f kte Teachers College armville, Virginia. OBSERVE EDUCATION WEEK
The Rotunda
VOLUME XXV
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FARMVILLE, VA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1945
No. 7
Alpha Kappa Gamma to Raise Big Top Cmmpler To Open Week of Programs Education Week Will Be Observed "Education to Promote General Welfare" is the theme of American Education Week which will be observ.id on thus campus next week, November 11 to 17. Special programs on this theme will be presented in chapel each day during the w<ek. Minnie Lee Crumpler, president of the Y. W C. A., will begin the program on Tuesday by making a talk on "How Can the Student Safeguard Her Spiritual Life While in the College." Stokes, Parden Speak On Wednesday. Agnes Stokes, president of Kappa Delta Pi, will speak on "How Can the Student Economize Tune and Secure Efficiency in Study While Here In the College." "How Can the Student be a Good Citizen While Here in the College Without Neglecting Her Studies" will be the theme of the talk made the following day by Jackie Parden, Student Government president. Lee Gives Messace Prances Lee. president of the Athletic Association, will deliver the final speech Friday on "How Can the Student Keep Well and Happy While Here in the College." A musical program will be given Saturday sponsored by the music department. Dr. J P. Wynne, head of the education department, and a committee of students were In charge of planning the week's program.
Stokes Announces Durant Lecture Tickets Go On Sale According to an announcement made this week by Agnes Stokes, tickets are now on sale for the lecture by Dr. Will Durant on Monday night, November 26, at 8 o'clock. The price of the ticket is 75 cents for students and outsiders. All seats will be reserved. Dr. Durant is a well-known author, lecturer, philosopher and historian. The topic for his speech will be "Causes and Consequences of the War."
Crumpler Attends N. C. Conference During: Past Week On November 2-4. Minnie Lee Crumpler. president of the Y. W. C. A., and a group of students from Mary Washington and Randolph-Macon Colleges, attended the conference, "Adventure In Applied Christianity," held at Duke University and N. C. College. Each year North Carolina college students attend this conference for the purpose of considering the most pressing phases of their lives as Christians today. This year's theme was, "The Time Is Now", and the conference was under the auspices of the North Carolina Council of Churches and the American Friends Service Committee. Outstanding speakers for the conference included Dr. William O. Carleton, who spoke on "The International Situation"; Dr. David Jones, whose address was "Christian Students Go Forward"; and Dr. H. Shelton Smith, who delivered an address on "The Christian Imperative." The three workshop discussions were "The Basis for Christian Action". "Southern Problems", and 'Our International Task."
Lancaster To Speak Here On November 14 Kappa Delta Pi, national honor society in education, will sponsor a lecture given by Dr. Dabney S. Lancaster, state superintendent of public instruction, on November 14 at 8 o'clock in the student lounge. The faculty and student body are cordially invited to attind. Betty Adams, chairman of the program committee, will introduce Dr. Lancaster, who will speak on the topic. "Trends in Education." The Beta Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi was organiz. d in 1928. The membership in this organization is confined to students of the junior and senior years, whose scholarship ranks in the upper fourth of that of the student body.
Holton Announces Total of War Fund Student organizations, faculty and administration contributed $832 to the War Fund for this year, according to an announcement by S. M. Holton, Jr., chairman of the college contributions. Thirty-eight organizations contributed $405.50 of the total $832. and the faculty and administration gave $426.50. The total contributed last year was $768.50. The organizations that contributed are Alpha Kappa Gamma. Alpha Phi Sigma, Association of Childhood Education, Athletic Association. Beorc Eh Thorn. Choir, Choral Club. Baptist Student Union, Canterbury Club. Newman Club, Wesley Foundation. Westminster Fellowship, freshman class, sophomore class. Junior class, senior class. Also Colonnade, Cotillion Club. French Circle, Gamma Psi. Granddaughters Club. Kappa Delta Pi, Orchesis. Pi Gamma Mu. Rotunda, and Sigma Pi Rho. Also Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau, Gamma Theta, MU Omega, Phi Zeta Sigma, Pi Kappa Sigma, Sigma Sigma Sigma. Theta Sigma Upsilon, Town Girls Club. Virginian, and Y. W. C. A.
Treakle Reveals Club To Present Staff Additions Three-Act Play ■r
18 New Students To Assume Duties
Plot of Production Set In England
Eighteen students have been added to the Rotunda staff according to an announcement made this w?ek by Virginia Treakle, editor-in-chief of the college weekly. Betty Marie Pairet and Mary Agnes Millner and Nancy M. Taylor have been added to the news staff, headed by Mary Helmer, while Jean Cake, Betty Lewis Shank, Betty Spindler, and Cab Overbey have been added to the feature staff under the direction of Betty Deuel Cock. <Lelia Bouldin will serve on the social staff, headed by Evelyn Grizard, and Ruth Radogna has been named as a proof reader, working under Betty |«wis. head. Working with Ruth Rowe, who has just been appointed as advertising manager, will be Lee Ewing, Betty Jefferson, Frances Ferguson Marshall, and Ann Pullen. Serving on the circulation staff, headed by Mary Stewart Buford are Dorothy Chambers, Evelyn Rogers, and Alice Smith. New tjpists for the Rotunda are Mary Davis and Andrea Garrison, working under the leadership of Dorothy Gelston. There are no additions to the sport staff at this time, which is headed by Louise Blane.
