Irene Rieder to Reign in May Day Celebration Electoral Board

LAST BREEZE WELCOME BACK THIS QUARTER FARMVILLE TEAM

-MADISON COLLEGE- VOL. XXII Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Friday, March 1, 1946 No. 26 Irene Rieder To Reign Dr. Landon To Electoral Board Reveals In May Day Celebration Speak On Great Candidates For Officers Irene Rieder will be Madison's May Queen, with Toni Willock Literary Men as her Maid of Honor at the annual ceremony to be held Saturday, Famed as America's favorite charac- SGA# AA, YW, Breeze, and Schoolma'am May 4, 4 p. m. on front campus. terist, Dr. Sidney Landon will be the Put Up Nominees; Elections Are March 5 Members of the court are: Mary guest speaker for Sophomore Class Candidates for the mirior offices en campus as announced by the Barnes, Bassett, Virginia; Mary Chea- Day to be held March 6. Presenting electoral board and nominatm^convention are: Alice Agnor, and Mary tham, Midlothian, Virginia; Gayle Bennett, Pumphrey "Speaking Likenesses of Great Literary Jane Pulton for vice-presidenTo?Student Government Association; Chowning, Urbanna, Virginia; Shirley Mien," Dr. Landon will give an insight Trigg Holladay and Shirley Wilfchis for secretary-treasurer; June Elliott, Hampton, Virginia; Jeanne To Attend Meeting into the lives of various authors, a touch of their traits, and a bit of their Sterling and Jane Sherman fo^recorder of points; Betty Sibert and IJawley, Broadway, Virginia; Melba Claire Bennett and Pat Pumphrey Marguerite Coffman for editor of the handbook. Frost, Norfolk, Virginia; June Payson, best-known works. will attend the National Kappa Delta YWCA nominees are Marguerite Needham, Massachusetts; Anne Petti- A faculty member of Ithaca College, Pi convocation in Milwaukee, Wiscon- Berryman and Betty Jo Stretchberry crew, Danville, Virginia; Cordelia Rob- New York, Dr. Landon is the author Russia Rebuilding, sin, March 11 through 13. They will for vice-president; Ethel Meador and bins, Hopewell, Virginia; Elizabeth of such well-known books as "Lucid represent the local Kappa Delta Pi Janice Lohr for secretary; Barbara Taylor, Ivor, Virginia; Virginia Moore chapter. Intervals," "Characters Studies of Men No Time For War, of Letters," and the plays, "Never- Wensel and Jessie Beaman for treas- Wiley, Roanoke, Virginia; and Lucia The girls will leave March 9 by train Says Davidian urer. Zeigler, Staunton, Virginia. more," which is based on the life of and return the latter part of the fol- Candidates for AA are Jeanette Pic- Candidates for the court, chosen by Edgar Allen Poe, "The Wolf," "The "At the close of every war the ten- lowing week. krel and Carolyn Woodfield for vice- the Athletic Association, sponsors of Gift," and "The Story Beautiful." dency has been for nations to forget This meeting is for discussion of president; Shirley Williams and Jane the ceremony, were voted upon by the The speaker has appeared before ap- why they were fighting and go their world issues and Kappa Delta Pi prob- MfcMurran for business manager; Vir- student bodyt in Monday's assembly, proximately 6,000 college, high school separate ways" began Dr. Simon M. lems. National officers will also be ginia Barnes and Hannah Finley for February 18. The chosen members of and other audiences during the past Davidian on Monday evening. elected. treasurer. the court were "tapped" in a special three decades, interpreting some of the Dr. Davidian, a well-known lecturer, . Nominated for business manager of assembly called for last Tuesday. Claire Bennett has. been appointed most beloved men of literature through was sponsored jointly by the Rotary the Breeze were Jean Lockard and An- Members of the AA dressed in white, delegate chairman of one of the groups his characterizations. club and Madison College. He selected geline Matthews. Nancy Lee Caufield first tapped the court members, pin- to discuss Kappa Delta Pi problems. Dr. Landon believes that "one of the as the topic for his lecture "Making and Betty Coyne have been nominated ning on their right shoulder a single The national president will act as her most priceless possessions of the peo- International Organization Effective." advisory chairman. ple of this country is their literature. for business manager of the School- iris. The Maid of Honor was presented The atomic bomb- which "blasted, ma'am. * with a corsage of daffodils, and the Pat is president of the local chapter By their inheritance from their ances- bled, beat, and burned Nagasaki," con- Mary Jane Fulton, of Staunton, Vir- on campus. tors and by the works of their genius, Queen received a corsage of white car- tinued Dr. Davidian, "makes the situa- ginia, is this year's junior class presi- nations. ■* they are the richest people on whom tion entirely different now." To illus- dent. She has been a member of the Following the crowning of the Red Cross To Open Drive the sun has ever shown." trate hom fast science is striding, the Social committee and was vice-presi- Queen, the Modern Dance group will speaker used the jet-propelled planes. The National Red Cross Member- Former Student Secretary dent of her sophomore class. Mary present their spring program. ship Drive will open on campus next He prophesied that in the near future To Speak In YW Chapel Jane is a home economics major. Director of the proceedings is Gayle Monday and will continue through one of these planes can leave New Alice Agnor, a music major from Chowning, assistant director, Jane Saturday. The speaker in chapel on March 8 York at 1 p.m. and arrive in Los An- Lexington, Virginia, is president of the Hartman, and Miss Louise Covington geles at 12:30 p,m. which would be Organizations in charge of the drive will be Miss Jenny Lind Gatlin, sec- Choral club. Last year she was a is faculty advisor. traveling faster than the sun. "It would are Kappa Delta Pi, Sigma Phi Lamb- retary of the Southwide Baptist Stu- member of the student council. As yet, neither the theme nor the dent Region. Her topic of discussion mean the annihilation of both Russia Shirley Wilkins, from Norfolk, Vir- ada, Clara Barton club, Spanish club, committees have, been decided upon will be "I Believe in Prayer." and America.if we should be stupid ginia, is a major in biology. She is a