Meredith College - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1919 In September of 1915 — girls from all parts of North Carolina and other States assembled at Meredith C ollege and perfected an organization that has lasted for four years and is now known as the Senior Class of Meredith College. Upon our arrival in college we received a hearty greeting from the faculty and members of other classes. Yet we were made by the latter to feel that a certain invisible, intangible barrier existed between them and us. That barrier was supposed to be our greenness, which we would have to overcome before we could associate with them in full fellowship (or ladyship if the discriminating prefer that word). Just to show them that this barrier existed only in their imagination we decided to prove our ability. First, we entertained the Junior Class in gypsy fashion. We had auto-trucks to take us about six miles in the country where we had erected a big tent in front of which a crackling fire roared. There we played games, sang songs, ate, and had a good time until a late hour. What really established the Freshman Class as a respective member of the college community, and proved the final blow to the Sophs was the fact that we won the basketball championship. Our colors proudly waving high above those of the vanquished Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors made a glorious ending to the year. In the Fall of 1916 we returned to college as Sophomores. Not all of our members came back, but those of us who did came with the same exalted opinion of self that the Sophomores of the previous year had entertained. We received the Freshman Class of that year and enjoyed the usual fun afforded by animals of that species. The event of that year that lingers freshest in our memory is the celebration of Sophomore Night. We went down town to the movies, stopped at the drug store for drinks, and ended the evening with a big feast in the society halls. In order to prove beyond a doubt that the Athletic victory of the preceding year was not an accident but the result of real ability, we again won the champion- ship in basketball and also in tennis. As Juniors we returned to college with our numbers considerably lessened. With a certain dignity and poise attained by two years of association with the

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HAVE U HEARD Prettiest . Wittiest Most Brilliant Best Student . Handsomest . Must Versatile Most Popular Best All •Round Beulah Joyner French Haynes Mary Claire Peterson Mary Claire Peterson i sa belle poteat Madeleine Higgs . Ella Johnson . Celia Herring

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faculty and girls of other classes, we put aside our foolish capers and settled down to hard, consistent work. During the year the Freshman Class gave us a reception which we all enjoyed very much. Then in order that we might test the truthfulness of that adage It is more blessed to give than to receive, we sent the Senior Class to seie a play called The Bird of Paradise. We learned that both giving and receiving afforded us much pleasure, but we shall not say which afforded us the more. Our reputation as athletes had been established, so as a matter of course we again won the championship in basket ball and tennis. As Seniors we returned to college with a realization of our approaching duties and responsibilities in life. Accordingly we settled down to a year of hard work that we might be better prepared to assume the duties and responsibilities which would soon be ours. During this year the ever-loyal Sophomore Class has given us a banquet and planted a tree on the campus for us. The Juniors have given us a most enjoyable entertainment and been nice to us in other ways. To both of these classes we extend our thanks and assure them of our appreciation of all they have done for us. During our four years in college the members of the faculty have assisted us in every way possible, and right here we wish to record our thanks and appreciation of their untiring energy and efforts in our behalf. Now, as your humble historian finishes the task required of her, would it be amiss to prophesy that the future history of the members of the Class of 1919 of Meredith College may be found in the future history of our State and Nation? Historian of Class of 1919.