Longwood College - Virginian Yearbook (Farmville, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 158 of the 1901 volume:

lOODco o To all that list to the tale wc tell, As we try to show you what befell ; Of sun and shadow, laughter and tears, In this, the last of our school-girl years. We now give greeting. DABN« v ' flNCftSTER LIBRARY - WOtSCaLEGE Fk - - :, VllviiiJA 23901 Greeting - Dedication ' Picture of Baby - ' J Calendar 5 Editorial i ' Board of Editors , ' How Dfliglitful to be an Editor 11, lli Faculty l:!-l- ' ' Trustees l Domestic Departmi-nt . V.) Alumna; Association 21 Class of February. 1901 2- 0 Class of June, 1901 2t -37 Class of February. 1902 oS, 3 ' .i Dreams 41-13 Classes of June, 1902, and February, 19u;l 44, 4. ' ) The Junior Year 47 Class of June. 1903 4s. 49 Nature Study 51-n:! Class of February, 1904 M, - ' w An Hour with the Little Folks 57-r)9 Class of June, 1904 00, 01 Class of February, 1905 03 The Voice of the Water 04-00 A Peisp Behind the Scenes: The Fifteen Minutes Bell OS The Charge of the Light Brigade 09 Dessert Day 70 Poem 71 The Laundry 72 Mail Call 7:1, 74 The Singers 70 A Pkkp Behind the Scenes — Continued : A Sweetheart of One of Our Girls 70 My First Psychology Test 77 Hiillowe ' en 7.s. 79 The Story of My Life 80-82 Periodicals So Organizations, Fraternities and Clubs Y. M. C. A 80 Alpha Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sorority 89-91 Alpha Chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority. . . . 93-V o Alpha Chapter of Reta Tau Alpha Sorority 97-99 Chi 102, 103 Scliool Song 104 Our Artists 105 WeSeven 100, 107 Glee Club 109 German Club 110, 111 Tennis Club ll: ' . Basinet Ball Team Ill, llTi Witches Five from Salem Town 117 L. F. C. Club lis Our Eastern Shore Girls 119 Loyal Knights — 121-123 The Skaters ' Club 124 The Midninght Four 125 Professional Hall Club 120, 127 Miscellaneou ' !: Statistics 131 (irius and Grinds 132, 133 Jokes 134, 135 Advertisements. Qy- T DEDICATION. JJ ' E LOVIXGLV DEDICATE THIS ] ' ULUME TO B. W. ARXOID. Ill, THE BLUE EYED, DOUBLE-CHINNED, DIMPLE-CHEEKED, TOW-HEADED BABY OF THE FACULTY, WHO, NONE CAN DENY, IS AS HUMBLE, TRUSTFUL, INNOCENT. UNAFFECTED. LOVABLE. AND PURE AS MORI A L MAN CAN EVER BE. SESSION 1900-1901 Be ' an Wednesda}- September 19th. THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, Thursday, November 22d. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY, Monday, December 24th to December 29th. EXAMINATIONS OF FIRST TERM Began Monday, Januar - 24th. DELIVERY OF DIPLOMAS, Thursday, Januar ' 25th. CLASS EXERCISES, Saturda) ' , January 26th. SECOND TERM Began Monday, January 28th. EASTER HOLIDAY, Monday, April 8th. EXAMINATIONS OF SECOND TERM Began Monday, May 27th. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES, June 5th and 6th. 6 EDITORIAL. As we lay nur little book before you, we can nnl - ask that ■u will be charitable in your criticisms, for it has come throuj;li trials and discouragements little kn own to thcise outside an Annual Staff. ' e do not claim that The ' irginian is a volume of true literary merit. (Jur aim is to present, as nearly as possible, some of the events which go to make up our school life, and which will bring back to our girls memories of our dear old Alma Mater. It will at least, relieve you of the necessity of buying photograph albums. We wish to call attention to our binding which is a reproduction of the Virginian for 1900. Our purpose is to establish a binding which we consider a most suitable one for all annuals which mav be issued hereafter. Our heartiest thanks are due to many friends, whose assistance and encouragement have been of inestimable value. We have tried to show to liss Rebecca Jane Whealton our ap]ireciation of her valuable advice and experience, by giving her an honorarv place on our staff of Editors. Among others do we especially want to thank, Mrs. Morrison, Dr. B. W. Arnold, Miss Woodruff, Miss Andrews, Miss CouUing, and Miss Jeannette 1iite, for tlie assistance they nave given. F. S. W. BOARD OF EDITORS. FRANCES SPROUT. WHITp:, Lexington, Virginia, Edilur-in-Chu ' f. REBECCA JANE WHEALTON, Chincoteague, Virginia. Honorary Edilor-iii-Chicf. PAULINE CAMPER, Sale.m, Virginia, Business IManager. HARRIET PARKER HANKINS, Williamsburg, Virginia, Art Editor. MATTIE BOARD HENDERSON, Salem, Virginia, SUSIE WARE WARNER, Essex, Virginia, MOLLIE ALLEN PHILLIPS, Hampton, Virginia, ANNIE DOUGHTV, Onancock, Virginia, ETHEL STUART COLE, Fredericksburg, Virginia, HELEN BL. CKISTON, Hampton, Virginia, Associate Editors. How Delightful to be an Editor. ilOR those who have had experience in editing an Annual, no additional infor- mation on this subject is needed, we are sure, but for the many who have been denied this exquisite pleasure, and have displayed their ignorance in more ways than one, we feel it our duty to venture a few words of enlightenment. Of course, there is no trouble connected with it ; you simply press a buttun and the Annual forthwith appears, ready for the subscribers. At least, this is the opinion of most people. But let us tell you a few of our experiences and then you mayjudge for yourself about pressing the button. We will not stop to tell you of the ' many discussions had before it was tinally decided that The Virginian should be published this year. All were agreed, how- ever — be it said to our deep humiliation — that there was but one young lady in the school capable of filling the exalted position of Editor-in-Chief. Imagine our horror when she was pronounced by the Faculty both mentally and physically unable to undertake duties so arduous. Soon, however, we became reconciled to our loss, for one who was able to do the work was shortly found. We were now ready to receive the subscriptions with which we expected to be overwhelmed. But alas ! this world is full of illusions. Time after time, when our very business-like Business Manager entered a girl ' s room and said in a sweet, persuasive voice, Of course you want an Annual. ' she was met with Is it going to have my picture in it. ' Naturally, we were much encouraged by such manifestations of interest. One of the girls, who was evidently shrewd in bargaining, said : Not if I know myself! I paid one dollar for one last year, and in less than a week I was trying to get twenty-five cents for it. But even this encouragement w-as surpassed by what was next heard. O, I wouldn ' t have one if you were to give it to me. Wasn ' t she independent. ' Another, who has a real silk dress, said in the most heart-rending accents, No, I can ' t afford one ; wish I could. Poor thing ! How that reply touched our hearts ! But the tears came into our eyes when we heard from our Business Manager the distressing tales of poverty which she had heard from the very lips of those poor mer- chants down town. One gentleman, who has supplied the Normal School girls with perfect hosts of pills, smiled benignly, rubbed his hands together, and said in a tone of supreme condescension, I ' ll give you a dollar and a half Another, with whom we would all divide our last penny, actually tried to get a reduction on his advertise- ment. Is it necessary to say anything further to show the pecuniary embarrassment of some of Farmville ' s citizens . ' But they were not all so ; some gave what we asked without a murmur. If it hurt them they endured it in silence. But who could with- stand such tender, earnest entreaty — the pleading face of a Normal School girl . ' Some of our difficulties were of a rather peculiar nature. Several of the finest jokes and some excruciatingly funny grinds had to be omitted because they hit some member of the Staff a little too hard. Other witticisms had to be omitted because sfmie of the members of the Editorial Staff were so very tender-hearted ; so afraid of hurting their friends or their room-mates ' friends. So girls, if any of you get more than your sharenf the grinds, remember it was because you had no influ- ential friends, or friend ' s friend, un the Staff And then those pictures! We were told that it woulil be useless tn attempt get- ting uj) the AN ' UAL unless we were going to have ever girl ' s picture in it. Our pocir Editor-in-Chief was so harassed with the subject that she dreamed one night that every family represented at the Normal School wanted a picture of every one of its members to appear in the Annual. It seemed as if the fate c f The Virginian depended upon those pictures. One young lady when asked the object of the Annual, actually said it was to get the girls ' pictures in bo(jk form. Again, we were hampered in our work by our ignorance, inexperience and lack of credit. From what has been said above one might suppose that these sad conditions were found uid - among the subscribers. This was evidently nut the case, for in a let- ter received frcim a publishing company we read with humiliation, If you have any more tpiestions, do hesitate to ask them. And oh, how we liung our heads, when a member o f the Faculty actually asked for a recei|)t lor the pa)nient of his subscrip- tion. ( )ur impaired credit ma - l;e ilue to the fact that we have generally considered the subject (jf finances as beneath our notice. One day a ] jor ignorant member of the Student body stopped one of our editors and asked in the most matter-of-fact way, Miss W , what are you going to do with the surplus fund.? Oh, the editor answered, in the same tone, we are going to have an ice cream festival and perhaps start a bank. These are only a few of our many experiences, but are they not sufficient to con- ince any one that it is delightful to be an editor. ' THE EDITORS. FACULTY. ROBERT FRAZER, LL. D., Pn-suh;il awl Professor of Civics and Elhics. University of Vil ' gillia, 1SG4 ; I ' TOfcssor of Latin and Froncli, Florida Military Institute, Ism : Principal Fauquierlnstitute. Va.. 1871-1882; President Judson Institnte, Ala., l,S.v:-lsS7 ; President of Mi-ssissipiii Indus- rial Institute and College, 1891-1898. LINUS WARD KLINE, B. S., Ph. D., Psvclwloi v and Pedagogy, and Dircc or of Ka urc Studies. L. I., Peabody Normal College, Nashyille, Tenn., 1SR9 ; Principal Hamilton Grammar .■School, Houston, Tex., 1891-1803 ; B. S., Harvard University, ISflG ; Scholar, Clark University, 1896-1.S97 : Fellow, Clark Univer- sity, 1S97-1S98: Ph. D., Clark University, 1S ' I9: I ' rofessor of Psychology and Pedagogy in State Normal School of Minnesota, 1899-1900. B. W. ARNOLD, A. M., Ph. D., English and History. A. M., Eandolph-Macon College, 1893 : Ph. D., Johns Hopkins University, 1897 ; Post Graduate Student. .Johns Hopkins University in History and Sociology, l.sns ; Professor in Emory College. Ga., 1.S ' .I9-1900 VIRGINIA REYNOLDS, Geogra iv and P miotogy. Graduate of Normal Scliool, Indiana, Pa., Is81 : Graduate of Oswego Normal School, lSfi7. S. GAY PATTESON, Mathematics. Graduate of Richmond Female Seminary, 1877 : Student, Kadclilfe College, 1-S.S7-1S.S9 ; Instructor in Mathematics in Mt. Holyoke College, 1.SS9-1S93. MINNIE ' . RICE, Latin. Graduate of Farmville College, LSs;; ; Teaclier in Farmvillc High School, 1885-1891. FANNIE TALBOT LITTLETON, B. S., Chemistrv and Physia. Graduate of State Normal School, FarniviUc. Va., ls.s;i ; li. s. of (Jornell University, 1900; Studied under Dr. Mallet at University of Virginia. ESTELLE SMITHEY, French and German. Graduate in Modern Languages and Mathematics, Randolph-Macon College, l.S9, ' i ; Teacher in Wesleyau Female Institute, Staunton, Va.; Diploma of L ' Alliance Francaise, Paris, 1S99. TULA OCILLEE ANDREWS, Sight-Singing and Assistant in Englisl,. Graduate of Lafayette College, Ala., isiii): L. I. of Peabody Normal Colle.s e. Na ' hvilld. ls ' ,i2 ; Teaclier in Lafayette College, 1892-1894 : Teacher in F ' uabody Normal College. 1SW-1S9H. MARTHA W. COULLING, Drawmg and Form, and Assislanl in History. Graduate of Richmond High School, 1S85; L. I. of Pealx)dy Normal College, 1S87 ; Student in Teachers ' College, New York, 1895-1896. E. EDITH CHEATHAjNI, A. M., Assistant in Mathematics. A. M. of Randolph-Macon Woman ' s College, Lynchburg, Va., 1896 ; Teacher of Mathematics in Randolph- Macon Woman ' s College, 1890-1898 ; Student in University of Chicago, Specializing in Mathematice, 1.S99-1900, MARY ST. CLAIR WOODRUFF, B. L., Assistant in Training School. L. I. of Peabody Normal College. 1894 ; B. L. of University of Nashville, 1895 ; Teacher in Alabama Cen- tral Female College, Tuskaloosa, Ala., 1896-1897 Presiding teacher in Aniiiston College, Anniston, Ala., 1897-1900. FANNIE LEARNED COIT, Director of Gymnasium. Graduate of Youn Ladies ' High Sohool, ISHl, New London, Conn.; Anderpoii Noniial School of (.iyni- nasties, 1900, New Haven, Conn.; Supervisor of Physical Culture in Public Schools of Westerly, Rhode Island, 1899-1900. Hon. ROBERT TURNBULL, Pkksident Lawrenccvillc, Va. Hon. JOHN JACKSON, Vicf.-Pkf.sident Richmond, Va. Hon. J. W. SOUTHALL, Sui t. Puiilic Instruction (cx officio) Richnioiul, a. Rev. JAMES NELSON, D. I) Richmoiul, ' a. Hon. S. S. WILKINS Birds Nest, ' a. Hon. WILLIAM A. LITTLE Fredericksburg, ' a. J. S. WARE, Esq Berryvillc, ' a. J. P. JEFFRIES, Esq Warrenton, Va. Judge J. T. TREDWA Y Ohatham, ' a. Pres. W. L. WILSON, Washington Lee University Lexington, ' a . Hon. O. L. STEARNES Salem, ' a. Proe. WILLIS A. JENKINS Portsmouth, Va. Judge J. M. CRUTE Farmville, Va. W. N. KENNON, Esq Powhatan, Va. Judge A. D. WATKINS, Secretary and Treasurer Farmville, Va. Deceased. Boniestic Department. MRS. POR-IIA T,. MORRISON. Hciul uf Heme. MISS SARAH 1 ' . SPKN ' CI :R, Assistant. MISS GENKVIFA ' K HAYNES, Housekeeper. ?irR. I!. M. COX, Stewar.l. DR. PKTKR WIXSTON, Attending I ' hvsieian. Hluinnae Hssociation. 