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

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by tlic clianiiinn- imisiciaii, and slu; shall promise to iriakc a lioiiif bright and liappy for liini. All that 1 could learu about Mary Query, our Senior Special, was that she is to return to P. C. next year and take her dii)lonia. Wonder of wonders, she shall star in Latin. Perhaps by May, 1911, her leaf on the tree of life shall foretell wonderful events. Louise Blakeney shall live a repetition, in part, of the stoiT of the Ladji of the Decoration. The scene shall be laid, however, not in Ja])an, hut in China. After winning the hearts of the little Chinese children by her attractive and lovable ways, she shall one day be snninioned to the wharf to greet a new missionary, and that missionary shall be Jack. As for Maud McKinnon, the in.scrijition on hei ' leaf was so dim 1 could hardly read it, but T think it was Old maid school teacher. M. McK.— ' 10. 28

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Louise Lutterloli has been preparing for her life-work since slie entei ' ecl college, and for years to come she shall make an efficient music teacher. Our graduate in yoice shall star in one of the leading grand opera companies of America, and the theatres in all parts of tlie country shall be crowded when posters announce that Mademoiselle Torrence is to sing. In 1015 Sue McKcown shall go to South America and take up her work in a mission school. Sue shall liave many strange adventures in her new home, and in a tew years she shall publish a very entertaining novel, .4 Brazilian Maid Tliis being a true story of a part of the writer ' s life, shall tell of the fortunes, or rather tJie mistortnnes, of a South American man who woos a girl from the Ignited States Florence Jamison shall, as the years roll by, endear herself to the vonth of Uiarlotte. Her name shall become the proverl)ial standard of excellence for the modern teacher. Anna Meta Buchanan shall enter a Philadelphia hospital and become a very capable trained nurse. As she moves in and out among the sick, her gentle touch and kindly word shall soothe pains and revive sinking spirits. In a few years, when posters and handbills are estensivelv advertisiu - nieetinoN to discuss the question Shall Women Vote? the most sought after speaker shall be the d.stmguislied L. J . Harris, renowned for her eloquence and effectiveness Ida Moore Alexander shall return to P. C. and accept a position as teacher of music. She shall take the place of Miss Stevens, wlio is to open an Ideal I raining School for Dignified Young Ladies. Martha and Louise Flournoy shall in the future, as in the past, follow parallel paths and contmually vie with each other in the pursuit of learning Their o-reed for knowledge shall neither wax nor wane, and when they reach middle life hev shall gne to the ]nil)lic a valuable l ook entitled Sniires and IIow to Wrilr Them It seems that Cupid has been at work among the members of our class Bu( although May Julia Peid ' s heart has been pierced bv his darts several times duriiK her school days, it was never fatally wounded, and she shall continue to live in single blessedness. After reading this unexpected prediction, T was lost for a few moments in thoughts of the future. Presently I turned to the leaves in my hand. The next one. was ha Heiinett ' s, and on it were the W(u-ds: I ' luler tlic lilossoiiiiiifv olienv trees, In the fiir ofl ' isle of Sun-Kise Land, Tlie little black-eyed Japanese Cliiif? tn the skirts and caress tlie hand Of a winsome maid of old P. C. ' s, W ho heeded the words of liei- Iving ' s eomnianil. In the years to c.mie Louise Parks shall entertain her suitors (and they shall be many) with entran -ing music. At length one youth ' s heart shall be captivated 27

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Colors : Green and White Flowkr: White Rose Motto: Ad Astra Per Aspera President . . . . . . . . . . Miriam Long First Vice-President Lillian Reid Second Vice-President Pearl Smith Secretary and Treasurer Mildrkd McCubbins Historian Mary Miller Business Manager Lily Shields Monitress Nadine Brawley MEMBERS Blakeney, Bessie Morrow, Louise Brawley, Nadine Nuttall, Earnestine Hannon, Leola Pritchard, Margaret Johnston, Lynn Reid, Lillian KiDD, Daisy Sadler, Lilla Long, Marian Shields, Lillian McCuBBiNS, Mildred Smith, Pearl McCoMB, Margaret Rodman, Allie Miller, Mary ' Clark, Rosa Lee 29