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Bulletin of ibruary 1952 LONGWOOD COLLEGE ie XXXVIII umber 1 ALUMNAE NEWS Bulletin of Longwood College FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA ALUMNAE NUMBER

VOLUiME XXXVIII February, 1952 Number l

TABLE OF CONTENTS Published by LONGWOOD COLLEGE

Homecoming and Dedication 3 and THE ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION Leonard Jarman 7 Joseph Member of American Alumni Council

Edith Stevens 11 Editors Ruth Harding Coyner William W. Savage Jennie Masters Tabb 14

Business Manager . .MARY WISELY WATKINS

Excerpts from the Address of Dr. John R. Hutchcson 16 ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD Presentation 1' Dr. Dabney S. Lancaster .... President of Longwood College, Farmvillc. Virginia The Alumnae House 19 President

Longwood's Collection of Virginia Art 21 Helen COSTAN 1007 Floyd Street. Lynchburg, Virginia

Longwoods Way 23 fiVsf Vice-President

SARAH Button Rex . . . 1505 Greenleaf Lane, Faculty and Administration News 26 Charlottesville. Virginia

Second Vice-President Miss Ottie Craddock Retires 29 Mebane Hunt Martensen 404 Albemarle Street. Blucfield, West Virginia Class Reunions 30 Ex-President

Expressions of Sympathy 31 Maria BRISTOW Starke. Rustom, River Road. Richmond. Virginia

Granddaughters Club 3? Direcrors Ethel GiLDERSLEEVE 44 Hollywood Avenue, Alumnae News 33 Hampton, Virginia

Pat Cowherd adkins , .603 EdgehiU Road, Marriages 56 Richmond. Virginia Mary Clay HiNER .... Farmville, Virginia

Births 59 Carrie B. Taliaferro . Farmville, Virginia

Executive Secretary and Treasurer In Memoriam Back Cover Ruth Harding Coyner Farmville. Virginii

Entered as second-class matter November 12, 1&14, at the post office at Farmville, Virginia, under the act of August 24, 1912. HOMECOMING AND DEDICATION

October 20, 1951 was an important date in Longwood's history

What a beautiful, happy day Oc- came to pay homage to their alma mater tober twentieth was at Longwood Col- and to relive their college days, recently lege! October's bright blue weather or long since past. There were those with its crisp autumn freshness and color who had not returned for many years lent a note of exhilaration to the home- and those who were reunited with coming of approximately six hundred friends and roommates after years of alumnae. From every section of Vir- separation. Groups of sisters came to- ginia as well as from Louisiana, South gether—the four Barnes girls, the three Carolina, Kentucky, New York, North Cunningham sisters, the three Watkinses, Carolina, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsyl- and three Harrises, the three Hardys, vania, Maryland, Massachusetts, and the three Miners, besides many mother- West Virginia, the college daughters daughter combinations. The girls from

Dr. Edgar Mrs. Winston Cobb Weaver, '33; Dr. John R. Hutcheson, Chancellor of V.P.I. ; and G. Gammon, member of the State Board of Education and President of Hampden-Sydney Col- lege, chat in front of Jarman Hall after the dedication exercises.

February, 1952 the gay nineties, twenty odd, greeted the five years. The large number present four alert representatives of the class of the class of 1911 made a close second of 1901 — Hessie Chernault Yelton, in the contest. Maude Foster Gill, Sarah Hogg Dunn, The day started with the colorful and Bessie Palmer Saunders. The ear- academic procession including Governor liest class represented was that of 1888 Battle, State Board members, visiting by Susie Campbell Hundley. speakers, administrative officers, active

The sixtieth and the fiftieth reunion and retired faculty members, and the classes received Longwood plates as gifts senior class of 1952. As the procession from the Alumnae Association. The moved from the Student Building to class of 1926, whose co-sponsors were Jarman Hall, students and guests lined Miss Jennie Masters Tabb and Miss the street and filled the hall. The col- Mary Clay Hiner, won the loving cup lege granddaughters were guides and for having the largest percentage of class ushers. members to return. The president of Dr. Edgar Graham Gammon, presi- the class of 1926, Ann Smith Green, dent of Hampden-Sydney College and gave her classmates a breakfast at Long- member of the State Board of Educa- wood, similar to the breakfast that she tion, made the invocation. Dr. Dab- had given at the time of their gradua- ney Stewart Lancaster introduced the tion twenty-five years ago. At the Honorable John Stewart Battle who Longwood breakfast, the returning made the presentation of the buildings classmates presented Ann with a beau- to be dedicated. Governor Battle in pre- tiful silver bonbon dish in appreciation senting the three beautiful buildings, of her active interest throughout twenty- Jarman Memorial Hall, the Edith

Stevens Hall

Alumnae Magazine Jarman Hall

Stevens Science Hall, and Tabb Hall, After selections by the Longwood reminded those who administer and College Choir, the principal address was who use these buildings "of the heavy made by Dr. John R. Hutcheson, chan- responsibility in preparing young men cellor of Virginia Polytechnic Institute. and women for the roles of teachers, In his introduction Dr. Hutcheson said, parents, and civic leaders." Governor "It was in this college that my life-long Battle emphasized the fact that "these companion received the training that has halls stand as high tribute to the able enabled her to be my strong right arm individuals who devoted their thoughts for more than a third of a century." and abilities to the education of young His wife was "Little Polly" Parrott, women in Virginia." (1914). We are proud that Dr. Hutch- In receiving the buildings, the Hon- eson sent his daughter here for her train- orable Blake Tyler Newton, president ing, too—Eleanor Hutcheson Catlett of the State Board of Education, paid (1940). tribute to the role of Longwood Col- Dr. Hutcheson pointed out that for lege in the education of young people fifty years Longwood College, formerly for service to the Commonwealth. State Teachers College, has trained With a sincere and heart-warming more teachers for service in Virginia memorial tribute, the Honorable Wil- schools than any other college. He said, liam N. Neff brought back happy mem- "We spend too much time trying to ories of our beloved Dr. Jarman. Mrs. teach young people how to make a liv- Philip Weaver (Winston Cobb, 1933) ing and too little time teaching them spoke as a student of her revered pro- to live. must educate the mass fessor, Dr. Edith Stevens, and Mrs. how We William Cabell Flournoy (Mary Boyd, of our citizens to replace fear with faith 1893) paid tribute to her classmate. and really to believe that the smart thing Miss Jennie Masters Tabb. to do is the right thing always."

February, 1952 The members of Dr. Jarman's fam- a poll of alumnae opinion concerning ily and the friends and relatives of Dr. the project. Stevens and of Miss Jennie Tabb oc- With deep reverence and sincere ap- cupied seats of honor in the beautiful preciation of Dr. Jarman's contribution Jarman Hall. On the organ stood a to the spiritual and cultural life of the large basket of red roses, an appropriate college, Mrs. Maria Bristow Starke ded- gift from the Jarman family. icated and presented, in the name of After about seven hundred guests the alumnae, the beautiful four-manual were served a buffet luncheon, there was Jarman Memorial organ. The organ, an unusually large business meeting of with sufficient Baroque stops for classi- the Alumnae Association. The rolls of cal and pre-Bach works, rests on an ele- the reunion of one and six-year classes vated platform which may be raised were called and other class members as from the pit to stage level. Mrs. Ruth Harding Coyner recognized As the organ was raised to stage level, them. Miss Helen Costan, president of the beautiful red roses brought the spirit the association, presided when a discus- of Dr. Jarman, the Longwood spirit, sion of the alumnae project, an alumnae into the hearts and souls of all. Dr. house, was held. All alumnae are asked Lancaster accepted the gift from the to return the ballot in this bulletin for (Continued on page 28)

Tabb Hall Alumnae Magazine JOSEPH LEONARD JARMAN

Remarks by the Honorable William N. Neff, member of fhe State Board of Education, at the dedicatory exercises on October 20, 1951.

We are today dedicating to the mem- ory of Dr. Joseph Leonard Jarman this new and beautiful building in which we Dr. Jarman are assembled. It is particularly appro- priate that this building should bear his name containing as it does this audi- September, 1886 and continued his torium and the department of music. studies there until June, 1889, after The memory of his meetings with his which he taught one half session at the student body and of his love of music Miller School and then in January 1890 will be preserved and enshrined in this he went to Emory and Henry College. building which will henceforth be He served in that College as Professor known as Jarman Hall. of Natural Sciences for twelve years. In We cannot encompass in any words January, 1902 he was elected President spoken here, or in any written volume, of this College, then the State Female the story of his service to this College, Normal School at Farmville. which of- his strength of character, his warmth of fice he held for forty-four (44) years, personality, his influence on the lives of until his retirement en January 30, his students and associates. These things 1946. are inscribed in the hearts and memories From 1928 to 1932 he was a mem- of those who have been privileged to ber of the State Board of Education. know him and will be perpetually pre- He received many high honors in the served in the spirit of this institution. academic world and was ofl^ered posts

It is fitting, however, that on this oc- of responsibility which he declined in casion we should recall and record some order to remain at Farmville. He was dates and places and some events of his married on December 22nd, 1891 to career and undertake to portray some- Mary Helen Wiley, daughter of Dr. thing of the design of the tapestry of Ephraim Emerson Wiley, who was his life. president for many years of Emory B Joseph L. Jarman was born on No- Henry College. He died on November vember 18, 1867 in Charlottesville, 14, 1947, lacking four days of having

Virginia. He attended the Charlottes- lived till his eightieth birthday. ville public schools and the Miller Man- Such are the bare outlines of his life. ual Training School where he won a Even this simple statement conveys an scholarship to attend the University of impression of continuity, of steadfast- Virginia. He entered the University in ness, and of devotion to a chosen course.

February, 1952 It cannot reveal the richness of the fabric of the college and at the age of 84 lived woven through these days and years of on the campus when Dr. Jarman came living, a tapestry of great detail, of to Emory. virarm but not flamboyant colors, of I would like to think that Dr. Wiley simple and consistent design, of sustain- had a part in selecting Dr. Jarman for ing strength and carried out in full to his position, but this would be pure the very end. speculation. At any rate the young pro-

Of his early life and his days in school fessor was soon selected or accepted by

I have too little knowledge. He must Mary Helen, the beautiful and accom- have been quick and eager to learn; plished daughter of Dr. Wiley. They he chose the sciences as his special field, were married in less than two years and attained distinction as a student. after his coming to Emory. He moved At the University he came under the into the Wiley house and so began their influence of such great teachers as Ven- long and happy life together ending in able. Mallet, Dunnington, Thornton, her death in 1928. Dr. Jarman and Page and Humphreys. He brought to Mrs. Jarman were attractive and pop- Mr. Jefferson's University an open and ular. Both had good voices and their inquiring mind and he received there singing and their charm is spoken of what it could uniquely give to receptive with pleasure by those who remember spirits, an appreciation of scholarship, of them in those days. tolerance, of honorable and courteous Dr. Jarman is well remembered as a conduct. young man at Emory, tall, slender and

His going to Emory and Henry Col- attractive, a good teacher, a friend of lege in 1890 was an adventurous step. the students, widely popular among the That school located far west of the Blue people of that section.

Ridge in the open country had little I, myself, recall the high regard which more than one hundred (100) students the people of the Southwest felt for him, taking college work. Its buildings and their regret on his leaving Emory and equipment were old and inadequate, its their good will and good wishes for him call endowment non-existent, but it had five when he decided to accept the to years before celebrated the completion the post of larger responsibility at Farm- of fifty years of service. It had high ville. It is, of course, fruitless to specu- standards of scholarship and a strong ulate as to what might have been had if small faculty. Still there on its staff he chosen to remain at Emory. It is were the two old men, Ephraim Wiley very possible that he would have be- and Edmund Longley, who in their come president of that institution and youth had come down from New Eng- had a distinguished and useful career land to teach in the young college on the there as an educator of young men. southwestern border of Virginia. They But he decided otherwise and elected brought rigid standards of conduct and to teach teachers, and young women. I scholarship which became a part of the feel sure that he never regretted the tradition of that school. Dr. Ephraim choice which turned him to these pleas- Emerson Wiley, a cousin of Ralph ant paths. His satisfaction and hap- Waldo Emerson, had retired as President piness grew as year after year successive

8 Alumnae Magazine The auditorium in Jarman Hall seats 1,235 persons

classes of his girls passed through these Dr. Jarman brought to his new posi- halls repaying him in full measure with tion the resources of his personality and affection and honor for the labor and de- the energy of his early manhood. He set votion which he gave to them. His real about the task of building up the school

life work was here, but his years at both in its physical plant and equip-

Emory were fruitful and happy. They ment and in its educational advantages. presaged his future and prepared him His success is evidenced by the size and for the accomplishments of his mature quality of the institution which he left life. when he retired after forty-four years

When Dr. Jarman came to Farmville of service. He found it with a few un- this college, although founded in 1884, attractive buildings in a small city block was a modest normal school with few and steadily expanded the campus to buildings, a limited campus, and a small its present generous proportions. Build- enrollment. Its useful and practical ing after building was erected and beauty purpose was the training of teachers for and grace came to adorn its halls and the public schools. Its curriculum was colonnades. His charm and persuasive- narrowly designed to that end in keep- ness won the favor of successive groups ing with the ideas and standards of of legislators before whom he appeared that day. There was little conception or who visited his school when prepar- of the present wealth of offerings as ing appropriation budgets. They gave necessary for the proper preparation for him affectionate hearing and he received teaching in our schools. from them, not all that he wanted for his

February. 1952 school, but a steady flow of funds which which purpose a liberal arts education he used for continuous growth and im- is now considered appropriate and es- provement. The members of many fi- sential. The present name of "Long- nance and budget committees, including wood College" was adopted after his our present Governor, can bear witness death and was taken from the name of to his pleasant persuasiveness. the beautiful Johnston estate east of With the growth of the physical plant Farmville, which he had acquired for there went along the development of the college in 1928. the educational and cultural life of the The influence of Dr. Jarman was not institution. The popularity of the limited to the bounds of his institution. school increased and with it came a He had friends everywhere. They were greatly increased enrollment. People numbered in the thousands in the stu- began to hear more and more of "The dents and their families who lived in Spirit of Farmville". It came to be said all parts of the nation. Everyone in that there is "Something" about Farm- public life in the State was proud to ville which is diff'erent from other col- know him and his fellow workers in leges. To quote from one writer: "There the educational field admired and loved is a spirit and a cultural quality, a loyal- him. The people of Farmville regarded ty which comes from learning humility, him as the first citizen of their com- and a devotion to the ideals of the munity. Dr. Jarman held high rank School" which all feel who are con- in his profession. He served for several nected with it either as students or fac- years as a member of the State Board ulty. Because of this, parents sent their of Education. He was offered and de- daughters there and they in time sent clined the position of Superintendent of their daughters. This spirit was the Public Instruction, At all meetings of spirit of Dr. Jarman. He embodied it educators he was an outstanding figure. and inspired it in others. He was recognized as possessing wisdom It has been said of him that he was and integrity and as holding to the high- a wise administrator and gathered about est ideals of his chosen calling. Surely him a stafl^ composed of people of refine- these are the elements of greatness. ment and devotion to duty. He grad- As better than any words of my own, ually built the institution into the com- I would like to quote from a moving manding position which it occupies in tribute to him written by one who knew the educational life of the State. In him well and published in "The Ro- 1914 its name was changed to "The tunda" soon after his death: "If sim- State Normal School for Women at plicity without brilliance and genuine- Farmville", and in 1924 it was again ness without genius be greatness, then changed to "The State Teachers Col- Dr. Jarman was a great man. He left lege at Farmville". In 1916 it was au- no learned volume to ensure a spurious thorized to grant the B.S. Degree in immortality: he was not renowned for education and beginning in 1935 it of- famous addresses. The lessons that he fered also the degree of Bachelor of learned in childhood, both formal and Arts. It remains primarily but not from hard experience, never forsook j exclusively a teacher training school for (Continued on page 28) '

10 Alumnae Magazine EDITH STEVENS

Remarks of Mrs. Winston Cobb Weaver, '33, given during the dedication exercises.

Governor Battle, President Lancaster, guests, and friends of our Alma Mater:

It is good to be here today, to tread fa- miliar walks, to renew old acquaintances, to note the many changes, and to re- Dr. Stevens member those who are no longer here.

There is a little Japanese poem that says, "I met a stranger today though Carolina. There, in "Who's Who in

I have lived with him for over ten American Science," I found a few brief years." These lines come to my mind as but pithy statements—nothing more: we think about Dr. Edith Stevens, for that Miss Stevens received her A. B. and

1 8 years in the Department of Biology Master's Degrees from the University here. She was my teacher for four of West Virginia, and that at the Uni- years . . . and my friend: yet I knew versity of Chicago in 1928 she earned little about her varied activities in the her Doctor of Philosophy Degree. It field of biology: for example, that she added, to my surprise, that the title of did research work for the Biological her thesis was Cytology of Gymnospo- Board of Canada, the Marine Biological rangium Juniperi-Virginiana—that 30- Laboratory of Wood's Hole, the Uni- odd letter group of words which sounds versity of Michigan, and Pennsylvania so formidable to those unfamiliar with

State College: that she was a fellow of the field of botany. I distinctly remem- the American Association for the Ad- ber trying to impress my biology classes vancement of Science, and a member of by writing that phrase on the board at Sigma Xi. honorary fraternity in science: least once a year. Later they learned and that she was a member of the Vir- that apple rust by any other name can ginia Academy of Science, the Virginia do the same amount of damage. Education Association, and other educa- After having taught in the public tional societies. schools of her state for nine years, in- No, Miss Stevens was not one to talk terrupted twice while she worked for about herself—or about other people, higher degrees in her field of learning, for that matter. She told me only one Dr. Stevens left her native West Virginia

fact about her life: that she was born for its mother state, Virginia. For 1 8 in Metz, West Virginia. So, for other years, until her unfortunate death in

factual information about her, I visited 1945, Miss Stevens rendered effective another new and lovely college library, and invaluable services to the State that of the Woman's College of North Teachers College. Farmvillc, as Assistant

February, 1952 11 Professor and Professor of Biology. eventually came to apply that quest for

Not only was Miss Stevens a distin- truth in their own living.

guished botanist, as evidenced by the As I have grown older and have had honors conferred upon her: she was also opportunity to reflect upon Miss Steven's

an excellent teacher. According to her abilities, I realize that she was a wiser colleagues, she was both eloquent and teacher than we thought her to be. She

interpretative in her own field. Hours never imposed ideas upon us: instead, she spent in preparation for her classes: she helped us unlatch the windows of she conducted a model laboratory, her our minds: then she stepped aside and classes moved smoothly as only those allowed us, as individuals, to push them minutely prepared can move. The teach- open as far as we wished in order to ing staff recognized Dr. Stevens as one discover further truths for ourselves.

who loved her work, gave to it unstint- Like Einstein, she believed that educa-

ingly of her time and energies, and ex- tion is useless unless it promotes the

celled in it. spirit of inquiry. One of her students

' Her students, too, slowly, but inev- remarked about Dr. Stevens, "There was itably discovered her good qualities. more to her teaching than the bare facts. Miss Stevens never thrust herself upon She made us feel the glory and wonder us: she never stood in front of her sub- of the universe by looking into a single cell." ject, so to speak, for it was too impor- tant to her to be put in the background. We knew she loved her work: know-

She was not perfect, of course. We did ing that helped many of us to love it, not want her to be, for people tend to too. And we felt, rather than saw, her build barriers between themselves and love for us. It brings a little hush over those who even appear to be perfect. my heart now to remember her capacity Because of her devotion to her own for understanding us and our needs. work, Miss Stevens took very little part Often her sympathetic attitude resulted in student's extra-class activities as we in better academic work from us. often wanted her to: consequently, many Though she did not expect perfection, girls never learned to know her as we she demanded from her girls their very who worked so closely with her in the best endeavors. Because we found her lab were privileged to know her. She to be absolutely fair and just—utterly rarely volunteered opinions on topics impartial —we usually met her demands. under discussion—opinions which we Yes, Miss Stevens was a wise teacher. would have valued. Occasionally, as She never seemed to forget that she was happens to all teachers, she did not know young once—and in college. How else the answer to a question: however, she could she have known that girls, trying never gave excuses for not knowing, and to find their places in college life, do not she never pretended to know when she thrive on sarcasm? How else could she didn't know. But she searched for the have known that a little personal-sort answer. Only the truth—the whole of nod and soft "hello" in the halls left truth—satisfied her: thus, from her, a delightful glow in our hearts? I doubt many students learned to value truth that we let her know how often we were as it is respected in science, and they encouraged by her friendliness and un-

12 Alumnae Magazine selfishness. Building, represents the lengthening of

A word picture of Miss Stevens as a a promising career that was cut short. teacher would be inadequate without Mr. President, today we are met to reference to her keen, but quiet controlled dedicate buildings. Dedicating build- sense of humor. It permeated relation- ings, however, can be but a cold and ships with both her colleagues and her formal sort of ceremony—meaningless, eager students. Well do I remember a unless we consider the human element it little incident that occurred when I was touches. I learned at Longwood and a freshman here. Miss Stevens suggested life since my college days has taught that I bring her something in a "poke". me, that people can become dedicated to

Being from eastern Virginia, I was great undertakings when inspired by such completely bewildered—and somewhat people as Dr. Jarman, Miss Jennie, and ashamed that I was. To me, "poke" Dr. Stevens. So—to the present day was a word meaning "to prod" or to students I should like to say: dedicate move along lazily. Miss Stevens seemed your lives in some measure to the con- to be equally surprised and amused at tinuance of the work of those whom my ignorance of the term. After that we honor today. In this way we shall morning, she seldom said "poke" that truly dedicate these buildings for service she did not direct a twinkling glance my both to you of today and to those stu- way and add softly "bag or sack. Miss dents yet to come. In this way only Cobb." can we be assured that the labors of these beloved leaders of ours shall not Miss Stevens, as she preferred being have been in vain. called, was a real person with human qualities that endeared her to those who knew her. And knowing her was a priceless experience for many people. We knew her to be a scholar, who was never

little nor narrow in her thinking; a THE COVER teacher, always just, ever effective; a great lady, endowed with becoming Governor John Stewart Bat- modesty and humility; and a steadfast tle (left) and Dr. Dabney S. friend whose good heart did little extras Lancaster, President of Long-

for others. We shall remember her wood (right) , lead the aca- longest, perhaps, because she had no demic procession that preceded conflicting goals in her life; it was un- the dedication ceremonies in

reservedly dedicated to the service of Jarman Hall. Behind them is

science. Thus it is fitting that her type the Honorable Blake T. New- of service to this college be perpetuated ton, President of the Virginia by having a splendid building dedicated State Board of Education. Gov- to her. It has been truly said, I believe, ernor Battle presented the new that any great institution is but the buildings to the College. They lengthened shadow of a man or woman. were accepted by Mr. Newton. This new science building, henceforth to be known as the Edith Stevens Science

February, 1952 13 —

JENNIE MASTERS TABB

Remarks of Mrs. Mary Hannah Boyd Flournoy, '93, during the dedication exercises.

In dedicating this handsome dormi- tory to the memory of my former bril- liant class-mate and friend of my youth, Jennie Masters Tabb, you justly recog- nize one who ably served this college Miss Tabb for thirty years. Graduating in 1893, she returned here in 1904 as Secretary Mr. President; Your Excellency Gov- to the President, to serve later as Sec- ernor Battle: distinguished guests and retary and Registrar of the college. Thus friends; the faculty and students of my you perpetuate the memory of her high Alma Mater: order of service as she went in and out

It is an honor to be invited to speak among you, a living example of the

to you a second time, which puts me in fact that a virile present may flow un- the class with the man who, on being broken from a lovely and treasured past; asked to speak again in a certain town, for she was a true exponent of that hesitated to accept for fear he would splendid civilization of the Old South, repeat himself. But the chairman wrote transmitted to her from forbears of Eng- him that he had questioned every man lish Cavalier stock. Her father, William and woman in the Community, and Barksdale Tabb, a Colonel in the Con- no one could remember one word that federate Army, was a polished gentleman he had said! of the old school and she, the last of As we meet here today we invoke her line, inherited the same gallant spirit the spirits of those who have helped to and exalted standards, as exemplified in develop this great college into a power- her devotion to duty, her unwavering house of energy and influence in our loyalty, and above all, in the perfect state, and one of the chief jewels in Vir- courage with which she bore a life- ginia's educational system. long affliction. She realized in her of-

If departed intelligences be permitted ficial life that she who is lifted up, is to have ken of the affairs of this world, lifted up for service, and that her serv- we feel that the spirit of Jennie Masters ice is greater when she moves with the Tabb hovers near us at this time, for no voice and the will of the noble institu- one loved this college more sincerely, tion which she serves. or gave it more devoted and efficient serv- Her ready wit, her facile tongue and ice. Much of the remembered work of pen, and the poetic vein so strong in her

Longwood is pervaded with the per- blood, were ever at the service of her sonality and the guiding hand of her college. She wrote the words of your whom you this day delight to honor. real college song, "Alma Mater", which

14 Alumnae Magazine is memorized by every freshman, and sung on every possible occasion, so her memory w^ill be kept fresh, even by gen- erations of students who knew her not. Yet with her heart of love, an eye for beauty and the pen of an artist she did not dwell in an ivory tower, but was in constant touch with the young life which flowed around her, and was hon- ored by the students who elected her as the first honorary member of Pi Kappa Omega and its successor, Kappa Delta Pi. In her work she rounded out the fifty years' record of the College she loved. She saw the last report for the half century finished and mailed, —and Mrs. Flournoy tells the great dedica- tion audience of Miss Tabb's life and then, on June 18th, 1934 she was gone service. to her reward.

