Salem College - Sights and Insights Yearbook (Winston-Salem, NC)

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. r im m. Martha Rae Allen ! 1 Neuse, North Carolina. Sleep is the best thing in hfe. ij — Mendelssohn and his Great Works. Gnnd Editor of SiGHTS AND InsigHTS; V ice- President E. L. S.: Bandanna Gang; Loaf- ers; Mystic Seven; Jolly Dozen; The Loyal Tar-Heels; Glee Club and ' esper Choir Sour Grapes; Fivs Hearts that Beat as One; L. O. T. S.; D. Q. I.; Cotillion Club; Sen- ior Tennis Club; Midnight Slippers; On the Outside Looking In : Big Four and Lillie Butt-inski. Time — 6:30 a. m. Place — Ozone Roost. Ha- the bell rung. cries Marthie, Marthie: Why are you up so soon ? Next to sleeping she ' d rather be writing to Trm- ' ' y ( ) A big-hearted, whole-souled person is our Martha. i v

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■h : %A MMA A. LEHMAN was born in Bethania, North Carolina, August 28th, 1841. Her father was a great lover of books, and she inherited his literary tastes. In 1855, she entered the Salem Academy and College as a pupil, and finished its course in three years. August I 6th, 1 858, began her life work of teaching, which she has followed for fifty successive years (ending with the present term in May). The first years she taught near her home place at Bethania, but later, in October, 1854, she began her work at Salem — making a total of forty- seven years spent within the walls of this venerable institution. With literature as her specialty, she has served many years as Head of the English Department here, and has been in charge of the Senior Class from its beginning, in 1878. In 1 889, she went abroad with a North Carolina teachers ' party, visiting England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Italy, Switzerland, and up the Rhine. Shortly after her return, there appeared to the literary world her Sketches of European Travel, published in 1890. In 1904, a small volume of poems was published which, however, contained only a selected few of those she has written for publication in various periodicals. An ardent lover of nature in all its forms. Miss Lehman first brought to the notice of the botanical world a new plant, which she sent to the State Botanist ' s Office, in Albany, New York. The species was named in her honor Monolropsis Lehmani. In honor of the great work she has done, and is still doing in the broad field of literature. The Lehman Chair of Literature has recently been founded by the members of the Senior Class. Aside from her literary attainments, she is probably oftenest thought of by her girls as a personal friend, a wise counsellor, and one who has ever encouraged them to strive only for that which is noblest and best in woman- hood. Truly it may be said of her: And here is a Tvoman Tvho understood Herself, her Tvorf(, and Cod ' s mill with her To gather and scatter His sheaves of good. - m i •-K-. V M. K ' 5 .Hi

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Rena Josephine Brown J i Greeneviile. Tennessee. Be to her virtues very kind; Be to her faults a little blind. Essa) — Sweet Singers of Modern Times. President King ' s Daughters; Secretary E. L. S.; Grind Editor of Sights and Insights ; Vice-President Tennessee Club; Vice-Presi- dent Athletic Association; Glee Club and Vesper Choir; Cecilia Singing Club; Cap- lam of Varsity Team ; Senior Basket- Bal Team; Archery; Hockey Team; Bandanna Gang; Senior Tennis Club; Cotillion Ciub ; O. D. ' s; Tormentors; Dramatic Club; Mid- night Slippers. Our star in athletics is Cap ' n Brown — there is no one she is afraid to tackle. Upon the field she handles her enemy (as v ell as the ball) with cool deliberation and wins for Salem ihe laurels of the .day. Reva Clarabel Garden Durham, North Carolina. Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the sou Essay — Memorials. Treasurer E. L. S.; L. O. T. S.; Senior Tennis Club ; I! .i K . ; Business Manager Ivy ; Cousins; The Loyal Tar-Heels; Feaster Family. Whoever is destined for her will never starve. A Jack of all trades! She can cook, she can sew. collecting money is her chief occupation, and yet she is never too busy to take a stroll up to South Hall- A leader of her class- mates as well as in the daisy chain.