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VOLUME IV
RED SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 25, 1955
Number 2
HomBcoming Day, November 5, Includes
Discussion On Merger Of Colleges
“. .. These good old days
won’t be forgotten, and the
girls of F. M. C.” No, they are
not forgotten, because each year
F.M.C. set aside a day for all
the graduates to come back
home and renew their old col
lege friendships. November 5,
1955 is “Homecoming Day.”
The program begins at eleven
o’clock. Greetings from the col
lege and the students will be
brought to the alumnae mem
bers by Dr. Marshall Scott-
Woodson and Mary Archie
Brown, respectively. Mr. Hal
bert Jones, Vice-President of
the Board of Trustees will ex-
Glass Orders Rings
October 11th was a day that
the Junior Class has looked for
ward to for three years. Mr. Ed
win Massengill of Raleigh, the
representative of the Star En
graving Company, from Hou
ston, Texas arrived at Flora
Macdonald to accept orders for
class rings or for class pins.
Both the rings and the pins
bear the college seal. The seal
contains on its face the name—
Flora Macdonald College; the
year of its founding, 1896; and
the college motto, “Disciplina
Feminarium Christo.” The ring
and the pin are yellow gold and
are 10 K gold.
The pin does have a guard.
The guard may bear either the
degree being obtained or the
year of graduation. According
to Frances Ann Williams, Presi
dent of the Junior Class, “Most
of the girls ordering the pins
are gettting the degree on the
guard.”
The price of the rings is ap
proximately $15 and the price
of the pins is approximately
$10. Both the rings and pins are
expected to arrive between
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
plain the plans for the merger
of Flora Macdonald College,
Presbyterian Junior College,
and Peace College to the alum
nae. Dr. Vardell, Dean of the
Conservatory, will furnish the
music for the morning section
of the day’s program.
A one-hour business session
will be held at 12:00. Miss Peg
gy Shinn, Alumnae President
will preside over the meeting.
A luncheon held in the college
dining hall will immediately fol
low the business meeting.
Naturally, all Alumnae mem
bers are interested in the mer
ger; therefore they will be giv
en a chance to ask any questions
they would like to know during
an open forum, led by Dr. Var
dell, Jr., which wil be held in
the auditorium after lunch.
FMC Hostess to Open House Party
On November twelfth and
fihirteenth, Flora Macdonald
College will be hostess for the
annual “Open House Party.”
Early Saturday morning girls
from North Carolina, South
Carolina, and Virginia, will ar
rive for a packed week end.
After luncheon Saturday, they
v;ill gather in the auditorium
Alumni Elected Graduate President
Williams Speaks At
Faculty Glnb Meet
Faculty Club had its monthly
meeting on Tuesday evening,
Oct. 18, in the parlors of Flora
Macdonald College at 8:00 p. m.
The program was conducted by
Mr. John Williams who told of
his trip to England where he
spent a year studying and tra
veling.
Mr. Williams, dressed in a
kilt, showed slides and gave a
running commentary. The em
phasis was place on Scotland,
but England, Wales, Paris, and
Austria were also discussed.
Also of special interest were
slides of Mr. Robert Marr’s
home in Scotland, and both Mr.
and Mrs. Marr were present.
Refreshments consisted of
orange ice cream, cake, and cof
fee. Mr. Williams had a display
of some of his souvenirs out in
the front hall before the meet
ing.
BETTY LOU LAMB
Rogers Wins Auto
At Fall Festival
“I couldn’t believe it was real
ly true. I’ve never won anything
in my life and I certainly didn’t
expect to win a car!” These
were Dr. Rogers’ remarks when
asked how she felt about win
ning the 1955 Pontiac at the
Fall Festival Celebration
Wednesday, October 19. She
says that at the present time
she is in doubt about whether
or not she will keep the car.
However, things are looking
brighter as far as possession of
the beautiful Pontiac is con
cerned.
The student body participat
ed in marching in the parade as
a group. The members of the
Student Council rode the Flora
Macdonald float. Other floats
were donned with the grace of
Flora Macdonald girls.
Crowd Watches Freshmen on Parade in Talent Show
by Joyce Owens
The time was October 15, 1955
at 8:00 p.m. The place was the
auditorium of Flora Macdonald
College. An expectant audience
sat watching as the curtains
were opened and the house
lights were dimmed. Sudden
ly, from behind the curtains
popped Betty Barnes, gaily
bedecked in clown regalia. Easi
ly falling into a well-suited role
of mistress of ceremonies, Bet
ty started the show with a joke
and got the audience into a
real circus mood, a circus be
ing the theme of the program.
Outstanding act of the even
ing was Mary Sims’ imitation of
a drunk man mailing a letter.
Other outstanding acts on the
program were baton twirling by
Phyllis Faidley and Peggy Cole;
Sue Martin’s pantomine to A1
Jolsons’ “Swanee”, a humorous
performance of “Major Opera
tion” with Phyllis Barnette and
Levonne Maness as doctors, and
Sarah Hatcher as the patient,
and Peggy Perry’s, “Singing in
the Rain”.
The campus twins, Marilyn
and Mannette Layton, dressed
in attractive cow girl suits, did
a pantomine to “Tennessee Wig
Walk.”
Pretty Patty — Patty Jo
Jones, that is, gave two recita
tions, “Big Moment” an “Three
against Ten Thousand.” Beth
Biggers recited “A Little Learn
ing is a Dangerous Thing” and
Anne Shipman spoke “For Wo-
Betty Lou Lamb, graduate in
the 1955 class at Flora Macdon
ald was elected as the presi
dent of the graduate women at
George Peabody College in
Nashville. Betty Lou is working
on her Master’s dgeree in math
there.
