Rotunda vol 24, no 29 may 23, 1945

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Library State ,er8 College Fan « Virginia. CONGRATULATIONS RED AND WHITE

The Rotunda

VOLUME XXIV

FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1945

Class Head Makes Farewell Address Mary Walker Watts, senior from Amherst, has been chosen honorary classman by the junior class according to an announcement made by Eleanor Blsese. junior class president. The announce-

Roanoke, Virginia, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon. The College Choir will sing Randall Thompson's "Pueri Habraeorum." Class Day exercises will be held on Saturday afternoon, June 2, at 4 o'clock. Eleanor Wade, president of the senior class, will give the welcome which will be followed by the class song. Marilyn Bell, class historian, will give a history of the class, after which there will be the presentation of the Symbol of Office. Pay Byrd Johnson, class giftorian, will present the gifts at the conclusion of which the class will sing its farewell song followed by the formation of the daisy chain on the campus, Following the reception which will be held in the lounge of Student Building Saturday night, June 2, at 8:30 o'clock, the traditional lantern parade will be held on the college campus at 10:30 o'clock.

Spring Colonnade Bobbitt Announces Will Appear Soon Orientation Heads

Annual Features Will Be Revealed, Editor Announces

Slated for Summer Minnie Lee Crumpler and Ann Martin, president and vice-president of the Y. W. C. A., are attending conferences this summer as representatives of Farmville State Teachers College. Minnie Lee will attend Presidents' Summer School at the Union Theological Seminary of Columbia University, and Ann is going to the Summer Conference at Camp Highland Lake. Hendersonville. North Carolina. Thirty men and women are attending the conference at the Presidents' Summer School. This is the 16th annual session. Minnie L.e will be there from July 2 to August 10 with the delegates from colleges and universities throughout the country. Three academic courses will be given and six credit points from Columbia University are made by each student. Among the lecturers at this school arc such well known persons as Dr. Henry P. Van Dusen, Dr. Harry Emerson Fodick. Dr. Goodwin Watson. Dr. Relnhold Niebur, Dr. Benjamin Mayes and Dr. Paul Anderson. Ann Martin is one of the four delegates selected from all of the many Virginia colleges and universities to attend this Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. conference. Students attend from each of the ten states in this region. Among the leaders of the conference are Ralla Rom, secretary of the Student Christian movement of India; Dr. T. B. (Scottie) Cowan, Norris Religious Fellowship; and Dr. Huntly Pupre, executive secretary of the World Student Fund. Other officers of the Y are Martha Russell East, secretary; Agnes Stokes, treasurer; and Judy Rieck, freshman counselor.

BLAZER WINNERS

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Watts Selected Zehmer Will Give Main Talk Martin, Crumpler Honorary Member At Final Exercises June 4 To Represent STC By Junior Class Beginning at 10:30 o'clock on Second Presbyterian Church, of "Y" Conferences Monday morning, June 4, the sixty-first commencement exercises will be held in the college auditorium. Dean George B. Zehmer, dean of extension division and rammer quarter of the University )f Virginia, will give the main .tddress of the morning. Following the invocation by the K<v H. Conrad Blackwell, Mary Preston Sheffey, second honor giaduate, will deliver the salutaory address. The Madrigal Singin of the College Choir will sing "The Silver Swan" by Orlando Jibbons: Sing We and Chant It" oy Motley; and "Here In Cool Jrot" by Earl of Mornington. Sara Dailey Moling, first honor giaduate. will give the valedictory address, after which Dr. J. L. Jarman will award the degrees and innounce the honor graduates. On Sunday, June 3, at 8 o'clock .n the auditorium, the Rev. A. H. Holling.sworth, Jr., pastor of the

CONGRATl 'LATIONS

Virginian at Press, Will He Here Soon

MARILYN BELL

15 Students Enter STC College Choir '&'

Dedication, personalities, and the cover of the 1945 Virginian will be revealed as soon as the annuals arrive. Marilyn Bell, editorin-chief, has announced. There are 219 pages in the "Virginian." The opening section is on antique stock paper which has a rough finish. These views, which were done by Eleanor Correll, are in black on blue paper with white highlights. Continuous Section This year the Virginian is very different from past editions. There is a continuous section of stories of the clubs and organizations. Following this is a block of pictures in the same older as that in which the story appeared. Previously the story was followed by a picture on the next page. Daily Divisions The divisions are according to the days of the week. The division write-ups are informal cross-sections with usual college happenings mentioned. The annuals are at the press now. and shipment Is expected at the end of this week or the first of next week Pat Maddox is managing editor Of ilie Virginian, and Mary Elizabeth Harvey is the business manager.

