Meredith College - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 188 of the 1917 volume:

CARLYLE CAMPBELL LIBRARY A M5W 376.8 1917 ACCESSION 91654 MEREDITH COLLEGE RALEIGH, N. C. Al CAMPBELL Meredith College Raleigh, NC 27607-5298 il _ WBfc v4 V 11 ° : j 1 iy q s  y ■ ) ' ij j|i ; v . in J w w n fi T ? T? A T r-j i TOIL. 14 2V3€M3S 23 StilieU isxid PuaMasSasil Jay iiis a b a Car-lyte Campbell Library [Viereuith College Presses of Edwards Broughton Printing Company Raleigh, N. C. Flag of the free heart ' s hope and homo, By angel hand- to valor given; Thy stars tun e lil the welkin dome And all thy lines were l ni in heaven. Just fib Rodman Drake 3 6 4 DEDICATED WITH GRATEFUL REGARDS TO 3- regon Poomfjour WHOSE CHARACTER IS AS GENTLE AS HIS LIFE IS USEFUL; WHOSE WORK IS AS THOROUGH AS HIS NATURE IS PATIENT; AND WHOSE LOYAL SERVICE WAS LENT TO MEREDITH FOR MANY YEARS % Jfacultp Retool of liberal arte CHARLES EDWARD BREWER, A.M., Ph.D. Wake Forest College, A.M., Graduate Student Johns Hopkins University; Cornell University, Ph.D. President ROSA CATHERINE PASCHAL, A.B. Meredith College, A.B., Student University of Chicago. Dean SUSAN ELIZABETH YOUNG, A.M. Brownsville Female College, A.M.; Student at Leipzig and Berlin. Professor of German ELIZABETH DELIA DIXON-CARROLL, M.D. Woman ' s Medieal College of the New York Infirmary Professor of Physiology; College Physician ELIZABETH AVERY COLTOX, B.S., A.M. Student Mount Holyoke College; Columbia University, A.M. Professor of English MARY SHANNON SMITH, A.B., A.M. Student Radcliffe College; Leland Stanford Junior University, A.B.; Columbia University. A.M. Professor of History and Education LEMUEL ELMER McMILLAN FREEMAX, A.B., A.M., B.D., Th.D. Furman University, A.B.; Harvard University, A.M.; Xewton Theologieal Institution, B.D.; Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Th.D.; Student University of Chicago Professor of Bible mid Philosophy MARY HASSELTIXE VANN, A.B. Cornell University, A.B. Registrar; Professor of Mathematics HELEN HULL LAW, A.B., A.M. Vassar College, A.B., A.M. Professor of Latin MARIE WHITE, B.S. Simmons College, B.S. Professor of Home Economics JOHN HENRY WILLIAMS, A.B. William Jewell College, A.B.; Student George Peabody College for Teachers; Columbia University Professor of Natural Science DOUNA MARIE THORNTON, A.B., A.M. Lake Erie College, A.B.; Ohio State University, A.M.; Student University of Grenoble, France Professor of French LOUISE COX LANNEAU, A.B. Meredith College, A.B.; Student Wake Forest College; Columbia University; Cornell University Instructor in Chemistry LAURA WARDEN BAILEY, A.B. Winthrop Normal and Industrial College, A.B. Instructor in Home Economics MARY SUSAN STEELE, A.B. Meredith College, A.B.; Cornell University, A.B. Instructor in English Composition nfjool of rt IDA ISABELLA POTEAT, Professor New York School of Art, Cooper Union Art School, New York; School of Applied Design, Philadelphia; Pupil of Mounier; Chase Class, London FLOSSIE NOBLE Student at Chowan College; Student of Mrs. Martin, Washington, D. C. Instructor in China Painting cfjool of JfluStc ALBERT MILDENBERG Pupil of Rafael Joseffy, New York; Jules Massenet, Conservatoire De Paris; Otto Herman, Royal Conservatory of Berlin; Leehetisky, Vienna; Puccini, Milan; G. Sgambati, Royal St. Caecilia Academy of Music, Rome Professor of Musical Analysis HELEN MARIE DAY Pupil of Charles B. Stevens and Arthur J. Hubbard, Boston; Charles McKinley, New York; Cotogni, Rome; Mme. Matza Yon Niesson Stone, Berlin; Clerbois, Paris; Villani, Milan Professor of Voice Culture CHARLOTTE RUEGGER First Prize with Highest Distinction in Violin, Royal Conservatory, Brussels, under Jean Baptiste Colyns; Special Violin Pupil of Cesar Thomson, Florian Zajic; Six First Prizes in Theoretical Work, Royal Conservatory, Brussels, under F. A. Gevaert, Edgar Tinel, Joseph Dupont, Emile Huberti, F. V. Kufferath, Marie Tordeus Professor of Violin and Theoretical Work HARRIETTE LOUISA DAY Pupil of Mrs. Humphrey Allen; Arthur ' J. Hubbard, Boston; Mine. Matza von X iesson Stone, Berlin Professor of Voice ( ' nil ii re MARY ELIZABETH FUTRELL Certificate in Piano, Meredith College School of Music; Artist ' s and Teacher ' s Diploma, New England Conservatory of Music Professor of Piano MARY ELIZABETH McCULLERS, A.B. Meredith College, A.B.; Diploma in Piano, Meredith College School of Music Instructor in I ' in no MAE FRANCES GRIMMER Diploma in Piano, Meredith College School of Music Instructor in Piano MRS. WILLIAM JASPER FERRELL Graduate of Nansemond Seminary; Pupil of Mrs. Gregory Murray, of Philadelphia; Graduate of Burrows Kindergarten School; Graduate of Dunning Kindergarten School Instructor in Music Pedagogy GERTRUDE LOUISE ATMORE Diploma New York Institute of Musical Art Instructor in Theoretical Work ELIZABETH KNAPP Instructor in Voice Culture 8 Officers of gtominigtratton WILLIAM JASPER FERRELL, A.B. Wake Forest College, A.B.; Student Cornell University Bursar MARGARET FORGEUS, A.B. Bucknell University, A.B.; Drexel Institute, Library School Librarian GERTRUDE ROYSTER Graduate of St. Mary ' s School; State Normal College; Special Student of Physical Training at Trinity College, Columbia and Yale Director of Physical Education FLOSSIE MARSHBANKS, A.B. Meredith College, A.B. Secretary to the President MARGARET JANET MACDONALD Housekeeper for Main Building MRS. JESSIE EARNSHAW Stewardess for East Building MATTIE WOOD OSBORNE Assistant Stewardess for East Building MRS. OCTAYIA SCARBOROUGH NORWOOD Nurse AMY LEE CARTER NELL ADELAIDE PASCHAL Student Assistants in the Library LILIAN ELSOM HAISLIP Student Assistant in Physical Education Jfirst Morb HIS volume of Oak Leaves has been prepared with the hope that in some small way it would be worthy of our Alma Mater; that it would show a bit of the past, a passing view of the pres- ent, and to some extent the things we stand for; that it would portray our duties, our pastimes and— our fun. 10 Our President % t Clashes; ' Mentor Class ( Iolor: ( liven and white Flower: Sweet -pea Mascot: Butterfly ©iiktv Teressa Dew President Elizabeth Royall Vice-President Sophia Jane Knott Secretary Osia Ceola Norwood Treasurer Mary Lynch Johnson Historian Blanche Tabor Testator Annie Lee Pope Prophet Maisib Frances Snow Poet jHembtrs Annie May Ashcraft Lillie Belle Ashworth Hoselle Bird Amy Carter Annie Craig Edna Dellingek Teressa Dew- Alex Draughon Margaret Garvey Lilian Haislip Helen Harper Koxie Harris Amy ' Heinzerling Lelia Higgs Naomi Hocutt Rosa Hocutt Louise Holding Katherine Jessup Mary Lynch Johnson Nancy Joyner Sophia Knott Minnie Mills ( ).ma Norwood Grace Owen Nellie Page Nell Paschal Annie Lee Pope Elizabeth Royall Maisie Snow Blanche Tabor Elizabeth Vann Carrie Sue Vernon Mildred Williams 16 Her look was like the the morning ' s eye, Her air like Nature ' s venial smile. Annie May early showed her abilitities as a leader, as you can readily see by her long string of honors. She is equally good on the basketball court, in Y. W. C. A. leadership, or as a member of the Executive Committee. Hut in spite of all this her head hasn ' t been turned in the least. She takes life seriously enough to accomplish what she sets out to do, but not so seriously that she cannot enjoy all the fun that is coming her way. CUvava Om Qj yoUjt Treasurer Freshman Class ' 13- ' 14 iaptain Basketball Team ' 15- ' 16 Treasurer Y. W. C. A ' 15- ' 16 Vice-President Student Government Association ' 15— ' 16 President Y. W. C. A ' 16- ' 17 Basketball Team ' 13 ' 17 Member Astrotekton Society. She ' s life itself. Although Lillie Belle did not come to us until our Junior year she has nevertheless en- tered fully into the spirit of our class. We look upon her as a valuable acquisition, and would feel that we were missing a lot without her contagious laugh. Who among us has not had her blues charmed away by Lillie B. ' s sunny disposition? She has been popular with the faculty as well as the students. Did some one whisper that she was Miss Colton ' s private secretary ? Lillie Belle is a rarity because she is always busy, always cheerful, and always a true friend. IxXXuu x Sju QiJUovaJL Junior Editor of Oak Leaves ' 15- ' 16 President Athletic Association ' 16- ' 17 Treasurer Philaretian Society ' 16- ' 17 Basketball Team ' 16-17 Member Philaretian Society. I ' d those who know thee not, m words run paint, And those who know thee, know all words arefainl. Roselle is one of our leaders, and one of the lucky four who got to be president of the grand old Class of ' 17. She is very executive in her make-up, and nothing delights her more than to take the lead. She has starred in Domestic Science, and in our mind ' s eye we behold her as the busy, white-aproned mistress of a w T ell- ordered home, who feeds her household on theo- retical dainites with properly balanced nutri- ents, and exactly the right number of calories to the square inch of fried chicken. It is this domestic ability that assures us she will some day get an M. R. S. degree. Yho said the way to a man ' s heart ? IxWjUjl. v vxd) Member of Cabinet ' 14-17 Chaplain Astrotekton Society ' 15- ' 16 President of Junior Class ' 15- ' 16 Chairman Social Committee Astro- tekton Society . ' 16-17 Secretary Athletic Association ' 16— ' 17 President Y. W. A ' 16-17 Member Astrotekton Society. Hi sh Cost Miss WhTte li- ving 19 My heart Is trite as steel. We know heaps of nice tilings about Amy. She ' s an all-round nice girl. Every way you take her she ' s just good old Amy. Though she is quiet, and reserved, you should hear how she stars in elective Math, and Chemistry. She has made a popular assistant librarian, and her patience with the Newish is unbounded. Judging from her past, her future will be one of great success. UAAAjU, doUl_ LoA UAy Assistant Librarian ' 16— ' 17 Vice-President V. W. A ' 16 ' 17 Member Astrotekton Society. Q, C L.C U C us Gie me ae spark o ' Nature ' s fire, Thai ' s a ' the learnin ' I desire. Here ' s to the president of our Sophomore fame — fame indeed, though we were accused (falsely) of having lost our originality. It ' s to Annie, too, that our accusers gave the credit of having rediscovered this originality. Wasn ' t it lucky she was the Governor ' s niece, and could gain for us the remarkable privilege of enter- taining them (our accusers!) in the Mansion? Annie possesses the significant glitter of mort- gaged property, which says hands off to all would-be ' s. CU uu CXCyiXwXJ G xa_ g, Secretary Freshman Class ' 13— ' 14 President Sophomore Class ' 14— ' 15 Basketball Team ' 13-17 Secretary of Sorosis ' 15— ' 16 Member Astrotekton Society. Still constant is a wondrous excellence. Here ' s a girl who never lacks a beau. Long or short, lank or graced with avoirdupois, they always fall for her. We don ' t know whether it ' s the twinkle in her eye, or what, but anyway it ' s certainly something. Don ' t think from this, though, that Edna doesn ' t study. She is one of our steadiest workers. We infer that she has a fondness for other languages than that of the eye, for hasn ' t she elected both Latin and German? If Edna de- cides to teach, she will surely do it efficiently. (Sc c jD. Member Philaretian Society. 22 With all a flower ' s true graa s. Teres is our only represent alive from the Palmetto State. And she ' s a good our. too You ' ll reeognize that fact when we say we chose her for our Senior president. If so happens that she has made her rep. as a musician, too, although she is graduating with the A.B. de- gree. Besides her abilities as a.student, Teressa is wonderfully attractive. What man is not. charmed with a peep into those soft brown eyes? We know of one especial victim; she wears his colors, too! If Teres has ever failed to take her Senior night off we are not aware of the fact. She says she is not going to teach, and this statement doesn ' t surprise us the least bit. rr. I J c e- L-a obbui College Usher ' 15- ' 17 Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ' 16- ' 17 Chairman Program Committee Astro- tekton Society ' 15— ' 16 Yice-President Junior Class ' 15— ' 16 . President Senior Class ' 16— ' 17 _ Member Astrotekton Society. 