3206 A = =^ — " A^ ■ C/5 m ■■ t: i 1 . 33 .,) 4 = 1 = ^^= 2 3 ^ = UJ = 3 ^ 2 s -^-^ 1 — ■ !■ -<, ^ I Rockwell Book of Words of the Pageant of William Woods College WIUUfiMVVDODS THE BOOK OF WORDS OF THE PAGEANT OF WILLIAM WOODS COLLEGE BY ETHEL THEODORA ROCKWELL. May 25, 1915 TEN CENTS THE COPY 7^ The Sun Printing Co. Copyrighted 1915 bv ETHEL THEODORA ROCKWELL H tr a W p rn o crt- P K K^ ^ a CD o o 3ZOG PAGEANT COMMITTEES General Chairman Miss Nell Jasper Author and Director Miss Ethel Theodora Rockwell President Ex-Officio President J. L. Garvin Secretary ]\Iiss Sarah P^riend Treasurer W. E. Jameson Publicity Fred D. Williams Grounds and Seating D. P. Bartlev Properties S. T. Moore Stage Setting J. R. Tueker Police Paris A. Watson Alumnae Miss ]\Iaude Williams Books of Words J. H. Atkinson Dancing Miss i\Iary Shelton Music Miss Janet Ramsay Instrumental Music Miss Martha Pilcher Chorus Miss Charlotte Miller Poster Miss N. R. Swart Tiring Room Committee . .Mrs. Ada Sheley, Mrs. A. M. Jameson Costume Committee — Mrs. W. Ed. Jameson, Chairman ; Mrs. J. H. Atkinson, Mrs. D. P. Bartley, Mrs. S. T. Moore, Mrs. J. L. Gan-in, Mrs. F. C. Stokes, Miss Nora Hnghes, Miss Doll Jameson. Producti^^ Committee. Cast Chairman Miss Fanny Willis Booth Rehearsal Chairman Miss Bertha E. Pettengill Prologues Mrs. Liila Elliott Episode I Miss Lucy Mapes, Chairman Scene 1 Miss Mary Burnham Scene 2 Miss Sadie Harmon Scene 3 Miss Josephine Smith Interlude I ^liss Lucille Hatch Episode II Miss Edna Williams, Chairman Scene 1 Mi^s Ottilie Theobald Scene 2 Miss Ruth Homrighaus Scene 3 Miss Clara Chassell Scene 4 W. E. Jameson Interlude II Miss Etta Abbott 5 11035S4 Epiftnde ITT. Miss TTniTiotte Jones, Chairman Scene J Mif^y^ Snsan Kerr Scene 2 Mi*^*- -T. L. Garvin Scene 3 Miss June Findlay Scene '4 Miss Pansy Barger Interlude III ^liss Mabel Hatch Processional Bouhvare TI. Jameson Advisory Committee — President J. L. Garvin, Chairman; Miss Fanny Booth, Mrs. Lnla Elliott, W. Ed. Jameson, Rev. Mnr- vill C. Hntehinson. (3 C c ^ C3 b£ s 03 W - g CO <^ Sit- es i> 030 c ORCHESTRA. Miss Martha Pilcher, Director. Violins Cornets Augustas Steinbeck AVilliani Langtrv F. L Rwlenbeck jjarl Allen Urath McCall rp ^ i Tvj -r> 1 ,, , irombone Mary Robnett r> • t> +i T7>u "^1 A I X- 44. raris Hartley Ethel Mc^utt -^ AVilliam Huggett ^^ ^^ello Clinton Walthall H. S. Huggett Bass Drums Newton Hockensniith J. Tony Berry Miss Rosalie Bloch, Accompanist. CAST OF CHARACTERS. Episode I, Scene 1. Spirit of Brotherhood Rev. Murvill C. Hutchinson C. O. Atkinson CO. Atkinson Sisera Threlkeld Sisera Threlkeld D R. Bailev Roy Daw.son P. S. Adams L. D. Farmer W. T. Snell Geo. P. Johnston Gen. M. F. Bell Gen. M. F. Bell D. M. Tucker J. R. Tucker Uncle Skills, a negro Scene 2. Pres. F. W. Allen Rev. F. W. Allen Mi&s Fannie Willis Booth Miss Fannie Willis Booth Miss Lutie C. Palmer Miss Lutie C. Palmer Miss Mary W^isdom ^Irs. E. E. Evans Miss Nellie Wheeler Miss Lucile Cooper Miss Anna Heuermann Mrs. Austin Crenshaw Miss Mildred Walker ' :Mrs. John Kester Miss Irene Dicus Miss Ruth Homrighaus Scene 3. Mary Austin Frances Hudson Ella' Holmes Catherine Adams Callie Pemberton Gladys Greenway imogene Shock Mabel Bush Doll Jameson Virginia Rogei-s Effie Neal INIaude ^Nlacgregor Emma Gordon Helen Macgregor Blanche Baggerley Ruth Cleaver Nellie Adams . . .' Esther Chapman Ella Cohen Sarah Morris 9 ISiisie Curtis Catherine Wilson iNlaude Davis Marjorie Ilenidou liitcrUide 1. ►Spirit of Physical DeveloiJUieiit . . . . iMrs. liertie Boatnian Milchell spirits of Beauty, Grace, Health, Joy and huUistry Lucile Hatch' Mildred Meelius Eugenia Anthony Hazle Miller .Martha Anderson (.^..,^.^3 xMeaniber Helen Barr t) r m i j T i> 1 1 an hue Newland Irene Bowles Caroline Biswell Helen I age Georgina Bray Bess Pinet Marie Bush Kathryn Moore Mary Beshears Lelia Burks Lena Beshears Marjorio (^linn Rose Cari)enter Florence Redferu Margaret Chilton Nannie Ritchie Sophia Conover Edith Roberts Martha Crane Grace Rannnelsburg Annabel ('rabtree Mary Sheley Edith Craighead Irene Shock Marian Decker Hildegarde Specht Hazel Ferry Cora Steinbeck Mildred Frye . Lyle Sutliff Betty Gex Florence Swarthout Loretta Gex Louise Schutte Miriam Gentles Ruby Tavlor Cozette (Jraham Flo Todd Lillian Griffiths Helen Turner Estclle Kern Angie Ury Eleanor Jameson Clara Ward Ruth Carter Mary Belle Briglit E|)isode H, Scene 1. The Sailor (Virls. Sallie Arbuckle Ottilie Theobald Nelle Blakey Cliarlene Woods (iertie I'rown Zilpha Bowling Myrtle liaker Challes (h-illiths J*earl Cason Mary Jane l>ritton Ula Downing Elna Rivers Lenna Evans Clayton Smith Sue Ehnore Erville Delevan Ennna (Jlascock Flossie TLiyes JNell Jasper Jessie Gooldy Bessie Jones . Daisy Johnston Helen Mathews Opal Buster Ada McDaniell Tmogene Hulctt Etha Pemberton Mildred Miller 10 Ik'ttie Sims Doris Arnold Mayiiie Surber Gwendolyniie Steele Letha Trigg Martha Yeager Scene 2. Tres. J. n. Jones S. H. Woods U. 1. (^uglev Rev. C. K Gillnm Dr. W. S. Woods Dr. W. S. Woods D. O. Smart Fred D. Williams W. H. Dnlanv J. W. .Johnston Mrs. W. H. Dnlanv Mrs. J. W. .Tohnston Jndge Jas. M. Sandnskv 0. J. Miller J. T. Mitchell \ J. T. Mitchell Col. .1. H. Estill J. A. Dickinson Mrs. K. .). Keid Mrs. Kate Moore Presiding Minister Rev. A. W. KokendofFer Several Ministers, and Ladies of Audience. Scene 3. 1). xM. Tucker J. R. Tucker \\'. T. Snell Geo. P. .Johnston C. O. Atkinson CO. Atkinson Pres. J. B.Jones S. H. Woods Scene 4. D. P. Partlev ^- P- Bartley Mrs. W S. Woods Mrs. W. S. Woods Col. D. "M. Dulany W. R. Taylor P. L. Locke Samuel Locke Alexander Preckenridge -LA. Martin Mrs. Alexander Preckenridge Mrs. J. A. Martin K. L. Edwards J. Tony Berry Mrs. E. L. Edwards Mrs. James Lamar Mrs. Sisera Threlkeld jMrs. Sisera Threlkeld Judge Harvey Newsom W. D. Wood Mrs. Harvev Newsom Mrs. W. D. Wood Oscar White P. E. Ratekin P. E. Lowrv Prown Hamilton Col. J. R. Estill J. A. Dickinson Mrs. J. R. Estill Mrs. J. A. Dickinson Other Penefactors. Interlude TI. Spirit of Intellectual Development Isal)el Pryan Spirit of Imagination, Wisdom, Culture. Poise and Ability Maude Williams Martha ]\Iorrison Edna Williams Myrtle Paytor Vaughan Walthall Mary Lee Moore Alma Simcoe Warrene Tuttle Harriet Palmer Jessemine Maughs 11 Mary Mnnson Dixir- Niekol! liutl'i Farinor ' Pauline Nickcll Sadie Farmer Gladys Lindsey (xin^irich Lillian Martin Frances Lail Dixie Powell Baker INIa^uie Patekiu Bertie Moore Jackson Mabel Katekin Elizabeth Bryan Koontz Letha Carr ]>eulali Wise Alexander Nelle Boyd Mary Smith Lois Mclntire Mamye Ratekin ^<>ra Ilulett Sarah Smith Emma. Thurston Siddie ILiden Watson Oleta JIatekin Nannie Thomas Dot Sitlon P>eruhauser Linnie McClure Mary Petri Tressie McCUu'e Mary Ratckin Mary McCarroll Humphreys Episode III, Scene 1. Aunt Mattie Uncle Billy Aunt Marv Jim ■ \ Aunt Hannah Lena Jack Ollie Aunt Sylvia Clarence Scene 2. l*res. .). L. Garvin Pres. J. L. Garvin Miss Fannie W. Booth Miss Fannie W. Booth Mrs. Lula (;. Elliott Mrs. Lula G. Elliott W. E. Jameson W. E. Jameson .L H. Atkinson J. PL Atkinson D. I'. tJartlev r>- P- Bartley S. T. Moore ' S. T. Moore !<'. C. Stokes F. C. Stokes Dean F. C. Jones Martin TTamilton Dr. Schlundt Hubert Hills Piof. 'I'l-enholm \ustin Crenshaw Scene 3, Processional. Master of Ceremonies Boulware H. Jameson Heralds Fred Bell Montgomery IToward McCue IVn LTerndon Geor<>,e Matron Muriel Biven Murry Palmer Waldo Biven Ah)rt CuiininiLibam Milo Tliatcher Max Hutcliiuson Hubert Hill< O. P. Thomas 12 William Foy Clareiico Mackov Taul Caldwell JMorri.soii McCall Herbert Lyiies Roy Dunavant Pierian Society Eugenia Burks Eleanor Jameson Mary French KidwcU Miriam Gentles Mildred Frye Margaret Chilton UWnxu Grithths Lyle Sutliff Helen Page Music Department. ►Spirit of Music ;^hlbel Bush {Savage AVilliam Watson Grace Wenger Nell Waters Hazel Tutt Segius Thompson Ermine Van Home Physical Culture Department. Edna Meelius Winifred Williams Dona Howell Fern Hobbs Alma Ruth Mary Mackey Mary Parrish Pearl Thompson Department of Ancient Languages. Greek. Achilles C. P. LeMire Homer AV. G. Russell Roman. Caesar D. P. Bartley Cicero O. L. Mclntire Andromache Mrs. A. M. Miller Camilla Mrs. A. W. Lynes Dido Harriet Jones Delphian Society. Flossie Hayes Imogene Hulett Jessie Gooldy Mildred Miller Clayton Smith Catherine Adams Erville Delevan Zoe Todd Daisy Johnston Challes Gritfiths Department of Modern Languages. French. Aucassin Donald Bartley Nicollette Janie Collins German. Faust Dr. E. E. Evans Mephistophles Moss Alexander Brunhilde Miss Sarah Friend Department of Mathematics. Irene East Lucile Turner Rosa Breid Marian Clatterbuck Department of Science. Dixie Nickell Tina B. Martin Eunice Boyd Edith Ferryman 13 Mildred Clatterbiick Madelyii Settle Ruth Britts Bernice Divers Messenger of Thought Dan Pratt Tucker Department of Art. Spirit of Art Lucello Armstrong Gladys ^^'rigllt Rose Carj)enter Myrtle Payton Elizabeth Collier Maude Clav t^ i tt i Mvrtle Traio Dawson ^^'^^^ ^^"^^^'"'^ Maude Macgregor Gwendolynnc Steele Helen Macgregor Ethel Sims Y. W. C. A. Clara Chassell Zil])ha l>o\viing Arm a Crawford English Department. Lady Guinevere Ruth Caldwell King Arthur A^ictor Watson Sir Galahad John Moore Grail Maiden Maurine Carter jNh-Kee Court Jester . . . Robert Andrae Launeelot Dr. Greene D. McCall Sancho Panza Richard Wright Ivobin Hood J. Roy Jackson Hunters Hickman Payne Campbell Collier Emerson Munson Canterburv Pilgrims All)ert Williams l^'red Caldwell Kali)h Magorian Arthur Williams Page Dickinson Henry Hamilton ihiiiilet Roy Taylor Portia Pucy Ma])es Evangeline Lake Caldwell John Alden E. E. Gingrich Priscilla Bertha E. Pettengill Kij) Van Winkle T. H. McCall I'ncle Renms Percy W. Tucker 1 liawatha Cozetta Perryman Mother Goose Characters. Mother Goose Erances Jameson Red Ividing Hood Erances E. Mauuhs Little Hoy Hlue Sidney Maughs Peter Pabbit Jack Atkinson Puss in Boots Jim Tucker Little Bo-Pee]) Ruth Garvin King and (^leen of Hearts . . . .Dan Hoffman and Doris (^iar\in Dally Down Dilly \licr Garvin 14 Jack and Jill (xooroo McPliersoii and l']li/.al)ctli Ci'onsliaw Ilunipty Duniply Ernest Hamilton Little Jack Horner James Humi)lireys Mistress Mary, (Jnite Contrary Mary E. Jameson Little Miss Mnttet '. ^Nhiry Eant Herndon .