On Friday night. November 16. the S. T. C. Dramatic Club will present its fall production. Barrie's three-act play. "A Kiss for Cinderella." at 8:00 p. m.. in the large auditorium. The story concerns a young British girl of somewhat difficult circumstances who. unwell from over-work and lack of proper food, believes herself to be the Fairytale Cinderella in person. The time of the play is World War 1, and the place, London. Cinderella iplayed by Jackie Watson i has an air of mystery about her which puzzles her kind friend, the artist Bodie I Betty Bibb) and Infuriates the slow Scotland Yardsman < Martha Sho waiter). The second act of the play serves to throw light on the mystery .... but to complicate the plot by presenting a feverish dream of the ill girl, picturing delightfully the entire Court scene of the Fairy Ball which Cinderella attends. Variety in staging appears in the third act which takes place In a World-War-One hospital, and nere a minor love interest is discovered in the comical Danny (Eloise Haynes) a convalescent soldier and the Probationernurse, played by Virginia Hollifield. The three refugee children are portrayed by three Farmville children, Mary Kay and Ruthie Catlin, and Beverly Rippard. The play is under direction of Miss Leola Wheeler, and is open to the public as well as to the college girls.
Sophomores To Cap Freshmen Tonight Immediately after Prayers tonight, the sophomores will cap the freshmen at the traditional ratcapping service, Peepsie Brooks, president of the sophomore class, has announced. This service will be held in the gymnasium. At 10 o'clock tonight in the large auditorium, big rat court will be held at which time all freshmen will wear white and all sophomores will wear red and white. The best rat will be announced and four other girls will be given honorable mention.
Hilarious Madhouse of Fun Comes To STC In Form of Annual Circus By JEAN CAKE The circus is coming to town! Big show! Wild animals! Stunts! "Peanuts, popcorn, chewing gum. crackerjacks, buy your eats before the show starts. "Peanuts!"—And so it goes. Excitment and mystery are the prevalent feelings at S. T. C. this week for Saturday, November 10 is the big day—Alpha Kappa Gamma circus! Everything is being done to make this event as much like a good old time circus as passible. Preparations are just about complete for a hilarious madhouse of fun. Animal trainer "Shuffle" has her pride and joys well aired from their moth balls and in excellent shape with the right tails on the right beasts. And you know we can hardly wait to see those class stunts everybody's practicing for— better than any Barnum and Bailey three-ringer, so they say. And golly, gee! if the deep, dark secret of the identity of the Circus Queen and her court isn't soon revealed, we'll Just die of curiosity. But the press would be the last people they'd tell a secret to, so guess we'll have to wait 'til the unveiling on Saturday night like every-
Afternoon Parade Will Begin Circus
body else. You know, of course, that everything centers around Mother Goose so don't forget to study up on your nursery rhymes so nobody will be a stranger to you. In case you'd like to know where to get rid of some extra money just amble past those booths on Saturday night and you won't be able to resist those tempting hot dogs, ice cream cones, and pink lemonade. And you'll want to try your luck at bingo, darts or pitching pennies too. Don't tell me you don't believe in fortune telling, either, because from the looks of the mob outside that tent everybody will be crystal gazing to see who their next star gazing partner will be. Jitterbugs and hepcats will find their seventh heaven in the Senior dance corner with all the latest tunes. So prepare to come early and stay late because, la-dies and gentlemen, the big, beautiful, glorious, and glittering circus is coming to town and will pitch its big top at S. T. C. for a wonderful evening of old-fashioned rip-roaring fun.
Spanish Club Elects Stancell Treasurer At a recent meeting of the Spanish club, Eloise Stancell, Emporia, was elected treasurer, and Mary Wyatt, South Boston, was appointed head of the circus booth according to an announcement made by Evelyn Goodman, president of the club. Students taking part on the program included Mary ^ou Feamster, Enleda Costa, Sue Hundley, Margaret Ellett, Lsabelita Maldonado, Iraida Ramerez, Felicidad Avellanet, June Cregar, and Martha Anderson. Also as a part of the program, the first year students sang "Cielito Lindo". the third year group sang "Chiapanecas" and "Alla-En El Rancho Grande", and the seniors sang "Adios Muchachos.."
Senior Head Names Chairmen For Dance Eleanor Bisese, president of the senior class, has announced the following committee heads for the senior dance which will be given December 8. Anne Summers is chairman of the decoration committee; Lillian Elliott heads the tickets; Betty Ellis is in charge of the figure; Lucie McKenry heads the floor committee; Dorothy Overcash is chairman of the program; and Peggy T. Ross heads the music c</mmittee. Jane Philhower Is serving as gatwal chairman of the dance.
Mother Goose Is Theme of Circus
Frances Lee, who is serving as general chairman of the circus.
Scott Announces New Chapel Regulations New chapel regulations, which were to go into effect immediately, were announced in chapel last Wednesday by Nell Scott, chairman of the chapel committee. According to these new rules, four unexcused chapel absences will deprive a student of one cut in her first class on Friday. If this cut has been taken already, the cut for next quarter will be taken away. During spring quarter, four unexcused absences will cause a student to have to go to breakfast every morning for two weeks! Every unexcused absence after this will add another week to the penalty. These rules were set up by the Student Government Association.
