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Congratulations To Beat Mary Washington Honor Roll Students Tomorrow Night! -MADISON COLLEGE- Vol. XXIII Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Friday, January 10,1947 No. 19 Registrar Announces Fifty-eight Virginia Assembly Madison Dukes To Play New Students On Fall Honor Roll Discusses Raise In Teachers Salaries Mary Washington Cagers Helen Janet Sturgill, senior, and Gloria Miller, Jacqueline Shields Rady, .Members of the Virginia General Louise Albrittain, sophomore, headed Jean Marie Smith, Laura Virginia ♦First Contest For Madison's First Men's Basketball Assembly have given every indication the list of 58 students who made the Foltz, Betty Sue Altman, Jacqueline Squad Is Scheduled For 7 O'clock Tomorrow Night first honor roll* fall quarter. These at their recent meetings that pay in- Madeline Boykin, Martha Annie Lee, two girls made all A's, announces creases will be made for the public The Madison Dukes, men's basket- high school, is the coach for the Madi- Jeanette Alease Pickrel, Fannie Claire school teachers of the state and that Mrs. Walton Taliaferro, acting regis- ball team, will play their first game son Dukes. He has prepared the boy* Bennett, Jane Moorman Morgan, Amy these increases will more than likely trar. Saturday night at 8 p.m. in Reed Gym, for their first game with comparatively come without additional state taxes. The senior A students are: Anna Edith Sanders, Jessie Love Bowen and opposing the veterans of Mary Wash- The Assembly was called into spe- little time for practice. Dave Turner, Slack Day, Louise Mae Driscoll, Uni- Eugenia Cornelia Lockard. ington College. This game will be the cial session this week by Governor who not many seasons ago was mana- ty Bromley Chappell, Helen Janet first of six already scheduled, with Martha Geraldine Morris, Shirley Tuck, to consider an appropriation to Sturgill, Margaret Neff Ritchie, Helen prospect for others'with Randolph- ger for the Blue Streaks of Harrison- Ann Williams, Marguerite Jean Coff- be used to raise teachers pay and to Brown Childs, Virginia Lee Ward, Mjicon, Farmville, and Washington & burg high school, is now doing the man, Geraldine Frances Estep, Flor- relieve the acute situation in Vir- Eugenia Winslow West, Barbara Lee. honors for Madison. ginia's public schools. Frances Stein, Mary Jane Fulton, ence Emma Springmann, Margaret The other games already scheduled The Virginia Educational Associa- The admission charge of $.30 for Geneva Ann Hughes, Janet Elizabeth Jane Kirwan, Carrie Lee Moore, Betty are with Mary Washington College, tion had asked the assembly to ap- the first game will go towards paying Sollenberger, Helen Carolyn Wood- Jo Stretchberry, Lois Virginia Wiley, JaniJary 16, at Fredericksburg; Shen- propriate $6,000,000 for each of the for the uniforms and referees. A field. andoah College at Dayton, January 25, decrease in the admission will pre- Shirley Pembroke Wilkins, Patricia next three years to meet the emergency Juniors on the A honor roll are: "and at home on February 15; and Anderson Alion and Jeanne Prasse. now existing in the state. Governor vail at games in the future. Jo Ann Johnson, Margaret Virginia Bridgewater College Freshmen, here Juniors: Rose Marie Mitchell, Eliza- Tuck, however, has presented a pro- The Madison Dukes have been Reid, Betty Jane Wilkins, Joyce Lang- February 5, and at Bridgewater Feb- gram calling for $2,000,000, to b set scrimmaging with the teams from the ston Sutton, Rose Marie Pace, Bar- beth June Coyne, Melba Inez Creel, ruary 12. aside for the rest of this year and m high school, and look exceptionally bara Lee Wensel, Gladys Vivian Far- Elizabeth Ann Ferguson, Leslie Kath- At present the squad is composed $3,500,000 for the- school year, 1947-48; fine. mer, Ida Audrey Hiriton, Cora Jean erine Hall, Alice Mercer Jones, Jac- of 17 players, including ten from Har- VEA members "haVe indicated that The Madison squad voted unanim- White, Margaret Kathleen Cahill, queline Elizabeth Pasher, Mary Vir- risonburg. These boys are Walter L. they will continue their plea for more ously on "Dukes" as the official name Nancy Jane Warren. ginia Carson, Mary Louise Hunting- Eye( Dale Sumption, Dick Spangler, thari that proposed by Tuck, and will for the basketball team. This name ton, Eleanor Watts Smith, Thelma R. T. BVuce, Bill Nash, Paul Deter, The following sophmores made the support a t*c to provide more reve- was chosen in honor of Dr. Samuel P. Rnth Thompson, Eva Ann Trumbo Bill Woolf, Donnie Shank, J. B. Fig- first honor roll: Mary Virginia Horn, nues. The Association feels that the Duke, president of Madison college. and Frances Elizabeth Bridgwater. gatt, and Buddy Showalter. Other Helen Frances Napier, Gladys Ethe- "amount proposed by the. Governor Anne Wilcox Bussey, Mabel Louise squad members are Pete Corbin, lene Smith, Joyce Hammond, Jennie will help,'but will not meet the situa- Henderson, Margaret Wilson ^fatt- Marshall, Va.; Ronald Burton, Fred- Meath Snowden, Nancy Rose Bryant, tion entirely." hews, Mary Fae Smith, Jane Bishop ericksburg, Vsbj; D. J. Driver, Cum- Germans Plan Betty Milla Cox,' Mary Elizabeth Va, N. C. Compared Staples, Lillian Virginia DeModena, berland, Md:- Tom Driver, New Mar- Black, Jane Elizabeth Tate, Mary It has been found by comparison Alice Roberta Engleman, Phyllis Gib- ket, Va.; Tom Garner, Matewon, W. Dance, Goating Louise Albrittain, Juanita Duke, Carol that where Virginia ranks 42nd in the son Epperson, Gladys Louise Hostet- Va.; Melvin Koogler, Spotswood, Va.; Marie Thompson. union as to her educational system, Plans for their forthcoming dance to ter, Peggy Elaine Wood, Eleanor and Jack Newman, Montvale, Va. Twenty-two freshmen also made North Carolina now ranks 28th. The be held February 22 and for taking Louise Andrews, Jane Marilyn Pincus, Coach Warren, of Harrisonburg the top list. They are: Clara Wailes latter state added a sales tax to last for in new members highlighted the meet- Margaret Elaine Soukoup, Mary Darby, Mary Ann Boone, Zona War- just a few years until the schools were ing of the German club, 'held Wed- Katherine Haught and Mary Lee wick Landes, Eleanor Jane Auman, out of financial difficulties. This method