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THE

1940

VIRGINIAN


OPYRIGHT

1940:

ISABEL WILLIAMSON, T. A.

SALLY DUNLAP,

Editor

McCORKLE,

Facull^

AdvU

Business

Manager


LEST WE FORGET THE TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS AND TRIVIA OF

19 40

THE

VIRGINIAN -

PUBLISHES THIS. ITS 39th VOLUME

^= STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE

FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA

*

4.


—

ct this,

ct

c

I

our story of a year at FarmviUe, to one who,

major characters

and have

e

to

From

in this story.

make

the time

day

out schedules, until the

cession to receive our diplomas, his help

Knowing "Mr. Mac"

is

and

we

a

/

we

feel,

is

one of the

enter Farmville as freshmen,

we form

that

the academic pro-

influence are deeply

a privilege and a pleasure.

To

felt.

those

who have

been associated with him have come the true appreciation and respect of efficient

performance of the

his wise advice

We person.

;

and

feel that

Many

his

many

duties

which are

campus on

not only as a teacher and adviser, but as a

and vivid are our memories of him

the

first

day of

and questions; snapping

many

in characteristic situations:

at

dances; rushing

all

over

school, literally deluged with schedule blanks

pictures of us in "off

the benefit

and

moments," and working

far into

influence of such a character, a story of a year

Farmville would not be complete; and

tion,

Duck"

a night over the business of putting out an annual.

Without at

his

amiable disposition;

unique sense of humor.

we know him

stamping our hands with figures of "Donald the

his; his

respect,

McCorkle.

and appreciation

that

we

it

is

with deepest feeling of admira-

dedicate

this

volume

to

Mr. T. A.


MR.

T. A.

McCORKLE


T FIRST GLANCE the to a

Rotunda looked

freshman's prayer

fusion.

.

.

like

.

Grand

—welcomed

Central.

"Y"

girls

the answer

us and brought order out of con-

We trotted the length of the building in search of our rooms,

and wailed when

room didn't

that corner

Juniors and Seniors

made

materialize.

for "the Building"

and

Complacent

their cherished

suites.

We

were eager

auditorium, Library.

new

to see the

new improvements

furniture in the

Standing

in line at the

—new

seats in the

Rotunda, and our long-awaited

Business Office, finding Turner for

that heart-to-heart talk about our trunks, the ordeal of getting P.

4

1

0, took all the

"coke"

in

energy

Shannon's,

we

could muster.

we exchanged

stories

Then, over a

that

O.

restoring

week-end

at the


Beach, the

New

Remember

Love, and the accumulated gossip of three months.

the bull sessions

far, far into the

till

night?

oh, yes, unpack! was something we'd meant to do Of course we started making out schedules with a .

for

no Saturday

classes.

The

.

finished product

.

.

.

What

till

we

little

prayer

was a besmeared and

the

new

class hours

We sank

a difference fifteen minutes makes!

There were extensive shoppmg sprees still

there

erased tangle, ready to be deciphered by our adviser.

much

were the exasperation of our teachers in

And

.

that afternoon,

and we

re

paying for the hasty investment of that heavenly arm-chair which just couldn't resist.

Of

course, the chintz faded before Christmas.

—

Lazy summer days soon changed to busy, active ones we were in the whirl of things. There were new classes, new teachers, and a new cardigan to knit. TTiere were old girls to talk to, and new

caught

ones to talk about.

When

topic at the dinner table. just in

to take our cuts

was already

Should we wait

until

.

.

.

case?

However, week-ends weren't our only thought. us the

new year

ticular

way.

to

To

everyone of

offered a challenge, to be fulfilled in our

We

made

conquer.

own

par-

high resolves, and were determined that the

months of work and play should not erase them. worlds

the favorite

Thanksgiving

There were new


DR.

J.

L.

JARMAN

q

(TT^

ROWTH

of the college during the past few years

many and

has been along

varied

Those who have been

lines.

students during this period of growth have terest the progress

turned,

amazed

while others

at the

While watching it

among

the

watched with

in-

alumnae have

re-

changes that have taken place.

the remarkable development of the college,

has been only natural for us to consider the big part that our

president. Dr.

Jarman, has played

m

this

era of growth.

He

has worked loyally, hard and untiringly to secure for the school those thmgs

which have contributed

so largely to

its

present


standing.

Synonymous with Farmville,

to

us,

is

Dr. Jarman

—

his

sympathetic understanding, his friendly greeting and cheery smile, and his heart

We to the

"as good as gold." look back proudly on another year of Farmville's growth, and

one whose

efforts

and influence have made

this

growth

possible.


'machinery" of college never ceases to function for our benefit and help.

week-ends

—

Mary

blame Miss

The

never

fused schedules ficiency, is

-

.

for saying that our

ending .

.

line to

efficient,

from managing the

week-ends

think back on

We

Miss Bugg's door

in school serves us

can't

on Thursday and end on Tuesday.

start

.

.

.

one conference after another,

passively dignified, she has never failed us

entire business of the school, to

.

.

.

to

untangle our con-

Mr. Graham's amazing

cooking spaghetti at the cabin for us

Book Room, symbol

the destination of all problems ... the

no one

We

waiting in Miss Mary's office to have permissions signed, or getting classes excused!

.

.

.

of Miss Taliaferro's methodical neatness

with the same wonderful capability or resourcefulness

.

.

.

pro-

his office

Miss Hiner, an

.

.

part of school with her

budgets and treasurer's

scene

of

bills

office

... the is

without

the

the

numerous and

important transactions the

services

administration,

.

.

of

the

clockwork of the school

would

Miss

stop.

Mary White Cox

Head

of the

ViRGILIA

I.

Home

BUGG

Regis frar

y

S. L.

Graham

Business

Manager

Winnie V. Hiner Treasurer

Maud

K.

.

integral

Taliaferro

Postmistress


V^^HEY VE struggled with us, every

known method

laughed with us and

to

make

at us,

they ve used

and through

it

more generous and kind than we deserved.

we

best

pay

tribute to them, these

whom we

faculty with

time here at school? rainy

all

been

How can

members of our

spend the better part of our

They

see us at our worst

Monday mornmgs when we

Martha W. Coulling L.

they've

study,

us

—on

straggle into class

Minnie V. Rice Professor of Latin

I.

E.

B. S.,

Peck

M.

S.

8:20; they know us

we stumble through

at

WiLHELMINA B.

S.,

P.

LoNDON

M. A.

Associate Professor of

Associate Professor of

History and Social Science

English

our worst, sometimes,

when

a recitation; yet despite all this

they've given us their best in time, experience, and

thorough planning.

Psychology our

minds

classes will

with

Mr.

always be associated

Coyner,

"You'll pardon the personal quiet

and

effective

method

James M. Grainger B. A.,

M. A.

Professor of English

Professor of Fine and Applied Arts

Mary

at

LiLA London B.

S.,

M. A.

Professor of Mathematics

his

in

characteristic,

reference,"

of teaching.

and

Mr.

his

Bell,

M. Boyd Coyner B. A.,

M. A.

Professor of Educatio

Florence H. Stubbs B. S., M. A. Associate Professor of

Historv and Social Science


We

Camper

deserve frowns, his

when we should have been

tolerance lost.

we

even when

his friendliness,

never

knew how much we needed Miss

her accident

until

given up for

— remember No

"spell" of teaching ourselves?

received a heartier

the

long

one could have

welcome than we gave her when

she finally returned from that long seige in the in-

And

firmary.

Dr.

Wynne

JoHN P. Wynne M. A., Ph. D.

B. A.,

Professor of Education

his

hearty laugh has

George W. Jeffers B. S.,

M.

A., Ph. D.

Professor of Biolog))

smoothed over many a perplexmg us

who

the Arts

ford have accomplished wonders

when we

signed up for

B. S.,

M.

Miss Bedford

and

to

work

Edith Stevens

M.

and

B.

B. S.,

Moran

M. A.

Ph\)sics

of In

—we

that

in the

never thought

we'd be proudly

We

even put

gym on dance week-

she's loyally responsible for the transfor-

A., Ph. D.

Associate Professor of

Samuel M. Holton B. A..

M. A.

S.

Assistant Professor of

Chemisir'S

Grace

Art

exhibitmg jewels, pictures, and pots.

ends,

all

trials.

Department, Miss Coulling and Miss Bed-

Biology^

Raymond Holliday French

situation;

taught a quarter were his constant

Thomas A. McCorkle B. A.,

M.

S.

Professor of Chemistry

and

Lucille

Phy^sics

E.

B. S.,

Jennings

M.

S.

Associate Professor of

Associate Professor of

Associate Professor of

Geography

Education

English


James

M.

E.

Walmsley

Frances Waters

A., Ph. D.

Mary Nichols

Ceographv

Professor of History^ and

issistant

Social Sciences

S.,

Katharine Tupper

M. A.

B.

Assistant Professor of Fine

lab,

is

I'll

tell

M. A.

Home

his

in the

Adviser of the Annual and

adviser for Cotillion are man-sized jobs

when

involve about two hundred

in the field

is

girls.

Then,

they

Mr. Raymond French, who has been

teacher, councilor,

and playmate.

Bessie H. Jeter

M. A.

are famous

you," when we're puttering all.

^^^H

His oyster

Mary Frances Houck b. s.,

Home

roasts

has taught

m. a.

Assistant Professor of

Economics

merry twinkle,

M. A.

Associate Professor of

HistorM and Social Science

Associate Professor of

to beauty.

his cigar, his

beloved to us

of chemistry

B. A.,

Professor of

B. S.,

iconomics

mation from bareness

Mr. Mac, with

S.,

Professor of

and Applied Arts

"Well,

Sarah Boyd Tucker

S.

English

Virginia Bedford B.

M.

B. S.,

Assistant Professor of

and an mvitation much-prized. Dr. us, as

much about

Home

'economics

well as the outs and

his

ms

Jeffers

of microbes,

Newfoundland home, and Dr.

Stevens, his associate professor, has struggled with us

through dissections wondrous to behold.

from her

is

reward enough for our

Mr. Grainger, head has instilled

in us

A

smile

labors.

of the English department,

a part of his sincere love for litera-


ture,

and caused the reading of

(in the case of

some of us)

it

it

to

be as pleasant as

used to be dreadful.

We've "browsed" through English

literature

with

Miss Nichols, and enjoyed the wit and vivacity of her teaching, while Miss Jennings, got

down

to

when we

finally

work, really made the American Clas-

sics live for us.

As

freshmen,

we

labored painfully

with Miss Foster over the rules of grammar, and

Mary Barlow B.

S.,

M. A.

Louise Robertson FiTZPATRICK B. S.,

Professor of Physical and

Health Education

M. A.

then

came back

course. in

to

enjoy and appreciate the novel

Miss Hiner's

many an

English

All that

we know

tration, the old

the

warm

about the Roosevelt adminis-

South, or the most recent

House, we owe

to

Dr. Simpkins.

a liberalizing influence.

the History of

Western

Leola Wheeler B. A.,

M. A.

Professor of Reading and

Assistant Professor of

smile has encouraged us

class.

bill

before

His has been

Miss Peck saw us through Civilization admirably; re-

Carrie

B.

Taliaferro

M. A.

B. S.,

Professor of Mathematics

Dramatics

Ph'^sical Education

Alfred H. Strick Professor of Music

LiSABETH PuRDOM B.

Mus.

Assistant Professor of

Ottie Craddock B.

Music

A.

Leon

E.

B. A.,

Bell

M. A.

Assistant Professor of Fine

Associate Professor of

and Applied Arts

Education


B. S., B. D. Assistant

Edna Bolick

Merle Landrum

Edgar Johnson

B. S.,

M. A.

Instructor in

Professor of Business

Professor of

Education

Carolyn Cogbill

B. S.

B. S.,

Hom^

Economics

Education

of

Sibyl

Mary

Henry

B. A.,

M. A.

B.

B. S.,

Haynes

Alice

M. A.

B.

E.

S.,

M. A.

Associate Professor of Education and Principal

Elcnentarv School

Georgie Norris

Carter M. A.

B. S.,

M. A.

Supen'isor of Second Grade

Supervisor of First Grade

Supervisor of Sixth Grade

Supervisor of Fourth Grade

Elemenlarn School

Elementarv School

Elementarv School

Elementary School

member Mr. Barnes and

all

those references?

We

loved every class with Dr. Walmsley, and especially the philosophical advice that v\'ent with them. ten rules for living he gave us as freshmen

The

have been

inspiring

and

acteristic

hurry and bustle, has helped us speed along

in

practical.

English grammar, or

Mrs. Martin, with her char-

in

Spanish declensions.

The

French Department welcomed Miss Draper, who

re-

turned after two years' study spent

many an

afternoon

Miss Moran, absorbed

in

in

in

the

France.

We've

out-of-doors with

nature study, and then

learned from Miss Waters the principles of climates

and weather-belts. spect

We've

and value Miss

long since learned to re-

Iler's lessons in

sportsmanship,

her invaluable advice, and her inspiration toward a greater school

spirit.


Miss

mainstay of the home

Jeter, the

ec.

overlooked our clumsy attempts at apple

managed

to rectify our mistakes.

Richmond have suggestions

furnished Miss

and advice

for us.

majors,

pie,

Frequent

Tupper adequate

In the field of music,

our year has been successful, with an impressive cital in

Mary Clay Hiner B. A.,

M. A.

Professor of English

March by

and

trips to

re-

our choirs, under the direction of

Nancy Foster B. A., Assistanl

M. A.

Professor of

English

Annie

F.

Shelton

Willie R. McKee, R.N. Resident Nurse

Dietitian

Mr. and

Mrs. Fitzpatrick, with

Strick. initiative,

particularly

tireless

energy

has assisted with numerous programs,

that

for

May

Day.

Miss Wheeler

taught us to be on our toes mentally and physically, in class

what

and on

In January,

Jean M. Martin

M. D. Resident Physician

No one knows better than we "My darling child!" means.

stage.

that shout of

1940, occurred an event unprece-


Dressed

limb.

in

long white aprons,

and Mr. Bell peddled candy.

But

Mr. Coyner

the hit of the

evening was the appearance of Mr. French and Dr.

Simp

The

in skull caps, the perfect college cheerleaders.

sight of our teachers, bereft of their dignity

and

thoroughly enjoying themselves, increased our admiration and respect for them immensely.

Jane Royall B. S.

Secretary

dented

in

basketball, the

gym

The

the history of the school.

challenged the school athletes

and the

entire student

to witness their

in basketball.

to

unique

a rousing

faculty

game

body crowded skill

of

into

and technique

Miss Craddock was the team's

star

forward, and Miss Draper proved that her agility

was

in

perfect form on a basketball court.

McKee was

there with a cast for the

first

Miss broken

Lois F. Davis Staff of

Home

Department

to

Head

of

Home


MAGINE to

our embarrassment that

G

know where Room

white sweaters and

was!

skirts,

We

day when Hattie Cantrell wanted

"Where's Turner?", "Has Miss Taliaferro put up any mail?"

man was

Room

discovered busily unpacking

son,

Graham

another

m

our

in

And

Mr. Coyner's room. After

one freshall,

it

was

24.

Directing the year's vice-president; Ollie

to

new room numbers, and depositmg "Tell Mr. Reid to meet the 12:57,"

trying to learn the

All day long

the worried freshmen.

first

walked from one buildmg

Gilchrist, secretary;

work were Dorothy Eades, our

president;

Eliza Wise, treasurer, and two counselors

Helen

Reiff,

Caralie Nel-

sophomore counselor, and Lucy Turnbull, freshman counselor. Sara Cline was head of the Membership

Committee; Beulah Ettenger, the Prayers Committee; Nancy Pierpont, Service Committee; Jean Moyer,

Church Cooperative Committee; Martha Whelchel was in charge of World Fellowship; Elsye Berry Yates, Publicity was the Music Committee; Allene Overbey, the Social Committee; and Helen Wentz, Sing.

managed by Evelyn Thorington; mittee

by Margaretta Gerlaugh.

the

Town

Girls'

Committee by Jane Lee Hutchesin, and the Library Comex-officio member. The Advisory Board consisted of

Marie Eason was

Miss Winnie Hiner, chairman, and Miss

Mary

Nichols, Miss Lucille Jennings, Miss

Mary Clay

Hiner,

and Mr. Boyd Coyner.

On ception.

we gave the first party of the year new formals to see the fashion show,

Friday night, September 22,

Everyone flocked

to the

gym

in

Cabinet Retreat was better than ever until

far into the night.

We

decided

Left

— we

to center

lo right:

spent a whole week-end at

programs

for

the Big-Sister-Little-Sister

Re-

drink punch, and dance.

Longwood, planning our work

each month around

specific themes,

Gerlough, Pierpont, Wenlz, Moyer, Whelchel, Gilchrist, Ettenger, Eade

such as


First

row.

Reiff,

lefl lo right Wise, Overby

SecomI row.

left

ri«ht:

lo

Eason, Yales, Cline, Thoringlon,

Hutcheson,

Nelson

From

peace, service, worship, vocational guidance, and other social questions.

year evolved Farmville,

At

"Christian Application

we upheld

the high standards of the

Christmas time

we

of the Greens, Carolling, and

in all the

Christmas splendor.

At

Y.

W.

C. A.

in

the regional meeting in

White Christmas. This year

— Miss

for the

Rice's Christmas story.

a beautiful Candlelight

Richmond, Dot Eades was elected State Chairman of

honor was symbolic of a year of splendid cooperation on the part of

and

theme

the ministers in

Christian service.

held the traditional services of the Yule Season

Hanging

these plans our

Every Phase of Living." By our cooperation with

in

the

Y.

W.

C. A. This

distinction.

T'S

funny, the difference an evening dress

We'd

can make.

been

terribly

impressed by the new

building and the Library and Shannon's, but

we saw

the Hocks of stunning girls

reception in the gym, stare.

We'd around

first

cried a

few homesick

two days and sorted out

Then

this

they

all

tears.

from morning, when

Whitehouse and

the twists

came around Friday

all

we

who came

when to the

could do was stand and

a fashion magazine or a college?

we got to school. Certainly no one They have always managed to be

trying days than our Big Sisters.

at the hours of our greatest need,

when we

Was

heard the words Big Sister-Little Sister Reception ever since

could have been sweeter to us those

for

held,

members, a year of achievement

the

all

Tea was

and

Gym

we

were

tore our hair over schedules,

just

names

until

we

till

trailed along

night,

behind

turns.

night about eight-thirty, in time to help us with the finishing touches be19


Gay Ward Brown made The turban

with a hood, and pupil

in

a star

a rust tailored dress.

Essie

Millner wore was the most striking imaginable;

who

must have been she

how

popular

sang

"It's

Funny

Pudge sang

then?

it

"To You." And

were a

style

Me" was

and Sara Keesee

the evening dresses themselves

show, with our roommates for models.

Nancy Wolfe looked formal,

Everyone but

to

beautifully,

it

Remember

started the rage.

stunning in a blue sharkskin

and Allene Overby's black

from Glamour.

Every big

sister

net

was

straight

and freshman was

looking and feeling her best.

Punch and cakes were

served,

round of introductions began

fore our official introduction to the teachers

upperclassmen.

The

glances of approval

we walked toward

as

the

ordeal of the receivmg hne

Waitmg able

—we

ments that

all

we

that

is

eyes the

less frightening.

In the

few mo-

stood before Dr. Jarman, exchanging

we

recognized

truest

and

in

him the embodiment

best in the school.

Of

course

thought Miss Nichols was a stray Sophomore

who'd wandered

given.

pick of the

parade.

We

stood

school's

the Fashion

in the

Show which

background while the

collective

but just what we'd waited

for.

The

reception

more than a get-acquainted party; we were

into the line.

Helen Wentz planned

was

ate, the

end of the hne seemed mtermin-

at the

a few words, of

and as we

a never-ending game.

and the

in their

gym somehow made

must have been eager.

we

—

wardrobe was on

Cottie Radspinner wore a

new

reversible

our best, and formed those necessary It it

was more than

was

a night of

first

was

all

at

impressions.

welcome and

"hello's";

the beginning of a pride in our school

beloved ideals which has been swelling ever

and since.

its


UR came

W.

conception of the Y.

and vague

rather meaningless

C. A. was

until the night

we

be-

a part of that organization in a service of im-

pressive simplicity.

The

strains of a

ened auditorium as

century by

Beethovan sonata

we

filled the

dark-

entered, clad in white.

We

was

fathers he

was with

not anxious for them to marry, and

great reluctance that he

took our places, candles in hand, behind the Soph-

head sadly and say the house

gram, and the ceremony began. All eyes were turned

toward the

triangle,

glowing with candles

of the threefold creed of the

Helen

—

of religion of the

European

was

the message of

president

told the story of the stranger in a tiny

village

chapel

Dot Eades,

who

there,

learned the true story of the

with

Lamps."

It

was

its

lighted

lamps.

"The Church built

in

the

it

them go one by

commotion he made

at the

As

had her place and

that each one

was lonely without

her.

he grew older, the duke began

to

he would leave behind to perpetuate

wonder what memory.

his

Finally he decided to build a church so beautiful that

away. "The Church of the Lighted

legend was told her about

Lighted

C. A.

a stirring interpretation of the inspiration

Y. She

strange

W.

a symbol

Reiff read a passage from the Bible after

the music died

Lamps"

Y.

—

let

over each one leaving home, but he would shake his

omore Commission members, who

assisted in the pro-

beautiful

ten

he loved dearly. Unlike most royal

People would smile

one.

who had

an old duke

whom

daughters

A

of the

sixteenth

it

would draw men

and he took simple

God. At

to

daughters

his

They were amazed, lamps

hang.

to

must carry will

though,

"Some

be dark and lonely,

do not come

to

it

was

the

windows.

glass

that

finished,

and admire

were no

there

In reply, he said that each person

own.

his

it,

stained

the beautiful

lines,

last

to see

worship him

God's house

corners of

if all

his sons

and daughters

appointed time."

at the

Four hundred years elapsed, and

the bronze lamps

were handed down from father

son and carefully

When

treasured.

to

the sweet-toned bells of the old

made their way up own lamp. The church

church rang, the village people the

each carrying

hill,

was nearly always

his

filled,

for

no family wished

its

corner to be dark and gloomy.

Sara Cline then gave a prayer of rededication and consecration of the

W.

Y.

C. A.

in service

and de-

The challenge was one of deep sincerity and meaning. "You who are about to become members of the Young Women's Christian Association hold unlighted lamps. The cabinet in votion to the school.

lighting these

lamps challenge you

and Christian

ice

fore

men

Grant

to Christian serv-

"Let your

that they will glorify thy

Heaven."

in

living.

that the

fire

lighted in our hearts this evening

light so shine be-

Maker which

art

which have been

may

burn brightly

evermore.

To

you, the members of the

Young Women's

Christian Association of the State Teachers College

Farmville,

at

is

allotted

the

privilege

Christian living a reality on our campus.

of

making

Will you

"

accept

And

challenge?

this

response

in

we

high task of making our

and more

As we the

room

full

dedicated ourselves lives

to

the

on the campus richer

of love.

lighted our candles their blazes illuminated in

brave and shining symbol of our dedica-


tion to a

worthwhile pursuit

listened

to

our college

in

Follow the Gleam played

the stage as

we

followed the

up the

officers

through the Colonnade into Joan Court.

We

life.

from

softly

aisle

and

The gleam

Nimmo,

Be

That Binds" were confirmation by might, not by power, but by Lord

the

"Not

of our creed:

My

Tie

Spirit, saith the

T

V^^ HE Honor Code was on the we

one when

Dr. Jarman was our guest birthday

in

tables in gleaming candlelight roses.

banquet on

at a

his

November. Longwood looked lovely with and a profusion of red

Miss Mary's birthday came

in the spring,

The

surprised her with a lovely dinner.

and

evening

of every-

returned to school, but very success-

For two months not a

fully so.

lips

;

served as ex-officio members of the council.

we

of Hosts."

president of the

othy Fischer, president of the Athletic Association,

of the candles, the reflected radiance on each up-

turned face, the singing of "Blessed

W. C. A. Marjorie House Council; and Dor-

Fades, president of the Y.

on campus, not even for chapel

freshman was

single

Their example

cuts.

proved a wonderful inspiration for us

all year.

Serving the student body were Marie Eason, presi-

Martha Meade Hardaway,

dent;

an

idea, but

this

year

ideal, a vital

girl's living here.

consciousness of our it

vice-president;

Leigh Barham,

and Caroline Eason, chairman of the

treasurer;

Campus League. More than ever each

Alice

Nelson, secretary;

Caralie

we have

and

Since

been, not an

significant

last

spring

phase of

when

has come forward and been not a background of

words, but a force recognized and respected.

Al-

ways we have had the hope that the Council would not rule and judge the school, but that each student's sense of honor would govern her actions. Aside from our guiding,

there

responsibilities

leading and

were odd tasks about school with

And

which we

assisted.

made

Lyceums.

for

of

such attractive ushers

The phantom Row

I

we

which

wasn't there did baffle even our ingenuity, however.

Representing the Senior Class were Sally Dunlap

and Lorana

Moomaw;

the

Junior Class, Marian

Heard and Jean Moyer; Sophomore Naff and Betty

Norma Wood; and

Boutchard

and

Robin

the

Class,

Freshman

Hening.

Marie Eason

a fresh

Honor Code was inaugurated

Nancy Class,

Dorothy

was a warm spring one, and we enjoyed

the beauty

Longwood with its profusion of spring flowers. We owe our success in the Circus booth enterprise entirely to Mr. Graham, who made an admirable,

of

if

not very reliable, fortune

ed attraction."

He made

teller,

and general "add-

an excellent mystic

in his

fantastic garb as he sat before his crystal ball

gazed

into

it

to

We were sur-

communications with the other world. prised at his accurate predictions in

some

instances.

Hattie Vaden's came true on that very night,

wonder and amazement of Building.

Graham

Hattie's

ever since.

though, with

all

into their future.

and

perform untold wonders and magic

been a

all

to the

second floor Senior

little

in

Our booth was

awe in

of

Mr.

demand,

our friends curious for a glimpse


Christmas brought the Student Council

party

a

serious

abandon

Marie's room, and the usual

in

too-much

We

feasting.

side

of

to

was

forgot there

our

nature

good food and

the

in

drink, fun

and Christmas celebrating.

Our honor between to

every

us,

system, a code and a

bond

and a

trust

is

a challenge

member

of our student body.

This year has proved ideal established years siring a higher

to

us

that

the

ago by those de-

standard of living on the

campus can be renewed, and can become as vital as they knew it. We've realized our aim to a large extent: that

our laws be personal, a matter of dividual honor and

trust.

We

in-

believe

that this year every student has grasped its

significance,

and has made

it

a reality

SnaleJ.

Dunlap,

lefl lo right:

Slamlhg.

left

lo

Moomaw, Hardaway.

right: Nelson, Boutchard,

Hening,

Eason, Eades,

Wood,

Nimmo

Naff, Eason,

Moye

on the campus.

S we

sat listening to

Marie Eason,

dent of the Student Body, talk to

came more and more in

us,

presi-

our feelings be-

Though we had been

inixed.

school for only a few weeks, the meaning of the

honor system had already been

Mane that

instilled in us

and

brought to us only more clearly a realization

the

solemnity

was

be valued rather than

to

feared.

Our

class

was

so large that

on three successive nights.

we

groups of three, into the Council faces of the Council

signed the pledge

Caralie Nelson led us in

Room. The

Members,

made us thrill at The realization

reverence, their belief in an ideal,

being a part of

came

that

enough.

the

We

this

system of honor.

m.ere

were

earnest

the atmosphere of

signing

to live

by

of a paper

was

not

pledge throughout

this

four years of college.

The signing was over, Honor code had just

the to

but our living

begun.

We

in

terms of

were anxious

follow the example of the upper-classmen, and to

prove our worthiness of their

trust.


_ÂŤ;:

-*ÂŤahi?' Lefi

to

right:

Phillips,

Her, classman;

treasurer

Jennings,

Lybroolt, vice-pr. sident

OW

could

;

we

Miss

president;

Agnew,

secretary

ever forget that

day

in

September when the Class of '43 descended on Farmville.

We certainly weren't lacking in numbers,

but then even the knowledge that each of us had

some three hundred "fellow

sufferers"

was no com-

pensation for the rather bewildered, frightened feelings that

It

made

us wish that

home and

family weren't

away!

so far

wasn't long

having

first

class

till

we began

to feel at

home, and

meetings brought the feeling of

"really belonging."

We

felt

honored and very, very

when Miss Her became our classman; and with her we chose Betsy Jennings, president; Dickie Lybrook, vice-president; Lillian Agnew, secretary; fortunate

and Charlotte

Phillips, treasurer, to lead us through

the year.

This year has taught us many

things,

and looking

back on the mingled joys and sorrows of a wonderful year,

we

look forward to

new

opportunities.


Mary Frances Adams Lillian Agnew Nancye Allen Doris Alvis

Irma Anderson

Florence Andrews Betty Mae Ayers Betty Baldwin

Harriet Ball Betty Barnes Letha Barnes

Anne Barnett

May Bartlett Katherine Beaton Alice Belote Nellie Brooke Benton

Sally Benton Elizabeth Bernard Gloria Berry

Lenore Bishop

Geraldine Beckner

Nancy Bondurant Eleanor Boothe Betty Boutchard

Mary Frances Bowles Margaret Bowling Elizabeth Bowman Peggy Lou Boyette

Helen Briggs Mary Elizabeth Brinkley Alice Britt

Edna Brown

Mary Alice Bryant Ann Burgwyn Gertrude Burwell Terry Buyers


Virginia Campfield

Caroline Cannaday Jane Carr

Dorothy Childress

Imogen Claytor Pauline Clements Alice Cohoon Carroll Costello

Ann Covington Dorothy Crute Sara Currie

Llewellyn Custis

Helen Delong Margaret Darby Lucy Davis Mallory Davis

Marie Davis Virginia Davis

Helen Dawson Dorothy Deacon

Antoinette Dew

Dodl Bertha Draine Barbara Drewry

Patricia

Alice Duncan

Ellen Ebel

Gwen Edwards Emma Frances Elam

Ann Ellett Helen Engleman Phyllis Farmer

Dearing Fauntleroy

Eleanor Feagons Marjorie Felts Eleanor Folk. Margaret Anne Foreman


Ruth Fraughnaugh Helen Rose Frazier Beatrice Furniss Betsy Moore

Jennette Giovannoni Eloise Golladay Sarah Massie Goode Pauline Gough

Lilly Beck Gray

Charlotte Greeley Eulys Greenall Roberta Grigg

Ruth Guinn Jeanne Hall Nina Lee Hall

Martha Hammock

Ruth Handley Ashley Hannah Bobbie Hannah Jacqueline Hardy

Betty Page Harper Sue Harper

Gay Harris Lois Harrison

Mary Harvie Jean Hatton Ruth Hening Lottie Herald

Hallie Hillsman

Anne Holland Lynnette Honeycutt Lena Hubbard

Ellen Hudgins Grace Hutcheson Ella Hutchinson Jane Hutchinson


Cynthia James Betsy Jennings Miriam Jester Marian Jones

NuLTiE Johns Frances Kash

Kunz

Baylis

Betty Laird

Emily Lankes

Sarah Lawson

Margaret Lovins Juanita Leftwich

Helen Lewis Camilla Ligon Eveline Looney Leona Lybrook

Marjorie McAllister Betty McConnell Elizabeth McCoy Eliza McDaniel

Katherine McDaniel Frances Mallory Aline Markland Ann Marshall

Catherine May

Ora Mayo Eleanor Messick Carolyn Minnick

Margaret Mish Ruth Moger Louise

Moody

Ann Moore

Bridget Gentile

Pauline Moore Opal Nelson

Dorothy Newcome


Gloria Niemeyer

Ada

Nuchols Margaret O'Farrell

C.

Mildred Ottinger

Betsy

Owen Sarah

Wade Owen

Irma Page

Ruth Palmer

Mariam Papas Louise Parcell Frances Parham Catherine Parrish

Agnes Patterson Betty Perry Charlotte Persinger Charlotte Phillips

Aggie Pierce

Ella Marsh Pilkinton Frances Powell Jane Pratt

Anne

Price

Katherine E. Price Katherine H. Price Nell Pritchett

Gladys Rash

Amy Read Betty Reid Eva Rhodes

Anne Rogers Rosalie Rogers Elaine Ross Virginia Rose

Caroline Rouse Nancy Sale Jane Saunders Nancy Saunders


Ann Sawyer Ann Beale Scott Eleanor Scott Ellen Scott

Jane Scott Stella Scott Jeanne Sears Alice Seebert

Elizabeth Sexton Dawn Shanklin

Ruth Shumate Edith Sibold

Jane Lee Sink Beverly Smith Doris Smith

Dorothy Smith

EsTELLE Smith

Ethelyn Smith Jeraldine Smith

Ada Snyder

Katherine Spencer Lois Jane Steidtmann JoicE Stoakes

Elsie Stossel

May Taylor Mildred Taylor Barbara Tripp Betty Mae Tyler

Shirley Turner Doris Vaughan Jane Waller

Mary Stuart Walmsley

Ann Ware Jeanne Warwick

Marget Watkins Emily Wescott


Norma Lee West Barbara White Nell White

Ann Reese Whitlow

Ruth Wiley Daphne Williams Mary Anne Williams Mary Willson

Wolfe Worley Geraldine Wortham

Elizabeth

Virginia

Winifred Wright

Betty Youngberg

HELEN uh

.

."

and

LEWIS,

that's

from Roanoke, Virginia,

about as far as

history as the most confusing

We

ever got.

am

That

a seditious, sciolistic sign-off will

any freshman was ever made

can laugh now, but, oh, the mortification of those ghastly bathing caps

dining hall ling.

we

was

in

an uproar when

The days dragged

out, with

we

appeared,

in

!

.

.

surely go

.

.

uh

down

to learn.

On

that

dreaded day, the

clashing colors and black stockings, our rat traps dang-

never-ending persecution, and

we

all

developed lovely

inferiority

com-

plexes.

At Courts.

"Wiggle."

the .

.

night

.

All

we

faced the screeching sophomores, their white sheets ghostly

Betty Youngberg was "Maizie" on an average of

Peace was restored

hail to the

Sophomores!

at

fifty

times a day,

in the

darkness of Little Rat

and Cynthia gave

lessons in

Big Rat Court, and Helen Rose Frazier was voted the "best Rat."


sSiP^ Lcfl

to

Dodson,

Overbey,

right:

Lucy,

president;

E'VE

—

Engleby,

r-president;

treasurer;

Miss Royall,

relary;

loved

cU

novelty

the

being

of

downtown for breakfast, the delights of Rat Week, and the privileges that come with moving up a class. Dodson made the finest Sophomores

we

president

going

could have chosen; and working with

her was Allene Overbey, vice-president, and Jane

Engleby, treasurer. after Christmas,

Betty Lucy,

was replaced

who

didn't return

as secretary

by Nancy

Dupuy. Things have been somewhat new each of

it

new all,

experience has

made

this year,

us feel

and we look back proudly on Circus

stunts,

productions, hockey and basketball games, and other happenings which have fine spirits,

over

now

made

cooperation and loyalty.

— we

but

more a part

this

many

year one of

Two

years are

are really upperclassmen, anticipating

our added responsibilities and privileges.


Geraldine Collier ACKISS

Alexander

Jacquelyn Allen

Peggy Allen

Roanoke, Virginia

Portsmouth, Virginia

Farmville, Virginia

Mary Prince Arnold

Fredna Elizabeth Armfield

Virginia

Newport News, Virginia

Charlotte Grey Andrews

Waverly, Virginia

Petersburg, Virginia

Betsy Austin Blacksburg, Virginia

Oldtown, Virginia

Eleanor Anne Ayers

Frances Bailey

Roanoke, Virginia

Winston-Salem, N. C.

Virginia Sutherlin

Mariam

Iris

Baird

Roanoke, Virginia

Agnes Barlow

Roanoke, Virginia

Smithfield, Virginia

The

Island, Virginia

Barlow

Elizabeth Thomas Barrett

West

Roanoke, Virginia

Elizabeth Louise

Barksdale

Martha Ann Baldwi>

Beverly,

Virginia


Pauline Antoinette Barrett

Ethel Lemoine

Mary Klare Beck

Margaret Bellus

Beasley

Butterworth, Virginia

Farmville, Virginia

Newsoms, Virginia

Petersburg, Virginia

Doris Bishop

Elizabeth Boatwright

Catherine Bodine

Alpha Christine

Roanoke, Virginia

New

Bowling Green, Virginia

Canton, Virginia

Booth Vinton, Virginia

Anne Colgate

Jane Bowen

Mildred Ann Bowen

Ann Bradshaw

BOSWELL

Lynchburg, Virginia

Farmville, Virginia

Hampton, Virginia

Gay Ward Brown

Margaret Anne Bunting

Katherine Burge

Hughes BURNHAM

Lynchburg, Virginia

Roanoke, Virginia

Appomattox, Virginia

Lynchburg, Virginia

Petersburg, Virginia

Virginia


Lena Butterworth

Josephine Canada

Harriet Cantrell

Dinwiddle, Virginia

Lennig, Virginia

Roanoke, Virginia

Annie Marie Cardwell Concord Depot, Virginia

Sarah Blanche Carper

Elizabeth Jane Carrington

Elizabeth Jane Carter

Roanoke, Virginia

Burkeville, Virginia

Roanoke, Virginia

Dotty Chapman

Florence Yvonne Cheape

Rocky Mount,

Anne

Josephine

Chelf

Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia

Martha Frances Cobb

Mary Ann Cobb

Richmond, Virginia

Wachapreague, Virginia

Sara Carter

B lairs,

Virginia

Sara Frances Cline Roanoke, Virginia

Culpeper, Virginia

Minnie Frances Cob DrevvryviUe, Virginia

Alice Marie Coberly Petersburg, Virginia


Alice Cogburn

Ayles Coleman

Roanoke, Virginia

Vinton, Virginia

Marie Crowder Stony Creek, Virginia

Emma

Nahrea

Irby

Coleman

Crewe, Virginia

Louise Crowgey

Nette Davis

Wytheville, Virginia

Courtland, Virginia

Martha Cottrell Richmond, Virginia

Powell Dawley

Virginia

Norfolk, Virginia

Henrietta Dawson Lodge, Virginia

Mae Carman Hawthorne,

Mary Frances Dix

Desaix

New

Berryville, Virginia

Jersey

Mary Katherine Dodson Norfolk, Virginia

Betty Lee Downing

Sue Teaford Dunlap

Newport News, Virginia

Lexington, Virginia

Beatrice Dunton Cape 36

Charles, Virginia

Nancy Reid Dupuy Greensboro, N. C.


May Evans

Caroline Rennie Eason

Thelma Louise

Jane Engleby

Echols

Roanoke, Virginia

Concord Depot, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Blackstone, Virginia

Texie Belle Felts

Caroline Ferguson

Virginia Bliss

Margaret Kent

Boykins, Virginia

Chatham, Virginia

Mabel Beatrice Garland Wake,

Virginia

Virginia

FOWLKES

Ffianklin

Danville, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Lillian Frances

Irma Graff

Elizabeth Gunter

German

Roanoke, Virgmia

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Dorothy Mae Hahn

Jean Addison Hall

LuELLA Byrd Hall

Miriam Vion Hanvey

Charlottesville, Virginia

Windsor, Virginia

Hallwood, Virginia

Portsmouth, Virginia


Stella Hogan

Winifred Virginia

Harman

Harrell

Roanoke, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Carolyn Gushing Harvey

Dorothy Ann

Curdsville, Virginia

Phoebus, Virginia

Catherine

Frances Ellen

Hawthorne

HOBACK

Hastings

Ada Moore Harris Richmond, Virginia

Richlands, Virginia

Louise Luttrell

Haydon

Margaret Elizabeth Hughes

Callao, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Virginia

5etty Cleo Hawkins

Helen Marie Hawkins

Roanoke, Virginia

Culpeper, Virginia

Madge Horne Tazewell, Virginia

Kenbridge, Virginia

Edna Harris Clarksville,

Polly Hughes Lynchburg, Virginia

Sue Howell Shawnee

Mill, Virginia

Arlene Guthrie

Hunt Nathalie,

Virginia


Nell Hurt

Jane Lee Hutcheson

Roanoke, Virginia

Farmville, Virginia

Sally Virginia

Imogen Hutter

Hutchinson

Lynchburg, Virginia

Norfolk, Virginia

Elizabeth Hope Jennings

Dorothy Lavinia Johnson

Sarah Bunton Jollett

Madisonville, Virginia

Suffolk, Virginia

Stanardsville, Virginia

Polly Carroll Keller

Margaret Kennett

Patsy Jean Kilby

Hardy, Virginia

Toano, Virginia

Elies

Rebecca Jones

Buffalo Junction, Virginia

Staunton,

Gladys Virginia Jones Concord Depot, Virginia

Virginia

Gene Hardy Kilmon

Dorothy Lawrence

Onancock, Virginia

Salem, Virginia

Eloise Grey Layman

New

Castle, Virginia

Doris Lee Newport News, Virginia


Mary Elizabeth Lewis

Hannah Lindamood

Mildred Ligon

Stony Creek, Virginia

Clarksville, Virginia

Danville, Virginia

Velma Rebecca LOWRY St.

Eugenia Penn Loyd

Betty Lucy

Roanoke, Virginia

Roanoke, Virginia

Albans, West Virginia

Barbara McCaskill Ontario,

Canada

Helen Long St.

Paul, Virginia

Shirley Anderson

McCalley Richmond, Virginia

Jane Frances McGinnis

Helen McGuire

Aggie Louise

Mann

Roanoke, Virginia

Petersburg, Virginia

Dorothy Elizabeth Mayes

Martha Alice Mayton

Marian Virginia Mitchell

Stony Creek, Virginia

Petersburg, Virginia

Reedville, Virginia

Roanoke, Virginia

Sue

J.

Marshall

Victoria, Virginia


Emily Flynt Moore

Nancy Hodnett Moore

Mildred Lovell

Moore Sutherlin, Virginia

Chatham, Virginia

Rocky Mount, N. C.

