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A STUDENT PUBLICATION OF FLORA MACDONALD COLLEGE
VOLUME 1
RED SPRINGS, N. C., MAY 26, 1953
NUMBER 9
A™"“''T’“*or“iCommencement Plans Made
And Back
By ELLEN WILLIAMS
A special plane was waiting
in Moscow on May 11 when 7
American civilians arrived there
on their way home alter being
freed from North Korean camps.
Charles E. Bohlen, U. S. Ambas
sador, led the delegation of wel-
comers who greeted the five
Methodist missionaries, a Catho
lic priest and a former State De
partment employee.
The approval by the trustees
executive committee of Universi
ty of North Carolina university
administration to apply to the
Federal Communications Com
mission for TV channel four. This
television station would be for
State College, Woman’s College,
and Carolina and would also be
one of the eight channels which
the FCC hac allocated for edu
cational television in the state.
Sanders & McLean
Attend Conference
Dr. McTyeore G. Anders of
Gaston was named North Caro
lina’s “General Practitioner of
the Year” at the convention of the
State Medical Society held at
Pinehurst Mey 11. Dr. Anders
has been practicing lor over 50
years. This honor places Dr An-
dei’s in the National contest for
"Cienerai Practitioner of tlie
Year” which will be made by the
American Medical Association.
Sara Sanders and Mary McLean
represented Flora Macdonald Col
lege at the North Carolina West
minister Fellowship Conference
held at Camp New Hope near
Chapel Hill May 8-10. Other re
presentatives included students
from the University of North
Carolina, Woman’s College, North
Carolina College, Duke and
Queen’s. In all there wefe around
25 representatives to attend the
conference. Throughout the three-
day period, an interesting study
of Isaiah was made. The various
devotional programs were thor
oughly enjoyed and a German
student, Martin Goldstein, added
a great deal to these programs.
In the business meetings, plans
were made for a large conference
to be held in October. The offi
cers for next year were also
elected. Owen Coleman, brother
of Flora Sue Coleman—a student
at Flora Macdonald College, was
elected President of the group;
and Jane Carswell, a former Flora
Macdonald girl was elected Vice-
President.
Dr. Thomas A. Fry
Dr. George MacPherson Docherty
“Senior Day” Is
Spent At Beach
“Miss Janet” Pays
Visit To Campus
Societies Elect
New Marshals
Twenty-five seniors left in
cars early Saturday morning. May
16, for Holden’s Beach to cele
brate the annual “Senior Day”.
The group (well supplied with
swimming gear and sun tan lo
tion) and their chaperones. Dr.
and Mrs. Leslie Bullock, started
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I beach around 9. Th^ lest of the
day was spent On the'beach where i past, present anu ^future com
Miss Janet Robinson, Bible
teacher at Central High School
in Charlotte, was a recent guest
on the campus and during her
short but valuable stay, she ad
dressed various groups.
Miss Janet spoke in vespers on
the subject “The Peace of God.'
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The 1953 seniors have chosen
Dr. Thomas A. Fry, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church in
Bristol, Tennessee, to preach the
baccalaureate sermon this year.
Dr. Fry was the pastor of the lo
cal Presbyterian church their
freshman year. Commencement
Sunday will be May 31, and the
morning service in the auditor
ium will begin at 11 o’clock.
Dr. George MacPherson Doher
ty, pastor of the New York Ave-
enue Presbyterian church in
Washington, D. C., will be Com
mencement speaker on Monday
morning, June 1, at 10:30. Dr.
Docherty is immediate succes
sor to the late Dr. Peter Marshall
at the New York Avenue church.
Other week-end events will be
Senior Vespers, a voice recital
by Mr. James Cobb, and the an
nual Commencement concert.
