Hillman College - Pioneer Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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TJTE X3IO SIE,EJQj7 1013 Hillman — The Pioneer ’Twas three score years ago, — The Lord of Peace held sway thru all the land, And heaven smiled upon our happy State ; That grew apace, as if, by God’s command, It sought to build itself a kindly fate ; — Amid this scene of peace, and quiet, and rest, I sprang, shaped by master-hand and brain — The first, and now 7 for sixty springs, the best, Of those who seek to teach the queen to reign, — To mould the destiny of State, By moulding her who guides its fate. — — Thus was I dedicated. The war-clouds hung above, — The tramp of troops thru-out my groves did sound, And Grant and Sherman marshalled out their men And drove them on at Vicksburg from my ground. From here they crushed my people’s hopes, — and then For weeks and months, by night and day, Within my rooms the victims of the strife — Those hero-boys, who wore the blue and grey, — Were by my hero-girls brought back to life. — And so the queens, whom I had trained, O’er war and blood-shed ever reigned. — Thus was I consecrated. Those days are gone forever, — The Lord of Peace again rules all the land, And heaven smiles upon the happy State, That grows apace, and seems, at God’s command. To build itself an ever kindlier fate. And still I live, and seek to teach the heart, That thru the majesty of womanhood. Throbs in us all, and makes us ere a part Of Earth’s God-given bond of brotherhood. — And still beneath the South’s vast dome, I guide the hand that rules the home. — — And thus my halls are sacred. 17

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E. I3 I07N[E,:E,IQj7 1013 2 . Miss Mamie Elizabeth Kethley Miss Kethley has always lived near Crystal Springs and Crystal Springs may well be proud of her. She has been with us only a few’ months, but during this short time she has won the hearts of all the girls by her charm- ing manners and sweet disposition. Under her able management the Industrial Home has become a home in- deed. Her fort is not alone in management of household affairs, but she has developed her talent for fashioning dainty dresses for the girls. Already she has made herself felt in so many ways that Hillman could hardly do with- out her. Industrial Home. 16

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Mrs. Magnolia Bennett Bell Mrs. Alice Jordan Timberlake Mrs. Mary Thompson Rice These are our “girls” of long ago. Scattered far and wide are the many girls that gathered in the halls of the old C. F. I. during that time and all the years since, but these are here in our midst, scattering love and sunshine along the pathways of all who come into their presence. Each of these silver haired matrons was once a dearly be- loved teacher in her Alma Mater, and it is with mucn pride and pleasure that we place their picture on the pages of our annual. 18