\La'ket Woman Lillian Hill Hamilton Mother Hubbard Harriett Mitchell Domestic Science Department. Lois Thompson Louisa Shaw ]\Iarie Thurmond Minnie Bolch Pauline Wasel History Department. Hanninirabi 8. T. Moore Lycur^us Jas. McW. Lemon Closes C. C. Alexander Charleman.oe E. W. Herndon Kicliard Coeur de Lion Kyle Dickinson Savon rarola Edward Newsom Columbus Eugene Burks Frances Willard Mrs. J. W. Sinnuons Queen Elizabeth Ottilie Theobald Cromwell Ernest M. Tipton Napoleon Roy Y. Dunham Thomas Jefferson Jnd^e D. AV. LTerrino, George Washington Thomas ^^an Sant Florence Nightingale Mrs. Thomas Potts Mary. Queen of England Mrs. W. E. Jameson Ferdinand Carl Harrison Isabella ]Miss Doll Jameson Marie Antoinette Mrs. S. T. :Moore Catherine of Kussia ^Nlrs. J. H. Atkinson Department of Expression. Tragedy Frances Hudson Comedy Josephine Harned Department of Philosojdiy and Education. 0])helia Chinn Nellie Boyd Josephine Coons Lovetta Woodward Helen Pennington Letha Can ]Mildred Shroeder Bertie Herring Albina Woods Society Elna Rivers r>^i'i^ Arnold Cdadvs Grcenway AL^rtha Yeager Esther Chapman Sarah :\h>rris Ihith Cleaver Onal Buster Katherine Gaw Virginia Rogers 15 Scene 4. Spirit of lOfhication Panzy Barp;cr Teachers, ^s'ell Jasper Nell Jasper Elizabeth Nickell Pauline Nickcll Gertie Brown Gertie Brown holl Jameson Doll Jameson Mother Mrs. Jesse Man.ulis Her Dan.uhter Jane Business. Jessie Farrell Jessie Farrell Music. Mildred R. Jones Mildred John Robertson Mrs. Lucy Gentry Stuart Lula Gooldy Mrs. Joel Gentry Fuller Mrs. Howard Payne lone Dabney Mrs. Jo Carter TTerrino; Art. Mvrtle Payton Mvrtle Pavton Ruth Early Mrs. Dixie Powell Baker ^lissionaries. Muriel Molland Marguerite Jones Doris Ware Nannie Thonias Rose Johnson Mrs. AV. R. Taylor Dr. Jennie Fleming Mrs. Willard Watson Mrs. Sara McPherson Burner Cora Thomas Mrs. Mabel Yokely Reavis Bessie Crump Chinese Men Charles Dunkel])erg, Fred Uppinghouse Japanase Man B. B. Gilman Interlude III. The Spirit of Spiritual Development Gladys Woods Rubey Spirits of Faith, Hope and Love Ruth Herndon Anna Sheley Frieda Wischmann 16 o o O c^ B" s G gi O 1-1 03 PROLOGUE Spirit of lirotkerhnod. 1 am Religion's deeper, brighter, name — J am tlie Sonl, the Dream, of Brotherhood. Age — long heart-hnnger cried for me when lo, A Christ a])j)earod and P>rotherhood was l)orn To lift the sonl-destroying weight and run A gleaming thread of gold around the world To lead all men into the light of day. Here on the Present's threshold .stand my feet And far into the Future strays my gaze, ]>ut with my hands I draw the curtain Time Aside and show to you what lies behind : Whence came this school and whither does it tend? Roll back, ye sealing years, and let us see The vision and the dreams that builded this Fair college home for eager womanhood. List! first there comes the sound of marching feet: The war is o'er, the flags are fore'er furled. And homewarcl scattered, shattered ranks are turned Where wait the loved ones dear to welcome then^ And where old tasks ma}^ be once more resumed. Yet from the state there comes a wailing sound From orphaned homes where sires have not returned, And all too soon the children find earth's cares And sorrows thrust upon their youthful hearts. Sad tears are flowing in life's best playtime ^\nd mothers can not stop the anguished cry For 'tis an echo of their own heart's wail. But see ! the Christian Brotherhood has heard Their weeping and with open hand it seeks To bring to them the more abundant life ; And thus the dream into this college grew Where orphan sad and maiden destitute Might freely come to glean from Wisdom's stores And fit themselves for lives of usefulness. With l)rotherly love I clasp their hands and guide Them towards my star that flames in highest heaven. 19 EPISODE I. The Beginnings of the College. Scene 1. — Tlio T'ransforencc of tlio Croniuls niul the Location of the College. Chtiractors — First I)oard of Directors — C. O. Atkinson, Sisera Tlnvlkeld, D. P. l^ailev, P. S. Adams, ^\. T. Snoll, and den. M. P. J^ell, architect, D. M. Tucker, ITncle Skilts, a negro. Time — Early in the year, ISiX). (The scene is snp])osed to take place in sight of the present location of the College. The characters ride in on h(irsc]»ack and a])pear to he looking ahout and talking earnestly.) Col. ISnelL Since it is our good fortune to have the Christian Ori)han Sciiool located in Fulton, it behooves our citizens to make good their i)roniises by giving the school a good start. *S'. ThrclkelcL It's going to cost us a i)retty penny though since Camden Point refuses to give up the insurance and endow- ments. G. 0. Atl:iusoiL. I hear they are going to rebuild the school there. S. Thre/kcJd. Yes, but it witTonl^lbp) a local institution for the Christian Church will support tlTescTTool here. Fulton is in the heart of the state while Camden Point is entirely too far to one Col. Snell. The school is bound to ])rosper here. Think what it will mean to the poor girls of our state. This Christian school will save many earnest, aspiring young women from a life of ignorance and ])overty and will enable them to enter the world i\< mighty factors in influencing and guiding its destinies. C. (). AfkhiHon. I think Fulton is very fortunate in securing the school. Now it rests with us to secure a projicr location. D. M. Tucker. Well, gentlemen, I am ready to do my ])art. I gave land n)r Synodical College and for two of our clnu'chcs and I will keep on doing it for as many more as will come. 'I'hc high- est life of a town is centered in its schools and chui'chcs and Fll do all I can to encourage them. M. F. Bell. And I'll give my services as architect for I'm as anxious as Mr. Tucker to see our town ])ros])er in the higher things. 1). M. Tucker. I will donate six acres of land either on that noith-west elevation or over there to the south-east. You may take your choice. C. 0. Afkinfiov. T thiidc that south-east site the best for it lies nearer town. 20 S. TltrelhrhJ. So do I. Then, too, there is more cliiuiec for eiilaro'iiig the campus there. (Jol. Snell. I favor that location and I think we arc all agreed that that is the best choice. (Mr. Tucker takes some papers from his pocket and begin.< to write. As he does so Uncle Skilts, a very tall negro, appears.) D. M. 'Tucker. Yevy well, then. I'll make out tlie i)a])ers. By the way, you see that negro-cabin over there. It will l)e direct- ly in front of the college buildings I don't own the quarter acre ,of ground that surrounds it. You'll probably have to l)uy it. Here comes Uncle Skilts now. Here are the i)a})ers. Col. Snell. May their signing throw open the door of opportunity to hundreds of earnest girls. Col. Snell. (Shouting to Skilts) Come over here, Skilts. Skilts. Yas, sail. Col. Snell. Uncle Skilts, we want to buy that place of yours. What will you take for it? Skilts. What for you want to buy it? D. M. Tucker. I have given the land around it for a college. Skill::. What you say, Marse Tucker? D. M. Tucker. There is going to be a college built over there. Skilts. What is that— a college? M. F. Bell. A school, Skilts. We are going to make a large building over there. You'll have to sell your place. Skilts. JNo, I reckon not, sah. I'se gwine stav right where i be. ♦S'. Threlkeld. Wasn't that the hill where you caught the wild turkey when you were little, Skilts? Skilts. Yas, sah! It war. I can feel myself a-flyin' through the air yet a-hangin' onto that big turkey and his wings a-flappin' ■ — Oh, Lor', but T was scairt. But I done hung on and at last I just clone beat that turkey out and kerflop we both of us come to the ground. S. Threlkeld. Well, Skilts, you'll sell the land? Skilts. No, I reckon not, sah, I done tole you I speckt to stay right dar always. D. M. Tucker. But, Skilts, j^ou don't understand. There is going to be a girls' school over there. Y''ou don't want 200 girls running around vour cabin all of the time, do you? Skilts. Oh,^Lor', is that the way it's goin' to be? Well, then I reckon I'll sell. Col. Snell. All right, Skilts, come down town this afternoon and we'll fix it \\\). S.Threlkeld. General Bell, when will you have your plans made for the first building? 