Serving as president of the
student body here last year,
Betty Lou also was tapped into
the FMC Honor Society, was
selected for Who’s Who in
American Colleges and Univer
sities, and was chosen as su
perlative in leadership.
Majoring in math here, Betty
Lou is continuing her studies of
math and professfional educa
tion courses on both Peabody
and Vanderbilt campuses. She
is living on Peabody campus.
Her roommate, Peggy Crow, of
Wilson, N. C., was also elected
to the council as dormitory re
presentative of Peabody.
AA Sells Scottie Dogs
The Athletic Association is
ordering stuffed scottie dogs
for students who are interest
ed in them. These dogs will be
white and it is hoped that they
will have a plaid hat and a
navy blue ribbon inscribed with
FMC, around its neck.
The price of these scottie
dogs will be $1.60. Alese Har
rison, who is in charge of or
dering them, says that about
150 have signed up for them.
She says she has no idea when
they will arrive.
for a “Clan Gathering” which
includes a welcome, a brief his
tory of Flora Macdonald Col
lege, and introductions to the
President, Dean, and other dig
nitaries of the college.
That afternoon the Athletic
Association will sponsor an or
ganized volley ball game. Then,
before dinner, and informal
sing in the Rotunda will intro
duce the College Alma Mater
and Friendship Song.
After dinner, the Conserva
tory and the Highland Players
will display their talents in a
program for the guests. Top
ping the day will be a pajama
party sponsored by the Socie
ties and a rotunda prayer band.
Sunday morning the guests
are invited to attend Church
with their hostesses. Following
Sunday dinner, the last func
tion is a coffee hour given by
the Sophomores, next year’s
big sisters.
Gwynn Exajmines (Sthool
Dr. Price Gwynn, Dean of
Flora Macdonald College, left
Wednesday to examine schools
in Louisiana and Alabama. Dr.
Gwynn wil attend a Leadership
Training School at the First
Presbyterian Church in Greens
boro, N. C. for a five-day period.
From Greensboro he will fly
to Monroe, Louisiana, and then
go on to Gambling College in
Gambling, La. There he and a
committee will examine the
school for the Southern Associa
tion of Colleges and Secondary
Schools. Dr. Gwynn will spend
half a week in Gambling.
Normal, Alabama, the site of
Alabama A and M College, will
be the next stop for Dr. Gwynn.
There he and the committee
will also inspect. He expects to
be back in his office by the
latter part of this week.
Mary Sims in Action
men’s Rights.”
Three girls, each with much
talent sang songs of a different
mood. Beverly Collier sang
“Bless This House”; Pat Hood
— “Let Us Break Bread Toge
ther,” and Becky Browning —
“Into the Nights.”
Adding more variety to the
show was Boots Pridgen’s piano'
solo, “Blue Star” and a quartet
composed of Adaline Brady,
Jeanne Flournoy, Linda Hill,
and Boots Pridgen who sang
‘ Blue Moon.”
Betty Foscue presented a
unique talent for the night. Her
gracefulness made the Indian
ballet to “Pale Moon” a very
beautiful part of the program.
In charge of directing the
show were Becky Browning and
Marilyn Layton, with Dee Jor
dan as manager, Gracie Infin
ger as stage manager, and Peg
gy Perry as co-ordinator.
The usherettes were Lou Ben
ton, Betty Johnson, Margaret
Mansfield, Betty Mazingo, An
na Partin, and Francis Timber-
lake.
Student Council Dance Features
Various Colleges In Carolinas
by Della Evans
Mary Archie Brown, Presi
dent of the FMC student body,
led the figure consisting of the
council members and commit
tee chairman at the Student
Council Dance. The annual af
fair was held Saturday night,
October 22, with Mr. William
Regan calling the figure.
Using as a theme. The Col
legiate Ball, the dinning hall
v/as effectively decorated with
various school colors. The back
drop featured the white arch
way of Flora Macdonald on a
blue b a c k gr 0 u n d.j College
queens attired in pastel even
ing gowns stood on the golden
steps. Colorful crepe paper was
draped from the ceiling and
walls. Placed in the windows
were pennants. Small stuffed
animals and dolls were used as
mascots to represent various
colleges.
In the rotuna was a replica of
the famous “Old Well” located
on the campus of the University
of North Carolina.
During the evening “Sweet
heart of Sigma Chi” was used as
the theme song. From 8 o’clock
until 12 o’clock approximately
90 couples danced to the music
of Jimmy Morgan and his or
chestra from Laurel Hill.
Refreshments were served in
the rotunda. A minature pen
nant topped each yellow and
brown party sandwich, and de-
lecious punch and mints com
pleted the yellow and brown
color scheme.
Chaperones for the evening
were Mrs. P. P. McCain, Miss
Carol Robertson, Miss Genevieve
Neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Law
rence Skinner, and Mr. and'
Mrs. Worth Currie, Jr.
Those taking part in the fi
gure during the dance were
Betty Joe Hatcher, Francis Ann
Williams, Joyce Stalvey, Jane
Wood, Mary McLean, Norma
Pittard, Sallie Ann Munroe,,
Shirley Chadwick.
Carolyn Johnson was General
Chariman of the dance. Shirley
Evans was chairman of decora
tions, Rosalyn Gibson was chair
man of invitations, and Mary
Stuckey, chairman of refresh
ments. z