College Expects Parents For May Day Events Parents of LaGrange College stu- all-day art exhibit by senior art stu- Day program will be Dr. Ralph B. Dee Atkinson and May King Sammjr dents will pour onto the campus Sat- dents of the college. Draughon, president of Auburn Uni- McCord will begin their reign. Diane urday from all over the South to par- Following the 9 o'clock registra- versity. Dr. Darughon was chosen by Alford will be maid of honor and ticipate in the annual college May Day. tion on the patio, students who have the Student Government Association to brightening the court will be Patricia The all-day festivities will treat the excelled during the past year in scho- speak during the occasion. Lanham, Joyce Odom, Judy Hayes, parents of students to an Honors Day larship, leadership, and athletics will The picnic style lunch will be served Cynthia Gill, Janet Mabry, Kathie program, patio picnic lunch, presenta- be recognized in the second, annual at 12:00 in the cafeteria and on the pa- Graham, Caroline Milam, and Susan tion of the May Queen and May Court, Honors program at 10:30 in Dobbs Au- tio. Longino. the step-singing competition between ditorium. The May Court will be presented Step-singing competition will follow the sororities and fraternities, and an The guest speaker for the Honors during afternoon festivities. May Queen the May Court. A slight change has been made in this year's fraternity and sorority musical contest, according to Fay Day officials. The officials say that the Greeks will compete as in pre- vious years by singing one secular se- lection. A trophy will be presented to %\it ftilltop Bettis the sorority and the fraternity winning this competition. Then the brother and "Representing Georgia's Oldest Independent Institution oi Higher Learning" sister Greeks will combine to sing a selection of a religious nature. The tro- VOLUME VI, NUMBER 29 LAGRANGE COLLEGE, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1964 phy for the winner of this contest will be awarded by Dr. Anderson of the college music department. EDITORIAL An art exhibition, featuring work by two college seniors, Quida Harmon and Kathryn Green, will be open the PARENTS SHARE HONORS entire day in the college gallery. Supper will "be served at 5:00 Satur- Saturday, May 2, will see the culmination of day evening and will be followed by a many efforts manifested in the annual May Day college-wide dance at 8:00. on LaGrange College. Weeks of united efforts will bring together hundreds of parents and guests from a South-wide radius. Attention will MAY DAY be focused on recognition of our parents as they come to share honors with us. It is fitting that SCHEDULE & % we honor our parents. Although the college may owe its primary obligation to the students, with- 9:30 Registration- -Maidee Smith Pa- out the parents with their constant concern, gui- tio dance and support, there would be few of us 10:30 Honors Program—Dobbs Audi- ...:■ here today. torium *J* ' Our schedule offers a full day of activities in 12:00 Lunch—Patio and cafeteria which parents may look behind the scenes to become acquainted with our sphere of collegiate 3:00 May Court presentation and step life. The Honors program will recognize student singing—Quadrangle leaders who have contributed to the campus. %j 5:00 Supper—Cafeteria The picnic lunch will provide opportunities for informal acquaintances and a tour of the cam- 8:00 Dance—Gymnasium pus. Student Art Exhibit all day in the art The May Court presentation will introduce gallery in Hawkes Building «* the highlight of the afternoon events when ten- sion will mount among the Greeks with the competitive step-singing event. Between the LaGrange AAUW Holds scheduled events guests will have occasion to view the Art Exhibit. Invitational Meeting Countless others have contributed behind the The LaGrange chapter of the David Heck, LaGrange College organist, will be in his usual scenes in conjunction with our parents. Again, American Association of Univer- seat behind the keyboard during Honors Day festivities in Dobbs it is fitting that our parents are recognized. Per- sity Women will hold its first Auditorium at 10:30 Saturday morning. haps this weekend in many ways will compen- meeting since it got its charter, sate for the financial burden, the separating tonight at 8 o'clock in the dining miles, the too-few letters, and the mystery of hall. the student's surroundings. We hope you enjoy The purpose of the meeting is the day. to invite this year's women grad- uates to join the organization. All potential women graduates of LaGrange College have been in- SGA Initiates Handbook Changes Johnson First Male vited. The women officers of the LaGrange chapter of LC's Alum- To Head Yearbook na Club have also been invited. By JOHN WHITE The program includes a talk Pan-Hellenic Elects 1964-65 Slate by Mrs. Waights G. Henry Jr. Men will dominate the top po- The SGA Legislative Council ager of the Scroll was dropped SGA secretary Judy Carlson and The AAUW is an organization sitions on all campus publications of American women who hold de- held its regular meeting Thurs- from' twenty points to fifteen, legislators Judy Hayes, Jimmy staffs next year. Due to the combining of the of- Matthews, Bill England, and grees from accredited colleges day evening. The meeting was For the first time in the 133- fices of secretary and treasurer Sammy Stewart. and universities. The purpose of confined to discussing the pro- year history of the college a male of the Men's Athletic Association, "~ "" \ ~~~ the Association is to unite the posed changes of the constitution student has been selected as edi- it was decided to credit this of- Pan-HelleniC Meets alumnae of different institutions in the Student Handbook. The tor of the college yearbook, the ice with fifteen