Radcliffe College - Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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Class Prophecy P e Class Prophet: HE words of the sihyl which dwelt in the land of Burma, on the road to Mandalay, in the year 2023. And it came to pass in those days, when Titus was emperor over all Europe. that a question arose that perplexed the minds of the nohles and even the wise men, And the question was which in all the earth was the hest college for women. Then rose up one, a nohle in the court of Titus, who spake unto the emperor and his courtiers. saying, Radclifl'e. indeed. hy far surpasses all others. Now when Titus, the emperor. with all his mighty men and all the princes of the court, heard his words. they questioned him. saying, VVherefore speakest thou with such assurance? llnt he was silent hefore them. And it came to pass that in the seventh year of Titus' reign. in the fifth month, and the tenth day of the month. that a voice spake unto him in a dream. and said, Now will l show thee the truth. Behold. in Burma dwelleth a sihyl for whom there is never pleasure so great as praising the college of Radclille. and the class that departed thence. in the year IQOQ. in the sixth month, and the twenty-third day of the month. Go, therefore, unto this country to seek the knowledge desired of thee and thy nohlesf' A'fter this went Titus forth. and did as the voice connnanded him. Now. therefore- give ear. oh ye people, unto that which the Sihyl of Burma hath spoken. concerning 'off' of this college. Tllli SIIZYI. TU TITt's No college has ever surpassed Radclitie. and no class in Rad- c fall of 1906 to the summer of tooo. The deeds accomplished hy to its Alma Mater, and a constant inspiration to the wearers ot the green in succeeding years. . The expedition undertaken hy this class. in the year lo3o. gave it a fame that will live throughout all ages. Douhtless. you have 23 'lilfe has ever excelled the one that wore the green trom the its memhers, in after years. were a never ending source ot pride 1 n

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Class Prophecy 5 G read, Titus, in the latest edition of the - World's Historyf how those sixty-four girls journeyed to Mars in Ruth Patclfs. airship. Ruth had turned her attention from automobiles to 8l1'Sl11pS after her tenth auto had been destroyed by fire. Having arrived at Mars, the girls became so delighted with the place, that they decided to remain there for ten years. Oh, those wonderful ten years! lt was in the days of So-Long-Lou, who, an ambitious king from the first, became, under the influence and with the help of those Radcliffe women, one of the most prosperous kings that ever ruled in Mars. Ethel Sinclair, who had married an American judge, and her friend, Mrs. Leighton, who had married when only a Child, gave So-Long-Lou valuable advice in questions of economics. . When the girls first came to- Mars they were afflicted with a strange disease, of which the most noticeable symptom was hic- coughs, but this lasted for only a short time, for Henrietta Locke and Eleanor Kyle concocted out of some strange chemicals a soothing antidote, known afterwards as the L. K. Pain Killer,'.' which not only secured for the girls immediate relief, but also insured them against all sickness, as long as they should remain in Mars, ' The week after the arrival of the class, a basket-b-all game was played between the ladies of the court and a picked team of Radcliffe girls, consisting of Lucile, Charlotte, Leita, Maebelle, Eleanore, Helen Roberts, Helen Lovejoy, Mary, and Lucia. Maebelle had great difficulty in obtaining an impartial ump-ire, for, fro-m the first, the inhabitants of Mars had shown partiality to the Radcliffe girls. But she solved the difficulty, at last, by inducing an ex- Harvard football captain to come to Mars and act as umpire on that occasion: After the game, which resulted 32-I in favor of Radcliffe, Eleanore, the captain, marshaled the team up to the throne to receive congratulations from So-Long-Lou, who was greatly pleased at the athletic ability of the girls. In fact, he was so pleased with Mary's playing, that he made her' the court physical culture, teacher, with a salary of 33,000 a year. For the other eight girls he found positions to teach gymnastics in various colleges throughout Mars. ' Two days after the game, a debate on Woman's Rights was held, and again the contest was between the' court ladies and the Radcliffians. The class chose four of its bestiplatform speakers, Helen, Gladys, Dorothea, and Katherine Tyng. D'ot t was not as ardent an upholder ofthe Rights as the others, but she was .24