31. F. Bell. I'll submit them to you by the end of the week. \^ery soon, friends, you'll see a beautiful brick building crowning 21 yonder hill. From that building our Colleoo will some day j2;ro\v to be the greatest school for girls in the middle West. T feel it, gentlemen. After twenty-five years of faithful work this school, we are about to create will be an iuHuence that will touch the re- motest parts of the world and many will there be to rise u|) and call it blessed. C. . Atkin.'ion. Ood grant it may come true and that many noble young women will go out from this Christian Orphan School better and hapi)ier women for having been here. Let us go. (As the last speech is uttered they all remove their hats and sit u|)on their mounts silently with bowed heads as if they were consecrating the land. Hien they turn and ride away.) 22 The First Faculty Characters.— President I^ W. Allen, Miss Fannie Willis Booth, Miss Liitie C. Palmer, Miss Mary Wisdom, Miss Nellie Wheeler, Miss Anna ITenermaini, ^liss Mildred Walker, Miss Irene Dicns, Mr. Daniel Tncker, Pres. of Board of Directors. Scene 2. — (Mr. Tncker enters from one direction as the other characters come from the other. He dismonnts from his horse, leaving it in charge of a servant, while he advances to meet the faculty. He shakes hands cordially with each of them as President Allen introduces him to the strangers.) Mr. Tucker. How do you do, Mr. Allen, we are glad to have you in our midst again. The church here has missed you since you went to Hannil)aL As President of the Local Board of Directors, I have been authorized to greet all of you and welcome you as the new faculty of the Christian Orphan School of the State of Missouri. With your aid we are about to lay the foundation of an institution of learning which w^e believe is destined to exert a great and salutary influence on the moral, intellectual, and social character of many girls of this state and nation. Over this insti- tution we have called you to preside in the earnest hope, and with the fervent prayer that great success may attend all your efforts for the prosperity of the school. Pres. Allen. In behalf of myself and the other members of the faculty of this institution I thank you for your cordial wel- come. Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to l^e once more in Fulton, where my heart has always been since I was the shep- herd of the Christian Church here. I will endeavor to lay broad and sure foundations for this school so that as the years roll bv it may become a great institution of learning and may touch the lives of many throughout the world. I deem the charge conferred upon me and my olleagues one of the greatest honor and of the greatest responsibility for the training of the nation's young women is of more importance than any work in education, for in their hands rests the fate of the whole world. If we can but train strong hopeful, Christian young women to be- come earnest co-workers with God in carrying out His great plans, then this school shall indeed accomplish a glorious destiny. 3Iiss Palmer. As the school building is not yet finished it will be necessary for us to get rooms elsewhere before our students begin to arrive. Miss Booth. Provisions have been made for us to have the use of the Lehman hotel during our first term and Misses Anne and Ellen Bryan have agreed to board us. 3Iiss Palmer. That will be satisfactory. The girls are be- giiniing to arrive. How eager I am to begin teaching at once. 23 The P^irst Class — The Sux-honxet Girls Scene o — (As the Faculty stands conversing the station bus eonies upon tlie <2,i'ounds. From it alight a])out a dozen girls, rep- resenting those (»f the first chiss: — Mary Austin, l*]lla Hohnes, Callie Penil)erton. Iniogene Shock, Doll Jameson, P^ifie Neal, Fnnna Gordon, lUanche l>aggerly, Nellie Adams, Ella Cohen, Susie Curtis, .Maude Davis. They all chatter excitedly as they alight Init as they approach the teachers they become more subdued . Teachers and students greet each other. i\s they talk the teachers distribute green bonnets lined with rose and having rose ties. These bonnets with white or black dresses were the regulation uniforms of the school for about four years. ) Fivfit girl. Fve come here because Miss Wisdom is going to leach English. 1 know I can l)econic a great writer some day if I have her to train me. Second (jirl. I'm going to s])ecialize in voice. I adore Miss Wheeler. Third girl. They say ISIiss Walker, the art teacher, has studied abroad. I can draw a little. I shall study with her. Fourth girl. Hush girls, they will hear you. il7/.s'6' HoofJi. Girls, we are glad to welcome you and we sincerely hope that we may be of nnitual benefit to eacli other. You have the honor of becoming charter members of this school which we hope will sone day grow to be a great institution of learning. By coming here you show that you long for tliese larger opportunities which an education alone can give you. Emerson says "Whatsoever thou wouldst have, oh, discontented man, ])ay the price and take it." There is nothing you cannot accoiuplisli if you but have suflFicient ambition and determination. Mis)^ Palmer. Girls, we have provided these uniform bon- nets, which are the same as were used when T was at Camden Point.- Will you ])ut them on now, and then you may do wliat you wisli until this afternoon. FiffJi girl. Motlier said we would have to wear something- alike. Si.rfJi girl. Yes, but isn't it fun, girls. Doll, how dc-w you look in yours. Seventh girl. Oh, let's all dance, girls. Fiu so liapi)y to l)e here. (As the girls form for an English "Nhirse dance the b:nid begins to play and the faculty withdraw. When the d:nic'> ends the girls all nin off the grounds.) 24 PROLO(^.UE TO TNTERLUPK T. Spirit of Brotherhood. Out of the formless void God shaped the earth And all that in it is, bcginnino; with The lower forms and seek-in^', thinking e'er Of a more i)erfec*t creature as he, who The first nule instrument for nuisic wrought, Seeing that it was good, yet dreamed it still More perfect might become until today The tortoise shell into a thousand forms Plas grown to throb and swell with infinite Sweet voices all the heart-warm hopes of man ; So, under the Creator's hand the earth More beautiful and still more beautiful J^ecame, yet useles;-^ all ai)i)eared to Him Unless its fairness serve some higher type And help to lift it to the stars o'erhead. 'Tn mine own image a new creature will I mould and call it man. O'er all the things Of earth dominion will I give to him And he shall walk upright before my sight." Thus saying, God made man and saw his work Was good and ceased his labors well-content. Long ages since have rolled away and man Oft-times has fallen far and grieved his God, And as he falls to beast's estate descends. We see him now down trodden, lashed or bowed O'er a wheel, — God's image turned to a machine! Oh, 'tis a travesty to say that these With tlieir cramped bodies and blank looks, — Wan faces that have lost the angel light, — Keflect the heavenly image of our God ! It is the demons, Inhumanity And Greed that make men brothers of the ox. It was the physical man that God first made To stand erect, straightlimbed, and unafraid With eyes alighi and head among the stars Ere seeking there to build his higher selves: The man of wisdom and the man of soul. Oh schools, can ye not catch the vision fair? 'Tis yours to aid mankind to understand And live the truth in Bod}^, Spirit, Mind. 25 INTERLUDE I. Representing the plivsical attributes in the development of Woman (A.s the Spirit of Brotherhood withdraws the Spirit of Physical Develoi)ment advances and as she sings her attributes, the Spirits of Beauty, Grace, Health, Joy and Industry, represented by a largo nuinlior of girls, come lightly and gracefully u])on the i>ageant ground and stand swaying gently to soft music initil the Spirit of Physical Development has ceased singing when the nnisic becomes louder and faster and the whole group begins an interpretative dance.) Spirit of Phj/sical Development 1 I am the latest thot of God, A part of ]\lotlier Nature; As all else I sprang from the sod, Kin of every creature: — 2 The perfume rare of flower and tree, Quick lilting song of bird Whose shimmering flash darts o'er the lea — Everywhere my voice is heard: 8 In sparkling, bubbling waterfalls, In song of whispering wind, In all the wild life calls, — In each are all things intertwined; 4 In the hush of evening's curtain drawn, In the Mush of glad morning's. Caught from the rosy blush of dawn As it gleams Avith all earth's yearnings. 