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01ff #ktrl A STUDENT PUBLICATION OF FLORA MACDONALD COLLEGE VOLUME 1 RED SPRINGS, N. C, APRIL 3, 1953 NUMBER 6 Around The World And Back With ELLEN WILLIAMS French leaders, Premier Rene Mayer and French Ambassador Henri Bonnet arrived in Washing ton March 26 for a series of con ferences with President Eisen hower. The major discussion was to be centered on Communist'ag gression in Europe and the Far East. Even though Senator McCar thy fought against the Senate’s confirming Eisenhower’s nomina tion of Bohlen as ambassador to Moscow, President Eisenhower continued to defend his nominee. McCarthy as chairman of the Senate Investigating Committeee differed with Eisenhower’s opin ion that 48 year-old Bohlen is the best man for the job. As the paper goes to press, the Senate is expected to vote on this issue Friday, March 27, and the nomination Will probably be con firmed in spite of opposition. Prime minister Atlee entered a London hospital Sunday for an appendectomy. The 70 year-old Labor leader has not been well throughout the entire winter. The sharp drop in the cost of living for the month of March was attributed to lower food prices. It was announced by the government that this was the sharpest drop in the cost of liv ing for any single month in the past year. President Eisehower has said that at present the ammunition situation in Korea, is perfectly sound. Also, he said that the yielding of Old Baldy by U. S. troops did not affect the ammu nition supply. Queen Mary of England died Tuesday, March 24 at 10:20 p. m., EST after a prolonged battle with gastric ailment. The 85-year old queen was the widow of one King, the mother of two other monarchs and the “Grandmother of England.” She was born May 26, 1867 and lived to see two world wars and a part of the pre sent situation in Korea. The blue eyed queen was loved and rever ed by all her people. The ques tion now is will her death inter fere with the scheduled June 2 coronation. Queen Elizabeth will decide this, but it is expected that plans will not be changed since one t)! Queen Mary’s last wishes was that the coronation go on as scheduled. Alexis Smith, a lovely RKO blonde, reigned as Queen Azalea VI in Wilmington last week-end. She accepted the invitation when Ursula Theiss was unable to reign due to the flu. Film academy “oscars” have been awarded to Gary Cooper and Anthony Quinn. “ High Noon” won for Cooper his best actor award while Quinn’s award was for his supporting role in “Viva Zapata.” Best actress award went to Shirley Booth for her perform ance in “Come Back, Little She ba”. Ceciu B. DeMille walked away with honors as the award winning producer. 0 Fire-eater (out of work) “Lady, could you spare a couple of mat ches?’ Publications’ Elections Held Societies, Classes Elect Presidents In the recent elections of the society presidents, Retta Parker was elected president of Epsilon Chi and Patsy Teer, of Zetesian. In the class presidents’ elections Delanie Boney. was elected presi dent of the rising senior class; Mickie Jernigan, of the junior class; and Carolyn Robinson, of the sophomore class. Retta Parker was a fine choice for the Epsilon Chi presidency. She has been very active in the work of the society for the past three years, serving as second vice-president in her sophomore year and as chief , marshall in her junior year. - Patsy Teer is also a fine choice for her position. She is very well qualified, having served as cor responding secretary for Zetesian during her sophomore year and as president during this past year. Patsy has proved herself capable of being president for a second term. Prior to her being elected pres ident of the senior class, Delanie Boney was class treasurer her sophomore year, vice-president of the math club her junior year, and secretary of the Christian Association. This will be her first year on the student council. Mickie Jernigan, the rising junior’s choice, is always willing towork with any class project and will certainly make a fine leader for her class. Carolyn Robinson, chosen by the rising sophomores as their leader, was secretary of her fresh man class and did a grand job. 0 Plans Being Made For Junior-Senior YVONNE BRICE GERALDINE WORRELL Plans are already underway for the Junior-Senior banquet to be held on the night of April25. The theme of F. M. C.’s last dance of the year will be “April in Paris,” and Julia Marie Smith and Norma Jean Thompson have been chosen as chairmen of the dance. Committee chairmen are Lib McGoogan, and Marjorie Stevenson, decorations; Marie Essey and Florence Thompson, invitations; and Frances Heyer and Mary H. Little, food. 0 Funds Given For Prayer Chapel Since the return from spring holidays, the campaign has been underway to raise funds for the Prayer Chapel to be erected on the campus next fall. Members of the Christian Association were appointed to contact the girls on each hall and letters were sent to the faculty. It is hoped that everyone on the campus will 'have an opportuity to share in this project which will further personal spiritual development of those who use the Prayer Chapel. So far the plan has been met with enthusiasm and interest. It is hoped that this week will result in substantial progress to ward the funds necessarily in hand before construction begins next fall. 60 Guests Enjoy Hospitality Weekend Hospitality week end, held March 28-29, brought to the cam pus approximately sixty girls re presenting North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Most of them arrived Saturday. After lunch they attended a mass meet ing in the auditorium with Jean Sandifer presiding. Greetings were i^xtended by Phyllis Leg gett, l3ee Davis, and Mary Lisle Tucker.' Phyllis spoke to them about the spirit found at F. M. C., Dee, about the activities of the Christian