Mary Baldwin College - Bluestocking Yearbook (Staunton, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 186 of the 1909 volume:

IlOi THE BLUESTOCKING PUBLISHED BY THE LITERARY SOCIETY ▼ MARY BALDWIN SEMINARY STAUNTON, VIRGINIA MIXXIX 00 as a small tof en of our affeSlion to MR. WILLIAM Wayt King Ji Virginia gentleman, who by his character, his unselfishness, his devotion to dut ), and his hahit of spending himself for others is the friend of every girl in school. Month flf QlrustfPB MARY BALDWIN SEMINARY SESSION OF 1908-1909 Rev. GEO. W. FINLEY, D. D., PRESIDENT. JOSEPH A. WADDELL, LL. D., SECRETARY. HENRY A. WALKER, Esq., TREASURER. Judge J. M. QUARLES, JAMES N. McFARLAND, Esq., JAMES H. BLACKLEY, Esq., HENRY D. PECK, Esq., Hon. HENRY ST. GEORGE TUCKER, ARISTA HOGE, Esq., Rev. a. M. ERASER, D. D., WILLIAM H. LANDES, Esq., SAMUEL F. PILSON, Esq., JNO. M. SPOTTS, Esq., Rev. WM. N. SCQTT, D. D.. JAMES B. RAWLINGS, M. D., EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE JOSEPH A. WADDELL, LL. D., Rev. GEO. W. FINLEY, D. D.. Rev. a. M. FRASER, D. D., HENRY D. PECK, Esq., WILLIAM H. LANDES, Esq. (§ftmrB txnh Emtl VB E. C. WEIMAR, PRINCIPAL. Rev. a. M. ERASER, D. D., CHAPLAIN. LITERARY DEPARTMENT ELIZABETH EASTMAN, B. A., Smith College, ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. MARTHA D. RIDDLE, University of Chicago, HISTORY. V. M. STRICKLER, University of Chicago, LATIN. MARY ALICE BRADFORD, B. A., Moimt Holyohe College, MATHEMATICS. MARY FRELINGHUYSEN HURLBURT, A. M., Wellesley College, NATURAL SCIENCES. FRAULEIN MARGARETHE SCHMIDT-WURTEMBURG, GERMAN. Mlle. ALVINA J. MERIOT, FRENCH. FRAULEIN STEFANIE F. GEIGER, GERMAN. MARY L. MATTOON, A. B., Elmira College, PSYCHOLOGY AND BIBLE HISTORY. N. L. TATE, Principal ()f Preparatory Department, MATHEMATICS AND ENGLISH. HELEN S. P. WILLIAMSON, ASSISTANT IN PRIMARY DEPARTMENT. MARIANNE P. HIGGINS, Student at Harvard, RHETORIC AND AMERICAN LITERATURE. BESSIE CHAMBERS LEFTWICH, Mary Baldwin Seminary, English, SALLIE McLEAN, Harvard and Chicago, ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS. SARA GREENLEAF FROST, B. L., Boston School of E.rpression, ELOCUTION. V. M. strickler, Dunsmore Business College, BOOKKEEPING. JENNIE S. RIDDLE, stenography and TYPEWRITING. SARA GREENLEAF FROST, B. L., Boston School of Expression, PHYSICAL CULTURE. ART DEPARTMENT SARAH RICHARDSON MEETZE. Art Students ' ' League of Washingtori, New York, and Paris, drawing, painting, illustrating, designing, and china painting. department of music Professor F. W. HAMER, Germany, DIRECTOR. PIANO, ORGAN, HARMONY, AND HISTORY OF MUSIC. Professor C. F. W. EISENBERG, Conservatory of Leipsic, PIANO AND ORGAN. WILMAR ROBERT SCHMIDT; Professor of Music, Royal Conservatory, Leipsic, Germany, PIANO AND VOICE. PIANO. MARY FRANCES PLUMMER, Studied unth Scharwenka, New York, and Jedliczka, Berlin, PIANO. CLARA LOUISE PETRE, Studied with Agramonte, Bouhy, Giraudet, New York and Paris, VOCAL MUSIC. BEATRICE BANCROFT WHIDDEN, Graduate of Conservatory of Leipsic, Ha isbecker, VIOLIN, GUITAR, AND MANDOLIN. ANNA M. STREIT, LIBRARIAN. HARRIET SHAWEN, MATRON. BETTIE WITHROW CHASE, HOUSEKEEPER. LOTTIE PRICE, Graduate St. Luke s Hospital, INTENDENT OF INFIRMARY. NANNIE W. GARRETT, Graduate St. Luke ' s Hospital, intendent of infirmary. Dr. H. H. HENKEL, physician. WM. WAYT KING, BUSINESS MANAGER. GETTING OUT THE BLUESTOCKING EDITOil -IN -CHIEF Llcif. W. Lamh Norfolk. Virginia She makes the thoiiglit Start into instant action, and at once Plans and performs, resolves and exei iitt HUSINESS MANAGER Katik Newton Bfiiiiettsville. South Carolina Come vh:it will come, I am satisfied. LITERAliV EDITOR Mahcjakkt Tkukkli. Hirniinohnni, Alabama • None know thee but to love thee. LITEUAUV KDITOU Rf.ba Andkkws Staunton. Virginia I ' ViUTi r;i e to ga} ' , i ' roiu li ely t(t serene Intent t( reason, or polite to please. LITERARY EDIT( R Annie Bkidgehs Asliville, North Carolirja Of manners gentle, of affections mild. LITERARY EDITOR Lii.i.i.AN Hakuison Maitinshurg, We.st Virginia A coniponnd of M-isilom and fun. ' ART EDITOR Al.ElNK McLkOI) BfiiiKttsx illf. South Carolina Hiinlil :is tin- sMii her eyi-s the jjiizers strike - And, hki- the sun, Ihcv shiiu- i.ii . ' ill alike. ART EDITOR Anxk Hendkiison Fort Sniilli. Aikansas Kxcccdiiiff wise, l ' .iir-s|)c]keii .iriil iiersihuliiifj ' . ART EDITOli Hkssik Landi ' s Staunton. iri;inia To business lh;il we Icive, « i- rise lu-li And go to it Willi (lelif;lil. ' L I T E A Y S O C I E T Y ilarg lalimin IGtt mrg S ' ortrty PRESIDENT Lucie W. Laml) SECRETARY Katie Newton VICE-PRESIDENT Marv Bovd Aver CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Margaret Peale TREASURER Margaret Terrell MEMBERS Reba Andrews Isabel Grinnan Anne Apgar Lillian Harrison Marv Boytl Ayer Anne Henderson Fay Arnim Marsha Jones Rosalie Boggs Victoria Kinnier Katherine Bryan Bessie Kelly Annie Bridgers Lucie Lamb Edna Chase Bessie Landes Mary Carpenter Mary McFaden Nancy Cooper Lady Anne McLeniore Ruth Dabnev Aleine McLeod Electa de Pugh Dorothy Morrison Conway Flemniing Jean Hall Claudia Eraser Beulah Moody Elizabeth Going Katie Newton Martha Newton Sara Nichols Margaiet Peale Sue Phillips Hester Riddle Martha Stark Laura Lettie Smith Winifred Scutt Ruth Taylor Margaret Terrell Margaret Tilley Pauline Thornton Evelyn Tredway Laura Wise Da 17 T7S:] =rf-7yr , u (Unllrgtalr irpartntrnt UNIVERSITY COURSE Lauka l.v.TTiK Smith Texas ' Tis virtue tliat dotli make women most admiivd. ' INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Rosalie Fhancks Bogus Peiiiisvlvauiii The music hi( ' ;itliin ; ' from lier fact ' . Isi,AV Janki- Eddixs Florida Oh life, whv should lahor always l)c vour portion. I.M.I. IAN GoKHAM HaKIUSON We.st Virf inia On tliiirown iiiei-its uiodt ' .st men !uv (liinil). ' ' ' ' Maucjahet Ci.akknck Tii.lf.y Vii-glni;i ' • Practice i.s the b-st of all in.stiuctioii. ART Bessie Wallace Landes Virginia III tVaming an artist, art iiatli thus (iecreed, ' I ' o make son;e gcod. hul olh- urs to fxceeil. ' ELOCUTION Laika Waud Wise Vir-,iiiia Persuasivcnt ' ss ot spetcli .tiul f lot|ueiict ' of evi ' s. ' g m rtlf artH of t t (§lh inmtntnn PRIZE ESSAY LD Virginia with her hospitable mansions set in the midst of fertile plantations, her lordly gentlemen of gay attire and courtly man- ners, her beautiful women of hoop-skirt days and dainty minuet, her love of the high- spirited and joyous, appeals to us of more prosaic times with a romantic charm not to be caught elsewhere. As we look upon the quaint portraits of those gentlemen, dames and maids of a day gone by, and as we gaze upon the sloAvly rolling James from the wide portico of some colonial mansion, our thoughts turn back to those sweet old days and we dream of the lives and loves of statelj dames and lovely maides. Perhaps we wander back to those first sweethearts of wilderness Virginia, and with our love of the romantic we picture the dusky beauties in their wild woodland life being wooed and won by brave warrior lovers. The same sj mpathetic moon cast its halo of charm over them that after the coming of the white man shed its radiance over the rude log cabms and mean existence of Jamestown. Never- theless the rude log cabins and strange white men held their attraction for at least one Indian maiden. We linger lovingly over the pictures of the dear little Princess Pocahontas bringing aide to the stricken settlers, of her baptism and marriage at that first little church at Jamestown, of her visit to England, where she was entertained right royally by Queen Anne and her subjects, of her touching interview with the loyal and brave Captain John Smith. We can hear her declare to him, You did promise Powhatan that what was yours should be his. You called him Father, being in his land a stranger — and fear you here should call you Father. I tell you then, I will; and you shall call me child. We leave the alluring picture of the little Princess and her Captain to turn to more stirring tiines in the Colony. The eccen- tric and cantankerous Governor Frances Nicholson has fallen pas- sionately in love with the beautiful Miss Burwell of Williamsburg. We laugh merrily as we think of this strong-minded young lady firmly refusing His High and mighty Excellency. We see her toss her dainty head as the Governor in the grandeur of his carriage and four passes her on the streets of quaint old Williamsburg. It sud- denly enters her lover ' s mind that Doctor Archibald Blair, the brother of the worthy minister of that name, is his rival. Now The Reverend Blair is the Governor ' s opponent in affairs vestral. When His Ex- cellency imagines that the indomitable Scotchman ' s brother is the favored one of his own fair lady love, his irascible soul is moved to anger. But we suspect that his blustering speech to The Reverend Blair, Sir, your brother is a villian, and you have betrayed me, only affords our colonial maiden much men-iment; and when the peppery Governor declares that if she marries another he would cut the throats of three persons, the bridegroom, the minister and the justice who should give the license it daunts her independent spirit not in the least. As time has left us no record, we can only wonder if she further wounded the Governor ' s self-important dignity by becoming Mrs. Dr. Archibald Blair. We turn fi om this amusing love story of Virginia ' s willful maid to the picture of The Fair Evelyn Byrd. We first see her at the brilliant court of Queen Anne. All eyes turn toward the lovely American debutante as she passes down the ballroom with the young and handsome Lord Peterborough. Her eyes are aglow with love and hope as she turns to her gay companion. What a contrast to the next picture we have of her! The all-important Colonel William Byrd has em phatically refused to allow a daughter of his to marry that Popish gentleman, Lord Peterborough. As we idly roain over the estate of beautiful old Westover, we reach the spot where stood in former days the oak under whose peaceful shade the house- holds of Westover and Berkeley were wont to meet once each year in picnic fashion. It seems to our highly-colored imagination that the Harrisons and Byrds are again assembled in merry groups. We see The Fair Evelyn seated upon the green, talking in a low, sweet voice to her dearest friend, Anne Harrison. Evelyn is thinking of her lover in far-away England. She looks toward her father with an appeal in her great brown eyes. But her appeal is in vain and she lives her days at Westover in quiet longing for her Lord whom she is never to wed. What is this next picture which calls our attention? Surely no colonial maiden was as bold as this. Yet V -ginia had her Priscilla, too. Life was not without its chai-ms in those colonial days nor was Cupid without his darts. The heart of Miss Betsy Hansford is his target this time. Truly Cupid hath strange ways. A certain youth of Williamsburg has been captured by Miss Betsy ' s charms but she will hear none of his suit. In his dire extremity he appeals to Mr. John Camm, the professor of divinity at William and Marj College, to aid him. In vain does the Reverend John plead with Miss Betsy, proving to her by passages of scripture that it is woman ' s duty to marry. His charming parishioner meets him in his own field when she tells him that he may find her answer to his entreaties in Second Samuel, twelfth chapter, seventh verse. What is his sur- prise and perhaps joy to find these words: And Nathan said unto David, ' thou art the man. ' ' We fancy that the wedding which fol- lowed was a happy and a joyful event. The sun is slowly disappearing over the treetops. The approach- ing twilight i eminds us that we must cease our dreamings of things past and come back to the reality of things present. So we end our musings with this picture of that most delightful and important occasion — a colonial wedding. Annie Bridgers. References: 1. Story of Pocahontas. — Cooke ' s History of Virginia. 2. Story of Governor Nicholson. — Fiske ' s Old Virginia and Her Neighbors — pp. 132-123. 3. Story of Evelyn Byrd. — Some Colonial Homesteads, by Marion Harland — pp. 43-49. 