Shorter College - Argo Yearbook (Rome, GA)

Text from Pages 1 - 156 of the 1898 volume:

V K __—- juami ' . — •• % % — ■ !- «« It t- ? - 7 THE DREAM OF AN IRIS EDITOR. THE IRIS PUBLISHED BY THE PUPILS OP SHORTER COLLEGE ( y ! i Volume I s s ®®®® 1597-95 fcyg©feigs© WmMs m, j Subscription price, $1.75; postage, 25 cents. J J Address all communications to Business Manager, 704 Broad Street, Rome, Georgia. ' L. R. GWALTNEY, D. D. Co Dr. C. R. Gwaltney, Beloved friend of Alfred Shorter and former President of Shorter College, this, the first volume of Che Tris, is affectionately dedicated by Che editors. DTD ELIEVING in the old proverb, Nothing venture, nothing have, the pupils of Shorter College have thrown themselves into a daring undertaking. Not until late last January was the editing of an annual suggested. Then followed the excitement of selecting a name and obtaining a sufficient number of subscribers to warrant the opening of communications with publishers. Next came a long delay in selecting a publisher, but we feel that we have done wisely in trusting our interest to Mr. Stone, and for his courtesy and patience with our inexperience we tender our sincere thanks. We wish to thank the members of the faculty and trustees for their encouragement and help, the pupils who have so willingly- assisted us, and especially those outside the college who have done all in their power to lighten our task. We ask our readers to forbear criticism, as, owing to our inexperience and limited time, our task has been heavy. executive Board: Editor-in-Chief Business Manager Assistant Business Manager MISS ELIZABETH HARRIS MISS EDITH HARDY MISS CORDELIA VEAL Associate editors: MISS RUBY ANDERSON MISS HELEN FAIRFAX GAMBRELL MISS EDITH HARDY, Business Manager. THE EDITORS. MISS ELIZABETH HARRIS. Editor in Chief. MISS CORDELIA VEAL, Assistant Business Manager. MISS RUBY ANDERSON, Associate Editor. MISS HELEN FAIRFAX GAMBRELL, Associate Editor. Contributors DR L. R. GWALTNEY MISS AUGUSTA HOUSEAL MISS FRANCES HIGGINS MISS ANNABEL RHODES MISS FLORIDA B. SEAY MISS AVA PRINTUP MISS MAY DU BOSE MISS ALICE PARKS MISS JOSEPHINE MONTGOMERY MISS SALLIE BELLE DUGGAN MISS ELLA HARLEY historians : MISS ANNIE WILLIS CALLAWAY MISS MINNIE HENRY MISS A. HATTIE BYRD Artists : MISS JESSIE TOWERS MISS JULIA DEAN MR J. E. VEAL, Jr. ; jvr BOOK I.— College and Faculty. II. — Classes. III. — Literary. BOOK IV. — Clubs and Organizations. V. — Miscellany. VI. — Advertisements. Eoow I. COLLEGE AND FACULTY. Board of trustees COL D. B. HAMILTON, President JAS. B. SULLIVAN, Secretary and Treasurer. COL. CHARLES M. HARPER CAPT. A. W. LEDBETTER MAJ. W. F. AYER HON. LINTON A. DEAN HARPER HAMILTON, Esq OBLIQUE VIEW OF SHORTER COLLEGE. Ibistory of Shorter College. BY DR. L. R. UWALTNEY. ON the first Sabbath in January, 1869, I preached my first sermon as pastor of the First Baptist Church, Rome, Georgia. In that beautiful little city I found many things to interest and charm a stranger, and many people well suited to win a stranger ' s heart. Hundreds of them now rest on Myrtle Hill, hundreds have moved away, thousands supply their places. The changes in the city since that day have been a matter of surprise and delight even to its most enterprising citizens. No spot has undergone a more complete trans- formation than the hill on which the stately buildings of Shorter College have been erected. It was formerly known as Shelton Hill. A plain brick residence, and a few ordinary out- houses, occupied the crest of the hill, which lifted its rounded cone much higher than the present summit. A few stunted and gnarled oaks, with straggling branches and scant foliage, battled for bare existence in the hard, gravelly soil. Fourth Street, now attractive with beautiful dwellings, was merely a wagon path over the hill, steep and difficult even to 21 the sturdy dray-horse, and seldom trod by human footstep. Without walks, shade-trees, shrubbery, flowers or grass, with plenty of stones, weeds and barren spots, Shelton Hill had but one attraction, the glorious views of nestling homes, winding rivers, valleys, hills, forests and mountain-ways on every side. Old and young made the rough ascent to seethe marvel- ous beauty of the landscape, to watch the sun resting on couch of crimson and gold, or feel the charm of the quiet hours when the full-orbed moon flooded the scene with enchanting light. How and whence came the wondrous change from Shelton Hill to College Hill ? In 1872, I conceived the idea that a college for the daughters of Cherokee, Georgia, was needed, and ought to be established. In all the Cherokee country the Baptists had no college. Much talking was done in 1872. Colonel Alfred Shorter with some others were influenced to think favorably of the enterprise. These gentlemen agreed to give seven thousand five hundred dollars for the purchase of a site for the college. This amount was afterward increased, Shelton Hill was purchased, the outbuildings were converted into one long, narrow school hall ; the main building, having eight rooms, was repaired, furnished, and made fairly suitable for school work. In September, 1873, the Cherokee Baptist College began its first session with the follow- ing faculty : Rev. L. R. Gwaltuey, Dr. J. W. Jaynes, Rev. D. B. Hamilton, Mrs. Hattie Cooper, Mrs. Sue Hooper, Miss Kate Hillyer, Miss Sallie Hillyer. The institution secured at the beginning the good-will and confidence of many friends. The attendance was large under the circumstances, and the work accomplished was creditable to all engaged in the embryo college. During 1873-74 the above-mentioned faculty conducted the institution. In the summer of 1874, Professor Alex. Townes, of Greenville, was elected president. He discharged with marked fidelity the duties of his office. In the spring of 1875, Mrs. Townes died, and a few months afterwards President Townes handed in his resignation. During the session of 1875-76, Rev. L. R. Gwaltney was acting president of the college. The number of pupils had steadily increased, and it was evident that larger accommodations were much needed. Earnest efforts, meanwhile, bad been made to secure funds for this purpose. In the early part of 1876, I addressed a communication to Colonel Shorter, rehearsing the history 22 of the struggling institution, and setting forth its possibilities, if larger accommodations could be provided. I said my hopes all centered in him, that if he would resolve to become the liberal and life-long supporter of the college, its enlarged usefulness would be assured. To this communication I received no response, and I felt sure that Colonel Shorter deemed me a visionary enthusiast and nothing more. In May, 1876, Dr. Winkler, of Marion, Alabama, called to see me, found me at the college, had a long talk with me about my work, my desires, my hopes, my disappointments, and my fears. Soon after his return home, the trustees of The Judson Institute, Marion, Alabama, offered me the presidency of that institution, and I promised to visit Marion. On the day I was to start, Colonel Shorter sent for me to come to his office. On entering, he said, Well, I have been think- ing over your communication (dear, good man, I had misunderstood his silence), and I have decided to give you twenty thousand dollars for the college, if you will not go to the Jud- son. I fear your offer is too late, I replied, but let me say this : Whether I accept the Judson or not, you must make the Cherokee College your child. Do for it all that money can accomplish, and you will never regret it. I took charge of the Judson Institute September, 1876, and remained there six years. In the summer of 1882, Colonel Shorter again sent for me. I found him in bed, very feeble, and much changed. We had a long and sad interview, though relieved with much that was cheering and precious. He asked me to return and take charge of the college he had built as A Gift to Our Daughters. I said, For what length of time? He replied, For your lifetime, if you desire. Tears filled his eyes and mine, as I said, I will do anything in my power for you. I will come back and take the college and do my best for it. I saw Colonel Shorter only once after this interview. I began my work in Shorter College in September, 1882, and continued to July, 1891. I should have remained in that position till the release which death brings, had I not deemed it God ' s will for me to retire. In the beginning of my efforts for a college in Rome, to the last day of my work for it, I assuredly gathered that God called me to it. I never felt that I was working for myself, and I, in this manner, record the past that I never laid by a dollar from all the income of •23 the college. I spent it for the liberal culture of the girls committed to my training — securing the best teachers I could command and reserving only a modest living for my family. • Shorter College has been as dear to me as the apple of mine eye, and I shall ever rejoice in its success. The noble man whose name it bears I count among the best friends I ever had, and I rejoice that his name is indissolubly linked with an institution whose influence for good will never end. Though dead, his gift will perpetuate his memory and enlarge the fruitage of his loving heart. y ! ' if xp§ a JJJJJJJJJJJ SHORTER COLLEGE— Distant View from Armstrong Hotel. Hlfred Shorter. IT is the boy who makes the man, and boyhood is but a prophecy of what manhood is to be. The orphan, Alfred Shorter, who bore his bereavements so bravely, and whose independent spirit forbade his accepting aid, was as the preface to a wonderful book. Alfred Shorter was born in Washington, Georgia, on November 23d, 1803, where he lived until after the death of his parents, when he moved to Monticello, Georgia. There he was offered a position as clerk with Mr. Baldwin, and after years of faithful labor he became a partner in the firm. Not many years later Mr. Baldwin died, and Mr. Shorter carried on the business by Mrs. Baldwin ' s request. In a business way, Mr. Shorter was obliged to see Mrs. Baldwin often, and became impressed with her gen- tle, womanly character. She was a woman most suited of all others to be the wife of Alfred Shorter. Some years after the death of her husband, Martha Baldwin became the devoted wife of Alfred Shorter. About this time the Cherokee Indians were moved to their new hunting fields in Indian Territory and North Georgia was opened to settlers. Mr. Shorter bought land near the junction of the Etowah and Oostanaula and along the banks of the Coosa. A large portion of this land is now in the corporation of Rome. 27 Mr. Shorter was ever ready to contribute to the poor, but would blush in his modesty if any one spoke of his unselfishness. He took a great interest in the affairs of State and Church, but refused every office offered him, preferring his quiet home and retired life. The most noticeable fact regarding Mr. Shorter ' s life was his piety. He became a Chris- tian early in life and strove to live a life worthy of the name Christian. When he did a good deed he did not take credit to himself, but always said : This I do by the will of God. Shorter College stands as a memorial to his liberality and we are led to think of him rather as a father than the founder of the College when we read the inscription on the corner- stone : A Gift to our Daughters. L ' 8 flDrs. Hlfred Shorter. o N the twenty-fifth da} r of January, ninety-nine years ago, among the hills of Jackson County, Georgia, Martha Harper was born. It was among these same old red hills of Georgia, that she whom we now hold in grateful remembrance grew to womanhood. This was the pioneer period of our State ' s history, and Martha Harper was reared with ideas of economy, frugality and simplicity. From a diary which she kept during her girlhood we see that even at that age her whole desire was to serve God faithfully and acceptably. All through the book we find the repeated prayer: Oh, Lord, help me to love Thee more, and teach me how to serve Thee better. After reaching womanhood, Martha Harper was mar- ried to Mr. Baldwin and went to Monticello, Georgia. In her new home she gladly took up the work which her Master gave her to do. She soon organized a Sunday- school for the children of the village, and the matrons met once a week at Mrs. Baldwin ' s home for a prayer- meeting. Grief, also was her portion, as her husband died at Monticello. . Mr. Baldwin ' s partner in business, Mr. Alfred Shorter, became the financial adviser of Mrs. Baldwin, and a warm friendship grew up between the two. About three years after- ward they were married. Mrs. Shorter used often to speak of her wedding. One d ay 29 Mr. Shorter with a minister came into the room where Mrs. Baldwin sat sewing for her beloved poor, and said : Why should we wait any longer? Let us be married at once ? and Mrs. Baldwin arose, shook the threads from her gown, and with the scissors still hanging from her waist repeated the vows which made her the wife of Alfred Shorter. After moving to Rome, Mrs. Shorter continued her work in the Master ' s vineyard. The sick and the poor knew and loved her. With the help of others, she established the Sunday- school of the First Baptist Church, and may we not believe that it was at least partly due to her influence that Mr. Shorter eave six of the eight thousand dollars necessary for the build- ing of the Baptist Church at Rome ? It was Mr. Shorter ' s desire that the college which he founded should be named for his wife, but her modesty prevented this. The memorial window in the chapel of Shorter College is a beautiful tribute from Mr. Shorter to