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THE SKIKL
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1955
Flogo
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“Flogo,” the name submitted
by Emojeane Womeldorf, won
the contest of naming the typi
cal FMC girl to be featured in
typical FMC situations in future
issues of the SKIRL.
SKIRL staff judged each entry
and wishes to thank all who en
tered for their cooperation and
interest.
Beauty Shines Through Crystalline Covering
“Beauty of form affects the
mind, but then it must not be
the mere shell that we admire,
but the thought that this shell
is only the beautiful case ad
justed to the shape and value
of a s-till more beautiful peari
within. — The perfection of
outward loveliness is the soul
shining through its crystalline
covering’ was once said by
Jane Porter.
Chosen for their outer and
inner lovelines the 1955 ?v'Iay
Court will grace the lawns of
Flora Macdonald. As daugiit?rs
cf the King, all Flora Macdonald
girls must strive to be ‘all beauti
ful within.” This inward beauty
cannot contain itself, but will
be revealed on the outside.
Traditions
May Day Becomes Festive Event
Personality Bop Fan
By Dot Hamilton
and Rosa Moore
Just call her “Southern Yan
kee” ‘cause
She’s from the North, you
see,
Eut down she came to Dixie-
Land,
A Southern gal to be.
Her favorite expression is
A cheerful “Honey, hush”.
This Hep-Cat thinks that “Be-
Bop’’ is
Right groovy, simply lush.
She loves to sing and usually
does;
A rhythm-ball is she.
Her latest song she sports
around
Is “Roll With Me, Henry.”
Exuberant and happy,she
Is laughing, bright and
gay.
Her sense of humour is just
great;
She’s never dull or gray.
She likes to feast on Pepsi’s
big
And crunch ice mucho.
A fan of movie stars and sports,
She hollers. “Go, man, go ’
She helps in may ways — she
made
The stars shine for May
Day.
She wants to be a nurse; 1
know
She’ll keep the patients
gay.
Her curly hair and big brown
eyes
Are typical, and she
Is Shirley Bullard, whom we
chose
For personality
By Betsy Fleshman
May Day is one of the most im
portant occasions at F.M.C. and
involves quite a few traditions.
There are twelve girls on the
May Court, the May Queen and
Maid of Honor who are mem
bers of the Senior Class, three
representatives each from the
senior and junior classes, and
two each from the sophomore
and freshmen classes. There are
also two train bearers and a
crown bearer chosen by the
Queen.
May Day in the past few years
has been at 5:00 p.m. on the
first Tuesday of May, but this
year the tradition has been
changed. The costuming is done
by the girls of the physical edu
cation department, many of
them making their own cos
tumes. Miss Bateman said, “The
girls really are wonderful about
co-operating in this, and most
of them take pride in putting
on the May Day program.”
The Christian Association us
ually has booths, selling food
and drinks, and in co-operation
with this no dinner is served in
the dining hall that night.
Miss Bateman chooses the
theme of May Day each year,
sometimes using a story such
as the fairy tale being used this
year, and other times making up
a story and theme. Miss Brown
Morrison helps arrange the pro
grams, types them, and has them
printed. Mrs. Bullock helps the
publicity. The music majors are
indispensible as accompanists
that day.
Mr. Lang and his helpers work
long and hard getting the stage
and equipment ready and the
throne set up. Mr. Barham of
Red Springs lends a grass rug
from the funeral home for use
in covering the steps.The Sen
iors act as marshals, and of
course the Juniors do the High
land Fling. So everyone has a
part in making a successful May
Day.
Highland Hearings
"Variety Is Spice
By Mary Ruth McLean
Someone has said “Variety
is the spice of life”, and that
seems to be the theme of
“Highland Hearings” for this
issue of the Skirl.
My Roommate, Sr. . .
Professor,
My roomate regrets she’s un
able to write today.
The reason she gave you
couldn’t expect me to say.
It was clothed in foul prat,
So we’ll leave it at that:
My roommate regrets she’s
unable to write today.
Now don't get her wrong;
why, she studied all night,
And early on into the day;
But it was yestei-day’s head
That laid her in bed. . .
My roommate regrets she’s
unable to write today.
She thinks your quizzes ador
able, if your grader deplorable.
What more could she possib
ly say?
Thought she shook while she
wrote.
She scribbled this note:
“Ann Smith regrets she’i un
able to write today.”
She knows that you'll deal with
her later, kind sir;
She’s aware of how dearly she
’ll pay;
I begged and I pled
To rouse her from bed. . .but
Of life"
My roommate regrets she’s un
able to write today.
And now if you’ll give us our
little blue books.
We’ll proceed without further
delay,
V/e're resigned to our lot.
But there’s one who is not...
My roommate regrets she’s un
able to write today.
Store Manager to Pat Powell,
who has applied for a job:
“I’m sorry, dear, but I’m afraid
we can’t hire you. We don't
need help right now.”
Pat: “That’s all right, I promise
I won’t be much help."
Overheard: “Fat! Why, she’s
fat in places where most girls
don’t have places'”
She wore her stocking inside
out All throught the summer
heat.
She said it cooled her off to
turn The hose upon her feet
Clara Liles on why she likes
drive-in theaters: “The dialogue
is great—especially in the car
parked next to you.’’
Dr. Hansen: “Sarah, can you
imagine anything worse than
being a cornstalk and having
your ears pulled by a farmer?”
