MILLSAPS WILSON LIBRARY
MiLLSAPS COLLEGE
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MILLSAPS COLLEGE ALUMNI NEWS
ER EDITION
AUGUST, 1955
Join Old Friends at
HOMECOMING, Saturday, October
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Club Organization
— Milhaps Alumni
Make History
The pictures you see on this page tell an
exciting story — a story of enthusiasm,
fellowship, loyalty, and progress. They're
photographs of the officers of five of
the seven Millsaps Alumni Clubs or-
ganized since late 1953. There's more
of the same to come this year, too. The
pictures and their subjects, reading from
the top of the page, are as follows:
Greenwood Area — left to right, the Rev-
erend Leo Bailey, past vice-president;
Mrs. S. R. Evans, president; Mrs. Lewis
Scott, secretary-treasurer; W. G. Camp-
bell, publicity chairman; and Millsaps
College Athletic Director Sammy Bart-
ling; Meridian Area — Lawrence Rabb,
president; Martha Wright, secretary-
treasurer; Dr. H. E. Finger, Jr.; and
John F. Egger, vice-president; Grenada
Area — J. VV. Wood, Millsaps College
business manager; Ur. A. P. Hamilton,
professor of ancient languages; Mrs.
J. Y. Reed, secretary-treasurer; Dave
Powell; and J. W. Frost, vice-president;
Pelahatchie Area — Dr. H. E. Finger, Jr.;
the Reverend Inman Moore, Jr., presi-
dent; Marguerite Myers, secretary-treas-
urer; and Nat Rogers, past president of
the Alumni Association; Gulf Coast Area
— Harry Cavalier; Mrs. Harry Cavalier,
secretary-treasurer; the Reverend Clyde
Gunn; and W. L. Rigby, president.
If Your Area
Doesn't Have a Club
Let's Go! Organize!
MAJOR
NOTES
ABOUT THE COVER
The enlarged and air-con-
ditioned library is an impos-
ing and attractive addition
to campus architecture. It
will house 85,000 volumes
and has been increased to
accommodate 250 students.
Formal opening will be held
on September 29.
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IN THIS ISSUE
Campaign Report
Alumni Officers —
Progress Review 7
Homecoming Plans 8
Enrollment Story — . 13
Alumnus Heads U. S. Chamber 15
U. S. Steel Gift 23
What's Wrong With Art? _ 32
Honorary Degrees
Season Ticket Sales
Emphasis Week . .
Family Sends 31
Alumnus of the Year . . . "Early Days" Club
Alumni Giving Soars . . . Religious
Graduate Edits Daily . . . Baby Boom . . . I. Q. Zoo
Class Notes . . . Sports . . . Births
Ferguson is Dean 8
Unique Reunion Plan 9
President Honored
Millsaps Voters
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Editor
Assistant Editor
James J. Livesay
Shirley Caldwell
Alumni Officers
resident Thomas G. Ross
ice President William H. Bizzell
ice President Craig Castle
ice President Robert M. Matheny
ecording Secretary Martha Gerald
xecutive Secretary James J. Livesay
Library Opens ...
Homecoming
Alumni Day
Alumni Banquet
Official Functions
1955-56
September 29
October 22
March 15
May 28
UGUST, 1955
Student Union Building Next
(^ampaign^s First Objective Reached
When Mississippi Methodists, alumni,
and friends of Millsaps began the di'ive
for a million dollars for the College more
than a year and a half ago, the faith, en-
ergy, and enthusiasm which was evident
gave promise of results beyond the
hopes of the most optimistic.
Today, with the Millsaps-Wilson Li-
brary, the first project on the schedule,
completed and ready for occupancy, and
pledge payments on schedule, the suc-
cessful completion of the campaign pro-
gram seems assured.
On July 20 a payment of $578,499.25
on pledges amounting to $1,103,471.82
had been made by supporters of the
College. Fifteen months remained be-
fore the "paid in full" goal is reached.
In commenting on the next phase of
the construction campaign. President
Finger said, "As soon as we reach $750,-
000 we will break ground on the Student
Union Building."
The Student Union-Cafeteria Building,
next on the list of construction projects,
will cost $275,000. It will provide recre-
ation areas, which are now nonexistent
on the campus; a grill; bookstore; post
office; and student organizations and
activities rooms.
Now Cafeteria Planned
Students and faculty members are
looking forward to the construction of
the cafeteria portion of the new build-
ing. Present cafeteria facilities in Gal-
loway Hall are obsolete because of loca-
tion and size. The new unit will accom-
modate more than 350 and will be con-
veniently located in the center of the
campus.
The following projects are scheduled
to receive the remainder of the cam-
paign funds: a new men's dormitory
($250,000) and an increase in the gen-
eral endowment ($500,000).
The endowment fund will be used to
increase salaries, replace professors who
retire with high caliber instructors, and
add new instructors to the faculty to
meet the demands of the future.
Credit for the success of the cam-
paign is shared jointly by hundreds of
ministers and laymen of the Methodist
Church in Mississippi, alumni through-
out the nation, and friends.
Ground was broken on the first of the Million for Millsaps projects in Septembt
1954. In the top picture Business Manager J. W. Wood, Dean James S. Fergust
and President H. E. Finger, Jr., visualize the library that is to be as they wat
workmen. Murrah Hall Chapel, rarely used since the new auditorium was open*
served the College as a temporary library. Librarian Bethany Swearingen a:
Assistant Librarian Thomasina Blissard confer in their "office" on the sta{
For the final chapter in the story see the picture on the cover.
MAJOR NOT
;st wishes for a successful year in Alumni Association
)rk are extended the newly elected officers by Dr. H. E.
nger, Jr., following the Alumni Day banquet. The group
ok office on July 1 with plans for a year of growth and
ogress for the Association and the College. From the left.
they are William H. Bizzell. vice-president: Dr. Finger; Dr. T.
G. Ross, president; Martha Gerald, recording secretary; the
Reverend R. il. ^latheny, vice-president: and Craig Castle,
vice-president. High standards of achievement were set dur-
ing the 19.54-5.5 alumni year by the outgoing administration.
cAlumni Officers Sleeted
A Jackson, Mississippi, physician. Dr.
lomas G. Ross, has been elected to
I've as president of the Jlillsaps Col-
?e Alumni Association for the 1955-56
rm.
Five other officers were chosen in a
llot-by-mail election to complete the
jsociation's new executive committee,
rving with Dr. Ross, a 1936 graduate
Millsaps, will be the Reverend R. M.
itheny, '42, of Jackson; William H.
zzell, '39, Cleveland, Mississippi, attor-
y; Craig Castle, '49, Jackson attorney
all vice-presidents; Martha Gerald,
ckson attorney, recording secretary;
d James J. Livesay, Millsaps public
ations director, executive secretary.
The new alumni officials took office
or July 1 following induction ceremonies
held at the Graduation Banquet on iMay
30. They replace the following officers,
who led the Association in a year of
progress and growth: president, Nat
Rogers, '41; vice-presidents, the Rever-
end R. M. Matheny, '42, Dan Wright, '47,
and Mrs. Orrin Swayze, '27; recording-
secretary, Mrs. J. Earl Rhea, '38; and
executive secretary, James J. Livesay,
'41.
Other nominations for office during
the coming year were: president, Dan
Wright, Jackson businessman, '47; vice-
president, William B. Lloyd, '42, Jackson
attorney, Mrs. T. F. Larche, '28, Jackson
housewife, and Mrs. S. R. Evans, '25,
Greenwood housewife; recording secre-
tary, Bernice Edgar, '54, director of
Christian education, Natchez.
Ballots were mailed to alumni who an-
swered the 1954-55 dues roll call, and re-
sults were announced during the Alumni
Day program on March 17. Response to
the ballot-by-mail plan was so success-
ful that the plan will be followed each
year.
Dr. Ross will appoint eighteen new-
directors w-ho will serve for tw-o years
on the Alumni Association Board. They
will join eighteen men and women now
serving- on the Board for their second
consecutive year.
JGUST, 1955
Graduation Ends Sixty -First Session
On Monday, May 30, one hundred and
twenty-nine seniors received Bachelor of
Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees
from Millsaps College to end an impor-
tant phase in their educational careers.
It was the sixty-first commencement
program of the College and the first
in several years held out of doors.
The graduation exercises climaxed a
two-day commencement which featured
an outstanding clergyman and a states-
man, the Reverend W. C. Newman, su-
perintendent of the Paducah, Kentucky,
District of the Methodist Church, and
the Honorable John C. Stennis, senator
from the state of Mississippi, as speak-
ers. Dr. Boyd Campbell, Millsaps alum-
nus and president of the U. S. Chamber
of Commerce, introduced Senator Stennis
to the large commencement audience.
Honorary degrees were awarded four
prominent Mississippians during the
graduation exercises. The Reverend
Samuel Ashmore, superintendent of the
Aberdeen District of the Methodist
Church, and the Reverend O. S. Lewis,
pastor of the Collins, Mississippi, Metho-
dist Church, received the degree of Doc-
tor of Divinity. Richton, Mississippi's
mayor, Ben Stevens, Sr., and Edmund
Taylor, Greenville, Mississippi, indus-
trialist, were awarded the degree of
Doctor of Laws.
Hamilton Presents Awards
Following the presentation of diplo-
mas to the graduates, awards and
medals were given to outstanding mem-
bers of the student body. Dr. A. P.
Hamilton presided as the following
prizes were presented: the Tribbett
Scholarship, academic achievement, to
Clara Parks Booth, Drew; the Charles
Betts Galloway Memorial, best sermon,
to Jerry Trigg, Quitman; the Chi Omega
award, social science, to Mrs. Viola Sly
Hall, Jackson; the Wall Street Journal
Award, economics, to Richard Barksdale,
Jackson; Mason Award, speech, to Har-
dy Nail, Jackson; the Chemical Rubber
Company award, science, to Kaisa Braa-
ten. Laurel; the Department of Chem-
istry Award, chemistry, to James Rob-
ertson, Jackson; the Chemical Rubber
Company Award, physics, to Billy Ray
Davis, Jackson; the Alpha Epsilon Delta
certificate, premedical or predental, to
John D. Stringer, Yazoo City; the Theta
Nu Sigma award, natural science, to
Roy A. Parker, Jackson; and the Clark
Essay Contest, English, to Mary Warren
Huntley, Jackson.
The Bourgeois Medal, given to the
It would be a memorable experience in
the life of any graduating senior to re-
ceive the highest academic honor which
can be awarded by a college. Here Helen
Fay Head, '55, of Jackson, is congra-
tulated by Dr. A. P. Hamilton for re-
ceiving the Founder's Medal, given an-
nually at Commencement to the gradu-
ate whose academic average for the
four-year period is the highest and
whose comprehensive grade is excellent.
member of the freshmen, sophomore, or
junior class with the highest average
for the year was won by John Doyle
Morgan, of Sumrall.
Helen Faye Head, of Jackson, was
awarded the Founders Medal, given an-
nually to the graduating senior who has
the highest scholastic average for the
fcur-year period. The winner of the
medal must also he scored excellent on
the pre-graduation comprehensive exam-
ination.
After the awards ceremony. Bishop
Marvin A. Franklin, chairman of the
Board of Trustees of Millsaps College,
declared the 1954-55 session officially
closed.
President Receives Degree
The degree of Doctor of Divinity
was awarded to Plomer Ellis Finger, Jr.,
president of Millsaps College, in impres-
sive ceremonies at Centenary College in
Shreveport, Louisiana, at the institu-
tion's commencement exercises on May
30, 1954.
Honorary degrees were also bestow-
ed upon the Reverend Virgil Dixon Mor-
ris, superintendent of the New Orleans
District of the Methodist Church; and
Paul Francis O'Brien, Shreveport oil
executive, by Centenary College.
Meet Your Officers . .
President —
Dr. T. G. Ross— BS 1936. Resident
of Jackson, Mississippi. Has
sei'ved as a member of the
Board of Directors during the
past year and chairman of the
Projects Committee of the
Board. He is also chairman of
the committee to investigate and
devise a plan to boost the sale of
tickets to athletic contests at
Millsaps. For seven years he
has served efficiently and un-
selfishly as physician for the
football team, volunteering his
services for the College. He was
active in the Million for Millsaps
campaign and is an ardent fan
and supporter of the athletic
program. Better known as
Tommy.
Vice-Presidents —
W. H. Bizzell— BS 1939. Resident
of Cleveland, Mississippi. A
member of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Alumni Association
and member of the Constitution
Committee. Married. Lawyer.
Better known as Bill.
Craig Castle — BA 1947. Resident
of Jackson, Mississippi. A mem-
ber of the Board of Directors of
the Alumni Association, served
on the Projects Committee and
the committee to investigate
athletic ticket sales. Single.
Lawyer.
The Reverend R. M. Matheny— BA
1942. Resident of Jackson,
Mississippi. Vice-president of
the Alumni Association 1954-55.
Member of the Board of Direc-
tors and chairman of the Fi-
nance Committee 1953-54.
Homecoming Day speaker 1952-
53. Methodist minister. Mar-
ried. Better known as Bob.
Recording Secretary —
Martha Gerald— BA 1941. Resi-
dent of Jackson, Mississippi.
Member of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Alumni Association
1954-55. Served on the Consti-
tution Committee. Lawyer. Sin-
gle.
MAJOR NOT
Amazing Progress Revealed
In Review of Alumni Year
On Friday, July 1, a new year began
r the Millsaps College Alumni Asso-
ition — a year full of unequaled op-
rtunity for Millsaps alumni for serv-
i to the College and the Association
d for the satisfaction that comes from
eing a job well done.
At this point, early in the new alumni
ar, it is appropriate that we should
use and look back on the year just
ncluded. It was, by all standards, a
eat year. It set high standards of ac-
mplishment and it will furnish inspir-
ion for those who work for the pro-
ess of the College and the Association
is year.
Specifically, the following abbreviated
ragraphs tell the story:
Leadership Produces Great Year
The leadership of President Nat Rog-
3 and his fellow officers, Vice-Presi-
nts Dan Wright, Bob Matheny, and
itherine Swayze, and Secretary Mil-
ed Rhea, and the loyalty of twenty-
\xr Board members furnished the spark
d the power for a great year. Offi-
rs met at least eight times in official
3sion, and the full Board of Directors
met four times. Many other meetings
supplemented the official gatherings.
The following committees were active
during the year and were able to report
real progress: Club Organization, Con-
stitution, Finance, Membership, Pro-
grams and Projects. The results they
obtained are listed below.
There were three major meetings of
the Alumni Association. Homecoming,
October 23. Alumni Day, March 17, and
the Graduation Banquet, May 30, at-
tracted nearly 1,000 Millsaps alumni.
Five new alumni clubs were formed in
the following areas: Meridian, Gre-
nada, New York City, Rankin-Scott, and
the Gulf Coast. The state was divided
into 22 areas for organizational pur-
poses.
The dues program, in its second year,
showed an increase in participation of
over one hundred percent. More than
$2,100 was received from graduates and
former students across the world.
Nearly 1,000 names were added to the
alumni files with special emphasis on
persons who attended but did not grad-
uate. Every graduate is in the files and
the "missing persons" list was reduced
sharply.
More than 100 alumni are now en-
gaged in a summer project to sell 1,000
season tickets to Millsaps football
games. Funds were raised to pay the
salary of a deserving student to handle
athletic publicity for the College.
A constitution was drafted and adop-
ted after careful study. And there's
more — Election methods were improved
by the inauguration of a ballot-by-mail
system ... A new plan for class re-
unions was adopted and will be put into
effect in October . . .Club Comments,
newsletter for alumni in Millsaps Club
areas, was inaugurated . . . Whitworth
and Grenada alumnae were invited and
urged to take part in Millsaps alumni
activities . . . and the College joined the
American Alumni Council.
What more eloquent tribute could be
paid to the outgoing administration ?
What greater challenge and inspira-
tion could be given to President Tommy
Ross, his officers and his Board — and
to all of us who love Millsaps College to
dc our best during the twelve months
ahead.
Thomas G. Ross
JGUST, 1955
William H. Bizzell
Craig Castle
Save Saturday, October 22
Robert M. Matheny
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Martha Gerald
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It^s Yours To Enjoy
Homecoming, that wonderful day in
the fall planned especially for you, is
more than two months distant, but it's
number one on the conversation list in
the land of Founders Hall and Moody's
Branch.
Saturday, October 22, is the big day.
Perhaps you're one of those graduates
or former students who have always
planned to come back to the campus but
never quite made it. Maybe you never
even gave it a thought before!
Tell you what you should do! Stop
now and circle Saturday, October 22,
and build that weekend's activities
around the big day at Millsaps. There's
plenty of time to make the necessary
arrangements.
If you're in business for yourself you
need a change. If you're working for the
other man, he'll be glad to learn his
employee is interested in higher educa-
tion. Ask him for the day off, now!
Maybe you're a school teacher — if so,
what better time than Saturday, Oc-
tober 22, to get a change from the rou-
tine ? You and I know Saturday is a
bad day for ministers to visit and Sun-
day's sermon should be completed be-
fore Saturday. And you doctors and
dentists need a rest — take it on Sat-
urday, October 22.
A Great Program Is planned
What's on the agenda ? There'll be
parades and a football game with Mis-
sissippi College, tours of the campus
and a variety program in the afternoon,
good food and good fellowship at the
banquet, and other features such as the
Alumnus-of-the-Year presentation,
crowning of the Homecoming Queen,
and floats and campus decorations pre-
pared especially to welcome YOU!
You'll want to help the classes of '54,
'53, '62, and '51; '35, '34, '33, and '32;
'16, '15, '14, and '13; and '06 and all
those classes before that year celebrate
their reunion, too.
For a day which will live in your
memory — for a wise investment of
your time — you can't beat Homecom-
ing, Saturday, October 22.
We'll see you and the whole family
then!
Alumni Are Leaders
In Educational Field
Five of the twelve superintendents
schools in Mississippi's dozen large
cities are Millsaps College graduati
and a sixth has just retired after ma
years of outstanding service.
They are Robert Mayo, '37, Clarl
dale; W. B. Dribben, '29, Greenwoc
W. L. Rigby, '32, Gulfport; R. S. Sim:;
son, '30, McComb; and D. G. McLaur
'30, Natchez.
H. B. Heidelberg, whose career as
educator came to a close with his retii
ment earlier this year, was replaced
Mr. Mayo. A 1903 graduate of Millsaj
Mr. Heidelberg served as Clarksdal
superintendent of schools for the greal
part of his life.
Ferguson Is New Dean
Dr. James S. Ferguson, a 1937 grt
uate of Millsaps College, has be
named dean of the faculty of his Ah
Mater replacing Dr. W. E. Riecken, w
is on leave from his teaching duties 1
cause of ill health.
After serving for several months
acting dean. Dr. Ferguson assumed 1
duties as dean of the College on May ■
1954.
Dr. Riecken, who joined the Millsa
faculty in September, 1934, had ser\
as dean since 1939. Before coming
Millsaps, Dr. Riecken taught at India
University and Ohio Wesleyan Univ
sity. His two children. Bill, Jr., and E
nora, are both graduates of MillsE
College.
Following his graduation from M'
saps. Dr. Ferguson received his Mas
of Arts degree from Louisiana State U
versity and Doctor of Philosophy deg;
in history from the University of No:
Carolina. He accepted a position as p
fessor of history at Millsaps in 1944
MAJOR NOT't
gnitaries taking part in the 19r)5 Commencement exercises joined the academic
ocessional shortly after this photograph was talven. Appearing in the picture,
"t to right, are the Reverend Samuel E. Ashmore, the Reverend (). S. Lewis,
m Stevens, Sr., Dr. H. E. Finger, Jr., Edmund Taylor, and Senator John C. Stennis.
Honorary Degrees Are Awarded
During Commencement Exercises
Four of Mississippi's outstanding citi-
is were honored by Millsaps College
May 30 when they received honorary
?rees during the annual comnience-
mt exercises.
rhe degree of Doctor of Divinity was
arded the Reverend Samuel Ashmore,
Derintendent of the Aberdeen District
the Methodist Church, and the Rev-
md O. S. Lewis, pastor of the Collins,
ssissippi, Methodist Church. The de-
26 of Doctor of Laws was conferred on
n M. Stevens, Sr., Richton, Mississippi,
yor, merchant, and churchman; and
mund Taylor, of Greenville, president
the Goyer Company and civic and
irch leader.
\. brief sketch of their careers and the
itributions they have made is given
ow.
The Reverend Samuel Ashmore at-
ded Southwestern at Memphis, Mill-
is College, and the New York Bible
ininary. A native Mississippian, he
led the North Mississippi Conference
the Methodist Church in 1923. He
3 ordained as an elder in 1927 and
served pastorates at Troy, Webb,
a, Kosciusko, Indianola, and Corinth.
! first rural church to receive na-
tional recognition is located in the Ab-
erdeen District and was chosen dur-
ing his administration.
The Reverend 0. S. Lewis graduated
from Millsaps College in 1903 and was
ordained an elder in the Methodist
Church in 1907. He attended the Van-
derbilt University School of Religion.
During his half century in the ministry
he has served fourteen churches and
has been superintendent of the Vicks-
burg District. He has served as a mem-
ber of the Board of Trustees of Mill-
saps College for twenty-seven years, a
member of the Board of Directors of the
Jlillsaps Alumni Association, and on
several boards and commissions of the
Methodist Church.
Ben M. Stevens, Sr., Richton mayor
who "gets $1 a year but raised a million
easily," is chairman of the B. M. Stev-
ens Company. He graduated from the
University of Mississippi in 1911 at the
age of twenty. He is a past superinten-
dent of the church school of the Richton
Methodist church, chairman of the Board
of Stewards for thirty-one years, and a
delegate and committee official to the
Mississippi, Southeastern, and General
Conferences of Methodism. He is the
general campaign lay chairman for the
successful Million for Millsaps cam-
paign.
Edmund Taylor, president of the Goy-
ev Company in Greenville since 1932, is
ar. outstanding Methodist layman also.
A Phi Beta Kappa and a Princeton gra-
duate, he is the organizer of the Missis-
sippi Economic Council. He has served
as state president and a member of the
Board of Directors of the YMCA. Among
his many church activities are included
leadership in the Board of Stewards of
the First Methodist Church in Greenville
and numerous positions of responsibility
in other areas of church endeavor.
New Reunion Plan
Revives Old Days
There's big news for Millsaps College
alumni in the area of class reunions.
On Alumni Day, March 17, the Associ-
ation approved a new plan for reunions
which officials feel will put new life
into the traditional class get-togethei's.
Here's the program as recommended,
after careful study, by the Alumni As-
sociation Board of Directors and ap-
proved during the March 17 business
meeting. Instead of honoring one class
from each five-year period, as has been
dene in the past, four classes in school
together will be honored from three per-
iods in the history of the College.
At Homecoming on Saturday, October
22, the following classes will hold re-
unions: 1954, 1953, 1952, and 1951; 1935,
1934, 1933 and 1932; 1916, 1915, 1914.
and 1913. They will be the first to use
the new plan.
Older Alumni Meet .\nnually
Graduates and former students of
fifty years ago or more will hoUl re-
unions this year and every year.
Through the new reunion plan you'll
see men and women who were in school
with you instead of those who came
just before you enrolled or just after
you left. At one reunion, you'll see the
seniors who helped you adjust to col-
lege life when you were a bewildered
freshman. .A.t the ne.xt one you'll share
the spotlight with the freshman who
"stuffed" your campus date one mem-
orable evening.
The new reunion plan has drawn en-
thusiastic comment from alumni who
have studied it. It's up to you to make
it work.
'GUST, 1955
The Alumnus-of -the- Year Award program w;
inaugurated in 1950 to recognize alumni of tl
College whose record of service to their fellowm£
had been truly outstanding. Recipients of tl
Award, in addition to Mr. Cook, were Edward j
Khayat, 1953 ; Dr. Charles Lamar Neill, 195:
and James J. Livesay, 1950. Nominations for tl
1955 recipient must be received no later th:
October 7.
(^ook Named Outstanding Alumnus
Gilbert P. Cook, Sr., Canton, Missis-
sippi, business and civic leader and a
1908 graduate of Millsaps College, was
selected as the recipient of the fourth
annual Alumnus-of-the-Year award,
which is the highest honor given by the
College exclusively to its alumni.
Mr. Cook was honored in afternoon
ceremonies held during the Homecoming
Program on October 23.
The Alumnus-of-the-Year award is
presented annually to the graduate or
former student of Millsaps whose char-
acter and contributions in the fields of
service to College, service to church,
and service to community are judged
the most outstanding.
Alumni, students, faculty members,
and friends waited expectantly as
Howell Polk, student body president,
read the citation and finally announced
that Cook had been selected for the
honor. Continuing applause filled the
Christian Center auditorium as Mr.
Cook made his way to the rostrum to
receive the certificate naming him as
the Alumnus of the Year. His response
to Polk's citation was a simple, moving
statement.
Long, Useful Career
Among other facts regarding Mr.
Cook's career, the citation mentioned
the following:
His education was obtained in Copiah
County, at Millsaps College, and the
University of Chicago. While at Mill-
saps he was an outstanding student,
serving as president of the Lamar Liter-
ary Society, co-owner of the Millsaps
Lyceum course, a member of the class
football team, and a member of the
YMCA. He was a charter member of
Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha
fraternity.
Following his days as a student he
experienced a long and successful career
as an educator and businessman. He
taught mathematics at Hargrove College
in Oklahoma and served as dean of the
faculty. In 1915 he entered the auto-
mobile business in Canton and for
twenty-five years was one of the state's
leading Ford dealers. An organizer of
the Madison County Bank, he served on
its Board of Directors and organized,
with others, the Madison County Co-
operative, serving as its president. He
is a member of the Board of Directors
A high moment in a memorable year for
the Millsaps College Alumni Association
is captured by the camera for posterity.
Gilbert P. Cook, Sr.. Canton, receives the
Alumnus-of-the-Year award from stu-
dent body president Howell Polk, of Cor-
inth, at the climax of an impressive pro-
gram held on Homecoming, October 23.
of the Mississippi Council of Farmers
Cooperative.
He has long been a leader in the
Methodist Church of the state, serving
as a Sunday School superintendent,
chairman of the Board of Stewards, and
a lay leader in Mississippi Methodism.
Civic activities are too numerous to
mention fully, but among them are posi-
tions of top leadership in the Chamber
of Commerce, the County Democratic
Executive Committee, and the Rotary
Club. He gives his time and mom
unselfishly to such causes as the Man
of Dimes, the Red Cross, Heart ai
Cancer Funds, the Boy Scouts, Bo;
Club, and High Y organizations.
Furnished Alumni Leadership
Long an enthusiastic supporter of tl
College, Mr. Cook has served twice :
president of the Alumni Associati(
and has given his leadership unselfish
in several fund-raising drives for tl
College, including the current Milli(
for Millsaps campaign. He is the fath
of four sons, three of whom attend.
Millsaps and married alumnae of t
College.
In commenting on his days at Mi
saps, Mr. Cook said he lived in Founde
Hall and "ate grits and gravy ai
'dough-whackers' and syrup, prepar
under the supervision of the late Govt
nor Thomas L. Bailey and 'Prep' (W. A
Welch."
The selection of the Alumnus of t
Year is made annually by a committ
composed of alumni, faculty, and st ;
dents, who consider nominations ma
by alumni and the general public.
Interest in the 1954 award progra
was high as persons from every secti
of the state sent in nominations in i -
sponse to newspaper and radio a I
nouncements. *
Results of the 1955 Alumnus-of-tl
Year program will be announced
Homecoming on Saturday, October : '
Persons interested in nominating cani
dates for the award should list t '
qualifications of their nominee and m
them to Chairman, Alumnus-of-the-Ye
Committee, Millsaps College, Jacks<
Mississippi. Deadline for receipt
nominations will be October 7.
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10
MAJOR NOTI
^nator John C. Stennis lUlivirod the
)mmencement address to one hundred
'enty-nine members of the Class of 1955
d hundreds of their friends and rela-
tes in an impressive outdoor program.
\ives of Millsaps Men
[re Touched By Sorrow
Three men who have given of their
ne, ability, and loyalty to Millsaps
illege have experienced deep sorrow
thin the past year. Their life part-
rs and co-workers in the great con-
butions they have made have passed
Mrs. D. M. Key, wife of the former
esident of Millsaps College, died sud-
nly in Birmingham, where the Keys
d lived since coming to Birmingham
uthern College from Millsaps.
At work in her flowers in the yard
lich adjoined the Millsaps campus,
rs. J. M. Sullivan, wife of Dr. J. M.
llivan, was stricken and died early
i following morning. Dr. Sullivan is
leritus professor of geology and chem-
ry.
Mrs. Gilbert P. Cook, Sr., was killed
ten her car moved from a parked po-
ion in the driveway at the Cook home
d struck her to the pavement. Mr.
ok, 1954 Alumnus of the Year and past
ssident of the Alumni Association, ar-
ed shortly after the accident and
md his wife.
Major Notes e.xpresses for all Mill-
)s alumni everywhere deep and heart-
t sympathy to these friends of the
liege in their sorrow.
Inspirational Thoughts
Briefs From Commeiieemeiit
In his Baccalaureate message Sunday morning, May 29, the Reverend W. C.
Newman inspired a capacity congregation as he spoke to the Class of 1955 at
Galloway Memorial Methodist Church.
He captured the interest of his listeners as he began with these words ad-
dressed to the graduates: "If you have thought seriously and learned well in your
years preceding this day, no sermon of mine can add much to your wisdom. If
you have not, you probably will hear little of what I have to say. Therefore, we
must conclude that a Baccalaureate sermon is 'entirely extraneous material'."
Pointing to the debt owed to the past by the present generation, Mr. Newman
said, "All of our advancement has been made possible by the labor and sacrifices
of those who have gone before. We see farther because we stand on their
shoulders."
"You must live," he told the graduates, "under a sense of obligation."
"To be ignorant when one has the capacity and facilities for learning is to
be wicked," he said, reminding his listeners that the ignorant become the victims
of the shyster and the demagogue. "Your learning has just begun."
Recalling the oft-repeated phrase of the country's westward movement, "The
cowards never started — the weak died on the way," Dr. Newman called attention to
the dangers of the times in which we live.
Cowardice Is Great Peril
"Our greatest peril," he said, "is not in the strength of our enemy, however,
but in the danger that we shall be too cowardly to start and too weak to persist
in the great crusade that is necessary if our world is to survive."
He warned against being "so timid that the voice of the demagogue makes us
cowardly and so fearful that the voice we lift for the underprivileged is weak."
"If we seek to hide ourselves in our own special privileges," he said, "we
are not worthy of the name 'Christian'."
Concluding his challenging sermon. Dr. Newman told the graduates that his
mother frequently told him that "everybody ought to be somebody." "Rightly under-
stood," he said, "this is really the goal of all education and all religion."
Under cloudless skies on the campus behind Founders Hall Senator John C.
Stennis addressed a graduation night audience which included Governor and Mrs.
Hugh White and other state dignitaries.
The Mississippi senator, acclaimed one of the nation's true statesmen, described
the members of the graduating class as "prospectors, model 1955."
"As you measure your course, you can look in only one direction — toward the
future," he advised. "You must look to it with confidence and with courage, and
with faith in yourself, in your nation, and in God."
More Changes To Come
Senator Stennis, commenting on the years since the graduates were born, said,
"No other generation has seen such world-wide political and scientific changes
occur in its first twenty years. There is more change to come."
Discounting the reports that an atomic war was near he predicted that the
cold war would continue. "It may endure for the major part of your lifetime,"
he said. "Bad as it is, it can be won."