23 One who keeps within his steadfast aim. Alex., as she is familiarly known, is a very hard worker. She ' s our official wainer. Whenever we happen to get an urgent call at the ' phone or in the parlor, we can just depend on her as the herald of the glad tidings. She ' s awfully obliging, too, and will even reserve the back parlor for us if she thinks it ' s a bad case. All we have to do is to whisper, Be sure to take Him in the back parlor! We all like Alex, and wish for her a very successful career in whatever she does. Q- £— A jJL -t Member Philaretian Society. 24 Charms us at once away from all our troubles. We always identify Margaret with our Y. W. C. A. She has been one of its most active and enthusiastic members. She is a willing worker in everything, and truly believes that the main road to happiness is to work while you work and play while you play. Margaret has a very sunny disposition, and takes advan- tage of all the fun that ever goes on in the Junior-Senior Reading Room. She ' s always ready to join in a laugh. Wherever the will-o- the-wisp leads her in life we predict that her path will be strewn with sunshine. 7han.jf ,u£ yUcLxA U W. Member of Sorosis ' 14— ' 15 House President ' 15— ' 16 Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ' 15- ' 17 Critic Astrotekton Society ' 15- ' 16 Member Astrotekton Society. 25 Whose Utile boihj lodged a mighty mind. Lilian came to us this year from the Junior Class. This means she has the distinction of graduating in three years. She is a true daugh- ter of the Old Dominion — bright, quick, ac- tive and full of wit. She is a favorite with the faculty and with the girls, whether on the bas- ket hall court refereeing the game, or in the dor- mitory being just Lilian. Her monogram proves that she is a star in athletics, and we are confident that she will make a great success as a Playground Supervisor, which is her chosen role for the next several years. L jlJI oulsl; C U-- ula- j(J-cu z Joy Treasurer Student Government Association 16 ' 17 Treasurer Athletic Association ' 16-17 Assistant in Physical Education ' 16- ' 17 Member Astrotekton Society. 26 . . . Spirits are not finely touched Hut to fine issues. Dare we not predict a future brilliant and full of success for one so studious, so conscientious and so ready to answer the call of duty? Our class is indeed fortunate in having Helen gradu- ate with us. She is one of the arc lights in the intellectual line and can be depended upon to deliver the goods whenever she is asked. Who will not remember her in the role of Our be- loved president in the Senior stunt? If you could only hear her command Order! you would not believe her to be the same Helen of the dormitory halls! We don ' t mean that she is not dignified enough. In all walks of our col- lege life Helen has made a record that any one would be proud to own. U J OCJ S aA L8- H-CULy X4A-- Vice-President Junior Class ' 13— ' 14 Chairman Program Committee Astrotekton Society ' 13— ' 14 Secretary Astrotekton Society ' 13— ' 14 Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ' 14- ' 15 President Y. W. C. A ' 15- ' 16 Editor-in-Chief Acorn ' 15— ' 16 Critic Astrotekton Society ' 15— ' 16 College Choir ' 16— ' 17 , ' M . . . Those about her From her shall read the perfect ways of honor. Rox is one of the best all-round girls to be found anywhere, and can be depended upon to efficiently perform anything, any time, any- where — not bad things of course, for that would be incongruous with her official duties as a member of the Student Government Execu- tive Committee, to say nothing of the Y. W. C. A. Cabinet. Her ideals are high and she al- ways lives up to them. If you want to see Rox look pleased, just say one of the words — Candler or Chandler ! You will see that these are magic words, though you didn ' t know it before. We feel that we ' d be safe in betting she won ' t belong to the Old Maids ' Conven- tion long. l (T)U T - A A Treasurer Freshman Class ' 12 Basketball Team ' 12 Y. W. ( ' . A. Cabinet ' 14 Chairman Social Committee Astrotekton Society ' 14 Sergeant-at-Arms Astrotekton Society. . ' 15 College Choir ' 13 Assistant Business Manager Oak Leaves ' 16 Secretary Student Government Association ' 16 Vice-President V. W. ( ' .A ' 16 Member Astrotekton Society. ' 13 ' 13 ' 17 - ' 15 -T6 - ' 17 - ' 17 ' 17 ' 17 28 The noblest mind the best contentment has. Amy is of a must artistic temperament. For a time she could hardly determine whether lo study music or art, but she finally decided to «ive all of her energies and talent over to the pursuit of music. You could easily understand her wisdom in making this choice if you could only hear her play. Though Amy talks very little, when she does speak she always says something worth while. She knows the art of making friends and, best of all, she knows how to keep them. (Xj -jjLlm - j-i . Y. W. C. A. Cabinet Member Astrotekton Society. ' 15- ' 17 The head must high, the heart found faithfvlest, The purest hands. Lelia is a true example of studiousness, and her reports always hear full evidence of this. She is also a girl of unusual executive ability. For proof of this just look over her record as President of Student Government this year. Lelia is one of the truest friends any one could have, and her host of friends here both among the students and the faculty bear ample wit- ness to this fact. And she surely must have the energy! Else she would never have undertaken Typewriting, Shorthand, and tutoring classes in addition to her regular academic work. We are sure that no girl in the Class of ' 17 will be missed more than Lala. She is an ardent suffragette, and intends helping forward this great work in our State in addition to being a business woman. Her past bespeaks a noble success! £ JU_ b j Atu President Freshman Class ' 13- ' 14 Treasurer Astrotekton Society ' 15- ' 16 V. W. C. A. Cabinet ' 15- ' 17 Editor Acorn ' 15-T6 Secretary Student Government Association ' 15- ' 16 President Student Government Association T6- ' 17 Member Astrotekton Society. 30 Thou shall lure nml be loved. Who is that neat girl with such twinkling eyes? Why, that is Naomi, and you should hear her play the piano! And that ' s not all, because her disposition is sweet, her tempera- ment bright and hopeful, her ideals high, her character and conduct irreproachable. Over a year ago Naomi joined the league of those lucky maidens who don ' t have to think about a job, because her next step is assured. We are sure she will make him a competent and happy housekeeper. Trv f+fttjuJtt Treasurer Student Government Association ' 15- ' 16 Vice-President Y. W. C. A ' 15- ' 16 College Choir ' 14- ' 17 Treasurer Astrotekton Society ' 16— ' 17 Secretary Y. W. C. A ' 16-17 Member of Sorosis ' 15— ' 16 College Usher ' 16-17 Member Astrotekton Society. I n virtues nothing earthly could surpass her. Rosa is an unpresuming girl who yet aspires to become a minister ' s wife, and she is mighty close to her goal, too. She has given us many a good laugh in the Junior-Senior Reading Room with her funny admissions of this fad . She doesn ' t realize what she ' s been saying until everybody else is convulsed. You should see her blush then, but she always laughs witli the others. Rosa spends an enormous amount of her time in the Library taking notes for Miss Smith, and she will surely lie missed there by the Librarian next year. Rosa is awfully per- severing and hard-working, and will surely suc- ceed in the busy life of her chosen capacity. Jh uo o sL dt l _Q % ± uXttZ College Choir ' 15- ' l House President ' 16— ' 1 Assistant Business Manager Acorn ' 16— ' 1 ( lhaplain Astrotekton Society ' 16— ' 1 Basketball Team ' 16 ' 17 Member Astrotekton Society. -r J 4 r S 32 Alios; Alias; that ever love was sinne. Lou is a mixed specimen. Though slio seems to be wrapped up in the subject of love and many things pertaining thereunto, and though she was voted the most sentimental girl in college, she has another side as well. She is a girl who has never sought honors, though she has received many of them. Louise ' s academic work has always been characterized by thorou gh- ness and completeness. Louise tries to make us believe that she has the teaching bee in her bonnet, but those who know her have their doubts as to her keeping it there. Her brain shows no such impression at any rate. a CU«.c - 2_ e Freshman Class Poet ' 13-14 Junior Editor Oak Leaves ' 15- ' 16 Business Manager Acorn ' 15— ' 16 Associate Editor Oak Leaves ' 16- ' 17 Member Astrotekton Society. 41 o v 33 A golden mind stoops not to show of ilross. Give K something to read, plenty to eat, and a chance to sleep, then she wants no more of life ' s joys. We wouldn ' t lead you to think from this that she is the least bit lazy, for she is just chock full of energy. You won ' t have a bit of trouble in granting her this when we tell you that she is graduating in three years, and give you a peep at her brilliant record as a stu- dent. Katie is not, only a good student, but also a true friend, and there has never been a more popular House President. Education is her chosen profession, and she is admirably fitted for this. But who knows that she won ' t change her mind? X «OlSUjl j% -   X Freshman Class Poet ' 14- ' 15 Sophomore Class Treasurer ' 15- ' 16 Sophomore Editor Acorn ' 15- ' 16 Chairman Program Committee Philaretian Society ' 15- ' 16 Chief Marshal ' Hi House President ' 16- ' 17 Member Philaretian Society. 34 Site has a natural, wise sincerity, A simple truthfulness. Have you ever felt all down and out and wanted a real comforter? Then just go to Mary Lynch. She will make you feel as if all your troubles are merely bubbles. Could there be a better comforter? Mentally, Mary Lynch is one of the most efficient girls in college. She is recognized by all the faculty as one girl who knows, and she well deserves this credit. She is the only girl in college who does not realize this, but of course this fact only adds to her attract- iveness. Her personality is a rare one and will surely help her make a success in the big world of Eduaction. TYXcwvxa Jj- vn V Ajarvv, Poet Sophomore Class ' 14- ' 15 Poet Junior Class ' 15- ' 16 Critic Astrotekton Society ' 16— ' 17 House President ' 16- ' 17 Editor-in-Chief Acorn ' 16- ' 17 Historian Senior Class ' 1G- ' 17 (y V - t« ' j377 n Jm 35 The glory of a firm, capacious mind. Nancy is the Giftie of our class, and a gen- eral favorite with everybody. She can always see the point to a joke, however dull, and always has a supply of jokes on hand herself. The one time she couldn ' t see the pint was when she had to pay for being a giftie by making up half :i year ' s Freshman work last fall. But she did it with her characteristic ease. Not everybody knows that Nancy can sing, but those who room near her are awakened in the early hours of the morning or the quiet hours after light bell with her favorite carol, 0 Love that will not let me go. Ask her if she likes men ; then hear her emphatically reply, No — 1 love a man. He ' s a lucky guy — that ' s all we have to say! oJnix W u ajvJ T a vuuw WoJ-ox W Vice-President Sophomore ( ' lass ' 14 ' 15 Sophomore Editor Oak Leaves ' 14— ' 15 Corresponding Secretary Astrotekton Society ' 15— ' 16 Y. Y. C. A. Cabinet ' 14- ' 16 Assistant Business Manager Oak Leaves ' 15- ' 16 Business Manager Oak Leaves ' 16- ' 17 President Astrotekton Society ' 16- ' 17 30 5 Foul be the world or fair, More or less, how can I care? fix the world the same For my praise or blame. We may look over all our classmates to find a sweeter or more lovable girl than Sophia, but in vain. Her friendship is prized by all who know her on account of her integrity, generosity, kindness of heart, and sympathetic nature. Sophia is always in a good humor, never worry- ing about anything, taking life as it comes. She is an ardent suffragette and has spent many Sunday evenings proclaiming the merits of the great cause to unbelievers from the dizzy heights of a trunk on third floor of Main Build- ing. We are expecting great things of our Sophia Jane. W ixo Qlooo . (uJMJt Secretary Senior Class Member Astrotekton Society. ' 16-17 37 Her eyes are dark and humid, like the depth on depth of lustre — Hid i ' the harebell. Mince Pie, as some of us call her, laughs a great deal and talks a great deal more. She is always up in the air over something, and never gives herself but two minutes to get any- where, but she generally makes it — with t he timely aid of her roommates! One of her great delights is to get a new one on her string every once in so often. She succeeds in this to a marked degree. Minnie is always scru- pulously neat in her appearance, and goes about with a rather dignified air. She will surely be the ideal of the children whom she teaches, and so, of course, will make a great success. Commencement Marshal. . . . Member Astrotekton Society. ' 15 38 Nothing is impossible to willing heart. Here conies Oma! Is she driving a certain little racer, or is the head of her just visible from over the top of the Davenport in the hack parlor ? In other words Oma never fails to take all her nights and afternoons off in a way to be envied by other and less fortunate maidens. Oma is a great basketball player, and we don ' t see how our team could have got along without her. She has also made an in- valuable Assistant Manager of the Faircloth Y. W. C. A. store this year. She is pleasant and polite to everybody, and her kindheartedness has won for her many friends. YVAJ-vxjkj yo . Kj m Basketball Team ' 15- ' 17 Captain Senior Basketball Team ' 16 ' 17 Assistant Treasurer Y. W. C. A ' 16 ' 17 Treasurer Senior Class ' 16— ' 17 Member Philaretian Society. 