Queens University of Charlotte - Coronet / Edelweiss Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 144 of the 1903 volume:

3Jol)tt ItH ' lium S taijg and 31 antes iSohrrtsmt Hriiigi ' 3 tii grateful recognition of tfyrir In tar leaderaljip and unfaltering intereal tljia book ia inarribed b0 (Slip S’tatirnt-Slniig of iHljp $IrpabglPrian (£tiUrgp $ttb. 31. W. § tagg, 3. 3. John Weldon Stagg was born in Richmond, Virginia, Aug¬ ust 17, 1863, of a family that had been noted for its wealth and culture since early colonial times, but which made supremest sacri¬ fices for the sake of the Confederacy. Left an orphan in early youth, he made his own way by strength of mind and will. Going West he began the double task of making a living and getting an education. The task of bread-winning gave him the practical knowledge of men and affairs that has stood him in such good stead in his life-work, while his travels gained him a wide acquaintance with the people of the whole country. As opportunity was given him, he pursued his studies at Westminster College, the University of Missouri, and at the Southwestern Presbyterian University, Clarksville, Tennessee, Divinity School. In the same year he was ordained pastor of the Second Church, Nashville, at that time probably the most discouraging work in the Southern Church. His success in building up this organization led to his call to Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he served four years. He was called to the Second Presbyterian Church of this city in 1896, and has won an unique place in this community, not only as a preacher of origi¬ nality and power, but as a citizen who is alive to every interest of the community, and as the zealous and untiring promoter of every plan that looks to the growth of Presbyterianism and the extension of the Kingdom of Christ. While his name will always be associated with other Presby¬ terian institutions here, this Presbyterian College for Women is his enduring monument. It was his foresight that secured for Char¬ lotte the location of the projected College, his energy that provided the means for its beginnings in the old building, and his faith that saw the possibility of the present noble edifice. From the first out¬ line of the building itself that was sketched on paper to the com¬ pletion of the equipment with the great pipe organ, his mind has planned and his will carried out the plans to successful completion. We do not make light of the labors or sacrifices of others, but cer¬ tainly this institution owes to him a debt greater than to any other of its faithful friends, and we write this record that those who come after may read and may give honor to whom honor is due. 9 IRrb. 31. ? . IrtifrjFS, 0. 0. James Robertson Bridges was born in St. Louis, Missouri, reared in Richmond, Virginia, and educated at Hampden-Sidney College and Union Theological Seminary, graduating at the latter in 1880, having taught school between his college and seminary courses. After having supplied churches in Kentucky for a year he was ordained evangelist of Western Texas Presbytery, serving at Uvalde, Del Rio and Bandera, for two years. He next supplied a mission chapel in Baltimore for two years, became pastor of the church at Leesville, Virginia, where he served four years, and at Salem, Virginia, where he was the beloved pastor from 1889 to 1895. He was called to Columbia, Missouri, in 1895, and while there became editor of the St. Louis Presbyterian, making it one of the brightest and most readable papers the Southern Church had ever known. He went from Columbia to Orlando, Florida, where he hoped that the climate would benefit his throat. Finding that he was incapacitated for a time for pulpit work he accepted the call to the Presidency of the recently reorganized Presbyterian College for Women. Dr. Bridges has brought to his work as President both the training of a successful man of affairs, and the cultured mind of a ripe scholar, the experience of a teacher of truth and the sympathy of a shepherd of souls. His literary taste and ability as a writer were well known through his work as editor and as the wel¬ come contributor to the Church periodicals, North and South. But his success as President of the College has proved the breadth of his scholarship and the ability to impart the knowledge of his well- stored mind. Dr. Bridges took charge of the College in the critical period of its history when it was passing from an institution of local pat¬ ronage to its present position as the peer of any of our Southern Colleges for women. His success has been noteworthy, largely in increasing the patronage of the institution at the same time that he has raised its standard for entrance and for graduation. But this brief sketch would be incomplete without some men¬ tion of the affection and esteem in which he is held by his pupils, who can never repay their debt of gratitude to him, but here in¬ scribe this slight tribute to his worth, as a proof of their love and loyalty. 10 flrpfar? T V HIS little volume, our first edition of the “ Edel¬ weiss,” we now place before the public, with the earnest hope that it will meet with all the success we could wish for it. Concerning the contents of the “Edelweiss,” we have tried to be as accurate, concise, clear and sim¬ ple as possible. “It would have been much easier to write learnedly and obscurely and so be judged pro¬ found, but we are willing to take the risk of slight esteem, hoping to be clearly understood.” In revising the material the staff has had, and hereby thankfully acknowledges, the highly valued assistance of the Faculty, whose suggestions have been carefully weighed and generally followed. Therefore, no responsibility for mistakes or imperfec¬ tions should be laid to their charge. l£b?[mnB8 ■jV AST seen the flower which tourists prize, dlfj The Alpine Rose—the Edelweiss? It blooms amid perpetual snows In nooks no mountain hunter knows; Shy in its sweet, mysterious grace, It loves to hide its chaste, white face, And brave the tourist who can dare This strange white Mountain Rose to wear. For ere he plucks it, he must brave The avalanche’s snowy wave; Must scale the heights which wild goats mock, Stayed by his sturdy alpen-stock; Above the glare of ice and snow, The treacherous abyss below; One misstep, and all hope is gone, He knows it, but he clambers on All undismayed; he’ll gladly dare All dangers for a prize so rare. Far on the rugged path of life, Beyond the snows of deadly strife, Beyond the vales of careless ease, Where pleasure’s perfumes scent the Beyond the crowding and the care Of countless throngs who linger there, Close nestled up against the skies, The goal of our ambition lies. Its charm to this; few have the power The nerve, the skill to pluck the flower; The steady hand, and foot, and eye, The will to garner or to die, The purpose firm, which cannot fail, Courage which will not, cannot quail, These, the high qualities which those Must have who pluck the Alpine Rose. breeze, And he who reaches it, be sure, Has had the courage to endure; Has passed by many alluring flowers, Which smile away life’s summer hours; Has looked beyond the narrow bound, Which hedges common mortals ’round; Has dared to win what others sought; Has earned what never could be bought. Ah! who would life’s best prizes win Must look aloft, must bear the din, The strife, the scars, the dangers; all The snaring sweets set to enthrall, With soul serene and bearing high, With purpose now to do or die; So prove his power to pluck life’s prize, His own heart’s cherished Edelweiss. —Dart Fairthorne. 12 o U 3Q 03 O — • bfl Jl — o O si o o . ps X 05 cu as ijistflrg of % GInUrjg? ' jjfT is very difficult fo r the average American to think of anything Jj belonging to his country as old. This is due to comparison with what the old world looks upon as ancient. The country itself being looked upon as new all of her institutions are viewed in this light by those who have been born in lands where institutions were hoary with age before this great country was dis¬ covered. While America and her institution now stand in the fore¬ front, this is due to her ability to appropriate all the best in the old civilizations. There is still, however, something of trustfulness engendered by that which has stood the test of time. It is not generally known by the pupils now attending the Presbyterian Col¬ lege for Women that this is a very old institution as compared with most colleges in America, hence I propose to give a brief account of its origin and formation. When it was proposed by the British Crown to found The Queen’s College and locate it in the colony of North Carolina, in St. Martin’s Parish, in the town of Charlotte, objection was made on the ground that the people of this section had manifested a spirit of hostility to the interest of the Crown and of the established Church, and instead of a college being founded, which in all likeli¬ hood would have expanded into The University after the model of the old world, the Queen’s Museum was founded instead and located on what has, for many years been known as “The Brevard Davidson Place,” now the site of the new Mecklenburg County Courthouse. These movements were all prior to the Revolution. After the Independence of America had been declared what¬ ever effort was made by way of meeting the wants of the com¬ munity, proposed in the Queen’s College, formed the beginning of the history of the college of today. It is probably true that the life of this institution extends back considerably over a hundred years, and if so, then it will be reckoned among the very oldest educational institutions in America. In 1821 the Charlotte Male and Female Academy is spoken of as an institution already in existence, and in need of a new building. 