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‘^fhedanee voTnTr^- 3 ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE, LAURINBURG, N. C. NOVEMBER 10, 1962 Students Flock To First Forum Meeting Wed. est by Forum s:ram was Last Wednesday evening about 250 students attended a meeting sponsored by The porum. But wiliy so much inter- the students in The ’ Number one, the pro- timely and impor tant. It dealt with the Cuban (^sis_ Number 'two the speak ers were talented in their fields Col Bullard, a designer of mis- sle locations for the U.S. and Professor Stirewault, profes sor of History. What is The Foruin? In reality At is neither a club nor Fellowship For National Science Foundation Told The National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council has been called upon again to advise the National Science Foundation in the se lection of candidates for the Foundation’s program of regu lar graduate and postdoctoral fellowships. Committees of out- .standing scientists appointed by the Academy-Research Council will evaluate application of all candidates. Final selection will be made by the Foundation, with awards to be announced on March 15, 1963. Fellowships will be awarded for study in the mathematical, physical, medical, biological and engineering sciences; also I n anthropology, psychology (excluding clinical psychology), geography, economics (exclud ing business administration), sociology (not including social work); and the history and phil osophy of science. They are open to college seniors, gradu ate and postdoctoral students, and others with equivalent training and experience. All ap plicants must be citizens of the United States and will be judg ed solely on the basis of ability. Applicants for the graduate awards will be required to take the Graduate Record Examina tion designed to test scientiific aptitude and achievement. This examination, administered by the Educational Testing service, will be given on January 19, 1963, as designated centers throughout the United States and certain foreign countries. The annual stipends for grad uate Fellows are as follows: $1800 for the first level; $2000 for the intermediate level; and $2200 for the terminal level, he annual stipend for postdoc toral Fellows is $5000. Limited allowances will also be provided to apply toward tuition, labora tory fees, and travel. Further information and ap plication materials may be ob tained from the Fellowship Of- ->ce, National Academy of Sci- Pnces-National Research Coun cil. 2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington 25, D.C. The deadline for the receipt of ap plications for regular postdoc toral fellowships is December and for graduate fel- W'ships. January 4, 1963. an organization as such. But rather as one of its spokesmen put it— “The Forum is to be the voice of the campus.” The Forum will ask the student bo- 1y to attend discussion pertain ing to matters prevalent and pertaining to the St. Andrews campus and students. For ex ample, if The Forum had been set up a month ago a discus sion cauld have been held con cerning Oxford or the water- fights. Many students will have questions at ithe end of this semesiter about classmates flunking out— The Forum is here ito try and give factual answers. In the main that is the purpose of The Forum— to interest the students in St. An drews and 'through discussion bring about some action in cer tain issues. Have You Voted? Go to class meeting this week to place your vote for the Homecoming Queen or attend ant to represent your class. The queen will come from the sen ior class and will be attended by one representative from each of the other classes. The court will be announced Friday night at the Fall FoUies and will be presented and reign over the dance Saturday night. Which of these girls will be Homecoming Queen? Nancy Castle, Libba Dent, Katie Sue Grady, Nancy Gray, Deane Kearns, Barbara Moon, Linda Patterson, Peggy (Jones) Strick land. Nominees for junior attend ant are Judy Jessup, Sybil Thomas, Jan McCall, Louise Walters, Dale Grethen, Libba Stuart, Joan Langdon, Sandra Summerville. The sophomore class presents Donnie Rankin, Deane Ouen, Judy Beacham, Patsy Pearce, Ann Grier, Carol Johnson, Pen ny Gay, Barbara Irby, and Ju dy Gray as its nominees. Freshman aspirants are Bren-1 da Brooks, Carol Johnson, Lynne McNeely, and Patti Wyche. Suppoi’t your class and your candidate and choose a worthy Queen and court for the St. Andrews Knights! St. Andrews Alumni At Christian Ed. School Students from 74 colleges and universities in the United States and over the world are enroll- scl for the 49th session of the Presbyterian School of Christ ian Education. Graduates of 12 Presbyterian, U.S., colleges are among the 117-member student body. Twenty-one states and the countiias of Taiwan, Japan, Re public of Congo, Mexico, Eng land, Korea, and the Philip pines have representatives studying a specialized curricu lum to prepare them for work on college campuses, on the mis sion field, as directors of Christ ian education and in other church-related vocations. The Presbyterian School of Christian Education confers the degrees of Master of Arts, Mas ter of Christian Education and Bachelor of Christian Educa tion. Three graduates of Flora Mjacdonald College are mem bers of the present student body. Anette Gatlin (class of ’61) and Gay Mothershed (class of ’59) are seniors. They are both candidate for the MCE de- \/ gree. Martha Perry (class of ’60) is a member of the junior class. Dr. Charles E. S. Kaemer is president of the Presbyterian institution. Chapel Services Campus Mourns Loss Of Dr. Charles