39 Surely some influence rare Went, spiritual, through the damsel ' s hand. Well, yes, she is rather saucy, but she is just the best pal ever, and she can ' t help her sauci- ness — it is a habit with her. Her cheerful chat- ter may be heard at almost any time of the day or night, and it helps to break the studious mo- notony during study hour. Grace can do most anything from whistling like a mocking-bird to clog dancing, and you should just hear her top those ivories. ( ) oJ2-t7 tuu _-. rT j Q_juu , Basketball Team ' 13- ' 17 Member Sorosis ' 14- ' 15 College Choir ' 13- ' 17 Treasurer Junior Class ' 15- ' 16 College Usher ' 15- ' 16 Vice-President Astrotekton Society ' 16- ' 17 40 And hadst thou only heard me ploy one tune Not so soon with thee would such things fade as with the rest. Nellie is generally very busily occupied with something, whether it ' s studying or practicing, or what not. Her disposition is sweet, and she is one of those rare individuals who make no enemies. Whatever Nellie sets her head to do she does well and whole-heartedly, and her life bids fair to be a busy, happy, useful one. X- u, RlUL. P w Secretary Junior Class ' 15- ' 16 Member Sorosis ' 15- ' 16 College Choir ' 16— ' 17 Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ' 16 ' 17 Member Philaretian Society. fysfB U VS ' tl -% 41 A thousand Cupids fly About her gentle eye. The big dictionary, the encyclopedia, and a whole library of standard novels would not furnish the depth of thought necessary to ade- quately describe Nell. The quality of her ge- nius ranges all the way from an active apprecia- tion of Browning ' s most subtle poem to the keen enjoyment of Mutt and Jeff. To look at the symbol of her cerebellum and cerebrum one might be tempted to think that Nell thinks only of higher education for women and of business. Still one word in her quotation and certain other signs indicate that she — well — let ' s say she needs a doctor. dUL oidLo K. ouutJUSL Sophomore Editor Acorn ' 14- ' 15 Junior Editor Acorn ' 15— ' 16 ( ' ollege I ' slier ' 15- ' 17 Editor-in-Chief Oak Leaves ' 16— ' 17 Assistant Librarian ' 16- ' 17 President Philaretian Society ' 10— ' 17 42 A merry heart goes nil the day. We have in Annie Leo a veritable Jack-of- all-trades, and, furthermore, (unlike the ori- ginal Jack!) slie is good at them all. Have you ever asked her to do anything from fixing your electric light to making your clock run that she couldn ' t do, and in a remarkably short time, too? And just ask her at what time of the day (?) she writes her English papers or short stories. This year she has developed a peculiar liking for the sterner sex and, judging from the amount of candy and flowers that are con- stantly showered upon her, it bids fair to have some results! Annie Lee is very carefree, and from present indications will enjoy every minute of her life even if she lives to be one hundred years old. = _Sl_fl_ I (9- R_S _ Prophet Senior Cl ass Member Astrotekton Society. 16- ' 17 43 eSL jX tfWcJLQ. ' ' ' ' ; so thou pity mc, Spare not, but play thee. Take the advice of those who know and do not get in an argument with Betty unless you are very sure of your ground, and even then beware! Because her store of knowledge in all subjects is great. How could she help it with that enormous amount of curiosity she has? One of the most familiar things at Meredith is the sight of Betty with her better half starting out for an afternoon walk. Betty is very fond of Bill -(ing), too. Betty is one of our most talented musicians, and will prob- ably shine in some conservatory next year. Her ability is certain and her prospects bright. College Usher ' 16- ' 17 Y. W. C. A. Cabinet ' 16- ' 17 Chairman Program Committee Astrotekton Society ' 16— ' 17 Vice-President Senior Class ' 16— ' 17 Chief Marshal ' 16 Member Astrotekton Society. 44 Distinct in individualities. Pious-looking, did you say? Well, you jusl don ' t know her! That fast of thought uponher face is just indicative of a rare strain of genius. Maisie can reel off blank verse by the yard, or short stories of philosophic caliber by the dozen. However, her muse does not work when ordinary mortals ' do, but in certain wee sma ' hours when all the rest of the world is asleep. Maisie is a good designer, too, and her work in this line is quite as individual as her literary expressions. Get her to tell you about the house she has planned. Maisie will perhaps devote the rest of her life to her artistic pursuits, and we wish her good luck. m .CXa CJIO SajUXjS Poet Senior Class Member Astrotekton Society. To-T7 (LLf s-Dhr ) 45 Signs of nobleness, like stars shrill shine. On all deservers. Blanche hasn ' t been working these four years for nothing, as you would easily believe if you could possibly persuade her to show you any one of her excellent reports. Not only has Blanche a head full of gray matter, but a heart full of kindness and sympathy. She is a fine girl in every way, and will lie liked and admired wher- ever she goes. Blanche has the faculty believ- ing she is very dignified, but that ' s because they don ' t know her as we do. Blanche expects to be a high school teacher, and will doubtless make an excellent one. G a cAi, ZCl Testator Senior Class ' 16- ' 17 Secretary-Treasurer Y. W. A ' 16-17 Editor Oak Leaves ' 16-17 Member Philaretian Society. 46 Ill r life had many n hope and aim. Elizabeth has grown up a1 Meredith and will he missed very much next year from the pale of its walls. The sight of her with Blanche and Mary Lynch has come to be a real landmark. They might be truly called the three twins. Elizabeth has taken her electives in the science department mostly, with the view of getting ex- tra credits at a medical college next year. In this she has departed from the usual choice that girls make. We hope that she will make a great pill-slinger ! aJb- 93 -cr X 3 Mascot of Class of 1905. Treasurer Junior Class Member Astrotekton Society. ' 15- ' 16 ., O e-e f- cHm . . . All I saw Over the canvas cotdd my hand hare Jinn; . Carrie Sue, slight of stature but sterling of character, is our only art graduate this year, and we are duly proud of her. She is an earnest worker, but books and study are not her long suit. Severe attacks of blues are not uncom- mon with Carrie Sue, but she sees to it that they do not spread. She is just reserved enough to make one desire her friendship and value it. Her painting shows indications of a true artist, and in her further pursuits in this field she will doubtless make her mark. L uLAXjL e. -Slxjl. A v wjen ij Commencement Marshal ' 14 Vice-President Philaretian Society, . . ' 16-17 College Usher ' 16- ' 17 Art Editor Oak Leaves ' 16-17 Member Philaretian Society. Tin genlh mimic by gentle deeds is knovme. Mini is a quiet and unassuming sort (if girl, but when you sound her she rings true. Sonic people may think that she is hard to know, but we who do know her find that she is quite worth the trouble. No one would ever accuse Mildred of being funny, but she has quite a good deal of dry wit and humor. Even if Mildred doesn ' t choose to be a school-marm there ' s more than one other thing she can do, and our best wishes go with her. Tr oJU dQ. JJtJiJL Ou u Member Philaretian Society. fttstorp of tf)e Clas of 1917 Our class history theoretically began at the beginning of our Freshman year, but really and truly it began away back when the most farseeing of us began to dream and plan for the time when we should come to Meredith. Those far- away plans grew more real, and spread to more minds, as time went by, till, in the fall of 1913, there were sixty-two of us who came. Each of us remembers vividly her arrival at the station, and how wonderfully kind the Membership Committee were, and how, aided by Donis, they took complete charge of us, bag and baggage. We were a very energetic class, and organized the day after our arrival, lie- fore the Sophomores knew we had had time to catch our breath. We decided upon sweet-peas for our flower, the butterfly for our emblem, and green for our color (no joking about the fitness of that, please, we are Seniors now). Our first impression of work at Meredith was one confused jumble of regis- tration, matriculation, and classification, till we were ready, like a Freshman we have heard of once who endured all this, to give vent to the exclamation Thun- deration, what in creation, will be the next sensation? And all of it was highly colored by plain old-fashioned homesickness. But Mr. Boomhour, with the pla- cidity none of us will ever cease to be thankful for, brought us out of the tangled maze safely, even though a few of us did have conditions and incompletes, horrible things we had never even heard of. We lived through the eternity that seemed to elapse from September till Christmas by means of counting the days and weeks on strings of paper dolls, and other such diversions suitable to our youth. Christmas holidays — surely none were ever so wonderful before! We tore ourselves away, weeping, from our beloved families, and returned, still weep- ing, to face exams., with the dread terror of flunking hanging over us. To any one who has passed through her first Freshman exams, the subject needs no elabora- tion. Sufficient t.o say, some of us passed and some of us flunked, but we all lived through it. The spring term passed more quickly, marked by mile- stones in the shape of Founder ' s day, W. F. C. Anniversary, our picnic for the Juniors, and the Easter holiday. Before we knew it, it was again time to count the days and weeks by the string of paper dolls. 