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

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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

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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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Truly orators there are, and the lirst to win fame in this way shall be Lavy Wallace on 'l low to drive a tour-in-hand, Cupid being in the harnessf Marguerite tiardner on 'The Sure Cure for Seasielmessf and Edwina Herring on 'The Correct Xtay to Spend XX eelc-ends.' l'.illian Savages voice will do mneh to inllnenee men to temperance. and the world will stop to listen to Ruth Oliver while she proves that ',-Xgricultnre is a Science and a lfine Art., her own llucking- ham farm being a living demonstration of her theory. XYho among ns. O l'rophet, shall venture into the medical world and wrest from llrother Klan diplomas marked M. ll? ln far away South America l.ovelene Neale and Grace Oakes will take their places as medical missionaries. and another. Gladys Moody, will very soon enter that noble profession as 'Doctors lirst assistant' Religion and humanity call for recruits. Gut of our ranks they ask for more wrestlers for the cause. l hear you say, O Prophet, l'linda Yancey and .Xnnie Robertson in foreign countries shall tell the story, and Gladys Smith l give as llresident of the .lapanese National Y. XY. C. .-X.. Olney Thornton as Dean ol the Richmond X'Yoman's College Home in China, and Helen lilrown to make beautiful speeches for Y. XY. C. .-X. in admiring imitation of Miss -lessie XX'ilson addressing undergradnates. To better conditions in the slums of l'hiladelphia Nlae llanpt shall devote her ellorts. while Kathleen Parrish and XX'innie Ray Allen shall vie with each other in being the -lane .-Xddams of liielnnondf' Who are they. O l'rophet, who shall help carry on the work of education and prove to the world that those who tool: Doctor Nelsoifs advice and substituted Pedagogy chose the better part? llehold! the new Woman's College a few years hence with Edna Aldhizer installed there as llean. Lucinda Sizemore as l'rincipal, and Linda Harrison as Professor of Mathematics. llanover County will then have a new public school superintendent-none other than Ada Long. lint I hear voices calling, Classics and humanity have taken all our sisters. I las the class of IO!-1 no devotees who will bow at the shrines of Art and Klusie 7' The class of IQI4 contributes valuable additions to art in Margaret XYalkup as a landscape painter of distinetion. Katherine l'larney's miniature paintings shall attain world-wide lame and even yet the 'Catherine Stiff man' shall vie with the liisher and XYenzell types for popularity. St. Cecelia will be satisfied when she hears the voice of lithel lrlughes charming the natives of the orange 4-5