Rotunda vol 23, no 12 jan 12, 1944

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MAKE YOUR CONTRIBTION WAR CHEST TO THE

The Rotunda

VOLUME XXIII

FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA. WEDNESDAY. JAN. 12. 1941

MOVIE ATTBNDSR8: SKK I DITOKIAI. VM.h. !

No.12

Imerican Violinist Scheduled HawthorneReveals Local YWCA OllPIlS Week I nil0 1 To Continue Lyceum Series ReligiousEmphasis Tentatively scheduled for Tuesday night. January 18. as the next in the series of Lyceums is Joyce Renee, violinist. Miss Renee is a graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where she had the distinction of being the youngest artist ever to have achieved the highest honor diploma in violin, and had a Bach11 >r of Music degree conferred on her at the age of 17.

Miss Renee has studied in Paris with the noted composer-conductor Georges Enesco, who said of (JOT playing. 'Her art is of the highest order, and her knowledge of the Instrument perfect. She has personality and great Are," The young American violinist is holder of numerous national and International Fellowships, includlOg the Julhard Graduate School. . hmullai'P. and Pleishmann and Woolly International Schoip.

she has appeared extensively in i OIKi it and as soloist with symphony orchestras here and in Europe, and has had the privilege cf playing one most of world's sal violins, including the fabulous Henry Ford collection at Dearborn, and the rare Wurtlzer collection. She has appeared frequently over the National Broadcasting Company. Columbia Broadcasting System, and Mutual networks, and has already become a pioneer in television.

Recently the young artist has appeared extensively for men and women of the armed forces, in Army and Navy hospitals. Casualty hospitals, the Stage Door Canteen, and Merchant Marine Canunder the auspices of the USO in Camp Shows and in ServM ClUlM for the WACS, WAVES, and Leal hiil necks Her war work has included appearances for the British, French and Russian War Relief and for the Red Cross.

At present it is not definite that Miss Renee will be on the campus next week, but that is the tentative schedule for her concert bSOV in the Artist Series of Lyceums,

Pay of Teaehers Averages $887 In Counties of State The annual report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction shows that seventeen counties in Virginia paid their school teachers less than $800 on an average for the school year 1942•43.

The average pay for the counties was $887 and for the cities it was $1,474, and for the State it was $1,059. If supervisors, principals and special teachers are included the average is raised to $1,151.

The median for the counties which employ about 13.000 teachers) is $877, the same as the average. This means half the counties pay below that figure and half above.

The cities, which employ about 5.000 teachers, have a median of 1,367. meaning that half the cities pay an average above that figure and half below. The State median is $922.

Only eleven counties were above Continued on Page 3

Tennent Elected Class Historian Elizabeth Tennent, of Hopewell, was elected historian for the senior class at the regular meeting last night, Tuesday.

Senior class historian collects the four-year events of the class and reads them as a history at the class day program in the spring.

Elizabeth is editor-in-chief of the Colonnade, student magazine published quarterly.

War Welfare.Chest Drive Today With Chapel Skit, Student Talk

Week Speaker

Renee Pioneer In Television

Julian Lake Will Address Students The Rev. Julian Lake, pastor of Oakland Avenue Presbyterian an Church. Rockhill. S. C. wil be guest speaker here on ampul1 from Tuesday. Pebruaiv 21 through Friday. February '"' for Religious Emphasis Week.

Mr. L.ik: will Spsak in chapel evI rj day hfl II ban SI well as conduct discussion groups, hold "bull Ions" and have personal inter with anyone who wishes to talk with him.

Tl e Challenge of Religion" will be th< ■ theme of his talks. works in with the "Y" theme IN ar which is •'Christian Faith for Today and Tomorrow."

MY. Lake is originally from Atlanta, Georgia, and was educatil at Davidson. College in North 'a:i lina. and Union Theological min.iry In Ri hmond. Virginia.

The abroad for further education and toured the Holy Land. For a number of years he

Choral Groups ^" Organizations. Individuals Asked Continue Programs To < «ntril)ute To Relief Fund Sponsored by V Chest To lie Placed On Table In Hall

Continuing the programs given by the College Choir and the Sponsored by the Public Affairs Choral Club before Christmas, an- i Committee of the Y. W. C. A.. other in the series will be present-! the War Welfare Campus Chest ed by the Y. W. C. A. at the drtVS was opened in chapel this chapel service Wednesday mornmorning. The drive will contining. January 26. ue for one week, and will come "Lead Kindly Light'' and "On-' to a conclusion at the end of the ward Christian Soldiers" will be War Day program, January 19.

MRS SOPHIE B PACKER sung by the College Choir and This drive is composed of the Red the Choral Club, and annotations ClXM and the World Student of the hymns will be given by Dr. Service drives which until last James E. Walmsley. year had been held separately.

Also, a plain solo will be renThe (hive was opened this dered by Alfred H. Strick. head morning by a student skit and a of the music department, and a talk by Fay Byrd Johnson. Mr. t\£ D *J AT vocal solo will be given by Patricia M. Boyd Coyner, professor of 1 M KeSKieilt illirse *>u pastor In Warrenton. Now Mr. Maddox. psychology, will make an appeal I ake is a chaplain and for the The devotions for the chapel in Chapel tomorrow when he Added to the administrative I'M five or six years has been as- service will be led by Frances Lee j speaks on "The Red Cross Work with the Armed Forces". staff this quarter. Mrs. Sophie B ated rlth student work at Hawthorie and Louise Bell, pres-j ident and vice-president respecAppeals will be made to tinPacker, new resident nurse, comes VVinthrop College.

Mary Anne Jarratt, chairman faculty, students, and organizato Farmville from St Luke's hosSince Mr. Lake has had so much tively of the Y W C. A. Following this program, the ill War Cheat Drive. tions. The dormitory halls will pital in Tryon. N. C . where she experience with young people, he Choral groups will give another, be canvassed by members of the hai been superintendent.