Sarah Dawson: “How about be
ing a potato with your eyes
full of dirt?”
Former May Queens Work, Marry
By Betsy Fleshman
Since May Day is the talk
of the campus now, some may
be wondering about the Ma>
Queens of the past few yeais,
what they’re doing and where
they are. A look into the files
lights the mystery.
Saradee Davis, May Queen of
1954, a Bible major from Qum-
cy, Florida, is at present D.
C.' E. of Brownson Memorial
Fresbytei-ian Church in South
ern Pines, N. C.
May Queen in 1953, Marie
Essey, a primary education ma
jor from Maxton, is now teach
ing Raeford, N. C.
Ann Pearce, May Queen of
1952, a Bible major from Cor
pus Christi, Texas, is now Mr^
Herff Applewhite, Jr. She
worked for a while as secretary
to Dr. Hari-y Moffett, pastor ot
the First Presbyterian Church,
Gastonia, N. C. vvhere her hus
band was minister of music.
It present Ann is in Salzburg,
Austria, with her husband who
is in the army.
Math major from Red Springs,
Patricia Smith, 1951 May Queen,
s now Mrs. Roy Smith. She
lives in Cleveland, Teen., v/here
her husband is a construction
engineer. The have one daugh
ter, Debra Lynn.
Betty McLean, a Bible and
Social Science major from Rae
ford, N. C., was May Quoen
in 1950. She is married and
living in Fayetteville. Her hus
band, Rev. Stuart A. Ritchie,
is pastor of the Lafayette Vil
lage Pres. Church, and Betty is
area worker for Fayetteville
and Granville presbyteries.
Now in Corpus Christi, Texas
is Audrey Fulcher Scarboro
(Mrs. Don Scarboro) a Bible and
Social Science major from Rocky
Mt. She was the May Queen of
1949.
Lucy Fleming, who is reign
ing over the May Court this year,
is from Mebane, N. C. Lucy
hopes to work this summer and
teacfi public school music next
fall.
Events Fill Calendar
May 9
Writer’s club
Mr. Mueller’s recital; inform-
a'. reception
May 10
Student teachers meeting
Highland Players
Sophomore class picnic
Miss Sowder entertain Seniors
May 11
Seniors attend faculty coffee
IRC
Faculty meeting
May 12
Student recital
Home Ec. picnic
Dr. Bullock entertains senior
Bible majors
May 13
South Carolina club picnic
Math club picnic
May 14
Math majors at Pamlico
May Dance
May 15
Chapel Dedication service
4:30 p. m.
May 16
Going-Up Day
Athletic Association supper
May 18
Senior Take-offs
May 19
Zetesian supper
Epsilon Chi supper
Faculty supper at Mrs. Mc-
Phaul's
May 21
Exams begin
Business club meeting in Clio
Late show-scottish “Three
Little Kidnappers”
May 22
Flora Macdonald Collge tele
vision show
Flossie’s Follies
Sad Faces Reveal
No Letters
By Becky Williams
There is nothing more dis
heartening than an empty mail
box. Remember the first few
weeks our freshman year, how
we frantically wrote to our
friends at home? As the year
flew past; we became busy with
our new friends and the letters
became less and less frequent.
Soon they stopper. Now the only
deposit in our boxes is the dust.
Grandmother kept the letters
tliat made her heart beat faster
tied in a blue ribbon. Maybe a
up on notice which will be put
up on the Athletic Bulletin
Board.
The general plan is just to go
out on the school bus and have
no planned activities, whatso
ever. Everyone can sun, swim,
rest, play ball or study — just
as they choose. Camp Monroe
is located near Laurinburg.
paper clip would do for us.
Biographers Disappointed
Biorgraphers, trying to bring
our famed lives before the pub
lic will be sadly disappointed
and have to work on another
angle. He will not find letters
to our dearest friend pouring
out our cherished dreams. In
stead he will read something
like this, “Hi Goon, I’m about
to flip — My B. M. has just
handed me the shaft. He’s a bird
anyway but brother, did I ever
goof. The sads when I see you
at the Shack. Yours till butter
flies.
Get Out Pen and Ink
Let’s get out the pen and ink.
What? You are too busy? Just
cut out a little chatter and you
will have plenty of time to “re
new” old friendships for sum
mer. Remember this:
New friends are good,
But don’t forget the old,
One is silver,
The other gold.
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 SUBSCRIPTION — THREE DOLLARS
FMC Offered Use
Of Camp Monroe
Flora Macdonald College has
been offered the use of Camp
Monroe for all the Saturday af
ternoons. This offer will last un
til the end of school. May 30. On
all free Saturday afternoons all
those who want to go can sign
EDITOR Ruth Evelyn Topping
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Dotti Morris
BUSINESS MANAGER Anita Williamson
ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGER Elise Williams
CIRCULATION MANAGER Evelyn Taylor
CONSERVATORY EDITOR Julia Nausle
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, Mary Ruth McLean
Betsy Auten, Pat Clark
BUSINESS STAFF Becky Taylor, Carolyn Austin,
Betsy Brewer, Joyce Ivey,
Pat Farmer, Jean Stuart West,
Barbara Wingate, Shirley Evans
Helrna Jean Thomas
PHOTOGRAPHER Shirley Davis
FACULTY ADVISER Mr. Thomas Wright
EDITING COMMITTEE . Miss Harriet Morrison, Mr. David Tatum