resources when her art was at its height. So per- fect, so simple, so grand were the massive columns that they compelled us to reverential silence as we stood amid their shadows. But the dazzling beauty within was enough to bewilder the eve; surely nowhere has the world had such another spectacle to offer! Here in marble once more Poseidon struggles with Athena for the city, and yonder as if to express her triumph stands the master-piece of Phidias, the colossal statue of Athena wrought in gold and ivory, proclaiming to all the glory of her child, her Athens, while high overhead in the fretwork of the frieze the gods sit spectators to the grand Panathenaic feast held in her honor. It needed but one thing to make the whole complete and, true to my expectation, that appeared. Slowly down among the marble multitude, with grave dignity, sauntered the train of Pericles. Intuitively, I recog- nized many old friends, bound to me by the closest ties of reference read- ing and written quizzes. There stood Euripides, here Phormio and Soph- ocles, while over all towered the hehneted head of Pericles, and close 90 at his right hovered the aging form of Anaxagoras. Hoping to gain a glance from those cool, dark eyes under the visor of the helmet, I waited. But in vain; the train passed by unobserving; and my guide and I re- traced our steps, out through the Propylaea, past the Areopagus on our left, and then adown the sacred way toward Eleusis. As we readied the Dipvlon Gate, we paused. I must leave you here, 11 said my guide, bowing respectfully; but with your permission I wish first to sketch in mv note-book the profile of your nose and the slant of your eyebrow. I am to present an original paper on these subjects at the next meeting of my club. 11 I blushed, of course, but murmured some sort of permission. Then, I too grew bold and said, I should like to know your name. 11 He handed me a delicate, highly-polished shell tablet. Raising it to my eyes, I read engraved upon it in Greek capitals, the name Alcibiades. 11 With a sort of thrill I turned hastily to look at him again, but he was gone. Just then I was startled by a loud, burring, whirring, clanging, rattling, ringing sound above me. It was the rising bell! Then I re- called the fact that Ancient History came at 8.30. Going Home No doubt the patriot wanderer Doth yearn for his native shore. And his heart doth heat the faster When he touches it once more. Hut the feeling of this wanderer. t ' ome hack from Greece or Home, Is nothing to the feeling Of a schoolgirl going home. No doubt the birds in spring-time, Forgetting palm and pine. Have a kind of choky feeling For the nests they ' ve left behind. Hut the birds go hack each winter, Though they rather like to come: So theirs is not the feeling Of a schoolgirl ffoing home. f I - o Just mix the birds and patriots And stir their feelings well. Then add a drop of rapture. The thrill you cannot tell, A tear for past and present And the future that ' s to come. And you ' ve something of the feeling Of a schoolgirl going home. -Ruth Conn. 92 ATHLETIC COUNCIL Athletic Association Although athletics is not the most prominent feature of a normal school, we have not forgotten that joyous exercise for the body is a neces- sary accompaniment to the most successful education of the mind. In November everybody enjoyed the tennis tournament, though the wind entered into the frolic and did its best to blow champions and spec- tators off the hill-top. An account of this is more fully given on page 101 of the Schoolma ' am, In March faculty and students had a house-warming and a general good time in our new gymnasium, which, with its adjoining bowling alley, is our pride and joy. Match-games of basket ball played there between faculty and stu- dents, and between class and class, have given est to many Saturday evenings. With the spring weather the tennis courts and the preparations for final field-day have drawn us out of doors again. Looking back over the year, we think that matters athletic show decided growth, and that they give excellent promise for the future. Athletic Council Maude Wescott President Minnie Diedkich Vicc-Prc.s ' tdint Octavia Goode Secretin] Frances Mackey Treasurer Nora Spitzer Lizzie McGahey Amelia Brooke 95 m z z H H H W Z Pmquet Tennis Club Tim:: Marching Through Georgia. We will yell for Pinquet, ' Cause -cui play for red and while. You are strong and ready now To play with all your might. Knock the ball right in the court, And do just what is right. While we are yelling for Pinquel ! First Quarter President — Elsie Shickel Secretary — Mary Sadler Treasurer — Josephine Bkadshaw Offia Margaret Allebaugh Emma Baker Hilda Benson Josephine Bradshaw Amelia Brooke Eunice Brown Margaret Burke Tracie Burtner Alice Cale Bessie Clemmer Susie Corr Annie Davis Minnie Diedrich Lorraine Eldred Martha Fletcher Margaret Fox Sadie Fristoe Alpine Gatling Marceline Gatling Annie Wise Members Pearl Haldeman Ethel Harman Alma Harper Katherine Henley Inez Hopcroft Sally Hulvey Grace Jackson Florence Kcezell Nell Lackey Louise Lancaster Mildred Lewis Mary Lotts Grace Mclnturft ' Lucy Madison Susie Madison Beatrice Marable Elizabeth Marshal Rhoda MacC ' orkle Ruth MacC ' orkle 97 Third Quarter President Pattie Pi! i. leu Secretary — Minnie Diedrich 7 ' reasn rer — Amelia B k o k e M ' Ledge Moffett Mary Mowbray Pattie Puller Jennie Raine Ruth Round Katharine Royce Bessie Rucker Mary Sadler Vergilia Sadler Mary Sale Carrie Scates Deane Scott Marcia Scott Edmonia Sheppei on Elsie Shickel Mary Silver 1 Juanita Stout Vada Suter Maude Wescott Willve White Racket T ennis CluL ( ' alms Red and Blue Motto Root little pig, or die. Officers First and Second Quarters Grace Rhodes President Eva Ma.ssey Secretary and Treasurer Third Quarter Fannie Scates President Virginia Brown Vice-President Maim ' Thom Secretary and Treasurer Members Althea Adams Hannah Goddard Lucile McLeod Kalie Anderson Octavia Goode Mary McLeod Louise Anderson Janet Green Janet Miller Katherine Anderson Mary Greer Nannie Morrison Myrtle Bailey Emma Harrison Orra Otley Eunice Baker Virginia Hedrick Maurine Patterson Ruth Bowers Katherine Henley Jane Pulliam Bessie Brown Hallie Hughes Lucy Pulliam Eunice Brown Nan Jennings Lila Riddel] Laura Buchanan I.illie Kaylor Sarah Shields Kulh Conn Auric Law Frances Siberl Inez C ' oyncr Charlotte I.awson Nora Spil .cr Helen Drummond Mary Lewis Lois Sterling- Virginia Dunn Frances Mackey Kate Taylor Martha Eagle Harrietta Massoletti Jessie Thrasher Emily Ellis Julia McCorklc Leila Vaiighan Jessie Falls Lizzie McGahey Anna Ward Katie Winfrey 99 as j cu H 2 2; OS ike Tennis Tournament ( )n Sal urdav af- ternoon, November 12, was held the first annual tennis tournament at the Normal. M a n y High School sin- dents and other vis- itors f r o in town were present. T ll e Pilluuets, rep r csente d l v Amelia Brooke and Willye Wliite, met the Racket players, F r a n ce s Mackey and Eva Massey. It was a cold and windy afternoon. but t he weather did not prevent a very vigorous manifes- tation t school- spirit. The Pinquet girls, arrayed in their colors, red and WINNERS wliite. cheered lusti- lv tor their side from one corner of the court: while across from them, the Rackets, no less loyal ill their lavish output of colors and rousing veils, urged their girls onward. The referees were Mr. John Downing and Dr. Charles Conrad. The game was a close one and excitement ran high, each club hoping for the victory. After splendid playing on both sides, the game ended in favor of the Pinquets, who marched victoriously away, carrying their champions on their shoulders. All repaired to the Assembly Hall, where, with a very appropriate little speech. Dr. H. F. Wilson presented the winners with the loving-cup donated liv Dr. Firebaugh and Mr. Johnston. More veils and songs fol- lowed, and the company dispersed. On that evening the Pinquets entertained the members of the facult) and the Racket girls with a german, an interesting feature of which was Oli, pass the 1 nii; cup around; Pass not a brother by. 101 LOVING-CUP Senior 13asket Ball Team Veil V— I— C— T— R— Y Well, I guess! Seniors, Seniors, Yes! Yes! Yes! ( ' aptain Amelia Brooke Inez HoiKToft Eilmonia Shepper Virginia Dunn Elsie Shicki Minnie Diedricli Jennie Rain Katherine Royci Amelia Brooke Junior Basket Ball Team Yell Right guard, center pass. Tip to forward, do it fast. .Illinois! ! Lizzie McGahey, Cap ' am Members Beast Kutli Conn Foxie Margaret Fox Peanut Alpine Gatling Son Lucy Madison Kicky Lizzie McGahey Nance Nannie Morrison Bill Willve White Peck • • Annie Wise 105 Louise Anderson Marceline Gatling Sophomore Basket Ball Team Veil Zi| ! Zoom! Zoic! Rip! Rip! Roar! Every team ' s a beastly bore! Except our winning Sophomore! Soph-o-more ! Fkances Mackey, Captain Vihginm Brown, Bu.sine.ix Manager Margaret Burke Mary Bishop Mart Frances Mackey Lucile McLeod Nor ha Eagle a Spitzer 106 Freshman I3asket J3all Te am Sadie Fkistok, Captain Anna Hrunk Mabel liiehardso Deane Scoti Marcia Scott 1,1a Via Margie Bryant Mary Sale Yell Sickle, sackle, .sickle, sackle, Sickle, sackle. seven. Freshies, Freshies, Nineteen eleven ! 107 A Warning to the Junior Class From the Shades o f the Departed Seniors Hearken to us ;is we tell you Of that long and dreary winter. Oh. that hard and cruel winter! Ever longer, longer, longer, Grew the lessons that they gave us; Ever harder, harder, harder. Grew the tasks, while all our note-hooks Covered desks and chairs and tables. Hardly through the piled-up lessons Could the student force a headway, With our pencils and our papers Vainly did we seek to conquer, Sought a time for rest and found none. Found no end to our note-books, In our methods saw no logic. Soon in hopeless, wild confusion Madly shrieked we in our anguish — In Our Anguvth! Tore our hair and pulled our rats out — Pulled Our Ruts Out! Oh, the lessons and the note-books! Oh, the never-ending lessons! Oh, the blotting of the note-books! Hint the Note-books! Oh, the wailing of the pupils! Oh. the heartless, heartless, teachers! Heartless Teachers ' . All the girls were thin and puny; Sickly was the air about them, Sickly was the sky above them. And the voice of Dr. Firebaugh— Dr. Firebaugh ' ! 