Fassifern Received Peace News With Joy, Evelyn Byrd Graham, 1918

From the French Broad Hustler, Nov. 14, 1918. The French Broad is a river in Western North Carolina.

Fassifern Received Peace News With Joy by Evelyn Byrd Graham

News of peace was received at Fassifern early Monday morning. As the glow in the east began to dawn there seemed to be written in the heavens: “Peace on earth, good will toward men.” The mountains appeared bluer and all the world seemed a mass of unspeakable joy. The sun never seemed so bright nor the sky so perfect in color. Such screams of delight and joy as never before went up in thanksgiving from the lips of our girls. It was refreshing to see such supreme delight at the thought of the home-coming of their fathers and brothers. Dr. E.E. Bomar was invited to hold services at the school at 11 o’clock. Dr. Bomar, who always delights both faculty and students, made an eloquent address, which was impressive and appropriate.

A delightful program was immediately prepared and songs of a patriotic nature were sung with much feeling.

Cheers to our peerless president, Hon. Woodrow Wilson, whose infallible judgment has made him so great during the war which has just ended, echoed throughout the auditorium. He, like George Washington, was guided by his conscience to live by the principles which he has set down for the people.

At 6 p.m. the school attended the parade in Hendersonville.

At 7:30 p.m. the girls had a big bon-fire out on the lawn in front of Fassifern and roasted marshmallows. Songs and cheers were heard until a late hour. November 11^th, 1918, will go down in the history of the school as the greatest celebration ever held under the portals of our dear old alma mater.

The members of the domestic science class, with nimble fingers, served dainty refreshments out on the lawn around the bonfire. Misses Carrie Burnett and Dell Bernhardt were chief cheer leaders and deserve special mention for their untiring efforts during the day and evening.

At 4 p.m. the first match game between the two basketball teams, the “Reds” and “Blacks” was played. Both sides were evenly matched and the game proved an exciting one. The score was 14 to 12 in favor of the “Reds.”

Saturday Mrs. McBee and Miss Shipp gave a most delightful picnic at Columbia Park for both faculty and students.

Rev. A.W. Farnum held services at the school Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.

Fassifern has received materials and is busily engaged in working for the Red Cross.

Prof. William Decoligney, instructor in French at Fassifern, on Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock, gave the first lecture of a series which he is giving on French literature. Prof. Decoligney is well informed on this subject and his lectures are looked forward to by the students and are very educational.