Longwood College - Virginian Yearbook (Farmville, VA)

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JOSEPHINE BARKSDALE Petersburg, Virginia Eight Week Club; Glee Club; Y. W. C. A. Athletic Association ; L. C. D. Here ' s to dear old Josephine. Once a friend always a friend. She is the same today, to- morrow, and forever. Her sincerity and frank- ness have won her a host of friends who will always remain true to hfr. We know she will still keep the flame of love burning for dear old S. . S. and never abate one whit in her love for Gravv . ELIZABETH BROOKS BAIRD Norfolk, Virginia Glee Club; Kindergartner ; Vice-Pres. Athe- nian Literary Society, ' 17; Sec. and Treas., Nor- folk Club; Social Service Chairman Y. W. C. A.; I. K. U. Valuable things come in smnll packages. That ' s airy, fairy, BufFy . Valuable messages come bv special delivery. That ' s her dailv mail and she ' s worth it. MARY ELIZABETH BARNES Gargatha, Virginia Corresponding Sec. Ruffner Societv ; French Club; Camp Fire; Y. W. C. A. What are you doing Mary? Writing lesson plans. Always a lesson plan! They are the bane of her existence. Mary isn ' t all lesson plans though; she ' s as quiet and dignified as can be, always ready to lend a helping hand. She says she ' s going to be an old maid, but her friends say «he isn ' t Go- ing to be. Ptiijc Tiventy-one

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VIRGINIA BAIN Portsmouth, Virginia Gamma Theta ; Mu Omega ; Pres. of Senior Class; Corresponding Secretary Athenian Lit- erary Society, ' 17; D. I. R. K. ; ' S. A. B.; Cotil- lion Club; Spree Club; Por ' smouth Club; Pres. Nonpareil Tennis Club; Basketball Vice-Pres. of the Athletic Association; Jr. Basketball; Sen- ior Basketball. Blessed old Virginia! The girl whom every- ones likes. She has many good characteristics — far too many to enumerate. ' hen we think of Virginia we always think of basketball, for she does star there. But we also think of a dandy Senior President. A good pal is she. .JOSEPHINE BARNES Portstiouth, A ' irginia Pierian l.iterarv Society; Finance Committee Y. V. C. A.; CJlee Club; Pres. Portsmouth Club, 17- ' 18; I.. C. D. ; Athletic Association; Wah-wah-tay-see; Camp Fire. -V niniy licarl miiki li a cheerful coiinte- naiiee. Jii is a happy, laughing girl with winning ways. She always has a pleasant word and snile f }r everyone. She has made many friends here who are devoted to her and know they have a true, lasting friend. She is ready to have a chat with everyone except when she is 1 U3y fi.xing her hair or casing with Josie. MAGCilE B. BARKER Nipper, A ' irginia V. W. C. A.; .Athletic -Association; Ruffner Society. And thai smile, like sunshine darts. Into many a sunless heart. Maggie is (piiet and reserved and at first seerrs indifferent, but after knowing her you learn she has a very sweet, ]o ' able disposi- tion, and alwa s remains true to her friends. Page Twenty

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MARTHA BASS Rice, Virginia Ellen Richards Club; Jefferson Society; Y. W. C. A.; Glee Club; Rural Life Club. Martha loves Nature Study and almost any time she can be seen chasing a robin or a wren. She ' s a mixture of good common sense and fun. LUCILE BATTEN Smithfield, Virginia Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority; Cunningham Literary Society; Devotional Committee Y. W. C. A.; Corresponding Secretary Cunningham Literary Society, ' 17. True merit is like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes. Lucile is a combination of fun, mischief, and dignity. The last is the best known character- istic, but the others are not hard to find by any means. Everybody loves Lucile for her sweet disposition and her unselfishness. MARGARET BATTEN Smithfield, Virginia Glee Club; Y. V. C. A. Cabinet; Cunning- ham Literary Societ} ' . To those ' who knozc thee not, No ivords can paint — And those ivho kno-iv thee — Knoic all icords are faint. Margaret is very quiet and reserved, and those who do not know her think she is digni- fied, but her friends have sufficient proof that she is not. She is conscientious in all her work, and when the work is over, she is readv for a good time. She is fond of keeping others awake after light bell and all her troubles end with a laugh. Paffc Tiventy-tivo