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

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Z ' JH.f ' ' ' T™ ' ' l t said left ear reallv does exist although it hath ne er been seen by any responsible witness Twdfth : The worthy dignity of our class, represented in the sole person of H Brackett, we do store away with our caps and gowns, to be sold in connection diase at onS ' l ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ° Pi ng Juniors will please pur- Thirteenk: The subdued tones issuing forth form Miss Patterson ' s class- loom at various and sundry times between d A. M. and 3 P. M. we do bequeath W tr laS WeT: ' ' ' ' ™ Fourteenth: The infantile voice of M. J. IJeid we do give and bequeatli unto Idella Mayes, who was ])ereaved of her own rather earlv in life ueatJi unto F ' vnllll ' o ' VTw J some of our members we do leave and bequeath fi!-maiy aliments. ' ' . ' ,S% emi7,; Unto the fathers who have heretofore calked up their daughters and have been unwise enough to gne the Medical College telep] .me number we do eave and bequeath all the ' phone permissions of the year, with tl e iniuncii n tha? the} use said permissions with more happy results next year Seventeenth: The sarcastic expressions attributed to L. Blakeney we do leave and bequeatli unto he taculty to add to their already worthv collection. Eighteenth: The scholarly gleam of M. McKinnon ' s ' expansive foreiiead we do ],equeath and devise unto Miss Gordon as a worthv addition to t r iow of greatness already adorning the aforesaid Miss Gordon ' Nineteenth: The Senior gown of L. J. Harris we do bequeath and devise unto M Miller, upon condition that said gown have five two-inch tucks taken al ove MilleT Tl T-l ° ' ' ' ' ' stature of aforesai l M JVliller shall make it necessary. r .enhVtt; The unusual ear for metre lately discovered in Sue McKeown ' s ist of accomphshments wedogive and bequeath unto Pena Harrell, who 1 id fii, to rival Milton, if conscious greatness be one of the marks of genius unto Oicha Howai I, wlio seems m need of such recreation occasionallv I wmty-second: Samples of the natural coloring of M. AVharton ' w.- do -ive bequeath and devise unto Miss Lily W. Lon r to be handed nuf tn nV,, i V adornment by said Deari at the firi chapel ' Si . S i SSlbv pS any unexpected discarding of powder and paint P ' ' iig Two: ' ' ' ' ' of the LOUISE BLAKENEY. 25

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tasl Will anb Be tament of Ibe diass of 1910 State of North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, City of Charlotte, Presbyterian College for Women, May 9, i9io. at InsTto S.? ' ' f 1. 1 ' f ' • ' ° ty and college, having risen at last to the long-dreanied-ot heights of Seniorhood; liaving dnti± i]]y memorized rairLvir l ' f ' ;, ' ' l ' ' ' -- struggled ' ..th essays greft anT ays ' iani ' locked a er the well-being and behavior of onr respective companies,, having borne our full sliare of faculty clippings; having discovered at hu. how 0 extract excuses from the Dean, are as far as possible after these trial and tribulations of sound mmd. Therefore, we do makef ordain and declare th to be our last will and testament. i irs ; Our executrix, Lily W. Long, shall hereafter forever keep fresh in the minds and hearts of al who may come after us, the full list of our virtues w ti su h amendments and ac ditions as said execaitrix may see fit to make, for the sole pur- pose of increasing the well-deserved fame of the Class of 1910 becond: We do hereby give, bequeath and devise unto all the envious under- classmen our store of year ' s clippings-Administration Committee ones a specialty! Ilnrd: We do also bequeath and devise ten electric fans for Unde JimmvV ' ofhce with a view to giving the aforesaid ' ' Unde Jimmy some faint conception of lentiXrbuifdii ' g ' PP ' ° ' ell- Fourili: All the cross marks on our brilliant English papers we do leave and bequeath to our fellow-sufferers, the Junior Class. ' J lie four much-worn Karkness ' s (Jrammars found in the possession 0 t le Senior Latin Class wc- do give and l)equeath unto Mary Johnston, to be u e by the aforesaid young lady only six times per week under tiie sur;eil lance S 1 . J . uoicion. Sixth; AW our meagre supply of 90 ' s we do bequeatli and devise unto tbi ' freshman Class, who seem to be in dire nec l of such a commodity at examination ]91lttaff ' ' ' ' - fe ' l ' t for Annual Ads we do give and bequeath unto tiie Eighth: All tlie middy blouses we have been able to collect from the Prens we do give and bequeath unto those maidens who arise at the ringing of the breakfast bell, to be us ed by a oresaid maidens for the purpose of saving breakfast dimes Mnth: Ihe rubber heels adorning M. McKinnon ' s shoes we do bequeatli and ' ™ « ' 1 ' ' » 24

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TliKliK is a story in Scandinavian mytlioloi y of Igdrasyi, tiic tree of life. Its roots arc in ITela, tlie realm of death; and its branches extend throughout the universe. Watering its roots from the sacred well are three Fates — the Past, tlie Present and the Future. 1 Its boughs are histories of nations; its leaves are biographies of lives. It was of this tree that I dreamed one night. I thought I sat under its spreading branches and listened to the rustling of the leaves as they were swayed by gentle breezes. Suddenly a great blast shook the tree to its very roots, and the leaves began to fall around me. One brown, withered leaf dropped upon a i ook wliich I was holding, and out of curiosity I idly turned it over. At length my attention was attracted ])y a mark so indistinct that I could not decipher it. Tiiinking that jK ' rhaps the lines would be clearer on a fresh green leaf, T picked up one and found that on it were traced a name and a few words, telling something of the future of the person mentioned. Straightway 1 thought of my classmates, and, after a long and tedious search, found seventeen green leaves containing their names. On the first were the woi ' ds Margaret Wharton, Greensboro, Society, and 0]jhe]ia. For a time I sat bewildered, but tbe truth gradually dawned up(m me. Margaret, after a few seasons as (Jreensboro ' s society belle, is to play the role of Ophelia in Shakespeare ' s great tragedy, Hamlet. And indeed a perfect Ophelia she shall be, with her lovely golden locks and sweet, melodious voice. I was so much interested in this that I carefully and lab oriously examined the other sixteen leaves, and after much arduous thought I reached the following conclusions as to their meaning: Helen Rrackett at present expects to live with her i arents at ( ' lems(m College (for several years at least). 1)ut so the Fates have not decreed. Very soon she is to go to Arizona to visit relatives. There she shall live tbe care-free life of the Western girls. Finally she shall fall in love with a cowboy; tlie wedding day shall be set and all things shall be ready. Hut here again the Fates are against her. In an attempt to rescue a c!)ild, her lover shall be killed. Helen can never recover from this blow, and the rest of her life shall be spent in a convent. Cora Jordan ' s plans for the future shall be materialized, for, although she may not express her desires, we know that it is the dieam of her life to marry and live happy ever after. 26