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A STUDENT PUHLICATiON OF FLORA MACDONALD COLLEGE
Volume No. 8
Flora Macdonald College, September, 1959
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Increased Enrollnient Requires More Space
vonsolidated Colleg
QuGstioTi; Do you still plan to after all, are inot a mattei of
■open in SeptemSber 1960? , buildings or of grounds but of
Answer: The board of Trus- people, and therefore the re-
itees has told us emphatically sponsibility of carrying the tra-
Jhat some buildings will be ditions ■ into the Consolidated
heady in the fall of 1960. They College will be the responsi-
are hoping that tihe academic bility of the faculty, staff and'
building, tUe student union (din-! students who take part in the
Ing room) and four d'ormitorie§ transitio'n.
room, which were locaied on
Fleming Hall, have all been con
verted into dormitory rooms.
Four students began the year
The total enrollment this year, innovation has been the remodel-
381 students, is thirty-nine more jng of the Vardell House, home
than last year’s enrolhnent. Board-Ipf president Emeritus
ins student enrollment has in-;
creased from last years 252 to ^ ... ^ ■
270 this year. Ot the 276, ir y- ^ house mother, Mrs. |ment House, but these, as well as
three are transfers and eig y Decker, in residence. The | those staying in Vardell House,
are freslimen. The 113 new boar - other rooms are | will be moving over to the Build
ing sludents are newcomers whom
we heartily welcome in the dorm
itory life of the college.
The additional boarding students
have necessitated providing space
for new dormitory rooms. One
offices for the use of professors | ing as soon as arrangements can
and college personnel.
On campus, the “Sewing Room”,
which was on Page Hall, the Stu
dent Store and Miss Cherry’s
I be made.
(Editor’s note: We note as this
goes to press that the Sewing
Room is again the Sewing Room.)
Welcome To New Facuily
Center this fall and seen a new
face? The name which accomp
anies the face is Mr. Harold Step
henson, the new Assistant Direct
or of the Presbyterian Guidance
Center. Mr. Stephenson, originally
from Indiana, acquired his BA
degree frorti Evansville Collegfe,
Evansville, Indiana, and his MA
degree in Terra Haute, Indiana,
from Indiana State Teachers Col
lege. Although born in Indiana,
Mr. Stephenson now cledms Au-
burndale, Florida, as his home.
Having taught school and worked
in the guidance field, he prefers
guidance counseling.
Mr. Stephenson, with his apart
ment mate, Mr. Pearce, lives
on South Main Street. His hob
by is reading, but he is also
fond of being in that Florida sun
shine. In his short stay hfere in
Red Springs, Mr. Stephenson has
been impressed with the great
friendliness and helpfulness of the
neople. On the subject of the
Flora Macdonald girls, he stated
that they are “attractive, full of
southern charm, and eager to get
a good education.” Young and
fiice looking, Mr. Stephenson has
twice been mistaken for a student.
I He stated, .iokingly, that he has
TVve Skirl welcomes Mrs. Spivey ^ thought of placing a sign around
hcpV ntiH the year will be. his neck with the words written on
a - rv»-osperous one. jit: “I am a faculty member.”
Have you been to the Guidance! Mr. Stephenson brought out the
The Skirl would like to take this
opportunity to welcome five new
faculty members to the Flora
Macdonald College Campus. The
Skirl has talked with them and
found them very pleasant, interest
ing and willing to help.
Mrs. CarroH Spivey, originally
from Pennsylvania, is really no
newcomer to Flora Macdonald.
After graduation from the CoEege
Conservatory of Music of Cinci
nnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, she taught
in the conservatory two years ago.
Formerly Miss Ann Delaney, she
is now the wife of Mr. Carroll
Spivey and the mother of an eight
months old son, Carroll Delaney
Spivey. The Spiveys, who live in
Scottish Heights, are an industrious
family. Mr. Spivey teaches seven
th grade in Parkton. Mrs. Spivey
is a homemaker with an active
son to care for. Besides being
at home, she teaches piano and
piano pedagogy at FMC. (In case
you’re wondering, that’s teaching
o*h?rs how to teach piano!) The
summer fo" the Spiveys was pleas
ant. including a trip to Pennsy
lvania. to show off Carroll DeLan-
ey to his erandparents. Mrs. Spiv-
ev is fond of teaching as evi-
Horpprt bv hpr return to FMC.
fact that tlie guidance center is
here to help students. He wants
to urge all students to have no
hesitancy about coming over and
talking about any problems —
studies, vocational, or personal.
The guidance center is here for
you, and you are urged to take
advantage of it.
The English department of FMC
has been enriched with the addi
tion of Dr. VV.. W. Powell. Dr.