Hattie Cleveland

Reedville, Virginia

Mary Anna Mottley

Nancy Fahey Naff

Farmville, Virginia

Roanoke, Virginia

Vinton, Virginia

LUCRECE NiEMEYER

Ethel Blanche Oast

Martha Allene

Portsmouth, Virginia

Portsmouth, Virginia

Overby

Josephine

Newman

Morris

Josephine Nicol Gaithersburg,

Maryland

Evelyn Inez Pankey Arvonia, Virginia

Chatham, Virginia

Elizabeth

Ann

Parker Portsmouth, Virginia

Mary

Virginia Parker

Homeville, Virginia

Ruby Mae Parsons

ESTELLE PaULETTE

CuUen, Virginia

South Hill, Virginia


Martha Elizabeth

Mary Martha Peery

Mary Anne Pettit

Peerman

Tazewell, Virginia

Fork Union, Virginia

Rebekah Louise Phillips Hampton, Virginia

Danville, Virginia

BiLLIE PiTTMAN

Katherine Powell

Lucie Ellen Powell

Katherine Lee Pugh

Courtland, Virginia

Wachapreague, Virginia

Union Level, Virginia

Phenix, Virginia

Virginia Beverley

Catherine Louise Radspinner

Eugenia Elizabeth Ramsey

Elizabeth Rapp

Purkins Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Drewryvilie, Virginia

Tampa,

Florida

OzA Pollard Eva Reid

RiDGEWAY

Mary Jane Ritchie

Martha Roberts

"armville, Virginia

South Boston, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Norton, Virginia


Frances Brown ROSEBRO

Ellen Royall

Alice Virginia Rudd

Tazewell, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Hilton Village, Virginia

Roanoke, Virginia

Catherine Clyde Saunders

Harriet Jones Scott Orange, Virginia

Rocky Mount,

Virginia

Sara Elizabeth

Mary Lou Shannon

Seward

Richmond, Virginia

Midlothian, Virginia

Norfolk, Virginia

Elizabeth Shelburne

Louisa Frazer San FORD

Ethelyn Shepherd Guinea

Jean Winifred

Shulkcum Mills, Virginia

Margaret Ann Smith Covington, Virginia

Roanoke, Virginia

Frances Dupuy Snell

Judith Isabell Spinner

Dorothy Sprinkle

Jean Elizabeth Steel

Phenix, Virginia

Petersburg, Virginia

Buchanan, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia


Louisa Stephenson

Mary

Louise Sterrett

Frances Stoutamire

Eloise B.

Sumner

Vanderpool, Virginia

Rockbridge Baths, Va.

Salem, Virginia

Baskerville, Virginia

Elizabeth Virginia summerfield

Florence Georgia Thierry

Marie Louise

LeReine Harriet

Thompson

Thornton

Roanoke, Virginia

Roanoke, Virginia

South Hill, Virginia

Atlantic, Virginia

Evelyn Byrd TlMBERLAKE

Elizabeth Bryan

Helen Travis

Lucy Turnbull

Townsend

Lynchburg, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Ella Marie Utt

Edith Atkinson Vassar

Richmond, Virginia

Frances

Ann Turner

Richmond, Virginia

Petersburg, Virginia

Lilian

Ann Turner

Roanoke, Virginia

Keysville, Virginia

Blackstone, Virginia

Lillian Elizabeth

Sadie Rebecca

Vaughan

Marjorie Louise Vick

Wahab

Buriceville, Virginia

Branchville, Virginia

Norfolk, Virginia

Harriette Brown

Walker Richmond, Virginia


Mary Virginia Walker Guinea

Mills, Virginia

Josephine Roane

Elizabeth Selden

Helen M. Wentz

Ware

Warner

Schoolfield, Virginia

Dunnsville, Virginia

Tappahannock, Virginia

Mary Owens West

Eleanor Miller

Whitfield

Portsmouth, Virginia

White

Handsoms, Virginia

Margaret Sue

May McNeil Wertz Roanoke, Virginia

Lmden, Virginia

Virginia

Mae

Whitfield Handsoms, Virginia

May Turner Winn

Ellen Whitehead Chatham, Virginia

Anne

C.

Williams

Chatham, Virginia

Peggy French Williams Blacksburg, Virgmia

Jacqueline Byrd

Winslow

Isabel Jane

Witt

Dorothy Lee Wood

Northwest, Virginia

Farmville, Virginia

Morrison, Virginia

Norma Kensol\'ing

Wood

Margaret Madison Wright

Mary Katherine Zehmer

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Roanoke, Virginia

Edith Mary

Wood

Petersburg, Virginia


^ votion, lege.

y

HERE

who have It is to

are

among

us leaders

whose years here have been

of de-

Alpha Kappa Gamma offers its membership and its may become more lofty and their lives more conleadership which has made our school all that it is.

these girls that

inspiration, that their ideals

secrated to the constructive

Martha Meade Hardaway, Dorothy Eades, Helen were our

full

given the best of their talent to further the interests of the col-

officers.

The

following were active

members:

Reiff,

and Francis Alvis,

Doris Chesnut,

Rosa

Courter, Marie Eason, Frances Leigh Ellett, Dorothy Fischer, Patricia Gibson,

Graham Gilchrist, Jane Hardy, Helen Jeffries, Johnny Lybrook, Anna Maxey, Jean Moyer, Caralie Nelson, Marjorie Nimmo, Jane Powell, Ruth Lea

Ollie

Purdum, Jane Royall,

Our

Isabel Williamson, Eliza

faculty advisers

Warwick Wise.

were Miss Adele Hutchinson, Miss Grace Moran, and Miss Minnie V. Rice.

Associate members were Miss Carolyn Cogbill, Miss

Olive T. Her, Miss Grace E. Mix, Miss

Mary

Mary Clay

Hiner, Miss Winnie V. Hiner, Miss

Nichols, and Miss Florence Stubbs.

The honorary members were Miss Lula A. Andrews, Miss Adele Clark, Miss Mary White Cox, Mrs. Anna Hyatt Huntington, Mr. Archer Milton Huntington,

Charles Hall Davis, Miss Ellen Glasgow, Mrs.

Dr. Joseph L. Jarman, and Mrs. Maria Bristoe Starke.

The

activities of the

year have been wide-spread

—

a Regional Convention held in

November

South Carolina, our Circus, the Faculty-Student basketball game, and the Family Album.

Moran was president Alumnae Magazine.

of the

Alumnae

Lafl

Association

in

connection with which

we

published the

at

Columbia,

Miss Grace

first

Farmville

to right: Miss Rice, Hardy, Eason, Elletl, Miss Royall, Powell, Miss Hutchinson, Nimmo, Chesnut, Hardaway. Wise, Williamson, Miss Moran, Alvis, Purdum, Lybrook, Reiff. Nelson, Fischer, Eades


all

way from

the

the ancient Indian dances to the

latest steps in jitterbugging!

Another

"Gay

swift

change of scene and we were

at a

Nineties" circus, complete with bleachers and

Remember Peggy

peanut and pop corn barkers.

"Coming Through

Bellus singing

Cogburn

riding a bicycle,

Honors went

the tight rope?

Rye," Alice

the

and Sara Cline walking to the

sophs for the

best stunt of the night.

ITH of the

sored

balconies sagging under the weight

many eager spectators, the 939 Circus, by Alpha Kappa Gamma, began with a I

into a

"Big Tent"

in

posts,

no time

a circus in miniature.

Shall

we

dances or Chubby Heard singing

They

last

scene,

by the wit-

nessed the feud between the Nortons and the

Mc-

gym

presented

up

"You Great

Big

their

patrons, seated at tables, they traced dancing styles

"them mountings."

hanging on the old apple "Izzie"

in that

"Tee Bowen, when "Maury rope

For the entertainment of

into

Coys, which ended with "Widder Norton's" lover

in

tree.

We

laughed

at

miserable blonde wig and "Pappy,'

"

ever forget those

quickly changed the scene to a

night club for negroes.

the

bang.

Beautiful Doll"?

The Freshmen

for

We

transforming the at all.

were elevated

Seniors, high

Juniors rushed out to the center of the floor and be-

gan hamm.ering down

We

spon-

but we almost collapsed Mahone came sliding down that

in that hat, "

the middle of the feud

Amid

the cheers of the spectators.

Ring Master,

Hattie Vaden, crowned Virginia Policy queen of the Circus!


OLF

made

quite a hit this year with the fair

damsels of S. T. C. Fall and spring you could find us anytime "putting" on the green at

Winter didn't dampen our practiced inside

!

We

Golf Association, which of

its

kind in the

new

the

state.

is

thought

to

we had were

all

we

a Winter

be the only one

never

was once our

Mr. Carroll Brown,

has given us excellent training

little bit;

this year,

One would

golf headquarters

locker room.

tournaments

one

spirits

organized

Longwood.

know

that

bare, unused

golf professional,

Those

the year.

loads of fun, and the prizes

were wonderful. The long spring afternoons on the green at

Longwood

remember

are fun to

—Wentz

and made merry

army

cots for the night.

wasps had selected the

we

place before too.

in

her golf outfit, Jackie and her special club,

for the fact that

Longwood

in

We

had

inter-class

the

Supper was

new

girls

we were A. A.

almost ran us out, except

girls!

quite a full athletic

program

we sponsored

this year.

the annual

hockey games, archery, basketball, volley

ping-pong, tennis,

naments.

our

Our

swimmmg, and

varsity basketball

baseball tour-

games were

thrilling

affairs.

Courier, Miss Her, Borden, Fischer, Gibs.

(o r.-g/if;

Mary

the freshmen their introduction

September,

Fischer introduced each

them.

off to

that a family of

third floor for their lodging

The wasps

Besides golf tournaments,

ball,

seemed

blisters.

The A. A. gave to

did.

It

They probably would have succeeded

tc/i

Jane and her

A delicious "snack"

until midnight.

was devoured rapidly and then we were

swell,

and President Dot

member and

it

of the council to

wasn't long before

joined with us in singing the school

who

can't shine with a

hockey

stick

but can

really manipulate one of those tricky "pick-up sticks"

on Saturday

On

night.

thing from parlor

these nights

games

we played

to volley ball.

every-

Those

tasty

refreshments sent us to bed with a satisfied feeling

songs.

Longwood was

Semi-monthly "play nights" have been wonderful for us

the center of attraction again for

the over-night party for the council.

We

danced

within and a

little

wish

day "play nights."

in

our hearts for more Satur-


HE

smell of burning leaves, the briskness

autumn winds brought hockey season once more.

of

Red-and- White was the triumphant winner

Nimmo was

Marjorie

Pilkinton,

Thanksgiving the hockey

and

practice

battle.

And

field

wasn't

But we thanked her

ter!

From September

for

and Mary game was upon

it

us.

was

the scene

Shirley Stephens

to

Roberts was

of

the class

Marge a taskmaswhen the William We won a 34-19

tournament, captured by

Tennis was definitely popular, with more than ever entering the

hockey manager, and Ella

assistant.

fall

Red-and-White.

in color-

rush and the interclass games.

Marsh

gan with the annual

in

games

fall

managed

girls

and spring tournaments. the schedules.

Martha

charge of volley ball, and managed the latter part of February.

season was a credit to the Hi^O Peggy Hughes, manager. There was

The swimming Club and an

to

interclass

meet,

and

then,

March,

in

the

Telegraphic meet, the biggest event of the year.

victory.

Basketball was the highlight of the winter season,

and Chlotilde Jarman made a competent manager,

Wade Owen

with Sara

course Green-and-White and

24-24.

Life-saving emblems were

the year,

"There

as her assistant.

Red-and-White

Of tied,

awarded during

and water-polo games conducted between

classes.

will at

be general practice

five."

And

practice they did

and

for the interclass

ruary ninth for that to

at four o'clock

—

varsity games.

we packed

the

team off

and

varsity

literal

Then on Febto

New

York

most exciting of experiences, the annual

New

Panzer,

York.

34

trip

We

lost to

Hofstrau, but defeated

12.

The

schedule included East

to

Radford, Harrisonburg, and William and Mary.

Sunday afternoons found Helen Seward, Archery Manager, and Nell Hurt, her

wood

Jarman,

Hughes, Nimmo, Mcllwaine

SeconJ

assistant,

with their targets, ready for practice.

First row. Ufl lo right:

roIl>,

SewOwen, Roberts

left to right:

ard, Stephens.

Minor

long and hard,

at

Long-

Fun

be-

sports weren't so minor this year in the

sense of the word,

and Helen Wentz the

limelight,

in

Golf especially had

with the Winter Golf Association.

Mr. Carroll Brown gave in the

with Helen Mcllwaine

charge.

new

lessons in a

basement of the school. There were

golf

room

too, ping-

pong, badminton, and baseball.

And always on Saturdays, play-nights, thanks to Owen such bridge games we had. From the

Sue

—

game made our

most exciting basketball checker rounds, sports

to

the

year.

play-night


We

chose Barrie at his best

"Dear Brutus"

for our fall play

in presenting

on November

19.

John Pancake, Bob Engle, Keith Eubank,

Lex

Allison,

and Tedo Savage, from

den-Sydney took

male

leads.

The

Hampgirls in

were Jane McGinnis, Jerry Smith,

the play

Peggy

the

Peggy Watkins,

Bellus, Sara Currie,

and Dot Eades.

"The but

fault,

dear Brutus,

in ourselves, that

the play unfolded,

we

we saw

not in our stars

is

As

are underlings." this

theme develop

the irrevocable truth that weaknesses of character account for our failures. If a second chance, life?

We

you were given

what would you make of your

saw each person, discontent with

his

Alexander Allison

'OOKING on

we

it,

back

realized

that,

hard and tedious though they were, those long hours spent at rehearsals or be-

hind

were

scenes

the

among

the most fascinat-

known

ing we've

at

col-

lege.

Remember when we were

apprentices

weeks of work, the

—

the

strug-

gles over apprentice plays,

and

There were

ination? to

choose

Ufl

—

eight departments

from which

costuming, makeup, lighting, acting, stag-

ing, properties, business,

the departments

and music.

The heads

of

were Marian Heard, acting; Dell

Warren, staging; Helen

Jeffries,

lighting;

Anna

Maxey, costuming; Myra Smith and Blair Goode, makeup; Sudie Dunton, properties; Jerry Hatcher, music; and Mary Walker Mitchell, business. They, the leaders of the eight departments,

Stephens,

and Shirley

Mary Mahone, Margaret Wright, secretary; Mary

president

vice-president;

of

the

club;

Walker Mitchell, treasurer; and Miss Wheeler made up the executive board which governed the club.

to

Currie, Engle. Allison, Eades, Savage, Bellus, Watkins,

righl:

McGir

dreadful exam-

that

lot,

and

go into the shadowy forest on Midsummer's night return,

no happier than he had gone.

The spring play presented on March first, was "The Circle," by the modern playwright, Somerset Maugham. Jane McGinnis was Lady Kitty, divorced wife of Clive Champion-Cheney, played by

Lex

Allison.

Jean Hatton was Elizabeth, discon-

tented wife of Arnold, played by Keith Eubank.

Elizabeth's lover, with

whom

she

is

about to elope,

was Teddy Luton, played by Bob Engle. Anna, Elizabeth's friend, was played by Peggy Bellus, Johnny Pancake was Lord Porteus, and the parts of the

maid and

butler

Barham and Alex

were played by Alice Leigh

Jones.


N our

first

November

m

appearance

came

seventh the

symbol of our new and dignified formally installed.

With

rank as the leading class

this act

in

the occasion for

gowns which were

school,

a

we

Powell, whose

accepted our

and pledged ouron

"setting the

the task of

ing;

They marched

the aisle with us that night, dressed in white,

carrying our caps.

campus, and an enlightened attitude of leadership

Ours was

down

status as Seniors,

selves to higher aims, a fuller life in the activities

and guidance.

part of every Senior's year.

vital

and

The

way: Jane

was Betty Lee Down-

whose

Wise,

Eliza

"little

sister"

Meade Hardaway

was

Martha

Following these were

Overbey.

Allene

officers led the

"little sister"

with Yates Carr, and Dorothy

Eades with Elizabeth Carter.

example."

Perhaps we didn't come

the full realization

to

The

Officers Led the

Way

then of the significance and importance of that occasion.

We

showed outwardly

that

we were

im-

mensely proud of our standing, but down inside did

we

and

fully sense the trust

Were we aware

given us with the honor? that

somewhere

younger and us as

in the

less

student

experienced,

we had looked

responsibility that

body

of the fact

were

there

who would

to Seniors

was

those,

look up to

when we were

fresh-

men? Each

of us

had chosen

help us during the year

in

"little sisters"

who were

to

those services which are a

The "Madam" — Officially

President

Mr.

Mac

was busy with

our seats on the front rows.

Dr. Jarman, dressed invocation.

Then

in his

Dr. Jarman,

who

kneeling Senior.

As

to

other entered.

After

After

arose.

little sister

placed

it

seated,

While

quiet

presented the cap

on the head of the

one couple all

we were

academic robes, gave the

seniors

the

music was played, each

camera as we took

his

left

of the one

the stage, an-

hundred and

twenty-three had been given their caps, Dr. Jarman

spoke on

"The

"

Responsibilities of Being a Senior.

was one we've remembered during

His

talk

this

year with

its

fullness of activities, of

hard-won triumphs.

the year,

work, of


cS V_^ VERYONE, company

the

of

almost everyone, enjoys

or

good books but never manages

read enough or as extensively as she'd like

to. It

to

was

for the purpose of encouraging extra-curricular read-

and

ing

stimulate creative writing and a more com-

to

plete mastery of the English language that

Thorn was founded on our campus honor society its

name

in

Beorc

1935.

Old English

the three

rune letters

its

up

members

our

are

or

interest

creative writing, the

Parker, Frances Pope,

Powell,

Mary

Dorothy

study

literary

in

Mary

Marshall

Ann

Carrington Power, Prosise,

Jane

Rollins,

Mitchell, Lor-

Elizabeth

Dorothy

Rosenberger,

Martha Anne Saunders, Marion Shelton, Lorraine Swingle, Lucy Turnbull, Jean Watts, and

Wertz. The

officers are

Mary Walker

We

Marian Shelton,

Mitchell,

Courtney, secretary;

stu-

are majoring or minoring in English with

high averages, other students of outstanding ability, talent,

Allene Overbey,

Dorothy Rollins,

Those who make

Mary Mahone,

Meacham, Mary Walker

Moomaw,

An

are pledged, and to inspire and discipline

who

ana

Robbins,

its efforts.

dents

Ernestine

Jane

BMP,

symbolize the quest for literature for which

to

members

Lybrook, Martha McCorkle,

nie

Eh

English, the organization chose for

in

beth Kent, Rachel Kibler, Roberta Latture, John-

Lois

vice-president;

Barbee,

May

president;

Thelma and

treasurer,

historian.

meet once a month

to

enjoy literature and to

plan programs for the advancement and enjoyment of

good books.

Delightful programs are presented,

or

and faculty members of

English Department.

Members

this

year included Rachael Abernathy, Lois

Barbee, Evelyn Burford, Anita Carrington,

Doris Chesnut, Jean Clarke,

First

ron.,

P,osise,

Icfl

lo

Howell, Hall,

right:

KenI,

Walls,

Thelma

Rollins,

Jolliffe,

Shellon

Second row, gle,

Johnson, Swin-

left to right:

Carrington, Powell, Harden, Mitchell

Third row.

left

to

right:

Lybrook. Clark,

McCorkle, Mr. Grainger

Courtney, Carolyn Ford, Mrs. Frances Walmsley

Gee,

Louise

Hall,

Marion

Harden,

Caroline

Harvey, Marjorie Holt, Virginia Howell, Helen Jeffries,

Anna

Johnson,

Mary Jane

Jolliffe,

Eliza-

with members of the society participating.

grams

and the reading and discussion of current

One

The

consist of the reading of creative literary

pro-

work

literature.

of the most interesting discussions this year

was


latest novel,

Miss Mary Hiner of John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath," and a summary of

the author's

life.

the report of

At

our February meeting, the members of the so-

and discussed Daphne de Mauner's "Jamaica Inn," Ellen Glasgow's "Barren Ground," and West's "All Passion Spent," and other books

which were being read or had

members

been read by

just

Eh Thorn, work

for the acquiring of

three higher degrees of

membership begins.

Creative writing

and

mittee, it

is

if

the

life

and works

is

found

in

"The

Recognition

to illustrate the criticisms.

his

However,

learned in January that Mr. Frost was seriously

we ill

as

Robert Frost," and Allene Overbey reviewed

and would be forced

Eh Thorn

Beorc

to cancel the

engagement.

recognizes not only the literary

achievements of students but gives

its

support to the

publication of the college magazine, offering prizes at the

of the organization.

After a student becomes a member of

Beorc

of

poem, "Snow,"

ciety criticized

various

of his

end of each year

for the best

poem, short

story.

^

submitted to the com-

work

is

considered worthy,

submitted to the group for a vote.

This year Marian Shelton was granted the first

degree of membership for her short story,

"Her

Spirit Lives,"

which she presented

She has

February meeting.

the

several

short

"Solved by

stories,

Dust,"

Firii

row.

poems,

at

also written

and

essays

"Quick Work,"

"A

Barbee,

Pope,

left

lo

right:

Abernalhy. Kibler, Overbey

Second

run., /e/l lo right:

enberger,

Courtney, Ros-

Mahone, Harvey, Weriz

Snowy Evening," "Paul," and "Dust." Mary Walker Mitchell and Mary Mahone also received the

first

for the

degree of membership for creative work done

"Colonnade" and "Rotunda." Helen Reiff

and Marian Harden, former members, received the first

degree of membership for their creative writing.

and essay published Kitty Roberts

"Let

No

it

was learned

modern American

poet,

under Beorc

Eh Thorn

program on

his

life

that

was

to

Robert Frost, the

come

sponsorship,

and

Courtney summarized the

literary

to our

we

works.

criticisms

campus

centered a

Thelma

and discussions

the

in

Bird Call"; Margaret Black

contest for her

"Letters

went

Each

Call."

the

its

visit

campus.

magazine.

girl

Last year

the poetry prize for her

short story prize

For

When

won

to

won

poem,

the essay

From Abroad," and

the

Harriet Cantrell for "Police

received a five-dollar prize.

big annual event Beorc

Eh Thorn

sponsors

of an outstanding literary personality to the

Under

its

auspices

Nancy Byrd Turner,

John Erskine, Richard Haliburton, and Dr. James McBryde have visited Farmville and enriched our literary experience greatly by their messages.


the Junior class

Rosa Courter and Marion Wor-

sham.

Although Red and White carried Juniors held up their end.

decked

in the

squeals as

anxious toes

we

to see

"Odd's"

colors.

the day, the

Building was

There were excited

raced from one buildmg to another,

who came

m

ahead

at

each one.

Our

were stepped on, our shms smashed, but we

didn't feel a thing.

We

Everyone gathered noon

Junior

to

were numb with excitement.

at the

hockey

field that after-

watch the Seniors and Juniors, and the

Sophomores and Freshmen scored a triumph

feated the Freshmen.

2-0,

battle

it

out.

The

Seniors

and the Sophomores de-

Rat caps were

the fashion be-

tween Thanksgiving and Christmas.

That

night

victories: a

we watched

the Seniors celebrate their

triumphant march downtown, and their

colors draped high on Shannon's awnings.

what It

E The ing

—was

rain

thought the day would never come!

traditional date

cancelled

was not going

that brought

— Monday

to abate.

glory for

mob, a moment of

before Thanksgiv-

when we saw Finally

that a drizzling it

came

Red and White. An

tense silence

—and

day

a

excited

then trium-

phant red-and-white from the Rotunda, Old Library,

Student and Senior Buildings. the front

lawn

after lunch,

All of us Hocked

and the cheers

for

to

Red

and White and Green and White were loud and long.

When

the halls

the bell rang for the runners to begin,

were clear of

traffic.

For the Sophomores,

Mickey Beck, Dot Johnson, and Nancy Dupuy Representing the Freshmen were Frances

and Mary Frances Bowles. Runners

ran.

Parham

for the Seniors

were Chlotilde Jarman and Essie Millner, and

for

all the

shouting and singing

was Red and White's hour

(That's

was about.) of glory.


'WO tasks challenged

us.

First, there

was

and

rights of

the duty of reviving the spirit of our

Honor Code

for

all

Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors.

Then, we

re-

gather

mcommg

campus

At Thanksgivmg

dress.

season,

Freshmen and Sophomores were mvited

the

'round a roarmg

fire

in

to

Student Building

mter-

Lounge, for a short Thanksgivmg Peace Service.

pretation of the most vital part of Student Govern-

For the winter, we planned a week of Religious

solved to impart to the

ment.

It

was our

SlmJing. hfl Silting,

left

Turnbull, Left

Freshman

right,

Wood,

to right,

front

class, as

and reverence

We play,

ember

Clii

:

back

d,

Wrighl, Roberls

well as the other classes, a respect

Honor Code

—

a respect and

before.

noke and Richmond.

newed, and for our

In

candy-selling

everyone

was

re-

to save tinfoil

orphanage project.

much

to

which revealed the wrongs

we'd

left

in

The

we persuaded

May we

Nov-

Bright," in October; and,

a fashion show,

Chapel hour from Roa-

Engleby, Rosebro, Wii

presented two features for the Freshmen: a

"Honor

at

Brown

row: Nelson, Shannor

known

Emphasis, with speakers

Wertz, Overbey. Harvey

w:

Ayers, Parks,

for the

reverence never

new

vision to instill into the hearts of the

lo right

to

class our

review

had our annual

—

the things

undone. All

picnic.

we had

in all,

There was

done, and those

we were

satisfied.


Seclied,

left to rig/ii;

Sla ndlng.

left

Price

,

Sitlith, Jennings, ex-officio, Hillsman, Hall.

richt: Saiunde rs. Folk. Turnbull, counselor.

1

Palmer

McDaniel, Moor e. Ebel. chai

Elletl,

Bartlett

Jennmgs was

ex-officio

once a week, on

candy was

Selling

we

then

We planned to meet

member.

Monday the

night at nine-thirty.

and

of our projects,

first

sold writmg paper for the benefit of the

And

country school children.

such industrious sales-

women we were many questions which permany doubts as to the right and

Naturally, there are plex Freshmen, and

The Commission,

wrong.

'HE best.

night

One would

we gave Sing we were

at our

never have guessed that "Ebo,"

with her wicked water gun, was head of the mission, or that the Indians in their

war

Com-

paint were

sane and sensible commission members.

The Sophomore Commission plans,

to

guide us

elected chairman

Ruth Palmer,

in

our work.

Ellen Ebel was

and the following were

secretary

;

in all that

officers:

Eleanor Folk, treasurer and

is

therefore, gave to

and assurance, by

elevating.

unity in the class,

and

the class

such as

Rat Week, we needed no

Then

there

were gay hours.

omore Commission

to

Ann Moore,

Bartlett, Hallie Hillsman,

and

Kitty Price,

Ann

EUett.

May Betsy

each

members

girl

of the

everyone

in

course, at times

incentive in matters

time

we were

We invited the SophWe

our picnic at Longwood.

hot chocolate and sang "It

Eliza McDaniel,

class

of unity of participation!

burnt our hot dogs over the

Other members were

Of

activities.

and Nancy

Saunders, Rotunda column.

its

leadership

to bring

to insure the participation of

and school

morning watch chairman; Jerry Smith, devotional leader; Jean Hall, publicity manager;

its

Because of the necessity for

we endeavored

into closer fellowship with the other class,

helped us make our

and Lucy Turnbull was appointed Freshman

Counselor

a spirit of confidence

fire

and drank scalding

Was

Sad."

At exam

inspired with the Christmas spirit

sang carols from Senior Building

Morning Watch, held

to

and

Student.

after breakfast in

Student


Building Lounge, was our special

genuine

in its simplicity,

Sunday

in quiet

nights

we

it

Simple, yet of starting

On

meditation and reverence.

kept Quiet while Prayers were held

Auditorium, and, then, one week, Prayers.

At

Hanging

of the Green.

at

trust.

was a means

we had

we helped

Christmas

the

week

m

the

charge of

"Y"

with the

markable.

Seated, left

Gerry, of course, wanted to launch the

Allen Davis, Scoll, Nelson, Ford, Fe

to righl:

Woodall, Price. Clark, Swift, Slamling. hfl

to

right:

worked

who

prepare our members

leader.

this

year to interest

who

are not, as well.

We

membership

later

for

stu-

are taking Latin

to

review

—

the

Lucy our only refuge

night meetings, with

the successes, the blunders,

All

said,

stories of

Roman

it

was

the derivations of

We

had

lots

Ellis

West,

was

has

been

a

capable

responsible for keeping the

words and found

pared by our vice-president, Arlene Hunt.

was

pre-

All our

year have been interesting and helpful

meaning.

when we

are teaching out in the

country a year or two from now.

Members

this

year included the following:

Nancy

Allen, Martha Anderson, Eleanor Boothe, Dotty

Chapman, Thelma Courtney, Mane Davis, Sally Dunlap,

a program, which

their

of fun last winter playing Latin games.

Ford, Arlene Hunt,

we had

learned

read Latin mottos, looked up

life,

on

in

We

on the ancient Romans.

discussions

At

this

all

efforts.

minutes of each meeting and for keeping our money.

programs

Monday

—

and let-downs.

the alternate joys

worth our

try to

meetings once each month, and our

each meeting

took

Longwood was the scene of much fun and food when we went out with the Sophomore Commission in the fall and again in the spring, when we hiked out and had our picnic. There was much in our

They'll be useful

Elizabeth

Emil

it

Lltenger, Watts. Saunders. Hutchii

Sigma Pi Rho.

We've had

each room and

her enthusiasm.

Chapman. Miss Rice. Boothe

E'VE

president,

dampen

Hum, West, Courtney

dents in Latin, not only those classes but those

eleven of us to

minds

Open Forum Meetings were held once a month, which time we suggested improvements, some re-

m

project of a telephone

Emil

Meacham, Ann

Ellis,

Marjorie

Emma

Felts,

Carolyn

Hutchinson, Ernestine

Price, Ellen Scott, Mrs.

Elizabeth West, and Violet Woodall.

Warren,


books

date, music, our officers,

and the committee

heads.

member

Kitty Roberts, honorary

of the Class

and

leader of the figure, appeared that afternoon with no date.

We were frantic for a while, but she outwitted

us in the end with an escort

occasion.

more than worthy of the

Jane Powell, president of our Class, and

her escort were assistant leaders.

The

orchestra played soft music,

and we formed

the traditional figure, this year a '40.

mation there was a no-break dance

we were

in

After the

for-

our honor.

By

much aware too much so!

very

of

the sig-

Why do we always save the compliments

for last?

that

time

nificance of the night

The

committees were of course responsible for the Elizabeth Kent was chair-

success of the evening.

man, and the following

girls

Millner, dance committee;

Anne

assisted

Billups,

her:

Essie

Sue Owen,

and Chlotilde Jarman, decoration committee; Sara Keesee, figure; Phyl Schlobohm, publicity;

Adams and

Katherine

Wood,

tickets;

Nimmo, programs.

"Lovely to Look

HE

At — Delightful

year has been

and Senior Dance was in

our year.

more

full

to

Know"

of glorious times,

a never-to-be-forgotten event

Nothing could have brought home

fully the realization that

receiving at our

own

we were

Every year there had

dance.

been long hours of Production practice times to

we

to us

Seniors than

thought we'd never miss.

Now,

grueling

too quickly

seem possible our Production was replaced by

Senior Dance.

The

date

was December second, and Roy Hicks,

whom we had was looking

its

for Fall Cotillion, played. festive best,

with rows of

The gym stiff

crepe

paper overhead and red and white colors from the profile

mim-

Dr. Jarman, Miss Virginia Bedford, Mrs.

War-

balcony.

Jitterbug figures in

immense

icked us from the walls.

ren, line.

and

the Class officers

The programs were

composed the receiving

unique Senior caps

and white, complete with

details for our

in

red

memory

The End Draws

Nigh!

Ruby

and Marjorie


E'VE

—

done important things

there've been trips, near

programs we're

justly

and

proud

far, of.

this

year

and successful

The

following

freda Strick, Jean Moyer,

Farmville

Methodist

groups compose our organization: the Senior Choir,

followed

Senior and Junior A'Cappella Choirs, Senior and

Methodist Church.

Intermediate Quartettes, and the Choral Club.

Sometimes

plex?

manages

The

.

.

we wonder how Mr.

this

by

a

in

nual Christmas concert

December

The in

Church

sang

first

November,

in

Chase City

in

Susie in the

and

in

the

Also, a program was presented

Com-

Jane Hardy,

We

program

Strick

.

officers of the college choir are

Ruth Winstead,

Pearl Crocker, Jane Hardy.

at the principals'

meeting, and the an-

was given

in

the Auditorium.

Junior A'Cappella Choir, which has worked

collaboration with the Senior A'Cappella,

is

com-

College Choir and Choral Club

president;

Laura

Nell

Crawley,

vice-president;

Bernice Copley, secretary; Ruth Winstead, treasurer.

Elsye Berry Yates was director of the Senior

A'Cappella Choir, and the following were members: sopranos: Carroll Costello, Irene Alderman,

Sue Simmons, Helen

Reiff,

Mary

Ann ForeDew; mezzos:

Margaret

man, Virginia Richards, Antoinette

Laura Nell Crawley, Forrestine Whitaker, Mary Marshall Prosise, Virginia Barksdale; altos: Al-

posed of the following director;

Hunt,

Virginia

Mary Mauney, Anne Lee

Krenning,

Richards,

Gardner, Evelyn

Betsy Jennings, Ashley Bell Hannah,

Katherine Burge,

Dons

girls:

Mildred Morris, Evelyn Pankey, Thelma

Smith,

Anne

Baylis Kunz,

Mabel Garland,

Brooks, Terry Buyers, Louisa

Sanford, Polly Hughes, and

Mary Haymes.

Virginia Richards also directed the Senior Quartette.

Other members were the following:

first

so-


prano, Carroll Costello; second soprano, Laura Nell

Crawley;

first

altos,

Yates; second

As

Averitt.

work

the

Through

alto,

the

president;

Virginia

Jean Moyer;

Whelchel,

treasurer.

pianist,

Carroll

the principal selections for the year's

quartette

chose

Night,"

"Annie Laurie," "All

"Gloria

Patri,"

"Prayer"

from "Hansel and Gretel," and "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say.

The

girls:

of

young voices

is

composed of

the

Margaret Anne Foreman, Betsy

Richards, Its

work

for later

secretary;

Martha

consists of the training

membership

and the whole-hearted support of

in the choir,

all activities

of the

choirs.

One

of the major events of the year

sentation of

Intermediate Quartette

following

bers with the following officers: Elsye Berry Yates,

Jane Hardy and Elsye Berry

two programs

in

was

the pre-

Lynchburg on February

25, by the choir. Senior and Junior A'Cappellas, and the Senior

Scaled,

and Junior Quartettes.

left lo right: Relff,

A morning service

Winstead, Copley, Cralle,

Hardy, Yates SlanJing.

left la right:

Richards, Whitaker, Harry

Memorial Methodist Church. The pro-

Jennings, Beulah Ettenger, Susie Pearl Crocker, and

was held

accompanist, Irene Alderman.

grams included, "Praise

was our

selections:

meer's

Our

director.

"Three

Stream,"

Tschaikowsky's

Virginia Barksdale

repertoire consisted of these

Little Princesses,"

"By Bende-

"Flow Gently, Sweet Afton," "Legend," "Hear

My

Prayer,"

and "Bonnie Doon."

The Choral Club

at

Senior Quartette,

"Hear

mediate Quartette,

Ye

My

the

Father" by the

Prayer" by the

"Tantum Ergo" by

A'Cappella, "Jehovah,

I

Inter-

the Junior

Will Praise Thee" by the

Junior and Senior A'Cappellas, which were also given in the evening performance.

is

composed of

forty-nine

mem-

On March

29,

the

Duke

University

and

the


Seated, ards,

left to right:

Winstead,

Prosise, Rich-

Yales,

Moycr.

Edwards. Crocker StanJinS.

left

Foreman,

to

right:

Strict,

Barksdale,

Cralle,

Whil-

aker

North Carolina University Glee Clubs arrived

to

participate with us in our annual Spring Concert,

which was presented J.

E. Toms, Mr.

J.

in

the school auditorium.

Mr.

Foster Barnes, and Mr. Alfred

Stride directed the choirs in a presentation of

Holy

City."

A

mass rehearsal

reception in Student Building

in the

Lounge following

concert, climaxed the year's achievements.

r„nt row, left to right:

i^ankey,

Mayes,

Whilaker, Burge,

Jennings,

Krenning,

Mauney, Sanford, Boggs, Morris, Pro-

Back row,

left to right:

Buchannan, Kunz,

"The

afternoon, a

Carringlon. Hall,

Bowles,

Haymes, Buyers, Gardner

Uwis,

the


E

really felt as

out-of-doors last

if

we were

Cotillion

same old gym

in the

still

fall at

The

!

—even fall

in the if

panorama

trayed on the four walls by the members of

was

Psi

responsible for the illusion.

great

we were por-

Gamma

There were

large

orange pumpkins nestled among huge shocks of corn

moon beammg on

with the beautiful

all.

it

'Twas

a

beautiful sight to behold.

At

Christmas time

We

children in the community.

SlanJing,

right:

to

left

to

toys for the poor

made

all

kinds of

such a puzzle

make

the leather pocketbooks.

projects

pictures,

leather bags

The

trial

greatest

and

it

was, figuring the best

the rmgs or the most suitable size for

this

There were

all

manner

of

wastepaper baskets, book-ends,

a variety of novel ideas for handiwork.

danger was always wasting the ma-

we managed

to

do only too

managed without

a

struggle,

often, in

Usually we

attempts to imitate our pattern.

though, and devised

J

Miss Booton,

Rollins,

way

order to progress more rapidly in our

And

work.

terial,

we worked on

m

meetings

Kent.

Fletcher Silting,

left

Courter,

right:

to

Smith, O'

cunning

animals

The

bears.

and took them

ucts

elephants,

pigs,

bunnies,

and

to

which distributed them

the

to the

welfare

department,

needy and deserving

children.

The

decorations for Spring Cotillion were the

We

at least.

Hawaiian palm

a boy, a

!

really felt that

Islands.

trees girl,

We went

Marion Junkin,

we had an

William and Mary College. have

his exhibit at

occasions

we

exhibit of the

works

the talented professor of art at

We

our school.

exhibited

honored

felt quite

On

several other

work from out

-

of

-

town

tropical for that night,

schools on the walls of the old Library.

It

was

swaying

and a

Why don't we all At

In the spring, too, of

to

most attractive yet

ers,

clever Christmas gifts for friends.

Girl Scouts collected our finished prod-

we were

spring.

in the

tropical

right in the

There were

Perrye Smith was our president

breeze, heavenly music,

moon!

It

was wonderful.

go there some day anyway ?

certain times throughout the year

this

year Chlotilde ;

flow-

we planned

Jarman, vice-president; Dorothy Rollins, secretary;

and Sue Owen,

Members Smith,

this

treasurer.

year included the following

Chlotilde

Jarman,

Dorothy

:

Perrye

Rollins,

Sue


Rosa

Owen,

man,

Anne

Schlobohm,

Phil

Radspinner, Elizabeth

Ann

Patsy

Kent,

Elizabeth

Courier,

Goode, Mildred Morris,

Fletcher, Blair

Lillian

Ger-

Catherine

Turner,

Parker, and Harriet

Roy Hicks and

his orchestra

1

this year,

1

played.

The

music

committee included Essie Millner, chairman; Elsye

Berry Yates, Frances

Jumpin'

Walker.

came on November

Fall Cotillion

and

Ellett,

sophisticated

Jive,

scenes on the walls

—

all

and Helen Wentz. The swing

were

music,

harvest

characteristic of the

night.

On May new

the

O

week-ends cause more

or excite-

thrill

ment than those of Cotillion dances. The very name is

synonymous with

est date,

and

happy

its

dates, the

ing

—

all

throngs,

gym

go

the smoothest music, the smooth-

the smoothest dancing.

the

Rotunda with

transfigured

into

making

Shannons and

by

mass of

its

the gayest of color-

Cotillion a

memorable

time.

Virginia Policy presided over the meetings, held in the little

was

auditorium once a month. Mr.

adviser;

Lee

Virginia

Pettis,

Millner, business manager; and retary-treasurer.

Anne

Membership mounted

include two hundred

Seated,

to

right:

Essie

BiUups, secthis

year

to

Mil

Peltls,

3 our three days of fun began,

when

unbearable clothes and foolish acces-

discovered

the

tortures

Every day they paraded

for us,

of

"Goat Week."

and caused squeals

The

of laughter from Student to Senior Buildings. last

day brought

the final initiation at

Longwood, on

the spring picnic.

In April, after

many

call

meetings and frantic

minute decisions on the part of the committee, the date of Spring Cotillion for

Psi decorated the

and we had a part.

lived

The up

to

of the year.

fifty girls.

left

McCorkle

leader;

sories,

1

girls, in

Mr. McCorkle, PoUey, Billups

gym

in a

figure, all

May

18.

last-

we

set

Gamma

unique Hawaiian Scheme,

members and dates taking

tea dance, as well as the night dance,

our every hope for the perfect good time


-EALLY, we meeting had

and peace

to

were completely ignored those

riotous days.

first

A

be called by each hall president restoring authority to the Council

to the halls.

We

delivered our

little

—no —and

sermons

hour, no radios after eleven, no baths about midnight

parties during study

sent everyone

home

with the warning that three calldowns meant campus.

The

first

black mark went up

when Clyde found

ing the shoe bags on her door in the small hours. that

on

Such a

struggle

it

meant a week-end

We

was then

—even Marge

it.

to talk

at Virginia, or

were twenty-five strong

couldn't conceal a

campus

slip

After Christmas the penalty was changed

way

our

out of the second black mark.

It

May Wertz

calmly

nail-

There were many more

after

with three calldowns marked to

campus

was worth

for it,

two calldowns

though,

when

it

Fancy Dress.

president, Marjorie

Nimmo;

vice-president, Frances Ellett; secretary,

Esther Atkinson; hall presidents: Clyde Saunders, Martha Roberts, Margaret Franklin, Evelyn Panky, Jo

Ware, Fredna Armfield, Polly Hughes, Jane Engleby, Polly Watts,

Myra

Nancy Moss, Kaki

We who want

Keller,

Mildred Morris, Agnes Barlow, Jean

Smith, Virginia Howell, Shirley McCalley, Anita Carrington, Boonie Stevenson, Helen Wentz,

Peery, Katherine Hawthorne, Ruth Shumate, Frances Raiford.

resolved at the beginning of the year not to to study.