French club, and International Rela- but will be announced by Gayle Chow- enough to start fighting," warned Dr. member of Sigma Sigma Sigma soror- ning in the near future. Each member tions club. Davidian. ity. of the court has two attendants of her The goal has been set at one dollar Students Contribute He pointed out that Russia is the Trigg Holladay, of Rapidan, Virgin- own choosing, approved by AA. Fol- only nation who has increased her air or more per person. - ia, is in the elementary education cur- lowing is a list of the court members $271.87 To WSSF power since the war and is planning a A total of $271.87 was contributed riculum. She is on the Standards com- with their attendants. Elizabeth Tay- larger Army and Navy. mittee. by Madison students to the World lor, Louise Taylor and Betty Frizzell; The principle of the International Jane Sherman, a business major from SPRING VACATION Student Service Fund during the drive Melba Frost; Ora Thompson and Food Pool by which the surplus goods Orange, Virginia, is typist for the Stu- held here last week, announces Carrie Mary Moore; Jeanne Fawley; Janet from one country can be distributed dent Government Association, histori- PRESIDENT SAMUEL P. Lee Moore, chairman. Sollenberger and Marjorie James; among the peoples of the earth who an of Pi Omega Pi, and a member of DUKE ANNOUNCED YESTER- Members of the faculty contributed Anne Petticrew; Pidgy Baxter and ire needy was explained by the speak- the Schoolma'am business staff. DAY THAT SPRING VACA- $100 to the fund and $97 was collected Elrie Moore; Virginia Moore Wiley; er. "Europe is in worse shape than it June Sterling, of Norfolk, Virginia, TION FOR MADISON WILL at the amateur show and auction Feb- Beth Owen and Martha Thornhill; has ever been for food," stated Dr. is, a member of the Social committee, BEGIN AT 12 NOON, THURS- ruary 21. Mary Chatham; Edythe Layne and Davidian. Although 74 per cent of the treasurer of Alpha Sigma Alpha, and DAY, APRIL 18 AND LAST The remainder of the contributions Edith Garland; Lucia Zeigler; Katie wood and money comes from the a former member of the student coun- THROUGH TUESDAY, APRIL were made by students. The amount (Continued on Page 4) United! States many Europeans will cil. June is a business major. 23. CLASSES WILL BE RE- of money solicited personally amounted still starve this year. All candidates for Student Govern- SUMED AT 8 O'CLOCK THE to less than seven cents per person. On the other hand the occupation of ment Association.offices are juniors. Foltz to Attend Convention MORNING OF WEDNESDAY, The WSSF drive was sponsored Japan is being run comparatively'suc- Marguerite Berryman is a member Laura Virginia Foltz has been named APRIL 24. jointly on campus by the YWCA, and cessfully because General MacArthur of the YW cabinet and the Social com- as Madison's delegate to the national the French and Spanish clubs. had an already established government mittee. She is from Richmond. ' YWCA convention in Atlantic City, through which to work. Betty Jo Stretchberry, of Winches- New Jersey, March 2 through 6. The greatest personality to emerge ter, Virginia, is now treasurer of YW This is the first national convention from this war outside of Stalin is Nicholas R. Doman, Institute Guest, CA, and editor of Alpha Sigma Alpha. that the YWCA has held in six years. General Chiang-Kai-Shek believes Da- She is majoring in chemistry and Laura Virginia will leave early Sat- vidian. The "Cradle of Civilization is To Discuss Punishment At Forum math. urday morning and will return on going back to the Orient where it Wednesday night. Talking about the subject "Determin- (Continued on Page 3) Janice Lohr, a business major from The convention theme will center a- ing Punishment for War Criminals," New Market, Virginia, is a member of round the topics concerning world Nicholas R. Doman, author and lectur- the YW cabinet, Glee club, Sigma Phi peace. er on international affairs, will be the Madison Quarterly Lambda, and Pi Omega Pi. She is a ■ second guest speaker on the forums of sophomore. the Institute of International Under- Deadline March 16 Ethel Meador, of Roanoke, Virginia, All students who plan to enter arti- New SGA Officers standing. The second meeting of the is a member of the YW cabinet, and cles in the contest for the Madison Institute, which is being sponsored by the Baptist Student Union council. She f Quarterly award of $50, must Take Oath March 20 the Rotary club of Harrisonburg and is a home economics major. have their contributions in before Mar- The new Student Government offi- Madison College, will be held Monday (Continued On Page Three) ch 16. The entries may be in the form cers, headed by Hilda Davis, president, at 7:30 p.m. in Wilson auditorium. of poems, essays, or critical reviews. will take their oath of office on Stu- In Monday chapel, the college student Government Assembly Day, dents will hear Mr. Doman. The rules for the contest were pub- Relation Committee lished in the Madison Quarterly of No- March 20. Mr. Doman was a student at the vember, 194S. Each manuscript must Elects Eagle, Lucy Lucia Zeigler, retiring president of Universities of Oxford, Paris, and Mi- SGA says, "We want to make this our lan, and at the Institute of Interna- be accompanied by a sealed envelope, Mr. Eagle was elected chairman and containing the name of the student day and have some SGA presidents in- tional Studies of Geneva. He has writ- Kathleen Lucy, secretary at the first cluding the first and several succeeding ten an authortative book on interna- and a signed statement to the effect meeting of the Faculty-Student Re- ones, here to speak about the organiza- tional affairs, The Coming Age of that the work is original, not copied lations Committee Tuesday, February tion and to show its growth through- World Control. from any source, and never before pub- 26. lished: The works must be typed and out the years. NICHOLAS R. DOMAN Dr. Gifford, acting chairman, presid- As an Intelligence officer with the double-spaced on one side of the paper The present Student Government ed at the meeting, at which time the U. S. Office of Strategic Service, Mr. remburg, Germany was prepared and only, and must contain no mark of was started on February 25T 