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ALUMNAE  NEWS 


BULLETIN  OF 


LONGWOOD   COLLEGE 


November   1957 


Library 
Longwood  College 
Farroville,  VirgioM 


Volume  XLIII  Number   4 


Bulletin  of  Longwood  College 


FARMVILLE,  VIRGINIA 


ALUMNAE    NUMBER 


Volume  XLIII 


November  1957 


FiMishcd   by 

THE   ALUMNAE  ASSOCIATION 

Member  of  The  American  Autmni  Council 

Editor:  Virginia  McLean  Pharr 


Editorial   Board:    Helen    Draper,   Chairman.   Rav    Merchent, 
Foster   Gresham.    Mary   Clay    Hiner.    R.    C.    Si.moxini. 
Stu-dent  Assistant:    Ann  Brierley 


ALUMNAE  ASSOCIATION  EXECUTIVE  BOARD 

Dr.  Francis  G.  Lankford President.  Longwood   College 

Dr.  Dabney  S.  Lancaster President  Emeritus, 

Longwood  College 

President 
Elsie  Stossel 3105  W.  Grace  St.,  Richmond,  \'a. 

First  J'iee-Presideut 

Dorothy  Diehl 3-D  Baylor  .^pts,,  1019  Anne  St., 

Portsmouth,  Va. 

Seeond  J'iee-Prcsideiit 
Virginia  L.  Wali Farmville,  Va. 

Ex-Pi-esideuf 
Margaret  Robinson  Simkins Farmville.  \'a. 

Directors 

Frances    Horton 2124   Memorial   Ave.,    S.   W., 

Roanoke,  Va. 
Sammy   Scott Tazewell,   Va. 

Emily  Johnson 3833  9th  St.,  North,  Arlington,  Va. 

Pat  Tuggle  Miller Rt.  2,  Laurel  Springs,  Ellerson,  Va. 

Ex-Secretary 

Ruth    Harding   Coyner Farmville,    Va. 

Virginia  McLean  Pharr__ 5211  Sheridan  Lane 

Richmond,  Va. 

Chairmen  of  Standinc/  Committees 

Helen  Costan,  Chairman,  Snack  Bar 1307  Oakwood  Court, 

Lynchburg,  Va. 
Maria  Bristow  Starke,  Chairman.  Alumnae  House 

"Rustoni",   River  Road,  Richmond,  Va. 

Executive   Secretary   and    Treasurer 
Elizabeth   Shipplett  Jones Sheppards,  Va. 

Class  Representatives 

Josephine  Hillsman Martinsville,  Va. 

Joan  Harvey Rt.   1,  Appomattox,  Va. 

Betty  Davis  Edwards.-.416  Joist  Hite  Place,  Winchester,  Va. 


TABLE  OF   CONTENTS 

Page 

Message  from  the  President 1 

Insights  Gained   From  Living  Abroad 2 

Alumnae  Suijport  Institute  of  Southern  Culture 4 

Tribute  to  a  Teacher 5 

Dean,    Physician,    Professor   Retire 6 

Faculty   News   8 

New  Dormitory  Under  Construction 9 

"Rotunda   Clippings"   10 

Darden  Addresses   18S  Graduates 12 

Gifts  Made  to  .Alumnae  House 12 

Fifty  Year  Class  Wins  Jarman  Cup 13 

Retired  Secretary's  Portrait   Painted 14 

Si.x  Graduates  Receive  Scliolarships 15 

Chapters  Have  Busy  Year 16 

Seniors,  Sororities  Make  Gifts 17 

Foreign  Students 18 

Nine  New  Faculty  Members  on  Campus 20 

Granddaugher's  Club   Picture 21 

Your  Alumnae  President  Reports 22 

Founders  Day  Program 23 

Your  Candidates,  and  Ballot 24 

Honor  Roll 25 

In  Memoriam '_-  28 

Births  29 

Marriages    30 

Class  News 31 

Missing  Persons   46 

COVER 

The  picture  on  the  cover  shows  Elsie  Stossel,  president  of  the 
Alumnae  Association  and  Margaret  Rolnnson  Simkins,  past 
president,   before  the   statue   of   Joan   of   Arc   in   the   Rotunda. 


Published  quarterly  by  Longwood  College,  Farmville,  Va.   Second  Cla 


liling  privileges  at  Farmville,  Va 


MESSAGE 
FROM  THE 
PRESIDENT 


Francis  G.  Laxkford 


I  am  pure  you  are  aware  that  colleges  and  '  * 

universities  everywhere   are   facing   rapidly         .    '    .  ^ 

increasing  enrollments.  In  this  respect.  Long-  •,  '': 

wood  is  no  exception.     Each  year  since  1953  ^^^^iBt- 

our  enrollment  has  steadily  increased;  and  by  .p'''"''^- 

conservative   estimates   our   present   enroll-  * 

ment  will  double  by  1970.  We  have  a  dormi- 
tory under  construction  which  will  be  ready  \ 
to  occupy  by  September  of  1958.  .\s  I  write 
this,  we  are  inviting  bids  on  construction  to 
provide  more  classroom  space.  Further  addi- 
tions to  the  physical  plant  will  be  needed. 
But  there  are  other  even  more  important 
needs  that  increased  enrollments  will  empha- 
size. One  is  the  need  to  maintain  the  quality  of  faculty  to  which  Longwood  is  accustomed. 
This  must  be  done  in  the  face  of  keen  competition  from  other  colleges  and  universities. 
To  meet  this  competition,  we  must  have  better  salaries  as  well  as  working  conditions  that 
give  faculty  members  more  time  for  research  and  other  creative  work.  We  must  also  tr\ 
to  make  more  efficient  use  of  the  capable  faculty  we  have. 

There  is  also  the  need  to  maintain  the  quality  of  our  student  body  as  our  numbers  in- 
crease. Here  I  mean  quality  of  heart  and  mind,  for  at  Longwood  it  has  always  been  true 
that  both  character  and  intellect  are  respected  by  student  body  and  faculty.  As  numbers 
increase,  we  must  also  be  sure  that  each  new  group  is  taught  respect  for  the  fine  traditions 
of  Longwood.  These  are  a  precious  heritage  which  new  students  must  be  helped  to  ap- 
preciate. 

In  meeting  all  of  these  needs,  loyal  Longwood  alumnae  can  help.  Those  of  you  who 
live  in  Virginia  can  be  especially  helpful  in  supporting  our  requests  of  the  legislature  for 
funds  to  increase  faculty  salaries  and  to  enlarge  our  physical  facilities.  Loyal  alumnae 
everywhere  can  help  in  directing  to  Longwood  young  women  who  possess  the  qualities  to 
succeed  academically,  to  make  a  contribution  to  campus  life,  and  to  reflect  credit  on  the 
good  name  of  Longwood.  Such  young  women  do  constitute  our  student  body  today.  I 
wish  all  of  you  could  have  the  rewarding  experience  that  is  mine  in  working  with  these 
bright,  resourceful,  and  dedicated  young  people 

I  am  keenly  aware  that  local  alumnae  chapters  have  helped  with  scholarships  and  in 
our  recruiting  of  able  high  school  graduates.  Indeed,  whenever  we  have  asked  new  stu- 
dents how  they  were  influenced  to  choose  Longwood,  contact  with  alumnae  has  always 
had  high  frequency.  I  am  sincerely  grateful  for  this  help.  I  hope  you  will  write  us  any 
time  we  can  support  your  efforts  in  this  direction. 

Sincerely, 

F.  G.  L.A.NKroRD,  Jr. 


Mar}'    Dougla-     I  im  1      Dr.    Francis    G.    Lankford,    Mildred 
Dickinson  Da\i^,  ami  .\ancy  Lea  Harris,  student  body  presi- 
dent, (in  tile  platfurm  at  Founders  Day. 

It  has  been  exactly  four  months  since  I  returned  to 
America,  and  two  months  since  my  arrival  in  Virginia. 
After  seven  years'  absence,  I  believe  you  can  understand 
that  adjustments  are  necessary.  Yet  in  spite  of  all  this 
time  and  the  startling  changes  around  us,  I  feel  com- 
forted today  in  this  meeting  as  I  come  with  ^ou  to  pav 
tribute  to  our  Alma  Mater  on  this  seventy-third  Founders 
Day.  I  feel  comforted  because  we  have  the  same  mem- 
ories, the  same  deep  gratitude,  for  our  student  experiences 
here,  for  the  lasting  friendships  formed,  for  our  STC — 
Longwood  educational  heritage  and  the  cultural  and 
spiritual  advantage  which  the  years  at  our  Alma  ^Mater 
brought  to  each  one  of  us  in  large  measure. 

In  voicing  again  as  I  do  with  you  today  our  apprecia- 
tion of  the  leadership  we  had  in  Dr.  Jarman  and  the 
faculty  of  our  day,  and  of  our  present  leadership,  we  are 
simply  saying  in  words  the  thanks  we've  tried  to  express 
in  our  lives  through  the  years. 

Perhaps  I  have  had  more  privileges  than  some,  because 
I  have  been  teaching  and  learning  most  of  my  professional 
life  abroad.  At  least  I  have  gained  some  different  in- 
sights. I  say  a  privilege  because  I  consider  it  just  that 
to  live  and  work  in  another  culture,  not  mv  own,  under 
the  impact  of  different  social  and  religious  customs  against 
an  ancient  Oriental  background. 

I  quote  from  a  recent  number  of  "Japan  Speaks  to 
America"  in  Allantic  Monthly:  "The  best  way  to  learn 
about  a  country  is,  of  course,  to  go  there.  However, 
when  an  American  travels  in  Europe,  he  is,  in  a  sense, 
not  only  exploring  but  also  going  home.  Japan  provides 
no  parental  or  narcissistic  inducements.  Samuel  John- 
son never  strolled  along  the  Ginza;  and  Hiroshige's 
Kyoto  prints  awaken  no  vicarious  memories  of  coaching 
davs  with  JSIr.  Pickwick." 


INSIGHTS  GAINED 

FROM 
LIVING  ABROAD 

Founders  Day  Address 

by  Mary   Douglas  Finch,  '22 

Often  I  found  it  ver}-  frustrating  in  the  Japanese  schools 
not  to  be  able  to  maintain  the  language  standards  either 
for  myself  or  for  my  students  instilled  by  Miss  Rice  and 
Miss  Smithe}-,  nor  to  have  my  pupils'  compositions  in 
high  school  and  college  e^'en  faintly  resemble  those  ap- 
proved by  Mr.  Grainger  and  Miss  Hiner,  but  at  least 
each  year  I  could  make  a  new  start  with  the  new  students, 
holding  up  the  high  standards  received  here. 

Post-w'ar  Japanese  schools  rebuilt,  many  of  them  with 
American  aid,  had  many  U.S.  Army  of  Occupation  re- 
forms superimposed  upon  them,  many  of  which  have 
been  discarded  today.  The  minister  of  Education  (edu- 
cation is  controlled  by  a  National  Bureau  of  Education) 
in  early  post-war  Japan,  Mr.  Tamon  Maeda,  in  a  recent 
copy  of  the  Japan  Quarterly  comments  as  follows:  "Some 
of  the  striking  innovations  introduced  into  the  Japanese 
educational  system  after  the  war  have  much  to  commend 
them.  Of  primary  importance  and  basic  to  all  of  them 
was  the  emphasis  upon  the  democratic  spirit.  Others 
included  the  extension  of  the  period  of  compulsor\'  edu- 
cation, the  basic  principle  of  co-education,  the  establish- 
ment of  a  social  science  course,  and  the  adoption  of  group 
discussion  instructional  methods."  !Mr.  Maeda  points 
out  the  difficulties  involved  in  implementing  these  educa- 
tional policies,  among  them  the  complete  lack  of  under- 
standing of  the  Japanese  situation  on  the  part  of  too  many 
U.S.  Aniiy  officers,  as  well  as  the  Japanese  tendency  to 
conformism. 

In  spite  of  western  clothes,  gadgets,  the  most  up-to-date 
buildings  in  all  the  large  cities,  radio,  television,  in  fact 
the  introduction  of  all  forms  of  mass  media,  the  icy  hand 
of  feudalism  still  has  a  strong  hold  upon  the  Japanese 
way  of  life.  All  too  often,  it  wipes  the  smile  off  the  faces 
of  some  of  my  students  as  they  go  obedientl}-  to  the 
Shinto  Shrines  to  be  married  to  men  whom  the  profes- 
sional go-between  has  introduced  briefly  only  a  short  time 
before.  The  arranged  match  pleases  the  two  families  con- 
cerned with  little  regard  for  the  two  individuals  most 
concerned. 

But  whether  in  Japan  or  in  America  as  teachers  and 
students  of  human  relations  we  are  not  interested  chiefly 
in  the  formal  changes  in  societ}-.  We  are  much  more  con- 
cerned with  people  and  what  is  happening  to  them.  For 
we  teach  not  subjects,  not  grades  in  a  system,  but  persons 


Alumnae  Magazine 


growing  up  to  make  a  world  of  tlieir  own.  I  am  not 
permitted  here  to  tell  you  tlie  fascinating  stories  of  Sokuda- 
San,  Saito-San  or  Hirohara-San,  my  students  from  whom 
I've  learned  much,  whom  I've  tried  to  teach  and  witli 
whom  I've  had  fellowship  in  their  small  homes.  We  sit 
on  the  straw  matting  covered  floors  quietly  sipping  tea 
from  a  beautiful  laccjuer  cup,  listening  to  the  Beethoven 
Symphony  in  G  minor  or  Chopin's  Polonaise  (records 
beloved  by  all  Jaiianese  students).  If  there  is  no  record 
player  at  home,  we  go  to  the  public  tea  houses  to  hear 
music.  In  students'  homes  we  hover  over  the  tiny  char- 
coal brazier  for  heat  in  winter,  }et  that  same  student  seated 
across  the  Ijrazier  from  me  is  much  more  stylishly  dressed 
than  I.  her  suit  a  cojjy  of  a  new  design  by  Dior  from 
Seventeen  or  Vogue,  highh-  jirized  magazines  in  Japan 
toda}'. 

You  see,  we  always  have  the  combination  of  the  new 
and  the  old,  the  Eastern  and  the  Western  ways  of  life, 
and  many  of  us  believe  that  in  spirit  of  Kipling  "the  East 
and  the  West  are  met"  in  Japan.  And  in  spite  of  the 
rising  tide  of  nationalism,  much  anti-Americanism  in 
certain  groups,  and  the  revival  of  the  powerful  Shinto 
Shrine  cult,  many  of  us  who  have  lived  in  Japan  believe 
that  whether  for  better  or  for  worse  adaptation  of  Western 
ways  and  manners  into  the  new  Japanese  way  of  life 
will  continue.  In  passing  let  me  say  that  Japanese  au- 
thorities are  acknowledging  that  the  chief  gains  from  the 
U.S.  Occupation  reforms  have  not  been  in  the  field  of 
education,  but  in  the  more  significant  agrarian  reforms 
lifting  burdens  from  the  shoulders  of  the  highly  conserva- 
tive and  poverty  stricken  rural  group.  The  farmers  of 
Japan  and  the  Japanese  women,  given  the  privilege  of 
voting  for  the  first  time  by  the  U.S.  Occupation,  are  going 
on  to  places  of  leadership  in  Japanese  society  unheard 
of  before,  and  this  often  means  our  graduates,  women  who 
have  come  out  of  small  Christian  colleges,  take  their 
places  in  the  well-know  Diet  Parliament  of  Japan. 

One  of  the  most  stimulating  gifts  one  receives  from 
living  long  abroad,  aside  from  the  adventure  or  excite- 
ment of  seeing  new  things  daily,  is  seeing  ourselves  as 
others  see  us.  It  is  obvious  that  this  kind  of  experience 
is  not  often  only  unflattering  but  sometimes  humiliating. 
By  this  I  do  not  mean  to  convey  the  idea  that  the  Japan- 
ese people  are  frank.  They  are  not.  The}^  are  oA'erh- 
polite,  they  flatter,  avoiding  anything  which  will  in  any- 
way embarrass  you  in  personal  conversation.  English  is 
a  required  subject  in  all  schools  and  the  Japanese  write 
well  in  English,  their  English  Language  newspapers 
being  among  the  best  published  anywhere  in  the  world. 
No  criticism  of  American  policies  was  allowed  in  the 
English  newspapers  in  the  days  of  the  official  U.S.  Occu- 
pation, but  since  the  censorship  was  lifted,  there  has 
been  plenty.  It  is  not  vicious,  but  at  least  it  makes  us 
stop  and  think.  The  following  is  typical.  I  quote  from 
the  December  1956  Current  History  a  paragraph  from  a 
carefully  written  article  by  a  well  known  Japanese  pro- 


fest^or  in  Tokyo.  Dr.  Kazrio  says:  "American  tech- 
nology and  American  wealth  are  so  spectacular  that  the 
Japanese,  like  so  nianv  other  peoples,  can  see  little  else, 
and  think  of  American  civilization  as  solely  a  gadget 
civilization  dominated  b}'  idealistic  values.  The  Ameri- 
cans are  good-hearted,  liut  they  arc  simple-minded,  im- 
mature, pleasure-made  and  self-centered.  There  has  al- 
ways been  an  enthusiastic  interest  in  and  admiration  for 
.America  in  Japan". 

Another  advantage  of  being  an  American  at  home  in 
Japan  is  the  personal  privilege  accorded  of  being  a 
bridge  of  understanding  between  the  peoples  of  our  two 
countries.  Of  course  this  is  a  responsibility  that  often 
becomes  a  burden,  something  we  are  conscious  of  alwavs 
as  we  walk  the  crowded  city  streets  where  even  new  people 
stop  and  stare.  I  failed  to  mention  the  important  fact 
that  I  teach  in  a  school  having  1800  girls  in  the  prepara- 
tory High  School  De]iartment  and  the  College,  and  a 
facult)-  (if  over  a  hundred,  all  of  whom  are  highly  trained 
Japanese  people,  with  the  exception  of  five  American 
teachers.  Too  often  in  our  relations  on  and  oft"  camjius 
the  im|jlication  is  made  either  by  them  or  unconsciously 
by  us  that  the  American  wa>-  is  the  superior.  Too  often 
we  have  not  studied  thi-ir  art  nor  their  customs  with 
enough  appreciation  or  sympathy,  thereby  disqualifying 
ourselves  as  the  friends  we  claim  to  be,  our  outlook  being 
warped  by  our  ignorance. 

In  my  work  with  WUS,  the  V.M.C.A.,  the  Y.W.C.A., 
with  the  twenty-five  girls  brought  to  this  countr}-  for 
plastic  surgery  by  Xorman  Cousins  of  the  Saturday  Re- 
view in  cooperation  with  Mt.  Sinai  Hospital  of  New 
York  Cit}-  and  the  American  Friends  Service  Commis- 
sion, and  in  my  annual  counseling  and  screening  by  ex- 
amination of  .student-candidates  for  the  Fulbright  Scholar- 
ships, also  those  for  church-sponsored  scholarships  for 
overseas  study  in  the  U.S.  and  Canada,  I  have  been  im- 
pressed again  and  again  with  the  privilege  of  being  an 
ambassador  of  good  wdll. 

I  could  go  on  and  tell  you  of  long  conversations  with 
students  of  non-Christian  background,  puzzled  and  hurt 
by  what  they  have  read  in  our  U.S.  newspapers  of  the 
strong  sectionalism  in  this  country  and  of  their  inability 
to  understand  all  this  in  the  light  of  our  long  boasted 
i:>rinciples  of  brotherhood  and  democracy.  .As  one  student 
from  the  nearb)'  Government  School  put  it  bluntly,  "How 
can  we  accept  the  Christian  message  you  proclaim  v.'hen 
we  discover  that  the  spirit  of  this  message  is  violated  so 
often  in  vour  countrv?" 

I  go  with  my  girls  to  the  UNESCO  chapter  in  Hiro- 
shima, to  the  international  work  camps  held  every  sum- 
mer in  two  or  three  of  the  needy  areas  of  Japan.  I  train 
the  college  students  for  participation  in  national  and  inter- 
national oratorical  contests  in  English.  I  attend  world 
conferences  on  such  topics  as  "Peace",  "International 
Understanding  and  Asia's  Contribution  to  It",  "Coopera- 
tion in  .Asia  Basic  to  World  Peace,  etc."  Even  when  we 
(Continued  on  page  11) 


November,  1957 


ALUMNAE  SUPPORT  INSTITUTE 
OF  SOUTHERN  CULTURE 


by  R.   C.   Simonini,  Jr. 


A  new  educational  venture  to  be  known  as  the  Institute 
of  Southern  Cuhure  at  Long\vood  College  was  established 
during  the  academic  year  1956-57.  The  purpose  of  the 
Institute  is  to  promote  the  stud)'  of  traditional  aspects  of 
Southern  civilization  through  academic  course  work,  spe- 
cial lecture,  and  through  the  publication  of  research  in 
the  field. 

Financial  support  for  the  Institute  for  a  five  year  period 
has  been  provided  by  the  Longwood  College  .\lumnae 
Association. 

The  Institute  is  currentl}'  sponsoring  two  series  of  lec- 
tures in  the  spring  and  summer  b}'  visiting  scholars  and 
members  of  the  faculty.  The  spring  lectures,  held  at 
the  college  on  April  26,  opened  in  the  morning  with  a  paper 
by  Dr.  Francis  B.  Simkins,  professor  of  history  at  Long- 
wood,  on  "Education  That  Doesn't  Educate:  The  Per- 
sistence of  Virginia  Folkwa3's"  in  which  Dr.  Simkins  pre- 
sented his  impression  of  the  opposing  forces  of  tradition 
and  modern  public  education  on  Virginia  culture.  .An 
afternoon  lecture  by  Dr.  Louis  D.  Ruljin,  Jr.,  associate 
editor  of  the  Richmond  Neius  Leader,  on  "The  Image  of 
an  Army:  The  Civil  War  in  Southern  Fiction"  made  a 
critical  appraisal  of  the  attempts  of  Southern  novelists 
to  deal  with  the  single  greatest  event  in  American  history. 
The  concluding  evening  lecture  by  Dr.  Gardner  B.  Taplin, 
associate  professor  of  English  at  Longwood,  reviewed  the 
"Critical  Essays  on  English  Writers  in  the  Southern 
Literary  Messenger,"  one  of  the  most  important  ante- 
bellum magazines  published  in  America. 

The  summer  lecture  series  held  on  July  10  consisted  of 
a  paper  on  "Assessment  of  Virginia's  Natural  Qualities 
by  Explorers  and  Early  Settlers"  by  Dr.  Gary  Dunbar, 
instructor  in  geography  at  Longwood,  and  a  discussion  of 
"Ellen  Glasgow  and  the  Southern  Literary  Tradition" 
by  Dr.  C.  Hugh  Holman,  professor  of  English  at  the 
University  of  North  Carolina.  The  Institute  program 
concluded  with  a  symposium  on  "Interpreting  Virginia 
History"  in  which  various  points  of  view  were  presented 
by  Dr.  Marvin  W.  Schlegel,  Longwood  professor  of  his- 
tory; Miss  Spotswood  Hunnicutt,  Longwood  alumna  and 
currently  supervising  teacher  of  social  studies  at  Matthew 
Whaley  School,  Williamsburg;  and  Dr.  Lawrence  Bur- 
nette,  Jr.,  field  editor  and  representative  of  Charles  Scrib- 
ner's  Sons,  publishers. 

In  observance  of  the  Jamestown  Festival  all  of  the 
Institute  lectures  this  year  were  on  Virginia  subjects. 

Independent  editorial  opinion  of  the  initial  lecture  series 


held  in  the  spring  agreed  that  this  was  a  "new  and  worth- 
while institution."  The  FarmvUle  Herald,  for  example, 
went  on  to  say  that  "If  the  first  three  speakers  in  Friday's 
opening  series  of  lectures  may  be  taken  as  t^-pical  of 
those  to  follow,  the  Institute  showed  that  it  will  serve 
not  onlv  as  a  penetrating,  factual  approach  to  a  great 
tradition,  but  unafraid  to  look  with  scholarly  honesty." 
The  editorial  concluded  that  "A  college  activity  that  pro- 
vides these  deserves  to  be  perpetuated.  .\nd  it  deserves 
support,  but  not  only  the  alumnae  association  which  pro- 
vides financial  backing,  but  also  by  townspeople — Vir- 
ginians, whose  love  of  region  can  only  be  strengthened  by 
critical  honesty." 

Longwood,  a  pioneer  in  both  private  and  public  educa- 
tion since  its  founding  in  1839,  has  enjoyed  a  long  tra- 
dition of  leadership  and  scholarship  in  the  field  of  South- 
ern studies;  therefore,  it  is  most  appropriate  that  some 
recognition  can  be  given  now  to  these  studies  through 
an  Institute  program.  Many  colleges  and  universities, 
including  other  state-supported  institutions  in  Virginia, 
have  special  institutes,  and  it  is  hoped  that  the  Institute 
of  Southern  Culture  at  Longwood  will  enable  the  college 
to  develop  and  enjoy  considerable  prestige  in  an  impor- 
tant educational  endeavor. 

The  Alumnae  Association  has  generously  offered  to  give 
initial  support  to  the  Institute  by  contributing  $1000  per 
year  for  five  }'ears.  This  money  will  be  used  entirely  to 
pay  visiting  lecturers  and  to  publish  the  lecture  series 
each  year.  There  are  no  funds  currently  available  to 
support  research  or  to  pay  faculty  lecturers.  If  the  Insti- 
tute is  to  continue  beyond  the  five-year  period  of  alumnae 
support,  the  college  must  secure  additional  funds.  As  is 
academic  custom,  acknowledgment  of  individual  donors 
or  memorials  would  be  made  in  descriptions  set  forth  in 
the  college  catalogue  and  in  publicity  relative  to  the 
Institute. 

The  Association  is  to  be  commended  for  making  the 
initiation  of  the  Institute  of  Southern  Culture  at  Long- 
wood  possible.  Is  it  too  much  to  hope  that  a  friend  or 
friends  of  the  college  might  now  become  interested  in  its 
permanence  ? 


Dates  for  the  1958  lectures  have  been  set.  The  Spring 
Institute  will  be  held  on  April  18,  and  the  Summer  Insti- 
tute is  scheduled  for  July  9.  Alumnae  and  their  friends 
are  cordiallv  invited  and  urged  to  attend. 


Alumnae  Magazine 


TRIBUTE  TO  A  TEACHER 

by  Dr.  T.  McNider  Simpson 


The  following  address  was  delivered  by  Dr.  Simpson, 
retired  Dean  of  Rnndolph-M aeon  College.  .Ashland,  Vir- 
ginia, on  the  occasion  of  the  dedication  of  the  parlor  in 
the  rUunmac  House  to  the  memory  of  Miss  Minnie 
Vaughan  Rice.  Born  in  this  house.  Miss  Rice  was  beloved 
professor  of  Latin  at  the  College  for  fifty-five  years. 

As  we  gather  this  morning  to  dedicate  this  room  to 
the  memor}-  of  a  dear  lady,  it  seems  appropriate  to  begin 
with  a  IcA-ely  \'irgillian  line  "Forsitan  et  haec  olini 
meminessee  juvahit", — she  herself  might  have  rendered  it 
for  us  "Some  da>-  it  will  give  you  pleasure  to  remember 
these  things.'"     This  is  a  day  for  memories  and  visions. 

Ninety-iive  3'ears  ago  last  December,  in  the  first  year 
of  the  War  between  the  States,  Minnie  Vaughan  Rice  was 
born  in  this  very  house  and  for  many  }'ears  she  lived  here 
and  in  the  house  which  stood  where  your  library  stands 
now.  For  one  who  gave  sixty-four  years  of  her  life  to 
teaching,  fifty-five  of  them  to  the  State  Normal  School  and 
State  Teachers  College,  it  seems  singularly  fitting  that  her 
birthplace  be  set  apart  as  a  gathering  place  for  returning 
alumnae  who  knew  her  and  for  others  who  will  come  to 
share  the  comfort  of  this  room  that  hon<}rs  her. 

Some  of  vou  ma^'  have  known  her  longer  than  I  did 
or  more  intimately,  but  it  was  when  she  w'as  still  a  young 
teacher  in  her  thirties  that  her  life  touched  mine  for  last- 
ing benefit.  My  family  moved  to  Farniville  in  the  late 
fall  of  1895  to  tind  that  P'anii\ille  liad  no  high  school 
in  which  I  could  c(jmplete  the  work  I  had  begun  in  the 
cit\'  from  which  we  came. 

Fortunately  for  me,  Miss  Rice  had  already  served  the 
no!  lie  purpose  in  her  communit\'  of  tutoring  bo^'s  prepar- 
ing themselves  for  college  and  I  came  under  her  tutelage 
with  two  or  three  others.  There  had  been  others  before 
us  and  there  may  have  been  others  after  us.  I  wish  I  knew 
names  of  all  of  them  for  we  shared  a  blessed  privilege. 
In  the  few  months  I  had  with  her  she  gave  me  inspiring 
guidance  as  I  began  the  stud}'  of  Latin  and  algebra  and 
geometry,  and  her  skill  was  as  sure  with  the  mathematics 
as  with  the  language. 

It  is  odd  what  children  notice  and  remember.  Of  Miss 
Minnie  I  rememlier  that  it  was  time  snatched  from  her 
lunch  hour  and  the  early  hours  of  her  evenings  that  she 
gave  to  us  for  what  I  know  now  was  a  pitifully  small 
remuneration.  And  of  her  person,  strange  as  it  may  seem, 
I  remember  best  her  hands.  They  were  slender  hands 
with  fair  skin  so  thin  and  tender  that  the  blue  veins 
showed  clearly  through,  and  she  seemed  a  fragile  creature. 

There  was  nothing  however  thin-skinned  in  Miss  Min- 
nie's character  and  nothing  fragile  in  her  courage.  She 
was  the  virtual  head  of  the  home,  caring  for  an  aged 
father  and  nuturing  tenderly  the  nieces  who  were  a  part 


Present  for  tli'  nii    H'juse 

to  tilt   memor\  11        \1     1        I  1  I  '       I      '       ii   P.   Kng- 

hsh.  Dr.  T    ikNidti    bmipsuii,  Uuilc  \'.   Liiah^h,  Di.  William 

Kteblc,  and  Dr.  Francis  G.  Lankford. 

of  her  household.  If  there  seemed  anything  fragile  about 
her,  it  was  deceptively  so,  for  her  spirit  Ijore  the  strain 
of  more  than  sixty  years  of  teaching  anil  her  frame  with- 
stood the  tests  of  ninetv  years  of  living. 

I  wish  that  my  memories  could  fill  in  the  details  of 
her  long  years  of  service  to  this  institution  and  the  com- 
munity she  loved,  but  >ou  who  are  here  know  them  far 
better  than  I  do  and  y(ju  have  jiaid  and  will  fiay  your 
tributes. 

Forty  years  after  1  had  left  Farniville  for  college,  not 
to  return  save  for  brief  visits.  Miss  Minnie  came  signifi- 
cantly into  my  life  again  when  her  nephew,  Bruce  English 
— here  with  you  today — became  m^•  student  and  later 
teacher  of  my  son. 

The  words  i  speak  today  are  not  spoken  for  her  ears 
but  for  \(iurs.  I  am  glad  that  she  knew  while  she  was 
still  with  us  the  grateful  regard  with  whicli  I  had  remem- 
bered her  through  the  years.  A  tear  on  the  bier  had  not 
half  the  meaning  of  a  word  in  the  ear. 

Those  who  teach  merely  for  a  living  may  be  paid  all 
they  deserve  however  small  their  wage.  But  those  who 
teach  for  the  joy  of  it  and  the  beauty  of  it  can  never  be 
fully  paid  save  in  the  recognition  of  their  students  and 
the  achievements  of  those  students. 

I  think  that  Miss  Minnie  knew  that  "her  girls"  and 
"her  boys"  as  she  called  them,  loved  and  revered  her. 
There  are  other  teachers  too,  yours  and  mine,  who  need 
to  be  told  w'hat  they  have  meant  and  do  mean  to  us. 
"Say  it  with  flowers"  if  you  will,  but  don't  wait  for  that. 

It  is  a  satisfaction,  I  am  sure,  to  Mrs.  English  and  her 
sons  that  this  home  associated  with  their  aunt  in  her  youth 
shall  be  permanently  associated  with  her  memory. 
(Continued  on  page  22) 


November,  1957 


Ruth  Cleaves 


jNIiss  Ruth  Gleaves,  Professor  of  Home  Economics  and 
Dean  of  ^^'omen,  retired  last  June,  after  having  been  with 
the  College  for  sixteen  }'ears.  Since  becoming  Dean,  ]Miss 
Gleaves  has  been  a  constant  and  faithful  friend  of  the 
students,  a  gracious  hostess  to  visitors  and  guests  of  the 
College,  and  a  versatile  member  of  the  college  administra- 
tion and  community. 

Prior  to  coming  to  Longwood,  she  taught  in  the  public 
schools  of  W3'the  Count}',  her  home;  Richmond  public 
schools;  Franklin  High  School,  and  the  secondarj-  schools 
of  Jacksonville,  Florida.  Having  taught  Home  Economics 
for  two  years  at  Radford  College,  she  joined  the  Long- 
wood  staff  in  1941  as  an  Associate  Professor  of  Home 
Economics  under  the  presidency  of  Dr.  J.  L.  Jarman,  and 
served  in  this  capacity  until  1948  when  she  was  advanced 
to  Professor  of  Home  Economics  and  Dean  of  Women. 

"Nothing  more  could  have  happened  during  my  first 
year  as  Dean,"  Miss  Gleaves  stated.  It  was  at  this  time 
that  the  sophomore  building  burned  to  the  ground.  Miss 
Gleaves  calmly  supervised  proceedings  in  such  a  way  that 
there  was  no  interruption  in  the  routine  of  the  College, 
nor  was  any  girl  without  a  comfortable  place  to  stay  at 
any  time  while  the  new  building  (Tabb  Hall)  was  being 
constructed,  according  to  Miss  Emily  Barksdale,  a  close 
friend  of  !Miss  Gleaves. 

"I  shall  always  be  grateful  for  the  help  and  loyal 
support  she  has  given  me  in  m}'  first  j'ears  at  Longwood", 
said  President  Lankford.  "It  has  been  a  great  comfort 
to  have  the  benefit  of  her  good  judgment  and  her  S3'mpa- 
thetic  understanding  of  the  numerous  problems  we  have 
worked  on  together.  We  will  all  miss  her  greatly  and 
wish  for  her  every  happiness  in  her  much  deserved  retire- 
ment." 

Miss  Gleaves  received  her  Bachelor  of  Science  degree  in 
education  from  Longwood,  and  her  Master  of  Arts  degree 
from  Columbia  LTniversity.  She  has  done  additional  grad- 
uate work  at  the  Universit)'  of  Chicago,  University  of 
Tennessee,  and  at  Columbia.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
National  Association  of  Deans  of  Women  and  Counselors, 
American  Association  of  University  Women,  Virginia 
Education  Association,  Daughters  of  the  American  Revo- 


DEAN,  PHYSICIAN, 
PROFESSOR  RETIRE 

lution,  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  and  the  Regional 
Dean's  Association. 

As  a  student  at  Longwood,  Miss  Gleaves  was  a  member 
of  Alpha  Kappa  Gamma,  national  honorary  leadership 
society,  Cotillion  Club,  President  of  the  Student  Council, 
and  an  active  participant  in  sports. 

Upon  retirement  she  looks  forward  to  doing  some  of  the 
things  which  she  has  always  wanted  to  do  and  for  which 
she  hasn't  had  time.  She  will  return  to  her  home  in 
Wythe  County,  do  some  traveling,  and  pursue  her  inter- 
est in  the  culinary  arts.  In  the  near  future  she  hopes 
to  publish  a  book  in  this  field.  Her  address  is  "The  Wil- 
lows'', Ivanhoe,  Virginia. 

DR.  RAY  ATKINSON  MOORE  RESIGNS 

Dr.  Ray  Atkinson  !Moore,  Longwood  College  physician 
for  fifteen  years,  resigned  his  position  with  the  College, 
effective  June  1957.  Dr.  Moore  will  continue  his  work 
in  a  similar  capacity  at  Hampden-Sydney  College  and  his 
private  practice. 

In  194S  he  inaugurated,  and  successfully  carried  out, 
one  of  the  finest  college  health  services  in  the  state.  It 
was  based  on  a  study  of  the  needs  of  colle.ge  students  by 
medical  experts.  When  Longwood  became  a  member  of 
the  American  Association  of  University  Women,  the  col- 
lege received  commendation  from  the  Committee  on  Stand- 
ards and  Recognition  for  the  "excellent  health  program 
which  your  college  provides  for  the  students." 

Dr.  Moore  was  born  in  Charlotte  County,  but  grew  up 
in  Hampden-Sydney.  He  received  preparatory  instruc- 
tion and  entered  Hampden-S)'dney  College.  After  gradu- 
ation he  taught  for  two  years  in  West  Virginia  and  then 
entered  the  Medical  College  of  Virginia.  He  was  presi- 
dent of  the  student  body  his  senior  year,  and  graduated 
in  1906.  Dr.  Moore  interned  at  Virginia  Hospital  in 
Richmond,  and  then  practiced  for  two  years  in  Neola, 
West  Virginia.  From  there  he  moved  to  Charlotte  Coun- 
ty, where  he  practiced  until  1927.  At  that  time,  he  re- 
turned to  Prince  Edward  County,  where  he  has  resided 
ever  since. 

The  doctor,  who  lives  in  Hampden-Sydney,  is  a  Mason, 
Lion's  Club  member,  and  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  He  is  on  the  medical  staff  of  the  Southside 
Community  Hospital,  Farmville,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Medical  Association,  American  Academy  of 
General  Practice,  Omicron  Delta  Kappa,  honorary'  leader- 
ship fraternity,  and  Sigma  Chi,  social  fraternity. 

This  3'ear,  Dr.  Moore  was  one  of  eleven  physicians  hon- 
ored b}-  the  Medical  Society  of  Virginia  for  fifty  years 
of  professional  service. 

"Dr.  Moore  has  rendered  an  e.xcellent  service  to  Long- 


Alumnae  M.-^gazine 


wood  College",  President  Lankford  said  in  accepting  his 
resignation.  "Longwood  sincerely  regrets  his  resignation 
and  in  view  of  all  he  has  accomplished  at  the  College, 
extends  to  him  gratitude  and  recognition  for  his  fine 
service." 

MR.  COYNER  RETIRES 

Sixt}-four  years  of  service  is  the  comljined  total  time 
devoted  to  Longwood  College  by  one  family.  This  has 
become  a  reality  with  the  retirement  of  2\Iartin  Bo}d 
Coyner,  this  summer,  who  has  been  a  member  of  the  staff 
for  fort}'-two  years.  His  wife,  Ruth  Harding  Coyner, 
who  retired  last  year,  supervised  for  five  years,  students 
of  Longwood  College  who  were  doing  their  practice  teach- 
ing in  the  Farmville  Elementar}-  School,  and  served  as 
alumnae  secretary  for  eighteen  }ears. 

To  his  native  state  Mr.  Coyner  has  given  all  his  teach- 
ing years.  In  addition  to  his  professorship  at  Longwood 
College,  he  has  taught  in  the  Jefferson  School  for  Boys 
at  Charlottesville,  Washington  and  Lee  University,  Madi- 
son College,  extension  classes  in  Petersburg,  Lynchburg, 
and  Camp  Pickett  for  the  University  of  Virginia,  and 
also  in  Randolph  Macon  Woman's  College. 

During  ^^'orld  \A'ar  I  he  served  in  the  psychological 
service  of  the  Medical  Corps  in  the  United  States  Army. 
In  this  capacity  he  administered  and  scored  intelligence 
tests  given  to  recruits. 

Mr.  Coyner  is  a  member  of  the  Psychology  Section  of 
the  \'irginia  Academy  of  Science,  American  Association 
for  Advancement  of  Science,  American  Association  of  Uni- 
versity Professors,  and  the  Virginia  Education  Associa- 
tion. He  is  a  member  of  the  Farmville  Lions  Club  and 
a  past  president  of  that  organization. 

In  addition  to  his  services  as  a  dedicated  teacher  of 
psychology',  Mr.  Co}"ner  has  been  a  research  scholar  in  his 
chosen  fields  of  interest — intelligence,  memory,  and  indi- 
vidual differences;  a  challenging  writer  of  scientific  articles 
in  educational  journals;  and  an  incomparable  friend  to 
his  faculty  associates  and  to  the  hundred  of  students  who 
have  had  the  privilege  of  working  under  him. 

Beyond  his  loyalt)'  to  his  chosen  profession,  Mr.  Coyner's 
record  is  a  gratifying  proof  that  he  has  not  been  unmind- 
ful of  his  responsibilities  as  a  citizen  of  this  community. 
His  influence  has  been  valuable  in  many  concerted  efforts 
at  community  improvements,  and  as  a  member  of  in- 
numerable committees  in  the  college  faculty,  in  the  town, 
and  in  state  organizations.  It  has  been  said  that  one 
man  of  courage  is  a  majority.  Mr.  Coyner,  by  virtue  of 
his  courage,  integrit}",  and  clear  thinking,  coupled  with 
his  saving  sense  of  humor,  has  been  a  determining  force 
in  anv  organization  of  which  he  has  been  a  part. 

The  foregoing  paragraphs  contain  some  of  Mr.  Coyner's 
achievements   that   can   be   listed   in   a   biographical   file. 


but  his  real  contribution  is  recorded  in  the  hearts  of  his 
students,  who  have  known  him  as  a  dedicated  teacher.  He 
has  always  been  a  student  himself,  keeping  abreast  of 
his  own  subject-matter  field;  and  his  rich  background  in 
the  liberal  arts,  especially  his  wide  and  intimate  knowl- 
edge of  great  literature  has  given  his  students  a  living 
example  of  the  joys  to  be  derived  from  real  scholarship. 
From  him  they  have  learned  that  they  should  never  be 
content  with  "second  bests",  and  that  a  decision  is  wise 
onl_\"  when  based  on  truth.  In  Mr.  Coyner  his  students 
have  found  a  cultured  gentleman,  possessed  of  the  highest 
character.  Naturally  they  have  admired  this  professor 
as  one  "who  lured  to  brighter  worlds  and  led  the  wav." 

.\s  an  ideal  home-builder.  !Mr.  Coyner  places  in  the 
highest  brackets.  He  and  his  cajialjle,  versatile  wife, 
Ruth  Hardhio  Coyner,  have  created  a  home  known  and 
loved  b}'  innumerable  guests  wlio  have  enjoved  tlie  charm- 
ing hospitality  of  this  gracious  host  and  hostess. 

In  the  Covner  home  there  grew  up  one  child,  Bovd,  Tr., 
who  has  received  at  the  Universit}-  of  Virginia,  with 
honors,  his  B.A.  and  !M.A.  degrees  and  is  near  completion 
of  the  requirements  for  the  Ph.D.  degree,  ^^'hat  a  beau- 
tiful case  of  poetic  justice,  attesting  to  the  soundness 
of  the  psychological  principles  !Mr.  Coyner  has  taught. 


77/ 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  Boyd  Coyner,  at  the  testimonial  dinner  which 
was  given  for  him  in  the  spring.  At  this  time,  he  was  pre- 
sented with  a  gift  of  luggage,  and  a  volume  of  letters  w  ritten 
by  his  former  students  in  appreciation  for  his  teaching  and 
friendship. 


November,  1957 


FACULTY  HIGHLIGHTS 

by  A.    R.  Merchent 

SUPERIOR  COLLEGE  — SUPERIOR  FACULTY 


The  faculty  of  Longwood  College  is  outstanding  in 
manA-  ways.  It  is  composed  of  excellent  teachers  and  they 
have  made  significant  contributions  during  the  past  year 
above  and  beyond  the  demands  of  the  classroom.  During 
the  1956-57  session,  fifty-six  percent  of  the  College  faculty 
made  131  speeches  to  outside  groups  and  forty  percent 
held  fifty-eight  offices  in  off-campus  organizations.  Thirty- 
eight  percent  of  the  faculty  had  material  published  and 
twenty-nine  percent  were  engaged  in  some  form  of  research. 

PROFESSIONAL  WRITING 

Memoirs  of  a  Cross-eyed  Man,  b}'  Dr.  James  Wellard 
(English)  was  published  during  the  year.  Another  of 
his  books  was  made  into  a  movie  entitled  "Action  of  the 
Tiger."  It  stars  Van  Johnson  and  the  French  actress 
Martine  Carol  and  premiered  in  Richmond,  late  in  Septem- 
ber. Dr.  Wellard  also  wrote  a  one  act  play,  "The  Elec- 
tronic Triangle"  which  was  produced  by  the  Longwood 
Players  and  featured  the  author  in  the  leading  role.  Dur- 
ing the  summer  Dr.  Wellard  and  family  toured  England 
and  spent  some  time  at  their  home  in  Italy. 

Dr.  John  P.  Wynne  (philosophy)  completed  writing  a 
book  entitled  Qualities  of  Experience  for  Prospective 
Teachers  which  was  published  by  the  American  Associa- 
tion of  Colleges  for  Teacher  Education.  During  the  sum- 
mer he  taught  at  Central  Washington  State  College  of 
Education  in  Ellensburg,  Washington. 

Dr.  Frances  B.  Simkins  (history)  co-authored  with 
Spottswood  Hunnicutt  '45  a  book  of  history  which  will  be 
used  this  )'ear  in  the  seventh  grade  of  Virginia  public 
schools.  During  the  summer  he  taught  at  the  University  of 
Texas  in  Austin.  He  is  presently  engaged  in  writing 
a  book,  The  Seaboard  South,  part  of  a  ten  volume  regional 
history  of  the  United  States.  Miss  Hunnicutt  is  teaching 
at  James  Blair  High  School  in  Williamsburg. 

The  Life  of  Elizabeth  Barrett  Broivning,  by  Gardner 
B.  Taplin  (English)  was  published  in  the  fall  of  1956. 
During  the  summer  he  worked  on  another  book,  using 
materials  in  the  New  York  Public  Library.  It  is  to  be 
based  on  hitherto  unpublished  manuscripts  of  IMrs.  Brown- 
ing. 

Dr.  Dorothy  B.  Schlegel's  (English)  book  Shaftesbury 
and  the  French  Deists  was  published  during  the  fall  by 
the  University  of  North  Carolina  Press.  During  the  fol- 
lowing summer,  after  attending  a  conference  on  General 
Education  and  Religion  and  Moral  Values,  she  conducted 
research  on  the  subject  The  Influence  of  Free-Masonry 
on  Eighteenth-Century  Literature. 


Dr.  Blanche  Badger  (mathematics)  had  her  disserta- 
tion published  by  University  Microfilms,  Ann  Arbor, 
Michigan.  It  is  entitled  An  Analysis  of  the  Evolving 
Evaluation  Program   in   Elementary   Geometry. 

President  Francis  G.  Lankford,  Jr.,  has  collaborated  in 
writing  of  a  set  of  mathematics  textbooks  which  will  be 
used  in  the  Virginia  public  schools.  He  delivered  addresses 
to  the  national  convention  of  mathematics  teachers,  to  the 
state  Secondary  Principals'  Association  meeting  and  di- 
rected a  three  week  workshop  for  the  Norfolk  City  school 
system  during  the  summer.  He  also  delivered  the  summer 
commencement  address  at  the  University  of  Virginia.  In 
between  he  found  time  to  deliver  commencement  addresses 
to  several  high  school  graduation  classes  and  to  teachers 
meetings. 

Faculty  members  who  had  articles  published  in  profes- 
sional journals  included:  Dr.  Robert  T.  Brumfield  (biol- 
ogy)— a  scientific  paper  in  connection  with  his  Atomic 
Energ}'  Commission  research;  Dr.  George  W.  Jeffers 
(biology) — the  lead  article  in  the  American  Biology 
Teacher  for  February,  1957;  Foster  B.  Gresham  (Eng- 
lish)— "The  Possibility  of  Regional  Cooperation"  in 
a  symposium  on  "The  Preparation  and  Certification  of 
Teachers  of  English"  in  the  March,  1957  issue  of  College 
English;  Dr.  Rinaldo  C.  Simonini,  Jr.  (English) — "Eng- 
lish Study  in  Italy",  Yearbook  of  Comparative  and  Gen- 
eral Literature,  1956;  "Literary  Map  Published  by  the 
VEA  Section,"  Virginia  Journal  of  Education,  March, 
1957;  and  "Phonetic  and  Analogic  Lapses  in  Radio  and 
Television  Speech,"  American  Speech,  December  1956; 
and  Dr.  Gardner  B.  Taplin — "Mrs.  Browning's  Poems  of 
1850,"  Boston  Public  Library  Quarterly,  October,  1956. 
Others  included,  Dr.  Edgar  M.  Johnson  (teaching 
materials) — major  revisions  of  the  Virginia  Congress  of 
Parents  and  Teachers  Bulletin,  Policies  and  Practices; 
James  M.  Helms  (history) — book  review  for  Virginia 
Quarterly  Review;  Dr.  Marvin  B.  Schlegel  (history) — two 
book  reviews  in  the  Virginia  Magazine  of  History  and 
Biography;  Dr.  John  W.  Molnar  (music) — "Shortage  of 
Music  Majors",  Virginia  Music  Educators  Association 
Notes,  April,  1957;  Mrs.  Emily  K.  Landrum  (physical 
education) — "The  Problem-Solving  Method  in  Teaching 
Team  Sports,"  Journal  of  Health,  Physical  Education  and 
Recreation,  April  1957;  Dr.  Charles  F.  Lane  (geography) 
— book  review  appearing  in  the  October,  1956  issue  of  The 
Journal  of  Geography;  and  Dr.  Gary  S.  Dunbar  (geog- 
raphy)— two  book  reviews  appearing  in  the  March  and 
July,  1957  issues  of  The  Professional  Geographer. 

Two   members    of    the    Art    Department,    Mrs.    Janice 


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Lemen  and  Miss  Annie  Lee  Ross,  exhibited  some  of  their 
art  work  during  the  year.  Mrs.  Lemen's  appeared  in  the 
Rotating  Artists  Section  of  the  Virginia  Museum  of  Fine 
Arts.  Miss  Ross'  prints  were  exhibited  in  the  Aquinar 
Library  and  Book  Shop,  South  Bend,  Indiana. 

LEADERSHIP 

Dean  Earl  R.  Bcggs  led  a  very  active  life  during  the 
school  year.  In  addition  to  his  regular  duties,  he  delivered 
eighteen  talks  to  professional,  civic  and  church  groups. 
He  also  worked  with  the  District  D  Principals'  Associa- 
tion as  a  consultant,  acted  as  a  consultant  for  the  Norfolk 
County  school's  evaluation  program  and  as  a  Roanoke 
City  School  System  consultant. 

Some  of  the  faculty  members  were  elected  to  leadership 
positions  in  organizations  outside  of  the  College.  They 
were:  Dr.  Rinaldo  C.  Simonini,  Jr. — President  of  the 
Regional  College  English  Association  and  of  the  Virginia 
Association  of  Teachers  of  English;  Dr.  Charles  F.  Lane 
— President  of  the  Virginia  Geographical  Society;  and 
Miss  Mar}-  P.  Xichols  (English) — President  of  the  Farm- 
ville  Chapter  of  the  Longwood  College  Alumnae  .\5s0cia- 
tion. 

Other  faculty  members  were  selected  as  editors  of  pro- 


fessional journals.  They  were:  Dr.  Robert  T.  Brumfield, 
Virginia  Journal  of  Science;  Foster  B.  Gresham,  I'irginia 
English  Bulletin:  Dr.  Charles  F.  Lane,  Managing  Editor, 
Virginia  Journal  of  Science:  and  Dr.  John  M.  Molnar, 
College  Editor  of  the  Mrginia  IMusic  Education  Associa- 
tion Notes. 

Still  other  faculty  members  .^elected  for  leadership  posi- 
tions were:  Dr.  Edgar  !M.  Johnson — First  Vice  President 
of  the  Mrginia  Congress  of  Parents  and  Teachers;  Dr. 
Earl  R.  Bcggs — Mce  President  of  the  Teacher  Education 
Section  of  the  Virginia  Education  Association ;  ^liss  Re- 
becca L.  Brockenbrough  (physical  education) — Vice-Pres- 
ident of  the  Virginia  Field  Hockey  Association;  Dr.  John 
P.  Wynne — Executive  Committee  of  the  South  Atlantic 
Philosophy  of  Education  Society;  Dr.  John  W.  Molnar — 
State  Chairman  of  the  Music  in  Higher  Education  Com- 
mission of  the  Virginia  Music  Education  Association;  Dr. 
Robert  T.  Brumfield — Chairman  of  the  Research  Commit- 
tee of  the  Virginia  .Academy  of  Science;  and  David  W. 
\\'ilev  (speech  and  drama) — Virginia  Coordinator  of  the 
American  Educational  Theatre  Conference. 

