Anderson College - Columns / Sororian Yearbook (Anderson, SC)

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%i$mr (it mo 1 3 mi dororiim y o Class oem I WONDER if all people, as they read Of the Black. Prince and of his conquests bold. Regard his motlo with surprise indeed. As unto them the words, Ich Dien, unfold. Ich Dien, why he was one of royal birth; Why was his motto not instead, I rule. But we have learned that he who rules the earth. Who would be grealest, must be least of all. The words, Ich Dien, our motto strong, have led Us safely throughout all our College days. And may they teach us in the years ahead, To serve full well instead of seeking praise. Ich Dien! Ah, may we e ' er our molto live; Through it accomplish much along life ' s road; And thus to our dear Alma Mater give Some recompense for all on us bestowed.

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) DH Sororian ro Lethia Williford, A. B. leath Ande i, S. C. The good stars met in your horoscope; Made you of spirits, fire, and dew. 1 1 11 mm ,; : ■ : » , s , Mj . f - Our LETHIA has four eyes. My dear, how can it be? Just th ' nk a moment, if you ' re wise; Why, two are glass, you see. Why are her eyes so bright? This must the reason be, A diamond ' s on her finger white, And it ' s not glass, you see.

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O 3 JHt ninian£ c Claft Htstorp IN SEPTEMBER, 1912, Anderson College first opened her doors to a throng of eager girls, earnestly bent on securing an education at all costs and hazards. In that throng were some of the members of the Class of 1915. We were ten in number that first year, and began our career in Anderson College as Sophomores. Oh, what joy to be able to look with condescending pity on the Freshmen, and to be treated as persons of superior wisdom by them ! After a few days of confusion, we banded ourselves together, formed a concti- tution, made numerous by-laws, elected our officers, and launched forth boldly into a sea of unknown waters, filled with many a dangerous reef of which we little dreamed. The days that followed were days of strenuous toil, with now and then a grand midnight feast to make us forget our trials and sorrows. Bright spots in the Sophomore year were the ten-course Thanksgiving dinner, and the Trustees ' Banquet. After inter- minable weeks, and numerous examinations of one kind and another, the year was finally at an end, and we were ready to take our departure for home, each with a world of expe- riences all her own. Time that once passed slowly seemed all at once to have quickened its pace to a most marvelous degree, and vacation was over. Once more we stood before the portals of our welcoming College. Again we were ten strong, but with only five of the original ten. Five new ones had joined our ranks, and right royally did we receive them into our midst, as part of our band. When we began delving into the unfathomable mysteries of Psychology and Economics, we felt that there was strength in numbers, and that, without the new recruits, five could never have accomplished what the ten victoriously achieved. In the beginning of the year, we felt seriously handicapped, as there had been so many changes in the Faculty, and we were as among strangers. But soon this feeling was over- come, and we realized that our new guides were gifted leaders; and a spir.t of comrade- ship sprang up between pupils and teachers, which grew steadily as the year passed. Although we still kept a tender spot in our minds and hearts for our first instructors, we learned to love the new ones just as much. Twenty-Six