Mantiply To Head Surgical Dressings Jane Mantiply. sophomore from Fishersville. will serve as chairman of the surgical dressing committee, Agnes Stokes, Red Cross head, nas announced. Jane is editor of "Westminster Fellowship" and reporter for the French Circle. There is still a great need for assistance in making these dressings. Only 500 of the 1000 quota were made last week. Jane is urging that a large number of girls spend at least one of the two hours 7-9 in the art laboratory on Monday nights. No special uniform is needed.
On Saturday night, November 10, at 8 o'clock. Alpha Kappa Gamma will raise the "Big Top" over the annual circus in the S. T. C. gym. The theme of the circus is centered around Mother Goose; the identity of the queen and her court and of the ringmaster will not be revealed until Saturday night. The main events of the circus will begin with a parade through Farmville on Saturday afternoon. Nancy Dickinson and Cornelia Hamilton, freshmen, will lead the parade, and Peggy Stevens and Violet Ritchie will carry the flag. In addition to horses.•clowns, bicycles, and animals, each class will sponsor a float. Queen To Be Revealed The circus queen has been selected from candidates in the senior class, and in her court, there will be one member from each of the other classes. The ringmaster, who is the master of ceremonies, will preside over the events Saturday night, beginning with the presentation of class stunts. Following the usual procedure, the identity of the queen will be revealed after the animal show dircted by Anne Shufflebarger, animal trainer. Following this, the class stunts will be presented. Directing the freshman stunt is Jane Taylor, and heading up the sophomore stunt is Mary Rattray. Margaret W. Wilkinson is In charge of the Junior stunt, and Regina Portinarro heads the senior group. I.er Heads Circus Frances Lee, senior from Richmond and president of the Athletic Association, is serving as general chairman of the circus, while Ann Martin, senior from Suffolk and president of Alpha Kappa Gamma, is assisting on all committees. Lillian Elliott and Margaret Lohr are in charge of the parade; and Minnie Lee Crumpler and Dorothy Overcash are heading the court committee. In charge of adnig is Virginia Treakle, assisted by Martha Russell East; animals, Agnes Stokes, assisted by Margie Hewlett; decorations and floor, Shirley Cruser, assisted by Carolyn Bobbitt; Eleanor Bisese and Margaret Ellett have charge Continued on Page 3
Many Skills, Ideas Needed To Give Barrie's Production By BETTY DEI El. COCK The Show must go on! Yes, even with the usual apparently hopeless properties to find, with the costuming diffliculties even more difficult than usual, and with staging and lighting effects presenting a i least, i he usual problems, what with all these, the show must si ill go on. "A Kiss for Cinderella" by Barrie is not an easy play to produce. The plot of the story is timed during World War I; the ettlDI is in England. And among the varied cast of characters present, we find the costume department struggling like mad to clothe suitably a Red Cross worker, an army nurse, a convalescent soldi a, a K< otland Yard "Bobby", and at the same time, to find a smock for the artist, three minute ''nighties" for the younger set, regal robery for a king and queen and their whole court of lords and ladles, and a ball-gown for the gentle Cinder-
ella. On the somewhat weird list of properties, we find everything from fishing rods to Ice cream I on . and including pins, thermometer!, an executioner's axe. a tea-wagon, and a wheel chair. Believe u or not, the wheel chair was an o| thl easiest of all to find, and the thing that has caused the most trouble is an old-fashioned muffler . . . the like of which can't lx' turned up in an attic of anyone in or around Farmville! Well, it's not too late to start knitting! Make-up difficulties haven't failed to arise, and Just to make exciting, there's been much persuasion and a lot of trouble, but you'll no doubt find some of the main-er characters shearing off their crowning glory . . 'cause ■I we said, the show must go on, and quibbling over a mere haircut can't stop it. Continued on Page 3
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tional theory. Of course, he spent his life Studying Malayan, not playing football, attending fraternity meetings, and dancing
Established November 26. 1920 Published each Wednesday evening of the college rear, except during holidays and examination per- in night clubs. iods by the students of State Teachers College. After such experiences as that, it is rarmvlUe. Virgin!*. small wonder that many men home from Office: atudent Building Phone 533, Box 168 overseas are indifferent to education that Printers: The Farmvllle Herald Represented for national advertising by National is offered them here. They don't want more Advertising Service. Inc.. college publishers repre- of merely the same thing they got before sentative. 420 Madison Ave.. New York. N. Y. they entered the armed services. Member Virginia Intercollegiate Press Association What this points to is that We must deEntered as second class matter March 1. 1921 In the velop postwar plans for education. We have Post Office of Farmvllle. Virginia, under act of lots of education, and it has lots of good March 8. 1934. things in it, but how thoroughly does it Virginia Eubank Treakle Editor-in-Chief train the boys and girls exposed to it? Not Shirley Penn Slaughter Managing Editor too well, if one compares it with first class Ruth Downs Brooks Business Manager army or navy training in similar subjects. Mary Helmer Betty Deuel Cock Louise Blane Evelyn Grtzzard Ruth Rowe Mary Stewart Buford Mary Anne Loving ... Dorothy Oelston
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1945
In Memoriam
Our education ought in the future, it seems, to do three things. One of these is to train children to make a living when they become adults. That ought to be intensive training. The youngsters may complain thai they are overworked, but they won't be. I used to be a teacher, and I never encountered a student who overworked, though I knew hundreds who overplayed.