1915 and group discussed purposes Qf the meet- Doman accepted secret assignments in presented by Mr. Nicholas Doman and identification. was an outgrowth of the Honor Coun- ing, and accepted suggestions concern- Africa and Italy during the war. Justice Jackson. Also, Mr. Doman was cil. Mrs. Agnes Stribling Dingledine All entries must be entered through ing topics to be considered at later The American case before the In- the American observer at the Budapest was the first president the college post office, addressed to the meetings. The next meeting will be ternational Military Tribunal in Nu- war crimes trials. Editor of the Madison Quarterly. held Wednesday, March 6. THE BREEZE Goodbye And Good Luck VIEWS OF About this time every year the writing of a last editorial is the privilege of the editor. This year I write this editorial with a mingled THE NEWS sense of regret in leaving so soon and a sense of relief that the last deadline has been met. — BY BETTIE NORWOOD There is a certain sadness about the tradition of cleaning the ed- For the first time in 4,000 years of itorial desk and closing the door on one of the richest experiences in recorded history, China has a united college. This feeling doesn't completely come from the fact that the army, which belongs solely to the state. desk is clean for the first time in a year. It comes from leaving one She has consolidated her government and communist armies which, in turn, of the grandest staffs the BREEZE has ever known. are to be reduced to 60 divisions of While I am on the subject of the staff, I would like to mention about 850,000 men within the next 18 he other seniors who have made the BREEZE possible. Without Kathleen months. Lucy there wouldn't have been a BREEZE, as she kept the money straight In addition to this, each province is and the editor in line. All of us have chuckled over Jody Livesay's authorized to keep its own "peace pre- cartoons. It is amazing how clear she could make them on those cum- servation corps" of not more than bersome linoleum blocks. The whole staff has worked hard and loyally 15,000„men each. to give campus a BREEZE every Friday. A step-by-step program has been The BREEZE has a very special meaning to those who have worked provided for attaining this goal and for on it. We have always tried to fill the BREEZE with Madison news. dividing China into eight army serv- I have always hoped that the editorial opinion and the news have been ice areas. interesting and valuable to campus. The president of the Chinese Repub- We know Em and the staff will strive to add more of these values. lic is named commander-in-chief of all The seniors wish them luck! It is hard to express all the reasons why armed forces with power to appoint or we, the staff, feel as we do. relieve any subordinate officers, except It is the same story for every editor. I can say sincerely, I am that in the case of communists, he must make his appointments from nomina- going to miss the BREEZE. — o tions submitted by the senior communist member of the government. This pact was drawn up and signed let's Have A100% Vote! by General Chang Chih-chung, repre- We failed to have a hundred per cent vote in the major elections sentative for the government; General last week. We failed by about 300 students. With minor elections Chou-En-lai, signer for the commun- coming up next Tuesday it is time to find out why we can't have a formidable Rival ists; and by General Marshall, our spe- hundred per cent vote for our campus elections. We are awaiting very impatiently the FARMVILLE-MADISON cial envoy to China. Not knowing some of the candidates may explain the lack of game scheduled here for tomorrow night. So, we are shouting about General Marshall said, after signing some freshman votes. We fear that some of it may be lack of in- that game again but we can't help it. It is the big game for Madison the agreement: terest. Who our leaders are is important to every student on campus. basketball. Just think, Farmville, our most formidable rival for years, "This agreement represents the hope Major and minor elections are our power and our voice in a democratic is to be here after such a long lull. The war, as you know, stopped of China. student government. Poor officers can lose for us the right of student a hardy competition between the two teachers colleges but now we are I can only trust that its pages will government while good officers have the opportunity to broaden the ready to take up the ball and start agair^. not be soiled by small groups of irre- scope of our self-government. * It will be good to welcome the visiting team and see the old concilables, who' for a selfish purpose, would defeat the Chinese people in Without good minor officers, the girls we have elected to lead us struggle renewed. Our team will need all the support we can give it. their overwhelming desire for the right will be handicapped before they have even taken over. Our pep and strong yells will not only spur them on but the cheering to live in peace and prosperity." Each student should make it part of her duty to find out about is a great deal of the fun in a game. Shall we get all the fun possible General Marshall, you will remem- each of the candidates and vote. Tuesday is your chance to back up out of this game? J- S. ber, replaced Patrick Harley who re- your newly elected officers. Tuesday is your chance to support student signed early this year after charging government on campus. that certain members of the State De- Tuesday's minor elections are important to you! So VOTE! partment were working against him. o Only Seven Cents . . . The World Student Service Fund closed last week with an en- This agreement in China represents tertaining amateur show and auction which combined faculty and stu- a mile stone in China's history. It cer- Congratulations, New Officers! dent talent in an amusing program which went over big—as far as tainly sheds a ray of hope on the world. It shows us that the peoples of The BREEZE would like to offer belated congratulations to the five applause goes. Applause is music in any performer's ears, but it is the earth can come to peaceful terms major officers on campus. All of them have big jobs, but we feel that the money that really