Bryn Mawr College - Bryn Mawr Yearbook (Bryn Mawr, PA)

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CLASS OFFICERS. TEMPORARY. Chairman — Elizabeth F. Stoddard. Secretary — Harriet C. Murray. PERMANENT. President — Elizabeth F. Stoddard. Vice-President and Treasurer — Habriet C. Murray. Secretary — E. Cornelia Bruere. OFFICES HELD DURING THE YEAR. PHILISTINE. Board of Editors — E. Cornelia Bruere.

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History 01 our First Year at Bryn Mawr. With due apologies to Charles Dickens for certain paragraphs. Class-mates, there should be an old story — none the worse for not being true — regarding a fine young sub-Freshman, who being asked if she could run Bryn Mawr College, replied she had no doubt she could, but she couldn ' t exactly say for certain, for she had never tried. This story is not inapplicable to us. When we crept into Harriet Spencer ' s room and reported how we had all escaped vigilant Sophomores we were in as happy and important a state of mind as young ladies usually are on such momentous occasions. Frances Seth was elected temporary chairman, and we started on our rush, falling in behind brave Frances. We expected to find the halls blocked with furniture piled by the hostile Soph. Instead, when we came out under Pembroke Arch, there was 1901 applauding us in the most friendly manner. On we went, singing something to the tune of Marching through Georgia. A few days later we met openly in Merion and elected Elizabeth Stoddard chairman. (She wore a pink dress that evening.) Grace told us whenever we did anything unparliamentary, and Elizabeth Congdon said, I move we call each other by our first names. She spoke with a forcefulness that con- vinced everyone; and, as we all answered aye to the question, the ceremony of introduction was soon performed, or, I should rather say, the introduction was soon over without any ceremony at all. As a result, perhaps, we walked in twos to lectures; we talked in twos on the campus; we went in twos to teas. At the Christian Union reception, we divided off in twos. Had the night watchman asked William Armitage, Wot are they all a-walking round in happy twos for? ' Cos it ' s their duty, I suppose. William would have replied it ' s a part of the system; they are always a-doin ' it all day long. In twos and large crowds we flocked to the Cabinet Meeting, on October 12th. Red Cross nurses received us and showed us our seats. Dorothy Farquahar, Leslie Knowles, and Edith Crane soon made us forget everything in the delight of the moment. A telephone bell rang on the stage. Hello, hello! Who did you say you wanted, 1902? Yes, they are here. Our delight was increasing. Finally, Dewey stepped forth with a huge American flag. From beneath it he pulled our 1902 banner. Hurrah! Hurrah! We rose to our feet in a body. Shouts filled the air.