Rotunda vol 1, no 8 dec 17, 1920

THE ROTUNDA THE NORxVIAL SCHOOL WEEKLY. Vol. 1. No. 8.

Farmville, Virginia.

THE ROTUNDAS STUNT FOR BET- fessional in character. Beginning with a TER SCHOOL WEEK. dormitory capacity of forty-four, which has grown until it has reached the five hundred A special effort was made during the past mark, handicapped by the need of H thor week to participate in Better School Week ough elementary tin mini: in the secondary as advocated by Commissioner Claxton. school- an<l weakened financially and nul-.Tfi\ organization trie.I in some wai not merically by the establishment of other only to arouse interest, I MIL to direct that in- normal schools, yet the Normal School "has terest into definite and direct channels. To risen on stepping -tones of her dead self to create n burning desire upon die part of higher things." She has met the issue each student io do her part in making fairly ami squarely. Now four hundred Farmville an ideal school. The Better and forty professional students are being School Day program showed through .stunts trained for teacher-. Twenty year- ago just how much some organizations had been only thirty eight were classed as profesthinking. Our stunt lor Better School sionals. \\ eek w.i- to give to von. readers, ;i sum Should we not give honor to whom honor total ol other's people's ideas. is duel We feel that Dr. Jarman has done more than any one force in placing the NorBetter School Week Program. mal School on the linn foundation of conMoinl.u Business Meeting. servative vet idealistic standards. Tuesday Mi- Rice. "Our Graduates in Other Lands." Wednesday Morning Dr. Jarman. •MISS JENNIE'S" TALK. "K\ olntion of < hir School." Wednedn) Miss Tabb. Wednesday night. December s. at prayers, "Reminiscences." ,; ^ I • Tal h | oke on the subject of Thursday ... Mi«- Taliaferro. • i Liic in this school in past years. "< Mir Alumnae." Mi-. Tabb rir»! gave ng in amusing pic dai School Song I'raet ice. ture of the school as it was when she first irda\ \oi 111,■ 11 School I>av. Tl ere were no paved -t reet - in I m die. A -and w .ilk- led Up to the main WORLD FELLOWSHIP building of the school and a picket ft nee ie campus. : H course the building < ui Tuesday night, I ►ecemlier 7th, in the was not nearly a- large as it-is now. !i only school auditorium. Mi-- Miss Minnie V. pxtended from where Dr. Jarman's office is Rice talked to the -indent- on "' hir ( h adu • to the The auditorium was in < Mh< r ! a, w here the parlors are now. The first th Ai '>.i is R injj talk will that greeted one was entrance examinations. 11 made no difference how bright one w as me. or what good grades one nuide lief ore enter ing here. ..\( r\ one had to take the examiDR. JARMAN TALKS. nations. Mi— ( oidliiiL' Was here, and it her task to hand out the slips, at the On Wednesday morning in chapel Dr. cud of the term, upon which was written Jarman, at the request of the Committee on either the Word '"repeal" Or "pa-.-cd." To Better School Week, gave the students some "Hunk" one class meant that the whole year very interesting and instructive facts about must he taken over. Girls here todai think the (listen and Development of the Nor- the) have a hard time III the training school. mal School. The real history began in 1882, but siippo.-e they had to teach every subject when Dr. ttuffner became superintendent oi and never knew from one day Io the next the public school system of Virginia. what the) had to leach. That i- ju.-l what Largely through his instrumentality the •lie girls had to do when Mi-- Tabb wa(reneral Assembly made some provision for lieic the training of teachers. I p to this time Selecting the first and second honor girls the State had not felt the need tor such of the senior class was vet} different from teachers, although the public school had now. Every one in the class had to write a been incorporated into Virginia's educa- graduating essay, and this was "the bugtional Bystera twelve years. Dr. Nelson, one bear" of school life. The two ln\-| were The girls who wrote the-e two oi the State's greatest educator.-, induced selected. the board to buy the Methodist school lo- essays were the first and second honor gradcated at Farmville. The lirst se-sion of the uates, Now for a bird's-eye view of the real soState Normal School began on September cial side of the school. Instead of going 17. 1884. This session not only marked the opening of the first normal school in the down Sundaj night to the regular supper State, t»tit. also was the Bivt institution of of cheese and cracker.-, each girl would higher learning to be established. The in- carry her plate, knife and fork down at stitution from the very first ha- been pfO dinner ami got her supper, which she ate