4. Story of Parson Camm. — Williamsburg, the Old Colonial Capital, by Tyler — pp. 156-158. ullip Qlotn PRIZE STORY ILLSON had just returned from an extended tour in Europe, and had invited several friends to spend the evening with him in his apart- ments, the chief feature of the entertainment to be the story of his adventures in Europe. He had knocked about the world a good bit, and had collected many interesting curios, so while his friends viewed his latest collection, he arranged the chairs about the hearth and set out the tobacco. The men appeared deeply absorbed in the col- lection, when one happened to spy a curious coin. Look here, Willson, whei ' e did you get this coin with the Latin inscription? said one. Oh, I picked it up in Rome, but there is a peculiar story con- nected with it. I ' ll tell you fellows about it, and then you can draw your own conclusions, whether you think I was crazy, drunk, or asleep. It was while I was in Rome. One day I went to a curious old building to make some sketches. The room in which I was at work was rectangular in shape with a spiral stairway at one end leading to a tower. The windows were small with the sills about two feet out of my reach. The walls were smooth, but in some places a little notched. The frescoes were wonderfully well preserved, so I made several trips there and became quite friendly with the warden. I decided to spend my last afternoon in Rome, finishing my sketches of the frescoes. After I started sketching I found that 1 had more to do than I had thought, and became so interested in my work, that I did not notice the approach of darkness. Finding it too dark to work, I closed my portfolio and went to the door, but unknowingly the war- den had locked me in. You can imagine my feelings; I was not the least bit hilarious. I had an engagement to dine with friends in the city to say nothing of the fact that my quarters were very cheerless. I tried in vain to reach one of the windows, and finally decided to make the best of the situation. After a tiine the moon came out, and then I amused myself watching the shadows cast by its light on the opposite walls. The shadows of the trees became huge giants, and the darkened corners of the room were their caves. Some minutes, perhaps an hour I spent thus, when I heard a distant clatter. I was sure it was the warden returning to release me so I picked up my portfolio and started for the door but the unusual direction of the sound stopped me. It came directly from the stairway which led to the tower, and it had a distinctly metallic ring. I still had no other thought than that it was the warden, but I kept quiet and waited, standing by the door, facing the staii-way. I heard, distinctly, footsteps coming closer. The moon ' s rays fell directly on the last three steps, lighting a path from the stairway to the door where I was standing. My eyes had not wavered once from the direction of the sound, and now what did I see? A man fully clad in armor. He descended the three remaining steps, as if not sure of his ground. At last he was in the room and coming toward me with outstretched hands. It seemed an age from the time he touched the bottom of the stairs until he reached me, but I was in no hurry for him to come. When he was within two feet of me, I too stretched out my hands, thinking to ward him off. J ust then something cold dropped into my palm; he turned, and with great alacrity ascended the stairs. The door behind me opened, and turning I saw the warden. He had forgotten me when he closed the building in the afternoon, and had just happened to think of me a few minutes before while talking with some friends about the Knight of the Tower. So this was my visitor ' s name. I said nothing about my experience, but asked him what he meant by the Knight of the Tower. He seemed rather loath to tell, but I finally wrung from him the story of a Roman Knight, a miser, who had lived in the old building and hoarded his wealth in the tower. The story ran that his spirit could never rest until he had given away all his treasure, and eveiy night he came forth seeking some one on whom to bestow it. ' After I had thanked the warden, (in the American fashion), I made my way back to the hotel. When I reached my room, my first impulse was to go to the light; my next, to see what I held in my hand, and there was the coin which you see in the case. I may have gone to sleep and picked the coin out of the wall; you fellows may think it a product of my imagination; but I for one think the old Roman gave it to me, and hope that the gift helped to buy rest for his spirit. Reba Andrews. SmiUgljt Prize Poem WHEN the twilight hours are golden With the dreams of yesterday ; When a thousand wandering fancies Steal the golden cares away; Memory lifts the dusky curtain Of the silent shadow-land ; Peoples all the world with phantoms By the magic of her hand. Eager thoughts, at last unfettered, Through familiar pathways roam. For the heart of each is turning To a quiet happy home. There a patient mother watches Flickering shadows rise and fall. Shifting with the changing fire-light Over ceiling, floor and wall. She is longing, watching, waiting. For her children far away And is building golden castles In the flames ' fantastic play. Tell me, will these castles crumble? Are her hopes and prayers in vain? Will you shatter her illusions And repay her love with pain? — Martha Gash Boswell. STAFF OF EDITORS Katie Newton Editor-in-Chief Lucy Lamb Literary Editor Lilian Harbison Social Editor Reba Andrews Exchange Editor Anna Apgar Business Manager Bessie Landes Assistant Business Manager Srtrnap rt I. — FALL HE Fall, that we had been looking forward to, thinking of seeing again those dear old girls, and taking under our protecting wing those blessed new ones, yet dreading the thought of being once again closed in from all mortal eyes, (except the Kable-lights), arrived only too soon to be welcomed. But that adorable smile of Mr. King, as we stepped from the train, blotted out all pangs of regret, and made us feel once again that life at the dear old Sem was something worth while. In the same old procession we walked up those wearisome hills of Staunton, and one by one went to greet Miss Weimar. Then a rush to the back gallery, and such protesta- tions of joy mingled with sobs of happiness are not expressible in words. Yes, we all agreed, It was good to be back, and such thrillingly exciting tales and adventures of the Summer, have never yet been expressed by poet or novelist, and well might they profit by them. The Summer had been ideal, but M. B. S. now seemed to fulfill every passing want. It was with regret that we old sorority girls had to give up that pleasure of having goats to run up the hill or make my bed up this morning because here, sororities are deemed injurious to the social welfare of the school. Bells, belles, bells, only to become used to them, arise on bells, eat on bells, study on bells, walk on bells, and at last settling our weary brains to rest as the melodious strains of the ten o ' clock bell float up the hill. Still these were happy days, always something to do; a new song, a new dance, and plenty of study to pass our time away. Hallowe ' en was an evening enjoyed by all, being one of those rare, original affairs which only Baldwin girls can arrange and enjoy. The Fall weather was perfect, and it was with sighs that we saw the green leaves turn red and brown, and felt that touch of Jack Frost which meant winter. II. — WINTER — Before Christmas On the first of November we were greeted by the announce- ment that ' ' The young ladies will not wear any more short-sleeved or white linen waists, as the weather is entirely too cold. This unpleasant statement brought us to realize that work had started for good and long, yet only fifty-two days before Christmas; that wasn ' t so awfully long. We were entertained by the very best of musicians during the term, hearing The Shubert String Quartette from Boston, Madame Lagendorf, a young and talented . singer, and Mr. Ward on Shakespeare. One of the most interesting events was a bazaar planned by Miss Whidden and carried out by a committee of girls, for the benefit of the Miscellany. A Christmas Bazaar it was called, but was rather one where eats proved the main entertainment. It proved to be a grand success, and all desired it to be repeated. Thoughts of what Christmas vacation might bring forth tided us over those long weeks, and in many rooms might be seen long rows of beautifully cut paper dolls, which represented the days before Christmas. Nothing proved of interest for a week before the twenty-second, but what did it matter if we had to go back to Miss Riddle or Miss Strickler every day, or Madamoiselle Meriot said I vill sen you to ze offeece. Home was our goal; lessons were a minor detail. December twenty-second found us all on the way at last. III. — WINTER — January, February, March Such long faces appeared on January fifth, with the sigh, What was I doing last night at this time, and my, but I never knew two weeks could go so fast. Now to be good, and Latin once again. You say the Virginia Dramatic Club is February the twelfth? What a long way off! Only to see the Arcadians was the desire every girl held most dear. Study began with a vengeance, and the only recreation and chance of seeing a beau was when we walked by that quaint and interesting little store, known as The Kable ' s Store. What a curiosity only to see a little further in, (the door always being so crowded we could see nothing else). There have been numerous false fire-alarms this year, both in Hill-Top and Memorial. The real cause was never solved in Hill- Top, (but I shouldn ' t wonder that some know), but Memorial ' s excite- ment was owing to an innocent piece of cloth, innocently lit and thrown out of the window, and such cries of distress! (Oh! ! ) The most eventful happening of this whole school year was when we were honored by the visit of two University of Virginia gentle- men? They seemed to be rather happy that night, and dared what othei ' s have never done befoi-e, boldly walked up on the Tei ' - race by Memorial and That wasn ' t all or It wasn ' t the things they meant to do, but rather the things they did. That evening has never been duplicated, and we hardly expect it to be, as the Ar- cadians said it wasn ' t proper to serenade a joung lady on the first floor after nine o ' clock! One of the most delightful visits of the year was that of Miss Burner, Secretary to the Young Woman ' s Christian Association. She is a young lady, with that unusual gift of speaking directly to the girls, and holding their .attention. An informal reception was given to her the afternoon before she departed, and she left a lasting memory in many a girl ' s heart. Mr. Hutchinson gave us an interesting program on the night of the twenty-fifth of January, his Schumann number absolutely cap- turing his audience. The only drawback to the ' evening was the lack of self-control expressed by the young ladies of the Seminary, but we all trust it will not happen again. Henry Ludlowe presented a very charming play, The Raven, on the evening of the twenty-eighth. Wonders upon wonders, we children were allowed to go out two evenings in one week. A new and attractive feature at M. B. S. — Miss Lilian Gorham Harrison gave a tea in the girls ' parlor on Friday afternoon, January the twenty-ninth, to a few of her friends, in honor of Miss Lucie W. Lamb and Miss Helen Nix. It was an affair enjoyed by all present, and one through which we hope others may profit. To the visit of the two gentlemen from Charlottesville, the Arcadians proved next in importance. Well, there is no doubt but that it was splendid and no words are needed here. We do surely hope the performance will be repeated. The members of the board of editors of the Literary Society served a delightful supper for the benefit of the Annual. It proved a success and the ones who labored felt repaid for their energy. The four remaining members of the Delta Sigma Phi Sorority gave a select dinner, the night of the thirteenth of February, in honor of one of their visiting sisters. The Young Woman ' s Christian Association was very successful in a bazaar they gave on Saturday, March the thirteenth. There were seven booths representing the different nations, very artisticallj ' and originally decorated, the gymnasium becoming thereby a very pretty room rather than the cold, dismal gym we dance in every night. The different costumes added much, and The Street Fair proved very satisfactory as well as amusing. Mr. Samuel Moore, of West Virginia, led a series of meetings in the Presbyterian Church, a few weeks ago. His earnestness and power of appealing, brought every girl under his charm, and all listened with unwavering interest. All feeling of the burden of attendance was at once forgotten after Mr. Moore ' s first sermon, and it was with regret that we knew the meetings were ended. I do not think any man has before so impressed the girls as Mr. Moore did, nor found such a response in their hearts. We can at last say Winter has left us and once again come those bright, happy, wholesome days of Spring. IV.