Calling for continued military strength he warned that we must accept the
burdens and responsibilities which are necessary for the maintenance of that
strength.
"Military strength, however, opens no road to real peace," he said. "World
trade routes are the peace routes of the future."
The challenges of the new era were named by Senator Stennis, who expressed
faith in the influence and attitude of the current generation of graduates. "We are
challenged by the social problems and the cost of a permanent military program,
the demands of a newly acquired world leadership, and the drive of Russia to
destroy personal freedom."
He named active participation in public affairs by college-trained men and
women as essential if the challenges of the day are to be met. "If you and your
type do not meet this call, then our form of government can be liquidated within
the span of your own generation."
GUST, 1955
11
Here^s Surprising News
Which Should Interest You
Gone are the days of absentee loyalty
and the phrase "I'll be with you in
spirit."
Millsaps men and women are coming
back in ever-increasing numbers to their
Alma Mater. They're coming back —
annually — yes, several times a year —
for the three alumni meetings held on
the campus. And they're coming from
great distances.
Men and women who haven't seen each
other since "way back when" are en-
joying these special days as they recall
grand memories and receive inspiration
for living in the present through re-
newed association with those who share
similar ideals.
Three highly successful alumni func-
tions have been held on the campus
this year which have attracted nearly
1,000 graduates and former students.
Attendance is growing each year.
Meetings Are Successful
During the school year which ended
in June, Homecoming, on October 23,
Alumni Day-Founders Day, on March
17, and the Graduation Banquet, on May
30, were all memorable successes. From
the time the doors opened for registra-
tion until the last goodbyes were said
that evening returning graduates and
former students were royally enter-
tained.
The fall gathering featured a Millsaps
football victory over Mississippi College;
the ceremony naming Gilbert Cook, of
Canton, as Alumnus of the Year; and a
delightful "Remember When . . ." va-
riety show presented by the students.
Spring found a two-in-one program of-
fering Alumni Day and Founders Day,
with Vernon Wharton as speaker dur-
ing the chapel hour; another excellent
variety program; and a three-act play.
The Class of 1955 was inducted into the
Association and results of voting on the
officers for the year 1955-56 were an-
nounced.
To conclude a wonderful year alumni
took time out from Commencement ac-
tivities to enjoy the annual Graduation
Banquet, with W. B. Lloyd, '42, of
Jackson, presiding. Informality was the
order of the evening, and enthusiasm
for the ambitious alumni program and
the college expansion plans was at a
high level. Alumni gathered early and
lingered after the banquet to talk with
friends whom they had not seen for
years.
Alumni Keep Informed
At all three meetings banquets were
held during the evening and Dr. Finger
spoke, revealing facts concerning the
progress of the College and challenging
assembled alumni to rally to its sup-
port.
It was a year of progress, this 1954-55
school year, and a year of wonderful
fellowship for the hundreds of alumni
who took advantage of the three meet-
ings.
If you missed last year's functions,
here's good news. Those just ahead will
be even better.
Old timers are amazed at the response
Millsaps men and women are giving to
the call for "the gathering of the clan."
We predict you'll join the crowd this
year.
When is the first one ? Saturday,
October 22. We'll see you there!
Who's Who Lists Alumni
The Educational Department of tl
A. N. Marquis Company has notified tl
College that Robert E. Hauberg ar
Henry V. Watkins, Jackson, Mississipi
attorneys, will be listed as new bioj
raphies in the next edition of Who
Who in America.
Hauberg attended Millsaps from 192:
30 and Watkins was awarded a BS d
gree in 1933.
They join an imposing list of Millsaj
alumni already named in Who's Who
America.
Miss Capers Heads
Archives
Charlotte Capers, who attended Mil
saps from 1930 to 1932, has been aji
pointed director of the Department <
Archives and History of the state (
Mississippi.
Miss Capers, who has served as a
sistant director of the Department (
Archives for several years, replaced D
J. B. McCain, who accepted the pres
dency of Mississippi Southern Colleg
In addition to her position as Archiv(
director she is a successful journalis
currently writing a column for Jackson
newly established daily, the State Time
'^;ff '"
Millsaps College debaters enjoyed one of the best seasons in years this sprini J
climaxing their winning ways by participating in the National Invitational Toui '
nament held at Notre Dame University, where they won five out of six debate
Pictured above is the number 1 team, composed of Jerry Trigg, Quitman, left, ar
Joe Ebersole, Arcadia, Ohio, right, with their coach. Professor Harmon Tillmai
12
MAJOR NOTE
i'atsy Jean Robbins, winner of the first annual Civitan Award, given to Millsaps
College freshmen by the Jackson Civitan Club, discusses plans for her future with
)fficials who had a part in the presentation of the scholarship. Appearing in the
)icture with Miss Kobbins are, from the left. Dr. James S. Ferguson, Millsaps
["ollege dean: Nat Rogers, president of the Jackson Civitan Club: and Dr.
Frank Laney, chairman of the Millsaps Awards Committee.
Enrollment For 1955-56 Session
Approaching Largest In History
Although experts in the field of
'ollege enrollment statistics predict the
com in students will come "within the
lext five years," Millsaps College of-
icials are facing the problems and op-
lortunities created by applicants who
lust be classified as early arrivals.
By July 15 enrollment figures were a
ull month ahead of last year's total on
he same date. Prospects for an enroll-
lent of more than 800, the largest since
he 1949-50 session, are bright.
To handle the unexpected increase in
pplicants the College has rented an
partment house on Adelle Street for
'omen students. Despite the expansion
f housing facilities there is a waiting
st for women, and men's dormitory
pace is filled.
Started in 1952
First semester enrollment figures
ave been rising steadily since the 1952-
3 session. In September, 1951, 656 stu-
ents registered. The 1952 figures were
37. By 1953 enrollment had gone to 704
nd last fall 735 students enrolled.
Should the present pace continue
trough August there is a possibility
lat enrollment for the first semester of
le 1955-56 school year will have to be
closed in order that the College can con-
tinue to meet accrediting requirements
regarding teacher load.
Alumni and friends of the College
whose relatives or accjuaintances are
planning to attend Millsaps during the
1956-57 session should advise them to
mail their applications early in the
year, preferably by January, to avoid the
possibility of a closed enrollment situa-
tion.
Summer Enrollment High
Enrollment for the 1955 summer ses-
sion exceeded expectations, according
to Dean James S. Ferguson, director of
the session.
An increase of twenty per cent re-
corded over 1954 enrollment figures is
the largest gain in many years. Second
term figures held the same ratio of
gain over the 1954 second term enroll-
ment.
Students from 50 colleges and univer-
sities attended the summer session, as-
sured that the quality of their instruc-
tion and the training they received
v/ould be valued and respected by col-
leges and universities across the nation.
Big News For Alumni Who
Attended Before 1907
You may be eligible for membership
in the newest and most select group in
the Alumni Association. It all depends
upon when you received your degree or
what years you attended.
The organization is the "Early Days"
Club, and the requirements for mem-
bership are strict but simple. You must
have graduated or attended your last
semester fifty years ago or more.
This year, for the first time, the Early
Days Club will hold a pre-Homecoming
dinner on Friday, October 21, to welcome
the members of the Class of 1906 and
those who attended Milhaps during the
1905-06 session or before. The program
will be informal and fellowship will be
the main order of business.
Tentative plans call for the Friday
evening dinner to begin at 6:30 and last
as long as anyone has a tall tale to tell.
The main Homecoming program will
begin at 10:00 a. m. on Saturday, Oc-
tober 22, with registration in the foyer
of the Christian Center Building. Mem-
bers of the Early Days Club will be
rested and refreshed for the big day.
If you're interested in belonging to a
grand organization, plan now to be on
hand Friday, October 21, at 6:30 p. m. in
the College cafeteria.
Oh, yes! No j-oungsters allowed!
SMU Lecture Series
Honors W. P. Boswell
In recognition of and tribute to the
high standards of excellence in the field
of newspaper journalism of Walter P.
Boswell, 1926-29, the Boswell Memorial
Lecture series has been established at
Southern Methodist University.
A joint project of the Dallas Press
Club and SMU, the series will bring top
figures in the field to speak to journa-
lism students enrolled in the University
and others interested in creative writing.
Boswell, who died on July 22, 1952, had
been an Associated Press Editor in Dallas
for fiften years. His career since leaving
Millsaps had been an outstanding one.
Frank A. King, AP general executive
for the Southwest, spoke in the first of
the Boswell Memorial Lecture Series.
Assessing the career of Walter Bos-
v^-ell, who died at 42, King asserted:
"He left a legacy of accomplishment
and good work in the never-ending task
of writing and editing the news ... He
was meticulous with precious words . . .
He had high standards and principles
. . . When he made human mistakes, he
was heartbroken."
UGUST, 1955
13
^illsaps Voters Above National Average
Millsaps College students take their voting privileges seriously, especially when
it comes to student body elections, as is evidenced by the crowded conditions around
Murrah Hall voting precinct. More than 80% of the student body turned out to
elect three officers. The candidates, as wholesome and attractive a group as you'll
find anywhere, appear in the top picture. They are, left to right, Hiram Polk and
Margaret Whitfield, Jackson; N. R. Walley, Richton; Alice Starnes, Utica; Hardy
Nail, Jackson; Clara Parks Booth, Drew; and Jack Loflin, Star. Whitfield, Walley,
and Loflin were elected.
After several weeks of intensive
campaigning which closely resembled 8
national political contest, three Millsaps
College students were named to heac
the Millsaps College student body foi
the 1955-56 session.
N. R. Walley, Richton junior, was
chosen as president of the Student Ex-
ecutive Board. Elected to serve wit!
Walley were Jack Loflin, of Star, vice-
president, and Margaret Whitfield, ol
Jackson, secretary-treasurer.
Student body officers who ended theii
term of office in May were Howell Polk
Corinth, president; Joe Ebersole, Arca-
dia, Ohio, vice-president; and Marths
Ann Selby, Charleston, secretary-treas-
urer.
Walley's campaign proposals includec
strengthening of community govern
ment; revision of the Student Executivt
Board constitution; revival of an em-
phasis on classes and election of class
officers; reapportioning of representa
tion on SEB; and activation of groups
for students not belonging to social or
ganizations.
More than 80 7p of the student bodj
turned out to exercise their voting privi
lege.
Richardson's Record
The United States Junior Chambe).'
of Commerce has benefited from the ser-r
vices and leadership of Millsaps Collegff
graduate Van Richardson, one of thd
nominees for president of the national
organization of young business and proii|
fessional men.
Richardson, who received his Bachei]
lor of Arts degree from Millsaps ir!
1941, served as a vice-president of thifjtf
U. S. JCC and president of the Missis jli
sippi Junior Chamber of Commerce durfC
ing 1954. I
Nominated for president of the naij"
tional organization, Richardson was i|f
contender for the post until he withdre\'l*
during the balloting at the Jaycee ContM'
vention in Atlanta in May. "^
His career in the field of Junio'
Chamber of Commerce activity and othh
er community endeavors won for hin
the state's Outstanding Young MaM
Award in 1954.
Richardson is married to the formei
Vera Mae Coffman, 1940-42, and is thd
father of two children.
14
MAJOR NOTE.l,|
check for $150 is presented to Dr. H. E. tinger. Jr., bv Dr. Dempsev Amacker
behalf of the Methodist .Men's Club of the Pachuta Charge of the Methodist
lurch. The check is to bs applied on a scholarship fund for ministerial students
Millsaps College. Dr. Amacker and the club invited all other Methodist Men's
ubs in the state to follow their example. Appearing in the picture from the
ft are the Reverend Tom Crosby, pastor of the Pachuta Charge; Dr. Finger;
•. Amacker; and Dr. J. B. Price, professar of chemistry at Millsaps.
'ampbell Is Elected President
Of U. 5. Chamber of Commerce
Members of the United States Cham-
r of Commerce have elected A. Boyd
impbell, Millsaps College graduate and
linent business and civic leader of the
ate of Mississippi, president of the
tional organization of business and
ofessional men.
Dr. Campbell, who received a Bachelor
Arts degree from Millsaps in 1908,
d served as vice-president of the U. S.
lamber of Commerce during 1952, and
a member of the Board of Directors
r several years. His elevation to the
esidency of the national organization
me as a direct result of his leadership
ility, vision, and understanding of
tional problems affecting business.
Dr. Campbell has traveled to the Far
st this year to observe world condi-
ns as a part of the duties of his of-
e. He will serve in his present capa-
y throughout 1955.
During his days at Millsaps he was
-tor of the Purple and White, busi-
3s manager of the Bobashela, and a
charter member of Kit Kat, creative
writing honorary. He was a member of
Alpha Mu chapter of Kappa Alpha
order.
Following his graduation. Dr. Camp-
btll entered the business world to build
a distinguished career. His business
activities have included the following:
president. Office Supply Company, The
Si'hool Book Supply Company, and the
Mississippi Corporation. He has held
a directorship on the boards of the
GM & Railroad, the Mississippi Power
& Light Company, and the First Nation-
al Bank of Jackson, Mississippi. His
predominant business affiliation is his
position as president of the Mississippi
School Supply Company.
He has served as treasurer of Millsaps
College for twenty-three years and a
member of the Board of Trustees.
Through the years he has given his time
and energy in behalf of the College,
furnishing leadership for fund-raising
drives and currently serving as trea-
surer for the Million for Millsaps cam-
paign.
In 1953 Dr. Campbell was awarded
the degree of Doctor of Laws by Mill-
saps College in recognition of his un-
selfish contribution to community bet-
terment.
Space does not permit the listing of
all of Dr. Campbell's activities in the
fields of business, civic, and church en-
terprises. He is recognized as one of
Mississippi's outstanding citizens, and
his influence and contribution go beyond
the state and regional level.
Attendance Poor
Aroused Ahimni In Drive
To Sell Football Tickets
Tired of seeing a handful of spectators
in the stands while Millsaps College ath-
letes played an excellent brand of ama-
teur football on the field, one hundred
and five Hinds County alumni have or-
ganized to change the picture.
Led by Nat Rogers and Tommy Ross,
outgoing and incoming presidents of the
Alumni Association, these thoroughly
aroused alumni have taken the sale of
1,000 season tickets to Millsaps football
games as a summer project.
Alumni in other sections of the state
have been asked to assist.
These alumni salesmen have a real
bargain to offer the public. For .$6.00
the purchaser will get a season ticket
v.-hich admits him to games played in
Jackson with the following schools:
Delta State, Sewanee, Mississippi Col-
lege, and Ouachita College of Arkadel-
phia, Arkansas. All games will be play-
ed in the new Hinds County Memorial
Stadium.
With approximately 1,500 graduates
and former students of Millsaps living
in Hinds County, the alumni sales force
should find their job a relatively simple
one.
In any event, they're a bit weary of
trying to explain to Millsaps students
the reasons for capacity crowds at high
school football games and the general
exodus to Baton Rouge, Birmingham,
Starkville, Oxford, and Memphis for
other games. They "aim to" end the era
of empty bleachers at Millsaps games.
By the way, when was the last time
you saw the Majors play?
IGUST, 1955
15
Ford, GE Have Plans
■ /
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Thomas Wynn Holloman, one of
ten surviving members of the Class of
1900, has been honored by two of the
organizations lie has served during his
long and successful career as a lawyer
in Alexandria, Louisiana.
The Alexandria Bar Association pre-
sented Holloman with a plaque which
recognized "50 years of distinguished
service before the Courts of Louisiana
and the United States."
In a similar ceremony he was named
"Man of the Year" by the Grand Com-
mandery of Knights Templar of Louis-
iana.
The award is presented each year to
a Knig'ht Templar who has performed
outstanding services in the field of Tem-
plar Masonry, either during the year or
for cumulative services. The citation
particularly praised Holloman for his
thirty years' service as secretary of the
Knights Templar Education Foundation.
He is a past grand commander of the
order.
A special dinner meeting attended by
members of the Alexandria Bar Associ-
ation honoring Holloman pi-eceded the
plaque presentation. In introducing the
award winner, H. B. Gist, Sr., Alexan-
dria lawyer, said, "Wynn Holloman
gained his eminence by hard work, high
ideals, and perseverance. He is a sym-
bol to be followed by young lawyers, for
he is an honor to the profession."
The Millsaps College graduate was li-
censed to practice in the Supreme
Court of Mississippi and in the Courts
of Louisiana in January, 1903. He is a
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Trend Toward Industry Support
Of Liberal Arts Colleges Seen
Evidence of industry's increasing sup-
port of higher education, and particu-
larly the privately endowed liberal arts
colleges, can be found on every hand
these days.
Two of the plans which are notable
among the many in existence today are
General Electric's Corporate Alumnus
Program and the Ford Motor Company
Fund.
Alumni loyalty is a prerequisite of the
type program offered by the General
Electric Educational and Charitable
Fund. The fund will match the gift any
GE employee makes to his alma mater
up to $1,000. The donor must have at
least a bachelor's degree or its equiva-
lent from the college, in the GE plan.
The Ford Motor Company Fund is a
scholarship plan offered to children of
Ford employees throughout the coun-
try. Scholarships are awarded on the
basis of scholastic aptitude tests, rank
in high school class, and other potential-
ities for success in college and post-
college life.
Colleges are interested in the plan
for two reasons. There is a great need
for student aid plans, and the Ford plan
provides for $500 to be given to pri-
vately endowed colleges or universities
for each person enrolling under the
scholarship program.
Winners will receive eighty per cent
of the cost of attending college up to
$750. They may enter the college of their
choice and will continue to receive the
grant each year they are regularly en-
rolled. The IfSOO will be paid to the
college by the Ford Fund each year,
too.
prominent Mason and Knight Templar,
a past president of the Alexandria Bar
Association and a long-time member
of the American Bar Association.
He is still engaged in the active prac-
tice of law.
HELP SELECT
The
Outstaimdliiriig Alijimeiiis
Nominations for the Alumnus-
of-the-Year Award for 1955 are
being received by the Committee.
Deadline for receipt of nomina-
tions is Friday, October 7. An-
nouncement of the results of the
program will be made in appro-
priate ceremonies at Homecoming,
October 22.
Anyone interested in the award
program is eligible to send in a
nomination. Candidates must have ;
attended Millsaps College. Alumni
are especially invited to partici-
pate in the nominations.
Judges will choose the Alumnus
of the Year on the basis of char- |
acter and service to Millsaps Col- '
lege, service to the church, and
service to the community.
Nominations should be made in
writing stating, in as much detail
as possible, the qualifications of
the candidate.
The Alumnus-of-the-Year Com-
mittee is composed of three alum-
Jii, three faculty members, and
three students currently enrolled |
in Millsaps.
Send your nomination in today
to AIumnus-of-the-Year Commit-
tee, Millsaps College, Jackson,
Mississippi.
"Pop" Has Surgery
We will add our wishes to the hundrec
v/hich have been conveyed to Alvin Jt
King, beloved director of the Millsa]
Singers, for his speedy recovery from
late spring operation. "Pop" was admi
ted to surgery a few days after his r
turn from the Singers' annual sprir
tour, which took them, this year, '
Colorado and back.
MAJOR NOTE
Dr. Robert Howe Harmon, 1915 ijraduate of Millsaps College, receives the George
iVashington University Medical Society's Award of Merit at the group's banquet
n Washington, D. C. The presentation was made by Dr. Leland Stevenson, left,
jresident of the medical society. On hand to congratulate him was United States
freasurer Mrs. Ivv Baker Priest.
WANTED
Grenada, Whitworth Alumnae
One of the big stories of the year
n alumni activity is the progress which
as been made in uniting the alumni
:roups of Grenada, Whitworth, and
lillsaps Colleges into one big organiza-
ion — the Millsaps College Alumni
v.ssociation.
Slowly the word is getting ai-ound to
raduates and former students of the
•omen's colleges that Millsaps College
fficials and alumni are eager to have
lem take part in the activities of the
-lumni Association.
In 1938, by action of the two confer-
ices of Mississippi Methodism, Grena-
a College, in Grenada, and Whitworth
ollege, in Brookhaven, became a part
Millsaps College and ceased operat-
g as independent institutions. Records
^ the two Methodist colleges were
ansferred to Millsaps and are being
aintained and serviced by the Regis-
ar's office.
I Grenada College was established in
>82 and Whitwoi'th College was found-
ed in 1S5S. Both institutions were out-
standing among the colleges of the
South and served Mississippi Methodist
effectively through the years.
The alumni records section has start-
ed a current addresses file on Grenada
and Whitworth alumnae, and each new
person is added to the alumni mailing-
list. This fall, if the response from
alumnae continues, a Grenada-Whit-
worth column will be established in
Major Notes.
Meanwhile, here's a call for help. If
you know Grenada or Whitworth women
who are not receiving mail from Mill-
saps College, please send us their mar-
ried name, maiden name, and current
address. Help us spread the word, too,
that they are urged to be on hand
October 22 for Homecoming.
The three colleges are one great in-
stitution now. We do honor to the
memory of those who made all three
great and sei've the present age when
we unite to strengthen Millsaps College.
Graduate Is Honored
By Eastern University
Dr. Robert H. Harmon, outstanding
physician and choral leader in Wash-
ington, D. C, and a 1915 graduate of
Millsaps College, has received the
George Washington University Medical
Society's annual Award of Merit.
The award, based on recognition of
scientific accomplishment, academic at-
tainment, and service to the community,
is presented annually. Dr. Harmon is
the eighth person to receive the Award
of Merit from the Medical Society.
A quarter of a century of selfless work
with the student body of George Wash-
ington University and singing- groups
in the Washington, D. C, area won for
Dr. Harmon the annual award.
Makes World Tour
He is director of the University Glee
Club, associate university physician
of the Student Health Administration,
and founder and leader of the Traveling
Troubadors, a University singing group
which has traveled over 100,000 miles to
sing at military bases throughout the
v/orld.
W^hile at Millsaps College, Dr. Har-
mon was captain of the basketball team
for three years and a member of the
Kappa Sigma fraternity. He received
a Bachelor of Arts degree from Millsaps
in 1915.
His unique service to his fellowman
is emphasized by the fact that he has
received the following citations: 1949,
by the Secretary of the Treasury for aid
in the 1948 bond drive; 1952, by the
State Department for promoting good
relations between U. S. personnel and
the Icelandic people through the medium
of music; and 1954, by the Department
of Defense for outstanding entertain-
ment for remote bases.
Professors Continue
Graduate Study
Among the Millsaps professors en-
gaged in graduate study during the
summer is Paul D. Hardin, '36, regis-
trar and professor of English. Mr. Har-
din is studying at the University of
Southern California. George Maddo.x,
'49, on leave of absence, continues his
study in the field of sociology at Michi-
gan State. Mr. Maddox heads the De-
partment of Sociology.
UGUST, 1955
17
Claude Smith, 1953, became the five-hundredth alumnus to answer the 1954-55
roll call for membership in the Millsaps College Alumni Association. Public Rela-
tions Department staff member Shirley Caldwell, Millsaps junior, produces the
records which show Smith's standing and a dramatic increase in participation in
the dues program over 1953-54. Registrar Paul D. Hardin, extreme left, and
Dean James S. Ferguson expressed the appreciation of the administration to
Smith for his loyal support. He is now serving in the Far East with the U. S. Army.
Alumni Giving Soars;
Class Standings Given
With the classes of 1904, 1911, and
1921 leading the way, Millsaps College
alumni broke another record during the
year 1954-55. This one was in the field
of giving to the Association and their
Alma Mater.
Based on percentage of total alumni
answering the membership dues roll call,
the men and women of '04, '11, and '21
led all other classes with 40% partici-
pation.
Five hundred and twenty-seven gradu-
ates and former students of Millsaps
gave $2,174 to post an increase of more
than one hundred per cent over 1953-54
giving (which was the first year for the
new roll call plan).
Following the leaders closely in per-
centage of participation were members
of the classes of 1898 and 1899 with
33 1-3%, the class of 1918 with 32%,
and the class of 1925 with 31%.
Based on number of contributors to
the dues roll call, the classes of '54, '47,
'41 and '53 led, in that order.
Loyalty Fund To Come
When the Million for Millsaps con-
tributions made this year are considered,
giving by alumni has reached high into
the five figure bracket, setting the stage
for the inauguration of a new loyalty
fund plan for alumni giving when the
current campaign payments are com-
pleted.
Dues for the 1955-56 alumni year
were payable on July 1. A three dollar
membership entitles the subscriber to
receipt of Major Notes, voting privi-
leges, and the status of "good standing."
A sustaining membership for twelve
dollars or above covers all of the privi-
leges existing under the three dollar
membership and a pass to all Millsaps
events for which admission is charged.
Revenue from membership dues is ap-
plied on alumni expenses incurred in
publishing Major Notes, mailing mater-
ial to alumni, and other related activ-
ities. A portion of the sustaining mem-
bership funds is given to student organ-
izations staging events for which ad-
mission is charged.
How did your class do in the 1954-55
competition ?
Allen Succeeds Barksdale
As Head of State Agency
When Henry Allen, Jr., was appointe
executive director of the Mississip]
Agriculture and Industrial Board o
May 1, he became the fourth Millsai
College graduate to head the 33-memb<
state promotion agency. In fact, Mil
saps men have headed the A and
Board since its beginning.
Allen, a 1936 graduate of Millsap
replaced William Barksdale, '30, who !••
signed to become director of public r'
lations for Alexander Smith, Incorpo
ated, of Greenville, Mississippi, mam
facturers of rugs and carpets.
The first two men to serve as exe
utive director of the Agriculture ar
Industrial Board were John Kimball, '3
and Walter Spiva, '25, who was tl
first man to head the agency.
Governor Hugh White appointed Alls
to the top A and I Board position fo
lowing Barksdale's resignation afti
nine years of capable service.
The new executive director comes
the A and I Board from his own busine;
as a consulting engineer. His previoi
experience as a department head fi
the agency and his educational prepar.
tion make him eminently well qualifi(
for the post.
Teachers Lead In Survey
Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief — what (
Millsaps men and women do after lea
ing the old Alma Mater ?
Doctors and lawyers had to step asii
and make way for teachers and mini
ters in a recent sample survey made 1
the Millsaps alumni office. Teachers I
the way in a field of 203 with 30, f(
lowed closely by ministers with 5
Doctors and lawyers were way back
fourth place with 13 each, along wi
youth directors, who numbered 13.
The medical profession as a whc
fared a little better, with 7 in vario
phases of the field, bringing the tot
to 20.
Homemakers (it's no longer "hous
wife") took a back seat, too, with or
seventeen of the 203 in that categoi
The armed services took its usv
share and the government claimed se
eral more. Five of the group decid
one degree was not enough and we
working on others.
Other fields with several represent
fives were accounting, engineering, sw
retarial, banking, and insurance. I
No Indian chiefs were found in t
group.
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MAJOR NOTI
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The U. S. Department of Agriculture
las presented its Superior Service
^ward to a Millsaps College graduate in
•ecognition of the best achievement of
1954 in the field of soil conservation.
ie is Herbert A. Lester, of Jackson,
Uississippi, who received his Bachelor
)f Ai-ts degree from Millsaps in 1913.
Lester and two other soil conservation
'xperts were selected for the high honor
Tom a panel of nominations sent from
ill parts of the nation. Each award
vinner received a silver medal and a
certificate of citation in impressive
:eremonies held in Washington, D. C.
The citation describing Lester's
ichievement read, "For meritorious lead-
;rship in developing a plan for and ini-
;iating a program of effective soil
■onservation and erosion control."
Because of his engineering back-
ground and long years of service in
echnical and administrative phases of
he soil conservation program, Lester
i^as assigned to the Navy by the Soil
Conservation Service as a consultant in
[he solution of almost insurmountable
ioil erosion problems created by the
onstruction and maintenance of large
ilavy installations in the Eighth Naval
I 'istrict.
I
! Navy Adopts His Methods
■ Procedures developed by the Millsaps
raduate were so effective that the
avy has adopted them as a pattern to
jUow in dealing with soil conservation
roblems in other Naval districts.
I A native of Hinds County, Lester was
niployed in private engineering work
; allowing his graduation from Millsaps
ollege. He served with the U. S.
They Sent Thirty -One
To Millsaps College
On JMay 30, 1955, John Lewis Hathorn
became the twenty-first member of his
family to graduate from Millsaps Col-
lege. Those who knew the story in the
Commencement audience thought, as Dr.
H. E. Finger, Jr., congratulated Hathorn,
that the Hathorns might have set a
record that night.
Actually, thirty-one members of the
V. B. Hathorn family, including nephews,
nieces, and cousins, have attended Mill-
saps College since its founding in 1890.
Ten were former students but did not
graduate.
V. E. Hathorn, for many years busi-
ness manager of the College, was the
first of his immediate family to receive
a degree from Millsaps. He graduated
in 1915. John, his youngest son, was the
last of his six children to graduate. Mrs.
Hathorn, the former Henrietta Lowther,
also received her degree from Millsaps
to make it unanimous. The Hathorns
live in Jackson.
John, who has entered the field of
business in Jackson, is a graduate of
Central High School. His College career
was interrupted by a two-year "hitch''
in the Marine Corps. During his Mill-
saps days he was active in student af-
fairs, serving as an officer in the Kappa
Sigma fraternity, a member of the Mill-
saps Singers, and the Kappa Sigma
quartet. He majored in political science.
This summer Hathorn was married to
Jackie Pierce, of Jackson, who attended
(you guessed it) Millsaps College.
To carry on the tradition, Richard
Blount, a nephew, is now a student at
Millsaps.
We'll be eagerly awaiting the grand-
children.
Engineers overseas during World War
I and did post graduate work at the
University of Dijon in France.
Upon his return from France he re-
,sumed his career as an engineer and
has sei-ved with the U. S. Forest Service,
the Bureau of Agriculture, and the Soil
Conservation Service.
The Chief of the Bureau of Yards and
Docks of the U. S. Navy termed Lester's
work "an outstanding example of the
important results which can be achieved
through the cooperation of various gov-
ernment agencies."
Bishop Lord Speaks
During 1955 REW
Dr. John Wesley Lord, distinguished
Protestant leader and Bishop of the
Boston Area of the Methodist Church,
was the speaker for Religious Emphasis
Week, held on the campus February
21-23.
Bishop Lord's participation in the an-
nual REW program at Millsaps was
made possible by the J. Lloyd Decell
Foundation.
Religious Emphasis Week is spon-
sored by the Christian Council, interde-
nominational student organization. It
brings to the campus outstanding Chris-
tian churchmen who lead the students in
a deepening of their faith through
discussion, study, prayer, and worship
experiences.
The Christian Council invited three
Mississippi clergymen to assist Bishop
Lord in the three-day program. They
were the Reverend Mike Engle, '49,
Rector of Grace Episcopal Church in
Canton, Mississippi; the Right Rev-
erend Monsignor Josiah C. Chatham,
pastor of St. Richards Parish in Jack-
son; and Rabbi Perry E. Nussbaum, spir-
itual leader of the Beth Israel Temple
in Jackson.
Reginald Lowe, of Winona, was presi-
dent of the sponsoring organization, the
Christian Council.
