Rockford College - Recensio / Cupola Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 160 of the 1908 volume:

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Pz'v.v1'dv11i Ethics and Biblical Literature AXXA C. BIQHRENS German Language and Literature M.xR'rH.x W. NYE Registrar :intl Instructor in 3l3lllCI11CifiCS Emm C. l3R,x31r1A1.L, PH.D. llistnrv tiiixuvi KllSl-LNICR. Pi1.D. Latin unel Greek H.XllIill-.l I-,xnxx l'laxl-'l121.n, AAI. lnatruclor in lkyelmlogy :incl Logic CARIUL li. Ielmtlixrsi-LR, A.B. Stipt-rvisur ot' tlic lluiltlings 'l'ii1-Luminal-3 lil'RXlliXM l'liyficz1l lliructur lm lltvixic I-IMMU11' lnstruutur in lilwcutiun I- ILXXVIIIS -l1lSlil'lI l'.x'r1c 1' l rt-nvli l.llllg1ll1lgl' :intl l.itt-rziturc 4, N U . . xR.Xt,l', Nll4,In:R,x X l.XI.l.. l'u.l5.. lzlw.B. .Xfsistntnt in llmnm- lit-ulinlliit-s l-llfxm-'int Xlxw Xl I7 1.,r. ......... . , .. lollvgt' l llyslt'l:l!l Xltrl xt lint uw: ll t' tru- X NI . x.. .Nx..... l',llgfllNl1 lnirigtiztgu :tml l,llL'FlllllI'L' Klum ltxxwltlix t'ti.xxtl:1-iles. 15.55. lnstrut'tur in l'lit-niislry :intl llumc lfcnnmnics liICl.Y.X KI. lllclumx. lil.. Swriail :tml l'olilit:ll Scivlict' Im.n,l1ll'l.1a nstructm' in lfnglislt, Slifwllmimll :intl Typcwritin ls,x1:tai. l'r-111-11twx. ANI. lnstrut tm' in Vliysits Imtiazxtx Nl. K tttxtvli. BA. .Xssisttuil in lirt-1-'Q :mtl Latin 5llil-l.,X Nl. H.xmzL'1L,S.Nl. lnstruutm' in lliulngy :mtl Pliyaiology lwl J ,I I fdnhiuihual Zllvrnrhxa nf 0112155 nf QUE ALICE LAURA BEAL Rockford. III. Rockford High School: Bradford Aca- demy. '06: Secretary and Treasurer Class, '08: Assistant Editor of Annual. '08: Ten- nis Doubles. '0T. l I.UlQliXl'l-I Q'l'lARl,D'l l'E BERGMAN .Yi':t'l011, la. Newton High School: Decoration Commit- tee for Proinenzide. '06. iLliR'l'Rl'DIC GUNS.-Xl'l,l'S Hl'N'I'lCR Rm'kfurd. Ill. Rockford High School: Tennis Singles, '0-1: Tennis Singles and Doubles, '06 and '07 3 President of Day Students, '07g Cap tain Basketball Team. '06 and '07g Deco ration Committee for Prome President of Day Students, '08, U21 nade. '07: Vice- ALETA S. MCEVGY Rockford, III. Rockford High School. CHARLUTTE LOUISE PETTIBONE h Austin, IZZ. Austin High School, House President, ,063 Chairman Reception Committee for Prom- enadeg President Glee Club, '08, Organi- zations Editor of Annual. HELEN ALICE TAGGART Freeport, IZZ. Freeport High School 5 President of Tolo, '06, President of Class, '07 and ,08. lI3l , , KATHARINE LOUISE XYARD RiCll7I1011d, Ill. Richmond High Schoolg Rockford College Preparatory Departmentg President of Class. '05 : Reception Committee for Prom- enade. 'O5: Decoration Committee for Promenade. yt,g4,QL 'P ' Nl.XRG.XRlC'l' WUOICJBURY IVl1.V1Il.llgf0l1,, D. C. Nlountclair High Schoolg Secretary of Class. 'OSZ President of Class, '063 Re- ception Crnninittee for Promenade, '06g President of 'l'olo. 'OTQ Editor of An- nual. '0S. if: Na Gxetflvrfa 'vf I 'x D 'IIA O 'F ' A, 1 Ny- -QA N 5 ,QM s-.1 ,op sg---4 0, Jace' 19. Q axis' ' 3 Q.- K, l'l ,'4:'.'.!bg3' 'l-J. ' !,v! ' -1- 'QI , ig. YW V f . 5' 'i 2,9 ' C .v 'tr lI4l 1,,,.,,.7,,v-w-v-.-...,,.r,,-.-,,.-- by --- - ..' ,,..,.,..1...,. -. Y Svrninr Clllana igiatnrg X, HE fall of 1904 was noteworthy for two reasons, the Presi- SIW Q dential campaign and the promising Freshman class that g 5 ' . entered Rockford College. That the one was closely con- Qfy' 5'Xi nected with the other was shown at the Ha11owe'en party, 0 -573 2 . . . . . W., when unmistakably distinguished from all other parties or r classes by our overalls and jumpers, we rallied around our leader as the Republican labor party. It was a distinct success though only a repetition of what previous classes had done. Wewere prouder of three innovations, the Baby-party, the color rush and the Freshman banquet and all three being well founded on such a precedent have grown into annual customs. The second year was less eventful. We were successful a second time in the color rush, but with that we put childish things behind us and form- ing our ideas on those of our sister class, the one of 1906, we steadfastly devoted our energies to the more serious life of the school. That year we included the Senior class in our banquet and on this occasion we chose the jonquil as our class flower that it might be a symbol of the harmony of our affections as well as of our colors. In the spring we were the Seniors guests at a launch ride up the river. We were less light hearted that Commence- ment than the previous one. Its separations were harder for us and we looked ahead with a new appreciation of what our own would mean to us. With the opening of the Junior year we came forward boldly as an ac- tive power in the life of the school. Ceasing to be led, we took upon our- selves the leading of the entering Freshman class. Now too the number was more closely determined and we looked forward to our Seniorhood as a certainty and no longer a vague possibility in the future. All the latent class spirit within us grew strong and we acted as a body with a single pur- pose. Our triumphs were not all social and intellectual that year-we held for the second time the championship in tennis. But the most important event was Vine Day when renewing an old custom, we planted our ivy under the chapel window and christened it with magic rites. This is our final year. But little more will happen that will be of impor- tance in the class history. We are not thinking so much of what we can do as a class, but rather what all the things we have done will mean to us. Perhaps we intended much and have done little. Perhaps what we have done has fallen far short of what we wishedg but at least looking back through the years we know that we have lived unswerving in our loyalty to the ideals of the school and to each other. We have not sacrificed its best interests to our own selfish good. We have fought a good fight, we have kept the faith. F fISl I v rl I rfffgfr W--. r .Ll N: ...E 4.44 Seninr lbffirern President . . . . HELEN ,TAGGART Secretary and Treasurer . . ALICE BEALE CLAss Conon-GREEN CLASS FLOWER-DAFFODIL A 1 E161 ' X ' A I A Svminr 2-Xlphahrt A's the mature Age that as Seniors we reach, I am sure that alone recommends us to teach. B stands for the Banquets vve've had in years past And oh! that those jolly, good times could but last. C is the Cap that each stern Senior wears, Donning it in a hurry as she hustles down stairs. D stands for Determinism that vve've heard about, We argue against it and win, Without doubt. E is for Ethics-each day we return From class with more notes than We ever could learn. F is the Freshman-were We .ever thus? Did we o'er Lab and Latin ever make such a fuss? G is the Gym that we don't have to take, No more hunting for gym shoes and muscles all ache! H stands for Helen our president grand, In a circle about her we all take our stand. I is the Inkling We had in advance Of the party the sophs gave us out at Maud's Aunt's. J stands for the Juniors, our bitterest foes, They swear that to us they owe most of their Woes. K is the Knowledge vve've learned in four years At the cost of some Hunk notes, some sighs and some tears L stands for Logic-deductive and in On the reasoning process We work ourselves thin. Meetings, class meetings We hold by the score While curious Juniors idly go past the door! N is our Number which We grant is small Though few, I dare swear vve'll be missed some next fall. lI7l 5 A -.Pt ul ,, u ' . 4 i , 1 1.4 ' M. - i-:J n- '- -N 'Q--vw - - i. . ' + ' i , . --., ,4-Aff ':. A ' i :fi,.g'.y- :pr i . V 5' n , .- A I ' fr' nf: 'S .N 'X'- - - - il L+' '. . . , , IL n U ,I 'f ' '- --j- , ' ful r . 'H 'Yfx,1,-, - '1'v , 1 . I. . ., A . fri l this 14 , ' 'g . 'f -V . . Q 0' P I ' if O's the Opportunities many we've had I'm sure they're enough to make anyone glad. P is the Privileges we worked to obtain ' O! we wanted to chap -but it all was in vain. Q is the Quest we are on for vocations For none of us wants to live on her relations! R is our rest during senior vacation Tis a thing that we long for with great delectation. S stands for the sophomores our loved sister class, We're fond of each dear individual lass. T is the Table where the grave Seniors sit, No table takes life half as gravely as it. U is the unity which binds us together, Our loyalty lasts through rough and smooth weather V stands for the Vine that we planted last spring, May its leaves to our dear college walls ever cling. W stands for the Will that psyc told about Through it we control things within and without. X Y Z represents things we wanted to do But our duties were many, the moments too few. 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Q LQSELY ...Q- ' 0 0' OUR' ? l'l VIH' M HTG R- DEA RN. M,,A,a,,A 'UNXOKO f - .- , V 9 H A 1 sf w iff . K-f'-ff: I Q v 'cl 1'----'W jlv' l' 'K 6 Q- A F 'V ' A .' . W AV Y 1 A 4 rf ' S il T P Q .iluninr Qllann Prendent MARJORIE MARY BUTLER FRANCES DUFFY Vmcmm HELSELL ANNA MARKEL CLASS 4 rl ' 'V gr-- , Zluninr Gllama lginturg Extrarta Zllrum a Biarg September 15, 1905. At last I'm here! At last I've reached the Col- lege girl stage. To begin at the beginning. I arrived here this morning just inqtime for chapel exercises. I know I'm going to enjoy chapel ever so much-I wonder why they don't have more of it at the high schools. Afterwards we were given a reception in Middle Hall which I enjoyed about as much as I do all receptions. From what I saw this morning, there are some of the best girls in the Freshman class, although I heard some of the older girls saying that we were not as many as usual. We'll have to make up in quality what we lack in quantity I guess. I had an awful time getting to some of my class rooms-I don't believe I'll ever be able to End my way in all those halls and corridors. There will be a reception for the new girls tomorrow night, guess I'll go. 'October 13, 1905. Now we're really and truly Rockford College girls- tried and proven and not found wanting. We had Tolo initiation tonight. We were the first to be initiated-all the old girls are charter members- and we gave them such a successful entertainment that they're going to continue the practice next year and every other next year. They divided us into groups of three, each group furnishing live minute entertainments. Some of them were great. There were ghosts, prima donnas fwho couldn't sing any more than a rabbitj, an organ grinder of the most approved type with two of the best monkeys, except that one was minus a tail before the end of the performance, old fashioned country school marm with her class, professional reader, and many more, besides some just plain good things. If a class with such an amount of originality, resourcefulness, and abilty to produce everything out of nothing doesn't make its mark-it won't be our fault. ' November 12, 1905. Had our first class meeting today. We unan- imously elected our president and secretary, and chose dark red and a dark red rose for our class color and flower. Also, we decided to have a class banquet and invite the Juniors-even a small class sometimes has its ad- vantages. March 16, 1906. At last We've had our long planned for banquet. But then, you never wait too long for a good time-and this certainly was worth waiting for. The tables looked so pretty with the dark red roses in the center and dark red lettering on the place-cards with everything else 1211 snowy whlte We had the tea room all to ourselves and ended up with all the Rockford songs we could think of including our two new class songs April 25 1906 At a class meeting this morning we were told of a challenge from the Sophomore class to a tennis tournament to be held before June We re all going to play tenn1s from now on May 26 1906 We ve lost our first fight but weve shown what we re good for Every one of us rs to hoarse to talk we have class spirit even rf we dldnt get the Tennis 06 pennant Cheer up well do better next time Sophomores ought to be able to do more than Freshmen anyhow September 14 1906 Back again at school and mighty glad I am to be here So IS everyone else I guess I couldn t help feeling a little bit lone some this mormng though with so many of the old girls gone and so many more new girls to take their places that I believe I felt ex en more a stran ger than last year Sex eral of our class and of the Seniors are not back No hunting for class rooms or getting lost this year. We're old girls now. ' I . . . . , . - . . . , . . , , . . 7 9 y x ' y . . . 1 - ' 2 u ' 9 ra 1 , . . . , . '- . , . . . 1 1 . . . 1 V ' Y . February 2, 1907. Practice makes perfect. The Sophomore banquet tonight proved it, this one being even a greater success than that of last year if such a thing were possible. After all-there's no class like the class of 1909. April 25, 1907. XVe displayed our good sense as a class this morning by not engaging in a color rush where we were outnumbered at least three to one. It was Junior Vine Day. june 10. Two days more and our Sophomore year is over. VVe haven't done anything really great or wonderful, but we have done nothing on which we need to look back with regret. But then they say, It's the little things that count. Vile gave a breakfast to the Seniors this morning and helped them carry out their tree exercises. They adopted the big box-elder tree on the campus with most appropriate and impressive ceremonies and entrusted it to our care. I do wish that they didn't have to leave us so soon-even if they are few in numbers. they've been many in spirit. Breakfast was served out- doors afterwards-real early before the people indoors had theirs. All was beautiful and bright-just enough rain last night to make everything fresh and green and cool for us. In the center of the table we had a big bowl full of lillies-of-the valley-picked this morning, with the dew still on them. Each place had a small bunch of them too. Oh! but they were sweet. Three of our class of last year were back--it made it feel sort of like a class reunion. I wish that classes didn't have to break up-next year, at least I22I F...- r .Ii vvvv-' --www v-qv,-v-i,.,..... vv---V, .-v.. V I F11 three more will be gone. Then we'll have to take our own stand--we'll be upper classmen and we'll have Freshmen looking up to us. September 13, 1907. I guess junior year must be the best year of the four-at least that's the way I feel about it. We seem to have found our place in the school. We have the grandest Freshman class to look after this year-larger than for many many years-and we intend to show our ap- preciation of them. A week from today we entertain at an informal tea in various Junior rooms in honor of them. That's a beginning at least. October 26. We have got the nicest Freshmen this year! Think of it-a cotillion tonight in our honor. Oh! it's great to be an upper classman, to be respected and looked up to by those who have not yet reached our own intellectual heights. But the cotillion-music, flowers, gallant Fresh- men in white shirt-waists and black skirts to give the needed masculine touchg Juniors in their best, carrying roses from devoted Freshmen, and most wonderful favors-colored paper boas, moons, canes, etc., etc. It most certainly was a success-one well worthy of our gay, young Freshmen. bk PF Dk wk Ik June 12, 1907. And now little diary good-bye for this year. You have been good to hold in these pages, our pleasures, good fellowships, and our loyalty to our beloved Alma Mater and the class of '09, And Juniors, now you must put aside childhood's gay garment, and take upon you the black and solemn robe of dignity, reserve, and majestic calmness-the inherit- ance of a Senior. - - ' 5 x j , 1 QJ JTFXEQ ANI IW' . v Y Y E231 Uhr Zlnninr Sung TUNE- THE ISLE or OUR DREAMS 1 In the dear old college of Rockford, There are many fine classes there, There are Seniors and Sophomores, Freshmen and Preps But The The The Are none with the Juniors compare. Freshmen are dear little workers, Sophomores bluff all the time, Seniors, though wise, in some people's eyes as nought to the class of '09, 9 M 'When the class of '09 came to college, They proved their metal right then: In Science and History. Bible and Lit As Sophomores they proved it again. And now we are all of us juniors. NVe are leaders in all that goes ong And as Seniors they'll say, they have added each day New laurels to those they have won. 3 In the class every one is a comrade, Three years we have worked side by side, Our troubles and cares, each one of us shares, In class spirit we all take pride. But to us Alma Mater means most, girls, And Her her mem'ries we'll ever recall, ideal is the highest, her aim is the best, She's the tie that binds closest of all. l24l wld mmm., . '. i ! ' v A ' . R V ,., M ...Q f-......-1-- - V--: A ,:r .f I' x. .MQW ,pq Q ' , ,1 so 4 ' I ,fl X -X 1 , Jm'I IX? I. X l ll In X, I S X ' , W X A ui 1 2 F' m iii Ag Q , ? N A... ' 5 ' Na v x Il' Nx 1 it 5 1 K ! I . wwf I iq! A ' ' , ll 5 1 , 7 431'f?'f 57 , f K C' ,?7,ff. F K L , O fk.-,- , W Jr fggi- X Q5 ,a. I Q R ,H 1 ' 'FW '-F ' ': ' Q . . I' il -1 41 4 'N 14 QQ' Tx 7 I JI 4 I .' I Q, ,gn-. H I' - I, ,' -', - -'ff 'I V I :If , r 9 D ' ,-1-. , Q 5- 4' , ' , w 'QI , A H 'W .I HI -yjgff' .. I-5 . -,II-511' K Sw aj-, 3.14, , TL I A - A I -A I Y - ' M:w .f'sff l I ' I V 51 Snplynmnrr Qllaaa President . . . MABEL SCOTT Secretary-Treasurer . . RACHEL ROBERTS WILHELMINA BARFIELD MYRTLE BARBER EVA BENJAMEN ALICE BURTON LOUISE GREEN MAY HERDEGAN HELEN HITCHCOCK CARRIE HOEFER MILDRED KuRTz ZoE LOVEJOY JOSEPHINE MARKS MARTINA MARSH MAUD PROPST ALICE ROTHERMEL MARGARET OCHELTREE RACHEL ROBERTS MABEL SCOTT AGNES STEVENS JULIA STREET ETHEL TAGGART MARGUERITE TUCKER FLORENCE Two CAROLINA WILLIAM CORA WALLACE EETI-IER WHITE DOROTHY WHEELOCK ADALIN WRIGHT AGNES YERRES Class C0l0f--YELLOW Class Flower-YELLOW CHRYSANTHEMUM E261 x l A 41 ..- ..-h.4...hn-.i 'A 'af ' F 'W' ..,. -..--v-v vgp-. .vi '--- .- - Y- ' -.9--- ,?