1 1 1 biDENT— LELIA JEFFERSON HARVIE. ICE President— BELLE WICKER. Sllretvry— MAUD GRAY. isi rer— : rRs. LEWIS CLAIBORNE. D high school in Ne lyn several years ago. Lelia Harvey is studying HE Association is most inter- ested at present in a scholarship til the memory of Dr. John A. Cunning- ham, which it is hoped can be estab- lished at the Normal School in three years. Contributions to this have been voluntary and have ranged from one dollar to fifty dollars. All alum- na? have not yet responded, but it is hoped many more will be heard from. The majority of the members of the Association knew and loved Dr. Cun- ningham. As a great-hearted man and a wonderful teacher, he has left an impression on them and on the school that can never be efifaced. It seemed very fitting, then, to honor his mem- ory in this way. A brass memorial tablet to Dr. Cunningham is to be placed in the Assembly Hall in June. This is to be given by the resident alumnK. A few alumna; notes may interest some readers of the Annu.vl. Madeline Map is teaching music at Randolph-Macon Womans ' s College. Lula JMcKinney is studying at Rad- cliffe College. Mrs. Sadie Hardy is now Mrs. Lewis Claiborne of Lawrenceville, Va. Mary Womach has a position in a She took a diploma at the Adelphi College in Brook at Cornell University. She will take B. A. in June. Class of jFebvuav lOOl. BESSIE WELLS, PRESIDENT. L R10N MICHAUX WATKINS, SECY AND TREAS. Colors : TOblte anO ©old. otto : fforvvar!). Class IRoll. LILLIAN LEE CHEATHAM. BESSIE ROSSER CARPER. ] IERCY MARGARET CRIM. HESSIE LEE CHERNAULT. JOSEPHINE GOODWIN. LILLIAN VIRGINIA HOOK. IDA BELL SHARPE. PEARL EAKIN WATTERSON. Class Sono of jFcbvuav , 100 1. TuNK — Tenting on the Old Camp Ground. We toiled and moiled in the dear old school. Many the hours we ' ve spent In mastering Martin, Tarr and James, And others as vc went. C bonis. Man ■ are the hearts that are seekint; the right. Waiting (or the ha]l]) dawn; Many are the hearts aching tn-night. Fiir we must sodu be gone. Parting to-night, parting to-night, Parting with our old class-mates. We have studied anil worried and now we ' re through. Out in the world we start. To make our way and reach the goal By doing well our part. ' Tis the last farewell to our dear old halls; We bid a sweet adieu To training school, anil teachers dear. And friends we love so true. ©fficers. REBEOC ' A JxVNE W ' lIEALTON, PRESIDENT. SARAH FRANCES HOGG, VICE-PRESIDENT. JEANNETTE DANDRIDGE WHITE, SECUBrARY AND TUEASl ' IlEIi. ervior. Class IRoll. Iftotto : ©nc ipurpcsc, ©iffcrcnt patbs. ALICE ATKINSON. EMMA JOHN BARNE.S. PAULINE CAMPER. JESSIE ELWOOD COX. MARY ELIZA DENNY. BEULAH HENRIETTA FINKE. MARTHA WATKINS FLOURNOY. MATTIE BOARD HENDERSON. SARAH FRANCES HOGG. MARY LOUISE HOGWOOD. NANNIE HOUSER. JENNIE C. M. JACKSON. NINA LATIMER. JOSEPHINE ELICE LUCK. MARTHA MILLER. NELLY JAMES MUNDAY. ELIZABETH PALMER. MOLLIE ALLEN PHILLIPS. MILDRED POWERS RENICK. MARY LEWIS SELDON. EDITH STE I G LEDER. REBECCA JANE WHEALTON. frances sproul white. ji:annette dandridge white. ANNIE whitehead. JANIE WILLIAMS. LUCY HENRY WOOD. 26 History of the Class of June, 1901. E all know the tcmltncv of frail human beings to exaggerate their own accom- phshments : but this class has resisted all temptations to boast, and e i-r thini; here recorded has the inestimable value of being strictly true. So, although our credulity may be taxed, please accept our statements, and make no investigations. Our history began on September 20, 1898, when many girls from all parts of ' ir- ginia entered the First B Class. Although homesick and dreading the toilsome stretch befrjre us, we undertook (pur tasks with a will. Each succeeding term our number grew smaller, until only seven of the original class remained, when, in the fall of nineteen hundred, we t(. ok up our onerous duties as Seniors. And much to our soiTow, when one of the seven, Lucy Stubbs, had to leave school on account of sickness, there remained only six to tell the tale of our early struggles. But many others, of whom we are justh pnmd, ha e joined us along the way until at present our class numbers twent -six. First, I will mention a few interesting facts about The Six. Before our sacred number decreased we were designated as the Seven Sages. I won ' t say who hon- ored us with that epithet; certainh- not we ourselves. Conceited.- Oh, no! we are not a bit conceited, but we do think there has never been a class quite as brilliant, as earnest, as industrious, or as good as ours. For instance, who cari explain the cause of a rainbow and actually measure the refraction and reflection of light in the rain drops like Emma Barnes.? After a few more experiments, she will probably mount the rays of light and land in Infinity. And who can pen poetry that will move the hearts of others as dois Louise Hog- wood. ' The parodies she has written on Longfellow ' s poems will outli e Homer ' s Iliatl. At least they would have done so, if the Professor of Literature had not torn them up accidentally (?) and consigned them to the waste basket. Louise also has the valuable attribute of always being aheati of time. She may be found standing outside the Church every Sunday morning, waiting for the sexton to open the door. We are sorr) ' this can not be said of each cjf us. Surely there never existed a more patriotic and musical being than our own dear Sarah Hogg. In the Training School, it is nothing unusual for her to spend the period singing The Star Spangled Banner, instead of teaching the fundamental rules of arithmetic. Bessie Palmer excels in gymnastics. Basket-ball, chest weights, clubs, rope climbing and even the ladder walls possess infinite charms for her. She also has the honor of being the baby of the class. Janie Whealton is our dignified and bebived President. She has ever been an 29 inspiration to the class, and by her unselfish enthusiasm has fostered a class spirit of unusual strength. She possesses in an unlimited degree that indefinable something called tact ; thus it is impossible for the Faculty to deny any request made by her. Even the stern President will gladly yield any point when she goes to him with one of her captivating smiles. Having never received a Not Passed, she does not know trouble in its direst form ; therefore she can not sympathize with her less brilliant class-inate, josie Luck, to whom Verv Good and Excellent ' ' but seldom come, anil who could never gi -e the principal parts of the Latin verb yii m. Xow, I will jiass on to those whom we have welcomed into our midst from time to time. Man ' of them outshine those already mentioneil as far as the sun outshines the stars. Marv I, ' enn - is our optimistic sister. She finds, Tongues in trees, books in running brooks. Sermons in stones, and good in everything. None of Annie Whitehead ' s pennies go to swell Uncle Pat ' s coffers ; they all are spent on Pen- - Pictures. It is a well-known fact that she excels in drawing, antl if you care to look on her easel at present, you will find a painting of Achilles, who is hanging u|) l) ' one heel, while his mother, near at hand, is briskly applying the rod. All of us are unmoved by the charms of the opposite sex — especially Lucy Wood. ' lien stud ing physiology she found the heart to be the most interesting organ of the bo(h-, and in order to reach more accurate conclusions about its workings, she has decided to do some original work in heart breaking. It is against the principles of Alice Atkinson to be on time, no matter how import- ant the occassion mav be. Her lean face and hungry look are due to the fact that she gets locked out of the dining room nearly ever)- morning. If du should meet a little girl whose pompadour is exactl) ' three times as large as her head, that is Nellie INIunily. If she can ' t remember when to use sit, set, lie and lay, she yet retains the high ambition of seeing, sooner or later, one of the opposite sex weep. Our snail is Nannie Houser. It is the custom of the class to take naps between words when she is reciting, but like the proverbial tortoise, she has reached the goal, while many of the hares who started out more swiftly have been left behind. Now we come to the prodigy of our class, Jennie Jackson. There is no problem in trigonometry that she cannot solve, no sentence in Cicero over which she will stumble. The Professor of Psychology does not understand better than she the nice distinctions between affection and emotion ; and even Faraday and Maxwell could get some valuable suggestions from her concerning the dielectric theory of electricity. We are proud to have among us one whose mind is as deep as MoUie Phillips ' . Li fact, it is so deep that it is a difficult matter to fish up anything out of its fathom- less depths. She considers Titchener and Tyndall light reading, suitable to while away the long hours a summer afternoon. Never has she been hurried or excited. Her life motto is: Haste makes waste. After speaking of so many exceptionally brilliant girls it is a relief to come to one who is more nearly like the ordinary human being. Martha Flournoy never diil or 30 said a wise or a funny thing in her life — at least that is the humble iipinion she has of herself, but the class does not agree with her. Kindness is one of her chief char- acteristics, and Kind hearts are more than coronets. Jessie Cox is compiling a spelling book, and if you won ' t betray me 1 will reveal the title: A Cumplete Gide too Authogrofy. Then there is gentle, sweet, curl_y-hcaded Mattie Henderson. To kni w her is to love her; so it is not surprising that Mr. Angel Lion Eugenio Amatlci) ' ingerrungi has succumbed to her charms . We fear that she will find it convenient to teach English in Porto Rico with only one pupil. Here comes little, timid Janie Williams, who is afraid of the children in the Training School; nevertheless, she has more bravery than many of us, fur she man- fully stood her ground when she encountered Tarr, and did nut get stuck; neither did Pitch follow in his footsteps, as is often the case. The latest addition to the class is charming, dimpled INIartha Iiller. To her the most interesting thing in the world is a skeleton. Just the mere sight of one moves her to tears. Dignified, lady-like Beulah Finke is one of the favorites of the class. If you wish to hear some edifying remarks, ask her to explain how General Lee lost his right arm in the Civil War. In spite of her enthusiastic devotion to art, iNIary Selden is often found staring into nothingness as if her mind were far away from her painting. We are seriously afraid she will have Fitz and give up her ambition to be an artist. Edith Steigleder takes everything literally, and if a crest-fallen girl sadly informs us that she has been sat upon, Edith immediately has a mental picture of the girl lying in a horizontal position, with the teacher sitting on her. Our talented Business Manager, Pauline Camper, has decided that she is especially qualified to help manage the affairs of a certain Episcopal church, and we fear that the profession of teaching has not inducements enough to hold her. Nina Latimer is the small and dignified hostess who presides at the midnight feasts held on Professional Hall. If you should happen to ask her if she likes botany, she would exclaim with tearful e3 ' es, In aiidu?n hibes rcnovare dolonim. Jeannette White is one of the best teachers in the Training School. No mischievous urchin dares to stick his neighbor with a pin while she is in the room. And so well does she teach geography that one of her pupils informed his mother that the earth rotates on its axis four times a year and that causes the seasons. And, last but far from least, comes Frances White, the efiicient Editor-in-Chief of the Annual staff. Common sense and cheerfulness are her constant companions. In the future, when we hear that she is in Germany as a disciple of Esculapius we will proudly say, She was in our class at the Normal School. Among the red-letter days of our sojourn here is one that we shall long remem- ber — wdien we attended the first reception given by the Baby of the Facult). And now, in the first year of the new century, we have reached the goal. The journey has been sometimes pleasant and sometimes wearisome, but we will remember only the delightful parts as we look back over it. It grieves us to part from the kind managers of the Home Department, the self-sacrificing Faculty, and our dear Alma Mater, but we must separate and press on towards the One purpose, different paths. JOSIE E. LUCK. THE NAUGHTY NOUGHTYONES. Now, pray, who do you think we are, With hearts so light and gay ? W ' c feel so very happy We could dance and sing alway. ( )ur minds are full of wisdom. And our hearts are full of fun. Oh, doft ' t you wish that you could be A naught}- noughty-one.? Our teachers say we ' re faithful. Tho ' , no doubt, they think we ' re dear; TIkn- know of dreaded pitching-day We ' ' e never had a fear. Sometimes, they sa , we ' re noisy — Really bois ' trous in our fun — But do vou think that very strange In naughty noughty-ones .? We shall always be remembered As the most conceitetl class That from this famous Normal School Was ever known to pass; But we should like to have ou know We ' ve nothing left undone. That coulil ever be expected Of such naughty noughty-ones. We ' ve struggled through equations. And originals we ' e proved; Analysis of fractions was A subject dearly loved. We mastered change of seasons, English, too, we ' ve fairly done; Yet this is only half we know — Smart naughty noughty-ones ! 32 There ' s Latin — Freneh and (iernian, tou- e took them ever ' one, Then, thinkinj,r we hail not enough, Te Civics all did run; Music toeik for recreation, Drawing studieil, just for fun. And yet the goal hatl not been reached By naught ' noiight -ones. By experiments and failures We ha -e learned Ps}-chology: Pedagogy, too, we ' ve studied hard. And General History. Observation and reports we matle — I )ur minds just fairly spun Over work we found in Senior Year I Poor naughty noughtv-ones ! At last has come a glad, sad day. When we must sa - giiod-bye To class-mates, friends and teachers dear. Good-bye to all I Good-bye! At last our work is over. Our dii)lonias we have won. This is the very last you ' ll see Of naughty noughty-ones ! 33 Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1901. rWll] ' .. the , T;nluatilll; class of the Nurnial Scliool of ' ir ■inia, in the presence nf tA J friends, i-eUiti es anil alumnae, ilo hereby, on tliis fifth day of June, nineteen huntlred ami one, Ainni Domini, make our last will and testament. Of course, all that vc can bequeath to } ' 0U can not compensate for hat you will lose in us, for never before in the departure of a graduating class have you sustained such iixeparable loss. iMrst, to the Senior B Class we bequeath Big Martin and any of the Farmville cats which you can get by foul means or fair ; also Mademoiselle Elise Beaussant. whose bones you will find exceedingly useful and interesting. She is not complete, ho e er. The oscalsis on the left foot is missing, and the phalanges of the right hand also. The left acetabulum and the condyles of the right femur to which the gastrocneuims muscle joins by its tendon, are both slightly disfigured, but the odontoid jinjcess which rises from the second cervical vertebra suffices for all that is missing. As in the presence of a skeleton you can imagine all kinds of things you might, in i w dealings with Madamoiselle Beaussant, just think of her as complete, and you will obtain, we are sure, dead loads of valuable knowledge. We also bequeath to you the Training School ; its four broken clocks, three trash baskets, its charts — w ' hich you will find of great value for standing children behind, especially in the First and Second Grades — and last, but not least, we leave to you the darling little pupils. To the Senior A Class we bequeath Tarr, Titchener, Stocks and Bonds, the Present Worth of candles, oil, lamp, and alarm clocks ; also the pleasure of criti- cizing the Senior B Class, who take so much pleasure in criticizing us, who took so much pleasure in criticizing the graduating class of Februar}-. To the Geology Class we bequeath the cabinet and all its contents in the Science Hall, the pleasure of taking those five-mile ramliles up-hill and down-hill in search of rocks, a trip to ' illis ' IMountain, anil, wliat is greater than all of these, the beautiful map representing the geology of Virginia, drawn by Misses Hogg, Hogwood, and Phillips. ' Po the Junior A and Junior B Classes we bequeath the use of the laboratory, all the H., S 0.