his wife, who, though childless, has now many (laughters who rise up and call her blessed. )T-;- 30 president H. 3. Battle. REV. ARCHIBALD J. BATTLE, D. D., LL. D., has no peer in Georgia as a veteran college president. In this capacity he has spent about forty years of a most useful and honored life. Prudent conservatism, steady growth, a high curriculum and sound finances have characterized all his administrations. Dr. Battle was born in Powelton, Georgia, but moved with his father to Alabama at the age of ten. He enjoyed all the advantages of wealth, culture and piety. In 1846, he was graduated from the University of Alabama, where he spent some years as professor of the Greek language and literature. His eminent success as president of female colleges at Tuscaloosa, at Tuskegee, and at the Judson, influenced the trustees of Mercer to place him at the head of that university soon after its removal to Macon. No other president has served so long. For seventeen years he presided, and though tuition was then recpiired, the attendance was large, the standard of scholarship was high, harmony prevailed, Georgia Baptists were proud of their University, and many noble and talented young men were graduated. Dr. Battle at length returned to his first love, the education of young ladies, and for eight years he has been the loved and honored president of Shorter College, where he is now doiug the grandest and noblest work of his life. His polished manners, his varied and extensive scholarship, his S3 ' mpathetic nature, his firmness of purpose and his sincere piety eminently qualify him for this responsible position. As a cultured gentleman, as an accom- plished presiding officer and as a minister of the Gospel he has no superior. In Macon, he was president of the Athemeum; in Rome he is the center of the Lanier Circle; and everywhere he is a leader in everything that tends to cultivate, to refine and to 31 ennoble the mind and the heart. Affable, graceful, and eloquent, he always knows what to say, when to say it and how to say it most elegantly. Many lectures and addresses, a volume, The Human Will, and various other impor- tant products of his pen show his ability as a writer. In 1888, President Cleveland appointed Dr. Battle one of the board of visitors to the United States Military Academy at West Point, and he was made secretary of the board. The degree of doctor of divinity was conferred on him almost simultaneously by Colum- bian University, Howard College, and the University of Georgia. In 1883, Mississippi Col- lege conferred the degree of doctor of laws. In early manhood, Dr. Battle won the heart and hand of Miss Mary E. Guild, one of Alabama ' s fairest and noblest daughters. No sweeter dream was ever realized than their married life ; but last summer, when a few mo nths would have brought the golden wedding an angel came down and took the gentle Christian wife up to the golden city. 32 MISS MARY GWALTNEY. MISS BETTY LEDBETTER. FACULTY. MISS M. CELESTE AYER. MISS ADA BROWN. MISS JOSEPHINE BENNETT. MISS IVYLYN DUGGAN. PROF. 0. A. THOMPSON IVY W. DUGGAN, M. A. ■ ■ ° ' - 1 - ' - ■ ' M | SS ANNIE LOUISE GRISWOLD MISS NELLIE DUSTMAN._ CUNN|NQHAM . M|SS CARR1E B . LEAV ELL. MISS MATTIE E. ROWELL. MISS ELEANOR CHURCHILL GIBBS. „_,,,, A. J. BATTLE, D. D., LL. D. faculty. REV. ARCHIBALD J. BATTLE, D. D. LL. D., President. PROP. rVT W. DUGGAN, M. A., Business Manager. Xiterary department. A. .1. BATTLE, D. D., LL. D. Psychology, Logic, Ethics, Latin, Greek. IV V W. DUGGAN, M. A., Mathematics. MISS ELEANOR CHURCHILL GIBBS, English Literature, Rhetoric, History. MISS MARY GWALTNEY, Presiding Teacher, English Grammar, Mathematics. MISS IVYLYN DUGGAN, French Language and Literature. MISS CARRIE B. LEAVELL, Natural Science. MISS ADA BROWN, Elocution, Physical failure. 35 MISS BETTY LEDBETTER, Preparatory Department. MISS JOSEPHINE BENNETT, Assistant Preparatory Teacher. flDusic Department. PROF. CHARLES A. THOMPSON, Director of Music, Piano, Organ, Voice, Theory and Harmony. MISS NELLIE DUSTMAN, Piano, Organ. MISS ANNIE LOUISE ORIS WOLD, Voice Culture. art Department. MISS M. CELESTE AYER, Directress of Art Department, Drawing, Crayoning, Oil, Water-Color, Decoratire Painting and Modeling in Clay. MISS MATTIE E. ROWELL, Art Embroidery. Ibome department. MRS. EUNICE A. CUNNINGHAM, Matron. 36 IResolutions of Shorter 5irls. CUE following resolutions came from the hearts of the Shorter girls, one and all. Every- thing connected with their preparation was carefully concealed from the faculty, who were taken completely by surprise, when in the Rome Tribune, their eyes fell on the words, Resolutions of Shorter Girls. There is a tale in the Arabian Xights of a princess who had three lovers. Her father, the king, promised that she should marry the suitor who brought the most valuable gift. At the end of a year they met to display their gifts. The first brought a mirror, the second a rug, the third, an apple. To show the value of his gift, the first turned his mirror toward the land where the princess lived, declaring that by virtue of its magic it would reveal the princess to them. Lo, when they looked they saw her lying at the point of death. The second immediately laid down his rug and bade the others step upon it. The magic rug rose with them and bore them to the home of the princess. The third then gave her the apple which could cure all diseases. The question then arose, Which gift w r as most valuable ? Each in itself was most valuable, but combined they wrought a miracle. Of Shorter ' s bright lights it would be impossible to tell whose influence was widest, Doctor Battle ' s, Professor Duggan ' s or Miss Gibbs ' s. For seven years these three invalu- able gifts to Shorter have been associated, and, combined, their influence has indeed wrought a miracle. Without Doctor Battle ' s genial, courtly manner, scholarly attainments and wise supervision ; without Professor Duggan ' s wonderful power of awakening an interest within the students for mathematics, care for the comforts of the college, and fatherly tenderness for the girls; without Miss Gibbs ' s interest in everything pertaining to the 37 college, zeal in working for the library, and lovely influence over the girls, Shorter College would never have attained its present standing. Therefore, be it, Resolved, 1st. That it is with sincere sorrow that we see broken up the association which has made the college home happy. 2d. That we appreciate the blessings which have this year been ours in being under the influence and tutelage of the present faculty. 3d. That we wish them joy and success in whatever lots providence may assign them. 4th. That a copy of these resolutions be presented to Doctor Battle, Professor Duggan, and Miss Gibbs. Committee from Senior Class Committee from Junior Class (Signed.) Florida Seav. Ava Printtjp. Annie Callaway. Berta Simmons. Mattie Westbrook. Annabel Rhodes. Committee from Freshman Class Committee from Lit. Junior Class Committee from Sophomore Class Juliet Howel. Frankie Ross. Louise Bass. Hattie Byrd. Cledie Williamson. Bessie Reynolds. Ina Van Metre. Ann Berry. Lizzie Busick. Book II. CLASSES. SENIOR CLASS. Alice Ellison Bailie B. Duggan Ava Printup Elizabeth Harris Susre Pollock Pauline Brown Alice Parks Daisy Couch Bessie Lumpkin Gussie Houseal Grace Harpe, Florida Seay Sara Matlock Belle Comer Lena Allen Nellie Adamson Pearl Dunn Berta Ivey Ruby Anderson Salhe Faulk Annie Callaway Class Statistics. NAMES. Nellie Adamson Lena Allen . Ruby Anderson- Pauline Brown Annie Callaway Belle Comer . Daisy - Couch . Sallie Belle Dugoan Pearl Dunn . . Alice Ellison Sallie Faulk Grace Harper Elizabeth Harris Gussie Houseal . Berta Iyey . . Bessie Lumpkin . Sara Matlock Alice Parks . . Susie Pollock Ava Printup . . Florida Seay . . Humes. commonly known as Rome, 6a. . . . Sparta, Ga. . . Ninety-Six, S. C. . Carroll ton, Ga. . . Gordon Springs, Ga. Rome. Ga. Newton, Ga. Rome. Ga. Rome, Ga. . . . Rome, Ga. . Jeftersonville, Ga. . Cave Springs, Ga. . Rome, Ga. . . Cedartown, Ga. Sparta, Ga. . Cartersville, Ga Riceville, Tenn Rome, Ga. Rome, Ga. . Rome, Ga. . Rome, Ga. . Venus . . Siena Zyp . . Polly . . Shylock Lady of Leisure Daz . . Tab . . Pearline Doll . . Sal, Old Gal Babe . Bill . . Hebe . Butter . Hun . . Tootsey . Leesie . Tusie. . Beck . . Flo . . Wants. Characteristics. I What we Think They Will be. The earth . . . Don ' t know what To be graduated . A Roman bachelor Her class pin . f A voice, sweet | and low . . . I A camp rather than a city ) Uranus for in- spection Nothing .... Something to eat . Her Heart . . . A rattle .... To sing .... Perpetual youth . Philosopher ' s stone A wig .... Jumping Jack Hope and ambition Honest man ' s love Woman ' s rights . Engagement ring Sleepiness Quarrelsomeness . . . Argumentativeness . Sincere Love .... J Abhorrence of the mas- culine sex .... Studiousness .... J Tenderness toward the opposite sex ) Tendency toward As- ( tronomy Supreme indifference . Inattention Most profound silence . Thinking Quickness in conversation Helpfulness to the Eds. . ( Lending Lena her Trench notes Black Sash . Dignity . Patriotism . Talkativeness Debativeness Unparliamentary methods Prophetess. Woman suffragist. Missionary ' s wife Young man ' s slave. Kiss me ( Gum ) drummer. A governess. Married in June. A level shadow. Single always. Farmer ' s wife. Matron at Shorter in 1900 A nun. Agent for patent medicine I Agent for matrimonial bureau. J A benefactress to school- l girls. A flirt. Old man ' s darling. f Walking advertisement for anti-fat. A feminine Horace Mann I Graduate from Univer- sity of Georgia. Typical old maid. 43 Character IReadings from the Several Ifoandwritings. I frf You have at times a nervous temperament, and can do your ' U ( ( J lu 7 es wor k when not hurried. Refined and intellectual in your tastes, with a desire to make as good an appearance as your friends, but no especial desire for ostentatious display. You are quite methodical, and try to do well whatever you have to do. You like to complete one task before beginning another. Have high aspirations. Would make a successful teacher. Your fate-line indi- cates much happiness and good fortune. You possess diplomatic secretiveness and quick intuition, with at times self-conscious- ness ; although you may not show that this is so. You have the power to design as well as execute; and, if a musician, you would be able to compose. You are candid and not very apt to deceive; for, if you do not like persons, you do not care to have anything to do with theni. You will have a good many changes in your life, and your fate-line is crossed by many lines of travel. s j. flf 7 You are, to a certain degree imitative; and L y yl 0 L l i rz y ' you readily assume the manners and customs of those with whom you are associated. You are amiable, and do not often allow yourself to be ruffied over trifles. Are not very rapid in your movements, and like to enjoy the pleasures of life as you go along. Refined in The readings were given by Mrs. Franklin Hall, Graphologist, New York City. 44 0il your tastes and careful in your friendships. Need just a little more firmness and self-reliance. Generous, and quick to see the amusing. Will have a happy life with few changes. ? S- You have artistic tastes, and are a great lover of 0 - s t fey ? - the beautiful. Have quick intuition and learn new things readily ; show considerable pride and a great deal of tact. You often say pleasant things to your friends that make them feel very kindly toward you. Like to dress well and have the knack of adding a ribbon here or a fiower there that lends new beauty. Ardent, and, to some extent, impulsive, you would succeed best in something that would call your artistic talent into active service. Will have a somewhat eventful life. You also are artistic in your tastes and fond of beautiful sur- tL-T fSJ roundings. You have a poetic imagination and love romance. Are, in many things, very fastidious, and want everything done by rule and measure. You are a good judge of form, size and color, in certain things. Are fond of social pleasures, but also desire some definite aim in life. Are better fitted for home life than you are to go out into the world and battle for yourself. Will, in many respects, be very fortunate. jy a You are quite practical, and like to look at a question from all HJ tZa d sy-£ m sides before making a definite decision. You are resolute, and not V easily swayed by the opinions of others ; amiable, with good self- control and a patient persistence. You do not often worry or borrow trouble. You would make an excellent teacher, a still better wife, taking great pride in your home and loved ones. There will be few changes in your life. Have good vitality to resist disease. - A You have a vivid imagination, but you do y ' . V ' ) j , not often allow it to interfere with your bet- y r ter judgment. lou are ionu ol the beau- tiful in art and nature, and you have some literary ability. You have good descriptive faculties and can describe well. You are earnest of purpose and have a desire to make of 45 your life the best that is possible with the opportunities that are yours. You are very thorough in your work, although you may not work as rapidly as some. Your happiness will come to you through the affections. _ r — ) . You are systematic in your work and learn readily. 