Not every woman is able to maintain of living hearts." which means that our that nice balance of impulses, that per- hopes and ambitions cannot be kept alive fect poise of influences, which go to by doctrines and codes and rules, but by make up the official woman,—public in the example and self-sacrifice of noble her expanding sympathies it is true, yet men and women. love, all cherishing, with quickened of When I look over this brilliant as- the God-given graces and unalterable sembly, and see each face touched with missions of life. the beautiful light of service, and realize Two published volumes from her pen that each one of you has (or will have) remain to us; one, a Life of Father Tabb, a part in the progress of this college, her gifted poet uncle, and a volume of I would congratulate you on being her own poems, entitled, "For You." young at such a time as this for you These poems are characterized by a per- are living in an age upon ages telling. fection of phrase and touched with the Our State has caught the quickening faith and hope of a deeply spiritual spirit of the Age and Virginians are nature. making history as they did in the 17th But she needs no eulogy of ours. and 18th century. But a special chal- fact that women are Rather would it not be more in keeping lenge to us is the influence in with her life and character if we regard now wielding a powerful feel this place as an altar upon which we moulding public opinion, and I Tabb, would may strive to keep alive the vestal fires sure that my friend, Jennie this in- of true education and culture, as upon join me in urging you to use into the a shrine where may be rekindled some fluence to help lead your state the of our deepest hopes and aspirations. only progress worthy of the name, Some one has said, "The only stuff that progress of mind and spirit, for thus it

can retain the life-giving heat is the stuff (Continued on page 28)

February, 1952 15 EXCERPTS FROM THE ADDRESS OF DR. JOHN R. HUTCHESON DELIVERED DURING THE DEDICATION EXERCISES, OCTOBER 20, 1951

But perhaps the greatest distinction ground of thinking which comes through that this area can claim comes from the the study of philosophy, ethics, history, fact that here, on this very spot, was es- literature and the social sciences.

tablished the first state supported insti-

tution for the education of women in * * * Virginia. Dr. William H. Ruffner, who

had served twelve years as Virginia's first . . . Either as a result of the education State Superintendent of Public Instruc- given or education not gained, the idea tion, came here in 1884 to organize this seems to have gotten around that any- great institution. Time will not permit thing goes if you can get aioay with it. the enumeration of its many services to History teaches that no country imbued Virginia and the nation. The Master with such ideals has long maintained said, "Let him who would be greatest world leadership. Failure to teach on- among you become as a servant." Dur- coming generations that there is a dif- ing the last half century this institution ference between right and wrong is in has trained more teachers for service in my opinion a much more serious fault Virginia schools than has any other col- than failure to teach them Americanism. lege. Under the able leadership of Dr. Any education to be effective in the Lancaster, I predict for it a future filled solving of relationships of today with service. human and tomorrow must be in terms of world citizenship. must somehow over- *** We come the idea that in order to love our own nation we must hate other nations. ... as I grow older I sometimes won- The national system of which we so der whether we have not put too much long boasted is as outgrown as the ox emphasis on better crops and livestock team. In this age anything which ma- and too little on better people and better terially affects any large segment of the human relations. It may be that we have placed too great stress on the phys- population anywhere on earth will even- ical sciences and the accumulation of tually affect us. The sooner we learn

things and too little on the social back- this lesson the better.

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PRESENTATION Remarks of Mrs. Maria Bristow Starke in presenting the Jarman Memorial Organ to the College.

I am speaking this afternoon for thou- sands of Dr. Jarman's "girls," many- tor, as friend, and as a lover of beauty. assembled here in this beautiful new au- We chose his love of beauty to perpet- ditorium, many scattered over the state, uate, for surely he sponsored the beauty over the United States, and even unto of all arts architecture, painting, the uttermost parts of the world. the — sculpture, drama, literature, and music It was in 1946, before Dr. Jarman but the greatest of these was music. retired as President of the State Teachers College, that the idea came from the Music has the most powerful, most alumnae that we should like to present universal, and most immediate effect of to the College an appropriate gift, hon- all the arts. Music influences our re- oring him who had served so ably for ligion, our politics, and our history. And 44 years. music is the theme of our love for him. We loved and admired him for many Always he brought the finest musical remarkable qualities of personality and concerts and programs to the College. achievements. We knew him as our Always he provided the best teachers of leader, as an educator, as an administra- music for our training. He encouraged

Clarence Warrington, member of the faculty of the Department of Music, at the console of the memorial organ. .

February, 1952 17 and enjoyed our glee clubs and choirs. cation to those eternal verities that com- The joy he gave to others and the joy pose the social heritage of the world? he derived himself from singing will al- There is but one answer, one way. It ways be remembered by those who often is the way I became a teacher. I had a heard him sing. We like most to think great teacher. Daily I sat in his class, of him as going on Sunday to his church watched him at work, saw his love for and singing in the "Village Choir" as what he taught—no greater than his

I am sure he is singing now in Paradise. love for his students. With the skill of Perhaps the last song we heard him sing an expert, the technic of a master, he was "Keep on Hoping." That was not taught us. only a song from his heart but a philoso- How he enjoyed teaching! He might phy of life. have been a capable lawyer, an inspir- And so we told him in 1946 that we ing minister, a competent businessman. wished to present to the College a pipe He was a teacher. With the understand- organ for the new auditorium, especially ing of a friend, he drew forth the be- honoring him and to serve as a great wildered gropings of our young hearts memorial to him in years to come. He and minds and helped us to know our- was doubly pleased, thinking first of selves and one another. the College and what it would mean in From his love of learning we drew the lives of the students and modestly inspiration, for he had a passionate en- pleased that we wished to so honor him. thusiasm for what he taught. From his We are glad today that he knew while fairness and tolerance and honesty we he was still among us what this gift learned to respect human personality. would be. From his pride in our achievement we And so, Dr. Lancaster, the Alumnae received satisfaction and comfort. Association presents to Longwood Col- He never once said, "You ought to lege this Standaart pipe organ. We be- teach." There was no need. Because he lieve it to be a great instrument. In loved to teach, many of us followed in presenting it, express we the hope that his footsteps. Because of his influence the College will possess it proudly, that upon our lives and work, many of our it may mean much in the life of the pupils have gone forth to teach. In the College and in the life of the community, life of every teacher worthy of the name and that it will always be remembered there is another like him. as a living memorial to a great college That is why I believe that there is president, Dr. Joseph Leonard Jarman. only one way for us to inspire our stu- dents to become teachers, for teaching

is still, as it was in the time of the

all a personal thing. TEACHING IS greatest of teachers, CONTAGIOUS Where there is a great teacher, there will always be disciples. For every good

Having found teaching a good life, teacher there is another teacher in the

how can I inspire others to share my background, one who loved his work feeling for a profession that demands and made of it the finest of all the arts.

years of preparation and requires a dedi- {Continued on page 58)

II Alumnae Magazine THE ALUMNAE HOUSE

The Alumnae House Commit-tee needs your advice.

Since its appointment, the Alumnae tering. The alumnae would be respon- House Committee has been confronted sible for the management of Longwood with many problems. At our business and any improvements made on the in- meeting on October 20th Maria Bris- terior. The contract which Dr. Lan- tow Starke, who is chairman, made a caster has drawn for us is included. report on the progress of the committee. Please read it carefully, think about it, In the discussion following, the group and vote. voted that we present this report to you Some vital questions were discussed in the ALUMNAE BULLETIN thus giving on October 20th. Should we sign this more alumnae the opportunity to express contract? Longwood is in need of some their wishes. interior improvements. Running Long- The committee wants a home on the wood House would be mainly a valuable campus which will include the Alumnae service to the College and we would

Office. Dr. Lancaster thought he had undertake it only for three years, but such a place available and very gener- how much should we undertake? If ously offered us the Duvall House. We we should accept the offer, should we were very much disappointed later to use any of our alumnae house fund for learn that the State Art Commission had Longwood House? Please consider these decreed that the house could not remain things seriously and answer this ques-

in its present location. But we did not tion on the ballot. give up. Dr. Lancaster had engineers CONTRACT check carefully the possibility of moving This agreement entered into this the house to another site. Since the price between Long- for doing this was almost prohibitive, (date) especially since the moving could not be wood College and the Longwood Col- guaranteed, we decided that must be lege Alumnae Association.

given up. There is still a chance of For a period of three years from this

tearing it down, using most of the same date, subject to renewal if agreeable to

materials and rebuilding it on another both contracting parties, Longwood

site. College agrees to lease the Longwood

At this particular time there is no House to the Longwood College Alum- other suitable place on or near the nae Association for the sum of one dol- campus available. Dr. Lancaster did ask, lar per year in hand paid on the follow-

however, if we would like to take over ing conditions: Longwood House as an alumnae house Longwood College agrees until we can get what we want. The 1. To maintain the grounds and care

idea is wonderful, but involves a great for the painting and repairing of the ex- deal of responsibility. Longwood must terior of the house in accordance with have a manager, someone who will live the regular painting and repairing sched- there and run the house and do the ca- ule set up for all college buildings. 2.

February, 1952 19 To allow the Alumnae Association the ners or banquets on special occasions, use of all furnishings and equipment giving preference to the students of the now in the building and owned by the college. 4. To furnish students free of college. 3. To remove garbage and charge accommodations on certain week- trash three times each week. 4. To ends in the attic of the house (students allow the Alumnae Association to rent to furnish their own linens and towels) out rooms on the second floor and to and to allow the students the use of one enjoy all receipts from such rentals and room and bath on the second floor when from furnishing meals and entertain- occupying the attic and during banquets ment to students and other guests. and other entertainments. 5. To pay Longwood College Alumnae Associa- for utilities, light, heat, water, and fuel tion agrees for kitchen stove, used in the house and for necessary licenses. 1. To maintain the interior of the This lease cannot be assigned nor the house in satisfactory condition. 2. To premises sublet without the written con- operate the Longwood House primarily sent of Longwood College. for the benefit of the students of Long- This contract to take effect wood College, although other guests (date) may be entertained. 3. To provide light and continue for three years from that refreshments in the afternoon and din- date.

1952 FOUNDERS DAY

Tentative Program

Saturday, March 29, 1952

9:00 to 10:15 A.M. Registration, Ruffner Hall

9:15 A.M. Coffee, Students Building Lounge, Farmville Alum- nae Chapter, Hostesses

11:00 A.M. Alumnae-Student Program, Jarman Hall

12:45 P.M. Luncheon

2:00 P.M. Business meeting, Virginia Room

4:00 to 5:00 P.M. Open House, President's home. Dr. and Mrs. Lan- caster

6:30 P.M. Dinner

8:00 P.M. Play, presented by the Longwood Players under the direction of Dr. Clarence L. S. Earley.

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LONGWOOD'S COLLEC- TION OF VIRGINIA ART A special faculty committee purchased last March the first of Longwood's col- lection of paintings by Virginia artists. The painting, by Mrs. Edith Lemon Deford of Richmond, was chosen from the Biennual Exhibition of Virginia Ar- tists held at the Virginia Museum of Art.

It is entitled "It Started Early This Morning."

The purchase was made possible from Mrs. Deford looks over her painting selected by Longwood. a fund provided by the graduating classes of August, 1949: June, 1950:

August, 1950: and June, 1951. It is standing paintings may be purchased the hope of the committee that other regularly in the future. classes and individuals will make con- In November, 1951. Martha Kenner- tributions to in the fund order that out- (Continued on next page)

FOUNDER'S DAY—HOMECOMING

(Please fill out both sides of this questionnaire and return with your yearly contribution to the Alumnae Fund. Mail to Mrs. M. B. Coyncr, Box 123. Farmvillc. Virginia.)

Name Maiden, last name first Address Business Date of Graduation jDegree_

Do you expect to attend Founders Day, March 29, 1952?

Do you wish a room reserved in the dormitory.'' When will you arrive?

Roommate preferred

A registration fee of $1.25 will be charged. Are you sending this herein?. (This covers all expense to you.)

Please check the functions you will attend: Coffee. _, Luncheon.

Tea in President's home , Dinner The play

Have you contributed to the 1952 Alumnae Fund?_

DON'T FORGET YOUR PLEDGE CARD. YOU'LL FIND IT BETWEEN PAGES 22 AND 23.

February, 1952 21 ly, '97 , White Post, Virginia, gave im- York reports that a taste for his work petus to the development of the collec- has been revived recently. tion by presenting to the College Robert After leaving Longwood, Miss Ken- Loftin Newman's "The Descent from nerly was graduated from Adelphi the Cross." Newman was born in Vir- College and later from Columbia Uni- ginia in 1827 and died in 1912. He versity. She is now retired from a teach- went to Europe in 1850 and studied ing position at Hunter College, New

with the French master. Couture. The York, and is living here in her native Metropolitan Museum of Art in New Virginia.

BALLOT (Be sure to vote)

Do you approve of our signing the contract to lease Longwood House as an Alum- nae House for three years? Yes D No D Vote for three First Vice-President Nominating Committee Jessie Brett Kennedy, '18, Washing- D Dorothy Diehl. '24, Norfolk ton. D. C. n Virginia Firesheets DuPriest, '43 Crewe Second Vice-president Ruth Love Palmer, '27, Green Bay Mary Lou Campbell Graham, '04, n Martha McCorkle Taylor, '40 Farm- Wytheville ville Elizabeth Shipplett Jones, '38, Shep- Director pards n Jane Royall Phlegar, '33, Norfolk Kate Trent, '26, Farmville

Please fill out the following for your alumnae record:

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Have you done graduate work?_

Former position . —^

Present occupation

22 Alumnae Magazine 1

LONGWOOD'S WAY

Emily W. Johnson, '1

Remembrance of Things Past Within a Budding Grove

Mine eye hath play'd the painter and hath I can see the Spirit of Winter and stell'd Age ever renewed by the Spirit of Thy beauty's fonn in table of my heart. Springtime and Youth. Although Aunt One who was graduated from this Lucy no longer responds to the ringing school forty years ago is privileged to of the door bell and Miss Mary White tell what she knows "When to the ses- and Dr. Jarman are gone, by the honey- sions of sweet silent thought (she) sum- filled columns the genius of a Dr. Mil- mons up remembrance of things past." ledge still points out to whoever passes a college is as old as When Long- the marvel of a spider's web, the latency it heritage. Shall wood, has a we say of a bud. it goes back to 1832 when the Metho- "I would tell the tale as I have heard dist of Virginia established a school for fragments of it in the Hall of Dreams, at Farmville, young women or as Dr. in the Palace of the Heart of Man," a Lancaster likes to think, to 1765 when gentle voice reads, the voice of Mrs. Peter Johnston must have built a one- Booker—and a tradition is born. Each room school somewhere on the Long- Christmas down through the years, in wood estate in Prince Edward County the Virginia Room, young women sit (certainly ten years later he gave a hun- upon the floor, and listen to the ever dred acres of that estate to the Hanover old, ever new story of Artaban. The

Presbytery for a boys academy) . or only Fourth Wiseman stopped in his quest to 1884, when the State took over the to respond to appeals for help and so Farmville Academy and made it a school seemingly failed to reach his goal. But for training teachers? Whatever date each and ever^' one listening knows he accept, we the college has a heritage, as fully realized it, and his story is re-

Douglas Southall Freeman expresses it. flected from day to day in the life of "of history, legend, and anecdote that the College. passes back and forth between oral and The halls have been decked with ever- written tradition." greens.

Tradition is a Middle English word The Holly. Yew. and Mistletoe, the Cedar. from the Latin stem, traditio, meaning Box. and Pine The Evergreens of Winter resplendent shine a delivery, a handing down. Sixty- With Berries red and white and Candles tall and thin seven years lie between 1765 and 1832: To honor Jesus on His Night and God who from 1884 to 1951 there is another six- sent Him. ty-seven years: in between, from 1832 The spirit of friendliness so charac- to 1884 there is more than half a cen- teristic of the student body at all times tury'—all told nearly two centuries of glows with a peculiar radiance during "handing down." the season of the birth of our Lord. Soft

What is the Way that makes Long- voices hallow from hall to hall. The wood so distinctive, so beloved? Rotunda in Ruffner Hall is the chief

February. 1952 23 "Hallowing Point", but along the halls Sydney Glee Club sang with the Ar- and corridors, in the dining room and lington Symphony on March the first, "rec" every one speaks to every one else. in a concert praised by Paul Hume. The

The homelike atmosphere is felt the opening number, he said, was a test piece minute one enters the hall. Over the which the Longwood girls took with mantle piece a portrait of Dr. Jarman easy beauty. with a red rose nearby is part of the And the granddaughters—they, too, tradition. Only quite lately has a Dean are a tradition. Those brought up in of Women taken the place of the Head the Way endeavor to send their daugh- of the Home and she carries on the ters to Longwood. We might say that tradition of a Miss Mary White and a like the sons of Harrow they are 'en- Mrs. Edward Booker. tered' the day they are born: a Jean Morning, noon, and night, the stu- Moyer by an Elsie Gay: a Lucy Thwing, dents, home folks, and guests bow their by a Frances Warren. Lucy Strother heads in "Grace at Meat." Sophie was the first granddaughter. She came Booker Packer says the "blessings" were in 1910 when the school was very "made up" by her father and mother young. Every year since 1926 when for the Longwood girls. Mrs. Booker the Granddaughters Club was organ- was head of the home from 1908 to ized, there has been an average of 85 1910, and for forty-three years "her enrolled. Today there are a hundred girls" and their children, and their chil- on the campus whose mothers or grand- dren's children have bowed their heads mothers came here to school. On and said: Founders' Day they are distinguished Our Father, Which Art in Heaven, by their white costumes with 'Grand- bless our morning meal and keep us daughter' on a blue ribbon across their this day without sin, for Jesus' sake. breasts and an air of unmistakable pro- Amen. prietorship. They register returning We thank Thee, our Father, for this Alumnae, show them to their assigned

food. Bless it to our use and pardon rooms, bag and baggage, answer their our sins, for Jesus' sake. Amen. interminable questions as to parentage, Grant us, O Lord, an evening bless- and serenade them far into the night. ing on our food and protect us through May Day, Circus, Color Rush, Foun- the coming night, for Jesus' sake. Amen. ders' Day, and Class Reunions each

It is still traditional, no matter what is a tradition. Circus is new, but it one's faith, to go to the Presbyterian bids fair to rival Founders' Day in Church in the evening of the Sabbath. bringing back to the Campus old grads, There one can see the Hampden-Sydney or rather new ones. Last year 90 per- boys. A brother-sister relation has per- cent of the Class of 1950 came back sisted for aye between the two colleges for Circus. Each class puts on a stunt

although one is privately owned and and judges declare which is the best. the other by the State. The students Freshmen and Seniors won last year, 'do' dramatics together, and music and but Juniors and Sophomores were only Latin, and many a Longwood girl has a notch behind. Elaborate are the prep- married a Hampden-Sydney boy. The arations, and a circus within a circus

Longwood Chorus and the Hampden- is as real as the circus itself. Color Rush

24 Alumnae Magazine goes back farther, but not too far. In wherever they go people take note that the beginning, no holds were barred Helen's beauty, Leda's grace, Penelope's save that no one could pin up a banner devotion, Selene's dream are here en- before the six o'clock morning bell. But cased. Loyalty, Obedience, Nobility, Color Rush got out of hand, and now Graciousness, Worth, Objectivity, Orig- representatives of the four classes run inality, and Devotion spell out the char- and the winner is allowed to place her acteristics of the Longwood Way. colors in strategic places. The odd years Nor Mars his sword nor war's quick fires carry the colors Green and White, the shall burn

The living record of your memory . . . even years, Red and White, and a friend- Your praise shall still find room ly rivalry never lets up. May Day has Even in the eyes of all posterity. all the charm of Merrie England. A

Queen is chosen from among the Sen-

iors and her Court views a pageant all entrancing upon the green at Longwood GRADUATE STUDY IS House. Once the pageant portrayed the NOW AVAILABLE history of the College, and Dabney Jarman, in the role of his father, even Work Leading to M.Ed. Will Be a cigar in his mouth contrary to kept Offered In Summer Sessions custom. Class Reunions come on Foun-

fives, the ders' Day. The zeros and Beginning with the 1952 summer ses- sixes, the twos and sevens, the ones and sion, Longwood will offer graduate threes and eights, the fours and nines, study in the field of education. This they come through summer's heat or will be given in cooperation with the winter's snows. Even blizzards can- University of Virginia. Credits earned not keep them away. Now that we at Longwood may be transferred to the have the promise of an Alumnae House University and applied toward the re- upon the Campus, Reunions will take Education on an added significance. This year quirements for the Master of the ones and sixes and all the other degree granted by that institution. classes came in October and helped to Students may complete two summers dedicate Jarman Hall (the new audi- of their graduate work at Longwood. torium) and the Jarman organ, gift They must be accepted as graduate stu- of the Alumnae. dents by the University prior to begin- ning their studies. The Past Recaptured Graduate courses to be offered in the summer of 1952 include philosophy of A knowledge and understanding of education, sensory materials in teaching, the poetry written in the past, T. S. and the teaching of music. Full informa- Eliot says, liberates from the bondage tion regarding the program is given in of purely personal expression. And so the summer session catalogue to be re- young women steeped in the tradition Requests for copies of of Longwood go out with a stamp upon leased April 1. to the Dean of the them—a brand name patent to all the this should be sent world. And East, West, North, South, College.

February, 1952 25 FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION NEWS

Seven new members added to the faculty

Six full-time members and one part- time member were added to the faculty at the beginning of the 1951-52 session. They are Dr. Rinaldo C. Simonini. Jr., Dr. Clarence L. S. Earley, Dr. Francis Butler Simkins, Malcolm Graham, Charles H. Patterson, Jr., Clarence R. Warrington, Jr., and Pete T. Sardo.

Dr. Simonini is serving as the new head of the Department of English. Before coming to Longwood, he was professor of English at East Carolina College, head of the English Depart- ment at Washington College, and lec- turer in English at the University of Maryland. He received the A. B. degree Dr. Simonini from the Johns Hopkins University and the M. A. and Ph. D. from the Univer- University, returning this year. A na- sity of North Carolina. He is a native tive of South Carolina, he received the of Maryland. A. B. degree from the University of

Dr. Earley is instructor in drama and South Carolina and the M. A. and Ph. speech in the Department of English. D. from Columbia University. He is Formerly, he was instructor of English recognized as an authority on Southern at Staunton Military Academy and as- history. His latest book. "The South, sistant professor of English at Washing- Old and New", has received national ton College. He received the B. S. de- recognition. gree from Lebanon Valley College, the Malcolm Graham, assistant professor M. A. from Columbia University, and of mathematics, has the distinction of the Docteur cs Lettres from the Univer- being the first "Grandson" to become sity of Geneva, Switzerland. A native a member of the faculty. His mother, of Pennsylvania, he has spent a great the former Eva Gropp, entered Long- part of his life in New York City. He wood in 1914. Mr. Graham has served has lived abroad five or six years, mostly as assistant to the head of the Depart- in France and England. ment of Mathematics at Teachers Col- Dr. Francis Butler Simkins, associate lege, Columbia University, and has had professor of history and the social experience in business and industry. He sciences, is really not a new member of taught at Marion Institute in Alabama the Longwood faculty. He left three and in the public schools of Tucson, years ago to teach at Louisiana State Arizona. He received the B. S. degree

26 Alumnae Magazine in mathematics from StateTeachers Col- Dean William W. Savage has com- lege, Trenton, New Jersey, the M. S. piled a "Directory of Financial Assist- from the University of Massachusetts, ance Available to Freshmen in Member and has completed his course work for Colleges of the Association of Virginia the doctorate at Columbia University. Colleges," published by the Virginia He replaces Mrs. Josephine Phillips who Congress of Parents and Teachers. He resigned during the summer to accept was elected secretary-treasurer of the As- a position on the faculty of State sociation of Virginia Colleges during the Teachers College, Montdair, New Jer- organization's 1951 meeting. sey. Miss Frances Waters of Lebanon, Charles H. Patterson, Jr., instructor Tennessee, a former member of the in audio-visual education, replaces Miss Longwood faculty, is now head libra- Betty Spindler. He attended Virginia rian at Greensboro College, Greensboro, Polytechnic Institute, and received the North Carolina. B. S. and M. A. degrees from the Uni- Dr. Charles Franklin Lane and Miss versity of Virginia. Last year he was Anna Ruth Roberts were married in elementary school in principal of an Knoxville, Tennessee, last summer. Just Louisa County. prior to their marriage, Dr. Lane re- Clarence R. Warrington, Jr., instruc- ceived the Ph. D. degree from North- tor in the Department of Music, is con- western University. Mrs. Lane is serv- ducting classes in organ. He is a native ing as part-time nurse in the college Catskill, York, holds the of New and infirmary this year. Dr. Lane is asso- B. S. and B. Music degrees from Ithaca ciate professor of geography. College. He was dean of the Ithaca Mr. Joel Ebersole, instructor in Chapter of the American Guild of Or- music, and Miss Janice Lee Brater were ganists. married in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Jan- Pete T. Sardo, a member of the Ele- uary 27, 1951. Mrs. Ebersole is teach- mentary School faculty, is serving as a ing in Cumberland High School this part-time of the College facul- member session. ty, teaching courses in geography. He Miss Nancy Chambers of Tillman, holds the B. S. degree from State Teach- South Carolina, is the new Assistant ers College, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, Dean of Women. She succeeds Mrs. and the M. A. from Clark University. Gwen Cress Tibbs who is now living Miss Martha Willis Coulling who in Covington, Kentucky. served on the Longwood faculty for Alec W. Finlayson, instructor in fifty-five years, died in Richmond on speech and dramatics, is on leave, study- February 23, 1951, at the age of eighty- ing for the doctorate at Northwestern four. At the time of her retirement in University. 1942, she was professor of art. Dr. George W. Jeffers was chosen Mr. Thomas A. Malloy, Jr., former unanimously by the student body as ad- instructor in history and social sciences. viser to the Women's Student Govern- is serving on the faculty of Colgate Uni- ment Association last spring. He suc- versity and, at the same time, is con- Gordon Moss who had tinuing his study leading to the Ed. D. ceeds Dr. C. G. capacity a number of years degree at the University of Virginia. served in this

February, 1952 27 prior to resigning during the 1950-51 farewell ! Come to see us on Founders session. Day in the spring. Miss Annie Lee Ross, instructor of art, has recently had a block print ac- DR. cepted for exhibition at the twentieth JARMAN (Continued from page 1 0) annual graphic arts show of the Wichi- ta Art Association. Miss Ross' work him, so that his attitude toward life has been exhibited in the Midwest an- never swerved despite the changing nual art show of the Joslyn Memorial tempo of the times. His concepts of Museum; Prairie Watercolor Painters' religion were unaffected by theological exhibition; and the Prints by Kansas innovations and disputes. His stand- Print Makers exhibition. ards of right and wrong were never Miss Betty Spindler is engaged in watered down. More than anyone else editorial work for the Presbyterian associated with this college he helped Book Store in Richmond, Virginia. to give substance to ideals, to give soul She spent the past summer as counselor to body. The measure of his success in a girls camp. can be gauged by what this college is

Dr. John P. Wynne was elected presi- today and what it is capable of becom- dent of the Virginia Philosophical As- ing". sociation during their annual meeting And so today we are assembled here, at Washington and Lee University in the Governor of the Commonwealth, 1950. Longwood and Hampden-Syd- Officials of the State, Members of the were ney Colleges joint hosts to this Legislature, the State Board of Educa- organization last October. tion, which is the Governing Board of Miss Vera Baron received the Mas- this college, the distinguished schoolman ter's degree last summer from the Uni- who is the able successor of Dr. Jar- versity of Virginia. man as President of this institution, members of the Faculty and student body of the College and numbers of Dr. HOMECOMING AND Jarman's old associates and friends. It

DEDICATION is our privilege and pleasure here to-

{Continued from page 6) gether to commemorate his virtues, to express our appreciation for the heritage alumnae and paid tribute to his "illus- which he has left to this institution and trious predecessor at whose feet I have to us, and to dedicate to his memory literally sat in educational preparation this beautiful building, which in his and training." honor has been named and will bear the For the alumnae the memorial dedica- name of Jarman Hall. tory service closed with a note of deep satisfaction and pleasure. Miss Leola Wheeler, the esteemed retired professor MISS TABB of Dramatic Art, read "Little Stracted" (Continued from page 1 5) by Miss Elizabeth Eggleston and "Crea- may come to pass that a new culture, tion" by James Weldon Johnson. richer and more fruitful even than the Thus closed a happy day. Hail and old, may yet arise among us.