Our purpose

Siitlng, left (0 right:

Standing,

make our

Armfield; Hawlhorne; Smith; Ni)

left to right.-

attitude policeman-like, but rather to help those

has been the maintenance of dignity and order

Shumate, Pankey, Raiford

president;

in the halls

Moss; Keller; Engleby

of the school at


McCalley,

to right:

Sluing, left

Roberts, Wentz. Ellett, Watts.

Ware, Howell Standing,

left to right:

Carring-

Morris, Peery

ton,

We

night.

met every other

Monday

o'clock to thrash out problems which

And

ing the week.

January

the

had

arisen dur-

then, after Christmas,

with a

lull

night at ten

New

we

Year's party

broke the

in

Lounge. at

halls, cut out lights, to find out

who

tub nightly.

:30 every night.

1

broke up bull

We patrolled

sessions,

sang "Indian Love Call"

Of

course, there

and

in the

were inducements

were bribed regularly with chocolate cake or

And

nineteen stayed on

And

(made

in

times,

at

Mickey Beck's prized

we

all

tried

herself

was

from dresses

night,

cards

when

she

and found a

si-

in

queer noises from under the bed, and then

floored

was mspecting a

girl

Even Marge noisy hall one

calmly dealing four hands of

she explained that she

was playing

solitaire.

During exams, one calldown meant campus, and this rule

dent had

took

its toll

little

in

to look

December. Third-floor Stuforward

She pranced

to after the holidays

into Jo's

When

a hairpin

and a

nailfile failed,

to restrain

any longer, stacked up trunks and squeezed

through the transom.

Mr. Reid could do nothing

with the stubborn lock and the screaming

Mr. Graham

eleven-thirty,

general scurrying about, and then suspicious

Alice Cogburn's unmistakable giggle.

room.

their

Jo ran for Mr. Reid, and Trudie, unable

percolator).

the hall

characteristic outbursts explained the

predicament.

closets,

in

room and with

bath-

toast or

or two.

admitted defeat.

—we

but lost our dignity at the

legs protruding

week

when even

on the scene when her neighbors across the hall

were locked

sent for

There'd be

for a

Trudie (Miss Cogbill's Color Rush) Hale was the

transformations caused by one gentle rap on a door

lence.

campus

then there came a night

president and the whole council

first

Action began

coffee

in

desperation.

in

directions

the

girls;

.

.

he

About

Mr. Reid and Mr. Graham, weary

with the struggle and surrounded by

pushed

.

door, while Trudie

all

of

Annex,

screamed wild

from the transom.

There were other peculiar circumstances which called for

all

the tact

and patience a

could muster: the "fire" on

hall president

Annex one

night, the

mice scare on third floor Student, the night someone

invaded Junior Building.

Such

is

the life of a hall president!


:M^I^P^-^'

Hall, Moyer. Holt, Kibler. Mitchell

Lcfl

lo right:

still

within the heart of each

ing

by

UR main

purpose

association with those

scholastic

honor and

who

year has been to

this

member

in-

a love for learn-

who have won

are striving each

high

day

to

maintain their standard. In January, lieve

on.

—

me

over

ham

plenty of exchanging and figuring went

in this

who

for a

really think that no mathematics

1

3 of

way some

$2.50 would

has searched from

Annex

girls

to

scholastic ratings in high

maintain them in

was

To

be. to

B

bership.

the

Cunning-

looks like an oasis

in a desert.

this year.

We

under her guidance.

Our

fine

president of

Holt, has been a help to Jean and to

Rachel Kibler, our recording accurate account of

all

Alpha

have accomplished much vice-president,

the

Marjorie all

of us.

secretary, has kept an

"domgs"

college, are

mem-

are entitled to

To B

average of

remain one of the group, however, an

must be maintained.

of this year.

Louise Holt, correspondmg secretary, has kept

all

There are

three

Those who

degrees of membership in the fraternity.

are taken in as Freshmen, on their record in high school, are given the novice degree.

Jean Moyer has made a

in

Alpha Phi Sigma. Upper

ponder

copy of "Educational Psychology," the

Alpha Phi Sigma Book Exchange

Phi Sigma

wish

classmen with an average of

school from the

to help us

her.

membership

eligible for

how much

student

who

has been

Mary Walker

Miss Draper has been present

Mitchell.

when we needed

school

Our money

keeping with our treasurer,

in safe

Freshmen with excellent our book exchange. Be-

we conducted

One would

taught

our correspondence up to date.

est of the three degrees.

If,

This

awhile, the

member makes an average

work, she

may

The

is

the low-

after remaining in college

of

B

on

all

her

be accorded the apprentice degree.

highest honor that can

Alpha Phi Sigma

is

come

to receive

to

a

member

of

her Master's degree.

who

This year

we had

They

Marie Allen, Marion Harden, Marjorie

are

nine girls

achieved

this goal.


Holt,

ana

Rosemary Howell, Martha McCorkle, Lor-

Moomaw,

Jean Moyer, Jane Powell, and Jane

group are Lillian Agnew,

in the apprentice

May

Bartlett,

Brickett,

Geneva

Elva Andrews, Alice Leigh Barham,

Nancy Goode Bland,

Marie

Webb, Helen Wentz, May

Betty

Wertz, Martha Whelchel,

Daphne Williams,

Rosenberger.

Those

Jean Watts,

son, Katherine

Wilkinson,

Elizabeth

Mary

Isabel Williamson,

Wood, Margaret

Will-

Wright, and Wini-

fred Wright.

Those

novice group are

the

in

Benton,

Anne

Brumfield,

Josephine

Benton,

Dorothy

Grace Brogan, Anita Carrington, Doris Chesnut,

Brookie

Sara Cline, Josie Lee Cogsdale, Marguerite Cos-

Davis, Barbara Drewry, Texie Belle Felts, Eliza-

tello,

Marie Davis, Caroline Eason, Anne

Elliot,

Jane Engleby, Beulah Ettenger, Patsy Fletcher,

Carolyn Ford, Virginia Fowlkes,

Anna

George, Lis

Geyer, Louise Hall, Helen Hardy, Winifred Harrell,

Hallie Hillsman,

Mary

Louise Holland, Vir-

beth Garrett, Coralee Gilliam,

Emma

Hutchinson,

Elva Kibler, Juanita Leftwich, Ruth Palmer, Charlotte Persinger,

Anne

Price, Rosalie Rogers, Sarah

Evelyn

Stephenson,

Olivia

Sibold,

Thorington,

Peggy Watkins, and Roberta Wheeler.

The Book Exchange

ginia

Howell,

Frances

Hughes,

Peggy Hughes,

Dorothy Johnson, Mary Jane Jolliffe, Rebecca Jones,

UR

Sara Keesee, Rachel Kibler, Roberta Latture, Margaret Lovins,

Barbara McCaskill,

Mary

Hille

Mc-

Coy, Susan Marshall, Ernestine Meacham, Dorothy Menefee,

Mary Walker

Mitchell,

Moore,

Susie

Mildred Morris, Allene Overbey, Frances Patterson, Frances Pope,

Purdum,

Mary

Marshall Prosise, Ruth Lea

Cottie Radspinner,

Eva Rhodes,

Virginia

Richards, Martha Roberts, Jane Sanford, Martha

Saunders,

Nancy Saunders, Nancy

Saville,

Helen

biggest

Moomaw,

Lorana

thrill

of

was having

Virginia

Alpha

Chapter of Pi Kappa Delta, honorary forensic ternity, elected a

Province

to

the

1940 Pi Kappa Delta Student

Assembly.

The

National Pi

Kappa Delta Convention

ville,

Tennessee,

fra-

delegate from the South Atlantic

assembly, which

this

year,

is

a part of the

is

held

at

Knox-

a student gathering,

patterned somewhat after our state and federal legis-

Seward, Marion Shelton, Virginia Louise Smith,

lature.

The assembly

Mamie Snow,

House

at

Lorraine Swingle, Lucy Turnbull,

of the year

president

Knoxville.

held

its

meetings in the Court

The members

consisted

of


seventy-two delegates. This convention tv^fo

years,

and

this

is

She attended

represented Farmville.

which was held

is

the second year that

held every

Lorana has

the convention

Topeka, Kansas, her sophomore

in

Assisting

Moomaw,

Lorana

was Marie Allen, our

to

claim Jack

Cock

Parker as our

our president

vice-president,

as our secretary treasurer.

who

to the Virginia

Alpha Chapter

of

Delta, in recognition of their outstanding

activities in

debating

this year.

Audrey Claypoole and

Phyllis

Godwin

repre-

Ann

James E. Walmsley, our beloved faculty

ing to us

some of

tire

his

Marie Allen and Frances Keck upheld Farmville's

has

interest

and Elizabeth

Elizabeth

repre-

sented us as orator at the National Convention.

has never seemed to

this

We've been proud

been a very successful debator.

Ann

Kappa

Pi

sented Missouri on the affirmative side that night, and

year.

year,

were issued bids

Dr.

adviser,

was

The question for discussion Kappa Delta question: "Re-

on the negative.

the National Pi

That

solved:

United States Should Follow a

the

Policy of Strict Isolation (Economic and Military)

Toward All Nations isphere

Engaged

of helping us nor of impart-

Conflict."

knowledge, gained through

the

in

We had

Outside the Western

Armed,

Hem-

International, or Civil

a wonderful time listening to all

arguments and the quick comebacks by both

teams.

years of experience with forensic activities.

Left

to

A. Cock,

right:

J.

Cock, Parker,

Moomaw,

Dr. Walmsley,

Nelson, Allen

On

February

president of Pi ville the

own was ored

Dr. Forrest Rose, National Delta, accompanied to

The

debate between

this

team and our

the second intercollegiate debate

at Farmville this year. to

Farm-

debating team of the Missouri State Teach-

ers College.

had

13,

Kappa

We

felt

we had

proud and hon-

have the National President with us on our

campus. It

was

after this event that

Miss Mary Nichols,

HE last

went

fall

to

trip

to

Rock

Hill,

South Carolina,

was indeed a wonderful experience. We attend the Dixie Tournament, which was

Winthrop College, a quaint old Southern girls. Farmville was represented by Marie Allen, Elizabeth Ann Parker, Frances Keck, and Anne Cock. There were two hundred and thirty held

in

school for

We literally held our

coach of the debate team, and Frances Keck, a

participants in the tournament.

junior transfer from Averett College in Danville,

breath while the judges were making the decision.

It


seemed

as

things

we

The

suspense was awful, and the only

could think of were the things

We

wrong!

when

they would never come to any definite

if

conclusion.

the judges finally

came forward

Our

still

the winners.

hearts stood

Farmville came out

We

did

many

in the

We

impromptu

and the

listened,

talks,

and

and

after

dmner

speeches.

too,

when we

The tournament was

down and back was

ing debate,

and

hampton College,

wonderful.

The

ensic

Tournament

maxed by

our opponents gave us

we were

very

much

stiff

full.

Some

of

competition. In the winter,

elated

ended

when we defeated

the

in

a non-decision.

Emory

to the

at Raleigh.

Our

Eastern Tournament.

Back row. left (o right: Parker, Nelson. Courtney. Walker, Scales,

Front

J.

rom,

Cock.

Cock. left

Allen,

Dr. Walmsley,

to

right:

Miss

Mo

A.

Nichols,

cli-

Grand

this

year as president of the

Marie Allen served

Debate Club; Elizabeth

Ann

Parker, vice-president;

secretary; Marguerite Russ, Treasurer;

Moomaw,

year included

counselor.

Members

this

Marie Allen, Geraldine Beckner,

Imogen Claytor, Anne Cock, Jack Cock, Thelma Courtney, Helen DeLong, Eleanor Folk, Virginia

Howell, Frances Keck, Lorana

Kappa Delta

was

sent our best to represent

Nelson, Elizabeth

the National President of Pi

season

We

Randolph-Macon boys from Ashland. Jack Cock

While

Lynchburg

South Atlantic For-

was

responsible for bringing us this honor.

we debated West-

University,

us there.

and Lorana year was quite

team from

the biggest thing of the year, the

scribe them. this

the

College, and Averett College.

Anne Cock,

schedule

it

In the spring here at Farmville

Carolinas are really as beautiful as the books de-

Our

we debated

winter,

last

Southeast Missouri. This was a particularly interest-

Delegates were sent

There

to the students: poetry,

in these contests. trip

announce

upper half!

were very happy and proud,

placed high fun,

—we

to

things other than debating.

were numerous contests open reading,

we had done

were practically complete "wrecks"

was here

Ann

Moomaw,

Caralie

Parker, Gladys Rash, Mar-

guerite Russ, Elizabeth Scales,

and Harriet Walker.


Standing, left

to

right:

Powell,

McCorkle, Alvis, Power Sealed,

lejl

right:

io

Harden.

Carringlon, Burford, Billups. Ettinger, Rosenberger, Jeffries

Sitting,

left

to

right:

Rollins,

Purdum, P. Smith, Courtney, Clark, V. Smith

Standing,

left to right:

Nelson,

Walls

BETA EPSILON CHAPTER

r _^

V'NOWLEDGE,

scribe the

bers of

Kappa Delta

tion, strive to live

Ann

duty,

and power de-

was

Mem-

utes

meaning of the educational up

Pi,

ideal.

an honor society

in

Educa-

to this ideal.

Billups served as our president this year. She

assisted

by Mr, Coyner, our

were kept

in

vice-president.

perfect order

by our

Min-

secretary,

Beulah Ettenger, and our dues collected by our treasurer,

Evelyn Burford. Rosemary Howell served

as reporter,

and Miss Camper

as counselor.


Student members included the following: Frances Lois

Alvis,

Anne

Evelyn Burford, Anita Carrington, Jean

Billups,

Clark,

Barbee, Alice Leigh Barham,

Dons

Beulah

Courtney,

Graham

Chesnut, Josie Lee Cogsdale,

Gilchrist,

Frances

Ettenger,

Thelma

Gee,

Ollie

Marion Harden, Mildred Harry,

Dorothy Maxine Hawks, Rosemary Howell, Helen Jefferies,

Mrs. Elizabeth Loving, Martha McCorkle,

Mary Hille McCoy, Anna Maxey, Jennie Meggs, Mary Walker Mitchell, Lorana Moomaw, Jean Moyer, Caralie Nelson, Jane Powell, Mary CarPower, Mrs. Pullin, Ruth Lea Purdum,

rington

Dorothy

Marion Shel-

Rollins, Jane Rosenberger,

Perrye Smith, Virginia Louise Smith,

ton,

Mary

Glenn Taylor, Jean Watts, Elizabeth West, and Martha Whelchel.

professional

knowledge and resourcefulness

teach-

in

ing.

In January, Miss Haynes, our adviser, talked to us on the different types of child literature.

onstrated

to

poems and

some of

us

stories

the

ways

She demwhich the

in

should be presented to children.

own

In February, Miss Hutchinson, one of our

graduates

who

gave us some

community. leave

teaches

now

fine points It

in a little

was a

in the

Training School,

on the teacher's place

vital subject to us, for

while to take our places

in the

we

all

com-

in the

munity.

We

shall

never forget

how

thrilled

we were

have Miss Mix back as our guest speaker quet

in

at

March. Miss Mix was always deeply

ested in the activities of the

here at Farmville.

She was

A.C.E. when for

many

to

our baninter-

she

was

years our ad-

,^-— viser.

Margaret Carr made a very successful president

C our

ALL first

brought us

meeting of the new session.

summer.

in

was

abroad during

Since the Association

of Childhood Education

marily

It

interested pri-

is

the educating of children, she

told us about the school systems as she

found them

much

in

at this

ourselves that

other countries.

meeting and

We learned

left

vowing

we would go abroad

to

— some

day, some way.

The A.C.E.

is

a national organization

for nursery school, kindergarten,

mary grade of

little

teachers.

and

It offers to all

pri-

lovers

children an opportunity to increase

Leii

to

right:

Moss, Shelor

Ca

Hardy,

for

a most

we had Miss Grace Moran

interesting meeting;

talk to us about her trip this past

again

together

all

to

this year.

Nancy Moss, our

vice-president, has been

a great help to us; Janelle Shelor has kept our minutes,

and Jane Hardy has managed our money.


who've chafed under the

Rush

rules.

ITH the

on our campus,

sororities

Pan- Hellenic Council musters keep peace

in

its

all its tact

rothy Eades,

Stephenson, Cogbill was

At is

Stephens, Alice Leigh Barham,

Do-

Faye Brandon, Rosa Courter, Louisa Miss Carolyn

and Virginia Policy.

always a painful subject, and

with the rushing system little

it

to those unfamiliar

seems trying and useless.

— no spending

the night, no

no "wining and dming" with new

riding,

cause

technicalities

much

criticism

and

rebellion.

girls

And

such merry mixups

in the

that purpose

is

Weekends, though, caused

tives

ginia

women

about the folly of

The Heads

of the chapters

Lee

Pettis,

Marguerite

Then,

Nancy Moss,

Costello,

representa-

Elizabeth Kent,

Mildred

the alternatives

were Martha Whel-

garet Carr, Frances Pritchett,

Sue Marshall, and

Nan

Marjorie

Harry,

it.

chell,

in general.

who were

were Isabel Williamson, Jane Powell, Vir-

Ann

Parker,

Mar-

Mary Walker

Mit-

Duer.

Sometimes competition becomes too keen, and

the affording of in the

This year our

been chips on shoulders.

matter of sporting blood forgot

rushing.

invitation.

the worst complications,

and ended with our dates muttering curses under

there've

an equal chance for every sorority

We've

does cause.

madness of

experimentations with the sororities, and these rules

And

it

played our rudeness by not returning the

Holt.

elaborate restrictions are the result of years of

have a purpose.

We even had

doubt, run to Liza."

chel, Esther Atkinson, Elizabeth

The

method

in

as

may

is

"When

But harsh

they

seem, there

and unbal-

feasted on Freshmen's food, and then seemingly dis-

their breath

adviser.

the beginning of the year the phrase "rush rules"

The

watchword:

were no

there

if

and m-

Wise was

Eliza

families.

president this year and the following girls were officers: Shirley

strain,

eliminate favoritism

anced attitudes during the rush season. eight

a

itiative to

rules

its

and a common

prejudices,

Imagine the rank abandon of rushing, you

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righl:

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Harry,

Courier, Wise, Powell

SlanJing. shall, ley,

left

lo

righl:

Mar-

Whelchel, Duer, Pol-

Pellis,

Barham

Moss, Stephenson,


First ron..

left

right:

to

Bran-

Williamson,

Parker,

don,

Eades Second

ron,.lcft la right:

Prilch-

Mitchell, Carr. Kent,

elt,

Coslello

Third row.

left to right:

Alkin-

son, Stevens

band engulfed

as eight

us,

things

Best

as

wonderful

friends

inter-sorority

been

haven't

just

has

"friends

come

new

a

companionships.

"sisters"

And

broadened our narrow scope. tacts

instead

sister-soronties

We found that there were such

of eight rival groups.

conception

with of

— we've

many

con-

meetings are held each year, and

in the

The

small auditorium.

beth Kent wrote a

Brandon, the

first

one was held

in

October

"Boo" Barham and

Eliza-

present and clarify those

skit to

difficult situations that

happen

to the best of us.

Faye

made

a fatal mistake

when

director,

she

had

we

thought there'd be no play while the players

a real cake

on the

wrangled over the biggest

About

the second

stage.

in

Such dusting and redecyear

rooms are never again

as

shining-clean as they were the

Winter rushing

torture.

lasted

through January nineteenth.

Monday

a

rushing be-

private

in

went through

Friday night was the climax when

the rushees signed their bids at six forty-five.

Nine-

number

eighty-

were rushed, and from

ty girls five

this

were pledged.

Our dance came on February

ters). girls

Each

who

KA

parties

twenty-fourth

and V. M.

attend the dance as stags.

It

would have

taken a Greek Scholar to decipher the

Greek

seals

mid-win-

I.

sorority issues invitations to twenty-five

and

mammoth

unbalanced

(slightly

letters

portion) that decorated the walls of the gym.

Cannon's orchestra played

in pro-

Jimmy

for the dancing.

The handsome placque bought another academic contest between

this

year begins

sororities.

At

the

end of each quarter the name of the sorority with the highest scholastic rating

January we went on

and shopping occur only once

we'll warrant the chapter

gan.

For a few seconds

slice.

week

an immense cleaning orgy. orating

little

(along with Pi

help to straighten out those minor details that always

cause call-downs.

a

phrase

the

we have known."

Open Pan-hel

pored over scrap-books and

it

IS

awarded

to that

is

engraved upon

it.

Then

whose name appears

sorority

most on the placque.

This year has brought a more definite formulation of an

already clear purpose

ethics to

govern each sorority.

from January fifteenth

tation has meant,

We played records and

sciousness, but a

a code of

A

not restriction

much-needed

sorority

rightful interpre-

and

criterion.

sorority con-


enough

to

carry out some of the mirrors, books, and

shelves that

had been

summer

in

We

storage.

didn't

find Patsy's clock until well into October, however.

Soon Marie and Pudge were to install a

off to

Madison College. They had

a

who had come

Tliis year, for the

every other Sunday.

to

gifts

and poems

its

for

and those from

time, we had teas regularly They were all lots of fun, but

first

them

decorations.

all,

Perfume!

Remember

Room?

was

There was

all.

There were

silly

except Pudge, our president.

She received her long-awaited

It

Dolly

help with the installation.

the Christmas party surpassed

a tree, radiant in

at

wonderful time meet-

ing all the girls from Harrisonburg

Drexel

Harrisonburg

Alpha Sigma Alpha

chapter of

bottle of

Bond

Street

the fall banquet in the

really a masterpiece.

old times having Katherine

It

Moomaw

Tea

seemed

like

and Gracie

Allen back with us again.

We

eagerly

awaited

Longwood because

— — was

life itself

drizzle

Top

picture, left to righl:

Boltom pklurc.

scaicJ.

Keller, Petlis, Eason, .\lvi5

left

lo

Lucy, Upshur, Fahr,

right:

Maho

Ligon Standing,

left

to

right:

Carr. Stevens, Williams

REATHES a

never in the cation

gay is

Teachers Colleg.

Farmville. Virginia

Top

were able

picture, left to right:

Bottom picture, Rudd, Smith

really

like that first

and then stand

in

more

lines It

finally

T. C." There

no other week

was whispered

chapter room would never be

we

who "Va-

done, but winters are

IS

at S.

line

Publication:

•The Phoenix-

but

did say,

fall

week of school. How we dash and tear around and stand in

Founded 1901 Stale

there

with soul so gray

gal

fit

that

the

for occupation again

to get the

door open far

Hutchison, Miss Moran, Lalture

left lo right:

Harris, Atkinson, ScotI, Billups, Baldv

it

it

it

is

Miss Moran's picnic

always fun.

rained that afternoon.

at

But, typical of

Not

just

a regular "toad strangler."

a

little

We

en-


joyed

picnic

a

Moran's

living

Miss

on

room

floor.

Winter rushing was soon upon

niture got there

first

—

Before we knew the

in

it

to

Peggy

Anne

Bellus,

Billups, Ethel Carr, Caroline

Anne Hurff, Eleanor Hutcheson, Polly Killer, Gene Hardy Kilmon, Roberta Latture, Mary Ma-

we had

hone, Shirley McCalley, Virginia Lee Pettis, Kath-

year before, but

was

the

it

was

time

first

furniture sched-

Luckily, the fur-

time.

so

Mary Jane

Ritchie, Virginia

Rudd,

Patsy Smith, Shirley Stephens, Lucy Turnbull, Jean

Pledges

us with the

the convention in

many

erine Powell,

Upshur, and Peggy Williams.

close!

was upon

spring

see

us.

this

the

Tea Room and

was good

go before she got to

seems more harassing than

Spring Cotillion was almost perfect,

Washington.

and

it,

but

to

Eason, Marie Eason, Betty Fahr, Carolyn Harvey,

same

uled to arrive at the

we

money

Members this year included Frances Alvis, Esther Atkinson, MarthaAnne Baldwin, Agnes Lee Barlow,

rushing

and the newly covered

the rushees

a time

Each year

had!

banquet

What

us.

places for our

of the old giris

this

year included

ing Fauntleroy,

Edna

Anne Burgwyn, Dear-

Harris, Jean Hatton, Betsy

Jennings, Eliza McDaniel, Ella

Elizabeth Ralph,

Lcfl

(o

right:

Ea

Elaine Ross,

Hardy, Richie,

Marsh

Pilkinton,

Virginia Sydnor,

Be

Powell, Turnbull

Pudge looked lovely as maid of honor Marie, Peggy Bellus and Betty

back again.

May

at

Day.

Beale looked wonderful Billups has

made

in the court, too.

a very capable vice-president

to carry on if Pudge had We've missed our former secretary, so very much things just don't seem

and was always on hand to

be away.

same without

fully

and

is

her.

Ethel has taken over beauti-

being the competent secretary.

Latture had the big job of collecting this year.

It

really

was

Bobby

money from

a job, too, because

it

us

just

seemed that there were a thousand and one other

Stuart Walmsley,

and Winifred Wright.

—

Jean Scott, the

Bobby Tripp, Anne Ware, Mary

We

have four honorary members of A. S. A.

W.

Mrs. R. H. Catlin, Mrs. Southard Shields, Mrs. J.

Sydnor, and Miss Katherine Watkins.

have four patrons: Miss

Mary Clay

We

Hiner, Miss

Winnie Hiner, Miss Mary E. Peck, and Dr. Walmsley.

also

J.

E.


for the transacting of business!

Founded 1898

The

inspiration

Stale Teachers College

caused us Farmville, Virginia

First of all, there

"The Ancho

Publication:

V^ HE to the

twenty-

dancing with

its

all

last

sixth, the

for

morning, tea-

in the

afternoon, and the Surf

opportunities

was

a

whole summer's gossip

Club

laughter and

were there tion

it

to celebrate

with

And

a true celebra-

chapter room,

There were

moments, with a round table discussion of

serious

"swing."

problems, plans, and ideas.

And

if

for nothing else,

weekend was worthwhile in the uncovering Helen's genius latent talent among the members the

Tau

The members for the year were the Nancy Goode Bland, Faye Brandon,

from August

Meeting

the

thrilling

and

in St.

twenty-second

members the

to

Louis, Missouri,

the

twenty-sixth.

was very were invaluable. She

of other chapters

contacts

be

in the

and a breakfast on Sunday morning.

at night,

—

us.

was, with a bridge party

Those days were unforgettable ones we've never had a better houseparty. Then, in August Cossie attended the National Convention of Alpha Sigma held at the Chase Hotel

to

we wasted no time in beginning. Soon the summer was a memory though, and we were deep in the work and play of school. The first social event was our Founder's Day Banquet on November fourth, held at Longwood. About twenty-five alumnae

June, from the nineteenth

beach

Convention

National

the

covered, and

Beachcroft Hotel was headquarters

merry-making

for our

of

begin our year with unusual enthusiasm.

to

—

the culinary arts,

f'r

of for

instance.

following:

Katherine

Burge, Doris Chesnut, Bernice Copley, Marguerite Costello,

Martha de Crawley,

Blair

Goode, Louise

and incidentally

Hall, Nell Hall, Kathryn Hawthorne, Helen Hoyer,

didn't miss any of the night spots St. Louis afforded.

Johnny Lybrook, Jean Martin, Mildred Morris, Jean Moyer, Frances Pope, Lucie Ellen Powell,

brought back

We'd

many

points for us,

already suspected she didn't go west purely

First row, left to right:

Second rom,

Goode, Hoyer,

left to right:

Costello,

Pope

Copley, Crawley, Lybrook


Frances

Marie Thompson,

Pritchett,

Anne Turner, Helen Watts. Miss Bedford

ginia

our

is

helped us invaluably

members

ulty

Other

year.

all

Mary

Miss

are

Vir-

and has

adviser

fac-

Nichols,

and Miss Marjorie Booton. Mrs. A. T. Gray, Mrs.

J.

D. Morton, Mrs. Peyton

W.

Rice, and Mrs.

Teachers

State

at

E.

Smith are our

Alpha Sigma Tau was founded

patrons.

College,

Ypsilanti,

Michigan, on November fourth,

On May

1935,

twenty-fourth,

1899. it

was

established on our campus.

Christmas around,

time

and we

exams

and

couldn't

decide which was more important.

By

this time.

Pope

had

gotten

and

Hannah

Lindamood

was

married,

and

diamond,

her

so

party was appropriate.

a

We

Lucille Richeson,

Dorothy Rollins, Nancy Saunders,

Ruth Schumate, Judith ner,

flocked to the chapter

room

for

a

delightful

few

hours before the holidays began, and gave each other gifts.

As

a

present of us

all,

we

subscribed to

Mary

Our

After the holidays a new quarter was upon us Editor Lybrook selecting the material for a

new

Anne Tur-

attention soon

turned to

Mardi Gras with

Cossie as chairman and Johnny making a lovely

member

of the court. Valentine's

comics, and wires

Mademoiselle.

Spinner, Lillian

Ellen Williams, Jane Witt.

—

Day brought candy,

plus the pledge banquet in the

Tea Room. were

In the spring there

parties, teas, picnics,

Dons busy with the affairs of Pi Gamma Mu, and Jean Moyer up to the ears in everything!

the usual playing that spring fever brings.

Rushing brought a week of excitement

in

Johnny and Pope were chosen

and we splurged with new Venetian

blinds.

Colonnade.

February,

The

won second

prize

in

the

short-story to

The weekend

of Spring Cotillion

end of the week brought sixteen new pledges. They

a final fling.

We

were Irene Alderman, Charlotte Avery, Katherine

at the senior party at

Beaton, Caroll

Helen Briggs, Margaret Anne Bunting, Costello,

Charlotte Greeley,

Ada

Harris,

Eveline Looney, Eugenia Lloyd, Dickie Lybrook,

bade our

be

in

and

Court.

was wonderful

seniors a

Longwood, but

when "Auld Lang Syne" was

contest,

May

and

Nancy

sung.

gay farewell

there

were

tears

Another June,

though, will bring another house party, and we're

eager already.


Zi

E

descended

Mrs. Young's cottage

r -.^s^^;:^^

on that Founded 1911

p^^jy

Stale Teachers College

l

„ FarmvMe, Virginia

day of

first

jj^j^g jgj^jj^

. .

.1

^1

at

hordes

in

the house

Every day U

routine in the glory

night.

There were

teaching profession, and

be experiencing

swam and

Christmas soon afterward, and

tho'

we

were.

was always the Terrace Club with Lang Thompson's music, and Hal Kemp at the Cavalier Beach Club. Butler's wedding was one of the highlights of our summer, on June seventeenth. "Hattie" was her maid of In the afternoon there

see

to

Isabel Williamson, head;

;

Vaden,

Harriette

Mary

we managed

the midst of

to

and

tree,

and

inappropriate verse, for

entirely

us.

Every year we've hoped and wailed "vie,"

exams

this

for a

time the miracle happened.

new

Result:

an R. C. A. Victor radio with phonograph attachment.

Nothing during the year has given us more

— running

between

in

classes to play a rec-

for the year:

Martha Whel-

Eleanora Faison, secre-

chel, vice-head;

treasurer

Eliza Wise, Marjorie

Jefferies,

in

come.

twentieth

the

we'd

away, and we

far

These were our members

tary

each one of

pleasure

honor.

were glad

to think

There was an old-fashioned

some

blistered our backs in the boiling sun for

September wasn't

of the

stories

such "delights" soon.

have our Christmas party,

a gift with

seven long days.

just

hair-raising

we shuddered

I

was better than the one betore, and we forgot exams and school of vacation and the beach. We

111

the

;

Helen

Nimmo,

Catherine Sturgis, Ruth Lea Pur-

dum, Frances Dudley, Emily Hoskins.

May

Wertz,

Mary

McGinnis,

Jane

Norma Wood, AuBetty Peerman, Ann

Catherine Dodson, Parks,

gusta

Williams, Margaret Franklin, Cottrell,

Hughes,

ly

Martha

Helen Wentz, PolLucrece

Nie-

meyer, Theodosia MacKinsie.

Miss Florence Stubbs

has been

our

viser for

many

We late

hiked

mspirmg adyears.

Longwood

to

one afternoon

for a spaghetti

around cabin

the

in the fall

supper, and

fireside

exchanged

the

at

stories

Lefl

h

right: Jeffries,

Whelchel, Peerman,

Hughes, Niemeyer, Willii finals,

quests

camps,

trips,

— along

new

with

con-

com-

ments on the wonder of spaghetti,

cooked over the open

Fall Cotillion brought

we

celebrated

in the

rolls,

and

coffee

many

ord,

and

old

girls

back, and

Building with parties far into

which

was

the

good swing

we decided

with,

fire.

to store

built to

to

sessions after dinner. Forth-

have made a record rack

our treasures

hold them

all.

—and

in

a walnut stand


February brought rushing

new

new

draperies,

and we celebrated

curtains.

and entertained

attractive,

Char-

Stella Scott,

Lois Jane Steidtmann, Margaret

lotte Phillips,

Mish, Betty Barnes, Betty Sexton, vie,

New

a resplendently shining chapter room.

For a week we made ourselves

with a

at ten o'clock

Dorothy Lawrence,

party.

and we began with

Friday night brought eleven pled-

the rushees. ges,

parties,

"vie" added to our excitement,

Mary Har-

Betty Youngberg, Elizabeth Gunter, and

Nancy Dupuy were

who

the girls

joined

us.

Miss Loving, Stallard, and Fran Hutchinson were here, and there was no end of food,

and

fun.

chatter,

Then, on February seventeenth

the pledge banquet

was given

at

Longwood.

"Sun," Betty Von, and Ducky were back, and the evening

was one

inspiring toasts,

and old

to

remember

girls.

Many gloomy Sundays teas

— candlelight,

and the happy faces of pledges

and suppers

in the

were brightened by

chapter room with good

food and good company.

Of

mem-

these, the

Bacl( ro-a,. left to right Dudley. McGinnis, Mac:

Kinzie

MiJJle row, Icfl Vaden. Stergis

Front rom, left NImmo. Wise

Standing,

left

lo

lo

right:

right

to

:

right: Col-

Franklm. Parks

Irell.

Seated, left

to right

:

Wood,

Wertz, Dodson

orable waffle supper was best

a typical rainy Sun-

ready for V.

ting their guns

M.

I.

day, candlelight, singing, bulling, fuses blowing out,

"Flea's" class turning her hair white

and

ring-master of the '39 circus

waffles.

The were

in

sophomores, especially

— May

"Izzy" and her annual

success.

building up her strength for

after the spring play

chatting about

Betty

teaching

council at the

time

holding

the triangle Dudley's tangled

knew

.

.

.

Hattie being

taking time out

up

in.

Each

what?

se-

May Day

— "Pie" —Jane "mowed down" Peerman Fancy and Dress — Marge and down same — Martha and Faison Cottrell

to chat

of us

end was a huge crets

Wentz and Dodson,

a storm over their production, which in the

— Helen

mid-winters

the house

get-

The

May iors

Spring Banquet came on the eleventh of a

who

memorable night left us in

an example of the spirit

June.

especially to the six sen-

They

left for us,

fine leadership in carrying

and strength of

Gamma

Theta.

however,

forward


Founded 1925 Stale

Tc

Q'

chers

E

decided that no other house party can be, will be, or ever

Colic le

has been as

We

much fun had

really

as ours

was

this

past

blue Atlantic.

And

beat!

summer

at

wonderful time spending lazy hours

on the sand or taking long swims

selves

Was

a

Remember

that attractive

those

warm

boy with

When we

got back to school here at S.

How

seniors of last year.

done

if

could

we

T.

and on

off

to

us get a

let

glimpse of them and hear about their teaching experiences.

That pledge banquet was

a rare occasion.

We'll never forget those place cards. Every girl's card had the title of some song on it that

was supposed gazed

Do

at hers

the

Remember the exwhen she and saw inscribed thereon, "You to suit her.

President Moss's face

pression on

Darndest Things."

We all

Jane Saunders was "Lovely

The

to

agreed that

Look At."

chapter room at Christmas time was

splendent with decorations and the tinsled

re-

tree.

There were packages and more packages and the craziest poetry. There were some suitable gifts

given that day

Rushing ended with a bang, and

we

found, to our delight, that

future

Lou

Mu

Omegas

Gertrude

end

thirteen

— Barbara Drewry, Peggy

May

Boyette,

at the

we had

Burwell,

Herald,

Bartlett,

Lottie

Brookie

Benton,

Reid, Jane Saunders, Katherine Spenser,

Betty

Anne

Moore, Katherine Price, and Jane Waller. Miss Wheeler's tea for the pledges was a thing of beauty.

It

was an important event

of the pledges

and one

in the life

that they will not soon

forget.

Left

to

right:

German,

Parker,

West,

McLauglin. Carr

Left

to

Cline,

right:

Roberts,

Hardaway

Reiff,

Wahab,

They

of the

can't be

the freckles sprinkled across his nose? It's

been such a

1

looked around, and the

get along without

Marguerette, Gray, Jean, and Bryan

hadn't come back

C, we

sunning our-

in the refreshing coolness

life

just

moonlight nights?

guard? Oh, me, I just can't remember. long time ago way back in 939. he a

Beach.

Virginia

them?

We

things we missed were the know what we would have

first

really don't


The pledges

outdid

themselves in their party for the old girls.

—why—

prist,

Then

though

looked a long

way

it

off,

here were spring. Foun-

Day,

der's

new all

We'd

this

was

the year of

fifteenth

anniversary.

celebrate,

we went

to

little

night.

Then

We

had

was

— "Why

it

but one regret

come more

Our

C.

in urbe,

Mrs.

Fretwell, and Mrs.

J.

H. Whitfield.

for

week-

al-

the banquet, far into

the

over, leaving

all

can't anniver-

often?'

Dot Menefee,

vice-president.

been

Mrs. Harry Candler; and three sorores

Howard Cook, Mrs. James

W.

Hubbard and

acquainted with

reminiscing,

did a

has

have one honorary member, Mrs.

To

which

picnic,

to get better

the alumnae.

saries

We

Fitzpatrick; two patrons, Mrs. L. E.

of the old girls were back,

and we had a huge

lowed us

Margaret Wright.

Mu

Longwood

that never-to-be-forgotten April

Many

the

Easter,

on top of each other.

Omega's

end.

exams,

and

Reiff,

for this spring a

been waiting

long time, for

term,

Nancy Moss, Elizabeth Ann Parker, Helen Martha Roberts, Harriette Walker, Lillian Wahab, Elizabeth West, Elizabeth Wilkerson, and efee,

Moss's

President

"right

hand man." Anna George has called the

roll

and written

every meeting Fletcher

she

minutes of

the

Poor Patsy

this year.

had

to gather

our meas-

ley shekels together

Members

Anne Anne

year included

this

Ayers, Alice Leigh Barham, Benton,

Yates

Carr,

Sara

Cline,

Anna

Sudie Dunton, Patsy Fletcher,

George, Lillian German, Jerry Hatcher,

Martha Meade Hardaway,

Dorothy Johnson, Mary Jane

Joliffe,

Bertha McLaughlin, Dorothy Men-

Top

left to right: Barhar Walker, Hatcher. Wilkil Johnson

piclure,

Fletcher.

son, Joliffe,

Bottom

picture,

"" Wright, '

left

Mo

to

right:

Menefee,

"

Ayers, George,

Benton

cluding actives and pledges, spread ourselves and

a house party sun,

had a superb ous one.

E

had

at

Virginia Beach

the most wonderful time on our

and good food.

the Arlington Hotel,

We and

plenty of friends,

reserved an entire floor of so about thirty of us, in-

morning

Every day was a

time.

We

—sunning

ourselves,

half-hearted bridge

came

game.

napping or playing a

and a brown

afternoons

In the

out again in a fresh bathing

ultra-violet rays

lazy, yet glori-

stuck close to the water's edge all

suit,

skin.

we

eager for more

The week

liter-


ally flew by,

and we

left

talk about for the

wasn't long before else

first

came

all

unusual.

Kaps

we

could

got married!

it

discussing something

September

along, and the most amazing thing

three Pi

all

few days of school, but

we were

— something very

Early

eager to return next year.

Naturally, the house party was about

thirtieth

happened

Dot Buckland,

lege as hostess. as that

was

During the Kent,

discussion.

Of

course,

impossible,

about in

we

wanted

all

but

to go,

Kaki Peery, Elizabeth Kent,

Louise Painter, our treasurer; and

Margaret James represented

beth Billups, and Ruth Jones were the subjects of all

to talk

convention

Huntington with Alpha chapter of Marshall Col-

our president;

Eliza-

quarter we began Kappa Sigma district

in the fall

going to the Pi

third

week

us.

November, Elizabeth

in

Phyl Schlobohm, our secretary; Margaret Carr, our vice

president;

-

and Boonie Stevenson went up

Harrisonburg

to

Alpha Om-

to install the

icron chapter of Pi

Sigma

This

lege.

that

Kappa

Madison Col-

at

is

the

sororities

year

first

have been

allowed on the campus at Harrisonburg.

Longwood was the scene of our banquet on the

first

day of December.

was

It

a huge success in every re-

We

spect.

had

several of

our faithful alumnae back celebrate the

to

with

occasion

Toasts,

us.

laughing

songs,

and

jests,

gay

were the order of

chatter

the day,

and we began

al-

ready to sense Christmas in the air.

were

The

decorations

appropriate red-

in

and-green designs veal

Top

Longwood

picture,

Millner,

Front row.

at

seated,

left

to

re-

its

best.

to

right:

Owen, Peery, Jarman left to right

;

Schlobohm,

Kenl Bottom picture, left to right : Hughes, Miss Her, Boswell, Eades, Mitchell,

We

came through winter rushing with

eighteen girls signed bids to Pi

On

flying colors.

Kappa Sigma.

We

were

Ware

Friday of rush week,

tickled to death!

That

night

we had a party in the chapter room in honor of our new girls. At the party. Buck Thompson presented the chapter with a box of candy. We looked amazed at first and then remembered FoundcJ 1928 State Teacher-^ Colic

Farmvillc, Virginia Publication

Laurel"

"The

it

was

the penalty for

Mardi Gras was loads

of fun,

becoming engaged.

and we were honored by having several

ticipate.