Other  offices  held  included:  ^liss  Virginia  Bedford 
(art) — Chairman   of   the   College   Group   Art   Section  of 

(Contiimcd  o)i  page  44) 


r 


Architects  conception  of  Cunningham  Hall  with  the  new  wing  added. 

NEW  DORMITORY  UNDER  CONSTRUCTION 


The  new  five  floor  brick  dormitory,  located  on  the  site 
formally  occupied  by  Venable  House,  will  be  ready  for 
occupancy  in  1958.  It  will  be  similar  on  the  exterior 
to  the  Junior  Wing  of  Cunningham  Hall  and  will  house 
189  students  in  96  rooms. 

The  structure  will  face  the  Elementary  School  but  the 
main  entrance  will  be  on  Madison  Street.  The  ground 
floor  has  a  vestibule,  several  parlors,  nine  student  rooms. 
a  suite  of  rooms  for  the  hostess,  and  storage  space.  The 
next   three   floors    are    identical.      Each    has   twentv-nine 


student  rooms,  a  clothes  pressing  room,  and  storage  room 
for  formal  wear.  .All  but  three  of  the  student  rooms  are 
built  in  units  of  two  with  a  connecting  bath.  The  remain- 
ing three  have  private  baths.  Each  room  has  a  two  by 
six  feet  closet.  The  fifth  floor  is  designed  for  recreational 
purposes  and  can  not  be  seen  from  the  street.  It  will 
house  a  recreation  room,  snack  room,  storage  space,  and  a 
sun  deck.  Three  stairways  and  an  elevator  connect  the 
floors  of  the  new  building.  Corridors  from  the  Senior 
^^'ing  will  merge  with  corridors  of  the  new  wing. 


NO\TMBER,    1957 


ROTUNDA  CLIPPINGS 

1956-1957 

by  Foster  Gresham 


SEPTEMBER:  Nineteen  members  of  the  Longwood  Col- 
lege hocke}-  team  attended  the  annual  hockey  camp  held 
August  29  through  September  5  at  Tob3'anna,  Pa.  .  .  .  The 
1956-57  session  began  on  September  17  with  a  registration 
of  857,  of  which  23  were  graduate  students.  .  .  .  Education 
majors  scheduled  for  student  teaching  during  the  fall 
semester  began  their  first  attempts  at  teaching,  41  in  the 
elementary  school  and  32  in  the  high  school.  .  .  .  Aljjha 
Kappa  Gamma  chose  Jeanne  Saunders  (Richmond)  as 
general  chairman  for  its  1956  Circus  in  October. 
OCTOBER:  Three  Unpleasant  Plays,  by  Tennessee  Wil- 
liams, were  presented  by  Alpha  Psi  Omega,  the  honor 
society  for  dramatics.  The  casts  included  Molly  Work- 
man (Norfolk)  and  Vivian  Willett  (Bowling  Green)  in 
"At  Liberty";  Carolee  Silcox  (Roanoke)  and  Mildred 
Sutherland  Meleney  (Clintwood)  in  "Lord  Byron's  Let- 
ter"; and  Donna  Boone  (Marion),  Carol  Carson  (Hot 
Springs),  and  Herb  Goodman  (Farmville)  in  "The  Lady 
of  Lockspur  Lotion."  .  .  .  "Rats",  wearing  baby  bonnets 
of  green  paper  and  the  usual  crepe  paper  skirts  over  jeans, 
were  put  through  their  paces  on  October  ]  3  under  the 
direction  of  Sandy  Sandidge  (Lynchburg),  chainnan  of 
the  1956  Rat  Day.  ...  A  new  refractor  telescope,  pur- 
chased by  the  Department  of  Natural  Sciences,  was  put 
into  use  by  classes  in  physical  science.  With  a  three- 
inch  objective  lens,  the  new  instrument  reaches  a  mag- 
nification of  two  hundred  times.  .  .  .  The  sophomore  class 
was  the  winner  of  the  1956  Circus  with  the  freshman 
class  placing  second.  Frances  Patten  (Roanoke)  was 
ringmaster  and  Louise  Norman  (Richmond),  the  animal 
trainer.  .  .  .  Statistics  regarding  the  Snack  Bar,  owned 
and  operated  by  the  Alumnae  Association,  revealed  that 
Mrs.  Farrier  and  Mrs.  Slate  sell  each  day  about  10  pounds 
of  hamburger,  two  to  three  gallons  of  Pepsi  Cola,  and 
eight  dozen  doughnuts;  and  of  course  they  sell  quantities 
of  coffee,  chocolate,  ice  cream,  sandwiches,  soup,  home- 
made pies,  and  the  like.  ...  On  October  30  Dr.  Edward 
W.  Sinnott,  dean  of  the  Graduate  School  of  Yale  LTniver- 
sity,  addressed  the  students  on  "Life  and  the  Mind"  in 
their  first  fall  convocation. 

NOVEMBER:  In  a  mock  election  Longwood  students  voted 
an  overwhelming  victory  for  Dwight  D.  Eisenhower,  giv- 
ing him  400  of  the  611  votes  cast.  .  .  .  Alpha  Kappa 
Gamma  tapped  seven  members  on  November  7 ;  they  were 
Margaret  Beavers  (North  Tazewell),  Anne  Wayne  Fuller 
(Danville),  Lucia  Hart  (York,  S.  C),  Frances  Patton 
(Roanoke),  Gayle  Peoples  (Pitman,  N.  J.),  Flo  Soghoian 
(Richmond),  and  Sara  Wendenburg  McRee  (Aylett).  .  .  . 
In  honor  of  the  Woodrow  Wilson  Centennial  Celebration, 
the  assembly  on  November  13  featured  an  informal  debate 
on  the  World  War  I  president,  with  three  Longwood  stu- 


dents and  three  Hampden-Sydney  students  engaging  in 
the  discussion.  .  .  .  The  Hampden-Sydney  Jongleurs  also 
joined  with  tlie  Longwood  Players  in  the  presentation  of 
Thornton  Wilder's  Tlie  Skin  of  Their  Teeth.  Longwood 
students  playing  leading  roles  were  Donna  Boone  (Mar- 
ion), Barbara  Burnside  (Arlington),  Amy  McFall  (War- 
wick), and  Catherine  Ozmon  (Portsmouth). 
DECEMBER:  Fifteen  seniors  were  selected  for  Who's  Who 
Among  Students  in  American  Universities  and  Colleges: 
Margaret  Beavers  (North  Tazewell),  Sandra  Dyer 
(Greensboro,  N.  C),  Anne  Wayne  Fuller  (Danville), 
Nancy  Lea  Harris  (Roanoke),  Jo  Hillsman  (Fannville), 
Loretta  Kuhn  (Richmond),  Harry  V.  Lancaster,  Jr. 
(Farmville),  Nancy  Lenz  (Warwick),  Sara  Wendenburg 
McRee  (A^dett),  Gayle  Peoples  (Pitman,  N.  J.),  Frances 
Raine  (Warwick),  Nicole  Rothe  (Farmville),  Jeanne 
Saunders  (Richmond),  Caroline  Stoneman  (Petersburg), 
and  Nancy  Striplin  (Farmville).  .  .  .  Alpha  Kappa 
Gamma  won  top  honors  at  the  national  convention  held 
at  the  Universit}'  of  South  Carolina  on  the  weekend  of 
December  1.  The  Longwood  scrapbook  won  first  place, 
and  Nancy  Lenz  (Warwick),  who  was  elected  secretary, 
designed  the  winning  cover  for  the  national  scrapbook. 
.  .  .  The  Freshman  Commission  elected  Peggy  Blevins 
(Salem)  president.  .  .  .  December  campus  activities  in- 
cluded the  following;  the  HoO  Club's  annual  Christmas 
water  pageant  "The  Nutcracker  Suite",  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Nancy  Richardson  (Grundy);  the  French  and 
Spanish  clubs'  Fete-Fiesta;  the  YWCA  Christmas  pageant, 
for  which  Loretta  Kuhn  (Richmond)  had  been  chosen 
by  the  students  as  the  Madonna;  the  joint  concert  presented 
l)y  the  Longwood  Choir  and  the  University  of  \'irginia 
Glee  Club;  and  the  senior  dance  with  the  Collegians  from 
the  LTniversity  of  Richmond  furnishing  the  music  for  the 
theme  "Christmas  Carousel''. 

JANUARY:  Cornelia  Anne  Batte  (McKenne})  and  Ann 
Thomas  Matthews  (Blackstone)  were  delegates  to  the 
regional  Kappa  Delta  Pi  conference  held  in  Lynchburg. 
.  .  .  Carolyn  Clark  (Lynchburg)  was  elected  general 
chairman  for  May  Day,  and  Gayle  Peoples  (Pitman,  N. 
J.)  was  chosen  business  manager.  .  .  .  Kmi  Glover  (Staun- 
ton), Evelyn  Roache  (Richmond),  and  Mary  Davis  (Rich- 
mond) attended  the  L^nited  Student  Christian  Council 
Southeastern  Regional  Study  Conference  at  Davidson  Col- 
lege. This  council  is  composed  of  11  denominational 
groups  and  the  student  YMCA  and  Y\A'CA.  .  .  .  Exam- 
inations ! 

FEBRUARY:  Jean  Parrott  (Stanardsville)  was  elected 
<lueen  of  May  Day,  and  Nancy  Lea  Harris  (Roanoke), 
Maid  of  Honor.  .  .  .  Tapped  for  membership  in  Alpha 
Kappa  Gamma  were  Carolyn  Clark   (Lynchburg),  Mary 


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Alumnae  M.^^cazine 


Jo  Davis  (Bassett),  Frances  Raine  (Warwick),  and  Carole 
Stroupe  Wirt  (Salem).  ...  Dr.  Claude  C.  Abbott,  Eng- 
lisli  professor  at  the  University  of  Durham  in  England, 
spoke  on  the  Boswell  papers  on  February  14.  .  .  .  Dr. 
William  B.  Ward,  of  the  Grace  Covenant  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Richmond,  was  guest  speaker  for  Religious 
Emphasis  Week.  .  .  .  Forty-two  education  majors  began 
student  teaching  in  the  Farmville  schools  for  the  spring 
semester.  .  .  .  The  junior  class  had  a  "Mardi  Gras" 
theme  for  its  annual  dance  on  February  23,  with  Jack 
Kaminsky's  orchestra  furnishing  the  music.  .  .  .  Editors 
for  the  19S7-S8  publications  were  named  as  follows:  Ella 
Carter  (Bedford),  Rotunda;  C3.Tole  Stroupe  Wirt  (Salem), 
Virginian;  and  Pat  Walton  (Covington),  Colonnade. 
MARCH:  The  I^ongwood  Players  entered  the  College 
Drama  Festival  in  Richmond  and  won  acclaim  for  their 
presentation  of  Christopher  Fry's  A  Phoenix  Too  Fre- 
quent. .  .  .  Ella  Carter  (Bedford)  was  elected  vice  presi- 
dent of  the  Virginia  Intercollegiate  Press  Association  at 
the  annual  convention  in  Roanoke.  .  .  .  The  varsity  basket- 
ball team  downed  Westhampton  54-44  to  end  a  4-2  season. 
.  .  .  "South  Sea  Sonata"  was  the  theme  of  the  spring 
water  pageant  directed  by  Ann  Jeter  (Lynchburg).  .  .  . 
Gale  Branch  (Norfolk)  was  selected  to  represent  Long- 
wood  at  the  Thirtieth  Annual  Shenandoah  Apple  Blossom 
Festival.  .  .  .  Annual  election  of  presidents  of  major 
organizations  had  the  following  results:  Annette  Crain 
(Williamsburg),  YWCA;  Frances  Patton  (Roanoke), 
Student  Government  Association ;  Sue  Taylor  (Richmond), 
House  Council;  Carol  Wolfe  (Arlington),  Athletic  Asso- 
ciation; and  Shirley  Hauptman  (Winchester),  senior  class. 
.  .  .  Roberta  Silcox  (Roanoke)  was  elected  president  of 
the  State  Home  Economics  Clubs  at  a  meeting  held  in 
Roanoke.  .  .  .  The  Longwood  Players  presented  Arthur 
Miller's  The  Crucible  with  Molly  Workman  (Norfolk) 
and  Fred  Stables  (Crewe)  in  the  leading  roles. 
APRIL:  The  annual  Cotillion  Club  dance  used  "Sea  Isle" 
as  its  theme  with  Buddy  Morrow's  orchestra  furnishing 
the  music.  .  .  .  The  faculty  show,  sponsored  by  the  Student 
Government  Association,  netted  a  sizable  amount  for  the 
Dabney  S.  Lancaster  scholarship  fund.  ...  On  April  27 
the  first  three  lectures  of  the  Institute  of  Southern  Culture 
were  given. 

MAY:  The  May  Day  Pageant,  in  keeping  with  the  jSOth 
anniversary  of  the  settlement  of  Jamestown,  portrayed 
dramatic  events  during  the  period  1607-1619.  The  script 
was  written  by  Jeanne  Saunders  (Richmond)  and  Anita 
Heflin  (Ashland).  Pat  Jones  (Waynesboro)  was  narra- 
tor. The  Collegians  from  East  Carolina  gave  a  concert 
in  the  Dell  following  the  May  Day  program  and  played 
for  the  May  Day  dance.  .  .  .  The  Green  and  White  classes 
captured  the  1956-57  color  cup,  winning  45  of  the  60 
points  awarded  for  individual  and  class  sports.  .  .  . 
Alpha  Kappa  Gamma  initiated  into  its  membership  An- 
nette Crain  (Williamsburg),  Shirley  Hauptman  (Win- 
chester), June  Strother  (Colonial  Heights),  and  Mary  Lee 
Teel  (Charlottesville).  .  .  .  Barbara  Burnside  (Arlington) 

November,  1957 


and  Fred  Stables  (Crewe)  received  the  "Little  Oscar 
Awards"  for  best  performances  during  the  session.  .  .  . 
Alpha  Psi  Omega  presented  two  one-act  plays:  Eugene 
O'Neill's  "Before  Breakfast"  and  for  its  first  time  "The 
Electronic  Triangle"  written  by  Dr.  James  Wellard  of  the 
Longwood  faculty.  .  .  .  Charlotte  Hall  (Chatham),  major- 
ing in  business  education,  was  chosen  Miss  Future  Busi- 
ness Executive,  1957  at  the  State  Future  Business  Leaders 
of  America  Convention  in  Richmond.  (Miss  Hall  in 
June  was  awarded  this  title  on  the  national  level  at  the 
convention  of  FBLA  in  Dallas,  Texas.).  .  .  .  Dorothy 
Boswell  (Midway  Island)  was  awarded  the  Dabney  S. 
Lancaster  scholarship  for  the  1957-58  session;  Molly 
Workman  (Norfolk)  received  the  Leola  Wheeler  scholar- 
ship, awarded  annually  by  the  Longwood  Players. 
JUNE:  Commencement  .  .  .  Helen  Garter  was  crowned 
Miss  Madison  County  in  a  beauty  contest  and  represented 
the  county  at  the  Charlottesville  Apple  Harvest  Festival. 
.  .  .  Elaine  Handy  (Danville)  was  the  winner  of  a  com- 
petitive scholarship  from  the  Riverdan  Benevolent  Fund, 
Inc.,  of  Danville.  .  .  .  June  Strother  (Colonial  Heights) 
received  a  social  work  scholarship  given  by  tlie  Depart- 
ment of  Welfare  and  Institutions.  Since  its  establishment 
four  years  ago,  Jane  Bailey  '55,  Anne  Field  Brooking 
'56,  and  Carolyn  Clark  '57  have  been  recipients  of  this 
scholarship  awarded  annually  to  a  deserving  senior. 

FOUNDERS  DAY  ADDRESS 

(Continued  from  page  3  ) 
go  to  the  movies  in  Hiroshima  (and  the  1945  tragedy  has 
made  it  more  international  than  before  the  war),  we  see 
Italian,  French,  Indonesian,  as  well  as  American  and 
Japanese  movies.  In  Hiroshima  our  church  life  is  inter- 
denominational,  interracial  and  sometimes  interfaith. 

International  visitors,  and  international  speakers  at 
chapel  cause  little  excitement  on  campus.  My  students 
have  come  from  all  over  the  world  bringing  other  inter- 
national insights. 

Thus  we  are  saved  from  a  strong,  nationalistic  type  of 
patriotism,  and  from  a  narrow  sectionalism  involving  us 
in  an  emotional  attitude  toward  the  American  way  of  life, 
or  the  Soutliern  Way  of  life,  or  in  any  struggle  to  main- 
tain the  status  quo,  saved  from  all  this  to  what  has  some- 
times been  called  a  supernational  or  world  view  demand- 
ing a  recognition  of  values  that  place  the  Fatherhood  of 
God  and  the  brotherhood  of  man  first  and  foremost  regard- 
less of  the  drastic  adjustments  necessary. 

As  educators  at  home  and  abroad  I  believe  we  cannot 
fail  to  subscribe  to  the  truth  as  stated  by  a  thoughtful 
leader  among  us,  and  closing  with  this  quotation  I  wish 
to  express  my  gratitude  to  all. 

"Psychological  and  technological  research  has  forced  us 
into  a  way  of  life  (if  man  choose  to  live  rather  than 
totally  destroy  himself)  in  which  the  art  of  human  rela- 
tions is  a  required  subject  for  all.  Indeed  whether  we 
like  it  or  not  we  are  in  school  with  our  fellow  world  citi- 
zens (here  and  far  away)  of  every  color  and  creed,  and 
the  examination  hour  is  perhaps  not  far  off!" 


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Gifts  Made  to  Alumnae  House 


by  Dorothy   Diehl,  '24 


The  Alumnae  Fund  Committee  is  very  happy  to  report 
to  you,  the  Alumnae,  that  the  Alumnae  House  has  been 
furnished.  We  say  this  with  reservations  because  there 
are  only  a  few  "odds  and  ends"  needed  to  make  any 
guest,  you,  comfortable  and  happy.  This  has  been  ac- 
complished through  }'our  generous  support. 

Since  the  last  report  the  following  gifts  have  been  re- 
ceived for  the  Alumnae  House: 

1.  Virginian  sofa  from  the  Richmond  Chapter 

2.  Convex  mirror  from  the  Lexington  Chapter 


3.  Two  antique  lamps  from  the  Lynchburg  Chapter 

4.  Antique  sideboard  from  the  Washington  Chapter 

5.  Chest  of  drawers  from  Scotia  Stark  Haggerty  '04 

6.  Pair  of  antique  vases  from  Kate  Perry  '09 

7.  Sterling  silver  tray,  in  memory  of  Elizabeth  Rob- 

erts, by  tlie  Class  of  1926. 

8.  Antique  table,  inkwell  set,  brass  candlesticks,  silver 

bowl,  and  silver  loving  cup,  all  of  which  belonged 
to  Miss  Minnie  Rice,  by  her  niece,  Lucy  Rice 
English  '07,  and  family,  to  complete  the  fur- 
nishing of  this  room  as  a  memorial  to  Miss  Rice. 


Budget 


We  call  )'our  attention  to  the  budget  which  follows 
and  which  was  adopted  by  the  board  at  its  May  1957 
meeting.  We  now  depend  principally  on  gifts  and  the 
Snack  Bar  for  our  revenue.  We  depend  on  the  College 
much  less  than  previously  and  are  sure  this  will  be  good 
news  to  you. 

Beginning  on  July  1  of  this  year,  our  fiscal  year  has 
been  changed  to  correspond  to  that  of  the  College,  Juh-  1 
to  June  30.  As  a  result,  any  gift  received  after  June  ,30 
will  not  be  listed  in  the  Bulletin  until  next  vear. 


Anticipated  Revenue 

Gifts $  6,000.00 

Snack  Bar 5,000.00 

College  (for  the  operation  of  the  Alumnae  House) 561 .  00 


211,561.00 


Anticipated  Expenditures 

Salaries 

Secretary  (half-time) $  2 ,  000 .  00 

Hostess 600.00 

Office  Assistant 720. 00 

Student  Help 700.00 

Social  Security 75 .  00 

Alumnae  House 

Maid  Service S  150.00 

College  Operation  and  Maintenance ...  561 .  00 

Insurance 40.00 

Other  Operating  Expenses 125 .  00 

Magazine  Publishing $  2,400.00 

Office  expense 1,600.00 

Travel    and   Expense   of   E.xecutive   Board 

and  Secretary   200  00 

American  Alumni  Council 45 .  00 

Scholarships,  Loans  and  Memorial  Funds. .  220.00 

President's  Discretionary  F'und 500.00 

Institute  of  Southern  Culture 1,000.00 


$  4,095.00 


.00 


5,965.00 


?10,936.00 

Please  remember  that  now  more  than  ever  your  help, 
support,  and  generosity  is  needed.  All  of  us  should  be 
very  proud  of  our  past  accomplishments.  Credit  goes  to 
you,  because  of  your  untiring  efforts  and  support.  Let's 
keep  the  "ole  Farmville  Spirit"  living  and  growing. 


Darden  Addresses 
118  Graduates 

Colgate  W.  Darden,  Jr.,  University  of  Virginia  presi- 
dent, told  Longwood  College  graduates  he  hoped  they 
would  see  the  day  when  the  Virginia  public  schools  do 
justice  to  the  number  of  bright  and  ambitious  students 
who  are  held  b.ack  because  of  present  low  standards. 

"Virginia's  public  school  system  must  resort  to  far 
greater  selectivity  than  it  has  in  the  past  if  it  is  to  meet 
the  needs  of  the  future",  Darden  told  the  118  graduates 
on  Sunday  June  2. 

Speaking  to  the  Seventy-third  commencement  exercises, 
he  said  that  in  preparing  to  teach,  mastery  of  the  subject 
to  be  taught  is  essential,  but  learning  how  to  teach  is  of 
equal  importance. 

Following  the  address,  Francis  G.  Lankford,  Jr.  con- 
ferred degrees  on  the  graduates,  and  announced  the  names 
of  six  High  Honor,  29  Honor,  and  one  Honors  Biology 
graduates. 

High  Honor  graduates  were  Margaret  Ann  Hudnall  of 
Mila,  Jeannette  Morris  of  Warwick,  Gaj'le  Peoples  of 
Pitman,  X.  J.,  Anne  Thomas  of  Elm  City,  N.  C,  Roberta 
Scott  Williams,  and  Mr.  Harry  V.  Lancaster,  Jr.,  both  of 
Farmville. 

Honor  graduates  were  Mr.  John  Austin  and  Josephine 
Hillsman  of  Farmville;  Jacqueline  Adams,  Judith  Billett, 
Nanc}-  Lenz,  and  Frances  Raine  of  Warwick;  Camille 
Atwood  and  Gale  Branch  of  Norfolk;  Hazel  Bell  of  Wil- 
mington; Sandra  Dyer  of  Greensboro,  N.  C;  Nancy  Lea 
Harris  of  Roanoke;  Florence  King  and  Ann  Savedge  of 
Suffolk. 

Other  Honor  Graduates  were  Loretta  Kuhn  and  Jeanne 
Saunders  of  Richmond;  Katherine  Naugle  of  Blackstone; 
Charlotte  Caroline  Phillips  of  Rustburg;  Patricia  Powell 
of  W^akefield;  Jane  Railey  of  Severn,  N.  C. ;  Rebecca  Rid- 
dick  of  Corapeake,  N.  C. ;  Mary  Stewart  Sisson  of  Shaws- 
ville;  Elsie  Meade  Webb  of  Emporia;  Sylvia  Wright  of 
Portsmouth ;  and  Caroline  Stoneman  of  Petersburg. 
{Contijiiied  on  page  14) 


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Alumnae  ^Magazine 


Fifty  Year  Class 
Wins  Jarman  Cup 


The  fiftieth  reunion  class,  1907,  won  the  Jarnian 
Cup  for  the  largest  percentage  of  attendance  at 
Founders  Day.  Who  will  win  it  in  1958?  All  you 
3"s  and  8"s  start  planning  now  to  be  here  on  March 
15.  1958,  for  vour  class  reunion! 


The  crowd  began  to  gather  for  the  116th  Founders  Day 
celebration  by  2  p.m.  on  Friday  afternoon.  Alumnae  all 
the  way  from  New  York  to  the  state  of  Washington,  and 
from  Pennsylvania  to  Tennessee  came  to  join  the  scores 
from  Virginia  for  the  wonderful  visit  to  Alma  Mater. 

Saturday  began  with  a  lovely  coffee  hour  in  the  .Alumnae 
House,  with  the  Famiville  chapter  as  hostess.  Every 
one  was  amazed  at  the  beaut)'  of  their  home  on  the  campus. 
The  morning  program  proved  most  interesting  with  a 
speech  by  Mary  Douglas  Finch  (see  page  2),  followed 
by  a  delightfully  entertaining  student  program  directed 
by  Mr.  David  Wiley.  This  told  the  history  of  Longwood 
College  through  the  use  of  slides,  reading  of  interesting 
historical  matefial,  and  the  appearance  of  girls  dressed 
in  the  typical  dress  of  the  different  periods. 

The  parlor  in  the  Alumnae  House  was  dedicated  to  the 
memory  of  Miss  Minnie  Rice  in  a  very  impressive  cere- 
mony. (See  speech  on  page  5).  Mrs.  Pollard  English, 
of  Richmond,  with  her  two  sons  and  their  wives,  furnished 
this  room,  and  gathered  with  many  friends  for  this  mean- 
ingful occasion.  !Miss  Rice  was  born  in  the  house,  and 
lived  the  first  17  years  of  her  life  there. 

Following  the  luncheon  held  in  the  dining  hall,  the 
annual  business  meeting  was  held.  In  the  afternoon,  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Lankford  welcomed  all  alumnae  into  their  home 
for  a  most  enjoyable  tea. 

Several  of  the  reunion  classes  had  special  meetings. 
On  Fridav  evening,  Beryl  Morris  Flannagan  entertained 
the  members  of  the  fifty  }-ear  reunion  class  who  were  pres- 
ent and  two  guests,  Jean  Morris  and  Maria  Bristow  Starke, 
at  a  dinner  at  Longwood  House.  After  the  dinner  they 
had  an  informal  meeting  and  talked  over  the  happenings 
of  the  years.  Beryl  had  written  to  each  member  of  the 
January  and  June  classes,  and  many  interesting  replies 
were  read  at  this  time.  Those  present  were  Belle  Gilliam 
Marshall,  Carrie  Kyle  Baldwin,  Carrie  Mason  Norfleet, 
Lucy  Rice  English,  and  Mary  V.  Steger.  Elizabeth  Dowdy 
Overton  and  Fannie  B.  Shorter  came  on  Saturday. 

The  earlier  reunion  classes  were  well  represented  by 
such  lovely  ladies  as  Katherine  Wicker  '87,  Louise  Twelve- 
tfees  Hamlet  and  Myrtis  Spain  Hall  '92,  Frances  Y. 
Smith  and  Mamie  Wade  Pettigrew  "02.  The  members  of 
the  class  of  1912  who  returned  for  their  forty-fifth  reunion 
were   Hattie   -Ishe,   Agnes  Burger  Williams,   Lettie   Cox 


Louise  Twelvetrees  Hamlet,  '92,  greets  Julia  Johnston  Eggl- 

ston,  '87,  as  the  seven  and  two  classes  had  reunions  on  Founders 

Day. 


Laughon,  Louise  Davis  Thacker,  Frances  L.  Poindexter, 
and  Ruth  Ward  Sadler. 

.  Several  members  of  the  class  of  1017,  who  were  de- 
lighted to  see  each  other  (some  for  the  first  time  in  40 
years)  were  Louise  Lane  Shearer,  Elizabeth  Malcolm 
Hinternhoff,  Ruth  Howard  Wilson,  Marian  R.  Linton, 
Agnes  Murphy,  and  Gladys   Tucker  Rollins. 

The  degree  class  of  1922  stood  forty  per  cent  strong 
on  the  platform  at  the  morning  program:  Mildred  Dickin- 
son Davis,  chairman  of  the  Founders  Day  Committee,  and 
Mar\-  D,  Finch,  speaker.  (The  class  of  1922  had  only 
five  members ! )  Sarah  Belle  Stubblefield,  of  the  Diploma 
Class  of  that  year  was  also  present  for  the  week-end. 

Among  those  graduating  in  1927  who  were  in  attendance, 
we  saw  Jessie  Bennett  Thompson,  Louise  Brewer,  Helen 
Costan,  Louise  E.  Duke,  Kathryn  Hargrove  Rowell, 
Frances  Holland,  Charline  Martin  Saunders,  Orline  Wil- 
son White,  Mary  Frances  Sheppherd  Flinn,  Virginia 
Graves  Krebs,  and  Ida  Wells  Garrabrandt. 

See  Class  News  section  for  account  of  1932,  and  1937 
reunions. 

Those  who  got  together  from  the  class  of  1942  were 
Lillian  German  Rowlett,  Mary  Venable  Hughes,  Jane  Lee 
Hutcheson  Hanbury,  Estelle  Paulette  Lumpkin,  Betty 
Peerman  Coleman,  Jean  Steel  .'\rmistead,  and  Henrietta 
Walker  Dukes. 

The  1947  class  returned  over  40  strong  for  a  wonderful 
week-end  together,  "catching  up"'.  Present  for  their  tenth 
year  reunion  were  Gwen  Ackiss  Thompson,  Grace  Ander- 
son, Ruth  Anderson  Smith,  Virginia  Anderson  Justis,  Edith 
Apperson,  Lou  Baker  Harper,  Nancy  Lee  Barrett  Bald- 
win, Betty  Bibb  Ware,  Kitty  Sue  Bridgeforth  Hooker,  Anne 
Charlton  Miller,  Connie  Christian  Marshall,  Mar}'  Armi- 


NOVEMBER,    1957 


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stead  Catlett,  Joan  Davis  Ricketts,  Mary  Lee  Dickerson 
Ellis,  jNIartha  East  Miller,  Margaret  Ellett  Anderson,  Betty 
Harville  Francioni,  Audrey  Hudson  Grinstead,  Sue  Hund- 
ley Chandler,  Katherine  Anne  Hundley  Greer,  Barbara 
Kellam  Grubbs,  Betty  Minetree  Dauscher,  Heidi  Lacy 
Tokarz,  and  Glennis  Moare  Greenwood.  Also  present 
were:  Early  Eee  Palmer  Miller,  Doris  Rose  Ramsey,  Ann 
Scruggs  Critzer,  Pli)dlis  Scherberger,  Christine  Shiflet 
Maxey,  Grace  Shriver  Wiggins,  Shirk}-  Slaughter  Embrey, 
Cornelia  Smith  Goddin,  Lucile  Upshur  Mapp,  Lillian 
Stables,  Charlotte  West  Yates,  Nancy  Whitehead  Patter- 
son, and  Violetta  Wilson. 

A  lovely  breakfast  in  the  Snack  Bar  was  enjo5'ed  by 
the  1952  class,  with  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Schlegel  as  honored 
guests.  Jean  Ridenour  Appich,  and  Pegg)'  Harris  Ames 
worked  hard  contacting  all  tlie  members  of  the  class.  The 
following  were  together  for  all  or  part  of  the  week-end : 
Jane  Allen  Hinman,  Flora  Ballowe  DeHart,  Marian  Beck- 
ner  Riggins,  Mildred  Blessing  Sallo,  Betty  Scott  Borkey 
Banks,  Mar)'  Brame  Trotter,  Barbara  Broivn  Moore,  Mary 
Crawford  Andrews,  Mary  Lee  Folk,  Lauralee  Fritts  Wliit- 
more,  Dot  Gregory  Morrison,  Peggy  Harris  Ames,  Alargie 
Hood  Caldwell,  Joy  Humphreys  Harris,  Maria  Jackson, 
Jackie  Jardine  ^^'all,  Mar\-  Moore  Karr  Borkey,  Ruth 
Lacy  Smith,  Shirley  Livesay,  Eugenia  Moore,  Winnie 
Murdock,  Ginny  McLean  Pharr,  Frances  Anne  Ramsey 
Hunter,  Bunnie  Ricks  Austin,  Jean  Ridenour  Appich,  May 
Henry  Sadler  Midgett,  Mary  Frances  Spurlock  Taylor, 
Catherine  Toxey  Altizer,  Nancy  Walker  Reams,  Maxine 
Watts  Peschel,  Eleanor  Weddle,  Martha  Alice  Wilson 
Thompson,  and  Lee  Wood  Dowdy. 


DARDEN  ADDRESSES  GRADS 

(Continued  from  page  12) 

Also  graduating  with  Honor  were  Ann  \Miite  Thomas 
Mathews  of  Blackstone,  Ellen  Hamlett  Willis  of  Rice, 
Jean  Hines  Morris  of  Gladys,  Rita  Hite  Nelson  of  Clarks- 
ville,  and  Mr.  Jesse  Casey  of  Village. 

The  Biology  Honors  graduate  was  Nancy  Redd  Quarles 
of  Winchester. 

Josephine  Hillsman  was  awarded  a  gift  membership 
in  the  American  Association  of  University  AA'omen  for 
one  year. 

RECEIVES  MA  DEGREE 

Mrs.  Georgia  Auglierton  Gurne}-,  of  Ajjpomattox,  re- 
ceived the  second  master  of  arts  degree  in  education  to  be 
awarded  by  Longwood  College  since  the  graduate  program 
was  started  in  1955.   Her  major  was  in  English. 


RETIRED  SECRETARY'S 
PORTRAIT  PAINTED 

by  Margaret  Robinson   Simkins 

One  of  the  Association's  accomplishments  which  has 
met  with  warm  enthusiasm  and  interest  everywhere  is  the 
tribute  which  it  paid  to  Ruth  Harding  Coyner.  After 
man}-  conferences  and  much  loving  thought  the  committee 
on  tributes  and  memorials  (Maria  Bristow  Starke,  Vir- 
ginia ^^'all,  Emily  Johnson,  and  Rosa  Coiirter  Smith) 
decided  that  the  most  appropriate  tribute  and  the  thing 
that  would  make  the  alumnae  happiest  would  be  a  por- 
trait of  Ruth  Harding  Co)'ner.  When  Ruth  was  per- 
suaded that  her  portrait  was  what  we  really  wanted,  she 
graciously  consented  to  sit  for  it. 

yir.  David  Silvette,  of  Richmond,  one  of  the  South's 
most  famous  artists,  was  chosen  to  do  the  work.  While 
the  portrait  was  being  made,  Ruth's  headquarters  were 
at  ''Rustom"  on  the  River  Road,  the  home  of  Maria  Bris- 
tow Starke.  From  here  she  drove  to  Mr.  Silvette's  studio 
for  her  sittings. 

It  took  the  artist  ten  full  days  to  complete  the  picture. 
The  time  was  well  spejit,  for  Mr.  Silvette's  brush  caught 
the  beauty  of  Ruth's  features  and  not  a  little  of  her 
charming  personality. 

The  portrait,  beautifully  framed,  hangs  over  the  mantle 
in  the  business  office  of  the  Alumnae  House.  No  one  can 
look  at  this  likeness  without  remembering  the  love  and 
labor  that  Ruth  has  given,  and  is  giving,  to  make  the 
.\ssociation  of  Alumnae  of  Longwood  College  the  splendid 
organization  that  it  is. 


MISS  HINER  HONORED 

A  very  fitting  tribute  has  been  paid  to  Mary  Clay  Hiner 
for  her  years  of  service  to  our  Association.  We  can't 
think  of  Miss  IMary  Clay  without  thinking  of  her  love  of 
books,  so  it  was  decided  to  establish  a  book  collection  in 
her  honor.  A  committee,  composed  of  Mildred  Davis,  Ruth 
Coyner,  and  Mary  Nichols,  will  collect  books  written  b}^ 
members  of  the  Longwood  faculty  and  by  members  of  the 
-Association  of  Alumnae  of  Longwood  College.  These  books 
will  be  marked  with  appropriate  book  plates  and  placed 
on  the  Mary  Clay  Hiner  book  shelves  in  the  office  of  the 
Alumnae  House.  We  believe  that  the  Mary  Clay  Hiner 
Library  will  add  to  the  charm  of  the  house;  we  know  that 
!Miss  Mary-  Clay  will  be  greatly  pleased  if  all  of  our  visi- 
tors read  and  enjoy  the  books  which  have  been  collected 
in  her  name. 


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Alumn.«;  Magazine 


SIX  GRADUATES 
RECEIVE  SCHOLARSHIPS 

Six  recent  graduates  have  received  scholarships  or  fellow- 
ships to  do  graduate  study. 

Mary  Ruffin  Cowles  '55,  was  awarded  a  Florence  Wood- 
worth  Scholarship  for  study  in  the  Graduate  School  of 
Library  Science,  Columbia  University,  for  the  academic 
year,  1957-58.  This  was  one  of  three  permanent  scholar- 
ships from  the  Henrietta  Church  Becjuest  offered  by  the 
New  York  State  Library  Association.  Mary  was  chosen 
for  Who's  Who  Among  Students  in  American  Universities 
and  Colleges,  while  at  Longwood.  Since  graduation  she  has 
been  loan  librarian  at  Randolph-Macon  Woman's  College 
and  has  been  active  in  the  Lynchburg  Little  Theatre,  ap- 
pearing in  several  productions. 

Fav  Sharon  Greenland  '54  is  continuing  her  advance 
work  in  the  field  of  Spanish-American  social  studies  in 
the  School  of  Inter-American  Studies,  University  of 
Florida,  one  of  two  assistantships  offered  to  ^American  stu- 
dents. Before  graduating  from  Longwood,  Fay  won  and 
used  one  of  six  scholarships  offered  by  the  Mexican  gov- 
ernment for  undergraduate  study  at  the  National  Univer- 
sity of  Mexico.  After  a  year's  study  there,  Fay  returned 
to  Longwood  to  finish  her  undergraduate  work,  graduat- 
ing with  high  honors  with  a  major  in  Spanish.  She  has 
taught  for  the  past  two  years  at  Warwick  High  School. 
During  tlie  summer  of  '55,  Fay  assisted  in  a  mission 
school  in  Puerto  Rico  under  the  auspices  of  the  Episcopal 
Church.  The  summer  of  '57,  she  traveled  in  Europe  with 
Michelle  Bodo,  former  French  informant  at  Longwood. 
and  studied  at  the  Colegio  Mayores  in  Madrid,  Spain. 

Nancy  Nelson  '55  was  awarded  a  Rotarj-  Foundation 
Fellowship  for  advanced  study  abroad,  and  is  studying  at 
Lad}'  Margaret  College,  Oxford,  where  she  is  specializing 
in  English  literature  of  the  Renaissance  period.  Nancy 
is  one  of  123  outstanding  students  from  30  countries  to 
receive  a  Rotary  Fellowship.  She  was  sponsored  by  the 
Rotary  Club  of  Nevirport  News,  her  home  town.  During 
the   1956-57   school  year  she  taught  English  at  Francis 


Mary  Cowles  Fay  Greexlaxd 


Xaxcv  Quarles 


Helen  Waeriner 


Roberta  Scott 
Williams 


Nancy  Nelson 


Hammond  High  School  in  Alexandria.  At  Longwood, 
Nancy  was  chosen  for  WJio's  ]\'ho  Among  Students  in 
American  Universities  and  Colleges,  and  Alpha  Kappa 
Gamma,  national  leadership  fraternity.  A  member  of 
Longwood  Players,  she  acted  in  five  plays  and  won  the 
1955  "Oscar"  or  Best  Actress  Award  for  her  performance 
as  Juliet  in  "Romeo  and  Juliet''. 

Xancy  Redd  Quarles  '57,  daughter  of  Nancy  Crisman 
Quarles  '22,  has  been  awarded  a  fellowship  at  the  Blandy 
Experimental  Fami  of  the  University  of  Virginia  for 
graduate  study  in  botan\-  for  the  1957-SS  session.  Nancy^ 
a  biology  and  general  science  major  from  Winchester,, 
graduated  with  honors  in  biology.  Her  honors  paper  was 
entitled  "An  Historical  and  Experimental  Account  of 
Geotropism".  The  members  of  her  examining  committee 
were  Ivey  F.  Lewis  of  the  University  of  Virginia,  Paul 
Patterson  of  HoUins  College,  and  Franklin  F.  Flint  of 
Randolph-IMacon  A\'oman's  College.  Nancy  was  Maid  of 
Honor  in  the  1956  Apple  Blossom  Festival  in  Winchester. 

Helen  Page  AA'arriner  '56,  of  Amelia,  is  now  studying 
at  the  National  University  of  Mexico.  She  was  awarded 
the  Dorothea  Buck  Fellowship  of  the  Virginia  Federation 
of  Women's  Clubs  to  pursue  graduate  study  in  a  Latin- 
American  university  for  1957.  The  fellowship  is  oft'ered 
for  the  purpose  of  creating  friendship  and  better  under- 
standing between  the  people  of  the  United  States  and 
the  people  of  Latin  America.  It  is  available  alternate 
years  to  a  student  from  a  Latin  country  who  wishes  to 
study  at  the  University  of  Virginia  and  a  Virginia  student 
wishing  to  study  in  a  Latin  country.  Nancy  Camper^ 
Schuj'ler  '51  x  received  this  same  fellowship  in  1953. 
Helen  was  awarded  an  A.  B.  degree  in  secondary  educa- 
tion with  a  double  major  in  English  and  Spanish.  She 
was  chosen  for  Who's  Who  Among  Students  in  American 
Universities  and  Colleges,  and  for  Alpha  Kappa  Gamma. 

Roberta  Scott  Williams  '57,  of  Farmville,  was  awarded 
a  special  scholarship  for  first-^^ear  graduate  students  at 
the  University  of  North  Carolina.  The  scholarship  worth 
SI  7 10  is  being  used  for  graduate  work  in  the  field  of 
English.  Bobbie  Scott  graduated  with  high  honors  with 
an  A.  B.  in  secondary  education  with  a  major  in  English. 
She  finished  college  in  three  years. 


November,  1957 


IS; 


Chapters  Have  Busy  Year 


The  Danville  chapter  had  a  lovely  Silver  Tea  at  the 
home  of  their  president,  Marian  Heard,  and  a  luncheon 
meeting  in  the  spring. 

Thelma  Souder,  assistant  dean  of  women  traveled  to 
Greensboro  to  speak  to  the  Alumnae  Chapter,  and  to 
attend  College  Day  at  the  high  school.  She  and  Louise 
Norman  '59  also  attended  the  Lexington  Chapter's  spring 
meeting. 

Lynchburg  chapter  members  had  a  "white-elephant 
sale"  and  used  the  proceeds  to  help  to  buy  the  lovely 
gifts  the>-  have  given  for  the  Alumnae  House. 

Norfolk  and  Portsmouth  have  combined  their  chap- 
ters. They  have  held  eight  chapter  meetings  this  year, 
all  of  which  were  luncheon  meetings.  Dr.  R.  C.  Simonini 
was  guest  speaker  at  their  big  spring  luncheon.  Neighbor- 
hood card  parties  and  class  card  parties  helped  to  raise 
the  $200  which  this  group  provides  for  a  scholarship  each 
year. 

Raleigh  chapter  members  enjoyed  a  lovely  buffet  sup- 
per at  the  home  of  Claire  Eastman  Nickels  recently. 

The  Richmond  chapter  stays  quite  busy  keeping  up 
with  over  600  alumnae  in  the  area.  All  of  these  were 
contacted  twice  by  phone  and  once  by  letter  this  year.  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Lanlcford  attended  their  very  lovely  spring 
luncheon.  Dr.  Lankford  also  enjoyed  being  the  guest  of 
the  Philadelphia  chapter  at  a  spring  dinner  meeting. 

A  subscription  card  party  and  fashion  show  was  one 
of  the  highlights  of  the  year  for  the  Peninsula  chapter. 
Dr.  C.  G.  G.  Moss,  Mary  Clay  Hiner,  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
George  Jeffers,  and  Puckett  Asher  were  faculty  guests  at 
their  spring  luncheon;  high  school  seniors  planning  to 
enter  Longwood  were  also  invited. 

The  Suffolk-Nansemond  group  held  a  dinner  meeting 
in  May.  Winchester  chapter  members  enjoyed  a  recent 
visit  from  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Jeffers. 

Washington  chapter  members  had  a  delightful  time 
at  a  spring  hat  show  which  was  held  at  the  Fairfax  Hotel. 
Seven  members  modeled  beautiful  spring  hats  after  lunch- 
eon was  served  to  fifty-two  ladies.  This  active  chapter 
had  as  their  guests  during  the  year  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Dabney 
Jarman,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Macon  Pharr,  and  Mary  Nichols. 

Several  chapters  have  entertained  high  school  students 
during  the  yea.T.  Lexington  members  invited  high  school 
seniors  to  their  spring  meeting.  Dr.  Jeffers  visited  in 
Lynchburg  and  talked  to  interested  high  school  girls. 
Norfolk-Portsmouth  and  Peninsula  chapters  both  had 
Christmas  parties,  inviting  high  school  seniors  and  Long- 
wood  students.  Emily  Johnson  entertained  prospective 
students  from  the  Washington  area  and  their  dates  in 
her  home  in  Arlington.  Winchester  chapter  members 
gave  a  tea  in  honor  of  the  juniors  and  seniors  of  Handley 
High  School,  with  over  SO  students  attending. 


Three  Freshmen  Receive 
Chapter  Scholarships 

Recipients  of  scholarships  from  three  alumnae  chapters 
were  outstanding  high  school  seniors,  now  freshmen  at 
Longwood. 

Pat  Southworth,  who  graduated  from  John  Marshall 
High  School,  received  the  Richmond  chapter's  annual 
scholarship  award.  Pat  was  a  member  of  the  student 
council,  F.  T.  A.,  the  newspaper  staff,  and  National  Honor 
Society.  She  was  on  the  varsity  hockey  team  and  ser\'ed 
as  captain  of  both  varsity  basketball  and  softball  squads. 

The  Jarman  Memorial  Scholarship  awarded  by  the 
Peninsula  chapter  went  to  Peggy  Lovic,  from  Newport 
News.  She  was  president  of  the  Future  Homemakers  Club 
and  of  the  Future  Homemakers  Peninsula  Federation, 
and  belonged  to  the  chorus  and  the  Peninsula  Choral  So- 
ciety. An  active  member  of  the  Girls  Club,  she  was  elected 
in  1956  as  Young  Homemaker  of  the  year  by  Girls  Club 
of  America,  and  in  1957,  won  the  National  Lucile  M. 
Wright  Citizenship  Award. 

Nancy  Morris,  valedictorian  of  the  Worsham  High 
School  senior  class,  was  awarded  the  Farmville  chapter's 
scholarship  for  this  year.  President  of  the  student  coun- 
cil and  the  dramatic  club,  Nancy  was  outstanding  in 
F.  H.  A.  work,  and  a  member  of  the  glee  club,  newspaper 
staff,  and  president  of  her  class.  She  was  also  selected 
to  attend  Virginia  Girl's  State. 

The  Norfolk  chapter  awarded  its  scholarship  to  a 
student  who  later  decided  to  remain  at  home  and  attend 
school  there.  They  plan  to  give  a  larger  scholarship  next 
year,  or  to  give  two  scholarships.  The  Lynchburg  chap- 
ter helps  girls  from  that  area  through  a  student  loan  fund. 


rj-  r%  % 


Ruth  Clendening  Gaver,  pours  at  the  Dan- 
ville chapter's  Silver  Tea.     Standing  are 
Barbara  Rickman  Vought  and  Clare  Davis 
Wallace. 


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Alumnae  Magazine 


CHAPTER  OFFICERS  NAMED 

The  Alumnae  Office  has  been  notified  of  the  election 
of  the  following  Chapter  officers: 

Danville — president,  Marian  Heard;  vice-president,  Lee 
Robertson;  secretary,  Clare  Davis  Wallace;  treasurer, 
Betty  Lou  Jefferson;  and  reporter,  Helen  Wentz  Fore- 
becker. 

Farmville — president,  Ann  Holladay  DeMuth;  vice-pres- 
idents, Margaret  Davidson  Bruce,  Martha  Jane  Jones 
Andrews,  Mary  Banks  Fretwell,  and  Ethel  Gish 
^^'ilmoth. 

Greensboro,  N.  C. — Beth  Brockenbrough  Linweaver, 
president;  secretary,  Violet  Marshall  Miller 

Lexington — president,  Janie  Potter  Hanes;  vice-presi- 
dent, Gertrude  Wright  Wells;  secretary,  Louise  Hurt 
Faber;   and  treasurer,  Mary  Sterrett  Lipscomb. 

Lynchburg — president,  Lettie  Cox  Laughon;  first  vice- 
president,  Louise  Lane  Shearer;  second  vice-president, 
Josephine  Snead ;  recording  secretary,  Cleo  Reynolds 
Coleman;  corresponding  secretary,  Thereas  Evans 
Craft;  and  treasurer,  Elizabeth  Ballagh. 

Norfolk — president,  Eva  McKenny  Gu}'nn;  treasurer, 
Winnie  Beard. 

Raleigh,  N.  C. — president,  Viola  Tultle  March;  vice- 
president,  Elizabeth  Fields  Williamson;  secretary, 
Elizabeth  Walkup;  treasurer,  Betty  Pecrnian  Cole- 
man; Historian,  Nena  Lochridge  Sexton;  and  public 
relations,  Claire  Eastman  Nickels. 

Richmond — president,  Ella  Marsh  Pilkington  Adams; 
vice-president,  Harriett  Moomaiv  Leek;  recording  sec- 
retary, INL^rtha  Higgins  Walton;  corresponding  sec- 
retary, Kitty  Patrick  Cassidy;  and  treasurer,  Frances 
Goldman. 

Peninsula — president,  jMinnie  Grumpier  Burger;  first 
vice-president,  Mary  Ann  King  Barrett;  second  vice- 
president.  Else  Wente;  secretarj',  Neva  Mae  Brank- 
ley  Parker;  and  treasurer,  Gwen  Acklss  Thompson. 

Philadelphia— president,  Jean  Edgerton  \\'inch;  vice- 
president,  Elizabeth  Buck  Muse;  secretary,  Hazel- 
Wood  Burhank  Thomas;  treasurer,  Elizabeth  Bragg 
Crafts;  membership  chairman,  Isabel  Eutaler  Grater. 

Suffolk-Nansemond — president,  Lucille  Garden  Scott; 
vice-i>resident,  Margie  Hewlett  Moore;  secretary, 
Margaret  Sheffield  Ward;  treasurer.  Valla  Ximmo 
Stallings;  reporter,  Lula  Winley  Hart. 

Washington — president,  Irma  Page  Anderson;  vice-pres- 
dents,  Irma  Phillips  Wallace,  Sara  Mapp  Messick, 
•  and  Eisther  Atkinson  Jerome;   secretary,   Betty  Gill 
Yowell;  treasurer,  Eleanor  Lader  Unhau. 

Winchester — president,  Jesse  Pickette  Carter;  vice-presi- 
dent, Betty  Jean  Snapp  Fawcett;  secretary,  Mary 
William  Hohannas;  treasurer,  Betty  Davis  Edwards. 


Oflici-'rs  of  the  Raleigh,  N.  C.  alumnae 
chapter  are,  front  row,  Betty  Pecrnian 
Coleman,  treasurer ;  Viola  Tattle  March, 
president,  and  Claire  Eastman  Nickels, 
public  relations  officer.  Back  row,  Eliza- 
beth Fields  Williamson,  vice-president  and 
Nena  Lochridge  Sexton,  historian. 


Seniors^  Sororifies,  Make  Gifts 

The  graduating  June  class  of  1957,  and  three  sororities, 
have  made  gifts  to  the  college  this  year.  The  seniors  gave 
money  for  the  brick  walk  which  was  placed  this  summer 
joining  the  library  walkway  with  the  side  walk  of  the 
auditorium. 

Alpha  Sigma  Alpha  and  Kappa  Delta  sororities  are 
placing  plaques  in  the  Rotunda.  These  two  national 
sororities  were  founded  at  Long^vood.  The  Alpha  Sigma 
Alpha  plaque  bears  the  names  of  its  founders,  Virginia 
Lee  Boyd,  Louise  Burks  Cox,  Juliette  Jefferson  Hundley, 
Mary  Williamson  Hundley,  and  Calva  Hamlet  Watson, 
and  the  founding  date,  November  IS,  IQOl.  This  was 
presented  at  the  time  of  the  ASA  State  Day  which  will  be 
held  at  Longwood  on  November  16. 

In  commemoration  of  the  sixtieth  anniversary  year. 
Kappa  Delta  Sorority,  founded  on  October  23,  1897, 
held  its  ser\dce  of  dedication  and  ])resent  the  plaque  to 
the  college  on  October  23.  The  founders  of  this  sorority, 
whose  names  appear  on  the  plaque,  were  Mary  Sommer- 
ville  Sparks,  Julia  Gardiner  T3'ler,  Lenora  Ashmore,  and 
Sara  Turner. 

