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A STUDENT PUBLICATION OF FLORA MACDONALD COLLEGE
VOLUME II
RED SPRINGS, N. C., APRIL 19, 1954
NUMBER 13
Around The World
And Back
with FAYE JENKINS
Eisenhower Personally Ordered
Suspension of Atomic Scientist
The most sensational security
case since the dawn of the atomic
energy age broke today around
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the
man who directed the building of
the first A-bomb and one of the
first to conceive of the hydrogen
bomb.
By personal order of President
Eisenhower, Oppenheimer has
been barred from all accfess to
secret data and suspended as one
of the nation’s foremost atomic
defense advisers—pending a check
■of sixteen F.B.I. charges gathered
against him.
One of the major charges is
that he fought and delayed de
velopment of the H-bomb. Other
allegations linked the famous
scientist with known Communist
and Communist activities even
after he took charge of the A-
bomb development at Los Alamos
New Mexico, in 1952.
Gordon Gray, president of U.
N. C. and former Secretary of the
Army, is one of the three serving
on the A. E. C. panel which is in
vestigating and weighing the
charges.
Oppenheimer has admitted
vvrorking for Communist causes ir>
the past, his wife being an ex-
communist, and his opposition in
1949-50 to building the H-bomb.
But he openly denies ever be
ing a Communist ’ Party member
and he declares that once ex
president Truman ordered the H-
bomb wbrk started, he dropped
all opposition and helped deve
lop it. Truman has verified this
statement.
Toscanini’s Orchestra
Due To Be Broken Up
Toscanini, 87, announced his
decision to retire after his last
concert of the season on April 4.
With Arturo Toscinini in retire
ment, the NBC Symphony Or
chestra will be broken up and will
be replaced on the NBC net-work
next fall by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra.
Reuther Urges Tax Cut
To Spur U. S. Buying
The CIO President, Walter
Reuther, said the nation needs
more purchasing power rather
than a larger production capacity,
and called for income tax cuts to
provide it.
He urged the Senate Finance
Committee to ap^irove increased
personal exemptions which would
cut taxes sharply for low income
groups and increase their ability
to buy.
McCarthy Controversy
Public hearings on Army-Mc-
Carthy controversy are scheduled
to start April 22. Senator Joseph
R. McCarthy’s top aides have a-
greed to give the Senate investi
gators a written statement outlin
ing their part in McCarthy’s row
with the Army. The key figure in
the Senate Investigation Commit
tee are Francis P. Carr and Ray
M. Cohn.
Interest Rate Reduction Approved
The Federal Reserve Bank ap
proved on April 13 a new interest
rate reduction in a move to stim
ulate the money and credit mar
ket. The Board agreed to let Dis
trict Reserve Banks cut their dis
count rate from 1% to IVa per
cent. The discount rate is the in-
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Gardens Are Now
In Full Bloom
This past week until the rains
came the school gardens were in
full bloom and were very beauti
ful. Every year about this time
many people come to Flora Mac
donald to see the gardens, so it
isn’t unusual to see a crowd here
every Sunday.
By May Day they should be
very pretty again and will por-
try the beauty of nature.
District Debates
Held A^C
The North Carolina Debating
Union of the University Extension
Service, University of North Car
olina, sponsored its annual dis
trict debates on April 8, at Flora
Macdonald College to select the
best affirmative and negative
teams that would represent the
Southeastern District in the State
Debates at Chapel Hill.
The query for the 1953-54 con
test was “Resolved, That the
President of the United States
should be elected by the direct
vote of the people.”
The schools represented by the
affirmative teams were Barker
Ten Mile of Lumberton, Biscoe,
Clinton, Hamlet, Lilesville, Max-
ton, Rockingham and Seagrove.
The negative teams were from
Biscoe, Clinton, Maxton, and
Rockingham.
After a morning and afternoon
of very heated debates packed
with keen competition, the win
ners were selected. They were;
Affirmative team: Clinton High
School, Debaters, Margaret Mc
Queen and Donald Herring.
Negative team: Maxton High
School, Debaters, Pat Henderson
and Bobby Burns.
The debates were held by Miss
Annie M. Cherry of the Education
Department.
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Weiner Roast Given
For, Senior Class
Last Monday those lucky sen
iors were given a weiner roast at
Lake Wood by Miss Robertson.