Essie looked simply gorgeous

a lovely

gown

of white lace and satin.

when

she

was crowned queen

Cleo looked lovely as ever

of

girls

par-

Mardi Gras

in the court.

in

"Miss


Kent" made a wonderful job of Weren't we proud of

show.

Miss Her, our

and

adviser,

had a birthday

the party

we gave

Day, we carried

in

her honor.

It

in

February,

and ready

for all the fun afforded

day.

We

played

to

it

was

out that motif

was

truly the

best of the year, with everyone in unusually spirits

bohm, Boonie Stevenson, Helen

Stras,

Mary Gray

Thompson, Patty Vier, Josephine Ware, Annabel

that naturally called for a celebration. Since

so near St. Valentine's in

directing the floor

little sister!

ate,

by a

good

Westcott,

Anne

Ruth Winstead,

Our

Elsye

Berry

pledges

this

year included the following:

Geraldine Ackiss, Betty Boutchard,

birth-

toinette

Dew, Ashley

Bell

Hannah, Bobby Han-

Evelyn Lupton, Sarah

nah,

Anne Brad-

Sara Currie, Dorothy Sue Crumley, An-

shaw,

drank and

Yates,

Madge Home, and Marion Mitchell.

Boswell,

Wade Owen, Amy

our hearts' con-

Reid,

Nancy

Sale, Jeanne Sears, Jean Shulkcum,

tent.

On May Day,

Cleo

Jarman, Elizabeth Kent, Elsye Berry Yates,

Anne

Boswell, Louise Painter,

and

Buck Thompson

graced the court. Every-

one commented on the spectacular dances presented

under Essie Millner's

direc-

tion.

Members

this

year

in-

cluded the following: Dor-

othy

Frances

Bailey,

Margaret Carr,

Bailey,

Dorothy Eades, Betty bdawkins,

Peggy bdughes,

Margaret James, ChloElizabeth

Jarman,

tilde

Kent,

Helen Long, Essie

Millner, Sue

Owen, Kath-

erine Peery, Catherine Phillips,

Louise Painter, Ellen

Roy all,

Philippa

Top picture, left Thompson, Slras,

Schlo-

to

right:

Hawkins,

Carr, Bailey, Painter

Second

picture,

left

to

Wescotl, Vier, James, stead,

Phillips,

Third picture,

Long,

E.

Stevenson,

left

to

Royall, J.

right:

Win-

Home

right:

Yates,

Royall, Bailey

f.

Beverley Smith, Bill Stone, Peggy Watkins, Emily

Wescott, and

We and

Anne Reese Whitlow.

have a soror

in facultate.

tv/o sorores in urbe.

Miss

Miss Jane Royall,

Mary

Archie Paulette.

Our

Stokes, Mrs. J. T.

Thompson, Mrs.

patrons

and Mrs. Harry Lancaster.

Deihl and Mrs.

are

Mrs. S. L.

H. T. Graham,


Top

picture

Left

Due) Wolfe, Cocki

burn,

Bottom

:

Butterworth,

right:

to

Ellett.

Cog-

Overby

picture

Standing,

left

Cantrell, Sitting,

left

right

to

Worsham,

Windham,

Whitlock to

right:

Heard, Mcll

Pelticrew

Adams, Crews Borden, Mary Klare Beck, Lena Butterworth, Harriet Cantrell, Anne Cocks,

quelin

Alice

Cogburn,

Frances

Ellett,

Rachel

DeBerry,

Nan

Duer,

Jane Engleby, Betty Hardy, Eliza-

beth G. Hardy, Jane Hardy, Jane Lee Hutcheson,

Marian Lee Heard, Sara Keesee, Nancy Naff, Martha McCorkle, Helen Mcllwaine, Allene Overbey,

Nancy

Catherine

Pierpont, Virginia Polley, Jane Powell,

Radspinner,

Frances

Rosebro,

Helen

Seward, Louisa Sanford, Harriet Scott, Pauline Scott,

Mary Lou Shannon,

Perrye Smith,

Mary

Elizabeth Petticrew, Elizabeth Townsend, Patricia

Whitlock, Bess

Windham, Lula Windham, Nancy

Wolfe, Marion Worsham, and Mary Catherine Zehmer.

The

ALL again! it

ALPHA CHAPTER

the

Founded 1898

to

work (or

school ready for

and bubbling over

play)

Teachers College. Farmvillc, Virginia

With

Sigmas returned

State

with news of the summer.

Publication:

One

-The Triangle"

of the chief topics of

conversation

Virginia

at

Beach.

was our annual

"The

Flagstaff,"

With basking on

the beach,

house-party at the Irby's cottage,

playing volley ball under the guidance of

Worsham, and dancing

at

"Coach"

Surf and

the

Beach

Clubs, everyone had a highly successful time of

Our the

sorority adviser

members

is

it.

Miss Pauline Camper, and

for the year

were the following: Jac-

Top picture, left to right: Powell, Keesee, B. Hardy, Windham, E. Hardy, McCorkle, J. Hardy. Bottom picture:

Back row.

left

to

right:

Engleby,

Polley

Second row. Front row.

left to right:

left to right:

Naff, Scott, Hutcheson

Barkesdale, Beck, Arnold

pledges are Lillian

Agnew, Elizabeth Ber-


Brom-

naid,

Josephine

field,

Imogene Claytor,

Ellen Ebel,

Anne

Ellett,

Eleanor Folk, Sara Goode, Helen Wiley Hardy, Jacqueline Hardy, Nancy HopMassie

kins,

Grace Hutchinson,

Camper motored

Nan Seward, was held bells,

Frances

Mallory,

Ruth

Palmer, Frances Parham, Agnes Patterson, Jane Geraldine

Sanford,

Smith.

Sorores

in

urbe

are

At

and we spent the afternoon town

our patrons,

lefl io righl:

DeBerry, Townsend, Shannon

Downing, Sanford, Radspinner, Pierpont

Virginia Shields,

Sanford, Anne Dugger, Lucie Knight Anne Easley Walden. The honorary mem-

bers are Mrs.

George Richardson, and Mrs. Mabel

the

Mrs. A. H. Irby, Mrs. T. A. McCorkle, and Mrs. S.

W.

Watkins.

Mabel Lee Watson, our National President, was in November; after her visit she and Miss

with us

it

statuesque

Then

spring came, as spring will, bring-

endless hours of practicing for It

"Queen

of

Back row. hfl Front row.

lo righl:

tcfl to right:

Scolt,

white

satin,

surpassin

her

Borden, Easley

of the court, such lovely ladies

Nancy Wolfe, Nancy

Mary Lou, and

Jerry Smith.

(and here and there a

bade farewell

toil,

as the

Following closely

again exams and goodbyes faced

smiles, sighs

for long,

in

Merrye Engelande,"

"Policy," Jane,

Pierpont, Cottie,

Once

Day,

Williams, Adams, Seward, Smith

wake were members Sara,

May

was well worth our

ing even our expectations.

at

the

end of "silence," twenty-one pledges became a

though, to see Lula, radiant

Culkin; and the patronesses, Mrs. T. G. Hardy,

with

visiting

February rushing was the important event, with

part of us.

as

to

accompanying afternoon at-homes and, following

its

and costume making.

ron),

— thanks

and administration.

faculty

Chamberhn Dunnington, Mary Scott, Martin Harwood, Katheryn Irby, Virginia Epes Irby, Sara Button, Martha King Bugg Newhill, Armstrong Ottley, Mabel Fitzpatrick Putney, Nellie

Back row.

banquet

and members of

friends,

ing with

Front

fall

Christmas time came Miss Camper's

Betty Shields Brumfield, Irving Armstrong de Ford,

Katherine

Our

with decorations of silver

white candles, and red place cards

lovely tea,

In

Tea Room,

in the

"Petty."

Emily Lankes, Helen

Madge McFall,

Lewis,

Petersburg for the wedding of

to

of the class of 1938.

to the

wonderful

us.

With

furtive tear)

class of '40.

we Not

however, as another glorious house-party

Virginia Beach awaited

us.


UR

house-party was held

Irby's at Virginia Beach.

sunburn, and

came back

wonderful days

Mrs.

nings' resignation, she

became our permanent

acquired the usual

and a

tea

in

memories of

in the

chapter room.

in

to school with

the sun

in

We

July

at

and dancing under the

On

our return to school, one of our greatest

was moving

new

into a

draperies

thrills

new chapter room, complete with

and

furniture.

Miss Draper, our

former adviser, back from two years' study accepted the position of patroness.

in

France,

Upon Miss

Jen-

and spot

cloth

oil

The Water second

weeks

Reason?

The next big event was a Tea Room on December

in the

honor of our pledges

in

Carolyn

Mary

flew around for

lights in their arms.

Carnival.

Christmas banquet

adviser,

her honor on October tenth

Myra, Rosa and Marie with

stars.

was given

:

Frances Stoutamire,

Mary Louise Cunningham, and Cox. The decorations consisted of

Ford,

Louise

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Stale

1939 Publication:

slender red tapers

It

and

seems that

Torch''

forming a center-

ivy,

and Santa Claus place

piece,

"The

cards.

Mary Walker

is

always

col-

Alpha Phi Sigma, it's Dramatic Club. While Mary Walker

lecting.

If

for the

isn't

it

for

sold tickets, Dell applied paint to tree trunks,

Myra

and

applied paint to faces.

All three

were centered around the

activities

and

fall

spring plays.

The approach Mary Marshall

of Christmas found

Peck and

a dither with perfect

in

all

sheaves of music in preparation for the Christ-

mas

We

concert.

relaxed before exams with

Longwood on December

a party in the cabin at sixteenth.

A walk

out in the spicy air whetted

our appetites, that were promptly and properly with hot dogs and cokes and

satisfied

all

the

other essentials of a real party.

With Rosa and Peck brated very

The

fore Christmas.

as hostesses,

we

cele-

Virginia's birthday be-

festively

surprise

made

our fun

the merrier.

all

Then came Rosa

in

flinging

and

played

the

we

very

Top

are

the

charge, fuss

lead

about as

costumes.

she

did

proud of you,

picture, standing, left to right

Watkins, Prosise Seated: Saunders

Bottom

production

Junior

and much more

picture, standing:

Dix

Seated: Power, Carlton, Smith

:

Harry,

last

Ginny.

with paint

Virginia

year

—

What


Left

right:

to

Bowen.

Courier. Howell.

Whi-

laker

caused Mildred Harry's

A

strained

back?

case of

teaching

severe in

the

high school. Such terrible experiences! Kitty, Mil-

and Rosa held down the Home Mandred

agement house ter

fall,

win-

and spring quarters

Saunders,

the chapter

room during

rushing, playing every conceivable game, dancing,

and

chatting.

The

new pledges being Savory, all

girls

Ann

Price,

who do

results

gratifying, our

were quite

Emma

Frances Elam, Mildred

and Carol Lee Averitt. They're

things.

Carol and her music,

Ann

and the basketball season, Mildred and her friends

— we don't

see

them

Our members

as

much

as

we'd

for the year are

Josa Carlton, Rosa Courter,

like to.

Mildred Bowen,

Mary

Louise Cunning-

ham, Carolyn Ford, Mildred Harry, Harriet Haskins,

Virginia Howell, Elizabeth Jennings,

Martha

Mayton, Mary Walker Mitchell, Mary Carrington Power,

Mary Marshall

Prosise,

Martha Anne

Our

Frances

Mary

pledges

Cox,

Louise

Elam, Anne Price,

Mildred Savory, and Dell Warren. Miss Helen is our faculty adviser, and our patrons are Miss Alice Carter, Miss

became a

Mary Haynes, and Miss as a club in 1936, we

Organized

Lucille Jennings.

And

in

Averitt,

Draper

Carleton no end of trouble.

had grand fun

Lee

Emma

Marie Dix,

m

We

Smith, Frances Stoutamire, Kathryn

included Carol

And, though we couldn't imagine it, Martha Mayton taught in the spring quarter! Being on the business end of the Rotunda staff caused Josa respectively.

Myra

Watkins, and Forrestine Whitaker.

sorority

in

1937, and became national

1939.

After a long, weary seige of exams, we entertained at a banquet at

Longwood we

speaking of good times,

for our pledges. just couldn't

without Mildred Bowen's intermission parties. the subject of intermission,

Martha Anne was

do

On there

with the red-haired boy from Richmond, and we're still

in stitches.

with Martha

end

trips

Between dances we

Anne

here,

aren't bothered

getting under foot.

there,

Those week-

and everywhere make her

scarce.

In the spring,

came our

usual parties

and

picnics

which culminated with our Love Feast on

May

Longwood. It'd be sad to say goodbye to things we have grown to love: Myra's infectious giggle, Mary Carrington's dignity and tales

twenty-fifth at

of Korea, femininity,

Mary Walker's

efficiency, Kitty's

and Milly's unfailing guidance.

sweet


First row, left to right: Pankey, Stevenson

Second row, Third row.

INETEEEN thirty - nine - nineteen - forty

Farmville,

bounds

to

grow by

leaps

Pan-Hellenic Association. sorority in

as our adviser.

We

were

1939, with Miss Willie

Our Soror

in

Urbe

is

Eloise

Whitley, and our patrons are Mrs. George Jeffers,

and

order to prove our worth, both to ourselves

the

founded as a

London

Miss Lila London,

Tupper. Our

officers this

and

W.

Miss Katherine

year were the following:

Marjorie Holt, president; Louisa Stephenson, vicepresident;

Pankey,

Hutchinson, Miss London, Holt

Marshall, Anderson,

Vivian treasurer.

Anderson,

secretary;

Our membership

Evelyn

also included

Seward

and Nahrea Coleman. Fall rushing

was

first

on the program of the year,

and we pledged two charming

girls,

Martha Frances

Cobb and Nahrea Coleman. The week

l^irginia

in

to

the youngest

on campus, we've

sorority

had

and

As

for us.

Teachers College

State

:

Sue Marshall, Sara Seward, Martha Frances Cobb,

has been a wonderful year Founded 1937

left to right

left to right:

in

February, with

thrilling,

its

and we ended

—Ann Marshall, and Ann Lyon— girls

of rushing

excitement and worries, was it

with the pledging of four

Estelle Smith, Jane

Lee Sink,

in a beautiful candlelight service.

The tacts

smallness of our group has

intimate

and

heartfelt.

made

our con-

Vivian, our dignified

senior,

has been an accurate recording secretary

Panky

has kept her bank book well, and Sue and

managed our entertaining admirably. We're proud to stand second among the sororities in scholastic standing, and mean to celebrate it in June Sara have

with a house party.



Karsiil)

Squad:

Front row. cher,

lefl

to

Chaplin, Fis-

right:

Gooden

SeconJ row. mondson, Gibson

left

to

Jarman, EdHarvey,

right:

Boothe,

Roberts,

Sub-varsity

Front ram, left to right: Price, A., Burwell, Barnelte, HilUman

Ba

Second row.

Pa

lefl

to

right:

Elletl,

ham, Carr. Darby, Price

'

HOSE

ideal for tennis,

warm days

and we went

in

early

fall

were

to the courts at six

o'clock to play an early game, which put us on our toes for the rest of the day. in

The

October couldn't dampen our

first

swirl of leaves

spirits,

and through-

out the soft Indian summer, the courts were busy

every afternoon.

keeping

in

More

than

shape with a few

disappointment was that the materialize as expected.

fifty girls

participated,

poned.

man

New

class,

talent

was discovered within

the Fresh-

however, so our time wasn't wasted.

Last spring the tournam.ent outcome was interestsingles,

and Ruby

Adams and Anne were the winners of When Anne didn't return this fall, we

the doubles.

ing.

lost

Anne

Shirley

a valuable

won

member

the

felt

we had The

of the varsity team.

sets a

day, and our only

prospects for the spring of '40 were excellent,

fall

tournament didn't

ever, with beautiful weather, repaired courts,

and an

A

singles

We were keyed for the keen

competition of matched games, but because of the condition of the courts, the event

had

to

be post-

unusual interest on the part of the

girls.

and doubles tournament was planned

among

the

as usual,

how-

and

Freshmen who we found wielded a


wicked racket were "Petey" Barnett, Betsy Jen-

and Frances Parham.

nings,

were determined not

be

to

The upper

left in

two days

classmen

girls

the shade, however,

Dot

Fischer,

Emil

Ellis,

Powell, and Sara Keesee vigorously displayed their

on the practice

Tennis

international sports.

matches

be played

to

event

ward

to

is

all

at

Williamsburg

We had

to

climax

trained for

and looked

much

enthusiasm.

The Freshman

class took a

for-

bow

in

the intriguing sport of archery with a

display of more interest than any other In the fall

class.

a

week on

we

turned out once

the athletic field for practice

covered that

Later, as we diswe needed improvement,

we changed

our schedule to two prac-

of an hour or two.

tices

a week.

crease

in

There was a great

popularity

Alice Britt proved

All

fall

to

year,

this

be our

we worked on

and accuracy

in

in-

and

star.

our form

preparation for the tournament which

end the autumn season of archery. of our ability,

At

Ruby Adams was found

placed second score fifty;

girls

at

was

to

the end of this test to

have placed

with a score of one hundred and eighty, and

one hundred and seventy-five.

first

Myra Smith The highest

made in the whole of last year was one hundred and we felt that we were improving rapidly. About sixteen were qualified

to shoot in the

Top

tournament, and

picture. Ufl to right:

Bottom picture

:

Hurt

Mcllv

following

Charlotte

Helen

Persinger,

Smith, Nell Hurt, Eleanor Folk, Lula

Emma

Pride

Wood, Ann

Reba Woodbridge, Sudie Cobb, Polly

Youngberg, Nancy Naff, Dorothy Childress, and

Amy

of

series

season,

with

it

Britt,

The

tournament:

Clements, Imogene Claytor, Carolyn Rouse, Betty

due, in part at

degree of strenuousness with

planned a

the tennis season. this

Sawyer,

game which everyone can

William and Mary,

against

fall

Elsie Stossil, Katherine Price, Alice Seebert,

played depends upon the individual.

it is

May we

In

a

popularity

its

least, to the fact that the

which

Myra

courts.

It is

play and enjoy, and

the

Windham, Pearl Thompson,

recognized to be one of the outstanding

is

in

Ruth Loving, Irma Page, Ruby Adams, Elizabeth

Jane Scales,

talent

complete the contest.

Seward, head; Alice

and Ruby Adams, Chlotilde Jarman, Helen MacIlwaine, Pat Gibson,

to

participated

it

took

Reed.


SealeJ,

Icfl

(o

right:

Eades,

Pope, Stevens, Chesnut, pres.

Standing, berger,

left

to

right:

Milchell,

Rosen-

Nimmo,

Mahone, Alvis

:si Sealed.

left

to

right:

Gilchrist,

Heard, Mr. Holton, Purdum

SlanJirig. left to right:

Moomaw,

Jeffries,

VIRGINIA

Wilso:

Kent.

Co

GAMMA

CHAPTER

N

the fall Pi

Gamma Mu A topic m

tion to current events.

devoted

its

atten-

the limelight

was

more than enough food source of

many an

for thought,

presented at each meeting for discussion and debate.

ized plan for each quarter

The European

tempt

question

and war

crisis

furnished

to

weed

and were the

agreeable argument.

An

was followed,

in

organ-

an

at-

out nonessentials and concentrate on


Each head-

a particular phase of eminent value.

from the paper brought fresh material, and,

line

from having

far

to scout for topics,

we were

flooded

Mary

Walker

with events of world-wide interest for discussion.

ecutive

Maury and Mr. Holton had

berger,

heated

their share of

debate.

year;

this

dent;

Purdum, Dr. Simkins;

Mary Mahone,

vice-presi-

Rosenberger,

secretary;

Jane

Harden.

body an Pi

Dorothy Fades, Marion Harden, Martha Jane Flanagan, Mary Mahone, Mary Walker Mitchell, Lorana Moomaw, Mar]orie Nimmo, Pope,

Frances

Shirley Stevens, Betty

Barbee,

rington

and one dent

Costello,

Gilchrist,

Marion

Mary

Car-

Power, Ruth Lea Purdum, Ethel Carr,

Marjorie

Martha Whelchel, and Carmen

Holt,

in

May. The

early

first

in the

the

United

States

the

"Can Weaker

War?" The

guests in-

Aid

Give

Nations and Stay Out of

to

cluded students and members of the faculty

who

were particularly interested

and

political

Then,

questions.

social

in

science

May, came

in

a formal

reception, with guests including a wider circle

Miss Peck, Miss Stubbs, Miss Tucker, Dr. Walms-

dents, faculty,

Miss Waters, Dr. and Mrs. Wynne, and Mr.

Holton, our sponsor.

Following the party

in

fall

programs,

we gave

The

wives as guests.

their

characteristic of real Christmas spirit

and

a roaring

sixth in the

patterned after the

Shrove Tuesday.

by popular

proved outstanding

—

evening was

carols, a tree,

sent to

affair

is

New

and

now, was held

gymnasium.

Our

biggest

the occasion of festiv-

Orleans' celebration of

Essie Millner

vote,

—

stu-

and any others who

residents,

in the field.

two conventions.

the court

was chosen queen was composed

of

Two

ed the national convention

representatives attend-

in

Philadelphia on De-

cember twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh, and twentyDr.

eighth.

Frances

event of the year, this dance ity

a Christmas

fire.

Mardi Gras, an annual on February

town

In addition to the regular program, delegates were

Student Building Lounge, with the associate

members and

was Stu-

Building Lounge, featuring an

Booth. Associate faculty members are Miss Moran,

ley.

re-

open forum on the question:

Elizabeth Kent,

Jeffries,

work done by

This year two

an informal function, held

Hardy, Marguerite

Graham

Ollie

Heard, Helen

insight into the

Gamma Mu.

ceptions were given, one in early April

Rosenberger,

Jane

our project

the spring quarter

In

included an effort to give the student

Chesnut,

Lois

Martha Jane Flanagan,

Elizabeth Kent, Helen Jeffries; notebook: Marion

Dr. Simkins, Frances Alvis, Doris

ton,

Mardi Gras: Marguerite

Frances Pope;

Mr. Hol-

bers include Miss Nichols,

Mary

Doris Chesnut, Frances Alvis, Jane Rosen-

:

The mem-

Frances Pope, treasurer.

Gilchrist,

social:

Mitchell, Lois Barbee, Marjorie Holt; ex-

Costello, Shirley Stevens,

Doris Chesnut was president of our organization

Graham

Carrington Power, Ollie

Ruth Lea

Helen Hill

Simkins and Doris

Alvis,

Jeffries,

for

four

Chesnut,

Southeastern

the

West,

Elizabeth

and Dorothy Rollins went International

Club Conference on March

members,

student

Chapel

to

Relations

twenty-first, twenty-sec-

ond, and twenty-third.

We wood

Day Banquet

gave our Founder's in the spring,

on April

sixth.

at

The

Long-

national

Nancy Wolfe, Mary Lou Shannon, Catherine RadsLula Windham, Johnny Ly-

president and second national vice-president of Pi

pinner, Sara Keesee,

Gamma Mu

brook, Virginia Lee Pettis, and Chlotilde Jarman.

honored

Jack Payton and

his

Duke

University orchestra fur-

nished the music.

Marjorie

were among the

have them with

strain of the year,

A

hay-filled

guests,

us.

we

truck

And

and we were then, after the

relaxed with a sup-

took us

to

Willis

were composed of

Mountain, where we feasted on sandwiches, hot

membership: Mr. Holton, chairman,

dogs, salad, and tea in the most sumptuous picnic im-

for the year

Jane Rosenberger; program: Miss Nichols,

Mahone,

and

per-picnic.

Our committees the following:

stress

to

Ethel

Carr,

Marion

Heard;

Mary

project:

Nimmo, Lorana Moomaw, Dot Eades,

aginable.

Social science, even our heated arguments,

were forgotten carefree fun.

in

an abandon of food, laughter, and


The Grand March

Queen

— Essie

IVID

ingenuity of costume

made Mardi Gras,

tacles

was

Millner

the eighth annual

fraternity in history

Tuesday,

fell

in its

and

colorful,

dance sponsored by Pi

and

social sciences.

on February

if

alarming, spec-

Spanish gayety, a night of nights.

sixth,

The

Tuesday

Gamma Mu,

traditional date.

Shrove

night.

Marguerite Costello was general chairman, and the following assisted her:

Helen

Jeffenes, business

girls

manager; Martha Jane Wilson,

decorations; Elizabeth Kent, floor show; and

A

It

honorary

Dons

Chesnut,

ex-officio.

grand march followed the crowning of the queen, as each

costume was surveyed by the judges. Finally, after a heated discussion,

Peggy Bellus and Ned Crawley were couple;

Folk

Red Madison was

as the

most beautiful.

dance continued long

selected as the most attractive

selected as the most original,

Following an entertaining

into the night.

and Eleanor

floor

show, the


V^ VSSIE'S

Essie Millner

was endangered on an average fall, when we composed

life

an eccentric dance study, Nightmare.

This dance,

an interpretation of intense seriousness. The the Cross,

and a military study were

Way

tary.

Patsy Alice

was

sing of the year

first

the afternoon.

gave a lesson

in the

Nancy

Pierpont,

for

weeks).

The

officers of the

gym (and

Lyceum program

left us sore

We

in

Front row.

in the

Icfl

gained a great deal from informal chats with the

February twenty-third we presented our program of dances

Auditorium, assisted by the Dance Fundamentals

hours on the stage

—

shall

we

ever forget them?

classes.

Long

— and an hour

of

triumph when the dances were well presented and received.

May Day

completed our year, when

Robin Hood's band

in

May

Auditorium. In

right:

to

Back row,

left

pont,

to

McFall, Cog-

right:

we became members

Merrye Engleand. The

life

of a dancer!

of

Petlicrew, Flet-

Millner, McCorkle. Pier-

Mcllwaine,

Hutcheson, Allen

On

Klare

Beck

cher, Jarman,

dancers.

in the

Allen,

club entertained the group at a dinner

room, and following the program, a reception was given

the Lounge.

secre-

Eliza-

Martha McCorkle,

Madge McFall, Peggy Cogburn, Evelyn Timberlake, Mary

burn.

in the tea

Mary

Fletcher,

peared for a

two afternoons a week.

Holm

Miss

following were members:

Wertz was accompanist; Mrs. Fitzpatrick, adviser. On November sixth, we were hostesses to Hanya Holm and her Modern Dance Group, who ap-

appearance,

routine, with practice

president for the year; Betty

Beck, Jane Lee Hutcheson, and Ethel Carr.

the occasion of our

when we danced Gossip and War Suppressed. Our purpose was to interest new girls Soon we were mto the year's in modern dancing.

first

The

beth Petticrew,

of

the chief objects

of concentration.

The

was

Peerman, vice-president; Helen Mcllwaine,

of twice a rehearsal in the

Carr,

Pe


Standing,

left

to

Whit-

right:

Jones, Hatcher, HowHarry, Grant, Watson, Rice

field, ell.

Sitting:

right:

Fourth row, left to Dodson, Hughes

Third

roil;,

left

right:

to

Woodbridge, Walkins, Royal to

right:

Stephenson,

Eades,

Second row. left Pugh,

Thompson First row, left to right: ey,

Standing,

Max-

Cogsdale, Summerfield,

Seward,

left to right:

H., Bland, Ritchie, Shan-

Wolfe,

non, Radspinner, Courier, Duer

Seated:

Mc-

Fifth row, left to right: Laughlin, Sprinkle

Fourth row, left to Chaplin, Fulton, Hall, N.

Ma

Third row, left to Dunlap, Seward, S.

ighl:

Second row, left to

ight:

Oakes, Sibold,

T

Saville

than before, and besides catering for the school teas,

baked and sold

V^^ O

sew a

fine

than meets the eye.

keeping

is

seam

For

a serious one.

to

.

.

.

there

s

more

there

us the art of house-

This year with

men Home Ec Majors, we managed

to

fifty

Fresh-

do even more

fruit

cakes.

And

just ask

anyone

about the plum-pudding specials for Christmas

—we

couldn't bake enough.

Our

officers for the

year were

Anna Maxey,

dent; Mildred Harry, vice-president;

presi-

Nancy Ful-


Rosemary Howell,

ton, secretary;

treasurer;

Peggy

Hughes, reporter; Nancy Goode Bland, chairman

The honorary members

of the Catering Committee.

were Miss Tupper, Miss

Miss Houck, and

Jeter,

vice-president;

The Home Management group

Founder's

last

the club.

It's

hard

week

a

do

to believe that girls

into action in prepara-

number of alumnae who always

gotten

The program on

dmner

a formal

In

invited.

given,

is

at three o'clock.

Following

this

Home

a buffet supper.

to

be "guest"

Ec. Majors,

Two

Our

idea of a perfect set-up

House every week.

at the Practice

is

dances, one

We contributed and helped year.

in

the

OW say,

often have we heard "Now, when your mother

." .

Our two hundred members enough of the

are proof

fact that attending Farmville

has become a family tradition to the alumnae. ters

Those of us who

many

of

are daugh-

of old graduates enter school with a

great responsibility to our parents as well as to the faculty

and administration. Really,

with mother's and grandmother's name to live

up

to,

Every

we're at a distinct disadvantage. girl

whose mother

mother attended Farmville membership.

alumnae, which

gym and one

in the

May Day

to the Jennie

Alumnae

drew

and we were hostesses

.

the

host-

in the

Economics teachers were our guests

at

was here

we were

provided an opportunity for the revival of old friend-

Recreation Hall, ended the day

Mary

in

and

November Dr. ships.

Home

in the

the actual

gym

Jarman, Mrs. Shelton, the senior

Miss

9, con-

Auditorium

in the

cooking, serving, and clean-

from school are

the

March

Saturday,

an entertainment

esses at a colorful reception for all

and

Mary Clay

morning, and the Freshman dance program

—marketing,

Once

mg.

visitors

Parker, secre-

Miss

a permanent house, the pride and joy of sisted of

managing

Day we went

tion for the large

has at

treasurer.

Hiner was our faculty adviser.

return.

m

Ann

Elizabeth

and Jean Moyer,

tary;

On

Miss Bolick.

settled

Elizabeth Wilkinson was president; Olivia Stephenson,

is

We've grown

or

grand-

eligible for

steadily

in

past decade, and this year the membership

has exceeded that of any previous year.

Left

to

son,

right:

Mayer, Stephen

Parker, Wilkinson, Mii

Mary Clay Hiner

a large all

day

in festive

Masters

office

gayety.

Tabb

fund

throughout the

number of graduates, long.


V^ noon

HREE-THIRTY

finds us tuning

up

for

Purdom's room. We're later;

maybe

it's

in full

Ion,

will

be there

harmony

left

Miss

swing a few minutes

— our

skillfully

across the strings of her viohn,

First ram,

after-

in

maybe

versatility

it's

knows

Polly's always intent over her music,

no bounds.

bringing

Monday

"Beautiful Dreamer,"

Carmen's "Toreador Song"

Winnie

every

an hour's practice

lo

drawing her bow

and Miss Purdom,

include Aseita Altamare,

Winnie

Webb

Anne

Brooks,

Buchanan, Beatrice Dunton, Ashley

Fulcher, Annette Grainger, Wilson Grainger,

Emma

Hutchinson, Julia Hutchinson, Polly Keller, Lucy

Berkley

Lancaster,

LeGrand,

Martha

Mayton,

Jean Moyer, Charlotte Persinger, Katherine Powell,

Mary

Marshall

Nancy

Prosise,

Claire

Watkins,

Will Watkins, and Forrestine Whitaker.

out of the noisy "practicing."

rightl:

The members

reporter.

Geraldine Beckner, Gloria Berry,

Dun-

Buchanan, Moyer,

Grainger, Hutchinson, E.

ScconJ row.

left lo righl:

Hulchinson, J„ Keller, ProWhitaker, Miss Purdom,

sise,

Altamare, Grainger

Every year we present two programs hour.

The

first

comes

in the fall, after the

have practiced long and hard

Mondays. They classical

sing,

in their

St.

them on the

of songs

is

to

song class on

Mary's," "Keep

on Hoping," or Brahm's "Lullaby."

gram

Our

sive year,

and we accompany such semi-

numbers as "Bells of

practice with

at chapel

Freshmen

Monday

be presented.

Usually

we

before the pro-

Their songs are

instrumentation has

ing has helped in it

added greatly

more ways than to

our showing

The

trip to

Danville

success of the year.

ence.

Mary

Marshall Prosise, treasurer;

Aseita Altamare, librarian; and Martha Mayton,

We

in the

The

provides the appropriate background.

vice-president;

succes-

Grow-

Not only has

in general,

made

but the

possible the

learning of pieces of increasing difficulty.

attended, and enjoyed

Officers this

this year.

one.

coordination of a larger group has

always remarkably good, and our accompaniment

year were Jean Moyer, president; Julia Hutchinson,

grown with each

and was especially large

spring

concert

biggest

by both performers and

visited other

many music

well audi-

towns near Farmville, and

these trips served a dual purpose.

give joy to

was our

we gave was

Not only did they

lovers, but also they

nished valuable experience for our members.

fur-


Miss Purdom

we have done

is

very proud of us and the work

this year.

When

she

was consulted

on the matter, she boasted that "the orchestra

fur-

nishes music for most of the important occasions in

We

the school."

feel that this

is

a challenge to our

The

classics

has been our objective always.

lay in

the realization of the importance of

as a vital influence in the civilization of

throughout

all

first

step

Latin

mankind

Although not spoken by

of history.

any nationality of people today,

it

the

is

mother

tongue of the principal romance languages and of

best efforts.

English.

with

In addition to intricacies of

its

erature,

this,

the study of Latin,

grammar and

its

store of

lit-

a challenge and a stimulant to the true

IS

scholar.

UR

chapter

the Virginia

Alpha chapter

has been a national organization since 1932. This

We based

year Marion Harden was elected president; Sally

day

Dunlap, vice-president; Beulah Ettenger, secretary;

attention.

and Helen

Jeffries, treasurer.

Carmen

Clark, Sally

Dunlap, Beulah Ettenger, Marion Harden, Helen Jeffries,

Ernestine

lyn Ford,

Dr.

J.

Mary

Meacham,

Caralie Nelson, Caro-

Swift, Miss Minnie

Rice, and

E. Walmsley were members, and Mr. James

M. Grainger was Socius Honoratus. To inspire, promote and preserve

Left

V.

to righi:

Miss Rice, Dunlap,

Jeffries,

Ellinger,

Harde

lives

Roman

our meetings, the subjects were treated

and constructive discussion increased our

appreciation.

The

climax of the year was

the convention of all chapters.

Every chapter participated programs and

lation of

Rome and

people, and their every-

a subject which proved well worth our

At

extensively

the

a love for the

our program for the year on

the history of the

in

in

the formu-

more extensive

plans.


PORTSMANSHIP in athletics

have

make

striven to

pose of the

all,

is

who

And

io

girls

who

who have

athletic

Most im-

high.

is

are honored

we

pur-

by memberin

campus

field of play.

then on a bright, not-too-cold Saturday will

right:

Clarke,

on the

life,

The

recognize

to

interest in sports,

the girls

us.

must be recognized as good sports

life as well as

Lefi

motto serve

and whose scholarship

portant of ship

this

Monogram Club

have shown an ability,

Always!" Not only

but in every phase of our college

Nimmo, Keesee, Stevens, H.

Jeffries,

Seward, Jarman, Mcllwaine,

Adams

lAJ^i

miM:

^[%^ 1

come

the announcement,

five-mile hike

Nothmg hikes

—

"All those going on the

meet on the back porch

at

two o'clock."

has been more fun than these Saturday the long walk,

when we reached color rush

the

we always

and then buns and cakes

end of the

trail.

The day

of

sponsor the sale of coca-colas,

Miss Her was our adviser and the following are club officers:

Chlotilde Jarman,

vice-president;

treasurer.

Helen

The members

president;

Ruby

Jeffries, secretary

included

Jean

Smith, Dot Fischer, Helen Mcllwaine, Sue Shirley

Stephens,

Marjorie

and

Clarke,

Nimmo, and

Sara Keesee.

For the sake of individuality we had our Christmas party in January and enjoyed celebrating out

of

season.

We, who

it

all

the

more

Spring brought

Saturday hikes, and a camping

as well as supply the cakes for the golf room.

Adams,

Myra Owen,

trip to

for

many

Longwood.

proudly wear our white sweaters and

blue and white emblems, feel a responsibility because

we have been sportsmanship.

chosen for our ideals of

fair

play and


Left

Gibson, Hughes.

right:

to

Fischer,

Walker,

Dix,

Ed-

mondson, Smith, Courier, Pierponl,

O

swimming season with

start the official

water

lilies

moved, and

a bang, or rather, a splash, our club sponsored the

men swimmers formed

most spectacular water carnival since the opening of

As

The

the pool.

bleachers were

and the windows were box

filled to

seats for

overflowing,

many.

swimmers on the beach of an imaginary

Swimmers holding

ocean.

lighted

gracefully into lovely water designs.

glowing campfire welcomed a

moved

tepee by a

of braves

who

steady beat of an Indian tomtom. TTiey

to the

had come

file

swam

candles

A

to

hand

for the

contest

of the

Indian

who was to be given in marriage to the finest swimmer among the braves. They taxed their skill with smooth strokes, graceful dives, endurance and princess

hand of

speed, to capture the

skinned

lass.

One

ceremoniously led

Then flowers

the all

Grandma

the beautiful dark-

of the braves

off

lights

was chosen and

along the

pool's

to

edge.

reveal

music Fresh-

intricate patterns in the water.

boy awoke, the dream faded away.

First place

went

hibition of diving,

ming.

A touch

to the Juniors,

sleeping

At one end

read Mother Goose tales to her small

"Mary, Mary, dream of "quite con-

of

who

form swimming, and

with green

After trying every phase of

life-guard.

fell

into

swim-

figure

comedy was added by

she eventually dived,

the Junior life-saving,

and was

the pool,

rescued by her victim.

Mary The members include the following: Rosa Courter, Mary Sue Edmonson, Margaret Hughes, Helen McIlwaine, Marjone Nimmo, Nancy Pierpont, Myra The

officers are

Sara Keesee, president, and

Elizabeth Petticrew secretary and treasurer.

Smith, Harriet Walker, and Eliza Wise.

Each year we sponsor with the

with his bride.

brightened,

little

to soft strains of

Pelticrew, Kee-

and white balloons on each shoulder gave an ex-

Lights were dimmed, and the spot light played on ten Senior

the

Nimmo.

Red

from Washington

offers

aminer's courses.

The

first

week

in

a

Cross Service.

March,

project in connection

A

representative sent

Senior Life Saving and Exheld the

telegraphic meet,

resulted in a

24-24

tie

between

The

grandson, who, with the reading of

Green-and-White and Red-and-White.

Quite Contrary"

graphic meet brought to a close our contests, but

trary

fell

asleep to

Mary." The dream revealed Mary watering and bringing them to life. The

the sleeping flowers

by no means did pool.

it

end our hours of sport

in

tele-

the


E'VE

had some long

but we've accomphshed much. ards Committee

is

sessions this year,

The

composed of

Fischer, Isabel Williamson, Frances Alvis, Johnnie

Student Stand-

the heads

of

Lybrook, Jane Powell, Jane Hardy, Helen Seward, Ellen

all

major organizations, two members elected from each class,

five

from the

and one representative

faculty members,

Home

Department.

This group acts as a

clearing house between faculty, administration,

student it

by

body

in discussing certain

problems

set

and

we

more

Miss

Mary Clay

Hiner, Miss Draper, and Miss Royall.

We finally

Caroline

before

recommended

Handbook,

to all organizations represented

that they help bear the expense

got our dating system ar-

of printing the in a

Parker,

members were Miss Craddock,

Faculty

in the

ranged

Anne

Elizabeth

Bedford, Miss Her, Miss Camper, Miss

these groups.

This year,

Royall,

Eason, Rosalie Rogers, and Helen Lewis.

satisfactory

way.

The Freshman

Handbook- Formerly,

the whole ex-

pense was borne by the three major organizations

and some Sophomores may entertain

their dates in

alone.

Hall, some Sophomores

the Recreational

was Junior Parlor, Juniors Parlor, and Seniors in the

Cunningham Hall

Members

this

in

in

We had our

what was Senior

much more

convenient,

this year,

to

Parlor.

Nimmo, Dorothy

and

first

into effect.

it

open Student Standards Meeting

was

so successful that

Martha Whelchel

Si'Hing, left to right:

Standing, hit

Rogers

we decided

have one each year.

Helen Reiff served

year included Helen Reiff, Marie

Eason, Dorothy Eades, Marjorie

This plan was accepted and put

what

to

this

Reiff, Alvis, Powell,

right:

year as chairman, and

as secretary.

Se

Eades, Nimmo, Willia

Royall, Whelchel, Lewis,


V^^ HE OLD GAVE PLACE TO THE NEW The

spring of

tion heac]s,

and the

1

940 was

.

alive with the usual excitement

election of the

major

officers for

1

.

.

caused by the appointments of the new publica-

940-1 94 L For us "old

girls"

it

meant one

step closer to

graduation, and the end of a wonderful four years of college

four years

many ways

in

in

which we had grown older

which our

lives

association

with

There was a

certain feeling of sadness that

when

classmates,

giving up our duties

were "has beens;" but us harbored a

little

friends,

became a

in spite

secret

only physically speaking

and we hoped

It

was

reality,

for

we knew

that our contribution

to

be the incoming

We

had

ahead

officers

for those of us

to

right:

Lybrook, Wil

Fischer. Eades,

Left

to

right:

Nelson, Moyer. Ellett.

Courier, Gibson, Wertz,

Overbey

Eason

was

ours

trust given us.

example, and looked

and courage.

Leji

consisted of

a feel-

realized the seriousness

by the honor and the

for

that our

in future years,

the responsibility of the tasks that faced us,

back

and we

just material things.

ing of anticipation.

inspired

faculty.

overcame us

hope that we were leaving,

...

a matter of looking

who were

and

of that feeling each of

thoughts would often turn to Farmville

more than

in

had been enriched by

and we

and felt

We looked

to the future

with hope


merit

and soon the Queen, her maid-of-honor,

and twenty-four attendants entered. The court J!'*^

i'

danced a

pre-classic

Galhade,

in

came to

their

the tourneys

the

dance form, the

stiff

and

beauty

reigning

in

Then homage

she

surveyed the

The

blithe contes-

as

spectacle from her throne. tants

dances

lively

stately

gowns.

taffeta

danced a morris dance, a

fierce tug-o'-war,

and a gay and bow-and-arrow dance.

