Peace College - Lotus Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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East IJJiU anil arsitaiurnt We, the pnior ffilaaa of 19116 of Intact SiiBtituf. f the City of Raleigh, of the State of North Carolina, being of souml mind, do make and declare this to be our Uist will and testament: I We tic bequeath to the Freshman Class our knowledge of Physiology, provided they agree to have their milk teeth extracted immediately after entering College, They must also promise not to cut their wisdom teeth before leaving the Fresh, year. They must train the muscles of their eves to overlook the pickles and cakes in the bottom of an express package (this is not neces- sary but it is certainly wise). They must not feed the brain on too many sar- dines or the convolutions will out measure those of Mr. Dinwiddle and everything they buy will double in price. To gain the heavenly throne of Peace, they must train their nerves to work in accordance with our Lady Principal ' s, Above all they must not let a single A. M, boy see the work of Cupid in their hearts. Lastly, to these Fresh, young minds we do also magnanimously bequeath the salt of our sapient intellectual powers. To the Sophomore Class we do resign with profound regret (?) the fasci- nating pursuit of the French Kings over the soil of western Europe. We sin- cerely hope that you may have the wisdom to settle them more quickly in your receptive minds than they had the strength to settle themselves on the unwel- come territory of their conquered foes. Before you can successfully pass this examination we advise you to be able to recognize every hallowed spot whereon the mighty foot of Charlemagne did rest. Know well what this great man did eat, and do you, if you wish to rule men. eat likewise. To these sophistical Sophomores, in addition, we leave our Socratic reasoning faculty and a quart bottle of condensed exercises to be taken sparingly and only on days when the elements make it imprudent to risk your bodies in the open air. Listen to the advice of your Seniors in years as well as in knowledge, and however, bitter the dose may be, swallow it bravely : for we have learned by experience that the reasoning faculty must be oiled daily, else the machine rusts and requires double force to move it on the morrow.

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Lesmseia Kevisea Listen, nij ' sisters, And I shall tell How this poem came To be written s., well. I ve studied lonK weeks Th,. ' this dues n ' t show I ve made futile efforts.- Alas ' I m no poet. But friends to the rescue So gallantly came. ■m sure the i Will brinK i •suit Just what view to take Of this glorious Class. To best show our value We ' ve searched thro ' our books We ' ve looked all around. In chemistry lastly. A compound is found Of unknown concoctions Both acid and base ; Results of our efTiirts Befo ■pla. III. In dear old Margie We certainly find Properties of carbon. Most well defined. Dazzlingly brilliant At times she appears As rich as the iewels In Ethiop ' s ears. Life spent without her Would be incomplete. She casts rays of sunlight On all she may meet. IV. Firm, lasting, refinintj. Pure calc ium we find. With this we place Jessie Foremost in our mind. One thing ' tis certain Wet Their influence and Do all purify. Above all things else In arts they excel. The extent of their val ' T would take long t. 1 t agr Sodium s We find And chlorine, ' tis true. O ' erpowering may be. Now bring them together They both will act well. That stablest of compounds Just NaCl, Now. really, dear people. There ' s no cause for mirt F.ir Lily is truly The salt of the earth. VIII, Mo , lasting and useful Of all I must say. It acts with great force On all in its way. If friction we place Upon its nitrate There ' 11 be an explosion Exceedingly great. But Claudia, too. Like potassium, is foui To shine with bright lusl On all those around. We turn now to see The emblem of which We 11 express by Fe, With iron as with Pansy Let ' s not be deceived. At first their full value Can not be perceived. That wonderful powe Of magnetic force Which they use everi Just what all these form. I can not explain. It might cause some gladne It might catise some pain. There ' s one tfcing I know. T will never bring shame. Let us trustfully hope That it may bring us fan Decide now. dear friends. I really don ' t know. Am I H N O J. Or just plain HjO M, RV LUR Shf.rrii.1.

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Witli a feelint; akin to iiain we resign to you, gentle Juniors, our art of nducing the Muses to attend us in our poetical and musical flights. We can advise vou no more wisely than to suggest that you rapturously drmk in the words of wisdom as thev fall from the lips of our beloved poet, Mr. Stockard. We leave with you also, the cherished possession, our motto, When in doubt, abstain, provided you make the application at opportune times. We hand down our soft, low voices, which we cultivated for Mr. Dinwiddie ' s s[iecial benefit, with the proviso that you do not crack them. I asth ' , wc leave ()u a bottle of HCI and H 2S( )4. for performmg experi- ments in the laboratorx-. and also a dozen or two of canned symbols, which are as good as fresh ones and esjiecially necessary in the study of chemistry. IV Wi ' do lic(|ucath to the senior mathematicians of next year, our little iiam- phlct cntitlcil, The best method of solving puzzles relative to the working of trig., with ( xplanatorv notes on the ' cramming process. ' so olten used by students, on condition that the aforesaid mathematicians will use cautiously and not publish during our lifc-timc. V To the ciilirc Senior Class, with spasms, moans, and sighs, we leave our favorite Hutlcr ' s . nalog -. on condition that thev ]irove not a more brilliant Class than wc. To adil to our mumhcence we will also thmw m a grain or two of gra - matter, several ounces of perseverance, and a large bottle of brain stimu- lant to be used when the cortex of the cerebrum becomes inactive, and to be applied vi.gorously in the perusal of said Butler. We transmit our Inferential Method for ileilucing Psychological facts. with many apologus for its battered conchtion. It is considerably worn and liags at the knees, but a more effectual or safer method, we could not guarantee. When too old for use. patch with Miss Royster ' s method. Our scmnr pnviU-gcs you will hnd m a neat little jiackage on Miss Nannie ' s desk, labelled Handle with care. Please do not grab the box or let it fall. We had to be vcr careful with these privileges and can not bear to see them abused bv others In the left hand corner of the little liox, you will find a roll of advice, uhuli u had better heed. These privileges are left to iiu with the iniunctinii to follow our rule and never frequent (?) King ' s or the New Drug Store Wc hanil down our example, with full ]iermission for it to be transmitted to succeeding generations without reference to male or female.