5 The whole of earth is Beauty's sum And from it all we discern That ])erfect must our bodies come Before their holy pattern T) The joy of life abides in me, With me all men are ha]i|)y, A blessing I will ever be And give my best most freely. 7 ^J'o me I call my attributes And Beauty, Ilealth, Joy, Grace, And Industry, with gay salutes, Receive my glad embrace. 26 THE EVOLI^TIOX OF THE COLLEGE EPISODE II. The Sailor Girls. Time — The Daily Recreation Hour. fcScENE 1. — A group of girls representing the class of 1897 comes running joyously onto the pageant grounds. They are Sallie Arbuckle, Xelle Blakey, Gertie Brown, Myrtle Baker, Pearl Cason, Ula Downing, Lenna Evans, Sue Elmore, Ennna Glascock, Nell Jasper, Bessie Jones, Helen Matthews, Ada McDaniel, Etha Pemberton, Bettie Sims, Mayme Surber, and Letha Trigg. They wear a regulation uniform and the sailor hat that was adopted after the bonnet had gone out of favor. A couple of the girls carrying books seat themselves on the ground and appear to Ije absorbed in study. The others are all chattering merrily and incoherently while some sing or hum snatches of various tunes.) Sue. Oh, aren't you glad, girls, that we are going to have something exciting to do tonight? I'm so glad the Westminster boys invited us over there again. I know I shall have a glorious tinie for Bob promised me when he Avas here to our reception that he'd show me how the Westminsters entertain. Oh, I'm so excited. (Jumps up and down excitedly and laughs happily.) Letha. Now, Sue, ca'lm youi-self. I reckon you're not the only one who has met a Westminster student. When they were all here Frank said Helen. (Sticking her fingers in her ears) Heaven forbid that I have to hear again what Frank said. Stop her quick, some- body. Lefha. Oh, don't worry, I won't say it if it makes you so jealous as all that. Helen. Jealous? Oh! Bessie. What are you going to wear tonight, Helen? Helen. Do you need to ask? Uniform of course. Etha. (to Ula who is studying) Ula, Avh}' don't you take notice, aren't you going tonight? Ula. Not unless I get this quotation learned. I've got to say it tonight before 1 can go. You hear me. "To be or not to be. That is the question : Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of an outrageous fortune, Or to die and oppose them — " No, that isn't it, "or to take death and sea of trouble." Oh, I shall never get it in time. Give me that book. (Studies again.) 27 Lcniia. Oh, 1 learnod that last year. T adore Shakespeare, and know a lot about him. 1 love Hamlet, es|>eoially when ho courts Portia. One doesu't t2,ct mixed up iu En<2;lish like one does ill Ahithematios. Maij)HC. Oh, doesn't one'? Well you'd better read Shake- speare .'^onie more. Kiiinid. Which one of the Westminsters did you like Ix^st wiion tliey were here. Nell? .V^7/. Oh, I'll not tell yon. I'm not ^oin^^ tonight. Several. \\ hy not? Nell. You all know well ononuh. Yoii heard Miss l^)oolh read off' tiie demerits : Tardiness at elia])el. 1-2 demerit Going for a walk without rubbers, 1-2 demerit Exchanging dresses with you, Nellc lilakey, 1 demerit Spending more than 25 cents at the Bakery, 1 demerit and there you are. Oh, 1 could cry l)ut it's no use. I shall have to stay at home. Gertie. It's a shame. That's the way things go. I'm not coming here again next year. I don't like to be called an or])han when I'm not. I don't see why they call this an Orphan School anyway when the majority of the girls are not or|)hans. Sallie. I hate the name Orphan School. Everybody thinks because I'm here I'm dependent when f guess my money has helped out the school. Pearl. Yes, that's the way I feel about it. Do you know, Sallie, when my Uncle was here yesterday he saw you and said^ "Poor child, how dreadful foi' one so young and good-looking to be left an orphan." Sallie. Well 1 like that. I just won't come here another year. Orphan! De])endent! Beffie. Well if something isn't done ])retty soon to ])ay off the debt, there won't be any school to come to. Ada. If only they'd cliange the naiue of the school at lot more girls would come here and everything would be s])lendid. Mjirtlf. Well, let's forget it girls and get a little exercise before dinner. Nelle. Oh, yes, let's play London Bridge. Several. Get your partners for the grand promenade. Gertie. Let the tallest ones he the bridge. (Tliey all form for the old folk game and play it through once, after which they all leave the grounds.) 28 The Work of President Jones. Scene in Kansas City. Scene 2 — (P^ntering upon the gronnds are seen President J. T>. Jones and Mr. U. 1. (^uigley. ]3otli a|)|)ear very much down- cast as they greet each other. ) Pres. JoneH. What hick, J^ro.. (^uiglej'? Do things look any brighter? l\ I. QuigU'ij. No! There seems to l)e no use. We will never be al)le to save the school. Haven't I been up and down and for- ward and across this state practically every since the Christian ()ri)han School was founded and with what disheartening results? Haven't you, yourself, devoted much of your time and energy during the last three years to get rid of this heavy load and how nuich has been gained by our combined efforts? Many people from all over the state think that it would be Ijest if you would let the matter drop and leave the school to its fate and I am getting so discouraged that I don't know but what it would be the Ijetter thing to do. Pres. Jones. I cannot bear to do that. We will meet with the Christian Brotherhood today and perhaps something can be done. V . I. Qiugley. They have often been met with before and you know the result. The trouble is none of them are rich enough to do anything themselves and the various churches already have so many burdens to carry that their interest in maintaining the school is not keen. Pi-es. Jones. Yes, all that you say is true. Oh, I have realiz- ed it for a long time and every day the burden grows heavier until I am lilce Bunyan's Christian with his heavy burden trying to get nnst the lion's gate. But that figure gives me a thought: did not Christian get ]:)ast the blood-thirsty monsters and did not the bur- dens finally roll from his shoulders? Some way I feel that things are going to change today. The great purpose of God encom]iasses us all. If we can but link ourselves to his great ongoing chariot we cannot fail forever. The love of our Father will lift us out of every Slough of Despond and plant our trembling feet upon his own great truth, "all things work together for good to those who love God." The Brotherhood is arriving let us go and greet them. (From the other side of the pageant grounds are seen enter ing a number of men and a few women bearing a few camp chairs^ a small table, etc. Thev represent the General Convention of the Christian Brotherhood at Kansas City, October 10, 1900. Among the most prominent are Dr. W. S. Woods, D. O. Smart, W. H. ■'? 29 Diilaiiy, .Iiidfte Jns. M. Sandusky. .1. T. Mitchell, tlio sons of Robert Kstill, Mrs, K. J. IJcid and others. A nuinl)er of other people grou]) themselves in the rear. The presiding minister an- nonnees a hynni, "Light Shining Out of Darkness." which every- one joins in singing.) 1 "God moves in a mysterions way ITis wonders to ])erforni, He plants Tlis fo<)tstei)s in tlie sea And rides upon the storm. 2 Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures u]» Tlis hright designs And works His sovereign will. H Ye fearful saints, fresli courage take: The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall })reak In blessings on your head. 4 .Judge not the Lord by feeble sen.se, But trust Him for His grace: I'eliind a frowning Providence He hides a smiling face. ') His ])nrpose will ripen fa.st, rnfolding everv hour. The bud may have a bitter ta.ste, Rut sweet will be the flower." William Cowper, 177^?. (As the song ends the Presiding Minister prays as the mem- ber.s of the Convention stand.) I'rei^idinfi Minhter, 1 Almighty, Everlasting Cfod, From the recesses of a lowly spirit Our hum])]e praver ascends; O Father, hear it! 2 Give us eyes to behold the Trutb, A seeing sense that knows the ('tci'nnl I'ight : I'iulighten our open minds, We beseecli of Thee. o That as thine only Son hath j)romiscd We may by faith be led into all truth, In lowly ])aths of service Let us walk with Thee. 30 4 O Tlinn, who dost endue Thy servants With sinonlar and diver.s gifts and talents, Give lis grace to use them All to Thy glory. 