7 -7 z £z, X i x icx j Would make a good bookkeeper or private secretary, but are best fitted for home life. You are influenced to a great extent bj ' your environment. You are versatile, and will have to be careful that this does not cause you to undertake to learn too many things so that you can not perfect any one of them. Your fate-line indicates some impor- tant changes in your life. A sensitive nature that shrinks from criticism or from fyf s Off 9 discord of any kind. Are a fluent talker, but you can keep MM Ul) Jzr reJe a secre t well, especially if it is your own. You have tact and graciousness of manner. Are true and loving, with an unselfish heart, capable of great sacrifices to give happiness to those whom you love. You have an emotional nature that is easily moved to laughter or to tears. Will have to guard carefully against lung and heart troubles. s? r, You have originality and very high aspirations, p . O ¥ building many castles in the air. You are self-reliant, and capable of looking out for your own interests; cautious and inclined to question the motives of others. You are quick to see and to act, having to a large extent an impulsive nature. Have an imperious will that likes to com- mand and to be obeyed. You place more confidence in the loyalty of men than of women, but are very devoted to those women whom you love. Will travel both at home and abroad. ? . nn You have a sweet and lovable nature, unselfish and thoughtful • C- ' Z-z-22.-- C ilAJAy . of the comfort of others. You like to take your own time to do what you have to do, and do not like to have any one hurry you. Your temper is generally calm and not easily ruffled, although you are sensitive to reproof, and the memory of it remains with you long afterward. Fond of congenial society, and will always find your 46 greatest happiness in home life, although at times a desire for change may make you restless. 7 .a ■ f s J y .a You have more of grace than physical zJJs- a U C ( (xaa A strength, and need to take as much exercise in the open air as possible. Slightly susceptible, and decide upon first meeting persons, whether you will like them or not. You are quick to see things that are amusing, and are tempted to laugh in the places where you should be most dignified. You like to tease those whom you love. There is a spice of coquetry in your nature. You have musical talent worthy of cultivation. ? —, You have a sympathetic nature, giving s s (fu j$L e z fr i y ? those wh i are r d ' ? a lr ys frf ' ready to receive the confidence of others, ( ( and to weep with those who weep or to rejoice with those who are happy. You have a poetical imagination, and delight in stories of romance, or those songs and bits of verse whieh touch the heart. You are intense in your devotion to those whom you love. Will make an exemplary wife. ( ? 1 . u Fond of social pleasures, music, and dancing, J Z 4 £ ' $ £;££££. ' ' L- fr Z Cjb and are happiest when looking forward to a y good time. You need an active life, and to be brought into constant competition with others. Have good taste in dress and confidence in your own ability. You ought to possess a good voice, if it has not in some way been injured by improper training, or use. Have a great deal of pride, and like to excel in those things which you undertake. y; ) jt An emotional nature that is strongly £Z - zt-l Ce UO c U tc JLLoot v swayed by those things which appeal to V_ u the senses. Fond of the luxuries of life. Have artistic genius and a great love of the beautiful, and ought to be able to paint, draw 47 (A (I and embroider with skill. You will be governed, to a great extent, by sentiment, often against your better judgment and the advice of others. You cling devotedly to those whom you love, and would make many sacrifices for them. ? jf You are imitative to a degree, and like to pattern % G- f f C 1 C JA4 U after those whom you a a m ire. You can keep a secret well; and, although you like to take counsel with those whom you love, you do not care to confide everything to them. You are slow and graceful in movement, and do not like to be hurried. You would make a good teacher, but are best fitted for home life, and would be very happy in a home of 3 T our own. Your fate-line indicates few changes in your life but much of con- tentment.  rt • s S You have firmness and good power of application, W ti V9t£. 6J ( % ' ' and ape Qot eas j ly led to dQ those thmgs whieh yQur better judgment tells you that you ought not to do. Your ideals are very high, and you will have to be careful that you do not love an ideal only to be disappointed in the real. You are not a fluent talker unless with those whom you know well, but you keep well informed upon the topics of the day. Will have a busy and a prosperous life. - . You are unassuming and gracious in manner, caring little for L t CZ IT ? f Lv- li s l ua 3 7 S() y ou have the comforts of life and plenty of good tilings to eat. You have versatility, and can do many things well, so you will have to be careful that this does not keep you from perfectness in your work. Be a little more hopeful and ambitious, and careful not to neglect the opportunities that are yours. Much of peace and happiness will enter your life. You enjoy praise and admiration, and ran work t rl much better if you feel that your efforts are appre- ciated. You like to be surrounded with the beautiful things of life and to have handsome garments. Are fond of social pleasures, and always ready for a good time. You have some 48 , Lf, W% ($ ■ lsp-yy H dram atic talent, and ought to excel as an elocutionist, Your aspirations are high, with a vivid imagination. You have the sensuous nature of the poet and the artist, and all that is beautiful in art or nature appeals to you strongly. You like best those ballads that have a touch of pathos in them. You seldom worry, but try to appreciate the blessings that are yours. Would make a good bookkeeper or stenographer; and are self-reliant and capable of becoming self-supporting, if necessary. You are a bit obstinate, and apt to fret under restraint, P%% f even though the chains were golden. If strongly opposed, you are tempted to do the very things you are advised not to do. Can be guided by love, not by commands. Intellectual and refined, with a touch of piquancy that gives a certain charm and attractiveness to your nature. You are hopeful and ambitious. Your fate-line is crossed by many lines of travel. Have that self-confidence that should enable you to lie successful in your undertakings. 49 Senior Class. ©fficers. . MISS FLORIDA BAYARD SEAY . .. . MISS LENA ALLEN MISS ANXIE WILLIS CALLAWAY . MISS SARA MATLOCK Corresponding Secretary, . MISS AUGUSTA HOUSEAL Historian . MISS AYA SCIIERMEKHORN PRIXTUP Prophet MISS PEARLE DUNN President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, 50 Iftistory of the Class of ' 98. CHE twenty-one young ladies who constitute this Class and bear so admirably the dignified title Senior, are the same who so short a while ago were hailed as Freshies, Sophs, Subs Little Junes. Standing as they do now, almost ready to exclaim in unison, Thus endeth the first lesson, they look into the past and feel the sweet assurance that all those humbler years were spent in never-tiring study and toil. Indeed a goodly number of the ' 98 ' s came up from the Preparatory Department, Every year has added some new girl to take the place of the less faithful ones, and now among the Senior Class not one drone can be found. The ' 98 ' s have not failed to make a brilliant record from the Freshman to the Senior Class, and now they take pleasure in repeating the motto they have chosen : Fideli certa merees. It was during the Sophomore year of this Class that the curriculum was raised in English. As Juniors they entered the first class who studied analytic geometry in the College; and as Juniors, also, they organized their Class and bought pictures to beautify the study-hall. Each year has crowned these ambitious girls with greater success and higher honors. These Seniors now, March 1st, have in their class treasury about eighty-four dollars, made by the various efforts of the busy ' 98 ' s. Early in the autumn of this school year they gave an Olio and were gladdened by receiving a generous sum. Immediately after Christmas, the Senior Entertainment proved a success. Before the term expires they hope to excel any preceding class in contributions to the library fund. 51 We would not have our friends think we know it all. Sometimes the brilliancy of this Class is shown in rather an embarrassing manner. For instance, we often have a vague idea of dates. One of our young ladies remarked the other da} T that she was certain that Christianity was introduced into Britain in 597, but she had forgotten whether it was A. J). or B. C. We are just as accurate in science ; Miss A. was sure that Mr. Sagittarius had discovered some heavenly body. In the study of Shakspeare ' s Macbeth, one of the girls displayed her courtesy by speaking of Mrs. Macbeth. In psychology, another speaks of the fashions of the heart, and not the passions. Passing from the intellectual to the moral standing of the Class, we behold again a peer- less record. Each young lady ' s influence is good and when they have passed into a broader path, they hope to wear there, as they have worn within college walls, the white flower of a blameless life. 52 Miss LUCY AIKEN. ENGLISH CERTIFICATE GIRLS. Miss HAZEL ADKINS. Miss HELEN FAIRFAX GAMBRELL. Miss EMMA WRIGHT. Nettie Sharp Josephine Montgomery Minnie Ezzell JUNIOR CLASS. Katherine Comer Ella West Berta Simmons Annabel Rhodes Mary Bennett May DuBose Ella Harley Edith Hardy Minnie Henry Lilian Wood Fannie Wilungham Lizzie Simpson Mary Lou Ware Mattie Westbrook Katherine Battle Mary Spier Ruby Camp Lucile McGhee 3unior Glass. ©fficers. MISS BERTA SIMMONS, MISS MARY BENNETT, MISS EDITH MAY HARDY, . MISS ELIZABETH SIMPSON, President. Vice-President. Secretary. Tr easurer. Miss Catherine Battle Miss Katherine Comer Miss Ruby Camp Miss May DuBose Miss Minnie Ezzell Miss Edith May Hardy Miss Ella Harley IRames. Miss Minnie Henry Miss Nettie Sharp Miss Lucile McGhee Miss Frances Willinuham Miss Josephine Montgomery Miss Ella West Miss Annabel Rhodes Miss Mary Lou Ware Miss Mary Spier Miss Mattie Westbrook Miss Berta Simmons Miss Lilian Wood Miss Elizabeth Simpson irre uiar. Ifoistory of the Junior Class. BISTORY is the record of important events, and so, my friends, this may not appear to you a history, the events herein recorded seeming of no import. If such is the case you are at liberty to only tip your hat and pass us by, pausing, perchance, at the Senior history. But pray consider for a moment that those same Seniors were not long ago Juniors, and not so very long ago, even Freshmen; also, that we hope to claim, ere many moons have waxed and waned, the envied title of which they boast themselves the owners. As after graduation a girl fills a different position in life, so, when we become Juniors, we occupy a very different place in the great old study-hall, being separated from the merry little Freshmen by the mammoth stove, having it as a means of fortification behind which to hide our merry smiles. On opening day there is a great rush of Seniors and Juniors for the back seats. Strange, is it not when the front seats are just as comfortable V Perhaps they are preferable from the fact that it is warm in September, and the back seats are near the door. But, wait, and let me whisper in your ear : The same stove is between the presiding teacher and that part of the room. The preference is not inexplicable. As October draws near, numbers of girls may be seen walking slowl}- from end to end of the second terrace with eyes cast downward, not wrapt in thought, as it would seem, but intent on finding a few stray chestnuts which have fallen from the few trees on the edge of that terrace. Girls have a special fondness for chestnuts; and, as recess is short, a keen listener might be disturbed during school hours by a peculiar crackling sound, but to locate o that sound is a different thing 58 Excitement over football, and especially the Thanksgiving game, was fast increasing, when, alas! not only those who were anxiously awaiting the reports of the Georgia-Virginia game, but the whole school was enveloped in a cloud of sorrow by the tragic death of one whose name and face were familiar to many. From that time football was spoken of in a subdued voice, and those who had planned a trip to Atlanta to witness the Thanksgiving game spent the day very differently. How the holidays ever sped onward, bringing Christmas ever nearer, until ere we real- ized it, the holidays had come, and there were few Juniors left at Shorter; but these few — my ! What feasts and royal times they had ! Shorter ' s halls were made to ring, not only with merry laughter, but with the din and noise of horns, drums and French-harps. How bard, after the holidays, to resume school duties, with the awful anticipation of mid-term examinations before us. It takes a brave heart to do it cheerfully. From then until the arrival of Commencement, little usually happens to change the monotonous routine. A w r eleome talk from Professor Duggan may, perhaps, come in as a substitute for Betsy Hamilton, who recites for the benefit of Seniors onl}-; or some unusually bright remarks may be made in Junior English, such as, Shylock disliked Antonio because he lent 7iioney out without gratis; or the poor plowman, in the Canterbury Tales, who lived in pees and parfit charitye, is said to live on peas and claret. Hurrah for the Class of 1899 ! 