Mary Washington College - Battlefield Yearbook (Fredericksburg, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 174 of the 1914 volume:

Gift of Roberta Childs and The Bolen Family (l u, . 13 C-tL-x RUSSELL HALL — FRONTING GROVE i Banlefield ■ S o in (Ijc fjeart. Wl)tn (abtng slatnlp botun tije past, Jfonb memories bcpart. 9n)) eaci) tfjat Uabea it seems tfie last: long after all ti)t test are tloton. Comes tiatfc a toell-remembrreb tone — JIfte atter-ccfto ot bcpatteb years, 9nb toucbes all tbe Saul to tears. JEfje S tatc iSormal gictjool, Jfrebericbsiburs, a. 1914 t Table of Contents Russell Hall The Editors ' Wail Battlefield Illustrators Dedication The Battlefield Staff Faculty .... Senior Class Junior Class Sophomore Class Freshman Class . Preparatory Class School Statistics Clubs — Organizations Athletic Department Music Department Poetry Department Pastimes in Times Past The Wisdom of the Foolish and the Folly of Alumnae Notes The End Advertisements . Page Facing Title 8-9 IO-I2 13-35 36-39 40-41 42-44 45-47 48 49-52 53-66 67-72 122-125 126-130 131-133 142-145 146 147-162 1 fln m fin 5d OB i(BXtK sji:i3Ci3Xi3CiBKiKBJCt3CBXtXsKi)CiaXCCisXiX[3)i!i!)l!B!ii!i![i!B yiyia i: i!ia? Editors ' ' ' Whale ' XF THERE ' S any truth in an old saying we have often heard, — Laagh and the world laughs with you — the whole world ought to be laughing fit to kill. Why? Such an absurd question! Because the Annual has gone to press, that ' s why! There are other things, too, to give us the smile that won ' t come off. Haven ' t we had the exquisite pleasure of reading all the ambitious attempts of our illustrious school-mates, in the form of soul-stirring poetry, heart-rending romance and side-splitting jokes? Yea, more! Can we not sit back with an air of superiority while our less fortunate comrades wonder what that great volume, The Battle- field, will contain? Our loudest laugh, however, is yet to be— for shall we not see our names in print? Ha, ha, ha! Hee, hee, hee! Who, then, can be so happy as we? ? ? ? March 28, I9I4. Popular Illustrators Who Have Work in Tlie Battlefield. Beatrice Louise Ashley Muriel Dorothea Barber Janie Sophronia Brooking Annie Elizabeth Carter HuLDAH Staples Daniel Beulah Mae Detwiler Ella Virginia Farinholt Mary Rebecca Harwood Olive May Hinman Lucy Nelson Holladay Bernice Duke Hogan Emma Copeland Lawless Julia Louise Lewis Bealmear Dare Linthicum Helen Munro Mabel Ada Nash Helen Margaret Northrop Nannie Waller Parker Marjorie Thurber Riker Mary Thelma Turner Clara Louise von Hofsten Edith Walter Ruth Garnet Wickham The illustrations in The Battlefield were made by students the Manual Arts Department. To Olive May Hmman our honorary member, the fruits of whose talent and experience have always been ungrudgingly put at our disposal; whose undaunted spirit and enthusiasm have re- kindled our own when the way seemed darli; whose helpfulness always takes its form in deeds as well as words; and whose joyous way of entering into every phase of activities, whether glad or sad, has been an inspiration, and whose cheerful toil, however fate may smile upon us, will make our schooldays here appear as one of the big, bright spots in our lives — we affectionately dedicate this volume. :::::: TKE BATTLEFIELD STAFF Tlie Battlefield Staff Editor-in-Chief Mary Graham Mastin Jean Fisher Graves Helen Margaret Northrop Nannie Waller Parker Margaret Frances Sayre alumna Marjorie Thurber Riker Assistant Editors Business Manager Julia Louise Lewis Assistant Business Manager Janet Marie LaCrosse Department Editors MUSIC Ruth Garnet Wickham SOCIETY Lelia Mae Perrin Eliza Bates Peirce poetry Janie Sophronia Brooking athletics Nannie Sex Smith CLUB Clara Louise von Hofsten A. B. Chandler, Jr. Olive M. Hinman Advisory Committee Virginia M. Goolrick Dora J. Dadmun ,TMe RTifiMnetHOi), ofTH6 5Tl D6NTS.: VLivE M.Hinnfln FRflMYES L WITHERS MRKIVN r WEES . M:SM IThKf. H.VflnLfllHIllNEHflM 1 BOTift J.liraMUM CflTiY BRftVES It E.M.HAKHISQM « W VIREinm M,GDOLT?ICK CRRDLmEH. aflCKSON Motto : The gates are ours to open. Susan Dabney Walker . Nannie Cunningham Oliver Lelia Mae Perrin .... Beatrice Louise Ashley Colors; Orange and Brown. Flower: Brown-eved Susan. President Class Poem . Catharine Elizabeth Ware Mce-President Class History Mary Selden Snead Secretary Last Will and Testament Nannie C. Oliver Treasurer Class Prophecy . Mary Christine Deierhoi The pin and ring which have been adopted as the official Senior Class pin and ring for the School, are used for the first time by the Class of 1914. MARY ELLA AGREE King and Queen County, Virginia Mary is quiet; but one day, shortly after her arrival, a great noise was heard on the hall, and heads were hurriedly thrust out of the doors just in time to see Mary being escorted to her room by Mrs. Chew. Mary has never gotten over this. There have been times when we feared her sunny disposition would be submerged altogether, but we have been considerably cheered of late by the sound of her hearty laughter. It is our hope that some day Mary will learn an assignment which she will not forget. Glee Club ; Tennis Club ; Baseball Club; Down-the-River Club. CARRIE MAXWELL AGREE King and Queen County, Virginia Maxie is so small and quiet that one would hardly know she was present except for an occasional cheery laugh and a spirit of contentment which she always carries with her. She believes firmly that to interfere with anybody would be a crime; hence, everybody is her friend. While teaching, Maxie paces with measured tread back and forth before her eager young pupil — which fact causes us to believe firmly in the transmigration of the soul. (In some former existence, Maxie was a caged lion.) Glee Club; Down-the-River Club. BEATRICE LOUISE ASHLEY Richmond, Virginia So fragile and fair is she that she re- minds one of a delicate piece of china. The climate of Bloomfield, New Jersey, where she spent her early life, must be conducive to the growth of artistic ability. If any of our art lovers are contemplating a trip to Italy to see the works of Michaelangelo, we advise them to look at Beatrice ' s drawings in the Annual, and save expense and trouble. Her sunny disposition and keen sense of humor make her a delightful companion. Woodrow Wilson Literary Society; Richmond Club; Happy Dozen Club, 1913-14; Mother Goose Club, 1913- 14; Poster Committee, Y. W. C. A.; Treasurer Class, 1913-14; Shawondassa Camp Fire. IS ■ ISLA CATHARINE BRIZENDINE Essex County, Virginia Her disposition suits well her wonderful, dark eyes — mysterious, unfathomable, yet withal, appealing. We can ' t find out anything about Isla, except that she revels in Nature Study, and, her heart ever going back to the farm, has as her main topic of conversation what she will do when she gets home to mother. She is a very hard worker and ' ' she always gets there. Rifle Club; Baseball, 1913-14; Down-the-River Club. RUTH ELMORE CLARKSON Sharps, Virginia Ruth was never known to be in the slightest hurry, not even practice teaching producing a perceptible change. She makes it a rule never to arrive in Class later than three minutes before dismissal. As a proof of her studiousness, however, she often sits up until two o ' clock, though on good authority, all that she writes is not lesson plans. From this it may be inferred that the noble profession will not hold her long. Russell Literary Society; Mother Goose Club, I9i3- ' i4; Down-the-River Club, igi3- ' i4; Glee Club; Rifle Club; Battleground Camp Fire. JESSIE GATEWOOD DAFFAN Fredericksburg, Virginia Uncle Willie ' s niece is an active member of the Town Club, and aspires to permanent residence in Fredericksburg. Though young, she has undergone more experiences than any teacher ever had to meet — some Mr. Tyner never heard of (if that be possible). Moreover, she has experienced or come in close contact with all the diseases to which man is heir. We expect great things of Jessie because of her enquiring mind, her stickability and her good looks. The Hikers. 16 MARY CHRISTINE DEIERHOI Richmond, Virginia Mary ' s individual differences are quite numerous; A good voice of wfiich she is quite proud, an opinion of fier own which she seldom fails to express, a mind that always works in a clear, logical way, and hair that glows like a sunset in June. A girl of ability and comeliness, born to command, we ' ve often wondered if there is as much to her as there is to her name. When Mary entered school we thought of having our charter changed, making the institution co-educational, for we then had a Dear boy. Secretary Richmond Club; Tennis Club; Cotillion Club; Mystical Trio; Glee Club Quartette; Russell Literary Society. ALICE LEAH FINNEY Franktown, Virginia Without a doubt the tallest, healthiest looking senior that ever entered the portals of this institution. Alice will make a splendid teacher and discipline will be a negligible quantity in her school, for one look at her size and strength will cause the terror of the neighborhood to tremble. Bud ' s favorite sport is going to see Cousin MoUie; her characteristic ex- pression is Good Laus! Russell Literary Society; Glee Club; Varsity Basketball Team, I 9 i 3 - 1 4 ; Baseball Team ; Secre- tary and Treasurer Eastern Shore Club, I9I3- ' I4. MARTHA POLLARD FLEET Bruington, Virginia This one of our number originally came from down the river, but she hopes to be promoted to Richmond. We have known for a long time that Martha made a mistake in coming to the Normal School ; her emphatic manner and decided views show that she would have made a record in a law school. When suffrage comes to Virginia, the governor had better look to his job. Martha is also looked upon as something of a high-brow — then, too, she is such a charming talker! Glee Club; Cotillion Club; Richmond Club; Russell Literary Society. JANE LITTLE GARTH Louisa, Vikginia Realizing that knowledge is power, Jane has turned serious attention to gaining knowledge during her two years in school, and we expect to find her a Superintendent some day. If she would only do something rash — just once! and only once forget what she looks like ! Jane wears a smile that won ' t come off, and, true or not, it is said she sleeps only in the wee small hours. She makes friends readily and is especially fond of groups of three. President Woodrow Wilson Literary Society; Glee Club; Mystical Trio; Tennis Club; Secretary-Treasurer Louisa Club. JEAN FISHER GRAVES Bedford City, Virginia We have heard rumors (we cannot say how true they are) that Jean has dropped all her correspondence except that be- ginning, Dear Sister Graves. This gives us the impression that some day doubtless Jean will be teaching the little lieathen Chinee, who will enjoy the fruits of her devotion and goodness. It is the hope of the Senior Class, however, that Jean may never be able to face her audience without that familiar little gig- gling tee-hee-hee so enjoyed by her class-mates. Assistant Editor The Battlefield; President Glee Club: Chairman Religious Meetings Committee, Y. W. C. A.; Dramatic Club; Woodrow Wilson Literary Society; Deuce Tennis Club; Delegate Student Volunteer Con- vention, Kansas City; Shawondassa Camp Fire. l8 JUNIA GRAVES Bedford City, Virginia Junia is the well-known horsewoman of her Class. In her Junior year she achieved distinction by riding the un- manageable stick horse in the moving picture show, Lochinvar. Her special antipathy is taking medicine. She has never been known to take it, except when administered by Jean. She is a poet, too; many of her most brilliant odes have for the subject, Miss Mary K. She some- times u ses the expression Great Scott! Also, she has added honor to her Class by writing for two years the prize story of The Battlefield. President Junior Class; President Y. W. C. A., 1913-14-; Secretary Woodrow Wilson Literary Society, 1914; Glee Club; Delegate to Y. W. C. A. Conference, Blue Ridge, N. C, 1913; Shawondassa Camp Fire. FLORA McFADEN HILL Atlee. Virginia Flora came from the same county that produced Henry Clay (perhaps that accounts for her precociousness). She is the youngest member of her Class; has beautiful glowing hair, a soft voice and a lovable disposition. It has been suggested that the school put in a private telephone line for the use of Flora and her friends One thing more ; she has never been known to complain of the walk to the Training School — mystery of mysteries! Hanover Club: Woodrow Wilson Literary Society. ELLA GARNETT HOSKINS P DuNNsviLLE, Virginia Long, long ago she was known as Miss Hinman ' s Angel. This she soon out- grew. But while she is no longer angelic, she is an all-round athlete who asks no odds of any opponent, and has gained a reputation of which her Class is justly proud. By the way, she has the claim of a still greater distinction, for she is the only known basketball player who has grape fruit served to her by admiring friends after a game. Dramatic Club; Cotillion Club; Mother Goose Club; Down-the-River Club: Tennis Club; Rus- sell Literary Society; Battleground Camp Fire; Varsity Basketball Team. EMMA WOODSON LANKFORD Franktown, Virginia Emma is tall and thoughtful and be- lieves that the greatest benefit bestowed upon mankind is sleep. You may find her making use of it any odd hour. Her face is fair and her dress is dainty and becoming — in fact, she is always good to look at. Our knowledge of her is, however, rather superficial; for real information apply to Mrs. A. B. Chandler, Jr. Secre- tary Russell Literary Society; President Happy Dozen Club; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet; President Eastern Shore Club, 1913-14; Glee Club. ■ « :1 JULIA LOUISE LEWIS t MoRATTico, Virginia A good student, a sound thinker and a true friend to The Battlefield. Of late, Louise entertains the members of her Class thus: Yes — long white kid gloves, and a long train, and blue satin slippers, and a boudoir, no, ' Normandy ' cap. Yes, I am going to be a bridesmaid! This seems strange language, coming from one who is universally recognized as a suf- fragette {because she is never moved, except by the Wright ). Vice-President Dramatic Club; Happy Dozen Club; Mother Goose Club; Battleground Camp Fire; Glee Club; Tennis Club; Down-the- River Club; Vice-President Russell Literary Society; Busine.ss Manager The Battlefield. MARY GRAHAM MASTIN Fredericksburg, Virginia The time has come, as the Walrus said, to record the well-known fact that Graham knows something about every- thing that has ever been brought up in Class yet. She has about as much use for an encyclopedia as Dr. Johnson had for a dictionary, yet she was the only victim of the ever-pursuing agent. We never supposed that Graham would be susceptible to the wiles of man, for she was to have been a doctor to the heathen Chinee. Lately, though, her thoughts have turned to poetry and she has been found teaching the Battlefield Staff a little song beginning, The Dummy is Done — Tra-la! Editor-in-Chief of The Battlefield, 1914; Town Club; Wood- row Wilson Literary Society; Missionary Committee Y. W. C. A. ETHEL HESTER NASH Fredericksburg, Virginia Ethel, quite unintentionally on her part, has most people fooled. They think she is a perfect little angel, quiet as a mouse; but we know better. It almost takes a microscope to see her, but it ' s worth the effort, and moreover the words of wisdom which sometimes drop from her mouth in answer to Mr. Tyner ' s questions, are worth hearing. She has one controlling ambition — to look big; so you may see her walling her eyes and standing on tip- toes most any day at the Training School. Woodrow Wilson Literary Society; Glee Club; Financial Hiker. NANNIE CUNNINGHAM OLIVER Irvington, Virginia Nannie was a very decent sort of a girl until she met Sue. By her cheerful, happy disposition, and unfailing ability to see a joke on herself, she has gained the sobriquet of Sunny Nannie. She believes firmly that Cleanliness is next to godliness, so does her utmost to acquire a Clean look. President Dramatic Club, 1913-14; Vice-President Senior Class; Chairman Missionary Com- mittee Y. W. C. A., 1913-14; Russell Literary Society; Accompanist Glee Club, 1913-14; Humpty Dumpty in Mother Goose Club; Down-the-Riyer Club; Bet- ter-to-Sew, My Dear, Club; Battleground Camp Fire. NANNIE WALLER PARKER Essex County, Virginia The average person has little love for earthly angels, so perhaps that is why Nancy is so popular. Her ready wit and jovial disposition have made her a friend in need to sufferers from that dread malady, homesickness. She is the sharp-shooter of the Class (being in the habit of shooting hickory nuts off a tree at midnight — the darker the night, the more accurate her aim!) Battleground Camp Fire; Mother Goose Club; Director Nightingale Club; Russell Literary So- ciety ; Vice-President Down-the-River Club ; Dramatic Club; Better-to-Sew, My Dear, Club; Rifle Club; Art Editor The Battlefield. LELIA MAE PERRIN Ashland, Virginia This song-bird is reputed to be one of the most studious girls in her Class, but oftentimes at night great crowds of students throng the halls near room 305. Without inquiring the cause everybody knows that Mae is practicing her Loo- loo ' s, and even this, from Mae, is music to those who listen. Most of her spare time is spent in the auditorium, and, by the way, Mae you know is also an expert in the talking line. Vice-President Hanover Club; Glee Club; Secretary Senior Class; Mystical Trio; Woodrow Wilson Literary Society; Secretary Associated News Com- mittee, Y. W. C. A.; Deuce Tennis Club; Society Editor The Battlefield. HELEN CABELL PHILLIPS Fredericksburg, Virginia For producing a laugh, there never was another like this maid-in-brown. She amuses the whole Class, including Mr. Tyner, and makes even History of Education endurable. We are all agreed that such a person deserves a place in Who ' s Who. In the two minutes inter- mission between Classes, she often serves little pink pills. She can be identified by a little gray hat which she always wears