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Ua3/1/2/1 Letter From Nettie Depp To Henry Cherry, Nettie Depp

WKU Administration Documents

Letter from Nettie Depp to Henry Cherry written April 13, 1914 when Depp was Superintendent of Barren County Schools. She was the first woman elected to any office in Barren County, seven years before woman's suffrage in the United States. She was also the first WKU alum to be elected superintendent of schools. Transcription of letter:

[Note at top] Look on alumni list and change address.

Pres. H.H. Cherry, Bowling Green, Ky.

My dear Mr. Cherry;

Your letter sent to Scottsville has reached me. My prospects for the following year are possibly not as flattering as you would like, but …

The Spinster (1914), Hollins Institute

The Spinster

Yearbook of Hollins University (previously College)

The Spinster (1913), Hollins Institute

The Spinster

Yearbook of Hollins University (previously College)

The Spinster (1912), Hollins Institute

The Spinster

Yearbook of Hollins University (previously College)

My Wife Is A Suffragette!, Freya

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Playscript written by Freya, student organization at Hollins. May Day traditions in the early 20th century at Hollins included an original play performed by the members of Freya.

The Spinster (1911), Hollins Institute

The Spinster

Yearbook of Hollins University (previously College)

Ua3/1/2/1 Letter Nettie Depp To Henry Cherry, Nettie Depp

WKU Administration Documents

Letter written to Henry Cherry by Nettie Depp from Scottsville, Kentucky, Dec. 11, 1910. Transcript:

Pres. H.H. Cherry, Bowling Green, Ky.

My dear Mr. Cherry;

As a matter of course I am egotistical enough to think that you would like to hear from me occasionally.

School here is progressing nicely though the school board is financially embarressed [sic] at present. You know they began the school with only a twenty cent tax and now they begin to realize that they will have to do something in order to meet the growing demands of the school.

They have called a meeting …

Ua3/1/2/1 Letter Nettie Depp To Henry Cherry, Nettie Depp

WKU Administration Documents

Letter from Nettie Depp to Henry Cherry from Glasgow, Kentucky, August 20, 1910. Transcript of letter:

Pres. H.H. Cherry, Bowling Green, Ky.

My dear Mr. Cherry,

I have been wating [sic] to know for certain just what I was to do. I go to Scottsville next week. I have charge of the 7th and 8th grades and two higher classes at $65.00 per month. This is not the work I wanted to do nor is it the price I wanted to work for, still I think it the best I can do this year and I shall go and do …

Ua3/1/2/1 Letter Nettie Depp To Henry Cherry, Nettie Depp

WKU Administration Documents

Letter from Nettie Depp to Henry Cherry dated July 28, 1910 from Glasgow, Ky. Transcript of letter:

Pres. H.H. Cherry, Bowling Green, Ky.

My dear sir:

Your letter to hand and I have made the application for the school. I sincerely thank you for all you have done for me and only hope that I may be able in some way to repay you.

I have not been at home long enough to visit any schools but hope to do so soon.

Yours for success

Nettie B. Depp

Ua3/1/2/1 Correspondence - Eastern Kentucky University, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Documents housed in Box 1 Folder 7 of President Henry Cherry’s Correspondence, General File regarding the relationship between WKU and Eastern Kentucky University. This file is comprised entirely of letters, the majority from EKU’s president Ruric Roark.

• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 1/25/1907 – congratulations on creation of WKU, questions about curriculum and faculty
• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 6/3/1907 – Kentucky Education Association resolution re: diplomas
• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 6/7/1907 – appropriations for EKU
• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 6/24/1907 – curriculum and faculty
• Roark, Ruric N. to Henry Cherry 7/25/1907 – diplomas …

The Spinster (1910), Hollins Institute

The Spinster

Yearbook of Hollins University (previously College)

Ua98/1 Green & Gold, Vol. Vii, No. 3, Potter College For Young Ladies

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine created by and about the students of Potter College. The Green & Gold contains articles, short stories, poetry and news regarding events of the college, students and alumni.

• Toast to Potter
• Redmond, Ethel. A Negro Sermon
• McCurdy, B.O. Never Seem to Be What You Are Not
• Eastland, May. A New “Brer Rabbit & Brer Possum” Story
• The Universal Sovereign
• Postlewaite, Delphia. Pat’s Joke
• Description of the Azores
• Sanders, Norah. Ghosts
• Barr, Corrine. Interpretation of Prometheus Unbound
• Mitchell, Katherine. The Misfortunes of Rastus
• Earth’s Pain
• The Passing of Pleasant Potter College
• Wilford, John. The Passing of Pleasant J. Potter College …

Ua98 1909 Talisman, Potter College For Young Ladies

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1909 Talisman yearbook produced by the Potter College for Young Ladies.