15 The subscription for the proposed building reads as follows: “We, the subscribers, promise to pay the sum severally annexed to our names, for the purpose of erecting a Male and Female Academy in the town of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County; which sums we promise to pay to the trustees in the following installments, viz: One-fourth on the 1st of December next, and the balance in two annual payments, that is to say, one-half in December, 1823 and the other half December, 1824. Witness our hands this 28th day of February, 1821. N. B. It is agreed by the trustees that those who pay their subscriptions in advance shall have a discount of 10 per cent.” If there were any doubt as to what race of people dwelt in Charlotte town at the time the above document was subscribed to, all doubt would be removed by a close scrutiny of the N. B. The Scotch-Irish cannot resist the temptation to make 10 per cent. They will even give away their money for the opportunity so to do. While they are strict believers in the teachings of Moses, and are strict observers of the law of the Sabbath, they continue to violate the law in the matter of interest. The Academy was first located on what is now known as Mr. James H. Carson’s resident lot, on South Tryon street. Subse¬ quently the Male Academy was moved to the lot upon which now stands the residence of Mr. John B. Ross, on th e corner of North College and Eighth streets, and the Female Academy to the present site of the College for Women. The fathers, somehow, imagined that proximity of the Male and Female Academy was too great, and so the property now owned by J. B. Ross was traded to Mr. Rudisill for a lot on North Davidson and Ninth streets, and the Male School was conducted there until a comparatively recent date. The trees now standing on the Davidson street lot, may be observed leaning in all directions, there being none perfectly straight among them. This phenomenon is due to the inclination of boys to pull small trees to a position where they may be mounted and ridden as horses, and possibly this boisterousness may have determined the fathers on removing the Academy, that the bad example of the boys might not influence the girls, and as the trees of the College Campus retained their perpendi cular, they possibly thus saved the trees. l 6 What is now known as the old College Building, had some¬ what the appearance of an Italian Villa. It was erected in 1855-6, and was designed by Mr. Williams, a bachelor, who faced the building on Ninth street, for the reason, some say, that the only railroad then in North Carolina went along the present tracks of the Southern and Seaboard on A street, and that Mr. Williams wished the young ladies to see the passenger train leave the depot at Ninth and A streets. In 1857 Dr. Robt. Burwell was elected to the presidency of the institution, and the name of the institution for a long time was the Charlotte Female Institute. Mrs. Margaret Anna Burwell, whose memorial tablet has been placed in the walls of the New Auditorium, was known far and wide for her great ability for edu¬ cating and training young women, and from her the college gained a reputation that has kept it among the higher institutions for the education of women to this day. The school has had many presidents and principals in its history since ’57. The plans which lead to the erection of the present building were laid in 1896, when the college was owned by Dr. W. R. Atkinson. The purchase money paid him was some $15,000. The old building was torn down in 1900, and the present handsome and modern college building was begun. It has been completed at a cost of something over $100,000. Thus this institution, through its long history and struggles, first with the hardships of a new country, and then with the blight and devastation of war, finds itself today among the best equipped and handsomest institutions for the work of education in the South. It is a very conservative estimate to value the building and grounds at $150,000, which emphasizes the wisdom of that exhortation which encourages us not to despise a day of small things. 7 GJalrndar September nth—School opened. September 12th—Reception at Dr. Stagg’s. September 13th—Y. W. C. A. Reception. October 12th—Music Teachers’ Recital. October 3rst—Juniors’ Halloween Party to Seniors. November 10th—Miss Foil’s Recital. November 26th—Thanksgiving—Davidson boys entertain a number of “ P. C.” girls. December 10th—Dr. Fisher’s Recital. December 23d—Christmas Holidays began. January 5th—School opened. January 16th—Orange Roll. January 19th—Perry’s Recital—Reception afterwards. February 5th—Miss Watkins left for Europe. February 14th—Davidson Reception. February 17th—The fate of the Annual was decided. March 5th—Field Day. April 12th—Easter. May 1st—Seniors’ Break Ride. May 15th—Reception by Societies. May 16th—Commencement. May 17th—Baccalaureate Sermon. May 18th—Senior Class Day. May 19th—Annual Concert. May 20th —Farewell to “ P. C.” 18 Schedule of the Day. loarfr nf iEfotaa Editor-in-Chief MAY McLELLAND A. B. Course, Class ’03; Gamma Sigma ' , Critic of Society ’03; President of Class ’03; Basket Ball Team ’03; Captain of Military Company ’03. Associate Editors IDA PATTERSON A. B. Course, Class ’03; Gamma Sigma ; President of Society’03; Class Prophet ’03: Basket Ball Team ’03; First Lieutenant Military Company ’03; President Y. W. C. A. ’03. EUNICE ANDERSON HATTIE GRAHAM A. B. Course, Class ’03; Pierian] Secretary of Society A. B. Course, Class ’03; Pierian ' , Class ’03, first term; Vice-President of Class ’03. Historian ’03. LEILA CALDWELL A. B. Course, Class ’03; Gamma Sigma ; Chairman of Conference Committee’03; Basket Ball Team ’03; Second Lieutenant Military Company ’03; President Student-Body ’03. CARRIE POTTS A. B. Course, Class ’04; Pierian ' , Basket Ball Team ’04. GERTRUDE McFADYEN B. L. Course, Class ’04; Pierian ' , President of Society ’03, second term; Basket Ball Team ’04; Third Lieutenant Military Company ’03; Chief Marshal ’03; Secretary Y. W. C. A. ’03. MAMIE HARRIS A. B. Course, Class’05; Gamma Sigma ; Basket Ball Team ’03; Secretary and Treasurer Class ’05. RACHEL HOWERTON A. B. Course, Class ’05; Pierian ; Critic of Society ' 03, first term. WINIFRED CARAWAY A. B. Course, Class ’06; Pierian. bessie McAlister A. B. Course, Class ’05; Pierian ' , Basket Ball Team ’05; Vice-President of Athletic Asso¬ ciation; Marshal ’03. HAZELINE THOMAS A. B. Course, Clas9 ' 06; Gamma Sigma ; President of Class ’06. HELEN BRIDGES A. B. Course, Cla9S ’07; Gamma Sigma. Art Editors EMMA MORTON ANNA MORRISON B. L. Course, Clas9’o4; Gamma Sigma ; President B. L. Course, Class ’03; Pierian ' , President of Class of’04; President of Athletic Asso- Society ’03, first term; Basket Ball ciation; Basket Ball Team ’04. Team ’03. business Manager ETHEL SPILMAN A. B. Course, Class ’04; Gamma Sigma ' , Vice-President of Class ’04. Assistant Business Managers NELL BATTLE A. B. Course, Class ’05; Gamma Sigma ' , Vice-President of Society ’03: President of Class ’05; Basket Ball Team ’05; Treasurer of Y. W. C. A. ’03. EDITH WARD A. B. Course, Class ’05; Gamma Sigma. 20 Editors of the Edelweiss iFantltif REV. J. R. BRIDGES, D. D. MISS LILY LONG, Mental and Moral Sciences Modern Languages MISS MILDRED WATKINS, I Bible MISS LUCY MARTIN, MISS NETTIE WYSOR, English Latin and English MISS GRACE POWE, Preparatory English MISS ELLEN DILL, MISS MARY D. TYLER, Higher Mathematics History MISS MARTHA DAVIS, Preparatory Department MISS LULA GREY, MISS NANNIE GUTHRIE, Primary Department (A) Primary Department (B) ANNIE LOWRIE ALEXANDER, M. D. Anatomy , Physiology and Hygiene MISS ELLA DOWD, Physical Training 3 iUttflir Sfjmrtnmtt DR. CHARLES R. FISHER, Piano , Organ , Harmony, Theory and Science of Music MISS SUSAN MATHEWSON, Voice Culture MISS HELEN FOIL, MISS GEORGIA BENNESON, Piano MRS. C. R. FISHER, Violin Art tU ' jmrtnumt MISS MARY B. ANTHONY £ land inn MISS GRACE POWE 24 Faculty “Irutum Sfalmwt” %YONCERNING the early history of our Faculty we know very little, comparatively nothing. Our own Southland holds herself fortunate in claiming them for the most part as her sons and daughters, but for the birthplaces of some of these time- honored people we must look far away from their present dwelling place. From the land to the North came Yankee Doodle, with her unalterable notions of light bread and cold baths, while Bennie would fain be classed among the worshippers of “Lincoln and Grant.” As for Hugh Will, the historian, though a Northerner by birth, he has kept in mind the proverb concerning the Prophet of old, and has cast his lot among a people who do appreciate his inter¬ esting and attractive “History of the English People,” and who have already placed him upon a pedestal as high as that of Hume or Greene. It is “the other side” that claims the birth place of John¬ nie Bull an intractable body whose firmness is equalled only by that of Yankee Doodle herself. Again we must confess our ignorance concerning the early temper of these people, but judging the past from the present one might easily be led to believe that they howled and screamed with all the fire and passion of their little hearts when mamma dared to assert her independence, or when nurse plead for an evening off. But whatever may have been the precocities of these our illus¬ trious pedagogues, when our history first discovers them, the South¬ erner, the Northerner, and the Englishman, all belong to the same Faculty in this well-known institution of learning, the Presby¬ terian College; and when the mists of oblivion are completely scat¬ tered by history’s dawn we find them gathered together as one body, bound by the ties of a common determination to quench all independent or insubordinate spirits on the part of their inferiors, a common desire to make the path of learning steep and rugged indeed, and a common wish to be greatly adored and respected by all. On account of constant struggles between themselves and their still unconquered foes, the Faculty has as yet been unable to settle quietly down into a peace-loving body, but when the chief cause of strife has been bound and cast to the devil (printers), which will soon be the case, a peaceful quiet may reign in the land and their rule may become one noted not so much for its stern justice as for its kindness and mercy. 27 September Class ©f § 3. g rninr (Slaas QDrgamzattmt jg May McLelland President Eunice Anderson Vice President Bessie Knox Secretary and Treasurer Claribel McDowell Monitress Hattie Graham Historian Ida Patterson Prophet jx Colors: Green and White j V Motto Servabo fidem JR Yell Wah ho, Wah ho, Green and White; Wah ho, wah ho, Vivela, Vivela, wah ho ve, Vivela, Vivela, Naughty Three jo Class of ' 03 ii mnr dlasfi, 10113 (Sra uatps Anderson, Eunice, A. B. McDowell, Claribel, B. L. Caldwell, Leila, A. B. McLelland, May, A. B. Graham, Hattie, A. B. Morrison, Anna J., B. L. Knox, Bessie, B. L. Patterson, Ida, A; B. ffluair (graduates Gray, Lottie Summer, Susie AsBiiriatT JHasir Okaiiuatrs Moser, Princess Wallace, Lucy (Victoria College , London) (Victoria College , London) ntuir g’pffials Abernethy, Bertha Alexander, Norma 33 junior Oil ass iftstoru TTHE time necessary for the class of nineteen hundred and three to take its departure from the Presbyterian College is now already near, and to write properly an account of the days spent here together is by no means an easy task. There are few of us who do not well remember the first day when we assembled in the old College chapel for matriculation, then little dreaming of what was in store for us before our gradu¬ ation, but all eagerly looked forward to the time when we should become Seniors. Now our expectations have been fully realized. For the first two years we were quite a goodly number, but in the Junior year several dropped out, as is generally the case when hard work ensues. At the present time we are a body of fourteen, the survival of the fittest. Few classes have achieved more honor than this famed group. From among its number the President of the Student-Body was chosen, also the editor-in-chief for the Annual. When the societies met to select a President, they were not at a loss where to find suitable and efficient ones, and both the Gamma Sigma and the Pierian Literary Societies chose their chief executives from this class. Some may charge us with blowing too loudly our own horn, but in relating facts of our college life we do not think it amiss to give some notice to those things of which we are proud. It may be the desire of some to know the intellectual abilities of this class, if so, we would refer these to the honored corps of teachers, as they will be delighted to give all the desired informa¬ tion on this subject, and our mental capacities are far better known to them than to ourselves. We know that we have attained a great deal, but that which has most strikingly impressed us is the fact that there is so much more to attain. 