to keep in the height of style. Dramatic Club; Battleground Camp Fire; The Hikers; Rifle C hib. RUTH ANITA POST Cape Charles, Virginia This tall, lanky piece of humanity came to us from the Eastern Shore, and has never tired in speaking of its glories. Ruth is rather subject to sprained ankles, and has never been known to go with anyone whose head could reach her shoulder. At times her cheeks are as red as the wrapper on a tomato can. We are very uneasy lest some day, in spite of all Mr. Tyner can say, the power of influence may prove too strong and she will follow Iva ' s illustrious example. Eastern Shore Club; Woodrow Wilson Literary Society: Dramatic Club; Rifle Club. LUCY GRAY RICHARDSON King and Queen County, ViR(iiNiA Lucy Gray, hailing from the unknown place, Ino, was thrust into our midst when the school wa ' in its infancy. Though she was once lost at the station in Richmond, she has never been known to be lost on the athletic field. Lucy Gray has one weakness — a peculiar fondness for Har- rison Fisher pictures, expecially those on two subjects — consult the covers on the Ladies ' Home Journal. We suspect that someone is the cause of this weakness, for we ' ve heard, on good authority, that the express company sometimes is forced to use three horses in delivering her numerous packages. Rifle Club; Baseball Club; Tennis Club; Down-the-River Club; Varsity Basketball Team. Mr m ANNIE LOUISE SCOTT Cape Charles, Virginia To see Annie as she really is, one must picture her with a smile on her face and in her hand the daily letter from , Fredericksburg. There is a certain young man who uses the telephone so much in talking to her that serious thought has been taken of putting in a private line. (It may be necessary to have this line connect with the home of a certain member of the Town Club, also.) We fear that there is no chance of this one of our number ever falling into the good old profession of school teaching. Eastern Shore Club. KATHLEEN HOLT SCOTT 4 DuNNsviLLE, Virginia ' Tis said that every individual has a spark of the Divine in him; also, that Divinity is Love. Judged by these standards, Kathleen is almost all divine. She considers the most important events of her life: coming to the Normal School, knowing Miss White, and then meeting Junia. (Notice arrangement for climax.) What wiU the Dramatic Club do without its clown? She is nimble! She is quick! She jumps around like a jointed stick! Vice-President Glee Club, 1913-14; Treasurer Glee Club, 1912-13: Russell Literary Society; Dramatic Club; Cotillion Club; Krokay Klub; Mother Goose Club; Down-the-River Club; Happy Dozen Club; Battleground Camp Fire. 23 SARA TEMPLE SEGAR S.ALUDA, Virginia Stemple is a modest little girl from Middlesex. The keynote of her scholastic success lies in the fact that she gets so vexed when her fountain pen won ' t work, for she does not believe anyone knows how to study without notes. The Class now hopes that she will make known to the world her new patent — snow leggins. Also, we expect her to give to the world manuscript stories in her own hand- writing, which even the blind may read. Russell Literary Society; Mrs. Jack Sprat in Mother Goose Club; Soloist for the Nightingales; Happy Dozen Club; Down-the-River Club. MARY SELDEN SNEAD t Tappahannock, Virginia In her young days, Mary ' s river friends knew her as Mother ' s angel child. When she arrived at the necessary point of proficiency, with many tears and sighs her wordly goods were packed, and she sailed away to Fredericksburg in time to answer to the roll-call on the opening day of the Normal School. We never have unde rstood why gentle, quiet, little Mary masquerades under the title of Crosspatch in the Mother Goose Club, because if this were true, she would not have the host of friends which she has, nor would she have been elected the President of her Class for 1911-12. Glee Club; Mother Goose Club; Down-the- River Club; Russell Literary Society; Battleground Camp Fire. CLARA LOUISE von HOFSTEN Richmond, Virginia A girl of many lands and many talents, who tried Wisconsin, Sweden and Illinois before she found the right place. Behind her laugh is a sturdiness of character which makes her friendship something to be prized. She is said to have once had a poetical inspiration as she was walking down Broad Street carrying her suit-case. From all we can learn however, it does not seem to have resulted in anything greater than the scattering of her wearing apparel all over the side-walk when she calmly bumped into a telephone pole. Vice- President Richmond Club, 1912-13; President Richmond Club, 1913-14; Glee Club; Woodrow Wilson Literary Society; Chairman Bible Study Committee Y. W. C. A. ; Editor of Clubs, Battlefield Staff. SUSAN DABNEY WALKER Lynchburg, Virginia Since coming to the Normal, Sue has strained her neck looking up telephone poles, and has developed a peculiar fond- ness for yellow writing paper and purple ink — which facts doubtless account for her large library on household arts. Her ability has been shown in the efficient service rendered in the many offices held during both years of her sojourn with us. Sue claims especial distinction by virtue of her constant cheerfulness and optimism. President Senior Class; Vice-President Junior Class; Secretary Y. W. C. A., 1913- 14; Woodrow Wilson Literary Society; Glee Club; Tennis Club; Mother Goose Club; Better-to-Sew, My Dear, Club; Anti-Crush Club; One of the Steady Regulars. Alma Mater Class ' 14 CATHARINE ELIZABETH WARE Tappahannock, Virginia It is reported that Catharine lives on the water and is able to like everything that comes out of it — even sailors. Her purpose in life is to write poetry, and, when she hasn ' t a weak spell, she has been known to write delightful love ballads to Mrs. Chandler. The Class expects soon to receive an autograph copy of her first Book of Song, bound in Orange and Brown. Chairman Intercollegiate Com- mittee Y. W. C. A.; Vice-President Happy Dozen Club ; Russell Literary Society ; Down-the-River Club; Glee Club; Old Mother Hubbard in Mother Goose Club; Krokay Klub; Class Poet. 1914; Shaw- ondassa Camp Fire. Dear AJma Mater! Class ' 14, Can we forget this lovely scene? Our hearts are throbbing with delight! This is our Graduating Night! Before the Future ' s door thrown wide. Ere we into the unknown glide, To all dear friends we love so true — We come to bid farewell to you. Teachers and friends we leave behind. Whose patient help was ever kind. To them we sincerely wish to prove In words of praise our gratitude. Our hearts with joy and hope beat high! But ah! with sadness as the time goes by For ere this happy scene is thru, Wc bid farewell to you. Upon the past our memory falls — Of lessons learned within these walls. The duties that wc did not shun. Of battles fought and victories won. And now that future duties call In great things, and alike in small. We ' ll ever strive to do our best And not upon these laurels rest. As wc go forth the world to face With brave d esire to win the race. If high ideals we aim to teach We ' ll strive to Practice what we preach. ' Our aim in life is to aspire For something grander, ever higher. To ourselves be always true. And face misfortune bravely, too. And when we hear the last roll-call By Piim who marfcsthe sparrow ' s fall — When all life ' s lessons have been learned. May not our efforts then be spurned; But may the Teacher say in love With tender mercy from above: Come higher, good and faithful few; Receive the prize that ' s saved for you. Catharine E. Ware. Remembrances of 1912-13-14 XMAGINE my feelings when I found that I had been elected Class Historian! The bigness of the task almost drove me frantic, but I put on a bold front and just listened while my classmates talked. This is what I heard : Do you remember getting classified that first year? The horrors we went through having our voices tested makes me shudder now. Then, add to that writing letters to Miss Dadmun, telling her all about ourselves and how much we knew! All that ' s bad enough, said another voice, and it makes me want to drink of the waters of f orgetfulness ; but you all know it doesn ' t compare with those indescribablj homesick times when we used to sit on the hill-side and cry. Nannie Waller was about the only one who was always cheerful. It was evidently too much for Sarah Temple Segar, for she had to go home, and came back next vear to be a member of the class of ' 14 instead of ' 13, which was fortunate for us. I can ' t see anything funny in that. Pray tell us what you are giggling about. Oh, I was j ust thinking of how queer Russell Hall looked that first fall, with one-half of the building boarded up, and the auditorium, gym, post-office and library unknown quantities. I can just see Miss Dadmun and Mr. Hamlet trying to pour the principles of English and Chemistry into our heads against the noise of the gravel grinder and the carpenter ' s hammer. Then the exciting times we had choosing the school colors, and after they had been selected, taking Orange and Brown for our own Class Colors. That reminds me of the election of our first officers — Mary Snead, President; Mary W. Johnson, Vice-Presi- dent; Louise Lewis, Secretary and Susie I ewis, Treasurer; and our Honorary Members, Dr. Humphreys and Miss Hinman. One hitherto silent member suddenly jiimped up. with a glowing countenance, and on being asked of what she was thinking, said; Why, of our athletic glories! With thrills of excitement we all thought of that first Field Day, of the beautiful Trophy Cup, and of how we had worked to get the thirty-five dollars to buy it. The stillness 27 was broken with Can we ever forget how Nelhe Purks saved the day with her running and jumping, and how Louise Lewis won the potato race in her most businesslike manner? Why, we won all the contests except the broad jump. Since Martha Fleet ' s great achievement that day in the sack-race she has retired from athletics forever. So much for athletics, said the member who loves a good time; I am thinking of that Valentine Party Dr. Humphreys and Miss Hinman gave us, when the famous lovers. Jack and Jill, Cinderella and the Prince, Mark Antony and Cleopatra, and many others, came. Those were good times! Yes, I remember Ruth Clarkson was Pocahontas. She acted the part so well that she acquired some of the traits of Indian character — she ' s never been in a hurry nor excited since. Wasn ' t that first summer at home short? Before we hardly knew it, we were back again, real Juniors, and electing new officers — Junia Graves, President; Sue Walker, Vice-President; Nell Ford, Secretary; and Myrtis Tankard, Treasurer. Only the absence of Dr. Humphreys marred our happiness, but Psychology, Theory of Educa- tion, Methods in everything, and trying to ' make the big points stand out ' kept us bus -. Then Flora Hill came. Weren ' t we amazed to find that she was a Junior ' We were some Class that year with Myrtis, Sallye, Ella Gamett and Mar} ' Warner on the basketball team, and Louise Lewis, Mary Warner and Myrtis elected to the staff of The Battlefield ! No wonder we felt biggity ! Yes, especially after that hair-raising entertainment we gave the Seniors! We certainly showed them the underworld! Wasn ' t it comical to see Ethel Nash, the smallest member of our Class, as Atlas, carrying the world on her shoulders? For giving a class the big head, however, that was nothing to the second Field Day. It was worth getting hoarse to find that Sallye Roberts and Lucy Gray Richardson were experts in a three-legged race, that Helen Phillips was the greatest ball-thrower in the State, and that Kathleen Scott was the best high jumper. I never shall forget how we used to yell at Alice, ' Get that ball, Bud Finney; ' and she usually got it, too. Then, Seniors at last! What a sophisticated, blase air we put on at first, but the training school soon humbled us. Say, Historian, don ' t forget to put down our last officers : Sue Walker, President ; Nannie Oliver, Vice-President ; Mae Perrin, Secretary, and Beatrice Ashley, Treasurer. Nor The Battlefield staff with Graham Mastin as editor- in-chief, and Jean Graves Assistant-Editor. Such a medley of suggestions as I now heard! I managed with much difficulty to take down a few which might be of interest. I heard that the faculty had at last gotten Mary and Maxie Acree straight, and that they have stopped signing themselves ' M. Acree. ' After parting with the ' Mystical Trio, ' I suppose Jane Garth will have to be a fortune teller in order to make up for the loss of mystery. She ' d certainly never lack something to tell her ' patients. ' I often wonder how Ruth Post ever gets along wdthout Iva Beachboard. Wasn ' t that ridiculous — Iva getting married Christmas with a History of Education in one hand and a marriage license in the other ' Wasn ' t it funny the day Miss Hinman said, in gi ang advice on discipline, ' Never talk to a class without its full attention, ' only to discover later that Annie Scott had been cop dng History notes all the time? I hope Isla Brizendine won ' t be in such a hurry to get home this year. You know how she made the chauffeur go at full speed and collide with another machine, making Isla think she was going to the happy hunting ground ! Remember the day Clara von Hofsten came and someone said: ' We hear you are from Ilhnois. ' ' Oh no, ' Clara replied, ' I am from Chicago ' ' If I ever get a pony, I am going to send for Emma Lankford. She makes ' Rastus ' such an excellent nurse! I certainly hate to think of leaving dear old F. S. N. S. I wonder what my fate will be. I suppose I will have to be patient until Mary Deierhoi tells us in the class prophecy. I am so anxious to hear that, and Catherine Ware ' s wonderful Class Poem, too. Nannie Oliver is such a suffragette she ought to write a fine Last Will and Testament. Well, friends and fellow-classmates, said the sleepy member, yawning and slowly rising, weighty matters are now burdening my mind. At the idea of such a thing we all opened our mouths in astonishment, and she calmly said, The question is, ' how shall I make my graduating dress ' ? To save jealousy and trouble, I move that we get Jessie Daffan to design a suitable one and we will all have them just alike. After that brilliant remark I move that we all adjourn; it ' s high time for us to be dreaming sweet dreams of graduation and diplomas. Mary Selden Snead. Last Will and Testament of tlie Senior Class ir E, THE SENIOR CLASS of 1914, of the State Normal School, Fredericksburg, Virginia, realizing the pre- Vly cariousness of this life, and fearing lest our manifold possessions will not be divided so as to bring the greatest psychological, physiological and sociological benefits to this worth}- institution, do dispose of said possessions as follows ; Item i. To the State Normal School, we do will and bequeath. First, A macadamized road from Washington Avenue to the dormitory, and a cement side-walk for pedestrians only. Second, A soda fountain of the most refreshing 29 drinks mixed, to be opened every day immediately after one period of walking hand-in-hand with misery — better known as Monroe, author of A Brief Course in the History of Education. Third, Three mules and a pulley to pull the girls up the hill; also an Alpine staff for each girl. Fourth, For the ornamentation of Russell Hall, and to keep alive our memory, a reproduction of the mural decorations by Alexander — The Evolution of the Book. Item 2. To Mr. Russell, our honored President, we do will and bequeath $1,000,000, to be used in building a new dormitory. In it there shall be thirty-one single iron beds where we may feel privileged to come and rest our weary human mechanisms after days of endless toil and nights devoid of ease. For the ornamentation and decoration of said structure, we leave a life-size portrait of each Senior, to be placed in one conspicuous room of this dormitory, which shall be called the Hall of Fame. Item 3. To our beloved honorary member. Miss Hinman, we do will and bequeath our artistic classmate, Nancy Parker, knowing that she will be overjoyed at the prospective return of Nancy. Also, we do bequeath to her three whole acres of double brown-eyed Susans, lest she forget. Our corpses will not rest in peace unless we leave her our undying gratitude for her multitudinous suggestions and help at all times. Item 4. To Miss Forbes, we will the additional care of the girls in the new dormitory, believing her to be capable of caring for an unlimited number. The said girls shall be free from la grippe, measles, chicken pox and diphtheria. Also, we leave her a life-long pension for her care of us when ill and her watchfulness of our wayward steps; and a book entitled Squelches of All Ages, to be used whenever needed. Item 5. To our respected friend and admired philosopher, Mr. Tyner, we will an everlasting heating system for his house, which heat shall be produced from the combined conflagration of thirty Histories of Education and thirty effigies of Monroe, one made by each Senior according to her conception of the gentleman. We also leave him one hundred boxes, each containing one hundred packages of chewing-gum, to be distributed among future Seniors previous to anj- great struggle, such as a Junior-Senior basketball game. We also will him many thanks for the superabundant theories he expounded to us, such as our descent from monkeys. Other things being equal, we have come to the conclusion, to be sure, that there is no impression without expression. Therefore, our expressions will be numberless. We would not fail to leave him one hundred extra Ri- ' erside Monographs, to furnish the future Seniors with light, trashy reading in leisure hours. Item 6. To Miss Graves, we will a new set of graduation requirements demanding of graduates the following; 1. To swim one mile on one deep breath; 2. To tie their shoulder blades into all sorts of knots, bows, half-hitches and lovers ' knots; 3. To drink the dam