The

peasants, in comely colours, appeared

and presented dance,

in

garlaunde

for the

queen a merry garlaunde

typical

English

style,

the

middle.

The

in

May

made gladsome with

the

the sprightly dancers

weaved

intricate pattern

their

shining

holiday was

Pole dance, as

their streamers in

about the maypole. Newcastle

and Sellenger's Round were a climax of the frivolity of the afternoon, as

everyone joined

in

spirited dance.

The lowing:

committees

this

year included the

Essie Millner, chairman; Blair

and Virginia PoUey, costuming;

May

fol-

Goode Wertz,

music; Sara Keese, business; Dorothy Rollins, Lula Windham,

properties

Qu

QiL. a\CIV ARKE

now,

alle ye!

tyme both ye custume been to a

—Maying goon."

the year

was

fashion on a dell, cool

so, the

presented, in true

May

afternoon at

and green

the scene of revel,

in the

Longwood. The was

gay meeting, and the coro-

Robin Hood and

To"

delight of

Old English

spring stillness,

nation of a beauteous queen, Lula

gay "Here's

For a long

Merry Engeland

in

And

May Day

his

to

Wmdham.

merry band danced the

open the day of merri-

and

Committee:

staging.

Rollins,

Wertz, Millner, Ke^


Ma,d

of

Honor, Virginia Lee

Pellis

liiiiiiiiiiiiiii[iiriiiiiiiiiiiri""TTin Robin Hood. Essie Millner

May

Pole

Da

May

Court


HE Movement on

campus

this

members

of the

Youth Cooperative known

of the Methodist Church, better

Wesley Foundation,

as the

a wonderful start in September.

was

on

started

campus

this

in

1

Our

got off to

organization

938 and works

in co-

operation with other denominational groups and with the

Young Women's

We per.

began

for our meeting.

We

and discussed many in singing

joined

eaten our

fill,

made many topics.

we

down

settled

plans for the year

Before

we

handed down

The

we

left,

all

songs and laughing and talking to-

year that has just passed

every month

Sunday

left lo right:

this

were

candles

the

as

workers for the new year. proof that the

is

candles have been kept bright and illuminating.

Once

group had charge of the regular

night service.

We

all

worked together and

and musicals.

We have kept constantly before us this year as our motto, "Let your light so shine before

may

see

which

men

that others

your good works and glorify your Father

art in

Elizabeth

gether.

SlanJing,

to the

got up numerous plays, pageants, worship programs,

Christian Association.

year with a delicious harvest sup-

this

we had

After

ceremony followed

pressive

Heaven."

Anne Parker

served

this

year as presi-

German.

Dodson, Wahab,

Overbuy,

Brandon left

SUling,

Walmsley,

right:

to

Eades,

Dr.

Parker,

Kilmon, Holl, Mayer

When

the students

first

arrived in school, every-

one, especially the Methodist girls here at school the boys from little

Hampden-Sydney, were

social "get-together" sponsored

Foundation. never forget

and a

lasting impression, too, as they

more of a

invited to a

the

Wesley

—

The program was so clever it. The refreshments made quite

college crowds.

On

by

We

all

agreed that

and

we'll

a

hit,

always do

we

in

should have

Sunday

night

in

ford,

Fay Brandon,

secretary;

Harry, worship chairman;

October we held our

The new

officers

accepted their duties and privileges, and a very im-

Mildred

treasurer;

Mary

Katherine Dodson

and Allene Overby, co-chairmen of recreation; Gene

Hardy Kilmon, chairman Lillian

Wahab

publicity,

and

Lillian

of

church

attendance;

German, co-chairmen of

and Dot Eades, Betty Reid, and Charlotte

Gresham, executive committee-women.

Walmsley served

these "get-togethers."

candle-light installation service.

dent; Marjorie Holt, vice-president; Evelyn Bur-

Dr.

This year Miss Hiner taught the college the church.

J.

E.

as counselor for us.

Jean Moyer was president of

class at

this class;

Doris Chesnut, vice-president; Rachel Kibler, sec-


retary;

Libby West,

We

pianist.

Simmons and

and we

ing this,

class with Virginia

the infirmary.

a

and Juanita Carson, secretary

This year was a very successful one,

feel that in

the past years a stable foundation

We

sponsor the

Circle in the

Are

Idle

A

it

is

young

all

fifth

our campus

year

growing rapidly

B. S. U.

is

its

just

it's

and

the infirmary for

kind

in the

as such, If

it

com-

Union on

phases.

in all its

Each

now among

is

South.

a link between the

two by uniting them.

how

for

adds new phases of work and

the local church,

in

things,

year, the Baptist Student

the leading unions of

Our

Friendship

We

Lounge.

really

Believe

in

have some

When we

different topics.

Miracles?" and

dis-

"What

splendid opinions

convention

in

Richmond

for the convention was,

in the fall.

"Above All

Christ."

IKE

its

Wednesday Night

large delegation from Farmville at-

state

The theme

pleting

are sick in

girls

Words?" we had some

tended the

J:

on

"Do You

expressed.

}

W.

Y.

fine discussions

cussed

has been laid for future growth.

who

send cards to the

and Polly Hughes,

town

as president

treasurer.

we

treasurer;

had

also

tries

to serve the

time,

you know

eagerly one receives any letters or cards. Realiz-

Standing, left

Sealed,

to right:

left to right:

Hudgins, Holland,

enlistment chairman,

this

year as president of

Helping

Anna Maxey;

her,

were our

our social chair-

man, Caralie Nelson; devotional chairman, Frances

Hudgins;

campus and

you've ever been confined

any length of

Marion Harden served the Baptist Student Union.

urer,

secretary,

Mary

Louise Holland; treas-

Dorothy E. Davis; chairman of music, Helen

Reiff; president of B.

president of

Y. P. U., Caralie Nelson;

Sunday School,

Josie

Lee Cogsdale;

chairman of publicity, Eugenia Ramsey; and porter, Olivia Stephenson.

Maxey

Davis, Cogsdale, Stephenson, Harden, Nels.

re-


E

live

all

the region

in

"muddy Rappahannock and blue."

club

between the

broad Potomac

the

the dearest spot on earth to all of us.

It's

was founded on October

1

4,

1

938, by a group

of enthusiastic girls from the Northern Neck.

were only twelve of us

at

eager to go on, but

when we

We

year and came back

last

There

we were somewhat

had

this

a

year

disappointed

arrived to find that only about half of our

SiUing, left

lo

and spaghetti suppers Mr. French sponsored

m

cabm

the

It

just didn't

As

be eating roasted oysters

we became more and

anticipation of the annual

in

V. P.

dinner and dance, the second of

kind to be given. This occasion

two branches

the

good old Northern Neck.

Christmas drew near,

— Farmville

we had

night

everyone of us got homesick.

right to

in the

more excited I.

roast,

seem

anywhere but

The

Longwood.

at

gorgeous oyster

with Mr. French as

first,

adviser and Mrs. Turnbull as sponsor.

wonderful time

Our

roasts

last year.

was

It really

initiated

was

by

its

these

a gala affair

Haydon

right:

Dawson, Moore, Burgwyn

Ware,

J.,

Standing,

Mitchell,

Dew

left to right:

Bellows

Mr. French, Tyler. Warner Mrs. Turnbull, Ware, A.

original

group was back

though, until that there

we

at school.

discovered,

were several

much

transfers

Washington, and William and quite a

We

few new

It

to

wasn

long,

and proved

our delight,

of the year.

t

from Averett,

Mary

Mary

College, and

is

purely social, and

do "socialize" and have a simply marvelous

we

time.

Dr. and Mrs. Simpkins were very gracious when they entertained us

in their

new home. Mrs. Turn-

bull has been wonderful about having us over to her

house for lovely informal

teas.

If

we

live to

be a

hundred, we'll never forget those remarkable weiner

be one of the most outstanding events

didn't play all the time letters to

urging the

girls.

admit that our aim

We many

to

— nope!

We

wrote

various high schools in our vicinity,

girls to

choose Farmville as their

Alma

year as president;

Flint

Mater.

Jo

Ware

led

us

this

Moore, vice-president; Henrietta Dawson, secretary and reporter; and Marian Mitchell,

Members

this

year included:

Anne Ware, Jo Ware,

treasurer.

Anne Burgwyn,

Elizabeth Warner, Eliza-

beth Bellus, Marian Mitchell, Flynt Moore, Louise


Haydon,

Nellie Dodson,

Edna McNeal,

Henrietta

Dawson, and Antoinette Dew.

We

we

we can

all

letters to

We some

get together

agam.

Maybe some

of our

persons.

On

several occasions the

we

shall

CHI

banner proudly and

when they walked Well,

-ACTLY" to decide.

To

what should be

say that

would be putting

it

this

mildly,

said here

is

year has been eventall

of

which

is

There were many times when our somewhat hampered by unforseen theless the ten of us

(o

to

activities

were

find

many

places

which we could gather and discuss

well, just discuss!

Lcfl

managed

right: Stephens,

Ke

In the

People wondered perhaps

.

.

.

just

in

—

who

Wouldn't

life.

serious vein,

ours

some way any

school.

on Founder's Day.

a time that here it

is

a red

be too bad

be disappointed?

more

cases

store

many

everyone's

for anvorte to

many

conditions, never-

in

Shannon's.

and eager bunch of Freshmen

in the

has been said

day

letter

more

than probably a definite surprise to many.

it

in

forget the expressions on the faces of

that rare, inquisitive,

in

did

often marveled at the lack of imagination of

prospective students will do some good!

and hours

.

Library, or the roof of the swimming pool?

Never

ful

.

this

good time playing together

a

mysteriously watched over the crowd

hard

.

they ever stop to consider the clock tower of the

are eagerly awaiting September so that

had such

year that

where these clandestine meetings were held

was an

and we were

serious in

earnest desire to prevent

serious breach of the rules of the

There were

criticisms, but usually

by those

only thought they knew.

We

look back, with deep feeling, on a year of

good, clean fun, and understanding friendship.


Herald

office,

and

that night

we

gather for the proof-

Then, with

ing of the long "galleys" of material.

and

ruler

pencil,

completing the

ND

they

talk

about the glamour of the

newspaper business

nation

news. since

For on those

a fasci-

brief

—

our

months of a school year.

Though

Rotunda

the

is

been sent

after one issue has

is

the biggest

we

trial

requires literally three times as

of

much

Pictures and cuts, too, are eternal problems,

development and enlargement

Newspaperwomen

tell

up constitute the most

all

take time.

us the headlining

and make-

thrilling side of the job,

and

as

life,

a weekly publication, the

by no means a weekly matter.

is

line here,

six-page issue which

we

activities

move

job

it

adding a

sheets,

The

pages are

recorded actions, events, swiftly through the

since

minuteness of detail,

keeps us breathless until each week's

that

four pages are in type.

all,

the rush of reporting,

still

our heads to the task of

attempt at least twice monthly

the

is

dummy

cutting out one there.

all

drudgery of proof-reading, there

the

With

!

we bend

Immediately before

to press, in fact

the printing of that issue, plans are formulated for

Then, while

next week's issue.

twenty

girls are

eight

hundred and

reading the news of the week, twenty

reporters are meeting for their assignments for the

A

next week's publication.

formed, and plans

we go

made

temporary

and discarding.

there's the tiny fear in the

we'll omit the

from the

last

picture:

ger;

it's

perfection

finds the

ing their material

to

Alvis, Edilor-in-Chief

Blackwell,

page has

Ma

Business

to

be typed and

and assigning

Tuesday morning

revis-

news

last-minute

all

Then

we're ready to believe them, for nothing has proved

more

itself.

busy pecking, and the copy printer.

article

departmental heads busy

which has "popped up."

the

Each

Mr. Hollon. Faculty Adviser

the editorial on the second

their

in-

also

minute notice about the Riding Club

Top

Monday

And

back of our minds that

most important feature.

Bollom picture:

until

is

Then

through the old round of reporting and

vestigating, of selecting

retyped

"dummy"

for variety of style.

the is

it

typists

begin

made ready leaves

for

fascinating.

"I could walk to the Herald closed"

is

of us, for

the

somewhat sad

Wednesday

is

office

with

my

eyes

assertion of everyone

spent in a constant state of

for

hurry between the Rotunda and the Herald (speed

the

limit of a trip

reputed at one minute and forty-five


seconds) son's

An

.

name

missing link in the puzzle

warm

sponsible for the

of

—

re-

is

and high reputation

reception

Des Moines week's

trip

for the convention in October.

was packed

The Rotunda.

gathering,

When

told us that there

it

came

week, Helen people on

to bringing in the best

scoop of the

and Margaret Wright were the

Jeffries

whom we

depended. Libby West handled

news or "who's going where

the social

this

week-

Pat Gibson and Boo Barham were appropri-

end."

ately in charge of the Sports

Column, and

Mickey Beck was was

a

charge of the news

in

common

staff,

rush in breathlessly with that last minute news.

Cock

twins assisted

all

We're very proud of added

know what week-ends,

November

new

the

is

An

ington.

added

and to

The

who

lets

Tiger

staff,

With editing

in

all its

a

"Gleanings," by

The

has proved a great success.

staff as a

whole has

worked together

beautifully

hours

have been more than repaid by the

in the office

all

year,

success of each week's edition.

There were times

when we thought we'd never make on Wednesday, but

in

the

which appear

in the

Collegiate Digest.

"public" delve

in

Top

day

it

by

six

o'clock

end the seemingly im-

possible has been accomplished. torn hair on that fatal

and the long

We've worried and

to insure the fresh copies

dining hall, complete with the

With

sighs of relief

we saw

our

"Echoes."

picture, left io right:

Barham, Gibson.

Rollins,

Copley

Middle

picture,

left

to

right:

Ferguson,

Carlton,

Cummings Bottom

picture, left io right:

Wright

West, Chesnut,

Jeffries,

They

hundred delegates United

States.

of the trip the

Wash-

was

the

Hampden-Sydney

which we traveled. back-aching, hair-tearing experiences,

newspaper

is

the

most educative, well-

rounded, and informative activity on campus.

us

a column of world events which

is

five

attraction

wagon, complete with

features which were

the latest addition.

were over

collegiate Press Association meeting held in

the stay-at-homes are doing with their

Johnny Lybrook,

the business, information

nine of us attended the Virginia Inter-

of us in our work.

"Snoopin' Sue,"

just recently.

In

to

Into the

that could be had.

features

Anna Johnson

ocurrence for

all

and good fun

present, representing every part of the

station

were written by Bernice Copley and Dot Rollins.

It

Frances Alvis and Lucy Blackwell traveled

omission of a line of print, or one per-

—one

i^.


ing on the roof,

was what we remembered and con-

veyed on each page. Not organizations and for our story, but

days

cessive

The Island

happenings

the

of suc-

will live for us.

cover was designed in a row boat on

Sound

down, which

valuable material for the layout.

opening day was

Issie

Moss was

Terminal.

Long

All summer the idea grew, and hasty

!

notes were scratched

in

the film in sight for those

his fleeting visits

in the fall

The

first

became sight

on

atop the Greyhound Bus a perpetual furor, using all first

Mr. Brightman was much and

statistics

memory

day in

impressions.

demand

those days,

meant everything. There were

hurried conferences, experiments, scrawled suggestions, in the eternal business of

Top

group,

lefl

to

right.

laying out the book.

Moss,

Photographic Editor; Hatcher, Assistant Photographic Editor; .'\yers. Assistant Photographic Editor

Bottom group,

left to right:

Wertz,

Literary Editor; Ellett, Assistant Editor; Eason. McGinnis, Liter-

ary Editors

HERE'S never

— no

peace

moment's

a

sooner was last years

Virginian of

had our heads

"What thick

The

together, over the

shall next year's

and

fast,

the

in

hands

than

students

the

we

deep dark plot of Ideas flowed

theme be?"

and suddenly we saw

light.

formal copy, stereotyped design, and

stilted

phraseology of successive years was well enough, but too familiar.

And

so the inspiration

.

.

.

why

not

write a story of the year with the blessed informality of a diary? for

page

Our

Instead of the impersonal third person

after page,

year, from the

across the

way,

we wanted first

to write

about

hint of gold in the

to the last

May

us.

maples

morning of sunburn-

WilUamson, Editor-in-Chief


A story in continuity presented complications — exact we

word-count, exact spacing, an exactness which thought would drive us mad. Pictures were begun the

we

first

week

October, and

in

soon realized that informality of pose could be

just as vexatious as exactitude of

arrangement.

We

racked our brains for every possible spot on the campus for pictures, and the

We in

were anxious

new Library saved

for every shot to

the day.

be an action

shot,

our rebellion against that smiling semi-circle of

posing figures.

Tommy

Daniels and the other photo-

graphers caught our mood, and together

and lavished

Our

film

ingenuity

give an

knew no

to

Perry and

elaborate crepe paper yearbooks and

for years

nasium that

figured,

and we decided

limits,

Annual dance on January 20.

Dot planned Annuals

we

on our new notion.

night.

back lined the walls of the gym-

Then,

deadline had stared us

annual banquet

in

in the tea

in

the

May, face,

after the

last

we gave

our

room.

Top

group, left

lo

righl:

Peery, McCorkle, .Associate Editors;

Miss Foster, Literary Adviser

Bottom group, left lo right: Smith, Art Editor; Miss Bedford, Art Adviser; Rollins, Assistant Art Editor

These are scenes engraved us:

Isabel

waving her

indelibly on each of

ruler over the layout.

Moss

smearing glue liberally on herself and the pictures, Sally saying

"We

have 497 now,"

May

stalking their victims in the dining hall,

and Jane

"We've

got

have that Cotillion write-up by dinner," and Perry

to

and Dot, deep

in

conference with Miss Bedford over

tiny nonsensical drawings.

And

it

all

went up

in flames.

plan, write-up, layout,

We

watched every

and treasured scrap burn,

in

a bonfire by the tennis courts, after the publication of the '40 yearbook.

Top

group, left lo right:

Adviser;

Mr. McCorkle,

Dunl

Ma Bottom

group,

left

lo

right:

Typist; Lucy, Assistant Typist

Dunlap,


Jack Cock third prize

"From

for her

Magnolia

a

Tree."

For a while, included

UR

magazine

is

next to the oldest publication

on the campus!

first

published

It

in the

was year

1905 and was then called

The

Since

Voice.

varied tions.

At

The

Focis,

finally

different times

was changed

it

is

azine of former years. size;

has had

it

many and

and periods of publica-

was

it

The Guidon,

called

The Farmville Quarterly Review, and

Colonnade of today

and

time

this

shapes, sizes,

titles,

to

quite different from the

We

we have added

for her copy.

room and

the dining table.

It's

much

much

It's

now,

girl

had

walk

to

to

into

see ten bright covers at every

easier

on our pocketbooks, too!

Dr. Francis B. Simpkins' issue

and each

nicer,

January

article in the

on "Teacher Training and Culture" created

quite a

stir

among

the

members of our

faculty.

wrote on the great problem of inefficiency schools

training

and offered

his

He

in teacher-

solution

to

the

problem.

Our

present name.

its

pay

magazine of the college was not

the

in the student fund,

mag-

have changed the name

humor

a

section

and

illus-

trations for our stories.

The

four issues of last year's Colonnade were

entered in the contest of the Virginia Inter-collegiate

Press Association and

were proud,

too,

won honorable

because

we

mention.

We

tied with the University

of Virginia.

This past year, we again published four the Colonnade.

story contest

During the

and offered

the winner taking girl

first

fall

issues of

we sponsored

a short

a prize of five dollars to

place and three dollars to the

We

taking second place.

Top

got a wonderful re-

picture

Lybrook, Editor-i

:

Chief

Bottom picture: Seated,

to right: Barb( Rosenberger, Busir Mr. Coyner. F

left

Typist

:

Manaager; ulty

Adviser

Standing, left to right: Carr, Assistants on

West.

Staff

sponse and received some lars

went

story

to Ernestine

fine stories.

Meacham,

The

five dol-

a Junior, for her

"Entrance Into Life." Shall we ever forget

Nancy

Saunders, a Freshman,

and three dollars

for her

won

it?

second place

"Turning Wheel," and

The

covers of our Colonnades this year were un-

usually gay and very interesting. a picture of the trance, pillars,

new

and

library,

clock.

Our

first

issue

had

showing the main en-

The

building

pleted in August, 1939, at a cost of

was com-

$120,000 and


has a capacity of

00,000 books. The

1

Mac

taken by Mr.

was

picture

of the science department, our

we

In the January issue,

repeated the story "I, at the

Peter Ellyson," by Phillip Cook, a student University of Richmond. indeed, and

we

was a gruesome

It

are not sure yet that

stand just exactly what

was

it

all

we

tale,

quite under-

the short story contest for the unusual tale,

in

"Work

She won

Beorc Eh Thorn

the

Mary Mahone's "The Knave Wins" in the January issue was a ballad that we shall always reMary

has been a faithful contributor for

In November, Mary's "Blessed Be

a long time.

Bess

Tie That Binds" was published.

It

dosia

Jeffries

Mary

Allene Overbey and

Windham was

poetry editor with

MacKenzie was

art

editor

assisting her.

editor.

Theo-

and had

as her

was our book review

Katherine Radspinner and Mildred Morris.

assistants,

Anne Hurff was

our photographer.

Our

business

Carr and

Mary Owens West

Barbee was our

Jennings,

typist.

Mr.

J.

M.

assisting her.

Lois

Serving on the faculty comGrainger, chairman; Miss

Miss Taliaferro, Miss Craddock, Miss

Booton, Mr. Coyner, and Dr. Simpkins.

prize last year for her superb story, "Police Call."

member.

Helen

mittee were

Hattie ought to keep up the good work

she could go places!

Jolliffe.

manager was Jane Rosenberger, and she had Yates

about.

Harriet Cantrell was given honorable mention

of Art."

as her assistants,

Jane

Dorothy Wright and Frances Hudgins

college photographer.

official

had

the

really touched

The work faction

For

has been fascinating, and our

and pride

into

each new edition truly

at

satis-

justifiable.

each issue has gone the best of the school's

talent, the best of creative ability,

on a

level of out-

standing superiority.

our hearts. of our poetry editors, wrote

Windham, one

Bess

many and

this past year.

varied verses

Remember

her fragment

"You

need a temple

to

stand by,

and Pigeons' wings: Apollo!"

We up by

had

much

so

fun reading the "Chips" picked

Especially did

different persons.

we

like the

S.T.C. boners from exam papers because they

— Anonymous

so close

home

author.

A hamlet

for

is

and ham cooked Sediment

a female moth.

somebody you

goes to parties

all

A

love.

this year.

is

socialist

together.

what you is

a

A feel

man who

the time.

Johnny Lybrook served nade

Helen

Top group:

as editor of our Colon-

Reiff

literary editor

left

to

stanjins;.

Jolliffe. Jeffries;

Reiff, Dr. Simpkins,

Middle group: seated,

was

Lilerary Slaff;

Overbey. Hudgins. right:

>Âť^\

an English breakfast dish con-

is

sistmg mainly of eggs

myth

hit

was a noted Greek

left

lo

and

rlghl:

sealed, left

to

Windham

Art Staff; standing: Radspinner; right: MacKenzie,' Morris, Hurff,

Photographer

Bottom group: Miss Taliafe Miss Booton, Faculty Advise

Miss

Craddock.

(%r^


Left

io

righl:

Purdum, Fahr, Mr. French, Slevenson, Atkinson

IME

has really flown

have hardly had time

There

party,

many

are so

finished us

three short quarters in

to realize that

things to

we

remember

—Mr.

when he brought twenty pounds

and we

ate our

annual class party

—an

Ruth Lea has been

way

French

just

about

of candy to our Christmas

through layer after layer.

oyster supper at

which we

are really upperclassmen

Then

our

Longwood.

the finest of presidents again this year, with

Esther Atkinson as vice-president, Boonie Stevenson as secretary,

and Betty Fahr It's

hard

responsibilities

ours

is

as treasurer.

to believe that

the honor

we

that

members

and

privilege of

are ready to take over our biggest

of our class are major officers, and

marching

to the

Alma

Mater.


Marie Allen

Louise Applewhite

Esther Atkinson

Carol Lee Averitt

Charlotte Avery

Dorothy Bailey

Alice Leigh Barham

Anne Benton

Nancy Goode Bland

Carmen Booth

Sarah Booth

Crews Borden

Myrtle Borum

Jean Bourne

Faye Brandon

Josa Carlton


Ethel Carr

Yates Carr

Sadie Cobb

Rosalie Coberly

Anne Renolds Cock

Jack Cock

Anne

Myrtle Cook

Rosa Courter

Thelma Courtney

Mary Louise Cox

Martha Crawley

Katie Crider

Susie Pearl Crocker

Dorothy Sue Crumley

Rachel DeBerry

118

L.

Cocks


Dorothy Dawley

Nan Duer

Mary Sue Edmonson

Frances Ellett

Jamie Elliotte

Betty Fahr

Elenora Faison

Patsy Fletcher

Nancy Fulton

Anne Lee Gardner

Anna George

Patricia Gibson

CoRALEE Gilliam

Elizabeth Glasgow

Marjorie Gooden

Gene Grabeel

119


Hall

Effie Grant

Helen Gray

Louise

Harriet Haskins

Marion Heard

Elizabeth Hillsman

Nancy Hopkins

Emily Hoskins

Virginia

Ruby Hubble

Frances Hudgins

Emma May Hutchinson

Julia Hutchinson

Betty Jackson

Katherine Jarratt

Howell

120

Nell Hall


Mattie Jolly

Frances Keck

Rachel Kibler

Roberta Latture

Florence Lee

Evelyn Lupton

Mary Hille McCoy

Madge McFall

Helen McIlwaine

Judith Marshall

Mary Alice Marshall

Mary Mauney

Bertha McLaughlin

Anna Johnson

Mary Jane

Elva Kibler

Jolliffe

121


Dorothy Menefee

Genevieve Moody

Jean Moyer

Caralie Nelson

Jennie Noell

Edith Nunnally

Alma Oakes

Emily

Mary Elizabeth

Agnes Pickral

Nancy Pierpont

Ruth Lea Purdum

Evelyn Quillin

Owen

AaM

Roberta Payne

Petticrew

Frances Pritchett

Mary Marshall Prosise


Marjorie Rice

Dorothy Rollins

Anne Rucker

Martha Anne Saunders

Helen Seward

Sarah Sibold

Martha Smith

Patsy Smith

Charlotte Stevens

Florence Boone Stevenson

Helene Stras

Virginia Sydnor

Mary Gray Thompson

Pearl Thompson

Evelyn Thorington

Lucy Tucker


Jean Upshur

Dell Warren

Helen Watts

Elizabeth West

Roberta Wheeler

Martha Whelchel

Forrestine Whitaker

Patricia

Nancy Wolfe

Marion Worsham

Windham

LoRA Elizabeth Williams

Bess

Elsye Berry Yates

Anna Young

Whitlock


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to

right:

Hardaway, Powell, Eades, Miss Bedford, Wis

OUR matriculations;

years

.

.

.

practically a lifetime of

schedules; classes;

labs;

meetmgs;

exams; dreaded quarters of teaching; blue pink

slips;

deans

lists;

play; laughter; tears

When we

crowded

ready

to

ourselves

it

seems impossible that

into our busy,

ourselves standing in the

bewildered, excited, a

slips;

work;

.

rushed

ever forget that day in September,

when we found ness that

.

think back,

those have been

Can we

.

elections; bull sessions;

little

afraid of

all

all

lives.

1936,

Rotunda the strange-

we saw. In our new fall clothes we were make an impression, and ended by being very much impressed by everyone we met.

" There has always been one famous " boner


pulled by every freshman class and ours tainly

no exception.

dinmg room

that

One

fan-

member

was

day and established

first

cer-

entered the herself

quarter proudly

407"

.

.

showed

Mildred Harry who spect

Miss Mary's! Then there was one of us who didn't

Sister-Little Sister

intend to

come

to college for four years .

.

.

because of

her schedule for the

first

At after

left

and had ghastly

with calm satisfaction at the most convenient table

matrimonial prospects

first

we

in

bold

was poor

there

her evening shoes

in

Pros-

visions of attending the

Reception

we were

"Sociology

letters,

And

the marriage course!

.

just

so

in

Big

saddle shoes!

many

loose ends, but

elected Jane Powell, president,

and Miss

RUBY ARETTA ADAMS 3604 Decatur

St.,

Richmond, Virginia

B. S.

LOUISE BAIRD ALLEN Hebron, Virginia B. S.

MAUDE FRANCES

ALVIS

3407 Memorial Ave., Lynchburg,

Virginia

B. S.

VIVIAN 817 Beverly

MAE ANDERSON St.,

Covington, Virginia

B. S.


JOHNSON BARBEE

LOIS

Covington, Virginia

B. A.

MARGARET ANNE Route

4,

Box

BILLUPS

19, Norfolk, Virginia

B. S.

LUCY STEPTOE BLACKWELL Warrenton, Virginia B. S.

ELLEN GIBSON BO WEN Tazewell, Virginia B. S.

Bedford, classman

.

.

Harriette Vaden, and ficers,

we were ready

united class.

with

its

Rat

together with

Dot Eades to start

Martha

Seitz,

as our other of-

our college years as a

Week drew us even closer

together

black stockings, upward swept hair and red-

circled mouths.

mania

.

for

The

relentless

sophomores had a

making us tap dance, do "snake hips,"

and "sign tunda.

down

off"

When to a

on our knees on the steps the reign of terror

more comfortable

Politicans of celebrities

types

belonging

—congregated

to

m

a political convention.

the

Ro-

settled

existence.

descriptions,

all

m

was over we

movie

sometimes

stars,

and

unclassifiable

freshman Circus stunt for

The

highlight of that evening


for us

was having our Johnny Lybrook co-queen of

the Circus.

Proud

of her?

We

couldn't

sit still

Close upon the heels of the Circus came the water carnival

with the Class of '40 slowly but surely

establishing a reputation for wild, crazy perform-

spirits

We

proved our

caps into the air in the that

we had outgrown

ability

congregated

on the hockey

As we

moment of

field

tossed our rat

victory,

we

realized

them, and the worst was over.

Third Floor Main was

We

ances.

Color Rush and the hockey games sent our

soaring.

by beating the Sophomores.

in Cleo's

the storm center that year.

room

to

make candy, and

play hearts far into the night; had great sessions while

NANCY HALL BRYANT Smithfield, Virginia

B. S.

AGNES DINWIDDIE BUCHANAN 328

Florence Ave., Waynesboro, Virginia B. S.

ELIZABETH McCLUNG BUNDY Tazewell, Virginia B. S.

HAZLEWOOD BURBANK 307 Mallory Ave., Hampton, B. S.

Virginia


MARY EVELYN BURFORD Amherst, Virginia B. S.

VIRGINIA MILDRED CALLIS Soles,

Mathews, Virginia B. S.

MARGARET ANNE CARR 916

Carter Road, Raleigh Court,

Roanoke, Virginia B. S.

ANITA MILDRED CARRINGTON Saxe, Virginia B. S.

the

candy cooked

in the

bathtub

!

A memorable ex-

ample of such occasions was the night a playful

mood, attributed Miss Mary's bathrobe

(at the time

on Miss

a generous

"whack"

believed

those

in

that Prince, in

Mary) thereon!

to "Izzie,"

and placed

Never before had we

myths about winged

Main

"Wa-

.

.

.

Black Widows. All of

Helen Hoyer,

"Nimmo" and

others,

cept the challenge. all

third floor

Billups, Susie, Cleo, plus

the hall

sat in

small hours, waiting for the Black

tacked

feet

Other unforgettable experiences include the

terloo" with the

Remember

over the walls?

.

till

the

Widows

those signs that .

.

wee

to ac-

we

"WELCOME

BLACK WIDOWS! PUNCH AND KICKS


SERVED FROM TWO TO SIX course one of the

was

members of

right in the big

and plans

.

.

.

but

the

middle of

we

A. M." Of

famed organization

all

our conversations

continued unsuspectmgly

Trouble or mischief found a breeding place on that hall.

The

bell

rope was cut one night, and to

cap the climax, Susie, along with Ginna Jarman paid

a

heavy penalty

didn't

went

pop up

to the

campus

The

for

takmg

Never

of Shannon's!

in all

let

the it

forms!

Chi

sign off the front

be said that originality

One crowd

of us even

midnight show and afterwards stayed on

for eight weeks.

big event of our freshman year, however,

the Production.

We

still

was

claim the honor of having

DORIS RAY CHESNUT 92 3 J/2 Dacian Avenue Durham, North Carohna B. S.

JEAN SCOTT CLARKE Martinsville, Virginia

B. S.

ELIZABETH ANN CLINE Stuarts Draft, Virginia

B. S.

HELENE ALBINE CLINE Stuarts Draft, Virginia

B. S.


MARGARET ELIZABETH COALTER Route

4,

Richmond, Virginia B. S.

JOSIE LEE

COGSDALE

Newsoms, Virginia B. S.

BERNICE LUCILLE COPLEY Kenbndge, Virginia B. S.

MARGUERITE VIRGINIA COSTELLO 2115 Hanover Ave., Richmond,

Virginia

B. S.

— T. new and — "Club Manhattan." There were

started something first

night spot

different

refreshments

at

hilarious floor

show; and dancing

wards.

Httle

Entertaining

tables

us

in

S.

around the

the

C.'s

floor;

a

the tango dancers,

Bates, and

many, many

music after-

the

floor

show were

Metropolitan sky

piano team of Hatcher and

Macon Raine and May

others.

We

often

still

think

about the sophistication of "Club Manhattan" and

to soft

Hattie Vaden, song and dance man; Virginia Lee Pettis, torch singer; the

Hardy;

festive

scene

agamst the background of the line.

All during the year there were many incidents that

have been safely tucked away

m

the corners of our


memories.

We

shall never forget

ing us through that

was

first

year,

perched

it

came

The elections.

The

of the class soared to greater heights the night

Jane was re-elected president, and the

danced

all

over the

front

class snake-

campus, led by Jane

precariously on the shoulders of two hus-

kier classmates.

that inevitable red pocketbook!

Spring was here and with spirit

Jane Powell lead-

and always with her

in

year was

at

an end

— summer

intervened, but

September we came back eager and ready

to

Then we were sophomores. No longer lowly ourselves, we lorded it over the meek little

start

anew.

rats,

and invented new and tortuous devices

for their

LAURA NELL CRAWLEY Hampden-Sydney, Virginia B. S.

MARY

LOUISE

CUNNINGHAM

Fincastle, Virginia

B. S.

DOROTHY DADE DAVIS Raccoon Ford, Virginia B. S.

DOROTHY ELIZABETH DAVIS Box

1

069, Richmond, Virginia B. S.


MARIE DIX Urbanna, Virginia B. S.

JANE FRANCES DUDLEY Farmville, Virginia

B. S.

±±.

SALLY KERR DUNLAP Route

1

,

Lexington, Virginia B.

SUDIE

A.

DOUGHTY DUNTON

Nassawadox, Virginia B. S.

mortification.

the idea that

the day,

spoke

couldn't accustom ourselves to

could go

down town

at

anytime of

and we stopped jumping whenever anyone

The

to us.

and we met coffee,

We we

and

in

talk.

Breakfast Club was established,

Shannon's every morning

to drink

With being sophomores came

lovely, superior feeling of

knowing

that

we

the

weren't

really

supposed to throw our laundry over the Ro-

tunda every

Monday

morning, or mail our

letters in

the slot in the Registrar's office.

'Twas

in

1937

that

Gym

Hall became stomping

ground of the "Sweet Darlings" tion they were,

member, they

and most capable.

all

later

a rare organiza-

Don't you

re-

became president of some-


for a gala reopening.

thing?

Another

rare occasion that year

was

the Christmas

present

and

there

Most

party with Miss Bedford and the whole class gath-

and Hattie brought down

ered in the lounge, singing carols and joining

ing of "Sipping Cidar

manner

of merriment

in all

and reminiscing, while Santa

Claus Fischer distributed presents.

Of

course,

we

redecorated "Club Manhattan"

you

still

suavity the

was

of the same talent

were many added

attractions.

Liza

the house with their sing-

Through

see those rollin' eyes?

a Straw."

A

was attained with Lula and

Can't

new degree

of

Izzie dancing to

accompaniment of that dreamy

"Night and

MARIE GARY EASON 2614 Lamb

Ave., Richmond, Virginia B. S.

DOROTHY

A.

WARWICK EADES

237 Rosalind Ave.,

So. Roke.,

Roanoke, Virginia B. S.

KATHERINE ARENDALL

EDWARDS

Courtland, Virginia B. S.

EMIL ELLIS Beaumont, Virginia B. S.


LAURA BEULAH ETTENGER Lawrenceville, Virginia

B. A.

MARION FARLEY Merry

Point, Virginia

B. S.

JEANNETTE ESTALINE FERGUSON 508 Avon Road, Roanoke,

Virginia

B. S.

DOROTHY LINA FISCHER Main

Street,

East

Islip,

New York

B. S.

Day" rare

chorus,

and many of us

Hula number

led

still

talk about that

by our hula queen, Phil

the year,

united, yet spreading into

— Dramatic Club and

all

became a very

sessions cannot

them, but

Schlobohm.

Throughout

ally

we found many and

our class

still

varied channels

plays, athletics, publication work,

the innumerable pastimes that to

some gradu-

we

who became Before

members

justice

and work.

Bull

by merely mentioning

well remember those of our number

unrivaled experts at that sport.

we knew

more highly

strong interest

be done

it,

our mterests were

specialized,

and spring

becommg

elections founft

of the class in prominent places.

It

could


not be denied

—

life

was moving

faced the knowledge that classmen.

we were

rapidly,

We had accomplished much.

Some

of us

regretted the quick passage of two wonderful years; yet

we found

ticipating the

open

to us.

a

new and

undefinable feehng

new and bigger

Many

and we

no longer under-

in

an-

opportunities that lay

of us

were

experienced for the graduation. in

Our honor

prominent places

and

that

little sisters first

students were

at the

and some

among

commencement

those

exercises,

showed us wherein our classmates were

proving themselves proficient life

that year,

time staying at college for

— academic,

in all

extra-curricular,

phases of college

and

social.

MARTHA JANE FLANAGAN 206 Second Ave.,

Farmville, Virginia

B. S.

IRENE BANE FRANCIS White Gate, Virginia B. S.

OLLIE

GRAHAM

6300 Richmond

GILCHRIST

Place, Norfolk, Virginia B. S.

VIRGINIA BLAIR GOODE Chase City, Virginia B. S.


KATHERINE NELSON GRAY Gloucester, Virginia

B. S.

ELIZABETH JANE GREIG Covington, Virginia

B. S.

/

MARTHA MEADE HARDAWAY Burkeville, Virginia

B. S.

MARION LEE HARDEN Dillwyn, Virginia B. A.

We

returned in the

fall

of '38

—

proudly carted bag and baggage Hall, and established residence. the class, however,

was second

Juniors.

Cunningham

The

stronghold of

and the scene of much

activity

beth condition, groping her hall to

the

owner

It

ings" again held sway, and the early hours of the

ages

mornings found Billups,

the

in a veritable

Lady Mac-

wake

her "charges."

way up and down

the

Beds, then, were per-

sonalized, bearing the name, or rather, the alias of

"Sweet Darl-

floor annex.

There

Some

to

was in

in

white

letters

the post-office

our dates

on the headboards.

nice to be able to mail our letters

in the

downtown, and

Junior parlor.

and pack-

to entertain

Other than

that,

it


was

same old familiar

the

strange emptiness

who had

left.

when we

routine.

We were gradually

for

though, was

we

examples and guidance.

many

girls

reaching the point

where there were no upperclassmen looked

There was a

talked of the old

to

whom we

The

regret,

times thrown to the four winds as

squealed over those that came back for

visits.

There was a

certain

tion, too, in saying,

In the

fall,

warm

little

"Now, when

we, for the

different sort of pride

first

feeling of satisfac-

was

I

a freshman."

new and

time, felt a

when Alpha Kappa

Gamma

recognized three members of the class of '40 tap service that

Meade, and

—

the

day showed Jane Powell, Martha

Isabel as

new members. Then,

in

the

JANE ELIZABETH HARDY Blackstone, Virginia

B. S.

MILDRED LANSDALE HARRY 204

Main

S.

St.,

Suffolk, Virginia

B. S.

GERALDINE MAE HATCHER Route

1

,

Box 476, Salem,

Virginia

B. S.

DOROTHY MAXINE HAWKS Blackstone, Virginia

B. S.


RUBY LEE HENDERSON Blacksburg, Virginia

B. S.

MARY

LOUISE HOLLAND

R. F. D.

L

Holland, Virginia B. S.

HAZEL JUANITA HOLMES Union Level, Virginia B. S.

KATHERINE DUNSCOMBE HORSLEY Lovingston, Virginia

B. S.

winter,

Marie, Dot Eades, Dot Fischer, Frances

Alvis,

Marge

Nimmo,

and

Helen

were

Reiff

production

for

our

Junior

"Hattie's Syncopaters," a hot swing all

Dot

Fischer

was "Cap'n Henry,"

the

of the

title

production being "Cap'n Henry's Showboat."

tapped.

The

ground of black grease paint brought down the house.

featured

the result

band

that got

gentle rocking of the

types of music from their "Bazookas."

white, white eyes staring,

and

was complete

year

Those

rolling against the

back-

in

huge boat!

(Do you

suppose

the audience really guessed that those stormy

were none other than

fits

And

every detail, even to the

waves

of hilarity on the part of


Liza,

who was

We've had

supporting that part of the scenery?)

room

our share of surprises, but the looks

Their only directions being

on the faces of the cast of our prize winning Junior "sing" will long be remembered.

Never was any

program more extemporaneous. That atrocious looking boat the pink

made from

the upside

bed spread; the

mad

-

down

table,

and

rush around the dining

at

supper

right after

cases."

to pick

six

members

"Come

of the cast

to the

finally

landed

in

.

.

suit-

America

after

minutes of a harrowing voyage ...

was greeted by

.

auditorium

supper and bring some blankets and

Columbus

five or ten

up

;

he

the reception committee of "Indian"

photographers, postcard peddlers, and what not

;

and

ROSEMARY WESLEY HOWELL 1009 Elm

St.,

Hopewell, Virginia B. S.