59 SUB-JUNIOR CLASS. Helen Howard Susie Mayo Jessie Lewis Mildred Lewis Cledie Williamson Emma Smith Julia Cleghorn Etta Hagen Alice Turner Lelia Mooney Mary Taylor Allie Glover Clara Dodd Alice Myers Octavia Smith Fannie Lewis Maria Goetchius Hattie Byrd Minnie Garner Mary Beth Sullivan Bessie Couch Myrtis Camp Foy Murphy Cleo Archer Bessie Reynolds Sarah Yancey Bessie Maitland Blanche Jetton £ub=3unior Class. ©fficers. MISS A. HATTIE BYRD, MISS CLEDIE WILLIAMSON, MISS BESSIE REYNOLDS, MISS MARIE A. GOETCIIIUS, MISS MAYBETH SULLIVAN, Miss Cleo Archer Miss Miss A. Hattie Byrd Miss Miss Florence Brett Miss Miss Myrtis Camp Miss Miss Bessie Couch Miss Miss Julia Cleghorn Miss Miss Maggie Dupree Miss Miss Hortense Dorsey Miss Miss Clara May Dodd Miss Miss Allie Glover Miss Miss Marie Goetchius Miss IRames. Minnie Garner Etta IIagen Helen Howard Blanche Jetton Jessie Lewis Fannie Lewis Mildred Lewis Susie May ' o Bessie Maitland Leila Mooney Foy Murphy President Vice-President Secretary Treasurers Miss Alice Myers Miss Ocye Odum Miss Bessie Reynolds Miss Maybeth Sullivan Miss Octavia Smith Miss Emma Smith Miss Alice Turner Miss Mary Taylor Miss Cledie Williamson Miss Sauaii Yancey Irregular. Class of 1900. p 00R Little Subs is the name with which the Sub-Juniors have heretofore been taunted by the Seniors and Juniors, but they dare not call the Class of 1900 by that insignificant appellation ; it is unnecessary, however, to tell what they do call us. Our Class — we would say The Class, but we are not conceited — is composed of thirty clever, studious girls, that is the greater number of us are studious. I venture to say that this Class has a larger percentage of girls who are really in earnest than any other class of thirty in Georgia, or even in the South. Several of our number have come up steadily from the Preparatory Department, man} ' others have worked their way through the Rome Public Schools up to Shorter, where they are received as full Subs. This accounts for the fact that the Sub-Junior Class is the largest in the college. There are nineteen boarding pupils in our class, seventeen of whom are from Georgia; our sister State, Alabama, is represented by only two daughters. Although the organization of our Class was not perfected until late in the year, our efforts have been crowned with success. With Excelsior as our motto, we have been striving to climb higher into the tree of knowledge, and have gone a few rounds higher on the ladder of truth and righteousness. We are sure that William Shakspeare would feci himself highly complimented if he could rise from his tomb and know that we, the banner class of Shorter, had chosen him as our author. 64 Our Class Colors are olive green and brilliant cerise. Our flower, the graceful sweet-pea, which is the emblem of delicate pleasure, has been perfectly described by Keats in these few lines : Here are sweet-peas on tip-toe for a Hight ; With wings of gentle flush o ' er delicate white, And taper fingers catching at all things, To hind them all about with tiny rings. There were many suggestions for our yell, one of the most suitable was, Thirty girls, old and young, None of us with too much tongue, We never yell, but always bawl, ' ' For we ' re the Class of 00 (nothing at all). The one which was finally accepted is, Sub ! sub ! sub ! Hoop ! rah ! ree ! 1900! Shorter! See? 65 Book III. LITERARY. mm 2 ,i  V-T-; ' : H ' ■ ' ' ' T3I T P 3K33S5S 3 ;•• •; v : « i P jj t- s L t? ■ l ijfel Si felaaj ' ■ S2 J i lii TCI- . e : L iaW lll ' ! K rff gfcmn .T i g.- ) v TJ? {The Shorter Xibrary. SHORTER daughters of later years have changed the familiar proverb, and for them it runs : And further, by these, my classmates, be admonished : of seeking many books there is no end. Verily indeed did the class of ' 92 build better than they knew ; and how very well they thought they knew ! That thirteenth of November, ' 91 when an organi- zation was perfected for the purpose of establishing a library, as the minutes of the meet- ing ran, a noble work was begun. How well the purpose has been carried out by succeeding classes only those know who have watched their efforts with pardonable pride. Ten years ago the advantages offered by the Reading-room of Shorter College to her ambitious students were a dictionary and fifteen volumes of the American Encyclopedia. Not until the fall of ' 91 was any decided step made for progress. Then it was that the fifteen girls who were to leave Shorter halls the following June began to discuss ways and means. Under the guidance and inspection of that queenly woman, Miss Eleanor Churchill Gibbs, their efforts for the library moved rapidly to success. As a result of their labors one hundred and fifty volumes were added to the Library. When you recognize in the ' 92 ' s the founders of the present library — oh, you girls of younger generations ! — will you not more patiently listen to the praises that gratitude accords them ? One maiden, a ' 95 I think, sighed from the depths of her weariness (or jealousy!): I wish there never had been any ' 92 ' s. Miss Gibbs never will stop telling about them. fin Anyway, the next class, the 93 ' s — and what a fine class it was — caught the spirit of their predecessors and even surpassed them in the amount of money secured. Annie Perkins, Alida Printup, Ruth Lovejoy, Dora Williams and all the rest of the fourteen ' 93 ' s, how well we remember their earnest work. The ' 94 ' s in turn did well their part, as any class would have done that had as its presi- dent so capable a head and fine a judgment as those of Myra Hill. The friendly spirit of emulation that sprang up between the classes of each year in their wish to out-do all the rest has been well for the growth of the Library. The 95 ' s,with the tine material it claimed, tried hard to surpass their elders, whom they held not their betters. Was not the Big Five of this class ! You girls who are not little any more, you ' 95 ' s who were Sophs when the ' 92 ' s paved your way, we elders were proud of you ! One thing your class had in which none of us have equaled you — you had a Mark Twain. And the dear little ' 96 ' s ! Aren ' t they claiming to be the Banner Class ? They worked so enthusiastically and well ; let us not cherish their having called ' 92 back in the dark ages. ' ' They have nobly won their praise as worthy little sisters. It will not be long before these ever younger generations will push them back in the calendar. Already have the ' 97 ' s stepped off with their laurels, and the ' 98 ' s have been for months Miss Gibbs ' s Seniors. From so small a beginning as the Dictionary and American Encyclopedia, through the efforts of her daughters, Shorter ' s Library has grown to number over fifteen hundred books. Was not that worth while ? Standing the November of ' 97 in the dear old Reading-room, familiar faces staring from the book-cases alone, how real all the past seemed ! There on the table in the corner was the well-known dictionary, thumbed by so many generations. Never mind about the five- volumed new one boasting a ease of its own ! It held no memory for a ' 92. We did not even pay for it. But there, too, was that old Biographical Dictionary whose columns we diligently searched, wondering inwardly how in the world Dean Trench ever could think of so many words and things ! Then there is that other long-ago friend, The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, and also Bulfinch ' s Mythology. How many of you old girls could name all 70 the rest that stared at me that afternoon ? There are many, many, new books which must surely help and inspire the latter-day Shorter girl. Is not this work a grand one ? Who can estimate the great influence of this library ? Apart from its own good, consider the factor it has been in fostering class spirit, college pride, and earnest purpose. Shorter is more to us, class-mates are more to us, books are more to us, life is more to us, because of our work for our library. To those who have striven for its growth and good, all praise! To those yet to make it even more a cause for pride, all encouragement. God speed you in your good work A ' 92. 71 H IDeserted Ibome. CO Romans the spurs of the Blue Ridge, with its lofty summits, form an appropriate hiding-place for the sun as it ends its daily journey in crimson glory beyond the purple heights. Mount Alto, seven miles from Rome, is one of the loftiest of the line of peaks that engirdle the seven-hilled city ; upon this spot may be seen the remains of a deserted home; not a mansion nor yet a modern residence, only a humble abode consisting of two small rooms. In years gone by, on entering this home you would have seen, besides the necessary furniture of the plainest description, row after row of well-filled book-shelves; little, how- ever, now remains to show the culture and refinement of its former occupant. Environment does much toward revealing the man. Such environment as I have just described would betoken a learned man, one wishing to lead a solitary life, and to study nature; just such a man once lived in this hermit cottage on Mount Alto. Dr. Berckman was a cultured gentleman from France ; a man who once moved in the highest social circles of that gayest of all cities — Paris. For reasons unknown to all save his closest friends he sought this home in the new world where he could live a life solitai ' y, in the main, and hide an untold sorrow. It was many years ago that he came to Rome. Goldsmith ' s favorite and useful friend was his flute ; Dr. Berckman ' s only mountain companion was an old Stradi- varius. This not only made happy hours for him but was the means of making happiness for others. Lone wanderers who chanced to pass the home of the hermit were, perhaps, gladdened and encouraged on their way by sweet strains from his violin, strains that came to their ears like a heavenly message. 72 Dr. Berekman would often leave liis mountain home and tramp to Home bringing with him his beloved violin that he might spend an evening with some music-loving friends. No matter how agreeably the time passed, nor how enraptured all were with the music, yet when the clock tolled eleven he would place his violin in its case and say good-bye. No amount of persuasion could induce him to remain a single night away from his home, or even to stay one minute after bis accustomed hour of departure. This old man beautified Mount Alto with flowers of every description, and with his own hands planted an extensive orchard, which still yields a bountiful supply of fruit. It is no wonder that Dr. Berckman ' s thoughts soared higher than those of his fellow beings, for such views as he daily beheld were enough to cause him to say, surely this is a Paradise upon earth. From the windows of his little house he could see the violet vales of Rome, and the beautiful mountains wrapped in the golden sunlight and sweet air Which gird and gladden all this region fair With a perpetual benison of rest. A time came when the well-trodden mountain paths missed the echo of the tread of their daily visitor; rough mountaineers whom Dr. Berekman had assisted in time of trouble sought out the solitary cottage, for they missed the ministration of his kindly hands ; none of them had ever been too humble to be denied his help and sympathy. These people were saddened to find their dear friend on a bed of suffering, nearing his end. The rude mountaineers watched the bedside of their friend and did all in their power to make the last days of his noble life comfortable. One night some of his friends were watching by his bedside; and one of them rising, took down a book from the shelf to read while the old doctor slept. After several hours of quiet Dr. Berekman asked for assistance. The friend, stepping to the bedside, laid the book on a chair; but Dr. Berekman immedi- ately whispered, Please put it in its place on the shelf. After complying with this request the friend returned to the bedside only to find that Dr. Berckman ' s request for the care of one of his beloved books was given with his last breath. 