dry every three days; 4- To take walks once a week to any such nearby places as Kalamazoo or Cape Horn. Item 7. To Miss Eraser, we do will and bequeath an up-to-date Victrola, with flute-like, bird-like, silvery, sweet, square head-tones, and a round mouth. We leave her also a copy of our Class song, which is to be taught in the First Grade of the Training School and sung on such patriotic occasions as George Washington ' s birthday. As her baton was broken working with us, we lea ' e her a new iron one, which will stand the wear and tear of two beats for rising. Item 8. To the First Lieutenant of the Nomial School Fire Brigade, Gunyon M. Harrison, wc do will and bequeath : 1. One woman who is not just like a woman — perhaps a Texas cow-girl, or a sharpshooter; 2. A chauffeur, so that he will be able to chat with the ladies — also, to protect the Fredericksburg telephone poles ; 3. We cordially leave him the prixdlege of coaching the P ' reshmen until they win the cup, or at least until they can throw a ball into the swimming pool. Item 9. To Miss Dadmun, we will a janitor who appro •es of fresh air, a stationary dictionary, and a class of girls aspiring to be walking encyclopedias. Item 10. To the Training School critic teachers, we leave — 1 . Gallons of red ink and a sympathetic attitude ; 2. The privilege of passing on our wonderful and original methods, which we introduced into the Training School. Item 11. To Miss Strong, we do bequeath criticisms of all errors possible to practice teachers in a book with detachable pages, so that she may deal them out promiscuously We also will mone} ' enough to provide her with a coach-and-four to carry her froin one tempestuous scene to another. Item 12. To Mr. Hamlet we will a volume of jokes for the entertainment of his classes and Mrs. Murphy. To Mrs. Hamlet, a book on Husband Training and to both a new pipe. Item 13. To Miss Jackson, we leave a bantam hen, rooster and chickens for her laboratory, none of which can crow and disturb the classes in progress. Item 14. To the Junior Class, we bequeath everything not otherwise disposed of, the greatest of which is the privilege of walking in the path that we have trod — the one to the Training School — and conversing intelligently on History of Education, Philosophy, Crime and Vice, and the Human Mechanism. We do will and bequeath the following, also: 1 . The parlor on Sunday night — provided they let our beaux alone ; 2. Our criticism books, containing our life histories, written in tears; 3 . The mourning bench in the Training School hall under the clock, where they shall be instructed with words sweet and gentle as to the straight and narrow path they should have trod; 4. Our heart-felt wishes that their career will end as successfully as it has begun (since they will not have us as rivals) ; 5. Bunting in their Class colors — already dyed; 6. Our admiring love and loving admiration. We do hereby appoint Judge A. B. Chandler, Jr., sole executor of this, our Last Will and Testament; said exec- utor to provide any funds that may be necessary for the execution of this will. In testimony whereof, we have set our hands and seals, this thirtieth day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fourteen. Nannie Oliver, Attornev-at-Large. g Class Prophecy T-LAST, the letter has come that we, classmates of 1914, promised to write ten years ago! I am so glad that I am the last one, for I can read all of the letters before I write mine. Calcutta, India, September 12, IQ23. Well, Girls! I have had a time ! Could you ever imagine me leading an expedition over the glaciers and snow-capped peaks in the Himalaya mountains? That is exactly what I have done! We had lots of trouble; once an avalanche nearly killed us, but one day we found ourselves on the highest glacier in Asia— that never had been discovered! Wasn ' t that thrilling? This will bring back memories to you: I named the two peaks Moore and Jackson. Best wishes — Isla Brisendine. San Antonio, Texas, January j, 1Q24. Hello, Girls! I was startled the other day when I picked up the New York Sun to see in flaming letters that Louise Lewis and Martha Fleet were in prison — militant suffragettes, of course! I had just sold my entire trainload of cattle for a good price (you see, my Western cattle ranch dream came true), so I decided to visit them. They were both on a hunger strike and too weak to write to you, so I was to tell you about it. Since I have seen them I have concluded that the ranch is the place for me. With love — Nannie Waller Parker. Athens, Greece, February 5, 1Q24. Dear Girls, — Strange things will sometimes happen! You remember how I was accused of being slow in getting to Mr. Tyner ' s classes? What do you suppose I have done? I was over here traveling and decided to enter the Marathon! No, I didn ' t come out last; I won the First Prize! I ran five miles in twelve minutes! As ever — Ruth Clarkson. Richmond, Virginia, February 21, 1024. Although I am tired and completely worn out, I feel that I must tell you about ray dance. I have been working on it for months ; it was an interpretation of The Four Seasons, and I wish you could have seen ray girls in their costumes! I gave it at the Academy of Music. It was a great success; the audience was just spell-bound! I am going to repeat it on the eighteenth of next month, and I wish all of you could come. Success to you, old pals — Ella G. rnett Hoskins. Norfolk, Virginia, June 2, 1024. I have just gotten back from my vacation. I could never live through it again. I accepted an invitation from some of my friends to go to the South Sea Islands and dive for pearls — you remember my fascination for swimming. When I got there, I was thoroughly charmed with the prospects of finding pearls. The next day I went in but was not successful, it being my first attempt. When I got on the shore I was met by a mob of cannibals, and you can see me now running for my life. After that I had a bodyguard. Lots of love — Catharine Ware. Louisa, Virginia, June 5, 1Q24. Dear Classmates, — If any of you are weary and tired of life, come right out here on my little farm, and I promise you you. will soon cheer up; my husband is a right jolly man. Can ' t you see me now, feeding my chickens or sitting on the porch waiting for h-i-m to come home? I do not know how it all happened. One day I was seized heart-and-soul by a rather (?) attractive man. I ' m not sorry! Affectionately — Jane Garth Ransone. Boston, Massachusetts, June 8, IQ24. I know that you have seen in the papers all about our World Series Baseball Games, and how, by mere chance, we won the last game, getting the championship. The game stood 2-2 in the last half of the last inning, with our opponents at bat. I suddenly thought I would put in my old stand-by, Mary Acree, who has made such a good pitcher. She fanned the three men, and we won in the next inning. I hope that you will hear of my team again next Spring. So long! — Bud Finney, Captain of the Giants. Richmond, Virginia, June 10, 1(124. So I am to tell you what I am doing? Well, I am up here in Richmond at Madame Seraphine ' s establishment, designing costumes for graduates. How did it happen, you say? You remember what a hard time we had when we graduated to get a uniform dress? I thought I would save other graduates that worry, and I am enjoying my work thoroughly. Who do you suppose came in the other day? Mary Snead! She is the Fashion Editor of The Ladies ' Home Journal, and wanted some new ideas for her next number. She is just the same person. Fondly — Jessie Daffan. 33 Fredericksburg, Virginia, June 12, IQ24. Hello! — At last ! I have gained my freedom ! You know how hard I have worked since I was made President of the Normal College at Fredericksburg; but it did not pay — was not remunerative. So, today I handed in my resignation, and tomorrow I enter my new career which has a fortune in it — pays so much better. When O ' Brien ' s circus comes to your town, be sure to attend, for you will see Ruth Post. Washington, D. C, June 14, IQ24. Hello there! — Sarah Temple Segar has the neuritis, so I am writing for her. She has just finished correcting her new book on The Low Cost of Dressing, which I illustrated for her. We are contemplating getting out a new edition to this soon. By all means read it, for there are great ideas in it. Good luck — Beatrice Ashley. Nashville, Tennessee, June 17, IQ24. When I promised to write what I was doing, why, I thought I would be just a teacher; but here I am, at the head of a police depart- ment, teaching women how to shoot. Woman has so much work to do away from home these days! I know you will be interested to know, too, that Maxie Acree has become such a proficient shooter that the county elected her game warden, to protect the birds from slaughter. And, by the way, Annie Scott applied yesterday for lessons, for she says she lives so much alone she wants to be able to shoot her burglars. Yours — Lucy Gray Richardson. WOMAN ' S FEDERATION OF CLUBS President — Helen C. Phillips New York City, New York, June 20, 1924. Dear Girls, — The papers have told you ere this that Helen Phillips was made President of the Woman ' s Federation of Clubs since we met at the Normal five years ago. She would write you, but is rushed to death getting her Child ' s Labor Law passed; so she bids me tell you she is enjoying her work and has changed her mind about woman ' s place in public work. We both think it great! Best wishes — Clara von Hofsten, Secretary. Fredericksburg, Virginia, June 25, IQ24. You never can tell what we will do in this life, anyhow! I used to think any place but Fredericksburg — and here I am! But it is a different town, now I am President of The City Beautiful Movement, and have had great success. The State has just awarded this town a prize for the most beautiful in the State. When that came, I felt rewarded for the spats my husband and I had over my going to the meetings. Flora Hill has been doing great work. She is at the head of the Playground Association. Lovingly — Mae Perrin Shield. 34 Lynchburg, Virginia, July i, 1924. How delighted I am to be able to write you, classmates, and tell you about our interesting work in the slums of this city. Sue and I are conducting a school in this part of town, and we are giving a course in hygienic and sanitary cooking. I believe we have remembered some of the principles in Child Psychology, and are doing good work for the poor, helpless children. Su; sends her best wishes to all. She is busy editing her new edition to Sue Walker ' s Hygienic Cook Book. All good wishes— N. .nnie Oliver. H. RRisoNBURG, ViRGiNi.A, July , 1924- Dear Girls, — Come right out here if you want to know how to live; and we will also give you some lessons in Human Nature. Graham and I are conducting a tuberculosis camp up here in the mountains, and in connection with that, an open-air school for the children. It is so interesting to mark their improvement. Graham is now out on the porch telling some of the smaller children stories. We send love to all of you. Just the same — Ethel Nash, Assistant. Marion, Virginia, July 5, 1924. Well, to make a long story short, I was appointed First Grade Teacher out here in this region. These children were every possible variation from the normal type. You know I always was curious about home influences, so I began to study their environment — took a regular course in Child Study. That didn ' t suit, so I became a doctor, and am now in this same town at the head of the hygienic movement. If you could look in on me some day, you would get interested, too. Best wishes — Junia Graves. Staunton, Virginia, July S, 1924. Hellol — True to my promise! O dear, how time flies! Just think, it has been five years since we saw each other! Here I am in Staunton Institute, happy as a lark, singing to my little helpless folks. I love the work, for it brings the children so much joy. Emma Lankford is here with me conducting a Pasteurized milk station, and I beheve she will make it a great success. The people seem to be appreciating her efforts with this big movement. Both of us send love and good wishes. Fondly — Kathleen Scott. New York City, New York, September j, 1924. I have read all your letters, and they have been a perfect delight. We have just had tea — Jean Graves and I. You wonder how we happened together. You may know from the papers that I went to England to the International Tennis Tournament, and that I proudly brought the cup back to America. The first person I saw when I landed was dear old Jean, in her little Salvation Army bonnet. She is a veritable Big Sister to all. We both send love— Mary Deierhoi. Mary Christine Deierhoi, Prophet. llJBliBIIBi(S[IOI0OilBIJQilE]|)SiiS]iQioiB[iBiiEii3:is;isiieiiQmi 36 Colors : Coral and Blue-Green. Class of 1915 Motto: Not failure, but low aim is crime. Eliza Peirce Maude Seay Elizabeth Chenery President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer OFFICERS Janet LaCrosse Charlotte Rice GuNYON M. Harrison ROLL— JUNIORS Muriel Barber Virginia Bolen Alva Burminghaii Joyce Bradford Effie Broaddus Soph Brooking Louise Burke Nannie Burrus Annie Carter Ruth Carter Elizabeth Chenery Mary Temple Coleman Lillian Craig Theresa Dannehl Beulah Detwiler Edna Gibes Sara Gouldman Helen Gardner Anne Harris Frances Harrell Louise Henley Martha Herndon Fannie Hiter Nell Holladay May Hurt Martha Hughes Josephine Jerrell Janet LaCrosse ROLL— ABRIDGED JUNIORS BeLMEAR LlNTHICUiM Theresa Lynch Elizabeth McDonnell Evelyn Mahone Helen Munro Elizabeth Ninde Helen Northrup Eliza Peirce Alma Raiford LuciLE Rawlings Charlotte Rice Latane Rice Marjorie Riker Flower; Salmon Rose. Athletic Representative. Class Editor Honorarv Member Mary Roberts Elizabeth Russell Margaret Sacrey Margaret Sayre Maude Seay Josephine Shields Sarah B. Spindle Norine Tennis Mannie Torbert Edith Walters Ruth Williams Alice Warren Elsie Wood Edna Arnold Leah Arnold Allene Balderson Pearl Bond Hilda Broaddus Ettienette Broaddus Bertha Beazley Mary Lin Coleman Josephine Crouch Etta Davis Merle Garrett Elizabeth Gorden Hallie Haskins Ethel Johnston Waverly Lavv ' son Ruth Louman Clara Morgan Fannie Pitts Jane Pitts Emard Ouinn Bertha Scott Elizabeth Smith Thelma Turner Vivian Tweedy 37 JUNIORS— CLASS OF I915 38 ABRIDGED JUNIORS —CLASS OF I9IJ 39 Class of 1916 AIoTTo: Excelsior. Flower; Daisy, Colors : Gold and White. OFFICERS Lillian Haislip Martha Graves Lucy Duval ROLL Virginia Saunders Sex Smith Grace Beazley Eleanor Taylor Emma Haskins Fannie Haskins Addie Duff President Vice-President Secretary Ula Cluverius Martha Graves Lillian Haislip Nell Lawson Laura Wright LuciLE Ryland Lucy Duval CLASS OF igi6 Class ol 1917 Motto; Prosperity is our watchword. Emma Lawless lucile boggs LiLLiE Lee Michie Colors: Lavender and White Flower : Violet. OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Lelia Babcock Callie Bailey Abbie Ballard Effie Ballard lucile boggs Virginia Boxley Ruby Brooking Elizabeth Burnette Alena Burrus LuciLE Burton Elizabeth Carter Katherine Corr Bertie Cralle Eunice Daniel Virginia Farinholt Kathleen Flippin CLASS ROLL Ruth Garrett Nannie Goodman Florence Graves Mary Harwood Lena Hicks Bernice Hogan Margaret James Genevieve Jenkins Ruby Jones Mary Kendall E.MMA Lawless Josephine Marchant Lillie Lee Michie Ada Nash Hortense Parker Maud Peyton Pattie Lee Richards Gertrude Saunders Lois Shuman Ethel Smith Marion Southall Josephine Spindle Ayesha Straughan Mary Ellis Tucker Lillian Waring Ruth Wickham Kathleen White Agnes Wright Columbia Wright Lucy Wright Russell Yowell CLASS OF 1 91 7 44 f ' Pl ' ' .y • ' . ' •■VI r. f.f ' . ' ' • ' • .  . r.S •■«« •vir.t ' iT ' .l ' .1 ► .ir. •-.■ r • r.i r.t M rAf.