Last  fall  Zeta  Tau  Alpha  dedicated  a  memorial  marker 
to  the  memory  of  I^Iiss  Leola  Wheeler,  1884-1954.  Miss 
Wheeler  was  a  member  of  the  faculty  from  1911-1949, 
and  sponsor  of  ZTA  from  1948-1954.  This  marker  was 
placed  below  the  Colonnade  in  front  of  Tabb  Hall. 

Visit  Alumnae  House 

All  alumnae  are  cordially  invited  to  spend  the  night 
in  tlie  alumnae  house  whenever  they  are  visiting  in 
Farmville.  Please  notify  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Shiplett  Jones, 
alumnae  secretar}-,  or  Miss  Lucile  Jennings,  hostess,  con- 
cerning which  night  or  nights  you  would  like  to  visit. 
Plan  a  trip  soon  to  visit  Longwood  College  and  this  lovely 
Alumnae  "home  on  the  campus.'' 


November,  1957 


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State  Department  Encourages 
Foreign  Informant  Program 


by   Helen   Draper 


Last  spring  wht-n  Dr.  Lankford  received  a  letter  sim- 
ilar to  the  following  one  to  Mrs.  Pharr,  he  suggested  that 
an  account  of  our  foreign  student-assistants  be  puhlished 
in  the  Alumnae  Bulletin. 

Department  of  State 
Washington  25,  D.  C. 
April  15,  1957 
Dear  ^Irs.  Pharr: 

/  kiiou'  that  you  are  aware  of  tJie  importance  io  the 
United  .States,  and  speeiticaUy  to  its  ioreii;n  policy  olj- 
jectives,  of  the  periods  of  study  nnJertaken  at  your  iusli- 
tution  by  foreign  visitors.  ]'onr  institution  lias  repeatedly 
demonstrated  its  unJerstandini^  of  the  signijicaiit  contribu- 
tion sucli  study  can  make  to  increased  mutual  understand- 
ing throughout  the  world. 

If  full  value  is  to  he  realized  from  their  .inierican  r.v- 
perience,  these  foreign  students  will  wish  to  maintain  both 
personal  and  professional  contacts  with  the  United  States 
after  their  return  to  tlieir  home  countries.  Our  diplomatic 
and  consular  missions  abroad  assist  to  the  greatest  extent 
possible  through  tlie  stimulation  of  "alumni"  associcitinns. 
the  promotion  of  professional  seminars,  the  presentation 
of  publications,  an-d  other  related  activities. 

2'iiis  effort  liv  our  official  representatives  overseas  can, 
however,  constitute  onlv  a  small  part  of  a  continuing  con- 
tact or  "follim-up"  program.  Of  far  greater  significance 
to  tliese  returned  students  are  their  reliitionships  with  the 
institutions  'i'hich  thev  h<n<e  attended  in  .Imerica.  .Such 
bonds  as  correspondence  with  tlieir  former  professors,  and 
opportunities  to  contribute  to  alumni  publications  are 
much  more  meaningful,  of  course,  in  terms  of  their  con- 
tinuing professional  growth  and  feeling  of  kinship  'u'ith 
those  aspects  of  American  life  in  which  their  interest  lias 
been  most  personal  and  most  profound. 

I  am  therefore  writing  to  ask  if  you,  or  appropriate 
members  of  your  association,  could  give  increased  con- 
sideration to  devising  means  of  maintaining  a  professional 
relationship  of  long  duration  with  vour  foreign  alumni. 
Enlistment  of  your  fiiiiher  cooperation  in  this  important 
program  was  recently  suggested  by  the  American  Conned 
on  Education  s  Commission  on  Education  and  Interna- 
tional Affairs,  and  by  members  of  the  United  States  Ad- 
visory Commission  on  Educational  Exchange.  It  has  been 
heartily  endorsed  by  the  American  Alumni  Council. 

While  we  recognize  that  your  association  mav  already 
be  carrying  on  extensive  follow-up  activities,  we  should 
like  to  offer  the  following  general  suggestions  for  your 
consideration: 

1.    Offering  special   inducements  to  foreign  alumni  io 


Chantal  Perrotte  and  Elena  Vinos,  who  are  serving  as  foreign 
language  informants  at  Longwood  this  year. 


encourage  their  active  participation  in  your  alumni 

association. 
2.    Providing  certain  institutional  oi  idumiii  association 

publications  to  foreign  alumni  at  special  rates. 
S.    Encouraging  continuing  professional  correspondence 

between  faculty  members  and  foreign  alumni. 

4.  Inviting   prominent    foreign    alinnni   to   conferences, 
symposia,  etc. 

5.  Soliciting   articles  from   foreign    alumni  to   alumni, 
professional  or  other  publications. 

Any  increased  foilow-iip  activity  which  vour  associa- 
tion should  be  able  to  undertake  will  constitute  a  material 
contribution  to  inteniatiomd  understanding. 

Sincerely  yours, 

Russell  L.  Riley,  Director 

International  Educational  E.ychange  Service 

The  program  of  the  foreign  student-assistantship  at  our 
college  began  officially  fourteen  years  ago.  Two  years 
previously  Miss  Barksdale  had  been  using  some  of  her 
Puerto  Rican  .students  on  a  volunteer  basis  for  oral  jirac- 
tice  in  her  Spanish  classes. 

Those  were  war  years  which  disclosed  the  nation's  sur- 
prising lack  and  vital  need  of  linguists,  and  marked  the 
beginning  of  intensive  programs  of  foreign  language  teach- 
ing in  our  armed  forces.  The  use  of  natives  for  quick, 
accurate  information  about  the  terrain,  people  and  civili- 
zation, as  well  as  knowledge  of  languages,  proved  invalu- 
able. This  was  not  a  new  method  of  teaching.  Many  for- 
eign language  teachers  of  many  countries  used  it.  But  the 
excellent  results  now  aroused  national  interest  and  con- 
vinced a  numlier  of  school  administrators  that  Americans 
could  become  good  linguists  and  that  more  were  needed. 
Some  of  these  administrators  began  a  program  of  employ- 
ing foreign  student  informants,  or  assistants.  Longwood 
College  was  fortunate  to  have  such  administrators.  The 
program  begun  under  Dr.  Jarman  has  been  continued  by 
both  Dr.  Lancaster  and  Dr.  Lankford. 

Beginning  in  1944  each  year  a  native  French  student 


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Alumnae  ^L^gazine 


.ind  a  native-speaking  Spanish  student  have  been  granted 
part-time  instructorships  often  referred  to  as  scholarships, 
to  assist  in  the  foreign  language  classes  and  lalioratory 
ten  hours  a  week.  They  are  hostesses  in  the  dining-hall 
where  students  may  practice  the  languages,  and  they  help 
with  programs  of  the  language  clubs.  They  usually  enroll 
as  special  students  and  concentrate  upon  perfecting  their 
English  and  learning  about  American  literature  and  cus- 
toms. In  many  instances  these  students  are  graduates  of 
their  home  universities.  The  French  students  have  often 
held  equivalent  master's  degrees,  and  for  several  years 
were  employed  also  to  teach  one  or  two  small  Latin  classes. 

At  the  time  Miss  Barksdale  began  using  some  of  her 
Puerto  Ricans  for  drill  ten  or  twelve  were  enrolled  as 
regular  students.  Six  of  them  have  served  in  the  official 
position  of  students-assistants  in  Spanish.  .\1]  are  gradu- 
ates of  Longwood.  Patria  Perez,  ('50)  came  with  a 
diploma  from  home  and  with  e.xcellent  teacliing  expe- 
rience. Pretty  and  attractive,  she  "captured"  and  mar- 
ried a  local  bo^'.  Dalila  Agostini,  ('49)  an  outstanding 
student  of  the  College  in  l)oth  character  and  scholar- 
ship, also  married  an  .American,  a  minister  whom 
«he  met  in  Puerto  Rico  where  she  returnetl  to  teach.  She 
is  now  living  in  Arizona.  Other  Puerto  Rican  student- 
assistants  were  Carmen  Flores,  ('45),  Isabelita  Mal- 
donado,  ('46)  Julia  Perez,  ('55)  and  Elba  Castaiier  ('S5). 
Elba  has  continued  her  studies  at  Middle! >ury  College, 
receiving  her  master's  degree  there. 

The  College  lost  its  Puerto  Rican  students  and  it  became 
necessary  to  look  elsewhere  for  assistants  in  Spanish.  The 
next  four  represented  three  countries,  Honduras,  Chile, 
and  Mexico.  Argentina  Matute  of  Honduras  liked  us  so 
w-ell  she  sent  us  a  student,  her  sister-in-law  (Celina  Leon- 
Gomez).  Silvia  Bascour  of  Chile  won  our  hearts  with  her 
beauty  and  fine  character.  Micki  IXiarte  and  Elena  Flores 
of  Mexico  adapted  well  to  college  wa}s,  becoming  popular 
W'ith  the  students.  Micki  remained  two  years.  Elena 
Vinos,  who  came  to  us  this  fall,  though  a  citizen  of 
Mexico,  is  of  Spanish  birth  and  training.  She  Ijids  fair 
to  bring  unusual  beaut}-  and  contacts  with  the  old  culture 
of  Spain. 

FRENCH  ASSISTANTS 

The  first  student-assistant  in  French  was  a  Canadian 
from  Quebec,  attractive  Lise  d".-\njou.  Only  her  language 
betrayed  her  as  a  foreigner.  Due  to  war  conditions  in 
France  there  was  an  interim  of  a  }-ear  after  Lise's  de- 
parture before  Annette  Vincent-Viry  arrived  from  Lyon. 
With  a  licence  from  the  University  of  Lyon  and  experience 
in  teaching,  Annette  was  especially  w-ell  qualified  for  her 
position.  She  remained  to  teach  in  summer  school,  and 
obtained  a  student-assistantship  at  the  University  of  Wis- 
consin the  follov^dng  year.  She  was  loved  by  both  faculty 
and  students.  Other  assistants  from  Lyon  were  Suzanne 
Girard,  lovely  and  intellectual,  and  Genevieve  Joatton, 
fine  in  every  way,  talented  in  music  and  interested  in 
kindergarten    teaching.     Genevieve    Laloux    of    northern 


France,  licencier  of  Lille  Universit)-,  has  just  left  us  for 
a  similar  position  at  the  LTniversity  of  Hlinois. 

Seven  French  assistants  liave  come  from  Paris.  ^Lide- 
leine  Bigot,  intellectual  and  voted  friendliest,  received  her 
licence  at  the  Sorbone.  Destined  h>  follow  her  father's 
and  brother's  profession  of  teaching,  >he  instead  marritd  an 
Englishman,  and  is  helping  him  build  sea-ports  in  .Africa 
and  Pakistan.  Interesting  Catherine  Dessaix  came  from 
Paris  and  the  Sorbonne.  Kathy  Ollivary,  Denise  Mon- 
tagne,  Michelle  Bodo  and  t_'hantal  Perrotte  are  all  alum- 
nae of  a  well-known  Parisian  commercial  college.  All 
have  fallen  in  lo\-e  with  Longwond.  Beginning  w-ith  Kathy 
each  has  recommended  it  to  her  su(  cesser.  Recently 
^Michelle  wrote  she  had  told  Chantal,  who  is  spending 
this  year  with  us,  that  she  was  lucky  to  be  able  to  go  to 
Longwood.  Chantal  is  recommended  as  one  of  the  finest 
students  of  her  graduating  class. 

The  foreign  student  program  has  brought  us  exchange 
relations  with  foreign  teachers,  ^^"e  have  been  hosts  to 
professors  from  Holland,  France,  Mexico,  Venezuela. 
England,  and  other  countries.  In  I'Mo  the  State  Dei-iart- 
ment  in  Washington  included  us  in  a  visiting  plan  for 
Latin  American  teachers.  Longwood  College  was  chosen 
for  a  month's  visit  ]j\  a  charn-iing  \'enezuelan.  Seiiora 
Soto.  Her  visit  made  it  possible  fi>r  a  member  of  cur 
Foreign  Language  Departn-ient  to  teach  English  in  the 
summer  school  of  the  .-American  \'enezuelan  Center  at 
Caracas.  The  op]>ortunit\-  for  four  of  our  students  to  study 
abroad  has  Ijeen  our  most  important  and  gratifying  ex- 
change. Maria  Jackson  ('52)  and  Helen  Tanner  ('5.i) 
obtained  Fulbright  grants  to  study  in  France.  Fay  Green- 
land ('54)  received  one  of  six  ^Mexican  government  schol- 
arships. Helen  Warriner  ('56)  obtained  a  ^^'oman's  Club 
grant  to  stud)'  in  ^Mexico  also. 

Our  foreign  students  have  made  a  significant  contribu- 
tion to  our  College  life  and  culture.  They  have  made 
real  to  us  their  language  and  civilization.  They  have  par- 
ticipated in  the  community  life  of  our  State,  visiting  in 
homes,  speaking  at  civic,  church,  and  school  meetings. 
Thev  have  become  our  friends,  taking  home  a  true  and 
friendlv  view  of  our  American  life.  A\'e  could  have  no 
better  ambassadors  nor  alumnae  abroad. 

The  story  of  each  foreign  assistant  is  interesting  and 
important  to  us.  Her  story  is  the  history  of  the  foreign 
student  program  at  our  College. 


NINE  RECEIVE  MASTERS  DEGREES 

iCniifiiiiiCil  froiii  pain-  20) 
Blackstone;  Margaret  Riuker  Scott  '25,  Prospect;  Myrtle 
A'ayto?!  Skeens  '23,  Roanoke;  Ruth  Hardiman  Steger  '30x, 
Buckingham;  Ora  Mayo  Summers;  Schuyler;  Josephine 
Tarpley,  Dry  Fork;  Mrs.  Elva  F.  \\'arren.  Ford;  and 
Elizabeth  Manson  Wenzel  '46x,  Dewitt. 

Receiving  other  Bachelor  Degrees  were  Barbara  Scott 
Gibson  and  ]\Irs.  Xichole  Rothe.  both  of  Farmville;  Elsie 
Wells  of  Richmond;  and  Patricia  Browder  of  Dolphin. 


November,  1957 


19 


Nine  New  Faculty  Members  On  Campus 


Nine  appointments  to  the  faculty  and  staft",  two  replace- 
ments, and  three  promotions  marked  the  ojiening  of  the 
1957-58  session. 

Dr.  Ruth  B.  Wilson  is  new  Dean  of  Women,  succeeding 
Ruth  Gleaves.  She  has  served  as  assistant  Dean  cf  W(  men 
at  Alabama  Polytechnic  Institute  for  six  }-ears.  A  native 
of  Canada,  she  was  educated  and  taught  in  the  public 
schools  of  Pennsylvania.  She  holds  the  master's  degree 
from  Syracuse  University,  and  the  doctor's  degree  from 
the  University  of  Pittsl:)urgh  in  the  field  of  religious  edu- 
cation. 

Richard  B.  Brooks  is  the  new  associate  professor  of 
education,  succeeding  !M.  Boyd  Coyner.  He  comes  to 
Longwood  from  the  faculty  of  \\'illiam  and  Mary,  and 
holds  the  master's  degree  in  psychology  from  the  Univer- 
sity of  Penns3'lvania,  and  doctorate  from  the  University 
of  Virginia. 

Dr.  Edgar  F.  Stillwell,  of  Xew  York,  is  the  new  as- 
sistant biology  profes.sor.  He  holds  the  Ph.D.  and  A.M. 
degrees  from  Duke  University,  and  has  been  a  graduate 
assistant  in  the  biology  department  at  Duke  for  the  jiast 
two  years. 

William  A.  Noble,  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  is  geography  instruc- 
tor, taking  the  place  of  Dr.  Gary  S.  Dunbar,  who  resigned 
to  accept  a  position  with  the  University  of  Virginia.  The 
son  of  a  missionar)',  Mr.  Noble  was  bom  and  received 
his  preparatory  instruction  in  South  India.  He  holds 
the  M.A.  and  A.B.  degrees  from  the  University  of  Georgia. 

Research  assistant  for  the  A.  E.  C.  project  in  the  Ijiology 
department  is  Aaron  H.  O'Bier,  Jr.  of  Lottsburg.  He 
has  served  as  instructor  in  biology  at  the  Medical  College 
of  Virginia  and  as  laboratory  instructor  at  V.  P.  I.,  where 
he  has  been  doing  graduate  work  for  the  doctorate  degree. 
He  holds  the  M.A.  and  A.B.  degrees  from  the  University  of 
Richmond. 

Dr.  John  G.  Graziani,  college  physician,  succeeds  Dr. 
Ray  A.  Moore.  A  practicing  physician  in  Farmville,  he 
holds  both  the  B.S.  and  M.D.  degrees  from  Xew  York 
University. 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  F.  Kemble,  assistant  professor  of  music, 
comes  from  the  University  of  Mar3'land  where  she  has 
taught  for  the  past  nine  years.  Prior  to  that  time,  she 
taught  in  the  public  schools  of  Pennsylvania  and  New 
Jersey.  She  holds  the  B.S.  in  public  school  music  from 
Mansfield  State  Teachers  College,  Penns)'lvania,  and  the 
M.S.  and  M.Ed,  degrees  from  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. 

John  P.  Kennedy,  instructor  in  sociology,  holds  the  B.A. 
and  M.A.  degrees  from  Emory  University.  He  has  been 
a  graduate  fellow  at  Emory  during  the  past  year.  He  will 
be  employed  jointly  at  Hampden-Sydney  and  Longwood. 

Mrs.  Alice  M.  Overton,  of  Farmville,  has  been  added 
to  the  staff  as  college  hostess. 


EXCHANGE  PROFESSOR 

A  replacement  fur  ^Ir.  Robert  T.  Merritt,  assistant 
biology'  professor  at  the  college,  who  is  taking  a  fifteen 
month's  leave  of  aljsence,  is  Dr.  Jacobus  M.  Lodewijks, 
an  exchange  professor  from  Holland.  Born  in  Java,  he 
comes  to  Longwood  through  the  Fulbright  act.  He  holds 
a  teaching  certificate  and  the  doctor's  degree  from  the 
University  of  Leiden,  and  is  on  leave  of  absence  from  Het 
Nederlandsch  Lyceum  in  the  Hague,  Holland,  where  he 
teaches  biology. 

Miss  Ada  R.  Bierbower  is  serving  as  substitute  for 
Charles  H.  Patterson,  Jr.,  who  is  on  leave  of  absence  for 
the  fall  semester  to  do  research  in  education.  For  the  past 
session,  she  has  .substituted  for  Miss  Kate  Trent  in  the 
education  department. 

Promotions  Announced 

Miss  Trent  has  been  promoted  to  the  rank  of  x\ssociate 
Professor  of  Education.  Also  receiving  promotions  were 
Dr.  Doroth)'  Schlegel,  who  is  now  Association  Professor 
of  English,  and  Mrs.  Kathleen  G.  Cover,  Associate  Pro- 
fessor in  the  History  of  Social  Science  department. 

The  two  foreign  language  informants  for  the  1957-58 
session  are  Chantal  Perrotte,  French  informant,  and  Elena 
Vinos,  Spanish. 

Nine  Receive  Masters  Degrees 
As  Summer  Sessions  Closes 

The  blaster  of  Arts  Degree  in  Education  was  awarded 
to  seven  candidates,  and  the  Master  of  Science  Degree  in 
Education  to  two  at  the  summer  school  commencement 
exercises  on  August  10.  Dr.  Francis  G.  Lankford  awarded 
the  M.A.  degree  in  Education  to  James  Harold  Anderson, 
Pamplin;  Audrey  Davis  Carr,  '47,  \\'indsor;  ^Marshall 
Greathead,  '24,  '39,  Norfolk;  Mrs.  Virginia  Fitzgerald 
Jordan,  Blackstone;  Earl  J.  Smith,  Jr..  Pamplin;  Mrs. 
Ruth  H.  Taliaferro,  Harrisonburg;  and  John  Earl  Wood, 
of  Pamplin. 

John  Edward  Huegel,  '52  of  Danville,  and  Mrs.  Marie 
Gwartney  Lucy,  of  Blackstone  received  the  Master  of 
Science  in  Education. 

The  Bachelor  of  Science  Degree  in  Elementary  Educa- 
tion was  awarded  to  Welma  Wilck  Boggs,  '24,  Bumpass; 
.\nn  Blair  Brown,  4Sx,  Arlington;  Barbara  Ann  Burnside, 
Richmond;  Dorothy  Bagby  Canada,  '36,  Pamplin;  Marie 
Carter,  Semora,  N.C.;  Barbara  Carter  and  Mrs.  Ealise 
Braun  Carter,  both  of  Norfolk;  Maude  Moseley  Cook, 
17x,  LaCrosse;  Carrie  Hale  Dickerson,  Ellerson;  and 
Martha  Elder,  Randolph. 

Also  receiving  this  degree  were  Alarie  Cardwell  Foster 
'40,  Lynchburg;  Margaret  Barrett  Knowles,  '26x,  Suffolk; 
Imogene  McCutcheon  and  Russie  McCutcheon  '31,  both  of 
(Continued  on  page  19) 


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Alumnae  Magazine 


GRANDDAUGHTER'S  CLUB 


The  maiden  name  of  the  mother  follows  the  student's  name.     From  left  to  right, 


first  row : 

Shirley  Grizzard  (Edith  Richardson  '29)  ;  Julia  Grey 
Wallace  (Margaret  Barham  '27);  Shirley  Lucy 
(Alice  Michael,  ent  '25)  ;  Jackie  Green  (Evelyn 
Hudson,  ent  '24)  ;  Betty  Rawls  (Edith  Daughtrey, 
ent  '11). 

second  row : 

Nancy  Knight  (Rosa  Townes  '26)  ;  Joyce  Pendleton 
(Fern  Randolph,  ent  '25);  Betty  Spivey  (Victoria 
Gwaltney  '28)  ;  Betty  Sue  Barhee  (Mamie  Daniel 
'26);  Cornelia  Anne  Batte  (Hazel  Poarch  '29); 
Helen  Jean  Young  (Helen  Glenn  '24)  ;  Ella  Gray 
(Edith  Estep  '20)  ;  Ann  Wallace  (Robbie  Lee  Raney 
'19)  ;  Elizabeth  Nichols  (Eunice  Hod.ges,  ent  '16)  ; 
Nancy  Knowles  (Margaret  Barrett  Knowles  '26, 
'57)  ;  Agnes  Lowry  (Agnes  Meredith,  ent  '28). 

third  row : 

Sara  IVendcnbnrg  McRee  (Sara  Fox  '25)  ;  Jane 
Railey  (Carrie  Worrell,  ent  '27)  ;  Katherine  Key 
(Veta  Martin  '24)  ;  Nancy  Allen  (Cleo  Belle  Cog- 
gin  '28)  ;  Rebecca  McGrath  (Rebecca  Gillette  '37)  ; 
Ann  Scott  (Maud  Raiford,  ent  '22)  ;  Sylvia  Cogville 
(Zelma  Echols,  ent  '38)  ;  Jackie  Waller  (Rosa  Hunt, 


ent  '(13 — grandmother )  ;  Evelyn  Roache  ( Bessie 
Barksdale,  ent  '2b)  ;  Mary  Helen  Jones  (Mary  Hazel 
McMillan  '31)  ;  Minnie  L.  Dean  (Yates  Crowder 
'29)  ;  Felecia  Elliott  (Betty  Carroll  Lazenby,  ent 
'26)  ;  Dorothy  Marshall  (Florence  Nash,  ent  '24)  ; 
Lou  Gvvyn  Roark  ( Glenna  Snead,  ent  '23 )  ;  Emily 
Johnson  (Louise  Barksdale,  ent  '31)  ;  Beverly  Gas- 
kins  (Bessie  Land,  ent  '24);  Helen  Rilee  ( Chloe 
Snow,  ent  '05 — grandmother)  ;  Eileen  Cahill  (Mar- 
tha Stine,  ent  '33). 

new  m.embers,  not  pictured  : 

Martha  Clark  ( Sue  Wooding,  ent  '33 )  ;  Betty  Jo 
Cook  (Josie  Spencer  '33)  ;  Anne  Edmunds  (Anne 
Johnson  '36)  ;  Sharon  Fosciue  (Gladys  Phillips  '25)  ; 
Faye  Garrett  (Lottie  Di.von  Garrett  '33,  '54)  ;  Freida 
Hamlet  (Virginia  Dickerson  '34)  ;  Lyn  Madrin  (Eva 
Pozvers  Madrin  '21,  '50)  ;  Virginia  Lee  Mills  (Vir- 
ginia Marchant  '33)  ;  Carolyn  Mottley  (Thelma  Gar- 
rett '29)  ;  Sara  Oliver  (Eureka  Oliver  Wenner  '19, 
'28 — grandmother)  ;  Nancy  Strickler  (Dorothy  Bald- 
zvin  Spencer  '29)  ;  Tae  Wamsley  (Margaret  Hiner* 
'14 — grandmother)  ;  Claudia  Whipple  (Lucy  T.  Bid- 
good*,  ent  '8(5 — grandmother;  Claudia  Fleming  '30)  ; 
Patricia  Wilmoth  (Ethel  Gish,  ent  '20). 

* — deceased 


November,  1957 


21 


Your  Alumnae  President  Reports 


by  Elsie  Stossel,  President 


In  this  issue  of  tlie  Alumnae  Bulletin  it  is  our  pleasure 
to  greet  Long^vood  Alumnae  everywhere  and  to  give  special 
greetings  to  our  hrand  new  alumnae — the  1957  graduates. 
We  hope  that  man}-  of  you  will  be  Ijack  for  the  Founders 
Day  celebration  on  March  15,  1Q5S,  and  that  you  are 
already  activel}'  taking  jjart  in  the  alumnae  activities  of 
}our  communities. 

During  the  past  Acar  the  Executive  Board  has  transacted 
much  business  that  should  be  of  interest  to  all  Longwood 
Alumnae.  The  tributes  to  Ruth  Harding  Coyner  and  to 
Mary  CIa\'  Hiner,  and  the  support  of  the  newlv  established 
Longwood  Institute  of  Southern  Culture  are  of  such  spe- 
cial interest  that  they  deserve  separate  articles  which  you 
will  lind  elsewhere  in  this  bulletin. 

The  budget  passed  by  the  Board  at  its  May  meeting 
made  the  Alumnae  Association  responsible  for  much  more 
of  its  own  financing  than  it  has  been  in  the  jjast.  This 
bulletin,  for  the  first  time,  is  being  pul)lished  entirely 
by  funds  from  the  association.  Now  the  college  can  use 
money  that  it  had  formerly  alloted  to  the  bulletin  for  more 
direct  services  for  the  students.  Previously  the  college 
has  paid  half  the  salary  of  the  alumnae  secretary,  and 
of  one  student  assistant.  \\'e  are  now  paying  all  our  staft' 
salaries,  which  is  as  it  should  be.  We  are  still  reh'ing 
on  the  college,  however,  for  maintenance  of  the  Alumnae 
House,  including  heat  and  water.  A  glance  at  the  Ijudget 
(see  page  12)  shows  that  it  is  necessary  to  de|)end 
more  heavily  than  we  have  in  the  past  on  our  alumnae 
contributions  for  other  projects.  We  feel  that  the  alumnae 
would  want  its  association  to  be  self-supporting  and  will 
contribute  to  that  end — generously.  The  major  purpose 
of  an  Alumnae  Association  is  to  serve  the  college.  \A  e  do 
not  want  to  do  less  for  our  Alma  Mater  than  has  been 
done  in  the  past. 

Since  most  of  the  work  of  the  Alumnae  Association  is 
done  by  standing  committees  you  might  be  interested  in 
knowing  who  your  committee  members  are.  Our  consti- 
tution lays  down  strict  rules  in  the  forming  of  committees. 

It  rec|uires  that  certain  officers  and  board  members  be 
on  specific  committees. 

I.    Alumnae  Fund — Dorothy  Diehl,  Chairman;  Virgilia 
I.  Bugg. 
II.    Chapter   Organization — Virginia    ^^  all.    Chairman; 
Frances  Horton;  Emily  Johnson. 
III.    Publications — Elizabeth  Shiplett   Jones,   Chairman; 
Helen  Draper;  Ray  Merchent;  Pat   Tuggle  Miller; 
and  Sammy  Scott. 
IV.    Snack  Bar — Helen   Costan   and   Rosemary   Howell, 
Co-Chairmen;    Elizabeth    Shiplett    Jones;    and    Dr. 
Francis  G.  Lankford. 


V.  Alumnae  House — Maria  Bristow  Starke,  Chairman; 
M}rtle  Dunton  Curtis;  Bessie  Carter  Taylor;  Ruth 
Harding  Coyner;  Carrie  Spencer;  Elizabeth  Ship- 
lett Jones;  and  Dr.  Lankford. 
\l.  Constitution — Virginia  McLean  Pharr,  Chairman; 
Mar}'  Clay  Hiner;  Ada  Bierbower. 

To  make  it  possible  for  more  alumnae  to  have  a  share 
in  the  work  of  the  association  an  elected  representative  of 
each  graduating  class  will  serve  on  the  Board  for  a  period 
of  four  years  after  graduation.  This  amendment  to  the 
constitution  was  passed  at  the  last  Founders  Day  meeting. 
It  will  lie  good  to  have  those  who  are  still  close  to  the 
.students  and  can  bring  their  ideas  to  our  board  meetings. 

\\'e  luive  l_)een  so  fortunate  to  have  had  ^'irginia  McLean 
Pharr  as  our  E.xccutive  Secretary  and  it  is  with  deep  regret 
that  we  announce  her  resignation.  Her  husband  has  ac- 
cepted a  new  position  and  they  moved  to  Richmond  this 
past  August.  She  is  such  a  capable  person  and  her  work 
has  been  done  so  efficiently  that  we  shall  miss  her  greatly 
in  the  Alumnae  Office.  We  are  glad  that  Ginny  will 
remain  on  the  Board  for  two  years  and  that  we  can  still 
look  forward  to  her  services  in  that  capacitv. 

Our  new  Alumnae  Secretary  is  Elizabeth  Shiplett  Jones. 
She  assumed  the  duties  of  the  office  on  September  1.  We 
feel  fortunate  in  having  Mrs.  Jones  with  us  and  know- 
that  the  alumnae  will  look  forward  to  greeting  her  as 
the}'  visit  the  office  during  the  •\ear  and  return  to  Founders 
Day. 

A  c(;nimittee  is  now  studying  the  possibilit}'  of  having 
the  reunion  classes  in  a  different  order.  Our  present  sys- 
tem is  to  have  reunions  ever}'  five  years.  Would  you  be 
interested  in  having  three  consecutive  classes  return  for 
a  reunion  the  same  }'ear,  such  as  1950,  1951,  and  1952? 
Vour  reunion  would  then  bring  you  back  with  those  who 
were  in  college  at  the  same  time  you  were,  although  in  a 
different  class.  This  will  be  an  item  of  business  at  our 
March  meeting  when  the  committee  will  report  on  its  find- 
ings. 

Start   making  plans  now  to  join   }'our   friends  here   at 
Founders  Day  on  March  15.     I  hope  to  have  the  pleasure 
•  of  meeting  many  of  you  at  that  time. 

TRIBUTE  TO  A  TEACHER 

iCoiitiiuied  from  pcige  5) 
Preserve  this  memorial  through  the  years.  The  value 
of  memories  is  in  the  visions  they  invoke  and  the  spirit 
for  new  tasks  which  they  inspire.  And  now  a  closing 
word  of  appreciation  for  the  privilege  of  being  here  today 
and  of  participating  in  this  affectionate  tribute  to  a  splen- 
did teacher  and  a  gallant  soul. 


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Alumnae  Magazine 


SEVENTY-FOURTH  FOUNDERS  DAY 

March   15,  1958 

TENTATIVE  PROGRAM 

Friday,  AIarch   14 

3  to  6  P.M.  and  7  to  9  P.M.  Registration  for  Room — Rotunda 
Saturday,  IMarch  15 

8:15  to  10:15   A.M.  Registration  for  Room — Rotunda 

9:15   .\.M.  Coffee,  Alumnae  House,  Farm\ille  .\lumnae  Chapter,  Hostess 

10:50   xA.M,  Alumnae-Student  Program — Jarman  .Auditorium 

12:45   P.M.  Luncheon— College  Dining  Hall 

2:00   P.M.  Alumnae   Business  Meeting 

4:00  to  5:00  P.M.  Open  House — President's  Home,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Lankford 

6:50  P.M.  Supper— College  Dining  Hall 

8:00  P.^I.  Spring  Pla)' — Long\vood  Pla}-ers 

Classes  holding  reunions  this  .vear  will  be:     '93,  '98,  '03,  '08,  '13,  '18,  '23,  '28,  '33,  '38,  '43,  '48,  and  '53. 

Longwood  is  hajipy  to  welcome  all  .Alumnae  back  on  Founders  Day.     You  are  requested  to  return  the  following  reser- 
vation slip  even  if  you  are  coming  just  for  the  da\-  Saturday.     Please  check  all  functions  you  will  attend. 


19S7    RESERVATION    FORM 
Please  fill  in  and  return  to  the  Alumnae  Office  before  MARCH   10 


Married,  last  na 


Address 


I  sliall  arrive  for  Founders  Day  on 


I  should  like  a  reservation  at  the  College  for  the  following  nights 
n  I  should  like  to  room  with  


n  I  do  not  wish  a  room  reserved  as   I'm  visiting  a  student  in  college  . 


I  expect  to  attend  the  following  :     Coffee ,  Luncheon  ,  Tea Entertaiimient  . 

REGISTRATION    FEE — $1.00 

(Check  may  be  enclosed  with  this  form,  or  fee  may  be  paid  at  Registration  Desk) 

The  cost  of  the  Founders  Day  Luncheon  is  included  in  the  Registration  Fee. 

A  charge  for  other  meals  is  made  at  the  following  rates :  breakfast,  fifty  cents ;  lunch,  sixty  cents ;  and  dinner,  seventy-five  cents. 

November,  1957  2S 


About  Your  Candidates 


For  First  Vice-President — Frances  Sale  Lvle,  '37,  of 
Danville  leads  an  active  life  in  civic  and  church  affairs. 
She  has  served  as  president  of  her  local  P.T.A.  and  Garden 
Club,  teaches  leadership  classes  in  her  church,  serves  on 
the  Girl  Scout  Area  Board,  the  City  Mental  Health  Board, 
and  the  Board  of  Church  Homes  for  Children.  She  and 
her  husband,  a  tobacconist,  have  two  children,  a  boy  and 
a  ffirl.    Frances  has  also  done  i2;raduate  work. 


For  Second.  Vice  President — Maria  Jackson,  '52,  honor 
graduate  of  1952,  and  outstanding  leader  in  extracurricular 
activities,  is  teaching  in  Richmond.  Maria,  whose  home 
town  is  Lexington,  was  awarded  the  Fulbright  exchange 
scholarship  and  studied  in  France  for  the  academic  year, 
1952-53.  She  has  continued  her  studies  at  the  University 
of  Virginia. 


For  Director — Nancy  Harrison  McLaughlin,  graduate 
of  19._i4,  lives  in  Woodberry  Forest.  Her  husband  is  a 
teacher  and  coach  at  Woodberry  Forest.  They  have  a  son 
and  a  daughter,  both  high  school  students.  Nancy  is 
vice-president  of  her  Woman's  Club,  and  chairman  of  a 
church  circle.  She  and  her  family  spend  their  summers  at 
Camp  Briar  Hills,  betw-een  Lexington  and  Staunton, 
where  her  husband  is  director,  and  Nancy  serves  as  camp 
matron. 


MAKE  NOMINATIONS 


Please  help  the  nominating  committee  Ijy  sending  in 
your  suggestions  for  president  and  two  directors,  to  be 
elected  next  year.  These  suggestions  should  be  sent  in  by 
yiay  1,  19SS.  Also,  the  constitution  states  that  any  ten 
alumnae  in  good  standing  may  send  in  a  nomination.  H 
received  in  writing  by  August  1,  it  will  be  printed  on  the 
ballot. 


Read   about  your  condidafes,  above,   before  you  vote! 


BE  SURE  TO  VOTE  AND  RETURN  THE  BALLOT  BEFORE 
MARCH  15,   1958 


BALLOT 


TIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT  (vote  for  one) 
Frances  Sale  L)'le,  '27 

SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT  (vote  for  one) 
Maria  Jackson,  '52 

DIRECTOR  (vote  for  one) 

Nancy  Harrison  McLaughlin,  '34 


NOMINATING  COMMITTEE  (vote  for  three) 
Mary  Tyler  Baker  Baber,  '23,  '56,  Cartersville 

*    Katherine  Gilbert,  '18,  '54,  Lynchburg 

Kitty  Hatch  Whitfield,  '27,  Farmville 

Ruth  Love  Palmer,  "27,  Green  Bay 

. Clara  Nottingham  Baldwin,  '39,  Farmville 

Mildred  Ragsdale  Jackson,  '25,  '56,  Lexington 


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Alumnae  Magazine 


1957  HONOR  ROLL 


Contributors  for  the  year  are  listed  by  classes.  By  vote  of  the  Executive  Board  the  fiscal  year  of  the  Association  has 
been  changed  to  coincide  with  that  of  the  College,  July  1-June  30.  Any  contributions  received  after  June  30  will 
appear  on  next  year's  Honor  Roll. 


Carrie  Brightwell  Hopkii 
Mary  Louise  McKinney 


18S7 
Katherine  Wicker 


Margaret  Meaghe 


1892 
May  Boswell  Gordon 
Louise  Twelvetrees  Hamlet 

1893 
Ada  Mapp  Guerrant 
Bessie  Turner 
Isabel  Wicker 

1894 
Mabyn  Branch  Simpson 
Pearle  Cunningham  Boyle 
Sarah  Ferguson  Thomas 
Florine  Hunt  Fowler 
Janie  Staples  Cfaappell 

1895 
Stisie  Fulks  Williams 
Man-  Sue  Raney  Short 
Linwood  Stubbs 

1896 
Rosaline  Bland 
Myrtle  Brown 
Amelia  Holland  Jones 
Elizabeth  Smithson  Morris 
Eubie  Venable 
Maude  Wicker* 

1897 
Sallie  Dix  Floyd  Bell 
Martha  Mason  Kennerly* 

Given  in  her  memory  by  Mrs.   E. 

J.  Deckman  and  Mrs.  C.  F.  Burke. 

Given  in  her  memory  by  Mr.  and 

Mrs.    Patrick    A.    Powell 
Emma  LeCato  Eichelberger 
Zillah  Mapp  Winn 
Mary  Massenburg  Hardy* 

Given  in  her  memory  by  Elsie  R. 

Hardy  '31 
Kate  Spain  Powell* 

Given    in    her    memory    by    Zillah 

Mapp    Winn    and    Emma    LeCato 

Eichelberger 

1898 
Annie  H.  Cunningham 
Laura  Harris  Hines 
Charlotte  McKinney  Gash 
Belle  Mears  Miller 


1899 
Martha  (Pat)  Featherston 
Matilda  Jones  Plumley 
Ruby  Leigh  Orgain 
Nelly  C.  Preston 

1900 
Margaret  Goode  Moore 
Ella  Houpt 
Ida  Howard  Chiles 
Annie  Pollard  BeaUe 

1901 
Emma  J.  Barnes 
Jessie  Cox  Locke 
Mary  E.  Denny 
Beulah  Finke  Horn 
Maude  Foster  Gill 
Julia  Harris  Butterworth 
Elizabeth  Palmer  Saunders 
Elizabeth  C.  Pinner 
Edith  Steigleder  Robinson 
Frances  White  Martins 


STATISTICS 

Nuinher  of  Alumnae  contacted 8,943 

Xuinber  of  Alumnae  who  contributed 1,27U 

Amount    Contributed $6,570.45 

To    Alumnae    House $1,680.00 

To  Unrestricted  Fund $4,890.45 


Georgie  Biyan  Hutt* 
Cora  Lee  Cole  Smith 
Rose  Lee  Dexter 
Mary  Power  Farthing 
Carrie  Goode  Bugg 
Claudine  L.  Kizer 
Frances  Y.  Smith 
Katherine  Vaughan  Farrar 

1903 
Ruth  Clendening  Gaver 
Mildred  D.  Cook 
Mary  Frayser  McGehee 
Martha  Goggin  Woodson 
Emma  Greer 
Grace  B.  Holmes 
Lena  Marshall  Carter 
Anna  C.  Paxton 
Mary  Henry  Shackleford  Mattox 
Grace  Warren  RoweU 
Mary  S.  Yonge 

1904 
Bessie  Blackmore  Morgan 
Mary  Lou  Campbell  Graham 
Inez  Clary  McGeorge 
Marie  Etlieridge  Bratten 
Jessie  V.  Finke 
Blanche  Gilbert 
Mary  Frances  Gray  Munroe 
Gertrude  Griffin  Billingsley 
Eva  Heterick  Warren 
Mary  Clay  Hiner 
Fannie  Hodnett  Moses 
Jemima  Hurt 

Bessie  McGeorge  Gwathmey 
Carrie  McGeorge  Burke 
Hallie  Miller  Hart 
Ella  V.  Moore  Rector 
Bettie  Murfee  Ray 
Mary  Littlepage  Powers  Kearney 
Alda  Reynolds  Smith 
Lottie  Wood  Snead  Grimes 
Scotia  Stark  Haggerty 
Carrie  Sutherlin 

1905 
Maud  Anderson  Soyara 
Maud  Chernault  Yeaman' 
Susie  Chilton  Palmer 
Maria  Cocke  Talcott 
Janie  Crute  Traywick 
Mary  French  Day  Parker 
Edith  Leigh  Dickey  Morris 
Mary  Ewell  Hundley 
Georgie  R.  Gravely 
Katharine  Grayson  Reid 
Willie  Hodges  Booth 
Lucy  Manson  Simpson 
Mary  Sue  Moore  Bearaan 
Maude  Newcomb  Batte 
Alice  Paulett  Creyke 
Ursula  Tuck  Buckley 
Alice  Ware  Eubank 
Frances  R.  Wolfe 
Clair  Woodruff  Bugg 

1906 
Merle  Abbott  Kirk 
Louise  Adams  Armstrong 
Dessie  Bailey  Minor 
Isa  McKay  Compton 
Carrie  M.  Dungan 
Henrietta  C.  Dunlap 
Elise  Holland  Perkins 
Bess  Howard  Jenrette 
Florence  L.  Ingram 
NeU  D.  Ingram 
Elizabeth  B.  Kizer 
Virginia  Nelson  Hinman 
Virginia  Nunn  Williams 


Estelle  Price 
DeBerniere  Smith  Grey 
Angela  Tinslev  Dillard 
Pearle  Vaughan  Childrey 
Pauline  Williamson 

1907 
Gertrude  Davidson  Higginbotham 
Olivia  Dowdy  Overton 
Louise  Farinholt  Cottrell 
Belle  Gilliam  Marshall 
Bei-yl  Morris  Flannagan 
Lucy  Rice  English 
Leonora  Rvland  Dew 
Marj-  Schofield  Watkins 
Louise  Semones 
Clara  Smith  Stoneburner 
Mary  V.  Steger 
Virginia  Stubblefield 
Eleanor  Wiatt  DuVal 
Mattie  S.  WiUis 

1908 
Jennie  Bailey  Dale 
Virginia  Blanton  Hanbury 
Mattie  Bowles  Black 
Belle  Burke 
Clara  Burrus  Fvazer 
Julia  Forbes  Thornton 
Virginia  Garrison  Williams 
Grace  Graham  Beville 
Georgeanna  Newby  Page 
Mildred  T.  Price 
Ahna  Taylor  Fincham 
Lockett  Walton  Marshall 
Vedah  May  Watson  Dressier 

1909 
Annie  Bidgood  Wood 
Minnie  Blanton  Button 
Alice  Carter 

Carrie  Caruthers  Johnson 
Zula  Cutchins 
Mai-y  P.  Dui)uy 
Mattie  Bell  Fretwell* 
Evelyn  Hamner 
Chess  Hardbarger 
Natalie  Hardy  Graham 
Isabelle  Harrison 
Mamie  Jones  Johnson 
Countess  Muse  Bareford 
Antoinette  Nidermaier  Phipps 
Blanche  Nidermaier  Vermillion 
Mary  Perkins  Fletcher 
Kate  Perry 
Florence  Rawlings 
Frances  Stoner  Binns 
Virginia  Tinsley 


Flo 


1910 
■  Conkling 


Ruby  Berger 
Millian  Brooke  Walker 
Mary  V.  Brooking  Savedge 
Emily  Firth  Smith 
Estelle  HaU  Dalton 
Julia  Johnson  Davis 
Mary  Hester  Jones  Alphin 
Willie  Moorman  Morgan 
Hattie  Robertson  Jarratt 
Maud  Rogers  Rynex 
Caroline  Roper  White 
Mary  Elizabeth  Taylor  Clark 
Emily  Ward  McLean* 

Given    in    her    memory    by    Ruth 

Ward   Sadler 

1911 
Mary  Alice  Anderson  Campbell 
Carrie  Lee  BeU  Elbert 
Pearl  Berger  Tumbull 


Sue  B.  Cook  Booker 

Lucile  Cousins  James 

Nelle  Fitzpatrick  Jordan 

Mai-y  Gladys  Garnett  Morris 

Elizabeth  Hatch  Pettit 

Emily  W.  Johnson 

Violet  Marshall  MUIer 

Nell  Maupin 

Effle  Milligan 

Rebekah  Peck 

Lucy  Phelps 

Irma  Phillips  Wallace 

Ruth  Shepard  Forbes 

Lucy  Cabell  Steptoe 

Sarah  Virginia  Stuait  Groves 

Anne  P.  Thom 

Vera  Tignor  Sandidge 

Lucille  Watson  Ro.se 

Iva  Wilkerson  Etheridge 

Elsie  E.  Wilson 

Effie  Belle  Wrenn  Parhani 

1912 
Mary  W.  Anderson  Latham 
Hattie  Ashe 

Sallie  Blankenship  Adams 
Jean  Boatwright  Goodman 
Irene  E.  Briggs 
Agnes  Burger  Williams 
Aletha  Burroughs  Dodd 
Leta  R.  Christian 
Lettie  Cox  Laughon 
Louise  Davis  Thacker 
Elizabeth  Hawthorne  Lueck 
Martha  Johnston  Rodrigues 
Amelie  Jones  Garrison 
Amenta  Matthews  Crabill 
Pearl  D.  Matthews 
Annie  Moring  Fallwell 
Louise  Poindexter 
Annie  Belle  Robertson  Paul 
Lelia  E.  Robertson 
Annie  L.  Summers 
Thurzetta  Thomas  Ross 
Ruth  Ward  Sadler 
Anne  Wilkinson  Cox 
Edith  Willis  Reed 
Lillian  L.  Wilson 

1913 
Ethel  Abbitt  Burke 
Preston  Ambler 
Eva  Anderson  Grimes 
Kathleen  Barnett  Fringer 
Ada  R.  Bierbower 
Margaret  Boatwright  Mclntyre 
Florence  Boston  Decker 
Virgilia  Bugg 
Minnie  Butler  Albright 
Sallie  Chew  Leslie 
Bailie  Wilson  Daughtrey 
Margaret  Garnett  Trim 
Elsie  Gay  Wilbourn 
Ruth  Harding  Coyner 
Wanda  Harkrader  Darden 
Winnie  Hiner 
Bertha  M.  Hunt 
Annie  Warren  Jones  Starritt 
Nena  Lochridge  Sexton 
Alice  Martin  Horgan 
Jennie  Martin  Purdum 
Gertrude  Martin  Welch 
Annie  Moss  McCIure 
Annie  Lee  Myers  Williams 
Katherine  Ragsdale  Brent 
Hallie  Rodes  Willberger 
Mary  Sterling  Smith 
Eileen  Spaulding  O'Brien 
Annie  Tignor 

1914 
Maria  Bristow  Starke 
Bessie  Bucher  Pike 
Alice  Dadmun  Murphy 
Lockey  Delp  Rector 
Mary  Dornin  Stant 
Esther  Brooke  Ford  Macatee 
Ethel  Fox  Hirst 
Carrie  Galusha  Mcllwaine 
Hattie  S.  Hall 
Lucy  Heath  Sheriill 
Pearl  Henley  Jones 
Meta  Jordan  Woods 
Lila  McGehee  Vreeland 
Juanita  Manning  Harper 
Mary  Susan  Minton  Reynolds 
Grace  St.  C.  Moorman 
Eleanor  Parrott  Hutcheson 
Alma  Thomas 


November,  1957 


25 


Mary  O.  TreviUian  Grice 
Lillian  Trotter  Bradley 
Mary  Louise  Tvus  Baicy 
Sadie  Upson  Stiff 
Elizabeth  Wall  Ward 
Emma  Ruth  Webb  Watkins 
Josephine  White 

1915 
Lucy  D.  Allen 
Selma  Batten  Miller 
Lula  Berger  Terry 
Mary  Simmons  Berger 
CaUie  Bolton  Tyler 
Mildred  Booker  Dillard 
Barbara  Brittain  St.  Clair 
Mary  Elizabeth  Codd  Parker 
Olivia  Compton 
Martha  Drumeller 
Elizabeth  Ewald  Liveley 
Francis  I.  Goldman 
Olive  Harris  Kydd 
Mary  Catherine  Hill  Shepherd 
Carey  Jeter  Finley 
Christine  MacKan  Walke 
Nellie  W.  Nance 
Sallie  Perkins  Oast 
Anna  Spitler  Booton 
Josephine  Wayts  Howdershell 
Margaret  Zernow  Shawver 

1916 
Margaret  Barnard  Cassidy 
Marcella  Barnes  Newell 
Marv  Catlett  Kelloge 
Mae  Cox  Wilson 
Myrtle  Dunton  Curtis 
Pearl  Ellett  Crowgey 
Louise  Fletcher 
Annie  Sue  Fulton  Clark 
Louise  Fulton 
Brenda  Griffin  Doggett 
Josie  Guy  Yonce 
Elizabeth  Jarman  Hardy 
Nancy  E.  Lewis 
Dixie  McCabe  Hairston 
Mary  Norris  McCabe 
Mabel  L.  Prince 
Mary  Russell  Piggott 
Ruth  Russell  Westover 
Alice  Smith  Starke 
Lillian  Todd 
Anne  Tucker  Bradshaw 
Gilliam  Walker  Lamond 
Virginia  Watkins  Douglas 
Lucile  Woodson  Nicholson 

1917 
Elsie  Bagby  Butt 
Ruth  Blanton  Wood 
Kathleen  Bondurant  Wilson 
Fannie  Brooke  Weld 
Annie  Davis  Shelburne 
Bertha  Dolan  Cox 
Lee  Drumeller  Vought 
Louis  Drumeller  East 
Lucille  Geddy  Crutcher 
Marv  Hester  Wiedemer 
Ruth  Howard  Wilson 
Louise  Layne  Shearer 
Annie  H.  Loving  Page 
Rose  Meister 

Florence  Middleton  Crockett 
Clara  Pearson  Durham 
Ruby  Sledd  Jones 
Gladys  Tucker  Rollins 
Louise  Vaden  Threlkeold 
Grace  Walker  Welsh 
Martha  Watson  Hamilton 

1918 
Katherine  Anderson  Maddox 
Vernah  Collie  Williams 
Nora  Edmunds  Richardson 
Katherine  Field  Campbell 
Helen  S.  Harris 
Rille  Harris  Malone 
Ruth  Harris 
Florence  Hunt  Fulwiler 
Nola  Johnson  Bell 
Edna  Kent  Tilman 
Ernestine  McClung  Rice 
Kathleen  Moorman 
Mary  Noel  Hock 
Lela  O'Neal  Scott 

Degree  1919 
Shannon  Morton 
Catharine  Riddle 

Diploma  1919 
Katherine  Armstrong  Watkins 
Martha  Armstrong  Robertson 
Sally  Barlow  Smith 
Janice  Bland 
Mabel  Boteler  Kishpaugh 
Bettie  Carter  Bell 
Olive  Ferguson  Rives 

♦deceased 


Vivian  Glazebrook 
Elvira  H.  Jones 
Jean  Morris 
Frances  L.  Murphy 
Nancy  Pendleton  Godsey 
Mvrtle  Reveley  Brown 
Grace  Richardson  Fletcher 
E.  Margaret  Rogei-s 
Lily  Sanderson  Rice 

Degree  1920 
Ethel  Gildersleeve 

Diploma  1920 
Bettie  Sue  Bailey  Barnes 
Gladys  Camper  Moss 
Emily  L.  Clark 
Verliner  Crawley 
R.  Elfreth  Friend  Shelburne 
Kathleen  Gilliam  Smith 
Janet  Hedgepeth  Jones 
Katherine  Krebs  Kearsly 
Gertrude  Lash  Asher 
Elizabeth  Leech  Whitehurst 