34 Our college career has by no means been a bed of roses, and let no one think that there has not been work on the part of every one, but though the road was rough we did not lose heart, and now that the struggle is almost ended, whether applause shall ever greet our ears or not, we feel assured that we are not undeserving of some merit and approbation. So I close with the prayer that we may prove ourselves worthy of the discipline and training received here, and may we ever keep alive the memories that are now so dear to the class of nineteen and three. 35 ffrnpltrrg A BEAUTEOUS evening calm and free, With a sky as blue as blue can be; A slow sun sinking out of sight, And hills and trees all richly dight. With eyes half shut in reveries old I watched this scene of blue and gold ’Til my vision dimmed, I nor saw nor heard, Then myriads and myriads of forms appeared— Were gone again, and, as vision cleared, A form stood out in aspect weird. Conjectures wild flowed through my brain, And yet I dared not ask a name. Anon the curious figure said, “Oh, pensive maiden, bow your head, And I will give you while you sleep Into the seeds of time a peep; O’er a five years’ gap we’ll swiftly glide And the game of life shall you see tried.” The pledge believed, I drowsed and slept, The veil of the future aside was swept, And each of your fortunes, my comrades, I learned, Just as they’ll show when the wheel is turned; So bridge the gap and listen believing, For you know full well I’m not deceiving. First, here is one with a ruddy face, Smiling above a medicine case, With the causes of pain whole volumes she’s filled, For Doctor A’s no quack but skilled In all the arts of medicine, Anatomy and hygiene, As house physician at old P. C., Her skill from criticism’s free, For she ranks above all Charlotte “meds,” And they in chagrin scarce lift their heads. 36 A moment more and another appears, A girl grown sweeter with the years: She reigns supreme in a school at R-, Considered a pedagogue quite above par. Latin she teaches and General Information, Branches adapted to uplifting the nation. A smiling young parson, bewitched by her face, Looks unable to e’en say grace, And raves because the maiden has said She deems thirty-five quite early to wed. A lonely form comes next in train With a mind of philosophic vein: All whys and wherefores of the lertium quid She has settled much better than Noah K. did; And stern Duty has given another task, To dedicate to naughty-three class A simplified Logic, adapted in sense To P. C. classes for all years hence— A deed she thinks will signal the morn When Gabriel comes to blow the horn. Then one with anxious brow and eye, As though extremely late glides by, So phantom-like that none can guess How much she does of usefulness, Nor even tell her occupation, Her failures, deeds or aspirations; One hand her flying tresses catches, At tie and belt the other snatches. 37 Another form of great repute, With lofty carriage to suit, Swelling with pride of old renown, Comes on the scene in flowing gown. An exhorter she of fiery speech, And doctrines honorable to teach— As of faculties the power ample To exact obedience pure and simple. Throughout the earth she preaches these Her precepts practicing loo with ease: — “Look here, people!” I hear her cry, But another vision thrusts her by. When these are gone I sit in a maze, As a musical artist greets my gaze. Proficient in facts about musical men, In piano, organ, violin, In forza, mesto, brio, and such, A very Beethoven in phrasing and touch. A tour she’s made of “the other side,” And praise received from far and wide, Condemned to suffer life-long pains, All youths succumb to her Orphean strains. An actress beautiful and fair, With graceful form and golden hair, Widely known and of great renown, To Charlotte comes, her native town. Excitement reaches the highest pitch When this one plays with art so rich That sober and gay alike do rave, And e’en the preachers all prejudice waive. There comes a maiden not worldly wise, All holy thoughts set in her eyes; The guardian angel of a New York slum, She yearns to root up the evils of rum; But in this useful occupation She scorns the method of Mrs. Nation, And breaks the strength of wicked bands With the stronger touch of gentle hands. 38 Again the scenes my interest claim, And before my eyes is the Hall of Fame. A name peers down from the list of gold, With a statue near of finest mould: The silent lips are silent still, But at sight of the face I feel a thrill Of wonder and amazement true, For a wonderful deed did the maiden do, In working out an effectual plan Of finding the link ’tween monkey and man. A beauteous evening calm and free, With a sky as blue as blue can be; A slow sun sinking out of sight, And hills and trees all richly dight. With eyes half shut in reveries old I watched this scene of blue and gold. 39 NORTH CAROLINA, ) Mecklenburg County. P sbyter.an College. We, the Senior Class of the aforesaid College, County and State, being of sound mind, but considering that the end is now already near, do make and declare this our last Will and Testament. First: Our executrix, hereinafter named, shall give our past sins a decent burial, suitable to the wishes of our friends in the Faculty and of our fellow students. Second: We give and devise unto our beloved Faculty all the gray hairs that we now find in our heads, consisting of two whole hairs and one split hair, which will be found after the twentieth of May, nineteen hundred and three, in Anna Morrison’s brush, in satisfaction of their lawful demands. Third : We give and bequeath unto our said beloved Faculty all Senior privileges, consisting of two hours spent daily in hard study; all their misplaced confidences; all other marks of love and esteem not otherwise disposed of in our will, together with such benefits as they have received from character sketches drawn of us at Faculty meeting, which, taken together with sundry small ad¬ vancements made during the past year, will make them a fair and equitable por¬ tion according as we value our personal feelings. Fourth: We give and bequeath to our ambitious successors, the Juniors, our championship in basket ball; the stores of general information being gathered by Miss Watkins in Palestine, Rome, Paris, London and elsewhere, which are ours more by right of ordinary generation than by actual possession; our aptitude at employing the amphibolia, and our skill in detecting the Faculty’s use of Ignoratio clenctic, together with original definitions accompanied by geometrical illustrations of compositio et divisio, Secundum quid, and Praxis on Fallicies. Lastly, to the aforesaid Juniors we do bequeath the lofty position of honor, to¬ gether with all the dignity on hand at the time of our vacation. Fifth : To the Sophomore Class we do most willingly bequeath all our sur¬ plus energy; also the fastest trotting horse in our possession, named Kickero (w), on account of certain sure consequences should he be found by Nettie B. Wysor grazing on the college campus. Sixth : We do bequeath to the Freshmen much good advice and many best wishes for the future. Seventh : To the Sub-Fresh, we do give our respectful mien on rhetoric class; our much talked of spirit of independence. Eighth : We will bestow upon the student-body our deference toward the teachers; and to this same body we bequeath “the secret of our success.” Ninth : It is our will and desire that, after taking out the devises and lega¬ cies above mentioned, if there should be any surplus above the payments of any just debts that may be presented, this surplus be employed in having all our “ disorderly marks ” erased from the Doomesday Book, and for defraying the expenses of hanging our pictures in the Girls’ Parlor. Tenth: We hereby appoint and constitute our trusty friend, The Junior Class, our lawful executrix, to all intents and purposes, to execute this, our last will and testament, according to the true intent and meaning of the same, and every part and clause thereof, hereby revoking and declaring utterly void all other wills and testaments by us heretofore made. Senior Class (College Seal). Signed, sealed, published and declared by said Senior Class to be their last will and testament, in the presence of us, who, at their request and in their pres¬ ence, do subscribe our names as witnesses. Junior Class (Witnesses). 40 So ittg QHaaamalpa NLY to-night! only to-night! Draw nearer and let us commune ! Heart unto heart—the last, last time, For the parting is only too soon. Saddened our hearts, tear-dimmed our eyes, As we press the dear hands in farewell; Bright is the past—but what is the future— Who of us—no one can tell. Childhood’s bright joys all gone with the past, Aye, gone forever and forever; But children at heart we’ll be for to-night, Once more before our lives sever. Trials we’ve borne, joys too we’ve known, And struggles, and failures, and sighs; But now all’s finished—tears, trials and joys— And divided henceforth are our lives. My farewell to each—a prayer it will be— God bless you and keep you from tears, And bring you sweet peace and bless you with love Thro’ thousands and thousands of years. 4 “We Never Mind the Weather So the Wind Don’t Blow.” I Emma Morton President Ethel Spilman Vice-President 1 S OF 1 904 Daisy McIntyre Mary McNeely Sec ' y Treas Monitress Blanche Rosebro Historian Colors— Red and White Motto— Per Siberamio Yell— Hoop la! Hoop la! Boom! Rah! Roar! Red and White! Red and White! Nineteen-four dluutor (Ulass Soil Henderson, Daisy Horsley, Fanny Kimmons, Leille McFadyen, Gertrude McIntyre, Daisie McLaughlin, Hanna McLean, Ada McNeely, Mary Morton, Emma Pierce, Annie Potts, Carrie Price, Mary Rae, Emma R osebro, Blanch Smith, Addie Spilman, Ethel Class of ’04 dlmtinr (Etas Ijtstnni HE sixth day of September, 1900, will long be remembered by the class of 1904. The majority of us gathered here at this time, not that we longed so much for knowledge, but because it was the wish of our parents. It goes without saying that we were homesick. The old girls did their best to comfort us, and while their efforts were, for a time, in vain, it did not take long to realize that this was our home, and that we should enjoy our college life, tho’ our tears would fall when none but Freshmen were nigh. As Sophomores, we would have liked to teach the Freshmen the ways of college life, but our Faculty considered them worthy of protection, so we comforted ourselves by teaching not only the Freshmen but the upper classmen, that in the Sophomore class of ’02 were the best rounded athletes in school. Juniors now, our President calls the roll and sixteen answer “Present.” Our increasing wisdom is evidently recognized, for we hold office in both Societies, and with dignity multiplied we take an important part in the social life of the College. One of the pleasantest events of the year was our banquet given to the Seniors on Halloween’s night. We have given here the peaceful life of a peaceful class; the real history of ’04 will be written by others, for the deeds of the great are never to be forgotten. 