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Anna English and History MT. SAVAGE, MARYLAND Maryland State Normal School, Frostburg Browning Literary Society; Shakespeare Club; Episcopal Club; J. G. C. T first glance one sees a tall, dignified woman with a commanding presence. Her apparent reserve, which is hard to define, is peculiar to all who having been much with the world have yet retained their individuality. The whole secret of her charm, however, is a highly developed sense of humor, which has become so inherent as to color her whole outlook on life. With her ability, experience, and a little judicious salesmanship, she might easily have made a spectacular record. She preferred the realiza- tion of her own ideas, even at the seeming expense of popularity, but as a result she gained both. Un- consciously Mrs. Higgins has set us a standard that we realize is far beyond us and yet that has not detracted one whit from our appreciation of her. page sixty-nine