50 Like the ten little Indians sitting on the fence, there were fewer of us in our Sophomore year — thirty-six in all. We came back with a full realization of our own importance, and of our sacred duties, namely, to uphold the Seniors, and terrorize the Newish. We did both faithfully. The Class of 1915 will testify to one, and the Class of 1918 to the other, we feel sure. Along with these duties we had to find time for pretty hard class work too, for with Sophomore Math., History and English, we were not exactly lying on flowery beds of ease. Just before Christmas the Seniors gave us a genuine old-fashioned Christmas tree. The de- mure, grandmotherly Seniors, the open fires that crackled with Christmas joy, the stunts that made us laugh till our sides ached, and the goodies that more than satisfied even our childish appetites, are a most delightful memory to this day. After Christmas and mid-years, we naturally began to think about Commence- ment. The daisy chain absorbed a great deal of attention, and I am sure that any member of the Class of 1917 will tell you that it was the most beautiful chain that was ever carried. The butterflies that hovered over the chain held up their heads quite bravely as we went in, but they drooped sadly as we came out, for they but reflected our emotions, and realized that ' 17 was losing its sister class. The place the Seniors left in our hearts wasn ' t filled, that would be quite im- possible, but there was another place, just as big and warm, made the next year for the Class of ' 19. They have deservedly kept it ever since; for surely there were never girls more loyal than they have been. With this year there came the pleasant sensation of being upper-classmen, with elections and extra privileges and the like. The privilege we probably enjoyed most for the two years is not listed as one at all, that is the Junior and Senior library. There we find occupations for college girls other than studying, and find them in abundance. The topics of discussion cover quite a wide range, Browning, Ibsen, Gray ' s Anatomy, Edu- cational Psychology, the new spring styles, matrimony, the latest styles and the faculty. Not one of us, I am sure, would be willing to graduate without paying our tribute at this shrine of good fellowship. Our Senior year has been all that any one of the thirty-three of us could ask the last year to be. When we were Freshmen, it was hard for us to realize that we would ever attain to the dignity and grandeur of Seniority, and now that we have reached it, the dignity and grandeur have all left. But the joys of Seniority have not left, they have increased manifold, and are richer and fuller than we ever knew they could be. We will leave Meredith without the vast store of knowledge we dreamed of carrying away when we were Freshmen, but we will leave it with a deep and ever-abiding confidence in each other and in all Meredith. Historian. .51 Carlvh Campbell Llbrsrf i .-I .uiiii College 9 fa rntor Class $oem Life called with .stern, relentless voice, It fled a solitary gleam; I answered, followed, without choice, This queer phantastic dream. Both far ami fast it ever led, A tameless thing as swift as free; It waked a flower that was dead, Yet, never seemed to be. While drifting on this changing sea. Whose fleeting pathway could not end, A gentle hand thou gavest me, A haven to defend. Serine was I in peace with thee; The vision ever followed near. Thou gavest sight and hade me see My life without a fear. The shackles fell from off this dust, I lived, and living, felt the world In sacred kinship on me thrust, Its beauty all unfurled. Ami if on earth or sea I move, This happy chorus in me sings Eternal, Holy, is this love, The deathless soul of things. 52 Junior Ellen Brewer President May Carter Vice-President Jeanette Current Secretary J anie Lyon Treasurer Helen Byrd Aydlette Beulah Bailey Earla Ball Ellen Brewer Abscilla Bunch May Carter Jeanette Current Myrtle Heinzerlinu, Essie Martin- Kate Matthews 54 Motto: Ad Astra Juniors Mascot: Eagle Colors: Red and white Annie Mercer Irene Mullen Mary Norwood Mabelle Xall Grace Olive Ethel Parker Carmen Rogers Lydia Josey Lettie Howard Ruth Trippe Hettie Fahrior 55 : ' ' iS ■Mai V J Junior Class! poem We have fought our foes thus far Oh, Alma Mater, dear. Proud of every hard-won scar, — What have we more to fear? Surely all the people know, Under the college rule. We are called by friend and foe The backbone of the school. Then let us together stand, And eager, one and all, To obey with heart and hand, Our Alma Mater ' s call. 56 A opljomorc Class Celia Herring . . . Ella Johnson. . . . Annie Brackett. Margaret Healy. President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Mary B. Ashcraft Laura Moore Benton Annie Brackett Elsie Brantley Effie Burton Kathleen Covington Luis Dickson ifflcmurrS Jane Elmore Annie Gibson Ellamae Harward M vrgaret Healy Celia Herring Madeline IIiggs Ella Johnson Bedlah JoYN ' ER Katie Murray Mary Claire Peterson Estelle Hay YVilla Ray- Elsie Riddick Inez Watkins 58 5W Coast to Nineteen Come, raise the cup of love ' s bright potion Seasoned with the soul ' s devotion. And let us drink to her, our queen, The mighty Spirit of Nineteen. Not lowly is her glorious mission; The lofty strain of high ambition Is woven through a golden seam By her, the Spirit of Nineteen. Come drink to her, the cup refilling, For there are hands both strong and willing To do the bidding of their queen, The mighty Spirit of Nineteen. Maroaret Healy. 60 ' Jf resijman Class; Magdalene Monroe President Madge Daniels Vice-President Hattie Dodd Secretary Lillie May Aycock Treasurer  oU JUAXITA AliXETTE Lillie May Aycock I ) n a Heal Dorothy Bland Mary Ida Butler Mamie Carroll Kith Council Madge Daniels Johnnie Lou Davis Marie Edgerton Rochelle Gulley Mattie Gunter Bert Hocutt Mary Sue Hunt Doris Jenkins Ophelia Johnston Jessie May Mackie Louise Maynard Irene Money ' M m.dalene Monroe Lorena Alderman Mary Bennett Pearl Bow ex Blanche Burke ' andace Dees Hattie Dodd Vera Eller Helen Fonville Mary Gaddy Ellen ( Saddy ii. udyS Hatcher EuVlCE HOMEWOOD Kathlyn Jones Lillie Lackay Thelma Lee Marguerite Maddry Hose Martin 11 n ah Moore Mae McMillan Sadie Rae Pope Xaomi Daniels Belle Elam Clee Ellis M hy Elmer Gardner Jessie Maske Lillian Maxwell Bessie Lee Nicholson Katherine Shipmax Nannie Sigmon Genie Thomas ( ii.Ains Woody Kate Copple May Hardy Virginia Gorrell Frances Johnston Prank Martin Mattie Bell Rogers Della Stamey Jcaxtta Priyette Mary Bell Ricks Edna Roberson Mar.iorie Spence Jessie Stillwell Lei.ia Taylor Sarah Taylor Fannie Turlington Martha Walden Jeanette Tally ( rLENN Ward ( rLADYS WlLLIAMS May - Thompson Lucile Triplett Nina Wilson Lina Woodward 62 jfressfjman Class $oem A fond farewell to Meredith, But we will waste no tears. For we will soon be baek again. And yet again three years. A glad farewell to Meredith, For home and friends to see, But unforgotten Meredith, Our hearts will turn to thee. It is a thing to make us sing, To make us do most anything; No more the Freshies we will be, A happy thought you will agree. A sad farewell to Meredith Perehance a tear will fall; The Freshman ' s lot may happier be Than others, after all. Then, to the Class, farewell. To summer days a greeting; Here ' s the toast — take it standing — Meredith, our next happy meeting! C4 ( rgant attong i tubent (gobernment gtesociatton Lelia Hiogs President Earla Ball Vice-President Roxie Harris Secretary Lilian Haislip Treasurer 60 Ac- 4 °HH9° ' Ott HOUSE PRESIDENTS is tubent (government gtesioctatton 1916 ' 17 The process of character building is necessarily a slow growth, but this development has been evident in our student body during the past year. There has been conscious effort on the part of a majority of our girls to be honorable in the little things of college life as well as the most serious ones. This realization of individual responsibility is one of the signal successes of our association year. It has opened the eyes of the members of the Association to the necessity of supporting the Executive Committee. It has made them see how unfair and disloyal it is to give to these few girls the responsibility of guiding the conduct of a large number of girls and then to withdraw and not give them the support which is so essential to the best Student Gov- ernment work. The student body are fast realizing that in pointing out to a fellow-student her misconduct they are in no sense interfering in her affairs, but aiding in developing stronger character. The Association has done other constructive work during the year. A representative com- mittee selected from the student body at large, has revised and rearranged the Hand-Book. The loyalty and good judgment of this committee and the support of the faculty in this and other matters have been most gratifying. With a broader sense of our responsibility, a deeper realization of the worth and impor- tance of oui honor and a finer sense of our duty as self-governing members of an organization whose aim is not to punish, but to aid in developing character, let us work with might and main to prove ourselves worthy of the high calling which comes to each college girl. 07 §9. Wi. C. a. Officers Annie Mae Ashcraft President Roxie Harris Vice-President Naomi Hocutt _ Secretary 68 Lois Miller Treasurer §. m. C. a. Cabinet e uV- ' N e v 69 §. m m. Officers Roselle Bird President Amy Carter Vice-President Blanche Tabor Secretary-Treasurer 70 pjtlarctian (Officers! Nell Paschal President Carrie Sue Vernon Vice-President Mabelle Wall Secretary Lillie Belle Ashworth Treasurer 71 V t? fc r % $f)tlaretian g octetp i§ ong (Air: The Marseillaise] Oh, Philarctians, wake to glory. Hark, hark, the faithful bid you rise! Past triumphs told in song and story Bid you press on to win the prize. And lo, thy daughters, Philaretian, Thy glory bright will e ' er uphold. New fame shall future days unfold And thou shall triumph all victorious. Then rise and glory win, Take up thy laurels fair. Then raise, oh raise all voices high In Philaretian praise. Press onward with your chief to glory, Your violet banner raise on high, Oh linger none, but sing the story, The boast and pride of every Phi. The story of our Philaretian, So brave anil true, (lie college pride, And standing nobly by her side Together we press on to victory. 72 £tetrotefeton (Officers Nancy Joyner President Grace Owen Vice-President Ellen Brewer Secretary Naomi Hocutt Treasurer 73 m •? gstrotekton octetj H ong [Air: Watch on the Rhine]. They come, the voices of the hind. And cry to us for heart and hand. The sea sends back the thundering roar, We need thee most along the shore. Chorus: We hear thy call, we come to thee; We hear thy call, we come to thee. We Astro, girls will watch the stars with glee, We Astro, girls will watch the stars, the sea. The earth demands that we live here, While bright and fair in airy sphere The stars send down the silvery call, The old earth must not have you all. Ye, Astro, girls, the cry is loud; Shouts come to us through sun and cloud. Then shout the answer once again, And sing aloud the glad refrain. 74 Jflebal dinners! 1916 Anne Olivia Kent Bowling Memorial Medal Esther Frances Rotster Carter Memorial Medal 75 $fjtlarettan Commencement Jtlarsfjals {Catherine Jessdp Chief Mary B. Ashcraft Irene Clement 76 gtetrotekton Commencement iterate Elizabeth Royall Chief Lydia Josey Ethel English 77 ■ I -SseV THE ACORN STAFF 17 T r Her r § V2 It is pretty, but is it, art? — Kipling. Ilaptaing of tfte Elan I. ISABELLA P : A. Stephens N- ' The Man with the Red Tie. — : Kraftsman ' s Kritic. Komrabesi ( ' . Sue V : Princess Patricia. Hettie F : Chick-a— Dee. E. Elizabeth C : Pussy Willow. F. Johnston : Mile. Gateau. M. Austin : L ' Enfant. F. Martin : Pretty Patterns. V. Gorrell : Mural Law. F. Speight : Eilut Kohn. M. Pickelsimer : Brevardite. Mrs. Holt J : Our Landscapist. Janet McD. : Scotch Lassie. B. Hocutt : The Pearl. alenbar February 25: Chicago ' s Cure Beauty. March 5: Regnault Salome. March 17: Spring Exhibits in New York. April 13: Recent American Sculpture. April 20: Xeed of Art in Rural Communities. Konsistency is the Hobgoblin of little minds. 80 Cabesbropptng tn tfje Htfubto This time it was Apollo talking: Elizabeth and Frances drew back into the shadow of the alcove a little more closely, and smiled as they clasped each other ' s hands, for they knew they would hear something interesting. The slight scorn that hovered on his lips deepened a trifle, as he seemed to be think- ing of Mae Pickelsimer as she so calmly painted two hundred score cards to the tune of Humoresque. In tones half pity, half disgust, he said, How long will these girls seek to find the beautiful in such things? Oh, these sponsors! Elizabeth and Frances pinched each other. He ' s going for us now, and they leaned forward eagerly. The Venus smiled serenely — Don ' t get disgusted — girls will be girls. Why should you fret if the Wake Forest boys choose our girls for sponsors? I ' m generous today and willing to grant that they are boys of good taste! Remember, too, how patiently I ' ve stood here the last four months for Carrie Sue to try to get my lines. And you must acknowledge that Hettie Farrior works faithfully and well. Yes — but why did she copy that Grunze — as if any Frenchman can approach a Greek when it comes to beauty? You know, too, that Frank Martin gives promise as a designer. Yes, she does — but don ' t you miss Tulie Speight? ' Alexander ' s Bride ' — classic in subject all right, and I believe Francis Speight will — Fran ces! Elizabeth! ! Son ' s voice broke the spell, and the girls fled, but hoping next time to hear what he will say of Virginia Gorrell, Berta Hocutt, Lillie Belle Ashworth, Miss Mac and all the others. 