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Dec. 17, 1920. in her room. ■'Kats were not known in Farmville in that day. Every one wore her hair knotted in the hack with curls if possible, otherwise she wore plaits on either side of the head. One thing which ha- not changed i- the, visiting of Hampden Sidney boys in s. N. S. on Friday nights. One of the greatest pleasure- a girl could have in S. N. S. thirty years ago was the privilege of going on Wednesday night to the Seminary at Hampden-Sidney to hear the hoys preach. The point which was stressed most by Miss Tabb was that one'.- viewpoint changes the way in which one thinks now will nol he the way in which one think- |\\ent\ years hence. THE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNAE OF S. N. S. A most excellent talk was given '•> Ml — I arrie Taliaferro at prayer- on last Thurday evening. She selected for her subject, e I>isti ■ ed Alumnae of S. N. S." Mis^ Taliaferro iated the memorable nork w .licit some of tin omen li taken up -in e their entrance into lif< • ■ \t •' >me ha i fortunuti in aeconipj . if high aim-. She mentioned the. work of son and gave a detail citssion of ol li At (he alumnae \»\\ 11 i uithor i host [11*0 in-lit in i immunit \ and ork. ■ions lines of iral impn mei niol im ■ i nr ht. es-a_\ isl -. count v d< I rators, and some who are interested in n< on< das* of the work stated above, but tho whose work would be enumerated under eral of i liese typ< We an fort unate in ha\ ing one of I he alumnae author: remain in the school, which -how- that -he ha- lieen more than loyal to us. This is Mi- Jennie Tabb. who iia written a book, which has not yet been published. It is a collection of Fathet Tabb's Poems, with her note- and coin ments, She has written -tone- ami nume roiis beautiful poem-. Mr. John Garland Pollard's sister, Mr-. Turinan. is a graduate of a unique class. There are two daughters of one member of this clan in the school now. One of the most praiseworthy things done by this class was that they gave t<> the school the port ran of Dr. Cunningham, which hangs in the faculty room. The presentation speech wst made bj Mr. Turman. Mi-s Lucy Bo-well now Mr-. Montague, of Lynchburg, has been one of the most active alumnae. Her heart's desire has been to help the elementary schools.

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to begin plans for student building 1911. r' Commercial Printers •j. $10,000 has been pledged. THE NORMAL GIRLS' PRINT SHOT :». ( )\<T $3,500 luis been paid. Y. W. C. A. ALUMNAE School, Business and Social Stationary, Cards. What are you going t<> <l<> to help erect Invitations. Programs, Booklets, Hlunk Forms, *ic. this building? rj following have become members of 218 Third St., Farmville, Va. the Ah unnae V. W. C. A., which has just TO MAKE A GREAT SCHOOL GREATER. ' «'" '" gani/.ed : RICHARDSON & CRALLE Miss Mozellc K. Braden, Home of the Famous On Saturday, the last day of Better "f* J. N. Rider (Miss Melville Pagg), QUEEN QUALITY FOOTWEAK School Week, the following program was ' '"^ Irene Ay re, Middy-Suits and Blouses, Sport Suits, presentfil by the student body: •**!*** Jonnie Hiner. Main Street Farmville, Va. Devotional Exercises Miss Coulling ^!'ss Ellen L. Lash, School Song Student Body } ,s Madeline Mapp Barrow. Class Creeds Head by Class Presidents ■J!1** Susan Minton. Louise I ».i\ is I tacker, ROY MOOSE Si nut by !)egree Class ' K. D. Hate-. PHOTOGRAPHER "Nine Reasons for Obtaining a Degree . PARMVILLIB, V.\. at S. N. S.. Fariiiville. Ya.*' JJIS- K. R. Booker, (lair Woodruff Rugg, Special Pictures for Students Stunt by Literary Societies . s A. < . Montague. Kodak Finishing Done Promptly A Duel Between Literarj Societies and '! ' Otl.er Tiling. JJISH Lucille Wood. Sn.nl by Dramatic Club ^!KH Vera Tignor, LOHOOL SUPPLIES \ Reading Class Conducted by an In *J,W Pauline Camper. ,v J. IJ. Browne, trained and a Trained Teacher, . ! FUTURE l" -:.\v HERB! Writs for our compute Clam SonSeniors J :s~ Fannie May Pierce Catalogue of School Supplies. We cany in Rich (Mass Sunruniora J]!HH Janette Iledgepath, mood a large stock of Kindergarten Furniture and •A Brief History of the ^ . \Y. C. A.." }Ji« Charlotte Beard. Supplies, Water Colors, Drawln* Paper, N«t« Miss Coulling Jj!*1 (lair Blair, [looks, inks, Tablets and in tact ever., article for "The Future of Our Schoor .Dr. Jarman Jj!SH Inez Bailey, Schools and Colleges. Adoption of Resolutions.... student Body ^ ls> Prances Spindler, VIRGINIA SCHOOL SUPPLY CO., School Hymn Student Body Jj!88 Ksther Kernodle, 2000 W. Marshall St., Richmond, Va. l-*.\ei-\ girl in school took part iii making ..!" Lucille Wood. the program a success, and in consecrating . " Mary Tune. ilie day as a school day with this purpose in .. ~ Myi t le Jenkins, sPORTLNG GOODS mind: To make a great school greater. Dr. .'^ Olive Johnson, School Supplies, Fountain Drinks, Jarman in his talk made the statement thai . ,v> Blanche E. Brewer, Morris and Uuyler's Candies, Fruits though few days can be said to be epoch■*•** Winnie Lewis. C. E. CHAPPELL CO., makingi he believed December llth would j! Mabel Tudor. b'ARMVlLLE, VA. Ethel Gildersleeve, be epoch-making in the history of our :' Hchool.