Association, and Mary Lisle, about the recreation planned for the week end. The Highland Fling was performed by a group of girls and then Dr. Woodson, Mrs. McCain, Mrs. Mc- Laushlin, and Dr. Gwinn gave welcomes to the prospective stu dents. Later on in the afternoon there were balls flying on the ath letic field and astonished guests gazing at the beautiful gardens. Supper at the fireplace climaxed the active recreation for the after noon. A few hours later the girls who had been dressed in blue jeans appeared in their best for- mals at Barbara Hill’s voice re cital and the reception. The long and busy day was completed with Rotunda Vespers at 11:15 led by Ellen Williams and Hilda Phillips. Sunday morning the guests attended the church of their choice. After dinner they grad ually departed. Many happy times were had and new friends were made during the week end. It will be nice to see some of them come back in September. Atomic Skit By William Bartram PRAYER Our Father, we thank Thee for the events of that first Eas ter, and we are grateful that Eas ter comes in the spring after the lonf sleep of winter and is a sym bol of the passing from death un to life. Help us to realize that we are created in the image of our heavenly Father, we are heirs of a glorious hope—the hope of eternal life. Help us to live as children of Thine should live and mey we show our appreciation for the gift of eternal life by dedi cating our lives to Thy service. Amen. Are you, as an American citi zen, voiced in the dangers of an atomic attack? If you saw the skit presented by the William Bartram Scientific Society on Tuesday night, March 24, at 7 p. m. in the auditorium, you shouldt be. This very interesting and educational program gave a very graphic description of the horrors to be suffered from an atomic attack. Don’t shrug your shoulders and pass this message offv and don’t forget it for “it could happen to you.” The plot of the skit centered around a typical home, whose occupants were fully unaware of what to do during an atomic at tack. Elaine, played by Phillis Leggett, was busy with her stud ies; Judy, played by Sue Little- wood, was trying to find a rem edy for the ills of her dolls; Dick, played by Doris Dunn, was lost completely in a couple of fun ny books; Father, played by Mary Sue Coleman, was trying desperately to read his news paper; and mother, played by Letty Hill, was busy Vith her knitting. The peace and security of home life was broken by the announcement of danger—un identified planes were spotted off the coast of the United States. Sure enough this family was about to witness an atomic at tack. Specific instructions for safety—lie down flat on the floor' and put your head down on your arms—were given over the radio, and the folks were quick to carry out these. The second scene portrayed the after effects of such an attack. In spite of all precautions taken, there were untold casualties among them Dick. All who were able rushed to the Red Cross Center to take care of the wound ed. This part of the program was ably carried out by Peggy Elliott, Grace Dew and many others. The William Bartram Scien tific Socitey deserves a big hand for their good work on this skit. - 0 Lover’s Quarrel: The bottle of perfume that Willie sent, Was very displeasing to Millicent, Her thanks were so cold, That they quarreled, I’m told, Through the silly scent Willie sent Millicent. Completing the major elections for the coming year was the choosing of .those to head th« campus publications. Geraldine Worrell was named editor of the 1954 White Heather, and Yvonne Brice, editor of The Pine and Thistle. Geraldine, who succeeds Elsie May, is very well qualified for her job which calls for origin ality, personality, interest, and a lot of hard work. With her add ed bright quirks of humor a grand annual is sure to result. Yvonne has been assistant edi tor this year of The Pine and Thistle and really knows what all goes into the making of this magazine. She succeeds Peggy Elliott as editor. Other staff members of The Pine and Thistle are Harriett Al len, associate editor; Geraldine Worrell, Shirley Hudgins, De lanie Boney, and Shirley Thorn ton, literary staff members; Sue Littlewood, business manager; Nell Lennon, assistant business manager; and Billiegene Addor and Joan Mays, art staff mem bers. The youngest publication. The Skirl, has also elected new lead ers for the coming year. Ann Mc- Girt is the new editor; Mary Mc Cracken, business manager; Mary Ella Mize, associate editor; and Lucille Graham, assistant busi ness manager. 0 Barbara Hill Presents Recital Highlighting the college cal endar on Saturday evening, March 28, was the graduation re cital of Barbara Hill, soprano. , Accompanist was Nancy Stike- leather. The program included the following numbers; Art thou troubled? Handel Sento nel core Scarlatti Sen corre I’agnelletta Sarri Lasciatemi Morire ■ Monteverdi Gia il sole dal Gange Scarlatti Zeugning Strauss Widmung Schumann Du bist die Ruh Schubert Wohin? Schubert Aria: Je veux vivre (Romeo et Juliette) Gounod Beau Soir Debussy Mandoline Debussy Lied Maritime d’Indy Que je t’oublie Chretien Come all ye fair and tender ladies (American Folk-Song) arr. John Jacob Niles The Sleep that flits on baby’s eyes John Alden Carpenter Fiocca la neve (Snow) Pietro Cimara , Ellen’s Aria (Peter Grimes) Benjamin Britten Come, Love, with me Vito Carnevali Go ’way from my window (American Folk-Song) arr. John Jacob Niles Immediately following the ev ent, which was immensely enjoy ed by all present, an informal reception was held in the college/ parlors. 0 Freshman: “Say, Mrs. McPhaul, our lesson told about the evil spirits entering the swine.” Mrs. McPhaul: “Yes, what do you want to know?” Freshman: “Was that the way they got the deviled ham?”
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