-1-. --mv - , . Y ,.,.,,..,..,. Sung nf Svnphmuaiha with Apnlngivn tn Emrg NH. Enngfellnm Should you ask me, whence these stories? Whence these legends and traditions, With the odors of the campus, With the spirit from the chapel, With the knowledge stored in Linden With the rushing of Rock River And the college very near it? I should answer your inquiries Straightway in such words as follow. In the vale of Illinois In the green and silent valley, By the pleasant water-courses On the Rockford College Campus Ye, who love the haunts of nature, Love the sunshine of the meadow, Love the shadow of the oak trees, Love the wind among the branches, Listen to these wild traditions. On the highland of the Prairie, In the great Rock River Valley. President Gulliver, the mighty, She the very chief of learning, Stood erect and called the maidens, Called the maidens fair together, In her footprints followed many Followed in the light of learning. From the valleys of Wisconsin, From the groves of Illinois From the far-off Rocky Mountains, I27l From the Northern lakes and rivers, 1, From the lands of the Towas, All the maidens heard the summons, Heard the learned woman calling. Down the rivers, o'er the prairies, Came the maidens of the nation, Came the singer and musician, Came the dreamer and the artist, Came the student and the idler. Thus the maidens drawn together By the summons of the wise one Came and stood there on the meadow, With their weapons and their war-gear, Painted like the leaves of autumn, Painted like the sky of morning, Xkhldly glarhig at each otherg In theirfaces strange confusion In their hearts much homesickness. President Gulliver, the mighty, Shetheleaderofthe nmidens Looked upon them with compassion, VVith maternal love and pity, Over them she stretched her' right hand, Spake to them with voice majestic VVarning, chiding, spake in this wise:- O my children! my poor children! Listen to the words of wisdom, Listen to the words of warning, I udllsend Instructorsto you, Who shall guide you and shall teach you Who shall toil and suffer with you. If you listen to these counsels, You will progress, you will prosperg If these warnings pass unheeded, l28l ! lr' Goodly marks you'll find are needed To save you all from cons and Hunk notes So the maidens held a council, Held a council long and serious, Named a chief to lead them onward, Made the brown-eyed Sheldon leader,- Who with spirit, strong and mighty Led the maidens on in triumph. Led them once against the Tolos Who with carmine on their faces And arranged in brightest feathers Tried to overcome the maidens Tried to make them feel afraid. But the Tolos fledin terror Frightened by a mighty spirit Frightened by the Spirit Roberts For in accents weird and mournful Rose its voice in imitation. Imitation of the gramaphone. Far famed, were they now in battle Far, famed, were they novv in War-fare. Other tribes came near to join them, Even older tribes approached them. And discussed, with them, the man-dance. Councils held they in the chapel Many meetings after glee-club. Here they one and all agreed Each to go forth and make a capture.- Make a capture of a man. From the corners of the heavens From far distant lands and nations Came the men, the maiden's captives All in garb befitting such occasion. E291 . v Men in robes black-hued and somber, Maids in paint and brightest feathers. Long into the night they danced,- Danced with fearful skill and vengeance, Till the warning signals sounded,- Sounded loud in threatening tone. Now the maidens growing fearful, Lest they offend the greater powers Sent each one her captive homeward- Thus to the four winds returned each man, Proud of the triumph each had achieved, Both in learning and in skill, President Gulliver, the mighty, She the Chief one of Learning, Rose and called far distant nations Called them to the Lodge of Learning Called them there to see the progress, Called them there in dead of winter. For a festival in winter. As amusement for the strangers They were feasted and were feted. Games were played and well contested. Once the Sophawatha's,-then called Freshiewallas Played basketball against an older tribe,- An older tribe much filled with boastings. But their boastings turned to mourning, W'hen they found that they were conquered, And the younger maidens decked in yellow, Taunted them in this wise:- Hark you, now! you all are cowards, And no Braves as you pretended, For you know our tribes are hostile, Long have been at war together, Now you find that we are strongest, E301 ' You go sneaking through the chapel, You go hiding in the hall ways! Had you conquered us in battle Not a groan would we have uttered But you sit here and whimper And disgrace your tribe by crying Like a wretched Prepagaurya! Then the older tribes conferring Recognized the Sophawathas, then known as Freshiewalla To have with honor won the contest And straightway buried was the hatchet, Buried were all warlike weapons And the war-cry was forgotten. There was peace among the nations And they lived in peace and plenty. 'Twas an early morn in springtimeg Very cool and fresh the air was, Very smooth the gliding river Motionless the sleeping shadows. Down the halls came Sophawathas,- Then known as the Freshiewallas,- Down the halls with sleepy silence Came they all with stealthy treadg And climbing up the attic stair Raised their banner in the breezes, Raised the yellow banner upward Unfurling it to meet the sunlight. There they stood all armed and waiting Waiting there to meet the onslaught To meet the class of nineteen nine. Bravely guarding the white and yellow Met each maiden fighting wildly, l3Il Fighting hard to mount the stairway Fighting hard to place the crimson Place the crimson on the Hag-pole. , Hurled each maiden down the stairway Sparing neither friend or foe. Three long hours they spent in fighting Fought until the gong was sounded, Until the victory gong was sounded. Straightway from the tower descended, Triumphant they descended yelling, Cheering, for the floating yellow. Not content with all these victories Next they sent to the tribe most hostile Picture writing on a stone 'W'hich bore a message of defiance Bore a message of derision Bidding them to send their warriors To meet them once again in contest. To meet them in the game of tennis. So the yellow met the crimson Sheldon, Bailey met, Defeated them in the game called tennis. Far and wide among the nations Spread the fame of the Sophawathas. Soon the buds of springtime blossomed Very hot and still the air was Very smooth the gliding river, Motionless the sleeping shadows. Very languid with the weather Very sleepy with the silence Each fair maiden left the campus, Left her books and all behind her, E321 Left the name of Freshiewalla Left it,-and departed homeward. Summer passed and once again, President Gulliver, the mighty, She the chieftain of our learning, Stood erect and called the maidens Called the maidens fair together. Once again they drew together To excel in skill and wisdom, So the Sophawathas held a council Held another mighty council Chose as chieftain, Scott, the singer, From the land of California From the land of flowers and sunshine. Thus each maiden did her work, Thus each gained both skill and wisdom One there was who drew strange figures, One whose name was Agnes Yerkes, Painted many shapes and figures Wonderful and mystic figures. Some there were who learned to cook Who would wondrous feasts prepare, Which might get them better husbands. Others learned to write in symbols, For each word a separate symbol, And each symbol had its meaning, Meaning,--to be used in shorthand. Many learned the charms of music, Sang in accents sweet and tender Sang in tones of deep emotion, Songs of love and songs of longing Thus all the maidens here assembled Strove to exceluin classic lore l33l Strove to excel in mystic science Strove too, to learn this lesson:- Love is sunshine, hate is shadow, Life is checkered shade and sunshine. Sophawathas we have found you great and noble, Fail not in the greater trial, Faint not in the harder struggle, Peace be with you Sophawatha! M. A. P. ' n J X 17 'Q VIN 'Y ' in J 5: W it A5 4 5 ' ,i q N HY la rg 1 A Y G 5. A 1 c 'A4:93 Xe If 5: 'J 4: 'Xi' G! 'KX -3- dxf' 5 r' fix 71 f I' - 1 49' L, B E -2 ds Wuxi. 'shi iii 1. I v 5 l 'A' I 4 N ' f .' 1 I. MW. ,Lg I aio 3, 5 . is . Q J , l .so R: :Q . ' 1 I h K ui' 1: Q ' . 0 . . 5 . 5 I ' 0' - A., I . .I . Ayg., 1 '. 0 4. ,' 1 F - o ya' ',, .I ' , Q .1 Rx c L1 ' 1 'ls' ',,c' - ,-V ..-.-' I . ',- . , I. . 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Secretary and Treasurer 4 NORMA ALLEN RUTH BAILEY ALICE BOYNTON GERTRUDE CORWITI-I DOROTHY BLATCHFORD EDNA DUNN CAROL EDWARDS JEAN HAMILTON HELEN HARPER MAUD HUBBARD MARJORY KILBURN MARGARET MCCONAUGHY MARGUERITE MORRISON ANNA PROSSI-:R FLORENCE ROBERTS IVIARY SLOANE ELSEY TAFT . MARGARET VANDERCOOI-1 MARJORIE VERBECK VIRGINIA WALKER MARY BLACKLIDGE GRACE BULAND ETTA AINSWORTI-I GRACE BOYD MARTHA DUNTON CONSTANCE ELLIS KATI-IRYN GILBERT EDNA HARRER BERTHA HUNTER GRACE MCCOY ELIZABETH MCKEE ELIZABETH NEELY SADIE RADCLII-'FE MABLE ROACH IRMA SNYDER ADALYN THOMPSON GLADYS VEDDER AGNES VINCENT AGNES WILLIAMS Color-O LD ROSE E361 Extrartn frnm at ZllrP5hma1n'n Elviinrn 33111112 September 14th. Well, here I am at last, right in the midst of getting used to the newness and strangeness of it all. There is so much to tell that I hardly know where to begin. I have met just loads and loads of girls. I suppose that we will get used to each other in a few days, but at present it seems to be an absolute impossibility to remem- ber names. The new girls have not even begun to get the right names fitted to the right persons yet, and address each other tentatively as Miss er---P It is a com- fort to have a room-mate, for that makes one name besides one's own that is reason- ably sure of sticking in one's memory. The upper classmen are surely very kind and do all that could possibly be done to make us Freshmen feel that we are welcome. They help us in everything from showing us where and how to register to piloting us safely to the dining room. September 15th. There was a Tolo party for the new girls over in the gym Saturday evening. Tolo is a social club that is composed of all the members of the student body. We danced from 7:30 till 10:00. All girls. September 17th. We had our first classes today. From the assured air with which some of my classmates comfort themselves I feel sure that this is not their first year here, but that they were here doing preparatory work last year. They know Qoh knowledge above all things to be desiredlj just where they want to go and how to get there. Where, oh where are the 'verdant' Freshmen P Yea, verily! September 26th. Dear me !-and I was going to write so faithfully! Well, I never was so busy in my life! There is something to do every minute from the rising bell at 6:45 A. M. till lights out at 10 P. M. Last Wednesday the Juniors were At Home at a tea for the Freshmen in some of the junior's rooms. We had a good time. Really, though, it is hard to overcome the powerful awe of all upper classmen that is in the very air. Now I have something exciting to tell you. Last Friday night the baby-party occurred. This is an annual institution here, with the new girls in the title roles. Actually I never had so much fun in my life as I had that night! We appeared at dinner-all we new girls, in youthful raiment-funny or cute. The faculty did not grace the festive board with their presence, so even this restraint was removed, and the treatment that we babies suffered at the hands of those same upper classmen that I mentioned so joyously not long ago, was outrageous. For, mind you, they only gave us bread and milk to eat. It was such a blow as the girls here say. Finally, they relented and gave us a little meat and creamed corn with the injunction to chew it well 1 We got no dessert for our little stomachs could not stand it. After dinner we were literally hustled over to the gym Where the infants first performed in a grand march and then in amateur vaudeville, to the great delectation of their elders. That is, they tried to look bored but did not succeed very well. . . . . Later on in the evening they condescended to dance with us. October 4th. Once more you are to be inflicted, whether or no, with a detailed account of our doings for the last week. The Freshman class has at last organized as such and is standing on its own feet, if you please. The class is composed of new girls, the remnants of last year's fourth prep class and a number of day students. When, in chapel, a week ago, a Freshman meeting was announced for immediately after the close of the chapel period over in the gym, we pretty nearly broke our necks in our Q excitement to get over there. When we had been called to order by the president of Juniors, the object of our meeting was duly announced to us. Forthwith each girl began to look over the others with a shrewdly appraising eye, as if the burden of the choice of officers rested upon her individual shoulders. Everything went off smoothly, however, and before we knew it we were a regularly ofiicered organization ..... T here was another Tolo dance last Friday night ..... Tolo initiation for all the new girls, is to be next Friday evening. Those to be initiated have been divi- ded into three squads and each division, under' a leader, is to be responsible for a circus performance twenty minutes long and of sufficient worth to prove entertaining to the old girls ..... Last Saturday the faculty gave an all-day picnic or beef-steak broil for the girls. We went out to a very pretty rolling stretch of woods just outside the city limits. We heated stones in a big bon-fire then forked them out and fried the steak on them. It was great fun. October 15th. Last Friday night was the Tolo initiation. As I told you we new girls had to give a circus. Two of the ringleaders were quite stunning in the conventional dress suits and silk hats of regular circus directors. The third looked very fetching in a red tarletan dress with a high peaked hat. And this is what we did. First, all the three divisions united in a grand march. The band of the first squad led the pro- cession. It was an imposing array of five girls in regular band uniforms, gold braid, laced caps and all. They had huge instruments into which they hummed wildly in a desperate and laudable attempt to produce the college song. Next in order of march came the performers of the first ring, then the clown band of the second ring and the second squad of performers: and then the band of the third division and the third company of artists .... There were bareback riders in fuzzy tarletan-white, black. pink, red. blue and yellow. There was a giraffe that was perfectly killing. He was white and his front legs were striped and his back legs plain. There was a tame buffalo, a goat, a monkey, some chariots, monstrosities of various kinds. and clowns galore. There was a japanese lady, who lifted weights, there were tight rope walkers who balanced nicely on a rope laid along the Hoor. . . . . But those bare back riders! They were funny! They came tripping in lined up and kissed their fingers lightly to the audience, then sprang on their waiting hobby-horses and rode furiously standing still. They did the regulation stunt includ- ing the feat of getting through the hoops. QThis last they did by getting off their steeds and crawling airily through the hoops.l There were some clever side shows, including The Siamese Twins, The Midget, The Wild Man from Borneo and the Bearded Lady. When we had been duly pronounced members of Tolo we danced. We have to pay initiation dues of twenty-five cents Q25cl. Really I am sorry I spent that last cheque so quickly, but- October 29. The Freshmen gave a cotillion for the juniors last Saturday. It was one of the prettiest parties you ever saw. Half of us played at men and the others were girls. . . . . The Juniors were all fussed up and looked just dear. . . . . The favors for the different figures were pretty. They were tissue paper boas, pink and blue, yellow and lavendar, moons, normandy caps, and cornucopias of confetti for the girls, and J colors, canes, telegrams and moons again for the men ..... We had a moon dance with a great big pumpkin-head moon to wink at us. So here we are, friends! Our class has had its first separation for the vaca- tion, has stood it manfully, and rallied joyfully together once again. If, indeed, even a short time is sufficient for living well-then we can prophesy a happy and brilliant future for the class of 19ll. Her short life gives splendid promise of better things in store. N-cl+q lfkfaavxyf' x Ulnln Qlluh The Tolo Club was founded in the year 1905 at a general meeting of the student body, to promote college spirit and foster social intercourse. Under its auspices a variety of entertainments are given: Parties, Masquerades, Carnivals and Picnics. Two informal dances are given each year under the direction of Tolo. The charitable activities of the college are carried on by a committee elected from the club. lmlirtrn. 1 HU 7-UB President . ...... MARTINA MARSH R Secretary-Trvasunr ...... DOROTHY BLATCI-11-'ORD COMMITTEE ON CHARITIES f GRACE STERNS, '09 ........ Chairman EDITH SWINGLY, '11 TERLA PETERSON, '09 EVA BENJAMIN, '10 FRANCES DUFFY, '09 It has always been the custom, sanctioned by ancient usage, for the timid and humble Freshmen to appear at dinner, the first Friday night of the school year, arrayed as children. This is of course a symbol of humility, innocence and unsophistication. The habitual formal aspect of the dining-room is altered upon this occa- sion. The atmosphere is a bewildering maze of iiuffy short skirts, bobbing curls and ribbon-bows. The little ones must refrain from all substantial food, such as roast-beef, potato and the like, and satisfy their hungry souls with large quantities of bread and milk. Any slight breech of table-etiquette such as singing, shouting, pounding on the table with knives and forks, is always frowned upon. After dinner there is frolic and gaiety in the Gym, The little ones amuse us greatly by their childish gambols. They sing and dance for us. It is truly pleasing. At length we all dance merrily together and end the gaieties by singing many songs of Old Rockford. l40l 1 A YW -. ...,-..,,.,. ...,,.,. . -,- 2ii Filip Srhnnl fm' Cgirlff' 1 Rockford is a school for girls, Where we work by fits and whirls, Breakfasting at ten of eight If we don't get up too late. Chapel, class and eat again, Lab and dinner, dance and then Gym and douce your glim' at ten. The proctor'll get you if you don't. 2 If you ask us when we bone, When we get to sit alone, When we don the studious look, When we con our careful book, Won't you fuss our feelings though! Truly we ourselves don't know, But We make our work a go. We get paddled if we don't. 3 Twice a year the powers nod, And they let us promenade. Each of us, like all the rest, Asks the man she likes the best. Lucky man he grabs the chance, And comes running to the dance, If he skips his Dean's stern glance. Asks another if he don't. 4 We're the girls of Rockford, Oh! Girls may come and girls may go, Still whoever we may be Rockford College girls are we. We are not aspiring sharks, Fashion plates that run to larks, All-around girls we'll make our marks The School won't own us if we don't! U31 Tiana H3 LM ,w . .nal LJ l N Efnln Enitiatinnp . Grrat Ulrrzz Bing Qlirrus hy the Jirrnhmrn IExtrac! from a Freshmanlr Letter HUIIIKI Cfrfg SH ALL always remember the memorable night of October the dwg twelfth in the year one of my college career It was the night Lab xv, of my initiation into Tolo Club The Freshmen were com wwf 037, professional performance as possible Imagme our trepi Q '..Qfa1. dationl I can tell you that I was mighty thankful I had al ways been to all the county fairs and circuses at Tokomo, for I was able to give the girls loads of pointers, especially about the side-shows. You will never belgjve me when I tell you what a stupendous performance it really was. We had? procession headed by a real brass band, all dressed in red suits and gold braid. Q There were troops of bareback riders all in fluffy skirts and span- gles CI was one of the t-can I ever hold up my head again in the Pres- byterian church?j ti rope walkers, aerial acrobats, clowns, and strange animals, made out of sheets and two girls. There was quite a menagerie of this sort, a giraffe, an elephant, and a trained horse that was much smarter than Jim Key, I thought. The upper classmen sat around the hall and looked at us through opera glasses and lorgnettes in such a haughty superior way. They thawed out a bit after we had begun our stunts and deigned to applaud our most hair-raising feats. Oh dear, I am so lame-I tried firm to be an acrobat and it was so strenu- ous. I am sore all over. College is so engrossing and I am so busy with my studies. You will forgive me for not writing oftener, will you not? I wish father would send me a cheque-I have had to buy so many new books. Your dutiful daughter, Q? 5' I A . . LJ' nv ' ' lj,71 X . . . . . '- manded to give a circus, a three ringed one, as nearly like a ,ik 7:-gh ' - . . - Liga 1-Q I44I , I v 7K f '.- iv o Fw ' N X X' - A ' ' S-noi. S HOWQQ Y Q uviuggnxwn N N .f ' I 4 r -- U W ez U l , YV 1 ,JM I 5 'I vs ' , W ?.---D- . 'W ARK-MKxlL..W ..iK 4WQ - - M N V 'Yrff N - ' VC5.I2 NNmv 7 if Z W' J VS ff' 1 P- , :'J'3 a5,wfW' ' ' fl , Q 'qv '-IL ' V fx! ' ' .fa , . Yand Re reg: ' ,M I n I - P nvnmn-of sm, Hur GH it f ggggvjgb VBYIQTEICCU A i J aLil?:sr. fc-,Wg Fla.- fff L- x f I f s -o r 'D 7 if 'Kappa Zifheia K Artiuz Qlhapter Seniors FLORENCE BERGMANN Juniors MARJORIE STEELE LOIS COOL GRACE STEARNS VIRGINIA HELSELL JEAN WOODWARD ANNA MARKEL Soplzomoros LOUISE GREEN ZOE LOvEJ Ov RACHEL ROBERTS INIARGUERITE TUCKER ESTHER WVHITE Fresh m an MARY BLACRLIDGE ANNE CHILTON DOROTHY BLATCHFORD MAR1'HA DUNTON GLADYS PALMETER ELEANORA REYBURN RIABEL ROACI-I EDITH SWINGLY GLADYS VEDDER Honorary Iwcnzbrrs MISS JULIA H. GULLIVER MISS MARTHA NY'E MISS JESSIE SPAEI-'ORD DR. LELAND MRS. GEORGE O. FORBES Sisters in Rockford MRS. GILBERT KIETH MRS. LEXVIS H. CLARK AIRS. ARTHUR W. ROBERTSON Pledges of Kappa Theta DOROTHY FULTON CLAIRE VIERLING FRANCIS GREEN LUELLA VIERLING E461 's P 3 ---- - -f ff- - O I Glhi 1119161 Bi EDITH ASH BESS BROWN ALMA, BROWN MRS. FRED CARRICO BLANCHE CLARK GENEVA CLARK MINA CLARK EVALYN GREGORY CORNELIA GIDDINGS CZARINA GIDDINGS F LORA EDDY Sorores in Urbe Hanorary COUSIE Fox MRS. ED. HEILIGER CORA HUGHES ANNE HUNTER MARY HUNTER ELEANOR PIERPONT MRS. WEBB. STEVENS ELIZABETH SHELDON MARGARET SHELDON MARY SHELDON MARCIA VAN DUZER MRS. PHILO FOSTER PETTIBONE MRS. ROBERT LATHROP MRS. JOHN BARNES i491 Glhi heta Mai I Aditi! Uhapirr Siniors KATHERINE WARD CHARLOTTE PETTIBONE MARGA1fET WOODBURY GERTRUDE HUNTER - ALICE BEAL Junior! MARY BUTLER FRANCES DUFFEY - MARY SALTAR Sophomores MABLE ScoTT CoRA WALLACE DOROTHY WIIEELOCIL WILI-IELMINA BARI-'IELD AGNES YERKES ADALIN WRIGHT JULIA STREET AGNES STEVENS JOSEPHINE MARKS Fresh men CONSTANCE ELLIS HELEN HITCHCOCK CAROL JONES GRACE BOYD ALICE BOYNTON MAELE SMITH ADALYN THOMPSON ELSEY TAFT N eo phytes I MAR JORIE MONTAGUE MARY VON SIIRADER MARIE LAUDRY 3 E501 I 4 S It SA 8 I' , X l , 1 AW' .Lui ' if aw.. NSW . llnrkfnrh Glnllvgv C5122 Glluh The Rockford College Glee Club was organized in 1903. The directors of the glee Club have been: Daisy Force Scott, Eva Emmott Wycoff, Flor- ence Marion Pace. For the past two years the glee club has been directed by Lucy Jocelyn Bushnell. One public performance is given each year. Glnnrert Eg the Bnrkfnrh Cllnllrgr 15122 Olluh ann Semi-Glhnrnn MISS LUCY JOCELYN BUSHNELL, DIRECTOR ASSISTED BY MISS EMILY PARSONS AND MISS ANNETTE SNELL FIUQYHUI 1. Organ-Scherzo Symphonique ..... Russell King Miller MISS SNELL 2. SL John'S Eve . . ..... . Chaminade GLEE CLUB 3. a A Northern Love Song . .... . H. Hojman b The Night Has a Thousand Eyes '. . . . J. H. Rogers c The Chase of the Butterflies ..... . Clapisson SEMI-CHORUS 4. a 'ilrish Folk Song . . . Arthur Foote b '4BerCeuse . . . .... . Ckaminade c Open Thy Blue Eyes . .... Massenei MISS BUTLER 5. Fly Singing Bird ............ Elgar Vi0liHS-MISS PETERSON, MISS KILBURN AND MISS SNARE GLEE CLUB 6. a Gavotte . . . ..,..... Frank LaForge b Canzonetta . . .... . . Schuett c Etude de Concert . ..... . MacDoweZl MISS PARSONS 7. a Lullaby . . . . G'z'!clzrist b By the River .... . . Marzo SEMI-CHORUS 8. Autumn Violetsl' ........... H. N. Bartleti SOLO PARTS, MISS ANDREWS AND MISS BUTLER GLEE CLUE AND SEMI-CHORUS SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH WEDNESDAY EVENING, 8:30, MARCH zo, 1907 OFFICERS President . . . . CHARLOTTE PETTIBONE Secrefary . . . CARRIE HOEFER Business Manager . . ZOE LOVEJOY Librarian . . . GRACE BOYD l53l C5122 Cllluh, IBB?-HE First Sopranos MARY BLACKLIDGE EDITH SCOTT MARX' BUTLER GRACE BOYD HELEN BARTHOLEMEW VIRGINIA YVALKER WILHELMINA BARFIELD, RUTH BAILEY GRACE BULAND FLORENCE BERGMAN ANNETTE BEAN ALICE HALLEY LOUISE GREEN ETTA AINSWORTH DOROTHY HILTON BLANCH HUGHES IRMA KOBLENS BIARIE LANDRY PAULINE MARLAY RUTH STARR ELSIE TAI-'T fjLADYS VEDDER IYIARJORIE VERBECK ESTHER WHITE MARY vON SCHRADER LEULLA VIERLING CLARA VIERLING ANNA MCCAULEY EVA BENJAMIN NAN GLIDDEN MARIE DE BEY GRACE CORWITH LOIS COOL HELEN BREEN KATHARINE GILBERT DOROTHY FULTON CAROL EDWARDS KATHERINE DAvIs SOPHIA GOODMAN FLORENTINE GILLER LAURA HANSON RACHEL ROBERTS BLANCH HEISERMAN MILDRED CUMMINGS ANN MARKEL SADIE RADCLIFEE ELLENA ELMENDORF NITA ZIOCK AGNES YERRES ADALIN WRIGHT MARY PALMER NELLIE MONGRAIN FLOY MESICK BLANCHE ESHORN ELEANOR REYBURN ADA READ TEKLA PETERSON ANN PROSSER IRMA SYNDER MABEL ROACH FLORENCE ROBERTS 41 V ' m I V I, I I , I x V I I , l 2 i 5 . E V F-x. i, I E Q! 4 E I 1 E 1 I N 4 f I 1 if 1 v ' ,A Q. yn i I i 4 5 J EQ, l 1 I Second Sopranos ALICE BOYNTON MABEL SCOTT BERTHA HUNTER ELIZABETH MCKEE JULIA RAFTREE ENID GARRETSON FLORENCE Two AGNES WILLIAMS DORO'i'HY WHEELOCK ELSIE DARDIS EDNA HARRER MARTINA MARSH MARGARET OCHELTREE GLADYS PALMETER NOLA TREAT WILMA WORLEY BEULAH ARNOLD HELEN HARPER MADGE KILBURN MARJORIE MONTAGUE MAUD PROBST MARY THOMAS AGNES VINCENT MILDRED KURTZ ALICE BURTON ETHEL GINGRICH BEULAH JOHNSON ALITA MCEVOY MARGARET PARR EDITH SWINGLY ' F irst A ltos ZOE LOVEJOY CORA VVALLACE MARJORIE STEELE GRACE STERNS HELEN HITCHCOCK ALICE ROTHERMAL CAROLINE WILLIAMS BESSIE BEMENT DOROTHY CHAMBERLAIN FRANCIS DUFFEY CAROL JONES MARGUERITE MORRISON HORTENSE RODENBURG MABEL SMITH ELDORA WELCH Second Altos CARRIE BECKFELIT MARGARET WOODBURY CHARLOTTE PETTIBONE KATHARINE WARD JOY HAWLEY JULIA STREET GRACE BANNEN BLANCHE PARSHALL MYRTLE BARBER AGNES STEVENS ELIZABETH NEELEY MARY NEELEY MAUD HUBBARD JOSEPHINE SUDBRINK MARY SLOANE CARRIE HOEFER Self-Gnurrnnwnt Gbrganigatinn The system of self-government has been organized for over six years. House matters, church and chapel attendance are regulated by the girls. Matters pertaining to the curriculum and social regulations remain under the control of the Faculty. The object of the organization is to enact and enforce laws in accordance with the rights granted to the organization by the Faculty of Rockford College, to transact business pertaining to the whole body of resident students, and to further the interests of the students so far as it lies within its power. Ghirrrz President . . . . KATHARINE WARD, '08 Secretary-Treasurer . . . . . VIRGINIA HELSELL '09 inns: Glnnunittrr KA'l'HfXRINE YV.-XRD RACHEL ROBERTS, '10 VIRGINIA HEI.sEI.I. NIABEL SCOTT, '10 DOROTHY BLATCHFORD, '11 Frnrtnrs Third Floor Chapel .... . Ch., Third Floor Chapel Connection . . Ch., Third Floor Linden . . . Second Floor Second Floor Middle Hall . EDITH SWINGLEY JEAN HAMILTON . IRMA SNYDER HELEN HARPER . MARIE DEBEY . . . . . MARGARET WOODBURY Linden . . . . Linden Connection . . Second Floor Chapel Connection . . MARGARET OGHELTREE Second Floor Chapel . . . . . . HoRTENsE RODENBERG First Floor . . ..... HELEN TAGGART Memorial Hall. . CHARLOTTE PETTIBONE, Head Proctor First Floor .... LUClA CoNNoR Second Floor . ESTHER WHITE Third Floor . . ELSIE DARDIS E581 ..45..-.- . .. .-. 1 I.1l'-l , . 'q my t 4 I A 5 s ,V I!! !g 'L , O! I 1 , .i,, '1,1,'Q , I -I .271 . ' 5 . , bg' hips., tie' - I.. .I I.. 1 12 Q 'sf gs X' ,,O '1' X g 1 - fr ' ' x 1 A gi Q Co LLEGE. 6 -'D An flbhr Zin Ihr iam: Ermmmira Glass All hail to the Seniors in Home Economics! We're learned in the things that deal with gastro'mics. The Sophomores proudly claim us as theirs But as elect of elect none with us compares. The students and Facs stand appalled at our knowledge, For we're scintillant stars in old Rockford College. UD. S. is a snap l outsiders may say, If ignorance is bliss let them have their way But we !-we dream of a bright laurel wreath, And then pass exams by the skin of our teeth. Oh! the things that we study are deep and mysterious, And the lessons assigned us would drive one delirious. How do acid fruits aid in the blood's alkalinity Why does cheese for green vegetables have an affinity P Give in full the theories that Darwin most wishes. All to believe is the Origin of the Species. Give the rise of the Family from Adam on down Through Prunuman and Sanguine to present renown. With regard to different occupations and salaries Make respective diets regarding the calories. Tell effect on the bones and you try to look placid, Oh that wonderful stuff glycero-phosphoric acid And the salts in the body. fhow familiar that questionll Chlorides, phosphates and sulphatesg their effect on digestion. These things to our minds bring questions unnumbered With which our school days are so greatly encumbered. In the useful and practical we do grand-stand acts. No theories for us but good, wholesome facts What use to spend years over Greek and o'er Latin? These never a husband will feed or will fatten. And the years spent in delving in all of the ologies For poorly cooked dinners will prove poor apologies. In this course we confess we've not chosen at random But de gustibus surely non est disputandumf' And speaking of fastvs sure the trustees-the sinners! Think they've cam' blanflzc invitations to come to our dinners! And the girls each Tuesday are on the alert. For naught could induce them to miss their dessert- Those ravishing puddings we make for two cents And the Fraps and Charlottes are really immense! Oh our honors are great but we wear them well And the respect of the country for R. C. compel. In this work you must know we're the brave pioneers We're making traditions to last through the years. And so great's our belief in the work we have chosen, That into the ranks all our friends we will cozen. And there's not one of us who won't now or later Forever stand firm for her old Alma Mater. gi..-4-1 if '1g'f4gN I x iqnme ilirunnmirn Bepaftmrnt V N the fall of 1906 ten girls enrolled in the first two JP I year class in Home Economics at Rockford Col- 13 , lege 1n spite of the ridicule they had to undergo as L taking the prep marriage course During the k wvggp-9344 year there were no events which could be even t ought of as exciting The girls spent all their time studying. When college opened this year, only live of the girls were back. There were, however, three new girls, making eight in the class now known as the Senior specials in Home Economics. All year they have studied hard as ever, but have done more actual work. If anyone doubts this, just ask them about the meals they plan and the dinners they give! Or ask about planning and making dessert for the college on certain days-at a very small sum per person! Or, if you have the courage, first ask them about the din- ner they gave to the Board of Trustees!!! Z. L. l61l iw get Ne MQQ called October Frances Green, 4' '11 lan 5 ? We M., le S ff'-114 l Mena HE Preparatory Department of Rockford College was founded by Miss Anna P. Sill, in 1849. Year by year we have steadily increased in number and have, at the present time, an organized body of thirty-nine students. At the beginning of the school year we joined our forces and de- cided to stand together as a body. Our first meeting was 6, 1907, by Joy Hawley, who was elected president and secretary of the Preps. Qur first affair was a tea given in the day students room, which was decorated in blue and white, the Prep colors. On the evening of the college Promenade, December 7, we were entertained at the home of Mrs. XVaite Talcott, of Rockford. VVe spent the evening dancing in the ball room which was elaborately decorated in Hags Frappe was of all nations. served throughout the evening and later supper was served down stairs. A short time before the an entertainment consisting of the Seniors Christmas vacation invitations were issued for of a mock wedding given january 18. in honor and Sophomores. The faculty and friends from town also attended. Several showers, teas and dinners were given in honor of the bridal party. Mamie De Bey, the bishop. entertained at a pin shower, which was given in honor of Annette Showdy, the bride, on the afternoon of january 14, Miss Nye and Miss Penfield, faculty friends of the bride and groom, enter- tained at a nickle shower XYednesday, january 15. Friday afternoon Antoinette Bean, the matron of honor, entertained in honor of the bride at a linen shower. Friday evening saw the stag dinner given by Dorothy Ful- ton, the groom, for the groom's-men. minister and father-in-law. Miss joy Hawley, the bride's mother, received in honor of her daughter Friday even- ing, january 17. At eight o'clock Miss Snell, the pianist, began the wedding march. The minister soon took his place followed closely by the groom, attended by Frances Green, his best man. Four Hower girls led the pro- cession followed by the groom's men. The matron of honor preceded Blanche Hughesp the maid of honor. followed by ,lanet Xlformwood, the little flower girl, who strewed rose petals in the path of the bride. The bride came in with Nan Glidden, her father, who gave her away at the chancel steps. The bride and groom received with the bride's mother and father at a reception which followed the ceremony after which was dancing. The color scheme was carried throughout in all the decorations with lavender wigtaria, N. L. G.