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BULLETIN OF LONGWOOD COLLEGE

December 1956 Volume XLII Number 4 Bulletin of Longwood College

FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA ALUMNAE NUMBER

Volume XLII December, 1956 Number 4

Published by TABLE OF CONTENTS LONGWOOD COLLEGE Page

Message from the President 1 and

Inaugural THE ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION Address of the President . 2

Member of The American Alumni Council Longwood College, A Pioneer in Education 5

News of the Faculty and College 21 Editorial Board: R. C. Simonini, Chairman: Ruth Covner, .Alumnae Secretary, Tliree Others Retire 22 Mildred Davis. Helen Draper. Foster Gresham, Mary Clay

Hiner, Meade Shackelford, and Margaret Simkins. Alumnae Have Home On Campus 24

Class Reunions—Founders Day 1956 25

ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD .Alumnae Chapter Activities 27

Dr. Francis G. Lankford President, Longwood College Memorial Fund Established 29

Dr. Dabney S. Lancaster President Emeritus. Longwood College Ballot 31

President Founders Day Program — 32 Margaret Robinson Simkins Farmville. \'a. Honor Roll 33 First ]' ice-president

In 37 Dorothy Diehi 3 D Baylor Apts., 1019 Anne St., Memoriam Portsmouth, Va. Class News 38 Seeond Vice-president

Virginia L. Wall Farmville, Va. Births 54

Ex-president Marriages 55

Frances Horton 2124 Memorial Ave., S. W., Roanoke, Va. ACKNOWLEDGMENT Directors The History of Longwood College was reprinted from The Sammy Scott Tazewell, \'a. Iron IV or ker, Autumn, 1955. Mary Clay Hiner Farmville, Va.

Edith Estep Gray Signpine, Va.

Lillian Beach 3802 Milam Drive, Alexandria, ^^a.

Longwood College has published the Alumnae News since Chairman of Standing Committees 1941. Because of the tremendous e.xpense involved in housing, feeding and educating 850 girls, the college does Helen Costan, Chairman. .Snack Bar 1307 Oakwood Court, not have sufficient funds to enlarge the Alumnae News. Lynchburg, \'a. Any material sent in by alumnae that does not appear in Myrtle Dunton Curtis, Co-Chainnan. Alumnae House this issue was omitted solely because the magazine must 3206 Noble Ave., Richmond. Ya.. be limited to a specified size.

Maria Bristow Starke, Co-chairman, Alumnae House Rustom, River Road, Richmond, Va.

Executive Secretary and Treasurer COVER

Virginia McLean Pharr Farmville, Virginia The picture on the cover is the Alumnae House.

Published quarterly by Longwood College, Farmville, Va. Second Class mailing privileges at Farmville, Va. —

MESSAGE FROM

THE PRESIDENT

For Mrs. Lankford and for me this has been a busy and enjoyable first year at Long- wood. Our first reception for alumnae on Founder's Day was a particularly delightful occasion for us. ^^'e look forward with great pleasure to having more of you in our home for future Founder's Day receptions,

\\'e were pleased with the appropriations made by the General Assembh' last winter. They will enable us to put into effect this year a much improved salary schedule for faculty. We also received appropriations for a new dormitory, and for new classrooms for the business education department. Preliminary plans for the dormitory have been

completed, and it is expected that construction will begin this fall. In the meantime, our enrollment continues to increase, and we must make temporary housing arrangements until the new dormitory is completed. During the next two years we will also be able to advance further the renovation of our kitchen, to fireproof two stairways leading to the dormitory floors in the main building, to rewire most of the main building including improved lighting of classrooms, and to modernize the remaining old bath- rooms in the main Ijuilding.

Also with funds contributed by the Alumnae Association we expect to install a more suitable floor surface in the Rotunda. This and other gifts of the associations will be very helpful and are gratefully acknowledged.

We continue to be pleased with the high quality of student who seeks admission to Longwood. The sympathetic understanding and help of alumnae have contributed greatly in directing well <|ualified high school seniors to Longwood. \\'e are proud of Long- wood's reputation for high standards. With your continued help we are firmly resolved to maintain the high quality of Longwood's student bod}'.

There are many more good things about your Alma ]Mater I would like to include in this letter but space does not permit. You will have to come for a visit and see for yourself. This we are always delighted to have you do.

Sincerely

F. G. L.ANKFtiRD. Jr.

Presideiit

December, 1956 INAUGURAL ADDRESS

Dr. Francis G. Lankford, Jr., President

iiauffural Procession

Mr. Xcwton, President Darden, Dr. Lancaster, Distin- higher learning can have than to educate soundlv, voung :4uislied Guest.s, Faculty, Students, and Friends: men and women to teach in our countr}''s elementary and

secondary schools. ^Nlay it always be true at Longwocd,

This is a great occasion for me and and I am deeplv as it has been throughout its history as a state college, grateful to all of you for sharing it with me. It is a that a student preparing to teach will find her respect tremendous inspiration to be launched into mv new re- from facult}' and fellow students for the profession of sponsibilities with the good wishes of friends whom I teaching. This very day, thousands of children in Vir- respect so highl}-. ginia and in other states are being taught by graduates

In becoming president of Longwood College, I am fullv of Longwood College. This is a sobering thought, for aware that among my predecessors in this position have we know that if these teachers are teaching well today, been some of Virginia's most distinguished and beloved America will be a better place tomorrow. Had their prep- educators. Xo man could follow in office such persons as aration for teaching been inadequate, then the possible Ruffner, Jarman, and Dabney Lancaster without being damage to young minds is beyond estimate. challenged by their records of service to this fine old college Inherent in any program for the pre]jaration of teachers and to our beloved Commonwealth. ;Many of you in this is the princi])le of selection of those who are admitted audience have known Longwood College under the admin- to such a program. Xot all secondary school graduates istrations of Dr. Jarman and Dr. Lancaster. I am sure have the scholastic capacity nor the personalitv to make no college ever had presidents more respected for the work successful teachers. Indeed, the same may be said of a they did or who enjoyed more the sincere affection of college education in general. Secondary schools cannot students, faculty, and alumnae. I acce]it with liumilitv prcp^rl}' be expected to prepare all of their graduates for the challenge to carr}- forward the work to which these successful continuation of their education in college. It men devoted so much of their lives. is as unreasonable to expect this of high schools as it

I realize that it is considered appropriate for me on would be to expect colleges to prepare all of their graduates this occasion to set forth some of the hopes I have for to continue their education in university graduate study.

Longwood College in the years that lie immediatelv ahead. For some, this principle of selection in college admissions I also recognize that my administration will be remem- is in conflict with our democratic belief in equal oppor- bered far more by whatever results are achieved than bv tunit}' for all. For those who see such a conflict I would the hopes expressed today. I was clearly reminded of remind them that the great genius. Thomas Jefferson, this point in a letter of congratulations I received from believed in equality of opportunity, but he proposed a a former student of mine shortly after it was announced selective system of education for Virginia. He simply that I had been elected president of Longwood College. would have started the selective process much earlier than

She wrote: "And now ycu will have a chance to trv out the 1 2th grade. some of your theories of education." I was sure I could L'nquestionably, we in America have accepted univer- read between the lines how stronglv she had to resist the sal education as an essential element of Democracy. But temptation to add: '.\nd you will soon see how imprac- in .\merica. as in every other countrv in the world, formal tical some of your theories are." universal education must stop at some point. It must It gives me great satisfaction that the dominant purpose stop at some level both because the ceiling of educational of Longwood College is the preparation of teachers. There achievement has lieen reached for manv and because the is no more imjiortant function that an institution of tax resources of the state will not finance the continuation

Alumn.ae M.ac.azine of formal education for all at a level be)-ond that point. riculum should they find available to them? This ques- In America, we have attempted to assure an education for tion has interested educated men long before the present

all to a level higher than most other nations of the world. period of intense debate between the adherents of the liberal

I would agree with the majority view in our country arts and the extremists in professional education.

that it should, with few exceptions, be the birthright of This debate is not limited to the teaching profession. every American boy and girl to have an education through What should be the balance between liberal and profes-

high school. Beyond this point, selection of those qualified sional education is also of great concern to those who plan to profit from systematic education in college must take college curricula for the leader in business, for the en-

place. Moreover, at this point of selection, the colleges gineer, for the architect, even for the professional agri-

have an obligation to enforce a higher standard of achieve- culturalist. Such debate is good. Without it professional ment than was possible at the earlier level when universal education might become so narrowly vocational that the education was the goal. This is not to deny in any way uneducated specialist is the product. And the academic

the great benefits that may accrue to hundreds of thou- courses might become so dissociated from life around

sands of individuals from informal studw Surely the us and so filled with abstractions in the interest of aca- extensive ])rograms for training within industry, night demic purity that we would be the victims again of a sterile schools, and opportunity schools have demonstrated that medieval scholasticism. most persons can continue to learn beyond high school. The teacher, as with members of other professions, will

This is quite different, however, from saying that all of live with himself; he will be a member of a family; he

such persons are likely to be able to succeed in meeting will be a citizen of community, state, and nation, as well the demands of colleges such as those represented here as a practitioner of his profession. His college educa- today. tion, therefore, must contribute to an enrichment of his

It should be remembered that we in Virginia are far living as well as to the development of professional com- from realizing a goal of universal education through high petence. Since the earl\' days of the Renaissance, we have school. In 1950, only 64% of Virginia's population 16 turned to the humanities as the foundation of an educa-

and 1 7 } ears of age were enrolled in school. The com- tion designed to equip a student to enjoy a full life. The parative figure for the IS and 19 year age group was 25% harmonious development of mind, body and morals was We are also a long way from the goal of educating all the goal of the early humanists. So long as these are the of those secondary graduates who are qualified for college. accepted goals of the humanities, they are an essential

Every 3'ear approximately a third of the graduates of part of the education of a teacher. Virginia high schools who are in the top fourth of their Just as the humanities should be free to pursue their graduating classes do not go to any college. Until we peculiar purposes, so must the professional courses be come much closer to universal high school education and left free to pursue their practical, vocational purposes. It

until we enroll in colleges much more nearl}' all of those is as unwise for professional courses to become excessively

adequately prepared for college should we think of more therotical as it is unwise for academic courses to become liberal college admissions. excessiveh' professionalized.

There are some, of course, who would approve selective Given preparation for professional competence, and admissions in private colleges but would maintain that a capacity for a full and rewarding personal life, the teacher

taxpayer should have the right to send his son or daughter also needs thorough grounding in the content of his teach-

to a tax-supported college. I would remind them that ing field. However high a degree of excellence a teacher the principle of taxing one man's property to educate may attain in the techniques of the classroom, he will another man's child has been accepted in our countrv since never teach with confidence until he has mastered the the famous Kalamazoo decision of 1872. Indeed in the content of his teaching field considerably bcn'ond the level

world conflict between East and West there can be no doubt at which he is teaching. A\'ithout confidence, there can

that it is of crucial interest to all, that the intellectually be no enthusiasm in teaching. \\"ithout enthusiasm, teach-

able among us ije identified and a college education made ing cannot be successful. Professional education for

available to them even though the individual's family teaching competence, education in the humanities for a

income does not (jermit it. The claim is very likely true full life, and thorough understanding of one's teaching that our superiority in the air over Korea was attributable field, are the essential elements in an}' curriculum for the to the superiority of our men who piloted the Sabrejets. preparation of teachers. What part of the total time These men were both carefully selected and thoroughly should be given to each of these elements will depend trained. Such may very well be the case in other aspects somewhat on the individual student and on the teaching

of the conflict that seems to be the lot of our age. Amer- field.

ica must not be found wanting in the adequacy of its Ever^•one in this audience must lie keenly aware of the

teachers nor of its ether leaders. crisis that faces puljlic education in our State and which Given a group of young men and women with demon- results from the decisions of the Supreme Court of the strated capacity to maintain high standards of achieve- United States. Nor is there likelv to fie any of us so wise

ment in college and with interest in teaching, what cur- as to be able at this point to say how our difficulties will

December, 1956 be finally resolved. It is encouraging, however, that inspiration of a devoted faculty. I mention these things

opportunity is about to be given the electorate to make because it is a great satisfaction to the newcomer that I the final decisions as to what shall be done with our public am to be a member of a family where such a spirit pre-

schools, ^^^latever schools the public wall decrees we shall vails. I pledge my respect for this Longwood spirit and

have, Longwood College will stand ready to help make intend to do all that I can to nourish it.

those schools as effective as possible. No institution for One of the responsibilities which I will have at Long- the preparation of teachers can divorce itself from the wood will be one which faces every college president in

schools in which its graduates will teach. Its program the years immediately ahead. This is the responsibility of pre-service education must certainly be influenced by of maintaining an able faculty. Indeed this has always the demands the schools make of their teachers. But been the most important responsibility of a college presi-

Longwood must stand ready, too, to help teachers and dent. But increasing competition makes it particular!}-

school officials continue their education while in service. difficult to discharge this responsibility now. Moreover, This means consultant help to schools and school systems. increases in college enrollments anticipated in the next

It means opportunity for graduate study for those quali- few years are certain to add further to the demands of fied and interested in carrying their education beyond the colleges for faculty members. Present salaries will not

l)achelor"s degree. It also means opportunitv for teachers enable us to compete for capable men and women such as

who have not completed a bachelor's degree to do so while Longwood has become accustomed to on its faculty. In-

continuing to teach. For man}' teachers who have family creases are absolutely necessary and I believe will be pro-

responsibilities, it may be necessary to provide such an vided. We will have our share of the increased enroll-

opportunity in, or very near, their home communities. ment which faces all colleges. And I shall do all that I

This would extend the scope of our present offering lieyond can to see that a high quality of teaching is not sacrificed

the limits of the campus in Farmville. \\'e do not pro- as we absorb these added numbers of students. In fact,

pose to establish an extension division of our own, but I am hopeful that our enrollment increases will not be we do propose to cooperate with existing extension divi- so large as to endanger the distinct advantages that are

sions in an effort to help meet the needs of teachers and present in a smaller college.

school officials in our section of the state for education A few weeks ago. President Puse}- of Harvard University in service. I mav add, such education in service should wrote in Fortune magazine en "The Exploring \\'orld of not be limited to jirofessional education. !Many develop- Education." I would like now to borrow his concluding ments are rapidly taking place in various fields tauglit in paragrajth to use in closing this paper. public schools. I would cite mathematics as an example. In the end, then, we return again to the liberally Development of a new mathematics has gone forward very educated teacher, who is, of course, a competent pro- rapidly since \\'orl(I \\'ar II. Many of our ablest mathe- fessional, but who must also be something more a per- maticians believe that some of the new content of this — son of exceptional quality. The teacher's special job field belongs in secondarv mathematics courses. But high is to nurture in }oung people the desire to extend them- school teachers must know and understand this new ccn- selves, and to help them, with their minds and wills, to tent before they will be willing to substitute it for con- grow beyond competence into full humanit}'. Scciet^ ventional topics. has cared less for such teachers than it might, and has .\n invaluable tradition of Longwood College has be- done too little to find their successors. It is to be hoped come very apparent to me since I moved here last July. that liy IQSO there will l:)e, in all colleges and schools I speak of the spirit of the students and alumnae, .\mong more of those men and women whose lives and values them is a sincere devotion to their college, a warm friend-

will creatively touch our children's lives, and our own. . . liness toward each other, and adherence to a high moral

code. It is a thrilling sight to observe these students each I shall devote whatever personal resources I have to

evening after dinner voluntarily walk to a neighboring help Longwood College contribute as fully as possibly church and there conduct their own vesper services. A to a realization of this hope.

homesick freshman at Longwood does not suft'er alone. LTpperclassmen take prompt action to make her "at home ALUMNAE RECEIVE DEGREES away from home." No student struggles alone with jxt- sonal problems arising from illness in her family or from Alumnae who received degrees at the August Commence- other sources. The sympathetic understanding of class- ment of Longwood College were: Mary Tyler Baker Baber

mates is personally expressed. Alumnae visit the college '2i\ Isabel Bilisoly Pruden '24; Catherine Cre'd's Parker

with as much joy as if we had a winning football team. '35, Mary .\ugusta Edmunds Harris '28; Beatrice Jours

I Ijelieve this spirit is nurtured by a genuine belief in the Lewis '33; Lola Wescott Kellam Krieg "32; Daisy Vir- '31 dignity and worth of every individual. This is conspicu- ginia Lambert ; Marion Layne Puckette '35: Dandridge ously demonstrated in the extremely wide participation Ragland '19; Mildred Ragsdale Jackson '25; Rebecca in many activities which provide an opportunitv for ex- Reames ". Catherine W'ilbourn Ware '33 and Lee Wood

pression of interest and talent. It is also nurtured bv the Cole '19.

Alumnae Magazine Farmville Female Seminary in 1859. from an old drawing. This building, completed in 1842, now forms part of Ruffner Hall, the administration building of the college.

LONGWOOD COLLEGE A PIONEER IN BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION

By MEADE L. SHACKELFORD

Longwood College, a pioneer first in private and later had been started at Prince Edward Courthouse, now in public education, inaugurated in December of 1955, Worsham, in 1832.

Dr. Francis G. Lankford, Jr., as president. On this Farmville itself had a dav school for girls known as occasion he became the latest among sixteen principals and presidents who have guided the institution since it was incorporated by the Legislature of Virginia as the

Farmville Female Seminary Association in 1839. Its 116- year history makes Longwood the fifth oldest educational institution (now a college) for women in continuous operation in the United States.

Longwood is located in Farmville, a tobacco town in

Prince Edward County, Virginia. The college had its beginnings in the fourth decade of the nineteenth century, when more than a half million dollars was paid for tobacco sold on the Farmville market each year. This market was the fourth largest in Virginia and was considered to

have the best tobacco in the state, according to Martin's <^ Gazeteer of 1835. The prosperity of the town in an era ...,.w.^,.><..../^£ ^:n^..

of little public education and few private schools for girls The inscription appearing on a metal plate attached to tlie corner- led a group of public spirited citizens to make plans for stone of the first building of the Farmville Female Seminary. The building was completed in 1842 and workmen found the a girls' school in Farmville, although a female seminary cornerstone while e.xcavating for a new building in 1897.

December, 1956 The State Female Normal School

at it appeared in 1884 when the school began as a state-operated institution. A portion of this building was the original Farmville Fe- male Seminary. Immediately prior to its acquisition by the state, the school was known as Farmville College and was operated under the sponsorship of the Methodist Con- ference. The property was deeded to the State of Virginia in 1884.

the Farmville Female Seminary established by a Miss Although the Heustis school in Farmville closed before

Spence in 1833 and another female seminary established 1845, the Farmville Female Seminary, prospering at times by the Reverend A. J. Heustis in 1835, but it is not and weathering storms at others, has been in continuous known how long either school was in existence. Some operation until the present time. persons believe that the Heustis school was connected with the second Farmville Female Seminary, but this The Farmville Female Seminary Association fact has never been established. The Legislature incorporated the Farmville Female

Although there were 20 girls' seminaries in Virginia Seminary Association on ]March 5, 1839, with W. C. in 1830, education for women was not popular, and per- Flourno}', James E. Venable, Thomas Flournoy, William haps was considered nothing more than a form of con- Wilson, George Daniel, AMllis Blanton, and James B. spicious consumption. Most of the seminaries were short- El}' as incorporators. Three hundred shares of stock were lived, although a few achieved the brilliance of a super- issued at §100 each in an effort to raise $30,000 for the nova for a brief period. By 1845 there were fewer than erection of a building and other items needed to start the twelve girls' seminaries that had been in existence in school.

\'irginia in 1839. Perhaps education for women would The Farmville Female Seminary Association purchased have received greater impetus had Thomas Jefferson, from an acre of land on the heights of High Street, west of whom Virginia received inspiration for popular education, Spruce Street from George Whitfield Read and his wife included women in his educational plans. But he wrote Charlotte for $1,400 by deed dated :May 26, 1842. The on March 14, 1818, in answer to letter a from Nathaniel land consisted of two lots— 105 and 107 —which James Burwell, '"A plan of fem.ale education has never been a ^Madison, trustee for Josiah Chambers, had conveyed to subject of systematic contemplation with me. It has George W. Read for $1,250 on April 3, 1836. occupied my attention so far only as the education of my Completed in 1842, the building was described by the own daughters required.'' principal a decade later as "spacious and comfortable

Victorian architecture was in vogue when this photograph of the State Female Normal School was made in 1898. Students of the era are assembled in front of the building and in second floor windows. The president of the school at this time was Dr. Robert Frazer.

Alumnae Magazine The State Female Normal School

in 1909, 25 years after its opening under state operation. Here are shown improvements and additions

made by Dr. J. L. Jarman (president from 1902 until 1946) and another change in architecture, this time to Jefifersonian. The dome of the Rotunda, in the center of the picture, has become symbolic of the ^^f^lM^M institution. This illustration is from the 1909 edition of the school yearbook, the VIRGINIAN.

and for beauty of situation surpassed by few in the Shortly after completion of the building, the school country." In excavating for a new building in 1897, opened with Solomon Lee as principal and offered English, workmen found the cornerstone of the original building, Latin, Greek, French, and piano. The tuition fees for and over the opening of a four-b}'-five inch hole was a five months were $20 for piano, $15 for higher English, metal plate bearing this inscription: $12.50 for lower English, and $5 for each foreign language, with board available at $8 to $10 a month. Farmville Female Academy The Farmville Female Seminary flourished in the next Built by Joint Stock Company A I) 1839 decade as did the town of Farmville, one of the most Within the hole was the back of a New Testament prosperous in the history of Virginia. Farmville, which

(the few letters on it faded away shortly after being had shipped its tobacco in the early days by ox cart to

exposed to the air) ; a newspaf>er, of which only a square Richmond, or by batteau down the Appomattox River to inch was legible; three silver coins—five, ten, and twent}- Petersburg, now found itself linked to Petersburg and five cent pieces; and a Masonic emblem. The beautiful Lynchburg by the Southside Railroad. The population brick building of colonial architecture now forms part of of the town grew from 800 in 1839 to 2,000 by 1860. Ruffner Hall, the administration building of Longwood During this period the Farmville Female Seminary

College. hud a succession of principals. Mr. Lee was followed

An aerial view of the I.imgwood College cinipu? today, l-mni kit In nght, ni iln i.in.L;ri>uiRl. the major buildings are a.-> ii>llo\\s:

Student Piuilding; Tabb Hall (with the Colonnade in front) : Ruli'ner Hall (with the in ; Rotunda the center) ; West \\'ing Library: and Jarman Hall (auditorium and music building). Immediately behind Ruttncr Hall are the Dining Room and the Home Eco-

nomics Building : behind West Wing is Farmville Elementary School where students do practice teaching : behind the Library is Cun- ningham Hall (junior and senior dormitories), and behind Jarman Hall is Stevens Hall, the science building.

December, 1956 The Colonnade with the Student Building in the background. The Longwood President's House on High Street in Farmville.

by his brother, the Reverend Lorenzo Lee, and later by of the new college were outstanding ministers of the Lorenzo Coburn, a Northerner. In 1850 John B. Tinsley gospel, and the remainder, prominent men of the day in was mr.de principal, and he was succeeded by Benjamin Southside Virginia.

Gould. George La ^lonte, a graduate of Union College The college opened with a faculty of five, in addition joint in New York and former principal of Valley Female to La !Monte who taught Latin, higher mathematics, and Institute in Winchester, was the last principal of the literature. Four members of the faculty had taught at

Farmville Female Seminary, which had an enrollment the Farmville Female Seminary during its last year of

of 94 students in 1859-60. existence, and the fifth, Arnaud Preot, was a French- man La !Monte added to the staff as a linguist and A College Is Born pianist. At the beginning boarding students in the college

Optimistic in outlook, Mr. Ely, the president of the were limited to thirty in an effort to give the institution corporation, and the other stockholders in the Farmville a "Home air and influence." The Annual Register and Female Seminary Association, decided to expand the Announcement for 1859-1860 said, "The Pupils boarding school into a college. In the summer of 1859 the stock- in this college, reside with the family of the President, and holders secured Mr. La Monte, an ambitious man twenty- are under his guardianship. In their evening studies they

five years of age, to make the necessarv arrangements for will enjoy the benefit of his assistance and that of his

the addition of a curriculum at the college level and to colleagues." Thus was initiated the atmosphere of friend-

become the first president of the college. On May 24, liness which has characterized Longwood College through- 1860, the charter was amended by the legislature and out the )'ears and is as typical of the college today as it

the name of the school was chnncred to the Farmville was in the nineteenth century. Female College. The course of instruction was designed to "develop Nearh' half of the members of the Board of Visitors the intellectual, social, and moral faculties, and by im-

West Wing, erectel under the administration of Dr. Jarman in 1903. Immediateh' adjacent, on the left,

is Ruffner Hall, the administration building. The influence of Jeffer-

sonian architecture is evident in the classic beauty of this building.

Alumnae Magazine Under the dome of the Rotunda in

Ruffner Hall is the statue of Joan of Arc, patron saint of the college. Just inside the main entrance to the Longwood campus, this lobby is also its focal point. As a favorite gathering place for students, this is the spot perhaps most hallowed by its alumnae. On the three levels within the Rotunda take place the traditional sings when members of one class serenade those of another.

parting a thorough, practical, and accomplished, and in the evening for the reading and contemj)lation of the

Christian education, fit the pupil for the faithful dis- scriptures, and also to sing sacred melodies." charge of the responsible duties of life.'' Special em- There were two academic departments in the college: phasis vi'as placed on religious instruction, as the large preparatory and collegiate. The curriculum for the col- proportion of clergy on the Board of Visitors would indi- legiate department, which was started with the opening cate, but the college did not become a church college until of the fall session in 1860, included arithmetic, algebra, some years later. The students were permitted as they geometry, astronomy, chemistry, botany, geology, physi- are today to attend the churches of their own choice. ology, the history of France, Greece and Rome, and The Annual Register and Announcement for 1859-60 philosophy. The course of study led to a diploma con- said, ''The religious teachings of the college contemplate ferring on the recipient the title, ^listress of Art, but a a thorough and harmonious acquaintance with the funda- student who did not want to fuliill all of the requirements mental fac^s and truths of Christianity, and ... no pains for the diploma, and who embarked on a special course will be spared to impart a practical knowledge of the of study, could obtain a certificate of proficiency. Christian religion. ... In addition to public services on There was a society in the college known as Le Vert Sunday, the teachers and pupils will assemble for an hour Literar^• Society, which ])ulilished a newspaper, "The

Hall, Tabb the sophomore clormitory. ]]v jtininr .Ininiitory NNing '-•! L Mniiii:L;h,ini 1 l.ti i

December, 1956 •1

An 1880 diploma from Farmville College. This diploma was from the

school when it was operated by the ^W J-acitltti of #armd!le C^!leE|c hare ,^trari.!eil Mh Methodist Church, with the Rever- end Paul Whitehead, a IMethodist -~>-.-^;^,lCY:)iTiyKMV. OK Pr()FIC!K\('Y minister, as president. At this time the college, like many educational institutions in the South, was a victim of difficult times resulting from the War Between the States and the Reconstruction Era.

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Laureola." In the issue of December 25, 1861, a letter Wartime Difficulties and Postwar Depression was printed which gives an insight into the phvsical In spite of the extreme optimism of the stockholders plant of the college at that time: as to the future of Farmville Female College in 1859,

the college encountered difficulties with the advent of My Dear Cousin: the War Between the States in 1861, similar to the

Your letter was received in due time and I take the problems faced bv older and more firmly established liberty of answering some of your inquiries through colleges in the South. La Monte, who was a native of the columns of the Laureola. In regard to the location Xew York, left the college in 1862 and was succeeded

of the college: — It is in an elevated part of the town. b}' Preot. The college survived the war with the aid of entirely apart from scenes of excitement. The College local ministers who filled vacancies on the faculty. In

Building is large, Diningroom, Parlors, Chapel, and 1865 prospects of peace and prosperity prompted Wil-

Recitation rooms spacious and complete in all their liam P. Elam and other residents of Farmville to ad- appointments; the rooms for boarders, of which vou vertise in the newspapers for stock in the college which would know more particularly, are neat and comfortal)le, had been lost during the war. Preot headed the college

nicely, even prettil\ furnished, provided with fires, until 1869, when S. F. Nottingham assumed the duties lights, and almost everything conducive to the health of president, and he in turn was succeeded by the Rever- and happiness of their occupants. end fames W. Crawlev.

A class in geograjili^- .a tlir State Xnniial >iliiii'l tor Women in The Arts and Crafts Club sometime between 1910 and 1920. The 1921. As is obvious, middy blouses were an essential part of a club was directed by Raymond ^^ Long, now Director of the student's wardrobe during the early 1920's. State Department of Conservation and Development.

10 Alumnae Magazine May Day exercises for students of the Farmville Training School sometime in the 1920's. As a laboratory for practice teaching, the

Farmville Elementary School, as it is now called, has been an important aspect of campus life. Here, as students and faculty members observe from the balcony, student teachers attempt to direct the youngsters in a May Day pageant.

The post-war depression was in full swing in the more gloomy, than at present, in this portion of Virginia Farmville area in the early 1870's, and at a meeting held — in fact not one farmer in fifty paying expenses." The

July 1, 1870, the stockholders decided to sell the college economy of the area continued to worsen, for Page wrote property and after paying off the debts, distribute the later, "Tobacco is lower than was ever known before. proceeds amongst themselves. It was not until several Consequently this portion of Virginia is in a sad financial years later that they found a buyer and on January IS, condition." 1873, they sold the property to G. M. Bickers and the This economic climate was not inducive to the support Reverend Paul Whitehead, a Methodist minister became of a girls' school, especially in a day when the education President. of women was considered a luxury. As a result, a aroup The school was incorporated as the Farmville College of public-spirited citizens of Farmville made a concerted by the Prince Edward County Circuit Court in 1875 under effort to get the State to locate a proposed normal school the sponsorship of the IMethodist Conference. The Rev- for the preparation of public school teachers in Farmville. erend Mr. Whitehead, operated the college until 1882 Public Education in when he turned it over to Miss Fannie Carter, who oper- Virginia ated it as a girls' school for the next two years. This Establishment of a uniform system of free public during was a decade when tobacco sales in Prince Edward schools in Virginia was first provided for by the Under- County were at an all time low. John C. Page of Red vi-ood Constitution of 1869. Almost a century before, Bank, near Farmville, wrote, "The prospect was never Thomas Jefferson, in 1779, just a few years after he

Througli the years Longwood has maintained a position of leadership in tlie cultural life of the Farmville community. Here students and townspeople watch a Shakespear- ean play being presented by the (Charles) Coburn Players who appeared at the College each summer from l')10 to lOJO.

December, 19S6 11 system of public education in Virginia, no concrete achievements had been made along this line. In light of the new constitutional provision for public education, the Legislature elected Dr. William Henry

Ruffner of Lexington the first State Superintendent of Public Instruction and this scholarly crusader drew up the plan for the establishment and operation of the public schools. During the twelve years from 1870 to 1882

he led a valiant fight to prevent the diversion of public

school funds to other purposes, to create an atmosphere

of acceptance of free schools, and to get schools into operation in every county in Virginia. He was successful in all of these undertakings but he found one of the main detriments to the improvement of public education

in Virginia to be the lack of an adequate supply of capable Student parlors are attractively furnished. This one is in Tabb ^ Hall, the sophomore dormitory. teachers. This was a problem that had plagued Virginia since

its earliest days as a commonwealth, and ironically is wrote the Declaration of Independence, had introduced as evident today as it has been at any time in our history. in the ^'irginia Legislature "A bill for the iMore General At various times Dr. Ruffner tried to get the Legislature Diffusion of Knowledge." Jefferson believed the people to appropriate funds to establish a normal school, but were capable of self government and would make wise the responsible for the final establishment of the decisions provided they understood the issues, and his man normal school in Farmville was Dr. Jabez L. ]\Ionroe s\'stem was devised to enable them to achieve the nec- Curry, eminent statesman, educator, preacher, orator, and essarv understanding. Virginia did not accept Jefferson's author. Dr. Curry was a member of both the United plan because of the social and educational traditions it States and Confederate Congresses and was Minister to inherited from England—that education was for the elite Spain under President Cleveland. was President of and not for the masses. Thus, although several moves He Howard College in Alabama in 1866-67 and was Presi- were made from time to time to establish an adequate dent of the Board of Trustees of Richmond College for thirteen years. Dr. Curry was appointed Field Agent of the Peabody Fund for the promotion of public education in the South in 1881 and held that position for

twenty-two years. It was in this capacity and as an agent of the Slater Fund for the education of the Negro that he used his boundless energy and compelling oratory to arouse the public to the need of universal education as propounded by Horace Mann. He was the inspiration for the establishment of Negro and white normal schools

in twelve states. Dr. Curry wrote the bill for the estab-

lishment of the first normal school for white female teachers passed by the Virginia Legislature in March 1884, two years after the retirement of Dr. Ruft'ner as State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The State Female Normal School

The act of 1884 made provision for the establishment of the State Female Nomial School in Farmville, provided that the property of the Farmville College be

deeded to the State of Virginia. Accordingly the Rever- end Whitehead deeded the property of the Farmville Col-

lege to the town of Farmville on April 7, and on the same

date the town of Farmville deeded it to the State of Vir- ginia. On April 9 the Board of Trustees held its first meeting in Richmond and elected Dr. Ruffner principal or president of the college and Dr. Curry president of the Board of Trustees. Dr. John L. Buchanan, LL.D., of Abingdon was elected vice-president of the Board and The first faculty of the State Female Normal School in 1884.

12 Alumnae Mag.^zine The Longwood College Library, completed in 1939, is one of the more imposing structures on campus. It houses more than 74,000 books and many periodicals. Exhi- bits of paintings and other forms of art, on loan from the ^'irginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, are displayed periodically in the Library. Also located in the Li- brary are the audio-visual offices and equipment, which include a bureau of teaching materials and a regional film library.

Judge Francis Nathaniel teacher, nor a book, nor a piece of furniture or appa- Watkins, of Farmville was ratus, and more things to be done than any human mind

elected treasurer-secretary. could foresee . . . the building had to be repaired and Although the Legislature added to." A lesser man would have been defeated before in March had appropriated he started, but Dr. Ruffner set to work to get the school $5,000 to be used for the es- in operation. He believed that "instructors in a normal tablishment of the normal school should be specifically trained for their work," school, and $10,000 a year and he sought far and wide to obtain a faculty of the for operating expenses, there high calibre that he desired. was a dela)' in getting the The State Normal School opened at Farmville at the funds, and it was not until appointed time on October 30, 1884, with an eminent September 17, 1884, that the group of educators to guide it in its initial and continu- Board of Trustees ordered ing mission of providing trained teachers for the public the school to be opened. The Dr. William Henrv Ruffner schools, thereby raising the standards of the teaching Board set the opening date profession, and affording women in Virginia an oppor- six weeks later on October 30. Dr. Ruffner later said tunity for higher learning at a state institution. (The that when the Board gave the order on September 17, Normal School was the first state institution of higher "All that we had then was a principal, an appropriation, learning for women establi.-hed in Virginia.) By this a rough scheme, and an old academy building. Not a time Dr. Ruffner had assembled a faculty of eight, in-

cluding himself, to instruct the 1 1 1 girls who "came

L li^ 'H W ] J ' _ _J "'^'"^ 1 r 111'^'^ ffiir 1 iOii pi Pi

The interior of the Longwood College Library. Dr. John .Atkinson Cunningham Dr. Robert Frazer

December, 1956 13 Student teaching in the Farmville Elementary Schoo-l. One of the attractive dorniitorv rooms at Longwood.

rushing in upon us witli their laughing faces." The actualh' availalile the first }ear, but they were what Dr. following year, the catalog listed: "121 students, including Ruffner Ijelieved student teachers should master, and what

88 state students, 30 pay students, and three ministers' he planned to offer as soon as funds for expansion were daughters." Of the original student laody, Dr. Ruffner secured.

said, "We have been . . . fortunate in the character of After Dr. Ruffner surmounted all obstacles to get the our students. As a body they are bright, intelligent, and Normal School running smoothly, he turned it over to cheerful. Many of them have had good literary and social Dr. John Atkinson Cunningham, who succeeded him as culture. ... A number of our students have had experience president in 1887. as teachers, and some of them have reached middle age. During Dr. Cunningham's administration of ten years,

The average age is, I think, 17 or 18 years." the enrollment increased from Q,i to 250, but his real The curriculum consisted of two courses, an elemen- interest and his greatest contril)Ution to the school was tary course and an advanced course, each of two years teaching. His ambition was to build character and de- duration, which prepared teachers for the primarv grades velop the mind. He built character by placing each student through the high school level. According to the catalog, as much on her own resources as possible without deny- the school offered in the advanced course: English, Latin, ing his duty to her and to her parents. One of his algebra, trigonometry, analytical geometry, geology, chem- teachers described his method of develo]:nng the mind istry, physics, zoology, botany, history, arts, philosophy, as, "Socratic with additions of his own," and said, "I and the history of education. Students in both courses realize any efficiency I have as a teacher is in large meas- received professional training by observing teaching ure due to him." He inspired both the faculty and methods and by practice teaching in the Model School students to greater learning and such effective teaching operated on the campus. .\11 of these subjects were not methods that A. D. Ma\o, of the United States Bureau

The dining room at Longwood College. A scene in the snack bar at Longwood.

14 Alumx.^e Magazine Jarman Hall, completed in 1951. Named for Dr. Joseph L. Jarman, president of the college for 44 years, the building contains an auditorium seating 1,235 persons. Longwood Players productions are held here as well as numerous other college and professional performances. In addition to an auditorium, Jarman Hall also houses music practice rooms, a listening room for recorded music, and a library of recordings and music.

of Education gave the teacher trainiiii,' at the Normal Dr. Jarman expanded the state institution from a nor- School the highest commendation. mal school into a four-year accredited college conferring Upon the death of Dr. Cuningham in 1897, Dr. Curry both the B.A. and B.S. degrees in the liberal arts as well secured Dr. Robert Fruzer as the third president of the as degrees in education. He inaugurated an honors course

Normal School. Known as a man of broad culture and in 1930, the first to lie inaugurated in a Virginia state great integrity. Dr. Frazer, on becoming ])resident, ex- college. Both the faculty and students of the college panded the school in numbers of students and faculty received national recognition. and in functions. He established a department of edu- One magazine said this of the college, "The American cation and a department of physical culture, and also Educational Review- (of Philadelphia) takes pleasure in organized the Virginia Normal League. In 1902, Dr. commending the State Teachers College at Farmville as

Frazer resigned as president to become the field agent of being among the very Ijest and most carefully conducted the General Education Board. Southern schools of its kind and as one after which similar schools, no matter where located might profitably model.