Public Affairs Committee. The Mrs Packer claims Hampdcn- is expected to give messages of concert January 30 in the Meth- j goal of the drive per person is Sydney as her home and Farm- great Inspirational value to the odist Church at which time they will sing "The Recessional" by one dollar. ville as her Alma Mater. While student body while lie is here Rudyard Kipling.

The war chest is placed on the In re. she was a member of the The choir unri choral club will table in the hall, and contribuCunningham Literary Society, the sing the same hymns and again i tions will be recorded on a therDramatic Club. Kappa Delta Sorthey will l>? reviewed by Dr. I mometer on the auditorium stage. oritv. and played on ths various B. Walmsley.

The Red Cross money will be sports teams for the school, and In addition. Anne Blair and turned over to Frances Craddock. for her color. Green and White Lois Meekins will render solos. chairman of the Finance comAfter leaving S. T. C. Mrs. Alfred H. Strick will be at the The main feature of the War mittee of the War Council, and Packer attended Peace Institute Members of the Community and piano or organ for both programs. Emphasis Day at S. T C. on Jan-1 will in turn be turned over io the in Raleigh. N. C. for a year, shortusry 19 will be the four discussion , Red Cross. The World Student ly after which she was married. War Service Departments, conicroups conducted by faculty mem- Service Fund money will be used Upon the death of her husband, ducted by the Commercial Honor bers assisted by members of the for the aid of war students inMrs Packer entered the Johns student body. terned here in America and for Hopkins Hospital School of Nurs- Club, have been taking an active Dr. James Elliott Walmsle v American students interned in ing from which she is a graduate. part in the war effort, according Seven girls became members of will lead the discussion on the other countries. The World StuThS next year found Mrs Packer to an announcement made this In Peking. China, helping with the wc sk by R. G. Hallisy. head of the the Choral Club at a meeting held European war theater, assisted by dent Service Fund is a student recently. Alfred H. Strick. head of Shirley Pierce. Ella Banks Wcath- movement for aid of other stuEstablishment of the Rockefeilow Business Department. the Music Department, has re- ers, and Sarah Wayne Prance. dents, and colleges and universiHospital there, and she remained At present the group is address- vealed.

Miss Grace B. Moran will direct ties throughout the country are in China for three years.

For many \cais. Mrs. Packer ing envelopes and writing letters Girls receiving membership in the discussion on the South Pa- OOOPeratini in the effort.

This is to be the only major was associated with the Johns for the Bond Drive. the club are Jane Anderson. Farm- cific with Hannah Us Crawford, Louise Bell, and Frances Lee drive sponsored on the campus by Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. In ville; Alma Crawley.

Prospect: Other work accomplished by Hawthorne as student I I the college this year, and Dr. Jar1930 she came to Farmville to ttl | girls has been to turn out Elizabeth Mountcastle, Mountcas- Mr. Richard Hallisy will lead the man has given his 100 per cent open the out-patient department tle; Irene Pomeroy, Quinton; Mary if the Southside Community Hos- (an ihousand mimeographed cop- Jane Richards, Toano; Rebecca group rllSfUBSlOn on the British approval.

Prayers for the month will lv pital, and returned to Johns Hoplor the local hospital. Similar Tomlinson. Black Creek. North Empire assisted by Mary Anne kins to take charge of the out- work has also been done for the Carolina: and Constance Young. Jarratt. Patsy Connelly. Eleanor devoted to Community Brotherand Marilyn Bell, and Miss hood and will be emphasized and Covlngton. rl nU Sel Vln , ,''," a"T' hand elementary Leola Wheeler will conduct the led by members of the Public Af(.me "!''T 1.500 patients day. ' '' Officers of the Choral Club are Mrs. Pucker has changed slight- sch00'Louise Harrell. president: Lucie discussion on the Far Eastern fairs committee during the week.

The next work planned by the McKenry. secretary; Anne Carter, theater i itn Lucy afanson Fran- Mary Ann. .I,irrnit Is chairman ly the set up in uie infirmary here. She will be on duty all the Organisation || to assist the Farm treasurer, and Nell Scott and ces Craddock. Sara Bird Williams of the Public Affairs committee and Olive Bradshaw as assistants.Iand Agnei stokes is chairman Continued on Page 3 Loan Association.

Martha Watkins, librarians.

Secretaries for the groups are "f the Prayers Committee of the Harriet Moore. Virginia Treakle. Y. W. C. A. Ophelia Whittle, and Jane Ruffln.

Continuing the War Emphasis program will be a movie Report From the Aleutian the State Theatre. It is the The Music Department has orhope of the 8. T, C. War Council ; noised ■ quartet lor the purpi I that memba i of the student body ol rendering services to cither oriing all there is to do", she cona l TU;„„t, will wait until Wednesday after- uani/aiicns in college, according t.nu,,. 1 feel Im marking „me AHMffeMI TMllgl noon to see the picture currently to an snnounoemenl mad.- this Last fall and last spring the 'and not t0° I»«tiently!» until I My most vjvi(1 experiences in that showing at 345 at the State week by Alfred H Stuck head of ROTUNDA carried features (the can get back. There is much I'd une was once when someone Theater, "Old Acquaintance" Thl nent.

ROTUNDA, March 31 and Sep- like to write about, and its good commented on how I managed to is to be thl only Show n i la to be known I tember 29, 1943) about Miss that I'm writing long enough after beg, borrow, or steal the food Report From The Aleutians and the senior quartei and Will be Phyllis Pedigo, former STC stu- my arrival to have recovered, to items I got together, or how I got W|" be shown for college itudenti composed ol Ann. Blair lopramo; dent, who has done work so out- some extent, from the utter en- them shaped into familiar dishes only Julli pi mo: Alstanding in a Red Cross Center joyment cand amazement! of all so dear to Americans if I'd never At eight o'clock Wednesday • I to; and Patrilii Australia that "her boys" wrote the things I'd missed so long.'done cooking or buying before.; night in Uie little auditorium cla Maddox. alto. her up in the Readers Digest. American music, radio, tubs of | My answer surprised them — I [members of the debate club will Disabeth Anne Jordon Now we bring you more news of really hot water, football games, said my hectic college days gave discuss the question "Resolved companl I (oi Hie quartei Miss Pedigo, or "Merrylegs" as good lights, clean streets, smooth me ample experiences; after all that the timed State ihould she was called "down under". while sheets good beds, American ' it took a lot of planning and an* I operate In I Of and main (iJlnima I'si lllili'ltcd Miss Pedigo was wounded in humor, and the food! They gave gineering to make Welsh Rarebit taining an International police « />• I 'i» t\ Australia and in a recent letter DM Strawberry shortcake' my first, under your lied and chocola upon the defeat ol thl ' (IIMS KCCCntly to Mrs. M. B. Coyner she wrote' meal—STC was never like this!"! fudge in the wardrobe, to retrieve Axis "It's nice to send greetings from Miss Pedigo went on in her sandwiches o na string from the! In the debating round. Ol. Pour girls were nun.