Even though it was cold, Mary
Lyle Tucker, Jean Miller and
Jean Steppe took a dip in the
lake and the rest of the not so
daring girls rode on the ferris
wheel, swings and the merry-go-
round at the small amusement
park there. One of the day stu
dents, Mildred Dedas, took some
moving pictures of the party and
they should be quite good.
Mrs. McCain, Mrs. Campin, and
Miss Robertson went with the
girls and had an enjoyable time
also.
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SVM Installed
New Officers
At a called meeting, April 12,
the new officers of the Student
Volunteers were installed. The
new officers elected to lead the
SVM during the coming year are:
President, Cristine Maloney; Vice
President, Sara Sanders; Secre
tary, *Jane Wood; Treasurer, Nan
cy Bell; Representative from the
group at large, Mildred Drum'
heller. Hilda Phillips, Outreach
Chairman, will serve as a repre
sentative from the Christian Cab
inet. Miss Margaret Bowen is the
Adviser of this group.
Becentennial
Celebration Now
In Cumberland
Nearby Fayetteville and all of
Cumberland County are excited
over the Bicentennial Celebration
now going on. Just to take a trip
to Fayetteville would give you a
chance to see the participation of
the people in this excitement.
Bears and Kenisucky Colonel ties
adorn the men, while the women
have taken to long dresses, large
bonnets, and no make-up. Being
caught by the kangaroo court
means punishment or fines for not
going by the special rules for this
occasion. Everyone here at school,
especially the girls frdm Cumber
land County, are greatly interest
ed in keeping up with all that is
going on.
The week of April 19-24 has
been set aside as the special week
for the biggest part of the cele
bration. Each day finds something
going on at all times. Each even
ing this week the
“The River of Courage” will be
presented in the high school foot-
Graduate Exams
Given Seniors
The Ford Foundation is spon
soring a survey of . the Presbyter
ian schools and colleges in North
Carolina. To determine the value
of the various schools to their
students, each student is to be
given an examination and the re
sults from the various schools and
colleges will be compared. The
examination is composed of two
parts; the first contains a variety
of material and the second con
sisted of material revalent to the
major of the Student taking the
test.
After the results have been
compiled, the Foundation will
make recommendations for im
provements to each of the schools
and colleges.
BSU Officers
Elected, Installed
The BSU has elected their new
iL,acn even- i
, officers for the coming year. They
production,
ident; Bonnie Bunn, Vice-Presi-
presented m tne nign scnooi xoo.- Secretary; Bet-
ball stadmm. Tuesday afternoon Treasurer. Other of-
there is to be a lively parade m .^ers are: Naomi Lee, Music;
which Flora Macdonald is part - Lambert, Reporter; Mrs.
cipatmg with some of our girls Norwood, Mrs. Paul EarlyT
on a float. Marlene Jones has
been selected as Miss Flora Mac
donald for this special occasion
Prayer Band
Leaders Chosen
For Next Year
After^ prayerful consideration
the New Cabinet chose twenty-
two capable and fine girls to lead
the Student Body as Prayer Band
Leaders. Those who will have
this wonderful opportunity for
the coming year are:
Martha White, Jialia Lee Ribet,
Lou Ann Nethercutt, Mildred
Drumheller, Young Sun Cha,
Joan Hester, Ricardo Lambert,
Lucy Richardson, Annie Byrd,
Norma Pittard, Jean Morris, Bet
sy Graham, Pat Ritter, Martha
Ann Morrison, Mickie Jermgan,
Pat Powell, Sybil Hinds, Nancy
Bell, Gladys McCean, Emojeane
Womeldorf, Joyce Thigpen, Car
oline Goodman.
After a period of training the
new leaders will be | installed and
every student will have the op
portunity to sign up for the pray
er band of her choice.
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Spring Holidays
Enjoyed By All
Sponsors; Shirley Bullard, Sun
day School Representative; Joan
donaid tor tms specmi ucc.».un ^ Representative; and
Other girls ridmg this float will Masazine Reore-
be Nancy Stikeleather, Sylvia
Greene, Retta Parker, Jean John
son, DeLanie Boney, Sara Marg
aret McLeod, Jessie Blalock,
Peggy Carter, Carolyn Mussel-
white, and Saradee Davis. Friday
afternoon there will be a Gath
ering of the Clans from this sec
tion. Again our school will take
part in the parade for that day.
