Stratford College - Iris Yearbook (Danville, VA)

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5- To Those It's no simple matter to make germs and chemicals interesting to a worldly-minded bevy of college girls, but Miss Anne Martin's solu- tion must be a good one for she makes us want to learng or could it be her own endless vitality that is the secret? . . . Mrs. Camden's Christmas Party is the big event of the season at Stratford and the finest example we can give of her great heart and sympathetic under- standing . . . despite her full time job as twin rearer and Traveller adviser, Mrs. Gordon May is always eager and willing to make our problems her problems . . . a companion for jollity, a guide for learn- ing, and unfailingly a friend. She has taught us that dreams and courage never die, nor shall our admiration for Miss Ida Fitzgerald . . . because her own exquisite touch has added so much beauty to Stratford's personality, we shall remember 'Miss Bessie Van Wageiien always . . . a rollicking charm and infectious friendliness that brings laughter and merriment to whatever group she is in is Miss Eliza- beth Pannill's most distinguishing characteristic. . . Miss Della Truitt is unfailingly dependable. Every sparkling eye and rosy cheek at Stratford is active testimony to her efficiency and skill . . . Miss Rachel Black's keen sense of perfection has given us all more for which to aspire . . . a petite figure breezing in and out among us with the sort 1940

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TRIBUTE For patient guidance-for abiding faith-for genuine friendship-for their constant lending of heart and hand-we Wish to express deep and lasting gratitude to our President and to our Dean.

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we Honor of good-fellowship that causes us to think of her as belonging in a very real sense, Miss Katherine Hoofnagle . . . with a song and a smile, Miss Margaret Vfhittington can chase away any complicated case of boarding school blues . . . Miss Margaret Brydon's eager cooperation with us in our feverish search for books and articles will not be soon forgotten . . . Because she has taught us the loveliness and comfort we can find in music, we are forever indebted to Miss Hallie McMillan . . . Miss Ronnie Odom's thoroughness in teaching us Latin has given us almost as firm a Roman background as Julius Caesar himself . . . l10t only has she been a source of understanding as well as a consoling hand to us, but Mrs. Claude Cook's excellent counsel has kept us out of more mischief than We like to remember . . . an air of hearty amiability is Mr. Russell Neely's high sign and it never fails to buoy us . . . Mrs. Wailtei' Parker's professional genius has given us an infinitely greater interest in Stratford dramatics . . . her astute craftsmanship and quiet Congeniality have made Miss Cora Ray's students think of her as a sincere friend . . . for constant and tireless service to Stratford, Miss Helen Shields is well-known . . , Through their cheerful endurance of endless hours of scale frilliug, Mrs. Julia Thompson and Miss Janie Mahan have taught us that patience is indeed a supreme virtue! IRIS