108 Like the voice of Wisdom, ordered, ' You must rest, or you will perish! ' ' ' You Will Perish! But ere we to rest departed. Came two forms and stood before us, Came and stood and gazed upon us, Ciazed in blankness down upon us; And the foremost said: Behold me! I m si map for Dr. Wayland! And the other said: Behold me! I ' m a plan for practice-teaching! Practice-Teaching! But alas, the tale ' s too fearful! Let us hasten to the ending. To the dreary, dreary, ending! How we failed, and flunked, and perished. Flunked ami Perished! Perished on examination! Now to you who follow after. We would leave a word of warning — Word of Winning: 1 Always study hard your lessons. Tread not in the paths of pleasure, Write each day in all your note-books, Dawdle not o ' er books of reference. Shun whatever proves distracting, Buckle down to practice-teaching. Learn the gentle art of bluffing ! Art of Bluffing! Now ' tis done! Our task is ended! We have spoken words of warning, That you may not suffer blindly, May not be in total darkness. Farewell to you. () ye Juniors! Farewell, Junior . ' Soon our footsteps you will follow. To the deadly rural districts, To that life of resignation, Abnegation, degradation. To the years of slow stagnation. And the joys of Spinsterhood — Of Spiristerhood! 109 The Moonshine] Rufe, I tell ye I done heerd a boss. Ye better be fer leavin 1 these here parts. It tnout be a revenue officer. Sal Slocum pawed the gravel with one hare foot. The mountaineers of Southwest Virginia seldom know the luxury of shoes. ' I don ' t reckon ye know what ye air a-talkin ' about, gal; I jist now looked all round, and thar ain ' t a sign of a creetur in sight. Rufe Slocum ' s long, lank, muscular body straightened up. The strength of the mountains had gone into him. Wall, ye know jist how dangerous it is about this still. I wish somethin ' would make ye quit it. Ye ' ll go jist like yer Pap. Rufe, I wish ve ' d quit. Ye do? An ' whar would our livin ' come from? Do ye reckon I kin raise cawn on this here mountain! ' ' All right. Rufe; but jist come inside the chimney, won ' t ye? The two turned, stooped, and slipped inside of what appeared to be a great natural fire-place. Within The Chimney there was a hollow space like a very small room, and this hole in the high rock was the home of the mountain pair: while another and smaller chimney, close beside the first, served for the distillery. Up the little valley between the mountains, along the banks of .Max Creek, rode two gentlemen. And you are sure we are near Rufe Slocum ' s still. George? asked the elder man. Yes. but it ' s going to be a job to get him: he ' s slick as an eel. We are well armed. Look up yonder, there ' s the place now. Aren ' t those two perfect chimneys? I think that ' s as great a curiosity as the Natural Bridge. Yes. but up here in the wilds of Max Mountain the Natural Chim- neys haven ' t had the world to come to see them vet. We are so near now: we must be careful. Well have to leave our horses and climb these rocks and creep in on them. It is possible that we may be able to catch them at their dinner. The horses were soon grazing. (inns ready? You go in at one side. I ' ll take the other, said the elder. In a minute they were trapped the moonshiner and the woman. 1 in sitting ' there at a rude, bare, board, with its customary bacon and corn pone. Hands up, Rufe Slocum! Oh God! Rufe. they got ye now! Why didn ' t ye listen to me? Rufe said nothing, but, just exactly as his father and grandfather had done, lit- returned a stolid stare as lie stood there with raised hands, although he knew it meant the penitentiary tor lite. Silently the woman got Ride ' s clothing together, and tied a red bandanna around the bundle. Well Rufe, we must start. said the officer. Sal went forward to bid him farewell — to them a farewell unrelieved by hope of any communication or any return. Both the other Slocums had died under long imprisonment. She put her hands on his breast, and as he bent his head she whispered a few words. She did not kiss him. It is not the custom of the mountaineers. In the front of the party walked Rufe. his head high, his lips silent. After two or three hundred yards he stopped, turned, and for the first time spoke: You-all know when a man ' s leavhf his home fer life ye alius let him do one thing he axes. Yes, Rufe, if we can. What do you want? asked the officer. Wall, kin I jist git one more drink from I lie old spring? Yes, that ' s little enough to ask. Go on. Rufe went to the spring, which was slightly off the road. He lay- down in the tall grass to drink, then quickly sprang to his feet, clasping his trusty rifle to his breast, and turned with the gun in his hands. But the officers had been on the alert, and quick as a Hash both Efuns were leveled at him before the tall man could take aim. Drop that gun, Rufe Slocum! I suspected some of your tricks. The voice of the officer rang out clear among the mountains. The gun dropped, and wjth it all the hope out of Ride ' s eyes. Just as his ancestors had been taken away before, so was lie now. Willi dogged footsteps he walked on down the road. From the shelf of lock overhanging the spring came a cry as of a mountain panther robbed of her young, Rufe, Rufe. I done all I knowed how to save ye! — Kitty Leache. 1 1 1 - V. w a lerman Club Motto Dance for the day is coming When vve can dance no more. Officers Rhoixa McCohki.f. President Ai.jia Harped Secretary and Treasurer Amelia Brooke Inez Hopcroft Executive ' ommittee (I race K nodes Frances Mackey M ' Ledge Moffett Eunice Baker Lucile Bell Ruth Bell Rosa Block Amelia Brooke Virginia Brown Laura Buchanan Margaret Burke Inez Coyner Annie Davis Helen Drummond Virginia Dudley Virginia Earman Emily Ellis Marceline Gatling Hannah Goddard Leila Members Janet Green Pearl Haldeman Kathleen Harnsberger Alma Harper Katherine Henley Inez Hopcroft Sallie Hulvey Florence Keezell Mildred Lewis Mary Liggett Frances Mackey Lucy Madison Susie Madison Rhoda McCsrkle Lizzie McGahey Mary McLeod Yaughan Janet Miller M ' Ledge Moffett Ola Neikirk I ' attie Puller Grace Khodes Ruth Round Katherine Royce Bessie Kucker Deane Scott Marcia Scott Sarah Shields Frances Sibert Lois Sterling Vada Suter Mary Thorn Jessie Thrasher Maude Wescott 115 Glee Club Motto Mating Place Squeal Little Pis -. or Die l ' p in the air Favorite Song- Tunc of Meeting Fairy Thursday, just before supper Miss Lida Cleveland Director Ruth Round Accompanist Maude Wescott Business Manager Members Emma Baker Lucy Madison Hilda Benson Mary McLeod Virginia Brown Ola Neikirk Aliee ( ale Ruth Round Susan Con- Bessie Rucker Minnie Diedrich Fannie Scates Martha Eagle Elsie Shickel Alpine Catling Charlotte Smith Octavia Coode Lois Sterling Pearl Haldeinan Maude Wescott Frances Mackey Willy e White Inez Coyner, 1st violin Dean Scott, 1st mandolin Emily Ellis. 2d violin Marcia Scott. Jd mandolin 116 The Descendants of Marion s men Upstairs in room Number Twenty-three two blue-eyed, freckle-faced little boys with their arms thrown around each other ' s neck were sleeping soundly. Down in the back yard a council of war was in progress. John Quinn, tall, gaunt, sandy-haired chief of the Palmetto Cottage orphans, stood on the black upturned kettle and spoke thus to his assembled tribe: Bv yonder grinning moon, and by all them goobers I planted yesliddv, we ' ve left our beds to-night to decide on the ways and means of ' nitiating them two speckle-nosed orphan twins that was imposed upon us to-day! Bet your life! aint they pillish? officiously broke in several young- sters who had not yet earned their war-paint of pokeberry juice. These, were immediately knocked over by an elderly medicine man of fourteen years. After much bickering and debate among the tribe, the warriors. the only ones who had the power of franchise, passed these resolutions: While the Matron says blessing at breakfast to-morrow morning, Carl of the Cow-lick and Joe the Swift-kicker are to knock them two twinses 1 chairs from under them. If they don ' t blab on us. so far, so good ! Secondly, when them two twins are on their way home from school to-morrow afternoon, Jim the Biscuit-urabber and Phil the Swift-runnel ' are to waylay these innocents, blindfold them, make them swallow a table- spoonful of sand and pepper, equal parts, and have them finish off with two acorns. If they don ' t tell the Matron, all right! Thirdly and lastly, the whole tribe, after the lights are out, are to take these two twins around bv the silo, past the red gum tree, down by the crick, over the rail fence, and down in the second woods, where they are to hunt snipe. And if they don ' t cry and tell the Matron, they shall join our tribe, and we will let them share our gravy, and they can have as much hominy and molasses as we do! All who agree to stand by these resolutions, said the chief, who had resumed his upright position on the ebony kettle, raise your left thumb and make the sign of the skull in the sand! Twenty thumbs were raised in the air, twenty chicken-feathers were taken from behind twenty ears to outline the gruesome symbol on the white sandy walk in twenty different places.  : 117 The breakfast bell rang. Twenty boys marched into the dining- room. Hamilton and Ralph, the two twins fearlessly .stood behind the chairs assigned them by the Matron. The blessing was asked. All sat down -except two little boys who unexpectedly found themselves under the table. Tell me who did such a rude thing! cried the matron. Me and Hammie are ' scendants of Marion ' s Men. and don ' t tell tales, said the spokesman of the duet. An unmistakable grunt of ap- proval went around the tables. It was five o ' clock in the afternoon. School was out at the Calvin Orphanage. Boys and girls were streaming out of the red brick school- house with its white Corinthian pillars. They were taking the different paths that led to the various vine-covered cottages which lav snugly hidden among the oak and gum trees. The air was laden with the odor of Marcehal Neil roses, clematis, and honeysuckle. The twins were the last to leave the schoolhouse- They were walk- ing slowly along, talking of their plantation home that had to he sold because Father died and lost all his money. Just then two Indians jumped from behind a tree and quickly pulled them under the bridge, where no matron ' s eye could penetrate. While the dose of pepper and sand was being administered, the twins winked hack the tears and gulped down the concoction; but revenge binned in their blue eyes. On being questioned by the Matron at supper as to why they did not eat their bread with real butter on it, they replied, Everything we eat somehow tastes like sand. The boys gasped. There was a tense atmosphere until the Matron said, You poor dears, you shall have some indigestion tablets tonight. Two lineal descendants of the Revolution went to bed that night armed with two bed slats; they were prepared for any move on the part of the aggressive Indians. The clock in the hall struck eleven. Two warriors stole down to the Matron ' s door, where a prolonged snore greeted them. Then on they crept to Number Twenty-three; but two white-robed figures brandishing bed slats disputed their entrance. Shoo! Be quiet! We come in peace, they whispered; and two slats were lowered and two thankful little voices bade them enter. 