81 f)c Violet A violet, in it mossy bed, Awoke, and raised its sleepy head; It knew tin- hour had come to bloom And sweeten life with soft perfume. And SO it lifted smilin g eyes, In silent prayer, unto the ski - ; And from those wondrous depths it sought, And found awaiting there. :i thought. This tender flowerel stored away The thought, in hopes that, one brighl day. To some sad, lonely earth-born heart This blessed gift it might impart. line morning, as it gently swayed And with the playful breezes played, It heard a sob and then a cry Wrung from a lonely heart near by. Ah, little violet, sweet and pure. What sadness dost thou e ' er endure? In richest velvet thou art dressed, In every way thy life is blessed. But what is this I seem to see Deep thought in such a mite as thee? All, little floweret, it is true ' Tis deepest thought I find in you. Again the violet lifted eyes. In meekness, to the bounteous skies. And when it drooped, ' twas with a smile: The violet ' s life had been worth while. Helen Eakee Harpek, ' 17. S2 Etbbon dinners! tn (Upmnagttc Cxfjitntton 1916 Cbenta anb dinners Roundel — The Fairies Lucy Middleton First honor Annie Brackett Second honor Dumb Bells Elizabeth Stell Irene Mullen Sirnlish Work May Carter Lilian Haislip High Jianp Grace Olive Margaret Healy Teeter Ladders Nell Fowler Earla Ball Ring Work Nell Covington Lilian Haislip Medicine Ball Ethel English Selma Everett Jttonograms !3toart)cb Grace Olive High Jump Grace Owen Basketball Ida Wall Basketball Beulah Joyner Basketball g tars Stoarbrb Grace Olive Basketball Martha Wall Basketball Nell Covington Ring Work 84 Mentor Basketball Oma Norwood, ( lapti lin Cram Annie May A SHCRAFT Annie Craig Lillie Belle AsHWORTH Lilian Haislip Amy C ARTER Grace Owen SO .awm ,if ' r « Junior Basketball May Carter, Captain Ceam i I ] jEttie Howard Mabelle Nall 2ssie Martin Mary Norwood vate Matthews Grace Olive £ opfjomore Basketball Beulah Joyner, Captain (Team Lavra Moore Bextox Celia Herring Ella Johnson Mark Claire Peterson Jfresfjman Pasbetfaall Eunice Homewood, Captain 3Eeam Candace Dees Mattie Gunter Buna Lawrence Jessie Maske 89 puiUrmgsi JEfje Euf Club Meeting Place: The housetop. Colors: Midnight blue and m lisiht silver. Flower: Night-blooming Cereus. Motto: If music be the food of love, play on ' : Mascot: Nightingale. -(the ukulele). MM M l M M Rose Frank Kate Ship m M M M M M M MM A RY Magdalene Monroe MM i ,o T r, aybe I.) Louise Butler M M M MM M ildred y atkins ary Ida Butler arie Edgerton ARTIN 92 Cfje g f)ort Cuts B. Hallman M. Farrior M. Thompson M. W ATKINS F. Turlington E. ROBERSON J. L. Davis S. R. Pope L. Alderman I. Arthur C. Lucas J. Mackie M. Daniels J. Edwards M. Pridgen L. Anderson 93 JWars $tU Club ( !olors: Old sold and blue. Motto: Only those who stand od the mountain height Catch the worldwide vision, shadow and light. Ethel English, President Annie Bracket Clota Edwards Ella Johnson Mae Pickelsimeh Jeanette Tally Miss Mahshbanks Jfacultp Alex Draughon Lela Edwards Essie Martin Mabel Richardson- Mae Sprinkle Mrs. English 94 jWen Pftoare! Much has been said on the subject of man. And more could be said, if they all hadn ' t ran — Not that we all are not stock full of graces, Heavenly eyes, and most beautiful faces — And each of us willing as willing could be To have married the first one we happened to see. Enough — we have done — let them escape! Resolved: that every last man is an ape. Sh h! Do I hear any one say sour grape? ' Annie May Ashcraft Kathleen Covington Mattie Gunter Helen Harper Katherine Jesstjp Mabelle Nall Elizabeth Norwood Nell Paschal Ruth Trippe Carrie Sue Vernon 95 ®. m. w Mart H. Ashcraft Lillian Stafford ROCHELLE CiULLEY Carrie Mae Hedgepeth Bei ' lah Bailey Estellk Hay Annie Parker Hattie Beasley 96 ANNIE LAURIE Maxwelllon ' s braes are bonnie, Where early fa ' s the dew. And ' twas there that Annie Laurie Gie ' d we her promise true. J AN IE LYON ' .. ' ;. ' , AMERICA, I LOVE YOU You re life a sweetheart of mine; From ocean to ocean. For you my devotion Is touching each hound ' ry line. MINNIE MILLS COMING THRO ' THE RYE Ev ' ry lassie ha her laddie, Nae, they sae, ha ' I. But a ' the lads they smile at me While eomin thro ' the Rye. MARY NORWOOD 4r DRINK TO ME ONLY WITH THINE EYES Drink, to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine. But leave a k.iss within the cup And I ' ll not ask. for wine. TERESSA DEW tf !► ' - I S V FROM THE LAND OF THE SKY-BLUE WATER From the Land of the Sky-blue Water They brought a caplioe maid; And her eyes are lit with lightnings Her heart is not afraid! ANNIE MERCER I s 1 GYPSY LOVE SONG The birds of the joresl are calling for thee. And the shades and the glades are lonely; Summer is there with her blossoms fair, And you are absent only. FRANCES JOHNSTON MOTHER MACHREE Sure, I love the dear silver thai shines in your hair. And the brow that ' s all furrowed and wrinkled with care. I kiss the dear fingers, so toil-worn for me; Oh, God bless you and keep you. Mother Machree ' ELIZABETH ROY ALL i s , THE QUILTING PARTY In the sky the bright stars glittered, On the bank,s the pale moon shone. And ' twas from Aunt Dinah ' s quilting party I was seeing Nellie home. ELSIE RIDDICK SAILING Sailing, sailing, over the bounding main. And many a stormy wind shall blow Ere Jack, comes home again. HELEN BYRD AYDLETT TOat Knot Club Mascot. . . . Electric plate Pet Ice cream freezer Fish Herring ( Iamb Ball Password Mo(o)re Fairy M. A. B. (endbr F. K. M. Characteristic Owen Rendezvous 14, 16 and 17 F. H. iflcmbcrs Chink The bottle-washer (( ' . H.) Babe : Lady (M. B.) Broodus : Sandwich-maker (E. M.) Ginia : Cook (E. B.) Snooks : Headwaiter (H. M.) Greasy : Chief consumer (G. 0.) 98 Sponsors Lois Dickson Junior Class of W. F. C. Lois Miller Teachers ' Class of W. F. C. Frances Johnston Law Class of W. F. C. Myrtle Heinzerling Medical Class of W. F. C . Mae Pickelsimer Freshman Class of V. F. C . Tbkessa Dew Football Team of W. F. C . Marjorie Clarke Sophomore Class of W. F. C. Celia Herring Regiment of State College Estelle White Company G. of State College 09 Bttplm Count? Club Flower: Golden Rod ( !i ilors: Yellow and white Motto: Aim at a star if you strike a sandhiJ 100 Virginia The Mother of States, Statesmen and future Staleswomen Mary Gardner Earla Ball Lilian Haislip Margaret Hooker Margaret Healy Mar.iorie Hannah Belle Ela.m Katherine Jessup 101 Motto: My kingdom for a sandwich! Hanging-out-place: Just any old where Flower: Buttercup Fruit: Banana Chief Eater: Early Bird Sewell The rest of us — Betsy Spigot (Fatjcette) Piggy White Dot Jenkins 102 OObldlltlOllS Never to allow nicknames to be thrust upon us again. Never to bark at strangers. Never to take more than our share of bones. Never to worry over our size and abi ities. Never to desert each other for Graces. 103 foiling springs i iglj djool Cluu Boiling Springs, our former High School, Snro we love her dear old walls; How we ever kept the rule? She sends us forth most true of all! Be the labor great or small. Sincerity, sagacity, dignity — all — Happy and golucky we, Studious, yet full of glee. 104 if You brought eternal spring, Love, Years ago; We parted all but soul, Love, Long ago! I see you in the wild rose, Feel you near; I hear you where a stream flows, Calling, dear! Thy presence in my heart lives, Evermore; It. is the fairest life gives, Even more ! Beyond the worlds to come , Love, Past all space, There is a star that smiles, Love, ' Tis thy face! M. F. S. ' 17. 105 Statistics Prettiest Most Attractive I.VDIA .InSKY Most Popular Beulah Bailey Most Sincere M ist Dignified Most Suffragistical J-ELIA HlGGfi Crumbiest Ruth Cotvcil MopI Sarcastic Helen Bvrd Atdlett M M Sentimental Louise Holdin-g Host Interesting Best Conversationalist Earla Ball Sauciest Thei.ma Lee statistics Musi Musical Carrie Mae Hedgepeth Most Athletic Lilian- Haislip Must Studious Ethel Parker Most Stylish Janice Leary Cleverest Wittiest Minnie Nash Cutest ROCHELLE GULLEY Most Literary M Frances Snow Sweetest Rosa Wishart Best All-round Annie May Ashcraft Celebrities Celebrities! L_ • ' -■ ' •■ ■- ■mown I Ml 1 . ' ■ ' .■- Htfc, a Question Life? and worth living? Yes, witli each part of US — Hurt of us, help of us, hope of us, heart of us, Ah, with the whole of us. Will of us, brain of us, senses and soul of us. Is life worth living? Aye, with the best of us, Heights of us, depths of us — Life is the test of us! 110 % $ettp ' £ Jf attfjfulnessJ Phil was seated on the broad steps of the Lawrence home, his hack against one of the columns, his brows puckered as he carved away at an intricate place in the ship he was whittling for Bert. Bert was seated beside him in a silence equally absorbed, watching with fascinated eyes the progress of the ship. Although Phil had been in town for some time, he was still considered a newcomer in the staid old village, where every one grew up with the traditions of the place, handed down from generation to generation. Bert was Judge Law- rence ' s son, a boy with the appealing face of a baby cherub, which, on first ac- quaintance only, concealed his inordinate love of mischief. But Phil was not whittling ships merely for Bert ' s sake. That is how it would appear to a casual observer. But there was a reason deeper even than Phil ' s affection for the small boy. Bert had a sister. Knowing the way of men and maids and small brothers, it is not necessary to expl ain why Phil was whittling the ship. His thoughts were far away from the bit of wood he was working with. Not so far away as space was concerned, for Betty was just inside the house, but in an entirely different realm all the same. He had made up his mind to ask Betty that afternoon the most important of all questions, and he felt that his fate hung in the balance. His lips moved nervously as he tried to form appropriate phrases. But the words would not come, he could only think of Betty, in all her loveliness, not what he would say to her. Suddenly the silence was broken by the opening of the side door, and Betty and her cousin whom Phil never thought of save as a lesser light radiating from Betty ' s glory, came out. As they came around to the front, Phil heard a frag- ment of the conversation; . . . love him in spite of it all. Father thinks there never was anybody ' s son any worse. I ' ve always been faithful to him, and I ' m going to stand by him now. But it ' s no use. You know Father. Poor dear! Does any one else know? Not a soul, I ' m telling you . . . Sh-sh! the cousin exclaimed as they turned the corner and came in sight of Phil and Bert sitting on the step. Phil gazed as he realized the full significance of what he had heard. The sunshine lost all its radience, the whole afternoon its beauty. Betty — his own Betty loved somebody else and that somebody else was a worthless rascal! Ill ' Evening, Betty greeted him gaily, arc you and Bert having a glorious time all by yourselves? Glorious, Phil answered mechanically. Bert and I are constructing a fleet which will make the German Emperor green with envy. We ' re going to offer it to the President, by and by, aren ' t we Bert? Yes, siree, Bert agreed emphatically. Just look, Betty! Is ' nt that great, Betty answered enthusiastically, as she examined the half finished ship. Phil ' s hand shook a little as he handed the ship to Bert. How brave it was of Betty to lie so cheerful. How adorable she was, anyway. She had always been faithful to him, she loved him in spite of everything. Bert