Wil 


Mil 


'  A.  Rew  Mapp 
Portia  Lee  Spencer 
Louise  Trotter  Wooten 


Helen  Draper 

Katherine  Stallard  Washingto 

Diploma  1921 
Irene  Anderson  Turner 
Jane  Bacon  Lacy 
Grace  Bargamin  Bohannon 
Sallie  Barksdale  Hargrett 
Sue  Brown  Harrison 
Flora  Clingenpeel  Patterson 
Irene  Fowlkes  Sours 
Justine  Gibson  Patton 
Dora  Jett  Mabie 
Frances  MacKan  Adams 
Ruby  Paulett  Omohundro 
Dorothy  Wells  Greve 
Coralie  Woolridge 
Thelma  Yost  Lehmann 

Diploma  1922 
Hilda  Baldwin  Hix 
Helen  Black  Gibson 
Lillian  Bristow  Trevvett 
Catherine  Brooking  Priddy 
Latawanna  Couk  Moring 
Mary  Virginia  Elliott  D< 
Madeline  FitzGerald  Hess 
Alise  Harris  Rahily 
Gertrude  Lytton  Barnes 
Nettie  McNulty  Oertly 
Sarah  Moore 
Lucille  Rash  Rooke 
Mary  Christine  Reid  Ander 
Mary  S.  Simmons 
Lily  Thornhill  Reams 
Clotilda  Waddell  Hiden 
Lorena  Wilcox  Leath 
Lillian  Williams  Tui-pin 
Gwendolyn  Wright  Kraeme 

Degree  1923 
Gladys  Bingham  Woodson 
Mary  George  Bolen 
Theresa  Evans  Craft 
Laura  Holland  Bowen 
Anne  Meredith  Jeffers 
Mary  Nichols 
Marjorie  S.  Thompson 
Lois  Williams 
Pearle  Young  Culross 


Diploma  1923 
Doris  Beale  Kilmartin 
Edna  Blanton  Smith 
Genevieve  Bonnewell  Altwegg 
Pauline  Chapman  Ramsey 
Elizabeth  Coleman  Echols 
Louise  Day  Gibson 
Lillian  Griffin  Turner 
Bernice  Johnson  Svkes 
Margaret  Kite  Sii 


■  Par 


Ka 


Janie  Potter  Hanes 

Nina  Quarles  Cunningham 

Sallie  R.  Rives 

Bettie  Shepard  Hammond 

Louise  A.  Stephenson 

Sallie  Woodard  Pate 

Degree  1924 
Christine  Armstrong  Jones 
Agnes  Baptist  Hamblen 
Emily  S.  Calcott 
Dorothy  Diehl 
Ethel  Gish  Wilmoth 
Roberta  Hodgkin  Casteen 
Belle  Oliver  Hart 


Pauline  Timberlake  Wiley 
Louise  Wiley  Mottley 
Edna  Mae  Wilkinson 

Diploma  1924 
Louise  Bates  Chase 
Louise  Bland  Morgan 
Reva  Blankenbaker  Holden 
Susan  F.  Brown  Graham 
Marshall  Greathead 
Gladys  GrifHn  Jeter 


Be 


•  Ha 


Mabel  Mays  Scott 
Aleen  Mundv  Johnston 
Myrtle  Price  Thomas 
Julia  Reid  Grumpier 
Winnie  Sutherland 
Ruth  Winer  Brown 

Degree  1925 
Dorothy  Askew  Gayle 
Mary  Ellen  Bowles  Yates 
Mar>'  Haskins  Ferguson 
MaiT  E.  Peck 

Mary  Rives  Richardson  Lancaster 
Lucile  Walton 
Jean  West 

Diploma  1925 
Elizabeth  Ballagh 
Blanche  Craig  Garbee 
Elizabeth  Crowe  White 
Mabel  Edwards  Hines 
Lucile  Franklin  Richardson 
Katherine  Goode 
Martha  Hinch  Marlev 
Virginia  Hunter  Marshall 
Emily  Lawrence  Hofler 
Hattie  Lythgoe  Gwinn 
Eva  McKennev  Guvnn 
Alma  Matthews  Vaughan 
Dorothy  Rawles  Parker 
Sue  Roper  Pace 
Berta  A.  Thompson 
Ruth  Tinslev  Arthur 
Frances  White 

Degree  1926 
Laura  Anderson  Moss 
Cassie  Baldwin 
Margaret  Barrett  Knowles 
Elizabeth  Bugg  Hughes 
Selina  Hindle 
Ruth  Jennings  Adams 
Gladys  Moses  McAllister 
Lilian  Nunn 
Sue  Puckett  Lush 
Fannie  Belle  Shorter 
Ann  Smith  Greene 
Katherine  Trent 
Martina  Willis 
Thelma  Woolfolk  Monagon 
Lucille  Wright  Eberwine 

Diploma  1926 
Mildred  Amorv  Heptinstall 
Evelyn  Bell 

Jessie  Bennett  Thompson 
Mary  Anna  Billups 
Mae  Carleton  Peck 
Sarah  Virginia  Hall  Kent 
Esther  Love  Roane 
Catherine  Moffitt  Walters 
Mary  Thelma  Thomas  White 

Degree  1927 
Grace  Chambers  Feinthel 
Edith  Cornwell  Garrabrandt 
Virginia  Fitzpatrick  Harper 
Daphne  Gilliam  Wool 
Virginia  Graves  Krebs 
Rosalind  Harrell  White 
Elva  Hedly  DeLaBarre 
Elizabeth  Hopkins  Wagner 
Virginia  Minter  Coleman 
Virginia  Potts  Redhead 
Louise  Pruden  Apperson 
Louise,  Richardson  Lacy 
Frances  Sale  Lyle 
Carrie  Spencer 
Mildred  Spindle 
Helen  H.  Thomas 
Ola  Thomas  Adams 
Virginia  Vincent  SafTelle 
Margaret  Watkins  Bridgeforth 
Orline  Wilson  White 

Diploma  1927 
Margaret  Barham  Wallace 
Elise  Daughtrey  Godfrey 
Sara  Doll  Burgess 
Rebecca  Driskill  Wilkerson 
Louise  Duke 
Louise  Gary  Alkire 
Laura  Hurt  Elmore 
Edith  Lamphier  Owings 
Ormond  Marshall  Gary 
Gretchen  Mayo  Straeten 
Ethel  Miles  Gibbs 
Grace  Reeves  Hitch 


Jettie  Talley  Webb 
Evelyn  Thurston  Daughtry 
Ida  Wells  Jeffress 

Degree  1928 
Alyce  Adams  McLemore 
Harriett  E.  Brown 
Alice  Carter  Stone 
Alice  Frood  Morrisette 
Aileen  McClenny  Haiwey 
Virginia  Moore  Raine 
Vera  Oakes  Spain 
Gladys  Oliver  Wenner 
Marnetta  Souder 
Marjorie  Thomas  Johnston 
Frances  Treakle  Whaley 
Virginia  Updyke  Cushwa 
Elizabeth  Weston  Yeary 

Diploma  1928 
Eleanor  Amorv  Bovette 
Phyllis  Burnett  Martin 
Elizabeth  Chandler  Rainey 
Bertha  Chappell  Lane 
Charlotte  Drvden  Smith 
Mary  Wilson  Hardy  Harris 
Mary  J.  Harward  Smith 
Lois  Hilton  Lucy 
Mary  Blackwell  Parker 
Kathleen  Sanford  Harrison 
Odell  Smith 
Audrey  White  Harris 

Degree  1929 
Joy  Burch  Sheffey 
Alfreda  Ceilings 
Nancy  Denit  Eastman 
Lelia  DeShazo  Phillips 
Margaret  Finch 
Gwendolyn  Hardv 
Ann  Holladay  DeMuth 
Margaret  Hubbard  Seelv 
Elizabeth  Rawls  Pavlovskv 
LiUian  Rhodes 
Ethel  Rodes 
Sammy  Scott 
Mabel  Spiatley 
Margaret  Walton 
Glenna  Watts  Shepard 
Gladys  Wilkinson 

Diploma  1929 
Eunice  Bassett  Leyland 
Elizabeth  Brockenbrough 

Lineweaver 
Katherine  Cooke  Butler 
Mabel  Cowand  Smith 
Elizabeth  Lacv 
Helen  McHenry  McComb 
Eleanor  Mallory  Parker 
Frances  Millikan  Aderhold 
Jennie  Owen 
Hazel  Poarch  Batte 
Alice  Pugh  Rhodes 
Elizabeth  Revercomb  Hudnall 
Edith  Richardson  Grizzard 
Alice  Wimbish  Manning 

Degree  1930 
Annie  Lee  Bowden  Lillaston 
Elizabeth  Carver  Fowler 
Florence  Cralle  Bell 
Alice  Hamner  Woll 
Lucille  Norman  O'Brien 
Myra  Reese  Cuddy 
Mary  F.  Shepard  Flinn 
Helen  Smith  Grumpier 
Laura  Smith  Langan 
Evelyn  Traylor  Macon 
Linda  Wilkinson  Bock 

Diploma  1930 
Judith  Fenner  Barnard 
Mayo  Beaty  Dotson 
Dorothy  Biggs  Chaffln 
Virginia  Cox  Pohe 
Katherine  Downing 
Josephine  Evans  Booth 
Susie  Reames  Beville 
Loulie  F.  Shore 
Irma  Vaughan  Beale 
Lillian  Via 

Degree  1931 
Frances  Armentrout  Irwin 
Martha  Christian 
Eleanor  Dashiell 
MUdred  F.  DeHart 
Elizabeth  Dutton  Lewis 
Pauline  Gibb  Bradshaw 
Alice  Harrison  Dunlap 
Emilie  Holladay 
Adele  Hutchinson  Watkins 
French  Hutt  Hoole* 


Brvan  Hutt 
Olive  Her 

Catherine  Jones  Hanger 
Mildred  Maddrey  Butler 
Margaret  Nuttall  Coaker 


26 


Alumnae  Magazine 


Georgia  Putney  Goodman 
Rena  M.  Robertson 
Elizabeth  Temple 
Ida  Julia  Trolan  Allen 
Evelyn  West  Allen 
Lucy  Lee  Williams 

Diploma  1931 
Gertrude  Baxter  Olgers 
Mary  Clare  Booth  Loyd 
Kalypso  Costan  Furniss 
Elsie  E.  Hardy 
Esther  Kutz  Eusmisel 
Pauline  Lanford  Stoner 

Degree  1932 
Virginia  Bledsoe  Goffigon 
Harriett  Branch  Major 
Margaret  Fisher  Lansing 
Lucy  Fitzgerald 
Ruth  Floyd  Speer 
Susie  V.  Floyd 
Fannie  Haskins  Withers 
Ruth  D.  Hunt 
Charlotte  Hutchins  Roberts 
Ellen  Jones  Huffman 
Lucie  Lane  Bowles 
Catherine  Marchant  Freed 
Irene  Meador 
Agnes  Meredith  Lowry 
Velma  Petty  Gardner 
Catherine  Ritter  Zeno 
Doris  Robertson  Adkisson 
Jane  Scott  Diedrich 
Nancy  Shaner  Striekler 
Easter  Souders  Wooldridge 
Elsie  Story 
Lindsay  White  Spicer 

Diploma  1932 
Margaretta  Brady  Smith 
Delma  Conway  Bates 
Lou  Ella  Covington  Rogers 
Ann  Eugenia  Davis 
Margaret  Eley  Brothers 
Margaret  Garnett  Willis 
Emily  McAllister  Bell 
Frances  Newman  Estes 
Mary  Virginia  Robinson 
Helen  Ward  Forrest 
Dorothy  Weems  Jones 
Marietta  Wilson  Gregory 

Degree  1933 
Frances  Armistead 
Margaret  Armstrong  Ottley 
Fay  Martin  Barrow 
Dorothy  Bloomfield  Tunstall 
Margaret  G.  Brown 
Mae  Belle  Chitwood  Cheatham 
Winston  Cobb  Weaver 
Lois  Virginia  Cox 
Lucille  Ingram  Turner 
Marguerite  Massey  Morton 
Marjorie  O'Flaherty  Davis 
Katherine  Pannill 
Gay  Richardson 
Duvahl  B.  Ridgway 
Hildegarde  Ross 
Sarah  Rowell  Johnson 
Jane  Royall  Phlegar 

Diploma  1933 
Ruth  Hall  Crater 
Louise  Hartness  Russell 
Avis  Hunt 
Jennie  Hurt  Butler 
Mary  Alston  Rush 
Audrey  Smith  Topping 

Degree  1934 
Alberta  Collings  Musgrave 
Nell  Dickinson 
Mary  Diehl  Doering 
Alice  Disharoon  Elliott 
Nell  Fitzpatrick  Harris 
Mary  B.  Fraser  Fisher 
Eva  Harris  Gold 
Mary  Easley  Hill  Steger 
Bessie  S.  Hix 
Frances  Horton 
Margaret  Hunter  Watson 
Ruth  Jarratt 
Gloria  Mann  Maynard 
Lottie  Marsh 
Mai'y  Berkeley  Nelson 
Margaret  Otten  Stuart 
Margaret  Parker  Pond 
Edith  Shanks 

Sarah  Hyde  Thomas  Douglas 
Annie  Louise  Via 
Helen  Westmoreland 
Beverly  Wilkinson  Powell 
Maria  WiUiams 

Diploma  1934 
Ophelia  Booker  Barnes 
Burnley  Brockenbrough  Kinney 
Irene  Bryant  Weston 


Mae  Burch  Withers 

Edna  Dawley  Gibbs 

Doris  Eley  Holden 

Chesta  Hubbard  Morrissette 

Sally  Inge  Eddins 

Elizabeth  Rogers  Bellinger 

Degree  1935 
Sarah  Beck  Crinkley 
Lady  Boggs  Walton 
Christine  Childrey  Chiles 
Nancy  Dodd  Smith 
Lena  Mac  Gardner  Sammons 
Ila  Harper  Rickman 
Jessica  Jones  Binns 
Lucille  M.  Jones  Clarke 
Bonnie  McCoy 
Elizabeth  Mann  Wilds 
Maude  Rhodes  Cox 

Diploma  1935 
Ella  A.  Black  Rowley 
Mattie  Russell  Barnes 
Alice  Zeigler  Blackard 

Degree  1936 
Dorothy  Billings 
Helen  Boswell  Ames 
Berkeley  G.  Burch 
Mary  A.  Chenault  Gillikin 
Margaret  Clark  Hanger 
Audrey  Mae  Clements  Lawrence 
Amanda  Gray 
Eugenia  Harris 
Elizabeth  Huse  Ware 
Dorothy  McNamee  Fore 
Agnes  Murphy 
Margaret  Pollard  Flippen 
Susie  Robinson  Turner 
Florence  Tankard  Renner 
Marcia  H.  Vick 

Diploma  1936 
Lucille  Davis  Byrd 
Evelyn  Dickerson  Frazier 
Gertrude  Levy  Conn 
Cleo  Reynolds  Coleman 

Degree  1937 
Virginia  Baker  Crawley 
Virginia  Bean  Hylton 
Janice  Bland 

Mary  V.  Blankenship  Cramer 
Mary  E.  Bowles  Powell 
Merwyn  Gathright  Rhodes 
Martha  Gwaltney  Everett 
Martha  Hamlet  Davis 
Katherine  Hurt  Stahl 
Katherine  Irby  Hubbard 
Louise  Lewis  Martin 
Lucile  Moseley  Epes 
Ruth  H.  Myers 
Margaret  Pittard  Chewning 
Marian  B.  Pond 
Dorothy  Price  Wilkerson 
Charlotte  Rice  Mundy 
Elizabeth  Smith  Melvin 
Zaida  Thomas  Humphries 
Virginia  Tilman  Aebersold 
Flora  Belle  Williams 
Goldie  Williams  Bowers 
Marguerite  York  Rupp 

Diploma  1937 
Brenda  Doggett  Garner 
Ruth  James  Moore 

Degree  1938 
Mary  Rives  Black 
Geneva  Blackwell  Camp 
Edna  Bolick  Dabnev 
Richie  Ellis  Chandler 
Virginia  E.  Gates 
Edith  Hammack 
Evelyn  Hastings  Palmer 
Nora  Field  Jones  Culpeper 
Mary  Nellwyn  Latimer 
Lillian  Minkel 
Isabel  Plummer  Kay 
Nancy  Pobst  Ellis 
Virginia  Price  Waller 
Julia  May  Raney  Gillespie 
Deane  Saunders  Dyson 
Nan  Seward  Brown 
Rose  Smith 
Elise  Turner  Franklin 
Mary  H.  Vaughan  Driscoll 
Katherine  White 

Degree  1939 
Louise  Anthony  McCain 
Marguerite  Blackwell  Seely 
Tena  Branch  McNeiU 
Elizabeth  Burke 
Elizabeth  Button  Rosenberger 
Helen  Costan 
Dorothy  Ford  Hirschberg 
Jane  Fowler  Olson 
Florence  Garbee 


Betty  Witt  Gates 

Anne  Kelly  Bowman 

Catherine  Maynard  Pierce 

Charlotte  Minton  Neely 

Mary  F.  Rice 

Margaret  Sinclair 

Frances  Steed  Edwards 

Sarah  Stubblefield 

Annie  Laurie  Taylor  Owens 

Doris  Thomas 

Eloise  Williams  Draine 

Carrie  Yeatts  Barbee 

1940 
Anne  Billups  Jones 
Anita  Carrington  Taylor 
Laura  Nell  Crawley  Birkland 
Evelyn  Crockett  Pruitt 
Martha  Denny 
Judith  Gathright  Cooke 
Charligne  Hall  Chapman 
Martha  Meade  Hardaway  Agnew 
Carolyn  Harrell 
Mildred  Harry  Dodge 
Sadie  Haskins  Hawthorne 
Mary  Louise  Holland 
Rosemary  Howell 
Martha  McCorkle  Taylor 
Anna  Maxey  Boelt 
Lorana  T.  Moomaw 
Margaret  Northcross  Ellis 
Jane  Powell  Johnson 
V.  Welby  Saunders 
Marion  Shelton  Combs 
Mary  Sue  Simmons  Goodrich 
Myra  Smith  Ferguson 
Olivia  Stephenson  Lennon 
Mary  Lou  Stoutamire 
Georgie  Stringtellow  Hortenstine 

1941 
Louise  Applewhite  England 
Laura  Boteler  Cowne 
Faye  Brandon  Cross 
Florence  Boatwright  Brooks 
Bernice  Callis  Hudson 
Blanche  Daughtrey 
Helen  Dunkley 
Elizabeth  Garrett  Rountrey 
Louise  Hall  Zirkle 
Marion  Lee  Heard 
Louise  Kendrick 
Margaret  R.  Lawrence  Simkins 
Eunice  Lipscomb 
Mary  Hille  McCoy 
Dorothy  Rolhns  Pauly 
Dorothy  Scott 
Mildred  Shaw 
Geneva  Smith 
Doris  Trimver  Gresham 
Helen  Truitt 

Georgia  Watson  Wilkerson 
Martha  Whelchel  Plummer 
Forrestine  Whitaker  Holt 
Nancy  Jane  Wolfe  Borden 

1942 
Rachel  Abernathv  Paulson 
Gevaldine  Ackiss  Coote 
Esther  Atkinson  Jerome 
Elizabeth  Barlow 
Vera  Baron  Remsburg 
Anne  Boswell  Kay 
Marie  Cardwell  Foster 
Iva  Cummings  Johnson 
Nancy  Reid  Dupuy  Wilson 
Caroline  Eason  Roberts 
Jamie  Elliotte  Cox 
Irma  Graff  Holland 
Elizabeth  Gunter  Travers 
Myrtle  Harrison 
Helen  Hawkins 
Louise  Haydon  Garland 
Margaret  Hughes  Fisher 
Mary  V.  Hughes 
Polly  Hughes  Weathers 
Elizabeth  Jennings  Wilkinson 
Catherine  Moflitt  Walters 
Virginia  Morris  Jones 
Mary  Anna  Mottley  Stapf 
Elizabeth  Ann  Parker  Stokes 
Lula  Power  Muller 
Mary  Lillian  Purdum  Davies 
Eva  Reid  Verelle 
Julia  Smith  Borum 
Dorothy  Sprinkle  Eckman 
Jean  Steel  Armistead 
Harriette  Walker  Dukes 

1943 
Irma  Anderson 
Elva  Andrews  Jones 
Beatrice  Barnette  McArthur 
Julia  Berry 
Evelyn  Breedlove 
Grace  Collins  Boddie 
Lucy  Davis  Gunn 
Marie  Davis 
Eleanor  Folk  Canter 
Helen  Wiley  Hardy  Wheat 
Betty  Page  Harper  Wyatt 


Elizabeth  E.  McCoy 
Leona  Moomaw 
Janie  Patterson 
Alma  Porter 
Anne  Rogers  Stark 
Rosalie  Rogers  Talbert 
Alice  Lee  Rumbough  Stacy 
Stella  Scott  Bosworth 
Marion  Shoftner  Kelly 
Jerry  Smith  Shawen 
Elsie  Stossel 
Violet  Woodall  Elliott 

1944 
Ruby  Branch  Carlton 
Elizabeth  Jones  Clark 
Mildred  Corvin  Lingerfelt 
Dorothy  Flowers  Johnson 
Lucille  Lewis  Armstrong 
Josephine  Bishop  Paxton 
Mary  Evelyn  Pearsall  LeGrande 
Jerolien  Titmus 
Helen  Williamson  Foresman 
Nancy  Williamson  Cole 

1945 
Eliza  Anderson  Watson 
Ann  Blair  Brown 
Bernice  Blair  Perkins 
Helen  Chapman  Cobbs 
Alice  Feitig  Kelley 
Edith  Garcia  Uribe 


■  Hamlii 


rott 


Martha  Higgins  Walto 

Myrtle  Lee  Holt  Johnson 

Dorothy  Hudson 

Mary  Anne  Jarratt  Kellogg 

Marilyn  Johnson 

Rachel  Joyner  Taylor 

Nancye  Bruce  Noel 

Frances  Patterson 

Isabelle  Fleshman  Pillow 

Gwynn  Roberts  Morgan 

Jane  Waring  RufHn  House 

Mary  Preston  Sheffey 

Mary  Sterrett  Lipscomb 

Margaret  Stewart 

Eleanor  Wade  Tremblay 

Mary  Paul  Wallace 

Martha  Watson 

Mary  Franklin  Woodward  Potts 

1946 
Katharine  Allen  Maugans 
Ellen  Bailey 
Mary  T.  Beasley 
Carolyn  Bobbitt  Jones 
Lucy  Bowling  Potts 
Ruth  Brooks  Soyars 
Nancy  Broughman  Terry 
Barbara  W.  Brown 
Alice  E.  Buck 
Nell  Morrison  Buck 
Mary  Louise  Bunch 
Anne  Carmines  Ransdell 
Margaret  Claiborne  Wright 
Sue  B.  Cross 
Shirley  Cruser  White 
Dorothy  Cummings 
Julia  Feagans 
Miriam  Feagans 
Margaret  Hewlett  Moore 
Dorothy  Davis  Holland 
Lillian  Livesay  Edwards 
Margaret  Mclntvre  Davis 
Kitty  Maddox  Thomas 
Rebecca  Norfieet  Meyer 
Evelyn  Pierce  Maddox 
Florence  Smith  Can- 
Mary  Spradlin 
Martha  Watkins  Mergler 
Phyllis  Jane  Watts  Harriss 

1947 
Gwen  Ackiss  Thompson 
Virginia  Anderson  Justis 
Helen  Apperson  Shefler 
Mae  Ballard 
Rachael  Brugh  Holmes 
Mary  Armistead  Catlett 
Lorene  Claiborne  Ward 
Patsy  Dale  Barham 
Joan  Davis  Ricketts 
Shirley  Mae  Didlake  Irby 
Martha  East  Miller 
Margaret  Ellett  Anderson 
Annie  Ellis  Lewis 
Elsie  Freeman 
Mary  Ellen  Johnson  Garber 
Evelyn  Hair 

Audrey  Hudson  Grinstead 
Sue  Hundley  Chandler 
Ann  Harris  Johnson 
Kathe-  ine  Kearslev  Williams 
Barbara  Kellam  Grubbs 
Glennis  Moore  Greenwood 
Bernice  Nichols  Brinkley 
Betty  O'Connor  Newlander 
Mary  Cabell  Overbey  Field 
Nancy  Parrish  Haydon 
Doris  R.  Ramsey 


November,  1957 


27 


Grace  Shriver  Wiggins 

Charlotte  Flaugher  Ferro 

Virginia  McLean  Pharr 

Hattie  Pugh 

Cornelia  Smith  Goddin 

Jean  Hogge  Shackleford 

Eugenia  Moore 

Virginia  Sutherland 

Liicile  Upshur  Mapp 

Martha  B.  Hylton 

Anne  Carter  Moseley  Akers 

Ann  Thomas  Wicke 

Martha  Frances  Webb  Delano 

Iva  Mae  Jones  Seward 

Elsie  Rae  Page  Bonner 

Nellie  Garrett  Tompkins 

Nancy  Whitehead  Patterson 

Patsy  Kimbrough  Pettus 

Rachael  Peters 

Else  Wente 

Stuart  McGhee 

Erma  Poarch 

Nancy  Lee  Maddox 

Josephine  Sneed 

1948 

Cornelia  Marston  Blackwell 

Frances  Thomas  Pairet 

1955 

Joan  Marie  Moore 

Pat  Tuggle  Miller 

Hilda  Abernathy  Jackson 

Emma  Moss 

Eleanor  Weddle 

Jane  Bailey 

Jeane  L.  Bentley 

Jean  Oliver  Heywood 

Mabel  Underwood  Chapman 

Catharine  F.  Bickle 

Ray  Phillips  Vaughan 

Dorothy  Toland  Cooper 

Sue  Davis  Breeding 

Betty  Shanks  Blount 

Barbara  Moore  Curling 

Adeline  Dodd  Wilkerson 

Carol  Stoops  Droessler 

1953 

Bettv  Davis  Edwards 

Betty  Gill  Yowell 

Harriette  Wade  Davis 

Clare  Davis 

Marian  Hahn  Sledd 

Ruth  Walker  McGhee 

Blannie  Tanner  Bass 

Jo  Anne  Dyer  Ridenour 

George  Anne  Lewis  Hart 

Peggv  White  Crooks 

Gladys  Marsh  Harvey 

Mary  Alice  Ellington  Thomas 

Altreda  Peterson  Wood 

Sara  Lee  Wilkinson  Baldwin 

Anne  C.  Jones 

Grace  Garnett 

Betty  Scroggins  Nichols 

Virginia  Yarbrough  Wiltbank 

Eugenia  Korahaes  Bowers 

Nancy  C.  Inge 

EUa  Stone  Smith  Harrell 

Jacquelyn  Wright  Smiley 

Caroline  McDonald  Reed 

Bettv  Lou  Jefferson 

Bettv  Jean  Snapp  Fawcett 

Ann  Younger 

Nancy  Purdum  Hunt 

Barbara  Mitchell 

Coralie  Woolridge 

Lillian  Shelton  Cox 

Dorothy  Morris 

Maude  Collins  Shelton 

Nancy  Nelson 

Margaret  Taylor  Barlow 

Marjorie  Smallwood 

1949 

1951 

Freia  Goetz  Vaughan 

Barbara  Southern  Meeker 
Anne  Thaxton  Daniel 

Gwendolyn  Cress  Tibbs 

Maiy  Maxwell  Acree  Cumbia 

Lucv  Thwing  Chapman 

Sylvia  Hollingsworth 

Claudia  Bradshaw 

Shirley  Ann  Ward 

Mai-y  Frances  Hundley  Abbitt 

Harriet  Butterworth  Miller 

1954 

Jean  KoUmeyer  Schulze 

Edith  Duma  Lindsey 

Lochie  Moss  Mattox 
Cathryne  Mosteller  Garrett 

Emily  Hastings  Baxter 
Betty  Juliette  Jones 

Patricia  Altwegg  Brown 
B.  Jane  Branch  Botula 

1956 

Elaine  Pierce 

Jacqueline  Moody  McSherry 

Nellie  Mae  Culpepper  Sykes 

Virginia  Chapman  Eggert 

Elizabeth  Spindler  Scott 

Gretna  Perkins 

Elizabeth  Eubank  Davidson 

Betty  Jane  Harlowe  Harrison 

Jean  Thomasson  Holmes 

Lucile  Pollard  Wrenn 

Rebecca  G.  Earle 

Nancy  Hartmann 

Joyce  Townsend  Hoge 

Corinne  Rucker 

Emily  Eggert 

Mary  Jo  Hutchinson 

Lester  H.  Smailwood  Jr. 

Katharine  E.  Gilbert 

Mildred  Ragsdale  Jackson 

Virginia  Spencer  Wnek 

Fay  Greenland 

Ann  Jones 

1950 

Catherine  Hamilton 

Beatrice  Jones  Lewis 

Dorothy  Hughes  Harris 

Winnie  Louhoff 

Jean  Anderson  Smith 

Marian  Avedikian  Kachadurian 

1952 

Peggy  Hood  Smith 
Doris  Home 

Maude  Clay  Sutherland 
Helen  Warriner 

Winifred  Beard 

Elizabeth  Hoskins 

Louise  Wilder  Colley 

Virginia  Bowie  Brooks 

Jane  Allen  Hinman 

Mary  Anne  King  Barrett 

Nell  Anderson  Bowles 

Marian  Beckner  Riggins 

Dorothy  Batten  Kitchin 

Nomeka  Bryant  Sours 

Betty  Scott  Borkev  Banks 

Elizabeth  Kitts 

Honorary  Members 

Grace  Oakes  Burton 

Dorothy  Boswick  Greenman 

Lucy  Mann  Pierce 

Virginia  Diggs  Lane 

Mildred  Bright  Hatcher 

Sarah  Mapp  Messick 

Harriet  Baker 

Dolores  Duncan  Smallwood 

Mary  Lee  Folk 

Ora  Mitchell  Parker 

Mary  B.  Barlow 

Margaret  Farmer  Newman 

Jocelyn  Fraher  Garber 

Jean  Pearce  Shell 

Houston  Blackwell 

9n  TyismoJiiam 


Martha   Kate   "Mattie"   Amos   Reich- 
ardt,  '98 

Ethel  B.  Baltimore  Allen,  '14x 

Elizabeth  Baskerville,  '03 

Patty  Montgomery  Beaman  Dix,  '24 

Archie  Pauline  Blain  Campbell,  '11 

Dorothy  Detiby  Bondurant,  '54 

Florence  Haines  Booth,  '14 

Mary  Pankey  Brooks  Gentry,  '41  x 

Georgia  M.  Bryan  Hutt,  '02     , 

Margaret  Myrtle  Burton,  '27 

Susie  Trigg  Campbell  Hundley,  '88 

Alartha  Susan  "Marsa"  Cobb,  ent  '14 

Bettie  M.  Cogbill  Coleman,  '90x 

Emily  Crump  Starke,  '93 

Clara  Cunningham  Watkins,  ent  '84 

Frances  Yarbrough  Edwards,  '37 

Nellie  Lee  Ferrell,  '25 

Mattie  Bell  Fretwell,  '09 

Elsie   Claire   Gibson   Robinson,   '26 


Mary  Helen  Gray  \'ance,  '16 

Nancy  Sue  (7»_v  Marsh,  '44  x 

Pauline  Harris  Richardson,  '94 

Mary  Ruth  Hartvood  Hix,  '17x 

Blanche  V.  Hill  Ytst.  '04x 

Louise  Hogzi'ood  Russell,  '01 

Grace  Hurst,  '05 

Jane  Segar  Eggleston  L'ving,  ent  '83 

Willie  Jeffrcss  Painter,  '87 

Anna  Ham  Jones  Zehmer,  '29 

Avis  Kemp  McConougli,  '12 

Lula  Lee  Nance,  '13 

U'illielmina  Paleske  London,  '24,  Fac- 
ulty member  1919-1946 

Clara  Long  McAllister  Parsons,  '31 

Lizzie  Moorman  Browning,  '03 

Florence  B.  Morris  Hull,  ent  '86 

Ruby  S.  Moss  Dunnavant,  '31.  '37 

Nellie  Miindy  Campbell,  '02 


Georgie  Norris,  '28,  Faculty  member 
1921-1945 

Edith  Irving  Orange,  'lOx 

Blanche  E.  "Peggy"  Price  Paulctt,  '29 

Frances  McLean  Robinson.  '38x 

Willie  Walker  Robinson   Brady,  '12 

Beulah  St.  John  Finney,  '19x 

Peachy  Sandcrlin  Whitehead,  '04 

Eleanor  Seaman  McWhirt,  ent  '06 

Elizabeth  W.  Showell,  '35 

Nellie  B.  Smith  Perrow,  '08x 

Kate  AI.  Spain  Powell,  '97 

Georgiana     E.     Stephenson,     '06,     '2^, 
Faculty  member  1927-1944 

Catherine  Tuck  Dodd,  'o7 

Virgie  Elizabeth  Wade  Rogers.  '21 

Fannie  Walker  Woodward.  '89 

Kate  Friend  Watkins  Morton,  '09 

Alice  Lee  Whitakcr  Bates,  '98 

Margaret  M.  Wonycoft  Newsom,  '16 


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Alumnae  Magazine 


Si/dkdu 


Mrginia    Lee    .-Ihcniathy    Courier    '48,    a 

son.  James  Carlton.  Ill 
Olivia   Andrczvs   Hurt   '38x,   a   daughter, 

Anne  Marie 
Lois  Ash  Carr  'Z2.  a  son.  Randall 
Frances  Bailey  Hatchett  '57x,  a  daughter, 

Rebecca  Ann 
Elsie  Baker  Tokarz  '52,  a  daugliter.  Anne 

Marie 
Hettie  Rae  Banirs  W'idgen  '52x.  a  daugh- 
ter 
Linda    Bartcnstciii    Frazier    '55x,    a    son, 

Stephen  Lawrence 
Johanna   Biddlccoiith   Shahan   '54,   a   son, 

Donald  Brooks,  Jr. 
Nancy  Birdsall  Bain  '55x,  a  son,  Preston 

Carney 
Ruth  Blair  Plyler  '48,  a  son.  Phillip  Wes- 
ley, Jr. 
Janie    Blake    Maxey    '52x,    a    daughter. 

Winifred  Ann 
Margery    Boa::    Dull    '48,    a    son,    Roger 

Patton 
Joyce  Booth  Wilkerscn  '54,  a  son,  David 

Bennett 
Harriett  Bozvliiig  Stokes  '50,  a  daughter, 

Ann  Katherine 
Elizabeth   Bragg   Crafts   '50,   a   daughter, 

Margaret  Moore 
Betty   Bramc   Wallace   '57x.   a   daughter. 

Donna  Rae 
Mildred  Bright  Hatcher  '52,   a   daughter. 

Julia 
Dorothy   Brisciitinc   Campbell   '51,   a   son, 

Watkins  Clarke 
Rachael  Brugh  Holmes  '47,  t\\  in  daughters 

Katherine  and  Emilie 
Laura  Buchanan  Hayes  '50.  a  son,  Geor.ge 

Fulton,  Jr. 
Paige    Biinn    Prince    '52.    a    son,    David 

Dobie 
Elizabeth   Bush    Stumps   '52,   a   daughter, 

Susan 
Judith   Cable  Funk   '55x,  a  son.  \\'illiani 

Henry,  IV 
Jean    Cake    Forbes    '49,    a    son,    Thomas 

Haden 
Dorothy  Caldzvell  Lafoon  '50.  a  daughter, 

Susan  Anne 
Betty  Campbell  Johnson  '52,  a  son 
Emily  Carper  Robinson  '46,  a  son,  Robbie 
Gail    Carroll   Coleman   '58x,   a   daughter, 

Cynthia  Lynne 
Lee  Carter  W'Wsnu  '40.  a  daughter.  Sarah 

Jane 
Charlotte  Chadzeiek  Cridlin  'SSx.  a  daugh- 
ter 
Nell    Chick    Vaughan    '51x,    a    daughter, 

Brenda  Gail 
Anne  Cock  Bruno  '41,  a  daughter.  Anne 

Renalds 
Page  Cook  Axson  '46.  a  daughter,  Eliza- 
beth Page 
Betty  Corv   Coppedge  '56.  a  son.   Steven 

Allen 
Mary  Elizabeth  Crockett  Luczak  '54x,  a 

daughter.  Liz  Scott 
Anne  Crozvdcr  ^'ickstrom  '53,  a  daughter. 

Dianne  Lynn 
Helen  Crozvgey  Sheppard  '53,  a  daughter, 

Suzanne 
Shirley  Cruscr  White  '56,  a  son,  Thorn- 
ton Cruser 
Nell  Dalton  Smith  '52,  a  son,  William 
Marion     Grey    Davis    Shepard    '54x,    a 

daughter,  Jacqueline  Lynn 


Roberta  Dazis  Huey  '45.  a  daughter 

Thelnia  Daz'is  Cobb  '48.  a  son.  Randy 
Paige 

Nancy  Desmond  I-Cilhy  '57x,  a  son,  Don- 
ald Edward 

Frances  Dodson  \\'h\it  '50,  a  son,  Robert 
Lee 

Gladys  Dozedy  Putney  '53x,  a  daughter, 
Deborah  Jean 

Nancy  Driskiil  Finlev  '53.  a  son.  Earl 
Byron.  Ill 

Ann  Dudley  Johnson  '53,  a  daughter. 
Karen  Ann 

Sally  Dnnninglon  \\'liidden  '40x.  a  daugh- 
ter. Kathryn  Kirby 

Joanne  Dyer  Ridenour,  '55,  a  son,  David 
Wayne 

Rosemary  PJam  Pritchard  '44.  a  daugh- 
ter 

X'irginia  Elicit  Tucker  '44.  a  son 

Jean  Elliott  Baynes  '52x.  a  son,  William 
Douglas 

Carol  Lee  Em  rick  Fry  '58x.  a  son 

Frances  Epps  Beard  '5Lx,  a  daughter. 
Janet  Epps 

Broaddus  Eustace  Allen  '57x.  a  daughter. 
Diane 

Frances  Ez'crett  Brown  '51,  a  daughter, 
Martha  Frances 

Alargaret  Farmer  Newman  '50,  a  daugh- 
ter. V'irginia  Teresa 

Charlotte  Flaugher  Ferro  '50,  a  daughter. 
Charlotte  Pelletier 

Lauralee  Eritts  Whitmore  '52,  a  son,  Ed- 
win Dwavne 

Ann  Gallozcay  Reddish  '49.  a  daughter. 
Carol  Ann 

Suzanne  Garner  Leggett  'S7k,  a  son 

Betty  Gill  Yowell  '48.  a  daughter.  Betsy 

Florence  Gilliam  Fitzwater  '51x.  a  son. 
Ralph  Ray.  Jr. 

Martha  Gobh  Ogburn  '57x,  a  daughter 

Jane  Gray  Comerford  '50,  a  daughter. 
Candace  Lynn 

Betty  Jane  Griffin  Holland  '55.  a  daugh- 
ter. Martha  Jane 

Charlotte  Crizzard  Dimmig  '48,  a  daugh- 
ter, Diane 

Cornelia  Hamilton  Lahey  '49.  a  son 

Anne  Hannier  Bryant  '56.  a  daughter, 
Patricia  .-Xnne 

Betsv  Hankins  Mc\'av  'S3,  a  son.  Mark 
W'ilder 

Janice  Hanks  Phillips  '48,  a  daughtei , 
Becky  Lee 

Peggy  Harris  Ames   '52.   a  daughter 

Frances  Harman  Ray  '58.  a  son.  .\lfred 
Chambers,  lY 

Challice  Haydon  Parrish  '53,  a  daughter. 
Dori 

Louise  Haydon  Garland  '42.  a  s<in.  Wiatt 

Eloise  Hodges  Martinelli  '51.  a  daughter. 
Elsie  Jane 

Inez  Hughes  Pratt  '52.  a  son.  Ray  Ed- 
ward 

Joyce  Hunt  Henderson  '55,  a  daughter. 
Elizabeth  Lynn 

Martha  Ellen  Jones  Holmes  '46,  a  son. 
Robert  Fisher,  Jr. 

Nancy  Jane  Jones  Carter  '55.  a  son,  Shir- 
ley Harrison.  11 

Ruth  Jones  Duvall   '42x,  a   son,   Thomas 

King- 
Barbara  Kellam  Grubbs  '47,  a  son,  Rob- 
ert K. 

Katie  Lazvrciice  Graves  '48,  a  son,  John 
Lawrence 

Robin  Lear  Peaccx:k  '47,  a  daughter, 
Sarah   Stansbury 

Martha  Jean  Leavitt  O'Donnell  '48.  a  son 

Jane  Lohr  Lee  '56,  a  daughter,  Teresa 
Jane 


Xancv  McLazi'h.irn  Khue  '56.  a  son.  Wil- 
liam Benjamin 

Patricia  McLcmorc   Saunders   '55.   a  son, 
Robert  Michael 

Ann  Mallory  Hancock  '54,  a  son 

Mary  Leigh   Meredith   Armstrong   '51.  a 
son,  Stephen  Edward 

Julia  Mcssick  Hurt  '4(),  a  daughter,  Re- 
becca Susan 

Gwenie  Michael  Chaney  '55,  a  daughter 

Ann  Moore  Blackstock  '54,  a  son,  Robert 
Keith 

Peggy  Anne  Moore  Womble  '48,   a  son, 
b"d\\ard  Wayne 

Martha  Murehead  Landerman  '40,  a  son, 
David 

Mary  Virginia  Morris  Yeatts  '49x,  a  son, 
Isaac  Hundley,  Jr. 

.Anne  }Joseley  Akers  '52,  a  son.  Thomas 
Madagan 

Cathryne  Mostcller   Garrett  '49x.   a   son, 
Benjamin  Ellis.  Jr. 

Polly  Xasser  Holland  '5(1.  a  sun.  Arthur 
S..  Jr. 

Ann  Xock  Flanigan  '50.  a  daughter,  Pa- 
tricia Ann 

Clara  A'ottiughaui  Baldwin  '39.  a  daugh- 
ter. Anne  Preston 

Dot  Oz'erstreet  DeShazo  '46.  a  daughter, 
Deborah  Marshall 

Audrey    Ozven    Beale   '56.   a   son.   Robert 
Scott.  Jr. 

Peggy  Packett  Straughan  '57,  a  daughter 

Jean  Carol  Parker  Harrell,  '55,  a  daugh- 
ter. Donna  Jean 

Nancy  Parrish  Haydon  '47.  a  sun.  Geof- 
frey Jennings 

Evelyn  Patterson  Venable  '49,  a  daughter, 
-Amy  Byrne 

Barbara  Peach  .Aubey  '57x.  a  daughter 

Jo.\nna   Phipps   Sickles   '50.   a   daughter, 
Debra  Lyn 

Jo    Price     Greenberg     '52.     a     daughter. 
Lisa  -Ann 

Cliristine    Rhodes    Cunihey    '57x.    a    son, 
John  Alan 

C(innie  Rice  lohnson  '52.  a  son,  .'^sa  Bush, 
III 

Betsy  Scott  Bane  '48.  a  son 

Irnia  Setchell  Lane  '5Sx.  a  son 

Betty  J.   Shackleford   Ellison   '56.   a  son, 
Richard  Morris,  Jr. 

Bettv  Shaffer  Wilson  '57x.  a  son,  Charles, 
]v. 

Lois  Lloyd  Sheppard  Lewis  '46,  a  daugh- 
ter, Betsy  Anne 

Mildred  Shiflett  Toonier  '46.  a  son.  Rob- 
ert  Pendleton 

Grace  Shriz'cr  Wiggins,  '47.  a  son.  John 

Carolyn     Smith     Stringer     '57.\.     a     son, 
George  Raymond.  Jr. 

}ilarguerite    Smith    Cutchins    '53.    a    son. 
Kevin  Smith 

Norma  Soyars  Watkins  '48,  a  son.  Wil- 
liam Henry 

Betty    J.    Staples    Glasscock    '55,    a    son, 
Thomas  Jay 

Margaret  Steele  Suti)hin  '53,  a  son 

Joanne   Sterling   Ferrell   '49,   a   daughter, 
Susan 

Anne   Thaxton   Daniel  '55.  a  son.   Henry 
Broadus.  Ill 

Lorene    Thomas   Clarke   '46,   a   daughter, 
Pamela 

Lucy  Thzi'ing  Chapman  '56,  a  son 

Pat  Tuggle  Miller  '52,  a  son,  Craig 

Frances  Turner  Widgen  '52,  a  son,  John 
Waynehouse.  Jr. 

Sophie    Urso   Rodriguiz   '53.   a   daughter, 
Tina  Marie 

Anne  E.  Il'alkcr  Bailev  '43.  a  son,  George 
William,  Jr. 

(Continued  on  page  48) 


November,  1957 


ZQ-' 


TyicwdcupiA, 


Nellie  Katharine  Allen  '46;  Mrs.  Frank 
O.  Maugans 

Marjorie  Frances  Allgood  '58:  Mrs. 
Coling  Harrison  Jr. 

Marian  Avedikian  'SO ;  Mrs.  Fred  Kacha- 
durian 

Elizabetli  White  Barefoot  'SSx ;  IMrs. 
James  Alfred  Pettit  Jr. 

Geraldine  Muriel  Belcher  'SSx :  Airs.  John 
Spafford  Timberlake 

Donna  Diane  Benn  'S8x ;  Mrs.  Robert 
Joseph  Rutter 

Florence  Rabon  Blake  '55 ;  Mrs.  James 
MacFarland  Sheldon 

Lynell  Cecil  Bradshaw  '54 ;  Mrs.  Ben- 
jamin Carl  Davis 

Louise  ^'andalia  Brothers  '56 :  Airs.  Wil- 
liam McLeniore  Birdsong  Jr. 

Margaret  Ann  Bullock  '59x ;  Mrs.  Thom- 
as E.  Mills 

Dreama  Anne  Burchett  '57x ;  Mrs.  Rob- 
ert Collins  Gorman 

Betty  Jane  Carr  'S8x ;  Airs.  Jimmy  Lee 
Bradshaw 

Alartha  Eleanor  Clements  '57 ;  Airs.  Creed 
Wills  Trimble 

Joyce  Alease  Clingenpeel  '56 ;  Airs.  Rob- 
ert Milton  Bailey 

Dorothea  Alinor  Aleredith  Coleman  'i7^  ; 
Mrs,  Vernon  LeGrande  Moore 

Betty  Lee  Copenhaver  '56x ;  Airs.  Wil- 
liam W  iltsee  Pharo  Young 

Betty  Alae  "Sue"  Crenshaw  '57x ;  Mrs. 
Percy  Norwood  Boze  Jr. 

Norma  Jean  Croft  '56;  Mrs.  James  Hoyt 
Atkins 

Nellie  Mae  Culpepper  '54 ;  Airs.  John 
William    Sykes 

Judith  Elizabeth  Dalton  '5Sx ;  Airs.  Ray 
Goodwin 

Joan  Virginia  Darnell  '56;  Airs.  John 
David  Cowley  Jr. 

Nancy  Dee  Deaton  '57;  Airs.  Alalcolni 
Floyd  Jones  Jr. 

Ilia  Atkinson  DesPortes  '54;  Airs.  Irby 
Bland  Brown 

Alartha  Jean  Donaldson  '56;  Airs.  John 
Sheppard  Crute  Jr. 

Alary  Alice  Ellington  '55 ;  Airs.  Wilbur 
Eugene  Thomas 

Judith  Anna  Elliott  '58x ;  Airs.  Earle 
Rawlings  Ware  II 

Betty  Jane  Faggert  '57x ;  Mrs.  Otis  ^\'il- 
liam  Doss  Jr. 

Joanne  Earless  '56 ;  Airs.  B.  A.  Batten  Jr. 

Bettie  Virginia  Fentress  'S7^\  Airs.  Ed- 
ward Preston  Grisson 

Elizabeth  Clinard  Forrest  '59x ;  Airs. 
William  Anthony  Somma 

TVIarguerete  Helen  Franklin  '56 ;  Airs. 
George  Apostolos   Grekos 

Sandra  Louise  Frye  '57 ;  Airs.  \\'illiam 
Samuel  Letsinger 

Joann  Lee  Funai  '57;  Airs.  Daniel  Neal 
Justis 

Frances  Ellen  Garnett  '50 ;  Airs.  David 
Malloy  Word 

Ann  Jovce  Catling  '53;  Airs.  Walter  A. 
Ward  Jr. 

Mary  Frances  Gilmer  '52x ;  Airs.  Ernest 
A.  Brandon 

Mary  Laurin  Graveley  '57x ;  Mrs.  James 
Compton  Shelton 

Jean  Stuart  Haden  '57x  ;  Airs.  \"aughan 
Stewart  Jr. 


Carrie  Evelyn  Hale  '57;  Airs.  Claude 
Franklin   Dickerson 

Ellen  Elizabeth  Hamlett  '57 ;  Airs.  Cal- 
vin Johnson  Willis 

Patricia  Ann  Hancock  '58x ;  Airs.  James 
Reene 

Betty  Jane  Harlowe  '56;  Airs.  Robert 
Alexander  Harrison 

Frances  Lee  Harman  '58x  ;  Mrs.  Alfred 
Chambers   Ray   III 

Ann  Hope  Hart  '58 ;  Airs.  William  Spen- 
cer Hamrick 

Alolly  Ann  Harvey  '56 ;  Mrs.  Melvin 
Davis  Childers  Jr. 

Jean  Spotswood  Hines  '57;  Airs.  Thomas 
Watkins  Morris 

Nancy  Lee  Hubbard  '58x ;  Mrs.  Ronald 
Winston  Wheeler 

Nancy  Reid  Huff  '54x  ;  Airs.  Joseph  Hop- 
kins Harman 

Nancy  Grasty  Hughes  '57 ;  Airs.  Herbert 
Hindle  Goodman 

Christie  Lou  Hulvey  '57;  Airs.  Thomas 
Lee  Varner 

Lucyle  Dove  Humphries  '52:  Airs.  Ed- 
win Wesley  Shumate 

Alary  Dawson  Hundley  '55 ;  Airs.  John 
K,  Hyatt  Tr. 

Alartha  Phyllis  Isaacs  '55x ;  Mrs.  Au- 
brey Roland  Slayton 

Alary  Lula  James  'S7x ;  Airs.  Gabriel  O. 
Saavedra 

Ernestine  Camp  Johnson  '55x ;  Airs. 
Ernest  Warren  Dclaney 

Elizabeth  Anne  Johnston  '55 ;  Airs. 
Charles  Edwin  Dennis  III 

Charlotte  King  Jones  '51  ;  Airs.  Arthur 
Frank  Greenbaum 

Joan  Knight  Jones  '57;  AJrs.  Robert  A. 
Loy 

Jane  Campbell  Karicofe  '58x  ;  Airs.  Rog- 
er Kent  Elliott 

Alaricle  Burling  Koons  '58x  ;  Airs.  Glen 
Eugene  Cohron 

Alar}'  Dabney  Langhorne  '55x ;  Airs. 
Jack   Switzer  Hurley 

Shelva  Jean  Lee  '58x  ;  Airs.  Paul  Alex- 
ander Cobb 

Annie  Leigh  Lewis  '56;  Airs.  Thomas 
Nelson  Jones 

Alarion  McDowell  Dowry  '55 ;  Airs.  Ed- 
win A.  Boone 

Anne  Gregory  Lush  '56;  Airs.  Henry 
Bowling  Thrift  Jr. 

Caroline  Alae  AlacDonald  '53;  Airs.  Tra- 
vis Dean  Reed 

Jo  Ann  AlcLelland  'S6yi\  Airs.  Francis 
Benjamin  Garey 

Nell  Pendleton  Meredith  '58x  ;  Airs.  Ger- 
ald Lester  Smith 

Eleanor  Dare  Moorehead  '58x ;  Airs. 
Thomas  J.  Smith 

Patricia  Ann  A'Torgan  '57x ;  Airs.  Olney 
Hume  Powers  Jr. 

Nellie  Sue  Moschler  '56 ;  Airs.  Donald 
Louis  Baradell 

Frances  AJotley  '55x ;  Mrs.  Robert  AIc- 
Cray   Spencer 

Frances  Northern  '55;  Airs.  Donald  L. 
Ashburn 

Elizabeth  Sophia  Ogburn  '48 ;  Airs.  John 
Wells 

Annie  Lee  Owen  '53 ;  Airs.  Robert  Lewis 
Carlton 

Alary  Susan  Owens  '58x ;  Mrs.  Howard 
Taylor  Hopkins 


Patricia  Louise  Parker  '57x  ;   Airs.  Lloyd 

.A.  Dobyns  Jr. 
Frances    Anderson    Phillips    '5Sx ;    A'Irs. 

