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DECEMBER, 1952 THE SKIRL PAGE 3 THAT’S LIFE By Sarah and Billiegene Buzz! — Clang!! — Clang!! Everything here is run by bells. I do honestly believe that when the Christmas bells ring I’ll auto matically grog over to the clock, put a skirt over my p. j.’s and file down the front steps and expect to get my powdered eggs and floppy toast. That’s the Chapel bell. In we go. Today our speaker is Mr. T. Auditorium who will squeak to us on the preservation and use of squirrel tails when we go out into the cold world as housewives and mothers. These Tales directly in fluence our relationships with Indo-sneezia. On the way to class we find a note in our room from Mrs. Dor- rah. Too many rags in the closet, she says—but we have to wear something. Mail time, and it’s off to read the news column. We don’t ever get any from home. Only pamph lets come telling you how to earn money in your spare (?) time. Lunch time and — bo-i-i-ng!! All clubs seem to want to meet in the right front parlor. After these sessions in how to deplete your pocketbook by donating to ward this or that Christmas pres ent, we trudge to oud beds and drop off to a deep sleep. It’s too good to last, of course, for — shranch! ktuutch! Attention all halls! Blah! Blah! Elsie May an nounces that the picture of the Rotunda Hangers will be made now at two o’clock. Since it’s birthday night and we all are out of money, we’re planning to have a Lewis Carroll night. A very happy un-birthday to all! Gotta hurry and press the dress for a concert by John Jacob Child, the Poet-all. A deception will be held in the parlors immediately after the concert and cookies and punch will be served. The Tea-Hole is open and hot- dogs are sold by the Be-Kind-to- Dumb-Animals Club. A call down comes next for keeping the lights on until after two in order to chart the first twenty-four chapters of I Samuel. At last time for bed and with expectation of waking to the re- diator’s cracking we ponder the preceeding dull day. Nothing ever seems to happen around here. Volleyball Game Leslie Bullock and Mr. Roger Decker; they had been secretly looking for the person in the tackiest costume. Dr. Bullock proudly presented “tacky” Betty Jo Richardson with the prize of a Christmas stocking, filled with hard candy. Then everyone gath ered around Nancy Hammond at the piano for some group singing. Finally the party broke up, and the happy hobos left the gym with tacky clothes, a joyous heart, and an evening of fun be hind them. , -0- Flunk and the world flunks with you; pass and you pass alone. SOCIAL WHIRL Don’t know whether it’s the brilliant sparkle of all these new ly acquired diamonds—it might be well to add that plain gold band to them—or the excitement of the fast moving tournament, approaching holidays, or just what the reason is but its mighty hard to keep the mind pinned down to the level of work these days isn’t it? Have all of you been by Var- dell II to see the brilliant expres sion of the season in the form of the Christmas tree there? We thank you. Miss Parker, for your hand in that. Wasn’t the dance beautiful Saturday nite? Our two societies really showed a fine spirit of co operation for it. Congratulations, dance chairmen, for the splendid job you did. We have always known that the girls at Flossie Mac were quite smart but hadn’t realized how smart they really were until a certain sophomore member of the student council made the discov ery that the heart of a frog could be identified easily because it was heart shaped!!! From what I’ve heard Ella Ruth McNeill received quite a shock at 7:25 one morning recently when she woke up and found herself fully dressed. . . . The voices of some of the more studious ones next door remind me that there are things I must do now too. Have loads of fun at home, everybody. Here’s hoping Santa Claus received all those letters and is ready to stop by your house in not too many more days. M. E. M. 0 * Never do today what your roommate can do tomorrow. Music For All Occasions Dirty Shame Quartet For Information See: J. G. Amnions - T. A. Roach W. M. Baker - H. G. Gibson Phone 267-1 Day, 3371 Night I RESOLVE: Sara Sanders: “To break my roommate from getting up at 7:00 every morning.” Mickle Ozlin: “To sharpen my wit so I can keep up with Mr. Sinclair.” Dibbie Abernathy: “Never to have another roommate except Jimmie.” Carolyn Patterson: “To get three hours sleep every afternoon so I can go to movies at night.” Becky Ray: “To dedicate to Har vey, ‘I’m