| , H C, and H N Og they want, the privilege of making Ho S to their hearts ' conteTit, anil plentv of ammonia to counteract the acid, lest they ruin all their aprons. To the Zoology Class we bequeath the long, checked aprons of the previous class, the dissecting apparatus in the pretty little leather cases, all the fowls of the air, the 34 beasts of the field, and the fishes of the sea. All the rats you desire may be caught in the domitory, since as man) ' as one dozen have been caught there in a single night. All the snakes, snails, cray-fish, tad-poles and frogs you will need, can be found in Farmville, or in the noble waters of the immediate vicinity, the Little BufiTalo, the Appomattox and Lithia Springs. To the verdant First A Class, who law sn much yet to learn, we bequeath almost the entire globe. They will find tliis must useful in their first attemjjts at lati- tute and longitude. ' l he southern part of Africa has sustained a slight injury, but when the present condition of affairs in that country is considered, this fact occasions no surprise. It would lie well, no duuht, fir us also to leave the First A ' s a good store of advice, which we have learned by hard experience. Do not feel discouraged if you get Not Passed on your first seven tests. Seven is a lucky number. It isn ' t so bad as getting Not Passed on thirteen ; and all things, 3 ' ou know, have an end. The Faculty will tell you that you come and go from the class room in a much uKire orderly manner than even the grave and reverend Seni jrs. We bequeath — To the Psychology and Pedagog} ' Classes — Dr. Kline. To the Geometry Class — Miss Patteson. To Science Hall — Miss Reynolds antl : Iiss Littleton. To the Library — Miss Spillman. To the Latin Classes — Miss Rice. To the English and History Classes, and to Benjamin William .VrnoUl, |r. |r. — Dr. Arnold. To Mary Frayser — Miss Coulling. To Lucile Kent — Miss Cheatham. To Ollie Johnston — Miss Andrews. To the Gymnasium — Miss Coit. To the Training School — Miss Woodruff. To Mrs. Morrison, Miss Sarah, Miss Haynes, and Mr. Cox — A the girls. To the State Female Normal Sclnii l — Dr. Robert Frazer. Last, but not least, to the town bi ys and to Hampden-Sydney boys we bequeath the memory of hidilen hats and sewed-up overcoats : also an invitatiim to C(.ime again next year. To the new girls we bequeath — Ailvice. Don ' t be bashful when ynugninto the dining room for the first time and see three hundred and twenty eyes upim ynu ; don ' t blush or be embarrasseil if miu hear half a dozen old girls say: The more they come, the worse they get, nr, Well, she is the ugliest, greenest one I have seen yet, or, I know she is an old maid, with her hair slicked back, just coming to freshen up her mind a bit. Dun ' t let your emotions get below the collar if mi tin- first night of your arrival, you hear sung under your window in solemn, doleful tones, Home, Sweet Home. Don ' t get impatient if you have to answer until your tongue is blistered, the question: Are you a new girl. ' If you have a brother who is likely to visit you tluring the session, dun ' t fail to take advantage of every o[)portanity to tell it, because the old girls will take a gi ' eat deal of interest inyou ( ? ). You must enter the dining room within three minutes after the breakfast bell rings. If you happen to get down four minutes after, don ' t feel hungr} ' or homesick when, looking through the glass door, you see all the happy girls within, while you without, can hear their merry chatter, and the busy click of knife and fork. So near and yet so far. Bid your appetite be still ; the dinner bell will ring at one. Don ' t think Dr. Frazcr means an}- harm if he sa3-s in the chapel every morning for a week : All who have not ma-tric-u-la-ted will please do so at once. But above all, don ' t mistake the si. o ' clock bell for the breakfast bell. To Smokey Alley we bequeath the odor of fried beef : to Professional Hall the recipe for making more noise than any other hall, and the directions for having midnight feasts. Have your basket of edibles brought up the back way ; let arcipe down from the window and up comes the basket. It ' s just as easy — much easier than the scolding you will get when IVIrs. M. catches you that night. To Liberty Hall we bequeath the directions for tying up the stairs and doing as you please; to Ghost Alley the memory of spooks and hobgoblins; to Select Corner the memory of a low-turned lamp, of an old umbrella with a hole burned in it, of an alarm clock with hanil pointing to the hour one, of the sound of foot-steps on the creaky stairs, of hurry and confusion, of a blown-out lamp, and of . . . ! ! ! all quiet. Since we have left you all these valuable possessions and so much advice, you will not think us .selfish if wc take away something that we can not leave behind. We are going to take awav with us a better knowledge of how to use our faculties, of how to make our lives more useful, of how to make the little corner that we are going out to influence somewhat less ignorant, somewhat better than it was before we en- tered it. To the Faculty and the directors of the Home Department we bequeath a hearty appreciation of all they have been to us during the time we have spent with them. We take with us a lasting rememberance of the kindness they have shown us and of the advice they have given us. ' What wc have received we shall endeavor rightly to use, and whatever of success in future 3 ' ears may come to us, we shall ever attribute t(5 its rightful .source — our Alma Mater. (Siff?ied) Gr.aduating Class of June, 1901. 36 ' Mid the Hills of Old Prince Edward. Tune — Mid the Green Fields of Virginia. ■Mid the hills of old Prince Edwaiil, On the Appomattox bank, Stands the dear old school we love surpassing well. Many months have swift flown by us Since w-e left its busy halls, And the grief the parting gave us none can tell. We are far away, ' mid changing scenes. We ' ve fame and honor won, But we ' d give it all just for a single day. To meet with our old class-mates, And see the teachers true At the dear old Farmville Normal far away. Cbotus. There are loving class-mates there. The happy girls so dear. Our hearts are longing for them day by (.lay. There we spent life ' s golden hours. On the Appomatto.x bank, At the dear old Farmville Ni.irmal far away. In the school yard in tild Farmville, Oft we wandered ' neath the trees. Talking of the liapp - time, so far away. When our work would all be over. And diplomas would be won. And we ' d say good-bye fore ' er and for aye. Yes, the wish came true, one day in June, We left the dear old school, Our hearts have been so heavy since that day. Oh, if we could but see it, and wander thro ' those halls. At the dear old Farmville Normal far away. I.VNIE Williams. 37 Class of f cbruar , 1902. Colors — Garnet and Gukl. Flower — American Beauty. iNIorro — P ideles in omnibus. ©fficers. WILLIE nAKUISOX JlOOKE, MAKY ELLA CLARKE I ' KKSIDENT. VlCL-l ' JlUNlDiO.NT. J[. 1;Y ANNE wade, iSi;ei:i;TAi;Y . . ' ii TnE. .siKi:n. IRoll Call. EFEIE JOSEPHINE IIATE IAX, Arou.sT. Oh ' .nty. JIARY ELLA CLARKE, Amei.lv Cuuntv. LELIA ALICE CIlI ' iMBLEY, Pii.. kki Cocntv. MARY POAVER EAIiTHIXG, W.unvjCK Coisty. ELIZABETH KATHLEEN HALL, Pulaski County. WILLIE HARRISON MOORE, Meckleneukg County. EMMA ESTHER OWENS, Sfotlsylvanma County. NORA P.AS1I. YER PlLSWOIiTH, II ENiiico County. ALICE ELIZABETH SNELL, Henkiu i County. MARY ANNE WADE, PiiiNC-Ji; ED v.u!u County. HELEN M. WINSTON, Washington County. CLASS OF FEBRUARY, 1902. DREAMS. i ( ) [ tliL- physicilosical sitlc sleep is a rest or recuperation of the whole body; its sjieeial wnrk is to renew and restore the wasted nervous system, sense cnxans and muscles. Though the brain is comparatively bloodless in profound sleep,! yet there is conclusive evidence of a certain anmunt of cerebral activity during thi- whule periiid of sleep; and there can be nu doubt that the vast majority of our dreams never crime to our knowledge. Some authdrities sav that we remember only those dreams which occur during the period when we are just going to sleep or just awakenin,g. | Dr. Louis Robinson compares the current of ideas which pass through the sleeping brain to an invisible and silent river, flowing by without betraying its presence, save where there is a splash of a fish or of a falling stone; or w-here some foaming eddy is made by projecting rocks that break the smooth surface of the current. What ruffles the silent stream ? There are several theories in the field. One is stimulation of the peripheral sense organs. For instance, a man may fall asleeji with hot bricks to his feet and dream of walking over hot plow-shares. Again, a rap nn the door might be interpreted as a i eal (if thunder or the roar of a cannon. Another theory is that dreams are caused by central stimulation. That is, they may be owing to the momentum of the tlay, or the passiveness of the mind. The fol- lowing dream serves to illustrate the first: Miss Littleton, our chemistry teacher, dreamed that she was sitting on the front porch of her home. It was late in the twilight, almost dark. Suddenly a peculiar sensation of dread possessed her. She looked up and saw coming down toward her on an inclined plane of air that extended far and wide throughout the whole heavens great bronze equestrian statues. Some were near her and larger than life; others appeared very small in the distance, for they reached as far as her eyes could sec. She heard a sepulchral voice at her side say, There arc Lee and Jackson, She recog- nized the statue of Lee as the one she had seen in Richmond. She became more and more terrified. There was no sound, and yet the huge horses pawed the air and slowly fXitehener, A Primer of Psychology, p. liW. J Dr, Louis Robinson, in Nortll American Review, ed. Dec, 1S93, 41 atlvanced upun her, calmly guided by their bronze riders. She realized that in her view were all the bronze statues that had ever been erected, and she expected every minute to be trampled under foot by the vast cavalry. At last, just before the first horse reached her, she awoke, terrified. She remembered the next morning that on the preceding day she had been looking over a new chemistry, and had particularly noticed the treatment of alloys. She then supposed that the statement made in the book about bronze suggested her dream. When the dream comes because of the passiveness of the mind, it is apt to be of childhooil; for impressions made then in early life sink to the lower brain centers. These lower centers being controlled by the higher ones, are free to act when the latter are asleep; and that is why we often dream of childhood. Facts are not wanting to show clearly that it is possible to convey telepathic messages to sleeping persons, causing them to dream of the things that the agent desires. But notwithstanding this fact we know that the dream-life differs niarvel- ously from the waking-life. In the dream-world one person easily glides into another; a year is liveil in a minute; an ocean crossed by a step, and all this causes no commo- tion there. We accept it as real and true, no matter how fantastic. But why are they so fantastic ' Every thing that we see, hear, touch, taste or smell — even every object in a fast-moving train — makes an impression on the brain. In our sleep there is a mixture of messages brought by involuntary recollection and of those which seem to come from the outside through the sense channels. This lawless mixture of impressions is due the irregular distribution of attention — oneexcitation has just as much chance as any other. The reality of our dreams is owing to the lack of means with which to test or check what may happen — there is no background serving as a basis for comparison — no data to call its reality in question. In the waking life we compare what takes place today with what occurred yesterday, an event of this week with one of last week ' this year ' s experience W ' ith that of the previous year, and so on, thus distinguishing the different periods of time, the present, the past and the future, but in the dream-life all time is present time. We may dream because of peripheral or central stimulation, but are not some dreams a prophesy of what is to be ? Mr. Wheat of Brooklyn, who visited this town a year or two ago, told the following. One night he dreamed that as he walked down a certain street he saw coming towards him a friend whom he had not seen for six months. As he approached him he noticed that his eye was black and very much swollen, as though he had been in a Hudson, The Law of Psychii: Phenomena, p. 182. fight. When they met, Mr, Wheat asked his friend what was the matter. His friend ' s reply was, ■•] eame .so near being in a fight at Coney Island that I was struck with a brick. At the breakfast table ne.xt morning he related his dream and dismissed it from his mind. On his way to business, as he was walking di:)wn the street of which he dreamed the night before, the whole scene came back to him and he wonilered if he would meet his friend. Strange to say, he did, and, what was more marvelous still, he found his friend ' s eye both black and swollen. When asked what gave him the black eye, he replied, I came so near being in a fight at Coney Island that I was struck with a brick. Rebecc. Jane Whealton. Classes of June, 1902, anb dfebruar , 1003. 