puts in the punch line—and it was there that we even after years of civil war. each one of them is capable of turning in top performances. Everyone failed. on campus has a right to feel proud of these girls. The drive was headed by Carrie Lee Moore, who was aided by the Next quarter, when they take office, isn't so far off. We, the Spanish and French clubs. These girls worked hard to make the drive Something To students of Madison, can make their job less thankless and more fun a success. It was not their fault they didn't succeed. by pledging them our fullest co-operation. Not only will we be en- Madison's goal was $1,000—only $271.87 was contributed of this, Chat About— abling them to do a better job, but we will be making Madison more the faculty gave $100. $97 was raised at the amateur show, leaving truly self-government.' Best of fuck to all the new officers and may $74.87—an average of seven cents collected per student! , Is anybody looking for a course they with our co-operation carry the ideals of student government to We seem to feel that money for movies and cokes is more neces- that's easy? Try typing if you are. In greater heights. sary for our existence than contributing it for fellow students who are class the other day, the rest of the girls were changing typewriter ribbons, but starving, students who want to go to school but have no books to study character, Corliss' girl friend, are the because she had nothing to do but kisses which they sell at a USO bazaar from. Our students seem to feel that these problems should not bother play, Angeline Matthews just dropped SH0WG0ER which were witnessed by Mrs. Archer. their pretty little heads! B. W. hers on the floor. She had the best time Corliss takes a trip to the obstetric- running all over the classroom, under By Sarah Hodges ian with Mildred, who is secretly tables and between chairs to re-wind ***"Kiss and Tell," screen adapta- married to Corliss' brother—a visit it. Shall I bring a rattle to class Mon- tion of the sensational stage hit, stars AMONG NEW BOOKS ■ which causes Corliss to be suspected day, Angeline? Shirley Temple, as Corliss Archer, at By PEGGY THACKER reading, not only for Trollope enthus- of prospective motherhood. Corliss de- the "Virginia" theater Monday through Sowing the Wind—Martha Dodd At th*lRC reception for Mr. David- clares that the droll youth next door, iasts, but for anyone interested in writ- Thursday. Playing with Shirley is Je- Miss Dodd's familiarity with smart ian Monday night, the usual punch.and Dexter, is the father, because she has ers, human beings, and the nineteenth rome Courtland, and her 18-year-old Berlin gives a certain interest to her cookies were served. One young love- sworn to keep her brother's marriage a century. It covers the lives of the three next-door-neighbor boy-friend picture of fashionable life under Hit- ly (?) got so excited that she dropped secret. Everything is saved at the final writing Trollopes—Anthony, his moth- her .cookie into the glass of punch. In this Columbia picture, Shirley gets ler. A certain lack of imagination, how- fade-out, when a cablegram from Cor- Wonder what caused that? her first grown-up kiss. Handling the ever, prevents her study of the proces- er, Frances and his brother, Thomas, liss' brother announces that ke and Mr. Warren had a good idea in grad- scene like a veteran she explained, ses by which a decent young man is a popular historian. Mildred are married. ing his students Monday. He gave A's, "Kissing is an instinct. It doesn't hive made into a Nazi beast from being any Based on thorough research, it is the •♦"China's Little Devils," is a thrill- more original than the novel's well- many O's and O—. Everyone was won- to be learned." first full-length study yet undertaken ing monogram wartime drama which is worn title would suggest. dering what the basis for the grading Casting-a slur on Mildred Pringle's coming to the "State" theater Saturday A Nation of Nations—Louis Adamic and it draws freely on the writings of was 'till he laughingly said that the with Harry Carey and Paul Kelly in This is an informal rewriting of the Trollopes family and other jour- A's were for those who danced with the starring roles. This movie shows American history, stressing the part nals and letters of the period, yet it is him at the German club dance Satur- I HE BREEZE the exciting lives of little Chinese chil- played by races and nationalities other not burdened with long quotations. day night. All of the students who dren who constitute a great guerrilla than Anglo-Saxon. This novel pulsates Most Secret—Nevil Shute didn't dance with him got 0 for the Member Virginia Intercollegiate Press, army operating behind the Jap battle with works that the men from the This is a novel telling the story of day. One girl rated 0— because she lines. , Associated Collegiate Press mines and the universities, from the the blasting of German guard boats danced with Mr. Warren, but ran off In this movie, "Ducky" Louie, a 13- farm and the mart have done here. All on the Brittany coast by an English while he was being introduced to an- Published Weekly by the Student Body of Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va. year-old Chinese boy, born in San is written.from Louis Adamic's usual ship camouflaged as a sardine boat. other girl's date. Francisco's Cninatown, makes his de- sympathetic viewpoint as a lover of It is a story of wild, but always A student went into the ladies' rest T but, as leader of this juvenile native CotDELiA ROBBINS Editor mankind. In this book, as in his other plausible and convincing adventure, room in Wilson recently to wash the KATHLEEN LUCY—Business Manager guerrilla band. volumes, he evidences his ability to told in powerful straight-forward nar- carbon from a typewriter ribbon off EMILY LEITNER Assistant Editor •Ore campus Saturday night is a sense the nobler spirit of his fellowmen rative. Not once did this reader doubt her hands. She saw a faculty member MARGARET REID News Editor JOAN LWESAY Cartoonist musical "Can't Help Singjng," starring and to present it dramatically. that what she.,was reading.was any- use a piece of soap lying on the basin, ETHEL RADSKIN Headline Editor Deanna Durbin and Robert Page