Northwestern State University - Potpourri Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

Text from Pages 1 - 198 of the 1909 volume:

m RUSSELL LIBRARY Northwestern State College Natchitoches, La. LOUISIANA COLLECTION Ww : j iifa S Mi m T L . m THIS THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE POTPOURRI IS DEDICATED TO THE FACULTY OF THE NORMAL SCHOOL, OUR FRIENDS. LH I L6 P676 1909 Greeting BOARD OF EDITORS. Cora Carr Editor-in-Chief. Lawrence Stevens Business Manager. Lottie V. Dixon Assistant Manager. ASSOCIATE EDITOBS. Bessie Baumann First Assistant. Daisy Batcliff Second Assistant. Gretchen Hull Literary Editor. Marion List Agnes Field Florence Sellers Art Clarissa Smith Alma Sharp Humor. Barbara Porter Maude Holston Louise Morse Associations. Leven Mc Cook May Bowden , Theodore Hanchey Boy ' s Athletics. Mary Morgan Girl ' s Athletics. Gratia Smith  Lacey Windsor Alumni Editor. 5 Cora Carr, Editor in Chief. Lawrence Stevens, Business Mgr. Bessie Bauman, Assist. Editor. Louise Moise, Association Editor. Florence Sellers, Art Editor. Mary Morgan, Girl ' s Athletic Editor. Gretchen Hull, Literary Editor. Alma Sharp, Humor Editor. CALENDAR 1909. May 28th, Friday, at 5 P. M Dormitories Open. May 29th, Saturday Entrance Examinations. May 31st, Monday Summer Term Begins. August 28th, Saturday Summer Term Ends. August 28th, — September 27th, Fall Vacation. September 25th, Friday at 5 P. M Dormitories Open. September 26th, Saturday Entrance Examinations. September 28th, Monday, Session 1909-1910 Begins. CONTENTS. Dedication 1 Board of Supervisors 10 Faculty 11 Alumni 17 Classes 19 Literary Societies 66 Music 77 Religeous 85 Athletics 95 Sororities 106 Clubs 129 Literary 136 Hot Cakes 167 Advertisement , , 177 J. B. AS WELL, President of the Louisiana Normal School, STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. BOARD OF ADMINISTRATORS, Ex-Officio Members: His Excellency, J. Y. Sanders, Governor of Louisiana, Baton Rouge. Hon. T. H. Harris, State Superintendent of Public Education, Baton Rouge. J. B. Aswell, President State Normal School, Natchitoches. Representative Members : Hon. G. W. Jack, First District, Shreveport. Term Expires July 1st, 1914 Hon. Henry Bernstein, Second District, Monroe. Term Expires July 1st, 1910. Judge A. J. Lafargue, Third District, Marksville. Term Expires July 1st, 1910. Hon. Solon Farrnb-acher, Fourth District, Baton Rouge. Term Expires July 1st, 1912. Dr. L. Foitrgeaud, Fifth District, Breaux Bridge. Term Expires July 1st, 1912. Dr. Z. T. Gallion, Resident Administrator, Natchitoches. Term Expires July 1st, 1914 OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. Gov J. Y. Sanders, President Baton Rouge Hon. G. W Jack, Vice-President Shrevevort Mr. Edward Philltps, Treasurer Natchitoches Mr. T. P. Chaplin, Secretary Natchitoches 10 11 FACULTY. J. B. Aswell President. J. W. Heckert Training Teacher, Pedagogy. Geo. Williamson Biology, Agriculture. G. D. Pickels Psychology, Physics, Chemistry. Lizzie Carter McVoy English. Lillian M. Knott Singing. R. W. Winstead Latin. Julia M. Rocheford, Algebra, Geometry. Roberta Newell Arithmetic. Mary E. Swift Drawing, Manual Training. W. F. Coolidge Physical Education, History. John Corbly South English History, Latin. Dean Varnado English Teacher. Paulin Alfonte Violin. Pearl C. Loeffler Piano. Jessie Harper Kyle Piano. May Phillips Art Assistant. Bessie Russel Critic Teacher. Isabel Williamson Critic Teacher. Heneretta Lewis Critic Teacher. Laura Tanzin Critic Teacher. Edna Levy Critic Teacher. Augusta Nelken Critic Teacher. J. E. Guardia Critic Teacher. Jessie Bowden Critic Teacher. Dean Varnado Critic Teacher. 12 13 In Memory of Our Beloved School-mate BLANCHE HOLLAND. In Memory of Our Beloved School-mate DORIS LEDBETTER. 14 State Normal School The Normal School was established by Act of the General Assembly of Louis- iana July 7, 1884. The State Board of Education located the school at Natchitoches, and the buildings and grounds of the Convent of the Sacred Heart were bought by the Parish of Natchitoches and given to the rchool. The Act of Establishment declares that the school shall be maintained for the benefit of such white persons of either sex as may desire and intend to teach in the public schools of Louisiana. The Normal School is maintained by the State to train teachers for the public schools. The necessary equipment of the successful teacher includes wholesome person- ality, sound scholarship and technical skill. The first of these cannot be furnished by any school, it comes by inheritance and early environment; but it is the function of the Normal School to enlarge and strengthen it, and to add to it the qualifications of liberal learning and teaching power. The course of training is planned with these ends in view. The first two and a half years of the course aim at thoroughness in mastery of the subjects of the public-school course, while the last year and a half are given chiefly to the study of teaching and to practice work in the Model School. The conditions maintained at the Normal School give an environment that tends steadily to develop character and capacity for work. The course of study, the professional training, the companionship of hundreds of young men and women engaged in a common life-work, the intimate contact with many strong teachers, and the lectures and addresses given by scholarly men from all parts of the country, help to establish high ideals of service. The stimulating influence of the literary societies, the opportunity ?o hear really good music and to see some good pictures and statuary, and the use of the library, with its thousands of books and fresh periodical literature, help to refine the taste, quicken the appreciation and strengthen the love of learning. The well-organized practice school, the new manual training rooms, the labora- tories and library, the ventilating system in the academic building, the baths and screens in the dormitories, the beautiful grounds, with forest, lake, and swimming pool, all for $3 a week, guarantee a delightful experience to those who come to take advantage of the excellent courses offered. THE BOARDING CLUB. Six buildings are used as dormitories for young women. Young men board in private families in town. The board club accommodates five hundred young women. The bedrooms are furnished with single beds, mattresses, chairs, tables, dressers, wardrobes, wash- stands, steam heat, and electric lights. 15 iff, w l(j ALUMNI. The Louisiana State Normal School Alumni Association was first organized on July 21, 1894, at Euston during the session of the Chau- tauqua of that year. The organization was discussed at the Commence- ment at the Normal just previous. A special committee appointed at the Commencement conference on May 30, 1894, presented a Constitu- tion for the Association, which was adopted. (It does not appear from any record who was on this Committee). Col. Thos. D. Boyd, then President of the Normal School, presided at the organization meeting on July 21, 1895, and Prof. E. L. Himes assisted in the organization. The officers elected were: Miss Bessie V. Eussell, President; J. E. Eeadhimer, Secretary; Miss Mollie Kearney, Treasurer. Eegular meetings have been held every Commencement since organization, except possibly 1896, for which no records are preserved. Perhaps the meeting was not held by reason of the late Commencement made nec- essary on account of suspension of the school for five weeks in the spring caused by small pox outbreak in Xatchitoches. In addition to the regular meetings, special reunions have been held annually at the time of the teacher ' s convention every year since 1890. These reun- ions have been the means of bringing together larger numbers of the graduates than have attended the annual meetings in Xatchitoches, and afford great pleasure to the Normalities present. No particular line of work was undertaken by the Association until 1897 when the Alumni Scholarship was established. The first student selected to fill the scholarship was Miss Annie G. Greene, of Tangipahoa. In 1900 the Association named the scholarship in honor and memory of Prof. Aloy L. Smith, for years the training teacher of the Normal School. Those who have held the scholarship since Miss Greene, are: Miss May Lee, East Baton Eouge: Miss Bertha Medlock, AYebster; Miss Olive Mather, St. Tammany; Miss Lena Smyth. Avoy- elles; Miss Marie Himel, Iberville; and Miss Ora Baldridge, Avoyelles. By means of the Aloy L. Smith Scholarship a real work is being accomplished at very small expense to the members of the Association. In 1901, a small surplus having accumulated in the Treasury, it was decided to loan this surplus to students of the Nor- mal in the upper classes to enable them to complete the course without the necessity of stopping to earn money to remain in school. While this fund is small at present, a great benefit has been derived from it, and it is doubtful if any work conld be undertaken that would do as much £ood with a small fund. The student loan fund is in operation in mauy of the leading colleges and universities of the country, and is often larsrelv supported by the Alumni .Association?. In the short time that the loan fund has been in use, loans have bepn made to 27 students, 20 of whom have graduated at the Normal, and 2 of them are now 17 serving as Parish Superintendents. The loans have all been repaid, and in most instances without delay. The interest rate is nominal, 4 per cent, per annum. This help to worthy students is greatly appre- ciated, and enables the student to complete his course of study and know that he is paying his own way. At the regular meeting in 1907 a proposition was considered to arrange for a general educational rally at the Normal School in 1910 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Normal School. A committee from the Association presented the matter to the Board of Administrators and that body cordially approved the suggestion. As nothing definite has been done towards this meeting, it might be well to leave the date open for 1911, which will witness the close of 25 years work of the Normal. Including the class of January, 1909, 982 persons have been grad- uated from the Louisiana State Normal School. All but about half a dozen have taught in the public schools of the State; some having taught more than 20 years. It is safe to say that the average number of years taught by the Normal graduates is at least three, making the total of three thousand years of teaching for one person. In addition to the work of the Normal graduate as a teacher, she stands always for improved school conditions. In the great advance in school work in general in Louisiana, no influence has contributed more than has the Normal School and its graduates. The science of good schools being the real mission of the Normal, this influence will be felt always. Officers of the Alumni Association. President. Secretary. Treasurer. 1894 Miss Bessie Russell.. J. E. Readhimer Miss Mollie Kearney. 1895 Miss Emmie MacurdoMiss Rosa Colvin Miss Mollie Kearney. 1896 No records. 1897 G. W. Jack Miss Sallie Freeman Miss Laura Tauzln. 1898 C. M. Cunnningham Miss Fannie Nelken Miss Bessie Russell. 1899 Miss Bessie V. Russell ..Miss Scharlie Russell... J. L. Westbrook. 1900 Miss Henrietta Lewis J. L. Westbrook. 1901 J. L. Westbrook George Wallace. 1902 Miss May Lee J. L. Westbrook. 1903 Miss Jessie E. Bowden I. L. Westbrook. 1904 Miss Gussie Nelken J. L. Westbrook. 1905 Robert J. Phillips T. L. Westbrook. 1906 Mr s. Alice Martin Wallace J. L. Westbrook. 1907 A. C. Bernard J. L. Westbrook. 1908 Mrs. Josephine Lobd ell Berwick J. L. Westbrook. •Office of Secretary and Treasurer united in 1900. •Year of election. 18 c LOUISIANA 5 TATE RMAL 5CHOOL 19 AERONANTS. Maude Swords President. ROLL. de Bretton, Mar} Chaney, Ruby Collier, Allene Dezendorf, Hattie Fargeson, Ella Garret , Nellie Grayson, May Gi imillion, L. V. Qi ' uesbeck, Kate McMicliael, Carrie Melanson, Yolande Miller, Shadie Mosely, Ruth Prosser, Lee Swords, Maude Taylor, Eula Touchstone, Norma Windsor, Lacie Martin, Laura. 20 21 CLASS POEM. As I sit and dream in the twilight, And muse o ' er the happy past, I have many fond recollections Of the 19-09 Class. We were not great in number, Nor in doing mighty deeds; We realized our deficiencies And humbly felt our needs. In climbing the hill of knowledge, Ours was a moderate pace, But we kept before us the adage : Slow but sure wins the race. At times we grew discouraged, The goal seemed so far away, But this thought ever inspired us, The laborer is worthy his pay. Worthy his pay! Oh, let us, As we each go on our way, Exert every effort within us To really be worthy our pay. 22 CLASS MEDLEY. One day last May, Gremillion, neatly clad in his Taylor made suit, went up to the Garrett, took down his Sword and Windsor shot gun and made his way down to the lake. Here he shot a Martin and a Groesbeck, both of which he sold to the Miller, who told him that both Dezendorf and Chaney threatened to Prosser-cute him if he did not Carrie Fargeson and Mosely to town to hear Norma . On your way back bring me a Melon, son and I ' ll speak a good word to the girls for you, said the Miller. But like a true Britton he refused to be bribed, and went out to meet his friend the Collier whom he saw coming down the road. jf $ 23 HYPATIANS. Motto Wisdom is Virtue. ' ' Colors Olive, Green and Red. Flower Jacqumenot Rose. YELL. Hippity hop! Hippity hop! We are striving to reach the top, We need no man to assist our band, Hypatians, Hypatians ! Feminine creations ! Rah! Rah! Rah! Aint we fine? We ' re the class of May ' 09. OFFICERS. Edith Porter President. Leah Achee Vice-President. Harriet Spiller Secretary-Treasurer. Mary Pirie Historian. Lucille Gibson Prophet. Bessie Harrington Poet. Winnie Valverde Artist. 24 Achee — Still water runs deep ' Bruner — I ' ve put away childish things ' Blackmail- — Wit and knowledge in keeping with avoirdupois. Bass — Good nature and good sense do ever go hand in hand Craft — All things come to those who work. 25 TfiT r Fatheree — Young women on entering life should be neither too shy nor to bold ' Folse— Fair but Folse. Harrington — I heard a hollotv sound. Who rapped my skull? Levins — You wear too much expression in your face. 26 Lindsly — I ' m not in the role of common men. Lucius — Work! oh, work! but don ' t be Heck- erty. McHugh — Feu: words indicate a wealth of wisdom. McFarland — ' ' Built like a mosquito long and thin. Moore — Where you face a difficulty never let it stare you out of countenance. 