Expansion in the Twentieth Century All of its courses are modern and thoroughly up-to-the-

In 1902, Dr. Joseph L. Jarman became the fourth moment". physical plant which accom- president of the state school, which was by that time a Dr. Jarman enlarged the of imposing buildings vital factor in the public school system of Virginia. He modated 300 students to a gr()Ui> which at times has housed a was active in church, civic, and educational circles through- of Jeft'ersonian architecture \\'hen Dr. Jarman out his 44 years as president of Longwood College. student body of more than 1,000.

A scene from a Longwood Players production in Jarman Hall. An interior scene uf LonguocKl's modern auditorium in Jarman Hall.

December, 1956 IS House, which contained an auditorium with a seating capacity of 730, the Rotunda, and East Wing were built. The President's House on High Street, which had formerly been Dr. Cunningham's private residence, was purchased in 1908, and the Infirmary and Elementary School were constructed in 1912. Plans for a student activities building

were first made in 1911, and the building was finally completed in 1924 with $50,000 appropriated for that purpose by the state and $100,000 donated by students, faculty, alumnae and other friends of the college. This proved

to be one of the most popular projects ever initiated on the campus. As the Student Building was nearing com-

pletion in 1923, the college suffered its first major fire, when the South Wing, which contained the dining hall,

kitchen, and 40 bedrooms, burned. However, it was rebuilt within a year. The junior dormitory of Cunning- ham Hall was constructed in 1928 at a cost of $125,000

to provide space for 136 girls and relieve the crowded conditions on the campus. Also in 1928, the college purchased 103 -acre Longwood Estate, a part of a tract of

land thought to have contained 20,000 acres when it was granted by the Crown to Peter Johnston in 1765. Long- wood Estate was later the home of General Joseph E. traditiiinal senior The capiiing ccrcnioiiy at Lonuw I College. Here Dr. Dabiiey S. Lancaster, president from 1940 to 1955. Johnston, the Confederate military figure. The original "caps" a senior. house burned in 1S14, and the present house built in the following year was repaired in 1929 for use as a recreation center. The Library was completed in 1939, and arrived on the campus in the senior wing of Cunningham Hall in 1940. 1902, he found there Ruffner At the same time that the campus was being enlarged, Hall with many of its wings, the college was undergoing -other changes. In 1914 the the Fleming House, which name of the institution was changed from the Female served as a dormitor_v and Normal School to the State Normal School for Women classroom building, and a and the Board of Trustees was replaced by the State small science building. In Normal School Board established to direct the affairs of the 1903, Fleming House was this school and the female normal schools established at torn down, and A\'est Wing Harrisonburg in 1909, Fredericksburg in 1911, and Rad- was erected at the west end of ford in 1912. The state did not provide a liberal arts Ruffner college for until Dr. Joseph L. Jarnian Hall. In 1905, White women 1932, when the school in Fred-

Foreign language students use records and tape recordings to .Actual practice on modern office machines is possible in business improve their pronunciation. education classes at Longwood.

16 Alumnae Mag.\zine ericksburg was converted to jNIary Washington College of the University of Virginia. In 1924, the Farmville school became the State Teachers College at Farmville under the Board of Virginia Teachers Colleges, and in 1929 the college was placed directly under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Education.

A list of Dr. Jarman's tangible achievements during his 44 years as president cannot begin to portray his vast influence over thousands of Virginians who passed through the portals of the college or his service to education in Virginia. Dr. Francis B. Simpkins, Professor of History at Longwood, wrote of Dr. Jarman a few months before he retired in 1946:

"This love and reverence (of Dr. Jarman) is the fruit of the rare personality he possesses. Handsome of coun- tenance and possessed of a winsome smile, he inspires Stevens Hall, the science building, was constructed during Dr. friendliness without sacrifice of dignity. . . . He is a Lancaster's administration. In addition to the various science

man of profound piety . . . yet he is quite tolerant of the laboratories, it houses a science museum and equipment for the recording of weather conditions. behavior of others. . . . He has kept it (the college) devoted to the task of training teachers while other insti- entire life trying to raise the standards of the public tutions founded for the same purpose have been diverted school system of Virginia so that the graduates will to other educational activities ... he has fostered an walk in the manner of "the educated man." atmosphere of gentility and good breeding often associated Believing that human welfare depends on the kind of with the aristocratic tradition of an old Commonwealth. students leaving our schools, and that in turn the ability . . . He feels that he is training citizens, wives and mothers, of these students to become educated men depends largely as well as teachers." on the quality of the public schools and teachers. Dr. Upon retirement of Dr. Jarman, the State Board of Lancaster worked ceaselessly to raise the standards of Education selected Dr. Dabney Stewart Lancaster as the teaching profession. president of the college. He had been, since 1941, State During the period from 1941 to 1946, when Dr. Lan- Superintendent of Public Instruction in Virginia, and caster served as State Superintendent of Public Instruc- hence repeated Dr. Ruffner's route of a generation before tion, he insisted on far more adequate appropriations by when he came to Longwood as president in 1946. the state for the public schools than had been forthcom- Dr. Lancaster, who rates teaching and the ministry ing, .^fter the Denny Commission urged appropriations as the two most effective and far-reaching fields of public in line with Dr. Lancaster's proposal, the General -As- endeavor, is a prominent and influential leader in educa- semblv provided the funds. As head of the state teachers tion both at the school and college level and in the college in Farmville, Dr. Lancaster did much to alleviate Episcopal Church. He recently began a four year term the critical shortage of qualified teachers of character as Chairman of the State Council of Higher Education. and abilitv. One of his most far-reaching improvements Higher Standards in Virginia in the college was a selective admissions program set up With the exception of twelve years on the faculty of in 1947 which raised the level of mental ability of the

the University of Alabama, Dr. Lancaster has spent his entire student body. Lcngwood's admissions program is in agreement with the philosophy of Thomas Jefferson

An action scene of hockey, one of the many sports on the Long- ForTual affairs such as the Junior Dance are important to caminis wood campus. social life.

December, 1956 17 '\. Stmlents in tlie biology laboratory in Stevens Ha A music lesson on the four-manual pipe organ in Jarman Hall. who believed that, after a period of education for all, administration included the construction of three new those capable of further education should be selected, major buildings: Stevens Hall, the science building; encouraged, and helped to continue. During his admin- Jarman Hall, the auditorium and music building; and istration the faculty was strengthened so that 30 per cent Tabb Hall, the sophomore dormitory built to replace the of the members now hold doctorates and no permanent \Miite House which burned in 1949. At the Governor's member holds less than a master's degree. A graduate request. Dr. Lancaster submitted plans for further ex- program was added and other curricula expanded so that pansion for the six years ending in 1962. The plans

Longwood now confers 12 degrees, nine of which are in include additions to the library, a business education education, two in the liberal arts, and one in medical building, a dormitory building now being constructed, a technolog}-. The first master's degree was conferred in home economics demonstration house, and a classroom the summer of 1956. The college was ap])roved by the Ijuilding. Dr. Lancaster retired in July 1955. American Association of University Women in 195,5. Succeeding Dr. Lancaster as president of the college was

In 1949 the college changed its name once more, this Dr. Francis G. Lankford, Jr., noted authorit)' on the time from the State Teachers College to Longw'ood Col- teaching of mathematics. Dr. Lankford holds the B.S. lege, obtaining the new name from Longwood Estate. degree from Randolph-Macon College and M.S. and Ph.D. The omission of the word ''teachers" made the new name degrees from the L^niversity of Virginia. He has done more in keeping with the enlarged area of academic post-doctoral work as a General Education Board Fellow activities. at the University of Michigan, and is a member of Phi

Expjansion of the jihvsical ])lant during Dr. Lancaster's Beta Kapjia. He began his teaching career as an instruc-

".-\lice in a Land of Wonder" presented before the May Uueen and her court in the outdoor amphi- theater at Longwood Estate, May Day 1955. To the right, Alice stands between the gryphon and the mock turtle. The May Day Festival, held

every spring, is more elaborate than are the usual May Day festivities and attracts thousands of visitors each year.

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18 Alumnae M.\gazine h 1^ h

The academic procession on graduation day at Longwood College. Longwood confers twelve degrees, nine of which are in education, two in the liberal arts, and one in medical technology.

tor at Randolph-lMacon College in 1927. Since that time Longwood well ([ualified to head a college so closely tied he has been principal of the Heathsville High School, to the public school system of Virginia. director of research for the Richmond City Schools, taught Upon assuming his duties, Dr. Lankford expressed pro- at the University of Michigan, Harvard University, the found respect for the calling of teaching. He stated that

University of Texas, and has been a professor of mathe- he believed Longwood to be a type of institution vital to matics at the University of Virginia for 24 years except the future of Virginia and that he expects to continue for brief leaves of absence. As director of educational emjihasis on the preparation of teachers. He found at the

research at the University of Virginia, in addition to his college tvv'o things for wliich he is especially grateful : a teaching duties, he served as a consultant for both city group of alumnae with extraordinary affection for their and county schools all over Virginia, and completed a Alma Mater and a student body with "a wholesome atti- two-year research project on experimental methods of tude, fine s|iirit. and sense of loyalty unmatched an}-- teaching arithmetic in elementarv schools. He came to where."

Longwood's executive leadership since 19U2. Over the mantle is A hidii/c ei|uestrian statue of Joan of Arc presented to the Joan Chapter oi Alpha Kappa by Sculptrcs.s Anna Hyatt Hun- a portrait of Dr. J. L. Jarnian, president from 1902 to 1946. To Gamma It in the the left is Dr. Francis G. Lankford, who came to Longwood in tington and her husband. Milton Huntington. stands Building. Tuly 1955. To the right is Dr. Dabney S. Lancaster, president colonnade leading from Rnffner Hall to the Student from 1946 to 1955. This honorary leadership fraternity was founded at Longwood in 1928.

December, 1956 19 —

A Student Body of High Calibre for womanly service and since that time has been ex- Longwood students are motivated by a tradition of panded into a national organization. The chapter at friendliness, cooperation, leadership, and loyalty as old Longwood was named for Joan of Arc, its patron saint. as the college itself. For this spirit two student organ- A bronze equestrian statue of Joan of Arc presented to izations are largely responsible: the Student Government the Joan Chapter by the well-known sculptress, Anna Association and Alpha Kappa Gamma, the honorary lead- Hyatt Huntington and her husband, Milton Huntington, ership fraternity on the campus. stands in the colonnade leading from Ruffner Hall to In 1930 "The Virginian," the college yearbook, aptly the Student Building. stated the purpose of the Student Government Associa- The Rotunda, which is the s}Tnbol of Longwood Col- tion: "To live our life at its best, to grow into wider lege to each of the 23,000 women who have attended the freedom, to make and accept the pervasive college spirit, college since it became a state institution in 1884, con- to leave Farmville a little stronger than we found it tains a second statue of Joan of Arc. This statue serves for this the honor system came into being (in 1910) to remind each student of all that her Alma Mater means and for this the Student Government exists." The re- to her. Above the statue in the dome of the Rotunda sponsibility and the range of the Student Council, the is a painting of four great educators whose philosophies governing body of the Student Government Association, contributed to the founding of the college: Thomas Jef- has grown with the vears, and received more and more ferson, Horace Mann, Dr. J. L. M. Curry, and Dr. W. freedom in its activities. During the nine years of Dr. H. Ruffner. Between the portraits of the men are sym-

Lancaster's tenure, he never reversed a decision of the bols of rest, recreation, study, and meditation.

Council. Longwood is a proficient faculty of 75 men and women

As an example of its wider scope in another area, the and an enthusiastic student body of 900 young women

Student Council assumed the management of the May whose home during the school year is a group of buildings Day Festival in 1955 for the of charm and beauty on a fifteen-acre campus in Farm-

first time. This extrava- ville, Virginia. Its graduates have carried Alpha Kappa -^^^^^ ganza, presented each year in Gamma's motto, "Service through leadership," into every

jSt TK» the natural outdoor amphi- state in the nation and into many foreign countries . . . J^^^ ' p theater on Longwood Estate, wherever they make their homes. '~ JI^^BL known to the students as the "^ Dell, is far more elaborate BIBLIOGRAPHY than the usual May Day fes- A History of Prince Edzvard County by H. Clarence Bradshaw History Education in Virginia, Cornelius Heatwole tivities and attracts thousands A of by J. The Beginnings of Public Education in Virginia, 1776-1860, by of visitors each year. The A. J. Morrison students write, enact and di- The Free School Idea in J'irginia Before the Cii'il War, by rect a drama of song and William Arthur Maddox dance in addition to perform- The Church, the State, and Education in J'irginia, by Sadie Bell ing a May Pole dance before Secondary Education in J'irginia, 1845-1870, by John W. Boit- Miss Louise Clifton Wal- the ]\Iay Queen and her court. nott (unpublished dissertation in library of University of ton, of Lynchburg made his- Virginia) The Student Council also tory when she received a Secondary Education in J'irginia, 1870-1886, by Raymond P. G. M.A. Degree in Education at takes charge of the Orienta- (unpublished dissertation in library of L^niversity the end of the 195o summer Bowman tion Week at the opening of session. This was the first of Virginia) Master's Degree conferred by the fall semester, publishes Development of Public Schools in J'irginia, 1607-1952, by Dr. Longwood College. the Handbook", "Student J. L. Blair Buck

and initiates projects in con- A Documentary History of Education in the Soutli Before 1S60, nection with special events such as Founders Day. With- Volume Y, by Edgar \\'. Knight

in the framework of the Student Government Association Public Education in the South, by Edgar W. Knight many organizations operate on the campus. Probably Jl'ho's JJ'ho in Farmville Portraits, by Francis B. Simkins (unpublished, in Longwood College library) the best known of these is the "Longwood Players." This drama group has presented outstanding productions over Martins Gaceteer, 1836

Richmond Enquirer, January 10, 18oo ; February 14, 1835; May a long period of years, ranging from Shakespearian plays 20, 1835 to "Dark of the Moon," a drama in song and dance pre- The Virginian, 1909 sented last spring. ^Much of the social life of the students Minutes of Boards of Trustees, Longwood College, 1884-1914 is centered in the eight national sororities, four of which Presidents' Annual Reports, Longwood College, 1884-1914

were founded on the Longwood campus : Kappa Delta in Annual Announcement and Register, Farmville Female College, 1897, Sigma Sigma Sigma and Zeta Tau Alpha in 1898, 1859-1860 and Alpha Sigma Alpha in 1901. Letters from John C. Page of Clay Bank Chapter of Alpha founded The Joan Kappa Gamma was The Chivalric Side of General Grant by Mary Lynn William- at Longwood in 1928 as an honorary leadership fraternity son, Harpers JJ'eckly, July 10, 1909

20 AlUMN.AE M.4GAZINE NEWS OF THE FACULTY AND COLLEGE by Helen Draper

This past year Longwood's faculty members have con- whose work was shown at the Virginia Museum of Fine

tinued publishing numerous articles, attending conventions Arts in Richmond this fall.

and conferences, delivering lectures and making speeches Dr. John W. Molnar was Guest Conductor of the .A.1I- before countless groups. State High School Band in Charlottesville. His recent

Our president. Dr. Francis G. Lankford, Jr., is vice- publications include "Choral Library Procedures" in the president of the council in charge of the college section of Educational Music Magazine, Nov.-Dec, 1955, and ".An the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. He Approach to the Teaching of Violin in Class," in The attended the organization's annual meeting in Milwau- Instrumentalist, Feb., 1956.

kee, Wis., in .^pril, and was chairman of the planning !Mr. David Wiley was director of the stage settings for committee for the August meeting. the historical drama "The Eleventh Hour", which was

Dr. R. C. Simonini, Jr., and Mr. Foster B. Gresham, given in Staunton this summer commemorating the one- of the English department, have addressed many educa- hundredth anniversary of Woodrow Wilson's birth. tion groups on topics related to their fields. Dr. Simonini, An article written by Mrs. Emily K. Landrum of the department chairman, has had several articles published, physical education department appeared in the National among them "The Universities of Italy" in the United Journal of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. States Informative Service, 1956; and "Those European It was entitled "Students Direct Their Own Learning in Schools" in the Virginia Journal of Education, Sept., 1955. Team Sports.'' Mr. Gresham serves as editor of the Virginia English Several faculty members spent the summer studying. Bulletin. Mrs. Mildred Davis attended the Bread Loaf School of Dr. Francis B. Simkins presided at the annual dinner English, in Middlebury, Vermont. Miss Annie Lee Ross of the 21st meeting of the Southern Historical Association studied at the Colorado Springs Fine .Arts Center. Miss at Memphis. He also delivered the Stevens Lectures at Emily Barksdale journeyed to Mexico City, where she took Memphis State College, and the Walter L. Fleming Lec- several classes at the Universidad Nacional de ^Mexico,

tures at Louisiana State University. He has prepared Mrs. Kathleen G. Cover is on leave of absence studying

for publication a seventh-grade history of Virginia which at Chapel Hill, N. C. Mrs. Cover is the recipient of a has been accepted by the Virginia State Textbook Com- grant from the Southern Fellowship Foundation, an agency mission for the public schools. of the Southern Universities, Inc., for the year 1956-57.

Dr. Edgar M. Johnson was elected first vice-president Other faculty members spent the summer traveling.

of the Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers for a Miss ]Mary Nichols toured in Europe with a National three-year term. He was also reappointed to the Advisory Council of English Teachers party. Miss Elizabeth Bur-

Board to Student Cooperative Associations for Virginia, ger made a 'round-the-world trip as a conclusion to her having served in this capacity since 1946. He participated activities at the fifth triennial conference of the Interna- in the Foreign Youth Forum in Richmond and the \\r- tional Federation of Women's Hockey Associations, held ginia Conference preliminary to the White House Con- in Sydney, Australia, in June. Miss Burger was the

ference on Education. umpire-manager of the U. S. Woman's Hockey Team.

Dr. IMarvin W. Schlegel, professor of History, and Dr. Former members of Longwood's faculty and stafi" are

Dorothy B. Schlegel, of the English department, have also in the news. Our former president. Dr. Dabney S.

given numerous illustrated lectures on all phases of their Lancaster, has been called to more and higher service. fifteen months' study and travel in Europe. Dr. ^Marvin In .August he was named chairman of the State Council Schlegel participated in a program to evaluate development of Higher Education by the 1956 General Assembly. of social science teaching in Virginia, planned by the Vir- Dr. Roy Jesson, now a member of the music department ginia Social Science Associaton. of the University of Richmond, returned to Longwood on Dr. Charles F. Lane, president of the Virginia Geo- several occasions to present programs in Jarman .Audi-

graphical Society, attended the annual meeting of the torium. Dr. Malcolm Graham is teaching mathematics Association of American Geographers, held at McGill at East Carolina College, Greenville, N. C. Miss Nancy

University, Montreal, Canada. Chambers, former Assistant Dean of W'omen, received a

Longwood's professors have been outstanding in the M..\. in Library Science from Columbia University in arts. Wide acclaim was given Dr. Walter Hartley's com- June. Mrs. Vera Baron Remsburg, formerly of our science position "Concert Overture", performed in Jarman Hall department, received a scholarship for summer study in by the National Symphony Orchestra after winning the science at Harvard. Mrs. W. T. Hodges (Nan Powell), Orchestra's 25th Anniversary Composition Contest. Dr. former English instructor, resigned as principal of Stuart

Hartley has won recognition on a national scale for his Hall after serving twelve years, and is living in Williams-

compositions. Miss Janice Lemen is one of six Virginians {Coiitiinicd on l^agc 30)

December, 1956 21 ALUMNAE SECRETARY

THREE OTHERS RETIRE

Ruth Harding Covnkr

4. Beginning and bringing to a successful conclusion Ruth Harding Co\ner, for the past eighteen years the the raising of funds for the purchase of the Jarman Organ. devoted and beloved Secretary of the Association of Alum- 5. Establishing the class agent system for raising the nae of Lnngwood College retired from that post on July annual alumnae fund.

1, 1956. 6. Establishing the college snack bar and soda foun- Hailing from Emporia, Ruth Harding attended what tain which have ])roved to be great assets to the college. was then Farmville State Teachers College. After re- 7. Starting and nurturing the Alumnae House project ceiving the "Full Diploma" (with all the rights, privileges until it became a reality. and responsibilities ap])ertaining thereto) she taught neurh 8. Preparing a biographical file of alumnae. all subjects in both elementary and high schools in Susse.x 9. Founding the Alumnae Council.

County, in Norfolk and in the Training School at her 10. Encouraging the giving of portraits of former fac-

Alma Mater, in addition to serving as school supervisor ulty members to the college. Nine such portraits were in Charlotte County. presented during Mrs. Coyner's term of office. M. Boyd Co}-ner, Professor of Psycholug}- at State 11. Serving as advisor to the many girls who were re- Teachers' College, had taught Ruth Harding and several cipients of DuPont Scholarships. years after her graduation gave evidence of his excellent Those distinguished alumnae who have served as Presi- judgment by asking her to become his wife. Professor dents of the Association while Ruth Coyner was secretary Coyner's many friends feel that she too showed sound will testify gladly to her untiring and enthusiastic labors judgment when she accepted his offer. At any rate the for the Association and for the College.

Coyners" charming home has been a center of hospitality But it is of interest to record the qualities of heart and for Longwood students, alumnae, faculty, and friends mind and spirit that enable Ruth Coyner to inspire and for many years. endiuse all of those who came in contact with her to

The Coyner's son, Boyd, Jr., has made a splendid record assist in work for the college. Personal charm, friendli- at Hampden-Sydney and at the University of Virginia and ness, interest in the interests of others, and sincerity, all became a professor of histor}- at Southwestern at Memphis combined to develop in her an almost uncanny ability to in September. remember names and faces and details about Longwood Ruth Coyner has made an outstanding record as Alum- girls and their careers. nae Secretary. Among her accomplishments should Ije All w'ho loved Longwood salute Ruth Harding Coyner mentioned these: and join in saying, "Well done, good and faithful serv-

1. Establishing eighteen alumnae chapters located in ant". We shall all miss her but wish for her and hers centers from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and happiness and contentment in the years ahead. Washington on the north to Atlanta in the south; from Virginia McLean Pharr became the Alumnae Secretary Accomac on the Eastern Shore and from the "Northern when Ruth Coyner retired. She received her B.A. degree Neck" in the east to Blacksburg in the western part of from Longwood in 1952, and lives with her husband,

Virginia. James Macon Pharr, Jr., and two small children in Farm- 2. The inaugurating of a system of electing class secre- ville. taries (in the .senior class) for sending in news for the Miss Lucile Jennings is now serving as hostess in the magazine. Alumnae House where she warml}^ welcomes visitors each

3. Publishing a handbook for the guidance of local afternoon. Miss Virgilia Bugg, retired registrar, is the alumnae chapters. very able assistant to the secretary.

22 Alumnae Magazine Miss Nancy Foster ViRGILIA I. BUGG Mrs. Cynthia Green

Miss Nancy Foster retired June 6, 1956. In her re- curricular activities. She and Miss Brownie Taliaferro tirement, both facult}' and students who knew her will w-ere always on the front seats at the basketball gamei,

realize a severe loss. Independent, self-sacrificing, schol- among the most enthusiastic "rooters" for the home team, arly, witty, fearless. Miss Foster stuck to the job with a or years, also, she was sponsor of the Choral Club. relentless fervor that pulled man}- a student of freshman To the College, and to the church, she has given her English up to that passing grade so coveted even by the life. For some time she was a member of the choir of weakest of them. Her course in the novel was a caliber Johns Memorial Church, and she has alwavs been active

worthy of note anywhere. As literary adviser to The in the ^^'oman's Auxiliary. M present she is an officer Virginian and the College Catalogue, she served with the in that organization. same pains-taking devotion that has served as class-room It is hard to think of the college without Miss Bugg,

teacher. Likewise as co-author of a "Syllabus on Chil- such a veritable part of it, it seems. But it is pleasant

dren's Literature", her work was noteworthv. to know that she is still in Farmville, at her home on

For twenty-nine years Virginia has had the benefit of High Street, and she is continuing her loyal and faithful Miss Foster's scholarly services. Now she has returned service to her Alma Mater, working in the Alumnae Oflice. to Greenwood, Mississippi, where she owns a lovely home After eight years of faithful, efficient service in several on '"one of the prettiest streets in America," as one trave- different capacities, Mrs. Cynthia Z. Green retired from

logue pamphlet put it. It is nice to know that Miss Foster Longwood in August. She was ever ready to do more will fall back in that old aristocratic circle from which she that her share of what had to be done. Not only will

sprang. Doubtless she will continue to study, for by nature she be missed at the College, but in the town, and in tlie she is a student. Being able to take off a hearing aid Episcopal Church. and thereby shutting out distracting noises gives her an In the future her time will be divided among her sister

especially good chance for undisturbed study and for in Hampton, her two daughters in Richmond, and a daugh-

reading mystery stories, she laughingly says. ter in Lynchburg. May Longwood College have more like her.

Registrar Leaves Staff

After many years of service in the registrar's office of MISS MINER RETIRES the college, Miss "Virgilia I. Bugg retired from the staff FROM ALUMNAE SERVICE in August, 1956. She had been identified with Longwood from early childhood, first as a pupil in the Training Mary Clay Hiner, able assistant in the Alumnae Asso- School, then as a student in college, graduating with the ciation Office for the past nine years, retired from that class of 1913. After a brief but successful teaching period position in Julv. Miss Hiner's connection with the Col-

in the Roanoke City Schools, she came back to Alma Mater lege has extended over a period of fifty-four years, from as assistant registrar under Miss Jennie Tabb. In 1934, the time she entered as a student in 1902; she has en- she was appointed registrar, and for 22 years she has deared herself to many alumnae both as a teacher and as given herself wholeheartedly and loyall}- to this work. a friend. In 1Q21 she became a Professor of English in The Virginia Association of Collegiate Registrars has her Alma Mater, and devoted her mind and heart steadily

paid a deserved tribute to her work lay electing her first to the College, its students, and its alumnae in that posi- as secretary of the organization, then as vice-president tion until her retirement in 1947. Since that time. Miss and by inviting her to speak on the programs of their Hiner has given of herself untiringly in the Alumnae work, annual meetings. keeping in touch with the Alumnae, and serving the Asso-

While her work always came first with her, former ciation with the same devotion which was so characteristic students will recall with pleasure her interest in extra- of her service to the College.

December, 1956 23 — )) :

Alumnae Have Home On Campus

by Dorothy Diehl

Who Slept Here? A lung time ago, Geu. < irant. and maybe even Gen. Lee—but last night an alumna visiting the campus slept in the Booker bed now in the Alumnae House.

"The finest and most beautiful building on the Cam- S— for the dining room the very lo^•ely cr}-stal chandelier given pus,'' was praise given your Alumnae House by Dr. 1 a large — by William Thorpe of Princeton University during his stay Maria Bristow Starke "14. at Longwood as a visiting professor. He also said, ''The 2 A Duncan Phyfe, double pedestal, table and six house is a very fine example of the Federalist style of chairs—given by the Washington Chapter. architecture. The woodwork, paneling, chair rails and 3) Crystal punch bowd and cups—given by Miss w-ainscoting in the house are wonderful." Dr. Thorpe is Lila and Willie London. an authority on architecture and head of the American 4) An antique silver ladle—given by Ada Bierbower Civilization Program. '13. The ladle belonged to her great grandmother. The Alumnae House was open to visiting Alumnae last 5) Flat silver—given by Mary E. Peck '03. Founders Day. Many of you visited it then and you 6) Flat silver—given by Emily Johnson '11. should really come back and visit again this year to see 7 Sterling silver—engraved cookie plate—given by for yourself the progress that has been made in furnish- the Raleigh, N. C, Chapter. ing the house— all progress that has been made was because 8) Two silver candelabras—given by the Class of "26. of the generosit}- of you, the Alumnae. 9) The following pieces of silver—given by Virginia Gifts and purchases for the Alumnae House, so far, are: Nelson Hinnan '06

1 —Beautiful soft green carpets for the hall and stairs, 1/2 dozen teaspoons, 1 server, 2 bon-bon dishes, 1 the office, parlor, and dining room—bought by the Asso- bread tray, 1 sandwich tray, and a fruit basket. ciation. 10) A beautiful hand painted tray—designed and 2—A Colonial rocker now in the Alumnae Office painted by Myrtle Dunton Curtis '16. given by Mar)' B. Nichols '23. 11) A decorated "Iron Stone" platter—given by Kate 3 —A framed copy of "I Am The Nation"—given by Perry '09. She also gave money for a fireplace set of Eva Hendricks Warren '04. andirons, etc. 4 Powers —A framed facsimile copy of the Declaration of In- 1 2 ) Pottery and ilower bowl—given by Mary dependence—given by the Coca-Cola Bottling Company Kearney '04. of Farmville. 13) Chinese embroidered linen tea cloth and napkins

5 —A Colonial card table and two chairs for the hall —given b}- Maude Foster Gill '01. given by the Lynchburg Chapter. 14) Two tea towels and a book belonging to our first 6—A crystal chandelier for the hall—given by the President—Dr. William Henry Ruffner—given by the Class of '54. Lexington Chapter. 7 —The parlor—a memorial to Miss Minnie Rice 9 —The Lancaster Bedroom has been furnished with Miss Rice's antique furniture Nellie Preston '99. 1 Antique bed—given by given by Miss Rice's niece, Lucy Rice English '07 and her 2) Reproduction bed (to match antique bed) and family. The pieces of furniture are a sofa, a large what- chest of drawers—bought by the House Fund. not, chairs including a gentlemen's chair and a ladies' 10—Blue Room

chair. The portrait of Miss Rice, painted by Julia 1 ) Completely furnished in reproduction Sheraton Mahood, formerly hung in the Library, is over the mantel furniture—bought by the Alumnae Association. in the parlor. (Continued on page 30)

24 Alumnae Magazine CLASS REUNIONS—FOUNDERS DAY 1956

Sydnor were there. Just to see Pearl Boyer Stevens recalls of each class are invited to be guests of Members the story her son gave us at our previous reunion. "I had for reunion every five years. The six Longwood a no idea," he said, "of having mother come without me, reunions v^-ere a real success on Founder's and one I who learned to read from her class book." Susie Robin- enthusiastic degree Class of 1926 Day, 1956. The son Turner, Rebekah Peck, Lucy Steptoe, Selina Hindle, for the largest percentage of won the Jarman Cup Lettie Cox and Jean Boatwright were present. attendance. Which of the Sevens or Twos will win There were few of us present in the flesh, but many it in 1957? Your classmates will be looking for were here in spirit as evidenced through the letters of vou on March, 23, 1957! regret which make up a large pwrtion of the book of mem- ories prepared by Emily Johnson and helpers and pre- All die earlier classes were represented at the reunion sented to the Millidge boys on Founders Day Assembly. celebrations. Maude Trevvett was here for the 65 th an- There were letters from Louise Ford Waller, loved presi- niversary of the Class of 1891. Lucy Irvine Irvine sent dent; Carrie Hunter Willis, Claire Gilliam Simpson, Mer-

a letter of greeting, "I shall be thinking of you on Founders tie McDonald John, Archie Blain Campbell, Sarah Stuart Day," she wrote, "in gratitude for the dear by-gone days." Groves, Effie Wrenn Parham, Ruth and Blanche Shepard, Mel Holland Jones of the Class of 1896 was here, and May Langslow Menin, Martha Smith Reed and Sue Rosalie Bland sent greetings. There were two members Booker Cook. There was one blot upon our enchanted from the Class of 1901 —Alice Atkinson Szanto and Fan- page, ABSENTEES; as chronicler I would impose this nie Hunt Armistead. All of these were honored guests sentence: five years of regret for the oft'ense and a pledge

at the luncheon meeting. to change it to "present" in 1961. I think we can prom- CLASS OF 1906. 1906-1956—That's a long time, but ise them a reunion of as great, or greater magnitude, for when one has passed through that number of years hap- the Millidge boys have already told us several times that pily occupied, the time seems short. The 12 members, the only thing that will keep them from attending will be out of a possible 40, of the Class of 1906 present showed not to get an invitation.—Irma Phillips Wallace. in their faces that such was the case. What a good time CLASS OF 1916. None of the officers of the 1916

the fiftieth anniversary class had! Class could be present for the reunion. Virginia Watkins Beginning on Friday evening a class dinner arranged Douglas sent a greeting to the six who came and her regrets by Carrie Dungan was enjoyed in the Tea Room with at not being able to be with them. Those present were Bess Howard Jenrette as toastmistress. How our eyes Louise Bunch, Lelia Carter Thomas, Myrtle Dunton Cur- popped because a tea room was something new. Longwood tis, Ellen Goodwin Skinker, Olivia Newbill, and Thelma

today is not the small normal school we knew in 1906; Parker Babb. we were overjoyed at the changes which have been made. CLASS OF 1921. Carolyn Harrell, class secretary, Those present were Merle Abbitt Kirk, Louise Adams wrote every member of the diploma class inviting them to

Armstrong, Steptoe Campbell Wood, Carrie Dungan, Hen- their 35th reunion, but only a few were able to attend. rietta C. Dunlap, Margaret Parish Thomas, Susan Ford Carolyn herself could not leave her mother, who has a Dickinson, Bess Howard Jenrette, Virginia Nunn Wil- heart condition. Elizabeth Moring Smith, the president, liams, Ada May Smith Clark, Iva Pearle Vaughan Chil- gave a warm welcome to the four who came: Claudine drey.—Henrietta C. Dunlap, reporter. Moring Hardaway, Lucille Chappell Jones, Beth Ganna- CLASS OF 1911. Backward, turn backward—and the way, and Sara Anderson Putnam. amazing thing actually happened or, so said Judge Stanley DEGREE CLASS OF 1926. The highlight of the 30th Millidge, elder son of our beloved Class Sponsor! Quot- reunion of the class was the breakfast given by Ann Smith

ing him, "Farmville is the land of the 'Fountain of Youth', Greene, beloved president, at Longwood House on Satur- not Florida. Yesterday, in Florida, we were the old day morning. Honored guests were Colonel Greene and Millidge men; today, in Farmville we are the Millidge Ann, Ann's husband and daughter, and Dr. W. D. Bow- boys again!" Carrie Sutherlin, our beloved sponsor by man, Olive Smith's husband. Another high moment came adoption, in her graciousness stretched the welcome mat at dinner that evening in the College dining room, when all the way from the campus to 110 Appomattox Street the loving cup was awarded to the class for the highest where she hospitably shared with us her charming apart- percentage of attendance. Twice previously the class has

ment. Emily, who is the cornerstone of our Washington received this award. Those present were Elise Anderson Alumnae Chapter, mothered the idea of having the ]Mil- Cram, Laura Andersoti Moss, Gertrude Quinn Thomas,

lidge boys with us to its happy culmination. She also Mamie Daniel Barbee, Lucille Wright Eberwine, Ida Hill, acted as class leader in the absence of all class officers. Gladys Moses McAllister, Mae Marshall Edward, Cora Sallie Goggin Rode', Penelope White West and Mary Allen Helen Meeks Anthony, Sue Virginia Puckett Lush, Flor- Shaw McCue, Violet Marshall Miller and Lucy Leake ence Riss Richardson, Ann Smith Greene, and Kate G.

December, 1956 25 Trent. It was a pleasure to have two of the associate 'Moyer Scorgie, Virginia Richards Dofflemyer, Margaret members present at the luncheon meeting.— Cassie Bald- Robinson Simkins, Dorothy Rollins Pauly, and Elizabeth win and Margaret Barrett Knowles. West. CLASS OF 1946. The luncheon was a gala affair with DIPLOM.-\ CL.\SS OF 1926. The class was welcomed the Class of '46 almost 70 strong ready, willing and able by Mr. T. A. McCorkle, their honorary member, and Mrs. to celebrate. Miss Burger and I were surprised and McCorkle. .\t their luncheon meeting in the Snack F!ar deeply touched with the gorgeous corsages sent to us by were these members: Mary Banks Fretwell, Eloise Chap- the class. After the banquet on Saturday night our pell, Lillian East Hayden, ^'iola Martin, Mary Ouriis gracious advisor invited all of her Red and Whites of Carhart, Margaret Petty Hinton. " '46'" to her home, ^^e had a delightful evening chatting CLASS OF 1931. There were a goodly number of the and enjoying !Miss Burger's generous hospitalitv. We class present. \\"hile there is no official record of their truly missed those of you who were unable to be with us,

meetings, we can be sure they had a good time ; Betty and when we take a glance at the list which follows, I Anderson Swope, Mabel Barksdale Xorris, Edith Coleman know }our heart will ache. Xow dry your tears and plan Anderson, Annie Denit Darst, Ann Drew, Elizabeth But- to attend our 15th. Those present were: Mar\- Ann ton Lewis, Mabel Gregory Craig, Emilie Holladav, .Adele Dove ^^'aldron, Esther Shevick, Caroh'n Babbitt Jones, Hutchinson \\'atkins, Olive Her, Elizabeth Levick Beck- Jane Paulctt Taylor, Mae Cardwell Coates, Ruby E. ham, Lena Ma}ion Milam, Florence Moore Crothers, -\llie Keeton, ^Nlary Spradlin, Shirley Cruser AMiite. Lucille Oliver Baker, Rena Robertson, Frances Elizabeth Stephen- Bell Barnes, Rosa Bell Sizemore, Katherine Allen, Mar- son Kitchen and Evelyn West Allen. garet Harvie Cardwell, !Minnie Lee Grumpier Burger, CLASS OF 19.^6. For those of us of '36 who jumped Louise Blane, Margaret Heuiett Moore, Glenn Ann Pat- the hurdles of a busy life to get back to Longwood for a terson Marsh, Virginia Treakle Marshburn, Eleanor Bisese reunion in March, it was ''a memorable occasion.'' Into Johnson, Frances Lee Stoneburner. Katherine Wright Sal- those few hours, we crowded reminiscences that took us mon, ]\Iargaret Orange, Dorothy Winslow Cole, Ruth all the way back to 19,i6. and then filled in the years since. Brooks Soyers, Dorothy Overcash, Anne Summers Lump- The chant in unison as we i^arted on Sunday after a kin, Virginia Shackelford Mclntyre, Elizabeth Mount- delicious breakfast together at Longwood House, was castle L}le, ^Minnie Rose Haivthorne L}le, Page Cook Ax- ''I wouldn't have missed this for the world; I'm so glad scn. Mar}- Ann Loving .\rbo, Lois Lloyd Sheppard Lewis. I camel" We elected Helen Boswell Ames to serve as Lorene Thomas Clarke, Jackie Parden Kilby, Mary Ellen permanent secretary, along with me. Our last meeting Petty Chapman, Xancy McCauley Gregorv, Beverlv closed with the presentation of a beautiful engraved silver Peebles Kell}', Margaret Mclntyre Davis, .\nn Martin tray to Miss Bedford our beloved honorary member. Tele- Kinsey, Jane Philhower Young, Lillian Elliott Bondurant, grams of greetings for the class were received from \\'innie Lucie McKenry Baldi,—Eleanor Bisese Johnson, presi- Frances Eubank and ISIary Robeson Pendleton; a special dent (Bessy requests that each member of the class send delivery letter came from ^Margaret Clarke Hanger. Those Virginia Treakle (Mrs. E. W. Marshburn) Box 89. An- present were: ^Margaret Aldredge, Mattie Louise Bailey nandale, Va., a small donation to help with corresponding Elam, Xancy Lee Bland Richardson, Helen Bosicell Ames, expenses.)