nesday night. Moyer. Lillia Ashby Is New Catherine Noell Cover, Norma Evelyn of financing proved so successful that The initiation of new members will Mildred Jean Webb, Bertha May Gay, Elizabeth Louise Vaughan, Fern they have continued this tax. Business Manager be of freshmen only, and invitations Elizabeth Waters, Lillian Estelle Andrews, Virginia Dare Britton, Joan As a result, where Virginia is put- Lillia Ashby, from Hilton Village, are to be sent out January 24. Spivey, Mildred Virginia Gaston, Holbrook, Peggy Morgan Hollis, ting 18 million dollars a year into Virginia, has been appointed business Becky Settle is in charge of draw- Joyce Eleanor Cramer, Lynn Calmes Nancy Jane Rogers, Margaret Frances public schools, both elementary and manager of The Breeze to take the ing up rules for goating. This year's Black, Betty Ann Grun, Retha Athey Allen, Glenna Ardath Dodson, Mary secondary, North Carolina, which has place of Angeline Matthews who re- rules are to be made up of the rules of Shirkey, Mildred Ann'Solari, Jeannette Alice Joyner, Alice Gertrude Mont- taken over support of her schools, is signed. Lillia is a senior in a second- both German and Cotillion clubs. Marian Tonner, Helen Ruth Harsh- gomery, Virginia Lois Ogilvie, David putting in 46 million a year. In the ary education curriculum. She has These rules will be posted in Miss barger, Dorothy Marie Rbwe, Peggy Luther Smith and William Buxton next biennium North Carolina expects served on The Breeze staff since her Vandever's office. Goating will take Love Crowder, Irene Rose Seidman, Woolf. (Continued on Page . 2) freshman year when she was a typist. place January 28 and 29. Catherine Hughes Garner, Myrtle Lee Sophmores include: Barbara Allen For the last two years Lillia has been Tramel. Bowen, Mary Pierce Edwards, Elea- Joy Hulney was appointed to send Thirteen Complete Breeze circulation manager for the staff.,- out invitations. The second or "B" honor roll in- nor Glynn Tiller, ElmaVyonne Davis, Trial Period Successfully New circulation manager, taking Gerry Morris wis appointed chair- cludes the following: Myra Fensterwald, Ida Hart Chap- Lillia's place, is Lois Stine, a native of Seniors: Jessie ' Elmore Beaman, pell, Maude Evelyn Flanary, Virginia After the completion of a satisfac- man of the committee to make shields Mae Hall, Margaret Benjamin Hurst, tory trial period as cubs, thirteen re- Cumberland, Maryland. Lois is a and crowns. Serving on the committee Frances Lee Sneed, Joan Sprouse, porters have been added to the staff sophomore music major and a mem- with her are Dawn Brewer and Mitzi "Y" NOTES Betty Kathryn Weller, Mamie Fran- of The Breeze, announces Emily Leit- ber of the Glee club and Alpha Sigma Borkey. ces Barton, Margaret Fair Jessup, ner, editor. Alpha. Rosetta Stanley was appointed to Thanks for Cooperation Mary Alpha Rudasill, Frances May The new reporters are: Betty Lou head the committee on dance bids. Connock and Katherine Dolores Unity Chappell is in charge of order- The YW wants to thank all the par- • i Barton, Ronald Burton, Margaret Laura Virginia Foltz Asks Hogge. ticipating students for their coopera- Clark, Jean Collins, Kitty Cover, Joyce For Letters To Foreigners ing bids and programs. tion in making the Christmas Pageant Marilyn Virginia Lee, Johanna Lee Cramer, Jean Gaither, Pat Ingram, Anna Bowman heads the refresh- Shallcross, Elinor Lois Stine, Dorothy Laura Virginia Foltz, president of ment committee; Billy Richmond and such a success. Irene Munson, Dolly Rice, Beryl Snel- Elizabeth Broome, Betty Jean Smith, lings, Martha Thomas and Johanna YWCA, asks that all students who Cecil Kelly were appointed to secure We also thank all of you for the Marianna Virginia Howard, Edith Williams. would like to correspond with foreign an orchestra. Kitty Dance and Sue wonderful job you did in bringing toys Shirley Long, Geraldine Brooks Neath- students' turn their letters in to her Deaton will secure chaperones. In. ery, Helen Jean Slaughter, Mary Al- and money to the Kid Party. Over Registrar's Office on or before January 20. She will in charge of decorations are Angeline $40 was given in addition to the many lene Andrews, Phyllis Marguerite Rey- turn forward these letters to the stu- Mathews and Anne Bussey. Trigg gifts. (Continued on Page 3) dents, who, it is hoped, will answer Holliday and Ayleen Kelly head the Lists New Students theme committee. s To Have Birthday Party them. For further information about Nineteen new students have register- Jo Johnson was appointed to head The January Birthday party will be Gilderslee- e Leads this correspondence service, contact ed for the winter quarter at Madison, the committee on pins and rings. Thursday night, January 16. All who Laura Virginia. have birthdays in January be sure to Songs In Assembly the registrar's office has revealed. They haVe chosen widely different check the list that is posted in Harri- Faculty and students joined in a fields of study in the curricula offered Donald Dame To Present First son to see if it contains their names. "community sing" in assembly Wed- if here. Liberal arts (VII and VIII) and SGA |ias Vespers nesday, with Dr. Glen Gildersleeve business admjnistration (XI) appear The Student Government Associa- directing the singing, and Mr. George LycSum Program This Quarter to have drawn the majority of the stu- tion will sponsor Sunday Vespers Raymond Hicks accompanying at the dents although secondary education The first lyceum program of this larly as soloist with symphony or- which will be held this Sunday at organ for the program of Western (II and III) has a few new recruits quarter will be presented on Febru- chestra on the popular Sunday prog- 1:45 p.m. after dinner. songs. also. ary 6, when Donald Dame, tenor, will ram, "Music For an Hour." He has "The Path of 1947" "The Lord's Prayer" was sung by The entering students include: June make his first appearance here. made frequent guest appearances on Allene Mann as the devotional. The play entitled "The Pith x>f Maybelle Crawn, Catherine Jean Dove, Mr. Dame, who is under contract to "Invitation to Music," "Columbia Pre- 1947," which is a New Years play, In keeping with the Western theme, D. W. Fawley, Jr., Betty Louise the Metropolitan