27 Neyland — Go ye not indiscriminately to classes. O ' Daniel — The world doesn ' t tremble at my approach — but then — Yvcie— The world is a serious proposition after all. Sample— A small representation of the real thing. Spiller— Well deserved, popularity 28 Tucker — Wise from the crown of her head up. Kennedy — Think much and hold your tongue; beware of speechifying. P ' isher — Keeping everlastingly at it brings success. Prothro — Be resigned to your fate. One so wise, so young, they say can never live long — single. Porter — None know thee but to love thee — None name thee but to praise 29 HYPATIANS. There is oh, so much for Hypatians to be In nineteen hundred and nine. We may cover the world like the searching sea In nineteen hundred and nine. We may be of the rush of the city ' s roar And our song may we sing where the condors soar Or we may dip to the dark of Labrador In nineteen hundred and nine. There is oh, so much for Hypatians to do In nineteen hundred and nine. We may learn the methods of teaching then In nineteen hundred and nine. Or we may strive, as Hypatians must For the model school pupils who their teachers do trust And learn one lesson — ever be just In nineteen hundred and nine. There is oh, so much for Hypatians to try In nineteen hundred and nine, The ' |how , and the what , and the when , and the why ' In nineteen hundred and nine. But sometimes we look at our knowledge so small And think how we ' ve worked to get any at all And wonder if it will ever grow tall In nineteen hundred and nine. There is oh, so much, so we work as we may In nineteen hundred and nine, And loiter a little (?) along the way In nineteen hundred and nine. Oh, the Hypatian works, but the Hypatian clings To the flowers of life, and the Hypatian sings! Let us eat the sweet and forget the stings In nineteen hundred and nine. MISERIRE Miserire, awake each wise Hypatian! Think all the while of your organization; Keep your plans before your mental vision, Think what our training teacher Says of preci sion. Remember the Model School, And thus never break a rule! . .Bring forth self activity From every child Present the right stimuli And think of the weighty criticisms from — Russell, Williamson, Lewis, Tanzin, Bowden, Levy, Nelken, Guardia, Chorus. Heck ert Heck — — ert Heck ert. Heck ert Heck- — —ert Heck, Oh! Mr. Heckert, think of the trials that beset us, Oh ! Heckert Heckert, Heckert Heck ! wr- 33 EROSOPHIANS. Motto Non Nobis Solum Colors Olive and Blue. Flower Ragged Robin YELL. E— R— O— Sr-O— P— H— I— A— N. We ' re the first class of 1910. Who — Wha — Wha — Who, Olive and Blue! Olive and Biue!. OFFICERS. Levin McCook President. Earnestine Spears Vice-President. Elve Moore Secretary Trea surer Maude Holston Musician. Lawrence Stevens Orator. Bessie Bauman Poet. Lloyd Porter Historian. Ethel Sharp Prophet. Clarissa Smith Artist. Mary, Morgan Jester. ROLL. Babin, Celanie Bacot, Kate Bauman, B ssie Bowden, May Brandin, i ' ila Breazeale, Adaline Cargill, Lillian Carr, Cora Campbell, Bessie Decuir, L ' citia Edwan ' G; Floy Flemir- Bessie Fry, Jowel Garland, Nancy Gill, Lillian Granier, Hattie Groesbeck, Annie Hanchey, Theodore Harvey, Lettie Herndon, Hazel Hinkle, Georgie Holston, Maude Hull, Gretchen Hull, Ida Jones, Bettie Kennedy, Mae McCall, Ruby McCasland, Orra McCook, Leven Miles, Annie Moore, Elve Moore, Emmett Morgan, Mary-Harriet Morillion, Ella Nixon, Ruth Neely, W. E. Pecou, Myrtie Pinkston, Mary Pinkston, Debbie Porter, Lloyd Porter, Willie-May Prickett, Lucy Scott, Leslie Sharp, Alma Sharp, Ethel Smith, Alma Smith, Eula Lee Smith, Clairissa Spear, Ernestine Stevens, Lawrence Terrel, Su e Wilson, Lucile Williams, Pearl De Laney 34 35 SEVENTH TERM CLASS HISTORY. At last we are Seventh Termers and Alas! Practice Teach- ers. We have struggled up the path of terms, fighting bravely, sometimes, desperately, to overcome the obstacles in our way. No mat- ter how dark tlie way or fierce the struggle there was always the Seventh Term, Star of hope, to guide us on. So brightly shone this wonderous star that we felt that when we came within the realm whereon it cast its magic rays thereafter our journey would be one of ease, footsore and weary, did we reach this, but confident that all our troubles were over and that the rest of our days would be spent in ease and luxury; and that Practice Teaching would be a side show for entertainment. How vain is hope! Our little star was misleading. There is no ease and luxury in tliis realm, and if Practice Teaching is a side show, we don ' t care to even see the main exhibition. However, we are not discouraged, because we don ' t like the line of entertainment in the Seventh Term. If good work in the past means anything for the future, we certainly ought to succeed. As a class, we have always done good work, but it is because of some of our members that we are best known. Most famous of all our members is Miss Cora Carr, the capable editor of this Annual. This young lady has made a brilliant record as a student and besides her work in the class rooms, she has always been a good society worker and active in all the branches of the school life. Mr. Leven McCork, our class president, is one o± the most popular young men at the Normal. All of us are especially proud of him be- cause his star work at left end on the Varsity foot-ball team last fall. 4; Lev. is known as a jolly, good fellow. His greatest delight, besides working chemistry problems, is to tease girls by taking their property, such as belts, buckles, handkerchiefs and combs, and keeping them as souvenirs. Another well known member of our class is Mr. Theodore Han- chey, also a star foot-ball man. Hanchey was captain and full-back of the Varsity this fall, and a great deal of the terms strength lay in this big, rosy-cheeked, handsome, baseball boy, whom the girls all love. Mr. Lawrence Stevens, another of our precious boys, does able and earnest work in class, society, and in the athletic and religous organizations. He is business manager of the Annual and if ability and hard work can make it a success, that success is already assured. Next on the list of boys is Little Brother , Emmett Moore. Em- mett lives up to the standard set by the other boys, being good both in and out of the school-room. Whenever the rest of the class, includ- ing Miss McCasland, cannot answer one of Mr. Pickles ' questions, Mr. Moore is always called upon to enlighten the class and he usually makes good. 36 Miss Elve Moore, who claims to be kissing kin with Little Brother Emmett, is known for her class and society work and her ability as a basket-ball player. She is the only member of our class on the Varsity and it gives us pleasure to say she is a most able representative. All of our class can thank Miss Mary Harriet Morgan for the sunshine and mirth she has brought by her funny sayings and merry jests. She was elected class jester and she certainly has filled the office. Miss Letitia Dercuir is a young lady of whom the class feels especially proud. She won fame for her Term and glory for herself and her society by the contest in oratory at Christmas time. Miss Decuir is an authority on the subject of Nights in Venezuela. It is well known that the Seventh Term boys love all the Seventh Term girls, but they are especially in love with Miss Bessie Bauman. They couldn ' t help it if they wanted to. When a young lady has a pair of magic brown eyes, what she can do to a boy is a plenty. Well, when Bessie looks at the boys they are as hopelessly lost as a see all at a full dress affair. Another attractive and well known lady is Miss Eula Smith. Dear, gentle Eula has a large space in the hearts of all our class, as well as in those of all who know her. Besides her great strength of character and loveliness of disposition, Eula has won fame and admiration be- cause of her diamonds and curls, a dangerous combination. There are in our class also two Sharp girls, and if you run up against them too suddenly you are liable to get stuck. Some of our class are known because of being the owners of vast estates, but probably the most extensive land holder is Mr. W. E. Neeley who owns two great plantations, that spread over an enormous territory. We wonder if it is Mr. Neeley ' s plantations that have at- tracted Miss Celanie Babin. We rank as the most up-to-date class in school. We are credited with having the swellest line of slang ever slung on Normal grounds. We pick up this species of chin music from Mr. HecVert. That nerve of ours we got from Mr.Winstead, and our precision (?) from Mr. South. Our profanity we got from the Hon. George Freeman, master mechanics and D. of C. W.. who sometimes (quite often) sets the air with cuss words ringing on Normal grounds. Lack of space prevents the writing of more, but let it be said that if there were more it would tell of good, strong, earnest students that are popular on Normal Hill and have helped to make the high standard that exists in the Normal School. 37 AN APPEAL (Tune of Massa Dear) Heckert Hear! Heckert Hear! Listen to our plea ! Terms have come, terms have gone ! Still we ' re here you see! All our friends have passed and gone And we ' re lonesome here Work is dull, days are long Help us Heckert, dear. Chorus. Help us Heck, to be gone, From this place of woe Give us our little sheep-skins And we then will go. And we then will go. II. We have come thro ' six Terms They were hard to bear. Kochford first, then McVoy Such a load of care. Next a Knott in our path, Then a Pickel too Morris next, beset our way, Heckert, then, ' twas you! Chorus. Help us Heck, to be gone From this place of woe Give us our little sheep-skins And we then will go. And we then will go. 38 , MAME Tke M eteors MOTTO I he whole ornotKin r LOWER BUcf?-eu el Susans 3 A 39 METEORS. Mnttn - The Whole or Nothing. P °i or ° ' Black and Yellow. F°ower ■;;:::::::::. ' . ' . ' . . ' . .. ' . ' ■ ' .. ' . ' . ' ... ' Black eyed susan. YELL. What ' s the matter with tne Meteors? Ha! Ha! Hey! Meteors! Meteors! We ' re O. K. OFFICERS. B,erand Mestayer • • • res ! e Laura Stella Scheen ••••;■ Vice-President. Anna Wyatt Allen Secretary Treasurer. Barbara Porter Historian. Mary Stuart M = r Berand Mestayer urator. Daisy Ratcliff ™ ei ' Jennie Mae Brown At-! ' Jessie Louise Foster Artist. ROLL. Abrahm, Beatrice Elsie Foster, Jessie Louise Pace, Eva Alford Bobbie Freeman, Alice Pearson, Lucile Allain, Jeanne Georgine Frere, Mary T. Porter Barbara Allen, Anna W. Gibbs, Bessie Ratcliff, Daisy Best Minnie Haibe, Ann Joseph Reiber, Ethel Bonicard, Nettie M. Hamiter, Annie May Scheen, Laura S. Brandin, Jeanette Haws, Maggie Semple, Tillie Brasher, Mary Klingman, Jennie Smith, Eleanor Breazeale, Regina 3eesel Klock, Ada Smith, Gratia Brown Jennie Mae Lanius, Beulah Hoyt Stahl, Ruby Connell, Mattie Le Blanc, Anna Strong, Daisy Sims Claverie Ethel Lemon, Louise Stuart, Mary Cloutier ' Ivy Lisso, Olive Trezivant, Rembert Cooper, Octavine List, Marion Trichel, Annie Claire Corbin, Lucile Carlotta Littell, Eleanor Varnado Natalie Corcoran, Willie Maricelli, Ella Voiers, Emma Daussat, Mildred Lee Marston, Essie Westrope, Delia Davidson, Ernestine Melaucon, Myra W T .„. e ' Llse A . Dixon, Jessie Merchant, Ada Williams, Anpie Esterge, Nita Mestayer, Berand Williams Enrlme Faulk, Aline Norman, Gussie Wise Jl ey R Fletcher, Laura Norman, Rosalie Wmfield, Tom Fortier, Edvidge 40 41 CLASS JAMBALAYA. A Ruby glowing bright, And a group of Daisies three, All these the eye delight, Pretty Ivy, too, you see. Not just as ornaments do they while their time away For Proverb says Beware! and useful be, as gay. They stir the matter grey, and so well that all can see Results to be the best, — where better none can be ! A Tidie maid have we Also maids both Brown and White; For regularitee Just a Klock that keeps in sight. All these keep the class clear of dark cobwebs in the brain; They keep things neat and clean, and leave brightness in their train To do this is right hard, for there ' s Bob, and Joseph, too — But then they ' re not so bad! they ' re not boys (boo-hoo!) Our Cook ' s a specimen And our Porter ' s, oh! so spry; Our Faulk, why, she ' s worth ten; And our Lemon is not wry! The Coopers waiting still for another handsome Crow; The Smiths are doing work with hearty puff and blow. Our Bell calls loudly round, so all about are told Our Merchant now is here with a lovely Scheen of gold. 42 But hark! while this I tell; In our home ' s a queen so true, For whom we keep no cell, — And ' tis Mary Stuart, too. Our Freeman guards her well with a quick and lively Pace, And Mary ' s Foster-sis charmeth all with her bright grace. Our Jolly Wise man too, hands out rations, not of bread, But rations, they of noseo , for each, -well, -roomy (!) head. I see that you are shocked That a high-born queen should be Even by accident In such low company. But now, just change your mind, for our Cook is not a churl; If you will but believe, he ' s a dignified old Earl. The rest are quite as good, and for other shining lights Consult our List at once, you ' ll admire them all aright. Then hurrah for the old Sixth Term! And I guess that you have guessed That they stand just like two classmates For the Best! the Strong! the Best! 43 44 G P r ,- p 3 45 DELVERS. Motto Knowledge is Power. Colors Green and Gold. Flower Yellow Chrysanthemun. YELL. Razzle, dazzle Hobble Gobble, Sis! Booh! Bah! Aint we It ? Well I guess, Delvers — Delvers! Yes! Yes! Yes! OFFICERS. Louise Moise President. Robert Chaplain Vice-President. Helen Swords Secretary. Laura Walsh Treasurer. Arbour, Roslyn Baldridge, Ora Baugh, Addie May Bell, Maud Bennecke, Caroline Black, Emmie Brooks, Erxine Broussard, Charles Brunson, Kate Caldwell, Mary Caldweil, Coy Caldwell, Margaret Chaplin, Robert Chauvin, Helen Cooper, Carrie Cropper, Lillian Dardenne, Nonte Darden, Stella ROLL. Davis, Jonnie Dossart, Hazel Dunckelman, Fay Dupaquier, Suzanne Durand, Marcel Faulk, Ernest Field, Agnes Gibson, Lela Gonzales, Beatrice Haw, W T illie Hawkins, Anne Higginbotham, Lela Hightower, Mamie Hubbs, Anna Jeter, Lucile Kent, Maude Klock, Edith Labe, Julie Littell, Mary Moise, Louise Monceret, Marceline Ogilvie, Lucy Raines, Nonie Overby, Norma Sentell, Madge Smith, Willie Southern, May Stevens, Sadie Stroud, Bessie Swords, Helen Swards, Helen Waish, Laura Womack, Maude Wilbert, Lolita Wright, Sadie Wyatt, Lillie m mUm iinin 46 np ll!lil|l;Iglgl jiiiiiii nil in t ' l ' . ' T ' WL. -v  •- H ; ' A 4 . r-- i;l l;lil!l!l;li-gi iiiiiiimii ilflii Iflllllfl fil ill! Sblil T I 47 THE DELVERS. History is a record of past events. In it are chronicled the rise, progress, and lail of great nations, wonderful achievements in science and art, heroic deeds of the battle field, and of statesmanship m peace- ful legislative halls. History ' s pages through ancient, medieval, and modern times are bright with names of illustrious men and women, who have made the world better for their having lived in it; and so we, the JJelvers, the promising Class of 1910, hope to fill other pages yet unwritten. By our good efforts and few struggles we liave passed the Freshie days, and are now rapidly gaining the summit of that great and grand peak Mt. Knowledge. As it is we are now suspended in space and dealing with infinity . Nevertheless, we make daily trips to ancient Kome. Our food consists of Sesame. This accounts for the many stars of our class who make us feel worthy of our motto, Knowledge is Power. ' ' Now we believe we have some queer things in our class; why we have a Chaplain who has never seen an army or navy; a Field that is really able to attend school; and above all Rains, who is always pres- ent. There ' s Moise (more ease- in this class than in any other, for a Hightower and Barn are actually able to sit side by side with a Picket near by. Our Klock always tells the Wright time in the good old Southern way, while our Sword and Faulk stand by to defend us. There ' s no doubt t at our class will be the grandest, considering the size, that History as ever known, for several students have already passed distinguished personages, and others expect to do the same. We hope we may live to see our plans Caldwell, and our dreams realized. 