A STUDENT PUBLICATION OF FLORA MACDONALD COLLEGE
VOLUME 1
RED SPRINGS, N. C, MARCH 3, 1953
NUMBER 4
Around The World
And Back
By Ellen Williams
President Eisenhower has an
nounced that he will meet with
Stalin or anyone else if it will
mean peace in Korea.
Addor Chosen Deuice Queen
The president has taken his
first week-end trip outside Wash
ington area since he took office
January 20. He left Washington
February 24 for a long week-end
of golf at his favorite course, the
Augusta National in’ Augusta,
Georgia. He traveled both ways
aboard the presidential plane,
newly named the Columbine.
Senator Byrd of Virginia be
came the only Democrat to re
ceive a permanent congressional
chairmanship under the new Re
publican administration when he
was unanimously re-elected
chairman of the committee on
reduction of non-essential feder
al expenditures.
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Field Marshal Karl Gerd von |
Hundstedt died February 24, at
the age of 77 due to ill health.
He served under Hitler and di
rected Germany’s major military
campaigns of the second world
war. The allies respected him
more than any other general ser
ving under Hitler.
The United Nations opened its
seventh session February 24 with
a welcoming address by Presi
dent Eisenhower. The President
expressed his hope that this or
ganization would do much toward
establishing lasting peace. How
ever, he did not mention the As
sembly’s debate on the Korean
situation.
Charles E. Bohlem has been
accepted by the USSR as ambas
sador to Russia. The forty-eight
year old Harvard graduate is a
top expert on Russia.
Fracis White, a Yale graduate,
has been nominated ambassador
to Mexico.
The University of North Caro
lina will replace its present quar
ter system with the semester sys
tem beginning the school year
’53-’54 and will therefore have
classes on Saturday. The decis
ion was reached by the Board of
Trustees after a three hour de
bate on February 23.
The Reverend Charles M.
Jones, pastor of the Chapel Hill
Presbyterian church, has been
discharged upon the seven to
one vote of the Orange Presbytery
Judicial Commission. This de
cision came after an eight month
church wrangle which began
June 13, 1952, when an investi
gation of the Chapel Hill church
was begun by a commission ap
pointed by the Orange Presby
tery. Charges were made that
Rev. Mr. Jones beliefs differed
from the main body of the Pres
byterian theology.
The House Un-American Ac
tivities Committee will have
$300,000 to use in its search for
communism in schools and in its
other investigations. The first
public hearing since the new
Congress came in started Febru
ary 26 on communism in educa
tion.
I. R. C. Celebrates
Eighth Party
On February 11th at 6:40 p.
m. the International Relations
Club members had their eighth
annual birthday party. All the
club members had looked for
ward to this day with a great
deal of anticipation, and their
desires for fun and a good time
were richly awarded at the oc
casion.
Upon entering the right front
parlor, the members had very
little time to sit around and
chat because this very room was
to be the scene of many~and var
ied games. Delanie Boney, Bet
ty Lou Lamb, and Ellen Williams
did an excellent job as the pro
gram committee. The first game
was particularly enjoyed by ev
eryone. Each person present
was given a piece of paper with
a name on it. Then the fun real
ly began. Each one had to find
the ither.half of his or her heart.
There were such distinguished
persons at the party as George
and Martha Washington, Anthony
and Cleopatra, and Louis XIV
and Marie Antionette. Such
comedians as Maggie and Jiggs
and Blondie and Dagwood were
also there. After finding the
other half of the heart, the coup
le sat down to make honey
moon plans. A huge map was
placed on the curtains, and one
member of each couple was des
ignated to pin their place of des
tination on the map. The only
catch to the whole thing was the
fact that the person had to be
blindfolded. Many of the honey-
mooners strayed away from their
chosen paths.
The members were then divid
ed into groups, four or five to
a group, and each group presented
a popular song for the benefit and
pleasure of the others. Most of
these groups were quite good.
Behold! of all wonders there
was even an art exhibit. In re
cognition of the birthday of Abra
ham Lincoln, each group was ask
ed to draw a picture of Lincoln,
and told that at the end of a
certain period of time the pic
ture would be judged and the
winner would be determined by
the applause of the audience.