47 tljp i jn riala lUi ' ar thr 3lmttor (Elaas-flut?” HETHER the Specials should wear their class-pin, Among the Juniors a question had been, And one day the Regulars agreed to meet In a third-floor class-room the matter to treat. As a teacher in there was going to stay, They had to hurry upon their way, With no thought of evil in their heads They sought the plunder-room and sat on the beds. The business of the meeting soon was stated, The desires of Regulars and Specials intimated, The vote was taken, the meeting adjourned, And all to their rooms their footsteps turned. Later, the President a meeting did call, And rising from her chair before them all, She asked that some one the business would tell, While waiting for the committee to report on the yell. The Historian arose with wrath in her mind, And said that she would be forced to resign, That she thought it both forward and bold For the Regulars a secret meeting to hold. That it was unconstitutional, and like a sneak, For the Specials not to be allowed to speak, That they only as conveniences were used, Their rights and privileges were sorely abused. When she sat down a Special rose to her feet, Hsking why the Regulars in secret did meet, And why the Specials were not wanted there, For that they should, seemed right and fair. At this point the President to the occasion did rise; On every countenance was written surprise, And then she said, to every one’s sorrow, If agreeable to all, they’d adjourn ’till tomorrow. Thereupon, the wildest excitement prevailed, Each Regular at the door by a Special was hailed, Even a memberof the Faculty beheld them with scorn, ’Til they almost wished they’d never been born. At a meeting held at Recess next day All came prepared a speech to say, Miss Spilman got up an apology to propose, Which was immediately accepted when Miss Mc- Fadyen arose. Then Peace encircled the Junior Class about, The secret meeting was blotted out, But the question was then, and e’er since has been, “Shall the Special wear the Junior Class-Pin ? ’’ opljomnr? (H lass (©ffirtra President - Vice-President Secretary and ' Treasurer Monitress - - - Vice-Monitress Historian - - - Flower —Whii Nell Battle Helen Forsythe Mamie Harris Berta Ragan Mattie Irvin Penn Bess Martin Carnation Colors —Light Blue and White Motto— Non progredi est regredi Yell —Razzle, dazzle, dazzle, Sis! boom! bah! Sophomore, Sophomore, Ha! Ha! Ha! We are the greatest girls alive We are the girls of nineteen five. 49 nplinmor? (Elass Eoll Battle, Nell Brockenborough, Mary Cromartie, Maud Cummins, Pearl Falkner, Fannie Forsythe, Helen Glover, Earl Greenlee, Maud Harris, Mamie Hickson, Elizabeth Hicks, Mary L. Norfleet, Ellen Nisbit, Evelyn Penn, Mattie Irvin Penn, Lucy Ray, Lottie Ragan, Berta Reinhardt, Lena Robinson, Virginia Robinson, Mamie Robinson, Ethel Ross, Minnie Henderson, Daisy Henderson, Lucile Hower ton, Rachel Irving, Courtney Kerr, Gertrude King, Olive Knox, Julia McAlester, Bessie Martin, Bessie McMurray, Mary McDowell,Elva Sadler, Floy Sarratt, Nell Turner, Dessie Walters, Katherine Ward, Edith Wadsworth, Louise Wakefield, Willie Welch, Emma Woods, Evelyn Warburton, Elma Wright, Edna Snttk or Siutm Sink or swim, drown or dive, The matter’s with you in the way you strive; But swimmers are we, and those that thrive, Who compose the class of nineteen five. 5° Class of ’05 iftstay of % Gllaas of 1905 ' jl N the fall of 1901, when we assembled as Freshmen for our TJ first class meeting, forty members were enrolled. From this goodly number Mamie Harris was very wisely chosen presi¬ dent, and soon proved herself worthy of the honor bestowed upon her by so successfully leading us through the difficulties that always confront poor Freshmen. Our first year, perhaps, seemed very prosiac and uneventful to upper classmen, but to us was full of trials, defeats and even occa¬ sional victories. We quietly struggled onward, devoting very little time to social enjoyment and athletics, but looking forward to the time when we too would be Sophomores, and taking what consola¬ tion we could from the thought that the “uppity” Sophs, were once green Freshmen themselves. The following year when we assembled on the campus and beheld the timid Freshmen “ standing afar off and lifting up not so much as their eyes,” something of the spirit of the Pharisee of old ente red into us and we were thankful that we vvere “ not as other men are,” or even as these poor Freshmen. Our class well organized, we went to work with a will, deter¬ mined to make a good name for ourselves. We modestly claim that we have held to our resolution, save a few times, when it seemed necessary to digress that we might benefit the Freshmen. In athletics also we are holding our own. Our members in the Tennis Club and Basket Ball Team have proved themselves worthy representatives of our class, and in the Gymnasium, here and there among the leading ones can be spotted a Soph. Classmates, it would be well to remember that to learning there is no royal road, and we must climb to reach her summit. We know that the prize is at the top if we only strive with woman¬ ly courage to gain it, performing our duties justly and faithfully, ever believing in our motto, 11 Non progredi est regredi.” Historian. 53 if rpiiltmmt ffllaaa ODnjatttzattott (Class (©ffirpra President - - - - Hazeline Thomas Monitress - - - - Mary Thompson Historian - • - - Irene Rhyne Secretary - - - - Bettie Jenkins (Class Soil Abernethy, Bessie Carraway, Winifred Corbin, Sallie Greenlee, Annie Jenkins, Bettie Junkin, Mary Kirkman, Anna Query, Laura Rhyne, Irene Thomas, Hazeline Thompson, Mary Van Stewart, Nellie Colors— Black and Gold Flower— Jonquil Yell— Ra! Ra! Ra! Who are we? Freshmen! Freshmen! Can’t you see? Ya! Ya! Ya! Bum, Bam, Bix, We’ll be Seniors in nineteen six. 54 Class of ’06 Sfoaltman (Elasa iitaturg JTlEAR EDITOR:—We thought we would write to you and tell you about us. There are ten of us and they call us Freshmen. We don’t know why they call us Freshmen, because our mammas told us never to be “ fresh,” and we always do what our mammas tell us to do. When we first came we missed our mammas very much and got very homesick. We used to cry and cry and cry for our mam¬ mas. When any of the Juniors used to see us crying they would kiss us and act just like our mammas. We liked them very much. The Sophomores would laugh at us and we didn’t like them. The only nice thing the Sophomores did was to let us organize ourselves into a class. When we are Sophomores we are going to be nice to the Freshmen and not laugh at them. Since we have gotten a little bigger the Juniors are not so nice. They say that we tear up their basket ball grounds when we play and that our noise disturbs the practicing of the Anti-Glee Club. Though the big girls are mean to us little ones, the teachers tell our mammas that we study hard and that we will some day be great women. Our teachers are Miss Davis, Miss Martin, Miss Tyler, Miss Horsley and Miss Dill. We all love our teachers very much. Now, dear Editor, we will say good-bye, hoping you will print this for us, so as to surprise the Sophomores. Your loving little friends, The Freshmen. 57 B’nh-lfmslnmut (Hlass i3D2-ign3 Sallie Graham Pansy Bridgers Julia Christian Sallie Dixon Helen Bridges Eloise Rankin Edna Whisnant President Pice-President Historian Monitress Louise Nisbet Anna Howerton Bleeker Reid Ethel Burnett Motto— Per aspera adastra Flower— Wild Rose Colors— Old Gold and Garnet Yell— Rub-a-dub, rub-a-dub, rub-a-dub, dub P. C., P. C., Freshman Sub. 58 Sub-Freshman Class ifywtary of tlj? i ub-ifoaliman (Elaas TTHE Fall of 1901 opened with bright prospects for us all. For the goal, not generally considered a high one, had been reached, and our one ambition—that of being Freshmen—was, apparently, about to be realized. Two years as “ Preps” we had struggled onward, and now we stood, firm and united, ready for the trials which so regularly beset Freshmen. Imagine our disappointment when, through no fault of our own, we were coldly pushed back to figure another year as “Preps.” This year we were to have the honor of being known as “Prep. D’s,” for which, you may imagine, we were duly thankful. The thought of all the extra knowledge we would gain by thus “raising the standard” pacified us in some measure, and, as the Faculty sooth¬ ingly told us, we were young yet. However, bitter as our disappointment was, we lived down our humiliation and chagrin and pacified our too impatient families as best we could. Then the summer came to help us forget our troubles. As the days of August became fewer and fewer, and the time drew near, our hopes rose accordingly. In September we were sent back by our long-suffering parents, with many bits of advice in parting for help and encouragement during the coming year. The Faculty looked pityingly at us as we stood in innocent expectancy. They were thinking, no doubt, how to break the news, hard at all times, in the gentlest manner possible. But the truth must out. We knew the worst. Side by side we stood and made a noble fight, but against such overwhelming odds, it did little good. The “standard raisers” had been hard at work during the summer and had pulled us up another peg, for which they expected us to be grateful. 