United States soil, even though 11 letter to tell something of her ""ld floor—and there I was off Brad'he. and Faith Into 'lamina I' i hODOl n ..n do it from a hospital bed. It impressions of her work in re- into a realm of daydreaming re- take thi ifflrm i Jane alt Ila seems my injuries will be much trospect and the part that sTC'llv'n« a" the Brand days at STC .Warn. and Ben. Adam . nouncemenl mi Ar-' longer incompletely healing than has played in her life.

"When f,"m hanging tin- color., on will taki tin I This is to he the first appearI thought, so I'm here until I'm'you are far from home." she com-' Thanksgiving to hanging over the ai mbership one hundred percent again", she mented, "with so many things to Rotunda to see who was angling ance of the team in a public de- are Kitty Rennecker, Rlchmc wrote from the Letterman Oeneral take nicks from your memory, you for who!" bate on this q Howevi Lu"So you see." Miss Pedigo conHospital in San Francisco. members did attend the cille Winston Richmond and Betfind yourself trying to relieve in C'liilinurd on Page 4 ty Wood Hopewell.

"After once being over and see- memory experiences back home.

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Mrs. Sophie Packer < Takes Over Duties

War Day Program Leaders Anounced

Business Students Help in War Effort

4 Discussion Groups Planned

College Choral Club Adds 7 New Members

S. T. C. Alumna Returned From Australia Writes of Carryover of College Life Here Farmville Girl Wounded In Work

T Pedigo Missed

Quartet Organized

By Music Department

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Old Man Attitude Begins A New Year

TrTE fcOTUNT)^ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1944 ed on this day, and in getting this short of especial interest to us on War Emphasis Day. For this reason, all student are asked to attend the movie Wednesday afternoon. If everyone will refrain from going on Monday or Tuesday, and will go on Wednesday at 3 o'clock, both the War Council and the movie directors will be gratified. All afternoon classes are excused for this movie as a part of the day of special thought for the war. All who plan to see "Old Acquaintance" can do so easily on Wednesday. Everyone is expecetd to cooperate by not going Monday or Tuesday, but by waiting fo>Wednesday afternoon for the extra attraction, "The Report from the Aleutians."

All student teachers will be excused from teaching on that day-

Scuttlebutt

AMERICAN HEROES

BY LEI I It has been just rumors, but now we have tangible evidence . . . the diamonds on third finger, It is traditional to begin a now year with left hands of E. Banks. Nimmo. resolution! Mid an optimistic pledge to keep Sue Durrett, B. Blackwell . . . red roses twice in a week from Don then,—and it is humorous to note repetito Helen Savage . . . the gartions from year to year of these resolutions. denia in Olive's hai? . . . B. Fox' This year it might be good, instead of clips from Colorado . . . somebody's pen and pencil set . . . remaking outworn resolutions, to look back scads of all sorts of other things on our mistakes and also on our successes including an entirely new album Of the past year and to evaluate them. Take of photographs. Christmas does leave its marks on this place. and inventory ot the habits of mind that And then there's the little caused each, and decide what attitude freshman from Roxboro. N. C, who had more men than she could should bfl affected toward them. handle last week end. Three uniAre we allowing our mistakes to give us forms is too many for any one it hopeless attitude, with a down push, or person at one time, really. Ann Marie. are W» ignoring them completely, with a Welcome sights on the campus v\-hafs-done-is-done-feeling? Have our sucly were Iky Brannon and cesses made a larger hat and a new circle Mangy Fox. Fox is up to his old Of friends necessary, or have they invested tricks, eh. Peggy T„ Joan, and Higgins? us with B feeling that we can rest on our Don't know yet quite what to u ^?rpS^a WaJt<*r Bo<n * h"iuad waa spying out Jap position, in the

By Bernice t'openhaver laurels? make of it, but we understand I acific. We needed information badly. The squad got it, but wu cut Mistakes, if examined carefully, can be •ff from our linn. Using handkerchief' tird to bayonet*. Marine The holidays were highlighted witn that Helen Cobbs really thanked orporal Bodt wigwagged the information bark. He loal an eye, sui friends. In the examining, if we can check many news items including the govern- her teacher for the nice grade In nned other wounds from furious enemy fire, but his message was a big way . . .

It's a rumor, so oil bad habits with a determination to oblitrgent. He stuck and got it through, winning the Navy Crow Weapons ment seizure 01 tne railroads, the complete take it or leave it. i urgent too, and your War Bonds buy them. erate them, we will have progressed. If we Betty Cock has her ring back, appointment of Allied commanders for the much to the relief of all who can glean the good, then cast off the misV. S. Trtaiun Dtlartm,, ooulh I'acinc and tne European 1 routs, the missed the sparkler from her, take and forget it, that mistake has given advance of Russia across the old Polish finger just prior to Christmas. us maturity and wisdom. Likewise with sucborder, the heavy bombardment of Ger- Ned was having it engraved for the information of those still in cess; if we credit our friend with her part, many, tne sinking of the German battleship the dark . . . Speaking of rings. I cluck the trait that helped make the sucScharnhorst, and much discussion about Jane Ruffin is wearing a new one,' cess and that should be strengthened, and the coming presidential election and the vot- too. but it's on the wrong hand. resolve to coiitine, even improve our good Death Valley found some of its ing of tne service men. faithfuls back last Saturday . . .

