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K U M B U I v o l u m e x v m VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE MARCH 2, 1953 May Court And Queen, Margas And Macs Y .W .C .A . Officers Selected Barbara Smith Chosen May Queen; Jane Most All-Round McHugh Maid Students Named o f Honor The 1953 May Court has been Best All-Round Girls and Boys selected by a vote of the Senior of each class were selected Wed­ College members. The May Queen nesday in assembly. And the stu­ was selected by the entire student dents on campus which took this body in a election held on campus high honor were: Jean Van Land­ Feb. 20th. ingham and Wilbur Oglesby, se­ Honored by her fellow students. niors; Babs Threatte and Donald Miss Barbara Smith of Columbus Bonner, juniors; Peggy Stewart was chosen as May Queen and and Jack Knight, sophomores; Jane McHugh will serve as her Roslyn Rouse and Steve Pittman, maid of honor. Jane is from Rich­ freshmen. land, Ga. These two girls will be the royalty at the May Day fes­ Each year the Sigma Alpha Chi tivities which will be held in the honor society sponsors the contest amphitheatre on the 2nd of May- for the most outstanding boy and Twelve senior girls were also girl of each class. The students chosen^ by the vote of the senior of the classes then vote by secret college students to serve as the ballot and make their choices. attending court. These girts are: This award is based on the all Jean Van Landingham, Martha around ability, leadership, par- Barrs, Peggy Jones, Rosa Marga­ ticipancy, personality and charac­ ret Jones. Betty Jean Daniels, Do­ ter of each individual. On Honor’s lores Barry. Pat Heath. Laura Day these people are given tokens Ann Bowen, Marie Wellmaker, of their places of honor. Mary Helen Cooper, Marianne Jean Van Landingham, from Sealed, left to right first row: Betty Jean Daniels, Rosa (Margaret Jones, Marianne Joiner, Mary Helen. Joiner, and Becky CuEbreth- Cairo, is presently editor of the Cooper, Peggy J o n e s , and Pat Heath. Pine Cone, is an Elementary Ed­ Second row, left to right: Laura Ann Bowen, Jean Van Landingham, Becky Culbreth, Maid of Honor The Queen, Barbara Smith is ucation major, and on the Sports Jane McHugh, M a y Queen Barbara Smith, (Martha Barrs, Dolores Barry, Marie Wellmaker. president of the senior class and Council. Wilbur Oglesby is a mem­ was elected Class Sweetheart this ber of the Fillii Fortunae, and year. She serves on the Y cabinet, active campus leader, and a na­ Music, Cupids, Inter-F r a terni ty Gaines, Burdette, Sports Council, Dance Club, and tive Valdostan. Babs Threatte, the Social Science Club. At the junior from Lakeland, is a promi­ Valentines Usher Basketball Game Cauley, Bishop, present time, she is the secretary nent member of both Sock and of the Home-Ec club, vice-pres­ Buskin and the Dance Club. Don­ In Sweethearts Game Is Played Thompson Are ident of the English Club, and ald Bonner, another Valdostan, is Lay-out Editor of the Pine Cone. Vice President of his class and a Elected Officers This year Barbara was chosen as member of Fillii Fortunae, Peggy To the strains of the music of The first of the inter-fraternity a student leader on campus by Stewart, President of the Fins Emory Evan’s orchestra, a gala basketball games got off to a big SGA. She is a member of the and Flippers swimming group and affair, accented by valentines and start in the High School gym. In the elections for the YWCA Kappa Delta Epsilon Sorority. outstanding in the Dance club is sweethearts, got under way at the Members, of the fraternities were officers for the coming year the results showed that C a r o l y n Jane McHugh, who will serve as from Arlington. Jack Knight, Woman’s Building. This was the very enthusiastic about the game member of Fillii Fortunae hails and each fraternity was deter­ Gaines of Fitzgerald will serve as maid of honor is the treasurer of from Ray City. Roslyn Rouse, ~ Sweetheart Dance, sponsored by mined that they would win the president. The other officers to. the Education Club, a member of Waycross, is a member of the the Sophomore class. The high­ first and most important event. serve with Carolyn are LeJean the Sports Council and Fins and Sports Council and glee club. Steve light of the night, which was to Filii Fortunae Fraternity players Thompson, vice-president, of Bain­ Flippers aquatic group. Jane is Pittman is a member of Mu Alpha be the presentation of the sweet­ warmed up at one end of the bridge; Alice Cauley, from Way­ the vice-president of the Alpha cross, associate