- rrtr .Tj.v PREPARATORY CLASS OF I918 45 Motto : Excelsior. Class of 1918 Flower : Violet. OFFICERS Colors : Purple and Gold Elsie King Helen Peyton . HuLDAH Daniel Louise Cosby President ' ice-President Secretary-Treasurer Athletic Representative MEMBERS Elsie Broaddus Edna Carter Martha Carter Louise Cosby Huldah Daniel Hester Demi-sey LuLA French Virginia Gordon Elizabeth Harzest Lena Harris Meredith Kendall Elsie King Pearl Lucas Anne Moncure Grace Nichols Lucy Payne May Payne Helen Peyton Clara Richards Mary Richardson Pauline Sneed Elva Thompson CLASS OF igiS 47 0, wad some power the gifiie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us ! The Best AU-Round . The Best Artist The Best Athlete The Best Matured The Biggest Bluffer The Biggest Crusher The Biggest Flirt The Biggest Loafer The Biggest Sport The Cutest The Daintiest The Greatest Talker . The Hardest Worker The Laziest The Most Accommodatin: The Most Affectionate The Most Attractive The Most Airy The Most Conceited Ruth Wickham Helen Northrop Sex Smith Josephine Crouch Louise Henley Lemira Carter Mary Ellis Tucker Louise Henley Josephine Shields Charlotte Rice Martha Hughes Josephine Marchant Ethel Smith Louise Henley Kathleen Scott Ruby Jones Emma Lawless Martha Hughes Emma Lawless The Most Contented The Most Enthusiastic The Most Fickle The Most Graceful . The Most Indifferent The Most Ingenious The Most Intellectual The Most Modest The Most Original The Most Popular The Most Stylish The Most Sincere The Most Talented The Neatest The Noisiest The Prettiest The Quietest The Slangiest The Wittiest Pearl Lucas Kathleen Scott Katherine Corr Margaret Sacrey Elizabeth Chenery Nannie W. Parker Graham Mastin Mary Temple Coleman Margaret Sayre Kathleen Flippin Emma Lawless Nannie W. Parker Ruth Wickham Mary Snead Theresa Lynch Ella Garnett Hoskins Fannie Hiter Virginia Boxley Margaret Sayre iMM m«%«flWtmi Y. W. C. A. Cabinet JuNiA Graves Ruth Carter ' Membership Religious Meetings Bible Study Missionary . Finance OFFICERS President Vice-President CHAIRMEN Ruth Carter Jean Graves Clara von Hofsten Nannie Oliver Ruth Wickham s Sue D. Walker Ruth Wickham Association News Social . Social Service Advisory Officer . Secretary Treasurer Catharine Ware Martha Hughes Emma Lankford Virginia M. Goolrick Y. W. C. A. History 1913-1914 ( nHE present Cabinet of the Y. W. C. A. came into office on the 26th of March, 1913. During the first week of April, the Y. W. C. A. sent a delegation of ten girls to the National Biennial Y. W. C. A. Convention, held in Richmond. Later, our President was also sent to the Blue Ridge Conference, where she obtained a great deal of useful information. With the beginning of the September term, we returned to school eager to begin our work, which has been along various lines. We have tried to select leaders for our weekly meetings who would give practical messages to the girls. Besides several ministers from town, and members of the faculty, many students have led these meetings, which have been most instructive and helpful. In the fall term, four Mission Study classes, with faculty members as leaders, were organized. At the close of an eight-weeks ' course, the classes presented the Foreign Mission Pageant, which gave a splendid idea of what the Association is doing in other countries. Thir spring, we have four Bible classes, led by both teachers and students. All through the year we have had many social affairs. The first of these was the annual reception given to all students at the opening of school. This was followed by several birthday parties and informal functions for both members and non-members. We were very much delighted to be able to send two delegates to the State Council, at Fannville, and one delegate to the great Student Volunteer Convention, at Kansas City. Interesting reports from both conventions gave us some idea of what is being accomplished by the Y. W. C. A., and Student Volunteer movements. We also hope to have two representatives at the Blue Ridge Conference, in June. This year we have added a new member to our cabinet — Chairman of the Social Service Committee. Under the direction of this chairman, we have helped several poor families in Fredericksburg and sent flowers to the sick. Next year, we hope that much time will be given to the development of this interesting phase of the work. By systematic giving, we have realized enough money to maintain our scholarship in this school, and help with Miss Guitna ' s work in India. Some of the money for current expenses and the conference fund was raised by a large bazaar in December. The remainder, we raised by a County Fair in March. TROPHY CUP Atkl etic Association Sex Smith OFFICERS President Mary Snead MEMBERS— Student Body WINNERS OF BASKETBALL MONOGRAM Bertha Scott, ' 15 Lucy Grey Richardson, ' 14 Ella Garnett Hoskins, ' 14 Virginia Bolen, ' 15 Secretary-Treasurer Mary Snead, ' 14 Sex SiiiTH, ' 16 Gary Graves ADVISORY COMMITTEE Gunyon M. Harrison Olive M. Hin.man Dr. C. Mason S.mith Annie I. Anthony f Rickety! Rackety! Rah! Rah! Rah! YELLS Biff! Boom! Hah! Hcigho! Hcigho! Rah! Rah! Rah! Hoco-poco! Aren ' t we keen? The S. N. S. Varsity Team! That is true! All hurrah for Green and Blue! Hey! Hey! Hey! Do your best! Never meddle with S. N. S! FIELD DAY The annual class contests for the Trophy Cup for the year 1913 included the following events, as won by the classes indicated: Basketball . Junior Throwing Baseball Tennis .... Senior Relay Race . Swedish Folk Dance . Senior Standing Broad Jump Walking . Senior Low Hurdle . Fifty-yard Dash . . Junior Potato Relay Running High Jump . Freshman-Senior Potato Race In these contests the classes stood as follows : Juniors .... 142 points Freshmen .... Seniors .... 82 points Preparatory The various contests for the cup extended throughout the whole session, the interest reaching a climax on Field Day, which event occurred May 10, 19 13. Thewalking, basketball and tennis games had taken place before this time. Junior Target Shooting . . Senior Junior Seventy-five Yard Dash Junior Freshman Sack Race . Junior Freshman Three-legged Race . Junior Junior Shuttle Relay . Junior Freshman Swimming , Preparatory 61 points Sophomores 5 points 60 points ss On the morning of Field Day, such events as races, jumping, etc., were entered into with great enthusiasm, and excitement ran high. In the afternoon, a May-Day festival was engaged in. In an appropriate part of the grove, a play, Sleeping Beauty, was presented, and a Swedish folk-dance was given by girls from each class. After the May song was sung and the Seniors had given the May-Pole dance, the May Queen crowned the victors in the several athletic contests of the morning. The silver trophy cup was presented to a representative of the Junior Class by Mr. Gilmore, one of the Fredericksburg ministers. Mr. Lanier, another Fredericksburg minister, presented prizes offered by the merchants of the town to the successful contestants. ATHLETIC BADGE CONTEST Early in the last session, Mr. T. S. Settle, then State Supervisor of Rural Schools, visited this school in behalf of the Athletic Badge Contest for Virginia school girls. This visit resulted in many of the students participating in this contest, under the training of Miss Graves. The qualifications for the badges, and the winners of same, are as follows : ( I . Potato race — 42 seconds ; or. All-up Indian club race — 30 seconds. ' ■ T,. Basketball throwing — 2 goals, 2 minutes; or. Bean-bag target toss — 100 points, 2 minutes. Balancing — 24 feet, 2 trials. Potato race — 39 seconds; or. All-up Indian club race — 28 seconds. Basketball throwing — 3 goals, 2 minutes; or. Bean-bag target toss — 150 points, 2 minutes. Balancing (bean bag on head) — 24 feet, 2 trials.  . „„ . „.T, T, f Grace Beazley Lottie Broaddus _, „ WINNERS CLASS A BADGE ] .j -o u -o „„= Moody Schoals ( Virginia Bolen Ettienette Broaddus CLASS B BADGE— Mary Warner Johnson WALKING At the beginning of the session i9i3-i4,aseriesof walks was planned, to be taken at intervals all during the session. The students, chaperoned by different instructors, visited Falmouth, Gunnery Springs, Coal Springs and many other points of interest around Fredericksburg. SWIMMING Although there have been in the school for some time good instruction and all necessary equipment for the students to learn to swim, but few have taken advantage of these opportunities. This year, as encouragement toward the learning of this fascinating and useful art, badges are offered to all who are proficient in swimming, and it is hoped that many girls will win them. S6 ' -f -4 A ® _ Leah Arnold Pearl Bond Soph Brooking Annie Carter Katherine Corr Josephine Crouch Edna Gibbs Basketball Subs Fannie Haskins Genevieve Jenkins Ethel Johnson Ruth Lowman Mary Nei ' burne Helen Peyton Emard Quinn Mary Richardson Mary Roberts Lois Shuman Agnes Spenger Norinne Tennis Eleanor Taylor Mannie Tolbert Vivian Tweedy Alice Wafren Lillian Waring Kathleen White Laura Wright 57 BASKETBALL SQUAD S8 Basketball SquaJ FORWARDS Louise Henley Bertha Scott Lucy Grey Richardson Ella Garnett Hoskins CENTERS Janet LaCrosse Virginia Bolen Jane Pitts Ruth Wickham GUARDS Sex Smith Ada Nash Alice Finney Alma Raiford SUBSTITUTES Lilian Haislip ' Mary Harwood Mary Snead Effie Broaddus Helen Phillips Grace Beazley Bertie Cralle Leam Flippin Tennis Club OFFICERS Emma Lawless Louise Henley Charlotte Rice President Secretary Treasurer MEMBERS Callie Bailey Louise Lewis Mary Deierhoi Lucile Ryland Jane Garth Bertha Scott Lilian Haislip Sex Smith Ella Garnett Hoskins Sue Walker Lucy Wright HONORARY MEMBERS Gknyon M. Harrison Dr. C. Mason Smith 60 ' i b:! ' ? - UELCL li;. . lb LL 11 Deuce Tennis Club Ruth Williams Beulah Detwiler Bertie Cralle Motto: Deuce all; love none. OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer MEMBERS Mary Agree Leah Arnold Pearl Bond Virginia Bolen Annie Carter Katherine Corr Edna Gibbs JuNiA Graves Mary Harwood Rita Izzard Genevieve Jenkins Janet LaCrosse Helen Northrop Mae Perrin Helen Reyton Alma Raiford Latane Rice Lucy Grey Richardson Mary Richardson Marjorie Riker Lois Shuman Josephine Spindle Grace Tanner Eleanor Taylor Mannie Torbert Alice Warren Lillian Waring Russell Yowell Gary Graves HONORARY MEMBERS Gunyon Harrison 62 i lt t i: SLiaei i : The Tigers The Giants Louise Lewis, Captain Mary Agree Helen Phillips Bertha Beazley Bertha Scott IsLA Brizendine Sex Smith Alice Finney Lucy Wright Ella Garnett Hoskins Lillian Haislip, Captain Katherine Corr Grace Nichols Mary Harwood Nannie Oliver Fannie Raskins Mary Richardson Janet LaCrosse Lillian Waring Ada Nash Russell Yowell HONORARY MEMBERS GuNYON 1 L Harrison Dr. C. Mason Smith 63 RIFLE CLUB 64 Rifle Club Sex Smith . Captain Helen Phillips . Manager GuNYON Harrison . Organizer Kathleen Flippin Alice Finney Edna Gibbs Ruth Garrett Irene Gordon Mary Harwood Elizabeth Hargest Martha Herndon Louise Henley Fannie Haskins Hallie Haskins Anne Harris Lena Harris Lena Hicks Genevieve Jenkins Ruby Jones Ethel Johnston Elsie King Ruth Lowman Emma Lawless Theresa Lynch Ada Nash Nannie Oliver Nancy Parker Helen Peyton Helen Phillips Ruth Post Emard Ouinn Pattie Lee Richards Charlotte Rice Lucy Gray Richardson Marjorie Riker Sex Smith Maude Seay Gertrude Saunders Josephine Spindle Thelma Turner Elva Thomasson Norine Tennis Alice Warren Lillian Waring Russell Yowell Lucile Boggs Virginia Bolen Pearl Bond Isla Brizendine Soph Brooking Joyce Bradford Katherine Corr Elizabeth Chenery Ruth Clarkson Louise Cosby Bertie Cralle Lucy Conway Ula Cluverius Lemira Carter Anne Carter President Roosevelt, in his last message to Congress, said: It is unfortunately true that the great body of our citizens shoot less and less as time goes on. To meet this, we should encourage rifle practice among schoolboys ' ' — and we think among schoolgirls also. There is no reason why a girl should not shoot as well as a boy. We think they need to know and understand the art of shooting and the use of firearms, and as a means to this end we have organized our Rifle Club. While at present our crack shots are few, there is no doubt but that the number is growing. Perfection comes slowlv in all things worth while. Practice and rehearsals are needful for any act of life which we wish to perform well. Therefore we do not despair of being able shortly to produce a team of expert riflemen, able to compete with any. At the writing of this article, we understand that it is the intention of the present Secretary of War to distribute among the schools and other rifle clubs some twenty thousand Krag rifles that are not in use by the standing army, for the object of encouraging rifle shooting among the young people throughout the country. If his idea is carried out, we will be a little in advance of the other schools and may call ourselves The Pioneer Rifle Club of Virginia. 6S .roKay Motto : Strike for better grounds Charlotte Rice — Kewpie No. i. Eliza Peirce — Songbird. Ruth Clarkson — Dreamer. Lillian Haislip — Little roommate. Clara Morgan — Specks. Emma Lankford — Rastus ' nurse. Bertie Cralle — Russeller. LuciLE Broun — Some bluffer. Waverly Lawson — Big roommate. E. Garnett Hoskins — Little Honey. Kathleen Scott — Wriggler. Ula Cluverius — Hubbub. Soph Brooking — The Poet. Mary Snead — Seldom. Pauline Snead — Mrs. Wiggins. Miss Chesley — Champion. Alice Finney — Bud. Joyce Bradford — Kewpie No. : Mrs. Chandler — Little Stony. Anne Moncure — Peirced. Mr. Hamlet — Mr. Murphy. Big Roommate and Little Roommate had a fuss over Kewpie No. i and Kewpie No. 2. The Wriggler and the Russeller added to the Hubbub. Mrs Wiggins and Mr. Murphy, who Seldom interfered, came in with Rastus ' nurse who administered a Little Honey with manner a Little Stony. The Poet, who was Some bluffer, put on her Specks to view the situation. The Dreamer, having been Peirced, awoke just in time to see the Champion nip the trouble in the Bud — and the room filled with dulcet tones of the Songbird. 66 67 Glee Club A-Iary Agree Maxie Agree Beatrige Ashley Bertha Beazley lucile boggs Joyce Bradford Annie Carter Ruth Clarkson Mary L. Coleman Theresa Dannehl Mary Deierhoi Alige Finney Martha Fleet Leam Flippin Jane Garth JuNiA Graves Lillian Haislip Frances Harrel Nell Holladay May Hurt Margaret James Ruby Jones Janet LaCrosse Emma Lankford Emma Lawless Josephine Marghant Eva Mercier Ada Nash Ethel Nash Elizabeth Ninde Margaret E. Fraser Jean Graves Kathleen Scott Elizabeth Chenery Nannie Oliver Mae Perrin Helen Peyton Marjorie Riker Margaret Sagrey Virginia Saunders Maude Seay Mary Snead Agnes Spenger Mannie Torbert Mary Tucker Director President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Accompanist Clara von Hofsten Sue Walker Catharine Ware Alice Warren Kathleen White Ruth Wigkham Ruth Williams Agnes Wright Lucy Wright Russell Yowell 68 GLEE CLUB 69 THE NIGHTINGALES The Nightingales Aim: To Out-Sing the Glee Club And We believe that nothing is easier to gain than a reputation for singing, provided one screams loud enough. We believe Life may be ' one grand, sweet song ' to a fe ' ' , but the majority trip along to music written to ragtime. ' We believe that any one may belong to the Glee Club, but it takes wealth to support this one. We believe that to be a member of the Glee Club is to be fortunate; but to be a member of The Nightingales ' is to achieve distinction. We believe in this advice to all newcomers : Don ' t rush madly into the Glee Club. Those who do are as mad to rush out. N. W. Parker, Director MEMBERS SOLOIST L. Henley — Love Me, and the World is Mine. DUET A. Harris — Voice decreases. M. Sayre — Voice increases. GRAND QUARTETTE T. Turner — Baritone — second part. T. Lynch — High bass. M. Herndon — Low soprano — tenor. G. Saunders — Low bass. QUINTETTE E. Taylor — Mezzo contralto. C. Rice — Diminuendo soprano. P. Sneed — Shrill second tenor. S. Segar — Crescendo alto. N. Parker — Bass-baritone. lano CI ass Leah Arnold Hilda Broaddus Ruby Brooking Lemira Carter Lucy Conway Katherine Corr Lillian Craig Ida Edwards Ruth Garrett Nora Churchhill Willis, Instructor. Pawling Nelms Mary Newberne Nannie Oliver Idah Peyton Clara Richards Lucile Ryland Gertrude Saunders Maude Seay Kathleen Goodloe Irene Gordon Lena Harris Martha Hughes Ruth Lowman Josephine Marchant Anne Moncure Ada Nash Lois Shuman Pauline Sneed Agnes Spenger NoRiNE Tennis Lillian Waring Ruth Wickham Catesby Willis Agnes Wright 73 DRAMATIC CLUB 74 The Dramatic Club Nannie Oliver Louise Lewis Louise Henley President Vice-President Secretary Charlotte Rice Martha Fleet Emma Lawless Treasurer Stage Manager Stage Decorator CENSORS Olive M. Hinman Margaret E. Phaser MEMBERS Elizabeth Chenery Mary Lin Coleman Theresa Dannehl Mary Deierhoi Martha Fleet Kathleen Flippin Jean Graves Martha Graves Lillian Haislip Louise Henley Mary Harwood Ella Garnett Hoskins Janet LaCrosse Emma Lawless Louise Lewis Elizabeth Ninde Nannie C. Oliver Nannie Waller Parker Helen C. Phillips Ruth Post Charlotte Rice LuciLE Ryland Margaret Sacrey Gertrude Saunders Mary Ellis Tucker Thelma Turner Kathleen Scott Alice Warren Ruth Wickham Agnes Wright Lucy Wright We have certainly gone on the theory that practice makes perfect this session, for our lives have been one continued practicing. When thinking of the success we ' ve had so far, the hours of posing and reposing — not the sleeping kind, but posing some more — amount to nothing. On the twenty-first of November was presented the Suffragette Convention, and since then the whole audience has adopted the motto; Votes for Wimmen. On Valentine ' s Day we introduced the public to good old Saint Valentine in his court. He and his attendants were entertained by the Cupids and the maidens of the Queen of Hearts, who worked such wiles on him that he succumbed to Cupid ' s darts. Now we are aiming to play A Mid-summer Night ' s Dream, on the second of May. We know we are very unpretentious in our aims, but we fear to aspire higher than Shakespeare yet. If work is judged by practical results, we ' ll give you the results, and leave the rest — the criticisms — with you. We have decided to give nearly all our receipts — and that ' s a great deal — to the Decoration Committee, to fix up the stage in Russell Hall. Haven ' t we done good work? 7S WOODROW WILSON LITERARY SOCIETY 76 Woodrow Wilson Literary Society Jane Garth President Margaret Sayre Vice-President JuNiA Graves Secretary Beulah Detwiler Treasurer MEMBERS Beatrice Ashley IvA Beachboard lucile boggs Pearl Bond Virginia Boxley Soph Brooking Lucy Conway Louise Cosby Elizabeth Chenery Huldah Daniel Beulah Detwiler Lucy Duval Leam Flippin Helen Gardner Jane Garth Edna Gibes Irene Gordon Martha Graves Jean Graves JuNiA Graves Elizabeth Hargest Anne Harris Martha Herndon Louise Henley Flora Hill Clara von Hofsten Martha Hughes May Hurt Ethel Johnston Janet LaCrosse Emma Lawless Theresa Lynch Josephine Marchant Graham Mastin Anne Moncure Helen Munro Ada Nash Ethel Nash Mae Perrin Maud Peyton Helen Peyton Ruth Post Marjorie Riker Maud Seay Gertrude Saunders Margaret Sayre Pauline Sneed Elinor Taylor NoRiNE Tennis Mannie Torbert Mary Tucker Thelma Turner Sue Walker Alice Warren Ruth Wickham Agnes Wright HONORARY MEMBERS Marion C. Forbes Virginia M. Goolrick Tke Russell Literary Society Mary Snead Louise Lewis Emma Lankford Bertha Scott . President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer LuciLE Broun Virginia Bolen Joyce Bradford Ruth Clarkson Mary Lin Coleman Mary Deierhoi Alice Finney Martha Fleet MEMBERS Mary Harwood Bernice Hogan Ella Garnett Hoskins Lillian Haislip Nell Lawson Waverly Lawson Nannie Oliver Nannie W. Parker Eliza Peirce Charlotte Rice Lucile Ryland Kathleen Scott Sara Segar Catharine Ware Laura Wright Lucy Wright Olive M. Hinman FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Dora J. Dadmun A. B. Chandler, Jr. 78 RUSSELL LITERARY SOCIETY t Ebttft L GV6IS t p««it hwiutft PAWe 80 Happy Dozen Club Motto: Laugh and others will jine in. Colors : Sedge Brown and Grass Green. OFFICERS Emma Lankford Catharine Ware Kathleen Scott Alice Finney Flower: Broom Sedge. President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Wit-Editor Kathleen Scott Leam Flippin Charlotte Rice Louise Lewis MEMBERS Alice Finney Catharine Ware Sara Segar Beatrice Ashley Lucy Wright Mannie Torbert Joyce Bradford Emma Lankford 8i RICHMOND CLUB Motto : Do, die or bust. ' ' Colors-. Royal Purple and Gold. Clara ok Hofsten . Thel.ma Turner Mary Deierhoi Beatrice Ashley Callie Bailey Ettienette Broaddus OFFICERS MEMBERS Martha Herndon May Hurt Helen Munro Flower: Riehmond Rose. Song; The Lass of Riehmond Hill. President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Emard Quinn Agnes Spenger Kathleen White 83 EASTERN SHORE CLUB Eastern Shore Club Aim : — To get over the Bay. Flower: — Potato Blossom. Emma Lankford Mannie Torbert Alice Finney Colors: — Green and Gold. Song: — The Land of the Evergreens. OFFICERS MEMBERS Joyce Bradford Emma Lankford Alice Finney Mannie Torbert Ruth Post President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Margaret James Edna Gibes Alice Warren Annie Scott IvA Beachboard (married 85 iX YARD ECHOES Barn Yard Echoes Cock-of-the-Walk : Theresa Lynch Yell: Ouack ' Ouackl Quack I Assistant Cock: Mary Ellis Tucker ' Guinea Boggs Hound Chenery ' Goose Flippin ' Kitty Herndon ' Donkey Lawless MEMBERS ' Chick Wright Billygoat Lynch Duck Michie Turkey Saunders Sheep Tucker Pig Turner 87 THE BETTER-TO-SEW MY DEAR CLUB The Better-to-Sew, My Dear Club Mascot: Peter Pan of Brompton. Constitution ; Invite Koko Rowe over once in a while. By-Law; Miss Hinman shall serve fudge or hot chocolate with marshmallows in it, every time we meet in her room, under penalty of twenty-five cents fine. Codicil: i. Every member must entertain the club at least once during the session. 