— The End Spring with all its pleasures, sports and sunshine has come at last, and just March, April, May, and this happy school year will have its end. My, how we want to leave this place, and every lesson is a grudge, but, stop to think just how many tally-ho rides, feasts, (and midnight feasts), how many germans and banquets we have had during this session. Then, say we don ' t have a good time at M. B. S. Besides these pleasures, think of the lessons we have learned, the temptations we have overcome, and notice how these hours at the Seminary have helped to mold our characters and pre- pare us for the far more serious life than happy, free, school days offer. It is true we have but Christmas vacation and one or two holidays thrown in here and there: also, that we are most emphati- cally impressed with the fact that the Mary Baldwin Seminary is not a society school. Yet, I can say, and have heard others say, that society does not make a school, for teas, dances, receptions, and last, but not least, men are not essential to a school girl ' s happiness. As this eventful j ear draws to its close we think of the friend- ships we have made, that beautiful love between girls which is so seldom true. Then, of the fact that all of us will never again be together at one time. This household of over two hundred girls is under one liead. Miss Weimar. We do not realize how much we owe to her, and probably shall not until we are older. Miss Martha Riddle, our principal when Miss Weimar is away, has reached the heart of every girl who has ever studied with her, and many others besides. Mrs. Chase, that generous, loving, and noble - hearted mother of our school days at M. B. S., is not half appreciated, but some of us do realize there never can be but one Mother Chase. But of all the kindest, cheeriest, as well as best persons in this world, Mr. King is ahead of them all. From the time he greets us as we get oflf the train, till he waves us farewell as we fly homeward, he has always that ever-winning smile, and a sweet word for every one of us, that makes each one feel, as we leave his office, he likes me best. It is now time to bring this Retrospect to a close. We are loath to leave this dear school but hope that the new girls of next year may have as many happy times as we have had. It is our fondest hope that all ma} ' have a happy and restful Summer, and we drink to the future success of the Mary Baldwin Seminary. O happy days, those days of yore, Will they come back to us no more? Yet we live them o ' er and o ' er — Those days at M. B. S. A. M. A. C.O.D. COLOR Red (£. (§. i. PRESIDENT Lucie Winder Lamb FLOWER Carnation- members Margaret Gilkerson, West Virginia Mercedes Brown, Missouri Nell Carrington, Virginia Marie Easley, Virginia Conway Flemming, Virginia Anna Apgar, New Jersey Lilian Harrison, West Virginia Anne Henderson, Arkansas Mary Hoge, Missouri Mary Hover, Colorado Mary Hughes, North Carolina Mary M. Jones, Georgia Bessie Kelley, Virginia Elizabeth King, Florida Marsha Jones, Colorado Marie Smith, Lucie Lamb, Virginia Mattie Lamb, Virginia Florence LeMoine, Virginia Esther McCleary, Pennsylvania Helen Nix, New York Helen Pole, Ohio Isabelle Postelle, Georgia Electa de Pugh, New York Ruth Rankin, Georgia Margaret Reynolds, Virginia Martha Stark, Missouri Margaret Terrell, Alabama Kate Earle Terrell, Alabama Elizabeth Thomas, Colorado Anne S. Jones, Virginia Colorado Z. SI. 1. MOTTO Do Unto Others, for They ' d Like to Do You, but Do Them First. COLORS FLOWER Red and Black American Beauty PRESIDENT Lucie W. Lamb MEMBERS Margaret Gilkerson, West Virginia Anne Apgar, New Jersey Ruth Beymer, Georgia Annie Bridgers, North Carolina Emily Bridgers, North Carolina Katharine Bryan, Pennsylvania Carrie Buoy, Maryland Ethel Davies, Ohio Marie Easley, Virginia Conway Flemming, Virginia Agnes Floyd, Florida Elizabeth Going. Alabama Mary Hoge. Missouri Mary Hover, Colorado Bessie Kelley, Virginia Elizabeth King, Florida Josephine Willis, Kentucky. Mary Hughes, North Carolina Mattie Lamb, Virginia Mary Le Master, Tennessee Florence LeMoine, Virginia Esther McCleary, Pennsylvania Mary McFaden, Virginia Sarah Moise, Georgia Sarah Nichols, Georgia Katie Osborne, Georgia Isabelle Postelle, Georgia Elizabeth Shepherd, Tennessee Ruth Taylor, Wisconsin ' Kate Earle Terrell, Alabama Margaret Terrell, Alabama Elizabeth Thomas, Colorado Margaret Webb, Alabama Irene Whiteside, Tennessee ®ml Qllub Nell Carrington, South Boston, Virginia Lillian Harrison, Martinsbuig, West Virginia Helen Nix, New York, New York Electa de Pugh. New York, New York Helen Pole, Loraine, Ohio COLORS Gref.n and Black MASCOT Black Cat MEMBERS Ruth Beymer, Savannah, Georgia Ethel Davies. Barbarton, Ohio Willie Gayle, Montgomery, Alabama Elizabeth Going, Birmingham, Alabama Mary LeMaster, Memphis, Tennessee Sarah Moise, Savannah, Georgia Elizabeth Shepherd, Memphis, Tennessee Sarah Nichols, Savannah, Georgia Ruth Taylor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Josephine Willis, Shelbyville, Kentucky K atie Osborne, Savannah, Georgia FLOWER Cattails YE LiRKS YE ERQWS LARKS CROWS Miss Anne Lamb i Hover Maggie 1 ' hazy Marie Darling Spray Sweat Beas 1. A. ©. PRESIDENT Electa de Pugh MEMBERS Mercedes Brown Missouri Marie Easley Virginia Conway Flemming Virginia Lilian Harrison West Virginia Mary Hover Colorado Marsha Jones Colorado Mary Le Master Tennessee Florence Le Moine Virginia Helen Nix New York Helen Pole Ohio Margaret Terrell Alabama Elizabeth Thomas Colorado Margaret Webb Alabama .-J jc4 «J- JLjuusJO-tJ xT Agnes Floyd Ruth Beymer Nancy Cooper Katherine Duncan Marie Easley Elizabeth Going Bessie Kelley Elizabeth King Li MOTTO r.x ' s OUR Cases Keep Lavender, COI,OHS Orange, Cuimson, FLOWER Lilac MEMBERS KORAL Apgar de Pugh Hover Hughes Jones Lamb Le Master Le Moine Pole Terrell Terrell Willis P.S. COLOR Baby Blue MOTTO Better Late Than Never MEMBERS FLOWER FORGET-M E-NOT Spry Willis, Shelby ville, Kentucky Mike Kelly, Norfolk, Virginia Flossie Le Moine, Petersburg, Virginia Sorry Nichols, Savannah, Georgia Conny Flemming, Richmond, Virginia Maggie Gilkerson, Parkersburg, West Virginia Earl of Terrell, Birmingham, Alabama Nixie Nix, New York City Mary Le Master , Memphis, Tennessee Kid Lamb, Norfolk, Virginia Maggie Terrell, Birmingham, Alabama iLmnxB OIlub Anne Apgar Mercedes Brown Ruth Beymer Reba Bradley Nancy Cooper Gertrude Crenshaw Marguerite Crittenden Rebecca Cockrell Ruth Dadney Ethel Davies Electa de Pugh Marie Easley Agnes Floyd Conway Flemming Elizabeth Going, Willie Gayle Margaret MEMBERS Margaret Gilkerson Anne Henderson Mary Hover Lilian Harrison Mary Hughes Martha Irvin Marsha Jones Mary Madison Jones Elizabeth King Bessie Kelley Lucie Lamb Mattie Lamb Florence Le Moine Mary Le Master Mary Neil Melon Beulah Moody Webb Helen Eloise Morrison Sarah Moise Mary McFaden Katie Newton Marie Noel Sarah Nichols Katie Osborne Isabelle Postelle Sue Phillips Helen Pole Ruth Rankin Martha Stark Margaret Terrell Kate Earle Terrell Elizabeth Thomas Josephine Willis Gray Watson ®. ®. MOITO Don ' t Save for To-Morrow What You Can Eat To-Day. COLORS FLOWER Geeen and Orange Sunflowek MEMBERS Fay Arnim Texas Edith Stafford Texas Mftie Lindley North Carolina Mary Heath Mississippi Margaret Peale Virginia Minnie Lee Price Virginia Mary Carpenter Virginia Evangeline Palmer Virginia «nlf Ollub Anna Apgar Mercedes Brown Ruth Beymer Reba Bradley Nancy Cooper Gertrude Crenshaw Marguerite Crittenden Rebecca Cochrell Ruth Dabney Ethel Davies Electa de Pugh Marie Easley Agnes Floyd Conway Flemming Elizabeth Going Willie Gayle Margaret Margaret Gilkerson Anne Henderson Mary Hover Lillian Harrison Mary Hughes Martha Irvin Marsha Jones Mary Madison Jones Elizabeth King Bessie Kelly Lucie Lamb Mattie Lamb Florence LeMoine Mary Le Master Mary Neil Melon Beulah Moody Webb Helen Gray Eloise Morrison Sarah Moise Mary McFaden Katie Newton Marie Noel Sarah Nichols Katie Osborne Isabelle Postell Sue Phillips Helen Pole Ruth Rankin Martha Stark Margaret Terrell Kate Earle Terrell Elizabeth Thomas Josephine Willis Watson . 1. 01. FLOWER COLORS Violet Gold and Violet MOTTO Be Good and You ' ll bE Happy, but Awful Lonesome President — Lady Anne McLemore Secretary and Treasurer — Beulah Oakley Olney Georgia Lorraine Denlinger, Idaho Mary Katherine Strayer, Ohio Minnehaha Rabbit Marv Foote Merrill, Florida Edna Chase, New Jersey Heavy Billy Daisy Rebecca Osenton, West Virginia Beulah Oakley Olney, Arizona Dizzy Boo Lady Anne McLemore, Tennessee Mac B B. £. Martha Stark Elizabeth Thomas Lucie Lamb PRESIDENT Anna M. Apgar Mattie Lamb Mary Le Master Kate Earle Terrell Margaret Terrell Mary Hover Florence Le Moine Josephine Willis Bessie Kelly 31. m. . COLORS MASCOT FLOWER Red and Gold The Imp Golden Rod MOTTO Eat, Drink and be Merry, for To-Morrow You May Can ' t MEMBERS Sallie Clyde Crum ..... Alabama Mary Ella Fariss ...... Tennessee Harriet Fitts ...... Alabama Willey Gayle ...... Alabama Bessie George ...... Mississippi Helen Martin ...... Tennessee Lula Montgomery ..... Tennessee Margaret Webb Alabama Wrti tBtvn Beulah Moody Agnes Agee Fay Ariiim Ruth Burleson Ruth Beymer Nancy Cooper Margaret Gilkerson Mary Hover DIRECTRESS Miss Beatrice Bancroft Whidden ACCOMPANISTS VIOLINS Mrs. Russell MANDOLINS GUITARS Evelyn Tredway Anna Apgar Willey Gayle Claudia Eraser Nora Waddell Georgia Dellinger Mary M. Jones Mary Hughes Anne S. Jones ermanciw Anna Apgar Ruth Beymer Mercedes Brown Corrie Buoy Nell Carrington Gertrude Crenshaw Louise Crittenden M. B. Crittenden Marguerite Crittenden Electa de Pugh Ethel Davies Marie Easley Conway Flemming Willey Gayle Elizabeth Going Edna Grube Margaret Gilkerson Lillian Harrison Mary Hover PRESIDENT Lucie Winder Lamb SECRETARY AND TREASURER Anna M. Apgar MEMBERS Anne Henderson Helen Nix Mary Hoge Sarah Nichols Mary Hughes Marie Noel Anne Jones Katie Osborne Marsha Jones Beulah Olney Mary M. Jones Helen Pole Bessie Kelly Isabelle Postell Elizabeth King Ruth Rankin Lucie Lamb Hester Riddle Mattie Lamb Margaret Reynolds Mary Le Master Elizabeth Shepherd Florence LeMoine Marie Smith Beulah Moody Ruth Taylor Sarah Moise Margaret Terrell Mary N. Melon Kate Earle Terrell Dorothy Morrison Elizabeth Thomas Eloise Morrison Josephine Willis Mary McFaden Irene Whiteside Katie Newton Margaret Webb (Sbf (Ulub Mary Boyd Aver Rosalie Boggs Mary Brown Ruth Burleson Inez Coale Nancy Cooper Pearl Cross Ruth Dabney Rena Evans Pauline Finney Conway Flemniing Claudia Eraser Willie Gayle DIJ{ECTOR Herr Wilmar Robert Schmidt ACCOMPANIST Miss Jean Hall Elizabeth Going Florence Howard Martha Irwin Elsie Jackson Marsha Jones Bessie Kelly Victoria Kinnier Bessie Landes Agnes Lambert Ruth Lavelle Margaret Lee Male Lindley Lula Montgomery Beulah Moody Dorothy Morrison Katie Newton Beulah Olney Daisy Osenton Sue Phillips Evelyn Pratt Margaret Robinson Helen Gray Watson Estelle Webster Kathaleen Woodward Josephine Wright A. Wyse bR ' A n ' Af IC PROGRAM February the Eighteenth 1 Soug, ••The Captain, J. H. Rogers By Misses Conway Fleinmin!?, BcuUh Moody, Pearl Cross, Rena Evans, Inez Coale, and Lula Montgromery. i Drama, Colonial Maids, ■•■••...... Anon CHARACTERS : Mrs. Phillipse, Miss Mary Carpenter Susannah Phillipse, Miss Anne Apgar Mary Phillipse Miss Laura Ward Wise Elizabeth Scliuyler, Miss Katherine Strayer Dorothy Morris Miss Bessie Kelley Anne Hutchinson Miss Loretta Wholey Janet Hamilton, Miss Mary Heath Sarah Harrison, Miss Willie Gayle Mammy, • Miss Beula Olney Gypsy Miss Virginia Switzer ACT I CAMF NEAR PUILLIPSK UANOB ACTU DBAWINa ROOM AT FHII.T.IPSE MASOK Between Acts I. and M. a Sonff, Three Green Bonnets, Guy d ' Hardelot By Misses Beulah Moody, Conway Flemming, and Pearl Cross. PROGRAM May the Sixth. 1909 THE MIKADO, or TOWN of TITIPU Operetta in Two Acts, by W. T. Gilbert and A. Sullivan. GIVEN BY THE GLEE CLUB DRAMATIS - PERSON E Mikado of Japan , - Beulah Olney Nanki-Poo, his son - ...Dorothy Morrison (Disguised as wandering minstrels in love with Yum-Yum.) Ko-Ko (Lord High Executioner of Titipu) Marie Smith Pooh-Bah (Lord High Everything Else) Marsha Jones Pish-Tush, a noble Lord Rebecca Cockrell Yum-Yum 1 ,,, , ,„ „ f Bessie Kelley „ . „. Wards of Ko-Ko _,. , ., „, Pitti-Sing )• - - -Elizabeth Thomas Beep-Bo J ThreeSisters | Helen Gray Watson Katisha (Lady in love with Nanki-Poo) Mary Boyd Ayer Chorus of Nobles, Coolies, and School Girls. ACTS L AND H.