Wilson College - Conococheague Yearbook (Chambersburg, PA)

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LTY Conococheague . . . Miss Franklin, chuckling while reading ancient dime novels before a fire at the cabin . . . Mr. Yarnall, grinning while his students argue, and settling the question with a word at the end ofthe hour . . . Miss Copp, guiding philosophical discussions in a room scented with sandalwood . . . Miss Montgomery, reading in bed with a bowl of soup . . . Miss Bingham, wandering about campus to teach her scattered pupils perspective . . . Mrs. Chantler, smiling a greeting to those whom she meets on her daily in- spection ofthe dorms . . . Mrs. Chambers, giving a double registration card to some- one in a hurry . . . Miss Krug, reading the latest books, light fiction or essays on World affairs . . . Miss Gilreath in ski pants, Hannel shirt, and heavy mittens, freezing with the hockey players . . . Miss McCuen, picnicking on berries and fruits and wading in icy mountain brooks. We know Miss Davison, enthusiastic

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P There is a tradition governing the way in which we should express our feelings toward the faculty. We should tell of their cooperation and aid, in class and out, of their kindness and consideration toward us. Nor should we forget their impressive dignity in the academic procession and their friendliness when the dignity has been laid aside. Their wisdom, under- standing, and forbearance must all be re- called in our Writing. This is tradition. We, too, think all these things but we are not going to say them now. What we want to say would be omitted in a tradi- tion-guided expression of our opinion of the faculty for we want to talk about their humanness . . . Miss Lutz, reading a AEULTY French detective story . . . Miss Whiite, entertaining at coffee in her much-prized house of wonders . . . Mr. von der Muhl, playing hockey on cold afternoons with 'Wilson girls and Shingles . . . Miss Strevig, speaking softly and smiling sweetly . . . Miss Riddle, relating stories about the college as it was before We came . . . Mr. Ebbighausen, talking nonsense as he points out the stars to shivering observers . . . Miss Sargent, serving hot chocolate flavored with cinnamon . . . Mr. Havens, telling jokes, as master-of-ceremonies . . . Miss Disert, giving us apples at the read- ing of Dickens' Christmas Carol. We see Miss Hardin, skiing down by the l llliflmihlsl loz2:x6Q! xz 5

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worker for Wilson . . . Miss Ferris, a little lady at a massive organ . . . Miss Allyn, a 'tailored lady with an armful of books . . . the Misses Pokranz. l?len1perley, and R. Hicks. picnickcrs on asparagus cooked in a coffee pot or visitors to Miss Hempcr- ley's cabin at Caledonia . . . Miss Haller, a Wilson girl eofne back . . . Miss Beers. gracious hostess at coHee in her room . . . Miss Damerel, jokester . . . Miss King, elHn-faced chorister . . . Dr. Brown, deep- voiced doctor . . . Miss Clark, graceful skater i11 white ice skates . . . Miss Mitchell, expert bridge player. We've heard about Miss Dudley, sud- denly giggling at a mispelled word or her annual hockey game . . . Miss Amos, ask- ing 'the girl across the hall for a laundry list . . . Miss Rogers, regally serving iccs at the senior reception in the spring . . . Miss Bet ty Hicks, showing poor beginners how to stay on a horse . . . Mademoiselle Vivien, culling the news from her paper from abroad . . . Miss Peabody, pouring water at the foot of the table like any freshman . . . Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, driving to campus every morning in their faithful station wagon . . . Miss Thomp- son, telling clever jokes at the table . . . Miss Harrison, during a lecture drawling a story of When I was at Johns Hopkins . . . Mr. Chambers, a red-bearded Men- nonite, stalking about at the village fair 1 THE mar W X -fri, E 13 1 GQ?