3unior a an Junior TB. ©tftccrs. ETIIKL STEM ' AKT C ' OLK, I ' lvsitk-iit, il ' llTrsVI.VAXIA Cn. ANNIE S. DOI ' GHTY, Vife-rresideiit, ACOOJIAC Co. .Jl ' LIA A. SCAIJCiS, Secretary and Treasure Sl ' ll ' lTSYLVANIA Co. Class IRoll. .IIONNIE EMMA BRACEY, Prin ' ce Edwakd Co. CORA LEE COLE, Spottsylvania Co. ISA McKAY COMPTOX, AVakrex Co. MABEL FURR, LouDoux Co. c;arrie sturdivant goode, Mecki.enbukg Co. HARRIET PARKER IIANKIX8, Janes City Co. M. SADIE HENDERSON, Naxsemoxd Co. CARRIE VIRGINIA HIX, Al ' PO.MA ' lTOX Co. FLORENCE WINFIELD, DiXWIDDIE Co. MARY FRANCES POWERS, Clarke Co. CLASSES OF JUNE, 1902, AND FEBRUARY, 1903. THE JUNIOR YEAR. HE extension of our course of study was an experiment of absorbing interest to the Faculty. Each teacher saw in the Junior year an opportunity for better in her department, and plans were made with enthusiasm which were intended to culminate in a course, not of a college grade it is true, but far better than that given in most high schools. We hoped the new course, requiring one more term, would materially raise the grade of the school, since it was introduced at the point when a student ' s mind has begun to show the results of the training in the lower classes, and she was thus fitted to grasp more advanced subjects with intelligence. We expected that w-e could send out pupil teachers into the Training School with more maturity and far better prepared than hitherto. But we have been confi-onted with a serious difficulty. The Normal course of three years, with its diploma, was estab- lished to give the few who should find it impossible to take the full four-year course leading to the Classical or Scientific diploma, an opportunity for our professional training and an accredited recognition of that opportunity. We hoped that a large majority of our students would take the longer course, offering as it did better and more extended work than we had been able to give before. But, although in the readjustment of courses necessary in making so many changes, we could not expect the best results at once, still the Faculty has been much disappointed at the number of students who are ommitting the Junior year and contenting themselves with the Normal course. Some, perhaps, do so because it is impossible for them to do other- wise, but many are following, we fear, that headlong rush to finish school and get a diploma, which is the great cause of most of the superficial education unfortunately too often met with, in our State as elsewhere. It is this tendency that must be fought with all our might if we are to stand for thorough work. We wish that each one of our students could see clearly the necessity for an education, the best possible, and real- ize that there are few sacrifices too great to make for it. We should like to have each one filled with the determination to obtain it, even by her own exertion if need be. I wonder if the student who does not make a persistent eftbrt to take the Junior year realizes what she gives up . ' She has neither French nor German. She has but a slight course in Mathematics, no Solid Geometry, nor Trigonometry. She has no Chemistry and her knowledge of Physics is confined to that offered in a most element- ary course. She has had some Literature, it is true, but a mere introduction to the subject. In short, such a student has but a bare foundation, and is fitted to teach only in primary and grammar grades, while those taking the Junior year successfully would be fitted for positions in our best high schools. And, better still, the ambitious girl may go from us to some higher institution to do college work. We would ask each student or patron who may read this article to take our cata- logue, study it carefully, and we feel sure with the facts therein presented in mind, but one conclusion may be reached, namely, no one ought to be satisfied with any- thing less than the full course of four years. We believe the time is coming when a more thorough preparation will be demand- ed of the teachers in even our primary schools. Every year the world is setting a higher value on education. Let it not be cheapened with us. We depend upon our students to help uphold our standard, that we may do our part in the educatiimal development of our State. Fannie Talbot Littleton. 47 Cx.TivZ Class of June, 1003. Officers. FANNIE NEVILLE WATKINS, President. EM.AIA LOIS KING, Vice-President. MARY ESTHER PECK, Secretary and Treaslrer. IRolI. SUE ANDERSON, Enppaliaiinock Cn. ETHEL ARVIN, LumniburK Co. SAR H ELIZABETH HALDWIN, Duckingliam Co HELEN KLACKISTON. Elizabeth Cit.v Co. SADDIE BLAXKINSHIP, Campbell Co. .MARY KIVES DANIEL, Cumberland Co. EDITH LEE DIDLAKE, Lancaster Co. MARY ' COLEMAN GATHRIGHT, Louisa Co. CARRIE STURDIVANT GOODE, Mecklenburg Co. EVA CLARINE HALL. Norfolk Co. OTELIA GARLAXD HARVIE. Amelia Co. MARY VIRGINIA HOPKINS, Rockingham Co. ANNIE LAURA JOHNSON, Bedford Co. EMMA LOIS KING, Fauquier Co. ANNIE LAURIE KINZER, Warren Co. MARTHA ELLEN MARSH, Lanea ter Co. LILLIE MARGARET MILLIGAN, Kockbridge Co. BLANCHE MARTIN, rnvvhalaTi Co. ANNA TRENT PAGE. Bunkingliain Co. ELLKN GILMER I ' AINTEU. I ' ulasld Co. ANNA CALLOWAY PAX ION, Rockbridge Co. MAHY ESTHER I ' ECK. Botetourt Co. FANNIE MA,SON PERKINS, Albemaile Co. HATTIE MAY ' PHELPS, Bedford Co. SADYIC JANE REESE, Prince George Co. RUBY BOOTHE ROUSE, Warwick Co. NELLIE CARSON SMITHEY ' , Hano% ' er Co. DAISY ODESSA STEPHENSON, Rappahannock KATIIERINE T. VAUGHN, Prince Edward Co. NELLIE LAMON WALKER, Montgomery Co. SUSIE WARE WARNER, Essex Co. FANNIE NEVILLE WATKINS, Chesterfield Co. NANNIE HARRIS WRIGHT, James City County. MARY ' STEWART YONGE, Prince Edward Co. 48 A MODERN YOUTH ON NATURE STUDY. There lived some girls afraid of rats, In days of long ago, And some who would not touch a worm, Those days are past, heigho ! The new-time girl ' s too much for me. I ' ve seen her sit as tirm. And through her dainty fingers draw A horrid live earthworm ! I ' ve seen her catch a living rat And hold him by the tail, And never once aii eyelid wink Alas ! sometimes I sit and sigh For days of long ago, For girls with nerves, afraid of And other things, you tnow. I wish tliat fate had cast my lot In (lays of chivalry, lu ' ii unrler my protecting care Some maiden, sweet, might be. But uo And Ko use to boldly kill a sr Or stamp a worm froni they are too brave, m not afraid re study fad ! Nature Study. (a.s .seex by a member of the cl.vss. ) ( )ur nature study ! Why, ' tis fine. Wo liave just lots of fun. Vu get up soon to hear the birds Before day has beguu. The worms are nice as they can be. ' Tis true they make us ereep, But that ' s a very little thing In science broad and deep. The snails, they do amuse us so. They hate quinine, you see. The face one makes when tasting it Is funny as can be. The crayfish with his jerky Surprised our teacher so, She one day squealed a bit ii And THAT WAS fun, you ki The fish we liked right first, But on one awful day, (Please do not tell) we And last of all those rats ; well, ye 1 cannot truthful be And say we liked thein— all of ns— They were too much for me ! 53 Class of jfebruav , 1904. ©fficers. JMILURKI) VIL17E EVAN.S, LUCILE VIRGINIA KENT, Presidext. ' ice-President. GRACE VERNON CARTER, SecreTxVRY and Treasurer. Colors : purple and ■mabitc. fflowcr : UMolct. Class IRoll. ADAIR, JANTE. BALDWIN, MARY CECIL. BLACKMORE, ELIZABETH VARA. BLAIR, CHARLOTTE VIRGINIA. BRl ' MBACH, ELLA MAY. BRYAN, GEORGIA MILES. BUCHANAN, MARItARET GRAHAM. C()A ' LE8, HAPJETTE TRCETT. CRKiLEK, KIAIEK LOT ' IS. CRITTENDON, MARY HENRY. DEAL, BERTHA LEE. FLETCHER, MAMIE EDNA. FRAYSER, MARY OLIVIA. GANNANAY, SUE SAYERl-;. GODAVIN, LOUISE CORBETT. GOODE, SARAH MASSIE. GRAY, MARY FRANCES. GRESHAM, ANNIE WHARTON. HOLMAN, ilARTHA ALLEN. LURTY, ANNETTE MURCHINSON. MASSIE, IRENE. McGLUNG, LIND.l LACY. RYLAND, EMILY HARVEY. SW(.)()PE. M.VBEL MtDOWELL. TAYLOl;, MINNIE (. ' OWLES. TURNER, N.VNNH ' : llEALY D. WALKER, REBECCA. WATKINS, HENRIETTA REYNOLDS. WHITMAN, PEARL SYLVEEN. WRIGHT, JULIA BROOKE. YANCEY, MARY KISSLING. An Hour with the Little F olks. DHE subject was fish. ImIuix- anvthini; was told the chililicn SLVcral glass vessels containiiifi; small fish were shown tu the class, P ach child was expected to state what he noticed about the fish. Their observaticms were very .satisfactory, as you will see. What did you notice .•■ I asked of an interesting little boy. He replied with earnestness, One way he turns he ' s ugly; another way, he has prettv colored stri]]es on his back. In connection with this 1 told them that these fish lived in shallow water. Another little pupil obser ed, He has two eyes and a nose and scales on him, and when he ojiened his mouth I saw his tongue. Another, who had noticed something that he was esi ecially anxious to tell, stood out in the aisle and said, with a confident look, He has tw(. little jaws that go in and out all the time, and whenever thev puff, he opens his mouth. The next question was, ' hat is a fish . The children answered readilv : A fish is an animal that sta s in rivers. liut what is an animal f Three little peo- ple w ' ere ery anxiijus to tell me : the first wdio raised his hand was alloweil to speak. An animal is something that is alive, and ain ' t folks. This was accepted with a few modifications. Have fish any bones .■ ' They were utterly surprised that such a question should be asked about a fish. Xame one bone. ' Answer, Back-bone. Put vour hand on vour cheek. Is it warm or cold.- ' Warm. Vour blood makes it w-arm. Has a fish warm or cold blootl . ' They answered, Cold. ' hy.- ' Be- cause if you put a fish in h A water he will die : he has to have cold water to live in, and his blood has to be cold, too. From these questi(jns they were able to give the following definition of a fish : A fish is an animal that lives in water ; it has a back- bone and cold bloi.id. After various opinions had been advanced on the shape of fish, I toUl them that a fish is shaped like a racing boat. I then held a fish in my hand and pointing to the fins asked, What are these . ' Wings, was given in a hesitating manner by a little girl. Does a fish fly . I asked with surprise: and she saw her mistake. They are oars, ventured another. Wasn ' t that natural. ' But one little fellow knew they were fins. How many are there? was the next question. It was easy to count seven. The children were then allowed to name the fins from the position on the fish. The back and tail fins were named very readily ; then they hesitated. I pointed to the pectoral fin. Think hard, I said. Thev could think of no name to give it. These little people are very ambitious, you know, and I wish you could have seen their faces when they thought the question could not be answered. There was one bright-eyed little fellow, however, who had evidently been thinking hard. He looked up into my face in the cunningest way and said, Can ' t you call it the jaw-fin.? I accepted the answer without a modification. By and by, however, the children learned as hard a word as jiectoral. They said the fins were u.sed to row the fish along ; that the scales of the fish were his clothes. We ne.xt spoke of the shape and arrangement of scales. Why do vou su] pose a fish has scales instead of feathers.? I asked. Why, the idea ! Thev were sur])rised at such a question. He has scales so he can slide through the water easy, and he ain ' t a chicken. I was also informed that eels and catfish do not have scales, but skin. And something else the catfish has too, a littte boy said, who had evidentlv had some experience with them. They have little stickers on their backs, and when you take them oft ' the hook, they stick so you have to throw them down. One little child, who was allowed to play teacher, came to the front of the room, took the fish in his hands and, with a little help on the pectoral fin, told the others all the parts. We spoke later of the feelers, the eyes, the mouth, sense of smell, and the nests of fish. I ])ulled up the gill flap, as they termed it, called their attention to the shape and color of the gills — What do you breathe. ' I asked Air. Yes, it is the oxygen in the air, I said. What do fish breathe.? Water. Then I attempted to show the presence of oxvgen in water by heating a small amount in a test tube, ha ing the children watch the bubbles rise. When the alcohol lamp was lit they thought we were going to have a fish fry. All were very anxious to cook the fish. How do you know that fish go up the rivers in Spring. ' ' ' One little boy ' s rea- son was that his father always sets his net with the mouth down stream. Have the fish any hiding places. ' Yes, under rocks. What makes you think that . ' An earnest little fellow answered in the most regretful way, One day I was fishing with my new hook and line, and a fish ran under a rock with the hook in his mouth, and I never did get it any more. Does anybody know how large fish grow, or how small some are. ' There was one little boy w-ho knew that fish sometimes grow very large. My Sunday School teacher told me so. She said one time there was a man on the river bank, and a big fish 58 came along and ate him whole. Then a curly-headed little girl said, Why, mv mamma told me abcjiit a bigger fish than that. Once there were three men in a Imat, and a big fish came along and wantetl sumething to eat. Thev threw him some oranges; he wanted something else, so thuv threw him a three-legged stool. The fish did not like the stool : he wanteil une i)f the men, so they threw over the |ew man. When they got to the bank and cut the fish open, there was the |ew man sitting on a three-legged st jol, selling oranges, two fijr five. Jeanette White. 