73 Tims the hermit ' s lite ended. To-day those who knew him say, as they gaze upon the remains of his rude home, What a peculiar man he was and yet how cultured ! And what a noble heart lie had ! So well did he love the beautiful scenery around his home that when we behold Mount Alto ' s purple heights, royal with sunset, we can almost imagine that he looks lovingly down upon it from the gold bar of heaven. ' ' he (Sirt (graduate. Bright and winning, sweet and fair, With sparkling eyes and rippling hair, Gowned so daintily in white, How beautiful she looks to-night. Life for her ' s a golden dream And things are always what they seem. Naught she knows of cruel sorrow No thought takes she for the morrow. May her life-bark gently glide Down life ' s weary turbid tide; And when dreams of youth are past Keep her sweetness to the last. 74 H flfeoment Hpart. i BLL the hurry and excitement that characterizes preparation for graduating exercises W had ceased ; the rooms in the dormitory were deserted ; not a sound could be heard. • ' Such exclamations as Oh, somebody help me to hook my bodice! Do tell one of those lazy Juniors to come and button my slipper! For pity ' s sake straighten my sash ! Caesar, I ' m nearly melted ! died away into silence. The assembly bell had rung, and all the college girls except the Seniors, had gone to the chapel ; they would follow in a few minutes to occupy their place upon the stage, but meanwhile the members of this Class had gathered in the spacious parlor awaiting orders to proceed. At intervals one could indis- tinctly hear a word, or a silvery peal of laughter wafted up the long stairway until it was lost in its own echo. Everything looked sad, even the walls whispered of the loneliness that would immediately follow the departure of the merry college family. Sincere tears of regret for the by-gone could be seen glistening in the eyes of many of the Seniors; for college days with their wealth of fun and frolic would soon belong to the returnless past. While the Seniors were talking and waiting, one of them, a queenly girl, slipped away from the group and quickly and noiselessly made her way to her own room, which had been stripped of pictures and little adornments, for everything was packed, ready for the journey home. As she entered the door she presented a picture worthy of the painter ' s brush. She was a brunette, tall, beautifully formed and endowed with regal grace. Her mother had died two years before, but her father had bestowed on her all that wealth could give. She had impressed her associates as a generous, earnest, pure-hearted girl, always sensitive to a touch of honor ; her nobility of character made her the favorite with both teachers and pupils. To-night she stood robed in spotless white, holding a cluster of La France roses, 75 tied with Nile green, the class color. She hesitated a moment after entering her room, and then glancing around, walked quickly toward the open window, and knelt as if in prayer. The tender light of the clear June moon bathed her in its soft radiance, and as she knelt with white hands clasped together and head reverently bent among the fragrant blossoms, she breathed a prayer: Father, Thou in Thy tender mercy hast bestowed countless bless- ings upon me and hast at all times guided and guarded my faltering footsteps. Thou hast implanted within me a deep sense of duty ; for this I do reverently thank Thee ; and now, dear Saviour, my college life is almost ended and I am about to enter upon a life of which I know nothing. Father, as Thou hast preserved me in the past, I do now humbly beseech Thee to keep me henceforth under the shadow of Thy almighty wings. Dear Jesus, grant me that wherever Thou mayst direct my steps, I may never cease to remember Thy goodness, and permit me to accomplish some good. Father, keep me unspotted from the world, for Jesus ' sake, Amen. The last bell sounded and the maiden arose from her knees. Gracefully she passed through the long hall and tripped down the stairs; smilingly she joined the twenty other members of her class, and passed with them under the frescoed archway. The door was gently closed and silence reigned supreme until broken by the peal of music. She, as many other sweet girl graduates do, receives the credit for being only that frolicking, frivolous, flirting thing — a college girl, but often hearts as noble as any that ever throbbed beneath the royal robes of kings, nutter under snowy, diaphanous organdie on commencement niffht. 76 JM. Mg, -i . MS. £ gig jig. .5J ' ,. •} ' ?. 4JV «£ -V . JS. Ji 1 ' i il ' i vVJ ' i JSS; v £ , Jjf. vV ' y J$£ jM . • - •  «; •}!?. ■! «. v«5. SCS -Mi. .J ' i. ' i5 ' «? ' i? ' i? ' i? ' i? w !K? ' ! ■ ' i?  K? r?w w ic i  • ' ! - ii  i  ) • w in? ' ,5  sk ' ,c- ' ,? sj[g  ; SjK ra$. ,; ? JjTj. raji rag  Jhe Boatman ' s Song. Softly sounds the boatman ' s song, Swiftly glides the boat along. The boatman ' s oar he deeply dips, The water sweeps my finger-tips. Low and sweet now falls the song, To me alone the sounds belong ; The tender words fall from his lips, The water sweeps ray finger-tips. Drift we now with indrawn oars, But dimly can we see the shores. O ' er me steals a strange sweet bliss As I receive my love ' s first kiss. Slowly gliding near the shore The boatman ' s song is heard no more; Beating with a love so strong My heart repeats the boatman ' s song. .vs. ' Hi- $ ' 1C- m v J«. ' IS- vV ' S. ' i? AM, m ' |S- Me. vie « t M ' |V ' li? - if - «- vV ' S. ' I? Mild IDiolets. Only a bed of violets blue Growing down by the rippling stream Nearer the water are ferns and rue, But fairer to me the violets seem. Down by the meadow brook they grow. Covering the brown, unlovely sod, Swayed in the balmy winds that blow. Planted there by the hand of God. Dainty violets, blue and wild, Odorless blossoms that herald the spring Each lovely, modest, woodland child Does sweet promise of summer bring. Their dainty fac es so fresh and fail- Are smiling up to the sky above, As they bow and nod in the sunny air, Seeming to whisper, God is love. £ . £ ' . ' i. £ ' . ' z. Ii £ ' £. l ' J - ■ ' - ty- -SJ - -5J?; -V4. • • ■ -t ' C -M4. • ' «. .VS. 4 t, • ' !, ■il ' y -J ' , -i ' ' -OT. -VS. . ' «. ■ ;■ ■ ! -i ' ' i- -M5. ' C ■ ' !. -V . •w - « -w • ! ■ -m- • ! - )i  - „ •?,? „s ' ,, . ' ,? tjjp [$ -, t ' ?,•$ ra y jT rap - S}j rag rag rag ?,; : t g 5j;5t 5j; c Sfjg rag rag XThe IRevolt of the Jesters. ONE — two — three — four. The old clock on the hill-top never hud that hollow, dreary sound when there were pulsations of life to he marked hy its strokes. The rain was dripping from soaked leaves; there were sickly spheres of mist and moisture around the globes of the electric lights ; the usually busy street was deserted except by the lonely looking hackman, wrapped in oil-cloth, who had brought out his lean, smoking horse to meet the four-ten train, and by a lonelier looking policeman who stood in a spot he vainly hoped to find a little drier than the pools around. The light from the middle of the street fell on the glass front of a drug-store, but seemed to have traveled through too much damp- ness already to have any heart left for making diamonds out of the raindrops adhering to the glass. Inside the window there were ranged the last week ' s edition of Puck, Judge, Life, and a dozen other joke papers, as they were known to the small boys who loved to congregate outside. Perhaps it was the absence of the small boys, or more probably the presence of the had weather, or the fact that the papers had been for a whole week in the dull window — whatever the cause, there certainly was a look of gloomy discontent on the pictured faces wh ich glowered from every side of the little compartment known as the window. Mrs. Xewbride was the first to break the silence : It is really getting past endurance, she sighed, this horrid publicity ! three appear- ances in this last awful paper ! It ' s bad enough to have Harold grin that horrid, diabolical grin of his, when I make the least little mistake, hut to have these rude men and miserable little wretches come and snicker at me — oh, it ' s too terrible! Just because I left those oysters in the shells when I stuffed the turkey — and I know Harold always says an oyster isn t tit to eat cooked out of the shells. And ;is to my being insulted at the butcher who asked me if I ' d take tbe fore-quarters of the land), why I ask you all if you wouldn ' t have been insulted too — the idea of Harold and me eating a whole lamb ! And then they don ' t even tell the truth. It was all a lie about me leaving the flour out of that cake. It ' s true something did go wrong with the horrid thing ; it must have come from the sugar that awful grocer sent; I could believe him capable of anything; but you know yourselves that a cake wouldn ' t be anything without flour. I ' m sure my feelings — Never miud your feelin ' s, interposed Mrs. Prunely. Feelin ' s is easy mended ; but when it comes to ruinin ' the business of a poor widder woman, that has her livin ' to make, they might as well put their filthy hands in her pocket, and take what they ' d find there, though goodness knows that ' ud be little enough the best of times. I shan ' t lower myself to repeat the low-down yarns they do tell on me — me as keeps as good a table as is to be seen outside the White House. Why, lettin ' alone all their fool pictures of folks a-having fits a-tryin ' to cut my steak and me a-sayin ' ' Holy hash; ' (sif I ' d lower myself to dowimght cussin ' ) — I say lettin ' that alone, they ' ve got to stick their long noses into my beds and count the blankets. As to that tale of my tellin ' the impudent wretch that complained of my towel that he was the sixteenth to dry and the first to complain — why everybody that knows me knows that there don ' t never mor ' n eight or at most ten dry on my towels. You complain of appearin ' often! Why, they put me in just whenever they run out of stuff, an ' if they ain ' t got nothin ' new to say about me they just say somethin ' old. That ' s what I complain of, said the medical student. It really seems to me that they ' d get tired of running me in when I never do anything new. All they ever find for me to do is to make some idiotic break in the class, and then when I correct myself they always have the professor tell me that my patient has been dead for ten minutes. If I ' ve got to be a merry Andrew for the crowd, I would like to perform my part creditably. About the only good thing they ever had me do was to give oxalic acid to the kid that swallowed the bottle of ink. As to mixing up croton oil and castor oil, why — As our excellent friend, Mrs. Prunely, has just remarked, however, said the doctor, the feelings are easily cured ; in fact they may be said to heal with the first intention ; while a 79 cut iii our purses does not so readily yield to treatment and is, so to speak, likely to cause prostration from loss of blood. The mere fact of your not being allowed to say witty things is of minor importance in view of the fact that when you are licensed ( which, by the way, ought not for the sake of the public as well as yourself, be too soon ) you will then be held responsible by the coroner for any jokes which may terminate fatally. As to those low jokes which appear in print, even those which seem likely to lower the standing of the pro- fession affect us very little, as every one knows that editors are as prone as any one to call in medical aid when they suffer from any of the ' ills which flesh is heir to, ' and from which even they are not exempt. But. said Wandering Willie, they don ' t understand the situation at all. In this here very number ( I ' m a-sittin ' just above it now ) they make me say ' It ' s all right for them as can have Be sure you are right and them go ahead for their motto, but mine ' s always had to be, Be sure you are left and then go afoot. Now, any fool might know that the ijit that ' ud go afoot in this here free land er Bibles and steam engines don ' t deserve to belong to the profession. And, besides that, it seems to me I might as well be a banker on a vacation for all the rest I get. They keep me a dancing the same jig from week ' s end to week ' s end ; first in Pack and then in Judge and then on oft-days they put me to work in country newspapers. Life ain ' t worth living at such a strain. Rats, said the small boy, who appears as Tommy, Willie, Newsboy, Bootblack, and in fact, supports the entire juvenile repertoire. You ' ve none of you anything to complain of till you live my life about three editions. If I was to do the things they say I do, there ain ' t a boy on our street but would like to sit on my head. My slang ' s always four editions old, and the feller that ' ud sing the popular songs at the time er day I ' in supposed to sing ' em ought to be hung up in a monkey show. And as to my wastin ' time givin ' my head to Sis ' s beau — I got somethin ' better to do than to talk to a feller that ain ' t done siugin ' ' After the Ball, ' and is just catchin ' on to ' ! Mr. Austin ' when folks is singin ' ' ! Mr. Johnson. ' By this time the policeman, the Irish servant, the politician, Mrs. Malone, the summer girl, the floor-walker, Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs, little Isaac Jacobs and a host more of our old 80 acquaintances were ready to speak, but just as they all began, in came the errand-boy, sleepy and cross, with a new edition of the comic papers, which he proceeded to set up. Mrs. Newbride gave one timid glance at the new papers, saw herself in conference with the Irish maid-servant, and fell back in convulsions. Mrs. Primely caught sight of a placard bearing the words, God bless our home; the medical student saw himself seated on a skeleton : there was a flutter of pages, and every jester saw his own character. With one consent each seized his weapon, Mrs. ST., a pie; Mrs. P., a plate of hash; the medical student, a bottle of carbolic acid ; the doctor, an amputating knife. At the editors ! To the offices they cried; hut just then the cross errand-boy caught them up and hastened with them to the rear of the store. Back numbers, ' ' he muttered. Sir, said the doctor, we never become back numbers, but I do not think the boy heard him. 81 ' ■ ' ' ■!fV.5 ' .5 ' .5ry -3 ' .5 ' .5 '  .5 ' .5 ' ' X ' yvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvwv ' V v B Xearned discourse. f vl Ihe Editors of he flris. My friends, although of course indeed, ! The editors of The Iris On either hand and anyway, t By the nine Muses swore However much or little, still, V That the great school at Shorter It may not, yet again it may. W Should suffer wrong no more.  By the nine Muses swore it, On further thought, I say, my friends, W And named a meeting dav, But whether that, in fact, or no, Vl And then those editors went forth, Whichever way, whatever mode, M East and West and South and North, It is, to say the least, as t hough, — (US A VS To summon their array. Forthwith, from first to last, perchance, Yes, how and whither, whence and where, lis, ne ' ertheless as, so to speak You must admit both then and there. East and West and South and North, The editors went all ; And tower and stair and cottage Have heard The Iris call. If so why not, alas, dear friends V A Shame on the girl of Shorter And yet, to put it plain, in truth, y Whose money will not come Nay, even notwithstanding thus, When the editors of The Iris Perhaps because no doubt forsooth. A Are on the march for Rome. — Copied from St. Nicholas. 