-D. D. F. l62l i'l W1'ml ' ' ,,' 'Yr ' W Sverrrtarial Glnnrzv MWWM ECAUSE of the growing demand for efficient sten- ographers who can conduct a varied correspondence l KX sitions awaiting Women who have a liberal educa- x ' tion and technical knowledge the secretarial course . Q has been introduced into Rockford College. The aim of this course is to make it possible for young Women to ob- tain a sound business education in the refined atmosphere of a col- lege home in connection with the all-around cultural advantages of a 'college course. Besides the ordinary branches of type-writing and short-hand that are taught in business colleges, this course offers a study of business organization and transactions, and a history of the indus- tries and economics of the United States under instructors who have specialized in each branch. In orderto have a complete college course, one may choose any language for her elective. Having completed this course, the student, if she does not wish to become a professional stenographer, is able to look after her own property, assist her father in business, or earn money in vacations. j With the exception of one, all those Who entered the course last year, have either taken positions or made plans to as soon as they have completed their course. A Qs- A gy ai for busy employers, and because of the 'desirable po- , 1 1 ' ,KX 2 L'fk my 1 C1-'k ' l63l E Alunmew Rockford College is indeed a true Alma Mater to her graduates. Scarcely a week passes but that some girl who has spent her college days here returns to visit with old friends, to gain new ones, and to live again for a few days among the surroundings of some of her former good times.. And it is not always girls who come, though each one does say that the old campus and buildings do make her feel like a girl once more. Some are brides, just out of girlhoodg some are women with daughters eagerly waiting to begin prepar- atory or college work at Rockfordg and some are women with grandchildren- those girls who graduated long ago from the school then known as the Rock- ford Female Seminary. :Xt coniniencenient thne, a fem' years past. diere vvas a reunion cd the members of the first class to graduate from this seminary. Seven old ladies were present, they having made up the class of 185-L. Though there had been rnany pleasant changes snice Hiey haclwvorked and played together here,this meeting brought the fact to them that their school days had been real, after alL and notxnereliappy dreanidays. llowfthey dklenjoy M! Perhaps dns was partly due to the girls liking them so well and talking of them as just the dearest old ladiesf' Iaast coniniencenient the gids wvere especiahyfinterested in cnie of the vishors.an oldlatbfivho had conie back to celebrate the hfneth anniversary cd her graduatknifronithe senihuugn Fronitalking'to her a gid could only realize in part the great happiness this one alumnae felt at being in her college lionie once niore. If a college is to be judged at all by those who go forth from it into the world, Rockford ought to be ranked among the first of the land. All over the United States, as well as in many foreign countries, we find many mothers and teachers working together to bring up the children in their care according to the Rockford College ideals. No other college for women has sent out earnest Christian workers more anxious to do all possible good for the natives of such countries as China, Burmah or Turkey. VVho has done niore toxvard the rehef and adxwuice of die poor and vvorking classes in our large cities than a graduate in the class of 1881, jane Addams of Hull fTouse,Clncago? To prove the loyalty of Rockford Alumnae, we have only to investigate what they are doing for their college, year by year. One would naturally expect an ialuninae fkssocknion in Ilockford,for there are the coHege and its students to keep alive the interest of people in the city. The members l64l of this body have done, and conti11ue to do, much toward adding to the pleasures and amusements enjoyed by the gxrls each year They strlve to 1mprove the bLl1ld1I'1gS both 1ns1de and outslde and to better the Hnanclal stand1ng of the college They have also establ1shed a fund of live thousand dollars for scholarsh1ps at Rockford But the other Alumnae ASSOC1atlOHS must not be forgotten nor the work they do The largest one CX1StS 1n Ch1cago and the next largest 1n MIIWHH kee and both are made up of women who are w1l11ng to devote much tlme and energy to work for the1r college Scholarsh1ps are controlled by them and at present they are workmg hard for the endowment fund hand 1n hand Wlth the faculty students and other alumnae assoc1at1ons The Cahforma Alumnae ASSOC13tlOl1 though so far away has just as enthus1ast1c members and does just as much 1n proportlon to 1ts membershxp as does the larger one 1n Ch1cago and M11 waukee Then come the smaller assoc1at1ons such as those 1n Tacoma and M1nneapol1s and St Paul whose members seem to never t1re of dolng all 1n the1r power for the1r college That the faculty and students apprec1ate all that 1S done for them as teachers and students at Rockford College 1S shown by the hearty way they welcome back each alumna who IS able to V1S1t them We can feel qu1te certam that encouraged by what the alumnae of prev1ous years have done the graduates of the com1ng years w1ll work to the1r best ab1l1ty to make the old assoc1at1ons stronger and form new ones to a1d the1r alma mater 'S QF! io Jn U O ' .xx 'ga' .6 'ln SAW' T65 Qlullrgv And what does 'college' mean to you, my little Rockford maid ? Far, far too much to tell it all, this sweetest maiden said. ll It means a cordial welcome by the girls who called me 'new,' Who laughed with me when I was bright. and comforted me when blue. It means going to look for desks, pins. wire, and all such truck And treated as though my evening were 'just the grandest luck.' It means eating ice cream at the Pal, and ordinary Burr's cream cheese, And craving all from meals and spreads to tive o'clock pink teas. It means big beefsteak fries and rides up the river, The memories of which would set any soul a 'quiverf It means children's parties and Tolo initiations. Both of which caused laughter and the loudest exclamationsf' ll It means the passing from the ranks of new girls to the old And feeling I could do what I wished. not what I was told. ll It means big Tolo parties, where the girls might sing or scream, On red-letter days like Valentine's or ghostly Hallowe'en. KI It means waking at seven every morning there was school, And being squelched hy the proctor each time I broke a rule. ll It means trying each week to be excused from church again, And doing livin four nights each week. even when there was rain. ll It means the Washington party. with toasts and minuet, Though these stately people later danced a more lively step. ll It means hours of gossip about the Preps or Faculty, Or taking walks. or making fudge like-well, you ought to see. ll It means the Glee Club concert, with long practice hours before. And some student recitals attended by a few score. KL It means the lrright May party. and the crowning of the queen. And supper on the terrace. after dancing on the green. It means commencement seasons. part gay and part sad each year, Some girls welcomed hack with joy. some sent away with a tear. il It means glad reunions after vacations short or long, lVith telling cf many a story. or singing of a song. And then it means other things. like 'Color Rush' and 'Ivy Day,' But I cannot tell of these. I must hasten on my way. ll Is this all 'college' means to you, my charming Rockford maid P Oh! It's not all. by no means all, this dearest maiden said. While I am there I'll take great care my lessons not to shirk, It often seems that college life is only work, work, work. l'm glad that I've had English, Bible, Math. and German, too, But I know l'll be just as glad when with these things I'm through. And when I think of college days as being in the past, 'Tis thoughts of friends and fun, not work. that come both first and last. ll Zora LovEJOv. E661 0 19 5 fy ,,, Nf,, Pi . IC Twice a year the powers nod, And they let us promenade. Each of us, like all the rest, Asks the man she likes the best. Lucky man, he grabs the chance, And comes running to the dance. If he skips his dean's stern glance Ask another if he don't. S, If F you haven? expedenced a pnmn you can neverreahze the L thrill that merely singing the foregoing lines gives you. It W2 ,ty calls to mind all the nervous strain of getting a man, getting 596.5 fww Y' your card filled and being sure that your gown is all right. kQp CLE Then the day of the dance-who can ever forget Mary's G4't.f5gb.x cheerful grin when she tells you that you are wanted at the phone right away and you realize that he is really here and if you have patience the prom itself will be a reality. 1 Some seventy-five girls experienced these various and sundry thrills this year at the mid-year promenade and really it was Well worth the nervous strain to which some of us were subjected. If ever two committees worked hard and deserved a vote of thanks the reception and decoration committees did. The reception committee was as follows: Wilhelmina Barfield, chair- man, Esther White, Margaret Ochletree and Maud Propst. Mabel Scott was the chairman of the decoration committee and the other members were Agnes Stevens, Mary Blackridge, Myrtle Barbour and Louise Green. The receiving line composed of Miss Gulliver, Mrs. Talcott, Mrs. Emmott, Mr. and Mrs. John Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Purdy, Mr. and Mrs. Shoudy and the ,reception committee formed in Middle Hall at seven o'clock. At half- past seven the reception was over and everyone went over to the gymnasium for the dancing. The efforts of the decoration committee were amply repaid for certainly the gymnasium never looked better. It was a perfect bower of green and poincettas. The ceiling was festooned with red Hovvers, each one lighted by an electric light. iThe platform was banked with palms. At the opposite end of the gymnasium the girls served frappe in little booths. The floor was like satin, reflecting the red lights and the light gowns of the girls. The dancing started at half-past seven and stopped all too soon at half after eleven. In the middle of the evening, supper was served over in Middle Hall. E691 Each of the classes had decorated a studio to be used between dances. The Seniors had Miss Parson's studio, the Juniors the Juniors' den, the Soph- omores Miss Snell's studio and the Freshmen Miss Bushnell's. They were all made very attractive with Howers and candle-light and the requisite amount of college pennants and pillows. The powers that be, declared that like little Cinderella, we should all run home when the bell sounded at half-past eleven. By twelve the men had all gone and life began to look serious to us again as we realized that we really were a bit tired. Of course there was the aftermath of Sunday callers the next day. Some even last as far as Sunday night, but those were few and most of us bid fare- well to gay society life. for a while at least. Saturday night and tried to center our attention on the spring promenade. And so it came and went and now it is a thing of the past and all we have left is a program. a thank-you letter and a memory of a mighty good time- which when you come right clown to it, is about the finest thing you can have anyway. '-TTT! . . uf. l70l Vasu me rad' KRT? if 4 -l I? f t f s' 7 Illtmhingtnn liartg f ' S many a Freshman has learned to her rio little consterna- tion, the unwritten laws and the unwritten customs of a col- lege are to be observed with fuH as greatfear and trendr lings as are the Thou Shalts and the Thou Shalt Nots which KY., appear boldly set forth in the constitution of student govern- Qf,f?0K ment. To be sure, these are not all of an equally terrifying nature-when a Freshman has put on the hoop skirts and the satin bodice of her colonial great, great grandmother. and has heaped her powdered locks in imposing fashion high upon her head, she is no longer to be assailed by any of die htde shivery spasnas such as the observance of divers others of these said custonis has brought to her. I3ut,terdfying or otherwise,these are of vitalin1portance.in that they corniect us niost closely xvith the fornner years of the college. Somehow, the richer a school is in associations. in the loving memory of the many old girls who have worked and dreamed within its walls, and have given of their best to it, the richer also it is in these same unwritten customs. Among these one of the most charming is the VVashing- ton Party, given annually in commemoration of XVashington's birthday, by the X G XII sorority of the college. Once a year the fair and courtly dames, and the gallant gentlemen who have been in hiding since the days when they danced the minuet in celebra- tion of Cornwallis' surrender-appear mysteriously among us. Altogether diey corne froni diose lurking places in xvhich they have sadly vvatched the degeneracy of Hiese,our present thnes. Tdnies hixvhich the gentlenien have put aside their gayly colored rannent,their Qlks and theh'sath1s and have donned the sober black broad-cloth of tradesmen: have even hung up their hhe snmnds upon the ntdh and uwdked through lHe niournful and sober as Quakers, in which grand ladies are no longer to be known from their humbler sisters, minus their patches and their wonder-bespeaking hoop- skirts. Once a year they come with a confused sound, whether of the wlurrnig OfXVhlgS,th6 staniphig ofspidted chargers,or even the creaking of old broom-sticks, I have never been able to discover, though often in the liope of learning, I have peered out of the xvnidoxv a fullliour before the appointed thne. I can niake out nothing.'tHl aH at once, with a babel of voices. a throng of old-time ladies and gentlemen stream in through all the doors,zuid Hhs to overhoning uddi ns gayety,the otherwise deniure and quiet halls of Rockford College. So embued, apparently did these colonial forebears of ours become with the good old idea that it would be a grievous mistake to begin any gayety E721 upon an empty stomach, that they straightway sit them down at a sumptous banquet table. This, in spite of the fact that on the planet which they now inhabit, the partaking of food is considered a foolish and an out-worn' custom. VVhen the feast is done, they drink to one another, and toast the great leaders of this great war, as though it were a War of yesterday. With this, one and all betake themselves to the grand ball room. Here, after the Minuet has been danced by eight fair ladies and eight gallant gentleman they dance away the rest of the evening. Suddenly, in the midst of the music, a bell jangles. Then mysteriously as they appeared, with a confused sound, whether of the whirring of wings, or the stamping of spirited chargers I cannot make out, the gay throng of old-time ladies and gentleman vanishes from the room. Unaata Toast Mistress ...... Miss GULLIVER 1 The Growth of the Colonial Spirit . . . ADELE WOHLER To George Washington ...... Miss MISENER Yorktown the Central Point of American History .... ., ..... . . . MRS. DERWENT To Martha Washington . AGNES STEVENS 7 . ' ET xo xv ri 'As sg a4I5!QQ?Qg2i:Ma , . Z9i'Of'e flf4i'52 I so ,W . -'i?5'o'0'o'S55a-- . ...-.sw 5Q23 a,-,, ,. QQIQF' W in ..,,,.fsi?5!f' S bw 6 xi 'll A E731 illilinuri anrrrz ADELAIDE BROWN FANCHON I'I.-XTHAWAY ALICE ROTHERMEL ALICE BURTON CAROLINE DICKERBIAN ETHEL GINRICI-I VIRGINIA HELSELL ZOE LOVEJOY LIABEL SCOTT ALBERTA XVALDO MAUD PROPST ANN STAHLEY CORA XVALLACE ESTHER XVHITE LEONORE IQOTTINGHAM U41 AGNES YERRES vfff '- 3. -5-- G 'f ', ,-', , ., QQ, I . t, Q 'V' '- AA X' ' 'If ' 'Q gn ' V V - Y A . ff? 4.-'Q' ., Q , f i' .. , 7 4 '. - Q. F 95.1. P 1! f ' ' . '. If if' .ff . v lb I .,.. A! 1 4 - N 4 .zg - -21 .N xg +A, ' ' 'ui hy. rl 0 - ,3 - qdsr' Q .'i , U ' X HT71 ,A K IP sl! .YJ -Q ' ,u A .1 ' P' t .NA 1 5 I.-'if .- 9 1 -L x 1 , ' v -,-,q - NAV .'F'nrs'w ,fs7 f W ---1 r-nv-vf-Q-un-wg-1 -w-lf ' -1' 'vyw 1 1 may Hang 07 HEN all the woods are thick with violets and the girls come in from long tramps with arms filled with fragrant purple masses of them, then is the time of the May party, given in W X charming customs of Rockford College. No one knows how Fi is .J nl- . . ' every year by the Kappa Theta sorority, and one of the most 4 Lei ' the custom originated or when the first May party was given. It seems to have always been part of the college life. Every one, days before the May day, goes hunting violets with which to crown the unknown queen and decorate her throne and gown. Early in the afternoon of the day the students, faculty and guests assemble in Middle Hall, where interest and ex- citement run high as the votes are cast for the queen who will rule her king- dom for a year, and the announcement of whose name is greeted with cheers. Dressed in a robe of white, her train. heavy with the weight of violets, car- ried by two little pages, the happy queen is escorted by the tiny crown bearer and her attendant May pole dancers to the place where, under a canopy of green foliage, the queen of last May, still wearing the crown of violets, withered and almost gone now. that made her a happy queen a year ago, waits upon her throne of green to crown the new queen and pay to her the homage of one who knows how delightful it is to be sovereign of a kingdom in which one's subjects are one's friends. After the first moment of breathless silence, when she places the violet crown upon the head of the kneeling queen, the air is filled with cheers as the new-crowned queen ascends the steps and takes her throne. Her first gracious act of queenship is to take the withered crown of violets from the head of last year's queen and crown her anew with forgetmenots. Though queen for but a year. she will not be forgotten. Having ruled her kingdom wisely and well, she will ever be May queen at Rockford and her name added fo the long list of honored sovereigns. To do honor to the queen the attendant dancers then weave their purple and white ribbons in the graceful May pole dance, circle round to the throne and are the first to pay homage. The queen could have no fairer kingdom than the college campus, beautiful with the splendor of spring, nor more loyal subjects to l78l rule than the girls who have chosen her from all others to be queen of Rockford for a year. During the remainder of the afternoon she holds her court at a reception in the K QD sorority room, and later presides at the supper served on the campus. After supper the queen's throne of state is carried into the gym, where the girls dance away the rest of the evening. 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Don john, his bastard brother . Claudia, a young lord of Florence . Benedick, a young lord of Padua Leonato, governor of Messina . Antonio, his brother . . . Lomadfe Followers of Don john Borachio Friar Francis .... Dogberry, a constable Verges. a headborough A Sexton .... Hero, daughter to Leonato . . Beatrice, niece to Leonato . . . Margaret V Gentlewomen attending on Ursula Hero .... Messengers, Watch, Attendants, etc. Glas! Ll I l s . l84l . MARJORIE STEELE ADALIN WRIGHT . IWABEL ScoTT . MARX' BUTLER . GRACE BUELL . INIARTINA h1ARSH . KATHARINE WARD FANCHON HATHAWAY . FRANCES DUEFEY . CORA HUGHES . BIAUDE PRoPsT . . ZoE LOVEJOY . ADELAIDE BROWN XVILHELMINA BARFIELD . BI.-XRION BIITCHELL . PAULINE COMMACK -- V -, ,ft-7...l V r J L f I Q 3 Blurb Ann Ahnut Nnthing, For a number of years it has been an established custom of the College to present a Shakespearian play during commencement Week. The cast is chosen from among all the students of elocution, and -the rehearsals are in the charge of Mrs. Ila Irving Emmott. For the '07 commencement Much Ado About Nothing was given. As the College has no sufficiently large auditorium, and We did not Wish to cover our light with a bushel, We presented the play in the town opera house, that all who wished might see, and, in- cidentally help to rejoice the heart of our Business Manager. i CZv.,2.lr.g.Q E871 ' . T, ,' 1 H g f f i. d, ' .Q ' -,.p:f .1, -4'5.'5,'f. .'V', 'fg '-'aj ' ' ,.'1?:v4., !'Vgv:.5 l ,hb rly 'V ' b..-.iw ws V -1 ,Lf , , 5 ,5 W F - , this A P ' ,Uj ,4,' H,,Cj1g3, yx:,,4 A .' '1 ' 1.3, --au 11.-, ' - 2 . . -:J1 ' -, a .,.l ,'.' tu lfvv. , ' ' ' J.-,ar , , , vi -, A ni. Ryu- -- xV .f1, v r ' -V X , vwwvdz, .up .w il J, gtdiqi ,I , - AJ ij?-va A tl,Iv . . LQ , ob , . ' J ' 1- tv ,' ' 'H-, . ,, ,. 1 -a,-, 7 'I'r'-QCY-U ' 7 sw- , l ' , wb A tae w- l -N ...Aa ,Q ' -1 'J 'K W' .. mfg. xv ,K E 1 I up K v o 1 X I A. 