Chowan College - Chowanoka Yearbook (Murfreesboro, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 86 of the 1911 volume:

To ci rculate within the 1 ibrary Vvhitaker Library Chowan College Do not take from library VVhitaker Library Chowan College Do not take from library cou_ Whitaker Library Chowan College PINE DRIVE m ■i Alaska Nuggets 1911 CHOWAN COLLEGE Murfreesboro, N. C. m m m m m m $ 2 SM , W ' 2r ' J« ' l- ' .j-lr - U%,--Jr -jU- ' . Jr -jU-. r lU-.-Jr - l--„ Jr U-,rJr • li-?;-IV- U-,. J« , I AMES D. Bruneu, Ph.U. TO JAMKS I). KRllNER, Ph.D. OUR LOVED AND HONORED PRESIDENT WE DEDICATE THIS RECORD OF OUR COLLEGE LIFE Jameg Botuben primer JAMES DOWDEX BRUXER, President of Chowan College, is a native of Kentucky. He studied during the year 1892-93 in Paris and Florence, and received the degree of Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins Universitj ' in 1894. His undergraduate work was done largely at Georgetown College, Kentuckj ' , where he was Instructor in Latin in 188.5-86. After teaching in various public and private schools, Dr. Bruner became Professor of Romance Languages in the University of Illinois, where he remained for two years. In 1895 he became acting head of the department of Romance Languages and Literatures in the LTniversity of Chicago. In 1901 he was elected head of the department of Romance Languages and Literatures in the University of Xorth Carolina. He held this position for eight years. Dr. Bruner is also a man of letters, being the author of numerous magazine articles, of a book of essaj ' s on Victor Hugo ' s Dramatic Characters, and of a dis- sertation on the Dialect of Pistoia. He is the author of four textbooks, as follows: Editions of Chateaubriand ' s Le Dernier Abencerage . Feuillet ' s Le Roman du Jeime Homme Paiwre, Victor Hugo ' s Hernani. and Corneille ' s Le Cirl. He is engaged in the preparation of other articles and books. College ong TrxE-- Mv Mauvlami Dear old Chowan, dear old L ' hoiran, How dearly do we love thee! How protid are we that we are here Our loyalty to prove thee. Nowhere do birds sing quite so sweet. Nowhere do schooUjirls look so neat. In all the sunny South so fair No place is there above thee. Dear old Chowan, dear old Clmiran. With all its nooks and bower-- . Where students stroll and talk and play Among the grass and floivers. Nowhere the sun shines half so bright. Nowhere are moonbeams half so white. Within thy walls and Campus fair Hoiv quJckly pass the hours ' Dear old Chowan, dear old Chowan, In time we all must leave thee, But by our words and deeds of fame A history we ' ll weave thee. No matter what the times may bring Thy praises will we always sing. May this our aim our whole lives be — We ' ll nothing do to grieve thee. E. L. E., ' 11. ' nil-: lAcri.T ' i Jfacultp James D. Brdner, Ph.D., President (Johns Hopkins University) Eiliicatinn and French Mrs. James D. Brdner, A.B., Lady Principal ( University of Chicago) English and German Miss Carrie S. Johnson (New England Conservatory of Musie) Piano Mi.ss Lois II. Vann, B.O. (Chowan College, Emerson College of Oratory) Expression, History, and Physical Culture. Mis,s Luvella Shields (Michigan State Normal Conservatory, Albion College Conservatory) Voice, Harmony, and Musical History Miss Mary L. Patrick, B.A. (Judson College) Mathematics Miss Lillian Ethel Parrott (Meredith College) Art and Preparatory Dcpartmcid Miss Loula B. Olive, A.B. (Meredith College) Secondary Education Rev. Albert T. Howell, B.A. (Wake Forest College) Bible and Moral Science Jfacultp Miss Louise X. Ferebee, A.B. (Salom Colloge, Cohimbi:i, Univrrsity) Lalit, ,i„ l Fnnrli Miss Louise C. Lanneau, A.B. (Meredith College, Wake Forest College) Natural Sciences Miss Belle Vann (Chowan College, New England Conservatory of Music) Piann (Btfjtr BUktr Miss Maggie West Librarian Miss Minnie Gaskins Malran Mrs M. a. Horner Hoitxckreper J Ci. Livkr-MaN Superinlc iilenl ol GkiiiikI Cbitors; iSote WI ' ] wish to thank members of the Faculty and (jthcr friends for their assistance in publish- ing this, the first Annual of Chowan College. Our highest ambition for Alaska Nuggets is that this first edition may be followed by many more, each coming nearer to perfection than the last, until finally our wit shall shine more brightly than Alaska (Sold, and our reproductions of College life be more luminous than those ideal pictures of that Alaska College for Women represented to us in many chapel talks. THE EDITORS Poarb of Cbitors; EUNICE LEDBETTEK EVANS Edilor-in-Chief Daught Carter, ' U MADciE Conwell, ' lo Jennie Sewell, ' 11 Mary Davenport, ' 13 Claude Stephenson, ' 12 Ruth La.ssiter, ' 14 Chace Htrahl, ' 12 Nancy Vann, ' 14 Associate Edilors Beulah Vaughan, ' 11 Btisinrsa Miuinytr Rbnnie Spivey, ' l:i, Louise Vann, ' 13 Assistant Business Managers Venie Sumner Mary Wiggins, ' 14 Art Editor Assistant Art Editor Class; of 1911 Yfll: Boom rah! liuom rah! rah, rail, ree, Boom rah! boom rah! rah, rah, ree, Seniors, Seniors, now are we. One-a-zip, two-a-zip, ziji, zip, zeven. Rah, rah, rah, for 1911. Clarnet and Ol.l C„,U Flowii Daisy ■Faitlifiil ill all thiiiM,. ' ©ffiters Bkulah V ' aughan, I ' nsiilcNl .Jen.me Sewkll, ] ' ic(-l ' n ' !ii(U ' nt Annie Howell, Sicrctarij Claudine Joyner, Treasurer Clara Edwards, Hislnriiin LiLA Brktt, Prophetenn Lizzie Stephenson, I ' ucl EMiMA DAUCHT CARTER HnlilisVILLE, . C. LILA ELEV BRETT WiNTON, N. C. ■■Onr in irliuni prrs,i,is„iN iiinl hrlnf ha, I rip, iinl i,it„ fiiilh, ,n„l f,uth h,,;imf a p,i.-is„}„- ,il, ' ii,liiili„ii: ' ( )f Lihi vi ' f;in say the best, that she truly lives up Id uur motto, Faithful in all thinpis. She is an earnest worker in the Missionary Society and her rehgious influence in the school is much felt. The n„s„„ J, K,„li,i;,,„;- thi- t,iiip,nil, irill. sii lil. sliriiglh, ,1,1,1 sktli: Five years ago Daught came to us. She remained three years, passing through the Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years with nluch credit and honor to herself. She taught school during ' 09 and ' 10. The joys of being a Senior were too strong a temptation for her, however, and the seventh of September, ' 10, brought her back to join the Class of ' 11. She wins first rank in scholarshi)) and has the honor of appearing on the Commence- ment program. 1 CLARA I UCY EDWARDS Pendleton, X. C. There was a soft and pensive grace A cast of thought about her face. ' ' Of all the Class, Clara is the most dignified, and although she is somewhat reticent, one may detect from the occasional twinkle of the eye that she is capable of a jest and can engage in a school frolic. EUNICE LEDBETTER E AXS MURFREEKBORO, N. C. Though deep, yet clear; tliouijli fimllc, i el mil dull; strong without riii e: u-ilhnul o ' cr- flowing full. ICnnice, small in statvuv, moilest, reserved, lovable, strong in intellect and in character, winner of the first honor, and the English Medal in Class of ' 10, claims her degree this year with distinction. She has, too, made lasting friends bj ' her little acts of kindness and womanly bearing. The Annu. l is much indebted to her as its Editor-in-chief. 