points. for practical education of statis- sections of the constitution were Quadrangle. Mark Johnson of Discussion of the proposed To Select Officers tical and other information con- divided at the last meeting among Atlanta was named to the post four groups and the chairmen of changes will continue at the next The Pan-Hellenic Council met cerning education, and in general last week by the publications for the maintenance of high stan- two of these committees read meeting. , Thurday evening to elect officers. committee. Elected to serve with dards of education. The Associa- their respective changes to the Absent from the meeting were The Council elected Judy Mc- Johnson as business manager was tion was founded in 1882. It has Council, who discussed these - Coon chairman, Ted Hitchcock Bill England, also of Atlanta. a membership of 155,000 in over changes and voted to pass them. vice-chairman, Cheryl Mahaffey Drue Linton, current business 1,500 branches in the 50 states, Most of the discussion was over Chapel Wednesday secretary, and Roger Weaver manager of the Hilltop News, was the District of Columbia, and the wording of the changes. Herman D. Jones, Director of treasurer. elected to edit the News next Guam. AAUW lists over 800 Am- Some changes were made in the State Crime Laboratory since Proposed plans for the May year. Linton is from Jesup. John erican universities and colleges the point system. These included 1952, will speak at the regular Day dance were also discussed. Lantz of Atlanta will be the Hill- whose women graduates are eli- changing the staff members of chapel program on April 29. Dr. It was announced that the "Orig- top News business manager. The Hilltop News and the Quad- Jones, a native of Central City, inal Soehl Brothers" would pro- gible for membership. The local chapter has 42 mem- rangle from two points to five Ala., received his B. S. degree vide the music. It was suggested Only one of the top two posts points. The points credited to.the at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, by Ted Hitchcock that the girls of the campus literary magazine, bers, of which 10 are^n some way editor of the Scroll was dropped his M. A. at Columbia University, dress semi-formally rather than The Scroll, has been filled. Ri- related to LaGrange College. This from twenty-five points to twen- and his Ph. D. at Vanderbllt Uni- formally, as the band is of the chard Campbell of Fairburn has chapter received its charter in ty. points and the business, man- y«rsity Medical School. "rocking sort" been named to the post of editor. September 1963.^: Page 2 HILLTOP NEWS — LAGRANGE COLLEGE Tuesday, April 28, 1964

SAM SAXON DRUE LINTON PR2F6§Sl0ll-® vm M(^£AIV Goldwater OK On STDDENT Dobbs Auditorium College Campus Hurts Fine Arts The mock Republican Conven- Thursday and Friday nights saw an* tion held two weeks ago at Em- ory University in Atlanta brings experiment in drama come to thej many interesting facts to the sur- stage of Dobbs Auditorium. The ingenuity of the author, face concerning the political at- the director, the technical director, and the actors prac- mosphere of Georgia campuses. tically overcame the obstacle of Dobbs, but not quite. Dobbs is a compromise, a chapel, auditorium, con- Before this convention it was cert hall, and theatre. Sometimes combinations of these thought that Goldwater would functions work quite well. But Dobbs was not designed make a veryB to be any of these. In the original plan it was to be a poor showing asgj classroom building. Its present form does not function it was felt that„J properly because it was not planned for that function. he has not been Sound has a tricky way of getting lost in the barn- like space of the auditorium. Even a superior actor with too popular af-lj a well trained voice would have to make some adjust- ter Mr. Ken-'J ments and compensations in order to be heard from nedy's untimelj the alcove portion of the stage — the alcove is in back death. The re-| stage center — with its ceiling almost two stories high. suits were ex-l A voice in this area is caught up by two stories of space actly the opposite. and only with special effort can an actor keep his lines from getting lost. At any political convention The barn-like acoustics gives trouble to actors and each delegate must vote as he musicians alike and their performances suffer and was pledged to by his state (or therefore the audience suffers. campus, in this case). This rule W. U/VUtT^ THE M/TO WITH W? The Fine Arts Department, lira' sure, would like to was in effect at Emory. There- I'W A KMWMM KAPPA! PONtWU do more experimental work in both drama and music, fore the results of this first bal- but if the hall in which the artist must play kills the lot reflected the popularity of the fine edge of a performance it will be only with great candidates at Georgia colleges. difficulty that good performances, especially with high- ly experimental works like 'Thompson' will be forth- The results of the voting gave THANKS OVERDUE Senator Barry Goldwater the coming. Saturday the college and the parents of college stu- plurality with sixty-five votes. dents will be treated to the annual May Day and the se- The play 'Thompson' was adapted to Dobbs Auditor- ium as successfully as possible under existing circum- Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge cond annual Honors program. was next with fifty-two votes. Needless to say, such events do not crystalize by a wave stances. All connected with it should be congratulated for their ingenuity and skill. Governor Nelson Rockefeller was of a mysterious magic wand. Such events as these demand third with twenty-seven votes. first thought, then planning, then the hard and thankless Many of us long for the day when artists performing at LaGrange College will not have to fight so