Baptist Missionary Training School - Beacon Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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--- THE BEACON --. FRESHMAN DIARY, l93O-31 SEPTEMBER 15-Arrived at B. M. T. S. Just one of twenty-eight excited Freshmen. A dream come true! 22 -Dressed in rompers for the Freshman stunt at dinner tonight. Our first public appearance! 26 - Elected our Class officers: Sally Courtwright, President. Gertrude Hollingworth, Vice- President. Virginia Cox, Secretary. Virginia Cotchefer, Treasurer. Now we will begin to do things! OCTOBER 3 -Initiation Day. Wakened by fire alarm. After setting-up exercises received orders for the day. Gym suit backwards Ca real gymnastic feat!j. various colored hose, accompanied with salutes and bows, Such fun - but such aches l 10 - Chose Class Motto: With Truth for Our Creed and God for Our Guide. And Class Song: O Master Workman of the Race. Hope I can live up to these. NOVEMBER 4-Led group of shivering up- per classmen on a spooky ghost walk. Blue-Beard's wives entertained us. Pumpkin Pie 'n everythin'! A keen Hallowe'en. DECEMBER 8-Yule Log Ceremony. Very impressive. JANUARY 24-Class entertained at North Shore Church. Table decorations in our class colors-rose and silver. Each of us received a dainty handker- chief. Dr. Virgin was ever so inter- esting! We've been talking about the Lost City of Petra ever since. 31 -We Freshmen took charge of Guild Meeting tonight. The sub- ject was Looking Through the Camera Lens. FEBRUARY 9 - Cleaned costume room today and unearthed a rug for our Fresh- man Room. Worth while scrubbing when we find things like that! But, oh, my back still aches! MARCH l7-St. Patrick Day Party for our two new Freshies. Eva Mae Wong Gem and Dorothy Powers. That makes us just thirty now! 21-I still feel a little light- headed after the light party in Miss Carman's room. Who'Qver heard of a Festival of Lights before? I never did. But I hope I do again! APRIL 10 -A Little Golf Tournament in our Little Gym for our Little Faculty. Mrs. Heath won the solid oak loving cup. Jessie was certainly blaise master of ceremonies! I3 - Grand Opening of Ye Frosh Beauty Shoppe. Our only labor of love for the participants of the Grand Formal Feast. 24-I never thought I'd have a chance to see Paris so soon! The Seniors knew just where to take us after we arrived, too. But that trick bear knew too much! MAY l l - Ye Olde Shakespeare Sperit! And what a charming Senior Queen of the May! Here was something that was truly a surprise to all the Seniors! - JUNE 10 - Dedication of Chapel. fAll of us Freshmen weptlj ll - Denominational Night. - fAll of us Freshmen wept lj 12 - Senior Play. fAll of us Freshmen wept!! 13 - Senior Class Day. CAII of us Freshmen wept!j 14 - Baccalaureate Sunday. CAll of us Freshmen wept IU 15 - Commencement Day. Said good-bye to Seniors and wept. L. B.

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