Opera Association, sents," and the "Telephone Hour." was presented in chapel today. Mr. Hicks played the "On the Trail," Fisher, Betty Joan Gallagher, Virginia is already familiar to music lovers as This season he has been starred on Programs Planned third movement of Ferde Grofe's M. Good, Lawrence Worth Hatch, star of many of the most popular "Sunday Evening Hour" over the Since we have been making big "Grand Canyon Suite." Edward Elmer Hughes, Jr., Mary coast-to-coast radio broadcasts. ABC network. plans for the year, we thought that The program of group singing was Virginia Kihm, Marjorie Ann Lehman, Within more recent years, since his you would like to know that among concluded with "Jingle Bells," dedicat- Robert F. Melborne, Jr., Cera Faye graduations from New York's famed MOVIE SCHEDULE our future January programs we plan ed to the weather-man, and "Dixie," Miller, Dorothy Miller, Bonnie Louise Institute of Musical Art, Dame has to have a Hymn sing, several dramati- which was dedicated to the South. Neff, Doris Marie Sherman, Dale had an enviable record of engagements January 11—State Fair zations, a European missionary to During assembly the "A" honor roll Eugene Sumption, Ann Wheeler "Crin- on many outstanding radio musical January 18—Centennial Summer Czechoslovakia, and the World Stu- was read by Mrs. Walton Taliaferro, kle, Orin B. Webster arid Harlan L. programs. January 25—Claudia and David dent Service Fund drive. acting registrar. Yost. 'For two years he was starred regu- February 1—Smokey r THE BREEZE \

I Resolve ■4- VIEWS OF As the bells ring in the new year they just naturally toll for the joys, surprises and happinesses which are to follow in the next 300 odd THE NEWS days', but they are also tolling for the thousands of hopeful individuals By Barbara Cabe who have made new year's resolutions. Bunnies arrive at Easter and Santa Claus at Christmas but every- When James F. Byrnes resigned one Jcnows that January 1 is the day when resolutions have full swing. his position as Secretary of State it How long they are kept depends on the will of the individual but was not a very great shock to many of at least on New Year's most everyone has that "I resolve" gleam in us. After all, wher» he took the post in his eye. the first place he was careful to ex- The important question is why can't we keep these resolutions.-' plain that it was only a temporary They must be worthwhile and for our own good, or we would not measure and he would resign as soon have made them in the beginning. Then why forget all about them as the position could be handled by around January 5 and slide back into our old routine? someone else. That is, when the coun- We all have faults to be corrected and what better way than try's foreign affairs were straightened through an honest to goodness New Year's resolution. Let our aim out enough for a relatively inexper- in, 1947 be—"I resolve to keep my New Year's resolutions to the best ienced man to step in. of my ability this year so as to he an improved, better liked person." M.R. But, when President Truman in- vited "General George C. Marshall to step into the well-worn shoes of, for- mer Secretary Byrnes, the nation" was, Rec Room Needed to put it mildly, a trifle surprised! Last year at a regular student body meeting it was suggested that a Those who have a particular nose recreation room be opened to take care of the deplorable Sunday dating for news perhaps had an inkling of situation. At the beginning of the fall quarter this year the Sophomores what was going to happen when Tru- took this as a class project. Plans have recently been placed before man innocently called Marshall home Dr. Duke for a recreation room to be opened to Sunday "dates." from China a few days ago to "report The need for such a rec room has long been felt on Madison's campus. There is absolutely nothing that "dates" can do on this cam- 'in person' on the critical situation in pus on Sundays except go to church—which takes, at the Very most, that strife-ridden country." four hours out of the day. A girl can't walk around campus all of the Let There Be Light! However, it would have bei time, and even such scenery as our campus provides gets stale after to name a more capable man ij Another year and the common complaint still prevails—we need walking continuously for several hours. True, there are dathjg cen- job. Marshall is one of our "fine more light! Perhaps we should have made a new year's resolution to ters—three of them for approximately thirteen hundred students! There diplomats—he knows the Orient and stop complaining, but after almost three weeks of perfect light (at isn't even room to breathe, let alone sit in comfort. .. Oriental ways of thinking. "His talents A recreation room would help *a great deal to alleviate this over- home), Madison's "darkness" is very provoking. Lights in the library are am»ng the worse on campus. Complaints for calmly and systematically bringing crowded situation. r B. N. have come from students as well as the members of the library staff about co-operation between the Allies who are constantly subjected do the lighting there. One goes to the are practically unrivalled. He is. ex- library to either study or read and lighting is certainly entirely necessary ceptionally well versed in foreign af- DOWN IN THE DUMPS . . . and as important there, as any other place. fairs. He has no specific political, Who is paid better in your home town, teachers or garbage col- Lighting in the dormitory rooms is in many cases as bad as that connections, although this probably lectors? There are communities in which garbage collectors receive in the library. The maximum amount of light we may use in our rooms was not considered when his appoint- higher salaries than school teachers. If this is true in your town, you is limited. In some few cases this may be sufficient, but in a ma- ment was contemplated. surely cannot be satisfied with the situation. jority it is not. Most of the rooms on campus are unfortunately rather Marshall has handled the extremely Education is thought by too many to be a preliminary to earning dark. difficult Chinese situation with a great a living. It is much more than that. In this age of mass pressures, Because