Peace College - Lotus Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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understanding, so that he was a leader among men in wisdom as well as in strength. Many plagues happened to this peaceful tribe, even equal to the number of seven. The rats fell upon them and did devastate their country. And the waters descended upon their heads and the pipes burst and flooded their fair fields, and the tribe was sore afraid. And the spooks and the spirits of the departed came among them and the tribe was sore afraid. And they communicated with departed spirits by means of a rapping, fre- quently heard. And there was a tempter among them, who led them in wayward paths, even unto midnight feasts. The year following they all assembled and chose Eggleston for to rule over them, and he executed judgment and justice among his people. They prospered so that there was none like unto them in wisdom, virtue, and understanding. And what one nation on earth is like unto these people? They smote and subdued hostile natives, and those inferior clans that re- mained bowed down and worshiped them. And it came to pass that before Eggleston had long taken the crown that a plague heretofore unheard of smote the tribe, and it was called Pedagogy, and the tribe subdued it. And it was commanded that the people should be numbered and they were, even unto the number of ten and two. And they were known in that land by a badge of wondrous beauty. And yet again there came upon them divers examinations, and there was weeping and wailing and the tribes waxed wroth. And they gathered knowledge and learning, and went against these exami- nations and they overcame them. But notwithstanding all these chastisements, these people, because they took the counsel which the old men gave them, prospered and reached the highest ■degree of civilization. Now there was a prophet among these people who prophesied, saying: These people can do wondrous things. And they came together and agreed to play before the old men and the barbarous tribes. And the old men were pleased, and the applause was sweet to their ears. And they lived in this land in concord and harmony until the land was too nar- row to bear them all. And the tribes scattered, to give unto barbarous nations the wisdom they had acquired in this land of Peace. Cityite.

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A ailjrnmrlp of tl|p (ElasB of 1904. In the year A. D., one thousand and nine hundred there came unto the land of Peace three tribes from the North, the East, and the West. And thev set themselves in the midst of this land, and delivered it from the barbarians. They overcame Vira Romae, and many other sore trials. In the first year they flourished and were fresh and green. And the names of their tribes were Banks, the Riverite ; Land, the Littleite, and Haywood, the Cityite. In the year one thousand nine hundred and one there were sundry invaders, who looked upon this goodly land and wanted it for their own. And they said : We will plant ourselves here, and dwell among them and become one people. The names of these tribes were : O ' Berry, from the Gold Borough ; Bond, a barbarious tribe from near the sea. and, added unto these were Kelly, a sweet- tempered tribe, shedding sunlight over the land. A joint tribe, Covington and McLean, who, wandering in the wilderness, followed the cows even until they arrived upon this land of beef and molasses. A near-by tribe of Pughites overran the land, and was given a portion of this fair country. A fierce invasion from Texas of two brotherly tribes — Brown, first and sec- ond — introducing strange customs and telling wondrous tales of the verdant country they had left. These tribes all joined and were known as the Peacites, and from among their number they chose a chief. Land, the Littleite, under whose leadership they overcame many difficulties. Having many festivals as well as engaging in fierce combats with the ■ Facultites, who provoked them grievously. And it came to pass that the tribes united, and drove their common enemy from their fair domain. In the year following, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and three, a pest was sent upon these Peacites in the form of a tribe called Eggleston, wander- ing from the land of Virginia. And in this year they chose a new chief. Bond, and he was given wisdom and

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An Stttrg from tljp Starg of tijp rnpl Pt of (ElaBa 1904. DECEMBER 21, 1936. YESTERDAY, rummaging about in the attic, I came across the little packing trunk I had at Peace thirty odd years ago. In a flash it brought back so many pleasant memories that I could not resist the impulse to lift the lid. My ! what confusion ! ' T was nearly as bad as our top bureau-drawer at Peace used to be. One of the first things I came across was an old French exercise-book of Daisy ' s. I laughed as I thought of the many times she had tried to skip dictation. I suppose to keep out of the draught, for she always jumped into the closet when the door was opened. I have seen her only once since then ; she moves in a circle of society too high for me — newspapers speak of her as the most brilliant woman that has shone in New York society for many years. But with it all, she carries the simple grace and dignity that characterized our Class president. Here is a pin-cushion made from a scrap of Katie Lee ' s old blue silk skirt, with a hole burnt in the corner, reminding me so forcibly of the night she tried to burn us out — -to be in style and get a diploma without standing examinations. Contrary to her youthful ambitions, she is a typical old maid, worn out with constant teaching and an effort to keep pace at the same time with the gay whirl of society. If she had only taken Miss Poyster ' s advice and studied more about Pestalozzi and his method, she might have been a successful teacher. But, just as of old, she thought she knew, and now what is the result? An old maid beyond all hopes. Why, what is this? The belt to little Lucy ' s old blouse. I remember the very day she made such a stir about its being lost. How could it have gotten here ? ' T is scarcely fifteen inches, how ridiculous I Only yesterday I had a letter from her asking me to suggest some anti-fat. She says that from the day she commenced taking the massage treatment recommended by Mrs. Buckner, for which recommendation, by the way, she has never forgiven her, she has grown so stout that navigation is difficult, which state greatly interferes with her business — shopping for out-of-town friends. Next I found Helen ' s old book of notes on Pedagogy, the leaves all dis- figured with curious little monkeys, drawn when she should have been practicing vertical writing ; and still she was voted the most dignified ! ' T is true she was quiet, scarce deigning to open her lips, save in a friendly quarrel with her sister — that poor little sister, who always bore it smilingly, with never a retort. In those davs she had loftv ambitions to be a missionary to the Indians.