61 Dear, kind “Uncle Jimmy,” who will ever be remembered by us among the heroes of the world, now stood forth, and in eloquent language told of our disappointments, and asserted our rights as “Sub-Freshmen.” We were to be on equal terms with Freshmen and “Sophs” alike, and he would maintain this at all risks. So as Sub-Freshmen, we stand this year on a platform all our own, a class put in especially for our benefit, and which we have made famous in more ways than one- 62 ilustr Jfarulty DR. CHARLES R. FISHER, ' Director MRS. CHARLES R. FISHER MISS GEORGIA BENESON MISS HELEN FOIL MRS. STUART MISS SUSANNE MATHEWSON, Voice 64 1 Mimt T HERE are a few persons in every civilized community to whom music is simply a series of unintelligible noises which have to be tolerated because custom has established its position in the world as a something which is accredited the dignity of an Art. It is a gradual process of development from this lowest of mental altitudes towards music, onward to the highest intellectual apprecia¬ tion. The mental horizon gradually expands from the mere essentials of notation, on through one’s special practical musical study, whether it be voice or instrument, and further broadens out till a knowledge is gained of acoustics, harmony, counterpoint, canon, fugue, musical forms, analysis, composition, instrumentation and musical history. Then its aesthetic beauties will call for still further appreciation, until music joins hands with the drama, with literature, with painting, and with sculpture. New avenues of thought will be continually opened up, and the range of mental vision will constantly become enlarged. These varied phases of musical culture give a held for the development of the mind, both scientific and artistic, as broad as does any other branch of scholarship, whilst for concentration of effort and general precision it is second to none, and it is certainly as refined as any, from an esthetic standpoint. With such a legacy the musician’s watchword must ever be— “Art is long and time is fleeting.” In post-collegiate life music may be simply a recreative factor, or it may become a profession, either as teacher or performer. Its highest value to many is in connection with the service of the church, for here it gives opportunity to render to the Creator such worship as can alone be expressed with the aid of the Divine Art of Song. In many of our churches, unfortunately, the psalmody is not on a parity with the rest of the service. The ministerial portion is rendered in a refined and scholarly way, yet, all too often, the service of praise is crude in both matter and manner. This can 67 never elevate one’s emotional susceptibilities, but it can, and often does, drive away all feeling of true devotion. The college should become the home of musical culture for those wishing to become either singers or players in church, then the status of service music will soon be raised. As is the theological seminary for the ministry, so should be the music department of a college for those desirous of studying music for service purposes. The social side of music is an important one, for no other subject is of such common interest. It is not necessary to be a brilliant performer to be considered musicianly, but a broad general knowledge of things musical is becoming more and more essential. The automatic performer who only imitates in musical mimicry, is fast becoming discounted. To have no adequate scholarship to supplement a limited repertoire of school pieces will, in the long run, result in being musically left out in the cold” so to speak. A person can only be considered a musician when performance is backed by intelligence. When a student enters upon collegiate work proper, it is for the purpose of specializing in some particular course of study. The general all-round gleanings of knowledge precedes this, and is taken according to one or another of the various school curricula. The arts course, literature, or music, etc., may be selected for special study, but no one can properly enter upon any of these courses until a sufficient foundation in general knowledge has been laid. Sound scholarship, as a result of college training in any established course, is a synonym for well-ordered reasoning faculties. Amongst the musical activities of our college are courses in piano-forte, organ and violin playing, vocal culture, sight reading and choral singing. To ensure that a student intelligently grasps the import of her practical work, everyone who enters for a collegiate course in music is required to qualify in Essential Musical Facts. This is supplemented by a more advanced series of Theoretrical Studies for those who take the higher grades in practical music. The knowledge of the structure of a language is essential before one can grasp the full meaning of its literature; it is equally necessary to become conversant with the material of which music is made, before we can, in very truth, become musicians. 68 The various concerts, recitals and lectures given throughout the session fully meet the aesthetic and recreative requirements of the college. A special feature is the recital-talk. At these musical gatherings the piece down for performance is first described before being heard. This creates an intelligent appreciation of the programme, even when the listener lies outside the pale of the college music course. In November an inaugural recital was given upon our auditorium organ. The securing of this fine three-manual concert organ is only one of numerous instances in which Dr. Stagg, who may justly be called the father of our present magnificent college, so created interest and enthusiasm, by showing the need for such an instrument to lead the singing at our college services, and for the instruction of organists upon an instrument which will enable them to qualify for any church position, as well as for concert purposes. No more need be said in praise of the instrument than that it was used as the auditorium recital organ at the late Charleston exhibition, and gained the gold medal for excellence. Much advance has been made in the piano-forte department also during this session, as new pianos have replaced older instruments, and additional ones secured to meet the increased demands of the college caused through a larger enrollment of students. These evidences of progress in all that is best in music should be a bright augury for the position the Divine Art is to take in the future life of our college. 69 GUjnral Aaaoriattmt Dr. Charles R. Fisher Director iWmbprs Alexander, Norma McFadyen, Gertrude Abernethy, Bessie McLean, Ada Caldwell, Lela Norfleet, Ellen Cromartie, Laura Penn, Mattie Irving Gray, Lottie Penn, Lucy Guthrie, Nannie Ray, Lottie Grier, Elizabeth Rosebro, Blanche Hickson, Lizzie Ross, Minnie Horsley, Fannie Stuart, Nellie Van Harris, Mamie Summer, Susie Irving, Courtney Wysor, Bentley Kimmons, Lille Wright, Edna Moser, Princess Warburton, Elen Anti-d ln (ttlub Leader —Anna Kirkman Business Manager —Earle Glover Director —Anna Morrison Soprano Earle Glover Anna Kirkman Berta Ragan Bass Helen Bridges Kate Walters Baritone Anna Morrison Clarabel McDowell Alto May McLelland Bess Martin Elva McDowell ?o OON, coon, coon, I wish my color would fade, l|L Coon, coon, coon, I’d like another shade, Coon, coon, coon, morning, night and noon, I’d rather be a white man— Than any of that black trash Sleeping on the floor— Of my old Kentucky home— Away down South in de land of cotton, ’Simmon seed and sandy bottom, Look away! look away! Look away down upon the Swanee River, Far, far away, There’s where my heart is turning eber, There’s where—I met my lady Lou, And this is what she said; Good morning Carrie, how you do this morning? ’Been dreaming about me my pretty maid? Say, look here Carrie— There’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight, my baby— But all I want is my black baby back, She’s the sweetest girl, and that’s a fact, You can handle all my money If you’ll only be my honey— All I want is my Anna Liza, She’s a surpriser, a tantalizer, She’s in the world— Oh an advertiser, my Anna Liza, She is my tiger lily, my tiger lily, She draws the niggers like a crowd of flies A queen in shape and size— Got goo-goo eyes! Just because she made them goo-goo eyes, I thought I’d bought a home and copped a prize. She am the best what is— An’ I need her in my biz, Just because I love you, because I love you, My only one regret, since then we’ve never met, Because I love you, because I love you. Yes, my heart is yours, and— I’d leave my happy home for you Though ’twas there that Annie Laurie told me to Go ’way back and sit down, Or she’d show me the way to go home. That’s all, that’s all. 7 1 Christmas iwtrtxrs Pierian ©ffirprB 19D2-3 ANNA MORRISON President BESSIE KNOX Vice-President MAUD CROMARTIE Treasurer EUNICE ANDERSON Secretary RACHEL HOWERTON Critic Supervisors CLARA BELL McDOWELL bessie McAlister 1003-4 GERTRUDE McFADYEN President bessie McAlister bessie martin Vice-President Secretary hannah McLaughlin mattie irving penn Treasurer Critic JULIA CHRISTIAN Supervisor Pierian Soil Abernethy, Bertha Abernethy, Bessie Anderson, Eunice Bridges, Pansy Curnette, Ethel Caraway, Winnifred Christian, Julia Cromartie, Laura Cromartie, Maud Dixon, Sallie Flack, Eva Graham, Hattie Graham, Sallie Haynes, Sarah Howerton, Anna Howerton, Rachel Jenkins, Bettie Knox, Bessie McAlester, Bessie McDowell, Clarabell McDwell, Elva McFayden, Gertude McLaughlin, Hannah McMurray, Mary McLean, Ada Martin, Bessie Morrison, Anna Nisbet, Evelyn Nisbet, Louise Penn, Lucy Penn, Mattie Irving Potts, Carrie Price, Mary Ray, Lottie Reid, Bleeker Reinhardt, Lena Robinson, Ethel Robinson, Mamie Sadler, Floy Sarratt, Nell Smith, Addie Thompson, Mamie Wakefield, Willie 74 Pierian Literary Society ' permit ICiteranj i orirtg Motto: A little learning is a dangerous thing, Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.” ?THE Presbyterian College for Women was opened for the admis- sion of students in the fall of eighteen-ninety-six, and it was in February, of the same scholastic year, that the Pierian Literary Society was organized. The aim of the Society is the development of a higher knowledge of literature and the promotion of friendship. Last year was one of great importance to the Society, for then it was practically reorganized and placed under the directorship of Miss Lucy Battle Martin, whose untiring energy and skill has aided wonderfully in making our Society the great success which it undoubtedly is. The regular meetings of the Society are attractive as well as instructive, and the girls show interest not only by attendance but also by the cheerful compliance to any duties assigned them. This may be attributed, in part, to our handsome hall, with its elegant furnishings, which has been completed recently. The loyalty and devotion the girls always show after they have gone out from the college walls, is a proof of what the Society really means to them. It is also a pleasing fact that the Prepara¬ tory students look forward with the keenest interest to the time when they will become eligible to Society membership. In the early history of the societies a student was compelled by the authorities to become a member of one or the other. This, of course, failed to inspire great interest or loyalty, but since the societies have adopted the plan of inviting only those who are deemed worthy of the honor, great enthusiasm has prevailed. 77 Some of the honorary members, of which our Society has a right to boast, are Governor Aycock, Superintendent Joyner, Mayor Peter Marshall Brown, Doctor Howerton and Mrs. Stonewall Jackson. Among the social events of last year the Pierian banquet,- which was given in January to the sister Society, was pronounced the most successful of the year, and the open meeting, which is always held during commencement for the purpose of delivering diplomas to the Society graduates, was decidedly the most attract¬ ive feature of commencement. The Pierian record is one of which we are justly proud, and may each succeeding year add new honors to her already glorious past. 7 Gamma Sigma Literary Society At the beginning of the term 1902-3, Miss Lula Grey and Miss Nannie Guthrie were appointed as an advisory board for this society. They were welcomed heartily, and through their advice and its own determination, the Gamma Sigma Society is becoming stronger and stronger every day. We feel honored in having enrolled among our honorary mem¬ bers Dr. J. R. Bridges, the president of our College. From the Gamma Sigma members was chosen the president of the Student- Body, and the Seniors acted wisely in choosing for their president one of our number. The Juniors, the Sophomores and the Fresh¬ men likewise recognized ability, and the presidents of the classes were elected accordingly from the Gamma Sigma Society. It was almost unanimously declared that the editor-in-chief of the Annual and the president of the Y. W. C. A. could come from none other. Of our hall, which is furnished with handsome golden oak opera chairs, we are justly proud; but, actuated by principles of honor and keeping before us our motto from the great Socrates, “ Know thyself,” we have great hopes for the future of the Gamma Sigma Literary Society. 