5 Grant us health both of mind and body And may Thy kingdom's peace come over us That we may learn the riches Of Thy heav'nly Grace. Fill Thou our hearts with charity That we may faithfully serve Thee, Our Father Through Jesus Christ, Our Lord, Amen ! Amen ! (When the Convention again becomes seated, the Presiding Minister introduces the business of the meeting.) Fresidmg Minister. Today's session is to be given over to the discussion of plans for the various benevolent institutions under our control in the state. The meeting is now open. Pres. Jones. Mr. Chairman, Ladies, and Gentlemen, I am not unknown to you nor are you unacquainted with my mission. Several times before have I appeared before this sympathetic company and plead for the rescue of an institution to which this Brotherhood gave birth. The motives for the founding of the Christian Orphan School were the highest and the need for it was great. During the ten years of its existence many an orphan girl has found a home and received an education that has enabled her to go out into the world fitted to successfully make an independent and self-respecting living. In spite of all the good that it has ac- complished and of the many generous benevolences that have been bestowed upon it, the Christian Orphan School at Fulton, Missouri, is on the brink of ruin and dissolution. Nothing can save it from falling within a very few months unless something is done here and now. I have been advised by many to abandon my position and leave the school to its fate. Perhaps you as repre- sentatives of the Christian Church have been advised to do the same. But this is no time for either you or me to desert a great cause, and, from a purely business point of view, this would be unwise if not unrighteous. Friends, are you going to let this ugly monster, debt, defeat a great educational purpose and dissipate at least $80, 000? I have worked for three years to save this school and always in my darkest hours of discouragement, when it seem- ed so hard to work upon this dread problem and not sometimes lose heart, yet I have felt that sometime, somewhere, somehow, God would lift this load from my shoulders and rescue His school. I believe today the time has come. God leaves the rest in your hands. 31 Son of Robert I'XUL In l.flialf of the heirs of Robert Estill, 1 uive porniissioii to use the ondowincnt hequeathcd lo the school l)\' iiiv father for the ])urpose of helpiiiti; to wipe out the present debt. ' J . T. Mlfrhrll. As a iiieiiil)ei' of the State Board of Directors for the school I wish tn ainiouiice that the chief creditor, the Cal- laway (/'ounty Rank, has ])roniised to make a most generous discount. Mrs. Rrhl. I will subscribe $2500. (r. //. Diihiiiij. I also wish to add as much as has been been contril)uted. Dr. ir. S. Wixxh. ''{"'hrou.^h the ))atient unceasino; elforts and (be alfidinsj, faitli of the President of the Christian ()rph:ni School 1 have become most deeply interested in its welfare and I now 'solenndy ))romise to make \\\) whatever the deficit may be after the contributions here have been collected. Not only that but always hereaftei- i will hold the interests of the school very near my heart. I feel that (Jod presides over the destiny of this institution which stands for the hiuhest helj^fnlness to the youno- women of our state and of many othcn- states and even from the remotest ])arts of the earth. P/r.s. Jones, (ireat is the tunndt of rejoicinti; in my heart as it pro])hesies tiiat the day at last is coming'; the clouds roll up in amber foam and the mornino; brealx's; out of darkness, deep and desi)airinf2,', ho])eless and foi'lorn, has sj)runo; forth a joy and [»eace that Ave pray may forever stay. Who can tell what the education- al ])lant will be when it is a full realization of the dreams and visions that have swept over the trou1)led breast of the ])ast. Out of weakness will come its highest strength . Though this new day may not l)e utterly cloudless, nor devoid of storm yet it will surely be sunny for the most part and clear and warm. I can but trust that good shall fall at last to all. PresidiiH/ Officer. We will give over the rest of the day to rejoicing. Let us «tand for dismissal. (Raising his hand and leading.) /I // Tof/efher. "May the Lord watch l)etween me and Thee while we are absent one from the other." 32 Tjie Change op Name. Time— June 1900. Scene 8— (Enter D. M. Tucker, I). P. Bartley, W. T. Snell, C. O. Atkinson and President J. P. Jones.) D. M. Tucker. The board of directors has left this matter solely in our hands, and 1 say that we should change the name of the school at once to William Woods College. D. P. Bartley. Yes, that would be much more appropriate than Daughter's College, which name has no significance here whatsoever. Pres. Jones. It is most fitting and proper that we name this school after its greatest friend and benefactor. Dr. William Woods, for by his large gifts and generous ^support the institution lives to- day. He has saved it from destruction, therefore no name could be fraught with more meaning. C. 0. Atkinson. Henceforth the name shall be William Woods College. But there shall be no changes in the purpose of the school. As heretofore the dependent and orphan girl can knock for adndttance and entrance shall not be denied her. Col. Snell. Then let us sign the papers. From this date shall begin a new era in the development and growth of the school. (As the men sign the papers, a march is played and unto the grounds comes a group of girls in Oxford caps and gowns accom- panied by Miss Fanny Willis Booth and other members of the faculty. Miss Booth carries a bundle of diplomas which she de- livers to President Jones who distributes the diplomas and then recites the following poem, wdiich was w^ritten by him:) Pres. Jones. "Go be thine own diploma, the voice of wisdom cries, And yield to God, thy Maker, the best of sacrifice. l>ring forth thy stores of knowledge and sow the golden grain Where'er the Lord of harvest shall make thy pathway plain. Bid mountains fall before thee and valleys clisappefu". The world awaits thy coming, no evil must thou fear. Though foes within attack and foes without assail Thy mission is to battle and never think to fail. No character is possible where evil is unknown. The trials that beset thee are roses yet unblown. Trust not thy past attainments Init seek the unattained, Or else the victories won will soon fore'er have waned. Fquip thyself with truth and link thyself with right And then the God of hosts will be with thee to fight. Seek peace and e'er pursue it, but not at any cost OQ For (loath is far iiioi'o inveious than honor vilely lost. What tiioii.ii,h thy jewels dazzle and all thy raiment shine Jf falsehood's on the throne and trnth without a shrine? 'Live what you know,' lot this thy motto he, Till thou at last shall know eternity." (As the men sign the papers, a march is played and onto the to indicate the transition of Time and the passing away of Presi- dent Jones.) 34 Scene 4 Benefactors ok ^^'ILI.1AM Woods College. «S'p//'/V of BrotherJiood. "All hail, ye sons of light, we seek the path that ye have trod, We pray that self may (hsai>i»ear in deeds of love for (Jod. Oil, friends, most true, thy gifts have filled our hearts with cheer, What tongue or pen can e'er disclose the good that ye have done When these thy gifts their growing work have hardly yet l)egun? (jo where you will within our state or e'en outside, ^\nd there behold the ever-swelling blissful tide Of happy joyous life which from this fountain rose, A stream that widens evermore and blesses as it goeis. How strong and deep, O friends, ye laid this corner stone Where education true instructs, unfolds, and trains. To thee we lift our hearts, our lives, in jn'aise. All hail, ye men of faith, who conquered greed And made benevolence your vital creed W ho saw the yet invisible and gave Whate'er your frugal, toilsome hands could save 'J'hat heli)less and dependent girls might rise Above the want and woe that round them lies; Vou gave a.s God had kindly given to you, With open hand you did life's pathway bestow \Mth l)lessings better far than regal crown Or gaudy jewels wr ought in silken gow m And that great king who builds within his thrmj^) Bright specimens of that divine, ennobling grace. ^\'our names shall glow when withered sun shall hide his face In that sweet day shall then approve and crown his own." Written hy President Jones. As the Spirit of Brotherhood speaks in slow and solemn ])ro- cession come the chief ])enefactors of William Woods College each one bearing long, lighted torches in their hands. .Vfter they reach their po.sitions upon the grounds they turn and face the Spirit of J^rotherhood until he has finished. Among those in the proces- sion are represented: Dr. William 8. W^oods, Mrs. William S. Woods, Col. Snell, Daniel Tucker, Col. D. M. Dulany, B. L. Locke, Alexander Breckenridge, Mrs. Alexander Breckenridge. E. L. Ed- wards, Mrs. E. L. Edwards, Sisera Thrclkeld, ]Mrs. Sisera Threl- keld, Judge Harvey Newsom, Mrs. Harvey Newsom, Oscar White. Jl E. Lowry, U. 1. Quigley, W. H. Dulany, James Robert Estill, and Mrs. James Robert Estill. Several others may be in this pro- cession representing the many other benefactors of the school. When the Spirit of Brotherhood ceases to speak the benefactors face toward the audience and each other and begin to talk. 85 Jii(J(/r Xrirsnni. Frii'iids. 1 lovp Callawny romity iiioi'o than any otiicr place upon earlli. 