2. We will meet once a week, on Saturday afternoon, and so and so and so. P. S.: There shall always be a thirteenth member. MEMBERS Lucille Boggs Elizabeth Chenery Margaret Eraser Anne Harris Louise Henley Josephine Marchant Thirteenth Member Olive May Hinman Nannie Oliver Nancy Parker Gertrude Saunders Margaret Sayre Sue Walker Lucy Wright Down the River Club Motto; We Paddle Our Own Canoe. Colors ; Sea-foam and Sky Blue. Flower: Water Lily. LrciLE Broun Nancy Parker . Waverly Lawson Sara Temple Segar President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Mary Agree Maxie Agree LuciLE Broun ISLA BrIZENDINE Ruth Clarkson Bertie Cralle Mary Temple CoLEi rAN Lucy Conway Josephine Crouch Ida Edwards Lillian Haislip Ella Garnett Hoskins Catharine Ware MEMBERS Mary Harwood Elizabeth Hardest Genevieve Jenkins Ruby Jones Elsie King Waverly Lawson Louise Lewis Nell Lawson Clara Morgan Nannie Oliver Nancy Parker Eliza Peirce Charlotte Rice Lucy Grey Richardson Latane Rice Mary Richardson LuciLE Ryland Kathleen Scott Sara Temple Segar Mary Snead Elizabeth Smith Josephine Spindle Sarah Burke Spindle Elva Thomasson Lucy Wright MIDNIGHT FEAST CLUB Midnight Feast Club Motto: Eat all you can, while you can, then take your medicine like a man. Aim : Leave your windows up so your next door neighbors can smell the candv cookinj;;. Time of Meeting: 12:01 a. m. MEMBERS Elizabeth Chenery: — Fond-of-thc-Booze. Emma Lawless: — Chicken Thief. Louise Henley:— Big-Eater. Anne E. Moncire:— Chafing Dish Manager. Nell Holladay: — Candy Kid. Pauline Sneed: — Chief Cook and Bottle Washc Eleanor Taylor: — The Taster. Cotillion Club Colors: Pink and Pale Blue. Flower: Pink Carnation. Motto: On with the dance; let jov be unconfined. ' ' Elizabeth Chenery President Bertha W. Scott Vice-President Ella Garnett Hoskins Secretary-Treasurer MESSIEURS MADEMOISELLES Pawling Nelms Mary E. Tucker EmiMA Lawless Agnes Wright Martha Fleet Thelma Turner Ella G. Hoskins Martha Herndon Bertha Scott Gertrude Saunders Mary Griffin Helen Peyton Muriel Barber Kathleen Scott Leam Flippin • May Hurt Mary Deierhoi Maude Peyton Helen Northrop Alice Warren Elizabeth Chenery 95 THE HIKERS 96 Tlie Hik Motto: Stop not ' til thou hast topped the hill. Chief Hiker Second Chief Hiker Scribbling Hiker Financial Hiker , OFFICERS Honorary Hikers Colors : Anything that ' s becoming. Jessie Daffan Helen Phillips Elsie Wood Ethel Nash I Miss Margaret Eraser I Miss Helen Strong THE HIKERS Graham Mastin Jessie Daffan Margaret Sacrey Frances Harrell Helen Northrup Nella Rollins Effie Ballard Ethel Robinson Ethel Nash Elizabeth Russell Elizabeth Ninde Sarah Gouldman Muriel Barber Bellmear Linthicum Abbie Ballard Elsie Wood Helen Phillips Theresa Dannehl LuciLE Rawlings Elizabeth McDonald Edith Walter Martha Carter Josie Jerrell 97 ORANGE BLOSSOM CLUB Tlie Orange Blossom Glut Tune : Wedding March. Colors : Orange and White. Motto; You may know de way, but better keep yo ' eyes on de Narrow Gauge. Three Favorite Pastimes: Eating Oranges; Attending Weddings ; TraveHng on the Narrow Gauge. President, Maud Peyton Vice-President, Soph Brooking Virginia Bolen Soph Brooking Ruby Brooking Nannie Burrus Lena Burrus Eunice Daniel Secretary-Treasurer, Florence Graves BLOSSOMS Lucy Duval Irene Gordon Martha Graves Florence Graves Lena Harris Mary Kendall Meredith Kendall Pearl Lucas May Payne Lucy Payne Maud Peyton Helen Peyton Mary Roberts Ayesha Straughan Vivian Tweedy Lummie Wright Laura Wright r-i c-r III t-i c-2 i n z-z ti • i z-z cc 1 1 1 m c-t m r-i ii re r-- 1 1 1 r-r co m i c-j t nsBa Angels Club LiLLiE Lee Michie Guardian Angel Elsie King Cherub LuciLE BoGGs Seraph OTHER CHERUBS Lemira Carter HuLDAH Daniel Belle Linthicum Josephine Marchant Pauline Sneed If you think you ' re very saintly And your days on earth are few, Just prepare to be a member Of this angelic crew. Now bid your friends a fond farewell And clothe yourself in white, For that happy band will call for you At twelve o ' clock some night. H. S. D. :ate — ggg. — - - - iMfiii.ii m i |-|fliF niiii ' tiTi 1 b y) MOTHER GOOSE CLUB Mother Goose Club Motto: Needles and pins, needles and pins, When a man marries his trouble begii Colors: Light Blue and White. Mascot: Little Bey Blue. Mother Goose Teeny Tiny Judy . Tweedle-dum Tweedle-dee Old Mother Hubbard Yell: Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns! Hot cross buns ! Hot cross buns ! If you have no daughters, give them to your sons. GEESE Olive Hinman Mary Lin Coleman Nancy Waller Parker Bertha Scott Ella Garnett Hoskins Catharine Ware Cross Patch Jack Sprat ' s Wife Little Jack Horner Humpty Dumpty Simple Simon Mary S. Snead Sarah Temple Segar Louise Lewis Nannie Oliver Kathleen Scott Jack Sprat, the second Jack .... Jill .... Margaret Sayre Ruth Clarkson Beatrice Ashley Little Robin Red Breast Old King Cole . Mary had a little Lamb Lucy Wright Leam Flippin Sue Walker CONSTITUTION For every evil under the sun There is a remedy, or there is none. If there be one, try and find it; If there be none, never mind it. BY-LAWS A man of words and not of deeds 2. Tit for Tat — Is like a garden full of weeds; You kill my dog. For when the weeds begin to grow, I kill your cat. Then doth the garden overflow. ARTICLE OF MEMBERSHIP Speak when you ' re spoken to. Come when you ' re called. Shut the door after you. And turn to the wall. Song: Polly, put the kettle on, And then we ' ll all have tea. Game: Dance, Thumpkin, dance! First Swim: February 14, 1913. Second Swim: February 14, 1914. Hanover Club Motto; United we stand, divided we fall. Flower: Red Peony. Colors; Red and Green. OFFICERS Elizabeth Chenery, President Mae Perrin, Vice-President Marjorie Riker, Secretary-Treasurer MEMBERS Grace Beazley Ada Nash Flora Hill Mary Tucker Lizzie Burnette Agnes Wright Ruth Wickham Eleanor Taylor 104 CRUSHERS Anti-Crusk Club Mascots : Marguerite Carter Warren Russell Motto; Love everybody, crush nobody. Flower: Forget-me-not. Food: Kisses. Elizabeth Chenery President Sue Walker Vice-President Charlotte Rice Secretarv-Treasurer Charlotte Rice and Sex Smith Sue Walker and Joyce Bradford Elizabeth Chenery and Lillian Haislip Louise Henley and Effie Broaddus Black Cat Club Motto: Scratch hard, screech loud. Colors: Black and Green. Flower: Cat-tails. By-Word: Meow!!! Kathleen Flippin, President Lucile Boggs, Vice-President Lillie Lee Michie, Secretary MEMBERS Lucile Boggs May Hurt HuLDAH Daniel Elsie King Kathleen Flippin Theresa Lynch Maud Peyton Louise Henley Josephine Marchant Lillie Lee Michie Charlotte Rice Helen Peyton Gertrude Saunders Ruth Wickham DIE MVSTISCHE DREIHEIT Louisa Club Motto : Do others before they do you. Flower: Forget-me-not. Song: In Ole Virginia. Colors: Blue and Gold. Aim : To ahvays remember and never forget, that friends from Louisa are gladly met. OFFICERS Anne Harris, President Virginia Boxley, Vice-President Jane Garth, Secretary-Trea.surer MEMBERS Virginia Boxley Louise Cosby Helen Gardner Jane Garth Anne Harris Fannie Hiter io8 Un Club a la Francai se Colors : Bleu et Rose. Motto: En avant. Flower: Fleur-de-lis. Ada Nash, Mademoiselle la Presidente Pauline Sneed, Mademoiselle la Vice-Presidente Elsie King, Mademoiselle la Secretaire et la Caissiere Honoraire Membre, Mademoiselle A. I. Anthony Lemira Carter Alena Burrus MADEMOISELLES Virginia Farinholt Lena Harris Mary Griffin Margaret James Mary Kendall Elva Thomasson 1 09 ' f ! ' @mmz m m ji-%,Ni AJl ■tW Slt-.j Pki Founded November 27, 1Q12 Colors: Violet and Green. SORORES IN COLLEGIO Martha Pollard Fleet Bernice Duke Hogan Ella Garnett Hoskins Louise Randolph Henley Lucy Carter Wright Flower; Violet. Julia Louise Lewis Bertha Wright Scott Kathleen Holt Scott Mary Selden Snead SORORES EX COLLEGIO Angie Haig Bray Alice Chilton Agnes Christian James Sallye Roberts Myrtis Garrison Tankard Anne Latane Ware Olive May Hinman PATRONEA Virginia E. Stone Frances Lamar Withers Til f 9 PiS.g ma Founded December, ign Colors: Yellow and White. Flower: Daisy. SORORES LuciLE BoGGs Theresa Lynch Elizabeth Chenery Lillie Lee IVIichie Kathleen Flippin Gertrude Saunders Martha Herndon Mary Ellis Tucker Emma Lawless Thelma Turner 5 C J MLICtKAHV )tn?;U )rMIi ii6 The Secret of the Sea =vHE man, who was only a grown up child after all, stretched his lank form wearih ' in his steainer chair. The freshening breeze lifted an end of his rug and turned it back over his knee. With a gesture of impatience, he straightened it and gave it a little spiteful jerk back into place. The trifling incident seemed to have ruffled his calm. When one is fretful and bored, inanimate objects seem to possess a fiendish power of aggravating other troubles. With a sigh, he turned his head away from the endless expanse of water, shifting, shifting, ever changing. This e -ening its restlessness annoyed him ; his eye would rest for an instant upon a wa ' e and be drawn irresistibh with it on its course. Whew ! The exclamation broke from hiin as if dragged from depths of unutterable boredom. His e -es closed for a moment, but opened again. E ' en the usual promenaders had deserted the deck, and from below floated up sounds of merry-making. Amid the confusion he distinguished the notes of the orchestra. What was it they were playing? With quickened perception he began following it, almost against his will. Where had he heard it last? Where? The question was hammered into his consciousness. Why did it remind him of something? And of what? Oh, yes! Suddenly there flashed before him a picture of the night of his accident. How slender and white her fingers had looked as she played it — one of McDowell ' s, he thought; and — he caught himself up sharply. No; it would never do to let his fancy go on at this rate. How was a man to keep a grip on himself anywa - when his thoughts were apt to go off at a moment ' s notice, like this ' Atkins! he called sharply. Yes, sir, replied the attendant, who had been leaning over the rail at a little distance. Help me with these things, will you; I think I ' ll go down. Yes, sir, was the respectful response. Atkins evidently knew his business, as he proceeded to gather up the scattered belongings. There was no sleep for the man for a long time that night. Semi-invalid as he was, the darkness seemed filled with thoughts, all clamoring for admission to his brain. How the little haunting melody followed him ! With painful persistence his mind kept going over the events of that night which stood out above all others. How bitter he had thought her words ; each one had burned itself upon his consciousness. She had told him that his life was purposeless, useless; that though he stood perilously high in his profession his heart was not in it; that in his passion for Science, the suffering of humanity had become a light thing in his eyes. And with bitter shame he knew it to be true. With strange calm he had accepted her decision. Prize Stor ' . 1 1 7 Hours afterward his car was still hurling itself though the darkness. Mid-night, and no abating of that terrible speed. The miles vanished as by magic; and all the while his brain was crying out, It is true! The rest was a confused blur in his mind. There had been an explosion, and he had been told how he was found, the car a wreck, and he with injuries which it seemed must be fatal. Months in a hospital had followed, and then treatment by famous London physicians. Now he was going home ; and how eager to get back to his work he was ! Could it be that he had ever thought of it as mere machine work? Why, the very humaneness of it drew him irresistibly! In his own suffering he had somehow come to realize how nearly divine was his art of healing. No ; things could never be the same again. There flashed across his mind a thought which startled him in its significance. Could it be possible that he might make her understand ? And how ? Language was such a crude instrument with which to make her realize this wonderful thing which had happened. Finally he grew quieter, and towards morning he slept. ' ' Today his mood had changed. The waves which danced so lightly across the water seemed to carry his spirit with them. The little caps of foam which broke at the crest seemed almost alive as they frolicked and dodged and managed some way to escape being submerged. As he watched them, little by little the Story spun itself. The girl heard the whole of it long afterward but that is neither here nor there. Once there was a duckling, which after all was not different from many others, except that, strange to say, he had Aspirations. Where they came from he never knew; but there they were — aspirations to sail upon the great sea; to feel the strength of the mighty waves; to sail and sail, and never come back. So, one bright day he started off upon the shallow little brook, very happy to be on the way. The river was reached after many perils and people tried to stop him, but his spirit was undaunted. On and on he went. Then, one bright morning when all the world was happy and it seemed as if summer would last forever, he sailed out upon the great water and knew that he was upon the sea itself. How wonderful it seemed ! The joy of breasting the waves! The bright, bright sky above, and the waves as blue beneath; — and the little caps of foam were un- believably white. And to never go back. How glad was the duckling that he had aspired! The day passed on. Could it be that the sky was becoming less bright ' Surely not. Perhaps it was a cloud passing before the sun. But soon the waves became green instead of blue, then black. The water grew very rough. For the first time the duckling noticed the chill of it. Then the sun was hidden and a strange numb feeling settled over his body. The drops of rain began to patter down, slowly at first, then with a rush that almost carried him beneath the waves. Still he battled on, and then, just as his strength was going, ii8 Dear Spirit of the Sea, he cried, the Sea is too big for the duckling. Suddenly a strange thing happened; out of the mist and gathering darkness there appeared a wonderful form, clad in garments of the softest texture and holding a wand of the deepest sea pearls. Child of the land, she said, wouldst thou go back, or wouldst thou stay and learn the secret of the sea ' Teach me its secret, kind spirit, cried the duckling; I may not go back. A wonderful light filled her eyes as she said: The sea is the home of all the smiles and all the tear-drops which have ever been shed, and the secret of the sea is sympathy. Stay thou and become a part of the sea; in learning its secret thou shalt become a part of the joy and sadness of the great world itself. Speaking, she waved her wand, and the duckling became one of the white caps of foam, dancing and balancing, ready to smile or to weep in tune with humanitv. And suddenly the sun came out. The man was silent a long time; then he said, slowly, I wonder if she would understand. After hesitating, he picked up his pen and began to write ; when lunch was served, he was still at his task. No; he said to Atkins, I will not be disturbed. After a while he laid down his pen and scanned thoughtfully the concluding words of his letter. I, too, have learned the secret of the sea. The days passed very quickly. When New York came in sight he was not among the passengers at the rail. All was bustle and hurry. A bright spot showed in each cheek, but otherwise he gave no sign of excitement. He was among the last to leave the boat and as he turned to leave his stateroom a yellow envelope was handed him by Atkins. He opened it with feverish haste. It contained but one word, their code, but — suddenly the sun came out I JvNiA Graves. nmtt.mi.mitf fcUintmiui ' .ii.tiuu.ttmnnitLiii bchool Song AiR ' M Merry Henri by L. Denza There is a town that we all love so dearly — Yoti know it well; you know it well; By which the Rappahannock flows so clearly; I need not tell— I need not tell. Here fought and bled the heroes of the Nation, For freedom ' s right -for freedom ' s right; Each with a will and with determination To show his might - to show his might. CHORIS Hearken! Hearken! Fredericksburg, once more! Hearken! Hearken! Fredericksburg, once more! Tra-Ia-Ia-Ia! tra-Ia-Ia-Ia! tra-Ia-Ia-Ia ! tra-Ia-Ia-Ia ! Hail, our Normal School! Tra-Ia-Ia-Ia ! tra-Ia-Ia-Ia ! Upon the heights are halls so stately standing The grove above— the grove above; There may be other structures more commanding. But these we love —but these we love. Here