North View High School - Southside Echoes Yearbook (North View, VA)

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extracts from a ikfjool ©atrp 1907. October 5th. — We stretched our necks to-day to see the new professor. He did not come. How sorry we were ! October 18. — The professor came. October 19. — He saw. October 20. — He went away. October 25. — Was unusually “blue to-day because of think- ing about having no teacher. . . . November 5. — Another professor came. November 6. — He saw. November 7. — He conquered. November 28. — Thanksgiving Day. December 2. — Have forgotten what was done to-day. December 10. — Had a visitor to-day who made us all laugh. We missed our lesson. December 20. — School closed to-day for Christmas Holidays. December 21. — Professor went home to see his “intended.” Wish him success ! 1908. January 6. — Christmas holidays are over! Ah, me! We feel like caged birds again. January 14. — Never will forget this day; had thirty lines of Virgil to translate. January 24. — Virginia’s birthday. February 2. — Chemical experiments equal holes in professor’s coat and trousers (acid exploded). February 14. — Valentine’s Day. Took a prominent part in the play, “Old Dairy Homestead.” Was warmly praised. February 24. — Mid year’s exams, begin to-day. Ah me !

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SOUTH SIDE ECHOES 49 quickly, that we hardly realized it before we were on land again. Several passengers attracted our attention, especially one old fellow who came in with a large satchel in one hand and a pickaxe in the other. He was dressed in a dark blue suit of clothes, with a high, sleek beaver hat. He was too odd for anything! Wonder if he is an “Odd fellow?” When he passed through our car I noticed him especially, for he had aroused my curiosity. His hair was coiled at the back of his neck, and fastened with long wire hair pins. He soon left us, and we did not see him any more. Richmond made a great impression on us for these reasons : It is among our oldest cities and was founded by Colonel Wil- liam Byrd, who laid the foundation of what is now our most beautiful city. It is on a beautiful site on the James River, not very far from where Captain John Smith settled. It was also the capital during the Confederacy, and is now the capital of Virginia. Several of our party staid at Murphy’s Hotel, and every day we would name some place to meet. We went to Campbell Company and had our pictures made, and then the next day we had to spend in sight-seeing. We were very sorry when Monday came and we had to leave and come home to our daily routine of Latin and Geometry, and other studies. We were exceedingly sorry to come away, and was glad, too, because we were tired out. Our journey home was very dull, because it was cold and we could not keep our windows up to look out at every station as we passed and see the dif- ferent people, but we enjoyed it just the same. We got home about one o’clock Monday afternoon. V e shall never forget our trip, and are living in hopes of another trip when we can have more time to stay.

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SOUTH SIDE ECHOES 51 February 25. — Oh! that hateful old Arithmetic and horrid Geometry ! Whew ! If I live till to-morrow night ! February 26. — Exams, finished. We are still alive. May get over them but we will never look the same. March 4. — The Editorial Board of “Southside Echoes” held a meeting. March 5. — Ninth grade girls were busy and whispering about our plans. Seemed to be getting angry with us. March 6. — The ninth grade girls “boiled” over to-day. They vented their wrath upon us in sour looks and stony silence. March 30. — Nothing doing — even among the ninth grade girls. April 1. — Presented the professor with a “spider” dumpling. Heard the Indian chief Loof Lirpa was dying. April 19. — School picnic on the lawn. Long may it live in our memory. April 28. — Missed our Trigonometry lesson. Will our troubles never end ? May 3. — Getting real busy for final exams. ; will have to give up my diary work. By One of the Girls.