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

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Tell me which are called to fame. Class Prophecy AIL, thou Prophet from afar! Hail, Wise One from the distant star! The class of 'I4 calls thee great And bids thee pause and tell their fate. Thou who knowest the dim, dark past, Thou who knowest the First and last, Thou who canst thro' ages see Tell us what things are to beg Pause and hear us as we pass, Reveal the future of our class. As we part for separate ways, Leaving now our college days, Shall we win or shall we fail? Shall we follow or blaze a trail? As I call them, name by name, Which shall rule affairs of state? Which stand in council chambers great? Which shall sing and which shall play? Which be silent, which be gay? Which shall talk and which shall teach? Which shall pray and which shall preach? Which shall yield to Cupid's voice? Which shall with the pen rejoice? Which shall iight and which shall cook? Which shall write a living book? Which shall soothe the brow of pain? Which shall run a railroad train? Which shall wait and which shall work? Which shall strive and which shall shirk? Which shall be the favored daughter Of our beloved Alma Mater? Which shall enter Fame's high portal? Which shall make our class immortal? Say, O Prophet, we implore, 4.5 'W

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r- I hearts not only heat in unison of love anal truth. hut hung in festoons through the rooms, swaying lightly to warn the unwary that hearts worn carelessly are likely to be damaged. Again we turned our attention to more serious alifairsg and on lfehruary 120th helcl our final important meeting, for the election of class mlay oflicers. XX itl1 lioxie Martin. as valeclictoriang Camille Northcntt, salutatoriang Katherine Harney. oratorg Grace Oakes, poetg Lena XVinn, prophetg Lillian Savage, lawyerg Violet Daughtrey, tree oratorg Louise Langley. honlire oratorg and AiZl1'QL1C1'llIC Stoltz, as sponsor. we began to imagine that our goal was in sight, and as we each realized more fully that soon we must begin li'fe's work, there claxvneml upon us that in truth. we are only about to finish to beginf' Xthen the Senior Class of LQI4, under gorgeous banners, green and gold, all clacl in cap and gown, shall convene for the last time in their helovetl college hall. lllother Nature will also he gay in her 'Favorite colors of green aurl golmlg and it must be with them as with many others who lay clown one work to take up another- ln the hustle of the work time greet the unseen with a cheer lf: If ii. Strive and thrive -cry Speed-light on. fare ever. there as here! Hts'ro1n.xN 1914. 1 X qfillhtk Awflii Xb-rf -4-ufe ,. . N 42

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What the future hath in store. Only let us feel 'tis true, Prophet great, we wait for you. First of all, then, I present Our distinguished President. What can you for her foretell? Is it ill, or is it well? l1eholdl far in the future the whole of Texas, a suiifrage State. llear the multitudes of women singing the name and praise of one Camille Northcutt, who has made it so. Then it shall he proclaimed, 'Texas for Texas l' XYise Prophet, high society calls for some of our class to shine in her bright realms. XYhich shall we give to her? To this the prophet answers thus: To 'those cold Olympian heights known as high society' I give l.ucile Ilell, lilizalmeth Davis, Qdessa llruner and Florence Sudderth. May they shine forth as lights among lights, stars among stars. Prophet. grave l'olitics reaches o11t his lirm hand to draw into his arena some militant ones from the class of IQI4. Who shall they he? Ruth Iiell shall light with might and main for the cause of XYOlll2llliS snilfrage in her native Yirginia. and who dares say she shall not finally win? 'leannette jones shall yet plead eloquently for 'women as lJOllCClllC1'l.' with lflizaheth lfllyson for 'women as lawyersf and Gladys llerrin for 'women in otlieef Klarguerite Stoltz shall stand as one of the strongest champions for co-education in colleges and universities. literature in whose l'ElllllCl'lf'S hem is traced in flame 'wisdom' fl,iterature clamors for representatives from our class. Upon the lorelieads of which. U ljrophet, has she set her mark? Louise Langley and Ruth Collier shall he editors and owners of the leading Richmond paper. Violet Danghtrey and Ruth Watlcins shall win fame through stirring novels and up-to-date short stories. lioxie Martin shall sign her name to deep philosophical treatises, and 'losie Chamberlain shall live forever in her wonderfully inspiring, helpful hook. 'Driving an Aiitomoliilef These, indeed. O l-'rophet, shall speak through the press, hut who shall speak directly to the living, breathing heart of the puhlic itself? Are there no silver- tongued orators among the class of 1914 whose words shall go sounding flown the ages to a listening world? 44