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

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were positively too good to be true. However we managed to take advantage of every single privilege. This year we elected Evelyn Lea for our Captain. Her staff is composed of Laurie Moore, Margaret Patterson, Helen Kennedy, Janie Martin, Lucille Belk, Ada Walker, De Ette Bennett and Sallie Pearce. It has taken hard pulling to keep things in the straight and narrow path but in some way the feat has been accomplished. Before Christmas and for a week afterwards we were all excited over the Inter¬ class basket-ball games. The Juniors didn’t worry us but oh those Sophomores! However every member of our team is a star player and we won the cup without so much trouble. By the time that joy had subsided we were up against Exam Rocks again. Bible and Ethics almost finished us but after a struggle we passed knowing much more afterwards than we had before. As soon as exams were safely in the distance the work again began in earnest on the ai ,ual. The finishing touches were put on and at last the 1922 Nods and Becks had gone to press. The Chicora Magazine and Spizzerinktum also furnished sources of pleasure to their respective staffs. All material always came in exactly on time— never any delay and work under such conditions is such a joy. (Isn’t it, Lucille and Evelyn ?) When the memories of Spring holidays faded we became interested in the Car¬ nival and Junior-Senior. When this class throws their whole soul into a thing much is accomplished. The Carnival therefore was a great success. The reception was immensely enjoyed and it was with deep regret that we left the Decks after three of the shortest yet happiest hours ever spent on the “Chicora.” As May 30, 1922 drew nearer and nearer we thought seriously of our diplomas. Until now they really seemed like some dream away in the future. At last they are real and we will with great joy and yet great sorrow receive the sheep-skins for which we have worked four long and occasionally tedious though short and happy years. With hearts full of happiness and sadness we go forth into the wide, wide world thinking most of all of what life holds for us. Our history is only in the making—in fact it has only commenced. Should I be called upon to again write the history of my class in future years it would indeed be a joy to be able to write that our dreams of to-day have been fulfilled and that each of us has attained her goal. Janie Martin, Historian of ’22. FINIS [ 24 ]

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In 1920 as the third year of our voyage began the crew was again augmented by the reception of many brilliant travellers on the “Sea of Knowledge”, who came from the domains of Winthrop, Flora McDonald and G. W. C. These were Annie Roe, Dorris Young, Pauline Overcash, Mary Belle Welsh, and others who added greatly to the efficiency of our little ship’s company. This crew surely never had been and never could be equalled by any other. In our midst were musicians, wonderful ath¬ letes, playwrights and even newspaper editors. As “Jolly Juniors” we did not feel so sophisticated—we thoroughly enjoyed life. A number of our members were al¬ lowed the privilege of serving as reporters for the “Columbia Record” and others showed their ability in securing advertisements. We recall that night with great pleasure when we waited for the final edition to come from the Press. In this way we were helping in the “Greater Chicora Campaign.” This year we proved our worth on the basket-ball field and gave the Seniors one good, hard fight before we allowed them to carry off the cup. During the spring we discovered that Lois Query was even more extraordinary than we had known. She broke the American Woman’s Record in discus throwing on that remarkable Field Day. After a few short days spent on leave for Christmas, the crew returned ready to struggle over the next Exam Rocks. This was indeed a task for we had run up against the biggest rocks of our voyage so far—Chemistry and Psychology ' . All were safely passed however except Chemistry when to our amazement we awoke one morning to find ourselves in an immense white fog. For two whole days we lived in darkness—surely we thought we had struck an iceberg. Our capable officers guided us safely through and we were at last on the last stretch of our third year. We were now ready to give our undivided attention to Junior-Senior. Much to our disap¬ pointment we could not give our beloved Seniors a banquet but must content ourselves with a reception. Long will that night be remembered and will always be a bright spot in our memories. When the reception became a thing of the past, we had begun to look forward to the graduation of the grand old Seniors of ’21. It made us sad indeed to think that these dignified Seniors would now be lost in the wide, wide world and that it was now our duty and privilege to set the right examples to the underclassmen. The intervening months flew swiftly by and at last we found ourselves embark¬ ing for the last knots of our voyage. We were overjoyed with the thoughts of Senior Deck where we were allowed so many privileges which had heretofore been unheard of. Of course we realized that this was the best crew that had ever sailed the “Chicora” but we really did not expect such luck. The Rector and Dean knew that we had worked so very hard during the previous three years that we deserved all this freedom. Mr. Lester must also have realized that we needed recreation for he was so good as to give us complimentary passes to all his theaters. These specialities

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Senior Class Ofjfi cers Evelyn Lea ..... ...... President Laurie Moore .. Vice-President Margaret Patterson ......... Secretary Helen Kennedy .......... Treasurer Janie Martin ..... ...... Historian Ada Walker ..... ....... Lawyer Sallie Pearce Lucille Belk . De Ette Bennett . . . Prophet Poet . S. C. A. Representative [ 25 ]