HELEN ELIZABETH HOYER 93 Hampton Roads Avenue Hampton, Virginia B. S.

ELEANOR BARKSDALE HUTCHESON Blacksburg, Virginia B. S.

VERA HELEN JACOBS 20! Nelson

St.,

Williamsburg, Virginia B. S.


MARGARET EDMONDS JAMES Kendall Giove, Virginia B. S.

MARY CHLOTILDE JARMAN Crozet, Virginia

B. S.

\\ MARY HELEN

JEFFRIES

Culpeper, Virginia B. S.

ANNA BROWN JONES Farmville, Virginia

V

B. A.

the

"dramer" ended when Columbus discovered

Pocahontas the evening

in the

"booshes." Perhaps the

was Marie's appearance

gum-chewing Indian receiving the

as the blond,

was

the

carrying on the

of us.

We

were

responsibility

of

work

of those

Mane Eason was president of Marge Nimmo became House Dot Eades was

many

Spring and elections were with us again. ours

of

prize!

Carefree days were soon over for

incoming Seniors;

chmax

Fischer, the

ing the

to

A. A.

head Y.

who were

leaving.

the Student

Body

Council president;

W.

C. A.

;

and Dot

Isabel took over the job of edit-

Virginian, with Sally Dunlap

as business

manager; Johnny Lybrook, and Jane Rosenberger


were chosen

to

head

the

Colonnade

as editor

business manager;

and Frances Alvis,

Lucy

business

Blackwell,

manager,

and

editor, with

began

their

weekly task of putting out the Rotunda.

Another A.

K. G. tap service found Liza and

Johnny Lybrook among those

receiving this recogni-

Senior Chapel that year was for us a beginning

With

tears in our eyes,

sat listening to the seniors of

well.

Marching under

cepted the

hearts,

'39 bid their

the

.

last fare-

the arch of their caps

Alma Mater and

.

we

we

accompanying

ac-

trust

and challenge.

Our

tion.

and reminiscent

serenade

to the seniors that night

had

all

the

SARA BELLE KEESEE Sycamore, Virginia B. S.

ELIZABETH ANN KENT Columbia, Virginia B. S.

/.

ELIZABETH LeGRAND Appomattox, Virginia B. S.

JOHNNY LYBROOK Fincastle,

Virginia

B. S.

\l


MABEL ELLEN McLAIN St.

Stephens Church, Virginia B. S.

MARTHA STRAIN McCORKLE 203

First

Ave., Farmville, Virginia B. A.

MARY ARMISTEAD MAHONE 7188 Adams

St.,

Petersburg, Virginia

B. S.

MANN

ESTELLE 311

Bridge

St.,

Farmville, Virginia

B. S.

outward

signs of a cheery

those huge green the

new

building,

ham?

.

.

and

and rushed

that rare .

good-bye

the songs that session

on

But without admitting

sensed that each

.

.

.

remember

and white bows on the columns of

member

wondenngly facing

a

we composed

first it

to

floor

each other,

of the Class of '40

new and

in

Cunning-

we

was

bigger part of college.

Then, suddenly, helm, and things that It

it

it

was our

depended on

took us fully a

We

were

at the

us.

week

ness of going to school

the

year.

frightened us to think of the people and

worn and haggard

!

to settle

down

to this busi-

Little did others realize that

looks which

we

soon acquired

were not from hard work, but from running

to

our


Imagine!

building every free minute of the day.

new

showers,

fluffy white blankets on

our beds,

"study" rooms, a lovely kitchen, and a parlor that

would be

the

envy of even the editor of "Better

Homes and Gardens"! building

was

"early bird"

Second

a real community.

who

floor of the

In fact

it

was

new the

got the pick of the dishes and pots

and pans

and

wonderful breakfasts of coffee

for those

toast before classes.

Sunday morning "hommess."

The

breakfasts were the essence of

table

was complete even

blue checked table cloth, and

now and

then,

we had

when some more

corsage that was

m

to that

a centerpiece

attractive one

had a

the "ready-to-be-torn-up" stage!

MYRTLE FRANCES MARTIN Dry Fork,

Virginia

B. S.

OCTAVIA ANNA MAXEY Powhatan, Virginia B. S.

ESSIE 315 52nd

ROBETTA MILLNER St.,

Newport News, Virginia B. S.

MARY WALKER MITCHELL Culpeper, Virginia

B. S.


LORANA TILLMAN MOOMAW 1608 Chapman Ave., Roanoke, Virginia B. S.

NANCY WARD MOSS Tazewell, Virginia B. S.

NELLIE 1

KATHRYN NEWMAN

10 Grove

St.,

Farmville, Virginia

B. S.

MARJORIE LOIS NIMMO 101 Brewer Ave., Suffolk, Virginia B. S.

Football season nearly caused

strife

could devour a morsel

until

scores

and shown

After our

in

peace

pictures to every

installation

service,

because no one

"Tee" had read

member

present.

no seniors could

have been prouder than we, when we marched chapel on Fridays

m

was almost pathos

in Essie's

our caps and gowns. tone that

first

into

There Friday

when

she wailed, "I'm just not the type for these

things!"

'Twill be

crazy things

we

many

we

talked about

that

we

a year before

we

forget the funny,

did in that building, or the times that life in

general so far into the night

could hardly speak for yawning.

Nicknames seem

to thrive at Farmville,

but

we


know

of none other than

the inspiration for a song

"The Madam" .

.

.

and what

been brought forth on every occasion, to the

"Madam's" embarrassment,

that has

a song

!

been

It

now and

has

then

but always with

few imaginations, were refreshed with no end of

good food, and then came

Even

the

Madam

"authorities" were out of

enjoyment by "the members of the chorus."

when

Senior dignity was nowhere to be found the night

stairs.

At

down,

for her

a lusty

of Polley's birthday.

First, all spirits,

and

quite a

the "authorities" least

it

the light ... the sparklers

was busy

assuring us that the

town

for the

appeared

at the

week-end,

head of

the

saved "Miss Allen" from a call

blood curdling

and her

yells

pursuit of

MILDRED ROSE OWEN Jarratt, Virginia

B. S.

VIRGINIA SUE

OWEN

South Boston, Virginia B.

LOUISE Merry

A.

A.

PALMER

Point, Virginia

B. S.

CATHERINE HALL PEERY Tazewell, Virginia B. S.


VIRGINIA LEE PETTIS 212 South Linden

St.,

Richmond, Virginia

B. S.

MARGARET MASON PIERCE Warrenton, Virginia B. S.

VIRGINIA

ANN POLLEY

Hollins, Virginia

B. S.

FRANCES BLAND POPE Drewryville, Virginia

B. S.

the terrified

Madam's

"Tee" were

But, oh, the

Again abandoning our

anyway) performance

dignity to the tune of

m

our cucus stunt.

made gun

"The

a riotous (rve thought so,

played an important

shot guns nearly

fore practices

hard

Old Apple Tree" we gave

the wigs

cut short.

face

part,

As

usual

and those wooden

molls out of

all

of us be-

at

whole

our

were over.

own

Who

evening.

Katherine

Wood

death scene?

"Maury,"

Of

antics that

course

we

could

we laughed

look

serious

skidded wildly over the

The

sliding

climax of

down

so

nearly wrecked the

it

all,

when

floor in her

though,

was

that rope with her "rebel

yell" resounding through the entire

gym.


ished their teaching.

Razzing was no word

days of giving productions were over, but our Senior

punishment that Ollie

Graham

Dance was

ed with a "straight

It

was something

full

of a shock to reahze that our

compensation for anything.

Roberts was back

to lead the figure,

was a gala occasion with Before

we knew

it

all

and

Kitty

all in all

first

and some of the more fortunate

quarter

souls

was

over,

had even

fin-

when

for the

she appear-

report.

Christmas holidays seemed short, so eager were

it

the seniors in white dresses.

was, the

A"

got

we

to get

back

brought with all

it

into the

swing of things.

January

the usual round of excitement, but

eyes were turned to

Mardi Gras

in

February.

We

JANE BUFFIN POWELL 341 La Salle Ave., Hampton, Virginia B.

A.

MARY CARRINGTON POWER 5

1

7 Locust Ave., Charlottesville, Virginia

B.

A.

RAMONITA RAMIREZ Box 292, San German, Porto Rico B. S.

HELEN DOROTHY REIFF 1

08 Lansdowne

Court, B.

A.

Lansdowne, Pa.


MABEL LUCILLE RICHESON Amherst, \'irginia B. S.

JANE LOUISE ROSENBERGER 121 Peyton

St.,

Winchester, Virginia B. S.

MARGUERITE RUSS 625 Carolina Ave., Norfolk,

Virginia

B. S.

AGNESS VIRGINIA SALE 21 7 Custis

St.,

Crewe, Virginia

B. S.

all

agreed that

we had

never seen Essie look lovelier

than she did that night as queen.

We

were certainly

justly proud.

The

sides

winter quarter got

and Founder's

of Arc, and

Day was

acting as giftorian, the theme

the major officers,

among

activities.

those

Be-

taking part

somehow,

were Shirley Stephens, president of the Dramatic

In the pageant

Club; Martha Meade, president of Alpha Kappa

away from

here agam.

Dot Eades

of the occasion centered around school

us

on Saturday morning the seniors were well represent-

Gamma;

ed as heads of organizations. With Marie, as Joan

Doris Chesnut, president of Pi

Billups,

president

of

Kappa Delta

Pi;

Gamma Mu; Mar-


ion

Shelton,

many

The was

president

of

Beoic

Eh Thorn, and

basketball

game with Madison Friday

a disappomtment as far as the score

cerned, but

Our

senior year

prowess

others.

we watched Cleo play

her last

game

a brilliant four years of basketball, and this other things brought us closer to the end.

night

was conof

among

in class

"career"

was no unusual record of

in the sports

class basketball

athletic

games, but the biggest surprise of our

world came the

tournament,

last

day

of the

when our team com-

posed partially of unpracticed novices beat the juniors

.

.

.

our only victory

Major

elections

in the contest

and the

installations

following

ELIZABETH LeSUEUR SCALES Cascade, Virginia B. S.

PHILIPPA ELIZABETH

SCHLOBOHM 348 54th

St.,

Newport News, Virginia B. S.

PAULINE HAMILTON SCOTT Orange, Virginia B. S.

JANELLE SHELOR Fincastle, Virginia

B. S.


RUBY MARION SHELTON Chase City, Virginia B. S.

MARY SUE SIMMONS Sebrell, Virginia

B. S.

KEITH MARSHALL SMITH 1220

W.

Franklin

St.,

Richmond, Virginia

B. S.

MYRA ELIZABETH SMITH Culpeper, Virginia B. S.

N

\

made

us irrevocable "has beens." Seeing others take

our places was things

some sense a

in

seem frighteningly

gay, carefree

life in

sadness at leaving

May Day lovely queen

was

it

final,

was

made

a feeling of

behind.

as beautiful as ever.

—and

it

and underlying our

the spring there all

but

relief,

Pudge

Lula made a

as maid-of-honor

with

other Seniors

m

the court

it

was

a dazzling spec-

tacle.

The

night before the annual

came

out,

we

eagerly

Chi bonfire which exposed

to us the

identity of our classmates in the "order"

—we had

watched

the

guessed about them for three years

now

.

.

.

some of

them we knew but we admitted then that some of


those faces in the

We

f irehght

came

are others that will live long.

as a surprise

cannot say that our college years ended sud-

denly ...

all

through

this past

year there have been

occasions and times that were "last times" for us, and

we knew

that

it

was nearly

over.

Memories

years hold special meanings to each of us

haps memories of our

last

.

of the .

.

per-

year are newer, but there

even the tease

little trivial

"Pudge";

things

—

listening to

We

shall

remember

stopping on the hall to

"Bean's" worries about

the choir; having late coffee with Kaki, Phil, Susie,

and Cleo; roaring with laughter across the hall in which

and "H.

Wood"

the

at

madhouse

"O.G.", "Bill", "Moo",

held sway; trying to pry Rotunda

EOLINE PERR^•E SMITH 2

I

1

W.

Walnut

Street

Goldsboro, North Carolina B. S.

VIRGINIA LOUISE SMITH 1510 Call

St.,

Richmond. Virginia B. S.

SHIRLEY ANN STEPHENS 241

East 40th

St.,

Norfolk, Virginia

B. S.

OLIVIA

DAUGHTREY

STEPHENSON Ivor. Virginia

B. S.


MARY CATHERINE STURGIS Nassawadox, Virginia B. S.

ETHEL LORRAINE SWINGLE R. F. D. No.

Petersburg, Virginia

3,

B. S.

HARRIETTE SPENCER VADEN 1502 Confederate Ave., Richmond, Virginia B. S.

AGNES YOUNG WAGSTAFF Skipwith, Virginia

B. S.

"scoops" out of Frances Alvis and Helen Jeffries while

Dot and Emil coaxed

us on

;

chatting about

Annapolis with Sara and Lula, and trying the

"Madam"

chatting with Policy,

stopping

down

to

help

in her struggles to get Liza in bed;

and

tickling

"Miss Allen";

the hall for a cigarette with

getting involved in a bridge

game with

Moss;

Essie

and

"Tee";

giggling over all

manner of

things with

and Margaret James; running down Blair and Hattie; or boosting low those rare sessions with ing

on

Ruby Adams

spirits in

"Maury" and

to give her

late bull sessions with

Kent

for a talk with

one of

Shirley; chas-

an order; dropping

in

Johnny, Marguerite, Hel-

en Hoyer, Pope, and Bernice

.

.

.

and a myriad of


V.^e

other incidents far too numerous to mention.

To

write a story of our years here

is

person or even a small group of people

each individual, college holds

own

its

complishments, joys, sorrows, and

we know her story

that for each is

member

not for one

For

to do.

meanings, ac-

highlights

.

.

.

and

of the Class of '40

indelibly written in her

nimd and

heart.

and

have grown

ourselves

through

many ways

we

intellectually

life in

integrity, life

in

.

.

associations with our teachers

and

the school a

through classes

.

we have

broader

for

we have developed

democracy of thought.

shall carry these, but

a moral

Through

we have

with them

acquired an invaluable knowledge

fitted

development;

also

— we have begun

JEAN SHIELDS WATTS 709

7th St., S. E., Roanoke, Virginia

B. A.

BETTY PORTER WEBB 304 High

St.,

Blackstone, Virginia

B. S.

KATHRYN ELIZABETH WATKINS

Amelia, Virginia B. S.

ELIZABETH PENN WILKINSON Lawrenceville, Virginia

B. S.


ISABEL HOLMES WILLIAMSON 601 Pine

St.,

Farmville, Virginia

B. S.

LULA ROUSE WINDHAM 1678 Berkeley Ave., Petersburg, Virginia B.

ELIZA I

03

A.

WARWICK WISE

Chesterfield

Road, Hampton, Virginia B. S.

EVELYN HAGOOD WOLTZ Nathalie, Virginia

B. S.

KATHERINE WOOD 401 Wycliffe Ave.,

S.

R.

Roanoke, Virginia B. S.

to

know

ourselves

sense of the

and

word

.

.

to .

know people "Friends

Four years have given each with our friends, cherished call

our philosophy of

broadest

of us through contact

bits of that

life.

in the

we have grown." which we may

In leaving,

we

feel that

no knowledge could make us happier than that somewhere,

in the heart of a friend,

each of us has

left

some small part of

herself, her ideas, her thoughts,

or ideals, that will prove as meaningful as that

we

have received.

The

daisy chain

graduation

Syne ...

.

It

.

.

the

.

.

.

the lantern parade

Alma Mater

was over;

.

.

.

the trust, the honor,

challenge of "carrying on" was

left

.

.

.

Auld Lang

behind.

and the


E thing

the students, each of us a very small part of some-

— Farmville

without

us,

of

1939-'40

— which

would not have

have selected from among us these "personalities." Each

of these six girls has contributed some service,

which have given impetus no means, lieve to

existed

set

spirit

or standards

They

to the success of the year.

apart as a definite group, but represent

we

by

what we be-

be the highest standards a Farmville student

we

are,

attains.

In

shall

remember them,

not as officers,

or because of any honor bestowed

upon them, but

as individuals,

looking back,

feel that

without whose influence

We

this

feel that contact with

us an invaluable something,

year would have been a different story.

them

in

work, and as people, has given

and we know

that their qualities

them such that they have learned from each of

Our

future years at Farmville,

something

by...

finer

and

as

make

us.

Alumnae,

will

grow

into

because of the small part of the foundation laid


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"Memories of ERE

are presented

year at Farmville.

some of

It is difficult

to

the highlights of our

chose those people and

events which are most worthy of mention, for each student gives a place of honor in her

Measuring or

telling the tirae

is

significance at Farmville.

Class teams "mix

it

up"

in

Longwood's sun

dial,

memory

to different associations.

which year by year ha

(Photo by L^e Williamson.)

hockey

shake Cleo's and Sara's plans.

"Fiddle" and Rosalie on

their

way

to

The

inevitable

and "angry" mob

the night proofs

of having one's beauty "struck"

is

were given

out.

This

bi


THE YEAR ABIDE' An

attempt has been

made

things of general interest to

remember even what

The

it

to

record on these pages those

all,

the trivialities

in

order that

we may

long

which have made 1939-1940

has been.

basketball

team

off

to

northern climes.

We'd

say they had a royal send-ofl

Christmas and Hanging of the Greens found a

judging from the expressions of these!

Be/oni

Founder's

Day

brought

forth

the

Y

alumnae president, Miss Moran,

W

attired

registers.

in

while

and

efficiency

Th.

.-

June

—caps and

festive sp,

gowns brought "Auld Lang Sy


im T

IS

Bfliir

almost totally unnecessary

remind

to

any of us of the "big snow" of the winter of 1

940

!

Those few days were packed with new

and exciting experiences

for

were the days that we went pants, overalls

and

and

all

brought frantic

we were marooned

adequate food supply, and no

lights

Not even twenty-nine inches of snow daunted

Mr. French (Photo by Spring.)

zero weather, storm!

bri

the elements

to

who made his and— Wei M

lead

One

of

the

above.

major

A

identified!

letters

our families had taken stock in the

rumours that

to the

Those

us.

to classes in riding

manner of queer costumes;

trips to the postoffice

from home

each of

daily

trips

catastrophies

tragic,

tragic

bring

to

of

end

the

without

the spirit of "Chris

"specials"

— and

an

and water!

from parents

"blizzard" the

body

is

pictured

was never


This was no "fake" shot made with cornflakes and other movie props, but an actual view of cars

Marie and "Bert"

White

Ruby

took a big

wear

—

It

thai she

in jovial

spirits take

We

lime out to pose in front of the Rotunda.

but looked none the worse fi have been the dainty footwea

spill

must

donned for

th(

could

front of the

tell

Weyanoke.— The sunny

Kay and Ruby to

brave the storm

Shannon's

.

.

that the attraction

.

to take a

south!

(I'h.il,. I.y

Spring.)

our grandchildren about incidents like that pictured above and

they'd never believe us.

"reel" becoming to you girls!

is

in

jaunt do

and we thought all the was the southern weather.

tii

Here's proof of our

rustic

Life!

d Cossie, with Lenoir on vacation, gel in a pugnacious frame of mmd. The statue in the background is moral support. Huh?


Gay Ward and Jane

— Pride

look like the breath of Spring

keeps them warm.

Margaret, Ann, and "Pi" must have been waiting for a ride to Richmond!

A

-capped

It's

"Whistler's — "PoUey."

version

pride and joy

of

going to be a tough struggle, but

it— Plow On!

Mothe

we can make


E

weren't

much worried

by inconveniences of "pioneer"

living

and many of us found the time and clination to

make

pictorial

in-

records of

On

these

pages there are some of the more

strik-

the big event of the year.

ing scenes it

or not

Baffling

use

around the campus.

Believe

some were taken by "Spring."

— eh what?

of

censorship—

"somewhere on

-the

wa)

ihe campus.

No

longer used as a highway, this

path

— (Photo by Spring.)

became

would

moon?

commit ourselves, but (Photo by Spring.)

hesitate to

is

that


Proms— Play and Pulchritude STORY be incomplete,

to

of a year at Farmville

say the

least,

our most festive occasions citement, turmoil,

would

without mention of

— dance week-ends.

Ex-

and confusion reigned supreme;

pressing rooms were packed, with waiting lines the

length of the hall.

Here and

there

frantic

ones

rushed to borrow white gloves, hoops, and even hair

The home

curlers.

did a record business with

office

telegrams of acceptance, and a few "I.C.C.'s" coming

Crowds thronged

in.

the office to gaze in ad-

miration at "the gorgeous orchid Bill sent me," or an

enormous corsage of gardenias

a literal

"wad"

of

flowers they were!

We

cannot expect to have captured those "im-

portant"

moments of each person, but we have

caught and here present some of those typical scenes that are characteristic of is

us

any dance week-end. This

in reality the story of a

dance

in pictures, to

remember those unforgettable occasions:

we had; and

the

the

little

help

the fun

remarks that passed between us

"O.A.O."; and

the incidents that

portant to us and to us alone.

were im-


They're

way up here!— Never

in ihe history of

During intermission the crowds flock abounds. Second helpings, too!

to

ihe school has

the lounge of Student

any occasion of note ever laken place

Building

to

thai the balconies of the

enjoy the punch and chatting that

A

Rotunda weren't sagging with "date hunte

lingering

12:30.

"good night"

is

said in the

Rotunda

at


Senior Statistics ANITA CARRINGTON: Alpha

KUBY AEETTA ADAMS:

Y. W. 0. A.; A. A.; Varsity Hockey Squad, 3, Varsity Basketball Squad, 1, 2, 3. Varsity Tennis Squad, 3, Class Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4, Class Hockey Squad, 2, 3, i. Class Volley Ball 1, 2, 3; Monogram Club, 2, 3.

LOUISE BAIRD ALLEN: Member,

tee

3,

W.

Y.

"Rotunda"

i;

C. A.,

Staff,

Association of Childhood Education, Club, 3, 4; Campus League, 4.

MAUDE FRANCES

Commit3, 4; Cotillion

2,

4;

Alpha Sigma Alpha; Delta Pi; Alpha Kappa Gam-

ALVIS:

Gamma Mu; Kappa

Pi

1,

3,

C. A., Committee Member, 2, 3; "Rotunda" Staff, Sports Editor, 2, Feature Editor, 3, Editor-in-Chief, 4 Vice-President of Class, 2 ; Association of Childhood Education, 2, 3, 4; College Choir, 4; Cotillion Club, 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, Vice-President, 3; Senior Chaperon; Student Standards Committee, 3. 4; Who's Who in American

ma; Y. W.

;

Colleaes and Universities.

Eh Thorn; Kappa Delta President, 4; Y. W. C.

;

Council,

Hall

Club;

Choral

DORIS HAY CHESNUT: Alpha Sigma Tau; Pi Ganmia Mu, President, 4; Kappa Delta Pi; Beorc Eh Thorn; Y. W. C. A.; A. A.; "Rotunda" Staff, Chief I'ypist,

Future Teachers of

Club;

Cotillion

4;

3,

•JEAN CLARKE: Beorc Eh Thorn; Kappa Delta y. W. O. A.; A. A., Class Volley Ball, 2, 3, Class Hockey, 4; Choral Club, 2, 4; Dramatic Club, 2, 3, 4; Monogram Club, 4; Sigma Pi Rho, 2; Future Teachers of America. Pi;

ELIZABETH ANN CLINE: tee Pi

Member;

A.

A.;

W.

CommitGranddaughter's Club; Sigma Y.

Rho; Future Teachers of America.

Club; Future Teachers of America, Secretai-y,

Choral Club, 3; College Choir,

4;

1,

2,

4;

3,

Le Oercle

President, 3, Secretary.

MARGARET ANNE BILLUPS:

Alpha Sigma Al-

pha; Kappa Delta Pi, President, 4; T. W. C. A.; A. A., Captain Archery Team, 2, Hockey Class Squad, 1, 2; Chapel Committee, 1; Cotillion Club, Secretary- Treasurer, 4 Dramatic Club 4; Student Standards Committee, 1. ;

May

;

Court,

4.

;

A. A.; Baptist Student

President,

4;

Student

tive, 4; Y.

W.

C. A.,

Home Economics

Club;

Francais, Club.

SALLY KERR DUNLAP:

LUCY BLACKWELL:

Y. W. C. A.; A. A., VarTennis Squad, 1; Class Hockey Team, 1, 2, 3, Class Basketball, 1, 2, 3, Class Volley Ball, 1, Class Baseball, 1, 2, 3; "Rotunda" Staff: 3, Typist, 2, Business Staff, 3, Business Manager, 4; Dramatic Club; Winter Golf Association; Le Cercle Future Teachers of America. Francais, 2 4, 2,

;

1, 2; Class Secretary, 2, 3, 4; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club Pan Hellenic Council, 2 Senior Chaperon; Student Standards Committee, 2; Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 4. ;

;

MARION LEE HARDEN:

Beorc Eh Thorn; Alpha

Phi Sigma, President, 3; Sigma Pi Rho, President, 4; Pi Gamma Mu; Kappa Delta Pi; House Council, Hall President, 2, 3; Y. W. C. A., Committee Chairman, 3, Committee Member, 4; A. A.; "Rotunda" Staff, Reporter, 1, 2, 3; Baptist Student Union, President, 3, 4; Choral Club; College Choir.

Baptist

2;

1,

Council,

Representa-

Class

Committee Member,

SUDIE DOUGHTY DUNTOK: A.;

A.

A.;

C.

"Rotunda"

pa Gamma; Y'. W. C. A., Committee Member, 3; A. A.; Association of Childhood Education; A Capella Choir, 3, 4; Choral Club, 1; College Choir, 2; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club; May Day Committee; Orchestra, 2; Student Standards Committee, 4; "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities."

Sigma Pi Rho, Vice3; A. A.;

Mu Omega;

Y.

W.

Reporter,

3,

4;

Staff,

Choral Club, 1, 2; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club; Campus League, 3.

DOROTHY A. WARWICK EADES: Pi Kappa Sigma; Pi Gamma Mu; Alpha Kappa Gamma; Student Council, Ex-Offlcio, 4; Y. W. C. A., Treasurer, 3, President, 4; State Y. W. C. A., Chairman; A. A.; Class Treasurer, 1, 2, 3, 4; Association of Childhood Education; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club; Home Economics Club; Pan Hellenic Council, Treasurer, 4; Senior Chaperon; Student Standards Committee, 4; Wesleyan Foundation, President, 3, E.x-Offlcio, 4; Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities,

Education; Choral Club; Dramatic Club.

MARTHA MEADE HARDAWAY: Mu Omega; CHI; Alpha Phi Sigma; Alpha Kappa Gamma, President, 4; Student Council, Vice-President, 4, Secretary, 3, Campus League Chairman, 2; House Council, Hall President, 2; Y. W. O. A., Committee Member, 2, 3; A. A., Class Hockey, 1; "Rotunda" Staff, Reporter,

JANE HARDY: Sigma Sigma Sigma; Alpha Kap-

JOSIE LEE COGSDALE: Alpha Phi Sigma; Kappa Delta Pi; Y. W. C. A.; Union, Council; Dramatic Club, 2, 3, 4; Le Cercle Student Union, 1 Cotillion

"Virginian" Staff, Tvpist, 3, Business Manager, 4; Cotillion Club.

sity

A.; 4;

C. A.,

HELENE ALBINE CLINE: Alpha Phi Sigma; Pi Gamma Mu; \'. W. C. A.; A. A.; Granddaughter's

LOIS .JOHNSON BARBEE: Pi Gamma Mu; Beorc Eh Thorn; Alpha Phi Sigma; Kappa Delta Pi; Y. W. 0. A.; A. A.; "Colonnade" Staff, Typing Editor, Francais,

KATHERINE NELSON GRAY: Y. W. C. A A Dramatic Club; Granddaughter's Club, Reporter, Home Economics Club; F. T. A.

Phi Sigma; Beorc

Pi; House A.; A. A.;

Future Teachers of America.

MILDRED LANSDALE HARRY:

Theta Sigma Up-

Alpha Phi Sigma; Kappa Delta Pi; Y. W. C. Class Hockey, 1, 2, 3, Class Basketball, Class Volley Ball, 2; "Rotunda" Staff, Reporter; A Capella Choir, 3, 4; Chapel Committee, 2, Chairman, 3, 4; Choral Club, 1; College Choir, 2, 3, 4; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club; Home Economics Club, Secretary-Treasurer, 3, Vice-President, 4; Pan Hellenic Council, 3, 4; Wesleyan Foundation, Chairsilon;

A.; A. A.: 2,

man,

3,

4.

GERALDINE MAE HATCHER: Mu Omega; House Council, Hall President, 2; Y. W. C. A., Committee Chaii-man, 2, 3, Committee Member, 1; A. A.: Class Hockey, 1, 2; "Virginian" Staff, Assistant

Photographer,

Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club; Club; Orchestra, President, 3.

4;

Home Economics

4.

3,

MARIE GARY EASON: Alpha Sigma ELIZABETH McCLUNG BUNDY: A.

"Rotunda"

A.;

Club,

Staff,

Typist,

Y. W. 0. A.; 3, 4; Dramatic

3; Y.

W.

C. A.,

4,

Alpha; StuClass Representative, 2,

Committee Member,

2,

3,

Freshman

MARY LOUISE HOLLAND: W.

Y'.

A., Class Hockey, 1; "Rotimda" Staff, Reporter, 1, 2; Association of Childhood Edu-

Commission, 1; A.

4.

3,

dent Council, President,

HAZBLWOOD BUBBANK:

Y.

W.

College

cation:

Choir;

Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club, Vice-President, 2, 3;

A. A., C. Class Golf Team, 4; "Rotunda" Staff, Reporter, 2, 3, 4; Association of Childhood Education, 4; Baptist Student Union, 1; Choral Club, 1, 2, 3; Cotillion Club, 4; Dramatic Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, Staging Head, 3 ; Futui'e Teachers of America.

4; ivlay Day Committee, 4; Production Chairman, 3; Senior Chaperon; Student Standards Committee; Who's in American Colleges and

EVELYN BURFORD: Kappa Delta Pi; Alpha Phi Sigma; Beorc Eh Thorn; Y. W. 0. A.; A. A.; "Eotvmda" Staff, 2; Future Teachers of America,

A.;

A.;

Granddaughter's

Club;

May

Who

4.

KATHERINE ARENDALL EDWARDS:

Y.

W.

O.

A. A.; A Capella Choir, 1; Baptist Student Union; Choral Club, 1; College Choir, 1.

Club;

Y. W. C. A.; Reporter, 2, 3, 4; Choral College Choir; Debate Club; Dramatic Club.

"Rotunda"

Alpha

Sigma Tau; House

Council, Hall President, 2, 3; Y. W. O. A., Committee Member, 2, 3; A. A., Class Hockey, 1, 2, 3, "Rotunda" Staff, Reporter, 1, 2, 3, Feature 4; Editor, 4; Choral Club, 1; College Choir, 3, Secretai-y, 4; Orchestra, 1.

MARGUERITE VIRGINIA COSTELLO: Alpha Gamma Mu; Y.

Sigma Tau; Alpha Phi Sigma; Pi

W. C. A.; A. A.; Cotillion Club; Mardi man; Pan Hellenic Council, 4.

Gras, Chair-

Capella Choir; College Granddaughter's Club,

Y. W. O. A.; A. A.; Choir, Senior Quartet;

MARY LOUISE CUNNINGHAM: Theta Sigma UpW. C. A.; A. A., Class Volley Ball; "Rotunda" Staff, Editorial Staff, Reporter; Association of Childhood Education; College Choir; Campus Committee; Future Teachers of America, Treasurer, silon; Y.

3 ; Sigma Secretary,

Secretary,

Delta

Pi,

Chairman, Club,

4,

Pi 4;

Rho, Y.

Alpha Phi Sigma,

Secretary,

W.

Committee Member,

0. A., 3; A.

Kappa 4 Committee

JEANNETTE ESTALINE FERGUSON: 4;

A.

A.;

Y.

W.

C.

"Rotunda"

Manager; Association of Childhood Education; College Choir, 3, 4; Dramatic Club; Future Teachers of America.

DOROTHY LINA FISCHER: ma; Student Council,

Alpha Kappa GamY.

W.

A.; A. A.: Treasurer, 3, President, 4, Sports Manager, Volley Ball, 2, Baseball, 1, Varsity Basketball, 1, 3, Varsity Hockey, 1, 2, 3, Class Basketball, 1, 2, 3, Class Hockey 1, Captain, 2, 3, Class Baseball, 1, 2, 3, Class Swimming, 1, 2, 3, Class Volley Ball, 1, 2, 3; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club; Fire Marshall, 2; H.O Club, 3, 4; Monogram Club, 2, 3, VicePresident, 4; Orchestra, 1, 2; Senior Chaperon; Student Standards Committee, 4 Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 4. Ex-Oflicio;

C.

;

Y. W. C. A.; A. A.; 3; Future Teachers of America.

ROSEMARY WESLEY HOWELL: ma; Kappa Delta

Pi; Y.

W.

Alpha Phi SigC. A.; A. A.; Home Ecof America.

onomics Club; Future Teachers

Alpha Sigma

W. C. A., Committee Member, 1, 2, -Association of Childhood Education; Choir, 1, 2, 3; College Choir, 1, 2, 3.

MARIE DEX: Theta Sigma Upsilon; Y. W. C. A.; A. A., Varsity Squad, 1, Class Team, 1; Association of Childhood Education; Chapel Committee, 3; Dramatic Club; H.O Club.

ELEANOR BARKSDALE HUTCHESON: Sigma Alpha;

Y.

W.

C. A.; A. A.;

T'au;

A. A.;

Capella

Alpha

Cotillion Club;

Granddaughter's Club.

MARGARET EDMONDS ma;

Y.

W.

C.

.JAMES: Pi Kappa SigA.; A. A.; Associarion of Childhood

Education; Cotillion Club.

MARY

CHLOTILDB JAEMAN: Pi Kappa Sigma; CHI; Gamma Psi, Vice-President, 4; Y. W. C. A.; A. A.: Secretary, 3, Sports Manager, Freshman Basketball, 2, Varsity Basketball, 4, Varsity Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4, Varsity Hockey, 1, 2, 3, Class Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Class Hockey, 1, 2, 3, 4; Association of Childhood Education; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club; Mardi Gras Court 4; May Court, 3, 4; Monogram Club; Orchesis.

MARY HELEN JEFFRIES: Gamma Theta; Alpha Kappa Gamma; Kappa Delta Pi; Sigma Pi Rho; Pi Gamma Mu; Beorc Eh Thorn; Y. W. C. A.; A. A. Class Volley Ball, 1, 2, 3, 4, Class Baseball, 1, 2, 3 Class Basketball, 1, 4; "Rotunda" Staff, Re 4, 3,

News Editor, 4; "Colonnade" Staff, Book Review Editor, 4; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Monogram Club; Sodalitas Latina, Vice-Pr Campus League. 2.

Club;

dent, 2, Treasurer, 3;

GRAHAM GILCHRIST:

Pi Gamma Mu; Pi; House Coimcil, Hall President, 3; Secretary, 4, Committee Chairman, 3 College Choir, 3; Cotillion Club; Senior

OLLIE

Kappa Delta W. C. A.,

Y''.

A.

A.;

Chaperon,

4.

W.

VIRGINIA BLAIR GOODE: Alpha Sigma Tau; Gamma Psi; Y. W. 0. A.; A. A.; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club; Home Economics Club; May Day Committee,

4.

S.ARA KEESEE: Sigma Sigma Sigma; CHI; Y. C. A., Committee Member, 2 A. A., Varsity ;

Hockey,

1, 4, Class Basketball, 1, Class Hockey, 1, Captain, 4; "Rotunda" Staff, Reporter, 1, 2, Capella Choir, 1; College Choir, 1; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club; H3O Club, Secretary- Treasurer, 3, President, 4; Mardi Gras Court, 3, 4; May Court, 2, 3, 4; May Day Committee, 3, Business 2,

Pi Kappa Sigma; Y. W. C. A., Committee Member; A. A.; Association of Childhood Education, President, 4; Choral Club; Cotillion Club; Pan Hellenic Council.

3;

A

porter, 1, 2, 3,

DOROTHY

ELIZABETH DAVIS: Y. W. C. A.; A. A.; Association of Childhood Education, 2, 3, 4; Baptist Student Union, 4; Dramatic Club, 2, 3, 4.

MARGARET CARR:

2,

Y. W. C. A.; A. A.; Baptist Student Union; Cotillion Club; Future Teachers of America.

;

A.; Choral

2; College Choir, 3, 4.

1,

A., Committee Member 3, Staff, Assistant Circulation

LAURA NELL CRAWLEY: A

1,

HELEN ELIZABETH HOY'ER:

LAURA BEULAH ETTENGER:

Staff,

BERNICE COPLEY:

Alpha Phi Sigma; Baptist Student Union, Sec-

Y'.

VIRGINIA MILDRED OALLIS: A.;

A. A.;

KATHERINE DUNSCOMBE HOBSLEY:

President, 4. A.

A.;

Choral Club,

v.^ourt,

Universities,

C.

HAZEL JU.ANITA HOLMES:

3;

3,

A

4,


Mauager,

Con

4; e,

Mnnogrum

Club;

Standards

Stutlent

Committee Member,

2; "Virginian" Staff, Art Assistant, 2, Photographic Assistant, 2, Art Editor, 3; Cotillion Club.

1,

ELIZABETH KENT: Pi Kappa Sigma; Pi Gamma Mu; BeoiT Eh Thorn, Gamma Psi; Y. W. C. A.; A., Sports Manager, Soccer, 1, 2, Class Team, 1, 2, 3, i; Cotillion Club; May Court; I'anhellenic Council; Production Chairman.

A.

Basketball,

KATHERINE PEERY:

Council; Hall President, 4; ship Committee, 3, Sing Committee,

Court,

ST'RAIN McCORKLE: Sigma Sigma Sigma; Beorc Eh Thorn; Kappa Delta Pi; Y. W. C. "Virginian" A., Town Girls Committee, 1, 2, 4; Staff, Assistant Circulation Manager, 1, Assistant Literary Editor, 2, Assistant Photographic Editor, 3, Associate Editor, 4; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club; Orchesis, Secretary-Treasurer, 3.

Maid

3,

2,

A.; 3,

Mardi Gras Court,

of Honor, 4;

Fire Marshall; Home Economics Court, 4; Pan Hellenic Council.

FRANCES BLAND POPE:

Alpha Sigma Tau; Alpha Phi Sigma; Beorc Eh Thorn; Pi Gamma Mu; House Council, Hall President, 2; Y. W. C. A.; .A. A.; "Rotunda" Staff, Circulation, 3, 4; A. C. E.; College Choir; Dramatic Club.

MARY ARMISTEAD MAHONE:

Alpha Sigma Al-

Class President, 1, 2, 3, 1; College Choir; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club; Pan Hellenic Council, 3, 4; Student Standards Committee, E-\-Officio; Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 3, 4.

JIARY CARRINGTOX POWER: Theta Sigma UpKappa Delta Pi; Pi Gamma

silon; Beorc Eh Thorn; Mu; Y. W. C. A.; A. A.

RAMONITA RAMIREZ: OCTAVIA ANNA MAXEY:

Kappa Delta

Al-

Pi;

pha Phi Sigma, Corresponding Secretary, 3 Alpha Kappa Gamma; Y. W. C. A., Committee Member, 3; A. A.; "Rotunda" Staff. 2, 3; B. S. U., Vice-President, 3, 4; Dramatic Club; Home Economics Club, Vice-President, 3, President, 4; Senior Chaperon; Chairman Student Day Chapel, 4. ;

ESSIE ROBETTA MILLNER: Cotillion

Court; 3,

Business

Club,

Kappa Sigma;

Pi

4; Mardi Gras Orchesis, President,

Manager,

May Day Committee;

'''

Delta

Pi;

Y.

W.

C.

A.;

A.;

A.

"Rotunda" Staff, Reporter, 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club, Pan Hellenic Business Manager and Treasurer, 4 ;

Council,

l.iirr,i]>

111,111,

si. ill,

:;,

\

ire-President, 4; A. A.; "Ro1, 2, 3; "Colonnade" Staff,

l;.|..ii.i,

K.iii.ir,

I;

(

Choir;

iiLlege

Capella Choir;

Debate Club, President,

3,

Pi

Gamma Mu;

Pi; Beorc Eh Thorn; "Rotunda" Staff, Typist, 2, Business Staff, 3; "Colonnade" Staff, Assistant Literary Editor, 3, Business Manager, 4; Dramatic Club.

Y'.

MAR.IORIE LOIS NIMMO: Gamma Theta; CHI; Kappa Gamma Student Pi Gamma Mu

Council, E.\-Officio, 4; House Council, President, 4; Y. W. C. A., Freshman Commission; A. A., Hockey Sports Manager, Hockey Varsity Squad, 2, 3, 4, Basketball Varsity, 3, Class Hockey Squad, Class Basketball Team, Class Baseball Team; "Rotunda" Staff, Reporter, 2, 3, 4, Sports Editor, 3; Cotillion Club; H2O Club; Monogram Club; Senior Chaperon;

Student Standards Committee, 4; Who's American Colleges and Universities.

SUE OWEN: W.

Pi

Kappa Sigma;

C: A.; A. A.,

Club; Dramatic Club;

CHI;

Who

in

I'l

OLIVIA

STEPHENS:

liiiiima

MiiiKiger,

Club,

Alpha Sigma AIC. A.; A. A., TenCotillion Club; Dra-

Mu; Y. W. 2,

President,

3,

4;

4;

Pan Hellenic Council,

DAUGHTRY STEPHENSON:

Sigma; Y. W. C.

A.,

Alpha Phi Music Committee Member, 2,

Prayers Committee Member, 4; A. A., Class VolTeam, 1; B. S. U.; Choral Club; College Choir; Granddaughter's Club, 4Vice-President, Home Economics Club. 3,

ley Ball

MARY CATHERINE STURGIS: W.

Y.

Gamma

Theta-

C. A.; A. A.; Cotillion Club.

ETHEL LORRAINE SWINGLE:

Alpha Phi SigmaBeorc Eh Thom; Y'. W. C. A.; A. A.; "Rotunda" Staff, Typist, 3, 4; "Colonnade" Staff, Typist, 4; Dramatic Club; Spanish Circle, President, 4.