we do come to school with the major purpose of studying, deal of skill. His support on that -democracy cannot survive unless its citizens are trained in the analyti- we should be provided with the healthful facilities which might help country explained that China will get nowhere until the extremists are will- cal method, cultural standards and knowledge of the world. Only then us in our nightly struggles. Can't somethingfje done ? B. R. ing to give in a little to the followers can the citizens resist the evils of propaganda and organized self- of the middle-of-the-road policy. . interest. Byrnes was highly commended from Oklahomans did much to further the cause of better education by AMONG NEW BOOKS many sources for doing an excellent adopting four constitutional amendments concerning schools. This is By Mary Virginia Ashby grandson of a king, therefore actually job as Secretary of State. He has a step in the right direction, but only with continued striving can the Their Ancient Grudge, by Harry "King of the Jews." raised our international prestige im- citizens get Oklahoma's and the entire nation's educational standards measurably during his service. '• Harrison Knoll Mr. Graves not only retells the story out of the dumps. (Oklahoma Daily). This is the story of the Hatfield- of Jesus but, gives a brilliant, if fan- McCoy feud told as it affected six Thursday and Friday at the State women, five McCoys and one Hat- tastic, exposition of the pagan i<$& Something To Theater. This picture tells a story gions which reached their fulfilling* SH0WG0ER field. from the most colorful period of The author is well acquainted with in the person of the Nazarene. American history and is enacted by Chat About— the mountain folks and is ideally Seeing Things, by John Mason •••Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Jean Arthur and Gary Cooper. For a By Phillip Epperson qualified to reveal to the readers these Brown at the State Theater The Killers, a colorful saga of the wild West see Even though Christmas is over, strange fierce, perversely brave, and picture based on Ernest Hemingway's The Plainsman. Seeing Things is a collection of tales of holiday "cheer" are still be- thrilling novel, will appear. Ava Gar- curiously sensitive people. His record- essays on the theater, personalities, ing tossed around. Joe Phillips, we Here it is folks! The Time, The ing of the mountain speech is admir- diner and a new recruit from the stage, Place, and The Girl, that wonderful and life in general. Mr. Brown writes hear, was asked what he received for Burt Lancaster,- do a wonderful job ably authentic and more than makes musical will be at the Virginia Theater of many varied things and people such Christmas. "A couple of bottles of with the leading rolls. up for occasional moments of over- Monday through Friday. This picture Scotch." "What else?" "l' don't re- This smashing screen hit is well writing. as Floriello La Guandia, Walt Disney, brings us such songs as "A Rainy member anything after that." A second worth seeing. The Horizontal Man, by Helen and Noel Coward. Night in Rio," "Through A Thousand Ray Milland, no doubt. ••The Plainsman will be playing Eustis The book is gay, witty, and informa- Dreams," "Oh, Bu( I Do," "Girl In Althotfgh the solution of this psycho- It seems that a certain YWCA presi- tive; required reading for both friends Calico," and several other popular logical thriller has obviously been dent went to the Arcade restaurant I HE BREEZE hits. lifted straight out of a textbook on of the theater and humanity. the night she came back to school and When Dennis Morgan (hubba, hub- abnormal psychology it is a very in- Not So Wild a Dream, by Eric after ordering a cup of black coffee, ba) playing the part of a singer, Jack teresting first try for Miss Eustis. Sevareid decided she wanted a glass of (be.it Carson as an orchestra leader, and Member Virginia Intercollegiate Prtss, The scene of The Horizontal Man is In Not So Wild a Dream Eric whispered) tomato juice. When the Janis Paige and Martha Vickers as check came, though, she noticed that Associated Collegiate Press a New England college for women Sevareid has reported on himself, on dancers, the cards are pretty well where even murder is only a nine the juice had been omitted. "Waiter, what he has seen and done. It begins Published Weekly by the Student Body stacked for a good movie. days' wonder that is dissipated on the you forgot to put the tomato juice on •t Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va. There is the usual amount of love winds of academic gossip. with his home in a small North Da- here." "That's all right, Miss Ginny. affairs, financial difficulties, mistaken Emily Leirner -Editor The Crater's Edge, by Stephen Bag- kota town but the greater part of his I understand how it is. I feel the need identities, and the reconciliations in Lillia Ashby business Editor nail , book is devoted to his reporting in of black coffee and tomato juice, my- the grand finale. Carmen Cavallaro Bettie Norwood— -Assistant Editor In this book a young Englishman Europe, where he covered the fall of self, sometimes." and his orchestra furnish the music Margaret Reid News Editor reviews his four loves as he lies in France, the blitz in London, the Ital- for this technicolor extravaganza. Thought for the day: It doesn't take Marjorie Dickie - Cartoonist a shell-crater, possibly dying. As the ian campaign, and the invasion of "State Fair" with Dana Andrews, long to get hard-boiled when you've Maggie Kenny— -Headline Editor pain increases, the pictures of his boy- Southern France; and in Asia, where Jeanne Craine, Dick Haymes and been in hot water a few times. Becky Rogers Copy Editor hood and youth vanish, and he turns he reported the Chinese war, saw Jo Shallcross Chief Typist Vivian Blaine is the cinema that will to prayer. service in British India, and survived The merchandising classes who Lois Stine Circulation Manager be shown at Wilson Hall on Saturday a plane wreck in Burma. have been studying how to cultivate L»mn Mitchell Photographer night. A music technical reproduction Beautifully written, this brief novel- Not So Wild A Dream is more than intelligent consumer habits, might take Editorial