28 Alumnae Magazine MISS OTTIE CRADDOCK RETIRES

Miss Ottie Craddock came to Farm- ville in 1923: she retired from Long- wood College in June, 1950, after a

year's leave of absence because of ill health. She joined the faculty as in- structor of handwriting and methods of teaching handwriting in public schools and as supervisor of student work in the Training School. To the uninitiated this would seem to be merely routine, but Miss Craddock found varied and origi- nal ideas for stimulating interest and ef- fort on the part of teachers and children. Because of an increasing demand for instruction in typewriting. Miss Crad- dock spent a summer at Columbia Uni- ganizations. She has held versity in special preparation, and for important offices in the Woman's Auxiliary two years offered courses. Their pop- of Johns Memorial Churcl:i, the ularity led to the establishment of the American Association of University present Department of Business Educa- Women, Daughters of the American Revolution. tion, in which she was an assistant pro- For a long time she was secretary of the fessor. Department of Handwriting of the Vir- In extracurricular activities of the ginia Education Association and was College, Miss Craddock rendered val- responsible for exhibits which were uable service. For years she was spon- eagerly anticipated by teachers of Vir- sor of the Eastern Shore Club and is ginia. For four years she was secretary held in affectionate regard by the alum- of the National Association of Penman- nae in that area. She has been secretary ship Teachers and Supervisors. Her of the Robert Frazer Memorial Loan M. A. degree was from Columbia Uni- Fund, formerly the Normal League versity. Fund. For the fiftieth anniversary of Miss Craddock exemplifies loyalty, Longwood College her task was to ob- devotion to ideals, forgetfulness of self tain information about the College per- in service to others. She has sonnel of those years. Its success was given freely of time, thought, shown in the display of letters, books, and help to stu- magazine articles, and other evidence of dents with problems of many kinds, their accomplishments. She helped to and to older persons who felt the lone- guide the Commercial Club and is a liness and dependence of age. Because valued honorary member of the Asso- of her talent for making and holding ciation of Alumnae. friends she would say with Abou Ben Her executive ability has been rec- Adham, "Write me as one who loves ognized in local, state, and national or- his fellowmen."

February, 1952 29 CLASS A call to the "Two" REUNIONS and "Seven" classes for 1952.

One of the great joys in coming back 1902 Miss Mary Frances Powers, Riverton, Va. to your Alma Mater is to meet old Jan. Mrs. Helen Winston Carmichael, friends! Stand under the Rotunda with 127 Johnson St., Bristol, Va. your old roommate—walk across the 1907 Mrs. B. C. Watkins (Mary Schofield) Midlothian, Va. lawn, renew that old friendship by liv- June, Mrs. E. H. Flannagan, (Beryl Morris), 215 Young Ave., Hender- ing over all the grand old memories. son, N. C. This is why we have class reunions. 1912 Miss Leta Christian, 623 Clover St., Dr. Jarman gave a lovely silver cup Winston-Salem, N. C. to be presented each year to the reunion 1917 Mrs. George W. Morris (Naomi Dun- can) 3811 Confederate Ave., Rich- class with the largest percentage of at- mond, Va. tendance. It is presented with distinc- 1922 Degree—Mrs. C. H. Davis (Mildred tion by the president of Longwood. The Dickinson) Hampden-Sydney. Va. Diploma—Mrs. Karl Kraemer (Gwen- classes of 1894 and 1926 have it won dolyn Wright) 6100 Monroe Place. twice. Which of the "Two" or "Seven" Norfolk, Va. classes will be the lucky one in 1952? 1927 Degree—Mrs. J. A. Redhead. Jr. (Vir- ginia Potts) 704 Dover Rd., Greens- Founders Day, March 29, 1952 is the boro. N. C. time for reunions of every fifth year Diploma—Mrs. J. A. Adams, (Ola Thomas) R. F. D. 3, Charlottesville, since 1887 through 1947. Va. have a successful reunion To some 1932 Degree—Mrs. F. M. Ritler (Henrietta one in the class must either write to Cornwall) Greystone Terrace, Win- chester, Va. her classmates, or divide the writing Diploma—Mrs. J. W. Jones, Jr. with other classmates. The alumnae (Martha Kello) 219 Sinclair Ave., Nor- folk, Va. secretary is glad to cooperate in every 1937 Degree—Mrs. Raleigh C. Powell (Mary way here. For instance, if you wish to Bowles) 163 6 Mt. Vernon Ave., Pe- tersburg, Va. have a breakfast, dinner, tea, or just Diploma—Mrs. R. A. Armistead (Sara meet in some classroom or parlor in the Hayes) Box 1327, Williamsburg, Va. College for that reminiscing session, she 1942 Mrs. C. N. Plyler (Mary Katherine Dodson) Gatcsville, N. C. will be glad to arrange with the Col- 1947 Mrs. J. B. Anderson (Margaret El- lege Tea Room, Longwood House, the lett) Pluraer Apts., Union St., Wythe- Snack Bar or the Weyanoke Hotel for ville. Va.

such a meeting. If your class president doesn't write For your convenience the following to you, write to her! Also write your are the presidents of next year's reunion best friends to meet you here. This is classes: your special invitation to be present!

If 1952 is your sixtieth, fiftieth or 1887 Mrs. J. D. Eggleston (Julia Johnson) Hampden-Sydney, Va. twenty-fifth anniversary, make every 1892 Mrs. C. H. Gordon (May Boswell) effort to get here for the Alumnae As- 723 Main St., Danville, Va. sociation will especially honor those 1897 Miss Martha Kennerly, 3218 E. Wil- classes. lard, Tucson, Arizona

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Cxpiegsions; of ^pmpatf)p

The Alumnae Association extends Mary Will '30, on the death of their sympathy to: Annie Bidgood Wood oldest sister, Mrs. Helen Vincent Wood- '09, on the death of her husband, Col. ward; Martha Kennerly '97, on the T. Gilbert Wood: Gertrude Batte death of her sister, Nellie Kennerly; Daughtrey '28, on the death of her Bernice Copley '40, on the death of her husband, Floyd J. Daughtrey: Mary brother, J. A. Copley; Alice Mottley Ruth Winn Lacy '26, on the death of Overton '26, on the death of her hus- her husband. Dr. H. B. Lacy; Hattie band, Walter S. Overton; Jettie Bryant Belle Gilliam Marshall '07, on the death Keenan '22, on the death of her father, of her husband, John R. Marshall; Vir- Charles D. Bryant; Hester Jones Alphin ginia Simmons Warren '31, on the '10, on the death of her husband, Theo- death of her mother; Cora Helen Meeks dore Alphin, and Mary Louise Alphin '26 on the death of her moth- Anthony '50, on the death of her father: the er; Ashton Hatcher '11, on the death Garrett sisters, Sadie '12, Lamma '15, of her sister, Evelyn Hatcher Laine '12: and Nellie '18, on the death of their Elizabeth Crute Goode '27, on the sister, Nora Garrett Lancaster; Harriet death of her husband, Joseph H. Goode; Booker Lamb '28, on the death of her Lucy Bralley Johnson '46, on the death mother, Jessie Whitmore Booker '04; of her husband, H. S. Johnson; Viva Dorothy Diehl '24, Elizabeth Diehl Paulette Comstock '17, on the death Laws '26, Catherine Diehl Lancaster of her father, S. W. Paulette, Jr.; Nel- '32, and Mary Diehl Doering '34, on lie Preston '99, on the death of her Fred- brother, John M. Preston: the Vincent the death of their mother, Mrs.

sisters, Eugenia '23, Virginia '27, and erick Diehl.

MYSTIC LIGHT

Only when there's Love in the heart Can there be joy in the eyes Only when sorrow's done its part Can there be an understanding heart Only when there comes a grief Can there be knowledge of relief Only when there's Love in the heart Can there be joy in the eyes.

Martha Lee Doughty, ' 1

31 February, 1952 . ,.

GRANDDAUGHTERS CLUB

Since its organization in 1926 the First row, left to right: Nancy Bird-

Granddaughters Club has continued to sail (Pauline Hawkes) , Sara Elizabeth

be a unique and useful organization. Kent (Sara Virginia Hall) , Helen

Membership is restricted to students Crowgey (Pearl Ellett), Sylvia Paige whose mothers or grandmothers at- Bradshaw (Louise Cooke) tended Longwood before them. They Second row, left to right: Ann Car- are banded together to uphold the ter Wenderburg (Sara Elizabeth Fox) standards and ideals which their moth- Lucy Thwing (Frances Conway War-

ers and grandmothers helped to estab- ren ) , Eloise Macon (Evelyn Traylor) lish. Mary Lou Barlow (Bessie Lee Wright)

There are seventy-one members in Third row, left to right : Jane Bailey the club this year. Of this number, (Martha Jane Anderson), Carolyn twenty-two are new students. Giles (Louise Motley) , Ann Hamner Pictured above are fifteen of the (Laura Wright), Josephine Burley club's new members. They are (with (Thelma Ruth Burley), Clare Davis

their mothers' maiden names shown in (Sue Adams) , Betty Jean Persinger parentheses) : (Continued on page 58)

32 Alumnae Magazine ALUMNAE NEWS

Etta Rose Bailey, principal of the well known Maury School in Richmond, spoke to the Farm- ville P.T.A. last February. Etta, who was grad- uated from Longwood in 1913, has been an outstanding person in the field of elementary education. She is best known for her work in Maury School which was featured in Life Magazine as "The Top Elementary School in the United States." Educators all over the

country know about this school for its imagina-

tive teaching methods which label it progressive. She has taught in summer sessions at Columbia University and William and Mary. Also, she directed the development of the Richmond Youth Center. The book, "Teaching Reading in the Elementary School", considered by many to be the finest work of its type, was produced by Etta Rose Bailey, '13 the faculty of Maury School under her guidance.

1884-1899 eth anniversary of their graduation. They almost Rosalie Bland writes of her class: "I know Mr. won the cup, ranking third in percentage of class Cunningham would be proud of his '96 girls: attendance. Elizabeth Hatcher Sadler, writer on historical sub- Annette Leache Gemmell writes: "I expect to jects; Jean Cameron Agnew, well-known writer be at Sweet Briar on visits, and I am looking of Alabama, having won prizes in nationwide forward with much pleasure to visiting my old contests for her short stories and plays; Ellen college under its new name." Her daughter, Lmdsey Hans, who holds a graduate degree from Tyler Gemmell, is librarian at Sweet Briar Col- Columbia University, belongs to learned societies, lege. and has traveled extensively in the United States, Fannie Littleton Kline writes about the new Canada. Mexico, and Europe. In additon to this, project: "I am delighted with the possibility of she has been the organist in her church and has an alumnae house. How I should love to sleep taught for forty-seven of the fifty-five years since there with a real sense of possession! But it her graduation." would be impossible this year, anyway." And These and others in the class have been gen- concerning her work as class agent, "With my erous contributors to the alumnae fund. "Rosalie" experience at Cornell (B. S.) and Michigan at was too modest to mention her own achievements which I got my M. A. and just love, and Chicago, and her liberal gifts of substance and service to her there is no place to which I owe so much as to college and to her community, —or those of her Farmville and the teachers I had there, so any sister. Alma, of an earlier class. little thing I can do is a joy." May Boswell Gordon, whom some of you Florence Towles Meadows is writing an ac- know for her stories, writes verse, too—light and count of her life as a missionary for eighteen years gay poems for children, and delicate lovely lyrics in a remote station of the Episcopal Church. of a wider appeal. Nannie Forbes Watkins. one of the two living 1900-1909 granddaughters of soldiers of the American Revo- Alice Atkinson Szanto and her Hungarian hus- lution, recently observed her ninety-first birthday band in August entertained at a picnic at their at her home in Farmville with a luncheon given Richmond home a large number of Mr. Szanto's by her daughters, Patsy ('15) and Nancy ('30). countrymen who have settled near them through Lucy Irvine Irvine and Maude Trewett, class the displaced persons program. The occasion was of 1891, were present October 20th for the sixti- St. Stephen's Day, when Hungarians pay tribute

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to their most illustrious King. Alice's father, the dancer and satirist, she studied in New York and Rev. W. R. Atkinson, D. D., was president of the Europe and made her debut as a solo dancer with two colleges which have been combined to make the Metropolitan on ballet and dance. Queens College, Charlotte, North Carolina. His The reunion in October of both the '06 Classes great-grandson unveiled his portrait at the open- brought girls from North and South. Virginia ing function of Fine Arts Week in Charlotte. Kent Nelson Hinman and husband came from Since her graduation in 1908, Emma Blanton New York. Carrie Dungan and Nettie Chappell, Vaughn has taught almost continuously in Ash- who have retired after many years of teaching in land, Virginia. She Is a past officer in the Wom- Winston-Salem. North Carolina, delighted their an's Club and P. T. A., and is now president of Farmville friends by returning here to live. Step- the Women of the Church in the Ashland Pres- toe Campbell Wood, the same dynamic Steptoe, byterian Church. was here, and so were Louise Adams Armstrong, Virginia Btanton Hanbury retired last May Henrietta Dunlap, Margaret parish Thomas, and from the presidency of the Women of the Church Pearl Vaughan Childrey. Georgiana Stephenson of West Hanover Presbytery, Synod of Virginia. and Estelle Price sent messages of regret that they In an impressive closing ceremony at the end of could not be present. Mildred Price '08 sent the 46th annual meeting Virginia was presented greetings and regrets. with an honorary life membership. Georgeanna Newby Page, commodity analyst Cora Lee Cole Smith's two daughters are pro- in the National Production Authority, has retired fessors of modem language—Jane Stuart Smith after 27 years in the Department of Commerce. in Kentucky in Georgetown College and Dr. She is making a tour through French North Anne Smith Tillett in Carson-Newman College Africa and Europe. During the winter, she visited in Tennessee. her cousin, Mr. John Jernegan, Consul General Mary Dupuy, ever interested and active in the at Tunis. betterment of her fellowmen, is chairman of the Anna Paxton, instructor of mathematics in the committee on Cancer Information for the Farm- New Jersey State Teachers College, Trenton, New ville Woman's Club. She attended the regional Jersey, for many years, has retired and is living in meeting of the American Cancer Society, which Bon Air, Virginia. was held in Charlottesville last February. Ruth Dyer Williams and husband have both Six reproductions from Luca Delia Robbia's "Singing Gallery" have been presented to the retired from teaching and are living in Charleston, College by Susie Warner Maddox, in of South Carolina. memory her husband, Dr. W. A. Maddox, a former pro- Emma Parish, from her home in Earlysville, fessor at the College. These friezes have been Virginia, wrote that she had accepted a position placed in the new Jarman Auditorium. It was a in Charlottesville, which prevented her joining real pleasure to her many friends and to the Col- her friends in Farmville on October 20, 1951. lege staff that Susie could be present at the dedica- Mary Power Farthing, since her retirement tion. from teaching, continues active in church work, Woman's Club, and other community services. Among the newly elected officers of the Ameri- Mary Frayser McGehee writes that she often can Association for Gifted Children are Charles thinks of the little verse: Coburn, president, and Pauline Williamson, sec-

"How do I know my youth is spent? retary.

My git-up and go Frances Wolfe is Diocesan officer of the Episco- Has got up and went." pal Church as well as active in all local church She need not think of it! Last summer she, her activities. son, John, and her daughter, Elizabeth, had a two-weeks vacation on the "Veendam", which 1910-1919 sailed from New York. They visited Quebec and Hattie Ashe was a welcome visitor at Home- Bermuda while on the cruise. coming. In her home town in Gloucester, she in civic Nora Garrett Lancaster died on August 1 works and patriotic organizations—the 1951 after several years' illness. She was a suc- Woman's Club, Kings' Daughters, U. D. C. cessful teacher in the Farmville elementary school Sue Ayres, of Manassas, Virginia, one of one for thirty-three years before her retirement in hundred-twelve American exchange teachers in 1 941. Her interests and loyalties were varied, and England in 1950-1951, taught a class of 7- and she was a real force in her community: having 8-year-olds at Earby Near Road, in Lancashire. served as president of the Farmville Alumnae She was chosen to present a bouquet of orchids to Chapter, the Woman's Club and the Longwood Queen Elizabeth at a reception for the Americans Garden Club. in the College Garden of Westminster Abbey, and Madge Coode Moore's daughter, Lillian, is to later sat at a table with the queen and Mrs. Gif- be a guest artist at a meeting of the Thomas Jef- ford, wife of the American ambassador. She ferson Woman's Club of Richmond in 1952. A found Queen Elizabeth "as gracious and charming

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as anyone could be. It was an unforgettable ex- there are few poems in the Negro speech as fine as perience." hers."

In a fall issue the Raleigh Times carried a Juanita Manning Harper is busy in local charming picture of Virginia Basherville Ligon, church and civic activities. Her married daughter, who is a successful kindergarten teacher in that Helen, lives near her in West Palm Beach, Florida. city. Since her husband's death, Jennie Martin Pur- Annie Davis Shelbumc, as Chaplain of the dum has been living in Richmond with her Virginia Division of the D. A. R., attended the mother. She is active in church and civic work, fifty-fifth annual conference at Old Point last as she has been in every community in which she year. has lived. Evelyn Dinwiddie Bass, past president of the On the "Cities-and-Towns" page of the Rich- Richmond Alumnae Chapter, represented her mond Times-Dispatch recently were pictures of D. A. R. chapter at the 60th Continental Con- two members of the Washington, Virginia, City gress in Washington in April. Evelyn is regent of Council—Louise Miller Price '15, and Robbie the Richmond chapter. Heterick Critzer, '19.

Mary Dornin Stant is now serving on the Morris Spencer, as one of her friends writes, is Board of Visitors of Mt. Vernon. Governor and doing a grand job in making a home for girls in Mrs. Battle also are on this board and they had the Norfolk Y. W. C. A. the pleasure of seeing Princess Elizabeth and Myrtle Watson Skelton is beginning her fifth

Prince Philip, when they visited this shrine. year as Gray Lady at Camp Pickett. She is a Ruth W. Harris has retired as supervisor of the member of the Board of Directors of Nottoway receiving and accessions section of the Armed County Red Cross: past president of Blackstone Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, American Legion Auxiliary and now chairman D. C after thirty-three years of government of Rehabilitation: Federation Chairman of Home service. At a farewell ceremony, attended by civil- Demonstration Work in Blackstone: and a leader ian and military employees. Brigadier General in 4-H Club Work. Elbert De Coursey, Director of the Institute, commended her for many years of faithful service, 1920-1929 and presented her with a set of matched luggage Claudia Anderson Licbrecht and daughter from fellow employees. She has returned to her Susan accompanied Mr. Liebrecht last summer on home in Pamplin. a business trip abroad. They toured France. Ger- The state auditor has cited Longwood College many, England, and several other countries. for the "excellent" manner in which the institu- Louise Bates Chase and husband drove down tion's fiscal records were prepared and kept during from Scarsdale, New York, for Homecoming. Her the year. Winnie Hiner is treasurer of the College. many friends were happy to see her again and to

Esme Howell Smith is principal of an elemen- meet her husband. tary school in Bristol, Virginia. Last summer she Reva Blanhenbaker Holden. who taught for had a graduate course at Columbia University several years at Belleville. New Jersey, is now a under Etta Rose Bailey, who was a student at teacher in the Passaic schools. M. Louise Bondu- Longwood College with her. rant, who has had a position with the Lewis Florence Jayne has retired from teaching in Printing Company in Richmond, in September Central High School, Washington, D. C. became head of the English Department in the

Emily Johnson is the enthusiastic and efficient high school in Darin, Georgia. president of the Washington Alumnae Chapter. Harriet Booker Lamb, and Mr. Lamb enjoyed

She is helpful in reporting news, changing ad- a motor trip to the Canadian Northwest, Cali- dresses, and arranging delightful chapter meetings fornia. Lake Louise and Banfl^, returning through bringing together alumnae, present and pros- Salt Lake City and Denver. Her step-son, Walter, pective students. She has the A. B. degree from has received an appointment to the U. S. Naval George Washington University, M. A. from Co- Academy. lumbia University. Her present government "job" Mary Bowles Yates has been awarded a cer- I. is public health analyst, and, on the side, she is tificate of merit by President Newman of V. P. president of the Woman's Club of Cherrydale. in recognition of her contribution to Virginia ag- Recently she presented to the Longwood College riculture. In 1949, she was chosen by the Pro- Library Murdock's Constantino Brumidi. the gressive Farmer as the "Woman of the Year" for Michael Angelas of the Capitol, numbered and her service to rural women. autographed. She is herself a writer of delicate Dean Cox Gwaltney is president of the Third verse. District, Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs principals named to the Julia Johnson Davis' new volume of poems is . . . The last three women off the press The Garnet Ring. Robert P. Tris- staff of the Norfolk schools are Longwood alum- '29: Alice Dean tram Cofiin says of it: "No modern ballad is nae, all three from the class of sharper or tenderer than The Garnet Ring, and Edwards, Lafayette School; Margaret Dunton,

February, 1952 35 Larchmont School: Virginia McCoy, Ballentine music. It was conducted last summer by the state School. There are several other Farmville alum- department of education at the Woodrow Wilson nae on the administrative staff, among them, Education Center, Fishersville, Virginia. Charlotte Dadmun. Leah Haller, and Ida Whyte Jean Moore Carpenter is president of District J,

. . . Elizabeth Diehl Laws is a member of the Virginia Education Association, and vice-presi- library staff of Hampden-Sydney College. dent of the state organization. Elizabeth Earnest is doing a fine work in one Grace Oakes Burton has published Songs of of the mission schools in Cuba, Escuela Agricola e My Heart, which won for the author "Honors in Industrial Preston, Oriente, Cuba. She was at English" while she was a student at Longwood. home last summer for a short vacation, her first Included in the volume are about thirty poems, visit in two years . . . Genevieve Holladay, of most of which express personal feeling on nature Oahu. Territory of Hawaii, has been granted a subjects, home ties, and friendship. The forms leave of absence from library work in the public used vary from blank verse to the rather difficult schools of Hawaii to spend a year on Okinawa as Italian sonnet. librarian for army and civilian personnel . . . Mary Blackwell Parker writes of her pleasure Mary Howard Smith is assistant director of nurs- in seeing so many of her Farmville friends at the ing in the Baptist Hospital in Memphis, Tennes- 60th Continental Congress of the D. A. R. in see .. . Margaret Hubbard Seely and family have Washington, among them, Mattie Lewis Osborne, moved from Yokohoma. Japan, to Tokyo. Colo- regent of the Williamsburg chapter, Mary Black- nel Seely has been assigned to Ordnance Section well is historian of her chapter in Washington. General Headquarters as chief of ammunition. Alice Paulett Creyke was the national officer who after serving several months in Korea. had charge of the four-day program. Among the Virginia Hunter Marshall teaches in Lynch- delegates were Rachel McDaniel Biscoe '33: Eve- burg, runs her home, and engages in community lyn Dinwiddie Bass '15: and Mary Dinwiddle and church work, and does all of them well, one '25: Annie Davis Shelburne '17: Catherine of her friends writes. Bickle '48: Bessie Carter Taylor '04: Katherine Elizabeth Hutt Martin, through the Voice of Brewer Carter '41: and Ola Channell Berryman the People section of the Richmond Times-Dis- •16. patch, is still waging her battle for mastery of News of Anna Branch Reams Gilbreath and fundamental "Thee R's" in the state schools as her family is always welcomed by those who essential tools of daily life and as groundwork for knew her at Longwood. Within the past year the expansion and enrichment of the curriculum. Kingsport, Tennessee, papers have carried pictures Jessica Jones Binns taught in high schools in of two of her four children: Louise, now Mrs. Varina, Richmond, and Glen Alien. Her present Charles J. Robinson and Sidney Gordon, III, who occupation is home maker and substitute teacher. was the first and only man in that area to make a Other activities are parliamentarian of P. T. A., perfect score on the Armed Forces Qualification Sunday School teacher, on Board of Deaconesses Test. and financial secretary of her church. Janie Rew Mapp is clerk of the Accomack

Katherine Krebs Kearsley writes from Oak County School Board . . . Elizabeth Roberts is a Ridge, Tennessee. "We have been almost eight member of the Business and Professional Wom- years in this fascinating town of Oak Ridge and an's Club in Washington, D. C. She is a loyal have seen it grow from open farm land to a won- church woman, active in the Woman's Society of derful place in which to live." Christian Service, and teacher of the Wood Bible Eleanor McCormick Mitchell, who has two class in her church. daughters, eleven and thirteen, finds time for com- Katherine Stallard Washington was selected munity service. She has been president of the First Lady of the Year in the City of Owensboro, Roanoke Study Club and of the Read and Review Kentucky, and was so honored at a Recognition Club; director, Thursday Morning Music Club: Tea last May. Her leadership in college has been and press chairman, Roanoke Woman's Club. carried into life, and she has given unstintedly of Elizabeth and Bonnie McCoy, who teach in her time to all kinds of civic and church work. the Patrick Henry High School in Martinsville, With her husband and son, Larry, she has lived in are indispensable community leaders, a fellow Owensboro for the past seven years. In that time townsman writes, just as they were leaders in Pi she has served as president of the Longfellow Gamma Mu and Kappa Delta Pi while in college. P. T. A., chairman of the current events group of Mary Marklcy, formerly kindergarten super- the Woman's Club. President of the Woman's visor, Lutheran Mission, Puerto Rico, is now en- Society of Christian Ser\'ice, teacher of a Sunday gaged in social service in Good Will Industries, School class. Secretary of the Mary Kendall home Roanoke. board of directors, member of the board of direc- Lillian Minkcl was appointed a member of a tors for the community chest and a member of the composite work shop for the production curricu- D. A. R. lum materials in mathematics, language arts, and Thelma Thomas White is kept busy in the

36 Alumnae Magazine Woman's Club, D. A. R., and church ac her home recently elected vice-president of the Woman's in Arlington. Auxiliary to the Richmond Academy of Science. Victoria Vaiden Worden is now acting director Mary Diehl Doering with Mr. Doering landed of public health education of the State Board of in New York City, April 23, after spending four Health in Dover. Delaware. Her daughter is at years in Stuttgart and Frankfurt, Germany, They St. Catherine's in Richmond. We hope Long- returned to Germany in June, after visiting rela- wood will be her college! tives in several places.