16 ANNIE DOSHEH FIOWKLL JMrriKinoKsiiDKu. X. ( ' . .s Ihcrc II hmrt tlial iiiiisir c,i,i not incU.: ' . Aiiuif ' s c ' hii ' l ' cluinicteristic is lipr devotion to music; her greatest grief is her inability to find a vacant piano for extra practice. She has a fine record as a student and is the winner of the Enghsh Medal for 1911. CLAUDINE LOULSK JOVNKH AULANDEK, N. C. Lei Ihc world slide, hi the world go. A fig for a cure, a fig for o woe. Here is the jolliest girl of our Class, fun- loving, good-natured, happy-go-lucky. Claudine is always in search of fun, and her merry laugh rings out in the halls. While other brows are dark and perplexed over the problems of geometry and Normal Two, we find her laughing because things are no worse. MARV THOMAS PAKKKK Kkh Squahk, X. C. A ( heart in true as steel. Behold our athlete! Never is she too busy to play tennis, or too tired for basket ball. In anything relating to athletics we should be willing to put up Mary against anybody. VIRGINIA SHAW SEWELL MrRKKKE.SBORO, N. C. To see her is la tare her, iniit lore hut her forever. Jennie ' s sweet voice and gi ' iitle manners have won for her the love of all her school- mates and the admiration of all with whom she comes in contact. Just one look at those soft brown eyes will tell you that she is a dreamer. Her dreaming, however, does not detract from her ability as a student, for slic has succeeded well in all her studies, even in Normal Two. ELIZABETH E. .STEPHENSON Pkm)Let(i . . ( . .t jH ' rffCl iPiiiiiiui, iiohli jildniivil, Til iriirn, to ciiiiifoii. iiiiil ciiiiiiiiaiiil . (iriitlc and amiable in lis|)(jsiliun, jilic cari ' ies herself with all the statelincss and dignity of a queen. She is greatly admired for her sweet voice, and since she won the Voice Medal in ' 10, she is always singing of the trees, the brooks, the flowers, and birds, especially martins. We can ' t quite account for the great interest she takes in all that goes on at W. F. C, since she has no brother there. LENNIE (iOODWIN STEPHENSON Pendleton, X. ( ' . The most manifest niyii of ii ' isdoin in con- tinued cheerfulness. If Lennie could be characterized by one word, it would be cheerfulness, for no matter liow cloudy the day or how hard the lessons she always has a bright smile and a pleasant word for everybody. Her sweet voice has been heard in many recitals and her leaving means a great loss to the Music Department. BASHIE CORNELIA SYKES Conway, N. C. Up! III)! my friend, and quit your books, Or surely you ' ll groiv double. Up! up! my friend and clear your looks. Why all Ihh foil and trouble? Certainl} ' tliiit look is one of u student. Yes, she is truly the most studious of the Class. Could we dissect her brain we should find there lines, angles, and circles, chemistry formula; and laws, and problems in physics, but above them all would be page after page of Cicero ' s Orations, since Latin is her favor- ite study. BEULAH MAE •AUGHA ■ POWELLSVILLE, N. C. With a heart fur any fate. Beulah is without a doubt our tyjiii-al college girl. Not only is she (luick and apt in her studies but in cvi-rythiufj else at which she tries her hand. Slic is ixtpular with all the girls from the dignified Seniors to the )ioor little Freshmen, who find in her a com- forter. From the band of Freshmen she has chosen one to love and protect. The bonds of friendship between Achilles and Patroclus were not closer than those between Heulah and Bruce. 5 JPropijecp of Clagg of 19 U INCE I have been allowed to assume the foreknowledge of a superhuman being and to look into the future of these brave heroines before me, I will say with the superhuman in Macbeth: When sliall we twelve meet again, In thunder, lightning, or in rain? When the hurly-burly ' s done, When the battle ' s lost and won — That will be ere the set of sun. We realize that the sun has almost set on our schooldays and we nuist soon go into a wider life. As a prophetess, though the most rejected of people, it is my privilege to look into the future of these my classmates and tell Avhat each must face. If I remember rightly, although I am not so sure of the past as of the future, I believe Dr. Bruner has advised us to hitch our wagons to stars. When we became fright- ened at the heroes of the JEneid and the lines and angles of Geometry, these words rang in our ears. When, too, we were weary of struggling with the ideas of Pesta- lozzi, or with the investigations of Froebel and of Herbart, we took new courage and pressed to our stars. To reach the greatest star became the aim of my class- mates, but soon they were weary of their struggle and disappeared, leaving Dr. Bruner sitting on the edge of the firmament reaching for his star, while I am standing near in amazement, gazing at the great height to be attained. A soft voiced Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, speaks to me, saying, Turn your telescope on the heavens and take a general sweep. There I behold a light which dazzles my eyes, brighter by far than any star of the first magnitude. The second peep reveals to me our President, Beulah Vaughan, who has out- stripped us in her journey just as she always did in our college days. You will surely like to know why she is so luminous; this is because at Chowan College she began her dramatic work and has continued to advance on the road of ora- tory, until at last she has become a star and is shining in the theatrical band of the Celestial sphere. Mary Parker, the athlete of our Class, comes whirling in from the far- extending space. She moves with such rapidity in a parabolic orbit that I believe she was in a tennis tournament and herself instead of the ball was accidentally struck. Perhaps she may be attracted by some great sun and will change her orbit to an ellipse which will hold her among the invisible stars. Turning the telescope in another direction, I behold a faint point of light twinkling in the distance; for the first time since we left old Chowan I see Lennie Stephenson. We all can easily understand how she reached such a height, for she was trilling the high soprano notes and, unconscious of earthly existence, was caught up in a comet ' s tail and carried out of sight. There she continues to trill the merry notes in a Celestial conservatory of music. Who do you suppose is the next I see? Why, Jennie Sewell, so attractive and charming that she is attended by more satellites than Jupiter. But, alas, these satellites will retire, feeling them.selves eclipsed by a zealous Gardner. One night a message comes to me that there is a new star in the heavens. At once I turn my telescope in the way directed and observe a red planet with vapor arising from its surface. Oh! that is Daught Carter, who taught old red back Normal Two to a class of weeping Seniors, but after a few years decided that she would be hiipiMcr grinding at Mills than teaching Normal Two to girls in tears. Do I see a star gliding swiftly by? I do, and Claudine Joyner I s])y. She must have been asleep when the breakfast bell rang or absent trying to woj ' k out the date of Judgment Day, for this problem always gave her more trouble than the dates already known. But she is never left, and comes skipping in behind the others with a happy smile on her face. She was equally lucky at Chowan when, although sleeping until the breakfast bell, she would get