.UGUST, 1955
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Pamera Highlight
It would be impossible to capture in words the spirit of devotion and unity which prevailed among Millsaps College alumni as
they supported the activities of the Association and the College during the year recently concluded. Since pictures are always ; ij.
better as a vehicle for conveying important ideas, we gathered a few of the many photographs taken in an effort to tell the t
big story of the year. The Board of Directors met faithfully to plan and carry on the program. Several of the twenty-four
members appear in picture (1). (2) The Gulf Coast Club organized on February 10. (3) Good fellowship was evident as
alumni registered for the Graduation Banquet. (4) The steering committee planned the Grenada Area's first night. (5) Inmanit,:
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MAJOR NOTES
zMemorable Q^ear *
I'loore has the floor during the Board meeting at Homecoming. (6) Old friends met in the Lamar Hotel when the Meridian
Area organized. (7) Here, 1898 meets 1955. Percy Clifton poses with Joan Henderson, left, and Mary Lynn Graves just
■efore diplomas were awarded. (8) More than ninety turned out for this club meeting. (9) The Rankin-Scott Area meeting
ets the approval of the committee. (10) Mrs. S. R. Evans entertained Greenwood Area alumni in her home. (11) A float
s ready to roll in the Homecoming parade. (12) A portion of the crowd enjoying the Alumni Day banquet. (13) They plan-
ed the Meridian Area's first meeting.
.UGUST, 1955
21
Millsaps Graduate
Edits New Paper
A Millsaps College graduate has been
named editor of the newly-established
State Times, Jackson, Mississippi, daily
newspaper. He is Norman Bradley, who
received his Bachelor of Arts degree
from Millsaps in 1934.
Bradley, former associate editor of
the Chattanooga Free Press, was offered
the position of editor of Mississippi's
newest daily after officials of the board
of directors of the Citizens Publishing
Company had considered a long list
of the nation's outstanding journalists.
While in Chattanooga, Mr. Bradley
was a leader in civic and church affairs
and was actively engaged in the pro-
motion of community improvement en-
terprises through his paper and his in-
dividual efforts.
Began As Copy Boy
He began his journalistic career as a
copy boy for the Clarion-Ledger and
worked with the Jackson morning paper
for several years, where his ability was
rewarded with rapid promotions. From
1937 to 1947 Bradley was an Associated
Press writer. He had served as associate
editor of the Chattanooga daily for the
past eight years.
While at Millsaps he was a campus
leader, and he furthered his journalistic
career by serving as editor of the Pur-
ple and White. He was a member of the
Omicron Delta Kappa, Eta Sigma, and
graduated with highest honors in 1934.
He was a member of Alpha Mu chapter
of Kappa Alpha.
Mr. Bradley is married to the former
Frances Weems, 1935 graduate of Mill-
saps, of Shubuta. The Bi-adleys have
two children, Caroline, 17, and William
H., 11.
Price Is National Officer
An honor of national importance was
bestowed upon Dr. J. B. Price, '26,
head of the Department of Chemistry,
when he was named national vice-presi-
dent of Alpha Epsilon Delta, honorary
premedical and predental society. Dr.
Price has furnished leadership on the
local, regional, and national level for
AED for a number of years. His elec-
tion to the vice-presidency of this orga-
nization is evidence of the respect held
for premedical and predental training at
Millsaps.
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SPORTS SUMMARY •
Whether the year 1954-55 was a great season in athletics for the Majors — or
otherwise — depends upon your personal preferences.
If you're a football enthusiast or a tennis devotee, by your standards it was:
one of the best years in history. The boys swept aside all Dixie Conference football
competition under Athletic Director Sammy Bartling's coaching and racked up a
thrilling Homecoming Night victory over Mississippi College to win the Conference
championship for the fourth time in eight years of Simon-pure football.
One of the strongest tennis squads ever to do battle for the Purple and White'
rolled over formidable opposition to annex the collegiate co-championship. Only
r"*^
They're ■co-champions of the stat« in collegiate competition with wins over every |
senior college with teams entered in the state meet. The 1956 season should bei '
the third year in a row Dr. M. C. White's Majors have been one of the real powers' i'*
on Mississippi courts. Kneeling, left to right, they are Jimmy MeCormick, Jackson;; R
Willard Leggett, Meridian; and Fred Abraham, Vicksburg; standing, Jamesj
Vaughan, Amory; and Powers Moore and Bill James, Jackson.
subsidized Mississippi State could hold their own with Dr. Milton C. White's
rampaging Majors. The season's record was an amazing nine wins against one loss.
Now if it's basketball or baseball that quickens your pulse, perhaps you'll be
happy when next year comes.
Coach Marvin G. Smith's Majors came close several times but ended the season
without breaking into the win column. Competition with schools relying on subsidl
zation (openly or sub rosa) is the big reason for the basketball victory drought,
now in its second year. Losses by graduation and ti'ansfer, injuries, and the in-
experience of a "young" squad were other reasons.
Choctaw Series Cancelled
An unfortunate disagreement with Mississippi College over right and wronj
in the realm of adherence to Dixie Conference regulations necessitated the severing j,,
of cage relations with the Choctaws. Millsaps officials, after carefully studying jj
evidence indicating flagrant and repeated violations of long established rules, were ^
forced to cancel games remaining on the schedule and announce that no more ^
basketball contests would be scheduled until the situation changed.
In baseball, it was another lean year. The Majors did show improvemenllie
MAJOR NOTE!-: t[
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over the 1954 season, however, and occasionally they demonstrated strength which
should develop into "the difference" during the 1956 campaign.
The baseball record was three wins against seven losses. A victory over
Mississippi College brought aid and comfort to the student body, alumni, and
friends.
Dressing Room Data .... Names from the 1954 football roster which will be
long remembered are "Red" Powell, Memphis quarterback; John Lowery, McComb
fullback; Tom Boone, Memphis guard; Walter Waldrop, Florence halfback; Hardy
Nail, Jackson halfback; Tom Prewitt, Vicksburg guard; John Awad, Jackson
guard; and James Hood, Lambert center.
Members of that fabulous tennis team, conquerors of Delta State, Mississippi
State, Mississippi Southern, Mississippi College, Ole Miss, Sewanee and South-
western are: Powers Moore, Jackson; Fred Abraham, Vicksburg; Bill James, Jack-
son; Jimmy McCormick, Jackson; Willard Leggett, Meridian; and James Vaughan,
Amory.
Top performers among the varsity cagers were forward Denvil Saulters, of
Seminary; center Luke Wasson, of Kosciusko; guard Jack Speights, of Crystal
Springs; forward N. R. Walley, of Richton; and guard Jack King, of Wheeler.
On the diamond these regulars turned in outstanding performances: Bennie
Kirkland, Jackson; Read Jones, Saltillo; Skinner King, Brookhaven; Crow Parnell,
Sledge; John Case, Jackson; and Cliff Rushing. Cleveland, outstanding rookie.
A very welcome addition to Coach Bartling's staff is Marvin G. "Erm"
Smith, who will serve as assistant director of athletics. Coach Smith joined
the staff last September to assist Coach Bartling in football and baseball and
to act as head coach of basketball and track. A graduate of the University of
Mississippi, Smith has coached high school athletics with great success. He
becomes the first extra man on the Department of Athletics staff in "many a
moon."
Crystal Gazing .... The year ahead should be a thrilling one for supporters of
the Majors. In football, barring last-minute losses, twenty-four lettermen from
the 1954 squad should return. It ought to be the best year in history .... Prospects
for a better season in basketball are causing Major cage fans to cheer up a bit
. . . .Returnees from last year's squad and several promising newcomers ought to
help the Majors break into the win column several times .... In tennis. Dr.
White's great squad will be missing Bill James, but those who know say the non-
subsidized Majors will surpass the feats of this year's co-champions with five out
of six men returning .... The baseball picture remains uncertain this far from
"play ball" time but, if the Majors get enough strong reserve pitching, they should
approach the five hundred per cent mark with ease.
Why don't you come out and see what happens? There's nothing like good
amateur athletics for spirit and thrills.
Since abandoning all forms of subsidization in 1945, Millsaps College football
teams have a record of thirty-five wins against twenty losses and one tie. Not
bad, especially when you include a sizeable number of games played with subsidized
|teams! Orchids to Coach Doby Bartling, who piloted the Majors from 1946 through
1949, and to Coach Sammy Bartling, who has been at the helm since 1951. They've
done a splendid job.
Graduate Helps Perfect
New Surgery Technique
At Johns Hopkins Hospital in Balti-
nore a team of doctors has developed a
laring new operation deep within the
iieart. A Millsaps graduate. Dr. Richard
Dever, '48, is one of that team.
He was featured in a story published
n Parade, nationally circulated maga-
ine section of daily newspapers. The
tory told how the team of physicians
las opened a new approach to improved
are and perhaps saving of lives. Term-
d an important step in the heart sur-
rery "revolution" of the past decade,
li'.e operation severs a tiny muscle be-
tween the auricle and ventricle of the
heart.
This muscle carries impulses between
the two sections. In some ailments the
auricle section beats too rapidly. The
muscle (called the Bundle of His) causes
the ventricle to work too fast, which can
result in death. With the muscle sev-
ered, each side can operate indepen-
dently.
Dr. Dever graduated from Millsaps
seven years ago and entered Johns Hop-
kins, where he has been since. He has
served as surgical interne at the hos-
pital and assistant resident. During the
past year he has held the Harvey Gush-
ing fellowship in surgery and worked on
experimental surgery techniques.
College Receives
U. S, Steel Grant
Millsaps College has received a gi'ant
oi $1,000 from the United States Steel
Foundation, Incorporated, for unrestric-
ted use by the College.
The grant is a part of the Founda-
tion's aid-to-education program through
which 400 colleges and universities in
4o states will receive more than one mil-
lion dollars during 1955.
Roger M. Blough, chairman of the
Board of Trustees of the U. S. Steel
Foundation, Incorporated, in making the
announcement of the grant said, "The
plight of privately supported education
continues to be serious. The action of
United States Steel Foundation empha-
sizes the mutual interests served by a
substantial flow of free funds to col-
leges and universities. Unrestricted aid
evidences confidence in — and helps retain
independence for — higher education."
The U. S. Steel aid is one of a num-
ber of similar grants received by Mill-
saps College in recent years. Last year
the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad gave
$10,000 to the College for unrestricted
use as a part of its plan to strengthen
the independent colleges and universi-
ties.
Swearirtgert Is Teaching
At University of Ankara
Millsaps College graduate Mack B.
Swearingen, of Elmira, Nevif York, and
formerly of Jackson, has accepted an
invitation from the United States De-
partment to establish a course in Ameri-
can studies at the University of Ankara
in Turkey.
Dr. Swearingen will teach under a
grant from the Rockefeller Foundation.
He will lecture through an interpreter
on American history and civilization.
He received his BA degree from Mill-
saps in 1922, and Oxford University, and
his MA and Ph.D. degrees from the
University of Chicago. He is a professor
of history at Elmira College in Elmira,
New York, where he has been granted
a leave of absence for the year.
Dr. Swearingen is the son of the late
George C. Swearingen and Mrs. G. C.
Swearingen, of Jackson. He is married
to the former Mary Louise Foster, who
attended Millsaps from 1924-26. They
are the parents of a son, Lin, who will
be a senior this year at Union College
in Schenectady, New York, and a daugh-
ter, Anne, who is in high school.
vUGUST, 1955
23
Classes of '30, '45 Surveyed
Alumni Having Larger Families
Still Below National Average
"Don't let your A.B. mean 'Abolish
Babies' " is the slogan used by one
alumni magazine in reporting the results
of the annual survey of college gi'adu-
ates made by the Population Reference
Bureau of Washington, D. C.
This year Millsaps College was one
of 178 participating colleges and uni-
versities in the Bureau's survey compari-
son of the Class of 1930 and the Class of
1945.
Graduates were asked their marital
status and the number of children in
their families. The College served as
a clearing house for the information
given and the results, both nationally
and at the Millsaps level, were inter-
e.sting.
According to the survey, college gra-
duates are holding their own in the na-
tion's baby boom. Tlie fertility of this
group continues upward, with graduates
of more recent classes reporting families
almost as large as those of men and
women who graduated a generation
ago. The Bureau listed two main rea-
sons for larger families: the improved
economic condition since 1945 and a
real change in attitude toward children
and the family.
In general, the results of the Millsaps
survey showed the same trend, with
the Class of 1945 boasting families al-
most equal in size to those of the Class
of 1930.
We're Lagging in Baby Boom
Compared with the rest of the nation,
however, Millsaps men and women lag-
ged well below the average in number
of children per reporting graduate.
Here are the statistics. Men in the
Class of 1930 at Millsaps ranked eighty-
second out of 122 reporting colleges in
number of children per reporting gra-
duate. The national average was 1.97.
Millsaps men of the depression era class
averaged 1.77 children. The coeds of
1930 were even farther down the ladder.
Out of 134 reporting colleges, they
ranked one hundred and eighteenth.
Their average was .88 children per re-
porting graduate, while the national
average was 1.36.
Men of the Class of 1945 improved
over their fellow alumni but were even
closer to the bottom of the list when
compared with other colleges. Out of
86 colleges reporting, Millsaps ranked
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seventy-fifth. The national average was
1.73 children per reporting graduate.
Millsaps men of '45 had 1.27 children.
The girls brought the 1945 average
up, however. They ranked ninety-fifth
out of 146 reporting colleges with 1.28
children per reporting graduate. The
national average was 1.43.
Neighborly Comparison
How did we do in comparison with
our neighbors ? Here it is in black and
white. Class of 1930 — men: Millsaps,
1.77; Alabama, 1.87; Emory, 2.16; Flori-
da, 2.16; Loyola of the South, 2.40; Mis-
sissippi Southern, 1.32; Ouachita, 1.67;
Southwestern, 1.47; and Vanderbilt, 2.19.
Class of 1945 — women: Millsaps, 1.28;
Alabama, 1.17; Loyola, 1.13; Mississippi
Southern, 1.09; Ouachita, 1.84; South-
western, 1.60; and Vanderbilt, 1.68.
Fertility rate was lowest, according
to the survey, in state-owned schools.
Mormon colleges led with 3.12 children
per reporting graduate, with Catholic,
Protestant, privately endowed, and
state-owned institutions following, in
that order.
Bureau officials pointed out that a
larger proportion of children of college
educated parents go to college than do
children of any other group. It is those
same graduates who are, in a large part,
the parents of tomorrow's leaders in
science, industry, and other fields.
The day was Hearing its close and so
was twenty years of faithful service for
Jesse Johnson, a member of the cus-
todial staff of Millsaps College. It was
the last time Jesse would lower the flag
— the last day ne \yould "tidy up" his;
building. It was finis to a career which
took him from the golf course up the,
ladder to Murrah Hall. "Jesse James,"(
as the Founders Hall boys tailed him,j
returns to the campus occasionally, but|
advancing years and an old injury limit
his visits. His recollection of his days,
at Millsaps brighten his inactive years,
and memories of Jesse remain withi
many of us. \
i(,
Greater Love Hath No Man —''
On July 28, 1954, Major James Wad-
dell Roberts, '41, met his death with five
other men as they attempted to rescue
two pilots from a burning jet which had
crashed on a Korean hillside. An ex-
ploding ammunition dump which was
ignited by flames from the jet caused
the explosion.
Major Roberts' remains were returned
to Meridian, Mississippi, where a mem-
orial service was held in his honor.
Newspapers in the United States car-
ried the brief story of the heroic rescue
attempt, but a report from Captain
George F. Hall, '40, who was stationed
with Chaplain Roberts, gave further de-
tails of the influence of his life.
An article in the Mississippi Methodist
Advocate of September 1, 1954, quotes
a portion of Captain Hall's letter to
Mrs. Roberts as follows:
"Never have so many been so greatly
influenced in such a short time. I wish H
you could know the terrific impact the
Chaplain had on the base — chairs in "ii
the aisles and people standing in the W(
Chapel on Sunday mornings — good turn-
outs on Sunday nights and Wednesday
nights. He had the magic touch. Today
a great many men dedicated their live?
as a memorial to him. His short time
here and his death changed many Uvea
on this base. He did not die in vain.'
Chaplain Roberts is survived by hisi
wife and two sons, who reside in Nash-i
ville, Tennessee. His mother, Mrs. CoU (,5,
lie Roberts, of Meridian, and severa'i '|l
brothers and sisters also survive. : |.
MAJOR NOTES!!
^"•'b cimmenlSrA-
Recognize the title of this new corner in Major Notes? If you're a resident of
one of the seven geographical areas in which alumni clubs have been organized
you"re way ahead of us. If not, a word of explanation is due.
Club Comments is the name of a breezy newsletter which made its initial
appearance last winter and is mailed to all alumni living in the areas organized
since the 19.53-54 school session. This column will bring special news of activity
on the Millsaps Club circuit between issues of the newsletter.
Statistically speaking, there are seven areas organized for Millsaps Clubs.
They are, in the order of their founding. Greenwood, Memphis. Meridian,
Grenada, New York City, Rankin-Scott, and the Gulf Coast. The McComb
Area is next on the organizational agenda.
There's action to spare up Memphis way. Officials of the Tennessee Club have
esolved to set the pace among the Clubs, and thus far they're leading the field.
Vithin the last eight months the Memphis Area group has met three times and
elected a slate of officers for the new year. The latest meeting, an old-fashioned
)icnic held at Glenview Park, was a great success. The spring meeting was a
linner at Calvary Episcopal Church. Orchids to the Memphis Area folks, which
ncludes DeSoto County, Mississippi, for the grand job they're doing.
Vigorous alumni clubs can furnish an opportunity for fellowship and
inspiration for living during these demanding days. They are also vital to the
success and continued growth of the College. If you feel there are ten
interested alumni in your general area and if the idea sounds interesting to
you, let us know and we'll help you organize.
Another Club meeting which took Millsaps alumni out under the stars was
eld on August 6. It was the second meeting of the year for Meridian Area alumni,
nnounced by President Lawrence Rabb, '42, as "a get-together for the purpose of
mewing Millsaps acquaintances and Millsaps spirit." Clarko State Park, eighteen
liles south of Meridian, was the site of the Club meeting. In addition to good food,
ood fellowship, and a speaker from the College, the meeting featured a planning
:ssion for the big gathering of the year on October 1, the night of the Millsaps-
ivingston, Alabama, Teachers College football game. Other officers of the
eridian Area Club are John F. Egger, '27, vice-president and Martha Wright, '52,
icretary-treasurer.
The Meridian Area has topped all other clubs in attendance at a meeting.
Last year at their organizational meeting they had more than ninety on hand
for the banquet at the Lamar Hotel. Five counties make up the Meridian Area.
An expression of sincere thanks is due at this point to Dan Wright, '47,
ist vice-president of the Alumni Association, and to the Reverend Inman Moore.
7, chairman of the Club Organization Committee, for the outstanding work they
d last year in getting this project going. Dan made four of the five organizational
eetings and several advance conferences in an effort to insure the success
the club organization plan. Inman worked hard as chairman and came up
th some top-notch ideas.
Recalls Early History
Of Millsaps College >
The letter reprinted below gives an
intimate glimpse into the early history
of Millsaps College. It was written by
Mrs. Bettie S. Links of Donaldsonville,
Louisiana, who saw a press release re-
vealing plans for the alumni banquet
during Commencement and wrote, in a
beautiful hand, the following:
Gentlemen:
By the enclosed clipping I am re-
minded of the fact that 62 years
ago, at which time I was the pro-
prietress of the Grenada Hotel, Gre-
nada, Mississippi, I had the pleasure
of serving a banquet of fifty places
given by the citizens of Grenada in
honor of two visiting delegates who
were looking into the possibility of
locating a college there.
This college later became Millsaps
College of Jackson.
My name at that time was Bettie
S. Bloom.
Although I am eighty-eight years
young I very clearly and vividly
remember this affair which took
place at the time of the founding
of your great college.
I wish to join the many other
friends of Millsaps in extending con-
gratulations and best wishes upon
the occasion of the sixty-second an-
niversary of this wonderful institu-
tion.
Cordially yours,
Mrs. Bettie S. Links
Dr. Mitchell's Career
The outstanding ability of Dr. B. E.
Mitchell, professor emeritus of mathe-
matics, continues to touch the lives of
hundreds of young men and women five
years after his retirement as head of the
Department of Mathematics at Millsaps
College. Dr. Mitchell is teaching mathe-
matics at the University of Mississippi.
His love for Millsaps is an inspiration
to the faculty and staff, who welcome
him to the campus on his frequent visits.
JGUST, 1955
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America is on the move these days
records clerk.
and so are Millsaps College Alumni. Just ask the alumni
Listed below are names of persons who are, at present, filed in the "address unknown" drawer. Every
effort has been made to locate them through information given on their official record in the Registrar's
Office. We have asked faculty members and alumni officials. Now we turn to you.
If you know the whereabouts of any of the persons listed below, or if you know the address of
someone who can furnish us with such data, please send us the lead on a post card. Address Major
Notes, Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi. Your help will be sincerely appreciated.
1897
Peets, Richard Davis
1000
Terry, Samuel David
1901
Vauglm, Dr. James Albert
Whittington, Ebbie
1902
Tliompson, Oscar Greaves
1903
Anderson, E. A.
1904
McDonald, D. K.
West, William Warren
1905
Austin, William Harrison
Davis, J. H.
Fant, John Frederick
Jones, Raymond Edgar
Robertson, M. M.
Smith, J. D.
Thompson, M.
1906
McGilvray, Ethel Clayton
Sheffield, James Madison
1908
Adams, Orlando Percival
Sumrall, Jesse L.
Talley, J. C.
Zeppernick, Donald
Zung, Sing-Ung
1909
Russell, Robert Edward
1910
Elaker, Thaddeus FS 1909-10
Collins, Frank W.
Ellzey, E. J.
Lee, M. N.
Martin, J. D.
Simmons, Talmadge Voltaire (BA 1905)
Strom, Morris
Williams, W. G.
1911
Savage, James Shoffner
Woods, M. C.
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1912
Casey, H. D.
Lott, Donald D.
Partch, Dr. A. W.
Vettle, John
1913
Harrington, J. G.
Jolly, Richard Irving
Steil, W. D.
1914
McDowell, C. W.
Moore, W. W.
1915
Jackson, L. H.
Walton, W. L.
1916
Johnson, J. G.
Thompson, M. J.
1917
Craig, Burdette FS-1912-17
Eolden, H. C.
1918
Langston, R. F.
Montgomery, M. B. FS-1915-18
1921
Herbert, Lee Beverly
Kennedy, Samuel Carl FS 1920-21
1923
Baird, Rev. E. 0.
1924
Fitzhugh, J. G.
1925
Galloway, Walter Mellon
1&27
Von Englebrechton, Mrs. Hans
(nee: Frances Kennedy)
1928
Hearon, Mrs. Clifford (nee:
Margaret Merle O'Neal)
1929
Peeler, William Isaac
Shelton, Verna Willena
Woodrome, Mrs. Mattie (nee:
Mattie Purser)
U)30
Barrett, John Thurlow FS 1928-30
Brown, Thomas Montye
Holcombe, Robert H.
Shipman, Dewitt B.
Stone, G. Clyde
Willoughby, Mrs. John L. (nee:
Ruby Mincy)
1931
Gotten, Troy C.
Gunter, James A.
Kelly, Mrs. Ruby (nee: Ruby Parsons)
Oliphant, Jefferson Davis
Thomsen, Myra Amelia
1932
Harrington, Mrs. Sarah Stevens
(nee: Sarah Stevens)
McClary, Mrs. T. S. (nee: Ruth
Elizabeth Buhrman)
Patterson, John C.
1933
Kim, Pong Hyun
Williams, Joseph E. FS 1931-33
Wilson, Phillip Bethel
1934
Morrison, James B.
Scott, Roberta Chrystine
Stoakes, Benjamin DuVal
1935
Vinson, Wilson Clinton
1936
Miller, Edwin Delphin
1938
McKenzie, Chester FS 1935-38
1940
Bain, John Burton
Wilson, James Ramer
1941
Bartell, Mrs. Robert (nee:
Betty Larson)
Hatfield, Mrs. Louise (nee:
Mary Louise Elliott)
Phillips, Kyle
Smith, Lorena
Williams, Mrs. T. C. (nee:
Julia Fred Faucette)
MAJOR NOTE
Oo these Millsaps students remind you of classmates of five,
ifteen. thirty, fifty years ago? They're campus favorites,
selected for the title by their fellow students to be featured
in the 1955 Bobashela." From the left they are Hardy Nail
and Karen Gilfoy, Jackson; Koy I'rice, Madison; Sam Jones
and Ivey Wallace, Jackson; Martha Ann Selby, Charleston;
Fred Blumer, Sumrall; Mary Lynn Graves, Jackson; Nancy
Peacock, Kosciusko; and Joe Ebersole, Arcadia, Ohio.
942
ohnston, Mrs. Paul T. (nee:
Frances Keenan)
png, Janie Lou
[lacFalls, Jeanette Eleanor
itts, Troy Newton
a43
Waters, Rev. Andrew Glenn
,944
lindholm, R. E. FS 1943-44
/alsh, Lodena Ruth
347
aCour, Paul Anderson
548
elly, James Donald
;flmpson, Yewell Reynolds
149
urr, Raiic'el Elias
arrard, Johi.. Jr.
lyers, William Martin
■50
;acock, Louis E.
jpe, James Philip
3T£
19.51
Hilton, Thomas
1052
Husband, Ernest Ray
Simmons, Mrs. John E. (nee:
Martha Harriet Mayo)
1953
McFarland, David
No Date
Cook, Mrs. Robert T.
High School Day Awards
Won By Visiting Seniors
Nineteen high school seniors who were
among four hundred future college
freshmen visiting Millsaps College on
March 17 have been awarded scholarships
covering a portion of the first year's
tuition.
The scholarships were given to seniors
making the highest scores on competi-
JGUST, 1955
five tests administered during the an-
nual High School Day Program on
March 17.
Award winners were David Emory
Penney, Jackson; William Taylor
Jeanes, Jackson; Julius Marvin CoUum,
Jackson; Bethany Rebecca Larche, Jack-
son; William Bernard Mixon, Jackson;
Sylvia Ann McLeod, Jackson; Mary
Charles Price, Jackson; Martha Helen
Thorne, Holly Springs; Terrell Davis
Blanton, Greenville; Patricia Nell Wynn,
Goodman; Jane Duvall Smith, Amory;
Rebecca Ruth Williams, West Point; Eli
George Ellis, Port Gibson; Bill Rush
Mosby, Jr., Meridian; James Oliver Og-
letree, Jackson; Thomas Sims McCaskey,
Shubuta; James Elmer Minks, Liberty;
Marjorie Ann Babington, Magnolia; and
Ronald Prescott Willoughby, Columbia.
Entertainment for visiting seniors
during the day included tours of depart-
mental exhibits, an afternoon variety
program, lunch in the cafeteria, and
a party in Buie Gymnasium.
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m\iH alOian'
We welcome the following into the
Future Alumni Club of the Millsaps
College Alumni Association:
John Moody Burge, III, born July 22,
1954, to Dr. and Mrs. John M. Burge,
of Jackson. Mrs. Burge is the former
Rose Mary Cunningham, who attend-
ed Millsaps from 1948 through 1951.
David Michael Hnath, born September
26, 1954, to Michael and Ruth
(Shanks) Hnath, '48, of Buffalo, New
York.
Jerry David Keith, born February 28,
1954, to Jerry and Rose (Watkins)
Keith, of Jackson, Mississippi. Mrs.
Keith is a 1947 graduate of Millsaps
and Jerry attended during the ses-
sion.
John Howard Millsaps, HI, born August
28, 1954, to the Reverend and Mrs.
John H. Millsaps, Jr., '50, of Lambert,
Mississippi.
Susan Taylor Patterson, born on Janu-
ary 1, 1955, to Ken and Marlene
(Brantley) Patterson, of Jackson, Mis-
sissippi. Mrs. Patterson attended Mill-
saps from 1950-53 and her husband
attended during the 1949-50 session.
Marcia Diane Pearson, born August 4,
1954, to Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Pear-
son, both 1943, of Scarsdale, New
York. Marcia is being welcomed by
Bobby, aged 6. Mrs. Pearson is the
former Sylvia Roberts.
Michael Otto Porter, born May 2, 1954,
to the Reverend and Mrs. Ralph Por-
ter, of Talladega, Alabama. Ralph is
a 1950 graduate of Millsaps College.
John Warren Steen, HI, born July 1,
1954, to John W. and Dorothy Jean
(Lipham) Steen, of Louisville, Ken-
tucky. Mrs. Steen received her Bach-
elor of Arts degree from Millsaps in
1950.
George A. Reid, Jr., born June 15, 1955,
to Sgt. and Mrs. George A. Reid, of
Midway Park, North Carolina. Mrs.
Reid is the former Nona Ewing, '53.
George attended from 1949 to 1953.
Walter Stevens Kidgway, Jr., born De-
cember 7, 1954, to Dr. and Mrs.
Walter S. Ridgway, of Jackson, Mis-
sissippi. Walter is a 1943 graduate of
Millsaps College.
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Millsaps Writers Contribute
To Research^ Entertainment
The liberal arts training received at
Millsaps College has proved valuable to
graduates in many areas, and we shall
attempt from time to time through
the pages of Major Notes to interpret
and present this intangible extra in
down-to-earth instances. One field which,
through the years, has had its share of
greats who claim Millsaps as their Alma
Mater is that of creative writing.
Take the field of novel writing. A
Millsaps novelist who has achieved na-
tion-wide fame for her books is Cid
Ricketts Sumner, '09. She is the author
of such well-known works as Sudden
Glory, The Hornbeam Tree, Quality
(from which the movie "Pinky" was
made), and Tammy Out of Time.
In the biographical and historical
field David Donald, '41, has written Lin-
coln's Hearndon and Inside Lincoln's
Cabinet, two of a series of books dealing
with events and personalities associated
with Abraham Lincoln. Critic Allan
Nevins said of Inside Lincoln's Cabinet,
"The interest of the book lies in its pic-
ture of Lincoln, of cabinet meetings, and
other Cabinet members — It has un-
forgettable passages — a sensitive and
moving report."
Another stand-out name in this divis-
ion is Otis A. Singletary, '47, who was
recently given the Moncado Book Fund
Award for his unpublished manuscript,
"The Negro Militia Movement During
Radical Reconstruction." The Moncado
Award is made biennially for an unpub-
lished manuscript on any aspect ol
United States military history.
Dr. Kolb's Is Latest
Gwin Kolb, '41, collaborated with an-
other Southerner, James H. Sledd, t(
produce a book on Samuel Johnson's
Dictionary. It has been called by re
viewers "the most comprehensive studj
yet made of the early editions of th<
dictionary."
Alumni have done well as religious
writers, too. Outstanding in this fieh
is Paul Ramsey, '35, author of Basil
Christian Ethics, which is being used a:
a textbook by many colleges and univer
sities. Critics say of the book, "This i
one of the most stimulating and provoc
ative presentations of Christian ethic
from the pen of an American Protestan
which has yet appeared in this century.
Robert D. Moreton, '35, makes hi
contribution in the medical field. He i
editing the English edition of a foreig:
treatise on x-ray procedure.
Poetry is represented by Mrs. Joel H
Clark (Ruth Greer), who attended Mill
saps in 1927. A book of poetry entitle
Echoes From The Hills was publishe
several years ago. According to on
reviewer, "She writes with simple dig
nity and fresh clarity of the homely vii
tues and simple pleasures."
Many other names could be added t
this list — names of alumni whose e?
pressive pens record their story moi
effectively because of the liberal arti
training obtained at Millsaps College
They Came Back —
DID YOU?
When members of the classes of 1900
and before, 1904, 1905, and 1930 were
honored during the Homecoming pro-
gram on October 23, the following were
among those present to receive the con-
gratulations of their friends:
Percy L. Clifton, '98, Jackson law-
yer; Dr. G. L. Harrell, '99, emeritus pro-
fessor of physics, Millsaps College; F. E.