Staff: Mary Virginia Ashby, of the same story as the movie in ette is more successful in its poignant Nancy Jane Warren, Betty Broome, just a fine piece of reporting; it is this one to heart. which Will Rogers starred several story than in its philosophy. Mary Rudasill, Jinx Miller, Barbara the outpouring of Mr. Sevareid's Stranger: I came in because I read Cabe, Frances Connock, Bob Mono- years ago, this features the young King Jesus, by Robert Graves thought in an interpretation of life as your advertisement for a man to re- lian, Jennie Snowden, Bertha Boswell. people and their romances. King Jesus is a historical novel bas- he saw it unroll before him. tail canaries. Hetty Lou Henshaw, Boqie Hawk, Some of the songs are "It Might As hed on the life of Jesus. The central Proprietor: Oh, yes, are you exper- Velva Shumate, Mickey Parrotta, Well Be Spring" and "It's A Grand theme is that Christ was the son of ienced in that line? Taffy Savage, Doris May Rice, Jean Night For Singing." The plot may Mark's first husband, who was the SEND IN YOUR Gaither, Pat Ingram, Kitty Couer, Irene seem a little unusual at times but son of. Herod. Assuming that this is Stranger: No, I just wanted to ask Munson, Margarite Clarke, Jean Collins, the music makes up for it all. true Christ would have been the LETTER TO THE EDITOR how the canaries lost their tails. Shirley Williams Flies To Chicago CALENDAR Institute To Award Saturday, January 11—Movie, "State $3,000 For Essays Fair," 8:15 p.m.; Wilson auditor- To Attend Pi Omega Pi Convention ium; boys' basketball game, Madi- The Tamiment Social and Economic "Oh, look at the smoke." 27th. Following the after dinner son Dukes vs. Mary Washington Institute announces an annual essay "That's not smoke, little girl. You speech, the names of the national of- College of the University of Vir- contest, awarding $3,000 in cash prizes are looking at clouds," explained the ficers for the next two years were ginia, 7 p.m., Reed gym; informal to the five undergraduate students We Recommend: kind gentleman in the next seat. announced. danciog after game, Reed gym, submitting the best essay on the Saturday- The "little girl" was Shirley Wil- Leaving Chicago at 11:00 at night, German club. theme—"Roads to Industrial Peace." ABC, 2 p.m., Metropolitan Opera liams. She was flying from Norfolk to the "little girl" did not see any Sunday, January 12—YWCA Vespers, There will be a first prize of $1,500; CBS, 9:45 p.m., Saturday Night Chicago to attend the biennial Pi "smoke" on her trip home. 1:45 p.m., Wilson auditorium, a second prize of $750; and three third Serenade Omega Pi conference. SGA in charge. prizes of $250 each. NBC, 8:30 p.m., Truth or Conse- The rules of the contest are as fol- Shirley checked in at Hotel Sher- TEACHERS Thursday, January 16—Birthday din- quences \ lows: All undergraduate college stu- man, where the conference was to be ner, 6:00 p.m. Sunday- held, at 2:30 on December 26. At (Continued from Page 1) dents are eligible. A contestant may ABC, 8 p.m., Paul Whiteman 3:00 she dashed to a business meet- to put at least 62 million dollars into submit but one essay. The length of CBS, 4:30 p.m., Hour of Charm ing to meet girls from all over the her public school system. This V That the essay should be between 5000 and NBC, 9 p.m., Merry-Go-Round United States. Expenditures Increased 8000 words. No manuscript will be ac- Monday- On their "first night," Shirley and However, the expenditure for public By Bertha Boswell cepted unless typed, double-spaced, on ABC, 7:15 p.m., Elmer Davis free schools has increased in the past three girls from Ohio and California, Ellen Lane, who graduated from. one side of the sheet. The contest , CBS, 9 p.m., Radio Theater armed with a map of the city, dined in 12 years as Virginia spent $7,267,111.61 closes April 25th, 1947. Send manu- Madison last year, visited the Theta NBC, 10 p.m., Contented Program the downtown maze of Chicago and in 1931-32 while in 1944-45 the -state script to Tamiment Institute Contest, Tuesday- Sigma Upsilon girls in Messick House then lost themselves in the Shubert spent $15,336,118.62. The percentage 7 East 15th Street, New York 3, New ABC, 9:30 p.m., Boston Symphony Theater. "Song of Norway" was Shir- however has decreased since in 1931- last week end. Ellen now teaches at York. In submitting manuscript, the CBS, 7:30 p.m., American Melody ley's "first big play" and "simply like 32 it was 15.35 and in 1944-45 only Finch Junior College in New York. author should type full name, college Hour nothing I have ever seen before." 11.29. and home addresses, telephone num- % Ann Bussey became engaged to NBC, 8 p.m., Rudy Vallee Hotel Sherman clerks must be early- Madison, as one of the state teach-, ber and name of college on a separate Wednesday- Edwin Brinser during the Christmas risers for Shirley's "call-in" said: ing institutions, has just 571 students piece of paper clipped to the essay. ABC, 6:30 p.m., Music for Dining "Good morning. It is 7:00. The tem- enrolled in teaching Curriculums, less holiday. No date has been set for the The essay will be coded by the insti- CBS, 4:30 p.m., Hollywood Jackpot perature is 32 degrees." At which point than one half of the total number wedding at yet. Edwin attends V.P.I, tute to insure anonymity. Manuscripts NBC, 11 a.m., The Fred Waring Shirley and friends crawled back into registered here. They are as follows: and is from Richmond, Virginia. Ann, must be original, unpublished works. Show bed- Curr. I 103; Curr. II 68; Curr. Ill, a Junior at Madison, is a major in Prize winning essays will be announced Thursday- : But not for long. Scheduled for 8:00 178; Curr. IV 81; Curr. V 79; and dietetics, and hails from Baltimore, and the prizes awarded with appro ABC, 4:30 p.m., Bride and Groom was the student delegates meeting. Curr. VI 62. Maryland. priate ceremonies at the 1947 June con- CBS, 10 p.m., Reader's Digest At the meeting the sixty young dele- ference of the Tamiment Social and Barbara Farrar returned to campus NBC, 7:15 p.m., News gates made their chapter reports. Economic Institute at Camp Tami- Annual Write-Ups Are Due sporting a diamond given her on Friday— Through an afternoon of Chicago ment, Tamiment, Pennsylvania. Christmas Eve