Question of the Week What are you going to do Thanksgiving? Nancy Whitehead: Root for V. Martha Wells: Well. I've got some good ideas . . . P. I. Martha Russell East: I jes' don't Mar Kent Stevens: Ditto. Martha Sours: There's no tellknow. Margo Skelton: 111 still be tak- ing. in' 'bout that call from Honolulu! Ann Nichols: I'm going home to K.iKM Hundley: I magine I'll j Tennessee . . . where they celebrate on the 29th! have a big fight. Frances Seward: Jus' goin' home Shirley Penn Slaughter: Don't —that's all. quote me! Dot May: Well, it's gonna be Cab Overbey: Break my diet! fun! Betty Minnetne: ifrom the; Maggie MclntVre: Goin' to the depths of the bath tub' Hubba,. Carolina-Duke game and have a hubba! big time. Patsy Saunders: Going HOME! ' Cay Lynch: Goin' to the Tech Ann Taylor: Might go to West game with Pete. Virginia. Anonymous: Eat a whole turkey, Phyllis Scherberger: Be in my cranberry sauce, plum pudding, brother's uvdding In Georgia. pumpkin pie. mashed taters, spicConnie Christian: Goin' home ed pears, and all the trimmin's, and have a rugged time! ' all by myself! Nanry Ingle: Have a big time,, Frances Shackelford: That's a wherever I am. silly question to ask!
There should be a second type of training, equally intensive. That should be in citizenship: community citizenship, state citizenship, national citizenship, world citizenship. It should present the facts about the human society in which we live. It should aim at eliminating all prejudice, all intolerance, with the idea of giving every individual a fair chance and enabling all of us to live together in harmony.
Sing a Song of Telephones-They're Busy Ringing All the Time By MARGARET W. WILKINSON
Br-r-r-r, br-rr-r. br-r-r. hello, hello, hello, number pleez, number A^aiii the students, faculty, and adminpleez. Ain't nothin' wrong with me that a nickle won't cure. I live istration mourn the passing of a loved one, right around the corner from a Dr. Edith Stevens. We all realize that we telephone—Telephone! have lost not only one of our best teachers, Sing a song of telephones Busy all the time but one of our best friends. She was a Pour and twenty operators friend to all of us. Everyone knew her and All calling 5-2-9. loved her dearly. When she passed us in the Put on the pressure cooker, Mom, we're having corn for suphall or On the campus, we smiled, spoke, and These two types of training of them- per. went on our way feeling better. The twinkle selves will develop capacity for a fairly Come on, chilluns lets get down in her eyes gave us new spirit to go smiling ... . , ... „ ... \% ., • ito cases. Now for the benefit of a full, rich life. But the time that remains-|few who may not know the fea. through the day. and there will be plenty—may well be de- tures of a telephone—it is made We loved the exact way she had about voted to what we usually call cultural up of—well—er, do-dads, and er, er, nick-nacks and er. well, it's a her. Her exactness was a quality that many subjects, subjects that tend chiefly to little black thing that talks enof us lack, a quality we would love to have. cased in a booth, i Guess I got out make life more enjoyable. She was exact in her dress, in her classof that one all right.) Next less— Such a plan would mean quite a To get it to talk, you drop in anyroom, and in her lab. We loved her because revamping of American education, but I am thing that looks like a nickel, teaching to her was not a breadwinner, but confident it would develop citizens with a slugs preferably but if you're tema pleasure. She loved her work, and she porarily out, maybe the person knowledge of where they are going, where you're calling isn't, so say "collect, sought to make us love it as she did. their country is going, and why. — Nelson pleez." This usually applies to your We loved her because she wanted us to Crawford, Household Magazine, November parents when the piggy bank has given its last grunt. Now for the feel that she was on our level. She liked for 1945. final lesson. If you're paying for the girls to call her Miss Stevens and not the call three minutes is the limit; Dr. Stevens. In this way, we felt that she if not, the night is young— When Edison first invented the saw our point of view.She seemed never to tella-phone, land, our grandparforget that she, too, was once a college girl. ents ran from the fool contraption with energy equal to the atomic We loved Miss Stevens for her faithfulMildred Altice bomb but now we kinda reverse ness. For 18 years, she has served State The flame of freedom has burned per- the situation. The freshmen race Teachers College as only one with a faith- sistently for many hundred years. In the to answer it i friend of mine was ful heart could serve. She served by impart- seventeenth century religious freedom was seriously trampled the other day) waving the big banner of high ing her great knowledge to the many stu- the objective. The eighteenth century was hope—they're the most popular. dents that have studied under her. Miss most outstanding for its search for politi- Then the sophs walk; little more Stevens has left us, but our memory of her cal freedom. In the past two centuries social dignified—the juniors finally drag in after it has been ringing half will he everlasting. She has left a place in equality and economic freedom have be- an hour, and the seniors are kinda our. school that will never be tilled. come the goal—the lofty ideal. Current deaf unless it's the specified time We loved her for her attractiven.-ss. We news Of the week reveals that some parts shall long remember her all-important lec- of the world are still striving for political tures that sparkled with winsome anecdotes. freedom. The uprisings in Java, Indo-China, We loved her most of all because she loved and Egypt ate excellent examples of this us. assumption. Other parts of the world are striving for more economic freedom and social equality. The unrest and actual civil war in South America, China, the Balkans, and Poland are examples of this quest. It is a happy coincidence that Thanks- Aside from actual uprisings are the regiving Day and American Education Wick sults of tin- battle for votes in France and coma in the same month, November. Ours England and labor-management unrest and is the only nation thai sets apart a Thanks disturbance in the United States. This quest giving Day regularly, and likewise the only for every type of freedom, in my opinion, one which devotes a week annually to em- will prove a mightier force than reaction or phasis On education. While the end of tin- even peace Realistic acceptance of this war in victory is naturally uppermost in fact could prevent much heartache, bloodour minds as a reason for thankfulness, vv v shed, and suffering. may well be grateful for our system of This week witnesses the beginning of the Universal education and its preservation COnferene* Of labor and management. Above amid dangers. all. the conference must practice coopera-