Dorothy Deans Bohannon. Evelyn Dickerson Frazier. CL.A.SS OF 1951. This was our first reunion, but see-

Alma Elliott Anderson, ISIaude Duck Gwaltney, Margaret ing how much it meant to the members of the Class of

Farrar Baab, Margaret Ferguson Motley, Ruth Gleaves. 1906 who were back, I know we will not let this be our Sallie Goggin Rode', Amanda Gray, Bessie Hart Payne, last. jSIost of us could only be there for one day, but we

.Agnes Bondura)it Marcuson, K;!therine Harvey Xewmrn, made it in time to have lunch in the '"Rec" with Dr. Dora Parker Horton, Jeannette Jones Spivey, Dorothy and !Mrs. Brumfield. We had fun passing pictures around McXaniee Ford, Evelyn Massey Coleman, Oliva Xewbill, the table—mostly of our classmates" children—some fu- Martha Nottingham Rice. Claudine O'Brien, Margaret ture Green and White's we hope. On hand were: INIar- Pollard Flippen, Mrs. X'ora B. Rawlinson, Susie Robin- garet Robertson !Milroy, Frances Everett Brown, Shirley son Turner, Edith Sanford Bland, Florence Sanford Lyne. Bloxton, June Divers, Jean Cunningham Wilson, Iris Lelia Sanford Shumate, Marcia H. Tick,— Lottie ]Yest Sutphin Wall, Betty Jones, Mary Jane Sta^isbury Peake, McAnnally, and Ruby Blanton Wilkinson. "Tac" Waters Jeanne Farmer Agee, Charlotte King Jones, Fran Harper, Mapp. Georgia Bailey Mason, Helen Smith !Massie, Frances CLASS OF 194L The 14 returning members of the Cregar Thompson, Jimmy Thompson, Elsie Hauiey Burk- 15th reunion class were welcomed by their class man. Mr. holder, Grace Thompson, Jett Carter Groves, Betsv Grave- French, and they had a great day together. They were ly, Peg Perry Yost, Bobbie Pollard \\"renn, Betty McRee Lou Anna Blanton X'ewton, Katherine Brewer Carter, Hodges, Dot Dunford, Katherine Terry, Ann Lynch Mil- Ruth Bryant Willis, Florence B. Brooks, Anne Cocks ler, Patty Walker, X^^ncy Gillie Shelton, x^nne Kemp Vaughan, Rosa Courter Smith, Thelma Courtney Scott, DesPortes, Shirley Blankenship, — Betsy Gravely, presi- Carolyn Ford Carter, Harriette Haskins Euljank. lean dent.

26 Alumn.^e M.ag.azine !

ALUMNAE CHAPTER ACTIVITIES All chapter presidents and the executive board were was chosen to represent us then.—Martha Stine Cahill, invited to the inauguration of Dr. Francis G. Lankford on yjresident. December 12, and the annual fall meeting of the Alumnae RICHMOND—A tea was given for alumnae attending Council was omitted. Despite the absence of this enthu- the Virginia Education Association meeting in October. siastic council beginning, the chapter re])orts made on Both the Lankfords and the Lancasters were present, also Founders Day were excellent. Ruth Coyner and many Longwood Faculty were there.

We were proud of the splendid cooperation Longwood 110 registered from various places in Virginia. \\'e spon- Alumnae gave to the effort of the Virginia State College sored a movie in the fall to raise money for our scholar- to publicize the needs of higher education in Virginia. ship. Edna BoUck Dabney was chairman of this project Our alumnae held dinner meetings for our new president, We are offering two scholarships of $200 each to Richmond Dr. Lankford, before most of the meetings of the state- girls in 1956-57. Rose Smith, Elizabeth Gills, and Loulie supported colleges at the following places: Staunton, Shore compose the committee to select the girls. The Winchester, Alexandria, Richmond, Hampton, Norfolk, president enjoyed a lovely day when she represented this Lynchburg, Roanoke, and Wytheville. At most of these chapter at Dr. Lankford's inauguration. We financed a meetings there were more Longwood Alumnae than any party at the Clover Room in December for the Richmond Club of Longwood to entertain prospective students from- other of the state college alumnae or alumni ! Most of the credit goes to the presidents of our Alumnae Chapters this area. The board, consisting of the officers and forty in these cities phoning chairmen, met in my home on February 25. Thirty

were present ! \\'e made our annual contribution on PETERSBURG—This chapter had the distinction of Founders Day. Rosemary Howell and Nora Jones Cul- having Dr. Lankford for his first visit to a Longwood peper were in charge of plans for the annual spring lunch- Alumnae Chapter. Through the fine work of Nan Seuuird eon which was held at the Ginter Park Methodist Church. Brown, about fifty alumnae met for lunch in Whitmore's Margaret Simkins, Dean Ruth Gleaves, and Olive Her Fiesta Room on October 22. 1955, for a reorganizational were our Farmville guests. Our two scholarships were meeting. Margaret Simkins and Ruth Coyner were also presented to Jane Catherine Crawford and Ann Herring present at this meeting. Much enthusiasm was shown for Ruckman at this time.—Rosa Courier Smith, president. a new chapter—the old Farmville spirit was there, and PORTSMOUTH—We have not had a great deal of the following officers were elected : president, Frances Bell organizational work but our teacher-alumnae have made Pritchett; vice-president, Rosemary Elatn Pritchard; sec- many contacts for good prospective students, ^^'e have a retary, Sylvia Reames Picardat; and treasurer, Jean committee working on whether we shall revitalize our own Pritchett. Portsmouth Chapter, or become a part of the Norfolk area It was decided to award a SI 00 scholarship to a student group. We made our annual contribution on Founders from this area next year. In .\pril, a number of high Day.—^Margaret Johnston, president. school seniors were entertained at a coffee in the home of F.A.RMVILLE—This chapter is aiding two Longwood Nan Seward Brown. This was a most successful occa- College girls this session, one with a loan from the Chapter sion and about fifteen new students entered Longwood Loan Fund and the other with a scholarship from the from the Petersburg-Hopewell area in the fall. —Sylvia Mary White Cox Scholarship Fund. From the annual Reames Picardat, secretary. benefit card party the chapter contributed $100 on Foun- PHILADELPHL\—The annual meeting was held in ders Day. The fall meeting of the chapter was a tea February, when dues were collected and a gift was sent given at Longwood House to honor Dr. and Mrs. Francis on Founders Day. Much interest was shown in a spring G. Lankford, Jr. 115 members attended. The spring meeting which Ruth Coyner might attend. .\ 1956 reso- meeting, our first meeting in the Alumnae House, was lution was to contact each alumnae in this scattered area. a program meeting with Dr. Lankford as speaker. Local The president attended the inauguration of Dr. Lankford. chapter members were hostesses for the Founders Day —Pauline Lanjord Stoner, president. coffee hour given as the opening event in the .\luninae WINCHESTER—About thirty Winchester Alumnae of House. We aided in securing rooms in town for visiting Longwood attended the main social event of the year, Alumnae on Founders Day and also participated in the which was a dinner at the Country Club to honor Dr. and inauguration ceremonies held by the College in December Mrs. Dabney S. Lancaster, who were attending the meet- for Dr. Lankford's installation. Jo Dearing was awarded ing for the state-supported college afterwards. At our the Mary White Cox Scholarship for the year. The new

spring meeting the folowing officers were elected : presi- officers for this year are: first vice-president, Jennie dent, Jessie Pickett Carter; vice-president, Betty Jean Blanton Hanbur\-; other vice-presidents, Mamie Wade Snapp Fawcett; secretary, Mary William Calvert Ho- Pettigrew, Mary Rives Richardson Lancaster, Jane Hob- hannes; and treasurer, Betty Davis Edwards. A contri- son Chappell; and Florence Riss Richardson, treasurer. bution was sent on Founders Dav and Dorothy Overcash —Mary Nichols, president.

December, 1956 27 SUFFOLK-NANSEMOND—Much enthusiasm for our in attending Longwood. Evelyn Traylor Macon, chairman Alma Mater was shown at our fall meeting. We sent of the student committee, is to be commended for her fine written invitations to every senior girl in the Suffolk and job on this. In the fall. Dr. Boggs from Longwood came Nansemond County high schools, and had a large number to E. C. Glass High School, and talked with the girls of them present. Our guest speaker, Norman O. Myers, who had expressed a preference for Longwood. Three associate professor of business education at Longwood, groups of these girls were sent by the alumnae for week- showed lovely colored slides of the College. At our din- end visits to Longwood. Dr. Lankford gave an outline ner meeting on March 6, at Peanut City Inn the following of his plans for Longwood and Mrs. Coyner brought us officers were elected: president, Lucille Garden Scott; vice- up-to-date on the progress of the alumnae at a dinner president, Margaret Hewlett Moore; secretary, Margaret given before the Alumni Rally. The president, Corinne Sheffield Ward; treasurer, Valla Nimmo Stallings; re- Rucker, represented the chapter at the inauguration of porter, Lula Windley Hart. Anne Palmer Runnels was Dr. Lankford and on Founders Day. Five meetings were chairman of the nominating committee. Our chapter held during the year in homes of members. Our Founders contributed to the Alumnae Fund on Founders Day, at Day gift is a table and two chairs for the hall of the which time Lucille Wright Eberwine was our representa- Alumnae House. At the May meeting the following of- tive. —Madeline Gary Brown, president. ficers were elected: president, Lettie Cox Laughon: first WASHINGTON—All of us in the chapter were de- vice-president, Louise Layne Shearer; second vice-presi- lighted to hear that the Duvall Cottage would be our dent, Josephine Snead; recording secretary, C\&o Reynolds Alumnae House. We are working very hard on our project Coleman; corresponding secretary, Theresa Evans Craft; of furnishing the dining room. Before college opened last and treasurer, Elizabeth Ballagh.—Corinne Rucker, pres- fall, we entertained the freshmen entering Longwood from ident. the Washington area at an outdoor supper in the garden LEXINGTON—The William Henry Ruffner Chapter of Mrs. I. Lee Potter in Arlington. Students and pros- of Rockbridge County and Lexington sent greetings and pective students were invited. On October 10, the alum- a contribution on Founders Day. Two gifts, both belong- nae and their friends gathered at Hecht's Arlington store ing to our first president, Dr. Ruffner, were also presented Auditorium for a dessert-fashion show. Our guest of to the College—namely, two towels marked "W.H.R." honor at a small dinner party at the Old Club Restaurant and a book, "Bee Culture". Several Rockbridge County in Alexandria on October 19 was Dr. Francis G. Lank- seniors have visited Longwood in the past 3'ear. The high ford, Jr., who was there for the meeting of alumni of the day of the chapter was the luncheon in February when State supported Colleges in this area. Mr. Harrison Dr. and Mrs. Lankford, and Ruth Coyner visited us. Mann, Delegate to the Virginia House of Burgesses, was Dr. Lankford's enthusiasm in Longwood's future improve- also our guest. Among those present were: Emily John- ments made us realize that he is continuing the fine work son, Jessie Brett Kenned)', Mary Anna Mottley Stapf, and done by Dr. Jarman and Dr. Lancaster.—Henrietta C. Sarah Mapp Messick and her husband. We had a lunch- Dunlap, president. eon and gift sale meeting at O'Donell's Restaurant in NORFOLK—The Norfolk Chapter has monthly lunch- downtown Washington in December. Each of the twenty- eon meetings on the first Saturday of each month. When six members present brought a gift which was sold for J. H. Wamsley and Mar}' Clay Hiner were in Norfolk last one-dollar, and many who were unable to attend sent con- October serving on the President's Panel on the needs of tributions. Jessie Brett Kennedy, Emily Johnson, and the state supported colleges, we entertained them with a

Mary Anna Mottley Stapf motored to Farmville for the dinner prior to the meeting which was well attended ; most

Inauguration of Dr. Lankford. During the Christmas members also attended the panel at Granby High School. holidays, Emily Johnson entertained Longwood students Our school had one of the largest groups at the meeting, and prosjjective students at a tea in her Arlington home. having about forty present. Eva McKenny Guynn, our

In February, a business luncheon was held at Olmsted's president, represented us at the inauguration of Dr. Lank- Restaurant in Washington, and plans were made for a ford and Mary Oivens Carhart was our Founders Day bridge benefit and bazaar on March 23. We sent a check representative. The Christmas luncheon to entertain stu- for $106 on Founders Day. In the lovely new home of dents now in Longwood and prospective students was quite Joyce Townsend Hoge we met for a tea in May. Dr. a success. To increase our scholarship fund, a series of and Mrs. Lankford and Ruth Coyner were our guests. subscription bridge parties was planned. Our scholarship An orchid and a gift were presented to Ruth Coyner, our fund sponsors two girls from our local high schools. Dr. retiring alumnae secretary. —Mary Anna Mottle v Stapf, Lankford, Ruth Coyner and Virginia Wall were our guests president. at the annual spring luncheon at the Norfolk County and LYNCHBURG—On September 10, 1955, several alum- Yacht Club in April. Our president, Eva McKenny nae gave a picnic supper at Gladys Griffin Jeter's cottage Guynn, presided and Jean Hogge Shackelford was in at Timberlake for the new students going to Longwood charge of general arrangements.—Peggy White, secretary. to meet the older students from this area. Our major HAMPTON—The Hampton Chapter met at the Wom-

project was to interest outstanding high school students an's Club on November 1, 1951. The president, Jacqueline

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Cock Ferraro presided and Nancy Louise Bush headed the are planning a meeting in the early fall. —Nancy Pierpont committee on arrangements. About fifty were present. In- Mountcastle, president. cluded in this number were several Peninsula Chapter PENINSULA—The Peninsula Chapter started the members. Guests from Longwood were Dr. Lankford, year's activities with a buffet supper for new Long^vood

J. H. Wamsley, and Mary Clay Hiner. Dr. Lankford Alumnae. At Christmastime we entertained with an gave a delightful talk, telling about the progress on the informal tea for the Longwood students who were at home

Alumnae House, the Slater System, Longwood House, etc. for the holiday. Dr. and Mrs. Lankford and Dr. and —Jacqueline Cock Ferraro, president. Mrs. Schlegel were our guests at our annual spring luncheon in May. At the same time we had the senior girls RALEIGH, X. C.—Our chapter, while it is small in from the five Peninsula high schools who are planning size, is big in spirit; and our main aim is to keep the to enter Longwood in the fall, and presented The Jarman Longwood fires burning in our midst and to publicize Scholarship !Miss Denton, of everything in connection with Longwood. Last Novem- Memorial of $100 to Jane Warwick. for our scholarship was raised ber, Catherine Brewer Carter entertained the chapter The money through a combined card party Fashion in Feb- when Ruth Coyner was in Raleigh, and we presented iMrs. and Show ruary. made a loan from our Student Loan Fund, and Coyner with a gift of loyalty. On the night of February We to help rebuild the fund our chapter sponsored the Hygeia 27, Tena Ferguson Burden and Claire Eastman Nickels Skating Rink each Saturday morning. feel it has entertained at Claire's home. Virginia Baskerville Ligon We been a good )-ear under the leadership of Hilda Abernathy entertained the chapter at her home in early June. We Jackson, our president. The other officers for next year sent as our Founders Day gift a sterling silver engraved are first Elsie dish for the Alumnae House, and our check, the yearly Mary Ann King Barrett, vice-president; second vice-president; Salmon Robinson, quota contribution to the Association. Our officers for Wente, Wilma treasurer. Dale Bar- the past and coming year are: Claire Eastman Nickels, secretary; and Mary Helmer, —Patsy president; Lucy Manson Sharpe, vice-president; Nena ham, secretary. chapters responded least once Lochridge Sexton, secretary; Tena Ferguson Burden, treas- The following have at during year: Bristol, Va.-Tenn., Culpeper, Tazewell, urer; and Elizabeth Walkup, historian.—Claire Eastman the Roanoke, Staunton, Nickels, president. Appomattox, Gloucester, Martinsville, Warrenton and Pulaski. GREENSBORO, N. C—Last October 18, Ruth Coyner and Celeste Richardson Blanton attended a dinner meet- DANVILLE CHAPTER ORGANIZES ing of the Greensboro Alumnae Chapter at the Starmount An enthusiastic chapter beginning was made on Novem- Forest Country Club, with 22 former graduates attending. ber 8, 1956 when over thirty Danville alumnae gathered Virginia Potts Redhead, former Longwood assistant dean in the Averett Auditorium for an organizational meeting. of women, entertained them overnight. Odell Smith, the Virginia Pharr and Virginia Wall went from Farmville president, was toastmaster. We elected the following new to help out at this first meeting, and the following officers officers: president, Frances Millikan Aderhold; secretary-

were elected : president, Marian Heard ; vice-president, Lee treasurer, Elise Turner Franklin. The following day Ruth Robertson; secretary, Clare Davis; treasurer, Betty Lou Coyner attended "College Day" at the senior high school. Jefferson; and historian, Helen Wentz Forbecker. Slides Many senior girls from Greensboro and Guilford County of the College were shown, and a meeting for February showed a real interest in attending Longwood. We send was planned. a contribution on Founders Day.—Frances Millikan Ader- hold, president. Memorial Fund Established WYTHEVILLE—We cooperated with the other state- The Balch Beall Wilson Memorial Fund for the purchase supported colleges when they met here last November. of library books in the field of Virginia history has been We do not meet regularly, but we circulate letters from established at Longwood College by Violetta Sprigg Wil- the Alumnae Office among the members. The young ladies son, '47, in memory of her father. Balch Beall W'ilson in the county who have indicated an interest in attending was the son of Captain James Eveleth AMlson, West Point, Longwood are being contacted personally. The president '62, who at the Battle of Antietam fought against his attended Founders Day. We feel that a graduate teaching brother, an officer in the Confederate Army. Balch Beall in our beautiful new George Wythe High School would Wilson was born on June 26, 1873 in the Casement at Ft. be a great help in stimulating interest in the college. Monroe, Virginia, w'here Jeft'erson Davis was kept a Mary Lu Campbell Graham, secretary. prisoner. He died on December 3, 1945. BALTIMORE—Due to the illness and death of our \'ioletta Sprigg Wilson, who has established the Fund chapter president's mother, our annual meeting was can- in her father's honor, is now librarian at the John W. celled. Ruth Coyner was scheduled to attend this meet- Daniel Elementary School in New-port News. ing. We miss very much our former fine secretarj', Esther The Balch Beall Wilson Memorial Fund is similar Atkinson Jerome, who moved to Arlington. Our former to the Goldman Memorial Fund, established in 1948 by president, Isabel Williamson Hoyt, has a new baby. We {Continued on page 30)

December, 1956 29 )

MEMORIAL FUND ESTABLISHED 3) Antique clock—given by Bessie Carter Taylor '04. 11 Lee Room (Continued from payc 29) — Furnished in memory of Jessie Whitmore Booker '04 Francis Idea Goldman, alumna of Longwood College. —antique furniture—given by her daughter and son, Har- It is sustained by gifts of money sent on commemorative riet Booker Lamb '28 and Elliott Booker Jr. memorial fund days in the lives of loved ones. Such a 12—Pink Hall Room may be set up by writing to the Librarian of the college, Furnished in Memorv of the Class of '99 Dr. Beverley Ruffin, who can explain the i>lan in detail Your Alumnae House is truly a credit to the College to interested persons. and a source of pride to the Association. This has all been accomplished not only through your generous support NEWS OF THE FACULTY AND COLLEGE but by the untiring efforts of the House Committee—We owe them a vote of gratitude and appreciation. They are (Continued from page 21) —Aiaria Bristow Starke, Chairman, Myrtle Dunton Cur-

tis, Bessie Carter Taylor, Carrie Spencer, Ruth Harding burg. Miss Mamie L. Newman, former home economics Coyner, and Margaret Robinson Simkins, ex-officio. teacher at Longwood, and member of the Peabody faculty will continue to need help don't since 1920, retired in March. W'e your and support, Two new appointments and seventeen new faculty and let your Alma Muter down. Help keep the famous "Farm- ville Spirit" alive staff members marked the opening of the 1956-57 session. and growing by acting as class agent Dr. Earl R. Boggs, Head of the Education Department, when called upon, visiting vour Alma Mater and by giving was appointed to the position of Dean of the College, and to the working projects.

Mr. H. M. Bittinger, assistant professor of history to the Fill out the card furnished in the Bulletin and send it post of Assistant Dean. Miss Virginia \A'all, assistant today with your contribution, unless you have already registrar, has been made registrar of the College. made a 1957 Contribution.

Dr. James R. W'ellard is an associate professor of English. He has published several novels, has been the YOUR 1957 CANDIDATES activities manager of International House in Chicago, For President— Elsie Stossel, '43, is a highly success- and was a War Correspondent for the European Theater ful teacher of dramatics and advisor to students at from 1941-45. He and his family resided in Rome from Westhampton Junior High School in Richmond. She 1947-54, where he was Bureau Chief for several news- has been President of the League of Richmond Teachers, papers. Last year he was an instructor in English at twice president of the Junior High School Teacher's As- the Universit}- of Illinois. .\lso joining the English staff sociation, and for several years was organist of the Forest as an associate professor is Dr. Gardner B. Taplin, who Hill Presbyterian Church. She spent the summer of has produced several publications on Elizabeth Barrett 1955 in Europe. An active member and officer of the Browning. National Education Association, Elsie received her mas- Mrs. Blanche C. Badger now teaches mathematics: Mr. ters degree at Columbia. Robert McD. Bobbitt, sociology; Mr. Gary S. Dunber, geography and history; Mrs. Frances N. Gee, home eco- For Director—Emily Johnson, '11, is on the editorial nomics; and Miss Josephine Bailey, organist, Mr. James staff of the U. S. Public Health Dept. in Washington. K. McCombs, and Mr. Walter E. Urben joined the music She received her B.A. degree at George Washington

department. The French informant is Mademoiselle Gene- University, and her M.A. at Columbia. Emily has been vieve Laloux of Paris, and Senorita Elena Flores came president of the Washington Alumnae Chapter several from Mexico City to serve as Spanish informant. Miss vears, and regularlv entertains present and prospective

Thelma Souder is the new Assistant Dean of \A'omen; students. She has been president several times of the

Mrs. Beulah Eva is college hostess. The Director of Woman's Club of Cherrydale, vice-president of the Ar-

Public Relations is Mr. Albert Ray Merchent. Mrs. Vir- lington Federation of Woman's Clubs, and historian of ginia McLean Pharr took over the position of Alumnae the Northern District of Virginia Federation of Woman's Secretary in July. Other new staff members include Mrs. Clubs. Lucille P. Bradshaw, Mrs. Nancy Lyon Purdue, and Mrs. Connie Hubbard Gills.

A full series of color slides on "Longwood ALUMNAE HAVE HOME ON CAMPUS College, 1955-56" token by Dr. Marvin W. Schlegel, is available on request for alumnae (Continued from page 21 groups. This will be accompanied by a script, and may be obtained by contacting your Alum- 2) Mahoghany rocker to match given by Maria — nae Office. Bristow Starke '14.

30 Alumnae Magazine SEVENTY-THIRD FOUNDERS DAY March 23, 1956 TENTATIVE PROGRAM

Friday, M.-vrch 22

3 to 6 P.M. and 7 to 9 P.M. Registration for Room—Rotunda

S.A.TURDAY, IM.^RCH 23

8:15 to 10:15 A.M. Registration for Room—Rotunda

9:15 A.M. Coffee, .\lumnae House, Farmville Alumnae Chapter, Hostess

10:30 A.M. .-\luninae-Student Program—Jarman Auditorium 12:45 P.M. Truncheon—Recreation Hall

2:00 P.M. .\lumnae Business Meeting

4:00 to 5:00 P.M. Open House—President's Home, Dr. and Mrs. Lankford

6:30 P.M. Supper—College Dining Hall 8:00 P.M. Spring Concert—Jarman Auditorium

ATTENTION—PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Longwood is happy to welcome you back on Founders Da}-. l.)ue to a full enrollment, accomodations are limited in the

College, so we shall house reunion classes first, then all other alumnae who wish to return. The following classes will hold reunions: '92, '97, '02, 07, '12, '17, '22, '27, '32, '37, '42, '47, and "52.

Send all reservations to the Alumnae Office, Longwood College, Farmville, Ya. All reservations should be made if possible by INIarch 17, 1957. Please cancel if you can't come. Each alumna is requested to return her omi reservation slip even if she is coming just for the day Saturday and check all functions she will attend. A registration fee of $1.50 will be charged. In addition to this, the alumnae have voted to pa}^ for their meals during their stay, at the following prices: breakfast, fifty cents; lunch, sixt}' cents; and dinner, seventy-five cents.

Rooms will be available from 3 V.'Sl.. Friday. March 22. 1''57. until 11 A.^I. Sunday, March 24, 1957.

SAVE THIS FORM! You will need it to attend Founders Day!

RESERVATION FORM

Name_ married, last name first maiden, last name first

Address. _Cla

"°t°^ n I shall arrive on March A.M. by P.M. "i^''" plane or

n I wish a room reserved in the dorniitorv with OR

studetit in college D I do not wish a room reserved as I'm visiting J" " in the city

I like should to attend the following : Coffee , Luncheon , Tea , Entertainment

In case you have not contributed to tlic 1957 Alumnae Fund, a pledge card is included for your convenience.

December, 1956 31 .

PLEASE FILL THIS OUT FOR YOUR BIOGRAPHICAL FILE AND RETURN AT ONCE

MAIDEN NAME in full, last name first. CLASS

MARRIED NAME .ADDRESS CHILDREN year of birth colleges attended, degree and year

PRESENT OCCUPATION.

FORMER OCCUPATION (S).

STUDY at other institutions, including dates and degrees if any

CREATIVE ^^'ORK (literary, artistic, scientific, including research; use separate sheet if necessary)

CLUB AFFILIATIONS, including social, cultural, religious, civic, professional, honorary

LEADING OFFICES in organizations held by you or your husband

INTERESTS, not accounted for elsewhere, such as travel, hobbies, etc.

HUSBAND'S COLLEGE (S) and class; occupation

PLEASE HELP

The nominating committee would welcome other nominations for the three officers to be elected in 19S8, namely two vice-presidents and one director. The elected nominating committee will make only one nomination for each major office, but any nomination received in writing before July 1, 1957, endorsed by ten alumnae in good standing, will be printed on the ballot. The election is concluded on Founders Dav.

READ "YOUR 1957 CANDIDATES" ON PAGE 30 BEFORE YOU VOTE. BALLOT

BE SURE TO VOTE AND RETURN THE BALLOT BEFORE MARCH 23, 1957

PRESIDENT (vote for one) NOMINATING C0:MMITTEE (vote for three)

Dorothy Overcash, "46, Hampden-Sydney Elsie Stossel, '43, Richmond

. Elizabeth Moving Smith, '23, Farmville

Lou Baker Harper, '47, Farmville

Frances Walmsley Gee, '28, Farmville DIRECTOR (vote for one) Mattie Rodgers Smith Sydnor, '27, Farmville

Emily Johnson, '11, Arlington Jackie Jardine Wall, '~>2x, Farmville

Alumnae M.^g.^^zine 1956 HONOR ROLL

Contributors for the fund year—January through September 1956-—are listed by classes. *Denotes memorial gifts.

1956 HONOR ROLL 1910 Ola Lee Abbitt Throckmorton. 1886 Florence Acree Conkling Carrie Brightwell Hopkins STATISTICS Julia T. Armistead Lee Mary Louise McKinney Cora Rogers Brooking Parker Xumber of Alumnae contacted 8395 Mary V. Brooking Savedge 1887 Bessie Coppedge Julia Johnson Eggleston Number of Alumnae who contributed 1506 Isabel Dunlap Harper Emily Firth Smith 18S8 Amount Contributed $7343.00 Nancy G. Garrow H. Estelle Hall Dalton Campbell Hundley Susie To Longwood House $236.00 Maggie Humphries Magee Julia Johnson Davis 1891 To Alumnae House $2157.00 Mary Hester Jones Alphin Lucv Irvine Irvine Mary Lackey Sterrett Maude F. Trevvett To Unrestricted Fund $4950.00 Willie B. Moorman Morgan Mae Northern Pearson 1892 Julia Paulett McCabe May Boswell Gordon Hattie M. Robertson Jarratt Mattie Gunn Dorin Maud A. Rogers Rvnex Lalla Mayo Hessie Chernault Yelton I'JIHi Mary Elizabeth Taylor Clark Myrtis Spain Hall Jessie E. Cox Locke Merle Abbitt Kirk Beulah H. Finke Horn Louise Twelvetrees Hamlett Louise Adams Armstrong 1911 Mnude M. Foster Gill Hattie Bugg Duvall Kathleen Baldwin McDonald lSii3 Julia Harris Butter worth Steptoe Campbell Wood Pearl Berger Turnbull Louise Hogwood Russell Nettie Chappell Ada Mapp Guerrant Pearl Bowyer Stevens S. Elizabeth Palmer Sounders Tsa M. Compton Mittie Rogers Jones Lilian G. Cook Elizabeth C. Pinner Carrie Dungan Ramsay Bessie McD. Turner Sue B. Cook Booker Edith Steigleider Robinson Henrietta C. Dunlap Isabel Wicker Nelle Fitzpatrick Pearle Watterson Showalter Margaret Parish Thomas Jordan Louise Waller Frances White Mertins Susan Ford Dickinson Ford 1S94 Man- Gladys Garnett Mary Elaine Harris Warren Morris Lola Belle Bland Eloise Gassman Cook 1902 Elise Holland Perkins Mabyn Branch Simpson Sallie Goggin Rode' Bess Howard Jenrette Sarah Ferguson Thomas Georgia M. Bryan Hutt Mary Harper White Cora Lee Cole Smith Florence L. Ingram Pauline Harris Richardson Elizabeth Haskins Perkinson Ethel Ould Nell Ingram Florine Hunt Fowler Cole Selina H. Hindle Rose Lee Dexter Lizzie B. Kizer Janie Staples Chappell Etta Hope Owens Mary P. Farthing Virginia Kent Nelson Hinman Emily Virginia W. Johnson Carrie S. Goode Bugg Nunn V/illiams Virginia Howard 1895 Ada May Smith Clark Johnson Claudine L. Kizer Tressie Ola Jones Parker Susie Fulks WiUiams Georgiana E. Stephenson Martha Marsh Lewis Pearl Justice Freeman Mary Sue Raney Short Frances Iva Pearle Vaughan Childrey Y. Smith Frances Land Chappell* Katherine H. Stone Katherine Vaughan Farrar Elizabeth Verser Hobson Given in her memory by E. Linwood Stubbs Mamie Wade Pettigrew Pauline Brooks Williamson her husband. Mr. J. W. Chappell. Elsie Landrum 1896 1903 1907 Lucy B. Leake Sydner Rosalie Bland Clendening Gaver Myrtle Ligon Ruth Vivian Boisseau Bowles Crute Amelia Holland Jones Elmer L. Crigler Holmes NeU Maupin Louise Farinholt Cottrell Mary Byrd Taylor Mary O. Frayser McGehee Rebekah Belle Gilliam Marshall Peck Martha M. Goggin Woodson Lucy Phelps Carrie Mason Norfleet 1897 Harriet P. Hankins Mamie Ragsdale Nellie Moreland Slaven Turner Grace Holmes Susie Robinson Martha Mason Kennerly* B. Beryl Morris Flannagan Turner Paxton Kathleen Given in her memory by Anna C. Lucy Rice English Saville Miss Bertha Gold, Mrs. Mary Peck Leonora Ryland Dew Mai-y Allen Shaw McCue Shackleford Mattox Blanche L. P. Hamilton, Mrs, Mar>' Henry Louise Semones Shepard Spencer Wallace Ruth Shepherd Cassie H. Peterson, and Maude Fannie B. Shorter Forbes Lucy Steptoe Mr. Luther J. Peterson. Clara Smith Stoneburner 1904 Anne P. Martha Mason Kennerly* Virginia Thom Mary Baldwin Bynuni Stubblefield Vera Tignor Given in memory by Mrs. S. A. Hazel Marie Thompson Huey Sandidge Ella Burger Morgan Lucile Watson Hooker, Mr. David Hooker, and Mattie Spencer Willis Rose Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O. Powell. Mary Lou Campbell Graham Penelope White West Emma LeCato Eichelberger Bessie Carter Taylor Iva Wilkerson Etheridge Zillah Mapp Winn Inez Clary McGeorge 1908 Elsie E. Wilson Marie Etheridge Bratten Effie Belle Mary Massenburg Hardy* Virginia Blanton Hanbury Wrenn Parham Jessie Finke Given in her memory by her Clitra Burrus Frazer Mary Frances Gray Munroe daughter, Elsie Hardy '31. Gerald ine Fitzgerald Hagan 1912 A. Gertrude Griffin BiUingsley N. Grace Graham Beville Bertha E. Harris Woodson Sue D. Adams Davis 1898 Belle Burke Mary Herbert Peake Virginia Baskerville Ligon Florence Brandis Davidson Mullie Mauzy Myers Mary Clay Hiner Sallie Blankenship Adams Loulie Cralle Lancaster Georgeanna Ward Newby Page Fannie Hodnett Moses Jean Boatwright Goodman Mattie Lee Cunningham Walker Mildred T. Price Irene E. Briggs Laura Harris Martha A. Holman Rand Louise Taylor Fincham Hines Jemina Hurt Alma Nellie Bristow Sandidge Belle Mears Miller Lockett Walton Marshall Byrd King Eckles Agnes Burger Williams Missie Mease Lois Watkins Franklin Carrie McGeorge Burke Lillie Canody Denning Kathleen Riley Gage Vedah May Watson Dressier Leta Christian Mary Roberts Bettie Murfee Ray W, Pritchett Mary Lettie Cox Laughon Genevieve Venable HoUaday Littlepage Powers Kearney Alda Reynolds Smith 1909 Louise Davis Thacker Ethel Reynolds White Elizabeth Hawthorne Lueck 1899 Mildred Blanton Button Myrtle E. Huddle Lottie W. Snead Grimes Alice Carter Lilv Carter Vaughan Scotia Starke Avis Kemp McDonough Haggerty Ce rrie Caruthers Johnson Martha "Pat" T. Featherston Carrie Sutherlin Amenta Matthews CrabiU Zula Cutchins Pearl Florence Franke Beulah Tiller Graves D. Matthews Annette Leache Gemmell Mary Dupuy Laura E. Maxey Ruby Leigh Orgain Fmma Farish Annette Penn 1905 Mattie Fretwell Sallie Michie Bayley Bell Frances Louise Poindexter Maude Anderson Soyars Evelyn Hamner Nelly C. Preston Annie Belle Robertson Paul Lucy Wright James Lucy Morton Brooke Jennings Chess Hardbarger Annie L. Summers Sally Guy Davis Natalie Hardy Graham Ruth A. Ward Sadler Martin 1900 Mary French Day Parker Belle Rice Anne Wilkinson Cox Edith Leigh Dickey Morris Antoinette Nidermaier Phipps Edith Willis Reed Margaret Goode Moore Mary Eweil Hundley Blanche Nidermaier Vermillion Ella Houpt Georgie R. Gravely Countess Muse Bareford Ida Howard Chiles Katharine Grayson Reid Mary Robertson Perkins Fletcher 1913 Annie Pollard Bealle Willie K. Hodges Booth Kate F. Perry Ora Alphin Turpin Elizabeth Watkins Houston Mary S. Moore Beaman Florence B. Rawlings Preston Ambler Fannie May Pierce Mary Josephine Reed Johnson Eva E. Anderson Grimes 1901 Ursula Tuck Buckley Lucy Robins Archer Madeline Askew Harman Alice Atkinson Szanto Frances R. Wolfe Lula Sutherlin Barksdale Etta Rose Bailey Emma J. Barnes Clair Woodruff BugfiT Virginia Tinsley Kathleen Bar net t Fringer