— OFFICIAL RESIDENCE AND GARDEN Chorus of Laoif Choeus of Mem Kinnier Woodward Going Moody Cooper Osenton Flemming Pratt Coales Lambert Jackson Landes Philips Webster Irwin Finney Robinson Wright Eraser Lee Wise Lavelle Evans - Boggs Brown Dabney Cross Gayle Burleson Whitside Howard Harrison Nindley dePugh Montgomery Easley Leftwich SCENERY AND ELECTRIC LIGHT Mr. W. W. King DECORATION Miss Meetze DIRECTOR AND MANAGER .... Herr Wilmar Robert Schmidt A MOTTO Not by Might nor by Power, but by My Spirit, Saith the Lord of Hosts. CABINET OFFICERS President ...... Henrietta Mohler Vice-President ...... Isabella Grinnan Treasurer ...... Margaret Gilkerson Secretary ...... Mary McFaden Chairman of Devotional Committee, Claudia Eraser Chairman of Missionary Committee, Elizabeth McCue Chairman of Social Committee, Victoria Kinnier Chairman of Inter-Collegiate Committee, Pauline Thornton Chairman of Poster Committee, Winifred Scutt Advisory Committee, Miss Mattoon and Miss Williamson Tune: Tramp, Tramp, Tkamp, the Boys ahk Marching MB. S. the name we sing, And our voices proudly ring. As we join the mighty chorus Full and strong. Though our paths divided be, We are loyal, true to thee. Home of the happiest schoolgirl days — The M. B. S. Chorus White and yellow float forever Colors bravest and the best; Hark! the echoes catch the strain. Sounding back the glad refrain: White and yellow float forever, M. B. S. On the hillside green she stands, Beacon - light to distant lands, While the colors float above her Fair and free. Daughters fond from far and near Pay a loving tribute here. Fame hath wreathed the portals old Of M. B. S. Primarg i partm nt Bell, Mary Lon Berry, Winifred Bossermon, Annie Dixon, Thalia Dudley, Marguerite Effinger, Katherine Eisenberg, Winifred Eraser, Jean Fulton, Ruth Hamer, Elizabeth Hanger, Mary Preston Hanger, Lelia Harris, Susie Holt, Catharine Mayo, Joe Frances Nelson, King Nottingham, Marguerite Olney, Henrietta O ' Rork, Leila Osenton, Eugenia Pulliam, Elizabeth Spotts, Charlotte Sublett, Ruth Swink, Ruth Wyse, Virginia ag a frnm H|i? M. ®. B. primer Here is a picture of M. B. S. Do you see the brass dogs? The sign over the door says, A Win-ter Re-sort. Young ladies from all over the U-ni-ted States come here to at-tend dances and to meet el-i-gible young men. No, lit-tle chil-dren, this young lady is not ad-ver-tis- ing a mil-li-nery store, she is just read-y to go for a walk. All the young ladies like to take walks, and some times they are al-lowed to go. Would-n ' t you like to grow up and go to M. B. S.? O, my! no! this is not a picture of a de-part-ed spi-rit but a real, sure e-nough Pri-vi-leged Gixl. They are al-lowed to wear wings. Don ' t you wish you were pri-vi-leged, and could wear wings? These young ladies have missed their La- tin les-son, but they are not a bit a-fraid, for you do not have to know your La-tin. La-tin pu-pils never have to stu-dy. This is a lit-er-ary ed-i-tor of the Blue-stocking. She is a beau-ti-ful crea-ture with flow-ing yellow hair. She is very smart and kin rite poems and sto-ries. Wouldn ' t it be nice to be a lit-er-ary ed-i-tor? A FABLE Once there was a girl who came to M. B. S. and she was very smart. She did not have to stu-dy a bit but missed her les-sons ev-ery day, but she was such a smart girl that they gave her a di-plo-ma and she went away and taught in a U-ni-ver-si-ty. See the tea-cher! Is she not sweet? She loves to take the girls out walk-ing for the girls are always so nice and po-lite. She does not be-lieve in hard stu-dies, so she gives very short les-sons, and her work is very light for she has no-thing to do but keep in a good hu-mor. She thinks all girls should learn to cook over a gas-jet, and that prowl- ing a-round the halls after light bell is the best way to keep health and rules. The young ladies are all very shy and if, when out walk-ing, they re-fuse to bow to a strange gen-tle-man, they are se-vere-Iy pun-ished. They must go to the of-fice and en-ter-tain this same young man for two hours. The stu-dents are all com-pel-led to write notes and let-ters to young men so as to im-prove their lit-er-ary style. StjF (Enming of inrtnr Mattxt When first we heard of Doctor Moore To church that night we grumbling crept. We frowned, and fumed it was a bore — And then we stretched — and yawned — and slept. When one short week was almost o ' er To church with smiles we quick did speed. We fought for seats near Doctor Moore Who quickly won us to his creed. At Baldwin ' s now the dullness palls. No feasts! no cooking! shocking sights! We ' re all P. C. ' s upon the halls, Forgotten gum and Kableites. Anne Sevmour Jones. Intmg Olnnt st Handsomest Girl Marsha Jones Most Popular Girl Lucie Lamb Brightest Girl Katie Newton Prettiest Girl Sara Nichols Most Attractive Girl Lucie Lamb Most Stylish Girl Electa de Pugh Most Accomplished Girl Willey Gayle Best Dancer Marie Easley Cutest Girl Bessie Kelley Best Student Laura Lettie Smith CJu. Laziest Girl Elizabeth King Most Energetic Girl Lucie Lamb Best Musician Jean Hall Most Conceited Girl Mary Boyd Ayer Helen Gray Watson Maie Lindlev Favorite Occupation Eating ®I| iErljn H M ' OONLIGHT fades and starlight deepens, Weary waves are rocked to rest; Heavy clouds, in quiet slumber. Crown the dreamy mountain crest. Time delavs his ceaseless marching. Ever wandering winds are still; For the echoes of the ages Earth and sky with music till. Voices from forgotten nations, Whispers from a world long past. By the keeper of the caverns From their chains are freed at hist. All the echoes have been treasured By the jealous god of sound. Histories of every people In his gloomy caves are found. When earth ' s kingdoms all have crumbled And their builders are no more. When the wailing winds search vainly Signs of life on hill or shore. Rocky sepulchers will open, Echoes will be free again; The great past will live in shadows. And unbounded chaos reign. — Maktha Gash Boswel IGtat flf Prt2PB Best essay, Sweethearts of the Old Dominion, Annie Bridgers; by Mr. Landes. Best story, The Coin, Reba Andrews; by Mr. Caldwell. Best poem, Twilight, Martha Boswell; by Mr. Stoddard. Best essay Reti ' ospect, (Life at M. B. S.), Anna Apgar; Literary Society. Best alphabet, An M. B. S. Alphabet, Nancy Cooper; by Liter- ary Society. Best kodak picture, Picture of Girls, Marguerite Crittendon; by Mr. Lang. Best drawing, Willey Gayle; by Mr. Crowell. §umm r ir ams 1. She lias left this school forever, and with suit case, hat and sack, She sits beside the window, speeding swiftly down the track — She thinks of all the girls she ' s met— their struggles and their fun — Of the times she went to office and other things she ' s done. And then she sees her friends at home and also what she ' ll do And somehow at the thought of these, they thrill her thro ' and thro ' . She lives in California, in that land of flowers and fruit — She can see herself in swimming in her new red bathing suit. She ' s now out in the ocean while the waves rock her about, And she hears the people talking — with now and then a shout. She sees the giant waves as they break with one loud crash — But just before they reach her, how thro ' them she will dash. 111. Slie tliiiik.s of all the parties and the dances she ' ll attend — The flowers, the song, the music, and last of all, the men. She thinks of who she ' ll dance with and picks from all the rest — The one that she ' ll dance most with or the one that she likes best. And tlien she ' ll cut a dance to some fellow ' s great dismay. Just to hear the last goes and the rest he has to say. She wonders if he loves her in just the same old way , Or if some one else has interferred and led his love astray. And if he does , she dreams on, and her heart brims o ' er with glee, — ' Twill not be long before once more we ' ll sit beneath our tree. And perhaps he ' ll say he loves me and tell me from his heart. That there can be no other, and hopes we ' ll never part. V. And if he does, she wonders if the wedding will be soon, Or if she ' ll have to wait awhile until the month of June. She pictures how they ' ll look as they walk up side by side. To receive the pastor ' s blessing and become a groom and bride. And when the wedding ' s over — and they ' re one instead of two — Her troubles will be ended — for with boarding school she ' s thro ' . — Marsha Jones. J r ®0a0t m ' E di ' ink to the world behind us, To the memories that seem so fair. We ' ve drunk to the world around us, To its pleasures, its woes, it ' s care. We ' ve drunk to the world before us, In the light of all our sins, So now fill up the glasses And drink to Old Baldwin ' s. — M. B. Mnv lalftmin Alumna Afisnrmttnn PRESIDENT Mrs. Annie Hotchkiss Howison, Virginia FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Mrs. Bessie Adams Caldwell, Virginia RECORDING SECRETARY Mrs. Jennie McCue Marshall, Virginia CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Miss Margaret McChesney, Virginia TREASURER Miss Janet Woods, Virginia VICE-PRESIDENTS Mrs. Clara McCaw Sims Alabama Mrs. Rosa Munger Earle ........ Alabama Mrs. Ida Jordon Brown California Mrs. Sallie Spears Hicks North Carolina Miss Mildred Watkins .... ' .. North Carolina Mrs. Nellie Hotchkiss Holmes ...... South Carolina Mrs. Eva Balser Irvine South Carolina Miss M. Ella Moore ...... District of Columbia Mrs. Minnie F. Ballinger ..... District of Columbia Mrs. Celia Mason Timberlake Watt ...... Virginia Mrs. Fannie Balser Pratt ........ Georgia Mrs. Linda McClure Case Illinois Mrs. Mattie Frasier Baldwin ....... Illinois Miss Flora Firor ......... Kentucky Mrs. Georgia Ballenger Monroe ...... Louisiana Miss Helen Bridges Towson ....... Maryland Mrs. Adele Cayce Morris ........ Missouri Mrs. Sadie Van Lear Cowan ....... Mississippi Mrs. Mary Coalter McAlaster ....... Nebraska Mrs. Kate .lohnston Bastianelli ...... New York Mrs. Nellie Thomas Summers ....... Ohio Mrs. Nina Ravenscroft Smith ...... Pennsylvania Mrs. Marv Andes Dooley ....... Tennessee Mrs. Eva McCue Balser ....... Minnesota Mrs. Claudia Tucker King ........ Florida Mrs. Maggie Morton LeFils ....... Florida Mrs. Grace Kemper Toll ........ Missouri VICE-PRESIDENTS Mrs. Ida Smith Austin . . . . Mrs. Musette Newson Ketchemer Mrs. Lucy Bailey Henneberger Mrs. Annie Walker St. Clair Miss Fannie Royster . . . . . Miss .Janet Houston .... Continued Texas Texas Virginia V ' irginia Virginia Cuba Mrs. Mary Fentress Andrews Miss Mrs. Ida Smith Austin Mrs. Miss Minnie BicUle Mrs. Miss Augusta Bunigardner Miss Mrs. Helen M. Bridges Towson Miss Mrs. Minnie Fatin Balienger Mrs. Mrs. Alice Keid Bryan Mrs. Mrs. Kate Eichelberger Bell Mrs. Mrs. Martie Frasier Baldwin Mrs. .Miss Mattie Bickle Miss Mrs. Emraa Inraan Bell Mrs. Mrs. Anna Dorant Berrein Mrs. Mrs. Eva McCue Balser Mrs. Mrs. Ida Jordon Brown Mrs. Mrs. Kate Johnston Bastinelli Mrs. Mrs. Fannie Colbert Baker Mrs. Miss Belle Bledsoe Mrs. Mrs. Birdie Keran Coleman Mrs. .Mrs. Maria Abert Cary Mrs. Mrs. Hortense S. Cohen Mrs. Mrs. Fannie B. Cushing Miss Mrs. Linda MoClure Case Miss Mrs. Lena McChesney Cone Mrs. Miss Jessie Cohen Mrs. Mrs. Bettie . dains Caldwell .Miss Mrs. Mary Gerver Crossncll Mrs. Miss Lilhan Carr Miss Mrs. Lytic Parkins Crawford Miss Miss Margaret Cochran Mrs. Mrs. M. H. Clift Mias Mrs. Sadie Van Lear Cowan Miss Mrs. Ella Inman Dubose Miss Mrs. Mary Andes Dooley Mrs. Mrs. Katie Bibb Dubose Mrs. Mrs. Lizzie McCue Dahlgren Mrs. Mrs. Fannie Smith Effinger Mrs. Mrs. Mary Young Earnian Mrs. Miss Flora Firor Mrs. Miss Nora Eraser Mrs. Mrs. Lizzie K. Grave Mrs. Mrs. Sallie Miller Giddings Mrs. ROLL H. Ida Gray Mrs. Annie H. Howisou Mrs. Lucy Bailey Henneberger Miss Sarah Hotchkiss Mrs. Olvier Hufk Mi s Sallie .Spears Hicks Mrs. Margaret Spence Hicks Mrs. Lizzie Helen Holt Mrs. JIaggie Hogshead Turner Mrs. Mary B. Hogshead Mrs. Mamie Perry Hughes Mrs. Letitia Young Holler Miss Lillie Ripley Henderson Mrs. Nellie Hotchkiss Holmes Miss Eva Balser Irvine Mrs. May Sterret Inine Miss Nannie T. Johnston Mrs. Mary McCue Ker Mrs. Josephine Loeb Kronheira Mi.ss Musette Newson Ketcham Miss Virginia Lucas Miss Mable Leftwich Miss Maggie Morton LeFils Mrs. Mary Coalter McAllister Miss Margaret McChesney Miss Sarah Teabo Moore Miss Mary P. Miller Miss Hessye Mae Melvin Miss Laura Taylor McCoy Miss Nannie McFarland Mrs. Abby McFarland Mrs. Ella Moore Mrs. Jennie McCue Marshall Mrs. Marie Bodley Morris Miss Mabel Pitkin Johnson Miss Mary Tapscott Paxton Miss Maggie Gilkeson Pancake Miss Gengie Farror Patterson Miss Lillian Ast Putney Mrs. Ada C. Rountree Miss Maggie Stuart Robertson Nattalie J. Robertson Angle Perry Reynolds Nina Ravenscroft Mattie McCue Rhodes Lot lie Rutherford Lila S. Rutherford .Margaret Kable Russell Annie W Sampson Mattie Beggs Spratt Sue Stribling Snodgrass Clara McCarr Siranis Janet Summerson Lizzie Sutton Julia Virginia Simpson Eva Bowe Stein Nannie L. Tate Lizzie W. Timberlake Lizzie Firor Trimble Nannie W. Turk Lucy C. Turk . nnie St. Clair Tate Kittie B. Tate Grace Kemper Toll Elizabeth Turnbull Mary E. Trotter Ellette C. Teirney Fannie Taylor .Mary H. Turk Mildred Watkins Jennie Mae Peck Williams Keigletty T. Wilson Emma Wills West Bettie Guy Winston Marian