Carter  Alexander  Barrett  Jr. 
Elaine    Pierce    '49x ;    Airs.    Francis    Ray 

Palmer 
Esther   Florence   Pollard  '57;   Airs.  Wil- 
liam  Bagwell    Goode    III 
Alary    Alice    Powell    '57 ;    Mrs.    Gordon 

Roberts  Jr. 
Gay  Reynolds  Power  '52 ;   Airs.  William 

Roger  Mitchell 
Jean  Pritchett  '50:  Airs.  Wirt  Robertson 

Williams 
Nancy    Celicia    Purdum    '53:    Airs.    Wil- 
liam Allen  Hunt 
Naomi    Tane    Railev   '57 ;    Airs.    Alalcolm 

Reid  Chity 
Eugenia     Elizabeth     Ramsey     '43;     Airs. 

Davis  Harold  Ruddock 
Norma   Virginia   Reamy   '57;    Airs.    Paul 

Thomas  Shanaburger 
Bunnie    Dean    Ricks    '52;     Airs.    Alilnes 

Austen 
Alary   Rebecca   Riddick   '57;   Airs.  James 

Arthur  Bradshaw 
June   Elizabeth   Ritchie   '51  :    Airs.    Clyde 

Gerhardt  Oberlander 
Alarv     Frances     Rosenkrans     '58;     Airs. 

Charles  F.  Witt  Jr. 
Betty    Tyree     SaiJelle    '53;     Mrs.     Alva 

Eugene  Alilam 
Anna   Mae    Sanders   '55 ;    Airs.    Alarshall 

Lyle  Sanders 
Alargaret   Christine    Sheppard   '56;    Airs. 

Wilbur  Ross  Farnev 
ludith    Allen    Shields"  '57 :    Airs.    Carson 

H.  Durham  III 
Pauline  Jeanette  Stinson  '58x  ;  Airs.  John 

Burton  Woods 
Alarian   Lecky   Stone  '55x ;   Airs.   Tullius 

G.  Light  Jr. 
Carol    Elizabeth    Stoops    '50 ;    Mrs.    Earl 

G.  Droessler 
Eleanor  Rhodes  Stradley  'S7x  ;  Airs.  Nel- 
son Bibb  Turner 
Jeanne  Strick  Alooniaw  '44 :  Airs.  Howard 

Douglas  Lynch 
Carole    Elaine    Stroupe    '58x ;    Airs.    Roy 

Washington  Wirt   jr. 
Alildred      Lynette     talley     '55x ;      Airs. 

Thomas  Allen  Applewhite  Jr. 
Elizabeth     Berkeley    Tennett    '44;     Airs. 

Gideon  Lamb  Gilliam 
Margaret  Gwynn  Thomas  '52 ;  Airs.  Rob- 
ert Alayo 
Kathryne    ^'enable    Tompkins    '56;    Airs. 

Raymond  Lynwood  Adams 
Sue    Coburn    Upson    '56;    Airs.    William 

Crenshaw  Newman  III 
Sophie  Urso   '53 ;   Airs.   J.   R.   Rodriguiz 
Audrey   Ann   Voelker   '58x ;    Airs.   Way- 
land  Leslie  AIcHaney 
^"irginia     Sue     Webb     '53 ;     Mrs.     John 

\\^elch 
Sara   Lou   Wendenburg   '57 ;    Airs.    Grif- 
fith John  AIcRee  Jr. 
Elizabeth  Ann  Wheeler  '57x ;   Airs.  John 

Staples 
Alargaret  Courtney  Jane  White  '50 ;  Airs. 

Thomas  Jefferson  Crooks.  Jr. 
Shirley  Alae  Wilbourne  'So :  Airs.  Harold 

Garland 
Helen   Louise   Wilder   '56 ;    Airs.    Donald 

Eubank  CoUey 
Ellen    Joan    Willard    '56;     Airs.    J.     H. 

Whalem 
Dolores    Ann    Winder    '57 ;    Airs.    Lloyd 

Jackson  Grimstead  Jr. 
Frances   P.   A'oung   'S5.x ;   Airs.   Otis   Lee 

Brown 


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Alumnae  Magazine 


Susie  Campbell  Hundley,  '88  is  greeted  by 

Dr.    Dabney    S.    Lancaster    and    Frances 

Horton,  '34,  on  Founders  Dav,  '54. 


1885-1899 

One  of  the  oldest  living  graduates, 
Susie  Campbell  Hundley  '88.  passed  away 
in  June.  Her  activities  in  the  College 
and  her  many  contributions  to  its  welfare 
will  long  be  remembered,  as  will  her 
many  contributions  to  social,  church,  and 
community  life  in  Farmville.  She  seldom 
missed  being  present  for  Founders  Day. 
and  was  honored  on  several  of  these  oc- 
casions for  her  loyalty.  The  years  never 
dimmed  her  memories  of  her  days  at  the 
College,  nor  her  love  for  it.  .  .  .  Sarah 
Ferguson  Thomas  '93  wrote  a  paper  on 
■"Jazz  Music  and  Its  Influence"  which  she 
presented  at  the  March  meeting  of  the 
Bristol  Music  Club.  She  is  still  recover- 
ing from  a  broken  hip  and  writes  that  she 
hopes  to  attend  Founders  Day  1958.  .  .  . 
Three  members  of  the  Class  of  1894  re- 
■cently  met  to  talk  over  school  days  and 
all  the  years  between.  Maud  Pollard 
Turman.  who  lives  in  Atlanta.  Ga..  Lola 
Belle  Bland,  and  Jane  Staples  Chappell, 
college  chums  of  63  years  ago  had  a  re- 
union in  May  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Chap- 
pell. .  .  .  Anna  Belle  Mears  Miller  '98  is 
teaching  in  the  "Robert  Sugden"  private 
school  in  Hampton.  Prior  to  this,  she 
Avas  a  librarian.  .  .  .  Xelly  Preston  '99, 
who  had  a  successful  cataract  operation 
in  the  spring,  writes  that  she  has  "set  her 
sights"  on  '59 — when  she  will  return  to 
Longwood  for  her  oOth  reunion. 

1900-1909 

Louise  Hoc/zcnod  Russell  '01  passed 
away  right  before  Christmas  last  year. 
This  tribute  was  paid  her  by  Ruth  Winer 
Brown  '24.  in  a  letter  to  the  Alumnae 
Office  recently :  "She  was  my  beloved 
friend,  and  I  cherished  her  as  a  big  sister. 
Her  devotion  to  Longwood  was  so  out- 
standing. The  community  of  Cape  Charles 
suft'ered  a  great  loss  in  the  passing  of  this 
fine  woman."  .  .  .  Edith  Steif/teder  Rob- 
inson '01.  who  retired  in  1954  after  over 
30  years  of  teaching,  writes  that  she  is 
under  doctor's  orders,  "but  can  go  on 
studying,  reading,  and  improving  myself 
in  a  quiet  way."  .  .  .  Mary  Shaeklejord 
Mattox  '03  wrote  at  the  time  of  Founders 
Day,  "I'm  not  exactly  with  the  mothball 
fleet,  can  still  feel  proud  of  my  basic 
training  at  Longwood.  for  'tis  a  memory 
symphonic  !  Of  cheerful  happy  retrospec- 
tion. To  the  Class  of  1903  Tiny  Tim  ex- 
presses what  I  wish  to  say.  'God  bless  us 
everyone'  ".  .  .  .  Leonora  Rylaiid  Dew  '07 
has  ten  lovely  grandchildren,  nine  grand- 
daughters and  one  grandson.  She  has  three 
daughters  and  a  son  who  was  for  11  years 
with  the  FBI.  ...  A  letter  from  Hazel 
Thompson  Huey  '07.  of  Rock  Hill.  S.  C, 


tells  of  her  many  years  of  service  to  the 
community.  She  is  South  Carolina  Divi- 
sion President  of  UDC,  trustee  of  South 
Carolina  Federation  of  Women's  Club, 
and  very  active  in  charitable  organiza- 
tions. She  has  also  served  as  president 
of  the  Council  of  Church  Women  for 
eight  years  and  president  of  the  Woman's 
Club ;  and  now  serves  as  president  of  the 
.\L.\.  Hazel's  son  is  a  physician  in 
Charlotte  and  has  three  children. 

1910-1919 

Marietta  King  '10  retired  in  September 
of  195(j  as  librarian  at  Norfolk's  \'an 
Wyck  branch  of  the  public  library,  a  posi- 
tion which  she  held  for  31  years.  .  .  . 
Marcella  Barnes  Newell  '16  is  choir  di- 
rector of  the  Hawthorne  Lane  Methodist 
Church  in  Charlotte,  directing  three 
choirs,  as  well  as  belonging  to  an  Ora- 
torio group  which  presents  two  concerts 
each  year.  She  wrote  that  their  two 
sons,  stationed  in  Germany,  were  to  fin- 
ish their  two  years  in  service  in  May. 
.  .  .  Elizabeth  Jarman  Hardy  '16  lost  her 
husband,  Dr.  Thomas  G.  Hardy,  widely 
known  physician  and  surgeon,  in  June. 
Sympathy  is  extended  to  her  and  to  their 
children,  three  of  whom  attended  Long- 
wood  :  Betty  Hardy  Murdoch  '40.  Helen 
Wiley  Hardy  Wheat  '43.  and  Sara  Hardy 
Blanton  '44x.  Their  son.  Thomas  G.,  Jr.. 
married  Martha  Wells  '47.  .  .  .  Annie  Sue 
Fulton  Clark  '16.  state  chaplain  of  the 
DAR.  was  recently  honored  at  a  tea  at 
"Claiborne  Hall",  home  of  !Mabel  Barks- 
dale  Xorris  '31.  regent,  Colonel  .Abram 
Penn  Chapter.  Sara  Rowbotham's  ('31) 
mother.  Mrs.  Arthur  Rowbotham.  is  hon- 
orary vice  president  general  of  the  \\r- 
ginia  Daughters.  .  .  .  Imogene  \\'right  '19 
is  now  serving  as  principal  at  Robert 
Fulton  School  in  Richmond.  She  was 
formerly  assistant  principal  at  West- 
hampton  School.  .  .  .  Lily  Sandersoi 
Rice  '19  is  living  a  happy  retired  life  do- 
ing the  things  she  has  always  wanted  to 
do.  She  retired  in  1951  after  teaching  in 
-Arlington  County  32  years,  serving  both 
as  grade  teacher  and  principal  during  that 
time.  .  .  .  Olive  Ferguson  Rives  '19  wrote 
that  her  three  daughters-in-law  are  Long- 
wood  degree  girls  as  is  her  daughter. 
Betty  Rk'es  Sydnor  '47.  Two  of  her  sons 
graduated  from  Hampden-Sydney  and 
one.  from  ^'P1. 

1920-1929 

Ruth  Hoivard  Wilson  '22  is  head  of  the 
Ground  Observer  Corps  in  Buckroe 
Beach.  She  and  two  chief  observers  and 
351  volunteers  help  to  man  Papa  Hotel 
Four  Zero  Black.  .  .  .  Wilbelmina  Lon- 
don '24,  for  many  years  professor  of 
English  at  Longwood.  died  in  January 
after  a  long  illness.  Excerpts  from  a 
tribute  paid  to  her  at  the  time  of  her  re- 
tirement in  1946  follow:  "A  former  stu- 
dent said  recently,  'How  is  dear  Miss 
Willie  London?  I  used  to  have  English 
literature  with  her.  She  taught  me  to 
love  it.'    We  have  all  enjoyed  Miss  Wil- 


WiLHELMix.\  Loxnox, 


lie's  gentle,  constant  tricnd>hip  .  .  .  Many 
larger  bodies  have  contained  less  of  true 
spiritual  greatness.  .  .  .  Truly,  precious 
things  come  in  small  packages."  .  .  .  Mary 
Hill  Carleton  Peck  '26  writes  that  she 
leads  a  very  busy  life  in  community  ac- 
tivities. She  is  a  member  of  the  Historic 
Garden  Week  Committee  of  the  Garden 
Club  of  ^"irginia,  the  Board  of  Governors 
of  the  Fairfax  Town  Library,  the  Gray 
Ladies,  and  the  Fairfax  Hospital  Aux- 
iliary. .  .  .  Agnes  Baptist  Hamblen  '24 
and  her  husband  Ed  .go  in  November  to 
Chile.  Brazil,  and  \'enezuela,  where  he 
will  teach.  He  is  an  international  author- 
ity on  endocrinology.  Agnes  is  editor  of 
"The  North  Carolina  Gardener",  official 
bimonthly  publication  of  the  Garden  Club 
of  North  Carolina,  Inc.,  and  is  an  ac- 
credited rose  judge,  one  of  nine  in  the 
Carolinas.  Daughter  Agnes  has  a  little 
girl  and  an  M.A.  degree;  Suzanne,  a 
freshman  at  Salem,  plans  to  teach.  .  .  . 
The  Class  of  1927  and  the  Alumnae  Of- 
fice extend  sympathy  to  Jessie  Bennett 
Thompson  in  the  loss  of  her  husband  last 
fall.  .  .  .  Edith  Riehardson  Grizzard  '29 
writes  that  her  son  Eugene  was  grad- 
uated from  \'PI  last  year  and  was  rec- 
ognized in  Who's  ]Vho  Among  Students  in 
Ameriean  Universities  and  Colleges.  Her 
daughter  Shirley  is  a  junior  at  Longwood. 
.  .  .  Walter  Leyland,  son  of  Eunice  Bassett 
Leyland  '29.  is  president  of  the  William 
anci  Mary  student  body.  .  .  .  Alargaret 
"Pete"  Hanmcr  Weinzettel  '29  is  pres- 
ently in  Wiesbaden.  Germany,  where  she 
is  deputy  to  the  wife  of  the  Commanding 
General  and  is  Regional  Representative 
and  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors 
to  the  Berchtesgaden  Conferences.  These 
Conferences  concern  the  American  Wom- 
en's Activities  in  Europe ;  they  offer  to 
member  groups  a  clearing  house  for  their 
problems  and  inspire  and  assist  them  in 
carrying  out  the  principles  of  NATO- 
peoples  living  together  in  peace  and  un- 
derstanding in  a  free  world.  After  her 
marriage  to  Colonel  Roy  E.  Weinzettel, 
USAFE  Intelligence,  in  1947,  she  organ- 
ized the  schools  at  Clark  Field  in  the 
Philippine  Islands  on  an  accredited  basis. 
while  stationed  there.  She  has  also  been 
principal  of  an  Arlington  schcxjl  and 
worked  for  two  years  with  mentally  re- 
tarded children  in  Kansas  City.  "Pete" 
received  a  master's  from  Columbia  and 
has  done  additional  graduate  study  at  W. 
&  M.,  U.  Va.,  and  U.  of  Kansas  City. 


No\  EMBER,    195' 


1930-1939 

Helen  Galcy  Wilson  '33.  of  Crewe,  was 
re-elected  to  the  Nottoway  County  School 
Board.  The  only  woman  member  of  the 
Board,  she  has  served  since  1955.  .  .  . 
Maria  Williams  '34  was  awarded  the 
M.S.  degree  at  Florida  State  last  summer. 
She  teaches  in  Bainbridge,  Ga.,  and  is 
studying  oil  painting  and  piano  and  do- 
ing sociological  research.  .  .  .  Mary  Eas- 
ley  Hill  Steger  '34  was  the  1956  Coving- 
ton-Allegheny Christmas  Mother.  She 
has  two  children.  Frances  and  Edward, 
and  is  very  active  in  welfare  work,  PT.'K, 
church,  and  garden  club.  .  .  .  Virginia 
Price  Waller  '38  is  supervisor  in  the 
Henderson,  N.  C,  city  schools.  She  re- 
ceived her  M.Ed,  degree  at  U.  of  N.  C.  in 
1955.  .  .  .  Pattie  Jeffreys  Adams  '38  is 
press  relations  chairman  of  tlie  Col.  Wil- 
liam Allen  Chapter  of  the  D.\R  in  Rich- 
mond. 

1940-1957 

Kitty  Kcarslcy  Williams  '47x  and  her 
husband  moved  to  Chattanooga  recently, 
after  he  finished  geology  training  at  U. 
of  N.  C.  .  .  .  Jean  Cunningham  Wilson 
'Six  was  recently  installed  as  senior  re- 
gent of  the  ^^^omen  of  the  Moose  at  Farm- 
ville.  .  .  .  June  Elder  Reynolds  '54.x  is 
living  in  Milwaukee  where  her  husband 
is  an  instructor  in  Naval  Sciences  at 
Marquette  University.  .  .  .  Johanna  May 
Biddleconib  Shahan  '54  lives  with  her 
husband  and  baby  son  in  Hagerstown, 
Md.,  where  Donald  is  associated  with  the 
Coffman  Health  Center. 


Secretary:  Mary  Lou  Campbell  (Mrs.  T. 
M.  Graham)  185  Ridge  St.,  Wythevilfe, 
Va. 

Greetings  from  the  Class  of  1904.  Look 
out  for  us  on  Founders  Day  two  years 
hence,  our  55th  anniversary.  .  .  .  Our 
class  has  reached  the  retirement  age,  so 
most  of  the  "girls"  are  enjoying  well 
earned  leisure.  Several  are  fortunate  to 
call  Farmville  home  and  can  keep  in 
touch  with  the  progress  of  the  College. 
Bessie  Carter  Taylor  has  just  been  re- 
elected president  of  the  Junior-Senior 
Woman's  Club  Corporation.  She  has 
held  offices  in  all  the  organizations  to 
which  she  belongs,  civic,  patriotic,  and 
church,  and  is  on  the  hospital  board.  Eva 
Hctcrick  Warren  and  Carrie  Sutherlin 
have  apartments  in  Farmville ;  both  en- 
tertain their  friends  often  and  both  travel. 
Eva  has  just  returned  from  a  visit  to  Fort 
Worth,  Texas,  and  New  Orleans,  travel- 
ling by  plane.  She  goes  to  New  York 
on  the  RF  &  P  Special  Theatre  train  and 
has  been  abroad  several  times.  Friends 
and  especially  members  of  the  class  are 
sure  of  a  most  hearty  welcome  from  Mary 
Clay  Hiner  when  they  return  to  Farm- 
ville. Mary  Baldwin  Bynum  is  one  of  the 
liostesses  at  .^shlawn.  Her  daughter, 
Mary  Cecil,  is  married  and  lives  in 
Charlottesville. 

Inez  Clary  McGeorge,  Bettie  Miirfee 
Ray,  Ethel  Topping  Folks,  and  Ethel 
Reynolds  W'hite  are  in  Richmond.  Ethel 
has  been  made  an  honorary  member  of 
the  Barton  Heights  Woman's  Club  as  she 
has  held  nearly  every  office  in  the  club. 
Byrd  King  Eckles  has  retired  from  her 
nursing  position  and  makes  her  home  in 


Culpeper  with  her  daughter,  Frances 
Gale.  .  .  .  Elizabeth  Cohbs  Pritchett  is 
kept  busy  at  her  home  at  Whitmell.  Her 
children  are  her  joy — her  two  daughters 
live  in  Richmond,  one  is  with  the  .Ameri- 
can Cancer  Society  and  the  other  is  at 
Miller  and  Rhoads,  Cook's  Travel  Serv- 
ice. Elizabeth's  son  is  in  South  America. 
Jemima  Hurt,  Nellie  Sniithey,  and  Lucy 
Steanes  are  enjoying  life  in  Roanoke; 
in  Salem  are  Jessie  Finke,  Blanche 
Johnston,  and  Carrie  Martin  Pedigo. 
When  Carrie  retired  in  June,  a  high 
tribute  was  paid  to  her  at  a  lunch- 
eon held  by  members  of  the  Andrew 
I^ewis  High  School.  The  following  is 
taken  from  a  speech  by  one  of  her  former 
students:  "She  must  have  opened  the 
door  to  the  English  language  to  more 
than  5000  children  .  .  .  and  fcr  30  years 
six  periods  a  day,  she  conducted  her  class 
in  creative  living  ...  to  us,  you  will  al- 
ways be  one  of  the  great  ones."  Mary 
Powers  Kearney  is  still  in  her  arartment 
in  Washington  ;  Scotia  Starke  Haggerty 
has  moved  into  an  apartment  from  her 
beautiful  big  home  since  the  death  of  her 
husband. 

Living  now  in  the  far  Southwestern 
pirt  of  the  state  are  Audrey  Britfinglwni 
Keuhn,  at  Radford;  Mary  Lou  Campbell 
Graham,  Wytheville ;  Lucile  Mooma'w 
Perry,  Glade  Springs:  Bertie  Eaton,  Ab- 
ingdon ;  and  Ilia  Miller,  Bristol.  News 
about  others  who  did  not  stay  to  grad- 
uate :  Bessie  Blackmore  Morgan  lives  in 
Hampton ;  Lucy  Daniel  Palfrey,  in  Du.x- 
bury,  Mass. ;  Annie  Perry  retired  after 
teaching  45  years  and  is  in  Culpeper. 
Her  sister,  Kate  Perry,  has  given  many 
beautiful  and  valuable  articles  to  Long- 
wood  House,  the  .\lumnae  House,  and  to 
the  College.  Ella  Moore  Rector  is  the 
wife  of  a  retired  Presbyterian  minister 
and  lives  in  Berkley  Springs,  W.  Va.  .  .  . 
We  close  with  a  sad  note  by  reporting 
the  death  in  January  of  Peachy  Sanderliu 
Whitehead. 

1905 

President:     Edith    Leigh    Dickey     f^^Irs. 

John    R.    Morris)    834    Locust    Grove, 

Charlottesville,  \'a. 
Secretary:     Clair     W^oodruff     (Mrs.     J. 

Luckin  Bugg)  High  St.,  Farmville,  Va. 

Willie  Hodges  Booth,  who  has  served 
for  many  years  as  Clerk  at  Brookneal 
and  also  as  librarian,  is  now  planning  to 
serve  as  Deputy  Clerk  and  give  more 
time  to  the  library.  .  .  .  Carlotta  Lewis 
writes  most  interestingly  of  a  trip  abroad. 
.  .  .  Mary  Day  Parker  has  taught  the 
past  year  in  the  Cathedral  Episcopal 
School  in  Orlando,  Fla.  ^  .  .  Edith  Dickey 
Morris'  daughter,  Mary  Day  Parker 
writes,  has  a  beautiful  new  home  in  Or- 
lando. .  .  .  Susie  Chilton  Palmer,  who 
has  taught  many  years  in  Washington,  is 
retiring  this  year.  She  writes  that  she 
hopes  now  to  meet  class  members  at  Long- 
wood  on  Founders  Day.  .  .  .  Georgie  R. 
Gravely  writes  that  after  eight  years  as 
superintendent  of  Petersburg  Home  for 
Ladies,  she  is  now  one  of  the  guests.  Last 
year  she  toured  the  West,  returning 
through  the  Canadian  Rockies  and  across 
the  Great  Lakes.  .  .  .  Janie  Crute  Tray- 
wick's  husband.  Dr.  Asa  Paul  Traywick, 
who  has  served  the  community  of  Cam- 
eron, S.  C,  for  SO  years  as  doctor  of 
medicine,  was  honored  recently  by  his 
patients  and  friends.    A  silver  tray  and  a 


bronze  plaque  were  presented  to  him  at 
this  time.  .  .  .  Maria  Cocke  Talcott  was 
superintendent  of  the  Protestant  Epis- 
copal Home  for  Ladies  from  1935  to 
1954.  She  now  lives  by  herself  in  a 
small  apartment  in  Richmond.  .  .  .  Clair 
Woodruff  Bugg  had  a  story  "The  Mar- 
riage of  Pocahontas"  (written  for  Judith 
Randolph  Chapter  D.\R )  published  in  the 
Xorfolk  and  IVestern  Magazine  and  also 
in  fin-mis,  Zeta  Tau  Alpha's  publication. 
.  .  .  Myron  Howard  of  Draper  is  recov- 
ering nicely  from  a  hip  fracture. 

1911 

President:  Louise  Ford  (  Mrs.  S.  G.  Wal- 
ler) 39  N.  Roval  Ave.,  Front  Royal, 
Va. 
Acting  Secretary :  Emily  W.  Johnson, 
3833  9th  St.  North,  Ariington  3,  Va. 
If  "Happy  the  people  whose  annals  are 
blank  in  history  books"  be  true  as  Carlyle 
once  said,  then  thrice  happy  must  be  our 
Class.  My  most  facile  pen  could  elicit 
few  responses  from  those  left  of  the  101 
graduates  and  20  associate  members 
of  46  years  ago,  .  .  .  Our  president, 
Louise  Ford  W'aller,  has  gone  back 
to  her  childhood  home  to  live  since 
losing  her  husband.  Adjutant  General  S. 
Gardner  Waller,  last  year.  .  .  .  Ruth 
Shepard  Forbes,  our  vice  president,  lives 
at  Cumberland.  .  .  .  Although  Etta  Hope 
Owens  lives  in  South  Arlington  and  Ger- 
trude Roberts  Jones  on  \'eazy  Street  in 
Washington  and  I  talk  to  them  some- 
times over  the  telephone,  I  have  not  seen 
them  since  June  1911.  But  our  poet, 
Irma  Phillips  Wallace,  who  lives  in 
\\'heaton,  Md.,  and  I  often  get  together 
and  read  our  poems  to  each  other.  Some- 
times we  write  about  the  same  things,  but 
Irma  with  a  polish  perfected  through  the 
years.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Federal 
Poet  (Society)  and  I,  of  the  Federal 
Editors  Association.  I  am  also  one  of 
the  trustees  of  the  Columbia  University 
Club  of  Washington.  I  went  to  Luray 
for  the  Northern  District  meeting  of  the 
\'irginia  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs 
and  to  Roanoke  for  "Leaves  of  Gold," 
the  State  Federation's  pageant  celebrat- 
ing its  Golden  Jubilee.  .  .  .  Lalla  Ridley 
Jones  Warner,  our  class  poet,  lives  in 
New  Jersey.  .  .  .  Pattie  Prince  Turnbull, 
Archie  BJain  Campbell,  Daisy  Sivetnam 
Hughes,  Nannie  G.  Watkins  left  us  in 
1956  for  that  "undiscovered  country  from 
whose  bourn  no  traveller  returns,"  and 
there  they  joined  Nannie  U'inibish  Arch- 
er, Mabel  Shezuey  Warren,  Kate  Jl'allcr 
Gray,  Alargaret  Bronni  Cale,  Lillian 
Maud  Byrd  Mills,  Frances  Land  Chap- 
pell,  Grace  Terrell  Clements,  Lucile  Cole, 
and  our  beloved  Senior  Man,  Dr.  Mill- 
iedge.  and  our  President,  Dr.  Jarman. 

1912 

President:    Leta    Christian.    1311    Clover 

St.,  Winston-Salem.   N.   C. 
.\cting  Secretary :  Lettie  Cox    (  Mrs.  \\'. 
E.   Laughon)    Old  Forest  Rd.,   Lynch- 
burg, Va. 

Leta  Christian  is  teaching  in  a  private 
school  in  Winston-Salem.  She  spends 
part  of  each  summer  at  her  old  home  in 
the  Valley.  Some  day  she  e.xpects  to 
retire  and  live  there.  .  .  .  Edna  Ewart  of 
Lynchburg  is  teaching  in  Campbell  Coun- 
ty.  ..   .   Louise  Davis  Thacker  and   her 


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Alumnae  M.^gazine 


WaltM  I    I!  11   lughon  III,  grandson  of 
Li-ttn;  C"i;.r  Laughon,  '12. 


husband  were  at  Founders  Day.  They 
live  in  Bramwell,  W.  Ya...  where  Loui.'e 
teaches.  .  .  .  NelUe  Bristozu  Sandidge 
teaches  in  Campbell  County ;  two  of  her 
four  sons  have  followed  in  her  trail  and 
are  in  the  teaching  profession.  Harry  Jr. 
is  a  banker  in  Richmond ;  the  other  son 
is  an  architect.  Last  summer  Nellie  had 
a  class  in  "Progressive  Education"  under 
Etta  Rose  Bailey  at  U.  Va.  Nellie  is 
active  in  the  Episcopal  Church ;  her  hus- 
tand  and  two  sons  have  been  vestrymen. 
.  .  .  Susie  Holt  retired  in  June  after 
teaching  45  years.  She  and  her  brother, 
Colonel  Harry  Holt,  reared  three  neph- 
ews. One  is  a  graduate  of  U.\'a. ;  one,  a 
g"raduate  of  Newberry  College :  the  other 
one  attended  ^'PI.  .  .  .  Sue  Adams  Davis 
with  her  six  children  and  11  grandchil- 
dren lives  a  busy  life.  Three  daughters 
are  graduates  of  Loiigwood ;  her  other 
daughter  is  a  graduate  of  Bob  Jones  and 
is  a  missionary.  Sue  is  superintendent  of 
the  Beginners  Dep't  and  works  in  the 
Alissicnary  Society.  .  .  .  .Annie  Belle 
Robertson  Paul  lives  at  Chatham.  She 
has  a  son  Lee  Paul,  who  teaches  speech 
at  Dartmouth,  and  two  grandchildren. 
.  .  .  Lettie  Co.r  Laughon  lives  alone  since 
the  death  of  her  husband  in  '54.  She 
does  substitute  work  and  coaching.  In 
'51  she  went  as  a  delegate  from  Camp- 
bell County  to  the  NEA  Convention  in 
San  Francisco — made  a  tour  of  more  than 
10.000  miles,  visited  many  places  of  in- 
terest, among  them — Chateau  Lake  Louise 
and  Banff  Springs  Hotel  in  the  Canadian 
Rockies.  In  that  same  year  she  was  named 
an  outstanding  citizen  of  her  community 
and  the  PTA  had  her  name  listed  in  the 
Book  of  Honor  that  will  be  displayed  at 
the  headquarters  of  the  National  Con- 
gress of  Parents  and  Teachers  in  Chi- 
cago. In  '54  Lettie  went  as  a  delegate 
of  Classroom  Teachers  to  the  NEA  Con- 
vention in  New  York.  She  has  one  son 
and  two  grandchildren.  In  May  she  had 
a  trip  to  Nassau,  Bahamas.  She  is  now 
president  of  the  Lynchburg  .Alumnae 
Club,  and  a  member  of  a  garden  club.  .  .  . 
Ruth  Ward  Sadler  is  living  in  Norfolk, 
growing  flowers,  and  enjoying  life.  Agnes 
Burger  Williams  stays  busy  caring  for  an 
invalid  husband.  .  .  .  Lillie  Canody  Den- 
ning has  taught  the  last  three  years — re- 
signed in  June  and  accepted  a  Civil  Serv- 
ice job  in  Richmond.    Edna  Miars  Davis 


is  active  in  AAUW,  hospital  auxiliary, 
and  Red  Cross.  She  taught  from  1945- 
50,  then  retired  for  the  second  time.  But 
teaching  runs  in  the  family — her  daughter 
has  taught  and  her  son  is  professor  of 
mathematics  at  the  L'niversity  of  British 
Columbia. 

1913 

Acting  Secretary  :  Nena  Lochridge  (  Mrs. 

J.    W.    Sexton)    2506    Fairview    Road, 

Raleigh,  N.  C. 

Thelma  Blanton  Rockwell,  vice  presi- 
dent of  our  class  and  our  only  living  of- 
ficer, lost  her  husband  in  April.  She  has 
moved  back  to  her  old  home  in  Farm- 
ville.  .  .  .  Florence  Boston  Decker,  with 
her  many  other  activities,  is  chairman  of 
the  Richmond  group  for  the  Jamestown 
Festival.  Florence's  husband.  Dr.  H.  W. 
Decker,  was  elected  chief  of  staff  at  the 
Richmond  Memorial  Hospital.  .  .  .  Alin- 
nie  Butler  Albright  was  very  excited 
about  a  Caribbean  cruise.  .  .  .  Evelyn 
Hurff  Cross  and  I  had  a  grand  reunion 
for  the  first  time  since  1913  at  my  daugh- 
ter's home  in  Windsor  last  summer.  I 
am  sure  your  ears  burned,  as  we  talked 
of  you.  Evelyn  reared  six  children,  all 
married  except  one.  She  has  been  active 
in  church,  social,  and  patriotic  groups  in 
Suffolk.  .  .  .  Julia  Rollins  Ashby's  hus- 
band is  ill.  She  goes  back  to  Covington 
often  to  see  her  mother  who  is  93.  .  .  . 
Jennie  Earnest  Mayo  and  Colonel  Mayo 
had  just  started  a  life  of  retirement,  when 
he  was  called  to  activity  at  VMI.  .  .  . 
Kerah  Cole  Proctor  is  busy  with  a  gift 
shop  in  Fredericksburg.  .  .  .  Annie  il/_v- 
crs  Williams  has  lived  a  full  life,  rearing 
nine  children,  while  teaching.  Five  of  her 
sons  were  in  the  service  during  World 
War  II.  One  son  is  studying  for  the 
ministry.  .  .  .  Emily  Minnicgcrode  Clay- 
tor  says  she  and  her  husband  are  alone 
now  that  all  three  children  are  married. 
In  1955  she  was  a  delegate  to  the  Gen- 
eral Convention  of  the  Episcopal  Church 
in  Honolulu.  .  .  .  Alice  Martin  Horgan 
has  retired  from  her  position  with  the 
government  in  Washington.  She  and  two 
women  friends  bought  a  home  together, 
and  -Alice  spends  her  time  with  flowers. 
.  .  .  Ella  Pope  Brandon  enjoys  the  winters 
at  her  home  in  Sarasota,  Fla..  and  the 
summers  in  Virginia.  .  .  .  Elsie  Gay 
Welborn  writes  that  she  and  her  husband 
are  growing  old  gracefully.  Her  twin 
sons  and  daughter,  Jean  Moycr  Scorgie 
'41,  are  all  married.  .  .  .  Margaret  Boat- 
uright  Mclntyre  is  Regent  of  the  Swamp 
Fox  Chapter  of  the  DAR  in  Marion, 
S.  C.  .  .  .  Ruth  Percivall  Whittle  writes 
that  her  son  Frank  is  an  engineer  with 
Westinghouse  in  Elmira,  N.  Y.  Her 
daughter  Ophelia  Whittle  Chafey  '45  and 
her  husband  have  three  children  and  live 
in  Alenlo  Park,  Calif.  Her  older  son  Joe 
practices  medicine  in  Petersburg.  Her 
youngest  daughter  is  at  home.  .  .  .  Ola 
Cliannell  Berryman  has  served  as  a  state 
officer  of  the  D.AR  and  twice  as  president 
of  the  Smithfield  Woman's  Club.  .  .  . 
Gertrude  Martin  Welch's  husband  re- 
tired recently  from  the  N  &  W  Railroad 
in  Roanoke.  .  .  .  -Ada  Bierbower  retired 
and  returned  to  Farmville  to  live.  She 
finds  herself  active  again,  teaching  a  few 
classes  at  Longwood.  .  .  .  Annie  Jones 
Starritt.  of  Charleston,  W.  Va..  is  a 
grandmother  of  seven.  She  has  had  a 
private   school   for   many  years,   tutoring 


non-readers,  and  writes  that  it  is  very 
rewarding  and  challenging  w^ork.  .  .  . 
Lena  Marshall  lives  at  Rice  and  teaches 
a  few  music  pupils.  .  .  .  Edith  IVillis  Reed 
toured  in  Europe  and  the  British  Isles 
during  the  summer  with  Brownell  tours. 
.  .  .  Ruth  Harding  Coyner,  now  that  her 
husband  has  retired  from  Longwood, 
plans  to  travel.  .  .  .  Here's  hoping  we 
can  all  attend  our  Reunion  on  Founders 
Dav. 


President:  Maria  Bristow  (Mrs.  T.  J. 
Starke)  "Rustom",  River  Road,  Rich- 
mond, \^a. 

.Anne  Stone  Stewart  and  her  husband 
have  built  a  home  in  Portsmouth  where 
she  teaches  in  Woodrow  Wilson  High 
School  and  he  is  government  horticul- 
turist at  the  Naval  Base.  They  have  two 
grown  daughters.  After  attending  Long- 
wood.  -Anne  received  her  B.S.  degree  at 
the  University  of  Maryland.  She  and  her 
husband  have  both  taught  at  Ferrum 
Junior  College.  .  .  .  Virginia  Driver 
Beardsley.  of  Dunedin,  Fla.,  came  through 
Farmville  last  fall.  She  sees  Elizabeth 
Jones  Watkins  '24  who  lives  in  Clear- 
water. .  .  .  Lockey  Delp  Rector  and  her 
husband  spent  last  winter  visiting  their 
five  children,  four  in  the  Washington 
area  and  one  in  Wheeling,  W.  Va.  They 
live  at  Forest  Level.  Charles  City.  .  .  . 
Eleanor  Parrott  Hutcheson's  husband, 
Dr.  John  R.  Hutcheson,  is  chancellor 
emeritus  of  \^PI.  Hutcheson  Hall  at 
VPI  was  dedicated  in  July  and  named 
for  him  and  his  brother,  Dr.  Thomas  B. 
Hutcheson.  who  at  the  time  of  his  death 
in  1950  was  dean  of  agriculture  there. 


Elizabeth    Malcolm    Hinternhoff,    '17;    Mary 

Wood  JJouse   Smoot,  '44 ;   Frances  MacKann 

Adams,   '21  :   and  Gladys   Tucker  Rollins,  '17, 

as  they  chat  at  Founders  Day. 

1917 

President:  Naomi  Duncan  (Mrs.  G.  W. 
Morris)  3811  Hawthorne  .Ave.,  Rich- 
mond, Va. 

Mollie  Moore  Bondurant's  husband. 
John  C.  Bondurant,  has  recently  been 
elected  president  and  a  director  of  the 
Planters  Bank  and  Trust  Companjr  in 
Farmville.  He  has  been  an  employee  of 
the  bank  for  almost  40  years.  .  .  .  Irene 
Pugh  Evans'  husband  teaches  at  Temple 
University  in  Pennsylvania.  They  live  in 
Lansdown.  .  .  .  Ruth  Robinson  Kaylor  is 
living  in  Osaka  now  and  drives  each  day 
to  Wise  where  she  teaches  Latin.  Her 
two  boys  have  both  graduated  from  \'PI 
and  have  been  in  the  service. 


November,  1957 


1921 

President:    Katharine   Stallard    (Airs.   L. 

A.     Washington     Jr.)     2917     Western 

Parkway,  Owensboro,  Ky. 
Acting     Secretary:     Elizabeth     McClung 

(Mrs.  C.   C.   Pulsifer)    14UU  West   St., 

Annapolis,  Md. 

Katharine  Stallard  Washington  was 
voted  "Woman  of  the  Year"  not  long  ago 
for  Owensboro,  Ky.  .  .  .  We  all  know 
that  Helen  Draper  and  Merle  Davis  have 
taken  their  places  in  the  educational  world 
— Helen  as  head  of  the  foreign  language 
department  at  Longwood  and  Merle  in 
the  department  of  education  at  William 
and  Mary.  .  .  .  Mary  Stephenson  is  doing 
historical  research.  .  .  .  Our  hearts  go 
out  to  Grace  Beard  Lockwood — after  the 
death  of  both  her  husband  and  daughter 
within  a  few  months,  she  and  her  mother 
moved  back  to  Charles  Town,  W.  Va.  .  .  . 
A  few  items  from  the  diploma  class — 
Chapman  Revercomb,  husband  of  Sarah 
Hughes  Revercomb,  is  serving  his  second 
term  in  the  United  States  Senate,  as 
senator  from  West  Virginia.  .  .  .  Grace 
Oakes  Burton  has  just  had  published 
a  charming  collection  of  poetry,  "Son- 
nets and  Songs  of  My  Heart",  by 
the  Vantage  Press.  ...  As  for  me,  my 
chief  contribution  seems  to  be  progenat- 
ing  the  race  .  .  .  three  grown  sons 
and  a  daughter.  Betsy  is  a  senior  at 
Towson  State  Teachers.  Last  year  she 
was  president  of  the  Student  Christian 
Association.  She  says  "like  mother  like 
daughter".  She  also  made  Delta  Kappa 
Phi  honor  society.  I  am  back  in  the 
classroom  again  and  find  that  school  and 
home  absorb  most  of  my  time. 

1923 

President:  Lois  Williams,  128  Hatton  St., 

Portsmouth,  A'a. 
Acting     Secretary :     jMary    Nichols,    700 

High  St.,  Farmville,  Va. 

How  true  some  of  the  class  prophecy 
for  the  Class  of  '23  has  proved  to  be ! 
Of  the  17  class  members,  one  is  deceased; 
five  are  living  out  of  Virginia ;  1 1  are 
married ;  three  are  teaching ;  two  are 
librarians ;  two  are  college  professors' 
wives ;  one  is  a  postmistress ;  and  several 
are  both  mothers  and  grandmothers.  .  .  . 
Congratulations  to  Mary  George  Bolen, 
librarian  at  Culpeper  High  School,  for 
having  been  honored  with  a  distinguished 
service  award  as  adviser  for  the  Colon- 
nade, school  yearbook.  Three  times  in 
the  past  five  years  the  Colonnade  has  won 
the  coveted  trophy  awarded  by  SIPA. 
.  .  .  News  from  Louise  "Scottie"  Robins, 
living  in  San  Jose,  Calif.,  tells  of  her 
husband's  successful  insurance  business 
and  of  her  three  children.  Frank,  a  re- 
cent high  school  graduate,  is  a  licensed 
radio  operator  and  a  member  of  the 
American  Relay  Radio  League.  Scottie 
herself  has  such  varied  interests  as  her 
granddaughter,  her  work  with  Job's 
Daughters,  and  "over  a  hundred,  full- 
grown,  blooming  African  violets".  .  .  . 
Lou  Gregory  Wilson,  living  in  Sarasota, 
Fla.,  is  again  teaching.  She  writes,  "With 
heartfelt  sincerity  I  send  greetings  to 
dear  old  Farmville  and  to  the  girls  of 
'22."  Lelia  Burroiv  Davis  is  living  in 
Greenwood.  S.  C. ;  Marjorie  Thompson, 
in  El  Paso,  Texas ;  and  Pearl  Young 
Culross,   in   Williamson,   W.   Va.,   where 


she  is  liead  of  the  English  department  in 
the  local  high  school.  .  .  .  Marian  Camper 
Fuller  and  Anne  Meredith  Jeffers  are 
professors'  wives.  .  .  .  Elizabeth  Moring 
Smith,  whose  son  attends  Randolph 
Macon  College,  lives  in  Farmville,  as  do 
.'\nne  Meredith  Jeffers  and  Mary  Nichols. 
.  .  .  Other  classmates,  Ellen  Carlson  Hop- 
per, Mary  JeiTerson,  Stella  Lang  Taylor, 
Marie  Sutton  McCurdy,  Katherine 
Thompson  Revercomb,  and  Lois  Wil- 
liams live  in  Virginia  and  are  expected 
for  the  reunion  of  the  Class  of  '23  on 
Founders  Day. 

1926 

President:     Ann     Smith     (Mrs.     J.     F. 

Greene)     2808    Marion    Rd.,     Country 

Club  Hills,  Camp  Hill,   Pa. 
Acting  Secretary:  Olive  Smith  (Mrs.  W. 

D.  Bowman)   409  College  St.,  Bridge- 

w'ater,  Va. 

Ann  Smith  Greene  sends  Iier  love  to  all 
of  you.  She  has  joined  the  rank  of 
grandmother  with  a  granddaughter  born 
in  May.  Its  mother  received  her  B.S. 
from  University  of  Pennsylvania  shortly 
after  the  baby's  birth.  Son  Bill  is  with 
Dupont  in  Birmingham,  Ala.,  and  daugh- 
ter Ann  has  two  more  years  in  high 
school.  .  .  .  Kate  Trent  went  to  Long- 
wood  in  1947  as  supervisor  of  first  grade 
and  in  1952  became  assistant  professor  of 
education  and  general  supervisor  of  the 
primary  grades  in  the  training  school. 
This  past  semester  she  attended  Peabody 
College,  specializing  in  the  teaching  of 
reading.  She  has  now  been  promoted  to 
associate  professor  of  education.  .  .  .  Bes- 
sie JVriglit  Barlow's  oldest  son,  Joseph 
Ray,  Jr.,  graduated  from  VPI  in  1953 
and  has  served  in  the  Air  Force  in 
Hawaii  and  Japan.  Youngest  son, 
Thomas  Wright,  attends  Hargrave  Mili- 
tary Academy  at  Chatham  and  plans  to 
enter  VPI  later.  Daughter,  Mary  Lou 
Barlov;  Haverty,  graduated  from  Long- 
wood  in  1954.  .  .  .  Mary  Vaughan  is 
bookkeeper  for  the  telephone  exchange  in 
Amherst.  She  is  taking  care  of  her  87- 
year-old  mother  and  invalid  brother.  .  .  . 
Grace  Noel  iMistr  has  five  children  (is 
this  not  the  class  record?),  is  busy  with 
community  and  church  activities,  and  this 
past  year  returned  to  teaching.  Her  old- 
est child  is  a  junior  at  VPI.  Grace  talked 
to  Bessie  Motley  and  sends  news  that 
Bessie  has  been  tutoring  since  she  re- 
tired from  teaching  six  years  ago.  .  .  . 
Lucille  Wright  Eberwine  and  husband 
have  two  sons  in  the  service.  Bruce,  Jr., 
graduated  from  VPI  in  1956,  married  a 
former  Longwoodite;  is  now  in  Europe. 
Son,  John,  is  stationed  in  Maryland  and 
plans  to  be  an  electrical  engineer.  .  .  .  Sue 
Puckett  Lush,  husband,  and  daughter  car- 
ried out  their  plans  to  fly  to  Panama.  A 
card  from  her  reports  Thelma  Wooljolk 
Monogan  and  two  daughters  visited  them 
and  took  them  on  a  five-hour  trip  around 
the  Zone  and  Canal.  .  .  .  Peggy  Lou 
Stearnes  Senter  received  a  M.Ed,  this 
summer  at  A'PI.  She  teaches  English 
and  social  studies  in  Dade  County,  Fla. 
Son  Bill  has  entered  U.  of  Miami  for  his 
freshman  year  in  aviation  management. 
Daughter  Peggy  Gene  remains  at  VPI,  a 
general  science  major.  .  .  .  Gladys  Moses 
McMlister  enjoys  a  3-year-old  grandson 
and  his  baby  sister  born  this  spring.  As 
the   busy   wife   of   a    Dinwiddle   minister 


(does  this  make  three  minister's  wives  im 
our  class?),  she  says  she  has  so  many 
interesting  things  to  do  in  the  parish  that 
she  has  no  desire  to  be  a  teacher  again. 
But  at  the  recent  class  reunion  dinner  o£ 
lier  1937  pupils  in  Chester,  she  almost; 
clianged  h.er  mind  when  so  many  fine  men. 
and  women  called  her  "Miss  Moses"' 
again.  .  .  .  Gertrude  Quinn  Thomas  has- 
been  teaching  kindergarten  in  a  Catholic 
school  in  Roanoke  for  the  past  three  years, 
and  loves  it  even  though,  she  writes,  she 
is  "a  bit  old  for  skipping  and  jumping." 
Bunn  has  a  daughter  Patricia  who  wilb 
enter  college  in  '58  and  a  son  who  is  a 
junior  at  U.  Va.  .  .  .  The  Bowmans- 
motored  in  June  to  son  Warren,  Jr.'s.^ 
marriage  at  Gallup,  N.  Mex.,  to  Jean 
McArthur.  Jean  is  a  former  pupil  of 
Hattye  Blankenship.  We  had  hoped  to- 
visit  Hattye,  but  she  had  left  earlier  on  a. 
trip  to  Hawaii.  Daughter  Helen,  in  Cin- 
cinnati, presented  us  w-ith  our  second 
grandson  last  November.  .  .  .  Now,  girls, 
sit  down  and  write  all  the  news  left  out 
of  this  letter  and  send  it  in  for  1958. 
Only  about  10  of  our  degree  graduates 
have  not  yet  contributed  to  the  class  news- 
letters.  .As  a  closing  reminder,  "Long- 
wood  in  1961  or  bust  I" 

1927 

President:  Virginia  Potts  (Mrs.  J.  A- 
Redhead  Jr. )  704  Dover  Rd.,  Greens- 
boro, N.  C. 
Secretary:  Ola  Thomas  (Mrs.  J.  A- 
Adams)  R.F.D.  3,  Charlottesville,  Va. 
It  has  been  a  real  pleasure  hearing- 
from  the  members  of  the  '27  class.  While 
we  are  scattered  from  Puerto  Rico  Xo- 
Japan,  most  of  us  are  still  in  Virginia. 
Many  have  received  IMasters  degrees  and 
some  have  done  doctorate  work.  Teach- 
ing did  not  hold  all  of  us.  Some  are  in 
business  schools,  secretarial  jobs,  radio- 
and  newspaper  work.  It  seems  most  of 
our  children  have  gone  to  college  or  are 
still  in  school.  Mary  IVisely  Watkins  is 
Executive  Secretary  of  Longwood.  .  .  . 
Dorothy  Squire  Cundifif  is  gardening  in 
Florida.  .  .  .  Mabel  Groseclose  has  re- 
tired to  paint,  collect  stamps  and  good 
music.  .  .  .  Louise  Prudcn  Apperson  is  a 
busy  teacher  whose  hobbj-  is  family  trees. 
.  .  .  Mildred  Spindle  is  guidance  coun- 
selor at  Falls  Church  High  School.  .  .  . 
Mar^f  Ames  Parker  teaches  in  Alexan- 
dria. Her  son  Cliarles  graduated  from 
Citadel  and  w-as  married  in  September. 
.  .  .  Frances  Sale  Lyle's  interests  aside 
from  her  children  are  gardens  and  church 
and  civic  work.  .  .  .  Besides  teaching  in 
Roanoke  Louise  Forbes  helped  with  the 
radio  script  in  the  NEA  32nd  Yearbook  of 
Science.  .  .  .  Cornelia  Diekciison  Nuckols 
is  working  in  a  bank  and  has  gone  to  the 
dogs  (cocker  spaniels)  and  now  has  a 
champion.  .  .  .  Dreama  Chambers  Fenni- 
more  taught  and  helped  the  mentally  re- 
tarded. Now  she  is  raising  daschunds. 
.  .  .  Mildred  Lohr  Irizarry  is  head  of  the 
.Social  Sciences  at  Inter-American  U. 
Puerto  Rico  and  has  traveled  in  South 
America,  Europe,  Africa,  the  Middle  East, 
and  the  Caribbean.  Her  older  boy  at- 
tended Fork  Union  this  past  year.  .  .  . 
Frances  Woodhouse  teaches  in  a  business 
school.  .  .  .  Sara  Spires  took  up  book- 
keeping. .  .  .  Grace  Chambers  Feinthel 
teaches  in  Alaury  High  School.  .  .  . 
Margaret  Wallaee  Hibble  is  busy  with 
three   children.    .   .   .    Frances   Rucker   is 


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nursing  in  the  Veterans  Hospital,  Roa- 
noke. .  .  .  Lucy  Overby  Webster's  three 
children  keep  her  busy.  One  son  is  at 
U.  Va.  .  .  .  Daphne  Gilliam  Wool's  in- 
terests are  golf  and  music.  .  .  .  Harriet 
Foster  is  a  busy  home  economics  teacher 
in  Staunton.  .  .  .  Virginia  Graves  Krebs 
has  many  civic  interests,  especially  radio 
work.  .  .  .  Virginia  I'incent  Saffelle's 
daughter,  Betty  '53,  was  married  in 
August.  Virginia  is  teaching  music  at 
home.  .  .  .  Orline  \\'hite  is  doing  a  big 
job  teaching  and  counselling  in  Lawrence- 
ville.  .  .  .  Mary  Markley  was  in  Puerto 
Rico  for  a  while,  but  returned  to  Roanoke. 
Church  work  takes  her  spare  time.  .  .  . 
Emily  Jones  Rickman  collects  antiques. 
She  is  advisor  to  the  Virginia  delegation 
of  FHA  girls  attending  National  FHA 
meeting  at  Purdue  U.  .  .  .  Moffett  Arm- 
strong Beall  lives  in  Washington,  D.  C. 
Her  daughter,  a  junior  at  Swarthmore, 
spent  last  year  studying  in  France.  .  .  . 
I  have  two  sons  and  one  grandson  to 
crow  about. 