in The Trollopes—Lucy P. Stebbins and thing more or less than the truth. so she used it too. Imagine her sur- Brrra NORWOOD Desk Editor technicolor. Richard P. Stebbihs " As a whole the book falls short of prise when the soap turned out to be- PH\LLIS EPPERSON Copy Editor CHARLOTTE PARRISH Chief Typist Not much comment can be made on This unusual biography of a famous Shute's standard, as in the Pied Piper. long to the faculty member. And she LILLIA ASHBY....Circulation Manager this movie, except that the lack of plot literary family is written with a charm But despite this, adventure lovers will hadn't even asked if she could borrow LYNN MITCHELL Photographer is made up by the profuseness of song. and insight that makes it delightful (Continued on Page 3) itl THE BREEZE This V That Art Field Provides CALENDAR Friday, March 1—Basketball game, 7 Davidian, International Traveler ETHEL F. RADSKIN Chance For Wide p.m., Reed gym; BSU, Party for Joan Livesay, a member of Theta Variety Of Work all Baptist girls, 7 p.m., Ashby Praises Beauty Of Madison Sigma Upsilon, received a ring from gym. "You girl's don't realize what won- Technical Sergeant Robert Steck this By EMILY LEITNER Saturday, March 2—Basketball game, Dr. Davidian proudly told me of his week-end. Joan was really beaming at For the girl with an inclination to- Madison vs. Farmville, 7 p.m., derful opportunities you have at Madi- son Mike, and his daughter, Betty. the dance Saturday night. ward art, there is a wide selection of Reed gym.; Movie, "Can't Help^ son College," said Dr. Simon M. Dav- Mike is a flight engineer on a B-29. o occupations she may follow.' (By "art,'*' Singing," 8:30 p.m.; no dancing af- idian when asked about his own Betty was recently discharged from Kee Anderson went home with rheu- is meant painting, sculpture, design, ter movie. schooling. He explained that shortly the Waves as a lieutenant. He inform- matic fever, where she will remain in- graphic arts, crafts, photography, and Monday, March 4—Rotary Interna- after coming to this country, his pa- ed me, with a gleam in his eye, that definitely. decorative arts). tional Relations, speaker for noon Betty was the first girl from the mid- o——— rents died, and he had tb work to sup- According to a census taken some assembly and 7:30 p.m. west to enlist in the Waves. Now that Marcelene Herman went home to years ago there were about 175,000 Wednesday, March 6—Sophomore port his two younger sisters and get she is a civilian, she is a writer and Beckley, West Virginia last week-end artists in the United States, including Class Day, Dr. Sidney Landon, his high school education by going to buys Mexican jewelry for large de- to attend the wedding of a girl-friend sculptors, art (teachers, * designers, speaker; Reception of Clara Bar- night school. He later attended Beth- partment stores. in the Episcopal church there. draftsmen, engravers, goldsmiths, jew- ton club at Alumnae, 7:30 p.m. any College in West Virginia. It was Dr. Davidian has two hobbies—music o .' elers, lithographers, and photographers. Friday, March 8—YWCA chapel, Jen- here that he met his wife—a West and sports. "In fact," he said, "I once Kathleen Dance sang "I Love Thee" About one-fifth of these were women, ny Lind Gatlin, 12 noon. Virginia girl. Still later he did grad- won the National Welsh Eistedfodd at a freind's wedding in South Hill Art teachers are in demand for three Saturday, March 9—Exams begin; mo- uate work at Yale where he obtained contest for tenors!" However, he never Saturday evening. different phases of instruction. They vie, "Those Endearing Young his doctor's degree. did any professional singing at all. '—o are: the practice of art or studio teach- Charms," 7:30 p.m. Dr. Davidian has seen a lot of the When asked what languages he Bee Vee Manuel, Laura Virginia ing; theory, history, appreciation, and Saturday, March 16—Spring quarter world. He was born in Constantinople, spoke, Dr. Davidian replied, "Only Foltz, and Sue Deaton entertained the cultivation of art; and supervision of begins. Turkey. Later, his family moved to French, American, German and Eng- Shenandoah Rotary club last Thursday art instruction in the public schools. Thursday, March 21—YW Candlelight Paris, France, and finally settled in lish." I later found out, however, that for Ladies' Night. For some reason, art instruction in Service, Wilson hall, 7 p.m. Worchester, Massachusetts. He has he has a reading knowledge of Span- o the colleges has been slow to receive Friday, March 22—Aquacade, pool, 8 traveled all over the United States and ish, Portuguese, and Latin. Gloria Cegelski was honored at a support and few colleges maintain art p.m. Canada since he began lecturing for Just before I left, Dr. Davidian said, personal shower while home over the collections worthy of note. Many col- Rotary International, Talk of the "Be sure and tell the girls that I think week-end. She received her many gifts leges confine instruction in art to Month, and the University of Min- your campus is the most beautiful I attached by white and pink streamers theory, history, and appreciation, with- Dr. Davidian Urges nesota. have ever seen." to an umbrella suspended from the out offering studio work or practice in World Co-operation ceiling. Gloria will be married during art. CANDIDATES * the middle part of June. In colleges and universities the us- Speaking to the student body in as- 'Round The Vise Virginia Cooke was not able to play (Continued from Page 1) ual time required for a degree with a sembly Monday, Dr. Simon Dividian, By'Frances Connock Mendelssohn's, "D Minor Concerto" Jessie Beaman, of Norfolk, Virginia, major in art is four years. For the lecturer, traveler, and authority On in- Since Jerome Kern's "Showboat" is with the orchestra Wednesday because bachelor of fine arts degree four years ternational affairs, stressed the fact is a member of the YW cabinet, and being revived on Broadway, T. Dor- she is confined at her home in Blacks- is the general requirement. In inde- that only by following the advice of a treasurer of the Wesley Foundation. sey has recorded some of the more burg due to illness. She will not return pendent professional schools one can statement written 5,000 years ago in Jessie is