hard It is interesting to note that nine- work of implementation. teen of these votes were cast by Thank you's are already overdue for many members against the hall in which they are forced to perform. Dobbs admittedly is better than nothing, and we should. Negro delegates. The remaining of the college community who have contributed to the twenty-eight delegates split their construction of May Day. be thankful for it, but if our Fine Arts Department can do as well as it has in Dobbs, we can but hope and votes vetween William Buckley But a special word of thanks should go to the Student (three), Richard Nixon (five), Government Association, to the dean of women, Mrs. dream for the day when the LaGrange College audi- torium will help, not hinder, a performance. and Sen. Thruston Morton, R-Ky. Kelly, and to Joan Hammett for their conscientious plan- (twenty). ning of May Day. In reality, as this first ballot MAY DAY SPECIAL shows, Goldwater is still a very NO MORE PAINT, PLEASE serious contender for the Repub- Patriotism and all aside, red, white, and blue columns lican nomination. Of the remain- do not compliment a college campus. Whether the deed ing candidates, Lodge, who seems of a super patriot whose days are composed of an endless Parents Students to be the chief threat to Goldwa- stream of Fourth of Julys, or the work of a right wing Harass no longer your negli- Be harassed no longer by your ter, has stated emphatically that dominating parents. E,nd those John Bircher protesting a college community dining hall, gent child. Plead no more for he will not leave Viet Nam until constant pleas for more letters, his job is finished, even if he is last week's impromptu art exhibit defaced a very lovely letters from that son or daugh- More Letters, MORE LETTERS! considered the leading candidate portion of the LaGrange College campus. ter away at college. Cease to send The painted columns greatly overstepped the line be- End that stream of room-clutter- for the nomination. Mr. Rocke- tween good fun and malicious defacement and destruc- those self-addressed, already- ing, conscience-bothering home- feller has slowly been losing in tion. stamped, easy-to-seal envelopes. addressed, already-stamped, ea- popularity since his divorce and The Hilltop News condemns the recent act of vandal- End this worry, drugery, and sy-to-seal isnvelopes. End the remarriage last year. The recent ism and hopes the student body will form a united front to sense of dread by a quick, easy, constant drag of the weekly let- primaries around the nation will prevent the recurrence of such an act. (and cheap) subscription to The ter home by sending them a sub- support this fact. As for Mr. Nix- Hilltop News. Each week you will scription to The Hilltop 'News on, he has already lost one elec- receive a comprehensive report (just thing of the savings in time tion and very few people will vote A GOOD BET of campus news. The Hilltop alone). Each week they will re- for a loser. He has also made a The production Friday and Saturday nights of "Thomp- News is published weekly by the ceive a comprehensive report on very poor showing in the pri- son" by the college drama department was a successful students of LaGrange College. campus news. maries. All the other candidates job done on a successful play. are negligible. Each student who played a part, large or small, should I WOULD LIKE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE HILLTOP NEWS At the present time, about be credited with time well spent and work well done. FOR ONE YEAR (33 issues) three months before the Republi- But not everyone on campus was privileged to see the ENCLOSED IS THE SUBSCRIPTION FEE OF $2.00 can Convention, it looks as thou- production of "Thompson". The auditorium was not filled gh Senator Barry Goldwater holds Thursday night and Friday afternoon the weekend cam- NAME a considerable lead around the pus exodus could have been mistaken for the World War ADDRESS country. If nominated he could II evacuation at Dunkirk. Mail $2.00 subscription fee and blank to make a very serious bid for the It's a good bet that many students went home and com- The Hilltop News, LaGrange College office of President of the United plained to the folks that there was nothing to do in La- States of America. Grange. THE HILLTOP NEWS Survey Says Greeks Read The Most Editorials PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF Editorial pages of THE DAILY Students from small to medium Greek affiliation the dominant LAGRANGE COLLEGE TEXAN, University of Texas, size hometowns also read editor- factor, Dr. Hazard said. $Wf BUSINESS MANAGER Austin, are read most widely by ials more frequently than those The trend might be explained members of Greek fraternal from large towns. And the study Fred Brown Drue Llnton by seemingly greater discussion groups, according to a campus recorded that independents from of campus events among Greeks PMH readership survey. high occupation families tended to than among independents. Greek Sports Editor — Clark Stone The survey was prepared by show more interest in editorials. Writers and Reporters: Mark Johnson. Jeff Hoss, Janet participation in campus elections Taylor, Jonny Longr, Iris Duncan. Judy Thomason, John students doing research in mass Yet, despite the parents' occupa- reflects this. With increased dis- White, Ginger Crawford. Photographer _ Rod Heltman media under the supervision of tions, the Greeks always held cussion, students in sororities or Advertising Manager __ John Last! Dr. William Hazard, associate higher readership percentages. fraternities are forced to keep Faculty Advisors Mr. Aim R. Thomas, Dr. Mazle Bates professor of journalism. This definitely seems to make abreast of editorial page material. Tuesday, April 28, 1964 HILLTOP NEWS — LAGRANGE COLLEGE Page 3