Gleanings
the man said he'd call. Who'd blame them after they've answered it for three years usually for Carry Core who doesn't live here anymore? But the telephone has a system an its own. You can wait for hours for a call to come—it won't unless you get in the tub. wash your hair. or get ready for sacking time. You answering the can lose weight telephone, but just get ready to make a call—in a couple of hours you can work from fifteenth up to fifth in the line if you're lucky. You can go to sleep and someone blows up their lungs and bellows "Abba Wzzxy on ug floor.'' But. I'm here to tell you, It's all worth it when it happens to be your name and the one and only says. Hi—there. Darling", and sends you skyward bound on that booti-ful pink cloud. So ring, telephone, ring!
LETTER TO EDITOR Dear Editor, Surely all girls know that prayers are immediately after supper in the auditorium, but when you hear all of the nolso around, you often wonder. You can not help being distracted, and it ruins the effect of the service. It seems that for these five minutes, the girls who do not care to go to prayers would have more consideration for those who do go for a very few minutes of meditation. This is an appeal to you girls who thoughtlessly have disturbed the evening devotional. Knowing the spirit of Farmville girls, this condition will surely improve in the near future. Two Interested Students
Thanks for Education
We should not be complacent, however. Education cannot stand still. It must move with the times, or even ahead Of the. times, if it is to keep its full value. Returning service men point to the deficiencies ill our typical education. A young soldier told DM he could speak Malayan better after ill months1 instruction from ■ native teacher untrained in pedagogy than he was able to speak French after six years under cultivated professors full of educa-
tion as a duty to the veterans and to those who will never come home. The general public also has a duty. Their duty is patience and impartiality. Patience and cooperation are a very small price to pay for possible future prosperity in our own country and future peace for all the countries of the world. America has an excellent oportunity to carry the torch into new and grander fields of freedom with a genuine working democracy.
Circus Comes To Town
HEARD AFTER
Bed-Check Seems as though S. T. C. is going to need an extension to the Rotunda--for last week end there was standing room only! The wolves were everywhere howling inside and those who couldn't get inside (proof of the need of an extension' howled outside. And what about those ten extra men in the Rotunda Sunday night? While on the subject of the Rotunda-brickbats to the mob of girls hanging over second floor Rotunda Sunday night. It certainly gives a nice impression of the school. Those trips to Pickett can certainly bring results. How about that Mary Ann? Hilda Bennett and Paige Cook likewise didn't waste any time. Since when did Julia Booher start taking studying so seriously that she couldn't date such an attractive young man? You know that line has been a little overworked! Did you see Bobby Graham charging down the hall the other day? Well, the only detail that could be heard in the uproar was discharge. These conferences to Duke sound like quite the thing according to Minnie Lee. and what was that about the football game? Just call Evelyn Patterson and Grace Mallory "prom trotters". Come Saturday they took off, in quite a rush, for that place of many charms, N. C. State. Tuesday was the day of all days on Dot's calendar because that man came home after these many months of waiting. It seems that Maggie Mclntyre just can't stay away from Duke. It's really getting to be a tradition for eveiy week end to be a Duke week tnd. But this time she took Pocahontas along to meet Bob as well as the other attractive features of that Institution. It must be nice to have your m -<«>d roommate pass along her man to you. Minnie Rose and Mary Virginia think its quite the best idea yet! Glennis Moore was the picture of happiness Sunday—if you saw him you'd know why! Ho! Hum! Better dash off to the library while there are still seats left. Wouldn't be very restful standing in the stacks all night and business should be big after those grade estimates. By the way. tell the girls who had the relapse that the best advice from an old timer is: To be prepared for anything with a glass of ammonia.
lifouia By ANNA III \l>l I I
The committees of the Y. W. C. A. will meet tonight at 9 o'clock. There will be a special program at each meeting. The Episcopal girls announce their Sunday night waffle suppers are still being continued. The Canterbury Club has been having special workers to speak on the various faiths. Baptist girls! Don't forget the Mission Study Grouj} meetings led by Mis. John Allen Moore at the Student Center each night at 9 o'clock. November 11 is Church Affiliation Sunday at the Presbyterian Church. Students who would like to become affiliated are asked to see Martha Russell East. This will not affect home church memberships. The church supper held last Sunday was reported to be a big success. Methodist girls are invited to the supper to be held at the church next Sunday at 5:30 o'clock. Sign up on the bulletin board and bring your dates. The theme for the week In Prayers is 'Personal Faith and Growth". There will be a musical program tonight. O God. our help In ages past. Our hope for years to come. Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home.