vice-president; Sigma Sorority. fraternity and lives in Blackshear, hearts of the various classes, was court while Mu Alpha practiced Georgia. their shots at the other end trying Wanda Bishop also of Waycross, . May Day is one of the highlights in the minds of all as they won­ to put the last minute touches secretary* and Jane Burdette of These people hold the rank and dered who the lovely girls would of the school year. On the 2nd on what they hoped to be the Moultrie, treasurer. of May the queen and her court esteem of the whole student body be. winning technique. as well as our faculty members. These officers will take place will be presented in a lovely array- Valdosta State College has long Red and white hearts hung from Spirit was certainly present on as soon as the installations serv­ of spring and royalty. Also at been noted for its outstanding streamers to enclose the dimly both sides. The Filii Fortunae ices are held. Plans are being this time the Dance Club adds to students and their activities. The lighted dance floor. Cupids and added the touches of cheerleaders. made to have the service on Thurs­ the gala festivities by presenting Sigma Alpha Chi honor society hearts were also used around the Jane McHugh, Dolores Barry and day, the 5th df March. At this a beautiful spring fable set to strives to reward diligence in stage which the sweethearts were Jean Van Landingham yelled as time the old members of the “Y” music. The amphitheatre lends work, play, and attainment. Con­ destined to step. the faithful cheerleaders while all cabinet who will graduate in June itself very well to the setting of sequently these selections are At intermission time Jobie of the Filii rooters joined in. The will turn their places over to the the May Day program. Girts in made every winter quarter. Re- Oglesby and Jimmy Copeland Mu Alpha had its own cheering new members. long full dresses of beautiful col­ bekah Culbreth, president of the came forward to the stage for the section and they made their hopes ors, a queen in white with her honor society said, “The students purpose of announcing and pre­ of a victory known. maid of honor and a pagentry of have always chosen wisely and senting the sweethearts of 1953. Faculty Travels * dance certainly promises to be a The game was enjoyed by all, splendid occasion. well their Margas and Macs. This The first sweetheart was Barbara but the Filii Fortunae teams year is certainly no exception. We Smith, representing the Senior And to put a little more sweet­ want the student body to realize couldn’t produce the googs to out- Miss Louise Sawyer, head of the class, whose home is in Columbus, score the Mu Alphas. The score speech department, was in Madi­ ness in the procession, train-bear­ that there are many sides to a Georgia. Next, the Junior sweet­ ers will follow the Queen. This well rounded and full life. We ended up as 64-35 with the Mu son, Florida, Wednesday to evalu­ heart, Mary Florence Porter, step­ Alphas way ahead all of the way. ate the choral reading festival year one of the train bearers will try to develop a closer unity be­ ped through the heart. Mary Flor­ High scorer for the Mu Alphas there. , be Jean Smith, sister of Barbara tween studies and extra curricular ence is from Ashburn. Following was Dizzy Stevenson with a total • • • Smith, VSC’s May Queen. The activities. Both are very neces- her came Many Jane McMillan of number of 36 points. For the other girls walking with Jean will ®ary to a student and his well­ Ocilla, who was the sweetheart of Filii Fortunae, Jack Knight led the Dr. Ted Booker, head of the be daughters of Alumni who live being. On Honor’s Day during the Sophomore class. To repre­ team with 18 points. nearby. Spring quarter we will make a sent the Freshman class, Joan Wil­ education department, delivered public presentation of awards to liams was presented. These four At the half, a cake was given an address Wednesday in Thom­ these eight students. The vote girls, after receiving a bouquet of away to the person holding the asville where he spoke to the Business Club In ail classes was close, and we red roses on a white heart back­ lucky number. Everyone had teachers in the city school system. only wish that we could select ground. led off the next dance. watering mouths, hoping that they His subject was “Your Schools Has Monthly more than Just one Marga and would «be the person to walk and the Experience of Children.” Mac from a class. The whole club The chaperones for the dance away with the cake.

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