Blackstone College - Acorn Yearbook (Blackstone, VA)

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presenting it in this issue of the Forzvcird. We hope that every girl here will cooperate with Miss Comer and make this the best year in the history of Blackstone College. (Signed) Board of Trustees.” In another article I read, “Blackstone is a flourishing four-year A-college and is recognized as one of the finest colleges not only in the South but of the United States. In addition to the main building which was completed in 1923, two wings have been built. There is a well-equipped and up-to-date gymnasium, containing a large swimming pool. The campus has been beauti¬ fied by the handsome driveway flanked by numerous flowers and shrubbery. The Student Body consists of a happy group of girls who are faithful to their duty in the upbuilding of character.” Good for old Blackstone! and my thoughts drifted back to the days when we sang: “Blackstone will shine to-night.” Where am I anyway? Oh, yes, sitting here in my room at B. C. G. with my psychology book open at the chapter entitled, “Reasoning.” Where has my mind wandered? Oh, 1 remember, I was struggling with my psy¬ chology lesson for Thursday, trying with all my power of concentration to distinguish between imagination, memory, and reasoning. It seems that imagination has outwitted the other two and succeeded in getting the best of me. Even though I shall not know my lesson to-morrow, I shall have the pleasure of telling my classmates what their fortunes will be ten years hence. What fun I shall have as soon as study-hall bell rings! Anne Carruthers Beales. 22

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and Miss Louisa Bush, two influential members of the Congress of the United States, who have succeeded Anally in persuading the United States to enter the League of Nations. This picture was snapped at the ‘End of a Perfect Day’ in Congress, May 31, 1933. Miss Goodall is of Madison, Virginia, and is well known as Virginia’s greatest Senator. Miss Bush is of Eclipse, Virginia, and is a distinguished representative from the second Con¬ gressional District of Virginia.” My pleasure in their achievement was not without amusement, for I remembered that during our college da) s, Louisa debated enthusiastically against the League of Nations. Suddenly one night while the host, hostess, and I sat listening to the sweet music over the radio, these words interrupted the music and rang out clearly, “Miss Christine Richards, American International Tennis Player, winner in the Anal tournament.” “Hurrah for Chris,” we yelled spontaneously, as of old in our college days. One day, in the early hours of morning, 1 sauntered down the street to enjoy the freshness of nature after the light rains of the previous night. I was hailed by a newsboy, “Want a paper?” On the front page of the Marvega Daily, I noticed a picture which I thought resembled someone whom I had seen. I read, “Miss Ethel Heckman.” Why surely, that was our classmate. I read further, “Miss Heckman, the distinguished and well-known American pianist, will give a concert this evening at 7 :30 in the city audi¬ torium. Miss Heckman has played before some of the largest audiences of Europe and has been favorably received by the ‘rulers’ of England, Japan, and Germany.” A friend in America, having learned of my whereabouts and knowing that I was interested in Blackstone College, sent me a copy of the weekly paper, Forzvard, edited by the College students. Imagine my surprise and delight on discovering that B. C. G. had a weekly paper! This was an October issue for the session 1933-34. Yet my astonishment had scarcely begun, for what I read in one article made my heart go pit-a-pat faster than I had ever known it to go. This was the startling news: “Our new dean, Miss Charlotte Comer, is a credit to any college and we realize our good fortune in securing one so efficient and interested in her work. We wish to put this fact before the students and are therefore 21

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Senior College History 1922-24 E, the Class of ’24, of Blackstone College, having arrived at the parting of the ways, open the book and on its clean, unshadowed pages begin to write our record as Juniors and Seniors. Ours is a record which we feel will illumine the history of the College of which we are justly proud. Our beginning here as Juniors occurred in the fall of of twenty-seven humble but restless members, we came to¬ gether from North, South, East, and West, but in spite of all variations and differences we fitted together as one, a unit, the Class of ’24. Our organization was perfected in October by the election of the fol¬ lowing officers: Miss Lucy B. Clapp, Sponsor; Sarah Betts, President; Katherine Barbour, Vice-President; Edith Sparklin, Secretary; Alice Ship- ley, Treasurer. By this time we were entirely at home and found ourselves out-growing our humility. Due time and energy were given to basket-ball and tennis. Our undivided attention was centered on the cause of the College department, and we emerged at the end of the Thanksgiving games undefeated and altogether content, somewhat to the surprise and admiration of our Academic opponents. After a year of work and new friendships formed and made strong, our days as Juniors were over, and we turned hopefully yet regretfully to write the second and last volume of our own history. On our return in the fall of ’23 we found our ranks unexpectedly de¬ pleted. Only nine of the sisters had retraced their steps to Blackstone. We know, however, that our sister colleges will find in those who failed to return the same firm friends and co-workers whom we knew so well. In view of this numerical decrease we found it necessary to appoint new officers for the year ’23-’24. The following were elected: Miss Geneva Martin, Sponsor; Carrie L. Lewis, President; Christine Richards, Vice-Presi¬ dent; Ethel Price Heckman, Secretary; Anne Beales, Treasurer. From the very first we felt that a new interest and an augmented sense of dignity was ours to assume. Certain ones of our members, however, did 23