Hillman College - Pioneer Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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PION E,E,FL? □egg 1013 Miss Georgina Palmeter and l? 10 re c a ' ms the honor of being her native heath f T 1S a ver it a ble Evangeline in more ways than one. hers If °? e ow ’ s Ascription to recognize her, and she and tC ° U t lat s e as wan dered in many states our eVen acr . oss be waters. For three years she has been hl i mU Qk rector ar, d never has the place been so well to k n0t ° n teac hes the girls to “play,” but also she n0V l an apprec ate the true value of music. Indeed, e? akes us realize that “music is the voice of the Miss Mabel L. Wilcox This bewitching, dark-eyed Yankee hails from the state of New York and right glad are we that she turned her steps to the “Sunny South.” Beautiful, charming, and accomplished, she makes her pupils feel that, though “there is no royal road to music” there is a pleasant one. She often sings in lesson time. If you don’t believe it, just ask the English classes. Indeed, she is an artist in her line, for were she less, she could never attain such success. So to you, New York State, we make our best bow for sending such a treasure. Rs - Jonnie May Sturdivant Coleman God sent his singers upon earth With songs of sadness and of mirth. t le y might touch the hearts of men nd bring them back to heaven again ” the U f er wor, derful voice, rich, full, and clear, is not man’s 1 ' l C arm this accomplished lady; Mrs. Cole mav S r ‘, l 1 cnts are many and varied, as all who know her the h» e 1 testl v - 1° ber work as teacher of voice, she has forti aSS t le co e K e ever enrolled, and those who are §vm S 1 ! lterest m a ll who study with her - Pat K tic, patient. nnH Lpln-fnl ic a I Kind and patient, and helpful, she is a blessing to all who come near her. 13

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Miss Elizabeth Dee Frost Those who’ve heard of her at all know first of all two things; her middle name is “Dee’ and she’s fond of Ro mance — she’ll tell you the first and you’ll find the other out. But these are only preliminary charms, for on better acquaintance we learn she teaches English and came from Sunny Tennessee. In her English she takes the pride of a master and those who sit at her feet are charmed by her clear simple teaching; well planned and nobly interpreted her school work is a delight to all. Miss Mary Birdie Gurney Always living up to her favorite motto, “whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well,” Miss Gurney goes quietly on with her work, always busy but always finding time for her many friends when they are in trouble or need advice. This sweet, petite, neat, little brown eyed woman teaches us “rithmetic” and also makes us “see stars.” She is a native Mississippian, her affections being divided be- tween Blue Mountain, where she was an earnest student, and Clinton, where she is a most successful teacher. Vernon Booth Lowrey They say he did not learn to talk until he was twelve years old, but when he did start! Lack of space forbids all about it being told, but in a word, in the Mississippi College contest to choose a representative for the State Oratorical Contest this spring, he won first place in both manuscript and delivery. He is also editor-in-chief of the M. c. Annual, L’Allegro. Before coming to us last session, he had been a most successful instructor in the Lowrey- Phillips School of Amarillo, Texas. We heartily agree with the former superintendent of schools of one of the largest cities in Mississippi, with whom Mr. Lowrey was associated in his school work in Texas. He said: “I do not know his equal as a history teacher at his age, and very few superiors at any age.” 12

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Miss Annie Watson Barnard Who will listen to your secrets, hear your burdens, and share with you all your jovs and sorrows? Why, M iss Barnard, of course. She comes to us from the Delta which she loves so much, and where she says she always expects to live, but she seems more admirably fitted to re- main in a Lowrey and Berry school. She has been asso- ciated with their work either as a student or teacher, since she entered Blue Mountain College at the age of twelve. This is her first year as teacher of Expression in Hillman College, but her large and enthusiastic class show that she is a capable instructor, and her great popularity with the students and residents prove that she is a favorite in the social life of Clinton. Miss Emily Marie Atkinson M iss Atkinson is finishing her first session with us as Director of the Art Department. She comes to us from The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and possesses remarkable artistic skill and creative powers. Never be- ing satisfied with herself, she longs, as Vasari says, “to heap excellence on excellence and perfection on perfec- tion.” Combining the qualities of quiet determination an 1 calm persistance with this ideal of an artist, she succeeds in making this department ore of the most attractive i 1 Hillman College. Miss Mary White Hillman claims this beautiful brunette as one of her own products, and proud she is of the production. Miss White has been with us two years and right regally has she won supreme success in her department as assistant Latin teacher. But Latin is not the only language known to her. She interprets well of the compositions of great musicians, and charmingly does she give us the music that Hath charms to soothe the savage breast , To soften rocks and bend the knotted oaks Ambition in this direction is great, reaching even be- yond the seas, but Hillman hopes to keep her for many years, unless she is persuaded to join the faculty of another college rot far away. 14