Fifteen eirls have entered the College Choir on probation according to an announcement made on Monday night by Alfred H. Strick They are Grace Anderson. Sarah Ballard. Mae Ballard. Dorothy Nancy Whitehead, newly elected Caroline Bobbitt, vice-president Blair. Virginia Butler. Alma Craweditor of the Colonnade, has an- of the student body, and chairman ley. June Cregar. Juanita Davis, Iris Davis. Nancy Duncan, Sue nounced the features which will of orientation for the coming year, MARY WALKER WATTS Dickinson, Virginia Love, Martha be included in this annual senior has announced the students who Morrison, Lorraine Smith, and will conduct the classes for helpment was made in Senior Chapel, issue. This is the first magazine Virginia Tindall. ing the freshmen get acquainted Friday. May 18. which she has edited since she with the school next year. Marjorie Hewlett will head the Mary Walker is secretary of the Senior leaders named are BetJunior A'Cappella with Nell Scott senior class, secretary of the Ath- was elected to the office. as accompanist and Virginia TinCarmen Lowe has designed the ty Adams, Richmond; Eleanor Blletic Association, and Fire Chief. dall. asistant accompanist. Junior sese, Norfolk; Caroline Bobbitt. She is a chemistry major. cover of this issue which is to be A'Cappella has admitted four new She was chosen on the basis of distributed during those first of South Hill: Shirley Cruser. Norfolk; Kitty East, AltaVista; Evelyn members. They are Sara Ballard, her interest in the school, and her June Cregar. Nancy Duncan, and ofDclal duty is to assist Eleanor next week. Included in the issue Grizzard, Drewryvlle; Margaret Alfreda Peterson. Blsese lead the senior figure next are sketches by Carmen Lowe and Hewlett, Richmond; Rosa Hill. The Madrigal group, under the Windsor; Frances Lee. Richmond; Glenn Ann Patterson. year. direction of Esther Shevick. has Catherine Lynch, Lebanon; Ann Beginning the chapel program Raymond French, senior classfive new members. The are CaroFriday morning, the seniors man, has written an article to the Martin, Suffolk Kitty Maddox. lyn Bobbit,t. Norma Howard, MarLynchburg; Margaret Mclntyre, marched in to the "Alma Mater." tha Ellen Jones, Lucie McKenry, Twenty-four freshmen were reRev. Philip Roberts gave the Invo- s.niors which is published in this Marion. South Carolina; Lucie and Connie Ozlln. cently issued bids to Join Alpha cation which was followed by class issue. Jean Prosise contributes an McKenry, Arlington; Julia MesPhi Sigma, an honor society for songs to the adviser and to the article written in memory of the sick, Front Royal; Carlotta Norfreshmen and sophomores Of the fleet. Virginia Beach; Margaret college. Eleanor Wade made her late President Roosevelt. twenty - four, twenty accepted "Red Hat" by Ann Willis, trans- Orange. Richmond; Dorothy Ovfarewell message.to which Eleanor fer from membership in the Delta chapter. ercash, Hampden-Sydney; Jane Bisese replied, and also announced | Randolph Macon. is one They are Virginia Bailey. Lawrthe honorary class member which! of the excellent short stories fea- Philhower, Wllliamsburg; Nancy enceville; Mae Ballard. Bedford: had not been revealed until that tured In this May issue of the Pitts. Norfolk, Virginia ShackelAnn Clark. Dlnwlddle; June Creyjjje Colonnade. Other stories to be ford. Gloucester Point; Frances CAB OVERBEY gar. Tazewell; Shirley Didlake. As' a part of the traditional; published are "White Envelope- Shackelford. Petersburg; Agnes Richmond: Gertrude Driver. SkipSenior Chapel program, Dr. J. L by Mary Rattray, "Dreams Un- Stokes, Kenbridge; and Martha "Here she comes! Stand back, imagine that! Someday we'll sur- pers; Betty Epperson. I.awrenceLM White of Richmond. wasted" by Martha Wells, "VlgJarman sang "Keep on Hoping" let her through—aha—! The coke piise her with a special "Cheese- ville; and Miriam Estcs. Coeburn. Junior assistants are Hilda machine is opened at last." accompanied by Mrs. Clyde Brad- iiftte in Blue-Gray" by Betty burger." As if the coke machine Also Charlotte Qrlzzard. DrewDeuel Cock, and "Amanda Fran- Bennett, Richmond; Betty Bibb, thaw at the piano. "I want one!" the girl in the sold anything but Coca-Colas. ryville; Marian Hahn. Richmond: Lvnchburg; Kitty Sue Bridgeces" by Annette Grainger. Concluding the program, the green and orange striped pajamas Maybr some of you have heard The poetry section will include forth. Kenbridge; Lois Boone, screams! 