48 49 ATLANTAS. Motto You Can ' t Catch Us. Colors Purple and Green. Flower Violet. YELL. Raise our colors to be seen Royal purple, olive green. You can ' t catch us if you try. If you say so, you ' re a — Rah! Rah! Rah! OFFICERS. May Wemp President. Maggie Allen Vice-President. Miriam Nelken Secy, and Treas. Hattie Miers Historian. Willie Bell Stuart Poet. Lelia Ducournan Artist. Lillie Melanson Jester. ROLL. Allen, Maggie Ariail, Ellen Barnes, Minnie Beau, Leonie Bridwell, Clara Buvens, May Byrom, Edyth Ohauvin, Kate Clark, Bernie Cox, Phanor Daspit, Maude Davis, Dooley Ducournan, Lelia Durrett, Maggie Everett, Kate Fleshman, Nina Guyton, Eunice Giesen, Margaret Girod, Grace Green, Alex Haile, Eva Hanchey, G. W. Hill, Mattie May Hyams, Aurora Jackson, Maude King, Mary McDonald, Pink McLeod, Eunice Melanson, Lillie Miears, Hattie Monzingo, Josie Nelken,, Miriam Parkman, Isabelle Pryor, Georgia Midyett, Lurline Roche, Helen Simmons, Viola Simpkins, Ethel Smelly, Mattie Smith, Margaret Smith, Vivian Stewart, Willie Bell Thigpen, Exa Parmalee, Fannie Wemp, May Williams, Grnce Williamson, Sarah Winharg, Howard Wise, G. Jolly 50 51 ATLANTAS Shakespeare once said, Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrnst upon them. He had us in mind when he made the last part of that statement and we are proud of ourselves. To ask who we are would be an absurd question, but for the benefit of the few who are too far behind time to Know us, we ' ll venture to tell our own history. Without a doubt we are the smartest class in the Normal from the Model School to the Eighth Term, and Mr. Aswell and the teachers won ' t let us forget it. There ' s another good thing about us and that is, if no one else brags about us we are quite capable of bragging about ourselves. We are prompted to do this not by false pride, but by the realization that our own importance is so unlimited. What would those poor overworked practice teachers do without us? They regard us as walking encyclopedias and come to us on all occasions. Often have we dried their tears for them. We are looking forward to days of indolence and ease when we reach the seventh and eighth terms. We are already making provisions for our future welfare. One of our brilliant stars has already sent in her application for a man, coming early to avoid the rush. Our brightness is displayed on all occasions free of charge. We take an active part in all three societies, in fact we run this whole Normal School, but we keep dark about it. Faculty meetings are the greatest bores of our existence, but realizing how essential our presence is, we sacrifice ourselves in a worthy cause. We hold the fates of our school-mates in our hands and ours is always the deciding vote as to whether they pass or fail. If knowledge is power, then consider us as monarchs of all we survey. The insignjficant world had better be on the lookout for us when we leave here for by unanimous vote we propose to make the biggest hit of the century and there ' s no two ways about it, we ' ll do it. for we are It. 52 PELICANS THIRD TERM 1909 MOTTO JUSTICE,UNI0N,CONFIDENCE COLORS WHITE AND GREEN FLOWER. MAGNOLIA 53 PELICANS. Motto Justice, Union and Confidence. Flower Magnolia. Colors Dark, Green and White. OFFICERS. G. C. Holston President. Janey Robertson Vice-President. Bessie Pickels Secretary and Treasurer. Ruth Williams Historian. Blanche De Rowen Musician. Regina Ewing Artist. Udith Myer Orator. Olive Gilmore Prophet. Bertha Brown Jester. Eugenie Woods Poet. ROLL. Austin, Clotilde Ayecock, Lizzie Babin, Lucy Barham, Geneva Beau, Elga Berry, Lucile Beanvais, Cecile Biaggini, Corinne Bridwell, Eula Brown, Bertha Bujol, Ola Butler, Annie Laurie Canterbury, W. F. Cormeaux, A. 0. De Cuir, Vivian De Rowen, Blanche Ellender, Thomas Elmore, ftdna Ewing, Regina Gilmore, Olive Gleason. Flavia Griffing, Mary Bell Hargis, Earle Harkrider, Helen Holston, G. C. Nelson, Cornelia Perkins, Lorena Pickels, Bessie Pourcian, Anthony Price, Irene Hornberger, MarthildeRichardson, Hilda Jones, Inez Kelly, Mammie La Cour, Eleanor La Cour, Kate Landry, Lillie Lyall, Edith Major, Beatrice Mayer, Udith McCaffery, Winona Melder, Jessie Mire, Ida Morrow, Helen McPherson, Jewell Robertson, Janie Roe, Geneva Rogers, Harold Rongeot, Clara Smith, Rufus Stuart, Clara Talbart, Kate Vandercrussen, Inez Walker, Lola Williams, Ruth Wise, Ollie Woods, Eugenie Wall ; Andrey. 54 3 ]3 • ' 1 pi:ffi!ii:iiii)Uftr r i3 55 PELICANS. Three terms ago we bade good bye, but not farewell to our Model School days. Not farewell, because when we reach the now dim and distant Seventh term we ' ll be back there again teaching, as we were taught by former practice teachers. What a world of meaning does the word practice teaching hold for us now! But since we are not prophets dealing with the future, we will turn to the past. How important did we seem to ourselves on that first day in the Normal! It seemed that all eyes were cast in our direction and the attention of the whole school turned to us. Not many days did we labor under this delusion, for we soon learned that we had lessons to labor over instead. The trials and tribulations of the first term seemed almost unsurmountable, but luck was with us and most of us were enlisted to battle as best we could through the mysteries of the second term. Long and hard seemed that struggle, but we came through with flying colors. What a pleasant appearance the world presented to us when we were handed those little white slips marked THIED TERM!! Our joy was unbounded and our satisfaction un- limited, for did not this bring us four months nearer our goal? We are modest to an extreme, but that virtue does not prevent us from dispensing our vast amount of knowledge to those struggling little First and Second Termers whom we have left behind. We are enthusiastic supporters of all athletics, having a number of shining stars. We have named ourselves, The Pelicans, and have chosen the magnolia for our flower, thus signifying our loyalty to the State. To the Normal, where we have spent so much profitable time, we, the Pelicans, will always be loya l, living up in every respect to our motto, Justice. Union and Confidence. ni % . f i§g 56 m Sfe 5fr . J Jit 57 LES ENFANTS. Motto Out of the Mouths of Babes Flow Wisdom. Colors Baby Blue and White. Flower Forget-Me-Not. YELL. Ge He ! Ge Ho ! Ge Ho ! Ho ! Ho ! We are always on the go. Ge Ha! Ge Ha! Ge Ha! Ha! Ha! Les Enfant Eah ! Rah ! Rah ! OFFICERS. Annie Stevens President. Bascom Laf argue Vice-President. Ira Enloe Secy, and Treas. Joanna Porter Historian. Lucy Carr Poet. Mazie Howell Artist. Roy Barlow Orator. Nathan Krauson Jester. A nnison, Albert Annison, Thomas Atkinson, Julia Aycock, Meda Barlow, Roy Bird, Nettie Biossat, Ethel Bourque, Galbert Brandon, Clinton Brou, Amelia Carr, Lucy Carroll, Lois Cappell, Vivian Cordill, Zuleka Collens, Dora Collins, Mabel Cognewich, Blanche Davis, Emma Diasselliss, Dorothy Elmore, Laura ROLL. Enloe, Ira Fixary, Bessie Fowler, M. J. Frederick, Mamie Henry, Cora Lee Howell, Mazie Johnson, Jessie Jones, Lorena Kirkland, Lizzie Kirkland, Bculah Knox, Ella Kranson, Nathan Laf argue, Bascom Ledette, Edna Lewis, Almina L ' herisson. Amy Lyall, Vivian Matta, Ruth Marshall, Sue McCall, Annie Montegut, Marie Morris, Fannie Murphy, Kate Plumner, Lee Picquet, Kate Parter, Joanna Portie, Emma Rader, Jessie Reulet, Nathalie Readhimer, Wdnfred Savant, Edna Sevier, Lucy Satcher, Sam Shipworth, Oliver Stevens, Annie Teddlie, Fletcher Trumps, Oyea Vice, Rose 58 59 w LES ENFANTE. When we were asked to write our history for the first edition of the Potpourri, we were delighted that we, the Second Termers, were being admitted within the covers of that distinguished book. As Sec- nod Termers we are more respected than we were as First Termers. The responsibility is great, and we feel it. Last year we kept in the back ground, having learned that that was the proper method of behavior for First Termers. To be sure we still feel rather small and insignificant. They, the higher term, do not ask us to serve on i ' Annual Committees and we are not even asked to sing in the glee club. But we are not a bad set, and we are, above all, agree- able and glad to make ourselves useful as well as ornamental. We can ' t write a history as we haven ' t a past. But we, Les Enfants, expect to graduate the finest class that has ever been on Normal Hill. 60 LES ENFANTS. S stands for the sense We are said to possess; And it ' s very little ' Tis sad to confess. E is for Energy — Spent in trying to pass; To do this we ' re striving Each one in our class. C is for Courage In which we all share; There is nothing arduous That we would not dare. is for organization That is hinted about; When we get to the Seventh, We ' ll find it all out. N is for Negligence, Of which you ' ve all heard But true Second Termers Ne ' er use such a word. D stands for Diligence At work or at play; We give strict attention, What e ' er comes our way. T stands for Teachers That goal is our aim; We ' ll seek to help others Not for fortune or fame. E for Experience, But our store is small; If you are in trouble, On us do not call. R is for rapture, Meaning joy at its best; One always will find it, Just after a test. M stands for Modesty, But of this we won ' t speak; We feel it our duty To be gentle and meek. 62 P £- ' . , _ , $ « x , t g £-,  , ,ife -J — «a n — « Hi PREPARATORY CLASS THE BACHELORS . Motto— Not how many, but how apt ; not how much, but how good. YELL. Rah! Rah! Rah! Sis, Bum! Bah! Bachelors! Bachelors! Rah! Rah! Rah! ROLL. Dezendorf, James Enloe, Edwin Freeman, Earl Hargrove, Marion Kaffie, Harold Kranson, Harry. Flower Lady Slipper. Colors . Green and White. • t X 63 j • : I . THEODORE HANCHEY. (U Hn Memory of our beloved Schoolmate THEODOKE HANCHEY. But thou and I have shaken hands Till growing winters log me low; My paths are vn the fields I know, And thine in undiscovered lands. BS 65 ™ elJ [ITERARJ I 66 SEEKERS AFTER KNOWLEDGE ' Organized 1890. Colors .... , . ' Gold and White. Flower . ' •• ' (Yellow Marshal Neil.) OFFICERS. President .... ,.. : % .... Lawrence Stevens. Vice-President . ' • : ; .., fi Mary Pirie. • Secretary Alina Sharp. Critic ' Ernestine Spears. Editor Bessie Baunian. 1 reasurer ■ • ■ ■ ■ Clarissa Smith. -- ' ' . , • ■: ' : A0 r ROLL. : 5 Abraham, Beatrice Allen, Anna Wyatt Allen, Maggie .ilain, (jeorgine Alfora, Bobbie Alfontv-, iola Arbour, Kosaiyn Baldridge, Ora Bass, Rebecca Bauman, Bessie Bennicky, Caroline Bowden, May Brazeale, Suseel Brison, Agnes Brown, Jennie May Brunson, Kate Brussard, Charles Bujol, Ola Carr, Lucy Carr, Cora Cargill, Lillian Clavarie, Ethel Collins, Dora Cooper, Octavine Comeaux, Herbert Cooper, Carrie Darden, Stella Davidson, Ernestine Decuir, Letitia Decuir, Vivian Dixon, Jessie Deasseiliss, Doroth: Dupaquer, Suzanne Daussat, Mildred Durand, Marselle Ewing, Regina Faulk, Aline Faulk, Ernest Fleshman, Xina Fortier, Edvidge Foster, Jessie Louise Frere, ' Mary Gueson, Margaret Guson, Louis Gibbs, Bessie Habe, Ana Joseph Green, Robe re riarkrider, Helen Harrington, Bessie Harvey Lettre Howell, Maezie Jones, Louis Labe, Julie Lacour, Eleanor Lacour, Kate Landry, Lillie Le Blanc. Judith Le Farque, Bascom Lemon, Louise Lindsey, Jennie List, Marion Littel, Mary Littel, Eleanor Lyall, Edythe Lyall, Vivian Ma] ' or, Beatrice Matthews, Rffie Matta, Ruth Marshall, Sue Melanson, Lillie Miles, Annie Myers, Hattie Moise, Louis? Morgan, Mary Moore, Elve Murphy, Kate McCaffery, Winona Neyland, Inez Overby, Norma Pirie, Mary Farkman, Isabel Pecou, Myrtie r .- Perkins, Lorena . Pinkston, Mary .:• Pinkston, pjebbie ' Pommalae,- Fannie Porter, Edith Porter, Joanna Porter, Lloyd Rains, Nome Richardson, Hilda Sample, Lillie Scott; Ora Sharp, Alma Scott, Leslie Sharp, ' Emel Sharp, Hazel Smith, Clarissa Smith, Rufus Spear, Ernestine Stevens, Annie Stevens, Lawrence Stroud, Bessie Strong, Daisy Spillar, Harriet Stuart, Clara Stuart, Mary Swords, Helen Terrel, Sue Trezavant, Rembert Valverde, Winnie Varnado, Natalie Van der Cruzen, Inez Walsh, Laura White, Lise Williams, Angie Williams, Earline Williams, Pearl Woods, Euginia Wamack, Maude. 