Dorothy Wells Greve, of New York City, is Elizabeth Dutton Lewis is active in the president of New Rochelle Hospital Alumnae: Gloucester Woman's Club, Kings Daughters, the president of Pelham League of Women Voters; county chapter of Longwood alumnae, and the and a member of the Pelham Board of Charity. Woman's Society of Christian Service in Bellamy Martina Willis is supervisor in the State Teach- Church. ers College in Farmington, Maine. Her work in Bcrnicc Eckler Chamberlin and family of audio-visual education has been recognized Weathersfield. have recently moved into their new throughout the New England States. home, which overlooks the Connecticut river A goodly number of the classes of '21 were in with a view of the mountains in the distance. Farmville in October for their 30th reunion. They have one daughter. Alice, four years old. Although the nine members of the degree class Alice Hardaway McGalliard and children, live in six different states, two were present, Kath- Sharon, Sandra and Theodore, are making their erine Stallacd Washington and Helen Draper, and home in Dyersburg, Tennessee. the other seven were "longing to be here," Har- Fannie Haskms Withers, president of the Farm- riet Pucdy Blackwell said in her telegram. In spite ville Alumnae Chapter, had the pleasure of hear- of a serious illness in her family, Elizabeth ing her husband honored for twenty-three years Moving Smith, president of the diploma class, was of faithful service to Grace Episcopal Church, in present for a part of the day to greet the returning Manteo, Buckingham County. The occasion was members—Jane Bacon Lacy. Ruby Paulett Omo- a homecoming at the Church. Mr. Withers has hundro, Margaret Traylor, Claudine Monng recently spent two months on a tour of the Holy Hardaway, Otey Helms Grubbs and Violetta Wil- Land, and took many beautiful pictures which he son. Flora Chngenpeel Patterson from South has shared with churches and organizations of Carolina. Ellen Minor Jones from Clifton Forge, Farmville. and others from this widely scattered class sent Natalie HoUaday, who has been teaching in messages of regret that they could not come. They Hawaii. T, H., has received a Master's Degree in live in fifteen states, and one is as far away as Science from the University of Hawaii. Costa Rica. Addresses of ten are unknown. Clara Mistr was one of six Richmond teachers Hence it would not be easy for the officers. Eliza- the Times-Dispatch featured this year under the beth Moring, Thclma Yost, Carolyn Harrell, and caption. "School Teacher Today Looks Pretty Eliza Clopton to assemble enough members to for the Pupils Who are Wise in Fashion's Ways." compete for the loving cup. Gay Richardson, cataloger-reviser. Virginia six members of the diploma class of '26 The State Library since 1942, has been active in Sun- for their 2 5th reunion found many who came day School and other phases of church work and friends of other days, even though the class officers is a contributor and worker in several state and were unable to be present to arrange for a celebra- national social and religious agencies. tion. Mr. McCorkle. their honorary member, and Grace Rowell Phelps, writes: "We are proud other friends were happy to greet Mary Banks of our two daughters, Grace Rowell. nine, and Fretwell. Chester Hafton Shackelford, Jacqueline Margaret, five." Her husband is on leave of ab- Noel White, Mary Owens Carhart. Anna Scott sence from William and Mary College to serve as Homan. Dot Wetzel Wright, also Amanda Gray legal consultant for O. P. S. for the duration of and Frances Walmsley Gee. Twelve of the class the war. live in North Carolina, and fourteen others in Shanks, besides being a full-time teacher states ranging from Connecticut to Florida and to Edith Roanoke, and a strong right arm for the California. Who in the class will volunteer to find in association, is counselor or secretary of the addresses of the seven members whose alumnae alumnae in her church. magazines were returned from the last known four organizations addresses? In recognition of their services in the teaching profession, many of the alumnae have been elected 1930-1937 to membership in Delta Kappa Gamma. Among '39. Sue Cross '46, Ethel Margaret Birdwell is a home economics teacher them are Helen Costan and Gildersleeve '20, Louise Pruden Apperson '27, in San Francisco . . . Margaret Clark Hanger husband Major H, H. Hanger have three daugh- Martina Willis '26, and Virginia Wall '24, Flor- '13 president of the state organi- ters and a son. Their home is in Rapid City. ence Buford is '3 secretary. is the zation and Lila Jacob 5, is executive Dakota . . . Martha Glenn Davis Tyler

February, 1952 37 CLASS OF 7938 the colonnade. It seemed like only yesterday that Class President and Secretary: Madeline McGloth- we were there. I sat on the bench in front of the lin (Mrs. O. B. Watson, Jr.), 324 Virginia Student Building and while there along came about Avenue, Front Royal, Virginia. six Hampden-Sydney boys in one of their usual type cars. 'When they got opposite me, one said, There is lots of news this year because so many There's a sister who must have had a rough of you responded to my request for news, I am night last I very appreciative of that helpful response. Let's night!' resolved henceforth to confine return visits to College to begin with Grace Pittard Sydnor. She mentions a my Longwood Foun- ders Day. Thirteen years does make a difference!" baby girl as well as garden club, ASA alumnae But to all of you, let a plea that you try club, and church activities. Grace was sorry that me make to get for Founders as often as possible, she didn't know that Carter Belle Munt Clopton back Day making a special effort to be there the days lives in Texas because Grace and husband had a on which mark each succeeding five-year period so trip down that way last winter. Carter Belle has we'll see as of our classmates as possible. had a trip up this way with her four-year-old many Before we leave Ethel's news she talks with girl, visiting in Petersburg on the way to New — Deane Saunders Dyson sometimes. Deane has a York last May. Frances Maxey TurnbuU has little girl and lives in Alexandria. built a lovely white brick house in Clarksville Betty says that she is liv- where she and Irby are turkey raising experts. Butterworth Soyars ing on Seminary Avenue in Richmond just two Jacque Johnson Reid of Norfolk has a baby girl blocks from her twin, "Army", who has two as well as a "King." Husband E. King Reid has children. That is positively all the news Betty graduated in foreign diplomatic studies. One day gave me of herself but she did know of some other last winter Grace spent the day with Margy folks like Isabel Plummet whose physician- Woolfotk Frazer in Orange County and Alice Kay husband Bill is at the Medical College Hos- Nelson King, who lives not so far away came over Kay pital. Bill and Isabel have a new home on Three with her two precious little girls. Margy has three Chopt Road and have three children, the twins children. Alice and Margy both live on farms and now being three years old and darling. have lots of baby chicks. Susan Lane Crafton of Mary Harrison Vaughan DriscoU, son. daughter, AltaVista has two children. Ruth Phelps Fisher and doctor-husband live in South Boston. Ruth now lives in 'Washington in a new home, has a Montgomery Peters of Long Island, has a boy family of three and a husband who is interested and a girl. Husband Carl is with a civilian in antiques. I'll bet Ruth has some beautiful old ground airforce unit. girl has arrived at the things. I'd love to see them. A home of Mary Joyner Cox Beck and Fred to Rose Marie Hunter Lear says that she and make the third child for them. They are building Coates enjoy life in the small town of Helena, a large home in 'Walnut Hills in Petersburg. And Arkansas, where Coates has gone into a law part- here is the very first piece of news about Lib Har- nership with his uncle. Two children grace their ris that I can remember having during the years home. Rose Marie tells me that when she was that I have been writing for the ALUMNAE home in King George this summer she found that BULLETIN. Lib is Mrs. Morton Miller and lives Norvelle Montague Jones and her husband live in South Boston and has a son. 'Wonder if she there after seven years in Fairbanks. Alaska. Al- and Mary Harrison see each other. Lib, does Mary bert and Norvelle have an adorable little six-year- H. still talk as fast as ever? How I'd love to hear old girl. Albert is the Episcopal rector there and her! both had many interesting tales of life in Alaska. Captain Ruth Sears represents us in the army Virginia Price 'Waller is supervisor of Hender- up in Arlington Hall Station. You know Ruth son City Schools, North Carolina. was in the army during the war and came out of Elizabeth Shipplett Jones lives at Sheppards service to become veterans' counselor at Maury near the College so keeps up with all the folks High in Norfolk. She was called back last Octo- over there. She and Cleveland have two children ber and does personnel work. Says she really likes and are building a new home. Elizabeth tells me it. Not long ago she had dinner with the registrar that she is chairman of their county T. B. associa- for Arlington County, Mary Ames Thompson, tion and treasurer of the Red Cross. Sounds like a who has "a most attractive husband and a darling public spirited lady! It was good to hear from home." Ruth reminds me that our last meeting Ethel Burgess Pattie of Arlington and Bucking- was on the dance floor at Cavalier Beach Club ham Court House. She and husband Clagett both many moons ago. work for the government and are week-end com- Kittie Jamison Dillard has lived in Roanoke muters to their farm. Let's quote from Ethel: for the past five years after having lived "all over"

"Last spring, having a little time to kill. I decided from New York to Atlanta. Miller is now in the to walk up to the school. I walked down the automobile finance business for himself. Their main entrance to the rotunda and around by Dr. daughter, who is now two and a half, was 'Walmsley's and Mr. Strick's classroom and down adopted when six weeks old, and they will adopt

38 Alumnae Magazine another child as soon as possible. Early have helped by phoning. Army Batter- Dudley Allen Barnes went to the hospital in worth Lewis, 'Virginia Smith Daniel, and Fannie Petersburg to see Nan Seward Brown with her Mae Putney Boykin came over one evening, and third son, and between them they dug up a few together we dug into the annual for people to items for this letter. Dud has been doing a most contact. This is the result. outstanding job in her teaching down at Midway Fannie Mae Putney Boykin and her husband High School near her home at Hebron. Nan sent and daughter are living in their new home on me a clipping on Dud not so long ago, telling of Barclay Road in Richmond. David Terry Cave her work and wonderful influence in the commu- visits her occasionally when shopping in Rich- nity. Dud merely said that she is serving as girls' mond. David and her husband vacation at the coach and librarian. "Nan looked just the way beach in the summer, and attend quite a few of she did when we graduated—sweet, gentle, and the dental conventions. With both grandmothers lovely." Eugenia Jolly Woody has been having in Luray, their children, Terry and Cindy, are the small home in which they live in Petersburg always in good hands when they are away. remodeled and it is unusually attractive. Nora Ernestine Noel is now Mrs. Bert Timberlake. Jones Culpeper is head of the guidance work at She has a son and lives in Farmville. Fannie Mae the Hermitage High School in Richmond. hears from 'Virginia Yager Thompson who cer- Delha Pope Chambliss Crutchfield and son, Wal- tainly lives an exciting life. She and her husband ter, Jr., of Fort Meade, Florida, visited her par- have just bought a new ranch type house in ents at Rawlings in January of this past year. Evansville, Indiana. They have two children, Mildred Habel Inge is living with her sister in Waddey and Suzanne. They spent a month in Blackstone until her new home in Kenbridge is Florida last winter, and also vacationed for three completed. Mildred's husband has a hardware weeks in Mexico City. business. Libby Morris Snipes has become an Elizabeth Wilherson Tompkins lives in Ches- ardent golfer. terfield County. She has two boys. After leaving Lois Vassar Walker lives on a farm about eight Longwood, "Bitsey" received her nursing degree miles from Charlotte Court House. Her three at Duke University. Frances Steed Edwards has children, a big house, and the chores of a farmer's been living in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Her hus- wife keep her very busy. Mary Rives Black teaches band, who is with the government, was recently in Charlottesville and spends her summers with transferred to Washington, D. C. They sold their her parents in Pamplin. Ella Lewis Gordon is home in Pennsylvania and are living in an apart- married to a highway engineer and they live in ment in northern 'Virginia. They have two sons, their trailer wherever his work takes him. Mabel three and five years old. Murden Johnson lives in Norfolk and has two Ellen Conyers has been teaching in Chester, sons. Edith Hammack teaches in North Carolina. Virginia, where she was also girls athletic direc- Inez Chappell Thompson lives in St. Michaels, tor. For the past two years the basket ball team Maryland, with husband and year-old daughter. under her leadership did not lose a game. She has Aurelia Varner Hazelgrove and Joe have a large now been appointed a member of the faculty of farm in Cumberland and have four children which the College of William and Mary, where she will

include a set of identical twins whose teachers be girls' basketball coach. Elsie Dodd Sindles is have trouble telling them apart. Edna Harvey still in Detroit and Hal is still with American Air Dawson lives in Dinwiddic and has a second child. Lines. They hope to fly to Richmond soon. Elsie Husband is in the oil distributing business. and Hal spent an evening with Bob and me

Well, that is it. Just wish that I had news of Christmas. We enjoyed talking about Farmville. each '38er, but haven't. Many thanks for your Elizabeth Cralle Carter lives in Farmville and letters. I am giving up the ALUMNAE BULLE- has one son, Earl, Jr. Elizabeth Tindall Duncan TIN work, so that someone else in the class can has just moved into a new home in Richmond at

have a fling at it. The new correspondent will be 5 1 04 Park Avenue. She has a son who started to asking for news next year so be on the lookout school this year. Rebecca Bland Miller is living in for items to help her. My family of three children Scottsville and teaching home economics in the present me with more home and outside activities high school there. than I can do justice to these days. With fond Louise Jones Wells lives in Farmville and has memories and best wishes! two children, a boy and a girl. Jackie Beal Grove has just bought a new home near Falls Church, CLASS OF 1939 Virginia. Blanche Ellis Nash has four children. Class President and Secretary: Vera Ebel (Mrs. She and Ann Dugger Mcintosh have us all beat

R. B. Elmore), 907 Willow Lawn Drive, in the number of children, I believe. Pattie Richmond, 'Virginia. Bounds Sellers has two children. Her son, Billy,

This year I called on the Richmond girls in is in school this year. Pattie is busy with enter- our class to help me gather news. Doris Adkins taining, canning, and with a little time out for Pritchard, Elizabeth Burke, and Mary Jackson outings on their boat. Dr. Sellers has done some

FEBRUARY, 1952 39 boat racing the past season. McCuUough who is married and lives in South Virginia Smith Daniel also knew and found a Carolina. lot of interesting things for us. She lives in Rich- Margaret Tucker Scott's husband is an engineer from 'Westminster, Ohio. They live in Dayton, mond with her husband and son. Robbie, who is Ohio. Army had lunch with Lib Hardy Hutche- two. Virginia hears from Margaret Motley son. Her husband is a dentist in Chase City where Adams, who has a new home in Charlottesville. they live and have two little girls. Army also sees Her daughter. Pat, is seven and in the second Lucy Baskecville Lewis who is living in Peters- grade. Virginia said that Dot Henderson is living burg and has no news for us. Margaret Britten in Saltville and is now Mrs. GiUenwater. Martha Guerrina is living in San Angelo, Texas, and Al Evans is married to Albert Chappell. He sells in- is an officer in the Air Force. Theresa Graff Jami- surance and they live in Clarksville with their son has two little boys. three daughters. Elvira Ligon Taylor wrote Army a real newsy Bonnie Avery Bugg lives in Richmond. She is letter. She lives on a thirteen-acre farm about quite active in woman's club work. She has three three miles out of Keysville with her Yankee hus- children, two boys and a girl. Mary Ethel Barnes band and two children, David, six, and Anna, Yelverton wrote Virginia that she has a son who two and a half. Her husband is a radio engineer is five and a little girl eighteen months old. She is and runs a radio shop in Keysville. They have a living in Portsmouth where her husband is in the garden, chickens, a dog, cat, kittens, and plenty of grocery business. Frances Carrol is Mrs. Ray- peace and quiet. Sounds good to me! mond Lee Haynie, Jr. She lives in Reedville and Elizabeth Burke is living in Richmond and is has two children. just as busy as can be all the time. She is teaching Virginia saw Beatrice Bland at a picnic at and this year is president of the Elementary Beatrice's French Hay Farm near Richmond. Bea- Teachers Association of Richmond. She was their trice is elementary supervisor of the Rockingham representative this summer to the national conven- County Schools. She is working on her doctor's tion in San Francisco and had a glorious time degree at the University of Virginia. She received touring the country out and back. I've chatted her masters from Columbia University, and was with Burke over the phone and she told me Caro- on the faculty staff at Madison College for sev- lyn Cwathmey Jones received her masters degree eral years. 'While vacationing at Hotel Chamber- at Pennsylvania State College in June. Carolyn's lin, Virginia, she saw Helen Greene HoUings- mother helped by baby sitting. worth, who is living in Delaware and has two Jenny Carroll 'Worsley and Tom are building children. a house south of Alexandria. It will be very mod- Army and Dick Lewis, with their two chil- ern, mainly glass with enough brick to hold up dren, have been living in Richmond for about two the glass, and on a hilltop with a forty mile view years. Dick is an assistant U. S. District Attorney. in three directions. And as if that weren't enough Army heard from Ruth Read Blackman that she for Jenny, I read in the paper that husband Tom had given up teaching for homemaking. Her hus- has been named defense goods price coordinator band is on the staff at the Blue Ridge Sanatorium. for the Office of Price Stabilization in 'Washing- Ruth had seen Catherine Habel who teaches at ton. Lane High School. A card from Mable Burton Marks brought the Frances Mary Thomas Propst wrote Army news that they had spent the summer in Char- from Boydton where she lives. Mary Frances lottesville where her husband is working on his taught a while and then took library science at Ph. D. Mable just had fun swimming and golf- 'William and Mary. After completing that, she ing. Nancy Gray Perdue wrote that she had vaca- worked as a librarian for Colonial 'Williamsburg tioned at Virginia Beach this summer. 'While in the historical research department until 1947 there she saw Marguerite Blackwell Seeley and her when she was married. Now she is librarian for husband and the Adkins twins. Nancy visited the Southside Regional Library, Virginia's oldest Eloise Williams Draine in 'Walkerton on her way headquarters, at Boydton. Mary Sullenberger to the beach. She reported that Eloise's home, Richardson's husband is managing the new which is a family one remodeled, is lovely. Thomas Jefferson Inn in Charlottesville. Doris Adkms Pritchard has a pretty new home Margaret Stallard 'Wooling wrote Army from not too far from here. 'We play bridge occasion- Newport News where she is now living. Stallard ally and chat a bit on the phone. Doris vaca- saw a lot of Longwood girls at the swimming tioned at Blowing Rock. North Carolina, this pool this summer, where Mary Ben. eight, and summer. Dot Adkins Young is living in Suffolk Joe Stallard, three, took swimming lessons. Ann now with her two boys. Doris told me that Dugget Mcintosh and her family have moved re- Dibbs Tyree Balboni is back in Danville. Her cently to a new home in Kingstree, South Caro- husband has been transferred to Norfolk from lina. They bought and remodeled it which has Hawaii. She, with her daughter, is living in kept Ann busy. Ann had seen Mary Louise Danville temporarily.

40 Alumnae Magazine Sarah Button Rex wrote me a newsy letter Marjorie Nirnmo Kiser moved last June to from Charlottesville. She is still vice president of Orange, Texas, where Brooks is doing newspaper our alumnae association and so of course saw work for Dupont. She says little Bob is still yell- Helen Costan. who is president, at the alumnae ing because he hasn't seen any cowboys. meeting in Farmville on Founders Day. Helen is Madeline Fleshman Beamer and Carter have still teaching in Lynchburg. Sarah had visited built a lovely ranch-style house nestled on a hill- Alpha Lee Carnett Smith and her husband, Lewis, top overlooking Wytheville, where they enjoy a on their farm in Madison County. Alpha Lee had beautiful view in every direction. been busy filling a new deep freeze and redecorat- Thelma Berry Hill is living in Courtland. She ing their house. Sarah wrote that she sees very has twin boys and a girl. Jane Allen Stafford has little of Virginia Epes hby Smith, though they two children and is teaching in Bland. live in the same town. Virginia Epes has one Judging from her Richmond Times Dispatch daughter. picture, Judy Gathright Cooke made a lovely

I was delighted to receive a most interesting bride in her dress of ivory satin embroidered in letter from Lucy Alston, who is now Mrs. seed pearls.

