Chicora College for Women - Nods and Becks Yearbook (Columbia, SC)

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 ear, believing, in spite of minors to the contrary, that said left ear really does exist, although it hath never been seen by any responsible witness. Twelfth: The worthy dignity of our class, represented in the sole person of H. Brackett, we do store away with our caps and gowns, to be sold in connection with them for the reasonable sum of $10.00. All aspiring Juniors will please pur- chase at once! Thirteenth: The subdued tones issuing forth form Miss Patterson’s class- room at various and sundry, times between 9 A. M. and 2 P. M. we do bequeath and devise unto Miss Stevens, to be presented to said Miss Stevens on the day she leaves the P. C. walls forever. Fourteenth: The infantile voice of M. J. Reid we do give and bequeath unto Idella Mayes, who was bereaved of her own rather early in life. Fifteenth: The eye trouble of some of our members we do leave and bequeath unto E. Nuttall, as a substitute for said E. NuttalPs usual Monday morning in- firmary ailments. Sixteenth: I nto the “fathers who have heretofore called up their “daughters” and have been unwise enough to give the Medical (Allege telephone number, we do leave and bequeath all the 'phone permissions of the year, with the injunction that they use said permissions with more happy results next year. Seventeenth : The sarcastic expressions attributed to L. Blakeney we do leave and bequeath unto the faculty to add to their already worthy collection. Eighteenth: The scholarly gleam of M. McKinnon’s expansive forehead we do bequeath and devise unto Miss Gordon as a worthy addition to the “brow of greatness'’ already adorning the aforesaid Miss Gordon. Nineteenth: The Senior gown of L. J. Harris we do bequeath and devise unto M. Miller, upon condition that said gown have five two-inch tucks taken just above the hem, with more to be added whenever the diminishing stature of aforesaid M. Miller shall make it necessary. Twentieth: The unusual ear for metre lately discovered in Sue McKeown's list of accomplishments we do give and bequeath unto Rena Harrell, who bids fair to rival Milton, if conscious greatness be one of the marks of genius. Twenty-first: The incessant giggling of L. Flournoy we do bequeath and devise unto Orelia Howard, who seems in need of such recreation occasionally. Twenty-second: Samples of the natural coloring of M. Wharton we do give, bequeath and devise unto Miss Lily W. Long, to be handed out to any desiring such adornment by said Dean at the first chapel exercises of next year, thereby preventing any unexpected discarding of powder and paint. Tn Witness Whereof, this will has been drawn by me with the full consent of the .Class of 1910. LOUISE BLAKENEY. • i i

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Cast X ill an6 (testament of tl)e (Tlass of 1910 State of North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, City of Charlotte, Presbyterian College for Women, May 9, 1910. We, the Class of 1910, of the aforesaid State, county and college, having risen at last to the long-dreamed-of heights of Seniorhood; having dutifully memorized our way through Math and Psych; having struggled with essays great and essays small; having obediently looked after the well-being and behavior of our respective “companies;” having borne our full share of faculty clippings; having discovered at last how to extract excuses from the Dean, are as far as possible after these trials and tribulations, of sound mind. Therefore, we do make, ordain and declare this to be our last will and testament. First: Our executrix, Lily W. Long, shall hereafter forever keep fresh in the minds and hearts of all who may come after us, the full list of our virtues, with such amendments and additions as said executrix may see fit to make, for the sole pur- pose of increasing the well-deserved fame of the Class of 1910. Second: We do hereby give, bequeath and devise unto all the envious under- classmen our store of year’s clippings—Administration Committee ones a specialty! Third: We do also bequeath and devise ten electric fans for “Uncle Jimmy’s” office with a view to giving the aforesaid “Uncle Jimmy” some faint conception of the breezes that blow in winter time through the upper stories of this all too well- ventilated building. Fourth: All the cross marks on our brilliant English papers we do leave and bequeath to our fellow-sufferers, the Junior Class. Fifth: The four much-worn Harkness’s Grammars found in the jiossession of the Senior Latin Class we do give and bequeath unto Mary Johnston, to he used by the aforesaid young lady only six times per week under the surveillance of F. J. Gordon. Sixth: All our meagre supply of 90’s we do bequeath and devise unto the Freshman Class, who seem to he in dire need of such a commodity at examination time. Seventh : The hard-fought for Annual Ads we do give and bequeath unto the 1911 Staff. Eighth: All the middy blouses we have been able to collect from the Preps we do give and bequeath unto those maidens who arise at the ringing of the breakfast bell, to be used by aforesaid maidens for the purpose of saving “breakfast dimes.” Ninth: The rubber heels adorning M. McKinnon’s shoes we do bequeath and devise unto ATiss Dargan, with a view to aiding the aforesaid lady in her desire to become like “Lady Jane.” Tenth : The haughty air of M. Query we do leave and bequeath unto P. Smith, to aid in establishing her reputation as “The Conceited One.” Eleventh: We do give, bequeath and devise ten yards of new ribbon (not black) to C. Easley, to aid in the total concealment of the aforesaid maiden’s left h 24

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(Tlass jpropfyecy HERE is a story in Scandinavian mythology of Igdrasyl, the tree of life. Its roots are in Hela, the realm of death; and its branches extend throughout the universe. Watering its roots from the sacred well are three Fates—the Past, the Present and the Future. Its boughs are histories of nations; its leaves are biographies of lives. It was of this tree that I dreamed one night. I thought I sat under its spreading branches and listened to the rustling of the leaves as they were swayed by gentle breezes. Suddenly a great blast shook the tree to its very roots, and the leaves began to fall around me. One brown, withered leaf dropped upon a book which 1 was holding, and out of curiosity T idly turned it over. At length my attention was attracted by a mark so indistinct that I could not decipher it. Thinking that perhaps the lines would be clearer on a fresh green leaf, I picked up one and found that on it were traced a name and a few words, telling something of the future of the person mentioned. Straightway I thought of my classmates, and, after a long and tedious search, 1 found seventeen green leaves containing their names. On the first were the words “Margaret W harton, “Greensboro, “Society ’ and “Ophelia.” For a time I sat bewildered, but the truth gradually dawned upon me. Margaret, after a few seasons as Greensboro’s society belle, is to play the role of “Ophelia in Shakespeare’s great tragedy, Hamlet. And indeed a perfect “Ophelia she shall be, with her lovely golden locks and sweet, melodious voice. I was so much interested in this that I carefully and laboriously examined the other sixteen leaves, and after much arduous thought I reached the following conclusions as to their meaning: Helen Brackett at present expects to live with her parents at Clemson College (for several years at least), but so the Fates have not decreed. Very soon she is to go to Arizona to visit relatives. There she shall live the care-free life of the Western girls. Finally she shall fall in love with a cowboy; the wedding day shall be set and all things shall be ready. But here again the Fates are against her. In an attempt to rescue a child, her lover shall be killed. Helen can never recover from this blow, and the rest of her life shall be spent in a convent. Cora Jordan’s plans for the future shall be materialized, for, although she may not express her desires, we know that it is the dream of her life to marry and “live happy ever after.”