Rotunda vol 3, no 4 oct 28, 1922

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FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA

OCT. 2*. 1922

GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP AND ATHLETICS

ALUMNAE NOTES

VISITORS

Miss Buford Addresses Student Body.

The alumnae section of the "Rotunda" begins to look like a page from a matrimonial bureau register. Among the < Ictober marriages are the following: Miss l.ilhan Paulett I'ugg to Dr. Herman IT fer of Winchester. Miss Pattie Buford to Mr. Edgar Arlington Engart, of Clifton Forge. Miss Bertha Gladys Dolan to Lev. Prank Cox. of Washington. \'a. Miss Phillipa Spencer to Mr. J. Parker Lambeth, of Richmond. Miss Mamie Rohr, at one time supervisor of the sixth grade in the Training School, now cond with the University of Virginia, recently visited friends in Farmville. Miss I.ula Walker, formerly head of the department of Home Economics, now teaching at V. P. I., was one of the judges at the Farmville

Miss Sarah Moore, who is teaching in Pulaski, was the guest of Miss Ethel Warthen last week end. Miss Helen Mason visited her sister Miss Min Mason during the week-end of (October 20-22. Miss Nancy Watkins, who is now teaching in South Boston, spent last week-end with her parents. Miss Anna Ruth Allen was the guest of Mis-, SpOttSWOOd Wittlbish during the weekend of October 20-22. Miss (Catherine rlardaway visited Miss Elizabeth Williams. Miss Virginia Wall, who is attending Hollins College, spent last week-end with her parents. Miss Emily Clarke, who is now teaching in \shlaud. was in town for the week-end of ( >ctoher _>< >-_>_>. Miss Man Pinch, who has a position this year in the Boydtpn High School, spent the week-end with her sister. Miss Margaret Pinch. Miss Sue Jones, who is teaching in Lynch burg, spent the last week-end in town. Mrs. Thornhill and baby, and Miss Gertrude Thornhill were guests of Miss Lily Thornhill during the past week-end.

Saturday evening, Oct. 21, at 6:30, Miss Buford, of tin' Physical Education Department. spoke to the student body on the subject of "Good Sportsmanship and Athletics." Mis Buford began her talk with the old quotation from Shakespeare " Ml the world's a stage "which she changed into " \11 the world is a game and you are players in that game.'' \ftcr a discussion of this statement, the speaker gave Henry Vandyke's four rules for good sportsmanship, the gisl of which are i 1 ) Always wish and try to win. hut not enough to make you unhappy if you loose; (2) Seek only to win fairly; (3) Seek pleasure whether you win or not; and (4) If you win. think more of your g 1 fortune than of your skill. Elaborating on these topie~. Miss Buford claimed tint one of the chief essentials of playing a good game is teamwork, and the next most important after that is fidelity to self. At the end of her address the speaker gave the student body the following don'ts to he observed when a gam being pla; ed : Don't make remarks about officials. I )on't criticize either team. I ton'l whine over losing. Don't boast over winning, or in other words. "Hear no evil; see no evil; speak no evil."

CLASS ELECTIONS The 1 Professional Class held a number o\ meetings last week for tin' purpose .if electing officers for the coming year. The very satis factory results of the elections were: Nancy Lyne- -President. Kli/alieth Pugg -Vice-President.

Virginia Beale -Secretary. ( Hive Smith Treasurer. Mabel Edwards—Chairman of Tea Room Committee. Miss Edna Norton Spear Honorary Member. \ committee of eight, with Mabel Edwards as chairman was appointed by the president to dec orate the Pair Parade float. The elass deeided to charge $1.50 for dues, and all members are urged to pay as promptly and as conveniently as possible. \t a recent meeting of the 4 Year High School Class, the following officers were elected: Louise Jones President. Margaret Crawlej Vice President. Evelyn Beckam Secretary. Louise Xnnn Treasurer. Miss Helen Draper Honorary Member.

STUDENT BUILDING FUND Since < ictober 16, the amoun* of $75 has been paid into the Student Building Fund.

Fair. Mr. and Mis. (',. |.. Miller, of Newport News, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Helen to Mr. Jefferson Curl Phillips of I lampton. Another editorial from a second Richmond paper, pa\mg a beautiful tribute to the memory of Mis. Hula Young Morrison, has been handed to the Alumnae Editor. We are proud that she was once one of us, ;md feel that her life mav be an inspiration to others: A D< >CTOR ' >!•' BROKEN HOPES. Perhaps it was not until they read with a shock this morning the news of her sudden death that even those who knew her well reflected what a remarkable woman Eula Young Morrison really was. She had more than the normal suffering and hardship one hard stroke after another—hut she never lost her courage or her faith in mankind and she never turned despairingly inward eyes that forever were looking aboul for opportunities of service. A reporter, and a good one. for a number of years, --he had many curious adventures that disclosed her unique character. One morning during the war. about - A. M.. as she was coming home from the newspaper office where she worked, she was accosted by a man in uniform who insisted on escorting her. Mrs, Morrison protested in vain, and finally, seeing there was not a police officer in sight, tried another method. She began an honest, heart to heart talk with the WOUld-he Lovelace, who proved to he a lonesome boy; and before she had reached her home she hail him faith in teats. He left her. at her front door, with thanks and apologies pathetically mixed. When she became head of the new business department of the Federal Trust Company, Mrs. Morrison speedily launched several enterprises of marked originality. She made her office a center for the activities of women. She inaugurated die fust window displays a Richmond hank (Continued on page 3.]

OUT OF TOWN The following girls were out of school during the week-end of ( )coher 20-22: Misses Charlotte Anderson. Isahel Allen, (Catherine Brown, Prances Baskerville, Lucie Ried Blanton, Edna Y. Blanton, Kitty Carroll. \nne Calloway, Louise Clements. Edna Mav Christie. Elizabeth Chappell, Sallie A. Carter, Julia Cave. Edwina Carwile, Eliza Davis. Margaret Day, Margaret Daniel. Marie Deusch, Prances Elliott, Pord Eubank, Helen Pitch, Christine Poister. Thelma Fowekes, Archer Reams. Pannie Thomas. Helen Sutherland. Mary Porbes, Grace Goulding, Dais) Goodman, Lucille GOT lion. Margaret Glenn, Helen Glenn, Myrtle Ilar\ I;.. Mabel Holmes. Winifred llcaly, Lucille Harris, h'.ula Harris, N'ora \a\ Holmes, Elsie llailh. Prances Johns. Sophie (acobson, Bernice Johnson. Mary Johns. Catherine Kemp. Marv C. Knight. Gladys (Cackey, Mancj Lewis. Virginia Masten, Dona Mosely, Sue Parker. Olive Payne. Mildred Phillips, l.ovard Priddy. Annette Rose, Ruby Rose. Ethel Squire, Erna Shot well. Man Boyd Scott. Bettie Shepherd, Marionette Trice. Pauline Timherlake. Helen Trav lor, Lisle Tucker. Agnes Walker. Ruby Walton, Margaret Wight, and Aha Williams. Miss Margaret Mason attended the State Vol Unteer Council which was held at Lvnchhurg last week end. She returned Mondav. ' It to her 16. Misses Lennie Blankenship and Elsie Bell left school Thursday, ' October 19, for Richmond, where they will observe the teaching of writing. We regret to learn of the death of the father of Miss Florence Stubbs. Miss Stubbs is now with her family in Florence, South Carolina.


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