Davenport College - Galax Yearbook (Lenoir, NC)

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Zoe: The majority of the class liked out-door pleasure, such as ball, tenuis, jumping rope, etc ' . ' Teacher: Very g !. That ' s enough there. Y ust talk up faster on this lesson or we will not get over it before that hell rings. Cora, what are you writing there? Cora: Nothing. Teacher: How many times will 1 have to tell you not to use your pencils on this class? Now, Lillian. can you tell what the chief duties of the President of this class were? Lillian: Why — er — he— er — she— why her duty was just her duty. Teacher i looking vexed I : But you can ' t define a thing in terms of itself. Flora, can you tell us? Flora I with a suppressed giggle I : She had to go Teacher Happing on her hook with pencil i : Stop there. Flora. (Looks around). There is entirely too much talking in this study hall. You -iris over there at that heater on the west side of this room go hack to your seats and go quietly. Frances, put that chair down on four legs. If they had meant for if to rest on two legs they would have made only two. Eva, mend that tire, please, and if there isn ' t any wood over there, go tell Jim to bring some, ami if you can ' t And Jim, get live girls from that side id ' the room to help you get some. Please don ' t put that smoky poker up against the wainscoting. Edith, will you turn that draught off? And Alice, please pull thai window down fr the top. Now. Flora, you can go on with your question. Flora: Well, she had to know everything that went on in this body, and it was her duty to give advice when she was asked and sometimes when it was necessary, she gave it unasked. Her chief occupa Teacher: But I didn ' t ask you aboul that, lei Minnie tell that. Lillian, is that gum yon have in your mouth? If it is. please put it in the heater. Now, Minnie. Minnie: Her chief occupation was ' riding ' with her friends, Mozelle and Marie; and some of her minor ones were visiting out in the valley, writing letters and making fudge. Teacher: Lina, are you talking to Sadie? Lina . : I was just asking Teacher: But you have been here long enough to know better. Sadie, you may just stand where you are until this class is over. Mary, you are out of your place, move down here on this front seat. There are plenty of desks in this study hall, without crowding three on a seat. Lina, will you name over the most important members of this class? 19

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Extract from the History of the Class of 07 as Taught at Davenport IEACHER (after j;irls have entered class room in an unusually disorderly manner) : This class SI ' VSll leE :ls a 1 ' 1 ' ' s a vei ' . v lnd.vlike one, but for some cause today you seem to have forgotten yon are • TO Seniors and mil Freshmen. Now, will you all go hack and come in more quietly? i She waits 2j3a£3||!|$ lill they get scaled i. Mosselle, will you please lei thai inkstand In ' ' . ' Now. if you are all ready we will have our lesson. Edna, tell all you can about this .ureal moral and intellectual body known as the class of ' 07. Edna: Well, ii first came into prominence about I ' .int. And er Teacher: Is lhal all you know aboul it. can ' t you give some of iis characteristics? .Marie (answering out of time) : There were seventeen in the class at first, and their Teacher (interrupting) : Slop right there. In the first place you are answering out of time; in the sec- ond place you are not answering my question. Now Lou. if you have prepared the lesson, will you please an- swer? Lou: Miss 1- . I was sick yesterday so I took the time to read a book I had and I couldn ' t study. Teacher (shaking her head slowly) : But, Lou, that is no excuse, if you were able to read you were able to study. Gertrude, can you answer my question? Gertrude: They were rather a studious class of people, and tried in every way to progress in learning. They were so interested in the advancement of the human race intellectually thai after much serious thought ami study they published a book. And al limes Teacher: But that ' s enough for you, Gertrude. Mamie, can you tell me what their favorite amusements were? Mamie: Didn ' t they devote some time Teacher: I asked you the question, did they? Mamie: Well, 1 don ' t see why Teacher (ignoring this answer) : Zoe, can you name some of their amusements? 18

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I.ina i promptly i : Edna Hayes, Mozelle Trollinger, Lou Boggs, Edith A rev. Cora Blaip, Gertrude Honey - entt. Zoe Porter, Marie Allison, Lillian Bryson, Minnie Downuni, Annie Shearer, Flora Rutledge, anil — er — inc. Teacher: Thai was very good. Minnie, will you tell me something of their Vice-President — lair no, we are dwelling too long on these minor questions anil our time is short. Annie, you haven ' t had a question to. lay. so will you start at the first of their government and tell nie all you ran? Annie (glibly) : In September, liitiT. the class met with the approval of the Governor General, to draw up a constitution. They were the tirst rlass that had hail this greal honor conferred on them, so it was with fear and trembling that the affairs of this tirst meeting were discussed. But Teacher: You are going too fast there. Give some reasons why this class was thus favored. i ' horns: Because they were Teacher: One at a time, please. Annie, it is your question. Annie: Because, as irls in the lower classes, they had conducted themselves with such dignity and good sense, that the Governor General, being a just man. saw that they deserved some privileges. What those privi- leges are they were bound not to tell, but such as they are. they have been well kept, and on the proper condi- tions w ill lie handed down to next year ' s class, as a great favor to them, nut to the class of ' 1)7. And — - Teacher: Km wail there. Say that again, and say it slow. Ir is important, and I want all the class to gel it. Stop there. Lizzie, where are you coming from? Lizzie : From music. Teacher: Well you make me out a schedule of voir weak ami hand it to me when that hell riniis at :i p. m. [Enter tin workmen irho arc putting in strum hint, unit begin preparations fur their work). Teacher (to Mozelle, who is giving rapt attention to the workmen i : Mozelle, if those men need your aid. thev will call for you. Until then, please let me have your attention. Can you give me an outline id ' today ' s lesson? Mozelle. still looking at the workmen, shakes her head. Teacher: Please do not shake your head iii answer to any question I might ask. If you don ' t know, say so. But Annie. I interrupted you : you may go on now. I!nt there is that hell. This lesson sounded very much