• Faculty
• Talisman Staff
• Brief History of Potter College
• Teachers & Officers
• Departments
• Class of 1909
• Senior Class History
• Falter, Elizabeth. Incarnation
• Ballard, Trudie. WIll of Class of 1909
• Junior Class
• Hogin, Inamay. Junior Class History
• Sophomore Class
• Keith, Katherine. Nineteen Hundred & Eleven
• Freshman Class
• Mitchell, Katherine. Freshman Class History
• Specials & Irregulars
• Beta Sigma Omicron
• Sigma Iota Chi
• Eta Upsilon Gamma
• Phi Mu Gamma
• Cabell, Benjamin. Compensation
• Young Women's Christian Association
• Hypatian Literary Society
• Ossolian Society
• Green & Gold Staff
• Tennis Club
• Basketball
• Bowling Club
• Departments
• To the …

The Spinster (1909), Hollins Institute

The Spinster

Yearbook of Hollins Institute (later College then University)

The Spinster (1908), Hollins Institute

The Spinster

Yearbook of Hollins University (previously College)

July 23, 1907, Usm Special Collections

Batchelder-Haley Letters

Cora writes to Mrs. Tibbets about her vacation trip from where she was staying in Tokyo to several different places around Japan. She writes of her stay in a Japanese style hotel. She also writes about the scenery around her, and about how long it takes her by rail to get to her travel destinations. She also writes of a traveling companion named George, and how she has invited Abbie to come and visit her and meet George.

Ua98/1 Green & Gold, Vol. V. No. 3, Potter College For Young Ladies

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Magazine created by and about the students of Potter College. The Green & Gold contains articles, short stories, poetry and news regarding events of the college, students and alumni.

• Pillsbury, Agatha. Art & Life
• Smith, Mary. Mandy’s Wedding
• Stevens, India. Home Sweet Home
• Buchanan, Pauline. The Mammoth Cave Trip
• YWCA Notes
• Ossolian Society
• Hypatian Society
• Delta Pi Kappa
• Mu Phi Psi
• Beta Sigma Omicron
• Serenades
• Irregular Entertainment
• Lost River
• Senior Banquet – Class of 1907 (PC)
• Senior Day
• Flag Rush – From the Junior Point of View
• Jokes
• Mrs. Amy Henschel’s Home-Coming
• Personals
• Exchanges
• Teachers’ Recital
• Thanksgiving Program
• Recital Potter …

April 11, 1907, Usm Special Collections

Batchelder-Haley Letters

In this letter, Cora writes to Mrs. Tibbets about life in Japan. She writes about the climate, and how she finds she cannot do as much due to the "enervating" nature of the climate there. She describes a "sword walking" ceremony, in which one climbs a ladder made of swords. She then writes of the beginnings of spring in Japan and how there is a fair coming to Japan, "the largest ever held in Japan."

Ua98/1 Green & Gold, Vol. V, No. 2, Potter College For Young Ladies

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Magazine created by and about the students of Potter College. The Green & Gold contains articles, short stories, poetry and news regarding events of the college, students and alumni.

• McKinney, Luna. The Nineteenth Century Modification of the Epic: The Ring & the Book
• Compensation
• Stevens, India. A Pleasant Prescription
• Gay Motes that People the Sunbeams
• Epler, Clara. A Realized Ideal
• Lewis, Lena. January Nineteenth
• Bryan, Helen. A Year in the Philippines
• Patterson, Maggie. Aunt Hannah’s Experience
• Mu Phi Psi
• Sigma Theta Phi
• Beta Sigma Omicron
• Delta Pi Kappa
• New Year Reception
• Presbyterian Reception
• YWCA Notes
• In Memoriam – Alice Moore …

January 18, 1907, Usm Special Collections

Batchelder-Haley Letters

In this letter, Abbie writes to Mrs. Tibbets about the "glorious" scenery where she is staying. She writes of the mountains, streams, tall oak trees, and blossoms as the season changes from winter to spring.

Ua98/2 Grade Book, Potter College For Young Ladies

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Ledger book arranged alphabetically by student. Indicates year in school, class and examination grades, attendance, deportment and housekeeping of room.

• Amos, Lutie
• Andrews, Kate
• Arnold, Les
• Barr, Corinne
• Blake, Cliftine
• Bolton, Elizabeth
• Bottom, Sarah
• Brite, Frances
• Bryan, Helen
• Buchanan, Clara
• Buchanan, Pauline
• Buckberry, Edith
• Bunker, Lydia
• Camak, Gerster
• Carr, Blanche
• Cherry, Eunice
• Cole, Nellie
• Coover, Janie
• Coover, Kate
• Crosson, Hazel
• Crowe, Lucile
• Dickerson, Clyde
• Dorsey, Josie
• Dulaney, Lena
• Duncan, Elizabeth
• Eastland, May
• Ederington, May Eva
• Epler, Clara
• Falcenor, Mary
• Foster, Willia
• Gaberon(?), Marie
• Gardner, Jessie
• Gatling, Elizabeth
• George, Betty
• Hagan, Alice
• Hagan, Burris
• Hagan, Nell
• Hall, Bertha
• Hancock, Elizabeth
• Hanes, …

The Spinster (1907), Hollins Institute

The Spinster

Yearbook of Hollins University (previously College)

December 26, 1906, Usm Special Collections

Batchelder-Haley Letters

In this letter, Cora writes to Mrs. Tibbets to thank her for the Christmas gifts. She describes the table that they set for a traditional western-style Christmas. They invited a Japanese couple, who were described by Cora to be very fascinated with the Christmas decor. She also tells Mrs. Tibetts about her coming vacation with George to Oshima, as there is a volcano there that they are intending to climb.