HARRIETTE SPENCER VADEN: Gamma Theta; W. C. A. Assistant Sports Manager, 1, Hockey Manager, 2, Hockey Varsity Squad, 1, 2, 3, Hockey Class Squad, 1, 2, 3, Basketball Class Team, 1, Volley Ball Class Team, 2; Class Secretary, 1; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club; Granddauehtcr'B Club. Y.

;

AGNES WAGSTAPF;

Y.

W.

A AA .,

A.;

C.

.

C. E.

KATHRYN ELIZABETH WATKINS:

ma

Upsilon; Y. W. C. A., Social Committee

ber,

3,

4; A.

A.;

"Rotunda"

Staff,

2,

.

Theta Sig-

3;

Club; Granddaughter's Club.

Mem-

Dramatic

JEAN SHIELDS WATTS:

Beorc Eh Thorn- Alpha Phi Sigma; Kappa Delta Pi; Sodalitas Latina; T. A.; House Council, Hall President, 2, 3, 4; W. C. A., Freshman Commission; "Rotunda" Staff, Typist, 3, Writing Staff, 4; Dramatic Club.

BETTY PORTER WEBB: W.

Alpha Phi Sigma-

Y

C. A.; A. A.

ELIZABETH PENN WILKINSON:

Mu Omega;

-Alpha Phi Sigma; House Council, Hall President 2\. W. C. A.; A. A.; Cotillion Club; Granddaughter's Club, President, 4.

Theta;

CHI; Alpha Kappa Gamma; Alpha Phi Sigma; Y. W. C. A., Sing Committee Member, 1, Sing Com-

mittee Chairman, 2, Vice-President, 8; A. A., Freshman Basketball Manager, 3, Archery Team, 2; "Virginian" Staff, Assistant Literary Editor, 2, Literary

PHILIPPA ELIZABETH SCHLOBOHM: Pi Kappa Sigma; Gamma Psi; Y. W. C. A-., Freshman Cora-

Editor, 3, Editor-in-Chief, 4; Chapel Committee, 2, 3; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club; Fire Marshall;

Team,

C.

1; Choral Club;

mission; A. A., Class Hockey Team, Club; Dramatic Club.

SCOTT: W.

Sigma; Cotillion Club; Y. matic Club.

C.

1,

3; Cotillion

Sigma A.; A.

Sigma

A.;

W.

Pan Hellenic Council, 3, 4; Production Chairman, 2; Senior Chaperon; Student Standards Committee, 4; Editor "Freshman Plandbook," 3, Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 4.

Dra-

LULA ROUSE WINDHAM: Sigma Sigma W. Team,

ELIZA

C. A.; A. A.

MARY SUE SIMMONS:

W.

C. A., Music ComAssistant Circulation Manager, 2, 3, Circulation Manager, 4; A. C. E. A Capella Choir; Choral Club; College Choir; Granddaughter's Club.

mittee; A.

\'.

"Rotunda"

A.;

Sigma;

C. A., Freshman Commission; A. A., Archery 2, Class Volley Ball, 1; Chapel Committee; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club; Mardi Gras Court, 4; Ma.y Court, 2, 3, 4, Queen, 4; Student Standards

Y.

;

;

III,

A.; De-

PAULINE HAMILTON

Alpha

W.

Y.

bate Club; El Circulo Espanol.

;

Dramatic

4; Cotillion Club;

ISABEL HOLMES WILLIAMSON: Gamma

ELIZABETH LeSUEUR SCALES: A. A., Class Basketball

CHI; House

W.

Council, Hall 4; C. A.; A. A.; "Virginian" Staff, Photogiaphic Editor, 4 A. C. E., Cotillion Club; Pan Hellenic Vice-President, 4; Council, 4; Campus League, 2. President,

3,

Y.

A.; A. A.

Kappa Delta

Dramatic

Counselor, 4;

NANCY WARD MOSS: Mu Omega;

2,

F.

LUCILLE RICHESON: Y. W. C. JANE LOUISE ROSENBERGER:

4.

Club.

Y'.

A

versities, 4.

LORANA TILLMAN MOOMAW: Pi Kappa Delta; Pi Gamma Mu; Beorc Eh Thorn; Alpha Phi Sigma; Kappa Delta W; Student Council, Class Representative, 3, 4; Y. W. C. A., Service Committee Member, 1, 2, World Fellowship, 3, 4; Cotillion Club;

Psi;

C. A.; A. A.

ColilUoii (.lull; .May Day Committee, Theme Chairman, 3; Production Chairman, 3; Senior Chaperon; Student Standards Committee, Secretary, 3, Chairman, 4; Who's Who in American Colleges and Uni-

MARY WALKER MITCHELL:

ma Mu; Kappa

rljiii

IiiimIi"

4.

Theta Sigma Upsilon; Alpha Phi Sigma; Beorc Eh Thorn; Pi Gam-

W.

Y'.

HELEN DOROTHY REIFF: Mu Omega; Alpha Kappa Oiimma, Beorc Eh Thom; Y. W. 0. A., Mem1iirshi|, f\,i in.-.. Member, 2, Membership Commit-

<

,si"iiis

matic

Club;

May

1,

\\\

SJIIIJLI,! I'b'^;

Club;

Sigma Up-

Club; HsO Club; Monogram Club.

nis Y.

Theta

i.

JANE POWELL: Sigma Sigma Sigma; Alpha Kappa Ganmia; Kappa Delta Pi; Beorc Eh Thorn; pha; Pi Gamma Mu; Beorc Eh Thorn; House Council, Hall President, 2; "Rotunda" Staff; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club; Pan Hellenic Council, 2, 3.

MYRA ELIZABETH SMITH:

silon; Y. W. C. A.; House Council, Hall President, 4; A. A.: Varsity Hockey Squad, 3, 4, Class Basketball Team, 2, 3, Volley Ball Team, 1, 2, 3, Class

Hockey Squad,

VIRGINIA ANN POLLEY: Sigma Sigma Sigma; W. C. A.; A. A.; Cotillion Club, President, 4;

Dramatic

MARTHA

A.

4;

Manager,

VIRGINIA LEE PETTIS: Alpha Sigma Alpha; W. C. A.; A. A.; Cotillion Club, Leader, 4; Mav

Y.

Alpha Sigma Tau; Alph; Phi Sigma; Beorc Eh Thorn; Alpha Kappa Gamma "Rotunda" Staff, Reporter, a, 2, Columnist, 3, i "Colonnade" Staff, Business Manager, 2, 3, Editor in-Chief, 4; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club; Mardi (Jras Court, 4; May Court, 4; Student Standards Committee, 4; Who's Who in American Colleges and

Kappa Sigma; House Y. W. C. A., Member-

"Virginian" Staff, Assistant Business Associate Editor, 4 ; Cotillion Club.

Dra

JOHNNY LY'BROOK:

Pi

Staff,

;

WARWICK WISE: Gamma

Theta; Alpha

Kappa Gamma; Y. W. C. A., Sing Committee Member, 2, Sing Committee Chairman, 3, Treasurer, 4;

A.

A.,

Class

Volley

Ball;

Class Vice-President, 3, 4; A. C. E.; Cotillion Club; H.O Club; Pan Hellenic Council; Production Chairman, 3; Senior Chaperon; Who's Who in .\merican Colleges and Universities, 4.

Gamma

Social Manager; Cotillion 4; Sodalitas

Monogram Club,

Latina.

EOLINE PERRYE SMITH: Sigma Sigma Sigma;

amma ouncil,

Psi,

Hall

President, 3; President. 2:

Sophomore

Kappa Delta V.

\V.

Pi;

House

Publicity

C. A.,

Statistics

GERALDINE COLLIER ACKISS:

Pi Kappa Sigma; Y. W. C. A.; A. A.; "Rotunda" Staff, Literary Staff, 2; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club.

ELEANOR ANNE AYERS: Mu Omega; VIRGINIA ALEXANDER:

Y.

JACQUELYN ALLEN:

W.

W.

0. A.; A. A.

C. A.; A. A.

W.

C.

;

MARIAM BAIRD: Dramatic Club,

FREDNA ELIZABETH ARMFIELD: Alpha Sigma Tau; House Council, HaH President, 2; Y. W. C. A.; "Virginian" Staff, Junior Staff; "Colonnade" Staff, Joke Editor; Baptist Student Union.

Y'.

Committee Member, Sen-ice, 1, 2; Sophomore Commission, 2 A. A. "Virginian" Staff, Assistant Photographic Editor; Cotillion Club.

A.,

;

Y".

VIRGINIA

Y.

W.

C. A.; A. A.

1.

SUTHERLIN

BARKSDALE:

MARY' KLARE

Sigma

Y. W. C. A.; A. A.; A Cappella Choir; College Choir; Dramatic Club; Fire Marshall, 1; Granddaughter's Club, 1, 2.

Sigma Sigma;

BECK:

Sigma

Sigma

Sigma;

W. C. A.; A. A.: Varsity Basketball Squad, 2, Class Hockey Team, 1, "Rotunda" Staff, Sports Reporter, 1, 2; Cotillion Club; Orchesis. Y'.


PEGGY

BELLUS: Alpha Sigma Alpha; Y. W. 0. A.; A. A.; A Cappella Choir, 1; College Choir, 1; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club. 1, 2; May Comt, 1 Town Girls' Committee.

CATHERINE HAWTHORNE:

Y.

ELIZABETH BOATWRIOHT:

Y.

W.

C. A.; A. A.

MARY' KATHERINE DODSON: Gamma Theta; W. 0. A., Sing Committee, 2; Freshman Com-

mission; Sophomore Commission, e,v-offlcio; A. A.: Class Baseball Team, 1; "Rotunda" Staff; Treasin-er. Freshman Class; President, Sophomore Class; Cotillion Club; Home Economics Club; Co-Chairman. Social Committee; Wesleyan Foimdation.

BETTY LEE DOWNING: Alpha Phi Sigma; Y. W.

ANNE COLGATE BOSWELL: Y.

W.

Club;

C.

May

LibranCourt, 2.

A.,

Pi Kappa Sigma; Committee; A. A.; Cotillion

Sigma Sigma Sigma;

Cotillion Club; Junior College Choir, 2.

SUE TEAPORD DUNLAP:

Y. \V. O. A.; A. A.

Typist, 2

;

Dramatic Club

SUB HOWELL:

Y.

W.

C. A.; A. A.

MARGARET ELIZABETH HUGHES:

Pi

Kappa

Sigma; Y. W. C. A.; A. A.: Swimming; Cotillion Club; H2O Club; Home Economics Club.

C. A.; A. A.; Choral Club;

Cooperative Committee, 2

JANE BO WEN;

Alpha Sigma Tau; A. A.; "Rotunda"

House Council, Hall President, 2; Staff, Typist; Commercial Club.

Y. W. O. A., Church A. A. ; "Virginian" Staff,

; ;

Home Economics

POLLY HUGHES: Gamma Theta; House Council, Hall President, 2; A. A.; Chapel Committee; Cotillion Club; Granddaughter's Club; Production Chairman; Sodalitas Latina.

Club.

ARLENE GUTHRIE HUNT: Alpha Phi Sigma; W. C. A., Library Committee Member; A. A Baptist Student Union; Sodalitas Latina.

Y'.

:

Gamma

JfANCY REID DUPUY:

C. A. A. A. Varsity Hockey Team Class Secretary; Junior A Cappella Choir; Club; Cotillion Club. ;

GAY WARD BROWN: Y. W. 0. A.; Sophomore Commission; A. A.; CotiUion Club; Home Econom-

W. Sophomore

Theta; ;

:

Choral

Alpha Sigma Alpha; Alpha Phi Sigma; Student Council, Campus League Chairman; Class Representative, 1; Y. W. C. A.; A.;

A.

W.

Membership CommitAssistant Archery Manager, Class Hockey Y.

tee; A. A.: Team; Cotillion Club;

C. A.,

Dramatic Club.

JANE LEE HUTCHESON:

CAROLINE RENNIE EASON:

ics Club.

NELL HURT:

Y.

Alpha Phi Sigma; Y. W. C. mittee;

Sigma Sigma Sigma; Town Girls' Com-

A.,

Junior "Virginian" Staff; "Rotunda" Staff, Debate Club, 1; Orchesis.

2; Cotillion Club;

1,

"Virginian" Staff, Literary Editor; Cotillion Club; Student Standards

Club; Granddaughter's Committee.

IMOGEN HUTTER:

Y.

W.

Futu

JANE ENGLEBY: Sigma Sigma Sigma;

Sigma; House Council, Hall President, 2; Y. W. C. A., Secretary, Freshman Commission; Secretary, Sophomore Commission; A. A., Class Hockey Team, Treasm-er, Sophomore Class; Cotillion Club; 1; Dramatic Club.

VIRGINIA

MAY EVANS:

Y.

W.

SARAH BLANCHE CARPER: A.

W.

Y;.

Y.

C. A.; A. A.

W.

C. A.; A. A.

ELIZABETH ,IANE CARRINGTON: Y. W. A.; A Cappella Choir; Baptist Student

Y.

DOROTHY LAVINU. JOHNSON: Mu

Team; Class Volley Ball Team; "Virginian"

CAROLINE FERGUSON:

Y.

W.

Theta;

POLLY CARROLL KELLER:

A. A.;

House Council, Hall President,

0. A.;

A. A.; Baptist Student Union; A Cappella Choir.

Y.

W.

C.

A.;

Athletic Association; Class

Team,

Staff,

Hockey Team, 1; Tennis Dramatic Club; Commercial Club.

2;

Alpha Sigma Alpha

W.

2; Y.

C.

A.;

a'.

Cotillion

Club;

omore Campus League Representative; Presbyti

Choral Club; Junior

LILLIAN FRANCES GERMAN: Mu Omega; Gamma Psi; Y. W. 0. A.; A. A.; Junior "Virginian"

1;

Dra-

A.;

MABEL BEATRICE GARLAND:

A.;

Club;

C. A.; A. A.

Junior "Virginian" Staff; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club; Orchestra; Granddaughter's Club; Soph,

Cotillion Club.

C.

W.

Club.

Ec.

MARGARET KENT FRANKLIN: Gamma

W.

Y.

ELIES REBECCA JONES: Alpha Phi Sigma; Y. W. C. A.; A. A.; Baptist Student Union; Home

House Council, Hall President; Y. W.

Y.

Cotillion

C. A.; A. A.

Union;

Choral Club.

FLORENCE Yi'ONNE OHEAPE:

Manager;

SARAH BURTON JOLLETT:

A.,

C. A.;

Al-

Staff

W.

Prayer Committee; A. A.; "Rotunda" Staff, Business Staff; Baptist Student Union; Choral Club; Dramatic Club; Le Circle Francais. C.

Omega-

pha Phi Sigma; Y. W. C. A., Membership Committee; A. A.: Varsity Hockey Team, Varsity Basketball Assistant Business matic Club.

O. A.; A. A.

TEXIE BELLE FELTS: Alpha Phi Sigma;

ANNA MARIE CARDWELL:

C. A.; A. A.

Alpha Phi

Dramatic

Club;

MARGARET KENNETT:

Y.

W.

Dramatic Club; Granddaughter's Teachers of America.

A.;

C.

Club;

A.

A.;

Future

Wesley

Foundation.

ANNE JOSEPHINE CHELF:

Y.

W.

C. A.; A. A.

GENE HARDY KILMON:

SARA FRANCES CLINE: Mu Omega;

Alpha Phi Sigma; Y. W. C. A., Membership Committee Chairman; Freshman Commission, 1; Sophomore Commission. 2; A. A.; "Rotunda" Staff, Reporter; Cotil-

Y.

W.

C. A.,

Alpha Sigma Alpha;

Publicity Committee; A. A.; Cotillion

Club; Dramatic Club.

lion Club.

Theta; Y. W.

MARY ANN COBB:

W.

Y'.

C. A.; A. A.

LUELLA BY-RD HALL: ALICE MARIE COBERLY: Class Hockey Team, Sodalitas Latina, 2.

1;

Y.

W.

C.

STELLA HOOAN HARMAN:

A.,

matic Club,

.\YLES

Y.

W.

O. A.; A. A.

DORIS ELIZABETH LEE:

Y.

W.

C. A.; A. A.

Sigma;

Y''.

W.

C.

Alpha Sigma Tau; House

Council, Hall President; A. Y'.

W.

C. A.; A. A.

Alpha Phi A.; A. A.; Commercial Club; Jun-

A.:

Varsity Basketball

Team.

:

MILDRED LIGON: C.

A.;

A.

A.;

Alpha Sigma Alpha; Y. W. "Rotunda" Staff; Cotillion Club;

Commercial Club.

ior Choir.

1, 2; Orchesis.

COLEMAN:

W.

C. A.; A. A.

WINIFRED VIRGINIA HARRELL:

ALICE COGBURN: C.

W.

Y.

HANNAH LINDAMOOD:

A.; A. A.; 1, 2;

Le Cercle Francais,

Sigma Sigma Sigma; Y. W. Membership Committee; Cotillion Club; Dra-

Y.

ELOISE GREY LAYMAN:

ADA MOORE HARRIS:

Alpha Sigma Tau; Y. W. C. A.; A. A.; Dramatic Club; Future Teachers of

C. A.; A. A.

America.

MARTHA COTTBELL: Gamma

Theta; Y. W. C. A.; A. A.; Junior "Virginian" Staff; Cotillion Club; Granddaughter's Club.

MARIE NEAVES CROWDER: A.; A Cappella Choral Club.

Choir;

Baptist

Y.

W.

C.

Student

A.;

A.

Union;

VELMA REBECCA LOWRY:

EDNA HARRIS: Alpha Sigma Alpha; Y. W. C. A.; A. A.; Cotillion Club; Chairman, Circus Stunt; Sing Committee: President, Commercial Club. CAROLYTJ GUSHING HARVEY: Alpha Sigma Alpha: Beorc Eh Thoi-n; Y. W. C. A., Freshman Commission, Sophomore Commission: A. A.: Varsity Basketball Squad, 1, 2; Chapel Committee; Cotillion Club; Granddaughter's Club; Campus League, Sophomore Representative.

DOROTHY ANN HASTINGS:

Y.

W.

C. A.; A. A.

Y.

W.

C. A.; A. A.

BETTY' LUCY: Alpha Sigma Sigma; Y. W. C. A., Sing Committee Member; A. A.; "Virginian" Staff, Typist; Sophomore Class Secretary; Cotillion Club; Commercial Club.

SHIRLEY ANDERSON McOALLEY: Alpha Sigma Alpha; House Council, Hall President; Y. W. C. A.; A. A.

BETTY CLEO HAWKINS:

Pi Kappa Sigma; Y. 0. A.; A. A.: Class Team, 1; "Rotunda" Staff, 2; "Colonnade" Staff, 2; Choral Club; College Choir; Cotillion Club; Junior Quartette, 2.

W. 1,

M. HENRIETTA DAWSON: Y. W. O. A.; A. A.; Baptist Student Union; Northern Neck Club, Secretary and Tri

JANE FRANCES McGLNNIS: Gamma Theta; Y. C. A.; A. A.; "Virginian" Staff, Literary Editor; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club. W.


ELIZABETH RAPP: tunda"

W.

Y.

Dramatic

Stall;

A.;

0.

A.

Home

Club;

"Ro-

A.;

Economics

Club.

SUE

MARSHALL:

Phi Zeta Sigma; Alpha Phi Sigma; Y. W. C. A., Church Cooperative Committee; A. A.; Granddaughter's Club; Home Economics Club; Pan-Hellenic Council. .1.

DOROTHY ELIZABETH MAYES: A.; A Cappella Choir; Choir; Junior Quartet. A.

Choral

W.

Y.

Club;

A,;

C.

EVA LOIS REID:

W.

Y.

C. A.; A. A.

Club.

OZA POLLARD RIDGEAVAY: College Club.

College

Dramatic

Choir:

W.

Y.

C.

A. A.;

.A.;

Home Economics

Club;

MARY

MARTHA ROBERTS: Mu C, A.; A. A.;

\V.

.Alpha Sigma Alplia Phi Sigma; Beorc Eh Thorn; Y. W. Freshman Councellor; Freshman Commission; Commission; A. A.: Varsity Hockey "Rotunda" Staff, Reporter; Cotillion

Sopliomore Squad, 1;

SANK RITCHIE: Y. W. C. A.; A. A.; College Choir; Cotillion Club; Home Economics Club; Presbyterian Student's Association.

MARIAN VIRGINU MITCHELL: na; Y.

LUCY CAR:MICHAEL TURNBULL: Alplia; C. A.,

Kappa

Pi

Sig-

Northern Neck Club; Com-

ma; House Co.nKil, A., Meiiilipi-hi,. r Commissi.

uercial Club.

Icetball.

Yolle.v

i[i

\

,

I.

\

Omega; Alpha Phi SigW. O. \r,.mber; Sophomore

President, 1, 2; Y.

iiiiiii.,

S|,,,r

.K

\

H.ill.

ginian"

llall

I:,

i

\l,in:iger -Assistant, Basl.-s Team, Basketball,

\,ti.n, l;i-,.ilMil Team; Junior "Vireullfsi- 1-1...I1; Cotillion Club.

.Siall.

FRANCES BROWN ROSEBRO:

Sigma

Sigma

Sigma; Y. W. C. A., Freshman Commission, Treasurer; Sopliomore Commission, Chaii-man; A. A.; Co-

NANCY HODNETT MOORE;

Alpha Phi Sigma;

tillion

Club; Dramatic Club, Parliamentarian.

I,

dent Standards Committee.

Alpha Phi Sigma;

W.

Y.

nade"

C. A., Statf, Assistant

College Choir; 1,

Gamma

2;

Art Editor, 2; Choral Club; Dramatic Club; .lunior A Cappella,

Phi,

Y.

ALICE VIRGINIA RUDD: Alpha Sigma Alpha; W. C. A.; A. A.; "Rotunda" Staff, Typist; Cotil-

lion Club;

IAN \,

I

l:i.lZABETH WAH.\B: Mu Omega; Y. Committee; A. A.; Cotillion ('lub, Vice-President; Wesley FounCommittee.

MMiilicrship

lii.iiiiiiK

diilpin,

MILDRED LOVELL MORRIS:

Alpha Sigma T'au; House Council, Hall President; Committee Member; A. A.; "Colon-

II. I,

\V CInl.;

Y. W. C. A.; A. A.; Association of Childhood Education; Baptist Student Union.

I'lil.lHiiy

HARRIETTS BROWN WALKER: Mu Omega; Gamma Psi; Y. W. C. A.; A. A.; Varsity Hockey Team,

2;

Debate

daughter's Club;

Commercial Club.

Club;

H2O

MARY VIRGINIA W.ALKER:

2.

Dramatic Club;

MARY ANNA MOTTLEY:

W.

Y.

Membership Committee; "Rotunda" Cotillion Club; Mardi Gras Court,

Grand-

Y.

W.

Granddaughter's

C. A.; A.

Club;

.4..;

Future

JOSEPHINE ROANE WARE:

Pi

Kappa Sigma;

House Council, Hall President; Y. W. C. A.; A. A.; Junior "Virginian" Staff. 2; Choral Clul:.; Cotillion Club; Northern Neck Club, President. 2.

Reporter; Ma\- Covnt,

Staff,

1;

Club;

Teachers of America.

C. A.; A. A.

NANCY FAHEY NAFF: Sigma Sigma Sigma; Student Council, Class Representative; Y. W. C. A., 1,

Di'amatic

Club.

2.

A.;

..

.SARA ELIZABETH SEWARD: Phi Zeta Sigma; Alpha Phi Sigma; Y. W. C. A.; A. A.; Granddaughter's Club; Home Economics Club; "Rotunda" Staff, -Apprentice for Circulation Department.

MARY LOU W.

Y.

C.

A..

sin\\ii\

.Sn|.|„.,„,.,r

ginian" Junior si, ill. : Club; Home Ecminiims May Court, 2.

Sigma Sigma Sigma; mission; A. A.; "Vir-

I

HELEN M. WENTZ: Gamma Theta; Alpha Phi Sigma; House Council, Hall President; Y. W. C. A., Sing Committee, 1, 2; A. A.: Assistant Manager of Minor Sports; Cotillion Club; May Day Committee; Production Chaii-man. '

,

Cotil

MARTHA ALLENE OVERBY:

ELIZABETH SHELBURNE: Sigma Sigma Sigma;

Sigma Sigma

Sig-

ma;

Alpha Phi Sigma; Y. W. C. A., Chairman, Committee; Freshman Commission, Chairman; Sophomore Commission; A. A.; "Colonnade"

W.

Y.

C.

A.;

A.

A.;

Club;

Cotillion

Commercial

Club.

Staff. Assistant Literary Editor; Class dent; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club.

Commission; A. A.; Kiiii.iii'

SUiir,

Literary Editor;

Cotillion Club;

May

Court; Jlay Day Committee.

Social

MARY OWENS WEST:

Dramatic Club; Y. W. C. A.; A. A.; "Colonnade" Staff, Circulation Man-

Vice-Presi-

ager; Cotillion Club.

EVELYN INEZ P.ANKEY:

Phi Zeta Sigma; House Council, Hall President, 2; Y. W. C. A., Prayers Committee, 2; A. A.; Junior A Cappella Choir; Choral Club, 1; College Choir.

ELIZABETH ANN PARKER: Mu Omega; :

MARGARET ANN SMITH:

W.

Y.

FRANCES DUPUY SNELL:

Pi Kap-

pa Delta, Treasurer; Gamma Psi: Beorc Eh Thorn; .luiiicir "VirAlpha Phi Sigma; Y. W. C. .\ A A ginian" Statf; Cotillion Cluli: \h-]..n. rhilj. VicePresident; Granddaughter's (hili. Sr.nijn: PanHellenic Council, Alternate; Slinlmi si.m.l irds Committee; Wesley Foundation, President.

JUDITH ISABELL SPINNER:

:

Granddaughter's

Club;

0. A.; A. A.

W.

Y.

C. A.; A. A.

W. C. A.; A. A.; Mary Washington

Y.

Transfer,

College.

DOROTHY SPRINKLE: C.

.A.;

A.

A.:

Alpha Phi Sigma: Y. W.

Class Hockev Team,

1;

Home

Eco-

nomics Club. Theta; Y. W. C. A.;

ESTELLE PAULETTE:

Y.

W.

C. A.; A. A.

PEGGY FRENCH WILLIAMS: LOUISA STEPHENSON: A.;

C. cil,

MARY MARTHA PEERY: MARY ANNE PETTIT: Y.

Y.

W.

C. A.; A. A.

A.

A.;

Choral Club,

Phi Zeta Sigma; Y. W. 2; Pan-Hellenic Coun-

0. A.; A. A.

Alpha Sigma AlA. A.; .Junior "Virginian" Staff;

2.

MARY LOU STERRETT:

W.

Y.

C.

A.;

A.

A.;

Granddaughter's Club; Transfer, Stephen F. Austin

W.

W. C. A.; Cotillion Club. pha; Y.

JIAY TURNER AVINN: Y. W. C. A.; Freshman Commission; Sophomore Commission; A. A.; Cotilli.iu

Club.

College.

FRANCES STOUTAMIRE: ELOISE

B.

SUMNER:

W.

Y.

W.

Y.

C. A.; A. A.

C. A.; A. A.

LUCIE ELLEN .\lpha Y. W.

POWELL: Alpha Sigma Tau; Phi Sigma: House Council, Hall President; C.

A.,

Committee Member;

A.

A.;

Cotillion

Club.

t\l\\\

LaREINE THORNIllN;

V.

W.

WOIH)

C. -A.; A. A.

MARGARET MADISON WRIGHT: CATHERINE LOUISE RADSPINNER: Sigma ma Sigma; .Assistant

Y.

Art

W.

O. A.; A. A.; Editor; Cotillion

nomics Club; May Court,

"Colonnade" Club;

Home

Sig-

Staff,

Eco-

2.

EUGENIA ELIZABETH RAMSEY:

Alpha Phi Sigma; Y. W. C. A., Church Cooperative Committee; A. A. Baptist Student Union, Publicity Chairman. ;

ELIZABETH B. TOWNSEND: Sigma Sigma Sigma; Y. W. C. A., Freshman Commission, 1; Sophomore Commission, 2 A. A. Junior "Virginian" Staff, 2; Cotillion Cluli; Home Economics Club. ;

;

Mu Omega;

Alpha Phi Sigma; Y. W. C. A., Sing Committee; Sophomore Commission; "Rotunda" Staff, 1, 2, .Assistant News Editor; Cotillion Club; Dramatic Club, Secretaiy.

MARY KATHERINE ZEHMER:

Sigma Sigma

Sig-

Y. W. C. A.; A. A.; College Choir; Cotillion Club; Granddaughter's Club.

ma;


Register of Students NAME

ADDRESS

Abernathy, Rachel Olivia Ackiss, Geraldine Collier, 322 66lh Adams, Mary Frances

Dolphin

.

St.,

Newporl News Danripple

Adams. Mary Jacqueline Kenbridge Adams, Ruby Aretia, 3604 Decatur St., Richmond Agnew, Lillian Boswell Burkeville Alderman, Irene Thelma, 310 Calhoun St., Galax Alexander, Virginia Francis, 838 Northumberland, Roanoke Allen, Allen, Allen, Allen, Allen, Allen,

Dorothy Ethelwynn

Farmville, R.F.D. 5 St.. Portsmout'i

.

Jacquelyn 206 Middle Louise Baird

Marie Bird_

Hebron White Gate Hebron

._

Nancye Alfriend ._ Peggy Ann 108 First Ave., Farmville Altomare, Aseita Blue Point, Long Island, N. Y. Alvis, Doris Elizabeth, 3310 Memorial Ave., Lynchburg

Alvis,

M.

Anderson, Anderson, Anderson, Anderson,

Frances,

3407 Memorial Ave., Lynchburg Dorothy Elizabeth Andersonville Irma Estelle

Halifax

Martha Waller Vivian Mae, 817 Beverly

Pedro St.,

Covington

Andrews, Charlotte Grey, 241 S. Sycamore St., Petersburg Andrews, Elva Kathryn, 304 First Ave., Farmville Andrews, Florence Dillard, R.F.D. 1, Lynnhaven Applewhite, Louise Parham Armfield, Fredna Elizabeth

Jarratt

Oldlown

Arnold, Mary Prince Waverly Atkinson, Margaret Esther Hampden-Sydney Austin, Harriet Betsy Blacksburg Averitt, Carol Lee Stonega Avery, Eugenia Charlotte Holdcroft Ayers, Betty Mae, 512 Greenwood Road, Roanoke Ayers, Eleanor Anne, 238 Carolina Ave., Roanoke .

Bailey, Dorothy Bailey, Frances,

811 Baird, Miriam

Anne

W. Iris,

Wakefield

C

5th St., Winston-Salem, N. 19 Cambridge Ave., Roanoke 1

Baker, Nellie Walker Baldwin, Betty Zollickoffer,

Pamplin

Barnes, Betty Louise, 501 Hamilton Ave., Roanoke Barnes, Letha Thor as Baskerville Barnett, Anne Neville Box 264, Berryville Baron, Vera Frances R.F.D. 3, Martinsville Barrett, Elizabeth Thomas, Barrett,

514 Kensington Ave.. Roanoke Pauline Antionette Newsoms

Bartlett,

May Harman, Box

364, Holden.

Beard, Julia Stelle Beasley, Ethel Lemoine,

315 High

W.Va

Sandidges Petersburg

1806 Prentis Ave., Portsmouth Beck, Mary Klare Butterworth Beckner, Geraline Edith Troutville Bellows, Elizabeth Willard

Margaret Louise, 408 Beech

Benton,

Anne

Magruda Lillian

Burkeville

Berry, Mabelle Hamilton

Margaret Anne, R. F, D. 4, Box 19, Norfolk Bishop, Doris Leighton, 518 Avon Road, Roanoke -La Crosse B.shop, Helm Lenorc Billups,

Warrenton Boydton

Blackwell, Lucy Stepto; Bland, Nancy Goode Blevins,

Rebecca Mae, 13

Blount, Lena Catharine, 203 Mitchell Ave., Salisbury, N. C. New Canton Boatwright, Elizabeth Gordon... Bowling Green Bodine, Catherine Island Boegs, OHve Louise Box 245, Blacksburg Bondurant, Nancy Leigh Hurt Booker, Mary Emily Vinton Booth, Alpha Christine Booth, Carman Louise. .808 Green St., Danville Rocky Mount Booth, Sarah Wyche Wakefield Boothe, Carolyn E Wakefield Boothe, Eleanor Leak Borden, Virginia Crews, 606 Lyons Ave., Charlottesville -Rice Borum, Myrtle Leigh

Boswell,

Anne 1

1

1

Colgate, Carroll Ave., C.

H. Petersburg Wytheville

2512 Orcutt Ave., Newport News Tazewell Bowen, Ellen Gibson Bowen, Jane Thornhill, 505 Elmwood Ave., Lynchburg 511 High St., Farmville Bowen, Mildred Ann Bowles, Mary Frances, Masonic Home, Richmond

Norma

Burns,

517 Commercial Ave., Clifton Forge Bowling, Margaret Louise, 715 Carter Road, Roanoke Draper Bowman, Mary Elizabeth Boyette, Peggy Lou.. 1618 St., Portsmouth

A

Bradshaw,

Ann Amory,

807 Marshall St., Hampton Brandon, Faye Louise.. .107 Park Road, Suffolk Brickert, Anna Marie, 506 Second St., Farmville

Briggs,

1408 N. Hartford St., Arlington Helen Louise, 2917 Seminary Ave., Richmond

Brinkley,

Mary

Elizabeth,

R. F. D. Brisentine,

1.

Box

Alice Lee 1523 Barton Broda, Estelle Victoria,

Brilt,

3704 King Brogan, Geneva Grace

185, Suffolk

St.,

Prospect Portsmouth

St.,

Portsmouth

Sybil

Callaway

Brookfield, Dorothy Elsa,

204 Brooks, Anne Brooks, Mrs.

H

601

Thomas

W.

47th St., Richmond Brown Ave., Hopewell

M

Westmoreland Brown, Edna Mae 202 S. Main St.. Suffolk Brown, Gay Ward, 89 N. Princeton Circle, Lynchburg Brumfield, Josephine Gunn Bryant, Iris Christine Bryant, Mary Alice,

White Stone St.,

Farmville

Cape Charles Locust Dale

Bryant, Nancy Hall Bryant, Ruth Louise

ADDRESS

Amherst Appomattox Tappahannock

Burgwyn, Anne M. G Burnham, Virginia Hughes, 619 Euclid Ave., Lynchburg Burroughs, Rachel Elizabeth Hallwood Burwell, Gertrude Willis ...Locust Dale Butterworth, Lena Hyman Dinwiddle Buyers, Jane Terry Clay, I

1

Pine

St.,

Christiana, Pa.

Callls, Bernice Lee Meredithville Virgima Mildred ..........Sales Campbell, Margaret Eggleston. Highland Springs Campfield, Virginia Mae, 502 W. Frederick St., Staunton Canada, Josephine Lennig Cannaday, Carolyn Hale Spring Valley Cantrell, Harriet Camp, 1222 Third St., Roanoke Cardwell, Annie Marie Concord Depot

Carlton, Josa Virginia,

425 Virginia Ave., Roanoke Carlton,

Farmville Branchville

Smithfield

Dry Fork Buchanan, Agnes Dinwiddle Waynesboro Buchanan, Winifred Webb Waynesboro Bundy, Elizabeth McClung Tazewell Bunting, Margaret .Anne, 376 Albermarle Ave., Roanoke Burbank, Hazelwood, 307 Mallory Ave., Hampton

Mabel

M

Farmville

Carper, Sarah Blanche,

205 Broadway Ave.. Roanoke Carr. Ethel McAllister,

1408 Lakefront Ave., Richmond Carr, Margaret Anne, 916 Carter Road, Carr,

Bourne, Jean Boutchard, Betty,

Bowles,

NAME Burford, Mary Evelyn Burge, Katherine

Callis,

Virginia Ave., Roanoke

2918 Semmes Ave., Richmond St.,

Beaton, Wilcey Katherine,

Belote, Alice

ADDRESS

Briggs, Betsy Aldrich,

705 High St., Farmville Baldwin, Martha Ann The Island, Catawba Ball, Harriet Haile Salvia Barbee, Lois Johnson... Covington Barham, Alice Leigh, 308 North St., Portsmouth Barksdale, Virginia Sutherlm, 351 Woods Ave., Roanoke Barlow, Agnes Lee Smithfield Barlow, Elizabeth Louise, 209 High St., Farmville Barlowe, Ruby Lara Lawrenceville

Bellus,

NAME

.....Locust Dale Benton, Nellie Brooke Benton, Sally Hoggard, 213 S. Main St., Suffolk Boone Mill Bernard, Elizabeth Williamson... Berry, Gloria Paqueita, 1128 E. High St., Charlottesville Burkeville Berry, Julia Maie

Mary

Roanoke

Jean,

405 Prichard St., Williamson, W. Va. Carr, R. Yates R.F.D. 2, Charlottesville Saxe Carrington, Anita Mildred Carrington, Elizabeth Jane Burkeville Concord Depot Carson, Mary Owen Carter, Elizabeth Jane Grove Park, Roanoke Blairs Carter, Sarah Frances

Chambers, Sarah Elizabeth, 304 Bath St., Clifton Forge Falling Springs Chaplin, Corilda Lee Chapman, Doris Dalton Rocky Mount Cheape, Florence Yvonne Charlottesville Chelf, Anne Josephine, 605 S. East St., Culpeper Chesnul, Doris Ray, 923 Daclan Ave., Durham, N. C. Childress, Dorothy McDonald ...Chrlstlansburg Clarke, Jean Scott Martinsville Clayton, Imogen Gordon, 726 Park St., Bedford Clements. Ellen Pauline Manquln Cline, Elizabeth Ann Stuarts Draft

Helene Albine Stuarts Draft Sara Frances, 503 Virgmia Ave., Roanoke R.F.D. 4, Richmond Cobb, Martha Frances, 610 West 29th St., Richmond Cobb, Mary Ann Wachapreague Cobb, Minnie Frances Drewryville Cobb, Sadie Eloise Charlotte Court House Cline,

Cline,

Coalter, Margaret Elizabeth,

Coberly, Alice Marie, 1607 Berkeley Ave., Petersburg Coberly, Rosalie Dolon, 1607 Berkeley Ave., Petersburg Cock, Anne Renalds, 325 Armlstead Ave., Hampton Cock, Jack Renalds, 325 Armlstead Ave., Hampton Cocks, Anne Lillian 600 Buffalo St., Farmville Cogburn, Alice Clay, 826 Maiden Lane, Roanoke Cogsdale, Josie Lee Newsoms

Cohoon, Alice Goode. .....1 13 Franklin St., Suffolk Coleman, Esther Montague Greenfield Coleman, Nahrea Irby.. Crewe Coleman, Virginia Ayles....410 Grove St., Vinton Cook, Mary Myrtle Wiriz Cooke, Genevieve Ashby,

2018 Hanover Ave., Richmond Copley, Bernice Lucille Copley, Mary Roberta Costello, Carroll Camilla,

Kenbridge South Hill

2115 Hanover Ave.. Richmond


ADDRESS

NAME

2115 Hanover Ave., Richmond Cotlrell,

Courier,

Martha Louise, 3906 Seminary Ave., Richmond Amelia Rosa Jackson

Courtney, Thelma Sawyer.

R.F.D. Covington,

Anne

3,

...915

Box

Crider, Kat.e

31, Winchester

Green

St.,

...Crystal

Hill

Cambridge Arms Whitehead St. Paul and 34, Baltimore. Md.

Star Route Stony Creek Crowder. Marie Neaves Wytheville Crowgey. Emma Louise Crumley. Dorothy Sue. 1017 Euclid Ave.. Bristol R.F.D. 1. Farmville Crute. Dorothy Pettice Fincastle Cunningham. Mary Louise. Currie. Sara Rhodes. 35 Day Ave.. S. W., Roanoke Harborton Custis. Llewellyn Kathlene..

Crocker. Susie Pearl

Darby, Margaret Cox Davis. Dorothy Dade Davis. Dorothy Elizabeth Davis. Dorothy Wilson Davis.

McKenney Box

Raccoon Ford Richmond

1069.

..Sebrell

Lucy Otey, 1707 Richmond Ave., Lynchburg

Davis, Marie Davis. Mary Mallory.

Courlland Bassett

Dickens, Bessie L Dix, Marie Dix, Mary Francis

Ellis.

Courtland Prospect Jennings Ordinary

Beaumont

Emil

Engleby.

Emma

Jane. 511

Greenwood Rd., Roanoke

Englemen. Helen Hamrick Epperson. Eloise 3cott Epperson. Lavinia Sue Ettinger. Laura Beulah Evans. Virginia Mae...

Lexington ClarKton Clarkton Lawrenceville

Concord Depot

Fahr. Betty Beale.

2S0j Moss Side Ave.. Richmond Faison, Elenora Dejarnette, 323 b. Farley,

Main

Lexington

St..

Marian.

IVierry

Pomt

Farmer, Phyllis ^ ranees, 6 Prospect Ave.. Onancock Prospect Farrar, Betty Fauntleroy. Mary Ijearing Feagans. Eleanor Virginia,

Altavista

k. F. D. Felts, -lexie

Lynchburg

3.

E

Marjorie

Ivor

Boykins

Belle

Ferguson. Caroline Ferguson, Jeannette Estaline,

Box

lj6,

Finney, Margaret Anne Virginia Greenwood Fischer, Dorothy Lina.