Powell, residing at present in
Scottish Heights, is originally
from Statesboro in southeast
Georgia. He did his undergraduate
work in his hometown at Georgia
Teachers College. After having
taught high school for a few years
he received his MA degree during
summer work at Duke. A PHD
degree seemed the next stop, so
he received a teaching fellowship
to the University of North Caro
lina, where he taught freshmen
English for one year. This was
'nternmted by World War II, du’’-
'ng which Dr. Powell served thre*'
''nars in the south Pacific. Aft^”
the war, he returned to Duk''
for two years of parttime teach
ing. Dr. Powell has held teac’’
ing positions at Salem, where h''
was active head of the Endi'-V>
denartment; at Cleincoti. at Fh”-
man. and at Annala^'hian. Als''
this past summer he tauffht b^tv
terms of summer school at Appa-
wjll be ready. What type of
Operation will be conducted in
Che faU of 1960 waits to be
seen.
Question: What is the expect
ed enrollment at opening?
Answer: The enrollment at
the beginning shall be 600
boarding students and 200 day
students. The plans are to move
rapidly toward a boarding en
rollment of 1,000, with an ulti
mate enirollnient of 2,000.
Question: What progress has
been made in actual oonstruc-
tion of buildings?
Answer: Pdans call for letting
tlie contract for the building of
roads the laying of utilities, and
the erection of a central heat
ing plant this fall. Th-e Building
Committee and the Board have
approved of the exterior sketcli-
P-" o-^ I'll' bui’.din'g r.n’.
its interior arrangement. This
was done early 'this month. The
architect says it will take him
UK J1 the end of the year to com
plete all of the minute drawings
and to draft the specificatio'ns.
This means the contract will be
let around January 1.
It should be understoo'd that
the building of,_a college like
this is different from the build
ing of a factory, a warehouse,
or even a public school building.
We are building not for twenty-
five yeai's but for a thousand
years, and that means we must
chcck and double-icheck every
detail. The campus sketcli has
been revised fourteen times
with fourteen different draw
ings. The interior arrangements
of some of tlhe buildings have
been' revised seven or eight
times.
Every time there has been a
revision, definite improvem'ents
have been made which have jus-
ificd tlhe delays
Question: Are all the class
rooms to be in a one-story buiidr
ing?
Answer: All classrooms will
be in a one-story building, but
-his is to be a very large build-
ng — ilarger than the size of a
football field. It will contain
.nany unique features adapted to
our farsighted curriculum. The
building will be well-arranged
and its exterior will be beauti-
ul.
Question: Will there be a car-
-yover of Flora Macdonald tra-
tions at the new college?
Answer: Every attempt will
3 made to carry over the Flora
lacdonald traditions into the
jnsolidated College. Traditions,
Question: Does the college
have a name at present? If not,
who will choose it and wihen?
Answer: The college does not
at the pi'esent time have ahy
other 'name beyond Consolidat
ed Presbyterian College. It is
our , prayer and hope to find
some individual or family who
will give a name to the college
and, in giving the name, will
contribute a large sum of money.
We are working on that matter
and lhave been for some time.
Question: Will the move be
made at one time or gradually?
Answer: As far as whether
the move will be at one time or
gradual, I am sure that in the
case of Flora Macdonald College'
it will be made at one time.
Question: Will there be a
^omo F.cono’-nics Dc-paif'.moi-vt';
Answer: We will have a Home
Scomamics Department. Ade
quate provisions have been
made for home economics lab
oratories in the commodious
and ihandSome acadiimic build-
mg.
Question: What is the estimat
ed tuition?
Answer: The esitimated fees
will be more than we are cl.arg-
ing at Flora Macdonald College
at the present time, but I do
not believe that the fees will
De any more thtyi they would'
nave been at Flora Macdonald
College a year hence. Tlitj'cost
of everything, includmg educa
tion, is rising with the inliaUon
curve. Ihere is no way to-keep
ihe expenses down, although we
jnaiiil strive to operate a college
as econonucally as possible. The
ijoard has gone on record as
committing itself to provide
scholarsihip asisislance.
Question; Do you think the
curriculum will appeal more to
boys or to girls?
Answer: I believe the curric
ulum will appeal just as much
to gills as it will to boys. There
is no college in America which
has a curriculum like it. The
curriculum represents one of
the most creative foi-ward steps
taken in curriculum planning in
tlhe history of higher education.
It will provide an exciting ex
perience for men and women.
(Editor’s Note: This space
will be reserved each month for
iuestions and answers concern-
.ng the Consolidated College.
Place your questions in desi;;-
lated box on second floor and
Dr. Woodson or Dr. Gwynn will
answer them if possible.)
achian. In June of 1958 he re- Sixteenth and sevente^th con
ceived his PHD degree at Duke tury drama is his field of spccial-
University. | (Continued on Page 4)