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view the same well-shaped hands. As the play advances you can easily see that Miss Sterling is the one that the people have come to see and hear, although all are actors of prominence and much fame; she so far surpasses them that they appear simply as figure-heads. The American theatre-goers are talking of her prospective visit to New York; but they have yet to learn her true value when they see her. It is hardly necessary to record how she spent her life up to this time; several years in Boston attending schools of expression and then she entered a London com- pany and in a very few years she became the star." "Miss Sheridan is the only one of the 1904class that is a member of the W. M. C. Faculty now. Today in Facul y Meeting, Sallie reported that several of her Freshmen girls were not as studious as they should be. The Faculty decided that English is the most important study in the curriculum and that Miss Sheridan should contnue to be very strict with her class. The previous marks of her pupils show that she is a very efficient teacher, and even though Freshmen do not study much, all of the other classes do and they all like her so much. No one could even dare to think anything else, except that she is following her chosen vocation and that she is making a grand success of it. When she left W. M. C. she did not know exactly what to do, but in the autumn she took a University course in Eng- lish and, after having received her degree, she taught in several small colleges, but was soon asked to fill the position of English Teacher in her Alma Mater, which has now grown into one of the largest Universities in the United States." When I read the above, I was very forcibly impressed, for I remembered what splendid themes Sal always wrote; even though she hesitated sometimes in English class. I could easily see that English was her forte. Strange how one's talents always come to the front. "On a tennis court in the Park at Henderson, North Carolina, certain days of the week you may see several ladies and gentlemen playing tennis; by closer observation you will find one to be Will Simpson. He plays splendidly, and is, in fact, the State Champion; I heard him say that he learned the art of tennis-playing at W. M. C. My dear friends,do not be alarmed and think that to play tennis is his sole business; it is simply the recreation of a business man. If you walk up --- Street you cannot help but be attracted by the stores; one especially, is more prominent because of its size and splendid appearance and stock of goods. This one will be the one owned by Mr. William G. Simpson. Here in this building and not on the tennis court is most of his time spent. He arrived in this city ten years ago and went in business with his uncle immediately, and ever since he has worked with a will for his business, until now he has the largest store in town, and has gained a good reputation throughout the whole state as a merchant. "After Elsie graduated, she still paid much attention to music and, although she never played in public, the 77