"A Pilgrimage for my Mom" is an excerpted short story written by Khôi Nguyên (Emily) Trinh. The narrative is told through the lens of a recent high school graduate about to leave for college.
This work is a two-stanza poem with rhyming couplets written by a former Davidson professor. It includes themes of intersecting cultures and references historical artists.
Tim Bethea’s collection of free-verse poetry titled "Six" sits near the center of this edition of Hobart Park. Employing natural imagery and an intimate tone, Bethea (‘81) forces readers to read between the lines and make their own conclusions about the poems. All the poems are relatively short, never containing more than eighteen lines. Bethea’s ability to paint such a vivid picture in so few lines speaks to his skill as a poet.
In this free-verse poem by Sue Dehoney (‘80), she reflects on being a woman in a male dominated space. The poem contains nine stanzas with no rhyme scheme while using imagery that centers around the female body.
Davidson is a Presbyterian liberal arts college for 1000 men founded in 1837, located 20 miles north of Charlotte, N. C. The Classical Revival buildings on the shaded 80-acre main campus and the 106-acre Lake Campus on Lake Norman, only four miles away, provide completely adequate facilities. First color photograph cards.
13410 - County Club, Charlotte, N.C. [printed on front].
Postcard sent to Mrs. Sallie Paisley in Davidson, July 23, 1909. Sallie Stirewalt Paisley was the widow of Porter Paisley (class of 1880). After her husband's death in the late 1880s, Sallie returned to Davidson to manage a boarding house.
Text from postcard: "Dear Sallie: We are distressed Mary [. . .] is very ill [several unreadable words]. Tom will write to me."
1767 Country Club House Charlotte, N.C. [printed on front]
Postcard sent to Miss Mary Lafferty in Davidson, June 23, 1911.
Text from postcard: "Sorry [. . .] - you have been sick [several unreadable words] and personable Sallie [. . . .]. I hope we will have more rain before that time we had a fine one Monday but it was not general so in [. . .] and wear by it is dusty. Hoping to see you soon I am very fondly yours Ada Friday"
According to the 1909 Quips and Cranks, Miss Bertha Fleming was pursing the A.B. course of study, while Miss Susan Summers pursued a B.S. degree. These women were following in the footsteps of Brown and Summers, undertaking the degree course of study, without receiving a formal degree. Nevertheless, these women were the first acknowledged in the college annual.
