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

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7. I X5 I I J I l Q , 3 TE I E I 1 ' . x. N , l I A I i' il ll., ' l 3 nl. ' 5 Y , l' , N .3 ii ip, 5 I I ss E' ?fi , y E j I i ' QW la- - + -I ' ' ' a- ea aala : .g .... l,. ...., ,,,' ,,,,,, .ws 'mf 'RA' . i ' . 1912 Elizabeth Purnphrey Wicker, B.1Vl. Lily Bell Quarles, B.S. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA ELLERSON, VIRGINIA When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music. Elizabeth is one of our chief vocal stars. She was originally a Yankee, having come from Massachusetts to the beautiful and historic Richmond, which is still the rich possessor of this wonderfully talented speci- men of humanity. Nature has endowed her with many of her richest gifts, the most noted being her voice, which is soft and low, and she is all the world to us. Chief Recommendation: Her voice. Chief Characteristic: Suggestivity. Delta Alpha Sigma Sorority, Philomathean 41 I never knew so young a body with so old a head. Lily is last, but not least, of the Trium- virate. Each morning, through rain and storm, she comes from the country to Rich- mond. It shows a great longing for education to rise from the sweet dreams and rush off to catch the train. Especially, when she always knows her lessons. Lily Bell is rather shy, but when you once know her you love her. . Chief Recommendation: Earnest desire for knowledge. Chief Characteristic: Studying.

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gl Q' X ' S-C WV it ' - Helen Leah Whitlock, B.S. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Be to her virtues very kind, Be to her faults -a little blind. Helen has a capacity for looking wise and being busy. Nevertheless, she dearly loves to dance, which she does every night until exhausted. She manages, however, to recover by the next morning in time to get into the chapel and say: Haven't opened the book! before the bell rings for class. She is willing to do anything for anybody she likes and has a kind word for everyone. . Chief Characteristic: Her good humor. Chief Recommendation: Having a good time. Philomatheang Panther. Lautina Williams, B.S. KITTRELL, NORTH CAROLINA A loving smile and a kind Word for everyone she meets. Lautina, our little President, comes from the cotton fields of North Carolina, and is a very loyal Tarheel. She is noted for her capacity as a student as Well as her Willing- ness to help anyone with Whom she comes in contact. Her success as president of a very large Class is marked, and We predict for her success in anything she undertakes. Chief Recommendation: Soft voice. Chief Characteristic: Capability. Delta Alpha Sigma Sorority, Assistant Business Manager Chisel, '11-'12, Critic of Adelphian Literary Society, 'II-'12, G. M. M. S., President Y. W. C. A., ,II-,123 President Junior Class, '11-'12, Vice-Presi- dent Y. W. C. A., 'I2-'135 Associate Editor Weaver, '12-'13, German Club, ,II-,I2, '12-'13, President of Senior Class, ,I2-,I3.

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Senior Class Prophecy , . even I the unworthy, had been elected prophet of the class of IQI3. In order to predict their futures, I traveled to all countries and dipped into magic and science, but all in vain. At last tired and despondent, I took a walk in a cool, green forest. I walked slowly along, my head bent low in deep thought when suddenly a marvelously sweet voice broke upon the still- ness 2' Follow the white dove and your search shall be ended. A snowy bird Huttered from the trees and flew before me. It led me on and on till Hnally the forest stopped abruptly and I found myself in a wonderful garden. The air was permeated with an exquisite perfume, under my feet was spread a carpet of violetsg' 'among the trees, whose leaves glistened like jewels, were birds of brilliant plumage. In the centre of the garden was a fountain with diamond-like spray. As I approached it, a beautiful girl with gleaming, flowing hair handed. me a golden 'goblet filled with an amber-colored Huid, saying: This is the water of the magic fountain, drink, and in the spray you will see pictured the future of your classmates. ' V ,As the wine spread through my veins, my brain seemed cleared of all im- perfections, my senses were sharpened instead of deadened. I . I looked into the spray and saw vague shapes which gradually cleared and formed into a large building, surrounded by wide lawns. On the campus, in groups, are many girls. A group of older women are leisurely passing up and down thewalks. In the centre of this group is a strangely familiar figure. Something in the small stature and sweet face remind me of my- college days. She turns toward one of the groups and I recognize our beloved president, Lautina VVilliams. I gather from her air of ownership that she has been made president of the New VVoman's College. I now see the ladies with her more clearly. One is Mary Currin, who is teaching Latin, another is Louise Tillman who has been awarded the chair of Philosophy, and the third is Alice Hatcher, who is Professor of Mathematics. From their bright faces, I know that they are happy in their chosen occupations. . The college fades and the white walls of a hospital come in its place. Among the rows of tiny cots a blue-uniformed nurse is slowly moving. At each cot she stops to rearrange the sick one's pillows and give the sufferer some word of cheer. As she .moves on, the patient's eyes follow her and for a moment the pain is forgotten. As she reaches the last cot' the fever-parched lips of a boy beg for . 42 7 A Y Y Y YA ,A ceasxii- f-------i-aiA --V-A-f+--H ---mv-'Win