'Al X. -A. 1 'I lx .ILM -ts. All-L va v 39-W 5 ' 'ul A I ,QP Glnmmvnrvmvnt - 0 - COMMENCEMENT week of June, 1907, was opened on Sun- l day the 7th, by the Baccalaureate sermon, delivered by Dr. j,,, . , Snyder, of the Second Congregational Church. . lf9E1 ' Dr. Snyder's theme was Salvation. He drew his text WA KE, from Acts 16 :31: Believe on the Lord jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved. He said to believe on the Lord Jesus, that is, to give the supreme place in our lives to what He was, and what He stood for, to take the faith, and love, and service which He revealed and manifested, as the things above aH others vve beheve in. Tins is to be saved. Itis to be lifted by our vision of the Christ above the power and dominion of Life's lower forces. But this supreme belief in the things that are highest, does not destroy, it only transligures and glorifies our belief in every good and worthy thing,in aH the good gihs of43od,imdnch rnake up so rnuch of our dady happiness - Tuesday morning the Faculty and Trustees entertained the girls on board the Illinois, and Tuesday evening a delightful concert was given by the music students, assisted by the semi-chorus. Two of the young ladies who took part in the program, were graduates of the piano department-Miss Viola Newton, and Miss Blanche Williams. The program was well arranged to give ample display of the varied styles which characterized the work of the young artist, all of whom acquitted themselves admirably. Commencement exercises were held Wednesday morning in the college chapeL The program was opened by selections from Guilmants fifth sonata, played by Miss Snell, of the musical faculty. This was followed by the pro- cessional by the College Glee Club. Miss Snell at the organ, Miss Parsons at the piano, and Miss Olive Wood- ward, violin, played a trio, Invocation by Ganne, which was followed by Scripture reading and prayer. A quartet consisting of Misses Mary Butler, Mabel Andrews, Zoe Love- joy, and Grace Stearns then sang Mendelssohn's Oh, for the Wings of a Dove. Dean Butler, of Chicago University, gave the address. He spoke with great feehng upon UPresentlDay IdeahsinQEducauonf' ffhernessage he conveyed was inspiring to all who heard him. He showed how one's education begin- ning with a babe's first breath, ends only with his last. The years spent in schocd is the snnahest porthon of his training: It is necessary to Uplay the game of life with all the cleanness and precision that makes successful players E891 in athletic games, if one would learn the most he could from this greater school. Greater obligations rest upon those who have had the advantages of a higher education, they must take an active part and help bear the burdens in the life of the communities in which they live. They must be the think- ers and the doers, the public has a right to expect it. Dean Butler's address was followed by Schubert's, The Lord is my Shepherd, sung by the Semi-chorus. President Gulliver then gave an address to the Seniors, on Artists in Character. As Artists let us see our fellows steeped in the atmosphere of the Divine. Let us love them for their possibilities, if we cannot love them for themselves. T Following President Gulliver's address, the Alma Mater was sung, after which the graduating class, Miss Adela Caspara Wfohler. and Miss Ruth Dement. both of Chicago. graduates of the collegiate course. and Miss Blanche NVilliams, of Rochelle, and Miss Viola Newton, of XVinnebago, of the piano department, were presented with diplomas. The Lord Bless you and keep you, by Lutkin, was then sung by the Glee Club, and the exercises were closed by the Benediction. The Alumni dinner followed at 1 o'clock. in the college dining room. Seventy-five former graduates met and revived pleasant memories of former years. Mrs. Marion Sackett Skeinp, of the class of '57, was the guest of honor at the reunion. The college girls and their friends were served lunch on the lawn, and the remainder of the day was spent in seeing off schoolmates, and wishing them God speed. ,ukxqtggvggkli-.Uv - - - ' A 4 -4 - 4 3 7 ND n,gg'i'6Qhqf5 s! '. I - Q' '4 !3zf,O4aC!s0:,:'5 U N J '- 43 Q! rwgnmywvgnzqnv-M 'wr-f-v.1'-vw .-.. 'I Berceuse . Gondoliera Slumber Song It Must Be Wondrous Fair . Spring Song Spring Song - ,...rv,,v-.,.,,.,u--1, , , Glnnavruatnrg Glnnrrrt Given during Commenrenzen! Vlfeek by llze Pupils of the Consfrzfafory of Mzz5z'c Polonaise Op. 22 . . . MISS VIOLA NEWTON. MISS PARSONS, Orchestral parts on Second piano. Concerto in G Minor . . . MISS ,BLANCHE WILLIAMS. MISS PARSONS, at organ. Brilliante Variation, Op. 12 . MISS MARION WELCH. MISS PAULINE CLARK. Auf F lugen des Gesanges . . 2 MISS CORA WALLACE. Tell Me Beautiful Maiden . . rp MISS ZOE LOVEJOY. Violin obligate-MISS MARIORIE KILBOURNE. ' MISS MABEL ANDREWS. Passage Bird's Farewell . . MISS BUTLER-MISS ANDREWS. SEMI-CHORUS. l9Il W., ,..r,'..,,,.., ,..-.V-, ,. W.-. .,, ,vfprr-rv'rvvy-qv --yy-,r,,--,vvq-,-.--,.,.,.,.,,,.,W,T,p, . Chopin Mefzdelssohn . Chopin . H enselt Moskowski Mendelssohn Randegger . B olzni Mackenzie . Hildach Chadwick 1511? Glnmnwnrmnrnt Fifth S01'1at8. . ....... Guilmant Allegro Adagio Miss ANNETTE SNELL. Processional-COLLEGE GLEE CLUB. Invocation ....... Ganng Mrss SNELL, Organ. Miss PARSONS, Piano. M ISS XVOODWARD, Violin Scripture Reading-Rav. N. B. CLINCH. Prayer-REV. F. M. SHELDON. Oh for the Wings of a Dove . .... Mendelssohn Mxss BUTLER Miss Lovejoy Miss Axnmaws Miss STEARNS Address-Some Present Day Ideals in Character-DEAN BUTLER. The Lord is My Shepherd ........ . Schubert SEM:-CHORUS. Address to Graduating C1355-PRESIDENT JULIA GULLIVER. PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS. The Lord Bless You and Keep You .... . Lutkin COLLEGE GLEE CLUB. Benediction-Rev. P. M. SNYDER. Organ Postlude ....... . Wagner Mlss PARSONS. E921 linrkfnrh Glnllvgv 312122115 F I have renounced the search of truth, 2' it if I have 5 died to all use of these new events that are born out of ,'v X, prolific time into multitude of life every hour. Emerson. J J W ig: 7: come into the port of some pretending dogmatism, I have C cd F-x I Look to it first and only, that fashion, custom, authority, pleas- ure, and money are nothing to you, it 'l' but live with the privi- lege of the immeasurable mind. ' Emerson. fe If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. St. Paul. And the true order of going or being led by another to the things of love, is to use the beauties of earth as steps along which he mounts upwards 'lt Dk tk di But what if a man had eyes to see the true beauty, the divine beauty I mean it 'if X. Do you not see that in that communion only, beholding beauty with the eye of the mind, he will be enabled to bring forth not images of beauty, but realities, for he has hold not of an image but of a reality, and bringing forth and educating true virtue to become the friend of God and be immortal, if mortal man may. Plato. E931 Elin winter Zllrniitml afff' N honor of a year peculiarly successful, the powers that be sh ordained that on January 20, a Winter Festival should be held ii X to welcome home all our old graduates and former students. 'ffyhxf Forutwo days we 'fkept'open house and listened to the ip! reminiscences of Miss S1ll's day and in our turns dilated on the advantages of belonging to our own particular day. All Friday afternoon our guests arrived and at the appointed hour all as- sembled in the chapel to enjoy the program planned. A processional by the students of the college was followed by the announcement of Mr. Carnegie's splendid gift of 835,000 to the college. This announcement came as a total surprise to most of those present and was greeted enthusiastically. Mr. Eckels, the speaker of the evening, was introduced by President Gulliver and gave us an interesting address. At the close of the program a reception was held in Middle Hall. Saturday morning at nine o'clock students and guests assembled in the chapel for the regular chapel service. Miss Annette Snell gave the organ prelude. The devotional service was as follows: Scripture Reading and Prayer-PRESIDENT GULLIVER. Musical Response, The I.ord's Prayer-S'runEN'rs. Hymn. Solo, The Mercy-Seat ...... . Ernest Leo Miss h'lARY BUTLER. College Song-Alma Mater. Responsive Service. Music for Responses-G. F. Roor AND Miss Emu' PARSONS. Organ Postlude-Miss SNELL After the chapel service all repaired to the gymnasium where a half-hour was taken up with basketball and fancy dances under the direction of Miss Theodora Burnham, Physical Director. The basketball game was between the sophomores and freshmen and great was the rivalry between the odd and even classes. The gym resounded with class songs and yells. Teddy bears looking most important in class colors were the much scrapped over mascots of the opposing teams. The line-up was as follows: E941 Soplzomores MARY BUTLER EVA BENJAMIN DOROTHY WHEELOCK MARJORIE STEELE AGNES STEVENS --, -.-yu-rv-V - Freshmen MARGUERITE TUCKER .. . . . NAN GLIDDEN . . . . ESTHER WHITE ...MARTINA MARSH . . . ALBERTA WALDO .. .. SINA BAILEY RCfCI6CiGERTRUDE HUNTER. Scorers ZOE LOVEJOY MABEL SCOTT At the end of the first half the score stood 12 to 1 in favor of the fresh- men The second half was more exciting-the sophomores fought Valiantly and at the end of the game the score stood 14 to 6 in favor of the freshmen. The following girls took part in the two fancy dances: AGNES STEVENS FANCHON HATHAWAY PRUDENCE ELLIS GERTRUDE HUNTER DOROTHY WHEELOCK CRACE STEARNS HELEN POPE MARJORIE STEELE MARY BUTLER HILDA PERRY ALICE ROTHERMEL SINA BAILEY ' After the fancy dancing one and all took their way to the domestic science lecture room where there were exhibits and demonstrations of such remarkable thing as menus of three meals a day for 25 cents. The studio was also thrown open and was a place of great interest to many on account of a number of Mr Patterson S rapid sketches, illustrating the characteristic styles of many great artists familiar to us all. The art students also had some of their work on exhibition. At three o clock the afternoon program began. This program was under the auspices of the music department assisted by Mrs Ila Irvine Emmott. Miss Snell opened the program with a Concert Etude in D Hat by Liszt. This was followed by two groups of songs The Viking's Daughter, and Times Garden by Goring Thomas and Deserted by MacDowell, sung by Miss Bushnell the Vocal instructor. Mrs. Emmott then gave a clever little monologue, entitled When I Am Married. The program closed with a number by MISS Potter, instructor in piano. Her closing number was as follows' Passepied, Delebes and the Nachfalter waltz, Strauss-Tausig. The hour was one of great enjoyment for all and the artistic work of the department instructors was received with enthusiasm. E951 . .,,.--A...-.-.An---,W -N - .... .. .... C.... .. .... C.... .. PRUDENCE ELLIS ..... ...... . .... . G ............ . Q' J 1 7 , . .' , O I ! ' 7 2 3 ' ll D i ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 's ' ' I . 1 At four o'clock the Kappa Theta's entertained all the guests and students at a tea In their sorority room in Adams Hall. The decorations were in red and white both in the sorority room and in the day student's room where refreshments were served. Those receiving were President Gulliver Miss Brown, Mrs. George Forbes, the Misses Wohler, Andrews Helsell and Louise Green. Miss Tobey presided at the frappe bowl and in the dining room the Misses Steele and White, the Misses Chilton and Staley, and the Misses Bergman and Commack presided in turn Saturday evening the last feature of the festival took place. At eight o'clock all assembled in the gymnasium to see the Adventure of Lady Ursula, given by the Chi Theta Psi sorority. The cast was as follows The Earl of Hassenden ......... MABEL SCOTT Sir George Sylvester . ....... MARY BUTLER Rev. Mr. Blimboe . ....... JULIA GILBERT Mr. Dent CoRA HUGHS Mr. Castleton Sir Robert Clifford Mr. Ward Mr. Devereaux Quilton Cservant to Lord Hassendenl Mills Cservant to Sir George Sylvesterj Servent at Lord Hassenden's Lodging KATHERINE WARD PRUDENCE ELLIS WILHELMINA BARI-'Ii-:LD ELIZABETH SHELDON JULIA STREET LUELLA DEANE CONSTANCE ELLIS Miss Dorothy Fenton, Betrothed to Lord Hassenden Mrs. Fenton her Aunt The Lady Ursula Barrington, Lord Hassenden's Sister DoRoTHv WHEELOCK MARGARET WOODBURY The play had been drilled by Mrs. lla Irvine Emmott and proved to be a great success Thus ended the Winter Festival which in spite of wind and weather, for both were raging in full force, one and all enjoyed thoroughly. It takes such a coming together of old girls and new, alumni and trustees once in a while to bring us to the realization of all our Alma Mater means to us and all she will mean to us in the future. We will all look back on the Winter Festival as a time of glad home coming and reunion for those of us who are already in the wide, wide world and a time of renewed enthusiasm and zest for those of us who are still within the sheltering arms of our Alma Mater. l96 5 I L KLJ' 7 9 . . . . . . . . . . . CHARLOTTE PETTIBONE , ....... 1 . . 1 L g- I F P , IQ :Q A 1: ,a I, X 4 k 'Q 6 at UFEMR L-4 3 f V 42 D Vp? i l , x 'I ,II - A ' -1 f 1. 1 A llllveting nf thi, Glreanwh was Qlluh Have you seen Martin ? jo burst in on our quiet sewing party like a frenzied kangaroo. No, who is he ? a freshman asked curiously. Don't know Martin! Why you must be a freshman! He's my 'Human Body.' I haven't seen him since I had Lab last time. He must be under this in Oh! jo, do be careful not to upset this chafing-dish! I've had my heart set on having creamed peas so long! I canft aiford to spill these on the Hoor! Besides, we've just had sweep-day. jo regardless of her usual poise, was rooting around under the cots and boxes. Are you sitting on my 'Human Body? ' she suddenly asked the amazed freshman. Oh, chuck it, jo, you can't ever find it, said the chief cook, dreamily, stirring the creamed peas with the scissors, Borrow one. Borrow somebody else's 'Human Body?' VVell I guess not! I'll borrow a party-coat and furs and a suit-case and jewels for the Pan-Hel, and eats and brooms and - . Yes, and umbrellas and rubbers. And paste and everything- And pencils, added some patient lenders. Oh, said jo, rushing out of the door, - to return later, when things had quieted down a bit, asking Who borrowed my 'Human Body,' I should like to know? Do stay and have some creamed peas, jo, never mind Martin 'till to- morrow. But I've got to find him tonight. I've taken all my cuts, and choked twice, and been called out of class three times so I wouldn't have to recite, and I've been advised to visit classes oftener, so I've simply got to go to- morrow! Miss Blank is getting just that rude, she will call on me sure, and I've forgotten how many auditory ossicles there are in a mouse's ear! The chorus of Mice! who said Mice ? from the other girls, had a start- ling effect. Sewing was temporarily laid aside, for everyone had some pet grievance to air against the wee, sleekit, cowrin' tim'rous beastie. - Why one chased me all the way down the hall the other night! And I jumped down the elevator shaft to escape him,- Cries of Oh ! have only a stim- D001 ulatmg effect on Jo when she s telling a story and when I landed at the bottom all bruised and bleeding and looked up to see if he was coming too, I saw him sitting on the edge and just holding his sides laughing' I was so mad and everything I was going to h1t him on the head with a broom, but he Well thats nothing to one that lives on my closet shelf' He takes flying leaps over to my bed and back for exercise every night --H -- Why don t you make him a collar then like yours said Gee then some night hell fall down and cut his head off on it! Nobody need make fun of my collars. They re awful stylish anyway. Say aren t those peas done? If you used a Rochester chafing dish now -- This is a perfectly good chafing dish as you will see from these luscious peas my dear I hope you don t mind using a soap-dish and a shoe-horn ? After the plates were passed there was a short silence then-- Why the peas are stone cold someone said in an awed tone. Hum the fire must have gone out said the cook cheerfully. We haven t any more alcohol but you can heat them on the radiator if you likeg for myself I always prefer green peas cold. And hard too I suppose? sa1d the unsympathetlc Gee Well 1f you dont like my creamed peas you needn t eat em I never can make anything anyway but what everybody makes fun of them, and I ll never cook for you again never! Oh these are ine' I never ate better ones You re Princess of the Culinary Art my dear. Yes they re great and such expressions intended to sooth her ruffled feelings only served to rouse her ire. Theres some more milk. Do make us some of your grand fudge too, Will you? We pleaded propitlatingly. Well she said slowly I suppose I can if you won t make me pat it, and if I can stir it when I want to and if you ll keep Gee still and- Oh sure go ahead' Well be still as mice. Still as mice repeated Io Thats a simile that never originated at R C I ll bet' Oh that reminds me resuming her quest for Martin how many auditory ossicles are there in a mouse s ear? I cant wait for fudge, I ve got to find my Human Body --Besides its time for tardy Tardy' Who d a thunk it? Well goodn1ght! Come on, chilluns, 1t,S time to go home. Had fine time' Peas great, etc. IOI uQvgvwrr ' 'ww-wg'-v'1 a1' ' ' - 9 ' ac ,..... s y , . 7 IJ . ll J - , . ' as . C as y - - xy as x a J - r ' as cc 1 , . , . H . . s 1 , . cc I as - I u as 1 9 , . 9 n 9 A u n ' - , . . rc ' ' Q - 9 7 , , . Q 1 ' - ax 1 cr as , . cc as rc 1 ' ' as 9 cc y ' u 7 , , . 7 as 1 ' . ,, . . . , . cc n - cc 7 9 9 1 - - - s as 2 1 ll 1 - as , . cc - - 19 xr 1 - 1 9 1 A sr . . . , , . . , , . y c 9 ' 4 9 :J . xr 1 1 - as - : . Before you could blink, our quiet sewing party had gone, tardy rang, and our light went out. But there were plentiful reminders of our sewing bee left behind! It took my room-mate and me half the night to shovel'paths to our cots through the debris of sewing. Work-bags, books, and dishes, on the floor, and to pick the needles and pins off the cots. And at last, when the eats were hidden away from all furry mid-night revellers, and the waste- basket-that favorite hunting ground of the mice,-was put out in the hall, we were quite ready for sleep. ----- K ' f. '-E Zlirnm Enrare O, Horace, singing long ago. I wonder if you'd like to know That Peggy. yea I swear 'tis true, Spends hours and hours just reading you. She wanders 'ueath your shady trees And fons Bandusia she sees, And in the depths retlected there Your Pyra fair. with golden hair. h1ARGARE'I' Wooonuizv. tml Zllnur Pam at 'Qtnrkfnrhg what Bn Glhvg Hiram? l HE question of what college means to a girl is one that R, X I begins to interest her soon after her preparatory work is 0 ls-E done. Not whether higher education is necessary or advis- f c vdl able or indispensable to a woman-that question has been l settled before but the other is never completely answered. 