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cleaned out and fixed up, and by the time we really need it, Bobo and Mr. Wells will have us a stove up, and the fire going! One particular added attraction is Sherlock, the new groom. What By MARGARET WILSON would we do without him? No other being can construct a saddle The sun shines, the moon gives a cabin-hamburger, but for those out of a few straps and a hunk of promise, the winds blow. Long- who dare, the gates of Paradise hopeless leather and make It comare opened wide. fortable enough for both horse wood trail invites, and hep. hep, Cook em on the outdoor fireand rider, when there's a need like we're off. There's an air about blue place, pile on the accessories, and talking and saying nothing as of there was last Sunday. And It's jeans that se.ms to put zip and a afternoon when Prances Lee, sensince you'll probably be doing a touch of zing into any undertaklate, so this time we want to setSherlock, too, who took The Black ior, defeated Beanie Dudley. Juntle down and perform some real out to the ring for us . . . and who ing, and jeans are the order of slow freeze by this time, adjourn ior, In the final tournament for the day at the A. A. cabin. Not so to the indoor blaze to eat it. introductions around here . . . Just brought him safely back. the fall season. In the semi-finals, much as an eyebrow raised—well, Speaking of that inside fire-place, in case you haven't been out yet SIDE-SHOW not high—at anybody who can if you're a fire-place sitter, or Dudley defeated Bralley and Lee Captains for the class hockey to see for yourselves. The crew What with all the spectators at defeated King. teams have been selected and an- is nine strong at this point, and Longwood Sunday afternoon, there produce evidence that Longwood gazer-into, here you have the perfect setting. All you have to do Is In the matches that were play- nounced for the coming class each with the Horsentality all his was the same atmosphere of is her destination. It's open to any school organizown. knock the rest of 'em out of the friendly interest so prevalent at ed, Bralley defeated Nancy Par- names. Leading the freshmen will ation. Just consult Miss Her, way (get a bunch of pals togetAs you walk down the hill to the rlsh, 0-0, 6-0; Jane Bell defaulted be Ann Barksdale, freshman from stables, you're mighty apt to no- regular shows. Well, you can't say pounce on the first free week-end, her and use the old T formation), to Dot White; Bralley defeated S. Norfolk, sophomores. Gerry Col- tice the two sorrells first, so just they didn't get their afternoon's hold tight, collect a faculty chap- ease down with both elbows supworth! What with Anna Stuart D. White, 6-0. 6-2; and Beanie gin, sophomore from Petersburg: to set you straight on their identi- and Bobo flying like kangaroos eron, and you're on your own for porting your chin, assume the acDudley defeated B. Bralley, 6-4, juniors, Nellie Smith, Junior from ty, the 3-gaited is Red Fox, the 5- over the jumps on Playmate, and a short spell of communing with cepted hazy expression, ignore nature. This communing business, the surrounding melee, and gaze. 6-3. Betty Parrish defeated Orace Norfolk; and seniors, Lucille Jones galted. Eagle. Both are geldings. with the pony carrying on in traRed Fox has been a bit lame until ditional manner, and with all the by the way, is notoriously hard on Simple and highly restful. Loyd, 6-3, 6-2; Beanie Dudley de- senior from Staunton. this week, but is all right now. and other horses showing their gaits the appetite, which usually begins However, there will come a time feated Betty Parrish; P. Watts Peggy T. Ross, general hockey has been out and showing what in and out of the ring and around making itself felt at about the when some unimaginative, or defeated Kitty Bridgforth. 6-0, manager, announced Monday that he can do. Eagle, with his charm- Longwood in general, we claim third hole on the golf course. Food, maybe just a weary soul, will bring 6-0; Betty Burchett defeated P. a scheduled game between Farm- ing manners and nice gaits has never a dull moment. All we need- as any fool can plainly sec is one up the subject of bed, at which of the major essentials of a so- point all eyes will turn to the Watts, 6-2. 6-1; Beanie Dudley ville's varsity hockey team and the already endeared himself to the ed was Mr. Reid's Beauty! journ at Longwood. Bring on the bunks, boards, or what have you. hearts of all who've tried him out; won over Betty Burchett. 6-1, 4-6. William and Mary varsity team a host of admirers . . . none the REMINDER hamburgers and cokes, not forget- All faces will assume expressions 6-1; and Prances Lee defeated has been cancelled Several of the new girls showed ting the onions (providing every- of resigned horror, backed up by This game least of whom is Miss Sauerwein up for classes Monday and could body Indulges), mustard, ketchup, Volga-boatmain heaves a t the Nellie Smith, 6-2. 6-1. Jane Bur- was the only scheduled varsity herself. chett won over B. Russell; Fran- game for the season. Two others who may confuse not ride because of no permissions and horse-radish. None but the mattreses stacked up In the corfrom home. The "Blank" which strong and vigorous daro attempt Continwi on Page 4 cess Lee defeated J. Burchett. 