Summer Quarter Hypnosis Works For College Students Begins June 9th; Major Fields Open "Hypnosis works!" is the gen- lems as reading comprehensoin, he is able to detect problems Rev. .Gibson explained that By IRIS DUNCAN eral answer given by the La- general comprehension, relaxa- which arose in the student dur- that his hypnosis was a teaching Grange College students who ha- tion, and foreign languages. Rev. ing his entire life, problems whi- to the students of the principles The LaGrange College 1964 ve worked with hypnotist Rev. J. Gibson thinks that he has devel- ch the student does not con- involved. Over a long period of summer quarter beginning June Douglas Gibson. The interviewed oped in his subjects "an ability sciously remember. Rev. Gibson time, his treatment would lose 9th will include various courses students have attended Rev. Gib- to concentrate and a feeling of states, "Many of the problems its effectiveness, then the stu- in the following major fields: son's sessions to improve their being able to do better work." which block a person's learning dent should be able to hypno- Business Administration and Ec- relaxing and studying abilities. With a good subject, he can ability occur in the first four tize himself. One student said, onomics; Fine Arts; Humanities; Rev. Gibson, who has been on penetrate into the subconscious grades of school." "A person can hypnotize himself Science and Mathematics; and the LC campus five times, says, mind and have the student recall In some cases, Rev. Gibson has because it is not something add- Social Science. The summer quar- "Hypnosis does not increase a things which the subject could been able to talk to a person's ed to the person but a fulfillment ter will run from Tuesday, June person's natural abilities or intel- not do consciously. In this way subconscious mind and has found of what is inside." 9th, through Saturday, August ligence but it does increase his that it was not in agreement with Rev. Gibson stresses to each 15th. Advance registration by La- ability to utilize what he has. the conscious mind. student that he does not hypno- Grange College students in resi- Rev. Gibson says that there is no Pi Gamma Mu Chapter Rev. Gibson, who is himself tize people for fun or to see dence during the spring quarter loss of consciousness or will with Selects New Members one out of a hundred who can- them do tricks but instead as a will be on May 5th. hypnosis but merely suggestion not be hypnotized, says that one part of the Methodist ministry to For the first time students in while the subject is in deep con- The Georgia Delta Chapter of out of 'five students is a good help others. He does not "preach" the science and mathematics field centration. If the suggestion is Pi Gamma Mu selected eight new subject while one out of ten is but uses religion in his work of will be able to complete two con- accepted by the mind of the sub- members who accepted their a bad one. hypnosis. secutive courses in Chemistry ject it will stay with him after membership on Thursday, April ■ One student stated that he Aii the students who were in- (351-2) and Physics 201-2) in one the concentration is broken. 9, 1964. went to Rev. Gibson at first "out terviewed stated that they be- summer quarter. There is only Rev. Gibson, who has worked WAYNE HILL DEAVORS is a of curiosity and the hope that he lieved in Rev. Gibson's work one Saturday scheduled for class- with hypnosis since 1956, holds senior and is majoring in history; might be able to help me." The strongly enough that they would es during the quarter, but there a certificate from a medical and I NANCY LOUISE SMITH, also a student said, "It relaxed me and be willing to pay for his help' are no holidays scheduled. The dental school of hypnosis. He senior is majoring in Viocial sci- made me feel confident. It caus- In answer to a question, each annual July 4th holiday will fall worked with hypnosis four years ence; MILDRED CALLIE EID- ed a possible improvement in my answered that hypnosis should be on a Saturday, which means the before he attempted to hypnotize SON, a junior, is majoring in his- grades, but a definite improve- a part of the College's counsel- student will be celebrating on his anyone. tory; TERESA LEE ADCOCK, a ment in my general mental con- ing program. own time. About 35 LC students worked junior and elementary education dition." Besides group and private ses- with Rev. Gibson on such pro- is her major; CAROL LENORA Another student stated, "I sions. Rev. Gibson has also HODGES, a junior, is also major- think that one can get out of made records which he leaves ing in elementary education; JU- hypnosis only what one puts in- with the students to supplement DITH PATRICIA McKOON had to it. Rev. Gibson can make you his visits. "The records are not SPRING Expert a double major in psychology and want to study but not make you as good as a visit but they ^elp, sociology and is a junior; SAN- study." said Rev. Gibson. STOCK DRA ELAINE STEPHENS is a psychology major and a junior; RX IRIS RUTH DUNCAN is a junior and is majoring in history. Wilson Tennis Rack- According to Dean C. Lee Har- One-Third Of Seniors ets Service well, president of Pi Gamma Mu, the purpose of Pi Gamma Mu may be stated as follows: "To improve To Seek Higher Degree Wilson Tennis Balls scholarship in the social studies and to achieve synthesis therein; June 1, 1964, will see the end in Tours, France, with definite 3 for $1.40 DAVIS to inspire social service to hu- of four years of work and study plans to attend the Sorbonne in manity by an intelligent approach for fifty-nine seniors at La- Paris later. Don West will begin PHARMACY to the solution of social problems; Grange College. Many of these his preparation for the ministry Softball Equipment students, however, do not plan to Specializing in to