118 Put on your coals and come with us l the woods, where wo will hunt snipe, which only flics at midnight. The Indians had gone to drive up the snipe. The Descendants of Marion ' s Men stood alone in the woods holding a flower sack open, waiting to receive the birds. The owl with his big shining eyes looked down from the top Limb of the sycamore and asked the ' possum sleeping in the hollow, Who? Who? Who? Ralph, said Haminie, it ' s mighty still here! Let ' s scrape up some of these pine needles and fill the bag and go on back to the cottage. Not looking behind them, and fearfully looking before them, they tumbled over the rail fence, splashed through the creek, and, shivering and shaking, passed the silo, where the boys were anxiously waiting their return. What did you ketch? cried they. A bagful of common sense, answered Haminie. as he threw the pine needles over those boys standing nearest. The next morning the Matron on coming down to breakfast saw a sight which did her heart good. Hammie was enthroned on Chief John ' s shoulder, while Ralph straddled the neck of Jim, the Biscuit- grabber. The other boys were lined up in military fashion. The Matron, being a wise 1 woman in her generation, knew an announcement was at hand: Miss Simpkins, we are no longer Indians, but from now and forever we are Marion ' s Men! Three cheers for the ' Scendants of Marion ' s Men ! cried everybody; there ' s nothing pillish about them two twins! Ruth MacCorkle. 119 All Sorts of Girls We went to the Normal On a visit informal. To view the fair students out there. They were seen by the scon — Two hundred or more — Enough to make mortal man stare. Short girls and tall girls. Large girls and small girls. Dark girls and fair girls. Plump girls and spare girls, Hlondes and brunettes and a mixture. Gray eves and brown eves. Black eyes and blue eyes — A charming and composite picture. There were gay girls and sweet gills. Grave ffirls and neat nrls. Prim girls and trim girls. Mature girls, demure girls. Sly girls and shy girls, Quiet girls, glad girls — No bad girls or sa d girls. Among these fair scholars — Clad in all sorts of hues. Short sleeves, and Dutch collars. And high or low shoes — There were puffs, waves, and rats. And smooth, shining plaits; All sorts of tresses, All sorts of dresses — Hut no hobble skirts. Some girls are romantic. Some may be pedantic. There even may be a few flirts. Some are poetic, Some are aesthetic. And all are athletic. 120 Studying, talking, working, or walking — Cheerful, composed, and polite — Heading or writing, compiling, reciting, Dusting or sewing, cooking or hoeing — With all their excursions and other diversions. lJiisv from morning till night. Lucky girls, plucky girls, With staunch and true blood in their veins. The German, Scotch-Irish, the English, and French — It shows in deft hands and clear brains. The have all the ' ologies, isms, and arts. All sorts of lectures for minds and for hearts. Make all sorts of drawings, of maps and of charts, And all sorts of breads, of stews, and of tarts; They have all sorts of games For muscle and brain, Indoor and outdoor, for sunshine or rain. And all sorts of names — Scriptural, classical, fanciful, plain. —Mrs. John Paul. Ul The Call of the Highlands T WAS a quiet evening in far away Scotland in the year 174(i. Down through the hazy purple of the early north- ern twilight, along the narrow path that led to a little spring at the foot of the hill, there came a young girl. Tall, straight, and well-rounded, with frank blue eyes that looked from under a crown of light hair, she was a typical daughter of the North Country. She walked with the easy, swing- ing gait of a free hill-woman, and to the rhythm of her footstep swung the pails she carried. Seating herself upon a moss-grown log by the spring, she rested her cheek on her hand, and looked solemnly down into the liquid mirror at her feet. On just such an evening one year ago she had sought this little shaded nook and had sat on the old log, hut not then alone. Jean MacLeod was held to he th e bonniest lass in Lochinvar. Many a lad had secretly cherished visions of her led as his bride to the little kirk in the village; and it was gossiped about that she might have looked even higher. Hut Jean had smiled on all alike, and very tew knew that she had given her heart to young Robin MacGahey, a neigh- bor lad. Indeed, Robin himself had been for a long time far from sure of it, so lightly had she seemed to look upon his proposals. However, those had been happy days for the girl, and her eager heart had well nigh overflowed with joy. Then had come the parting. Robin, all afire for adventure, and eager to see the world, had started to London to make his fortune. They had come to the little spring to say good-bye, neither knowing what a long good-bye it was to be. Bravely they had planned and talked of the future, but always in Jean ' s heart was the thought of the parting. At length Robin had read this in her eyes and had said. I ' m na gauil awa ' for a . .lean. I ' ll come back to you and the Highlands. I couldna stayawa 1 frae them. Sometimes, lass. I think they maun have a sold that talks to mine, and the soul of ' em looks out frae your e ' e. Then they had pledged themselves for a ' and a ' . and. side by side. up through the twilight shadows they had gone. Jean singing softly for him Lochinvar No More. Hardly had Robin crossed the Border before war had swept like a whirlwind over Scotland. For Bonnie Prince Charlie had landed at 122 IIUOII 1- Moidart near the end of August. Her father and brother had gone— the good gray head and the sunny young one both to fall in the Chev- alier ' s cause, the one slain in battle, the other perishing on his way home. Nobody was left her but Robin; and Jean was still waiting for the Highlands to call him back always sure that he would come, and never losing heart, although for this long, long year she had heard no word from him. Suddenly filling her pail, she arose and went back along the narrow path, but with a new purpose in her heart. Robin had not come lo her; she would go to him; for her simple faith never dreamed that her lover could prove untrue, or that a London lady could for him outweigh her rustic charms. That very night, packing up her little treasures for the Lo journey, she gently laid among them her dead brother ' s woollen Higl land bonnet, which a neighbor had brought back to her after they had buried the lad in the far-away glen. As she touched it, she felt a scrap of paper in the double brim. She drew it out. It was a fragment torn from a letter. The handwriting was Robin ' s! Only a corner of the page was left — the last words of four different lines — Jean, ' America. ' Come, Robin. From this fragment her heart and brain pieced out the whole story: Of course Robin had turned back when he had heard that Charlie would be King of the High- lands. Of course he had drawn a brave sword in his defense through all the mad excitement and peerless heroism of those thrilling and tem- pestuous months. He must have, like so many others, after the fateful tight at Culloden, been forced to rlee to the New World. He must have sent her messages and a letter by her brother — and this was all that had reached her, America and Come ! In America — but where? A party of the neighbors were making ready lo sail at once for Virginia. Virginia, thought Jean. I have heard that there are mountains in Virginia. I shall find Highlands there, and why not Robin? So the long voyage was lightened for many a weary Scotchman by the sight of Jean ' s brave face and shining eyes; for with the thought of the new land always came the new hope. There are Highlands there, and why not Robin? ' ' It took only a short while for the sturdy Scotch to make themselves 123 rude homes in the hills of Virginia. It was near the close of a sultry August day, and Jean had seized her pail and run down the little path, already worn, to the spring at the foot of the hill. Standing there in the early evening, with the fresh green all about her, a sweeter picture never graced Virginia ' s nailery of fail ' women. Her hair was blown hack, her cheeks were flushed, and her wide childlike eves fixed on the blue mountains, but her thoughts were among other mountains far over the sea. The call of the Highlands was strong in her young blood, and a longing for home possessed her. A sudden clatter struck her ear. It was not faraway. Half fright- ened, she stepped aside behind a clump of tall bushes that fringed the spring. Half a do en riders came into view — strong, sturdy, broad shouldered men who sat well their horses. Coming to the spring, they dismounted, and each in turn lay down to drink from the cool fresh water. Jean felt the burning of her flushed cheeks as she peered through the close woven bushes; but the sudden turn of a horseman almost stopped her hurried heart-beat. Never could there be two such forms — never an- other such face she knew every line and feature of it. It was Robin at last! She had found him! Her lips opened to cry out to him. but her voice choked as in a dream. She could search the world over for him, and vet she could not call him to her now! Must he go away and never know how close they had been together? One by one the riders mounted and rode down the path. The last horseman was just springing to his saddle when he heard a shy sweet call close beside him, Robin! His eves swept the scene around, then flashed back lo the spring, as Jean MacLeod stepped full into view. For a minute neither spoke. Then he held her close as he whispered words for her ears alone. Afterwards she told him her story, adding, Ye said ye wad come back, Robbie; ye didna, sae I came to ye. We ' ll stay, he said simply, as he looked first at her and then al the enfolding hills. We ' ll stay, my lass; and we ' ll build a wee hanie in the glen, lure close by the mountains. These are no our Highlands, Jean, and I ' ll no say they ' re better; but wi ' ye and they I ' ll bide me cantie. 124 Romeo an d Juliet Does Juliet lo;in from thai window? Is Romeo standing below, With face upturned to his lady, As loth, so loth, to go? No, that ' s just a chicken-pox tableau; The damsel upstairs broke out, That other below is her roommate — She ' d like to break in. no doubt. The quarantine ' s long, and it ' s rigid: They gladly would peep and would chat Through transom, and even through key-hole, Hut cannot make headway at that. Hut now they can talk through the window. Where the prisoner fair doth lean. With the exile far down beneath her Enacting a balcony scene. 