Carruth, 1899-1900, retired farmer and
businessman of Johnson Station, Missis-
sippi; Dr. B. Z. Welch, '04, Biloxi physi-
cian; J. M. Kennedy, '04, retired edu-
cator, Bay Springs, Mississippi; the
Reverend L. P. Wasson, '04, Methodist
minister, Mathiston, Mississippi, trust;
of College for thirty-two years; J. 1
Carruth, '05, supervisor of teachin;
Mississippi Southern College; Mrs. J. 1
Carruth, Whitworth '05; Robert Sim]
son, '30, superintendent of schools, M
Comb, Mississippi; R. J. Henson, '3
businessman, Houston, Texas; Jaspi
Lowe, Jackson, business executive, 192
30; and Mrs. Harry Cavalier, '30, Bile
housewife.
The classes of 1951, 1952, 1953, ai
1954; 1932, 1933, 1934, and 1935; 191
1914, 1915 and 1916; and 1906 and b
fore will hold reunions and be honor
at Homecoming Saturday, October ^
Class pictures will be taken and given ibj,
members attending as mementos of t^|^
day.
MAJOR NonL
ation« ide interest has been created in educatimial circles
.' the newlv published book "Dr. Johnson's Dictionary,"
lited by Dr." Gwin Kolb, '41, and Dr. James H. Sledd. Dr.
id Mrs. Kolb (Ruth Godbold, '42), above, visited the campus
recently, renewing old acquaintances. Here Miss Hethany
Swearingen, librarian, looks over an autographed copy of the
scholarly publication given the Millsaps library by Dr. Kolb.
He is professor of English at the University of Chicago.
Many Members
Are Seeking Ad
Despite the fact that members of the
ass of 1955 are finding jobs far more
entiful than did their fellow alumni
a few years back, many of them are
ssing up these opportunities in order
at they might further their education.
To be exact, 38 per cent of the newly
aduated class will be back in the
issroom this fall, according to figures
mpiled just before Commencement.
e number will be even larger by now.
A.n important factor in the decision
many Millsaps men and women to
itinue their education is the availa-
ity of fellowships or gTants offered
graduate schools to outstanding grad-
;es of colleges and universities meet-
■ certain standards.
ss of ^SS
'd Degrees
Among the 1955 Millsaps graduates
selected for fellowship aid and their field
of study are: Fulton Barksdale, Madi-
son, accounting at the University of
Florida; Fred Blumer, Natchez, philoso-
phy at Emory; William E. Bureh, Jack-
son, accounting at the University of
Texas; Eva Jo Chambers, Meridian, phy-
siology at Tulane; Steve Collins, Itta
Bena, geology at the University of Ten-
nessee; Anne Finger, Lena, biology at
Northwestern; George Hunt, Vicksburg,
geology at Mississippi State; John
Lott, Starkville, English at Vanderbilt;
Becky Lovett, Morton, religious educa-
tion at Union University; Roy Parker,
Jackson, chemistry at Vanderbilt; and
Martha Ann Selby, Charleston, English
at the University of Mississippi.
New Faculty Members
Newcomers to the faculty who joined
the staff at the beginning of the 1954-
55 session are Frank W. Bainbridge,
Ph.D., Indiana University, psychology;
Bruce C. Carruth, MA, Emory Univer-
sity, psychology; Harry C. Dillingham,
MA, University of Texas, sociology;
Jewell Evans, M.4, Peabody College,
English; Winifred Dcane, MS, Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, biology; Wendell
Johnson, MS, Kansas State College,
geology; Marvin G. Smith, MA, Univei'-
sity of Mississippi, physical education
and coaching; Harmon E. Tillman, Jr.,
BD, Vanderbilt University, speech and
forensics; Gustavus G. Williamson, Fh.
D., Johns Hopkins University, history;
and Marvin Zoschke, BIME, Northwest-
ern University, music appreciation.
The new faculty members have done
additional study toward their doctorates,
with several expecting to receive the
degree within the next few months.
Bainbridge, Evans, Tillman and
Zoschke are part-time faculty members.
'GUST, 1955
29
Samuel R. Knox, associate professor
of mathematics, returned to iiis position
on the Millsaps faculty this year after
a leave of absence of two school sessions.
Mr. Knox studied at the University of
Michigan.
Reluctant goodbyes were said to Dr.
Ray S. Musgrave, former head of the
Department of Psychology, who resigned
to accept a position on the faculty of
Texas State College for Women, in Den-
ton. He joins Dr. Vernon Wharton, '28,
Millsaps graduate and former professor
of sociology, who is dean of the Texas
college. Dr. Musgrave joined the Mill-
saps faculty in 1939.
Another loss which was keenly felt
was the resignation of William C. Guest,
assistant professor of biology, who ac-
cepted a more lucrative position in in-
dustry.
For the second consecutive summer
Lance Goss, director of speech and
drama, is participating in the Ogunquit
Theater program at Ogunquit, Maine.
Last summer Mr. Goss appeared in ten
plays with some of the finest artists in
the American theater. Two of his ap-
pearances were "The Showoff," with Joe
E, Brown, and "Stalag 17," with mem-
bers of the original stage and mbvie
cast.
Dr. Thomas Reynolds, who heads the
Department of Mathematics, has been
elected chairman of the Louisiana-Mis-
sissippi chapter of the Mathematical As-
sociation of America. He will preside
at the organization's annual meeting,
which will be held at McNeese State
College in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in
February. Dr. Reynolds joined the fac-
ulty in 1950.
Here are some interesting facts about
your faculty: Out of fifty-four members
of the administrative staff and faculty,
fourteen hold degrees from Millsaps
College . . . twenty teachers have re-
ceived their doctorate . . . eleven women
teach at Millsaps College, including
part-time faculty members.
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HERE'S YOUR CONSTITUTION
Another milestone on the road of progress for the Alumni Association was
reached this year when a constitution was adopted by unanimous vote of the
graduates and former students attending Alumni Day on March 17.
Committee chairman W. B. Lloyd, '42, Martha Gerald, '41, and Bill Bizzell, '39,
spent many hours in drafting, revising, and consulting with other Board members
before the final copy was ready. Our congratulations to them for a job well done.
With this issue of Major Notes we will begin publishing portions of the
Constitution for your information and will continue until the entire document
has been reproduced.
CONSTITUTION
Article I. Name and Objectives
Section 1. Name. The name of this organization is the Alumni Association
of Millsaps College.
Section 2. Objectives. The objectives of the Association are to advance the
interests, influence, and usefulness of Millsaps College and to promote mutually
beneficial relations among its members and between the College and the Association.
Article II. Membership
Section 1. Eligibility for Membership. Any graduate or former student of
Millsaps College, Grenada College, or Whitworth College who was regularly en-
rolled is eligible for regular membership or sustaining membership. This eligi-
bility does not include those persons who attended Whitworth College after
June, 1938. i
Section 2. Associates. Associate members may be nominated by the recording
secretary where the nominees have some connection with Millsaps College other^
than that of graduates or former students and subscribe to the objectives of this,
association. They may be elected at the next regular meeting by a majority vote.
Section 3. Regular Members. Regular membership is held by those who are;
eligible for membership and who have paid the current regular membership dues.]
Section 4. Sustaining Members. Sustaining membership is available to those
who are eligible for membership and who have paid the current sustaining mem-
bership dues.
Article III. Dues i
Section 1. Dues of Regular and Associate Members. The annual dues for all
regular and associate members is .$3.00, unless otherwise specified by the Board
of Directors.
Section 2. Dues for Sustaining Members. The annual dues for a sustaining'
membership is a minimum of $12.00 unless otherwise specified by the Board on
Directors. Associate members may hold sustaining memberships.
Millsaps Offers Creative Writer
Many Opportunities For Growth
Life at Millsaps College includes a
wide variety of opportunities for per-
sonal development through the extra
curricular program.
Students who are interested in the
field of journalism, for instance, find
ample opportunity for supplementing
related courses with practical experi-
ence. The two old-timers among publi-
cations on the campus are the Boba-
shela, yearbook, and the Purple and
White, student weekly. Newcomer to
the publications field is Stylus, literary
magazine featuring the best in creative
writing from students enrolled in Eng-
lish classes at Millsaps.
Then there's Kit Kat, creative writing
honorary for men, and its counterpart
If
III
*
among the coeds, Chi Delta. Studew i
writers share ideas and receive encour
agement in maintaining high quality il
their litei'ary efforts.
Dailies Employ Students
The three local newspapers offer part
time employment opportunities for as K
piring Millsaps journalists and are de
lighted to have their services full-timi
after graduation.
Responsibility for the quality of stui
dent publications for the coming yeai
are Purple and White — Editor, Henrj
Carney, Crystal Springs, and busines'i
manager, Fred Abraham, Vicksburgij "'
Bobashela — Bill Lampton, Columbia, edi
itor, and Burton Jackson, Jackson, busit
ness manager.
MAJOR NOTEf %
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St
^ HOMECOMING
SHIRLEY CALDWELL. '56
The sun was sinking-, leaving the
orld enshrouded in shadows. As I sat
lere in the lobby of the Center, I could
;e through the open doors the city
'ing before me in a misty silence. The
Sep green of the trees stood out against
le gray of the distant city. One light
lone like a bright star.
Inside the building the same quiet-
2SS and solitude prevailed. The halls
ere empty. Chairs were still pushed
it where people had been sitting; punch
ips stood empty; remains of cookies
ere scattered around the room; here
nd there a neglected progi-am lay for-
rn and forgotten.
These were the only reminders of the
•owd that had been there only a few
linutes before. The halls seemed more
lent than ever, as if unhappy because
le gaiety and laughter that had been
lere so recently were gone.
I walked into the auditorium. The us-
al scene of much happiness and ap-
lause, it now looked as if it were mys-
fied over the sudden disappearance of
II the people who had filled it and who
ad made its walls ring. It seemed to
miember the songs of the students, the
:emories of the alumni, the happy won-
;r of the recipient of the Alumnus-of-
le-Year Award, the pride of his family.
I suddenly became aware that I was
Dt alone in the room. Seated near the
;age, his hands on his arms, was one
' the most forlorn-looking men I've
^er seen.
I was unable to decide whether I
lould go down to speak to him or not.
erhaps he would resent intrusion,
gain, there might be something I
)uld do. I walked down the aisle and
)oke to him casually.
"Hello. Quite a successful Homecom-
g, isn't it?"
The man glanced up and shifted his
)sition. "Yes. Very nice."
"What's your class?"
"Forty-five."
"Mine was forty-seven. We must have
len here together a few years. I don't
[em to recall . . . My name's Jeff
lams."
"James Kelly." He stood up to shake
nds.
Editor's Note:
(Stylus, student literary maga-
zine published once each semester,
features the best in student writ-
ing in English classes at Millsaps.
The following story was written
by one of the most talented young
writers to enroll in many a day.
.Miss Caldwell is a junior, vice-
president of Chi Delta creative
writing honorary, an honor stu-
dent, and has served on the staff
of the Purple and White. In her
spare time she serves as an assist-
ant in the Department of Public
Relations. We thought Miss Cald-
well's story most appropriate for
an alumni magazine.)
"I don't seem to remember . . . What
v;as your major?"
"Science — premed."
"Oh, you're a doctor . I'm a reporter
in San Diego. Vacation time coincided
with Homecoming. Where's your prac-
tice ?"
He named a small, prosperous town
not far from the city. It was apparent
from the way he was dressed that his
practice was thriving. The fact made
me wonder even more about the cause
for his gloom. I was afraid that it might
be because he had had some unfortunate
experience while in school. I soon dis-
carded that idea, however, for it seemed
unlikely that he would have come to
Homecoming if that were the case.
We reminisced for a little while about
the football teams of past years, about
events on the campus during the years
we were here together, and about the
changes which had been made during
the years.
"Too bad they tore down the old
library," I said. "Many a fraternity
pin and engagement ring changed hands
on those steps."
He chuckled. "Yes. That's where
Alice and I . . ." He stopped. I glanced
at him and noticed that he had a strange
expression on his face. He glanced at
me and tried to grin "Excuse me. That
was something I didn't intend to men-
tion." He stood up as if preparing to
leave, turned, gave me a long look, and
then sat back down. "No, I'll tell you
about it. Your reporter's curiosity won't
be satisfied until I do.
"You see, back in college Alice and
I were the steadiest steady couple on
the campus. We went together three of
our four years here. We planned to be
married, but you know premed students
— more school, internship, and setting-
up a practice.
"Alice wanted us to get married any-
way. She said she could get a job and
help me. We had so many arguments
about the matter our senior year that
our friends never knew whether we were
speaking to each other or not. Finally,
after our biggest and worst argument,
we reached a decision. I would go on
to school and start my career. She
would go back home and teach. We de-
cided that it would make things easier
if we didn't even write to each other.
After five years we would both come to
Homecoming. We would know definitely
then whether or not we were really in
love — or still in love, according to how
you look at it. If we were, we would
be married. If not, we could congra-
tulate ourselves on being sensible." He
sighed. "This is the day. I've been
looking, but I haven't found her."
We had started walking up the aisle
out of the auditoruim. We stood in the
hallway smoking our cigarettes and
staring- out at the deepening twilight.
The doors at the end of the corridor
opened, and a lady, a man, and a small
child entered. We moved to stand
against the wall out of the way. As
the gToup passed, they glanced at us
standing there in the shadows and spoke,
moving on down the hall. We watched
them until they were out of sight.
"The backbone of the nation," I said,
turning toward my companion. "It's
families like that ..." I stopped short
at the sight of his face.
We stood for a minute in silence.
Then he glanced at me.
"I've found her," he said. Then he
turned and walked out into the misty
night.
UGUST, 1955
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What's Wrong With Art?
"It is hai'd to believe that any hu-
man activity, any more than any human,
can achieve nobility unless it sei'ves
something beyond itself."
That, to Karl Wolfe, art instructor at
Millsaps College, is the reason that re-
ligious art stands, and has stood through
the years, in such high esteem. He says,
"Many conscientious students believe
that art has been noblest when it was
called on to serve the greatest faith."
As proof he points to such works of
art as Sancta Sophia, the Sistine and
Arena Chapels, and Chartres.
Mr. Wolfe expressed his belief that
art, like much of our modern culture,
is becoming too standardized, in an ar-
ticle entitled, "What Has Happened to
Religious Art?" which appeared in the
March, 1955, edition of The Palette,
official organ of the Mississippi Art As-
sociation.
Deplores Imitative Art
"There is something vitally disap-
pointing in a church building which is
no real thing, but a costly imitation,"
said Mr. Wolfe, pointing out the fact
that so many modern churches are built
i'l the standard styles, "Classic" and
"Gothic." These styles, according to Mr.
Wolfe, were invented to meet the needs
of the time, place, and weather condi-
tions. He believes that those are the
factors which should determine Ameri-
can styles. "It is odd and somehow dis-
concerting," he said, "to see a church
built with hidden steel, hollow tile,
brick veneer, false buttresses perform-
ing no function, a scaled-down, too-small
spire and machine-made glass imitat-
ing a long way off some model already
a thousand years old with another thous-
and years to go."
Referring to the fact that in the res-
toration of war damage in Europe
many repairs or replacements had to be
made by hand, he said, "It became ne-
cessary to educate a completely new
crew of artisans who must work by
hand in order that the feeling, one is
tempted to say the soul, of the building
would not be diminished." Only through
the hand, he said, can come the love
and devotion which make these buildings
timeless in their atmosphere.
Use American Materials
Realizing that manual culture is im-
possible in view of the advantages of
mass production, he ui'ged Americans to
understand that some of the benefits lost
When Buford Ellington, Commissioner of Agriculture for the state of Tennessee,
arrived in Jackson for the state Democratic dinner this spring, he was welcomed
by three prominent Mississippians who were his friends and classmates at Mill-
saps College. Appearing in the picture, left to right, are T. H. Naylor, '25, director
of transportation for the state of Mississippi; W. E. Barksdale, '30, former A. and
I. Board official; Ellington; and Heber Ladner, '29, secretary of state for Mis-
sissippi. Mr. Ellington attended Millsaps during the '26-27 and '29-30 sessions.
32
by the lack of hand-made materials can
be made up through the use of Ameri-
can materials and artists. "We have
thought that if we paid enough for
things made thousands of miles from us
we'd get products superior to anything
made at home, forgetting what the
Greeks and Goths never forgot — that
their own artists could express what they
felt, because only their own could feel
what they felt."
He pleaded with Americans to think
of some expression of American ideas.
"Even in the original, Christ and his dis-
ciples, in stylish Italian robes, eat from:
an Italian table, in an Italian room with
a limpid Italian landscape beyond the
window."
"Can we not," he said, "call back those'
free and vigorous talents of our own
artists to make for us new and beautiful
and inspired objects to be residing
places of our human spirit long after
buildings and generations of builders
have passed away?"
Mr. Wolfe joined the Millsaps faculty
in 1946. He received his B.F.A. degree
from the Chicago Art Institute, studied
abroad for one year, and has studied and
taught at the Pennsylvania School oi
Art Summer School.
Loyal Alumnus Remembers
a
In 1926 John A. Farmer was a stu- ii
dent at Millsaps College with a greal
deal of interest in the Band and no1
quite as much ready cash. When the
Band needed money Farmer planned tc
give $10.00 but circumstances preventec Bii
him from doing so.
Last fall, twenty-eight years later, he
wrote College officials telling of the
event and enclosing a check for $100 ti
be applied to the account of the Millsaps]
Band.
The gift, ten times the size of th(j
contribution Farmer originally plannec^
to give, could not have come at a mor«|
appropriate time. The Band is in thd'
midst of an expansion and improvemen
program, and the $100 from an interest
ed alumnus had spiritual as well as ma
terial value. Band members and Collegii
officials were delighted
Our congratulations to Mr. Farmer ^i.
His interest and loyalty — and his amaz
ing memory — have been a morale boosijiu
ter, and an example, for us all. ||j[,(
MAJOR NOTE!;i||L
educated Animals Perform
n Breland's '% Q. Zoo"
An abiding interest in animals and an
iderstanding of psychology have led to
profitable enterprise for one Millsaps
•aduate. He is Keller Breland, '37,
bo has turned out more than 5,000 psy-
ologically educated animals since 1950.
Believing that the traditional methods
training animals through punishment
id threats are wrong, Breland tried
iplying modern scientific methods. He
IS so successful that he gave up his
b as personnel manager for Streater
dustries in Minneapolis, and, with
s wife, Marion, moved to a farm in
rkansas, where they set up an animal
hool.
Breland has attracted so much atten-
)n with his animals that he was fea-
red on the science page of the Feb-
ary 28, 1955, Time magazine. He has
ipeared with his pupils on leading tele-
sion shows. Many of the animals are
I exhibition in his "I. Q. Zoo" at Hot
jrings, Arkansas, and 250 are used for
Ivertising purposes by General Mills,
corporated.
Hens Play Baseball
One Breland act is "Casey at the
It," in which a hen plays baseball.
ime gives this description of it: "It
kes a very short time, Breland says,
r a hen to learn that when she tugs
; a rubber ring, an electrically operated
it will knock a small ball toward a
ire screen outfield and a few grains
wheat will fall into a trough. So the
!n pulls the ring, and then runs madly
r 'first base' (the trough). If the
ill is intercepted by mechanical 'de-
nsive players,' she knows by experi-
ice that she will have to try again,
I she hurries back to home plate with
sible annoyance and gives the bat an-
her swing."
Breland says that most of his success
'pends on keeping the acts within the
lown limitations of the given species,
e thinks that pigs are the most intel-
?ent animals that he has trained, with
ccoons, dogs, and cats also ranking
gh. Horses and cows rank low.„
Pigs Keep House
Included on the list of animals trained
Breland are the following: chickens
at count, play poker, shoot popguns,
d walk on tightropes; ducks and geese
at beat drums; hamsters that swing on
jpezes; rabbits that kiss each other;
js that clean up a cluttered room; and
ats that dance and high-jump.
If Breland has his way, the old-type
i^ will go out of style and will be re-
I iced by zoos at which a spectator can
-JGUST, 1955
put a nickel in a slot to see the monkeys
dance or deposit a quarter to see a "lion
charge out of a thicket and leap with
hideous roars on a simulated gazelle."
This would be possible, of course, by psy-
cliologically training the animals so that
they would respond instinctively to the
proper stimulus.
Major Notes extends sincere congrat-
ulations to the following Millsaps men
and women who have married within
recent months :
Maulene Presley, '54. to John Ralph
Broadwater, '54. Living in St. Louis,
Missouri.
James Bradford Buskirk, '55, to Nancy
Merrit. Living in Pittsboro, Missis-
sippi.
Janie Sue Haining, '55, to Billy Shep-
pard. Living in Yazoo City.
Fientiss Harry Hawkins, '55, to Caroline
Sorrels. Living in Batesville, Missis-
sippi.
Helen Fay Head, '55, to John T. Lewis,
III, '53. Living in Jackson, Mississippi.
Jo Glyn Hughes, '54, to George Lewis
Hunt, Jr., '55. Living in Starkville,
Mississippi.
Frances Moore, '55, to Tommy Woodard,
'54. Living in Georgia, where he at-
tends Emory L'niversity.
Irene Elizabeth Robbins, '55, to Tommy
Taylor. Living in Starkville, Missis-
sippi.
Ivey Hurd Wallace, '55, to Hardy Nail,
'56. Living in Jackson, Mississippi.
Jeanelle Howell, former student 1952-54.
to Walter Irvin Waldrop, '55. Living
in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Mary Grantham, '54, to Shelly Lockwood
White, '55. Living in Jackson, Missis-
sippi.
Josephine Booth, '54, to Robert Kelly,
Jr., '54. Living in Columbia, South
Carolina.
Olive Josephine Coker, '54, to Bryant
Home, Jr., '53. Living in Jackson,
Mississippi.
Emily Costigan, '54, to Richard H. Flow-
ers, Jr., '53. Living in New Orleans,
Louisiana.
Helen Davis, '54, to Louis Hodges, '54.
Living in Durham, North Carolina.
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MILLSAPS COLLEGE
Winnie Hargrove, '53-55, to Keith Dix,
'54. Living in Spokane, Washington,
at present — will be in Durham, North
Carolina, in September.
Anne Hand, '54, to Jack Dunbar, '54.
Living in Washington, D. C.
Mary Gene Gainey, '54, to Scott Kim-
bell, '55. Living in Jackson, Missis-
sippi.
Sara Dennis, '54, to .Edgar A. Gossard,
'54. Will live in Nashville, Tennessee.
Edna Ruth Khayat. '54, to Tom Boone,
'56. Living in Jackson, Mississippi.
Nan Howell, '53, to Rodney A. Little,
'54. Living in Jackson, Mississippi.
Linda Lou McCullar, '54, to Laverne
Buzarde. Jr., "54. Living at Emory
L'niversity, Georgia.
Lynn McGrath, '5'. to Charles W. .\llen,
Jr., '54. Living in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana.
Betty Brand Pearson, '54, to R. B.
Moore. Living in Greenwood, Missis-
sippi.
Betty Jo Smith, '54, to Alton Pierce.
Living in Birmingham, .' labama.
Peggy Jean Suthoff, '54, to Edward
Collins, '52. Living in Georgia, where
he attends Emory University.
Elizabeth Anne Turner, '54, to W. H.
i\Ioore, '54. Living in Fort Huachuca,
Arizona.
Nanette Weaver, '54, to Lamar Weems,
'53. Living in Waco, Texas.
Joan Wilson, '54, to J. D. Holden. He
is in Korea; she is in Richton, Missis-
sippi.
Marry Warren Huntley, '53-55, to Charles
McSwain. Living in San Marcos, Texas.
Cecile Brown, '53, to Rodney Clement,
'54. Living in Jackson, Mississippi.
Frances Jo Peacock, '54, to Louie C.
Short, '50-53. Living in New Orleans,
Louisiana.
Cecilia Ridgeway, '55, to John C. Gilli-
land, '54. Living in Jackson, Missis-
sippi.
Annabelle Crisler, '53, to Lt. Joel G.
King, Jr. Living in Warren, Arizona.
Virginia Edge, '53, to John Wilson
Moore, '53. Living in New Orleans,
Louisiana.
Esther Coker, '53-55, to Thomas E. Wil-
son, III, '54. Living in Charlottesville,
Virginia.
Feggye Jo Falkner, '54, to John W.
Morris, '52-54. Living in Auburn, Ala-
bama.
Ethel Clement, '52-55, to Robert H.
West. Living in Canton, Mississippi.
Lt. Kersh Walters, 1948-50, to Lt. Shir-
ley Freva Sandberg. Living in Korea.
Betty Jo Powell, 1951-54, to Paul Wal-
ters, 1951-53. He is in Germany. She
is waiting in New Albany, Mississippi.
Robert Sylvester Graham, '48, to Mar-
garet Helen Easterling. Living in
Jackson, Mississippi.
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cTVlAJOR MISCELLANY
Gay Nineties
Dr. Joseph A. Applewhite, who is the
surviving member of the graduating
class of 1896, lives in Portland, Oregon,
where he recently retired from the ac-
tive practice of medicine, the profession
which he served for more than fifty
years. Other members of the class were
J. T. Calhoun, S. Gordon Green, and
Aquila .John McCormick.
Two members of the class of '97 have
moved their places of residence recently
and are now residing with their sons.
They are the Reverend William B. Jones,
the oldest living graduate of Millsaps
College, who lives in Nashville, and the
Reverend L. E. Alford, now living in
Starkville.
There will he those who read this col-
umn who will remember when Percy
Clifton, '98, taught Greek at Millsaps
before the turn of the century. An ex-
ceptional student in the language, Mr.
Clifton- was pressed into service during
his undergraduate days and continued
to teach for a while after he received his
degree.
Among those returning to the campus
Homecoming for the first time in many
years was F. E. Carruth, 1898-99, of
Johnson Station, Mississippi. Mr. Car-
ruth came with his brother and his
wife, Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Carruth, '05,
who live in Summit.
190.0-1910
A very interesting letter from J. P.
Dabney, '00, conveyed his regrets at his
inability to attend the reunion of the
class of 1900 on Homecoming. He re-
called the lectures of Judge Mayes and
Judge Harper to the law class in the
letter and gave valuable information
to the alumni office regarding his class-
mates.
Morris Chambers. '00, who lives in
Shreveport, Louisiana, was a welcome
visitor to the campus on Alumni Day
last spring. Mr. Chambers made the
trip by train and was an early arrival
for the day's activities. He visited rel-
atives in Clinton during his stay in
Jackson.
A very challenging job as promotion
secretary of Sunny Shores Villas in St.
34
Petersburg, Florida, keeps the Reverend
Robert A. Clark, '01, busy each day.
A home for retired persons under the
sponsorship of the Methodist Church,
Sunny Shores Villas offers a room, fur-
nished with private bath and entrance,
and meals for $5,000 and a moderate
monthlv fee.
R. P. Neblett, Sr., '01, lives in Shel-
by, Mississippi, where he is enjoying his
retirement after nearly a half century
of service as a Methodist minister.
Alumni officials appreciated his good
wishes sent before Alumni Day.
The Reverend W. L. Duren, '02, lives in
New Orleans, having retired after a
lifetime of outstanding service to the
Methodist Church.
It was most appropriate that the first
person to respond to the 1954-55 mem-
bership roll call was Mrs. Mary (Hollo-
man) Scott, '02, who lives in Jackson.
Mrs. Scott will be remembered as the
first coed graduate and the first woman
to receive a Masters Degree from Mill-
saps College.
The alumni office is indebted to Dr.
B. Z. Welch, '04, of Biloxi, because of
his splendid cooperation with efforts to
locate missing alumni. He has furnish-
ed us with a long list of correct ad-
dresses. Dr. Welch attended Ilome-
ccming and was honored with other
members of the class of 1901.
After an outstanding career as a law-
yer, S. M. Graham, '05, of Meridian, has
retired because of illness. He sent good
wishes to the members of his class
attending nomeeoming.
Mrs. O. S. Lewis (Evelyn Cook), V/hit-
worth College '06, is the gracious and
charming wife of Dr. 0. S. Lewis, '03,
of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, last year's
Founder's Day speaker and recipient of
the honorary degree of Doctor of Divi-
nity at graduation. The Lewises are in
attendance at every alumni function
held on the campus.
Dr. Wirt A. Williams, '07, has retired
as head of the Social Science Depart-
ment at Delta State Teachers College
after 29 years of distinguished service
as a member of the faculty, a writer,
and an outstanding churchman.
Two Millsaps College graduates whc
are enjoying the grandeur of the greal '
Northwest are the Reverend J. A.
McKee, '07, retired minister, and tht
Reverend Mirl Whitaker, '43, who is en-
gaged in the administrative phase of so
cial work. They both reside in Walk
Walla, Washington.
James A. Blount, '08, of Charleston
Mississippi, is another alumnus whosi
loyalty to the College is an inspiration t<
the staff and Association officials. Mr
Blount is on hand for every alumni func
tion he can possibly attend. He is ;
prominent lawyer in Charleston.
After a colorful career in the Unitec
States Navy, Captain Joseph H. Brooks
'09, is now retired and living in Jackson
His son, Joseph H. Brooks, IV, '41, is i
successful journalist in San Diego, Call
fornia.
Birmingham, Alabama, is the home
town of at least two dozen Millsaps Col
lege alumni. Among them is Charles R
Rew, '10. Mr. Rew is the owner of th'
Alabama Appliance and Manufacturinj
Company, located in the "Pittsburg o
the South."
1911-1920
Dr. H. C. Henderson, '11, is serving a
the minister of Preston Hollow Methodis
Church in Dallas, Texas, and has as hi
associate the Reverend and Mrs. Jef
Campbell (Sheila Tranp), 1949-52. Mris
Campbell received her BA degree fror
SMU but still calls Millsaps "home."
3
R. E. Steen, '12, for many years
Llississippi educator, is now a resider-
of Ormond Beach, Florida, where he an
Mrs. Steen own one of the state's man
attractive motels. The Steens are dt
voting much of their time to work i
the Methodist Church in Ormond Bead
Bill Colmer, 1909-12, who was recentli
re - elected Mississippi's congressma:
from the sixth district, was a campu
reporter for the Daily News when Y
was a student at Millsaps College. H
is as popular in Washington, D. C, i
he is in his home district.
A. B. and J. E. Johnson, '13, wef
known North Mississippi lawyers, resiti
in Batesville, Mississippi. They wri?
that they enjoy mail received from tl
MAJOR NOTI
tM
liege and that they are happy to hear
its steady growth and progress.
J. B. Honeycutt, '13, who lives in
illas, Texas, wrote requesting to be
aced on the Purple and White mailing
t. He is a retired teacher and is active
the real estate business.
The reverend J. B. Cain. '14, pastor
the Magnolia Methodist Church, help-
us obtain the correct addresses of
>'ht missing alumni in a recent letter.
!s daughter, Loyee, won first place
the national KDE convention recently
r her radio play. A 1955 graduate of
ilhaven College, Miss Cain took Eng-
h literature at Millsaps from Mrs.
. F. Goodman.
J. H. Sasser, '15, who is president of
e Carthage Bank in Carthage, Missis-
jpi, very generously responded to our
11 for help in locating missing persons
cently and came up with four names
d their correct addresses.
After forty years of service to Mis-
!sippi's public school system, Knox M.
com, '15, retired last September. Mr.
■oom is known throughout the nation
"The Father of Mississippi's System
Junior Colleges."
From Malvina, Mississippi, comes a
ilcome note from Mrs. J. D. Dorroh
lary Griffin), Grenada College 'l(i,
C(uiring regarding the status of Gre-
da College graduates and former stu-
nts. Whitworth and Grenada alum-
8 are considered members of the Mill-
ps College Alumni Association.