3 |. U. ( . A. Ida Patterson. President Bessie Knox. Pice-President Gertrude McFadyen. Secretary Nell Battle. Treasurer (Committrra ' Devotional Bessie Knox, Chairman Leila Caldwell Emma Morton Missionary Mamie Harris, Chairman Emma Rea Bertha Abernethy Membership May McLelland, Chairman Mary McNeely Gertrude McFadyen Finance Nell Battle, Chairman Blanche Rosebro Minnie Ross Bessie Martin Social Berta Ragan, Chairman Earle Glover Annie Greenlee Pearl Young Margery Murr 84 Stiff f. W. ffl. A. TTHE religious life of our College naturally centers in the Y. W. C. A., and to many of us it embodies the very essence and spirit of our beloved Alma Mater. When first organized in the very beginning of the existence of the “ College for Women ” it was called a Christian Endeavor Society, but in 1901 it was by unanimous consent changed into a Y. W. C. A. in order to affiliate more closely with our sister institutions of learning. The change has been a very happy one, for it has led to visits from most inspiring Y. W. C. A. Secretaries, and to the sending of delegates to the Asheville gatherings. There is nothing remarkable in our annals; there are the usual committees and the usual features, but we believe an unusually large membership for the size of the school. Practically every boarder considers herself a member and pays the weekly and monthly dues, the one being two cents, membership dues; the other five cents, for the missionary fund. There are also free-will offerings, and mite boxes for special needs, our pledges being only for the sup¬ port of a Chinese girl in the Hangchow school, music lessons for a pupil in our Home Mission school, (the Elizabeth McRae); twenty- five dollars to the State fund, and the expenses of our delegate to Asheville. This session, and last, we have been working to furnish our hall; have seated it comfortably, adorned it with pillows, a few pictures, and an embryo library, and our faith looks forward to a “Room Beautiful” in the future. Every Saturday night there is a formal meeting in this hall, and these meetings are well attended, whether the attraction be an out¬ side speaker, or just some simple talks of the girls themselves. Once a month it becomes a missionary meeting, and we often have the privilege of hearing returned missionaries. But, after all, the heart of the Y. W. C. A. beats in our “little prayer meetings,” held nightly in some school room or bed room. There it is we meet to pray for whatever lies on our minds, 85 be it for the great world’s we need, or a coming examination; per¬ haps the electing of marshals for commencement; perhaps that “Holiness to the Lord” be engraved on the gay Christmas pleas¬ ures. There we remember the “dear old girls;” there we speak of any who are sick or in trouble of any kind; there we rejoice over answered petitions, and there turn the memories and affections of all those who go out from us; there, and to the Sunday morning prayer meeting, where lay before Him all the services, “here and in our home churches.” Far mightier than rules and regulations, bad marks, or disorders, is this quiet, all-pervading power, ever bringing us face to face with the “Master of all good workmen,” thus reminding us to work for His praise only. Therefore, “God bless our Y. W. C. A.” will, we believe, be ever the thanksgiving and the petition of every inmate of our dear P. C. May its chorus grow deeper and fuller year by year. S6 Valentine Reception lEttDUglj The green, green earth upturned to the blue, The free, free air between the two, The tuneful swell of bird-notes true, The sweet flowers kissed by the bright, bright dew, The dark, high mountain, piled out of view, The great sun shining the long day through, God in the heavens, my soul and you. 88 if- ' . Easter lEflfrrto of tlje Moon. A YOUTHFUL couple on the beach did stroll, The moon was shining brightly in the sky, The waves upon the beach were wont to roll, And heeded not the couple walking by. When asked what way the moon effects the tide, The man, who was inclined to be luny, “ I cannot tell,” he solemnly replied, “ I’ve often heard it makes the untied spoony.” —L. F. R. 90 Music Festival QIIjf Mail of tlj? Mall IPlotopra N a long settee in full view of all The wall flowers mournfully sat; They watched the girls and the men so tall As in couples they cozily chat. So out of place do they look, poor things; And, indeed! who would envy their lot— After all they were girls like the crowd, But the boys never heeded them a jot. A wall flower, driven by wild despair, Raised her drooping head and said: “Oh, why are we not like other girls? Indeed, I quite wish I were dead.” But a more prudent sister took up the words, “Be not hasty or rash,” said she; “The boys do indeed love the others best,” Aside, “ Still they haven’t seen me.’” “But, alas,” said a third, in a bitter tone, “I see all our futures too clear; Maiden ladies of worth, though of a quite doubtful age, We are not envied by many, I fear.” “There’s a man looking this way,” a fourth flower exclaimed, Aside, “ How can he resist? And there ' s hope while there’s life,” she gleefully said, “If only the men would persist.” The wall flowers sat and looked charming indeed, But the men did not think it worth while To talk to the girls who would each give her head For even a kind, friendly smile. And this is the fate of all men-loving girls— For men are such curious things, That as soon as they find you are thinking of them Then all their good symptoms take wings. J. C. 92 Athletic Girl Senior UaskPlbaU OTam Forwards Ida Patterson May McLelland Guards Claribel McDowell Bessie Knox Centres Mamie Harris Anna Morrison Norma Alexander Colors— Black and Gold Yell— Alabi crack-a-bi! Black and Gold! Naughty-three Basketball Sfmttnr UaskPtbaU ©pant Forwards Emma Morton Blanche Rosebro Guards Mary McNeely Daisie McIntyre Mary Price Centres Gertrude McFadyen Carrie Potts Colors— Red and White Yell— Class yell § npljomarp laabPtbaU ©rant ®ram No. 1 Forwards Ellen Norfleet Nell Battle Lena Reinhardt Guards Earle Glover Maude Cromartie Bess Martin Centres Lizzie Hickson Bessie McAlester ®pam No. 2 Forwards Lottie Ray Mattie Irvin Penn Lucy Penn Guards Mary McMurray Elva McDowell Centres Dessie Turner Emma Welch Colors— Light Blue and White Yell— Razzle, dazzle, dazzle! Sis-boom-bah 1 Sophomore! Sophomore! Ha! Ha! Ha! We are the greatest girls alive! We are the girls of Nineteen-five! 94 Snapshots Collece Basketball Team Collece Gymnasium ®ljt ®. A. N. (£Inb ((!9ui AU Nlgljt) ©rganijatimt President — Miss Ida Patterson Vice-Prest .—Miss Mildred Watkins Secretary Miss Gertrude McFadyen Treasurer — Miss Maude Cromartie Motto—“ Most glorious night thou avast not sent for slumber.” Place of Meeting— Y. W. C. A. Hall. Time—A ny time after twelve o’clock. No admission except on business and under pressing circumstances. 25. M. (ftjaplrr of t!jp My stir Eiyljt ©rgantzatum Exalted Ruler: — E. Morton Chancellor Com.: — D. McIntyre Loyal Prelate: —M. McNeely Inner Guard: —C. Potts Mamie Harris, Pearl Cummins, Mary Price Motto:— “To verify our title with our lives.” Colors— Tombstone gray and Stygian black. Watchword:— What ho! Who’s there? Speak, or I’ll shoot. IOI p flfessimtal fftllirat pmdjera (£lub Colors —A black eye and a red nose Flower— A bleeding heart Motto — Beat all you can , swipe all you can Song —All’s quiet on the Pot-o-ma ittcmlirrs Minnie Ross— Peryander —“Good granny” Virginia Robinson— Gynget —“Me too, Tommy” Lille Kimmons— Monkey —“Never mind” Bessie McAlester— Fryzz —“There are others” Maud Cromartie — Dumpye —“Wait a minute” Mamie Harris — Pete— “Always remember and bear in mind” Mary Lewis Hicks — Polycrates —“When I get up on the mountain top” Norma Alexander — Miss Senyor — Just plain dry so” Mary Junkin — The Byrd —“All skeepy” Lena Reinhardt — %usty —“It’s Billy” Bentley Wysor — Doolye —“Please excuse me, mum” Captains “Polycrates” and “Doolye” (Eljathtg ital| ®lub Manager .Earle Glover Treasurer .Berta Ragan UlpmbprH Elizabeth Grier Nell Battle Earle Glover Lizzie Hickson Anna Kirkman Blanche Rosebro Ellen Norfleet Mattie Irvin Penn Lucy Penn Berta Ragan Lottie Ray Motto— Eat ’em up Colors— Potty black and snowy white Toast— Merry have we met, Merry have we been, Merry may we part And merry meet again. Song—O n a Saturday night. On a Saturday night Good old Saturday night. When our work for the week is over And we find ourselves in clover On a Saturday night, Dear old Saturday night, The next day is Sunday, But still on a Monday We dream of Saturday night. 102 Tennis Club (Elnsrii of % ( $8mpn dhtb Ulrmbrra Pickih Lily, - - Hauling Gossifer Bennie, - - - - Silent Gossiper Mad Anthony, - Leading Gossiper Jay Bird, - - Sentimental Gossiper Tillie, - Leading Gossiper’s Shadow Yankee Doodle, Disinterested Gossiper Dilly, - - - Dilly-Daly Gossiper Helena, - - - - Boston Gossiper Wooley, - - - - tVysor Gossiper Sweet Marie, - Giggling Gossiper Gutteral, - - Oratorical Gossiper AuntBettie, - Charitable Gossiper Millie, - - - Impulsive Gossiper Miss Lula, - Prim Gossiper Posie, - - - Egotistical Gossiper Place —Ruling Gossiper’s room. Time —Eight o’clock Monday evening. (Ruling Gossiper is seated in a large armchair. Leading Gossiper seated on the high end of a couch with one foot dangling desperately in the air. All the other gossipers are seated around in straight chairs. Room in great confusion. All are talking.) “This is my opinion but-“Now isn’t that something to be thankful for?” “The way those Sophomores flunked on Macbeth gives me the Little Willies.” “ Dear heart my geology class-.” Ruling Gossiper —Ladies! Ladies! Do be quiet. We must go at things gradually. You know we are here to discuss the uplifting of the young ladies of the Presbyterian College. Dilly-Dally Gos. —“Great need they have of being uplifted. I must say I have never seen such disrespectful young ladies. Do you know that when I tell them that they should prepare themselves to be good wives they actually laugh in my face.” Prim Gos. —“Poor housekeepers they would make if the girls on my hall are specimens. Only this morning I found three hairs in one girl’s brush, and when I got on my knees to look under the bed actually there was dust in the rollers.” Oratorical Gos. —“I don’t know about the housekeeping, but it seems to me these are the slowest girls to carry out suggestions I ever saw. Not a day passes that I don’t give them some ideas about how to do things, but it seems I might as well talk to the passing wind.” (The wind is imitated quite effectively by a flourish of her arm.) Gigling Gos. — He! he! he! Wysor Gos. — “I believe in girls having plenty of wholesome fun, but it seems to me these young ladies see too much of the young men. Take the Davidson reception and Junior speaking for instance.” Sentimental Gos. —“Dear heart, girls will be girls. Let them mingle with the other sex, it will broaden their minds.” Leading Gos. — “Excuse me, but while I think of it, Miss Pickie Lily, I saw two girls go out the front door just now. You should stick disorders to them for these girls are beginning to think they can jump rules just when they please.” io 5 Leading Gos. Shadow. —“Yes, I think so too.” Posey Gos. —“Excuse me from these girls, please.” Leading Gos.