Those seniors- to receive their
diplomas are Beth Farrior Ashley,
Fairmont; Ruby Grey Baker,
Buies Creek; Mary Barham, Red
Springs, Evelyn Boyd, Abingdon,
Virginia; Ann Brinn, Creswell;
Virginia Buhler, Graham; Doris
Calloway, Concord; Margaret
Cashwell, Hope Mills; Francis
Dudley, Wilmington; Sidney
' Earp, Taylorsville; Peggy Elliot,
*■1 Willow Snrinss; Marie F.ssev,
A. H. (Sandy) Graham of
Hillsboro was sworn in May 13
in Governor Umstead’s office as
the Highway Commission Chair
man, succeeding Dr. Henry Jor
don.
The coaches which will make
their way through the crowds on
June 2 in the coronation proces
sion are already being limbered
up. This “limbering up” attracted
thousands of spectators as the
coaches rehearsed their route.
The two-century-old golden coach
in which Queen Elizabeth will
ride was drawn by eight Windsor
grays and interested the onlook
ers more than any other.
Admiral Arthur Radford has
been nominated by President
Eisenhower as Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff. Other Pen
tagon leaders include' Matthew
B. Ridgeway as the Army’s new
Chief of Staff, and Admiral Rob
ert B. Carney as Chief of Naval
Operations. General Alfred M.
Gruenther will succeed General
Ridgeway as NATO Defense
Chief.
Secretary of the Treasurer
Humphrey has announced that
the Eisenhower administration
budget during the fiscal year
which ends June 30, 1954. Hum
phrey was very optimistic in his
report which surprised Cabinet
officials. Also Humphrey said the
administration would submit a
complete statement of expected
federal income and expenditures.
Row one; Peggy Callahan, Doris
Mozingo, Shirley Fitzgerald.
Row two: Marie Sellars, Ellen
Williams, Alice Brantley.
Row three: Billigene Adder, Sara
Dudley.
Standing: Lucy Fleming, Chief
Marshal.
Waco, Texas was hit very sud
denly on May 12 by a tornado.
Seventy were killed at Waco
while , San Angelo, a west Texas
City, struck shortly before Waco,
counted its dead at eight. Other
tornadoes struck East Texas.
Marshalls for the coming year
were elected by Zetesian and Ep
silon Chi Societies at call meet
ings held on May 6. Chief Mar
shall, Lucy Flemming, was se
lected from Zetesian and others
from Zetesian are Marie Sellers,
Doris Mozingo, Ellen Williams
and Alice Brantley. The four
girls chosen from Epsilon Chi are:
Billiegene Addor, Sarah Dudley,
Peggy Callahan, and Shirley Fitz
gerald.
Marshalls from the rising jun
ior class are elected annually
by the societies, the chief alter
nating between the two each year.
The new marshalls will begin
their duties next year.
said, “is to trust-to trust your\Maxtot; Madge Garrison, Wax-
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Two British-piloted Canberra
jet bombers have broken all speed
records for Atlantic crossings.
The jets speeding westward from
England to Newfoundland made
the trip in four hours, 36 minutes,
an average speed of 992 miles an
hour.
OBEY THE TRAFFIC LAWS
the girls swam, sunbather, and
enjoyed the use of Mary Bar
ham’s cottage. Bag lunches played
their usual role at lunch time
and the party left around 6, re
turning to the College at 9, to
proudly display fiery red backs
and streaked arms and legs as
evidence of their trip.
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Daily Doings
by Nan Dorman
Mary Lib Pierce, a junior, was
one of the May Day attendants
this year. This is the first year
the day students have been re
presented in the May Court since
Pat Smith, a local girl, was May
Queen.
Nan Dorman and Betty Lou
MacDonald were recently in
charge of the campus vespers.
The theme of the program was
“Give Us Our Daily Bread” and
was climaxed with “The Lord’s
Prayer” sung by Lawrence Lane.
The Day Students are busy
making plans for a prayer band
to be organized next year. It is
felt that such a group will be a
great asset to each day student.
Our prayers for the past few
weeks have been centered on one
of c^ur members who has been
critically ill. We know that you
join us in praying for Beth’s re
covery.