Annie Lester, '16, has a full schedule
th her math classes at Central High
Jackson, but she's never too busy to
ntribute to the community in many
'ferent ways. As superintendent of
e Senior Department at Capitol Street
sthodist Church, Miss Lester is doing
outstanding work.
Mrs. H. B. Christie (Loie Clontz), '17,
teaching Latin at Durham Senior
gh School in Durham, North Carolina.
One of New Orleans' most prominent
izens is Rabbi Julian B. Fiebelman,
', who is in demand as a speaker at
•ic organizations and educational in-
tutions as well as church affairs. He
3 returned to his alma mater to speak
several occasions.
businessman and civic and church leader
i'l the capitol city. Mr. Lester gives a
generous portion of his time to his
church despite the fact that his work
requires many thousands of miles of
travel each year.
A lovely Vermont countryside is the
setting for the home of the Reverend
R. E. Simpson, '20, who, with his wife,
is engaged in the ministry at "Merry-
brook,'' a home and spiritual retreat on
the edge of Wells, Vermont.
1921-19:50
Classmates of Edgar D. Gunning, '121,
will be interested to learn that he is a
resident of Chicago and is enjoying a
successful career in the field of real
estate in the "Windy City."
Dr. Austin Joyner, 1919-22, is a mem-
ber of the staff of the Lederle Labora-
It's easy to see Susan Taylor Patterson
has the old man completely under her
spell. Notice the dainty right hand
making him give with the funny faces!
She's the daughter of Ken and Marlene
(Brantley) Patterson, '49-.i0 and '50-53,
who have returned to Jackson after
living in Atlanta.
tories Division of the American Cyana-
iT.id Company and is living in Pearl
Piver, New York.
)ne of the busiest members of the
ss of 1919 is Garner Lester, Jackson,
Residents of Northeast Mississippi are
well aware of the splendid work Virginia
Thomas, '23, Grenada College, is doing
in the area of educational work in the
rural church. Miss Thomas is located
in Tupelo, Mississippi, but her job keeps
her "on the go" most of the time. She
was a member of the staff of the De-
partment of Religion at Millsaps prior
to World War IL
O. B. Triplett, Jr.. '24, Forest, Missis-
sippi, attorney, leads a busy and useful
life. He was an active official in the
Million for Millsaps campaign, an of-
ficer of the Mississippi State Bar Asso-
ciation, the Andrew Jackson area coun-
cil for the Boy Scouts of America, and
served on the Alumni Association's
Alumnus-of -the- Year committee.
Shouldering her share of the respon-
sibility for the building of a strong-
Alumni Association has been Mrs. S. R.
Evans (Lorine McMuUan), '25, who has
served as president of the Greenwood
Area Millsaps Club and a member of
the Board of Directors. She has attend-
ed all Jackson meetings of the Associa-
tion faithfully.
Mrs. Erwin Heinen (Emily Plummer),
'25, is a resident of Belleaire, Texas.
Her schedule has been a busy one this
year with son Herbert engaged in the
many activities of a high school senior
and daughter Nancy Blanton marrying
on September 4. Miss Heinen was mar-
ried in Christ Church Cathedral in Hous-
ton to Earl Luetge. The newly weds
graduated from the University of Texas,
where Kancy was a member of Gamma
I hi Beta and Earl was a Pi Kappa Al-
pha.
A member of the class of 1926 in at-
tendance at the organization of the
Meridian Area Millsaps Club was James
H. Webb, of Philadelphia, Mississippi,
who is teaching in that east Mississippi
town. Mr. and Mrs. Webb sent words of
encouragement to Club'organizers which
were greatly appreciated.
James E. Paxter, '26, Meridian Junior
College administrator and former coach
of the Meridian Wildcats, is a member
of the legislature of the state of Missis-
sippi.
George Greenway, '27, of Washington,
D. C, is now affiliated with the Army
Intelligence after several years of serv-
ice with the Library of Congress. As
an avocation he writes poetry and short
stories, a continuation of his literary
activity during Millsaps days.
The biography of Bill Ewing, '27, is
given in the 1954-55 edition of Who's
Who in America. He is managing editor
of the Star Bulletin in Honolulu, Hawaii.
During his days at Millsaps, Bill was
editor of the Purple and White and a
reporter for the Jackson Daily News.
Ht- is known to millions for his reporting
for the Associated Press.
GUST, 1955
35
Orrin Swayze, '27, of Jackson, has re-
cently been elected executive vice-pi-es-
ident of the First National Bank. He is
married to the former Catherine Power,
'27, who has served as vice-president
of the Alumni Association. Two daugh-
ters are graduates of Millsaps College.
The class of 1928 is doing its part
in keeping enrollment at a high level
at Millsaps College. Colonel and Mrs.
Robert A. Blount, of San Antonio, Texas,
(Alice Ridgway, '29) are represented by
their son, Richard Blount, a sophomore.
The Reverend Roy A. Grisham, of Cleve-
land, Mississippi, enrolled his son, Roy
Grisham, Jr., as a sophomore this year;
and the Reverend and Mrs. Roy Wolfe
(Jimmie Hillman, '53), of Meridian, have
Roy, Jr., carrying on the Wolfe tradi-
tion as a junior.
The day has come when second and
third generation Millsaps families are no
longer an oddity, much to the delight of
the faculty and staff. Another such
family is headed by Harold Graves, '29,
whose lovely and talented daughter.
Mary Lynn, '55, was a leader on the
campus. She is one of the few women
students in the history of the College to
become editor of the Purple and White.
Up from Biloxi for Homecoming on
October 23 were Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Cavalier (Helen Welch), '30. Mrs. Cava-
lier was one of a number of alumni hon-
ored because they were members of
classes selected for recognition during
the day.
1931-1939
Benjamin S. Harrell, '31, visited his
parents, Dr. and Mrs. G. L. Harrell, '99,
in October during the time between
flights. He is chief pilot in charge of
operations for Pan American Airways
in the Pacific and Alaskan area.
E. B. Bell, '31, is receiving the con-
giatulations of his friends following his
marriage to Frances Decell, '32, in
Broadmeadow Methodist Church in
Jackson several months ago. He is a
member of the staff of the State High-
way Department and Mrs. Bell is Di-
rector of Christian Education at Broad-
meadow Church.
Gy'Celle Tynes, '33, is one of the Col-
lege's most active alumni, serving as
chairman of the Membership Committee
of the Alumni Association during the
1954-55 session. He and his wife, Dor-
othy Cowen Tynes, '36, attended Home-
coming. Their son Larry is a junior
36
at Millsaps and is a promising young
member of the Millsaps Players and the
band.
field of political activity. He is mayoi
of Leland, Mississippi.
John T. Kimball, '34, formerly execu-
tive vice-president of the Arizona Pub-
lic Service Company, recently resigned
to accept the vice-presidency of the
Idaho Power Company. Mr. Kimball
assumed his new duties, which include
Although August isn't exactly the Christ-
mas season, this was such an appealing
picture that we had to use it. They're the
children of Rachel Breland Moorhead
(Mrs. Arthur), '34. Left to right, these
charmers are Mary, John, and Genia.
The Brelands live in AVashington, D. C.
general managership of the company,
on October 1. He is married to the for-
mer Louise Day, '44, and they have
one son, John Jr., 20, and two daughters,
Bethane, 17, and Mary Sue, 14.
On hand for Homecoming activities
and receiving tickets for the game with
Mississippi College were Dr. and Mrs.
Fred McDonnell, of Hazlehurst, (Alice
Weems), '34.
Here for Homecoming were the three
McGaheys. Traveling the greatest dis-
tance was Arlyne McGahey Jones, '35,
who is doing an outstanding job as a
member of the staff of the Department
of Mathematics at the University of
Alabama. In the party was W. L. Mc-
Gahey, 1905-08, land commissioner for
the state of Mississippi, and Evelyn Mc-
Gahey, '40, secretary to the governor of
the state.
Dr. W. L. Walton, '35, is employed by
the General Electric Corporation as a
research chemist in Schenectady, New
York. Following his graduation from
Millsaps he engaged in graduate study
and later received his Ph.D. degree from
the University of Illinois.
Bill Caraway, '35, whose performances
with the Millsaps Players are well re-
membered, has been successful in the
A recent addition to the staff of Blue
Mountain College is Brooks Haynes, '36i
who is director of music for the girls
school in northeast Mississippi. He re-
ceived his MA degree from the Cincin-
nati Conservatory of Music and ha;
dene work on his doctorate at Indians
Universitv.
A new home, three children, and j
full-time job teaching keep Martha
(Suydam) Thornton, '36, busy arounc
the clock. The Thorntons live in New
port Beach, California.
Leora White Thompson, Millsaps '37
ii now in western Germany teaching ii
the American Junior High School fo
dependents of army personnel. She find: I
time for travel through much of Ger
many, Switzerland, and France. Mr,-^
Thompson is rapidly learning converse
tional German and is taking lessons ii
French from the daughter of a Frencl
gendarme.
Out Texas way we have Mrs. Bill Mc
Clintock (Catherine Wofford), 1936-8'J
who is the mother of two boys. The Mc
Clintocks live in Huntsville.
One of an increasing number of Mill
saps graduates and former students wh
are serving as directors of religious edtf
cation is Wealtha Suydam, '37. She i
01. the staff of the Newport Bead
California, Methodist Church.
M. F. Adams, '38, who lives in Memi
phis, writes that he has "the same jol
same likes, same family, same loves
same home, with TV added."
Si
A Millsaps College graduate who i '
in great demand as a referee for colleg "
and high school games in the Southeai
is M. J. (Red) Bullock, '38, prominer
Mississippi educator. He is now servin
as principal of the high school in Mosf?"
Point, Mississippi, and was an official sli
the 1955 Sugar Bowl game. \:k
Ijiij
James S. Conner, '38, has replac€.«|jj
William S. Cameron, 1924-26, as execife.
five secretary of the Church Council fd
Alcohol Education. Reverend Camercji
is now pastor of the East End MetW
dist Church in Meridian. Reverend Coi
ner, who is married to the former Betl
Langdon, '47, was serving as pastor '
the Port Gibson Methodist Church b
fore his present assignment. The Co:
ners are living in Jackson.
l|,f
After several years as a chaplain
the U. S. Navy, the Reverend Carrn
MAJOR NOTI Itr
■ner, '38, is serving as pastor of the
sley Memorial Methodist Church in
ittanooga. An attractive drawing of
church on Reverend Varner's sta-
lery depicts a beautiful building.
lobert Ivy, '39, Is located in Coluni-
, Mississippi, vi^here he is adminis-
ter of the Doster Hospital in that
'. He was a welcome visitor to the
ipus last spring.
Residents of northeast Jackson are
jying the ministry of the Reverend
d Bush, '39, who is rector of St.
les Episcopal Church. A native of
okhaven, Fred will be remembered
his contribution to the bass section
he Millsaps Singers, his never-failing
3e of humor, and his membership in
instrumental foursome which raised
ley for the Million for the Master
'e.
ue Frances Watkins, '39, was one of
reasons the Grenada Area Millsaps
b dinner was such a successful and
)yable experience for the Millsaps
■f members in attendance. Miss Wat-
> is teaching in Grenada High School
ir several years in the Clarksdale
ool System.
1940
lorence Worthington arranged her
ition so that she could attend Home-
mg iTi October. She works in Wash-
;on, D. C, holding a job in the Index
artment of the National Geographic
;azine.
ow in his second year as Assistant
n of the Chapel and Director of the
lent Christian Association at Prince-
University, the Reverend Wiley C.
z is continuing his service in the
i of religious work on university
puses. He is completing work on
doctorate in the Columbia Univer-
-Union Theological Seminary joint
fram.
rs. Percy H. Shue, (Delores Dye),
iving in Eureka, Kansas, where her
)and is the newly elected president
;oger Babson College.
1941
r. Carl Miller received his Doctor of
osophy degree from the University
irginia last year and is now a pro-
)r of English at V. M. I. in Lexing-
Virginia. Carl was a welcome vis-
to the campus several months ago.
llsaps College alumni of the 1937-41
will remember Willard "Blondie"
Samnels and his strong left arm on the
football field. "Blondie" is the owner
of a bakery in Cleveland, Mississippi.
Tom Robertson, of Purple and White
editorship fame, has received a grant
from Vanderbilt University for study
leading to the attainment of a Doctor of
Philosophy degree in English.
One of Jackson's most talented mu-
sicians, Shaw Enochs, has been appointed
director of the adult choir of the Broad-
meadow Methodist Church in Jackson.
Shaw is married to the former Roberta
Kimmell, of Harlingen, Texas. The
Enochs have two children. Sherry, aged
8, and Karen, 6.
John Paul Brown is associate pastor
of First Methodist Church in Dallas,
Texas, the largest Methodist church in
the world.
1942
A letter from Mrs. J. Stanley Gresley
(Jane Landstreet), who lives in Little
Rock, Arkansas, was a real morale boos-
ter. The Reverend Gresley is now in
his second year in the ministry of the
Episcopal church. He serves as assist-
ant priest of Trinity Cathedral. Two
children grace the Gresley home, John,
Jr., 5, and Lucile, 2.
A letter expressing regret that she
was unable to attend Homecoming was
received from Mrs. John H. Sivley
(.Martha Mansfield), who lives in Cov-
ington, Tennessee. The reason Martha
gave for her inability to attend the
meeting was the arrival several months
earlier of twin boys. Hearty congratu-
lations to the Sivleys on the happy
event.
Avery Philip, former business manager
of the Millsaps Singers, visited the
campus this summer and found many of
his former professors and associates on
hand to greet him. Avery received his
Ph.D. degree in education and psychol-
ogy from the University of Mississippi
and is teaching at Mount Union College
in Alliance, Ohio.
1943
James Ogden is in Arabia on the staff
of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company. He
writes, after his visit to the campus last
year, that he enjoyed reading the Presi-
dent's Report to the Board of Trustees.
Mrs. Herbert A. Zimmerman (Ellanita
Sells) is in Hong Kong with her husband
and family. They are missionaries serv-
ing at the Lutheran Augustana Mission.
The Zimmermans are three now with
Tinker, aged 6, born in China; Cathey,
4, born in Minneapolis; and now Ste-
phan, born May 8, 1954, in Hong Kong.
Should there be any other Millsaps
alumni or friends roaming about that
pert of the world, they are always wel-
come at Villa Augustana, the Zimmer-
man home in Hong Knog.
Members of the newest Methodist
church in Ruston, Louisiana, engaged
the services of Mrs. Sam K. Baldwin
(Kathleen Stanley) as their choir di-
rector. Kathleen, whose alto voice was
was one of Millsaps Singers' finest, is
serving her church well. Sam is the
owner of a jewelry store in Ruston. The
Baldwins have three fine children.
Neal Cirlot is the new Public Rela-
tions Manager for the Mississippi Hos-
pital and Medical Service with head-
quarters in Jackson. Neal was one
of the Majors' most capable athletes a
decade or so ago.
1944
One of the reasons the Memphis Area
Millsaps Club has been such a great suc-
cess is the loyalty and hard work of the
Jim Stuckenschneiders (Emma Gene Gai-
ney). Jim has served as chairman of
the Club's membership committee and
is the newly elected president.
A Millsaps marriage which got its
start during the V-12 days was the
union of Cornelia Ratcliff and Ed
Rathke, of the Navy unit on the cam-
pus. The Rathkes live in Irvine, Ken-
tucky, and are the parents of two sons.
J. W. Holston is pastor of the Meth-
odist Church in Newton, Mississippi.
Before being assigned to the East Mis-
sissippi church, he served as assistant
pastor of Galloway Memorial Church in
Jackson and pastor of the Wesson Meth-
odist Church.
1945
Methodist youth in .A.labama and Mis-
sissippi know and admire Nina Reeves,
who, as Director of Youth Work for the
North Alabama Conference, is much in
demand at youth assemblies and camps.
She has headquarters in Birmingham.
One of the main reasons for the great
year of growth experienced by the Mill-
saps College Alumni Association during
the 1953-54 term was the "power behind
the president," Mrs. Zach Taylor, Jr.,
(Dorothy Jones). Dot's cooperation, pa-
tience, and good ideas helped hubby Zach
JST, 1955
37
furnish splendid leadership to the orga-
nization. The Taylors live in Jackson
and have three children.
1946
The Reverend and Mrs. Sam Barefield
(Mary Nell Sells) are favorites among
whe students at Mississippi Southern
College in Hattiesburg, where Sam is
director of the Wesley Foundation, an
organization for Methodist students at
State-owned institutions.
A 1946 graduate who is active in civic
affairs is Mrs. Wayne Derrington (Clara
Foy), who has been vice-president of
the Jaycettes of Jackson, Mississippi, an
organization composed of wives of mem-
bers of the Junior Chamber of Com-
merce.
1947
Rupert Hester received his Ph.D. de-
gree in psychology from Duke Univer-
sity last summer. Earlier graduate study
was completed at Columbia University,
where he received his Master of Arts
degree.
After two years on the staff of Vir-
ginia Military Institute, John Ballard
Breazeale is working on his doctorate
in physics at the University of Virginia.
He is married to the former Billie My-
ers, of Jackson. The Breazeales have
three children, all girls.
M. L. McCormick, .Jr., one of Merid-
ian's most capable young businessmen,
is the immediate past president of the
city's Junior Chamber of Commerce. He
and his fellow Jaycees sponsored the
Millsaps-Livingston State Teachers Col-
lege game in October. M. L. helped with
the organization of the Meridian Area
Club, in addition to all of his other
responsibilities.
Mrs. Jim Worley (Rosemary Nichols),
is living in Princeton, New Jersey,
where her husband is working on his
doctorate at the University. Mr. Wor-
ley taught in the Millsaps summer
school several years ago.
After an illness which barely missed
taking his life, Fred Simmons, of Co-
lumbia, Mississippi, with the loving care
of his mother, Mrs. Bex'tha Simmons, has
made a painfully slow but steady fight
for recovery over a period of seven
years. Confined to his bed for many
months, Fred now is able to move about.
His mother asks the prayers of his class-
mates for his complete recovery.
1948
Mrs. Otto H. Walasek, (Ann Stock-
ton), is living in Zion, Illinois, where
her husband is engaged in research on
antibiotics at Abbot Laboratories. The
Walaseks have one son, Richard, aged 3.
Zion is eight miles north of Chicago.
After several years of capable serv-
ice on the staff, James Longinotti has
been promoted to assistant manager of
J. C. Penney's department store in Jack-
son.
The young man caught right in the mid-
dle of the act is Lawrence Hudson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hudson (Becky
Ely, '47), of Honolulu, Hawaii. Further
investigation revealed that he was look-
ing for the long overdue copy of the
alumni magazine.
Dr. James R. Thornhil] has received
his Masters degree in oral surgery from
Baylor University and is practicing in
the city of Dallas, Texas. He is special-
izing in all forms of dental surgery and
reports that wreck victims form a con-
siderable portion of his practice.
The first child of Mr. and Mrs. Gor-
dan Hase (Ethel Eastman) was baptized
in Moss Point by Dr. M. L. Smith, for-
mer president of Millsaps College and
pastor of the Moss Point Methodist
Church. Ethel was prominent in the
work of the Millsaps Players.
1949
Anne Smith is enjoying a tour of
duty with the WAVES in London, Eng-
land. She holds the i-ank of Lieutenant,
junior grade.
Mrs. Allen S w a r t s (Mary Jan i
Knight) is living in Hopkinsville, Keri
tucky, which is near Fort Campbel
Kentucky, where her husband, Sergean
Allen Swarts, is stationed. Mrs. Swart
has accepted a position as assistant V.
brarian at the hospital library for th
U, S. Army Hospital at Fort Campbel
James Lett has accepted a job wit I
Chance-Vaught Aircraft Company an
is living in Lancaster, California.
The Reverend Ratha Doyle McGe;
served as a resource leader at the Un ■
versify of Tennessee mid-winter convt;
cation of the Methodist Church. Rath:
is a resident of Chattanooga.
1950
After receiving his Bachelor of D'
vinity degree from Emory University i'
Atlanta, Georgia, the Reverend Charli
Randle returned to Mississippi to tai
up the active ministry on the Algom'
Charge in the North Mississippi Coi
ference of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Poteat Turner(Betty Ann Wi
Hams) is a first grade teacher in Greei
ville, Mississippi. She is the wife (
Poteat Turner, who was reported mlsi
ing in action during the Koi'ean conflic
The Turners have one child, a daughte
The U. S. Department of Agricultu]
has announced the appointment of Al
tonio Sekul as a chemist at the Nav
Stores Station in Olustee, Florida. F
received his MS degree from the Ur
versify of Mississippi in 1952.
James Minnis is enrolled in the Soul
ern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, Kentucky, where he is e
gaged in study leading to a Bachel
of Divinity degree and an eventual p
sition as a professor of religion in
liberal arts college of the Baptist Chun
It
%
ill
ja
Cora Lucille Collins has been awardJj
the degree of Master of Social Work l|
the University of Southern Californil
The commencement exercises took plajlj,,
on June 12, 1954.
1951
A life of service in one of the mc)
noble professions is the choice of ElB*'
Hubbard, who has recently gone to TiWK
rea as a missionary. Dot is teachiw'li
English, typing, and shorthand at Eww'it!
University in Seoul.
George "Chuck" Hall and Dale Ov.
meyer are located in Venezuela with 1 ]., .
38
MAJOR N01l
ilogical department of the Gulf Re-
ing Company after doing graduate
dy in geology at Southern Methodist
iversity.
Irs. L. S. Chatham (Bettye Sue
en) is living in Liberty, Mississippi,
jre her husband is engaged in the
eral practice of medicine. The Chat-
fis are the proud parents of a fine boy,
il, who recently celebrated his second
:hday.
1952
Ir. and Mrs. Wayne Mayer (Jewel
I) are in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He
.tudying at the University of Minne-
i while Jewel teaches the sixth grade,
ause of her Southern voice, she was
nea pig in a course in present-day
flish recently.
'eggy Parrish is the new director of
Idren's Work for the Memphis Con-
;nce of the Methodist Church and,
in she's not in the field, she's in her
ce at Lambuth College in Jackson,
messee. The best wishes of all of
friends at Millsaps and across the
ae are extended to Peggy.
L Carnegie Foundation grant for
duate study has been awarded to
les Ray Aldridge, who has received
release to inactive duty from the
S. Navy. He has enrolled in Peabody
lege in Nashville.
lillsaps alumni vacationing in Old
dco should take time to call Patsy
rtinson, who is in Mexico City, where
is a member of the secretarial staff
the American Embassy.
>ne of Alumni Association's most ef-
ent and loyal club officers is Martha
ight, who is secretary of the Meridian
:a group. Martha worked with other
icers to turn out ninety alumni for
October 2 meeting in Meridian. She
secretary to the pastor of Central
".hodist Church.
1953
'rs. Walter Dean (Anne Roberts)
ks with teenagers at the YWCA in
xville while her husband works to-
d his doctorate in chemistry at the
versity of Tennessee.
^^0 Millsaps College graduates who
; selected from officers in the Naval
!rve Medical Corps to do research
in aviation medicine are William Miller
and Ray Haddad. Only two billets were
open for the assignment in the entire
Eighth Naval District and Miller and
Kaddad were chosen above a large num-
ber of naval officers. They are enrolled
in Medical School at Tulane University.
William L. Weenis was recently hon-
ored as one of the top ten students in
his class at the Baylor University Col-
lege of Medicine. He will receive his
MD degree in June, 1956.
The campus — west side looking south.
Still a beautiful sight despite the ice
storm of 1950. There's Burton Hall
to the left.
Lelia Bruce, of Jackson, case worker
with the Family Service Association,
has been awarded a graduate assistant-
ship by the University of Tennessee for
completing her study for her Masters
degree in social work. Only two such
assistantships are awarded annually.
She is an outstanding clubwoman and
civic leader in Jackson.
Zweibrucken, Germany, -is a far cry
from the copy-littered office of the
Purple and White on the Millsaps Col-
lege campus, bat Van Cavett is doing
fine in his military assignment, accord-
ing to the latest reports. In case you're
in the vicinity, Turenne Caserne is his
address in Zweibrucken.
A thrilling adventure as a US-2, a
program of the Methodist Board of Mis-
sions, is being experienced by Martha
Sue Montgomery. She is a house mother
in the Ethyl Harpst Home in Cedartown,
Georgia.
1954
Johnny Howell, the .Durant dramatist
and all-around campus favorite, is now
enrolled in graduate school at Tulane
University, where he occasionally sees
Audrey Jennings and Dee Ford for
reminiscing- sessions about Millsaps days.
The girls are in graduate school, too.
Jerry Williamson sent greetings and
best wishes for Homecoming from SMU,
where he is enrolled in the Perkins
School of Theology.
Another Millsaps marriage of interest
t3 ail of us was the early 1954 wedding
of Louise Hight and Veager Hudson.
They are now located at Eden, Missis-
sippi, where Yeager is serving as a
Methodist minister.
Carolyn Baria is engaged in some
very interesting work in New York
City. She is a staff member at the
Warner Street Community Center, an
underprivileged section of the city.
Members of Jefferson Street Metho-
dist Church in Natchez are welcoming
Bernice Edgar, who is now serving as
Educational Director of the southwest
Mississippi church. She joins a long
list of Millsaps alumni who are serving
their church and their fellowman in this
manner.
Books Donated As
Memorial
The Millsaps College library has re-
ceived a gift of resource books for use
in the foreign languages section from
Mrs. Paul J. Miller, of Washington, D. C.
The gift was made in memory of Mrs.
Miller's brother, Graham McFarlane,
1942 Millsaps graduate, who lost his life
in the Texas City, Texas, explosion.
Jlr. McFarlane, who was a chemist
with the Monsanto Chemical Company,
was killed while assisting with rescue
operations following the initial explos-
ion. He was married to the former Eva-
line Khayat, who received her Bachelor
of Arts degree in 1942. The McFarlanes
had one child, a daughter.
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39
HOMECOMING
Saturday, October 22, 1955
\
Tentative Program
Final plans for the weekend have not been made, but the
agenda listed below will probably be followed with only minor
changes,
Friday, October 21
PM
6:30 Dinner Meeting — Early Days Club* Cafeteria
Saturday, October 22
AM
10:00 Registration Christian Center Foyer
11:00 Student- Alumni Rally Campus
12:00 Lunch with the Students Cafeteria
PM
1:30 Parade (Forms on Campus Drive)
2:30 Variety Program Christian Center Auditorium
Alumnus-of-the-Year Award
4:00 Inspection of New Library — Tour of the Campus
6:00 Homecoming Banquet Cafeteria
The following classes will be honored as Reunion
Classes: '54, '53, '52, '51; '35, '34, '33, '32; '16,
'15, '14, '13; and 1906 and before.
* Early Days Club — graduates and former students who received
their degrees or attended 50 years ago or more.
/KiMM^
MILLSAPS COLLEGE ALUMNI NEWS
L EDITION
DECEMBER, 1955
lillsaDS College Bulletin
cA Homecoming Highlight—
Qlass Reunions
cA Wonderful Experience!
The success of Homecoming Day
can be measured by the happy
expressions pictured on this page.
These smiling men and women
were among the members of the
reunion classes who came back for
that exciting celebration. The pic-
tures and their subjects, reading
from the top of the page are as
follows: Classes of 1951-54, left
to right, sitting: Mrs. Lenora
Grace Lee, (Lenora Grace Thomp-
son), Mrs. Sid Champion (Mary
Lipsy), Mrs. .Joe F. Blakeney (Vir-
ginia Peebles), Jody Ann Blakeney,
Mrs. Bill Martin (Milly East);
standing: Norma Norton, Mrs. J.
D. Holden (Joan Wilson), Mrs. L.
S. Chatham (Pepe Wren), Lamar
Wells, and Lt. Joe Frank Blakeney;
"Early Days" classes, left to right.
Dr. Tommy Ross, Alumni Associa-
tion president, the Reverend L. P.
Wasson, Mrs. Wasson, Mrs. O. S.
Lewis; "Early Days" classes, left
to right, bottom row: Morris
Chambers, Dr. J. M. Sullivan, The
Reverend H. A. Gatlin, Felix
Grant; top row: F. E. Carruth,
Mrs. Carruth, The Reverend O. S.
Lewis, James D. Tillman, Judge
George Noble; Classes of 1932-35,
left to right, Mrs. Reynolds Cheney
(Winifred Green), Mrs. Kenneth
Bradley, Kenneth Bradley, Norman
Bradley, Mrs. Norman Bradley
(Frances Weems), and Mayor Bill
Caraway. Caraway and Mrs. Nor-
man Bradley graduated from Whit-
worth before coming to Millsaps.
Next Year The Following
Classes Have Reunions:
1950, 1949, 1948, 1947
1931, 1930, 1929, 1928
1912, 1911, 1910, 1909
1907 and Before
Don't Miss Yours!
MAJOR
NOTES
ABOUT THE COVER
Recognized as one of the na-
tion's truly outstanding collegi-
ate dramatic groups, the Mill-
saps Players present only the
finest of the world's great
plays. We are proud to feature
as our cover picture for this
issue of the magazine a scene
from "Cyrano de Bergerac," the
Players' first production of the
1955-56 season. Dyane Nelson,
of New Iberia, Louisiana, and
Walter Ely, of Greenville, gave
superb performances as Roxane
and Cyrano. Costumes were
rented from Eaves of New York.
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IN THIS ISSUE
Building Program
Post Features Millsaps
Library Opens 5
Alumni Projects 6
Bequest Received
Sanders Honored
Alumnus of the Year .
New Faculty Members
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Parents' Day Homecoming Described Harvey Newell Award
Dr. Magee Dies . . . Tribute to King . . . Tragedy Strikes Campus
Personals . . . Births . . . Sports Summary . . . Millsaps Missionaries
AED Honors Millsaps 4
Alumna Joins Staff 8
Largest Debate Meet 12
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Editor James J. Livesay
Assistant Editor Edna Boone
Staff Assistant Shirley Caldwell
Alumni Officers
President Thomas G. Ross
Vice President William H. Bizzell
Vice President Craig Castle
Vice President Robert M. Matheny
Recording Secretary Martha Gerald
Executive Secretary James J. Livesay
Alumni Committee Chairmen
Club Organization _ J. D. Powell
Finance Gilbert Cook, Sr.
Legal Advisory W. B. Lloyd
Membership _. O. S. Levris
Programs Howard Jenkins
Projects Dan Wright
DECEMBER, 1955
Pledges And Gifts Roll In
(^uilding Program On Schedule
Bids for the Student Union-Cafeteria
Building-, the second project of the Mil-
lion for Millsaps campaign, will he re-
ceived shortly after the first of the year
and construction is scheduled to begin
immediately thereafter.
The construction of the $275,000 unit
is made posible by the payment of pled-
ges to the million dollar campaign and
the receipt of additional donations not
included in campaign subscription.
On December 1, officials reported a
total of $635,000 received in cash on
pledges amounting to $1,102,789. The
figure includes a number of pledges
paid in full by individuals and churches.
Ground will be broken en the Student
Union-Cafeteria Building within four
months after the formal opening and
dedication of the Millsaps-Wilson Li-
brary, first on the campaign construc-
tion agenda.
The structure will include a new and
greatly enlarged cafeteria, recreation
areas, a grill, book store, post office,
and rooms for student organizations and
activities.
The new building will furnish much
needed lotmge space for town students
who remain on campus throughout the
day and will relieve extremely crowded
conditions which exist in the present
cafeteria.