by Leroy E. Peabody, ABC, 7:45 p.m., Modern Moods rain Shirley lunched at Palmer House All organizations must turn their The contest will be judged by Henry Jr. Since they both are still attend- CBS, 9 p.m., Ginny Simms and shopped in Marshall Fields, the write-ups for the Schoolma'am in by Hazlitt, editor of Newsweek, Alger- ing college, Barbara at Ma,dison and NBC, 8 p.m., Highways in Melody largest department store in the world. January 15, announces Claire Bennett, non Lee, president of Rand School of Lee at G. W. U, no definite plans For the grand finale of the confer- editor. Social Science; Selig Perlman, profes- have been made for the wedding, ence, faculty and student delegates She also requests all students having sor of economics, University of Wis- Delo Is Speaker though we may expect church bells met for a banquet on the night of the snapshots suitable for t|ie school-life consin; Sumner H. Slichter, professor most any time. section, to notify her at Carter House. of economics, Harvard University; For Business Club The Schoolma'am is scheduled to Pi Kappa Sigma Entertains Peggy Van Reeth became the fair and OrdWay Tead, editor Harpers and George Delo, chairman, of the United go to press soon so that it can be bride of Robert Edward Doell on brother, publishers. States Employment Service for twenty- Children At Parsonage distributed by June. December 31, 1946 in the Sacred nine Virginia counties spoke to the Pi Kappa Sigma entertained the Heart Catholic Church in Norfolk. Sorority News Of Business club last night on the topic Harrisonburg orphans with a Christ- Peggy was a member of Pi Kappa Opportunities for Stenographers and mas party at the Orphanage on Dec- If You Ask Sigma sorority and Cotillion club Meetings This Year Secretaries in Civil Service. s ember 14. while at Madison. Mr. Delo said that the openings for Fourteen girls were initiated into In-order to insure each child indivi-' THEM... clerical workers were decreasing rapid- Sarah Turner, a former student Theta Sigma Upsilon at the ceremony dual attention and presents which ly; however, he stated that openings _ What are some New Year's resolu- from Madison was wed to P. D. on Monday night. The girls were Louise really suited his needs and age, the for clerical workers were most plenti- Christmas Eve. They plan to make Albritton, Sue Bostic, Kitty. DeHart, girls in groups of threes took a child tions that you made and knew you ful in Richmond where many new their home in Moneta while Paul Mary Edwards, Gloria Garber, Joyce to take care of. Games were played wouldn't keep? government offices have recently been D. attends Roanoke Business college. Gillespie, Margaret Holland, Mary outside and refreshments were served Annie Wills—I plan to study harder opened. Elizabeth Myer Preston, alias for- Ann Kidwell, Nancy Long, Helen Mit- after distribution of the presents. —at least one night a week; will mer Madison student Betty Preston, chell, Virginia Lee Miller, Charlotte Methodist Church Sponsors This was one of Pi Kap's projects try to get up every morning in accepted a diamond from John Latti- Oothoudt, Rebecca Rogers, and Eliza- Interracial Conference for the year and they plan to visit time for class, and not keep the beth WhithursL mer of New York. The Methodist church is sponsoring the home again in the future. Alpha Sigma Alpha elected Becky lights on later than three o'clock. I Betty is a graduate of St. Cather- an Interracial Conference at Hampton Settle as sophomore representative to want to stop using so many slang ine's School and was a member of,Tri Institute in Phoebus, Virginia on Janu- the Panhellenic Council at a recent HONOR ROLL words such as "golly" and use "gee Sigma at Madison Her fiance attend- ary 18. Each college will be represent- meeting. McClain Bowen will represent ed Kent School and the University of ed by two delegates. (Continued from Page 1) whiz" instead. the sophmores of Alpha Sigma Tau Virginia where he was a member of On February 8 and 9 a conference nolds, Mary Ann Kidwell, Mildred Martha Thomas—I made a resolution in the council. Delta Psi fraternity. for all Methodist students will be held Ann Ritchie, Margaret Swan Egg- Mable Lee Walton, national presi- not to go steady—unless someone at Radford, Virginia. born, Jean Frances Rainey, Marion Miss Hilda Hisey, Madison college dent of Sigma Sigma Sigma, will ar- asks me. I am going to borrow The members of the Wesley Founda- Joyce Gillespie, Virginia Doris Rainey, librarian from Edinburg, Virginia re- rive Sunday to visit the local chapter. money from the girls across the hall tion Freshman cabinet will be installed Rachel McLin Sutton, Sue Lambert cently became engaged to Rev. Allen instead of my roommates; and I next Thursday afternoon in Wilson Deaton, Gena Ellen Gander, Norma H. Fenner from Free Port, Long Is- members of college chapters in that auditorium at a meting of all Metho- Elizabeth Rutter and Hazel Gertrude shall try to go to breakfast every land, New York, who is the minister area, December 30 in Norfolk at a buffet supper at the home of Mrs. dist students at Madison. Smith. time we have that wonderful treat- of the Harrisonburg Lutheran Church. No date has been set for the Winnie Shields, president Mrs. Freshmen on the "B" list are: hard boiled eggs. wedding. Shields and several members of the Club Elects Vice-President Anne Lee Harman, Elaine Estep Starr, Mo Powers—With my roommates' alumnae chapter are Madison grad- Roy Gordon Butler, Joyce Lumsden, To Replace Ruth Younis help I might manaege to clean up Peggy Dinkel made a promise and uates. Jane Jones Mohler, Kathryn Witwer Jinx Miller was elected vice presi- the room every two weeks instead accepted a diamond on Christmas Eve Those attending from Madison were: Richards, Shirley Mae Shorter, Mar- dent of the Granddaughter's club at from Walter J. Watkins of Rich- June Sterling, Emily Leitner, Betty tha Rae Thomas, Natalie Louise Bow- of once a month, and maybe empty a meeting held last night. She re- mond, Virginia. < Wilkins, Phyllis Epperson, Mary Edna man, Elsie Mae Morris, Irene Frances my own ashtrays. But I promise to places Ruth Younis who did not re- Love, and Jerry Neathery. Blair, Christine Vaughan Coats, Ruby turn my vie up loud enough for all Elaine Starr of Philadelphia, Penn- turn to school after Christmas. sylvania, became engaged to John Mabel Brumley, Alpha Sigma Al- The group discussed plans for the Elizabeth Craddock, Angela Ruth Nel- second floor Johnston to hear. O. Turner of Columbia, Missouri on pha president in 1945-46, also attended. quarter's activities. son, Peggy Jo Dinkel and Mary Eliza- Dave Turner—I resolve: 1. to spend beth Jamerson. Christmas Eve. The date for the less time in the tearoom and more wedding has been set for June 7. John Jean Ann Snedegar, June Elaine time with my pipe. It's less ex- is now attending the University of Saturday Evening Post Contains Picture Anderson, Wilma Blanche Bailey, Missouri, studying to be an electrical Margaret Isabelle Brown, Diana pensive and more secluded. 