59 Class of June, 1004. ©fficers. : [ARV I.riTLEPAGE POWERS, President. PEARLE GARNE ' PT HUNDLEY, Vice-President, BESSIE DENNIS RICE, Tre.astrer. Colore ; Silver aiiO ©raiicie. Class IRolI. ARNOLD, ALSTIXA NELSON, BAACIL .ILANKTTL. BALDWIN, IIALLIE lIKNDEEyOX. BALL, ISABELLE LOUISE. BALL, JESSIE. BOYD, PIKEBE KATHARYN. BURTON, LI ' ELL.V MAR(;ARET. CARTEL, ELIZABETH BAKER. CARTEl!, MARY LOLISA (TIlilSTIXK. CAMPBELL, CERTRI ' DL .MADISON. CARY. LLCY KLEAXOR. CHERNALLT, XAXXIE .MAUD. CRAFFOUD. EST1;LLE MORGAN. DANIEL, LLCY II.VNNAII. DEAN. LOTTII-, P.IM ' CE. DFNTOX. C.VRRIF. UI ' YALL, EDITH i;RENT. EARLY, 1 ' ;LLA WH.MER. FOSTER, : L RY (HiAY. FOWLi:s, carru-:. GILLI. L BES: 1E JHAY. G l(;(iIX, : L RTHA. GO(i(HN, : IARY. G(h;gix, sallie. (4ood: l x. mag(tIE mae. GENN. cola LKE. (iWYNN, LEL. EDXA. HAKi)iX(i, ri;bi;(va walker. HARRIS, P.EinTLV RSTELLE. HEARINI4. MIRlA-- r. H0D(;ES. WILLI I ' ' . E.iTE. IH ' DNALL, PLASH HA ANNA. ISH, PAMELIA ELIZABETH. .i1 ' :ffri1 ' :s, mary ella. .lOHXSoX, OLLIE STANLEY. JONES. LELIA. LAND, HOPE. LOWMAX, ELLA. LAWRI ' :XCE, MARY BROWNLEY. IJIYD. JESSIE BOOKER. MALZY, EMMA VHIlilNIA. McKINNEY, ROCHET .AIOliREAU. MOOJLVW, GE()R(;IE LUCILE. .Ml ' XDY. srSIE AXNA. NLXX. EDDIE. PI ' .liRY, . XNA LEE. KICHAUDSON, JIARY LIZZIE. SELDEN. FREDA XINA. SIMPSOX, -ALVRY ELIZABETH. sHELTox, Fi:, X( ' i:s i ' :r(;ENE. SXE.VD, LOTTH ' ' . ' ooD. t. tr:m, ida k.vtilvrine. thompson, flora clendenin. thi;ayi:s, al: l estelle. triplett, edwina, vnrrs, xi;ttie jlvy. W. DE, lOLlZABETH HAJIPTON. walki ' .r, lfl. phelps, walker, mary yirginia. av. lkli:y, exa haeeison. w.vltii.vll, epsie. watts. f g(h) ' : lou. WHiTi:. ( i;inK Virginia. WIHTE. MoI.Lll ' ; ' IRGINIA. WILSON, Lol,. DELL. WOOD, MARY. 60 Class of jfcbruav , 1905. ©fficers. COURTENAY TAYLOR, President. HART BRIGGS, Secretary. JANIE JONES, Vice-President. Class IRoll. AMOS, EUBIE GORDAN. ADAMS, LOUISE. BAGWELL, ANNIE. BIDGOOD, SALLIE. BLANCHAED, SARAH Y.ASHSTI. BOYKIN, MARGARET. BOWMAN, LAURA. BRIGGS, HART. CASLEEN, LILLIAN. COCKE, MARIA CCRTIS. De long, DAMARIS BRUER. DOUGHTY, HELEN JAMES. EDMUNDS, MARTHA YEN ABLE. ELCAN, EDNA YENABLE. FAHR, BERNICE. FALLAVELL, CLARA. FALLWELL, WILLIE. FLETCHER, MARY YIRGINIA. GARNETT, ANNIE. GILES, EMMA. GRAVELY, GEORGIE. GRAYBILL, NINA. GUNN, CORA. HUNDLEY, JULIET JEFFERSON. HURT, JULIA. JONES, JANIE LOUIS. JONES, MARGUERITE. JOYNER, SALLIE. KIKTLEY, LENA. LEE, ELLEN MOORE. LIGON, ANNIE. LIGON, ELIZABETH. MILLER, ADA. MILLER, MABEL. MITCHELL, GRACE. MORRIS, ANNA. NELSON, GERTRUDE HUXTIN ' GTOX. XORRIS, REBECCA SMITH. I ' AULETT, ALICE. PRICE, MARY. RICH, : LV1)KLINE. liOllEliTS, i:i)NA LEE. TH(.):MA.-:, IDA. TAYLOR, COURTENAY IRVING. TRIPLETT, WILHELMINA. AVHEALT(_)N, BLANCHE. WILLIAMS, ADA. V(_) Jl , LILLIE. WALTON, GRACE. 63 THE VOICE OF THE WATER. y E cvL-niiiL; late in summer, I was sitting in the dense i,n ' ove that surrounds the Farniville Lithia Springs, listening to the whisperings ( the water and nuting how, now and then, its murmurs resembled the tones of the human voice, when sud- denly 1 beheld a dark and very beautiful maiden clothed entirely in white. She was bending (jver a spring in the act of filling a goblet of curious shape. Advancing, she handed me the water, and .said, Were you dreaming about our springs. ' I ' he strange tones of her voice — the same just heard in the spring — and her suiklen appearance at hrst startled and disconcerteil me, ne ertheless, I managed with embar- rassment to make some reply. She said nothing nicjre, but stood gazing around the allev, and 1, charmed with her wondrous beauty, kept silent. At last the silence became oppressi e. This is a very romantic spot, I said. Is there no story connected with it, no Imlian legend or folk-tale. ' She seemed startled at my question but replied, There is a story connecteil with the place, and then, after a moment ' s hesitation, said that she would tell it if I cared to hear it. Of course I said I should be delighted; so seating herself near by, she began her story. IMani ' ages ago the Great Spirit created the world. He fixed the boundary of the sea, and reared the lofty mountains: he formed the rolling ])lains, and traceil the |ileasant river courses, ' hen he had clothed the hills with grass, and filled the ri ' ers with fish, and the forest with birds and beasts, he gave all these to the red men, his children. Fcjr man ' moons the red man roamed over the hills, and was happy. He did the will of his father: anil there was neither pain nor sin nor death on the earth. But when much time had passed an Evil Spirit came into the land, and drove back the water in the springs, and dried up the rivers: so that the fish died, the green things withered, and there was water neither for man nor beast. As day after day passed and no relief came, wonder, fear, and anger in turn seized the people, and the sad wail arose, ' The Great Spirit has forgotten us. We are m.i longer His children. ' An answer was received, but alas ! from the Spirit of Evil, who is ever ready to tempt the 64 weak and despairing. ' It is even so, ' he said, ' Your God has forgotten you, but worship me and I will give you water that you may live, ' So they worshipped him instead of the Manito, and a spring was given, but from its poisoned waters arose vapors of pain and death that spread suffering and sorrow, weakness, and wickedness over all the earth. The Great Spirit was angr)- with his children, and, lor a season, hid His face from them. Nevertheless he diil not suffer them to be utt erly destroyed, but was ever ready to hear and answer the prayer of the faithful and repentant. So it came to pass, that when the Evil Spirit sent a moon of snows upon the earth, and the peo])lc suffered much and died of cold, the Manito, in answer to prayer, taught his children t(.i take the skins of beasts and make of them coverings against the cold. In like manner, when a famine threateneil destruction. He caused a new plant, cuni, to sining up, giving food to the hungry. He taught the jjcople to make arrows of Hint anil hatchets of stone; he gave them vessels of clay anil baskets of willow — so kind was the Manito even when the people denied Him, and worshiped the Evil One, who, every- where, in the darkness of the niglit, was s])reading disease and death. At length, the Great Spirit, hearing the pitiful cries of his ignorant, helpless chil- dren, said, ' I mu.st give my people a sign to guard them against hann, I will give them a plant to burn, the smoke of which will be a sweet incense to me, but its fire shall frighten away the Power of Darkness, ' So at night, when the Spirit of Evil walked abroad, the Indian sat at the door of his wigwam and smoked his pi]ic in quiet — an offering of peace to the Manito, but a potent charm against Evil, Finally a terrible plague came upon the people. The old men took council, and with prayer and fasting offered sacrifices and besought the aid of the Great Spirit, The people heaped up great piles of tobacco and set them on fire: the men danced about the flames, beat their drums and shouted; the dogs barked, the medicine men made stran.ge signs and we ve magic spells. All this availed nothing; the iNIanito w ' as testing his people and the Evil One could not be frightened. At last quiet fell on the people and once more the old men took council together. All day and all night they sat, but while they talked and considered the Manito spoke to His servant, the onv. out of all the people, who had faithfully kept his commandments. Early in the morning, before the sun had risen an Indian maiden came mit from the lodgeof her father and offered to go the spring, the home of the Spirit of Evil, and plead for the lives of her people. So they sent Iter with gifts of corn and tobacco and wampum. At the edge of the forest the bearers set down their baskets, and tied 6s from the poisonous vapors. Into the forest the maiden went a one. and her people saw her no more. But her mission was accomplished. The Evil Spirit departed, and when, at last the red man entered the forest, he found not one spring but many; and out of the waters the voice of the maiden bade him drink and be healed. I looked up; my narrator had vanished as suddenly as she appeared, — but the waters ever repeat the stor - to the listening forest. 66 THE FIFTEEN MINUTES BELL ING, DONG! DING, DONG ! Fifteen minutes ! Fifteen minutes ! Time ' s up ! Hurry up ! Get up ! Diny; I ! ! sounds the fifteen min- utes bell, and before you have entirely lost the trend of )uur deliLjht- ful dream your too-conscientous roommate has extracted you bodily fiom the bedclothes with the unwelcome exclamation of Get up, or ' ou will miss vour breakfast. Where on earth are m ' shoes. ' 1 ilon ' t know. Perhaps thev are in the bed; vou know we hopped m lii ' d last night with (jur clothes on when we heard the well-known 11 in bed ' next d(jcjr. O dear ! where is the comb . ' Go down without combing your hair; du know Dr. Frazer said the girls looked as if the ' combed their hair only once a week, anyhow. As usual, just when I am in the greatest hurry there is no water in the pitcher. Oh, here is some ! I am so glad I lilletl m ■ tooth-brush mug last night. I will just wet the enti of my nose ; ncjbody will know the difference, At length the girls have scrambled into their clothes. Collars and belts and ties are easilv put on as thev go down the hall. Those who are a ! ' c y minutes late have onlv time enough to slip through the fast-closing doors and pass hurriedly to their seats. While the matron is asking the blessing, the girls sitting near the iloor can hear the soft pat-a-pat of a belated girl ' s bedroom slippers as she hurries ilown the steps, hoping that she may possibly be in time. Next is heard an entreating voice through the ke -hcjle. Please bring me a roll. XTbc Chavcje of the Xamp Brioabc. Flashed all their drapery fair, Flashed all their tumbling hair, Flashed as they passed the stair, Shocking Miss Sarah ; then On past a dear chum ' s door Odd bare feet spurn the floor. Slippers and hair pins — Farmville stores furnish more — Be these held hostage. All in bed? All in bed? What made them do it? Foolhardy Lamp Brigade, Ah, they will rue it. Charge, Inr tlic lamplight sheen. Over till ' iludr is seen ! C ' haige, (111, ye Lamp Brigade, Charge for your rooms, she said ; And through the dim lit halls Sped the o ' ertaken. Found, found, ye Lamp Brigade ! Was there a girl dismayed? Yes, for the matron knew Some girl lay sprawling — Hers not to make reply. Hers not to reason why, Hers but to rise and fly. Join them tho ' crawling. Sharp words to right of them. Sharp words to left of them, Sharp words in front of them, Volley ' d and thundered. Stormed at with aniirv Imiks, Each with her liidcjeii l)c...ks, Sped past the hall liglit dim. On thro ' the darkest nooks, Sped the six numbered. Sharp word.s ti right of them, Sharp words to left nl tla-iii. Volley ' d and thundered. Stormed at with angi ' v looks Each dropped lier hidden hooks, Backed tliro ' liiT open door, Staggered ami stumbled. Some fell upon the floor. O thers locked fast the door ; The Gen ' ral could do no more. Left the six numbered. AVhen can their misery fade? Oh, the wild charge tliev made ! F .r the six blundered ' . Hid not the light tliey made. Fool-hardy Lamp Brigade, Daring six numbered. 69 DESSERT DAY. |v% jN Wcilncsday ur SaturiUn ' morning when a Normal ScIidhI girl first awakes, she |HJ| is cimscious of a little sentimental, jiivful, anticipatory feeling in her heart, . ' - he wi.in ' ' ers why it is. In a few moments she remembers that it is dessert day and instantly accounts for the pleasurable sensation. This day is attended with eager curiosity, for who knows what palatable dish Philip, who li es in the niysterous, inac- cessible recesses of the kitchen, may concoct. On this day, when the dinner bell rings, each girl is sure to report at the table promptly, her face beaming with ]ileas- ure. After the substantial dinner of beef and vegetables has been eaten and the dishes removed, there ensues, before the dessert is brought in, what seems to the girls an almost interminable period of waiting. During this time the girls chatter away at a furious rate, and sometimes noises are made that are not necessary to con- versation. Suddenly from one side of the room will be heard a bum ! bum ! bum 1 a warning to the girls to he more quiet. At length the dessert is brought in, which usualh- pr(.)ves to be tapioca pudding. I think our Physiology teacher would define it as a soft, translucent, cellular substance, covered by a white, opaque, albumanoid layer known as meringue. Some of the Physiology students term it protoplasm, ' ' and the Physics students call it atomic molecular pudding ; while a queer old womnn who waits on us, when once asked what we were going to have, described it as ole puddin ' whar ain ' t nuthin ' much. It is, however, greatly enjoyed by some of the girls. Often the dessert is pie, or cake and fruit ; sometimes it is jelly and little sugar-sprinkled cakes that have large holes through the middle. Frequently the bell dismissing us is tapped before we have finished eating, and then such a scrambling for the little cakes, which the girls on the sly store away in their blouses. Some of the girls resist the temptation of carrying off the remaining jelly in the same manner only through fear of ruining their clothes. S, W, ' W. at. tu 7 , ' J a Ccu o THE LAUNDRY. We have a laun(l v in our town. And in it things arc done up biTiwn, We work and iron and number clothes, And send them home, as each one knows. But if by chance or accident Wrong clothes to you are sometimes sent. What harm is done .? Why stand and frown . ' No laundry is of such renown! When clothes are lost, of course that ' s sad, But if they ' re torn; that ' s not so bad; For you can mend them all, you know, And that will teach you how to sew. We never hear what people say. We just go on the same old way; And now confess, and write it down Our laundry is the best in. town. — Sallik Willett Leache. 72 MAIL CALL. WM ' 1 ' WAS : The bell was tapped. We filed into the A.ssemlily Hall and — quietly IlI I toi k (lur seats? The idea ! Hardly half tlie sills had entered the nxim before Miss Sarah had numnted the mstrum and had be,i,ain calling the names. She never took time to itrefi.x the title Miss: it was ' ' Cammie Jones, Nannie Wright. Fannv Smith — all called at break-neck speed, antl Cammie Jones, Nannie Wright and Fannv Smith had to report without a moment ' s delay, or forego the honor of reeei ing their mail from Miss Sarah ' s hand. Sometimes to tease the girls she would call their nick- names, Mary Spooner for Mary Sparks — all done amid a perfect roar of laughter- Quick work was JMiss Sarah ' s mail call, lasting at most only a few minutes, but good work too, for no letter was overlooked. INIiss Sarah could furnish with a pack of letters as grand an exhibition as could anv expert with a deck of cards. AS IT IS: One would naturally suppose that the mail call of the twentieth century would be more rapid than that of the nineteenth, hut, strange to say. such is not the case; on the contrary the former is to the latter as an okl stage coach is to a mile-a-minute train. The hell is tapped. We file into the Assembly Hall in perfect order, taking our seats very quietly. We must not talk, even in a w ' hisper. After so long a time, Mrs. Morrison appears in a most deliberate manner, mounts the rostrum, unlocks the mail bag, and, tapping the bell, commands perfect silence. She then begins: Miss Mary Campbell Jones, i Iiss Nannie Harris Wright. I Iiss Francis Yancey Smith, and so on, only three at a time. The girls walk slowly up as if they were taking a morning ramble, receive, in a most dignified manner, their letters from Mrs. INIorrison ' s own hand, then they return to their seats as leisurely as they came. Meanwhile time is flying. If it is morning mail call, our rooms, in which of course everything is topsy-turvy, must be put in order notwithstanding the fact that in a few iTiinutes the chapel bell will ring. Finally, after being detained for at least half an hour, vc were allowed to go out in as perfect order as we came. You know there is a time for everything, and mail call is certainly Mrs, Morrison ' s time for order. But what is mail call, anyhow ? It may possibly be defined as something into which one goes with a heart filled with expectation and hope, but out of which, per- chance, one comes with a heart filled with disap])ointment ; or again, something into which one ,goes with indifiTerence, but out of which one comes with pleasant surprise. In short, mail call is an opportunity to get a letter from home. Jeannettf. White. 