CHAPTER V THE NATURALIST'S NEIGHBORS THESE changed each year, and shifts were sometimes made during the session for various reasons. The list given below is simply a sample taken on a definite date. The Naturalist, however, always held to No. 49, with Miss Johanna next door in No. 51. MR. AND MRS. HAMILL Mr. and Mrs. Hamill were perfect examples of what they ought to be-sterling, able, efficient, charitable, generous, and jolly. Everybody liked them and looked up to them. If a teacher or pupil needed advice, or sympathy, or help, she knew where to get it. Such people are not made in a score of years or in a century, but are the product of many successive generations, all putting forth their best efforts and reaching out toward the highest ideals. MISS SMITHEY Miss Smithey was as high-minded and efficient as she was tall and straight-just like her brother who taught Mathematics at Randolph-Macon. Teaching this subject in a girls' school is no easy job, and Miss Smithey probably did it as well as it could have been done. One must have a heart as well as brains to do it properly, and a little smelling salts on the side would often come in handy. MISS DOLLY AND MISS GRIZZARD Miss Dolly was soft and sweet and caressing, with plenty of fun and charming dimples. Miss Grizzard, |