Woodrow Emily S. Walker Lucy Walker E. C. Weimar Rebecca Young Margaret Bell ' ' oung Mary Yost Irfnr mh Attn This is what Syrup and Rolls did. A year at this finishing (?) school did this. And the Flirts became Missionaries i viii 1 : 1 . A- ' ' -, 2 1 l xizt Alpliabrt AN M. B. S. ALPHABET A is for all of us — little and big, Sent to this M. B. S. to study and dig. B ' s for our bells — the new and the old ; What the new cow-bell ' s for. we ve never been told. Cstj H C stands for Chaplain; Dr. Eraser, we mean, is half-hour sermons are yet to be seen D stands for Cableites — alack and alas! Who by the school do their gallant forms pass. is Directoire, the new M. B. S. craze; Here ' s hoping it ' s shorter the longer it stays. E stands for empty — that ' s how we all feel When promptly (?) at two the dinner bell peal. F stands for two things — failure and fake. The last means the golf-links, the former we make. G ' s for the groans which arose on that day From the girls who were kept from the U. Va. play. His for Heaven, and other things, too. Some say Mary Baldwin ' s; I wonder. don,t you? f stands for something that everyone knows. That blessed Infirmary, the cure for all woes. you must know, a jelly-glass means. That fELL on a caller — he thought we were fiends. J Kis for killing, a very apt phrase When applied to the lessons that fill all our days. L ' s the Lit. Society and though not new this year. So much has it broadened that I record it here. M ' s for the mail that comes thrice a day. Oh, the bliss of a lettei from — well, someone away ! Nis the very worst letter I know, To its place in this jingle it simply won ' t go. O is for Office, dark visions arise, Of Saturdays — dictionary — poems — and sighs 13 is for privilege, I speak it with grief. Q Only the angels arrive, there ' s my belief. is the question that each asks in fear. And I ' ll warrant the answer is Zero. Oh, dear! ' s for the rules that we meet at each turn. you think we can ' t break them, you ' ve something to learn. R ' sf If ' s ai Oft brightened by flowers — I refer to soirees. O ' s are sad-sounding, sorrowful days, T ' s for the terraces, and if they could talk, Vou ' d hear of the cases that love there to walk. Uis the Uniform hat you ' ll perceive. The most beautiful (?) thing in the world, I believe. V ' s the Virginia boys, of whom we hold, An opinion I ' d tell you, but maidens aren ' t bold. W ' s Miss Weimar, our Principal dear. Come, girls, lets give her a good rousing cheer. XV 7 0 at last, ) A J — ' ) - And one more year of school life past. And now that I ' ve finished, I wish there were more, For on M. B. S. glimpses I now close the door. — Nancy Cooper. M. 1- i . iHai fl See the Baldwin Maids rush in. Hear the clatter and the din As they slip upon the floor. Dropping cups and plates galore; Bumping hard against your chair, Spilling coffee in your hair. Water down the table flows, Knives go skimming by your nose. For our plates they roughly dive, Glad are we to leave alive. [The Editor takes great pleasure in furnishing the Faculty with hints for their personal welfare, feehng sure that their loving interest in its welfare will be valued and appreciated.] My voice often cracks — emits hoaise discords. Is there any remedy for this trouble.! C. L. P. Your case is very extraordinary and cannot be entirely cured. Try filling the cracks with Liquid Veneer and carefully grease the interior surface with Three in One Oil. I am a teacher in a girl ' s school. Of late I have heard no noise on my hall during the night. I feel sure that this must be on account of deafness. Please suggest a remedy if possible for I enjoy reporting girls. B. C. L. The best cure that we can offer is that of Dr. G. C. Powell. See IJpphicoffs for January, 1909. My ideas are manifold and important. How can I have them repeated for the public good without annoying the hearers. ' ' H. S. P. W. Scream your ideas into a Victor talking machine and they will be accu- rately reproduced. But the best good you could do the public would be to lock them in an iron chest and bury it deep. Being very stout, as the summer approaches, I very much dread the effects of the warm weather. Can you recommend any safe and speedy remedy to reduce my superfluous flesh. A bottle of Schlitz taken after every meal will speedily reduce your flesh. Can you tell me of any eye screen which will not mar my beauty. ' I have tried for years to find one. S. McL. Your need can easily be filled by a simple device. Have made a light wooden frame high and broad enough to include your figure when seated. To the top of this attach a Winslow shade of dimensions to fit the frame, lower shade to floor and punch tiny hole at the height of your eyes. Place screen im- mediately in front of you, sight carefully through hole and you can see every girl and not one can see you. We guarantee this to be very becoming. I am exceedingly nervous and melancholy. What can I do to divert my mind? M. L. M. Buy a pack of Congress cards and a copy of Elwell on Bridge. If you fail to understand anything, information will be cheerfully f iven you by any member of the M. B. S. bridge club, which frequently meets on your hall. If this treatment fails apply a coat of Sherwin-Williams paint. The last ad. guar- antees to Brighten-up whatever it touches. I have heard by good authority that there was once a Civil War in the United States. If this be true, please advise me where I can find authentic in- formation on the subject. M. D. R. ' riiere was a Civil War from 18C)1 to 1865. In order to do justice to the other side you should read at least a page written from the Northern standpoint. For further information send us a self-addressed and stamped envelope. Many people suffer from fear of mice but I am mortally afraid of a cat. How can I overcome this. ' ' A. M. S. You cannot get rid of the cat but by tying a bell to its tail you will always know when it ' s coming and have time to run. Has anything been invented to give a person a bouncing walk without ex- ertion on their part. S. G. F. A small spring to be worn inside the shoes are made, but we cannot give you the address. It is a secret.? Miss Eastman: Your question cannot be answered here. This depart- ment is for the members of the Faculty who have neither time or inclination to help with the Annual. Mile. Meriot: We are unable to answer your question as we do not under- stand any language but English. Fraulein Geiger. See above. Is it necessary for orchestras to have leaders? B. B. W. We do not answer musical questions but refer you to Miss Weimar at M. B. S. and Josef Hofman in L. H. J. Note: Leaders are sometimes taken ill. I M. L. M.; Is your brother in the Calvary, Elizabeth? W. G.: What ' s the score? (In Tennis). Other Girl : Fifteen all. W. G.: Who ' s ahead? Music Teacher: What is that written in R ? R. B. : Nothing, nothing. I. W.: Wore her atlas out looking for Charlemagne. B. G.: I can ' t find Africa anywhere. (Looking on a niapof Cis-Alpine Gaul). Richmond Girl to New York Girl: I forgot to tell you! I am going home on the 20th to welcome the fleet. Have a brother who is an officer. New York Girl: What fleet? Richmond Girl: Goodness, don ' t you know? or have you heard of the fleet? New York Girl: Y-e-s, b-u-t, I didn ' t know Richmond was on the coast before; my geography is very poor. Richmond Girl: Goosie! not to Richmond — Hampton Roads. New York Girl: O yes, but I didn ' t know Hampton Roads was situated on the coast before. (A Richmond girl did not put this in, or a New York girl, either). Teacher: Who was Beelzebub? Girl: He was the Prince of Wales in Physic Teacher: What is space? Pupil: Something that costs five dollars a page in the ' Annual. ' Nellie: Papa, why do people cry at weddings? Papa : Most of them have been married themselves. HEARD IN GEOMETRY CLASS L. — Well, suppose this line was longer and the other smaller. Teacher — That would be true just the same, only the circle would be of a different shape! (Explains the construction of a Q ). M. H. — Where does Parliament meet? Other Girl — It meets in Washington. ' ' Another Girl — Indeed it does not, it meets in Richmond. A University boy, growing very impatient waiting for some lamb chops on a buffet car, on his way to Richmond for a track meet, was heard to exclaim by an M. B. S. girl: Thev must be killin ' that cow out there. M. — Who did Bryant marry. ' ' E. — Thanatopsis, wasn ' t it? Music Teacher: Evelyn, what did ' Shubert ' write? Evelyn: Shubert Stringed Quartette. B. G. became very indignant the other day. Some one told her her nose turned down. She very hotly replied that her nose did not turn down. It turned up, because she had been told so all her life. The other day a crowd of girls were speaking of political affairs. Some one asked Willey Gayle if she liked such, and she very quickly responded: Yes, I am crazy about ' po-litics. ' First Girl- Mary Mellon has a very hard time. Second Girl — It seems to me she gets along very ' Easley. ' H Ulljp Patlj of i pring AVE you ever followed the path of Spring Where the grass is tender and gi-een? As soon as it snows it melts away And dandelions are seen. You ' d not get far if you followed, For I tried it once and I found ' Twas only a place on the terrace Where a pipe runs under the ground. ii; these you are sorely hit ' Tis but a sign the cap doth fit. E. D. H. ' Trust not complexion all too mucli. Agnes A. Musicians are known by their hair. Nellie D. ' Tis an easy thing to write and sing But to write true unfeigned verse is very hard. A. M. A. So fair and fresh as freshest flower in May. K. Osborne. A mischief-making monkey. Helen Nix. To follow foolish precedents and wink With both our eyes, is easier than to think. Electa and Bessie. Who relished a joke and rejoiced in a pun. Soiree. This will last out a night in Russia Where nights are longest there. Maggie T. What is strength without a double share of wisdom? ? Flat burglary as ever was committed. Anne, LSmb, and Lillian. Done to death by slanderous tongues. M. Hoge. ' Tis good in every case, you know. To have two strings unto your bow. L. A. P. There swims no goose so gray but soon or late She ' ll find some honest gander for her mate. M. L. M. With eyes upraised as one inspired Pale Melancholy sits retired. Sarah N. None that I more love than myself. Hester R. I speak too loud. Anne H. Tall and stately she moves through the hall. Irene W. Scared out of seven senses. Marie E. A foot more light A step more true Ne ' er from the heath flower Dashed the dew. Ruth B. Her mother ' s pride, her father ' s joy. V. M. S. This rock shall fly from its firm base as soon as I. Martha I. Discords make the sweetest airs. C. L. P. Ful wel she sought the service divyine, Entuned in hir nose ful sernely. Lamb. A truer, nobler, trustier heart. More loving, or more loyal, never beat. Within a human breast. I. C P. Oh what a tangled web we weave When first we pract ice to deceive. Agnes F. Heaven sends us good meat but the devil sends cooks. Ruth R. Curiosity is a little more than another name for hope. Jean H. Fain would I climb but that I fear to fall. Evelyn P. Be plain in dress and sober in your diet; In short, my dearie, kiss me! and be quiet? Miss W. None so deaf as those that will not hear. Sundays. The better day, the worse deed. L. Lettie. It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun. H. G. W. All the beauty of the world, ' tis but skin deep. Marsha Jones. She is pretty to walk with, And witty to talk with And pleasant, too, to think on. M. B. S. ' Twas Presbyteriar true blue. yuiet Hour. Sundays observe, think when tlie bells do cliiine ' Tis angels ' music. May Edwards. Going as if he trod on eggs. Infirmary. I find the medicine worse than the malady. K. Duncan. I smell a rat. June Ramsey. Farewell, thou art too dear for my possessing. Pauline F. Familiarity breeds contempt. H. Kiddle. He knows not when to be silent who knows not when to speak. Memorial F ' ire-Alarm. ' ' A college joke to cure the dumps. Claudia Fraser. An angel! or if not, An earthly paragon. E. C. W. (Voice) In the dead vast and middle of the night. Breaking Bottles. A deed of dreadful note. E. P. to E. W. The god(dess) of my idolatry. Mary Neil. A good mouth filling oath. Cases. Love sought is good but given unsought is better. Marie Noel. I ' ll not budge an inch. Martha B. I never knew so young a body with so old a head. E. Going. I ' ll speak in a monstrous little voice. M. Boyd Ayer. ' ' My lungs began to crow like chanticleer. V. M. S. And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark. Eloise Morrison. As merry as the day is long. Ruth Rankin. Does not divide Sunday from the week. Faculty. Are you good (wo)men and true. ' ' H. Mohler. I am the very pink of courtesy. Six O ' clock P. M. And (wo)men sit down to that nourishment {?) which is called supper. 