Mary Baldwin College - Bluestocking Yearbook (Staunton, VA)

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MUSIC: Marie Augusta Hammond Rosa Lee Dulaney ELOCUTION AND ACADEMIC Josephine Baxter Timberlake

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ACADEMIC: Fay Green Nancy Griffith May Louise Leckey Winifred Morris

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(Elaaa jlropljrnj JUANA NEAL CREIGHTON May 29, 1926. Dear Old Girl: Your letter is before me, and the familiar hand-writing brings dear memories. I have kept in touch with many of the old girls, so in response to your inquiry I can give you a little glimpse of most of the members of the class of ' 06. Of course there is no need to tell you what has be- come of Turkey. Though I would hardly have predicted such a future, somehow it does not seem strange to think of her as the first lady of the land. She was always our leader and our pride, and surely she had merely to go on being her own splendid self to gain all hearts and prestige. I have never seen her since our last year at the seminary, but the papers speak of her charm of manner, her tact and graciousness. The characterization of the mistress of the White House tallies well with the old Turkey of M. B. S. Agnes, demure, quiet little Agnes, has gone in for Woman ' s Rights. She has developed a wonderful gift of oratory and is considered a second Susan B. Anthony. A few years ago she lectured here to hundreds. I tried to get up to speak to her, but her audience surged about her adoringly and at last I was obliged to give it up. She has won fame and many converts. You will not be surprised to hear of May Weatherly ' s success. Her latest book is one of the six best sellers of the year. It is considered a deep psychological study, and she has won a place among the foremost writers and thinkers of the age. When I was in New York last winter I ran across two