Ten Months to Go
With approximately two-thirds of
the thirty month pay period passed, the
total cash received by the Million fcr
Millsaps office is lagging slightly under
two-thirds of the total pledged.
In commenting on the results of the
campaign thus far, President Finger
said, "The large amount of cash that
has been received has come from thou-
sands of individuals who are vitally con-
cerned about the strength of Millsaps
College. Although the total amount paid
in cash has not quite reached two-thirds
of the total pledged, it is believed con-
fidently that within the next 12 months
the subscription will have been met.
"It is to be remembered that a few
churches accepted their subscriptions
over a four or five year period. This is
also the case with a few individuals.
These churches are on schedule with
their payments.
"It is expected that in the period of
two and one-half years some subscrip-
tions that were made in good faith will
not be able to be met. Already a number
of gifts have been received which were
not in the original subscription list —
some from alumni and some from other
friends. It is believed that there will be
other such gifts all along."
Following the completion of the Stu-
dent Union-Cafeteria Building, construc-
tion will start on the new men's dormi-
tory, scheduled to be built south of Gal-
loway Hall.
A Word To The Wise —
Here's a bit of information which
alumni should have before it's released
to the general public.
Persons who are planning on enrolling
at Millsaps College for the 1956-57 ses-
sion should get their applications in as
soon as possible after January.
Because of the size of the present
student body and prospects for a large
registration of new students, it may
become necessary to close enrollment
early in the year.
Students will be accepted in the order
of the receipt of their application.
Buildings come and buildings go, but
sturdy old Founders stands, the guard-
ian of cherished memories and campus
legends. This year one hundred fresh-
men women call Founders "home." It
was built before Millsaps College was
founded.
College Is Featured
In Saturday Evening Post
Millsaps College was one of five of
the nation's outstanding colleges and
universities featured in the November
19 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.
The College was pictured on page 43
of the weekly magazine as a part of the
article "How to Choose a College."
Other educational institutions featured
in a two-page layout were Harvard,
Hood College, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Hiram College, and the
University of Connecticut.
Appearing in the Millsaps picture are
President H. E. Finger, Jr., and the fol-
lowing students: Ann Anderson, Jack-
son; Annice Loflin, Star; Hardy Nail,
Jackson; N. R. Walley, Richton; and
Brister Ware, Jackson.
The Post article points out that the
best college for a student is the one
that suits his individual needs. Reasons
so many young people choose the wrong
college are given in the story.
In recent years Millsaps has been
selected by Mademoiselle, Good House-
keeping, and Compact magazines for
listing as among the nation's finest
educational institutions.
National AED Convention
To Be Held At Millsaps
The biannual national convention of
Alpha Epsilon Delta, premedical and|
predental society, will meet at Millsaps |
College March 29 through April 1, ac-
cording to Dr. J. B. Price, national vice-
president of AED and head of the
Millsaps chemistry department.
Previous meeting sites for the na-
tional AED meeting have been large
universities. Although the 1956 gather-
ing was slated to meet in the West,
the outstanding record of the local AED
chapter led the convention officials to
choose Millsaps College instead.
In addition to delegates from AED
chapters throughout the nation and a
number of the nation's leading medicali
and premedical educators. Dr. Prices
expects medical and dental students fromt
Mississippi's colleges to attend the con
vention.
MAJOR NOTESi
A source of great pride for Millsaps alumni, faculty and
students is the beautiful Millsaps Room located on the second
floor of the Millsaps-Wilson Library. Here Webb Buie, left.
; and Dr. R. L. Ezelle, past chairman of the Board of Trustees
of Millsaps College, admire an oil painting of the founder
of the College, Major R. W. Millsaps. The Buie family com-
pletely furnished the Millsaps Room, one of the most beauti-
ful library rooms in the nation. Mr. Buie is a great nephew
of Major Millsaps.
J^ibrary Opened In Historic Ceremony
September 29, 1955, was a great day
In the history of Millsaps College.
It was Founders Day and the day the
College was officially opened. It was
'also the date the first project of the
vital Million for Millsaps campaign was
officially dedicated.
The Millsaps-Wilson Library, unoffi-
cially opened to serve students early in
September, was opened and dedicated in
^official ceremonies held during the morn-
ling of Thursday, September 29, under
a bright sun.
Alumni and friends of the College
joined students, faculty members, and
.College officials in a program which was
characterized by dignity and warmth.
Featured speaker for the memorable
occasion was Professor A. G. Sanders,
who delivered an inspirational address
on "Libraries — Past, Present and Fu-
ture." Following his address Professor
Sanders was awarded the degree of
Doctor of Humane Letters by Millsaps
College.
When the Millsaps-Wilson Library
was dedicated messages of congratu-
lations were received from Dr. X. A.
Kern who served as librarian from
1907 to 1920. Dr. Kern expressed his
faith in Millsaps College and donated
books from his personal collection to
the new library.
The morning's ceremonies began with
an academic procession. Following selec-
tions from the Millsaps Singers, the
Reverend Felix Sutphin, of Grenada,
gave the invocation and Dr. J. D. Wroten
read from the Scriptures.
Brief statements of appreciation were
made by Dr. A. Boyd Campbell, pres-
ident of the U. S. Chamber of Com-
merce, for the alumni; Bishop Marvin
Franklin on behalf of the church and
the Methodists of Mississippi; and by
X. R. Walley, president of the Millsaps
student body, for the students.
The act of dedication of the beautiful
new structure was led by Bishop Frank-
lin as chairman of the Board of Trus-
tees of the College. Following the sing-
ing of the Alma Mater and the bene-
diction by the Reverend G. Eliot Jones,
superintendent of the Vicksburg Dis-
trict, the library was opened for inspec-
tion.
Another chapter in the story of the
growth and development of Millsaps
College had been written.
DECEMBER, 1955
New members of the staff of the enlarged library are briefed by Associate Librarian
Bethany Swearingen before the official opening. Pictured from left to right, they
are Peggy Bennett, Assistant Librarian; Mrs. W. R. Lang, Assistant Librarian;
Mrs. L. J. Dunkin, Assistant Librarian; and Miss Swearingen. In addition to the
three professionally trained staff members. Miss Swearingen supervises five part-
time student workers in the operation of the 85,000 volume capacity library.
Bequest Received By College
To Be Used For Scholarships
Millsaps College has announced the
receipt of a gift in excess of $135,000
left to the college by the late Mrs. Mae
Jack Cheek, of Memphis, to be used as
a scholarship fund. The bequest is one
of the largest gifts ever received by
this college from an individual.
Mrs. Cheek, who prior to her death
on August 12, 1955, resided at 1877 Pea-
body Avenue, Memphis, provided in her
will for the establishment of the "Doctor
Elbert Alston Cheek and Son Scholar-
ships" in memory of her husband, the
late Dr. Elbert Alston Cheek, and their
son, the late Elbert Alston Cheek, Jr.
Awards Are $500
According to the provisions of the
will, the scholarships are to be awarded
on the basis of financial need and educa-
tional qualifications. Individual scholar-
ships will be $500 and students may re-
ceive the award for as many as four
years, provided they continue to meet
the requirements of the college scholar-
ship committee.
The committee awarding the scholar-
ships each year will be composed of the
president of Millsaps College, a mem-
ber of the college faculty, and Elkin
Jack, nephew of Mrs. Cheek, or some
other relative of the family named by
him.
Additional Requirements
In selecting the recipients of the
scholarships, the committee has been
instructed to give preference to any
applicant or applicants descended from
Edward Jack, of Brandon, Mississippi,
and from Robert T. Cheek, Sr., of Mill-
ville, Mississippi, provided always that
such applicants are found to need finan-
cial assistance and to be qualified for
the scholarships.
Arrangements for the Cheek scholar-
ship fund for Millsaps college were
completed during the presidency of Dr.
M. L. Smith.
Commenting on the receipt of the
gift, President H. E. Finger, Jr., said:
"Mrs. Cheek's gift providing scholar-
ships for qualified students is admirable
philanthropy. Her generosity and wise
planning will make possible a college
education for hundreds of young Mis-
sissippians. The extensive influence of
this gift on the leadership of both
church and state is immeasurable."
Alumni Project Report
Listed below are alumni-spon-
sored projects underway or sched-
uled for action. Your suggestions
concerning any phase of these
undertakings are sincerely request-
ed.
Club Organization
A continuing project to organize
Millsaps Clubs across the state
and nation. Seven of Mississippi's
twenty-two areas have been or-
ganized. If you're interested in
forming- one in your area let us
know.
Loyalty Fund Plan
The Board has approved plans
to shift from a dues payment type
membership to a loyalty fund plan.
Gifts of any amount would make
a person a member in good stand-
ing. Payments would be tax de-
ductable. The new plan would be
inaugurated during the 1955-56
alumni year.
Million for Millsaps
The Association urges all alum-
ni who have pledged to the Mil-
lion for Millsaps campaign to com-
plete their payments within the
30-month period. Those who have
not yet contributed are urged to
add their gift to the $1,102,789
already subscribed.
Alumni Rolls
An all-out effort is being made
to locate the address of every per-
son who attended Millsaps, Gren-
ada, or Whitworth Colleges at
least one full semester or more.
You can help by mailing informa-
tion on persons not receiving Mill-
saps mail to Alumni Records
Clerk, Millsaps College.
Student's Play Produced
The Millsaps Players enjoyed anothe:
"first" on December 8 and 9 when senior
Walter Ely's play "In the Narrov
Place" was presented as one of thre
student-directed productions.
Ely wrote and directed the drama t
become the first student in the histor;
of the College to have his own wor
chosen for presentation by the Players
Other plays appearing on the sam.
bill were "East Lynn" and "On Monda;
Next."
Major Notes extends congratulation;
to Ely for his singular achievement.
MAJOR NOTE!]
From A Scholarly Address
Marking A Step Forward
Alumni and friends attending the dedicatory services for the Millsaps-Wilson
Library on September :29th were privileged to hear an excellent address by Dr.
A. G. Sanders entitled "Libraries — Past, Present and Future".
Dr. Sanders' keen insight, his good humor and great mind are reflected in the
address which immediately preceded the dedication and opening of the library.
Excerpts from the dedicatory speech by Dr. Sanders appear below:
"Are we not in commemorating jointly the dedication of a new library and the
opening of the sixty-fourth session of Millsaps College simply marking here in this
corner of the earth, in the lower South, in Mississippi, a step forward, however
modest, toward maintaining, fostering and continuing the onward movement of
civilization and enlightenment ?
"This library, then, is to be not simply a place in which students may comply
with the requirements in assigned reading, or write term papers, or prepare for
comprehensive examinations. Those in charge of the library and especially Pres-
ident Finger and Miss Swearingen have planned and earnestly hope that the lilirary
will become the cultural center of the College community.
The Sheer Delight of Reading
"It is not primarily to books as a sort of old-age insurance against boredom
to which the library is calling Millsaps students at this time, but to the profit
and sheer delight of intelligent reading, surely one of the keenest of joys to those
who have the 'open sesame' to enter into it.
"The future of this college seems fair and bright and also the future of this
library. The library now has an excellent and delightful home and already a sound
collection of books. The administration is understanding- and sympathetic; the
librarian and her staff well-trained, efficient, enthusiastic and eager to develope
:he possibilities that lie before them. I foresee a great, a useful, and a happy future
'or the College and its Library."
tVhen the Millsaps-Wilson Library was formally opened and dedicated on September
i9, the Reverend and Mrs. James McCafferty, of Marks, and their children were
,mong the alumni and friends who toured the $400,000 structure. Here they chat
"ith President Finger, as young McCafferty, appropriately attired as a future
lillsaps freshman tells the cameraman about his plans for his college days. Little
iliss McCafferty appears surprised at her brother's conversational ability. Mrs.
IcCafferty is the former Miriam Stamps.
The outstanding ability of Albert
Godfrey Sanders, Sr., was recognized
by Millsaps College when he was award-
ed the degree of Doctor of Humane
Letters at the library dedication Sep-
tember 29. Dr. Sanders, who has headed
the Department of Romance Languages
since 1919, has long served the College
and the state in guiding and influencing
tlie lives of his students.
Dr. Sanders, a native of Georgetown,
Texas, is the son and grandson of men
who taught in Methodist Colleges. He
earned bachelors degrees at Southwest-
ern LIniversity in Texas and at Yale
University. As a Rhodes Scholar he
studied at the University of Oxford,
where he received bachelor of arts and
master of arts degrees and graduated
with first-class honors in 1910.
Highly Esteemed
The esteem in which his colleagues
hold him was revealed in the written
nomination submitted to the Honorary
Degrees Committee. A portion of the
nominating letter follows: "Professor
Sanders, a man of sterling Christian
character, has influenced
students toward a high level of scholar-
ship. The love he has had for reading,
for research, for study has demonstrated
to young people the satisfaction of ef-
fective scholarship."
It is with sincere regret that the
college community will say good-bye to
Dr. Sanders when he retires from full-
time instructing at the end of the 1955-
56 session. MAJOR NOTES joins the
facultj', students, and his many friends in
saluting Dr. Sanders for a job well-
done.
lECEMBER, 1955
Caraway Is Sixth Alumnus of The Year
Millsaps College has named a Delta
mayor as its outstanding alumnus for
the year 1955.
He is W. J. Caraway, mayor of the
city of Leland and president of the Mis-
sissippi Municipal Officers Association.
Caraway, a 1935 graduate of Millsaps
College, was selected as the Alumnus
of the Year by a committee composed
of alumni, faculty members, and stu-
dents. He was honored in ceremonies held
on October 22 as a part of the Millsaps
Homecoming program.
The Alumnus-of-the-Year Award, the
highest honor given by Millsaps College
exclusively to its alumni, is based on
character, service to church, community,
and college.
Mr. Caraway's selection from a large
number of nominees came as a result of
his activity in civic and church affairs,
his outstanding administration as mayor
of Leland, and his interest in Millsaps
College.
Was Teacher First
Following his graduation from Mil-
lsaps College and his study at the Univ-
ersity of Tennessee, Mr. Caraway taught
in Mississippi high schools and colleges
for several years. He served in World
War II as a pilot in the U. S. Air Force,
entering as a private and holding the
rank of major upon his discharge.
In 1947 he was elected mayor of Le-
land and compiled an outstanding record
of progressive leadership, building the
city from a physical and financial de-
pression into one of the states' best
managed and most attractive municipali-
ties.
He has long been a leader in the
Methodist Church. More recent contri-
butions include leadership positions on
the Board of Stewards, and in the Me-
thodist Men's Club, the church school,
and the choir. He is a member of the
Lions Club, the Rotary Club, the Civil
Air Patrol, and a past commander of
American Legion Post Number 66.
A Loyal Alumnus
Caraway is active in support of Mill-
saps College, serving as a member of
the Board of Directors of the Alumni
Association, a leader in the Million for
Millsaps campaign, and an organizer of
alumni clubs.
He was born in Brookhaven, Missis-
sippi, in 1910, the son of the late Dr.
George Caraway and Mrs. Anne L.
Caraway.
Excerpts from letters nominating Mr.
Caraway for the outstanding alumnus
award include the following statements:
"His loyalty to high ideals and his great
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A high moment in the year for Millsaps College is captured by the camera following
Homecoming Convocation. W. J. Caraway, the Alumnus of the Year, shares mem-
ories of college days with two classmates, Dean James Ferguson, and President
Finger. Appearing in the picture, left to right, are Dr. Ferguson, Mrs. Caraway,
Mayor Caraway, and Dr. Finger.
drive in the right direction have ever
been characteristic of him . ."; "He
is literally spending himself in the serv-
ice of others . . ."; "He is a born lead-
er, an excellent administrator, a diplo-
mat, and a statesman . . ."; "He is a
walking, working advertisement of Mill-
saps College, and one cannot be with
him an hour without learning of his
loyalty and respect for the College."
Recipients of the Alumnus-of-the-Year
Award in previous years include Gilbert
Cook, Canton, 1954; E. A. Khayat, Moss
Point, 1953; Dr. Charles L. Neill, Jack-
son, 1952; and James J. Livesay, 1950.
COLLEGE RECEIVES $214,100
At press time officials of the Ford
Foundation had announced a grant
of $214,100 to Millsaps College for use
in increasing salaries for members
of the faculty.
Millsaps was one of six church-re-
lated colleges in Mississippi to receive
contributions from the history-mak-
ing half billion dollar grant given by
the Ford Foundation to privately sup-
ported colleges and hospitals.
A special bonus grant was made to
the College for having "led the way
in its region in improving the status
and compensation of American college
teachers." Millsaps was the only col-
lege in the state to receive the special
grant.
Former Miss Hospitality
Is New Staff Member
There's nothing more encouraging toj
a college administration than loyal alum-,
ni — and when one such alumnus comes'j
back to the college as a member of
the staff it's cause for rejoicing.
Mrs. Tom Boone, the former Ednaj
Khayat, '54, received an enthusiastic
welcome when she!
joined the staff ol
the Depai'tment oJ
Public Relations or
September 6 as
assistant to t h <
director.
When she was £
student at Millsaps
Mrs. Boone w o i
many honors, bott
in academic and ex
tracurricular fields
She was electee
Miss Millsaps by her classmates durinji
her senior year, and she will be remem
bered as Miss Hospitality of Mississippi
for 1953-54.
Edna and Tom, who is a senior ai
Millsaps, married last summer. The;
are living on the campus while Tom
completes the requirements for gradual
tion.
MAJOR NOTE!;
Parents, students and faculty cooperated in successful Parents' Day program.
Parents^ Day Brings Excellent Response
Board of Directors
Named By Dr. Ross
Following- the inauguration of alumni
officers last May, Association president-
elect Tommy Ross and his fellow offi-
cers began a concerted drive to make
i the 1955-56 alumni year the best on
\ record.
\
First item of business was the ap-
) pointment of 18 new members of the
1 Board of Directors to join those re-
maining for the second year of their
two-year term.
With the help of Vice-Presidents Bill
Hizzell, of Cleveland; Craig Castle and
Bob Matheny, of Jackson; Recording
Secretary Martha Gerald, of Jackson;
and Executive Secretary Jim Livesay,
President Ross named his Board and
Iset up the six standing committees of
the Association.
Association committees and their
members are as follows:
Club Organization — J. D. Powell,
(irenada, chairman; Bob Cook, Jack-
son; Mrs. S. R. Evans, Greenwood;
Waudine Nelson, Columbia; Norma
Norton, Jackson; Francis Pittman,
Jackson; and W. L. Rigby, Gulf port.
Finance — G. P. Cook, Sr., Canton,
Aairman; Bill Caraway, Leland; Jimmy
: Oavett, Jackson; W. T. Hankins, Jack-
-:i5on; Mrs. Orrin Swayze, Jackson; and
3. B. Triplett, Forest.
Legal Advisory — W. B. Lloyd, Jack-
Bon, chairman; Lawrence Rabb, Meri-
iian; and Percy Clifton, Jackson.
Membership — O. S. Lewis, Hatties-
)urg, chairman; Johnny Jabour, Vicks-
- )urg; Mrs. Tom Larche, Jackson; Frank
5Cott, Jackson; Ruth Tucker, Jackson;
Professor Paul Hardin, College regis-
trar, chats with coeds Helen Dall Barnes,
left, and Patsy Caver, who enrolled
at Millsaps College in September to
carry on family traditions. Miss Caver
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M.
Caver, '29 (Janelle Christmas, '35-'36)
of Laurel. Miss Barnes is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William K. Barnes, '28
(Helen Lucille Newell, '28) of Jackson.
David Watts, Batesville, Arkansas; and
Charles Wright, Jackson.
Programs — Howard Jenkins, Jackson,
chairman; G. C. Clark, Jackson; Leon-
ard Clark, Jackson; Mrs. J. Earl Rhea,
Jackson; Bryant Home, Jackson; Rob-
ert Ivy, Columbus; and Virginia Thomas,
New Albany.
Projects — Dan Wright, Jackson, chair-
man; Roy Clark, Jackson; Manning
Hudson, Jackson; Inman Moore, Pela-
hatchie; Rubel Phillips, Corinth; Julian
Prince, McComb; and Gycelle Tynes,
Webb.
Wi// Be Annual Event
On College Calendar
Another step forward in the field of
public relations was made by the Col-
lege on Saturday, November 5, when
more than 500 parents of students cur-
rently enrolled spent the day on the
campus.
The occasion was the first annual
Parents' Day pi'ogram, planned to bring
parents, students, faculty, and College
administrators together in a mutually
profitable and enjoyable get-acquainted
session.
Response to invitations mailed from
Dr. Finger's office was enthusiastic and
parents praised the progrgam as timely,
helpful, and "a delightful experience."
The day's agenda included registration
at 10 o'clock: a student-guided tour of
campus buildings and dormitory r-ooms;
a convocation for guests, faculty, and
students; lunch in the cafeteria; and the
Millsaps-Ouachita football game in Hinds
County Memorial Stadium after lunch.
Opportunities for Cooperation
Dr. Finger addressed the convocation
audience, pointing out the opportunities
for cooperation between the College and
the parents for the development of the
student. He described the philosophy of
education held by the faculty and dis-
cussed matters of mutual interest to
parents, the faculty, and the administra-
tion.
An informal behind-the-scenes presen-
tation by the Millsaps Players of what
is required in the staging of a play and
numbers by the Millsaps Singers pre-
ceded Dr. Finger's talk.
Because of the success of the Par-
ents' Day program and the excellent
response received, officials plan to ex-
pand the project and to make it an
annual event on the College calendar.
• DECEMBER, 1955
This group made history on Friday night, October 21, when
they organized the "Early Days" Club, a group within the
Alumni Association with membership limited to those who
graduated or attended fifty years ago or more. A wonderful
evening of fellowship was enjoyed by the organizers who
took part in Homecoming activities Saturday. Pictured left
to right, they are: Morris Chambers, '00, Shreveport; Felix
Grant, '03. Jackson; James Tillman, '02, Meridian; The Rev-
erend O. S. Lewis, '03, Hattiesburg; Mrs. U. S. Lewis, '06,
Whitworth; L. F. Wasson, '04, Mathiston; Mrs. L. P. Wasson;
Dr. Peyton R. Greaves, '03-'06, Jackson; T. M. Lemly, '00,
Jackson; Dr. Thomas G. Ross, Association president; and
Garner Green, '98, Jackson. The charter members invite
other alumni to join them in making the club a real force in
support of the College program.
New Faculty Members Strengthen Staff
Four full-time faculty members and
a part-time instructor were added to
the Millsaps College staff on September
6, according to Dean James S. Ferguson.
They are Holmes Ambrose, associate
director of choral music; Dr. William B.
Knowles, Jr., associate professor of psy-
chology; Dr. Harry S. Manley, associate
professor of political science; Norman
Shavin, journalism instructor; and Mil-
ler Williams, biology instructor.
Mr. Ambrose, who did undergraduate
study at the Juliard School of Music,
comes to Millsaps from Indiana Central
College in Indianapolis, where he was
director of choral music. He received
his Master of Music degree from the
University of Nebraska and will receive
his doctorate in music from the Univer-
sity of Indiana within the near future.
Dr. Knowles, who will serve as chair-
man of the department of psychology, is
a graduate of the Illinois Institute of
Technology. He has studied at Oberlin
College, Case Institute of Technology,
and received his M.S, and his Ph.D. de-
grees in psychology from Northwestern
University.
One degree in law and three in polit-
WILLIAMS
KNOWLES
AMBROSE
JUANLEy
ical science tell the story of the educa- ,
tional preparation of Dr. Manley for ,
his position on the Millsaps faculty. :
Dr. Manley . received his B. A. degree
from Westminster College, his L. L. B.
degree from the University of Pitts-
burgh Law School, and his M. A. and
Ph. D. degrees in political science from;
Duke University.
Mr. Shavin graduated from Indiana;
University with a B. A. degree in jour-
nalism and a double major in history
and has done work on his Master's de-
gree in history at Indiana University.
He served as editor of a weekly tab-
loid and has written for the New Yorl
Herald Tribune and Look magazine. Hd
served as assistant editor of the Indianii
Daily News and is now feature and Sun |
day editor of the Jackson State Times
Mr. Williams is a graduate of Arkan:
sas State College, where he received .
Bachelor of Science degree, majorin;
in biology. He has done graduate worJ
at Louisiana State University and th!
University of Arkansas. In 1952 he re
ceived his M.S. degree in zoology froi
the University of Arkansas.
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MAJOR NOTEi|)s
Your Classmates Came — Did You?
• •
cA Day For Remembering
Homecoming was all the publicity said
it would be — and far more!
Ask anyone who attended — and that
gives you quite a few alumni eligible
for "button-holing!"
It started on Friday afternoon, Octo-
ber 21, when early arrival Morris Cham-
bers, class of 1900, of Shrevepoi't, walk-
ed in; and ended, physically, that is,
when several groups of Millsaps alumni
said reluctant good-byes late Saturday
night, October 22, after the game.
What happened in between could fill
a very delightful book. We'll stick to
a few facts, however, and let you judge
for yourself.
Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. the Early
Days Club, a group within the Alumni
Asociation, was organized. It was the
first annual dinner meeting of Millsaps
men and women who graduated or at-
tended 50 years ago or more. The
charter members are pictured in this
issue of the magazine.
The Early Days Club organizers voted
to meet annually and planned to serve
the College through projects while en-
joying the fellowship of their meetings.
Saturday morning dawned crisp and
clear and the tempo of Homecoming-
activities was stepped up considerably.
The Sounds of Reunion
Morning events included registration
in the Christian Center Building, with
warm welcomes extended alumni by
students and faculty members. Re-
freshments were served in the north
lounge during this period, and the halls
were alive with the happy sounds of
reunion.
From 10:15 until 12:45 the Alumni
Association Board of Directors met in
•i committees, then convened for an of-
•'ficial meeting where the business of the
Association was conducted, and finally
enjoyed a meal in the private dining
room of the College. President Tommy
Ross directed these work sessions with
excellent results.
With students as their guides, many
alumni toured the campus or looked up
professors during this time. At noon
they joined the student body in an in-
formal "through-the-line" lunch in the
,. cafeteria and took part in a rousing
, |pep rally, led by the Lambda Chi Combo.
(Continued on Page 20)
PECEMBER, 1955
On hand to welcome Morris Chambers, of Shreveport, a 1900 graduate, to the two-
day Homecoming program is student body president N. R. Walley and Registrar
Paul Hardin, '35. Mr. Chambers, who was the first of a host of alumni to arrive
for the weekend, attended the organizational meeting of the "Early Days" Club
Friday and stayed through the banquet Saturday night.
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(Cyrano Thrills Appreciative Audience
On November 9, 10, 11, and 12, the
Millsaps Players, under the direction of
Professor Lance Goss, presented a mov-
ing interpretation of Rostand's immortal
Cyrano de Bergerac.
Seen in the principal roles were: Wal-
ter Ely, Greenville, as Cyrano; Dyane
Nelson, New Iberia, Louisiana, as Rox-
anne; and Tom McNair, Jackson, as
Christian de Neuvillette. A supporting
cast of fifty-two appeared in the five-
act play.
Director Goss returned this year from
a second summer's work with the Ogun-
quit Theater in Ogunquit, Maine. While
there he appeared in a number of pro-
ductions including. Member of the Wed-
ding with Ethel Waters, The Caine Mu-
tiny Court Martial with Jeffrey Lynn,
and Sabrina Fair with John Baragray
and Georgiann Johnston.
Greatest Plays Presented
The Millsaps Players consistently pre-
sent the very best of the world's great
dramas. In recent years they have given
magnificent performances of such clas-
sics as Hamlet, The Mad Woman of
Chaillot, The Infernal Machine, Death
of a Salesman, and A Streetcar Named
Desire.
The remaining performances of the
season will be The Rainmaker in March,
and Come Back Little Sheba in May.
Widely acclaimed by critics for their
interpretations in years past, the Play-
ers offer alumni in the Jackson area
unexcelled opportunity for an evening
of unforgettable entertainment.
Does Your Newspaper
Carry Millsaps Items?
Here's an item of particular interest
to alumni living in Mississippi and the
areas served by the Memphis and New
Orleans newspapers.
Your local papers should be carrying
news items and pictures concerning
Millsaps College. Every daily and week-
ly newspaper in the state, the Memphis
and New Orleans dailies, and Missis-
sippi radio and television stations are
receiving regular releases from the
Department of Public Relations.
Last year approximately 500 stories
and pictures were mailed to the above
distribution list.
Some items may not be suitable for
local reading, but if you've failed to see
a Millsaps story or if they've been few
and far between, something's wrong.
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Director Lance Goss applies the finishing touches to the beard of the Captain of
the Gascony Cadets before dress rehearsals for Rostland's immortal "Cyrano de
Bergerac." The "Captain" is Clifton Ware, Jackson freshman, who was one of a
cast of 55 students to appear in the five-act production. Mr. Goss, also director of
speech and drama at Millsaps, has guided the Players to a position of national
prominence among amateur theatrical groups.
Don't Forget
ALUMNI DAY
Thursday May 10, 1956
In addition to the regular fea-
tures the Programs Committee has
scheduled a three-act play by the
Millsaps Players and is planning
seminars on interesting subjects
directed by Millsaps professors.
Persons who attended Millsaps,
Whitworth, and Grenada Colleges
are urged to attend.
REGISTRATION BEGINS AT
10:00 A.M.
They may be going in the waste basket.
If you've had a Millsaps news drought
in your area, won't you call your editor
and ask him to run the stories being
mailed him weekly?
It would be a real service to the
College.
Millsaps Debaters Hosts
In South's Largest Meet
The Millsaps College Invitational De-
bate Tournament, one of the nation's
largest forensic meetings, will be held
on January 6 and 7, according to Har-
mon Tillman, coach of the Millsaps
debate team.
The tournament, the South's largest
in the debate field, attracted 82 teams
from 21 schools last year. Among the
teams expected to take part in this
year's meet are groups from Notre
Dame, University of Pittsburg, Univ-
ersity of Alabama, LSU, and Spring
Hill.
Colleges and universities have voted
to debate the following topic during
1956: "Resolved: That Non-agricultural
Industries Provide a Guaranteed Wage
for their Employees."
This year Millsaps debaters will enter
tournaments to be held at the University
of Arkansas, Emory University, Notre
Dame, the University of Florida, Tu-
lane, MSCW, Mississippi Southern,
Spring Hill, and Mississippi College.
MAJOR NOTES
Billy Norton, left, '34-36, congratulates Tom Boone, senior guard, of Memphis, fol-
lowing his selection as the recipient of the Harvey Newell Award, given each year
to the football plaver judged the most outstanding on and off the playing field.
Mrs. Norton, the former Martha Newell, '37, and Dr. H. E. Finger, Jr., also extend
their congratulations.
Mil haps College Alumnus Drowns
In Attempt To Save ChiWs Life
On September 5, Perry S. Richardson,
ilass of '49, drowned in Big Black River
after having rescued a panic-striken
;:hild from the swift current. His body
»vas found by volunteer searchers four
lOurs after he sank from exhaustion.
The accident occurred during a holiday
luting near Bolton, Mississippi, where
;he families of Richardson and his
3rother-in-law, M. J. Bullock, '38, of
Vloss Point, were enjoying a swim. A
.'oung girl from another party waded
)ut too far and was caught in the cur-
•ent. Richardson immediately dived in
md succeeded in holding the child's
lead above the water until Bullock could
each them and pull her to shore. Ex-
; lausted from his fight with the treach-
rous current, Richardson drowned be-
: '^ore Bullock could return to him.
Richardson, who was an outstanding
- thlete while at Millsaps, had made his
■ ome in Gadsden, Alabama, where he
as credit manager for Sears-Roebuck.