1 want it to bo the greatest county in the worhl for the thinel that the girls of William Woods College are my own, may God hless them and keep them everyone. /?. L. Locke. Whoever has met the girls and teachers of this College is anxious to do all that lies within his ])ower to make their college home beautiful and a noljle momnnent to the young womanhood of our state and nation. ir. //. Duhni]/. Yes, there is no ho]»e for the world exce])l through the good women in it. I have never known any good cause to succeed that was not suggested and started by a woman. Alex. P> ire kc II ridge. My own child is dead hut God has given me the jn-ivilege thus far of educating eight girls and nine boys. I sliall leave all my property for the education of girls that my life and tiiat of my wife shall not have been in vain. I'J. L. Eihiuinh. There are four things that lie nearest my heart: my town, my friends, my church and the schools of my connnunity. il//'.s-. E. L. E(hrardi<. T will erect a dornutory that shall be a lasting memorial of my husl)and's iiderest in William Woods Col- lege. Sisera ThreJlrld. Long have T felt the joy of sharing wliat the Lord lias given me with my l)rothermen, and the more T give to llis children the more he sends to me of Ids bounty and blessings. Dr. H'orx/.s. (iod, in His great goodness, has permitted )ne to become an instniment for doing good by hel])ing my fellowmen and by cheering and aiding them in some ennobling cause: Into my soul tlie Spirit of I)i'otherhood has eidered and inspired me to build u]) a school whose aim shall l)e the development of (^hrii-tian womaidiood. \^'ith thankful heart I look up and i)raise TTim thai .1 have not li\'ed iii\- life in vain: for all thai we send into the lives of otliers will return into our own. J//'.s. li'oo'/.s. It would delight my heart to call the school Wiliam Woods C^ollege. I suggested this to l*resident Jones when he first pro])Osed to rename it. lUit Dr. Woods, with his usual modesty said, "No." I wrote to President Jones to call it William Woods (^ollege and it would be a second child to us winch we will ever love and cherish in oui' hearts as we love and cherish tlu' mem- ory of the one who gave the best years of his life for it and died working to make his dreams for its future come true. After l*i'es. .bines had succeeded in ch^aring the school of debt, he began to |)lan b)r its enlargement and from one building the college grew to three large buildings. He wrought as few men could have done and to him William \\'oods Colleg(> owes nmeh of its great- 36 nes'^. Ever lookiiiii, to the redemption of the world and the reign of Brotherhood, wherever lie went or whatever he did, he did it all for tile glory of God. "The memory of hi.s life will foreve^ be en- shrined in the hearts of all who knew him and love the right and just and true.'' (^Vs Mrs. Woods ceases speaking down from a hid Honored and bless'd by the girls you so nobly have aided,- List, to the chorus of joy that's begun Which shall pass on through the ages, making your lives Always remembered by what you have done. Always remembered, always remembered, Alwavs remembered bv what vou have done. 37 Tkologue to Intei;hi)E II. Spirit of Brnfhcrlwoil. Oh bark, the voice of wisdom cries: She cricth from the top of the lii.ii.h places, She crieth at the gates, She crieth at the entry of the city, Behold her at the doors. O hear, ye peoi)Ie, unto yon she calls. And glad is he that findeth her, na|)i)y is he that getteth understanding, For the gain thereof is better than fine gold And far more ])recious than choice rubies. None of the things thou canst d(»sire Can be compared with her. In her right hand is length of days; In her left hand are riches and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are paths of peace. She is a tree of life to them that doth embrace her And happy wilt thou be if thovi retain her, For she shall lead thee into every good ])ath Of righteousness and judgment and equity. She shall enter into thine heart And be pleasant unto thy soul. Discretion shall watch over thee And Understanding shall keep thee. Upon thine head wilt be placed a cha])let of grace And a crown of beauty shall be given thee. Lo, Wisdom shall glory in the midst of her ])eo])le, And in the congregation of the Most High She shall open her mouth And glory in the presence of His power. (Paraphrased from the first eight cha|)tcrs of Proverbs.) :38 Interlude II. Kepreseiiting tlie Iiitellectual Attributes in the Development of Woman As the Spirit of Brotherhood recites his last lines the Spirit of Intellectual Development appears and as she speaks there appear her attril)utes, the Sj)irits of Imaoination, Wisdom, Culture, Poise and Ability. They are represented by a large number of girls in golden costumes who begin to dance the Supplication Dance when the Spirit of Intellectual Development ceases to speak. Spirit of Intellectual Development I come from the mouth of the Most High And cover the earth as a mist. I dwell in the high places And my throne is in the pillar of the cloud iVlone I compass the circuit of heaven, And walk in the depth of the abyss. In the weaves of the sea, And in all the earth, In every people, ; And in every nation, I hold possession 1 was created from the beginning And to the end I shall not fail. Come unto me, O ye, that are desirous of me And be ye filled with my produce : Imagination reaching out to the stars, Give I unto you, And Wisdom shall forever be your inheritance, Culture shall shine from your face as the morning dawn, And PoLse shall rest upon your shoulders ; Oh, all that work in me shall gain in Ability And they that obey me shall not be ashamed. For feasting at my table they shall yet be hungry And drinking deep of me shall yet be thirsty. As the terebinth, I stretch out my branches And my branches are branches of grace and glory • As the viney. I put forth grace, And my flowers are the fruit of glory and riches. (Para])hrase of Ecclesiastes Bk. IT Ch. 24.) 39 EPISODE III William Woods College Today Scene 1. — Faithful servants. (Unto lliu i)agi'aiit iirouiids wear- ing cliaraeteristic dress come Aunt Mattie, Uncle Billy, Aunt Mary, Jim, Aunt Hannah, Lena, Jack, Clarence, OUic and Aunt Silvia. Aunt Mattie, Uncle l>illy, Aunt Mary, Jim, and Aunt liannah Avear the medals that were presented to then» for faithful service.) Lena. Uncle Billy is there any steam on? The teachers all say they's cold again. Uvcle Billy. No, not 'zactly steam, I'se jest gettin' up a little circulation. Lena. Well, you'll see about it, right away? Uncle BUlij. Jest as soon'.-- T get aroniul to it. Aunt Silvia. My, w^hat you doin' with gold medals on? I wish I'd a' been here when you all got 'em. Jin). President Jones gave 'em to us because we did faith- fully what it was our business to do. Uncle Billy. Ye 'n' he said doin' of our duty was as import- ant for us as it was for him. I've been here a long time now and President (larvin he says I'm almost engineer e-meritus o' this school. Aunt Mattie. You ain't been here any longer 'n' I have, Mr. (Talbreath. I've been here ever since this college was started an' so's Miss J^'anny. She and I've got to be a regular imposition in this school and we're goin' to give it the best we can as long as we live. I'll always stand by Miss Famiy cause she 's my frien' an' we luiderstand each other. I 'dare there ain't nobody ever worked together for this school harder than me and Miss Fanny an' T reckon we'll alius keep on doin' it cause it just seems like a chile to us an' laws, how we looks for'ard ever fall to all the old girls an' the lots o' new ones with their sweet faces an' ])retty smilin' ways, bless 'em. Aunt Liannah. Well, I'll have to be goin" along or these clothes '11 never get laundered. Uncle Bill]/. An I've got to be fixen' that piiie. Auvt Mattie. I reckon Ave all better ste]) lively if we reserve to wear these here medals. 