1 82 H IDry Brain. CUE lamplight fell brightly on the dark bookcase and carpet, bringing to light the grin- ning skeleton in the corner, and the hideous skull and cross-bones on the mantel. It shone warmly on the strange compounds behind the glass doors and on the jars full of horrid substances in alcohol. Close to the student ' s lamp was a brown, hairy face, bending over a strange mass held in a brown, hairy hand. Strange, he muttered, strange ; they are usually moist, very moist. Bending closer he probed the mass with a bright lancet. Strange, be muttered again. He carefully lifted a bit on the point of the lancet. Ashes, he said. No, it can ' t be ashes; it ' s the right color, it ' s the right size, it was the right shape. It must be, and yet it can ' t be. It ' s obliged to be wet, and yet it ' s not. I never saw one that wasn ' t wet. I believe that if I could get at the reason of this I might make a valuable discovery. He carefully placed the mass in a small bowl and set it on the table. He then went to one of the glass doors, and opening it, selected several bottles of chemicals. After placing these on the table beside the bowl he began arranging chemical apparatus. Tick-tock, tick-tock, went the clock. Once, twice, thrice, the minute hand completed the entire circle. Still he had not moved, only his busy hands had divided the mass into portions, placing one portion in a test-tube over the flame, mixing others with different chemicals, and probing and examining the rest. At last he lay back in his chair, holding the bowl in his hand. Remarkable, he began to mutter again, every experiment proves my first conclusion correct, and yet the fact remains — it ' s dry. Dry, dry as a bone. Yes, dry. He rested his head on the back of the chair, and closed his eyes. Where did I get it? and when? and how? Who was the patient ? Let me see — yes, yes, oh! yes; was it a girl ? I 83 .- think it was, and yet there was something about a newspaper: a newspaper? I don ' t know anything about such things, and it does seem as if a girl and a newspaper would be a queer combination. Anyway it was a Shorter girl, and she was an editor of something, and there was a commencement and examinations and society meetings and class entertainments and — and, anyway, there were complications, and she died of nervous prostration. I wonder if — He paused and a disgusted look came over his face. Dry ! he said. I only wonder it hasn ' t been flying about the room ! He looked into the bowl again, and seemed lost in thought. He sighed, and a gentle look crept over his face. He set the bowl down and softly murmured : Poor little thing; poor little thing. ' 84 Book IV. CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS. Ibistory of UJonder picture. IT was lecture morning, and strange to say, for once half the school was tardy. There was an air of suppressed excitement in the study-hall. What was the matter ? Why, this was a great day with the Polymnians for they were about to have their likeness taken, the first of a series which afterward grew to be a burden to the flesh. On this day a Polymnian was as easily recognized as she would have been wearing the crusader ' s cross. At half-past three the study-hall was worth a careful study. Tbe Polymnians appeared in all their gas and gaiters, as Mrs. Nickleby ' s lover said. How well that rich expanse of green velvet set off the carefully curled golden locks above it. How noticeable, too, were the shell waves in that brown hair; half the geometry period was given up to its finishing touches. What a glitter of class pins, medals, and fraternity pins. Every Polymnian looked happy and well prepared. No thei ' e was one unprepared member entering the door. But messenger boys and mothers know of no obstacles. She carried in her arms what seemed to be a bundle of fresh towels, enough for the whole school. But above the towels waved two long, grinning plumes. She was no longer the unprepared member. When the time came for the photographer to make his appearance, the nervous members began to tremble. Vocal glasses were called into use, and eveiwbody practiced the most becoming turn of the head and archest smiles. The moment became exciting. Enter a girl: The photographer says it ' s too sunny for an outdoor picture. [Exit.] The next day everything subsided into the usual quiet. No powder, no curls, plain school dresses. Enter girl : The photographer ' 11 be here at 11.15. [Exit.] All was commotion. Oh ! I didn ' t wear my class pin ! My hair hasn ' t looked as bad in a year! See if my tie ' s on straight. Have you told the specials? Will it be on the front steps or the side ? . The school went forth, the Polymnians to the steps, the rest grouped around. Oh! I won ' t be on the front row! Flo, don ' t grin so! Ava, put your head straight! Ouch, get off my toe! Don ' t hide my pin! Put your foot over my dress — I mean your dress over my foot. Ethel, you re not going to be hung ! Edith, will this take a page in the annual ? Whew, these steps are cold ! Photographer : Young ladies, young ladies ! Snap, and the deed is done. So here we are, only a crowd of school girls, without curls or flowers, but we make you our bow. 88 $2 $ § $- POLYMNIAN SOCIETY Juliet Powe Laura Brown Gussie Houseal Ethel Carroll Berta Ivev Bessie Reynolds Beatrice Brett Katherine Battle Ava Printup Edith Hardy Cledie Williamson Lucy Aiken Berta Simmons Belle Comer Pauline Brown Grace Harper Flo Seay Maggie Dupree Alice Parks Annie Callaway Alice Ellison Cordelia Veal Annabel Rhodes Hattie Byrd Leila Mooney Bessie Maitland Helen Gambrell Ruby Anderson Elizabeth Harris Sara Matlock Josephine Bennett Nellie Adamson SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON SORORITY. ANNABEL RHODES EDITH M. HARDY KATHERINE BATTLE MARIE GOETCHIUS AVA PRINTUP Dr. A. J. BATTLE SARA A. MATLOCK ELIZABETH SIMPSON MARY BETH SULLIVAN HAZEL ANTOINETTE ADKINS FLORIDA BAYARD SEAY Sigma Hlpha lEpsilon Sorority. Established March 15th, 1898. Archibald J. Battle, D. I ., LL. I ., (S. A. E., IT. ok Ala.) Soroi-es in Colletito. Class ' 9S Ava S. Printup Ha el Antoinette Adkins Sara A. Matlock Florida B. Seav Class ' 99 Annabel Rhodes [Catherine Battle Edith M. Hardy Elizabeth Simpson Class ' 00 Marie A. Goetchius Mary Elizabeth Sullivan Ibonorarg Lucile Gammon. English Certificate. 03 XThe Hlabama Circle. T7 BHEX Shorter opened her ever-inviting doors and great, warm heart to the students of i 1 I ' 97- ' 98, not a few Alabama girls were among the number to ask admission. This r | :ll ., suggested to the minds of some of these girls the idea of an Alabama Circle, but it was not till later in the term that this suggestion was carried into effect. A few words will express the object of our organization : Mingle a little folly with your wisdom ; ' or, perhaps, more properly, mingle a little wisdom with your folly, for the social feature of our circle is predominant, though not quite hiding the literary and musical talent we possess. Our meetings, which occur weekly, are full of interest; and a happier, more congenial crowd of girls is nowhere to be found, although, as expressed in our motto, The things we know are neither rich nor rare. A love for our native State is the keynote to which every heart responds; and that Alabama ' s daughters at Shorter shall rep- resent her nobly, is our earnest desire and endeavor. We are proud to claim as honorary members, two of Shorter ' s able faculty: Dr. Battle, our beloved President, was for many years an Alabamian by adoption; and Miss Gibbs, that noble woman, whose beautiful life is always an inspiration to us, Alabama is ever proud to claim as her own daughter. ©ur Song. We re a happy littl e circle, We are not so very ugly, Of course, we love old Georgia, We have fun, now. ; ' donuher know ' . At least that ' s what we think ; But we do not love her hest ; We always welcome good old times. And. although we are so fond of fun. To Alabama we arc true. Gainst care we From Work we And our song is Slam Do Here The Not We Door. Shrink. Rest. -Poetess. M Miss LAURA BROWN Miss KATHERINE BATTLE Miss JULIET POWE ALABAMA CIRCLE. Miss FLORENCE DE LOACH Miss MARY LOU WARE Miss LUCY AIKEN Miss MARY TAYLOR H IDream. ONLY one thing in the world is more difficult to read than Latin, and that is a woman ' s future. When the Alabama Circle asked me to foretell their fates, I thought at first it would be an easy and pleasant task; that with each it would be the same story: be graduated, reign as a belle for a few years, then marry Prince Charming, who is, of course, rich, young and handsome; and live happily ever afterwards. On my word of honor, girls, I fully expected this, but, alas ! the Fates intervened. One night last week, as I sat at 1113 ' window looking out at a particularly bright star, suddenly I seemed to hear behind me the soft whirl of a spinning-wheel, and turning, I beheld three women with Greek draperies ; they were clustered about an old-fashioned spinning-wheel, as if each was Betsy Hamilton. But one drew the thread, another turned the wheel, and the third held an exquisite pair of embroidery scissors. I was amazed. The door opened, and a lady entered. Sbe wore a Russian blouse of green velvet, carried a lizard- skin purse and a vinaigrette of pure emerald. In every respect she fulfilled my ideal of beaut}-. I recognized her in a moment ; it was the goddess Venus. She spoke to me thus : Here are three ladies whom you have slighted. Their names are Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos. Venus then continued: Maiden, although you have not questioned the Fates, they have decided to interview you and give you some facts. Here the goddess disap- peared, and left me alone with the three sisters. Clotho spoke first, sajing : No doubt you think us very presumptions, hut you see we know that you intend making the existence of the dear girls of the Alabama Circle very monotonous, so we have decided to ring in a few changes. Then Miss Clotho stepped back to her place by the wheel, which she set in motion ; and gradually, the musical buzzing glided into words as soft and sweet as the zephyrs of springtime ; and lo ! the life story of our honored leader, Florence P e Loach, was revealed to me. I was told that she always had had, and always would have a cluster of very dear friends. Unfortunately, however, she will not at first love any of them, but will fall desperately in love with an actor, who will impersonate Sentimental Tommy, in Montgomery, in November, 1899. Alas ! this Sentimental Tommy is like the waves of the ocean for constancy ; so after months of weeping, fair Florence will be consoled, and on June 3d, 1900, she will marry — yes, I mean every word of it — one of those especially dear friends. Here Atropos handed me a picture, and the magic wheel buzzed on ; listen to what it said : This is the picture of the popular singer of fifteen years hence. From the magnifi- cence of the opera house in which she sings, one would judge that the world ' s tribute to this warbler is far greater than that paid to Patti or Jenny Lind. The picture grows more distinct, and, mirabile dictu ! the singer is none other than our old chum, Katheriue Battle. There is a long mirror on the stage, and lo ! Katheriue glides towards it, takes out a puff- box, and, greatly to my horror, powders her face. The spectators, however, think it a part of the performance, for their cheers can be distinctly heard — indeed, Katheriue did it well, from force of habit, no doubt. Hark! now she is singing, Charlie, come over the river to me! Next, the Fate who was spinning stopped and held up a glass. In it, I beheld Mary Lou Ware. She was entering a convent because she disliked men so much. The murmur of the wheel again is heard, and to my astonishment I learned that in a short while Mary Lou eloped trom the convent with a mouse-trap agent. Poor fellow, she ever afterwards ruled him with a rod of iron — no, it was hickory. Mind you, that is what the wheel said, and it also added that Mary Lou ' s curiosity bump was largely developed. The Fates all beckoned to me at once, and drawing nearer, I caught this from the soft whirling: After twenty years of teaching the young American how to shout, Mary Taylor will be so saintly that — ' If any painter should draw her We would paint her unaware With a halo ' round her hair. ' 08 For ;i while the magic wheel buzzed on in confusion, then its murmurs became intelli- gible again, and I heard that in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1010, a breach of promise suit will he conducted by an eminent lawyer. The plaintiff will be Lucy Aiken ; the defendant a Cuban snuff drummer. The plaintiff is doomed to lose the case. The hum of the wheel ceased, the tiny embroidery scissors were outstretched, as the Fate who held them said in a low whisper: The kindest and sweetest of old maids may be found in Anniston fifteen years from now. Her heart will be as fond and true as of old. She will still be the idol of her father ' s heart, and will be supremely happy. Why? Let her answer for herself. Then clearly Laura Brown ' s voice was heard: Oh, girls, my lite as an old maid will end — ' To-morrow at ten. ' As for myself, oh ! Clotbo, Lachesis and Atropos, leave my fate, I pray you, to Some- body tall and handsome, somebody brave and true — down South in Alabama.  u f7ferry iff aids of Sparta. JFar- ' ZPpajesty, ttio Queen of t ie %$ ar ans .