4 , It is an open one from that time on. Each year, each new experience modifies or elaborates her answer. For the first year, college is a new and delightful life that opens up a world of new interests that absorb all her energies and thought. It is amus- ing too and she is excitedly eager to take part in everything and taste of every new sensation. It seems full of opportunities for enjoyment and her first vacation is filled with accounts of the good times she has at college. Some day later she realizes that college is not all good time gl' there is work to be done on every hand and the doing of it well assumes a new importance. She is here with a purpose and she begins to appreciate the serious aspects ofulife. Then the girl has grown older and though she talks of college with less enthusiasm perhaps, it is with a truer understanding of its meaning and the people at home say that she is growing womanly. The changes of the second year are very decided. The strongest of the first impressions crystallize and become integral parts of her character. She knows now what the first year has given her and she is given to saying whim- sically that the greater part of what she has learned has not come from books. She assimilates the best in the atmosphere about her and grows appreciably in every way The next two years though variable and unsettled add much to this. The changes are less marked but none the less lrradicable. In this time, her ideals of life and all that go to make it are steadily forming. Probably there IS much girlish egotism in them too much theory and too little knowledge of the world Lut they are high and sure and womanly and she goes bravely i. and gladly with outstretched hands to meet life and all it brings. What Rockford means is a more personal question All that the best influences and teachings inspired by love and a high purpose can mean to girls whose purposes and aims in turn are h1gh She is our foster-mother in whose love we have been sheltered these four years She has given us freely of her experience and wisdom that we may meet life unfettered and strong and that we in turn may give our aid to some one else. HELEN TAGGART. IO3 9 V 7 . . . . , S i ' S 1 , . '- 7 T l Ellie llevhz Ernihe the 'iliiuvr Silence is abroad in the meadows and the forests-silence, and the silver glory of the summer moon. And the silence and the beauty and the glory are a miracle. Softly across the meadow lands come the sweetly singing echoes of music, elfin dancing, elfin singing. The dark branches of the greenwood are astir-whispering, mummuring, alive. Hush! From the dim shape of every forest oak-of every mighty elm-of every silvery birch and poplar-sha- dowy forms are stealing through the dusky aisles of the wood. They are gliding soundlessly. Fairy music is breathing joyfully, strangely, in the quiet moonlit air. The figures move more swiftly-their hands are join- ing now. The white moonlight filtering through the shadows plays tenderly on shining silver sandals, on the silver gleaming in the floating hair, on the silver woven in the green gossamer of fairy robes. Far away, sweet strains of magic violins and pipes and flutes grow more distinct. The music moves more swiftly. The silent, swaying figures seem to pause to listen. The music is lilting, alluring, maddening. It swings them on again-they have reached the edge of the wood-they are out in the shining silver meadows. The music grows clearer, nearer, and the madness of it is wild and more sweet. Wildly and yet more wildly the wood nymphs sway and circle, the goss- amer sheen of their robes alight with the million moonbeams. And even the elfin music grows stranger and more sweet. But out of the dusky gloom of the woods, another figure comes, a black and sinister figure. that now twitches out into the moonlight, now stealthily lurches along among the shadows. The dancing nymphs have seen it. With the music mingles laughing- wild laughing-sweet laughing. More swiftly move the dancers-they are nearing the crouching twisted figure-they have surrounded him-they force him out into the meadows-into the silver moonlight. The hideous crouching figure is a mockery, yet still the nymphs laugh on-heartless laughing, cruel laughing. His misery, his ugliness is a jest. a very merry jest. Lower and lower he crouches, trembling-turning this way and that. But on every side are gleaming, swaying figures, on every side white, waving arms, on every side mad music and the sound of cruel laughter. Down on his knees now, he falters. He raises his scarred and trembling hands to the fair sky, and his lips move, writhe horribly. Is it cursing? Is it praying? And still the mocking laughter, still the madness of the violins. What is it showing-that distorted face uplifted? Entreaty, fear, hope, hatred, ever fear, and cursing. - The nymphs dance on across the meadows away from the dark woods. ll04l And still gleam the moonbeams in their shimmermg robes st1ll are the white arms waving Stlll the silver sh1n1ng 1n thelr ha1r st11l the sllver sandals glistening on their feet The darkness falls No muslc but horrible groaning and wailing is in the sky and in the wood w1nd and thunder and across the blackness, sword flashings of fire And then moonlight again on the meadows But the woods are gone-torn and brown and dead The meadows are st1ll aga1n but there IS no peace. It The wood nymphs where are they? Down by the farthest rim of the valley where the wild gray waters are s1ng1ng grimly are reeds--strange, qu1ver1ng fearsome things Gn all the face of the world there had been no reeds before No longer IS there w1ld sweet music of the v1ol1ns and no longer silver gleaming in the m1st of Waving hair Forever and forever the reeds stand by the cruel icy river trembl1ng and murmurlng dead words of fear and warn- ing And forever and forever from the scarred and desolate meadows comes the sound of horrid laughter horrid mocklng laughter MARY BUTLER. Q Q Mint The yellow sands stretch out on either hand, Before lies the sea a sparkling blue A shining mist absorbs the colors from the scene Until they fade 1nto the m1st s own hue Not as a barrier seems the mist so white 3 It does not seem to shut away the sea, But rather gives us larger sense and sight- We look far on into eternity. MARGARET Woomauav. D051 1 ' ,y , ,,,..,.,.,fv.,-,...--...-..,...,w..,,...,,. s 3 i 3 . . , . . S 1 . . . , . is the quiet of death and of awful desolation. t , . . . . , 5 ' ! . . , 7 . . . , , , , 7 g - . , . . V 'I 5. s '- X , , O . 7 . n ' 7 , . . . , ianar - ' f - - 2- ' f'T ' T ', - I 7If-' Vrnran' Yi' Y N75 Y I Y 'Y A . U I I All' U A . l. ...I Hu An Elnrihrnt Will yuh sell me half a nickel's worth of them gum-drops for two cents, lady? Laughing, I turned around to see who was doing business on such an extensive scale. A tiny little fellow in a funny, made-over coat was strain- ing his toes to point out, with a mittened finger the brand of gum-drops he wanted. The kind clerk smilingly assured him that he might buy two cents' worth and began to weigh the gaudy lumps of stickiness. Then she gravely wrote out a biii for two cents and handed it to the business-like little customer. Before he stepped over to the cashier's office he turned to the interested little girl who was hanging expectantly to his coat pocket. Here, you Minnie, you run back there where them animal crackers is and ask the man to give you one while I pays for the candy. Obediently the small lady trotted away, and as she vanished behind a pickel barrel he slammed the two cents down on the cashier's desk and hastily made for the door. It stuck and pulled hard. but his frantic yanks opened it enough for him to squirm through, and he ran off, looking back mischievously. A few minutes later I rounded a sharp corner. and there in a dark stairway I saw the small sinner stuffing gum-drops into his grinning mouth and looking most wickedly happy. Uhr Evmnn nf Sill Ball A demon-V-the awful dragon of Pandemonium-reigns over Sill Hall! He is a terror to the neighborhood, and children cry aloud in horror when they are wheeled past his realm at his most ferocious times. His unearthly, farssounding howls. screams, gasps, and agonizing shrieks strike terror to the timid soul who dares to slink past. He is mercifully in- visible, but penetrates every nook and corner with his awful presence. One groans in spirit, and watches, with fascinated inward eye, his writhings and bloodcurdling contortions as he emits fire and brimstone in the likeness of atmospheric reverberations and wild noises. The demons precincts are narrow, but his effects are far-reaching. In- sanity lurks in the neighborhood, and Pain and Mental Anguish. Some day the outraged inhabitants of the encircling blocks will descend in righteous wrath to his dungeon and hurl him, with hideous ruin and combustion, down to Bottomless Perdition, there to dwell in adamantine chains and penal fire, who durst defy the neighborhood to arms ! D061 Uhr mag with Girlz I ve got to stay till four If you ll wait till then you may: I stuffed the note into my pocket as the dismissal bell rang, and with a nod of assent to Margaret left the study hall. The note was in answer to one I had just written to her to know if I couldn't walk home with her, as I had something important to tell her. It really was important, so I thought Id go over to see Frank for a while and then come back to school at four Frank lived just down the street, and I hadn't been there more than ten minutes when who should come along but Margaret herself and Tom Clifford of all people with her I couldn't believe my eyes at first, though she had played some mighty mean tricks on me, but it was she all right, and she was having the best kind of a time, too. Frank noticed that I was looking rather queer and came over to see what the matter was. When he saw what I was ooking at he gave the most exasperating little whistle, and, of course I blushed like a girl His gentle hints on the subject didn't tend to calm my wrath and when I got home to dinner I was almost mad enough to stay away from the party that night altogether. It was just a chance that I hadn t gon back to school and spent the rest of the afternoon waiting for Margaret and I felt l1ke g1v1ng her some of her own medicine, for I was going to take her But I knew that if I didn't appear she wouldn't have anything more to do with me and I couldn't bear to think of Tom's having everything to himself just then When I got to her house she was just as sweet and smiling as could be, but she didn t offer any explanations, and she soon noticed my ominous mood. She tried gallantly to appear as though nothing had happened, but I took a deep satisfaction in being as horrid as I could. doubtful Are you somg to play? she inquired confidentially. She knew perfectly well that I was the best pitcher in the school, but I admitted gruflly that I intended to honor the nine with my presence. Arent there any tra1n1ng rules about parties P This with just a bit of hesitation I couldnt tand it any longer I wanted to see you this afternoon, I said impressively to tell you that I should have to be in by ten o'clock to night Ten o clock she exclaimed how dreadfully early ! But still she offered no explanations or apologies and as I didn't show any signs of softening, an oppressive silence settled upon us, which lasted till we reached the party, where we hastened to put a whole room and a great many people between us I saw nothing more of her till about a quarter of ten, when she came up to me in the most lnnocent way imaginable. Im awfully sorry you have to go, Dick, she said, but Tom says he will see that I get home all right so you don't need to wait for me. All right I said shortly and tried to glare at her, but she did look so adorable with her fluffy dress and wavy hair, that I only succeeded in looking most dismallv blue U07 KK ! I 7 1 . , , cr ' 0' ! 3 ' I . . . 1 ' cf 7 X ' i ' J , Q Y 7 . , . Do you think we'll win to-morrow ? she asked enthusiastically. I was I6 I Y ' 9! ' 7 . . cc 1 - - ' s ' . . . . ,, 3 - ' D3 I ll 3 7! ' ll v , u , ! IC I 1 . U . 3 El ' 7' ' . I J ' ff, wk X l 1 I was afraid that we weren't going to beat Compton that day, and when their men came out on the field I was sure of it, though I didn't care very much if we didn't. Enthusiasm makes a lot of difference in a game, and I didn't have a bit. I kept thinking of Margaret and told myself I wished I'd never heard of girls, while I knew all the time that I was lying. Brown, our captain, came over and tried to cheer me up, but it wasn't any use. I pitched a wretched game from the start and the team looked at me in despair, then, in the fourth inning, I happened to look up in the grand stand, and the first person I saw there was Margaret with Tom Clifford beside her. A lump rose in my throat and I got down and rubbed my hands in the dirt, trying to pull myself together. I hadn't thought that of her. She had told me that she was going with a lot of the girls. Shoot it all, anyway! I muttered between my teeth, and sent an awful twirler. I knew the instant that it left my hand that it wasn't going over the plate, and involuntary tried to catch it back, but it was too late. Before the man at the bat realized what was happening. it had struck him in the head and over he keeled limply in the dust, without a sound. Ordinarily a thing like that wouldn't have affected me, but this time it took all my nerve. When they finally got him conscious again I managed to finish the inning, and then went over to Brown and told him to put some one else in my place. He put his hand on my shoulder. wheeled me around and looked me straight in the eye. You go back there and do some decent playing, he said, and I went. I would do my best for the fellows, even if I was at odds with the rest of the world. I don't think I ever pitched better in my life than I did for the rest of that game. but Compton had a good team and was a lot ahead of us, and the game ended with the score 8 to 7 in their favor. I felt worse than I had expected to, and tried to get away without being seen, but everybody was as loyal as ever and tried to make me think that I had done my best. It didn't do any good. I knew I hadn't, and I never wanted to be seen at school again, to say nothing of going with Margaret to the reception for the Compton men that night. as I had intended. There I was at it again! I had thought I had forgotten about her. but I seemed to feel worse than ever, now that there was nothing else to do. I-Iowever, when evening came I appeared humbly at her door, resolved to get it over with as soon as possible. She wasn't very talkative, and we drove along in silence for some time. Then I heard a funny little sound. and looked down to find two big tears glistening in her eyes. I caught my breath. I'm awfully sorry. Meg, I said. I don't know why I didn't play better. Oh, don't! don't! she broke in, wailing. It was all my fault, I know it was. I went with that horrid Tom Clif- That-that-you hate Tom Clifford! I cried, incredulously. I loathe him, she sobbed. I'll never look at him again as long as I live. Of a sudden the moon broke through the clouds. I could have sworn that the birds began to sing. My heart felt as light as a feather. There, there, I said, soothingly, never mind. They had a lot better team, anyway. 5,1 ka.,-91.9.-,9.:.y1.X'g D081 upvyu-wwwqw-q-vw-rn r--y,,..vfH---fv- ' Uhr Zllairg Efnnrh . Once upon a time, many, many years ago, in a land which travelers called the Great Flat Country, for here the plains stretched away and away until they bumped right into a wall called the horizon, there lived a little girl, vvhose rnother had namned her Iiope-perhaps because that vvas the only thing she would ever be able to bestow upon her child. Now, as Hope grevv older she becanne very discontented udth her Hfe,for nzseenaed to her as level and monotonous as were the great plains on which she lived. And, as the plains, for all they seemed so great and stretched so far, were bounded all round by this wall called the horizon, so that they knew nothing of the mountains, nor of the merry sparkling streams that tumbled joyously down these mountains, nor yet of the sea to which the streams were running, and ofwhich they sang night and day--so Hope knew nothing of any life beyond her own. Each day she helped her mother with the daily tasks, and when one duty was performed another always waited for her, and each succeeding day was as. the one that had gone before. So she lived for many years. Sometimes she watched the clouds as they chased each other through the sky, sparkling with the light they had stolen, and laughing and hurrying on, and sometimes she listened to the birds chirp- ing merrilyione to another, and again she watched a troupe of sunbeams as they danced a fantasdc dance in the branches of the great poplar that stood beside the cottage door, leaping boldly from leaf to leaf. And watching, she wondered how these things could seem so gay. Then she turned back into her brown little house, from which all the bright sunbeams were shut out, and took up again her round of duties. So Hope lived. Then one night, a wild night, when the wind, roaring around all the cor- ners of the little brown house, rattled the windows and slammed the door- on this night Hope sat long at her window. Outside, the branches of the tree rose slowly up and down, up and down, to a mournful rhythm which throbbed through the darkness,or so R seenuxlto fTope,even as the greap sorrowful heart of her mother had throbbed when, as a little child, she had pressed her head against it. And with the slow swaying of the branches, Iiopee head.too, nodded and nodded, and then,xNas she asleep? For M seemed to her she must be dreaming a most wonderful dream. A little fairy, dressed all in red, came floating in right through the open window, tHl he Hghted on Ilopds hand. 