2l0Bt anb Jnunh LOST Walk by Skating Rink Former P. C. ' s Floated away at Soiree, a piece of White and Vellow Beulah Moody School Reputation at Y. M. C. A M. B. S. Privilege of Church-Going Jones, Postelle, Smith A First Chorus for the Mikado Herr Schmidt Strayed or Stolen — A Fox from M. B. S. A Box of Marsha Washington Candy and Fixtures Mary Hover See Raven Lucie Lamb A (Black) Smith Earl of Terrell FOUND A Christian Dorothy Morrison A Melon Marie Easley A Sneak Florence LeMoine In Washington — a Porter Lucie Lamb A Wood-House Willis and Hover A White Spoon Lady Anne McLemore Receipt for Talking Hester Riddle Another Worthy Boswell at M. B. S. An Affected Laugh Helen Pole In Charlottesville — a Pickett Isabelle Postelle A Pew Earl of Terrell A Car-Load of Georgia Melons M. Easley inn ' te Speak to a teacher, unless she speaks to you. Drink cotfee with the spoon in your cup. Flirt out of Memorial windows. Drop notes to the Cable-lights out walking. Talk to young gentlemen out of the windows at the end of New Building. It won ' t work, for it has been tried. Smoke cigarettes, for Baldwin girls are above such things. Get caught at midnight feasts; it isn ' t advisable. Think you ' re it until you find out. Tell us S. N. is not in love. Say Lady A. hasn ' t a rival. Believe that R. C. E. isn ' t the candy kid. Wear a coat in the dining room. You might be asked to open up. Look out the window or a Cable-light might be passing. Set step-ladder against the doors; it might kill someone. Serenade the young ladies of the Sem. after nine o ' clock. Walk on the terrace after a rain. You might get sent in for rubbers. Be affectionate and embrace each other. You might be told to un-embrace. Do fantastic stunts on the practice hall. Break bottles and the Sabbath at the same time. Hang pictures on the wall, they might be stolen. Speak in the Seminary — it is bad form. Look at the librarian; you might be demerited. Shout White and yellow; it pleases — the principal enjoys it. Laugh at musicians; you will ruin your reputation. Let a teacher read your Annual; it might ruffle her disposition. Play (. ' ' ) tennis — you will be sent to office. Leave your room during quiet hour. You might be observed by a teacher from over a transom. Put a rug over an alcohol lamp; it might explode. Play for too high stakes; it would take all of your allowance. Flirt with a man on a billboard, although he is two blocks off. It often might deceive you. Get up until 7:25; yon might have to wait for breakfast. Eat in Chapel; the teacher might be jealous. Have a case; it isn ' t rational. Talk to P : she will misinterpret all you say. Worry Mrs. Chase or Mr. King. The editors will hold you responsible. Get mad at anything in the Annual. It will prove that the cap fits and that you have a nasty disposition. otlj atnml Nnt s Elizabeth King is endeavoring to support the title role of Miss Innocence. Miss Katie Osborne ' s success as leading lady in Mile. Mischief, has met with great approval. We regret the lack of appreciation of Miss Agnes Agee ' s wonderful inter- pretation of Strongheart? Owing to the inadequate seating capacity of the house, few were able to witness Miss Jones ' success in The Soul Kiss. It is reported, though, that the young artist supported her role with enthusiasm and sang-froid. The co-star production by Miss Hoge and Miss McCleary of Mile. Modeste, has been most successful. Miss Nellie Dill ' s production of Miss Simplicity is worthy of notice, especially for her marvellous silk gown worn in the school room scene. After a number of unsuccessful attempts, the Merry Widow has found its real Sonia in Miss Lucie Lamb. Miss Elonia Hutcheson in His House in Order, has made one of the greatest hits of the season. Miss Josephine Willis has eclipsed Lady Anne McLemore in The Great White Way. Miss McLemore is now about to start on her career as a prima donna in her Lady in White. Miss Marie Easley ' s dancing is the main feature of The Waltz Dream. Miss Whiteside is trying for the leading role in the College Widow. Miss Elizabeth Thomas has achieved her highest ambition in Her Great Self. The Spring Chicken has been again revived. The theatre-goers of 1905 will hear with pleasure that the original star, Miss Mary Boyd Ayer, will take the title role this season. Theatre-goers will be sorry to hear that Miss Edna Chase in Herself- Brittina has been called from the stage for this season. She will probably not appear again in Staunton. Misses Nix and Osenton are trying for the title role in The Rivals. A Stubborn Cinderella is most suitably presented by Miss Marie Noel. Miss Florence LeMoine gives a delightful interpretation of Polly of the Circus. Miss Mary Neil Mellon gives a picturesque representation of Pixley ' s new operetta Marcelle. Love Watches is being faithfully produced by Miss Sarah Nichols. Miss Kate Earle Terrell displays her remarkable talent in that powerful play, The Right of Way. Wildfire is cleverly produced by that brilliant young actress. Miss Mary Osborne. Miss Katharine Johnston most picturesquely portrays The Parisian Model. The Belle of New York is charmingly displayed by Miss Kathleen Woodward. The Girl of the Golden West is most loyally given by Miss Mary Hover. Miss Anne M. Apgar most courageously upholds her role in The Yankee Prince. One of the most original interpretations of the season is that of Little Nemo, by Miss Margaret S. Terrell. Miss Ethel Davies has successfully produced The Call of the North this season. We are glad that Miss Hester Riddle has had no rival in What Every Woman Knows. She is the real person for this production. AS SEEiN BY AN S. M. A. CADET ALTHOUGH lectures on the specie are seldom heard in the jail-like building, yet, owing to the close proximity of tiie two schools, further enhanced by the fact that the Sem. is a forbidden place, — these together with the natural allurements of the fair sex, it would seem inhuman, not to say inhumane, that an S. M. A. Cadet was not fully capable to judge the various eccentricities, lovelinesses, girlish traits, womanly curiosity, etc., of the Baldwin Girl. As scientists declare that the intelligence of woman is much superior to that of man, let us accept with due grace and all humility the inevitable, and follow the said insinuation with that customary condescension that typifies the S. M. A. Cadet, and copy after our Baldwin Sister in giving our outline below: I. Who are they? Just girl s, — some of them pretty. H. Where do they dwell? In a temple, — so near and yet so far from the sidewalk. HI. Where usually found? Strolling in an irregular column of twos on Frederick Street. IV. Favorite resort: Seminary lawn. V. Favorite occupations? (As it appears when a risky Cadet passes the Sem. ). Peeking from behind curtains and drying hair in the sun. VI. Most frequent occupation? Banging the ivories. VII. Chief amusement? Blushing in Church. VIII. Most important girl in Sem. (Judging from fussed appearance). The first one in the line. IX. Greatest accomplishment? Making a Cadet grin. X. Most valued possession? What appears to be a hat. (Style a la Paris, 1852). XI. Favorite expression? Oh, girls, there ' s a Cadet! XII. Favorite Song? Won ' t You be My Baby Boy. XIII. Favorite motto? Love IS ' King ' . ZiT, ' 09. NOTICE! I would like to have some kind friend tell me how to overcome the terrible fits of bashfulness that I am subject to during History. I learn my lesson perfectly, but when the teacher calls on me to recite, my tongue cleaves to the roof of my mouth and refuses to move. I cannot so much as get my breath until the teacher calls on some one else. I have had zero on every recitation since school began on account of my bashfulness, and the teacher threatens to suspend me if I do not make a recitation soon. Kind friend, I must have an immediate and permanent cure. Cannot some one suggest one and thus win my heartfelt gratitude forever? E. R. The fraction leaned over and touched the whole number on the shoulder. Say, she whispered, nervously, is my numerator on straight. ' ' They were sitting side by side, He sighed and she sighed; Said he: My dearest idol, He idled and she idled; On my soul there ' s such a weight, He waited and she waited; I ' d ask your hand, so bold I ' ve grown, He groaned and she groaned; You should have your private gig, He giggled and she giggled; Said she, My dearest Luke, He looked and she looked; I ' ll have thee if thou wilt, He wilted and she wilted. A Latin student gave the principal parts of To skate as follows: Skate, slippere, fallus, bumptum. The professor marked the paper: Fail, failere, flunxi, suspendum. There was a grass widow quite proper, Who was formerly married to Hopper; But he got a divorce. As a matter of course. And the grass widow is now a grasshopper. Life is real, life is earnest. And it might be made sublime, If we were not kept so busy Studying Latin all the time. Caesar conquered many nations, A mighty man was he; No wonder in examinations He also conquered me. Running a paper is like poking a fire. Everyone thinks he can do it better than the one who has the poker. Teacher — Yes, girls, nearly all the young ladies who have attended M. B. S. and who are now married, have brought their husbands here at various times to show them the school. Nelle — Well, would not. Teacher — Nelle, if I were you, I would bring him here and let him see the other girls, so that he could see that he had Picked a Lemon in the Garden of Love. New puns are hard to find: The greatest editorial staff Can ' t tickle every mind. So, if you meet some old style joke Patched up in modern guise. Don ' t fuss and say the thing ' s a fake. Just laugh — don ' t be too wise. Are you reading this in your own Annual. ' ' Lives of editors remind us That our lives are not sublime, That they have to work like thunder To get their copy in on time. She failed in Latin Flunked in Chem. — They heard her softly hiss, I ' d like to find The man who said That ignorance is bliss. Oh where, oh where can the dear f ' rats be, Oh where, oh where have they gone; With the fun stopped short and the goating gone, Oh what, oh what can that school be? THE BELLS There are bells for every hour As duties for every day ; ' Till I think time couldn ' t travel If some one stole them away. ' Twould be a motley procession — Hours and minutes awry — All of the records would dally. And all of the moments fly. Just imagine, during Latin, If no welcome bell should ring. All the terror and the torment That the extra hour might bring? Should the guardian of clocks Call before ' twas time to rise. We might find a smoking breakfast — It would be a great surprise. If old Time was not reminded. And always kept to the dot. Can vou tell me what would happen To the minutes he forgot? DREAMLAND There ' s a tiny race of people. Cunning, clever, child-like folk. Who build castles in the woodlands ' Neath the olive, elm and oak. On the banks of bubbling streamlets Slipping, sliding, silvery streams, Happy elves with nimble fingers Weave our dainty, dancing dreams. — Nellie Welthea Dils. KhmvtxBtmmtB HAIR DRESSING PARLORS Mlle. Marsha Jones, Proprietress Hours 7 to 7:30 A. M. If you wish instruction in Trigonometry, apply to BAILEY KING, As- sistant Professor at M. B. S. FAST TRAINS for all Stations (in Life) leave Chapel Hall at any hour. 5 cts. Pieces and Dill ' s Pickles are found at M. B. S. Why not have a voice like Admiral (Rena) Evans? If in need of lectures on SPOONING, go to STRIBLING KINNIER. Learn the art of CHURCH SKIPPING. H. G. W. Why not learn the art of SNORING? Lessons given nightly. M. Hughes. Development for the Eye-Brows. Apply to Madam Laura Ward Wise. Lessons in Making Eyes given by Mlle. HELEN NIX. When in need of MARCEL WAVERS, Apply to Mercedes Brown. GREAT CIRCUS! When sad and gloomy, go to LeMoine Jones ' great Show Guaranteed to cure the blues. Free lessons in VOCAL given every morning from 6:30 to 7: 30. Misses Dabney and Irvin. Why not be blase? It costs you nothing. Margaret Pomeroy. Lessons in Expression FREE. Imitations a specialty. Nora Waddell. HOW TO GET IN THE ROYAL FAMILY Alice Bigelow Why not be ' IT? ' Miss Daisy Osenton Exercises given for the Head and Shoulders by Jean Hall. Why not have plenty of (beaux) bows? Katherine Johnson. TAUGHT — Lessons in Embroidering daily. All hours. D. Morrison. CHOICE LITERATURE E. Morrison. HaittB Wanted — Nicliols E. King Wanted — Lamb E. Harrison Wanted — Bottles that won ' t break Miss Williamson Wanted — An Earle E. de Pugh Wanted — Book of Rules for Flirting Chase Wanted — Sororities M. B. S. Wanted — An Orchestra Leader Miss Whidden Wanted — Some Moore K. E. Terrell Wanted — A good hair tonie Herr (. ' ' ) Schmidt Wanted — To be pretty F. LeMoine Wanted- Separate cages for the Lyon, Bear, and Lamb A is a maid of winning charm, B is a snug encircling arm; How many times is A in B? He questioned calculatively. Said the maid with a boldness great, That ' s not quite clear, please demonstrate. She thanked them all for everything, From Christmas card to diamond ring; And, as her gifts she gaily flaunted. Told each one, Just what I wanted. But I, who had no cash to blow, Just kissed her ' neath the mistletoe. She blushed a bit, but never daunted Repeated low, Just what I wanted! The time is told in golden note At seven before we rise, When happy dreams and fancies float Before our dazzled eyes. But rising bell, with harsh delight. Recalls our tasks undone, Scatters the visions of the night, Heralds the cruel sun. Then laden hours slowly pass Upon their weighted wings; Dragging reluctant girls to class ' Till two a respite brings. But surely the time does move. To-day must be to-day; Besides, so far, the histories prove To-morrow can ' t delay. So somewhere if records are true Vacation days must wait. Cheer up! and let this comfort you — They can not come too late. — M. G. B. There once was a lady named Whidden Who from sight at a soiree was hidden. The piano went wrong, The girls burst into song, And next time she will stay where she ' s bidden. Preaching forever in one tone. Reaching both far and near. If you will not cease your drone Shut your door so we can ' t hear. There once was a person called Helen - To say her last name would be tellin ' . She ' d a voice like a bull, That nothing could lull — The sight of her even was killin ' . A N N U is for Annual, which you have here, And paid for by work very hard and dear. is for none which with it can compare. And if you try, sorrow will be your share. is for quite a number of things herein Which are not as good as they might have been. is for us, who have slammed and praised, And wrought for ourselves hatred for all our days. Xm- H is for all who in this have taken part, earty thanks be to them from the depths of our hearts. L is for Lamb, our Editor-in-Chief, Without whom this book would have gone to grief. Margaret Terrell Helen Nix K _ r 1 D- 3 3 O i! O E. O.P ■ 3- C p B Si Is PS 1 1- a a re if a a. 3- re ' r 3 a- Z tn . , . . - g , Z 6 •a 1 ' 3 3 01. 5. s ?1 f ? B3 P_ c 3 c 3 ! 1 a p ?1 •5 r r 3 cr 1 n ? •q - H a re S? • S ' 5 ' It; re 3 3 T ft -j p_ 5 ' c 1 s S S n t ■ i 9 p re r o 3 S ™ X o r P 5i 1 c z a X a p a 3 z w ! a. 1 3 S a S 2, S: o SS P • p p 3 a re 3 3- ■sr 5 i  5 a 5 s 3 3 CK5 §■ ' CO c 2 eg o 02 s 3 H ffi a 3 3 2 3 re ' H.S ' = re35 ?? T 3 -= s5 H 3 ' ■a ffii- 3 ■1 ■5 5-i Sr 3 i i f ' 1 3 i S § 3 7 s- or? 3 P 1 a H 5 ' 1 - 5 ' s a § Is s S 3 S a 3 s 3 p ' ■a p ere -3 1 3- is f 2. -J 05 ;;■ 1o 3.P 5 2 p _ p s 2 0. H a- - ar 7 S- (t (K • .1. 3- av 3 f a. 3- n a 3 =S- •-(  jq 3 s a 3- 3 re cap r 1 a- 6 1? 1 r p a o c 9 11 ►pi re-o V, g 4  5: a 05 s r 3 o- g re? Si 2 n 3 w c? r r in r r m -n S3 ?! OS-- P 3- n 3- p 5 ' 5 2 3 ' 3 ) 3 3- =rcrq II ' re - S a acrs p a n rt a g 2 g. 1 1 p if - ' § — 3- 3 5 9 S- re ALL ROADS LEAD TO BALDWINS Adams, Emily Cone Greenport, L. I. Agee, Agnes Camden, Ark. Andrews, Reba Kimena Staunton, Va. Apgar, Anna Marie Trenton, N. J. Armentrout, Margaret Lyttleton -Staunton, Va. Armstrong, Dorothy Crawford. _ El Dorado, Ark. Arnim, Fay Katherine Flatonia, Tex. Aumen, Katharine Lykens, Pa. Ayer, Mary Boyd Cincinnati, O. Black, Bessie Field Staunton, Va. Barkman, Elizabeth Staunton, Va. Bartenstein, Katherine Eliza Warrenton, Va. Bassell, Margaret Elizabeth-Lost Creek, W. Va. Baylor, Flora Lee Tazewell County, Va. Bear, Caroline Emily Roanoke, Va. Bell, Sara Kent Dublin, Va. Bell, Minnie Louise.. Pulaski, Va. Bell, Margaret Montague Bridgewater, Va. Bell, Gretchen McCue Ft. Defiance, Va. Bell, Sarah James Staunton, Va. Bell, Elizabeth Arbultmot Staunton, Va. Bell, Mary Lou Staunton, Va. Bell, Jessie Walden Staunton, Va. Benedict, Emma Ley Titusville, Pa. Berry, Dorothy Bell Staunton, Va. Berry, Winifred Reynolds Staunton, Va. Beymer, Ruth Upson Savannah, Ga. Bigelow, Alice McPherson Hensley, W. Va. BiUick, Lida Mary Monongahela, Pa. Boggs, Rosalie Frances Monongahela, Pa. Bosserman, Annie Clemmer . Staunton, Va. Boswell, Martha Gash Bryson City, N. C. Buoie, Carrie Ululliherc Whitchellville, Md. Bradley, Reba Beryle Manchester, Va. Bridgers, Annie Preston Asheville, N. C. Bridgers, Emily Nonflee Asbeville, N. C. Brown, Claudius Mercedes Kansas City, Mo. Brown, Josephine Emily Hot Springs, Ark. Bown, Mary Rebecca Staunton, Va. Bryan, Katherine Bryan Titusville, Pa. Brunn, Florence Waynesboro, Va. Burdette, Frances Martinsburg, W. Va. Burleson, Ann Ruth San Antonia, Tex. Cantelov, Mary Wetumpka, Ala. Carpenter, Mary Roller Harrisonburg, Va. Carrington, Nell Baskerville _ .South Boston, Va. Chambers, Margaret Helen. Mahoningtown, Pa. Chism, Marie Friars Point, Miss. Coale, Inez Eliza Indianapolis, Ind. Cockrell, Rebecca Wilson Lexington, Ky. Cooper, Nannie Montgomery .Jacksonville, Fla. Crenshaw, Alice Gertrude Richmond, Va. Crittenden, Margarite Greenville, Miss. Crittenden, Mary Bell Greenville, Miss. Crittenden, Louise Greenville, Miss. Cross, Rebecca Pearl West Augusta, Va. Crum, Sallie Clyde Montgomery, Ala. Cummings, Jennie Elizabeth .Summerfield, N. C. Chase, Edna Newark, N.J. Dabney, Ruth Newport News, Va. Davies, Ethel Elizabeth Barberton, O. Decker, Ruth Hazeltyne New York, N. Y. DePue, Iva Gertrude Kyger, W. Va. Denlinger, Georgia Loraine .-Idaho Falls, Idaho Dexter, S cts Live Oak, Fla. Dils, Nellie Wetthea Parkersburg, W. Va. Dixon, Mary Thalia Staunton, Va. Dudley, Doris Elizabeth Parkersburg, W. Va. Dudley, Marguerite F. Staunton, Va. Duncan, Katharine Gettysburg, Pa. M. B. S. Directory, Continued Durbin, Helen Blanche Williamstown, Pa. Durr, Kate Montgomery, Ala. Dull, Mildred Aleila Craigsville, Va. Easley, Bessie Thornton South Boston, Va. Easley, Marie Irvie South Boston , Va. Easley, Florence South Boston, Va. Eddins, Islay May Gainesville, Fla. Erskine, Elizabeth Irene Hot Springs, Va. Erskine, Janet Hot Springs. Va. Edwards, May Edythe New Castle, Va. Effinger, Katherine Taylor _ Staunton, Va. Eisenberg, Luise Katherine .Staunton, Va. Eisenberg, Mary Caroline Staunton, Va. Eisenberg, Lillian Wilhel.Tiina Staunton, Va. Eisenberg, Winnifred Virginia Staunton, Va. Eubank, Ann Bell . Staunton, Va. Evans, Rena May . Market Lake. Idaho Fariss, Mary Ellen Columbia, Tenn. Ferguson, Mary Scott Staunton, Va. Finney, Nola Norman .Kennett, Mo. Finney, Mary Ann Pauline Kennett, Mo. Firebaugh, Annie Florence Staunton, Va. Fitts, Harriet Mobile, Ala. Fleming, Conway Christian Richmond, Va. Floyd, Agnes Hallo wes Knight ' s Key, Fla. Ford, Lela Palatka, Fla. Fox, Dorothy Kathryn Louisville, Ky. Fraser, Mary Claudia Sumter, S. C. Eraser, Jean Staunton, Va. Fulton, Ruth Givens Staunton, Va. Gayle, Willey Griffin Montgomery, Ala. George, Bessie Sandusky Meridian, Miss. Gillespie, Mary Olivia Tazewell, Va. Gilkerson, Margaret B Parkersburg, W. Va. Glinn, Betty Booker Charlottesville, Va. Going, Elizabeth Pryor Birmingham, Ala. Greathead, Anne Virginia Staunton, Va. Grinnan, Isabel Randolph-Hendersonviile, N. C. Grube, Edna Lucile Punxsutamerey, Pa. Hall, Jean Johnson Portland, Ind. Hamer, Elizabeth Kate Staunton, Va. Hammond, Christine Staunton, Va. Hamrick, Katherine Staunton, Va. Hanger, Mary Preston Staunton, Va. Hanger, Lelia Burdette Staunton, Va. Harris, Susie Staunton, Va. Harrison, Lilian Gorham..Martinsburg, W. Va. Heath, Mary Port Gibson, Miss. Henderson, Ann Fort Smith, Ark. Henderson, Maggie Eldredge Staunton, Va. Hoge, Mary Lexington, Mo. Holliday, Isabel Painter Staunton, Va. Holt, Mary Catharine Staunton, Va. Hover, Mary Throckmorton Denver, Colo. Howard, Florence H Hodgesville, Ky. Howison, Ellen Moore Staunton, Va. Hughes, Mary Winder New Berne, N. C. Humphries, Anne M East Lexington, Va. Humphrey, Kate Victoria _Hugo, Okla. Hutchinson, Eloise Dudley Columbus, Miss. Henderson, Lorna T. Williamston, W. Va. Holt, Marguerite Newark, N. J. Hoge, Bessie Staunton, Va. Irvin, Clifford Baker Greenville, S. C. Irwin, Martha Griffith Wheeling, W. Va. Johnston, Kathryn Montgomery, Ala. Jackson, Elsie Drake ' s Branch, Va. James, Imogene May Waterford, Va. Jarratt, Margaret Buchanan Petersburg, Va. Jones, Mary Madison Washington, D. C. Jones, Marsha Marguerite Denver, Colo. Jones, Anne Seymour Washington, D. C. Kelly, Bessie Williams Norfolk, Va. Kiester, Pearl Staunton, Va. King, Elizabeth Annette Jacksonville, Fla. Kinnier, Victoria Lynchburg, Va. Kirk, Julia Dover, Del. Laird, Elizabeth McNeill Danville, Va. Lamb, Lucie Winder Norfolk, Va. Lamb, Mattie Lane Norfolk, Va. Lambert, Agnes Morton Waynesboro, Va. Landes, Bessie Wallace Staunton, Va. Lavelle, Ruth Bondurant Waynesboro, Va. Lee, Margaret Louise Towson, Md. LeMaster, Mary Bennett Memphis, Tenn. LeMoine, Florence Dangerfield- -Petersburg. Va. Lmdley, Annie Male Pomona, N. C. Loomis, Susan Louise Oil City, Pa. Lowry, Kate___ Clifton Forge, Va. Luttrell, Margaret Louise Knoxville, Tenn. Lyne, Lucy Lawrence Orange, Va. Lyons, Agnes Staunton, Va. Miller, Kathleen Mercedes Staunton, Va. Mattin, Helen Montgomery, AU. M. B. S. Directory, Continued Mayo, Joe Frances Ashland, Ky. McCleary, Esther Brinton Washington, Pa. McCue, Elizabeth Wallace .French Camp, Miss. McCue, Helen. _■-. Fort Defiance, Va. McCue, Bessie Fort Defiance, Va. McCue, Ruth Grigsby Afton, Va. McFaden, Mary Richmond, Va. McGwier, Martha Banks New Decatur, Ala. McLemore, Lady Anne Nashville, Tenn. McLeod, Aleine Alexander. .Bennettsville, S. C. Mellon, Mary Neil Charlotte, N. C. Merrill, Mary Foote __ Palatka, Fla. Metcalfe, Rosalie Myers Palatka, Fla. Miller, Margaret Mildred Staunton, Va. Mohler, Henrietta Rockbridge Baths, Va. Moise, Sara Gaston Savannah, Ga. Montgomery, Loulie Troope .Birmingham, Ala. Moody, Beulah Handy Greenville, Miss. Moore, Helen Gibbs Staunton, Va. Morrison, Dorothy Denver, Colo. Morrison, Eloise Frances Denver, Colo. Murphy, Marie Cecilia Staunton, Va. Murphy, Maud McGuire Staunton, Va. Neff, Buelah Kay Staunton, Va. Nelson, Clara King .. Staunton, Va. Newton, Kate Monroe. Bennettsville, S C. Newton, Martha Brooke Bennettsville, S. C. Nichols, Sara Lamb Savannah, Ga. Nimmo, Alena Candler Clifton Forge, Va. Nix, Helen Dorothy New York, N. Y. Noel, Edna Marian Baltimore, Md. Noel, Marie Louise Baltimore, Md. Nottingham, Margaret Bayly -. ..Staunton, Va. Olney, Beulah Oakley Safiord, Ariz. Olney, Henrietta Safford, Ariz. O ' Rork, Lilla James- Staunton, Va. Osborne, Kate Dale Savannah, Ga. Osborne, Mary Irwin Charlotte, N. C. Osborne, Alice L.. Shenandoah Junction, W. Va. Osenton, Daisy Rebecca ..Fayetteville, W. Va. Osenton, Eugenia A Fayetteville, W. Va. Overman, Reida Reidsville, N. C. Oney, Lula Sutton Lexington, Ky. Paine, Lucile Howard Staunton, Va. Palmer, Evangeline Graham, Va. Pancake, Elizabeth Gilkeison Staunton, Va. Peale, Margaret Read Harrisonburg, Va. Pliilips, Susan Brotherton Waynesboro, Pa. Pierce, Lelia Ardia - Mobridge, S. D. Pierce, Bertha Evelyn Mobridge, S. D. Pole, Helen Antrim Loraine, O. Penseman, Margaret E Parkersburg, W. Va. Postell, Isabelle Cunningham Savannah, Ga. Pratt, Catharine Elelyn Decatur, Ga. Price, Minnie Lee Waynesboro, Va. Prufer, Lalla McCauley Staunton, Va. dePugh, Electa Katbryn .. Philadelphia, Pa. Pulliam, Elizabeth Spotswood Staunton, Va. Ramsay, June Erskine Derry, Pa. Rankin, Ruth Soraers Savannah, Ga. Rawlings, Anne Louise Staunton, Va. Reynolds, Margaret E. Newport News, Va. Riddle, Hester Leavenworth Norfolk, Va. Robertson, Lily Brooke ..Warrenton, Va. Robertson, Nannie May Richmond, Va. Robinson, Margaret Graham Lexington, Va. Robson, Gertrude Maxwell Mossy Creek, Va. Robson, Katie Bell Mossy Creek, Va. Russell, Mrs. F. H. Staunton, Va. Saffell, Onita Blaine Lawrenceburg, Ky. Smith, Marie... Denver, Colo. Scutt, Winifred Hollis, N. Y. Shanholtzer, Anna Donaldson Staunton, Va. Shepherd, Elizabeth Poston Memphis, Tenn. Simpson, Dot Norfolk, Va. Sloss, Geta Rhome Woodburn, Ky. Smead, Lucy Rose Camden, Ark. Smith, Laura Lettie - . Houston, Tex. Spotts, Charlotte Lavelette Staunton, Va. Stafford, Edith January Del Rio, Tex. Stark, Martha Winifred Louisiana, Mo. Stickley, Bess Virginia Staunton, Va. Stites, Emma Louise Williamstown, Pa. Straus, Fannie Barth Staunton, Va. Strayer, Marie Katharine Portsmouth, O. Stribbling, Anne Elizabeth ...Waynesboro, Va. Sublett, Ruth Staunton, Va. Swink, Ruth McGuffin Staunton, Va. Switzer, Virginia Watson Staunton, Va. Switzer, Lena Virginia Philippi, W. Va. Swope, Mary Lou Deming, New Mex. Smith, Marie Davis Clifton Forge, Va. Tabb, Maggie Argyle Staunton, Va. Taylor, Ruth Milwaukee, Wis. M. B. S. Directory, Continued Terrell, Kate Earle Birmingham, Ala. Terrell, Margaret Steele Birmingham, Ala. Thomas, Elizabeth Franklin Denver, Colo. Thompson, Mary Beaver _Milroy, Pa. Thompson, Sara McFarlane Milroy, Pa. Thornton, Pauline Taylor Austin, Tex. Tilley, Margaret Clarence Ashland, Va. Timberlakc, Elizabeth Hart Staunton, Va. Timberlake, Nannie Fauntleroy.. Staunton, Va. Traylor, Lilia Gladys Pasadena, Cal. Tredway, Evelyn Byrd Chatham, Va. Vandale, Gypsie Hazel Schilling, W. Va. Voight, Emma Kathleen Nelson, Neb. Waddill, Nora Llewellyn Danville, Va. Walker, Margaret Ralson Staunton, Va. Walton, Mildred Bryan-Assumption Parish, La. Ward, Mary Cecil Tazewell County, Va. Ward, Irene Courtland Tazewell County, Va. Watson, Helen Gray Richmond, Va. Webb, Margaret Katherine Mobile, Ala. A ebster, Estelle Hester Cambridge, Md. Wehn, Louise ._ Staunton, Va. Whiteside, Irene Louise .