Goucher College - Donnybrook Fair Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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Among our best works of art was a painting of Hati Tomi Sau, Japanese historian and poetess singing her latest epic “But-Ti.” She is clad in her favorite costume of scarlet and cerise satin. Her blooming appearance is caused by much out-door exercise and a strict adherence to the rules of health as laid down in the Home C ” circular. This pic- ture is offered as a prize to the senior who retires earliest at night. Circulating through the halls never far from this painting is one evidently destined for Mt. Hope. She neither strides nor floats. Hers is not a majestic grace but with not more than two steps she can safely clear any distance between her position and that of a mem- ber of the Y. W. C. A. She heeds not the outward tendency of the ends of her gown, nor the backward tilt of her cap, but with fierce determ- ination and a wild look in her eye, she flies about the halls a veritable ship of night. What is she muttering? German poetry ? No, not this time. “ Important meeting meeting business meeting must have song-books must have five cents—five cents five cents—ja, ja—Spatzchen,- Katzchen — five cents ja, ja. We began our career in our own minds the night of the Senior banquet, when our minds were fully impressed by the uninterrupted vision of the dignity which next year we should wear. Since September, we consider that we have rapidly acquired all the graces which, as seniors, we are supposed to possess. Our dignity consorts well with our years, but, like Moses of old, our sight is not dimmed nor is our natural force abated. As a proof of this let us describe to you a scene of almost daily occurrence. Wind blowing a gale -people hastening to their morning work. Will she make it? Two minutes of nine and five blocks to go. Swaying from side to side with flaming cheeks and heaving breath, desperately she pushes on. Spectators cheer her as she sweeps by like a loco- motive, her magenta ribbons, like danger signals, streaming in the wind. The door is reached

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About this time there began to gambol about in the halls a brown and white kitten, which may now be seen any day between Goucher Hall and Calvert Street. It wears a Yale blue ribbon about its neck, on which is embroidered the name “ Dot.” It likes milk and roots dug up in ancient Greek. It is affectionate, playful and irresponsible, is very fond of all kinds of ball, foot-ball especially. In strong contrast to this roly-poly (?) little animal is: A linguishing. languishing maid. A tall and slender young maid. Takes the role of Sir Peter. Apes swelldom as you meet her. This damsal so gay. yet so staid. She's a thin and drawling young maid, She cares not for lessons, this maid. She's a true Western farmer. A breezy young charmer. When she on the boards doth parade. Upon the next tap we read Vetricia Dinwiddiensis, collected from southern Ohio; first found in Virginia. Rare family, given the name of the governor of the state. In order to pursue the study of the specimen, great care must be taken in handling it. It should be kept in an open place, for the Vetricia abhors close contact. Many times instead of seek- ing the society of her companions she sits brooding in some lonely grotto; her witch's cauldron a waste-paper basket upheld by a tripod of fountain pens. Gnomes, disguised as little printers' devils whisk in and out and round about, and by their capricious movements disar- range the manuscripts so carefully prepared. A lithe paper snake twines gracefully round the tall witch's hat at her side. This specimen was once brought down from its work and placed before the Psychology class for inspection, and everything to her “was as clear as day,'' and had “ been known for a long time.” She needed only to “ give one look in order to convey her thoughts to the class.

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and she steams into the hall 'mid shouts of joy from the excited crowds. But alas! she is doomed to disappointment again. The door is shut; the roll is called. When in after years she appears on the stage as Madame Swellico, the great soprano, will she interest the American public as she did long before as the tardy Miss Quick? Of all peculiar specimens that may perchance be found. Within the Woman's College or within the world around ; She is the most peculiar, of whom I wish to speak. Some people call her gloomy, some, say she is a freak. But when I tell you that she lives up in a higher sphere. And that the ideal of all things is to her heart most dear. You will not wonder that she calls college a dreary place. When mathematics and Alt Deutsch ” come staring her in the face. Among our number is a member of the Faculty, full professor in Sociology, although her assistant usually occupies the professorial chair. She . was procured from Columbian College, transported with great care, and now occupies a conspicuous position in our museum of natural curiosities. Only the doc- trine of the Trans- migration of Souls can explain one of her • most • salient characteristics the desire to hug most violently the people of her acquaintance. ft OlCITjAE .ARY With the exception of one adorable a curly-headed giant — she scorns the genus homo, and has herself undertaken to practice in one of their most well beloved professions, in order the more readily to dispense with them. If she overwhelms her patients as she does the members of her class, by the sheer force of a mighty enthusiasm, it is predicted that she will either kill or cure at once, there can be no middle course.