majoring in elementary edu- popular songs in a Victor Album.' here until spring quarter. study indefinitely in the studio upon India, could the world find peace. The "Make Believe" is perhaps the most o cation. payment of required fees; a certificate statement is "Oh ye peoples of the sensational. Tommy and his slide carry t Bessie Konotopanas of Virginia Barbara Wensel, from Chevy Chase, or diploma is usually granted after two earth—walk together, talk together, the melody in an arrangement that's Beach received a diamond, February or three years of good work. think together, and then, and then Maryland, is on the YW cabinet, Stan- perfect for dancing. Stuart Foster does 24 from Jim Psimas, TJniversity of only, will ye have peace!" dards committee and the Breeze staff. the vocalizing on this and also on that Virginia medical student. Davidian said that there will be no She is a sophomore and a math and all-time favorite, "Old Man River." o SPEECH peace in our lifetime until Britain and chemistry major. This is bordering on the semi-classical Minnie Lee Bowman, Dawn Brewer, (Continued from Page 1) America can work with and understand Jeanette Pickrel, who hails from Al- line much as you would hear it in the Pauline Cassell, Betty Meeks, Irene started" he predicts and the great Russia, and she understand us. Wheth- original form. Reider, Frankie Yowell, Ann Curtis, ta Vista, Virginia, is treasurer of the waste of Siberia is the "Coming coun- er we like Russia or not, she will de- "Bill" is done by husky-voiced Peg- and Jean Aldhizer went to real post- try." Russia will control the destiny of cide what kind of world we will live junior class, on the AA council and the gy Mann in such a manner that you war mid-winters at VPI last week-end, the world in 100 years. in. varsity basketball team. She is a phy- feel as if she were confidentially telling the largest given for some years. Hal She has made tremendous advances "It is stupid," he continued, "for peo- sical education major. you about her problems. "Can't Help Mclntyre played at the dance and El- in the past 25 years. However, she now ple to say, 'We Must fight Russia,' for Loving Dat Man," also by Peggy, is liott Lawrence came down from New Carolyn Woodfield is a junior from is occupied in a vast rebuilding pro- with atomic bombs we can't afford to as restful and as satisfying as a good Damascus, Maryland. She is treasurer York to entertain. A broadcast was gram. Homes, dams, roads, railroads, fight Russia or anybody else. We must night's sleep. made by Mr. Lawrence Saturday after- and whole cities which were leveled learn to live in peace." of Pi Ofnega Pi, basketball sports leatF The remaining songs are "It Still noon: must be rebuilt. She has no time to Russia has made immense progress er for the junior class, on the varsity Suits Me," by Sy Oliver and "Why consider a war with us. in the past years. She now has 782 col- team and in the business club. Caro- Do 1 Love You," which is one of the Betty Carr Ball went home Thurs- Dr. Davidian ended by stressing that leges and universities and the people lyn is a business major. most haunting of the album, "Nobody day to be a bridesmaid in her cousin's our problem* is not an economic nor a are 90% literate. She has 21 million Shirley Williams of Norfolk, Virgin- Else But Me," and "You Are Love," wedding in the Blessed Sacrament political one*, but a problem of under- men in her army and is now buildirfg all by Foster. church in Norfolk. ia is a member of Kappa Delta Pi standing, decency, and good will. up a large navy. A typical boogie with plenty of bass and business manager.of AA this year. America's nearest neighbor is Rus- and piano is Ace Harris' "M. F. I. sia, who is just one mile off the coast She is a business major of the junior Boogie." On the back is "It Ain't Good In The Spring A Young Girl's Fancy of Alaska. She is 9,000 miles across class. for Me but It's So Good to Me." Man- and touches 60% of the civilized na- Jane McMurran a sophomore from hatten Paul handles the vocals in his best blues style. Lightly Turns To Summer Pursuits tions of the world. Russia is growing Norfolk, is a physical education major. three times as fast as the United States Artie Shaw's latest song, "Hop, Skip PEGGY VAN REETH She is in Mercury club and Sigma Phi There is always the possibility of today. Therefore it is imperative that and Jump," is Artie and his clarinet at Every year about this inbetween sea- staying around home under the valu- we should work with and understand Lambda. their sweetest. The flip is a weird num- ^son-time, as we wait for winter to able pretense of helping Mother. After Russia to insure peace for the future. Virginia Barnes, a junior, hails from ber, consisting almost entirely of bass wane and spring to spring, thoughts of a few days of your hindering help, Bassett, Virginia. She is a business ma- and clarinet—"Mysterioso." summer pursue us madly. To get a job chances are the entire household will jor and a member of the Business club. Gene Krupa's arrangement of "Hop, or loaf, that is the burning question gladly pack you off to Grandma's in AMONG THE BOOKS Hannah Finley, from Free Union, Skip, and Jump" gives another version on each little co-ed's mind. Those of the. country. Which brings to mind (Continued from Page 2) Virgiriia Is on the AA council, a mem- of the same song. In this the vocals us used to the glamour of army or the ever popular pastime of summer find much to please them in this new ber of the Standards committee, volley- are most appealing sung by Anita O'- navy summer jobs or will find it more visiting. Having friends or even room- Nevil Shute's novel. ball sports leader for the junior class Day. Coupled with this is another than difficult to. settle down to a less mates comfortably located at the beach Glory For Me—MacKinlay Kantor and on the varsity team. She is a jun- Jerome Kern hit, "Yesterdays," from tantalizing atmosphere. Oh yes, the or in the mountains makes the problem This novel in verse tells the story of ior and a physical education major. Roberta." This is an unusual arrange- work might be different too! Having relatively simple. One fine day you just three American soldiers discharged Jean Lockard is a junior from