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a new vi-iun of its possibilities ami a new insight into the meaning of suoh an inatituOGDEN STUDIO (ion aa ours. Portraits: All Sizes and style-,. We fell anew the joy and the uplifting School Work a Specialty spirit, of s. X. s. in the mn—flo Kfifll CoulAmateur Work Finished. ling broughl to us. Let ui keep in inind ''Satisfied Customers" our Motto FARMVILLIE, VA. the greater meaning of this spirit, which must permeate OUT school in the realization of its greater day. PLANTERS' BANK OF FARMVILLE Behind the humorous reasons presented ALUMNAE IN S. N. S. FACULTY, Farmville, Va. by the Degree ("lass in their stunt as adCITY AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY yertisements for ■ return to S. V 8. for n ^m \\.ux Savedge [agree were earnest beliefs and deep love j^jyg ca,.j,.i Capital Stock $ 50.000.00 for their Alma Hater. The Literar\ So y^ (;,.,.,„,[.. Surplus 100,000.00 E. S. SHIELDS, Pies. H. C. CRUTE. V-Prea oieties1 stunt convinced us. We can no j^^ Bierbower, J. 13. OVERTON, Cashier longer believe that the\ are vanquished by 5^ Wainwright, other things. A chance to begin anew is ^j^ Talia ferro, all they need. The Dramatic Club stunt ^j>_ Thelma Blanton. Make Your Headquarters at not only showed us their love for their Alma ^|M) in connection with the school we WADE'S Mater, but also proved how definitely she )lin,.: prepare- 111 to render the hest service. The \|js> i'.,!,!, Fountain Drinks, Confectioneries, Canned songs by the Senior.-, and Juniors further \|,^ Hs,rv White Cox Goods, Olives, Pickles, School Supplies expressed love for our Alma Mater, and \jiss ] |i,,',.,. FARMVILLE, VA. the opening ami closing songs, sung by six

