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ALUMNAE NEWS 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 arrange- ments 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 lead- ing 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 your- self. This we are always delighted to have you do. Sincerely F. G. L.ANKFtiRD. Jr. Presideiit December, 1956 INAUGURAL ADDRESS of 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.