74 THE SINGERS. Sing ! sing ! sing ! Oh, you sing in merriest glee. While I sit in the hall above you With sad thoughts harassing me. Oh, well for the men in the street : They can walk very swiftly away. When hearing the singing sweet : But. alas ! it is I that must stay. As the long spring days go on. And they sing of a beautiful hill. I long for the rest of years gone by When all sound of a voice was sti Sing ! sing ! sing 1 Sing aloud if it pleaseth thee ! But the peace of a day that is dead. Will never come back to me. S. LLIE WiLLF.T Le. CHE. A Sweetheart of One of Our Girls. m lOME people never hesitate to stare one ri ht in the eyes, notwithstantling tlie fact that it is not exactly the thing to do. I kmiw an old gentleman who has been doing this ever since I can remember, but we do not object, as he has a very pleasant countenance and large, laughing eyes. The record of his age was lost at the same time that his name perished. You will believe that he has reached years of maturity when I tell _ ' ou that he was a man when my great- great-grandfather was a bo}-. IJut little is known of his family, and I fear his history will ever remain in obscurity, as he associates with no one, and night is the only time that -- even his most ardent admirers arc permitted to see him. His supply of oil ' seems inexhaustible. How glad I am ! He has few comforts in life. He may even suffer the langs of hunger, as for 3ears his daily food has been cheese of a peculiar color. Do you suppose this diet was recommended to him by his physician as a cure for indigestion. ' ' Some people say the reason he has never married is that he only makes a quarter a week and he takes that to get full on; but I do not like to think this, and I might as well admit that my sweetheart is the Man in the Moon. LuELLA Burton. 76 My First Psychology Test. rfflO yim think yuu will pass? I know ycui will, ■ ' D(j you think it will be I l hard? I am sure it won ' t, for we know all that we have had in Titchener ; and if he examines us from that beiok I am sure we shall do beautifull -. Such were the remarks heard among the Senior A ' s as they waited at the door cif the Psych- olcjgy room. With what confidence they filed in ! Some in their manner seemed to say, I don ' t mind it the least bit ; I feel sure of passing. But how they stared when the first ciuestion read : ■ ' Discuss attention under the following rubrics. What could rubrics mean? We had ne er heard i f the word before, and I verily believe the sight (jf it caused us to forget all of the Pyschi.ilogy we ever knew. As the girls passed out of the room there were no traces of the confident smiles of an hour ago ; their faces wore an anxious, scared look. And now the following remarks Could be heard at the door : I kn . w that I failed. Did ) ' ou ever see such an examination? Sav, Jennie, what does • rubrics ' mean ? It was not because we did not understand Psychology, but his questions were so obscure. I don ' t believe a Harvard man could have passed it. All this happened Friday afternoon, and I counted my grades from thein until Monday morning. As I entered school that morning I heard ringing through all the halls, Only five girls got through on that Psychology test. Right away my heart sank, and I could scarcely summon courage enough to walk up to the desk to kni.iw my mark. When I was told that I had made sixty-five I almost fainted, for I had hoped that I was one of the fijrtunate few. In a little while, however, I was shout- ing for joy, for the teacher had made a mistake in addition, and I had passed. R. J. W. HALLOWE ' EN. The Normal Halls are dark and still ; Each girl of learning has her fill: In slumber deep the matron ' s held, Wrought bj ' the magic of a spell Sent down from heaven to answer prayer Of every sweet young maiden there; For this the night of Hallowe ' en, When future husbands oft are seen, Is as a rare and glorious treat To be observed by one big ' ' eat. ' ' Choice pickles, olives, sweets galore, Procured by stealth from Chappell ' s store. And smuggled up the dark ' ' back way, ' ' Not travelled by the light of day, Were stored behind one chamber door. And what ciiulil lieart desire the more? At miiliiiulit V wi ' inl and ghostly hour A pleasant Imt ivsistless power Caused maidens fair, about a score. To enter that same chamber door. Mysterious tools were hid within Wherewith to prick the future ' s skin. And make reluctant fate disclose More than a mortal ever knows. The future husband ' s name and face By flickering candle light to trace; And on the mirror ' s surface see The lover that is yet to be; To bob for apples in a bowl (They go at that with fervent soul. For if they land the aj)ple clear They ' ll married be within the year); To chestnuts pop upon the coals To test the sympathy of souls; To try by every twist of fate To know her future loving mate. Determined is each radiant maid. Nor of the future is afraid. The eatables have disappeared — The clock the midnight hour has neared- And now strange nervousness is seen; For those who dare to stand betweei The known and unknown always dread To hear the Prince of Darkness tread. The midnight hour is now at hand, And all before the mirror stand To see, for better or for w ' orse, Him who shall blessing be or cui-se. A soul is coming down the hall ! ! ! Hark ! hark ! you hear his faint foot-fall ! ! His hand is on the chamber door, AVliere no ' er his hand has been before. But love lends courage to a knave And makes a timid woman brave — So wide the creaking door is thrown. And — dust to dust, and bone to bone — ! ! ' Tis Shakespeare ' s Portia stands revealed, The horrid fact can ' t be concealed. What, pray, for this can e ' er atone — Ask Fate for bread and get a stone? A manly ghost some courage lends; A woman ' s shade the bravest sends Into the nearest hiding place. Where one may hide the smallest trace Of one ' s identity. So now with haste ne ' er seen before, I vow, Behind the curtains and the bed A place to hide a flying head Is so ught. The screen conceals Just half as much as it reveals. Beneath the bed and window seat Some fugitives have found retreat. Some only stand and moan and shiver, The sight ' s enough to make one quiver. For hear the spirit ' s stern command AVho wreathed in darkness seems to stand — Come forth ye mortals. As ye know To answer to your endless woe. Now tell, I pray, ye ruthless maids. Who venture to disturb the shades, Whence does this daring courage come? How dare ye venture so from home? And, heedless as the winds that blow. Disturb the rest of those below? To bed ! to bed ! ye iimiates wild. Or evermore as sorrow ' s child Shall every one of you be known. Dark Sorrow ' s here; bright Mirtli has down. And each returning, on lier way, Affirms her wits have gone astray — And vows she ' ll try the same no more (Except behind a bolted door). r ■ 79 THE STORY OF MY LIFE. [Editor ' s Note. — No explanation is necessary to those wiio l;now Ellen, but to those who have not this pleasure. I wish to say that she is our worldly-wise maid. This is an exact copy of her history, written by herself and given to one of the girls.] rWjHEREAS, so maiiv people have asked me to relate to them The Story of My ■ Am Life, and, whereas, I am si.j destitute of patience, time and boldness to stand before my superiors to perform so trifling a task : and, whereas, I live in so many hopes that thev will think ncjne the less of me for it. Therefcjre, I have resolved (to-night) to endeavor to write a portinn of the most interesting events of my life. My parent s dwelt in a log cabin, situated two and one-half miles from Farmville, Va. , wherein, on the 25th (twenty-fifth) day of December, of the year of 1879, ■ ' lile the snow was swiftly falling in great flakes, covering housetops and hedges, and fiercely blowing in great piles, (Permit me to admire myself here.) a precious little girl was gladly born to them. When I was only three days old, a sad calamity befel me. I had such a severe attack of crcjup they thought I cuuld m.it recover. The doctor (Dr. Spencer, the father of jur friend and townsman. Dr. Spencer, Jr.) was sum- moned. He playfully said : I can not do anything for her ; tie a weight to her and throw her into the river. Nevertheless, I am told that Dr. Spencer, Sr. , finally cured me of (? spell with a medicine called ipicauc, I think. At the age of three I talked, but I had never learned to walk, until Grandma sent me a new dress. Mother put it on me, so I became proud ' and got up and walked. Xow please bear in mind, kind reader, that I am merel)- trying to ilraw out .uime of the startling portic ns of the story of my life ; so I ' ll venture to say that when I became five years of age I were taken by my brothers, on a bright Sunday in May, and walked over pebbles, valleys, hills and plains, through many a fence, across manv a bro(jk, and through manv a streamlet, until we had grown weary of plucking wild flowers. On the following Monday mcirning I fell violently ill again, but I soim recovered fnjm this attack. But scarcely had I recovered, when one day my elder sister (two years my junior) and myself were happily and most lovingly playing around the hearthstone, she attempt- ed to kiss me, I suppose, and sad to say, she accidently shoved me backward into the fire. My clothes ignited, I ran out of the house and were quickly rescued by my mother. ]5ut she found that I were seriously burned. I soon recovered from the burn, and during the same year my sister and myself were playing one dav on a long board extending across a large pond. I were jumping and singing Shout, Meggie, Shout 1 when all at once my sister disappeared from my side. Behold 1 I had acci- dentally sho(jk her off into the water, and she had nam iwlv escaped being drowned h myself Don ' t you think that ' s interesting. Furthermore, permit me to sa - that during the same year, ' 84, I think I were driven over into town, and there is where I were vaccinated by Dr. Peter Winston. That was my first vaccination. At the age of six years I were sent U school. My teacher. Miss I.. J. Bowlding, for I remember her well, sent me home, saying that I were too young to learn, be- cause she could not teach me to make a, b, and c; though I tried hard to make C. When I became nine years of age we removed into t(jwn, near Dr. Winston ' s present residence. I were then started to school anew. I soiin learned to write my name, add and read through first reader (Holmes ' ). Please remember, I have skipped a great deal ; but if what I have written does not weary you too much I shall write on what I deem the most striking part of The Story of My Life. And now I will endeavor to write a few words on that portion cjf niv life which comes under the head of my stay at the Normal School. I must be verv brief on this, omitting the sorrows, tribulati jns, false accusations and trials of ever ' kind which have been my stumbling blocks at times during my stay here. I were admitted to this school on November 13, 1900, and were examined by the Mistress, who ordered me to wash the glass of the Assemblv Hall dcjor, which I did. Soon in rushed a large number of what I considered the most beautiful }()ung ladies I had ever seen at one time together. That night I were appointed to wait up jn twenty-seven of the dearest, sweetest, and prettiest VDung ladies. I admire them su much that I am persuaded tcj sa that my greatest pleasure is t -i wait ujidn them and serve them desert, cuftee and every- thing to please them. I wciukl like them tu understand how joyfully I struggle and make every effort to gain their affectiun, and cause them to utter encouraging and appreciative words (excuse me if I am personate) as does Misses J. C. , E. O., N. W. and H. A. I am always pleased to carry meals t(j the jiuor unfortunate sick young ladies, who sa}-, Thank you, Kllen, so sweetl}-. jMay God bless each and every one of them ; their sorrows are mv sorrows, their gladness my glatlness ; and when I • do anything to offend one of them, I feel sad until I have made an api.ilogy. When I do everything in nn- power to please them and don ' t succeed, I become dissatis fied and discontented, and often go breakfastless ami dinnerless, u filled with disap- pointment I am. I dare sav this is cn(.iugh of m history, thcjugh I could ])r(jlong it into what all true citizens of Farmville sa - c jncerning my strong character. lam well pleased with mv stay at the Xormal School, and I hcjpe this history ma) ' some day be as a little seed sown in fertile ground. Respectfully, Ellen 82 23- 24 Periodicals Taken by the State Female Normal School. Iftoiitblfcs. I. American Journal uf Ps cl o!.,S,rv. I 6 2. Atlantic .Munthlv. 17 .3- Art Education. 18 4- Bookman. 19- 5- Century. 20. 6. Child Study Monthly. 21 7- Contemporary Review. 22 8. Current History. 23 9- Educational Foundations. 24 lO. Educational Review. 25- 1 1. Forum. 26. I 2. Germania. 27- 13- Harper. 28. 14. Ladies ' Home Journal. 29. IS- Little Folks. Modern Language Notes. Pedagogical Seminary. Perry Magazine. Popular Science Monthly. Primary School. Psychological Review. Review of Reviews. School Geography Journal. School Physiology Journal. School Review. Scribner. Teacher ' s Institute. Virginia School Journal. Woman ' s Home Companion. I. Courier Journal. ffcrtnlcibtls Journals. 2. Our Times. 1. Journal of Education. 2. Literary Digest. 3. Nation. imccfslfes. Nature. Outlook. Youth ' s Companion. ' S Kouno Momen ' s Cbiistian Hssociation. ©fficers. President — Axnie L.m ' rie Kinzer. Mce-President — Neville Watkixs. Recording Sec ' )- — Heneieita Watki Corres. Secretary — Carrie Goode. Treasurer J ' i ' UA Scaikis. ©Djcct. article 1111 of Constitution. The object of this Association shall be the development of christian charac- ter ill its members, and the prosecution of active christian work, particularly among the j ' oung women of the insti- tution. ' ' fIDotto. jVoi by 7 n it jior by pou ' ei but by viy spirit, saitli tlie Lord of Hosts. — Zixii. 