—“I am glad Uncle Jimmie has been laying the law down about those radiators. It has saved me a-” (Knock at the door, Uncle Jimmie enters hastily.) Uncle Jimmie —“Miss Mad Anthony, Julius tells me your radiator is leaking, and that both burners of your gas are lighted. Now this must not happen again you know.” (Leading Gossiper disappears hurriedly. Uncle Jimmie goes out.) Charitable Gos. —“Miss Pickie Lily, I should like to speak. If any other of these ladies have left their radiators open will they please to raise their right hand.” Little Gos. — “Now Aunt Bettie you don’t know a thing about this, you hush.” (Leading Gos. re-enters.) Ruling Gos. —“Ladies, let us get to regular work. Miss Mad Anthony if you will call the girl ' s names in order we shall proceed to discuss them.” Leading Gos. —It is quite appropriate that the Seniors are first on the list, for they need our attention most. There is that Ida Belle, she is just the leader of all the racket in this school.” Leading Gos. Shadow —“Yes, I think so.” Oratorical Gos. — “See here a minute, (with the accompaning gesture), she doesn’t seem to be as hopeless as Stubborn May. That girl hasn’t the first instinct of nobleness. I fear all my pleadings with her have been in vain.” Giggling Gos. — “I can’t say about the Seniors, but I know if Nellie B. is not moved off my hall I shall die of nervous prostration.” (She giggles hysterically.) Silent Gos. —“Pray don’t send her on my hall, for since those P. P. P ' s have organized I have all the noise I can stand.” Boston Gos. —“Don’t speak of noise, if you had ever been to the Boston Conservatory you wouldn’t notice this little bit around here.” Yankee Doodle Gos. —“Ah well, the girls are the least of my troubles. Johnnie Bull is the bane of my existence.” Leading Gos. — “Ladies I shall tell you as I so often do the Freshmen, this is irrelevant to the subject. To come back to work let me say that Annual Staff is the most uppish set I ever saw. If somebody doesn’t call them down they will be trying to run the College presently.” Dilly-Dally Gos. —“It is just as I say Miss Jay Bird, the habits they form now they will carry through life.” Ruling Gos.— “ I fully realize this fact, ladies. It remains for us to do our part and then the responsibility will be off our shoulders.” (Knock at the door. Leading Gossiper answers call. Mattie: —“Mr. Willie Hugh is out dar in de parlor; sez he wants ter see some of you’uns.” Leading Gos. —(Excitedly)—“Ladies do you hear? Mr. Willie Hugh has come.” (Great confusion follows). Mr. Willie Hugh! Is it possible!! Think of it! (Oratorical Gossiper ejects a guttural sound behind her hand and exclaims: “That’s f-o-i-n-e! Rich!” Wild rush is made for mirror in the next room. Cries like this float down the hall to meet the oncoming young man : “Dear heart, my bow.” “Now I didn’t crimp my hair this morning.” “ Is this lilac ribbon becoming?”) The door is opened and Mr. Willie Hugh walks into a fate that is yet unknown to us. “utye afctt MinuttB GIluli dDrrjaitizatimt President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Miss Nettie Wysor Miss May McLelland Miss Mary Tyler Miss Olive King Berta Ragan Earle Glover N. Battle members Pansy Bridgers Kate Walters Margery Murr Elmer Warburton Evelyn Woods Mattie and Lucy Penn Motto —A little more slumber; a little more sleep. Colors —V ariegated. Uniform —A Jacket. Place of Meeting —The Dining Room. Time of Meeting —Directly After Meals. io 7 Wear Glasses Thinnest Girl - Fattest Girl - Laziest Girl - Most Popular Girl Most Intelligent Girl Best Student - Most Influential Girl Prettiest Girl Most Sentimental Girl Most Ambitious Girl Quickest Dresser Biggest Pompadour Wittiest Girl - Tallest Girl - Bluest Girl - Best Dancer - Cutest Girl - Most Artistic Transom Draper Fastest Talker - Expect to be Self-Supporting Expect to Marry - - - Ever Been Engaged ii 1-9 Per Cent. Nell Battle Mamie Harris Nellie Stewart Ida Patterson May McLelland Mary Jamison Ida Patterson Lizzie Hickson Rachael Howerton Emma Morton May McLelland Ada McLean’s May McLelland - Mary Brockenborough Dessie Turner Ellen Norfleet Blanche Roseboro - Anna Morrison Lizzie Hickson 50 Per Cent 59 3-8 Per Cent. 20 5-16 Per Cent. Nellie Stewart —“Late, late, so late, but you can enter still.” Rachel Howerton—“I am to myself dearer than a friend.” Hannah McLaughlin —“Constant quiet fills my peaceful breast.” Anna Kirkman —“Her face not drawn with worry, You could not make her hurry.” Mary Jamison —‘‘Her success warranted by sobriety and economy,” Elva McDowell —“Her taciturnity and ease shall continually abide with her.” Lily Hayes —“A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure.” L. Hickson —“Bid me to discourse, I will enchant thine ear.” Mrs. Stuart—“I am always in haste, but never in a hurry.” Senior Class —“All thy virtue dictates, dare to do.” Miss Guthrie —“I would be loth to cast away my speech, for besides that it is excellently penned, I have taken great pains to con it.” Nell Battle —“How softly sounds the voice of a woman.” Pearl Young— “The little nameless, unremembered acts of kind¬ ness and of love.” Earle Glover—“I never changed my mind, which is and always was to live at ease.” Miss Dill— “She sat like patience on a monument smiling at grief.” Astronomy Class— “We saw the man in the moon.” Anna Morrison —“Sentimentally 1 am disposed to harmony, but organically I am incapable of a tune.” Student-Body —“The morn she is the source of sighs.” Dr. Fisher —“Ha! ha! Keep time. Hour sour, sweet music is, when time is broken and no proportion kept.” “And lo McFadyen’s name led all the rest.” —Petition for change of Christmas holidays. Addie Smith —“Her smile was like a rainbow flashing from a misty sky.” Teachers on Duty—“T hese blessed candles of the night.” 09 Annual Staff —“Writers, especially when they act in a body and in one direction, have great influence on the public mind. One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or title page; another works away at the jokes and histories, while a third is a dab at an index.” MlSS Wysor —“She wrestles with us, strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill.” Gertrude McFadyen —“It requires a surgical operation to get a joke into a Scotch understanding.” Miss Martin—“I will not excuse you, you shall not be excused. Naught but death excuses you.” Lucile Henderson —“Accuse not nature, she hath done her part.” Senior Class —“Knowledge is proud that they have learned so much.” Junior Class —“O, we fell out, I know not why, and kissed again with tears.” M. I. Penn—“I am the very pink of courtesy.” Miss Martin —“I am nothing if not critical.” Miss Long—“I must be cruel only to be kind.’’ Her eyes are songs without words.” Bentley Mysor —“Could I love less I should be happier.” Miss Anthony —“The saddest words of tongue or pen The saddest are these, I’m left again.” Claribel McDowell—“F ar from the busy haunts of men is maiden meditative never.” Seniors —“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” Eloise Rankin and Lula Harris —“As merry as the day is long.” Anna Kirkman —“Mind unemployed is mind unenjoyed.” M. Price —“Thy modesty’s a candle to thy merit.” Voluntary Contributions to Annual —“Everybody’s business is nobody’s business.” Ethel Spilman —“Let me have audience for a word or two.” Nell Battle —“O, she will sing the savageness out of a bear.” “Things forbidden have secret charms.” Students — “We want but little here below, but want our Lily Long.” Emma Rea —“A face with gladness overspread.” Miss Watkins —“Of pictures I should like to own Titians and Raphaels a million. Mamie Harris —“Give grasping pomp its double share, I ask but one recumbent chair.” Olive King —“Oh, well, Heaven hath blessed thee with a good name.” N. Battle —“My name heralds my approach.” IIO Ethel Spilman—“I would my horse had the speed of your tongue; and were so good a continuer.” Dr. Bridges —“How the Doctor’s brow doth smile”—in Logic and Psychology classes. H. W. Hoon—“A mighty pain to lose it is, and ’tis a pain that pain to miss; But of all pains, the greatest pain is to love but love in vain.” E. Nisbet —“Blue, darkly, deeply, hopelessly blue.” Students —“Not much talk—A great, sweet silence”—Monday’s recitations. Miss Watkins—“I am never less alone than with myself.” Anna Jackson Morrison —“Noble by birth, yet noble by great deeds.” M ay McLelland —“Shall I not take mine ease in mine bed?” Pearl Cuhm ns — I have a new jewel here-” Inmates of the P. C.—“Heaven sends us good meats, but the devil sends us cooks.” Bentley Wysor —“Laugh and grow fat.” Annual Privileges—“Through the rare felicity of the times, you are permitted to think what you please and pub¬ lish what you please.”—By order of Faculty. Miss Long —“She moves a goddess, she looks a queen and she reigns supreme.” Leila Caldwell —“How doth the little busy bee improve each shining hour.” Anna Morrison —“Not to know me argues yourself unknown.” Miss Posie —“Can the world buy such a jewel?” Rena Morton —“Surely, surely, slumber is more sweet than prayers.” Ida Patterson —“A loud laugh speaks a vacant mind.” Aunt Bettie—“A nd still the wonder grew that one small head could carry all she knew.” Maude Hasty—“W ell, I am not fair, and pray the gods may make me honest.” Miss Guthrie — “I saw it once at Chatauqua.” “What did you see at Chatauqua?” “Anything you are talking about.” Miss Anthony — “I know you by the wagging of your head.” Gay Parisians: —Miss Dill, Miss Watkins, Aunt Bettie, Misses Elma Warburton, E. Woods, M. Greenlee and “Babe.” 0 Nan There once was a man from Nantucket, Who kept his cash in a bucket, But his daughter named Nan, Ran away with a man, And as for the bucket; Nantucket. —Princeton Tiger. He followed the pair to Pawtucket, This girl and the man with the bucket, And he said to the man, You are welcome to Nan, But as for the bucket; Pawtucket. —Chicago Tribune. A score or more of beginners sent to the New York Sun what was supposed to be a further statement of the affairs of the above mentioned family, but the story was for the most part the result of imagination on the part of the aforesaid would-be historian-poets. The truth of the whole matter is related below. When Paw regained possession of the bucket he knew it would not be safe for him to stop in either Massachusetts or Rhode Island and so crossed over into New York. The man showed very clearly that he didn’t love Nan, but rather the bucket, as the following shows: Paw was followed in turn to Manhasset, By the man still wanting the asset. Paw slept through the night, The man took his flight, And as for the asset; Manhasset. The man realized that he must get far away and so he left for Kansas and here is how the whole matter ended : The man in his flight came to Haddam, Without thinking once of the Madam ; Here the bucket he drained, Slaking thirst unrestrained, And by daylight next morning he Haddam. Of which he died and was buried in the potters’ field. 