2. to engineer. , Of Doris Richardson Snapped At Dance Dobbs, June Kinzer Eaton, Faye O'- read the funny papers every day and By Irene Munson Cotillion Club Openings on October Reta Ferris, Leah Fern Fudge, Nancy keep up with my ideal—Terry. Mary Ann Hudgins, of Danville, If you look carefully at the picture 19. Lynn Hamilton, Rebecca Ann Hoover, Katherine Hamilton—I promise not to Va. received a diamond during Christ- in the lower right hand corner of Doris said that she was included in Irene Florence Munson, Sally-Ann tell Dick Tracy that Vitamin Flint- mas from Conrad B. Mattox, Jr. of page 27 in the Saturday Evening Post the picture quite by chance. The Rubin, Evelyn Genevieve Scott, An- heart is under the power of In- Gretna, who is attending the Univer- of December 28, 1946, you may spy Saturday Evening Post photographers drew B. Snellings, Jr., Elizabeth Anne fluence. Also I will sit quietly at sity of Richmond. During the war, the face of Doris Richardson, a Sopho- invaded the Tech dance for only 15 Wilson and Nancye Jane Butter- home on New Year's Eve unless Conrad served as a lieutenant, in the more at Madison. or 20 minutes, and those dancers who worth. I get a chance to go out and have a Air Forces. The picture in which Doris is in- happened to be nearest the orchestra rare old time. Mary Frances Cohen, Joanne Shu- No date has been set for the wed- cluded is one of the illustrations for had their pictures snapped. Hilda Davis—I resolve to get up and mate Craig, Clara Irene Miller, Ken- ding. the article "Sidemen With a Horn" In Doris's own words, "There was stay up for breakfast every morn- ton Filler Gambill, Shirley Marie Kod- by Richard Thruelson. The article, one a fast piece on, so my date (Karl ing. The getting up is awfully sim- Jackie Rady, of Richmond, became rich, Leah Geraldine Landman, Carl in a series entitled "Men at Work," Alexander of Harrisonburg, Virginia) O. Shifflett, Jr., Sarah Elizabeth Stra- ple; the staying up is simply awful. engaged to Mac Christian, a pre-law student at the University of Virginia, tells the life story of Alec Fila, a and I decided to go over and watch der, Patsy Ruth Ashbrook, Betty Lou trumpeter with Elliot Lawrence's or- the drummer. As we were standing Bowman, Pearl Mae Cline, Marion during the holidays. Mac served in the Army during the war. chestra. by the band stand the photographers Joyce Haydon, Norma Lee Hoke, PATRONIZE Several pictures were made of trum- appeared and said 'Hold it! We're Doris Jane Sterling and Ida Mae OUR ADVERTISERS The Hampton Roads alumnae chap- peter Fila at work when Elliot Law- taking pictures!' We were certainly Willis. ter of Alpha Sigma Alpha entertained rence's orchestra played for the V.P.I. surprised!" THE BRE \ AA Wilt SpOttlight . . By BERYL SHE 'Round The disc Madison Swimmers By Frances Connock Visit Mary Baldwin Girl Of The Week Well, recuperating co-eds, here we are back at the kingdom of the valley. An old year has passed. There are only memories remaining to remind us Artie Shaw has a new album that "Shorty Kavanaugh, swimming of the days gone, but if you will look for a second you will find a bright-eyed contains just about all his best songs. sports leader, together with the class youngster by the name of Mr. 1947. Howdy, Boy! Have a chair and prepare Included in this collection are "Frene- yourself for a long stay. We have a lot of things to talk over and do before swimming leaders, Anne Bell, Nancy si," "Begin the Beguine," "Star Dust," this time next year and being that you're here now, we better start breaking Rogers, Mickey Parotta, and Mary you in for a long, and we hope, a worthwhile encampment. The new year is "Back Bay Shuffle," "Dancing in the DonLeavy, was among those from here with all of its new adventures and excitements—Let's hope that will be Dark," "Traffic Jam," "Moonglow,',' Madison who attended an inter-class filled with all the happiness and achievements that a new year could possess "Serenade to a Savage." Our favorites swimming meet at Mary Baldwin Col- and as no other year so far has possessed. Happy, Happy New Year, every- are "Dancing in the Dark," "Begin lege in Staunton on Friday night, Dec- one. the Beguine," and "Frenesi." You ember 13. We are going to skip around for this next quarter, turning the SPORT- LIGHT on different sports which would be of interest to all of you gallant couldn't go wrong on any of them Observation of Mary Baldwin's people who take a gander over this way each week. Our goal will be to though., swimming meet has helped the Madi- give you a better outlook on sports in general, and a view of what s happening Another Artie Shaw recent album is in collegiate sports. son swimming leaders formulate plans Football passes out of the eyes of the American sport fan when the his Cole Porter selections. "My Heart for their first meet which will be held new year crawled in on hands and knees. Basketball has now caught the Belongs to Daddy," "I've Got You the latter part of February. Practice attention of the* so-called "wheaties-supporters," and it seems that this game Under My Skin," "You do Something will take its full share of enthusiasm just as football did when it held the reins for the meet will be held each Wdnes- of the season just^past. And especially here at Madison it will gain more ad- to Me," "Love for Sale," "What is day night at 8:00. miration than did football for there are going to be big times coming up in