By KATIIRYN HITCHINSON work, then it. too, has done its deed.

An announcement has been made by The informal dance was rated a An attitude is on overworked work but both the U- S. A. A. V. and the R. A. P. oi big success by all present, but Have you met Oscar? Or rather, man quickly remedied by addition an important adidtion to our lives; it may most of the girls were from did you meet Oscar? If you did. of a jeep hat. towel head, and a jet-propelled planes which has been suc- the the freshman class. New com- you won't soon forget him; for Kleenex face appropriately debe a wise new year's game to take stock of cessfully tested. Group Captain Frank binations included Higgins and Oscar was really quite a breath- signed with closed eyes, open these attitudes toward our mistakes and Whittle of the R .A. F. receives credit for McGrew and Faith Weeks and taking gentleman. Six and one- mouth, and flat nose. successes and install in the new quarter the Jelly. half or seven feet was his height the invention. Mass production will begin Then the launching! Oscar was Charles Davis went to Lelia iHe stretched). good in cachcarefully carried down the long soon.

Hollo ways for Christmas and But shall we linger at the be« » • * liked it so much he came back ginning for the edification of mile of hall (with a few stops on the way) and hung from the The Russians have captured the industrial for more on New Year's. Nice those who didn't meet Oscar? chandelier.

All waited with going.

He was born last Friday night and railroad center of Kirovograd. The supThree times now. three times, after supper, born in the minds breathers anticipation for the first ply line, as well as the means of retreating, mind you, Dickie has called Jo | of a small group of uninhabit- person to come up the front steps Finally she appeared. in the Dnieper area is jeopardized for the Beatty. Which wouldn't be so ed sophomores — when Martha "My word—what can that be— strange except that Dickie is In Lee Said.

Next Wednesday afternoon, on War Em- Germans, and they will probably fall back Arkansaw. These Peace girls do A MAN! ! I" Instead of being "What in the world is that?" overcome with terror, she threw phasis Day. the movie short, "Report From to Odessa in the south. The number of men get around! referring to the boots In Betty her arms around irrisistablo Oscar And speaking of Peace girls, did Deuel's closet which were sticking the Aleutians" will be presented at the and material the Russians were able to use The reaction was continuallyJ anyone tell you about Poguey out from the top of the closet State theatre, by special request of the S. in this battle surprised the Germans. occurring.

Although Oscar drew Massy's packing up for Christ- shelf. The idea was born, and his share of squeals and screams, • * * • T. ('. War Council. The State movie officials mas? She heard all the girls on Oscar had feet. he was positively showered with' the hall talking about "packing have cooperated most considerately with The Rumanians are fleeing from the their dresser drawers in the From then he progressed to a admiration and caresses. the council in getting a good movie present- Bessarabian and Northern Bucovina region closets'' and then she was discov- laundry bag full of dirty clothes Martha Hlte put in priority which gave him a wide virile chest claim. Here was a tall man. Faye ered putting hers bodily in the. as the Red army advances toward their expansion, a handsome pair of Nimmo was entranced.

Ella emptied of all their con-| overalls iwell stuffed towels, laun- Banks, THE ROTUNDA boi der. The peasants are crowding the high- closet, too. Words are inadequate tents. dry bags, and that plaid shirt you to describe the charms of Oscar'a Established November 26. 1921 ways since they have been restricted from Jane Ford went down to the see B. Deuel wandering around brief life.

Published each Wednesday evening of the college riding on the railways which are needed for USO center last Saturday night in i and Beadie's trenchcoat over About midnight it was painfully . .u except during holidays and examination per- military movements. Pro-Nazi govern- and she found, in addition to some all to give him that nonchalant necessary to take Oscar down— IKIS bv the students of State Teachers College. of her pupils, a serviceman who Beadie wanted to go to bed—and ment still reigns, but a change is expected likes V-8's . . . liked the Ford so look. nimville. Virginia. _______ But wait—we have a headless she wanted a towel.

Offlce: student Building Phone 533. Box 168 the day the Soviet army enters the coun- much in fact that he came back on Sunday. try.

PruiU-rs: The FurmvUle Herald Everyone would appreciate it if The Bulgarians are also reported to be we'd Represented for national advertising by National call Louise Andrews by her Advertising Service. Inc.. college publishers repre- very uneasy. given name, 'cause everytime she sentative. 420 Madison Ave.. New York. N. Y. * * » * gets a phone call, someone yells Dear Editor, Mrmhrr Virginia Intercollegiate Preti AMorlatlon "Cheese Andrews ", and the halls As a student representative, I After having won San Vittore and Mt. are immediately filled with girls feel deeply moved in having the red as second class matter March 1. 1921 in the Porchia in Italy, the Allies pushed on into looking for the cheese sandwiches. opportunity to endorse the drive What New Year Resolution 00 f Farmville. Virginia, under act of And so until next time when we which the Y. W. c. A. is spon- would uou like most to keep? the Cassino plain. Tanks were used in close March 8. 1934. may have mor, evidence, remem- soring for the World Student Mary Preston ShefTey: As a new I I I A HANKS WEATHERS Editor-in-Chief Collaboration with the infantry, and the ber that it's just scuttlebutt.

Service Fund and the Red Cross. table hostess, I resolve to learn At some time each of us has how to carve baked chicken. l\\l WAItlNt; lU'KFlN Manuring Editor fighting was very bitter in capturing these seen the great work carried on Monk Meeks: To do the right, MAUY ST. (T.AIR BUC.G Business Manager two strongholds.

Now Cassino is within by each of these organizations. thing, at right time, right place. 3 easy range of big Allied guns, but the land ASSII- late Editor* It is going to take more than Mm lull < ■■ n n III 'ham: I'm words to show our appreciation. going to study harder this quartVIRGINIA TKI AKI.i: News Editor has been well fortified by the Germans.