flock the girls so early in September, With purpose high —with purpose high. The faculty, we ever shall remember, To help them try —to help them try. Josephine Marchan Ruth Wickhai N onsense Rk ymes There is a certain person here We look upon with no small fear, She weighs us when at first we come, And then does work us ' til we ' re numb. With troubles we to her do run , And when there ' s gladness she ' s all fun. Miss Graves enjoys a jolly game; Now did you guess this was her name ? Scribble, scribble, little pen; Take down notes from eight till ten. Arnold, Earhart, Thorndike, — three- Dozens more before we ' re free. If our notes be incomplete, Threatening faces we shall meet; So we ' ll stay within our den. — Scribble, scribble, little pen. Mrs. Hamlet! Mrs. Hamlet! the S. N. S. pet, How does your mission class grow? With Chinamen, Japs and Hindoo chaps, And Africans — all in a row. Some girls at the Normal Had a function informal; The candy was simmering fine. Mrs. Chew sensed the fun — How fast she did run ! And now on the campus they pine. Peter H. was a witty old soul, And a witty old soul was he: He called for his pipe. And he called for his wife. And he called for his classes three. And every class, they had a fine test, And a very fine test had they. O, what a hard test had we, Said the classes three; Oh, there ' s none so wise as can compare With Hamlet and his classes three. Mistress of German and French was she. Our well-known teacher Miss Anthony. But now in her place another holds sway; It is Van Landingham, we say. To Miss Withers, to Miss Withers To learn how to cook. Home again, home again. As wise as a book. To Miss Withers, to Miss Withers To learn how to sew. Home again, home again. To catch a new beau. Noisy, noisy girls were, we, All the time — even at tea. Shrieks came up and shrieks came down- And so Miss Dadmun moved to town. It was on a merry time When Cleo S. was young, So gently as she nursed And so sweetly as she sung. — Gunyon Harrison lost his heart : He also lost his head; He doff ' d his hat to Cleo, And thus to her he said: My dearest Cleo S., If you will but be mine You shall drink nice ice-cold tea. And on bread-pudding dine; I ' ll dress you like the Matron, Or like a school girl gay; So, if you have me, Cleo, Let us appoint the day. Cleo blushed behind her fan, And thus declared her mind: Then let it be tomorrow, dear, I take your offer kind. ' Miss Fraser, straight and tall, Comes hurrying in before us all. Open your mouths, girls. Drop down your chin; Make your tones flute-like. Don ' t make them thin. Mr. Tyner, Never finer, Went to Bowling Green. He left a short test, Which he thought was best To prove that his class was keen. Mr. Russell, Who had to hustle, Forgot to give the test. The class in a hurry, At once ceased to worry For they thought it a splendid jest! Stately Miss Forbes comes up the walk Twirling a string of beads: The girls behind in whispers talk — Then wonder how she knows their deeds. From morn till night she ' s on the go. Her patients are so many. Their ailments range from head to toe; Some wish they hadn ' t any. There is a young mistress named Tyner, On Sunday no teacher is finer. In her Normal class She ' s hard to surpass — This dainty young mistress named Tyner. There is a young doctor, as I have heard tell. Who came to the Normal to make us all well; He dosed us and fed us on millions of pills. Then sent us to bed against our own wills. Hey diddle, diddle, Miss Chesley and the fiddle, Mr. Chesley jumped over the moon. Marguerite laughed to see such sport. And Mrs. Carter ran away with the spoon. 123 Mr. Russell is a great man Mr. Russell is a pearl; Mr. Russell rules our school, And is loved by every girl. Miss Hinman is a teacher dear, But oft of her we keep quite clear: She calls us names that sound so sweet And tells each one to take her seat. We go to Mr. Russell When home we want to go; He tells us all to hustle. And you bet that we ' re not slow. We even ask Mr. Russell If we may have a beau, For everything is all right If Mr. Russell says so. When Mr. Chandler is at his best. For Normal girls there is no rest. lie tells us of his native town As if it were of world-renown. So smoothly do his big words flow, That mouths gape open row by row. We scratch our heads in deep despair To catch the point that ' s hidden there. ' Miss Goolrick, Miss Goolrick, Where did you fly? ' I flew to Venice To watch the bright sky. ' Miss Goolrick, Miss Goolrick, What hurried you so? ' Fear that seniors without Note-books would go. She sees us laugh when off our guard. And loves to sit upon us hard. She knows we haven ' t real good sense. And tells us plainly we are dense. But taking all, we like her well. Our troubles sore to her we tell ; And if there ' s any fun about, You ' ll find her there without a doubt. P. S. — Her picture ' s on the foremost pag( And here she looks a perfect sage. Mr. Chandler, who teaches the subject, (Jur Schools, Uses no lesson plans nor definite rules. Then why should, in Primary Methods, Miss Strong Make Lesson Plans, Lesson Plans her one great song? Mr. Tyner, in Theory, is always remarking: In teaching, let the children do all the talking. Says Mr. Hamlet, If this be true. Pray tell me what is the teacher to do? Miss Hinman says for Spelling there is not so much need; Get the thought, and thought only — that is her creed. But Miss Dadmun proclaims Spelling the high road to fame. Demands, notes and marks each poor speller ' s name. Now students tell me truly each one of you, In just such a mix what are we to do? Miss Willis to the Normal came From the little town nearby, And there she won much love and fame — Just ask her pupils why. Chandler has a little pony horse, And it isn ' t dapple gray: Its head ' s not made of peanut straw; Its tail ' s not made of hay. She loaned it to the girls one day To drive a mile away. Miss Forbes did frown, as I ' ve heard tell; And Ne ' er again, they sav. Mr. Moore, Mr. Moore, It makes us blue To think of the work we make you do; For digging potatoes And planting beans Is not very pleasant, by any mcan ' . Hickory, dickory, dell! ' Tis time for the breakfast bell. And if you are late Very sad is your fate, Hickory, dickory, dell! Hickory, dickory, dell! The sound of a hateful bell. Tho ' it ' s time to arise, I can ' t open my eyes. Hickory, dickory, dell! A croquet ball Rolled up the hall. Right by the matron ' s door: Then out she came To lay the blame On those W ' ho caused the roar. Little school-girls, come dress with care, Mr. Cook ' s in the meadow, and his kodak ' s there. Where ' s the little girl that we must see? She ' s at the mirrow as busy as a bee. (DlzL(BIIL(S)JIL(S I (Ei L(S 126 Pageant The Mission Study classes, under the auspices of the Y.W.C.A.,gave a pageant on the 12th of December, the purpose of which was to portray the work of the Association in foreign lands. About seventy-five girls took part. The Spirit of Womanhood, represented by Janet La Crosse, told of the lifting of woman from her degradation through the coming of the Christ. Each country — China, India, South America, and Japan — showed the work done by the Association for its women. Bertha Scott demonstrated the value of physical training, by a Chinese wand drill. The decision of one of her pupils to sacrifice her ambition for the needs of her country was very impressive. The good accomplished in South America by protecting young girls traveling alone was shown by Graham Mastin. In the Japanese scene, a non-Christian girl accepted Christ as her Savior, and in India a lonely widow rose above the ignorance of the times, accepted our faith and allowed her daughters to take part in the Christian work. At the sound of the singing of a distant hymn the girls, bearing banners of the nations and singing, began to march slowly around the Spirit of Womanhood, who was seated upon a throne. Much credit is due to Mrs. Hamlet, Miss Strong, Miss Graves and Miss Anthony, who so ably trained these girls and made up the costumes, and to Miss Fraser, who superintended the music. Y. W. C. A. Reception The Young Woman ' s Christian Association gave a reception on the evening of September 19, 1913, in honor of the new girls. The student body and faculty were present, each wearing a visiting card in order that they might the more easily become acquainted. The receiving line was composed of the Y. W. C. A. Cabinet and Mrs. Russell, who made each new girl feel at home by the hearty welcome which they extended. A simple program was arranged for the evening. First, there was a contest in which each person was supplied with a pencil and paper and bidden to shake hands and speak a word to as many people as possible, writing the name of each spoken to, during the ten minutes allowed. New girls carried off both honors, the first prize being won by Miss Lucy Wright and the booby by Miss Lummie Wright. Miss Fraser entertained us with several selections, among which were May Morning, An Irish Love Song, Jean and Just A-wearyin ' for You. The most enjoyable evening closed with the serving of dainty refreshments. Halloween Niglit at the CKurches , ' EADER, can you imagine, for a moment or two, this scene: The old Plank Road, winding in and out through the lane, bordered ' lci with trees on either hand, coming out into the open about a quarter of a mile from the dormitory, and leading up to the buildings l-3l. themselves? And can you see from the windows of the dormitory, scores of automobiles coming through this lane, the lights glimmering between the trees here and there, and dashing through the big gate, sweeping down on the building with their bright lamps? And there, on the dormitory steps, stands a crowd of pretty and happy girls, talking and laughmg with each other— and all so sweetly dressed! As each car stops, the girls jump in, and away it speeds around the corner, making room for another. Can you imagine this on Halloween night, when the air is full of mystery— and can you explain it? This is the explanation: About a week before Halloween, the various churches sent invitations to the girls at the Normal, inviting those who attended their church to a reception on Halloween night. So it was that the Normal was not normal as on other nights. ' Upon our arrival at the church door, we were met by ghosts and goblins who conducted us into Ghost Land — the basement. The atmosphere portended mystery, and when we entered the portals of Ghost Land, what a sight met our eyes ! Gay and artistic decorations in Halloween schemes showed that the goblins had been hard at work. Long tables stood in various parts of the room, loaded and groaning with the abundant harvest of the goblins. They had arranged an entertainment for us which fairly Made our hair stand erect, and which would perhaps have frightened less courageous beings; but we knew them, understood them, and enjoyed and appreciated their efforts. Nor did their hospitality end here; for before us were placed all sorts of delicious and appetizing ghost goodies— sandwiches, coffee, cakes, ice cream and fruits. As soon as the feast was over we gathered around The Fortune Teller, for the mystic spell was on us, ' and we would know our futures. Then came the unwelcome summons that the alluring and beautiful Land of Mysteries must be left for the stern and hard world of reality. We were sorry, indeed, and only wished that the ghosts ' standard of time was twice as long as ours. Halloween Supper On Halloween evening a pleasant surprise was given the students by Mrs. Carter. The dinmg hall was prettily decorated with autumn leaves and yellow and white paper draperies. Each table was lighted by a large pumpkin lantern placed on a centerpiece of autumn leaves and the chandeliers were decorated in black cats and yellow pumpkin faces. After the faculty and students had as- sembled for supper, twenty girls, dressed as witches and carrying brooms, suddenly appeared from an unexpected entrance and served a delicious supper. The Lawson Musicale In Russell Hall, January the twenty-eighth, a very delightful musicale was given by Mrs. Franceska Kaspar Lawson, of Washington. In her rich soprano voice Mrs. Lawson rendered a program of a very high order. Among her numbers were love songs in French, Italian and English, classical pieces from the greatest composers and snatches from the most noted operas. . . ,,.,,, Mrs. Lawson was ably assisted by Miss Nora C. Willis, of Fredericksburg, who presided at the piano in her own dehghtful way. The long and loud applause at the end of each number gave evidence of the enthusiasm of the audience, who unanimously declared Mrs. Lawson a gifted singer, and the musicale one of the greatest treats of the season. 128 When We Were Ckildren for a Niglit XT WAS quite refreshing to get off our severe dignity and be frivolous chaps, if only for a night. Even that short while made us wish we could lay aside our heavy loads and be kids forever. That night of innocent enjo3rment was on the seventh of November, when the Y. W. C. A. made it possible for us all who were so fortunate as to be bom in August, September, October or November, to celebrate our birthdays together. From the appearance of the children, one would have thought that it was their fifth or sixth birthday. There were just lots of little girls present — some «dth bobbed hair and others with long curls or pig-tails for the bad little youngsters to jerk. The boys were quite attractive — to the girls, anyway, since they were in reality Normalites. The little damsels got so flirtatious that their nurses had to call them down. As for the boys — well, they were too bold for anything — except the girls. Ice-cream cones and all-day suckers were the principal delicacies served, as it was late at night and the nurses thought light refreshments would be best. Some of the greedy children actually had three of each. They deserved a terrible pain, but, as I ' ve heard nothing to the contrary, I presume they all got home safe and well. A Surprise Party On January 22nd the teaching Seniors were very much surprised to be told by Miss Strong that she wanted to see them. As this was the last day of their teaching, they thought that a lecture was in store for them. They were told to meet on the third floor, and this seemed queer because their lectures were usually given in the Principal ' s office. Promptly at 1 1 130 they repaired to the third floor and what do you think they found? The class-room arranged for a party ! Not only the Seniors were there but also all teachers connected with the work. After the guests had all arrived they were given pencil and paper and asked to answer the eight questions ar- ranged around the room. Each answer was to end in nation and each question was very attractively connected with the school work. This caused a great deal of amusement and pleasure. After an allotted time the answers were checked up and a pointer given as the booby prize. Those who had gotten six answers correct were promised a stick of candy, which they received a few days later. After this came the refreshments — and such good things as they were! Before the party broke up Miss Strong read an attractive little poem, which contained a characteristic of each teaching Senior. Then beautiful and appropriate favors were given, which consisted of a picture of the High School mounted and beneath it these words: A place always ready to help you. The happy party broke up after giving fifteen rahs for Miss Strong. Those days will always be remembered with an added pleasure because, All ' s well that ends well. A Cup of Tea and a Welcome A cup of tea and a welcome, were the words that greeted the Seniors as they opened the beautiful Orange-and-Brown invita- tions which they received on January 30th. We went, and there we found a gracious welcome, not only from Miss Hinman but from the members of our faculty and other friends who had been invited to meet us. The pleasure of the evening was greatly added to by Miss Fraser and Miss Willis. Miss Fraser sang many of her beautiful songs for us with Miss Willis accompanying her on the piano. We found that Miss Hinman knew just what we liked when the refreshments were served — sandwiches, many kinds, plentiful and dainty, with the promised cup of tea. Then came a surprise when the candies were passed in our own Class colors. Orange and Brown. When we left — and you may be sure we didn ' t leave until we had to — we felt, as one of the girls expressed it, that we had had a gilly glorious time. At the Court of St. Valentine At eight o ' clock on the evening of St. Valentine ' s day, the students and faculty, as well as a great many friends from town, assembled in the auditorium of Russell Hall in delightful anticipation, for the Dramatic and Gleie Clubs were to entertain them with a musical play, entitled At the Court of St. Valentine. Old St. Valentine, with his cross old chamberlain, sits in his court on that eventful day, lamenting the fact that while he yearly sends many Valentines all over the land, he himself has never received one. Just then, his Pages, the Cupids, who have just delivered their many tokens, bring him a surprise. In tableaux, with appropriate music, they portray the life story of two lovers from babyhood to old age. Then comes a greater surprise to old St. Valentine. The lovely Queen of Hearts, with her many maidens, comes to bring him greetings. O how he wishes for his youth again that he may court the lovely lady! But his wish is not in vain, for in glides the airy Fairy Love, who restores his youth; and — as most fairy stories end — They marry and live happily ever afterwards. With music and dancing, in which the Cupids and maidens participate, the entertainment which had been appreciated by all, comes to an end. A Garden of Flowers On Friday evening. May 19, 1913, the Glee Club gave a cantata The Garden of Flowers, which proved a great success. The opening chorus by the Glee Club aroused the audience and their attention was held to the last. The beautiful costumes of those who participated in the entertainment added much to the attractiveness of the occasion. There were various selections, choruses, trios, solos and quartettes. Our stars proved equal to the occasion, and were highly complimented. The Dance of the Bees, com- posed by Laura MacBowman and executed with great skill by her and four other girls, was most attractive. The White Butterfly composed by Isabel Willis, was gracefully presented by the composer. The evening was closed by a chorus by the Glee Club, which was a very fitting close for such an occasion. 