This Thing Called Love?" "In the Plans are also underway for a lar- the future as far as basketball is concerned. Stil} of the Night," "Get Out of Not only are we going to have a team of curlylocks running all over ger meet to be held in April, by which the court, but also striving to cope up victories for the school will be, a team Town," and "Night and Day" are the time the contestants should have of crew cuts (boys.) From the talk heard round-about the chow table this numbers in this album. However, we developed finer degree of skill in the tradition-breaking squad is looking forward to big doings come the time and feel that this is somewhat lacking af- place. various strokes to be used. ter hearing the former. DORIS WRIGHT , Opening their scheduled season this Saturday night (that's tomorrow night), the Dukes will face one of the strongest array of ball players in this While we're on the subject of al- section of the state, the lads from Mary Washington College of the University MADISON DUKES By Bob Monohan bums, we heard one the other day of Virginia. Doris Wright is best known on The situation at Mary Washington is the same as it is here. One time it that really hit the spot. This is "On RAH! RAH! campus as school basketball sports also was an all-girls college. But somehow, as fate, along wth the state au- the Moonbeam" by Vaughan Monroe. leader as well as for her attractive thorities, would have it, wherever women are located, likewise, men are The arrangements in this are smooth, located (it's a fact, ladies!). And now they, too, have men students to open appearance and friendly personality. doors, carry books, and theMike for the female species on the campus. perfect for listening or dancing. We have a Wide Selection of' She's the girl who made out a bas- So as patriotism bloomed in all its glory at Madison, so it did at Mary "Moonlight and Roses," "Paper Moon," ketball practice) schedule and urges us Washington when the doors of that institution were flung open to the on- "Moonglow," "Moon of Monkoora," DRESSES rushing splash of the ever-too-eagers, the men. And thus there rose a worthy I to come out for the inter-dormitory opponent for us to play in our first intercollegiate contest, and play them we "Moon Over Miami," "Blue Moon," practice. will, come ,8 tomorrow night. "Carolina Moon," "Moon Love," and AND During her Girl Scout days, Doris The inauguration of the Madison Dukes tomorrow night in the field of "Racing with the Moon" are included competitive basketball will flash to all there the accomplishment of much ACCESSORIES acquired the shrewdest technique for effort and practice, and show the might that the Madison five will or will not in this group, all of which are especi- trapping rabbits in the vicinity of have. With no previous experience to back them up, it will be hard to predict ally appealing in that Vaughan Mon- Moneta, Virginia. When the rabbits theaoutcome of the game with the co-vets from Fredericksburg, "America's roe manner. JIMMIE'S most Historical City." The Mary Washington team will be favored because of and the scout leader left Moneta, their record so far this year, three wins against one loss, but the Madison There are quite a few,arrangements DRESS SHOP Doris turned to softball and basket- team could well surprise all by giving an exhibition of some good ball play- of "Winter Wonderland" available at ball which she played in high school ing that would rock their opponent off their feet and set them down to utter defeat. present. Our favorites are the ones by for three years. She also became fond The men will need your support, gals, with all the spirit, enthusiasm, and Johnny Mercer and the Guy Lombar- of playing the piano although she in- cheer that you have. Give this support by showing that you are willing to do—Andrews Sisters. The former sists she never has been really good at back them up to the fullest by turning out for the game. This is going to be it. a history-breaking event; don't miss it for anything. leans toward the sentimental side Let's beat those boys from Mary Washington College and prove to them while the latter has a more novel Doris is a junior, enrolled in the as well as to others that we are not only King of the Valley but King of teaching curriculum, and a physical the Mountain. We'll be looking for you, people: touch. education major who is interested in "A Rainy Night in Rio," from "The all sports. She is a member of the Dance Programme Inter-Dormitory Basketball Time,. the Place, and the Girl" has varsity hockey squad and was a mem- Practice Is Well Attended just been recorded by Dinah Shore. ber of the sophomore basketball team The old members of the Modern and participated in class softball Dance group presented Peter & the Attendance at inter-dormitory bas- Its tantalizing rhythm is perfected by games. / Wolf, a dance programme to the ketball practice has been very satis- Dinah in her inimitable manner. With the support of'every student grade school children and parents of factory and a much larger percentage who has an interest in basketball. Harrisonburg this afternoon in the of girls has come out this year than Doris's work on the new intra-dormi- auditorium. This programme was the last, announces Doris Wright, school tory system can be a success. first of its kind ever to be presented sports leader for basketball. by any Madison College group for the Spotswood has been represented by AA Council Gives Athletic benefit of the townspeople. The chore- 29 girls; Ashby, 13; Jackson, 16; graphy was done by Miss Covington Johnson, 27; Alumnae, 8; Sheldon, Equipment for Student Use and the group. 33; Senior, 6; Junior, IS; sororities, 10; and day students, 12. The AA council has provided a The dance group will also present a box containing athletic equipment in programme to the student body in the the balcony of Reed gymnasium. next Wednesday assembly. w At any time, when gym classes are ff STATE not in progress, students may use any THE WEEK OF JANUARY 13 of the equipment for basketball, vol- MONDAY-TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY leyball, badminton, ping pong, darts FAMOUS RESTAURANT BOLDU W A R N ER and paddle tennis. 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