engender sympathy toward at New College in Edinburgh, others with different opinions and rest on the laurels of having Scotland. prescription service institutions by a better mutual earned an A. B. degree. Of these Of the remaining students, SMITH understanding; and to supplement fifty-nine, fifteen have made def- eight indicated a desire to attend REGISTERED PHARMACIST and to support, but not to sup- inite plans to attend graduate school but are prohibited from ALWAYS ON DUTY HARDWARE plant existing social science or- schools. Over one-third of these doing so by financial or person?! ganizations by promoting socia- students have received a fellow- reasons. They all said they defi- Main St. Davis Pharmacy bility and attendance at meet- ship or other form of financial nitely plan to attend graduats ings." assistance. school later. Those who will attend the Uni- versity of Georgia, which is re- ceiving the largest number of the CECIL BURDETTE LC graduates, are Ellis Dunbar, James Patterson, Mary Anne YOUR HEADQUARTERS FOR COLLEGE SUPPLIES Harwell, Larry Hornsby. and possibly Ouida Harmon. Of this group Misses Harwell and Dun- Winsor 8B Newton Art Supplies, File Folders, bar are recipients of grants. All Types of Paper and Language Dictionaries Auburn and Emory will have three LC alumni each. Floyd E. COURT SQUARE Canmack and Art Graves will attend Candler School of Theolo- gy and Charles Clark will be in Emory's School of Dentistry. Those going to Auburn are Mack Stillwell and Sammy McCord, both of whom have received Fel- Drive in and bank .. . STUDENTS! lowships. Suzanne Clerke is also seriously considering Auburn. with speed and ease! Scarritt College in Nashville, Tenn., will have Nancy Smith, Save time and trouble by taking advan- This Sunday try our who has received a tuition grant tage of our drive-in banking service. Just as its LC representative. At the drive in, and let our friendly, courteous College Steak Special! New Orleans Baptist Seminary tellers serve you quickly and efficiently. will be Hulon Alsobrook and at Try it soon. You'll be glad you did. the University of Alabama will College Steak Special Every Sunday Night — $.95 be Charles Owen. Including salad, potatoes, coffee or tea At present Charlie Knight has not yet chosen a school, but rle Citizens & Southern Bank of LaGrange Make this your meeting place does plan to attend some school. MAKE US YOUR BANKING HOME LaGrange College will have 136 Main Street PLANTATION two of its students attending MEMBER F. D. I. C. 131 BULL ST. schools in Europe. Sandy Turner will continue her study of French Page 4 HILLTOP NEWS — LAGRANGE COLLEGE Tuesday, April 28, 1964 Veteran Professor Has Campus Chapel Had A Versatile Career By JUDY THOMASON Ready By Fall t This Spring Quarter will bring Although the First Methodist Church of LaGrange has com- to a close a "real thrilling and pleted its magnificent new edifice, the beautiful rose windows and challenging" career for Verdie F. stained glass window of the former structure will be preserved in Miller. The well known and res- the chapel which to be built on the LaGrange College campus. pected Mathematics teacher is In an attempt to utilize to the nation of materials by the First planning to retire after being at fullest the two rose windows, the Methodist Church and a gift of LaGrange College for twenty- stained glass windows, the wood- $100,000 by Callaway Foundation, two years and after teaching for en beams, and the bricks which Inc. were donated by the First Me- forty-three years. Biggers - Scarbrough - Neal of Miss Miller was reared in thodist Church to the college, the Columbus, Ga., are the architects. Blairsville, in the North Georgia architect has spent considerable time in drawing up the plans. mountains. She attended high According to Dr. Henry, the ar- school and college at Young Har- chitect's specifications should be LAGRANGE ris, which was then an Academy completed by May 1 at which as well as a Junior College. She THEATRE time they will be submitted to received her diploma in 1917 and contractors. After receiving seal- was awarded first honor in her ed bids from, the contractors, a Thurs., Fri., 85 Sat. class of forty-two members. contract will be awarded to the April 30, May 1 8B 2 In 1924, Miss Miller went on lowest bidder, possibly by May to further her education at the Gregory Peck 15. It is hoped that the building University of Georgia when she and Tony Curtis will be completed by fall quarter, graduated with an A. B. degree 1964. In and cum laude. She received an M. A. degree in English in 1927, The chapel, which will be used "CAPTAIN and an additional major in grad- for the meetings of religious or- uate mathematics in 1936. Mean- ganizations, will seat about 120 NEWMAN" while, she had attended George people. Above the divided chan- Washington University in the MISS VERDIE MILLER cel will be one of the rose win- Sun., Mon., 85 Tues., summer of 1932. dows. In addition to the sanctu- Miss Miller taught public high "The Fort Benning boys would moved off campus on College ary, the chapel will have an of- May 3, 4, 85 5 school for nine years. During this come in droves every Sunday and Avenue with Miss Arnette. "We fice for the Dean of the Chapel a bride's room, and a room forj Troy Donahue time she taught at Gainesville, one of the hard things was deal- missed campus life a lot," she and Connie Stevens Georgia, Okeechobee, Florida, ing with them, They also had a said, "especially when we first business meetings. Already a bell Waynesboro, and LaGrange. U. S. O. center here, and now moved and we were lonely for has been received to place in the In While at LaGrange High School that it is gone and there are boys it." Miss Miller went on about belfry of the chapel. Like the li- she was head of the English De- on the hill that isn't