The Browsing Room of the By backing this drive 100% and er. * • • * BITTY 1)1 III DOCK Feature Editor library was open last Sunday aft- by placing emphasize on whole Minnie Lee Crumpler: To talk SIIIHI.I Y PBBCI Sports Editor The Marines have advanced their land- ernoon. It will be open every cooperation, we will have a tan- less. .IA\F SMITH Social Editor ing at Cape Gloucester, New Britain, and Sunday afternoon from 2:30 to gible means of contributing to Mary Virginia Walker: To anthose who have asked our aid. swer my letters.

V -i" i.iir MunaKcrs the Australian jungle fighters have pushed 4:30 for your enjoyment.

Sunday prayers were started Sincerely, Beverly Bohon: To lose some MAUY STIKRKTT Advertising Manager inland on New Guinea's Huon Peninsula. this week after supper This is Mary Evelyn Pearsall weight.

HI III BROOKS Circulation Manager A big airdrome has been built on Treasury slightly different from prayers the President of Student Cora Reed: To quit biting my Government fingernails.

Assistant Editors Island and is being used to bomb Rabaul. rest of the week, and it will not Kitty Kearsley: Not fuss at my IAEA II IT i:i:VS Photographic Editor The Marshals have also been hit again, but interfere with the Young People's meetings at the churches.

Dear Editor, roommates.

JAM IOKI> Head Typist Regular meetings of the Y Com- At this time of the year we tlie amount of damage has not been disclosBobby Graham: Study more on mittees will be held (might. are besieged by so many drives English grammar. ed.

Business Assistants Freshmen will sign up to work of one kind or another, perhaps Shirley Skinner: I ain't talking.

Helen (ulihs. Mimic I'iri.c. ili/abcdi Galen. Mary Major Gregory Boyington's squadron on Y committees sometime In we do not understand them all.

Susie MeCorkle: To answer let\\ "Hi House. Lucille l-ewis. Betty Overcash. had to return after a fruitless search for January.

I would like to say in behalf of ters promptly.

1 nniia Allen. Mary Stuart ttuford. Connie HubThe Public Affairs Committee the War Welfare Drive that this Jane Crump: To find a man. him.

He was lost in action soon after downb.ird I llni Moore, Dorothy Overcash, Theresa Anne Jacobs: To have a date 1 will have charge of prayers this | Is a great opportunity for us to Hull. Eloise Stanrell. Sarah Taliaferro. Rachel ing his 26th Japanese plane which brought week and next week. Special pro- aid actively in winning the war everytime I go home.

Hum in-, I.MIII S|iiw\ Dorothy Turley. Mary his score to equal that of Rickenbacker in grams will be held, rhis week and the peace. I hope we will all Ellen Moore: To stop smoking.

M.ilti'ii Ku.kir Viu.in (.M.illiio. Ijtuisr And- World War I and Marine Major Joe Foss at they relate to community broth- stop for a moment and realize Robin Lear: To stop cutting erhood nnd next week they will that through Just such drives as chapel. drews. Huliliii- Scoll. Margaret Hc.ir. Martha Guadalcanal in this war center around Interacial Prob- the Red Cross and the World StuDrostr, Frances l,ee.

Peggy T. Ross: She's still think♦ • * * lems dent Service Fund we, as students, ing.

This Is the new year, so let's all are given a chance to play a vital Staff Assistants Frances Timmins: To take more The United States has not recopnized start it out right. part in bringing about Victory. baths.

MaV) Ir.inklin Wooilw.ud. Pat Maddox. ' the new government of Bolivia. Secretary •Ring OUt, wild bells, to the wild Tills one drive, which is the Jane Phllhower: Not to cut any Nell Hollow n i«li.i Hoiioiv.iN. Virginia sky. only one put on annually by the more classes.

K.idogna. Margaret Sheffield. Betty Lewis, Hull announced that there was belief an The flying clouds, the frosty light: Students, is of. by and for stuMar Kent Stevens: Not to pay Ruth Joins. Sara Moling. Betty Bibb. Sue "outside force" may have influenced the reThe year is dying in the night; dents We all know the great any attention to other resolution!.

Bandlcv llernice Copciihaver. K.ithiwi Hutch- volt. Argentina is still maintaining diplo- Ring out. wild bells, and let him work of the Red Cross in bringBetty Jones: Not to feel sorry iiiMHi \iin Snwler. lU-tty Ellis. matic relations with Germany, is the only die. ing relief to the soldiers and their for myself when I don't hear from families.

The World Student Elam American country to recognize the new "Ring out the old, ring in the new. Service Fund is doing a great Martha Lee White: Not to eat WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12. 1!U1 government Continued on Page 3 Continued on Page 4 any more

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Boots, Laundry Bags, Towels Form Basis of Unique Oscar

Cooperation Requested In Movie Attendance

Letters to Editor: Question Of

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THE ROTUNDA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1944

Annual Swimming Meet Scheduled In January, Manager Lovd Reveals

PinjjPono;Tournev Begins Next Week

Varsity Squad To Be Chosen

Winner Gains Color Cup Points

Practices have begun for the annual inter-class swimming meet which is scheduled for the latter part of January. All swimmers who are interested in supporting their dan team in this event are urged to begin to practice for the meet. Times for these practices are each Monday. Wednesday, and Frida\ afternoons during the recrMtlOtuJ swimming period which is 4.50 p. m. until 5:50 p. m.

Grace Loyd. manager of the meet has announced that there will be two .sections of swimmers to be judged. One will include the intermediate swimmers and the other an advanced group.

Contests will be held among the group! and points given to the Ruth DuRger, ping pong manager winning color for color cup points.

A varsity squad will be select-1 ed from participants of the meet to take part in the national telegraphic swimming meet which is held each year. All colleges: Unofficial figures released by throughout the United States are the Department of State Police entered and swimming times are on New Year,* eve showed trafcompared in the various districts. fic fatalities in Virginia to be 235 In previous years Farmville has1 |MI in 1943 as compared to the ranked in the upper portion in previous year. iins district.

Snow and ice-covered highways The teli graphic meet will begin, the latter part of last week boostin February and scores sent in to ed the toll of highway deaths the national headquarters by considerable but officials of the Maxell 15. All swimmers must department of State police regardbegin to practice now in order to ed the 30 per cent drop in highqualify for both class teams and way mishaps during the past year r :iv squad. as a very favorable trend.