125 The Standard Dictionary (Revised to suit the Normal School) A — That wee bit heap of leaves and stibble, That costs us mony a weary nibble. Apperception — That which enables one to grasp the logical sequence of the bulletin board. Borrower— One who desires all but your life. Cute — The one word applicable in any place and under any condition. Dining-room — Place of confusion of tongues, where the Chinese famine is apprehended, but where the chief dan- ger arises from galloping consump- tion. Education — A study of the ways, means, and methods by which one can coax, inveigle, wheedle, push, drive, or pull a child along the paths of learning. Faculty — Our guardian angels. Fraternity— A tabooed subject. Grade — Slope on which spirits rise or fall after examinations. Hash— A heterogeneous conglomeration of miscellaneous incongruities. Homesickness —A state of mind in which even the grass is blue. Itis— Disease common among school girls, symptoms being a markedly superior air and an unusually lofty height at which the head is carried. It is very contagious, and the patient should be quarantined at once. Joke— An oasis in the desert of studious solemnity. Kisses -Unmistakable signs of a crush. Lesson — The necessary evils inflicted upon innocent students in direct viola- tion of all laws made by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Dumb Animals. Man — The minus quantity. Nap — Pastime frequently indulged in during study-hour. Office— A very present help in time of trouble. Practice Teaching — The blot on the memory of those who have had it, the despair of those who now have it, the dread of those who have yet to have it. Quiz — That form of lesson which requires a brief written statement of one ' s lack of knowledge on a certain sub- ject. Quiet — A condition always sought for, but rarely obtained. Rising Bell — An unwelcome as well as needless expenditure of time and en- ergy. Study Hour — The time when quiet (?) reigns and genius burns. Time — That elusive thing for which you are always wishing and which is gone before you know you have it. Training School Pupils— The observed of all observers. Utopia — The Normal as it appears to the recipient of a box. Walk — A board structure worn thin by the tramp of many feet. Wedding — A big Easter surprise. ' Xaminations — Those things which show how little you know. Yesterday— The day on which we look back with apologies and vain regrets. Zoo— Dormitory No. 2. 126 CAUGHT UNAWARES The Mirror of All Courtesy Mr. Burruss: This was the noblest Roman of them all. Mrs. Burruss: Queen rose of the rosebud garden of girls. 1 Miss Bell: The best conditioned and unwearied spirit In doing courtesies. Mr. Heatwole: lie gives us the very quintessence of percept inn. Dr. Wayland: lie was ever precise in promise-keeping. ' 1 Miss Elizabeth Cleveland: Because right is right, to follow right Were wisdom in the scorn of consequence. Miss Shoninger: Those about her From her shall read the perfect ways of honour. Miss Lancaster: There ' s nothing ill can dwell in such a (en pie. Miss Sale: She doeth little kindnesses Which most leave undone, or despise. Miss Annie Cleveland: Write me as one who loves his fellow-men. Mrs. Brooke: When pain and anguish wring the brow A ministering angel thou. Mr. Heatwole mi two are hook men. Dr. Wayland Miss Scott: My business in this state Made me looker on here ill Vienna. 129 Miss Scott: My business in this state Made me looker-on here in Vienna. Miss Lida Cleveland : She was ever fair and never proud. Had tongue at will and vet was never loud. Miss Loose: And when once the young heart of a maiden is stolen. The maiden herself will steal after it soon. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston : Two plummets dropt for one to sound t tie abyss Of science. Miss King: Come forth unto the light of things. Let Nature be your teacher. Miss Loose Miss King Miss Harrington [ Mr. Johnston ' They have measured many a mile. Miss Harrington : Here comes t lie lady! (), so light a foot Will ne ' er wear out the everlasting Hint! Miss Speck : The daintiest last, to make the end most sweet. 1 M i The Making of the Flowers (iod made the flpwers, long, long ' , ago, And fashioned them all just right. The roses He made from the sunset ' s red And the snow-cloud ' s fleecy white. The little violet faces came From the rainbow ' s loveliest hue; And they smiled when he made them rich and dark. The deepest of all that ' s blue. The cowslips came from the very spot Where the green and the yellow blend: The marigolds grew in the pot of gold That hangs at the rainbow ' s end. The gentians came from the big blue dome. The lovely hepatieas too; Forget-me-nots are the tiny scraps That were left when He was through. Unlit C, 131 Trie One Essential R.AGEDY, attired in a torn gingham pinafore, sal on the steps of a small brick house on one of the side streets of Washington, with her little round elbows on her knees and her rosy, dimpled face propped between two chubby ro n hands. At the advanced age of eight she had discovered that her ' ' doll was stuffed with sawdust and that life was all trials and tribulations. She took pleasure no more in the good things of this world, and east from her as of no avail the erstwhile joys of her existence. If vou doubt it. just look at the huge slice of bread, butter, and brown sugar lying neglected on the step beside her. A policeman came by and pulled a lock of her hair farther over her face, and a big, brown dog came and investigated the stubbed toes of her shoes with a great deal of interest; but still she sat there pensive. Finally, with a long sigh and a look of disgust at the brown sugar on the bread, now plentifully besprinkled with flies, she marched into the house and back to the kitchen, where her mother was making apple dumplings for dinner. Mother, she announced. I don ' t like Washyton. Let ' s go back home. Mrs. White turned around with a jerk, the rolling pin still in her hand. Kitty White, I don ' t want to hear you say that again. Just think what a nice home we have here, and how much money father is making, and the nice school vou can go to next winter. I don ' t want to go to school; I never had to at home: and there are no blackberries growing in the fence corners; and there are no pins to squeal when vou come close to the pen: and I want my dear lame petty-hen, I do! Katherine Elizabeth White. I am ashamed of you, crying about a lame chicken, and an Ugly one al thai! Here, lake this apple and go plav, 1 am busy. ' 1 Kitty took the apple and went buck to her doorstep, where she was delighted at the sight of two little sparrows pecking busily at the bread. O-0-O-O-h! cried Kitty, and started gleefully towards them: but the sparrows did not appreciate her efforts toward friendliness, and flew away chirping to each other. 132 ' Nassy things! sighed Kitty, my dear lame petty-hen wouldn ' i treat me that way. You oughter put salt on their tails, called a voice close by, and turning Kitty saw a boy about her own age standing in the door of the next house, with such a friendly grin on his face that every freckle seemed to glow. Say, you come over in my back yard an ' I ' ll show you somethin ' a whole lot nicer than sparrows. And Kitty, forgetting for the moment her own woes and her hen, went. With one chubby hand clasped confidingly in his grimy one, she trotted through the house and out of the back door, and peered with bated breath over the top of a wooden box. But when she discovered two toads half hidden in the grass, down deep in the box. Kitty ' s interest was turned to disgust, and she turned her back on both Tommy Tompkins and his toads, and retreated precipitately to the other side of the yard. Now those same toads were the pride of Tommy ' s heart; and. what was more, this little girl whom his mother had said was from the country — which from all he could gather is a queer place where people don ' t know much — was the first who had failed to be impressed by I heir charms. In fact, only the dav before, a boy had paid two bird ' s eggs and a lightning bug for the pleasure of watching them catch a fly; so Tommy was justly indignant, and squared himself in front of Kitty with the chal- lenge. I ' d like to know why you don ' t like them toads. What have you got nicer than them in the country? Nothin . I bet. Nicer than them nassy things? Why. just lots! You poor thing, haven ' t you ever been to the country? And Kitty with great pity in her heart for this benighted boy, who had never lived anywhere but in the stupid city, plumped herself down on the ground and proceeded to give Tommy a graphic description of the joys of paradise, ending with a full account of the virtues of the deal ' , lamented, lame petty-hen and her awful fate; for she had been sold to a man who had shut her in a coop and carried her away. By the time Kitty had finished, Tommy had just one ambition on earth, and that was to become the possessor of a lame petty-hen who was yellow all over and ate out of your hand. He wavered somewhat in his ambition the next Sunday afternoon when his father took both children to the Zoo. Down deep in his heart Tommy could not see how anything could be smarter than the monkeys, 133 or handsomer than the scarlet flamingo. But he didn ' t say this very loud: for Kitty, no matter what cute trick the monkeys did, always had something to tell about her lamented chicken that was far superior; and she even avowed that yellow with just a little bit of black on the wings was much more beautiful than red feathers with great long legs. Day after day Kitty filled Tommy ' s mind with the deeds of the de- parted and described her so vividly, even down to the little cluck she gave when she was pleased, that he would have sacrificed toads, bird ' s eggs, and lightning bug — all— to restore her to her mistress. One day Tommy ' s mother sent him to the store around the corner. Kittv trotted along for company. She stood outside while he went into the grocery. Cluck! ' fell on Kitty ' s ear like sweetest music — Cluck! Down went the little girl on her knees beside a chicken coop. Her eves shut tightly. She feared to open them lest she shoidd find that some other hen too could say Cluck! like that. She looked. Therein the midst of leghorns and Plymouth Rocks, her head up and turned to one side as if listening inquiringly, was Dear Lame Petty-Hen! In response to Kitty ' s ecstatic whispers she clucked replies entirely satisfactory to her little mistress, who would not budge from the spot until Tommy had run home with the great news and brought Mrs. White to see. The mother ransomed the prisoner, and Petty-Hen was borne home in Kitty ' s arms, closely attended by the admiring Tommy. — Stella Meserole. 134 Hel ping LITTLE VIOLET, sad and weary, Standing by the roadside dreary, Drooped its head upon its breast, While the sun sank in the west. A little dewdrop came and cheered it, Kissed its face — the violet reared it Once again toward the sky. Thus a friend may help, thought I. — Anna M. Rrunk. 