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When Miss
Mattie retired in 1945, she left generations of students with memories
of her efficiency and loyalty–but when she died in 1954, she appeared
to leave something else behind. Although she used to live in Potter Hall,
some say that her spirit remains on campus, residing in–where else?–McLean
Hall, named in her honor and opened in 1949.
Before McLean Hall went co-ed, the women who lived there sensed Miss Mattie's
presence. "She thinks of us as her girls," insisted one. They could hear
her strolling the halls, checking up on things, looking out for them.
Communications with Miss Mattie, via ouija board, found her a friendly,
motherly type. Sometimes, however, she liked to play tricks on her girls
and even appeared to them from time to time upon request.
No one has deployed the ouija board to find out what Miss Mattie thinks
about the current co-educational status of her hall. Perhaps she is handling
the changing times with her usual efficiency. But chances are, she's still
watching out for her girls.
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