Vardell November 13 - To be ar- ranged November 14 - To be ar- ranged November 15 - To be ar- ranged November 27 - Rev. Chevis Legon, Executive Secretary, Fayetteville Presbytery November 28 - Rev. Frank Scarlett, Fayetteville November 29 - Rev. Stuart Ritchie, Charlotte December 4 - Rev. James Seniors Meet Nominations for the Home coming Queen were made at the senior class meeting Thursday night. Ralph Allen, class presi dent, revealed plans for voting Oil the following nominations during the week prior to the Homecoming Week-end: Diane Kearns, Libber Dent, Nancy Gray, Katie Sue Grady, Barbara Moon, Peggy Strickland, Linda Patterson, and Nancy Castle. Bob DuBose reported from the Projects Committee on gifts which the Class of 1963 might leave to St. Andrews and ways in which its members could raise the necessary funds. More detailed plans will be released at a later date. McLeod, Red Springs December 5 - Dr. Robert Hall Red Springs December 6 - Rev. Leslie Tucker, Dunn December 11 - Rev. Vernon Broyles, Wagram December 12 - To Be ar ranged December C. Moore December C. Moore December C. Moore January 3 - Dr. Elton True- blood January 8 - Dr. Elton True- 13 - Dr. Ansley 18 19 Dr, Ansley Dr. Ansley blood January 9 blood - Dr. Elton True- Dr. Pope and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gustafson were voted class sponsors and will begin to serve upon their official ac ceptance of the positions. Although the number of sen iors attending the meeting was small, it was felt that much business had been accomplish ed It is hoped that members of the Class of 1963 will dis play their interest in what the class is doing through attend- inp' future class mifietuigs. Dr. Charles G. Vardell, Jr., Dean of the Consei'vatory of Music at St. Andrews Presby terian College, was born Au gust 19, 1893 of distinguished North Carolina parentage, and died October 19, 1962. He was the son of the late Dr. C. G. Vardell, Sr., President Emeri tus of Flora Macdonald College and the late Linda Rumple Vardell, founder of the Flora Macdonald College Conserva tory of Music. Dr. Vardell held the position of university organist at Prince ton University for three years where he was graduated with the class of 1914. His musical education was continued in the Institute of Musical Art of New York City, now Juilliard School, where he was graduated in 1915, taking the post-^gradu- ate artists’ and teachers’ di plomas in 1916. He taught for one year in the Hotchkiss School of Lakeville, Connecti cut, resigning from this posi tion rto enter YMCA war work. From 1919 ito 1923, he was Dean of the Flora Macdonald College Conservatory of Music, resigning to go to Salem Col lege as Head of the Piano De partment and since 1928, until coming to Flora Macdonald in 1951, was Dean of ithe School of Music at Salem. In 1951 Dr. Vardell returned to Flora Macdonald to become Dean of the Music Conservatory and was made president of Flora Macdonald College for 1960-61. Dr. Vardell’s earlier compo- siitions include a sonata foo: vio lin and piano, and a suite, “From a Mountain Walk”. Each of these compositions took a prize in the state competition for 'the Shirley Cup, offered for the work toy a North Carolina composer. Among his published compo sitions is a cantata for piano and orchestra entitled ‘‘The In imitable Lovers”. This cantata was performed under the di rection of Thor Johnson at the annual May Festival of the University of Michigan in 1940, with a chorus of 350 voices and accompanied by the Philadel phia Symphone Orchestra. It was performed in Flint, Michi gan in mer of 1950 it had a perform ance at Transylvania Music Camp, Brevard. In April of 19- 51, it had a (performance in In dependence, Missouri, and Cin cinnati, Ohio, where it was play ed on (the final program of a three-day festival of American music given by the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Another orchestral compo- sibion, a symphonic poem, is entitled “Joe Clark Steps Out”. This very poular work was first performed by ithe North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, the Minneapolis Symphony Or chestra, the Los Angeles Sjmi- phony Orchestra, the NBC Symphony Orchestra, and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. During the years 1938 to 19- 40, he completed work for his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees a:t (the University of Rochester. He was an associate of the Ameri can Guild of Organists, and among the'offices he has held are President for ‘the North Carohna State Music Teachers’ Association, and Vice President of the Southern District of the National Association of Schools of Music. While at Eastman, he com pleted his first symphony in G minor, entitled “Carolinian”, a work which endeavors to make use of (the folk idiom of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. This symphony has been performed by Rochester Philarmonic Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra, wihich gave if (three performances in the spring of 1940 with Eugene Ormandy conducting. Other works include a can tata for baritone soJo, chorus and orchestra, “Song In The Wilderness”, “Concei't Gavotte” (for piano), “Dark Days or Fair” (song), “A Christmas Evocation” (anthem), and “Sky- land” (for organ). Last spring Dr. Vardell com posed the “Inauguration March” for Dr. Moore’s Inauguration and also performed his newest comiposition for piano, flute and oboe entitled “Diptych” for faculty and students. The St. Andrews Conserva tory of Music will always stand as a monument to the devo- lioT of tJiis ni3.n.
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