'HE BREEZE Vol. XXVIII Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va., Friday, November 2, 1951 No. 8 IRC Sponsors CALENDAR '55'ers Elect Mary K. Beyrer, High School Friday, November 2— Westminster Foundation supper — . Crusade For, Group Officers Supervisor Hails From Logan game room—5-8 p.m. Friday Chapel—12-12:30 p.m. 1955'ers (freshmen) have really been Freedom Week Saturday, November 3— on their toes this week with thinking Minnesota; Loves Journalism Singspiration — 7-7:30 p.m. caps on their heads while electing November 2-8 is the Crusade for by Bobbie Hurdle their dormitory officers, Honor Coiyx- Freedom Week at Madison for this Movie — "Father's Little Dividend" "Could I talk you into going to the year. Last year, about 900, Madison- —7:30 p.m. cil Representatives, Student Faculty ■^earoom for this?" was Miss Mary K. Sunday, November 4— \... ites were among the 16 million Ameri- Representatives and Student Govern- Beyrer's welcome when I dropped in Vespers—Recital room—1:45 p.m. cans who contributed to and signed ment Representative*. for an interview. It took only the the Freedom Scroll. The World Monday, November 5— The dormitory officers include Jean short walk to Harrison to convince Freedom Bell in Berlin and a giant The Breeze staff—Logan 9—7 p.m. me that, though lacking in height, Hogge, president of Jackson and Betty radio station were built by the $1,317,- Tuesday, November 6— Miss Beyrer got more than her share 000 collected. The names are posted Orientation — Wilson Auditorium— Lou Sykes, who is leading Ashby of personality. near the bell, which tolls many times 12 n. Spotswood's president will be Connie Over the coffee cups (she takes her daily and is heard 10 miles away in Curie Science Club—Physics Lab; Fockler. coffee' black) we chatted amiably. 4:30 p.m. - / Communist territory. Its sound and To represent them this year on the She was very easy to interview, prob- our signatures along with Radio Free Sesame Initiation — Day Students' Student Government, freshmen have ably because she worked on a school Europe are a constant reminder'"to Room — 7 p.m. paper while in college. In fact Miss chosen Joey Fleshman who hails from oppressed peoples that we are be- The Breeze staff — Logan 9—7j.m. Beyrer received her B.A. Degree from hind them in their effort to block ihe Wednesday, November 7— Louisa, Virginia, Norma Proctor of Macalester College, St Paul, Minne- "Red" control. Old girl-new girl ceremony — Wil- Millboro, Virginia and Pat Casey of sota, with a major in English and a . Radio Free Europe simply tells the son Auditorium — 12 n. Norfolk, Virginia. minor in Physical Education. Macal- A. C. E. Banquet — 6 p.m. truth; it is a propaganda weapon to On the Student-Faculty Committee ester didn't offer a major in P.E. and, offset the Communist lies, beating Wesley Foundation Cabinet Meeting at that time, Miss Beyrer thought of will be Juanita Wood of Piney River, them at their own game. It gives —Jackson 1—5 p.m. her interests in that field as an avo- Virginia, "Dottie" Miller from the satellite nations everything the Wesley Foundation Choir—6:30 p.m. cation and was very concerned with Reds ban. The Breeze—Logan 9—7 p.m. Clifton Forge, Virginia, and Mary journalism. Thursday, November 8— This year" trie goai is M lmni^r. Lebling from Chevy Chase, Maryland. Sororities Pledge Worked In Demonstration School Crusade members and $3,500,000 in A. C. .E. Meeting—7 p.m. The following girls., are representa- After graduation she was offered a The Breeze—Logan 9—7 p.m. contributions to set up Radio Free tives to the Honor Council from the 103 New Sisters * full-time job in physical education in Friday, November 9— one of Minnesota's demonstration Asia." Madison's goal is 100 per cent. freshman class: Ernestine Wright, Members of the International" Rela- V Chapel—Girls' Tri-Hi-Y, Har- , Last Saturday afternoon 103 girls schools. (In Minnesota five schools Norfolk, Virginia, and Jean Kent from tions Club will collect in all dorms " risdnburg High /School—Auditor- pledged one of the six sororities on were chosen for experimentation in a ium—12 n. Waynesboro, Virginia. campus. and sorority houses, and in the Day ■t new P.E. program.) She "got in Student's Room, and the Men's "Y" Pledged to Alpha Sigma Alpha are right after the experiment ended" Room. Ann Reed, Betty Crocket, Jo Ann and reaped the benefits of the added "Please give and sign the Freedom Madison College Witnesses Ketron, Lou Jefferson, Margaret Gal- equipment, textbooks and the health praber 10 per loway, Cleo Hastings, Mildred Gunn, room. In fact, it was here she be- t^Lreludes you! ° ^t^orirer^-eat Hallowe'en! Florence Pettyjohn, Libby Marshall, came interested in health education, Betty Jane Frame, Billie