Yours’ after January 27.” Shirley Dabbs: “To find a good excuse to stay at school one week end next semester.” Nickie Ellis: “Not to make New Year’s resolutions.” Norma Jean Thompson: “To study Calculus 28 hours a day in stead of only 27 hours to pull up my zero.” Cooper Knox: “To be sure the trash is swept all the way under my bed on Thursday mornings so Mrs. Dorrah won’t be able to find it.” Gladys McCain: “To get a new Sears-Roebuck clock since my old one broke when it hit Norma’s head.” Charlotte Calhoun: “Not to miss another hour’s practice.” (Fol lowed by a slight lift of the eye brow) Clash Of The Classes The traditional battle among the classes and mascots began this year on Monday, December 8 with the Volleyball Tournament. The sophomore team and its big sister, the senior team, start ed the action at 3:40 p. m. The sophomores got off to a very slow start, while the seniors were red hot. The score at one time was 18 to 4 in favor of the seniors. But the sophomores made a strong comeback and cooled them off to the tune of 25-20 in favor of the seniors for a final score. The second game of the after noon was between the freshmen and junior teams. The volleying in the game was, as a whole, bet ter than it was in the other games. The first half was very close, but the experience of the entire jun ior team and the ability of Mar jorie Stevenson to get the ball to the floor paid off for the juniors in the second half. The final score was 24 to 14. ^ On Tuesday afternoon the open ing game was between the fresh men and senior teams. It was a hard fought game with the sen iors coming out as the victors. In the second game, the juniors ov- er-powered the sophomores to the tune of 22 to 15. At this stage, the battle for, the title was between the juniors and the seniors. The last day of the tournament saw the freshmen and sophomores battling for “bottom place.” The sophomores more than willingly gave it to the freshmen, who never seriously threatened the lead built up by the fighting sophomores in the opening mom ents of the game. The final score was 26 to 16. The cocky Roosters and the fighting Bulldogs met in the last game of the tournament to decide who would be the champions. It was a fight to the finish and the seniors were not sure of the championship until the final whistle blew, and the scoreboard read 20 to 14. Red Springs Supply Company The Friendly Store Red Springs, N. C. Sportsmanship FMC Style The sportsmanship and coop eration during the volleyball tour nament was typical of F.M. girls. The only thing which marred the three days of competition and fun was the taking away of the mascots because of unnecessary roughness. This roughness was caused by a misunderstanding of the role which the mascots should play in a tournament. The AA feel that with the cooperation of the students this well not happen again. The electing of the varsity this year will be a hard task because there are so many who deserve recognition. We should give a big hand to Charlotte Calhoun, head of volleyball and to the captains of the different teams. The cap tains are: Seniors, Lib McGoogan. Juniors, Betty Jean Gilliand. Sophomores, Lucille Graham. Freshmen, Sally Ann Monroe. 0 Hobo Holiday p. D. Jones, head of the Scotland County Square Dance Association. “Birdie in the cage . . . ladies bow, gents know how . . .” Tacky neckties, shirt tails, and patched skirts whirled in the breeze like golden leaves in a strong autumn wind. When these hobos were suffi ciently exhausted, they stopped to rest, enjoy cakes ’n cookies, and listen to Marlene Jones beau tifully sing several selections. Then came the decision of the judges, who were Dr. and Mrs. Lenoirs Jewel Shop Quality Jewelers Red Springs, N. C. Compliments of McKeithan Hardware Merry Christmas Red Springs, N. C. Compliments of Charbobs Candy Shop Fayetteville, N. C. We Serve Revel’s Pit-Cooked Barbecue SNAPPY GRILL Red Springs, N. C. GIRLS Tell Dad and the Fellows TO REFRESH THEIR CAR AT TEXACO Red Springs, N, C. For All Your Shopping! THE CAPITOL IN FAYETTEVILLE Offers You Honest, Prompt, Courteous and Complete Service AMERICA’S BRAND NAME RETAILER J Many F.M.C. girls proudly made their debut into hobo so ciety on the night of December 6. The occasion was a Tacky Party, sponsored by the Westminister Fellowship. Covered in rags, patches, buttons and bows, these girls were greeted in the gym by boys from P.J.C., who were guests of the party. Soon the square dancing was begun. 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