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

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Suddenly the brook, the willow and the llowcrs fade and become dim, — a mist rises before my eyes, — and when this too clears away, I find the scene (|uite chani; ' - cd. I am on the side of a steep mountain — amid great rocks and boulders — the ground is covered with snow, and below me dashes a foaming river bearing ice- cakes to the sea. In front of me there is erected a tent and in its opening I see a girl dressed in a short brown skirt, tan leggings, and a wide crush hat ; in her hand is a case of surveyor ' s instruments. As I gaze she walks out of the tent and down towards the river bank with a very business-like air. Her face seems familiar to me — but I can not decide who she is until the Muse speaks, Dorcas Lott, after finishing ' her course under Miss Kibbe, took four years in civil engineering at a . i)rthern College, — and is now ])ersuing her life-work. ' ' Standing by the side of one of the tall iron beds of a Hospital is a girl with golden hair and laughing blue eyes, to whom the nurse ' s uniform with its snowy apron and cap is extremely becoming. Her merry laugh and cheery voice brings relaxation to many overstrained nerves, and rest to weary, suffering bodies, as Gertrude Melchor, the favorite nurse, makes her daily rounds. Margaret Morris, better known as ' 1 inn, ' Still hap]jily lives with ' Alex ' and ' Fun, ' In Alexander ' s College Music she teaches. And never once technic or theorv preaches, r I ' ut teaches her ])U])ils the ' ragtimes ' to play, And never makes them practice more Than ten minutes a day! Tlie Muse, who after thus falling into poetry has been silent for so long- that I almost fancied her gone, here begins again. Margaret Nair, whom perhaps you knew best as Toady, became a music teacher. Among her pupils was a little girl of about eight, — and the child advanced so rapidly in her studies that her father, a widower, became interested in his daughter ' s teacher. This interest de- veloped almost as rapidly as the child ' s knowledge of music, and before long Margaret was persuaded that though a ' Miss is as good as a mile ' a Mrs. is much better. If you should chance to visit one of our largest Southern cities, and attend the swellest of the society functions, you would at once notice a girl whose dainty loveliness and exquisite taste in dress distinguished her from all the rest. Dn looking close you would, I am sure, recognize Caroline Xurnberger, whose attrac- tiveness has made her the belle of Augusta. 20

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b) ' Bcntliain ' s Alaxiiii, ' Always do acts tliat ,L; ' ivc the L,n-catest t ood tn the greatest number. ' So ' Alex. ' wlicn throug-h Collea e. decided to open an institution on this plan ; never had a Colle,s:e so many applicants ; the place was full to overflowing ' with girls from all over the country. The first year resulted in . ' -ncli success that almost all Colleges adopted her method. It was just the other day that a student asked: ' Aliss Louise, may I go up street this afternoon? ' ' Yes. dear, and get all your town friends to come over to-night, and we will have a square dance, O ! Alary! all you girls have studied so conscientiously, next week instead of having ' exams, ' we will camp the whole week and do some hunting. A short silence, — then the Aluse began again: You will remember thj sensation created by the Senior Debate, but i)erhaps you do not know tint that is not all it has produced. Helen T ' ridges, while visiting in Cumberland became cjuite tlv belle of the place. Just before her de])arture a large reception was tendered her, and among the crowd of black coats at this gathering f felen noticed one i)air of shoulders broader than the others, two brown eyes which, meetin.g her own, sent a thrill through her. They were introduced — and from the dim past of her now almost forgotten college days 1 lelen reniemliercd the debate, the help she had asked and received from a certain lawyer in that ])lace. There was only time for the meeting as she left tow n the next day — but — although the railroads are still under private control, there are many ways of getting from Cuml)erland to Charlotte and in the spring of the follov ing year Charlotte again became the scene of a debate ; and Helen — again took the affirmative side. Inez Crump, the summer after her graduation, took a school in the moimtains of North Carolina. Here she met and renewed lier friendship with a professor from A. M.. As the two were thrown much together, naturally, since ' to know her is to love her ' — this friendship soon ripened into something stronger ; and be- fore the next year ' s roses bloomed, Inez had decided that Raleigh was the most charming spot on earth in which to live. Carey Graves, whose voice attracted the attention of all in the College Choral Association, went Xorth, where she studied in the Boston Conservatory, and after years of study and ' concentration ' , secured a postion as teacher in this well- known institution. Lucy Harris took a two-years ' course in Art in an Eastern College, then a special course in designing and worked her way gradually up to fame — until now her signature may often be fr)und in the C(Mmer of the front page of many Well- known magazines. Fair Kuykendal lives cjuietly at home, showing her business ability in her excellent management of the large farm there, and her womanliness in the sweet, attractive home which she keeps for her mother and sister. 19

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SHALL WOMEN VOTE? BY THE FAMOUS LECTURER MISS MARY OWEN MAY 20, 1912 ACADEMY OF MUSIC CHARLOTTE, N. C. At this moment 1 felt snmethiii; ; restinj on mv Ivind, — and what was my astonishment when I fonnd and read the above card. I conld hardly believe my eyes! That Alary ( )wen should have forgotten her motto Silence is golden, and been led by her man-hatred into lecturing on Women ' s Rights seems almost in- conceivable ! I fully made up my mind to attend the lecture that very night and discover for myself, if ]iossible, wdiat had brought about this change. Alary Pressley, — alias Miss Cordon ' s delight, alias Socrates, — took her mar- vellous brain and her knowledge of Latin, and became the Latin teacher in the public school. All day she deals in ' complimentary ' infinitives, ablative absolute, and indirect discourse; but at night the overwraughl brain has its revenge. If one listens outside her door — at any hour of the night, one can hear the ceaseless mur- mur — Amo — Amas — Amat ' — ' Ego amo te! E. RANKIN, M. D. Office Hours: 9-11; 1-3 CHARLOTTE, N. C. Although showing no decided preferance at College for physiology, Eloise finally chose the medical profession as her mission in life, became Dr. Annie ' s as- sistant, and is known and loved by all the P. C. girls, to whom, when the poor things are suffering with acute attacl s of Latin headache or Mathematical indiges- 31