December, 1956 33 Morris Fuller Ada R. Bierbower Elvira W. Carr Bentley Jean Marian Camper Margaret Boatwright Mclntyre Leha R. Carter Thomas Gladys Oliver Wenner Patty Dyer Sanford Florence Boston Decker Myrtle Dunton Curtis Ruby Overton Brooks Theresa Evans Craft Virgilia Bugg Pearl Ellett Crowgey Gladys Owen Evans Laura Holland Bow^n Minnie Rachel Butler Albright Annie Sue Fulton Clark Anna Townsend Penny Willis Blanche Jenkins Fulcher Myrtle Reveley Brown Meredith Jeffers Sallie Chew Leslie Louise Fulton Anne Grace Richardson Fletcher Elizabeth Moring Smith Bailie Wilson Daughtrey Ellen Goodwin Skinker Antoinette Davis Schaefer Brenda Griffin Doggett Ellen Robertson Fugate Mary P, Nichols Jennie Earnest Mayo Myrtle Harrison Margaret Rogers Florence Saville Anderson Florence E. Garbee Ruth Jamison Lily Sanderson Rice Lois T. Williams Margaret B. Garnett Trim Elizabeth Jarman Hardy Geneva Walden 1923 Elsie L. Gay Wilbourn Lula Jones Worsham Diploma Ruth Harding Coyner Ellen L. Lash Degree 1920 Charlotte Anderson Eaton Wanda Harkrader Darden Nancy E. Lewis Ethel Gildersleeve Doris C. Beale Kilmartin Winnie Hiner Dixie McCabe Haii-ston Mary Lancaster Wall Gracie Betts Gwaltney Bertha M. Hunt Olivia Newbill Edna Blanton Smith Annie Warren Jones Starritt Margaret Page Massey Diploma 1920 Genevieve Bonne well Altwegg Thelma Parker Babb Nena Loch ridge Sexton Bettie Sue Bailey Barnes Lucy Reid Brown Jones Lucy Ellen Parsons Lucy Maclin Somers Charlotte Baird Ferebee S. Ehzabeth Button Rosenberger Mabel L. Piince Alice Belle Martin Horgan Alta Barnes Lowrv Kathleen Carroll Price Mary Russell Piggott Gertrude Mai-tin Welch Clair Blair Hackley Pauline Chapman Ramsey Ruth Russell Westover Jennie Martin Purdum Irene Bi idges Mcintosh Elizabeth Coleman Echols Alice Hobson Smith Starke Annie R. Moss McClure Louise Brightwell Watson Isabel Crowder Callender Lillian Todd Annie Lee Mvers Williams Gladys Camper Kathleen Crute Headlee Anne Tucker Bradshaw Moss Ruth Percivall Whittle Virginia Lee Carter Irene Dunn Clarke Virginia Watkins Douglas Harrington Bessie Price Rex Emily Clark Susie V. Floyd Lucile B. Woodson Nicholson Katheiine Ragsdale Brent Verliner Crawley LiUian Grifhn Tuner Ethel Rodes Edith Estep Gray Bernice Johnson Sykes 1917 Haliic Rodes Willburger Maymie A. Fretwell Wilson Patience Moore Britt Annie L. Ayre Mary Sterling Smith Elf ret h Friend Shelburne Louise Parsons Kain Elsie Brooke Bagley Butt Eileen Spaulding Soles Kathleen Gilliam Smith Olive Payne Wilkerson Estelle Blankinship Elsie Mildred Stull May Woods Christie Harris Janie Potter Hanes Marsden Blanton Annie Tignor Ruth Wood Katharine Krebs Nina Quarles Cunningham M. Kathleen Bondurant Wilson Kearsley Bettie Lee Vermillera Odell Lavinder Martin Alice Lee Rumbough Stacy Ann Woodruff Hal) Jeannette Carney Winnie Lewis Minor Margaret Shackelford Walker Alma Craddock Burton Mary Lindsey Betty Shepard Hammond Drumeller Vought Lane 1^14 Lee Eleanor McCormick Louise A. Stephenson Louis Drumeller East Mitchell Batten Kitchin Mildred Martin Elizabeth Walkup Dorothy Tena Ferguson Burden Watkins Martha J. Bill Marie Moore McClay Martha WeUs Catlin Lucille Geddy Crutcher Goodman Florence Penick Mildred Woodhouse White Ida Bowles Marv Hester Wiedemer Lybrook Maria Bristow Starke Eliza Ramsey Emory Ruth C. Howard Wilson Bi-uce Martin Janie Rew Mapp Degree 1924 Mary Louise Layne Shearer Bessie Bond Bucher Pike Mary Margaret Reynolds Marion R. Linton Johnson Martha Anderson Bailey Dadmun Murphy Portia L. Spencer Alice Annie H. Loving Page Dorothv Diehl E. Delph Rector Louise Trotter Wooten Lnckey D..rothy Loving Ethel Gish Wilmoth Dornin Stant McEIfresh Mary Tune Mary Elizabeth Malcolm Hinternhoff Katherine Harper Irene Dunn Clark Jessie Walden Florence Middleton Crockett Roberta Hodgkin Casteen K. Ethel Fox Hirst Ridley Walker Sanderford Mollie Moore Bondurant Pearl Matthews Fuller Annie Virginia Lee Agnes Murphy Marie Winslow Baxter Belle Oliver Hart Carrie Galusha Mcllwaine Lillian Obenshain Cocks Virginia W'all Ruth Gleaves Degree 1921 Clara Pearson Durham Louise Wiley Mottley Alice M. Howison Brown Irene Pugh Evans Meile Davis Edna Mae Wilkinson Nancy L. Johnson Bondurant Hat tie F. Robertson Brinkley Helen Draper Pearl H. Jones Diploma 1924 ?4argaret M. Sinclair Mary A. Stephenson Meta Jordan Woods Gladys Tucker Rollins Cassie Baldwin Ira McAlphin Ebeling Mary Ellen White Louise Bates Chase Susie McCraw HJUsman Hemingway Diploma 1921 Marguerite Wiatt Reva Blankenbaker Holden Haskins McGehee Vreeland Hoy Sarah Rebecca Andrews Putnam Lila Kate Louise Susan Feild Brown Gi-aham Juanita Manning Harper Wooldridge Watkins Grace Bargamin Bohannon Mattie W, Marv E. Carrington Mary Susan Minton Re>'noIds Zimmerman Sally Barksdale Hargiott Mabel Allen Cathey Walker St.C. Moorman Sue Lewis Brown Harrison Grace Margaret Daniel Hopkins Parrott Hutcheson 1918 Ann Armistead Bulloch Eleanor Davis Marv Lee Folk Nellie Jordan Rogers Coi-nett Laura Boteler Cowne Myrtle Chappell McCutchen Edith Goode Gills Constance Rumbough Elinor Roy Dameron Jessie Brett Kennedy Marshall Greathead Josephine C. Sherrard Regis Cassidy Gannaway Beth Gannaway Gladys Griffin Jeter Alma Thomas B. Collie Williams Daphne Gilliam Wool Vemah L. Frances Harris Mary TrevilUan Grice Viola Colonna Reva Graves Gregory Lillian A. Minkel Margaret Umberger Groseclose Carolyn L. Harrell Mary Evelyn Coman Adair Caroline Morrow Stovall Elizabeth Walkup Bessie Eberwine Frances Jordan Moore Alice Mottley Overton Elizabeth Wall Frances Ward Katherine Ellis Hunt MacKan Adams Alean Mundy Johnston Ruth Webb Watkins Mildred Mitchell Holt Emma Katherine Field Campbell Alma Porter Elizabeth Moring Smith Nellie Garrett Tompkins Myrtle Price Thomas 1915 Gilbert Virginia Morrison Harper Katharine Elizabeth Rothiock Blount Grace Oakes Buiton Lucy Ackerly Josephine Gleaves Linda Thomasson Wilkinson Azile Dallas Mildred O'Brien Alvis Blanche Adams Chapman Frances Hancock Julia Tu:nbull Ellis Lucy D. Allen Ann Elizabeth Harris Loving Ruby Paulett Omohundro Margaret D, Tray lor Selma Batten Miller Jessie Kellam Harshaw Degree 1925 Berger Louie Locke Dorothy Wells Greve Mary Gayle Bolton Tyler Ernestine McClung Rice Edna Mae Wilkinson Dorothy Askew Carrie Bartholomew Mildretl Booker Dillard Lucille Mann Pollard Coralie Woolridge Ruth Margaret Griggs Cox Mary Elizabeth Codd Parker Kathleen Moorman Thelma Yost Lehmann Harris Olivia Compton Clara Neblett Burrier Eula B. Ferguson Evelyn Dinwiddle Bass Mary M. Noel Hock Diploma 1922 Mary L. Haskins Mary E. Hunt Stump Martha E. Drumeller Bernice Nuckols Stanley Dolly Baker Harrell Virginia Lindsey Eli7.abeth Ewald Lively Alma L. Roberston Eutsler Mary H. Bassett Kathleen Morgan Hogg Francis Idear Goldman M. Louise Rowlett Wingo Mprv Terrell Beazley Rives Richardson Lancaster Katherine Gray Stables Kathleen Savillc Htlen Black Gibson Mary Lucile Walton K. Eugenia Harris Frances Treakle Whaley Lillian Bristow Trevvett West Shields Mary Catherine Hill Shepherd Katherine Watkins Catherine Brooking Priddy Jean Carey Jeter Finley Florence Williamson Quillen Daniel Omara Diploma 1925 Christine Mackan Waike Copelia Dixon Snead Mary Diana Minton Degree 1919 Agnes Fulcher Tune Elizabeth Ballagh Pearl Moore Cosby Laura A. Meredith Annie Gannaway Berkeley G. Burch Nellie W. Nance Margaret Shannon Morton Alise Harris Rahily Virginia Burnette Williams Sallie Perkins Oast Janet H. Peek Georgia Holman Putney Virginia Cowherd Adkins Claiborne Perrow Catharine Riddle Nettie R. NcNulty Oertly Harriet Cowles Carter Louise Pruden Apperson Sarah E. Moore Blanche Craig Garbee Rebecca Ragsdale Darby Dipiima 1919 Sue V. Puckett Lush Elizabeth Crockett Fisher Fannie Scott Crowder Catherine Armstrong Watkins Lucille Rash Rooke Pauline Deaver Siler Pattifc Scott Mallory Marie Adams McDermott Mary Christine Reid Anderson Mabel Edwards Hines Marnetta Souder Lois Averill Main Mary S Simmons Nellie Ferrell Anna Rebecca Spitler Booton Sallie Barlow Smith Doris Thomas Lucile Franklin Richardson Jessie Spitler Janice Bland Lily Thornhill Reams Margaret Fuller Adams Mabel E. Spratley Bettie Carter Bell Clotilda Rodes Waddell Hiden Freia Goetz Vaughan Patsy Watkins Ruth Carwile Blake Nancy Watkins Katherine Goode Josephine Wayts Hov/dershell Grace Chambers Feinthel Lorena Wilcox Leath Mary Gose Pope Myrtle Davis Watson Gwendolyn Wright Kraeraer Dorothy Hughes Harris 1916 Blanche Dosewell Virginia Hunter Marshall Margaret T. Barnard Cassidy Olive Ferguson Rives Degree 1923 Nancy Ora Jeter Martha King Bugg Newbill Mattie Leigh Fretwell Whitlock Marv George Bolen Eva McKenney Guynn Louise Bunch Elvira H, Jones Ola Brightwell Harris Janie Martin Kay

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Alma Matthews Vaughan Harriet R. Booker Lamb Julia A. Feagans Dorothv Bloomfield Tunstall Mildred Ragsdale Jackson Harriett Elizabeth Brown Ethel Irene Fenimore Lois Virginia Cox Dorothy Rawles Parker Alice B. Carter Stone Louise Hurt Fauber Martha B. Gunter Meidling Sue E. Roper Pace Kathrine Davis Hawthorne Emma Louise Pulliam Willis Lucille Ingram Tu ner Corinne Rucker Evelyn V. Dulaney Cassidy Susie Reames Beville Irene Leake Gottschalk Virginia Clarice Spencer Hiley Marion Fitchett Long Beryl Rogers Marguerite Massey Morton Berta A. Thompson Elizabeth Hutt Martin Loulie F. Shore Clara E. Mistr Margaret B. Turpin Burke Cora Judson Jones Marshall Irma L. Vaughan Beale Harriet Moomaw Leek Margaret Vaden Fleet Margaret Lifsey Lillian L. Via Gay A. Richardson Edith Virginia Moore Raine Frances Whitehead Meyer Duvahl B. Ridgeway Degree 1926 Gladys E. Oliver Wenner Hildegarde Ross Anderson Cram Marnetta Souder 1931 Degree Jane Royall Phlegar Elise Sanford Reveley Laura Anderson Moss Georgiana Stephenson M, Elizabeth Anderson Swope Virginia Woodruth Towler Motley Ciissie Baldwin Frances Treakle Whaley Frances Armentrout Irwin Patsy Watkins Margaret Barrett Knowles Frances Walmsley Gee Mabel C. Barksdale Norris Tunstall Eleanor Bennett Ryder Elizabeth Ward Permele Byrd Cosby Imogene West Elizabeth Bugg Hughes Elizabeth Weston Yeary Verna Coleman Williams 1933 Diploma Audrey Chewning Roberts Elizabeth G. Woodson Eleanor H. Dashiell Msmie Daniel Barbee Mildred F. DeHart Frances Dixon Adkins Elizabeth Diehl Ryan Diploma 192S Annie Denit Darst Edith Hailey B ooks Mae Marshall Edwards Eleanor Amory Boyette Catharine Diehl Lancaster Louise Hartness Russell Ida Hill Phyllis Burnett Martin Mildred Dixon Wood Avis Hunt Selina Hindle Bertha McCoy Chappell Lane Elizabeth Dutton Lewis Jennie Hurt Butler Rulh Jennings Adams Martha C. Cooke Elder Pauline Gibb Bradshaw Beatrice Jones Lewis Cora Helen Meeks Anthony Alice Carmine Davis Wolf Beatrice A. Goode Staples Mary Alston Rush Gladys Moses McAllister Miriam Feagans Mabel P. Gregory Craig Audrey Smith Topping Lilian Via Nunn Victoria Gwaltney Spivey Emilie Holladay Anne V. Watkins Sue Puckett Lush Elizabeth Haskins Adele Hutchinson Watkins Mary White Guillot Gertude Quinn Thomas Helen H. Jones Davis Iska French Hutt Hoole* Florence Riss Richardson Kathryn L. Kesler Given in her memory by 1934 Degree Elizabeth H. Roberts Frances Malbon White her mother, Georgia Louise Bulloch English Mary Louise Rowlett Wingo Kathleen Sanford Harrison Bryan Hutt '02 Mary Burgess Eraser Fisher Daisy Shafer Wilroy Carolyn Sinclair Smith Olive T. Her Margaret Morton Garnet Fannie Shorter Florence Rose Smith Catherine Jones Hanger K. Elizabeth Gills Anne Smith Greene Odell Smith Catherine McAllister Wayland Eva Harris Gold Olive Smith Bowman Doris Bruce Steere Harwell Clara L. McAllister Parsons L. Frances Harris Kate G. Trent Elsie D. Story Sue G. Moomaw Buchanan Mary Easley Hill Steger Martina Willis Blannie Tanner Bass Florence Moore Crothers Frances R. Horton Lucille Wright Eber\vine Audrey E. White Harris Margaret Nuttall Coaker Margaret F. Hunter Watson Georgia R. Putney Goodman Ruth N. Jarratt Diploma 1926 Degree 1929 Rena M. Robertson Alice W. McKay Washington Mildred Amory Heptinstall Myron Barnes Dixon Mary K. Rucker Gloria Mann Maynard Mary Banks Fretwell Mary Elizabeth Bowers Meredith Evelyn Cole Simpson Lottie Marsh Mary A. Billups KathiTn Bully Frances Elizabeth Stephenson Jac Morton Hawkins Virginia Blankenship McGehee Joy Burch ShelTey Kitchen Margaret Murry Holland Mary Alice Blanton Roberts Rebecca Cocks Payne Ida Julia Trolan Allen Mary Berkeley Nelson Laila Caiter Nancy Denit Eastman Evelyn W. West Allen Margaret Otten Stuart Eioise Chappell Mary Oliver Ellington Lucy Lee Williams Margaret Parker Pond Bessie Cook Durfee Thelma Garrett Mottley Irene Wilson Hardy Edith S. Shanks Lillian East Hayden Rachel Henderlite Wilson Dorothy M. Wood Deane Sarah Hyde Thomas Douglas Gwendolyn Edye Mitchell Martha Henderlite Plunkett Helen L. Westmoi-eland Bessie F. Farmer Reynolds Margaret Hubbard Secly 1931 Diploma Beverly Wilkinson Powell Alice Frood Morrissette Florence Messick Clay Mary Clare Booth Loyd Maria Williams Sara Virginia Hall Kent Lavalettc Morton Wilkins Kalypso A. Costan Furniss Chestor Hufton Shackelford Blanche Price Paulette Dorothy Goodloe Broadwater 1934 Diploma Kathryne Landrum Smith Lucretia Province Hart Mary Frances Harris Campbell Ophelia Booker Barnes Hallie McCraw Lillian Rhodes Lelia Frances Jennings Sheffield Burnlev Brockenbrough Kinney Viola M. Martin Virginia Rucker Crigler Esther Kutz Rusmisel Edna V. Dawley Gibbs Catherine Moffitt Walters Sammy Scott Pauline Lanford Stoner Elsie Freeman Mary Owens Carhart Mabel Spratley Margaret Lester Miller Chesta Hubbard Morrissette Ruth Ponton Margaret Walton Sarah Mapp Messick Sally Virginia Inge Eddins Catherine Ryland Gay Dee Watkins Draucker Lena M. May ton Milam Bessie Strick Cartwright Mary Thelma Thomas White Glenna Watts Shepard Ellie V. Morris Hixson Kathryn Woodson Batte Dorothy Weltzel Wright Gladys E. Wilkinson Dana Tweedy Evans Phyllis Wood Sims Flora Belle Williams 1935 Degree Degree 1927 Laeta Barham Hirons 19^>2 Degree Elsie EHzabeth AUgood Cook Diploma 1929 Nancv Burgwm Leake Alene Alphin Mann Lucy G. Adams A. Louise Clayton Christine Childrey Chiles Mary E. Carrington Louise Barlow Gibson Mary Lvnn Connally Lena MacDonald Gardner Sammons Grace Chambers Feinthel Eunice H. Bassett Leyland Lueile Floyd Hight Ila Harper Rickman Maude Clark Fugate Maiy Bernard Hamilton Ruth Floyd Speer Elizabeth B. Haskins Elizabeth Crute Goode Beth Brockenbrough Lineweaver Susie V. Floyd Anne Irving Flippen Virginia Fitzpatrick Harper Elsie Clements Hanna Evelyn Gilliam Holmes Jessica Jones Binns Harriet L. Foster Katherine Cooke Butler Fannie Haskins Withers Bonnie McCoy Madeline Gary Brown Mabel Cowand Sara Hubaid Dana Elizabeth Mann Wilds Daphne Gilliam Wool Mildred Deans Shepherd Ruth D. Hunt Maude Rhodes Cox Kitty Griggs Newman Lula J. Hammond Wells Ellen Earle Jones Huffman Minnie Lee Rodgers Elizabeth Hopkins Wagner Byrdie Mae Hillsman Elizabeth McCauley Campbell Elizabeth Vasser Pickett Louise Pruden Apperson Helen Hodges Watkins Catherine Marchant Freed Katharine Walton Fontaine Louise Richardson Lacy Elizabeth Lacy Irene Meador Mary Wicker Witcher Carrie Spencer Helen McHenry McComb Cleo Quisenberry Kent Ritter Zeno Mildred Spindle Eleanor Mallory Parker Catherine 1935 Diploma Dorothy S(4uires Cundiff Frances Millikan Aderhold Doris Robertson Adkisson Turner Helen Thomas Margaret Northcross Ellis Nancy Shaner Strickler Murkland Dressier Garnett Pais Agnes Watkins Lfctitia Penn Ballenger Elsie Story Harriet Margaret Watkins Bridgeforth Margaret Pumphrey Ferguson Martha von Schilling Stuart Charligne Hall Chapman Mary Wisely Watkins Reynolds Powell Katherine Watkins Vivian McCrury Hall Jones Elva Hawthorne Nellie Royall Rhodes Jane Witt Kisler Audrey B. Diploma 1927 Margaret Rutherford Yancey Cora Belle Womeldorf BeBe Russell Barnes Alise Wells Stoner Eraser Geneva E, Smith Leiia Darby Bain 1932 Diploma Alice Zeigler Blackard Margaret Barham Wallace Degree 1930 Crews Dallas Costan Maude Helen Davis 1936 Degree Louise Duke A. Irving Armstrong Ann E. Margaret Eley Brothers Billings Louise Gary Alkire Annie Lee Bowden Lillaston Dorothy Eubank Davidson Richardson Katherine Hatch Whitfield R. Alice Hamner Woll Elizabeth Nancy Leigh Bland Ann Huntsberry Shoi ^^y Wilkinson Hudson .Slayton Mabel Hayes Thomson Virginia Ruby Blanton Flora Johnson Garber Marcuson Laura Logan Hurt Elmore S. Leyburn Hyatt Winslow Marv Ellen Agnes Bondurant McAllister Bell Ticer Jones Welch Blanche Murrell Jones Emiiy A. Helen Bos well Ames Evelyn Estes Edith Lamphier Owings Lucille Norman O'Brien Frances Newman Berkeley G. Burch Dorothy Nuckols Dotson L. Canada Glover Stella Lotts Magann Rachel L. Royall Sarah Virginia Robinson Ormond Marshall Gary Evelyn Traylor Macon Mary Elsie Carter Harris Sadler Gillikin Ethel Miles Gibbs Mary Jane Vaden Marion L. Mary Chenault Josephine Sneed. Clark Hanger Mattie Rogers Smith Sydnor Nancy Watkins Margaret Pennington Linda Wilkinson Bock Helen Ward Forrest Audrey Clements Lawrence Lena Somers White Mary Evelyn Thurston Daughtry Katherine D. Omara Daniel Williams Powell Diploma 1930 Dorothy Deans Bohannon Mary E. 1933 Degree Beaty Dotson Winnie F- Eubank Mayo Cleaves Degree 1928 Katherine Chambers Large Frances E. Armistead Josephine Ruth Cleaves Adams McLemore Sue Baylis Cross Margaret Armtrong Ottley Alyce Page Barrow Amanda Gray Hazel M. Bramm Helen Dunkley Fay Martin

35 December, 1956 K. Eugenia Harris Murkland Dressier Turner 1943 Luverta Joyner Gumskowski Bessie Dru Hart Payne Eloise Williams Drainc Lillian Agnew Leath Rosa Hill Yonce Byrdie Mae Hillsman Hannah Briggs Allen Martha Holman LeStourgeon Elizabeth Huse Ware 1940 Julia Ethel Ay res Youngblood Ruby E. Keeton Jeannette Jones Spivey Frances Alvis Hulbert Beatrice Barnette McArthur Frances Lee Stoneburner Catherine Lynch Bo wen. Dorothy McNamee Fore Lucy S. Blackwell Jones Grace Collins Boddie Mary Evelyn Massey Coleman Hazel-Wood Burbank Thomas Lucy Davis Gunn Margaret A. Mclntyre Davis Agnes Murphy Anita Mildred Carrington Taylor Lilly Gray Zehmer Katherine A. Maddox Thomas Olivia S. Newbill Laura Nell Crawley Birkland Helen Wiley Hardy Wheat Ann Beaman Martin Kinsey Claudine O'Brien Mary Louise Cunningham Warren Hallie Hillsman Fleetwood PoUy Moore Light Margaret Pollard Flippen Martha Denny M. Lucille Johnston Rebecca Norfleet Meyer Nora Berden Rawlinson Judith Gathright Cooke Baylis Kunz Margaret Orange Dorothy Rhodes Putney Charligne Hall Chapman Margaret Mish Timberlake Jackie Parden Kilby Sallie Goggin Rode* Jane Hardy McCue Leona Moomaw Jean Parry Whitaker Kitty Smoot Major Carolyn L. Harrell Janie V. Patterson Glenn Ann Patterson Marsh Elizabeth Sutton Stettner Mildred Harry Dodge Agnes Pierce Piland Jane Paulette Taylor Susie Robinson Turner Mai-y Louise Holland Etta Marsh Pilkington Adams Beverly Peebles Kelly Marcia Vick Rosemary W. Howell Alma Porter Jane Philhower Young Susan Waldo O'Hara Irene M. Kitchen Elizabeth Reid Paradis Virginia Price Perrow Tac Waters Mapp Elizabeth Harris Loving Rosalie Rogers Talbert Virginia Shackelford Mclntyre Lottie West McAnally Martha McCorkle Taylor Alice Lee Rumbough Stacy Lois Lloyd Shepperd Lewis Anna Maxey Boelt Stella Scott Bosworth Mildred Louise Shiflett Toomer 1936 Diploma Margaret Northcross Ellis Dawn Shanklin Campbell Florence Smith Carr Evelyn Dickerson Frazier Jane Powell Johnson Jane Lee Sink Givens Mary Spradlin Mildred Hoge Shackelford Marian Shelton Combs Jeraldine Smith Shawen Agnes Stokes Richardson Lucille Johnston Mary Sue Simmons Goodrich Elsie Stossel Anne Summers Lumpkin Gertrude Levy Conn Nancy Smith Hundley Barbara Tripp Friend Mildred Lorene Thomas Clarke Cleo Reynolds Coleman Olivia Stephenson Lennon Virginia Treakle Marshbum Juanita Zeigler Stokely Mildred E. Tyler Irving 1944 Martha E. Watkins Mergler Katherine Wright Salmon Grace Waring Putney Lucille Cheatham Moseley 1937 Degree Isabel Williamson Hoyt Elizabeth Jones Clark Eliza 1947 Janice M. Bland Wise Mildred J. Corvin Lingerfelt Mary Virginia Blankenship Cramer Barbara L. Dickenson Phillips Lucy Allen M. Alice Hoggs 1941 Mildred A. Droste Ruth Anderson Smith Cassie Boswell Habel Lou Anna Blanton Newton Julia Eason Mercer Virginia Anderson Justis Claire Eastman Nichols Laura Boteler Cowne Dorothy Flo Wei's Johnson, Mae Ballard Garrett Bessie Eberwine Faye Brandon Cross Edith Gills Hilda Bennett Martha Gwaltney Everett Florence Boatwright Brooks Joscelyn Gillum Silva Mary Stewart Buford Peery Martha Hamlet Davis Bernice Callis Hudson Sarah M. Hardy Blanton Mary Armistead Catlett Katherine Hurt Stahl Yates Carr Garnett Sue Harper Schumann Rosa Chandler Elliott Katherine Irby Hubbard Rosa Courter Smith Audrey B. Hawthorne E. Lorene Claiborne Ward Gertrude Manning Wilson Thelma Courtney Scott Frances Lee Hawthorne Browder Betty Deuel Cock Elam Ruth Hunter Myers Rachael DeBerry Warren Mary K. Ingham Murphy Patsy Dale Barham Margaret E. Pittard Chewning Helen Dunkley Anne Leake Shirley Mae Didlake Irby Marian Barclift Pond Elizabeth Garrett Rountrey Josephine Bishop Paxton Julia Edmonds Ruth Ponton Louise Hall Zirkle Ruth B. Rose Brewer Margaret Ellett Anderson Virginia Tilman Aebersold Nell Sue Hall Wilbourne Romelia Say re Summerell Elsie Freeman Flora Belle WiUiams Harriette Ann Haskins Eubank Grace Scales Evans Louise Harrell Clark Marguerite York Rupp Nancy Ora Jeter Jeanne Strick Moomaw Anna Stuart Headlee Lambdin Louise Kendrick Mary Tune Audrey Jane Hudson Grinstead Johnson Garber 1937 Diploma Eunice Lipscomb Katherine R. Vaughan Mary EUen Louie Locke Ann Hardy Williams Geraldine Joyner West Frances Bradshaw Bruce Mary Hille McCoy Helen Williamson Foresman Barbara Kellam Grubbs Hortense Connelly Jean Moyer Scorgie Nancy Williamson Cole Katharine Kearsley Williams Brenda Doggett Garner Mary Cabell Overbey Field James Moore Caralie Nelson Brown Mildred Willson Ruth Ruth Lea Purdum Nash Gertrude Wright Wells Doris R. Ramsey Skillman Knight Ellen Virginia Richards Dofflemyer Christine Shifiet Maxey Margaret Robinson Simkins 1945 Cornelia C. Smith Goddia 193S Degree Dorothy Rollins Lynn Sprye Cavedo Pauly E. Kyle Ainsworth Watson Mary Dudley Allen Westmoreland Dorothy A. Scott Mildred O'Brien Alvis 1948 Margaret Bailey Bowors Mildred Frances Shaw Mary Ann Biggs Prillaman Bruce Crowell Rucker Nellie Russell Shelton Helen Chapman Cobbs Hilda Abernathy Jackson Blanche Doswell Geneva Smith Betsy Brooks Dillard Gomer Catharine Bickle Doris Richie Ellis Chandler Trimyer Gresham Lillian Noble Goddin Hamilton Marjorie Ann Burns Edith Hammack Helen Truitt Anne Hamhn Parrott Nancy H. Chambers Nora F. Jones Culpeper Georgia Watson Wilkerson Dorothy Hudson Elizabeth Lloyd Collier Hallie McCraw Elizabeth West Rachel Joyner Taylor Sue Duval Davis Breeding Carrie D. Mahood Eunice Westbrook Lacy Old V. Adeline Dodd W ilkerson Martha Rebecca Lillian Minkel Whelchel Plummer Lillian R. Livesay Edwards Jean Edgerton Winch Grace Allen Pittard Sydnor Mary Elizabeth White GuiUot Nancye Bruce Noel Dorothy Lee Fultz Elliott Isabel Plummer Kay Nancy Wolfe Borden Frances Gihner Patterson Marian Hahn Sledd Price Waller Virginia Louise Lillian Alleyne Phillips Bryson Mary Helmer Anna Crump Shiflett Reed 1942 Gwynn A. Roberts Morgan Nancy Hughes Robinson F. Rose Smith Lucy Manson Sharpe George Anne Lewis Hart Gay Stieffen Shaw Rachel Abernathy Paulson Elizabeth Ogburn Allen Cooper Mary Sterrett Lipscomb Elise B. Turner Franklin Peggy Ann Anne Dudley Payne Rotter Eleanor H. Wade Tremblay Margaret Turpin Burke Virginia S. Barksdale Betty Jean Snapp Fawcett Elizabeth L. Barlow Mary Paul Wallace Viola Tuttle March Mary Franklin Woodward Potts Ruth B. Stephenson Mary Vaughan Driscoll Vera Baron Remsburg Harriette Sutherlin Overstreet Elizabeth Boatwright Audrey White Harris 1946 Helen Reeves Williams White Katherine D. White Marie Cardwell Foster N. Marian Wittkamp Elizabeth Mai-y Owen Carson Roberts Burger Coralie Woolridge Martha Cottrell Harwood Ella Banks Abraham 1939 Iva Cummings Johnson Gloria Allen Kent 1949 Lucy G. Adams Caroline Eason Roberts Nellie Katharine Allen Dorothy Adkins Young Irma D. Graff Holland M. Ellen Bailey Lois K. Callahan Louise Anthony McCain Jean Addison Hall Bass Mary Terrell Beazley Gwendolyn Cress Tibbs Bonnalyn Avery Bugg Myrtle Harrison Lucille Bell Barnes Jennie Lee Cross Marguerite Blackwell Seely Helen M. Hawkins Eleanor Bisese Johnson H. Dorothy Daniel Elizabeth Burke Mary Venable Hughes Carolyn Bobbitt Jones Ruth M. Eggleston Katy Ellis Reid S. Elizabeth Button Rosenberger Charlotte Jones Corson Nancy Ann Broughman Terry Irene Fenimore Sarah Button Rex Polly Keller St. Clair Barbara W. Brown Ethel Jeffrey Harriet Cowles Carter Shirley McCalley King Edith C. Bryant Grizzard June Gianniny Helen Costan Mary McCormick Leary Alice Buck Louise Harr>- Bagby Charlotte H. Davis McCarty Viola Martin Nell Morrison Buck Shirley Irving Florence Garbee Catherine Moffitt Walters Louise Bunch Kathryn L. Kesler Lavelette Glenn Henry Mildred Morris Hertzberg Anne Marie Carmines Ransdell Alfreda Lewis Moore Marshall Greathead Virginia Morris Jones Margaret Claiborne Wright Betty Pairet Watson Thelma Houpe Foster Evelyn Pankey McCorkle Viola Colonna Ruby Pugh Lenoir Hubbard Coleman Elizabeth Ann Parker Stokes Phyllis Page Cook Axson Ethel Shockley Southall Anne W. Kelly Bowman Betty Peerman Coleman Alice Courter Burton Gwendolyn R. Smith Kennedy Elsie Landrum Louise Phillips Mancil Sue Baylis Cross Elizabeth V. Spindler Scott Catherine Maynard Pierce Lula Power Muller Shirley N. Cruser White Lee Staples Lambert Fannie Putney Boykin Mary Lillian Purdum Davies Dorothy L. Cummings Betty Tilson Walker Beverley Sexton Hathaway V. Beverley Purkins, Schoaf Bailie W. Daughtrey Virginia Watson Price Margaret Sinclair Georgia Holman Putney Louisa Dawson Marguerite Snell Trent Eva Reid Verelle Mary Anne Dove Waldron 1950 Margaret Stallard Woolling Frances Rosebro Garrett Julia Feagans Mary Louise Alphin Hurley Annie Laurie Taylor Owens Mary Lou Shannon Delaney Miriam Feagans Mary Puckett Asher Doris Thomas Julia Ellen Smith Borum Charlotte Baird Ferebee Winifred Beard Elizabeth Tindall Duncan Florence Thierry Leake Ruth Fleming Scott Marjorie Boswick Michael

36 Alumnae Magazine Nellie Anderson Bowles Frances Everett Brown Eleanor Weddle Ellen M. Porter Koolman Virginia C. Bowie Brooks Betsy Gravely Hattie W. Pugh V. Page Bumette Johnson Emily Hastings Baxter 1953 Betsy Jean Robertson Anne Grace Oakes Burton Elsie Hawley Burkholder Blannie Tanner Bass Dorothy E. Stringfield Dolores Duncan Smallwood Peggy Dee Hoover Newhall Helen E. Castros Virginia F. Sutherland Jacqueline Eagle Charlotte King Jones Anne Conley Bromley Ann Thomas Wicke Margaret Farmer Newman Lillie Lankford Middleton Hortense Connelly Nellie Garrett Tompkins Charlotte Flaugher Ferro Gretna Perkins Anne Marie Gray Cook Lee Drumeller Vought Jane Gray Comerford Bobbie Pollard Wrenn Eva McKennev Guynn Wary Denny Wilson Parr Elizabeth G- Harris Floyd Corinne Rucker Betty C. Hancock Beard Constance Heather Poland Lester H. Smallwood Jr. Virginia Lee Hansel 1955 Jean Hogge Shackelford Helen C. Smith Massie Anne C. Jones Catherine Johnston Wilck Virginia Mildred Spencer Wnek Billie Frances Dunlap Powell Mary Ellen Booth Hornsby Nancy Kibler Smith Mary Jane Stansbury Peake Maude Collins Shelton Marj' C. Boswell Patsy Kimbrough Pettus Iris Sutphin Wall Helen M. Tanner Dorothy Toland Cooper Willard Leeper Grace Adair Thompson Margaret O. Tavlor Barlow Nell Crocker Owen Virginia Crumley Leeper Edith G. Walker Hostetter Betty Tyler Barbara Ann Moore Curling Patsy C, Lindsev Patricia Walker Bettie Lou Van de Riet Baecher Betty Joan Davis Edwards Stuart McGhee Bobbie Wall Edwards Freia A. Goetz Vaughan Donnetta Devine Clark Nancy Lee Maddox Elizabeth Wilson East Elizabeth Durfee Coleman Joan M. Moore 1954 Dolly Baker Harrell Emma M. Moss C. Rebecca Hines Bowling 1952 Johanna Biddlecomb Marie Louise Redd Shahan Margaret Lester Miller Ijois Marie Ash Carr Elsie Holland Cux Nancy C. Short Dean Barbara Mitchell Nellie Culpeper Carol Stoops Edith Haley Brooks Dorothy Morris Annie M. Swann Mary Crawford Andrews Elizabeth Eubank Davidson Nancy Nelson L. Doll Helen Travnham Mary Lee Folk Wanda Joyce Pomeroy Ruth Walker McGhee Betty M. Foster Katharine Gilbert Wilma Salmon Robinson Dolores L. Hoback Kanner Fay Sharon Greenland Peggy White Sh i rley Anne Wa rd Maria Jackson Catherine Hamilton Sarah Wilkinson Baldwin Betty Jane West Ann Younger Jackie Jardine Wall Dorothy Hughes Harris Virginia McLean Pharr Peggy Hood Smith Eugenia Moore Doris R. Horne 1956 1951 Elsie Rae Page Bonner June Horton McKown Mildred Rassdale Jackson Mary Maxwell Acree Cumbia Rachael E. Peters Dorothy Batten Kitchin Beatrice Jones Lewis Ann Burnette Younger Frances Ramsey Hunter Elizabeth Ann McClung Grigg Mildred Catherine Carter Jean Ridenour Appich Edna Lucille Mann Pierce Helen Connelly Button Mary Jo Smith Fore Sara Mapp Messick Honorar>' Members Jean Cunningham Wilson Josephine Sneed Mildred Parker Candler Harriet Baker June M. Divers Lucille Thompson Ora Mitchell Parker Houston Blackwell Edith Duma Lindsey Frances Turner Widgen Jean A. Pearce Shell Mrs. Norman O. Myers

9n, TyiumDhLaiYL

Kate ("Daisy") Ashley Riidolphi, '96 Frances Land Chappell, ent '06 Louise Price Miller, '15

Ellen Bahh White, '!'& Mary Lazeson Jones, '9() Alice Putney, '18

Nancy Urquhart Boykiii Harrell, '32 Sarah I.eatlierinan Muyskens, '54 Mary Beverly Rateliffe Chenery '95

Eertlia Braitlin'aitc Beale, ent '05 Elizabeth Lewis Powers, '39 Elizabeth Helena Roberts, '26

Flora Anne Bruce. '07 Ethel Lie/on Miller, '07 Marianna Robinson Rogers. '31, '33

Lennie AJay Clemmer, 'OS Fannie Ligon, '94 (Mrs.) Virginia H. Ruftin. ent '44

Alice Bland Coleman, '01 Blanche Bonner McClintic, '13 Maggie Sibley Smith, '00

Olivia Deislier, ent '09 Lucy Lee ^h^Crazi^ Kuykendall, ent '02 Ethel SMid Stonaker, '23

Mildred Finney Lancaster, ent '30 A'irginia U'harey McGehee, ent '89 Alary Speight, '15

Lemma Garrett Johnson, '15 Shirley McKinney. '56x Carrie Samuels Spencer, ent '87

Hannah Handctt Morgan, '29 Evelyn Mann Rhudy, '38 Daisy Szi'etnani Hughes. '11

Mary E. Hancs Lancaster, ent '93 Mary Moore Harris, '06 Mary Elizabeth Tjirpin Williams. '10

'92 '48 Lelia J. Harris Barnett, \'irginia Moore Green, '30 Helen Warriner Coleman, '18,

Helen Jarinan Stipes, '21 Maymie Olive Myers Tarpley. '10 Nannie Watkins, 'II

Grace Jones Chinn, '28 Xancy Rebecca Ogburn. '34x Mildred Boiling White, '31, '40

Jessie Lee King. '38, '44 Harriet May Phelps, '03 Bettie Ann JVhiteluirst Parsons, '14

Maud Wicker, '96

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assignment to French ^Morocco for two

years' duty . . . Martha Alarsli Lewis '02, a widow since 1934, lives at Wicomico '03, Church . . . Annie Gresham Lyons a loyal class agent, writes from San Antonio, Texas: "1812 Daughters and DAR here in Texas have claims on me this March, but I'll get back to Alma

2\Iater one of these days." . . . A'laude Wallace '03, before her retirement from teaching in Clarkston, Wash., was recognized by Delta Kappa Gamma honor society, as one of the superior teachers

in her area . . . Ella V. Moore Rector Kennerly. 1S'.17 Ruby Leigh Orgain, '99 Martha Mason '04 is young people's organizer in her husband's church in Berkeley Springs. has three daughters The family of Martha Mason KennerU'. W. Va. . . . Charlotte Siiead Grimes is and two sons. The Class of 1897, requested no flowers at quite a traveller since her retirement. older son was an officer in World War lier funeral, but that her friends send Her last letter gave a vivid picture of II ; the other is a specialist in agricul- contributions '06 tural economics . . . to her beloved Longwood southern Florida . . . Carrie Dungan Maude Augusta College Alumnae Association. After 60 is president of the Farmville Branch of Rogers McLean is the new chairman of years what a tribute to her first Alma A.A.U.W. and vice-president of Psi Junior .American citizens in the A'irginia