Traffic Fatalities Reduced in State

WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULE Sw mming

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The Y Continued trom Page 3 Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; z Ping out the false, ring in the true Ring out the grief that saps the mind, For those that here we see no more; Ring out the feud of rich and poor, fling in redress to all mankind.

Ring cut a slowly dying cause.

And ancient forms of party strife; Ring in the nobler modes of life, With sweeter manners, purer laws "Ring out the mat, the care, the sin, ' "Tli faithless coldness of the times: Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes. ilie fuller minstrel in.

Ring out false pride in place and blood, The civic slander and the spite; Ring in the love of truth and right, Ring in the common love of good.

Continued from Page 1 tinued in her letter to Mrs. Coyner and the alumnae, "a bit of STC went with me many thousands of miles. Of course, much more than just the fun and happiness went, the serious business of learning to live together (and don't ever underestimate that), sharing, boosting, leaning, following, leading, appreciation. — all of it so important when the business of living so close together, each depending on the other1 for happiness and even for life itself, is necessary. That Important lesson is one you're learning now. Then the ideals and impressions that many of my instructors gave me—some I'm sure I'd forgotten, that came to the fore in the moments I most needed then. played a part I shall never forget."

"If I have been able to accokiplisn anything worthwhile." Mills Pedigo wrote. "I am constantly reminded of all the people that made my opportunity possible.

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Basketball . . . Volleyball A round robin tournament in basketball will be the last of February. Class teams will play contests and elimination will decide the winner. Practice has been scheduled and time is posted on the A. A. winter sports schedule.

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The logical (if belated) way to Ruth Dugger, manager of pingstart out a new year is to say. pong, has announced the ping "Happy New Year!", so far be it pong tournament will begin the from us to skip tradition. Happy first of next week. All who wish New Year it is, to all of you at to enter the contest will sign up rchool from all of us at the on the A. A, bulletin board in Stables . . and say . . . have you order that a schedule of games seen what Santa Claus left In can be posted. our feed-bag? He's a real live-ly The first round must be played newcomer, and his name is MacArthur . . . shortened at once to by Friday. January 21 and scores "Mac" . , he's a beauty! Slender, reported to the manager. A ping, tender and tall, they call him, and pong table is located in the show"painted". He's brown and he's er room and paddles and balls; white, and his tail and mane are may be secured from Mike Shif-! black and wavy, and when you've fllett on second floor Annex.

Each year the winner of the gotten acquainted with him, you will be apt to wonder how such tourney adds five points towards a gentleman could be our side color cup points. Last year Red of a bargain that included Pegasus and White won top place in ping and Billy-Boy. For Mac is the pong with Lucile Jones as winresult of a trade of these two . . . ner. and we think so far that Mr. Any one may enter and all Nolen got the best end of the are urged to do so. deal. Certainly as far as looks and disposition are concerned.

For example: The notice on the mantel read that any old girls who wanted to ride at four last Thursday should sign up thereon, and All freshmen are required to one by one came the few inevitable queries from the beginners, pass the American Red Cross Be"Why can't we ride yet?" Well, ginners Swimming test. To date children, this is why: Joyce took 242 have taken the test and 147 Mac, and wondered vaguely must complete the requirement Continued lrom Pace I whether he would behave him- before the end of the year. morning, on sick call from 5 Classes of instruction are schedself or not. As it came out. Maco'clock to 6 o'clock in the afterArthur was the calmest one of uled and non - swimmers must noon and from 8 o'clock till 10:30 the lot. With "Jody" Davis up sign up for a class in order to o'clock each Sunday morning. No qualify as a beginner swimmer. on Flicka. wee Mary Ann Loving after dinner sick calls are expectperched atop the mighty Mid- The course of instruction has beed in the evening, and Mis. Packnight, and yours truly bringing gun and will continue until those er is on call at night only for emtaking are eligible for a certiDorothy Sue Simmons, basup the rear on Winnie, off we ergencies. ketball manager. went . . . and for Midnight and ficate.

A list of freshmen who have Winnie, 'twas their first time out Volleyball practices have begun, since before Christmas. Needless not completed this requirement is to say. they were rarin' to go. posted on the bulletin board in also, a similar round robin tourney will be in February. Red and and the trail ride was an unfor- the gym. gettable one.

Each Wednesday during the White and Green and White will Just to start things off right, recreational swim period. 4:50- continue to add points for the everybody except MacArthur 5:50 p. m. tests will be given to color cup so help your color work for its ribbons. pranced the entire way down the those who are able to pass.

In the Pool . . . road. They were too full of prefrolic pep to do anything as calm Beginners swimming tests will as walking, so over the hills we be given each Wednesday afterbounced with an occasional swift noon from 4:50 p. m. to 5:50 p. m. side-step, or leap as the case may to all freshmen who have not qualContinued from kage 1 have been just for punctuation. ified and must report to a class of the State average.

Ninety-three Midnight greeted each wary peinstruction in order that they may destrian by giving them a wild counties paid less than $1,100. learn to swim. A list of students look out of the corner of his eye. ! Among those paying below $700 who have not completed this reand then by bounding forward I was Buckingham county; below quirement is posted in the gymna-! several paces to be out of their $800 were Cumberland. Bruns- slum. Do not put off until the way. and Winnie altogether avoid- iwick and Prince Edward; below spring quarter as the class will be I ed greeting them by shying out $900 were Amelia, Appomattox, limited and advanced classes' in a ten-foot circle as each trem- Charlotte. Dinwiddie. Mecklen- taught along with Senior Life,1 bling individual slunk down the burg. Lunenburg, and Powhatan. Saving. path. Crossing the fields gave The only three counties that Inter-class swim meet practice them weird desires to run, and paid an average of more than has begun and all who wish to most of the riders' conversation $100 a month (counting on a 12- swim on the class teams must consisted of "Steady, girl." or month basis) were Arlington with have at least light practices. These "Whoah. fella!", or "Oosh-dernit. an average of $1,665. Warwick Hoss, watch where ya goin'!!" with $1,301 and Hanover with $1 - can be obtained during the recrealional period on Monday, Wednes- \ Crossing a slippery asphalt road 242. day and Friday. to get to the back, path to Longwood was no help, but even that was better than having them pile up in a creek at the bottom of a teppe slope where they all become vK'lently thirsty at the same time.