130 fSllJUBllDllBlfnllSllillSllal The Folly of tKe Wise Mr. Van Landingham : Why do the girls look through the door at me ? Pearl: Because you haven ' t any curtains up. Pauline: I just love gym! Eleanor: Jim who? Soph : Has anyone in this room a postal card? I want to write home. L. Conway: No, but I have a one cent stamp. In a School Management test in reply to the question, How would you treat cases of absence from school ? ' ' Miss Dannehl said : Some persons in the community are married. Their absence is excusable — which reminds us that Iva Beachboard is not expected to return to the Normal. Mr. Tyner: Is there any connection between mind and matter? E. Russell: Yes; if a girl doesn ' t mind there will soon be something the matter. Miss Jackson: For what are the limbs of trees? C. Morgan: To hold the leaves on. Mary Edenton: What is this? Jane Pitts: Salmon croquettes. Mary : Mercy ! It tastes like fish to me ! Mr. Chandler: What is an oasis? K. Corr: a place where anyone can get a drink, any time. Miss Eraser (to her special music class) : Girls, there must be masic in you, for certainly none has come out i Bee : What is this you put into the kiln to make it bum ' Miss Hinman: Coal oil. Bee: Well, it certainly does smell like kerosene to me! 132 Mr. Harrison: What is a cone ' G. Saunders: A cone is a funnel, stuffed full of ice cream. Miss Dadmun : Who was the author of the Ode on Immortality ' l ' ' Ruth Wickham: Scott was the author of Immorality. Mr. Harrison: Did you ever take Algebra ? Ethel Smith: No; I have been exposed to it several times, but I never caught it. Among the ingredients given in a recipe for punch Miss Withers had one cup of tea infusion. In finding the cost, Grace Tanner asked, What is the worth of one pound of tea infusion ' Alice Finney went down to one of the stores and asked for individual hairpins. After much explanation, she found she wanted in -isible hairpins. Nannie W. Parker (just before Christmas): I ' m going down town and buy some firecrackers. I reckon I ' ll get some of these big snakes — Bohemians, you know. Ruth Clarkson: What kind of snakes? Nannie Oliver: Oh, she means Boa-constrictors. I heard one of the children telling her about them. Mr. Chandler: You should never ask questions that require Yes or No answers. Isn ' t that so. Miss Russell? Miss Russell: Yes. Annie Scott (to the crushes on the bed) : Is Mr. Russell going to give the Seniors an Aluminum banquet this year ? Remark by Mr. Van Landingham on Krokay Klub manuscript of Annual : — The game is spelled ' c-r-o-q-u-e-t ' . Don ' t know whether you know it or not. Mr. Harrison: Is that picture stationary? Miss Thomasson: Well, yes, I reckon so; it ' s part paper. Lost and Found Found — by Beulah Detwiler, a Strongheart. Lost — by Martha Hemdon, a slipper in the swimming pool. Lost — from S. N. S., one pupil, seriously wounded by Cupid ' s darts. Found — by Miss Strong, two children, named Mary and John. Lost — in gymnasium, breath. Found — a diamond, dropped from Halley ' s Comet. Lost — by Mrs. Chew, a large number of brooms. Found — by the girls, the price of brooms. Found — by Junia and Kathleen, the difference between Y. W. C. A. and Y. W. A. Found — by Miss Eyles, classes that will not study History; also, a method of hearing two pupils recite at once. Found — by Miss Goolrick, classes that must study History. Found — a notice on the bulletin board, as follows: Will the person who took a whole fruit cake from 223 kindly invite the owner to the feast? 134 sJOSSip It has been said that when Miss Forbes gets to Heaven, the first thing she will say is; Has the Times-Dispatch come? Ettienette: Now don ' t you dare tell anybody, but honestly, Josephine told me that she saw a notice on the bulletin board that Huldah Daniel had lost something : I can ' t remember just what the article was. ' ' Somebody told me that Bertha and Ella Garnett had at last been introduced to each other. Think of spending three years in a place and not knowing everybody. We must know that Mr. Tyner ' s talks on The Family have been especially appreciated by some; as Nannie Oliver said at a Y. W. C. A. meeting in speaking of a family, There is a family — not a family exactly either, just two old ladies living together. The night before the Seniors were to have their pictures taken, Catherine Ware found Emma Lankford sitting out on a trunk studying, about half-past eleven. Catherine told Emma she had better go to bed and get some beauty sleep, to which Emma replied that she couldn ' t, for she was writing a lesson plan. Catherine said: Well, your lesson plan isn ' t going in the Annual. Girls, don ' t you know that Ruth Post told me that Maude Seay said that Miss Dadman told their class that one of the Freshmen described Bums ' ' Tam O ' Shanter ' as ' a very sweet and sympathetic poem. 135 -i .ki = --riniiij:ii:M:ir:rTTiH:iiHiii:i:D:jiK • :n ' inz tyl ' Medi caJ Miss Forbes, Dr. Smith: General Managers. Location of Plant: Infirmarj ' . Troublesome Troubles: Diphtheria — Chickenpox — Measles. Rules: Do not invite anyone to spend the night with you. Do not talk to visitors through the transom or windows. A ' otes: Bertha Scott — Miss Forbes, please don ' t give me anj ' more of that cough medicine, it does something to the inside of me that is not comfortable. Miss Forbes [to Editor] ; I cannot give you any exciting news for the medical department as both the diseases and the girls come only by the installment plan. Elizabeth Hargest: Oh dear, why do we have to take antitoxin? 136 Florence Graves : Because it ' s an anecdote. Overheard by the Infirmary girls: Mrs. Chew — Well I can stand diphtheria and chickenpox, and measles, but when it comes to smallpox I ' m going- to leave. Miss Forbes: I believe I could stand smallpox, but the minute anyone breaks out with scarlet fe -er, I ' m certainly going to walk out. Miss Graves: Do you think I ought to let her play basketball r Dr. Smith. No, because every time she does her heart gets to beating. Do s and Don t Don ' t buy too many books. It ' s not economical, when you know your neighbors have them. Do drink eight full glasses of water a day. Don ' t stay in your room during study period, you might miss a trick. Don ' t attend Mr. Chandler ' s classes, he never calls the roll. Don ' t bother about studying until the day before a test; that night sit up until you hear the da ' breaking. Miss Jackson has very kindly offered to teach an afternoon spelling class. Who are candidates for membership ? Don ' t all speak at once. Don ' t buy too man - new dresses. Wear them hind-part before for a change. The fashion has already been started. Don ' t turn off ' our heat, then sit in your room and freeze, it isn ' t sensible. 5ccN( ' m %i ci BEs Bfrupoiij r O, Ye Faculty ri NTHONY . MIABLE A DMIRED LTU CCOMMODATING T HANDLER ■- LASSICAL J-. ALORIFIC V_y OMPLACENT AMLET IDDEN OPELESS UMBLE ADMUN ELIBERATE ISCREET ECIDED HIORBES [ToRCEFUL p IRM J ASTIDIOUS Jl n n ARRISON y ANDSOME (?) r-i ANDY J [_ ARDY ' - ' RACEFUL FRASER AIR RANK RIENDLY INMAN ELPFUL ARD WORKING UMAN a ACKSON AUNTY UST OCOSE OORE AGNETIC ASTERFUL ANLY JITHERS ISE A ORTHY U j ARY n HAN LANDINGHAM l ERSATILE ' ALUABLE _j IGILANT TRONG 0-- ' UNNY V YMPATHETIC _J OCIABLE II ' YNER ALL HOUGHTFUL RUE mi ' HLLIS INSOME A ORLDLY _Y _ ITTY 138 A Normal Ligkt s Creed I believe in the changing conceptions of education, the improvement of rural schools, the necessity of voca- tional training, and the dire need for trained teachers in the State of Virginia. I believe in regarding teaching as direct missionary work, and in going back to the home town to teach in the little school at the cross-roads — in spite of the handsome remuneration offered. I believe strongly in the Training School, in lesson plans, in criticism books, and an abundance of red ink. I believe in lectures — first, last, and all the time. I believe in fountain pens, and in copious notes written in loose-leaf note-books. I believe in cramming rather than flunking, but still stronger in studying thoroughly each lesson as it is assigned. I believe in the reading of promiscuous literature rather than those books assigned as parallel. I believe in the testing of all kinds of methods in the school-room, in daily conduct, and in dealing with troublesome faculty members. I believe in being tardy for classes whenever possible ; thus are points of credit easily added on to the monthly grade. I believe in the wisdom of chewing gum in all of Mr. Tyner ' s classes. I believe in plenty of noise to keep up your spirits — especially in assembly, on the halls, in the dining-room, and in Mr. Hamlet ' s class-room. I believe that it is in good taste to read letters during the Chapel exercises. I believe in snowy tramps to Freeman ' s Fruit Store — wearing neither hat, coat, nor overshoes. I believe in the curse of solitude, in the dignity of crushing, in the efficacy of bluffing and in the joy of taking aspirin tablets. I believe that Miss Forbes is all-wise and powerful and sees everything that takes place, in or about the Normal, every hour of every day. Qui UIZ Why is Mae like a cat ' Because she is ahvays Perrin. Why would a farmer be lucky in getting Cousin Helen for his wife ' Because she is a real Gardner. Why is Miss Hogan so aristocratic? vShe is a Duke. Why should Kathleen Scott not teach in the country i Because of her love for Townes. How do we know that Ruth Clarkson is fond of honey ' She has a Bee. Why is Louise Lewis such a fine girl? She delights in the Wright. How is Jean Graves like a French Roman Catholic? Because of La Crosse. Why does Thelma like to sew? Because of her Tucker. Why is Nannie so fond of strolling? Because she has her Walker. Why do so many girls like Mary? She is the only Dear boy in school. Why is Martha Hughes so sad? She spends so much time at the Graves. Are there any rats in the Garrett room? Yes, three. What is the smallest right allowed in school? Agnes Wright. What kind of a crush has Ada? A Flip. What title does Louise Cosby prefer? Duke. Is Josephine Crouch an Abridged Junior? No; she said just after dinner last Sunday that she was a full one. Who is the girl that had never met Sally Lunn until she came to the Normal? Ask Lucy Wright. If Martha Hemdon had to lie on one side all the time would Thelma Turner! ' If Elsie had a garden would Michie Sprout? Why does Jean Graves want to go to China ' Because she Kkes Rice. If it were very muddy would Hai-slip? If Mrs. Chandler goes with Emma Lankford will Eliza Peirce? — or will Catharine Ware? On the R eviewer s TaW( Secrets of Successful Spelling Teachers is a highly instructive little volume by Miss Clara von Hofsten. The author ' s scholar- ship and complete knowledge of her subject is very evident. Supply Room, J5.00. How to Unravel the Mystery. An attractive book which will be invaluable to all professional students at F. S. N. S. It explains in a simple, lucid manner the unintelligible portions of the Philosophy of Education, giving such full notes on Prof. B. Y. Tyner ' s class discussions of the subject that they can really be understood. We especially recommend this to the Juniors. By Miss Helen Phillips. Price, 25 cents per copy. The Way Out. A story of stirring adventure. All who desire to make candy in their rooms, and also to escape the penalty which always follows if a certain tall lady of renown comes near, will do well to read carefully the advice given by Misses Nell Holladay and Pauline Sneed. Five cents a copy, or six for a quarter. The Art of Writing Love Letters. To many perplexed lovers, this dainty little volume will be the most welcome book of the year. Thoroughly practical, since every word is backed by the author ' s experience. By Miss Annie L. Scott. Price 3.50. So valuable!?]. But indeed, it should be so, should it not? The Hows and Whys of Poetry, by Miss Catharine Ware. The author ' s name is sufficient recommendation. All who contemplate following the Muse will find the rough road made easy by this experienced guide. An appendix, by Miss Soph Brooking, on How to Extract Nursery Rhymes Painlessly, adds much to its value. Price S3. 00. Puddings, by Miss Ruby Jones. Let not the prosaic title of this book cause any reader to pass it by; though quite fitting, the name may be misleading. Reallj ' the most thrilling romance of the day. ?i.50 per copy. Wanted — by Helen Phillips: To understand one lesson in the History of Education. Wanted — by Junior Class; All of Mr. Tyner ' s tests to be given by Pres. Russell. Wanted — by Mr. Tyner: A self-made man and a cultured lady. Wanted — by Miss Graves, Attention. Wanted — to know whether or not Mr. Van Landingham is married. Wanted — by Mrs. Chew, more room on the bureau to leave notes. Wanted — by Miss Dadmun, a little more speed in her English classes. -by the Glee Club, Louise Henley for new members. nd Charlotte Rice Wanted — by Mr. Hamlet, to simply take notice. Wanted — by Miss Hinman, Helen Northrop and Muriel Barber to be present on time, once before school closes. Wanted — by Ruth Carter, absolute silence in the library. Wanted — by Miss Fraser, Nannie Oliver to come in with the triplets. Wanted — to know why Ruby Brooking knows how to write a check only when she wants something that Soph thinks she shouldn ' t buy. Wanted — to know, by some of us, how Annie Scott lost her history note-book. Alumnas Eclioes Katharine Barlenstein is teaching the first three grades in the Sparta High School and also a class of sixteen music pupils. Elizabeth Billingsley is teaching the fifth and sixth grades in Chancellor High School. She is actively engaged in securing a piano fund. Eula Blanton has become a lady of leisure; since leaving school her time has been spent in traveling. Garnette Bray is at home with her mother in Little Plymouth. Lottie Broaddus is teaching some notoriously bad children in a small school at Guinea. Mrs. Mattie Bunkley has charge of the fifth grade in the Magruder School, at Newport News. She has also a class of backward pupils, which she coaches after school. Nita Burroughs is quite fortunate; she has a whole school to herself, only a quarter of a mile from her home. Mary Chesley is one of seven teachers in the Cape Charles High School. She teaches the third and fourth grades, consisting of fifty-six pupils. She writes that her Normal training has proved invaluable. Elsie Coleman is teaching the third and fourth grad ' s at Waverly. From accounts, she must be proving herself a most efficient teacher for her pupils have successfully passed through the stages of chicken-pox, diphtheria, small-pox and an epidemic of vaccination, besides the trying ordeal of making a school garden and building a doll house. She later expects to take a course at Columbia. Jennie Cowell has a little one-room school five miles from Beaver Dam. Her pupils are few in number, but rich in original ideas; and with difficulty she has persuaded them that the answers to examples are not definitions, and that sugar-cane is not mined. She expects to attend the Summer Normal here preparatory to teaching at her home next session. Helen Daniel started teaching school last fall in Charlottesville, but in December, owing to a nervous breakdown, she was obliged to stop and take a complete rest. Next year she hopes to be able to take up her work again. To those girls who will teach for the first time, she gives two pieces of advice: First, Beware of becoming easily discouraged; Second, Look after your health, resisting the temptation to keep late hours, and to eat irregularly. Anna Diedrich is primary teacher in Sussex High School. Marguerite Dowden upon leaving school entered the Smithdeal Business College, at Richmond, and is now the principal ' s assistant, and Supervisor of the Typewriting Department. Clothilda Duggins has charge of the Literary Department in Elementary Teaching in Hall ' s School, at Beaver Dam. A building on the campus is provided for the teachers in part of which she and her two nieces keep house; also a cow and fowls. Janetta Fitzhugh is attending Sweet Briar College this year. Bess Foster is first assistant in the faculty of Lahore Graded School. She expects to further improve herself by attending the Summer School here. Nell Ford is spending this year at her home in Irvington. Marion and Ora Harris are at home this winter, at Frederick ' s Hall. Eleanor Heflin is a teacher in the High School at Colonial Beach. Jeannelte Hess, the first year after leaving school, accepted a position as teacher in a large graded school at Dante, a mining town in the Blue Ridge. Her life and experiences here were novel, her pupils coming from homes of various nationalities. The teachers li ved together in a bungalow on the mountainside, and they were in contiilual fear, when the wind blew up the hollows, lest their little home would be overturned. While there she was taken with typhoid fever and was brought home to the hospital at Fredericksburg. This year she is teaching a school three miles from her home. Huldah Hudson, from all we can gather, is having a wonderful time, visiting around at different places. Elizabeth Jesse is living this year in her new home, at Ashland. Mary Warner Johnson is teaching in a very old, one-room school, near Rose Garden. We know it is old, for she says she spent her childhood days in it. She expects to return to F. S. N. S. next year, if