A STUDENT PUBLICATION OF FLORA MACDONALD COLLEGE
VOLUME III
RED SPRINGS, N. C., FEBRUARY 7, 1955
Number 6
Dr. A. G. Edwards to Lead Spiritual Enrichment Week
College Now Proud Owner of Bus
Another of the numerous steps
on the road of improvement
here at Flora Macdonald Col
lege occurred on February 3,
when Flora Macdonald became
the proud owner of a new bus.
The bus, a blue Ford, arrived
here late on Thursday afternoon
when Mr. Decker drove over
and brought the bus back. The
idea of acquiring this new meth
od of transportation originated
with Mr. Decker. The bus was
bought from the County Sur
plus in Hoke County. This bus
is not one of the large highway
passenger buses but is smaller
in capacity. It was decided to
Dr. Eddy To Speak
use this vehicle to replace the
now prevalent practice of bor
rowing trucks in order to go on
picnics and parties to the near
by lakes later on in the spring,
and also to make special field
trips for any of the various de
partments. This will make it
much easier for the program
chairmen when they are plan
ning their outside activities. It
is to be used for both recrea
tion and business, and it is an
extremely Welcome addition to
our transportation vehicles.
Dr. William A. Eddy, author
and consultant, will speak at
Flora Macdonald College Feb
ruary 18. The son of American
missionaries, Dr. Eddy was
iDorn in Sidon, Syria.
Dr. Eddy received his A.M.
and Ph.D. degrees from Prince
ton University and his L.H.D.
degree from Colgate University.
He was president of Hobart
and William Smith Colleges
in Geneva, New York. He is an
honorary member of Phi Beta
Kappa.
Serving in the Marine Corps,
Palmetto Club
Receives Surprise
The recently formed South
Carolina Club is off to a bang-up
start. They recently received $10
from Mr. Joel S. Morse who is
chairman of the Board of Trus
tees at Thornwell Orphanage.
Mr. Morse saw the picture of
the Club members in the Green
ville News. He specified that the
money be spent to have a “mid
night party”. Mr. Morse has al
ways shown great interest in the
welfare and happiness of young
people.He is from Abbeville, S.
C. and has an insurance agency
there.
Munroe Receives Athletic Award
This morning in a special meet
ing of the Athletic Association
Mary Ella Mize presented Sallie
Anne Munroe with a trophy
which was engraved “Athlete of
the Year — 1953-1954.”
This award was won by Sallie
Anne during Spring elections
last year when she was chosen
by the Association as the girl
they considered to be the most
outstanding athlete of the year.
The election was on the basis of
active and enthusiastic partici
pation in sports and all-round
good sportsmanship.
Being elected outstanding ath
lete is the highest award which
the Athletic Association gives
Election of the “outstanding
athlete” for this year will be
held soon. All are urged to be
thinging of the girl they feel to
be worthy of this honor.
Speaker
iTfffiiiwr-
EDWARDS
DR. ALBERT
Spiritual Enrichment
Week At FMC Feb. 7-10
Junior Class Chooses
Ruth Odom As Mascot
Students, Faculty,
Anticipate “Capsule Day”
February 14th
he was awarded Order of tho
Purple Heart, Navy Cross, and i ^nd again many “congratulatons”
Silver Star. He has his office j ire due Sallie Anne for this
in Washington, D. C. honor.
On Feb. 4, 1955, Ruth Odom,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Odom, Jr. of Red Springs, was
chosen as mascot of the Class
of 1956. Ruth, who is a beautiful
brunette four-year-old, complet-
ly captivated the Juniors with
her sweet and friendly person
ality. She will make her “debut”
as the Junior-Senior Dance to
be held March 12..
Monday, February 14th, will
gjth Birthday of Father of Flossie Mac ” Celebrated
February is really a special
month in that the birthdays of
so many important and beloved ^
people are celebrated then. Na-i
tionally remembered, of course,
are the birthdays of Abraham
Lincoln and George Washington,
the “Father of Our Country”.
But we are privileged to cele
brate the birthday of a man
who is just as important to Flora
Macdonald College as George
Washington was to our country,
for he, too, is a founder — the
founder of our colege. None
other is meant than Dr. Charles
Graves Vardell, who, truly, is
the “Father of Flora Macdonald
College.” Dr. Vardell, dear to
us, is a man of resourcefulness,
ingenuity, and personality,
whose very life has been ab
sorbed in founding and nurtur
ing our college which was the
frst church-sponsored college for
women in North Carolina. Praise
and thanks are due this remark
able man who humbly confess
es that he has never hesitated to
“call upon the Lord for help.”
Surely his readiness to call upon
God at all times has been
the key to the large measure of
success and happiness he has
achieved.
