Hillman College - Pioneer Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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Senior Prophecy The Prophetess, feeling that there was much yet to be learned in a chemical laboratory and hoping that she might by experiment make a discovery, which would aid the science and make her famous as well, stole over to the laboratory one afternoon. First she carelessly prepared some flourine gas and allowed it to fill the whole room, and in a way that seemed quite natural to her then, the laboratory was transformed and instead of the flourine gas that had permeated the atmosphere there was a hazy mist known as “future.” Then inscribed on a bottle of CHCl n were the words “To be Inhaled.” She did this and found herself entering a handsome and well-kept home. In it were Ethel and two small children. And the joy that was expressed as the hus- band and father entered, caused the invisible guest to say “happiness reigns here.” Immediately she was again before the shelf that held the bottles and the words were again visible on a bottle of CH s OH. And obeying, she began eagerly pressing her way up the Hall of Fame for the sole purpose of following Ruth Ramey through her professional career, who had become known throughout America and Europe as the great “Dr. Ramev of New York.” While in New York she saw a number of posters in the most prominent part of the city which read, “Misses Yolande and Nellie Clark, the celebrated Southern Pianists, fresh from their triumphs in Europe, at Carnegie Hall, Tues- day night at 8 :30. Seats $2.50 to $5.00. Then the prophetess enshrouded by the mists of the future beheld Viola as a Chinese missionary. She saw fifty years of noble work with wonderful, even miraculous accomplishments, and the end had not come. Then she saw inscribed on a piece of zinc the words “open the door,” and having opened it, she found herself in an elegantly furnished home of which Lucille was queen. Contentment was radiating from every point of the scene. She was reading from the latest journal an article which said, “Mary Lee Ward, the world’s youngest and most popular story writer, is giving to the world a new form of writing. Hers is a work of art and genius.” Two bottles having taken the form of a telescope, she raised it to her eyes and saw the small, blithe figure of Lulu in the vesture of a Red Cross nurse, ably assisting the head physician who had found her indispensable in his work and bad made her his life’s partner. Page Twenty-four

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GRACE WHITE Brandon, Miss. MARY LEE WARD Raymond, Miss. Lesbian “A sweet, attractive kind of grace. Mary Lee came to Hillman three years ago, a tiny, bright-eyed, smil- ing lassie with chestnut curls. With her girlishness, affection and sim- plicity, she has won a strong hold in the hearts of her classmates and teachers. She is a very excellent student and applies herself well. She thinks for herself, and although not ob- stinate, she is true to her convic- tions. She is a sincere and faithful friend and companion ; is pleasant and considerate of everyone at all times. Mary Lee has a variety of tal- ents and it is difficult to forecast her future, but lur past achieve- ments as a writer of stories, proves that she has that held open to her provided all of her talent, together with her heart, is not generously given to the hero of her dreams. Adelian “ She moves a Goddess and she looks a Queen.” Grace in the two years she has been with us has proven her sterling worth and ability to do things. She has a high sense of honor and has truly been an in- spiration to her fellow students. Grace ' s beauty, along with her talents and charming personality, has drawn to her feet scores of ad- mirers among the young men of Mississippi College and elsewhere. We predict for her great success in her chosen profession, that of a music teacher, but we fear that her path will divide and she will yield to the pleading of some gallant knight and become queen of a home. Page Twenty -three

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Feeling thirsty she drank a glass of H 2 0 and saw Agnes May on the stage with the world as her audience, and with worshipful admiration the charmed spectators exclaimed, “the second Madame Sarah Bernhardt. ' When she had touched a bottle of Fig she was holding an Educational Review of Amerca. and three items of importance were noted. F ' irst, “ assar College is to be congratulated on having secured Miss Marietta Gallman as Athletic Di- rector.” Under the head of “Smith College Makes Rapid Progress” is the an- nouncement that Miss Escoe Parnell has accepted a chair of History in that insti- tution. Then in the notes from Bryn Mawr was the statement that Louise San- ders had succeeded in the department of Latin, and had been made Dean of that department. Then the would-be chemist placed an oxy-hydrogen flame against a stick of lime and made a very brilliant lime light, and there in the center was 1 helma, surrounded by an increasing throng of ardent admirers. Then in a few years came the chime of wedding bells. As the result of mixing the contents of two bottles she saw Frankie in a mountain school, to which she had devoted years of effort, and the school had become known as “Miss Bolls’ Model Mountain School.” The contents of a bottle of (C 2 PI 5 ) 2 0 revealed Marion as the wife of a tourist, who was collect ' ng data for a book on Natural Science. Just before sailing for Europe they visted Lucille Conerly in Washington, who had become a real home builder and was ably assisting her husband in realizing his ambition of becoming a great statesman. Then as soon as they reached Berlin they visited Emma, now the wife of the American Ambassador. The rhythmic tones of a hydrogen flame became audible and as she listened she heard the mellow tones of a violin and saw the lovely form of Grace as she was playing her way into the hearts of men. And lastly there was an inrush of fresh air. The mists had disappeared. The prophetess realized that she had learned much in the chemical laboratory, but that she had added nothing to the science and had thereby failed to become famous. Page Twenty- five