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court at a time when she should be playing.
(17) Since Alma Paschall, by her frivol
ous ways, has given her class president an
untold burden of trouble we will her all of
our Senior dignity.
(18) We will and bequeath to Susie Wil
cox and Verlie Vick all the chewing gum
they may find sticking on the heads of beds,
under chairs, behind bureaus, and under
mantle-pieces in our rooms.
(19) We will and bequeath to the Seniors
of 1911 the privilege of going uninvited to
all of Marguerite Millikin’s midnight chafing
dish parties. We also give them the privil
ege of attending all suspicious meetings of
the Junior class, of allowing no jokes on
themselves to be printed in “Echoes,” and
of refusing to sing a class song at next year’s
Commencement.
(20) We will and bequeath to Virgie
Knight and .lulia Wetherington all of our
poetical and musical talents, provided they
employ them in writing the words and music
to a song which shall take the place of num
ber seventy-six in the Chapel exercises.
(21) We will and bequeath Lizzie Leigh
Aycock’s love of bats to Ettie Mae Holland.
(22) AVe will Laurane Joyner’s “appreci
ative rat” to some one equally appreciative—
that is, to some one who every night mas
sages her face with Nadinola—Marguerite
Milliken for instance.
(2 3) We will and bequeath to the student
body as a whole the privilege of sitting in
their desks on cold mornings while the Fac
ulty wait in the hall until every girl sharpens
her pencil, borrows all the books she needs
and takes her seat, at the end of which time
they may give a signal for the Faculty to
march in and take their seats on the stage
without daring to look at the stove.
(24) We will and bequeath to Miss Cher-
rie Mae Preston the privilege of giving three
hours (private) lessons in voice twice a
week to Mr. William Jackson.
(2 5) We will and bequeath to Miss Grant
the privilege of conducting a millinery and
sewing department among the unruly A. and
M. boys next year.
(2fi) To Miss Williams we give the ex-
chisive right of writing a piano method—
“Her own.” We also give to her the privil
ege of going to New York in a flying machine
invented by Dr. Fleming and of taking with
her for publication the above mentioned
method.
(27) We will and beqeauth to Miss Dick
ens as many cats, parrots, and flowers in her
old maidenhood as will make her happy,
keep her busy, and thus help her to avoid
further teaching of expression.
(28) We do will to Miss Tuttle—“The
nrilliant”—a ])artner in the near future who
will appreciate her value and will help her to
throw out her brilliancy in the right direc
tion. We do further will to her three thou
sand dollars with which to Increase the li
brary, with special instructions that one set
of “Blackstone” be added and as many other
volumes on law as she may select.
(29) We will and bequeath to the Build
ing Committee twenty-flve years in which to
make a plan, select a site, and order material
for the new building. We also will to Miss
Coxa. D. Bagley and one person (whom she
may choose for herself) the opportunity of
discussing the subject with as many members
of that committee as she may see fit every
day in those twenty-flve years, and the priv
ilege of laying coals of fire on their heads
when they are slow.
(30) We will and bequeath this hat to the
gentleman who was so unfortunate as to
leave it when he left the college campus
rather abruptly several nights ago. (Will
the owner please come forward and receive
it?)
(31) To the present students and to all of
those who may be students of Louisburg Col
lege, we will and bequeath this our Class
Constitution as a model for all others.
(32) To the incoming Seniors we do will
and bequeath our best wishes for a crowning
success in the long weary months of their
earnest toil, and may the hallowed influence
of the hours spent together in Louisburg
College never die.
(33) To Mrs. Ivey Allen, our President,
we will and bequeath the love of every girl
in Louisburg College. We do further will
that she forget all the little vexations which
we have caused and that she remember only
that w'hich was pleasant.
(34) W'e hereby appoint Mr. Ivey Allen
our lawful executor to execute this our last
will and testament, according to true mean
ing of same, and every part and clause there
of, hereby revoking and declaring void all
other wills and testaments by us heretofore
made.
In witness whereof, we, the said Senior
Class of Louisburg College, do hereunto set
our hand and seal this twenty-fourth day of
May, 1910.
(Signed) CLASS OF 1910.