■ le was the son of a prominent Hinds
■ ounty family which had long befriend-
d and supported the College.
His survivors include his wife, the
;' Drmer Mary Ellen Nalty, two sons,
erry, III, 7, Kenneth, 3, and his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Richardson, Sr.
Three of his brothers, who graduated
from Millsaps College, are J. M. Rich-
ardson, '34, of Jackson, Van Richardson,
'41, of Greenwood, and Dr. L. B. Rich-
ardson, '43, of Clinton.
Dr. H. F. Magee Dies
Following Long Illness
Millsaps College lost a sincere friend
and a loyal alumnus when Di'. Hosea
Frank Magee of Jackson passed away
October 17.
Dr. Magee, who received his BS de-
gree from Millsaps College in 1908, was
one of Jackson's pioneer citizens. For
twenty-nine years Millsaps students
benefited from his service as College
doctor, and for nearly twenty years he
served as physician for the Methodist
Home. In 1944 he was appointed sup-
erintendent of the Charity Hospital, a
position which he held until 1952 when
he developed a heart condition.
The honors and activities of Dr.
Magee are too numerous to mention.
His life tells the story of one who
H.T. Newell Award
Goes To Tom Boone
When Tom Boone, senior guard of
Memphis, walked to the front of the
cafeteria on the night of November 8
to receive the Harvey Newell Award,
given annually to the player judged the
most outstanding on and off the football
field, there were those in the audience
who did a bit of reminiscing.
The occasion was the annual football
banquet held to honor the team and to
recognize superior performance among
the players.
The memories which were stirred
when Boone received the award from
Mr. and Mrs. William Norton (Martha
Newell) as representatives of the Ne-
well family concerned relatives of the
recipient. His mother was Hattie Hol-
loman, daughter of the late Dr. and
Mrs. T. B. Holloman.
Yes, Boone is the kinsman of the "Bo"
Hollomans whose name and deeds in the
field of athletic activity for the Majors
have become a legend. The 1955 reci-
pient of the Newell Award brought hon-
or to the family name. He was truly
a great guard.
Doby Bartling Presides
Master of ceremonies for the banquet
was former coach Doby Bartling, now
a Jackson business executive, who kept
the players, their dates, and guests en-
tertained the entire evening. Sharing
the head table with the Doby Bartlings
were Coaches Sammy Bartling and Erm
Smith and their wives. Dr. and Mrs.
Thomas Ross, Dr. and Mrs. James Fer-
guson, and Mr. and Mrs. William Nor-
ton. Members of the faculty, their
wives or husbands, sports editors of the
local papers, band members, and cheer-
leaders were present also.
Dean Ferguson was the featured
speaker for the evening. He praised
team spirit and expressed approval of
the sportsmanship exhibited by players
throughout the season.
Roy Wolfe, halfback, of Meridian, was
named as the team's most improved
player and received an appropriate
award for his efforts.
Climax of the evenings activities was
the awarding of letters to members of
the squad.
literally spent himself in sei-vice for
others. Long after his health had be-
gun to fail, he continued to actively
support alumni functions on the campus.
His great heart and unwavering de-
votion to duty will continue to touch
and inspire the lives of all who knew
him.
)ECEMBER, 1955
13
cA Picture Story a
HELLD FDLK5
Those of us who work each year with alumni events on the campus are both amazed and delighted to o_bserve the great
on October 21 and 22 for the Homecoming weekend program. The camera has attempted to capture t'^f^J'JJ' ^''^^'^^/P. ^""
rnit?'rte^^da> Picture i^emi^ricatjonsw.^ -t^Thl^fitf IJTe^ c\tt^e?.^'" fo"^ th^e '""^o^':^^.'^ b^nc^t. 'taS
MAJOR note;
14
Great Homecoming
M fl SlAL
erend C). S. Lewis, '03; and Percy Clifton, '98. Looking down
the Homecoming banquet. A different view of the banquet
:^lockwise identification, the winning Kappa Alpha float is seen
;r:hocs." Next, the second place Chi Omega float urges the team
iecorations. Displays such as the giant mouse delighted alumni
>ur clockwise layout is the Kappa Delta float, which won third
ibove the KD float, public relations staff member and Laurel ju
ecognize. Finally, in the exact center of the page, alumni Boa
DECEMBER, 1955
Galloway Hall stairs the camera catches alumni waiting for
crowd is shown in the top right hand picture. Continuing
on the campus drive. It calls on the Majors to "Whale the
to "Get in the Swing." Vikings and Norsemen handled campus
and friends — followed a Walt Disney characters theme. Next on
place — termed the Majors "Priceless as Pearls." Immediately
nior Shirley Caldwell registers alumni whom many of you will
rd members enjoy a luncheon following a two-hour work session.
15
A moment of inspiration in the dedication ceremonies for the
recently completed Millsaps-Wilson Library is furnished by
the Millsaps Singers under the direction of Alvin Jon King.
The choir sang under the magnolia trees as a feature of the
program held prior to the official opening and inspection of
the $400,000 unit. Guests present for the ceremonies de-
scribed the choral numbers as emphasizing the spiritual I
nature of the occasion.
King's Life, Directing
Have Built Character
One of the most enriching contribu-
tions made by the College to the life
of the community can be found in the
concerts of the Millsaps Singers.
From an humble beginning in 1935,
when the men's and women's glee clubs
were combined, the choir has built a
reputation for excellence recognized
throughout the nation.
These wonderful results can be at-
tributed to the work and the devotion
of one man, whose talent as a director
of music was guided by the God of all
that is beautiful. He is Alvin Jon King.
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Thousands Influenced
The thousands of men and women
whose lives he has touched for great
good call him "Pop." They respect him
and love him. They are better because
of their contact with him.
This year "Pop" and the Singers
again thrilled and blessed Jacksonians
when they presented "The Messiah" and
the beloved "Feast of Carols" as their
contribution to the Christmas season.
The carols and Handel's great oratorio
will echo in the hearts of the audiences
down through the months until Christ-
mas comes again.
The influence of their singing and of
the character of their great director
will last a lifetime.
A Grand Time Was Had— •
Members of the Class of 1926 were
entertained in the home of Mrs. Ross
Barnett (Pearl Crawford) at a delight
ful luncheon as a feature of the Home-
coming program on Saturday, October:
22.
An excellent turnout included Mrs.
Harold Drake (Lucile Brent), of St.i
Louis, Missouri, and the Reverend Ver-i
non Chalfant, of Harrison, Arkansas.
Reaction by '26 alumni was enthusi-i
astic, and the group was unanimous ii)
calling for a repeat reunion on Home-
coming Day in 1956.
Credit for the success of the occasion
is due entirely to Mrs. Barnett, whosa
loyalty to the College equals her charm i
as a hostess.
MAJOR note:
1
'en Volumes Missing
'College Needs Yearbooks
To Complete Collection
Recently we learned of a project
hich is made to order for Millsaps
umni.
The official collection of Bobashelas
aintained by the library staff is lack-
g ten volumes, and efforts to locate
le missing copies among the faculty
ive failed.
Dr. Ross H. Moore, professor of his-
iry, who has undertaken the project
' locating- the missing annuals, asks
lat those who have volumes being
mght either donate or sell them to the
ollege.
Issues for the following years are
seded by the library, or are being
)ught by individuals. The asterisk
idicates those missing from the li-
rary collection.
1910 1919* 1931
1911 1920 1934*
1912 1921* 1939*
1913* 1925* 1940*
1915* 1927 1943
1916 1928 195U*
1917* 1929
A complete set of Bobashelas for the
Millsaps Room of the new library would
i valuable from the standpoint of
ollege history. If you can help al-
viate the situation, you are urged to
imtact Dr. Moore as soon as possible.
pr. R. H. Moore
Millsaps College
Tackson, Miss.
I will donate my Bobashela for the
„'ear(s) to the library.
I will sell my Bobashela for the
'ear(s) for five dollars.
Name
Address
(We will send wrapping material
nd postage in either case.)
^assity's Poems Chosen
Turner Cassity, Jackson, a 1951 grad-
ite of Millsaps College, recently reach-
« a high-water mark in his literary
ceer.
Two of his latest works, "Chronology"
Ei "Earrings for the Virgin" were
Ejlished in the August issue of Poetry
r. gazine. Poetry is listed in "Read-
e 3 Guide to Periodical Literature,"
al is recognized as foremost in its
f d.
f UTuRt ^L^^^N'
We welcome the following into the
Future Alumni Club of the Millsaps
College Alumni Association:
Samuel Steven Barefield III, born Au-
gust 21, 1955, to the Sam Barfields
(Mary Nell Sells), '46, of Hattiesburg,
Mississippi. Little Sam is welcomed
by Bethany Ann, 3%.
Rachel Dorman, born August 16, 1955,
to the Richard Dormans, of Jackson.
Mr. Dorman is a 1941 graduate.
Nella Jacobs, born September 11, 1955,
to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jacobs, of
Jackson. Nella is preceded by Brooks,
7, Carl, 6. Alice, 4, and David, 2. Mr.
Jacobs attended Millsaps from 1939-
1941.
Deborah Lee Johnson, born August 26,
1955, to Dick and Lucy Lee (Jones)
Johnson, of Jackson. Dick was a
student from 1952-55 and Lucy Lee
attended from 1952-54.
Brent Andrew McLarty, born August
30, 1955, to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mc-
Larty, of Jackson. Mrs. McLarty is
the former Betty Love Brent, '52.
David Bratton Wright, born January
14, 1955, to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wright,
of Birmingham, Alabama. Bill gra-
duated in 1949 and Mrs. Wright, the
former Jo Anne Bratton, finished
in 1953.
Leslie Baxter Strain, born December 30,
1954 to Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Strain, of
Jackson. E. B. graduated in 1952,
while Mrs. Strain (Ouida Faye Gard-
ner) attended Millsaps from 1950-
1952.
Barry Turner Smith, born September 6,
1955, to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil H. Smith,
of Jackson. Mr. Smith is a member
of the class of 1951.
Deborah Marie Woodrick, born August
31, 1955, to Rev. and Mrs. Lavelle
Woodrick, of Natchez. Lavelle finish-
ed in 1952.
Pamela Lynn Kolb, born August 30,
1955, to the Roy Howell Kolbs, of
Jackson. Mr. Kolb is a 1949 graduate,
and Mrs. Kolb, nee Amanda Hathorn,
finished in 1948.
W'illiam Pointer Irby, born September 1,
1955 to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Irby, Jr.,
of Jackson. Phil is a 1949 graduate.
Tragedy Strikes Campus
In Death of Students
Tragedy has touched the Millsaps
College student body twice since the
opening of the 1955-56 session on Sep-*
tember 6.
On September 11, Luke Wasson, of
Kosciusko, honor student and outstand-
ing athlete, drowned in the Mississippi
River following a water skiing outing.
Wasson, who played first string tackle
for the Majors, was scheduled to start
against William Carey College in the
season's opener the next weekend. He
was a senior and a member of Pi Kappa
Alpha fraternitj'.
Members of the faculty honored Was-
son posthumously when they elected
him to "Who's Who Among Students in
American Colleges and Universities."
Recently Theta Nu Sigma, science hon-
orary, donated a collection of books to
the Millsaps-Wilson Library in his mem-
ory. They will be known as the Luke
Wasson Memorial Collection.
A two-car smashup on Highway 51
inside the Jackson city limits took the
life of Richard Maley, popular Jackson
freshman, on November 5. Maley 's car
collided with another automobile after
stopping at an intersection. His younger
sister was slightly hurt in the accident.
He was a member of Kappa Alpha
fraternity and graduate of Central
High School.
The entire campus community was
saddened by the untimely deaths of the
two men.
Lamar Puryear, III, born September 27,
1955, to Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Puryear,
of Hazlehurst, Mississippi. Mrs. Pur-
year is the former Julia Goodman,
class of 1947.
Lorrie Ann Fuzak, born September 25,
1955, to Mr. and Mrs. William G.
Fuzak, who recently moved to South
Carolina from Crystal Springs. Bill
is a 1953 graduate.
Paul Allen Holder, born during the sum-
mer to the Jim Holders, of Boyle,
Mississippi. Mr. Holder finished Mil-
lsaps in 1943.
Margaret Darman Gresley, born June 23,
1955, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley
Gresley, of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Mrs. Gresley is the former Elizabeth
Landstreet, '42.
Deborah Elizabeth Deweese, born July
25, 1955, to Rev. and Mrs. Ed De-
weese, of Silver City, Mississippi.
Rev. Deweese graduated from Millsaps
in 1951.
CZEMBER, 1955
17
High School Day Set
For Saturday^ March 17
Saturday, March 17, has been set as
the date for the annual High School
Day program at Millsaps College.
Seniors from Mississippi's high schools
and from high schools in neighboring
states will be guests of honor for the
day, which is planned to help them
make decisions concerning their college
careers.
An interesting and helpful program
is being planned for the visitors which
will include tours of departmental ex-
hibits, an afternoon variety program,
lunch on the campus, a three-act play,
"The Rainmakers," and consultation op-
portvmities for students desiring advice.
Scholarships Offered
A feature of the day-long program
will be the scholarship tests offered
during the morning portion of the pro-
gram. Twenty seniors will be chosen
for awards on the basis of test scores.
Chairman of the High School Day
Committee is Mrs. Marguerite Good-
man.
Alumni are urged to inform promising
high school seniors in their localities of
the High School Day program — and to
assist them in securing transportation
to Jackson for the day.
Your help in careful student lecruit-
ment is needed!
Retirement Delayed
Mrs. Cooper Is Matron
In New Unit For Girls
The largest full-time enrollment in
Millsaps College history has created its
share of problems, but at least one
direct result of the student boom has
the enthusiastic approval of the entire
campus.
Last June Mrs. Cooper prepared to
say goodbye to Millsaps after 27 years
in the role of "second mother" to the
women of the College. It was rather
hard for any of the girls to imagine
dormitory life without Mrs. Cooper, but
everyone agreed that she had certainly
earned a rest.
This year, however, expanding enroll-
ment necessitated the leasing of an
apartment building on Adelle Street
(west of the campus) to accommodate
30 coeds. When the problem of finding
a new house mother arose, Mrs. Cooper
was, quite naturally, the person officials
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The newly-elected officers of the McComb Area Alurani Club receive the congratula-'
tions and best wishes of President H. E. Finger, Jr. Pictured left to right are:
Dr. Finger, Mrs. Ferry Bunch, secretary-treasurer; Tommy Parker, president; and
Julian Prince, who helped organise the club. Flans are underway for the organiza^
tion of the Greenville and \ icksburg areas of the state.
wanted for the job. Because the work
is so much a part of her life and be-
cause she recognized the need, "Mrs.
Hattie" agreed to come back. Back she
is in the rented apartment house on
Adelle Street which is known appropri-
ately as Cooper Hall.
So, once more the little lady with the
warm, sweet smile is at her work, en-
dearing herself to another group of
Millsaps women whose names will be
among the hundreds who have come to
love her.
These parents and their five lovely
daughters comprise the Dakin Fitzgerald
family. Dakin is a 1940 graduate of
Millsaps who is now practicing medicine
in Cleveland, Mississippi.
Alumnus ToHeadUCYM;
Will Serve For Fwo Years
Charles Boyles, Millsaps College
graduate and student at the Bostor;
University School of Theology, has beer
named chairman of the general counci
of the United Christian Youth Move-
ment, the youth arm of the Nationa
Council of Churches.
Boyles was chosen by the genera
council of the United Christian Youtl
Movement, representing 10,000, 00(
young people from 14 denominations
The council met at Williams Bay
Wisconsin.
As president of UCYM for the nex
two years, he will represent Christiai
youth throughout the world in the ac
tivities of the National Council o
Churches. Headquarters of the organ
ization are located in Chicago.
Boyles will travel to foreign countrie
during his term of office to discuss th
problems of youth around the world am
to encourage the cooperative effort o
Christian youth in meeting the prob
lems of the future.
A 1952 graduate of Millsaps, he wa
quite active in campus affairs. Anion
the organizations to which he belonge
were the Millsaps Singers, the Playen
and the Ministerial League. His honoi-
included membership in ODK, Kit Kaj
Who's Who Among Students in Amer
can Colleges and Universities, and tl
presidency of Wesley.
MAJOR NOTEfe
Majors Hope To Overcome
Lack of Experience^ Depth
With two "off seasons" behind them
the Millsaps Majoi's are well into the
1955-56 basketball campaign — one which
should mark the beginning of the long-
awaited comeback drive.
Coach Erm Smith, who was named to
direct the Millsaps hasketeers in 1954,
has faced a rebuilding assignment of
rather large proportions. With the de-
parture of the powerful team of the
1953-54 season came the victory drought.
Last year the Majors could manage but
one win.
This year Smith is working with a
fifteen-man squad which has the serv-
ices of only two lettermen. N. R. Walley,
'orward, and Jack King, e;uard, are the
returning first stringers. Resei-ve guard
Tommy Carey is back and seeing serv-
ce.
Lambufh Game Best
At press time the Majors had yet to
Dreak into the win column, with six
osses charged against them. An offen-
ive battle with Lambuth College found
he Majors putting forth their best ef-
brt. The final score was 108 to 98.
Newcomers to the squad who are look-
ng good and should help tha Millsaps
ause considerably are Ed Whaley, 6'4"
enter, of Tupelo; Ken Parks, 6'3" for-
ward, of Sledge; Buster Holloway, 6'1"
orward, transfer from Sunflower Jun-
or College; and Bob and Bill Livingston,
dentical twins who promise to deal the
pposition some trouble as well as con-
usion. They received their experience
t Sunflower Junior College.
Despite the slow start, the Majors
lave displayed plenty of spirit and
etermination, and observers are predict-
ig that they're on their way back to
he position of one of the best of the
onsubsidized teams in the deep South.
If they're playing in your general
rea, go out and see them! The 1955-56
asketball schedule is as follows:
November 22 William Carey College
Magee
1 Southwestern Memphis
2 Lambuth Jackson, Tenn.
8 Bethel McKenzie, Tenn.
9 Sewanee Sewanee
(ecember 10 Sewanee Sewanee
)ecember 13 William Carey College
Home
anuary 9 Birmingham - Southern
Home
DECEMBER, 1955
•ecember
•ecember
•ecember
(ecember
January 25 Howard College Home
January 31 William Carey College
Hattiesburg
February 3 Howard College Birming-
ham
February 4 Birmingham - Southern
Birmingham
February 6 Christian Brothers College
Home
February 13 Delta State Home
February 15 Southwestern Home
February 21 Delta State Cleveland
A Ghost Campus
A picture of the Millsaps campus in
the fall of 1898 would present quite a
striking contrast to the busy scenes of
the '55-'56 session; for, according to
Professor G. L. Harrell, he and a Mr.
Worrell were the only human beings
en the campus that fateful autumn —
and not because there was a lack of
initiative in the student recruitment de-
partment!
It seems that the professor, then a
student, had come to school a few weeks
early in the fall. It was his se)iior
year, and he had important organiza-
tional duties for student activities. His
plans were short-lived, however, for on
the evening of his arrival report was
received of a yellow fever case on Mill
Street. Immediately panic-stricken citi-
zens fled Jackson and made their way
to refuge above the so-called frost
line. Within a few hours Mr. Worrell,
who had had yellow fever, and Professor
Harrell were tlie only living souls re-
maining on the hill.
Harrell is Prisoner
For six weeks they camped in the
Worrell house, which was called Asbury
Hall, and which stood where Burton Hall
is today. Mr. Worrell, who was, of
course, immune to the disease, made
trips for the provisions, but the Profes-
sor was "confined to quarters" for the
duration of the quarantine.
As we watch the mass of students
crowding Murrah's halls each day and
realize enrollment is at an all-time high
of 842, it's a little difficult to envisage
the ghost campus of '98!
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Three members of the faculty started
the 1955 academic year in new positions.
Or. Franklin W. James was promoted
from associate professor to professor of
chemistry; Mrs. Nellie K. Hederi from
instructor to assistant professor of
Spanish; Dr. AVilliam J. Brett from as-
sistant professor to associate professor
of biology.
Bruce Carruth, who taught psychology
part-time during the '54-'55 session, has
taken a position with the Veterans Ad-
ministration Hospitals as full-time clin-
ical psychologist. Mr. Carruth is a 1949
Millsaps graduate.
Dr. J. M. Sullivan, professor emeritus
of chemistry and geology, has recently
returned from very pleasant visits with
his children in Memphis and on the
Gulf Coast. Dr. Sullivan had been con-
fined to his home for some time because
of illness.
Dr. Raymond Mellvenna, who served
as head of the department of political
science from 1949-1955, has taken a
position with the Institute of State and
Local Government at the University of
Pennsylvania.
For several days in November the
stork was a pretty busy bird, trying to
accommodate faculty families. On Nov-
ember 8, Professor and Mrs. Sam Knox
welcomed Amy Ruth, and the next day
William Eugene joined the J. J. Live-
says. Then the Reverend and Mrs.
Robert Anding followed suit on Novem-
ber 20, when Robert Charles arrived.
Mr. Knox is associate professor of
mathematics; Mr. Livesay is director of
public relations; and Mr. Anding is
assistant professor of religion.
The Millsaps College faculty enter-
tained the faculty of the School of Medi-
cine of the University of Mississippi
with a reception in the Millsaps-Wilson
Library on Friday evening, December 2.
Guests included the entire faculty of
the School of Medicine, the faculties of
Belhaven College and Mississippi Col-
lege, and the boards of trustees of Mill-
saps and Mississippi College.
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DAY FOR REMEMBERING—
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Reunion classes got together for a
45-minute social at 12:45 p.m. and their
animated conversation was interrupted
only by the flash of the camera. Pic-
tures were mailed each class member as
a momento of the day.
After 1:30 p.m. graduates and former
students watched one of the most color-
ful parades in the city's history form
on the campus drive and followed the
band, floats, and student body to down-
town Jackson for the big pre-game fes-
tivity. Judges were stationed along the
line of march to select the three best
entries among the floats.
It was back to the campus after the
parade for the Homecoming convocation
in the Christian Center auditorium. One
of the high points of the year was the
announcement of the selection of the
Alumnus of the Year, Mayor William
J. Caraway, '35. of Leland. N. R. Wal-
ley, student body president, of Richton,
made the presentation as the audience
stood and applauded. It was indeed a
thrilling moment. In keeping with the
trend toward offering returning alumni
information as well as entertainment.
Dean James Ferguson spoke brilliantly
on the subject "Education — For What?"
Singers Inspire
The convocation audience was inspired
when "Pop" King directed the Millsaps
Singers in selections from their concert
program. Alumni sensed the source of
power and greatness of the College as
they were lifted up by the music. Ann
Foster, Jackson freshman, added to the
enjoyment of the day by singing two
numbers.
When the convocation adjourned al-
umni were conducted on a tour of the
newly completed Millsaps-Wilson Li-
brary, and reaction was enthusiastic.
It was 4:30 p.m. by this time and some
of "the old guard" rested while others
strolled about the campus viewing the
many improvements and remembering
earlier days. Campus decorations fur-
nished by the Vikings and Norsemen
featured a Walt Disney characters
theme. Alumni called them "superb."
At 6 p.m. a capacity crowd filled the
cafeteria for the annual Homecoming
banquet. Following a delicious meal,
toastmaster Tommy Ross presided dur-
ing an interesting program which fea-
tured a talk by Dr. H. E. Finger, Jr.
The Association's progress report, which
included data on some real steps for-
ward, made by President Ross and the
Executive Secretary, concluded the din-
ner meeting. Adjournment came at
7:15 p.m.
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If the whole story of the 1955 football season for the Millsaps Majors were
told from early September until the final gun of the final game, the logical quip
from the disinterested grandstand quarterback would be, "So Hollywood's writing
your scripts these days!" Someone skilled in storytelling could weave quite a yarn
out of the facts.
When September 1 rolled around Head Coach Sammy Bartling and Assistant
Coach Erm Smith had every reason to be confident. Nineteen lettermen from last
year's squad, which rolled up a 7-1 record, were scheduled to return. Newcomers
included a promising group of freshmen, the largest in years. The team was in
better shape and spirit was high. It looked like the Majors were on the threshold
of their most successful season.
By September 18 two of the team's brightest stars were gone. Big Luke Was-
son, stalwart tackle and honor student, ready for a great season, was tragically ,
drowned in the Mississippi River before the opening game. Red Powell, brilliant^
senior quarterback, was out for good with a shoulder separation. j
Don Williams, 1954 understudy to Powell, narrowly missed death in a summer i
accident and watched practice from the sidelines. j
Alumnus meets athlete at the first annual alumni-football team chicken fry hel
near Jackson in September just before the opening game of the season. Appearin
in the picture are, left to right, "Red" Powell, Memphis, quarterback: alumnus GenI
Price, Florence; alumnus .Joe Hinds, Jackson; alumnus Leonard Clark, Jacksori
Tom Boone, Memphis, guard; and John Lowery, McComb, fullback. Officials ni'
ported a highly successful evening.
Bennie Kirkland, standout end, was crippled with a broken hand. A half dozi
other injuries developed after games with subsidized William Carey and Delll
State. Kennard Wellons, halfback, of Jackson Central High fame, joined the tea'
late and was ready for action when he received a broken leg in practice.
By October 1 things looked far from bright for the Majors. Crow Parnell, Vfl
had never touched the ball as a T-formation quarterback, was moved from halfbau
to run the team. Delta State, a scholarship school, was next on the slate. With a fe
days' practice, Parnell took over in Memorial Stadium against the Statesmen ai
the Majors came close to turning the tide.
From then on in the Majors played inspired football, with only one excoptioiM
MAJOR NOT^
the game with Southwestern in Memphis. That one was truly their worst of the
season after being "high" for the Choctaws the week before.
Here's what the record book says about the team:
Millsaps 6 William Carey
Millsaps 7 Delta State
Millsaps 18 Livingston (Alabama) State
Millsaps 12 Sewanee
Millsaps 33 Howard
Millsaps 14 Missisippi College
Millsaps 7 Southwestern
Millsaps 34 Ouachita
The 1955 football season will go down in the record book as the year the Majors
came back from some stunning reverses through sheer spirit and determination.
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A sign of growing alumni interest in college activities is revealed in the Num-
ber One fall project of the Alumni Association. Scores of alumni in the Jackson
area made history last spring when they formed a task force to sell season tickets
to Millsaps football games. Incomplete figures on results of the campaign show
that 289 tickets were sold, bringing in more than $1700 to help balance the ever-
pressed budget of the Department of Athletics.
By-product of the alumni football ticket sales was the largest box office sale of
tickets since 1946 and a marked increase in attendance over previous years.
One of the highlights of this year or any year in alumni activity was the
alumni-football team chicken fry held on September 13 at the Mississippi Valley Gas
Company Lodge near Jackson. Members of the team were guests of interested
alumni during an evening which saw 100 persons gather for some excellent food and
fellowship.
Craig Castle, Jackson attorney and Association vice-president, was master of
ceremonies for a brief but interesting program following the supper. Millsaps foot-
ball players, both past and present, were introduced, and speakers pledged support
of the team — win, lose, or draw. Sports editors and writers for the three local
dailies were invited guests.
The chicken fry was planned to promote fellowship between alumni and stud-
ent athletes and to strengthen the amateur athletics program at the College.
According to officials, the evening was a great success, and it will be an annual
jffair.
On the sports agenda for the remainder of the year are basketball, baseball,
ind tennis. A story elsewhere in this issue gives the data on this year's edition of
;he basketball team. Coaches expect improvement in basketball and baseball over
ast year. The Majors were co-champions of the state in tennis last year but Dr.
VI. C. White's netters lost only one by graduation and should enjoy as good a sea-
on as they did last spring.
Here's an SOS to all ex-Millsaps athletes. We need your help in locating team-
nates who attended but did not graduate. How about writing down the names and
ddresses of those who were on the roster with you when you were in school and
lailing them to Alumni Records Clerk, Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi?
Watch for an improved and more interesting football schedule within the next
ew years. Interested alumni and college officials have long regretted the fact
that Millsaps teams have been forced to play colleges paying their athletes and
equiring machine-like results from their scholarship squads.
Some schools, among them Delta State and William Carey, will be conspicuously
absent from the 1956 schedule. The Athletic Committee is conducting negotiations
:ith several nationally-known colleges adhering to a strict amateur code for pos-
iible games by 1957 or 1958. It would seem likely at this writing that Sewanee,
southwestern, Ouachita, Howard, and Mississippi College will remain on the Mill-
ips football schedule.
Campus Rifle Pits
Reminder of Strife
Perhaps there are many Millsaps
alumni who have never realized that
the lovely, tranquil campus of their
Alma Mater was once the scene of
fierce Civil War fighting. Although
it is rather hard to picture the peaceful
hill as a battle site, it became just that
when the Battle of Jackson began.
General Grant and his Federal troops
marched on Jackson in July of 1863.
Setting up camp on Millsaps Hill, they
dug rifle pits in the ai-ea between
Murrah and the library — rifle pits, which
after 92 years ai'e affording the faculty
children with the best cowboy-indian
territory in Jackson!
Union Troops Took Over
Within a short time, the battle was
on. Several times during the fighting
the hill changed hands, but Confederate
victories were short-lived, and history
tells us that the Union Troops soon
overwhelmed the grey-coats.
Bombardment by the Federals was
so severe that the city of Jackson was
reduced to ruins. The only structures
left standing were the Old Capitol, the
Governor's Mansion, and several lucky
chimneys. In fact, Jackson was in such
demolished state that it became known
as Chimney ville!
The cannon, which today stands in
the area near the trenches on the
campus, was presented by the United
States Government, to commemorate
the devastating battle.
A salute to one of the finest groups of graduating seniors ever to don the
urple and White is in order at this time. Gridmen receiving their sheepskin this
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DAY FOR REMEMBERING—
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Final event of an event-filled day was
the game with Mississippi College in
Memorial Stadium at 8 p.m. before the
largest crowd ever to watch the two
teams play. The Majors came out on
the short end of an IS to 14 score, but
they played magnificently, overcome
finally because they were short on re-
serves. It was a thrilling two hours
and the Millsaps Marching Band delight-
ed the crowd with a top notch halftime
show.
Lovely Jeanette Ratcliff, of Vicksburg,
was crowned Homecoming Queen by
Dr. Finger in a beautiful ceremony as
four attractive maids stood by as her
court. Kappa Alpha, Chi Omega, and
Kappa Delta floats were judged best in
that order.
Captains Bennie Kirkland and John
Awad presented the sword to Missis-
sippi College captains and returned the
Choctaw tomahawk in ceremonies after
the game.
lECEMBER, 1955
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They Accepted The Great Commission
By EDNA BOONE
Because missionary service is indisput-
ably one of Christianity's highest call-
ings, members of the faculty and staff
of Millsaps College are proud to have
had a part in helping to prepare many
young Christians for duty at home and
abroad. Certainly there is no finer way
to achieve fulfillment of the good life
than through dedication to a service that
forgets the self completely — a service
which sees only the needs of fellow men.
Among the recent Millsaps graduates
who have entered the mission program
are Sue Robinson and Onie Scott, class
of '51. From 19.51-19.54 they served in
Constantine, Algeria, in North Africa as
three-year-term missionaries under the
A-3 program. Miss Robinson has now
become a regular missionary, serving
the Woman's Society of Christian Serv-
ice as a religious educator and social-
evangelist worker in Hartford, Connecti-
cut. At present Miss Scott is enrolled
at Boston University, working on her
M.A. degree.
