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Vol. 2. No. 23. ALUMNAE NOTES
Farmville, Virginia.
April 7, 1922.
The plan.-- for the 1 w building have been completed, th site chosen and more than $ 17,000 has already been pledged by students and alumnae and citizens of Farmville. It is planned to raise $50,000 of the required amount among the alumnae and ask the State Legislature to furnish the other $50,000 necessary for the completion of the building. An informal reception followed the address and to-day at noon Doctor Jarman was guest of honor at a luncheon given in the Portsmouth Y. M. C. A.
called upon to give something to this great cause of immortalizing the name of o ir twentieth century hero. Every town, county and school is striving to gain its quota. This is not a call to the men of wealth, who compose a small per cent of our population, to give liberally but it is to everyone who loves and honors the name of our ex-president because nothing except a memorial by the people is suitable lor him, who is so undeniably a man of the people. For whom, some may ask, is all this interest being aroused? Indeed, it is none other than Woodrow Wilson who for eight years stood at the helm of our country, guidDR. JARMAN APPEALS FOR THE ing it through many a storm, and who WOODROW WILSON FOUNDAhas spent his life in making the world "free for democracy" TION FUND
Upon the invitation of the Portsmouth Chapter of the Farmville Alumnae Association about one hundred and ten Farmville girls teaching in Portsmouth, Norfolk, Hampton, Newport News, Suffolk, and Yorktown, met at the Portsmouth Y. M. C A. Saturday, .March 25. for a luncheon and reunion. Dr. Jarman, straight from Farmville, was indeed the star guest of the occa< ■ion. Mr. and Mrs. Holbrook, whose "front porch" parties at the Farmville rectory. all S. N. S. girls of a few years ago will remember, were also there and were greeted gladly by all who knew them. Mrs. M. L. T. Davis. Jr., of Norfolk, formerly Miss Julia Johnson, of the Farmville Training School, was one of; On Tuesday evening, March 28, at the mosl honored guests. Mrs. Davis 6:45, Dr. Jarman, as county chairman has had poems published in the "Lyric" of the movement, made a stirring appeal and in the "Literary Digest*' during re- to the student body for the "Woodrow cent years, and all Farmville folks are Wilson Foundation Fund." He begun proud to claim her. Mrs. Davis has been his speech by reading the tribute to Mr. recently elected to the alumnae mem- Wilson tha :mp»-:.'i-»>d ' Co'T"r's Weekbership 01 the Pi Kappa Omega Socii ly. During his talk Dr. Jarman exS. X. S. songs, old and new. were sung. plained to the gills that this movement Various toasts were given, and a great is entirely free from anything partisan, deal of real old S. N. S. spirit was in evi- and that every American, regardless of dence. Dr. Jarman made a talk about party, can be glad to participate in this the student building, and pledges to the effort t<> show America's love for and amount of nearly $1,200 were made by pride in one of her greatest sons. the girls. The Portsmouth Chapter ; The students were deeply interested presented him with a clunk for $200 to and each class gladly accepted the quota be added to the student building fund. apportioned to it. In each case the sum A letter from Miss Jennie Tabb made pledged is based upon the membership the girls feel as if they had had another of the class. In all the amount promised personal greeting straight from Farm- by the school is over two hundred dolville, and was received with a great lars. clapping of hands. This luncheon was the first of its kind MEMORIAL FOR WILSON that ever has been held in Tidewater Virginia. Everyone present voted it a Oftentimes in this world of ours a great success, and it is to be hoped that the experiment will be repeated not only great man will live and die, unknown in Tidewater, but in all parts of Vir- and unrecognized by the people. Is it not a crime that such a thing should ginia. The following article appea'ed in the happen in our land of the free where Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch of March 25: every one knows the value of a helping Dr. J. L. Jarman, who for twenty years hand and encouraging voice when they has been president of the State Normal are buried in the depths of despair? This College at Farmville gave an address situation is too often true but there is a last night at the Y. M. C. A., which will similar case which touches us more dilong be remembered by forme.1 students rectly, with which we are better able to and Alumnae members as one of the cope and that is a circumstance wherein most Inspiring talks ever heard in Col- a great man is known and loved by his own world but there is nothing to perlege circles. His description of school life during petuate his memory through the future the present year and of the campaign to generations save the impartial pages of raise $100,000 for a new building was the history book. Just such a thing has heard with close attention and interest. threatened our world of to-day and to He told of the growth of the school avert such a catastrophe, effective steps during the •">"> years and of the impor- are being taken by those who have tance of an institution which last year looked into the future and seen the imgraduated 175 girls, qualified to teach in pending danger. To-day in our country every man, woman and child is being the State.
SOCIETY NEWS On Saturday evening, April 1. at 8:! o'clock, the Gamma Theta Sorority held its annual Founders' Day banquet at the Prince Edward Hotel. After the banquet the Hampden-Sidney Orchestra furnished music for dancing. The following alumnae were present : Charlotte Baird, Esther Davenport, Elizabeth Gannaway, Helen Brent, Isabel Kinnear, Sarah Porter, Elizabeth McClung, Mary Stephenson, Grace Beard and Mrs. John P. Hughes. * * * The Delta Sigma Chi Sorority held its annual Founders' Day banquet in the "tea room" on Saturday night, April 1. Among the old girls who came back were: Emily Clark, .Mary Leigh. .Mary Meade .Mason and Sue Jones. * * * * On Saturday afternoon, March 25, from 4:30 o'clock to 6:00, the Pi Kappa Omega Society was entertained in the home of Miss Christine Armstrong. This was declared to be one of the most enjoyable parties which the Pi Kappa Omega has ever had. * * * * The Cotillion Club gave its spring dance on Friday night, March '.'» . The music furnished by the Hampden-Sidney Orchestra helped to make the occasion one of the most enjoyable of the season. Miss Kena Luck presided at the punch bowl. The club was glad to have several old members back for the dance. * * * * Announcement The Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority wishes to announce the establishment of the following new chapters: Upsilon—Manual Training School, Eta, Oklahoma. Chi—Teacher's State College. Pittsburg, Kansas. Psi- Marshall College, Huntington, West Virginia.
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