40 Scene 2. William Woods Becomes a Junior College Characters. President J. L. Garvin, Miss Fanny Willis Booth, and Mrs. L. (I. Elliott of the College; Mr. W. E. Jameson, Mr. .1. Jl. Atkinson, Mr. I). P. Bartley, Mr. S. T. Moore, and Mr. i'\ C. 8tokes of the Present Board of Directors; and Dean F. C. Jones, Dr. Schlnndt, and Prof. Trenhohn of the Faculty of the University of Missouri. President (rcirvin. We are certainly olad to welcome you to our college and hope the day has been one of interest and prolit to you as well as to ourselves. We shall be happy to receive your oi)inion of our school as to whether you deem it worthy to become a Junior College. Dean Jones. AVe are truly very highly pleased with your splendidly equii)i)ed and well-regulated school. You are to be con- gratulated upon its high state of efficiency. No where have we found a more earnest and sincere cor]^s of teachers than those which compose the Faculty of William Woods which shall hence- forth be a College in fact as well as in name. Prof. Trenholm . I ])articularly want to express my ap]^recia- tion of the Library. Much credit is due you, ]\Irs. Elliott, for the true insight you have shown in selecting l)Ooks which meet the needs of a school such as yours. Mrs. Ellioff. Thank you. It has been my constant study to place before our girls the best in literature, history, music, art, and the sciences, that they may receive that broader outlook upon life which all colleges should give them. It shall ever be my pride to maintain the standard we have thus far upheld. Dr. Scklundt. You have a verv good start toward a well- equipped department of science Avhich I hope to see grow. W. L'. Jameson. It is our desire to erect a new science build- ing at once. We hope to equip it with the most modern apparatus and to make our courses in science the best to be found anywhere for a school of this size. Dean Jones. Our state is very much interested in ])romoting the founding of Junior Colleges. The bulk of college students is always found in the Freshman and Sophomore years. There is a feeling among all thoughtful educators that the small college is the best i)lace for the young student who is for the first time leav- ing the home influences that have always guided him hitherto. Then, too, the first two years of College life are the years when the Christian religion should be emphasized. Therefore the Chris- tian School has a great and honorable mission to fulfill. Let the church college be what it claims to be and offer AA^hat it should offer and stand uncompromisingly for the Christian ideals. 41 Miss Bootli. When i look hack over llie la.-^t quarter-eeiilury and see the lonii, road over whieh this College has come I am deep- ly moved with the thonght that God is working through u.s to erect a monument to Christian young womanhood that shall endure forever. Alter my years of sci'viee to William Woods College 1 at last feel that it has not been in vaiu and that I have been an in- strument in God's hands to mold and work out his great plan for the future of this school. Prcs. (I'drrin. I am sincerely grateful to you. gentlemen, for your encouraging attitude toward William Woods College. \\'hen I came to this institution it became my (h'eam to make William Woods a Junior College. Now that it is ivalized, T shall endeavor to make it a school of which the state shall not be ashamed. We will strive to train the girls that go out from here in such a maiuie:i that when they enter your university they will show that they have been given a lirm foundation (hu'ing their fii-st two years of college work. Today 1 see overreaching the present a rainl)ow of promise tliat has within its embrace the destinies of thousands of voung women. ir. E. Jameson. I have long put my heart into the interests of William Woods College and am most gratified today with the culmination of one of my plans. The hour has now come to move forward. Progress requires that we should enlarge the aims and purpose of the school. It shall ever be our earnest desire to keep it a Christian and accredited Junior College for young women. With this aim in view the Board of Directors shall endeavor to guide the school upward and outward and it asks tlu^ help of good people everywhere. (Dean Jones, Dr. Schlundt and Prof. Trenholm shake hands with the others in farewell and leave the grounds in the o{)posite direction from that taken l)y the others.) 42 iScENE o — Prnccssioiuil showing the different departments and activities of the school. Thronghont this scene there shall l)c slow soft nnisic which shall change into the air of the various songs that are to l)e sung. Upon the pageant grounds appears a Master of Ceremonies, dressed as the old court Masters and hearing an official wand. He makes a low, jn'ofound how to the audience when in the di-tance a trumpet sounds and upon the pageant grounds march small boys dressed as heralds. Each of the fifteen departments shall be introduced by small heralds which shall be costumed in harmony with the scene which they precede. In their hands they shall jjear long gT>lden trumpets suspended from which shall be green and white bainiers bearing symbolic devicas of the department being introduced. As each separate department appears the trumpet call sounds. First will come the Pierian Society dressed as the Nine Muses from which the Society takes its name. When in the center of the grounds they sing their Society song after which they pass on into the back-ground. Pierian Soxg. Melody: Die Wacht am Rhein. "Oh, here's a song. Society! Pierian ! To us so dear ! We'll love and serve thee ever here And all our lives give praise to thee. Pierian ! Pierian ! We're true to thee, Society ! Faithful and loj^al we, Pierian ! Faithful and loyal we, Pierian 1" Bv Doris Arnold. The Music Department shows something of the progress and development of music. An early savage scantily dre.'^sed in a skin sitfi upon the ground with a large tortoise shell which he appears to string. The Spirit of Music, a small child, appears and is shown the wonderful instrument. With joy she turns and as each new character appears touches them whereupon a new instrument appears as the lyre, the harp, the violin, etc., which are carried by girls dressed in white garments. The Department of Physical Culture and Athletics is rep- resented by girls in their regulation suits carrying dumb-bells, Indian clubs, mallets, tennis rackets, etc., all held in position. The Department of Ancient Languages is represented by a 43 mronj) of <>irls in (Jreciaii costuiiie for tlie (Irook ami a gnnip in Konian costume for the Ijatin. Each girl in l)oth groups represents the best known characters in Greek and Latin Literature. After the Ancient Languages the Deli)hian literary Society appears and sings its Society Song to the tune of the Tannhauser March. "Delphian, wc bring to thee Our heart-felt loyalty And deojicst love in token. That while we live, We'll ever faithful give To thee sup])ort unl)roken. As thou hast l)een alway To us a guide, a stay In noble aspiration Loyal to thee we'll be, Oh! Our Society!" The Department of Modern Languages is represented by fam- iliar characters from the Rcmiance and German Literature as Sanclio Panza, Aucassin and Nicolette, Faust and Me])histoi)hles. Science, Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy are rcjU'e- sented together by several girls passing in single file, some of them wearing upon their heads the stars and bearing small telescopes; some cubes, sidieres, cylinders, cones and bearing compasses, tri- angles, scales, etc. ; others shall bear microscopes, beakers, various modern inventions, etc. At the end shall l)e the personification of all these Sciences , holding aloft a large golden key. At the head is a small figure carrying a small telegraph ])one. He i)asses swift- ly from the beginning of the line to the end and represents the swift mes.senger of thought. Art, like Music, represents the history of its development. An Indian comes forward l)earing a large, earthen bowl marked with rude designs. She shows this to the Spirit of Art who quickly and joyously runs to meet the other figures as they advance. She touches them each in turn and a work of art appears representing l)eautiful va.ses, statuary, tapestry, etc., until at the end a famous ])ainting is represented in tableau, "The Battle of Flowers," by Ivobert Aiuu'iig Bell. The l)ible Department is re])resented by one of the heralds l)eariiig high a large golden star. He is followed by the tlu'Cfr magicians and after them comes another child bearing a cross with a golden crown resting on its bar. The girls representing the Y. W. C. A. next ap])ear dressed in soft white dresses. 44 'J'ho English I)(>]);iTtinoiit is represonted by a procession of character.s from English and American Literatnre: Deor, the Anglo Saxon hard, Arthur and Giunevere, Sir Galahad and a Cirail Maiden, Hohin Hood and .some of his merry men with falcons on tlioir wrists, Cantorhury Pilgrims, TTamlet. I'ortia, Evangeline, .John Aldcn and Priscilla, Kip van \Viidartment is shown by a gron]» of girls each carrynig something symbolical and domestic art, i)art of them representing the art of cooking and the others representing the art of sewing and other industrial arts taught by the depart- ment. To represent history a long procession of famous historical characters i)ass in review re])resentiiig: Hammurabi. INIoses, Ly- curgus, Pericles, the founders of the Twelve Tables, Augustus, Charlemagne, Pichard Coeur de Lion, Savonarola, Columlnis, Queen Elizabeth, Cromwell, Napoleon, Benjamin Franklin. Thomas .Tefferson. Georoe Washington. Florence Nightingale, and Frances E. Williard and others. Expres-sion is shoAvn by characters wearing masques repre- sentino' comedv and tracedv. '.