-Chattanooga, Tenn. Wholey, Loretta ...Staunton, Va. Wiebel, Ruth Helen Hagerstown, Md. Wilkins, Henrietta Pine Bluff, Ark. Wilkinson, Lillian Agnes Pantigo, N. C. Willis, Mary Josephine Shelbyville, Ky. Wilson, Rafaila Olivia Gainesville, Fla. Wise, Laura W ard Staunton, Va. Wood, Nellie Thompson Amherst, Va. Woodward, Kathleen Marion .New York, N. Y. Wright, Mary Josephine Bluefield, W. Va. Wyatt, Georgia Burt Rushville, Ind. Wyse, Anna Belle Staunton, Va. Wyse, Grace Virginia .Staunton, Va. Yocum, Elizabeth Tacoma, Wash. Young, Isabel Allen Delaware, O. Directory Summary Alabama, 13 ; Arizona, 2 ; Arkansas, 6 ; California, 2 ; Colorado, 6 ; Delaware, 1 ; District of Columbia, 2 ; Florida, 9 ; Georgia, 7 ; Idado, 2 ; Indiana, 3 ; Kentucky, 8 ; Louisiana, 1 ; Maryland 6 ; Mississippi, 9 ; Missouri, 5 ; Nebraska, 1 ; New Jersey, 3 ; New Mexico, 1 ; New York, S ; North Carolina, 11; Oklahoma, 1; Ohio, S; South Carolina, S ; South Dakota, 2 ; Tennessee, 6 ; Texas, 5 ; Virginia, 134; Washington, 1 ; West Virginia, 17 ; Wisconsin, 1 ; Pennsylvania, 17. c TLen ' D iR C. A. i9!ia September 10 - Opening of School. September 19 — Y. W. C. A. Reception to the New Girls. September 26 — Piano and Violin Recital by Miss Whidden and October 4 — Miss Baldwin ' s Hirthday. October 5 — Holiday. C. O. D. Tally-ho Ride. October 7 — The Merchant of Venice. October 8 — Literary Society Re-organized. October 12 Concert by the Slmbert String Quartette. October 17 — Recital by Pupils in Elocution. October 23 - Lecture by Cameron Johnson at Y. IM. C. A. October 24 — Reception for Girls given by Society fo Church Parlors. October 31 — Hallow ' en Entertainment givun by Y. W. Gymnasium. C. O. D. Banquet given by New Members to Old K. F. C. Banquet. November 7 — Recital by Misses Petre, Whidden, and Herr Schmidt November 12 - Literary Society Meeting Novelists. November 14— Z. T. Z. Banquet. November 20 Recital at Y. M. C. A. November 21 — Mme. Frieda Langendorff. November 26 — Thanksgiving. November 30 — Election Day. December 15 — Frederick Ward ' s Lecture on Shakespeare. December 18 - - Christmas Soiree. December 22 — Close of First Session. January 5 Opening of Second Session. January 12 — Member of Faculty .Married. Herr Schmidt. Woman ' s Work at Janunrv 16 Januaiv 17 .faTiuaiy 25 January 26- Janiinrv 2S- Januarv 29 - jHiiuarv til Fehriiar 1 l v. imrv 6 Fehruaav 12 February IlJ February 14 February 18 February 19 Thu Kuna va ( iil ( r ) Visit of two University Gentlemen (?) First of Series of Edifying Readings to Girls Ex- cused from Churcli. — Concert in Y. M. C. A. by Ernest Hutclieson. — Y. W. C. A. Rcc-epticn to Miss Burner. — Tl ' e Raven ' ai the Beverley Theatre. — Lillian Harrison ' s Tea in Honor of Misses Nix and Lamb. — Y. vV. C. A Meeting led by Miss Burner. — Literary Society Meeting and Election of Editor- ial Staff for Annual. — Literary Society Meeting, — Historical. X. Y. Z. Feast. — King of Kong. The Arcadians. — Tea Benefit of Annual. Delt;i Sigma Phi Dinner in Miss Carrington ' s Honor. H. B. C. Banquet. German Banquet. - Valentines. — Elocution Pupils in Maids and Matrons, Ben efit King ' s Daughters ' Hospital. Holiday. Colonial Ball by German Club. February 20 — Home Talent at Y. M. C. A. New K. F. C. ' s Give Banquet to Old Members. February 21 — First of Series of Revival Meetings. March 3 — Mr. Moore ' s Departure. March 5 — Professor Hamer ' s Soiree. March 13 — Street Fair and Carnival. March 14 — Breakfast at 8: 30. March 19 — Professor Eisenberg ' s Soiree. March 23 — Visit from Washington and Lee Boys and Monkey. March 23 — Baldwin Military Academy. March 26 — Professor Schmidt ' s Soiree. April 2 — Miss Frost ' s Soiree. April 3 — Literary Society Meeting ' • Poets. C. O. D. Banquet in Miss Donohoe ' s Honor, April 10 — Miss Whidden ' s Tea. Miss Brown ' s Tea. April 22 — Miss Petre ' s Soiree. Mile. Schnitzer at Y. M. C. A. April 30 — Miss Whidden ' s and Miss Plummer ' s Soiree May 1 — May Festival at Stuart Hall. May 7 — The Mikado. May 21 — The Graduates ' Recital. 7 Staunton Gas Company MAIN STREET STAUNTON, VIRGINIA DEALERS IN GAS STOVES, CHANDELIERS, STUDENT LAMPS, AND GAS FIXTURES IF YOU KEIEIP YOUR EIYEIS OPEN Yon w ill see it pays to trade with Rosenberger Coiner WIIOI.KSAI.K ANU RKTAII, UKALKKS IN Staple and Fane}) Qroceries, and Country Produce ' Ads. of courteous men remind us. We can shop with them some more And, departing, leave behind us A It our pennies in the store. THE TIMBERLAKE SHOE COMPANY, STAUNTON, VA. R. H. BEILL, JR., llii K. M.iiii Stri ' il WALLPAPER Pictures Framed to Order ISAAC WITZ CHARLES HOLT M. KIVLIGHAN WHITE STAR MILLS JHCanufaciuTCTs of HIGH GRADE FLOURS C We guarantee every sack and barrel of flour to be up to the standard we have estab- lished on our goods. The question, How can we with impunity do this? is easily answered, as follows : C We aie located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, where the wheat is the peer of any grown in the Union. C We have one of the BEST EQUIPPED MILLING PROPERTIES IN THE SOUTH, manned only by those who know how to mill in the most careful and skilled manner. C %Vhy do you buy cheap flour made from sprouted and damaged wheat, when for a few cents per barrel more you can secure a flour that will give your trade absolute satisfaction. -Ask your Grocer for= MELROSE PATENT WHITE STAR PATENT NEW PROCESS STRAIGHT grands manufactured Solely Aij White St eer Mills : H. L. LANG, STAUNTON, VIRGINIA IMElllOK OK JEWI.LKY STORE FRATERNITY PINS, SOUVENIRS, MEDALS, Etc. KODAKS AND SUPPLIES Ye Beverly Book and Art Shop PUBLISHERS OF ' ' THE MISCELLANY ' ' ' ' THE BL UESTOCKING ' ' THE BALDWIN GIRL POST CARD .. Baldwin Pennants, Stationery and Posters.... Russian, Turkish, Japanese ' Other Oriental lf a?-es THING BEAUTIFUL FROM The A rts Crafts Shop Under ye Town Clock J. M. SPOTTS. President A. F. ROBERTSON, Vice-President C. B. TRENOR, Treasurer C. R. CALDWELL. Secretary J. M. SPOTTS GROCERY CO. INCORPORATED WHOt-ESAkE DISTRIBUTORS HIGH GRADE GROCERIES Exclusive Agents Dwinnell-Wright Company ' s Coffee, Barring- ton Hall Coffee, Franklin Cigars, Cliquot Ale, also Blue Label Canned Goods. 2. 4, 6 and 8 MIDDLEBROOK AVE. Staunton - - - Virginia SERVICEABLE HOES tor any service. Whether you need them tor indoors or out, from the daintiest creation for the ball room to the most durable boot for street wear. In every c:ise their quality is of the beat in point of style, durability and finish. ARMSTRONG SHOE CO Crummett Wilson Confectioners, Bakers and Manufacturers of FINE CANDIES PURE ICE- CREAM C And everything sweet. Foreign and domestic fruits a specialty. C Agents for HUYLER ' S and other leading brands of fine Chocolates and Bon-Bons. C All orders given prompt and speci.il attention. Crummett Wilson 18 E. MAIN ST. PHONE 304 laikg, lanks Sc TMhhk (Enmpanu H.i ' e just issued and will send free ii])on request A N E W C A 1 ' A L O G U E O F College and School Emblems whicli contains illu rations and prices of a very large assortment of Class and College Pins (in colors to represent enamel), Fraternity Emblems, Seals, Placques, Medals, and many Novelties in the newest styles — suggestions that should be seen before purchasing. -:- -:- -:- 1218-20-22 Chestnut Street - - Philadelphia, Pa. r — ' — The Smith Fuel Co. COAL AND WOOD STAUNTON, FA. V -9 Hogshead s Toilet Cream iisnsisimi A Certain Cure for Chapped Hands, Lips, or Roughness of the Sl in. Removes Sunburn, Tan, or Freckles Gloves can be worn immediately after using this Toilet Cream MANUFACTURED ONLY BY THOMAS HOGSHEAD, Staunton, Va. O. E. Smith W. D. Runnels F, N, Moran Augusta Plumbing and Heating Company Sanitary Plumbers and Heating Engineers Display Room and Office: 130 W. Main St. STAUNTON, VA. THE J RT PRINTERS HE largest publishers of College Annuals and Magazines in this section of the State. Special attention given to fine book work as well as to every branch of Com- mercial and Legal Printing. JOHN E. STODDARD Proprietor STAUNTON, VA. Ahista Hor.K W. B. McChksnev HOGE McCHESNEY Atlas Insurance Agency Representing the Largest In- surance Companies in the World. J. H. Blackburn Bro. Contractors anc Builders Shop Work a Specialty OFFICE: CITY HALL 102 E. Main Street STAUNTON, VIRGINIA STAUNTON, VA. You Can ' t Buy, Beller, for we Sell the Best. ...A. P. BICKLE.... Wholesale and Hetail Dealer in H IQH-CLASS AND Country Produce STAUNTON, VA. 5 West Main Street. Phone 608 JOS. BARKMAN Manttfacttirer of PURE CANDIES ICE CREAM CAKES Handler of Lowney ' s Choco- lates and Whitman ' s Pure Candies STAUNTON, VA. John Fallon FLORIST Staunton. Va. GROWER OF FINE CUT FLOWERS Roses, Carnations and Violets specialties, Funeral De i ns. Wedding Bouquets artistically arranged on short notice. jirj:vr ttork Tutwiler Parrent THK LEADING IIAITKKS C Can suit you in style because Kxox makes the Styi.k; more than this, they fan suit you in the finest distinctions of size and shape. Men ' s antl Boy ' s Furnishiups. Willson Brothers THE BEST LINE OF TOILET ARTICLES IN THE CITY AT WILLSON BROS Priestly ' s Black Dress Goods Perrm ' Kid Gloves Royal Worcester Corsets For Exclusive Jtyles GO TO F. R. BEAR PHONE 337 Woodward Son J taunton, Va. College Goods of Every Description Knitted Silk Neckwear in plain and College Colois. U All %les of Ladies ' Collars. Peau de Crepe Mufflers and Reefers. Large ock of Pennants carried in ftock, and any special design made on short notice. College Pins carried in ftock and made to order. TI Trunks, Leather Traveling Bags and all kinds of leather goods. ..The IVoman ' s Store., American Stock Co. and Calais l oyal CONSOLIDATED Correct Millinery, Dry Goods, Ladies ' Tailored Suits and Skirts — all the Latest Fashions 25 W. Main St. STAUNTON, FA. Toilet Articles and Perfumes AT F. W. BELL CO. ..DRUGGISTS.. Phone 1 59 - Staunton, Va. Worthington Hardware Company Inc. a dwa e and Sporting Goods J taunton, Va. Ask for The New Sorosis Ties.... McH. HOLL-IDAY FINE FOOTWEAR ..A. ERSKINE MILLER. X HOLES ALE liUILDlSG SUPPLIES, COAL WOOD and LUMBER STAUNTON. VA. Headquarters for Miller ' s Fire Creek Red Ash Coal A few specialties: Lumber. Laths, Shingles, Lime. Cement. Hair. Fire Brick and Clay, Sash. Doors. Blinds. Porch Columns, Rails and Balus- ters , Stair Rails and Newells. Agents for Rubberoid Roofing. Ivory Wall Plaster, and Products of U. S. Gypsum Company, Mantles, Tiles, and Grates, Prices quoted are subject to change without notice. Orders taken subject to strikes, trans- portation facilities, or other causes of delay beyond our control. Railroad weights of initial line to govern settlement in car load quantities. ..Shreckhise Company.. 14 EAST MAIN STREET The Ladies Up -to -Date Emporium FOR Dress Goods, Sill s and White Goods FOR COMMENCEMENT DRESSES CENTEMERI AND DENT ' S KID GLOVES AMERICAN LADY CORSETS. FINE HOSI- ERY a?id LADIES ' NOVELTY NECKWEAR W. C. MARSHALL DRUGGIST 1 6 West Main Street, Staunton, Va. CREAM of RO E and ALBOLINA COLD CREAM ARE DELIGHTFUL The College GirVs Store THE CALDWELL - SIT ES CO. OF STAUNTON Booksellers . . Stationers . ' . Engravers . ' . Printers College and Fraternity Supplies Pennants and Pillow Tops ZUbe flUar 3Bal6win Sbielb The School Coat-of-Anns in Bronze, handsomely mounted on Solid Oak. A life-long Souvenir of your Alma Mater. PRICE $5.00. Sent tarefullv packed to any address on receipt of ordei ' . The Caldwell - Sites Co. No. 7 West Main Street, Staunton, Va. Mary Baldwin Seminary FOR YOUNG LADIES Staunton, Va. TEIRM BEQINS SEPT. 9TH, 1909 ocated in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Unsurpassed Climate Beautiful Grounds and Modem Appointments. 327 Students past session from 31 States. Terms moderate. Pupils enter any time. Send for Catalogue. Miss E. C. Weimar PRINCIPAL