We hear the sound of wedding
bells for Mary Barham, a senior,
who incidentally, is marying a
former FMC Co-ed, Warren Mc
Neill. We wish you both the best
in life.
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PRAYER
Our Father, Creator and Ruler
of the Universe, we thank Thee
for the opportunity of serving
Thee. Help us to put our trust
in Thee always, realizing that
with Thee we can accomplish
much, but without Thee, we are
nothing. In Jesus name. Amen.
pletely to God.”
Later on in the evening Miss
Janet spoke to the cabinet and
prayer band leaders. In each of
these meetings she challenged
these leaders to stronger, deeper,
more genuine Christian leader
ship. Her emphasis was on the
importance of prayer and One’s
vital need for more personal
Bible study.
The Chapel service led by Miss
Janet was a challenging and
powerful experience as the entire
student body was challenged to
live a deeper Christian life—
deeper in the Holy Spirit, deeper
in the love of Jesus, higher in
the school of wisdom, and deeper
in God’s grace.
Miss Janet’s messages rang
clear and were made real to the
students by the beauty of Christ
evident in her life.
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FORM BAPTIST UNION
A Baptist Student Union is be
ing organized at Flora Macdon
ald, and the Baptist students met
Monday, May 19 to elect part of
their officers. Geraldine Brown
was elected president; Barbara
Cockrell, vice-president; Annie
Byrd, secretary; and Frances
Bobbitt, treasurer. The remain
ing officers will be elected at the
beginning of ’ ^ ’
year.
the next school
MAY QUEEN WINS PRIZE
Marie Essey, who was F. M.
C.’s 1953 May Queen, was re
cently runner-up for the title of
queen of the Second Annual
Auto show in Lumberton. Marie
was sponsored by Barnes Motors,
and as second-place winner was
awarded $15.00.
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During 1952 exports of U. S.
grown potatoes to Mexico were
the largest in history—480,000
bushels in 1951.
Joyce Grantham, Golds-
boio;. fviigiaia Gray, Fairfax,
Virginia; Nancy Hammond, Cer-
ro Gordo; Frances Heyer, Rose
Hill; Barbara Hill, Graham; De-
lena Hughes, New Bern; Rachael
Keisler, Conover; Lynn Lewis,
Lillington; Jane Madden Snider,
Cheraw, South Carolina; Elsie
May, Farmville; Ann McArthur
Tedder, Fairmont; Frances Mc
Duffie, St. Pauls; Elizabeth Mc-
Googan, Hamlet; Mary Lucille
McKenzie, Laurinburg; Dorothy
McNeill, Aberdeen; Doris Phil
lips, Mebane; Rebecca Ray
Knowles, Fayetteville; Mary Ann
Register, Clinton; Jean Sandifer,
Charlotte; Betty Shealy, Hamlet;
Patricia Shelby, Salisbury; Julia
Marie Smith, Wilmington; Ruth
Smith, Rowland; Joyce Sweat,
Talladega, Alabama; Margaret
Jean Underwood, Chadbourn.
Among the graduates are also
seven second-year business stu
dents: Eunice Ann Boyd, Christ-
ianburg, Virginia; Bobbie Brown
Roberts, Roanoke, Virginia; Kath
arine Gibson, Laurinburg; Mary
Elizabeth Lytle, Red Springs;
Dorothy Shaw McCraw, South
Carolina; Carolyn Patterson, Lum
berton; and Ann Stephenson, Ra
leigh.
PROM QUEENS NAMED
In a recent campus election,
Billiegene Addor, Barbara Hill,
and Dibbie Abemathey were nam
ed Flora Macdonald College’s
three prom queens. This selec
tion makes the three girls eligi
ble to enter a national Prom con
test to be held in the near future.
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SOCIETIES HAVE OUTINGS
Both Epsilon Chi and Zetesian
societies had outings on Friday
night, May 15. Members of Epsi
lon Chi went to McMillan’s Beach
and enjoyed barbecued hambur
gers, and the Zetesian girls went
to Aberdeen for a weiner roast.