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THE SKiriL
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1955
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Significance Alma Mater Words Important
“Far away from noisy
tumult and the city’s
throng, Stands -cur cherish
ed Alma Mater, worthy of
our song.”
“Stands our cherished Alma
Mater ..how very true this
is and yet how many times we
forget the significance of the
words we sing. How often do
v:e just repeat the words of
our Alma Mater in parrothke
fashion. And how many of us
even know the words at all!
We’d be surprised at the
number of girls who haven’t
the vaguest idea of how the
second stanza begins. Singing
our Alma Mater is the way in
which we, as a student body,
can pay tirbute to this our
“Halls of Ivy”.
But let us not abuse this op
portunity by giggling and talk
ing when we sing it. Rather let
us pay tribute to it in a rever
ent fashion, with love and hon
or in our hearts.
“Far away from noisy tu
mult And the city’s throng
Stands our cherished Alma
Mater Worthy of our Seng.
Now we lift our joyous chorus
Full of love to Thee,
Hail to thee, O Alma Mater!
Hail, O, F. M. C.
On her wide and spacicus
campus Springs of Crystal
rise,
Which for joy and health and
beauty She shall ever prize.
Stately pine trees waving
o’er her. Proud her guards
to be.
Whisper faith and hope and
courage, Faithful listens
she.”
Gossip
Gossip is a garbage man
,,, Collecting from the town,
Seeking rubbish here and
there,
Lugging trash around.
Gossip is a silly spend-thrift
Squandering precious days,
Wasting energy and time
In costy idle ways.
Gossip is a criminal.
Killing with a word,
Stealing reputations.
Betraying what is heard.
Gossip is a commentator
Nosing out the news,
Blaring advertisements freely.
Telling who and whose
Gossip is a peeping Tom
Peering through the blinds,
Squinting through the key
hole.
Dissecting people’s minds.
Gossip is a suicide
Poisoned from within,
Gossip is a hypocrite.
Gossip is a sin.
—Betty W. Stoffel
from Moments of Eternity
THE SKIRL
YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION — THREE DOLLARS
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Today's Personality
by Gay Mothershed
The diamond on the third
finrger of the left hand and
the little black notebook which
she is hardy ever without, are
two distinctive features of to
day’s Personality Portrait.
The ambition to marry a
preacher had slowly faded from
the picture because the ring
is from a jet pilot, who grad
uated fr:m the Citadel and
West Point.
The notebook is the symbol
of the time-comsuming job of
dining room hostess. Vital in
formation can be ficund in this
little book.
Comes From Hamlet
Of course, you have proba
bly guessed by now who this
pert young Miss, who comes
fr:an Hamlet, is. She is an
elemenatry education major and
she will begin her student
teaching next semester and is
hopign to teach either the sixth
or seventh grades. Besides he
inerest in teaching and wed
ding plans, she also finds ime
to be quite a mathematical whiz
and displays a great talent for
art.
Served on A A Board
For the past several years,
she has served cn the Athle
tic Association Board and is a
member of the Senior Class
team. She is an energ>2tic,
quick-thinking, and hard-hit-
ting athlete.
Her willingness to help any
one at anytime, her dependa
bility, her enthusiasm, and her
winning personality have all
contributed to make her an
outstanding person and member
of the Senior Class.
Certainly, everyone knows
that the students could not get
along without her because she
is the one who calls us to our
emals and supervises the din
ing room.
We salute you, Eva Grey Da
vis, in today’s Personality Por
traits.
Flossie’s Follies
Columnist Imagines Utopian College
by Becky Williams
Papers, books, and maga
zines are full of peoples dreams
of the “Perfect World” Have
you ever thought what the “Per
fect College” would be like?
If I were writing the hand
book for “the” new school here
are a few ideas that I would in
clude.
No cne could get up in the
morning before 10 o’clock and
breakfast would be optional.
Every one must have at least
three dates each week. The col
lege would maintain a date bu
reau. No one would be expected
in before 12 o’colck. No one
would be allowed to walk. All
must ride in car furnished by
i,he college. There would be an
undergrond subway to N. C.
state. Chapel Hill, and the Ci
tadel.
There would be no classes on
Saturday. No classes on the
Friday of a dance week-end.
No Pop test allowed. No test
oculd he given unless it is by
the consent of the class. Teach
ers that require long written
papers would funish the paper.
Parallel could consist only of
T. V., radio programs, movies,
good magazines, (“Saturday
Evening Post,” “Ladies Home
Journal”, etc.) or comic books.
Every Room Contains Telephone
Each room would have a tele
phone and a Silent heater.
Air-o:nditioning would be avail
able in the summer. There
would be private baths with hot
running coffee. Each room would
have thick carpets and maids
to clean them. No inspection!
Room sei-vice! Three closets per
person.
