Tennessee Wesleyan College - Nocatula Yearbook (Athens, TN)

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tS||T was in September, 1917, when the famous Class of 1921 filed in order y to the chapel to receive words of welcome from our much beloved clean. ISS 5 Bill Swafford was on time for the first and last time. Cur first year was © ))$!ra spent beginning Latin, Algebra and French, most of our classes being new. Much to our disgust and horror. Alma Harmon was caught using a trot during our first week in Latin and for punishment had to sit on the front seat for the rest of the term, which Dr. Bolton declared was the result of not getting the fundamental principles. In fact, our only punishments were being reported weekly in faculty meeting and the thorough instruction in manners, street conduct, diet — it takes all these to make college life. However, with various experiences and trials, we entered the second year of our career with several additional members to our class. Dunng our second year we gained wonderful confidence in ourselves, so much that Mary Mae Howell tesied the ledge around the third floor of Ritter by walking around it and was successful in her attempt. Much to the joy of her classmates, cne meming near the end of our second year Miss War- rington announced in chapel that her Sophomore Class in French was the finest she ever had. Thus we entered our junior year filled with hopes of having but one more year in the Athens School. Some of the classmates this year we caught breaking the rigid rule and were seen to crawl out of the cellar windows in Rit ' .er by Miss Meredith, our beloved domestic science teacher. Now fcr the grand old senior year, some of us to go on to col- lege, some to make preachers, teachers, and nurses, and others to make their debut in the gorgeous society ; many enjoyable things come to us our last year — hikes, kodaking parties, and best of all, the Senior Class party en Washington ' s birthday. So today we stand on the threshold of marching out into the world, having spent four years of vaned expenence in this, our dear old school. Ruth Newmann. Page seventeen

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)enior CI ass Ruth Newman Our Nurse Entered in 1920 TENNESSEE Sappho; Class Historian. A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort and command. Okla R. Sarten Our Lochinvar Entered in 1921 TENNESSEE 1-lu So faithful in love. aunlless in tvar. There never n as a f night lil e young Lochinvar. ' Willie E. Callen Our Teacher Entered in 1920 TENNESSEE If thou appear untouched by solemn thought. Thy nature is not therefore less divine Angie E. Fleeman Generosity Entered in 1921 TENNESSEE Who gives himself rviih his alms feeds three. Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me. Page sixteen

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m 1 Wet — se 82126 jjw 5 13- k i jTT 3ll ■MB = 3PS ' 5 = =? - =t- 1111| T was on Hallowe ' en midnight, when one is able to catch visons of all kinds of mystical things, that a witch bade me drop my class nng into a tumbler of water, then the picture came and went into the circle of the nn , show- ing my classmates of ' 2 1 twenty years hence. First, I caught a glimpse of Viola Harrison displaying her knowledge of chemistry by working out a chemical method for the manufacture of aluminum socks. Mary Mae was just standing with her old mischievous grin. The witch told me that she would not endanger her reputation as a prophet by attempting to foretell her future career; anyway, she wouldn ' t do it out of pure spite. Johnnie had kept on being good looking and one day — can ' t you guess? Ruth Newman had completed a history of the United States containing ten pages. We only wish she had accomplished this. Flora Styles was located in Afnca selling Trigs by the milligrams. Beatrice has originated a way (much to the joy of those who follow her) to ride through Virgil without hearing of syntax. Alma Harmon was selling ice cream and jerking ice cold dnnks at the North Pole. Trade seemed good, yet she sat with dreamy eyes and wished for More. Nina Goodwin had become famous as a writer of sonnets, using Geometry as a favor- ite subject. Nada McClellan had invented a tennis net which will not impede the ball in its course. Mabel and Gladys are visiting in Greenland to secure some information concerning bacteria disturbances in lemons. Roma is making stump speeches against allowing the man a right to vote. Otho Burns as a baseball pitcher has become famous. Fannie Hampton is teaching him and is using a mixture of advice secured in Eng- lish Four class. Miss Callen is continuing in the good work of training the child in the way it should go. As for Miss Fleeman, a rich widower came by and we ' ve heard no more from her. Bertha Cupp eloped with her poet years ago and her eyes are an inspiration to him. And Vida — well, what could she do but say yes, and live happily ever after in the dream cottage. As for our gentlemen: I saw Mr. Gambill yelling for old Athens vs. Yale in a football game, his son, our mascot, making the score. Mr. Sartin became quite sartm of a young lady ' s charms, and so his troubles began. 1 hen as I was to behold yours truly, the clock stopped striking and the charm was gone, and I must wait for the years to show my fate. Bill Swafford. Page eighte