1928 

President:  Virginia  Updyke  (Mrs.  Vir- 
ginia Cushwa)  1516  Maiden  Lane  S.^^'., 
Roanoke  Apt.,  Roanoke,  Va. 
Secretary:  Elizabeth  Weston  (Mrs.  A. 
D.  Yeary)  Ewing,  Va. 
Virginia  Updyke  Cushwa  lias  left  the 
teaching  profession  foi  a  new  career,  but 
Virginia  II  has  begun  in  the  teaching 
field  this  year.  Her  son  is  in  the  sub- 
marine corps.  Virginia  is  educational 
consultant  for  D.C.  Heath  Co.,  textbook 
publishers.  .  .  .  ^'irginia  Bull  Moose  has 
been  living  in  Plainfield,  N.  J.,  since  1944, 
where  she  has  been  established  as  a 
Christian  Science  practitioner.  She  re- 
ceived a  master's  degree  in  education 
from  Rutgers  in  '44.  Mary  Baldwin  Col- 
lege initiated  Virginia  into  their  honor 
society  in  1953.  .  .  .  Virginia  Ellis  ^''on- 
Ritcher  taught  home  economics  in  Staun- 
ton, married,  moved  to  Richmond  where 
she  does  church,  garden  club,  and  Wom- 
an's Club  work.  Her  son  Frank  HI  is  a 
sophomore  at  U.  of  the  South  in  Sewanee, 
Tenn.  Her  husband  is  chief  engineer  for 
Virginia-Carolina  Chemical  Corp.  .  .  . 
Chris  Royal!  Elmore's  husband  has  been 
superintendent  of  Pittsylvania  County 
school  for  15  years.  Daughter  Janie  Jo 
is  married,  lives  in  Norfolk ;  and  Kathryn 
Royall  is  a  sophomore  at  W.  &  M.  Chris 
often  sees  Liz  Woodson,  Greenie  Parker 
Winiker,  and  Anne  Ferrec  Jordan.  .  .  . 
Alice  Wiley  Brown  enjoys  social  work 
with  county  welfare  board  in  Annapolis. 
Her  daughter  Dinah  graduates  from  the 
U.  of  Md.  in  1958;  interested  in  journal- 
ism, she  works  on  the  paper  in  Annapolis. 
.  .  .  Marjorie  Thomas  Johnston  lives  in 
Jonesville  where  Mr.  Thomas  is  highway 
engineer  in  Lee  County.  Margie  is  dis- 
trict president  of  WSCS,  and  was  re- 
cently appointed  a  delegate  to  St.  Louis 
Conference.  Her  son  Charles  attends 
MCV  Pharm.acy  School.  Daughter  Betty 
is  a  junior  in  high  school.  .  .  .  Elizabetli 
Weston  Yeary  is  in  her  third  year  head- 
ing her  garden  club ;  also  is  busy  with 
church  work,  TB  Association,  and  fam- 
ily. 

1930 

President:  M.  Lucille  Graves  (Mrs.  W. 
A.  Noell)  110  Summers  St.,  Bluefield, 
W.  Va. 


^Martha  Anthony  is  president  of  Dis- 
trict E  of  the  VEA.  She  has  formerly 
been  president  of  the  Martinsville  Edu- 
cation Association  and  of  the  Community 
Theatre  there.  She  is  a  life  member  of 
the  NE.A.  and  has  been  a  delegate  to 
their  conventions  in  New  York,  Chicago, 
and  Portland.  .  .  .  Robert  Large,  son  of 
Elizabeth  Chambers  Large,  graduated 
with  a  bachelor  of  science  degree  from 
Washington  and  Lee  in  June.  A  physics- 
engineering  major,  he  was  a  member  of 
Phi  Kappa  Psi,  social  fraternity,  and  Pi 
Alpha  Nu  and  the  Christian  Council.  .  .  . 
Myra  Reese  Cuddy  is  teaching  again.  Her 
husband  "Buck"  is  Commonwealth  At- 
torney in  Roanoke.  Their  daughter  Dele 
Reese  is  a  high  school  senior,  and  son 
Bucky  is  14.  .  .  .  Sally  Morrison  Rich- 
ardson's husband  is  city  councilman  in 
South  Norfolk.  They  have  two  daugh- 
ters, 19  and  14,  one  in  business  school 
and  the  other  in  high  school. 

1931 

President:   Virginia   Robertson    (Airs.   J. 

F.  Enright) 

Gertrude  Baxter  Olgers  is  very  active 
in  her  church  and  helps  her  husband  run 
his  store.  They  have  a  son  who  grad- 
uated from  high  school  in  June.  .  .  .  Clara 
McAllister  Parsons,  who  passed  away  in 
March  had  this  tribute  paid  her  by  the 
editor  of  the  Enterprise:  "Mrs.  Parsons 
left  an  indelible  imprint  for  good  in  this 
community.  Only  when  the  scroll  is  w\- 
rolled  at  the  consummation  of  the  ages, 
will  her  great  contributions  to  the  better- 
ment of  Wytheville  be  truly  revealed.  .  .  . 
No  person  worked  with  greater  zeal  or  a 
more  unselfish  spirit  for  the  upliftment  of 
the  community.  .  .  .  Her  monument  is  not 
one  of  stone  or  iron,  but  she  built  a 
monument  that  will  live  on  in  the  lives  of 
others,  and  will  not  be  effaced  by  time  or 
the  elements.  Her  influence  shall  live  on 
in  the  hearts  of  the  hundreds  who  were 
fortunate  enough  to  call  her  friend.  .  .  ." 
Virginia  Robertson  Enright  and  her  hus- 
band were  due  to  return  to  the  States  in 
.A.ugust  after  having  lived  for  the  past 
two  years  in  France  and  England,  where 
he  was  a  NATO  officer.  Their  son  is  in 
his  third  year  at  West  Point. 

1932 

President:   Henrietta  Cornwell    (Mrs.   F. 

M.    Ritter)     1419    Greystone    Terrace, 

Winchester,  Va. 
Acting  Secretary:   Lindsay  White   (Mrs. 

L.  Si.  Spicer  Jr.)   Piney  River,  ^'a. 

As  the  day  of  our  25th  class  reunion 
drew  near,  I  began  to  feel  very  reticent 
about  going.  When  I  entered  the  Alum- 
nae House,  I  was  happy — and  relieved — 
to  see  many  familiar  faces  among  both 
faculty  and  alumnae.  Aliss  Jennings  is  a 
most  hospitable  hostess  and  greeted  us  all 
with  such  warm  friendship  that  from 
that  moment  on,  I  was  glad  I  had  made 
the  trip  to  Farmville.  Our  class,  with  26 
members  present,  "captured"  Dr.  Jefifers 
for  the  luncheon.  Afterwards  we  had  an 
informal  meeting  in  the  Student  Building 
with  Henrietta  Cornwell  Ritter  presiding. 
Several  letters  from  classmates  unable  to 
be  present  were  read.  Kitty  Marehant 
Freed,  Waynesboro,  was  busy  with  prep- 
arations for  the  spring  meeting  of  the 
Shenandoah  District,  VFWC,  of  which 
she  is  president.  Jane  Witt  Kisler,  whose 
husband  is  with  the  VA,  is  now  living  in 


Coatesville,  Pa.  The  Kisler  family  has 
"lived  all  over",  each  of  the  five  children 
having  been  born  in  a  different  state.  Ella 
Simms  Clore  Barnes  stays  busy  with  an 
insurance  agency  in  Crozet  and  a  new 
home.  Her  older  son,  Carl,  graduated 
from  Washington  and  Lee  and  was  mar- 
ried this  spring.  He  was  Samuel  .\dams 
in  the  Common  Glory  cast  last  summer. 
A  second  son.  Ward,  is  9.  .  .  .  Those  who 
were  present  for  our  reunion  w'ere  Har- 
riett Branch  Major,  who  is  teaching 
again ;  Louise  Clayton,  who  is  a  super- 
visor in  schools  in  the  Portsmouth  area : 
Henrietta  Cormvell  Ritter,  whose  son  is 
entering  the  ministry :  Alargaret  Fisher 
Lansing,  who  came  all  the  way  from 
Staten  Island,  N.  Y.,  and  told  us  of  her 
interesting  work  in  the  Child  Care  Clinic 
there ;  Lucy  Fitzgerald,  who  is  teaching 
in_  Crewe :  Ruth  Hunt,  who  planned  a 
trip  abroad  for  this  summer ;  Charlotte 
Hutchins  Roberts,  who  has  returned  to 
teaching;  LucieiA.nne  Lane  Bowles  and 
Grace  Virginia  Woodhoiisc  Rawles,  both 
of  whom  have  adopted  a  little  girl ;  Doris 
Robertson  Adkisson,  who  is  in  the  teach- 
ing profession ;  A.  J.  Scott  Diedrich,  who 
is  also  teaching ;  Vehna  Petty  Gardner, 
Margaretta  Brady  Smith,  Ruth  Hall 
Crater,  Fannie  Haskins  Withers,  Mary 
Ellen  Johnson  Garber,  Helen  Ward  For- 
rest, Myrtha  Watkins  Reese,  Marietta 
Wilson  Gregory,  and  Cleo  Quisenberry 
Kent,  who  lives  closer  to  Lynchburg  and 
to  me  than  I  dreamed ;  Ruth  Floyd  Speer, 
who  agrees  that  now  there  is  little  time 
or  energy  for  dancing  after  dinner  each 
night ;  Easter  Soiiders  Wooldridge,  of 
Lynchburg,  who  studies  art  as  a  hobby ; 
Nancy  Shaner  Strickler,  who  serves  as 
elementary  librarian  at  Oceana.  Nancy 
has  been  class  secretary'  for  a  long  time 
and  asked  me  to  relieve  her.  Not  know- 
ing this  at  the  time  of  our  reunion.  I  did 
not  take  any  notes,  thus — my  apologies. 
I  have  failed  to  mention  that  gentle  lovely 
Miss  Bedford  was  with  us  for  our  re- 
union, and  seeing  her  again  was  like  go- 
ing home. 

1935 

President;  Frances  McDaniel  (Mrs.  T.  N. 

Cargill)    8915    Tresco    Rd.,    Richmond, 

\'a. 
Secretary :   Jean   McClure    ( Mrs.   W.  W. 

Thomas)   Spottswood,  Xa.. 

N^ancy  Bnrgzvyn  Leake  has  three  chil- 
dren— 16,  11,  and  5  mos.  "I  tell  everyone 
they  haven't  lived  until  they've  had  the 
three  B's  at  once :  bottles,  baseball,  and 
beaux !"  .  .  .  Ruth  Shoivalter  Swineford 
and  her  husband  Jimmie  have  recently 
celebrated  their  19th  anniversary.  They 
have  four  sons — Bobbj'  18,  James  13,  Bill 
8,  and  Charles  4.  Ruth  is  teaching  fifth 
grade  at  the  Prince  George  School — and 
is  enjoying  teaching  since  she's  had  a 
refresher  course  in  child  psychology  right 
at  home.  .  .  .  Lena  Mac  Gardner  Sam- 
mons  writes  that  Mary,  her  youngest  en- 
ters school  this  fall,  and  from  her  letter, 
it  seems  she's  still  enough  of  a  school 
teacher  to  keep  her  son  Mac  pretty  well 
occupied.  .  .  .  Nell  Oakey  Ryan  Gardner 
teaches  at  North  Cross  School  in  Salem. 
She  and  her  husband  have  a  lovely  place 
on  Claytor  Lake — with  a  good  looking 
boat  to  go  with  it.  .  .  .  Lila  Jacob  of 
Machipongo  is  the  Virginia  member  of 
National  Committee  of  Delta  Kappa 
Gamma  for  their  building  program. 


November,  1957 


1936 

President:    Tac    Waters     (Mrs.    Hallett 

Mapp)  87  Post  Rd.,  Warwick,  Va. 
Acting-  Secretary:  Helen  Boswell  (Mrs. 
J.  Wilson  Ames)  Smithfield,  Va. 
Agnes  Crockett  Davis,  her  husband 
Garnett,  and  three  children,  Garnett,  Jr. 
IS,  Dickey  12,  and  Susan  11,  live  on  a 
farm  near  Wytheville.  They  built  a 
colonial  home  13  years  ago  with  lumber 
from  the  farm :  the  bricks  were  made  in 
their  yard  by  hand.  The  boys  participate 
in  football,  basketball,  and  baseball,  and 
train  and  show  ponies.  The  boys  and  the 
entire  family  take  part  in  the  Fancy  Turn- 
out Classes.  Agnes  is  starting  her  fifth 
year  as  senior  president  of  the  CAR. 
Her  husband  is  county  chairman  of  the 
Democratic  Party.  .  .  .  Evelyn  Massey 
Coleman  is  teaching  in  Spotsylvania  after 
18  years  of  vacation  from  teaching.  Her 
older  daughter  Anne,  a  freshman  at  West- 
hampton,  was  president  of  her  senior  class 
and  tied  with  two  others  for  valedicto- 
rian. Evelyn  has  three  other  children, 
Carol  14,  Tommy  12,  Dickie  10.  .  .  . 
Lelia  Sanjord  Shumate,  her  husband,  and 
three  boys  are  back  in  Orange,  where  her 
husband  has  gone  into  business.  .  .  . 
Marion  Umberger  Hoffman,  her  husband 
Ed,  and  their  three  children  are  back  in 
the  States,  stationed  at  Albuquerque,  N. 
Mex.  .  .  .  Billie  Morgan  is  educational 
consultant  for  Scott,  Foresman  and  Co., 
and  enjoys  seeing  Longwood  girls  in 
many  of  her  meetings.  She  spent  several 
months  in  Europe  last  year  and  took  a 
trip  to  Bermuda  in  July.  .  .  .  Kitty  Smoot 
Major  is  now  in  Blowing  Rock.  N.  C, 
with  her  husband  and  two  boys.  .  .  . 
Elizabeth  Sutton  Stettner  lives  in  Coving- 
ton where  Ralph,  her  husband,  is  a  chem- 
ical engineer.  They  have  two  children, 
Anne  6  and  Jimmy  8.  Elizabeth  is  presi- 
dent of  a  newly  organized  Home  Demon- 
stration Club  and  a  representative  from 
the  Garden  Club  to  the  Council  of  Garden 
Clubs.  Ralph  is  vice-president  of  the 
PTA.  .  .  .  Saw  Susan  Waldo  O'Hara  and 
her  husband  Robert,  of  Arlington,  at  a 
party  in  June.  She  looks  quite  young 
and  lovely  and  has  three  children  of  whom 
she  is  justly  proud. 

1937 

President:    Mary    Bowles    (Mrs.    R.    C. 

Powell    Jr.)     1636    Mt.    Vernon    Ave., 

Petersburg,  Va. 
Secretary:  Lucy  P.  Moseley  (Mrs.  C.  C. 

Epes  Jr.)  S07  River  Rd.,  Warwick,  Va. 

I  might  be  prejudiced  but  I  think  the 
1937  class  reunion  was  a  huge  success;  27 
attended  (25  degree,  2  diploma)  !  Like 
Mary  Bozvles  Powell  said,  I  believe  we  all 
had  misgivings  about  a  20th  anniversary. 
I  am  sincere  in  saying  that  time  has 
wrought  few  changes  in  our  faces  and 
figures.  For  those  who  missed  our  fun, 
I  gathered  some  statistics  to  prove  we're 
still  holding  our  own ! 

Average  weight  gain  since  1937  ....  4 
plus  lbs. 

Teeth  ....  All  our  own — give  or  take 
one  or  two. 

Married  ....  85%  have  married  and 
have  been  married  an  average  of  iSVz 
years. 

Children  ....  2  plus  per  family  (You 
figure  what  a  plus  child  is  ! ) . 

Husbands  ....  Business  and  profes- 


sional careers  are  chief  employment. 

Fashion  ....  Charlotte  Rice  Mundy 
had  sassiest  spring  bonnet. 

Teaching  ....  As  a  class  average  we 
taught  634  years.  Alice  Elder  holding 
the  record  for  longest  period  of  teaching 
(20  years);  Zilla  Nnvsome  Johnson 
winning  the  booby  prize  for  shortest  time 
(6  weeks)  ;  one  fourth  of  the  class  are 
now  teaching. 

Six  are  great-aunts  (none  of  us  are 
grandmothers  yet ) . 

Kitty  Fitcgcrald  Yeatts  came  greatest 
distance  (welcome  back  to  the  U.  S.  from 
South  Africa)  .  .  .  we  met  her  husband 
and  two  daughters  too.  Marian  Shoffner 
Kelly  came  next  greatest  distance  from 
Larchmont,  N.  Y. 

It  was  interesting  to  note  that  five  dif- 
ferent families  just  among  those  at  the 
reunion  have  adopted  children — a  subject 
\-ery  dear  to  my  heart.  Martha  Hamlet 
Davis  brought  a  picture  of  her  handsome 
adopted  3-year-old  son. 

Our  class  mascot  should  be  Kitty  Irby 
Hubbard's  husband.  He  was  the  only 
man  present  and  brave  enough  to  attend 
our  "get  together"  in  rooms  212  and  214 
at  the  Weyanoke  Hotel  where  Bernice 
Jones  Rawds  and  Zilla  Ncivsome  Johnson 
(acting  as  hostesses),  Charlotte  Rice 
Mundy,  Marian  Shoffner  Kelly,  Elizabeth 
"Smitty"  Smith  Melvin  and  I  were  stay- 
ing. We  had  a  grand  time  reminiscing 
and  showing  pictures  of  our  homes  and 
families.  We  almost  made  Virginia 
Baker  Crawley  and  Mollie  Fletcher  Walk- 
er Sanger  forget  they  had  to  drive  back 
to  Blackstone  that  Saturday  night. 

For  those  of  us  staying  over  until  Sun- 
day (with  "Smitty"  as  official  chauffeur) 
we  had  breakfast  out  at  Longwood  House. 
There  we  had  our  pictures  taken  by 
Martha  Givaltney  Everett.  Our  classman, 
Miss  Her,  was  our  guest  of  honor,  and  it 
was  a  fitting  end  to  a  nostalgic  week  end. 
She  promised  to  stick  around  until  our 
ne.xt  reunion  in  '62  (our  2Sth)  so  you 
absentees,  don't  miss   that  one ! 

There  were  so  many  to  see.  so  much  to 
say  and  so  little  time,  but  I  did  get  a  few 
words  with  pert  Virginia  Bean  Hylton, 
Alma  Booth  Jones,  Claire  Eastman 
Nichels,  Evelyn  Howell  Rose,  Ann 
Galusha,  Mary  Frances  Adams  Cooper, 
Martha  Glenn  Davis  Tyler,  Minnie  Smith 
Walker.  Flora  Belle  Williams,  and  Jean 
Willis  Stevenson.  I  was  fascinated  with 
Mary  Virginia  Blankenship  Cramer's 
novel  way  to  make  money  for  her  three 
sons'  education  fund.  Our  class  V.P.  Vir- 
ginia Leonard  Campbell  was  there  long 
enough  to  "get  the  ball  rolling"  and  col- 
lect $37.00  from'  the  Class  of  '37  to  pre- 
sent to  the  Alumnae  Association  for  a 
gift  to  the  Alumnae  House.  Goldie  Wil- 
liams Bowers  and  Marie  Moore  Millner 
drove  up  for  the  day  from  the  Peninsula. 
.  .  .  Sue  Mallory  Cushwa  and  her  hus- 
band dropped  by  one  evening  upon  my 
return  to  hear  the  STC  news.  They  were 
leaving  for  Paris,  France,  where  he  will 
be  stationed  for  several  years.  .  .  .  Dr. 
Woodrow  W.  Wilkerson,  husband  of 
Dorothy  Price  Wilkerson,  is  now  teacher 
education  director  in  the  State  Depart- 
ment of  Education.  He  was  promoted 
from  the  post  of  supervisor  of  secondary 
education,  a  job  he  has  held  since  1947. 
.  .  .  Thank  you  for  your  letters  and  re- 
sponse ;  pass  your  news  to  me  and  I  will 
pass  it  on  to  all. 


President:  Vera  Ebel  (Mrs.  R.  B.  El- 
more) U.S.O.M.  to  Panama,  Box  J, 
Balboa,  Canal  Zone 

Louise  Eubank  Knoeller.  with  her  hus- 
band and  four  boys,  is  living  in  Peters- 
burg, after  having  lived  in  Japan,  In- 
diana ;  and  in  Italy  for  three  years.  Her 
husband,  a  major,  is  stationed  at  Fort 
Lee ;  she  writes  that  she  is  glad  to  be 
back  in  Virginia.  .  .  .  Marguerite  Black- 
zvell  Seely  writes  that  her  husband  Don  is 
manager  of  the  University  of  Maryland 
dairy  plant  and  salesroom  and  that  Kam- 
eron  has  entered  school.  .  .  .  Margaret 
Sinclair  was  recently  featured  in  an 
article  "Peninsula  Portraits"  in  the  New- 
port News  Daily  Press.  She  is  the  author 
of  a  history  of  the  city  of  Hampton, 
which  has  recently  been  published  in  the 
second  edition  by  the  Board  of  Education. 
She  is  a  member  of  UDC,  a  charter  mem- 
ber of  the  Hampton  Historical  Society, 
and  a  member  of  the  advisory  committee 
for  the  Jamestown  Festival.  .  .  .  Caroline 
IVillis  Weiler  and  her  husband  and  two 
boys,  11  and  6,  live  in  Spokane,  Wash., 
where  her  husband  is  State  Supervisor  for 
the  Bureau  of  Land  Management.  Their 
older  boy  is  an  avid  snake  collector  and 
keeps  the  household  lively. 


Ginnie  Lynn,  daughter  of 
Helen  Reiff  Scott,  '40. 


President  and  Secretary :  Jane  Powell 
(Mrs.  R.  E.  Johnson)  Box  328,  Wythe- 
ville, Va. 

It  sounds  as  though  this  is  the  year  for 
new  homes  in  our  class.  Helen  Reiff 
Scott,  Dave,  and  Ginnie  Lynn  have  moved 
mto  their  new  brick,  split-level  home  in 
suburban  Wilmington,  Del.  They  were 
busy  getting  settled  there  before  spend- 
ing the  month  of  June  at  Ocean  City, 
N.  J.  Helen  assumed  the  superintendency 
of  the  beginners'  department  of  their 
church  in  the  fall.  We  are  all  grateful  to 
her  for  writing  our  newsletter  last  year. 
.  .  .  Emil  Ellis  Wood  has  moved  from 
Virginia  Beach  to  a  new  home  near  Rich- 
mond with  her  husband  and  two  sons, 
David  6  and  Mike  3.  Emil  had  a  visit 
from  Pat  Gibson  Stewart,  with  her  hus- 
band and  two  children.  Patsy  6  and  Scott 
4,  who  were  en  route  from  a  European 
tour  of  duty  to  Jacksonville  where  they 
have  a  home.  .  .  .  Cornelia  Story  French 


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Alumnae  Magazine 


is  kept  busy  by  her  two  daughters,  Lynda 
Cheryl  3  and  Deborah  Gayle  1.  The 
Storys  have  moved  into  their  new  home 
in  Chesterfield  County  near  Bon  Air  and 
are  happy  to  be  living  in  the  country. 
.  .  .  Lula  IVindJiant  Hannaway  has  a  son 
9  and  a  daughter  7.  They  live  in  St. 
Louis,  Mo.  .  .  .  Margaret  Carr  Highfill 
has  moved  from  Bristol  to  Cleveland,  O. 
Recently  Margaret  and  Jack  discovered 
that  Bob  and  I  were  their  next  door 
neighbors  overnight  in  a  motel  in  Hamp- 
ton, and  we  all  had  a  fine  visit  together. 
.  .  .  Anita  Carrington  Taylor  says  she, 
her  husband,  and  10-year-old  son  are 
trying  to  meet  the  challenges  of  our  age 
through  church  and  civic  organizations. 
They  live  in  South  Hill.  .  .  .  Rosemary 
Howell  keeps  in  touch  with  a  number  of 
Longwood  graduates  through  the  Rich- 
mond Longwood  Alumnae  Chapter.  When 
I  heard  from  her  she  was  scurrying 
around  getting  ready  to  take  some  girls 
to  FFA-FHA  Camp  at  Smithfield.  .  .  . 
Mary  Walker  Mitchell  Hughes'  letter 
sounded  familiar,  "Although  we  never 
have  a  dull  moment,  we  never  do  any- 
thing new'sworthy."  She  taxis  her  two 
children  all  over  town,  does  some  PTA 
and  Woman's  Club  work  and  when  she 
wrote  was  busy  getting  Clint  ready  to  go 
to  camp.  .  .  .  Katherine  Gray  Stanford 
and  her  family  live  at  Gloucester  C.  H. 
She  is  superintendent  of  the  Welfare  De- 
partment there,  and  her  husband  is  game 
warden  for  Mathews  and  Gloucester 
counties.  Their  children  are  Nancy 
Gray  12  and  Ray  8. 

This  may  sound  like  last  year's  news, 
but  they  have  done  it  again.  In  May 
Sudre  Dunton  Brothers  and  Myra  Smith 
Ferguson  and  their  families  spent  a  day 
with  Sis  Sturgis  Crockett  in  Norfolk  and 
had  such  a  good  time  that  they  planned  a 
day  with  Sudie  in  Emporia  in  July.  Myra 
took  sv/imming  lessons  with  her  children 
this  summer  with  hopes  of  getting  enough 
endurance  to  renew  her  Instructor's  cer- 
tificate. She  planned  to  go  back  to  teach- 
ing this  fall.  .  .  .  Laura  Nell  Craivley 
Birkland  has  been  taking  organ  lessons 
during  the  winter  and  plays  occasionally 
for  church  services.  .  .  .  Lorana  Moomaw 
and  her  sister,  Leona  '43,  attended  the 
NEA  Convention  in  Philadelphia  as  dele- 
gates from  Roanoke.  They  then  flew 
to  Miami  to  visit  their  brother  and  his 
family.  .  .  .  Helen  Jeffries  Miles  taught 
freshman  history  at  VPI  last  year,  and  al- 
though it  vi'as  hard  work  to  make  a  come- 
back after  16  years  with  no  studying,  she 
loved  every  minute  of  it.  At  the  same 
time  she  was  president  of  the  Church 
Women  and  she  says,  "It  kept  me  out  of 
mischief  for  sure."  Hugh  III,  14,  made 
Eagle  Scout  last  year,  Jeff  11  plays  the 
saxophone  in  his  school  band,  Bill  6  en- 
joys life,  and  at  the  time  of  her  letter  she 
was  leaving  for  Richmond  with  husband 
Hugh.  .  .  .  Olivia  Stephenson  Lennon  had 
a  recital  in  June  for  her  20  piano  pupils. 
She  and  her  minister  husband  are  busy 
with  the  construction  of  a  $68,900  edu- 
cational building  for  their  church.  .  .  . 
Hazel-Wood  Burbank  Thomas  is  taking 
piano  lessons  and  practices  while  George 
5,  Richard  3,  and  Beth  I'A  play  in  their 
new  playroom  on  winter  days.  .  .  .  Made- 
line Fleshman  Beamer  is  taking  music 
lessons  too  and  practices  with  her  daugh- 
ter Beryl.  .  .  .  Marge  Nimmo  Kiser 
planned  to  drive  up  from  Orange,  Texas, 


with  her  three  children  for  a  month's 
visit  in  Virginia  where  they  would  be 
joined  by  her  husband  for  his  vacation. 
Marge  is  PTA  vice  president  in  charge  of 
programs.  ...  I  am  taking  a  three- 
months'  vacation  from  organ-playing  this 
summer  but  seem  to  be  busy  as  ever 
keeping  up  with  my  family's  varied  in- 
terests, Boy  Scouts,  swimming  lessons, 
PTA,  church,  picnics,  and  gardening.  .  .  . 
Winston  Smith  Daniel's  husband  recently 
won  a  trip  to  Florida  for  them.  He  is  in 
the  insurance  business,  and  they  have 
moved  into  a  new  ranch  home  in  West- 
hampton  Hills.  Their  son  is  9  and 
daughter,  5. 


Frederick    Carl,    James    Lee,    and    Julia, 
children  of  Florence  Lee  Putnam,  '41. 

1941 

President :  Ruth  Lea  Purdum  ( Mrs.  Ruth 

Lea   Davis   Nash)    Box   367,   Culpeper, 

\'a. 
Secretary:    Harriette    Haskins    (Mrs.    J. 

Elmore   Eubank  Jr.)    4104   Chesapeake 

Ave.,  Hampton,  Va. 

Reba  Woodbridge  Seddon  and  her  fam- 
ily are  living  in  Alexandria.  .  .  .  Trudy 
Hale  Ebeling  and  husband  (a  lieutenant 
colonel)  are  stationed  in  Washington,  D. 
C.  They  have  two  boys  and  a  girl.  .  .  . 
Helen  Dooley  Dungan  wrote  that  they 
have  completed  a  six-room  ranch-type 
brick  house  in  Roanoke.  She,  husband, 
and  twin  boys  (now  11)  are  thoroughly 
enjoying  it.  Helen  sees  Nell  Hall  Wil- 
bourne  in  Roanoke  while  shopping.  .  .  . 
Genevieve  Moody  Mays  has  one  son  and  is 
teaching  in  Petersburg.  .  .  .  Florence  Lee 
Putnam  spent  a  month  visiting  her  family 
in  Hampton  last  winter.  Everyone  was 
happy  to  see  her  again.  She  and  her 
family  are  still  on  the  ranch  in  Incheluim, 
Wash.  .  .  .  Jean  Bourne  received  the 
M.S.W.  degree  from  Rutgers  U.  in  June. 
.  .  .  Now  I  guess  a  little  about  myself 
would  be  in  order.  If  this  information 
makes  the  Alumnae  Nezvs  it  will  be  by 
the  proverbial  "skin  of  a  tooth".  Moving 
into  a  new  home  in  Merrimac  Shores  and 
taking  care  of  my  two  children,  Ellen  11 
and  Julian  III  8,  has  taken  up  about  all  of 
my  time.  I  promise  to  do  better  as  a 
news  reporter  next  year. 


1942 

President:  Mary  Katherine  Dodson  (Mrs. 

C.  N.  Plyler)  Gatesville,  N.  C. 

Anne  Bosz<jell  Kay  wrote,  "In  the  last 
Bulletin  you  had  that  Jimmy  and  I  were 
the  parents  of  four  boys — but  I  wanted 
to  let  you  know  that  two  of  our  boys  are 
girls!  We  have  Tootsie  11,  Jeanie  9, 
Jimbo  6,  and  Tom  3."  Helen  Hawkins 
was  chosen  by  the  Arlington  Education 
Association  as  a  "Teacher  of  the  Week", 
last  fall.  She  has  taught  at  Wilson  Ele- 
mentary School  for  the  past  IS  years,  and 
"has  a  high  and  thorough  standard  of 
classroom  work",  according  to  one  of  her 
supervisors.  She  is  an  active  member  of 
the  DAR.  and  for  ten  years  has  spon- 
sored the  Wilson  School  Bowling 
League.  .  .  .  Iris  Geyer  Watson's  hus- 
band, Samuel,  is  in  command  of  the 
USS  Gainard,  a  destroyer  based  in  New- 
port, R.  I.  His  ship  participated  in  the 
International  Naval  Review  at  Hampton 
Roads  in  June.  He  was  selected  to  at- 
tend the  1957-58  session  of  the  Naval 
War  College  in  Newport.  They  have  two- 
children  :  Dale  12  and  Sammy  8. 

1943 

President  and  Secretary  :  Betty  Boutchard 
(Mrs.  S.  C.  Maclntire  III)  113  Hamil- 
ton Ave.,  Winder,  Ga. 
Co-Secretary:  Anne  Rogers  (Mrs.  V.  0. 
Stark)  316  Palen  Ave.,  Warwick,  Va. 
Anne  Brooks  Givens'  husband  was 
transferred  from  Suffolk  to  Tifton,  Ga.,. 
in  February.  He  is  located  at  the 
Georgia  Coastal  Plain  Experiment  Sta- 
tion. .  .  .  Margaret  Bowling  Bowden 
keeps  busy  with  her  two  boys,  Jimmy  10 
and  Phillip  6.  .  .  .  Elizabeth  E.  McCoy 
had  to  retire  from  teaching  due  to  her 
health.  She  wrote  that  Lucy  Cheshire  is 
doing  librarian's  work  at  Patrick  Henry 
.School  in  Martinsville.  .  .  .  Lilly  Bee 
Gray  Zehmer  sometimes  sees  Jac  Hardy 
Rives  and  Anne  Ellett  Hardy.  Lilly  Bee 
spent  two  nights  in  New  York  with  Betty 
Reid  Paradis  at  Easter.  Anne  Etlett 
Hardy  writes  that  Jane  Scott  Webb  and 
her  family  have  moved  to  Amelia.  Anne 
attended  a  bridge  luncheon  at  Virginia 
Sydnor  Allen's  ('41)  this  spring  in  honor 
of  Nancye  Allen  Fitzpatrick.  Nancye  has 
three  children ;  Anne  has  tvi'ins  5  and  a 
baby  boy  IJ-^.... Virginia  Corbin  Lamb  and 


,L  -iS»J 


Polly  and  Bobby,  children  of 
.Anne  Brooks  Givens,  '43. 


November,  1957 


37 


her  husband  have  moved  to  Ridley  Park, 
Pa.  .  .  .  Anne  Fitzgerald  had  a  scholar- 
ship to  U.Va.  this  summer,  working  to- 
ward her  Master's  in  education  with  em- 
phasis on  mathematics.  She  is  chair- 
man of  the  mathematics  teachers  in  High- 
land Springs.  .  .  .  Dot  Childrc-ss  Hill 
takes  care  of  her  home,  five  children,  H 
pigeons,  8  rabbits,  two  calves,  and  a  cat. 
This  past  year  sire  has  been  a  Den  mother, 
room  mother,  president  of  a  garden  club, 
and  chairman  of  a  church  committee.  .  .  . 
Miggie  Misli  Timberlake  and  B.  Rcid 
Paradis  spent  New  Year's  Day  with  Dot 
and  her  family.  Frances  Parham  Jeanes 
who  lives  nearby  joined  them.  In  the  fall 
Dot  and  her  husband  met  May  Bartlctt 
Strauglian  and  her  husband  in  Roanoke 
for  a  football  game.  Afterwards  she  saw 
Libbie  Bernard  Saul  and  Bob  and  Jeanne 
Hall  Bernard  and  Johnny.  May  and  Joe 
have  moved  to  Wise.  Frances  Parham 
Jeanes  writes  that  she  and  Ike  are 
farming.  They  raise  8000  broilers 
every  nine  weeks,  besides  laying  hens 
and  Herefords.  .  .  .  Carolyn  Cannady 
Allnutt  and  her  husband  live  in  a 
Washington  suburb.  She  is  secretary  to 
General  Robertson.  .  .  .  Stella  Scott  Bos- 
worth,  her  husband,  and  three  children 
recently  moved  from  Farmville  back  to 
Lexington  where  he  is  continuing  his 
medical  practice  and  is  post  surgeon  at 
VMI.  .  .  .  William  P.  Hay,  husband  of 
A^irginia  "Campie"  Campficld  Hay,  has 
heen  appointed  County  Judge  of  Prince 
Edward  County.  The  Hays  have  four 
children  and  live  in  Farmville.  .  .  .  Hallie 
HiUsiuan  Fleetwood  was  named  Woman 
of  the  Year  by  the  Farmville  Junior 
Woman's  Club.  She  served  last  year  as 
president  of  the  club  and  is  vice  president 
of  the  Junior-Senior  Woman's  Club,  Inc. 
She  teaches  in  Farmville  High  School 
and  is  the  mother  of  three  children. 

It  was  wonderful  hearing  from  girls 
we  hadn't  seen  or  heard  from  since  we 
left  Farmville  in  '43.  Ruby  Trice  Wil- 
liams was  busy  packing  for  a  trip  to  Ger- 
many. Ruby  and  the  children  (four  girls 
and  a  boy)  are  joining  Major  Williams 
for  a  tour  of  duty.  It's  no  wonder  we 
lost  Ruby  for  awhile.  They  were  in 
England  from  19S1-19S4.  .  .  .  Jane  Lee 
Sink  Gu'ens  and  son  welcomed  Jim  back 
after  17  months  overseas.  They  live  in 
Fairfield,  Calif.,  where  Jim  is  executive 
officer  for  the  436  AA  at  Travis  AFB. 
.  .  .  Marie  Stozvers  Nash  lives  in  Blue- 
field  and  has  two  daughters— Gail  6  and 
Betty  Mae  3.  She  is  doing  substitute 
teaching.  .  .  .  Anne  Trotter  Feriozi  has 
moved  to  a  new  home  in  Falls  Church. 
She  has  three  children.  .  .  .  Mamie  Snow 
Penland  lives  in  Waynesboro.  Last  year 
she  taught  at  Fairfax  Hall.  Her  hus- 
band is  an  engineer  at  DuPont.  .  . 
Helen  Briggs  Sours  has  just  moved  into 
a  beautiful  new  brick  split-level  home  in 
Springfield.  She  has  two  boys  and  a 
girl.  Her  husband  is  a  lawyer  with  the 
Department  of  Interior.  .  .  .  Betty  Faith 
White  Phinney  and  family  are  busy  re- 
modeling an  old  New  England  farm 
house.  Her  husband  is  a  building  con- 
tractor while  daughter  Polly  (age  9) 
studies  'cello ;  in  her  spare  time  Betty 
Faith  plays  the  organ  and  directs  the 
junior  choir  at  the  Episcopal  Church  in 
Newfields,  N.  H.  .  .  .  It's  really  turn- 
about for  Farmville  teachers  in  Windsor. 
Eva    Rhodes    Butler's    son    Johnny    will 


have  Anna  Leigh  Gzvaltiicy  Laine  '27x  for 
his  teacher  this  year.  She  taught  Eva  in 
the  6th  grade.  Eva  taught  her  son  in 
the  first  grade.  Eva's  husband  is  work- 
ing cooperatively  with  the  Tidewater  Re- 
search Station  on  a  revolutionary  peanut 
harvesting  method  and  is  the  first  Vir- 
ginian to  try  the  recommended  technique 
on  his  own.  .  .  .  Agnes  Pierce  Piland  is 
teaching  in  Special  Education  in  Rich- 
mond. She  says  the  work  is  harder  than 
regular  classroom  teaching  but  far  more 
rewarding.  .  .  .  Violet  JVoodall  Elliott  is 
teaching  again  in  Lynnhaven  since  her 
younger  child  started  school.  .  .  .  Lillian 
Agnew  Leath  leads  a  busy  life.  She  and 
her  husband  Mac  (in  addition  to  a  busy 
medical  practice)  have  a  lovely  farm 
where  they  raise  beef  cattle,  ducks,  pheas- 
ant, etc.  Last  summer  Lillian  was  in 
Quebec  as  a  delegate  from  the  High 
Point  Junior  League  at  the  annual  con- 
ference of  A.J.L.A.  Living  in  Clem- 
mons,  N.  C,  in  a  lovely  new  home  is 
Nancy  McClay  Garvey.  She  has  four 
children,  and  her  husband  is  executive 
director  of  Old  Salem,  Inc. — the  restora- 
tion of  the  Moravian  settlement  in  Wins- 
ton-Salem. .  .  .  Helen  Lcivis  Bishop  and 
family  moved  into  their  new  home  in 
Louisville  last  year.  .  .  .  Ella  Marsh 
Pilkington  Adams  is  the  new  president  of 
Richmond  Longwood  Alumnae,  on  the 
junior  board  of  Retreat  Hospital,  in 
charge  of  kindergarten  department  at  St. 
Stephen's  Church,  and  does  St.  Cath- 
erine's alumnae  work.  She  and  her  hus- 
band are  working  on  a  committee  to 
start  a  symphony  orchestra  in  Richmond. 
Music  runs  in  the  family,  son  Jerry  won 
the  music  cup  at  St.  Christopher's  and 
Sallie  is  well  on  her  way  to  being  a 
pianist.  .  .  .  Barbara  Tripp  Friend  is  sec- 
retary of  the  Richmond  Chapter  of  the 
American  Cancer  Society  and  does  other 
civic  and  volunteer  work.  Barbara  has 
two  children,  Deborah  13  and  Roger  9. 
.  .  .  Jane  Sanford  Hall  and  family  stopped 
in  Hawaii  en  route  from  Japan  to  the 
States  this  summer.  They  are  now  at  Ft. 
Leavenworth,  Kansas,  where  Fred  is  a 
student  at  The  Command  and  General 
Staff  College.  .  .  .  Nell  Pritchctt  Gordon 
has  moved  into  a  new  home  in  Danville. 
Jack  is  principal  of  two  elementary 
schools ;  they  have  two  children.  Nancy 
Bondurant  W'ilson  is  one  of  her  neighbors. 
...  In  the  fall,  .Anne  Rogers  Stark  and 
her  husband  made  the  grand  tour  and 
visited  the  other  three  members  of  the 
suite,  Brookie  Benton  Dickerman,  Alice 
Seebcrt  Godwin,  and  Dearing  Fauntleroy 
Johnston. 

1944 

President:  Fave  Nininio  (Mrs.  T.  W. 
Webb)    215  Linden  .Ave.,   Suffolk,  Va. 

Secretaries:  Mildred  Corvin  (Mrs.  L.  H. 
Lingerfelt)  1202  Bobbiedell  Lane,  Rich- 
mond 26,  Va. ;  and  F.  Lee  Hawthorne 
(Mrs.  J.  R.  Browder)  5302  Media  Rd., 
Richmond  25,  Va. 

A  number  of  girls  are  returning  to 
teaching  as  their  children  reach  school 
age.  Frances  Craddock  Hardy,  of  Vienna, 
taught  nursery  school  last  year  and 
daughter  Kelly  attended  with  her.  .  .  . 
Ernestine  Morgan  Holloman  taught  last 
year,  but  says  it's  quite  a  job  to  be 
mother,  minister's  wife,  and  teacher.  .  .  . 
Carolvn     Beard    Garrett    who    lived     in 


Japan  for  three  years  is  now  in  Heidel- 
berg, Germany,  and  loves  the  old  uni- 
versity town.  Her  boys  attend  American 
schools  and  she,  Major  Garrett,  and  boys 
have  visited  Switzerland.  France,  and 
Italy.  .  .  .  We  heard  that  Hannah  Craw- 
ford Reynolds  and  family  made  a  flying 
visit  from  Te.xas  to  Virginia.  She  visited 
Sue  Harper  Schumann  while  here  and 
they  talked  houses.  .  .  .  Jane  Smith  Dun- 
lap  writes  that  she  won't  get  to  Virginia 
this  year  as  they  are  building  a  new  home 
large  enough  for  their  five  little  Dunlaps. 
Her  husband  is  a  member  of  the  Min- 
nesota State  Senate.  .  .  .  Faye  Nimmo 
Webb  has  moved  back  to  Suffolk  where 
Jack  has  gone  into  business.  .  .  .  Eileen 
Bozvles  Johnson  and  Frank,  of  South  Nor- 
folk, have  a  year-old  adopted  baby,  Susan 
Franklin.  She  wrote  that  she  stopped 
teaching  Christmas,  and  they  got  "the 
cutest  baby  girl  you  have  ever  seen"  on 
January  2.  .  .  .  Katherine  Johnson  Haw- 
thorne has  been  active  this  year  leading  a 
Girl  Scout  troop  and  working  with  the 
Jaycettes  of  Chesterfield  County.  .  .  . 
Julie  Eason  Mercer  vacationed  on  Sulli- 
van's Island  with  all  the  Easons. 

Mary  St.  Clair  Bugg  Holland  spent  her 
vacation  painting  their  house.  She  said 
Elam   put   a   paint   brush   in   In  i-    Ii.iml    at 


Mildred    Corvin   Lingerfelt,   '44   and  her 

husband,  Harold,  with  their  children,  Erie 

Marie,  David,  and  Alan. 

5  a.m.  .  .  .  Mildred  Corvin  Lingerfelt  is 
busy  keeping  up  with  her  daughter  and 
two  sons  and  helping  in  her  husband's 
office.  .  .  .  Margaret  Thomas  Basilone 
has  two  sons.  Tommy  2  and  Joe,  Jr.  11. 
Room-mother  chairman  at  St.  Michael's, 
bridge,  civic  associations,  drives,  etc.,  kept 
her  well  occupied  last  year.  Joe  still 
works  and  studies  at  Georgetown  Univer- 
sity. Margaret  had  a  surprise  visit  in  the 
summer  from  Jerry  Titmus  who  now 
teaches  at  Quantico.  .  .  .  Rosemary  Elam 
Pritchard  saw  Jane  Ford  Phillips  re- 
cently and  had  lunch  with  Jerry  and  M. 
K.  Ingham  in  Petersburg.  .  .  .  Margaret 
Lawrence  Grayson  keeps  on  the  "go"  with 
four  girls  and  their  swimming  and  piano 
lessons.  She  recently  saw  Gene  Sey- 
ntonr  Raper  and  her  family  in  Suffolk. 
Gene  works  with  the  Child  Welfare  Serv- 
ice in  Nansemond  County.  .  .  .  Mary  K. 
Harman  worked  for  a  contractor  in  Nor- 
folk, but  was  e.xcited  about  her  coming 
wedding  in  .August.  .  .  .  This  has  been  a 
full  year  for  F.  Lee  Hazi'thorne  Browder 
who  has  been  coaching  students  from  a 
nearby  school,  working  in  church  and  a 


o8 


AlUIiIN.^E   M.AG.iZINE 


-woman's  club.  Slie,  Rowland,  and  chil- 
'dren  visited  Dottie  Siiniiwiis  Kessler  and 
her  family  at  their  cabin  near  Fincastle 
ibis  year. 

Gloria  Pollard  Thompson,  of  Rich- 
mond, was  named  in  the  spring  as  Vir- 
■ginia's  representative  to  a  special  five- 
member  committee  to  study  the  Amateur 
Athletic  Union  age  group  swim  program 
in  the  Southeastern  United  States.  She 
is  chairman  of  AAU  women's  swimming 
■in  Virginia.  .  .  .  Anne  Williams  Vogle- 
vvede  writes :  "After  SK'  years  of  mar- 
riage and  four  children,  we  found  our- 
selves transferred  (in  1955)  to  Mexico 
'City,  truly  the  garden  spot  and  most  fas- 
'cinating  city  of  the  western  hemisphere." 
They  swim  all  year  'round  in  a  heated 
pool — it  is  never  too  hot,  and  seldom  too 
•cold.  "The  kiddies  hablan  espaiiol  per- 
fectly, but — what  is  ruefully  funny — 
speak  English  with  a  Spanish  accent!" 

It's  wonderful  the  number  of  girls  who 
were  with  the  Class  of  '44  only  a  year  or 
two  who  still  write  in  to  give  us  news. 
We  always  enjoy  hearing  from  them.  .  .  . 
Lucille  Cox  Pace  and  family  have  re- 
■turned  from  Germany  and  are  now  at 
Langley  Field.  Lucille  is  teaching  in 
Hampton  and  is  glad  to  be  back  on  home 
soil.  .  .  .  Ann  Pharis  Evans  now  lives  in 
Danville.  Her  two  boys  10  and  5  keep 
lier  busy.  .  .  .  Margie  Lee  Williams  lives 
an  Blackstone  and  enjoys  making  buying 
trips  to  New  York  for  her  husband's 
store.  Her  boys  are  5  and  3.  .  .  .  Vir- 
:ginia  Hill  Chapman  now  lives  in  Smith- 
field  ;  her  two  boys  are  her  main  interest. 
.  .  .  Anne  Kellcy  Groton  enjoys  living  in 
"the  country  at  her  grandparents'  home- 
place  near  Horntown.  .  .  .  Dorothy  Floii'- 
crs  Johnson  also  lives  in  the  country  and 
'her  three  children  love  it.  .  .  .  Connie 
Knighton  Grimsley  has  bought  a  home  in 
Princess  .'\nne  County  and  her  husband 
is  an  engineer  at  the  Naval  Base.  .  .  . 
Dreama  ITaid  Johnson  wrote  from  Greece 
where  her  husband  is  with  the  Air  Force. 
She  has  traveled  to  Belgrade,  Munich, 
Barcelona,  and  Paris.  She  recently  con- 
tacted Elsie  Smith  Casterline  who  is  also 
in  Europe.  Dreama's  husband,  Lt.  Col. 
Johnson,  was  the  first  president  of  the 
PTA  of  the  American  School  in  Athens. 
.  .  .  Brodnax  "Biee"  Harrison  Browder 
lias  moved  from  California  to  Richmond. 
She,  Raymond,  and  children  Ellen  and 
Martin  are  busy  getting  settled  in  their 
new  home.  .  .  .  Jane  Peery  Peery  lives  in 
Tazewell  where  her  husband  is  a  game 
"technician.  She  is  bookkeeper  for  her 
father's  business.  .  .  .  The  class  extends 
sympathy  to  Ann  Hardy  Williams  on  the 
death  of  her  husband  in  July.  .  .  .  Your 
secretaiies  appreciate  the  fine  response  to 
the  cards  and  hope  you  will  plan  now 
to  send  news  for  a  letter  next  year. 

1946 

President:  Eleanor  Bisese  ( ilrs.  R.  B. 
Johnson)  2110'..  Creecy  .Ave.,  Wil- 
mington, N.  C. 
Acting  Secretary:  Shirley  Cruser  (Mrs. 
L.  M.  White)'  14o0  Sweet  Briar  Ave., 
Norfolk  9,  Va. 

In  response  to  Bessy's  (Eleanor  Bisese 
Johnson)  appeal  for  news,  I  received 
many  interesting  letters,  and  only  wish 
the  space  were  available  to  print  every 
word  of  them.  .  .  .  Page  Cook  Axson, 
her  husband,  and  two  children  moved  into 
their    new    home    in    Norfolk    County    in 


time  to  get  settled  before  the  arrival  of 
their  new  daughter.  She  also  had  news 
of  Mary  Ann  Loving  Arbo  whose  hus- 
band was  transferred  to  the  Pentagon. 
They  have  a  5-year-old  daughter  and  a 
3-year-old  son.  .  .  .  Julia  Messick  Hurt's 
husband  Jim  is  with  an  insurance  com- 
pany in  Richmond.  They  have  two 
daughters  Lucy  and  Susan.  .  .  .  Betty 
Woodward  has  graduated  from  secretary 
to  administrative  assistant  in  government 
work  in  Williamsburg.  Margaret  Orange 
is  also  there,  working  for  the  Restoration. 
.  .  .  Dot  Ovcrstrcct  DeShazo  lives  in 
Spartanburg,  S.  C,  with  her  husband  and 
daughters,  Dianne  8  and  Deborah  I'/i.  .  .  . 
Beverly  Peebles  Kelly  is  mighty  busy 
rearing  two  children,  taking  part  in 
League  activities,  the  Hampton  Roads 
Garden  Club,  Red  Cross  vohmteer  work, 
and  teaching  Sunday  school.  Bev  and 
Herb  took  a  trip  to  White  Sulphur 
Springs  in  August  for  the  Bar  Associa- 
tion meeting.  Dot  Overcash  still  teaches 
in  Winchester.  .  .  .  Martha  U'atkiiis 
Mergler  lives  in  Chicago  where  Don  is  an 
engineer.  Her  daughter  Debbie  is  o — 
Martha  was  her  room  mother  and  vice 
president  of  the  PTA.  She  writes  that 
Donnie  4  "is  a  real  Texan  cowboy."  .  .  . 
Ann  Marti)i  Kinsey  enjoys  her  new  house 
in  Falls  Church.  Her  husband  who  is  a 
physicist  was  being  sent  to  Florida  on 
business,  so  the  whole  family  was  getting 
ready  for  2J/2  months'  vacation !  Carroll, 
Jr.  is  3.  Ann  often  sees  Louisa  Dawson, 
of  Arlington,  who  works  at  the  Episcopal 
Seminary  in  Alexandria.  .  .  .  Maiy  Vir- 
ginia Walker  March  lives  in  Suffolk  and 
has  three  children.  .  .  .  All  the  way  from 
.Alaska  came  news  of  Phyllis  Watts  Har- 
riss.  She  and  her  husband  were  sta- 
tioned at  Eielson  AFB,  living  in  Fair- 
banks. .  .  .  Lois  Lloyd  Sheppard  Lewis 
has  a  son  David  3  and  a  new  daughter. 
Thev  live  in  Salem. 


Da\id  Sin  iip  u  d   ^cm  ■>!  Lois  Lloyd 
Ship  paid  Lewis,  '46. 