Sealed and declared to be their last will
and testament, we inscribe our names as wit
nesses. M. EMETH TUTTLE.
J. ROBERTA DICKENS.
CLASS HISTOUV.
By Mary Stuart Egerton.
“The writer of a history,” says Irving,
“may in some respects, be likened to an ad
venturous knight, who having undertaken a
perilous enterprise by way of establishing his
fame, feels bound in honor and chivalry to
turn back for no difficulty or hardship, and
never to shrink or quail, whatever enemy he
may encounter.” Laboring under this im-
l>ression, I retired to my room, there to
chronicle behind closed doors, safe from in
terruption, the events of the early life of
the class of 1910.
The history of this class could begin twelve
years ago, when I, a little girl, entered the
kindergarten department of Louisburg Col
lege. From this room I entered the primary
department, and in four years, after poring
laboriously over “Reading, ’Riting, and ’Rith-
metic,” I graduated and entered the Col
legiate Department.
. It is with great pride that I look back over
our four years of college life, and I fain
would sing the praises of my class. We were
never considered the best looking class in
school and perhaps it was for that reason
that our thoughts were turned to higher
things. Sweet harmony has ever prevailed,
and our friendly and fraternal spirit has not
only been conducive to pleasurable inter
course between ourselves, but tended to pro
mote a feeling of “good fellowship” wHh the
student body, and win the respect and con
fidence of the faculty.
The four years of college life have been
defined in the terms of some of Shakespeare’s
plays. The freshman year is truly called the
“Comedy of Errors.” As Freshmen the lot
of our class was somewhat different from
that of most fresh classes. This was the
year in which we became prominent and to6k
our stand as the leading class in school. This
prominence was gained by our booth’s lead
ing in the bazaar.
When we returned as Sophomores, the
year of “Much Ado About Nothing,” our
ranks had greatly thinned, but w'e plunged
into the year’s work with a determination to
conquer. Conquer we did, but not until we
had proved the maxim, “Success is gained
only through failure,” for we had repeated
failures on our mid-winter Math examina
tions. Just as the Dark Ages preceded Ren-
naissance, so it was with us. With Soph.
Math, conquered, our cloud had rolled away,
and now in our Senior year. Miss Bagley re
ports some of the best work ever done in
that field. Already two of our “smart ones”
wear Mathematics medals. This year was
not filled with hardships alone, we had one
honor conferred upon us which made us the
envy of the whole school. This honor was
nothing less than a banquet, our first real
banquet. All toasts and formalities were
cast aside and the evening was enjoyed as
only hard worked Sophomores, can enjoy such
things.
Again the wheel turned and we came back
to resume our work as Juniors in the year
of As You Like It.” Although we failed to
recognize all of our former class-mates, we
made some valuabe additions in this year,
and were very nearly compensated for the
loss. This year was not one of such hard
work, there being many little social features
to break the monotony. One of our most in
teresting courses of study, while not put
down in the catalogue was, nevertheless, im
portant, was given by the Senior Class on eii-
quette, and intended to prepare us for the
time when we would be leaders in Louisburg
College society. As Jufiiors, we drew up our
class constitution and thus claimed the honor
of being the first class who ever had any writ
ten laws.
At last our Senior year appeared and we
returned, eleven in number, full of the dig
nity and honor known only to Seniors. This
has been a year full of pleasure and hard
work for us, but as it has drawn to a close,
we can truly say with Shakespeare, “All’s
well that ends well.” We appreciate fully
the interest taken in us by the Faculty and
our beloved President. It w’ill always be a
pleasure to look back u])on the many kind
nesses shown us during this year. There
have been delightful boat rides, receptions,
and excursions planned for our especial ben
efit. One of the most pleasant features was a
trip to Wake Forest to see a game of ball
between Trinity and AVake Forest. Another
important event of the year was the Senior
Class play given to raise funds for our gift
to the College. The gift, a clock, was given
in the hope that it might keep all students
from killing time, be accurate in striking
the hour for light bell, study hour, and par
ticularly correct in striking the hour for
meals. in the beginning of this year we
chose the laurel as our class flower in the
fond hope that some of our members might
deserve a crown. While most of us may wear