Chatham

Nan

Mam

Fowlkes, Virginia

409 Harbor Ave., Cape Charles Nassawadox St.,

120

Carrington,

2721 Rivermont Ave., Lynchburg Eason, Caroline Rennie, 2614 Lamb Ave.. Richmond Eason. Marie Gary. 2614 Lamb Ave.. Richmond Ebel, Selina Ellen ...3403 Noble Ave.. Richmond

Kemper Road, Danville

410 Buffalo

Farmville

St.,

White Gate

Franklin, Margaret Kent,

2021 Grove Ave., Richmond Sparta Frazier, Helen Rose, 545 Siralton St.. Logan, W. Va. Fulton, Nancy Louise R.F.D. 4, Danville Furniss. Beatrice Estelle Saxis

Fraughnaugh, Ruth

Garrett,

Blacksburg

London Bridge

Annie Elizabeth

Anna

Gentile, Bridget

George,

W

408 Beech

Keysville Farmville St., Suffolk

St.,

198 S. Main

Anna

Davis, 100 S. Elm Ave., Portsmouth Gerlaugh, Margaretta, 311 Starling Ave., Martinsville German, Lillian Frances,

4114 Bramley Lane. Richmond Geyer. Iris Frances 301 First Ave.. Farmville Ghigo. Mrs. Ruth Dunnington Hampden-Sydney Gibboney. Carrie Beatrice, 313 Bridge St.. Farmville Gibson, Hazel Patricia, 3N-84 45th St., Astoria, N. Y. Gilchrist. Ollie

Graham, 2317 Vincent Ave., Norfolk Miller.... Pamplin

Gilliam, Coralee

Giovannoni. Jennette, 520 Riltenhouse

ADDRESS

Grabeel. Gene Rose Hill Graff. Irma Douglas, Walnut Ave.. Roanoke Grant. Effie Louise, 328 52nd St., Newport News 1

1

1

Gray, Helen Gray, Katherine Nelson Gray, Lilly Rebecca, 89 3Jrd

Chatham Gloucester St.,

St.,

Washington, D. C.

Newport News

Greeley, Charlotte Louise. 104 Arbutus Ave.. Roanoke Green, Doris Marie, 647 Kenyon St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Greenall, Margaret Eulys Bassett Greig, Elizabeth Jane Rosedale Gresham, Charlotte Friend, 80 Linden Ave., Hampton Grigg, Roberta Antoinette,

58 S. King St.. Guinn. Edith Ruth....322 Brown Ave.. Gunter. Emma Elizabeth, 3606 Chamberlayne Ave.. Guthrie. Mrs. Elizabeth

H

Hampton Hopewell

Richmond Farmville

Hahn. Dorothy Mae. Montibello Hill. Charlottesville Hale. Gertrude Hankel Front Royal Hale, Ivey Mae Long Island Hall, Jean Addison Windsor Hall, Jeanne Carolyn 16 5th St.. Pulask, Hall. Luella Byrd Hallwood

Martha Louise, 209 Sherwood Ave., Roanoke 209 Sherwood Ave., Roanoke Wachapreague Hall, Virgima Alice South Boston Hamilton, Grace Elizabeth Pamplin Hamlin, Myrtle Marie Appomattox Hammock, Martha Rebecca Blackstone Handley. Ruth Elizabeth Boykins Hannah, Alice Roberta... Palmyra Hannah. Ashley Bell. Palmyra Hanvey, Miriam Vion. 932 North St.. Portsmouth Hardaway. Martha Meade Burkeville Harden. Marion Lee Dillwyn Hardy. Mrs. Annie A... Boone Mill Hardy. Betty Jarman...... 405 Beech St., Farmville Hardy, Elizabeth Goodwyn Kenbridge Hardy, Helen Wiley 405 Beech St., Farmville Hall,

Hall, Nell Sue Hall, Nina Lee

.

_

Hardy. Jacqueline Marcella McKenney Hardy. Jane Elizabeth. 418 Oak St.. Blackstone Harman. Stella Hogan, 2306 Hillcrest Ave.. Roanoke Harper. Betty Page. 139 iManteo Ave.. Hampton Harper, Sue Semple, 3218 Hawthorne Ave., Richmond Harper, Mrs. Virginia Fitzpatrick, Harrell,

Winnie

,,

St.,

Farmville

Virginia,

Wake

Garrett, Gracie Viola

Gee, Mrs. Frances

NAME

Glasgow, Annie Elizabeth, 314 Westover Ave., Roanoke Golladay. Helen Eloise Scottsville Goode. Sarah Massie Dinwiddle Goode. Virginia Blair Chase City Gooden. Marjorie Florence.. ..Box 8^5. Lyncnburg Gough. Lelia Pauline Dillwyn

622 Oak

Gardner, Anne Lee Garland, Mabel Beatrice

Greensboro, N. C.

Eades, Dorothy A. Warwick, 237 Rosalind Ave., Roanoke Earnest, Ora 528 Hampton Place, Portsmouth

Virgil.na

Bliss,

Bane

Dunton, Sudie Doughty

N. Y.

Amherst Foreman. Margaret Anne, 437 London St., Portsmouth Foster, Margaret Elise Concord Depot

E

Lexington Lexington

Sue Teaford

Islip.

Ford. Carolyn Frances Ford. Carolyn Louise

Foy, Mrs. R.

Beatrice Elexene,

East

206 Second Ave.. Farmville ..Box 227, Warrenlon Fletcher, Patsy Gordon 119 Broad St., Salem Folk, Eleanor Camper

Francis, Irene

Scottsville

St..

Flannagan. Martha Jane.

Urbanna

Toano

Ellen Alice White Sally Kerr

Onancock Crewe

Firesheets,

Berryville

Downing. Belty Lee. 1209 Chesapeake Ave.. Newport News Draine. Bertha Carlton... Walkerlon Drewry. Barbara Mae. 420 County St.. Portsmouth Dryden. Mary Anne Jeffs Post Office Dudley. Jane Frances 809 High St., Farmville

Dupuy, Nancy Reid, 914 Spring Garden

Lawrencevillle

406 Washington Ave.. Roanoke Mrs. Florence Cults, 106 L. Third St.. Farmville Dry Fork Emma Jamie

..Capron

Farmville Dodl, Patricia Marie Dodson, Mary Katherine, 517 Maryland Ave.. Norfolk Dodson. Nellie Dean Avalon Dooley. Helen Virginia Bedford

Anne

Elliotte,

Baskerville

508 Avon Road, Roanoke

3101 Stonewa.l Ave., Richmond Lodge Dawson, Millian Henrietta Deacon, Dorothy Douglas. 709 Center Ave.. Roanoke DeBerry. Rachael Wiles, 815 S. Main St., Blackstone Buchanan DeLong, Helen Ehzabeth Desaix. Mae Carman, 164 Pasadena Place, Hawthorne, N. J. Dew, Antoinette Gwathmey Kilmarnock

Easley,

Frances Leigh.

Elliott,

Eloise,

3126 Lamb Ave.. Richmond Dawley, Virginia Powell, 2914 Victoria Ave., Norfolk Dawson. Helen Vernell,

Duncan, Dunlap. Dunlap. Dunton.

Ellett.

Felts.

Naval Mine Depot. Yorktown

Duer,

Anne Hubbard...

Smithfield

Davis. Nelte Elizabeth Davis. Virginia Elizabeth

Dawley. Dorothy

Ellett,

Hampden-Sydney Cumberland

Blackstone

Thelma Louise

Edmonson, Mary Sue Edwards, Alice Gwendolyn Edwards. Katherine Arendall Elam, Emma Frances

Danville

Wallers

Cox. Mary Louise Crawley, Laura Nell Crawley, Martha DeMoval Crews. Mary Louise

ADDRESS

NAME Echols,

Coslello, Marguerile Virginia,

Masonic Home, Richmond

.

Harrington, Helen Frances, R. F. D. 2, Box 122. Norfolk Harris, Ada Moore....3301 Dill Ave., Richmond Harris,

Edna Stanhope

Harris.

Inda Gav, i

,,

.

130 E. High

Harrison. Lois Christine Harry. Mildred Lansdale.

ClarksviUe St., Charlottesville

Warfield

204 S. Main St.. Suffolk Harvey, Carolyn Gushing Curdsville Harvie, Mary Anderson, 3912 Seminary Ave.. Richmond ,, Haskins. Harrietle Anne. 347 Creek Ave.. Hampton Hastings. Dorothy Anne. 211 N. Mallory St., Phoebus Hatcher, Geraldine Mae, R. F. D. I, Box 476, Salem Hatton, Jean Elizabeth. 3920 Park Ave.. Richmond Hawkins, Betty Cleo 612 Day Ave., Roanoke ,


Name

address

Culpeper Hawkins, Helen Marie Hawks, Dorolhy Maxine, 308 High St., Blackstone Kenbridge Hawlhorne. Kathryn Lloyd Callao Haydon, Louise Lultrell Haymes, Jeanne Alice, Langley Field, Elizabeth City Haymes, Mary Fidele, Langley Field, Elizabeth City Heard, Marian Lee, 220 Robertson Ave., Danville Charlottesville Heermance, Georgiana S. L Blacksburg Henderson, Ruby Lee -

Long Island Hendricks, Louise Elizabeth Hening, Ruth, 25 Byron Ave., White Plains, N. Y. Herald, Lottie Louise, 10 High St.,Logan, W. Va. Hillsman, Hallie Meredith, 313 First Ave., Farmvllle Hillsman, Lucy Elizabeth,

313

First Ave.,

Hoback, Frances Ellen Holladay, Ann Morton

Farmvllle Richlands Farmvllle

Holland, Alice Anne....l07 S. Broad St., Suffolk R. F. D., Holland Holland, Mary Louise Union Level

Holmes, Hazel Juanlta Holt, Marjorle Eileen

Maloaca

Honeycutt, Florence Lynnette,

R. F, D.

Farmvllle

1,

Rocky Mount

Hopkms, Nancy Saunders

Tazewell

Home, Madge Evelyn

NAME

ADDRESS

ohnson, Dorothy Lavlnia, ollelt,

olllffe,

230 Penne

St., Suffolk Stanardsvllle

Sarah Burton Mary Jane

Stephenson South Hill South Hill

E

oily,

Mattie

oily,

Ruth Elizabeth

ones,

Anna Browne

.Farmvllle Buffalo Junction

Rebecca Gladys Virginia

ones, Elies ones,

Concord Depot

ones,

Kathleen

ones, ones,

Marian Elizabeth, 806 Appomattox Martha Jane

ones,

Mary

ones,

Earls

Charlotte Ruth Elizabeth

St.,

Hopewell

...Monterey Wellvllle 809 High St., Farmvllle

R.F.D. 2, Lynchburg Kash, Frances Vivian Keck, Frances Elizabeth, 745 Loyal St., Danville Sycamore Keesee, Sara Belle Keller, Pauline Carroll, 228 Thornrose Ave., Staunton Kennelt, Margaret Loyd Hardy Kent, Elizabeth Anne Columbia Kibler, Elva Mae Chase City Kibler, Rachel Wilson Alberta Kidd, Mary Elizabeth Charlie Hope KIlby, Patsy Jean Toano Kilmon, Eugenia Hardy Onancock King, Minnie Gertrude Tangier Krenning, Evelyn 415 S. 4th St., Wytheville Kunz, Baylis Elizabeth, 1045 Rivermont Terrace

D

Lovingston Horsley. Katherine Hoskins, Emily Hume, 116 Linden Ave., Lynchburg

Howell, Rosemary Wesley, 1009 Elm St., Hopewell Shawver Mill Howell, Sue Howell, Virginia Asenath, Church Road, DInwiddie Hoyer, Helen Elizabeth, 93 Hampton Roads Ave., Hampton

Hubbard, Lena Rebecca Hubble, Ruby Lee Hudglns, Ellen Rebecca

Nathalie Victoria

Nuthush Nuthush Hudglns, Frances Eugenia.. Huff, Louise 335 S. Fourth St., Wytheville R.F.D. 3. Farmvllle Hughes, Frances Ernestine Hughes, Margaret Elizabeth, M07 Sauer Ave., Richmond Hughes, Mary Venable, 510 S. Main St.. Farmville Hughes, Polly Bransford, R.F.D. 1, Lynchburg

Hume, Ruth

Raccoon Ford

Isabel

Hunt, Arlene Guthrie Hunt, Thelma Norma R.F.D. 2, Hunter, Nelda Rose LaCrosse Hurff, Emily Ann Driver Hurt, Nell Eva, 209 Spring Hollow Ave., Roanoke Hutcheson, Eleanor Barksdale Blacksburg Hutcheson, Grace Collier McKenny Hutcheson, Jane Lee, 225 Second Ave., Farmvllle Hutchinson, Emma May Harbarton Hutchinson, Jane Mankia Herndon Hutchinson, Julia Sara Craddockvllle Hutchinson, Sarah Virginia, 1308 Stockley Gardens, Norfolk

Nathalie South Boston

Hutchison, Ella Florence Hutler, Imogen Risque

R.F.D.

1,

Newport Lynchburg

Jackson, Betly Lou, 1100 Forest Hill Drive, High Point, N. C. Jacobs, Vera Helen, 201 Nelson St., Williamsburg James, Cynthia Ashton Havre de Grace, Md. James, Margaret Edmonds Kendall Grove Jarman, Mary Chlotilde .Crozet Jarratt, Katherine Eppes, 105 Lee Ave., Stony Creek Jeffries,

Mary Helen

Jennings, Betsy Jane Jennmgs. Elizabeth Hope Jester,

Johns,

Culpeper

710

First St.,

Roanoke

Madisonvllle

Miriam Langston, Military Road, Suffolk A. Penultimo Farmvllle

Johnson,

_

Anna Margaret

Covesville

McClung R.F.D. 1, Lexington Lankes, Emily Elizabeth, 306 River Road, Hilton Village

Laird, Betty

Latture, Roberta Fulton,

507 Jackson Ave., Lexington Lawhorne, Mildred Louise, 312 Second St., Farmvllle Lawrence, Dorolhy R.F.D. 2, Salem Lawson, Sarah Virginia, 227 Denver Ave., Lynchburg Layman, Elolse Grey.. New Castle Lee, Doris Elizabeth, 231 44th St., Newport News Lee, Florence Whiting, 108 La Salle Ave., Hampton Leftwich, Juanlta Grey Bassett LeGrand, Elizabeth Labella Appomattox Leonard, Doris Corinne,

75 Lowell St., Lynn, Mass. Lewis, Helen Elizabeth, 122 Westover Ave., Roanoke Lewis, Mray Elizabeth, 639 Jefferson St., Danville LIgon, Camlllla Blanton R.F.D. 1, Farmvllle LIgon, Mildred Scott. Clarksvllle

Lindamood, Hannah Ruth Stony Creek Long, Helen Si. Paul Looney, Eveline Mackreth, 521 Falls Road, Rocky Mount, N. C. Loving, Mrs. Elizabeth Harris, R.F.D. 2, Pamplln Loving, Ruth Vivian Louisa Lovlns, Margaret Godsey Cumberland Lowry, Velma Rebecca, 306 8th Ave., St. Albans, W. Va. Loyd, Eugenia Penn, 121 7 Creslon Ave., Roanoke Lucy, Betty Allen, 123 Sherwood Ave., Roanoke Lupton, Evelyn Mae, 6112 Wythe Place, Norfolk Lybrook, Leona Grayce Fincastle Lybrook, Johnny _.. FIncaslle Lyons, Margaret Ann, 1667 S. Sycamore St., Petersburg

McAfee, Alyce

NAME

....1006 Edgehlll

Road, Richmond

McAllister, Marjorle Stratton,

615 W. 33rd St., Richmond McCaleb, Martha Lee, 112 Shore St., Petersburg McCalley, Shirley Anderson, 128 N. 32nd St., Richmond McCaskill, Barbara Brand, McDonald's Corners, Ontario, Canada McConnell, Elizabeth Ethelwyn Agrlcola McCorkle, Martha S.. 203 First Ave., Farmvllle McCoy, Elizabeth Price Monterey McCoy, Mary Hllle Monterey

ADDRESS

•

McDanlel, Eliza, 3307 Wilson Ave., Lynchburg Concord Depot McDanlel, Kitty Grey 1041 Main St., Danville McFall, Madge Vass McGinnis, Jane Frances, 402 Allison Ave., Roanoke McGuire, Helen Virginia, 110 2nd St., Roanoke Mcllwaine, Helen Randolph, 1595 Berkeley Ave., Petersburg

Cumberland Scott MacKenzle, Theodosia, 406 Middle St., Portsmouth St. Stephens Church McLaIn, Mabel Ellen McLaughlin, Bertha Dotger, 2027 Greenway, Charlotte, N. C. Falrport McNeal, Edna Mae McPherson, Ethel May, 703 Jamison Ave., Roanoke

McKenry, Mrs. Ellen

Elizabeth 703 Main St., South Boston Hilton Village Maclay, Nancy Douglass Mahone, Mary Armlstead, 718 S. Adams St., Petersburg Lawrencevllle Mallory, Frances Parham Mann, Aggie Loulse....2 19 Brown St., Petersburg Mann, Frances Estelle, 311 Bridge St., Farmville Markland, Aline Downing, 1001 Rowland Ave., Norfolk

McRae,

Marshall, Ann Elizabeth Marshall, Judith E., 1718 Marshall, Mary Alice Marshall, Susan Jane Martin, Jean Bruce Martin, Myrtle Frances

Mason, Mary Meade. Mauney, Mary Vera,

.2

Victoria

Kemper

St.,

Lynchburg Amelia Victoria

Lanexa

Dry Fork Vista Ave., Lynchburg

1008 East 10th Ave., Hickory, N. C. Maxey, Octavia Anna Powhatan May, Catherine Elizabeth, 1436 Eureka Circle, Roanoke Mayes, Dorothy Elizabeth Stony Creek Mayo, Ora Walker Schuyler Mayton, Martha Alice, 506 Colonial Ave., C. H., Petersburg Meacham, Ernestine Henley, 306 N. Stafford Ave., Richmond

Meggs, Jennie Ethel Marion, S. C. Menefee, Dorothy Lee, 99 Carolln Ave.. Roanoke Messick, Eleanor... 709 Avenel Ave., Roanoke Mlllner, Essie Robetta,

315 52nd

St.,

Newport News

MInnick, Carolyn Virginia, 1702 Richmond Ave., Lynchburg Mish, Margaret Grayson, 8 Jordan St., Lexington Mitchell, Marian Virginia Reedvllle Mitchell, Mary Edythe, 815 29th St., Newport News Mitchell, Mary Walker Culpeper Moger, Ruth Prudence, 107 35th St., Apt. 8, Newport News Moody, Genevieve Rachel, 1814 E. Boulevard, Petersburg Moody, Margaret Louise Mt. Airy, N. C. Moomaw, Lorana Tillman, 1608 Chapman Ave., Roanoke Moore, Betsy Emma Chatham Moore, Emily Flynt Reedvllle Moore, Hattle Cleveland Sutherlin Moore, Nancy Hodnett R. F. D. 3, Chatham Moore, Pauline Elizabeth,

612 Victoria Ave., Hampton Moore, Susie Lyie Kenbridge Moore, Virginia Anne 219 Pearl St., Suffolk Morris, Mildred Lovell, 530 Park Place, Rocky Mount, N. C. Morris, Virginia Lockett Moss. Nancy Ward Motley, Mary Will Moltley,

Burkeville

Tazewell

Chatham

Mary Anna

Mottley, Virginia Louise. ...R. F. D.

.Farmvllle 2,

Farmvllle

Moyer, Jean Vernon, 1702 Prentis Ave., Portsmouth Murray, Patricia O. C, 134 N, Peninsula Drive. Daytona Beach, Fla.


NAME

ADDRESS

NAME

Muse, Eloise, 516 Matthews Terrace, Porlsmoulh Musselman, Virginia Mercedes, 806 N. Barton St., Arlington 1

Petticrew,

Mary

Elizabeth,

1540 Brandon Road, Roanoke Pettis,

Virginia Lee,

Pettit,

Mary Anne

212 South Linden Naff. Nancy Fahey .308 Rosalind Ave., Roanoke Martinsville Nease. Hilma ....810 Grove St., South Boston Nelson, Caralie -

Masonic Home, Richmond Clarksville Nevfcomb, Dorothy Anderson Vinton Newman, Josephine Hope Nelson, Opal Irene

Newman,

Nellie Kathryn,

Rose

Pharis,

Phillips, Catherine Curie,

Box 242. Hampton. Elizabeth City

Box

Farmville

St.,

Pickral.

Pilkinton.

Billsoly,

620 Park Ave., Portsmouth 101 Brewer Ave., Suffolk

Lois,

Frances, Serpell Heights, Farmville

Gretna

Crews

Nuckols, Ada Clarke Nunnally, Edith Hatchett,

2,

Richmond

12lh St.,

Richmond

R.F.D.

Oakes, Alma Louise Oakes, Judith Virginia Oast, Ethel Blanche, 1050 Lechie O'Farrell, Mary Margaret,

Box

Kenbridge

-

Pamplm St.,

Portsmouth

688, Rosedale, Covington

OTarrell, S. Virginia,

Box 688, Rosedale. Covington Ottinger, Mildred Kathleen,

3321 Wilson Ave., Lynchburg Chatham Overbey. Martha Allene Owen. Betsy Carolyn, 113 S. Pearl St.. Rocky Mount, N. C.

Owen, Betty Mae Owen, Emily Louise Owen, Mildred Rose Owen. Sarah Wade.

Victoria Jarratt

Jarratt

Wilborne Ave.. South Boston

Owen. Virginia Sue, Wilborne Ave., South Boston

Mason Nancy Clayton. 194

W. Mam St.. Salem

Marsh. 306 Somerset Ave.. Richmond Pippin. Muriel Edgerton. Fremont. North Carolina Courtland Pittman, Billie Plunkett. Nancy Eudora. 3 Riverview Place, Lynchburg Ella

Hollins Ann ..Drewryville Pope. Frances Bland Rice Road. Farmville Poston, Janie Katherine Powell. Ann Wescott. 12 Center Hill Court, Petersburg Powell. Frances Wesley. R. 1, Box 100, Mason's Creek Road, Norfolk Powell. Jane Buffin, 341 La Salle Ave.. Hampton Wachapreague Powell. Katherine ...Union Level Powell. Lucie Ellen Powell. Nancy Jean. 406 N. Lexington St.. Covington Esmont Powell. Nannie Lucille Power. Lula Johnson, 517 Locust Ave.. Charlottesville

Power. Mary Carrington. 517 Locust Ave.. Charlottesville Wellville Pratt. Jane Frances Rice Price, Anne Fleenor Price, Katherine Elizabeth,

285 East Main Price. Katherine

Forest

Pride. Florence

Rocky Mount. N. C.

Wvtheville Brookneal

St..

Holcombe Bernice.

R. F. D. Padgett, Lucille Helen Page, Irma Harrison. 1500 Sunset Ave..

Philpott

Chatham Whaleyville ...Warrenlon

Pierce. Margaret

Pierpont.

Hampton

Policy, Virginia

W.

210

289. R. F. D. 3.

Elizabeth Maxine Agnes Evangeline Agnes Virginia

Niemeyer, Lucrece

Noell, Jennie

MeKa

Rebecca Louise.

Phillips.

Pierce.

Emma

Martinsville

St.,

Philpott.

110 Grove

Noblin,

Brown

Phillips. Charlotte Slockley

Nicol, Josephine Bell, 12 Md. Ave., Gaithersburg, Md. Niemeyer, Gloria Marie, 243 N. Main St., Suffolk

Nlmmo, Marjorie

Richmond

St.,

Fork Union

Putzel....31 7

3.

Box 202, Petersburg

Pritchett, Frances Beatrice,

202 Richelieu Ave., Roanoke Palmer. Louise Armstead Palmer. Muriel North Palmer. Ruth Pankey. Evelyn Ivey Papas. Marion Isbell

...Marry Point Crystal Hill Lawrenceville

New R.F.D.

I.

27 S. South St., Petersburg Nell Clay ...27 S. South St.. Petersburg Annette Susan Wilson Prosise. Mary Marshall Wilson Pueh, Carroll Wade Charlotte Court House Pugh. Katherine Lee Phenix Purdum. Ruth Lea R. F. D. 3. Danville Pritchett.

Canton

Purkins. Virginia Beverley,

Parcell. Virginia Louise.

103 Wasena Ave., Roanoke Parham, Frances Worthington, 1607 Westover Ave., Petersburg Parker, Elizabeth Ann, 406 Glasgow St., Portsmouth Parker, Mary Virginia Homeville Parks, Augusta Parksley Parks, Mahalinda Kellam Onancock Parrish, Martha Catherine. 3900 West Broad St., Richmond Parsons, Ruby Mae Partridge, Esther Ruth,

Cullen

2703 Marlboro Ave., Norfolk

Agnes Meredith, 2307 Buena Vista Road, Wmston-Salem, N. C. Patterson, Frances Gilmer New Canton Patterson,

Emily Estelle Payne, Dorothy Marie Payne, Nell Byrdine

South Hill

Paulette,

Onancock

Payne, Roberta Fox Peerman, Martha Elizabeth,

Pamplin Haymarket

144 Holbrook Ave., Danville Peery, Katherine Hall Tazewell Peery, Mary Martha Tazewell Peery, Betty Evelyn, 605 Arden Road, Roanoke Persinger, Charlotte Elizabeth,

525 College Ave., Salem

Quillin.

Evelyn

M

Dorothy Buhrman. 1902 N. Quincy

904 High

St..

Farmville

W.

Washington St.. Petersburg Rosebro, Frances Brown, 603 Virginia Ave.. Roanoke

838

Rosenberger. Jane Louise.

Peyton St.. Winchester Shelmore Apt.. Lynchburg

121

Ross. Vivian Elaine

Rouse, Carolyn Towe. 119 35th St.. Newport News Tazewell Royall. Ellen Rucker. Sarah Anne Mattoax Rudd. Alice Virginia. 2711 Floyd Ave.. Richmond Ruger. Helen Karlene. 31 Prospect St.. White Plains. N. Y. Russ, Marguerite 625 Carolina Ave., Norfolk

Sale, Agness Sale,

Nancy Ann

...1024 First St..

4008 Wythe Ave., Richmond Raiford, Frances Cleopatra Ivor Ralph, Elizabeth 100 Pennsylvania. Lynchburg Ramirez, Ramonita. Box 292. San German. Puerto Rico Ramsey. Eugenia Elizabeth Drewryville Ramsey. Helen Glynwood Sydnorsville Rapp. Ellen Elizabeth. 606 Azeele St.. Apt. 4. Tampa. Florida Rash. Gladys Virginia Blackstone Read. Amy Ray 721 Blair Ave., Hampton Reid, Betty Evans, 1056 W. Beverley St., Staunton Reid, Eva Lois 307 Pine St.. Farmville Reiff. Helen Dorothy. 108 Lansdowne Court. Lansdowne. Pa. Reveley. Evelyn 705 Carter Road. Roanoke Reynolds. Mrs. Pauline R.. 410 Second St.. Farmville Rhodes. Eva Lewis Windsor Rice. Margie Lucy. 3207 Seminary

Mary

Bernice.

Crewe Roanoke

Sanford. Jane Cabell. 402 Buffalo St.. Farmville Sanford. Louisa Frazer Hilton Village Saunders. Catherine Clyde. 3631 Watson Ave.. Norfolk Saunders. Jane Harrison.

719 Byrd Park Court. Richmond Blue Ridge Capron

Saunders. Martha Anne. Saunders. Nancy Virginia Saville. Margaret Bernice Saville.

Murat Murat

Nancy Hope

Savory. Mildred Butterfield.

423 S. Sycamore St.. Petersburg Ann Hinlon Farmville Elizabeth Lesueur Cascade Schlobohm, Philippa Elizabeth, 348 54th St., Newport News Scott. Anne Beale. Sawyer,

Scott,

203 Washington Eleanor McCartrey,

St.,

Portsmouth

Virginia Apartment 6, Suffolk Scott. Ellen Kendall

Easlville.

Northampton

Harriet Jones Orange 544 Elm Ave.. Roanoke Jean Arnold Scott. Mary Jane 5 Parker St.. Onancock Scott, Pauline Hamilton Orange Scott,

Scott. Stella Crockett

Radspinner. Catherine Louise.

Rice,

Arlington

St..

Rose. Virginia Graves.

Scott.

1510 Avondale Ave.. Richmond

Farmville

Rollins.

Scales,

Prosise.

Painter. Louise Earle,

ADDRESS

Richards, Virginia Gray, 618 S. Sycamore St., Petersburg Amherst Richeson, Mabel Lucille South Boston Ridgeway, Oza Pollard Boyce Riggan, Mary Virginia Ritchie. Mary Jane, 4013 W. Franklin St., Richmond Johnsontown Robbins, Dorothy Elizabeth 1040 Pine St.. Norton Roberts, Martha Big Stone Gap Robinette. Burnice Francis Rogers. Anne Jones. 230 55th St.. Newport News Melfa Rogers. Mary Roselie

.-Xve..

R. F. D.

3,

Richmond Farmville

Scruggs. Bessie Lee Sears. Jeanne 1701 Secberl. Alice McFaddm

Box 312. Onancock Second St.. Farmville Boiling Ave.. Norfolk

Tazewell Seward. Helen Kevan. 1537 Berkeley Ave., Petersburg Seward, Sara Elizabeth Midlothian Sexton, Elizabeth Lochridge, 2506 Fairview Road. Raleigh. N. C. Shanklin, Dawn Shepard.

3670 Fort Ave.. Lynchburg Shannon. Mary Louise. 2025 Rosewood Ave., Richmond Shelburne, Elizabeth Shelor.

Ann

Rocky Mount

Janelle

Fincastle

Shelton. Grace Mildred R.F.D. 2. Chase City Shelton. Mrs. Nellie Russell.

506 Buffalo Shelton.

Ruby Marion

St..

Farmville

Chase City

Shepard. Ethelyn Marie Guinea Mills Shorter. Irma Lois Charlotte Court House Shulkcum. Jean Winifred. 612 Day Ave.. Roanoke Shumate. Ruth Elizabeth Oak Hill. W. Va. Sibold. Edith Jeanette Newport Sibold. Sarah

Mae

Newport


NAME

ADDRESS

Simmons, Mary Sue Simmons. Virginia Carol,

Sebrell

NAME

ADDRESS

Thorington. Evelyn Marie Thornton. LaReine Harriet Timberlake. Evelyn Byrd,

Cape Charles Atlantic

901 High St., Farmviile Sink, Jane Lee....Weslover 72 St. Weslend Ave., Apl. 610, New York City, N. Y. Smith, Beverly Elizabeth,

2022 W. Grace Townsend. Elizabeth Bryan.

1207 Maple Ave., Roanoke Smith, Doris Elizabeth Lawrenceville Smith, Dorothy Juanita Rice Smith, Dorothy Lindsay, 642 Park Ave., Portsmouth Smith, Eolrae Perrye, 211 W. Walnut St., Goldsboro, N. C.

Ruby Wellmglon Tripp. Barbara .503

Smith, Eslelle Walton Victoria Smith, Ethelyn Douglas Branchville Smith, Jeraldine Bmford, 2507 Arcutt Ave., Newport News Smith, Julia Ellen Long Island Smith, Keith Marshall, 1220 W. Franklin Ave., Richmond Smith, Margaret Ann, 321 Fudge St., Covington Smith, Martha Virginia, 253 Tazewell Ave., Cape Charles Smith, Myra Elizabeth Culpeper Smith, Nancy Vaughan Cumberland Smith, Pattie Venable .R.F.D. 2, Brookneal Smith, Virginia Louise .1510 Call St., Richmond Smith, Virginia Winston Dumbarton Snell, Frances Dupuy Phenix _

Snow, Mamie Davis R.F.D. 3, Farmviile Snyder, Ada Claire Allavista Spencer, Katherme Cowherd Gordonsville Spencer, Sara Margaret ....409 Pine St., Farmviile Spinner, Judith Isabell,

M2

Piedmont Ave., C. H., Petersburg Dorothy Virginia... Buchanan Stargell, Nancy Carolyne Schuyler Steel, Jean Elizabeth, 1607 Lake Front Ave., Richmond Sprinkle,

Steidtman, Lois Jane,

410 V. M. L Parade, Lexington Stephens, Elva Margaret.. Gretna Stephens, Shirley Ann 241 E. 40th St., Norfolk Stephenson, Margaret Louisa Vanderpool Stephenson, Olivia Doughtry Ivor Sterrett, Mary Louise Rockbridge Baths Stevens. Charlotte Arrington Stevenson, Florence Boone.

Stimpson.

1603 Laburnum Ave.. Richmond Annie Camilla Farmviile

Hathaway,

Sloakes, Joice

1049 North Stone.

Anne

Stone.

3002 West Mary Wenonah.

Portsmouth

St.,

Elizabeth,

Ave.. Newport

News

48 Shenandoah Road, Hampton Front Royal

Stossel.

Elsie Charlise, Villa Ave., Stoutamire, Salome Francis,

R. F. D. Stowers. Stella Marie Stras, Helene

Box

1.

242,

Gratton

_

Tazewell

._

628 Oak

Strick. Alfreda...

Salem

Mary Catherine Summerfield. Elizabeth Virginia.

Slurgis.

St..

Farmviile

Nassawadox

408 Barham Road. Roanoke

Summer. Eloise

B

Swingle. Ethel Lorraine Sydnor. Helen Virginia

Baskerville

R.F.D.

3,

Petersburg

Tate. Margaret

Terrell.

Thierry,

St..

Richmond

St..

Petersburg

Helen Elizabeth.

Travis.

Connecticut Ave..

101

Trice,

Lynchburg

Toano Davis Ave.. Richmond

S.

Tucker, Lucy Bridgforth.. Turnbull, Lucy Carmichael,

Drakes Branch

3400 Brook Road, Richmond Turner, Frances Anne, 1208 Bellevue Ave., Richmond Turner, Lilian Ann, 227 Academy Ave., Blackstone Turner, Shirley Moore, 403 St.

Tweedy, Marietta

Andrew

R. F. D. Tyler, Betty

Petersburg

St.,

Lucille, 1,

Concord Depot

Mae

Dunnsville

Upshur, Jean Snow Cheriton Utt, Ella Marie 307 Arbutus Ave., Roanoke

Vaden, Harrietle Spjncer, 502 Confederate Ave., Richmond Valentine, Frances Moore Brunswick Vassar, Edith Atkinson Keysville Vaughan, Doris Elizabeth R.F.D. 2, Franklin Vaughan, Sadie Rebecca Burkeville Vick, Marjorie Louise Branchville 1

Vier.

Patty

Lou

Pulaski

_

120 Fayton Ave.. Norfolk Mrs. Mary Glenn Prospect May Robertson ...Onancock Mildred Earle. 120 W. 34th St.. Richmond Frances May Beaverdam Florence Georgia. _

R.F.D. 5. Box 235, Roanoke Thomas. Virginia Doris, R.F.D. 1, Box 24, Boone Mill, Frankim Thompson, Louis Gwendolyn South Hill Thompson, Marie Louise South Hill Thompson, Mary Gray Tazewell Thompson, Pearl Price, 518 Parkway, High Point. N. C.

18 Washington St.. Portsmouth White. Betty Faith Springfield White. Eleanor Miller Linden White, Nelle Alice R.F.D. 3, Roanoke Whitehead, Ellen Katherine Chatham Whitfield, Margaret Sue Handsoms Whitfield, Virginia Mae.. Handsoms Whitlock, Evelyn Patricia Mt. Airy. N C Whitlow. Ann Reese Rocky Mount Wiley. Ruth Gwendolyn Box 3. Clarksville Wilkerson, Violet Lucille. 504 Park Ave.. Farmviile

Wilkms. Lois Angel Box 196, Dumbarton Wilkinson. Elizabeth Penn Lawrenceville Williams. Anne Carrel Chatham Williams. Daphne Lorraine ...Capron Williams. Lora Elizabeth. 58 Court Williams, Williams.

Portsmouth Portsmouth

St..

Mary Anne. 58 Court Mary Ellen,

St.,

143 Carroll Ave., Petersburg Williams, Peggy French Blacksburg Williamson, Helen Tilden, 601 Pine St., Farmviile Williamson, Isabel Holmes. 601

Pine

St.,

Wills, Mary Hilda Willson, Mary Barnes

Farmviile Zuni

Amelia

Mary Louise Windham. Bess Rouse, Wilson.

Lyndhurst

1678 Berkeley Ave., Petersburg

Windham, Lula Rouse, Wagstaff. Agnes

Wahab.

Lillian

Young Elizabeth.

100 Gates Ave.. Norfolk Scotlsburg Buffalo Junction

Walden. Edith Grey Walker, Annie Belle Walker. Harriet Brown. 3616 Hawthorne Ave.. Richmond Walker, Lucy Lena Rustburg Walker, Mary Virginia Guinea Mills Wallace, Grace Louise, 3919 W. Franklin St., Richmond Waller, Jane Frankim. 1410 Boiling Ave.. Norfolk Walls. Elizabeth Virginia Lanexa

Wamsley, Mary Stuart. Ward, Margaret Louise Ware. Ann Burwell. 83 N. Kanawha

...Millboro

Box

13

Farmviile

W. Va. Ware, Josephine Roane Dunnsville Warner, Elizabeth Selden Tappahannock Warren, Dell Kennard Midland Warren, Mary Houston, 711 High St.. Farmviile Warwick, Jeanne Boisseau Lexington Watkins, Kathryn Elizabeth Amelia Watkins, Marget Ligon, 2128 Springfield Ave., Norfolk

3707 Nicholas

St.,

Watts, Jean Shields ...709 7th Walts, Myrtle Virginia

304 High

Lynchburg Roanoke Brunswick

St.,

Mae

Webb. Betty Porter Webb, Dorothy Mae

Winn, Flora Wilson Wilson Winn, May Turner 858 Maiden Lane, Roanoke Winslow, Jacqueline Byrd Northwest Winstead, Ruth Whedbee, 330 55lh St.. Newport News Wise. Eliza Warwick. 103 Chesterfield Road. Hampton .

Witcher. Mrs.

St..

Saxis Blackstone

Emporia

Mary Witcher.

707 High St.. Farmviile Witt. Isabel Jane 519 Second St., Farmviile Wolfe, Elizabeth Rives,

306 Riverview Ave., Hopewell Wolfe, Nancy Jane..3 12 Boston Ave,, Lynchburg Wolfenbarger. Mary Elizabeth ...Appalachia Woltz, Evelyn Hagood Nathalie Wood. Dorothy Lee Morrison Wood. Edith Mary.

Beckley,

St.,

Watkins, Nancy Claire. 3 12 First Ave.. Farmviile Watson. Georgia Watson R.F.D. 3, Farmviile Watson. Julia May South Hill Watts. Helen Wentworth.

Weaver. Kathryn

1678 Berkeley Ave., Petersburg

Skipwith

_

Mannboro Crewe

Sydnor. Lucy Lee

Taylor. Taylor. Taylor.

126 Shore

NAIME ADDRESS Whelchel. Martha Bearden. 790 Armistead Ave.. Hampton Whlsnant. Sarah Elizabeth. Woodland. N. C. Whilaker, Forrestine Lorraine. 194 Warwick Road. Hilton Village White. Barbara Gresham.

R.F.D.

3.

Box

477. Petersburg

Wood. Emma Pride... Wood, Katherine Lucille, Wood, Norma

Amelia

401 Wycliffe Ave., Roanoke Kensolving, 1011 W. Grace St., Richmond

Woodall, Edna La Crosse Woodall, Violet Mae.. Long Island Woodbridge, Reba Mary .Chatham Worley, Virginia Waters, Madison Heights, Amherst Worsham, Marion Land, 920 N. Main St., Danvi'le

Wortham, Geraldine Rivers

Blacksburg Wright, Dorothy Alice, 1000 High St., Farmviile Wright, Margaret Madison, 1817 Hanover Ave., Richmond Wright, Winifred Ann 1000 High St., Farmviile .,

Webster. Margaret Voochies....Box 621. Amherst

Wentz, Helen Mane.

W. Main Wertz.

May

St..

Ext.. Schoolfield

McNeil. 127 Sherwood Ave.. Roanoke

Wescott. Emily Ames Onley Wescott, Mary Annabel... Onley West, Mary Owens 4619 King St.. Portsmouth West. Norma Lee Onancock West. Sarah Elizabeth 940 St.. Portsmouth Wheeler. Roberta Elma... ...R.F.D. 3. Lynchburg

N

Yates, Elsye Berry,

1220 Oak Dale Terrace, Suffolk Young, Anna Lathrop.. Hebron Young, Helen Rives..... Disputanta Youngberg, Betty Mae, 2805 Monument Ave.. Richmond

Zehmer. Mary Katherine. 406 N. Sheppard

St..

Richmond


^ ND

*-;^ so it ends our story. As we complete the final tasks, it is with mingled feelings of joy and sorrow that we hand over our work to those who follow us. In remembering this past year, and the hours we've spent together

m real earnest work compiling all that goes to make up a book many fun and laughter over the incidents that have happened we stop to realize all those groups and individuals to whom we owe a debt oi gratitude, and .some

in

without

whom

our dreams of the 1940

VlRGINIAN could never have become

a reality.

To

Daniel and Smith Photographers

and

loyalty, interest,

To

&

Jahn

and

making a layout

To

J.

their patient

new

we

making our

Oilier Engraving

their efficient service,

of

assistance in

give our sincere thanks for their pictorial record of the year.

Company we

their constructive criticism

suitable to the

P. Bell Company,

and helpful

give deep appreciation for and advice on our problems

theme of our book.

Inc., the printers,

service in helping us to

go well deserved thanks for work out the details of our

undertaking.

To Mr. Paul Spring and Mr. Lee Williamson go our some of the material in our snap section.

heartiest thanks for

Throughout the year, Mr. T. A. McCorkle, our faculty adviser, has been always ready to help us with problems that have seemed almost baffling, and to give us encouragement when our plans seemed to reach a standstill. Miss

Nancy Foster, literary adviser, and Miss Virginia Bedford, art adviser, have given generously of their time and energy in helping us to carry out our plans.

To

Body we owe immeasurable thanks this story is your you who have made this book possible. Our task has been merely that of collecting and making a permanent record of the memories that you have made. story

the Student is

It

Lastly,

Virginian.

we wish

to express

It is difficult

our deepest gratitude to the

for us to say

how

earnestly

we

staff

of

The

They fully

and long

As

to

the last

complete the

page

is

many

spirit.

faith-

tasks assigned to them.

word written, we sense a small feeling we hope that somewhere within these has its own meanings for you, and which

finished, the last

of satisfaction in our work.

Sincerely

pages each of you will find a spot that back cherished memories of your

will bring

1940

appreciate their un-

work, their invaluable suggestions and ideas, and their remarkable have seen the year from the student's viewpoint, and have worked

tiring

life at

Farmville

in

1

939-'40.

Isabel H. Williamson Edilor-in-Chiej

Sally K. Dunlap Business Manap.er









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