Mrs. Sibyll, the astrologer, guesses correctly that Vicky Whitley is a Taurus, and tells her something to the effect that, like a Taurus, she is very emotional for she wears her heart on her sleeve. In fact, Taurus is known as one of the most unemotional signs, to the point that they are said to be too practical and uncaring. This would, however, have been a "reading" appropriate for the old lady who was with her, as she had mentioned being a Pisces.
At one point Professor Stowe refers to Whitley as "Whitney".