up thinking she heard the rising bell, antl yet skip in to breakfast smiling. I look around for Bashie Sykes, but at first fail to find her. At last, down in the horizon, I find she has .stopped to spend a few years teaching Latin. Plenty of time and thorough work are her special characteristics, you know. She will come after a while, don ' t fear. Then I heard a roaring in the skies, gradually vanishing away in sweet strains of music which startle me. I need not tell you my surprise when I find Annie Howell in a conservatory of music, teaching the favorite harmonies of Chopin, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven. I can not delay longer as I have found all but three classmates; surely I shall find these. Yes, here is Clara Edwards, dignified and stately, just home from her trip abroad. She has cast her lot with those in the hospital, nursing the sufferers injured by falling stars. In the Milky Way I chance to glance, wuudcring what can be the cause of this white luminous band in the heavens. I find Lizzie Stephenson, a charming bride, with licr train glittering across the skies. The last on my list, but by no means the least, is Eunice Evans, who is a brilliant .star shot over from 1910 to take the A.B. degree. Oft she came to us in her gentle, sweet way and helped us over the difficult jjroblems with which we struggled at Chowan. We then thought her a star on earth, but it is now my privi- lege to gaze at her as a star in heaven, still coiKiuering every difficulty. Now in an instant the Class of ' 11 and ' 12, minus one, comes togetlu ' r around one common point, which is the Chowan of the skies, and from which each must radiate. All with one voice are praising the worthy Dr. Bruner who so fearlessly piloted them through their stormy voyage, and they are heralding the fair name of their Alma Mater through the heavens. The missing one, on whom falls the thank- less task, joins in praisi- from below. L. E. B. Senior ClasiS ong Tune, Amkuica Hail ill the Senior hand ! Fresh, Soph, and Junior land Now nil are past. Only one aim had we — Seniors so grand to be, And tho ' but few you see We ' re here at last. Sixiu we had reached the goal Anil found that we, behold ! Had just begun. Latin and, Normal Two Too oft have made us blue, Yet we ' ve been firm and true And ninv we ' ve ivon. ' Faithful in all things we Our motto chose to be. And we always Have tried with soul and mind To do the work assigned Faithfully and loyally Thro ' all the day- . Now that our work is o ' er Seniors we ' ll be no more; ' Tis sad to tell. Now all our schoolmates near. And all our teachers here, And Alma Mater dear, To thee fareicell. — E. L. E.. -11. enior ' si ieiu of €xaminationsi IN examining diseases phj ' sicians alwaj ' s try tu find some means by wliicli the cause may be discovered. After that has been done, they then give prescrip- tions that ill remove the cause. Now that we have had the disease of exami- nations several times during tlie past four years, we are competent to prescril e a cure for it. The comljined wisdom of the Class of 1911 offers the following reconnnen- dations to the Faculty of Chowan College for future years: First, That all tears before, on or after examinations Iw forljidden. Second, That the three hours of examinations be divided by three. Third, That the teachers tell the i upils exactly what questions will be asked. Fourth, On Latin and Mathematics examinations all jionies and keys be freel.y allowed. Fifth, That alarm clocks be allowed to wake up the girls in Normal Two, any time during the night, in order that they ma ' jjass on Dr. Bruner ' s examinations. Sixth, Tliat the teacher of Geometry accept a jilane figure to re])resent a solid. Seventh, We recommentl a new text book in Geometry and Trigonomet ry in which all spherical triangles lie lucidly explained. Eighth, That ciuadratic equations, radicals and the binominal theorem be relegated to the observatorj-. Ninth, That all dates in history be confined to the Founding of Rome, Discoverj ' of America, Norman Conquest, and Declaration of Indepen- dence. Tenth, That only the formulie of water and sulphuric acid be required to be memorized in Chemistry, antl that all gases with taste and odor never be allowed to be made in the laboratory of Chowan College. Eleventh, We recommend to the trustees telescopes sufficient to reveal the discovery of new stars. 24 Twelfth, Tluit tlir laws of ])liysics he , ■■( siibordhiated to the experiments, that even a jjrep may uiulerstand as .she reads them. Thirteenth, That te.sts in spelling be allowed until the Senior year, when it .shall be considered incompatible with the dignity of such a class. F ' ourteenth, Instead of exempts being given on the average of ninety, they be given on the average of seventy. Fifteenth, That the ])ledge be changed from I have neitlier given nor received any aid on this examination, to I have passed on this exam- ination and the teacher is obliged to accept this .statement. Sixteenth, That the words not pas.sed be l anished and in their place substitute the words exempt forever. C.J. JUXIOR CLASS f imior Clagg Motto: Head hijjii, hut aim liighcr Flower: Colors: Sweet pea ©Hirers Champagne and hght blue Grace Stkahl . . . President Maggie West . . . Vice-President Claude Stephenson. . . . . Secretary Lizzie Morris . . . Treasvrer jWemiJcrS Georgia Bautlev Lizzie Morris Claude Stephenson Grace Strahl Maggie West Yell: Hall, rah, rail, rah, We are only wliat rah, rah, rah we seem, Hear us, hear us Chowan ' s Great Big what we are Junior team. Junior Chronicles; As I think uw ' x tlic past of this illustrious Class, I fetil as if I could write vol- umes. Upon reflection, however, I see that it would be history — ancient, mediseval and modern, to compass this entire subject and that would be beyond my powers. I have a vision, too, of my carefully prepared manuscript being returned in such a revised condition that I might ask, Whatever can this be? That experience, too, would be disheartening. Hoping this attempt may escape such treatment and that formidable waste basket in the President ' s study, where student efforts are, alas! often consigned to oblivion, I begin with confidence. On Septeml er 7, 1908, several trembling, homesick girls mounted the steps of the C. B. F. Institute. We were met by Mrs. Scarborough, who was so kind and motherly that we seemed for awhile to forget our troubles. As we stood about gazing disconsolately on former students, we heard on all sides remarks concern- ing our need of salt and our resemblance to a campus in spring, but we knew that all such remarks were only for effect, for not a thing of green was about us. However, we soon went through the usual Freshman trials of homesickness, examinations, and condescending treatment from Sophomores. To relieve our hearts we wejjt copiously once a week. I regret to say we didn ' t bottle up our tears for exhibition to future Freshmen. And strange to say, we occasionally saw a mighty Soph weeping when she didn ' t think Freshmen were near. When we met the following September in the halls, although we were con- sidered to be Sophomores, we felt almost as if we were Freshmen over again, for there had been many