4 : 6. Standing Committees. Uevntional — Lri.A U. Andrews. lUble Study— Mary St. C. Woodrikf. Missionary — Nannie [ Houser. Social — E.MjiA Kixci. Jlembership — Frances A ' iiite. Finance — Julia Sc.iGGS. Intercollegiate — Martha W. ( ' oii.i.iX( P oom and Library — Sakaii Ilocic. Building Fund — Frances Smith. Hlpba (Tbaptev of Siotna Sionta Sitjina Sorority. Colors : llioss v3recn anCi Uiolet ffmrple. Cbaptcr iFlowcr: Cbc Utolct. Skull and cross-bones ! rah ! rah ! rah ! Sigma, Sigma, Sigma ! ha ! ha ! ha ! Death and destruction to things that are wrong Strength and protection — we ' re the strong! Skull and cross-bones ! rah ! rah ! rah ! Sigma, Sigma, Sigma ! ha ! ha ! ha ! II n TTlrbc. BE.SSIK V. RICE. HELEN BEACKI.STON. JENNIE C. M. JACKSON. ■fln CoUeoio. ELIZABETH ' ARA BLACK.MORE. LUCY T. C. STUBBS. LUCY DIX EGLIN. HELEN WINSTON. HARRIET PARKER HANKINS. NANNIE HARRIS WRIGHT. Absent when picture was taken. Hlpba Chapter of Ikappa 2)elta Sorority. Organized in the State Female Normal School, Farmville, Virginia, October 15, 1S97 Colors: ©live Otccn anO Silver (Brag. ♦ fflower: Aargucrite Saiss. mi. Zippera, boomera, Booma-lacka-zelta ! Zippera, boomera, Alpha Kappa Delta ! Iln Tllrbc. CHARLOTTE McKIXXliV. .MARY JACKSOX. GENEVIEVE BACON VENABLE. SUSIE MORTON SCOTT. Iln Collcoio. MARY SOMERVILLE SPARKS. .AIARY VIRGINIA HOPKINS. ANNA TRENT PAGE. CARRIE SIX ' RDIVANT GOODE. MARY LEWIS SELDEN. LELIA JONES. FRANCES SPROUL WHITE. ALICE ATKINSOX. LUCILE VIRGINIA KENT. ANNA CALLAWAY PAXTOX. 93 SONG OF KAPPA DELTA. Tunic— Jlaryhmd, ily Marvlaiul. A faithTul Iximl of sisters vc. Thus linked l.y bends of dear K A, And thiiu.nh so sixm vc all must part, We ' ll still be treasured in each heart. Cboius. Oh, Kai)i)a Delta, nolile name, Far in the I ' uture reach thv fame, Well ever h.yal be to tliee. Our own K A, our dear K A. Throughout life ' s title we ' ll sisters stand, Bound heart to heart and hand to hand. Though trials come and ills betide We ' ll ever with each other bide. Hlpba (Tbapter of Zctn XTau Hlpha Sovont . 3f lower: H)oulile Ulbitc Utolet. Colors: Curquoise DBluc anC Steel Orav;. Hido kiv.j 1 Siskuni razzle dalpha, Here we are, heie we art. Zeta Tail Alpha ! •fln inrbc. ETTIE DUNNINGTON MORTON. SARAH ELIZABETH PAL n-:R lln Collegio. MARY CAMPBELL JONES. L RY POWER FARTHING. MATTIE BOARD HENDERSON. FR.VNCES ' ANfEY S TH. JOSEPHINE NARCISSA GOODWIN. SUSIE WARE WARXKK. PEARL GARNETT HUNDLEY. .MAR ' ()LI ' L KKASKR. GERTRUDE MADIS(JN CAMPBELL. . bseiit when picture was taken. Song of Zeta Tau Alpha. TuNR— Aunt Dinah ' s Ouiltiiig Party. I. In the sk a l)nj,Hit star glitters, And its light shall ever shine, l ' c r this star is nur Zeta Tan Alpha, And we bow before her shrine. Cboriis. We shall ever loyal be, We shall ever loyal be, T., onr de.tr beloved Zeta Tau Alpha We shall ever loyal lie. II. To each heart a strong ehord binds us, Binds us close with truth and right; For Themis we would ever cherish And I ' roni lier we ilraw our light. III. In each heart a love ne ' er failing. Draws us to the Blue and (jray, , ' nd mav we be forever loyal Till time shall fade awa) ' . IV. I ' ar into the distant future Z. r. A. shall shed her light, Clear anti searching as the golden sunbeams, Yet pure as violets white. iE6tabli0be6 at State Jfcmalc IRonnal Scbool, ®ct. 15, 1900. ; Iarv Sommerville Sparks, K. A. Iattie Board Henderson ' , Z, T. A. Elizabeth ' are Blackmore, S . . 2 , Nannie Harris Wricht, S , , IS , Frances .Sproul ' hite, K. A, CHI Frances Yancey Smith. Z, T, A, LjIII Pearl Garnett Hundley, Z T A, Anna Paxton, K. A. Mary ' irginia Hopkins, K, A. Susie Ware Warner, Z. T. A. Harriet P. rker Hankins, S , S . S , £i irirbe. Lucy Dix Eglin, 2.2.2. Mary Booker Daniel. K. A. Josephine X. Cjoodwin. Z. T. A. liinilKaiB?3!SSBBSiSHl!ti 3K SCHOOL SONG. As a student body we ' re specially fine, Hurrah ! Harroo ! Hurra}- ! Fcir iiur giiiid hdiiic cuokini; we never pine, And we march thm ' tlic halls in a very strait line, Hurrah ! Harroo! Hurray! All our ])ennies we hoard fr om eve till morn, Hurrah ! Harroo ! Hurray ! I ' ' or canch- and peanuts we ' re ver) ' forlorn, But our room with pictures we will adorn, Hurrah ! Harroo ! Hurra) ! We ' re sober, serious, studious girls ! Hurrah ! Harroo ! Hurra} ' ! Our president sa}s we ' re jewels, pearls, Orderl}-, neat, obedient girls, Hurrah ! Harroo ! Hurra}- ! Our studies are hard, you ' ll not deny that. Hurrah ! Harroo ! Hurray ! Thev work off our flesh and don ' t make us fat. And oft recitations are decidedly flat. Hurrah! Harrcjo ! Hurrav ! ®uv Hvti8t8. nianager of art ©epartment. HAREIET PARKER HANKIXS. ■flrtieits. MARTHA W. COULLING. HELEN BLACKLSTON. AXXIE C. MARKLEI. IRMA STAHL. MARY LEWI8 SELDON. Me. R. C. FLOURNOY. Mrs. W. R. MORRIS. Mc Seven. ©UC Bame: AVe Seven. ©ur IHiCftliamC : Seven Sacies. ©lir IbOttO: XevekSayDie. ' ' ©ur Class JBirO— Tyi ' Ical:— TuE Owl. ur SOCiCtV! L ' Cll: ■ ' To Wvr I Tn AV(K. : 1 ©ur strong IPoiUt : (Jhe.vt Wisdom. ©ur Wcaft point : Gkeater Conceit. ©ur Ibope : To Fi.v High. ©ur 3f ear : A Buoken ' Pixiox. — Gen. Av. 70. ®ur Mi6tor . Yes we have one. AVe have good reasons to feel proud of ourselves. AVe have never failed since we hopped upon one of the lower branches of this tree of knowledge — he First B Class, where there were many others besides ourselves, but as we went up.from high to higher, each succeeding pitching day, thinned our ranks until we reached the Junior B Clas.s. There we had ample room to displaj ' our wisdom, for the class contained no others be- sides the Seven Sages. No sadness befell us until we reached the topmost bough set apart for Senior B ' s. Then our charming Lucy Stubbs became ill and had to leave us. Seven Utile ow-els in a sad, sad fix, One fell off, then there were six. Jur IPropbecg. — To all, but one, Fate has decreed husbands; as follows Bessie Paesieh: — A short, fat, prosperous farmer. Louise Hogwood: — A dashing young military officer. E.MM.v B.iKNEs ; — A physician, younger than herself Josie Luck ; — A rather elderly, but devout, Methodist circuit- rider. S. EAH Hogg : — An old, but fond widower. Lucy Stubbs: — An old bachelor, terribly set in his ways. ===n (r ©ur agreement. We do hereby solemnly promise to each girl, when she marries, a solid silver spoon, with engraved monogram on the handle, and an owl in the bowl. W e furthermore agree, that each happily married one will give two weeks ' board, every summer, to Janie Whealton, who is to devote her life to teaching. io6 1. Janie Whealtoii, President. 2. Bessie Palmer, Vice President. 3. Louise Ho?wood, Secretary and Treasurer. Euiiiia Barnes. , Jo ie Luck. Sarah Hogg, ' GU i Zi m Director — MISS AXDREAVS. AccoMiMNisT — JIISS SPILLMAX. Sopranos. KoKllIE Berkelkv. Cora Cole. Lucy Dasiel. Edith Didlake. PeAKI, Hl ' NDLEY. Charlotte McKinxey. Sally Morris. MoLLiE Phillips. Mary L. Powers. Bessie Rice. Julia Scaggs. Genevieve Vexable. Susie Warner. Nannie Wright. SeconO Sopranos. Alice Atkinson. Je.vnette Ba.ich. Emma Barnes. Ethel Cole. S. RAH HoGli. Jennie J.vcksox. JosiE Luck. Lena Marshall. Annie Whitehead. aitos. JLvRY Baldwin. Miss Che.vtham. Miss COULLING. Willie Moore. Anna P. ge. JL RY F. Powers. Emily Ryland. MbjSv TuGtiLE. Neville AVathins Miss WOODRUKF. Mary ' Yonge. Siir i miisir (as ' tix said) Before rat; never wade. — Milton. (3eintan Club. NANNIE WRIGHT, Vice-President. MAT ' lTE HENDERSON, President. HARRIET HANKINS, Treasurer and Secretary. E. CRIGLER. M. CURTIS. B. DEAL. E. ELCAN. B. riNKE. S. GANNAWAY. S. GOODE. M. GOODMAN. A. GRESHA [ J. BAACH. H. BLACKISTON. V. BLANCHARD H. BRIGGS. G. BRYAN. - - M. BUCHANAN. ' L. BURTON. G. CAMPBELL. G. CARTER. E. CRAWFORD E. KING. H. LAND. E. LEE. W. MOORE, N. MUNDY. F. SHELXON. E. TREVILLIAN. C. TAYLOR. I. TATUM. F. WHITE. (iUNN. P. HUNDLEY. M. HERRIN. C. JONES. M. JONES L. MOOMAW. G. NELSON. B. NORRIS. E. . ENS. B. PALMER. A. PAXTON. M. RENICK. E. BYLAND. E. SEMPLE C. WHITE. B. WHEALTON. M. WADE. XTennis Club. E.M.MA KING, ' I C E - P R E S I D E N T , ®fficer0. -■ rOLLIF. PHILIPS. President. ELLEN PAINTER, Secret.vry . xd Tre. svrer. flDcnibcrs. ELIZABETH HALL. HARRIET HANKIXS. MOLLIE PHILH S. ALMA THRAYES. FAXXIE PERKIXS. XAXXIE WRIGHT. ESTELLE CRAFFORIi. WILLIE TRIPLl rT. EDDIE TRIPLETT. NANNIE TURNER. OTELIA HARVIE. OLLIE JOHNSON. PLAOIDIA HUDNALL. EMMA KING. MISS ANDREWS. ELLEN PAINTER. P.ESSIE BLACKMORE. HELEN WINSTON. GEORGIA BRYAN. ISABELLA BALL. JESSIE BALL. FANNIE SMITH. NORA PILSWdRTH. MOLLIE WHITE. ALICE ATKINSON. GERTRUDE CAMPISELL. MARY FARTPIIN(;. ANNETTE LITiTY. REBECC.V JANl ' , A ' Hi:. LTi LELIA CnniBLKY. illSS REYNOLDS. Basket Ball XTeain. Colors: tUbltc aiiC JBlue. l Cll. Basket ball ! Basket ball ! B. B. T. ! Hurrah-rah 1 Hurrah-rah ! Hunah-rah-ree ! Here — ball — go ! Ready — now — throw ! Hurrah-ree ! Hurrah-ree ! We are the Lnrls of the B. B. T. ! Trainer — MISS COIT. fIDcmbers. EMMA KlXti, - - SUSIE AVARXEE, MAEY HOPKINS, - EMMA KING, - - JEANNETTE AVIIITE, LUCILE KENT, - ■ C.M ' TAIX. - CliXTEU. FOUWAKII. FORWAKr). - GlAKIl. - GlAKI). JESSIE cox, - - FRANCES WHITE, PAULINE CAMPER, JESSIE COX, - - IRENE MASSIE, - ANNA PAXTON, Captaix. • Center. Forward. l ' ( IKWARD. Guard. Guard. ALICE ATKINSON. MATTIE HENDERSON. MARY SPARKS. PEARL HUNDLEY. lUlon 2 (Samcs — U points. Won 4 (Samcs — IS ipolntg. Cic 2 Sanies. SCORE. 4 ..__..----- 2 ...--- .... 2 4 .......... . 4 4 ........... 2 2.. ......... 2 ---------- - 4 - - - 2 114 f Mitcbcs fv c front Salem tlown. BEUI.AH FI KE. AIH.DREI) REXR-K. E-VITIE HENDEKSOX. PAULINE CAMl ' ER. JEAX ' NETTE WHII-E ' Cbc weir? sietcts, ban? in ban?, IPostcrs o( tbc sea an? lani . (Ibus Do cio about, about. X. jf. C. Club. ©fiiccrs. President— MARY FRANCES POWERS. Vice-Pkesidext— EMMA LOIS KING. SECEin ' . KY— MABEL FURE. l ell. From Loudoun, Fauquier, Clarke, came we, Ra! Ra! Ra ! Re! Re! Re! We are girls as happy as can be. For we belong to the L. F. C. Ra ! Ra ! Ra ! Re ! Re ! Re ! IP Otto : 305 our bcUliancg vc guide. Ipattlug lnnorCi : TObcn eball wc tbrec meet again? ' flDembers. MARY HENRY CRITTENDEN. IDA ROSS CHAMBLIN. MARY VIRGINIA FLETCHER. JANIE LOUIS JONES. MARY ELIZA DENNY. MARY ELIZABETH SIMPSON. GOLDIE KALB BROOKS. MERCEY MARGARET CRIM. NETTIE MAY ' IRTS. GERTRUDE NELSON. MARY LITTLEPAGE POWERS. it9 |;i.i.u ;.-t.-. . gimi -M X. 1k. Chartered In} tlic X. Hv. of XUilUam ant lisarp Collciic. flDcmbers. loniA .Kiiix i;aum:s. •IKSSIK 1 ' :L V(I()1 coxe. MILI)i;i;i WILTSE EVAXS. SAKAll EKAXCES II(Mi(i. xiXA I ' oAVEi; LAxnrEi;. iiExiMirrxA i;eyx()Liis watkixs. (iKACE VICKXOX t ' AKTEIi. KUTIJ OMEdA IIYEK. AXXIE WIIAKTUX (illl snAM, AxxiE [.AiiMi-: Kixzi:i;. AVILLIE nAHKISOX ModliK. I ' AXXIE XEVIEIJ-: WATKLXS. 123 be Skaters ' Club, ©fficers. Phesident — FKAXCES WHITE. Vice-President— EMMA KIX(4. Secuetaky — PA TLINE CAMPER. TnE.i,suREK— XANXIE WKIGIIT. Colors: 36lacl5 an 3Slue. ' IbolCi me ticibt anO Oo not let me fall. As there are such marked differences of opinion among the members as to tlie manner of spelling, we confine ouifelves to vocal demonstrations. These may be heard on Paulett ' s Pond anv cold winter ' s afternoon. HARRIET HAXKIXS. FAXXIE PERKINS. MARY YANCEY. .TEAXNETTE A ' HITE. A XX A PAXTOX. fIDembers. ALMA THRAVES. SrSIE AVARNER. PEARLE HrX ' DLEY. MARY HOPKIXS. Zhc flDibniobt dfour. (Occasion for Ohgantzatkix — Test ox Takr. Colors: Wliite and (iieuii ( From Fear of Being Caught. ) IbOttO : The heights (?) ))y great men reached (?) and kept (?) Were not obtained l5y sudden fliglrt ; But they, while their companions slept Were toiling upward in the night. Un-invited Visitor— MES. MOEEISUN. BE T Fkiexd— THE ALAEJI CLOCK. Eecreatiox — Feast — 1 A. il., Sundays. JllOriTY BeACTEOCS H.iXIlSOJIE. Merry Ccxxixg Juvenile. Preitv Cranky. Jesting Daring Wakefcl. Ibonorars lliembers. Candle and Umbrell. . 125 {professional Mall Club. Ready for bed, liaviug fiui — Here ' s Aunt Portia — let ' s all run. Juni]i in bed , put out the light ; Here she is. Bang!!! Goodnight. Countcrsicin— Swipe me a roll ! jFavoritC Ipastltnc— Being sat upon. jfavoritc ©ccupation— Yelling. AottO— It ' s not what you do, but it ' s getting caught. THE MENAGERIE EFFECT. Fiom the distance conies a baw 1 (You may know its from Tessiimal Hall) Of a moo-oo-oo-oo. Yes, it is old Lncy Dan ' Serenading our Loyal Ann, Aided by any doodle-doo. This from Lucy Vf. doth jjroceed. And, as formerly agreed, Follows Marie ' s mew-mew-mew. Then, in reverberating sounds From the other end reboimds Many a bow-wow-wow . Moo-oo-oo ! ! I Bow-wow ! ! Mew-mew ! Any doodle-doo ! ! S — cat ! ! CHARACTERISTIC SAYINGS. H(c)aii Bus a-— Uy mother looked at the eclipse through atelescope. J. iy — He! He! He! C-foing to put that in the Annual. . — Wliy, what is the matter? Lucy — I ' ve got one of those things full of clothes under my bed. A aria — Is ' pasco ' an indeclensionable or undeclinable verb ? ' ' Lncile — It goes just like ' amo. ' Frances (at Murphy ' s) — I ' m so tired of walking up the steps ; let ' s ride up on the radiator. Alice — Say, have you heard of that awful catastrophe ? Harrietle H. — Why, no, what is it? Alice — ' Chicken ' got roasted by the Co(w)les. ' ■ 8he is the jester anil the jest. — JI. Cruris. Most popular girl. — Girl with a box. Vaudeville arti.st. — F.vxxie Perkins. An easy mark for Cupid ' s darts. — H(e)akt Bhiggs. They come as thieves in the night. — Visitors to Room 74. It may have seen better days. — Room 71. ;Mc«1i1 ycHiiiL ' ladirs. never known to be on time tor anything — All of us. llaM ' dour Willi cliildish days. — Be.vmer. Stiiiirs liave lii ' i ' ii known to move and trees to speak. — S. Henderson. Divinely tall and most divinely fair. — H.iRiuBr II. nki.ns. And since, methinks, I would not grow so fast, Because sweet flowers are slow and weeds make haste. — L. Kent. I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor slumber to mine eyelids. — Ei,.mer Crhii.i We took sweet converse together. — M.attie, Mary and Fr.vnces. Got will power? Well, I reckon. I only let him kiss me once. — Molly ' l TE. False, false, but oh ! how beautiful ! — ConrrEXAv Taylor. a oast to iprofc06ional Iball. Here ' s to the hall, the merry old hall, And here ' s to the hearts that are true, Here ' s to the morrow, come what may, And liere ' s to the best — that ' s vou. final. A very merry, dancing, singing. Laughing, quaffing and unthinking time. statistics. Most self-conscious Edith Steigleider Most innocent Mary Frazer Most wordly-wise Camraie Jones Most