• 97?iss 97?. uS 0Se. -anaf feo ior of Mo ?ojf(t 9%?onA-s C u ' af Scrioo ana JVo afar of fAo unafs { tin) . ?7?tss ?tta Jtartcy. Tty ss -Cena Jetton. If afe i J O0 of f to ZTraasury .- V piss Tfyenn c Sarnetr , 9tf ss Tffyrttc Godson y 7atcts of Juonor ; __, „, „ , 1 9 Sss Ttfatt e Tl ostorooAr Jff ss S fosst ' e ftcj notds %£ arne ' n£r .• — Don ' t monArcy u t ' t i t ia Spartans. auort ' to Occupation ; — TTaAr ny coitcctton — f t ' naio ' ' ■ttumm ny. preferred DtsA .- — peanuts and caddaye ioaves. Coiors . .yi?Gd, 6tuc and yotd. 100 SPARTA CLUB MINNIE GARNER BERTA IVEY MATTIE WESTBROOK ELLA HARLEY MAY DU BOSE MYRTLE ROBSON LENA ALLEN BESSIE REYNOLDS BETA 4 fi BETA. GENERAL STANDING BAS BLEU. Motto .•— Enjoy thy youth, it will not stay. Colors : Blue. Flower.- Carnation. MEMBERS : Miss AUGUSTA HOUSEAL, Georgia. Miss RUBY CAMP Georgia. Miss KATHERINE BATTLE, Alabama. Miss LAURA BROWN, Alabama. Miss JULIET POWE, Alabama. 103 mystic Order of Old maids. Miss Nellie Dustman. fionorary members : Miss Eleanor Churchill Gibbs. Colors — Royal Purple ami Nile Green. Favorite Sport — The Chase. Favorite Dish — Mince Pie. Favorite Animal — The Cat. Club Flower — Bachelor Button. motto :— ' ' nil despcrandum. members. Miss May DuBose, Miss Ethel Carroll, Miss Daisy Couch, Miss Mary Wilson, Miss Susie Mayo, Miss Ruby Anderson, Miss Laura Brown, Miss Juliet Po ve, Miss Katharine Battle, Miss Ruby Camp, . Miss Augusta Houseal, . Miss Josephine Bennett. Miss Ivylyn Ddggan, Miss Ella Harley, Miss Eva St. Claire Judd, Miss Nannie Kate Brown, Miss Helen Fairfax Gamhrell, Known as Huge . Dandy Old Daz . Dummy Lark ' Jonathan Rube Toaster By George . Jet . . Powder . Rube . Hun Jo . . Fiddle . Syracuse . Virgil . Doc . Flax ttlbvs and Ulberefores. —He was lost in the Everglades while searching for the Florida Keys —From choice, but the choice was on the other side. — Those camping out never take couches along with them. — She has her own consent but she lacks that of the other party. —He most ungratefully married another woman. _ f Her sweetheart was a missionary and some half-starved cannibal at a boarding-school ate him up. ( She preferred being a young man ' s slave to an old man ' s darling, but the young man failed to appear. —She was done up in a little Brown package. — She fought a good fight but was finally defeated. — Fate willed that she and her cat should go through life together. — He loved her but was too timid to propose. —He was cast into the lion ' s den — She says he was a victim of the Maine disaster. f Her heart was broken in a railroad accident and Uncle Sam | had to pay damages. — He was an opera singer and his support was entirely too slender. — Men do not appreciate constancy and sincerity ? _ I Because U. S. N. A. cadets are unreliable, especially in the event ( of war with Spain. 104 OLD MAIDS CLUB HELEN GAMBRELL MARY WILSON RUBY ANDERSON KATHERINE BATTLE RUBY CAMP ETHEL CARROLL EVA CLAIR JUDD MAY DU BOSE SUSIE MAYO GUSSIE HOUSEAL DAISY COUCH IVYLYN DUGGAN ELLA HARLEY JULIET POWE LAURA BROWN JOSEPHINE BENNETT NANNIE KATE BROWN COUNTRY MAIDS. God made the country, and man made the town. Fairest of the Rural Maids, .... AUGUSTA HOUSEAL Maud Muller ANNIE CALLAWAY The Village Belle SARA MATLOCK Queen of the Meadow, NANNIE KATE BROWN Frances Willingham Minnie Ezzell Anne Berry Mary Bennett Estelle Johnson Frances Lewis Mildred Lewis Bessie Lumpkin Clara Dodd Minnie Henry Ina Van Metre Favorite Flower — Primrose. Colors — Pink and White. 107 COUNTRY CLUB M.ss Nannie Kate Brown Miss Annie Callaway Miss Mary Bennett Miss Sara Matlock Miss Ann Berry Miss M.nnie Ezzell Miss Augusta Houseal Miss Mildred Lewis M.ss Ina Van Meter Miss Fannie Lewis Miss Bessie Lumpkin Miss Frances Wilungham M.ss Estelle Johnson R. O. K. ClARA O ' BRVAN Lee Belk Marv Belk Ava Reese Annie Griffin Estelle Johnson Varner Reece Lizzie Reese Maud Harris Sara Woodruff Olive O ' Brvan Perth Gurr Nellie Hale Ruby Reynolds Mamie Yancy Jonte Ragan Wingfield Hudgins Annie Cothran Susie Bass Mable Smith Willie Flowers 1R. ©. Ik. TTIIIAT is now Shorter College was once called the Cherokee Baptist Female College. ill When the beloved and noble Dr. L. R. Gwaltnej was at its head he organized a ▼ literary society and its magic name was R. 0. K. Only the members knew that these letters stood for Reapers of Knowledge. The members of this society were as active in good works as are the senior classes of Shorter College nowadays. Time would fail to tell of entertainments they gave, the refreshments they served, and all the good works they did for their own improvement and for the advancement of the interest of the college. Once a year they gave a banquet to which all friends of the college were invited. The parents of the members furnished, on these occasions, abundant and delicious refreshments. Time passed on, and the R. 0. K. went from one triumph to another, and shone with unexampled brilliancy. At last, when the noble founder of the college was no longer con- nected with it, the R. 0. K. suffered an eclipse, and was forgotten by all except those who, in years gone by, had been its members. In its palmy days some one presented to the college ' s first literary society a marble- topped table into which the letters Et. 0. K. were deeply cut. Miss Eleanor Churchill Gibbs learned the history of the table, and suggested to the teacher of the Preparatory Department, Miss Betty Ledbetter, the propriety of reviving this society, and making it a literary factor 113 in the life of children whose mothers had been Reapers of Knowledge. Miss Ledbetter accepted Miss Gibbs ' s suggestion, and with characteristic energy soon led the Preps. to become members of the R. 0. K. This is a sweet resurrection of the past, and again the R. O. K. is growing on college hill in its pristine loveliness. This society is trying to gather a little library for the Preparatory Department. Its members are enthusiastic and earnest. The officers are as follows: Miss Annie Griffin, president; Miss Susie Bass, vice- president; Miss Estelle Johnson, recording secretary; Miss Mary Howell, corresponding secretary ; Miss Maude Harris, treasurer. The colors of the original R. O.K. were red and blue; the colors of the R. O.K., Junior, are purple and yellow. 114 Book V MISCELLANY. (The ]£arly Birds. Oh, heavens above us, they ' 11 split the skies ! W - Oh, mercy on us, the dead will rise ! What racket ' s that? a teacher cries, As she tears her hair and rubs her eves. II. J - ' T was four o ' clock on Christmas morn When Ella and Helen, with rattle and horn, Awoke the maidens all forlorn, Who cursed the day those pests were born. III. y w v- As up and down the stairway gray tF £ _ Those imps of darkness made their way, Each girl in turn was heard to say, L- _ She had sworn it was the Judgment Day. _ IV. When those two knew that all were ' wake £ - And ready their revenge to take,  -- They crept back for their safety ' s sake, And tried melodious snores to make. 116 COLCORD THOMPSON. THE ONLY YOUNG MAN AU.OWSO OM THE CAMPUS. End of the 36. H. XL CHAPTER I. IT is dusk in the grand old town. The afterglow, fading from the western sky, leaves the blue hills to their blue solitude. Hark ! A shrill whistle, much like the whippoor- will ' s call, breaks the twilight stillness. In a moment, the air is rilled with a thousand echoes to the call, and a thousand grizzly shapes throng the streets. A passing stranger, a young man wearing a white felt hat, takes refuge in a neighboring tavern. Poor fellow ! This is his first visit to the town, ami he has yet to learn that for nine long months out of the twelve, the streets of Rome are made hideous by such sights and sounds. When he ventures out again, all is quiet; the horrible throng of shrieking things has departed as quickly and mysteriously as it came. CHAPTER II. Whew — ew-ew ! My men — they are late this evening ! Always are when we are in it. It ' s nearly seven o ' clock. The above are some of the remarks made on the corner of the platform at the Rome depot. The speakers are no others than the captain of that throng of ungainly, awkward little beings known as B. A. T., and two of his chief allies. Yes, here they are, the same band that had so alarmed the young man with the white felt hat. How many ? Oh, well, no one knows exactly; it seems though that they have a 1J9 larger organization this fall than ever hefore. Let me look over them : there ' s the captain with the red cap on; that big football fellow is an honorary member; they are all alike in one respect — very noisy. They certainly make an odd picture, all huddled together on the corner — all sorts, sizes, shapes and conditions of B. A. T. ' s. How very small some of them are ; the tiny little brownie fellow is hardly old ber of this ancient enough to be a mem- organization. Yes, ganized by the small 1877, solely for the ing the Beautiful every year to live in The beautiful, scorn- everything of the when treated Hello ! Whew- you, in considering little beings, to con- nature, for they never tendance on the Beautiful Maids, even this ancient club, or- bats of the air, in purpose of attend- Maids, who come the castle on the hill, ful maids, who detest bat genus. I beg this band of awkward sider their unselfish wear} ' of their at- with scorn. Faithful little band ! Here they are ! calls the captain. -ew-ew ! shriek the crowd, and confusion reigns supreme; for the Beautiful Maids have arrived, and the B. A. T. ' s tumble over each other to get a glimpse of the idols of their hearts. Mercy, girls ! What are those things ? cries a timid little blonde. Oh! oh! How cunning! comes from a pretty brunette. Cunning? simply disgusting! Some of the Beautiful Maids are terrified, some interested, others disgusted at the throng of bats, and their whippoorwill calls ; but the guardian of the Beautiful Maids is angry and conducts them to the castle on the hill. 120 This is only the beginning of the end. As the days come, so come the B. A. T., dancing attendance on the Beautiful Maids, who more scornful grew ; the once amusing antics become annoying. Gradually things reached a climax ; the maids could stand it no longer ; even the interested ones became disgusted, and the disgusted ones became desperate. Finally, the end comes. Even a B. A. T. gets tired of beating its wings helplessly on the air. Beautiful, scornful maidens, see what you have done ! Broken up the B. A. T. by your hardness of heart, forgetting that the untiring exercises, comic and tragic, were all for your sake. Cruel, scornful maidens ! How could you ? Do you not know that the B. A. T. ' s are harmless ? Do you not know that they are young ? Yes, in thus snubbing the little band who so faithfully followed in their footsteps, the Beautiful Maids forgot to remember that some of the smallest boys in Rome belonged to the famous band of Back Alley Trotters. A SUGGESTION— WATCH DOGS FOR THE ALLEY. 121 XThe 3irls ' College Journal. FRANCES WHAT, DON ' T ASKMOEE, V Editors. MRS. HOWLER, ) CO THE PUBLIC :— We feel sure that the Girls ' College Journal will be welcomed by those who wish to become more familiar with college etiquette. This journal may safely be put in the hands of all girls as there is no love in it. The Children ' s Department is sure to be of interest to the Preps. The department entitled Advice to Young Men, will prove invaluable to those wishing to become acquainted with the inner life of the college. We are glad to announce that in addition to Frances What, as editor-in-chief, we have secured the able pens of Don ' t Askmore and Mrs. Howler, as associates. Some 2 ainty flDenus and IRecipes for Hmateurs. CONDUCTED BY MRS. HOWLER. Sugar Candy. Place in a rusty tin boiler two soap-dishes full of sugar. Add one sardine box full of water flavored with rubifoam and use soot for coloring. Place on hot fire and boil until light bell rings, then pour on washstand-top. Be sure to grease well with buttermilk soap. After cooling for ten minutes cut into small blocks with a paper-knife. When cold lay on 122 five-cent tablets, or if you have no tablets convenient, use blower. Wait until the first rap at the door, then devour at one swallow. Go to sleep at once, if possible. In the morning you will have an excellent excuse for absence from recitations. IRoom JBread. In a washbowl mix five olive bottles of Curry ' s extra fine prepared chalk with three sardine cans of water, slightly soaped. As shortening, add a half bottle of perfumed vase- line ; to this add a small cold-cream-box of borax, and if salt is not convenient throw in a handful of sand to make more palatable. Mix the dough well. Roll out thin on washstand top, and cut with either powder-box top or with letter opener. Bake on shovel or whatever is most convenient. The secret of good bread is knowing what ingredients to use, and in what proportions. This bread is unequalled. 1bot Stuff. Take one ironstone mug of sour cucumber pickles and one heaping vinaigrette of mustard and vinegar. To this add a sprinkling of sugar and salt, then pepper, both red and black; a thimbleful of butter and a medicine bottle of Syracuse syrup. Mix well and serve either hot or cold. If this recipe proves a failure we respectfully refer you to Tamp. ©yster JMe. Place in a small, rusty boiler a pint of milk consisting of flour and water. Add cove oysters and a piece of butter the size of a small vaseline bottle. Set on glowing coals and let come to a boil. Stir continually and the result will be a thick paste. Pour into a bowl and, after cooling, eat with the scissors and pencils. For further information apply to Atlanta ' s representative. Roasted Ifcarshmallows. This recipe is very simple. Hold on a piece of kindling and drop upon the ashes five times. Eat when brown. 