a problem." how the campus has changed brary and dining hall, the chapel "PALM SPRINGS partment, and supervised the Miss Miller became Dean of since she has been here: "It hard- will be air-conditioned. WEEK-END" publication of the annual and the Women and served in that posi- ly seems like the same place. I The erection of this chapel is newspaper. tion for five years. She enjoyed feel like I'm dreaming when I made possible because of the do- Then she returned to her alma this more than any other posi- go into the new library, the din- mater, Young Harris Junior Col- tion she had held, "because it ing room, and the gym." There For Fine Shoe Repair lege, where she taught for twelve held the most responsibility and has been quite a shift in the fac- Mr. Byron Stevens is now back in town years. In 1942, Miss Miller came was the most challenging, and ulty, too: "Mr. Blanks is the only to LaGrange College as a teach- also I was closer to the students." person here who was here when at the er of English and Education, as- Along with her usual campus I came." sociate Dean of Women, and res- activities, Miss Miller also par- As for her future, Miss Miller American Shoe Shop said, "I have no definite plan, idence counselor of Pitts Dormi- ticipates in other associations. "The Best Equipped Shop in Town" tory. It was during this time that She is a member of Delta Kappa but I have told most people that I will spend the time patting my We Specialize in Invisible Half Soling and she said she had fun "trying to Gamma, the American Associa- Orthopedic Work trace down noise in the dormi- tion of University Women, the foot and rocking — which I won't tory. By the time I got up to the Woman's Club; she is the teacher do. I really plan to do things I AMERICAN SHOE SHOP second floor everything was qui- of the Verdie Miller Sunday haven't had time to do." BULL ST. et and the girls were in the School class; she is Secretary of UP FROM CHARLIE JOSEPH'S closets or under the beds." Student Work of the Woman's Of course, there were many Society of Christian Service, and problems, too. One of them was for several years she was the "there were no boys in school sponsor of the L. C. Wesley Fel- here." As odd as that may seem, lowship. RANDAL'S Miss Miller went on to explain, Seven years ago Miss Miller Restaurant 250 Franklin Street LaGrange Banking Co. The Perfect Your locally owned bank offers Spot for All you complete banking servic- es. MEMBER F. D. I. C. 29 So. Court Square BRAZIER deluxe HERE'S WHAT YOU GETI VOLKSWAGEN It's a full quarter-pound. Brazier char-broiled *bura«r, topped with red-ripe tomato slice, crisp JOIHORIZEO Iceberg lettuce, on a tasty, toasted seeded bun! And you get golden brown French fried potatoes on the side) SANITARY BARBER SHOP __ only SALES and SERVICE "Popular style haircuts a specialty KEN MOTORS, INC. of our experienced barbers" 526 Commerce Ave. Phone 822-2931 PHONE 884-3311 112 MAIN ST. Franklin Road Page 5 Tuesday, April 28, 1964 HILLTOP NEWS — LAGRANGE COLLEGE Thirty-Eight Books Comprise Rare Collection once a week, and three weeks out best. For men have mad a strong- By JERRY BEASLEY turn of the students from their them a great blessing from the of the four we give the subject, er impress on men than he did." A collection of rare books has vacation is discussed, and also a fields, as we trust He may next the other they select for them- been presented the LaGrange problem which faces many stu- fall. The times demand relaxa- THESE BOOKS selves. But perhaps the most in- College library by Miss Evelyn dents of today — the matter of tion in cash terms, when it is ne- These books and letters have teresting part of the letter is the Martin of Newnan. The collection finance. Here is an excerpt con- cessary." There are other inter- been gratefully acknowledged and last two sentences in the first totals 38 books ringing from as- cerning this situation. "... We esting statements in the letter, will be placed in the rare collec- paragraph: "What a portentous tronomy to a Baptist hymnal, all will wait for tuition till Christ- especially one which concerns the tions sections. cloud overhangs the country. God of which belonged to a student This possibly suggests an intimate work of the students. "We now is our only hope and help. The attending the LaGrange Female mas, giving time for God to send require compositions from all, letter is dated January 8th, 1861. College in 1860, or her family. The books were published from CHARACTER SKETCH 1825 to 1871, some of them doubt- There is also a very interesting lessly being used as texts by the character sketch of President former student. Miss Martin is Successful New Drama Pearce in The History of Georgia the granddaughter of the original Methodism (from 1786 to 1866), ov^ner, Anna Martin, from which written by the Rev. George Smi- she inherited the books. Marks LaGrange Stags th. He seems to have been "a Also accompanying the books wild, reckless youth" before he were two letters, one written by By FRED BROWN town of Audubon to attend his entered the ministry. But after the then president of the college, brothers' funeral. He had recently! A dramatic experiment took that he directed his life in a dif- G. J. Pearce; the other by Miss been discharged from the Army, place on the laboratory stage of ferent direction. This may be Anna Martin to her mother. They medical corps, which he joined t seen in a later description of his Dobbs Auditorium at LaGrange after resigning a commission in' are very interesting in that both character: "He was a man of reflect the attitude of the times. College last week. The experi- the Air Force. The rotation of the| ment was a success. A satisfied marked individuality. Fearless, THE LETTER stage through lighting effects re- chivalrous, manly, he was great- audience walked