135 In Topsy-Turvy Land Biggest Talker Emma Baker Most Docile Inez Hopcroft Most Slovenly He len Drummond The Bieeest Flirt Anna Ward _ . Anna Wise , . Most Distant „ , . n - a tie I Kathenne Koyce ) Ego Maximus Sum Octavia Goode Most Musical Voice Alice Cale Fussiest Elsie Shickel Tallest Ida Via Shortest Ethel Fitzgerald Slenderest M ' Ledge Moffett Contrariest Irene OrndorfF Tackiest Amelia Brooke Most Dignified Hannah Goddard T . Pearl Haldeman Laziest -! _ , Kate Taylor Most Selfish Charlotte Smith Most Fidgety Charlotte Lawson ( Sarah Shields Most Unpopular ' Inez Covner ' Hallie Hushes „ les Least Studious Pattie Puller Most Careful Lucile McLeod , , , c ■ ( Alpine Gatling Most Serious l ° I Margaret Fox Most Undignified Vergilia Sadler Most Bashful Ruth Round 136 L)ome5tic bcience Recipes Crushes Take two romantic girls, not addicted to study Two cups of sentimentality Two cups of Spooners ' Sweetness One gallon of gushing One pound of fudge Heat with a moderate flame until it bubbles over with joy, then cork lightly and set in a secluded spot to cool. Caution — Will not keep more than two weeks. Soft Johnny Cake One leveled-headed girl and one equally staid Friday evening caller. The reception room should he located in Dormitory No. 1 and provided with a comfortable settee. Add a chair if needed: also one pound of moral courage mixed with a Y. W. C. A. talk and a pair of entrancing blue eyes. Will lie greatly improved if allowed to bake several hours in a temperate room. Dodgers One grain of eye-trouble at examination time One hour of acute illness on quiz day One serious lameness on spelling-match evening One headache at gymnasium period One attempt at a midnight feast Chronic Morbus Sabbaticun Caution — Dodgers are not regarded as a delicacy in this section of Virginia. Hasty Pudding Ten minutes rush for breakfast Two minutes race for class after last bell Forty-five minutes desperate note-taking One minute gulping Y. W. ( ' . A. pie between classes Add nfac frantic efforts at study — not enough, however, to produce fatigue. Season highly with jollity, feasts, board-walk promenades, and trips down town. 137 Normal Brown Bread Tiki cups of Kuniciau meal One cup of corn meal — Harriet brand is best One-third cup of Virginia molasses One teaspoonful of salt ( Bessian ) One teaspoonful of soda dissolved in water One pint of sour milk Mix and bake for three hours. Use a Eunice Bak( Patty Cakes One pint of genuine good sense; one half teaspoonful of reserve mixed with intellectual ability. Hake in a moderate oven till a golden brown. Baked Hash A good hash has merits unknown to the meat in its first cooking. Mind you, I say a good one. It must be scientifically constructed. There must be a spark of genius, but no recklessness, which is counted to go with genius. On the contrary, true genius is half patience; and that counts in hash, or in anything else. Mince together the following ingredients: One quarter of reference reading in Education 56 A series of papers in Natural Science 47 Complete notes. Education -5J2 An accurate chart in History 47 Two successful Examinations in English 62. L38 Cap and Bells Miss Sho ninger — What kind of card do you want — what color? New Girl, politelv — Really, I have no preference. One of the most thrilling of the two hundred stories ended thus: All this happened before Lee surrendered at Petersburg. Teacher — What is a vacum? Pupil — Ah — oh. its in my head, hut I can ' t tell just what, it is. Girl, enthusiastically — Oh, don ' t you know Mr. Burrruss gave Miss — a splendid accommodation on her practice-teaching. Dr. Wayland in just a little quiz asked: What was the Sherman Act? The ready student wrote, Marching Through Georgia. Notice on bulletin board — Lost — a pair of gym. shoes. No. 4-. witli Marcia Scott in them. Dr. Wayland in history 48 — What important invention was per- fected in 1844? Proverbial Bright Girl — The Erie Canal by Mr. Edison. A Town girl, reading a handbill of Esmeralda, the Senior play, asked a dormitory wiseacre, Esmeralda, Esmeralda, what does that mean any- way? I don ' t know exactly, but I am almost sure it means green. One of the students has evidently had the names in Bible History more indelibly impressed upon her than those in United States History. Trying to recall the first eleven presidents, she started briskly off: Mat- thew, Mark, Luke, and John. I don ' t like oysters, ham, eg s. or fish. In fact. I don ' t like any- thing that comes out of water. Pressed closely between Virginia Dunn and Virginia Brown, one of the girls was heard to remark. I think I must be a Dunn and Brown sandwich. 140 One of our desperate news reporters: I think I will commit suicide tonight so that tomorrow I shall have something to write about. I ' m going to write my name on this cake of soap, so it ' I lose it I ' ll have it. One of the gills, the day we had fish: Oh me! I doift see why they don ' t hurry with the gravy. I have wasted fifteen valuable minutes waiting for it. Mrs. Brooke (as girls are hurrying to breakfast) : What are these So withered and so wild in their attire That look not like the inhabitants of earth. The Students: -Silence that dreadful bell! The Faculty: We have seen belter days. Will the cavalier who wrote the poem opposite the frontispiece tell us whether that last line is to be taken as purpose or result? Hoarding school hash is a time-honored joke, but the Daihj News editor has extracted from it enough nutriment to keep us in very good soup all this session. Write, write, write, On thy blank, white page, Eds! Dr. Wayland, discussing the explosion of the mine at Petersburg: And how did it turn out for the Federals? Student: They got in a hole. Model sentence on blackboard: She run to see the man. Student discussing it: That verb is irregular, is it not? Yes. and the noun not common. Kindergartener, to small boy: Johnny, what becomes of p.ll the pretty wild flowers when Jack Frost conies around? Johnny, after a moment ' s hesitation: Why, Miss V — , don ' t you know? 141 One t our surburban residents when speaking of a Normal grad- uate ' s going next session to Columbia University, said, I reckon she ' s U ' oiliii ' there ' cause they ' ve done learned her ill thev kin learn her here at Harrisonburg. Miss W.. who is a little flustered by a call from her ministerial friend, replies to Mrs. Brooke ' s query, Is he a minister? Why, certainly, he can marry! Strolling Junior, to her companion: Just look at that terrible cow! Oh. if we only had a Senior with us! Miss L. Cleveland, in vocal class: What does 1). ( ' . mean? L. ft., with hand in air: District of Columbia. One of the crushes, ' ' ' ' hearing a knock on her door and thinking it was the other ri(- i. called in sentimental fashion, Come in. Love. This invitation was repeated several times, and. unable to withstand the temptation any longer, the electrician entered with an immense grill on his face. What is so rare as a day in June? Why. the beef to he sure, that we have every noon. Candy for Sale! the inviting notice read. Mary Sale entered, in receptive frame of mind, hut she found it to he a case of Show me first your penny ! The reason the School.maam says so much about crushes is not that they ale so numerous here, but that we are not used to them and we don ' t intend to become hardened to the sight, if the local press can do any- thing towards molding public sentiment. M — m — m — m — m — in! N — n — n — n! These groans do no1 mean that Ihi ' Hallowe ' en ghosts arc come back, but that the members of Miss Shoningcr ' s class are practicing their phonics lesson. Look on page 14+ for a soliloquy by two people. Such a cry goes up at this busy place for more time that a member of the V. W. ( ' . A. prepared a paper proving that we do have all I he time we really need. Hut the bell rang before the program ended, and she did not have time to read the paper. 142 However ill we may be, and however sympathetic Mrs. Brooke, she is chary of her use of the word Chick as a pet-name since the term was misinterpreted by a sick girl. When kindly asked, What will you have tor supper, Chickie? the patient answered, Yes, Mrs. Brooke, thank you, 1 believe I will have some chicken. One of the graded school children, during the measles epidemic: Mother, I don ' t want our teacher to get sick, but I do wish she could be quarantined so we might have one of them there substitute teachers from the Normal. Notwithstanding the generous Senior privileges, the graduates have had some Friday and Saturday evenings to themselves, untroubled by a spark. A Normal girl was returning to school after the Christmas Holidays displaying a hand-bag of unquestionable hugeness and style, when a smal ' boy in Staunton asked: Lady, don ' t you want me to carry your suit- case? The spirit of athletics is so strong here that one of the cottage girls, even in the middle of the night, mistakes a pillow which is on the bed for a foot ball, and wildly sends it out of the window. She wakes up just in time to see it wobbling outward in an uncertain upward curve. Under a drawing in a book entitled Our Walk, made by a child in the Primary Department, she wrote: — This is a bird house. The ' Normal ' is beside the bird house. Supposed binder of The Schoolma ' am to Miss B (over the phone) — Can you use a dressed hogf What! Can you use a dressed hog ' ? ' ' ' ' Is it anything like ooze -sheep? What! ! I want to sell you some pork and want to know if you can use a dressed hog? Miss B. hung up receiver; but we wonder what the butcher thought. Miss B — We want the Freshman material printed in green type. Printer — We haven ' t any green type, but I suppose green ink will do. Editor-in-chief of the Schoolma ' am to associate editors Well girls, if there isn ' t anything else, that is all. 143 An Old boliloquy To crush, or not to crush; that is the question; Whether ' tis sweeter in the heart to relish The lings and kisses of abrupt attachment, Or throw ice-water on the doting damsels, And by opposing chill them. To sigh; to droop: No more; and by a fuss to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand honeyed words The girl is heir to, ' tis a consummation Others devoutly wish. To chill, to snub, To snub; perchance to glacierize ; ay, there ' s the pill; For in that sea of ice what treats we lose, When we have shuffled off this clinging love. Must give us pause: there ' s the respect That gives to darlingitis so long life. — Rutlt MacCorhle and Annie Davis. l I I Want Ads Wanted — Position in town band. Cornet playing a specialty. Inez Hopcroft. Wanted — Positions by two Sadlers. Wanted — To know whether our instructor in physical culture pre- fers to teach gym or Jim. Fob Sale — Brown, Green, and White Wescotts. Block, the Taylor. Fok Sale A pair of Scales. O. Otley. Lost — Pair of black gymnasium shoes, size :30. Apply to owner. Wanted — Something to play with. Kindergarten Class. For spiritual assistance see the Pope or the Bishop. Wanted — A friend of Brother ' s. like the one Virginia Dunn has. Other Girls of H. N. S. For answers to all questions, historical and pedagogical facts, psychological research, criticisms and opinions, etc.. Apply to K. Taylor. Lost — Nerve to lead her paper in Literary Society. E. Baker. Wanted — Bv Florence Keezell, something lo remove freckles, es- pecially at picture-taking time. Virginia Jones wants to know what the thermometer registers up there where Ethel Fitzgerald lives. To Sell oh Give Away — One braid of green hair, every strand guaranteed to be human. Will look well with any Normal shade. Apply to M. Burke. 