Also, by mutual agreement, they all cantered down every hill on the course, jumped every stream they came to, slid on each puddle of ice, and got their feet tangled Continued on Page 4

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Magazine Indexes

Just as your library has a card catalog to help you find the books Well It'fl all OUT now and I'm But don't bother to have t)M ad-I you want, so do the magazines in not kidding IIH- Christmas hoi- drea on your stationary i hanged! j he lii-i tilings Grades, grades, grades! Many! Jewelery—fascinating subject, so your library have indexes to help as you find the magazine article you ,„b!.,l into the Ro- are the vows made to do better [™™^* ih±!l *JH ' With the crudest want. The most important of these diamonds flashing this Quarter, after one glimpse at civilization.

■round with the owners grinning, the report card. Some wonderful forms of tools, archiologists have is the Reader's Guide: which InW W< ,lnt u,n pin too. .1 people made the honor roll, and, found equally early forms of dexes regularly about a hundred , .1 ' notvouha.lan.an> more power to them. I say. U| adornment-simple necklaces and of the most popular magazines ", ,„„. another would Wily be aomethlng for the bracelets, fashioned from teeth published in the United States, of which your library receives about ,„;,.',„'„ „,,,„ ,:ii,!o. and a books u ever, single girl at S. T. I and stones *.?*££ H d floor Mam inhabitant are C. would pop up with the Honor \ equitorial Africa the natives have ninety. This means that about , I e proud owners of those Roll or Deans List next quarter. I long been adept in jewelery mak- ninety per cent of the references „,eks that everyone else Joke! But really thinking about I mg nn<1 ,n America, dime Stores in the Headers Guide refer to arN'othing is impossible, you are full of all imaginable forms ticles in magazines which may be I nvies. of jcwelery. found in your library.

Who was that who got a gift. must admit. Why not do your All of which should bring us to ;ders Guide is arranged and thOttl I n I I diamond. part! the present day where STC'ers Have fun Easter!!! far mote precious? yes, i an much like the card catalog in alare sporting a grand array of talking about a box of silk, and 1 pha b lical order. It indexes each Christmas collections.

First and artlol ■ by the name of the author didn't say rayon stockings that foremostly. congratulations to all i enl from a guy overseas to a and by subject. There are no title the third finger left handers. Next entries except for artistic works.

PHI in Cunningham. in order, a cimpliment to all th? su h I I poems and plays, which This proves thai nan no I gals whom a Santa Claus blessed think perfume and toilet water are apt to be remembered by title. with identification bracelets that Most of your use of the Readers are the things for milady's Christthey may never be lost or strayed Guide Will be In connection with ina "in When som< one on third or stolen.

In spite of wartime finding material on a certain subfloor Mam unpacked her suitcase. w Shortage, e have nothed numerJect, for n is here that the periodshe pulled out a |un Ol men's paous new watches. ical literature can be most helpjamas. That's all right, but the Sunday saw the new earrings ful in revealing information that eaten ll her boy friend gave 'em on display. All colors and all has no! yet found its way into to her! styles. But alas, so do Monday. book form.

Lots of people that hated to Tuesday, etc.. sometimes when dress for Sunday dinner don't A typical subject heading and sad Susie sport saddles and socks mind it a bit now It's one of the and sparkling earbobs. They just article on a topic of current inbest ways to show off your Christ! don't go together. It creates quite terest is the following: inas presents, including wings and Pan-American highway a jolt to meet one face to face that heart-bn ikei collectInter - American highway: and decide she is dressed up for ed during the holidays. A certain nothing less than a banquet, then friendship road of the Americas. lieutenant from Haii Antonio way discover by her feet that she is B T. Brown il Survey G 30: 425-8 must have known that a pair of only heading for geography class. As '41. silver wings would look good on A wc id lo the wise is sufficient.

You see 11'.n the title of the arthe an dress of hie girl hwn ticle is given first, followed by the Room N, But silver wings look name of the author. The abbrevia"nod. period.i tion "11" means that the article is Presents aren't the only results Illustrated Then follows the name Continued from Page 3 Of Chi i Unas I honestly think Jane Cabrll S.inford. class of of the magazine in abbreviated up in the same fallen branches. half nl us came back to school to '43, who received her commisform, in this case the Survey GeoBut Midnight as usual, was the recuperate! Another week at home sion a* Ensign in the WAVES graphic. The number before the and we would have been ruined reeterday, lams was editor of star performer. He tried everycolon indicates that the article Is thing except a double somersault for life! But before getting our the ROTUNDA last year and ! in Volume 30 The numbers after needed sleep, all of our adventurca served as president of Alpha and why Mary Ann wasn't left the colon tell you that the article dangling in a tree-top somewhere BUM he re-iived to our roommates. Kappa (1.1111111.1 while a student along the edge of the golf-course, Is on page 425 to 428, and that it if all the resolutions that have here. She received her commisBut she came is 4 pages long. Then follows the been made by B, T. C.'ers are kept, sion at Northampton. Mass.. and well never know Karmville will become the model reports to Mt. Ilolyoke today for out a flyn'. and they tore across; date of the magazine, which is the green, still together, with the August. 1941.

Young Laches School of the South. eight weeks further training. others in swift pursuit. Once back If you decide this is an article at the stable they were the gen-l you wish to read, you need only go tlest of animals, but they sure! to the magazine shelves in the 1 believe in their own "bossy" types Reference Room, take volume 30 .

-> . w-m 1 °f entertainment. of the Survey Graphic to table, and find the article you want on IIU,i/ ,, \Jj *' M-JI/V%S etc *w M «"ii» o wny your classes don't start 'til page 425. It's as easy as that. later . . . and never let it be said Well, almost as easy. In most tnat il isn l for vour own Bj RIITY DBUBLOOCB Rood.

