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Excerpt from Meredith College Bulletin: Alumnae Number 1941-1942; November, 1941 Length of life and abundance of life are quite different; one by no means-implies the other. To Richard Tilman Vann both were granted in full measure. Born November 24, 1851, he lived into his ninetieth year. He was a boy during the Civil War; he grew to manhood dur ing the strenuous days of Reconstruction; in middle age he witnessed the turn of the century; he had almost reached three-score and ten at the end of the first world war. But his age, in itself, was of small significance, least Of all to Dr. Vann. He once commented on the pity it was that there was nothing worth recording in the life of the oldest man in the world's history except its extreme length. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Meredith College Bulletin; November, 1942, Vol. 3: Alumnae Number, 1942-1943 President - Laura Weatherspoon Harrill (mrs. L. IL), '27. 1607 Iredell Drive, Raleigh. Vice-president - Sallie Calvert Parker (mrs. Raymond), ex vice-president, Asheville Division - Margaret Craig Martin (mrs. Zeno. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Meredith College: Quarterly Bulletin, 1921-22 The preparation in English that the freshmen in North Carolina have had, is not, so far as I can judge from teaching in those states, inferior to that of freshmen in Ohio, Louisiana, or Georgia. Their deficiencies are not the same as those of students in other states, but they are no greater in number. When I decided to return to North Carolina I had a letter relative to the work here saying, 'i hope you will not be surprised or disappointed in the preparation of our students.' It seems to me that one cannot remain long in the teaching profession, and continue to be surprised at what students don't know. I have had seniors who apparently had no recollection of what they had been most painstakingly taught as freshmen, or even as juniors. So, if you hear that your high-school graduates, upon arriving at college, retain not the faintest notion about the difference between a sentence and a phrase, I hope you will not be surprised. A course in English may perform three services for the student: it may offer him inspiration; it may supply him with subject-matter; and it may teach him the practice of form. It is with regard to the operation of these functions in high-school that I wish to examine the preparation of the freshman. Though it is necessary to treat them separately, these functions do not operate ideally except in conjunction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Meredith College, Vol. 6: Quarterly Bulletin, 1912-1913 Perhaps there is no more pleasing part of Commencement to students and alumnae at least, than Class Day; and traditions were well upheld in the exercises given by the Senior Class of 1912 on May 27, at a. M. In the College Auditorium. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.