conscientious Fannie Sniilli Prettiest face Nannie Wright Best writer Mary Gathwright Best tallcer Alice Atkinson Most enthusiastic Sorority girl Lncile Kent Most enthusiastic non-Sorority girl Annie Gresham Most harmless M. Fletcher Best mimic Emma King Most popular Frances White Faculty ' s darling Rebecca Jane AVhealton Greatest loafer Biggest flirt Annette Lurty JoUiest girl Bessie Blackmore Most musical Mary Powers Greatest arguer Vnna Page Most in love with H. S. boys Lncile Kent Stiff-necked Susie Warner Biggest ' ' spooners JIary Jeffries and Lee Perry Wittiest girl Marie Curtis Smartest girl Jennie Jackson Uncle Pat ' s most frequent visitor Lillian Casteen Percentage of girls in love 75 percent. Percentage of girls engaged 50 percent. Percentage of girls who expect to teach .ST.! per cent. Percentage of girls who expect to get married 119 per cent. Percentage of girls who wish to get married IIIO per cent. Average height 5 feet 4 inches Average weight 120 pounds Average age l.S vears (Brins anb (3nnb8. A (laughter of the gods, divmely tall anil iiiii.st divinely fair. — MiLDKED ReNICK. The sweetest woman ever fate per- verse denied a household mate. — Miss H.WNES. Sweet are the uses of adversity. — Louise Hogwood. Nor gold nf ir gem.s can her restore. ' ' — LrcY Stuhhs. She will be pretty when her face comes in fashion. — M.vEGAEET Jones. And when she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music. — Fe.vxc ' Es Smith. ' And Saul stood head and shoidders above the imdtitude. — Ekfie B. teji. x. ' Some say but little because they have but little to say. — Moli.ie AViiite. ' Perhaps she ' ll grow. ' ' — Brownley L.iwkexce. ' Her locks are like thesunset. — C. erie Hick.s. ' And she did eat. My ! how she did eat ! — Sallie Goticix. ' Most musical, most melancholy. — Mary Poweiis. ' Yet we do not fall on the neck nor kiss when we come together. — Lee Perry and Mary Jeffries, ' She would talk and talk and talk. — Miss AVheaetox. ' Slight robed, with loosely flowing hair. — ALrcE Atkinson. ' What the heart thinketh the mouth speaketh. — Jeaxette White, ' What ' s a good hair restorer ? — Frances White. ' Goin ' have atis ' t ' day. - OLiE Johnson. ' Fickle. ' ' — LuciLE Kent. ' Wrapped up in measureless content. — Mary Rives Daniel. ' Youth, purity and innocence. — Maey Fe.vzer. ' Her hair drooped round her cheek like seaweed on a clam. — Lucy Wood. ' The best ware comes in small packages. — Ca.m.mie Jones. 132 Whose body lodges a mighty mind. — Ann ' ik Doi ' uirrv. When shall we three mjet again. — M.vi-riE, Fr. xces and M.iRV. Too young and infantile to be away from mother. — Miss Lowjiax. How much in love with herself, and this without rival. — Jennie Jackson. I ' se wicked, I is. I ' s mighty wicked. — Makie Curtis. I never dare write as funny a.s I can. — Moli.ie Piiiixips. With a still, small voice. — Julia Wukiut. Even though vancjuished, she would argue still. — Nellie Muxdy. Like a pair of turtle doves that could not live asunder. — Emily Evlaxd and Jeaneite Ba.vcii. Verily, the hairs of her head are all numbered. — Henrietta Watkins. I am not in the role of common men. — Isabel HuTcnixsox. Where ignorance is bliss ' tis folly to be wise. — Liliax Castixe. Let thy discontent be secret. — Bl. nciie Martin. Entirely too young for serious consideration. — Sarah Goode. A thing of beauty is a joy forever. — Nannie AV right. Jlighty hunters, and their prey is man. — Cowles and Blaxchard. Like a spear of flame the cardinal flower Burned out along the way. — Jessie Loy ' D. A form more fair, a face more sweet. It ne ' er hath been my lot to meet. — Pearle Hundley. Shocks of yellow hair, like the silken tloss on the maize, hung over her shoulders. — iLvTTIE HEXDERSON. A perlect woman, nobly planned To warn, to comfort and command. — Mrs. Morrison. A jollier woman I ne ' er spent an hour withal. — Miss Sarah. Staff — After us the deluge. The Alumn.e — Not like it ' uster ' be. Senior Class — As from a mountain ' s top the rainy mists of the morning Roll away: and afar we behold the landscape below us Sun illumed, with rivers, cities and hamlets, So fell the mists from their minds, and they saw the world far below them. Dark no longer, but all illumed with love, and the pathway Which they had climbed so far lying smooth and fair in the distance. The Annual — ' Tis pleasant, sure, to see one ' s name in print; A book ' s a book although there ' s nothing in ' t. 133 JOKES. Dr. K. (before class it! A pp icJ Psyc iii dgy) — You all haven ' t had I- ' atiguc under me, have vou ? Miss M. P. R. Ill Miss S. E. P. — What are Mr. Anderson and : rr. Cralle sup posed to do ? Miss S. E. P. — They are dealers in Coals (Cowles) and Wood. l Iiss R. before Physiologv Class, reads Miss B ' s outline and criticises thus — ' Miss B. your outline is very good e. cept the last part. ' ' Miss B. (in a very weak tone) — Miss R., the last part is ) ' ours. Kew Girl (pointing to lamp hook) — What are those for .- ' ' ' Old Girl — That is where we hang the girls when they are suspended. Geography Teacher — What is the principal agricultural product of Virginia .■■ Miss M. — 0 -sters. Training ' School Teacher to Class in English — Have you had the new and old conjugations } Pupils (in astonishment) — No! Miss P., we haven ' t had anything about the age of verbs ! ' ' Miss F. W. (a week before Training School closes, speaking in saddest tones to pupils of Grade) — fust think, children, children, only one moi ' e week, and I ' ll not teach you any more. Children (clapping hands with delight) — Oh, we are so glad. Normal Girl (buying candy at • ' Uncle Pat ' s ) — What is the price of those Marchal Neil ' s.? If you ask Miss F. W. vhi is her favorite apostle, she is most likely to say Paul On afternoon of April 14th. a servant brings card to certain ydung lady ' s room. He savs, hurrv up and come down ; he ' s been Butt(ing) around long enough. Training Scluml ' fcac ier In li lr liny in I grade Aril imrlic class — ■■ If you are a little bov three feet tall, h.. v tall would a lilllf h ' be wlio is twice as tall. Miss IF. — - ' Is Dr. K. a Ph. I). V Miss F. — Why no, 1 think he is real smart. J i.r ,. ( Assrnilily Hall, marching mil In l ir tunc nf •• Di.xic ) savs In .Miss S.- Isn ' t the wedding march grand . ' Teacher nf Xalnrc Sinih In sluilcnls sludying Ihc sparnnv — ■• ' S ' oung Ladies, anv of vou not having feet niav walk up and get them from my desk. Sliiilcnl in Malhciiialics. reading alniid a prnhleni in Algebra — A prcshylerian walked from A to B. 7;vr ,7 — ■■ What is that, Miss A. . Miss A. — . preshierian. ' Teacher — ■ ' Let me see your book. Ah, a slight ilifference, A pedeslrian walked from A to B. 135 J j lll lilll,!,,, liil) ,„ |„, llHii,,,! jillUHillllllUlll l-ll ill llllllPII ill 11 til Mlfcll ilJLlmt lilllll llllllllll lllli lllljll M ililllllll lllllllill ilL III! JL 1111 ili- nil lllii MM l iiillllllllillllllllllll lllll llJI llll llllhlllllll S TA TE FEMALE NORMAL SCHOOL FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA. toiJNDED by the Legislature to edu- qI cate teachers for the pTiblic schools. Free tuition for two hundred young women. Scholarships apportioned among the counties and cities. Liberal courses in Language, Litei-a- ture, History, Sciences and Art. Professional course for teachers. A graded Training School in which students receive a year ' s training before going out to teach. Next session begins September 19th. SJ $;; $;! $;;g igSig SS;g$;iS$;iS ;C$S! S ' , $);g S: ;!C$ Si Si S CATALOGUE SENT ON APPLICATION. %iiiiinfi iii||iiii«inii ifii i«i|(iiii«ii|ii fiNiiifi ifiiiiiiifi iifi ip fiiMif f f pi«iiifiii if« iif ifii ' iiif w™W fi '  ii ' f ' f Y= MAIN STREET, FARMVILLE, VA. DEALER S::IN HIGH:: (i E A D E CONFECTIONERY STATIONERY Musical Instruments ATHLETIC GOODS ¥ n ..flDannfacturcrs ' IRcprcsentativcs. FOR THE CELEBRATED CHASE-HACKLEY PIANOS, FARRAND AND VOTEY ORGANS, MASON HAMLIN ORGANS, AND COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONES. AUO CARRY A FULL LINE OF SHEET MUSIC MUSICAL MERCHANDISE. T SPF.riAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO NORMAL TRADE, AND ITS PATRONAGE SOLICITED. ! A iiilljllii lilllmiUJlLl iJlLliii 1 |i [ | |ill%mi :riniri|[pinTipiifiiiiTP nT;j;jriiiiT;jnTiii Q. E. (2HHPPELL. FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA. DEALER IN S fat ion c ' ] ' , Confectionery, Frnits, Sc iooi Bool s and Normal School Supplies. ijify!!itJifi -t . Jl i ifl uiA --m t ' ii ' .-tJJt-t ' u L-l i ' k,-t ' L-tfU k. ' ljUlul ' L ' ltfa A COMPLETE LLNE OF STYLISH dt MILLINERY. „A , illla.i.lt illliiii MillIiii ilti llliiii,niiiiiii iillllLtiiiii|fcl]mllllli- iiJl Jl ' Illiii...iillllii.i«ll iii i i iii i ii f i i ' iii[ff ii ii ny ' I|:P ' ' iiiT iii ' iiiTfiii r ' y •iiBf ,uii  «lfl i«if  ffs ' ™iJJi i !T[i ' ilIJ ' FARMVILLE HERALD ll ■ IJAS what few of the small town I ■ I newspapers have. The people r want it for its complete local news ; the business public for its ex- cellence as an advertising medium — the best in Southside Virginia. Subscription Price, $1.00 per Annum. 4 (sue iiiiH a ll! Ill iiin liniiiiii ' ji ijli all lU iiji fe- E. C. WILTSE, DEALER IN Watches and Jewelry. Scbool, Class an? ff ratcrnitvi IPins maOc to order. i fannville .... IDirQinia. limi (lMiq|jliliill[pirm|(pii.ii||||[ nj l li llllHllli illlll H ' iJII H] MAT means this strange ccmi- niLjtii.in here ? The girls are gathered fnnn far and near. Have they come to dissect the cats . ' No, they are going to UNCLE PAT ' S. He has candies sweet and nuts sn tine, And all that you want in the sweetmeat line. If it ' s apples or oranges, or candy or cake, Uncle Pat can serve you, and some money you ' ll make ; For you get a dime ' s worth for only a nickel, And often he thmws in an extra — one pickle ! Barrow Cowan, UNDERTAKERS FURNITURE DEALERS. Big Stock. Low Prices. Main Street, Farmvillc, Virginia. 4 .iJL . 11 iiii i. Jii iiiii.iiiiii ti lit iiJi Ill iiili iitiiimii Ti. E. T, r,n( )w. BARROW COAL COMPANY DEALERS IN Splint, pocabontas, an IMrcjinia Cit ) Hntbracitc Coals... FARMVILLE, - - VA. | | T T If f iljii W W f f f IF ' i ' '  ilP ' CHAS. BUGG SON ..(Brocevies.. ' Cakes and Crackers. tieinz ' s Pickles Olives. J FARMVILLE, VA. TELEPHONE 31. W.T.BLANTON ©ptfcian anb Jeweler. Dealer in WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE. Store next door to Planters Bank. Irj l Y tlie recent adJitiuii to my (Jpiical I jj department of several new instrmuents ' ' for measuring and defining optical de- fects, I am in a better ijosition than ever to treat those suffering with weak and defective vision. W. T. BLANTON, Opt. G., fIDain Street, jfannville, Da. lEpcrvitbinG rND ' uM ' oVrE .MILLINERY.. line: Yi r WILL FlXlt AT flftrs. IDunt ' s. DOXT FAIL TO SEE HER IF YOU WANT A HAT. N. B. Davidson, Pres ' t. U. II. Lvn.v, Vicu-l ' r A. H. Clafham, Cashier. First National Bank OF rARMVlI IiE, VA. SOLICITS THE ACCOUNTS OF INDI- VIDUALS, FIRMS CORPORATIONS. DIRECTORS : Dr. Peter Winston, W. P. Gilliam, .J. K. Martin. K, H. Lynn, T. ,7, Davis, N. B. Davidson, Dr. J. M. Hamlet. Interest Allowed in Savings Department. Drafts Issued on All Parts of Europe. CM. Walkek. U. W. Walkei;. ,1no. J. Walkek. C. M. Walker Sons COMMISSION MERCHANTS, FARMVILLE, - VIRGINIA. Dealers in Hardware, Hay and Grain. Buggies, Cai ' iiages, Wagons, Harness, Saddles, Bridles. Horse Goods of Every Description. NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA -FOR= Solid Investments Good Looking Beaux Steady Husbands SEE REYNOLDS BROTHERS, General Brokers Real Estate and Insurance, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. ISSY -ISS 25TH STREET. .MG .i OO IPDndDtosjrapIhier I IF YOU WANT THE BEST. I % Awarded Four (4) Handsome Medals and • ft Diplomas lor excellence, at btate conventions. g I COLLEGE WORK LS OUR FORTE. PICTURES IN THIS BOOK MADE BY HUNT. HAMLET HAMLET Dentists, Office: MAIN STREET, FARMVILLE, VA, ANDERSON DRUG COMPANY DRUGS, DRUGGISTS ' SUN- DRIES. STATIONERY, ETC. THE FARMVILLE LITHIA SPRINGS 0i E l( t;ittHi in the County of Cumherland. in wiilkiiif; distance of the attractive town uf I ' aniiville, Virginia, situated on the main line ot the Norfolk and Western Railroad, in the midst of a picturesque landscape, and at an ele- vation of S ' li.) feet above tJie sea level. This wonderful group of springs contains some of the most valuable medicnial waters in the world, among which the most prominent are : Lithia, Chaly- beate, Jlagnesia. Alum, Iron and Sulj hur. It is a channins: place in whicli to spend a tpiict hour. All are welcome to visit its sylvan shado and drink of its health-giving waters. Do You Need Anything in the Furniture Line? W. T. DOYNE MAIN STREET, FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA. Will sell anything you want for furnishing your house at a lower prirp ' than can lie boutrht for else- where. I ' liamliPT iiiiv in I liil; Wiilnutan.! Imitation Hard Woi. ' K i.iii - i-i!-,, .„ ,ic llulTri-, - i.le- boarrts, clini;! I ' l. . i n ■ ■ .in liiMr iiihl ( liairs nf every l. — nri .. t:, ,,:j, ' iii -ZWM Viiru-ty. PRICES LOWER THAN EVER. Capital, J43.425, Surp. Undiv. Profits. $62,000. ESTABLISHED 1867. FARMVII.I.p;, VA. Docs a General Banking Business. Your Account Solicited. DR. P. W. BECKHAM, Dentist, ( Xlicr i.xer Wiltsc ' s Jt-wclry Store, FARMVILLE, VA.  t I THE I Winston Drug Company I The Corner Drutr Store. Farmville, Va. . _ _ I MRS. L. L. KEISTER, DEALER IN I FANCY DRESS GOODS. WHITE GOODS AND i NOTIONS. SAILORS AND CAPS. i MAIN STREET, - - - FARMVILLE, V A. ■ ti « — «£ K « Everett Waddey Estalilishofl l. ' W. Incorporated 1.S.S9. ...The... FARMVILLE: : MlLLS M. xri-. (Tri;i:i;s of COMPA NY, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. HIGH GRADE Fine STATIONERY ...FLOURS... STEEL AND COFFER FLATE ENGRAUINC. EnBossmo and iLLunmATiNo. LEADING BRANDS : Pride of Farmuille™° Rich Bridge Fahily. PURE WATER GROUND MEAL AND MILL FEED. College Work Carefully Looked After. FARnVlLLE. - - VlRQINlA. CRUTE 5 NOEL BROS. DEALERS IN.. GO TO... W. R. R CHARDSON STOVES, Hk C-XIKKS TO TUK NORMAL SCHOOL Tk. i 1 ' : IX Crockery, Lahps. DRESS GOODS QLASSVARE ' VOODENVARE. ..5H0ES.. And Evekvtiiixg ix the Dry Tl N ROOFING. 5 C. GooD.s Line. FARMVILLE. VIRGINIA. BE SURE TO CALL ON HIH VMEN IN NEED. WE PRINT TO PLEASE OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT Wis ARE PREPARED TO HANDLE ALL CLASSES OF COMMERtlAL WORK. LET US GIVE YOU PKICES. MOOSE BROS. CO., Printers, Binders and l ulers 1000 MAIN ST., LYNCHBURG, VA. CATALOGUES AND COLLEGE ANNUALS PRINTED IN A NEAT AND STRICTLY UP-TO-DATE MANNER. THIS EDITION OF Cbe Uirgiiiian IS A SPECBIEN OF OUR AVi iRK. 91