Vaughan Smartt. I wish I could include the entire CLASS OF 1941 letter because I know all of you would enjoy it. She and her husband and son, Madison, seven, Class President: Ruth Lee Purdum (Mrs. Freder-

ick H. Nash) , Ogden, have been in Germany four years. Vaughan is Utah. working for the State Department. For two years Class Secretary: Caralie Nelson (Mrs. Raymond

Bryan Brown) , Halifax, Virginia. they lived in Berlin—were there during the block- From the fifty questionnaires which were re- ade—and then moved to Frankfurt. The story of turned to me by members of our class telling her life and travels in Germany and Europe were about themselves during the past ten years, several entertaining. Lucy now has a little girl seven interesting facts can be reported. of the girls months old. She plans to move to Bonn, seat of Most married, the majority of the married girls the German government, in November. are and have children, but so far no one has reported hav- That concludes my news for 1951. It is so ing more than three children. About three- much fun hearing from all of you and thanks for fourths of our class taught before they married the news. Bob and I have bought a home in and some continue to teach though married. Richmond and are settled here. Write me your Our president. Ruth Lee, sent me an announce- news or call me when you are in Richmond. ment of her marriage to Lt. Col. Frederick H. CLASS OF 1940 Nash on July 15, 1951. They are living in Og- Class President: Jane Powell (Mrs. R. E. John- den, Utah, where Fred is stationed at Hill Air Base. Another one of the girls who has been on son) , Wytheville, Virginia. Class Secretary: Helen Jeffries (Mrs. Hugh S. the move during the past year is Nell Sue Hall Wilbourne, who moved to laeger. West Virginia, Miles, Jr.) , Blacksburg, Virginia. With the stork hovering over our roof and where her husband is now General Foreman of the painters and paperers giving the house a new face, Norfolk and Western Shops. In October, 1950, the Johnson home has been the scene of much Patricia Gibson Stewart and her husband moved confusion—But now that the excitement of to Corpus Christi, Texas, where he is stationed as bringing a new little brother home from the hos- a Naval Officer. Since our last newsletter Peggy pital has died down, things are about back to Seward was born to John and Helen Seward normal. Thomas Trinkle Johnson was born on Dallen. This is their third child. September 19, 1951, giving us a lively family of Despite her duties as housewife and mother of three boys. a four-year-old daughter, Carol Lee Averitt Ful- This seems to be the season for boys. Helen len found time to be treasurer of her local chapter Jeffries Miles's third son was born in June. Helen of the American Legion Auxiliary. Her husband, Lion's Club prexy in Appalachia in is her usual busy self—visiting relatives, out- Eugene, was fitting boys for school and planning the baby's 1950 and on the District Governor's Cabinet christening. —District 24-A—Lion's International in 1951. Josie Cogsdale Taylor, Myra Smith Ferguson, Roberta Wheeler Adams and her family moved and Virginia Wallner Rice each has a new son. into their new brick home in the suburbs of Virginia's other three children are girls. The Lynchburg. Baby Mary Susan who is about Rice's have recently built a handsome ranch-style eighteen months old now keeps Roberta very busy. have home in Pulaski. Sadie Cobb Dobbins and her husband moved Agnes Crockett Jacoby and Johnny Lybrook to Statesville, North Carolina, but from her letter Mothershead each has a new daughter. Johnny it seems that she wouldn't mind returning to also has one son. Johnny is living in Washington Virginia any ole time. social since her husband was called back to active duty Elizabeth West continues to teach High with the army at the Pentagon. studies, Latin, and English in Cradock

February, 1952 41 community, and issue of the American Home Economics Journal. School. She is active in school, Eubank en- Ernestine Meacham took a summer course church activities. Harriett Haskins in York City Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Michi- joyed a two week vacation in New of duty at gan, on "Education and the Treatment while her husband was on a tour of the cii- Cerebral Brooklyn Army Base. Her daughter. Ellen, Palsied Child." And in keeping with Garnett s her record at Longwood, she made an on tered kindergarten recently. Yates Carr "A" after three this course. During a part of 1951 she taught third son arrived in 1951. Looking is a dairy in Texas, but a muscular ailment forced her to boys, a house, and a husband, who job for Yates. Ethel rest for a while. She is hoping to teach near farmer, is a rather full time staff of the Publica- White Plains, New York, as soon as she is able. Beasley is a member of the of Industrial Marian (Chubby) Heard, after teaching in tion Co-ordination Branch, Office D. C. Danville during the winter, manages to do most Relations. Navy Department, Washington, sum- interesting in Mary HiUe McCoy has spent another busy things the summer. You will to her position remember that I reported last year about her mer at camp and has now returned Agent in Loudoun trip to Europe. This past summer she studied as Home Demonstration water color painting at Pencap County, Leesburg. Point in the Mary Sue Edmondson McGhee. hubby, and Cheasapeake Art School. Martha Whelchel Plum- home, 'MiU mer and her family like to travel, small son have moved into their new too. They Dungan have a hobby of traveling and camping in a Hill," near Richmond. Helen V. Doo/ey make life full tent. They have covered Virginia, the Smokies, has five-year-old twin boys who is teach- and a part of Florida this way. The children and exciting for her. Helene Stras Sears while her husband Anne, seven, and Mary Margaret, four, just love ing in Tazewell High School recalled to active service it. Jean Moyer Scorgie and family moved into is away. He has been Menefee Mac- their own home in Forrestville, Maryland, during for seventeen months. Dorothy of the the past winter. They had a third child in Cammond's husband is secretary-treasurer Roanoke Association of Credit Men. Dot keeps October, but I haven't heard yet whether it is a she isn't work- boy or girl. Although there is no new "news" their apartment in the hours when Roanoke. Nancy from Bert McLaughlin Johnson, she continues ing at the Bank of Virginia in of the to live in Bristol, Virginia, and is kept busy with Fulton Harbuck's husband is minister Mansfield, Louisiana. her three boys. Anne L. Cocks Vaughan is living First Methodist Church in her where Evelyn Krenning Moore continues to occupy in Crewe, her husband is pastor of Pryor very attractive Memorial Presbyterian Church. Before taking time with teaching and keeping her this pastorate he received degrees from Union home on the York River. Louise Hall Zirkle and family have bought a Seminary in Richmond and also from Union where Dr. Zirkle Seminary in New York. They, too, like to home in KnoxviUe. Tennessee, Martha Saunders travel and camp out. In 1949 they went to is a practicing pediatrician. and Appell has three daughters. Carol. Susan, California this way and in 1951 they toured Spanish western York State England. Sarah. Her husband recently built a New and New of Waco. Rachael De Berry Warren has been principal of style office building in the suburbs insurance School in Norfolk County but decided Texas, to house his real estate and Rodman it because recently to resign and devote her time to her business. Perhaps 1 shouldn't mention will tell you any- duties as housewife. In the Junior League, all of us may be envious, but I Carol A. R.. Community Drives and church ac- way that Martha has a car of her own. D. tivities Heald is and Susan arc in school this year. of Lynchburg. Emily Hoskins three girls. very active. Helen Mclliuaine Russell's husband Effie Louise Grant Hoyle also has 1950. began practicing dentistry in 1951 so she re- Susan, Marie, and a baby born July 5, year they had signed her position with the American Tobacco And as could be expected this past of five. Co. During the summer months Helen has taught to buy a larger house for their family Point, tennis at the Good Will Center in Petersburg. Pearl Thompson Marsh lives in High Martha DeCrawley Moulton continues to live in North Carolina, where her husband is a partner Fabric Jobbers. Raleigh, North Carolina. It is hard to realize in Marsh-Armfield Upholstery and that her son is now seven years old. They have built a home in High Point wife together with their daughter. Price, are enjoying In addition to her duties as and mother Baylor's hubby is of two daughters. Marjorie Holt Cole has been it very much. Crews Borden recalled to active teaching soldiers from their teens to their forties a first lieutenant and has been duty but hopes to be returned to civilian life at Fort Lee. In June, 1951, Edward, Jr., was in born to McFall Wiseman to make her early in '52. They are making their home Madge Richmond. Reba Woodbcidge Seddon's husband family a threesome since she had two daughters Research Laboratory already. They moved to Middletown, Ohio, is a physicist at the Naval an article where her husband is working with the McGraw in Washington. Reba's picture and about her appeared in the November, 1951. Construction Co. Virginia Sydnor Allen is

42 ALUMNAE Magazine living in Hebron and she finds plenty to do to Halifax are two other members of our class: care for her son and daughter. Jane Jones namely, Lois Bailey Glenn whose husband is Andrews has a daughter. Ann Bird, and before manager of Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation, this letter reaches you there will probably be the and Juanita Smith Price who is teaching in our patter of two other feet in her household. Nan local school. Her husband is also a teacher here. Earnest moved Duer from Charlottesville to Balti- Lois has a son and Juanita a daughter. more in the spring of 1951. Her husband. Thanks for responding so well to my ques- Charlie, is with Armco Metal and Drainage Prod. tionnaire this year. Remember that everything Co.. Inc. Mary Marshall Prosise Harrison lives you do is interesting to those of us who were in Petersburg where her husband is associated your classmates! with Alex T. Stewart Electric Company. Natalie Francis Coleman had a wonderful time attending CLASS OF 1942 the Grocer's Convention in Miami this year. Class President: Mary Katherine Dodson (Mrs. Natalie Ann entered school in September but C. N. Plyler) . Gatesville. North Carolina. Albert Luin is a "home body" since he is only Class Secretary: Sara Cline (Mrs. R. L. Dabney) , three. Pattie Smith Kaylor has been overseas 2151 Berkeley Avenue. Roanoke. 'Virginia. for several years doing recreational work for the Another year has passed, and this is reallv American Red Cross, but she is back in the good going to be an important one in the hearts of ole U. S. A. now and is living in Brookneal. each 4 2'er. Because, as you know, we are In her letter Kibler Pixley Rachel didn't give planning a grand reunion for our 10th anniver- any particular news except that which accom- sary when Founders Day, 1952, rolls around. panies the keeping of a house a and two-year-old We are looking forward to seeing a large per- daughter. centage of you on campus. Those whom I have Marie Allen Burcher increased her family with been fortunate enough to see are all hoping to be twin boys in 1951. Linda Allen, Tommy and there. Johnny really keep her "in a strut" now. Anne Now for some news of our class. Last winter Cocfe is in twin working Washington and her I received a long letter from Lillian Turner sister. Jack, is teaching at George Wythe Junior Bearr. She wrote of her complete happiness with running a household High, and caring for two a fine husband, who is an army major, and two adorable children. Nicky and Sandy. Liz Gar- lovely children. She is quite active, being super- rett Rountrey and Bill are in Norfolk and have intendent of the church kindergarten, on the Girl bought a new home recently. During this past Scout troop committee, doing volunteer work at summer Margaretta Cerlaugh took some work the U. S. O. in Blackstone. and teaching school in

at Charlottesville and is back at Martinsville, Kenbridge. Congratulaticns. Lillian '. teaching the third grade. Anne Ayers Butler has moved to Redwood Eleanora Faison Christian is living in Jackson- City. California, and bought a home. Nancy ville, Florida, and is the mother of twins, a boy Naff Austin has bought a home in Memphis and and a girl. Her husband. Thomas Jefferson has two boys: Cottie Radsp.nner Snow is in Jackson Christian, is a grandson of Stonewall Tacoma. Washington, and has two boys. Jackson. Lillian Wahab took off ten days from teach- Eloise Sykes Bell, of Palmyra, has a four-year- ing last winter for a cruise to South America. old daughter. She and I slipped off to Richmond August 18th Florence Lee Putnam's letters always make me to attend Margaret Wright's wedding to Jim fell as if I have nothing to do. She and her Moore. Margaret is living in Roanoke now and husband are actually building a stone house from teaching there. She was a lovely bride. Of course, materials on their ranch. She cans and freezes we saw lots of Richmond girls during the week- enough food to last from one fall to the next. end. Mary Katherine (Kit) Zehmer was at the Her second son. Freddie, was born last December. wedding with her husband. Stan Martin. She She has prepared an album of pictures showing was married in July in Washington, and looked her life on their ranch and I want to share it so happy. Martha (Pi) Cottrell Harwood was with you whenever it is possible. there also. Her husband was in the wedding. Life has been full and very happy for us They have a beautiful new home just outside (Caralie, Ray, and Nancye Brown) here in Richmond, and a mighty fine son. Halifax during the past year. The most exciting Lula Power Muller and her husband, both of thing in our life has been the construction of a found time in their busy lives remodeled and expanded church building. Now them physicians, year for a delightful trip to Europe. They we hope to meet the needs of our people better last are home now in Montdair, New Jersey. with more adequate facilities. I have been teach- ing a Sunday School class, helping with the Mary Lou Shannon Delaney was prettier than Training Union, attending the women's meetings, ever and just as much fun. She and Dee are and acting as my husband's secretary. Living in talking about building their home. They also

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have a fine son. Mary Jane Ritchie Johann lives taking advantage of the opportunities offered by in the suburbs and has a son and twin daughters. wide-open spaces and small-town congeniality May Turner Winn Johnson also has twins, mak- and activity. ing three boys in the household. We saw Peggy Please keep Founders Day, 195 2, an open Hughes Fisher in Richmond. Paige was in the date for a trip to Farmville. We'll be there— will Arctic at the time. He will resume studies for his you? It would be such fun to see each of you doctorate at Harvard, when he returns in De- again and hear news of your own personal lives. cember. CLASS OF 1943 Nell Hurt is teaching at Falls Church, Virginia. Irma Graff had a fine trip to Cuba last summer. Class President: Betty Boutchard (Mrs. S. C.

Harriet Scott Fraser is planning to move to Maclntyre, III) , Villa Rica, Georgia. Buenos Aires this year. Bob and Sara Cline Class Secretary: Sara Wade Owen, 113 Harbor Dabney were in Richmond. Bob expected to go Drive, Hampton. Virginia. back in the navy very soon. They have a pretty I was so pleased to hear from so many girls new home in Roanoke and three precious children. who hadn't answered our cards until this year. Sara is just as energetic and vivacious as ever Stella Scott Bosworth commutes between Onan- and a fine mother. Ellen Royall Story wrote cock and Richmond where Tom has just finished me a newsy letter from Suffolk, saying Libby his junior year at the Medical College of Virginia. Carter Penn is living in Framington Center, They have two children—Chris, who is five and Massachusetts, with her doctor husband and two Jeb who is eight months. Jeb's name is really daughters. Charlotte Andrea's Foley lives in James Elam. Ella Marsh Pilkington Adams Warrenton, Virginia, and has one child; Martha lives in Richmond. She and Jack have two Peery Gillespie is living in Bluefield, West Vir- children also—John George. Jr. (who answers

ginia; and Ellen is an active young mother in her to Jerry) is five and starting to St. Christopher's community. this year. Sallie Parker Adams is ten months old. Nancy Dupuy Wilson wrote that Buff Canter Ella Marsh writes that the house and children

Travers has two children and is living in Rich- keep her busy but she manages some volunteer mond. Dupy is also a busy one, as you would work and club work. Betty Youngberg Ottesen expect. She is chairman of a church circle, chair- is now calling Norfolk home. Sonny has his man of the Y-teen committee, on the Girl Scout own medical equipment business. Eric will soon board, the Family Service board, and has a hus- be eight and Kristi is five. Betty has seen Mary band and daughter of whom she is very proud. Hacvie Reaves in Richmond. Mary has two They live eight miles out from Greensboro, daughters. Mary Jane Scott Webb is now living North Carolina, on a private lake and have much in Columbus. Georgia. Her husband is back in fun swimming and sailing. the army. They have a daughter who is eighteen Augusta Parks writes she is now living in months. When last I heard from Helen Lewis Richmond and working for the U. S. Department Bishop, they were leaving for Dayton, Ohio, of Agriculture. She had two weeks vacation in where Junie was to be stationed at Wright Field. Des Moines, Iowa, with her sister last summer. Carolyn Rouse has been busy going to more A most interesting letter arrived from AUene schools since we left Farmville. She received her Overby Hunt with many items of news therein. Masters Degree in Religious Education at the She, Jack, and their three children have been Presbyterian Training School in Richmond. Now in their new home eighteen months and "are she teaches Bible in grades two through seven thoroughly enjoying the grind or routine upkeep in the public schools in Staunton. Carolyn and family-rearing." Kay Spencer Powell and writes she has hit a record unsurpassed by the her Lt. Col. husband are at Fort Leavenworth married gals—800 children and all as good as where he is an instructor. She spent two years gold. Emily Wcscott has been doing library work in Greece, while Lindy was aide to General Van in a high school twenty miles from Onley. This Fleet. They have two daughters. summer she was in the bookkeeping department Frances Rosebro Garrett has built a new home of a produce firm. Susie Moore Cieszko has a at Bowler's Wharf; Lucy Ellen Powell Rainey new son, Edward Nelson. One day last fall, while now lives in Terre Haute, Indiana, where Mere- shopping in Norfolk, Susie saw Alice Belote dith is an engineer with DuPont. They have Curhng. Alice has a little girl. Margaret Lovins three children. Evelyn Pankey McCorkle is in is executive secretary of the Petersburg Travelers Lexington, Virginia, while her husband attends Aid Society. Shirley Turner Van Landingham is law school. Mary Hunter Edmunds Gunn has the new president of the Petersburg Junior a new baby and is living in Harrisonburg. Louisa Woman's Club. Johnnie Van is drawing the Sanford McAllister lives in Houston, Texas, with plans for Jackie Hardy Rives's home in McKenny two children. as well as their own. They hope to start build- We have moved back to Gatesville, North ing in the fall. Carolina, with our two boys and we are again Frances Parham Jeanes and her family have

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had a wonderful summer in their new cottage New (a York suburb of Syracuse) . where Frank in Maryland. It is a pre-fab-Norwegian house is a research physicist for General Electric. which they've painted barn red with white Leona Moomaw must be an ardent believer in trim. They've done quite a bit of the work them- "See America First" as she has had another selves. She and Ike have three children—Warrie, wonderful trip this summer—a tour through who starts school in the fall and two little girls New England. She and Charlotte Greeley will Fran and Lucille. Sarah Wade was up to visit teach this year in Roanoke. Charlotte Phillips the Jeanes this summer. Also happily settled in Gouldin visited Moo this spring. She and Wright their summer cottage was Frances Mallory Miller. have started their home on the farm out from On Frances's last visit to Lawrenceville. she got Tappahannock. Apparently—Moo gets to see to see so many of the girls she hadn't seen since lots of the girls of '4 3 as she wrote of Lib '43 —Anne Ellet Hardy. 'Virginia Sydnor Allen, Bernard Sauls's two boys and Jean Hall Bernard's and Dick Butterworth. She gets to sec Ruth new baby. Louise Parcell Watts has a new daugh- Palmer Van Doren in Richmond. The Van ter, Sherry Linette. Betty Harper Wyatt has a Doren's have two children. Also back in Rich- lovely new home. Anne Rogers Stark has a new mond is Jean Hatton Lugar. Ada Claire Snyder home in Hilton Village. She told me of Alice is most excited about their plans for building Seebert Godwin's new baby Alice McFadden and their new home. She and her husband attended of Brookie Benton's marriage to Dr. Charles the National Tournament (bridge) in Washing- Dickerman. ton and placed a few times. Nancye Allen Fitzpatrick says that even though There have been lots of new babies. Some they are living in New York City her daughter just missed last year's letter. Violet Woodall is still a Virginia Rebel and a Hebron girl! Elliott's daughter Janet Sue. born April 20, Nancye's husband is working in New York so 1950. Estelle Smith Shaw's daughter, Melissa they arc planning to make their home in the Page: Virginia Sedgley Rotenberry's son. Thomas Big City for a while. Nora Beauchamp de Alvarez Walter; Agnes Patterson Kelly's daughter. Agnes sent a very attractive birth announcement which Meredith: Amy Read Dicky's daughter. Nancy said that Nora Angeles del Socorro was born Read. August 2, 1951. It was very nice hearing from From out California way. Winifred Wright Nora down in Puerto Rico. Margaret Bowling Heron writes that everyone in the family has Bowden says that she has her hands full with been getting educated except her. Dave finished two sons and a new home. Edna Brown Lupton's his thesis and Holly finished her third semester husband was recalled to the Air Force in April at nursery school. The Herons and the Under- and is now in Kusan. Korea. She and Jan. her woods (Lilly Bee Gray) got together for a visit 29-month old daughter are living with Edna's

in April. Still further away is Jane Lee Sink. parents in Suffolk while he is away. Edna said,

who is teaching in Tokyo and loves it. Think also, that she has seen Bridget Gentile Melito. she has decided to stay another year. Louise Andrews Adkins and Nell Pritchett Anne Lyons, in Petersburg, told me nothing Gordon in Norfolk and that they had had a fine about herself, but had news of these people. She time together after not having seen each other for had seen Maggie Kitchen Gilliam at the beach and about two years. Maggie has two real cute children. Nell Pntchett Jean Carr has been living in Sarasota. Florida,

Gordon, who is living in Luray has a little boy. since May 1950. working as an X-ray techni- two and a half. Joice Stoakes Duffy also had cian in a doctor's office. Jean says she fell in love news to pass on about others in our class. Jean with Florida the minute she arrived and enjoys

Carr is living in Sarasota, Florida. Anne Moore her work as well as h2r various social activities. Agricola has just moved into her new home. Virginia Campfield Hay and her husband have Peggy Lou Boyette Burroughs is living in bought a home in FarmviUe so I suppose she Lancaster. Pennsylvania. Ada Clarke Nuchols really feels at home! Campy says that whenever Davis's husband will be teaching in Henrico any of the girls are in FarmviUe she wishes that

County again this year. Jane Sanford Hall is they would come to see her or give her a call. in Tuscaloosa. Alabama, where Fred is a Virginia Corbm Lamb, having two sons. Alan, R. O, T, C. instructor at the University of five, and Mark, three, manages to stay pretty Alabama. Sounds as if Opal Nelson has been busy. The Junior Woman's Club and two bridge moving around this past year. She's with the clubs also occupy some of her time. American Loan Company and was transferred Anne Brooks Givens is in Athens. Georgia, to Hinton as manager in 1949. Now she is where her husband is with the United States with back as manager of the Blu^field Office—sounds Department of Agriculture and is associated like an executive. Opal says she is growing old the University of Georgia. Imogene Claytor and tired but still manages to shuffle along. Withers, husband, anad two daughters Emily, Finally heard from Amy Read Dickey. They three, and Kate, eight, are living in Lafayette, (Frank and Amy) have moved to FayetteviUc. Indiana, where he is a Captain in Army Intel-

February, 1952 45 in ligence. and husband. Franklin Kelley. are now living Hallie Hillsman Fleetwood says that she. her their new home on Kensington Avenue in Rich- husband and two sons. Jamie, four, and Zack, mond, Virginia. Helen Wilson and husband, are living in their own home and that she will Charles Cover, are living in Covington. Virginia, be back in the Farmville High School this winter and both are teaching in the Covington High as supervising teacher of 8th grade social-personal School. problems-guidance. A busy life! Mary Lou Dondley and husband. Lt. Adam Elizabeth Walker Bailey is teaching in Ven- S. Lindsay, are living at 5007 Marshall Avenue, able School in Charlottesville. She is living in Warwick Gardens, Newport News, Virginia. their new home a few miles outside of the city. Mary Watkins Morgan was among the attendants "Miss Charlotte Greeley, a teacher of home at Dodie Jones's wedding in August. Dodie's economics at Monroe Junior High School, helps new address is Radford Village. Radford, Vir- to develop the nation's greatest wealth—its hu- ginia. man resources. She and hundreds of other women Frances Copenhaver DeFoe's two boys, Jamie, like her teach every age group, specializing in four, and David, two, are her news. The DeFoe's sewing, nutrition, fashions and home manage- were at Massanetta Springs this summer where Treakle Marshburn. Joyce ment." —a quotation from a Roanoke newspaper. they saw Virginia Cheatwood Duke writes that her two boys, collie, CLASS OF 1944 and English rabbit keep her busy. Jean Smith is at the University of Virginia taking an X-ray President: Faye Nimmo (Mrs. Jack W. Webb), technician's course. Anne Hamlin Parrott and 424 Parkway. Bluefield. West Virginia. Emory are living in Abilene. Texas. He is a Secretary: Mary Moore McCorkle (Mrs. Milton geologist for an oil company there. They have Anderson), 401 Jackson Avenue. Lexington, two little daughters—Peggy, three, and Nan. one. Virginia. Virginia Parson is teaching in Franklin. Virginia. Lois Alphin Dunlap lives with her folks on Kempet was graduated this summer from the Kerrs Creek. They have a little boy. Billy, about University of Virginia. We are now living at eighteen months old. Gertrude Wright Wells is 11 44- 16th Street, Stuart Gardens. Newport working at V. M. I. Trudy, her daughter, is in News, Virginia. If any of you are ever in our school now. Katherine Chiles Veague lives at city, please do drop in to see us. I'd like nothing Natural Bridge Station, Virginia. She has a better than a "Longwood chat." little girl named Barbara. Margaret Wilson has in the in Rockbridge County taught high school CLASS OF 1946 ever since she graduated from Longwood College. Class President: Eleanor Bisese (Mrs. Robert B. But this year she is going to Okinawa. Johnson). 1920 Perdu Avenue. Wilmington, Betty Overcash is secretary in the administra- North Carolina. tive offices at Hampden-Sydney College. Class Secretary: Virginia Treakle (Mrs. Earl W. Milton and I live in an apartment here in

Marshburn) . Rhoadesville, Virginia. Lexington and I am teaching the fourth grade From the Atlantic to the Pacific, one finds in the Ruffner Elementary School here in town. members of the Class of 1946. Into all ranks and walks of life our classmates have gone. Many CLASS OF 1945 experiences have been ours since the morning of Class President: Eleanor Wade (Mrs. E. G. June 3. 1946. when we left the sheltered walls

Tremblay) . 401 Newport Boulevard. New- of college and started out into a cold, dark world port Beach. California. to find our opportunities of service. I wish that Class Secretary: Mary Anne Jarratt (Mrs. Kemper you girls could share with me all of the interest-

L. Kellogg. Jr.). 1144 16th Street. Stuart ing letters I have received from our classmates.

Gardens, Newport News. Virginia. Dorothy Cummings is now back on the east Alice Lee Davis Johnson taught in Holland. coast after a very interesting experience in Pasa- Virginia for five years following her graduation. dena. California. She received a Master's Degree Since her marriage she has lived in Charlottesville. from the University of Virginia in August,

Virginia. After graduation Rachel Joyner Taylor 1951. and is teaching in Rockville, Maryland, taught in Norfolk County two years, in Windsor, this year. Edith Bryant Grizzard writes that after one. After her marriage she and Harold taught teaching homemaking for five years, she is actually in Norfolk County until the fall of 1951. They putting into practice her profession. She lives are now living in New Castle. Delaware. Jo in Boykins, Virginia. Jane Paulette Taylor Shaffner Anderson and Merle are back in Chicago, wrote a note, telling us about her son. John since his discharge from the army in July. Mary Harrison who is one year old. She and Carolyn Lib Fuqua attended the Southern Baptist Con- Babbitt Jones see each other quite often. As you vention in San Francisco last summer. She also know, they both live in South Hill. Jane had spent ten interesting days in Mexico. Alice Feitig just returned from a vacation to Myrtle Beach,