changes during the summer. First of all, there was a new President of the school, and several additional members of the Faculty, and changes in the interior of the buildings, an increase in the library books, new pianos, etc. The charter of the school, it was learned, would be changed, and the Institute would grow into a College. As loyal Sophs we rejoiced in all these improvements. In the fall of 1910 only two Juniors from our small Class returned, Maggie West and Elizabeth Morris. We were greatly disai pointed at this small number. Cupid and other equally formidable foes had stolen away some of our members. Fortunately, our Class was soon increased to five by the coming of Grace Strahl and Claude Stephenson, who were admitted to the Jimior Class from other schools. Afterwards, Georgie Bartley, deciding to graduate in music rather than to finish her literary work with the Class of 1911, joined our choice liand. School life would have been monotonous but we were interrupted by chills and hots, to use the Alaska phrase. We took quinine until we were afraid to look into the glass for fear we had turned into a cajisule. But the worst of things has iin end and so did these chills. We were, however, so miieh beautified by our sojourn in the infirmary that we were scarcely recognizable. The year ' s experience of Hallowe ' en ghosts, pillow fights, Apiil fool jokes, spirit Tappings at night, visits from the Lady in Brown, the making of pie beds, an occasional attempted midnight feast, dodging umbrella-like hats, some- times the studying for exempts, or worrying over troublesome tests and tedious examinations, claimed our attention. With such occupations the year passed to spring. Then, led by the storm of college spirit following the granting by the Legislature of the charter to Chowan College, we organized as a Class, elected officers, discovered a melodious yell, and selected as our motto, Reach high, Init aim higher. With this motto on our lips and in our hearts we valiantl.y await the burdens of Seniordom. M. W. f ' W )PHciMl)KK CLASS Clagsi of 1913 •CirM latiMi ad MdM Colo I ' lupU-Miid Old Cold Flower: Violet YvH: li„„rn-u-lak, I .i-a-lak, How- V() v- vo v. Chic-a-lak, rliii--a-lak. Chow-chow-chow. Boom-a-lak, chic-a-lak, Wlio arc we ' . ' c arc the Sophdimircs of ukl C. C. ©fftcerS kknt, Rennie Spivey Vice-PresiderU, Ethel Buuden Secretary, Louise Vann Treasurer, Mauy Davenport Historian, Madoe Conwell I ' ropliit. Zalia Lane ' ()( ' , Mauy ICmma Lono Clagg i oll Hanks, Ivi ' ta Bauohm, Magcjie Bazemore, Ruth Borden, Ethel Conwell, Madge Cowan, Mary Davenport, Mary Day, Eunice Eley, Myrtle Erekson, Mauy 1 ' ' utrell, Rosa Lank, Zalia Long, Mary Em.ma Martin, Eunice Piland, Georgia Powers, Geneva Spivey, Rennie Vann, Louise White, I ' na Clagg letter from 1913 yiY Dear Geneva: I was indeed surprif eil to get j ' our letter and e; peciall ' to know tliat you, our timid, bashful, little girl, were traveling in Africa. I have been reading with much interest those articles in the Cosmopolitan on a Trip through Africa, but I never dreametl that the famous author of them was my old classmate, Geneva. I am really proud of j ' ou and am sure that the other girls will be also when they hear of your success. You asked me in your Utter if I ever heard anything aliout the other girls of our Class. Well, yes, in the past year I have either seen oi heard from all of them. I tell you first what I know about Maggie, the fluent talker of our Class. You remember we always thought she would be an orator. The last I heard of her she was traveling through Texas giving humorous lectures. Ah! you say, but surely Ruth Bazemore is not an old maid. She who used to receive at least six letters a week from her beaux. You would scarcely recognize Ruth of old college days in the sour expression on her face, for the smile has turned into a frown as she thinks of her age and the gathering crow-feet. She spends most of her time in her little cottage with her cats and ]iarrots, of which she was always fond. A bright star in the person of Etta Banks has appeared in the Latin world. She has accepted a permanent position to teach Caesar to the Chowan College Preparatory students. The gratitude of the Class was so great that they erected to Miss Banks a marble monument as substantial as that heavy block once in chapel. Soon after Mary Cowan left Chowan she got the idea into her head that she wanted to enter a profe.ssion. She took the law couise at Chapel Hill and settled in Winton. It is said she has never been known to lose a case, and the people of Hertford County look on Lawyer Cowan as a living wonder. You know, of course, where Madge is, and what she is doing. Siie decided that long before she left school. In the summer of ' 13 she returned to her home in Alexico and there, with her great store of love and knowledge, is doing much to uplift the children of the slums in the City of Mexico. One of the Class has changed her religious views and become a Roman Catholic. Think a moment and you will know who this one is. You remember Mary Daven- port ' s ideas were always changing. After becoming a Sister of Charity, Mary went to New York, where I saw her last summer ministering to the needy. I haven ' t heard from her since then, but no doubt she has changed her views again by this time. Eunice Day has become a world-famed author, writing under the nom de plume of Jack. Strange to say, all her love stories have a sad and melancholy ending, due, I suppose, to the fact that she has never met her heart ' s desire. 34 Oil ii rcci ' iit trip ti) Meiiola I spied a little eottage far hack from the street. On inquiring about its occupant, I fountl it to be the home of our old classmate Myrtle, who was spending her time puzzling her brains over an invention to help poor school girls take notes. Her hand was still suffering, so .she said, from (lie effects of taking l)otany notes. You know Mary Erekson took the cour.se in E.xpiession at Chowan in order to defend her beloved cause Woman ' s Rights. After years of patient toiling she has succeeded in becoming the world ' s famous lecturer on suffrage. Rosa Futrell has chosen teaching as her life work. Better order was never kept anywhere than in her schoolroo m. Her pupils all declare that she has eyes the whole way around her head. Nevertheless, they all love her, and think there is no one like Miss B itrell. Next I will tell you of Mary Ennna Long, the gifted ])o( ' t of our Class. Fate, had not marked out a common course for this bright girl. In the last three years she has written poetry we thought equal to that of Byion or Tennyson. A poena in honor of her Alma Mater which .she thought would take a high rank in the lit- erary world, by accident got into the college furnace and such was the fire of her imagination in this, that even in January the C. O. V. A. hall on the top floor became unendurably hot. The reserved and stately Eunice Martin was born for no other ] urpose tiian to be a Math, teacher. You remember how fond of Mathematics she was during her college days. After graduating she took a special course at Cornell, and taught Math, for a year in one of the best colleges in the South. On account of her wan- dering