Rosa  Hill  Yonce,  of  Lawrence,  Kansas, 
has  three  children,  Scott  9,  Tommy  6, 
and  Jennie  Guy  2.  Her  husband  is  tech- 
nical director  of  the  Sunflower  Ordnance 
Works ;  they  have  been  in  Kansas  for  six 
years.  .  .  .  "Boots"  Bralley  Johnson  lives 
in  Goochland  County,  raises  Angus  cattle, 
and  commutes  daily  to  Richmond  where 
she  is  secretary  to  the  president  of  MCV. 
.  .  .  Kitty  Maddox  Thomas,  her  husband, 
and  children,  Stuart  4'-i  and  Betsy  Zyi, 
live  near  Lynchburg.  Marjorie  J'aughan 
Skidmore  and  her  husband  bought  a  home 


in  Lynchburg  and  have  furnished  it  with 
beautiful  antiques.  .  .  .  "Hun"  Carper 
Robinson  married,  had  a  son,  and  moved 
into  a  new  house,  all  in  the  last  year ! 
They  live  in  Rocky  Mount.  .  .  .  Jackie 
Pardon  Kilby,  her  husband,  their  children, 
Pete  and  Peg,  and  her  father,  who  is  now 
living  with  them,  moved  into  their  new 
tri-level  home  in  Chester  in  February. 
.  .  .  Frances  Lcc  Stoneburner  writes  that 
her  daughter  Martha,  9,  is  a  Brownie; 
her  son  Lewis,  6,  loves  school,  and  her 
baby  "Hank",  2,  is  into  everything.  .  .  . 
Jane  Philhowcr  Young  with  her  husband 
and  children,  Sara  and  Dick,  journeyed 
to  Clemson  last  January  for  her  brother's 
wedding.  .  .  .  Peggy  T.  Ross  Byrd  and 
her  son.  Randy,  who  was  I'/j,  paid  me  a 
short  visit  last  spring.  (Her  daughter 
Meg  was  visiting  her  grandparents).  .  .  . 
Katharine  Allen  Maugans  has  received 
military  promotion  from  Lieutenant 
(junior  grade)  to  Lieutenant,  USN.  .  .  . 
Pauline  Barnes  was  appointed  to  the  staff 
of  Family  Court  in  Wilmington,  Del., 
last  November.  .  .  .  Virginia  Treaklc  was 
busy  this  summer  being  in  charge  of  the 
Bible  school  at  her  husband's  church,  and 
so  was  unable  to  write  the  newsletter.  .  .  . 
Anne  Carmines  Ransdell  said  she  was  en- 
joying being  in  the  middle  of  the  350th 
Anniversary  Festival  at  Jamestown.  She 
is  an  accountant  with  Colonial  Williams- 
burg, Inc.  .  .  .  "Lulu"  (my  husband)  and 
I  took  a  short  vacation  trip  in  March 
and  spent  one  night  with  Bessy  and  Bob 
Johnson.  Their  children,  Mark  8,  Carol 
Ann  5,  and  Rob  3,  really  keep  Bessy 
going.  .  .  .  My  news  is  mostly  three 
"news" — a  new  son,  a  new  air-conditioned 
den,  and  a  new  church  we  are  building. 


pm 


Louise  I  Ian  ell  Claik's,  '47,  children  are 
Lheryl,  Pete,  and  Hal. 

1948 

President:  Louise  Brooks  (Mrs.  J.  W. 
Howard  Jr.)  1404  Ruffner  Rd.,  Alex- 
andria, Va. 

Secretary :  Hilda  Abernathy  (  Mrs.  E.  E. 
Jackson)  55  Raleigh  Rd.,  Warwick,  Va. 

News  has  started  coming  in  again  from 
"ye  old  Class  of  '48",  so  I'll  pass  it  on  to 
you.  .  .  .  Nancy  "Hoot"  Chambers  is  a 
librarian  at  the  University  of  Kentucky. 
Besides  this,  she  and  two  other  librarians 
there  set  their  own  type,  print,  and  bind 
books.  They  are  known  as  the  High 
Noon  press.  .  .  .  Mildred  Jones  Griffith 
has  resigned  from  her  w-ork  as  elementary 
supervisor  in  Westmoreland  (since  '48) 
because    of    her    husband's    health.    .    .    . 


November,  1957 


39 


Ruth  Blair  Plyler  writes  of  her  sons, 
Blair  (4)  and  Phillip  Wesley,  Jr.  (6 
mos.)  .  .  .  "Dot"  Bei'ard  Owen  and  Will 
plan  to  build  a  house  soon.    They  liave  a 


/  Owen,  '48. 


son  Billy  3.  .  .  .  Wilda  Hunt  Leacli  and 
family  have  moved  back  to  Richmond.  .  .  . 
Frances  Trcakle  Rountree,  Charles,  and 
Craig  visited  their  parents  here  in  June. 
It  was  good  to  see  them.  Home  to  them 
now  is  Westwego,  La.,  a  suburb  of  New 
Orleans.  .  .  .  Neva  Braiiklcy  Parker  and 
Gene  live  in  Hilton  Village  where  she 
teaches.  She  is  secretary  of  our  Penin- 
sula Alumnae  Chapter.  .  .  .  Frances  Bhn- 
ton  Gordon  and  family  are  back  in  Balls- 
ville,  after  an  e.xtended  stay  in  Cuba 
where  her  husband  worked  with  an  oil 
company.  .  .  .  Alfreda  "Pete"  Peterson 
Wood,  "Woody",  and  daughters  Mary 
Frances  and  Susan  are  still  in  Arlington. 
Betty  Gill  Yowell  has  moved  into  a  new 
home  in  North  Arlington.  Betty  has 
three  girls.  Her  husband  is  an  assistant 
vice  president  of  the  National  Bank  of 
Washington.  Betty  has  recently  suc- 
ceeded "Pete"  as  secretary  of  the  Wash- 
ington Alumnae  Chapter.  .  .  .  Peggy 
Moore  Womble  and  husband  spent  a  week 
in  New  Orleans  this  summer  and  expect 
to  take  a  trip  to  Florida  and  Texas  in 
November.  .  .  .  Elizabeth  Scott  Jacobs 
and  "Jake"  still  run  Cedarbrook  in  Farm- 
yille.  They  have  two  girls  7  and  3.  She 
is  an  associate  matron  in  her  chapter  of 
the  OES.  .  .  .  Estaline  Anderson  McCraw 
has  moved  to  Appomattox  where  Emniett 
is  an  engineer  for  the  Highway  Dep't. 
They  have  a  boy  4  and  a  girl  2.  .  .  .  Ruby 
Griffith  Sentman,  Dick,  their  two  boys  and 
a  girl  are  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  Dick  teaches 
science  in  a  Buffalo  suburb.  .  .  .  Anne 
Homes  is  secretary  to  a  bank  vice  presi- 
dent in  Richmond.  .  .  .  Betty  Renn  Wal- 
ton and  Coffman  are  "still  on  the  farm" 
at  Cartersville ;  Betty  does  lots  of  can- 
ning and  freezing,  plus  working  at  the 
County  Clerk's  office.  Lucie  Addlemaii 
Meredith  of  Richmond  visits  up  Betty's 
way  often.  .  .  .  Tucker  Winn  is  teacher 
and  senior  counselor  at  Fairfax  High 
School.   .   .   .    Eleanor   Overbey   went   to 


VPI  this  summer  on  a  science  scholar- 
ship. .  .  .  Betty  Minton  is  again  teaching 
phys.  ed.  in  Roanoke,  after  being  out  for  a 
year  because  of  ill  health.  She  sees  Jeane 
Bentley  occasionally. 

Barbara  Jean  Wiley  Lucas  and  family 
have  a  new  home  in  Winston-Salem.  N. 
C.  .  .  .  Mary  Lu  Graham  Page's  husband 
Jim  was  promoted  to  general  superintend- 
ent of  the  New  River  Co.,  Beckley,  W. 
Va.  They  have  three  daughters.  .  .  .  Betty 
Bnrchett  Almarode's  husband  Dick  is  di- 
rector of  personnel  for  a  Richmond  firm. 
Little  Jane  Burchett  is  a  live  wire.  .  .  . 
"Millie"  McWilliavis  Hayes  and  son 
Claiborne  were  by  to  see  me  today.  "Mil- 
lie" planned  to  teach  in  Warwick.  .  .  . 
Mary  Helmer  spent  tlie  summer  at  home 
in  Newport  News.  .  .  .  Martha  String- 
field  Newman  teaches  in  Aylett ;  Tom 
works  in  the  bank  there.  .  .  .  Frances 
Lii'esay  Mizell's  husband  Bill  has  been 
promoted  to  sales  manager  for  a  Rich- 
mond firm.  They  have  two  boys,  Ricky 
3  and  Billy  Rawls  2.  .  .  .  Nancy  Hughes 
Robinson  writes  from  Mullins,  W.  Va., 
that  they  have  added  a  patio  and  im- 
provements to  their  "hillside  dwelling" : 
this  summer  tliey  spent  several  weeks  at 
Alyrtle  Beach.  .  .  .  Harriette  Sutherlin 
Overstreet  keeps  busy  looking  after  Mary 
Marshall  4  and  their  red  cocker.  She 
and  Jesse  live  in  Clarksville.  .  .  .  Martha 
Anderson  Rollings  is  teaching  in  Den- 
dron.  Last  year  she  was  co-chairman 
of  the  English  section  of  District  D, 
VEA.  Her  little  girl  is  3.  .  .  .  Jean 
Edgcrton  Winch  is  president  of  the  Phil- 
adelphia Alumnae  Chapter.  .  .  .  Elizabeth 
U'atts  Kent's  husband  is  associated  with 
Riverside  Military  Academy  in  Gaines- 
ville, Ga.  Their  daughter  is  2.  .  .  .  Jean 
Babb  Blackwell  and  Price  live  in  Craw- 
fordsville,  Ind.,  where  he  is  running  a 
division  of  a  steel  company.  They  have 
two   sons   and  a  daughter.   .   .   .   Eleanor 


V 


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n 


Jean  Babb  Blackwell,  '48,  with  her  hus- 
band, Price,  and  their  children,  Harrison, 
Jean  Stuart,  and  Barry. 

Putney  Goodman,  husband,  and  two 
daughters  are  in  their  new  home  in  Rich- 
mond. Charlotte  Gri::::ard  Dimmig  and 
Dan  are  living  in  Pittsburgh  while  Dan 
is  working  on  his  Ph.D.  at  Mellon  In- 
stitute. .  .  .  Betty  Jean  Snapp  Fawcett 
lives  in  Winchester.  ...  Jo  Goodzvyn 
Tyson  is  working  with  VEPCO  and  her 
husband  is  a  clinical  psychiatrist ;  they 
live  here  in  Warwick.  Some  of  us  on 
tlie  Peninsula  had  a  taste  of  a  reunion  in 
March   when   we  gathered   out   at   Gwen 


Ackiss  Thompson's  (47)  for  lunch.  Sue- 
Steele  was  visiting  Gwen.  Janie  Hanks- 
Phillips,  Eloise  Hanes  Henley,  "Millie"' 
MelVilliams  Hayes,  Gwen,  Sue,  and  I  got 
out  annuals,  photo  albums,  and  such. 
What  a  gay  time  I  .  .  .  Don't  forget  our 
reunion  in  March.  Write  your  suitemates 
and  other  close  friends  and  let's  get  the- 
cup  for  best  attendance.  As  Tucker  said, 
I  do  liope  we  have  "a  real  big  turnout". 

1949 

President:    Violet    Ritchie    (Mrs.    J.    V. 

Morgan)  Gloucester,  Va. 
Secretarv :  lean  Cake  (Mrs.  R.  A.  Forbes 

Jr.)   R'oute  4,  Box  674-E,  Suffolk,  Va. 

News  of  the  '49ers  is  coming  to  3'ou 
this  year  from  Suffolk,  so  first  let's  hear 
from  the  local  girls.  Jennie  Lee  Cross 
writes  from  Hyattsville,  Md. :  "I  am 
teaching  first  grade  at  the  University 
Park  Elementary  School  .  .  .  will  have 
my  second  student  teacher  from  the  U. 
of  Md.  in  September.  This  summer  I 
plan  to  attend  the  NEA  Convention  in 
Philadelphia  as  a  delegate  from  Prince 
George  County."  Sara  Raivles  Norfleet 
has  moved  from  Holland  to  Scotland 
Neck,  N.  C,  and  Ann  Joyner  lives  at 
Langley  AFB.  I  saw  Ann  one  day  in  the 
pediatrician's  office  in  Suffolk.  She  has  a 
son  and  a  daughter.  .  .  .  Muriel  McBride 
has  an  exciting  career  in  Washington^ 
D.  C,  as  a  legal  secretary  with  the  In- 
ternal Revenue  Service.  "I  have  had 
many  exciting  things  happen  to  me  since 
being  here,  for  instance  appearing  on 
television  with  Mamie  Eisenhower  and 
chatting  with  her."  .  .  .  Harriet  Steele 
Wills  and  Jane  Mantiply  Cryer  ('48) 
both  teach  in  Suff'olk.  .  .  .  Virginia 
Tra','is  Cobb's  husband  operates  the  In- 
ternational Harvester  place  in  Suft'olk. 
They  have  lots  of  children  ...  5,  I  think. 
Jackie  Watson  Dudley  and  I  see  each 
other  as  often  as  possible  for  a  cup  of 
coffee  and  chat — as  much  as  our  com- 
bined six  children  will  allow.  You  read- 
ers are  benefiting  from  Jackie's  recent 
pro.iect  of  rounding  up  "long  lost"  school 
buddies.  She  found  Mary  Laivless  Cooper 
in  the  process  of  moving  to  Miami,  Fla. 
^.Iary  and  George  have  two  girls,  Carolyn 
and  Cathy,  in  the  second  and  third  grades. 
Billie  Mullins  Sluss  and  her  family  have 
moved  into  their  dream  home  in  Decatur, 
Ga.  The  little  girls,  Christy  and  Susan, 
are  4  and  2.  Jackie  had  a  chatty  letter 
from  Phyllis  Alley  Carter  in  Roanoke. 
...  I  recently  saw  Martha  Morehead 
Landerman  and  her  son  David.  Martha's 
husband  is  currently  in  the  Mediterra- 
nean area  with  the  Navy.  They  have  a 
new  home  in  the  suburbs  of  Norfolk.  .  .  . 
Talked  to  Lee  Staples  Lambert  on  the 
'phone.  She  was  in  Hampton  for  a  couple 
of  days  enroute  from  French  ^Morocco  to 
Hawaii.  Lee's  4-year-old  David  is  a  sea- 
soned traveler  as  they  toured  Europe  be- 
fore returning  to  the  States.  They  will 
be  in  California  for  two  years  while  Joel 
attends  school.  .  .  .  \'iolet  Ritchie  Mor- 
gan, husband,  and  little  boy  live  on  the 
river  at  Gloucester.  .  .  .  Ann  Galloway 
Reddish  and  Russ  have  enjoyed  their  2- 
year-old  Robby  whom  they  adopted  last 
summer.  See  list  of  births  for  more 
news  of  her !  .  .  .  Frances  DeBerry  Dun- 
ton  is  living  in  Lynchburg  where  her 
husband  is  an  engineer  in  the  atomic  en- 
ergy    department     of     Babcock-\\"ilcox. 


40 


Alujinae  ]M.-VGAZINE 


From  her  letter :  "Saw  Ann  Ford  Francis 
last  winter  and  looks  younger  than  she 
did  in  '49!  Myrt  Hatcher  Hatcher  was 
in  Richmond  this  month  .  .  .  She  lives  in 
California  ...  has  two  little  boys.  She 
told  me  she  had  talked  to  Adelaid  Coble 
Clark  who  is  moving  to  Washington, 
D.  C.  .  .  .  I  see  Martha  Showalter  once 
in  a  while.  Her  lovely  voice  is  much  in 
■demand  lor  musical  occasions  in  Lynch- 
burg." .  .  .  Jean  Thomasson  Holmes  had 
a  story  hour  for  children  on  the  South 
Hill  radio  station  for  a  year.  She  read 
request  stories  and  stories  of  her  choice 
for  30  minutes  and  enjoyed  it  very  much. 
.  Mary  FUen  Moore  Allen  writes: 
"Philip  and  I  have  four  wonderful  girls — 
Nancy,  2nd  grade.  Barbara,  1st,  Jennifer 
5,  and  Sandra  4.  We  live  in  Cumberland 
C  H.  opposite  the  high  school  where  I 
teach  in  the  science  department.  Philip 
is  a  Sunbeam  bread  salesman.  I  saw  Joan 
Driver  Glenn  at  Longwood  at  a  science 
meeting.  She's  teaching  at  Worsham." 
.  .  .  Mary  Fvelyn  Miles  Evans  wrote 
-while  waiting  for  the  stork.  Her  hus- 
"band  works  for  Pennsylvania  Railroad  at 
New  Castle.  Del.,  and  they  have  a  daugh- 
ter 3.  She  did  graduate  work  at  U.  of 
Delaware  in  '55-56.  EKzabeth  Drewer 
works  at  Chincoteague  Naval  Auxiliary 
Station.  Hazel  Lciuis  Price  teaches  ele- 
mentary at  Deal  Island,  Md.,  and  has 
■been  doing  graduate  work  at  U.  of  Mary- 
land. She  has  one  daughter.  .  .  .  Frances 
Farley  is  with  VEPCO  in  Richmond.  .  .  . 
Betty"  Spindlcr  Scott  lost  her  5-year-old 
son,  Frederick  Robert,  IV.  and  her  moth- 
er and  father  in  an  automobile  accident 
last  November.  Our  sympathy  is  extended 
to  Betty  and  to  her  two  sisters,  Judith  '53 
and  Frances  '55.  .  .  .  Dick  finished  his 
training  period  with  Montgomery  Ward 
in  Hagerstown,  Md.,  and  we  moved  to 
Suffolk  in  March  where  he  is  assistant 
manager  at  the  store  here.  David  3.  Beth 
.2,  and  Tom  10  months  keep  me  busy.  I 
steal  free  moments  to  indulge  in  a  little 
designing  and  sewing  and  am  a  very 
amateur  gardener.  .  .  .  Remember  the 
10th  reunion  isn't  far  off.  Get  your  baby 
sitters  early  and  make  your  plans  to  be 
there !  In  the  meantime,  everybody  does 
something  interesting.  Write  and  tell  me 
about  it.  .  .  .  Rives  Edwards  Clark  and 
John  are  now  living  in  Quincy.  Fla.  Rives 
is  teaching  second  grade;  Johnny  is  SVz; 
Janet,  4. 

1950 

President:  Norma  Roady,  1108  Wickham 

Ave.,  Newport  News,  A^a. 
Secretary:   Carol   Bird  Stoops    (Mrs.   E. 

G.    Droessler)    4733    N.    Dittmar    Rd., 

Arlington  7,  Va. 

I'm  sitting  here  in  the  heat  of  Tune 
■wondering  why  I  have  put  off  writing 
this  letter.  The  deadline  is  in  four  days 
and  my  wedding  is  in  two.  Since  I  can- 
not begin  to  go  through  all  the  cards,  etc., 
I  will  tell  a  little  about  myself  and 
promise  to  do  better  next  year.  I  am 
marrying  Earl  Droessler  from  Dubuque, 
Iowa,  who  is  Director  of  Special  Sciences 
in  the  office  of  the  Secretary  of  Defense, 
in  the  Pentagon.  We  will  be  living  in 
-Arlington,  so  don't  forget  to  look  us  up. 
Earl  is  a  widower  whose  daughter  Carol 
Joan  has  been  looking  for  a  mother  for 
nine  of  her  10  years.  She  picked  me  out 
when   she,   Mary   Miller,   and   I   were   at 


the  same  camp  a  few  summers  ago.  So 
I  have  a  red-haired,  pig-tailed  daughter 
and  have  retired  from  teaching.  Patsy 
Bird  Kimbrough  Pettus  is  arriving  to- 
morrow to  join  in  the  festivities  as  my 
matron  of  honor.  She's  leaving  her  two 
boys  W'ith  Hunter  who  has  just  arrived 
home  from  Africa  where  he  has  been  for 
several  months  on  business.  .  .  .  Nancy 
Lee  was  one  of  Peggy  White  Crooks' 
bridesmaids.  Robbie,  Suzie,  etc.  were 
there  for  the  wedding.  Little  Robb  Rilee 
and  Lizzie's  Lynn  Morgan  Crafts  were 
flower  girls.  .  .  .  Barbara  Sours  attended 
summer  school  at  William  and  Mary.  .  .  . 
Julia  Tuck  teaches  in  Richlands  with  two 
other  Red  'n  Whites — Lu  Beavers  '54 
and  "Johnny"  Cline  '52.  .  .  .  Harriet 
Ratchford  Schach  and  Will  have  bought 
a  spacious  30-year-old  house  in  Baltimore. 
.  .  .  Annette  Jones  Birdsong  has  been 
helping  at  a  cooperative  play  school  which 
her  children  attend.  .  .  .  Carrie  Ann  O'- 
Loughlin  who  has  an  M.A.  met  an  old 
Sunday  school  teacher  of  Suzie  Bozvic 
Brooks  in  Miami.  .  .  .  Lelia  Mae  Fcrrett 
Leggett  has  a  new  home  on  the  water 
in  Norfolk.  It  has  a  pine  paneled  den, 
big  playroom  with  fireplace.  .  .  .  James 
H.  Carpenter,  husband  of  Katie  Bon- 
durant  Carpenter,  received  the  PhD  de- 
gree at  Johns  Hopkins ;  he  is  now  a  re- 
search associate  there.  .  .  .  The  Class  of 
1950  and  the  Alumnae  Office  extend  their 
deepest  sympathy  to  Esther  Slagle  Ful- 
ghum,  her  husband,  and  son,  on  the  death 
of  her  2-year-old  daughter,  Deborah  Jo, 
in  late  July.  .  .  .  Mrs.  Ruth  Moyer. 
mother  of  Ellen  Moyer,  was  named  this 
spring  as  Mother  of  the  Year  for 
Waynesboro.  A  widow,  she  has  11  chil- 
dren and  10  grandchildren.  .  .  .  Darling 
pictures  on  Christmas  cards  once  again. 
The  four  beautiful  children  of  Shirley 
Hillstead  Lorraine,  Jean  Oliver  Hey- 
wood's  Wendy,  the  B.  B.  Tates'  sweet 
blonde  daughter,  and  Jane  Richards 
Markuson's  son  in  front  of  a  big  Christ- 
mas stocking.  .  .  .  Note  from  Hope  Duke 
Beck  who  said  she  ran  into  Betsy  Hankins 
McVay  'S3  and  Ann  Burnetfe  Younger 
'51  at  the  doctor's  office.  .  .  .  "B.  S."  and 
Nancy  Lee  visited  Peggy  White  Crooks 
in  Norfolk.  .  .  .  Gris  Boxley  Cousins  and 
her  three  daughters  live  in  Baltimore. 
"Troxie"  Harding  is  teaching  in  Flu- 
vanna  County. 

1952 

President:  Peggy  Harris  (Mrs.  Garland 
Ames)  5301  Carnarvon  Dr.,  Norfolk, 
Va. 

Secretary :  Jean  Ridenour  ( Mrs.  C.  W. 
Appich  Jr.)  4605  Stuart  Ave.,  Rich- 
mond, Va. 

Our  fifth  reunion  brought  35  of  us  to- 
gether for  a  big  pow  wow.  Everyone 
looked  the  same  and  better,  and  snap- 
shots were  flying  around.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Schlegel  joined  15  of  us  for  a  good-bye 
breakfast  in  the  Snack  Bar  on  Sunday 
morning.  .  .  .  Boots  Russell  is  with  a 
Special  Seiwices  Section  at  Loan  AFB 
in  Europe.  Also  in  Europe  last  summer 
were  Flora  Ballozve  DeHart  and  Allen. 
They  are  now  teaching  in  Louisburg  Col- 
lege, Louisburg.  N.  C.  .  .  .  Marian  Beck- 
ner  Riggins  and  Bill  spent  a  recent  week- 
end at  White  Sulphur  Springs.  She  is 
active  in  church  and  garden  club  work. 
Charlie  and  I  stopped  by  to  see  Marian, 


two  children,  and  her  lovely  home  on  our 
way  back  from   Madison,   Ind.   .   .   .   Lee 
Wood  Dowdy  and  husband  took  their  va- 
cation at  Dale  Hollow  Lake  on  the  Ken- 
tucky   and    Tennessee    line.    .    .    .    Mary 
Helen    Cook    Blair    and    Bill    had    lunch 
with    Frances    Thomas   Pairet   in    Farm- 
ville  last  spring.     They  are  now  living  in 
Hampden-Sydney  while  Bill  finishes  there. 
Frances    spent   a   week-end    in    Hampton 
with  Dot  Bosivick  Greenman.   .  .  .   Con- 
gratulations to  Eleanor  Weddle  who  was 
elected  to  Phi  Kappa  Phi  at  U.  of  Ten- 
nessee  and   to   Lucy   Jane  Morton   Pratt 
who  received  her  M.A.  degree  in  creative 
painting    at    American    U.,    Washington, 
D.  C.  .  .  .  Elizabeth  Rush  Stumps  teaches 
in  Chase  City.  .  .  .  Bobbie  Page  Bonner 
has  a  new  house  in  Oakland.  N.  J.  .  .  . 
Frances  Turner  Widgen  and  family  have 
moved  to  Cheriton ;   she  is  teaching  this 
year.  .  .  .   Margie  Hood  Caldwell,  Jack, 
and    their    little    girl    live    in    Arlington. 
They  spent  their  vacation  at  Nags  Head, 
N.  C.  .  .  .  Alaria  Jackson  was  by  to  see 
Anne  Moselcy  Akers  and  her  two  boys  in 
Roanoke.      Maria   studied   in    Charlottes- 
ville   during    the    summer,    but    is    now 
teaching  in  Richmond.  .  .  .  Lois  Asli  Carr 
is     postmistress     at     Perrin.       She     and 
Clements  are  building  a  house.   ...    Jo 
Price  Greenberg,  Mike,  and  their  daugh- 
ter are  in  New  York  City  for  three  years 
where  he  has  a  residency  at  N.  Y.  Hos- 
pital Cornell  Medical  Center.  .  .  .  Dolores 
Hoback  Kanner  and  her  doctor  husband 
are  in  New  Orleans.  .  .  .  Stokes  Ovcrbey 
Howard   and   Robert   are   buying   a   new 
house   in   Charlotte,   N.   C.   .   .   T  Shirley 
Grogan  Duncan  has  become  a  housewife 
in  Danville.  .  .  .  Bobbie  Broimi  Moore  is 
teaching   in    Roanoke   and   rearing   three 
children.  .  .  .  Nell  Dalton  Smith  lives  in 
Pulaski.  .  .  .  Connie  Rice  Johnson,  Bun- 
nie  Ricks  .'Austin,  Dot  Gregory  Morrison, 
and  Nancy  Walker  Reams  see  each  other 
in  Charlottesville.     Nancy  and  Bill  spent 
a  weekend  with  us,  and  we  had  a  party 
with     Betty     Scott    Borkey     Banks    and 
Franklin.  .  .  .Shirley  Livesay  is  an  ele- 
mentary librarian  in  Henrico  County.  .  .  . 
Ann   Oakley   Kellam   teaches   here.   .    . 
Sara  Lu  Bradshaic  Chenery  and  family 
have  a  new  house  in  Bon  Air.  .  .  .    Joy 
Humphries  Harris  lives  around  the  cor- 
ner  from   me.   ...   I   talked   to    Gladys 
Savcdge    Baker    in    Richmond,    Branchy 
Fristoe    Choate,    who    is    teaching    here, 
Maxine  iVatts  Peschel.  who  taught  sum- 
mer   school    here,    and    Mary    Craiuford 
Andrews.     Mary  and  Frank  went  camp- 
ing across  the  United  States  to  the  West 
Coast  and  down   into   Mexico   last   sum- 
mer.    She  taught  school  with  Ruth  Lacy 
Smith  at  New  Broad  Rock  School.  .  .  . 
Margaret     Thomas     Alayo     and     Robert 
honey-mooned  in   Nassau  last   December. 
.   .   .    Ginny   McLean   Pharr   and    Macon 
have  bought  a  house  in  Richmond.  .   .  . 
Mary  Moore  Karr  Borkey  was  counselor 
in  charge  of  handicraft  activities  for  the 
Richmond  Area  Association  for  Retarded 
Children's  day  camp  at  Camp  Baker  last 
summer.      She    is    a    visiting    teacher    in 
Richmond.  ...  I  saw  Chris  Davis  Griz- 
zard  and  Gay  Powers  at  the  VPI  concert 
here.  .  .  .  Betty  Campbell  Johnson  is  in 
Bluefield,  W.  Va.,  where  her  husband  is 
going  to  school.     May  Sadler  Midgett's 
husband  A.B.  has  a  dairy  farm  in  Princess 
Anne.  .  .  .  Lauralee  Fritts  Whitmore  is 
now   in   Front   Royal.    .   .   .    Pat    Tuggle 


November,  1957 


41 


Miller  and  Bill  have  a  beautiful  old  place 
in  Hanover  County ;  Connie  Blankenship 
Paris  has  a  new  house  here.  .  .  .  Mary 
Lee  Folk  was  honored  by  the  Suffolk 
and  Nansemond  County  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce when  she  was  chosen  the  outstand- 
ing teacher  for  1956  for  her  efliciency. 
integrity,  friendliness,  and  outstanding 
leadership  ability.     She  has  taught  for  ii 


Mary    Lee    Folk,    '24,    '52,    receives    the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  award  for  the  out- 
standing teacher  of  the  year  for   Nanse- 
mond County. 

years.  .  .  .  The  Class  extends  their  deep- 
est sympathy  to  Novella  Goodc  Baughan 
in  the  loss  of  her  husband.  .  .  .  Our  class 
sent  a  silver  tray  to  Miss  Cleaves  to  wish 
her  much  happiness  in  her  retirement  as 
Dean  of  Women. 

1953 

President:  Polly  Brothers  (Mrs.  H.  G. 
Simpson)  605  River  Rd.,  Martinsville, 
Va. 

Secretaries:  Betty  Abbitt  (Mrs.  C.  E. 
Holland)  584  Blount  Point  Rd.,  War- 
wick, Va.,  and  Ann  Keith  Hundley 
(Mrs.  R.  H.  Brame  HI)  19  Winston 
Ave.,  Warwick,  Va. 

Janet  Wiggins  Pumphrey  and  Bill  have 
just  moved  into  their  new  home  in  Arling- 
ton. "Lil  Wiggins"  is  teaching  there 
again.  .  .  .  Sue  Webb  Welch's  husband 
John  is  with  the  Bureau  of  Internal  Rev- 
enue in  Washington.  They  live  in  Arling- 
ton where  Sue  teaches.  .  .  .  ^''irginia 
Hansel  has  finished  a  medical  technology 
course  at  Hunter  Laboratories  in  Wash- 
ington ;  she  is  now  working  on  a  mas- 
ter's degree  at  George  Washington  U. 
.  .  .  Caroline  McDonald  Reed  spent  the 
summer  of  '55  touring  Europe.  Her 
husband  is  a  member  of  the  Washington 
News  Bureau  of  McGraw-Hill  Publishing 
Co.  .  .  .  Anne  Jones  taught  in  Alexandria 
last  year.  .  .  .  Celeste  Bishop  teaches 
French  and  Spanish  in  Arlington.  .  .  . 
Eddie  Ann  Abbitt  Mathewson,  Franklin, 
and  little  Wayne  are  also  in  Arlington. 
.  .  .  Ann  Dudley  Johnson  is  a  busy  home- 
maker  taking  care  of  David  Dudley  and 
Karen  Ann. 

Joanne  Steck  Edwards  and  "Ed'rds" 
are     living     in     good     ole     Spotsylvania. 


"Steck"  teaches  in  Fredericksburg.  .  .  . 
Joyce  Richardson  Pemberton  really  filled 
us  in  on  all  the  news  from  the  Northern 
Neck.  She  is  teaching  at  Warsaw ;  Jane 
Tyus  Clarke,  in  Montross ;  Anne  Conley 
Bromley,  in  Lively ;  Jeanne  Mercer  Lut- 
trell,  in  Saluda.  .  .  .  Lillian  Shelton  Cox 
and  John  live  in  Gloucester  where  she 
teaches.  .  .  .  Hortense  Conley  teaches  in 
Lorton,  where  she  is  co-sponsor  of  the 
SCA  and  vice  president  of  the  Axacan 
BPWC.  .  .  .  Helen  Tanner  lives  in  Rich- 
mond and  teaches  at  her  old  "Alma 
Mater",  Collegiate  Scliool.  .  .  .  Also  in 
Richmond  are  Nell  Bradshazv  Green  and 
Sarah  Harvie.  "Nellie  B".  Abie  and  lit- 
tle Tommy  have  a  new  home  in  West 
End.  Sarah  writes  that  Jack  is  still  with 
the  YA'ICA  in  Richmond.  .  .  .  Anne  Lee 
Ozvens  Carter  and  her  preacher  husband 
live  in  St.  Stephen's  Church.  .  .  .  Gwen 
Bain  teaches  in  Petersburg.  .  .  .  Joyce 
Cheatham  Harvey  lives  in  Chester.  .  .  , 
Nancy  Wooldridge  Calahan  lives  in  Rust- 
burg.  She  and  Earl  have  two  children, 
William  Earl,  III  and  Nancy  Deborah. 
.  .  .  Blannie  T.  Bass  has  completed  her 
3Jrd  year  of  teaching  at  William  jMarvin 
Bass  School  in  Ljaichburg.  .  .  .  Eva 
McKcnney  Guynn  is  principal  of  the  new 
B.  M.  Williams  Elementary  School  in 
Norfolk  County ;  she  has  been  associated 
W'ith  the  Norfolk  schools  for  25  years. 
She  has  her  master's  degree  from  IJ.Va., 
and  is  enrolled  in  the  doctoral  education 
program.  .  .  .  Wanda  Karlct  Marshall 
and  Echol  live  in  Roanoke  where  she 
taught  last  year.  She  visited  Ann  Mur- 
phy Morton  in  Washington  last  spring. 
She  also  saw  Jean  Krcienbaum  Zollman 
while  there.  .  .  .  Betty  Baker  Kulp,  Bob, 
and  their  little  girl  are  living  in  Roanoke; 
so  are  Lee  Wingfield  Pollard  and  Mar- 
vin, a  student  at  VPI.  Helen  Crozvgey 
Sheppard,  James,  and  young  daughter, 
Suzanne  also  call  Roanoke  their  home. 
.  .  .  Mary  Anne  Lumsden  was  Vocational 
Office  Training  Coordinator  in  Martins- 
ville last  year.  Polly  Brothers  Simpson, 
Henry,  and  daughter  Dale  also  live  there. 
.  .  .  Janice  Pinkard  Hitt,  Milan  and  little 
Candice  Fay  are  living  in  Salem.  .  .  . 
Harriet  Byrd  Minichan  Thomas,  Hayes, 
and  Hayes  Jr.  recently  purchased  a  new 
home  in  Danville. 

Lots  of  the  members  of  our  class  live 
in  or  around  the  Norfolk  area — Sophie 
Urso  Rodriguiz,  Norfolk;  Betty  Jo  Jen- 
nings Curran  and  Jo,  Virginia  Beach; 
Billie  Dove  Van  de  Riet  Merritt  and 
Manning,  in  London  Bridge ;  Jean  Jinnctt 
McChesney  and  John.  Virginia  Beach. 
"Jinnett"  has  been  teaching  in  Oceana. 
They  visit  often  with  Donna  Kunklcr 
Bornemann,  Waly,  and  son  Kent.  Billie 
Dunlap  Powell  helps  husband  Wilson,  a 
dermatologist,  in  his  office  in  Portsmouth. 
.  .  .  Joyce  Catling  Ward  and  Walker 
live  in  Suffolk.  .  .  .  Have  seen  Matilda 
Creasy  Schultz  here  in  Warwick.  She  is 
busy  taking  care  of  little  Kenny.  It  wa.^ 
nice  to  talk  to  Nancy  Purdnm  Hunt  on 
the  phone.  She,  Bill,  and  young  daughter 
live  in  Hampton.  Judy  Cox  teache,  in 
Hampton.  Betty  Abbitt  Holland  and  Ed 
have  a  new  home  in  Warwick.  "B.  A.", 
"Jonesie",  and  "Hose"  Cox  were  in 
Betsy  Hankins  McVay's  wedding  in  '56. 
Betsy,  Kimo,  and  little  Mark  are  now  in 
Honolulu  where  Kimo  is  with  the  CBS 
TV  station.  .  .  .  Ann  Keith  Hundley 
Brame,  Harper,  and  Marilyn  have  bought 


a  home  in  Warwick.  Helen  Barrow 
teaches  in  Warwick.  .  .  .  Natalie  Lancas- 
ter Robinson,  Yancy  and  "Little  Nat"" 
spent  the  summer  in  Fayetteville.  N.  C. 
Yancy  has  one  more  year  at  the  School 
of  Museum  of  Fine  Arts  in  Boston.  .  .  . 
Betty  "Termite"  Tyler  teaches  in  the 
Sunshine  State  at  Tavares,  Fla.  .  .  .  Ann 
Croivder  Vickstrom,  after  spending  the 
summer  in  Cairo,  Neb.,  is  back  in  Rich- 
mond. Don  teaches  at  Douglas  Freeman. 
.  .  .  Nancy  Driskill  Finley,  Earl,  and 
Earl  Byron,  III  live  in  Atlanta,  Ga.  Liz 
Stone  Byers  and  John  live  in  Macon,  Ga.^ 
where  he  has  a  position  at  Wesleyan  Col- 
lege. .  .  .  Carolyn  Michael  is  an  analyst 
in  the  laboratory  of  a  large  seed  firm  in. 
Minneapolis,  Minn.  Margaret  Taylor 
Barlow,  Joe,  Nancy,  and  Jo  Anne  live  in 
St.  Paul,  where  Joe  is  stationed  with  the 
Air  Force.  Margaret  represented  Long- 
wood  at  the  inauguration  of  The  ^'ery 
Reverend  James  P.  Shannon  as  presi- 
dent of  the  College  of  St.  Thomas,  St. 
Paul  on  May  8th.  About  200  colleges 
and  universities  all  over  the  \J.  S.  had 
representatives  in  the  academic  parade. 
.  .  .  Barbara  White's  mother  informed  us 
that  Barbara  taught  on  the  island  of 
Hakkaido,  Japan,  last  year  and  plans  to 
teach  in  Toyko  for  the  U.  S.  Air  Force 
this  year.  "Friend"  also  plans  a  trip  to 
India  this  winter.  .  .  .  Challice  Haydon 
Parsons,  Bill.  Billy,  and  Dori  have  re- 
turned from  Frankfurt,  Germany,  where 
they  have  made  their  home  for  the  last 
two  years.  Bill  was  an  instructor  for  the 
German  Air  Force. 


Debra  and  Martha  Anne,  daughters  of 
Emma  Wilson  Jordan,  S4x. 

1955 

President:  Betty  Davis  (Mrs.  H.  R.  Ed- 
wards) 416  Joist  Hite  Place,  Winches- 
ter, Va. 

Secretary:  Eloise  Macon  (Mrs.  H.  M. 
Smith)  6625  Aylesboro  Ave..  Pitts- 
burgh 17,  Pa. 

"I  was  just  thinking — how  dift'erent  our 
lives  are  now!"  you  write.  True,  but 
they're  still  just  as  exciting,  aren't  they? 

YOU  TEACH  .  .  .  Danville  finds 
Betty  Lou  Jefferson,  who  hopes  to  start 
on  her  master's  soon ;  Nancy  Ingram,  who 
studied  at  Duke  last  summer ;  and  Clare 
Davis  Wallace  again  teaching  first  grade ; 
in  South  Boston — Anne  Thaxton  Daniel 
and  Audrey  Pou'ell  Pittard ;  Richmond 
finds  Jackie  Jl'hite  Twyman,  Shirley 
\\' ard,  Betty  Barr  Gibbs,  and  not  far  away 
in     Henrico     County,      Karen     Spencer 


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Alumnae  Magazine 


Coates.  Joyce  Hunt  Henderson  teaches 
part  time  in  Saltville  and  also  has  some 
piano  students;  in  Charlottesville,  is  Bar- 


Joyce  Hunt  Henderson's,  '55,  baby  girl, 
Cindy. 

bara  Rickiiian  Vought  (Glen  is  there 
studying  on  his  masters.);  Franklin — 
Gaynelle  Edivards  Riddick  ;  Blacksburg — 
Sylvia  Bradshaiv  Butler;  Norfolk— Wil~ 
ma  Salmon  Robinson  whose  husband 
teaches  at  the  Norfolk  Division  and  Dor- 
othy T.  Cooper  (in  Norfolk  County)  who 
represented  her  school  at  the  NEA  Con- 
vention last  year ;  and  even  Tenafly,  N. 
J.,  is  represented  by  Phyllis  Poivcll 
Swertfeger  whose  husband  is  working  on 
his  PhD  at  Columbia ;  Nancy  Taylor  is 
still  at  Virginia  Beach  and  Grace  Gar- 
nett,   in   Lynchburg. 

YOU  WORK  AT  VARIOUS  OC- 
CUPATIONS .  .  .  Nancy  Brozm  Mes- 
sick  supervises  medical  and  surgical  nurs- 
ing at  the  Lewis-Gale  Hospital  in  Roa- 
noke. .  .  .  Betty  Jane  Griffin  HoUarid  is 
secretary  at  the  Red  Cross  Training  Cen- 
ter in  Charlottesville.  .  .  .  Mary  Alice 
Ellington  Thomas  is  a  secretary  at  the 
Virginia  State  Corporation  Commission, 
Richmond.  .  .  .  Bobbie  Allen  Garrett  is 
personnel  intervievver  at  the  Virginia  De- 
partment of  Highways.  .  .  .  Margie 
Smallwood  is  a  medical  technologist  at 
MCV.  .  .  .  Jane  Bailey  is  still  in  Staun- 
ton doing  social  work.  .  .  .  Elizabeth 
Cheatham  flies  high  as  a  stewardess  with 
Eastern  Air  Lines. 

YOU  "JUST"  HOUSEKEEP  ...  So 
many  of  you  fall  into  this  place — Becky 
Hines  Bowling,  Jean  Carol  Parker  Har- 
rell,  Pollyanna  Martin  Foard,  whose  hus- 
band Don  is  working  on  his  PhD  in 
Raleigh,  N.  C,  Mary  Hundley  Hyatt,  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  with  her  Marine 
Corps  husband.  .  .  .  Geraldine  Lucy  Doyle, 
in  Richmond :  Barbara  Moore  Curling, 
Joan  DeAlba  Dawson,  back  in  Warwick 
after  an  army  tour ;  Donnie  Detnne  Clark, 
near  Fort  Benning,  Ga.,  and  Ann  Carter 
U'cndcnburg  Silver,  at  Fort  Dix,  N.  J. 
.  .  .  Judy  Cable  Funk  finds  time  to  be- 
long to  the  Junior  Woman's  Club  in 
Hopewell  and  she  also  plays  some  bridge 
(change?).  .  .  .  Barbara  Hough  Aliller 
writes,  "No  bambinos,  but  a  parakeet 
and  plenty  of  guppies !"  She  is  in  Fair- 
mont, W.  Va.  .  .  .  Marion  Webb  Gaylor, 
daughters  Peggy  Jo  and  Cathy,  live  in 
Harrison,  N.  T. 

YOU  TRAVEL  .  .  .  B.  J.  Staj-lcs 
Glasscock  is  in  Heidelberg,  Germany, 
with  her  husband   who  is   in   the   Judge 


Advocate  General  Branch  of  the  Armv. 
YOUR  INTERESTS  VARY  .  "  . 
Joyce  Quick  is  back  on  the  stage  again. 
She  joined  the  little  theater  in  Alexan- 
dria. .  .  .  Maria  Warren  Bromleigh's  son 
has  been  granted  a  fellowship  at  Duke. 
.  .  .  See  page  IS  for  news  of  Nancy 
Nelson  and  Mary  Cowles.  .  .  BE  SURE 
to  check  the  lists  of  marriages  and  check 
on  those  who  find  their  day  very  much 
alive  with  young  ones.  But  most  of  all 
please  let  us  hear  from  you.  (Be  sure 
that  the  Alumnae  Office  has  your  ad- 
dress )  Once  more  I — still  teaching 
eighth  graders  in  Pittsburgh — bid  you 
adieu  and  hope   to  hear  from  you   soon! 

1956 

President:     Georgia     Jackson,     114     Lee 

.•\ve.,  Lexington,  Va. 
Secretary:    Joan   Harvey,   Route    1.    Box 

200,  Appomattox,  Va. 

Becky  Fi::er  Allison  and  Charles  live 
in  Baltimore,  Md.  .  .  .  Lou  JVilder  Col- 
ley  lives  in  Ashland  while  Donald  studies 
at  Randolph-Macon.  .  .  .  Audrey  Oiuen 
Beale's  husband  Bob  received  his  wings 
in  February,  1956.  .  .  .  Dale  Brolliers 
Birdsong  and  Bill  are  at  Ft.  Sill,  in 
Lawton.  Okla.  .  .  .  Lorene  Allen  Roberts, 
husband,  and  son  Robbie  live  in  Crewe. 
.  .  .  Jane  Lohr  Lee  is  in  Texas  where  her 
husband  is  stationed  in  the  Air  Force. 
.  .  .  Jean  Edzcards  Edwards  is  a  house- 
wife in  Sedley.  .  .  .  Betty  Cory  Coppedge 
and  her  son  live  in  Florida.  Her  hus- 
band is  a  lieutenant  in  the  Air  Force. 
....  Sue  Moschler  Baradell  and  Norma 
Jeanne  Crojt  Atkins  live  in  Hampton. 
.  .  .  Jean  Windley  Pollock  and  Bob 
spent  the  summer  in  Henderson,  N.  C, 
working  in  two  small  churches  and  a 
chapel.  In  the  fall  Bob  went  back  to 
seminary ;  Jean  teaches  in  Henrico.  .  .  . 
Marion  Ruffin  Anderson  and  her  husband 
are  building  a  home  in  South  Hill.  .  .  . 
Anne  Brooking  is  a  social  worker  in 
Winchester  ;  she  loves  her  work  and  con- 
tinues her  interest  in  the  theatre  as  a 
member  of  the  Band  Mill  Players.  .  .  . 
Elizabeth  Pancake  is  home  demonstration 
agent  in  Louisa.  .  .  .  Georgia  Jackson 
finished  her  studies  at  MCV  in  Septem- 
!/er.  .  .  .  Shirleye  Adan;s'  basketball  team 
won  the  Group  II  basketball  tournament. 
.She  went  to  Florida  and  Havana,  Cuba, 
last  Christmas.  .  .  .  Winnie  Louhofif  spent 
a  delightful  month  (December,  1956)  in 
Colombia,  S.  A.  .  .  .  Charles  L.  Winfree 
also  went  to  Cuba  on  an  evangelistic  cru- 
sade as  one  of  188  Methodist  ministers 
from  the  U.  S.  He  attended  the  National 
Council  of  Evangelism,  Purdue  \].  .  .  . 
Gail  Leonard,  Nancy  Saunders  Jchnson, 
Loretta  Brooking,  Barbara  Mays  Harris, 
and  Ginny  Obenehain  Cross  are  in  Rich- 
mond. .  .  .  Rose  Frost  served  as  religious 
education  director  in  Falls  Church  last 
year,  but  has  now  returned  to  the  Peters- 
burg area.  .  .  .  Lee  Wood  Cole  was  in- 
itiated into  Delta  Kappa  Gamma ;  she 
traveled  in  New  England  last  summer. 
.  .  .  Mary  A.  Edmunds  Harris  served  as 
vice  president  of  the  Brunswick  Educa- 
tion Association  last  year. 

Jane  Harlowe  Harrison,  Marguercte 
Franklin  Grekos,  Joyce  Clingcnpeel 
Bailey,  and  Mary  Ann  Aiaddox  are  teach- 
ing in  Lynchburg.  .  .  .  Becky  Blair 
Butcher  and  H.  K.  Magnusson  teach  in 
Farmville.  .  .  .  Jean  Ward  teaches  in 
Fieldale,  Jewel  Moncure  and  Shirley  1/')/- 


bournc  Garland,  in  Henrico  Crjunty ; 
Jackie  Marshall,  in  Richmond ;  Annie 
Leigh  Leu'is  Jones  and  Diane  Hansen,  in 
Norfolk;  Lee  Hayes,  in  Chestei  field 
County ;  Elizabeth  Sutherland,  in  Dan- 
ville ;  Anne  Snyder,  in  Winchester ;  Sara 
Jane  Brisentine,  in  Suffolk ;  Frances  Ed- 
wards and  Joan  Harvey,  in  Franklin ; 
Patricia  Broicn  Johnson,  in  Buckingham  ; 
Bootsie  Miller,  in  Portsmouth ;  Shirley 
Kemp,  in  Hampton;  Lois  Marshall,  in 
Kenbridge ;  and  Elizabeth  Wilso}i  Miller, 
at  VSDB  in  Staunton,  where  she  was 
secretary-treasurer  of  the  VSDB  Chapter 
of  VE.A.  .  .  .  Molly  Ann  Elarvcy  Childers 
teaches  in  Richmond  while  her  husbard 
attends  MC\'' ;  Anne  Lush  Thrift,  also  in 
Richmond  while  her  husband  is  at  RPL 
.  .  .  Kathryne  Thompkins  Adams  teaches 
in  Fairfax ;  her  husband  is  stationed  in 
Arlington.  .  .  .  Betsy  H'elbon.  Alwood 
teaches  in  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. ;  Margaret 
Sheppard  Farney,  in  Lovvville,  N.  Y. ; 
Muriel  Bos'well  Flynn,  in  New  Jersey ; 
Iris  Scott  Harrison,  in  Maryland,  while 
her  husband  is  at  Ft.  Meade.  .  .  .  Euphan 
Carter  teaches  at  Hunter  AFB  in  Savan- 
nah, Ga.  .  .  .  Many  thanks  to  each  of  you 
who  returned  the  post  cards  this  year. 
Next  year,  heiwever,  I  hope  to  hear  from 
everyone. 

1957 

President :    Frances    Raine.    71    Randolph 

Rd.,  Warwick,  Va. 
Secretary:   Jo  Hillsman.   ,il.i   Firvt   .\ve., 

Farmville,  Va. 

Already  many  of  us  have  begun  careers 
or  established  homes.  Mary  Hall  Cook 
lives  in  Danville  and  works  in  Martins- 
ville. .  .  .  Helen  and  Leslie  Smith  have 
secretarial  positions  in  Richmond.  .  .  . 
Gerry  Luck  made  a  tour  of  Europe  in  the 
fall.  Upon  her  return  she  entered  (United 
Airlines)  stewardess  training  school  in 
Cheyenne,  Wyo.  .  .  .  Elsie  Pannell  San- 
derford  lives  near  Asheville ;  Sandy  is  at- 
tending school  in  Mars  Hill.  .  .  .  Nancy 
Desmond  Kilby's  husband  (a  '57  graduate 
of  H-SC)  studied  under  the  graduate 
trainee  program  of  Cities  Service  Oil 
Company  in  New  York  City  last  sum- 
mer. .  .  .  Mary  Anne  Jennings  Crafton 
teaches  in  Radford ;  Rick  is  a  senior  at 
Tech.  .  .  .  Dreama  Burchett  Gorman  re- 
cently joined  her  husband  in  Hawaii 
where  he  is  stationed.  .  .  .  Carolyn  Lozve 
King,  whose  husband  is  in  the  Army, 
works  in  Richmond.  .  .  .  Beverly  Harloiv 
Glasscock  works  in  the  Personnel  Office 
at  U.Va.  Tommie,  a  graduate  of  Hamp- 
den-Sydney,  is  in  Korea.  .  .  .  Joan  Darnell 
Cowley  teaches  in  Hampton ;  John  grad- 
uated from  MCV  Pharmacy  Scheiol  in 
June.  .  .  .  Betty  Brame  Wallace  keeps 
house  for  her  husband  and  two  children. 
Chuck  and  Donna  Rae,  in  Chase  City. 
Broaddus  Eustace  Allen  is  bookkeeper  in 
a  bank  at  Colonial  Beach  and  has  two 
children,  Charles  and  Diane.  .  .  .  Mary 
Patterson  Nicely  lives  in  Iron  Gate.  .  .  . 
Betty  Wheeler  Staples  lives  in  Baltimore 
where  John  is  employed  by  Westinghouse. 
.  .  .  Fran  Bailey  Hatchett,  her  husband, 
and  daughter  Rebecca  Ann  live  in  Peters- 
burg. .  .  .  Carolyn  Smith  Stringer  and  her 
son  live  in  Washington  where  her  hus- 
band is  chaplain's  assistant  at  Walter 
Reed  Hospital.  .  .  .  Betty  Shaffer  Wil- 
son and  son  Butch  are  now  near  Balti- 
more where  Charles  is  an  aeronautical  en- 
gineer. .  .  .  Mary  Lu  James  Saavedra  and 


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her  husband  live  in  Mexico.  .  .  .  Suzanne 
Garner  Leggett,  her  husband,  and  son 
live  near  Los  Angeles,  Calif.  .  .  .  "Butch" 
Forward  graduated  from  Scarritt  College, 
Nashville,  in  June.  She  is  working  at 
the  speech  clinic  in  a  hospital  in  Wash- 
ington. She  plans  to  do  graduate  study 
in  work  with  the  pre-school  deaf  child. 
.  .  .  Margaret  Mustard  is  doing  graduate 
work  in  library  science  at  Emory  U..  in 
Georgia.  She  plans  to  be  a  medical 
librarian.  .  .  .  Cindy  Baldwin  and  Joan 
Payne  Southern  graduated  from  Radford 
in  June.  Cindy  did  graduate  work  at 
VPI  last  summer  and  is  now  vocational 
olifice  training  coordinator  in  Albemarle. 
Joan  teaches  in  Pulaski,  where  she,  Ray, 
and  daughter  Diane  live.  .  .  .  Those  who 
worked  as  counselors  at  camps  this  sum- 
mer were  Barbara  Bane,  Anne  Caldwell, 
and  Nancy  Lenz ;  at  Alassanetta,  Carol 
Carson  and  Pat  Jones :  at  Ridgecrest, 
Ginny  Pearce.  .  .  .  Jeanette  Puckett  at- 
tended National  Aquatic  School  in  New- 
Jersey.  .  .  .  Frances  Raine  and  Jack  Aus- 
tin worked  at  Longwood  as  laboratory 
assistants. 

