University of the South - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Sewanee, TN)

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Ind tuuu u e DEDICATE THIS Originally there were no dormitories at Se- wanee, and the students resided with widows or unmarried women who maintained homes on the Mountain. There were from sixteen to thirty boys In each house, and It was the idea of the founders to have a lady pour coffee for the boys every morning and to spread the influence of a Southern home. Some of these early women are well remem- bered by old graduates for their charm and kindness. There was Mrs. Fanny M. Preston, of old Hoffman and then of St. Luke ' s; Miss Llllle Green, daughter of the Bishop of Mississippi, was one of the most highly regarded, as was Mrs. Tucker, mother of our beloved Johnnie Tucker, who is the matron of Tuckaway today, Mrs. Tucker was at old Palmetto. Mrs. Elmore, whose home was right In the center of the campus, Mrs. Florence Barnwell, Miss Maria Porcher, who built and for many years lived In Magnolia, are others who mothered and cared for the students. Mrs. Mary Eggleston devoted much of her time at Magnolia to give her boys the best in food. Later on dormitories evolved out of these early homes, and no one can estimate the ben- eficial Influence these women exerted. What was said of Mrs. Preston is applicable to all of this early group. Her ... benediction of sympathy is remembered by students of the sev- enties as well as of 1930. Thus, it Is that the matrons of Sewanee today have a rich heritage to live up to, and they have not failed to further the famous Sewanee traditions. Miss Johnnie ' s Tuckaway meals are legend; the Hoffman boys will always remem- ber pleasant moments spent with Miss Polly over a cup of tea, while those at Cannon will cherish memories of gracious Miss Deedee. Dormitory life at Sewanee Inn would be sadly Incomplete without Aunt HIckey ' s presence, and Mrs. Anderson at Johnson Hall and Mrs. Neb- lett at St. Luke ' s are all equally loved and re- spected by the students who In turn mean so much to them. Because of the unique and im- portant position the matrons have In Sewanee life. It Is with pleasure that we dedicate this 1942 Cap and Gown to them and may we al- ways have such lovely Southern ladles in our dor- mitories. MRS. EPHRAIM KIRBY-SMITH Sewanee, Tenn. Matron of Hoffman Hall MRS. DOROTHY G. TYLER Trenton, Tenn. Matron of Cannon Hall