reulctantly away The letter written by Anna to vealed the attitude of the town ly prized by those who knew him her mother closely resembles the from, the college production of toward his homecoming. typical attitude of a modern-day "Thompson" after seeing a mov- The action of the play flashed student who writes home .The ing and unique play written by to the office of the local journal- Dr. Joseph Baldwin. weather seems to have been sim- ist. Mickey Johnson suffesstully the ilar 100 years ago, as rain was By the uncommon use of sev- portrayed Fred Phelps, the matter mentioned. The end of the term eral small stages rather than a of-fact, thick-skinned, hig-heart- perfect was welcomed as it is today: "In single large stage and the adept ed newspaper editor who hid match three weeks from next Thursday use of lighting to focus attention his passion for justice under a our school will be out, and then on the various points of action, verbal facade of "just following a I am coming home and I will be the play gave to the audience an good story." so glad." And the anticipation of insight into the mind of an entire Billy Hearnburg continues to letters was the sanaje as it is to- town. mark fine performances of the day: "You all must write me of- college stage with his characteri- tener; for I live to get letters from The focal point of action was zation of Vernon, local gambler home." The remainder of the let- Jeb Thompson, excellently por- and gangster who has been in- ter is personal and of little in- trayed by Arlin Wallace. Actor volved in the death of Jeb terest, since the persons about Wallace skillfully characterized Thompson's brother. Hearnburg whom Miss Anna is speaking are the man Thompson, plaqued by creates Vernon, a man sure of not known. She does include the malady of thought come home himself, controlling the organiza- comments from her roommates to a town ruled by emotion. Torn tion of the town and the city of- and a few other interesting re- between bestial impulse and in- ficials. Then by adroit character marks. sight into the higher qualities of change, Vernon, now weak and ANNA'S FATHER man, Thompson remained through whimpering, is swiftly torn from The letter from the president, Wallace undecided and embitter- power. Mr. Pearce, was written to Anna's ed.' Robin Hood, as Thompson's mo- Jeb Thompson, weary of sense- father, who is addressed as Billy, ther, and Nancy Osborne, as El- relationship. In this letter the re- less killing, returned home to the len, widow of Jeb Thompson's brother, in love with Jeb, con- tribute vitally to the play. They In your Car depict the woman's role in a dra- ma of man. They are the frus- or trated — standing by and mis- In the Dorm understanding the motives that move Thompson. Through Miss DAVIS Hood and Miss Osborne, the au- SANDWICH SHOP dience sees woman alone, woman sorrowful, and woman warm. Call TU 2-3104 for Dorm Delivery Although in a minor role Phil Kendall delivered an extraordi- Open 7 A.M.-12 Midnight narily fine performance as Feeny, VERNON ROAD the ill-kept and maimed newspa- per peddler. Kendall wrung from the character the mendicant na- ture of Feeny, living from hand- out to handout, drink to drink, LAGRANGE CHURCH DIRECTORY serving first as the back-alley in- from $7.95 "ATTEND THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE" formant for the local gangster power structure, then turning on the pear FIRST PRESBYTERIAN ST. PETERS the "big man" to be instrumental CHURCH CATHOLIC CHURCH in his downfall. 120 Broad St 303 Church St Experimental usage of the town DR. CHARLES R. McCAIN REV. LEONARD MAYHEW people as a chorus speaking di- Pastor Sunday Masses — rectly to the audience made more Here are the matchiag... but matchless Sunday School — 9:45 A. M. 9:30 A. M. and 11:00 A. M. vivid the contrast between an an- f Morning Worship — 11:00 A. M. Mon., Wed., and Fri. Mass gry and emotional town and the ... his n'her sport shirt fashions. Church Family Hour—6:30 P. M. 6:30 P. M. angry and ethical Thompson. You'll find a new spring style to fit your j Jimmy Matthews, like Hearn- ■ FIRST BAPTIST FIRST METHODIST burg, a native of LaGrange, add- every mood. Choose yours from a full CHURCH CHURCH ed measurably to the callous Church St 401 Broad Street mood of the town of Audobon. symphony of colors aid fabrics. J. THORNTON WILLIAMS There were no dark spots in Pastor REV. REYNOLDS GREENE JR. Paator the production. The entire cast Sunday School — 9:30 A. M. and director, Miss Sylvia Strick- Morning Worship — 11:00 A. M. Church School — 9:45 A. M. land, deserve commendation for MANSOUR'S Training Union — «:15 P. M. Morning Worship — 11:00 A. M. an excellent production of a dif- Evening Worship — 730 P. M. 27 COURT SHOP Evening Worship — 7:30 P. M. ficult play. iiiiaa—jwiimiian'riaw Page 6 HILLTOP NEWS — LAGRANGE COLLEGE Tuesday, April 28, 1964 Panthers Lose Four Straight; Pi Delt Stretches Lead Play In Tournament Saturday In Intramural Standings NIXON WINS AS CATS FALL needed two double matches. Goblins Fall Again; pitcher, holding Gamma Pi to a In singles play Chuck Nixon mere six hits. However, 14 Gob- LaGrange College was defeated in four straight matches last week, powered his way to set wins of Pi DK Wins On 15 Hits lins reached firsf via walks. losing to North Georgia, Columbia Theological Seminary, Shorter, 6-1 and 6-0. Number three Jim- It was not until the third in- and Emory-at-Oxford. my Matthews took on a female, Pi Delta Kappa stretched its ning that Pi Delt broke away By CLARK STONE ing the first 7-2. Kay McLaren, and won respect- lead on first place in intramural from Gamma Phi. In this inning Winners of matches for the ful sets of 6-2 and 6-3. standings last week by downing Pi Delt scored three runs to break LC dropped the first match to Panthers were Chuck Nixon with Jimmy