Mary Baldwin College - Bluestocking Yearbook (Staunton, VA)

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ctacult y Legend of the Forget-me-not. In the early days when each flower was given a name, one little plant whose color was as bine as the sky and which shone like a star, forgot its name and was henceforth known as Forget-me-not. The for- get-me-not is today the symbol of remembrance.

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When Spring Comes Up The Shenandoah When Spring comes up the Shenandoah It is a rush, a sally ; Swift as a blush on beauty ' s cheek She flushes up the Valley. She passes as in royal state, The rivers rush to meet her. The mountains smile as she goes by, The orchards bloom to greet her. All beauty ' s cohorts, lining up, Salute their sovereign, passing; The vagrant breezes mobilize, Their fragrant forces massing. The birds make music for her march, The hoarse bees add their humming; The joyful cattle on the hills, Deep-throated, hail her coming. The dogwood flings white banners out To greet her every turning, And high on steep, blue mountain sides, Are redbud beacons burning. So Spring comes up the Shenandoah ; I, who have seen her, pity Those who must be content to see Her passing in a city ! ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY From MANY DEVICES Copyright 1929-By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY Reprinted by permission of the copyright owners. As Roselle Mercier, the author of this poem attended Augusta Female Seminary 1887-1891. In 1909 she married Mr. John Montgomery. It was not until 1921 that she began to write verse for magazines and newspapers. In 1923 she won first prize of the Poetry Society of America with Ulysses Returns and second prize of the same society in 1925 with To Helen. Middle Aged.

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MARTHA STACKHOUSE GRAFTON, MA. Dean of the College