46 Alumnae Magazine South Carolina, when she wrote. and continues to be a member of the Matthew- Some of the girls who received degrees in Whaley faculty. Jackie Ritchie Perry has moved 1946 are still true to the career of teaching. Sue into her new home in West Point and continues B. Cross is teaching sixth grade and serving to teafh there for the second year. Margie Pierce as building principal at Garland-Rodes School. Harrison continues to live in New Kent County. Lynchburg. Carolyn Alphin Brent is teaching the Esther Shevick writes that she and her family third grade at Sandston. She and h;r husband have just moved into their new home in Rich- have recently bought a new home on Nine Mile mond. She is teaching this year at the Robert Road in Sandston. Page Coofe Axson is teaching Fulton School—the fourth and fifth grades. She the third grade this year, just as she has for the is also teaching sixth grade music. past three years. Eleanor Wade Marchant writes Luverta Joyner Gumkowski is still in Stamford, as follows: "With all of these additions (a new Connecticut, whcie her husband has completed home and a new daughter) , I am back at my old his schooling. He is now a toolmaker for the job of teaching here in the city school system." Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company. They Alice Buck is teaching school again this year, have bought a home there. News from our class fifth grade this time. She is also working on her president, Eleanor Bisese Johnson is always in- Master's Degree from Johns Hopkins University. teresting. Mark is now two and a half and Ruth Fleming Scott is now living in Chase City almost as big as his mother, according to Bessy's and teaching home economics in the Boydton last letter. Katherine Lynch Bowen writes of a High School. She has a daughter, Jane Fleming busy life as follows: "T. C, being a lawyer, the Scott, one and a half years of age. Bailie Wilson mayor of the town, serving a term as common- Daughtrey teaches the second grade. She has wealth attorney, and then running for the State spent her entire teaching career in the Portsmouth Senate—not even to mention the fact of being City Schools. Annie Gay Wood Martin is mov- the proud father of two children—has hardly ing to Lynchburg, but she will teach at Rustburg had time to catch his breath." again this session. Madie Hunter Armstrong is living in Virginia Lee Price Perrow's letter was full of Rich- mond since interesting news. Lois Lloyd Sheppard Lewis Wood's graduation from V. P. L Her husband is now a C. P. has a beautiful new home. Nell 5cotf Cornwell's A. with A. M. PuUen. Evelyn Ameen Michael writes that she news about her three children is always interest- married a captain in the army and lived at ing. Mary Sue Spradlin was also mentioned in Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio for three years. Ginny Lee's letter. Both of them are in the She has two daughters, in Junior Woman's Club of Roanoke together and both born San Antonio. Her husband is now serving in Germany, and the Virginia Lee is an officer. three of them hope to join him soon. Virginia Nancy McCauley Gregory's address is "The Shackelford Mclntyre has moved into a new Hickorys," at Java. Margie Hewlett Moore and home in Marion, South Carolina, recently. Carlotta Mary Virginia Walker March are living in Suf- Norfleet continues to serve as registered techni- folk. Ruth Whitten Barthelemy and her husband a cian at DePaul Hospital in Norfolk. Marjorie have bought a home in Roanoke. Ruth writes Vaughan Skidmore lives in Lynchburg, where that they love it there on Wasena Avenue. Minnie Jimmy is a mechanical engineer. Glenn Anne Rose Hawthorne Lyle and her husband, Bill, Patterson Marsh will be in Lexington another spent their vacation in Wilmington, North Caro- year as Jack has gotten a job there. Polly Moore lina. She so much wanted to call Eleanor Bisese Light and Nelson, also of Lexington, are the Johnson but she couldn't decide which Johnson very proud parents of four-year-old twin boys. would be Bob! Two of the girls from our class Ellen Bailey continues to teach the first grade at are now in Louisville, Kentucky—Martha Wat- Brookneal. Jane Anderson Clark and her hus- kins Mergler and Frances Lee Stoneburner. Martha band have an apartment in Rocky Mount. North writes that husband Don is a field engineer with DuPont. Carolina, and she continues to hold her job at the Presbyterian Church there. Martha Ellen Frances Lee Stoneburner has two children, Jones Holmes has two children and lives in Michi- Martha Lee (Mopsy), who is three and a half gan. Lucy Bowling Potts has two children, a son years and Lewis who is eight and a half months. and a daughter. Vickie Edmunds Scott wrote a Mary Ellen Petty Chapman is active in the newsy epistle and included a picture of her lovely church and civic life of Farmville. Betty Wood- new home. She says that Ken is getting to be a ward continues to live and work in Williamsburg great big boy. Phyllis Watts Harris is living in While at Virginia Beach vacationing this sum- Las Cruces, New Mexico. Phyllis is doing some mer, Betty saw some of our former classmates. teaching now girls' physical education in the Jane Philbowec Young was in Williamsburg most — Central Elementary School. of the summer waiting for a place to live in the past three Quantico where Major Young is stationed. Spot Nancy Crymes writes that during Hunnicut got her Master's Degree this summer years she has been a student nurse at the Southern

February, 1952 47 Baptist Hospital at New Orleans. She was Alene Alphin Cox has a son born August 18, recently graduated. One of the most interesting 1951. and is living in Smithfield. Grace Gilliam events in her life, says Nancy, was the engage- Anderson is teaching public school music at ment a few months ago to Elmer Rudolph Pruitt, Stonewall Jackson School in Danville and has Jr. Their plans are to be married and then to recently become a member of Beta Sigma Phi

prepare for Baptist foreign mission service in the Sorority there. Dorothy Bausman Farley is kept Orient. busy with two children, Johnny (22 months) In my travels over the state on various occa- and Dougie (21/2 months). Annette Grainger sions, I happen to see someone every now and Drummond now lives in Philadelphia. Nola then whom I had known during my college days. Brisentine is teaching at EUicott City High School It was so much fun at Ridgecrest, North Carolina, outside of Baltimore for her third year, while to see and chat with Mary Lib Fuqua. I also saw Mary Ellen Johnson Garber writes that her two Ann Snyder Pettitt, her husband. Max, and her daughters, a husband, and a teaching position

two boys. The Pettitts are now serving as mission- keep her very busy but she is enjoying the new aries to the Phillippines and are visiting in the addition to their school (Summer Hill School in states on furlough. While in Lynchburg just Richmond) with all the delightful gadgets teach- recently, I saw one of our classmates. Mae Card- ers dream about. well Coates. Another freshman classmate. Mary Mar Kent Stevens, who was with us our Jane Richards Kempf visited me recently. She. freshman year, is now employed in the Personnel too, finished, however, in the Class of 1945. Department of the Radford Hercules Powder Mary Jane and her husband, Jim, are looking Plant. Bee Burch Wilson of Alexandria, has forward to life in Oklahoma. another little girl. Reesa. bom August 11, 1951. Five and one-half years what a difference — Her first daughter, Maureen, welcomed a baby time does make! How I'd like to see you in sister to help her celebrate her first birthday. person, meet your families! Be sure to stop to Katherine Hundley Greer has a full schedule see us, if you are traveling our way—Rhoades- with her two youngsters. Kay and Billy, while ville, in Orange County—we'd be so happy to her husband is busy with his law practice in see you and greet you. As many of you know, South Boston. She writes that Martha Russell my husband is a Baptist minister and we live in East Miller and Wentz looked grand when she the parsonage just next to the church. It is a last saw them. They have two sons, Wentz. Jr. great life, and we love it. and Mike, and are living in Texas City, Texas CLASS OF 1947 where Wentz is pastor of the First (and only) Presbyterian Church there. Martha Russell says Class President: Margaret EUett (Mrs. John B. her two sons take most of her time but she is Anderson), Plumer Apartments, Union Street, enjoying living in their first house after so many Wytheville. Virginia. apartments. She still finds time to lead the Bible Class Secretary: Rachel Brugh (Mrs. George B. Study Class, though. Virginia Waller Anderson Holmes) , 604 Prospect Avenue, Pulaski, Va. is teaching this year in Midlothian and keeping Acting Secretary for 1952: Anna Headlee (Mrs. house for her father. Ducky taught in Bedford Charles A. Lambdin). 4012 Summit Street, last year. Catherine Varner Gordon is living in Lynchburg. Virginia. Bedford, and Julia Agnes Foster Brown is teach- Since Rachel Brugh Holmes is busy with ing in Bedford. pastoral duties and keeping up with the needs of her growing family, she has asked me to Sue McCorkle Kincaid has two children, a boy and a girl. Sue recently saw Overbey in compile the n:ws of our class this year. I have "Cab" enjoyed getting so many cards back and hearing Washington and says Shirley Skinner Glendye their in the news first hand. stopped by home Leesburg not very long Peggy Fink Brown and her husband have gone ago and that she has another little girl, too. as missionaries to Mexico. Dot Haile Bowery A card from Betty Duell Cocke Elam reports is living in Richmond and has a son, Wayne, and that they are still living in Kingsport, Tennessee, a daughter. Karen. Marion Lotfs Mears is teach- and that they are "plum tickled" with their two ing and living in Arlington. Mary Wyatt Cald- girls. The Mays, formerly at Johns Memorial well, husband, and son, Jackie, are living in in Farmville. stopped by to see them this summer. South Boston. Gene Harrison Knoop is living Mary Coode Ingram is teaching home economics in Richmond. Ginn Packet! Barnes had an un- at Lee Junior High School in Roanoke as is expected illness this fall—an appendectomy—but Evelyn Goodman, who teaches English and social is improving steadily. Martha Webb Delano studies there. Evelyn visited Dorothy Bennett says she is teaching in the Warsaw High School Sierveld in Miami this summer and enjoyed so and often sees Connie Pemberton Pearson who much seeing her. her husband and her two chil- is employed by the Tidewater Telephone Com- dren—a boy. four, and a girl, nine months. pany in Warsaw. Claudine Guthrie writes that she and James

48 Alumnae Magazine married November 19, 1949. Claudine is teach- Christine Shiflett Maxey says that her teaching ing home economics at Bainbridge Junior High career has been reduced from forty-six first- in while her graders to one School Richmond husband attends —Herbie. Jr.. who is sixteen months R. P. I. old and her pride and joy. Herbert graduated from Tech last spring Nancy Parrish Haydon is living in Richmond and is teaching the veterans' classes now. having recently moved from Lancaster, in Buckingham County. They plan to start building soon Pennsylvania. She writes that on their new Mary Gorden home. Mary Harrison Slate's young son Gilbert, Martin and her husband are Wray no longer eleven months, keeps her busy, but she is back running the Oak Leaf Restaurant in Richmond at Farmville High School to fill a vacancy just but are in Toano where John is back in the con- created by a resignation. Know she'll have her struction business. California has beckoned Janice hands full. Shirley Didlake Irby and husband Holstead to Murdoc, Dr. Mrs. have and and Marvin recently bought a home in Westover Hills Gillum (Martha Droste) to Victorsville where in Richmond. She says that she and Virginia Marvin is stationed. Bettie Parrish Corneal and Craig Farrier. Martha Lee and Mary Lee Farrier met in her young daughter are with Charley at Ran- Farmville not long ago and had a dolph-Macon in Ashland, occupying the same marvelous time chatting. that Betty Bibb Ware Boise Elizabeth apartment and had Maxey Hunter is still teaching home with their young daughter of the same name, economics and general science at Windsor High Wendy, when they were there. School, Windsor, Virginia, where she and her Elizabeth Keiser Ward writes from Hot husband have built a new home. Speaking of Springs that her two little girls. Bettina Gail, home economics teachers. Ann Nichols Brickert two, and Ann Shannon, nine months, keep her IS putting her theory to practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico, stepping these days. Anne Pallen Hamilton is where she, John Taylor, and daughter back in Danville where Bill is with Dan River Becky are living in their new home. John Taylor is Mills, and she is supervisor of special activities putting that M. A. in architecture to good use for the City Recreation Department. She says in Albuquerque. I understand he is quite a furniture she stays mighty busy but loves it. Lucile Upshur designer, too. Mapp is teaching in Cape Charles again this year. Lorena Evans Jefferson, who has been teach- Barbara KcUam and her husband. First Lieuten- ing outside of Lynchburg at Boonesboro High ant Thomas Grubbs. will live at Fort Benjamin School, is now a housewife and mother in their Harrison, where he is on the faculty of the new home on Chestnut Drive in Lynchburg. Adjutant General's School. Jean Pritchett and Sharon Sue is particularly fond of ice cream and Doris Rose Ramsey are both teaching in Peters- milk, which makes it mighty convenient since burg. Lovice Altizer is teaching again this year her daddy is a laboratory technician at one of in Emporia. She teaches two years of Latin and the largest dairies here. I saw Mary Bowlen Bul- three of English. Sally Royston Rives is teach- lock for a long chat this summer. She says Joanne ing at the Haymarket School in Prince William Davis Ricketts Uves in Madison Heights and has County this year. Janie Elizabeth Scaggs is a little girl. Mary, who does some modeling teaching in Roanoke City. Audrey Hudson, who herself, says that Nancy Whitehead Patterson still attended summer school at Longwood this sum- finds time to model occasionally although her mer, is teaching this winter in Princess Anne husband, a young daughter, and a lovely new County. home keep her busy. Sue Hundley and her husband. John Chandler, Louise Dallon Logan lives in Pulaski where are living in Onancock. She writes that Kitty she is clerk of the town council and secretary to

Sue Bndgeforth Hooker has a little girl, and that the town manager. . I still haven't heard the Margaret Etlett Anderson is living in Wytheville particulars of Judith Rieck's adventurous trip to and teaching in the new George Wythe High England this summer but know she would have School. Chemistry, general science, the Y-Teen lots of stories to tell us if we could see her. Club, and choirs keep Patsy Dale rushing this Geraldine Joyner (Jerry) West says my card year. She is teaching at the Newport News High finally caught up with her in Chattanooga, Ten- School. Lillian Stables is teaching sixth grade at nessee, where her husband is merchandise manager Dinwiddle High School. She aand another Long- for Sears Roebuck. They are living in their wood girl—Virginia Parson ('45) —spent sev- third new home since their marriage and says eral weeks this summer traveling through the they have hated to leave each one! Flower Eastern states. Annie Ellis Lewis has been a full- gardening and a two-year-old daughter take most time housewife for sometime. Kathryn Kennedy of her time these days. Barbara Lee Myers Collie Carpenter, whose little girl Jennie Lou will be and Roy are in Elkin, North Carolina, where two in February, is still farming and loves it at "Roy-Baby " is an accountant. She says they

Farmington Farm, Tunstall, Virginia. • have moved into a new home.

FEBRUARY, 1952 49 Beverly Boone, who went to California on a York are Ruby Griffith Sentman and Dick. They vacation last year, liked it so much that she live in Ripley, where Dick is teaching. He decided to go there to live. She is now a buyer received his M. A. degree in June from the in one of the department stores in San Francisco. University of North Carolina. Rachel Brugh Holmes' little daughter, Rose- Julia Booher Nelson and "Liz" are still "up- mary, was ten and a half months old when holding Longwood College" in Galax, but Alice George Blake Holmes, Jr. arrived last October! Ann Abernathy Phillips and C. B. have moved to She writes, "Naturally we're as proud as can be Bristol, Tennessee. Elizabeth Harrell Vaughan and we want the other alumnae to know that and George are building a lovely new home. no one can surpass our record!" Margaret Lobr Julia and Bob's daughter is now three years old, Graves and Turner are busy these days with their and already Julia says she plans for her to be two youngsters, Frank and Mary T., and their a Red n White at Longwood. beautiful oldstone home. You should see it: set "Libba" Jeffreys Hubard, William, and Wil- on the crest of a hill with a beautiful view of liam, Jr. are living in Roanoke where the senior the Blue Ridge. It is more than a hundred years William has a position with a law firm. Margaret old with those wonderful thick walls! Jones Dresser and Frank have moved to Arling-

Marion Hansbocough Hoit is a resident of ton. Frank has accepted a government position.

Crystal Beach, Florida, and has one daughter, Tharon Holmes Nimmo is doing secretarial work

Manette, born March 22, 1951. Cile Sarver was at Colonial Williamsburg, while her husband is maid of honor at Mary Morton Fontaine's wed- a psychiatric social worker at Eastern State ding last summer. Catherine Stoner. who was Hospital. with us the first two years became Mrs. Jeremy Peggy Moore writes that she "was married Cooke Peaslee in a lovely garden wedding in last November (Armistice Day, no less!)" to June. Mabel Parks Simmons lives in Courtland, "Bud" Womble, Jr. Roommate Edith Duffy Virginia. and suitemates "Gin " Bailey and "Gin" Tindall

Shirley Slaughter is teaching math in Robert were in the wedding. "Duffy," "Gin" Bailey, E. Lee Junior High School in Lynchburg this and "Sis" Parris are all teaching in the Norfolk year. She says Margaret Skelton Andrews is area, and "Gin" Tindall is going to teach in living in Anniston, Alabama. Betty Minetree, Arlington again. Jeane Bentley is back in Roa- who teaches at Ettrick this winter visited Martha noke where she is teaching. Wells Hardy last summer at Rochester, New "Addie" Dodd is most excited just as I'm writ- York, and then went on to West Point to visit ing this letter. October 6, 1951, was the date of Kitty Parham whose husband Captain H. H. her marriage to Bob Wilkerson. They will make

Price, is on the staff at the Academy. their home in Leaksville, North Carolina.

As for yours truly, my husband and I are "Addie" still says she's "giving up the next enjoying our first home. We stay busy, like to the nicest job in the world: the nicest, of most all of us these days, since I am teaching course, being a housewife." Another Longwood the sixth grade at Garland-Rodes in Lynchburg. girl, Betty Jefferson ('49), will take over her job as private secretary to the president of CLASS OF 1948 Averett College and mayor of Danville—Dr. Class President: Louise Brooks (Mrs. John H. Curtis Bishop. Howard, Jr.), 1209 North Pitt Street, Apt. "Mojo" Leavitt is teaching in Charlottesville 25, Alexandria, Virginia. again and will be a bridesmaid in "Addie's" Class Secretary: Hilda Abernathy. 119 James wedding. Grace Kappes Bishop and her husband River Drive, Hilton Village, Virginia. are living in Danville. Laverne Tuck Rees is Hearing from so many of you this fall has living in Stuart where she and "Woody" are both been a real picnic. We're scattered even farther teaching. Dot Tuck Johnson and family are still apart now than ever before. Why Hope Frank in Richmond. Betty Jean Snapp Fawcett is living isn't even "stateside" anymore. The last I in Winchester and teaching fourth grade at heard from her, she had accepted a position with Handley. Overseas Civilian Personnel to do recreational Ruth B. Stephenson writes that she has been work with army personnel in Yokohama, Japan. touring the Unites States for the last few sum- It really sounds like a life! mers—first to Los Angeles by bus and this sum- Nancye Foscue Hamner and "Doug" are living mer to New York and Maine. Her biggest thrill in Biloxi. Mississippi: "Doug" is stationed at was her flight home. Keesler Field. They're planning a mighty big Betsy Scott Bane says that Ned has already Christmas for by then there'll be a third Hamner bought Ned. Jr. —five months old—a football. to celebrate. Jean Babb Blackwell is living in The Banes should have an Olympic Champion Dublin, Georgia. Chrystie and Virginia Marshall with such early training! "GeeGee" Yonce Gates Walker and son are in Brookland, New York. and Ernest live at Chester where Ernest is practic- Chris is now a Marine Lieutenant. Also in New ing law. "GecGce" is teaching fourth grade and

50 Alumnae Magazine Kitty Hankins is teaching right next door to her. her teaching at Forest View Elementary School She is still living in Richmond and Betty Burchett in Chesterfield County. is living with her. Betty has just recently ac- Love Bentley Sanford has been living in cepted a position at Thalhimers. George Anne Morgan City, Louisiana. She and their new baby Lewis Hart lives in Petersburg. Jane Burchett is will soon join Larry in Beeville, Texas, where living and teaching in Suffolk. he is working with the Magnolia Petroleum Jean Edgerton is teaching in East Hampton. Company. Jackie Babbitt Field is the envy of Long Island, again. She writes that Mary "Ting" most of us living in Honolulu, yet she says she Rattray whose home is in East Hampton is now "wants to come home to see snow, sleet and working in Paris. Others who are teaching arc hail"—crazy girl! She and Johnny have bought Dot Bevard Owen in Stony Creek: Thelma Davis a home in Honolulu, and she is working as a Cobb, Franklin: Elinor Overbey, Richmond; secretary at American Factors, Ltd. Lela Bouldin, Hague: "Cathy" Hogge. Peters- Louise Bergman Phelps is at James Hunt Ele- burg: Ann Fulgham Gale, Smithfield: Gertrude mentary School in Portsmouth. Says she"s Dn'uer Averett, Oxford. N. C: "Jackie" Hancock keeping house and loves it. Betty Jane Brock- Johnson, Boykins and Newsoms: Tucker Winn, way is still teaching in Roanoke. She was Crewe: Nancy Hughes Robinson, Mullens. West recently elected president of the Roanoke Alumnae Virginia: "Binkie" Mottley Lentz, Aberdeen, Chapter at a tea given for the present students. Maryland. Congratulations! June Poole began work on her Master's degree Gwen Cress Tibbs is now living in Cincinnati, at East Texas State Teachers' College in June. Ohio. She and Jim have a lovely new apartment, She found Texas so fascinating that she stayed and Gwen is crazy about putting all that home on in the Lone Star State to teach this fall. economics into practical use keeping house. Jennie Azeele Hutt is doing secretarial work at Lee Cross is teaching at Franklin this year. Neenah: Betty Bondurant is at Langley Field, Dorothy Daniel says she"s thrilled with her new employed as a mathematician by N. A. C. A. job in Richmond. She is teaching the 5 -year-olds of the One 1951 programs of the Thursday at the new Mary Munford Elementary School Morning Music Club in Roanoke was opera where everything is the latest word in set-up and music given by a 6 7 -voice choir, June Cregar equipment. Frieda Dansberger Baker has a new Webb, director. June is minister in one of the baby. She wrote a long letter giving us news city churches. about Phyllis Bagley"s and Nell Foster"s wed-

dings. She also told us that Virginia Hanks is CLASS OF 1949 teaching at Pan-American in Richmond. Frieda Class President: "Violet Ritchie (Mrs. James "V. and Zip are living in Blacksburg now.

Morgan) , Richmond, Virginia. Mary Davis Edwards is living in Richmond Class Secretary: Dorothy Daniel. 303 Somerset and teaching at Highland Springs High School.

Avenue. Richmond. Virginia. Her husband is a student at Medical College of

Acting Secretary for 1952: Betty Spindler, Rich- Virginia. Joan Hahn Shackelford is working as mond. Virginia. a secretary at the Medical College of Virginia,

The response from the members of the Class where Dabney is a student. Betty Jefferson is of '49 was delightful, so we have lots of interest- now secretary to Dr. Bishop, President of Averett ing news to report. Dalila Agostini reports from College, and Mayor of Danville. Doesn"t that

Puerto Rico that she is in a junior high school put Betty in the class with the V. I. P."si' Betty

in her home town, Mayaguez. Last summer she Jordan took classes last summer at R. P. I. She took graduate courses at the University of Puerto is now teaching the third grade in Portsmouth. Rico, and she hop;s to attend New York Uni- We hear that Nadine Lewers drove to California

is versity next ' year. She says that Longwood last summer. She back now teaching in Suf- will certainly be her first stop when she comes folk. ""Peaches"" McAllister is living at home and

back to the States. Wilma Allen is teaching at "commuting"" to Saltville where she is teaching Appomattox High School: Betty Atkinson is the second grade. teaching at John Randolph School in Suffolk: Louanne Mcars has taught at Bloxton High

Anne Barksdale is teaching in South Norfolk School, but will give it up for a new career in City Schools: Anne Ford is teaching the kinder- December. She will be married then to Lt. garten at Miller Park School in Lynchburg: Robert F. Fletcher. Ruthellen Mears Taylor is

Shirley Irving is teaching at Liberty Academy in a secretary at the First Mortage Corporation in

Bedford: Doris Lanier Cocke is teaching at Hurt: Richmond; Wyllis is a chemist at the Virginia- Mary Ellen Temple at Granby High School in Carolina Corporation there. Frances DcBerry is Norfolk: Ruth Tillett in Berryvillc teaching living at home in Blackstone and working at physical education exclusively; Betty Tilson Camp Pickett. Helen Dortch Bugg has two chil- Walker in the Richmond elementary schools dren, a boy and a girl. She is teaching for the

this year: Anne Tucker Claybrook is continuing first time this year, the 6th grade in Boydton, and

February, 1952 51 says she loves it. Ann East is a secretary at State Hill School in Richmond. Ann Owen Boiling is Farm Insurance in Richmond and is crazy about teaching the second grade in Sandston. Elaine her new job. Frances Farley is home economist for Owens is teaching general science, biology and Virginia Electric and Power Co. at Virginia English at Tappahannock High School. Patti Beach. She has an apartment with Connie Loving, Page Bibee is now living in Lynchburg. She and they are in the same house with Joanne didn't say what she is doing, but knowing Patti, Sterling and Harriet Ste^l. Since her marriage we know it must be interesting! Mary Parham in November, Jane Fox White is living in North Lenhart has a full-time job now taking care of

Carolina. Jane has been working as Deputy Clerk her son David, who is a year old. She says in the U. S. District Court in Alexandria. Martha "home " is her permanent career from now on! Gillum is teaching physical education in three Violet Ritchie Morgan was too busy teaching elementary schools in Charlottesville. She was at Highland Springs and taking care of Jim to one of the few who represented "the forty- write, but we did catch a glimpse of her at niners" at the Dedication at Long wood this fall. Circus. Betty Romeo has come South again. Martha Hatcher Hatcher—no that's not a This time she has gone all the way to Florida typographical error! She married a man named and is teaching in the Country Day School in Hatcher! —is working in Richmond now. Her St. Petersburg. Florida. Nancy Roberson is now husband is with the air force in Japan. Jennie "Secretary to the Director of the Department of Sue Webb is no longer the "lady of leisure" she Air-Pollution" in Roanoke. Another on our was last year. She has returned to teaching the list of V. L P.'s! Ethel Shockley Southall wrote first grade in Franklin. Glad to know you're a newsy letter saying that she now has a private feeling well again, Jennie Sue! Margaret Wilson office, if you please. She's still working with has returned to teaching chemistry at Schoolfield W. A. Watson in Farmville. Sounds like a High School. She was recently a research chemist success story. Virginia Sledd Rogers has also at Dan River Mills. Dot Winton is teaching 7th given up teaching for the larger job of taking grade math and science at Lee Junior High School care of her small son, Paul Nottingham Rogers. in Roanoke. She reports that she is working Jane Simpson Duane is a secretary in the State toward her Master's, in Education during her Department of Taxation in Richmond. Gwen summers, and hopes to receive it in August Smith Kennedy is now living in Hampton. Her 1952. Good luck! husband. Thomas, is an engineer at Langley Field.