hated that ab- sentee with a vindictive hatred. If she loves him, there ' s no chance for me, whether her father is opposed or not. All Phil ' s air castles had crumbled at Betty ' s words. There was no use in planning how, where, or when now. As they went down the path to the river, Betty wondered at Phil ' s preoccu- pied silence. Phil, on the other hand, was marveling at Betty ' s gaiety. It doesn ' t seem forced, but it must be. he thought, as they stepped into the canoe. The row was a silent one, for Phil felt as if the foundations of his existence were shaken. He had planned one thing to say that afternoon, and when he could not say that, anything else seemed trivial and impossible. As they came back a few hours later, a sturdy little figure was seated on the high gate post waiting for them. I ' m waitin ' for you to finish up the ship, Phil, Bert called from his perch. And, oh, Betty here ' s a letter for you from — . Bert, Betty cried in horrified protest, as Bert threw the missive at her, you must not be so rude. As Phil bent to pick up the letter lie could not help noticing the western postmark, neither could he help noticing the soft flush of happiness that came to her face, and the delight in her eyes. After faithful promises to Bert to return on the next day and finish his ship, Phil left. Betty bade him good-bye with the same abstracted look of happiness in her eyes. It made her look like the humanest kind of an angel, he reflected, as he strode away. But think of a letter from another man making the girl you love look like that! That night, although the usual crowd gathered at the Lawrence ' s, he did not go. He could not bear the sight of Betty, all in a glow of happiness over the let- ter from his unknown rival out west. Not his rival, either, for hi ' himself was not in it at all. The more he thought the more miserable he grew. The fact that her father is opposed, and that he ' s not worth shucks doesn ' t make a bit of 11 ' . ■aJP® 8 difference. If she loves him, she loves him, and always will. She ' s thai kind of ;i girl. The grim lines of his face relaxed a little as he thoughl of her loyalty. But it was only for a moment. There are no two ways about it, he said to himself. I ' ve simply gol to give her up. (live up all hope of ever — He sat staring straight before him in the darkness. From his porch he could see the the lights of the house on the hill twinkling hospitably. The night was dark, still and drowsy, as only summer nights can be. The air was heavy with the odor of honeysuckle, and the persistent hum of the crickets and katydids on the lawn was the only sound. He sat alone with his thoughts till they became unbearable. From up the road came the sound of singing, and he could fairly see Betty leading it. In desperation he started up the road toward the house on the hill. Heretofore that house had stood for the spirit of hospitality, friendliness anil happiness. The hospitality and friendliness were still there, he knew, but for him the happiness was gone forever. Yet in spite of himself he kept on. The music grew clearer, and as he came near the house he could see through the win- dow the crowd, of which he had been in the midst for months. He came up to the porch and again sat with his back against the broad column. His heart sank as he looked at Betty. She was standing near the window, and all the pretty, happy calm was gone from her face. She looked unhappy, and disappointed he thought. He raged helplessly at the villain who had won his Betty, and at Judge Lawrence, whose hard heartedness was making Betty suffer. If she weren ' t so unhappy — , he groaned. Suddenly his thoughts were broken by the appearance of a small, sturdy fig- ure, and Bert put in his lap the inevitable ship. Finish it, he said. Wondering at his mournful voice, Phil put out his hand sympathetically. What ' s the matter, old chap? Nuthin ' , Bert answered shortly. Oh! From memories of his own small boyhood, Phil guessed what the trouble was and judged that to ask no questions would be the kindest policy. Bert sat beside him, also in silence, the silence of injured dignity. Finally he burst out. It didn ' t hurt, but — but — The darkness hid Phil ' s smile. He had known the cause would be forth- coming. What was it about? he asked. He licked me because me and Jimmy Brown fought. It was most a week ago, but Father just found it out today. I didn ' t think he ever would. But 113 Jimmy tattled to his mother, and his mother told his father, and his father licked him, and told mine to lick me. Sol s got the better of him here. Too had, Phil commented. I tored my clothes and bruised my arm, but Betty fixed ' em for me. She ' s a brick, she is. She promised me she wouldn ' t tell, and she didn ' t. She never tells (in me. She thinks a heap of me if I am had sometimes. She says I de- serve every licking I get, hut she stands by me, all the same. But Father thinks I am the worst hoy ' at ever was. In the darkness Phil patted Bert ' s shoulder consolingly. All at once the pat became a resounding slap. He started up eagerly and exclaimed — I ' ll love him in spite of it all. Father thinks there never was a worse son than he. I ' ve al- ways been faithful to him, and I ' m going to stand by him now. But it ' s no use. You know Father. Translated into Bert ' s lingo it was the same thing. That was what Betty meant. She — But here he thought of the letter and Betty ' s radiant joy, and his face fell. Suppose he had been right after all? Without thinking of the honorahleness of it, he said in a whisper. Bert, old man, who was that letter from you gave your sister today? From Tom, my brother, and Phil, he ' s goin ' to git married next month. Betty says she ' s been ' spectin ' it ever so long, and she ' s tickled to death. He ' s goin ' to marry Betty ' s chum, you know. The mystery was clearing away, and Phil was becoming unspeakably happy so fast that it made him dizzy. But one more doubt assailed him. He opened his mouth to ask why Betty was so unhappy, then thought better of it. It was none of his business. Bert would not even know what he meant anyway. But here Bert volunteered the desired information. Say, Phil, how come you ain ' t in yonder with the rest of the folks. Betty ' s been lookin ' for you all night. She ' s been out here three or four times to see if you was— But Phil waited to hear no more. He needn ' t a gone now I ' m here to keep him company, Bert exclaimed when he discovered himself deserted. Then he added in dismay, an ' he didn ' t even finish my ship. Mary Lynch Johxsox, ' 17. 114 - ■ Mortality With apologies to Y. W. Our education ' s but a jolt and sail awakening: The head we bring to college, our school ' s pride, Hath had elsewhere its rating, And here it must subside: Not in entire forgetfulness And not entirely knowledgeless, But trailing clouds of glory do we come From High School at our home: Heaven lies about us in such infancy ! Shades of a prison-house begin to close Upon the college girl, But she beholds a light, and whence it flows, She sees it with mixed joy. The Fresh., who daily toward the east Must travel, now works at least. But by the vision splendid Is on her way attended; At length as Senior sees it die away, And fade into the light of common day. 115 fje Map of a Cijtlb ' Sir. Gordon Jamison hesitated on the steps of the club. As he stood there lie felt the desire to get away from everybody. His selfish soul longed for some- thing beyond his understanding. Perhaps the gentle spring air awakened new life within him. He wanted to go off by himself and break away from the con- ventions that determined his life; so. after dismissing his chauffeur, he started down the street alone. Several of his acquaintances nodded to him in passing, but he scarcely saw them. He went on blindly, edging his way through the crowds at the corner-. mingling with them heedless of the close contact. Just where he was going lie did not know. Some unknown power seemed to be drawing him on. But he offered no resistance. He realized that he was tired of the artificial atmosphere which he was living in. Jamison finally came to one of the city parks. A vacant bench under a large tree tempted him. For a second only he wondered if he should do such a thing; then sat down. How free he felt ! A squirrel frisked about him daringly. It was then that he first noticed the signs of spring. The trees were putting forth their tender buds and the grasses under his feet were fresh and sweet. He could hear the birds chattering happily as they Hew about, busy building their nests. It was all a revelation to him. Of course he knew that the trees burst forth in buds in the spring, and that the flowers began to bloom, but he had never no- ticed the beauty and the glory of it all. His life had been planned for him until he became of age. He had been told all that he was expected to know, and had never thought things out for himself. His father had decreed certain tilings, and these were rigidly carried out under the guidance of an unfeeling nurse and tutor. After becoming of age he had kept on in this selfish way, knowing no other, me- chanically carrying on still further the stern ideals of his father. He had married well; the only daughter of an old family. Jamison was happier then than he had ever thought of being, but his wife died after they were married three years. His little girl was being cared for as he had been. Her life was put in the care of a capable governess to mould according to the rules. As Gordon Jamison sat there, awakened at last to the beautiful in the every- day world about him, a little girl ran laughingly by. She was playing with a many colored rubber ball and seemed to take much delight in throwing it about and catching it. Suddenly she stopped in front of him, and holding out the ball in her little hands said, Want to play? What, child ' . ' Do you mean me? asked Mr. Jamison, surprised at the interest he felt. 110 m % and away flew the ball towards him before he knew what ' Yes, here goes, had happened. He found himself actually enjoying this tossing back and forth of the ball. The child presently sat down by him. He felt an impulse to stroke her shining curls. Where is your nurse, little girl? he asked. Why, I haven ' t any nurse — just my mother, and she is over there reading. We come out here in the park most every day and have such fun. And when Daddy ' s home — Oh, are you a Daddy? she questioned, looking up into his face. What, why, child; oh, yes — certainly I am. Oh, how dandy! and the little girl clapped her hands in glee. Do you play ball, and horses, and draw pictures for her like my Daddy does? But of course you do; you ' re nice. My Daddy is at work now, but he ' ll be home soon. Gordon Jamison lowered his head. The picture of a sweet, pleading little face rose before his mind. Did he play ball and horses and draw pictures? No, of course not. He tried now to recall a time when he had seen her expressing such natural joy as this little girl. He could only remember a timid, sweet little face with large questioning eyes. The child ' s voice interrupted his thoughts. Good-bye, I like you. You are most as nice as my Daddy is, but Mother is calling me. Let ' s play together tomorrow. As she left, the lonely man followed her with intense eyes. It gradually came to him just what was wrong with his life. He was without the love of his baby girl. He longed to hold her close in his arms, to play with her as this other father did. He wanted to see her smiles, to hear her childish laughter. A won- derful change was taking place in Gordon Jamison ' s soul. He hailed a cab at the corner and directed it home. He could hardly wait to get there. What a life for a child to live! Hemmed in by rules and conventions and all the spon- taneity of youth crushed out. He entered his home with a feeling he had never had before. It overwhelmed him. He hurried to the nursery. He could not remember ever being in there before. All such necessities had been attended to by those to whom he had en- trusted them. The governess looked up startled. His little girl dropped her doll and shrank back. Why, Mr. Jamison, what — the governess began; but he called out brokenly, Baby, Dorothy, my child, come to me. He clasped her trembling little form close in his arms. The governess under- stood, and quietly left the room. Helen Earle Harper, ' 17. 