disposition, however, she gathered up her angles and triangles and marched into Peru where she can be seen teaching Trigonometry to the Tree Dwellers. I had always wondered who would be the first to depart from single blessed- ness, and I wasn ' t at all surprised when I found that Georgia was married. I always thought that she, with her gentleness and dignity, would some day grace a home. In her little home town she may be found perfectly happy in a vine clad cottage built for two. Listen, now, as I tell you of the lot of our President, Rennie Spivey. After finishing the course at Chowan, she went North to take a special course in voice training. On account of her perseverance slie has outrivaled Nordica with her vocal accomplishments. Louise Vann, one of the youngest but none the less one of the brightest girls of our Class, in ' 14 took the B.O. degree at Emerson, and lias liccome a star behind the footlights. She has lo.st none of her characteristic ' ivacit ' , hut talks less rapidly since her Boston experience. You remember Ethel Burden ' s executive ability, and benevolent disposition. Being desirous of refining those poor Alaska girls whose ways Dr. Bruner has so often told us about, she decided to take up a Government claim in Idaho and found a college for those uncultivated Alaskans. She has established a fine sy.stem of irrigation, has made the desert blossom as a rose, and along with the cultiva- tion of the soil is subduing the Esquimo pupils. Chancing to be in Chicago, and visiting one of the best hospitals in the city, whom should I see but my old classmate Urna White, decked in white aiiron and cap. I am sure her rubher-heeled shoes would havo been a delight to ] Irs. Biuucr ' s eyes and ears. In her pockets she carried enough bottles of quinine, strychnine. and iron to get any patient out of bed. Surely she must have learned the ijowcr of such tonic in old Chowan under Miss Minnie. I suppose you are wondering what I have been doing since leaving Chowan. I must confes.s that I suffered somewhat from nervous exhaustion during my Junior and Senior years. This was the result of the exertions I put forth in pre- paring so much material for the first edition of Alask. Nuggets, for you will recall that to our Class was due the credit of suggesting the i)ul lishiug of that l)Ook, and of doing much of the literary work for it. The great excitement, too, caused by giving so often our Class yell further exhausted my nervous system. For months I was haunted by those cries of Boom-a-lak, l:)Oom-a-lak, Bow, wow, wow, Chic-a-lak, chic-a-lak, etc. until I feared I should lose my reason. After graduation it was necessary for me to spend some months at a sanatorium where I gradually recovered. This year I have felt strong enough to return to Chowan, where I am taking a special course in Geometry, of which ycu remember I was very fond. Next year I expect to teach that subject in a wduian ' s cdllege in the Canal Zone, for I prefer that climate to Alaska. Do retiH-u from Africa in time to !)(• with us at our Class reunion next Sep- tember. Your old friend. Zalia Lane. MuHFHEEsuoHo, N. C, ] lav 16, 1917. 30 ,,,C„ U, c . -. ov xNt. v e,-=, Vi V=w-«e U tt -x. a.v v .Vx sc - esVv e ' g = =- S x% Aa =.V --M. Whitaker Library Chowan College Co not take from library Clasis; of 1914 Motto: Strive for Greater Things Colors: Garnet and White Flower: Marechal Niel Rose Yell: Rip rah, rip rah, rip rah, rhe, Wlio arc, who are, who are we ? Lucky ones! Pluclvy ones ! Rip rah, reven! We ' re the Freshman of 1911. ©fficcrs President, Jennie Ferebee Vice-President, Brunice Jenkins Secretary, Nancy Benthall Treasurer, Roberta Peele Historian, Illma Meads Poet, Nancy Vann Prophet, Mary Wiggins Mtmbttn Mary Alston Annie Barnacasel Myrtle Bazemore Nancy Benthall Annie Boone IsLA Britt Ruth Cook Sadie Cullens EuNovA Lowe Illma Meads IvA Love Mitchell Ola Morehead Edna Parker Janie Parker Robe rta Peele Marion Picot Lala Davidson Essie Dovghtie Jennie Ferebee Janie Futrell Brunice Jenkins i L BEL Jenkins Ruth Lassiter Nellie Lawrence Cora Sawyer Lydia Story Bruce Taylor Pauline Taylor Nancy Vann Mamie Ward Mary Wiggins Annie S. Winiiorne )trug;glesi of tfje jFregftman jHusfe WHEN the astciundiiiji lunvs came to me tliat I was to write a jjoem for the Freshman Class, the breath ahiiost left my body; but, soon recovering, I began pondering over all sorts of things, trying to find something suitable to apply to the Freshmen. I went down to the kitchen and borrowed the meat grinder and there I stootl turning out different compounds, hoping to get something as good as Murfreesboro Hash (beg pardon of Dr. Bruner Beef Pudding ). Finding that I could secure nothing in thi.s way, I went to tlie coffee mill and there turned out various kinds of coffee, feeling sui-e that the stimulating idor of the berry would help me, but my dull mind couldn ' t be lifted into the realms of poetry by such means. Leaving the kitchen, I went out to the roadside and there sat listening to the songs of the bird.s and to the nausic of the pines a.s they swayed to and fro on our beautiful cami:)us. Wishing Nature would teach me the music of her notes, I heard only tli ' voice of Uncle Sam marshaling the cows across tlie campus. Believing by this time that neither meat grinders nor Nature could produce anything suitable for a poem, I was about to give up all hopes, when Mother Goose came to my aid with those nursery rhymes familiar to every chikl : ■Tdiii, Tom, the Piper ' s son Stole M jiifi anil away ho nni. .Vnd then I b( gau. (iii-ls, prls, (_)h what fun! To steal those prunes and then all nm. then came to Mary had a little lamb : Jeiniie has ti little Ijeau, This we all do surely know; True, yes, from him do ever eoinc (O girls, do pray keep tliis mum) Such letters, long and briglit, . s clieer and give her great deliglit. Next, Jack and .lill buzzed in my ears and I began, Xell and Bert went out to play A game of basketball one day; Xell fell down and tore her gown And vowed she ' d always frown. My brain reeled with many rhymes and, feeling that the influence of Mother (loose would soon driv inc crazy if I didn ' t sto]) attempting to match sounds, and strengthening ii y failing mind with Hamlet, I heard a desperate Freshman! To flunk or nol to Hunk; thai is tlic question; ' hothcr ' tis nobl er in the niinil to eiiilure llie slings ;in(l arrows of outrageous (eaeliers Or to take arms against a sea of papei ' s, and Ijv opiHising end tlieni. To Hunk; to study; no more, And liy a flunk to say we end tlio heart ache and the thousand terrible books that we are heir to. ' Tis a eonsumrnation devoutly to be wished. I folt for my classinate, anil needing to 1k ' soothtHl I listened to tlie rustling of the trees and read : This is the forest primeval The nnuinuring pines .and the hemlocks. and I again felt stifficient in.