A STUDENT PUBLICATION OF FLORA MACDONALD COLLEGE
VOLUME III
RED SPRINGS. N. C.. MARCH 29. 1955
Number 9
Lamb Receives Fellowship To Highlanders Present ^‘Crack-Up
Vanderbilt and George Peabody
Highland Players
Betty Lou Lamb, immediate
past president ot the Flora
Macdonald College Student Bo
dy was recently awarded a
fellowship for study at Van
derbilt University and George
Peabody College for Teachers in
Nashville, Tenn.
This fellowship, amounting
to twelve hundi'ed dollars, wiii
allow Betty Lou to do gradu
ate study in the fields of maUi
and !i'eooiiiia).*y education at
both schools. Following a
year’s study in Nashville, Bet
ty Lou will receive her Master
of Arts in teaching.
Betty Lou applied for this fel
lowship last December and re
ceived a letter notifying her
of the award Sunday night af-
"er returning from a trip
heme.
Excitedly, Betty Lou ex
claimed, “I’m speechless!” Slie
plans to leave next Septem
ber to begin her study.
C. A. Installs Incoming Cabinet
The Christian Association Cab
inet for the year 1955-1956 was
installed at a service Wednes
day, March 23 at 6:45 p.m. in
the Rotunda.
President of the new cabinet
is Mary McLean from Raeford.
Mary was a prayer band leader
her sophomore year and secre
tary of the Christian Association
her Junior year.
Ann Turner of Maysville, S. C.,
was elected vice-president. Ann
has been very outstanding in
student activities. She was a
member of the May Court her
freshman year and served as
president of the Sophomore Class
for the year 1954-1955.
Secretary of the C. A. is Peg
gy Graham from Lake Wacca-
raaw, N. C. Peggy was Chairman
of the Worship commission last
year.
Elected to the position of
treasurer was Glady McCain.
Gladys is from Waxhaw, N. C.
She was a prayer band leadei’
her sophomore year, and pro-
gi'am chairman of Westminster
Fellov/ship last year. She also
was president of the Math Club
her junior year.
Chosen by the Cabinet to serve
as Chairman of Social Service
was Pat Powell from South Bos
ton, Va. Pat was president of the
Virginia Club, and salesmanship
for the Athletic Association her
sophomore year.
Chairman of Worship in Mar
lene Johnson from Burlington,
N. C. Marlene transfered to F.
M. C. this year from Elon Col
lege.
Fellowship Chairman is San
dra Sweet from Summerville, S.
C. Sandra was cheerleader for
her freshman class.
Nancy Bell from Clinton, S. C.
was chosen Chairman of Out
reach. Nancy was a prayer band
leader and has been active in
Student Volunteers.
Dean McCain Receives
Seniors At Southern Pines!
A tea will be given at Mrs.
McCain’s home in Southern
Pines on April 5 from 3:30-
5:00. Alt this time the spring
flowers shrubs and trees will
be at their peak. Mrs. R. D.
McMillan, Sr. and Mrs. E. H.
Alexander will welcome the
guests. Miss Ella Mae Sowder,
sponsor, will present them to
the receiving line which will
be composed of class officers,
and William Loven, the class
mascot, and his mother, Mrs.
Archibald Loven. The following
will assist in the house: Mrs.
R. D. McMillan, Jr., Miss An
nie Williams, Miss Ethel Bate
man, Mrs. Walter Bullock, Miss
Mary McEacheni. Mrs. H. Les
lie Perry and Miss Annie M
Cherry will pour punch and
Mrs. E. F. Neisrhbors and Mrs.
G. T. Brooks will say good-byes.
Dr. Robert Hal], new pastor
of the Red Springs church
vtill be a special guest. About
125 guests will be expcted.
Juniors to Dance Highland Fling
by BETSY FLESHMAN
As most of you probably know
—especially if a junior lives in
the room above you or near
you — the junior physical edu
cation classes are learning the
highland fling for May Day. We
will hardly know them when
they are dancing in their kilts.
This tradition was begun only
ii few years ago. There was a
time when all the gym classes
learned the highland fling. But,
Miss Bateman says, our way is
better. It was something of a
task rather than a pleasure. It is
not so boring as doing the high
land fling for three years, and
it gives us something to which
to look forward. It has been a
traditional dance for May Day
for a long time. Check the old
annuals, especially the gym suits
In this scene from “Crack-Up” to be presented tonight at
eight o’clock in the Flora Macdonald auditorium. Barbara Arring
ton as Faith is shown as she is caught after a fall on her wed
ding day by her brother. Guthrie, portrayed by Frank Shelboume.
Her maid of honor. Merle, played by Jesse Blue Hardesty, is
bending anxiously over her.
Chorus Tours Schools, Churches
During Annual Spring Concert
Giving concerts in high
schools and churches in North
Carolina, the Choral Club
toured March 24-27. The chor
us is under the direction of Mr.
Lawrence Skinner, member of
the music department.
The group sang at var
ious high schools, among which
are Aberdeen, Pinehurst, Car
thage, Pittsboro, and Alexan
der Wilson in Graham. Church
es at which programs were
presented are Dunn, Lillington,
and New Bern.
Vivian Morrison, s t u dent
from Novia Scotia, and Mac
Calhoun from Brazil pre
sented numbers. Vivian played
on the bagpipes. She will bs
accompanied by Mac as she
dances the “Highland Fling"
they wore when learning it.
