Longwood College - Virginian Yearbook (Farmville, VA)

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( (ii;a I!(h;i:i;s iikohkinc ( lUANCi;. lKi;l, JA Ai-uiis Literary Sciciety ; Trra iirer of (1a-s IIIDS: ' i -e-Presideut of Athletic Asso- ciation. I ' .llO: Laveiuler Basket-Bail Team, 1!I(1S: (ireeii P.asket-Ball Toaiii. 1I10S-10: IVvcjtioiial t ' diiiniiltoc of V. W. ( ' . A. Cora played en the chainpinn ba-kd-hall teams of 1907 ami 1908. She i a siar player on tlie Greens. Since the last nialeh ■ anie her piipiilarity lia- h.vn luilH.uniled. Her ea.ses, like lleinz ' s pickles, munber tifty-seven va- rieties. Her voiee is wonderfully sweet. She ranks with Eva and Xaney as one of the seieet sin.ticrs of the Senior Class. A -lIuliN is hei favorite jewel (?). Hev h.o rnr in life is the tlionjiht of going- to the . I ' . I. I ' inal-, in .Inne. In spite of that liel «e know that it is not -jiretty Polly ' s ' fall ' lo li e and die an ohl nniid seho d lea.-her. MAKV I IAX P i;() lKlX l i{. - oi:, ' iii(;IM. ■nsio ' (d ' Aruus kilera ' L ' U ' t 1 !) 1 0. Ko rs have passed since .Mary east her lot with Ihe inmates ,d the ■■(lid Xornnil .School. She ' as a mere child when she en- tered — shy and very timid; and the greet- ing ' s to the rats from the digiiitied Seniors frightened her e.xceedingl y. Bvit this fear was soon o -ercome « ' ith little damage done — except a few poors on Cicero tests, llary has had one desperate ca,se, but we are glad to report, as past evidence has sho l, a permanent cure of all such attacks in the future. At present -we fear that she is in gTeat danger of nervous prostration fi ' .ini the annoyance of the continuous visits of her sister ' s numerous ardent admirers. Xevertheless, she is expecting to emerge from the Training School a dignified and experienced teacher, and we shall see her graduate as one of flic brightest and the V(ain: est of her (dass. 24

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ELIZABETH BRUCE BROOKE C ' UM ' El ' ER, ViKGINIA ■ ' Governor of the State Noniial; Ar.yiis Literary Society; Devotional Coniniittep cif V. W. C. A.: Sldmniers ' Tennis Olnl). Bessie is very enthusiastic and has mar- velous oratorical powers. She can. in a few minute.s. win over to her viewpoint even tliose strongly prejudiced in the Ijeginnini;. So great is her dialectic aliility that she often causes her professors to rise from their chairs, pace the floor, and finally take a seat on the desk in their strenuous efforts to give her a conclusive answer. Her innate skill for leadershi|i i ir ily wonderful, and with her devotion fur civics and government in genera], nnthim; U ' ss than the presidential chair is wurtliy of a nature so full of ]iatriotic love. illLLIAN OARTER BROOKE Cr!.Pp;i ' Kli. ' IRG1NIA Arg-us Literary Society; Glee Club; Y. W. C. A. Devotional Committee ; Skim- mers ' Tennis Club; Assistant Picture Editor of Cuss Book; Salulat.ivian Class lilKI. The Senior Class is wealthy. In all about a trillion, Eor just one girl Ell tell you of. Herself is worth a .Milliaii. She is a little darling. As .Jnlia will atte.st. And of all the kindergartners We kno A Daisy loves lier best. She can argue like a Cicero, This maiden so sedate; Xow do you wonder when I say She ' s splendid on debate? We would like to know her better. But in lier room she stays Working, working, working. And writing Motlier Plavs.

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MAiiv oi ' iiii.i ' iMOK Brirmx l ' AI;. ASSI s. ll;,;IMA Atlii ian Literal- rlct •■IVc ' ]i, c-anie to S. X. S. a very bashful kid ill llie fall ,,f lillli;. Tlirotigh four long years nf weary toil slie sdiuetinies quaked H ' itli fear and trembling, but in the end was always kno XTr to be victorious. One chief oare of these years was that of trying to get lier rooin-inate. ■ ' Hesta. to ehiss on time. A notable event of her career is that she faced the horrors of tlie ' I ' niiiiing School without once passing tlirougli the lachryinal stage, which prooves that her dillidence has been entirely subdued. Sin- really has talent in art, but carefull. - cmi- cealed this for fear of being pressed into service on poster committees, etc. We pie diet for lier a phtt-e beside Raphael and other great ones. The serious epidemic of cases struck Iier only once — but oh. how hard! Spare moments were never wasted l.. lier. but always spent in discussing the nobility, e-pecially the Karle. HKTTIE Dll.l.AlM) COBB Kii. M ' ;r,ix. ' inoixiA Club: I ' y A ' X- ■■Hef has the distinction of being tlie most independent I ' . ' 1 anil least spoiled I ' . ' 1 girl in the Senior Class. She is the happ pos.sessor of a never-tiring energy, ami al ways liusy, except when so sick — which i invariably the case. Since entering the much-dreaded Training School she has devel- oped the most womlerfiil voice, which is the delight and pride of lier many friends. She spends most of her time vibrating between the auditorium learning a new .song. and Mr. Gilliam ' s trying Social Teas. She has a bright, cheeiy disposition, (only gets mad witli Kate ), and her laitgh will be sadly missed from the halls after she leaves S. X. s.