In celebration of Dr. Vardell’s
birthaday, a reception will be
held in the college parlors Sat
urday afternoon, Feb. 12, from
— until — o’clock. This is an an
nual event which is looked for
ward to eagerly by all of Dr.
Vardell’s girls, who nearly burst
with pride if they are fortunate
be observed as “Capsule Day”
at Flora Macdonald College. This
“Day” is sponsored by the Chris
tian Association to further good
relationships and friend ships
among the students and faculty
members.
On this day both students and
faculty will remember one an
other with small surprises.
Names written on bits of paper
and enclosed in capsules will be
drawn several days before Saint
V'alentine’s Day. To close this
“Day” there will be a Capsule
Party around the rotunda at
which time the “Capsules” will
reveal themselves.
The Christian Association Cab
inet selected Dr. Albert G. Ed
wards from the First Presbyte
rian Church in Harrisonburg,
Virginia, as the speaker for Spi
ritual Enrichment Wfeek. Dl*. Ed
wards spent his first. eighteen
years in Scotland and completed'
his high school education at
Machie Academy, Stonehaven,
Scotland. He came to America
in 1934 and attended Georgia
Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, where
he studied electrical engineer
ing and industrial management.
He attended Presbyterian Col
lege, Clinton, S. C., and received
a B. S. degree. He attended Un
ion Theological Seminary and
received a B. D. degree. Dr. Ed
wards served as minister in
Orange, Virginia, and also served
as an enlisted man in the U. S.
Army. He was awarded the Doc
tor of Divinity degree by Davis
and Elkins College. Elkins, West
Virginia, in May, 1945. Dr. Ed
wards has been the Religious
Emphasis Week speaker at many
colleges.
Dr. Edwards will arrive on
Cast Chosen For
Highland Players’
Production
the campus Monday night, Feb.
7, in time for dinner. Feb. 8, 9,
aud 10 have been set aside for
Spiritual Enrichment Week.. The
theme for the week will be “THE
GLORY OF GOD THROUGH
ME?” Dr. Edwards will speak
in chapel on Tuesday, Wednes
day, and Thursday mornings and
at vespers on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings at 6;40. He
will speak on the following to
pics: “A Cake Not Turned”,
“Success Isn’t Things, It’s a
Feeling”, “A Balanced Life-Wise
or Unwise”, “Do You Ever Hate
Yourself?,,, “What People, Re
member”, and “Who Determines
Vour Conduct?”. These will be
discussion groups on Tuesday
and Wednesday afternoons for
Freshmen and Sophomores and
on Tuesday and Wednesday
nights for Juniors and Seniors.
On Thursday evening the vesper
.'service will be communion ser-
To Be Presented
DR. CHARLES G. VARDELL
enough to be recipients of one
of his warm and hearty hugs.
Dr. Vardell, we ov/e you a
tremendous debt of appreciation
and love for the concern and ef
fort expressed in your life even
before we were born. Yours has
been a great life and, because
of you, ours is a great heritage
and a glorious privilege.
The cast for the play “Crack-g^d will close Spiritual En-
up” by Arthur Jearue has been ,ichment Week,
chosen. The play is principally ,
girl who is crippled on her wed-1 ‘The Would Be Gentlemen*
ding day and becomes a bitter
recluse only to find hope and
happiness in the end. Through
out all this is a sub-plot — the
story of a young man’s downfall
and heroic regeneration when
the happiness of someone he
loves is at stake. “Crack-up” is
the kind of play that will grip
one at the beginning and hold
his breathless interest until the
end of the last act.
The cast list is as follows:
Helen Cooper, a widow, Rosa
Moore; Faith, her daughter, Bar
bara Arrington; Guthrie, her son,
Frank Shelton; Garvey Brannon,
Faith’s fiance, Mr. John Mueller;
Merle Brannon, his sister, Jessie
Blue Hardesty; Allen Shelton,
FBI agent, Tommie Ammons;;
Martha Wentworth, Helen’s spin
ster, Mary Willie Thompson;
Nancy Foreman, housekeeper,
Shirley Davis; Dr. Henry Davis,
Gaddis McDonald; Marjory Field,
the girl Garvie marries, Myra
Lewis.
Players Incorporated of Wash
ington, D. C., will present Mo-
liere’s “The Would-Be Gentle
man” here on Tuesday evening,
February 15, 1955, at 8:15 p.m.
The celebrated professional
troupe is making its sixth an
nual tour this season. More than
500 performances of Shake
speare’s “Much Ado About No
thing”, “Othello,” “M a c b e t h,”
and “Twelth Night;” George
Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the
Man,” and Moliere’s “The Would-
Be Gentleman” have been given
by this talented group.
Critics have highly acclaimed
the fourteen celebrated actors
for their great contribution to
the theater. Because of the out
standing quality of the acting
and staging of this excellent
performers a tremendous audi
ence turnout is expected.