6S SI ' I |! ' l (SIM !! ' lil;i;l;lil ' l ' l;I ' l hlil:l ' hl!l 69 ECLECTIC LITERARY SOCIETY. Organized 1892. Theodore Hanchey President. Emmet Moore Vice-President. Grace Williams Secretary. Nettie McHugh Critic. Beraud Mestayer Treasurer. Leah Achee Chorister. Tom Winfield Librarian. Laura Scheen Editor. KOLL. Achee, Leah Aycock-i Lizzie Babin, Alma Babin, Lucy Baugh, Addie Bean, Leonee Bean, Elga Beauvit, Adriam Berry, Lucile Benion, Mattie Bouisard, Nettie Brandon, Ella Branden, Johnette Bridwell, Clara Bridwell, Eula Bruner, Delia Byram, Edith Campbell, Bessie Canterbury, W. F. Carol, Lois Chaplin, Robert Cloutier, Ivy Cornell, Mattie Corbin, Lucele Daspit, Maude Davis, Emma Dassat, Hazel Edwards, Floy Folse, Pearl Fowler, Mr. Freeman, Earl Fry, Jewell Garland, Nancy Gibson, Luoile Gill, Lillian Girod, Grace Gleason, Flavia Gonzaline. Zulima Gonzales, Beatrice- Green, Alex Hamiter, Annie May Hanchey, Theodore Hanchey, George Hargrove, Marion Ho ton, G. C. Hull, Ida Hull, Gretchen Jackson, Frank Jones, E. B. Jones, Lorina Kaffie. Harold Kennedy, Mai King, Mary Klock, Ada Klock, Edith Kranson, Nathan Le Blanc, Anna Levins, Alma Lindsley, Laura Lisso, Olive Loeffler, Evangeline Major, Phillipina Major, Virginia Marston, Essie McCall, Ruby McCasland, 6na McFarland, Mary McGowen, -Dot McLeod, Eunice McHugh, Nettie Merchant, Ada Mestayer, Beraud Monzingo, Josie Moore, AHie Moore, F.mmet Morillon, Ella Mougeot, Coralie Norman, Rosalie Norman. Gussie Pace, Eva Portal, Marie Porter, Willie May Pharis, Arthur Price, Irene Pryor. Georgie Pourcian, A. L. Pourcian, Irene Reulet. Nathalie Rogers, Harold Sature, Sam Shacere, Hilda Scheen, Laura Schutzman, Selma Smith, Gratia Smith, Margaret Southern, Mary B. Stahl, Ruby Williams, Grace Winfield, Tom • Wise, J. B. Wise, G. J. gl!l it § [;i i sis! ji: slslslslsl jljljl l ili ' iMi3 i! fills vv '  ' lUfl i Ei i If 1 si!i!f!ifl!l!i! SlJIJl;i«JIJi I 73 MODERN CULTURE CLUB Organized in 1902. OFFICERS. Evie Prothe© President. Mr. Nealy Vice-President. Lewis Chaze Secretary. Hazel Herndon Treasurer. Lucile Wilson Editor. Lela Higginbotham Critic. Anderson, Albert Herndon, Hazel Baker, Milton Hester, Celia Barbin, Alma Higginbotham, Lela Barnes, Ellei] Hinkle, (leorgie Beauvis, Bennett Holston, Maude Bell, Maude Hubbs, Anna Biagginni, Corinne Hughes, Frank H. Biaggini, Julia Hyams, Ora Blanchard, Clarence Jeter, Lucille Blanchard, Cleveland Jones, Ruth Bourque, G. G. Lucius, Ascah Breazeale, Adeline McCook, Leven Brown, Anna Nealy, W. E. Butler, Annie Norman, C. V. Chaze, Lewis O ' Daniel, Mattie Cognivich, Blanche Oglebie, Lucy Corneaux, A. 0. Parker, Martin Cook, Earl Plummer, Alonzo Cordill, Zuelika Pierce, Janie Dardenne, Noute Prickett, Lucy El lender, Thomas Pro thro, Evie Enloe, Ira Raphiel, Bertha Fatherree. Lillian Sample, Telitha Fisher, Ethel Stewart, Willie Belle Fletcher, Laura Street, Lillie Fontenot, V. M. Talbert, Kate Gilmore, Olive Tyson, Joe Granier, Hattie Wilbert, Lolita Griffing, Mary Belle Wilson, Lucille. Guyton, Eunice 75 76 jHttstc 77 APOLLONIAN CLUB. OFFICERS . Robert Chaplain President. Agnes Field Vice-President. Yangie Loeffler Secretary. Beatrice Gonzales Treasurer. AsweJl, Corinne Ailain. Georgine Ariel. Ellen Atkins. Julia Babin. Lncy Black. Emmie Brou. Amelie Breazeate. Seessel Beuvans. May Cappel, Vivien Chaplain. Robert Claverie. Ethel • gnovich, Blanche rdill, Zuleika spit, Maude De Rouen. Blanche Dossat. Hazel Diosceles. Dorothy Ducournau. Lelia Field, Agnes Gihnour. Olive Gonzales. eBatrice Griffing. Mary Belle Haibe. Ann Joseph Haile. Eva Harkrider. Helen Hornberger. Mathilde King. Mary Landry. Lillie List, Marion MEMBERS. List, Ruth Loeffler, Vangie Lvall. Vivien McDonald. Pink Melancon, Lillie McCaffery, Winona Mire. Ida Merchant, Ada Monzingo, Josie Olinde Ruth Parkman, Isabelle Pearson. Lucille Pecquet. Kate Portal. Marie Porter, Joe Price. Irene R a phi el. eBrtha Reulet. Natalie Riley. Mary Sevier. Lncy Smith. Eleanor S uthern. May Belle Stevens. Annie Stuart. Mary Stuart. Clara Talbert. Kate Williams, Erline Wilbert, Lolita Wright, Sadie 79 tE l F F-Cl-UH l 80 EUTERPEANS. Colors Garnet and White. Accompaniest Mary Stuart. Director. Miss Knott. MEMBERS. Edith Porter First Soprano. Jewel Fry Helen Chanim Lucile Gibson Ethel Sharp Second Soprano. Bessie Gibbs Suzanne Dupaquier Ivy Cloutier May Bowden First Alto. Evie Prothro Vivian Smith Pearl Folse , Seissel Breazeale Second Alto, Sudie Stephens Jeannette Brandin Letitia Decuir 81 ' : g ft I ., % ' : !! ' •liliiliitliliiii ' iilii! 82 flfrogam PART I. 1. Quartette. Hebe Dressier. Glee Club. 2. Duets — (a) I Know a Bank Horn. (b- Boating Blumentlial. 3. Solo and Quartette. Co. Boss from Peggy Machenee. Lucile Gibson with Helen Cliauvin. Ethel Sharp, Sadie Stephens. Mary Bowden. 4. Quartette, Booking-Time Kevin. Glee Club. 5. Duets — (a) Go, Pretty Rose Marzials. (1)) When Thou Art Dearest Caracciolo. PART II. 1. Trios— (a- Ah! Tis a Dream Hawley. (b) Beware Rossini. 2. Solo, Bandalero Stuart. Robert Chaplin. 3. Quartette. Stein Song Billiard. Messrs. Ellender, Chaze, Chaplin, Stevens. 4. Costume Song, Don ' t Be Anybody ' s Moon But Mine. — From Stubborn Cindarella. ' ' Glee Club. 5. Quartette, Annie Laurie Buck. Glee Club. 83 ft MofWt l GiySs Wcarl 84 eItgtous rga muttons 85 DEVOTIONAL CIRCLE. The Devotional Circle, organized by Miss Tremble in 1898 is an organization of Normal girls which meets every Sunday evening. The programme consists of songs, Scripture reading, discussions, prayers, readings and talks. The purpose is to draw the girls nearer together, thus helping - liter upon the work of the next week with greater zeal. OFFICERS. Alma Levins President. Elve Moore Vice- President. Gretchen Hull Secretary. Mair Kennedy Chorister. Barnes, Minnie Baugh, Addie Bauman, Bessie Berry, Lucile Black, Emmie Bridwell, Eula Cargill, Lillian Carr, Cora Carr, Lucy Cooper. Octavine Davis, Jonnie Dixon, Jessie Duret, Maggie Edward, Floy Fisher. Ethel Garland. Nancy Gleason, Flavia Harkrider, Helen Haile, Aim Joseph EOLL. Hamiter, Annie May Harvey, Lettie Herndon, Hazel Hubbs, Anna Hull, Gretchen Hull, Ida Jones, Bettie Kennedy, Mai King, Mary Landry, Lillie Levins, Alma McCasland, Ona McFarland, Mary Merchant. Ada Miles, Annie Moore, Elve Norman, Gussie Norman, Rosalie ' Daniel, Mattie Ogilvie, Lucy Overley, Norma Porter, Willie May Prothro, Evie Pryor, Georgia Eichardson, Hilda Sample, Telitha Scheen, Laura Smelley, Mattie Smith, Clarissa Spear, Ernestine Spiller, Harriet Stevens, Annie Street, Lillie Wostrope, Delia Williams, Angie Williams, Pearl Winfield. Tom Wise, Ollie. 86 111! Jil !Mt 87 APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER The Apostleship of Prayer, a League of the Sacred Heart, is a universal Catholic organization. Its chief motives are to propagate the Catholic faith, to pray for the sinners and faithful departed, and to do charitable works. A branch of this league was re-organized at the Normal in the Fall of 1906. Since then its membership has been continually increas- ing. The regular meetings are held every Sunday evening, at which prayers are said, hymns sung, and religious topics discussed. This year the regular subjects selected were from Faith of our Fathers by Cardinal Gibbons. Bishop Van de Ven, of Natchitoches, attends the meetings about once a month and addresses the society on some re- ligious question. This forms an important part of the Catholic stu- dents ' life in the Normal School. OFFICERS. Leah Achee President. Ella Morillon Vice-President. Suzanne Dupaquier Sec. Treas. MEMBERS. Allain, Georgine Austin, Clothilde Aycock, Lizzie Babin, Celanie Babin, Lucy Beau, Leonie Biaggini, Corine Bonicard, Nettie Bourque, G. G. Brou, Amelie Broussard, Charles Buvens, May Chaze, Lewis Cognevich, Blanche Comeaux, A. O. Dardenne, Nonte Daspit, Maude Deciur, Letitia Diassellias, Dorothy Dossat, Hazel Durand, M. J. Ellender, Thomas Estorge, Nita Fieid, Agnes Folse, Pearl Fontenot, V. M. Fortier, Edvidge Haibe, Anne Joseph Hyams, Ora LeBlanc, Anna Lindsly, Laura Major, Beatrice Major, Philippine Major, Virginia McCaffery, Winona McHugh, Nettie Melancon, Myra Mestaver, B. L, Miller, Blanche Montegnet, Marie Morgan, Mary Mougeot, Coralie Neyland, Inez Normand, C. V. Olinde, Ruth Pecquet, Kate Pecou, Myrtie Pelefegue, August Portie, Emma Portal, Marie Pourcian, A. L. Pourcian, Irene Reed, Lydia Reulet, Nathalie Shutzmann, Selma Smith, Margaret Wilbert, Lolita Williams, Grace 88 89 KING ' S DAUGHTERS. The Onward and Upward Circle of King ' s Daughters of the Nor- mal School was organized in November of the year 1889. For several years they took up no special work, only helping those in the neighborhood who were needy. Later, they kept one girl in school for a year, securing for her a summer school at the end of that time. The next year she married and the circle assisted another girl until she was made a parish beneficiary. At present, The King ' s Daughters are keeping three children in school, and at the same time providing for the widowed mother and two small children. Leader Angie Williams. ROLL. Arbour, Roslyn Baldrich, Ora Behrnes, Minnie Benneke, Caroline Berry, Lucile Biaggini, Corine Black, Emmie Bowman, Bessie Brou, Amelie Byrum, Edyth Caldwell, Margurite Carr, Cora Cogniviche, Blanche Collens, Dora Cooper, Carrie Craft, Fidelia Dixon, Jessie Dracellers, Dorothy Doussat, Hazel Fisher, Hazel Hyams, Ora Herandon, Hazel King, Mary Landry, Lil Merchant, Ada McFarland, Mary ' Daniel, Mattie Ogilvie, Lucy Parkman, Isabel Pirie, Mary Porter, Willie Mae Williams, Earline Mrs. Smith Wilbert, Loleta Williams, Angie Williams, Pearl Williamson, Miss Isabel Wilson, Lucile Hyams, Ora 90 91 NORMAL PROHIBITION LEAGUE. Organized Dec. 1908. OFFICERS. Gretchen A. Hull, President. Beraud Mestayer, Vice-President. Willie Mai Porter, . Secretary. Nettie Bonicard, Treasurer, ROLL. Georgine AJlain Celanie Babin Emmie Black Nettie Bonicard Lillian Cargill Carrie Cooper Octavine Cooper Jessie Dixon Mr. Fowler Lucile Gibson Anne Joseph Haibe Lettie Harvey Gretchen Hull Mary King Anna Leblane Beraud Mestayer Mattie O ' Daniell Lucy Ogilvie Willie Mai Porter Lawrence Stephens Angie Williams Ollie Wise 92 Y. M. C. A. OFFICERS. Lawrence Stevens President. Emmet Moore Vice-President. Louis Chase c . . . , Secretary. Theodore Hanchev Treasurer. MEMBERS. Bourque, Gilbert Beauvis, Benett Brussard, Charles Cantiberry, W. F. Chaze, Lewis Comeaux, A. O. Durand, Marcel Ellender, Thomas Enloe, Ira Faulk, A C. Fontenot, Viale Green, Alex Green, Robert Gurdia, J. E. Hanchey, Theodore Hanchev, George Hargrove, Marion Holston, G. C. Jackson, Frank Kranson, Xathan Lafargue, Bascom Moore, Emmett Xormal, Clifton Parker, Martin Regins, Allen Scott, Ora Smith, Rufus Smith, Duglas Stevens, Lawrence Teddley, Fletcher Trezevant, Rumbert Tyceon West, Wise, G. J. Wise. J. B. 93 THE VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM Name. Position. Name. Position. Theodore Hanchey, Cap F. B. Frank Hughes L. G. J. B. Wise L. E. Galbert Bourque R. G. Victor Dupries L. T. Lawrence Stevens R. T. G. C. Holston C. Bascom Laf argue 2nd. B. Berand Mestayer. . 2nd. B. Ira Enloe L. H. B. Leven McCook R. E. Leance Gremillion R. H. B. Lewis Chaze R. H. B. E. C. Faulk L. H. B. Nathan Kranson L. E. Albert Sancur R. T. Manager — Clemile Normand. Coach — Prof. W. F. Coolidge. THE RECORD. Name. Place. Date. L. S. N. S. Opp. Centenary College Shreveport, Oct. 17. . . . 16 Natchitoches Athletic Club Natchitoches, Oct. 23.. Louisiana College Natchitoches, Nov. 20. 7 Shreveport High School Natchitoches, Nov. 26 .5 16 The team of 1908, which was perhaps the heaviest the Normal ever had, was not the best. The material was quite inexperienced, only a few old men being back, and it was especially weak in the most essential place, the back field. When Normand left school, the full- back position was left vacant with no one to fill it satisfactorily. Cap- tain Hanchey dropped back from tackle and did his best but never shone in the position. On the whole, the team was an honest playing team but slow. It reached its best in the game with Louisiana Col- lege, winning easily by a score of 7 to against a team heavier and just as fast. The game with Centenary College was excusable, as it was played with only a week of practice. The same cannot be said of the defeat by our old rivals, Shreveport High. This game should have been won but we were outgeneraled on the field. A better team and a perfect score for 1909 is now our aim. The fall schedule is already nearly completed with several good games. Many of the old team will be back and with our increased number of students, Captain-elect Normand should have a team that will do honor to the school. 96 97 Duprey Corinn Biaggini Enloe Jennie M. Brown Faulk Edith Byram Gremillion Helen Chauvin Hanchey Holston Hughes Kranson Noute Dardenne Bessie Fleming Allie Moore Lafargue Elve Moore McCook Lucy Sevier Mestayer Laura Walsh Saucier Lise White Stevens Lucile Wilson Wise, J. B. The official L is the highest honor a student can win in athletics. It is granted only to those who have deservedly won it by hard prac- tice and patient striving, and by conscientious work in actual contests. S8 99 GIRLS ' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. President Jennie May Brown. Vice-President Mary Harriet Morgan. Secretary-Treasurer Elve Moore. Basket Ball Manager Nonte Dardenne. Tennis Manager Alma Sharp. EOLL. Byram, Edith Beauvais, Cecile Biaggini, Corinne Brown, Bertha Bujol, Ola Brinison, Kate Baugh, Addie Brown, Jennie M. Cooper, Carrie Oognevich, Blanche Carr, Lucy Carr, Cora Dardenne, Nonte Dosset, Hazel Fleming, Bessie Fixary, Bessie Girod, Grace Griffen, Mary Bell Hornberger, Mathilde Harkrider, Hellen Hyams, Aurora Hameter, Annie May Jones, Laurena Kirkland, Lizzie Klock, Edith Labe, Julie Landry, Lillie Lavant, Edna Lindsay, Laura Lyall, Vivian Littell, Eleanor Littell, Mary Moore, Allie Moore, Elve Meyer, Ndith Marston, Essie Mathews, Effie Price, Irene Perkins, Lorena Stahl, Ruby Shutzman, Selma Southern, May Sharp, Ethel Smith, Margaret Sevier, Lucy Womback, Maude Winfield, Tom Woods, Eugenie Walsh, Laura Wilson, Lucile White, Lise 100 ( I w sem 101 THE VARSITY BASKET BALL TEAM. GUARDS. Corinne Biaggini Bessie Fleming Lucy Sevier Laura Walsh Lise White L. S. N. S.. L. S. N. S.. L. S. N. S.. CENTERS. Edyth Byram Lucy Can Helen Chauvin Nonte Dardenne Selma Schutsman - GAMES. FORWARDS. Jennie May Brown Hazel Dosset Allie Moore, Captain Elve Moore Lucile Wilson. . . 12 Reserves 10 Jan. 8, 1909. . .20 Baton Rogue High School. 11 Jan. 22, 1909. . . 