And speaking of good, how bout cases it will be that easy But if When we came away to school, empty, and a desk to tidy up. It, this for a good N. Y.'s Resolution: you do run into trouble, remember ■a were told that we came to tak*s all morning and you get a ( Be sure you come to all the Riding that the library staff is experienced at trouble shooting. studv Why. we were to be train- '^""-note anyhow , . . and your Club meetings. And speaking of| When the information you are contrite room-mate crawls in look- good be that way.

Ing lor our vocation, bettering lng sheepisn and says ..And T was seeking is in the field of education.

Pegasus use the Education Index instead ourselves so as to teach the Pu- just down in Susie's room playing of the Readers Guide; if it is in tun r.eneration.-, increasing our bridge . . ." Oh. the fury in you the field of art. use the Art Index; own meager store of knowledge, that almost over-oils! and if all three fail you, try the and delving into the vast mysWe'd like to run a series of arInternational Index, which indexes teiies of Higher learning. To tides on the various phases of Continued from Page 1 us, a vision of college was a long College Life that the faculty Dixie Forensic Tournament held another hundred magazines not series of pictures or us as stu- members don't see. but they'd take in Charlotte, N. ft, in December included in the others And before dents going doggedly from'from now 'til June, and then it's and participated in twelve closed you give up. remember that your library also has an index to The class to class, turning page upon doubtful whether they'd ever un- debates. page in I he reference books, and (lerstiuid. Ihey don't hafta wait Last year. War Emphasis Day New York Times most of the subStudying determinedly from seven around for hours til a dozen peo- was initiated on this campus with |S t matter in which you are inp m until midnight, only to pie get through with the bath- Colgate W Darden. Governor of terested will at some time or anIn p .1 lew hour:, and rise again I libs and then use cold water aft- Virginia. Dabney S. Lancaster, other have been considered "news fit to print" In start the same rigid routine ST all. They can have their hunger stato Superintendent of Public New book of the weeX: The Ten We were well-prepared, and ready completely satisfied With all the Instruction, Major E. V. Graves, to be faithful to the end why delightful delicacies in the Cook- Director of the Physical Educa- Commandments. in the Sam Hill didn't .somebody, book and not hafta take time out ■tion Department of the State SOMEBODY, tell us we had to later for an after lights-out snack.! Bo^'d of Education, and Miss be ciuei experts el bouae-keeplng,| And they dont hafU have their Louisa Bernard, of the Distribuclothes-washing, darning, cook- laundry in before a certain hour tive Education Department as diet me. ■pffrHltl and letter- on ■ certain day nor spend the speakers. writ ine too? better part of that day marking Student discussion groups were If the days we have in which names on and listing that which lleld in the afternoon, and the to live COUld And some way to is sent or making a detailed list results of these discussions were stretch their number of hours, ,,f descriptions tor later use in carried into effect by the student there'd be absolutely no reason searching the laundry for the gar- »o4Ffor complain! bul honestly! By mem that have been misplaced. the time you've done one or two .They may clean house when they of the things listed shove, do >ou tool like u and be none the worse Valentine Greetings reall] have tune left to study si later; they may write to whom * MUX WORK long as you would like to? Why they please whoever they please: For Your Friends no' and yet you Just can't DOS- above all they do not have twoBUILDINC MATERIALS IN THE SERVK1 • let th. mother hour assignment 11 DO five or six day without darning, or wear that different dames every night. And dickle one more tune without wh , they get paid!!

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Noel; Betty O'Connor, with RobMost of the unwilling gals were ert L. Thomas: Jac Parden. with content to spend the week end Ben Johns; Alice Parkhurst. with catching up on two weeks gossip, Jimmy Marrow; Jeannie Richardor on two weeks washing, but son, with George Little; Louise some were fortunate enough to Rives, with Curtis Anderson: Pegbe invited out to Death Valley for gy T. Ross, with Allan Fox; Cile the game and dance Saturday Server, with JunlUS Crowgey; Lois night, which tended to make the L. Sheppard. with Elmer Deyertransition from holiday to school ley: Grace Shriver with John Robnot quite so abrupt. inson: Helen Stites, with Jack Starting the New Year out right Stephens, and Barbara Surface, with gobs from H. S. C. were: with Bob Younger.

Peggy Alphin. with Tom MarCatherine Trower, with Ernest shall: Helen Apperson, with Bob Bookman: Nancy Lee Barrett, Gates. Rosemarie Wagener. with with Jimmy Tarry; Josephine Bill Cantwell: Billy Waid. With Beatty, with Dave Nelson; Mar- Ben Taylor: Margaret Walton, garet Black, with Jim Pavek; with Bruce LeGrande: Faith Eileen Bowles, with Dick Noel; Weeks, with Eddie Neilson; NanMargaret Brace, with Cfiarlle cy Lee Weeks, with John DeLoving; Olive Bradshaw. with Hardit: Nancy Woodwo-th. with Fred Young: Pat Buckler, with Frank Griffin; Betty Wright, with Moffett Walker; Virginia Caviness. Randolph Hudgins. and Frances with John D. Beall: Constance Hasty, with Morris Renshaw.

Christian, with Harold Tidier; Joyce Collins, with Buddy Curlee; Page Cook, with Eddie Cates; Belle Dalton. with Robert Burke Joan Davis, with Bill Bergman.

Continued from Paoe 2 and Betty Doggett. with Bud Dow- j ling. work too in aiding American stuAlso Vivian Edmunds, with] dents in war for counties and Miles Fletcher: Shirley Etheridge.! foreign students interned there. with John Hatten: Jane Glenn.1 Realizing how fortunate we are with Howard Jones; Delia Gre- as students in America, let us regory, with Bus Etheridge: Evelyn solve this week to do our part by QrlSSard, With Roth Rose; Ethel giving the most we possibly can Halsey. with Tinsley Mack; Caro- to this worthwhile cause lyn Hammond, with Bill Houtz; Sincerely.

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