Ua98/1 Green & Gold, Vol. V, No. 1, Potter College For Young Ladies

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine created by and about the students of Potter College. The Green & Gold contains articles, short stories, poetry and news regarding events of the college, students and alumni.

• Teddy Bears
• Byrd, Nettie. Old Foes with New Faces
• Galceran, Marie. Physics
• Gardner, Jessie. Unfinished Business
• Gorin, Rebecca. The Song of a Bard
• Edrington, May. A Boarding School Tragedy
• Senior Class – Class of 1907 (PC)
• Junior Class – Class of 1908 (PC)
• Sophomore Class – Class of 1909 (PC)
• Freshman Class – Class of 1910 (PC)
• Hypatian Society
• Ossolian Society
• YWCA Notes
• Methodist Reception
• New Girls’ Reception to the Old …

Ua98/1 Green & Gold, Vol. Iv, No. 3, Potter College For Young Ladies

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine created by and about the students of Potter College. The Green & Gold contains articles, short stories, poetry and news regarding events of the college, students and alumni.

• Gorin, Rebecca. The Forts of Bowling Green
• Metamorphosis
• Gray, Nell. The Club
• Coombs, Mary. Charity
• Cobb, Pearl. The Garden
• Miller, Lula. The Widow’s Home Coming
• Porter, Jessie. The Widow Shows Her Treasures
• Dorsey, Josey. The Widow’s Grief
• Hinton, Kate. The Love Making of the Widow’s Maid & Sir Roger’s Man
• Washburn, Mary. The Delayed Letter
• Redmond, Ethel. The Effect of Sir Roger’s Death on the Widow
• Voorhees, Pansy. The Widow’s Funeral …

Ua98/1 Green & Gold, Vol. Iv, No. 2, Potter College For Young Ladies

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Magazine created by and about the students of Potter College. The Green & Gold contains articles, short stories, poetry and news regarding events of the college, students and alumni.

• The Evolution of Personality
• Hurt, Lillian. The Evolution of Personality in Nineteenth Century Poetry
• Alcestis – Dramatic Monologue Based on Euripides’ Play
• Coombs, Belle. Sir Roger Falls in Love
• Hobson, Margaret. The Dinner at the Inn
• Washburn, Mary. Sir David Dundrum & the Widow
• Sanders, Nora. The Poodle
• Crandell, Pearl. After the Dinner at the Inn
• Washburn, Mary. Sir David Dundrum Becomes Infatuated with the Widow
• Drake, Elizabeth. The Dinner at …

The Spinster (1906), Hollins Institute

The Spinster

Yearbook of Hollins University (previously College)

Ua98/1 Green & Gold, Vol. Iv, No. 1, Potter College For Young Ladies

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine created by and about the students of Potter College. The Green & Gold contains articles, short stories, poetry and news regarding events of the college, students and alumni.

• Kirby, Clara. The Course of Love
• Hill, Louise. Comparison of Prometheus Unbound (Shelley) & Manfred (Byron)
• Gilbert, Sarah. With Margaret & Jackie
• How the Cow Jumped Over the Moon
• Signs of Fine Frenzy
• Liquid Air – Chautauqua Lecture
• Radium – Chautauqua Lecture
• Mr. Pearson’s Lecture – Chautauqua Lecture
• Richard Hobson – Chautauqua Lecture
• Flag Rush
• Old Girls’ Reception to the New
• Reception by the New Girls
• Junior Feast – Class of …

Ua98/1 Green & Gold, Vol. Iii, No. 2, Potter College For Young Ladies

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine created by and about the students of Potter College. The Green & Gold contains articles, short stories, poetry and news regarding events of the college, students and alumni.

• Editorial
• Santo Domingo & the United States
• Kirby, Clara. A Dead Letter
• Willis, Effie. Milton’s Minor Poems
• Baker, Louise. Uncle Reuben’s Baptism
• Myers, Willie. Was Godfrey Cass a Victim of Circumstances?
• Gorin, Rebecca. The Expression of the Emotions in Cats
• Faculty & Students’ Reception
• Mr. Walter Spry’s Recital
• The YWCA Reception
• Reception for Seniors & Sophomores
• YWCA Notes
• Exchange

The Spinster (1905), Hollins Institute

The Spinster

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