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equipped. 1 believe in it also as a school Where QUALITY Counts upholding the highest and most practical standards of education and democracy in Published weekly by the students of (he student body. The state Normal School, Farmville, V*a. Therefore. I believe that it is my duty as a student of this school to co-operate with Subscription $2.00 p >r year. the other students in setting examples Helen Skillman Editor-in«Chief worthy <>f graduates of the Normal School "Farmville'a Largest and Most Progressive Mary Stephenson Asst Editor-in-Chief and in supporting its principles. Store" Mary I'-mock Second Professional. ('ai-ill \ 11 liaiikin The Finest in Wearing Apparel, .Millinery I believe in the State Normal School of Ruth Jones Associate Editors and Footwear Farmville as a democratic institution, where Christine Shields 207-209-211 and 213 Main Street preparation i-- received for the training of Kate Davis Elizabeth Moring Business Manager .iic youth of America. 1 believe in this inFARMVILLE. VA. stitution its an embodiment of high ideals, Helen Jarman Asst. Business Manager I'attie I Darden—Asst. Business Manager democratic principles, lofty standards, ami \VK WANT YOUR BUSINESS' the spirit of service and fellowship, FIRST NATIONAL BANK I therefore believe it my duty and priviwas awarded that year the third prize in :i Farmville, Va. |u-aee essay contest open to normal school lege to promote the welfare of my school to seniors of the whole world. The Red Cross the best of my ability, to obey its laws, to Every Convenience Offered Women Magazine for October told something of her uphold its standards, and to co-operate with I depositors .he other slu.lent- in maintaining its pieAmericanization \\ ork. Miss Taliaferro concluded her talk b) tige among normal schools and other insti making thia statement: "I have saved the tut ions of higher learning. The Pure Food Store most important for the last." Our most imFOR Third Professional. portant alumnae was Miss Celestia Parrish, Luncheon and Picnic Necessities who immediately upon graduation was apWhereas We, the student-, of the State pointed head of the Mathematics Depart- Normal School for Women at Farmville, hot US Supply That PEED ment of thia institution, she studied sum- /irginia. realizing the privilege that is ours CHAS. BUGG & SON mer and winter and also wrote for educa- in attending this institution, believe it our tional magazines. Before receiving her de- luty and pleasure to do all in our power. FARMVILLE, VA. gree- she was called to the chair of Mathe- ioth individually and collectively, to upmatics at R. M. \Y. ('.. later being head of uold the ideal- of the institution and to GARLAND & McINTOSH the Education Department of the college. make OUT Normal School a better normal Druggists At the time of her death, she was Georgia school. State Supervisor of Schools. I>r. CunningWe believe in the worthiness of our callThe REXALL Store cm called hei the brainiest woman in Vir- ing, in the responsibility that is ours, ami .I'/t/if.s for Eastman Kodaks ginia, she was the first to organize the we desire to do our part in making the inmovement to open the doors of the Univer-j fluence exerted by our school the noblest We invite you to visit our new fountain n\ of Virginia to women, and the doors of and strongest in order that those who go out FARMVILLE, VA. 1 he University of Georgia were opened to from its doors may take with them a spirit women lll'otlglih her efforts. The Celestia of -civice which will be exercised throughI'arrish ScholarMhip at the [Tniversity of out the State and nation and make a great R. W. GARNETT & CO. Georgia was established in her honor by the America greater. Leaders of Fashion w.-in.-ii .d' <ieorgia. Therefore, we advocate the annual obIn servance of a better school week and the maintenance of this spirit throughout the Ladies' Tailored Suits and Millinery NORMAL SCHOOL GIRLS CREEDS. session in order that each passing year we FARMVILLE, VA. The things we believe in are dear to all may prove ourselves more worth] of our .1 11-. and the creeds which men have for- loved Alma Mater. GRAY'S DRUG STORE mulated from time to time in the history of Fourth Professional. the ra.e have been milestones in the proThe Drug Store with the Personal Teuah We believe in our Alma Mater gress .d' civilization. The creed of the NorBecause of the ideals for which -he Carrying an Up-to-date line of mal School girl of the present day in this stands, ami because she proclaims her ideals Toilette Necessities. Stationery and institution, if generally adopted, should not in words, hut in work.-: plav no -mall part in rallying ill of the Because the keynote of her existence, and Wiley's Chocolates faithful and in unifying them in the sup- the ultimate aim toward which she strives. FARMVILLE, VA. port of tin- school. For tlii> reason each of i- BEBVICEj the professional classes co-operated in writBecause -he not only inculcates in her ing a version of §uch a creed to lie read ftt daughters the desire to serve, hut equips SHANNON'S HOME BAKERY the Normal School 1 )a V celehrat ion Sat II f them for service: Where Yon (an (Jet the Best day night. Each of these creeds was subBecause she encourages initiative, proPies, Cakes, Cookies, Sandwiches mitted t" a committee, which will either motes broadness of vision, ami accustoms choose one of these to he recommended tor her students to responsibility, thus developand Fountain Drinks adoption by the school or make I new one ing the power- which will lit them tor life: FARMVILLE, VA. embodying ideas suggested by these. The Because -he atl'or.l- l-road teaching exrrecda of the four classes are a- follows: perience, and Because her graduate- are recogni/.ed as First Professional. MISSES DAVIDSON teachers of the highest type' and an given I believe in the State Normal School of the best positions with the best salaries; The Ladies' Specialty Shop I'ainivillc a- an institution established for Because of the high esteem in which she Suits. Coats, Dresses, Blouses, Dry Goods the common good of the people of Virginia. is held in the most prominent educators of and Notions which for thirty-six years has furnished Virginia and of other State-: and. FARMVILLE, VA. thousands of teachers professionally Finally, because in her graduates she of«