The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch gives the en- Peggy Smith Crittenden is in Richmond teaching viable record of the Oceana High School Basket- the 7th grade at Tuckahoe Elementary School. ball champions— 19 wins and one defeat. Their Ada Robles' home, her friends will be happy coach is Joanne Sterling. to know, escaped harm last year when nearly half

Ruth Stables Pennington is working as a her town, Jayuya, Puerto Rica, was destroyed by secretary in the poultry department at V. P. L, fire, set by the Nationalists during the revolt. while her husband is in school there. Harriet Betty Spindler has her fingers in printer's ink Steel has a busy life these days with her classes again. She's working in Richmond for the Pres- at Virginia Beach High School. She has an byterian Board of Publications as a copy editor. apartment with Joanne Sterling, who is also teaching at Virginia Beach. Jean Thomasson CLASS OF 1950 Holmes reports that she's still teaching in South Class President: Norma Roady. 419 Avondale Hill. She gave us news of Helen Dortch Bugg Drive, Danville, Virginia, and Harriet Bowling Stokes who are teaching in Class Secretary: Carol Stoops, 103 South Road the county this year. Virginia Watson Price is Lindamere. Wilmington, Delaware, teaching home economics at Pamplin High A big hello to you all! A whole year has School. They have just built a house near Farm- passed and so many exciting things have happened villc and she "commutes" to Pamplin every day. to the Class of 1950—some sad, more glad, but Marjorie Miller Lyle is now in Richmond. Her all news and it's all of the Bird Club Class. The husband is finishing school there after receiving days have more than flown by. Many fledglings his discharge from the marines. have found their new nests, proud mamas are Gladys Monk has been teaching at Central busy with their wee tots, some have studied, lots

High School in Alleghany County, but is now have moved and that's the way it goes. I must working as a private secretary to a contractor in tell you about Founders Day March 1951. Liz Tazewell. Harris. Peggy White, Suzie Bowie Brooks, Doris

Anne Orgain is with the Richmond Schools' Old Davis, Sara Lee Wilkinson Baldwin, Dot Art Department again this year. She wrote that Carter, Annette Jones Birdsong, Tucker Winn the occasion. she was in Dorothy Ramage's wedding in Sep- ('48) , and I were in town for tember. Most of us remember "Doofy". though The birth of Arolene Troxlec Harding s son she left Longwood after our sophomore year. in March 1951 really started things off and before Elizabeth Nuttall Stewart is teaching at Summer long I had reports of sons from the following:

52 Alumnae Magazine Nancy Bruce Maitland, Dot Wood Baldwin, and I was. Ruth's engagement to Stuart McGhee was Shirley Young Murray. Then too, there are three announced in August. Saw Jean Turner Basio little girls who are all set to start off for Long- and Polly Nasser. Jean is teaching art in Chester wood College in September seventeen years from and Polly returned to Manchester High in Rich- now and they will be the wonderful Class of mond. Robbie and Gene Rilee came by Virginia 1972. Robbie Cromar Rilee's Robb, Lorraine 'Westbrook's one day with a picture of HttU Robb Sommardahl Sprinkle's Kailyn, and Betty Lewis Rilee at the tender age of four days. They're Shank Blount's Gail will be Top Birds at Long- ever excited about her. They are living in Peters- wood College. Check the list of births for all burg and Robbie is teaching third grade. Helen the names. Hollbrook Barbara Grizzard. Liz Harris, Polly Visited Hilda Edwards at St. Agnes School in Richardson 'W.'infield. and Helen Traynham are Alexandria last February. She is there again as also teaching in Petersburg. head of their Physical Education Department Lots of girls were married this year. See the after another summer at Camp Carysbrook. marriage list for all the names of the fortunate Christiansburg. Some of our other summer ones. counselors are 'Winnie Beard who was at Camp Virginia 'Westbrook and I visited Patsy Ktm- Ellis near Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. She is brough Pettus and Hunter at Cap3 St. Mary's, teaching at Rocky Mount again this year. Cath- Maryland last summer. While there, we drove erine Johnson was at a girls' camp in 'Vermont over to Cam.p Merrie Land on St. Georges and she is teaching in Franklin again. Island to see Mary Jean Miller, who was a Peggy 'White, who is teaching at Ocean View counselor thjre, Mary is teaching physical educa- in Norfolk again this year, was sent last winter tion in Madison, Virg'nia. Anne Langbein Stiff as a delegate to a reading clinic at Temple Uni- teaches in the Madison school, too. versity in Philadelphia. Of course we got together The class of '50 turned out a fine crop of and had a gay time. Peggy had a house party at teachers—at least the school officials seem to her beach home last summer, Anna Nock, Norma think so cause just look at some of th; ones Roady. Barbara Sours. Louise Redd. Jennie Sue who have had their contracts renewed: Peggy 'Webb, Margaret Wall Irby, Lizzie Bragg, Jane Huihcs Compton is returning to Richlands High 'William Chambliss, Charlotte Flaugher. and I School: Polly Jones to Surry: Emma Crute to were in town for the big event. Peggy. Lelia Charlotte Court House: Juani:a Weeks and Mae Ferratt. and I attended a lovely luncheon Peggy Lloyd, Varina: Helen Kaknis and Patsy over at Frankie Dodson 'White's apartment one Ritter, Winchester; Laura Buchanan, and Jo day. Frankie is teaching at Granby Elementary Anna Phipps. Craigsville: Betty House, Judy School again this year. Saw Emma Sue Hubbard Hughes Reynolds and Marian Breeden, Richmond: at the dog races in North Carolina. She and her Lois Stevens and Sue Wa'ker Carlyle, Bedford: husband are living on a farm on the Eastern Carrie Ann O'Loughlin, Miami, Florida: Mary Shore, Jane Hite, Clarksville: Anne Scruggs Critzer,

Anna Nock, Harriet Ratchford. and I spent Rice: Ruth Hathaway Anderson, Pat Davis, Clem a wonderful weekend in New York City early in Allen, and Hope Duke, Hampton: Janie Rich-

June. Anna is busy teaching English and coach- ards, Baltimore, Maryland: Anne Forman Tate, ing high school plays on the Eastern Shore again Craddock-Portsmouth: Jean Oliver and Nancy this year, Ratch is employed as a social worker Short, Chester: Jackie Wright, Morrison: and in Baltimore County, Maryland, Lucy Tyler Thrift, Crewe, Spent an afternoon in Newport News with Anne Kelly is teaching art in Richlands again: Jane Hunt Ghiselin, Roady, and Marjorie Bos- Dot Dodd is returning to Schoolfield: Puckett wick. Margie has changed schools but is still Asher to Virginia Beach: Connie Marston, Tap- teaching in Newport News. Roady has returned pahannock; Jean Anderson and Jean Hogge to her position in Danville and Jane Hunt is em- Shackleford, Portsmouth: Margaret farmer New- ployed by the Virginia Construction Co. Plans man, Chattanooga, Tennessee: Julia Tuck, were being made in Newport News for the Whitewood High School, Buchanan County: coming marriage of Ann "Hank" Sawyer. And Thelma Peake, Hurt: Dolores Duncan Small- so on to Williamsburg where I spent a few days wood, Coleman Place School, Norfolk: Lester with Suzie Bow:e Brooks and G. T.. who are Smallwood, Great Bridge: Lelia Mae Ferratt, very happy in their new home. Jean Hobbs and Marian Avedikian, Norfolk:

In Richmond I found plans in progress for Betty Ferguson Galalce, Seaford, Delaware: Doris Hank Hardin's marriage to David Luck. Nancy Old Davis, John Randolph School, Cumberland: Lee Maddox and Lizzie Bragg were among Hank's Nancy Lee Maddox, Anne Younger, and Joyce bridesmaids. The Lucks are now living in Suf- Webb, Lynchburg: Annie Swann, Tazewell: folk. Saw Carolyn Rieck. who is nursing over AUie Jane Felton, Chuckatuck: Mary Ann Ford, at the Medical College Hospital. Catherine John- Betty Sekeres, and Mary Bird Crowgey, Smith- son and Ruth 'Walker were in town one day while field: Helen Arrington, Arlington: Margaret

February, 1952 53 Beasley. Marion; Page Bumette, Ivor; Ellen Colanthia "(Cansie") Rippon Carigman and her Meyer, Petersburg: Beverly Smethie, Lorton; and husband are living in Paris, Erance, where he Mary Lou Woodward, Norfolk. is stationed with the army. Evelyne "Eccie" Some of the gals have found new teaching Rippon is employed in the Transportation Prop- positions. Among these are: Katharine Buck, erty Office at Port Eustis. Barbara Smith is Hickory: Katie Cobb, Schoolfield; Denise Love, teaching at Cheriton on the Eastern Shore. Jane Dundas: Bobby Jean Robertson Stables, South "Shorty" Long Eddy is teaching in Culpeper.

Boston; Dot Caldwell Lafoon, Cumberland High Alice "Corky " Corvin is employed by the Navy School; Janice Slauin Hagan, Beaverdam High in Department in Washington, D. C. Jean Carrello Hanover County; Lynda Black Washburn, has just completed her nurse's training at Charles City High School; Lila Easley. Craddock- Georgetown University School of Nursing in Portsmouth: Margie Boswick, Newport News; Washington, D. C. Harriet Bowling Stokes, South Hill; Majorie Barbara Sours and Louise Redd are social case

Agee, Whitmell, Pittsylvania County; and Janie workers in Chatham. Charlotte Elaugher is Smith, Wythe Junior High, Hampton. Janie busy handling all sorts of social welfare cases in also taught summer school at Hampton High. her pri^fate office in the Norfolk City Hall.

Jackie Wright and Jane Smith were in Valerie Erances "Shang" Ferguson Patterson is living in Macpherson's wedding in October. Washington, D. C. Martha "B" Hylton is em- Jane Gray received her M. A. from Columbia ployed in the chemical laboratory of the Dan University in June. She hopes to be teaching in River Cotton Mills. Nancy Kibler Smith has just New England very soon. Betty House attended moved to Denbigh where she hopes to obtain a summer school at the University of Virginia and teaching position. Ann Nichols Weslen is living

I have been taking extension courses from the in Boston. Massachusetts, where her husband is University of Delaware. attending M, L T. Laura Lee Stickley and Allen Roady and Barbara Sours traveled to Arkansas Johnson were married in September, and they and Oklahoma last summer. Janie Richards are now living in Richmond. Surely hated to headed for the West Coast; Peggy Hughes Comp- miss that wedding. Heard that she was a beautiful ton and Hope Duke for Florida: Clem Allen for bride. Jane Murphee Morrisette and Shirley New York and Elizie Bragg for Maine. Young Murray are living in Norfolk.

Doris Old Davis, Harriete Wade, Jean Ander- I am living at home and teaching first grade son and Patsy Lindsey spent a weekend together at Oak Grove school in Wilmington. Delaware. at Virginia Beach. Marjorie Boswick entertained Many thanks to those of you who sent me news Hilda Edwards, Pat Davis, Jeanne Baltes Eure, so faithfully. The rest of you all please write Puckett Asher, Jane Smith, Hank Sawyer, and 'cause we all want to know what you are doing Ruth Hathaway Anderson in honor of Dot these days. Keep on coming back to Founders Dodd who was a guest in her home. Days Circuses, and May Days. It's such fun Members of the Class of '50 excel in fields getting together whenever possible. Farewell till Other than teaching. Jackie Eagle is a copy girl next summer! for the Washington Evening Star. Kitty Beale 1951 is a laboratory technician for the Newport News CLASS OF Health Department. Cab Overbey is in the Class President and Secretary: Betsy Gravely, 521 Central Accounting Department of the Southern Riverside Street, Covington, Virginia.

States Cooperative Service and is living in Rich- It was a mighty sad day when September 1 7

mond. Lizzie Bragg is a medical social worker rolled around and I realized that the Class of

in Norfolk. Sallie Land is a home economist 1951 would be located all over the map and not in Alexandria for VEPCO. Sara Lee Wilkinson centrally located in our beloved Farmville. Baldwin has a similar position in Prince Edward There are quite a few members of our class over. County, where she is the author of a weekly who have married. Before school was even article on Homemaking in the Farmville Herald. Iris Supthin took the step with Bill Wall. See roster. Calvin Hatcher is stationed on the WASP in the list of marriages for a complete Sara New York. Connie Heather Poland is the secre- Cregar ('52), Claudia Bradshaw, and Shep tary of the Army's office in the Pentagon Build- Elmore were attendants at Frances Cregar's and ing. Jimmy Thompson's wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Betty Ann Barker Eraser and her husband are Thompson are both teaching in Amelia. Martha living in Richmond and Betty Lewis Shank Kitchen Moscley has a teaching job in Alexandria. Blount, her husband and daughter are living in Margaret Robertson Milroy is now an "army Dahlgren. Virginia Reid Lee, George, and their wife." Since she is following her husband from daughter Ginger arc living in Courtland where camp to camp, she has no definite job for this

George is a jeweler. Shirley Hillstead Lorraine, winter. Kemper and Little Cris have moved into their Ann Lunch Millner and Billie are living at new home on Crescent Parkway in Richmond. Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Mary Leigh

54 Alumnae Magazine Meredith, Hop Critzer, and Ann McMutlan Wil- ingham; Georgia Bailey at Danville; Joyce Ham- lis were attendants at Helen Connelly Button's let at AltaVista: and Alma Bedinger is in Colonial wedding in July. Rena Mae Hayes Peterson and Beach. Romine Mahood is teaching in her home her husband Carl are living in Norfolk where she town of Emporia: Agnes Dingleding is at War- is teaching school. Edith Duma was Rena's maid renton after graduating from Madison; Mrs. of honor. Dot Brisentine Campbell has a position Irene Bunting is back in her home in Roanoke: with the Virginia Electric and Power Company BiUie Jane Barber is in Painter; Jeanne Gillman in Richmond. Among those married in August is teaching art in Arlington: Shirley Atkinson were Joyce Adams, Nancy Henderson, and Mary is at Montross; Shirley Roberts in Churchland; Jane Stansbury. The latter wedding attracted Ruth Gills has been in Indiana since her gradua- quite a few from our class: Virginia Westbrook, tion in February; and Virginia Petts is in Rich- Bobbie Pollard. Charlotte Williams, Betty McRee, land. Jean Carter Watkins. Betty Jones, Margaret Ann Lets not forget our co-eds. John Cook has a Shelton. Charlotte King Jones, Peg Perry, Nancye job as stenographer for the N. B W. Railway in

Gillie, Ann Kemp, Nancy Watts, and yours truly Crewe; Bob Williams is in Clifton Forge with were there. Jeanne Farmer was one of Mary the Virginia Electric and Power Company. Ned Jane's attendants. Helen Smith was an attendant Orange is teaching in the business department of in Nancy Henderson's wedding. Virginia Spencer Louisburg, North Carolina. Berman Scott is and Wally are happily married. Fran Harper teaching in Chase City and Shep Elmore is teach- sang at their wedding and Andy Adams was ing chemistry in Lawrenceville. maid of honor. Anne Joyner Jordan writes that Two members of our class have decided to she now has two jobs—housewife and school further their education. Marion Higgs is now at teacher in Nansemond County. Charlotte Sears the University of Tennessee getting her masters, Jones Barnes and Walter are living in Colorado. and Charlotte King Jones has enrolled in the Ella Sue and Mary B. Smith were attendants at Virginia Southern Business College in Roanoke. this wedding. Good luck and more power to both of them. Let's take time out after these weddings and Peg Perry and Patty Walker have an apart- see what some of the teachers are doing. Donna ment together and are working for the Agricul- Staples is in Arlington; Hilda Lewis and Jeanne ture Extension Service, V. P. I., in Blacksburg. Farmer in Hampton: and Sarah Dickerson in Jo Ann McCombs is a receptionist for a doctor Franklin. Helen Agnew is working for her in Fieldale; Sue Brewbaker is director of Health brother-in-law in High Point, North Carolina. and Physical Education of the Y. W. C. A. in Nancye Gillie and Fran Minter are teaching in Roanoke; Charlotte Williams is a laboratory Winchester; June Formen at Great Bridge; and technician in the Dental Research Division of the Mary Crowder at Burkville. Mary Leigh Merdith Medical College of Virginia in Richmond; Ruth is teaching biology in Portsmouth; Emma Mae Hamilton is a child welfare worker in Chatham; Pittard, Eloise Hodges, and yours truly are in Millie Carter is with the Dan River Mills, Inc., Covington along with Polly Caldwell ('49). Danville: Edith Walker in the Newport News Fran Harper, Evelyn Farrier, and "Janie" Lyons Social Service Bureau; Billie Wood has a job are in Rocky Mount holding down teaching jobs; with the welfare department in Portsmouth; and Claudia Bradshaw, Jean Carter Watkins, and Ann Kemp is a stewardess for the American Air- Helen Egerton are in Culpeper: Margaret Ann lines. our other Shelton is in Lynchburg. Some of Our vice-president, Jacky Moody, is still doing the teaching profession are: classmates following a good job. She is not only sponsor of the Beta Martinsville; Betty Jones and Betty McRee in Club in Dinwiddie High School, but is also Critzer, Bobbie Pollard, Grace Thompson, "Hop" advisor to the senior class. She will be teaching Divers, and Max Acree, are in Richmond: June English on the side. Shirley Bloxton, Joyce Mattox, Mary Palmer, I haven't heard from Betsy Wilson, but have and Lillie Lankford are all in Norfolk: Edith heard from various sources that she has a job at Duma and Peggy Dee Hoover are in Portsmouth: Staunton. Betty Baker will be living in Rich- Virginia Westbrook in Marshall: Nellie Hart. mond; Harriet Butterworth has a job with the Martha Atkinson at Suffolk: Jane Seward at F. B. I. Courtland. Geraldine Huckstep is teaching at Last, but not least, our own honorary class- Averett Junior College, Danville: Hilda Bauser- man, Anna Nock, is back on the Eastern Shore man in Fairfax County: Kathern Terry in Frank- teaching. Bobby B. Brumfield is back at Farm- lin; Andy Adams and AUie Beale are in Alex- ville. andria; Gerry Newman in Lawrcnceville; Jcssee to see you soon. Carson is instructor in physical education in Buck- Hope

February, 1952 55 Dorothy Ann Crymes E '50; Mrs. Otis Q. Tucker, Jr. '47 V. Louise Dalton ; Mrs. Curtis Logan. '50 Corinne Barbara Davis E ; Mrs. James Thornton Adams, Charlottesville, Virginia. '49 Ed- Wjoovdaqjiiu Mary Catherine Davis ; Mrs. Robert Thomas wards, Richmond, Virginia.

Thelma Davis '48 ; C. D. Cobb, Franklin. Virginia.

Margaret Wene Dawson E '50 ; Mrs. William De- A date such as '31 indicates that the alumna or morst Gregg, Jr., Richmond, Virginia. '47 Ellis. alumnus was graduated in June of that year. The Mary Lee Dickerson ; Mrs. R. Samuel letter "A" preceding the year indicates gradua- Virginia Adeline Dodd '48; Mrs. Robert I. Wilker- tion in August. The letter "E" precedes the class son. Jr.. Leaksville. N. C. Frances Evelyn '50 ; Mrs. Edison of non-graduates. Dodson Harvey White, Jr., Talbot Park Apts.. Norfolk. Virginia. '45 Alice Ann Abernathy '48; Mrs. C. B. Phillips, Bris- Mary Lou Dondley ; Mrs. Adam Samuel Lindsey. '51 tol, Tennessee. Emilee May Doub E ; Mrs. Carson William Mason,

Shirley Ann Abernathy E '53 ; Mrs. William Mere- II. '50 dith Lee. Dorothy Lee Doutt ; Mrs. Oscar Hansel Minchew. '51 Joyce Broaddus Adams A '51 ; Mrs. Harold Bernard Gladys Olive Dowdy E ; Mrs. Julian Taylor Put- Stennett, Albany, Georgia. ney. George St., Farmville, Va.

Loreen Kathryn Agee '45 : Mrs. Robert Clarence Bertha Carlton Draine E '43 ; Mrs. Raymond Lewis Johnson, Richmond, Virginia. Clark. Catherine Alexander E '52; Mrs. J. W. Yarbrough. Dolores Wooding Duncan '50 ; Mrs. Lester Hamill

Lillian Christine Amos E *50 ; Mrs. Dennis Byrd Smallwood, Norfolk, Va. '31 Riddle. Lucille Dickerson A ; Mrs. Clarence Alfred Webb.

'46 '49 : Mrs. John Thomas Clark, Jr., Jane Guthrie Anderson ; Mrs. Williamson Nichol- Rives Edwards son Clark. Jr. Blacksburg, Virginia. '51 Martha Ella Anderson '48; Mrs. Norman Gregory Helen Williamson Egerton ; Mrs. John William Rollins. Dendron, Virginia. Hill, Jr.

Jean Stuart Babb '43 ; Mrs. Price Barron Blackwell, Margaret Binford Ellett '47 ; Mrs. John Brocken- Waynesboro, Virginia. brough Anderson.

Phyllis Baglcy '49 ; Mrs. Jacob Frederick Hoefer, Jr., Jean Douglas Elliott E '52 ; Mrs. William Frazer Blacksburg, Virginia. Baynes. '45 Mary Ann Bedinger E '52 ; Mrs. William Chesley Alice Ruth Feitig : Mrs. Franklin Bradley Kelley.

Wilbur. Jr. Frances Perkins Ferguson '50 ; Mrs. William Amos

Nellie Brooke Benton '43 ; Mrs. Charles Pingrey Patterson. Washington, D. C. Dickerman. West View. Stuanton, Va. Lillian Edmonds Fink (Peggy) '47; Mrs. Alanson Louise Birgman '49; Mrs. Calvin Phelps. Brown, Mexico. '50 Lynda Black ; Mrs. Norman Washburn. Helen Fones E '53: Mrs. L. T. Alford. 7013 Gov. Anna Ruth Blair '48; Mrs. M. M. Brown. Printz Blvd., Wilmington. Delaware. '46 Anna Lee Blanton : Mrs. Donald Virginius Mur- Mary Morton Fontaine A '47 ; Mrs. Alexander Bruce ray, Petersburg, Virginia. Crenshaw. Martinsville, Va-

Phebe Drucilla Bolton E '54; Mrs. Robert B. Spigle. Jackie Foreman E '54 ; Mrs. William Maurice Sawyer, '49 Dorothy Frances Bourne E ; Mi*s. R. Allan Lacy, Jr., Wichita Falls. Texas.

760 W. Pine St., Wytheville, Va. Margaret Downing Forrester '50 ; NArs. Ralph Henry

Harriet Frances Bowling '50 ; Mrs. Allen Young Chilton Ransone.

Stokes, Jr., South Hill. Virginia, Betty Jane Fortune E '50 ; Mrs. David Allen Mefford. '46 Lucy Hardwicke Bralley ; Mrs. Henn' Satterwhite Berryville. Virginia.

Johnson. Nell Angelia Foster '49 ; Mrs. Walter Howard Young.

Miriam Bray '31 ; Mrs. Ralph Brown. Falls Church. Virginia. '41 '50 Mrs. Katherine Brewer Smith A : Mrs. Robert Sally Ann Foster E ; Mrs. Kenneth LaVan Stultz, Clyde Carter, Raleigh. N. C. Charlottesville, Va.

Dorothy Mae Brisentine '51 ; Mrs. Ernest Edward Jane Fox '49 : Mrs. Ernest Thomas White.

Campbell. Nancy Sue Francis E '50 ; Mrs. Edgar Franklin Nomeka Lou Bryant E '50 ; Mrs. John William Massie, Amherst. Virginia.

Sours, Jr.. Frederick, Marjiand. Janice Lee Gallion E '51 ; Mrs. William Austin Mc-

Peggy Lee Bryant '51 ; Mrs. Ward S. Hildreth, Jr. Clellan. Richmond. Virginia. Elizabeth Morrison Buck '50; Mrs. Lee Waters Muse. Barbara Gamble E '53; Mrs. William Ansell Graham.

Katherine Burge '42 ; Mrs. Mark Givens Weatherly, Judith Morton Gathright E '40; Mrs. Donald Camp Fork Union, Virginia. Cooke. '51 '52 Harriet Boiling Butterworth ; Mrs. William Tom- Bonnie Gerrells E ; Mrs. W. Lanier Goard. Samson linson Miller. Richmond, Virginia. Air Base, Geneva. N. Y.

Jean Frances Cake '49 ; Mrs. Richard Anderson Betty LaMont Gill E '48 ; Mrs. William Carey Yowell, Forbes. Jr. Arlington. Virginia. *50 Dorothy Ann Caldwell ; Mrs. Alwyn Otis Lafoon, Sara Nell Gilley E '52; Mrs. Eugene Leon Richards.

Jr.. Farmville, Virginia. Helen Eloise Golladay E '47 ; Mrs. Archie Patton *50 Marion Jane Calohan A : Mrs. John Valvin McCoy. McKenry. Jr., Scottsville. Va. '47 Jean Elaine Camper E ; Mrs. Samuel Stanhope Hazel Lucille Gowin E '53 ; Mrs. Wallace Gough Neale. Snrouse. Snrouse's Corner, Va. '50 Marie Murray Chewning E ; Mrs. Frank Woodson Barbara Whitney Graham *47 ; Mrs. William Kemp Hancock. Settle, Pulaski, Virginia.

Clingempeel '52 : Joyce Lee E Mrs. Richard Lee Annette B, Grainger E '48 : Mrs. A. Hall Drum- AUman, 2263 Maiden Lane, Roanoke. Va. mond, Jr.. Philadelphia, Pa. '49 Eva Chanpell Cobb ; Mrs. William Howard Jones, Charlotte Thomas Grizzard *48 ; Mrs. Daniel Ashton Jr.. Richmond, Virginia. Dimmig. '51 Helen Louise Connelly : Mrs. Louis Stanley But- Claudine E. Guthrie '47 ; Mrs. James Clayton Bryant. '49 ton, Jr. Mary Joan Hahn ; Mrs. Ernest Dabney Shackel- '48 Shirley Mae Connelly E ; Mrs. Georee Alex Koss, ford.