Tyler, Ruth which she is teaching at Madison now. Grigg, and Ann Dassler. Later ,she had an opportunity to Garber Tours Schools Alpha Sigma Tau work for the state department of Alpha Sigma Tau pledged Doris education on the course of study. She Have you heard of "College Days"? Boone, Dortha Campbell, Joyce Coi- said her English really came in handy Those days seem to have become quite ner, Mary Frances Courtney, Joan in that situation. a success in the high schools through- Crawford, Barbara Eanes, Tracy Foss, M.S. in Physical Education out the state. Frances Funk, Patsy Glover, Myrtle After receiving her M.S. in P.E. This is a day on which high school Goodrich, Marlin Gordon, Jane Hosa- from Mac Murray College in Jack- seniors may interview college repre- flook, Diane Hurst, Mary Ruth Jones, sonville, 111., Miss Beyrer came to sentatives to learn about the college Jackie King, Nada Mays, Nancy Mor- Harrisonburg as a supervisor at the life, curriculum, and other items. ris, Catherine Prassel, Jane Porter, high school. Why did she come to Recently Mrs. Dorothy S. Garber Evelyn Self, Dottie Shephard, Man- Virginia? I think it was the scenery; toured Thomas Jefferson High School yon Smith, Clarine Tinkham, Mildred she'd been on the Skyline Drive six in Richmond; November 6 she will be Wangler, Irene Wright, and Anna years before with her parents and at Washington and Lee and Fairfax, Marie Maxey. wanted to return to the Old Domin- while on November 14 and 15 she ion. I Pi Kappa Sigma will be at the Norfolk and Ports- Teaching in the high school has Pi Kappa Sigma was pledged by mouth high schools respectively. already given her one side of the Ann Corker, Billie Tott^n, Joan Wil- student teacher—pupil story, she says helmsen, Dickie Dickerson, June Tuni- now she's getting the other viewpoint. son, Criss Hazel, Jean Olive, Dottie She feels that her experience as a B. Shafer Receives In the picture above are the girls who won first prize for the best deco- Umber, Peggy Tyler, June Spence and supervisor is invaluable to her as a Business Award rated table in Bluestone Dining Hall. Witches, black cats, ghosts, and such Augusta Epperson. teacher on the Physical Education staff decked the tables for the annual Hallowe'en feast. Sigma Sigma Sigma of Madison, a position she assumed "Daddy would be glad to hear it", Those who pledged Sigma, Sigma this year. said Barbara Shafer, when asked what by Betty Smith cauldron. Honorable mention weent Sigma were Betty Anderson, Betty Vocation or Avocation she first thought after being awarded "Hallowe'en has hit once more, to table 20 where cornstalks sprang Bowman, Betty Carroll, Helen Davis, Most of her summers she's spent a $100 business scholarship. Barbara With costumes, noise, and fun ga- up from all angles and orange ballons Margaret Early, Kathleen Gallion, taking the proverbial postman's holi- Anne, freshman business major at lore!" were given jack-o-lantern faces. Table 50 received second honorable mention Barbara Gresham, Becky Hooper, day. Last summer she stayed in Har- Madison, is a graduate of William October thirty-first socked Madison with its graveyard atmosphere be- Anne Hubbard, Gwen Jennings, Mary risonburg directing a physical ed. Fleming High School in Roanoke. College a mighty blow as was wit- moaning those who had given their Anne Kegley, Anne Knight, Iris Mc- workshop and the Rockingham area The first business student to re- nessed in its cast-of characters attired IiMes^ItrjSngi;j^^sW*^Wh»i^t^»» «WV„ .kM«Mi#ffir„-J&&.J&, £i6USr««trfSajr~«ff*t. ■ * ceive the scholarship, • Barbara is ma- in the height of Hallowe'en fashion. routines as English Lit, 8:00 a.m. "FlranceS ©trrMarr,-- Smswnw --R-obarta,. ^-roUhd' hef in Seattle, joring in business education. Award- Masqueraders of all sizes and shapes classes, doctor's pills, and sports. Dot Senn, Bruce Staples, Jane Steven- Washington, as a unit director in a ed by an anonymous donor from appeared in Harrison Hall in the form To add to the fun of the evening son, Johnnie Lou Thompson, Sarah campfire camp. The counselors were North Carolina, the scholarship is be- of clowns, colored mammies, death an entertaining program was present- Thompson,' Frances Will, Peggy given three weekends off and she had ing given for the first time during the mourners, sleepy-time gals, pirates, ed. Beginning this with a "bang" Woodson, and Nat Zirkle. ample opportunity to see the country. current session. A yearly ■ award of Confederate soldiers, and the like. were the dining hall waitresses who Theta Sigma Upsilon Among her experiences is an attempt $100 will be made to a worthy student Hallowe'eners rushed to their tables sang a true-to-life selection of their Betty Dixon, Sue Gallimore, June to climb Mt.