Oh yes, there would be an
indoor swimming pool and no
ringing to bells. Just soft mus
ic to guide us on out daily pro
grams.
Traditions
curnament Days Bring Excitement
Guess Wliol
by Betsy Fleshman
Tournaments are an impor
tant part of the athletic life at
F. M. C. Tournament days are
very exciting ones. In October
the tennis and ping pong tourna
ments were played. On Nov
ember 8-10 there was a volley-
bal tournament. The tennis and
ping pong games were between
individual students, but the vol
leyball included games between
the different classes. One day is
usually Big Sister-Little Sister
day.
A pep rally is held on Monday
night before the tournament be
gins on Tuesday. The class cheer
leaders have an important part
in this, each leading her class
in cheering both at the pep rally
and during the game. There are
also cheers for F. M. C. led by
;the college cheerleader. Each
cheerleader uses crepe-paper
streamers of the class colors.
The Senior colors are blue and
gold, the Junior colors red and
white. The sophomores have
streamers of blue and white.
The Freshman colors are violet
and white.
Each class has a different
color for their gym suits, which
are worn for the games. The
The Senior suits are white. The
Junior class has yellow for its
I color, ,while blue is represen
tative of the sophomore class.
The freshman gym suits are
green.
Also each class has its own
mascot. This must be present
before that class can play in the
tournament. On Wednesday
night before the pep rally on
Monday, the members of the A.
A. Board hide the class mascots,
usually somewhere in the build
ing. Each mascot must be found
by some member of the class
before the people rally or that
class cannot participate in the
tournament.
These mascots and colors for
the gym suits are not chosen
I by the classes. They are “in-
I herited”, handed down each year
j to the Freshmen from the Sen
ior class who (graduated the
! spring before.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ruth Evelyn Topping
BUSINESS MANAGER Elise Williams
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Dotti Morris
ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER Shirley Evans
CIRCULATION MANAGER Evelyn Taylor
SPORTS EDITOR , Sandra Sweet
ART EDITOR Mary Ruth Matze
CONSERVATORY EDITOR Patterson Yeargin
REPORTERS Betsy Fleshman, Becky
Williams, Mary Ruth McLean, Sue Blakely, Joyce Owens,
Betty Bridges, Jean McRae, Dot Hall, Jeanne Flournoy,
Gay Mothershed, Frances Shaw, Della Evans, Betty
Barnes, Frances Morton, Becky Browning, and Shirley
Chadwich.
BUSINESS STAFF Lib Guinn,
Shirley Guyer, Betsy Brewer, Carolyn Austin, Jean Stuart
i; West, Barbara Wingate, Pearl Powell, Joyce Ivey, Marie
Potter, Becky Taylor, Dina Brown, Betty Joe Hatcher,
Pat Farmer, and Helma Jeaft Tho'nlas ^ ^
Highland Hearings
Fashions Hit FMC as New Gems Appear
Annual Proofs Arrive
“Oh, that is just like you!”
“Were you one of the ones who
broke the camera and didn’t get
>ours back?” These are some of
the comments that have been
heard around the Post Office
lately. The proofs for the annual
pictures arrived e a r 1 i e r than
were expected
by Mary Ruth McLean
The belles at Flora Macdonald
really beat Paris and Dior at
their own game this season.
Have you heard about the latest
style at Flossie Mac? If you
haven’t, gather round and lis
ten. From all appearances this
newest creation a la Flora Mac
donald has really become the
‘ thing” among the new girls.
To the amazement of the ex
perts, everyone is buying two
of the fj outfits. Predominant
colors are blue, green, yellow
and white.
Following the trend toward
higher hemlines, these fashion-
makers’ little outfits are just
a trifle shorter than Bermuda
skirts. That new tubular look is
accentuated by the softly flow
ing skirt which neatly conceals
*he matching skin tight bloom
ers for the on-looker’s eye. The
smartly cut bodice features an
always useful pocket which
serves as a receptacle for Kleen
ex, ping pong balls, or golf tees
A slightly open neckline gives
an air of casualness and plenty
of room for a protruding adam’s
apple. Leading down from the
neck is a row of cleverly hidden
snaps which stay snapped even
under the most rugged condit
ions.
Att he waist is a most stylish
sash which ties in front or wraps
around in cumberbund fashion
according to the wearer’s waist.
These precious outfits are double
stitched and made of very
elaborate'^,' faxtured material-
They can be worn for every
sport. They are extremely ec
onomical only about $5.00
each and very stylih and
useful to have.
We know you are dying to
learn the name of these amazing
outfits which flatter the
figure and look like perfect
“gems” whenever and wherever
>ou wear them. Just rush down
to the “Little Store” and asK
for a “GEM-SUIT. ’ I knovv you
will enjoy them,,for even the
most discerning ‘labelWooker’’
can find no fault with these
unique creations!
Borrowed from . j
The Belles of St. Marry’s” with
minor changes