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

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REMIS VELISQUE. Equipped The winds blow fair, the skies are blue, And calm are the waters wide, Our ships at anchor proudly -ride, Waiting the turn of the tide. At her moorings with restless air she swings O ship! hear the glad waves cry, Come forth o'er the ocean without a fear! And she answers, Glad come I! ' With oars and sails, outsoread, unfurled, I launch forth this glad, bright day, And little care I for breakers or storms As hopeful, I sail away. For I am prepared to weather the gales, And danger means naught to me, My sails are white, my prow is of gold, Right boldly I come, O Sea! O ship, sailing out inthe morning of life To roam on an unknown sea, When you've left this harbor of love and care, May joy and peace come to thee! May only fair winds blow about thy prow, May thy skies be always blue, ' May never a storm o'er the waters blow Which now are so fair to view. But tho' thy prow now defies the waves, Tho' thy masts are whitely dressed, Yet storms may come and winds may blow, Ere you reach the haven of rest. But O, if thou comest to port at last Even battered by storms passed thro'! If rudder be straight and keel be firm And thy battered sails set true, Then what carest thou, O ship of our hearts, For the roughest and rudest of gales? For thy course is set by the steerman's hand, Whose watch-care never fails. So launch you forth on the swelling tide, Be staunch and strong at need, Class of 13, we christen thee, O ship of our lives, Godspeed! . LENA MAUIJE VVINN, 18

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they were forced to surrender and sign a treaty of peace to last until June, when the attack would be renewed with more force. llge gvere encouraged and urged on by this great victory and went bravely on w1t1 ying co ors. Since colors are mentioned, it reminds me to mention here a very important item of our class, the colors, emblem, motto and ilower. Our colors, red and black, none others than those of the lower regions, have consequently added much spirit to the class. Our class flower is the Liberty rose. No better choice could have been made because liberty is what we most need now after these years of torture and ifmprisonmenit, ariclg we are truly grateful for the suggestions of Patrick Henry, rom whose ips i erty rose. Cur emblem, a gold ring or pin, as desired by the graduate, was somewhat of the shape of a shield, the upper part bearing the date 1913 on a background of dull gold, and from this inscription down to the point of the shield were the letters VV. C. R. in pierced gold. Wfe had a hard time persuading the jeweler' to pierce themg he evidently thought that being solid they would better represent our class. But, all in all, it is an up-to-date design of the new cubist art being made up entirely of straight curves. Wie are still wondering why so 1nany of the girls had their rings made so large g probably to wear on their thumbs, which seems to be the latest thing. Last, but not least, our motto, VVith oars and sails. First we chose it and then we went to work to fulfill it so that when we reach the end of our Senior life we may well say, each and every one of us, that we are starting out on the sea of life well equipped. - On the fourteenth of March the class of IQT3 was the guest at a delightful reception given us by the alumnre association of our college and we were proud to think 'that we would soon be added to the number who would act as hostess to the class of 1914. May they fare as well. Our third and last important class meeting confronted us,-and this time it was for the election of Class Day officers. VV'hat were we to do? There were only ten offices to be filled and forty-three girls to fill them, all equally deserving and capable of doing so. The list had to be cut down and somebody left out, and this was done, remarkable to say, without the shedding of a single drop of blood. The honored few are: Elizabeth Staplekamp, salutatorian g Mae johnson, orator g Helen Starke, historian, Lena W' inn, poet g Margaret Hathaway, prophet 5 Evelyn xlustis, lawyer, Margaret james, valedictoriang Bessie Straus, 'tree orator, Ivy Osborne, bonfire orator, Margaret Mathews, class sponsor. Today you may decide whether or not they were wisely chosen. r . The final exams then came suddenly upon us. Ch, horrible, cruel times of war! There is one more victory to win and this a decisive one. The cry of war is heard 3 the battle is on and we all are trying to show our bravery by pushing to the front. After awhile the battle is fought and won, the enemy lie surrounded and hidden by a great mass of examination papers and covered with huge splotches of ink. The pen is mightier than ,the sword .and we have proved it, the enemy is ours and our colors are waving proudly above the stronghold we have taken. The red of danger to warn other enemies who may suffer the same defeat, and the black our badge of sympathy and respect for those whom we have slain. I7

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Senior Class Oflicers LAUNNA VVILL1AMS ' . President ROSE BLOXOM . . Vice-President MARGARET JAMES . Secretary JESSIE JARVIS . . ' Treasurer I9