10 Reserves 6 Feb. 26, 1909. Inter scholastic basket ball for the girls began in the Normal School with the commencement season of 1908, when Shreveport High School came with a good team but was forced to return defeated by a score of 23 to 7. This was a special occasion and it was not known till the fol- lowing November that games with outside teams would be a regular feature. About forty girls responded to the call for candidates for a Varsity team, and only by the hardest kind of work has it been pos- sible to get and hold one of the nine places of honor on the team. The great game with Baton Rouge High School was scheduled for December 19th and the team was ready, but unforeseen events caused a long postponement to January 22. The graduation of some and the dropping ont of school of others, badly demoralized the excellent team previously developed so in fear and trembling the game was finally played. But quickly the Normal girls showed their superiority in strength and in their knowledge of the game and gave the enthusiastic onlookers a wonderful exhibition of the beautiful game. The visitors from the capital were good players and plucky losers and furnished a well matched contest from beginning to end, altho the final result was never serionslv doubted. Other shames are under negotiation for the rest of the year and no donbt other laurels will be won before commencement. While great honor should be given and is iven to the doughty Varsity, it must bo remembered that equal honor should rest on the Reserves, those players who have not been quite fortunate enonsrh to make the first team, vet are good enough to play them to a standstill in every practice and p-ive them the experience which has proved so serviceable in games with visiting .teams. FORWARDS. Kate Talbert Kate Branson Blanche Cognevich Addie M. Baugh Edith Klock Mary Morgan. RERF RVES. GUARDS. CENTERS. 1 Laura Lindsly 1 Mary Littell 1 2 Tom Winfield 2 Eleanor Littell 2 o Carrie Cooper Q Cecile Beauvais ?, 4 Maude Womack 4 Annie M. Hamiter 4 Pj Edna Savant 5 Celanie Babin 5 6 Mary Stuart ti Edna Ledet 6 102 103 TENNIS CLUB. ROIL. 1. Abraham, Beatrice 11. 2. Achie, Leah 12. 3. Branson, Kate 13. 4. Diasellias, Dorothy 14. 5. Estorge, Nita 15. 6. Frere, Mary 16. 7. Gibbs, Bessie 17. 8. Granier, Hattie 18. 9. Hull, Gretchen 19. 10. Hull, Ida Le Blanc, Judith Miles, Annie Pecou, Myrtie Pinkston, Debbie Pinkston, Mary Porter, Willie May Sharp, Ethel Stahl, Ruby Womack, Maud Tennis has been for many years a favorite sport of the Normal students. Each term about forty may be heard indulging in those in- teresting words so characteristic of tennis and life, Love one , Love all . The tennis club as such is new but destined to be great. Its pur- pose is to unify action in the sport, secure better courts and facilities for playing and to institute an annual tournament for the school. It works in harmony with the other regular athletic organizations of the school for all that is good in general and of tennis, the king of sports, in particular. 104 orortttefi 105 115 YUM YUM Organized 1900. Myrtie Agnes Pecou Concession, La. Sue Bein Marshall Abbeville, La. Beatrice Elsie Abrahm Newellton, La. Judith Marie LeBlanc ' Abbeville, La. Mildred Lee Daussat . . .Houma, La. Maude Butler Womack . Grueydan, La. Eula Lee Smith. . . Sterlington, La. Rebecca Bass Lake Providence, La. Jessie Louise Foster New Orleans, La. HONORARY. Miss Fadra R. Holmes .Abbeville, La. 116 117 in KLU KLUX KLAN. Established 1902. Bobby Alf ord Amite, La. May Bowden Tangipahoa, La. Helen Chanvin Alexandria, La. Lottie V. Dixon Belcher, La. Lelia Ducournau Natchitoches, La. Bessie Fleming Baton Bouge, La. Cora Lee Henry Natchitoches, La. De Maret Hawkins Shreveport, La. Eleanor La Conr La Com , La. Hilda Richardson St. Francisville, La. Janey Robertson Baton Rogue, La. Willie Belle Stewart Jackson, La. Annie Bell Tucker Ruston, La. Natalie Varnado Osyka, Miss. GRADUATES ' 08. Mary de Bretton, Zackary, La.; Lee Prosser, Alexandria, La. HONORARY. Kate Hall, Shreveport, La. €--v s5sw an 112 113 107 WITCHES Organized 1900. Rosyln Beverly Arbour Baton Rouge. Virginia Elizabeth Bauman New Iberia. Katherine Doherty Bacot Baton Rouge. Margaret Elizabeth Caldwell Plain Dealing. Mary Curtis Caldwell Plain Dealing. Letitia Corinne De Cuir New Iberia. Mary Temperance Frere Franklin. Elizabeth McCutchen Gibbs Monroe. Louise Lemon Baton Rogue. Ruth Matta Baton Rogue. Louise Hubert Moise Baton Rogue. Florence Victoria Sellers Ama. Alma Holt Sharp New Iberia. Ethel Nicholls Sharp New Iberia. Hazel Trowbridge Sharp New Iberia. Madge Elizabeth Sentell Oollinsburg. Daisy Sims Strong Monroe. Mary Elizabeth Stroud Dixie. Mary Tabor Pirie Baton Rouge. s3l 108 109 119 ALPHA ZETA. Established Nov. 18, 1907. TERM VIII. Fidelia Craft Baton Rouge, La. Emma Kennedy Slaughter, La. Fannie Blackmail Franklin, La. VII. Lucile Wilson Independence, La. Five Moore St. Joseph, La. V. Xonie Reins Fort Jessup, La. Ann Hawkins Franklin, La. IV. Ellen Ariail Alexander, La. Sarah Williamson Natchitoches, La. II. Kate Murphy Lamourie, La. SUMMER TEEM 08. Pauline Spyker Bastrop, La. Clara Long Wmsfield, La. I aicy Johnston Woodville, Miss. Estelle McCook Roberline, La. Sorois in Urlie. Sarah Williamson — Ada Carver. 120 121 123 MEPHISTAS. Established Feb. 1, 1908. Nonte Dardenne Plaquemine, Louisiana. Mary Harriet Morgan Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Lncile Corlatta Corbin Jeanerette, Louisiana. Dot McGowen Jeanerette, Louisiana. Ruth Elizabeth Nixon Ruston, Louisiana. Lela Belle Higginbotham Bastrop, Louisiana. Hattie Elizabeth Miears El Dorado, Arkansas. Helen Harkrider Greenwood, Louisiana. GRADUATES ' 08. Weta Francis Dardenne El Paso, Texas. Angie Marie Lorio Marington, Louisiana. 124 125 GQ o in u w 12; LES CHATS NOIRS. EN VILLE. Organized March 1, 1908. . . EOLL. Breazeale. Leessel 6th Term, Natchitoches. Gibson, Lucille 8th Term, Natchitoches. Groesbeck, Annie 7th Term, Natchitoches. Lanins, Beulah . . . 6th Term, Alexandria. Pickles, Bessie 3rd Term, Natchitoches. Porter, Edith: 8th Term, Natchitoches. Porter, Joanna 2nd Term, Natchitoches. Stephens, Ludie 5th Term, Natchitoches. Swords, Helen 5th Term, Natchitoches. Wemp, May 4th Term, Natchitoches. Williams, Ruth 3rd Term, Natchitoches. Maude Swords Plain Dealing. Class ' 09. Belle Quirk Evergreen. Class ' 08. 128 S Mk ss; ■ 23 - it« i , a «p TT{e Mc ft« jfa 129 f 1 1 SMITH FAMILY. Foster Mother Mrs. Z. Smith. Motto There is Beauty in Simplicity. ' ' (of name.) Family-tree Evergreen. Founder John Smith. BRANCHES. Rufus Smith, the only son. Gratia Smith, baby sister. Clarissa Smith, Artistic child. Eula Lee Smith, Society daughter. Margaret Smith, the weakling. Alma Smith, practical child. Willie Smith, the shadow. Eleanor Smith, little innocence. Ellie Smith, timid child. Vivian Smith, Prima Donna. Mrs. Ann Smith, honorary member. t t t f 130 THE COOKERY. THE FRANCEE ' S SCHOOL OF DOMESTIC SCIENCE. NORMAL DORMITORIES. CLUB GIRLS. OUR MOTTO. Counterbalance the evil effects of a Normal education by taking a few lessons in the more practical problems of future life. KNOWN FACTS. 1. The way to a man ' s heart is via his stomach. 2. One can live without love, one can live without books, but there ' s no civilized man, who can live without cooks. 3. Eat, drink and be merry, for in a few years we must be think- ing of getting married. Xx €V,,r4 131 CHAFING DISH. EATING CLUB. Motto ' l Eat, drink and be merry. ' ' Song Chicken. Flower Cauliflower. Colors Bread white and Ham red. SANDWICHES. Fidelia Craft, Ann Hawkins, Lucile Wilson, Elve Moore, Mary Perie. OFFICERS. L. Wilson, President; Elve Moore, Secretary; M. Peri, Keeper of Provisions; A. Hawkins, Vice-President; F. Craft, Treasurer. PART IN SANDWICH. Pickel Hawkins, Light Bread Moore, Durkee Dressing Wilson, Ham Bone Craft, Mustard Perie. RANK IN BREAD LINE. Head eater, Ann Hawkins; Assistant eaters, E. Moore, L. Wilson, F. Craft, M. Perie. GOATS. Fanny Blackman, Ellen Ariail. Bessie Bauman, Bessie Flemings, Roslyn Arbout. 132 CONSTITUTION OF EATING CLUB.— PREAMBLE : We, members of the State Normal School, in order to form a more weighty avoirdupois, to ensure fullness of Infirmary, to provide for common defense against hunger, to promote the general welfare of our appetite, to secure the blessings of plenty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of the Eat- ing Club of L. S. N. Art. 1. All legislative powers shall be invested in the Sandwiches (active member sj. Art. II. The Eating Hub shall consist of five Sandwiches and five Goats. Art. III. No one shall be eligible for membership who has not attained the capacity of at least 6 bananas. 1 pt. of cream, 5 Sand- wiches and any additional edibles prescribed by said Sandwiches. When a vacancy is left by a Sandwich, then the most venerable goat shall be elevated to fill the said vacancy. Art. IV. All meetings shall be held in the B rn Yarn. The place of refuge from school authorities shall be Tin Can Alley. Said meetings shall he held every Saturday night after Lights Out. Art. V. The officers of this Club shall consist of: President, Vice-President. Secretary. Treasurer and Keeper of Provisions. VI. The symbol of this Clnb sball he a spoon, except in case of emergency it may be replaced by a Shoe Horn or Hat Pin. This sym- bol must be brought to each meeting. VII. Each Sandwich and Goat shall be named according to her individuality. VITI. Call meeting shall be held whenever a Sandwich or Groat receives a box from home or from elsewhere, so long as its con- tents is food. m MARY CLUB. Song . Mary is a Grand Old Name. Flower Marigold. Motto Be merry and be sure to marry. MOTHER GOOSE EHYME. Mary, Mary, quite contrary, You should not study at all you see, But be merry and gay, Care for only today, To-morrow brings troubles to thee. OFFICERS AND MEMBERS. President So Long Mary (McFarland). Vice-President So Short Mary (Morgan). Secretary So fat Mary (Caldwell ) . Faculty Member Mary Swiff Mary Pinkston Mary De Briton Mary Stewart Mary King Mary Littell Mary Griff ing Mary Perie Mary Brasher Mary Frere Mary Southern — .1  . s 135 LITERARY 136 -MARY ' S GUM. Mary had some chewing guir It was juicy fruit, you know, And everywhere that Mary went The gum was sure to go. It went with her to Pickles ' class Which made him tear his hair (?) Seeing this, she took it out And stuck it on her chair. So then Pickles turned her out, But still she lingered near And waited patiently about To get her gnm so dear. And then he called her hack to him, She slyly took her chair; He cleared his throat and said with vim, Of Chewing Gum, Beware!! One Sharp girl who sat right next, Thinking to have some fun, While Pick was scowling at the text, Had slyly moved the gum. Poor Mary, her best chum thought As Mary blushed (so rare). Then for the wad of 2rum she sought, But found herself glued to the chair. Why does the gum stick to Mary so? Her eager class-mates cry. Why Mary sticks to the gum, you know. Mr. Pickles did reply. 137 MEMORIES, Now the fleeting day is ended And the phantom shadows tall, In the hours of the gloaming Through the pale, soft moonlight fall. Beckoning softly in the breezes Like the echo ' s of the past, In their voiceless splendor calling, Come and join our hosts at last! Soft they lead our memories backward, To such nights on Normal Hill, When the glamor of the moonlight Seemed our glad, free hearts to fill. There I see the grim old buildings, The long and lonely watch hours keep, Guarding e ' er their slumbering charges, Lest some spirit mar their sleev. Here and there a muffled window, By the truant beams of light, Tells the story of some sinner, Sitting up so late at night. Can it be, as in our girlhood, That the midnight oil burns bright, For the Physics notes uncopied, Or the methods plan to write? Still the faithful Roman Pony, Plodding through the wee, small hours. Guiding not too brilliant riders To the countless Whys and Hows ' Let us leave the base offender, Let her struggle as she will, While our care-free spirits visit Well known spots on Normal Hi 138 Back of the great School Building To the dim, steep hill we go, Where calm and white in the moonlight, Stretch the basket-ball fields below. Mid the shadows of the cedars Falling somber from the mounds, Stand the ghost-like forms of the goal-posts Staunchly guarding the slumbering grounds. We see down the road to the Lake, Mr. Freeman go trudging home, With patient old Pinkey behind him, Seeking her kennel and b one. Xow a light is seen in the distance, And we hear a slow,thumping sound; Then the humming of old, forgotten tunes, Mr. Row is making his rounds. As the mists of sweet recollection Dim the scenes of years gone by, The faces of friends rise before us, So girlish, so merry, so shy. How long have we tarried here dreaming Of the old days which we ' ve treasured so long? Held by the wizard enchantment Of scrapes and pleasures long gone? With memory ' s sighs we resign them, Each in its charm so bright. And with the most precious, we treasure The dream that was with us to-night. 139 CHRONICLES OF THE LOUISIANA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. 