Maryland College for Women - Marylander Yearbook (Lutherville, MD)

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W W D Q :QL -we . Q Q9 um 4 Glass nent 535 Dear Alma Mater, Maryland, We bid you fond adieu. Thy lamp shall be our guiding light, Its rays our love for you. Dear Maryland, 'tis hard to part From friends we love so true, But in our memory there lies One fondest thought of you Dear Maryland, thy haunts we love, Thy walls so firm and grey Imbued with all thy standards true Shall ou1' foundations lay. As on through life's broad way We go Your black and gold shall be Our inspiration toward our goal Of faith and loyalty. And now our day has softly gone And with it comes the need A Of clearer vision and our guide, f'VVe strive that we may succeed. EVELYN O. TROUT. '2 A e a at KID 45 One Hundred and Tlvenly

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--.gi5alutz1iii11t.-. i ' GAIN the hour-glass of time has marked off another year and another class stands ready to leave their Alma Mater and pass E 2 on from their happy school days to the greater joys and sor- . , . - - -! . ' ? -lf E rows of a more serious life For four years we have looked -' '- foi ward to the time when we, the Class of 1921, might be on i this platform and welcome parents, teachers, and friends to join in our Class Day. The anticipation was all of joy, but the realization brings an added feeling of sorrow: grief at parting from our friends, sadness that our school days are over, and reluctance to leave our Alma Mater. For us this is a day of days, a milestone in our lives. To-day we are glad to welcome you all here. We hope to give you a little idea of our good times and happy days at M. C., as well as a glimpse into the future. We welcome first, our parents. We feel to-day that they are proud of us. How much prouder we are of them who made possible our four years' journey down the pathway of knowledge. Mothers and fathers, your daughters, the Class of '21, sincerely hope that all our actions in life be only those of gratitude and love that may bring joy and happiness to you. Our friends are with us to-day to join in our happiness and help to make our Commencement a success. We are glad to welcome all of you. President and Mrs. Rouse, throughout our college course you have aided us in every way and tried to guide us always in the right. We wel- come you to-day and hope to show our appreciation through loyalty to our Alma Mater. i The Faculty deserve our greatest praise and gratitude. They have led us down the pathway of Learning and have never failed to lend a hand when rocks and ruts appeared before us. We welcome them most heartily. Fellow-students, we shall miss you greatly. You have grown to be a big part of our lives. We hope that you will always have a warm feeling for '21, and will never forget us. We are glad to have you with us. Espe- cially are we glad to have the Juniors with us. May they profit by our failures and strive for greater success than ours. Dear Alma Mater, remembrance of the four happy years spent within your walls will ever bring bright thoughts to us. May our lives be such that you may always look upon your Class of 1921 with love and pride. EDYTHE M. LAWES. One Hundred and Ninclcen

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'Ellie Senior Etlrsturg '-'-- - -i NCE upon a time a Good Fairy went throughout the length ?' FE and breadth of the land whispering to all the girls to follow her to a place she knew, called Maryland College. To those 2 5 who heeded her call she told that at first people would not notice them very much, but for them not to be discouraged, '- - ' because after three years they would become personages- great people who could do anything and before whom every- one would bow down and worship, All through that year she stayed with them, guiding them to victory in the poster rush and their athletics. The day of all days came when the grown-up Juniors took them on an all-day picnic. Twice that year they made a trip to the fairy city, for once they took the Seniors to the Academy and later they entertained the Juniors at the Maryland. , At the end of this time the Good Fairy took them all back to their homes. When a few months later they returned to the enchanted land as Sophomores she required originality of them, to prove their worth. Their first venture was the roof garden they produced with their own talent and the added services of Ridgely's Famous Band. This was such a success that it was no effort at all to run a cabaret for one night. When everyone else was paying their war pledges with the proceeds from food sales, the Sophomores gave a minstrel show. Perhaps the most original thing they did was to win the poster rush-a victory which had always gone to the Freshmen. Toward the end of the year, they entertained their beloved Seniors with a Japanese fete on the campus. ' Again the Good Fairy allowed them to see the mortals of the outer world. Upon the return of the remaining ten, she required quality of them. First of all, they began work as publishers of the Collegian. Two nights before Thanksgiving the Good Fairy waved her wand and trans- formed the whole downstairs, for that night was to be the Junior Prom, the first one ever to be given in M. C. Enviously the Sophomores and Freshmen watched the Seniors and Juniors dancing in the ballroom. Merrily they danced until the clock struck, but this time it was the prince who fled instead of Cinderella. Presently it was whispered around the college that before long the Junior Follies were to be presented. Every night mysterious journeys were made to Music Hall and every night strange noises emerged from the gym. The reason why was known on February 14th when, with the raising of the curtain for the Follies, brand new scenery was revealed. In rapid succession the Good Fairy touched the Juniors, changing them into demure Quakers, children, dainty dancing girls, bold pirates, dashing Spanish ladies, gypsies and finally into valen- tines. Even Cupid himself could not resist the valentines. At last Junior Day, dear to the heart of every Freshman, came around. And then the Freshmen took the Juniors on an all-day journey down the beautiful Chesapeake and later to the theatre. Scarcely had the joy of all this departed when Commencement drew near. The Seniors, who were soon to go out into the big world, initiated them into the Senior Club. Then came Commencement Day, which ended with the Senior Prom. At last Um' Hundred and Twenty-one