! DAR. Mater On May 21. 1956, this distinguish- Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma . . . ed and loyal alumna died at the home Louise Semones, '06, retired several years Carrie Bell Elbert '11, who married of her niece, Mrs. Sherman Hooker, in ago after teaching in Danville for 41 again after the death of her first husband, Tucson, Ariz. Born at Greenway Court, years ... A letter from Nellie Moreland is again a widow. She lives in Redondo

White Stone, Va., in 1872, she was the Slaven, '07, told of her activities during Beach, Calif . . . Kathleen Saville is now daughter of Capt. Joseph M. Kennerly the past half century and of her in- living in a cottage on her home place in and Josepha Ann Beale Kennerly. After tentions (jf being present for the reunion Rockbridge County and keeps busy writ- her elementary education at home under of the class of 1907. She has lived in ing . . . Violet Marshall Miller, whose a governess, she graduated from the State Washington for the past 21 years, in daughter, Mary Beatrice, is also a Female Normal School, now Longwood government service until 10 years ago. graduate of Longwood, is an active mem- College, in February, 1897. She taught Prior to that she had taught in Hampton ber of the Greensboro, N. C, Alumnae

Chapter . . . .Allen several years in \'irginia, then entered and in Newport News . . . Susan Wright Mary Shan' McCue Adelphi College, Brooklyn. N. Y., and taught in Danville, Arkansas, and Idaho is Director of L'pper School in St. Cather- received her B.S. degree in 1903. Later for nine years after leaving Farmville. ine's in Richmond . . . Effie Milligan she taught there under Miss Bessie Gaines. After touring the West in 1916, she upon her retirement from her position In 1913 she became a member of the was called to Washington to work for with the Pennsylvania Railroad moved biology department at Hunter College in "uncle Sam", and did efficient work in back to her old home in Cape Charles

New York where she taught until her the War Risk Dept. until her retirement . . . Iva JVilkersoii Etheridge had the retirement in 1943, having been made several years ago. She still resides in misfortune of breaking her hip more year is associate professor in 1924. She received Washington . . . Beryl Morris Flannagan than a ago, but now able to get the M.A. degree from Columbia Uni- of Henderson, N. C. has two sons. about on crutches. versity and did further graduate study Eric G., Jr.. an architect, and Stephen, Edith Willis Reed '12 is president of at Woods Hole and Cornell. .\lso she a mechanical engineer, both in business the National Commission of Children's traveled extensively. She is survived by with their father. Her daughter is Work for the Methodist Church . . . two nieces, Mrs. Sherman Hooker, 3210 married to a major in the U. S. Air Mr. Hill Sandidge, vice-president of E. Willard, Tucson. Ariz., and Mrs. Command who returned to the States in Richmond's Central National Bank, is John C. Digges, White Post, Va. Martha .August after a two-year tour in Formosa. Nellie Bristoiv Sandidge's son. Kennerly '13. was a great teacher, who con- Beryl has five grandchildren . . . Grace -Ada Bierbower retiring elementary tinued to love her native \^irginia and Graham Beville '08 is well known in supervisor of Nottoway County, was Longwood College. She gave to the Florida for her creative writing in chil- recognized in June as Blackstone's .Alumnae House a valuable original oil dren's literature . . . Alma Louise Taylor "Woman of the Year." She is now living painting "Christ in the Tomb" by New- Finchani '08. of "Finch Haven" near in Farmville across the street from the

man and to the Morrison Memorial Culpeper, is a busy grandmother, but Alumnae House . . . The Clarke School Library at Longwood a copy of Camp- does much community and church work PTA in Charlottesville celebrated the bell's History of I'irgiiiia, which had . . . The Raleigh Nezfs and Observer school's 2Sth anniversary in May and at been given her by the family of Dr. carried a lovely picture of Julia Forbes the same time honored Florence Buford J. A. Cunningham, at his death. Thornton last year at the time of the who has been principal of the school ever Sara Ferguson Thomas, who would presentation to the State of a renlica of since it opened its doors . . . Blanche have graduated with the famous Class the historic Norcom home, in Edenton. McClintic, who died after a lingering of 1894. sustained a broken hip several N. C. Julia, as honorary president general illness last year, was one of the most be- months ago, but has recovered sufficiently of Colonial Dames of the X\"II Century, loved teachers in the Covington schools. to get around the house in a walker, participated in the presentation cere- The Covington I'irginian concluded an so the Bristol Herald Courier reports . . monies. editorial on her passing with this para- '96 '10 Bessie Lindsey Farmer who has had Mary Jones .-\dams is a hostess at graph : "The parents and grandparents two long hospital experiences in the last Southwestern in Memphis, Tenn . . . of our school children give honor to her two years, writes that she will be glad Judith Savillc for several years suijerin- memory and are grateful that they too to continue her work as class . . the number agent . tendent of nurses in Palmerton, Pa., is were among fortunate who It was a disappointment not to see Mattie now with the E.xecutive Department of started their school days under the guid- Lee Cunninghnm Walker '98 on Founders Shepherd Pratt Hospital in Baltimore ance of 'Miss Blanche' "... Annie Moss Day. She wrote, "Each day I kept hoping ... A Pittsylvania newspaper carried McClure teaches fifth grade in one of I would be able to come, but my bad a well deserved tribute to Olive Myers Hempstead, L. I.'s rapidly growing knee prevented, so you see I could not trip Tarpley, at the time of her death last schools. Her oldest son, John, is working around and enjoy the wonderful crowd fall. She was active in the Danville Busi- in Kansas with juvenile delinquents. Her as I have done for so many years." ness and Professional \\'oman's Club, younger son is in the Army. Vennie Cox Mattoon '00 spent a winter the Mt. Herman Woman's Club, and Lenuna Garrett Johnson, 'IS. passed recently with her son Ray, a lieutenant the Epsilon Chapter of the Delta Kappa away on September 15. The class extends colonel in the Army, just before his Gamma Society . . . Myrtle Steele Seay sympathy to her family. Her two daugh-

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'44, ters, Beth Johnson Wright and Wins- be back in \'irginia." . . . Bernice Nuckols writes : "By some miracle, I am able to ton JoIduoh Biggs, '53, are graduates Stanley is a fourth grade teacher at do most of the things I've always done,

of Longwood. Crestview School in Richmond. She is even substitute teaching." . . . Evelyn Callie Bolton Tyler is a world traveler. the author of an article entitled "All Thompson Law and her daughter have Last summer she visited most of the Aboard for Antarctica," in the June issue recently returned from a summer in European countries and the Holy Land of The Instructor. Europe. They visited England and the Continent. son is at Aledical College . . . Elizabeth Jarrett, who has taught To Kate Co.r Bond, the Class of 1919 Her

in many Christian Workers' schools extends sympathy on the death of her ini Richmond . . . Roberta Skipwith Self lives in Montgomery, Ala. trust throughout Methodism, is now giving full husband, Ivan F. Bond . . . Myrtle Reve- We that time as consultant to churches wishing Icy Brown, loyal class agent as always, her son who was ill in March has entire-

to develop an expanding program of found time this year to write each class- ly recovered . . . Joy Burch Shetfey, former missionary in the Belgian Congo, Christian Education . . . The Daily Press mate, even though it had to be done in January carried an excellent picture "enroute on the Super Chief to California, is( now infirmary nurse at Lynchburg of Blanche Adams Chapman and a long seeking a little sun and change for a not College.

article about her interest in research and too well husband." . . . Anna Penny Esther Kut:: Rusmisel '31 is active in her authorship of valuable Virginia gene- Willis is interested in writing. Many of the community church, the Woman's alogies. her poems, short stories, and articles have Club, and Boy Scouts in Great Neck, Margaret Barnard Cassidy '16 makes been published, and one of her plays has L. I. She has a daughter 16 and a son

been produced in major . . . a charming hostess in Edmarton Guest networks 10 . . . Frances Elizabeth Stephenson House, her home near Endless Caverns Catherine Riddle, who was in a bad Kitchen is bank teller and secretary in automobile accident last . . . Evelyn Goodiviu Skinker is librarian summer, writes Wakefield . . . Mabel Barksdale Norris, that she is about as good as new again. in Marine Corps School at Quantico . . . formerly "forelady" with E. I. duPont To Thelma Parker Babb. the Class of Bessie Mead's 16-year-old daughter is Co.. has returned to her first love living with 1916 extends sympathy on the death of Catherine while her mother teaching . . . Jane Brou'ii West, we are her husband, Livingston H. Babb, of and father are in Japan where he is in glad to know, is able to lead a normal charge Hospital. Ivor . . . The Tiincs-Dispalch recently of Fukuoka Army life, after several years' invalidism from carried a charming picture of Ruth Lucille Rash Rooke '22 is an active polio. Jane, her husband, and two Jamison, outgoing president of the Vir- member of the Highland Park Woman's daughters and a son are living in Lom-

ginia Home Economics Association . . . Club, Garden Club. Citizen's Association, bard, III, where he is associated with a

Louise Fletcher is doing associational and the Country Club of \'irginia . . . large steel corporation . . . Dorothy Good- missionary work in Scott County, with Sarah Stubblefield has the enviable record he Broadwater, of Middleboro, Ky.. was

headquarters at Gate City . . . Brenda of having taught 29 years and missed unable to attend her 25th reunion in Griffin Doggett and her husband live only one day. She has taught in the March on account of the illness of her alone on a farm in Isle of Wight, she Methodist Sunday School for almost as daughter Caroline, but she and her hus-

writes, but haven't much time to be many years . . . Nancy Reed Quarles '57, band later brought their children to see lonely, for their four married children daughter of Nancy Crisinan Quarles. was their Alma Maters. Longwood, and Wil- live near enough for tlie nine grand- maid of honor to Queen Shenandoah liam and Mary. children to spend much time with them XXIX at the Apple Blossom Festival in Lois Cox '3i has returned to the Mary-

. . . Aurelia Kayton Porter is hospital Winchester in April. Her father, super- land School for the Blind in Overlea.

director, Barney Convalescent Hospital, intendent of the city schools, has been Md.. to be its principal . . . Martha in Dayton, Ohio, and also a member of the author and narrator of the festival's Guntcr Meidling, formerly engaged in

civic and church boards in her city . . . annual Pageant of Spring time since Ballistic Research at Aberdeen Proving Lelia Rebecca Carter Thomas has been 1936. Ground, is teaching at home again in

clerk for the N & W Railway for 10 Lilliam Griffin Turner '23. formerly a Lynchburg . . . Katie Kidd Austin has

years ; she is also correspondent for the teacher, is now homemaker and church recently been appointed Elementary

Crewe Chronicle . . . Ellen Lash is a Supervisor in Buckingham County . . . school worker in Smithfield . , . To Mary member of the Executive Committee of Tyler Baker Baber, the Class of 1923 Margaret G. Brown is reading consultant the Virginia Association of English extends sympathy on the death of her with Allyn and Bacon, with headquarters

Teachers. husband, a prominent civic leader in in Dallas, Texas . . . Irene Leake Gotts- '17 chalk lives just seven minutes from Times Hattie Robertson Brinkley has held Cumberland County . . . Margaret Glenn offices in most of the church and com- Van Huss, of Elizabethton, Tenn., has Square in Hoboken. N. J. munity organizations in which she has two sons, 17 and 13. Her husband died Elizabeth Glenn Cockrell '34 is active in community aflfairs in Kilmarnock. She worked club, . . —garden DAR Chapter, hos- in 1954 . Maria Sterrett Swecker's

pital board, and the Woman's Society in daughter received last year's National has two sons . . . Betsey Wilkinson pictured in the Roanoke her church . . . \n article on Southside Geographic Society award for her essay Darden was ^^irginia's scientific tobacco growing and on conservation. U'orld Nezvs last fall over the caption curing, written by Lee DrumcUcr \'ought Margaret Hubbard Seely '29 and family, Fourth R added to Educational Funda- was published in the March Bulletin of after 30 months in Japan, now live in mentals. Betsey was reading to her first were taking their . they the Virginia Geographic Society . . Wahoo, Neb., where Colonel Seely is graders while

Louise Gibson Sterrett, postmistress at commanding oflncer of the Ordnance plant daily 30-minutes rest period . . . Dorothy husband Dr. P. Allen, Rockbridge Baths, was one of the 11 . . . Lillian Rhodes, who "has lived ail Eubank Allen, J. alumnae who joined the group that went over the United States," has settled down and daughter Patsy went to Switzerland to New York in June on the Blue and in Fairmont, W'. Va.. built a house, and last year where he has served as visiting at Gray Clipper Theater Train . . . Kate doesn't think she will move again. She professor at the theological seminary

Louise Ji'ooldridc/e Watkins before her is art chairman at Fairmont State Col- Ruschlikon . . . Nancy Harrison Mc- marriage in schools, Laughlin's husband, Sam. is head of taught the Roanoke lege . . . .'\lma Hunt, executive secre- and in the summer worked in Home tary of the Woman's Missionary Union, the science department at Woodberry Mission fields for her church. Slie has Baptist Church, writes of her work Forest and director of Camp Briar Hills

a son and a daughter, both graduates "My territory covers 24 states so I have in the summer .. . Maria D. Williams re-

. . . University of the University of Rochester Gladys wide and wonderful contacts . . . This ceived her M.S. degree at the Tucker Rollins is president of the Charles- past summer I was sent to the Baptist of Florida in August. ton. W. Va., Chai)ter of UDC, officer in World Alliance meeting in London and Alaude Rhodes Cox. '35. is working as the Iris Garden Club, and member of given the opportunity to visit mission secretary at Smithfield High School. She Nancy. other . . 13. community and civic clubs. She points in Europe and the Near East." . has three children: Herbert.

has three sons, the oldest a junior partner Audrey Frank Birdsall's son Gilbert was 10. and Robert. 8. . . . Jessica Jones in his father's company of accountants a special guest at a recognition dinner Binns, homemaker. mother of two sons, and auditors. at the National 4-H Club Congress held substitute teacher, worker in civic and outstand- Katharine Gilbert '18, Grace Richard- in Chicago last fall . . . Eunice Basseit religious groups, is one of the son Fletcher '19x, and ilildred Ra;isdalc Leyland is the mother of two sons, ing citizens of Glen Allen. '25 '38, Jackson attended the summer session teacher, club and church worker . . . Cleo Reynolds Coleman. has two

. . at Longwood . . . Frances Azile Hancock Elva Reynolds Powell, who was teacher children : Brenda Lou 7 and Bruce 4 . Arling- Dallas is a teller in a Richmond bank . . . of the year for her county in 1953, had Margaret Lee Bailey Bowers of 4 Clara AU'blctt Rurrier writes : "We are to give up her regular work that very ton also has two children : Becky

. extends . of 1938 wintering in Richmond and it's good to year for a very serious operation. .She and John 1 . The class

December, 19S6 39 sympathy to Elizabeth Harris Miller on Davis teaches Spanish at the University ferred to as the most professional organi- the death of her husband, Robert Morton of Alabama . . . Zula Cutchins calls her- zation of its kind in this section of the letter, country." Miller, in February, 1956. . . . Ritchie self an old maid in her which proves Ellis Chandler is a busy housewife and to me that she has not lost her sense Diploma 1921 substitute teacher in Lawrenceville. She of humor. She spends some of her spare

daughters, and Anne time writing poetry . . . "Miss Issie" has two Judy Mary President: Elizabeth Moring (Mrs. W. . . reports as Isabelle Harrison was lovingly called . Grace Allen Pittard Sydnor E. Smith) Farmville, Va. wonderful trip last August through at St. Christopher's School in Richmond, "a Secretary: Carolyn L. Harrell, 113 3Sth England and up the St. Lawrence." where for 27 years, she was receptionist, New St., Newport News, Va. secretary, registrar, and "pal" of thou- Sarah Andrezvs Putnam was kind June 1905 sands of boys, retired last year and is enough to write me about Founders Day. living in Richmond . . . Minnie Blanton President: Edith Dickey (Mrs. John R. She enjoyed her week-end stay with her Button and Martha Blanton still live in Morris) 834 Locust Ave., Charlottes- daughter, Anne Price White, then a fresh- Farmville and are fortunate to be able ville, Va. man. In addition to her daughter, she to keep in touch with our Alma Mater. Secretary: Clair Woodruff (Mrs. J. has a son, Jack, who is making a career Minnie carries on the work of her late Luckin Bugg) Farmville, Va. of the Navy. She makes her home in husband in the insurance business. Martha Lucy Brooke Jennings of Chevy Chase, Arlington and is a research analyst for is librarian in the town library . . . An- D. C, is making plans to be at the the Defense Department . . . Only about toinette Nidermaier Phipps is a past presi- Alumnae Meeting in 1960 . . . Lucy five members of our class were present dent of the Clintwood Senior Woman's Alaiison Simpson retired in 1953 after on Founders Daj'. Elizabeth iloring Club. She is at present District Chair- 48 years of service in teaching. Since Smith is in and out of the College fre- man of the Federation Loan Funds, the her retirement she has been called to quently keeping up with its activities. Dorothea Buck Latin American Fund, teach mathematics in the College of Beth Gannaway is still teaching and and the Mary Macon Student Loan Fund William and Mary and V.P.I, evening conducting European tours during the and also Scholarship Fund for teaching schools. Lucy's daughter Helen teaches summer months. Lucille Chappell Jones of the mentally handicapped child. She English in Blair Junior High School in who has two children and two grand- teaches an adult Bible class in the Pres- Norfolk . . . Alice Paidett Creyke writes children lives on a farm in Prince Edward. byterian Church. She ow-ns and operates very interestingly of her sons, Geoffrey Myrtle Chappell McCutchen lives in the Dickenson County Hospital since Jr., a lawyer in Washington, D. C. Santa Clara, Calif., and is doing DAR the death of her husband. Dr. R. L. and Dick, a producer of instructional films work and substitute teaching. Caralie

Phipps, in 1951 . . . As for me, the only for Esquire and Coronet . . . Ellen Lee Woolridge has taught in Norfolk since spectacular thing I ever did to mother Wilson, our politically minded member, was 1921. After attending several colleges, a beautiful daughter who now has a son has a lawyer son living in Roanoke . . . she received a B.S. at Longwood in 1948. who is the joy of life. (Editor's note: Mary Eivell Hundley keeps young by my She teaches in the Walter H. Taylor Mrs. Vermillion celebrated her 45th working with the youth of her community School and is superintendent of the wedding anniversary in July and does ex- . . . Myra Howard spoke on Friendship Primary Department in her church school. tensive church work in Dublin.) with South American Countries at the Mary Nichols whom we counted a mem- Round Dozen Club in Pulaski recently ber of our class for two years was in

. . . We were delighted to have a newsy 1914 Europe for the summer. Grace Oakcs letter from Betsey Lemon Davis. She Burton's husband passed away suddenly married Charles Jones Davis, of Rocky President and Acting Secretary : Maria in July. Our sympathy is extended to Mount, Va., in 1909. Betsey has six Bristow (Mrs. T. J. Starke) "Rustom", her. She is the author of a book of poems children, two daughters who attended River Road, Richmond, \"a. which is to be published in a revised Longwood College, Catherine 'ii, now Kathleen Browning Holland, who lives edition in November, and teaches in Mrs. William C. Sumner of Roanoke, in Bethesda, Md., lost her husband about Danville. and Betsey '45x, now Mrs. Jackson Betts two years ago. We extend our deepest Jane Bacon Lacy's husband is Greek of Kenbridge; four sons, 17 grand- and sympathy to her . . . Susan Minton ^NIc- and Latin Professor in Catholic Uni- children. She is hoping that one of her Reynolds' husband had the honorary versity of America and a writer. His six granddaughters will come to Long- degree of Doctor of Divinity conferred book, "Pearl of Great Price", an account wood . . . Clair Woodruff Bugg has upon him recently by Randolph Macon of his conversion to the Catholic faith, just had a paper, "The Marriage of College . . . Josephine Sherrard has just was published some years ago. Jane Pocahontas", published in the July and completed years nursing the 20 of at writes : "We have three children. The August numbers of the Norfolk and l!^est- Crippled Childrens' Hospital in Richmond eldest boy is a businessman in Kansas ern Manazine. This story was written . . . Evelyn Purccll Davis and her hus- City in a construction firm founded by for Judith Randolph Chapter, DAR . . . band Judge Davis of Charleston, W. Va., his grandfather. Our second boy has just The class was saddened to hear of the issued invitations in June to the marriage completed his first year at Catholic Uni- death of Lennie May Clemmer in May. of their daughter, Staige, to Lt. Wil- versity. Our daughter who is in the Con-

liam Nolley of Richmond . . . Leli.i. vent of the Sisters of Notre Dame in January 1909 Kabler Boggs lives in Little Rock. Ark., Cleveland, has just received the habit and is the wife of Dr. Marion Boggs, of the order and the white veil of a novice. President: Minnie Blanton (Mrs. H. E. pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church It is a teaching order so she is keeping

Button Jr.) Farmville, Va. there . . . Annie Irene D-unn Clarke is the family tradition. For the four con- completing her 42nd year of teaching this secutive years of her high school work, Secretary: Blanche Nidermaier (Mrs. C. year. She has two grandchildren . . . Lila she won a medal in the National Latin E. A^ermillion) Box 183, Dublin, Va. McGehee Vreeland writes from Charlotte, Contest" . . . Reva Graves Gregory is It seems that 13 has been a lucky num- N. C, "My days are full. I find tutoring a member of UDC, DAR, \\'oman's Club, ber for our class of 13, for after 47 years very interesting and am eternally grateful and W.S.C.S.. and an officer in most we are all still living and approaching for the training I got at Longwood ... I of these organizations, besides being the our fiftieth anniversary. I do hope at that cherish every hour at the College" . . . organist in her cliurch . . . Among those time we can have a complete reunion, Mary Margaret Uniberger Groseclose, serving on the state level this year in which will be a wonderful experience we are happy to report, has recovered the Business and Professional Woman's

. . . Happy Wilder is still a popular from two serious eye operations . . . Marie Club will be Audrey Glenn Mustoe. of teacher in the South Boston school, and Jones Elcan's son, Cleveland, is editor of Hot Springs . . . Anna Vries Carter is someone identified her as "the girl with the /roil. Worker Magazine, which pub- principal of Newsoms Elementary School. the beautiful name". . . Katherine Penny- lished the history of Longwood last year She has two sons, one with a Master's hacker Wright, our class treasurer, still . . . Anne Stone Stewart's daughter Bar- degree from the University of North has her home in \\'aynesboro, and spends bara was married recently to a young Carolina and the other a senior in high her winters in Broadway . . . Lucy Robins Lutheran minister ... A Charlotte, N. C, school . . . When the president of the Archer and her husband live at his old newspaper carried this note about IMarie Davis Corporation in Richmond, Ind.. home place, "Malvern" on the James O'Neill's husband that her classmates died in 1952, he left the management of

River, near Richmond. She enjoys her w-ill be interested in : "The Charlotte his business to his wife, Ann Bullock church work. She writes that she often Boys' Qioir \\-as founded and has been Davis. Ann also has a gracious home, sees Miss Eloise Harrison, under whom supervised for many years by James P. two small boys, and manages a farm of she studied at Longwood . . . Margaret McAIillan. The Choir has often been re- 180 acres . . . Ida Saville Moore and her

40 Alumnae Magazine husband live in Cleveland, Tenn. He. wood . . . Alildred Hall Clark is principal class ? Selina Hindle retired in 1953 after formerly agricultural missionary to India, of the Urbanna Elementary School and 42 years of public service. She is now

has been and continues prominent in lives at Wake . . . Ringgold Front Aliller making some of her dreams come true V.P.I, projects. is in the Philippines where she is teach- —enjoying church and garden club work, ing this winter. Last year she taught and looking after her little home. She on Okinawa. She visited New Zealand, says the latchstring is always out for Diploma 1924 Tasmania, Java, and Bali this summer any members of the class who might be

. . . Winnie Sutherland, who holds a in Amelia . . . After teaching French President : Nancy Lyne ( Mrs. Garrett ALA. degree from the University of and English for 14 years in Amelia and A. Taylor) "Old Waverly", Gordons- Virginia, is supervisor of secondary Halifax counties, Ruth Jennings Adams ville, \'a.

schools in Fairfax County . . . Doris married and is now a calculator operator Secretary: Ruth Winer (Mrs. Morton Cochran Klotz has been elected president and clerk in her husband's tobacco auction

B. Brown) Standard Furniture Com- of the Southside District V.F.W.C. . . . warehouse in South Boston. She lives in pany, Strawberry St., Cape Charles, V'a., As for me, I have been most active in nearby Clover . . . Peggy Lou St^^arnes community projects. have one son Senter resumed teaching in Salem after Louise Bates Chase lives in Scarsdale, We who graduated from William and Mary the death of her husband in 1954. She has N. Y., substitutes in the Westchester and worked towards a Alaster's degree at two children : Peggy Gene, a college County schools, and is writing a chil- the L'niversity of Connecticut where he sophomore who wants to do scientific dren's education program for TV or met his wife, an honor graduate. He research, and Bill, a high school senior radio . . . Elizabeth Rothrock Blount ser\-ed two years in the Armed Forces and and husband live in Arlington. He is was an instructor while at Camp Gordon with the Department of Agriculture ; his

. . . on the Eastern Shore I dahlias win trophies at the National Over here meet three of our classmates. Alice Disha- Capitol Dahlia Shows in Washington. roon Elliott, whose husband is a retired They have lived in many cities, but are captain, has three children and recently settled in Arlington now. One child, a purchased a home in Onancock. Alabel son with a Master's degree, is married Cathey Walters and her husband built a . . . Reva Blankenbaker Holden is a beautiful home in Exmore. Their son is in grandmother and lives in Passiac, N. J., the Armed Forces. Lelia Ackiss Char- with her son. One of her daughters is in nock lives just outside of Cape Charles the Air Force. Reva is at present a re- her porter for the Aletropolitan School Study in her new home with husband and three children and is teaching again at Council. She has travelled in the U. S. Cheriton. and Canada . . . Doris Crocker Warthen, with her three daughters and husband, Degree 1926 never has a dull moment. She is a member of the PTA, Garden Club, Woman's President: Ann Smith (Airs. James F. Club and her church in Lynchburg. Her Greene) 2808 Alarion Road, Country husband has published Longwood's year- Club Hills, Camp Hill, Pa.

book for many years . . . Mary Friend Secretary: Olive Smith (Mrs. Warren Best, her doctor husband, and son live D. Bowman) Bridgewater, Va. in the state of Texas and love it there Elizabeth Roberts passed away on Alay . . . Elizabeth Paylor Hart of Farmviile holds offices in her church and teaches 22, 1956, at her home in Bridgetown. Elizabeth, a most loved and respected a Sunday School class. Her home is two Ann Smith Greene, '2<>. with her family: doors from where Miss Munoz and member of her class, was one of the most Colonel James F. Greene. William. James, Jr., the and Ann Harriett once lived. Remember? Her son faithful members of group, always ready and willing to do more than her attends R.P.I, in Richmond . . . Etta part. She attended all of the Alumnae Sazi'yer Hart, also of Farmviile has a . . . Ann Smith Greene had two weddings meetings of her chapter and acted as son, Charles Willard, Jr. He is a medical in the family : Jim, Jr., on August 25, secretary to the chapter for a number of writer for a pharmaceutical company in and Billy, on October 6. Those of us years. She had many friends among her Philadelphia . . . Isabel Bilisoly Pruden who atended the reunion wish to thank business associates, in her received her B.S. degree from Longwood and church Ann for the lovely breakfast she planned group. She was administrative assistant this summer. She lives in Portsmouth for us at Longwood House . . . Bessie in military personnel. Office of Quarter- with her husband and two sons and Gordon Jones writes she is having a time master General, Department of the Army. teaches. She stated tliat Elizabeth Brady keeping up with herself on dear old

married her brother and lives in Louisiana Eleanor Bennett Ryder has been teach- Farmviile soil . . . Sue Puckett Lush is

. . . Ruby Walton Gentry teaches and ing the third grade for the past few state chairman of councils of the Vir- lives in Warwick. She vacationed with her years in Norfolk. Her husband is a ginia Congress of Parents and Teachers. husband and daughter in Maine. She chemist for the Royster Guano Company. She and her husband and daughter, wrote that Kathleen Smith Baker lives Son Douglas graduated from William Rhoda, who graduates from high school in Newport News, and Alary in '52 and is in advertising next June, plan to fly to Panama, w'here Julia Tnrnbull Ellis has a very busy work in San Francisco. Daughter Eleanor Dr. Lush interned, and visit Thelma will graduate from University, lived life. Living in Wilmington, Del., she is Ohio IVoolfolk Alonogan. Thelma has active in the SPCA, Red Cross, and Athens, Ohio, in instrumental music next in the Canal Zone for 20 years and writes

. . . lives in South- Community Chest. She is president of year Mary Booker she is up to her neck in Girl Scout work, the Immanual Church Guild and works east Washington. She is busy buying a chairman of \'olunteer Services for the on the "A Day in Old New Castle" pro- house and working for the Government Canal Zone Chapter of the Red Cross, ject to raise money for the church re- in the office of the Quartermaster General and completing a Gray Lady assignment pairs. She sees Mary Tnrnbull Harding of the Army . . . Ida Hill has completed recruiting and training 25 Gray Ladies and Doris Cochran Klotz each fall when 31 years of teaching mathematics and and nine Gray Alen for a mental hospital. she journeys to Emporia for quail shoot- science. 19 years of which were at Deal These workers, as well as the patients, ing W'ith her husband, who works for Junior High, Washington, D. C. .She are of West Indian or Panamanian back- was elected to Alpha Delta Kappa Honor • Gray Men are the first in the duPont Company . . . Alary Piercy round. The is re- Abercrombie of Appalachia is active in Sorority for teachers in Alay and the history of the Chapter. She has two

Recent- . church work, garden club, music club. cording secretary of her chapter. ilaughters, Elizabeth 17, and Kay 15 . . Woman's Club, A.L.A., and the Girl ly, she and her sister received appoint- .Audrey Chc^cning Roberts, we are grate- Scouts. She and her husband have one ments to a Chemistry-Physics Teacher ful to report, has entirely recovered from grandchild, their only daughter's son Institute sponsored by the National her serious operation a year ago. We Science Foundation and held at American Trent whose . . . Gladys Griffin Jeter teaches in Lynch- extend our sympathy to Kate burg. She received a B.S. degree from LTniversity. As part of this program, she mother died recently after a long illness Lynchburg College in 1954 She has worked with research scientists in Poly- at the Southside Hospital in Farmviile. been commuting to the L^niversity of mers at the National Bureau of Stand- Elizabeth Bugg Hughes' daughter Virginia each summer for a ALE. degree. ards. Alartha is a sophomore at the LTniversity therapist. Her daughter .-Knn is a junior at Long- Who has the record for teaching in our of Texas studying to be a speech

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Duncan Giddens keeps quite busy substituting in the Suffolk schools, taking an active part in church activities and traveling with her husband. They came to see me on their 20th wedding anni-

versary . . . Margaret Mackascy Parker and her husband Gilbert celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary this year. They

still live in Petersburg . . . Annie Gris Mclnlosh Boxley is the publisher of the Louisa County newspaper, Tlie Central

I'irginian . . . Evelyn Thurston Daughtry has left the teaching profession since her father's death. She is now secretary Claiborne Hall. Stuait. Va. home of Mabel Barksdale Norris, '31 and treasurer of his company . . . Caroll Cromivell White's son. Jay, graduated from \',E.S. and is freshman at a Wash- M. Ritter) Greystone Terrace, Win- ington and Lee. She and her husband chester, Va. Jimny live in Boykins, but spend their summer weekends at their cottage at Sand Secretary : Nancy Shaner ( Mrs. M. P. Bridge near A'irginia Beach ... I had Strickler) Oceana, \'a. grand letter from Liz Scott Southall. a Let's renew interest with the celebra- She has three children, Eliza 17, Lucy tion of our 25th anniversary in March 14, and \'alentine S. Her husband is of 1957! . . . Frances Barrell Stallings Cora Helen Meeks Anthony, '26. and her Commonwealth's Attorney in Amelia husband, Mark, with their children. Frances writes that "There isn't anything very in-

where they have lived for 18 years . . . and Lucy teresting about me. I have three children, Marion Grimes Hemingway still lives two boys and a girl. The two older chil- in Norfolk where her husband is in the dren Susan, 13, is in junior high in Dallas . . . are in school but David is only 2. ^ly real estate business. Her son Billy 22. Martina Willis is director of elementary time is all filled up with household duties is back at the University of Virginia after education for Gloucester, Mass. She and and Sunday school and church work" . . . serving two years in the Army. Peyton, her mother have just bought an ndorahle Kathryn Claud Stewart has been married her 16-year-old daughter, is a junior at old Cape Cod house. Come on, girls, let's for 18 years; and has two daughters, Maury High. Marion teaches second go! She says they can look down on Kay 16 and Betty 14. She belongs to the grade at The Ferebee School . . . Louise Lobster Cove, a mecca for artists, where, Suffolk-Nansemond Alumnae Chapter, (inry Alkire's older son Gary is a first by the way, Lilian Nunn spent two sum- and enjoys talking about Farmville at classman (senior) at the Naval Academy. mers studying under the famous painter least twice a year. She sees Charlotte Bill is 16 and a junior at Baltimore Poly- Romona. Lilian lives in Denver, but as Mutehins Roberts quite often. Charlotte technic. Louise and her husband celebrated art consultant in the Rocky Mountain has one daughter who is attending col- their 25th wedding anniversary this year area for her firm, she spends much of her lege, and she has gone back to teachin,g

. . . Sara Cross Squires is living in time traveling. She writes : "I get home . . . Kathryn Claud writes of the passing Alexandria where David is a real estate to Denver every third week end by plane of one of our classmates. Nancy Boykin broker. Sally, 18, graduated from St. ... I was on the plane just ahead of Harrell, Kathryn's first cousin. She Agnes in June with athletic honors and the one that was exploded by bombs a died in the sjiring, leaving her husband is a college freshtnan. Emily, 15, is a few minutes after it left Denver. My and three children, ages 18, 14, and 7. !" sophomore there and quite a nice pianist. number just wasn't up . . . Mamie Nancy, with her winning smile and Sara is president of the Hunting Creek Daniel Barbee is a substitute teacher in vivacious personality, was loved by us Garden Club and enjoj's membership in the Richmond schools. She has three all. Our deepest sympathy is extended her

the (iarden Club of Virginia . . . Living children, a son and two daughters, one family . . . Ellen Earl Jones Huffman in Farmville gives Kitty Hatch Whitfield of whom, Betty Sue, is a sophomore at keeps busy, she writes, with Girl Scout the opportunity of a close contact with Longwood . . . Florence Riss Richardson Council work. Woman's Club, and church the College girls. It really keeps her is assistant in the Treasurer's Ortice at work. Her daughter "Ginger" is now young I She is a very active alumna and Longwood and has been taking some work 13 . . . Helen Ward Forrest of the has been a second mother to my daughter in the graduate program recently launched Diploma class is a teacher at Fort Mon- Julia Grey, who loves Longwood with at our Alina ^Iater . . . Another of our roe Post School. In her home county, the same devotion all of us did. Remem- class in the West is Hattye Blankenship she is a member of the official board of ber '57 is our 30th year. Let's return who teaches home economics in Gallup. Trinity Methodist Church, and of the for Founders Day and re-live the memo- X. Mex. She came home to Norton this Poquoson School Board. She has two ries of yester year summer and renewed many FarmviUe sons, Fayette and Clinton . . . ^[ary acquaintances. She keeps in touch with There is this news from the Degree Ellen Johnson Garber's husband, for five

Clara TJioiiipson Caulk in St. Michaels. class : Ethel LaBoyteaux is a Gray Lady consecutive terms a member of the Rich- at McGuire's \'eterans' Hospital in Rich- Md. . . . Olive Smith Bowman has been mond City Council, is the newly elected .(rjii- part-time instructor in mathematics and mond . . . Moffett Beall. Moffett mayor of that city. Alary Ellen received violin at Bridgewater College, for the strong Beall's daughter, now a sophomore her degree from Longwood in 1947. Peaslee past five j'ears and is taking graduate at Swarthmore was awarded the work to renew her teachers certificate. Scholarship last year for a year's study Aix-Marseille in 1936 Son, Warren, Jr., is a physician at the at the University of Indian Hospital, Zuni, N. Mex. Daughter France. Her fluent knowledge of French President: Itasca Waters (Mrs. H. W. Helen is married and has a baby son. made her eligible for this honor . . . Mary Mapp) 87 Post St., Warwick, \'a. Ruth is a college sophomore, majoring E. Carrington, who has recovered from in music, and Jean is a junior in high the serious heart condition that kept her Secretary: Helen Boswell (Airs. J. Wil- school with leanings toward the nursing- out of school for so many weeks last son Ames ) Smithfield, ^'a. profession. year, is again teaching mathematics in Alargaret Clarke Hanger is in Maine the high school in Durham, N. C. She where her husband is a major in the Air Diploma 1927 is Worthy Chaplain in the White Shrine, Force. Her four children, Mary Taylor a step above the Eastern Star in Masonic President: Mebane Hunt (Mrs. William 11, Sara 8, Betsy 6, and Harry Jr. are interests. . . . Mildred Spindle, teacher Leigh) address unknown. a full-time job . . . Kathleen Ranson and guidance counselor in the Alexandria received her AI. A. degree at George Secretary: Peggv Barham (Mrs. D. O. schools, is an active member of the North Peabody College in 1941 and her doctor- Wallace 514 22nd St.. \'irginia Beach, \"irginia Langnage Arts Association and ate at tlie University of Alissouri in 1952. Va. Northern Virginia Guidance and Per- She is now associate professor of educa- sonnel Workei-s. Sara Doll Burgess lives in Hickory, tion and supervisor of elementary edu- N. C, where her husband is a C.P.;\. 1932 cation in Central Alissouri State College. Their son Arthur is in junior high, and Last summer she took a trin around the

Betty is a college sophomore . . . Mary President: Henrietta Cornwell (Mrs. F. world. In 1952 she went to South Ameri-

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the . ca, in 1953, to Europe and the Middle University of Michigan . . "Tac" Elmore) 907 Willow Lawn Drive, East. In 19S1 slie represented Longwood IVatcrs Mapp is so slender and "willowy" Richmond, Va. College at the inauguration of Dr. \\'ood- that she must be the envy of her two Acting Secretary: Sara Button (Mrs. G. ward at Central College of Fayette, AIo. teen-age daughters. She lives in Warwick L. Rex, Jr.) 1505 Greenleaf Lane, and has found time to take up her , . . Potter lives Washing- Lucy Kirks in Charlottesville, Va. ton where her husband is a lawyer. They teaching career again . . . Majorie Booton is still working in the art field in Wash- have a young lady 9, with platinum Dorothy Adkins Young has three boys ington and, unless I miss my guess, is blonde pig-tails to her waist and "a one- —9, 6, and 2—but manages to participate man demolition squad" who was 3 on having as much fun as anyone in the in the AAUW, Pan-Hellenic Association, '36 Class of . . . Chubby Gray '36 and Halloween . . . Kitty Woodson Batte PT.A., her church circle, and garden club. Emilie HoUaday spent the summ.er in and her husband have recenth' bought a Peggy Yonng Roper taught her oldest