1908- ' 09. And so it came to pass in the year nineteen hunured and eight that J. Y. San- ders was electeu to ruie over me peopie ot tne State ot .Louisiana. He took counsel witn tne other members 01 tne uoara 01 auniinistrators ot tne Louisiana State Normal bchool, ana the appointea j. jj . asweil to ruie ana reign over the said institution at Aatcnitoches, Louisiana. Now, President J. B. Aswen strengthened himself in the Normal School and ruled the schooi wen lor ne naa roiguea o tr unt ana an 01 tne schools ot Louisiana and knew wen how to ao it. And he is to reign tour years and as many thereafter as the board ot aaniimsirators see nt tor mm to reign 111 this schooi which has been cnosen by thtm out ot ail the other schoois ot Louisiana and there were assembled at tne Normal scnooi much peopie to stuay ana be taught in tne ways of teaching. ' ihen ivxr. as well, the president, in the sixth month ot his reign passed an ordi- nance proviaiug for the safety of this multituae of lives awenuig behind these flam- mable wans. He decreea that there snouih be a fire company urganizea, composed of the strongest and most cooi-heaaea girls of the Normal School, each having a special duty to perform. Now it happened on a certain day near the time of Christmas that a fair young damsel chanced to stray away to a Dago shop nearby, where she received the germs of a terrible and dreadful malady. Now after this, in order to provide for the protec- tion of the life and health of his peopie, Mr. Asweil decreed that an should be vacci- nated. Ihen there was weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth and gashing of arms and woe was unto them that suffered not this ordeal. Now when the time for the Christmas holiaays had come, those who conven- iently near did live departed for their homes leaving the rest to enjoy themselves on Normal Hill as best they could until the end of the first day of the next week. In January, the faculty of the Normal School and all the critic teachers did according to all things that the State had commanded, and took every one his grade book with his general impressions of the members of the mid-term graduating class and dismissed not their conduct. Moreover each teacher delivered unto the other teachers all that she had seen or heard concerning these people whom they were con- sidering for graduation. Now after it was decided who should graduate, their names were posted and the students heard the noise of the graduates running and praising the teachers and all the Normal School rejoiced and were exceedingly glad. After these days Mr. Asweil stood up on the floor in the front of the Audito- rium and said, Hear me, oh, ye students and people of the Normal School, ought ye not to know that ye should have common sense enough to shut the hall doors and not fool with the lights, so that Mr. Freeman, the keeper of the Normal buildings, may not have so much vexation of spirit in keeping things properly? And the obedient students heeded his words. And it came to pass after this that Mr. Asweil was minded to repair the Normal dormitories, and he gathered together the twelve members of the conference commit- tee and said to them, Go out into the rooms of the dormitories and gather a list of all things that are needed to make the rooms comfortable and see that ye hasten the matter. Then Mr. Asweil gathered together the lists of all the needs of the girls of 140 the dormitories, and went to the city to order the furniture and other necessities for the comfort of the girls. However, the manufacturers hastened it not, but they wrought well and the work was perfected by them, and when they set the furniture in the dormitories upon the hill, the gins were comforted. Then Mr. Aswell let a contract for the building of concrete walls on the Normal grounds. Now these are the things wherein the contractor was instructed for the laying of these walls. The length by feet after the first measure is to be three thou- sand feet anu the breadth from four to six feet. Now concerning the club girls and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him and the transgressions of a few, the president assembled the girls together in the capacity of a club meeting and said, • Behold these things are written in the catalogue of the Normal School, ' Ye shall not receive boxes from home nor shall ye cook in your rooms. ' And he took away all of the chafing dishes that pertained to girls of the club. And he withstood the girls and said unto them, It appertaineth not unto thee, young women of the Normal School, to break the rules or demolish the furniture which belongeth to the people of the State of Louisiana and to the students who shall come after. In those days the people of the Normal School were given very much to athletics and many contests in all the contestable sports were participated in by the students. There were contests between the different terms, contests between the Societies, between the Shadows and the Ghosts, the Fats and the Leans, the Varsity and the Reserves, the Passers and the Failers. Moreover every faction of a faction challenged every other faction of a faction to a contest. Furthermore they challenged other students from afar to contests, Baton Rouge, bhreveport and other places of greatest reputation. Howbeit ail could not be successtui at the same time, so some were successful at one time and others at another. Now it is known to all students that most of our beloved and honored teachers have determined to give term tests soon and they should prepare for their doom. For s me nave not ats .vet uoweu uO n to Atnena, wnicn me teacners uccictu inat an buouid do. vhoever nas not ooe.veu Uie law mus«. expect an ' v . j.n umcr uayy turn ueserving ones shall be rewarued by a pass mar into tne golden gaits 01 me next term. And it shah com. to pass that when all ot the tribes of the Normal scnoo, shan ue gathereu togttlier in their vast auditorium, on that juagment a . wnen tne secrets ot an the teacners record books shall be told unto all peopie, that there iii ue much joy and giaaness over the ninety and nine that have passed but sun more sorrow over the lew who have not received a pure white slip. Now to the students of the Normal School, the State hath given this institution with its vast store house of knowledge and the keys that they might enter therein. Moreover they are charged to use them with diligence and understanding that they may make worthy teachers in the State of Louisiana. 141 PSALM OF NORMAL LIFE. I tell you now in mournful numbers, Practice teaching ' s a hideous dream, For we have no time to slumber And things are worse than they seem. Work is earnest and life — Oh, me ! The grave is our nearest goal. Dust, we are not, but dust, we will be, If we do as we are told. Xo enjoyment and all sorrow, Is our destined end and way. Every act performed on the morrow Sends us flatter than today. The days are long and time is fleeting. Our hearts no longer stout and brave, Still gently, quietly are beating Our funeral marches to the grave. We can trust no future; ' tis too unpleasant, Ajid the dead past won ' t bury its dead. We act, act in the living present Hearts in our mouths a ndteachers overhead. Critic teachers that remind us, Lack of ' Subject-matter ' is a heinous crime. So departing we. leave behind us Failures on the sands of time. Failures that perhaps another Dragging out some weary day Seeing may take heart again, Failures do but pave the way. Let us, then, be up and passing Caring naught if we should fail, Still a-striving, still a-doing With no time to weep and wail. 142 y i ifj % A CHRISTMAS NIGHTMARE OF A NORMAL GIRL. On Xnias night she dreamed a dream, Oh! Lord, have mercy on the sinner! She dreamed she was brought to Mince Pie Land To see the ghosts of her Xmas dinner. She stood aghast, her brown eyes wide, For right near her there stood by With weary look and woful mien All she had eaten, from turkey to pie. Two by two the procession went thru ' Gazing at her with reproachful eyes And amid the throng as they passed along She saw three big juicy pies. There passed a succession of sauces and dressen With apples and nuts galore. Such pudding and cake their places did take As never were seen before. The great throng attending his entrance impending His majesty next came in May the many gods save her the lecture he gavs her And forgive her this terrible sin. Confessing her guilt and repenting her sin Upon the Bird ' s neck she fell Amid throes of contrition she soon was awakened By her squashed room-mates yell. 143 144 TEACHING. Fit Language, there is none to describe a practice teacher ' s first day in the class room. Days of dreaming precede this great event, in which you picture yourself entering the room with a grave aspect, in imitation of a pillar of state, every move, every gesture bespeaking dignity. Oh, that a dream so sweet should be so cruelly destroyed! For when you find yourself in that long desired place the spirit of your dream changes and you wake to find teaching a sad reality. As you stand before the class it is the irony of an unkind fate which brings be- fore you constantly, the countenance of your critic teacher more sorrowful than angry. Your chosen vacation, to teach the young idea, seems now to be an unwise choice and multitudinous efforts awake and die before you screw your courage to a begin- ning point. Aias! Like a dull actor you have forgoi our part, until strange sounds about you recall the fact that your class is inciiueu to whdness and ' tis discipline which makes them seem divine. Now comes the most unkindest act of all. Mr. Heckert enters upon the scene and grim and forbidding he stands, the embodiment of all that a beginner can fear. But Fear is a darkened pitfall and now it ' s up to you to wake, speak and act or be forever lost. Scattered tnoughts are tmicKly collected and speech, the golden harvest which follows the tiowering of these thoughts is now forthcoming. Your aim is seated, the itsson begun. It is then you realize that a little learning is a dangerous thing. O, Ignorance! thy name is practice teacher! Bravely (?) you proceed with thoughts of your own manufacture. However discretion is the better part of teaching and keeps you trom wandering too far. How slowly time wanes! Your heart grows faint — but you talk madly on, speech now coming more readily, ' though this seeming fluency be madness, yet there is method, in it. Does it not beguile those weary lengthy twenty minutes. And since the die is cast, you may dare do all that may become a teacher . At last!! The agony is ended just as all agonies must end. Straightway you depart, feeling as small as mortal can feel, but with this thought verified, that Ex- perience is a wise teacher especially proficient in the art of practice-teaching. 145 THE GAME AND THE GIRL. Bessie went out to the game with me Or rather I went with Bessie. I made the raise in devious ways But its worth something in these dreary days To see how each men in the man ' e game plays And to sit by the side of Bessie. Bessie ' s soft hair is aureate bright, Golden brown in the cold sun light. She ' s neat, petite and awfully sweet, And I ' d rather sit on a grand-stand seat And cheer for the team — advance or retreat — Than to be president or right What care I if the little lass Can ' t tell a punt from a forward pass. The Fall ' s wine air makes the roses flare In her warm, soft cheeks : — I wish I dare To ! (Maybe I will when the signs are fair), So here ' s to the game and the lass. 146 L. -e zsr HALLOWEEN. There is not another feeling Like that on Halloween, AY«hen, by glancing in a mirrow All onr future may be seen. Then, a ball of yarn will tell us Things that long we ' ve wished to know, And a solitary apple Reveals happiness or woe. Then those Apish Jack — — lanterns With their ever ready smiles, Tho but ordinary pumpkins Assume a monarch ' s gorgeous slyles, E ' en the old familiar objects Catch the spirit of the night And don a cloak of mystery, Eecognition taking flight. Phantom figures, gliding slowly Thro every little nook, Give to each a creepy feeling And a still more ghastly look. But ' tis all so very different From the usual merry scenes, That we forget New Year and Christmas And remember Halloween. 147 Editor ' s Note: The following are chosen from an exercise written by the Dis- course Class, the problem being concealment. THE OLD, OLD STORY. Mariana was heart-broken, she stayed in the darkened room and would not say a word for a whole day, which was rather an unusual proceeding, and seemed to dis- may the whole family. Her mother came and went quietly about her work, while even her noisy brother tip-toed in and out at irregular intervals. The sun had begun to set, the gloom thickened in her darkened room, and pres- ently she began to feel the effects of her long fast, for she had. not eaten a bite since the night before; so getting up, she languidly opened the shutters. After all, the world didn ' t look so very sad, she thought; but resurging thoughts would bring up the events of last night, and looking out at the sinking sun with blinded eyes she mur- mured brokenly, He was so noble. Why did he leave as he did last night? I can almost feel his great brown eyes looking into mine, even yet; but he was a — a brute, she ended angrily, to leave like he did. Then she formed the sudden resolution that she was not going to care anyway, so jumping up from her seat, in the firmness of her resolve, she began rapidly to dress. Then after putting on an extra layer of powder, to cover up the still vivid traces of sorrow, she descended the stairs abjectly endeavoring to hum a tune. The whole family greeted her silently, intuitively feeling that this would be the best mode of treatment for one in her circumstances. The gloom and silence still per- vaded the atmosphere after the family had eaten their supper. Mariana simply could not endure the brilliance of the drawing room, but was attracted there in spite of herself, for that was where she had seen him last. As she sat with her face turned away from the open fire-place, her brother bounced into the room, with the amazing news, Sis, he is here. I saw him coming around the corner. The whole family started towards the door, but Mariana was first, and with arms outstretched, she called, Oh, Bobby, Bobby, and Bobby with his proud eyes looking with beseeching joyousness into her own, pattered up the steps, cheerfully barking out his greetings, for Bobby was a dog, and could only express him- self in this manner. 148 AN EVERY-DAY TRAGEDY. It was Saturday at noon and the restaurant was crowded with lunchers. At a small table in one corner there sat a fierce looking man, evidently a foreigner, — leisurely sipping his coffee. He seemed entirely unconscious of the hurry and rush going on about him. Having finished, he took from his pocket a cigarette and put it into his mouth. It was then that the awful tragedy occurred. She, helpless and alone, was gazing at him from a table just opposite. With a yawn he got up and moved to the table where she was. Seating himself he grabbed her roughly and viciously struck her. Strange to say, she made no sound. Again he struck her, this time with redoubled force. Still not a murmur. Pilled with rage, for the third time he gave her a blow, cruel and crushing. This time she gave a loud shriek as her head flew off. No one seemed at all disturbed by this tragic incident — She was only a match. THE LITTLE ADVENTURER. Her mother had begged her not to leave her comfortable home yet. She was too young to brave the cold cruel world, to go out all alone; but the Little Adven- turer was determined to work out her own fate. So she had left Mother and sisters and had entered into this strange new life. She had not dreamed it would be so hard. How cold and unsympathetic the world was. No one paid any attention to her. How lonely she was! Oh! to be back in her warm comfortable home! She was hungry and cold and tired. Her head was bowed low and her limbs were stiff; surely she would die on this cold snowy day. But help always comes to the brave-hearted, and had she not been brave to leave home and friends and face the unknown terrors of a strange world alone? A dear Little Girl passing by, stopped and raised the Little Adventurer ' s drooping head, and severing her from all that bound her to the unhappy past, clasped the little flower in her warm hands, and kissing it murmured, Dear Little Violet, the first of the season, I ' m afraid you are freezing. And the Little Adventurer felt she had not bloomed in vain. 149 A LAMENT. Latin, Oil what misery thou has caused me ! Oh, what nights of mental vain ! When I vainly sought to win thee, — Oh, my weary weary brain! Other tasks are hard to master, Other deeds are hard to do, But of all life ' s trials and troubles None can be compared to you. Delinquent 1th Termer. 