From Ewha University, just outside
Seoul, Korea, word has been received
of the splendid work being done by
Dorothy Hubbard, '51. Miss Hubbard
is teaching English at the University
under the K-3 plan. There she is help-
ing to instill high Christian principles
into the hearts and lives of more than
3,000 Korean girls.
Also included among the foreign mis-
sionaries are W. B. Jones. '50. Santiago,
Chile; Emilia Weber, '53, Mexico City,
Mexico; and Peggy Billings, '50, Pusan,
Korea.
Among those serving at home under
the short term plans are: Ella Virginia
Courtney, '52, Carrollton, Georgia; Caro-
lyn Lamon, '55, Dallas, Texas; Martha
Sue Montgomery, '53, Cedartown, Geor-
gia; and Theresa Terry, '55, Chattano-
oga, Tenn.
While these recent graduates ai-e just
beginning to grasp the true beauty of
service for others, there are those who
have had sufficient years of experience
to know the genuine, deep sense of grati-
fication that comes from this rewarding-
work.
A typical example in this group would
be Mrs. Gladys Jones Maw, '29, and her
husband, Joe, who have been in the
Belgian Congo for more than 15 years.
He serves as building superintendent and
maintenance engineer for mission sta-
tions in the area, while she is teaching
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Millsaps students from foreign countries pause in their busy schedule to pose for
the cameraman with Dean James Ferguson. They are, left to right: Jose Espana,
Santa Ana, El Salvador, Central America; Tommy Chahuras, Sparta, Greece; Young
Chull Lee, Pyong Yang, Korea; Seung Rin Song, Seoul, Korea; Nina Mitzelliotou,
Scorpulos, Greece; and Dr. Ferguson. These students are campus favorites, mak-j
ing their contribution to the life of the college community.
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Here's Your Constitution
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With the summer issue of Major Notes we began publishing portions of the
newly adopted constitution of the Alumni Association. The paragraphs below pick
up where the first article ended. Each issue will carry succeeding portions until
the entire constitution is published.
CONSTITUTION
Article IV. Privileges of Members
Section 1. Privileges of Regular Members. Regular Members in good standing]
have the right to vote at all meetings of the Association; they receive all tb
publications of the Association and all notices to all general meetings held unde:
the auspices of the Association. When any regular member has failed to pay th(
current regular membership dues the executive committee may suspend thes'
privileges on giving reasonable notice.
Section 2. Privileges of Sustaining Members. In addition to having the samej
privileges as regular members, sustaining members are entitled to free admissioi
to all games, plays, and other general admission activities sponsored by the College:
When any sustaining member has failed to pay the current sustaining membershi]
dues the executive committee may suspend these privileges on giving reasonabh
notice.
Article . Management and Duties of Officers
Section 1. Board of Directors. The management of this Association is veste'
in the board of directors comprising the president, the three vice-presidents, thi
recording secretary, thirty-six directors, the three immediate past presidents, am
the executive secretary. Its actions ai'e subject to review by the members at thl|
Homecoming and Alumni Day meetings.
Section 2. Executive Committee. During the intervals between the meeting,
of the board of directors, the executive committee is empowered to transact busineS'
for the Association. This committee comprises the president, the three viee-prea
idents, the recording- secretary, and the executive secretary. Its actions are subjeu
to review by the board of directors.
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MAJOR NOTE
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Birthday Dinner For Harrell
Features Tribute By Sullivan
When Dr. G. L. Harrell, emeritus
srofessor of astronomy, reached his
jightieth year on October 17, a group
)f his close friends and associates hon-
)red him at a birthday dinner held in
he College cafeteria.
Prominent among those present for
;he occasion was Dr. J. M. Sullivan,
jmeritus professor of chemistry and
feology and long time friend and as-
;ociate of Dr. Harrell.
A highlight of the evening was the
noving tribute which Dr. Sullivan paid
lis fellow professor following the birth-
lay dinner. Excerpts from the talk
'ollow:
"I feel greatly honored to have any
)art in this program, but we are gather-
id this evening to do honor to our dear
'riend and Octogenarian, Dr. George L.
Harrell, who this day celebrates the 80th
mniversary of his birth.
"His notable contributions have been
;he result of many hours of painstak-
ng observation and calculation.
Words Inadequate
"In such situations as we find our-
elves at this time, we often feel that
vords seem inadequate to express the
motions of mind and heart. But words
jiiust be the vehicle of our thought com-
jiiunication, and even now
i 'Thought leaps out to wed with
thought,
Ere thought can wed itself with
speech.'
"Dr. Harrell, we recognize your long
fe of service in our midst, your modest
nd untiring attention to all respons-
)ilities, your genial and warm-hearted
jmpanionship, your long-continued serv-
e as registrar of Millsaps College, and
our loyal devotion as an alumnus of
le College.
"You are now a full-fledged Octo-
Bnarian and we heartily congratulate
VI and wish for you and your family
rolonged health and happiness, hoping
lat in ten more years you may take
,ace with the Nonagenarians."
Dr. and Mrs. Harrell live at 812 Arl-
gton Street in Jackson and they still
mtribute richly to the life of the Col-
ge.
We're certain that Millsaps alumni
"'erywhere join Dr. Sullivan in sincere,
I ' belated, wishes for many happy re-
rns of the day for Professor Harrell.
Jo Nell Alford. '54-'55, to Robert Dixon
Brumfield. Living at Mississippi Sou-
thern.
Aspasia Athas, '54, to George V. liokas.
Living in Pensacola, Florida.
Helen Yvonne Brewer, '53-'54, to Daniel
B. Hall. Living at Keesler Field.
Ann Briggs to Samuel Eugene Fields,
Jr., '54-'55. Living in Jackson, Missis-
sippi.
Margaret Buchanan, '53-'54, to Tip
Allen, Jr., '51. Living in Tuscaloosa,
Alabama.
Gwendolyn Bright to David Harris, '55.
Living in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Betty Colleen Betts to Dr. Weir Conner,
'49. Living in New Orleans, Louisi-
ana.
Sara Jane Brockman, '54-'55 to John
James Henry. Living in Columbus,
Ohio.
Ethel Clement, '52-'55, to Robert Her-
man West. Living at Ft. Benning,
Georgia.
Frances Campbell, '52-'54, to Carl Eu-
gene Fineher. Living in Greenwood,
Mississippi.
Marguerite Cain, '53, to Ted Frelon
Taylor. Living in Jackson, Missis-
sippi.
Irene Delchamps to Steven Lavelle
Moore, '53. Living in Jackson, Mis-
sissippi.
Meta Catherine Dixon, '53-'55, to Rev.
William W. Watkins, '49. Living in
Atlanta, Georgia.
Margie Louise Farrish to Hunter Brown
Daniel, '54. Living in Memphis, Ten-
nessee.
Janis Edmonson, '54, to John Taylor
Grant '55. Living at Ole Miss.
Mary Louise Flowers, '55, to John Sand-
efur, '53. Living in Memphis, Ten-
nessee.
Mary Lynn Graves, '55 to Samuel O.
Massey, Jr. Living in Memphis, Ten-
nessee.
Glenda Glenn, '55, to Carl Welch, student.
Living in Jackson, Mississippi.
Betty Jane Gray, '53, to Harry R. Allen.
Living in Houston, Texas.
Nelda Gatewood to John D. Stringer,
'55. Living in Memphis, Tennessee.
Mary Gail Henley, '50-'51, to Herman
Freeman. Living in Jackson, Missis-
sippi.
Virginia Hewitt, '55 to Edwin Jones. '53.
Living in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mary Elizabeth Holland, '46-'49, to Cecil
B. Boadwee, '50. Living in Jackson,
Mississippi.
Rethunia Barksdale Johnston, '53, to
Robert M. Crosland, Jr. Living in
Atlanta, Georgia.
Barbara Johnson to Barry Kimbrough,
'52. Living in Denver, Colorado.
Gillian Lunt, Kent, England, to Hugh
Gaston Hall, '52. Living in Jackson,
awaiting call to Army.
Patricia Ann McGuire, ■52-'55, to Terry
D. Rees, '52-'54. Living in Memphis,
Tennessee.
Claire Elaine -Michaels to John McCray
Rhodes, '43-'44. Living in Jackson,
Mississippi.
Norma Neill, '55, to Fred DeLong, '54.
Living in Laurel, Mississippi.
Betty Jo Norton, '50-'52, to Richard
Heywood Ramsey, Jr. Living at the
University of Alabama.
C.-"therine Northam, '53-'54, to William
Donald Bealle. Living at State Col-
lege.
Jean Nalty, '53, to Edwin Lowe Gul-
ledge, '49. Living at Camp Gordon,
Georgia.
Carolyn Pope, '51-'52, to Edward Lit-
man. Living in Jackson, Mississippi.
Margaret Raye Ratcliff, '54-'55 to
James F. McMullan, '54-'55. Living
in Jackson.
Sandra Sumrall, '54-"55, to Lt. Murray
Smith. Living in Biloxi, Mississippi.
.Martha Ann Selby, '55, to Randall Keith
Hunter. Living at Ole Miss.
Betty Jean Shortridge to Frank E. Col-
lette, Jr., '51-'53. Living in Memphis,
Tennessee.
Anita Tew to Oscar N. Walley, Jr., '54.
Living at Emory University, Georgia.
Ann Threlkeld to Jack M. Mobley, '52.
Living in Memphis, Tennessee.
Martha Ann Vance, '54-'55, to Prentiss
Mitchell. Living at Ole Miss.
Daisy Floyd Walters, '53-'55, to Clyde
Winn Agard. Living in Jackson,
Mississippi.
.Margaret Weston, '50-'52, to Robert
Joseph Brady, Jr. Living in Jackson,
Mississippi.
Patricia Georgia Winters to Robert M.
Crisler, '53. At Fort Lee, Virginia.
Gwendolyn Warren, '55, to John Wiley
Green, Jr., student. Living in Jackson,
Mississippi.
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ICEMBER, 1955
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J^etter To A Professor . . . .
No educator can know the extent of
his influence upon the lives of the men
and women who study under his guid-
ance.
For a year or two he can observe
the growth of the individual as he re-
sponds to his instruction and counsel
and then time moves on and he is gone.
Life is so demanding that somehow
contact is lost and the teacher must
serve a new student s'eneration.
Dr. A. P. Hamilton, now in his
thirty-eighth year as a member of the
Millsaps faculty, is fortunate enough
to have received an account of the re-
sults of his efforts in behalf of a stu-
dent. A letter from one who sought his
counsel and received encouragement in
return tells the story. Excerpts from
the original communication are given.
Dear Dr. Hamilton:
This is a letter of appreciation
which should have been written long
ago. It has been started before, but
abandoned because of the difficulty
in properly expressing it. An ordin-
ary "thank you" letter is comparative-
ly easy to write, but my obligation to
you is no ordinary one and cannot be
acknowledged by the usual forms.
You ai'e the one, who, more than
any other, was responsible for my
introduction to higher education. By
your well-timed advice and assistance,
you made it possible for me to start
to college. All of this was back in
1939, and I suspect that you have
long since forgotten it. A Millsaps
student introduced us. He told you
briefly that I wanted to get started
to college, but lacked the funds. You
listened quite sympathetically, I
thought, and told me in definite terms
that, if I really wanted to go, I should
come on up to Jackson, and you would
see that I got a job. I came in
September, with $9(;.00 and a great
deal of fear and trembling. You ob-
tained a job for me as a messenger,
and I finished my freshman year with
that job.
I was no great shakes as a student,
but I know that I grew more during
my year at Millsaps than in any other
comparable period before or since.
It was at Millsaps that I learned that
living is not necessarily a procession
of ignorance and poverty and insecur-
ity and humiliation — and that is a
great thing to learn. It is greater
still, I think, to see the possibilities
of a life of orderliness and stability,
with the relative security of personal
adequacy and the personal satisfac-
tion that comes with the development
of one's mind.
Since graduating from law school in
1947, I have been employed as an at-
torney. When I met you in 193D, I
was working as a laborer in a paper
mill. Recently I met a boy who work-
ed with me in that mill. He still works
there on the same job. When I met
you I was nineteen years old and had
already been out of high school foi
two years. I think now that if I hai
not been able to start to college ir
the fall of '39, circumstances wouk
have compelled me to continue as
mill laborer.
And so. Sir, I owe you a great debt]
You will always be, to me, the man
who was there with advice and as
sistance at the time in my life whei
I needed it most. I shall always re
member you with profound gratitud'
and the warmest affection.
Yours sincerely,
(Name withheld)
3ln m^nnnam
This column is dedicated to the memory of graduates and former students who
have passed away in recent months. Every effort has been made to compile an
accurate list, but there will be unintentional omissions. Your help is solicited in
order that we may make the column as complete as possible. Those whose memory
we honor are as follows:
Sidney Selvidge, who died September 15, 1955. Mr. Selvidge, who was a 1929 grad-
uate, resided in Greenville, Mississippi.
Eugene Franklin Smith, of Jackson, who passed away August 14, 1955. Mr. Smith
graduated in 1943.
Frederick Jacob Lotterhos, class of 1922, who was a resident of Jackson, Mississippi.
Mr. Lotterhos died in January, 1954.
Mrs. Carrol Ball, who died February 5, 1954, of polio. Mrs. Ball, the former Janie
Vee Brooks, was a 1945 graduate. She was living in Morgantown, West Vir-
ginia, at the time of her death.
The Reverend R. L. Walton, whose death came after a brief illness on September 10,
1954. He was serving as pastor of the Hazlehurst Methodist Church at the
time of his passing. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Millsaps
in 1927.
Robert Buie, son of the late W. M. Buie and Mrs. W. M. Buie, who died suddenly
in May, 1955. Mr. Buie was a resident of Jackson and attended Millsaps from
1941 through 1943.
Dr. Brewster C. Robinson, who died suddenly on July 20, 1954. A 1943 graduate of
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FROM THIS DAY—
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Willa Joy White to William E. McKii
ley, '54. Living in Houston, Texas.
Barbara Ann Walker, '54, to Joseph I
Huggins, '50. Living at Ft. Walto
Beach, Florida.
MoUye Frances Watkins, '54-'55, to Wi
Ham C. Lester. Living in Invernes
Mississippi.
Dixie Winborn, '55, to Joe Brooks Cha;
man. Living in Sacramento, Califo
nia.
Patricia Chestnut to Dr. Richard
French, '50. Living in Monticell
Kentucky.
Fredda Shelton, '55, to R. E. Kennin||s
ton, II. Living in Jackson, Mississipj
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Dark Green-Blue Parker 51 — Silver
Cap
"Al Doyle" Engraved on the Cap J
Loaned for use at registration
desk 9:30-10.00 a.m. on Home-
coming Day.
Property of Lloyd Allen Doyle, Jr.
Millsaps College
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lembers of the Millsaps Band Council review plans for the routine of one of their
ine half-time shows. Pictured, left to right, are Larry Tynes, Webb; Tex Sample,
[rookhaven; Margaret Whitfield, Jackson; Marvin Jeter, West Point; and R. W.
IcCarley, Ruleville. The Band opened its concert season on December 8th with a
hapel performance.
V MEMORIAM — (Continued from Page 24)
Millsaps, Dr. Robinson was a resident of ^Meridian.
ewis C. Hutchins, Jackson merchant, who passed away on January 28, 1955. Mr.
Hutchins received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1930.
B. Hudson, who attended Millsaps during the 1925-26 session. His death came
on May 17, 1954. He was a resident of Hattiesburg.
)hn M. Golden, a 1936 graduate of the College, who died on September 9, 1954.
Mr. Golden received a Bachelor of Science degree and was living in Meridian
at the time of his death.
ihn A. Deterly, Jr., who passed away on January 10, 1955. Mr. Deterly attended
Millsaps from 1919 to 1921. He resided in Texas City, Te.xas.
thur L. Cross, of Jackson, who attended from 1930 to 1932. Mr. Cross died on
November 29, 1954.
)bert J. Bingham, of Carrollton, who died in January, 1955. Mr. Bingham
received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Millsaps in 1911.
Tus Harvey Avery, who passed away last fall. He attended Millsaps College
from 1926 through 1928.
PS. Jeanne Sells Adams, 1949-50, of Anchorage, Alaska, who died at the Walter
Reed Hospital in Washington, October 15, 1955.
igene Garnet Hanes, class of 1941, who died on October 14, 1955. Mr. Hanes was
living in Birmingham at the time of his death,
ss Edna Hennington, of Memphis and Jackson, who died October 22, in the Metho-
I dist Hospital in Memphis. Miss Hennington was at Millsaps from 1927-30.
S'ORTS SUMMARY — (Continued from Page 21)
^ ir are John Awad, Jackson, guard; Tom Boone, Memphis, Tennessee, guard; Char-
1 Deaton, Greenwood, end; Benny Kirkland, Jackson, end; John Lowcry, McComb,
flback; Hardy Nail, Jackson, halfback; Crow Parnell, Shreveport, Louisiana, quar-
,t back; Tom Prewitt, Jackson, tackle; and Bobby Joe Smith, Liberty, tackle.
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James Burnett entered Duke Univer-
sity School of Divinity in September.
He spent this past summer working in
North Carolina for the Methodist
Church.
EUnora Hiecken has been awarded a
fellowship in music at Florida State
University. She entered in September
to work toward her M..A.. in piano. EU-
nora is the daughter of the former Dean
and Mrs. William Riecken of I\Iillsaps
College.
Beatrice Williams is teaching the fourth
grade at the George O. Robinson
School in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Miss
Williams will serve for three years at
Robinson School, which is sponsored by
the Woman's Society of Christian Serv-
ice of the Methodist Church.
Our pick for the two best games of the season would be the Delta State and
5sissippi College contests. Against Delta State a crippled Millsaps eleven amazed
a)etter-than-usual crowd by fighting the Statesmen down to the wire. Lack of
r erve strength turned the tide against the Majors late in the game.
THE GREAT COMMISSION—
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at the Mission school at Minga. Recent-
ly Mrs. Maw was appointed head of the
school there, and Mr. Maw completed a
new school for the children of the mis-
sionaries.
Others among the more experienced
missionaries are: Haniel Jones, '42,
Rangoon, Burma: the Jack Caldwells,
'40 (Marjorie Ann Murphy, '44) Hono-
lulu, Hawaii; and Mrs. Ellenita Sells
Zimmerman, '43, Hong Kong, China.
And what is the attitude of all these
who have given themselves to the up-
lifting of the less fortunate everywhere '.'
Here are the words of Dorothy Hubbard,
which seem to typify the beautiful mis-
sionary spirit: "I know this is the be-
ginning of the greatest adventure of my
life. And how do I know ? The thrill
I feel when I see the eager-faced, bright-
eyed students in chapel — tells me sol
The inspiration I receive from meeting
the radiantly Christian faculty members
here — tells me sol The deep challenge
I am given by the hope and faith shining
in the faces of the Korean Christians
who have gone through indescribable
tragedy and have come out spiritual
victors — tells me so! AnA it is in re-
sponse to this whisper that I answer
with my deepest sincerity, thank You,
God — thank You for the privilege of
coming to Korea!'
And we say, thank You, God — thank
You for devoted people like these, who
have taken as a personal challenge the
commission of 2000 years ago — "Go ye
into all the world."
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cTVlAJOR MISCELLANY
Early Days (1892-1906)
An interesting letter from Wharton
Green, '98, revealed that he has just
celebrated his 76th birthday. Mr. Green
is living in Murray Hill, New Jersey.
F. E. Carruth, '99-01, is at home mak-
ing gains toward recovery after spend-
ing some time in a hospital in New
Orleans. Mr. Carruth lives in Johnston
Station, Mississippi.
Robert A. Clark, '01, is serving in
Memphis as chaplain of the Good Will
Industries, which provide employment,
training, and rehabilitation for handi-
capped and aged persons.
Among those who sent regrets at be-
ing unable to attend Homecoming and
the Early Days Banquet was James W.
Holder, Class of 1903. Mr. Holder, who
is now in his 89th year, lives in Laurel,
Mississippi.
1907-1919
Rivaling the O. S. Lewises for the best
attendance at Millsaps functions are the
Charles L. Neills of Laurel. They are
both graduates of 1907, and have had
near-perfect attendance at alumni af-
fairs in past years. Mrs. Neill is the
former Susie Boyd Ridgway.
Dr. Clyde Ruff, of Tomnolen, Missis-
sippi. 1906-1908, recently wrote to the
editor sharing memories of the College's
early days. He expressed a desire to
learn the whereabouts of Sing Ung Zung
and Ming Ling Zung, brothers from Sou
Chou, China, who were at Millsaps with
him. The alumni records clerk shares
this concern.
Jessie L. Sumrall, '08, is now living
in Vista, California. His address was
located recently after diligent research
by the alumni records clerk.
The College is grateful to Lewis Bar-
rett Jones, '10, and Mrs. Baldwin Lloyd
for their very generous donation of
several early copies of the Bobashela.
Mi-s. Jones is a prominent Jackson law-
yer, and Mrs. Lloyd is the daughter of
Rev. S. M. Thames, who was a member
of the first Board of Trustees of the
College.
After finishing Millsaps in 1916, L L.
Tigert practiced law in South Carolina
for more than thirty years. He served
in the South Carolina State Legislature
and on the State Parole Board until his
retirement three years ago. At present
he is living in Lakeland, Florida.
R. A. Thorne, Sr., '17, of Tampa, Flor-
ida, was unable to attend Homecoming
because of a badly sprained ankle. He
wrote that he "took eleven steps at
once — down, not up!"
1920-1929
Because of the overflow congregation,
two morning services are being held at
the First Methodist Church at Braden-
ton, Florida. The Reverend Fred L.
Martin, 1921-23, is Minister of Preach-
ing in the Southwest Florida Church.
Recently J. W. Sistrunk, '24, received
a promotion from Bell Telephone Com-
pany. Mr. Sistrunk, who has been with
Bell Telephone since 1927, is now auditor
with the Mississippi headquarters in
Jackson.
Dr. Robert L. Williams, '25, has been
appointed assistant dean of faculties
and professor of education at the Univ-
versity of Michigan. Dr. Williams has
been a member of the Michigan staff
since 1936.
The recent appeal for addresses of
Grenada and Whitworth College alumn-
ae resulted in an encouraging response.
Among those to reply was Mrs. Thelma
McKeithen Williams, who graduated
from Grenada College in 1927. Mrs.
Williams now lives in Forrest City,
Arkansas.
Dr. J. K. Bettersworth, '29, head of
the department of history and govern-
ment at Mississippi State College, was
recently appointed a member of the
board of trustees of the State Depart-
ment of Archives and History. Editor
of the Mississippi Quarterly and vice
president of the Mississippi Historical
Society, Dr. Bettersworth is the author
of books entitled Confederate Mississippi
and the recently published Peoples Col-
lege, A History of Mississippi State.
1930-1939
One of the strongest supporters Mill-
saps has is Bob Neblett, '27-30, popular
television newscaster. During this sea-
son's football ticket sales campaign, he
was generous with his personal time and
effort, as well as with his professional
services. Thanks to his interest and
plugging, the campaign received more
publicity than could have been hoped for
without him.
Theron M. Lemly, '30-'32, assumed
new duties as general agent for the
Memphis area of the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Company. Prior to this
appointment he had served as manager
of the Memphis branch of the Home Life
Insurance Company.
Dr. Carl R. Newsome, '38, has joined
the faculty of Union College in Barbour-
ville, Kentucky, as professor of chem-
istry. Before accepting the position at
Union, Dr. Newsome taught at Moore-
head State College in Minnesota. ;
1940-1948 }
Delta-C&S Air-Lines recently award-l
ed a promotion to Dale Harper, '40. Mr
Harper was transferred from Shreveporj
to Chicago to take over as Statioi
Manager.
An interesting and informative lette!
has been received from Chaplain Algl'J
M. Oliver, '40, who is in Trinidad, Bri
tish West Indies. He writes that he an'
Mrs. Oliver (Elizabeth Barrett, '39-'40
have formed their own private alumr ■
club.
Harold Turnage, '43, former Jackso'
newspaper man and Director of Publ:
Relations for Hinds Junior College, ht
joined the staff of West Liberty Stai
College, West Liberty, West Virgini ,
In his new position he will be in charj
of college publicity and publications. H
wife is the former Ann Gillis, who w:
at Millsaps from 1938-40.
Among the many former Millsa;
students who are associated with t
new University Medical Hospital in Jao
son is Dr. J. L. Wofford, '43. Dr. Wi
ford is a fourth year surgical residel
and a pretty busy man these days!
is married to the former Mary Ridgw»j|)j,,
'47, of Jackson.
Waudine Nelson, '44, is serving
Director of Christian Education at Fi
Methodist Church in Columbia, Miss
sippi. Prior to her acceptance of t
position she had been a field worker
the Mississippi Conference Board of )
ucation. It was her job to enlist
train adult workers with youth.
Class of '49
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Clayconl
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(Grace Edwards) attended ta^ Summer
Institute of Linguistic.? at the University
of Olilahoma in prepavati'un for leaving
this fall for New Guinea. There they
will serve as missionaries under the
auspices of the Lutheran Church.
William R. (Billy) Crout recently re-
ceived his discharge from the Navy.
In September he entered the School of
Divinity at Harvard.
After two years' splendid work as
rector of Grace Episcopal Church in
Canton, the Rev. Michael T. Engle ac-
cepted a call to All Saints Church in
Grenada. He is married to the former
Kancy Napier, '50-'52. They have one
son, Michael, Jr.
Charles Darby is assistant professor
of psychology at Western Michigan Col-
lege in Kalamazoo. Mr. Darby served
as an instructor of psychology at Mill-
saps during the 1950-51 session, while
!Dr. Ray Musgrave was on sabbatical
ileave.
Class of '50
,To Holland, '48-'50, is engrossed in
some interesting work with WJTV in
Jackson. As a home economist she has
daily show of her own called "Kitchen
agic".
£l;
Dr. and Mrs. Earl Lewis (Mary Sue
Enochs, '51) have made their home in
iMagee, Mississippi, where Earl has set
-ip his practice.
^ Class of '51
Inez McCoy, who is coed secretary of
:he YMCA in Brooklyn, New York,
vrites that although most people there
lave never heard of Millsaps, she was
iccepted for graduate work at Colum-
iia University chiefly on the strength
if ^lillsaps' reputation as an exceptional
iistitution of higher education.
' Major Robert L. Wisor, '51-'52, has
Jeen named Board Supply officer at Ft.
Venning, Georgia. During World War
I, Major Wisor served in the Asiatic-
'acific theater, and from 1947-1950 was
. tationed in Japan. Prior to the assign-
lent at Ft. Benning he was in Europe.
j Lowrey Varnado is attending Ford-
■' am University, where he is working to-
ard has Ph.D. in English.
Rubel Phillips, clerk of the circuit
)urt in Corinth, Mississippi, is retiring
president of the Mississippi Circuit
Clerks Association. He was recently
elected Public Service Commissioner of
the third district.
Having left El Paso, Texas, Ramsey
Pridgen stopped by for a visit at Mill-
saps before continuing to Great Neck,
Long Island, New York. Ramsey has
taken a position with the Sperry-Rand
Corporation, serving with the Gyroscope
Division in Great Neck.
Class of '52
After completing a photolithography
course, Pvt. Richard R. McLeod grad-
uated from the Engineering School at
Ft. Belvoir, Virginia.
On May 24, 1955, James D. Newsome,
Jr., was ordained as a minister of the
Presbyterian Church and installed as a
minister of education at the Peachtree
Road Presbyterian Church in Atlanta,
Georgia.
After nearly two years with the Army
Security Agency in Europe, William
(Hunky) Holland received his discharge
in August. Hunky is now attending
graduate school at Ole Miss, where he
is working toward his M.A. in English.
Friends of Ouida Faye Gardner Strain,
'50-'52, are relieved to learn of her home-
coming-, after five months in the State
Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Ouida Faye
vmderwent a series of extensive tests to
determine the cause of her illness, which
was finally diagnosed as histoplasmosis,
a type of fungus. She and her husband,
E. B., '52, are to be highly commended
for their beautiful display of faith and
courage through those trying days in
the hospital.
A very welcome letter from Barry
Kimbrough revealed the fact that he is
at Iliff School of Theology in Denver,
Colorado. In addition to attending
school, he is serving as pastor of a
Methodist Church in Evans, Colorado
and supporting his very recent bride,
Barbara Ann Johnson.
Class of '53
Betty Small, Jackson, has been ap-
pointed tour secretary for the 1956 Maid
of Cotton. As tour secretary, she will
accompany the Maid of Cotton on her
six month tour in behalf of the American
cotton industry. Betty, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Small, was Miss
Millsaps her senior year.
Word has been received from Lt.
David Balius in Korea that he is direct-
ing and developing a very fine 16-voice
Protestant choir, and will probably be
home next summer. His wife, the for-
mer Virginia Kelly, is in Jackson, with
her parents, awaiting his return.
Lt. (j.g.) Pat Curtiss, who has just
returned from duty in the Orient, wired
his appreciation for the copy of Major
Notes which was waiting in San Fran-
cisco when he landed. Pat is serving
on the USS Badoeng Strait.
Van Cavett, Jackson, received his dis-
charge from the Army in August, and
in September entered the graduate
School of Journalism at Northwestern
University in Evanston, Illinois.
Jimmy Allen, who finished his tour of
duty with the Navy in August, has join-
ed his brother's firm, the Allen Office
Supply Company, in Jackson.
Class of '54
Teaching school at Ft. Walton Beach,
Florida, are Jo Anne Cooper and Janella
Lansing. They write (without coaching
from the Florida Chamber of Commerce)
that they are quite pleased with the
climate, the people, and the jobs.
Betty Lee Hardwick, Greenwood, is in
Atlanta, where she has just become a
stewardess with Delta-C&S Air Lines.
In September, Fred Whitham entered
Indiana University to work on his M.A.
Fred received an assistantship in the
sociology department.
Pfc. Milton L. Roby, '52-'54, is sched-
uled to participate in Exercise Sage
Brush, the largest joint Army- Air Force
maneuver since World War II. "Mitt",
a machine gunner with the 351st Regi-
mental Combat Team, is regularly sta-
tioned at Camp Rucker, Alabama.
Recently Dan Anders was promoted to
specialist third class in Korea, where
he is a member of the 7th Infantry
Division. This division is the only one
that has remained in Korea since the
cease-fire.
Class of '55
Memphis seems to hold special attrac-
tion for the members of this class.
Among the many former students there
are Ann Carter, Mrs. Sam Massey,
(Mary Lynn Graves), and Mrs. John
Sandefur (Mary Lou Flowers).
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CALENDAR of EVENTS
at Millsaps College
JANUARY THROUGH MAY, 1956
Listed below are a few of the interesting events scheduled
to be held on the cami^us during the remainder of the current
session. Foremost among them for alumni is Alumni Day on
Thursday, May 10, which was originally scheduled for March
15. You are urged to make plans now to join your classmates
in attending the Alumni Day program.
Mid Semester Examinations . January 14-21
Concordia College Choir Febiaiary 14
Millsaps Band Tour March 2-3
Play — 'The Rainmaker" ............... March 15-17
MEA Luncheon . March 16
High School Day March 17
National Premedical Convention March 29-April 1
Millsaps Singers Tour April 1-13
Spring Holidays .". March 29-April 4
Play — "Come Back, Little Sheba" May 9-12
Alumni Day . May 10
Baccalaureate . May 27
Graduation . May 28
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MILLSAPS COLLEGE BULLETIN
Volume 40
December,, 1955
Number 4
Published by Millsaps College monthly during the College year. Entered as second
class matter November 21, 1917 at the Post Office in Jackson, Mississippi, under the
Act of August 24, 1912.
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