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PAGE 2 THE SKIRL WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1955 Flogo I Highland Hearings Seniors Plan Full Summers This Year ‘Tarewell, So Long, Goodby” “Farewell, So Long, Goodbye ’ I days of being a senior. seems to be the theme song that echoes through the halls of Flora Macdonald College as an other year comes to a close and graduation rounds the proverbi al corner. During this time of year the air is filled with a tingle of sadness, joy, anticipa tion, satisfaction, and excitment. Seniors turn their faces to ward the future and see the work for which they have been preparing themelves. They also face past and present as they relive the never-to-be-forgotten memories at F.M.C. and ex perience the thrill of the last Members of the faculty up root their trunks of knowledge and plan to plant themselves in other fields. They will take also a part of the Flora Macdonald spirit with them. Rising seniors, juniors, and sophomores look forward to the summer as a time for re laxation and work in a change of scenery. In order to keep alert minds and avoid a loss of knowledge at the beginning of the fall, THE SKIRL sug gests that they apply their learning to summer work such as teaching in Bible scliools and helping in the communities. Every Youth Every youth has a quest to make, For life is the King's Highway, And a joyous heart is the script we take, On the road of Everyday. Every youth has his gifts to guard, As he faces to a far-off goal; A body pure, and a mind unmarred, And the light of a lovely soul. Every youth has a task of his own, For the Father has willed it so. Youth seeks the way, and He alone, Can show him the path to go. Every youth has a lovely Guide, From the vale to the mountain crest; For the unseen friend who walks beside, Is the way and the End of the Quest. —Mary S. Edgar by 3Iary Ruth McLean “Highland Hearings” is devot ed to the Seniors in the last issue of The Skirl for this school year. I’m sure that we are all interested in what they will be 'doing this summer. Clara Liles, our favorite blonde bomb-shell, plans to “live it up” this summer. Since her home isn’t far from White Lake, she’ll probably be a familiar fig ure at that resort. Although she’ll be “on the go” most of the time, Clara will get plenty of rest before she begins her leaching career next fall. Alice Brantley, the girl from Jones Beach,” is the envy of (he crowd. On .June 29 she be comes Mrs. Junius Jones and will be an army wife for a while. She doesn’t know where she will be or what she will be doing, but we all know that where Junius is Alice will be. And who can blame her? Doris Mozingo, Bowden’s pride and joy, wants to be foods man- iger at a Herald Tribune Fresh \ir Camp in New York. ‘‘If I lon’t do that, I don’t know what iril do,” she says. I Mary Marries June 19 Mary McCracken is another member of the “bride-elects ’ club. Mary and Clayton Shelby are to be married on June 19, j.nd they plan to live in Dur ham where Clayton will attend summer school at Duke Univer sity. Mary has no definite plans for the fall. Lucille Graham, that “whiz kid” on the basketball court, isn’t sure about her vacation. She might work at Morris Field in Charlotte, but might stay at home and rest before she begins teach ing next fall. Martha Ann Williford is go ing to stay at home and wait for Harold. She’s expecting him in October or November, and they will live wherever he will be in Betty Lou Lamt? plans to woi'k with the Atlantic Coastline Rail road in Wilmington during the summer. Next fall she will en ter Vanderbilt and Peabody Col leges in Nashville, Tenn. Joan Hester hopes to be com missioned into the Waves if she passes all her tests. Mary Ella Mize will work for the Red Cross Water Safety program in her home town dur ing the summer. Next fall she begins her work at the First Presbyterian Church in Valdos ta, Georgia, as D.C.E. there. Jean Becomes Mrs. Mattison Jean Morris becomes Mrs. Mat tison on June 5. She will live in Bethlehem, Pa., where her husband is pastor of a church. Jean plans to teach school but she doesn’t know just where yet. Christine Maloney plans to stay at home during the month of June. Then she will take over the job of D.C.E. and secretary at the First Presbyterian Church in Mooresville, N. C. The Old North State must be mighty good after all!! Marjorie McNeill, that “quiet girl” on West Second, is going to stay at home and help her family on the farm this summer. Next fall she will teach school, but her plans for teaching have not been completed. Betty Teaches In Bolivia Betty Jo Gore, “Miss Lucky” ’cause she lives near the beach, is going to teach in Bolivia next year. Her roommate says that she will probably stay at home this summer. Shirley Willis will spend her vacation at Gambel’s Communi ty Center in Richmond, Va. She hopes to go to the Assembly Training School next fall. Ellen Williams will have a short vacation. Beginning June 6. she will be the D.C.E. at the Calendar Shows Busy Last Week May 27, 12:00 Noon, Practice Processionals for Commence ment. May 28, Alumnae Day; 11:00 A.M., Businness Meeting; 12:00 Noon, Buffet for Students; 1:00 P.M. Alumanae Luncheon; 4:;i0 P.M., Senior Exercises — “Cap ping”; -3; 15 P.M., Annual Con servatory Concert- (Informal). May 29, 11:00 A.M., Bacca laureate Sermon; 6:00 P.M. Sup per; 7:30 P.M., Senior Vespers — Dr. Gwynn. May 30, 10:30 A.M., Com mencement Exercises; 12:30 P M., Dinner (Last Meal); 3:00 P.M., Dormitory Closes. jet school. Until he comes home Martha Ann will help with Va- cation Bible School and lend a during the summer, too, hand around the house. says. Societies Choose Eight Marshals Marshals for the coming years of 1955-1956 for Flora Macdon ald College were elected in the two societies, Zetesian and Ep silon Chi. The election took place in the two society meet ings. The marshals came from the lising Junior class. They were elected by a majority vote. The jhief marshal, Jean Sessoms, of Suffolk, Virginia, was selected from the Zetesian society this year. Societies take turns in se lecting chief marshal each year. The Zetesian marshals are Frances Williams from Emporia, Virginia; Martha Stepp from Ma rion, North Carolina; Peggy Graham from Wananish, North Carolina, and Mary Willie Thompson from Yanceville, North Carolina. The marshals from Epsilon Chi are Barbara Arrington from Rowland, North Carolina; Myra Lewis from Fairmont, North Carolina, and Ann Turner from Mayesville, South Carolina. 6. she will oe tne u.u.c.. at me „ , n J* ■ TL 1 First Presbyterian Church in ^tudeniS UedlCaie Inapel ni-QoniMiio i\r n “Of course I’ll Greenville, N. C. go to camps and lonferences she Flossie s Follies Trunk-Packing Time Arrives At FMC Traditions Capping Becomes Junior-Senior Ritual by Betsy Fleshman Graduation is almost here! Commencement exercises will be held May 28-30. There are many traditions -connected with this. One of these is “capping”. It takes place in the auditorium on Saturday afternoon before the baccalaureate sermon on Sun day. This year it will be May 28 at 4:30 p.m. Each Senior asks the Junior of her choice some time before graduation if she may “cap ’ her. The Juniors and Seniors march in together and sit down in the front of the auditorium, the Juniors on one side and the middle of the stage. The Senior Places her own cap on the Jun ior and then leaves the stage. The Senior mascots also cap the Junior mascots. After this the Senior Class pre sents its class history, class poem, prophecy and last will and testa ment. This is also the time when the class is presented. At the close of this the group joins in the singing of the Alma Mater. They then march out as they came in. Juniors with Seniors. This is a vei'y old tradition here at Flora Macdonald and one that both Juniors and Seniors look forward to each year, for to the Juniors it means that they will by Becky Williams Time has come at last when we can take down our curtains, store our books, and pack our trunks. Some of us will be de ciding what to take home for the summer, and what we can leave here for next year. For the seniors, it will be pack every thing, for it’s all over! Pack everything! You know our minds too are just like trunks. I wonder what is in your trunk? Yes, book knowledge plays an important part, but really, it is the little things that you tuck in the corners that mean so much. Remember the week-end of the dance that you spent in the infirmai-y, or the time you walked to the Milk Bar in the rain for hamburgers? How you did scream for a can dle when the lights went out. (Too bad you weren’t dating that night!) You’ll never forget our big mid-night party when the proctor walked in on us. You thought you would die the night you crammed for a test and crawled into bed only to find it short sheeted. Remem ber the time your clothes disap peared from the tub room and the night you ran into the night friend came unexpectedly. How did you ever finish your May Day costume when you only started it the day before? How quickly week-end, chapel and church cuts seemed to van ish. All those things belong to any F. M. C. girl — all these and more. On the afternoon of Sunday May 15, service of dedication of the new Prayer Chapel was held in Vardell Court. A brief historj' of the chapel was told by mem bers of the Christian Association Cabinets of recent years. Highlighting the service was the laying of the cornerstone by Mr. E. Glenn Overton. The chap el was presented to the college as Mary McLean, present presi dent of the Christian Association presented the keys to Dr. Wood son, who accepted the symbol and closed the service with a prayer of dedication. THE SKIRL “THE SKIRL” and the “PINE and THISTLE” are published semi-monthly by the Student Body of Flora Macdonald College, Red Springs, North Carolina. YEARLY SUBSCRIPnON — THREE DOLLARS EDITOR Ruth Evelyn Topping ASSOCIATE EDITOR Dotti Morris BUSINESS MANAGER Elise Williams ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER Shirley Evans CIRCULATION MANAGER Evelyn Taylor CONSERVATORY EDITOR Julia Naugle SPORTS EDITOR Sandra Sweet ART EDITOR Mary Ruth Matze REPORTERS Mickie Jernigan, Helma Jean Thomas Becky Williams, Betsy Fleshman Dot Hamilton, Rosa Moore Frances Shaw, Mai-y Ruth McLean Betsy Auten, Pat Clark BUSINESS STAFF Becky Taylor, Carolyn Austin, Betsy Brewer, Joyce Ivey, Pat Farmer, Jean Stuart West, Barbara Wingate Helma Jean Thomas I - _ . Seniors on the other. They them soon be Seniors and to the Sen- on I X ail UIIC AAClllia watchman with only your P.J.’s i PHOTOGRAPHER Shirley Davis FACULTY ADVISER Mr. Thomas Wright ^ UXI ; ; i. i 1 iVH go up on the stage, coming on iors it means almost the end i Why is it that when you had! EDITING COMMITTEE . Miss Harriet Morrison, Mr. David Tatum from each side, meeting in the of their college career. just washed your hair, your boy-j .
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