6-3. The round-robin hockey tourna- you at first glance are the two you checked will serve only tempdarker horses. Spud and Play6-3; Sara Youngblood defeated ment will begin Monday, Novemorarily . . . you must have a speLucille Jones: Mary Harrison de- ber 12. The games will continue mate. Spud's a chestnut not quite cial signed permission from your as large . . . with a sort of roanfeated Dot Owens, 6-2, 6-0; Harrithroughout the week, and the final lsh face and bigger feet . . . Play- parents or guardian before you son defeated Youngblood, 6-0. 6-2; may ride here at school. It is a Frances Lee defeated M Harrison, games between freshmen-sopho- mate's a bay—the one "who is all small enough thing to remember; right after you get him saddled." 6-3, 4-6, 6-3; and Mary Jane King mores, and juniors-stnlors, will be please comply with this one reguwon over Jean Bentley, 6-1, 6-2. played Saturday, November 17. Don't let that bother you . . there's lation. Lou Baker lost to M Orange: The winning class of these games nothing the matter with him that Also . . . first period classes are a little time won't cure. He's just Mary Jane King defeated M. Orfrom 1:45 to 3:30, and the second will gam five points for the color skittish about who shoves the bit ange, 6-1, 6-2; Frances Lee declass goes out at 3:45. Please be into his mouth, that's all. Both cup. faeted Mary Jane King 6-2, 7-5; are nice easy-going horses, fast on time for riding as you are for Frances Lee won over Beanie Dudbut sure, and if Playmate keeps up your regular classes. You hold up ley 6-3. 6-4. the jumping he's been doing, well everyone when you are late getAnother tournament will be ... a triple-bar would mean no ting to the stables. played in the spring for color cup Stay on the bit . . . more than a ditch with that points. It is an annual event each Pegasus stretch! On October 27. Miss Emily fall and spring for a tennis tourThe next confusion might be naments to be held on S. T. C. ten- Barksdale and Miss Helen Draper nis courts. The tournament In the attended the Joint meeting of tne connected with the two names of Continued from Page 1 spring will be a double matches annual Modern Language associa- Phantom Lady and Virginia Lady. The Phantom, as you know, is tourney. tion of Virginia and the Virginia none other than the same little of stunts; and Jacqueline Parden and Freddie Ann Butt, tickets. Chapters of The American Assomare we had last year . . . gentle ciation of Teachers of French and Judges for the circus include as ever, and ready for all you beThe American Association of ginners. And for your informa- Miss Emily Barksdale, Mrs. Janice Spanish. This conference was Continued from Page 1 tion, Virginia Lady is just "The Lemen, and Paul Davisson. We wish we had time enough held in Richmond at the John Pony." Favorite last year, espeTickets went on sale this mornMarshall Hotel. and room enough to tell you a litcially with the small fry. Lady is Among the business reports In in good form, and ready for action. ing at the table in the hall. The tle about the play itself, but telladmission price for S. T. C. stuing it in part would be giving the morning was one on the The two you'd probably look at which away the plot and that we must'nt Westhampton workshop dents is fifteen cents and for outlast and least are Dora and Creado. Suffice it to say, you'll do well was held during the summer. per. siders, thirty cents. (Probably more fittingly not to miss it . . . and in the very Spanish pupils went there for a spelled Creeper") But Dora is a humble opinion of the unprejudic- period of four weeks, during thoroughbred, although she's blind ed press, you'll love every scene which time they were not to in her right eye and sadly poor from the artist's studio to the hi- speak a word of English. "This and In need of some fat, and she's larious dream-ball in the king's report was one of the most in- nobody's slow poke, in any sense of court . . . and you'll love all the spiring because of Its very na- the word. As for Old Black Creacharacters . . . and the costuming ture" stated Miss Barksdale. per. she's no colt, but she can . . . and you'll agree with whichIn the afternoon all speeches jmove, and she has four legs, a ever one It Is In the cast who has were delivered In French and mane, and a few of the other reSpanish. "A Kiss for Cinderella." quirements needed to make her a horse, and we all love Creaper. In a class by himself is My Pal, I better known as The Black. Once I in the ring, we find Pal not too |bad after all . . . just frisky and fast, and rarln' to go. However. I the general opinion still runs to ' the other eight when it comes to picking a gentle docile mount for a calm and peaceful ride. ADDED ATTRACTIONS So there you have the line-up. Other improvements to be noted are mainly the new tack-room and feed storage space. The club house, too, is In the process of being
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38 Girls Attend Opera In Richmond Thirty-eight girls attended the opera "Rlgoletto" at the Mosque in Richmond last night. This trip was sponsored by Student Standards committee headed by Lucy Bralley. Student Standards arranged tlM transportation to and from Richmond, and provided scats for the students. He. 1*1 trips are arranged each year under the auspices of this organization. The opera began at 8:30 o'clock with an all-star cast from the Metropolitan Opera House. Miss Emily Barksdale. assistant professor of modern languages, was chaperon for the group.