145 Wanted — To know how many hours the teachers think there are between seven and ten. The Seniors. Wanted by SenIOH Aicr Class — Sonic one lo pose. All need not a] )lv al once. Lessons in the art of natural dignity given at moderate price. An- dy to Miss V. P. Sadler. Mile. L. Madison Up-to-date model in dress — Latest Parisian Coiffures, Large Assortment of Apparel -Dresses, finger-nail polish, braids, rats, and curls. 1 If. Appl ppies The apples have been gathered. And at each lassie ' s plate A baked one, or a roasted one. Looks up with smile sedate. Methinks I hear a tiny voice, There are lots more like me That destined are for such a fate,— Would I could set them free! Would that you could! but no! They soon w ill roast like you, And one by one, at meals to come. We must devour them too. 147 Su pper It had been a strenuous day at the Normal, in the lingo of our coun- try ' s ex-president; apparently the teachers had schemed to satiate the girls ' appetite for written lessons in onedav. for each instructor had given tests until the result of the day ' s work was quiz-indigestion, and not one girl in the lot was even on speaking terms with the word explain. Yes. the dav had been such a busy one that there had been not a minute for loaf- ing in any body ' s window-seat — no. not from the time when the break- fast-bell had jangled in the ears of the slowest girl of all as she pulled on a quickly-adjusted middy blouse and joined the hurrying, collar-fastening, belt-buckling, and dress-hooking procession that emerged from the doors on either side of the hall. Supper time had come. Although their minds had l een taxed through the day. they were still active, as we shall see. Thank you for the salt and pepper. came from across the table. The salt and pepper are so much in demand that we had better call them the Popular Magazine, as we have been calling tomatoes Review of Re- views. We might well afford two periodicals at our table. Oh! I ' ll tell you, cried Jane, let ' s nick-name every dish we have for some magazine: we all eat potatoes, so I dub them Everybody s. Oh. my! what shall we call bread — and — mutton — and — and everything? exclaimed Lou in her eagerness to do it all at once. ' Calm yourself. Lou. you are too fat to be so kittenishlv playful, said Kat teasinglv. well knowing the tall and slender Louise ' s fear of beinjr of conspicuously obese proportions. Oh. do let ' s call the bread first: for if we don ' t call it. it will never come. observed Jane wisely. Dump took the obstreperous Jane in hand for correction, and said that bread should of course most naturally be called Life. .lane repeated eloquently, What ' s in a name.- Hulls by any other name will always look and taste the same. Goodness. Jane, don ' t rhapsodize on this business-like occasion, you turn our minds from the direct line of thought. This came from Fan. looking out of the corner of her eve. 14S Thus the wit continued to flow. One thing suggested another unti soup had been designated The Dictionary, in which one can find any- thing desired; milk. The Youths ' Companion; hash, The Scrap Book; macaroni, which comes occasionally, The Visitor; corn-bread. The Eastern Shore Courier; dessert, which we have weekly, The Sunday Magazine; plum-pudding, the School Annual; and fish. The Atlantic Monthly. The appetites of this Smart Set were a great Success, and the whole constituted The Literary Digest 149 ON A TRAMP October Woods Oil, come to the rich October woods. Where the forest tree revels in crimson and gold Where the maple vies with the red of the skies, And the wild grape purples in autumn cold. The low wind sings in the trembling trees, And rocks the walnuts, that fear and fall; i the leaves on the ground, with a lonesome s It echoes the whip-poor-will ' s mournful call. The partridge berries are waiting for you To pluck them, children, like over-ripe grain: Oh. come, let ' s go where the chinquapins grow And the chestnuts fall like drops of rain. Hut the glowing hours are all too short. The red ball sinks in the clouds too soon. And the lingering day resigns its sway To the jrolden low-hung hunter ' s moon. Hull, ( ' 151 IN MEMORIAM arnett Catherine 0ttm Died February I, ign 152 Roll Call NAME Adams, Althea Lee Alexander, Mary Estaline Allebaugh, Margaret Clarissa Allison, Sarah Margaret Anderson, Katherine Anderson, Katie Fisher Anderson, Fannie Louise Armentrout, Nora Ethel Bailey, Myrtle Claire Baker, Mary Emma Baker, Eunice Bear, Lila Johnston Bell, Ruth Montgomery Bell, Lucile Evanda Benson, Hilda Mae Bishop, Mary Lee Block. Rosa Bowers, Ruth Irma Bowman, Callie Bradshaw. Josephine Brooke, Amelia Harrison Brown, Bessie Brown. Eunice Ethel Brown, Harriet Brown, Mamie Virginia Brown, Virginia Carlisle Bruce, Jessie Lou Brunk, Anna Mary Brunk, Mattie Virginia Bryant, Margie Russell Buchanan. Margaret McCutcheon Buchanan, Daisy Buchanan, Laura Spider Burke. Margaret Anderson Burtner, Tracie Etelka POSTOFFICE Charlottesville Stuart ' s Draft Harrisonburg Pulaski Staunton Amissville Amissville Harrisonburg Evington B uddie Richmond Churchville Cobham Cobham Brook vi lie Proffit Gordonsville Grottoes Linville Depot McDowell Harrisonburg Tannersville Hawliu Harrisonburg Harrisonburg Greensville Bland Harrisonburg Harrisonburg McDowell Chatham Hill Chatham Hill Chatham Hill Palls Harrisonburg COUNTY Albemarle Augusta Rockingham Pulaski Augusta Rappahannock Rappahannock Rockingham Campbell Wythe Henrico Augusta Albemarle Albemarle Maryland Albemarle Orange Rockingham Rockingham Highland Rockingham Tazewell Rappannock Rockingham Rockingham Augusta Bland Rockingham Rockingham Highland Smyth Smyth Smyth King William Rockingham 15.: NAME Cale, Alice Margaret Clatterbuck, Iva Burrie Clemmer, Bessie Gertrude Cline, Erma Eiler C ' line. Tenny Sanger Coffman, Elizabeth Ruth Cole, Edna Bell Collier. Nannie Lynn Conn. Ruth Randolph Conrad. Pearl Virginia Corr, Susie Hawsworth Cox. Martha Coyner, Inez Eakle Craun, Sadie Leona Davies, Sadie Virginia Davis, Maple Watkins Davis, Maude Constantine Davis, Annie Lillian Deisher, Mattie Pe.irle Dickerson, Eulalia Dora Diedrieh. Minnie Caroline Drummond, Helen Howell Dudley. Virginia Trevey Dunn. Virginia Scott Eagle, Martha Matherial Earman, Virginia Oler Ear man, Myrtle Virginia Eldred, Harriet Lorraine Kiev. Ethel Edith Eller. Mattye Edith Ellis, Emily .Jane Falls. Jessie Fitzgerald, Ethel May Fletcher, Martha Jane Fox, Margaret Eleanor Frisloe. Sadie Young Fulcher. Dana Francis POSTOFFICE Niddlchrook Harrisonburg Mural Harrisonburg Harrisonburg Harrisonburg Wolftown Jonesville McGaheysville Harrisonburg West Point Hillsville Basic City Grottoes Bridgewater Franklin Franklin Richmond Strom Willis Waverly Clayville Bridgewater Free Union Doe Hill Keezletown Harrisonburg Goldvein Suffolk Marion Lvndhurst Bedford City Fishersville Rectortown Franktown Baltimore Saiididi es COUNTY Augusta Rockingham Rockbridge Rockingham Rockingham Rockingham Madison Lee Rockingham Rockingham King William Carroll Augusta Rockingham Rockingham Southampton Southampton Henrico Botetourt Floyd Sussex Powhatan Augusta Albemarle Highland Rockingham Rockingham Fauquier Nansemond Smyth Augusta Bedford Augusta Fauquier Northhampton Maryland Amherst 154 NAME Gatling, Alpine Douglass (latling, Marceline Armida Glick, Vada Virginia Goddard, Hannah Fulford Good, Eleanor Goode, Octavia Ernestine Green, Janet Claramond Greenawalt, Clara Louise Greer, Mary Virginia Gulick, Hazel Haldeman, Anna Pearl Harnian, Ethel Harouff, Wreathie Harper, Alma Ross Hamsberger, Kathleen Hell Harrison, Emma Burks Hartman, Edna Dorothy Hartman, Emma Hannah Hauptman, Etfie Sewell Hauvermale, Pauline Columbia Heatwole, Annie Laura Heatwole, Elizabeth Maude Heatwole, Ella Catharine Heatwole, Mary Ethel Hedrick, Virginia Henderson, Annie Blanche Henley, Katherine Yates Henton. Tracy Olive Hoffman, Arline Holmes, Xenia Ruth I lopcroft, Lvdia Inez Huffman, Minnie Florence Hughes, Hallie Lee Hulvey, Salley Machen Jackson, Grace Mozella Jennings, Nannie Wise Johnson, Kate Jones, Virginia 1 ' OSTOITICK Norfolk Norfolk Dayton Charlotte Harrisonburg Mosley ' s Junction Danville Albin Staunton Aldie Winchester Mt. Clinton Burnsville Draper Grottoes Madison Linville Depot Linville Depot Winchester New Creek Dale Enterprise Dale Enterprise Mt. Clinton Dale Enterprise Elkton Arlington Tappahannock Keezeltown Erold Luray Roanoke Church ville Burkeville Harrisonburg Winchester Culpeper I [ansonville Grottoes COUNTY Norfolk Norfolk Rockingham Mecklenburg Rockingham Chesterfield Pittsylvania Frederick Augusta Loudoun Frederick Rockingham Bath Bath Rockingham Madison Rockingham Rockingham Frederick West Virginia Rockingham Rockingham Rockingham Rockingham Rockingham Nelson Essex Rockingham Greene Page Roanoke Augusta Nottoway Roc kingham Frederick Culpeper Russell Rockingham 155 NAME Kaylor, Lillie Fern Keezell, Florence Arabelle Kelly, Dora Ellen Kelly, Josephine Kersh, Anna Lee Lac-key, Nell Parker Lancaster, Louise Ely Law, Aurie Edna Lawson, Charlotte Henry Leache, Kitty Lewis, Mary Gertrude Lewis, Mildred Nelson Page Liggett, Marv Coffman Lightner, Lillian Long, Lettie Hairston Lotts, Mary Margaret Lyle, Mary Lacy MacCorkle, Julia Cramer MacCorkle, Rhoda Griffin MacCorkle, Ruth Bouldin McGahey, Lizzie Stern Mclnturff, Grace O ' Ferral McLeod, Mary Lucile McLeod, Mary Elizabeth McMillan, Mamie Evelyn Mackey, Frances Isabel Madison, Lucy Hiden Madison, Susie Daniel Maloy, Mary Virginia Maloy, Susie Lavinia Marable, Eleanor Beatrice Marshall. Mary Elizabeth Massey, Eva Douglas Massoletti, Harrietta St. Clair Maupin. Rosa Lee Maxwell, Mrs. Wyrcnc Maynard, Annie Laurie Meserole. Mary Stella POSTOFFICE North River Keezeltown Attowav At to way Harrisonburg Timber Ridge Columbia Glade Hill Lynchburg Hiwassee Mitchells Cismont Harrisonburg Haymarket Wenonda Greenville Hampden Sydney Harrisonburg Harrisonburg Harrisonburg McGaheysville Strasburg Bridgewater Crozet Baywood Riverside Denbigh Denbigh McDowell McDowell Blairs Roseland White Post Catlett Free Union Maxwell South Hill Harrisonburg