Blackstone College - Acorn Yearbook (Blackstone, VA)

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DORA BECKHAM, A. B. Chemistry and Physics We are tempted to paraphrase: “When science and music clash, Let science go to smash.” The virtues of chemistry and physics are admitted, but Miss Beckham’s gift for music is so great as to demand first consideration. CARRIE ALLISON, B. S. History; Director Physical Education The best sport ever- She and Miss Patterson have a victrola called Ol’ Laz’—abbreviation for Old Lazarus. Why Old Laz¬ arus? We don’t know. CHARLOTTE COMER History and Science ‘The child is father to the man,” And a B. C. G. girl in one short year can Become a teacher so dignified As our faculty flippancy to deride. ELIZABETH PAINTER Director of the Training School Wise, witty, wondrous kind,— To the needs of others never blind. V JIBS

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LILLIAN O. EARNEST, A. B. English; Librarian She is—we regret the pun—so very, very earnest. Now Hermann is earnest, too, very, very earnest. But yet that’s not the name they’ll have. Isn’t it all complicated ? ALICE REED Education and Mathematics Miss Reed, the good angel of every troubled stu¬ dent, has talents so numerous as to defy mention. DOROTHY VAN LEER PAYNE, A. B. Latin A maiden fair, and from her looks, She knows more tlian’s in Latin books, Her journalistic traits, I’m told, Are easily worth her weight in gold. FANNIE GATES French and Spanish “When but a child, and yet unknown to fame, She lisped in French words, for the French words came.” 19

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LOUISE SCULL Assistant in the Training School; Associate Librarian She never does rest, But at someone’s behest Must explain the library - She knows every book number, Catalogues haunt her slumber- She lives in the library. EVA GERTRUDE GARY Voice A song, a laugh, an April smile- Oh, I’ll tell you, Life’s worth while. HELEN BROADDUS Piano Not Orpheus to Eurydice E’er played so sweet As she to me. JESSIE PATTERSON Piano At last she has succeeded in convincing Blackstone people that she is a teacher. When she first came, and Academy boys tried to flirt with her, and she said, “I’m a teacher,” they responded: “That’s a good line. Come on, tell us some more.” 21