-itiration to sing, We are the Fre.shmen contented; The rejoicing Freshmen and knowing, Troubled with work and all kind.s of hard .study (?) No, surely not we, for we stand like soldiers awaiting our foe. Trim, dauntless, courageous AVith no fear or terror — and eoinforttnl I added, Should you ask me, whenee these stories? Whence these legend.s and traditions, with the odors of the jiine trees and the songs of sweet tiirds singing, I should tell you. They do come from Chowan ( ' ollege From that campus fair and lovely Where the girls are ever duteou.s And the stars shine oh, .so beauteous. But this sentimental strain couldn ' t last and, tlejected, I declared that nothing I could think of or compose was worthy of the Freshmen of 1911. In despair I threw the material into the waste basket and that ' s why the Freshmen haven ' t a pfiem. Nancy Vann. mttvaxp Societies; C. ©. V. ai. Organized 1S75 President, Etta Banks Vice-President, Rennie Spivey Secretary, Cladde Stephenson Treasurer, Ruth Lassiter Critic, Madge Conwell Rosa Williams . 5J. SI. Organized 1877 President, Daught Carter Vice-President, Clara Edwards Secretary, Claudine Joyner Treasurer, Bbulah Vaughan 3oung HMoman ' s gliixiUari ' to tljc ISaomnn ' s itlissionarj ' ocirtj ' of tfjc outfjtrn JUaptiSt (ConUrntiou President, Mary Parker Vice-President, Rennie Spivey Secretary. Maggie West Treasurer, Ceneva Powers 42 eometrp Bemons tration Eunice: Now, sii ' l . I vaiit somr (irijiiual ijroiil ' s of this proposition: A straight line is the shortest ilistauce between two points, .lennie, will you prove it, please? (Kuniee draws tliis fissure on the l)oar(l): A Jennie: Let A ami C be the two jioints and let AC be the straight line eonneet- ing these two points. Then let AB+BC be any other distance between these two points. To prove: AC is less than AB + BC and is, therefore, the shortest distance between the two ])oints A and C. Eunice: Good, now go on with yoiu jiroof. Jennie: Now let A, B, C, D be the tenuis eouit, and let AB + BC e(iual the run any girl would make to hit a ball. Then let AC be the luu Maiy Parker makes after the ball. Therefore AC is less than AB + BC aud is the shmtesl dis- tance between A and C. Eunice: Why? Jennie: Because Maiy always gets the ball. Eunice: Mary Parker, can you give a better proof than that? Mary: I think so. Eunice: Well, try it. Mary: Let A be the dining room and ( ' be (Maudinc ' s i-ooni. Then let AC be the run Claudine makes to breakfast when she ' s late. Therelore, A( ' is the shortest distance between A and C. Eunice: A very good proof, but Annie looks as if sh( could tell us something about it. In your proof what would you let AC equal? Annie: I ' d let that equal the time it usually takes Daught to dre.ss, and then let AB + BC e(|ual the time it takes her to dress for a recital. Therefore AC is less than AB + BC. Eunice: Why? Annie: Just because Daught always expects to see somcibody on recital nights. Eunice: Now, Lizzie, what is yom ' jiroof? Lizzie: Let AC ecjual the number of hours the girls ar( usually allowed to sleep. Let AB + BC equal thi? numlier of hours they slejit the morning after April Fool ' s day. Therefore, AC is less than AB + BC. Eunice: Why? 43 Lizzie: Because the risiu.i hell was minus its clapiier that iiuiniiiijr. Lennie: I know a l)etter way than that to ]irove it. Eunice: All right . Lennie: Let A be the dining room and let C be the place the girls had hid- den the clapper. Then let AC he the run the girls made to get that clapper when Dr. Bruner asked for it the next morning. Therefore AC is the shortest distance between A and C. Eunice: Why? Lennie: Because they had to get it before they ate their breakfast. Eunice: It has been proved without a iloubt that: A straight line is the short- est distance between two points. Now let ' s see what Claudine can tell us al)()Ut circles. You know, Claudine, that the circumference of a circle is equal to II or three and a fraction times the diameter. Can you tell us why U equals three and a fraction? Cl. udine: I don ' t know unless a Chowan College girl ate tliat other fraction. Eunice: The other fraction of what ' . ' Claudine: Of that pic, of course. Eunice: Now Bashie. you give us a practical illustration of a circle. Bashie: The liest one I know is .Jennie ' s arm around (Jrace ' s waist. That ' s a circle. Eunice: That ' s a good one. I think by that you have a clear iilea of what a circle is. Now just one more question. Beidah, why are the Seniors of ' 11 like a Geometry class? Beulah : Because they will travel over a rocky road of many angles and curves, will meet with pyramids of ilifRculties, and finally, through perseverance, will conquer the sphere. E. L. E., ' 1L (grabuatc in Cxpresfsfiou Voke (grabuatfS Jennie Sewell Lennie Stephenson Lizzie Stephenson P ' lohida C ' anthell rabuatf in iSit $iano rabuatc£i Geohgia Baktley Louise Deanls Maie Horne Annie Howell Lennie Stephenson Levenie Sumneu liianteti €f)c College iBuUetin Wanted: Ten carlDads of salt for immediate use. Fheshmax Class. Wanted: To liave my photofirapli tal en daily. K. I eakv. Wanted: .Inst one midnight feast before f!;raduation. B. VAtTGHAN. Wanted: A few more exempts. M. West. Wanted: Mirrors on all sides. I. Meads. Wanted: An electric battery strong enough to transmit thrills from Carolina to Alabama. L. Brett. Wanted: Jusltcc. AIiss L. Lanneau. Wanted: To dwell in ■ ' Bculah Land. Hlit ' CE Tayloh. Wanted: To avoid the teachers at midnight. The Social Clubs. Wanted: To study Cieometry one more year. M. Davenport and Z. Lane. A ' anted: .Just one more hour ' s sleep. Miss L. Olive. Lost — An alarm clock on April 1st. Miss Minnie Gaskins. Misplaced — Miss Johnson ' s coffee cup. Lost — The crate of oranges sent by my cousin. Miss Olive. Lost — April 1st, the clapper to the rising bell. The Cook. Found — A new way to give tests once a week on Science. Miss Louise Lanneau. Heard — A false report about a dear friend of mine eloping. Miss Lois Vann. Lost — .1 Parrotl. Maie Horne. Formed — A voice and heart club: Lizzie Stephenson and Miss Shields. Wanted — Country Life in America. D. Carter. Wanted — Some one to listen to his jokes. Dr. Bruner. Wanted — Wake Foi ' cst jjennants BEE and L. Vann. J. Fkre- Wanled: More iioney from Hartley. bee. C ' anted — An indefinite extension to third floor front, old building. Mrs. Bruner. Cfjerokee pasifeet pall Ceam W ' f live to pliiy hmcI pluy to win, Colorx: Blue and Orange. Yell: Kc-nio-ki-nio Der-einc-mal ! Me-He-me-Ha- Ni Rump Stump Pump a Nickle! Soup-Pack-Tiddle de winkle! Coma-iiipa-Copa songa Polly won ' t you kimo? Cherokee! Cherokee! Rah! Rah! Rah! Captiiin, LorisK a Center, Ethel BukdeiN Right Forward, Nancy Benthall Left Forward, Rosa Williams Right Guard, Ruth Boyette Left Guard, Essie Douuhtie 47 i:us;carora pagfeet ?BaU tE cam i . r„ , -.v; Mollo: Ket 1 and Blaek ■e come, we play, vc conquer 1 H; Hi yi. ki yi, sis. Ikjoui, l)ali! Tuscarora! Tuscarora! Sure we are! We ' re the team that ' s hard t,, heat. We ' re the ones tliat know not defeat. Tusearora! Tusearora! Tusearora! QCcam Cai )tain, li,i,. iA Meads Center, Etta Banks Higlit Forward, Mauv Pahkeu Left Forward, IUth Leauy Higlit (iiianl, Nancy ' axn Left (luaril, Xf;llie Lawrence i:i)c ainterg ' Club Mollo: To find — Music in coloi-, rhytlini in form, Harmony of tints in tlie early morn, Beauty in old dry sticks And joy in everything. Fluwcr: Jonquil Color: Yellow ©ffitfrsi Miss Parkott, Supervisor Le ' enie Sumner, President Mart Wiggins, Secretary Mtmbtts Nancy Benthall Levexie Sumner Edna Parker Ruth Leary Annie Boone Mary Wiggins purpose To be sociable; to search the magazines weekly for articles on art. ijiugs eeit Violet shado ' ws in the yellow rose, Green and purple lights on the parson ' s nose, Drpths of red in a new green frock, Must licaiilifid ti)its in i riisti luck. Yea, more than this we dure to see: Color schemes for a dress in a honey bee, In the sky we see a most delicate green, (Vcr nil the landscape a }nisli shcrn. Blue called while is nothing new, It all depends on the point of view. We look at a face and set it square; Whatever we want we find it there. M ■M UJ rtiBsei ' ilbamsi Bramatic Chil) SCEN ' E FRO [ THE AMERICAN Ciilnrs: Whitp and (ireen Flourr: Narcissus Mnllo: Be one ' s self naturallv 7 ' o(is .