Each group set to work diligently.
The decision, as to which group
had drawn the best picture of
Lincoln, was a hard one to make.
However, the audience firmly
expressed the fact that Phyllis
Leggett’s group did the best
work.
After so much laughing and
singing, the members present
had used up all their energy and
were ready for food. Their wish
es were well-rewarded. In the
back parlor each person was giv
en a lovely serving of ice cream,
cake, mints and nuts. Joyce
Sweat, president of the club, cut
the cake, and the officers assist
ed with the serving.
All were very happy to have
Dr. Woodson and Dean Morrison
as guests. The club says “Thank
you” to their sponsor, Miss Rob
ertson, for such a lovely party.
GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY
Spiritual Week
Is Inspirational
Reverend John McMullen spoke
to the student body February 17-
19 in a series of interesting mes
sages on the topic, “ I Am A
Christian—So What?” Speaking
each day in chapel in the audi
torium at 10:10 and at evening
vespers at 6:40 in the rotunda,
he chose six striking titles for
his informal talks.
Beginning at the logical point,
“Mr. Mac” first led a considera
tion on Tuesday morning of the
question, “Am I Christian?” Em
phasizing the difference in being
recorded on a church book as a
Christian and truly being a
Christian, he pointed out that
one must begin where he is, ex-
cercising the principles of the
Lord he professes in his daily
relationships with others.
That evening after an outdoor
supper and bonfire marshmallow
roast, the first informal sing and
vesper meeting was held on first
floor under the rotunda.
Through a talk on the appealing
topic, “Falling in Love with Je
sus” the speaker showed that the
same three simple principles ap
ply in the human realm of court
ship as in the spiritual experi
ence of belief. First, there is the
period of acquaintance and dis
covery. Second, comes the joy of
shared experiences, so vital a
part of any friendly relationship.
Finally, there is con^plete self
giving if the relationship is to
be one of full significance and
permanence. Further, this com
plete giving of self is manifest in
continued growth.
Wednesday morning “Mr. Mac”
asked the assembly of students
and faculty, “Are You Growing
Christians?” Taking a verse
made meaningful to him in Mof-
fatt’s translation, he spoke of
Omri, the king of Israel about
whom it was said, “He was worse
than all the rest” because he was
no better than his father before
him, simply repeating their weak
ness and apostasy. With the
priviledge of belonging to God’s
family comes responsibility for
seeking stronger development of
one’s self. Christianity is not a
passive state reached when we
publicly express our faith but a
continuing, evolutionary process
carried on within the individual
as he grows.
The evening topic was one with
vivid connotations as many girls
recalled the white-dressed angel-
and-killer standing by with a
loaded penicillin gun during
these days of flu epidemic. As
he spoke on Vaccinated Christ
ian,” “Mr. Mac” warned that
vaccinations of a little religious
experience in the spiritual realm
can serve to permanently im
munize one against the real
thing. One must not assume that
he has had a thorough case sim
ply because at some time or oth
er he has been innoculated with
one small dose.
Thursday morning Mr. Mc
Mullen spoke of the various
things that ■ rise to torment in
dividuals. From the story of the
man possessed by an evil spirit
who cried out, “I beseech thee,
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BILLIEGENE ADDOR
(Photo by Bill McGougan)
Campus Helps In
Holland Drive
International news came to
the F. M. C. doorstep on Febru
ary ninth when the sponsor for
the Flora Macdonald Interna
tional Relations Club received
the following telegram from
Dorothy Arden Lyne, Executive
Secretary of the association of
clubs with headquarters on Long
Island, New York: Miss Carol
Robertson: Urge Undertake Im
mediate Campus Appeal For
Funds For European Flood Re
lief Thousands Homeless Starv
ing and' Freezing Need Is Urgent.
Send Contributions to Holland
Flood Relief 72 Wall St New
York British Consulate General
350 Fifth Ave New York Belgian
Consulate General 630 Fifth Ave
New York or Aric.