8he manages to push what you thought was a bowling I Margaret Jones. Wilkesboro. North Junior class marched out to the "Alma Mater" under an arch poems by Sara Moling and Janice Carrsville; Rachel Brugh, Roa- down the three patiently waiting alley? Oh. no. nothing like that, (amiinn; Jane Mantlply, Flsherville; Anne Mottley. Danville; Ainoke; Ann Carter, Cumberland; Wells. formed by the senior class. customers who have been stand- it's only the coke bottles that sonic de,!a Peterson. Waynesboro: Dalittle mil baa found a way to en- phne Pittman, Portsmouth; and first thing she manages to do af- tertain lie-self. I Arstelle Presley. Council. Boston; Margaret Ellett. Jennings ter digging the lone nickel out of Have a.;y of you been to the Also Maude Savage, Onley; Ordinary; Peggy Fink, Washing- her wallet is to drop it in a trash coke mu me at one of those moton, D. ft; Anna Headlee, Nor- can full of tops and pleads that ments when the little girl (or Nancy June Snead. Martin.s\ ille. folk; Sue Hundley, Suffolk; Bar- she has to go back to play prac- should we say sucker) has been Page Vaughan, Dolphin and Anne Williams. Richmond. bara Kellam, Norfolk; Heidi Lacy, tice and would some kind soul sent to buy her whole hall a coke? In order to receive a bid to AlRichmond; Margaret Lohr, stand there and fish It out for She stands there while the rest of MARGARET WILSON pha Phi Sigma, a girl must, have Bright wood; Grace Loyd. Lynch- her. the line extends all the way to an- a".uned ;,l lea.'' a H average for We guess those memories every- burg; Sue McCorkle. Lexington; "Between Tears and Laughter" Then there Is the girl who nex, and opens them and then de- two consecutive quarters. —the student body was wavering, body talks about are all right in Betty Minetree, Petersburg; BarWith the accent on tears. With the their place, but their place Isn't bara Montgomery, Alberta; Bar- stands In the middle of the door cides to open the LOth one on her first chord of "All Hail, Alma the present—and that's when It's bara Lee Myers, Danville; Kitty blasting out the inevitable, "to- dresser knob. "I want a coke," the deadbeat Mater" the lumps started lump- fun. It's nice enough to remem- Parham. Petersburg; Nancy Par- mato and lettuce sandwiches"! ing, but they couldn't really be ber, but It's lots more satisfactory rish. Manassas; Betty Parrish, She has an argument with the girl says as she hands you four penwho has bought eight cokes and nies and beats it through the line called serious until Mr. French's to be having those "cokes 'n' nabs Manassas; Ann Shufflebarger, expression was noted as the Class 'n' conversations" now, than last Bluefleld, West Virginia; Martha is blessed with holding them while back to the solitude of her little of '45 sang Its appreciation to year. Anyway, that's a good way to Lynn Sprye. Lynchburg; and she borrows some money from her room!! friend who lives in Student BuildThe sight of a line is driving me At a meeting of the Rotary Club him. From then on It was every talk our way out of being Just Frances Wood, Waynesboro. ing. insane, the only one that I can recently, four Kirls spoke on their plain sentimental. And that's Just man to his own kleenex. (■nun! lies The speakers "Could I have three cokes? I'll think of tliut is worse than the It's hard to explain a situation about what everybody was talking bring the money