Hawaii visiting Billie and Nat . . . Omara house in Alexandria. Kitty has gone back son last year . . . Doris Adkins Pritchard Daniel is principal of the elementary to teaching in a church nursery school has a son 13 and a daughter 11 . . .

school in Roanoke Rapids, N. C. . . . , . . Billy Wilkinson Knighton lives in Lillian Anderson, Nicklos has a daughter 5 Evelyn Dickerson Frazier is active in Salem. She has a son and fears that 2^ and lives on Long Island. N. Y. . . . church and civic work in her community. people will think he is her grandson Jacqueline Seal Grove's husband is an She has two sons. Hancock and Edward , . . Margaret Hiirtt Cox who lives in attorney in Washington. They have a son

. . . Juanita Zeigler Stokeley has moved Middleton, Pa., lost her 5-year-old son 14 and a daughter 10, and are remodeling into her new home in Preston Woods, in March as a result of polio. She has an old farm house on five acres near Kingsport. Tenn. Alice Zeigler Blackard a daughter 4 and a son 9 who have been Vienna. Their son was accidentally shot

'32 is her near neighbor . . . Mary .Adeline a great confort to her during these recent in the chest last January, but has made Chcrnault Gilliken teaches foods and months. Please know that our thoughts a complete recovery. . . . Frankie Bryan works in the drug room in the Blue are with you, ^Margaret . . . Tom Cleaves Finch skis and skates with her husband,

Ridge Sanatarium . . . Evelyn Masscy is teaching in Richmond. She could not her daughter 12 and her son 7 during Coleman, busy housewife, finds time be with us for the reunion due to illness the long winther months in Minnesota. every year to serve as an effective class in the family . . . Margaret Pollard She directs the Junior Choir in her

agent. She has four children . . . Winnie Flippen is living in Crewe where her church, teaches modern dance to teen- Frances Eubank, in addition to active liusband is a minister . . . Nell Boszivll agers at the YWC.\ and belongs to a club school work, has been appointed Hartman lives in Newport News and is and performing modern dance group along Advisory teaching again. She has two precious a member of the State Com- with her daughter. They have recently

mittee for Hi-Y . . . The Times-Herald children, David 5 and Linda 4 . . . purchased a building site with a lake in the early summer carried an interest- Florence Sanford Lyne is living just out and are planning their new home . . . ing group picture, Gertrude Le'i'v Conn of Richmond. She is kept on the run Juanita Carson Ritch, whose husband was presenting the Newport News with a son at V.P.L and another around is a commander in the Navy, is now Chapter Scholarship to Wirtley Anne S . . . Lelia Sanford Shumate, her bus- located in .A.rlington where they liave Raine for 1956—while Dr. and Mrs. band, and three sons, 12. 2. and 4 months bought a home. Their son is 13 . . . Lankford looked on ... .\ bit of news are living in Standardsville . . . Claudine Elsie Dodd Sindles did substitute teaching from the home front am happy and con- O'Brien is teaching in La Plata. Md — in a new modern school last year. She in home, "Whispering Dot Deans Bohannon, who lives in ,\lta- tent living our new was vice-president of her woman's club Pines" on Cypress River just out of vista. was down for the reunion. She and joined the .A.AUW'. \\'ith her husband Smithfield. After working 16 years as has three children, Rebecca, .A^lvah III, Hal, she flew to Phoeni.x, .Ariz., for a dental assistant in my husband's ofifice and Dorothy, and hardly looks a day vacation in March . . . .Ann Dugger I am enjoying my "retirement" to the older . . . Jeanette Jones Spivey came Mcintosh has four children and a suc- fullest extent. Our son. Wilson, Jr.. is all the way from Harrington Park, N. J., cessful career as a journalist in Kings- a student at Hampden-Sydney. A trip to be with us. She and her husband tree, S. C. . . . Vera Ebel Elmore enjoys last fall encircling the United States, the have just bought a new home. Jeanette occasional camping trips with her family. northern part of Mexico and the soutlicrn has two children, Barbara 17 and Woody Her children are Ann 9. Bobby 7, and part of Canada convinced me that I 13, and is church organist and piano John 4 . . . Fanny Maj' Putney Boykins, can prod Wilson further than Virgin.ia Duncan, teacher . . . Martha Nottingham Rice Elizabeth Tindall and Elizabeth Beach on vacation. was busy as a bee carting all of us around Burke attended the luncheon of the Rich- Founders Day week-end. She came up mond Chapter of the Longwood Alumnae. in a brand-new station wagon. She lives 1937 Elizabeth Burke is teaching at Patrick in Richmond with her husband and two Henry School in Richmond. Elizabeth Duncan is vice-president of her garden children . . . Marion Vniberfier Hoffman President' Mary Bowles (Airs. R. C. club, the board of directors of the has been in Montevideo, L^rugiiay for Powell Jr.) 1636 Mt. \'ernon .Avenue. on the past two or three years. Her husband Petersburg, Va. PT.A, is active in church work, and has is in the Navy. She lost her little girl time to enjoy her two boys. P. Moseley CMrs. has sons and a Secretary: Lucy while there but she two Miriam Fieklcn Howell has a daughter Charles C. Epes Jr. ) 507 River Road, girl to help fill the empty new baby 12 8. family traveled Warwick, \^a. and a son Her fmm back in the States spot. She was due Waynesville, N. C, to spend a weekend last April. The bi.g news for the '37ers this time with Louise Bryan Ballard in Cornelia, is our 20th anniversary reunion —come Doris Coates is teaching in Norfolk Ga., at the end of June . . . Mildred

Founders Day in March . . . \'irginia . . . Bessie Hart Payne who lives in Gentry Gibson has been working as a Tihnan .Aebersold who taught for ei.ght Chatham is teaching again after taking bookkeeper in Charlottesville . . . Theresa years after her graduation, keeps busy time out to rear three children . . . Lottie Graff Jamison stays busy in Roanoke ]]'est McAnally has a full hapiiy life now with her home, her three children, with her two boys and many acti\ ities. and her work in tlie Women of the with her many activities in Richmond. . . . Nancy Gray Perdue spent a month

Church and in the hospital auxiliary . . . Her husband practices dentistry there .. . in Florida this summer with her family. Ruby Blanton Wilkerson lives in Rich- Katherine Milby Fincham last year re- Her girls. Holly and Linda, are 9. Nancy mond and has the cutest little 3-year-old ceived a law degree from George Wash- won second place in the ^'-Pres. Cup ington University and passed the State girl you've ever seen . . . Margaret Farrar Golf Tournament at Hidden ^'alley Coun- Bar. is one of Virginia's experts Baab is as petite and cute as ever. She She try Club. She is secretary of the PT.A

on taxes . . . Rebecca Glenn Schutlz is lives in Newport News . . . Claudia Har- and publicity chairman for the south- executive secretary of the Red Cross in per Sturm is teaching in Newport News west district of the ^'irginia Federation

her home city, Muncie, Tnd. . . . .Antia and, to my knowledge, has one daughter of Garden Clubs . . . Sarah Hayes Arni- Hastings Burrell of the Diploma class . . . Mrs. Nora Berden Rawlinson came istead's husband. Bob, was sworn in as lier husband Dick all the way from Lansing, Mich., for lives in Orange where a circuit judge last spring. They have and the reunion. You may be sure a royal is instructor in mathematics head two children and live in Williamsburg

football coach at Woodbury Forrest . . . welcome was accorded her. She leads . . . Virginia Irby Smith and her husband Meet at Longwood in March a busy lift as teacher and homemaker. me are very active in a newly organized She has seven sons and daughters—all Methodist Church in Charlottesville. of them college graduates before she 1939 "Ginny" is treasurer of the WSCS. She came to Longwood for her degree. Later has been doing substitute teaching, is she received her Master's degree from President: \'era Ebel (Mrs. R. B. chairman of the Troop Committee for her

December, 1956 43 back. daughter's Brownie troop and helped to sandwich it in between many activities ing so much time due to her bad her sister the sights in on the staff of the Albemarle Girl Scout involving our three daughters aged 13, She and saw 11, and 2. I have been particularly busy New York City on their vacation in Day Camp this year . . . Margaret Motley it feels a little funny Adams conducts training for board mem- since May as Chairman of the Albemarle June. "Moo" says seventh grade children of bers on the Albemarle Girl Scout Coun- Day Camp Committee for the Girl Scouts. to teach the of the Council Board girls with whom she went to school. cil Board. She is very active in church I am vice-president the Girl Frances Tindall is teaching in and civic organizations in Charlottesville and also a trainer of leaders for DeBerry the primary grades in Scottsville. Flazel- and recently joined a garden club. Her Scouts. Wood Burbank Thomas, in addition to daughter, Patsy, is 12 . . . Catherine 1940 caring for her baby girl, still finds time Mayiiard Pierce has two sons and is to keep house, sew, help Bruce build superintendent of one of the Sunday President: Tane Powell (Mrs. R. E. Wytheville, \'a. an addition to her home, bake her own School departments in her church . . . Johnson) Box 328, Phila- Nellie Putney Casteen has two daughters bread, and act as secretarj' to the .-Xcting Secretary: Helen Reiff (Mrs. delphia Chapter. Rosemary and teaches at School Alumnae Deep Creek High Scott) Latimer Aveime, David A. 207 Howell is still teaching at Hermitage in Norfolk County . . . Ruth Read Black- Wilmington 4, Del. High School, near Richmond, and as she man and her doctor husband live in a economics teacher, it's a 12 home on the grounds of Blue Ridge Myra Smith Ferguson enjoyed her is a home visit to Farmville with Harriette months' job. Rosemary writes that she is Sanatorium. They have a son 2 . . . recent Beverly Sexton Hathaway has moved Haskins Eubank so much that she thinks already look-ing forward to our ne.xt reunion. Sara Kecsce Hiltzheimer has into a new home on the outskirts of we should all try to return for our re- think that's a good moved to Danville where her husband, Bristol, Tenn. . . . Margaret Stallard union in 1960. (We Fitz, has been sent by his insurance com- Woolling took over a teaching job for idea too!) In May, Myra, Harriette, pany. They are very happy there, and the last si.x weeks of school in the spring Sudie Dunton Brothers, and "Sis" Sturgis plans to do her bit to relieve the of 1956 for a teacher who had an accident. Sara teacher shortage by being an elementary She also managed to keep up with her school librarian this fall. house, her two girls, 13 and 8, and their many pets . . . Frances Steed Edwards and her husband, Doug, have bought a home in Takoma Park, Md. They have two boys, 10 and 7, and a little girl 4. and a new baby boy. They are up to their ears in Scouts, PTA, and other civic organizations. Frances suffered a badly broken leg before her baby was born last spring, but is was on the mend when she wrote . . . She chats with Alarguerite Blackwell Seely on the telephone occasionally. ^Marguerite is doing substitute teaching and her daughter is now in kindergarten ... In the summer of 195.S Frances and Doug had a reunion with Pattie Bounds Sellers and her husband, along with some other Longwood Alum- nae and husbands, at Pine Tree Inn, "Suite-mates of 1940" Harriette Ilasl\-inn Eubank, Myra Smith \'irginia Beach. They talked so long they Ferguson. Sudie Diuiton Brothers, and Mary held up closing hour. Catherine Sturyis Crockett Jane Saunders McMurran and her husband have done over a house on the Crockett, with their husbands and chil- river near Warwick. They have one son dren had a reunion of their suite of '40

. . . Mary SuUenhurger Richardson and at Myra's home and talked their heads Bruce added a son to their family of off! Elizabeth Kent Willis writes that four girls last year (September, 1955) she, her husband who is a design engineer Fumi ^yakallama Tajima, x40. of Japan, with and bought a home just outside of Char- for the H.A.C.A. at Langley Field, and Key. Tajima, and their children, Kazuko,

lottesville . . . "Dibbs" Tyree Balboni in their three sons are an e.xtremely happy Aiko, and Nobuko San .A.ntonio, Texas, is a busy mama and lucky family whose days are occupied with Betty 5!^, Nancy I'j, and baby with Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and good Fumi JJ'akayaina Tajima wrote a fasci- Laura Lee . . . Marjorie ]]'icks Jones scouts ! Mary Lou Cunningham Warren nating letter of her work with her pastor has a daughter who is a sophomore in and her husband are building a home In high school and caring husband in the suburbs of Kobe, Japan. a son in junior high . . . near Yorktown. In addition to addition to caring for three children, she is "Bunny" Yoncc Hunter has just com- for her new baby daughter, Elizabeth helping to raise money for a new building pleted her third term as president of Scales DeShazo occasionally finds time for their little congregation of 35 which the Eagle Rock Garden Club and two to accompany her husband to Washing- nevertheless, tripled in the past year. years as publicity chairman of Shenan- ton and Baltimore to see the Yanks has, a doah District. a Helen Riss McDowell was awarded She is secretary of so play ball ! Lorana Moomaw wrote certificate at University of Virginia for many organizations she has a time keep- nice, chatty letter, and we're so happy having completed all work for Doctor ing minutes straight. .All this plus various to hear that she was able to teach a degree e.xcept the disserta- committees, church organizations, bridge whole year without absence after miss- of Education is supervising principal of the clubs, and two boys keep her plenty busy tion. She .Allendale Elementary School. Josie Lee . . . Katherine Habel has been appointed enjoys taking care of home demonstration agent for Prince Cogsdale Taylor her four kiddies, but has time for little Edward County . . . The^Class of 19,39 ex- and school activities, tends its deepest sympathy to Virginia else except church her hus- Read Turner Yelverton on the death of lean Clarke Fuller accompanied later to the Waldorf- her 15-year-old son Hugh, III, on band to Florida, and trips he in August 19, 1956, in an .automobile accident Astoria in New York on won connection with his business. This is . . . Ruth hliU Bailey's husband. Rev. Fielddale E. Purnell Bailey, was awarded the Jean's tenth year teaching at degree of Doctor of Divinity by Ran- High School. Marian Harden Park and in dolph-Macon College last spring. He her family planned to vacation New year. states preached the baccabureate sermon at Mexico and Colorado this She living in Nocona, Texas, Longwood in June, 1956 ... It has been that they love minister. so wonderful to hear from so many of where her husband is a Baptist the my classmates that writing this letter has -Mice Burroughs Hope writes that '40 her husband and the really been fun even though I have had Children of .Tosie Lee Cogxdale Taylor, new bedroom which

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has been running after Ginnie Lynn, our Plummer taught arts and crafts at Camp

jet-propelled 2-year-old! I sew most of Glen Laurel, Little Switzerland, N. C. . . . our dresses and there's little time left. Bill Stone Burchard lives in Alassa- In March, Dave accepted a position with chusetts. She and her husband have three the engineering department of the duPont children. Each summer thej' visit relatives

Company . in Newport News. Teaching in our local schools are Jack Cock Ferraro and Susie 1941 Pearl Crocker Jones, Jack teaches social studies and science in President: Ruth Lea Purdum (Mrs. Ruth the George Wythe Junior High School in Hampton. Susie Lea Davis Nash ) Bo.x 367, Culpeper, Pearl teaches in elementary ^a. the grades in Warwick . . . Beverly Blair Henkel Secretary: Caralie Nelson (Mrs. Ray- is clerk at Churchland Elementary School. ^-^i&l^ mond B. Brown ) 4100 W. Franklin Her son Bob is in second grade.

'41.) St., Richmond, Ya. Sons of Alice Burroughs Hope, : Larry, Anna George Dashiell and her family Chris, Robin, and Mark have moved into a new home. Anna is Secretary Pro Tem : Harriette Haskins teaching in elementary school in Ports- (Airs. J. Elmore Eubank, Jr.) 146 two older boys added to their home is her mouth. Last summer was a busj' for Wythe Parkway, Hampton, \'a. one pride and joy (along with the boys!) Libby West. She chaperoned two students Olivia Stephenson Lennon is a busy pas- Let's give a vote of thanks to Caralie at the National Association of Student tor's wife at Clover. Laura Nell Craii.:lc-y Nelson Brown, our Class Secretary, who Council Convention at Toledo, Ohio, Birkland belongs to her local Woman's has kept us all informed of the activities where a student and she were responsible Club and does church work as assistant of our classmates for the past 15 years. for a discussion group. Libby sponsors organist and with the choir. Her daughter She has done a wonderful job and we both the council at Cradock High and 2 manages to fill the rest of her time are sorry she had to give it up. I am the Tri C Federation of Student Coun- In spite of Isabel Williamson Hoyt's going to try to carry on her good work cils. She has also had a very interesting four children, she manages to do some with help from all of you. trip to Pennsylvania, New York, and Alary Hille McCoy received her Mother's Club work at St. Paul's School Canada . . . Rachael DcBerry Warren where her children attend, Junior League Alaster's degree in home economics from deserves an "A" for effort for trying volunteer work, and some community the University of Wisconsin in June. She to attend our class reunion. She and her activity. She is justifiably proud of is now back in Blacksburg at her job husband got as far as Blackstone to young Rob's achievements at school, along with the Extension. Naucy Fulton Har- leave their 2-year-old daughter with her both scholastic and extra-curricular lines. back's husband is paster of Broadmoor tnother when her husband was taken ill Agnes Crockett Jacoby, who taught home A'lethodist Church in Shrevesport, La., with the measles and the mumps, thus economics at Rural Retreat last year, and is in his fourth year there. The making it necessary for them to return plans to open a kindergarten at her home cliurch is engaged in a $230,000 educa- to Portsmouth at once . . . Bert .1/f- in Wytheville this fall. Jane Po'well tional annex. They also are having the Laughlin Johnson has her fifth son. They Johnson says that this has been a healthy, pleasure of living in a brand new par- are living in Florida. Alargo Gerlaugh busy, but far more newsworthy year for sonage with their two children, Nancy has been promoted from the fourth grade her. Jane ran into Mary Catherine 9J4 and Fran 5. Caralie Xelson Brown's to the fifth grade teaching in Alartins-

Sturgis Crockett with her two cute chil- husband, Rev. Raymond B. Brown, min- ville . . . Louise Painter Stultz is now dren in Newport News. "Sis" and her ister for the Tabernacle Baptist Church living in Danville. One of Richmond's doctor husband are now living in Norfolk has been elected president of the Alinisters newcomers is "Boo" Barham Sion. She where he is with the U. S. Public Health Association of Richmond. Caralie is and her husband have three boys. Alartha superintendent of the Young People's Smith White and her husband have had

Department of their church . . . Living in their third boy. They live in Richmond

Warwick is Effie Grant Hoyle and family also . . . Louise Hall Zirkle of Knoxville,

of three girls and a boy . . . Georgia Tenn., her husband George, two daughters Watson \\'ilkerson has a 300-acre farm and a son stopped by and picked up her three miles northeast of Farmville. She twin sister Nell Hall Wilburne and her and her husband have a son 10. Georgia is two children—and all vacationed together home demonstration agent for the \'irginia at Daytona Beach, Fla. Louise and George Extension Service in Cumberland County. are building a new home. She has just Still on the move is Pat Gihson Stuart's been elected president of the Akima Club husband. Pat and the children are leav- (formerly a Junior Woman's Club). ing Florida shortly for New York. From Add to this a trip to the American there they will sail to the Mediterranean .Academy of Pediatrics in Houston. Te.xas, area for three months of ship following with a stop over to see New Orleans

. . . Ruth WinsiL-ad A'laloney has moved that just about finished up a very busy back to Warwick from Austin, Texas. and interesting summer ... I have been Her husband is associated with the so busy helping plan a new home, getting N.A.C.A. at Langley Air Force Base. the builders started, taking care of my They have two boys and a girl. two, Ellen 10 and Julian III 7 plus .getting Laura Boteler Cowne has been teach- information together for the Bulletin that

ing in Fredericksburg since the death I haven't had time for anything else. Our of her husband in 1954. She and her new house is supposed to be finished in mother-in-law, Effie Boteler Cowne '01 time for Santa Claus so I will tell you visited the Alumnae House in July while more about it next year. returning home from Fort Brag.g, N. C,

. will after a visit . . This bit of news 1942 Sons of Martha Meade Hardaway Acrnew. '40, put us "local girls" to shame. Jean itoyer Stuart, Jack, and Jim Scorgie attended our reunion from Pitts- President: Alarv Katherine Dodson burgh, Pa., leaving husband and four (Mrs. C. N. P'lyler) Gatesville, N. C. Service. Martha Meade Hardazcay Agnew children behind. Dorothy Rollins Pauley Acting Secretarv : Alartv Roberts (Airs. reports, "We just go along. I cook, wash, came from Chagrin Falls, Ohio . . . A. AI. Edwards) 2919 Yorkshire Blvd., mind Jimmy, hang up clothes, put away Elizabeth Garrett Rountrey and husband Louisville 5, Ky. clothes, put on clothes, patch knees, weed had a lovely vacation in Florida this result of . pleasant surprise as a a few flowers, and stay outside as much summer . . Kay PhilHt^s Coenen has One call time as is left" ! We don't blame her increased her family to four—two boys the inquiries was a telephone from for that, for she and Perk have such a and two girls now and a seaplane. Kay Nancy Najf Austin on her way through lovely home, "Inverness", outside of lives on Hampton Creek in Hampton, Louisville to Roanoke in July. Nancy Burkeville. As for me and mine, after and her husband has recently acquired and Billy and their two sons 8 and 5 reading of the noteworthy activities of a seaplane in wliich he flies his family and dau.ghter 3 moved from Alemphis to

the rest of you, I feel asliamed to report all over the countryside and even as far St. Louis last January . . . Frances tliat visited Roanoke in June. my only activity of the past year as New York City . . . Alartha Whelehel Rosebro Garrett

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Irma Graff Holland had a luncheon for of her 2 J 2-year-old son, John, manages to a new home about 10 miles from her with May Winn Webb, Jane En.gleby to take a botany course each semester at Cherry Point, N. C. Besides being busy Haynie, Sara Clinc Dabney, Mary Lou N. C. State, where her husband teaches. moving to a larger house in Falls Church, Shannon Delaney, and Nell Hurt at- Hallie Hillstnan Fleetwood is the re- Irma Page Anderson has been substitut- tending. May has three boys and teaches cently installed president of the Farm- ing in the public schools, helping with the at the New Cove Spring High School ville Junior Woman's Club. !Mary Char- Brownies, a sorority chapter, and the

in Roanoke. Jane has four children . . . lotte Jones Carson keeps busy with Junior Woman's Club. Living in Mountain Becky Lowry Carwile has three boys and Woman's Club and church work. She \'iew, Calif., is Winifred JJ'right Heron, is Den Mother and Sunday School tea:her has two boys, Craig S and Charles 2. whose husband, Dave, is assistant to the has re- . . . Connie Conson McCIanan Imogene Hutter Gilmer is teaching at director of libraries at Stanford Uni- Calif. ,with cently moved to San Diego, Cumberland High School. She has one versity . . . Opal Nelson Pegram and

who is . . , Polly Keller St. her three children and husband son, Bobby Clair John are living in Bluefield, W. Va . . . teaches in the Navy . . . Helen Hawkins lives in Louisville and has two sons, Lilly Bee Gray Zehmer is teaching in in Arlington County and sponsors and Lowry 9 and Shelton 4. She is busy with Hampton. This June Anne Moore Agri-

coaches a bowling league for children Cub Scouting . . . The Edwards have cola, Joice Stoakes Duffy, Elizabeth

in addition to Girl Scout work . . . .\rlene three little people—Robin 5, John 4, and Walts Davis, Alice Belote Curling, and Hunt w-as awarded a blaster of Arts Mark 2. No need to tell you that I families gathered at Margaret Finney degree from Syracuse University in manage to keep myself occupied. Powell's on the Eastern Shore for a Dazi'lcy Capron August . . . \'irginia turkey dinner with all the trimmings. her husband lives in Minnesota \\here Stella Scott Bosworth wrote that she have a son 1943 is a college professor. They e.xpects to see a great many alumnae after and fami- . . . Rachel Abcntathy Paulson President: Betty Boutchard (Mrs. S. C. she and her husband move to Farmville. ly recently moved to Gloucester. Her Maclntire HL) Villa Rica, Ga. Her backyard will adjoin Mrginia Camp- 11. She plans to teach in son Ernie' is field Hay's, so those two will probably

Secretaries : Patterson Glouctster High School. She and Emma Agnes (Mrs. H. be found spending all of their time Noblin Woodson attend the same church. W. Kelly Jr.) Box 446, Fairfa.x, \'a., hanging on the backj-ard fence . . . Jane Em.ma has three small sons. Eva Reid and Sara Wade Owen, 1401 Hodges Lee Sink Givens and her year-old son, Verelle and husband live in Richmond Street, South Boston, A"a, Mark, are anxiously awaiting the return but spend their w^eekends at their trailer The heartfelt sympathy of all Long- of Jane Lee's husband, Jim, who has been on the Piankatank River. Eva's father, wood alumnae is extended to Mary in Inchon, Korea. They are now livin.g Mr. Reid, our night watchman, joins in . . Han-ie Reaves, whose husband, Edward Mountain View, Calif . Alice them occasionally . . . Jean Steel Arm- Merril Reaves, was a victim of the Seebcrt Godwin has been active in ACE istead writes from South Hill that there tragic two-plane crash in Grand Canyon, in Bluefield, W. \'a., wdiere she, her are never any dull moments with three Ariz. Mary has been living in Prairie husband, two daughters, and a son now active boys, Ashby 7, Howard 5, and Village, Kansas, and has three daughters li\"e. Barbara Tripp Friend has been an Spencer 2. She is in a missionary circle acti\e member of the Longwood Alumnae . . . Two especially outstanding teachers and garden club. Marie Thompson Tucker from our class are Leona Moomaw and group and the American Cancer Society is a busy garden club member and flower Charlotte Greeley. Leona is now a mem- in Richmond. Barbara Drczcry Grace show judge. Estelle Paidcttc Lumpkin ber of Delta Kappa Gamma and was the keeps busy being a mother and a wife, and her husband both teach at Park first teacher in Roanoke to appear on, with three children—Diana, Ellen, and View High School. Estelle organized television. Charlotte has done a great Eva Marie. She is active in the PTA, and sponsors an enthusiastic junior garden deal of work in public health research in Brownies, and the church in Portsmouth club in South Hill. A\'ashington. Elizabeth Walker Bailey has . . . Shirley Turner A'anLandingham's Ellen Royall Story sent news from received her Master of Education degree husband, John H. VanLandingham Jr., Suffolk. She and her husband and daugh- at the LTniversity of Virginia. Rose Pharis was chosen by the Petersburg Chamber of as the city's Outstanding ter Ann 8 entertained Libby Carter Penn is working for an insurance and real Commerce and her family. Libby has two girls- estate companj^ in Alartinsville and is Young Man of 1955. Lane 8 and Betty 5. Libby and her superintendent of the nursery at her Sarah Massie Goode Gregory's husband, husband are busy restoring an old home church there. Alargaret Lovins is welfare Kossen, is a member of the Virginia in Waynesboro. Ann Boszt'ell Kay also chairman of the Southside District of House of Delegates. They live in Roanoke

lives in Waynesboro and has four chil- \'irginia Federation of \\'omen's Clubs. . . . Imogene Claytor Withers and her dren (all boys— it's reported). Betty Last August Betty Youngbcrg Ottesen family moved to Goldsboro, N. C, in Hazc'kins Deyerle lives in Roanoke and received her !M.A. in elementary educa- January when Lawson was made head has a son and a daughter. Jean Shulkcuni tion at the LTniversity of Cincinnati, and of the Goldsboro branch of the \\'achovia Baker and husband live in Wilmington. besides being the busy mother of Eric 12 Bank and Trust Company. Imogene. Kristie teaching in Del. . . . Dot Johnson Watson makes and 10, she has been Lawson, and Emily 8, Kate 6. and David Camden, S. C, her home. She has four Cincinnati for three years. Ada Claire 2 have met many nice people there. They

children, two boys and tw'O girls . . . Jane Snyder Snj'der, who teaches in Warren- have recently built a new home . . . Many Royall Phlegar, our class advisor, is ton, also seems to have busy days land- others are building homes. Nancye Allen enjoying her new home in Edge water in scaping her yard and playing with her Fitzpatrick says that their every free Norfolk. Our other advisor, Rachel husband in national bridge tournaments. moment as well as many stolen ones are Roj'all, lives in Tazewell and teaches in Out in California \\'arwick Mitchell spent in inspecting theirs which is in the

. is instructional for skatin.g the new high school there . . Ginny Garfield an reserve process of being built. While ice

Barksdalc Rotter lives in Madison, N. J., the Los Angeles City Schools. She does last winter she broke her ankle and while and has two daughters. She is a member a type of supervision in elementary educa- recuperating in Hebron, she saw Anne get of the iMasterwork Chorus . . . Miriam tion, observes, helps new teachers Ellett Hardy, who had just come home

Hanvey Smith last spring received her adjusted, and finds instructional materials. with her new son . . . Pagie Francis Master's degree in psychology at Kansas Warwick wrote that she loves teaching Hickman and family have moved from State College. Miriam and her husband and that she, her husband, son, and daugh- Indianapolis to Charleston, W. Va., Bob

have adopted a baby boy. They left in ter enjoy living in California . . . Last having been transferred there in Au.gust is August for a three-year tour of duty in summer .A.my Read Dickey, Frank, and . . . Virginia Firesheets DuPriest England. Elizabeth Ann Parker Stokes their three daughters travelled by train taking art classes and substituting; Pres- has two children. Porky 7 and Cindy 4. from their home in Dewitt, N. Y., to ton is president of the Crewe PT.\. Susan, She was co-chairman of the city and San Antonio, Texas, to visit Frank's A^irginia's older daughter is in second

county Garden Club show held in Octo- parents. Also doing quite a bit of travel- grade . . . Vir.ginia Corbin Lamb has left ber . . . Iva Cunnniugs Johnson and ling was May Bartlett Straughan, who moved to Kensington, ]Md., on the out- family divide their time between Nag's her daughter, Frances 4, with her parents skirts of Washington. The Capitol is Head and Franklin. She is teaching now while she and her husband spent 6Y2 a special place to them since it is Johnny's that her children, Laura Lee 9 and Buddy weeks touring Europe. Maj' and her home, his working place, and also the

6. are in school . . . Caroline Eason family ha\-e moved from New York City place the\' met . . . Anne Fitzgerald v.TOte Roberts and family have moved from to Charleston, W. Va. and they plan to from Richmond where she is teaching Fredericksburg to a new manse in Clifton visit Dorothy Childress Hill in Orange mathematics at Highland Springs and is

Forge. They have two boys . . . Peg soon . . . Susie Moore Cieszko and family, superintendent of the junior department Hughes Fisher in addition to taking care Ed, Ned, Martin, and Anne, have moved in her church. This summer Anne did

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some painting (in oils) of landscapes a daughter, Alary Ann. Lucille Lewis and Virginia scenes and also completed Armstrong was all excited over her new several Chippendale trays and tule-ware. baby, a girl this time after two boys. She sent the news along that Dot Marrow Virginia Sezvard Harris' husband has Ward has moved into a new home in been transferred from Surry to Richmond. Richmond. Virginia is busy with church and Woman's Club work and is her 1944 husband's secretary. Her daughter Shirley entered President: Faye Nimmo (Mrs. Jack W. school in September, as did Alary "Lib"

Griz::ard . . Webb) 424 Parkway, Bluefield, W. Va. Darby's daughter Joanne . Gene Seymour Raper is happy to be Secretaries: Mildred Corvin (Mrs. L. back in Virginia after four years in Lingerfelt) H. 1202 Bobbiedell Lane, .-Mabama. They live in a new home near Richmond 26, Va., and F. Lee Haw- Suffolk with the two boys who are 8 thorne (Mrs. R. Browder) 5302 J. and 3. Eileen Boivles Johnson is still Media Road, Richmond 25, Va. teaching in South Norfolk and loves it. From Athens, Greece, we hear of Besides school, she is superintendent of an Dreama IVaid Johnson. Her husband, adult Sunday School department, is active Lt. Col. Johnson, is with the Joint United in club work, and sings with the Woman's

Pat, and Lee, sons of Hannah Lee Crawford . . State Military Advisory Group of the Club Chorus . Kitty Vaughan wrote Reynolds, '44 Air Force. Dreama has two little girls that she had a wonderful trip to Bermuda and is working with a Brownie group in the summer. She sees Mary Wilson Carper who is working at University she loves. Lucille Cox Pace answered justing to and surviving the constant the our card from Bordeau.x, France, where 9S-degree temperature. of Virginia. Elizabeth Tennant Shiflett works with an advertising firm in Atlanta, her husband is in the Air Force. She A note from Mary E. Pcarsall Le- Ga. Sara Hardy Blanton has been help- has done some substitute teaching since Grande finds her living in Kent, Ohio, ing in the Richmond Community House her girl 10 and boy 5 are settled in school where Bruce teaches at the University

Library . . . Ernestine Morgan Holloman . . . Jenny Clardy Rowe wrote from New- and is working on his doctorate. "Mep" has two children and does some substitute foundland where she and two boys have is active in the League of Women Voters teaching. Her husband is a minister in been living for two years. Her husband and leads a group of Camp Fire Girls.

Sparta . . . Dorothy Massic Faulconer, is stationed there with the Navy. Jenny They have four children. A little nearer who holds a Alaster's degree from the taught first grade on the Base last year. home is Louise Bell Lyons in Arlington, University of A'irginia. has recently been They're looking forward to returning to where her husband is minister of the named Supervisor of Buckingham County the States soon. Virginia Mae Ellett Arlington Alethodist Church. She sings

Schools . . . Betty Watts, Virginia Meth- Tucker now lives in Gridley, Calif., in in the church choir, bowls with the church odist Director of Youth Work, was a the Sacramento Valley which she writes league and keeps busy with her two chil- participant is the "Peach Bowl of the World." Her in the first conference in the dren who are 5; '2 and 4. ^Margaret new Methodist .Assembly Center in Black- husband is an automobile dealer, and with Thomas Basilone took time out before stone this year . . . ,\udrey Hawthorne their two boys they are active in Cub flying to New York for vacation to write has done graduate work at the University Scouts and Little League baseball . . . a note from Springfield. Her husband of A'irginia and is now a teacher of is working on his PhD paper at George- remedial reading in the Richmond schools town L^niversity. They have two boys. . . . Alary Tune teaches in Brookneal ; Gertrude Wright Wells from Lexington she recently enjoyed a trip to the west coast visited Margaret recently . . . M. K. . . . Kitty Laneastcr Johnson lives at Ingham Murphy and son have just re- Buckroe Beach. Her husband is an turned home to Wilmington, N. C.. from aeronautical engineer at Langley Field. a trip to Canada. While in Quebec, she Thev have two children, lackie 12 and took some post-graduate work at Laval Craig S . . . Betsy Bullock Walker and University and attended the first North family are living in a new home in Ni- -American Conference of Aledical Tech- agara Falls, N. Y. . . . Elizabeth .'Vnn Jor- nologists. Also studying this summer was dan Robson is now living in Richmond and Mildred Willson who just returned to works for Alcoa Aluminum. She and Richmond from Nashville, Tenn., where her husband are busy remodeling an old she took a course in pre-school work at house . . . Jeanne Strick Aloomaw won a Scarrett College. She is educational scholarship to Duke and studied there director of Lakeside Presbyterian Church this summer . . . Betty Albright Tred- . . . Alary House Smoot who lives in wa}- now works for the Highway Depart- Kingsport, Tenn.. has just moved into a ment. She and her husband are buying new home on Patrick Henry Lake. Her Beverly and Ruwland Lynn, ehildi-un pf a new house in Richmond . . . Elizabeth little girl is almost 2 . . . Sue Harper Fiances Lee Han'thornc Browder, '44 Scoff Crump works for the Bank of Schumann has four children, and she X'irginia. Her two children, 4 and 3. still finds time to keep up with several are in nursery school . . . Jane Hohson From Chicago, Mary Sue Palmer Parvin classmates. She and Lewis plan to visit Chappell has been working at the Farm- wrote that she is teaching again now Sara Jeffries Gilliam. "Jeiif" also wrote ville Baptist Church and is active in that Corky and Anna Lee are in school quite a few news items. She and Theo with Junior \\'oman's Club work. She and . . . Carolyn Early Leach and husband Sue and Lewis attended Joscelyn Gillum's son Tommy spent some time in Kentucky Dick have bought a farm in Ohio and wedding in March, 1955. Joscelyn Gilliim while her husband was on the tobacco think it is a wonderful place for their Silva wrote that she and Rene now live market there . . . Frances Stroliecker two boys. Carolyn can't seem to stay in New Jersey with a wonderful view of teaches in Hampton . . . Aly life is that from teaching is for away and back her New York City ; she loves having access of the typical "Airs. Suburbia" with eighth year ! Nell Bell reports Richard to the city . . . Jane Smith Dunlap, of children and gardening my favorite pas- six Bells now. She invites any of us Plainview, Minn., has five children. times. Beverly has started school now coming that way to visit them in Taylor, Doesn't she hold the record for our class ? Rowland Lynn 3 is teaching me what S. C. . . . Florence, Ala., From Romelia . . . Sara Wayne Fraiiee Forsythe and boys are like! I enjoy working in the Sayrc Summerall is eager for news of her husband have bought a home in ^^"oman's Club and teaching Sunday home. She is Virginia the only graduate Marietta, Ga. . . . Rosemary Elam School. in the AAUW chapter there. Her hus- Pritchard says her children, church, and is pastor band of the First Presbyterian club work keep her . . . busy Mary Afoore 1945 Church there ; they have a son Paul MeCorhle Anderson wrote that she lives ... A new Te.xan is Hannah Crazvford on a farm near Lexington. She has two President: Eleanor Wade (Airs. E. G. Reynolds who moved to Houston in daugliters, 4 and 3. She sometimes sees Tremblay) 2649 Jefferson Park. Char- April. to that We were happy hear the Lois Alpliin Dunlap who now has three lottesville. \'a. hot climate has helped Hannah Lee. She. boys and lives in Lexington . . . .A.nne Chuck, and the two boys are busy ad- Berry Sterrett lives in Hampton and has Secretarv Ala Anne Jarratt (Mrs.