Fling Gay Dance
The highland fling is a very
gay dance. It was orginally a
victory song. The men of Scot
land who won a battle would
proclaim their joy with the high
land fling. Miss Bateman says
that it is very strenuous dance
because you must hop on each
beat of the music. It is hard to
learn — takes quite a little
practice. She says the music may
not sound difficult, but it is. It
has a certain sparkle to it which
must be played correctly in or
der to make the dancing easier.
Cheer up. Juniors! Miss Bate
man says you’re doing a nice
job of learning the highland
fling, and we’re all looking for
ward to seeing you perform
May Day.
We Have Dates, Tool
Dates of future issues of
THE SKIRL have been
chosen:
April 18
May 2
May 16
Chorus Receives Robes
New robes for the Choral
Club have been ordered. Money
was raised by selling hot doc;s
and by donations ,and concerts.
Over $100 was raised at the
home concert on March 29.
They have over $500 and the
balance has been guaranteed
by a friend.
A Commodore blue, the new’
robes are faille material. They
have been ordered from E.R.
Moore Company and are ex
pected to arrive in April.
and the “Sword Dance. ’
College Singers, the ensem
ble of the Choral Club, pre
sented three numbers. Soloists
on the program were Mary
Archie Brown, Anne Medlin,
Julia Ribet, and Naomi Lee, so
pranos.
Included in the secular pro
gram are two Scottish numbers,
‘O Can Ye Sew Cushions’'
(Bantock) and “Caller Her
rin” (Fletcher). Others are
“White in the Moon the Long
Road L i e s’' ( Fox-Brower ).
“I'm Only Nineteen” (Winter),
“A Snow Legend” (Clokey), and
“Holiday Song” (Schuman).
On the sacred program are
"Brother James Air” (Jacob),
‘Jesu, dulcis Memoria'’ (Vit-
toria), “God’s Time is Best”
(Bach), “Hallelujah” (Schu
bert), “Ye Sons and Daugh
ters of the King’’ (Liszt),
“How Lovely is Thy Dwelling
Place” (Brahms), “There is a
I’.alm in Gilead' (Dawson),
£,nd “O Fiise, Shine’’ (Parish).
Tonight the Highland Players
will present the Spring play
“Crack-up”, in the auditorium at
Flora Macdonald College. The
performance will begin at 8:15
p.m. and the admission will be
fifty cents for students and sev-
enty-five cents for adults.
“Crak-up” is principally a
romance, and the story of a girl
who is crippled on her wedding
date and becomes a recluse only
to find happiness and hope in the
end. Throughout all this is a sub
plot — the story of a young
man’s downfall and heroic re
generation when the happiness
of someone he loves is at stake.
The cast consists of Rosa
MOore as Helen Cooper a widow;
Barbara Arrington as Faith, her
daughter; Frank Shelboume as
Gutherie, her grown son; Shir
ley Davis as Nancy Foreman,
their housekeeper; Elbert Mc-
Phaul as Gravey Brannon, Faith’s
fiance. Others are Jessie Blue
Hardesty as Merle Brannon, Gar
vey’s sister; Welton Brock as
Henry Lewis, M.D.; Mary Willie
j Thompson as Martha Wentworth,
! Helen’s spinster sister; W.D. Lit
tle as Allen Shelton; and Myra
Lewis as Margory Field, the girl
Gravey’s marries.
The play is being produced by
Faye Buck. Mary Hale is doing
the directing wdth Martha Willi
ford as her assistant. The chair
man heads are: lights, Jo Mc-
Millian; property, Norma Pit-
tard; costumes, Betsy Brewer;
publicity, Shirley Bullard; sound
Peggy Harris; make-up, Julia Lee
Ribet; stage, Lucy Richardson;
program, Carolyn Johnson.
Price Delivers Speech
Dr. Frank W. Price, Jr.,
spoke to the students of Flora
Macdonald in a chapel pro-
firam last Friday, March 23.
He spoke on the situatioji in
China.
“The w'orld is shrinking,”
said Dr. Price, “and Asia is
a continenit full of waking
civilizations.” He also told how
China is under the Communist
regime.
Dr. Price was a missionary
to China. He was held prison
er by the Chinese Communists
for twelve years.
In America, Dr. Price W2^
moderator of the General as
sembly. He also was pastor of
a church in Virginia.
Classes Elect
New Officers
Senior officers for the year
J955-56 were elected March 23.
Bonnie Bunn, from Rocky Mount,
N. C., holds the position of pres
ident.
Other officers are Julia Nau-
gJe, of Blackstone, Va., vice
president; June Jarrett, of
Kannapolis, N. C., secretary;
Martha While, of Chailotte, N.
C., treasurer; Catherine Car
ter, of Wilson, N. C., lea room
manager assisted by Elmira
Stanford, from Bartow, Flori
da.
Heading the junior class for
the coming year is Frances
Ann Williams, of Emporia, Va.,
iis president. Also leading are
vice president, Lucy Richard
son of Whiteville, N. C., secre
tary, Julia Gibbs of Clayton, Ga.
treasurer, Shirley Kiger of Ru
ral Hall, N. C., tea room mana
ger, Betsy Brewer of Sanford,
N. C., assistant tea room mana
ger, Mary Willie Thompson
from "^i^anceyvillo, N. C.
Marian Stuckey of Nesmith,
S, C. was chosen preside^!; of
the rising sophomore class. As
sisting her are Carolyn New
comer of Atlanta, Ga., vice
president; Shirley Evans of
Winston-Salem, N. C., sec.re-
t«ry; and Jean-Stuart West of
Fayetteville, ,.;Nj C.> .fcreasurdr.