Lynchburg, Virginia. Mar.iorie Mae Hall E *53 ; Mrs. William Blair Mas- '45 Mildred Dawson Cook E ; Mrs. John Jofko, New sey, Charlottesville. Va. Orleans, Louisiana. Ethel Marson Halsey E '47 ; Mrs. Francis Elwood Phyllis Page Cook '46 ; Mrs. Peter Madison Axson, Barrett. Alaska. Jr., Portsmouth, Virginia. Rosemary Hamlet E '51 : Mrs. Corbett Guv Buckle. '47 Nancy Claire Cooke : Mrs. Arthur Behrer. Jr. Helpn Manning Hardin '50; Mrs. Frank Davis Luck *53 Barbara Ann Crafts E ; Mrs. Richard Davis III, Suffolk. Va. Mattox. '48 Carolyn Hardy E ; Mrs. John Edward Garthright. Mary Frances Creger '51 ; Mrs. James Beverly Thomp- Ella Carrington Hardy E '45; Mrs. R. F. Shinke- son '51, Crewe, Virginia. Mary Elizabeth Harvey '45; Mrs. Stephen Potter Gwendolyn Lucille Cress '49 ; Mrs. James Ovei-ton Tibbs, Jr. DeMallie. Brooklyn. N. Y. Allison Hatcher '49; Mrs. Graham Stuart Muriel Crostic E '48 ; Mrs. James Milner Feaster, Martha Miami, Florida. Hatcher.

56 Alumnae Magazine *42 Kathryn Lloyd Hawthorne ; Mrs. Robert Stevens Charlotte (Dot) Newell '50; Mrs. Ernest J. Phillips, Smith. Jr. '51 Hayes ; Mrs. Carl Peterson. Frances Rena Mae Geraldine Newman A *51 : Mrs. Evans David Mary Page Heath E '51 ; Mrs. Douglas Elwood Fox. Nash, Jr.

E 50 ; Mrs. Ira Eugene Frye. Gladys Mae Henderson Doris Jeanette Newton E '47 ; Mrs. Otto Charles Hot Springs. Virginia. KautTman, Green Bay, Virginia.

DiUard Henderson '51 ; Mrs. Charles Henry '50 Nancy Ann Nichols : Mrs. John Ellsworth Wesler. Com- Wood. Jr. monwealth Ave.. Boston, Mass. Jean Henderson E '50 ; Mrs. Norvall Wright '52 Nancy Mary Lee Noell E ; MrB. Bryan Walker Wood. Henderson. Jr.. Richmond, Va. '51 Ann Elizabeth Norfleet E ; Mrs. Russell Dawson Dawn Annastein Holcombe E '48. Mrs. Stockton Taylor.

Elliott Wright. Patricia Lynn Paddison '50 : Mrs. Stewart Carroll '50 Julia Belle Hughes : Mrs. Donald Reynolds. Evans, Ashland, Virginia. '47: Mrs. '49 Sue Hundley John Roland Chandler. Patti May Page ; Mrs. Samuel Henrv Bibee. '50 Peggy Hughes : Mrs. Lowell Compton. Clara Maxine Patterson E '54 ; Mrs. Lawrence Du- '46 Nancy Anne Ingle ; Mrs. John Strother Pearson. mond. Blackstone, Virginia. '48 Mrs. '49 Carol Belle Jenkins ; Elmer Jarrett Michael. Evelyn Patterson ; Mrs. Richard Morton Venable.

Mary Elizabeth Johnson '51 ; Mrs. Herman Ebert Jr. '49 McCann. Alene Patteson ; Mrs. Robert Maxey. '51 Charlotte Sears Jones ; Mrs. Walter Louis Barnes, Anne Doris Patteson E '45: Mrs. Frank A. Tapscott.

Jr., Denver, Col. Janet Lee Peebles E '52 ; Mrs. T. Parker Host. '45 William Dora Walker Jones ; Mrs. Lloyd Anfin, Audrey Virginia Pettit E '52; Mrs. William B. Mea- 29 Radford Village. mer, Richmond, Virginia. '53 '37 Doris Mae Jones E ; Mrs. William Hampton Shirey. Cora Patricia Phillips E ; Mrs. William Cleveland Margaret Ann Jones E '52 ; Mrs. Walter Newton Ward, Jr., Keysville, Va.

Cunningham. Jesse Lee Pickett '49 ; Mrs. Richard Isler Carter,

Anne Darden Joyner *51 ; Mrs. Charles Franklin Winchster, Virginia. '44 Jordan. Gloria Urle Pollard ; Mrs. John Taylor Thomp- '51 Margaret Page Joyner A ; Mrs. Gene Edward son.

Worrell. Joan Mays Pritcbett E '52 ; Mrs. Robert L. Mat- '48 Kathryn Grace Kappes ; Mi-s. Curtis Vance Bishop, thews.

Jr., Danville, Virginia. Anne Taliaferro Pullen '47 ; Mrs. William Douglas '52 Jane Lee Kellogg E ; Mrs. Henry H. George IV. Hamilton, Columbus, Ohio. '50 '48 Nancy Kibler ; Mrs. Robert S. Smith. Harriett Marshall Purcell ; Mrs. Leo Rosser Gar- '50 Patsy Ruth Kimbrough A ; Mrs. Hunter Reginald rett. '41 Pettus. Jr. Mrs. Ruth Lea Purdum Davis ; Mrs. Frederick Martha Kitchen '51 ; Mrs. Richard Moselev. Henry Nash. '52 '48 Nina Ruth Lacy E : Mrs. Gerald Edward Smith. Katherine Tredway Rainey : Mrs. John Ralph Sally Land '50 ; Mrs. Richard Banks Anderson. Wingo. '50 Stiff, '42 Anne C. Langbein : Mrs. McHenry Lewis Margaret Lucy Rice : Mrs. Russell Morrison Smith. III, Madison, Virginia. Charlottesville, Va. '48 '50 Novella Katie Lawrence ; Mrs. Francis N. Graves, Jane Marie Richards ; Mrs. Ray H. Markuson.

Jr.. College Station, Texas. Violet Patricia Ritchie '49 : Mrs. James Vincent Mor-

George Anne Lewis '48 ; Mrs. Kirby Hart. Peters- gan, Richmond, Virginia.

burg. Virginia. Mrs. Ellen Robertson Synan E '19 ; Mrs. Henly M.

Patsy Claire Lindsey '50 : Mrs. Steve Rusinko, Nor- Fugate, Lynchburg, Va.

folk, Virginia. Mai-garet T. Ross '46 : Mrs. Paul R. Byrd, R.F.D.

Jean Otis Loving '50 ; Mrs. Henry Garrett Hart, Ken- No. 2. Navarre. Ohio.

tucky. Margaret Key Rucker '34 ; Mrs. Paul A. Olin, Wor- '50 Anne Elizabeth Lucy ; Mrs. William D. Gwaltney. cester. Mass.

Union Level, Virginia. Jane Waring Ruffin '45 ; Mrs. Douglas Thurman Carolyn Clark Lusk E '53 ; Mrs. Gladstone Edward House, Louisburg, N. C.

Smith, Jr. Jean Samford E '51 : Mrs. Rufus Ht--rbert Steed. Chris- Anne Lynch '51 ; Mrs. William Millner, Wnghtsville tiansburg. Virginia. Beach. N. C. Charline Martin Saunders E '51: Mrs. Lester Ray '24 Nancy Moncure Lyne : Mrs. Garrett Amos Taylor, Wall. Silver Spring. Md. '52 Rosedale. Cheater C.. Penn. Gladys Lucile Savedge E ; Mrs. Thomas Wilton '51 Nancy Ware McAden E ; Mrs. Earl Watkins Baker. Bracey. Norfolk. Virginia. Bettie Lee Scott E '46; Mrs. Warren Leslie Snead, Helen McBride E '49; Mrs. Charles R. Anderson, Lexington. Va.

Washington, D. C. Evelyn Celia Scott E MS ; Mrs. Norvell Francis Van-

Mary Eva McBride A '50 : Mrs. Thomas Edward degrift. Lynchburg. Va. '48 Cousins. Jr., Camo Polk, La. Ann Finley Searson ; Mrs. Dennis Franklin Davis. Nancy Cann McCauley '46; Mrs. Lewis William Jr. Jr. Gregory. Betty Lewis Shank '50 : Mrs. D. S. Blount. '52 Katherine Moir McCready E ; Mrs. Percy Henry Lou Alice Shelor '50; Mrs. Maurice Hamner Vaughan. Bowman. Mildred Louise Shiflett '46: Mrs. Livingston Kennedy '53 Sarah Stuart McElroy E : Mrs. Jack B. Harvie. Toomer. '51 '28 Putnev. Marv Anne McMullan E ; Mrs. Edgar Oswald Louise Shoffner : Mrs. Walter Willis. III. Janie Hudson Simpson '49 : Mrs. George Pierce Duane. "31: Hern- Valerie Macpherson '50 ; Mrs. Richard Ferguson. Mary Courtnay Sinclair Mrs. C. R. Rust. '27 Mrs. May Marshall Anderson E : Mrs. William don. Virginia. ,, „ - . '46; Mrs. Anderson V. Smith. T. Jones ; New London. Conn. Gwendolyn Slaight E '46 Betty Mae Martin ; Mrs. Mitchell R. Shell. Jr. Elizabeth Dorothy Mast '45: Mrs. William Gilmer Janice Slavin '50: Mrs. Robert D. Hagan. Halstead. Cornelia Cocke Smith '47 ; Mrs. Cannon Hobson '47 Arthur Lanie Gill Matthews E ; Mrs. Raymond Goddin. '51 Lawrence Kabrick. Helen Cartmell Smith ; Mrs. William Louanne Mears. '49; Mrs. Robert F. Fletcher. Massie. '35 Crittenden. Janie Irma Meredith E : Mrs. Harry Deleware Peggy Smith '49 ; Mrs. William Roanoke. '46 Kilby. Woolridge. Mt. Vernon Heights. Janet Sollcnberger E : Mrs. Walter Le Roy

'48 : Womble, Nor- Peggy Moore Mrs. Walter Gray Virginia Mildred Spencer '51 : Mrs. Walter Wnek. folk. Virginia. '51 Reake. Mary Jane Stansbury ; Mrs. William Crone

'48 ; Mrs. Stanley Sharp Lentz, Aber- '50 Elizabeth Motley Laura Lee Stickley A : Mrs. Allen Easley John- deen, Maryland. son. '47 Jr., '45 Betty Joe Murray E : Mrs. Ernest M. East, Margaret Weston Suiter E : Mrs. Carl William Arlington, Virginia. Busch. '51 Ruth Spottswood Myers E '52 ; Mrs. Samuel Preston Iris Dawn Sutphin ; Mrs. William Bidgood Wall, Massie. Newport. R. I. '40 Carlyle Ann Marriott Neblett E '52 ; Mrs. James Edward Ethel Lorraine Swingle A ; Mrs. Wrenn Grimsley. Bryant. Petersburg, Va.

February, 1952 57 .

'45 Mary Chase Sykes E *52 ; Mrs. Edward^ F. Laine.Jr. Marguerita Elizabeth Wash ; Mrs. Reynolds Jane Bridgeforth Taylor 49 ; Mrs. Harry Milton Holman Rackett, Jr. James, Jr. Mary Walker Watts '45 ; Mrs. Oscar Lunsford Mary Hardy Taylor E '46 Mrs. John Wesley San- Thomas, Jr., Gastonia, N. C. derson. Phyllis Jane Watts '46; Mrs. Clifford S. Harris. Las '48 Nancy Elizabeth Taylor E ; Mrs, Walter Raleigh Cruces, N. Mex. '47 Wells. Martha Cousins Wells ; Mrs. Thomas Griffin Hardy,

Marjorie Goodwyn Traylor E '52 ; Mrs. Hugh Penn Jr., Rochester. N. Y. '50 Nolen. Margaret Ann West E ; Mrs. John Thomas Streat, Anne Tucker '49; Mrs. Curtis L. Claybrook. 1114 West Ave., Richmond, Va.

Margaret R. Tucker '39 ; Mrs. James Alfred Scott. Ruth Barrow Whitten '46 ; Mrs. Felix Edward '17 Mrs. Annie Ford l^irpin Revercomb : Mrs. Roscoe Barthelemy. '48 Bolar Stephenson, Covington. Barbara Jean Wiley ; Mrs. John Finley Lucas. Charlotte '51 Lucile Derby Upshur '47 ; Mrs. John Alfred Mapp, Grant Willis E ; Mrs. James McDonald Smith's Beach, Virginia. Evans. '45 Viola Catherine Varner '47 ; Mrs. Frank Helton Gor- Helen Garland Wilson ; Mrs. Charles Wendell don, Jr. Cover, Covington, Virginia.

Roberta Lucille Wilson E '53 ; Mrs. Glenn Davis Edith Atkinson Vassar '42 ; Mrs, William Wayne Gentry. Boston. Mass. Shelor, Roanoke, Va. Julia Elizabeth Wimbish E '54 ; Mrs. John Tillman Lucy Holmes Vaughan' 50 ; Mrs. Charles William Jr., Taylor, 11. Meadows, Rock Mount, Va. Marjorie '52 '46 McDonald Woods E ; Mrs. Peter Lee Marjorie Louise Vaughan ; Mi's. James Lee Skid- more. Akers, Jr., Birmingham, Ala. Katherine Lee Wright '46; Mrs. D. J, Salmon, Bowl- Harriette Virginia '50 ; Mrs. E. Wade L. Davis. ing Green, Va. '50 Ruth Vernon Walker ; Mrs. James Stuart Mc- *42 Margaret M. Wright ; Mrs. James Spooner MSoore Ghee. Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Marian Amanda Wright E '53 ; Mrs. Harold Eugene '50 Sue Watkins Walker ; Mrs. Estel Leon Carlyle, Fielding, Long Beach, N. Y, Jr., Bedford, Virginia. Virginia Guy Yonce '4S ; Mrs. Ernest Pleasants Gates, '50 June Le Verne Walsh E ; Mrs. William Smithers, Chester. Va. Hillside, N. J. Mary Elizabeth Young '49; Mrs. Ivory Elwood Wor- *45 Edith Vaughan Walthall E ; Mrs. Garland Drewry ley. Stafford. '42 Mary Katherine Zehmer ; Mrs. Stanley J. Martin.

AWARDED GRADUATE DEGREES

The following institutions have sent George Peabody College for Teach- announcements to the Alumnae Office ers: Robbie Cloud, '28, M.A.: Keith notifying it of advanced degrees awarded Marshall Smith, '41, M.A.: Myrtle in 1951 to Longwood alumnae: Harrison, '16, '42, M.A. Carnegie Institute cf Technology: George Washington University: Ruth Mary Fidele Haymes, '43, M.A. Ponton, '37, M.A. Columbia University: Jane Gray, Texas Western College: Marjorie 50, M.A. Thompson. '10, '23, M.A.

GRANDDAUGHTERS CLUB

(Continued from page 32)

(Edith Lowman) , Nancy Norfleet Louise Cook) , Emilie Eggert (Virginia

(Carlotta Douglas Stephens) Goode Chapman) , Betty Jean Oakes

Not pictured are Betty Barr (Viven (Nancy Katherine Donald) , Betty Sa-

Young) , Nell Valentine Cake (Lelia felle (Virginia Vincent), and Jean Tal- Haden), Betty Cook Durfee (Bessie ley (Lona Coleman).

TEACHING IS CONTAGIOUS (Continued from page 18)

If we love our work, if we do it with ways be those who will wish to follow '" °^^ footsteps. such enthusiasm and skill that we make —Olga Achtenhagen, Plainfield. New Jersey, of it a glad, proud thing, there will al- (rcpHnted from the NEA JOURNAL)

58 Alumnae Magazine Katherine Irby Hubbard, a daughter. Margaret War- wick. Elizabeth Jeffreys Hubard, a son, William Stebbins. Helen Jeffries Miles, a son, William Murrell. SMhA, Dot Johnson Watson, a son, Thomas Herbert. Elizabeth Joiies Carey, a daughter. Elies. Marie AUen Burcher, twin sons. Tommy and Johnny. Katherine Kearsley Williams, a son. Lee Kearsley. Nancy Allen Fitzpatrick, a daughter, Karen Allen. Elizabeth Keiser Ward, a daughter. Ann Shannon. Alene Alphin Cox, a son. Julia Koch French, a daughter, Jacqueline HoHiday. Lois Alphin Dunlap, a son. William. Virginia Layne Cosby, a son. Elva Andrews Jones, a daughter. Frances Lee Stoneburner, a son, Lewis. Lou Baker Harper, a son. David Wayne. Frances Lee Van Putnam, a son. Freddie. K. Lucille Baldwin Bondurant, a daughter, Carol Hazelle Le Sueur Smith, a son, James Gordon, Jr. Baldwin. Johnny Lybrook Mothershead, a daughter. Jane Glad- Nora Beauchamp de Alvarez, a daughter, Nora Angles ding. del Socorro. Catherine Lynch Bowen, a son, Thompson Crockett, Virginia Barkadale Rotter, a daughter, Diane Talbot. III. Frankie Bell Pritchett, a son, Irving H. Pritchett. IIL Louise McCorkle Laughlin, a son. Harold Willard. Louise Bell Lyons, a daughter, Barbara. Madge McFall Wiseman, a son, Edward. Jr. Laurine Billings Stevens, a son, Norain Curtis. Bess McGlothlin Gish. a daughter, Deborah Ann. Emma Bingham Anderson, a daughter. Karen Fenn. Elizabeth McLean Nanney, a daughter, Joanne. Ophelia Booker Baine, a son. Robin Blaine. Grace Mallory Rives, a daughter, Frances Wilson. Pattie Bounds Sellers, a daughter, Pattie Austin. Catherine Maynard Pierce, a son. Frank M.. III. Dorothy Bousman Farley, a son, Douglas. Loulie Millner Mosby, Jr., a daughter, Jane Sackett- Susie Bowie Brooks, a son, Gardiner Tyler. IIL Susie Moore, Cieszko, a son, Edward Nelson. Lucy Bowling Potts, a daughter. Sarah Ruth. Caralie Nelson Brown, a daughter, Nancye. Margaret Bowling Bowden. a son. Philip Edge. Ann Nichols Brickert. a daughter. Rebecca Clark. Marie Brickert Rhodes, a daughter, Ruth Anne. Clara Nottingham Baldwin, a daughter. Margaret Ruth Brite Morrisett, a daughter. Martha Gail, Nottingham. Bee Bruch Wilson, a daughter, Reese. Evelyn Bankey McCorkle, a son, William Franz. Jr. Nancy Bruce Maithand, a son, Robert Edward, Jr. Louise Parcell Watts, a daughter. Sherry Linette. Nancye Bruce Noel, a daughter, Nancye Scott. Mary Parham Lenhart, twins, David William and Rachel Brugh Holmes, a daughter. Rose Mary. Daniel Guy. Edith Bryant Grizzard. a daughter. Cynthia Anne. Agnes Patterson Kelly, a daughter. Agnes Meridith. Peggy Cabaniss Andrews, a daughter, Susan Cabaniss. Evelyn PearsaU Le Grande, twins. Paul James and Yates Carr Garnett, a son. Evelyn Gay. Jenny Carroll Worsley, a son, William de Launey. Evelyn Pierce Maddox, a daughter, Virginia Gwyn. Inez Chappell Thompson, a daughter. Donna Lynn. Margie Pierce Harrison, a daughter. Kendal Elaine. Claire Clarke Hines, a son. Ella PUkington Adams, a daughter. Sallie Parker. Margaret Clark Hanger, a son, Harry H. Jr. Jane Powell Johnson, a son, Thomas Trimble. Betty Cock Elam, a daughter, Elizabeth Underwood. Vera Naomi Price Flippen, a son, John Milton. Josie Lee Cogsdale Taylor, a son. Virginia Lee Price Perrow. a son, Joseph Frederick. Eleanor Corell Orrell. a daughter. Nancy Jean. III. Nancy Caurter Bradshaw. a son. Robert Courier. Mary Cephas Pruden Baines, a daughter. Mary Wil- liam. Sarah Jo Crawford Billings, a daughter, Nancy Josephine. Eleano*- Putney Goodman, a daughter, Nancy Lee. Agnes Crockett Jacoby, a daughter. Sallie Ann. Amy Read Dickey, a daughter. Nancy Read. Robbie Cromar Rilee, a daughter. Robb. Petty Lee Reid Beam, a son, Thomas Reid. Mildred Davis Dixon, a son, Stephen Davis Dixon. Marguerite Reid Leas, a daughter. Nancy Carol. son, Churchill Ridley. Shirley Didlake Irby. a son. Marshall Scott, Ann Ridley Bain, a Helen D&rtch Bugg, a daughter. Belinda Yvonne. Ann Savedge Criser, a daughter, Teresa Ann. Frances Elsie Doivdy Fulcher, a daughter. Sarah Betsy Scott Bane, a son. Ned Bane. Jr. Elizabeth. Virginia Sedpeley Rotenberry. a son, Thomas Walter. Janet Dunlap Mims, a son, Michael Bailey. Alice Seebert Godwin, a daughter. Alice McFadden. Caroline Easan Roberts, a son. Thomas Eason, Helen Seward Dallen, a daughter. Peirev Seward. Harris, Shirley Theresa. Martha Russell East Miller, a son. Curtis Mercer, Virginia Seward a daughte*-. Mclntyre, daughter, Anne Ellis Lewis, a daughter, Marjorie Anne. Virginia Shackelford a Virginia Katie Steed Ellis Reid, a son. Kirk Alexander. Lewis. Elenora Faison Christian, twins, a son and a daugh- Betty Lewis Shank Blount, a daughter, Gail Marie. ter. Helen Shawen Hardaway, a son, Caswell Scott, Jr. Fay Fuller Cridlin. a daughter, Josephine. Elizabeth Shipplett Jones, a daughter. Jane Elizabeth. Nancy Louise Fulton Harbuck, a daughter, Frances Virginia Sledd Rogers, a son, Paul Nottingham. Lee. Estelle Smith Shaw, a daughter. Melissa Page. Lena Mac Gardner Sammons. a daughter, Mary Vir- Gwen Smith Kennedy, a son, Thomas Lowell, Jr. ginia. Mildred Smith Johnson, a daughter, Sandra Lee. Bebe Geyer Redmond, a son. Myra Smith Ferguson, a son. Ronald Stephen. Mary Geyer Watson, a daughter. Lorraine Sommardahl Sprinkle, a daughter. Karlynn Patricia Gibson Stewart, a daughter, Patricia Gibson. Clark Olive Gilchrist Johnson, a son, Graham. Marie Stowers Nash, a daughter, Gail. Theresa Graff Jamison, a son. John Anson. Virginia Terrell Walsh, a daughter, Helen Bingham. Effie Louise Grant Hoyle. a daughter. Joyce Townsend Hoge. a son. Henley Custis. Rosalie Greear Hamlin, a daughter. Lynne Gamett, Arolene Troxler Harding, a son. John Ellis, Jr. Evelyn Grizzard Graybeal, a daughter, Carolyn Mat- Aurelia Varner Hazelgrove, a daughter, Nancy Ellen. thews. Eleanor Wade Marchant. a daughter. Mary Elizabeth Grizzard Darby, a dau?:hter. Joanne. Linda Walker Rodgers, a daughter, Sarah Ann. Jackie Hancock Johnson, a son, James S. Johnson, Jr. Mary Virginia Walker March, a son. Lloyd Charles, Marion Hansbrough Hoit. a daughter. Manetta. III. Augusta Hargan Taylor, a son. Virginia Wallner Rice, a son. Mary Harrison Slate, a son. Gilbert. Grace Waring Putney, a son, Browder, a daughter Bev- Frances Lee Hatvthorne Evelyn West Allen, a daughter. erly Lacy. Susie Wise Hamilton, a daughter, Edith Lee. Minnie Rose Hawthorne Lyle, a son, William Berry. Dot Wood Baldwin, a son, Blair Stephen. Jr. Elizabeth Wood Altice. a son. Richa>-d Hancock. Margie Hewlett Moore, a daughter, Margaret Hew- Mary Norma Wood Tragle. a daughter. Mary Louise. lett. daughter, Janet Sue. Margaret Hiner Bobbitt, a son. Violet Woodall Elliott, a daughter. Carol Lynne. Elizabeth HiUsTnan Heart well, a son, Floyd Young, Reba Woodbridtje Seddon. a Jr. Marjorie Woolfolk Frazer. a son. Phillip. Nell Halloway Elwang, a daughter, Susan Vivian. Katherine Wright Salmon, a daughter, Mary Kath- Myrtle Lee Holt Johnson, a son, Mark. erine. Fredrika Hubard Nichols, a daughter, Lucy Page. Winifred Wright Heron, a son. James Gibson. Mary Hunter Armstrong, a son, Durwood Hunter. Shirley Yoitng Murray, a son, Vincent. Jr. in iWemoriam

Alice Evelyn Davis, '09 Mattie B. Duncan, '88 Lucille Dunn, '29 Mary Elizabeth Fulcher, E'46 Nora Garrett Lancaster, '08 Louise Geddy Mackie, '12 Lena Harrell, '41 Myrtle Elizabeth Harvey, '23 Evelyn Hatcher Laine, '12 Bessie Herbert Cottrell. E'16 Ruby Hudgins Diggs, '94 Madge Humphries, '97 Margaret Johnson Moore, '29 Sallie Johnson Eldred, '15 Min Mason Gask, '23 Burton Moir McCready, '23 Nan Morrison, E'05 Richard M. McCraw. Jr.. '49 Paulette McGinley Trinkle, '21 Nell Oakey Ryan, '98 Susan Pattie Brown, E'92 Ola E. Payne. '89 Mary McClung Read. '28 Myrtle Edmonia Robertson, E'lO Jane Slaughter. '16 Mary Mosley Stephens Sherman, '09 Martha Taylor Ruffin. E'OO Flossie Thornton Martin, E'08 Lizzie Rebecca Weede, E'17 Janie Whealton Leitner, *01

Miss Martha Willis Coulling, former head of Department of Art.

Mr. W. M. Atkinson ( "Cousin Tommy") , former night watchman.

Numbers such as *"23" indicate year of graduation. The letter "E" preceding a year indicates the class of non-graduates.