Members of the I. R. C. on
the campus are contacting stu
dents and faculty for contribu
tions to this striking need. This
is an opportunity to express un
derstanding of the nice, big term
“Brotherhood” in concrete fash
ion as some coke money is sent
to help those who in this sudden
crisis are seeing much of what
they have worked a lifetime for
swept away. To F. M. C. comes
the challenge, “Meet the Need”.
fi
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS?
Mary and Lawrence are bro
ther and sister. Mary’s mother
, and father are Lawrence’s aunt
and uncle. Lawrence’s mother
and father are Mary’s cousins.
Lawrence’s grandmother and
grandfather are Mary’s great
aunt and uncle. Lawrence’s
grandfather is Mary’s father’s
uncle. Mary’s mother and father
have been married seventeen
years, but she is twenty-one.
Lawrence’s parents have been
married 25 years. Lawrence is
three years younger than Mary.
They are full brother and sister.
O
PRAYER
As Thou dost fill the earth
each spring with new life and
fullnes. Dear Lord, revive in our
hearts Thy life-giving peace and
renew within us a greater love
for others and faith in Thee.
We pray that Thou wilt always
guide us and use us in Thy King
dom, In Thy Son’s most holy
name we pray.
Gore Plays In Dining Hall
Highlighting the Freshman-
Sophobore Dance Saturday night
was the crowing of Billiegene
Addor as dance queen. Annonce-
ment of the winner of the title
was made during the dance fig
ure just before the intermission
and Mr. David Meese, sponsor
of the Freshman class, did the
crowing.
Billiegene is a sophomore from
Addor, North Carolina and was
chosen queen not only for her
beauty, but also for her lovable
personality. The selection was
made by secret ballot during a
joint meeting of the Freshman
and Sophomore classes prior to
the dance.
The dining hall, the scene of
the dance, was beautifully and
appropriately decorated for the
theme, “Tropical Paradise.” A-
bout fifty-five couples attended
and danced to the music of Hal
Gore.
Committee heads for the dance
were Sara Cashwell and Betty
Jane Ashburn, chairmen; Linda
McNett and Billiegene Addor,
Decorations; Doris Mozingo and
Shirley Thornton, Invitations;
and Shirley Fitzgerald and Peg
gy Hammet, Refreshments. Ev
eryone is agreed that the dance
was a great success and that the
chairmen did a fine job in plan
ning it.
Dr. Vardell Honored
On 93rd Birthday
Friends and alumnae from far
and near, faculty and students of
Flora Macdonald College, gath
ered in the college parlors Thurs
day afternoon, February 12, to
do honor to Dr. C. G. Vardell, at
a reception given by the college
honoring the venerable President
Emeritus on his 93rd birthday.
Two Red Springs alumnae, Mrs.
E. H. Alexander and Mrs. G. T.
Brooks, greeted the guests at the
door, and Misses Mary McEachern
(alumnae-trustee) and Jean San-
difer, student body president, pre
sented them to the receiving line.
The personnel of the receiving
line included Dr. and Mrs. Mar
shall Scott Woodson, Dr. Vardell,
and the members of his family
present, who were Dr. and Mrs.
Charles G. Vardell, Jr., Mrs. Mary
Linda Vardell Smyth of Blacks
burg, Virginia, and Linda McNett
of Philadelphia, a granddaughter.
Mrs. Leslie Perry and Anne
Buie poured tea in the south par
lor, where the candlelighted table
was centered with the two-tiered
birthday cake. The cake was made
by members of the home econo
mics department and decorated by
Mrs. Woodson, the president’s
wife, with a dainty bird bath and
trellis, surrounded by pastel shad
ed flowers, in reference to Dr.
Vardell’s well-known love for
birds and flowers. Members of
the student council assisted in
serving.
Faculty and staff members re
ceived throughout the four par
lors, reception hall and rotunda.
Mrs. P. P. McCain, Dean of Stu
dents, was chairman of arrange
ments.
During the afternoon, Dr. Var
dell received a number of gifts,
including one from the faculty
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