tomorrow." To- coke line is a bread line! ■.MU introduced by Miss Helen about—cokes and conversations -jjke that. We're not going to cry— I could say a lot more about morrow never comes as far as the i, professor in the college that's silly. After all. it isn't as and "blackouts down in the rec" the coke machine, but It's ten language department. All books must be turned into coke machine is concerned. and how peculiar so-and-so looks though they were heading Into the "I put a nickel in the box and I o'clock and I have to go sell the Julia Brnga from Fortaleza, the library by May 28. according Amazon Jungle3. Most of them in curlers and "Who's gonna get to an announcement made this didn't get a coke. Do you think dikes! Besides, what I have to say liia/il eompared a small town In her dressed and down the steps aren't going any farther astray you could find my nickel? I hate wouldn't pass the Hayes Office, Mia/ii to a small Virginia town. week by the Library staff. than the wilds of central Virginia. the next time he comes home?" to put you to all this trouble!" anyway. Kiueda Costa also from FortaAnd all the time, there they stood, Of course, there are plutocratic i' i1. Brastl BOka on Braliian The next and final Issue of the Trouble? Who said anything trying to sing, and getting madder few who wil become nomads — music and played two numbers: Rotunda will come out Monday about trouble'' Why, I' Just adore wanderers In the wake of that and madder with each tear. walking up three flights of stairs OIM was a samba, and the other morning, June 4 following the| But what the heck, it was a wandering man—but what's so sad their national anthem graduation exercises In the audi- to the coke machine to find your mixture calculated to make anyabout that? Lise d'AnJou from Quebec, Cantorium. Papers will be distributed lost nickel! Do you remember the body weepy—Eleanor's goodby. the According to an announce- aria ipoke on U Yes. it's silly—but. my goodness. approximate date on It?" ill of Canat the door; however, the mailing We'll get lonesome. Somebody tried old songs, Mary Walker's expres- list will go out as usual. All memExcuse me. but I'd like to know in- n> II..,,ii this Week by Nan- ada and oompand than with ov sion at the announcement of her to grin and didn't quite make It, bers of the Rotunda editorial staff if I could get about sixty cokes cy Whitehead, editor-in-chief Virginia customs. or somebody twisted her hair like honorary membership in the new are requested to meet in the pub- for a picnic we're having out at of the Colonnade, a short story Tin last speaker on the program ahe always did to keep from fl- senior class, the thoughts that lications office immediately after Long wood next week. We'll take i is beinc '1 durfrom Mayagsounded too silly to put Into glting in class, or somebody waved to Kieo, who them out there and you won't ing the summer months All prayers tonight. words. You bet we'll miss them— a quick wave from the third row. have to bother with getting them students in school are request- the inter-dependenoe of Puerto »nd- put your finger In the dike— but nobody has to worry much ed to enter this contest which Hen and the United States, there." Beginning Monday night the We were off again. Some nine hun- about them. They've had the beat following study rules must be obri.i ere invited to dinThen there is the little girl who will terminate in October. foundation they could have for dred handkerchiefs saw some five nei l, UJfl. happens to want two Coca-Colas. Continued on Page 3 Continued on Page 3 minutes of hard wear and tear.

20 Freshmen Join STC Honor Society

Coke Line Furnishes Variety Of Entertainment or Disgust

Tearful Seniors Form Arch of Cap*s Under Which Juniors Proudly Walk

4 STC Students Talk For Local Rotarians At Dinner Recently

Too Late To Classify

Short Story Contest


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