she lives through the struggles afforded by thirty-eight pupils. Jtdia Keaton is teaching the third grade in the Syms-Eaton Academy, at Hampton, and is preparing for a course at Columbia. Lucy Kennedy is principal of the Sulphur Miner ' s School, Louisa County. Ruth Lord ' s home this year is in the western part of Tazewell County, at Richland. She writes that a teacher ' s life there is most pleasant, but how could it be otherwise? She is living with ten school-ma ' ams. Buford Lyne is teaching the third grade in the Highland Park School in Richmond. Netty Marye has an ungraded school three miles from Guinea, and she finds that there is a great opportunity for work in the country districts. Cousin Belle Moncure has found time in her busy school life to write us a few verses from which we, for lack of space, selected the following: How hard the course did then appear! The hours were long, the tests severe; All things were strange — the teachers new. Friendships untried, atmosphere blue. But we found there friends of truest type. And teachers kind, in wisdom ripe. Nettie Montgomery, the first year after leaving school ' taught in a city school. At present she is primary teacher in a country high ■school, and the lamentable fact is that the principal is a woman, though this is offset to a degree by the fact that there are two young men of about twenty years in the fourth grade, who are very attentive to the primary teacher. We are sure she is notably upholding the reputation of the Normal as the following letter goes to prove: Miss Montgomery: Rushmere, Va., November 2;, 1Q13. Kind Lady — will you please a lowe me to congratcholate you on your pozishion as a School teacher — I must say with out Eny doubt in the Least that you or Exolent. I mean Purficke that the children or doing better than Evor so I thinke that my Little dautter is Lurning some kind of fast. hoping you all the good lucke in the feauther that the Lord May bless you for all goodness. Yours very trouley C. E. M. Miss Montgomery as soon as my Little dautter advance far a nuf in School to Lum Music why I will pay you too pur month I mean too doUors pur month. State salary and will be pleased to think that you will take introust and teach her all to gether — Yours respect C. E. M. Louise Motley has charge of a one-room school in Richmond County. She hopes to attend the Normal again. Annie Nicholas is teaching in the Scottsville High School. Sally Norris is teaching the third grade in the Fredericksburg Public School. Marguerite Palmer is the very busiest kind of a school ma ' am, having the primary grades and one High School subject in the Wicomico High School. Martha Belle Pearce, our last year ' s editor, is teaching forty-two wide-awake, wriggling, willing workers in the Glen Echo School, in Henrico County. She is also taking a course in Playground Administration, for her summers are spent in directing a playground. Rachel Pearce is a student at Richmond College. Julia Raiford is principal of the Mt. Laurel Graded School in Halifax County. Kathryne Rice is teaching in a rural school with an enrollment of thirty-seven pupils, averaging from seven to fifteen years of age. She writes that it would be impossible for her to solve the many problems which arise, without having had Normal training. Frances Kibble ' s education still continues. Her latest achievement has been the removal of her appendix, and she is now at home living on past glories. Cora Rowe is staying at home this year — probably putting into practice the domestic science learned under Miss Withers last session. Evelyn Sitwell, after leaving school, went abroad where she remained during the following summer. This year she is at home in Bedford City. Ethel Taylor has an interesting class of third-graders in the public school at Newport News. Anne Latane Ware is in charge of the third -and fourth grades in the Churchview High School, Middlesex County, Roberta Washington left school to open up an old country home, where she now lives with her brother. Country life has proved enjoyable to her and she is still keeping in touch with school work by teaching one pupil, who comes to her three times a week. Isabel Willis, having tried during the summer following her graduation to acquire decision of voice and dignity of manner, took up her work as primary teacher in the Lawrenceville School in the county renowned for its stews. Picture Isabel among fifty-five tots ranging from six to ten, and at the end of each month engrossed in the perplexing problem of making out reports! Gay Wilson is teaching the fourth grade in the Ginter Park High School, Richmond. Belle Wortham began her duties as teacher last October in the little country village of Carrollton, about twenty miles from Norfolk. She had neglected to write anyone to meet her, but having acquired the professional look at the Normal, she was at once recognized as teacher. Her drive across country began, and she arrived at last to find that she had come just one week too early! In passing she says that their principal is young, good-looking and single — but, alas! in love with another teacher. Nell Henry is primary teacher in the new High School at Bowling Green. We hear that Nell is doing beautifully, and she takes a vital interest in all phases of the school work, even the boys ' baseball team. She has made herself truly a part of the little village of Bowling Green. 145 oieeDP 146 OURi DVERTI5ER5 BELL EVERY THING WORTH WHILE IN OUR TOWN 147 STATE NORMAL SCHOOL FREDERICKSBURG, VA. State School for Teachers Beautiful Location. Superior Health Conditions. Best of | Training School Advantages. Strong Professional Departments. I Special Courses in Manual Arts, Rural Arts, Household Arts, and Music. All Courses Lead to State Certificates. Expenses as Near Actual Cost as | I Possible. Free Tuition to Those Who Expect to Teach For Information Write, E. H. RUSSELL, President Fredericksburg Virginia ea Kina hharsi and Jor uoana ladies a dheciaitu Also the little wants to make your room more home - like are found here .... KW T)aily delivery to the Normal School . Go to Brent ' s C. W. JONES ' Fredericksburg ' s Biggest Best Store T ress Goods, Silks, Millinery, Ladies ' , Misses ' and Children ' s %eady-to-1Vear Garments . . YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED THE COMMERCIAL STATE BANK FREDERICKSBURG, VA. Three Per Cent. Interest Paid on Savings Deposits 1861-I914 B. GOLDSMITH CBi, SON Established Over Half a Century OLD RELIABLE CLOTHIERS AND HABERDASHERS S. N. S. Pennants and Pillow Covers (Special Inducement to Students) We respectfully solicit your valued patronage B. GOLDSMITH CS, SON Market Corner, Main Street Fredericksburg, Va. YOUR OWN GOOD It is to your advantage to trade here. We don ' t mean to make the claim that we sell 4- better goods than anyone else, but we D O J OFFER YOU the BEST GRADES |; PRODUCED. And we have a C O M- f PLETE STOCK, too, of everything J any drug store sells. 4- MEDICINES I SUNDRIES t SODA WATER t % CIGARS t t CANDIES t If we don ' t happen to have exactly what you want, we ' ll g?t it ■ j for you as soon as possible, and at no extra cost to you. M W. L. BOND I DRUGS AND SEEDS | Phone 36 Fredericksburg, Va. | Engraved Work of Every Description 1105 East Main Street RICHMOND, VIRGINIA EVERETT WADDEY COMPANY Largest Engraving Establishment in the South Established more than a Quarter of a Century Wedding Invitations Visiting Cards Society Work Programs w. Menus w. We are Headquarters for Consumers of Good Things to Eat IWILLIE B. ROSSON i I 925 Main Street :: 600 Main Street I FREDERICKSBURG, : VIRGINIA I I Brompton Stock Farm ' Registered Jersey and Guernsey Cattle BERKSHIRE HOGS BRONZE TURKEYS IMPROVED FOWLS M. B, ROWE CO., Fredericksburg, Va. Fredericksburg Power Company | FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA § A Modern Hydro-Electric Light and Power Plant f Dependable Power for All Purposes Special Rates and Inducements to Factories. % None too Small or too Large. X Correspondence Solicited. i. H. G. NORTHROP, Vice-President % Potomac Railroad Solid Through Trains Daily Between Richmond and Fredericksburg and New York City SCHEDULE Leaves Richmond 12:01 noon, daily; Fredericksburg 1:28 p. m., due Washington 2:45 p. m., Baltimore 4:00 p. m.; West Phila- delphia 6:00 p. m.; New York, (7th Avenue and 32d Street) S:oop. m. Returning, train leaves New York, (7th Avenue and 32d Street) ii:o8 a. m.; West Philadelphia 1:20 p. ni.; Balti- more 3:23 p.m.; Washington 4:45 p.m.; due Fredericksburg 6:01 p. m.; Richmond 7:35 p. m. All Steel, Electrically Lighted Coaches, Parlor, Club and Dining Cars Entering the Pennsylvania R. R. Station in the Heart of New York City. Many Other Trains at Con- venient Hours :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: For full information regarding rates, schedules, etc., apply to the undersigned: W. P. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager, Richmond, Va. C. C. COX, A ent, Fredericksburg, Va. The Journal THE PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE «- 4- THE EVENI NG JOURNAL THE LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION OF ANY DAILY IN THE CIT SUBSCRIPTIONPRICE, 25c. PER MONTH. PER YEAR IN ADVANCE, $2 75 t The Fredericksburg Journal (TRI-WEEKLY) ct THE LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION OF ANY TRI-WEEKLY IN THE CITY. :: :: :: :: :: ?i. 00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE ' f Deposit with % _ 4- Ol)e National ank [ 4- f f STRONGEST BANK % IN THE CITY X ' 4- 4- Fredericksburg, Virginia X 153 ponton arietp tore The Leader of Low Prices BIG LINE OF SHOES, CLOTH- ING, HATS AND CAPS, DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS . . . The best Candy for 20 cents per pound 916 jjnain Street : : Jfreiiecicfegburg, Virginia Established 1S71 E. D. COLE DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF BUILDING MATERIAL painters ' supplies, builders ' hardware and plumbers SUPPLIES, tarred and RUBBER ROOFING, LIME, CALCINED PLASTER, CEMENT, NAILS, COW HAIR, BRICKS, ETC. : : : Tin Roofing, V-Crimp Roofing and Galvanized Roofing a Specialty : : : Fredericksburg, Virginia The Farmers 7; Merchants State Bank Fredericksburg, Virginia What it Has Done and What it is Doing During the eight years it has been in business, its surplus and profit account has reached ?6o,ooo.oo in addition to paying its stockholders six annual dividends, and its deposits have grown to equal those of any two banks in this city. The Savings Accounts of this Bank have been paid more than ?6o,ooo.oo interest on their balances, and these accounts can be checked on when desired. The Assets of This Institution are composed of first-class real estate loans, State, Counties of Spotsylvania and Stafford, and City of Fredericksburg Bonds, and demand and short time gilt edge commercial and collateral paper. In addition to this, its cash reserve account is always fro n 20 to 30 per cent, of its deposits. Capital, $50,000.00 Surplus, $60,000.00 Resources, $800,000.00 M. G. WILLIS, Pres. JNO. F. GOULDMAN, Jr., Cashier | IS4 R. G. HILLDRUP Phone LIVERY, SALE and FEED STABLES Autos and Hacks at all Trains and Steamboats 234 Commerce St. FREDERICKSBURG, VA. i JVID., DEU. dt VA. RY. CO. Steamers Leave Fredericksburg for Baltimore, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thurs- Steamers Leave Baltimore, Sunday 12 noon. Tuesday and Thursday, 4:30 p. m., for Fredericksburg; Wednesday 4:30 p. m. for Sharps; and Friday 4:30 p. m. , for Tappahannock. Norfolk Route, Steamer leaves Tappahannock for Norfolk Saturday 2 :oo p. m. , returning steamer leaves Norfolk for Tappahannock Monday 3 p. m. Steamer Leaves Tappahannock for Baltimore, Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday, Friday. 7:30 a. m. Steamer leaves Sharps 9:30 a. m., Thursday for Baltimore. N. B.— Above schedule subject to tide and weather. Willard Thomson, Gen ' ! Mgr. W. D. Scott, ARfiil T. Murdock, Cenl P. A. GEORGE W. HEFLIN Tlumbins, Tinning, Gas and Steam Fitting, Cook Stoves and Ranges FREDERICKSBURG, - - VIRGINIA ISAAC HIRSH SON The Ladies ' Store Invites your inspection at all times of the Leading Lines of Millinery, Dresses, Suits, Waists, Under- wear and Fancy Notions. Wool and Wash Fabrics, C B Corsets, Onyx Hosiery, Pictorial Patterns, Merode Underwear. :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: If our prices are not the Lowest for the Best Goods we refund the Purchase price. :: :: ISAAC HIRSH SON The Leaders Fredericksburg, - Virginia R. A. KISHPAUGH poofesi :: tationcrp :: printing All Kinds of Printing for Schools and Colleges. Fredericksburg, Va. GIRLS Please Marry Some Nice Saw-mill Bachelor so we can sell him all his Sup- plies, Saws, Engines, etc. We also carry a full line of Cut- lery and Household Articles for your Up-to-date Home. - rrankKTyler Cs- FREDERICKSBURG, Va | 5- Hai dware and Machinery Supplies t A Kodak will secure for you a lasting record of School Days. The Investment is Small, The Returns are Great. Adams ' Book Store is Kodak Headquarters A well equipped finishing department. Prompt and efficient service. FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA c ' ' li Dry Goods! () flM We Invite You to Visit our n Hr y 1 Store. You are Always H W Welcome whether You Buy ■PV I or Not. We Carry an Up- K W 1 1 to-date Line of Dry Goods ■ ■ and Notions. ;: :: :: Phot ographe r Yours to Ser e, 913 East Main St. A. P. Dempsey Richmond, Va. 212 Commerce Street ORDERS f OF PICTLRt ILIED FOR DUPLICAT S IN THIS ANNUAL. ES Fredericksburg, Virginia The Farmers ' Supply Store Walter A. Wood Binders, Mowers, Horse Rakes, Etc. :: :: :: :: :: Empire Grain Drills, Hoosier Corn Drills, The Celebrated Hercules Buggy, and Rubber Roofing at the Lowest Prices. :: :: :: :: :: :: J. R. RAWLINGS FREDERICKSBURG, - VIRGINIA Don ' t Fail to Visit A. C. Wooding Bro s New, One-Price, CASH STORE for Dry Goods, Notions, and Ladies ' and Gents ' Furnishings 309 Commerce Street E. M. CURTIS! THE BIG, BRIGHT STORE Men ' s, :: :: Ladies ' and Children ' s Outfitters The place for you to supply % your needs w. There IS A Reason: W- We Give Values I 156 Friedman Manufacturing Company WHOLESALERS Hi h Grade Butter and Cheese 69 Roanoke Avenue, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA M. G. WILLIS DEALER IN FERTILIZERS AND SEEDS Fredericksburg, Virginia Phone, Office, 63 Phone, Residence, 243-L JOHN P. STIFF Dentist Fredericksburg, Virginia DR J. GARNETT KING Dentist 906 4 Main Street Fredericksburg, Virginia Feuerhercfs Quality Shop ICE CREAM AND CONFECTIONERY 82J Main Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia M. S. CHANCELLOR General Farmers ' ' Supplies Buggies, Wagons, Surreys, Etc. Fredericksburg, Virginia FOR GOOD SHOES GO TO proton Crisimonb Main Street : Fredericksburg, Va. THIS WAY, PLEASE! You will find the best in SHOES and HATS at OT. . PruUe ' S Fredericksburg, Virginia The greatest amount of Wear, Style, Comfort and Fit is found in tlie RED CROSS OXFORDS AND PUMPS All Styles, $3.50 Sold by f . €. trimtierlake 904 Main Street Fredericksburg, Va. t!Dl)omas!, fioer anb flatter The last word in Style — Thomas ' Shoes Everything for the Young People and all Good Dressers QTijomasi, Ijoer anb flatter Fredericksburg, Virginia Strong Books for High Schools BROOKS ' English Composition. Book One. Enlarged Edition Book Two. BROOKS HUBBARD ' S Composition-Rhetoric. COULTER ' S Plant Life and Plant Uses. DRYER ' S High School Geography— Physical, Economic, and Regional. ECLECTIC ENGLISH CLASSICS. New Edition in Cloth. The Twenty Cent Series. 54 vols. FORMAN ' S Essentials in Civil Government. HALLECK ' S New English Literature. History of American Literature. HARKNESS FORBES ' S Caesar ' s Gallic War. HART FELDM AN ' S Plane and Solid Geometry. HOADLEY ' S Essentials of Physics. HUNTER ' S Essentials of Biology. MILNE ' S First Year Algebra. Standard Algebra. MOREY ' S Outlines of Greek History. Outlines of Roman History. Outlines of Ancient History. PEARSON ' S Essentials of Latin for Beginners. WEBSTER ' S Secondary School Dictionary. High School Dictionary. DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULARS SENT ON REQUEST AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY NEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO ATUNTA i =3 o CJ) UJ o £ ' C u. g£ m i Goolrick ' s Modern Pharmacy 901 Main Street I Quality Drugs I Quality Soda I Quality Cigars I i ' ' Velvet Kind ' ' ' ' Ice Cream I Martha JVashington Candies Registered Pharmacist Day or Night, to Fill Your Prescriptions We FURNISH the HOME Throu huul. Furniture , Carpets, Art Squares, Mattings, Linoleums, Refrigerators, Screen Doors and Screen Windows, China, Glass- ware, Etc. Write us for Prices Your Patronage Solicited HOME OUTFITTERS W.A. Bell Bro. Fredericksburg, Virginia Agents for the BEST STEEL DESKS MADE I 4- ,t The HOOSIER Kitchen Cabinet Sold only by BELL BRO. 160 Ufotel 4 rlncess ane Fredericksburg, Virginia ' Be not the first to lay the old aside Nor yet the last by whom the new is tried. ' ' NEWLY CONSTRUCTED, COMPLETED JUNE, 1914 «- f Modern Throughout and Service Unsurpassed. Rates Reasonable and Every Courtesy Extended S- Open Every Day in the Year. American and European Plans AH Inquiries Cheerfully and Promptly Answered i i6i The Planters National Bank Fredericksburg, Va. Capital $ 75, 000 Surplus $1 7, 000 M. B. ROWE, Pres. ALLEN SMITH, V.-Pres. R. CONROY VANCE, V.-Pres. W. J. FORD, Cashier PAUL KARSTEN, Jr., Asst. Cashier H. B. LANE, Asst. Cashier We Invite the Patronage of In- dividuals and Business Houses. Small as well as Large Accounts are Welcomed. :: :: :: :: We Offer the Best of Banking Facilities, and a Service that will meet the most Exacting Demands. Compound Interest at J% Paid on Savings Accounts. Washington Woolen Mills Loom to Retailer ' k i Makers of w I ff ashington Guaranteed Trousers | Fredericksburg, Va. I E. G. HEFLIN Architect and guilder 23 Law Building Fredericksburg, Va. % A