'There he stood and,looking up at hen smiled and smiled, untilHope found that she was smiling back at him. Then he put into her hand a wonderful blood-red jewel, and, standing on tip-toe, vvhispered in her ear that she vvas to vvear it next her heart. CJnce again lI09l he smiled into her eyes, then, leaping from her hand, glided away into the swaying branches of the great poplar. The next morning Hope stood at the door of the little brown house and watched the clouds as they chased each other through the sky, sparkling with light and laughing and hurrying on, and it seemed to her that if she were a cloud she would sparkle more brightly and flit more swiftly than any of the others. She watched a troupe of sunbeams dancing their fantastic dance in the branches of the great poplar, and wished that she might join them in the dance. Ah, but she must not linger idly any longer! She turned back into the cottage. But lo! the sunbeams, too, followed her in, till 'they flooded all the house, and the birds, coming to the window, chirped joyously in, Hope! Hope! Come out. come out and play again with us ! And Hope's own smile was as bright as were the sparkling sunbeams, and the song her heart was singing was as joyous as the chirping of the birds-for it echoed again and again the words that the fairy had whispered. 'FAB 'U ., Kamp? Wigs? 'feta-QAM lr 1 Ol Tlhr Gllnrkz , . HE bells of Notre Dameboomed midnight' Jaques Lignee, tara155523311izsUf.?:.,f1z:r.CisLS 53313: vm .,, 3,5 . . ene 1 w - side. Forgetting the fire, he walked anxiously to the window QZAS QZ .-s and looked out. Not a carriage in the street nor yet the . sound of one! And Pierre was to come so. Only the Hick- ering lamp at the corner showed feebly through the fog. But there was yet half an hour. Half-past twelve, Pierre had said, and then-then-Great God! What then? He stood a long while with his hand on the window casement, gazing blindly at the spot of light down the deserted street. Then he turned, carefully adjusted the window hangings and went back to his seat by the fire. If the decree had said Death-well he would know that it had if Pierre were not here by half-past twelve. He glanced at the clock over the mantle. It had stopped. No matter. He would look at the big one in the hall by- and-by, or he could tell by the great bells of the cathedral-or did they ring the half hours? He had forgotten. He did not think they did. The clock in the hall would do. Yes, the clock in the hall would do. If it had said Death ..... bah! The king would never have left him thus' unguarded if that had been intended ..... Half-past twelve would tell. THe would go now and see what time it was. He got up, sup- porting himself on the arms of his chair. Taking the light from the table he opened the door. He straightened the candle in its socket, passed it from one hand to the other, and finally lifted it over his head, flashing the rays full on the clock-face in the corner. Its sombre fingers marked twenty-five min- utes after twelve. When he turned back into the room, the light trembled, dropping hot wax on his hand. He began to walk feverishly up and down, gnawing his nails. The sight of those black lingers pointing the nearness of his fate had unnerved him. The gallows. The thought of it stifled him, and he put up his hand and tore away the lace at his throat. The rope, the horrible, writhing thing with the smell of a hundred lives on it. He put up his hand again but it seemed to grow and twine itself around and around his neck, getting tighter and tighter until the blood was shut off from his brain and his eyes were bleared so that he could see nothing but a crowd of leering, grinning faces-leering and grin- ning at him with that black thing closing about his throat. Gradually he was aware of a sound approaching. He listened. A carriage was coming down the street, the rattling of the wheels echoing blankly along the still house fronts. In an instant he was at the window. Yes! It had stopped and someone was getting out. He tried to shout but he couldnlt and he staggered IIII1 E' . .5 4 to the door and waited, trembling, with his hand on the knob. Steps came up the stairs. Pierre's? God! No! They went by and up the next Bight. For a minute Lignee stood shaking like an old man and holding to the door knob. The clock in the hall struck half-past. He turned and went to the table with a face as white as his shirt bosom. He picked up a glittering something. It would be better than the gallows and the grinning faces. It was sharp-so sharp that-. He placed it against his breast and the cold perspiration from his hand dampened the polished blade. First, he would blow out the candle. No, he would put it on the.little table in the hall. He picked it up and carried it out, then came back fum- bling. A moment later a dull thud jarred the books on the table and stirred the loose papers on the floor in the darkened room. A sluggish stream of red crept out into the dim circle of light cast by the dying fire embers. Two minutes later, a carriage drew up to the house, and a gentleman, fol- lowed by his servant, ran lightly up the steps. He turned at the door and looked at the clock in the corner of the hall. VVe are two minutes late, Felix, he said to his companion. No, Monsieur Pierre, the other replied, holding up his hand as the Notre Dame chimes broke the night's silence, The clock is two minutes fast. FLORENCE ROBERTS. A is fmw? wwf? iv A l A o Uhr Eng-Qlahin 'Qahg HMV' AT, pat, pat up the wide stone steps, pat, pat, pat down the . long hall' a pause at the high drawing room door, and pat, ,J 1 W pat pat to the library beyond. Little feet make little noise, and the man in the big leather chair did not raise his eyes Q, N X P o' , 5 , ,id .A , from his book. yank -6' It was a very wee little fellow that stood in the doorway, clad in a blue checked apron and muddy brown shoes, with a broad-brimmed straw hat hanging back from his shoulders. A confusion of short, golden curls rioted over his head, his cheeks were pink as wild June roses, and two wonderful blue eyes gazed inquiringly at the man. There was only a mo- ment's hesitation, and then the baby toddled forward with a gurgling Oh, see l of introduction. The man laid down the heavy book in surprised wonder. Children did not cross his path very often. His niece's two babies lived far away in the big city, and the nearest farmhouse 'was half a mile distant, and besides, only an idiot child belonged there. 'Tm Jack, lisped the little fellow. Who's you P Who am I? I'm-oh, well, you can call me Uncle Ned. Ned, repeated Jack trustfully, and climbed up over the back of the chair. The big new Uncle Ned tried to find out where the friendly wanderer had come from, but Jack did not have the least idea, and seemed perfectly con- tented to spend the morning astride the arm of the chair. At any rate, he might as well stay until Elizabeth came back from the village. Now, sit here, little chap, and play with this, and the man dropped little Jack into a big chair and gave him a Chinese god, carved in ivory, to amuse him. But when he picked up the book again the small guest objected pite- ously. Soon Uncle Ned found himself on the floor, crawling awkwardly under the white bearskin rug, with Jack mounted triumphantly on top. You is my elephant, Uncle Ned, he shouted, wildly waving his short arms, and I is the fish, a-drivin' you to the river. Now, git ap dere l just at this point the placid Elizabeth appeared at the door. The man looked apologetically at her from under the weight of bearskin, but the woman was gazing in surprise at the baby. Why, Mr. Grant, she cried in astonishment. This is the Log-cabin baby! Where did he come from ? D131 I Then she exp1a1ned that the Log cabm people lrved a few mrles back m the Woods and had been much talked of ln the ne1ghborhood For the Log cab1n man who was a worthless sort of fellow had left the Log cabm woman and had taken wrth h1m the Log cabm baby who was the very darl1ng and bless 1ng of the poor mother s l1fe She had been heart broken feelmg not so much the poverty and drsgrace as the desolatron and lonelmess wrthout the bright baby I guess he S come back to h1s Log cabm famrly and brought the Log cabm baby Sald Uncle Ned Come Llttle man Jack let s go down to the cab1n mother' He can t be as bad as they make h1m out that Log cabm man MARJORIE MONTAGUE 13 Qtars txunkle ln a xelwet skv The moonshme clear and whrte Ile oser all beneficent Earth rest for lt ms nlght Ihe eastern skx ls streaked mth rose Oh mark rt lest It fade o' a new dax 15 made' HELEN HARPER KWNW x x 5563 9 s SRX' f xl '00 U O- 2 ft !' .Nfl Q wa IP v'4r- U14 , . . C - . 1 1 l - , l Q . , . . ' ' J . or . . . ,, , . - . . - . 7? ' U ' 7 ' 3 - 9 ' 9 ' ' ! ' -Tl - ' S! I , B . . . , j s ' - , Unvalued-now the sun bursts forth- I, . ' f ' . ' 0 QQ s A, xr- 4 s ' lr- I1 -N11 57+ T:s4274+ . 5 .-., 5, xr f,s' ',, :l-l1 .,' 1 ' a : ..n.-dl gs, ,V - r ' xv f' X .,,. rf Q ' rl 4 , o . . X em: ' get l 'Elia An 511 Minh The cream ones were thirty cents a dozen, the custard ones fifteen. We all immediately developed a liking for the custard ones, and bought them with great gusto from a sympathetic and understanding salesvvoman who actually threw in an extra when she saw the pitiable state of our pocket-books. They were cream puffs-large and mussy and prone to erupt like small volcanoes when we squeezed them. We had gone two blocks, with our best gowns held carefully out of the mud and the cream-puff bag clutched in daintily gloved fingers, before we remembered Mrs Van Alstyne-Mrs. Van Alstyne, the gracious, the fas- tidious who was going East next week, and on whom we must call. We were far from home and our bags were unnaturally large and yellow. There was no place to eat our spoils. Throw them away? Not for a hundred Mrs. Van Alstynesl So Luella, who is plucky, and Clara, who is dear, took com- mand and by a combination of ingenuity and safety pins, concealed the bags under their coats in a way we thought highly successful. Ten minutes later we sat gracefully on the edge of the chairs in Mrs. Van Alstyne s white reception room, making tentative answers to her ques- tions about Greek literature and Italian art, while her nephew, just returned from abroad surveyed us with polite boredom through his monocle. We could have killed him cheerfully. The call proceeded, developed, and dragged itself to a ladylike end. Then it happened. As Clara came forward to make her adieux a cream-puff glided slowly from under her coat and fell with a in front of her just in time to receive another triumph of the baking art at her feet Clara clutched and struggled in vain. The over-loaded bag, mois- tened by custard and torn by the pins, had given away entirely. From that time our progress to the door was punctuated by the yellow offerings, each one larger each one mussier than the last. Mrs. Van Alstyne, near-sighted and polite bade us farewell in serene unconsciousness of the tragedy going on about her but the bored nephew's face was crimson and he was shaking violently It was only at the door, when we had seen the last of the wretched things disappear under the edge of Mrs. Van Alstyne's crepe de chine ruffles, that he managed to pick up Clara's handkerchief and whisper to her that he would steer aunt into the library and no one should know of the-ah-acci- dent We had to carry Clara home. And that Luella always finishes, is why we shall send cream-puffs to the wedding CL IIISTTQ-A-LYTJLLJA ' juicy thud on Mrs. Van Alstyne's white plush carpet. Luella stepped hastily ,. ' vp-J, ' I , I N 1 s ..u,f1f.-' , , 'v im q, , ' 1 v Q 'T fa 2 .'t Jin 9 1i':Yfflx'WT.T' ,Ml-'-N '- . . I ,. A! ,' 4 ,nxt ,ff pllnj-,PV .Pi . rug- .'. , M 'L' uv 'ey-r Sqn t- ' hai -'tn 4' Q' I . A A , ,N . X 1 w Snmereign lirgazun Pagasus stood at Muse's gate, Impatient to be goingg He pawed the earth, he shook his mane, With spirits overflowing. I saddled himg I bridled himg And we rode with the weather, Through shady dells and sunny dells- He and I together. We chased the morn about the earthy The clouds we followed afterg I watered him in the sunset Hood And the stars rang with our laughter. But suddenly our rapture ceasedg My steed reversed his flyingg I felt him 'gin descend to earth And asked where we were hying. He quoth, My habits overcome The present moment's pleasure. You'1l go no more today my dear, Than one theme page can measure. FLORENCE ROBERTS lII61 f 1 II Slama amh CErinh5 Gbn the Zllarnlig When Mrs. C. lemon trees spies, Q Impressed by their beauty and sizeg 3 She sent pictures they say, To her friends far away, And received such queer, funny replies. Ol what in the world does it mean? It can't be and yet it does seem F That the lemon's a sign : That I cannot devine- I ' But of what I can't even dream ! Prof. Pattison on weekly absence slip: Has Ochletree gone to Heaven? She is never here! Monsieur Patet- VVho is it that plays on the typewriter? O! yes, Miss Domuch! Miss McGrew- Tomorrow we will meet divided. Miss Judson- Has the doctor come? Ofifice girl- Doctor? VVhy she doesn't come in the evening. Miss J.- Yes she does-I mean the- O. G.- Ol yes, you mean the rubber doctor! O Miss Misener worked three years on gar, You'd think a woman of her years would have more sense by far. And that she is intelligent I'm sure you'll all admit. That story of three years on 'igar' I don't believe a bit. . D181 511 Clllami Phys student, thoughtfully smoothing her face as she studies a grinning skull, Isn't it funny that a horrible thing like that can be made pretty and soft like this ? Prep Creciting in English classj: When thoughts ' Of the last bitter hour come like a blight Over thy spirit and sad images i Of the stern agony and shroud and pal-- Miss Church- What did you say? Prep- Of the stern agony, shroud and The Pal. In the verdure of basketball. fa-1. l3u Ol say, don't get in front of me. I 'm the forward. . Miss McGill: 4th hour, You see here fflourishing her hand toward the classj the great Hungfaj ry plain. B. A.-fin chemistry class when an equation has too much oxygenj- Ol just let some of the oxygen escape. C7S'.z.z,-.g,Qc1, l119l 1 -NJ -IF! ' -1 1- I n '. - .' 7 iv. Q - 1 qv ' . . , .' l Y Q., .Q 'Heath at Efahle First Girl- I do enjoy Thomas' Orchestra so much, don't you P Breathless young Freshman- O, I just love brass band music ! Hn C 4- X Miss Ci'-'ff Cto the girl sitting opposite her at tablej- You have just about the worst view in the dining room, haven't you ? Keep it up, my dear, and you'll soon be as tall intellectually as I am! quoth the sophomore. Said the Fresh, loftily, Ol I broaden out intellectually. At German table- Haben Sie a Thanksgiving day in Deutschland, Fraulein Behrens? cams.-.L T5-..1f1-..,e..- Just listen to that table stop talking. '1fQ'-L'-'-'X X The conversation was of love affairs when suddenly the Freshman turned to the other Freshman with a question about the coming English exam. The other Freshman somewhat surprised at the rapid transaction said: We aren't interested in love affairs are we ? I .J ,,, q...,a.u Whereupon the Freshman said: No, it makes me homesick O dear, I've got appendicitis on the left side. But you can't have it on the left side. C.cn.-fu-Q CQNYLLQ Yes I can. You see I'm left-handed! I Heard after the Prom-'WVhen is the Manual coming out? -F A GAME SPORT ANYWAY I'm sick of school, let's go to the Isle of Pines. All right. XrVhere's it going to be? When Miss Marks returned from a protracted visit in Iowa she was asked by an impudent freshman whether she was really attending school here or just visiting! lxzol A Bit nf miahnm When a lovely freshman stoops to folly And Wastes her tlme 1n pleasures gay What charms can soothe her melancholy What art can wash her Hunk away The only art her Hunk to shelter To h1de her shame from every eye ffo grve repentance to the lnstructor An wrmg hex bosom IS to d1e' Anon Lqrarh In Lqwtnrg Gilman Not at all On the contrary Curlously enough No they are round H T I don t know what you want me to say M1ss B Well I mxght tell you but I m not gomg to N o nonsense' And an an Remember thls 1S h1story class and not an Ep1SCOp3l SCFVICC EIZII Q.,5qsA-J-I iyii ,..,.,.. . 2 2 2 : : 2 : 2 .. IP . V '45 3 . D-, I f+ 'A CT' I- an I 2 Fl, . ' , . I ' ' v . ' ': -, .Gd ,3 I : O 1 ' u I : . I I ' I ' I . cu I . . - - . . , . - . .,, e . . , I 'V . . , . - A ...V Q , 0 ' M . ' I . ' 'A ' . , 4 N. J- I -' I .y v ' ' , 4. s . ' .. A I .. vim' .V , V K X Gbmstr Ahaptrh Wake! for the bell has scattered into flight The dreams you dreamed in slumbers sweet last night. Wake! for an eight ten class and chapel too, Spectre like before you looms into your sight. Each year brings a thousand fads you say. Now where are those who pounded brass so loudly yesterday? Ah! this year sees them slaving On Biedermeyer and Brass with acid eat'n away. A dampened towel bound about the brow- A book of English scarcely seen, till now 5 Examinations looming by my very side, And if I Hunk there'll be an awful row! When freshman I did eagerly frequent Math class and lit and heard great argument. And now I know that all I learned Came out by that same ear wherein it went! Yesterday this day's failure did prepare Tomorrow's flunk note and our own despair Shall steal unknown upon us as we play, And who would think that I should really care? The moving finger writes, and having writ, The questions on the board cannot be changed a bit. Though we may vainly try to bluff the thing. The brain behind the finger has some wit. ,-,,......... acg . l,L:'. lrzzl I'm glad I evoluted 'Cause that's how I got a soul. I'm glad that I was acted on, By environ as a whole. For every human quality Is a. symbol of reality, The soul is real and comes with evolution. There once was a very small cell But it took' fifty pages to tell, How it could reproduce 'Twas the very old deuce, To describe just this one process well. If it takes fifty pages to show This one process, I'd like to know, How this cause can be got In the time they allot And still go as slow as we go. lI23l ,.,.,....-.