With so much going on, every
one will be watching for more
development of this celebration
taking place so near own town
of Red Springs.
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A Sister Weekend
Unofficially the week end of
April 10th was sister week end
for four students at FMC were
visited by their sisters.
Every senior and others were
glad' to see Virginia Owen come
back for a visit. Ginnie is this
year studying in Raleigh at Rex
Hospital. Previous to this she was
a FMC’er. She is the sister of Sue
Owen of Cluster Springs, Va.
Betty Monroe of Clarkton visit
ed her sister, Sallie Ann. Betty is
a sophomore at Clarkton High
School.
Blond, Maxine Mays was the
guest of her older sister, Jo, al
though one would never guess
their relationship by looks.
Miss Mary Rosa Fleming of
Mebane visited her sister, Lucy,
this past week end. Mary Rosa
is a graduate of Flora Macdonald
College and is now teaching at
the Alexander Elementary School.
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W. F. PROGRAMS
The W. F. Programs planned
for the next two weeks are:
April 25: “Go Ye Therefore
Into All The World.”
May 2: “An Outdoor Worship.”
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GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY
Mickie Jernigan, Magazine Repre
sentative.
For the Installation these new
officers and the retiring officers
entered the church with lighted
Candles. Geraldine Brown, the re
tiring President, presided over
that portion of the program. Bar
bara Arrington, accompanied by
Bairbara Stephens, sang “O Jesus,
I Have Promised”, a very appro
priate hymn for the occasion.
The new officers gave very
impressive talks on the following
topics; “What youth Needs to
Find ’in the Church” by Bonnie
Bunn; Betty Jo Gore spoke on
What the Church Needs in Its
Youth;” “Functions of the BSU”
was discussed by Clara Lyle;
Mrs. Early, our adviser, challeng
ed each officer in his talk. Annie
Byrd, president, gave the re
sponse.
The college girls organized a
separate Training Union with
Joan Hester as President. Each
Sunday night at the Baptist
Church the BSU plans to have a
Singspiration Hour at 6:30 P .M.
■followed by Training Hour at 7:00
P. M.
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DR. AND MRS. WOODSON
GO ON VACATION
Dr. and Mrs. Woodson have re
cently left on a vacation trip to
Florida. The Board and Dr. John
son recommended such a trip after
their splendid but hard work on
the campaign. They are at present,
visiting in Ft. Lauderdale and
enjoying the sunshine.
Both of them are missed much
by all. They are expected to be
back in Red Springs Friday the
16 th.
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The entire student body was
very pleased and proud to learn
that we had received an “A.”
Only through the efforts of Mrs.
Gamble, our dietian and dining
hall supervisor, were the neces
sary improvements made.
The campus is filled once more
with students, wearing the slight
smile of remembered good times
of the holiday season. Thursday
everyone, eager with anticipation,
called joyfully to one another as
they gathered their bags to be
on their way. After four short,
full days, they found themselves
once more in class.
Everyone can think back to the
joy of seeing her old friends once
more and finding out' what had
been happening to them, to the
good feeling of being at home
with her family for a few days, to
the Easter bunny’s coming in one
way or another, and for the New
Yorkers—to the thrill ' of seeing
many exciting places, which were
new to most of them. Whether the
holidays were spent quietly at
home or on a trip, everyone had
an enjoyable time and now can
return to the few short weeks be
fore summer,
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New Yorkers Return
Some very tired, but happy
Flora Macdonald girls have re
turned — not from home — but
from New York.
They toured New York and
were exposed to some of the mys
terious and exciting marvels of
the city. Friday night they visit
ed Radio City and watched a
splendid performance given by
the Rockettes.
They saw their first major
league baseball game Saturday
afternoon in Yankee Stadium.
That night they visited and of£-
Broadway theatre to see the pro
duction “Sabrina Affair.”
Sunday School and church at
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church proved to be a very thrill
ing religious experience for each
of them.
That afternoon they mingled
with the socialites of New York
as they joined the Easter Parade
'down Fifth Avenue.
Some went to the Opera, the
art museums, and visited friends
there in the city. The conclusion
of each girl about New York—■
“I want to go back!”