Shorter College - Argo Yearbook (Rome, GA)

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History of Class of ' 99 n TLTHOUGH we number thirteen, which by some is considered quite an ill-omen, we think ourselves quite fortunate, despite the fact that the curriculum was raised and some were compelled to take more work than had been their intention. However diverse our origin, only one com- ing from the Freshman, four from the Sopho- more, three from the Junior, two with the new faculty and three new girls, having four states represented, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas, we are closely bound by the traditional schoolgirl ties, which are known to last forever. Our class has one member of remarkable faithfulness, in that she has spent the last five years in school and has not been absent a day. The intention of last year ' s Junior class was to beautify the Study Hall; for which they purchased a number of neatly framed portraits of our best writ- ers; among this number we are glad to find one of our class poet, Holmes. If I were to tell you why we chose Holmes, would you laugh? Well, perhaps, you will not; and you must not even think that it casts a reflection on the graduat- ing class of Shorter College. When our president called for a suggestion for a class poet, one of the girls proposed Holmes. Another said, Yes, let ' s have him, because he is a young man. Another, Oh, he is married ! Well, if he is, his wife got burned to death. So this is why we chose him. (You must not let the young lady know that it was explained to you, but she meant that he is a late poet.) Any way, we have selected 24

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Class of ' 99 Notto— ICH DIENE Officers Miss Ella Moore West President. Miss Ada Montgomery Hardy Vice-President. Miss Bertha Christina Patterson, . Recording Secretary. Miss Minnie Lorena Ezzelle, Treasurer. Miss KaTherine Comer, . . . Corresponding Secretary. Miss Una Lenora Foster, Historian. Miss A. Hattie Byrd • . . Prophet. Class Roll Miss A. Hattie Byrd, B. L. Miss Katherine Comer, B. L. Miss Minnie Lorena Ezzelle, B.A. Miss Harrietts Lou Fleetwood, B. A. Miss Una Lenora Foster, B. S. Miss Ada Montgomery Hardy, B. A. Miss Flora Mae Keller, B. L. Miss Bertha Christina Patterson, B. A. Miss Elizabeth Arline Simpson, B. L. Miss Nettie Leona Sharps, B. L. Miss Berta Bond Simmons, B. A. Miss Mary Lou Ware, B. L. Miss Ella Moore West, B. A. poet Colors Oliver Wendall Holmes WHITE AND BLUE flower White Carnation 23

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him, and sincerely trust that all our pleasures and successes will not sud- denly crumble away like his ' ' One-Horse Shay. ' ' We may not know all about poets, yet we are glad to say that we know still less of ill-kept rooms. On one occasion, in discussing in the botany class the origin of mold, one of the girls said that it was those strands and knots of web- bing which may be seen suspended from the ceil- ing and across the corners of untidy rooms. In this we agreed with her. But when we have bid adieu to these college ' walls, we hope that our teachers may justly ' r say that we kept our motto, Ich Diene. And may they ever find us serving what is right, thereby executing the principle taught us at our never to be forgotten Alma Mater. H. L. F., ' 99. ifR £ t t The Senior Class Thirteen lassies bright are we, Always smiling and full of glee. Two Hatties, a Minnie and a Kate, A careless Mary Lou, who is always late, A beautiful Elizabeth, so graceful and tall. We hope that her pride will not have a fall; A bashful Bertha and a sweet Mary, An Annie, a Berta and a Nettie, A very bright Una, with hair so light, Petite Flora Keller, with teeth so white, An Ada, who ' s tall and very slender, With chestnut locks and gray eyes tender. We have sweet teachers, and we are sweet, too, Except the bad ones, who number a few, And to end my rhyme, and to give jou a rest, I ' ll append my own name, yours, Ella Moore West. 25