Mary Baldwin College - Bluestocking Yearbook (Staunton, VA)

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Members Sarah Bell Louise Eisenberg Josephine Mansfield Elizabeth McCue Martha Stark Fannie Strauss Kate Earle Terrell Nannie Timberlake

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Junior Class patron Miss Martha Riddle Motto To see life steadily and see it whole. Colors tflower Green and White White Rose Kate Earle Terrell President Elizabeth McCue Vice President Nannie Timberlake Secretary Fannie Strauss Treasurer

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@$ S one reads the life of Alexander, he sees many evidences, not only of his greatness, but of his brilliant and magnetic per- sonality. In youth he appeared to be unusually open in character, and of a most trustful disposition, qualities in striking contrast to the suspicion which seemed to characterize the men of his day. This trustfulness he retained throughout life, as is shown by the story of his faith in his physician. Although warned, by a letter, that this man had been bribed to poison him, such was his confidence in his physician that he drank the medicine, at the same time handing him the letter. Another characteristic of his youth, as of his manhood, was his love of learning. His teacher, Aristotle, inspired Alexander with some of his own desire to study and to make new discoveries, and the pupil never outgrew this thirst for knowledge. We are told that everywhere he went, he took with him a copy of Homer ' s poems and slept with it under his pillow, and that in his travels, he tried to acquire more and more information. In his relations with his teacher, there is a courtesy and gratitude on the part of Alexander which 1? very pleasing. He never forgot Aristotle, but gave him money to continue his studies, and later in life, sent him collections of the animals and plants native to the countries he visited. Lovableness characterized both his manhood and his youth, as is shown by the Queen of Cana ' s attachment to him, and more especially by the love that the mother of Darius manifested for him. In this affection there is a cer- tain amount of pathos which appeals to us. The sympathy of Alexander, his