Tkz Belles
OF ST. MARY’S
NORTH CAROLINA
April 4, 1973
and Family
By Margaret Stevens
Af
tj)g serving St. Mary’s as chaplain for al-
n,|ll years, the Rev. Robert B. Hobgood
Isj Biorida and a new parish April
ij, j, fstewell dinner in his honor took place
® cafeteria at 7 o’clock, March 28th.
J^"’cs’ Episcopal Church,
P|^' hobgood will live with his family in Perry,
town neat the Gulf. In addition to
^00 families in his parish, Mr. Ho^
\]j . set as priest-in-charge of St. Mary s
3uU37 miles away from Perry. His
tv,IP for the 55 Episcopalians in the Mission
ipg conducting a Sunday service and
an additional day of the week there.
''>yed'k °“®^ Mr. Hobgood says that he has en-
i jg , here, he explains that he has felt
lie ^ that his main strengths and talents
flis a ■riore varied area of parish ministry,
tvjjjj Bave an opportunity to work
*'4tri a young and old, the married and un
it, '^Be children and families with babies,
* Ml ‘o the constant age group found in
situation.
Igj^^^^fuated from the University of Florida in
\]f i^BB a degree in History and Sociology,
ffoBgood was faced with the decision of
f«tt)' to Chile as a part of the Peace
entering the seminary. He chose the
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Miller named new academic
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Phe following is a reprint from
RADFORD MESSENGER"
Bobert J. Miller of Radford, Virginia prudent of the ‘M®" A *®^f ^dirRadford
u named academic Dean of St. Mary’s. Miller is curren^ Commission and is a former
fer, a native of North Carolina, received Municipal Fores^ r’R^mKpr of Commerce.
a native of North Carolina, received
t^Belor of Science degree from North
* State University in 1956. Following
u of industrial employment in public
^ and land development, he received the
of Forestry, Master of Science, and
pf Philosophy degrees from Yale Univer-
ter service as an Assistant in Research
'truction at Yale University, Dr. Miller
tBe Radford College faculty in 1965 as
0 Professor of Biology. In 1967, he was
d to Professor of Biology and named
ontal chairman. The following year, he
cted to be Dean of the School of Natural
>• In 1971, Dr. Miller was named Vice-
>t for Academic Affairs. This past fall,
ler returned to full time teaching in the
ent of Biology at Radford College,
ve in both church and civic affairs, Dr.
family lived off campus. After returning a baby
sitter to Smedes, he was stopped by Mr. Byrd,
the fire watchman, for being a male on back
campus.
Mr. Hobgood, who is 29 years old, has been
married to his wife Nancy for nearly eight years.
The Hohgoods have two children: Susan, four-
and-a-half years old, and Christopher, eight-and-
a-half months. Mr. Hobgood affirms that Susan,
who at 18 months had to be taken from the
chapel service when she recognized her father
and cried, “That’s my daddy,’’ will especially
miss the ice cream box in the cafeteria and
visiting all her friends at lunch.
“We .have enjoyed the unique opportunity
of being able to live on St. Mary’s campus and
will miss some very good times and friendships
we have had,” Mr. Hobgood concludes.
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latter and was graduated from the Virginia
Seminary in Alexandria in 1968.
For tw'o years, Mr. Hobgood was associate
rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, a su
burban parish in Jacksonville, Florida. He came
to St. Mary’s in July 1970.
Mr. Hobgood recalls one humorous incident
which occurred his first year here when his
Miller, a licensed Layreader, is a fomer vestty-
r\nd Sunday school teaclrer of Gr^ Ep-
Dr. Miller is a Mason f elect-
course of his scholastic academic
ed to « B f 1 g g ^
honor societies: Phi foppa ^
Xi Sigma Pi. Dr. Mine American
the Ecological Society of Amenc ,
Soci^V o£ Pl.a. tJS of
American Foresters, and Associate of
Southeastern Biologists, and i Miller
4. S„i.h,™un Ed„c
was selected as one of tn edition
tors of America. He is listed in the 19/2 eoi
of Who’s Who in America. Rebecca
Dr. Miller is married to the f
Ballantine of Marion, Sojith Carehn.- Ih_
Millers have three daughters. »
Susan, 10; and Nancy, 7.
Mother-Daughter Day
Plans Now Complete
By Pam Stroupe
Last October St. Mary’s had a very success
ful and very meaningful Father-Daughter Day,
but it seems that many mothers have felt left
out. Now they are going to get the same oppor
tunity to see St. Mary’s girls in action. On
April 6, St. Mary’s will have her first Mother-
Daughter Day.
Our mothers will register from 9-12:30 in
Smedes receiving name tags made by their,
daughter (incidentally they will be collected by
the committee on April 1). Classes will con
tinue until 3:00. At 3:00 there will be a
fashion show by Mac Josephs featuring ten of
our students plus Mrs. Werman and Mrs. Cress-
man. Combined with the fashion show will be
a reception both of which will be followed by
a performance of the Sea Saints from 4:15-5:15.
After a period of free time there will be a chapel
service from 6:00 to 6:30. At 7:00 dinner will
be served to mothers and their daughters. Din
ner will include live entertainment by the pop
ular Cold Cuts. All girls not hainng their
mothers on campus are asked to eat at the
normal time. Then at 8:30 all mothers and
daughters are invited to the Dramatic Club’s
production of "An Eveniitg with Thornton
Wilder”. All mothers who wish to can spend
the night with their daughters in the dorms.
We would like to thank Charlotte Cameron,
chairman, for all her hard work and initiative,
Mr. Whitten, their advisor, and Nature Arm
strong, Josie Rawls, Melba Heflefinger, Beverly
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