Meredith College - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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were so persistent and bold that the Seniors became alarmed and spent most of their time jiuardinji it against those dreadful fom ' teens. One day Flossie and Hlaekie crept down into a dark hole and fownil a crook, but it was not the real, tall, beautiful crook, but only a fake one the Seniors had hid to fool Ihem. So at Commencement the Seniors said that. Blackie had gone back on Flossie, so they gave her a new black kitten. But he could never lake Hlackie ' s place in Flossie ' s heart, for Blackie had always aided Flossie in everything she did. The Senior year brought Flossie and Hlaekie many new and glorious privileges, of which the Juniors were quite envious. Flossie was hapjiy, most of all, in being allowed to entertain company all by herself in the parlors — at night ! Flossie and Blackie remembered the joy they had experienced when they hail been entertained in their Sii|)homorc year by the Seniors, so they delighted the Sophomore Bluebirds early in the fall with a delicious, homelike breakfast. But in spite of these nice things which were takitig place, poor Blackie was heart- broken and wept whole buckets of tears when Flossie and the Juniors decide l to give up I lie Crook. It was like jiarting with an old friend, and he took such pride in guarding it. One day Blackie was prowling around in an old garret when he foimd the most wonderful telescope in the world. Through it he and Flossie coidd see vis- ions of what would ha])pen to them the rest of their Senior year. First there were invitations to glorious Senior parties, then glimijses of basketball victories and the Athletic Cup. Examinations had to put in their horrid apjjearance, but these were the last ones Flossie and Blackie were ever to stand, so they didn ' t mind, much. Their hearts were gladdened at the end by the sight of the diploma, which was to be the climax of their adventures at Meredith. Blackie thought he caught sight of a Cupid, but Flossie says he didn ' t. Who knows? s

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Flossie ' 14 Funnies When Flossie came to Meredith College she was greatly bewildered and frightened, because she had never been away from home before. There were many dangers all aroimd her, but good fortune had sent a nice black cat to help her out of her troubles. One of the fh ' st things Flossie had to do was to organize her- self into a class, in order to be able to plan for the future. So with the help of the Juniors, who watched for the dreaded Sojjhoniores and their hated guardian, the dog Mike, Flossie and the cat were able to organ- ize without tiistvu ' bance, in the cemetery. After that Flossie was called Flossie ' 14 and the cat, Blackie. And the Soiiliomorcs were very, very cross. So on Hallowe ' en night they dressed like hon-id ghosts and came near frightening Flossie and Blackie to death. But they had their door securely locked, so nothing came of it, though they did tremble with terror as they watched the ghosts through the keyhole. But Flossie and Blackie ha d one hapjjy memory of this first year, for it was a very joyous time when they entertained their friends, the Juniors. The next year many maryelous things happened to Blackie and Flossie. It was exciting as could be to break up Freshman Class meetings by pouring salt in on them from the windows. And oh, it was just too fimny when on Hallowe ' en night Flossie, dtessed just like Blackie, made the weep-y little Newish dance ami sing. Blackie nearly laughed himself sick. The whole year only nice things seemed to happen. Blackie helped Flossie write the invitations and make the decorations for the Senior banquet, which was a very happy time. . nd my! but di ln ' t Flo.ssie fight hard to win the bas- ketball games that spring? And weren ' t Flossie and Blackie proud as peacocks, for they were the first under-class to ever win the Athletic Cup ! But the very nicest, and yet the saddest thing of the whole year was Commencement, when the Seniors marched through the daisy chain which Flossie and Hlackie proufUy held for them. Flossie and Blackie felt so very ha])py and dig- nified when, as Juniors, they proudly escorted the Seniors to a banquet at the Yarborough, that they could hardly eat anything. Though it was poiu-ing rain, they had a dandy time. It was during this year that Flo.ssie and Blackie searched all corners of the buildings anil groimds for the mysterious Crook. They lo-i-iie ' M - ' Ke6h7v ft loSS. t. ' 1 - ScpWo-rv,O C N

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Senior Class Poem The task is done which vc hail thought so hard, The distance, looking back, seems scarce a mile, An April day with clouds and sunshine barred, Since we began the work — a little while. Forgive, O Alma Mater, each mistake. Each thing we should have done but did not do. We little thought how short a time ' twould take, How soon the door would shut, we little knew.