117 ftfje JfollicS of ' 19 Mercy on us. whal is this. That ' s laughing, smirking dancing? Oh, don ' t be frightened, tittle one, It ' s only Follies prancing. So she prows bold ami dances, too, And laughs .-11111 flaunts in glee, Unconscious that the Black Hand leads To ruin, through hei spree. ' List, while ye may, ye Nincompoop, The Black Hand warns you still. Though death itself stands in her path. Blind ignorance takes its till. Now Follies, silent, are not dead. Those bones now rise again On Hallowe ' en Night, ;i they have -aid. They seize that Newish and stnff er in. 119 She ' s heard do more; Bhe ' s sat on right, TIiom- 1 ' init-s have siezed their prey. On Stunt Night Follies snatch the rag, And oo one says them nay. ' Now come ye, Follies, give a boasl To her, who 3tands by you. She ' s always on the spot to help When you go forth to do. The daisy chain they tote with pride As up i In- aisle they prance. There ' s nothing daunts these Follies gay, For they be more than ha ' nts. ' Tlnv-r l ' i ' ln ...in ' a [ - l ' ;iih 120 Rummage £ ak Jfor g ale at $Jut)ltc Suction — pergonal -propertp On account of the deceased condition of the following ' articles, due to the many years ' strenuous wear which has been accorded them, we, the eyesore vic- tims, do hereby offer them for sale at public auction. The person first recogniz- ing at a glance the aforementioned articles according to the following descriptions are gratefully named the owners, and are instantly awarded same on condition that they board the next train, making an eternal trip to .Mars, and that they bury them in the deepest sea therein. We do this in defense of generations yet unborn to our realms, who might, by the same ill fate that has followed us, become victims like as we to eyesore- ness. We dare not suffer such a possibility befalling our successors. May they live peacefully! Article No. 1. One kitchen outfit, with negro waiter answering to the name of Frank attached to same. Outfit consists of one electric toaster, pans of all shapes and sizes, one discarded canned fire box, hominy pudding recipe and many other articles too killing to mention. This remarkable outfit is situ- ated in the extreme northwestern corner of Main Building dining room. Article No. 2. One threadbare Roman scarf which was resurrected from the pawn shops of Italy, and which has since seen countless days of service in girding a young maid of America. We offer with this scarf its usual accompani- ment, a skirt, corrupted with holes, which, however, are uniquely concealed with a conglomeration of buttons of every description. This combination is the last, but by no means the least, of our wonderful bargains. Come forth, highest bidder! Article No. 3. One Merry Widow hat with black velvet brim and nobby white satin crown (now a beautiful cream color possible only to antiques). This unique piece of head-gear has been worn on the heads of Rulers, and has seen active service for lo, these many years! Purchaser will be rewarded hand- somely for relieving us of same. 121 Article No. 4. One bright yellow felt hat, now streaked with the rains and dust of many seasons. This hat has the distinction of having been worn on the pate of the biggest exaggerater known to mankind. It is an extraordinary speci- men for preservation. It has the durability of the Pyramids and the conve- nience of a New York subway. Article No. 5. One pair of number nine shoes — once white, but now grimy to the Nth degree. These shoes are extremely narrow, being only five inches wide. They would make unparalleled submarines in the war with Germany, because of their eternal wearing qualities and their being accustomed to constant warfare against the elements. If we are not relieved of them at once we may have to endure them in the halls of Meredith for numberless years to come. Do have pity! Article No. 6. If we are not extricated from the pressure of the recently developed mania of our bugologist, we fear that we shall be surrounded with a thicket of underbrush and trees that will eventually bar us from all communica- tion with the outside world, and make us companions to the varmints that will breed in the aforementioned thicket. Reward offered for the destruction of this serious menace. Article No. flossy hat ! 7. One excruciating, world-weary expression, topped by a 122 rinbg anb roucf)e£ Miss Vann (on Astronomy quiz): What is libration? Student: Libration is the warbling of the moon in its orbit. (The music of the spheres, we take it.) Miss Paschal (to Newish planning to leave): Are you going on your gen- eral permisssion? Newish (surprised): No, Ma ' am; on the train. Gertrude W.: Are you going clown to sit for your picture? Margaret J.: No sitting pictures for me. I want mine taken standing. E. Dellinger: Miss Forgeus, have you Peg Away on the desk? Junior (reading dramatically): The scoundrel stabbed him in his victuals (vitals) . Donis (the Porter): I likes to meet people I can be congealed (congenial) with. M. Healy: Brackett, that window is too cold. A. Brackett (abstractedly): Warm it then, dear. M. Walden: Did you go to see Charlie Chaplin? I. Mullen: No, we went to the movies. E. White: The S. G. officers are going to take the oath of office. G. Ward: What are they going to swear by, the Bible or the Hand Book? Friend: What course is Mary studying at college? Father: I can ' t remember, but I think it ' s the Cosmetic Course. M. Mills: He writes such an eligible (illegible) hand that I can hardly read what he writes. Betty R.: Mary, what does Graves take at State College? M. Norwood: Why, he is taking Civic (Civil) Engineering. 123 This space was reserved for Thelma Lee ' s month. The editors are sorry to disappoint yon, but there wasn ' t room. Betty Royall (ushering at a lecture): Give me your ticket, please, (i i: tleman (surprised): Why-er-er, I am the speaker of the evening. J. Maske (reading from Ruskin): But the greatest of these is charity. That sounds familiar, but I didn ' t know before that Ruskin said it. Miss Thornton: Miss Everette, did you succeed in translating this poem into poetry? S. Everette: No, I put it into English. A Bit of Sophomore Thinkameter Ladies and gentlemen Behold a new specimen Of mortals just out of the pan. As yet they ' re not human, They ' re such cussed newmen, But perhaps with right training they can. B. Currey: This dress came out of Jonah ' s Ark. State College Senior (in a letter to a Meredith girl): I have waisted so much time this year that I cannot graduate. R. Wishard: Whither are you faring your way? V. McNeill: I don ' t understand you literary illusions. 124 ( rabuatc ' €m Witt) ftfjege honors Annie May Ashckaft F.C (False Curls) Lilue Belle Ashwohth D.L (Doctor of Laughing) Roselle Bird C.C.B (Chief Cook and Bottle Washer) Amy Carter N.H (Nobody Home) Annie Craig M.R.S (Mrs. I Edna Dellinger CD (Graceful Dancer) Teressa Dew Q.V ' . (Quite Vain) Alex Draughon A.M (Artist ' s Model) Margaret Garvey H.I (Helen ' s Idolizer) Lilian Haislip A.B (Auburn Beauty) Helen Harper H.S.H (Hunter of Sweethearts) Roxie Harris G.C (Gum Chewer) Amy Heinzerling C.B (Chatter Box) Lelia Higgs V.W (Votes for Women ) NaomiHocutt M.D (Man ' s Delight) Rosa Hocutt L.D (Little Devil) Louise Holding S.P (Stone Pate) Katherine Jessup A.M (All Meat) Mary Lynch Johnson A.B (All Brain ) Nancy Joy ' NER S.B (Song Bird) Sophia Knott L.O (Lover of Olives | Minnie Mills V.H (Very Handsome) Oma Norwood L.F ( Like a Flower ) Grace Owen L.T (Long Tongue) Nellie Page L.A (Lope Along) Nell Paschal D.E (Dome Empty) Annie Lee Pope S.M (So Modest ) Elizabeth Royall G.V (Gentle Voice) Maisie Snow S.H (Swell Head) Blanche Tabor S.B (Society Belle) Elizabeth Vann M.D (Quack! Quack!) Carrie Sue Vernon T.S (Tear Shedder) Mildred Williams N.T (Nasal Twang) 125 flpf bonnet to tfje . . handbook When at the sessions nf thai stern S. G. 1 have to tell the many rules I broke. I feel the guilt of many a midnight spree And speak out loud what ne ' er before I ' ve spoke: Then can I drown an eye, unus ' d to flow, for many eats crammed in at dead of night. Ami long afresh for them ev ' n with their woe And moan the expense of many a tempting sight. Then can I grieve-at pains and aches foregone. And heavily from tale to tale pass o ' er The sad account of those enjoyed spreads. Which I now pay for with my rights galore. Hut if the while I crush on thee, dear book, All privileges are restored and glad I look. 120 I jgy f)e Ityng % m $roube£t 01 Minnie Mills: My good looks anil attractiveness. Minnie Nash: Umps — (M. C. P.) Annie Craig: My diamond ring. Mildred Watkins: My numberless suitors. Lois Dickson: My clothes and jewelry. Hattie Beasley: My own beautiful self. Helen Byrd Aydlett: My desperate love affair. Oma Norwood: My beau ' s racer. Thelma Lee: My entering college in infancy. Dorothy - Bland: My ability to ask a thousand questions on every class. Betty Royall: Just Teress. Margaret Joy ' ner and Grace Owen: Each other. Zula Mitchell: Getting away from Miss Colton ' s table. Marie Jenkins: My green sweater. Annie Brackett: My being elected a member of the Gentle Voice Club. Glen Ward: My extreme cuteness. Celia Herring: My crush on Earla. The Annual Staff: This Wonderful (?) Production. The Executive Committee: Getting out of office. Ethel English: The Power of Choice. The Junior and Senior Classes: The freedom of the Junior-Senior Heading Boon 127 It Jfreebom of Republic Ctjrcatcneb— Capitol gttacfeeb op Cnemp— uccessfuUp Befenbcb (Special Dispatch) The Junior-Senior Republic was stirred to its very depths by the sudden attack of a corps of troops sent by the Oligarchy of Faculty. The attack was made i n the Capitol, the very heart of our Republic. The Junior-Senior troops were mustered, and the attack was soon repulsed, with the loss of no lives. Since the organization of the Republic, nothing has occurred which affects us so vitally. The capitol is, we all know, the very life and center of our gov- ernment. There all executive sessions convene, and conventions are held. There life and death matters of the Republic are discussed. There all the important State documents are kept. There we consult about the welfare of our country in its ethical, educational, economic and social aspects. An attack on it is a blow to the whole Republic. Though we had heard rumors of hostilities toward us. we regarded them as coming from the jingo element of the country, not as authoritative. Let us all rejoice that the cruel plan of the Oligarchy was unsuccessful, and let us strive with utmost diligence that the honor, freedom and democracy of our fair Republic he kept safe from tyranny. Let us instill into coming generations, even to the third and fourth, the principles for which we stand. Let them up- hold the traditions of their fathers. The position at present is one of armed neutrality. Both government- are pursuing a policy of watchful waiting. But if further measures become neces- sary, let us not flinch. In this crisis, our country must he our first thought. The patriotism of every citizen of the Republic should assert itself. To the de- fense of our capital we will dedicate our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor. 12s fce Cottages; Hast Morb We hope that you have found as much pleasure in looking over this the fourteenth volume of the Oak Leaves as we have found in preparing it. If it has stirred the love for their Alma Mater in the hearts of her older daughters, if it has deepened the love of her younger daughters, if it has quickened the love of her future daughters, it has accomplished the purpose for which it was intended. The things we have put into this book are those which we believe will interest you now and will recall memories of your days at Meredith in years to come. The Editors. 