Bed- ment with quite a surprise ending. been a devotee of navy service we re- ring their doorbell, assume your most from the services for medical causes ford, Virginia. She is a business ma- luctantly cross that possibility off our engaging grin and blissfully shatter and their return to the same home jor, a member of f i Omega Pi, and IRC Honors Dr. Davidian list realizing that being a Madison com- their sought after vacation solitude, ig- .town. the Business club. mando doesn't quite entitle one to the noring glances of anxiety as they gaze It is primarily an exciting and mov- Angeline Matthews is a business ma- At Reception in Alumnae rights and claims of a gee-eye! solemnly at your bags lined up outsid* ing story—despite the blankest blank jor from Hampton, Virginia. She is a The International Relations club Next on our list of summer possibili- the door. Your hostess probably is verse—and it is a story that it should sophomore and a member of Pi Ome- gave a reception in honor of Dr. Simon ties comes the beach. And who among having visions of the time in June her be widely and deservedly popular. ga Pi. M. Davidian on Monday night in Alum- us doesn't yearn for the freedom of mother-in-law came to dinner and stay- None So Blind—Mitchell Wilson Nancy Lee Caufield is a junior who nae hall immediately following the blue skies, green oceans, and chocolate ed 'til late August finishing her des- The scene of this psychological novel comes from Pleasant View, Virginia. lecture. tans? Yet, on the other hand, there is sert, so ignore her blank staring eyes. is a lonely section of the Atlantic coast Nancy is a business major, on the The guests included Dr. Mary Ar- the reminder of flysblitzing that blue That expression just couldn't be for not far from Norfolk. Lt. Burnett, re- business staff of the Schoolma'am and mentrout, Dr. Otto Frederickson, Mr. sky, stingers, the water variety, scour- YOU! covering from a war neuroses, is in house president in junior hall. Raus Hanson, Miss Hope Vandever, ing that green ocean and an awful red Having reviewed all the alternatives, charge of the Mounted Beach Patrol Betty Coyne, of Norfolk, Virginia is Mr. Earl Wetsel, and members of the itchy shade that never quite reaches We find one ever popular method of station when he meets a fascinating majoring in secondary education. She IRC. the desired cocoa color. Besides—who killing the good ole summer time. The young woman gathering driftwood is the sophomore representative to the . Barbara Follett sang "Yours is My said there was profit in renting beach wonderful custom, old as book-larnin' and comes under her sway. Her blind editorial staff of the Schoolma'am and Heart Alone," by Franz Lehar, accom- umbrellas anyway? itself, is that of summer school. Don't artist husband adds complications. is on the Panhellenic council. panied by Emily Leitner. Punch, cook- Of course, if worse comes to worst, let it get around,but we hear that there Interesting as the situation is, the Marguerite Loffman, junior from ies, and mixed nuts were served. we could always be a camp counselor. is a price on the head of the fella that book isn't quite a successful jtovel, Harrisonburg, is a member of the or- Imagine spending your vacation keep- dreamed that scheme! Don't sigh— partly because the reader is unlikely to chestra and recently elected chaplin of Beaman Is Chief Scribe ing flies off some juvenile while she don't shrug—don't sympathize with be nearly as credulous as the young Alpha Sigma Tau. Marguerite is a mu- slips a caterpillar cutely down your the. victims, for we all will probably end man whom the lovers choose to do sic major. Scribblers elected Jessie Beaman back? Or telling the coy story of Little up sitting here together amid the shat- thier work for tnem, and partly be- Betty Sibert is a junior from Har- chief scribe at the meeting held Wed- Red Riding Hood to a group of wise tered sand castles of our would-be cause the author has not done a really risonburg. She is a member of Cotillion nesday night at the home of Miss Mar- little Audreys/ Nope—that's out too. summer's night dream! thorough job of retooling. club and of Sigma Sigma Sigma. garet Hoffman. r ii E n K K K z K !5ophs And Juniors INTERVIEW College Revives (Continued from Column 2) Head Intramural give you Ora Thompson, who comes Varsity Games to us from Greenville. In giving her Basketball Games opinion of basketball, Ora said, "It's a With Old Rival The intramural basketball games sport giving clean fun and/ offering started Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. with competition, non-competitive. It's one By BERTHA BOSWELL the sophomores scoring a victory of 32 of my favorite sports—but we need The girls on the Farmville basketball to 31 over the freshmen. more school spirit." Lawrenceville team will be guests here at Madison Wyatt led the scoring for the win- gives us Mary Stuart Mosely, forward, on Saturday, March 2. This is their ners with 16 points while Grant with who gave a skillful exhibition at the first engagement on campus since 12 points led the scoring for the losers. Lynchburg game. Mose is a business March of 1941. Like the many other The freshman line-up is as follows: major and head cheerleader. colleges over the country, Farmville Forwards, Grant, Marshall, Shelley, was affected by the war and was un- Goettling, Johnson and Nethers. MAY DAY able to travel. Sophomore line-up, forwards, Wyatt, (Continued from Page 1) Each year Madison has had a game Wright, Kelley; guards, Messick, Mat- McGee and Helen Morris; Shirley El- scheduled with Farmville dating as far hews and Dickenson. liott, Jean and Jane Aldhizer; Gayle back as February 18, 1921, and each The second game was held at 8:15 Chowning; Ruth Weinthal and Mabel year she has been Madison's greatest p.m. with the juniors winning over Holt. rival. In that year Madison won both the seniors with a score of 32 to 13. Cordelia Robbins: Mary Virginia of the two games played. The following Davis was high scorer for the win- MADISON'S STARTING SIX Woolf, and Joan Livesay; June Pay- two years Madison gave way under a ners with 14 points while Thompson Left to right: Front row, Gayle Chowning, Bertha Boswell, Hannah terrific battle to lose four games. son: Ja.ckie Mattox and DottieDixon; Finley; back row, Hilda Davis, Jane Hartman, and Ora Thompson. led with 5 points for the losers. Then in 1924 Madison scrambled and Mary Barnes: Fran Goldstein and The junior line-up is a follows: for- Ann Myers. b'ack on her feet to win the first game wards, Davis, Hartman, Pickrel; Biographical Sketches Of Varsity by 34 points and the second by one guards, Fmley, Van Dyck and point. This caused Farmville to return Williams. Freshman Basketball Team the next year determiningly to win and The s enior line-up, forwards, Scores Over Shenandoah Players arelntroductian toTeam so they did for one game, only to lose Thompson, Mosley, Burford; guards, In Exciting Court Thriller "Acquaint you with the basketball the freshman class and such a good the second. Chowning, Morton and Zeigler. Friday night proved quite exciting team?" said the senior to the fresh- coach as Miss Reid." Madison set to work to wit a record The third in a series of class games for the Madison freshmen basketball man. Why nuts no! You know them-^ Seen scurrying here and yon is for herself. This she did by walking was played Wednesday evening with away with the top score for two games team as well as all of its spectators. there's Gayle Chowning, for instance physical ed minor Shirley Williams, the junior defeating the freshmen by a in the following year. The girls of The game started o with a "bang" (not really for instance) because Gay- who is responsible for much of the score of 43 to 31. hard work and success accredited to Madison kept up the good work for 12 as Madison freshmen took the ball in le elighted from Middlesex, ending up High scorer for the freshmen was the team, due to her position as busi- years in which they played 77 games, center against the freshmen of Shen- at dear ole Madison, where she is now Grant with 14 points and high scorer ness manager of the AA. "I'm dis- lost 10, and tied two. andoah College. holding down the position of center for the juniors was Davis" with 16 appointed that we were unable to This word brought Madison up to Madison held her own through the guard on the varsity. President of AA points. and definitely looking the out-door make more trips, but we're all look- 1940, the last year in which Madison first hatf with a half-way score of 16- The freshmen line-up is as follows: type that she is, Gayle is a physical ed. ing forward to next years competi- had a full basketball schedule. 10, but Shenandoah tied it up by the Forwards, Grant, Marshall, Monahan, end of the third quarter. Grant relieved major and displays her abilities well. tion," stated Shirley, when asked to The following years brought a few Reininger, Kemp, and Shelley. Guards, the pressure by sinking several pretty comment on the team. games but these were only second rate. Representative of Petersburg, future Goettling, Boswell, and Johnson. baskets, regaining the previous lead. Hilda Davis, hailing from Martins- president of AA and member of the Since the beginning of Madison's The opponents played gallantly but burg, West Virginia, is quite a veteran The junior line-up: Forwards, Davis, hockey ceam is Jane Hartman, who varsity in February of 1921, she has failed to overtake our freshmen. The at basketball with nine years'exper- Hartman, and Pickrel. Gufrds. Finley, runs a close first with Hilda Davis, as played many outstanding colleges such final score chalked up was Madison 21, ience to her credit. Her experience is Williams, and Van Dyck. highest scorer for the MC's, tossing as Augusta, Radford, Salisbury, Fred- followed closely by Shenandoah's 16. quite evident as can be seen from the The second game held at 8:15 p.m. well over 30 points Jane has another ericksburg, Leaksville and New York Madison freshmen players are as result of some 30 points tossed from was a defeat for the sophomores by year of varsity basketball ahead of her, University, follows: Marshall, Grant and Monohan, her position as center forward. As a the seniors. after which her physical ed. major will forwards; Goettling, Johnson and physical ed. major, Hilda expects to The sophomore line-up: Forwards, carry her into either teaching or in- Hope Postpones Aquacade Nethers, guards. structing in the YWCA. Commenting teach. We'll all b ecome acquainted Kelley, Wyatt, Wright, Matthews, and on the team, Jane says, "We're for- with her as our future president of Mary Lou Hope, president of the Hundley. Guards, Messick, Dickenson, tunate in having such good material in Student Government. Porpoise club, announces that the and Runes. With no previous basketball exper- Aquacade, which was scheduled for ience to speak of, freshman Lou Goett- March 9, will take place at a later Madison, Farmville ling came to us from Arlington to date. take over left guard. Active in all To Clash Saturday sports, especially hockey, Lou is a fu- THE SMART MADISON GIRL WILL FIND The approaching week-end finds the ture physical ed. major. Petite, 5ft. 4 SMART FASHIONS Madison Varsity clashing with its last in., and fast as lightning she is look- AT HARRIBONBURO'8 STYLE CENTER ^VIRGINIA opponent of the season, Farmville, on ing forward to coaching her own team. THE PARISIAN SHOP Saturday at 7 p.m. in Reed gym. Brunette, 5ft. 3 in. of solid fun, we 46 SOUTH MAIN STREET SKIRTS SWEATERS BLOUSES Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, The home team has been victorious (Continued in Column 5) in three out of four of its previous Thursday, March 4, 5, 6, 7 games, being defeated by Westhamp- ton. Reports stand that the M.C.'s are in good shape and will supply stiff re- sistance along with the cheer-leaders w and the Lost Chords. A«f" STATE Week of March 4th BLAKEMORE'S FLOWERS HAYDEN'S Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 115 East Market Street Dry Cleaning Works Harrisonburg,. Virginia THRILLS AND ROMANCE! Suits, Plain Dresses and Phone 627 DAKOTA Plain Oats ASK THE STUDENT WHO S 8TARRING CLEANED AND PRESSED Where Food is Delicious BEEN THERE JOHN WAYNE ' Loker's Shoe Repairing Shop' Cash and Carry $ .75 Where Service is Quick WITH Delivery Service Resumed 165 North Main Street Where College Girls Meet Phone 86-R 45 E. Market St. Vera Hruba Ralston

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