- Here ' s to the girls who are clever and smart, The ones who are skilled in all stage art. Long, happy, brilliant may their lives ever be! Here ' s to the Dramatic Club of old C. C. ©fficrrS Frcsidtnl, Beulah ' aughan Vice-President, Zalia Lane Secretary, Flobida Cantheel TreiiKurer, Brunice Jenkins Ltta Banks Maooie Baucha.m Jtlemtjcrg Flukida Cantrell Lynda Douglas Maky Erekson Agnes Etheridge tCflE Cfjotoaiv ©uartette y f)e (grintrersi Aim: To ]):iss cm XoriiKil Twii Colors: i : ck ;niil uliiU ' Molln: If I flunk, 1 flunk ©fficfrS Eunice Evans, President Annie Howell, Secretary Geohgie Bahtley, Trcnxiircr Mtmbtra OEORtiiE Aristotle Hartley Claha Lycurgus Edwards Florida Pestalozzi Cantrell Lila Erasmus Brett Erasmus Daught Carter Eunice Locke Evans Annie Duns Scotus Howell Claudine Luther Joyner Eunice Isocrates Martin Mary Thomas Aquinas Parker Bashie Comenius Sykes Jennie Spencer Sewell Beulah Mulcaster Vaughn Colbert Grace Strahl Maggie Melancthon West 7 ' oos .- Here ' s to Monroe ' s Ed, the dearest book on earth. Those only studying such know all it ' s worth. Here ' s to Pestalozzi, Froebel, and Herbart, ' Tis sure with grief and sorrow with them we ] art. Here ' s to Dr. Bruner, who lectures on them truly, For what he tells us of them couldn ' t be written, surely. Here ' s to the bravest Class the College ever knew; No bottomless pits of knowledge yawn now for Xoinial Two. lagfea (ioob inxt Cluij Colors: Cherry and Cream Have the best time imaginable Witli tlie least work possible. Time of Mectiiuj: Any old time after light licll Phice: In the Conservatorv Flower: Sweet Williaii ©ffictrg Claudine Joyner, Presidiiii Claude Stephenson, Vice-I ' nsiiUtil (iRAC ' B Strahl, Secretarij Nancy Vann, Trcusimr iflcmbcrs IsLA Bhitt — Phil -up Nancy Benthall — Always Dunninji Ruth Bazemore — Sunsliiny Day Jessie Garrett — Very old Nick Claudine Joyner— Jo -yfully Wliittly -ng Illma Meads — The Hunter Mamie Ward — Thf KobERTA Peele — The Hale -r Claude Stephenson — The most Ernest ' Jennie Sewell — The Gardner Grace Strahl — The Love -r Nancy Vann — The Joiner Irma ' ahd — Mt. Vernon Girl ' Burden bearer Yrll: Hipjiety, hippety, hip. iuirra! We just have two meals a day! Riffity, raffity, rif, ruf, ruckery! That ' s all right for tliey f. ' ed us on tui-key! i)e B. B. C g Moiio: Line U]) to your 11:11110 Floicer: Colors: Devil ' s Snuff-box Yell: All shades of red Unmentionalilp TraHspdiiiition: Tryiiting PUice: Devil ' s Riding Horse Wise ' s Oravoyard Time: Midnight Mary Davenpoht, Storage for .Stolen Hweet-s Jennie Ferebee, Ring-leatler Nellie Lawrence, Daring Member Illma Meads, Watch Dog Ina Mitchell, Devil ' s Work Shop Nancy Vann, Originator of all devilment Louise Vann, Dear Dare Annie Sue Winborne, Angel iilibnigijt Bream disturbers; ' Club Eat, drink, and lip (|uict, iir the faculty will make you merry ' •nl„rs: Fin inr. Wistaria and (ireen Pa.« WonI: Hash! I ' l, nisliincnl: Demerits W istaria ' Jisaslcr: Oin ■ Cr 11 re: Turning ( ivcr thing.s ■I • ' .atins ' ' 1 , ; Kah ' rail ' mill wistaria and iivvrn. Yuu lietter watrli oiii en- yciu ' ll l)e seen. ftlcinljfrs Nancv Bentiiai.i., Chief Disturher S.-xuiH Cn.i.KN ' s, Dreamer .Ikssii; (Iahrett, .Joke Teller Saijie .ImiDA.N, J ' eac ' emaker X ' lONiK St ' MNEii. Listener Lydia Stohy, Laughinn; Member Mauv WicciiNs, Squealer 58 aturbap iHovning Clui) Coliirn: (idlden suiishiiu ' uiul sparkliiin wulcr Aim: To muke dust ami dirl fly Time of Meeting: Saturday iiioiniug Place of Hfectiiig: Corridors .1 .W Fnqueided Place: Trash liarrcl iflenrbfrs Cleanpr-in-chief, Florida Cantkhll Advisor, Mattie Blanchard Bed-maker, Mary Erekson Watchman, Janie Futrell Window-washer, Myrtle Bazemore Carpet-beater, Ola Morehead Lamp-cleaner, Ruth Boyette Advocate of Grandma ' s washing powder, Ruth Cooke Lady of the Broom, ?vL dc:e Conwell ' orst Enemy- Wicldcr of the Dusters, Ruth Lassiter Champion of Dust-pan, Rosa Futrell Wardrobe-keeper, Lizzie Morris Water-carrier, Maggie Baugham Bookkeeper, Nova Lowe Fault-finder, Rosa Williams Ideal rooms — Misses Louise Ferebee ' s and Belle Vann ' s Best friend — Miss Minnie Gaskins Terror of terrors — The Faculty -Saturday School Kali ' rah ' rah! Broom and dust-|)an, And the rlcancst rooms in the land. ccorbing to ote Prettiest — Jennie Sewell .1 0? charming — Lizzie Stephenson Biggest grind — jMaggie West Most iiitcllcctKtil — Eunice Evans Wittiest — Claude Stephenson Best niiisician — Retha Banks Biggest flirt — Sadie Cullens Best athlete — Mary Parker Most dignified — Clara Edwards Biggest l)lujfer — Ruth Leary eldest — Irma Ward Best nil around girl — Louise Vann Most siijUsh — Jessie Garrett Must popular — Nancy ' ANN Most fascinating — Jennie Ferebee 60 Ct)apel i:alk Reported Verbatim Wl ' LL, (iimK ladies, 1 am fi ' iinji, ' i talk to you a tew niiuulcs this ni()riiin i aljoLit tht! l)eauty of ugliness. Yes, I knew when I said that I was going to talk about the beauty of ugliness that I would see you all smile, but you just wait and I am going to show you how pretty you think ugliness is. Just look at you girls trying to walk in shoes alxnit two numliers too small, and with heels about three inches high. You look as if you wc re walking on ])ins and yet you think that this is mighty pretty. And look at you girls with fringes on your brows. Just because you had jjrett}- foreheads j ' ou thought that you must hide them with your hair. The love of contrast among us Americans is startling. It would never do to have a pretty face and pretty hair too. Why no, if women these days have pretty hair, they just must have a Chinaman ' s cjueue to add to its beauty, they think. Girls, it ' s really a wonder that no more American women catch the plague from these Chinese queues than do. Why, half of the time this hair is cut from the heads of people who died with this dreadful disease. And the very idea of having a i)rctty mouth and pretty teeth. That would be absurd. If you have a pretty mouth by all means neglect those beautiful ivory teeth, which add so much to the beauty of a woman, so as to have a contrast. Girls, you just ought to visit that school up in Alaska. You remember I told you one day about mj trip up there. Well, I had a fine time. The girls up there wouldn ' t dare wear high-heeled shoes or Chinese cjueues. And the very idea of not putting on extra clothing if the coal should unexpectedly give out. Why, no, they would be afraid of catching a hot. You know up there in that cold countrj ' they have hots instead of colds and