New took two sets at Gamma Phi Goblins 14-10. Sigma a 5-5 tie. North Georgia by a close 5-4 a two sets at 6-2, Jimmy Matthews, 6-2 for the other singles win. Nu plays Gamma Phi today. Pi Delt added three more in score. It was the second match with sets of 6-1' and 6-3, and Chuck and Glenn won the only Pi Delt scored in every inning the fourth, two in the fifth, and for the two teams, LaGrange los- Billy Joe Hyatt with 6-3, 3-6, and doubles match 6-0 and 6-4. Billy as they bombed the Goblins with one in the sixth, to lead 14-7 go- 6-3 scores in singles play. Joe lost his second straight match 15 hits, one of these a home run ing into the seventh frame. Chuck teamed up with Glenn in close sets of 6-1, 4-6, and 6-2. by Chuck Stevens in the fourth Sam Gibson led off with a WAIT FOR IT! Lord to win the only doubles Cherry Mahaffey, this report- inning with two on. home run to left. After Jimmy match for LC, winning 60 and er's favorite sports correspon- Stevens was also the winning Wilson poppea out to Stevens, 8-6. dent, informs me that LaGrange David Holtberg, John Forrester, It was Billy Joe's fifth straight had a girl on its tennis team back and Bill Smith walked and John- win and the fourth of five match- in 1958. She was Mary Wright, ny Pike got on an error, and now Mrs. John Horton. And, ac- ORIGINAL es for Chuck. Lowrey Tillison singled. COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL cording to Gary Roberts, both James Crews then smashed a SEMINARY pounded the Panth- she and her husband were not grounder to third baseman Larry ers 7-2 for the second defeat of only good singles players, but Gooknan who threw to Larry the week. It was the second loss teamed up for a championship Horton to force the runner at to Columbia, the first by a scant doubles team. homa. A cjuick throw back to 5-4 score in Decatur. Four Of A Kind Goodman forced the runner at Two new members in the line- Emory-at-Oxford defeated La- third for a game ending double up for LC had a hard time in Grange 8-1 Saturday afternoon, play. A memo's Greates t their matches. Sammy Stewart to finish off one of the most dis- Gamma Phi 3 2 110 0 3 10 Dwg Store Svenf lost the number six singles in astrous weeks a tennis team can Pi Delt 4 1 3 3 E 1 * 14 two 6-0 sets in his first college have. NATIONALLY ADVERTISED competition. Winner of the only match for in LEADING MAGAZINES, Johnny Pike returned to action LC was Jimmy Matthews, with SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS, for the first time since the sea- sets of 2-6, 6-4, and 6-3. RADIO and TELEVISION son opener in the doubles match- Chuck Nixon suffered his se- es with Jimmy New. They suf- cond loss of the season with sets Coke fered losses of 6-1 and 6-0. 6-3 and 7-5. Billy Joe Hyatt lost makes STARTS WML 30 Billy Joe Hyatt's winning identical sets of 6-3, his third Jimmy New, number four streak was snapped at five as he straight defeat after five wins. man in the Panther line-up. your party 10 DAYS ONtf lost 7-5, 3-6, and 6-3 in the num- The season record now stands ber five spot. at 1-7 for the Panthers. Chuck Nixon was the only Thus far Chuck leads the team Hundreds of items at winner in singles play with win- in matches won. He has a 6-2 LC In Rome Twice, ning sets of 9-7 and 6-0. Chuck singles record. Number two, Alabama Here; 2 for the price of I and Glenn Lord also won the on- Glenn Lord, is winless in seven PLUS A PENNY! ly doubles competition with two matches. Tournament Saturday 6-3 sets. Jimmy Matthews and Billy Joe Three games are scheduled for have 5-3 records. Jimmy New Doubles Trouble the coming week, beginning with has a 3-5 record, and Johnny Smith Hillside LaGrange College dropped its Berry College in Rome this af- Pike has lost all three of his third straight match of the week ternoon. The Panthers defeated matches. Pharmacy 5-4 against Shorter College Fri- Berry 5-4 on the local courts ear- LINCOLN AVE. day afternoon. The Panthers split Pi Delts Break Tie lier in the season. Across from with the Goldwave in singles Back in Rome on Wednesday Coleman Library competition, each winning three the Panthers will take on Shorter matches, but could not get the With Sigma Nu; in their return match. Take 7-6 Victory Alabama College will be on the Hill Friday for a match, the first By GEORGE WILLIAMS for the two schools. KUT-N-KURL The Pi Delt and Sigma Nu The tennis team will partici- softball game ended very close pate in the G. I. A. C. tourna- LaGrange Coca-Cola BEAUTY SALON last Tuesday with Pi Delt win- ment in Rome Saturday. Bottling Co. invites you to visit one of their expert hair stylists ning 7 to 6 over Sigma Nu. The game was significant because Pi JOHNNIE DAVIS — EUDORA SMITH Delt and Sigma Nu were tied for LINDA ROGERS —- DIANNE NEIL first place. Chuck Stephens was the winning pitcher for Pi Delt KUT-N-KURL and Roy Awbrey was the losing pitcher for Sigma Nu. 110 Church St. TU 4-7900 The first inning went Pi Delt 2 and Sigma Nu O. In the second inning Charles Corbett hit a triple and scored Randy Edgar. Corbett came in and the inning For That ended with Pi Delt 4 to Sigma Nu 1. The third inning was scoreless for both teams. In the AND Special Girl fourth inning Randy Edgar hit a triple and Charles Corbett brou- ght him in with a single. After COUPLES At Home Or that Corbett and Ted WhitmaD scored to end the fourth inning with Pi Delt ahead 7 to 1. - At School The fifth inning was scoreless. In the sixth inning Sigma Nu Summer Leagues started to make a comeback by Now Forming JUST CHARGE IT scoring three runs to a Pi Delt O. Trophies Awarded for Various Scores In the seventh inning Row Aw- brey hit a triple to bring in Ted FLINK'S FLOWERS Alford. Then Awbrey scored and. BOWLING CENTER 108 Church St. TU 2-3531 the game ended in a Pi Delt vic- OF LAGRANGE, ■MiMMHrtteMH■*■■■■i^^^^M^^. tory.