^^ For Philosophy and Education scholars in long gowns and skull ca])s ap]iear carrying long scrolls from which they appear to study, following them are figures dre.ssed in shining white and bearing wax tapers while with the free hand they point l)efore them. The Albina Woods Society in white dresses appears carrying College pennants They sing the Song of the Albina Woods So- ciety in which all of the other characters in the proces.sion join. To Albina Woods Mehxhj: Jiisf a Song at TiriJighf. "Oh friend so dear, we love thee, And to thee, uoav, we bring- That service and devotion Which from our hearts we sing As thou art to us ever, Our ins])iration, friend. Our gi'atitude we iirofTer; In loyalty, we bend; In loyalty, we bend. (Here all bend the knee and bov,-.) 45 Society, we toast thee Albiua Woods thy name May our hope^, ideals, (nir lives be A lustre to thy fame. To her we love and honor We offer self and thee Our effort and achievement In loval fealtv, Jn loyal fealty." jMiss Lucy Mapes. 46 Scene 4 William Woods Worth While (Dedicated to the Alumnae.) "Bij fhc'ir f raits ye shall knoir fhem." Unto the pageant gronnds conm-; a procession representing the work and activities of tlie ahnnnae of AVilUani Woods College. The first gron}) represents those who have gone out to teach others, in this group are Miss Nell Jasper, teacher of Mathematics in William Woods College; Mi&s Elizabeth Nickell, teacher of Ora- tory ; Miss Edna Styles, teacher of Expression ; and Miss (Tcrtie l>rown and Miss Doll .Tam&son, teachers of the Deaf. In one hand they bear an oi^en book and in the other a lighted, low, oil lamp which they hold out far in front of them as if they were point- uig and leading the way. Upon their heads are wreaths of bay leaves. Following them are groups of children. In front of them walks the Spirit of Education bearing aloft a banner with the device "Numen, Lumen." By far the largest group of alumnae has become homem>ikers who are doing the work of the world in rearing tiieir children and training them for strong, true, useful Christian citizenship. The next tableau in the ])rocession represents the Motlier. A womon, bearing in her arms a small child and accompanied by two or three older children, forms a group thus making a modern Madon- na picture. The third grouj) re]")resents those who have made a success in the business world as Miss Isabel Bryan and Miss -lessie Ferrell. After them comes three figures bearing musical instruments. Miss Mildred Jones, Mrs. Lucy Gentry Stuart, Mrs. Jael Gentry Fuller, Miss lone Dabney, and others who have become nuisicians are represented. The artist, carrying cnnvas and palette, represents ]\Iiss Ruth Early and others. The last tableau represents those noble women who have gone out from William Woods College as missionaries. These women are in the costumes of the country in which they are laboring. In a sedan chair carried by some Chinese n.en are ^liss Muriel Molland and xMiss Doris Ware. After them in a jinrikisha drawn by a .Japanese coolie is Mia-* Rose .lohnson. In an ox-cart is Dr. Jennie Fleming of India. Mounted on small donkeys are Miss Sarah MacPherson of Central America and Mrs. Mabel Yokley Reavis of Brazil. 47 FROLOGl'E TO INTERLUDE TTI. Spirif of Brotherhood. In the begiiiniiig of all things was God: The Father, Source of life and holy love; The Son, Incarnate Word, that for the world's Redemption came to dwell and die on earth; And the Holy Ghost that bringeth love and peace. Again in the creation of the world We see God's threefold plan made manifest The earth, the water, and the air, around. And o'er, are three in one and one in three. So in His noblest work, behold the same Great trinit}' : the physical man of clay, The man of intellect, the man of soul. Into the still fair shape He breathed His Holy Spirit and the quick'ning breath Through all the fibres ran, lighting the brow With fires celestial and lifting the soul From earth to heaven — from human to divine. As sweeping, drifting air no confines knows. The Si)irit hath no fixed dwelling place ; Its light, like none e'er seen on sea or land. Shines everywhere. Far, far, it stretches till The very throne of God, the Fount of Light, Is reached, mid touching there the spark divine With light'ning quickness flashes back to earth ; The yearning heart bows down before that throne And o'er the lifted face a halo shines. Ah God, Thou Source of all that's life and love. Oh, some have lost that heav'niy vision fair And now low-grov'ling o'er the barren waste ;\nd through the mighty wilderness they creeji' I^'ar from thy sacred ])ath, sin-sick, soul-cursed. Tiie Si)irit Thou didst breathe into their hearts. Is crami)ed and crushed until its feeble wings, We;ik-flutt(>ring, can no longer reach the stars; From light fore'er shut out it dies at last And the body that Thou gavest it lies low Alone in the dust and ne'er will rise atiain. 48 oil God, not Tliine, but onrs the blame, the sin, — Throu,i>,h all the ages thou hast taught the way And e'en didst give Thy Son that we might learn 'J'he power of brotherly love that reaches lands In charity to all its fellow-men. Thy clear eternal \^)ice bids us that if We would have our own spirits soar to heights Sublime, then others must be helped to fly. As Time's broad wings go sweeping o'er the earth All men must learn to choose the right from wrong I'ntil their striving, lio])ing, praying souls Have found the way to life's eternity. 49 Interli'de TTT. Kci)resentiii,u tlie Spiritual Attributes in the Development of Woman. (AMien the Spirit <>1' Urotlu'i'liood ceases sjjcakinii. uut<» llic ]>a,geant f Spiritual Development. 1 Didst hear my call, Eager watchers of the skies, O, brothers, sisters, all \\ ith dream-lilled, yearning eyes, Didst hear my call? 2 Thy jH'ayers rise up From longing cloud-gold spun ; As incense from censer-cup All tinged by setting sun, Thy j)rayers rise up. .3 O come with me! Star-ward I'll carry thee, Everywhere to be From worldliness set free, () come with me! 4 On dream wings fly In .joyous morning's ray; Or, when shadows lie At twilight's close of day, On dream wings lly. 5 lUit Kaith must lead Where eternal shu's arise; Clear-eyed and unafraid Are souls that reach the skies For Faith must lead. (J And there is IIoi)e ^\'hose lii'st auroral gleams Alight the sky-dome"s slo))e And brighten all youi- (beams, For that i> hope. y 50 7 With Faith and Hope Yoii must have Love yoii know, For Love has greatest scope Upon the earth to grow- By Faith and Hope. 8 For Love is kind And seeketh not her own But striveth truth to find That it may he world-known, For Love is kind. \) O, liear our call, Eager watchers of the skies, 0, brothers, sisters, all With dream-filled, yearning eyes, O, hear our call ! (\Mien the Spirit of Spiritual Development ceases to speak the music gradually changes into a louder strain and the orchestra moves into the foreground. The Spirit of Brotherhood advances and the pageanters hegin to form in line singing the College Song.) 1 "Oh, Alma Mater, tried and true. When faith recalls the long ago Our eyes with tears our cheeks bedew, — May gratitude our hearts o'erflow. 2 "Come one and all with glad acclaim, And sound afar our Mother's name Let hill and vales and ocean wide Unite to swell the grateful tide. 3 "For thee, O William Woods, we stand, To thee we pledge our faith and love, We'll sound thy praise from land to land, Thy life is fixed in God above. 4 "On this our annual festal day We hail the new-born children fair. And bid them share the bliss of May, In music sweet and rhythm gay. 5 "0, Alma Mater, great and strong. Thy power grow from year to year, — The God of truth thy life prolong And love supplant the reign of fear." Fres. J. B. Jones 51 SONG Written for William Woods Colleine BY Gladys-Woods Iviiuoy Air: "I love i/ini (,'alifurnia." 8alvc, Aliiia Mater! KStaiuliiig watch o'er the golden years. Salve, Ahna Mater! Fii'st among your peers. Salve, Ahna Mater! Great and strong and trne — - Onr words, oiu' deeds, our dreams, ourselves- We all belonu, to von. Chorum Those who built yon with loving labor, Those who know yon and hold you dear; They who laughed and were glad, They who feared and were sad, We are here, we are here — all liere To praise you and love you and l)less you, Who taught us your ancient lore You were then and are now and so ever-more- Our own, \\'illiani Woods. "2 We brmg you, Aliiia Mater, All the laurels we have won. We ])raise yon. Alma Mater, With the deeds that we have done. Our dreams, then, dearest Mother, Ahdread your mystic llame. Chorus — o Then bear ns Alma Mater, Hear our praise and heed our prayer; And grant it, Ahna ^hltcr, For the great love that we bear Ever rule us, O Soul Mother, In yon gracious sovereignty 'I'hat we may live a jtart of you Tbrougli all the years to be. Cborus — 52 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY Los Angeles This book is DUE on the last date stamped below. 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