COUNTY Rockingham Rockingham Smyth Smyth Rockingham Rockbridge South Carolina Franklin Campbell Pulaski Culpeper Albemarle Rockingham Prince William Pittsylvania Augusta Prince Edward Rockingham Rockingham Rockingham Rockingham Shenandoah Rockingham Albemarle Grayson Rockbridge Warwick Warwick Highland Highland Prince George Nelson Clarke Fauquier Albemarle Tazewell Mecklenburg Rockingham 156 NAME Messersmith, A Hie Rebecca Miller, Janet Miller, Eulalia Lois Moffett, Mary Ledger Montgomery, Nica Moore. Magdalena Sarah Morrison, Nannie Motley, Bessie Lee Virginia Mowbray, Mary Lancelot Myers, Bertha O. Neikirk, Ola Dell Noell, Pearl Orndorff, Irene Otley, Orra Lenora Patterson, Maurine Ciarnett Pope. Lona Dyer Porter, Muriel Claudie Powers, Margarette Cotella Puller, Pattie Leigh Pulliam, Jane Mary Pulliam, Lucie Russell Raine, Jennie Alice Kainev, Ethel Josephine Randolph, Nina Pearl Rankin, Li Hie Pearl Heed, Francis Pearl Reid, Emma Idell Reiter, Alma Lucretia Rhodes, Emma Grace Rhodes, Verdie Catherine Richardson, Mabel Meade Ridded, Lila Lee Rodes, Nellie Willard Rohr, Mrs. George Round, Ruth Althea Royce, Katherine Virginia Rucker, Elizabeth Kathr n POSTOFFICE Mt. Solon Staunton Port Republic Manassas Lexington Harrisonburg Sandy River Rice Graham Linville Depot Marion Bedford City Buena Vista Philomont Harriston Doe Hill Dungannon Coeburn West Point Culpeper Culpeper Waynesboro Buffalo Lithia Springs Harrisonburg Waynesboro Meadow View Upperville Harrisonburg Harrisonburg Dale Enterprise Richmond Dumbarton Afto n Harrisonburg Manassas Winchester DarlingtonHeig COUNTY Augusta Augusta Rockingham Prince William Rockbridge Rockingham Pittsylvania Prince Edward Tazewell Rockingham Smyth Bedford Rockbridge Loudoun Augusta Highland Scott Wise King William Culpeper Culpeper Augusta Mecklenburg Rockingham Augusta Washington Fauquier Rockingham Rockingham Rockingham New Kent Henrico Albemarle Rockingham Prince William Frederick itsPrince Edward 157 NAME Rutherford, Lelia Muv Sadler, Mary Emma Sadler. Vergilia Pendleton Sale, Mary Clarissa Sayers, Carrie Lee Scates, Carrie Lena Scates, Fannie Hundley Schaffer, Ida Myrtle Scott, Deane Jellis Scott, Marcia Pleasants Scott. Ora Anna Shamburg, Mary Tacy Shepperson, Edmonia Blair Shickel, Elsie Naomi Shields. Sarah Humphrey Showalter, Frankie Dora Showalter, Gurnye Loreen Sibert, Elizabeth Fiances Silvev. Mary Lewis Simmons, Lillian Lavinia Simmons. Mollie Smith. Charlotte Lucille Snead, Eva Hill Spitzer, Nora Lelia Sprinkel, Ethel [Catherine Stafford, Lena Byrnes Stallard. Sallie Sterling, Lois Noble Still, Lillian Clair Stout, Evelyn Stout, Juanita Stoutamyre, Nina Edna Stovall, Mary Green Stover, Ella Antrim Sumption, Maude Agnes Suter, Vada Taylor, Kate Hanger POSTOFFICE I [arrisonburg Palmyra Palmyra Tignall Draper Sandy River Sandy River Max Meadows Gordonsville Gordonsville Harrisonburg Mt. Jackson Charlotte Court House Roanoke Cincinnati Harrisonburg Harrisonburg Harrisonburg Amissville Max Meadows Kennett Manassas Cohasset Broadway Harrisonburg Mechanicsburg Wise Norfolk Byrdville Dryden Dryden ( Ihurchville .Martinsville Broad Run Harrisonburg Dale Enterprise Waynesboro COUNTY Rockingham Fluvanna Fluvanna Georgia Pulaski Pittsylvania Pittsylvania Wythe Orange Orange Rockingham Rockingham Charlotte Roanoke Ohio Rockingham Rockingham Rockingham Rappahannock Wythe Franklin Prince William Fluvanna Rockingham Rockingham Bland Wise Princess Anne Pittsylvania Lee Lee Augusta Henry Fauquier Rockingha m Rockingham Augusta 158 NAME Thorn, Mary Sheldon Thompson. Tracey Mae Thrasher, Jessie Triplett, Mary Lindsay Trumbo, Mary Welby Gatewood Vaughan, Leela Eloj ' se Via, Ida Belle Wade, Alda H. Wagner, Verta Camilla Ward, Anna Howard Watkins, Shannie Amanda Wenger, Annie Suter Wenger, Cornelia May Wenger, Laura Rebecca Wescott, Maude Tyson White, Willve Whitesel, Lucie Frankham Williams, Lula Russel Wilson. Mary Gamble Wine, Ottie Ola Winfrey, Katie Virginia Winkley, Mary Virginia Wise, Annie Thomas POSTOFFICE Low Moor Harrisonburg Nashville Alexandria Sinden Broad Rim Free Union Raphine Port Republic Centralia Elktori Linville Depot Harrisonburg Linville Depot Painter Boykins Harrisonburg McDowell Rockbridge Baths North River Culpeper Harrisonburg Craddockville COUNTY Augusta Rockingham Tennessee Fail tax Warren Fauquier Albemarl e Rockbridge Rockingham Chesterfield Rockingham Rockingham Rockingham Rockingham Accomac Southhampton Rockingham Highland Rockbridge Rockingham Culpeper Rockingham Accomac 159 Autngrap{|a 16n Autngraptjs 161 PAGE Frontispiece Springtime Blossoms ( Poem ) Dedication 2 Board of Editors 4 The Schoolma ' am 5 Board of Trustees () Faculty S Scripture Mosaic and Prayer 1 Calendar 15 Schedule of Courses of Destruction IS Program Card 19 Class of 1911 21 Junior Class 45 Sophomore Class 55 Freshman Class .59 Special Class 63 Training School Faculty o ' JS Lesson Plan 70 Lanier at Rockingham Springs 7J2 Y. W. C. A 77 Sororities 79 Literary Societies 81 A Walk Through The Acropolis ,S9 Going Home (Poem ) 9 ' i detics Ath 9:5 A Warning 10S 162 The Moonshiner {Story) 110 German Club 113 Glee Club 116 The Descendants of Marion ' s Men (Story) 117 All Sorts of Girls (Poem) 120 A Call to the Highlands ( Story) 122 Romeo and Juliet ( Poem ) 125 The Standard Dictionary 126 The Mirror of All Courtesy 129 Making of the Flowers {Poem) 131 The One Essential (Story) 132 Helping ( Poem ) 135 In Topsy-Turvey Land 136 Recipes 137 Jokes 139 An Old Soliloquy 144 Want Ads 1 45 Apples ( Poem ) 147 Supper 1 4 S October Woods ( Poem ) 151 In Memoriam 152 Roll Call 153 Autographs 1 60 Table of Contents 162 Advertisements 165 163 ADVERT tS E WE MTS 3 The Chesapeake Western Ry. Connects with the Norfolk and Western Railway at Elkton, Va., for all points North, South, Southwest and West. Through Tickets. Baggage Checked Through. At Harrisonburg the C. W. Railway Depot is but a few steps from the STATE NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR WOMEN Wise Men, also Wise Women, Travel on The Chesapeake Western. For Passenger Fares, Train Schedules, etc., Call on Local Agents or C. A. JEWETT, C. B. WILLIAMSON, Traffic Manager. Superintendent. Harrisonburg, Virginia. G. M. Efflnger Son DEALERS IN Foreign and Domestic DRY GOODS and NOTIONS Special attention paid to Ladies ' Goods. Agents for Butterick Patterns anc Centemeri Kid Gloves. 37 Court Square Phone 58 HARRISONBURG, VA. The Macmillan Co. PUBLISHKRS 64-66 Fifth Avenue NEW YORK Books on Education School and College Text -Books Scientific and Historical Works Fiction W. S. GOOCH, Representative University, Virginia Dr. Walter T. Lineweaver Btnttsit Masonic Building Harrisonburg, Va. Spitzer ' s Book Store Keep constantly on hand the best line of Fine Stationery, Miscellaneous and School Books and Supplies. Wall Paper, Frames and Mouldings P. F. SPITZER B uy your Furniture, Carpets, Stoves, Ranges, Pianos, Sewing Ma- chines—all House Furnishing Goods at Coiner Furniture Co. HAKRISONBURG. VA. The Largest and Cheapest Furniture Store in the State. Jos. Ney Sons Co. Appreciate YOUR Trade! YX 7 E carry a full line of Heavy Ma- chinery, Buggies a?id Automobiles. Come to see us and get the best. J. N. GARBKR BRO. Hours 1 II l.MMI Presbyterian Eye, Ear, Nose and Throal Hospital, Baltimore, Mil. Eye and Ear Department, University f Marj land, Bal re, Md. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, N. Y. St. Bartholomew ' s V.-.- and Tliroat Hos- pital, New York, N. Y E. R. MILLER. M.I). HARRISONBURG, OFFICE: Ski i ' M F k (it News-Register Bon DISG Soi ru Main Steeet George E. Sipe John T. Harris. Jr. Sipe Harris Lawyers Harrisonburg, %Da. Wilton Hardware Co. — — — INCORPORATED Everything in HARDWARE If it ' s Hardware, we have it If we have it, it ' s the best Wilton Hardware Co. INCORPORATED — DO YOU KNOW VVH ERE TH E STORE OF B. NEY SONS, Ltd. I S LOCATED? Opposite the Postoffice, next door to the Kavanaugh Hotel This store is one ol the great wonders. It is the largest Department Store in the Slate I Virginia. We carry a full line of Coat Suits Dresses Muslin Underwear Kimonos House Dresses Skirts Waists Dry Goods Notions Furniture Carpets Shoes House Furnishings Men ' s W ear Our largest and best department is the Millinery Section, without exaggeration. We are headquarters for a Lady ' s Hat. We solicit your patronage. B. IVJEY SONS, Limited SPECIALTIES: Elgin Creamery Eull Cream Cheese Extra Fresh Eggs FAMILY ORDERS A SPECIALTY Y D. William Oyster Fancy Table Butter TELEPHONES: Main 2006 Residence, Lincoln 1 700 340, 34] ami 342 Center Market Branches: Western and Rii s Markets WASHINGTON, D. C. W. A. Meserole Bro. DEALERS IN Dry Goods, Notions, Gloves, Hosiery, Ktc. Sj Sf ' Prompt and courteous attention given to all. HARRISONBURG, VA. Nicholas § Lei ii ley WHOLESALE and RETAIL HARDWARE Sash, Doors, Blinds, Paints and Oils HARRISONBURG, VA. £ I  l it l vtt J. « 3 , .to ualitp Biamonbs, JxtngS, Cut las , tluertuare All of the very best quality and at reasonable prices. Convince yourself that here you ran find the same goods for less money it better grinds for the same money than elsewhere. Write us, phone us. for a selection package. JOHN W.TALIAFERRO JEWELER Good The Year Round CREAM IROL Beautifies the Complexion ICE-CREAM SODA TOILET ARTICLES AND GUTH ' S CANDY Fletcher ' s Pharmacy Dean ' s Studio WE INVITE Normal Teachers and Students to deposit their funds with us, whether their accounts be large or small. Card case check book and pass book provided free with first deposit. Sir? iRnrkmgltam Nattnual lank W. J. Dingledine, Cashier BUY YOUR ©rug i§ tore Mzttt£ from WILLIAMSON DRUG CO. prescription Bruggisrtg The best of Goods, Correct Prices and Prompt Delivery. We appreciate your patronage. WURZBURGER ' S Ice- Cream Sherbets FANCY ICE CREAM and BRICK CREAM Special Prices for Lawn Parties and Church Festivals BLOOM Leading Millinery and Dry Goods Store The Men ' s Store n Light colors in men ' s clothes tor spring are grays and nob- by browns. You can get them made by Hart, Schaffner Marx if you buy at FRAZIER SLATER ' S DEALERS IN Gents ' Furnishings, Tailors and Clothiers first National Bank Building Y7 C)U need us to help you to get a good - job of Heating or Sanitary Plumbing. We can serve you promptly and efficiently. Our experience enables us to furnish you with the latest and best appliances and the most up-to-date fixtures. Water Works and Sewer Systems planned and built. Thomas Plumbing and Heating Co. (Successors to THOMAS CO.) L02 E. Market Street Harrisonburg;, Va. 7l ien jfcungry Distributors of GOLD MKDAI. FLOUR TT You want something to eat. You want the best, tome or send J to ns. We carry a full line of Pickles, Olives, Sauces, Peanut - Butter, Fancy Cakes and trackers, as well as the regular line of Groceries and Fresh .Meats. We have the most up-to-date fix- tures in the Valley. Visit us, it will pay you. jt jt .jX jt Phones 122 and J 95 oC neweaver uJrothers J. S. 1 1 ahnshkkc.i k Geo. S. Harnsbkrgkb U. S. Commissioner Commissioner in Chy. Harnsbenjer Harnsbe-rger ATTORNEYS AT LAW Rooms 202 and - .! HARRISONBURG, First National Dank VIRGINIA The Latest Styles — ' ■ IN ; - Trimined and Untrimmed Hats, Millinery Novelties. Ciloves and Hosiery at L. H. GARY ' S 70 Court Squire HARRISONBURG, VA. the kavanaugh HARRISONBURG, VA. RATES $2.50 PER DAY WITHOUT BATH ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATH, $3.00 KAVANAUGH BROTHERS PROPRIETORS E. A. WRIGHT College €ngraber, printer anb Stationer 11 OS Chestnut Street, Philadelphia % Commencement Invitations Dance Invitations and Programs Menus, Fraternity Inserts and Stationery ( ' lass Pins and Visiting Cards Wedding Invitations and Announcements Samples Cheerfully sent on Request SINGER ' S STEAM BAKERY The largest and best equipped baking plant in the Valley. Ice-Cream furnished in any quantities the year around. Special attention to mail orders. 