they say that every time they have a hot, they lose a certain degree of their beauty, and they don ' t think that ugliness is pretty as you girls do. Their beauty never breaks a looking glass. You know that happened among our faculty not long ago, but I guess I ' d better not tell you about that. When I was up in Alaska I asked the president of a Woman ' s C ' ollege what he did when his girls came down to breakfast ten minutes late every morning, and got there then by combing their hair on the way down. He said to mo in amazement, Your girls don ' t do that way, do they? Why, my girls are always down when the bell rings. I had to say, Yes, . ir, they do. But I know you girls are not going to do so again. Although these Alaska girls are such well-behaved girls, they are not half so loyal to their Alma Mater as my Chowan College girls. Just let me give you one littk ' incident. Not long ago, a number of girls from different colleges were discussing to what college they would belong if the.y did not belong to their own. The Meredith College girl said that if she were not a Meredith College girl she would be a Randolph-Macon College girl. The Woman ' s College girl said that if she were not a Woman ' s College girl she would be a Judson College girl. Finallj ' , the Chowan College girl on being asked what she would be if she were not a Chowan College girl, replied, If I were not a Chowan College girl, I ' d be ashamed of myself. Now wasn ' t that loyalty? Well, girls, as I am taking too much of your time, I ' ll leave off my talk on the beauty of ugliness until another ilay. A. D. H., ' 11. Ileartsi ' Bes iresi Dk. Bruner: T(i be President of a Woman ' s Collegia in Alaska. Miss B. Vann: To be able to take the girls to walk without losing them. Miss Shields: To go to Texas to live. Miss Olive: To prove that I can get oranges and tomatoes from Florida. Miss Lanne.-vu: To be constantly in the presence of Miss Lois Vann. Miss Patrick: To have my happy Southern home to be protected l)y Northern Shields. Miss Ferebee: Heart medicine constantly. Miss L. Vann: To find the Englishman I ilidii ' t finil last summer. Miss Parrott: To have my own Home to IjIow. Miss Johnson: Midnight feasts. Mr. Howell: To look wi.se and keep mum. Mrs. Bruner: To have four more years in whicli to teach the Seniors to spell. Misses Ferebee and Belle Vann: To teach — only individual pupils. 63 3nbex Ctjc aUusitrations Pine Drive, . Frontispiece Page James D. Bruner, Ph.D.. . 4 The Faculty 8 The Editors 12 Class of 1911 14-20 Junior Class 26 The Climber 31 Sophomore Class 32 The Arrival 37 Freshman Class 3S Graduates 45 Cherokee 47 Tuscarora 48 Tennis 49 Painters ' Club ol Adams ' Dramatic 52 Chowan Quartette 53 The Grinders 54 Good Time 56 D. D. C. ' s 57 Disturbers 58 The End 64 Dedication 5 James Dowden Bruner 6 College Song 7 Faculty 9 Editor ' s Note 11 Board of Editors 13 Class of 1911 14 Prophecy 21 Class Song 23 A Senior ' s View of E. aminations 24 Junior Class 27 Chronicles 28 In Memoriam 30 Class of 1913 33 Class Letter 34 Class of 1914 39 Struggles of the Freshman Muse 40 Literary Societies ' . . . 42 Missionary Society 42 Geometry Demonstration 43 Department Graduates 45 Bulletins 46 Athletics: Cherokee Basket Ball 47 Tuscarora Basket Ball 48 The Painters ' Club 50 Things Seen 51 Adam ' s Dramatic Club 52 The Grinders 55 Alaska Good Time Club 56 The D, D. C. ' s 57 Midnight Dream Disturbers ' Club 58 Saturday Morning Club 59 According to Vote 60 A Chapel Talk 61 Hearts ' Desires 63 .Advertisements 67 Advertisements KELLY BORUM IncDrpiirated Wholesale Grocers NORFOLK, VA. The Sewell House K. Sewell, Proprietor Murfreesboro, N. C. Hates Reasonable Livery Attaclied Dealers in Fine Family Groceries Confections and Cigars a Specialty ih D. ( ' . U. A Equippec accurate in ' itatior e Peop] Murfreesbo es Ban ro, N. C. LUS $24,000.00 P. !•:. JENKINS, ' iee-President ROOER ' ATS0N, Cashier for tlie safe, prompt less— extends you a co and -dial CAPITAL AND SURP HAUXES, President UCHAN, Vice-President with modern facilities transaction of your busii to open an account. G E O R C; K X . H A U U K I. I. 1 HYSICIAN AND Sl ' KOKON OFFICE NO, It .VItTRFREFSnOR  , N. ' , NORFOLK go lO Freeman ' s Studio for PHOTOGRAPHS When .n ATLANTIC CITY SOMERS POINT, N. J. or CRYSTAL BEACH, ONT. Presshy E. H. Oyer, Mgr, goto Oyer s Palace of Photography ' for PHOTOGRAPHS Scott ■ Company Incorporated WHOLESALE BUTTER CHEESE AND EGGS 75 Roanoke Avenue NORFOLK VA. Wholesale and Commission Suffolk Feed Fuel Co. Hay Coal Grain Lime Cement Plaster Etc. Corner Saratoga Street and Norfolk and Western Railway Suffolk, Virginia C O L 1. K G E Aiiiivials and Catalogues HaiiclMoniely Illiiwtratod, Printed and Honnd COMMENCEMENT INVITATIONS ARTISTICALLY l iil liNli.-rN PRINTKRS SdUioiiorN KicUvards Krou hton Printing Co. Manufacturers of Blank Books and Loose Leaf Systems THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETELY EQUIPPED ENGRAVING. PRINTING AND BOOK BINDING PLANTS IN THE SOUTH The Most Attractive Steel Die Stamped Stationery Engraved Visiting C ards. Monograms, and Crests Engraved Wedding invitations and Announcements Raleij h - - North Carolina Camp Manufacturing Company MANUFACTURERS: KILN DRIED NORTH CAROLINA PINE Franklin, Virginia V, G. R. BARRETT Incorporated Wholesale Grocers Caterers to the Best Trade of North Carolina Cor. Water St. ■ Roanoke Square NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 71 R. L. Brewer Son J E W E L E R S Mail Orders Receive Our Prompt and Care- ful Attention. Fine Engraving, Repairing and Special Order Work a Specialty. - - su FFOLK VIRGIN lA U. Vau; han DRY GOODS, NOTIONS SHOES, CLOTHING HARDWARE ETC. Murfreesboro N. C. FOUNDED IN 1848 Ctotoan College Formerly Chowan Baptist Female Institute Full A.B. course in Liberal Arts and Sciences. Courses in Music, Art, Expression, and Physical Culture. All the teachers are Baptists. Healthful location. Magnificent Campus of twenty- eight acres. Rooms reserved in order of application. Catalog on request. Next session opens September sixth, 1911. :: :: :: BOARD, ROOM, AND LITERARY TUITION $150.00 JAMES D. BRUNER, Pres. :: Murfreesboro, N. C. Headquarters for Imported Dress Goods, Silks, Millinery WYNN BROS. ' Big Department Store LADIES ' and MISSES ' CLOAKS and WRAPS LADIES ' COAT SUITS, NOTIONS SHOES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES FINE STATIONERY Murfreesboro THE CITIZENS BANK MURFREESBORO, N. C. A Bank of the People, for the People, and by the People ' L. J. LAWRENCE, President STANLEY WINBORNE, Vice-President JAMES I. GRIFFIN, Cashier The Citizens Bank is conservative and yet accommo- dating. It cordially invites your patronage and promises fair and courteous treatment. DON ' T FORGET T. H. NICHOLSON ' S WHEN IN NEED OF THE FOLLOWING 1. A full line of drugs and toilet articles, that will please the most fastidious. 2. An up to date line of stationery. . . A choice line of notions. 4. My millinery department adjoins my drug store and an up to date line of ladies ' hats is carried Don ' t fail to visit this department. 5. Pictures framed on short notice. A full line of mouldings of all descriptions. : : : : : : : : : : T. H. NICHOLSON ' S, - Murfreesboro, N. C.