130 F.MARTIN ' 17 ' Shivering Jimmy. The Mills College girls like Jell-O. With fruit inside and whipped cream outside, it is one of their favorite dishes and is affectionately known as ' Shivering Jimmy. ' Mills College, near San Francisco, is the only woman ' s college on the Pacific coast, and the student body is drawn from a field of great extent. It was a Mills College girl who told ns about Shivering Jimmy. As a change from fudge and other common things, nobody can be more appreciative of than the girls who must provide their own dain- ties and do it v. ithout devoting much time and effort to it. There are seven pure fruit flavors of Jell-O : Strawberry, Raspberry, Lemon, Orange, Cherry, Peach, Chocolate. Each 10 cents at any grocer ' s. Little folders in Jell-O packages contain all the instructions anyone needs in making the made-in-a-miuute Jell-O dainties. THE GENESEE PURE FOOD COMPANY. Le Roy, N. Y. PARKS -BELK CO. STEPHENSON-BEI.K CO. R. I. 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Edwards Broughton Printing Company Raleigh , North Carolina printers, uliltsijers! anb Stationers ENGRAVED WEDDING INVITATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS; VISITING CARDS AND FINE MONOGRAMMED STATIONERY THE ONLY COMPLETELY EQUIPPED STEEL DIE AND COPPER PLATE ENGRAVING PLANT IN NORTH CAROLINA Steel and Copper Plate Engravers Manufacturers of Blank Books and Loose Leaf Systems of All Kinds This Annual is a Sample of Our Work High Class Printing Artistic Catalogues, Booklets, Invitations Stationery and Menus HALFTONES AND ETCHINGS CORRESPONDENCE INVITED Jfflereottf) College Offers four years of real college work — two degrees, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science — Junior College Diploma awarded on completion of first two college years DEPARTMENT OF HOME ECONOMICS IN CHARGE OF A B. S. GRADUATE OF SIMMONS COLLEGE diplomas in rt anb JtluSic COLLEGE LIBRARY OF FIVE THOUSAND VOLUMES STATE AND RANEY LIBRARIES WITHIN TWO BLOCKS SYSTEMATIC TRAINING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURTS FOR TENNIS AND BASKETBALL Board, furnished room in Main Building, heat, lights, literary tuition, fees for physician and nurse, all minor fees, $220.50 -$222.50 per college year: in the East Building and Cottages $47.00— $57.00 less. Jfflcrebttfj Ucabemp Offers last two years of High School work. Students not offering the necessary units for entrance may prepare in Meredith Academy, which is rated in the A. Class of the accredited schools of the State University. Both the College and the Academy are located in the center of Raleigh, near the Capitol and leading Churches, so that students have many op- portunities for general culture, in addition to their regular work. For Catalogue, Quarterly Bulletins, or fuller information, address CHAS. E. BREWER, President, Raleigh, N. C. it ' s toortfj tfjf biffcrenct ' ftfje QTpree g tutito a(eigf), M- C. -s, ©fficial $fjotograpljer to iflerebitfj CoUcgf I SEABOARD AIK LINE RAILWAY COMPANY The Progressive Railway of the South ' Shortest, Quickest and Best Route Richmond, Portsmouth-Norfolk, Va., and points in the Northeast via Washington, D.C.. and South- west via Atlanta and Birmingham Handsomest All Steel Trains in the South Electrically lighted and equipped with electric fans. Steel elec- trically lighted diners on all through trains. Meals a la carte SEABOAKD FLOKIDA LIMITED FINEST APPOINTED TRAIN IN THE FLORIDA SERVICE OPERATED DURING THE SEASON, JANUARY TO APRIL LOCAL TRAINS ON CONVENIENT SCHEDULES SUMMER EXCUKSION FAKES TO ALL POINTS For Rates, Schedules, Etc., call on your nearest Agent or CHARLES B. RYAN, G. P. A. NORFOLK, VA. JOHN T. WEST. D. P. A. RALEIGH, N. C. C. R. CAPPS. Vice-President NORFOLK, VA. PRINTERS AND BINDERS ■ ' .:::. . I l l:i:iilil.iill , :n ' i;,i!l;li ' ill ■ ■■.,. III. ..,!:.,.:i: ' ! BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURERS UlS-ia, 1 ? S©-ai M Salisbury ms®M m LHIW l, B C. Art Embroidery Materials Pennants and Pillows m LILCT G J J J ®m j m? STOT Pictures, Frames and Mirrors, Statuary and Art Pottery, Brass and Silver Novelties, Artists ' Materials and Supplies of all kinds Urn L?j ELl ] Gi jf DiM nj jin :sr, w. C. WE ARE SHOWING MANY NEW AND PLEASING ATTRACTIONS IN LADIES ' SILK SUITS, DRESSES AND WAISTS We invite the Students, the Faculty and their friends to see our selections in Centemene Kid Gloves Kaiser Silk Hosiery and Silk Gloves Handkerchiefs, Ribbons, Laces Material for Commencement Dresses and Accessories Muslin and Knit Underwear WE SELL THE GOSSARD FRONT LACED CORSETS AND FITTED BY A REGISTERED CORSETIERE THOMAS A. PARTIN COMPANY 208 Fayetteville Street Raleigh, North Carolina PRICES ARE NO HIGHER FOR ULTRA-CORRECTNESS THE FASHION OFFERS THE BEST MODES OBTAINABLE IN READY-TO-WEAR FOR LADIES MIIIJM ' IO PAKLOli SECOND FLOOR KAPLAN BROS. CO. PROPRIETORS RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA The Misses Reese Co. Millinery 109 FAYETTEVILLE STREET RALEIGH, N. C. Perry ' s Art Store MANUFACTURER OF Picture Frames Window Shades, etc. Wall Paper and Interior Decorations a Specialty H. J. PERRY, Proprietor 107 S. Wilmington St. Bell Phone 62 Whiting- Horton Co. 10 EAST MARTIN STREET Twenty-nine Years Raleigh ' s Leading CLOTHIERS IF IT ' S RIGHT IN MEN ' S WEAR WE HAVE IT LOOK NEAT By having your Fancy Suits. Dresses. Waists and other things cleaned by our French Dry Cleaning Process They will look as if they are new Raleigh French Dry Cleaning Co. Both Phones Blount and Morgan Streets S. GLASS THE LADIES ' STORE RALEIGH ' S EXCLUSIVE SHOP FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN SUITS. COATS. DRESSES, SKIRTS. MILLINERY FURNISHINGS 210 FAYETTEVILLE ST. PHONE 23 RALEIGH, N. C. ANYTHING THAT SHOULD BE FOUND IN A FIRST-CLASS DRUG STORE WE HAVE IT WAKE DRUG STORE HICKS ' UP TOWN PHONE US YOUR WANTS Agents for Eastman Kodaks and Supplies Makers of the Original Walnut Bisque lee Cream J. C. BRANTLEY DRUG STORE AGENT FOR WHITMANS, NORMS ' AND MARTHA WASHINGTON CANDIES ALL DRUG SUPPLIES. TOILET ARTICLES, COLD DRINKS WE USE ONLY STEAM STERILIZED GLASSES AT OUR FOUNTAIN MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA KING-CROWELL DRUG COMPANY CORNER FA ETTEVILLE AND HARGETT STREETS RALEIGH. N. C. WE CARRY EVERYTHING IN THE DRUG LINE ll.llil ' l II;: ,1. ' : ' ,. ' I. ,11.1 I, ! • .: AtiENTS FOR HUYLERS FINE CANDIES OUR SODA FOUNTAIN DRINKS ARE THE BEST IN TOWN CHAS. G. HICKS DRUGGIST Corner Lane and Blnodworth Streets TOILET ARTICLES, DRINKS, ETC. PHONE 64 RALEIGH, N. C. CALIFORNIA FRUIT STORE VURNAKES CO. PROPRIETORS Fancy Fruit and Pure Ice Cream Best Equipped and Most Sanitary Ice Cream Factory in the State. Our Cream is the Quality Kind SEND US YOUR ORDERS CALIFORNIA FRUIT STORE 111 I ' AVKTI ' KVII.I.K STREET THE REFINED HOME Is not complete without books of well known standard and bindings IN NORTH CAROLINA YOU HAVE AN ESTA liUSIIHI) HOUSE OF YEARS STANDING [49 YEARS) WHERE YOU CAN GET GOOD BOOKS— BOOKS WORTH WHILE SELECT STATIONERY IS JUST AS ESSENTIAL WE HAVE THIS ALSO We Supply Everything in Books, Stationery and Offic e Supplies YOUR PATRONAGE IS SOLICITED ALFRED WILLIAMS COMPANY RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA THOMAS H. BRIGGS SONS HARDWARE Majestic Steel Ranges, Waxene for Floors Floor Wax, Household Paints Housefurnishing Goods Base Ball and Tennis Goods RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA J. L. O ' Quinn Company jm LEADING e T s FLORISTS - 5E -. v GREENHOUSE PHONE 149 STORE PHONE 47 Raleigh, North Carolina ALL FLOWERS IN SEASON Roses and Carnations A Specialty Phone, Mail and Telegraph Orders Promptly Executed TTLIi Jrl ' OPlFlirJ r Jt ' CEWT i ' TJ ' ' •-J RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA DSSSSS3, STO S, [BLOUSES, MlLl LglHT, ETC. OUR MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT IS FOR THE SERVICE OF OUR OUT OF TOWN PATRONS rHE IDEAL WAY TO HAVE A SOIREE Percolate Your Coffee in the Proper Manner DO IT ELECTRICALLY TOAST WITHOUT A FIRE COOK Ar pi T TLT i AT7 T VT 1 Use Grills, Toasters. Tcahuilers. Water Cups, Percolaters. Chafing Dishes. r I l 1 til l I i% %¥ Save lime and annoyance by using Curling Irons and Hair Driers. ■ - A- 1 VjW V XV X i ' vl Clean in the Sanitary Way by use of Vacuum Cleaners and Washing Mat hi COOK AND STEW BY ELIMINATING MATCHES TOO Use Grills, Toasters. Tcahuilers. Water Cups, Percolaters, Chafing Dishes. SEE OUR SHOW ROOMS CAROLINA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY mme to j-ARENCH B ' W ft 112 1 (SrfOP i J. C. Fayeltcvil e Street F altigh, P THE SWELLEST LINE OF OXFORDS HELLHH BHO RALEIGH, N. C. J COTRELL LEONARD ALBANY, NEW YORK OFFICIAL MAKERS OF CAPS, GOWNS AND HOODS To American Universities from the Atlantic to the Pacific CLASS CONTRACTS A SPECIALTY EVERETT WADDEY COMPANY Richmond, Va. The Largest Engraving Establishment in the South DP TO THE MINUTE STYLES SHOES AND HOSIERY J- 77?e i J pt z_ £ a - , r i c y 118 FAYETTEVILLE STREET Electric Shoe Shop Headquarters for Meredith College = GIRLS= 14 East Morgan Street, Raleigh, N. C. GOODYEAR SHOES Style, Quality, Comfort Herbert Rosenthal THE SHOE FITTER 129 Favetteville Street Raleigh. N. C. BERNARD L. CROCKER 121 FAYETTEVILLE STREET RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA JOLLY WYNNE JEWELRY COMPANY GRADUATION GIFTS, CLASS AND FRATERNITY RINGS AND PINS See Our Most Exclusive Stock of Artistic Jewelry JOLLY WYNNE JEWELRY COMPANY RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA ONLY ONE KINO OK WORK THE BEST ' MOTH TELEPHONES No. Tl MODEL LAUNDRY J. R. GOLTER, Manager HIGH-GRADE LAUNDERERS 110 WEST MARTIN STREET RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA •vol .I 1 HUM m: PROMISED HORTON ' S STUDIO RALEIGH. N. C. SCHOOL WORK A SPECIALTY SUPERBA DROP THE A . £§t2X gel Drrnrnthtr ilnintrr miii tU ' suutcr BELL PHONE 1431 ROOM 205 COMMERCIAL NATIONAL RANK RALEIGH. N c. HOME OFFICE : NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK PIANOS YICTOR-YICTROLAS PIANOLAS Darnell Thomas One Price Music House FAYETTEVILLE STREET RALEIGH. N. C. FOR SEA FOOD CALL ON C. D. ARTHUR ISew City Market Johnson Johnson Co. Coal, Wood, Ice Brick Commercial National Bank Building TELEPHONE ISO RALEIGH, N. C. THIEM BIRDSONG CO. Gknrrrs No. 9 EAST HARGETT STREET RALEIGH, N. C. COMPLIMENTS OF C. B. GILL CO. Wholesale Feed and Flour RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA W. B. M Pre inn Vrnoi ii .1. T Hoi r sidenl Vice-Prea and Sec, Treasurer ESTABLISHED 1879 w. B. MANN CO. I I Ml ORPOR vi i D GROCERIES BOTH PHONES 11 E. HARGETT ST. RALEIGH, N. C. Richmond Meat Market L. Schwartz DEALER IN CHOICE MEATS SAUSAGE A SPECIALTY City Market Raleigh, N. C. SURETY OF PURITY WHITE ' S ICE CREAM Phone 123 ' MADE IN RALEIGH STATIONERY CAMERAS AND SUPPLIES Try Our $1.00 Fountain Pen Waterman ' s Ideal Fountain Pens College Pennants JAMES E. THIEM Bell Phone 135 127 Fayetteville Street Raleigh. N. C. HOPKINS EXCLUSIVE MODELS COATS. SUITS. DRESSES WAISTS. PETTICOATS THE SHOP EXCLUSIVE Yarboroagh Hotel Building THE YARBOROUGH Raleigh ' s Leading and Largest Hotel We Make Banquets and Dinners a Specially EUROPEAN I ' l.AN RATES $1 00 TO $3.00 PER DAY B. H. GRIFFIN HOTEL COMPANY Raleigh Floral Company E. M. HALL. Proprietor Roses, Carnations, Lilies of the Valley, Violets and Sweet Peas FINEST CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON 213 FAYETTEVILLE STREET PHONES: Store 175 Greenhouses 399 ESTABLISHED 1892 STEPHEN LANE FOLGER (INCORPORATED ) MANUFACTURING JEWELERS CLUB AND COLLEGE PINS AND RINGS GOLD. SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS ISO Broadway, New York fZ?,JI : A MILE FROM HIGH PRICKS Buy your Diamonds. Watches and Jewelry from us and save the difference WATCH. CLOCK AND JEWELRY REPAIRING 113 Fayetteville Street Phone 1361 COLUMBIA Athletic Apparel for Girls and Women Gymnasium Suits Sport Skirts Camp Costumes Swimming Suits Separate Bloomers Athletic Brassieres Middies Garters Send name and address and receive, as issued, catalogue of our wearing apparel COLUMBIA GYMNASIUM SUIT CO. Actual Makers 301 Congress Street, Boston, Mass. THE OAK LEAVES IS YOUR BOOK Show your interest in it by taking a copy $2.75 NANCY JOYNER Business Manager —