112 Aterfenmtts=10r. a ICmtr N. H.—No ads. taken for less than 20c. |Jiui}.Tlr’a (Cnlniun Notice —It will be to the interest of anyone suffering from a head of abnormal size, to call at a Faculty meeting, between the hours of 7:30 and 9 o’clock any Monday night. Best results guaran¬ teed. Improvement visible less than three minutes after treat¬ ment is begun. No cure, no pay. Personal attention given each and every patient. For further information apply to Miss L. B. M., Cor. Sec. Testimonial booklet furnished on request. Wanted —Silence in Eloise Rankin and Lula Harris’ room. Miss Dill. ★ Wanted —A braid for N. Battle and E. Norfleet. For Exchange Immediately— A limited knowledge of geology for same quantity of zoology. C. Potts. Wanted —Someone to work out Miss Guthrie’s ideas. For Sale—Cheap! Ida Patterson’s gymnasium suit. Terms cash or on time. Apply to Miss Benneson. Wanted —Money enough to buy an “Annual ” for Miss Long. Wanted —New specimens of porifera, gorgonia, flabellum, asterias, vulgaris and echinarachnious parma. Miss Anthony. Notice —Beware of the Penns—they might stick. 13 Wanted —Someone to clear the Basketball grounds of Potts re¬ gardless of Price. Seniors. To be Had for the Asking —Nods, becks and wreathed smiles. Apply to M. Thompson. Wanted Immediately —Two competent nurses for Babe and Babie. If service satisfactory, Price no consideration. Wanted —Volunteers to save gas for Dr. Bridges. Wanted —Self-adjusting blouses. Ten Minutes Club. Found —Down near Miss Long’s door, scraps of dignity lost by the Seniors on their return from a fruitless expedition to recover their forfeited privileges. ♦ Notice —A few bargains left in the millinery line. Latest shapes, new line of Plumes and Imported Feathers. Fancy Hat Pins a specialty. Evelyn Woods. Wanted —To know how many absences from chapel is allowed the Faculty. Wanted for Spring Use —A new supply of disorders—old stock almost exhausted. Remnant disposed of on easy terms. Miss Grey. ♦ Notice —Anyone desiring second-hand jewelry will do well to inspect my line before purchasing. Elma Warburton. Wanted —A preventative for drowsiness. Physics class. Wanted —More time. Seniors. Found —Money enough to buy an Annual. Miss Long. ilmttnr braking f rWAS the week of Junior speaking, ill And all through the school, Our Soph, with an invitation Was a perfect little fool. She read and re-read her dales Till she learned them off by heart, And she had so learned her Latin She would be considered smart. There was a drive with a Beta, Dates with an S. A. E. And the hopes of bids with other “hats’ Filled our Soph, with glee. When all is over, and back she comes, This certain Sophomore, She tells us all about the beaux Of which she had galore. But why is it our Sophomore In haste a coach is seeking— Why, don’t you understand? She ' s been to Junior Speaking. IJ 5 H %MttiB I jjfTOOPS of gold, glittering with gems, encircle a maiden’s arm. She stands fascinated by the sparkling bauble, proud of the attaining, glad of the owning. But bye and bye it heavier grows, pressing closer and closer till she strives to loosen it. Alas! having so eagerly clasped it, she cannot undo it, and it girdles her wrist yet more closely, bruising her tender flesh and calling the crimson blood, until weighted down in heaviness she faints. Through the gloom of her unconsciousness a voice whispers, “Choose riches or me.” “You,” she breathes, and the shackles fall apart. 6 Htgnrttra ii A YOUTH struggles upward on a rocky path, beset with pain and weariness; mock¬ ing voices deride him, siren tones call him, beckoning hands tempt him. He falters, turns, but just athwart his path a gleam of sun¬ light falls and in its gold a white flower grows and blows. He stops to admire—it breathes upon him—- reverently he lifts it to his heart and turns again into the rocky way. Lo, it is rocky no more, the crooked is made straight, the rough places plain, the voices mock and lure, and the hands beckon, but in vain; onward and upward he goes surrounded and guarded by the perfect perfume of the spotless flower. ”7 Btgnette in HE wide, wide sea, the white sand, the gilding sunlight, youth, a maiden. a “ Walk with me,” he whispers, “ The sea does not tell, The sand does not see, The sunlight dies.” “ I must not, I dare not,” And yet she lingers. The world calls him back, It spurns her coming. The sands are grey, the sunlight dead, But the sea invites her to rest. “ Mother ! God ! ” she cries, And the waves laugh exultingly Over their treasure, And lap unheeded on the shore— But they do not tell. Commencement Marshals for ’03 (Uli? iUat is i ilntr? ’ A face looks down from my chamber’s wall—a suffering face without a smile. And I look into its depths and read a life. Two souls lived and loved. One burned with friendship’s flame, the other with a holier. One lived in glad expansiveness, and knew not that the being of the other feared and trembled and filled the night with bitter sobs. And that other lived in bitterness. Yet there came a time when love unrequited became love idol¬ ized; and the tragedy of the soul was over. Years transformed resignation into a glorious beauty, and the friend of long ago saw all his incompleteness filled, and laid the infinity of love at the other’s feet. “Nay, friend,” she said, “it cannot be. Thy soul and thou dwell apart; my all is with thy soul—I cannot break the eternal years of light, and bring thee to a world of shadows.” She that was loved too late soon fell on sleep, murmuring, “In the after world before high God.” And the face looks down as I write, and almost drops a tear. 123 C. H. Robi nson Co. No. 8 West Fifth Street CHARLOTTE, N. C. M. 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Specialties : Young Ladies’ Suit Cases, Traveling ■ -- ■- Bags, Fine Trunks p„t„lar Price, Qllfgaffl Co. Charlotte, N. C. Parker-Gardner Co. Artistic and Fine Furniture and Carpets at the right PRICES Pianos, Pianolas and Organs C. The very best m ape : The D. A. TOMPKINS CO. Manufacturers Engineers and Contractors jt Machine Shop and Roller Covering Shop charlotte, n. c. GIRLS PATRONIZE THOSE WHO ADVERTISE WITH US aaao Business Manager Lubin Furniture Co. Dealers in All Kinds of FURNITURE ■ -AND ■ Ijmtar-IFimttHlfinrj (Sooiia No. 26 E. Trade St., Charlotte, N. C. Price and Quality Guaranteed JMMngtim (Ea 29 East Trade Street, Charlotte, North Carolina Agents for Corbin’s Locks and Builders’ Hardware House-Furnishing Goods in Great Variety Silver-Plated Ware, Pocket and Table Cutlery and Scissors and General Hardware f £ £ £ r uHje (Enmmmutl National lank OF CHARLOTTE, N. C. Capital . $200,000.00 Surplus . $300,000.00 Sirrftora J. S. Spencer Wm. E. Holt R. M. Miller, Sr. L. Banks Holt R. A. Dunn H. C. Eccles R. L. Gibbon E. C. Holt Frank Coxe ©Sierra J. S. Spencer, Pres. W. E. Holt, Vice-Pres. A. G. BRENIZER, Cashier Albert T. SUMMEY, Teller Our business is growing all the time and we want it to continue to grow, and to this end we solicit the accounts of (Eorporattona. fflrrrijanta. (Court ©Surra, Ail- mtniatratora, Exrrutora, (fiitarbiana, rlr. We have special facilities for handling (Cotton fflill Arrouitta. Money lent at lowest rate, and when balances justify, no charge for collecting items on outside points. Drafts drawn direct on all parts of the world H Stands first as to strength on the Honor Roll of National Banks in North Carolina. POWELL CO. 29 and 31 N. Tryon St. •Purueuora of IJure Heat ifooha Western and Home Dressed BEEF, PORK, VEAL POULTRY, GAME BUTTE RIN E OYSTERS : : ; ; : Sweetbreads, Calf Brains, Beef Tender¬ loins, Chicken Livers, Pork Tenderloins, Peerless All-Pork Sausages, Smoked Ox Tongues, Corned Beef, Pickled Pigs’ Feet, Hams, Breakfast Bacon, Lard C. B. Flournoy Co. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in t jouae-3Funttal)tttga Fine China , Crockery Lamps, Glass and Tinware Fruit Jars and Jelly Tumblers in Season Base Balls, Bats, Etc. «. Prices as Low as Quality will admit :::::::::: 20 E. TRADE STREET (College ®at flitta A New Specialty Every Student Will Want One FARRIOR Je weler CHARLOTTE, N. CAROLINA The Little-Long Co. North Carolina ’s Largest Stores 111113 iffltUinerp Department gggg 111 C,Two large Millinery Departments, where you can buy Beautiful Spring 11 Hats, from the cheapest to best made iff (Enat irnit Department ISIS pp C.Our Coat Suit (or Ladies’ Ready- to-Wear) Department is far ahead of jig HB all others in this section. You will find §i§i ins everything here that is ready to wear Md Deesa (duniua mtii B’ilk m RH pa ::: Department : : : Ipl ip®® gig C, Our Dress Goods and Silk Depart¬ ment would be a credit to a city much larger than Charlotte. A visit to this Department will convince you that this is the place :::::::::::: fisyiijya The Little-Long Co. CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA The M. C. MAYER Grocery Co. WHOLESALE GROCERS 47 and 49 South College St. CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA C. N. G. Butt Thomas Griffith C. N. G. BUTT CO. SttBurattr? ifraftquarlrrs Largest Agency in the City Under Central Hotel Relay M anuf acturi n g Company Manufacturers of lugrlrs Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Bicycles, Supplies, Typewriters Gold , Silver and Nickel “Reflated 231 South Tryon Street CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA J. R. Van Ness Bro. Fine Table GROCERIES Agents for “ Mountain Rose ” Canned Fruits, Vegetables, Meats and Bottled Olives “ Beech Nut” Sliced Beef and Bacon in glass jars “ Bishop’s California Fruits, Sauces,” etc. “ Dunkley’s Michigan Fresh Fruits” “ Honey Comb Candy” ‘‘Waldorf-Astoria Coffee” in 1 and 3 pound tins ‘‘Woe-Tai Blend Tea.” “ Servannes’ Virgin Olive Oil ” “ Smithfield (Virginia) Hams” And a full line of imported delicacies IV pay special attention to out-of-town orders J. R. VAN NESS BRO. Charlotte and Dilworth CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA Dr. H. C. HENDERSON Irntiat Hunt Building Charlotte, North Carolina Dr. CHAS. ALEXANDER 1 p n t x a t Charlotte, North Carolina Whitin, Kitson and Fitzsimons Woonsocket D rug Com p any CHARLOTTE, N. C. ( ntton HJill UJarljtnrrg rf? STUART W. CRAMER Central Hotel C. E. HOOPER CO. Proprietors Charlotte and Atlanta Charlotte, North Carolina Banking in All Its Branches Clip itlmlianta anil JFarnu ' ra National lank No. 35 East Trade Street, Charlotte, North Carolina CAPITAL, - $200,000.00 SURPLUS and PROFITS, 100,000.00 Assets Over One Million Dollars J. H. McAden, President C. N. Evans, Cashier Geo. E. Wilson, Vice-Pres. W. C. Wilkinson, Ass’t Cashier Liberality Courtesy Promptness Strength dtammtd 1C. UUirruuu ' r (Cn. }Jr inters aitfi iHamtfartmrrs 20 ffl. araiii ' (Tharluttr, N. (£. I