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Kemper L. Kellogg Jr. ) 43 Biandon turned from a two-weeks' vacation to Virginia Shackelford Alclntyre ^^rote Road, Warwick, \'a. Norfolk and the Beach. She and Bob from South Carolina that Alaggie Mc- went ice skating in Dody Jones Anfin of Radford will have mid-summer, and Intyre Davis had been visiting in Alarion the distinction of having the first member for a month. Mrginia and the three girls of the Longwood Granddaughters' Club vacationed in Gloucester with her family

from the Class of '45. She married a . . . Nancy McCauley Gregory wrote fiom widower in 1951 who has two children Java that her husband was recently elected Judy who was 17 in July and John who chairman of the Board of Deacons' of their

was 14 in December. Judy plans to enter church ; they both teach young adult Longwood in the fall of '57. Dody and classes Her spare moments this sum- Lloyd's little daughter, Alary Todd, is mer were spent in studying, preparing nearly 4. Mary ll'atkins Alorgan and materials, and renovating her basement Fred visited them last winter. The Mor- to meet the needs of 15 children who are in gans reside in Natchez, !Miss. . . . "Gin T." her kindergarten this winter . . . Helen PuUcn Palmer's husband, a commander Phillips writes that since 1946 she has in tlie Navy, is a surgeon at the Naval been teaching seventh gradt at Onancock. Hospital at Camp Lejeune. N. C. Gin During two of her recent summer \-a- T. and John have three children—Ben cations she had wonderful tours of the

8, Anne 6, and Mozelle 3;,2 . . . Gloria West and of Canada . . . Ruby Keeton Shcppard Beane and her husband are was a summer school student at Long-

building a new- home at Queen's Lake, wood, working on her ALA. degree . . . Williamsburg. They have a little daughter, Alartha U'atkins Alergler's two kiddies,

Catherine Sheppard. Reginald is a me- Debbie 5 and Donnie 3, keep her busy . . . chanical engineer at the Naval Aline Carol Ann, Rob. and Mark, children of Peggy T. Ross Byrd writes from far-off Eleanor Bisetie Johnson. '46 Depot, Yorktown . . . Nancy HarrcU Stamford, Conn., to say that her family Butler has four children—Helen 9, Tom numbers four now. Paul travels quite a bit is 6, Janie 4, and Stuart 1. The Butlers but home on week ends ; Aleg is Bessy managed to "stay up", while Bob have moved into a new home in Win- 4H and Charles Randolph is 1 . . . Also fell flat on his face . . . Shirley Cniscr chester. Nancy is active in garden club from Stamford came a letter from Lu- \\"hite wrote of the pleasure she had in verta Joyner saying work . . . Mary Franklin Woodivard Gumkowski, that she seeing Bessy and Bob in their recent va- Potts and Joseph and two children live and Eddie are the parents of three healthy cation. She said of our reunion : "It was in Barhamsville where Joseph is in the youngsters, and in addition, are kept busy the best week end I have spent in many a running lumber business . . . Rachel Joyner Taylor an apartment house which they day." Her little boy, Morgan, is 4 and Harold reside in Norfolk. He is now own with six dift'erent apartments there- . . . Frances Lee Stoneburner said, "Our principal of Broad Creek Elementary in .. . From Kensington, Conn., comes tenth reunion w-as more like a class meet- School. They have two children—Michael word from ^"irginia Lee Price Perrow. ing than a reunion." Her three children, 4 and Lynn 1. At the time of her writing, she and Joe Martha 8. Lewis 5, and Frank, Jr., 1 had just gotten word, that Elizabeth Jtlast Halstead and Bill are he had been keep her busy . . . Louise Blane is con- promoted to Product Sales-AIanager of in Atlanta, Ga. They have three little tinuing to work in the District of Colum- Confection for the Eastern Division of daughters . . . Anne Hamlin Parrott. bia in Social Service work. "Although Kraft Foods Compan\', entails and their daughters live in which a Emory, two legally not her own." she says she claims move to New York. Son Joey is 5. See Abilene, Texas . . . Shirley Easterly an average of 70 children with whom the list of Births for news of many of Osborne and Piper have moved to Black she works continuously —children who are the '46ers. Mountain. N. is head chemical C. He in placements outside their own homes dyer of the Old Fort Finishing Plant at . . . Margie Pierce Harrison writes that Evelyn Pierce Aladdox's daughter Old Fort, N. C. They have two children. their church, St. Peter's Episcopal at Gwyn is in Kindergarten. Joe still teaches Diane 4 and Ken . . . Frances J!'eiit:ci New Kent, will be one of the historical business but works for the T\'A in the Gayle flew to Europe in July. She visited points open during the Jamestown Festi- summer . . . Katheryne Tindall Hundley London. Paris. Germany, Switzerland, val _next year. Their little girl, Kendall, and Louis are living in Lexington where and Italy . . . Edith Sanford Kearns and is 5 . . . Becky Norfleet Meyer wrote he is teaching at ^''AII. He recently re- Jack have moved to Silver Spring. Aid. from Jefferson, Ohio, that she was ceived his PhD degree in biologi,' at He is a mechanical engineer for the busier than ever. See list of Births for VPI . . . Glenn Ann Patterson Alarsh, Johns-Hopkins University Applied Phys- news of her and many others . . . Carolyn who lives in Strasburg, continues her art ics Laboratory where Edith worked be- Boothe Saunders, her husband, and three work as a hobby—oils, pastels, and fig- fore her marriage. They have a little children have moved to Warrenton where urines . . . Alinnie Lee Crnmpler Burger, girl, Gwen . . . Virginia Lee Abernathy he is now the pastor of the Warrenton whose husband is a construction worker Courter. her husband, and Susan 2' j live Baptist Church. Their summer's vacation in the Warwick area, is a member of the on a Golden Guernsey dairy farm, four included a week at Ridgecrest at the Junior Woman's Club, the Newport News miles from Amelia Court House . . . Foreign Missions Conference. Rebecca is Opera Society, the garden club, and the Martha Hite Graves and George have 9, Burrell, 4, and Rachel, 7 months. Alethodist choir . . . Dorothy IVinslon' into a new home in Kirkland, moved Cole wrote of her interest in boatin.g. Wash., suburb of Seattle. He is an a She belongs to the Willoughby Yacht engineer for the Boeing Airplane Com- Club and is secretary of the Bowling pany. They have a son, Merrick, 2, and League in Norfolk .. . Page Cook Axson baby girl. Georgianne ... Shaffncr a Jo helps in the Woman's Club, the Alusic Anderson, Merle, and their daughter. Club, and other community organizations Barby 3, have moved into their new home . . . Anne Carmines Ransdell, former in Oak Lawn, 111., just outside Chicago accountant and bookkeeper, lives in Wil-

. . Helen IVilson Cover and "Chuck" . liamsburg where her husband is manager have a daughter, Julia Meade . . . Kemper, of one of the chain stores . . . Jane our little son "Trip", and I are enjoying Philhozaer Young has held many offices our new home. Come to see us in church and community organizations in

Aiken, S. C. ; she is organist and choir 1946 director of her church. They moved recently into a lovely new eight-room home President: Eleanor Eisese (Mrs. Robert . . Alike Shiflett Toomer wrote from Johnson) 2110'^ Creecy Avenue. Wil- Burns, Colo., to say they are still on mington, N. C. the ranch in winter and up in the cow

. . Katherine Secretary: Virginia Treakle (Mrs. Earl camp in summer . Lt. (jg) .Allen, been stationed in Wash- W. Alarshburn) Box 89, Annandale, who has ington, D. C, for several years, expects \"a. "First Cousins" to be transferred to Norfolk . . . Sarah Craig, son of Frances '48, When Eleanor Biscse Johnson (Bessy) Treakle Rountree and Sallie. Daughter of Virginia Treakle IVoodiivtrd Tuoh}' and Ed have lived in wrote, she and her family had just re- Marshburn '46. the Chevy Chase area for five years. She

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went to the University of Virginia and port, Tenn., branch of AAUW . . . Evelyn around Natural Bridge and is rearing completed her training in medical tech- Hair has been hard at work on her M.Ed two boys, 5 and Ijj . . . Jean Tolley nology, and for the past three years she degree at the University of \'irginia. Bourne lives near Natural Bridge. She has been working in the new clinical Janice Halstead has been a working girl and her husband have a little girl . . .

Center at the National Institute of in Richmond for four years . . . Audrey Frances Treaklc Rountree's husband Health in Bethesda. Ed is in the same Hudson Grinstead teaches in the Dan- Charles has gone from the shipyard in medical field, and does research at Walter ville school system. Her husband is a Newport News to accept a position of a Reed Army Aledical Center w'here he certified watchmaker, so she says he similar nature in the New Orleans, La., works on the Rh blood factor and related keeps things ticking around home . . . shipyard. Frances and Craig will be subjects . . . Carolyn Babbitt Jones wrote Martha Webb Delano wrote about the joining him soon . . . Katie Laivrence that Jacqueline Babbitt Field '49 is home May reunion of the "Lotts, Harrison, Graves writes that her husband, Matt, from Hawaii with her two children Fink and Webb" suite at Marion l.otts graduated a year ago from the school her first trip home in four years . . . Mears' home in College Park, Md. Gene of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A & M. As we assembled for our tenth reunion Harrison Knopp, her daughter and two Since then they have been living in at Founders Day, one of our classmates sons have moved from Richmond to Madison . . . Ellen McMnllen Graves was unable to come because of the un- Minneapolis, Minn., where Alan has lives only a few miles from Katie. She timely death of her brother. Because of accepted a position. Marion Lotts ]Mears has a little girl Ann. getting our iove for Agnes Stakes Richardson returned to teaching this fall after "Mitty" Hahn Sledd writes that Hun- of bereavement, wired little off to a good start in this in her hour we Kim ter, her husband, is now vice president of Packctt Barnes and her and received in return a note world. Virginia Mae and general manager of Taylor and entire class In spending their summers at appreciation to the ... family enjoy Sledd, Inc. in Richmond. She and Hunter this newsletter. FinI: from the midst of preparing Wildwood. N. J. Peggy Brown went to a Florida Citrus Convention in help from Sallie, our Al is rector of St. I have had lots of Sonora. Texas, where Miami Beach last fall where they stayed 2-year-old who has the reputation already John's Episcopal Church, visited her at the fabulous Fountainbleau . . . Martha

1 has two of talking as much as her mother We folks in \'ienna recently. Peggy Anderson Rollings w'ent back to teaching our activities at Duke sons. stay busy with last fall and with a 2-year-old daughter Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, I wish that many of you would follow Faye at home it proved to be a really where Earl is the minister. Martha IVchb Delano's good example. busy year . . . Ruth Stephenson has Even tho' she is kept busy with life been teaching at Bellwood School in 1947 on the dairy farm and caring for Susan Petersburg for three years. Last year she and Chip, she still found time to send was chairman of the Welfare Committee

President: :Margaret Ellett (Mrs. J. B. some news to share . . . Sutton Bland for Chesterfield County and Colonial Street, Wytheville, Anderson) 460 10th . Hutcherson sees Ellen Moore Turner Heights . . Jean Edgertan \\'inch is Va. when she comes home for a visit from attending Longwood Alumnae meetings North Carolina and also Ann U'illis Philadelphia and is enjoying her year- Secretary: Rachael Brugh (Mrs. G. B. in

Holden when she comes from Petersburg. old daughter Ann . . . Ruby Griffith Holmes) St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Judy Rieck Bass is now living in the Sentinan has three children David 4, Edenton, N. C. — Washington area. Sutton keeps in touch Chuck 2, and Debra 1. Her husband Dorothy Ozi'cns Hubbard was still so with Stewart Bujord Perry w'ho has a Dick is still teaching science in Brocton, shocked over the news of her twin daugh- son and a daughter . . . Nellie Smith N. Y. He was awarded a GE Fellowship ters in April 1955 that she didn't get the Goddin and Margaret Ellett Anderson for study at L'nion College in Schenectady, news in for the previous Bulletin. Sandra each hopes to take time away from their and Terry keep "Dot" stepping in addi- families to meet many of you at Long- tion to caring for 3-year-old Lynne. Ac- wood to celebrate the tenth class reunion cording to the number of our classmates on Founders Day next March. I hope that many of you will be there to make our celebration an eventful one with fond

reminiscing and much merrymaking . . . During the past year I have enjoyed visiting in the homes of Patsy Dale Barham in \\'arwick. Shirley Mankin Nelson in Highland Springs, and Beatrice Bnieh Wilson in Fairfax. "The Holme- steaders" had their first family vacation in June and journeyed to the lovely mountains of Waynesville. N. C. The four small ones thrilled at the sight of real bears in the Great Smokies and the Cherokee Indians. Sue Davis Breeding '48. with her children, Charles. Nancy, and Ralph

1948 N. Y., last summer . . . Sue Davis Breed- ing writes that she stays at home tendirig President and Acting Secretary : "Peep- still three children . . . Sara Squires is sie" Brooks (Mrs. John W. Howard teaching . . . Evelyn Moore Coleman, Tr.) 1404 Ruffner Road. Alexandria. Dr. Lankford's secretary, was at Founders \^a. Daj-, along with Harriette Sutherlin Secretary; Hilda Abernathy (Mrs. E. Overstreet and Ruth Brown from our E. Jackson) 55 Raleigh Road. War- class ... It was so good to hear from v.ick, \'a. Julia Baohcr Nelson who is living in Rachael Bruyh Holmes, '47, and "The girls, and HoJmestedders". Rosemary. George, Jr., Galax. Slie has two Barbara 7 Johnny and I have two boys—Johnny J.-ane, and Rachael Judy 2. She sees "Liz" Harrell \'aughan III, 4, and Bill. 1. Johnny is assistant and George real often. cashier of the First and Citizens National Phillips and C. who have a trio of girls. Longwood's en- Bank in Alexandria, and is managing Alice Ann Abernathy B. have moved to Greenville, S. C. where rollment should increase considerably one of its brandies . . . La^'ergne Tuck he is with a large starch concern. They within a few years ! . . . Cab Oz'crby Woody of Bassett has a daughter Claudia have two girls. Pamela and Terry . . • Field writes : "We have moved into our . . . Dot Tuck Johnson also of Bassett for an new house on Lake Barcroft. I am not works in her husband's law oftice. She Anne Randolph Homes works working with my husband anymore and Joe have three children—Diane, Rob- insurance company in Richmond --doing secretarial work. She is going to Pan just keeping house for him and two bie, and Jeff . . . \'irginia Marshall Bassett hounds !" ... A newsy letter Walker has just returned from Panama. .American Business Night School tak-ing from Betty Deuel Cock Elam indicates She and her husband Chris, who is in shorthand. She recently spent an enjoyable

week end in New York . . . Nancy Cham- that her four young ladies keep her busy the .^rmy, have two children . . . Nancy but happy. She is an officer in the Kings- l.ita Braford says she loves country life bers received her Master's degree June

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5th in the school of Library Science at Wilnia Allen, Speight and Charles are I attended the Presbyterian Conference at Columbia. Hoot is working in living now the in Hampton. He is an engineer Massanetta Springs. While there I saw University of Kentucky library in Lexing- for the Newport News SB and DD Com- Ann Ozi'oi Bowling and Laura Jean

ton, Ky. . . . Lois Fuller . . Robertson and pany . Martha Moorehead Landerman Comerford Chumney and their husbands. husband have living in been Arabia now and Stuart live at Willoughby in Norfolk The Chumnej's have moved into a new for the past nine years. is with the He where he is stationed . . . Betty Jane home in Richmond where he has recently Arabian .American Oil Company. They Brockzcay Low and family moved into been appointed administrative assistant have children, Ale.x o. two 8 and Ponza their new house in September. Son to Parke C. Brinkley, \''irginia Com- Lois has her own dancing school in the is . . "Sammy" 2J'2 . Martha Cillum missioner of Agriculture. He is president American Colony . . . Elizabeth Motley Burr's husband, David, conducted the first of the Virginia Seedsmen's Association Lentz and Stan, of Aberdeen, Aid., vaca- service on June 17 in the lovely new —the youngest man ever to hold this office. tioned in California and Mexico this sum- building of the Charlottesville Presby- Laura Jean is Bible teacher in her church Elizabeth mer. was honored by becoming terian Church where he is pastor. Ann circle. Their two children, Kevin and a member of Delta Kappa Gamma last Snead Whitcomb and Peck are members Karlee Jean, are 5 and 3 . . . We moved February . . . Dorothy Bcvard Owen of the church . . . Betty Tilson Walker to Hampton in January when Dick com- Billy says her 2-year-old son occupies is in Marion where Giles is at the A'ir- pleted his seiwice with the Navy, and are her every minute. ginia House Motor Hotel. They have now in Hagerstown, where he is a man- Jane Burchett Wommack and Forrest two sons. Brad and Mike, and a new agement trainee with Montgomery Ward. live in Suffolk where he is an investment baby. Edna Earle Waters Mizelle has a David is a lively 3-year-old and little Beth

counselor . . . Betty Bnrchctt Almarode new house and son. Nancy lessee Wood- is I . . . Many thanks to all of you who and Dick moved into their new home in ward has moved to Louisa where they are wrote such grand letters sending news. McBryde Village, Blacksburg last August. building a new home. Dick is in the vocational education depart- -\ page in the January number of the 1950 ment at VPI teaching distributive educa- Richmond School Bulletin was devoted

tion . . . Millie MclVillianis Hayes, hus- to the Children's Room, officially named President: Norma Roady, 1108 Wickham band and Claiborne 3 are still living Jack, "The John B. Tabb Memorial Library' Avenue, Newport News, Va. in Warwick. Jack works at Langley for in honor of Jennie Master Tabb's uncle

Secretary : Carol . Bird Stoops, the NACA . . Neva Brmiklcy Parker Ruth M. Eggleston is librarian there 103 South and Gene are living in Warwick. She was "a young woman devoted to her job, Road, Lindamere, Wilmington, Del. chairman of our annual spring alumnae enthusastic children, about and eager to I had a very quick trip to Virginia

luncheon and did a grand job . . . Mary improve their reading habits and tastes. Beach this summer where I was able to Helmer, Janie Hanks Phillips, and Eloise Erla is in Brown working Richmond as \Tsit with Charlotte Flaugher Ferro, Jim, Hanes Henley are all in Warwick . . . technician at the a lab Blood Bank. Anne Angela, and little Jimmy. Charlotte and Catherine Bickle received a nice write East loves her job as a private secretary Jim spent several weeks in Europe this

up in her church newspaper under Who's . . . in Richmond Rives Edwards Clark winter and are now in the middle of W'ho in Central Church School from Fla., moved from California to Bonifay. plans for a beautiful new home in Norfolk.

which I quote : "Catherine is superin- Charlotte and I were pleased to find Ann tendent of the Youth Division of her Orgain's ('49) exhibition in the Board- church in Staunton, is secretary of the walk .-Art Show. Lizzie Bragg Crafts, Commission and is a on Education, mem- Buddy and their California born and ber of a circle. She is also a member widely traveled daughter Lynn spent of the Timior Woman's Club, of the several days with us at Christmas and Auxiliary, Emily Smith UDC, DAR, are living near Philadelphia now. Lizzie and she is on the Board of Trustees of and I represented our class at the recent Kings' Daughters' Hospital." Congratu- meeting of the Philadelphia area Long- lations, Catherine, on the fine w'Ork you wood Alumnae. There we admired pic-

are doing . . . "BeBe" Gcycr Redmond tures of Jean Edgcrton Winch's ('48) has three children — Frankie 5, Jimmy sweet daughter Anne Edgerton. In July 3, and Patti 1. Jeane Bentley visited her Lizzie, Buddy and I went to Baltimore

last is . summer and Patti's godmother . . for Anna Nock Flanigan's wedding. Nock Norman Soyars girl Watkins has a 2. and Joe are living in Philadelphia. Peggy Bill has his own law office in Farmville. .Ann -Ames was her attendant, and we I heard Mildred Shepherd Blakey works particd with .\nnette Jones Birdsong and for the State Corporation Commission in Tom, Hank Hardin Luck and David, Richmond. Hope to see you at our tenth Peggy White, Margaret Wall Irby '49 reunion '58. in and John, Harriet Ratchjord Schach and Esther Gv,ttigan Maxey's '49 little Bill 1949 son. Will. Harriet's daughter, Carey, has dark curly hair. President: A'iolet Ritchie (Mrs. J. V. her spring I spent a week in Williams- Morgan) Gloucester, Va. where husband does forestry work This

. . . ^'irginia Hollificid Meredith and burg with Suzie Bowie Brooks, G. T. Secretary: Jean Cake f^Mrs. Richard A. dies have an apartment a block from and their two big boys. Then in Rich- Forbes Jr.) Route 3, 6, Hagers- Box the water at \'irginia Beach but are plan- mond I visited several days with Cab

town, Aid. ( ning to build a home in Bay Colony this and Elinor Overbey '48 ) who are both I never know where to begin one of fall. Ginny enjoyed teaching fourth grade teaching there. Cab and I spent an even- these letters so guess I'll just close my last year. Connie Living Horden and ing with Shirley Hillstcad Lorraine, eyes and reach into the stack of notes her husband Hal, a Naval pilot, were Kemper and their four wee ones. Chatted Here's a letter from Joyce Tozcnsend their neighbors for awhile. They live in with Jane Williams Chambliss. Jane, Hoge. She and Bill and their three sons Oceana now. Among Ginny's visitors Russ, and their two children have moved have moved into a new antique brick split were Grace Mallory Rives and daughter, into their new home in Richmond. Spent level home. Bill is a stock broker in and Dolly Ann Freeman Sydnor and an afternoon with Patsy Kimbrongh Washington. Son Curtis is 7, Bobby, AlA, family—think she has three children now. Pettus and her two boys, Regi and

and Terry, \]A. Jennie Lee Cross is The last news I had of Anne Gallozvay Richard . . . Mary Lou Wilson McGee, teaching in University Park, Md., and Reddish was, "I have a dog and a new dau.ghter and new son, are now living in Martha Ashby Srm^h lives in Chevy Chevrolet convertible." Lee Staples Lam- .Alexandria, where her husband is pastor

Chase, Md. "The Smiths have one son. bert, at a Naval Base in French Morocco, of one of the Baptist churches . . . Paul Joyce saw Dot Sholu'ell Strickland in expected to return to the State in the Price received his blaster's degree in South Boston this summer. Stopping in fall with her husband and 3-year-old son, education this summer from the L^ni- Richmond, Joyce visited Betty Spindler Gwen Smith Kentiedy has tnoved to versity of Virginia. He is principal at

Scott in her lovely new air-conditioned Tullahoma, Tenn., and Phyllis Baglcy Craigsville Higli School . . . Corky Corvin

rambler overlooking the James. Son, Hoefer has gone 'way out to Lincoln, is still working in Washington, D. C. . . .

Ricky is 3 and his sister Elizabeth is 1. Neb. . . . Ruthellen Mears Taylor is Betty House Higginbotham has three

Janie Fo.r White and Ernie and their back in Richmond ... I saw Cathryn children now—two girls and a boy . . . children, Alickey and Robin, visited Joyce Mosteller Garrett occasionally in our Jane Hunt Ghisclin Lindley and Don

recentlv. Junior League work. In June. Dick .-aid are living in Columbus, Ohio . . . The

50 AlUMX.^E ]SL4G.A2IXE ! :

Norfolk girls, Peggy White, Curly Diggs California. Cute picture of Debbie at White, the pride of every girl that's

Lane, Frankie Dodson White, Lelia Mae Christmas . . . Nice note from Ray here" headed a letter postmarked Ger- Ferratt Leggett, Jean Hobbs Alton, Phillips Vaughan, Frank, Jan, and Lee. many from Joan Pritehett Mathews and Charlotte Flaughcr Ferro, Hank Hardin .Also picture of Doris Old Davis' daughter her three black cocker spaniels. Pen and

Luck, etc., get together quite often . . . Patricia Gail—taken in their new home. Ink, and Billy the Kid II. They are Harriette Bozvtitig Stokes and her son They visited by Jean Anderson Smith, champion stock and have brought home Bill spent a day with Lucy I'aughan her husband, son and daughter. Pat some beautiful trophies and ribbons in Taylor and her three. Chuck, Nancy, and Paddison Evans and Carroll report that Southwest United States, Germany, Aus-

Sarah . . . Annie Swann teaches at the Wyndee is mighty excited about Santa tria, and France. Pritch is president of new Tazewell High School but still Claus. the Air Force Officer's Wives Club of spends her summers at home in Norfolk Lynda Black Washburn has three sons. Bermerhaven, and at one time had a

. and Janice Slavin has . . Dolores Duncan Smallwood Hagan a daughter 15-minute radio program over AFN Lester are at Peahody College in Nash- Diane, who is 3''2. Her husband Bob is Bremerhaven. Last summer she and Bobby ville where Lester is doing graduate work manager of a loan corporation in New- visited Italy, Spain, France, and England.

administration. port News . . . Puckett ."^sher received in educational She sends her best to all us gals . . . Betty Lewis Shank Blount and her her M.A. from Columbia LTniversity last Becky Mann is also abroad—only in the children are living in Roanoke with her June . . . Ann "Hank" Sa'wyer Knight Far East, teaching in Japan. In the sum- family since the sudden death of her and her family are living in Greensboro. mer of 1955 she went with a Methodist husband Strousse in his private plane Tro.xie Harding is a unit manager for Youth Caravan to England, Holland,

. . loves last December . Jane Richards Marku- Tupper Ware home parties. She Germany, Switzerland, and France. son has a son, Richard Severin . . . Katie the work. Her boys are fine. Virginia Worked with refugees on the Iron Bondurant Carpenter, Jim, and their two IVilkins Floyd has a daughter, Jennie 3. Curtain. Then she went to Norway just living in Annapolis where Frances Garnett the efficient March children are was to visit . . . Our other celebrities are Katie is active in AAUW. They visit of Dimes Director for Buckingham Coun- Jackie Sardine Wall, who was author of back and forth with Gris Boxley Cousins ty this year . . . Grace Oakes Burton "Seen and Heard" series in the Farm- C'49) and her family, two children, and has a new volume of poems to her credit. ville Hearld, won an honorable mention a dog. Katie also sees Conway Rice Sonnets and Songs of My Heart, pub- award in the \'irginia Press Association

Johnson ('52) and Maude Savage Smith lished in 1956 . . . Nancy Lee Maddox feature writing contest for 1956 , . .

('49) who live near by . . . Jacky Eagle was here to visit me in August . . . Eleanor Weddle received her M.S. from scooped the earliest Bird Christmas card Keep in touch with me through the year. the University of Tennessee and is teach- sender in the U. S. when hers arrived We want news of YOU. ing at Longwood College. Congratulations with interesting note from D. C. before to Harold Hutter, now a captain in the I had fully digested my Thanksgiving 1951 Marines and stationed at Parris Island. turkey. Attractive card from Ruth Hatlia- He spent three months in Puerto Rico President and Secretary : Zi'ay Anderson. Dick, Pamela, and Grey Betsy Gravely, last winter . . . John Huegel is now an 201 Starling Avenue, Martinsville, Va. —typical of the artistic Ruth we all re- elementary school principal in Danville member. She is teaching art at Great This was our reunion year and it's hard . . . Maria Jackson is completing work Bridge. Lou Bergman Phelps ('49) is to believe we've been out of school five on her Master's at the University of teaching there too. Ruth had a visit from long years. Can't thank the ones of you Virginia. There she and Nancy Walker Jame Smith Tyndall and her Dana. enough that came back for the celebra- Reams, who is with Piedmont Airlines, tion in March. I hope there will be as party on weekends together. Nancy and good a showing in 1961. We'll be look- Bill came by for a good visit with Charlie ing for the rest of you next time and me last fall. Maria was in Richmond I had the pleasure of visiting Helen in the spring for Ann Moody's wedding Agnew Koonce while in High Point when also in the party were Bootie Poarch, I was working at the furniture market Pat Tuggle Miller, and Rachael Peters

there in July . . . See Marriage and Birtli . . . Sue Highfield Herr is a psychiatric

lists for news of our class . . . June nurse in Chapel Hill while her husband Divers is teaching Latin and history in is working on his PhD. She has a daugh-

Smith High School. Norfolk . . . Saw ter 3 .. . "Boots" Russell is Service in the paper that Nancy Gillie Shelton Club Director for the Air Force at

was visiting relatives here, but didn't Olmsted Air Force Base, Pa. . . . Sarah

get a chance to see her : Peggy Perry Graham Wells visited May Henry Sadler Yost taught in Henrico County while Alidgett. A. B.. and baby boy. May Henry husband John was at MCV. He completed sees Jerry Korbach Hermbree and Betty

his course this year . . . Helen Smith Barnes Lampert now and then. Shirley Massie is owner and manager of a fuel Grogan Duncan, Mildred Bright Hatcher, oil business in Amherst. She is past and Lucy Jane Perkinson Angle, and president of the Junior W'oman's Club latter's daughter have frequent gab -"es- and first vice-president of the Woman's sions in Danville. Shirley and Fred visited Lizzie BraijQ Crafts. '.50. Lynn Crafts, and Carol Bird Stoops Auxiliary in her church . . . Jett Carter Connie Blankcnship Paris in Richmond ^Martinsville. Groves is living here in . . . Whenever B. B. IVilson Thompson She and her husband Irving have just leaves for Farmville she Ruth Walker McGhee and Stuart havi! Virginia Beach moved into a new home . . Emily plays bridge with Jackie Jardine ^\'all two children . . . Carrie Ann O'Laughlin Hastings Baxter husband is a Class received her Master's degree from the whose and Frances Thomas Pairet. The doctor in the Navy is currently living wishes to express its sympathy to Frances University of Maine and is teaching in

on the Naval .Air Station in Willow in the loss of her father . . . Ginny Mc- Miami ... I regretted missing Patsy Grove, Pa., with Don and their two filling in as Longwood Ritter Jack's wedding this summer. Sister Lean Pharr is children. sister Sarah is a sophomore year. Ginny. M. John Therese (Mary Miller) pro- Her Alumnae Secretary for a

at Longwood . . . A'irginia Westbrook little Steve and Ginny Leigh fessed her first vows at Saint Mary's Macon, and Goggin is living in .Alexandria with her in Farmville for over House of Studies, Notre Dame, Ind., in have been living

Mel and two young ones . . . Cunningham husband . Jones August. She has greatly enjoyed hear- a year . . Alargaret I now working for two doctors at boys are now ing from those of you who have kept am and !Monk and her two the local hospital after a short job Cumberland. Md. Dot Gregory in touch with her. She is teaching at living in Avith Capital .Airlines in Washington, little girl see lots of Academy of the Holy Cross in Rockville, Alorrison and her D. C. Longwoodites in Charlottesville. Mary Md. . . . Louise Turner Cundiff, Bobby, writes that Blair and their son are living in Rochmond 1952 Helen "Cookie" Blair putting on extra pounds while Bobby is taking a course in hospital and Gin Reed are President: Peggy Harris (Mrs. Gar- in Fayetteville. Audrey Pettit Mesmer. supervision . . . Hilda Edicards Tall land .Ames) spent a vacation has been living in Elizabeth City, N. Bill and their two girls at Paulv's Island, S. C. They are still C, since her marriage last fall . . . Secretary: Jean Ridenour (Mrs. Charles Bill is attending L^ni- Last October I attended Jean Carrello's W. Appich Jr.) 4605 Stuart .Avenue, in Florida where vcrsity of Florida Law School . . . Connie marriage to Ron Lynch in D. C. . . . Richmond. \^a. teaching in An- Pat Davis Gray and Basil are still in "It's Red and \Miite, it's Red and Rice Johnson has been

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napolis, Md., hut she and Asa will be in Poconos. Elsie Rae Page Bonner and Karlet Marshall and Echol are living

Charlottesville after . . . George young visited their February Nancy and Jay in Roanoke, and she is teaching . . . Carbce O'Connell teaches English in families in Virginia, then went on to Harriet Minichan Thomas and Hayes Ridgefield, N. C, while Jack is an editor Niagara Falls before returning home to have bought their own home in Dan-

Hill Publishers. writes Lodi, N. . . . Stokes Overbey with McGraw She J. Howard ville . . . Polly Brothers Simpson and that it is great to live so close to New and Robert vacationed in Florida. Stokes Henry are living in Martinsville where is York City . . . Nora Pollard Burgess teaching in Charlotte, N. C. Beebie Henry is with duPont; their little girl was in Texas for four months but now Hancock Beard was in Florida in August, Dale is ly'i. They have recently bought but has moved into her new home in she her are stationed at . and husband a house . . Jan Van Horn Page and

Norfolk . . . Frances Ann Ra)nscy Hun- Army Chemical Center, Edgewood, Md. Jerry have . two boys . . Jeanne Mercer ter Bill are do-it-yourself . . . M\' card caught Sadie Crcgar Stone and fans having Luttrell is teaching again at Saluda High just before to remodeled some of their house in she and Jake moved Ap- School this year . . . Ann Keith Hund-

Chicago . . . Lucyle Humpries returned pomattox. Lynchburg now has Mary ley Brame, Harper, and little Marilyn are Brame Trotter, Ed., and little Nick. living to teach at St. Andrews Episcopal School in Warwick . . . Betty Baker in Hilton Village from New York City Marian Bcckner Riggins and Bill went Kulp and Sis Burton Holland are both ... Jo Price Greenburg and her captain to Cape Cod for a few weeks. Jan living in Norfolk, where their husbands husband are stationed at Manhatten Beach Peebles Host, Parker, and their two are stationed with the Navy. Both have boys 5 and David 2 have a new little Air Force Station, Brooklyn, N. Y. Jo Tom girls . . . Joyce Catling and Nancy in Pulaski is Lawrence home Warwick. In Nell are teaching in . . has been teaching in Texas this past year Suffolk . Daltoii Smith. Audrey Ramsey Long is Frances Howell Abernathy lives there . . . Dolores Hoback Kanner's husband working for Halifax Department of also . . . Nell Bradshazc Green, Abie, Al received his M. D. in June and is Pub- and their little boy are living in Rich- now interning in Madison, Wise. "Hoey" lic Welfare, keeps house, and takes care of her daughter, Janice Elaine. mond . . . Mary Meade Robertson Ed- is engaged in enzyme research there as a The new wards and her husband are both teaching project assistant. spent last Christ- principal of Luray High School is Margie They at Farmville Traylor Nolen's husband, Hugh. Charlie High School this year. They mas in Bermuda . . . Nancy Honnsell have a little girl 2 . . . Billie and I Moseley Akers and Dunlafr Brame is home in Culpeper until the saw Anne Powell moved back to Portsmouth in Navy can give Bob a permanent address. Tom and Bruce in Roanoke. Moe is Octciber after years in president of a garden club. They visited 2J 2 Te.xas. Wilson They have acquired a baby bo.xer . . . is going into last summer. Walthal private practice as a doctor Bunnie Rocks travels all around. Last Boston Nancy there . . . Sarah McElroy their little are Harvie and year she taught in Savannah, Ga., and Avery, Ed, and boy back Jack have bought a house in West End flew down to Florida on weekends. She home in Alberta. We are proud to hear in Richmond. Jack is Boys' Work Sec- took up water skiing and sailing, then that Elvin S. Elmore has sent her three salary retary for the YMCA there, since gradu- taught summer school in Waynesboro sons to college on a teacher's ating from college in June . . .Margie after which she visited in Houston, Texas. one is in dental school and the oldest, Hall ;Massey, Bill, and' their Shep Elmore CSl) received his M.S. at little boy she is in Hampton . . . Dot Frahcr Now and girl also live in Richmond. of last Frances They have Garber teaches Sunday School in Saraso- University Virginia June. a new home right off Cherokee Road. Turner Widgeon is helping her husband ta, Fla., and works in Rudy's office . . . Edith Goff Street and H. A. spent their in his new Western Auto Parts store in .^nne Motley Ryland is vacation at Virginia Beach. She has Cheriton. 1954 rearing a lovely family of two girls and taken up golf lessons and is drawing up in Dahlgren. and Bobby plans for their new house. Richmond a boy She President ; Nell Copley, 2303 Hanover our seems to be most popular among our Brou-n Moore are the only ones in Avenue, Richmond, Va. class members. Margie Hood Caldwell class with three children . . . Lucy Jane Secretary : Moneda Key, 329-B 73rd Morton Pratt is teaching in Richardson is here. Anne Rosson White teaches at Street, Newport News, Va. is Missimer Laburnum Elementary School. Maxine Park, Del. ... In Crewe Joan

Ross . . . Mary Smith Fore is teach- Watts Peschel is a librarian. She and Jo Jean Hodges has been appointed dis- in Winchester I wish I could Roy see some of Mary Moore Karr ing ... trict director of the \'irginia Tidewater be the first to announce about all the Borkey and Walter. Charlie and I had Area Council of Girl Scouts . . . Betty new babies that will arrive in the Fall, Pat Tnggle Miller and Bill, Betty Scott Benton Odom is now living in Suffolk but the best way to learn is to come to Borkey Banks and Franklin, and Harriet . . . Betty Islin Saffelle has moved to our fifth reunion in March. We have Biittcru'orfh Miller ('51) and Bill to a Salisbury, N. C, and is teaching there some big plans in the making to make bufTet dinner last spring. Pat and I met . . . Sylvia Reames Picardat and Bob it an extra special weekend for us all. Penny Gilmer at Sunday School last spent two fine weeks at Daytona Beach,

summer. Branchy Fristoe Choate is in Fla. . . . Mason Moore Barrett is now 1953 Richmond while her husband is working teaching in Atlanta, Ga. . . . Lib Bosivell

on his M. S. at RPL houses in Lackey and Hal are in Oceana . . . Ann New President: Polly Brothers (Mrs. H. G. Richmond belong to Elsie Baker Tokarz, Foster Posey is at Virginia Beach . . . Simpson) 60S Rives Road, Martins- Tommy, and their little Lou Kitts is a lab technician at boy. Bobby ; Betty MCV ville, Va. . . . Nell is Scott and Franklin Banks : also, Mary Copley a private secretary at Crawford Andrews and Frank. They spent Annie Lee Owen received a Master Reynolds Metal Company in Richmond. two weeks in Florida, but now .Vlary of Education degree from Southern Also in Richmond are Patty Derring is teaching in Richmond while Frank Baptist Theological Seminary in May Coleman and Jo Anne Dyer Ridenour

is . . . . atending MCV. Also in Richmond . . Lucy Page Hall Kennedy and Clip- Mary Anne King Barrett is living

in her new home is Gladys Savedge per are living in Front Royal where in Warwick . . . Ann Thomas Wicke Baker this and Ralph living in and her little . Lucy is teaching year, while Ted are San Luis Obispo, new girl . . Clara

CuUip Winkler taught in Pulaski with is serving with the Navy in Japan. Calif. . . . Jeanne Hamilton Lafoon, Marty Miller Mason. Now Clara is in They are eagerly awaiting his return "Mike", ''Kipper", and Lisa are in

'57 . . Roanoke. Flora Ballozve deHart and in the fall of . . . Janet IViggins Farmville . June Johns. Ann Ed- Allen are working on their Masters at Pumphrey and Bill are living in Arling- monds, and I are still living in Warwick

the University of Virginia. At the same ton where Janet is teaching this year. Bill . . . Ann Mallory Hancock is in Norfolk. time Flora is teaching at Lane High is manager of a warehouse outlet in Last year she moved to a new junior the of School. Elsie Bristow is teaching at Washington . . . Sarah .\nn Jones Light's high school and took over dutv Stonewall Jackson School in Newport husband. Heath, is the Episcopal minister heading the science department ... I

News. Norma Saunders loves teaching in Boydton, and they have two boys . . . saw Marj' Denny IVilson Parr at Pat

at James Blair in Williamsburg. Peggy Nanc3' Driskill Finley is living in At- .Altwegg's wedding ; she and ^^'ilton are

Harris Amti is also there. In Shipman lanta where Earl is working . . . Teachin.g still in Norfolk. Also in Norfolk is is Lee Wood Dowdy teaching at Lovings- in .Arlington again this year is Celeste Trianne Lampkin Freese. her husband,

ton Elementary while Ned is working Bishop ; .'^nne Jones holds a teaching and baby boy . . . Grace Booker Barr and with Central Virginia Electric Corpora- position in Alexandria where she and her husband are living in ^Moscow, U.S. third sec- . . '55 is"vice consul, tion . Midge Woods .'\kers, Pete and Nancy Nelson share an apartment . . . S.R., where he their two little girls are living in Birm- .\nn Murphy ^Morton and Bucky have retary assigned to general service admin- is Ameri- ingham, Ala. . . . Our gals have been on a home in Falls Church . . . Jean Kreicn- istration". Grace teaching in the

many interesting trips. Sue A^elson hatim Zollman's husband is the assistant can Embassy . . . Elleanor Koch is doing

. recreational work in the Far Mathews and Ed vacationed in the citv engineer of .Alexandria . . Wanda Red Cross

52 Alumnae ISLagazine —; — ;

East . . . Else Wente received her M.S. turned home to Virginia Beach ; in Ports- Secretary: Joan Harvey, Route 1. Ap-

from the University of Tennessee in mouth is Dorothy T. Cooper . . . Betty pomattox, Va. August and is now teaching in Newport Jane West returned to Chuckatuck to

News High School . . . Doris Caiiascu teach home economics ; Nell Crocker The summer fouPid some of the mem- Umberger is living in New Britain, Conn. Owen is also tliere. Phyllis Powell Swert- bers of the Class of '56 quite busy work-

. . . Betsy Jean Robertson, Paty Donnel- feger taught in Chesterfield County last ing and traveling while others just en-

ly, Rebecca Baird, and Frances Marker year, but is now in Tenafly, N. J., while joyed themselves loafing. Evelyn Hall

. . her is and Bettye are teaching in Hampton . Mary Lou husband studying at Columbia. Maas went to Europe. Patsy

Burnette is teaching at Quantico . . . Phyllis tooK graduate work at Long- Abcrnathy Rice joined her husband in

\^irginia Sutherland teaches in Dinwiddle wood in the sunmier . . . Jean Anderson Germany . . . Dottie Rector and Nancy

. Wanda Doll, in Portsmouth ; and Dolly Guthrie is teaching in Cumberland , . Cousins studied at the University of

. Virginia . . Home, in Kempsville . . We are sorry Carolyn Watson Yeatts is at Amelia Nancy McLawhorn Rhue

to report the death of a member of our High School. She has been taking gradu- traveled to California , . . Rose Frost

Class— Sarah Lcathcnnan Muyskens ate classes at Longwood also . . . Anne served as a counselor for the Methodist who died in April. Her husband and Thaxton Daniel taught in South Boston Youth Caravan and worked in the St.

