Winthrop University - Tatler Yearbook (Rock Hill, SC)

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would fulfil her words spoken on that morning. This is what I read: 4' The Spirit of love and beautyirulesf' I could translate no more, but this was enough. I saw clearly now that Minnies intentions would be fully realized in the near future. Hur Class Poet, Mary Martin, I found will for a short time contribute her poetical gems to the leading papers, but later her sphere will broaden and she will edit a paper of her own. A brilliant future lies before her, which is only the climax of her former successful attempts. And we will take the liberiy of adding, for the encouragement of young aspirants, that she has said she will take any and all contributions, and give them space in her valuable paper in remembrance of her early struggles. I was much interested in Pawnee jones, and read her future with great eagerness and expectancy. She, after reading a great deal of Dr. Garner and his studies and researches relating to the language of monkeys, will become one of his most ardent disciples, and will spend her life in translating the simian dialects. These, no doubt, will be fzzfilmrzfy on certain questions of natural history, and perhaps throw much light on the origin of the language and customs of our pre-historic ancestors. But, better than all, they will perhaps give some clue to the missing link which has caused so much trouble to the scholars of evolution. As for Fleetwood Montgomery, the only sentence I could make out about her was a mixture of law and seven years of famine. From this, however, I inferred that she will make law her profession in life, and will come victori- ous ' rough the t' seven years of famine, which is said to be necessary for every successful lawyer. Those who have ' Whis morning, her able will and testimony of the class, cannot doubt her efficiency in matters of this kind, and we are sure that after the first few struggles are over nothing will prevent her from rising to the highest round of fame. Annie Perry's zeal and energy are to be spent in the service of the Young NVomen's Christian Association. She will go from college to college telling of the great work of this organization, and thereby increasing the interest in the work. She will meet with much success, since her talks even now are very interesting, as those of us who heard her report of the great International Convention, held in Cleveland some time ago, can testify. Mars, the terrible God of Wai', seems to have wielded the controlling influence in Jennie Mae Millers life. She will take an active part in the stirring times which will follow the declaration of war with Spain. But when Cuba has been treed by the indomitable zeal and perseverance of her American friends, and when the Hag of independence is waving triumphantly over its fair lands, Jennie Mae, who was always a staunch advocate of VVoman's Rights, will become president of that country, and will deal out justice and right with a conscientiousness not often found. It was now approaching the wee sma' hours, but I could not think of stopping until I knew what the future held in store for Katherine Stribling and Margaret Young. Katherine, or the Baby of the class, as we fondly call her, will be the founder of a free Kindergarten, which will be unsurpassed by any of the older institutions either in Europe or America. I was not surprised at reading this revelation, for her success with the Practice School children has frequently been a matter of remark. She deserves the praise which she has received, and the honors

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The name I could not make out, and so eager was I to ascertain what the old man had learned about us, that I was quite ignorant of his name. and since, much to my chagrin, I have lost the paper. The first name was Maggie Anderson. I read: Great lover of sciences, Mineralogy and Geology especially 'a--a a destined to marry some great scientist, who, though not very attractive in features, will be loved devotedly by her in order that she may sometimes be allowed to look upon those specimens which won her heart while a student at VVinthrop. Much elated over the treasure I had found, I read the next words. These were about Ethel Cooper, and I was delighted tthough not surprisedl to learn that she will become one of the rnost famous artists of the twentieth cen, tury. She will teach one year of her required time in the Public Schools of South Carolina, and take the money thus acquired and continue her art studies in Paris under the celebrated Bouguereau. Her first paintings. it seems from the old man's disconnected words, are to be exhibited at the Paris Exposition in igoo, and will excite much ad- miration and cause much comment about our modest little American. The next is also to leave her native country and cast her lot with strangers. Agnes Corbett, one of our best and most conscientious girls, will be a missionary. If the old man predicted truly, we shall probably hear of her in after years, through the Foreign Mission Journal, as patiently toiling among the poor benighted women of China. Her life is to be one of happy usefulness, many burdens, it is true, it will be her lot to bear, many trials to meet: but these will be transient-soon forgotten in the jov of reaping the abundant harvest which will crown her efforts. The writing about Margaret Douglas was dim, and it was difhcult to read what the stars had reveale. Hbout her. But I made out enough of the words to find out that she is to be honored in years to come by the high-soundi .L title of Doctor. XVho knows but that if any of us is so fortunate as to attend a Commencement at this College ten years hence, she may find in the Infirmary a door labelled: Office No. 2. Dr. M. M. Douglas. Hflice hours from 9 a. m. to 4:45 p. m. She is to be Dr. Millers assistant-not that we anticipate so much illness at IVinthrop, but probably to help keep the Seniors from stealing over there with their books to cram for examination. Margaret will have passed this stage then, and so strict and severe will she be in expelling the poor girls from that haven of rest that one would never suspect that my was ever a Senior. By the time I had deciphered so much of the old man's hieroglyphics, the last bell had rung. My room-mate had rattled the door in vain, and, as a last resort, had crept in at the window. The teacher on dutyhad called lights out l several times, but I still eagerly bent over that insignificant looking little paper. The next was about Minnie Brock. VVhen I saw her name my mind went back to that bright October morning when the Senior Class had gathered in the laboratory for the purpose of studying our first minerals, and, in spite of Miss W'oodrow's injunction tw concen- trate our undivided attention on that one subject, we were conversing rather freely on the frivolous topics most likely to occupy a school-girl's mind. I-Iow very distinctly do I remember hearing Minnie's sweet, calm voice making answer to a teasing remark from one of the other members: VVhy yes, Kate, I do intend marrying some day, but, of course, I do not know when nor whom yet Y And as I had her future in a nutshell, as it were, I wondered if it

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which Will be heaped upon her, and We are glad to know that she will become a blessing to her country Margaret Young, the last on the class roll, will always maintain the high standard of excellency which she has reached during her life at VVinthrop. After making a specialty of English, she Will eventually occupy this chair in Vassar. She will discover an easy method of correcting essays, which will make this work, now so tedious, a source of unfailing delight, and will also spend much of her time in perfecting an infallible recipe for teaching children to write, speak, and spell correctly. She will make great improvements in the college itself, and will keep it fully abreast with the most progressive institutions of the times. Shortly after she enters the college as one of the faculty, she will have its doors opened to young men, thus offering them the advantages which have so long been denied them. -X.,-. K,-Ixffy Kfx, V-X77 g