Camille  Atwood  is  a  chemist  at  Nor- 
folk General  Hospital  and  is  enrolled  in 
school  of  medical  technology.  .  .  .  Norma 
Rcainy  Shanaberger  and  Paul  live  in 
California  where  he  works  for  North 
American  Aviation.  .  .  .  Sara  Lou  Wcn- 
denhurg  McRee  wrote  from  Germany, 
"I"m  still  confused  when  I  go  dow'ntown 
and  try  to  buy  things.  .  .  .  We  have  rain, 
rain,  plus  more  rain — even  more  than  in 
Farmville.  In  two  years  we'll  be  back 
home."  ...  In  August  Virginia  Crockett 
Ingle  and  her  son  joined  her  husband 
who  is   in   service   for   three  years.    .   .    . 


Jeanette  Alorris  is  doing  graduate  work 
in  library  science  at  Rutgers  L'niversity. 
.  .  .  Many  others  are  engaged  in  Long- 
wood's  profession — teaching — this  year. 
In  the  Richmond  area  are :  Richmond 
City — Flo  Soghoian  ;  Henrico — Pat  Ash- 
by,  Barbara  Bane,  Suzanne  Bunting, 
Sandra  Fryc  Letsinger,  Hazel  Hanks, 
Judy  Harris,  Margaret  Hudnall,  Kitty 
Nelson,  Betsey  Richardson,  Ann  Savedge, 
and  Ellen  Hainlett  Willis ;  Chesterfield- 
Diane  Acree,  Barbara  Burnside,  Shirley 
Childs,  Carolee  Silcox  ;  Hanover — Bar- 
bara Roller  Hardie.  In  other  city  school 
systems  are  .Alexandria — Bettie  Adkins, 
Phyllis  Daniels.  Loretta  Kuhn.  and  Syl- 
via Wright ;  Danville — IMae  Bennett,  Jo 
Davis,  Anne  Wayne  Fuller.  Carrie  Hale 
Dickerson,  Betty  Hodnett,  Charlotte 
Phillips,  Jeanette  Puckett ;  ^Martinsville — 
Margaret  Beavers.  Jeanne  Saunders, 
Nancy  Striplin,  and  Jo  Hillsman ;  New- 
port News — Gloria  Kratzsch  and  Frances 
Raine ;  Norfolk — Gale  Branch,  Bobbie 
Tyer  Ward  ;  Petersburg — Gayle  Peoples 
Shiner  ;  Portsmouth — Barbara  Benedict, 
Evelyn  Rowe ;  Roanoke — Elba  Flynn 
Hubard,  Nancy  Lea  Harris ;  Staunton — 
Shirley  Hardy;  Suffolk— Becky  Riddkk 
Bradshaw.  Alary  Robertson:  Warwick — 
Jackie  Adams  Spangler,  Mary  Mayo, 
Vivian  Willett ;  Waynesboro — Pat  Jones  : 
Williamsburg — Nancy  Lenz.  In  the  coun- 
ty school  systems  are  Amherst — Liz  El- 
liott, Imogene  Bryant ;  Allegheny — June 
Dressier;  Bedford— Anne  Caldwell; 
Blacksburg — Judy  Shields  Durham; 
Campbell — Ann  White  Thomas  Mat- 
thews ;  Dinwiddie — Elizabeth  F.  Perkin- 
son  ;  Fairfax — Margaret  Redd  ;  Fauquier- 


Warrenton — Margaret  Hawkins  ;  Meck- 
lenburg— Rita  Hite  Nelson ;  Nelson — 
Jane  Wood ;  Norfolk — Flo  King,  Elsie 
Meade  Webb  ;  Farmville — Jack  Austin, 
Nancy  Hughes  Goodman;  Prince  Wil- 
liam— Hazel  Bell,  Kitty  Naugle,  Ginny 
Lee  Pearce,  Joyce  Pulley,  Daisy  Jane 
Spain ;  Princess  Anne — Carol  Carson, 
Bobbie  Carter,  Charlotte  Fudge,  Virginia 
Hayes,  Shirley  Paxson,  Jackie  Pond,  Pat 
Powell,  Shirley  Tennison,  Ann  Wood- 
house  ;  Roanoke — Sis  Brown,  Mary  Stew- 
art Sisson  ;  Southampton — Jackie  Ed- 
wards  Bly  ;  South  Norfolk — "Peanuts" 
Winder  Grimstead  ;  Warren — Nita  Goad 
Young ;  Westmoreland — Jesse  Casey.  .  .  . 
Anne  Miller  teaches  at  VSDB  in  Staun- 
ton. Out  of  state,  teaching  are  Marie 
Carter,  Jean  Hiiies  Morris,  and  Anne 
Thomas,  in  North  Carolina ;  Jane  Railey 
Chitty,  in  Tennessee ;  and  Elsie  Wells,  in 
California.  .  .  .  Emily  Fallin  begins  teach- 
ing in  February — as  will  Jackie  Sawyer 
and  Sally  Jester.  .  .  .  Those  in  other 
positions  are :  Carolyn  Clark,  social  work- 
er in  Roanoke :  Adele  Donaldson,  work- 
ing for  the  CIA  in  Washington ;  Jean 
Parrott,  stenographer  at  Longwood ; 
Mary  Alice  Pon'cll  Roberts,  stenographer 
at  Radford,  and  Freddie  Stables,  in  the 
Army.  Patti  Parker  Dobyns  lives  in 
Roanoke,  and  Dorothea  Coleman  Moore, 
in  Charlottesville.  Be  sure  to  check  the 
lists  in  the  back  for  marriages  and  births. 
The  Class  of  1957  extends  sympathy  to 
Hardy  Williams  on  the  death  of  her 
father  in  July,  and  to  Nancy  Dee  Deaton 
Jones  on  the  death  of  her  brother  J.  D. 
Deaton  Jr.,  also  in  July.  .  .  .  I'll  be  look- 
ing forward  to  hearing  from  vou  often. 


FACULTY  NEWS 

(Continued  from  page  9  ) 
the  Virginia  Education  Association;  Foster  B.  Greshara — 
Committee  Chairman  of  the  Virginia  Association  of  Teach- 
ers of  English;  Miss  Mar}^  P.  Nichols — Secretary-Treas- 
urer of  the  Regional  College  English  Association;  Mrs.  Nell 
H.  Griffin  (home  economics) — Chairman  of  the  Scholarship 
Committee  of  the  Virginia  Home  Economics  Association; 
Miss  Olive  T.  Her  (physical  education) — Chairman  of 
the  Research  Committee  of  the  Virginia  Health  and  Phys- 
ical Education  Association  and  Chairman  of  the  Re- 
gional Clinic  of  the  VHPEA  for  District  D;  Miss  Rebecca 
L.  Brockenbrough — Chairman  of  the  Health  Education 
Section  of  the  Virginia  College  Conference  on  Health  and 
Ph3'sical  Education  and  Chaimian  of  the  College  Phys- 
ical Education  Section  of  the  Virginia  Association  of 
Health,  Physical  Education  and  Recreation;  Mrs.  Emily 
K.  Landrum — State  Dance  Chairman  of  the  VHPEA; 
and  Dr.  Charles  F.  Lane — State  Coordinator  for  the  Na- 
tional Council  for  Geographical  Education. 

RESEARCH  AND  STUDY 

Three  members  of  the  Longwood  faculty  received  re- 
search grants  for  work  in  their  fields  from  the  Richmond 
Area  University  Center.  They  were  Dr.  Richard  K.  Meeker 


-ardner  B.   J'aplin  and  Dr.   Charles  F. 


(Engli.sh),  Dr. 
Lane. 

Mrs.  Kathleen  Cover  and  Miss  Kate  G.  Trent  (both 
education)  were  granted  leaves  of  absence  for  additional 
graduate  study.  Mrs.  Cover  attended  the  University  of 
North  Carolina  from  September  to  June,  and  Miss  Trent 
attended  George  Peabody  College  from  Februar}'  to  June. 

Starting  a  fourteen  month  leave  of  absence  last  summer 
was  Robert  Merritt  (biology).  He  is  attending  the  Univer- 
sity of  Tennessee. 

Faculty  members  wJio  attended  summer  school  were 
\Mllard  Leeper  (liusiness  education).  Miss  Virginia  Bed- 
ford and  ]Miss  Annie  Lee  Ross  (art),  and  Miss  Emily 
Barksdale  (foreign  language).  Others  included  [Miss  Jo- 
sephine L.  Bailey  (music),  Miss  Lora  Bernard  (home 
economics),  !Mrs.  Frances  W.  Gee  (home  economics)  and 
James  K.  !McCombs  (music). 

Faculty  members  who  taught  in  other  institutions  for 
the  summer  were  Dr.  Edgar  M.  Johnson  and  Dr.  Charles 
F.  Lane.  They  both  were  employed  at  Richmond  Profes- 
sional Institute  for  the  three  week  session. 

This  brief  account  of  faculty  activities  indicates  that 
the  Longwood  faculty  continue  to  be  active  professionally. 
You  may  be  sure  that  they  also  continue  to  reflect  credit 
on  the  good  name  of  your  Alma  Mater. 


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WANTED:   VIRGINIA  BORN  PROFESSORS 


WANTED:    VIRGINIA 

BORN  PROFESSORS 

ri 

ease  send  the  name 

J  of 

an_\'  professors  you  knuw 

who 

are  teaching  at  colleg 

:s  or  universities  outside 

of  V 

irginia  to 

Roster  of 

Professors 

RiCHilOND 

Area  University  Center 

One  West 

M.^ 

IN  Street 

Richmond 

20. 

YlRGINLA. 

For  decades,  especially  during  the  years  since  the  turn 
of  the  century.  Virginians  have  been  going  to  northern 
universities  to  take  their  advanced  degrees.  This  has  been 
so  for  a  variety  of  reasons;  some  were  awarded  scholar- 
ships; others  sought  the  .stimulation  of  a  change  of  en- 
vironment. The  main  reason,  however,  was  the  fact  that 
onl}-  until  rather  recently  have  there  been  centers  of  grad- 
uate study  in  the  South  adequately  equipped  or  staffed 
to  provide  advanced  training  for  the  numbers  who  were 
interested. 

The  South  has  a  happy  tradition  for  sending  its  sons 
into  the  professions,  and  these  students  who  travelled  north 
were  frequently  among  the  more  outstanding.  All  too 
often  their  superiority  was  recognized  in  a  manner  that 
has  hurt  the  South.  The\-  were  often  induced  to  continue 
on  as  instructors  at  the  institutions  where  they  took  their 
advanced  degrees.  Later,  when  the  time  came  to  move  on. 
they  were  drawn  not  to  the  South,  but  to  other  northern 
institutions,  or  to  colleges  and  universities  in  the  \\'est. 
better  able  to  pay  the  higher  salaries  attractive  not  only 
to  bankers  and  businessmen  but  also  to  college  professors, 
who.  it  is  sometimes  forgotten,  have  to  eat,  and  educate 


their  families  and  who  also  enjoy  the  simple  lu.Kuries. 

These  \'irginians  who  have  settled  outside  the  state  need 
not  be  lost  to  our  Virginia  institutions.  Two  factors  may- 
save  the  situation.  The  first  is  a  human  frailty  or  strength, 
as  you  will :  the  fact  that  as  all  good  Parisians  want  to 
return  to  Paris,  so  all  good  Virginians  want  to  return 
to  Virginia.  The  second  is  a  fact  of  academic  tenure: 
that  a  great  many  institutions  retire  faculty  members  at 
the  age  of  si.\t}-five.  In  the  conviction  that  at  this  age 
many  professors  are  at  the  ver\'  peak  of  their  usefulness 
as  teachers,  the  Richmond  .\rea  University  Center  is  draft- 
ing a  roster  of  native  Virginians  who  are  full  professors 
at  present  at  institutions  of  higher  learning  outside  the 
state.  This  list  will  be  made  available  to  the  presidents 
of  all  the  affiliated  institutions.  Negotiations  in  some 
instances  can  begin  at  once  and  it  is  hoped  that  soon 
there  will  be  a  slow  trek  of  these  retired  professo-rs  back 
to  Virginia. 

This  arrangement  will  be  a  boon  to  all  concerned. 
The  professors  will  get  back  to  Virginia,  and  will  have 
the  satisfaction  of  knowing  that  they  are  helping  to  solve 
the  state's  serious  teacher  shortage  proljlem.  They  will 
also  have  the  satisfaction  of  extending  their  \"ears  of  active 
usefulness.  The  institutions  will  add  to  their  faculties 
distinguished  scholars  and  outstanding  teachers  and,  be- 
cause these  retired  professors  will  be  enjo\ing  com- 
fortable pensions  from  northern  endowments,  their  salary 
requirements  can  be  expected  to  he  somewhat  moderate. 
This  is  the  type  of  broad  surve}',  which  a  single  institu- 
tion would  not  be  likely  to  undertake,  but  which  can  be 
very  useful  and  which  is  naturall}-  within  the  province 
of  a  cooperative  agency  such  as  the  Richmond  Area  Uni- 
versit\'  Center. 


REUNION  CLASS 

PRESIDENTS! 

Write  to  your  classmates  to  meet  ] 

'ou  at  the  College  for  the  big  celebration 

on  Founder's  Day,  March  15,  19 

58.   Class  lists  may  be  secured  from  the 

Alumnae  Office. 

WIX  THE  JARVIAX 

CUP  FOR  THE  LARGEST 

PERCENTAGE 

OF  ATTENDANCE 

November,  1957 


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Wl&jdm^  finAMRA, 


Please  help  the  AUnnnae  Office  to 
locate  the  following  persons.  This  is 
a  partial  list  of  alumnae  graduating 
since  1900  whose  addresses  are  un- 
known. Last  known  residence,  class, 
and  maiden  names  are  listed.  If  you 
know  the  address  of  any  of  the  follow- 
ing, or  have  any  information  concern- 
ing where  they  might  be  located,  please 
notify  the  Alumnae  Office. 


Mrs.   I.   O.   Marillo    (Doris   Adams   '3,i) 

Parkersburg,  W.  Va. 
Grace  Adams   '03,   Connellsville.   Pa. 
Julia  H.  Adams  '29,  Danville 
Mrs.    B.    M.    Owen     (Katherine    Adams 

'35)  Randolph 
"Mrs.  W.  W.  Sears  (Alargaret  Addleman 

'iZ)  New  Orleans,  La. 
Mrs.  W.  R.  Nelson   (Virginia  Agee  ',38) 

Peoria,  111. 
Aida    Margarita    Aguilar     '42,    Arecibo, 

Puerto  Rico 
Dorothy  E.  Allen  '41,  .\rlineton 
India  I.  Allen  '27,  '48,  Baltimore.   Md. 
Mrs.  W.  M.  Puckett  (Mary  F.  Allen  'Zb) 

Martinsville 
Mrs.  John  Davis    (Margaret  Ann   Ames 

'49x )   Pungoteague 
Mrs.  Edley  Andrews  Robertson  'ZZ,  Witt 
"Shirley  Andrews  '38,  Suffolk 
Mrs.    C.    M.    Chenery    (Marguerite    Ar- 

chambault  '14)   Washington,  D.  C. 
Mrs.  J.  E.  Wilson   (Nina  B.  Arnibrister 

'21)  Hertford,  N.  C. 
Mrs.    J.    S.    Tilley    (Margaret    Atkinscn 

'22)  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Mrs.    Fred    Borden    (Virginia    Atkinson 

'14)  Miami,  Fla. 
Marv  C.  Atwill  '38,  Petersburg 
Mrs.  R.  W.  Helmondollar    (Bessie  Pad- 
gett '22)  Welch,  W.  A'a. 
Edith  Bailev  '30,  Wakefield 
Mrs.  J.  S.  Cobb  Jr.  (Virginia  Bailey  '32) 

Newport  News 
Mrs.    R.    O.    Alahanes    (Sadie    R.    Baird 

'Z6)  Fairfax 
Mary  Baker  '29,  Arlington 
Martha  Ann  Baldwin  '40,  Catawba 
Ruby  K.  Bane  '39,  Richmond 
Mrs.   H.   M.  Wooding    (Pearl   Barksdale 

'2,3)   St.  Petersburg,  Fla. 
Mrs.  Harry  T.  Dodson  ( Josephine  Barnes 

■18)   Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y. 
Mrs.  E.  D.  Barbara   (Mamie  Barns  '35) 

Roanoke 
Mrs.  L.  B.  Phillips   (Florence  Barr  '07) 

Alexandria 
Thelma  Barrett  '28,  Newsoms 
Mrs.    Joseph     Straughn     (Alay    Bartlett 

'43x)   New  York  City 
Mrs.    A.    J.    Donze     (Isa    Bartoli    '51) 

Providence,  R.   I. 
Mrs.   J.   B.   Edwards   Jr.    (Juanita    Bea- 

mon  '52)  San  Diego,  Calif. 
Mrs.  Keister  Harnian  (Lillian  Beard  '29) 

North  Tazewell 
Mrs.    C.    H.    Hogan     (Margaret    Beard 

'ii)   Bluefield 
Estelle  Bennett  '23,  Catlett 
Mrs.   H.    H.   Odom    (Betty   Benton   '54) 

Suffolk 
Mrs.  H.  A.  Wynne  Jr.   (Barbara  Black- 
man  '54)  Hopewell 
Mrs.  J.  Glazer  (Charlotte  Blackman  '28) 

Norfolk 


Mrs.   D.   P.  Nofsinger    (Betty   Blackwell 

'45)  Columbus,  O. 
Mrs.  Jack  Bass   (Dorotliy  M.  Blair  '34) 

Danville 
Mrs.   R.   B.   Jordan    (Lillian   Bland   '09) 

Roanoke 
Virginia   Bland  '25,   Wicomico  Church 
Alice    R.    Blankinship    'H,    Lynchburg 
Mrs.    R.    E.    Smith    (Grace    Blanks   '28) 

Appomattox 
Mrs.    R.    S.    Bryant    (Sue    Bobbitt    'Z7) 

Palmer  Springs 
Ida   M.   Booker   '33.   Newport   News 
Addie  Lee   Boomer  '11,   Suffolk 
Jean   Bourne  '41,  Richmond 
Nellie  Bousman  '38,  Danville 
Lillian  F.  Bovell  '30,  Philadelphia 
Mrs.    Paul    Spivey    (Alary    Bowden    '19) 

Richmond 
Mrs.  Mary  Bowen  Kelly  '30,  Bristol 
Mrs.   Henry   Ferguson    (Mildred   Bowen 

'42)  Mobile,  Ala. 
Virginia    Bowers    '27,    Carrollton,    Mo. 
Mrs.  R.  H.  Van  Norton  (Mary  F.  Bowles 

'43)    Rockymount 
Mrs.  G.  F.  Chamberlin  (Sophia  Bowman 

'29)    Syracuse,  N.   Y. 
Dorothy  I.  Bradley  '48,  Richmond 
Mrs.   J.   J.   Allen    (Catherine    Bray   '28) 

Tallahassee,  Fla. 
Florence   Bress   '39,   Portsmouth 
Margaret  E.  Brinklev  '29,  Norfolk 
iVIrs.  A.   E.  Wright  "(Marv   E.   Brinkley 

'17)   Norfolk 
Mrs.    Vashti    Brisbois    Slack    '30,    Fred- 
ericksburg 
Edith  Britt  '30,  Winston-Salem,  N.  C. 
Annie  Lee  Brooks  '14,  Nathalie 
Mrs.  J.  L.  Farley  (Maebelle  Brooks  '18) 

Sarasota,  Fla. 
Mrs.  W.  E.  Rhodes   (Minna  Brown  '26) 

Algoma,  W.  Va. 
Mrs.  Jack  Morgan  (Elizabeth  Bruce  '25) 

Henderson,  N.  C. 
Mrs.    Tom   Fenton    (Eleanor    B.    Bryant 

'29x)  Tulsa,  Okla. 
Mrs.  Jettie  Bryant  Keenan  '22,  Los  An- 
geles, Calif. 
Betty  Buchanan  '43,  Bel  Air,  Md. 
Mrs.  E.  R.  Lineburger   (Irene  Buckman 

'18)  E.  Spencer,  N.  C. 
Mrs.    W.    C.    Davis    Sr.    (Anne    Bulloch 

'28)  Richmond,  Ind. 
Mrs.   H.   A.   Richeson    ( Evelvn    Burford 

'40)    Bridgeville,  Pa. 
Doris  V.  Burroughs  '31,  Norfolk 
Eloise  Burks  '33,  Pleasant  \'ie\v 
Mrs.    L.    D.    Walker    (Josephine    Burnet 

'13)    Charlotte,  N.   C. 
Mrs.  G.  H.  Haynie  (Bernice  Burton  '29) 

Norfolk 
Mrs.    F.    M.    Lucas    (Ida    H.    Byrd    'ZS) 

Phoebus 
Mrs.  R.  T.  Little   Tr.    (Margaret  Byrom 

'16)    Bramwell,  'W .  Va. 
Elsie   Cabell   '37.  Wilmington,    Del. 
Mrs.  H.  T.  Everette  (Nellie  B.  Camp  '34) 

Emporia 
Mrs.    L.    C.    Regester     (Lucy    Campbell 

'15)   Richmond 
Gladys  W.  Canter  '17,  Philippi,  W.  Va. 
Rosa  Caplan  '15,  Crewe 
Esther    Carbonell    '46,   Adjuntos,    Puerto 

Rico 
Haydie  Carbonell  '43,  Mayaguez,  Puerto 

Rico 


Sarah    Carbonell    '43,    Mayaguez,    Puerto 

Rico 
Mrs.  A.  C.  Jones    (  Emma  Carmean  '20) 

Frankford,  Del. 
Mrs.    J.    R.    CriU     (Mary    Carnes    '14) 

Washington,  D.  C. 
Mrs.   J.   F.    Springer    (Doris   V.    Carper 

■38)  Norfolk 
Mrs.  J.  F.  P.  Tate   (Josephine  Carr  '18) 

New  York  City 
Mrs.    T.   W.   Lineberger    (Marv   E.    Car- 
roll '38)   Washington,  D.  C." 
Hazel  F.  Carter  'ZZ.   Salem 
Mrs.  L.   L.   McCarthy    (Marjorie   Carter 

'29)    Covington 
Mrs.  V.  J.  Daniel    (Patricia  Carter  '47) 

Atlanta,  Ga. 
Mrs.  G.  E.  Walter    (Mabel   Cathey  '24) 

Exmore 
Mrs.    Loewick    Fowler    ( Julia    Chamblin 

'16)   Towson,  Md. 
Mrs.  Maurice  Azreal   (Altie  Chapel  'Zd) 

Baltimore,  Md. 
Sarah  Charters  '17,  Norfolk 
Mrs.   W.   C.   Smith    (Margie   Chick   '24) 

Washington,  D.  C. 
Mrs.    L.    V.    Rowe    (Tennie    M.    Clardy 

'44)    Norfolk 
Anne  P.  Clark  '12,  Shawsville 
Elizabeth  R.  Clark  '16,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Mrs.   R.  W.   Sexton    (Frances   L.   Clark 

'26)   Selma,  N.  C. 
A.   Shirley  Clarke  '51,   Petersburg 
Mrs.    Hilda    Cobb    Reese    '29,    Brooklyn, 

N.  Y. 
Mrs.  Epps  Brown  Jr.  (Marian  Cobb  '17) 

Little  Rock,  Ark. 
Mrs.    James    Rakestraw    ( Sara    G.    Cobb 

'26)  Wentworth,  N.  C. 
Mrs.    Robert    Smith     ( Rosalie    Coberley 

'40)   Racine,  \Ms. 
Helen  Cohen  '26,  Baltimore,  Md. 
Mrs.  M.  A.  Jacobson   (Lena  Cohen  '16) 

Chicago,   111. 
Mrs.    E.    E.    Holland    (Alice   G.    Cohocn 

'41)   Suffolk 
Mrs.    Wavland    Parr    ( Billie    Cole    '28) 

Washington,  D.  C. 
Elizabeth  I.  Coleman  '36,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
Mrs.    D.    H.    Porter    (Virginia    Coleman 

'37)   Roanoke 
Mrs.   E.   E.  Worrell  Jr.    (Hazel   Colgate 

'42)    Richmond 
Mrs.    J.    A.    S.    Rohrer    (Alice    CoUings 

'36)   Roanoke 
Jeannette  Colodne  '27,  Norfolk 
Martha  E.  Conner  '36,  Nathalie 
Mrs.  Annie   Connor  Wingfield  'Z2,   Dill- 

wyn 
Eugenia  Consolvo  'Zd,  South  Norfolk 
Mrs.  Henry  Haymes  (Katherine  Conway 

'35)   Bowling  Green 
Mrs.   Martin   Graham    (Elizabeth   Cooke 

■18)    Burkeville 
Mrs.  Gus  Millar   (Louise  W.  Cooke  '33) 

Abingdon 
Ruth  R.  Cooke  '17,  Norfolk 
Mrs.    E.    D.    Wells    (Irene    Cooper    '16) 

Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Elizabeth  B.  Cooper  '12,  Lynchburg. 
Mrs.    Mae    Cooper    Hutcheson    '09,    '39, 

Pearisburg 
Mildred  Cooper  '29,  Portsmouth 
Mrs.    J.    A.    Tones    (Louise    Corley    'Z3) 

Salley,  S.  C. 
Daisy   Cox   '24,   Charlottesville 
Elizabeth  Crawford  '24,  Reams 


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Charlotte  Crawley  '16,  Harrisonburg 
Katie   Whitehead   Crider   '41,   Louisville, 

Ky. 
Mrs.  G.  ]\IcD.  Ogilvie  (Minta  H.  Cntzer 

'51)    CharlottesviUe 
Mrs.    B.    F.   Jones    (Susie    Crocker    '41) 

Jewell  Valley 
Mrs.  F.  S.  Howe  (Martha  E.  Cross  '33) 

Norfolk 
Mrs.  H.  W.  Puckett  (Lula  Crowder  '30) 

Burlington,  N.  C. 
Nannie  Crowder  '12,  Richmond 
Mrs.     Jitarjorie     Crumpler     Poston     '29, 

Falls  Giurch 
Mrs.  Harry  Griffin  Jr.   (Betty  Sue  Cum- 

mings  '39)  Thermopolis,  Wyo. 
Mrs.   S.   P.   Parrish    (Amy  L.    Cunning- 
ham '36)    Shipman 
Mrs.    Clarence    Herndon     (Mabel    Cutts 

'26)   Charleston,  W.  Va. 
Mrs.    G.    L.    Miller     (Josephine    Daniel 

'18)  Toledo,  O. 
Mrs.    C.   F.   Hopkins    (Mary   M.    Daniel 

'24)   Somerville,  N.  J. 
Elizabeth  B.  Darden  '34,  Virginia 
Mrs.    Claude   Hodges   Jr.    (Pearl   Davey 

'49)   Yancey^'ille,  N.  C. 
Mrs.  E.  C.  Cody   (Jacqueline  Davis  '38) 

Dallas,  Texas 
Juanita  W.  Davis  '48,  Virginia  Beach 
Mrs.  Margaret  Davis  Barnett  '29,  Lynch- 
burg 
Mrs.  A.  T.   Hamer    (Theodocia  DeBaun 

'07)    Nerfolk 
Mrs.   E.    M.    Grant    (Anne   DeiTenbaugh 

'28)   New  York  City 
Harriet  DeVVitt  '29,  Staunton 
Irma  Dickenson  '23,  Madison,   N.  J. 
Erna   Dickerson  '38,   Martinsville 
Mrs.  E.  W.  Johnson  (Thelma  Diggs  '47) 

N.  Kingston,  R.  I. 
Mrs.    E.    D.    McCaffrey     (Jean    Dillard 

'52)    Danville 
Mrs.   C.   R.   Morton    (Frances  A.   Dillon 

'33)  Columbia,  Ga. 
Mrs.  R.   H.   Mustard    (Zozo  Dixon  '16) 

Pearisburg 
Mrs.  T.  V.   Bradshaw    (Elizabeth   Doles 

'29x)   Suffolk 
Mrs.  T.  E.  Link   (Patricia  Dodl  '43)   E. 

Hampton 
Nellie  D.  Dodson  "40,  Avalon 
Elizabeth  Drewer  '49.  Hilton  \'illage 
Mary  E.  Driscoll  '34,  Hopewell 
Mrs.    J.    P.    Glenn     (Joan    Driver    '49) 

Chicago,   111. 
Mrs.   Thomas   Bryant    (Alva   Drummond 

'26)    San   Francisco,   Calif. 
Mrs.    C.    D.    Dowdy    (Delsie    L.    Dudley 

'39)  Red  Wood 
Margaret  Dudley  '34,  Bluefield 
Mrs.  C.  A.  Earnest  HI  (Nan  Ellen  Duer 

'41)    Charlottesville 
Mrs.  W.  S.  Ayres    (Janet  Dunkum  '54) 

Dillwyn 
Mrs.    Avis    Dunn    \\'hitlow    '41,     News 

Ferry 
Mrs.  W.  E.  Eubank  Jr.   (Elizabeth  Dunn 

'38)   Alexandria 
Mrs.   O.   K.    Sizemore    (Mae   Dunnavant 

'44)  New  York  City 
Mrs.  E.  H.  Stonerock   (Ethel  Early  '18) 

Craddcx;k 
Mrs.  C.  E.   Pigg    (Mary  L.   Easley  '21) 

Petersburg 
Ruth  K.   Eason  '28,   South  Norfolk 
Mrs.    R.    G.    Acree    ( Sue    Eastman    '38 ) 

Sharps 
Betty  Edwards  '45,  Virginia  Beach 
Mrs.  J.  R.  Tucker   (Ruth  Edwards  '16) 

Greensboro,  N.  C. 


Mrs.  C.  M.  Mahanes  (May  Elder  '50) 
Richmond 

Edith  Eley  '29,  Chuckatuck 

Hazel  V.  Elliott  '29,  Clover 

Anna  Mae  Ellis  '27,  Savannah,  Ga. 

Mrs.  W.  A.  Murauskas  (Ehzabeth  Ellis 
'46)   Coral  Gables,  Fla. 

Julia  Ellison  '30,  Deal 

Adelaide  Emory  '25,  Ft.  Eustis 

Grace  Etheridge  '27.  Fentress 

Mrs.  W.  G.  West  (Doris  L.  Ewers  '32) 
Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Falconer  Thomas  '29, 
Chattanooga,   Tenn. 

Mary  A.  Farrell  '34,  Richmond 

Catherine  Finney  '25,  Buena  Vista 

Mrs.  W.  J.  Gildart  (Edith  C.  Fitch  '39) 
El  Paso,  Texas 

Mrs.  Martha  Flannagan  Wilson  '40,  Nor- 
folk 

Mrs.  A.  D.  Correl  (Cora  E.  Flippo  '29) 
Brunswick,  Ga. 

Mildred  Folston  '26,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Sylvia  Folston  '24,  Norfolk 

Mrs.  W.  E.  Sparger  (Mary  V.  Forbes 
'23)   Charlottesville 

Mrs.  G.  R.  Leonard  (Ruth  Ford  '33) 
Hampton 

Madeline  Forestal  '21,  Petersburg 

Mrs.  R.  H.  C.  Ransome  (Margaret  For- 
rester 'SO)  White  Stone 

Mrs.  L.  D.  Langley  (Elise  Foster  '30) 
Farmville 

Lelia  Foster  '24,  Arlington 

Mrs.  Ellen  Fowlkes  Moorman  '29,  Rich- 
mond 

Mrs.  W.  G.  Hall  (Betsy  Anne  Fox  '45) 
De  Land,  Fla. 

Margaret  Fowler  '27,  New  York  City 

Mrs.  C.  F.  Smith  (Lucille  Fox ' '21) 
Deltaville 

Mrs.  R.  E.  Foy  (Margaret  Simmons 
'40)   Farmville 

Dorothy  M.   Franklin  '32.   Roanoke 

Norma  E.  Franklin  '32,  Roanoke 

Martha  Freeman  '25,  Hampton 

Margaret  S.  French  '21,  Camp  Butner, 
N.  C. 

Mrs.  R.  O.  Custer  (Mary  Fretwell  '25) 
Staunton 

Mrs.  Miles  Lilly  (Catherine  Gable  '23) 
Pleasantville,  N.  J. 

Gladys   Mae  Garrett  '30.  Rice 

Mrs.  C.  A.  Baker  Tr.  (Frances  Gaskins 
'37)   Beckley,  W.  A'a. 

Dorothea  Geest  '33.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Mrs.  Harvey  McLemore  (Claudia  Gil- 
christ '24)   Prescott,  Ariz. 

Dorothy  Gilley  '38,  Bassett 

Mary  Loften  Gilliam  '23,  Yale 

Laurice  Glass  '15,  Norfolk 

Dorothy  Laura  Godsey  '49,  Salem 

Mabel  C.  Goode  '31,  Beaverdam 

Mrs.  C.  C.  Branch  (Sarah  Goode  '04) 
Elon  College,  N.  C. 

Claire  Goodman  '27,  Portsmouth 

Daisy  Rose  Goodman  '23.  Baltimore,  Md. 

Mrs.  Charles  Turner  (Winifred  Good- 
man '36)  Jacksonville,  Fla. 

Mrs.  Jack  Sale  (Elizabeth  Goodwin  '44) 
Bedford 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Chenery  (Elizabeth  Gordon 
'27)    Birmingham,  Ala. 

Mrs.  R.  W.  Coker  (Anne  Graham  '38) 
Decatur,  Ga. 

Mrs.  F.  H.  Meyer  (Helen  Gray  '41) 
Pittsburgh.   Pa. 

Sadie  Greenberg  '27,  Norfolk 

Helen  Green  '39,  Staunton 

Mrs.  H.  W.  Dunn  (Nannie  Greenwood 
'19)   Richmond 


Mrs.   E.   D.   Covington    (Marie   Gregory 

•13)   Plant  City,  Fla. 
Hattie  Gresham  '21,  Oceana 
Elnora  Griffin  '27,  '41,  Airpoint 
Catherine  Grinnan  '30.  Norfolk 
Mrs.    W.    I.   Jordan    (Genevieve    Grimes 

'29)    Quantico 
Mrs.  Norman  Kelly   (Grace  Groves  '16) 

Remington 
Frances  M.  Grubb  '33,  Potsdam,  N.  Y. 
Mrs.    L.    D.    Marbury    (Virginia    Gurley 

'30)    Birmingham,  Ala. 
Mrs.  J.  A.  Ebeling   (Gertrude  Hale  '41) 

Junction  City,  Kan. 
Mrs.  R.  E.  Jones  Jr.  (Mary  R.  Hale  '37) 

Honaker 
Annye  J.  Hall  '31,  Pactolus,  N.  C. 
Mrs.    E.    L.    Carter    (Mildred   Hall   '32) 

Charlottesville 
Nell  Virginia  Hall  '36,  Union  Level 
Mrs.  T.  G.  Thompson   (Hazel  Halloway 

'32)   Arlington 
Mrs.  W.  C.  Faulker   (Irene  Halpin  '27) 

Rome,  Italy 
Mrs.   T.   H.    Lahey    ( Cornelia    Hamilton 

'49)   Marion 
Mrs.  R.  T.  Evans  Jr.    (Virginia  Hamil- 
ton '34)   Ft.  Lee 
^Irs.   A.   L.   Lebell    (Louise   Hardy   '29) 

Petersburg 
Mrs.    W.    H.    Lorton     (Elizabeth    Har- 

grave  '27)  Englewood,  N.  J. 
Lilly  T.  Harman  '14,  Miami,  Fla. 
Mrs.    R.    L.    Streshley    ( Stella    Harman 

'42)  Hopewell 
Ella  B.  Harper  '26,  \\'hite  Stone 
M.  Emma  Harrell  '27,  Whaleyville 
Willie  Harris  '16,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Alice  Harrison  '33,  Carson 
Anne  C.  Harrison  '29,  Danville 
Ada  E.  Hart  '30,  Meherrin 
Mrs.  J.  R.  Sams   (Helen  Hart  '26)   Den- 
ver, Col. 
Mrs.  R.  G.  McNair  (Iris  Hart  '35)  Nor- 
folk 
Janice  Hart  '37,  Norfolk 
Nelhe  Hart  '51,  Suffolk 
Mrs.    Louise    Harvey    Haines    '15,    Alta- 

dena,  Calif. 
Mrs.    G.    S.    Hatcher    (Martha    Hatcher 

'49)    Bellaire,   Texas 
},Irs.  E.  D.  Hatcher  (Celia  Hawkins  '00) 

Oakland,  Calif. 
Mrs.   G.   L.   Miller  Jr.    (Hazel  Heatwole 

'16)  Charlottesville 
Mrs.  A.  R.   Parker  Jr.    (Elizabeth  Hen- 

drick  '33)   Palmer  Springs 
Edna  Mae  Hilton  '27,  Portsmouth 
Louise  Hilton  '30,  Portsmouth 
Mrs.  E.  G.   Snyder  Jr.    (Augusta  Himes 

'44)   Downey,  Calif. 
Mrs.    E.   W.    Spickard    (Garnet   Hodges 

'33 )    Roanoke 
Mary  E.  Hodges  '28.  Carv,  N.  C. 
Betty  Hoffman  '54,  Ft.  Lee,  N.  j. 
Catherine  Hogge  '48,  Baltimore,  Md. 
Mrs.  J.   M.  Hill    (Judith  Holland  '14x) 

Boykins 
Mrs.    Joseph    Preddy     (Mabel    V.    Hol- 
land '30)   Gordonsville 
Mrs.  W.  E.  Rouss    (Hazel   Holmes  '40) 

Patuxent  River,  Md. 
Mrs.  C.  E.  Nimmo  Jr.   (Tharon  Holmes 

'48 )   Williamsburg 
Estelle  M.  Honeyman  '31,  Petersburg 
Mrs.  Parke  King   (Anna  Howerton  '11) 

Charlotte,  N.  C. 
Mrs.  W.  L.  Rudder  (Lena  Hubbard  '42) 

Nathalie 
Mrs.  A.  C.  Guild   (Caroline  Huddle  '45) 

Norfolk 


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Mrs.    W.    D.    Lvon    (Irene   Hunter    '16) 

Holden,  W.  Va. 
Eva   Irene   Hudnall   '31.   Durham,   N.   C. 
Mary  Page  Huff  '38,  Christiansburg 
Mrs.    Carl    Bramer     (Elizabeth    Hughes 

'31)    Covington 
Mrs.  John  Parsons  (Evelyn  Hughes  '31) 

Palo  Alto,  Calif. 
Mrs.   George  Stout    (Julia  Hundley  '20) 

Maryville,  Tenn. 
Mrs.  J.  E.  Macon   (Louise  Hundley  '16) 

Ivor 
Mrs.    D.    C.    Leach     (Wilda    Hunt    '48) 

Richmond 
Mrs.    L.    W.    Dixon    (Thelma    N.    Hunt 

'42)   South  Boston 
Mrs.     W.     M.     Jackson      (Dorothy     C. 

Hutcheson  '37)   Chester 
Mrs.    C.    K.    Ale     (Louise    Hyde    '35) 

Buchanan 
Mrs.   J.    S.    Pearson    (Nancy   Ingle   '46) 

Richmond 
Mrs.  W.   P.  Isley   (Mary  Armistead  Is- 

ley  '53)   Hackensack,  N.  J. 
Mrs.  R.  E.  Bowers   (Vera  Helen   Tacobs 

'40)  Williamsburg 
Mrs.   R.   W.   Musser    (Irma   James   '18) 

Savannah,  Ga. 
Virginia  Jarman  '39,  Sandy  Springs.  Md. 
Mrs.    Artliur    Phillips    (Georgie   Jeffries 

'28)   Midlothian 
Mrs.  R.  K.  White   (Betsy  Jennings  '41) 

Jacksonville,  Fla. 
Mrs.  Ella  Mae  Jernigan  Gore  Riley  '31, 

Miami,  Fla. 
Mrs.  B.  Cohn   (Anne   Tester  '25)   Bronx, 

N.  Y. 
Mrs.  J.  A.   M.   Zehmer    (Agnes  Johnson 

'25)    Birmingham,   Ala. 
Mrs.    L.    R.    Talley    (Bee    Johnson    '51) 

Johnson  City,  Tenn. 
Mrs.  Douglas  Clark   (Lillian  F.  Johnson 

'35)   Fishersville 
Mrs.  J.  B.  Morgan   (Mable  Johnson  '31) 

Floyd 
Virgie   Johnson  '18,   Portsmouth 
Mrs.   W.   C.  Abel    (Anna   B.   Jones   '40) 

Macon,   Ga. 
Mrs.    Jere    Bunting    Jr.     (Beulali    Jones 

'25)   Colonial  Heights 
Mrs.  H.  H.  Claypool   (Byrdie  Jones  '08) 

Washington,  D.  C. 
Mrs.     W.     G.     Kirchheimer     (Elizabeth 

Jones  '25)   Louisville,  Ky. 
Emily  L.  V.   Tones  '23.   Holland 
Mrs.   J.   E.   Hepler    ( Hildred   Jones   '30) 

Charleston,  S.  C. 
Mrs.     C.    C.    Hamlet     (Ida    Jones    '26) 

Johnson  City,  Tenn. 
Juliet  Jones  '28,   San   Francisco,   Calif. 
Mrs.  J.  G.  Warner   (Lalla  R.  Jones  '24) 

Williamsburg,  N.  J. 
Mrs.  G.  A.  Terry    ( Lulie  G.   Jones   '42) 

Richmond 
Mrs.  R.  S.  Crai.ghill  (Virginia  Tones  '35) 

Middletown,  R.  I. 
Mrs.  C.  F.  Jordan  (Anne  D.  Tovner  '51) 

Suffolk 
Ethel  Joyner  '25,  '35,  Arlington 
Mary  Joyner  '24,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Sarah  Kane  '21,  Washington,   D,   C. 
Mrs.  Lillie  Katz  Borenbaum  '25,  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y. 
Edith  L.  Kaylor  '37,  Appalachia 
Mrs.   Mary   Kipps   Birckhead   '11,   Char- 
lottesville 
Mrs.    C.    L.    GilUam    (Margaret    Kitchin 

'43)  Warrenton,  N.  C. 
Mrs.  A.  L.  Clabaugh   (Esther  Kline  '16) 

St.  Petersburg,  Fla. 
Mrs.   J.   M.    Eggleston    (Anna   T.    Knox 
'33)    Norfolk 


Mrs.    S.    K.    Sacks    (Sadie    Kobre    '23) 

Newark,  N.  J. 
Mrs.   R.   B.  Anderson    (Sally  Lane  '50) 

Norfolk 
Mrs.   L.   B.  Adams  Jr.    (Doris   C.   Lane 

'33)    Richmond 
Mrs.   R.   H.  White   (Margaret  Lankford 

'22)  Danville 
Mrs.  W.  E.  Thomas  (^'irginia  Lawrence 

'25)  Portsmouth 
Mrs.  Roland  Lawrence  (Irma  Leary  '17) 

Portsmouth 
Pauline  Lea  'Z3,  Bryant 
Mrs.    A.    K.    Hutchison     (Gertrude    Lee 

'18)   Jacksonville,  Fla. 
Amy  Frances  Lewis  '2S,  Norfolk 
Mrs,   T.   N.   Jones    (Annie   Leigh   Lewis 

'56)   Farnham 
Mrs.    M.    E.    Gordon    (Ella    Lewis    '38) 

Farmville 
Mrs.  J.   S.   Rosenthal    (Annette  Liebman 

'13)    Norfolk 
Rose  Lippman  '25,  Norfolk 
Mary  E.  Logue  '30,  East  Point,  Ga. 
Mrs.    J.    A.    Tyler     (Nellie    Long    '28> 

Arlington 
Helen  Looney  '24,  Norfolk- 
Mrs.  Mary  Agnes  Love  Arpin  '29,  Dan- 
ville 
Mrs.   W.    G.    Coleman    (Mary    Elizabeth 

Love  '43 )   Charlotte,  N.  C.  ' 
Ruth  Lovelace  '29,  Danville 
Mrs.    P.    E.   Arbo    (Mary   Anne   Loving 

'46)    Norf<-,lk 
Elsie  Louder  '12,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Rena  Luck  '22,  Williamsburg 
!Mrs.  J.  W.  Dennis   (Josephine  Lyne  '29) 

Richmond 
Tane  H.  Lvon  '51,  Rock-ymount 
Mrs.    L.    C.    Little    (Nell    McArdle    '22. 

'24)    Norfolk 
Mrs.    Dale    Brown    (Louise    McCormick 

'28)   Amarillo,  Texas 
Isabell  MacDonald  '29,  Ocean  A'iew 
Victoria    MacGalliard    '34,    Washington, 

D.   C. 
Mrs.    T.    D.    Reed    (Caroline    McDonald 

'53)  Arlington 
Mrs.   Victor   Armistead    ( Helen   V.   Mc- 

Guire  '42)  Topeka,  Kan. 
Mrs.     W.     J.     Megginson     (Annie     Mc- 
Laughlin '04)  Charleston,  S.  C. 
Mrs.    G.    R.    Scithers    (Ruth    McKelwav 

'22)   Ft.  Bragg,  N.  C. 
Mrs.  G.  F.  Johnson  (Bertha  McLaughlin 

'41 )   Jonesboro,  Tenn. 
Mrs.    Joseph    Nanney     (Manie    McLean 

'45)   Baton  Rouge,  La. 
Mrs.  J.  D.  Weede  (Katherine  McLemore 

'33)    Gastonia,   N.   C. 
Elise  McMillion  '37,  Roanoke 
Mrs.    H.    B.    Whitmore    ( Madaline    Mc- 
Murdo   '25)    Port    Washington,    L.    I., 
N.  Y. 
Mrs.    A.    N.    Cocks    Jr.    ( Elvira    Maclin 

'18)  Norfolk 
Airs.     P.     F.     Meschutt     ( Mary     Evelyn 

Mahanes  '47)  Jamaica,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 
Louise  Afarsh  '26,  Alexandria 
Mrs.   M.   C.  Walker    (Virginia  Marshall 

'48)   Richmond 
Elise  Marshburn  '36,  Rocky  Mount,  N.  C. 
Jacquilin  Marston  '24,  Newport  News 
Mrs.    L.    E.    Thomas    (Madeline    Alarlin 

'35)   Wytheville 
Mrs.    L.   C.   Pearson    (Inez   Martin   '38) 

Apex,  N.  C. 
Airs.  D.   C.  Anderson    (Alarjorie  Alartin 

'29)  Richmond 
Airs.    Annie    Alason    Lyle    '04,    Johnson 
Citv,   Tenn. 


Airs.  James  Richardson  (Elizabeth  Mason 

'33)   Roanoke 
Airs.  H.   D.  Mann    (Frances  Lee  Mason 

'28)  Alexandria 
Thelma  Alason  '21,  Norfolk 
Frances  Aleacham  '24,  Petersburg 
Airs.    M.    AI.    Harrell     (Esther    Aleador 

'19)  Greenville,  S.  C. 
Mrs.   J.   H.    Quinan    (Caroline   Meredith 

'27)   Baton  Rouge,  La. 
Airs.  Alary  E.  Alessick  Phillips  '15,  Nor- 
folk 
Airs.    R.    F.    Fletcher     (Louanne    Alears 

'49)  New  York  City 
Alargaret  Mecum  '30,  Whittier,  Calif. 
Airs.  T.  A.   Sydnor   (Doris  Ruth   Aliller 

'39)   Hanover 


BIRTHS 

(Continued  from  page  29) 

Alarion  Webb  Gaylor  '55,  a  daughter 

Juanita  IVecks  Handy  '50,  a  daughter, 
Virginia  Palmer 

Ann  Carter  Wcndenburg  Silver,  '55,  a 
daughter,  Wendy  Ann 

Nancy  Whitehead  Patterson  '47,  a  son, 
Paul  Tulane 

Barbara  Jean  Wiley  Lucas  '48,  a  son, 
Chapman  Wiley,  III 

Eloise  Williams  Draine  '39,  a  son,  Oliver 
Wendell,  III 

Reba  Woodbridge  Seddon  '41,  a  daughter 

Nancy  Wooldridge  Calohan  '53,  a  daugh- 
ter, Deborah 

Flora  Jo  York  Afagee  '57x,  a  son 


JOIN  YOUR  CLASS  FOR  A 

WONDERFUL  TIME  AT 

FOUNDERS  DAY 

IN  MARCH! 

Time:   Miircli  14,  15,  16 

(Come  for  all  or  jiart  of 
the  time.) 

Place:    I.ongwood  College 
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Alumnae  Magazine 


Calendar  of  College  Events 

October  29    Walter  Urben  Recital 

November  1  and  2 Tidewater  Hockey  Tounianitnt  at  Richmond 

November  9   Circus 

November  21,  22,  2,i Fall  Play 

November  23 Hockey  dame.  W'c^tliampton   (here) 

November  27-December  1    ThanksgiviiiR    Hcjlidays 

December  } .James  K.  McConib-.  Recital 

December  5  and  6 -Water   Pageant 

December  11    One-Act   Plays 

December  13   French-Spanish    Fete- Fiesta 

December  14 Senior  Dance 

December  15  Clnistnias  C'Micert 

December  16 Y.W.C.A.  Christmas  Pageant 

December  18- January  6 -  Christmas  Holidays 

January   10 Sophoniorc  Production 

January  24-30 Fxaniinations 

February  22   -- Juniiir   Dance 

February  24-27   - Religious   Fmphasis   Weelc 

March  13-15   Spring  Play 

March  15 FOUNDFRS  DAY 

March  21 Freshman    Production 

March  28-29 Swimming  Workshop 

April  2 -- P-aster  Sunrise  Service 

April  ?i-7   ----Faster   Holidays 

April   12 -- Cotillion  Club  Dance 

April  18 INSTITUTE  OF  SOUTHERN  CULTURE 

April  21-26  Arts   Festival 

May  3 -- May  Day 

May  24-30  -- ^. Examinations 

May  31  Class  Day 

June  1 Baccalaureate,  Conuuencement 

July  9 INSTITUTE  OF  SOUTHERN  CULTURE 


QoU&qsL 

Produced    by    Wedgewood 

Sponsored  by  the  Association  of  Alumnae 

Colors — Mulberry    or   Blue 
Scene — Rotunda 

10V4    in.    plates — also   Longwood 


Plates,  10J4  inch  size each  $2.50 

Tea  Cups  and  Saucers each  $2.50 

.^fter  DiniHT  Cups  and  Saucers each  $2.50 

Salad  Plates each  $1.50 

Bread  and  i5utter  Plates each  $1.25 

Ash  Trays each  $1.25 


The  proceeds  from  the  sale  of  this  china  will  gci 
to  the  Association  of  Alumnae.  Send  all  orders  and 
make  checks  payable  to  The  Association  of  Alum- 
-X-AK,  Longwood  College,  Farmville,  Va.  Express  or 
po.stage  charges  collect. 


FOR  SALE  IN  THE  COLLEGE  SNACK  BAR 

PLAYING  CARDS — For  bridge  or  canasta,   Rotunda   in  blue,  yellow,  gray,  green,  or  red  at  seventy-five  cents  a  deck. 

INFORMALS — Hand-sketched   scene   of   Rotunda,    Longwood  House,  The  Library,  and  The  President's  House.      Twelve 
a  box  at  $1.00. 

COLLEGE  SEAL  STATIONERY— Two  sizes  at  $1  .00  per  box. 

PICTURE   STATIONERY — Of   Rotunda,    at   forty    cents    per    package.      Extra  envelopes  twenty-five  cents  a  package. 


POST  CARDS — Rotunda,    Library,   Student    Building,    and   Jarman    Hall,    made    from    natural    color    transparencies.       Four 
cents  each,  or  four  cards  for  fifteen  cents.