---- 101 1 Lgf. ,g--ai ...aw . . .' J. ,y . V A Sung nf thr Gllamima QTO Solomon Levij O Rockford College Seniors our song we sing to you We tremble at your dignity whene'er you come in view, Your caps and gowns inspire us and your knowledge we revere But still we love you truly and we'll ever hold you dear. Chorus- O! Rockford College tra-la-la-la-la-la Home of all knowledge - - - We sing a song to Seniors and to the Juniors too, And Sophs and little Freshies we also sing to you. O, jolly Juniors of R. C., if you've elected hist You're pouring over dates and maps or struggling in the mist Of diplomatic treaties, revolutions and the like Or else your little ego is a-troubling you in psyc. Chorus- O! Sophomores are you busy making messes in chem lab, Or are you watching frogs and worms and also keeping tab, On things you read for bible and lit assignments long, The Freshmen must be also by your efforts kept from wrong. Chorus- O! Freshmen with your freshman math and elocution too, And freshman Latin is a cinch! You all know that is true! You're learning many other things besides what books can say Your college life will linger in your memory for aye. sys . lif- D241 1 Alice Rothermel, absent pmindedly to attentive clerk: Never mind Wrap- ping it up, honey, I'll just tuck it into my muff. Both Agnes and Peggy are nice, But their house is run-over with mice, And so late at night, They put on their light i And say darn those mice about twice. Q APOLOGIES TO LEWIS CARROLL WNill you work a little faster, said my chem partner to me, For the other girls have Hnished this experiment I see. See how eagerly they test with litmus paper red and blue And then try for a precipitate and test the residue. Will it, vvon't it, will it, won't it, will this equation be right? Won't it,f will it, won't it, will it, vvon't this equation be right O Charles he is a noble man, He does whate'er we ask him. His smile is ever broad and bright No matter how We task him. ISK . L,m.J',V lI25l 'tx - la.:- . A 'QQ Arg.- - - ' g ud, ,. k:L13!2'5!f . A warning 'Twas the voice of the proctor, I heard her declare That we must be more quiet. If not then beware, Of the terrors the stern house committee impose, Take heed, for their actions-alas nobody knows! ! '-Sf, L,-,-, Of Charl I will tell you tomorrow How much she always liked to borrow, Of paper, party-coats, Ink and all kinds of soaps, Live near her and you'll have sorrow. Margaret O: falling into the arms of one of the girls on returning from vacation. My, but it feels natural to be in someone's arms! Two roommates I know-Grace and Jule, And the object of each is to fool, The other completely And do it so neatly That wonder all vengeance will cool. f-Tri uf , Let not your lips prevaricate On subjects e'en in fun. 'Cause if you once start on this path All evil is begun. Let not your lips beguile is jest.- Clever though it may be, O! shun these things, for who can tell Lo! you may guiled be. O! Local color get thee hence Revenge comes after thee! MTTT Lu-. U261 .... X mhat Might IQEIIIP IBPP11 1 I thought I heard the dinner bell ring out with welcome chime, I thought that every single girl had gotten there on time, And looking round I saw the cause of Prexy's look sublime. H, m,,J7 iT.L 2 I thought that Middle Hall was waxed and we could dance on it I looked again and saw it wasn't true a bit. p Poor fool, I thought, poor silly fool, how easily you bit. MFMMWM 2 3 I dreamed I was a House Committee taking a girl's name. I dreamed again and lo! behold! the girl was being game! Let this be writ, commanded I, high on the walls of fame. S WL..-sail' ll,-L-l 'fL 4 I thought I was in chapel on a Sunday morning fair. I looked around and there was not a single vacant chair, I raised my head to shout aloud then lowered it in prayer. CEJLQJE 9 5 I thought I saw such stylish eats set down before the bunch. I looked again and saw it was a macaroni lunch, Great Caesar's ghostf, quoth I, Fd like to give Miss Vail a hunch. gg. ,K-fL.1 '. 6 I thought I saw a history test that I could pass with ease. I looked again and saw that Bram was Very hard to please. O, let me pass, do let me pass! I begged her on my knees. 1-.....,,--ii l127l Lu- Un at Zllnurth ignur Clllauz My eyes are drooping downward, All vivid feelings pass. I feel the spell of lotus flowers When I'm in all class. The persons sitting near me Fade slowly from my sight, A lulling sound is in my ears, That drowns all sense of right. My pencil should be flying, I should be taking notes, But Hunk or pass, I do not give A barrel full of goats. The only thing that wakens me That can make me come to, Is the sounding of the lunclieoi That frees both me and you! 'Insert here the name of any Fourth Hour Class, 1 bell Q.-..-'.,4 ,,..-.-1 ll281 au . LU' Virginia and Zoe, two bad little girls Followed all fashionable furls. Each evening at ten They try, try again To train their straight locks into curls. Maud P., you know, is engaged 3. T'other day she was greatly enraged, For Home Ec. had told her, Though it did not scold her, She was married, in the iirst stage. Alice B. has such a great wit, And as a student has made such a hit 3 Whether she is cooking Or working at booking, The rest of us all want to skit. In a two by four Hat lived Grace, Large, stunning, with beauteous face. When complimented upon it She said, Chl confound it! I wish I took up less space. II29l C. Z. R. P. I.. M. L. NI NI K NI H ii. 1. L, G IU. Name. HELSELL LovEJoi' ROBERTS XVOODBURY CONNOR SCOTT . GREEN . B1..1.ck1-m Nluzsii W.-xklw . BL'r1.1aR 'l'.uaisixi4'i' HL'N'l'lLli BL'RoM,xN GB mah sump pnmrr the giftir gw un GE PI-1'1 IilBONli BOYD . F L'L'1'ON Clzivf Clzaractvrzkfic Dignity . Busy Bee . Independence . Her walk . Remarks . . Conscientiousness Curtness . . Wit . . Good nature . Making things rustle Forgetting dates Calmness . . Levclheadedness Tliorougliliess . Going on bats . Ifrankness . Bigness En avr nurnrla an ithrm are nz! g Favorite Expression. Ye Gods and Little Fishes Yes . . . Wonderfully attractive F ussed to point of tears Perfectly sweet . . You must be quiet . 'Tm so angry . Gosh Bing! Oh, Heck . Gee Rod . Hi just love that Oh, my ! I ! ! . . Where's the logic book? Oh, say! . . . Charming . O! gee! . . . You never can tell about a Favorite Pastime Eating pretzels Bustling Tidying up Conversation Bluffing Giggling Jollying new girls Making monkey faces Taking a walk Going to Phi Psi parties Rectory for tea Study of humanity Home after tardy Taking a bath Dreaming Writing letters woman . Making a noise Apt Qbuntatinnai Short but sweet.-A. YERKES. Eat, drink and be merry.-C. PETTIBONE. True love never did run smooth.-M. PROPST. Laugh and the world laughs with you.-L. GREEN. Anything for a quiet life-better late than HCVCI.-ELSEY TAFT. Early to bed and early to rise makes a girl healthy, wealthy and wise.-j IIII1. STREET. Fret and f11IT1C.?1h'IARGARET OCHELTREE. I cannot eat but little meat, My stomach is not good. She is pretty to walk with And witty to talk with, And pleasant, too, to think on. G. McCov --L. GREEN Tall she was and most devinely fair.-M. STEELE. Then she will talk-good gods-how she will talk.-Jo MARKS. Coffee which makes the politician WlSC.-BIARIE LANDRY. Shut, shut the door.-Room 52. To Berkeley, every virtue under heaven.-MARGARET OCHELTREE. Far from the gay city and the ways of men.-ROCKFORD COLLEGE. Hungry as the grave.-Es'1'HER WI-IITE. All nature wears one universal grin.-PROM. TIME. Three moves are as bad as a f:ll'C.-RIABEL SMITH. D321 . Glance their many-twinkling feet.-BARN-DANCE. Truth severe by fairy fiction dressed.-ALICE LEE BOYNTON. ,Who goeth a-borrowing Goeth a-sorrowingf' VIRGINIA HELSELI Patience and shuffle the cards.-D. BLATCHFORD AND M. TUCKER. 7 H 7 Love me, love my dog. '--AD THOMPSON. The iit's upon me DOW.,,-MARY BLACKLIDGE. Hang sorrow 3 care will kill a catg ! And therefore, let s be merry? Her bark is worse than her bltC.,,-fMABEL SCOTT. KC What shall I do to be forever known And make the age to come my own P GERT HUNTER PAULI NE MARLEY Who thinks too little and who talks too much. -SOPHIA GOODMAN. She trudged along, unknowing what she sought, And whistled as she went for want of thought. Of all those arts in which the wise excel, Nature's chief masterpiece is writing Well. A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket HELEN HITCHCOCK. A college joke to cure the dumps.-WILMA WORLEY. -FRANCES GREENE -MARY BUTLER Anything but history, for history must be false.-K. WARD. D331 4 jj---1, .mp KTTGA 2 , A:- N - ' V , V4 Ll. . ,. - : Z iv. ., '11 , -, L V X ' YI Y ' in ,fci .pun ding! ' 4. N! A ,-f :L 'f ,.J1,'fn,N - ' ' ' A -..: X- I lv '51 .gf 1' IT!!! it ' - V . 30 QW- .vw . ' ' ' , . - ' - . ',.',4 v 'V A4-r -M , ,--.---..,- l. vircfx ' ' V au .-VV 4:-y 5 -I ,,JVf, fu v,-F . Q ' Jil., xQ-Jr r ,'i I yu- V. . t' ,Q . -. ,' i v' . . ff.. 1 1 1 1: ' - -5' . Q-I , . ' .1- -57. kr-vit li . fi ug.. Y. . , A - f ,:.5J . A - L J' I n I , i NA X .I I ' I Zim' Ulm, CD11 Ilnrkfnrh Qlnllrge At twilight hour we love thee best 3 'Tis then the sun sinks low to rest, And purple creeps up o'er the sky. Above us rise the white mists high, And as we see thy colors blend,. Our love for thee must needs ascend. For thee, oh, Rockford College! l v r L IV A w 4. I x x 1 Q 1 1 x NX if Q Q fgfvi H gf? Lag gf fi, 4 snap 9119: 9 Teams' hegove Game. 'YIBWICSL v mvmufr T6fkfT1!'h'l15S P 4 -final Bm: 'miss E1n..nse1h heldow rmssnn v-never Shelaow mfss Sm: sane Efennw Efnurnamvnt Last year the was a line game here a Tenms Toun1ment they called lt 1n the noospapes I seen lt 1n the papes weeks before lt come off an so the day the g1rls was to play I come over here and set on the fence to watch Yup th1s 1S my dog Tlge me an h1m sells papes down to Porters corner Ch1caug Mer1can an Regls Gzette T1ge he had to come along too you bet he enjoys a rough house an yell1n just as much as I do and we got 1t that day all r1ght gee' how them g1rls d1d screech' Not the ones that was play1n the others that was s1tt1n on the s1de Well that day T1ge an me got here r1ght after d1nner an the g1rls was brmgm out p1llows an th1ngs to set on xt was awful muddy T1ge an me sat on the fence here and all the g1rls w1th red rxbbons set on one s1de and the others set on th other s1de and some l1ttle g1rls that werent much moren k1ds set around w1th Teddy bears 111 the1r hands and there was b1g 1-lags w1th Eggers on yellow an red ones Well the g1rls all set there and yelled at each other llke they was mad t1ll pretty soon some other g1rls all 1n wh1te wtth the1r sleeves rolled 137 . f .W x v, if I, , . Q5 i g 41 , xt '- 'l I I' I X IW If x nxx ' C3 1. 'A QM? la A X fivwrs. a f , I ru e I t J AQMN 19.7 r-ON, 5 K M3595 5255? , 1-'iiiylnlixg ' QQ, ' X1 X T, Zisbfxib adm - iss l ' NSN EQ , - 0 - is x, O O W J se c' Wi f X . - - i ' X I I If lui,-an j t- ,s b is Mg l on QIUIHW-V , mn m brag, 'H' W 'n w,,, nn N5 ui, ns? m Gvass Showing- Teams couv-T and Fnvfrons up, came out with the tennis rackets and balls, an' when the girls that was settin' on the ground saw 'em. they got up an' yelled Hurray for the team, an' then they commenced singiu' crazy songs. While they was singin' some got up and took pictures of everything, an' of the girls that was to play, an' one of 'em got me and Tige in! Huh! I aint never seen it though. NVell pretty soon the lady with the whistle said something and the game began. Then there was somethin' doin'. They swatted them balls all over the yard, Tige an' me had to chase 'em over the fence lots 0' times, an' there was always somebody huntin' around in the long grass for balls, an' pokin' around in the flower beds. The excitement was somethin' awful ah' you couldn't keep your eyes on the ball all the time, till they all got lost. The' was one girl in particular that was there with the goods every time. She was skinny an' she looked like a lady in a play I saw onct, that was going to kill a guy that was asleep, with a little knife, well I bet on her right off. VVlier1 she slugged the ball nobody could hit it H381 I., T347 ,rig la Q39 , -'iff' ff x A I I I lgfil sl all 6 Quay. Shel' of Teams g415y- cgmg. back. She was playin' with a little girl with yellow hair, and they cer- tainly Was the stu-E. The girls with the red ribbons an' the red Hag called them Freshies, an' if they'd a' be'n fellahs they'd 'a got mad an' yelled back, but they didn't seem to care any, an' just laughed at 'em. The girls they was playin' against was all right too. There was a big one with yellow hair and a red hair-ribbon on. She had the muscle all right. I noticed it was most generally her balls that I had to chase. The girls called her Prunes, or something like that. Prunes was playin' with another little girl. That one had straight hair that kep' gettin' in her eyes, but it didn't hinder her seein' the ball any. She was so all- fired quick it was as much as a fellah could do to Watch her. Well the game was a good stiff one you bet. It was close all the Way through. It certainly was a good game. Then after it was all over I had to hike-Oh the girls I bet on beat o' course! The ones they all called Freshies beat. All the girls with the red ribbons that somebody said were Sophs, whatever that means, looked sort o' glum, but the others was -the happiest I ever see. They just yelled, and danced, an' acted like they was clean gone crazy.-Then they all went into the house an' I an' Tige had to hike down after the papesj E. R. T., '11 D391 T ERA TA: M - ---1 fmDi9 ,E 'I' s S A , X 9' ' - ' wx V ! N N X -C . : f. E Lh. A . -Hvffff' Read how good theV are and how easlly and safelv you can trv DAIRY FARM SAUSAGES For forty vears I haye been maltlng good pure old fash1oned dalry farm sau sage I use only cholce cuts from httle dalry fed pxgs pure spxces and salt no preservatxves adulterants or fillers Nly sausage ts consldered by my customers the most KlCllLlOLlb made slmply because of the qualxty of the lngredxants and the fact that xt ts made accordmg to an tmmxtable old fa hloned reclpe that produces a sausage savory tender and llCllLlOll l number among my customers ten thousand of the be t known people ln thus country and I shxp to every clty of any ue ln the Lmted States If you xx ant to try Jones Daxry Farm Sau sages and your dealer doe nt keep xt xt ts Sold on Approval Express Prepaid So confident am I ofthe quallty nl my goods that nf you are dtssansfied I give your money back if you want It NX on t 5 u end lor my ctrcular and nnce lust' lt tells thc story of my lu me s hcw tt tarted why xt has grown tells how to :aol J me D try Farm Nau age o that theur at :mdla ar are best preserved tells about ny Ham Bacon Lard etc allpreparedcn my farm NI C JONES Addr .vs JONES DAIRY FARM P O BOX 650 FORT ATKINSON WISCONSIN B R WALDO I atm to carry ln stock the goods that should be tu my lme of buslness Goods not ln stock mll be ordered promptly I SOllCll Your Datronalc for Books, Statlonery, Wall Paper Wmdow Shades and Office Furmture B R WALDO PHOTOGRAPHIC HEADQUARTERS We carry a mee lme of Cameras and bupplles Ilates Ftlms Developers Hash Ltbht Powders ID fact any materxals used ID photograpy WORTHINGTON 8: SLADE G I PETER DYEING AND CLEANING ESTABLISHMENT l2l N Court Rockford, lll . . . 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State Street- 700 1006 So, Main Street- 786 303 Longwood Street--New 'Phone 754 The Mfwufdffwm cDeSmarfesf Shoes National Bank E in 'Fvwn E CAPITAL, - - S200,000.00 SURPLUS and PROFITS - 95,000.00 UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY The proof of good service IS 81 CO' ' Constant Growzh Foor FITTING SHOEMEN ,, , 11-V- ---, I-I pa 5 sow BY a C2355 nocKEoRDjlanOS Q O' T' USED IN ROCKFORD COLLEGE 107 W. StateStreet J. J. Beale 64 Bro. John R. Porter8eC0. fDraggisfs Jewelery - Fine Perfumes ana' Toilef cRequisifes A Corner Slate and Main Sheds 406 East State Sfrwf XLL Goons DELIVERED FREE TEWART8. - DRY Goons, H3 6115-il? MAIN 'L the OPTICIAN ll l ll rl kinds of ep 1 5,0 E e 'S ' Glasses nd ieci les nk' nncl Fitting the Iiye with New Lenses Xl o Repair XYaiches. Clocks and jewelry nl prices lo ple se the college -firls. E109 WEST STATE STREET 45Dx17y Tomorrow- -The next day and every day we are cleaning, pressing and dyeing the cheapest and most expensive ladies' and gent1emen's clothing. Satisfaction guaranteed. Work Called for and Deliwred. See See Smith Both Phones 457 119 So. Third St. ACKSON BROS. .- EWELERS 1 o o s T A T E ST. ' ii i ' J. H. Keeling Pharmacist 402 East State St. Rockford. Ill. Uhr Qvmhranhl Svtuhin 113 West State St., Rockford. Ill. j. Denman Thompson, A. M. Manager Leading Studio in the city. Special rates to college and school pupils. Our special line being GENUINE PLATINUMSH and CARBON PORTRAITS. Mr. Thompson attends to all sittings personally. LEARN TO SAVE MONEY WE CAN HELP YOU BY FURNISHING YOU A STEEL SAVINGS BANK AND PAYING 3 PER CENT. INTEREST ON DEPOSITS. ONE DOL- LAR WILL OPEN AN ACCOUNT. :: :: :: THIRD NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL S250,000.00 Ye Gyfte Shoppe 421 West StateiSt. A LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK OF Furniture, Rugs, Carpets, Draperies UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL THINGS FOR and Lace Curtains GIFTS AND PRIZES WE RENT DESKS TO STUDENTS 'High Class Furniture. PHONES 557 Oriental Rugs, Foreign Novelties, - . Antiques, Craftsman's Guild Candies Rockford Undertaking COLLEGE PINS 518-520 SEVENTH STREET ee -ef eveffill-'eff f - - 1 H EARNEST EFFORT Good Workmanship and Good Material are the elements that go to make success in photography THE'VVHEAT STUDIO IS succsssrur. CHOCOLATES THAT YOU'LL LIKE a.We put up as Hne a box of pure chocolates at 60 cents a pound as you can buy for 80 cents in advertised brands. HALF POUNDS AT 30 CENTS a.We put them up fresh every day soyou know what you're buying. The quality is absolutely pure and the assortment large, also a complete line of Home Made Candies. We are filling a large number of candy orders these days, may we not add your name to our list of satisfied customers? Hedlund 8 Co. 417 E. State St. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE WELCOME AT B U RR BR 0 . THE BIG CASH PROVISION DEALERS HEADQUARTERS FOR CONFECTIONERY AND FRUITS WEST END STORE MAIN STORE EAST SIDE STORE 1063-1065 W. State Street 202-204-206 S. Main Street 502-504 E. 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