123 jfried Sausages. First close the transom, stuff the key-hole with a small silk tie. Place in an old pickle bottle some sulphuretted, hydrogen, and place just outside the door. Heat the shovel red- hot and drop upon it small rolls of sausage. Be very careful to remain self-possessed throughout the violent hissing that will ensue. There is no cause for alarm, as the sul- phuretted hydrogen will keep away all unwelcome visitors. 2 elicious 1bot Chocolate. To four ink bottles of milk add two vases of water. Place in a tomato can, and let it boil till light bell rings. Mix three thimblefuls of sugar with two heaping shoe-horns of chocolate. Throw into the boiling liquid and set aside till a convenient season. Serve in old electric light bulbs. Rested IRecipe for JBoiled 1bam=bone. After every vestige of meat has been removed, place the bone in a boiler- of water. Lock in the bottom of a trunk till the teachers have retired. After light bell, take out the boiler and set it upon the fire. Next morning all the water will have boiled out, and the bone will be perfectly dry, and ready for serving upon the blower to all who have failed to be dressed by second triangle. Ifcenu for an Early Spring jfeast. Procure one dozen eggs, a loaf of bread, half a pound of butter and a dozen radishes. Prepare sausages and oyster pie by above recipes. Fill a pitcher with hot water and drop in the eggs. While the other courses are being served the eggs can warm slowly. Place a small table in the middle of the room and cover with your daintiest towels. Soapdishes (borrowed), bonbon boxes and tablet backs will serve for dishes. Knives and forks are unnecessary. If your guests can each bring a spoon it will make serving easier. After your guests are assembled pin on the door a neat notice, No Admittance. . This will insure you against interruption. The luncheon should be served in the following order : First course, bread and butter ; second course, radishes; third course, sausages ; fourth course, oyster pie ; fifth course, eggs — hard or soft, as the case may be. 124 Renu for dftid. ' Cminter ffeast. Most appropriate time, during a snow-storm, at 10:30 p. m. Spread on the floor a neat rug, if one is available, if not, two or three towels will do. The guests should be seated comfortably around this cloth and the following menu served by the hostess and her room- mates : First course, frozen turnips ; second course, nuts and salt; third course, ginger-snaps and crackers; fourth course crackers and ginger-snaps; fifth course, raspberry ice ; sixth course, sayings wise and otherwise, the latte r usually preferred. The turnips are frozen by leaving one day and night on outside of window-sill. The raspberry ice is made by mixing in a bowl blackberry jam, (brought from home) with snow, and is eaten with a shoe-horn. It will be found most delightful. A can of white cherries will add very much to the taste and beauty of the dish. 2 irections for Catching a Chicken. Select a clear night, take a broom-stick, extra long, and fasten cord securely thereon. To the end of this attach small-size fishing-hook, and on to said hook put one grain of corn. Keep perfectly quiet until chicken has swallowed corn and gotten hook well in its throat, then draw slowly up. Have ready boiling water, and after wringing chicken ' s neck, scald, pick and prepare for cooking. y = y 4 ? °y,cN,m w y. 125 Hdvice to JDoung flften. BY FRANCES WHAT. All puzzling questions in regard to College etiquette will be gladly answered through this column. B. — It was somewhat rude in you to mention Syracuse in the young lady ' s presence. Nothing nearer than Albany should have been spoken of. The Muse. — As the front steps are often used as a gathering place for the girls after the terrace bell rings, I would advise your having a ladder in readiness, as the least embarrassing means of descent. A jump from such a height might cause a lasting disfigurement. B. A. T ' s. — It is no longer customary to make a call on a young lady earlier than 9 a. m. or later than 9 p. m. The same rule might apply to storm parties. Our Favorites. — To avoid the embarrassment you say you are often caused by the neces- sity of searching for your hats on leaving, I would advise that you take them in the parlor with you. Under the circumstances you would be excusable. A Roman — It is not necessary when calling to leave a card for each young lady in the college. They would not appreciate a printed one, and to use engraved cards so extrava- gantly would add greatly to your expenses. Nightingale. — I do not consider two songs a sufficient repertoire for nightly serenades during the entire term. The young ladies may feel offended, not to say bored, at the repetition. 126 Chats with (Jirls. BY DON ' T ASKMORE. All questions on all subjects answered. Annie C. — Yes, ice cream should always be eaten with a fork, and, as you say you are at a hoarding school, there can be no objection to your using a pitch-fork. II. Gr. — I think three engagement rings as many as should be worn by a girl under eighteen. You know there is nothing I love in my girls so well as simplicity. Grace H. — To cultivate fluency in conversation, which you say you lack, I would advise the writing of dialogues. Choose any topic and think up all the bright things you can about it. By skilful management you can make this the subject of the general conversation. Helena. — I think it very improper for a young lady to look through her opera glasses at a young man across the house, even though his hair is so light as not to be easily distinguished from the wall. Buby A. — The Mr. Sagittarius to whom you refer is not an astronomer, as you sup- pose, but a constellation. Daisy C. — Bananas should be broken off in small bits from one-half to three-quarters of an inch in length, and from one-quarter to one-half an inch in thickness, and should be con- veyed to the mouth on stilts. May Flower. — I would not advise washing your hair in alum ; it may result in some serious and permanent injury, and it is liable to make the hair sticky. If you made a mis- take in selecting alum for borax, I advise great care in the future. Augusta II. — Yes, I think forty lace handkerchiefs too many to boil in a small vessel at once; I should think twenty a sufficient number, as there is not enough room for as large a number as forty to move around easily. 127 Bessie L. — There is no astronomer by the name of Kissem, but a very prominent one, Mr. Huggins. Quo Vadis. — It is not etiquette to leave a ginger cake and two crackers on your plate. The plate should be left perfectly clean so as to save the servants and housekeeper the trouble of washing it. Mary D. — If you are subject to attacks of dyspepsia your diet should consist of cream candy, fried ham, olives, fried oysters, all kinds of starchy foods and oily substances. This should be taken carelessly and at any time after twelve o ' clock p. m., and the attacks will occur less and less frequently. Bess. — Don ' t you think it a risk to cut the eye-lashes ? It is an erroneous impression that this treatment insures their growth. It is likely to make the lashes stiff and brittle. Gus. — It is never in good taste to wear borrowed jewelry, and that is one reason why I object to young girls wearing the fraternity pins of their boy friends. H. A. — No, indeed, there is no impropriety whatever in your eating philopena with a man friend, if you are confident of winning. Susie. — College girls should under no circumstances correspond with young men. X. Y. Z. — You are mistaken in thinking s ' il vous plait is the French for silver plate. The correct translation is, if you please. M. H. — Josephine Montgomery did not write a history of England. She, like Sappho, is a poetess who sings of love. Xiterary Queries answered. BY FRANCES WHAT. The short and simple annals of the poor. The quotation to which you refer is from a poem entitled Shorter ' s Class of ' 98, and is written by one of our rising young poets. There are moments when silence prolonged and unbroken Is more eloquent far than all words ever spoken. These lines were written by Owen Meredith after he had listened to a commencement address lasting one hour and forty-eight minutes. Milton, thy soul is like a star and dwelt apart. This is a remark made by a poet of Shorter when she went to ring the gong for Milton, the janitor. My little body is a weary of this great world. This is the fourth line of a poem Soliciting Ads., written by the business manager of The Iris. 129 Children ' s page. Dear Iris : — My mama said I was almost too little to go away from home but one clay a man came to our house and asked her to let me come to his school in Rome. The afternoon we got here they put me in the room with two other little girls and I am there still. One of the little girls in my room has long black hair and black eyes and her name is Helen. My other room-mate is a little tiny girl and her name is Susie and she takes singing lessons and someiimes she ' s real bad and won ' t sing for you at all and sometimes she won ' t stop singing when you ask her to. There are lots of other little girls up here. I never did see so many little girls in one house before. I want to tell you a story. One day a little girl up here slid clear down the balusters and Dr. Battle saw her. What do you reckon he thought ? There is a little girl up here named Mary Lou and she just talks all the time she isn ' t eating, but she eats most of the time. Last Christmas I got some real pretty presents. My mama sent me a monkey made out of brown flannel. He has on a blue dress trimmed with red. He has a bell on his cap and bells in his hands. My auntie sent me a music-box and it doesn ' t play but one tune, but most of the little girls don ' t know that. One day a teacher borrowed my music-box to play with and she kept it two days. I ' m afraid to tell you what her name is but she ' s the teacher that rings the study-hall bell. I forgot to tell you, my monkey ' s name is Jocko. If you want to see a picture of me and my monkey, look on Page 101. Don ' t let my mania and papa know I wrote this, for they say I talk too much and tell everything I know already. I want my mamma (that ' s my grandmama) to see this. Your devoted reader, May Belle. 130 Miss Editor : — I am a little girl six(teen) years old and I have learned to write but I can ' t spell very goodly. ( Mr. Harvey says not to make an adjective modify a verb.) I go to school at Shorter College and I just love some of the big girls. I think Blanche is a perfect angel. I love little Susie Mayo, too, but she is so delicate. She can ' t go to school more than three days in a week. I tried to put my arm around her when we were walking on the terrace but it wouldn ' t reach any further than the bow of ribbon in the back of her dress. I just adore Ella West. She has such lovely hair. I saw it one time by looking through the telescope. Her affections are so hard to reach that I am afraid I never will. I wish she had her affections in her feet instead of her heart. My eyes have turned red and I am afraid they are going to be sore. May DuBose promised to lend me her glasses because she says she don ' t use them to study with hardly ever. My oh! There certainly are some kind girls at the college. Laura Brown promised to tell me how to make my hair grow two feet long in one day. There is one thing about Flo and Ava ; they are too dignified. I do wish the} would laugh once in a while, but I am afraid they never will. Somebody told me that they nearly laughed in the Polymnian. Mr. Editoress, I want to ask you a question because I know that you will tell me the truth. Is it true that Mr. Lancaster used up all his glasses in trying to get a pretty photograph of each of the editors of The Iris ? Answer this and I will appreciate it. Bel. 131 Sood=bye, Xittle Junes. £«UNE is almost here, Little Junes, and by next September you will have passed beyond I all the trials and perplexities of undergraduate life. Do you think that you will be J ready for paradise, then, Little Junes? Let me, who have come out alive, tell you of your paradise. For a little while you will walk on air: you will think that the teachers are going to respect your rights now: you will begin to pay back to the unoffending Juniors and Freshmen all the slights which you have endured from Seniors of past ages ; you will think that everybody is impressed with your new dignity, that Milton — impassive Milton — is going to answer the gong every time you ring it. Good-bye, little Junes, goodbye. By and bye you will begin to think that it was very foolish to object to the half-holidays which the Seniors enjoyed last year, and that a half holiday does not begin to balance an astronomy examination or the preparations for an evening of tableaux. You will be glad that every- body is now ready to admit that a Senior ' s privileges do not half equal her burdens. You will lie quite shocked and hurt when you hear a conceited Sophomore and a callow Fresh- man discoursing on the rights of undergraduates and the pampered luxury of seniors. You will think — but I am not going to tell you any more. Experientia iood, and while you are a Senior you will attend Madame Experience ' s Select Co-Educational Institute for Old and Young — the only school where there is positively no cheating in examination. I wish you joy in your Senior year, and almost wish I were going over it w T ith you. I wish you a treasury eclipsed by none but that of the Class of ' 98. 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