AST Sorority Holds Meeting In Boanoke The Fourth Regional District of Alpha Sigma Tau, national education sorority, held a two-day confer.'iue in Roanoke on October 27 and 28. The Fourth District of the sorority is comprised of twelve southern states. Virginia, West Virginia. Maryland, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. Mississippi, Alabama. Kentucky, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia. Approximately sixty girls from collegiate and alumnae chapters attended The national officers. Mrs. H. E. Stackle, of Columbus. Ohio; Miss Meade McNeil, of Athens. West Virginia; and Mrs. E. F. Peterson, of Crawfordsville, Indiana, also attended. Mrs. Emmett Phipps, of Mt. Hope. West Virginia, presided at the meeting, which was held at Hotel Patrick Henry. Miss Charlotte Oreeley, alumnae representative of the Zeta Tau chapter at Farmville State Teachers College, acted as general chairman for the conference. Anna Headlee, who served as Moratory of the conference, and Peggy Moore of the Zeta Tau chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau, attended the meeting.
French Circle Makes School Year Plans At a meeting of the French Circle held on Tuesday afternoon. October 30. tentative plans for the year were discussed. Margaret Harvey, president announces. Janie Hanks, sophomore from Hampton, was elected to represent the French Circle in managing the Spanish-French booth at the circus on November 10. Cards, winch will be made by members of the laBguaga OIMMI will be sold at tha booth. Each of these cards will bear a message written either in French, Spanish, or Portuguese. Following the business meeting, the first year French class sang two French numbers, after which the second year taught the group a game conducted entirely In French The ndvanced literature class presented a resume from th old thirteenth ontury ■ chantefable", "Aucassin et Nicolette." and played the music by which the old minstrels used to chant. Concluding the meeting, the French national anthem. "I* Marslellai.se." was sung.
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By I.KLA BOl'LDIN Attending the Baptist Student Union convention in Richmond during the weik end were Maria Addleman. Ellen Bailey, Elizabeth Bennett, CVOiyn Booth, Bonnie Curtis, Jean Babb. Rachel Brugh. Jane Browder, Kathl.cn Cage, LM ( .liter, Edith Apperson. Grace Anderson, Rosa M.t Chandler, Thelma Davis, Patsy Dale, Audrey Hudson, Ann Harris Johnson. Evelyn Hair. Virginia Hanks. Geraldine Joyner, Frances Jennings Esther Marsh. Mary Agnes Milliter, Frances Owen. Naomi Piercy. Vivian Edmunds. Ah e Jordan, Mary Ellen Petty, Nell Scott. Lorraine Smith. Ella Stone Smith. Ruth Tillett. Virginia Toby. Virginia Treakle. Mildred Williams, Marguerite Wash, Martha Frances Webb, and Miss Olivia Stephenson. There was a hubbub in the home office this week end as those leaving S. T. C. filed their "passports" to go home. Boarding the bus for Richmond were Grace Anderson, Edith Apperson, Ann Amory. Ruth Bowen, Corinne Baker. Lucy Bralley, Bonnie Sue Carper. Iris Davis, Shirley Didlake, Bettye Eudaley, Joyce Fleet. Alice Fay Gordon. Sa. rah Hodges, Margie Hewlett, Joan Hahn, Martha Hatcher. Jane Johnson. Betty Lee. Connie Ozlin, Jean Rock. Doris Robertson. Violet Ritchie. Jacqueline Ritchie, Berkeley Richardson. Virginia Sledd. Jane Short, Christine Shiflet, Jean Turner, Jean Underhill, Audrey Walker, and Anne Williams. For information on Petersburg ask—Frances Bell. Page Callis. George Ann Lewis, Bette Lively. Doris Ramsey, Mary Anne Loving. Betty Minetrce. Bobby Mitchell. Gloria Moore, Katherine Parham, Mildred Spain, Cornelia Smith, and Martha Wells. Having fun in Charlottesville were Martha Ashby, Martha Gillum, Shirley Irving, and Peggy Murray. Lynchburg was the center of atraction for Louise Blane, Mary Bowman, Betty Ellis, Anne Ford. Betty Gillespie. Mildred Hawkins Virginia Hollifleld, Kakie Hundley, Nancy Ingle, Lucia King, Barbara Kellam. Constance Loving, Margaret Skelton, Frances Shackelford, Mildred Shepherd, Shirley Slaughter, Virginia Travis, Margaret Verell, and Phyllis Watts. In search of excitement, and finding it, in Hopewell were Eizabeth Crichton. Doris Ellis, Virginia Ford, Vivian Harrison. Marion Jackson, Carmen Low. Margaret Pearson, and Constance Young. Washington bound were Jane Croom, Cornelia Davidson, Peggy Fink, and Marion Lotts. Others seeking adventure away from school were Virginia and Katlanne Tindall in Hatton; Faye Wolfe in Charlotte. North Carolina; Virginia Love in Chase City? Hilda Abernathy in Cochran, Alice Ann Abernathy in Stony Creek; Sue Hundley in Suffolk; Minnie
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Attending the conference of Art Educators held in Richmond, October 27 were Miss Virginia Bedford and Mis. Janice Lemen. i in conference was called by Miss Sara Joyner. the new state supervisor of art. for the purpose of dis ussing the following two vital questions in the light of the growing demand for well qualified teachers in the art field. The first question was "The Contribution of Art Education to the Educational Experience of Students and Teachers"; the second was "The Relation of the Teacher Training Program to Adequate Art Education for Virginia Schools." Among those discussing the second question was Miss Bedford, head of the S. T. C. art departin. nt. Following the conference, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts was host to the group at a preview tea of the British American Goodwill Exhibition of Paintings.
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