Richmond Womans College - Puffs and Patches Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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History Class 1905 WHIG first murmur that passed around the room when we hzul assembled was, f' There are too many, whispered from mouth to mouth. But what was to be done? Some had dropped in at the beginning of this, and even of last session, but most of us had been here so long that there was nothing to do but graduate-and thus we had met to organize the Class of N ineteen-huiulred-and- five, the largest yet known in the history of our college-nunibering thirty-eight. But thirty-eight of the wisest girls tl1at ever formed a senior class-and you will think so too when I have told you of the selections they made for their class-officers. Yes, the first Whisper had been too many,'l but in the beginning the many became one, and voted that the election of Iidith M eCarthy for presi- dent be unanimous. Soon, with our president in the chair, we had a well organ- ized and orderly crowd, with Olive Bagby as vice-president, Stewart Wise as secretary, and Lucy Saunders as treasurer. Of course, there is so much that an all-wise class may do, that I cannot afford to dwell upon the minor details, but must hasten to the most important. For there were important steps to be taken. And, with the above hint as to the length of time some of us have been here, you may imagine that we have the example of some several Senior Classes, whose every aet we must do and out-do. Thus, the first thing each thought of, when we realized that we really belonged to that dignified set, were the coveted Senior l'rivileges.', How we had envied the girls last year! Well we remember how some of our dearest friends had refused to go on Broad street with us Wednesdays and Saturdays, because that was the main thing that distinguished them from the under- graduates! But every dog will have his day, and since we have gained this longed-for prize, some of our ufulergraduate frieiuls, perhaps, have been under- going the same treatment. For, though sad, ,tis true, we will forget how we felt in another's place-and it has been said, upon several occasions, that on Broad street a senior is not to be seen, even in Siu-'pherd's, on lVednesdays and Saturdays. Half of us refuse to believe this, for cannot we go alone? The meetings! How many! For there were momentous questions to be decided. The class motto, the eolor, the flower, and, last but not least, the pin. And here it was, that the thirty-eight became thirty-eight in all their individual strength and power, for it seemed not even two thought alike. The excitement rose higher and higher, and the president called meetings, meetings, meetings. Almost constantly upon the chapel door we read: 'f Important meeting of Senior Class, 12:30. Pres Until one professor, waiting each day for his Math,,' declared that we all expeeted to get our degrees by attending the graduating class, instead of those upon which the degree depends. Realizing the truth of this statement, our president, in a dignified manner, got ns into some order, we cast our votes, and lived happily-for a short while after.