126 WEST MAIN STREET STAUNTON, VA. iy A. D. LONG Confectioneries Cigars and Tobacco Soda Water Sugar, etc. Ice-Cream A SPECIALTY ALL KINDS Phone 205 Harrisonburg, Virginia John Fallon WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Jflortsft STAUNTON VIRGINIA JAS. E. REHF.RI), President THOS. P. BEERV Cashier The Peoples Bank INCORPORATED HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA CAPITAL $150,000.00 ASSETS $350,000.00 W Special Attention Given to the Accounts of Ladies (UtatrlfB M. SnbtttBnn ARCHITECT CHURCHES, SCHOOLS. Etc, PUBLIC BUILDINGS. TENTH AND MAIN STREETS RICHMOND. VA. Sooner or later you will want an Electric Iron. The Three-Pound General Electric Iron is almost a travel- ing necessity. When you DO — think of atltr § ljntatt nalj iEUrtrir (Emnpmtg ( INCORPORATED ) 125 East Main Street, STAUNTON, VA. We can also supply out of our stock Westinghouse and General Electric Toaster Stoves, Percolators, Charing Dishes and all Standard Heating and Cooking Electrical Devices — to make your home The House Electrical. THE BLACKSTON E SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Has since 1894 given Thorough instruction under positively Christian influences at the lowest possible cost. RESULT: It is to-day w ith its faculty of 32, a boarding patronage of 328, Its student body of 400, and its plant worth $140,000 THE LEADING TRAINING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN VIRGINIA $150 pays all charges for the year including table board, room, lights, steam heat, laundry, medical attention, physical culture, and tuition in all subjects except music and elocution. For catalogue and application blank address, THOS. ROSSER REEVES, B. A., Principal. For Choice Meats, Fancy Groceries, Fruits and Vegetables, call Phone 64 W. C. REILLY CO. 25-33-41 Paul Block West Market Street HARRISONBURG, VA. MILLERS BARGAIN STORES ABEL MILLER CO. Stores: Harrisonburg, Charlottesville and Elkton, Va. THE REASON WE SELL CHEAPER IS WE BUY CHEAPER W. L. DECHHRT CORP. THE LARGEST Fire Insurance Agency IN VIRGINIA Harrisonburg - Virginia u (0 p u P t 1 1 i U 1 W. M. Bucher Son DEALERS IN Building Material Mantels TILE, PLASTER, Etc. t ' : Contractors for Normal School Buildings shown in this publication. Telephone 142 Harrisonburg, Ya. JSimeiiMDjIPDJMMrt z H H 3] CD You can find a large assort- ment of FANCY GROCERIES and FRESH MEATS also Everything for Lunches at LEE LOEWNERS Cor. Wolf and Main Streets L. D. Patterson Staple rocerieg anil Confectioneries No. 120 South Main Street Dr. Frank L. Harris HARRISONBURG, VA. Phone 197 Office, 24 N. Square MISS J. A. CAVEY DRY GOODS and NOTIONS No. 77 North Main Street Opposite Devier ' s Jewelry Store PHONE 275 Harrisonburg, - - Virginia Use Cream of Wheat Flour and avoid haking troubles. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Manufactured by the MUTUAL MILLING CO. HARRISONBURG, VA. The above flour is being used with more satisfaction, and better results, than any flour that has ever been tried at the State Normal School. Mary Baldwin Seminary FOR YOUNG LADIES STAUNTON, VA. Term Begins September 7, 1911 Located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Unsurpassed climate, beautiful grounds, and modern appointments. J02 students past session from states. Terms moderate. Pupils enter any time. Send for catalogue. ,„ t8 P n ,,, C ,,,. D „ . . , ° MISS E. C. WEIMAR, Principal. F. S. HAYDEN FURR BROTH KRS Ladies ' and Gents 1 Suits Telephone and Electrical Cleaned, Scoured, Pressed and Repaired Also Dry Cleaning done. Orders taken for Engineers Supplies and Repairs Latest Style Tailor-made Suits EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL Not Responsible for Goods in Case of Fire Hats Cleaned and Blocked Phone 280 S2 E. Market Street Shop West Side Public Square. Phone No. 274 HARKISONBURO. VA. Dr. J. R. GAMBILL Dentist rlumlma ' am Over Coiner Furniture Co. Store Opposite Daily News. DULIN 8c MARTIN CO. 1215 F Street Washington, D. C. 12 14-18 G Street ESTABLISHED OVER FIFTY YEARS LEADING CHINA AND GLASS HOUSE OF THE SOUTH Showing at all times the largest assortment of the latest productions of Foreign and American Cut Glasses, Gold Glassware, Rock Crystal, Glassware, Art Potteries, Bronzes. Brass and Copper Novelties. Bric-a-Brac, Electroliers, Table China. Sterling Silver, Sheffield Plate, Silver-plate Ware, Lamps, House Furnishings, Refrigerators, Cutlery. Also Hotel College and Public Institution Supplies. Estimates Furnished. There is a Reason Why Houck ' s store is a popular place for the students of the State Normal and Industrial School. That reason is found in the fact that Houck ' s Shoes, Oxfords and Pumps are appeals to the discriminating taste of the young ladies, and while they embody the highest points of style and elegance, they are most reasonable in price and are The Favorite Footwear for all occasions. The wearer is never foot-sore and weary. They are perfect fitters and pliant as velvet. We place our orders with an eye single to the needs of the younger set, and this applies particularly to every- one of the State Normal Students If you are not already a customer, give us a chance to prove our claims. We promise the very best service and prompt delivery. J. T. HOUCK SUCCESSOR TO J. P. HOUCK Harrisonburg, :: :: Virginia v ■ OURSEkF AND FRIENDS are cordially invited to do your banking with us. Your business passing through our hands receives our personal attention and is held in the strictest confidence. FIR NATIONAL ► ANK HARRISONBURG. VIRGINIA CILIOT DEVIER The Reliable Jeweler and Optician HAI RIISONBU1 G, VURQIHIA FOR STRICTLY PURE MEDICINES Finest Ice-cream, Soda Water, Perfumery, Toilet Soaps, Hair Brushes, Combs, Tooth Brushes and Tooth Preparations, and Whitman ' s Fine Choco- lates and Confections, call at TELEPHONE AT, T fQ ' Fl ' DTIf QTHPT? Orders by Telephone No. 41 AVlO LJIXUlj O 1 URL Rrcivc Prompt A,,™io n g f)oeg anb xforbs UR Spring, 1911, Stock comprises everything that is New and Good in stylish footwear. Assortments were never so complete, quality never so good, and prices never so attractive. One- two- and three-strap pumps in patent leather at $2.50, $3.00, $3,50 and $4.00. Gun metal effects at $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50. Popular styles in tans, suedes and velvets. Remember we are also headquarters for Furniture, Car- pets, Draperies, Pianos, Sewing Machines, Dress Goods and Notions. East Market st. Herman Wise £ p Son East Market st. Phone 55 Harrisonburg ' s Leading Store Phone 55 GARBER, MASTERS p BROWN The Leading Real Estate Dealers of the Valley, HARRISONBURG, :: :: :: :: VIRGINIA Selz Royal Blue Store MAIN STREET Harrisonburg, Virginia Will Open September 1st with a full line of guaranteed shoes for M©m} p W©inm@ini siinidl Ohiilldlipeini You ' ll like the new styles which will he shown in Selz Fine Sho es; you ' ll like the quality in them ; you ' ll like the com- fort of tit they ' ll give you; and we ' ll like to serve you in the matter. We guarantee satisfaction. The Royal Blues sell at $3.50, $4.00, $5.00, $6.00 Other Good Shoes for Less WE OFFER To the Normal School Stu- dents and the General Public an experience of over FIFTY YEARS in prescription fill- ing and all the details of a Retail Drug Business. Our prices are right, and we assure you of fair, courteous and prompt service. Very Respectfully, The L. H. Ott Drug Co. ESTABLISHED 1856 HARRISONBURG VIRGINIA Garber Tyler Confectioneries and Fruits North Main Street, Shacklett Block Samoset Chocolates a Specialty Ice-Cream and Soda Water Headquarters for All Kinds of Post Cards I Come to see us when in town. MASSANETTA SPRINGS Four Miles East of Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Va. WILL OPEN JUNE 1, 1911 Comfortable accommodations for 150 guests. Large new brick hotel, with all modern conveniences; perfect sanitary arrangements; public and private baths, hot and cold water and electric lights in every room. First-class livery on the ground. Automobiles and carriages used for transportation. MASSANETTA WATER FOR MALARIA, STOMACH AND KID- NEY TROUBLE has no equal. For booklets, rates, etc., address MASSANETTA SPRINGS COMPANY, Inc. Box 274, Harrisonburg, Virginia. MASSANETTA WATFR, from (he Massanetta Springs, Rockingham County, Virginia Is highly recommended by thousands of people, and endorsed by physicians of the highest standing, as very beneficial in cases of MALARIA, STOMACH AXDKIDNEV TROUBLE. MASSANETTA WATER is bottled and sealed ai the springs and shipped direct to the consumer. Pamphlets. Testimonials, and all other information, gladly furnished. Address MASSANETTA SPRINGS COMPANY, Inc. Box No. 2 74 Harrisonburg, Virginia ACH YEAR we have been using our best efforts to produce good printing; each year our work has looked better than the year before. Last year our College Annual and Catalog Printing was so satisfactory that its reputation brought us more work this spring than we could handle; we received orders from schools throughout this section of Virginia and were forced to refuse orders from more distant schools, some of which came from as far away as Georgia. CJ Good printing requires thought and painstaking effort, as well as careful handling; our work shows evidence of thought on its every page and so brings satisfaction to our customers and holds the attention of the reader. Cfl We are still trying our best to do good printing; we are still increasing our equipment and our force. Next year we expecT: to be better prepared to handle college printing of all kinds than we have ever been. •jj Have our man see you about your work, or if you are some distance from Staunton, write us. cClire ftiww, lie (Successors to Caldwell-Sites Co.) STAUNTON, VIRGINIA