150 THE TRIALS OF THE PRACTICE TEACHER Teacher (in mental arithmetic)— If there were, three peaches on the table, Van- nie, and your little sister should eat one of them, how many would be left? Vannie — How many little sisters would be left? Teacher— Xow listen. Vannie. If there were three peaches on the table, and your little sister should eat one, how many would be left? Vannie — We ain ' t had a peach in the house this year, let alone three. Teacher — We are only supposing the peaches to be on the table, Vannie. Vannie — Then they wouldn ' t be real peaches? Teacher — No. Vannie — Would they be preserved? Teacher — Certainly not. Vannie — Pickled peaches? Teacher — Xo, no. There wouldn ' t be any peaches at all, as I told you, Vannie; we only suppose the three peaches to be there. Vannie — Then there wouldn ' t be any peaches, of course. Teacher — Xow, Vannie, put that knife into your pocket or I will take it away, and pay attention to what I am saying. We imagine three peaches to be on the table. Vannie — Yes. Teacher — And your little sister eats one of them and then goes away. Vannie — Yes. but she wouldn ' t go away until she had finished the three. You don ' t know my little sister. Teacher — But suppose your mother was there and wouldn ' t let her eat but one? Vannie — Mother ' s out of town and won ' t be back until next week. Teacher (sternly) — Xow. then. Vannie. I will put the question once more, and if you do not answer it correctly I shall keep you after school. If three peaches were on the table, and your little sister were to eat one of them, how many would be left? Vannie (straightening up) — There wouldn ' t be any peaches left. I ' d grab the other two. Teacher (touching the bell) — The pupils are now dismissed. Vannie Cook will remain where he is. 151 LITTLE LONESOME MARY. Little lonesome Mary ' s come to Normal Hill to stay, To study all her lessons, ' an keep the boys away. An ' shoo the zeroes off her slips , and study Latin an ' rithmetik, An ' all such things as this and that, but never old critique ; An ' all us other girls, when the studdin hours is dono, We set around her table an ' ' jes has the mostest fun A list ' ning to the boy tales ' at Mary tells about, An ' the Pres-i-dent ' ll git us Ef we Don ' t Watch Out! II. Onc ' t there was a girl up here who al ' ays put on aires , And every where she went, she got the mostest stares , The Matron told her to quit it, and all she did was bawl, An ' one dav all the girls found out, she wasn ' t here at all! An ' they seeked her in the cloak-room, in the pantry, an ' in the chest, An ' seeker her in the study-room, an ' ever ' wheres, I guess, But all they ever found was just a sign of You Look-out! For the Pres-i-dent ' ll git you Ef vou Don ' t Watch Out! 152 III. And onc ' t there was a girl up here, who ' d alius laugh an ' grin An ' make fun of ever ' one until it was a sin; An ' one ' t there was Faculty, and the teachers they were there She mocked ' em, an ' made fun of ' em, an ' said she didn ' t care! An ' just as she kicked her heels, an ' turn ' t to run an ' hide, They was two Big Teachers a-standin ' by her side, An ' they took her to the judge, ' fore she know ' d what they ' s about An ' the Pres-i-dent he got her Cause she Didn ' t Watch Out! IV. Little lonesome Mary says, that when the blaze is blue An ' all the lights sputter, an ' the wind goes woo-oo ! An ' you hear the watchman walking, an ' the moon is gray, An ' the senses in your brain is all gone away, You better mind der Matron, an ' yer teachers fond an ' dear, An ' cherish them it loves you, an ' dry the lone- some ' s tear, An ' keep out of mischief which clusters all about, Er the Pres-i-dent ' 11 git vou Ef vou Don ' t Watch . Out ! 153 - -x m r — — =® PASSING ! Mr. Heckert tells us, class, that we are weak, unable to do the Seventh term work. But when shall we be ready? Will it be the next term, or the term after that? Shall we make a term by lack of determination and inaction! Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistence by waiting until the marks are read, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our teachers shall have bound us hand and foot? Class, we are not weak if we make the proper use of those facts which we have already learned. Hundreds of people, working for the same end, and in such a school as this, are undismayed by any sub- jects which the faculty mav prescribe for them.. Besides, Class, we shall not fisht this battle alone. For there is a just President- who aids in our destinies and will be a friend to help us in this battle. Passing, Class, will not be to the strong alone, but to those of us who are most watchful, the darin r, the brave. Besides, Class, we have no choice. If we were base enough to desire to change our grades, ' tis now too late ! The marks are in ! There is no retting throush, but in submission and work. Our grades are in. Their discussion may be heard over the Normal plains. Their reading is inevitable, and let it come — T repeat it, Class — let it come. Tt is useless to discuss thp matter. Students may cry — Justice! Justice! But there is iw justice — the marks are in. The next voice that is heard in the Auditorium will bring to our ears the dreadful news. Why sit you here idle? What do you wish? What would you have? Ts a diploma so dear, or passing so import- ant, as to be bought at the price of worry and distress? Mob the President! Drive out the Faculty! I know not what course you may take, but as for me. Give me a pass-mark, or I ' ll lead the mob! rS: ■§= $§=2 154 THE DEATH OF THE PONIES, I ' d like to see the Senior Term, Our J. B. said one day So in we went to Winstead ' s room, To see what he would say. ' ' There is a certain kind of horse, That many of you ride, And when a certain lesson ' s done, This horse is put aside. I have no horse, nor any mule, That I have ever seen. ' ' These were the words of everyone Whatever could he mean? 4 ' To-morrow morn into this room, Those horses you must bring, And I ' ll not quiz you in the least, Nor say a single thing. At last the meaning dawned upon us, He meant the Latin horse ! Oh, woe are you and woe is me, We ' re filled with great remorse. Then in a chair in Winstead ' s room, We piled our ponies dear. Their race is run; my story ' s done, The saddest of the year. 155 JOKES. Did He Sign It? Town Girl — Mr. Aswell, will you please sign rny excuse? J. B. — Is it a good one? Town Girl — Er — Yes Sir, it ' s the best one I could think of. Oh, give me a ' man ' . Please do, begged Sarah as Mr. Coolidge was assigned topics to be written upon. A New Translation. Mr. Winstead (In Latin) — Emittet mora ad historiam to die, egessi hi illegit a licendi. Tom Winfield (translating) — Emmet Moore missed his History today. I guess he will get a licking. Outside of the Normal Bertha is considered stylish. J. B. says she is stilish . Querry. If that which manufactures ice is called an ice plant, is the hen that lays an egg called an egg plant ? Mr. South — Why was the petite jury so named? Annie S. — Because it was especially petted by the King. 156 mw THE BELLS. Hear the mellow dinner Bells, Iron Bells! What a world of rice and beans their harmony foretells, Through the balmy evening night Or the happy noontime bright, For the molten iron notes, From all around, What a feeling floats To the hungry girl that listens, while she gloats On the sound. IT. Hear the little electric bells, Class bells! What a world of ignorance their jingling dispels. When their sounds the students greet, How they rush upon their feet! Too much overjoyed to wait. See how they all make straight; For the door! III. Hear the ringing of the bells, Light bells ! VV hat a world of solemn thought their monody compels, At ten o ' clock at night. How we shiver with alright, At the melancholy menace, and our fears For every sound that floats From the rust within the throats Tells The Matron ' s near. 157 Xow, Santy, I ' m not going to tell you this letter and then My Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl just how old I am for fear that some one might get they ' ll know my age when I get to be a teacher. Xow please, Santy, won ' t you bring all these things I ask for? I ' ve been oh so good! First, just passes and passes and passes, so that you will have six for every student in the Normal. That would be the nicest thing you could bring. And listen, dear Santy, the Eighth termers need a whole lot of devices and Xatitudes and plans — whatever they are — I guess you know — for they have such hard times getting them, and bring the same to the Seventh Termers. They seem to need them, too. And there is the Sixth Term — Don ' t forget them. Bring them an Easy Eoad to Physics and some Jacks such a time in Latin. And look, Santy, I know the Fifth Termers those little things in Geometry Poly — something talking about making. Just a few designs will so they won ' t have would like some of that I hear them satisfv those over- I don ' t, know have to hunt worked members of the Fourth Term. You ' ll know the kind, maybe I don ' t. And Specimens for the Third. Term — Oh, dear me, of what — just specimens to work with, so they wont everywhere for them. The Second Termers will ask nothing more if you ' ll only bring them, health, wealth and happiness. Poor litttle First Termers ! Santa, if you only knew what a hard time the teachers have finding something to amuse them, I know you ' d bring them plenty of dolls, rubber balls and perhaps you could spare a few rattles. 158 Bring the Literary Societies new enthusiasm and a whole lot of new members. Oh, Santa, how yon would delight all of us if you ' d bring J. B. a conscience with stretches in it so he can ' t smell cooking fudge and won ' t mind if he does. Bring Mrs. Hawkins a guide book so she won ' t happen in at the wrong rooms. But, Oh, it ' s so sad! Santa, the girls have taken all Mr. Pickles test tubes for hair pin holders. So can ' t you find him some more? Mr. Williamson would like some pretty flowers, prettier than his; Miss Morris, a tin soldier that looks natty and cute ; Mrs. McVoy, a copy of St. Elmo ; Miss Knott, an automobile to ride to school in ; Miss Rocheford, a new memory so that she won ' t forget she didn ' t like hard lessons; Miss Swift, Miss Varnado, and Miss Xewell, some new yellow hair ribbon. Santa, haven ' t vou a few pieces of popular music for Misses Kyle, Leffler and Alfonte? Say Carbolic Acid. Maybe, too, if Mr. Coolidge had a new football he wouldn ' t have such a hard time getting the boys to practice. And Oh, Mr. Santy, if you have any pity at all you ' ll surely bring Mr. Winstead something for his boils on his neck. Today, I found out that Miss Phillips is very fond of Christy pictures. So can ' t you get her just a small one somewhere? Mr. South wants a little book. I think the name of it is Smiles. Bring Mr. Heckert and the Critic teachers a new supply of patience in dealing with the practice teachers. Now, Santy, if you ' ll bring all these few little things I ' ll always be Your loving little Jinnie, Good-Bye. 59 THE PANGS OF MISLED GENIUS. In the twilight ' s cheerless shadow I wander thro ' the dark hall ways A dejected apparition In a soporific daze. Passers stop and look and pity, Some with scorn stalk proudly by, While I seek in vain to vanish From the gaze of mortal eye. And they wonder, as they see me, What sad fate has made me thus, For my gentle sex denies me The manly right to cuss. Gentle reader, if I tell you The sad story of my woe, For the sake of what I have been You ' ll be merciful I know. I was once a common student, Self-respecting like the rest, Plied my books and got my lessons My one failing all unguessed. ' Till Ambition ' s poisoned cactus Subtly bloomed within my brain, And the calm of my contentment Was upset by shapes insane. For notion grew within me I was not of common stuff, But a literary genius, And a diamond in the rough. 160 So I had myself elected To the literary ward Of that hospital of genius TKey call the Potpourri board. Gentle reader, pray be patient, Kindly turn your head away While I irrigate my feelings With the tears 1 cannot stay. For I ' ve seen a person wasted, I have seen a foot-ball game, But the pangs of misled genius Put such petty things to shame. For to me, those minor troubles Just simply are not in it With the throes of Budding Genius W no must write, but can ' t begin it. But emotion now doth choke me, So this sorry tale must close, For the lachrymal secretions Are a dripping off my nose. Xow, ere we part, my simple tale This moral doth afford : If you would, keep away from grief, Keep off the Potpourri Board. 161 PERSEVERE i Courage, students ! do not stumble, Though the path be dark as night, There ' s a star to guide the humble; Trust your teachers, do the right. Though the road be long and dreary, And the end be out of sight, Foot it bravely, strong or weary, Trust your teacher, do the right. Perish policy and cunning; Perish all that fears the light, Whether losing, whether winning, Trust your teacher, do the right. Shun all forms of lazy passion, Fiends can look like angels bright; Heed no customs, fun or fashion, Trust your teacher, do the right. 