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Adopted by the Students, Alumnae and Facility or the State Normal School for Women, at Farmville, Va., on Farmville Normal School Day, Dec. LI, 1920: Whereas, during the Greal War a fine spirit if enthusiasm and patriotic co-operation was aroused at the State Normal School for Women at farmville, Virginia, by the participation of :; in the various activities for winning the war, and \\ hereas, with the u-turn of p?ace conditions realize the desirability of continuing this spirit and directing it toward furthering development and extending the influence of our School: and Whereas, we are convinced that this spirit will lust lie maintined by the undertaking of definite means for rallying our forces and by setting ourselves to work on definite projects for the good of the School and of the State .vhich it serves, Therefore, we the Students, the Representatives of the Alumnae, and the Faculty of the State Normal School for Women, at Farmville, Virginia, do hereby approve and adopt the following resolutions, first : Resolved, That the second Saturday in December be set aside each year for observance in the School and by the Alumnae Associations thruoutthe Stan-, as FARMVILLE NORMAL SCHOOL DAY, and that thi date of this day be published each year in the Calendar of the School in the Catalog ; second R solved, That President Jarman be hereby i equested I immittee representing the Students, the Alumnae and the Faculty, •he pui P if securing aSCHOOL ('REED, SCHOOL SONG and th< design of SCHOOL INSIGNIA for use on a School Flag ai I where; thii \\ >!wd, That the movem . 191] i . I I DENT BUILDINi! ceive the hearty : it ' >rgani who it il; fourth,

kitchen, pantry and banquel ball in the RAIFF'S basement. Former students and alumnae have al- "The Shopping Center of Prince Edward" ready pledged more than ten thousand dollars towards this building- and, of this Ladies' and Misses' Ready-to-Wear Suits, Coats, amount over three thousand five hundred Dresses, Skirts. Waists, Blouses, Shoes, has been paid in. One hundred and >e\enHosiery. Etc. i\ three pledges have been paid up. FARMVILLE, \ \ It is hoped thai the fund v\ ill continue t<> oiow rapidly and that the building may be begun in the not far distant future. All the Girls SCHOOL DIRECTORY.

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Student Government Association. {Catherine Stallard President Fountain Drinks, Whitman's Candies, Fine StaLily Tliornhill Vice-President tionery. School Supplies. Louise Brewer Secretary FARMVILLE, VA. Elizabeth Woodward Treasurer Fourth Professional. BALDWIN'S Katherine Stallard President Grace Beard Vice-President NORMAL GIRLS HEADQUARTERS FOR Edith Barrel Secretary-Treasurer Classy Millinery, Suits, Dresses, Shoes, Third Professional. Mary Lindsej Presidenl Dry Goods, Notions, Etc. /irginia Blosingame Vice-President FARMVILLE, VA. Mildred Dickinson Secretary-Treasurer Second Professional. Elizabeth Moring President WHITE DRUG COMPANY rhelma Yosl Vice-President ESTABLISHED 1868 Carolyn Barrel] Secretary Margaret Traylor Treasurer The Confidence of the Community for Over First Professional. I lair a Century Christine Shields Presidenl Finest Toilette Requisites, Drugs and ■ Ti ent Vice-Presidi Stationary i Secretary \sher Treasurer RMVILLE, VA Fourth Year High School. Virginia Lindsej President VIRGINIA CAFE Third Year High School. Elizabeth I .-President Food of the Best Quality Ii Vice-Presidenl i in this i ii ling ' ',ir. line Morrov Meals At All Hours Secretary-Treasm in 1 i 'i FAN \i\ II.Li-:. VA. who STATE NORMAL SCHOOL FOR WOMEN » I in the servic education ii ate; fifth, Farmville, Virginia 1. rhal , hould I PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK •i. L. JARMAN, Presidei I ' : good live m with other tituFarmville, Va. For I i address THE REGISTRAR, for teacher-training in the and Members of the Federal lyitam. with teachers aln ady in the field of sen state Normal School for Women, Farmville, .. ixth We Solicil Your Account. ft solved. 1'nat a COpj 0f n,ea ,,.,,,,,,. Va. publi ihed m our 8ch >ol paper, the ROTUN1 ».\. and copies be ■ >nl to the v arious c lunty and iti papers in Virginia, and to the Virginia C. C. COWAN NORMAL SCHOOL JEWELRY! irnal of Education, Watches, ('locks. Diamonds, Rings, Furniture and Floor Coverings ■

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