. last and in her Louis, . . . baby boy are still living in Wyoming . . year was very active Mo., Conference Jackie Mar-

Do let me hear from liII of j'ou. church . . . Carolyn Stanley is an art shall was playground director in Suffolk consultant for two schools in Alexandria Joanne Earless served as counselor at

1955 . . Also teaching there is Beth Kent a playground there . . Bootsie Miller

to quote her, "I LOVE the place" . . . worked in the shipyards . . . Carolyn President : Betty Davis ( Mrs. H. Robert Joan Contey Leonard teaches math in Gray and Lee Hayes kept busy working Edwards) Box 205, Wincliester, \'a. Fairfax County : in Montross is Anna at Fort Lee . . . Joyce Clyingenpeel sang Secretary: Eloise Macon {^Irs. H. Mel- Mae Sanders . . Our class president, in The Contino)i Glory choir . . . Mary vin Smith) Evelyn c/o Mrs. T. Macon, Betty Davis Edwards is busily engaged Ann Maddox was back in Farmville 1110 Griiifin Street, Lynchburg, Va. in teaching in Winchester and holding working with the Baptist students in sum- oflices. She is treasurer of the Longwood mer school. In Blackstone Julie Moncure

Alumnae Chapter there and secretary of served as a lifeguard . . . Ann Weather-

. the Winchester Education Association . . holts worked in the Clerk's office in In addition to raising Cynthia, the first Winchester ... At the University Hos- baby born to one of our '55 graduates, pital in Charlottesville, Winnie Louhoff

Barbara Moore Curling is librarian in was busy keeping records . . . Betty three elementary schools in Henrico Shackelford Ellison, Lorene Allen County. Roberts, and Audrey Beale Owen joined

In Raleigh, N. C, we find Roberta their husbands . . . Many entered the

King McGuire teaching . . . Naomi Cuni- bonds of matrimony. See the list of

bia King taught social studies in Beau- Marriages for them . . . Some were very fort, N. C, while her husband studied lucky in having new homes in which to at Southeastern Seminary at \\'ake Forest start houskeeping such as Becky Blair

. . . Edna Trader Cain taught home Butcher and Jean Edzcards Edwards. economics in Texas last year where her James Parker and Dottie Rector, who Air Force husband is stationed They have both received scholarships, are at the

been to Mexico . . . Jean Lynch Hobbs University of Virginia working towards was awarded a Master's degree at the Masters degrees in speech and drama.

LIniversity of Pittsburgh last June . . . -At the University of Tennessee Patsy Sally Wilsor. has been working on her Hamner is working towards her Master's

Master's degree in music . . . Pollyanna degree in physical education. Georgia Martin Foard, her husband, and son Jackson is at the Medical College of

spent another summer at Oak Ridge. Virginia studying medical technology . . .

Don is working on his PhD. now . . . As fall approaclied quite a few of us Marlene Lucas is enjoying being a home were attending workshops and then be- economist witli .\ppalachian Electric ginning our first year of teaching. In Power Company in Roanoke. Also in Richmond and Henrico County we find Roanoke is Sally Cecil doing social work. Lee Hayes, Gail Leonard Diane Hansen, First baby of the class of '55: Cynthia, daughter of Barbara Moore Curling. \\'orking in Staunton in the same oc- Bettye Maas, Julie Aloncure, Jean Mose-

cupation is Jane Bailey . . . "Tanley" is ley, Virginia Ohenehain Cross, Helen still interested in dramatics. She had a Warriner, Windley Pollock, Loretta It is amazing how in one year the Jean part in the Virginia Museum play jili. Brooking, Barbara Mays, and Bonnie members of our class have scattered to the "Four Winds". Already many have Wilderness last winter . . . Some of us Moore. Shirleye .Adams, Virginia Cowles, are seeing the world because of LIncle and Blake Lawrence are teaching changed addresses so that our letters Jane Sam. Jean Carol Parker Harrell is in in Norfolk; Clingenpeel, Ann didn't reach their destination. So please, Joyce Georgia : Audrey j\Iorsc Tillet is in Jor.es, Shirley Wilbourne are in be sure to drop us a line this spring, so and

W'ashington State . . Ann, Carter Wcn- Norfolk County. In Portsmouth \\e find we can keep in touch . . . Wedding bells denburg Silver's husband has received Mary Davis and Alargaret Aliller. Dale have rung for nearly 50% of us. Some his wings now in the Air Force . . Brothers is in South Norfolk. Louise T. already have their hands full with a Nan Picinich Jordan and Pete have re- Phyllis Nurney are in "little one". So be sure to check the Caldwell and turned from .\laska and are living in News. Catherine Meeks is lists of Marriages and Births in the Newport Charlottesville while is attending find George back for these. he in Oceana. In Hampton we L'niversity of ^^irginia doing graduate Elliott, Shirley Kemp, Norma Jeanne Congratulations are in order for those

. Kelsey. work . . Tanley, Louise Nelson Parris, Croft, Joan Darnell, and Helen who have completed that first loiifj year Mary Cowles, Flip Blake, and Frances Those at Fairfax are Euphan Carter, Sue of teaching and have started another. In Northern were among those back to Upson, Barbara Williams. Janice Lee Roanoke we find Betty Persinger, Jean Pat Longwood for graduation last Tune . . . Haines, Mary Hutchinson, Betty Virginia Burgess, Mary Ann Ward Jo Mrs. Maria Bromleigh's son. Shirley Fishback Crosen, and Deaton, Warren Rodgers, and Phoebe Warner . . . Emily Gray, Jr., after appearing in The Covvnon Dottie ^^a^ace . . . Frances Edwards, Kesler is at one of the oldest schools Glory as narrator this summer, is now Jean Edzcards Edwards, Jo Tarpley, and in the state—Academy Street School in studying abroad as an Exeter scholar Joan Harvey are teaching in South- Salem . . . Grace Garnctt is in Lynch- ... As for me, I'm back in Pittsburg hampton County. In Lynchburg we find burg ; Donnie Dn'inc Clark, in Richmond ; teaching after a six month's "tour" of Marguerite Franklin, Betty Jane Har- Clare Davis, in Danville. In Henrico New Jersey and Massachusetts provided lowe, and Mary Ann Maddox. Rose Frost County Shirley Ward is teacliing Eng- by LTncle Sam. and Janet Bain are in Petersburg. In lish and biology . . . Karen Spencer Danville we find Nancy Riddle Tippett, Coates is in Chesterfield County travel- 1956 Betty Rose Davis Wittkopp, Rheta Rus- ing to 15 schools teaching music. She sell, and Kathryne Tompkins. Others lives in Richmond where her husband President: Georgia Jackson, 114 Lee is a law student . . . Nancy Taylor re- Street, Lexington, Va. (Continued on page 56)

December, 1956 53 June Gianninx Teffrev '49x. a son, Scott Betty Mann Gates '5Sx, a son, Thomas Allen Mann Martha Gilhiin Burr '49, a son, Richard Pollyanna Martin Foard '55, a son, Ben- Sarah Graham \\'ells '52, a son, John jamin Martin '48. \- Hilda Abcrnathy Jackson a son, Edward, I Margaret Massey Ellis '45, a son, Andrew ^laury Hamilton Margaret Grayson Lawrence '44, a daugh- Massey Marjorie Agcc Milan '50, a daughter. ter, Mary Ellen I\Iargaret ]\Jish Timberlake '43. a son, Susan Christine Rosalie Grecar Hamlin '38, a son, }\Iark Joel Shannon '51, Helen Agnew Koonce a daughter Edward Babara ^Jonre Curling '55. a daughter, Lorene AlUvi Roberts '56, a son Dot Gregory Morrison '52, a daughter, Cynthia '49, Phyllis Alley Carter a son Karen Ann .Anne Motley Ryland '52, a daughter, Lovice Altizcr Harris '47, a son, Kevin Mary Elizabeth Gri:::ard Darby '44, a Anne Sommerville Lee son, Irving Everett, HI Rebecca Norflcct ^leyer '46. a son. Wil- '52, a son, Robert Elsie Baker Tokarz Lucy Page Flail Kennedy '53, a son, liam John, Jr. Thomas Theodore Clifford, Jr. Betty Cakes McGrew '55, a son. Craig Capt. Thomas M. Beckham '52.x and Mrs. Alarjorie Flal! Massey '53, a daughter Alan Beckham, a daughter, Nora Campbell Jeanne Hamilton Lafoon '54, a daughter, Louise Parcell W'^atts '43. a daughter, Marion Bcekner Riggins '52, a son Wil- Lisa Hamilton Trina Minette liam ^Morris Rosalie Anne Hamlin Parrott '45, a son, Mildred Parker Candler '54. a daughter Bennett .\rrington '53. a Mary Evelyn Emory W'ade, II Glenn Ann Patterson, Marsh '4(). a son, son Sue Harper Schumann '44, a daughter John Robert '54, daughter Betty Benton Odom a Louise Harrell Clark '47, a son, Peter The Rev'd Douglas L. Paulson '50 and '47, a son, Mary Louise Blacknian Kayton Emily Hastings Baxter 'Six, a son, Mrs. Paulson, a son, Fred Albert Stuart Gilbert Donald L., Jr. Joan Payne Southern '57x, a daughter Bland Hutcherson '47, a daughter, Sutton -\udra Hazekins James '52, a daughter, Lucy Jane Perkinson Angle '52, a daugh- Beverly Scott Randolph Bell ter, Nancy Louise '46, daughter, Carolyn Boothc Saunders a Challice Haydon Parsons '53, a daughter Kay Phillips Coenan '41, a son, Stephen Williams Rachel Nancy Hayncs Hall '53x, a daughter, Evelyn Pierce Maddox '46, a son, David Cousins '49. a daughter Griswold Boxicy Karen Lou Pierce Brisentine McGall '57x, a son Joyce Shirley Hillstead Lorraine '50. a son. \'irgilia (Jill) Pifer Childress '51. a Betty Jane Broekz^'ay Low '49, a son, Kemper daughter. Carolyn King Thomas Edward Martha Hite Graves '45. a daughter. \'irginia Lee Price Perrow '46, a son. Barbara Bro'a')i Aloore '52, a son, Paul Georgianne William Spencer Gregory Martha Hoiman LeStourgeon '46, a Xaricy Pv.rdnni Hurt '53, a daughter ilartha Brou'n '52x. a son. Hamrick daughter, Joanne .Audrey Kaittsey Long '52. a daughter. Richard M.. HI Betty House Higginbotham '50, a son Janice Elaine Nancy Bniee Maitland '50. a son. David Fredrika Hitbard Nichols '47, a son, Frances Ann Ramsey Hunter '52, a daugh- Meade James Anderson ter, Martha Elzie Bryant Sours '50x. a son. John Nomeka Jane Lee Hutehcson Hanbury '42, a son, Harriet Ratchford Schach '50, a daughter, W'illiam John Irvine Carey Coeburn Bnehanan '50. a son, Robert Laura Hays Peggy Jacob Dichtel '48x, a daughter, Shirlev Ann Rcaz'cs Poole '47, a son, Gresham Catherine Frederica Heath, Jr. Elizabeth Biiek Muse '50. a son. Lee Jacc|ueline (Jackie) Jardine W'all '52, a Nell Richard Bell '44. a _son Waters. Jr. son Barrye Langhorne Jean Ridenonr .Appich '52. a daughter, Biiford Perry '47, son Mary Stewart a Sara Jeffreys Gilliam '44, a daughter, Mary Campbell Bnllock '44\. dattghter. Betsy Walker a Virginia Ruftin Roberta Jean Robertson Stables '50, a Margaret Ann Clara Jenkins Michael '48, a daughter son, David Clinton, III Prince '52, daughter Paige Bnnn a Dot Johnson Watson '42, a daughter Rosalie Rogers Talbert '43, a daughter. Burbank Thomas '40, a Hazel-Wood Martha Ellen Jones Holmes '46, a son, Susan Mears Beth daughter, Peter Samuel Betty Romeo Wingfield '49, a daughter, Burehett Alniarode '48, a daughter. Betty Ruth Jones Duval! '42x, a daughter, Betsy Carolyn Burehett Jane Elizabeth Leigh Peggy T. Ross Byrd '46. a son. Charles Cobiness Andrews '48, a daughter. Pe.egy Sarah Anne Jones Light '53, a son, Randolph Wendell Nancy Philip Nelson Alay Henry Sadler Midgett '52. a son, Hay '43. a daughter. \'irginia Canipfield Ann Darden Joyner Jordan '51, a daugh- Richard Sadler Emily Campfield ter, Suzanne Lclia Sanford Shumate '36, a sou '53, son, Barbara Caskey Hopkins a James Frances Kent Cralle '38, twins, a son, Gladys Saz'cdge Baker '52, a daughter Caskey William Kent, and a daughter, Eliza- Elizabeth Scales DeShazo '40, a daughter, '44, son. Lucille Cheatham Mosley a beth Hill Elizabeth Scales Augustus Robert Patsy Kimbrongh Pettus '50, a son. Phil Sehlobohm Duval '40, a daughter Jenny Clardy Rowe '44. a son, Thomas Richard Emerson Sarah Schnlcr Pevehouse '55-x, a daugh- Clement Julia Koch French '49x, a son. Bennett ter, Sarah Seda Crates Siersema '58x. a daughter. Dinny Livingston Mary Lou Shannon Delaney '42, a son Laura Leigh Trianne J.ampkin Freese '54, a son. Ralph Shirley Sheppard Goodman '57x, a daugh- Cogsdale Taylor '40. a daugh- Josie Lee Francis. Jr. ter ter. Betty Jo Natalie Lancaster Robertson '53. a daugh- Ethel Shoekley Southall '49, a daughter, ^'^rginia Crockett Ingle 'SOx. a son. Lee ter. Natalie Lancaster Jane Gay Michael Wayne Katie Lawrence Graves '48, a son, Dot Shotti'ell Strickland '49, a daughter Mary Minta Croivder W'hite '51, a son Thomas Aladison Anne Sintpson Alston '49, a son, Allen Charlotte Hall Davis Moore '52x, a son Margaret Lazcrence Grayson '44, a daugh- Davies Gladys Doiody Putney '53x. a son, Lloyd ter Peggy Simpson Kelsey 'S7x, a son. A'ladison Sarah Leathennau Aluvskcns '54, a son, Esther Slagle Fulgham '50, a daughter, Hilda Edioards '50. Tall a son. Charles David Deborah Jo Howard, I\^ Frances Lee Stoneburner '40, a son, Jane Smith Dunlap '44, a daughter, Mary Anne Ellett Hardy '43, a son Frank, Jr. Harrison Margaret EllctI '47. Anderson a daugh- Carolyn Leffcl Graham '53. a son Jane Smith Tindall '50, a son, Mark ter. Patty Armistead Lucille Lezcis Armstrong '44. a daughter. Cook Jane Englchy Haney '42. a daughter. Jan Maryan Lucille Betty Jean Snapp Fawcett '48, a daugh- Charlotte Fills Maragon '55, a son Nancy Lit:: Braford '48. a son ter, Carol Ann lean Freeman Bartrow '48, a daughter, Barbara Southern Meeker '55, a son, Mary Nell F^lizabeth .\nne }[cClniig Grigg '53. a daughter. Pettice Elizabeth Stephen Byrd Patricia Garth Rhodes '44x, a daughter, Elizabeth Amenable Spiiidler Scott '49 a Melissa \\'atkins .Sarah McElroy Harvie '53. a son. Wilson son, Charles Granville "BeBe" Geyer Redmond '48, a daughter, Bess McGlothlin Gish 'i7. a son, iMichael Patti Shirlej' Maukin Nelson '47, a son (Continned on page 56")

54 Alumnae M.ac..\zixe ;

Elizabeth Jarman Hankins '53 ; Mrs. Kimo Wilder AlcVay Frances Aliles '51 Wjajvdaqadu Harper ; Airs. Pliillip Ellsworth Powell

Hazel Alarie Hart '55; Mrs. J. B. Hilman '55 Hilda Ann Hartis ; Mrs. Alorris Hall Jean Ottley Heichelbcch '59x; Airs. Patricia Holt '56 ; El- Alinta-Hopkins Critzer '51 Abernalhy Mrs. ; Airs. George Russell Seaman Allen Rice AIcDonald Ogilvie wood Marion Carol Hepler '58; Airs. William '55; Lois Ann Abshur '59x ; Mrs. Jerry Lowell Nell Elizabeth Cocker Airs. Bernard Lee Odom Hayden Owen '55 Carolyn Rebecca Hines ; Mrs. Ernest Elizaoeth Viannah Adams '4(j ; Airs. Virginia Lee Crockett '56x ; Mrs. Jack Hooper Bowling, Jr. Herbert Rockwood Coleman Jr. Carrol Ingle Jean Spotswood Hines '57 ; Airs. Thomas

; Claiidette '56 ; Doris Elizabeth Allen 'S'Jx Mrs. Robert Yvonne Cross Airs. Charles Watkins Alorris Leland Brownley Warner Mays Virginia Lee Hinton '57; Airs. Robert '56; Alary Flournoy '50; Airs. Eva Lorene Allen Mrs. J. F. Roberts Crowgey M. Hayden Jr. Ala: tin Elden Jeness. Elizabeth Curtis Hogge '58x ; Airs. VVilma Delois Allen '49; Mrs. Charles Thelma Inez Crump '59x ; Airs. Charles Charles R. Alorton Jr. Fred Speight Jr. H. Alihalcoe Alma Jean Hopkins '58x ; Airs. Glenn

; '52; Airs. William Mary Louise Alphin '5U Mrs. Homer Claia Ruth CuUip Richard Bollinger Howard Hurley Winkler '56 Frances Carol Hutson ; Airs. How ard ; Glenn Patricia Palmer .Altwegg '54; Airs. Ray- Julia Preston Curtis '59x Airs. Thomas Ferguson mond AIcDonald Brown Jr. Slusher Cock Betty Jo Jennings '53 ; Airs. Joseph Jean Ruth Anderson '55; Mrs. Derwood Juanita Hazel Dayberry 'S6x ; Airs. John Francis Curran Jr. Franklin Guthrie Frank Hodges Ir. Alallin Cora Johnson '56x ; Airs. William Flora Alice Ballowe '52, Mrs. Sheppard Ann Henly DeAlba •58x ; Airs. Carl Edward Cox Allen deHart Henry North Mary Ann Johnson '53x ; Airs. William '49 '51 ; Airs. Harrison DeBerry ; Airs. Billie Jane Barber Howard Frances Fearney Kinder Stair Winston Eubank Dowiies Dunton Alartha Alarie Joyner '56x ; Airs. Ed- '55.^; Patty Aliller Derring '54; Elizabeth Leigh Eentley Airs. Neil Airs. William ward Kirk Nicholson Joseph Leverenz Eugene Coleman, Jr. Wanda Jean Karlet '53; Airs. Echol Johanna Alay Biddlecoinb '54; Airs. Don- Ilia Atkinson DesPortes '54; Mrs. Tiby Speina Alarshall. Jr. ald Brooks Shahan Bland Brown Alary Aloore Karr '52 ; Airs. Walter

Elizabeth Elizabeth '55 ; Ruth Blackmail '58x ; Airs. Donnetta Deviiie Airs. Franklin Boikey Fred Bruce P-berwine Jr. Linwood Hardv Clark, Jr. Glenna [can Kesterson '56; Alr=;. Leon

Rebecca .Ann Blair '56 ; Airs. Elizabeth D'lch] Laws '26; Airs. Lee Wiii- William F. Cash Henrj' Butcher fiee Ryan Mary Anne King '54 ; Airs. Frederick

Nan Ellen Bland '54 ; Mrs. Walter Alary Kay Donnelly '57x ; Airs. Clifton Thomas Mitchell Barretl HI Seeley, Jr. Eugene Hawks Claire A'irginia Kreienbaum '54; Airs. Patricia Bodkin '55; Airs. Frank Lloyd Dorothy Anita Douglas '55 ; Mrs. Wil- Robert Alan Hannan Beale liam Hunter Daughtrey Jr. Jean Rainey Kreienbaum '53; Airs. Wil- Elizabeth AIcKewn Boswell '54 ; Airs. Lois Arlene Duncan '58.x; Airs. George liam Alarshall ZoUman, Jr. Hal \'enion Lackey, Jr. Edward Garrett, Jr. '55 Mary Jane Lohr '56; Airs. Harry Em- Aluriel Olive Boswell '50; Airs. Alicbael Jo .Anne Dyer ; Airs. Henry Crump mick Lee Flynn Ridenour Jr.

Sylvia Paige Bradshaw '55; Airs. Richard Dorothy Alarie Edwads '54; Airs. Rolo Eleanor Alae Long '56x ; Airs. William Sherman Butler, Jr. Turner Lassiter, Jr. George Kelsinger '54.\ '50 Alary Ann Breslin ; Mrs. Frederick Hilda Alarie Edwards ; Airs. Charles Denise Aladelyn Love 'SO ; Airs. Robert Williams Siewers, Jr. Howard Tall HI Webster Nash '56; Barbara Yvonne Brinkley '59x ; Airs. Jean Talmadge Edwards Airs. James Nellie Harman Lucy '54; Airs. William William Drewry Andrews Cecil Edwards Cleaton

Jane Roberts Browder '49-x ; Airs. Robert Carol Lee Emrick '58x ; Airs. Charles Nancy Jane Lyon '58x ; Airs. Robert Howland Hines Lee Fry Kendrick Perdue

Nancy Elaine Brown '55x ; Robert Ham- Carolyn Nelson Fauber '54.x; Airs. Fer- Christine McKai} Scharch '15; Airs. I. ilton Alessick nando E. Rodriguez Wallace Walke

Patricia '56 ; Charles '56; Anne Brown Mrs. Rebecca Jane Fizer Airs. Charles Annie Griswold Mcintosh Boxley '27; Alarvin Johnson Alurray Allison Airs. John G. May Jr. '48 '54 Jane Burchett ; Airs. Forrest Sinclaire Anji James Foster ; Airs. Ernest Nancy Helen AIcLawhorn '56; Airs. Wil- Wommack Betchel Posey III liam H. Rhue Rufinia Alice Burnette '58x ; Airs. Joseph Martha Elizabeth Foster '59x ; Mrs. Alallory 56x ; Airs. Lo.5an Richardson Thomas William Bryant Shirley Winston Hutcheson '52 Benjamin Waller Virginia Page Burnette '50; Airs. John Ada Branch Fristoe ; Airs. AIcLin

Betlv Alann ; Mrs. Henry Johnson Sheddan Choate, Jr. Hart '58x Thomas Phyllis L. Gates Hope Campbell '56x ; Airs. John Shirley Patricia Garst '56x ; Airs. Joe Clayton Lee Scott Alaupin A'irginia Hilda Alanvell '52; Airs. David Sara Coates Elizabeth Cantrell '58x ; Airs. Rob- Nettie Jane Gerald '58x ; Airs. H. Eugene

bie Frazier Owen -Arrington Sue Elizabeth Atason '5Sx ; Airs. James Emily '46, Claiborne Carper Airs. Robert Bunyan Rowena Gibson '5o ; Airs. Galen Wallace Paulson

Howard Robinson Ellis Bowman Nannie Alildred Alatthews '59x ; Airs. Marie Jean Carrello ; '55 '50x Airs. Ron J. Joyce Mae Gilchrest ; Airs. Douglas .Andrew B. Stanley Lynch Wilcox Waugh Teressa .Ann Alattox '58x ; Airs. Rodnev Margaret Gail Carroll '54; '58x ; Airs. Rcnald Betty Frances Gillett Mrs. .Arthur Lee Wells Curtis Colen-an Frederick Heald .Ann Elaine Alontgomery '58x ; Airs. Charlotte Lockhart '57; Cbadwick 'S8x ; Airs. Nita Belle Goad Airs. WilHam R. Harry Tildeii Gladding, Jr. William Branner Cridlin, Young Jr. -Ann Langston Aloody '52; Airs. Neil

Audrey Dinsmore "Dinny" ; Airs. Coates '58x Alartha Caroline Goble '57x George Francis Gabbert Mrs. Fldwin Wertz Siersema Edwin Ogburn Alartha Britt Morehead '59x ; Airs. .Anne Renalds '41 Cock ; Mrs. Joseph F. Charlotte Aleredith Gravatt '59x; Airs. Stuart D. Landerman Bruno William Henry Deppenschmidt III Lucille Alotley '59x ; Airs. '55 Charlotte Verna Louise Coleman 'i\ ; Airs. James Betty lane GrifTin ; Mrs. Tohn ^^'alter R. Williams Holland .Alvin Edwards '53; '55 '56; Frances .Anne Alurphy Airs. Clai- Joan Marie Conley ; Airs. Jack Leo- Roberta Ruth Hamlet Airs. Thomas borne Barksdale Alorton, Jr. nard Rawl Witten, Jr. Betty Page Cory '57; Mrs. Charles A. Anne Elizabeth Hamner '56; Airs. Roliert Ruth Ann Nock '50; Airs. Joseph Gratton Coppedge Roy Bryant Flanigan

December, 1956 55 ;;; ;;;

Virginia Lee Obenchain '56; Mrs. John Nancy Ann Saunders '56.x; Mrs.. Charles Anne Minter Thaxton '55 ; Airs. Henry Armstrong Cross, Jr. Henry Johnson III Broaddus Daniel Jr. '57 Dorothy Dallas Orr 'S6.x ; Mrs. Bruce Barbara Ann Scott '57x ; ilrs. Bill Ann White Thomas ; Mrs. Guy Humey Dovell Craig Gibson Flournoy Matthew's Jr. '54; Audrey Mayes Owen '56x ; Mrs. Robert Fannie Hawthorne Scott '56x ; Mrs. Mark Elizabeth Ann Thomas Mrs. Ralph Scott Beale Howard Hillman Stephens Wicke '56 '55; Elizabeth Calvert Owen '56x ; Mrs. Colin Iris Priscilla Scott ; Mrs. Lewis Mil- Lucy Blakeslee Thwing Mrs. Frank Gansert Steele Jr. ford Harrison Cook Chapman

'55 ; '54.x ; Airs. Barbara Ann Peach '57.x ; Mrs. Tony R. Janie Scott Mrs. Parke Galusha \'irginia Caroline Traynham Aubey Mcllwaine Edwin Hall Chauncy '57 Shirley Ann Perkins '54x ; Mrs. Joseph Irma Mae Setchel '58x ; Mrs. William Barbara Joyce Tyer ; Mrs. Welling- D. East Ward Lane Jr. ton Ward, Jr. '56 Audrey Nolen Powell '55x; Mrs. Johnnie Betiv Jane Shackleford ; Mrs. R. Billie Ann A^anlandingham '58x ; Mrs. E. Pittard M' Ellison Carrington Richard Mothershead '51 '55 ; Mrs. Richard Margaret Ann Shelton ; Mrs. George Carter '51 Naomi \"irginia Reed Jean Watkins ; Airs. Carson L. Keiter Norman Munro Elmore Saunders '49; Ivy Christine Rhodes '58x ; Mrs. John Pocahontas "Polly" Simpson 'S7>i: Mrs. Jennie Sue Webb Airs; Airs. Harry Cumbey William E. Duncan Stratton Aleade

; '56; Amy Ruth Riggins '57x ; Mrs. JefTerson Carolyn Fay Smith '57x Mrs. George Elizabeth Elaine Welbon Mrs. John Waller Johnson Raymond Stringer, Jr. William Alwood '51 Patsy Ann Ritter '50; Mrs. ^\illia^l Mary Brownley Smith ; Mrs. Gerald Jactiueline Turner White '55; Airs. Vin- Beitzen Jack Alan Gildersleeve ton Lee Twyman '55; '56; Marcia Lee Robins '58x ; Don Carlos Joanne Steck Mrs. James Robert Elisabeth Ann Wilson Airs. Alartin Hall V Edwards Q. Aliller, Jr.

'59x ; '52; Bobbie Jo Rogers '5Sx ; Mrs. Charles Evelyn Elaine Steele Mrs. Jack Alartha Alice Wilson Airs. William Melvin Denny Sherman Wofford Thompson '57; Barbara Deane Roller Mrs. Harvie Sarah Wilhoit Stephens '58,x ; Airs. Bruce Eleanor Jean Windley '56 ; Airs. Robert Ludson Hardie Edward Engstler Edwin Pollock '54 Marion Bruce Ruffin '50 ; Mrs. Sterling Mildred Sutherland '57; Mrs. David Cora Jacqueline Wood ; Mrs. Kyle Price Anderson. Jr. Clark Melany Clinton Alann '55 Wilnia Ann Salmon ; Mrs. Thomas Shirley King Sylvester '57.x ; Mrs. Rich- Patricia Ann \\'orrell '58x ; Eugene Merrill Robinson ard John Levondoski Alondell Grizzard

Mary Jean Sandvig '54x ; Mrs. Collins Elizabeth Ann Temple '58x ; Mrs. George Flora Jo York '57x ; Airs. Ralph Na- Allen Chapman Warthen Downs thaniel Alagee

Alargaret Thomas Basilone '44, a son, Jackie Watson Dudley '49, a son, Wil- Thomas Anthony liam Scott

A^irginia Tilman Aebersold 'X7 , a daugh- A'irginia Watson Price '49, a daughter, {Continued from page 54) ter. Anita Louise Laura "Dibbs" Tyree Balboni '39, a daughter. Ann Carter Wendenhurg Silver '55, a Mary Frances Spurlock Taylor '52, a Laura Lee son, Hayden Judson, III daughter, Janet Leigh Marion Umberger Hoffman '36, a daugh- Virginia Westbrook Goggin '51, a son Frances Steed Edwards '39, a son ter Isabel Jl'illiatiison Hoyt '40, a daughter, Joanne Sterling Ferrell '49. a daughter. Tan I'anHorn Page '53, a son, David Leigh Williamson Randolph Sally Blaine Enmia Ililson Jordan '54x, a daughter, '40-x, daugh- Elizabeth Stone Bvers '53, a son, lohn Funii jl'alcayama Tajima a Alartha Anne ter, Nobuko Ray, III Helen IVilson Cover '45, a daughter '43 Iris Sntphin Wall '51, a son, Steven Ed- Elizabeth Walker Bailey a son, George Alartha Alice IJ' ilson Thompson '52, a ward William, Jr. son, William Wofford, Jr. Kathryn Terry Wilson '51. a son, Samuel Ruth Walker AIcGehee '50 and Stuart Alary Lou Wilson AIcGee '50x, a son Baxter AIcGehee '50. a daughter, Brenda Alary Franklin H'oodzcard Potts '45, a Fances Thomas Pairct '52, a son, Thomas Nancy Walthall Averv '52, a son, Joseph Monroe Walthall son, James Woodward Lorene Thomas Clarke '46, a daughter, Edna Earle Walters Alizelle '49. a .^on ^"irginia Dare ll'oody \\" right '52, a son, Pamela Gail Johnn}' Ephriam Bruce, Jr.

CLASS NEWS Johnson, in Buckingham County ; Rebecca Some are in other fields. Anne Brooking Fi::er .\llison, in Radford ; Carolyn Gray is a social worker in Winchester. Eliza- (Continued from page 53) and Elizabeth Jl'ilson Aliller. in Staunton beth Pancake is doing VPI Extension at the School for the Deaf and Blind work in Appomattox. Shirley Willhide teaching in various parts of the State Suzanne Prillaman, in Alanchester; is working in Washington, D. C. Ann are Ann Lush and Jackie Alarshall in Alarion Ruffin Anderson, in South Hill Coleman Ross is working as secretary for

Chesterfield County ; Lois Alarshall in Stephanie Bander Settle, in Greene Coun- the Savings & Loan Company in Ala- College, Lunenburg County ; Joan Willard. in ty ; Ruth Shelton at Stratford nassas. Charles Winfree is a minister.

Rural Retreat ; Joanne Farless, in Chuck- in Danville ; Anne Snyder, in Winchester ; Alary Ann \\'right is minister of music atuck. Glenna Kestcrson Cash, in Lexing- Alargaret Terrell, in Dinwiddle; Eliza- and director of religious education at

ton ; AloUy Ann Harvey, in Roanoke beth Sutherland, Hopewell ; Jean Ward, Chestnut Hill Baptist Church in Lynch-

Mary Ellen Hawthorne, in Narrows Fieldale ; Ann Weatherholtz, Princess burg. Pat Cantrell is secretary to the

Frances Hutson Ferguson, in Bassett Anne County ; Lou Wilder, Quantico president of AICV. In Lunenburg Harold Nancy Hartmann and Annie Leigh Lewis, and Becky Blair Butcher, Prince Ed- Alagnusson is serving as principal, Rober- in Alanassas; Anne Hamner Bryant, in ward County. Three are teaching in other ta Hamlet ^^'itten is doing secretarial Waynesboro; Evelyn Hall, in Pulaski; states—Betsy Il'elbon AUgood, Grand work in Richmond ... I am looking

Shirley Blankenship, in Alartinsville Rapids, Mich. ; Aluriel Boswell, in New forward to hearing from each of you.

Sarah Jane Bristine, in Suffolk; Nannie Jersey ; and Nancy MeLaivhorne Rhue, telling me all about the places you are

Andrews, at Whitmell ; Patricia Brown in Alassachusetts. going and the things you are doing.

56 Alumnae M.agazine Calendar of College Events

September 17 Opening of 1956-57 session September 25 Athletic Association Demonstration and Picnic

Ooctober 4 Hockey Game, Roanoke (here)

October 5 , One Act Plays October 8 Artist Series October 13 — Rat Day October 13 Hockey Game, Westhampton (there) October 20 .Hockey Game, Madison (here)

October 2(i and 27 -- Alumnae Board Meeting

October 27 , Circus October 30 Walter Urben Recital

November 2 and 3 Tidewater Hockey Tournament (here) November 8 Hockey Game, William and Mary (there)

November 15, Id, and 17 -- . Fall Play

November 17 Hockey Game, Little Colonels (here) November 21-26 Tlianksgiving Holidays November 27 Artist Series

December 5 Elem, District Teachers Meeting

December 6 and 7 __Water Pageant

December 7 ._ _--VMI Glee Club

December 13 . Y.W.C.A. Pageant December 14 French — Spanish Fiesta December 15 Senior Dance

December 16 Christmas Concert

December 19-January 3 Christmas Holidays

January 7 Miss Josephine Bailey Recital

January 1 1 Sophomore Production

January 12 Sectional Club Carnival January 25-31 Examinations

Feburary 8 — . Basketball Game, Roanoke (there) February 16 Basketball Game. Madison (here) February 22 Basketball Game, William and Mary (here) February 24-28 Religious Emphasis Week March 2 Basketball Game, Westhampton (there) March 7 and 8 Water Pageant

Marcli 9 Future Business Leaders of America

Marcli 14. 15, and 16 Spring Play

March 22 and 23 , Spring Concert Marcl; 23 Founder's Day

March 29 . Freshman Production

April 6 Cotillion Dance

.\pril 8 Artist Series April 18-23 -- Spring Vacation April 25 Spanish Movie

April 26 Institute of Southern Culture

May 4 May Day

May 5 . Music Recital May 14 One Act Plays May 25-31 Examinations

June 1 Class Day June 2 Baccalaureate Sermon Tune 2 Commencement QoUnqsL

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