162 Some one ' s Latin is covered with mould Bnt grim and forbidding it stands ; And some one ' s Physics is dusty and old, Untouched by disturbing hands. The time was when the Latin was new And the Physics was passing fair ; ' Twas then the girl who didn ' t get through Closed them and left them there. W Since then the seasons have gone their round. Unmindful of pleasure and pain, And the campus still echoes the same old sound, With the same familiar refrain. New classes have gone to fields beyond, That commencement day opens to view, But there ' s none to recall with a memory fond The girl who didn ' t get through. Yet stolid as ever the old books stand, Each in the same old place, Awaiting the touch of a patient hand, The sight of a patient face. And they wonder as waiting the long years through There in that dusty row What has become of the one they knew Since she closed them and left them so. 163 Is it worth while to spend day after day Battling and toiling and striving! Do we not miss some of earth ' s bliss By spending our days in contriving? Do we not lose as onward we go, Attempting and failing and sorrowing, Faith in all things, in the joy life brings Of earth ' s sad experience borrowing? Are we nearing our goal as we struggle on, Stumbling, yet onward progressing ? Ts there profit at all in failure or fall? Is not life ' s work only guessing? Nay, Life is a pathway we travel a while, Rocky and oftentimes barren, Amid the great throng, so restless and strong, Wie pass, one another ' s loads sharing. Crushed to the earth in despondency ' s gloom, Tho ' we lie disappointed and weary, Hope comes at last, we fo rget the sad past And the path we have trod, dark and dreary. Then, tho ' with like difficulties our way is beset, AYe care not for dangers impending. We e ' en find an aid, in the wrong steps we made As onward our way we are wending. Onward! Still onward! day after day In mankind and a creator believing, To ourselves being true, let us dare ever to do The things that make life worth living. 164 65 m 3) 4 4J r s £n 167 Why is Lise White? Emmie Black? Alex Green! Lillian Knott? Alma Sharp I Jily Wise? Jenny May Brown? Marga ret Keene? Mary Swift ? Pearl Folse? Daisy Strong? Lucy Sevier? What Makes Helen a Roach ? Llovd a Porter? Earl a Cook Bessie a Pickle? Ada a Clock? Cora a Carr? Mary a King? Vivian a Foote? Louise a Lemon? Agnes a Field? Nettie a Bird? Ruby a Stahl ? Ernestine a Spear? Lucile a Berry? Anna a Butler? 168 ADVICE TO NEW GIRLS. Don ' t think you ' re it when a teacher calls you Miss. Don ' t get the swell head when the girls call you new . They don ' t mean young. They do mean fresh, green, just your debut at the Normal. Don ' t try to know anything, just act surprised at everything you hear. If J. B. calls you by your first name, don ' t think he is familia r. He has forgotten your last name. Always bring a pair of high top shoes. When the bath room doors are locked, don ' t climb through the window. Always get to your meals in time for the blessing, (the girl that gets there first is served first). Never eat little fishes for lunch. If Mr. Winstead winks at you, remember he ' s married. 169 NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS OF g. Resolved : That I will save enough money to buy me a wig. — G. D. Pickles. Resolved: That we will cultivate new walks. — Madge Sentell and Clarissa Smith. Resolved : To go to Mexico to live. — Fatty Caldwell. Resolved: To curl our hair every night that it may appear nat- urally curly. — DeMarit Hawkings, Bessie Gribbs, Nonie Rains, L. V. Dixon. Resolved: To try Hudnot ' s Beautifier as a last resort for beauty. — Maude Kent and Maggia J. Caldwell. Resolved: To give up the Chaze. — Dot McGowen. Resolved: To never ride in a trap again. Helen Chanvin. Resolved: To buy a growing machine in partnership. — Roslyn, Tucker and Vivian. Resolved: To cut out Tut-tut and Precisely entirely. — Heck. Resolved: To give the girls bean soup, for a change (!). — Mrs. Hawkins. Resolved: That It is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all. — Myrtie Pecou, Clara Stuart. Resolved: Of all the Liniments I have used, Sloan ' s horse lini- ment does me. most good. — Cora Carr. Resolved: To have my hair cut on the first of every quarter. — Latin Winstead. Resolved: To cultivate a new grin. — Bess. Fleming. Resolved: To room in the same room for one month. — Vash Robertson. 170 SAYINGS OF THE GREAT AND NEAR GREAT. My Goodness, No! Mr. Heckert. I insist upon it Mr. Winstead. My Goodness. Alive (mumbled) Mr. Winstead. Kindly, take the board Mr. Winstead. See that, eh? . .Mr. Pickles. Use your pointer, please Miss Roachford. It ' s simply atrocious .Miss Newell. I had the very great pleasure Miss Newell. So infinitesimally small Mr. Williamson. You can ' t do two things at once Mr. South. I repeat it Mr. Coolidge. Precisely! That ' s the idea ! Mr. Heckert. I have some announcements to make Mr. Aswell. Bah! Sit down, boy Mrs. McVoy. Yes, ' bot ' you might use some ' carbon ' paper. Miss Swift. That ' s nothing, all the bachelors love me Miss Morris Why-eh— ' . ' .Mr. Gardia! 171 CAN YOU IMAGINE Mr. Pickles parting his hair in the middle? Miss Lewis getting married? Lucile Corbin without pink cheeks? Trezavent getting up courage enough to talk? Fannie Blackmail not going to church on Sunday night? Mary Caldwell succeeding in getting a freckle cream to remove her freckles? Helen Chanvin, Lottie V. Dixon and Bess Fleming getting to breakfast on time ' Cora Carr walking pigeon toed? Heck illustrating anything without Jonny ? Bess Fleming losing that smile? Mr. Williamson telling a joke that has a point to it? Nonie Rains not curling her hair at night? Elve Moore as a missionary to China? Mr. Heckert illustrating a point without using Jonnie ? A failure to have meat stew for dinner? Louise Moise blushing? Alma Sharp beating a cat? Mary Pirie knowing her Latin? Lunch without crackers? Miss Tauzin meaning everything she says? Miss Swift in a hurry? Getting a hot biscuit when wanted? Mary Morgan working Chemistry problems? Having rocking chairs in the club? Making fudge on a radiator? Mr. South reading Hiawatha? Ines Newland being sad? Miss Kyle giving away South American oranges? Mr. Williamson doctoring a tree with calomal? Mr. Coolidge not repeating? Mrs. McVoy forgetting when to ' sit. Heckert forgetting the words Lee here ? Mr. Aswell and Mrs. Keane walking under the same umbrella? 172 Why We always seem so innocent When teachers pass our way Not ' cause we are on study bent, But ' cause we need that a . Freshie (giving a telegram to the Janitor— Please get this off on the very next train. Back to the Lung Ago. Miss Bowden — What did man first eat Seventh Termer— An apple. Can You See Why? Olive in after school Latin class, hearing the dinner bell ring. hastily wrote on her -exam. ' paper: Verbs of removal, privation, and starvation take the ablative. Mrs. McVoy— Who was Noah Barbara — Husband of Joan of Arc Honest Confession. Mr. Winstead (ditating) — Slave, where is thy horse! Startled Girl— In my desk, sir, but i wasn ' t using it! Model Child— Yes La Salle traveled further but he didn ' t go as far. Notice. Found — A little grey matter supposed to have once been the com- mon property of the Sixth Term. They may have same by applying to — Books. - ■ sjH — - — a — — — — - — — s — - — Hfe rs Derivation. Mr. Pickles — What does ion mean? Mary M. — Wandering. Mr. Pickles — Good! Now what does cation mean? Mary — A rnnaway cat. Breathes there a boy with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said This is the age when teachers reign And give their subjects inward pain? She Knew. Mr. Williamson— Mazie, what makes the stem of a plant hollow? Mazie — Well, you see the plant grows so fast and the sun draws it toward the outside so it leaves a hole in the middle. Come up, Li btfoot, quoted Mrs. MvVoy as the Fifth Term girls passed up stairs. Bero stood on the register Gazing at Mamie the while. J. B. Called, but he did not hear, Because he liked sweet Mamie ' s smile. Mr. Pickles (in Psychology) — How do you know that Myrtie has feelings ' ' ? Heart-broken Lover (desparatelv to himself) — She hasn ' t any! She hasn ' t!! ? The Fifth Term girls are jolly and sweet; The Fifth Term teachers are modest and neat; The Fifth Term boys, you ' ll ever find. Believe in training the heart and mind. The fun in the Fifth Term doesn ' t grow stale, But even bubbles over like home-made ale. New Pupil— Why did Mrs. McVoy put L. C. M. on my excuse? Old Pupil — Oh, that stands for Least Common Multiple. 174 4 € 161 ill Jfc ; FACULTY FACTS. The hustler Miss Swift. The sourest ' . Mr. Pickles. The most complex Miss Knott. The one nearest the torrid zone Mr. South. The one nearest the frigid zone Mr. Coolidge. The freshest Miss Newell. The most popular Mr. Winstead. The lightening bug is a brilliant thing, But hasn ' t any mind, He goes blundering through the world, With his head light on behind. WA. jksfa 171 176 OUR ADVERTISERS PATRONIZE THEM 177 £ 4 4 4 The Ibearne IDry (Boods Company, limited, SHREVEPORT. 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Kaffie Bros. Company, Ltd. NATCHITOCHES, LA. I ♦ James B. Tucker INSURANCE, BROKERAGE AND NOTARY PUBLIC I Natchitoches, La. | •i V Office: Exchange Bank Building. Phone 72. f NATCHITOCHES. I Br. 2L . Brotone I DENTIST I £ Porcelain Inlays and Crowns. Somnoforme Administered in X Extracting Teeth. «i •. 182 4 4t4t4 % 4 fafa4 H 4riM fr fr ■ ♦ $ ♦ H « A Notable Success i JUDSON AND BENDER ' S GRADED LITERATURE READERS ♦♦« Reach the high standard of Excellence set for a tho oughly modern series of ♦♦♦ ♦ readers. The character of th j selections, the unique pedagogical features which char- j ♦ + ♦ + £ acterize the whole work, the quality of paper, the binding, the printing, and the hun- £ ♦:♦ ♦ ♦:♦ dreds of original illustrations— many of them representing the best color work that £ can be done today — by artists of international reputation have earned for the graded | ♦♦♦ literature Readers the wide recognition which they today enjoy and which is sus- «?«■ Jj tained by their successful use in all parts of the country. £ 4 J Charles E, Merrill Co. f f +4 I 44-60 EAST TWENTY-THIRD STREET, NEW YORK CITY $ At Unter s t You will always find what you need in dress (foods, laces, ribbons, ;♦ ♦ embroideries, shoes, hosier} , waists, skirts, and — We can suit you, f % in everything you need for Commencement. $ Yours to please, Chas. Unter. 183 DID YOU GET WHAT YOU ASKED FOR? Check your purchases over carefully. Note that every item is right— right in quality and right in price. We believe in do- ing business absolutely On the Square. We carry nothing just as good. If we can ' t supply exactly what you ask for, we tell you so. We appreciate your business enough to treat you right. Dietrich ' s Drug Store PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS. WE DELIVER IT QUICKER, Phone 43. 630 Front St. NATCHITOCHES. DO YOU WANT SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT? THEN GO TO A. A. Winbarg WHO HANDLES EVERYTHING THAT A NORMAL GIRL DESIRES FOR A SWEET TASTE. PHONE 47. 620 FRONT ST. NATCHITOCHES, LA. 184 0h$ $ K v $- w HW  ♦♦ ♦♦!♦ +++ Hm K « ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ::THE HUGHES DRY GOODS CO. :: t QUEEN QUALITY AMERICAN LADY SHOES. CORSETS. i THE HUGHES DRY GOODS CO. Its Worth Knowing HUGHES Carries the best. Our old Normal customers Know it and the new ones soon find it out. WALK OVER SHOES. Always see HUGHES first for SHOES. Yours Very Truly, The Accommodating Merchants. THE HUGHES DRY GOODS CO. EDGAR LEVY. Mfgrs. PROMOTONE HAIR TONIC. D. L. SUDDATH. AGENTS CAN] HUYLER ' S GUNTER ' S JACOB ' S Levy Drug Co. DRUGS, JEWELRY AND NOVELTIES. ' Promotone Hughes Candy. j Tonic for the hair, % Kodaks and Supplies. Phone 131. Levy Drug Company I NATCHITOCHES, LA. r 185 o The best of everything in Drugs, Medicines, Fancy Goods, t | and Stationery, and at the right prices. DE BLIEUXS The home of the Normal Girls. Henderson Corsets ' Waist, Belts, Neckwear, Combs and Novel- ties of all Kinds. Send to Headquarters McClung Has It i V I; This Store is Normal Headquarters. t Natchitoches Drug Co,, Ltd. I NATCHITOCHES, LA. t z+ ♦ — I T T7 I ' D I r?T T V ' CJ MILLINERY, NOTIONS FANCY GOODS. X i For all School Supplies like Kindergarten Material, Manual Training ♦ , Joods, Busy Work, School Art Goods. W lines and issue free catalogues to teachers Goods, Busy Work, School Art Goods. We have full supplies in all these %. MILTON BRADLEY CO., 168 Peachtree St., f Atlanta, Ga. 186 a i Romanski Co. Ltd. 825-827 Perdido Street, NEW ORLEANS, LA. ©ritttcrs ■ artists ■ £naravers The Potpourri has been engraved and printed in our establishment. Mfc • -• v | jf x ; j  j vj « 187 CANDY KITCHEN Fresh Home-made Candy, made daily. Oysters and Ice Cream in Season. Careful attention to special Orders. Front Street, NATCHITOCHES, Louisiana. .VII our stock is Specialties but our strongest Specialty is k ' Shoes noted for fit and wear. A Wise suggestion is to buy them and try them. M. LEIBER, Front St. 188 A Revalation. This portion of a Fifth Term examination paper was read to us by Miss Newell: Sir Walter Scott, the first poet, was one of the greatest productions of the nineteenth century. ' ' M. C. (after having fried fish for lunch, stewed fish for dinner and fish halls for breakfast — Thank goodness, tadpoles are not eat- able ; they would be froze before we got rid of them here. ' ' Dining Hall Waiter, carrying of a dish of fish apparently un- touched — Umph! fish ain ' t bitin ' today. West Hall Girl (to girl combing her hair) — I thought you had more hair than that. Model Hall Girl — I have. There ' s some on my dressing table, some on the shelf, and still more in my trunk. Good Latin. Junior (reciting) — No m — qui — que — quid Gen — quib — er — quorum — er — qui Bat — qui — er — er. (Winstead prompting) — Quit — quit — quit. Mrs. Hawkins— Lights Out, Girls! Chorus— It ' s out! Mrs. Hawkins — But I can see it plainly! Put it out instantly! Ada — For goodness sake! Jennie May, put your head under the pillow until Mrs. Hawkins leaves. Alma Sharp (excitedly) — Why, Mr. Moore, here ' s a long brown hair on your coat. Mr. Moore (calmly) — Well, how could you expect me to escape among four hundred girls? 189 vl iv M| |% r , ' ' r- ■ yki P ,_ ; sj.m • :• . y;;? v; ' :: ' ' : ' ■■■: i h ' Mr:-: •V i;v. • ' ' ' : ■ . f:. ' ; .- : r ■• ' ' ;.-. ' w? w U) ; , 0 ' ,i ;J.Nk-v( :iUV f : : ' ■ :;