Hillman College - Pioneer Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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Senior Prophecy ! NE warm spring day in April I got up feeling that something very unsual was going to happen to me, and this wonderful event which I am about to tell really happened. I was sitting down under a large shade tree in my back yard, making soap bubbles for a crowd of children, but they soon grew tired of this and wandered off. Sud- denly, against my will and in spite of all I could do, spring-fever overwhelmed me, and 1 was carried away by the Sandman. He led me on and on, and when we stopped I looked around to find myself alone on a beautiful seashore, dressed in a bathing suit. A voice came to me — from nowhere in particular — saying, “Come on in, the bubbles of the water have a wonderful secret to reveal to you.” Before I had gone far I saw one of the most beautiful sights I had ever seen. A large bubble came dancing over the water and as it came nearer it grew larger and larger. Well, you have heard of the whale swallowing Jonah. Just so I was completely swallowed by this enormous bubble. On entering it I felt that I was entering fairyland, for the scenes I saw, as the sun shone upon it, were scenes that I shall never forget. The first was a lovely little vine-covered bungalow in the midst of large trees and surrounded by a Deautiful lawn. In front of this little house I saw a little girl playing and at a distance a woman reading. As she looked up I recognized our class president, Erneze Butler. I gave a gasp of astonishment, but the vision faded and another even m re beautiful appeared. This time it was a magnificent church, and I could see, slowly marching down the aisle, a bride in a robe of white satin, trimmed with real lace. This lovely bride was Virgie Priest. This scene changed to a university and there, still pursuing their college course, were Sallie Hart- ness and Lois McFearen. Another section of this city appeared and in an attractive looking office 1 saw Kathryn Coggin wri ' .ing stories and poems for one of the popular magazines. The next view was unmistakably a town in China and among the missionaries I saw Mary Sue Bishop. This scene slowly changed to the mountains of North Carolina and I saw, teaching in the moun- tain schools. Myrtle Lassetter and Mildred Byrd. The next scene was that of an immense college campus ar.d over the entrance I saw graven in the tone, “New England Conservatory.” Among the musicians I saw Ella B. Dyess and Mabel Baldwin. Before I could realize what had happened these faces vanished and a large city came into view. A handsomely dressed woman was entering the store and as she opened her purse a card dropped from it, and the name engraved there was “Mrs. Callie Bishop ?” When this vision faded I realized that I came next. Breathlessly and eagerly I was waiting when suddenly the bubble burst and someone was giving me a vigorous shake. Once more I was alert, and looking around I found myself surrounded by the children who were begging me to make some move soap bubbles. I slowly and sadly realized that I had only been dreaming. Class Prophet. P age nineteen

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Colors: Blue and Gold Flower: Pan3y Motto: “Each for the other, all for Hillman.” Officers Rebecca Davis .... Jewel Barham Renfro Reeves Lola McDonald Nell Wallace Eugenia Gallman Marion Clinkscales . . President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Historian .... Poet Prophet Jessie Hardin Marie Bridges Minnie Bass Ellen Griffith Laura Belle Clark Members Anniefrank Houston Martha McEarley Aline Neal Lucy Prewitt Hattye Ray Shackelford Eunice Rogers Emma Jane Stewart Emma L. Williams Ida Fulton McDowell Page twenty-one